After praying for Kotaro’s renqi ball, everyone felt somewhat at peace.
Faith can indeed support human beings to continue living in difficult days.
After everyone paid homage at the place where the Longquan River draws water, they went on patrol again. The attitude of the ronin towards Kotaro has changed a lot.
They no longer regard the ashigaru sent by the Hirata family as a monitor, or Lan En's follower or lackey. Rather, he is a person who is struggling to find a tomorrow with them at this critical juncture of the war.
The patrol mission was not over yet. Lan En chatted with Kotaro on the way.
"I see that although other people know about the Renqi Ball, they don't seem to be prepared."
"This" the short man scratched his chin and smiled sheepishly
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"The making of Renqi balloons is very particular. My mother is a sworn believer of Senhoji Temple on Mount Kumgang. She was taught how to make them when she went up the mountain to worship. Otherwise, such balloons would not be sold cheaply in Ashina City. "
"Xianfeng Temple" Lan En nodded. "It sounds like a temple with a lot of history."
"It's true." When Kotaro heard Lan En's praise, he was as excited as if he had been praised.
His mother was a religious believer in the temple, and it seems that his own beliefs were also influenced by her.
"Senhoji Temple has a long history. It is a famous esoteric temple not only in Ashina, but also in the entire Japan."
"When the war is over, my mother will still be here for me." Xianfeng Temple has requested a Star Offering Ceremony. Please join us when the time comes. The maple leaves on Mount Kumgang turn red at this time, and the scene of fallen leaves in the valley is also unique."
"Star Offering Ceremony" "Hey Kotaro, you are talking about the Star Offering Ceremony in Senfou Temple. Oh, you are going to have a good fortune in the future."
Some of the ronin behind him seemed to have heard of it, and envy suddenly appeared on their faces.
"Yes" Kotaro smiled and nodded heavily.
Lan En blinked, a little curious.
The scene described in the description of the valley being dyed red with maple leaves does sound very good, but what interests Lan En more is the Star Offering Ceremony.
It sounds like a battle of wits in Journey to the West.
"Sir." A ronin seems to understand this Dharma assembly very well, or he admires it so much that he understands it very well.
"The Star Offering Ceremony is a ceremony in which Buddhist masters from Xianfeng Temple are invited to calculate the natal star based on a person's birth date, and then make offerings and pray to the natal star Bodhisattva. After success, the praying person will receive blessings in the future. Your life will definitely be smooth sailing."
The Ronin said this, and the determination on his face seemed to be firmer than Kotaro himself.
"Oh" Lan En nodded repeatedly after hearing this, feeling that he had learned a lot.
"Normally, it is impossible for ordinary people to be ranked in this ceremony. Kotaro, you are really lucky."
"No, no, hehe." Kotaro smiled sheepishly. laugh. "It's the masters of Xianfeng Temple. Recently,It seemed that there was a large-scale star offering puja, and I was lucky enough to be in the queue. ”
This group of locals exchanged words with each other, blowing this ceremony to the point where it was rarely seen in the sky and on the earth. The warm atmosphere also caused Lan En’s doubts about the Hirata family’s defense system just now. It was a lot easier.
He decided that if nothing big happened after this war, it would be good to go to Xianfeng Temple.
What about the famous ancient temple? , if there was no such thing as the intersection of the heavens and the earth, he would not have the chance to see it with his own eyes.
The group of people walked around talking and laughing, feeling that even the laborious vigilance and observation became easier.
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But Lan En, who was walking at the front, suddenly straightened up after walking a few steps along Longquanchuan.
He stopped and raised his right hand.
The Rongers behind him had almost developed conditioned reflexes under his training. The moment they raised their fists, they all stopped talking and laughing and clenched their weapons.
< p>Lan En's nose twitched slightly."The smell of blood is still human blood"
Lan En's extraordinary senses collected the information. He did not explain to the ronin behind him, but headed directly towards the source of the smell.
Although the ronin had only been under his leadership for seven or eight days, they had already learned a little discipline, so they consciously followed suit. .
Departing from the route along the Longquan River, we walked through the undulating mountains and forests for only about ten minutes.
Lan En was at the root of a big tree. He frowned and stopped.
It took half a minute for the wanderers behind him to arrive, and they were panting due to the rugged route.
That is, the physique of Ashina natives. That's right, otherwise they would have been left behind by Lan En for at least a minute.
The forest was so silent that the humans couldn't help but lower their voices subconsciously.
Kotaro gasped and leaned towards Lan. En.
"Sir, what did you find?"
Before he finished speaking, his eyes followed Lan En's line of sight.
Immediately, the voice stopped, and after a long time, he let out a sigh.
"It's the second son of the Achai family."
A child chopping wood with a firewood rack on his back. There was an arrow stuck across his neck, his eyes widened as he looked up at the towering tree crown and the sky between the branches and leaves.
The ground under his hands and feet was in a mess, and it was obvious that he had been struggling for a long time. .
Now, there are several bugs attracted by flesh and blood lying on his eyeballs
"You know"
"Their family is Hirata. A tenant of the family, he often comes out to cut firewood to supplement the family income. ”
The voice of Kotaro revealed the numbness of living in a war-torn world.
It is worth being sad to lose someone you know, but at the same time, it is too common. .
As described in Russia, farmersAfter the woman gave up her child, she still had to drink up the salted soup one mouthful at a time.
It's not because she's not sad, but because she can't give up the salt in the soup.
Sadness in life does not come out at a good time.
Lan En had a cold face as he squatted down next to the arrow on the child's neck and sniffed it.
"Is there any smell of bandits left? Anyway, it's not that far away."
The pair of cold cat eyes glanced back, and all the ronnel suddenly became energetic, and they Even the breathing has calmed down.
"Follow up"
"Yes" n
No one has any objection.
In addition to the authority Lan En has established in the past few days, their patrol team also has the responsibility of expelling bandits.
It’s just that the Hirata family has never looked down upon these thieves who were struggling in the mountains, and the bandits did not dare to appear near Hirata Manor, so the existence of this responsibility was not obvious.
But this time, the tenant's son was killed on the edge of Longquan River, which was too close.
You cannot ignore emotions and reasons.
Lan En’s extraordinary senses could easily follow the stench of the bandits.
In less than ten minutes, his ears could hear the roar of laughter.
The bandits were noisy and happy, feeling like they were finally going to make a big fuss after suppressing it for a long time.
Occasionally, two sentences mentioned the arrow that pierced the child's neck just now.
They all agreed that for the level of that shot, they should have one more drink tonight.
The children of tenant farmers who pass by to chop wood are not human beings in their eyes, just like the pheasants shot during hunting, they are a reason to drink.
Lan En stood still in the forest more than ten meters behind the bandits.
His hand has already pulled out Arondette from behind.
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