Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

"Why don't you understand me?" Ange said angrily. "The 'God' has returned from Takama-ga-hara on the seabed and will awaken from the erupting Mount Fuji. What does this mean? This means that the remains of the 'God' must connect both the magma layer of Mount Fuji and the sea mouth! Three hundred meters underground, that would be the perfect place for her to hatch! Didn't you say that the location of the remains of the Age of Gods can be determined by underground hydrology? I've already told you my theory: a deep underground river connecting Mount Fuji and the Sea of ​​Japan. Is this a concrete clue?"

Uesugi Yue's expression changed, but soon returned to normal. "Your analysis makes sense, but what good is it? The area is still very large, and how can you get to 300 meters underground? Are you going to rely on digging with your folding knife day after day?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Don't worry about whether I have a solution or not. What I want to ask you is, are the places that meet the conditions I just mentioned included in the blueprint of your Sheqi Eight Families' 100-year drilling plan?" Angé asked.

Uesugi Yue thought carefully for a moment, and finally nodded: "Yes, and if the Sheqi Eight Clan has been proceeding according to schedule over the years, they should have been drilling in the area you mentioned in recent years."

"Very good, you should have an estimate in your mind. Tell me where you are thinking of now," said Ange.

"The Tama River," Uesugi said, "is the section from Yamanashi Prefecture down to Tokyo where it meets Mount Fuji."

"Thank you. If I really kill 'God' in the cradle, I will come back to treat you to a drink." Ange finished drinking the noodle soup, put down his bowl and chopsticks and prepared to leave.

"Asshole, wait!" Uesugi Yue shouted at Ange, "Did you forget something? You said you wanted to exchange information with me, but where's your information? You had your fun all by yourself, pulled up your pants and were about to leave. How could a scumbag like you be the principal?"

"I'm old, so my memory is bound to be a little flawed. I just forgot. Don't be so harsh. The information I'm about to tell you is absolutely explosive." Ange leaned close to Uesugi Yue's ear and said in a low voice, "According to my information, you have two sons in this world..."

Uesugi Yue was stunned. He never expected that this was the information Ange wanted to tell him. For a moment, he didn't know what expression to use to face him.

"Aren't you surprised?" Ange frowned slightly, took out the photos of Minamoto no Chisei and Minamoto no Chijo, and handed them to Uesugi Yue. "Did you hear what I said clearly? You have two sons, sons! An old fellow like you who has lived alone on this street for more than sixty years actually has two sons in this world!"

"Surprised... Of course I'm surprised!" Uesugi Yue took the photo from Ange's hand and tried to match Ange's dumbfounded expression. "Wow! I actually have a son! An old guy like me actually has sons! And two! This is really... flattering!"

"Okay, stop acting. Did anyone tell you that your acting is truly terrible?" Ange waved his hand. "Did you already know this? Who told you the truth about your two sons?"

"One of the idiots came to my ramen stall to find me late at night, the day after you left my stall for the first time." Uesugi Yue was very loyal and did not betray Lu Mingfei. "It was Tachibana Masamune who told him that he had a father. The kid followed the clues and found my ramen stall. We met that night and talked a lot afterwards. I told the kid everything about the truth of sixty years ago. The kid is very promising and is now the head of the Snake Eight Families. He has done much better than I did back then."

Uesugi Yue concealed the matter between Lu Mingfei and Eri.

"Since you already know everything about your son, I won't elaborate further. After all, I have no experience as a father. The term 'father' doesn't even exist in my memory." Ange stood up, picked up his black umbrella and suitcase, and said, "Wish me the best. After all, if I truly kill 'God', you and your sons will be safe."

"Ange, if... I mean if." Uesugi Yue paused, "If someone told you that he had a detailed and comprehensive plan to kill 'God', but that his plan could only be carried out after 'God' awakened... would you accept his proposal?"

"That's impossible," Ange said expressionlessly. "When it comes to slaying a dragon, I don't trust anyone's plans. I only trust my folding knife."

