There is still an hour before the spring festival begins.

The sky is already white, and the morning breeze is blowing in the courtyard.

In the courtyard of Bayi Yonglin, the light is still extremely dim. Next to the rockery, there is a shrine maiden dressed in a shrine maiden costume with a wooden stick casually stuck in her waist.

His face was covered with a fox-like mask, as if he were at one with the surrounding landscape, and he didn't make a sound.

Even the sense of presence is extremely ethereal, as if it is dead.

I'm afraid that if someone walks past her, they won't find him.

Yonglin looked at this old friend who had known him for more than ten years, and when he thought of not seeing him for so long, he couldn't say what he felt in his heart.

I can't wait to punch her a few times...... But they definitely can't beat each other.

Pounce on it and give it a hug?

I'm not a sensational person.

So, she just shook her head, forcibly suppressed the joy in her heart, and walked over.

Then I found that the ancestor shrine maiden was holding a knife in her hand, and kept carving something, and when I got closer, I realized that I was carving a wooden stick.

"Thankfully, it's not a statue of a woman...... Otherwise, I thought you would become Li Tanhua. 」

The courtyard was quiet, as if it was reminiscent of some happy episodes of the moon.

Yonglin said with a smile.

"Then I'll spit it out. 」

Grandma nodded surprisingly and said.

"Li Xunhuan is indeed very shameless. 」

This time it was Yonglin's turn to pause, and only said after half a sound.

"Do you know Li Xunhuan?"

Grandma put the stick and knife back in her sleeve and shook her head.

"I've read this story in Xianglin Hall before, and it's a very well written novel. 」

Yonglin laughed and said.

"Looks like you're about the same as Kenya's. 」

The ancestor shrine maiden suddenly stopped what she was doing.

Of course, the sword she was talking about couldn't be the nameless sword who was patrolling the people.

The sword in Yonglin's heart seems to be forever only alive in front of Qingxia.

At that moment, all she was left with was her back.

The sword is ...... Eight Meanings Sword.

Thinking of this, a hint of pity suddenly flashed in Grandma's eyes.

What a self-deceptive woman.

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A moment later, the two of them had already appeared in the most secret room in the depths of the Forever Pavilion, although there were no mechanisms around, but without Yonglin's permission, no one could get close to this study at all.

Even the princess of the Eternal Pavilion, Penglai Mountain Kaguya, has to abide by this rule.

"Tell me what you've been doing these days. 」

There is no doubt that Yonglin is very interested in the fact that the Witch of Hakuri has not contacted her for half a month.

Although the information obtained by Emperor Inhata has confirmed his conjecture, it is more prudent to hear such important news from the mouth of the person concerned.

The first Hakurei shrine maiden scratched the back of her head, and quickly recalled in her heart what she had done in the past few days.

While unceremoniously poured himself a cup of tea, naturally there was no Yonglin's share...... Because she has better tea to drink.

"I went to heaven. 」

Grandma thought about it and seemed to be confirming her itinerary.

"Then, I went underground again. 」

Yonglin is very accustomed to Grandma's unusual thinking, which is obviously caused by someone's rough nerves on the moon.

She was not annoyed that the answer was unreliable, but asked patiently.

"What do you do in the heavens, and what do you do in the earth?"

"I'm going to the heavens to find the dragon god. 」

Grandma said very calmly, and didn't think that if this matter spread, it would shock many people.

"I didn't find it, and then I got into a serious fight with the little imp who was at home, and then went underground. 」

Yonglin laughed, the original change that Yakumo Zi arranged for the arrival of heaven and man would be postponed to next year, and naturally it was Grandma who made a good means to make Yakumo Zi deflated, which has always been one of the two things that made her the happiest.

Then he thought of a question, frowned and asked with concern.

"You're only halfway back...... Isn't it too much of a rush?"

Grandma tilted her head sideways and looked at her left shoulder.

"It's all right."

As if to affirm the strength of the celestial again, she added.

"Very strong. 」

Bina Mingju is a celestial family that controls the leylines, and it was supposed to launch a mutation after this spring festival, take root in the leylines, consolidate the mountain gate, and descend on Gensokyo.

But after this battle, the vitality was greatly damaged, and the imp who was originally a spokesperson or a pawn will have to wait until next year to recover.

There is no other more suitable candidate on the Celestial side.

Thankfully, it's only been a year. A year passed quickly for a celestial man with an infinite lifespan.

Yonglin frowned

There were thousands of great youkai who had been defeated by the previous Hakurei shrine maiden, and she could appreciate the danger just by the few encounters she had with Yakumo Murasaki.

Can be one of the strongest witches in Gensokyo's history,The first generation of witches was evaluated as a very strong celestial imp.。

How powerful should it be?

"Why do you want to do it?"

Yongrin was puzzled, although she was very happy to destroy Yakumo's plan. But if Grandma is injured, the gains outweigh the losses. She is one of the few trump cards that Yonglin has now.

Although the Shrine Maiden of the Hirori is extremely powerful, if she loses the support of the enchantment and goes out without permission, she will also fall into a life crisis.

Grandma didn't think about it so much, she finished her tea and put on her mask again.

The fox mask obscures her beautiful features, making it impossible to see her expression.

"For one, if the Celestials come to Gensokyo now, I think you will be a little inconvenienced. 」

Yonglin nodded, she had an agreement with Yakumo Zi, and people with the strength of big monsters could not meddle in the mutation and retreat casually.

If there is a change in heaven and man during this time period, Reizen's current strength alone will indeed not be enough to obtain much useful information - combat readiness information about the Earth-Moon War.

However, Grandma's next sentence made her raise her head suddenly.

"Second, that celestial said that she had seen the Eight Intentions Sword. 」

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"I've seen Nameless Swordsman's swordsmanship from afar, and it's very similar to that celestial's swordsmanship, fast attack and light agility. The changes are similar, but the celestial man is one step ahead of him. 」

"This level of eyesight. I still have it. 」

Yonglin looked at her in surprise, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, thinking of the arrangement of this riot among the people, he frowned and whispered.

「…… Maybe...... He had really been to the heavenly realm. 」

Next, she told Yonglin all the stories she heard in the heavenly realm, hoping to help her.

That celestial being is indeed similar to the Eight Meanings Sword in many places.

For example, the two have the same personalities, and the tone of their voices is the same......

For example, two people...... Both are swordsmen who are serious about swords.

Grandma smiled, she suddenly thought of the scene more than ten years ago, when she had just learned from Boli Houshan and her dream was born to come true.

As soon as she finished her retreat that day, a woman in palace clothes descended from the sky and gave her a spirit sword that calmed her mind and calmed her qi and accelerated her cultivation.

That...... That woman in palace clothes, is she the messenger of the heavenly realm?

"Then ...... What did that kid say?"

It seemed that thinking that the other party might have something to do with the Eight Meanings Sword Ya, Yonglin also began to pay attention to the little girl who was more at home.

Speaking of the girl, Grandma suddenly put down the teacup and put on the mask.

I can't see her look, whether she is happy or sad.

She was silent for a long time.

"She just said it simply. 」

"I forgot. 」

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PS: I can seem to imagine my grandma's helpless expression at that time