Walking through the long coconut grove, the Tengen Shrine comes into view, with its imposing herringbone tile roof, red pillars, and papier-mâché windows and doors between frames.

When you get closer, you can see the grandeur of its buildings, and before joining the company, you will see two stone sculptures of foxes sitting upright, and the slightly squinted eyes are really a little cunning (also similar to the state of men when they see beautiful women, commonly known as - color squints)

When the bamboo tube is full of water, the water will be poured into the small pool next to it due to the effect of the center of gravity, and the small pool will send the water to a place that looks like a small pavilion through the bamboo tube, and then the empty bamboo tube will be re-erected again because the center of gravity is shifted back, and the gift from above will be received again.

On the right side of the pool, there are rows of plain white lanterns, and on them are written those unreadable ghost drawings. Around the shrine there is also an area surrounded by hemp rope with white slips of paper draped over it, which is said to be an enchantment to prevent the invasion of demons.

At this time, a young woman walked out, with a white split-sleeved blouse, and a red scarlet hakama on the lower body, so that the body curve can be perfectly presented, and the neckline at the hands and feet is very wide, the feet are wrapped in white socks, and she is wearing a pair of simple straw sandals.

"Ahem, ahem, Egawa-kun, don't keep staring at the shrine maiden, it's rude. Ah Song lowered his head behind Jiang He, gently pulled Jiang He's sleeve, and reminded in a low voice.

Seeing that the witch was just covering her mouth with her sleeves, smiling shallowly, and without anger, Ah Song's nervous heart was put down.

Shrine Maiden: "Two travelers from afar, they have worked hard all the way, please go to the hand water house next to you to clean your hands first, and then come with me." ”

Jiang He and the two came to the hand water house to clean their hands according to their words, and the water was cool and hearty, making people feel like a spring breeze, as if they could wash away people's distractions and troubles together with the clean water.

After the hands are cleaned, the shrine is introduced by the shrine, and in front of it is the main shrine mainly for praying and inviting the gods, on the left is the Maihime Hall, which is mainly a place for the shrine maiden to study and break through, and outsiders are not allowed to enter; on the right is the Tatsusaju, where the injured people come here to seek medical advice or come here to learn and communicate, and all the people who have entered the Sakuzai to get the shrine to heal and educate (learn), need to contribute to the shrine, or donate some wealth, or pay some rice, grains, fruits and vegetables, or help the shrine chop a hundred loads of firewood......

Ah Song mainly accompanied Jiang He to Tianyuan Shrine, and did not have the will to stay, plus there was no great wealth at home, no good things to donate, as for the shrine to do some hard work is nothing, but it can affect fishing, life still has to live, so Ah Song found a reason to leave the river and go back alone.

The shrine maiden led the river into the Tatsusaju and explained to the priest that she had come to learn the written language, so she went to do something else.

The priest is a grandmother in her sixties, and although she is dressed as a shrine maiden, her silver hair already shows that her qualifications in serving the Tengen Shrine are far beyond that of other shrine maidens.

Priest: "Come with me, child." ”

Jiang He followed the old grandmother into a cabinet in the Urzuoju, there was no one else, the old woman closed the door, entered the cabinet and knelt down, Jiang He could only kneel down opposite the old grandmother.

Priest: "There are very few people who want to learn writing these days, and I am glad that you have this heart, but I need to know the meaning of your learning words." ”

Jiang He: "I can better adapt to the Ainu environment. ”

Priest: "What else?"

Jiang He: "I can't think of anything else for the time being. ”

Priest: "Child, it's not a good habit to hide from the elderly. But since you're worried and don't want to say it directly, I'll ask you directly. ”

Jiang He nodded, waiting for the old man to ask.

Priest: "Child, you are not an Ainu, you came to the Ainu Kingdom to learn greater power in order to defeat the Nine-Tails and Yagi, right?"

Jiang He was very surprised that the old man's mind reading skills were slightly different, but he also said that eight or nine were not far from ten, so after a little thought, he couldn't hide anything in front of the old man, so he nodded in agreement.

The old man suddenly smiled, and his originally wrinkled face showed an innocent smile like a child: "Good boy, thank you, I have been waiting for you to arrive." Now, please follow me to the main temple. Jiang He inexplicably followed the old grandmother out of Yuzaju and came to the main temple, and the two knelt down in front of the statue of the main temple again.