"Okay, then I wish you all the best." Uesugi Yue said seriously.

Ange left. Watching his old friend's back gradually disappearing into the night, Uesugi Yue couldn't help but recall a simple question-and-answer session between him and Lu Mingfei last night.

"Why didn't you invite your principal to your plan?" Uesugi Yue asked Lu Mingfei, "You should understand how powerful your principal is. If Ange can join us, the success rate of all your plans will increase by at least half a point."

"You also said that the premise is 'if the principal can join us.'" Lu Mingfei shook his head. "But it's precisely because I know the principal that I can't invite him. Your assumption is completely false. The principal is very strong. It's not just his strength that's strong, but also his pride. When it comes to slaying dragons, he won't allow anyone to overstep his bounds. In other words, he trusts no one but the knife in his sleeve."

"Your students really understand you, Ange." Ange's back was no longer visible, and Uesugi Yue could only murmur to the night, "But I'm sorry, old friend, I can't wish you all the best this time... I can only wish you all the best."

……

At this moment, in the mountains of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

The sound of the drilling machine echoed in the mountains day and night, like the deafening roar of some wild beast in the mountains.

This project is being led by the Yamanashi Prefectural Institute of Environmental Sciences. It has already lasted a long time and will continue for even longer. The engineering team will dig thousands of holes over a hundred meters deep along the Tama River to determine the potential for eruption of Mount Fuji, a huge dormant active volcano.

The existence of Mount Fuji is truly incredible. If you look down at the island of Japan from an airplane on a cloudy day, almost the entire country will be covered by thick clouds, with only Mount Fuji standing tall, this white mountain with clouds flowing around its spine. It is like the loneliest giant standing on this land.

It is precisely because Mount Fuji has such a huge body that the cracks below it lead directly to the mantle layer, where there is a red ocean. The boiling magma surges like sea water in the dark underground. Once Mount Fuji wakes up one day, tens of thousands of tons of red sea of ​​fire will erupt from the pass of Mount Fuji and turn into a pillar of fire that reaches the sky. The ten cities around it will face destruction in an instant. It will definitely be an unprecedented disaster in Japan's history.

However, in the scientific expedition team on the scene, people belonging to the Sheqi Eight Clans all knew that if Mount Fuji erupted, the day might not be far away. However, if that day really came, the revival of this super active volcano itself would not be the biggest disaster... The awakening of something else would be the real catastrophe.

Chapter 450 Forbidden Civilization

At present, the scope of the scientific expedition team's investigation is still within the area of ​​Mount Fuji. During the rainy season, the tide is very high. The turbulent Tama River flows by the side of their camp, and the river water overflows the riverbed for a considerable distance, showing a tendency to flood.

And deep under their feet there is an underground river with undercurrents, named Akagi River. Unlike other cold and dark underground rivers, a part of Akagi River originates from the magma at the foot of Mount Fuji. The scorching heat of the magma turns the source of Akagi River into boiling water, which meets the icy Tama River somewhere in the valley. The fusion of hot water and cold springs will make a huge noise, which is reflected by the valley and sounds like thunder exploding at the bottom of the valley, so this place is also called Thunder Valley.

According to legend, Thunder Valley is where the Yamata no Orochi visited. One of the Yamata no Orochi once drank the water source in the Tama River until it dried up, and then it let out a deafening roar. The sound caused thunder from the sky to strike the valley. This is the origin of Thunder Valley in mythological history. The local people believe in this statement because there is a huge lightning-struck tree in the valley. An ancient Yamata no Orochi Shrine was built nearby around this tree. According to legend, this shrine has been standing in this valley since the Nara period.

This is one of the reasons why this place was chosen as the key investigation area. Myths and legends are not necessarily all absurd stories. For ordinary scientific expedition team members, the Yamata no Orochi may just be a horrifying legend, but for the members of the Yamata no Orochi family, this is not a legend or a story, but something that really exists in the history of mixed-race species. It is a fallen "god". Once that kind of thing really appears in this world, a huge disaster will come into being, and countless people will die.

