My Weird Life

   Chapter 386 True Sakura Tree (22)

   "Every man is innocent, but he is guilty."

  An Gang looked at Su Wu, who was wrapping the 'big red lotus womb' with a coarse cloth, and his eyes showed approval. He told Su Wu a word,

Instead, he took the 'Tai Dao' with a black lacquered wooden scabbard from Hu Che, also wrapped it in coarse cloth, and handed it to Su Wu: "Master Zhuzhao, you are too low in ink right now, and your own combat strength is insufficient, so you can control it." A sharp blade like the big red lotus womb is swaggering outside,

   is like a child walking through a busy market with gold,

   is sure to be coveted!

   Therefore, in the case of insufficient strength,

  I hope you hide the fact that you have a very high-level magic weapon,

  This good product 'Tianmowan' was given to Zhuzhaojun for his daily practice of swordsmanship for self-defense.

  Your father, Axiong-kun, was a powerful samurai.

   Follow him to learn swordsmanship, there must be no problem! "

Dongliu Island respects the strong and despises the weak. In front of An Gang and others, Su Wu showed a great talent for sword casting. In order to keep Su Wu in the An Gang Sword Casting Institute, An Gang not only called on several craftsmen to stand up. I swear before the gods, and I will give you a good sword.

   has been considered as caring.

  An Gang's sword casting workshop is already the most outstanding sword casting workshop in the "Boqi Kingdom".

  Su Wu had no plans to leave here either, so he naturally accepted all the kindness shown by An Gang.

He reached out and took the 'Tianmowan' with the black lacquered wooden scabbard, put the two knives in one place, wrapped them in coarse cloth, and then thanked An Gang, Hu Toru and others: "Thank you Master An Gang, Hu Che and others. Master Toru, Gangmu...

   I will definitely study my skills,

   strive to forge higher quality swords again after the degree of ink acceptance is improved! "

   "Young people are high-spirited, so be it!" An Gang smiled and stroked his beard.

   He lifted the window panel of the sword casting room, looked at the sky outside, and then said to Su Wu: "I didn't expect the 'Dahong Lotus Embryo Treasure', it took us only an hour to cast it.

   is still a very advanced sword!

   It's still early, Zhuzhao-kun, take advantage of this time to go home early.

   Set up your own sword. "

   "Okay." Su Wu nodded.

   He hugged the two long knives wrapped in coarse cloth and left the sword-making room exclusively for An Gang.

   Watching his figure approaching the shared sword casting room next door, he called out Daki to accompany him, and left the sword casting room first. The atmosphere in An Gang's sword casting room relaxed a bit.

   Named Dayong, the Ink Craftsman who had previously tried to stab Su Wu to death couldn't help but said in a low voice, "The sword of the highest level, the two great Craftsmen, why don't you use it for your own use?

   He was able to forge a very high-level sword this time,

   There may not be such an opportunity and inspiration next time! "

   Gangmu next to Dayong raised his eyes to look at the two master craftsmen.

   Kira's eyes flinched,

   I feel that this kind of talk at the moment should not be heard for myself.

   Fortunately, no one in the audience cared about him.

  An Gang sighed deeply,

  Close the window panel.

In the dimly lit room, his face was a little blurry: "When I was holding the knife, I could feel that the knife was resisting me—it didn't belong to me, and I greedily took it as my own. I'm afraid it will bring great disaster for me-for the whole sword-making!

  I have a hunch, that kind of catastrophe is absolutely beyond our ability to bear! "

   "The first time he made a sword, he had already made a good sword.

   For the second time, with our assistance, the ultimate sword was cast.

   Talent is already so,

  Who can predict his future? Hu Che said, "Instead of fighting for a momentary gain, it is better to treat each other sincerely and let him stay in our sword casting shop. Perhaps, in an era, our sword casting shop will be spread all over the world due to the name of Candlelight. !

  Swordsmiths seek to forge supreme swords,

   is for that supreme skill,

   not the supreme sword itself! "

  …

  "You, now you have a new name, you are already the craftsman who forged the 'good quality' sword,

   Can I still call you like, like before? "

  Daki looked at Su Wu cautiously and timidly, and asked timidly.

  Su Wu patted him on the shoulder: "Even if I change my name, I will always be Abu."

   Hearing Su Wu's words, a smile appeared on Damu's face, and he nodded vigorously: "Abu! When you go back, can you show me the knife you made?"

"no problem."

  Su Wu nodded in agreement.

   The two walked together.

   At this time, it was still early, and it was about four o'clock in the afternoon.

   As usual, they headed to the 'Soseki Shrine' first to pick up Ms. Haruko home.

   In front of the stone monument of Soseki Shrine,

   Ms. Haruko in white robes and red dress is stepping on her shoes, holding an oil-paper umbrella, and looking around from time to time.

   When she saw 'Abu' and Damu walking together, she immediately became overjoyed, and she waved her hands again and again: "Abu! Damu!"

  Su Wu and Damu had also seen her long ago, and they all agreed upon hearing the words, and stepped up to approach her.

