Chapter 51: Bathhouse (Seeking follow-up reading)
"Let's put aside our assumptions about the gods' fighting abilities for now."
“In fact, we have obtained some clues.”
Hot spring house, seal...
As a large number of professional terms were introduced, Minister Miki tapped the table with his fingers, then walked around and spoke slowly.
"I wonder what you know about these terms?"
Minister Miki looked at the expressions of the crowd and saw that the priest's face changed drastically when he heard the word "bathhouse".
"Minister Miki, are you sure you're talking about the bathhouse?"
As if sensing the puzzled looks from the others, the priest took a deep breath and began to explain.
"First of all, I wonder if anyone here has ever heard of purification?"
However, seeing some people's puzzled looks, the priest realized that he still had to give some general information.
"Then let me explain. Purification is an important ritual activity in Shintoism, which aims to cleanse the body of dirt and sins through washing."
"This ritual can cleanse the body and mind. People believe that through the purification ceremony, they can get closer to the gods and obtain their blessings."
"On the other hand, gods also keep themselves pure through purification! In countless myths, there have been scenes of gods bathing!"
"As for the Yuya, it's actually a hot spring hotel."
“But the bathhouses in myths and legends have a different meaning.”
"Information about hot spring houses has appeared in the ancient books I have read. According to the ancient books, gods and monsters in mythology usually live in the mountains or on isolated islands in the sea. Hot spring houses are described as gathering places for these gods and monsters to play and relax."
"In ancient Japanese, it is called "a hot spring house where 80,000 gods and ghosts gather."
At this point, everyone present understood the meaning of the priest's words, and couldn't help but look at each other, as if digesting the news.
The priest nodded seriously, indicating that he approved of everyone's idea.
"If the white dragon named Amber River really came from the bathhouse, it means that there is a gathering place of gods and ghosts in a place we cannot detect!"
Gulp.
Minister Miki heard the sound of his assistant swallowing saliva, and at the same time he grabbed his thighs to ease his emotions. Whether it was panic or fear, he could feel his body trembling.
He is just the lord of an unknown river, yet he has such power!
I thought it was just an accident and I just didn’t know how to deal with it so I put it aside and will discuss it later.
You actually told me that there might be a group of gods as powerful as this one in this world?
I'm tired, destroy it!
The priest clenched his hands, frowned, and began to organize his next speech.
In fact, in his opinion, it would be better if the gods did not appear.
Although in the eyes of everyone, if the gods descend to the earth, the priests of the temple will definitely be favored by the gods.
But we know our own business.
My family has already stood among the upper class of the country. Who knows whether the sudden appearance of gods is a good thing or a bad thing?
If one is dissatisfied with the priest's work, it is not impossible for him to simply throw himself into the dust!
Do you want to have a father out of nothing?
Therefore, maintaining the current status is the most conservative and correct choice!
Under the solemn gazes of the crowd, the priest still chose to express his concerns.
"Bai Long's appearance this time did not conceal the purpose of his trip, which was to capture the purple-skinned weasel. Although he did not affect the lives of ordinary people along the way."
"Perhaps we can comfort ourselves that the world of gods has its own rules, such as not being able to influence our lives at will."
"But I think it's because the gods don't think we pose a threat to them!"
"In the case of the white dragon that suddenly appeared and disappeared, the information that we need to verify the most is that we have no idea how those gods appeared in reality!"
"besides!"
"We can see that the white dragon disappeared by diving into the lake!"
"We may be able to draw a surprising conclusion from this situation."
"The distance between the gods and us is closer than we imagined!"
Minister Miki listened to the priest's words and the more he listened, the more they made sense to him. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.
Wow, this analysis makes so much sense!!!
After thinking for a moment, he said to the assistant next to him.
"Prepare to draft a document on this conversation and submit it! If it is true, it is no longer up to us to decide!"
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"The meeting is over!"
After Ryuji Takashita leaned against the wall and heard the end of the meeting coming from the headphones, he began to destroy the headphones.
Not long ago, after an investigation, the authorities discovered that Gao Ban Long Er had appeared in Bai Long's movements, and they immediately decided to contact Gao Ban Long Er and prepare to share information with him.
From Ryuji Takao's perspective, everything that happened before was too vague. In order to obtain more effective information, it is more reliable to cooperate with the official.
It's impossible that such a big official doesn't know more than I do?
After the two parties communicated, the official immediately arranged for Gao Ban Longji to join the meeting remotely.
As for signing a confidentiality agreement?
The purpose of the confidentiality agreement is to limit more people from knowing about the extraordinary information. Gao Ban Longji is already an extraordinary person, so there is no need to restrict him through a confidentiality agreement.
What's more, a lot of the information this time was provided by Gao Ban Long Er.
After the meeting, Takasaka Ryuji looked at the file sent to him on his mobile phone, which contained information about Ryomen Sukuna that was summarized after discussions between the officials and the old monk.
He kept flipping through his phone. There were two versions about Ryomen Sukuna in the files. One was that in the legend circulating on the Nibu River in the Hida region, Sukuna with two faces, four hands and four feet was the incarnation of gods and Buddhas, and he had personally destroyed the "Nana" demons who were doing evil on the Nibu River.
Another version is that there was a monster named "Sukuna" in "Hida Province" who also had two faces, four hands and four legs. His strength and agility were many times greater than that of ordinary people. He enjoyed plundering, and the emperor sent "Takeshin Kuma-no-Mikoto" to kill him.
Takashi Ryuji recalled what Bailong said before he left, and he now tends to believe the second statement.
If that's the case, this finger inside your body is like a time bomb that could explode at any time.
But so what?
If he had not accidentally obtained Ryomen Sukuna's finger, Takasaka Ryuji would never have been able to save Takasaka Yoko during the kidnapping incident.
He even said that there was a high probability that both he and his son would die.
Not like now?
Official flattery, and the secret recruitment of various chaebols...
Ryuji Takasaka knows very well how he got everything he has now.
That's the power that finger brings!
Thinking of this, Gao Ban Long Er took a deep breath, raised his feet and returned the same way.
"Ryuji, you just went out. Did you meet the girl you like? Did you get anything?"
"You're so annoying!"
"No, no, talk to mom!"
"don't want!"
"Please! Mommy, please, I'll make you your favorite pudding tonight!"
"Let's go home!"
"Hey, Ryuji, do you know?"
"I have no idea!"
"Just listen to me! I learned a new recipe while doing my nails today, so don't eat your tongue tonight!"
"childish!"
"Hate!!!"
Feeling the cheerful Yoko beside him, the haze in Ryuji Takasaka's heart seemed to be dispelled.
Reality is already so cruel!
As long as it can transform myself, then it doesn’t matter even if this power is bestowed by a demon!
(End of this chapter)
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