Cloudy.

Dense stratus clouds almost filled the sky, and occasionally the sunlight had a chance to run in because the clouds were moving to reveal a little gap. However, because of the cool breeze blowing from time to time, the temperature never goes up, and it always stays in a pleasant range.

Today's weather is really nice.

On a sunny summer's day, such a day is precious.

Especially for people who are out of the home.

Looking at a large group of people working in full swing, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed for a while, the most relaxed place here seems to be me.

But they couldn't help it, they didn't want me to interfere.

"Thank you so much!"

I said with a slight bow to Miss Kappa, who was following me.

At first, I was just looking for a few kappa to help, but who knew that she had brought more than twenty of them, as well as more than a dozen young tengus.

I didn't know what to say.

"It's a pleasure to be able to help you. ”

Kawajo Natori was the only one who bowed, and the other party helped them Kappa and Tengu Clan I don't know how many times, and they had always been worried that they wouldn't have a chance to repay, but this time they finally ran into it.

If it weren't for the fact that she had to leave a lot of people to take care of the hydropower station, she planned to bring more companions!

"Lord Dongfang, do you want to drink water?"

Kawajo took the kettle hanging from his shoulder and handed it over.

"Well, no need, thanks. ”

I shook my head and pushed the kettle back.

"Oh. ”

The girl licked her lips and twisted the lid to take a few sips of water. There is always a hot spring water gushing out of the ground in this place, which makes it hot and stuffy, and my mouth is a little dry after staying for a long time.

"No. 3 and No. 5 over there, didn't you have breakfast today? Give me some strength! No. 19, don't leave the dug up dirt everywhere, put it in one pile, and fill it back in the future. And you ......."

Seeing that a few kappa were getting a little lazy, Kawashiro picked up the horn fastened around her waist and shouted a few times, and when she found that these guys were just looking at her stupidly and stopped, she waved the horn and ran over.

"Hey. ”

I smiled lightly, with such a strict overseer, it is not easy for others to relax!

"Bang. ”

The geyser in the distance once again spewed high columns of water, and the scorching water quickly cooled down when it met the cold air, turning into a white mist. From the white mist, a group of white spirits with a skeletal face surged out.

A group of tengu who had been waiting for a long time skillfully uncorked the transparent glass bottles, and the wraiths flying in the sky seemed to be attracted by something, and they went into the bottles one after another.

This is the "Soul Bottle", an upgraded version of the "Soul Net", which can automatically capture things like gods or resentful spirits, the only flaw is that the capacity is too small, and the number of spirits that can be loaded is not much.

However, this time, I have prepared a large number of "Soul Restraint Bottles", so I don't need to worry about running out of them at all.

When one of the "Soul Bottles" was filled, the Tengu immediately plugged the stoppers and opened the other, and the spirits in the air were rapidly decreasing.

Three minutes later, the time for the geyser to erupt had passed, and all that was left of the ground was the boiling water.

All the wraiths were arrested, and several tengu collected the "Soul Detention Bottle" and put them in one place.

With the help of so many kappa who are skilled in civil engineering, the ground here has been dug everywhere, and some of the lower hills have been leveled.

"Waha......"

Marisa laughed again, wondering what they had found.

I turned and walked in the direction where the laughter was coming.

Looking at the big pit in front of me that is more than ten meters wide and more than three meters deep in the center, I can't help but knock on my head, these guys are working too hard!

A dozen kappa and raven tengu walked around the pit with a metal rod like a mine detector, and Marisa was still laughing loudly, clutching a shovel in one hand and a thumb-sized object in the other, shining golden in the sunlight. Reimu next to her was digging in the ground like crazy, leaving an afterimage of the pickaxe in her hand.

"Dongfang, look at what this is?

When Marisa saw me coming, she stopped laughing and waved at me.

"I've never seen gold this big!"

"Oh. ”

I was also a little surprised, and although I heard rumors that there was a deposit rich in gold, I didn't expect the harvest to be so big.

But in this area full of geysers, does it matter if you dig so deep?

"Great harvest! ”

Looking at the heart-pounding precious metal, Marisa couldn't help but laugh again.

"Just dig like this, let's change places. ”

Even though there seems to be a lot of gold undug up here, I'm going to give up.

"Huh...... Why?"

Marisa's laughter froze, and she looked at me with her mouth open.

"It's too dangerous. ”

As soon as I waved, the kappas all walked out of the pit, but Reimu didn't stop, and the tools in his hands swung even faster.

This guy's eyes usually light up when he sees money, but now I'm afraid his mind is full of that kind of golden thing!

"What a waste, isn't it?"

Marisa hesitated, reluctant to give up the place.

"Yes. ”

Reimu gritted his teeth, raised his pickaxe high and chiseled it down hard.

The sturdy slate finally cracked under her repeated attacks.

"The final blow. ”

The obstacle that stood in the way of the Hakurei Shrine to a glorious future was finally destroyed by her.

"Huh?"

The ground suddenly began to shake, and it became more and more intense.

"Was there an earthquake?"

Marisa shrunk her head and stammered.

"How do I know. ”

Reimu stood firm, but she was also confused.

The shaking of the ground suddenly stopped, and with a huge roar that shook people's hearts, a silver-white water dragon with a diameter of two meters broke through the constraints of the earth and rushed straight into the sky. When it reached a height of twenty meters, the head of the water dragon suddenly exploded, and the scorching water droplets were scattered in all directions, causing a heavy rain to fall here.

Along with the appearance of the water dragon, there are countless resentful spirits, densely packed, covering the sky.

Looking at the two figures that were swept into the air by the water column, I couldn't help but shake my head.

"So, you're naïve......"

