187. Empty hands
Do it as you say, do it well, do it well, do it well, and do it first-class. This is the foundation of my life. There are only things that I can’t imagine, but nothing can be done. It is also my always-pretty principle. So on the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year, we already appeared in Nagasaki Bay west of the Nagasaki Peninsula.
In order not to attract attention, we stopped the boat seven or eight nautical miles away from Nagasaki Port. After all, it is the Chinese New Year, and it is definitely particularly sensitive to sending to the port to the port at this time, especially considering that some things that may not be very pleasant for the locals, we finally chose to take a boat and get ashore from the remote beach.
Of course, maybe this is the so-called guilty feeling, but it does bring me more sense of security. In fact, in this society that is completely inseparable from informatization, the so-called traces are probably more of a delusion in people's hearts.
After landing, I took Jiugui Masato and others to avoid the fireworks of the world, and went wherever there was darkness, and touched Suwa Dashe like a ghost in the dark night in an absolutely safe attitude.
In Japan, shrines are part of the cultural bloodline. Each place has its own shrine for the people to visit and pray for blessings. This is nothing wrong.
In modern times, most Chinese children feel deeply hostile and disgusted by the existence of the shrine because of the infamous Jingguo God Club. They think that this thing is a disgusting ghost thing and always think about hostility, but in fact it is not necessary.
The shrines in Japan are actually like the temples and Taoist temples in China. There is no right or wrong in themselves. They are just gods (or people) worshipped by individual schools, who are contradictory because of some reason. Overall, when dealing with shrines, one should take the right attitude to judge and recognize them as fairly as possible. This is the rational attitude towards different cultures.
Of course, we are a person with principles. For the Yasukuni Divine Toilet that worships war crimes, it is better to blow it up early!
The Suwa Dashe we are about to rush to is a shrine with four temples around Lake Suwa. It is also the "One Palace" of Shino Kingdom, which is the highest-level famous gods. In other words, this is a shrine qualified to worship gods. The god position is Masao, and it is also one of the oldest shrines in Japan.
Suwa Dashe is divided into Uesha and Shimoshe. Uesha is located on the south side of Suwa Lake and is divided into the former palace and the main palace. Shimoshe is divided into the erudite palace and the Akigu, so Suwa Dashe is composed of the 2nd and 4th palaces.
It is said that there are unique wooden pillars standing at the four corners of the temple, called "Imperial Pillar". Since the completion of the shrine, the six-year Imperial Pillar Festival is held at the Shen and Yin annual meetings. It has now gradually developed into a palace festival, which is one of the three well-known Japanese festivals. The "Wood Fall" that men hold the pillars and quickly slide down the hillside is the most exciting part.
In the Japanese book "Liang Chen's Secret Copy", there is a song record of "Kanto's military god, Kashima, Kazuta, and Suwa Palace". Therefore, the Suwa god is widely known as the God of military affairs, hunting, and fishing guardian and praying god.
I heard from the owner of Yusui Store that when they worshipped the statue of the puffer fish god, they all went to the Honmisam Temple on the south side of Lake Suwa. Although decades have passed, tradition is tradition and probably not so easy to change.
In Nagasaki in the first month, the cold wind is like a knife and the dusk mist is like ice. I have the cold crystal skills to protect my body, so I naturally don’t feel cold. Nine ghosts Masayoshi and others also have excellent equipment as a support. Even the little girl Yuan is very excited, as if we are not stealing things, but going on an outing. Every time I look at her, her eyes are full of smiles.
This guy was too worried! I thought to myself, then turned around and tapped her head with two knuckles. This was a completely intimate act.
Yuan covered her head and exclaimed pain. She was about to speak, but she pointed her hand in front and made a move to silence. I naturally knew what she was talking about, because I had already noticed entering the realm of the shrine, and two priests wearing white background and red diamond patterns were slowly walking down the ramp in front.
When the two of them saw that they were not young, they left the shrine in the middle of the night, 80% of them had their last worship today and had to return to their residence to rest. The gate of the shrine must not be closed. After all, who would come to the shrine to steal things? Aren’t you afraid of being punished by the gods?
For me, if you believe in this thing, you will have it, and if you don’t believe in it, you will not have it. If you come, you will definitely not be able to go empty. As for the false things like the anger and punishment of the gods, let’s talk about it again!
When the two of them walked over, I waved my hand gently, and a few of them followed me along the long stone steps toward the gate of the shrine. It was not that I was brave enough to walk through the main entrance, but that the terrain on the side was too complicated, and there were tracts of thatched grass and bushes covered it. The black terrain was like a big mouth, which made people a little daunting.
There are many benefits to walking the main entrance. At least the steps are flat, and there are only two half-light and dark wind lamps hanging on the door posts, and thick white lantern paper is also covered with, and the light is extremely weak.
With our skills, sneaking to the front of the shrine gate twenty steps, then turning into the side gate is really the best choice.
The steps of Japan are very fine and not high. I took two steps at the same time and reached the platform at the end of the steps. I turned my head and looked back. I could see the night view of Nagasaki. I couldn't help but breathe a long breath, and I felt that my mood seemed to be much better.
I can't explain why, but I always felt like a stone was pressing on my heart. After thinking about it, I felt that it was because of my promise to my second uncle, coupled with the prophecy of Grandma Yunhu, and the mysterious door, which gave me hope to return to the modern era.
For this goal, I have always made myself like a clockwork machine. When I open my eyes, I think about what I am doing now. Everything is based on whether it can be beneficial to me, and I choose my own plan utilitarianly. But then again, is this really right for me?
Can you go back to modern times? So far, that is just an idea. In other words, even if you go back after going through a lot of hardships, do you want me to give up these people now? These things?