   Now the 'Joint Festival' of the shrine has ended,

  As a shrine priestess, Ms. Haruko has nothing else to do besides praying and divination every day, so she can leave the shrine early every afternoon.

   She was waiting for Su Wu and the two at the gate of the shrine,

   I thought they would ask her to wait until dusk like yesterday,

  I didn't expect them to come early, which really surprised Haruko: "How can you leave the sword casting house so early today? Abu! What are you carrying behind your back?"

   "Today, Abu was rewarded by Master Angang and Master Toru for casting a high-quality blade!

  He got a few iron ore and was able to forge his first sword! "Damu explained for Su Wu, his words were full of pride.

   "Did you have your own saber so soon?" Haruko looked at the long strip of cloth behind Su Wu, her eyes sparkling, "Show me! Abu, show me your saber!"

   "Go home and show you."

  Su Wu said: "Ms. Haruko, there are many people outside. If we are seen by other down-to-earth warriors, the situation will be very unfavorable for us."

  Haruko is sometimes stubborn and stubborn, but she's not someone who doesn't listen to reason at all.

   She nodded when she heard the words, looked at Su Wu and said, "Okay then, wait until you get home. You can't go back on what you promised yourself."

   "I won't go back." Su Wu nodded.

   He looked past Haruko and looked at the torii in the shape of an 'open',

   and the lush trees behind the torii,

Covered by    and trees, the main building of the soy sauce-colored shrine.

   "Want to go in and have a look?" Noticing Su Wu's gaze, Haruko approached Su Wu and asked in a low voice.

   She smiled, her eyes curved like crescent moons.

  Su Wu looked down at her expression, and suddenly felt a little vigilant in her heart: "It's too late, I won't watch it today, I'll talk about it later when I have time."

   said, he turned to go outside.

"oops!

   I won't ask you this time! Seeing that her mind was smashed by Su Wu, Haruko stomped her feet angrily, and stretched out her hand to grab Su Wu's sleeve, "Let's go, this is a rare opportunity, if you want to go in and have a look, I can just take you around.

   After today,

   I don’t know when there will be time like this. "

   She speaks frankly and sincerely,

  Su Wu thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded.

   turned and walked towards the torii gate of Soseki Shrine: "Alright."

  Soseki Shrine is a small local shrine in Hoki Kingdom, and its scale is not large.

  The shrine has two chapel halls on the left and right, except for the worship hall in the middle.

but,

   In the current **** hall, there is no **** deity that can be worshipped.

   has become the residence of shrine priests.

   Occasionally, there are Onmyoji from Heianjing's "Onmyolia" passing by Boqi, and if they don't have a place to stay, they will choose to stay overnight at the shrine.

On the large flat ground surrounded by the three temples, fine sand is scattered, and people who come and go in the shrine will step on the fine sand. Over the years, the fine sand has been compacted, forming a thin soil layer.

  Some trees with tall crowns, drooping paper strips, and small white flowers on their branches and leaves take root on the left and right sides of the fine sand.

   Go through them and go straight, and you will enter the main hall of the shrine.

  The trees with white flowers are wrapped with red cloth strips, as well as various bells and spells. When the breeze blows, the branches of the trees tremble, and the crisp and ethereal sound of bells lingers here.

Jingle Bell…

Jingle Bell…

  Su Wu glanced sideways over the trees,

   He saw limbs wrapped around the branches of trees,

   Between those knotted hands, feet, and limbs, clumps of dark hair danced freely.

  The hair is scattered,

   or reveal the faces of some people who are frozen with pain, struggle, and horror,

   Or show some guts!

  The big tree with the huge crown and the small white flowers is like a tray on the dining table, hooking those people and dedicating them to the customers and buyers who come!

  Su Wu's eyes narrowed—

  The limbs and flesh and blood wrapped around the branches and leaves disappeared without a trace.

   But he has gone through too many things, and he absolutely believes in his own conscious judgment and what he sees with his eyes—the scene just now was definitely not an illusion!

   "These trees are called sakura trees.

   is a good offering to the gods. "

   Haruko noticed Su Wu's gaze and explained to him softly.

  Su Wu blinked,

   The terrifying picture that had just disappeared reappeared.

   His expression remained unchanged, and he said: "It seems that the Lord God is very considerate of the people, and only eats leaves, and does not even need animal sacrifices."

   Haruko felt that Su Wu's tone was a bit strange,

   But I can't think of where the strangeness is,

   She nodded: "It is precisely because of the protection of the gods that there are few earthquakes and flash floods in our country of Boqi. We must be grateful for the protection of the gods..."

  Miss Haruko lowered her voice,

   tugged at the hem of Su Wu's shirt: "You can't tease the gods in the shrine."

  Su Wu did not make a decision after hearing this.

   Under the guidance of Haruko, he and Ogi entered the main hall of the shrine.

   Stepping into the spacious but dimly lit main hall,

   They saw an acquaintance.

  —Anlu Onmyoji.

   (end of this chapter)