Chapter 214: Shenying is gone

Looking at his arm being grabbed, Asase Hibiki sighed helplessly, looking like life was not easy.

Hu Zhaigong was not satisfied: "You are so young, why are you sighing? I tell you, don't be so sad every day. If you like someone, you should say it out loud."

"That gambler uncle has an engagement!" Asase Hibiki stamped his feet, "I have nothing to say to him.

Lord Palace Master, please stop making such silly jokes. If you have nothing else to do, let me go. I still have a lot of work to do."

"Yes, of course!" Hu Zhaigong smiled and pointed at Lu Shiyuan not far away, "Take him to visit our shrine and arrange a better place for him to stay.

During the time he is here, you will be responsible for his daily life."

"Me?" The black-haired girl was a little shocked. "But, I'm obviously a witch, not a servant..."

"Alas, you are my good disciple, how could I treat you as a servant? Just think of it as helping me." Hu Zhaigong put on the attitude of a teacher, smiled and comforted, and added at the end, "If he bullies you, tell me, I will stand up for you."

Hearing this, Asase Hibiki could only nod.

She was a submissive person to begin with, and since the palace master had already said this, how could she refuse?

After being released by Kitsusai-guni, she slowly walked to Lu Shiyuan and bowed: "I am the shrine maiden of Narugami Taisha, Asase Hibiki, responsible for taking care of you during this time. May I ask what your name is?"

"My name is Lu Shiyuan. I apologize for bothering you during this period." Lu Shiyuan said with a smile.

"Mr. Lu..." Asase Hibiki nodded slightly and thought, "He seems to be a very kind person."

"Please follow me. I will take you to visit our shrine." Asase Hibiki stretched out her hand and walked in front. Lu Shiyuan followed her to visit various areas of the shrine. Every time they arrived at a place, the shrine maiden would explain it very carefully.

This made Lu Shiyuan very satisfied. If it were Hu Zhaigong, he would probably have gone off topic after just a few words.

Following Asase Hibiki, Lu Shiyuan soon arrived inside the shrine.

However, the scene inside made Lu Shiyuan a little surprised.

He looked at the empty area in front of him and couldn't help but point far ahead: "Ms. Asase, where is the tree?"

"What tree?" Asase Hibiki was slightly stunned and was stumped by the question.

"The sacred cherry tree." Lu Shiyuan said.

He had a very deep memory of the sacred tree. But now that he had visited the Naruto Shrine in person, he didn't even see the shadow of the sacred cherry tree, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Sacred cherry tree?" The miko read the name, thought about it again and again, and finally shook her head helplessly, "I'm sorry, I have been in Naruto Grand Shrine for a while, but I have never heard of this thing.

Mr. Lu, did you remember it wrongly?

"Did I remember it wrongly?" Lu Shiyuan touched his head and suddenly remembered that it was five hundred years ago and it was normal that the sacred cherry tree had not grown... Bullshit!

He clearly remembered hearing from the Inazuma people that the Divine Sakura Tree had existed for who knows how many years, and would be responsible for absorbing the filth in the Inazuma territory during the disaster that would come soon, which was why the Divine Sakura Purification was held once every sixty years.

If the sacred cherry tree has not grown yet, who will take care of the disaster that follows?

Lu Shiyuan was completely confused.

"What's wrong, Mr. Lu?" Asase Hibiki's call brought him back to his senses.

"Nothing." Lu Shiyuan shook his head and kept this doubt in his heart for the time being.

Miss Miko didn't think much about it and said, "These are all the attractions of Naruto-taisha Shrine. Mr. Lu, how do you feel after visiting them all?" "It's very beautiful and solemn. I like this place very much." Lu Shiyuan told the truth.

"I'm glad you like it." A rare smile appeared on Asase Hibiki's face. "Then I'll take you to your residence now."

"Thank you for your help." Lu Shiyuan said with a smile.

"It's just my job." The girl nodded and looked at Mr. Lu more favorably.

"It would be great if Lord Palace Administrator could be as steady as Mr. Lu." She thought to herself.

Under the guidance of Asase Hibiki, Lu Shiyuan came to a very spacious guest room, which was equipped with all kinds of daily necessities and had a large and soft bed.

He is very satisfied with this residence.

Then, he went outside to boil a pot of water, found a bathtub, poured a mixture of cold and hot water into the tub, half filling it up, and sprinkled some cherry petals in it. After taking a comfortable bath, he lay on the bed in his bathrobe and had a good sleep.

When he woke up again, it was already early the next morning. Lu Shiyuan got up, stretched, and yawned. When he was about to change his clothes, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open and Hu Zhaigong strode in.

Today, she was still wearing the same classical shrine maiden costume as yesterday, with a plain white top and bright red bottom.

The fox-eared girl had a faint smile on her face, twirling her pipe in her hands, and just walked in by herself.

This scene made Lu Shiyuan stunned and he didn't know what to do.

When Hu Zhaigong approached, he subconsciously shrank back inside and said in surprise: "Zhaigong, you walked into the wrong door."

"You're not in the wrong place. I'm here to find you." replied Hu Zaigong.

A chill rose in Lu Shiyuan's heart. This woman came to see him so early in the morning. Could she be up to something bad?

Thinking of this, he subconsciously pulled his bathrobe to cover the exposed skin.

"Pfft——" Seeing this, Kitsai Palace burst out laughing, and while laughing, he teased, "What's wrong? Are you afraid that I will eat you?"

"Sister, it's hard not to suspect that you have bad intentions when you break into a man's house at such a delicate time." Lu Shiyuan complained silently in his heart, but said, "What do you want from me?"

The fox-eared girl took a puff of cigarette, and in the swirling smoke, she said expectantly: "Shi Yuan, I want to learn Liyue cuisine, show me how to cook it."

"That's it." Lu Shiyuan shook his head helplessly. This guy Hu Zhaigong just likes to make a fuss. Can't we wait until he wakes up to talk about it?
He waved his hand and said, "Saigong, please go out first. I will change my clothes."

But Hu Zhaigong did not do so, he just turned around and said, "You change it, I don't want to see it."

Lu Shiyuan's face froze. This vixen, was she planning to suddenly turn around while he was changing clothes, giving him a scare and then let him look embarrassed?

She could definitely do such a thing!

"But I can't let you have your wish!" Lu Shiyuan thought to himself. He coughed lightly and said, "Forget it, I'll just follow the local customs for once and wear a yukata when I go out. Saigū, help me find a pair of clogs."

The fox-eared girl turned around, a flash of disappointment in her eyes, and she snorted, "I know."

She didn't do it herself, but walked to the door, stuck her head out, and instructed Asase Hibiki to do the task.

The witch had no choice but to do as she was told and soon found a pair of clogs that fit her feet.

Lu Shiyuan put on white cotton socks and stepped on wooden clogs, which felt a little tight. After a while of getting used to it, he went out with a "click-click" sound.

(End of this chapter)

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