Chapter 409. Altar of the Four Directions (8,000 Words Goal Achieved)
Maybe I can rely on him...
When Kaguya Sifang thought of this, he temporarily stopped his thoughts.
She glanced at the two bodyguards beside her, and affirmed Beichuan Temple's question: "Yes, as Master Beichuan said, the place I asked you to go this time is related to Huangquan. β
When Kaguya Quarteta said this, Master Haneda and Master Onodera couldn't sit still.
Of course, they had read the name 'Yellow Spring' in the monastery's texts, and in the end they came to a very simple conclusion.
The places involved in the Yellow Springs are undoubtedly very dangerous.
If the Sifang Altar of the Sifang Family is really related to these places-
Master Onodera was the first to speak: "Miss Kaguya, you just said that the place you went to this time is related to the Yellow Spring... Right? But as far as I know, the place where the Yellow Springs are located is very dangerous. First, we must guard against the erosion of the Yellow Spring's breath, and second, we must guard against the unknowable things that gush out of the Yellow Spring... I'm afraid I'm not up to the task..."
Shifang Kaguya smiled and said, "10 million yen is just a reward for asking you to help, if we succeed in restarting the Sifang Shrine, we will remit another 10 million to your account." β
Hearing this, Master Onodera pronounced a Buddha horn with a solemn expression.
He looked like he was going to reprimand Kaguya harshly.
After all, even if you don't even have your life, what's the point of thinking about money again?
It's justβ
"Excuse me, those 20 million are in... Where is the specific location of the Altar of the Four Directions? β
Master Onodera gave in.
Sometimes you add too much money, and you can really do whatever you want.
At least Kaguya Quartet's sentence of 'add 10 million' was spoken, and Master Haneda, who originally wanted to stand up with Master Onodera, also fell steadily.
No way.
Onodera didn't know what the situation was, but the situation on Haneda's side was very serious.
Recently, the number of pilgrims has been decreasing, and there have been no commissions for the removal of spirits recently, so the tuition fees for the children in the orphanage may not be able to make up for them next year, and Master Haneda can only find a way in this regard.
And 20 million yen is exactly the amount he can't refuse.
As for the Kitagawa Temple on the other side?
He didn't really care about the 20 million yen.
After all, Kitagawa Temple now has enough money every month, plus there are cedar logs, the Akishino Foundation, and Nakajima Mikasa, so no matter how you think about it, life can't be too sad.
It's already at this level, and getting 20 million yen is just the icing on the cake.
The reason why Kitagawa Temple plans to go with him is just to see how Master Haneda and their exorcism methods.
In addition, this time it may involve 'Yellow Spring', and of course Beichuan Temple does not want to miss it.
All three of them had various ideas, but without exception, they all agreed to go to the Four Directions Altar.
"Now that you've agreed to go along, you'll be able to reveal something deeper."
Sifang Kaguya picked up the enshrined mirror again, and said in a soft tone: "As mentioned earlier, this commission is a commission related to the 'Yellow Spring', and the location of the Sifang Family Shrine is near Tenkawa Village in Nara Prefecture, but it has some special places..."
"Spiritual Realm?" Beichuan Temple added another sentence at this time.
This made the mouth of the Quartet Kazuya move, and then nodded: "Yes, it is the Spirit Domain." β
Kitagawa Temple seems to know a little bit more, and there are some things that she understands just by mentioning the other party.
"The so-called spiritual realm is actually a place composed of the resentment of the deceased, which is mixed with the hidden world, and is generally not touched by ordinary people and can be entered. However, these hidden worlds will occasionally appear at dusk when the demons meet, devouring the living and hiding. And the place we are going to this time is actually such a spiritual realm. β
Just as Kitagawa Temple knew the concept of the spiritual realm, the four directions Kaguya did not intend to hide anything from them in the concept of the spiritual realm.
"I have a question." Master Onodera raised his hand.
Quartet Kaguya stopped talking and turned to look at him:
"Please."
"As Kaguya-sama said, since the spiritual realm cannot be perceived, touched, or even entered... So what should we do to enter the spiritual realm? You can't wait until dusk to meet the demons, right? And even if we get in, how are we going to get out? β
The words spoken by Master Onodera were clear and logical.
After all, this time it was a life-saving job, and it would definitely be impossible for him not to ask these basic questions seriously.
There's no way that any of them can tear apart the Spirit Realm and come and go freely, right?