The most important area of ​​this drilling is Thunder Valley. The drill bit is digging a hole downwards above the confluence of two large rivers. The drilling depth tonight has already exceeded 250 meters, but the drilling operation has not stopped. Ordinary scientific expedition team members are quite puzzled by this. They claim that endless exploration will eventually lead to a breakthrough in the underworld. Moreover, the deeper the drilling operation, the more money will be spent. After the drilling depth exceeds 100 meters, the financial resources spent basically increase exponentially for every 20 meters deeper.

But another part of the scientific expedition team insisted on this exploration operation, as if they would not give up until they really opened up the underworld. These voices belonged to the forces of the Eight Snake Families. The intersection of the Tama River and the Akagi River deep underground was the key suspected area after analysis by the Rock Flow Research Institute. They must convince the entire scientific expedition team to drill a well here to a depth of more than 300 meters.

There are countless situations similar to the recent scientific expedition team. Industry, heavy industry, media, and even politics, almost every walk of life in this country has elites planted as insiders by the Eight Families of Sheqi. This underworld family secretly controls everything in this country, quietly maintaining the normal development and operation of this country on weekdays, and does not hesitate to show its strong side in critical moments like today.

Masahiko Sakurai jumped from an off-road vehicle in the distance. It was raining so heavily that he didn't even bother to hold an umbrella or change his expensive leather shoes. Instead, he walked on the muddy road, taking one step at a time, and quickly came to the high-speed drilling rig that was working.

"Stop!" Sakurai Masahiko yelled at the personnel operating the drilling rig, "Stop immediately! Suspend the drilling mission!"

However, no one responded. Today's rainstorm was too heavy. The raindrops pouring on the nearby awning sounded like someone was slapping the edge of the awning hard. The waves of the Tama River not far away were surging, and the hydraulic drills were working deafeningly. Everyone was working under tremendous pressure under these high-intensity sound waves. Their auditory systems had been destroyed and numb long ago, and Masahiko Sakurai's roar could not attract anyone's attention at all.

Seeing this, Masahiko Sakurai climbed directly onto the operating platform of the drilling rig. He opened the hatch of the operating cabin rudely and pressed the stop button of the hydraulic drill without saying a word before the operator could react. The huge friction sound between the alloy drill bit and the underground mud and rocks gradually became smaller, and the giant machine like a steel beast slowly returned to stillness from its restlessness.

Everyone present subconsciously looked towards the drilling rig's operating table. The operator turned his head with a fierce look on his face and looked at the guy who stopped the machine in his hand. Doesn't this ungrateful guy know that the drilling mission is about to enter the most important part? The operator's curse words were already on the tip of his tongue... But when the operator saw the stern face of Masahiko Sakurai, which was wet with rain, he was instantly silenced. The curse words that came to his mouth were swallowed down his throat along with a mouthful of saliva.

Because the operator is also a member of the Sheqi Eight Families, and Masahiko Sakurai is the highest on-site person in charge within the family for this operation, many members of the scientific expedition team who belong to the Sheqi Eight Families will unconditionally obey Masahiko Sakurai's dispatch and command on the scene.

"What's wrong?" the operator asked Sakurai Masahiko respectfully, "Aren't you back at the family for an emergency meeting? Why did you rush back tonight? Did something happen at the family?"

"I rushed back as soon as the meeting ended, because only one thing was discussed there," said Masahiko Sakurai, looking at the bottomless well below the drilling rig. "The exploration of the Age of Gods ruins on the Tama River has been urgently suspended."

"Hold the exploration..." the operator muttered. "Why? Isn't our work going smoothly? The drilling rig is about to break 300 meters, a depth our previous explorations have failed to reach. The Akagi River is also within sight. Director Miyamoto previously stated that by analyzing the Akagi River's hydrology, we may be able to locate the Age of Gods ruins."

