Chapter 60: The Eating and Drinking Duo
In the hall of the dormitory, the four of them booked two rooms with the boss and ordered food, and then began to ask for news about the eating and drinking duo.
"Those two? In the past, I used to hear that they appeared together at various shrines and temples, but lately there have been too many people who have come to see the excitement because of their admiration, and I haven't heard from them for a while. Said the middle-aged male boss in a kimono.
"And where was the last place they appeared?" Yan Feng continued to ask.
"Last......" The boss looked down and recalled.
"Ah, I remember. Eventually, they ended up at Otomizuji Temple in the north of Hayama, and maybe they're still in that temple. The boss said as he clapped his hands.
"Otosuidaku...... Then we'll go there tomorrow and have a look. Thank you, boss, and bring dinner to my room later. Yan Feng pondered for a while and then said to the boss.
"Yes, guest." The boss agreed with a smile.
Then Yan Feng hugged Daofeng and took Nagato and Mutsu to his room. This room is also full of antique style, the door is a wooden sliding door, the floor is covered with tatami mats, and a low table is placed on it. Yan Feng and the other four sat down at the low table.
"Since those two people finally appeared in the Sound Water Temple, maybe they are still hiding there now, and with the trouble-fearing character of those two people, they definitely don't want to move around." Nagato, as the flagship of country J, knows a lot about the eating and drinking duo.
"I think so, too, but I'm curious how the two of them maintain their high consumption of food and drink when they don't have jobs?" Mutsu said with some confusion.
"Maybe they have a job, but others don't know about it." Yan Feng said casually.
"Anyway, let's go straight to Otosui Temple tomorrow, if only we could find them sooner. In the morning, Lexington told me that her neighbors from the nearby town guard wanted to visit, and although she postponed the visit, she couldn't put it off forever. Yan Feng said helplessly, probably because the matter of Jiepen was too big, and the admirals of the surrounding town guard mansions should have also heard of his neighbor, so they organized a group to visit.
"Oh, then I really don't have time for sightseeing, it's a pity." Mutsu said with a little unwillingness on his face.
"Alright Mutsu, the Admiral's business is the most important. Let's find the food and drink duo as soon as possible, let's go back to the town guard house early, aren't you also looking forward to the new life of the town guard house. Nagato persuaded.
"Well, then we'll look for it tomorrow." Mutsu also said with enthusiasm after thinking of the town guard.
At this time, the boss opened the door and brought in the dinner of Yan Feng and others, and after setting up the dishes, he said "Please use it slowly" and then withdrew.
After Yan Feng and the others enjoyed a luxurious Japanese meal, Nagato and Mutsu returned to their rooms, while Yan Feng kept his promise and took Island Feng out to visit the night market.
Since there was business tomorrow, the sensible Shima Feng didn't take Yan Feng for long, and after enjoying traditional Jiebon-style snacks such as takoyaki and apple candy, the two returned to the room and hugged each other and fell asleep.
Early in the morning of April 3, Yan Feng took the three of them to the tram station to take the tram to Qingyu Mountain in the north of Yushan District, where the Otosui Temple is located, amid the farewell of the innkeeper.
After passing through the black-roofed red gate, a magnificent temple comes into view, the temple architecture here follows a similar style to that of Huaguo, but with some local touches, and in the distance you can see the towering stupa and the wide stage for which the temple is famous.
After coming all the way to the main hall, Yan Feng and the others saluted the host in the rhythmic chanting of the monks and asked about the news of the eating and drinking duo.
"Could it be that the donor is talking about the fox fairy that we are worshipping?" After learning that Yan Feng was looking for someone, the host asked in surprise.
"Fox fairy?" Yan Feng felt a little inexplicable, when did the temple still believe this?
"Yes, the two fox fairies came to Otosui Temple last year when the mountain was full of red leaves, and they have been worshipping here ever since. Halfway through, the two adults wandered around the Hayama District out of curiosity about the world, which unexpectedly caused a lot of commotion, and after that, the two adults never went out to stay in the temple with peace of mind. The host explained.
"Master Host, can you let us meet them?" Yan Feng didn't want to ask why the host wanted to treat those two as fox fairies, and asked directly.
"Hmm...... Recently, there have been many people looking for the fox fairy, but none of them want to see outsiders. The host said with some hesitation.
"Then can you ask the host master to help us pass on a message? Let's just say that Yan Feng came to them. Yan Feng continued.
"It's no problem just to pass on a word, but whether I want to see you or not depends on what the fox fairy and their meaning." The host nodded, and then beckoned a small novice to let him pass the word.
"So thank you to the host master." Yan Feng said with his hands folded.
"The donor is very polite, please wait for the reply of the fox fairy for the time being." The host also returned the salute and said.
It didn't take long for the little novice to come back, and after he whispered a few words in the host's ear, the host turned his head and said to Yan Feng and the others, "Amitabha, it turns out that the few are friends of the fox fairy, and the poor monk is disrespectful." Four, please! As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and motioned for Yan Feng and the four of them to follow him.
Yan Feng hugged the island wind and followed Nagato and Mutsu behind the host, bypassed the main hall and came to a Jiebon-style courtyard near the mountain wall, and the host asked the house, "Eh, Amitabha." Lord Fox Fairy, Yan Feng and the other four have been brought, whether to let them enter the house. ”
"Thank you, Master Host, let them in. The two of us are catching up with old friends today, so don't let anyone else in, you all step down. A graceful and elegant voice came from inside the room.
