My personal opinion on Gensokyo

"Really reliable."

"This was my dream from a long time ago, when I was a child..."

Here, Shang Yang, who fell on the clouds with Ai, also sighed.

"I never thought then that one day it would be possible to achieve it."

After sighing, Shang Yang casually took out the Soul Green Lotus from his sleeve, his tone much more relaxed.

"Now let me finally realize my long-held dream."

After finishing speaking, Shang Yang slowly blew a breath towards the soul green lotus held in his right hand.

Petals, countless cherry blossom petals flew out from the Soul Green Lotus in a chaotic manner. Under the influence of high-altitude air currents, countless cherry blossom petals floated to any part of this cloud layer that was several miles in radius.

The fluttering cherry blossoms, the white sea of ​​clouds, and the fairy-like beautiful scenery spread out naturally, turning into a magnificent and extremely beautiful painting.

When the cherry blossom petals fall on the white clouds, they bring about miraculous changes.

In some places where cherry blossom petals fell, the white clouds turned into light green grass and gorgeous flowers.

Where some cherry blossom petals fell, a road paved with gray square bricks appeared.

Where some cherry blossom petals fell, some young saplings broke out from under the white cloud soil and grew rapidly. In just a few seconds, they grew into tall trees that would have taken decades to grow.

In some places where cherry blossom petals fell, the saplings of cherry trees grew rapidly, and then, the gorgeous pink cherry blossoms bloomed together on the branches of the cherry trees.

The hot spring resort also appeared next to a "cloud mountain" that was dozens of meters high. Of course, just like in Mount Yoshino, the tall pine tree facing the hot spring resort, which was five hundred years old, also appeared next to the hot spring resort again, and the huge white rock also appeared next to the pine tree.

Of course, the monster cherry tree of love also appeared in the depths of the forest not far from the hot spring villa.

Shang Yang admired the beautiful scenery with pleasure, feeling very satisfied and said slowly.

"This is our new home. This is a garden in the clouds..."

"Cloud Courtyard."

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Volume 5: The Shrine Maidens of the Warring States Period: Chapter 243: The Shrine Maidens of the Warring States Period

The new residential area "Cloud Courtyard" planned by Shang Yang naturally received unanimous praise from Ai, the Gu Mingdi sisters, Shana, Kaguya and others.

Not long after the girls checked into the "Cloud Courtyard", Watatsuki Iki, who also arrived at the seaside in Sagami, found the place easily. After Watatsuki Iki arrived at the Cloud Courtyard, for the sake of safety and concealment, in addition to Shang Yang, Shana and Kaguya still used the power of Liang Yi, Karma and Eternity to set up three protective barriers for the Cloud Courtyard. Shang Yang also used the power of Liang Yi to modify the spatial structure of the Cloud Courtyard, turning the clouds within a radius of several miles where the Cloud Courtyard was located into clouds that appeared to be only ten square meters in size from the outside.

From the outside, it looks like just an ordinary cloud. However, when you enter the cloud and step on it, you will find that the ordinary cloud has become a "cloud garden" filled with green grass, paths, and cherry blossoms.

Shang Yang and the girls worked hard for the whole morning and finally built the Cloud Courtyard and officially moved in. At the same time, that afternoon, Yagi Eirin and Watatsuki Toyohime also moved Eternal Pavilion to the more remote mountains of the East Country. However, because the random door installed by Shang Yang was put into use again, the four places of Cloud Courtyard, Gumeiji's residence in Heian, Eternal Pavilion and Konoe Teru's residence in Heian-kyo, Kyoto, were connected again.

With the completion of this series of tasks, Shang Yang and Ai, Yagi Eirin, the Wen Ju sisters who usually stay in the Yunzhongting and Gumingdi sisters' houses, and Konoe Zhao who is stationed in Heian-kyo, Kyoto, have once again ushered in a period of peace.

The situation in Kyoto Heian-kyo, just as Shang Yang and Zhao had guessed, continued to develop without stopping.