Masahiko Sakurai did not answer the operator's question. He jumped off the operating table and came to the vicinity of the cave entrance. All the construction workers on site gathered here.

"The engineering work is going on very smoothly now, why did you suddenly stop the drilling rig?" someone asked Masahiko Sakurai, and all those who gathered around were from the Sheqi Eight Families.

"This is the latest order from the head of the family," said Masahiko Sakurai. "Suspend all searches for the Age of Gods ruins in the Tamagawa region. Cease the search for 'God' and cease the drilling project."

"Why? Why would the head of the family give such an order?" someone asked puzzled.

"Is this the new patriarch again? He's already called off the war against the demons, and now he's called off the search for 'God'. What exactly does he want to do?" someone questioned the young patriarch. "Is he going to just sit back and watch this country get destroyed?"

"Shut up!" Sakurai Masahiko stopped the discussion at the scene. He turned his head to look at the on-site engineering director and asked, "What stage is the drilling process at now? What's the status of the drill bit?"

"We don't know yet. The drill rod encountered some resistance just now. It seems we encountered an unusually hard rock layer, most likely siliceous rock," the project commander said. "After two hours of struggling with the rock, the hydraulic drill bit successfully broke through the hard soil layer. Since then, the work has been smooth. We may have broken through the porous volcanic rock and reached the depth of the Red Devil River."

Masahiko Sakurai's face changed on the spot. He turned his head to look towards the cave entrance. The drilling rig was pulling out the drill rod that was hundreds of meters long from the hole.

The cutting edge of the drill bit is made of diamond, and the drill rod is manually spliced ​​together with sections of alloy. Each drill rod is more than ten meters long, and dozens of drill rods are tightly connected. Every time the operation starts and stops, the relevant operators need to firmly fix the buckles between the drill rods. Therefore, after the drilling operation was suspended this time, relevant personnel quickly surrounded it, ready to unlock the buckles between the drill rods, and then apply coolant and maintenance oil.

"What's going on?" The relevant personnel were stunned. "Why is there a gap on the drill bit?"

"Perhaps it was damaged while breaking through the silica layer?" another staff member casually suggested. "Perhaps there are also extremely hard diamond fragments in the silica layer."

"But this gap doesn't look like it was made by a collision. Instead, it looks like it was gnawed by some insect..."

"Have you had too much to drink? What kind of insect's teeth can chew diamonds? Diamond beetles?"

"Get out of the way!" Sakurai Masahiko suddenly yelled like crazy, "Get out of the way!"

But it was too late. The people closest to Masahiko Sakurai reacted quickly and retreated, but the people closest to the drill hole did not have time to avoid it. After the drill bit was retracted from the hole, a ghost-like scream was heard in the dark hole, and red-yellow mud gushed out of the hole like a spring, splashing several construction workers.

Masahiko Sakurai looked at the reddish-yellow mud that was still gushing out. The mud was emitting thick white mist, which meant that the temperature of the mud itself was quite high, and the concentration of the mud was very low. It had no viscosity at all, and the whole thing was as thin as water... The strangest thing was its color. The mud should have been the same khaki color as normal muddy water, but the muddy water in front of them was more like the color of blood, which meant that the water contained rich iron. Scattered silver-blue dots of light flickered in the red mud, like stars salvaged from the ground.

"Stay away from those glowing things in the mud!" Sakurai Masahiko roared, "Take off your clothes and masks! Don't touch them! Quickly!"

Several construction workers who had been splashed with mud and water smeared the mud on their clothes with their bare hands when they took off their clothes. When they came into contact with the silver-blue light spots, they could not help but look closer and found that they were actually translucent little fish.

In the small fish's slender, transparent, spindle-shaped body, you can see bony spurs, and its eyes have completely degenerated. The scales on its body are in the shape of crystal-clear blue crystals... There are indeed some organisms and microorganisms in the underground river. Because they have not seen light for many years, the eyes of these fish have degenerated quite badly. But it is hard to imagine that there are still fish three hundred meters underground, and in hot water adjacent to magma. It is really a miracle in the biological world that such tiny fish can survive in such an extremely harsh environment.