"Yes, donor, please come in." The host said to Yan Feng and the others, and then turned around and left the courtyard with Xiao Shami.
Yan Feng and Nagato glanced at each other and then stepped forward to open the wooden sliding door, the decoration of the room was simple and vaguely revealed a hint of Zen, and in the middle of the tatami mat in the room sat two women who were scattered. The woman on the left wears a gorgeous red and yellow kimono with black hair, while the woman on the right has gray hair and wears a relatively simple kimono with a purple and blue hue.
At this time, both women used the traditional etiquette of country J, folded their hands in front of them, and bent down and said, "It is rude not to go to find the Admiral for a long time after coming here, and I hope that the Admiral will forgive me." ”
"Uh......" Yan Feng was a little confused when he saw that the two girls suddenly gave him such a big gift.
Nagato, who was next to him, said at this time, "Sure enough, it's you, Akagi and Kaga." ”
"Nagato and Mutsu, it's been a long time, and the admiral is holding the island wind," Akagi was the first to raise his head and said with a smile, it seems that she was the one who was talking in the house just now.
"Ah, Akagi and Kaga, it's really you." At this time, Yan Feng also came back to his senses, hugged Daofeng and greeted the two, and Daofeng in his arms also beckoned to the two.
"I'm really ashamed, originally we wanted to go to find the Admiral immediately after we came here, but we were surprised to learn that the Admiralty of the Jiepen Kingdom forbade the ownerless ship to leave the country, and the two of us felt that we couldn't get the Admiral's certificate, so we could only hide incognito for the time being." Kaga spoke.
"Fortunately, the presiding officer of this temple mistakenly worshiped us as fox fairies, so that we would not be short of food and clothing, and we also wanted to go out many times to find out the news. Unfortunately, we couldn't control our hobbies, and we were often watched by everyone when we went out, so we had to return to Otosui Temple to continue our seclusion. Akagi said with a blushing face.
"Haha, it's okay, I understand, eat and drink." Yan Feng said with a smile.
"Admiral...... Please stop teasing us. Kaga's face was also red, and he said a little uncomfortably.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything." Yan Feng smiled and apologized.
"Now that the Admiralty has collapsed, and the ban on ships in Jiepen has been lifted, you can go back to the town with me."
"Of course, the shipwives always have to live with the Admiral. Please wait a moment, and let me go and ask the host to take my leave. Kaga nodded.
Then Akagi and Kaga went to the front hall to explain the situation to the host, and Yan Feng said to Nagato while teasing the island wind, "I didn't expect things to go so well, but why are they worshiped as fox fairies by the host?." ”
"I think it's probably caused by the fact that they first arrived here and used carrier-based aircraft to reconnoitre, and they should have been seen by the host so they thought they were fox fairies." Nagato guessed.
"I always thought that only the shrine would believe in fox fairies, why do monks also believe in this?" Yan Feng asked with some confusion.
"No, Admiral, the temple here in Jiepen also worships fox fairies, and the monks regard fox fairies as messengers of the Inari god or Tujini Heaven." Mutsu said from behind leaning his body against Yan Feng, who was sitting cross-legged, and the sudden shampoo made Yan Feng embarrassed.
"After all, Jiepen believes in eight million gods, and many of these gods are actually just mountain spirits and wild monsters." Nagato added.
While Yan Feng and the others were chatting, Akagi and Kaga also came to the courtyard with the host.
"Donor, since the fox fairy wants to leave the poor monk with you, it is inconvenient to stop it, but I hope that the donor can guide the two fox fairy adults to goodness." The host clasped his hands together and said to Yan Feng.
"Host, haven't we been saying that we are not fox fairies but ship girls? Why not trust us. Akagi looked at the host a little helplessly and said.
"The poor monk doesn't know what the ship's mother is, but there is nothing wrong with the fact that the two adults have strength beyond ordinary people. Due to the advent of the two, it is unclear what the two are and whether they will cause harm to the people around them. It was the poor monk who left the two in the Yinshui Temple on his own initiative, and now after several months of observation, he learned that the two are kind-hearted people, and since the old friend is found, the poor monk will naturally not stop him, only hope that the two can do more good deeds, so the poor monk will be satisfied. When the host said this, he was solemn, and it turned out that he had enshrined Akagi Kaga in the temple because he was afraid that they would use their power to do evil.
"Yan Feng admires the benevolence of the master of the host, and I promise you that the two of them will never do evil to humans in the future, but will use their power to protect them." Yan Feng was in awe of this virtuous monk, and promised to the host.
The host finally smiled, "In this way, the poor monk will thank the donor and the two fox fairies." If you have time in the future, you may wish to visit our temple again, and I wish you all the best in this journey. Amitabha. ”
In the farewell of the host, Yan Feng left the Yinshui Temple with the ship girls, and on the way back to the dormitory, Yan Feng asked if the two of them had unfinished business to do here in Jiepen, and both of them shook their heads.
"Then let's go back to the dormitory and go straight to the train station, it's 10 o'clock in the morning, if we're lucky, we should be able to get to Toyotomi City for lunch, and then we'll go straight back to the town guard's house." Yan Feng proposed.
"Seconded." Nagato said.
"I don't have a problem with that." Mutsu said with a smile.
"Island Wind can do whatever it takes to be with everyone." Daofeng, who was held in Yan Feng's arms, said.
"Then let's go back to the town guard mansion early, I haven't seen you sisters for a long time." Akagi said with a smile, and Kaga also nodded in agreement.
"Good! Then let's set off and return to our town guard's mansion. Yan Feng said loudly.
"Oh!"