A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 149 Concerning Faith
Aguo was suddenly a little angry. Although the young samurai in front of him had extremely outstanding power, he was also too irritating.

But then she realized her gaffe, and after carefully thinking about the other party's question, she couldn't help falling into silence again.

Hundreds of years ago, when people's worship of gods was at its peak, faith brought a lot of wealth to Izumo Shrine.

However, as Nippon entered the Warring States Period, the number of believers in the shrine that failed to show any miracles began to decline rapidly, and the daimyo also began to take the opportunity to continuously demand and embezzle the land and wealth of the shrine.

Because they have gradually discovered that even believers of gods cannot resist the swords and guns in their hands.

Coupled with the gradual rise of Buddhism from Cathay in Nibon, many shrines lost a large number of believers, and life became increasingly difficult.

However, in order to maintain the splendor of the shrines and compete with many competitors for new believers, they also need to spend a lot of money. Gradually, the sacrifices far exceed the gains, and some shrines have to stop this behavior.

However, dilapidated shrines are naturally unable to attract new believers, and their incomes further decrease. In the long run, many shrines have fallen into a vicious cycle.

Because Izumo Shrine has a long history, the shrine has a large number of descendants of shrine maidens and priests. These people need the shrine to take care of their daily clothing, food, housing and transportation. Even though the shrine has accumulated a lot over the years, its situation is not as good as that of many small shrines.

Now, Aguo, the great shrine maiden of the majestic Izumo Shrine, has no choice but to agree to the invitation of a wealthy businessman from Jie Town for money and come to perform dances and pray for blessings in person. This is such a sad thing.

The reasons are very complicated, but fundamentally, they have never received any power from the gods they worship, at least in the past 200 years.

Even though he is recognized by many priests as the most talented person in the past century and the only person in Izumo Shrine who can truly practice magic, after more than ten years of hard work, he has only scratched the surface of illusion. That's all, and none of it came from the Lord God of the Great Country, it was all due to his own efforts.

Seeing Aguo enter a state of silence, Asai Nagamasa was not anxious anymore. He continued to smile and said: "Akuni, I know you are just a shrine maiden, so you can't make a decision for Izumo Shrine, but I will continue to stay in Kaizhen. You don’t have to answer right now for a few days.”

But this sentence somehow stimulated A Guo. She suddenly raised her head and stared closely into Asai Nagamasa's eyes: "Nagamasa-kun, if we choose to believe in Shenlong, will it give us power like you? "

Asai Nagamasa shook his head: "Aguo, in addition to the power from the Hidden Yellow Dragon, I also have the power from Seimei Gong, which is not something I can teach you so easily."

"But if you choose to believe in the Hidden Yellow Dragon, at least you will have new power. As for others, it depends on whether their beliefs are pious."

"Think about it carefully, you have believed in the Lord God of the Great Kingdom for hundreds of years, but now you still have nothing. If I guess correctly, your power is also obtained from your own cultivation, not from him, right?"

"But belief in the Hidden Yellow Dragon is different. Not only can you gain benefits from me, but you can also gain real power. Your power can still be used to serve the great king."

Even though he had seen all kinds of extraordinary things about the other party before, Aguo couldn't help being surprised when he heard the word "Qingming". This name was really too dazzling, especially for a person with a special status like her. It was even more thunderous.

As for the other party's contempt for the God of Fate, she selectively ignored it.

After a few breaths of silence, Aguo gritted his teeth: "Nagamasa-kun, Aguo can agree, but I'm afraid I can't fully convince the priests of the shrine. I wonder if Nagamasa-kun can give me some certificates to let them Witness the power from Master Shenlong with your own eyes?”

"Oh, of course."

As he waved his hand, the shadow of the Hidden Yellow Dragon appeared in mid-air, paused slightly, nodded towards Asai Nagamasa, and then headed straight for Aguo.

A Guo subconsciously wanted to dodge, but she found that her body seemed to no longer belong to her at this moment, and she could not move at all.