Looking at Yuan’s eyes, the deep affection in it was full of deep affection. Could it be that I would give up the beauty in front of me just for a blood feud decades ago?
Maybe I am really affected by the environment and are slowly changing. This kind of change cannot be said to be good or bad, but at least, I have become much calmer and happier. I should still cherish the present and the present.
If I were asked to make a choice now, stay, or go back, I really didn't know how I would choose. When I went back, what did I have? A blood feud, a grudge. What would I have after these are over? What else do I have?
I'm afraid that by then, I will be left with the loneliness of my family and the endless longing for these lovely people!
Of course, I will still do what I should do, and I will still complete the promises I should fulfill, because it is a sustenance after all, isn’t it? But I changed my mood and no longer was so anxious, and no longer faced it with the mentality I had before.
Thinking of this, I whispered: "Let's go to look for it separately, Zhengxiao, you and Sa go there; Mo takes Shi, you look for it from behind. Yuan and I enter through the main entrance. Who will find it first, and who will send a signal. Understand?"
Everyone nodded and went one after another. I didn't look back, gently grabbed Yuan's hand and whispered: "Go!"
In the dark night, I obviously felt Yuan's little hand shake, and then began to tremble slightly. This was the first time I took the initiative to hold her hand! Although we have had intimate relationships more than once, it was more due to the opposite sex attracting each other, or passion. And this kind of calm grip between hands is the real collision of the soul!
Yuan's little hand twisted slightly, and I turned it into a joint of fingers. She tiptoed and said softly in my ear: "I don't want you to protect me unilaterally, and I will always protect you!"
Her breath blew into my ears, making my ears itchy. After hearing this words that are more touching than any other love words, staring at Yuan's burning gaze in the darkness, I gently pecked on her lips, and smiled and said softly: "Be a thief first! Is it okay to be a professional?"
Yuan frowned and snorted, "Who is unprofessional?" But she could clearly feel that she immediately returned to the state of performing the task, looking around full of energy.
I smiled slightly. If a lover is like this, what else can my husband ask for? At this moment, the regret of Huamei in my heart slowly turned into the cherishment of Yuan in front of me. I held Yuan's hand, tightened slightly, and then opened easily, and ran forward first. I could feel that Yuan was also following me, silently following me.
The place we went to was the main hall. There were two breathing sounds in the hall gate, which seemed to be the priest on duty. Through the door panel, I looked in through the crack of the door and looked back and forth three times. There was no other object except the gods worshipped.
I shook my hand at the Jiao behind me, indicating that the target was not there. We both quietly retreated to the door and touched the back along the wall.
At this moment, I suddenly heard three fox cry from behind. The sound was lifelike, but from the rise and fall of the tone, it could be seen that this was the signal of the Nine Ghosts Masayoshi! It seemed that he had discovered the target!
I looked at Kamei, and we both tacitly understood one by one and one behind, sneaking towards the place where the Nine Ghost Masato sent a signal. It was the back hall of the shrine itself, hidden among the layers of trees. I touched it all the way and saw many sculptures of foxes. It seemed that Nine Ghost Masato chose to learn the fox's chirping because he had considered it.
When I approached the back hall, I quietly checked the situation around me. There were four breaths in total, all of which were very familiar. They should be the four people who came together! We touched us quietly and saw us. Jiugui Zhengxiao pointed inward with his hand and signaled that it was inside.
I approached the wall, touched the corner of the wall and looked inside, looking in the shadow. On the altar, there was a magnified version of the pufferfish statue! But the shape of the statue is so stupid that I chose the pufferfish that keeps always--that is the bubble fish that is about to explode!
Seeing this, I almost didn't laugh out loud! I looked around and looked around. There seemed to be no one, so I made a gesture, leaving the young man to look at the wind at the door, and the five of us men quietly touched in.
There was indeed no one in the hall, so I whispered: "Try it, is it heavy?"
The statue of the puffer fish is one meter high and one and a half meters long, and looks majestic. The Nine Ghosts Masayoshi went over and hugged him, and it seemed not too heavy! It turned out to be a wooden sculpture with a layer of gold paint on the outside!
We were immediately happy. Several people went up, one grabbed a protruding puffer fish thorn, held the puffer fish's fat belly with the other hand, and quietly lifted it, and the statue of the puffer fish god left the pedestal! Without saying a word, we were about to go out.
Soon, we carried the fat-headed fish and left the area of the shrine and entered the darkness of the back mountain. Yuan looked at such a cute statue, and his eyes suddenly showed little stars, and he kept screaming and touching them.
I smiled speechlessly. Yuan touched the statue of the pufferfish god, and suddenly looked up and said, "Sir, you said that the statue of the pufferfish god suddenly disappeared. Will the people from the shrine report to the officials? Looking around!"
I thought about it and said, "It's very likely? What should I do?" But what I had in my mind was the idea of teasing Yuan. I was afraid of stealing something? What is the logic?
Unexpectedly, Yuan said: "I think we should leave a letter..."
Letter? Nani?
So the next morning, the priest of the shrine discovered that the statue of the pufferfish god was missing and was shocked! While searching everywhere, he found a letter left on the original pedestal of the pufferfish god statue.
The great priest rushed over immediately after hearing the news. When the exhibition letter was watched, he said: "The priests of the shrine heard that I am the god of river-storing puffer fish! Since I came to Guidi, it has been decades since I came to Guidi. Due to my own cultivation, I am now back to the sea to practice in a subconscious manner! There is no need to look for me, and I will definitely return when I am a complete enlightenment. Don't worry!"
The great priest:......
Priest:......
Chapter completed!