In October of that year, 1336, Emperor Go-Daigo, who had fled to Mount Hiei and obtained the asylum of Buddhism, had no choice but to accept the invitation of the samurai leader, Shogun Ashikaga Takauji, and returned to Kyoto Heian-kyo. He was placed under house arrest in the palace by Ashikaga Takauji after his food and grass on Mount Hiei were exhausted.

However, in late December, Emperor Go-Daigo, with great effort and the help of some warriors who still supported him, escaped from Kyoto Heian-kyo and ascended the throne again in the Yoshinoyama area of ​​Nara. He declared Emperor Kyoto of Kyoto Heian-kyo a false emperor and established the Southern Dynasty court.

In contrast, the Kyoto court controlled by the Muromachi shogunate of Ashikaga Takauji was called the Northern Court, which is the Nanboku-cho period in Japanese history.

Just as Shang Yang expected, after Emperor Go-Daigo established the Southern Dynasty court in the Yoshino area, Mount Yoshino, where human activities had already become increasingly frequent, became even more lively. Monks built many temples on Mount Yoshino, and the beautiful cherry blossoms on Mount Yoshino also attracted the nobles of the Southern Dynasty court to visit and appreciate and recite poetry.

The opposition between the Northern and Southern Dynasties was formed. Although the Northern and Southern Dynasties were nominally unified many times in the following decades due to many political considerations, they were not truly unified.

The country's true unification was not achieved until 1392 AD, 56 years after the Northern and Southern Dynasties began in 1336 AD, by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the grandson of the first shogun of the Muromachi shogunate and the third shogun of the Muromachi shogunate.

At the same time, the era ruled by the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was also the most prosperous era of the Muromachi shogunate.

With the end of its heyday, the Ashikaga Shogunate began to decline. Decades after the death of the third shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the power of the Muromachi shogunate gradually shifted from the shogunate to the powerful retainer family. It was precisely because of the power struggle among the shogunate's important officials and the continued deterioration of various hidden dangers that had existed in the Muromachi shogunate since its establishment that the country's second samurai regime, the Muromachi shogunate, gradually declined.

The Onin War, which broke out in 1467 AD, the first year of Onin reign of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado, was marked by the struggle between Ashikaga Yoshinagi, the son of the eighth shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, and his uncle Ashikaga Yoshitsugu for the right to succeed the shogun. The authority of the Muromachi shogunate plummeted, and the shugo daimyo in various places began a fierce battle for power.

For nearly a hundred years, the Muromachi shogunate, which had lacked effective economic income since its establishment, had continuously imposed various harsh taxes on farmers in order to maintain the prestige of the shogunate, causing a large number of farmers and lower-level samurai to go bankrupt. The situation that appeared at the end of the previous Kamakura shogunate, with bandits rampant and wild robbers rampant, and local guardian daimyo rebelling against the shogunate, reappeared on a large scale after the "Onin War".

This period of chaos will last the longest in the history of this country.

This chaotic era, which lasted for a long time, was called the Warring States Period in the country's history books.

The year was 1513, the first year of the Zhisheng reign of the Tang Dynasty and the tenth year of the Yongzheng reign in Japan.

The cold winter wind was howling, and heavy snow was falling all over the sky, covering the ground with thick snow. The snow was getting higher and higher, as if it was going to cover the entire earth. The harsh winter seemed to completely destroy all life that was trying to live on the earth.

This is the countryside called Wuzhou (Musashi Province). Years of war have made life extremely difficult for the farmers living here. Even surviving has become a luxury. The number of people who have died in war, famine, disease, cold, and at the hands of bandits and robbers is already countless. Even many villages have been destroyed by the evil spirits that have emerged due to the long-lasting chaos.

This heavy snow may have been sent down by God because he could not bear to see these people who died in vain continue to be abandoned in the wilderness and unable to rest in peace. It was sent down to cover up all the sins in the world.