Kaguya Shikata was obviously prepared for this question from Master Onodera.
I saw her pick up the round mirror that had been sitting idle on her legs: "This is an heirloom handed down from the Sifang family, called the Moon Mirror." It has the most intuitive connection with the Sifang Altar hidden in the spiritual realm, which guides us into the spiritual realm, and then it guides us out. β
Sifang Kaguya gently stroked the frame of the Moon Mirror with his hand, slowed down his voice and continued to explain: "The Moon Mirror has been worshiped by the Quartet family for many years, and a lot of good thoughts have been accumulated in it, and this kind thought is used to guide and open the Sifang Altar. And then it will lead us out of the spiritual realm. That's probably how it goes. β
This can be regarded as a clear explanation, and Onodera Master withdrew his hand without question.
But then there was the question of Master Haneda.
Without hesitation, he asked, "Miss Kaguya also said just now that the formation of the spiritual realm requires the resentment of the dead, so what is wrong with the shrine of the Sifang family?" Why are so many people dying there? If I really want to say it... Can we deal with the resentful spirit level inside? β
Not bad.
This is also what Kitagawa Temple has always wanted to know.
Master Haneda asked in front of Kitagawa Temple at this time, which could be regarded as a reassuring injection for him.
This question was not explained as simply as the Moon Mirror just now, she hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed deeply.
After a sigh, Kaguya raised his head again, "Do you remember what I mentioned just now, 'Families that are located in some kind of threat will use some means to deal with those threats'? That's the answer to your question that explains Gen Haneda now. β
Sifang Huiye put the Moon Mirror back into the palm of his hand, and his expression was slightly solemn: "After listening to what I said next, there is no room to withdraw from this commission, I hope you can be clear about this." β
"So, if there are still people who want to quit, they can just quit now. In the name of the Quartet family, I promise that I will never harm that person. β
Master Haneda and Master Onodera did not squeak, which was considered a default.
On the other side, Beichuan Temple didn't care at all, just his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Seeing their default appearance now, Sifang Kaguya also began to tell about the long history of the Sifang family.
Quartet. Its 'four directions' mainly refer to the four states of the moon's phases.
They are the new quarter, the first quarter, the hope, and the second quarter, and these four states correspond to the absence of the moon, the absence of the moon, the full moon, and the lack of the moon.
I don't know when the Shifang family has been living in the area of Amagawa Village in Nara, and is responsible for suppressing this 'threat'.
And the threat in this area is the gate of the Yellow Springs hidden near the Tozawa Mountains in Tenkawa Village.
"Sifang's house is close to Huangquan, so he knows Huangquan well... There are also many people of the Sifang clan who have learned spells and believe in the god of the moon reading life... A shrine was also built. Sifang Kaguya raised his head: "But even so, it still can't stop the tragedy of 'Obscure Moon Time'." β
The so-called obscure moon refers to the weakest time of the year when the moon is at its weakest.
New moon.
Every year at this time, a lot of Yellow Spring Qi and some terrifying and indescribable things will gush out from the Yellow Spring Gate.
There are many kinds of this indescribable.
Monsters on the one hand, resentful spirits on the other... Coupled with the surging Yellow Spring Qi at this time, the Fang family suffered heavy losses.
Because the people who are seriously eroded by the qi of the Yellow Spring will be assimilated by the hidden world, and will eventually be unconsciously pulled into the hidden world, and the gods will be hidden in the vast mountains.
"Because of this, we have established the Altar of the Four Directions. This is the aforementioned altar of the four directions of Shuo, Shangfeng, Wang, and Xiaxian. β
The Quartet Huiye's eyes flickered: "With the moonlight accumulated by these Sifang Altars, we can finally completely suppress Huangquan in the 'Obscure Moon Time'. β
She hesitated for a moment, held the moon mirror in both hands, and showed it to Beichuan Temple for them to see.
"The Moonlight Mirror is also a spiritual tool condensed by those accumulated moonflowers, and the moonlight accumulated all year round has long been condensed on this mirror engraved with a special spell mark. Therefore, it has a sense of the moonlight in the altar of the four directions. β
The Quartet Hui Ye sensed the good thoughts condensed in the Moonlight Mirror, and then said in a deep voice:
"Through the Sifang Altar, the Sifang family no longer has to endure the torture of the obscure moon, and no longer has to be frightened - at least that's what the head of the family thought at the time."
