Although she was returning to her home, Todai Ayako did not go in directly, but began to visit the shrine with Tsukikei Sora according to the process.

After bowing lightly to the torii, the two walked along the left side of the approach to the top of the mountain.

The torii gate is the separation between the human world and the realm of the gods, and stepping through the torii gate is equivalent to entering the realm of the gods, and the center of the approach is a road that belongs to the gods, so it is not appropriate to occupy the center of the approach.

Although it is only a family-run shrine, it is quite nice to have a slate approach, unlike most of the shrines that are dirt roads, dusty on sunny days, and even more muddy on rainy days.

It seems that although this shrine is not very good now, it should at least be wide for a while.

After cleaning up in the hand water house, the two of them first bowed in front of the worship hall, and then entered the worship hall.

"It's ......"

Yue Xikong looked at the god body enshrined in the worship hall with some surprise, it turned out to be a snow-white big fox.

Although there are many gods in the form of animals, people still take the initiative to add a lot of extra decorations or depict their demeanor when worshipping them, so as to show the majesty of the gods, but this is not, it is just an ordinary big fox.

Curious, but he still remembered that he should be respectful of the gods, and did not say anything.

The first two salutes, then the two hands hit each other twice, and finally the first salute, and the two of them stood up after the two salutes, two clapped their hands and one salute.

The deity of the shrine sat upright next to the worship hall, a slightly old, serious man, wearing a snow-white priest's robe, looking meticulous.

When he saw Ayako Todai come in, his expression fluctuated significantly, but he didn't say anything, and after a glance, he withdrew his gaze.

Thinking of Ayako Todai saying that this is her home, Yuexikong guesses that this may be her father, but it seems that the two don't seem to deal with each other.

Sure enough, after Todai Ayako finished paying her respects, she turned around and bowed to the god.

"Father, long time no see."

When the priest heard his daughter's greeting, he didn't smile at all, but his already cold expression became a little colder.

He snorted coldly, frowned and stared at his daughter dissatisfied: "So do you remember that you have a father?" ”

Ayako Todai lowered her head and looked respectful, but her words did not give in: "You are my father no matter what, but I have grown up, I have my own pursuits and ideas, and I hope you can understand." ”

"So you left this family behind and escaped the responsibility of heir?"

"Asako is more suitable to be an heir than me, and she can make a good priest."

Todai Ayako didn't give an inch, his attitude aroused the anger of the Totai Divine Lord, especially when he heard her mention Asako, he got up directly in anger and glared at her condescendingly.

"Don't you understand your sister's situation? Don't forget how her leg was paralyzed, how could she let ...... again"

Seeing that his father was a little too excited, Todai Ayako hurriedly interrupted him: "Father, don't talk about it, there are still guests!" ”

This sentence was obviously very effective for the Totai Divine Lord who followed the ancient rites, and it immediately made him forcibly suppress his anger.

He looked at Yuexikong, who was sitting on the side, looking at his nose and nose, with a look of 'I didn't hear anything', and bowed apologetically to him, then looked at his eldest daughter again, snorted coldly, and left with his sleeves.

Although he was a little concerned about the relationship between this little boy who came with his daughter and his daughter, he was not interested in asking now.

As for Yuexi Kong, who had been trying to lower his sense of existence, he breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the somewhat terrifying Todai God Lord leave.

He was equally relieved to hear Ayako Todai.

Turning his head, he saw Ayako Todai looking at him apologetically: "I'm sorry for letting you see such a scene, but it's okay, fortunately you're here, otherwise maybe we'll fight again." ”

Speaking of the back, she couldn't help but laugh.

Yue Xikong scratched his head a little embarrassed.

"Why, wonder why my father and I have such a relationship?" Ayako Todai looked at him and asked with a smile.

Yuexikong hurriedly shook her head, but Todai Ayako had already said it to herself.

"There is no special reason, it's just a story of a rebellious and unfilial daughter who wants to pursue her own ideals, abandons her responsibilities and has a stalemate at home."

She said as if laughing at herself, then patted her face again, and quickly regained her strength.

"Don't talk about it so much, as an apology, I'll take you to the shrine for a walk, there are many places that are forbidden to tourists, you should be curious about these, right?"

Yue Xikong was indeed curious, so he nodded and said, "Then it's troublesome." ”

Todai Shrine was carved out of the mountains and forests of Mt. Todai, covering a wide area, separated from the surrounding mountains and forests by a circle of wooden hedges, and enclosing the entire shrine with a circle of ropes, which seems to be quite attentive.

Ayako Todai explains the origin of Todai Shrine to Sora Tsukikei.

"I was a little surprised when I saw you just now when you saw the god of Mount Todai, are you wondering why we worship a fox as the god of the mountain?"

Yue Xikong didn't expect that his previous brief look was observed, and he was also a little helpless: "I didn't know about the god of Totai Mountain in advance, but because I happened to pass by here and saw a shrine here, I suddenly wanted to visit, I'm very sorry." ”

Although there is no need to apologize at all, considering that this is the daughter of the shrine family, I think it would be better to show my apologies.

"There are very few people who come to worship now, let alone young people, and I was a little surprised when I saw you on the approach just now." Ayako Todai smiled, and then explained:

"In fact, Todai Shrine is just an ordinary big fox, and legend has it that a long time ago, one of our ancestors encountered danger in the Todai Mountains, and then a big fox appeared to save him and lead him out of the forest.

The ancestor was grateful, believing that the fox must be the incarnation of the mountain god, and could not bear to save him from danger, so he established a Todai shrine on Mt. Todai to worship the god of Todai.

I can't say exactly how long it took to record, but it is said that our family also gave the surname Todai in the Miao character must be called Todai because of the Todai Shrine, and it should have been more than 200 years, but I didn't expect a wild shrine to slowly expand to this point. ”

Todai Ayako said with some emotion.

Yuexikong was also a little surprised, I didn't expect Todai Shrine to have such a long history, Miao Zi must be called the order, that was promulgated by Emperor Meiji in 1875.

He looked at the quaint wooden buildings in the shrine, and there were all kinds of buildings that the shrine should have, but he didn't expect it to develop from a thatched house-like wild shrine.

Suddenly, he noticed that a girl had come out of the apse's private quarters.

He looked at her, unable to hide the curiosity in his heart.

Not because of anything else, but because of the wheelchair she was in and the guide stick she had in her hand.

Tsukikei instantly remembered the conversation Ayako Todai had had with her father before.

He looked at Ayako Todai.

If nothing else, this should be the sister of Ayako Todai, who is known as 'Asako'.