The construction workers who came into contact with these fish did not take them seriously, but not long after, some of them let out a howl like a pig being slaughtered, because the small fish opened their mouths in front of them... or to be more precise, they cracked open. The entire heads of the small fish opened up, revealing icy fangs. It was hard to imagine that such tiny fish actually had such hideous and long fangs, which were like the saw teeth of a devil, filling their entire mouths.

If these fish are rare and precious animals that can arouse people's desire to collect when they don't open their mouths, then when they open their mouths and reveal their sharp teeth, they are as creepy as the devil's evil pets.

They used their fangs to gnaw at the places where the construction workers' skin came into contact. Blood quickly gushed out from under their sharp teeth. They could bite a bloody hole in the human body as easily as biting a hole in a cooked cheesecake.

"What the hell is this! Oh my God!" The construction workers screamed in fear and pain, "They are... they are gnawing at my bones!"

The project director stumbled out the medicine box to rescue the construction workers, but was pushed away by Masahiko Sakurai. Masahiko Sakurai pulled out a long knife and without saying a word, he cut off the parts of the construction workers that were in contact with the strange fish... If the strange fish were attached to the clothes, he would cut off the clothes; if the fish had drilled into the arms, he would cut off the arms; if a strange fish drilled into a person's head or chest, Masahiko Sakurai would kill that person without hesitation.

"Sakurai-kun! What are you doing!" The engineering commander roared with red eyes, "These are all lives! You are killing people, do you know that?"

"No, I'm saving people!" Sakurai Masahiko responded calmly, "If I don't kill these people, everyone present will die!"

Until Masahiko Sakurai killed the last person who was drilled by the strange fish and kicked him into the hole, and the shadow of those silver-blue strange fish could no longer be seen on land, and finally after he ordered gasoline to be poured all around and a fire to completely seal off the dark hole, Masahiko Sakurai finally threw away his long knife with a sense of relief and breathed a long sigh of relief... Finally, he caught up and prevented all the people present from being wiped out.

"What the hell is that thing?" The engineering director asked with lingering fear, sitting next to Masahiko Sakurai.

"A mythical creature, the Ghosttooth Dragon Viper." Sakurai Masahiko uttered the forbidden name. "We've found our target, but we almost paid a heavy price for it... Thanks to the head of the family, he was truly foresighted!"

If Caesar and his companions were present, they would have discovered that this strange fish was the dragon subspecies, the Ghost-toothed Viper, that they discovered in the depths of the Abyss on the Ditriaster. The only order Sakurai Masahiko received when he returned to the Snake Eight Family was to stop all drilling work in the Tama River because there were Ghost-toothed Vipers in the Akagi River.

The ruins of the Age of Gods are right under their feet, but the time has not come to open this forbidden civilization yet... This was Lu Mingfei's solemn instruction to Yuan Zhisheng after the meeting at Kabuki-za.

Chapter 451 Dating

The weather in Tokyo seems to be fluctuating like this recently. The strong winds and heavy rains rage for a whole night and then quietly stop, followed by a bright sunny day.

Lu Mingfei and Eiry got up very early today because Lu Mingfei promised Eiry that he would accompany her to visit Sensoji Temple if it didn't rain today. As a result, the weather was great today and the entrance of Sensoji Temple was crowded with people early in the morning.

Couples gathered at the entrance of Kaminarimon to check in and take photos, as if they were determined not to move forward until they had taken satisfactory photos under the big red lanterns. Lu Mingfei and Eiry did not join in the fun, and after a brief visit to the gate of Kaminarimon, they walked around the crowd and left.

Just after Lu Mingfei and the others left, a group of people hurriedly arrived at the main gate of Sensoji Temple behind them.

"Oh my, this gate is so bright and spacious, and these big red lanterns are so festive! Now that we're here, we have to take some pictures before we leave," my aunt called out. "I see couples standing at the door taking pictures. Mingze and Jiajia, you two should hurry up too! My camera is finally coming in handy!"