Sifang Kaguya continued, "But driving the Quartet Altar actually comes at a price. After all, such a huge Yuehua, if you want to release it all to suppress Huangquan, you must need a medium. And this medium is the shrine maiden of the monthly reading of the god every year. β
Although the amplitude was small, Kitagawa Temple still saw the square Kaguya tightly pinching the frame of the moon mirror.
Could it be that as a medium, the final result is sacrifice... Disappear?
Master Haneda, they couldn't help but think about it.
"Actually, shrine maidens don't have to be sacrificed." Shifang Kaguya seemed to understand what Haneda was thinking, and she held up a finger and said, "Guiding Tsukika is a very important task. Therefore, it is necessary to keep a pure body, fully concentrated, and free from distractions. If there is the slightest distraction, the huge moonlight may also dissipate... even reversed the situation during the obscure moon, making the originally unstable Huangquan even more restless. β
Speaking of this, the four directions Kaguya sighed again.
There is no need for her to continue to say below, everyone actually understands.
It was nothing more than the last witch who was distracted at the moment of concentrating her mind, which eventually led to the aggravation of the situation during the dark moon, and the restlessness of the Yellow Spring erupted, dragging the people of the clan into the abyss.
"As you can imagine, the Quartet family has suffered heavy losses, and if it weren't for the existence of the backbone combat power, it is estimated that all the people would be devoured by the monsters and resentful spirits in the obscure moon time."
"After this time, the Sifang family is no longer able to suppress Huangquan, and in the end, the family decided to close all the Sifang Shrines, forming an enchantment with the faint moonlight that was rapidly discharged when the altar was closed, completely isolating the Sifang Family Shrine from the present world, and at the same time, the people of our Sifang family were also scattered and separated, and it was only in recent years that it could be regarded as improving."
Kaguya finished all the words he was about to say in one breath.
Seal the Sifang Family Shrine in the spiritual realm, forever isolated from the present world.
It's a completely new approach.
It's no wonder that the Quartet family has been hiding and concealing it, like this case about the failure of the Huangquan suppression, no matter how you think about it, it is not something that can be said to others casually.
"Since the Quartet family has improved, of course, we want to take the Quartet Altar back, because restarting the Quartet Altar is the task of our Quartet Family."
Quartet Kaguya said with an awe-inspiring expression.
She had a serious expression and couldn't see the slightest fake.
This made Master Haneda and Master Onodera also nodded: "If that's the case... It's really easy to understand. β
It is reasonable for an ancient family like the Sifang family to care about things like family glory, and it can barely be said in the past.
"Does Master Kitagawa have any insights? You're welcome, if you have any good ideas, we'll accept them. β
Seeing that there was no big problem with Master Haneda and Master Onodera, Shikata Kaguya turned his head to look at Kitagawa Temple.
What are the insights?
Kitagawa Temple raised his eyebrows.
There are a lot of problems on his side.
Beichuan Temple will not believe so simply that the Quartet family is fighting just to regain the lost glory of the Quartet family.
After all, everything comes first with interests in mind.
If there were no interests, would the Quartet family be so keen on the Quartet Altar?
They must have been looking for something after that.
But the current Kitagawa Temple is not clear.
Of course, he wouldn't be stupid enough to ask.
As long as the Quartet family doesn't think carefully about him, he is actually willing to use 20 million yen to help the other party solve the problem of the Sifang Altar.
But there's a bit of a lot to not know now.
The real thoughts of the Quartet are still hidden under the ice, and they are not revealed...
Thinking of this, Beichuan Temple also shook his head and confirmed: "The departure time is on June 1st, right?" β
"Not bad." Sifang Kaguya nodded: "It's okay after this point in time, it still depends on the preparation time of Master Beichuan... What do you think? Do you need me to give you more time to prepare? Because this time it's a matter involving the family, I want to be as well prepared as possible. β
Master Haneda and Master Onodera were the first to take a stand:
"There aren't many things to prepare, three or four days are enough."
After receiving their answers, Shifang Kaguya looked at Beichuan Temple, then glanced thoughtfully at his shoulder bag and asked:
"What about Master Kitagawa? Does Master Kitagawa need more time to prepare? β
Kitagawa Temple sensed the gaze of Kaguya from all directions.
He lifted the shoulder bag back and replied blandly:
"No, I don't."
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