Late at night, on the rugged road connecting villages, in the howling snow and wind, a thin figure wearing a straw hat and a straw coat made of the most ordinary straw was braving the extremely strong howling snow and wind, heading towards a remote village far away.

The ordinary straw sandals were stepped deep and shallow on the thick snow. The thin figure raised his white hands to hold his hat to prevent it from being blown away by the howling cold wind. He walked slowly and laboriously in the howling snow and wind that had been falling for a whole day and night and showed no signs of stopping.

Suddenly, the thin figure stopped. Not far in front of the figure, a large patch of grayish-white snow was exposed on the pure white snow, which was out of tune with the pure white of the surrounding area.

Seeing the gray-white cloth exposed under the snow, the thin figure walking alone was slightly stunned. Then, she quickly walked to the side of the gray-white cloth, bent down, and used her snow-white hands to carefully and quickly push away the snow around the gray-white clothes.

As she moved, the face of a young man with gray hair, a calm expression and closed eyes emerged from the snow.

Unconsciously, a strand of long black hair slid down from the shoulder of the thin figure.

"Did he faint under the snow because of the cold..."

The thin lone traveler shook his head slightly, his tone cold.

When he once again pushed aside the snow beside the young man who had fainted in the howling blizzard and was buried in the snow, the thin lone traveler was stunned again.

Beneath the layer of snow was the red snow dyed red by blood. Beneath the snow, three huge scars remained on the young man's exposed abdomen.

"These are scars caused by the monster's claws..."

The thin lone traveler muttered to himself, stretched out his hand, put it in front of the young man's nose, and felt the young man's breath.

The slightly warm breath blew on the slender, white and smooth knuckles of the index finger.

After confirming that the young man was still alive, the thin lone traveler breathed a sigh of relief and straightened up.

The lone traveler under the bamboo hat had a fair and soft face, a graceful and beautiful appearance, and, most impressively, a pair of extremely clear eyes that flowed like water.

The beautiful woman with a gentle face took off her straw hat, revealing her long black hair tied with white sandalwood paper. Then, she took off her own straw raincoat and put it on the young man who was seriously injured and unconscious under the snow.

The beautiful woman's clothes, covered by a straw raincoat, were revealed without reservation in the howling wind and snow.

The white outer garment and the red skirt known as the hihakama, these clothing features reveal the identity of this beautiful woman with a slender figure.

Witch.

This beautiful woman walking alone in the howling snow and wind is a witch.

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Volume 5: Miko of the Warring States Period: Chapter 244: Kikyo

In addition to the shrine maiden's outfit of white clothes and red skirt, the shrine maiden with a calm and gentle face has an ancient zelkova bow tied behind her.

The beautiful witch covered the young man with her straw raincoat and looked calm and gentle. She raised her head and observed the howling snowstorm that showed no signs of abating.

She knew that this place was quite far away from the village where she lived. It would be difficult for her to return to the village tonight by herself. Moreover, although the man's wound had stopped bleeding, if she insisted on taking the injured person back, his injury would likely worsen.

Let's find a place nearby that can shelter from the wind and snow...

After making this decision, the witch stood up. Her frail body looked extremely weak in the howling snow and wind, as if if the wind and snow were any stronger, the beautiful witch would be swept away by the howling snow and wind like a kite with a broken string.

Standing up, the witch took out a small piece of white paper from her plain white sleeve and threw it gently. The small white paper seemed to have life and was not blown away by the wind and snow. Instead, it went against the wind and snow and gently stuck to the gray and white coat of the young man under the snow, emitting a warm and spiritual light.

After seeing the piece of paper stuck on the young man's clothes, the witch still maintained a calm and gentle expression. She turned and walked carefully on the snow not far away, slowly moving towards the shadow formed by the mountains that were faintly visible in the wind and snow.

As the witch changed direction and headed towards the distant mountains, a gentle spiritual light began to emanate from the body of the unconscious gray-haired young man who was originally buried under the snow. Then, under the influence of spiritual power, the young man slowly floated up and followed the witch who was walking with difficulty, slowly floating towards the direction of the mountains.

