31. Two or three things before the duel
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After receiving Liu Xueji's text message, Cheng Peng did not delay at all, and hurried to Boli Shrine.
Compared with when he first came, the Hakurei Shrine has completely changed its appearance, starting from the halfway up the mountain, countless palm-sized luminous stone pieces float in the air, reflecting the entire mountain brightly, just like daytime, looking from afar, the flickering light is like a huge cloud, and the Hakurei Shrine in the center of the cloud is no longer the simplicity of the past, but looks elegant and generous, like a temple in the clouds.
The shrine maidens and priests who walked among the countless points of light were naturally the immortals in the temple.
"Bai Yujing in the sky, the fifth floor and the twelve cities, the immortals pull me on the top, and give immortality."
Seeing Cheng Peng approaching, Liu Xueji said with a smile. Adventure 31
Cheng Peng looked at the fairyland-like scene around him, and couldn't help but nod again and again.
Through this period of time, he has been in the forum after going offline every day, and he is no longer as ignorant of the status of the Boli Shrine as he was when he first came, and naturally understands that this shrine can be called the core of Gensokyo, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as the "Bai Yujing" of the Emperor's residence.
The place where the great shrine maidens who guard Gensokyo live should be like this!
Following Liu Xueji, walking through the vast points of light like a cloud, Cheng Peng came to the big tree in the backyard of Boli Shrine.
Under the tree, a shrine maiden dressed in plain red and white clothes was looking at the towering ancient tree.
"Reimu, are you ready to go?" Liu Xueji asked.
The shrine maiden shook her head, still staring at the ancient tree.
"Gensokyo...... Do you think it's a good place? ”
"It's good, everyone loves it...... I loved it here. ”
"That's just because you're an undead Inhuman." Hakuri Reimu did not set her eyes on Liu Xueji, who was surprised, but looked at the unknown place through the ancient wood in the light, "For humans who only have one life, Gensokyo is a very cruel place and it is not easy to survive. ”
"The reason why people moved here was because of the brutal lords and thieves in the outside world, because the people who ruled the country were brutal and brutal - in comparison, it was much better to face the threat of youkai in Gensokyo."
"This is the so-called 'harsh government is fiercer than the tiger'." Cheng Peng immediately thought of Liu Zongyuan's famous article, "The poisonous snakes in the wilderness of Yongzhou will die, but there are still no officials who are terrible." ”
"I haven't lived through that era, and I can't imagine it, but it's terrifying." Hakuri Reimu sighed - this was the first time Cheng Peng had seen a look other than "indifferent" on her face, "People who are so terrible that Gensokyo would rather fight with the monsters that attack humans than leave. ”
Cheng Peng hesitated, but decided not to tell her what the outside world was like now.
If you know that humans can live a better life now than if they leave Gensokyo, maybe they will be deeply affected by this shrine maiden.
"Actually, the monsters are also pitiful." Hakuri Reimu changed her words, and suddenly talked about youkai again, "Do you know how many youkai I've destroyed over the years? ”
Liu Xueji shook her head.
"It's been a little bit in the past two years, and the time after I first became a shrine maiden, because I had just gained power, I couldn't control it well, and then I was young and ignorant, and every time I was asked by people, I would go to retreat from the youkai......" Hakuri Reimu's face darkened slightly, "There are so many youkai that I can't count them myself......"
Cheng Peng was shocked. Adventure 31
During this period of time, he has also seen a lot of monsters, and he knows that those who can be called "monsters", even if their own strength is not very strong, most of them have some special abilities - but more of them are terrifyingly strong, such as the crow Tengu "shooting" the horn "color" of the life pill text, which is actually only a member of the Tengu clan, not the "monster" of the Tengu clan, and the power of the monsters can be seen!
But such a powerful youkai has suffered countless casualties under Hakuri Reimu!
What a powerful being!
"Later, as I got older and more experienced, I often wondered, why do you have to kill you to death? Why can't conflicts be resolved in a more peaceful way? ”
"It's the nature of youkai to attack humans, but this natural nature doesn't actually require that you have to be to 'kill humans';
Cheng Peng and Liu Xueji looked at each other and couldn't answer.
"I can control the proportions of my shots, but I can't reduce the killing and cruelty that spreads all over Gensokyo with my own strength, so what can I do?"
"And...... No matter what kind of enemy I face, I can easily win, and this kind of battle is becoming more and more boring......"
Cheng Peng couldn't help but cough twice - he found that he didn't understand Bo Li Reimu more and more, he was obviously still sad and sympathetic before, but after a moment, he actually began to sigh that the enemy was too weak to fight and lacked challenge and suspense......
This kind of leapfrogging thinking made him unable to understand.
"That's why I came up with the rules of the Spell Wars, so that the original life-and-death battle can be fought in a gentler and more suspenseful way." A smile appeared on Reimu's face, but then disappeared without a trace, as if it were just an illusion, "Based on the rules of the spell card, the casualties caused by the battle will be greatly reduced, and the youkai can complete the act of 'attacking humans' without killing people, and the heroes don't have to pay huge sacrifices to fight bloody battles when they want to defeat the youkai, and they can win with a little luck and effort - the same applies to the youkai challenging me." ”
"If we can popularize this set of rules, I believe Gensokyo will be able to become very good......
