Chapter 27 The Festival Begins
This place is actually not far from the Narukami Taisha Shrine, and Renren Lingyi is not a samurai serving in the shogunate army, so he parted ways with General Tengu at the shrine's gate.
After registering with the shrine magistrate, I prepared to return to Narujin Taisha with the shrine maidens. The festival was still being prepared, but for some reason, everyone coming and going seemed to be in a hurry.
In fact, Ren Lian Lingyi was quite curious about many things about this temporary conscription , but he also knew that there were some things he was not supposed to know, so he did not explore them.
Moreover, he had his own things to do, such as settling the score with Kano Anko, the person who plotted against him, so after returning to the shrine, Ren Lian Lingyi went to settle the score with Kano Anko angrily.
The good guy knocked him out with a stick and then dragged him to the battlefield. This was a good operation. If he hadn't run to the battlefield to make sure that this battlefield was indeed safe, he would have thought that this guy had some irreconcilable grudge against him.
But even if the battlefield is indeed very safe this time, it is not a reason for her to do this, and on the surface, his status as the Blade Lord is half a level higher than her status as a high-level priestess.
Strictly speaking, Kano Anko's behavior was an act of subjugation (although the term "superior" is not as absolute as that of "superior").
However, Anko Kano was not in the assigned dormitory.
Ren Lian Lingyi could only capture a lower-level priestess and ask, "Where is Kano Kyoko?"
Ren Lian Lingyi captured seven or eight low-level priestesses before he found out that Kanno Anzi had gone to the banquet hall.
So he hurried to the banquet hall to settle the score with Anko Kano.
However, when he found Kano Anko, he could do nothing because this guy had already hidden behind Kitsusaigumi, the chief priest of Narugami Taisha Shrine.
And there was not only this important figure at the scene. There was also Ming Shen, who was supposed to be inspecting his subjects in Inazuma Castle, and Lei Dian, who was accompanying him.
I don't know why their gate was open. Ren Lian Lingyi was caught as soon as he went there. Why didn't he go in when Hu Zhaigong waved at him?
Taking a quick glance at the bigwigs sitting in the seats, the only high-ranking Inazuma officials who were not here were probably the Three Bugyo and the Oni General Torachiyo.
Ren Lian Lingyi naturally didn't dare to act presumptuously here. After glaring at Kanno Anzi fiercely, he could only sit at the last seat respectfully under the teasing of Kitsusai Palace.
Well~ He was truly the last seat, and the cushion he sat on was a temporary one. Fortunately, he was not the only one like this, as there were many monsters, priestesses, and samurai sitting around him.
The speeches of the big guys naturally focused on the invasion of the Dark Sea that had just ended. It was mainly Lei Dianying who was talking and everyone was listening.
There's actually not much to say about this. It's mainly to despise those losers hiding in the dark sea, and to say a few words like "I only remember the food and not the beating. I will definitely kill him next time, and he will definitely not feel good this time."
After saying these things, a small table and some dishes brought up by the lower-level priestess were placed in front of Ren Lian Lingyi .
Then the big guy above continued to joke. This time it was the festival situation that Kitsusai Palace mentioned. The hasty invasion from the Dark Sea was not known to the people of the mortal world. Perhaps only a few small villages directly under the jurisdiction of the community had noticed it.
Festivals in other places have been held smoothly, and it is said that the number of boring lower-level priestesses has increased, and there is a problem with the training of priestesses.
Most of the shrine maidens nowadays tend to be militant. There are very few shrine maidens who are proficient in rituals or in reception or publicity.
As he spoke, he brought up the Wudao shrine maiden as an analogy.
But it's not a negative thing, it's a compliment.
"Look at this little girl. She's not weak in martial arts, and she's quite proficient in rituals. She's also good at dealing with people."
Ren Lian Lingyi, who was sitting at the last seat, had his mouth twitching. If you hadn't looked at Lei Dianying frequently, I might have believed your reason.
And I agree that Anko Kano is not weak in martial arts and is proficient in rituals, but when it comes to dealing with people, this guy is definitely on the same level as me.
Otherwise, the Hinareshi Shrine would not have been known to the people of Hinareshima Island with the help of the Hinareshima Town Magistrate.
Moreover, after being knocked unconscious and dragged to the battlefield, Ren Lian Lingyi felt that Kanno Anzi was far inferior to himself in dealing with people, otherwise she would never do such a worrying thing.
However, Ren Lian Lingyi only thought so in his heart, and he remembered the previous experiences of being read by others' minds, so this time he made some other messy sounds in the middle of the process.
I don’t know what the effect will be.
Anyway, this time my inner mumbling didn't seem to be discovered by the bosses.
Well~ In the end, Anko Kano was touted as the benchmark of the new-age shrine maiden.
Lei Dianying was so happy about what he said, but by the time he reacted, the special dessert on his table had disappeared and all went into Hu Zhaigong's mouth.
“…”
Just as the two were about to fight, Lei Dian really came out and said that nothing happened in the end.
The atmosphere among these big guys is very good.
Ren Lian Lingyi sighed twice.
The next thing was the things of a talkative girl. At this time, Ren Lian Lingyi looked around and found that in this circle, only himself, several human original god shogunate generals and the surrounding Ojie people were men.
Moreover, unlike Ren Lian Lingyi who pricked up his ears to listen, these guys looked very experienced, and they looked like they were sitting upright in the face of danger, watching their noses and their hearts.
It was as if he didn't know what was going on above. After Ren Lian Lingyi found out, he also realized that he was looking for death. He dared to read and listen to the gossip between the big guys. He was really not afraid of being retaliated against.
Then I also started to learn from other high-level warriors, watching my nose with my eyes and my heart with my nose. This is actually very boring, but it also has its benefits. After entering into meditation like this, it is obvious that time passes much faster.
Soon the private party was over.
First, the Narukami sisters took the Okuji clan and several human warriors and left first. They still had a lot of things to do, and the Narukami Festival was said to officially begin tonight.
Didn't they say there were still a few days left? Why did it start now?
Ren Lian Lingyi, who didn't dare to ask anything, could only continue to vent his anger on Kanno Anzi.
However, his actions caused dissatisfaction among his immediate superior, Kitsusai Palace.
As I mentioned last time, as the chief priest of Renlian Shrine, Renlian Lingyi is under dual jurisdiction. One of the jurisdictions is the previously mentioned shrine official who is in charge of faith and ritual matters.
The other one is naturally the Narukami Taisha Shrine, which manages all shrines and monsters. The chief priest of Narukami Taisha Shrine is naturally Renlian Lingyi's immediate superior.
"The gossip just now was nice, wasn't it~"
Ren Lian Lingyi swallowed his saliva. Isn't this retribution coming a little too fast?