However, the witch, who was walking forward carefully on the snow, did not notice that the young man floating behind her, who should have been still unconscious due to the severe cold, opened his eyes slightly, and a trace of thought flashed across his deep black eyes.

Nice to meet you, Kikyo.

As such thoughts flashed through his mind, his deep black eyes gently closed again.

At the same time, in Yunzhongting, the residence of the Monster Commander, which is extremely far away from here.

At the same time as the young man next to the shrine maiden closed his eyes, in the cloud courtyard hidden in the clouds, on the "Mountain of Clouds" next to the hot spring villa, another pair of pure black deep eyes slowly opened, and the owner of these eyes smiled helplessly and muttered to himself leisurely.

"That's really how you deal with it..."

Leaning on the soft cloud soil, the young man with gray hair, the master of the Cloud Courtyard, rested his head on his arms, looked at the starry sky and the Milky Way, which seemed extremely bright because he was in the clouds high in the sky, as well as the many twinkling stars in the night sky, and sighed.

"But... I'm glad to finally meet you, Kikyo."

“…Looks very happy.”

As soon as Shang Yang finished speaking, a slightly awkward voice sounded beside him.

Shang Yang knew who it was without having to stand up and look back. Hearing the awkward tone, the young man smiled casually.

"What's wrong, Shana, are you angry?"

"of course not……"

With another light snort, the petite girl with long black hair came over, also bent down and sat next to Shang Yang.

Although she said that she didn't care, it was easy to tell from Shana's puffed-up face that the petite girl was still a little unhappy.

However, Shana's state did not last. After taking a deep breath, Shana showed a serious look and asked softly.

"So... is it true?"

"Yes... that's the 'as expected'..."

Shang Yang sighed deeply and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"...a big trouble."

An unknown cave deep in the mountains in the Musashi area.

"Cough cough..."

The young man with gray hair coughed twice because of the cold, slowly opened his eyes, and talked to himself in a slightly hoarse voice.

"here it is……"

"Are you awake?"

A voice came from beside him, which was cold but contained a soft and light voice, reminding him softly.

"The wound on your abdomen contains the aura of a youkai. It has been treated. It would be best if you don't move for now."

The fair hands added some dry branches to the burning fire. The gentle-looking witch raised her head slightly, her clear eyes like flowing water, staring at the thoughtful young man, and spoke softly.

"This is inside a cave deep in the mountains. The wind and snow outside are too strong, so we can only choose to take shelter here temporarily."

"That's it..."

Barely raising his upper body and leaning against the rock wall of the cave, the young man with gray and white hair let out a long breath.

"So it was the witch who saved me... I am deeply grateful for saving my life. I will repay you handsomely one day."

"I didn't do anything."

Hearing this, the beautiful witch shook her head slightly, averted her gaze, and answered lightly.

"You've suffered such serious injuries and been buried in the snow, yet you're still able to survive. You're lucky."

...Is this considered a compliment to me?

After hearing the calm explanation of the witch, the young man curled his lips speechlessly, and finally sighed deeply and introduced himself.

"My name is Shang Yang. As the witch saw, I was attacked by a monster and injured. I fled desperately, and then I knew nothing more."

The young man with gray and white hair... no, Shang Yang introduced here, looked calmly at the beautiful witch who lowered her head slightly and was still tending the fire. Her expression did not change at all. He paused and asked softly.

"So, may I ask, Miko-sama...?"

"Kikyo."

After softly saying her own name, the shrine maiden Kikyo also paused for a moment and explained it again in a calm and soft voice.

"You are seriously injured. Although as an inhuman being, you possess much stronger recovery abilities than humans, the monster that attacked you seems to be very skilled in venom."

"Although I have dispelled the evil spirit from your wound, I am powerless to remove the poison that has seeped into it. I can only rely on you to use your own strength to expel it."