Seeing that Jiang He was a little confused, the priest said, "The child stretched out his hand." ”

Jiang He stretched out his hands, palms facing up, and the old man also stretched out his hands, resting his palms on Jiang He's palms, and muttered: "Bow to my god Amaterasu! The present priest will follow the instructions of Amaterasu and assist the redeemer in reassembling the orthodoxy of His Majesty the Emperor. May Amaterasu be blessed, and may the Emperor's orthodoxy be the same for eternity. ”

Day and night alternated, and it was already three days, and the shrine maidens wandered anxiously outside the main hall, sometimes whispering and talking.

The Omiya Division, the Young Palace Division, appeased the group of witches who had lost their backbones: "Don't worry, the priest is blessed by Amaterasu, there will be no problems, everyone is at ease." Although he said this, he was not worried.

There was a squeak, and the door of the main shrine opened to the left and right, and the first person was the priest, and the shrine maidens immediately saluted.

The old man smiled, showing that she was in a good mood, and she arranged for the barrels to be prepared, and at the same time a room in the backyard was made for the Redeemer to rest.

Omiyaji: "Priest, this is not appropriate, even if he is the redeemer, after all, as a man, with the shrine maidens who live in the backyard, this is ......"

The priest smiled: "Haha, don't worry, although he is a man, he is upright, and he will never mess around, and just in case I have put a seal on him, if his lust is out of control and he is greedy for beauty, the lightning strike released by this seal will make him recognize himself again." As soon as he finished speaking, the priest saw that many witches bowed their heads in shame, and the priest corrected after a little thought: "What the Omiya Division said is also reasonable, so let's arrange him in the upper cabinet of the Ryosaju." ”

At this moment, Jiang He was holding the talisman with the word "Desire Control" written on it in his hand in a daze: "Grandma said that once this talisman is pasted, it is very difficult to take it down, and it can effectively control his desire for love, and the spiritual power on it can last for nine years." But I patted it lightly and it fell, and then I couldn't put it on anymore, does it mean that my desire was too strong, and it had reached the point where I couldn't control it?"

After three days of spiritual indoctrination, Jiang He was able to fully read the Ainu script, which was a good start for walking in the Ainu country in the future.

In the eastern fishing village, Apei, who had been traveling back and forth for three days at the moment, had returned from Edo Castle, and the fishermen, including the village elders, were now gathered together.

Village elder: "Ah Song, where is the child named Jianghe?"

Ah Song: "I went to Tianyuan Shrine to learn the language, and I guess I will work instead of paying tribute, so I don't think I will come back in a short time." ”

The village elder nodded: "According to the news that Ah Ping brought back, that kid is just an ordinary person, so it doesn't matter, but Ah Song, there is something I want to make clear to you, I hope you can calm down." ”

Ah Song looked at the village elder in astonishment, quietly waiting for the following.

The village elder sighed, "It's your sister, Reiko. Lizi, the child, is now on the government's wanted warrant. ”

Ah Song cried out in fright when he heard his sister on the wanted notice.

The village elder comforted: "At present, Lizi's whereabouts are unknown, and your sister and brother may not be able to recognize each other in the future, I hope she can do it for herself......"

Jiang He walked out of the temple and saw the priest arranging the affairs of the shrine maidens.

Jiang He: "Grandma Priest, I have mastered the text, what can I do next?" ”

Priest: "As a redeemer, you have a lot of burden, but now the main goal is to try to improve your strength so that you can prepare for the final battle. In the days that followed, you will mainly study, break demons, heal, thunder, and soothe spirits. Others such as dancing, chanting, and seducing demons, if you want to learn these, I can also arrange someone to teach you, but you can't be in a hurry, the days are still long. Yes, there is also the archery that must be mastered, so let's start with the simplest archery. ”

Jiang He: "Grandma Priest, although my attribute power cannot be used, but my own strength and speed can still be mastered, the bow technique should not be a problem, I think I can skip it." ”

The priest patted Jiang He on the shoulder: "Child, archery is not so simple, if you can pull the bow and release the arrow, you can shoot arrows, and you have to cooperate with strength and mental concentration, and you have to use your 'heart'." ”

Jiang He smiled and nodded: "Grandma Priest, let's try it, how do you know if it works if you don't try." ”

Priest: "Well, young and fearless, grandma will appreciate your courageous momentum." Ayun-chan, it's best to try your archery skills with him. ”

Except for the shrine maidens who need to go to the Satsuri to take care of them, the other shrine maidens are very happy, it's been a long time since I've seen Yun Chan's superb bow skills, and today I can open my eyes again.