"Yes!" Liu Xueji replied loudly, "Your spell card rules will definitely bring a more peaceful but more vibrant future to Gensokyo, and will make everyone's life happier, whether it is a human or a youkai, will benefit from it - even if they don't thank you." ”
"Not only that, but I'm sure you'll be able to use this set of rules properly to find more suspenseful challenges for yourself!"
Hakuri Reimu lowered her head and looked at her disciple.
"I hope you're right."
Then, a strong wind lifted.
This gust of wind came without warning, and the direction was rushing again, and Cheng Peng and Liu Xueji couldn't help but close their eyes.
Then, by the time the wind suddenly stopped, Hakurei Reimu was gone.
There was only a black crack that appeared underneath the ancient tree.
[Hint: Reimu and Remilia?] The duel of Scarlet is about to begin, and those who wish to visit should enter the final battle site through the gap passage. 】
Cheng Peng and Liu Xueji looked at each other, and they both saw surprise in each other's eyes. Adventure 31
The topic of "where will Reimu and Remilia fight" is one of the hot topics of the forum during this time, and almost every location in Gensokyo is brought up for discussion, but there are various inappropriate factors - this inappropriateness is either for Remilia, because the weakness of the vampire race is too obvious after all; Either it is for the aborigines of that place, after all, the battle between two top masters will definitely cause great damage to the surrounding environment.
As for Hakurei Reimu...... No one was worried that she might lose.
Some players who have a good relationship with Gensokyo's yokai elders have asked about this question, and the answer is completely consistent.
"Probably after this battle, there will be no more vampires in Gensokyo......"
"Even if her temper has improved in the past two years, that ghost witch is still not a target to provoke!"
"A guy who has lived for five hundred years and has never learned to be humble in front of the strong is not a pity to die."
Statements like these came out of the mouths of the veteran youkai, who invariably sentenced Remilia to death in advance.
Honestly, vampire Remilia? Scarlett's popularity in Gensokyo is not good.
On the one hand, it is because she is reclusive and has almost no interpersonal contact; On the other hand, it is because she is too arrogant and acts recklessly.
Let's take the recent red mist mutation as an example, without contacting anyone, casually set off a cold red mist to cover the entire Gensokyo, this behavior not only made humans suffer a lot, almost to the point that they couldn't go out, but also made many sun-loving monsters angry.
If it weren't for Hakuri Reimu's action and let her take away the red mist, I'm afraid that this vampire would have died at the hands of the big monsters who angrily attacked because the sun was blocked......
After all, even with the addition of the Great Magician, the superpowered maid, and the martial artist doorman who lived together, the thinly populated Red Devil Pavilion was not enough to defeat the huge number of "Xiyang Clan".
For example, the wind in the sunflower field is fragrant, and that is the famous and powerful youkai; and His Royal Highness, who will be furious for such a grave crime; Plus there are a lot of youkai who have been offended by Remilia intentionally or unintentionally......
Knowing that Remilia is going to duel with Hakurei Reimu at an appointed time, I believe that many youkai are secretly happy in their hearts.
When Cheng Peng came to the battlefield from the dark passage, he immediately proved his guess.
There were many visitors flying in the air, and many of them exuded a terrifying aura that made him tremble, but among these onlookers, only a few of them had a worried face, but many of them were smiling.
For example, when I saw him, my eyes lit up, and I rushed over like lightning, took out a pen and paper and asked him what exactly he had to do with the "disciple of Hakurei Reimu".
Fortunately, because the war was imminent, or Liu Xueji's identity made this interview maniac jealous, this time she didn't ask any embarrassing questions.
In addition to the interview, Cheng Peng also asked her about her views on this battle.
"We Tengu are the fastest flyers, and the only ones who can match our speed are vampires." "Shooting" Meimaru Fumimi had a smile on his face, "So from today onwards, the title of the fastest in Gensokyo will be exclusive to our Tengu clan!" ”
"Have you neglected me?" Marisa Kiriyu, who arrived at some point, flew over on a broomstick and exclaimed, "I'm confident in my speed!" ”
"In a few decades, you'll be so old that you can't even get out the door, let alone 'speed'." "Shot" Maimaru said indifferently, "I don't care about short-lived humans yet. ”
This powerful response left Marisa dumbfounded.
And in just a few minutes of their conversation, the vast land where the battlefield was located was already crowded with visitors, and many players with spell cards were soaring into the air in order to occupy a higher viewing position.
In the black "color" gaps all over the place, there is still a steady stream of people.
"Maybe the more than 100,000 players from Gensokyo are gathered here, right?" Cheng Peng observed the crowd curiously and saw many familiar faces.
It's spectacular!
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Tomorrow is the official start of the game!
This will be the first time in the book that a high-star battle scene has been depicted......
It's stressful......
That's right, ask for a red ticket!