My uncle and Director Chen didn't care whether to take pictures or not. The middle-aged man's eyes were focused on the luxury cars passing by, Ferrari, McLaren, Koenigsegg... Director Chen took the lead in talking, and my uncle followed closely. The two of them wanted to show off all the knowledge they had about luxury cars in their lives, as if they had become professional car reviewers.

Jia Jia's mother stood aside with her hands folded across her chest. She was not as keen as her aunt to match the two children, but she did not object to taking photos. After all, they had finally come out to play, and commemorating the children at a famous tourist attraction was also a life experience.

"Hey, both of you, stand back under that big red lantern. It has a good meaning and will make the photos look good." Auntie instructed Jiangshan, "Mingze, why are you and Jiajia standing so far apart? Come closer! Otherwise, we won't be able to capture you both in one shot! Smile, be more expressive, don't have that sad face, and learn how the couple standing here took photos. Mingze, you're a boy, and boys should be more proactive. Don't be as shy as girls!"

Lu Mingze cooperated reluctantly, like a salted fish on a chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered. After his aunt's instructions, Lu Mingze was finally released and began to run towards the dessert shop in Sensoji Temple. His aunt also took satisfactory photos and happily walked and watched. Uncle and Director Chen, two heartless old men, turned their attention from luxury cars to tourists' leather shoes. Jiajia's mother took Jiajia to the end of the crowd. She said to Jiajia earnestly that in fact, when taking pictures, you don't have to listen to Lu Mingze's mother blindly. Girls should still be reserved because they were so close to Lu Mingze. Jiajia nodded obediently.

Lu Mingfei took Eri for a stroll in Nakamise Shopping Street. On both sides of the street were two shops, "Funawa" and "Asakazakaya". Lu Mingfei had searched for travel guides before coming. "Funawa" is a dessert shop that has been established for more than a hundred years. Its desserts and tea are well-known in the whole Taito District, while "Asakazakaya" is a strawberry daifuku specialty store. They use award-winning strawberries, each of which is huge and plump.

It is worth mentioning that when buying Mizu Shingen Mochi and Genmaicha at Funawa, Lu Mingfei specifically gave the money to Eiry for payment. He wanted Eiry to experience the pleasure of shopping, but Eiry's flustered gestures for making change made the shopping guide couldn't help but call her cute. When checking out, he deliberately stuffed a mini tea bag into the dessert bag given to Eiry, saying that seeing such a cute girl like Eiry made her mood better for the whole day, and asked Eiry to accept this small gift.

Later, when buying strawberry daifuku at "Asaka Strawberry Seat", Eiry wrote in a small notebook, "Please give me the two best strawberry daifuku today", and then showed the notebook to the pastry chef. The pastry chef was surprised that other customers just said it casually while this girl actually wrote it. He seemed to be moved by the sincerity of this beautiful girl, so he picked out two of the largest and fullest strawberry daifuku on the spot, sprinkled double the amount of coconut powder, and finally decorated it into an exquisite appearance and handed it to Eiry with both hands.

Similar incidents have occurred repeatedly in tourist souvenir shops, folk craft shops, jewelry stores, and snack bars. For example, when Eryi bought earrings, the clerk gave her a small cartoon hairpin as a gift. When she bought a Ningyo-yaki (a type of cookie), she was given a senbei (rice cracker). When she was selecting a souvenir card, the store upgraded it to a collector's edition.

Although they were all gifts or preferential treatments that were of great significance but small in value, everything today happened without the intervention or arrangement of Lu Mingze, Jude Mai and others. All these little surprises and gifts were earned by Eri's charm... This made Lu Mingfei sigh that beautiful girls have good luck. As long as you are born cute and have a good personality, the whole world will like you and treat you well.

"Mom, this dessert shop said they have a history of more than a hundred years, so their desserts must be delicious!" Lu Mingze pointed at the "Zhouhe" dessert shop and his saliva was almost flowing.