In an instant, all kinds of complicated emotions came to my heart, but in the end it was just a sigh, because Ah Guo knew that no matter how much he thought about it before, it was all useless at this moment. The one who can really determine the fate of himself and others is the powerful Power.With a flash of light, Huanglong had already entered the body, and Ah Guo felt that she had regained control over her body. She immediately touched her towering chest, but there was nothing wrong there. They were all obviously strengthened, and their minds were also clearer than ever before.

Then Aguo only heard a dragon roar in her mind, and then a large amount of knowledge emerged out of thin air and was deeply imprinted in her mind. The power she had worked hard to cultivate for many years was also rapidly changing, towards a more powerful and mysterious one. The power shifts.

She touched her miko uniform with a slightly trembling hand. Then, in the shocked eyes of the little miko Kagami next to her, she suddenly saw an extra layer of khaki armor on her body. She touched the tachi on her waist again. Suddenly there was an obvious layer of brilliance.

She couldn't help but feel more and more delighted. Compared with the trivial illusion that she had spent more than ten years practicing, this was the real power!

Asai Nagamasa did not feel any surprise, because this was something he and Huang Long had discussed. Huang Long's own spells were too powerful, far beyond what Aguo could touch now.

In comparison, the threshold for entry into Abe Seimei's earth-based Onmyojitsu is much lower, which is just right for Aguo. She can't tell the difference anyway.

If she does her best for herself and Huang Long, then there will naturally be opportunities to give her real power in the future. After all, Huang Long said before that it can be divided multiple times.

"Lord Asai, is this the power of the Hidden Yellow Dragon? If all the Izumo Shrine changes their beliefs, will they all get such power?"

Aguo, who had just gained real power, was obviously a little too excited, but Asai Nagamasa broke her fantasy without hesitation.

"How is it possible? Even if the great king you once believed in really shows his power, it will only be handed over to the most outstanding believers. The same is true for the Hidden Yellow Dragon."

"Talent and piety, both are indispensable. If you want to make an exception, or want to follow me to learn the art of yin and yang, unless..."

Asai Nagamasa looked at the little miko Kaga next to Aguo. This was not even a hint, but an explicit statement.

Huanglong has been handed over to A Guo, so A Guo must pay a price first. After all, today is the first day they met, and there is no trust at all in each other.

Although Huang Long had previously said that he wanted them all, a pair of witch sisters, one big and one small, but now that Asai Nagamasa has spoken, of course he will not raise any objections.

What Huang Long originally wanted was for two shrine maidens to be created from scratch and slowly spread the faith, but now that they have decided to skip this step and go directly to seize the faith of the main god of the great country, in fact, whether the shrine maidens exist and whether they are good enough has already been decided. It's not that important anymore.

However, Asai Nagamasa did not completely want to take the little miko as a hostage, he was not that low-level.

As early as when he was in Xiaodani City, he had thought about recruiting some apprentices to help him do things within his power, such as collecting some materials, drawing a talisman, taking care of shikigami, and so on.

Kaga was originally a shrine maiden of Izumo Shrine, and was even favored by Huang Long. Obviously her talent was definitely not bad, so there was no way she would be at a loss by accepting her as her apprentice.

Although A Guo did not expect so much, the idea of ​​hostages came to her mind for the first time.

But Kaga is none other than her biological sister, her only living relative in this world. Even if it is for the revival of Izumo Shrine, she is really reluctant to trade her sister for it.

But when she turned her head, she saw that not only did she not have any worry or fear in her sister's eyes, but only excitement and expectation.

She couldn't help but sigh secretly, growing up together, how could she not understand what her sister was thinking?
Not only has she been pursuing magic, Kaga, who is also a shrine maiden of Izumo Shrine, has also been working hard for it. Compared with herself who has vaguely touched the edge of magic and can use a little illusion, she is more familiar with magic. Full of desire
(End of this chapter)