The hot rain fell one after another, and the ground turned into a puff of smoke, and the surroundings soon became white, and everyone felt as if they were in a furnace full of strange smells, hot and uncomfortable.

"To ...... It's here. ”

Reimu got up from the ground and looked at the few golden glittering objects in her hand, moved to tears. Now, the expansion plan of the shrine can finally be realized.

"Reimu, clothes. ”

Marisa suddenly didn't know what she had found, and cried out anxiously.

"What?"

Reimu heard her shout and lowered her head, only to realize that she was now soaking wet......

"Ah......h

The sky was full of resentful spirits flying everywhere, and this time not only the Tengu were all dispatched, but even all the kappa put down their work and ran together to help.

"What a catch!"

Looking at the wraiths huddled together and unable to move inside the "Soul Bottle", I couldn't help but sigh again and again.

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

Unexpected guests arrived.

Watching a large group of tengu and kappa flying around in the sky to catch those resentful spirits, Ibuki and the others were all stunned.

"Yo, Dongfang, so you're here!"

Seeing that I was also there, she waved her hand and walked over with the others.

"Daitengu-sama. ”

Seeing that the spirit dove Irin was also in the team, the tengu flew over to greet him.

"What are you doing here?"

When the clansmen came to say hello, the spirit dove Irin could only stop, but his eyes glanced at the man who greeted the star bear Yongyi and them from time to time and was talking to them.

"We're here to do Dongfang-sama a favor. ”

A Raven Tengu girl replied respectfully.

"Oh. ”

The Great Tengu was not surprised by this, just as she expected, they were indeed called by Dongfang Yao.

"It's none of your business, go and get your work done. ”

"Yes. ”

All the tengu bowed deeply to the spirit dove Irin before flying away.

"Hey, Dongfang, I didn't expect to see you here, what a surprise!"

Xingxiong Yongyi patted the shoulder of the man with two palms and said with a smile.

"Yes, yes!"

Ibuki wanted to be like her, but unfortunately she was too short to reach.

Once again, the girl was troubled by her height.

"I was the one who didn't expect. ”

I rubbed my shoulders and looked at the red-haired girl they had brought.

Well, those pair of bun heads, I always feel like I've seen them somewhere.

"We're meeting again! ”

As if sensing my gaze, the girl chuckled lightly and bent over with her fists in a bow.

Son?

When I heard this, a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind.

"Oh, it's you!"

I looked at her right hand, which was tied with a very tight white cloth, and nodded repeatedly.

"Hey, do you already know each other?"

Ibuki looked at these two people, and was very surprised.

"Well, a few months ago, this Dongfang prince once saved Hua Fan's life. ”

Ibaraki nodded, affirming what she was thinking.

"This ......"

I scratched my face embarrassedly, I just helped her at the time, how did it become a life-saving grace.

"What!"

Ibuki Suika slapped her forehead, feeling disappointed.

"Originally, I wanted to introduce the fan to Dongfang you know, but I didn't expect you to meet a long time ago! ”

She reacted and grabbed the man.

"Since you've already seen a fan, why don't you tell us?"

"Stupid. ”

I slapped her hand away and rolled my eyes a few times.

"I don't know you're in the same group, do you have to ask if you know her when I meet someone?"

"Well, that makes sense. ”

Thinking about it, Ibuki thought about it, and felt that what the other party said was right.

"Cuixiang, why are you here too?"

"Wow, Reimu, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Reimu and Marisa were all wet, Ibuki Suika was stunned.

"Don't mention it. ”

Reimu waved his hand, but he was also a little frustrated, and he was indeed too careless.

But compared to the gold in his hand, this loss is nothing.

"Marisa, what are you holding in your hand?"

Seeing Marisa secretly hiding a jar behind her back, Ibuki Suyaka was suspicious.

Now that it was discovered, Marisa reluctantly took the jar to the front, but she still held it firmly with both hands.

"What's in there?"

"Hmm...... That one...... It's gold. ”

The voice was as thin as a gnat, but it was still heard by everyone.

"Gold? What gold?"

Ibuki Suika and Hoshixiong Yuyi were both full of inexplicability, but Ibaraki Kazumi's expression changed.

"Throw it away. ”

She said suddenly aloud.

"Huh, why?"

"I'll explain it to you later, let's give it to you first!"

Ibaraki Kafan walked up and tried to remove the jar from Marisa's hand.

"Dream on!"

Marisa couldn't imagine that this guy would dare to rob her gold, and she was furious.

"In the next it's for your good. ”

"Phew, this is my thing, no one wants to take it......"

A fist slammed down, interrupting her words.

"It's mine. ”

I said word by word, snatching the jar from her hand.

"Ah......h

Marisa tried to pounce and snatch it, but I glared at her and snorted back.

"And yours, hand it over at once. ”

"Don't give. ”

Reimu shook her head vigorously and her hand shrank behind her back.

"If you want to be poisoned, just keep holding it!"

"Huh, poisoning?"

"Yes, it is not ordinary gold, it is something that has been smelted by the desires of sinners who have fallen into hell. ”

Ibaraki glanced at the man in surprise and explained.

"That's nothing!"

The shrine maiden pursed her lips in disapproval.

"Don't think I'm scaring you, know that there is not only one desire, and not all of them are necessarily smelted into gold, it may be mercury or arsenic. ”

"Eh, mercury, and arsenic?!"

"What is arsenic?"

Seeing Marisa's panicked look, Reimu still looked ignorant.

"Arsenic is highly toxic to humans and can be deadly. ”

Ibaraki paused and looked at her sternly.

"Probably you have a lot of gold with you. ”

"What ......"

Reimu opened his hand and looked at the dozen or so pieces of gold, and suddenly as if he had been bitten by a poisonous snake, his hand shook violently, and all the gold was immediately sprinkled on the ground......