The Red and White Song Meeting, the full name of the Red and White Song Battle, is organized by NHK TV, the only official television station of the island country, since 1951, it has been held for 68 sessions, and this year is the 69th, which can be described as the evergreen tree of the program, and the Spring Festival Gala of the island country is a must-see program for the people of the island country during the New Year every year.

The rules of the program adopt a confrontation mode, that is, group confrontation, and the participating guests are assigned to the red team (female) and white team (male) according to their gender, and then compete through singing and interpretation. The results of the victory and defeat are selected by voting, that is, after the end of each program, there is a link between the audience voting and the audience voting, and then according to the number of votes, who wins and who loses.

To put it bluntly, it is the personal popularity of the singer, as well as the popularity of the song.

Therefore, it is relatively fair and full of entertainment effects, so it is loved by audiences of all ages in the island country.

"RED team." Hinsaki Fukaha said without hesitation.

"Why?" Qin Heqing said curiously.

"Because the red team represents women." Hinsaki Fukaha replied.

"It's a simple and straightforward answer." Qin Heqing said speechlessly.

"What about you?" Hinsaki Fukaha looked at him and asked rhetorically.

"RED team." Qin Heqing smiled evilly.

"Why?" Hinsaki Fukaha was puzzled.

"Because compared to men, of course, girls are cuter and more eye-catching." Qin Heqing said very calmly the reason why he chose to support the red team, he is really temperamental......

"......" Hinasaki Fukaha was speechless, and looked at him angrily.

But I also have to admit that this should be the voice of the vast majority of men from island countries who support the red team.

As for the women...... Naturally, they can also follow the example of men and support the white team through their personal preferences.

I like to look at my face and don't break the law.

Then the two didn't say much, and quietly watched the battle of the red and white songs.

……

And before I knew it, the time came to about 11 o'clock in the middle of the night.

"Go ahead, I'll go to the shrine." Qin Heqing stood up from the ground and said.

"Are you going to hit the bell?" Hinsaki Fukaha looked at him and said.

The bell ringing ceremony, also known as the bell striking ceremony, is a special ceremony held by major shrines and temples in the island country on the day of the Great Obscurity, that is, Chinese New Year's Eve, December 31 in the island country, which requires 108 bell strikes. The 107th leg needs to be completed on the Great Dark Day, and the 108th step can only be struck after 12 midnight and on January 1 of the new year. The exact reason is unknown, but the custom has been passed down like this.

As the deity of a shrine, Qin Heqing naturally would not forget this kind of thing.

Even if his shrine is small and only has some reputation in the surrounding area, it is not as good as those nationally famous temples and shrines, and even NHK TV will broadcast it live when the bell striking ceremony is held.

And it was in the last fifteen minutes of the Battle of the Red and White Songs.

This card, anyway, Qin Heqing looked at it with a hot eye.

"Hmm. Are you going to go along? Qin Heqing asked rhetorically.

"Is that okay?" Hinsaki Fukaha asked rhetorically.

"There's nothing you can't do. You'll probably need to change your clothes, though. Qin Heqing looked Hinasaki Fukadao up and down.

Although she was wearing a formal outfit today, it was not suitable for the ceremony, so she needed to change her outfit.

"What clothes."

Qin Heqing didn't say much, just turned around and walked into the house, took out a set of witch clothes from a cabinet and handed it to Hinasaki Fukaha.

Hinasaki Fukaha took it, got up and said, "I'll go change my clothes." ”

Then Hinasaki Fukayu entered the room, and it was not until a while that he reappeared in front of Qin Heqing. But at this time, she had already changed into the service of the familiar red and white witch, and her long hair was scattered, looking very elegant and beautiful.

"I'll help you tie your hair up." Saying that, Qin and Qing Mai walked behind Hinasaki Fukaha, and started to help Hinasaki Fukaha tie a hairstyle that only be used when a shrine maiden wears a ceremonial crown and gold ornaments, and found two hair accessories used by the original mother and put them on Hinasaki Fukaha's head.

"Alright."

Then the two set off and walked towards the shrine of Qin and Qing's family.

And because of the distance, it didn't take long for Qin and Qing to rush to the place, and then Qin Heqing slightly tidied up the priest's uniform he had changed into before going out, stepped forward, and walked to the front of the main hall of the shrine with a solemn face, hanging under the copper bell on the offering box, and according to the requirements of the bell striking ceremony, he started to pull the thick linen long rope in his hand.

"Bell ......"

Then abruptly, different from the image of the bell, it was as if the real bell was transmitted from the bell, spread outside the shrine, and disappeared into the vast night.

……

Again and again, according to a fixed rhythm, Qin Heqing finally rang the bell 107 times before 12 o'clock at midnight, and when the time jumped to 0:01 on January 1, he could ring the last one and complete the entire bell ringing ceremony.

And this time didn't make him wait for long, just a moment, and the time jumped to 0:1 on January 1, 2019, and then Qin Heqing didn't hesitate, and pulled the rope hard to ring the last bell.

"Bell!"

The crisp sound rippled, and a golden glow that was difficult for ordinary people to see suddenly rippled with the same sound, and after the bell disappeared, it still spread outward unabated, until it disappeared into Qin Heqing's vision.

"This is ......," Qin Heqing said in astonishment.

He really didn't expect that behind the bell ringing ceremony, there was such an effect hidden.

"The alternation of the old and the new, the transformation of yin and yang, and the renewal of all things, although the overall effect of the ritual has been attenuated a lot because of the change of the calendar, but the bell ringing ceremony is the bell ringing ceremony, and the last bell ringing still represents the reincarnation of the old and the new, and its inherent ability to remove obstacles and drive away filth will still be stimulated." Yue'er, who took the initiative to reveal her figure during the bell-ringing ceremony, explained.

"I see." Qin Heqing said suddenly.

"Alright, go back to bed, or you may not even have time to rest." Yue'er reminded.

This is not a fool.

Just like those who want to grab the temple incense in China, in order to get a lottery and let themselves have a good luck all year round, the island people will spare no effort to visit the shrine! At four or five o'clock in the morning, people come to pay homage and pray for blessings.

Although this kind of treatment is generally given to nationally renowned large shrines and temples such as Meiji Jingu.

But I can't stand it, there are accidents, no!

In this way, coupled with Qin Heqing's efforts in the past year, it is inevitable that he will encounter a similar situation. So just in case, he's definitely going to be in the shrine around five o'clock.

On the one hand, it is to receive customers who may arrive, and on the other hand, it is also to clean the shrine and welcome the subsequent wave of pilgrims.

Then Qin and Qing greeted Hinasaki Fukayu, who had experienced a special incident again, and the two left the shrine together and returned to Qin Heqing's home, ate a little food, and washed up together and went into the bed to rest.