"Oh, if he said a hundred years, it really is a hundred years. Then I said my ancestors were legendary chefs for a thousand years! Who doesn't know how to come up with gimmicks and slogans these days? How can empty words count?" Auntie said earnestly from the perspective of someone who has experienced it, "Aren't there so many scam shops like this in our area? You wouldn't get scammed in China, so why are you so stupid when you go abroad?"

"But it looks really delicious." Lu Mingze suddenly had an idea and pulled out his trump card, "Maybe Jiajia would want to try it too?"

Sure enough, when Jiajia was mentioned, Auntie couldn't calm down and started lecturing. She leaned over to Jiajia's side, pointed at the "Zhoushan" dessert shop, and asked Jiajia: "Jiajia, I heard that dessert shop has a history of hundreds of years and has a long history of craftsmanship. Do you want to try their desserts? Auntie asked Mingze to buy two for you?"

"Is it really a hundred years? These Japanese merchants use the same old tricks to deceive people. Mingze, you better be smarter," Jiajia's mother said suddenly. "I think this shop over there called 'Asaka Strawberry' is pretty good. The sign outside the shop is much more down-to-earth than that 'Zhoushan' sign. Jiajia just said she wanted to try their strawberry-flavored Daifuku, right?"

"I'm just about to take Jiajia to buy some strawberry-flavored Daifuku. Does Mingze want some? Do you want me to buy one for your Mingze as well?" Jiajia's mother asked "casually".

"Oh, that's perfect. Mingze just mentioned that he wanted strawberry-flavored Daifuku. The two kids have such similar tastes! In fact, I think it's really rare that they can eat the same food. They will definitely not have conflicts over food in the future, right?" Auntie clapped her hands. "Why bother you guys to buy it? Let Mingze do it. It just so happens that Mingze learned a few words of Japanese while we were in the hotel these two days. I'm just worried that we won't have any communication difficulties when asking for directions or shopping in Japan. Children are actually very sensible in private, so let Mingze do the shopping."

In fact, Lu Mingze's original intention of learning Japanese was to make two Japanese friends online, because he heard that Japanese girls are very mature early. If they get along well, maybe they can meet secretly before leaving Japan. Lu Mingze still hopes to have an unforgettable cross-border love, as unforgettable as the "sunset marks".

"I didn't expect Mingze to be such a hardworking kid. I'm sorry to trouble your Mingze." Jiajia's mother smiled faintly.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? Why are our two families being so distant?" Auntie said as she retreated to Lu Mingze's side. She pulled out two thousand-yen bills from her wallet and stuffed them into Lu Mingze's hands. She whispered, "Jia Jia wants to try the strawberry daifuku from the 'Asakusa Strawberry' shop across the street. Go buy two strawberry-flavored daifuku cookies, one for you and one for Jia Jia."

"What's so good about Strawberry Daifuku? They're sold everywhere, and only girls like to eat that kind of thing," Lu Mingze complained. "I want to eat the Mizu Shingen Mochi on the other side. They're only sold in Japan. Mizu Shingen Mochi has a soft and chewy texture, and is definitely better than Strawberry Daifuku."

Actually, when Lu Mingze was attending a social gathering, the girls who had been to Japan suddenly started discussing how soft and sticky the Mizu Shingen Cake was at the dinner table in a Japanese restaurant. The Mizu Shingen Cake made of agar was like a transparent crystal ball with cherry blossom petals inside, which melted in the mouth. The boys who had been to Japan joined the girls' discussion and chatted enthusiastically, but Lu Mingze could only stare blankly at the side because he had no idea what Mizu Shingen Cake tasted like. He didn't even know what Mizu Shingen Cake was. Lu Mingze thought that he had finally come to Japan this time, and he had to at least taste Mizu Shingen Cake once to know its taste. This way, when girls talked about this topic at the next class reunion, he would have the right to speak.

"Are you considering which one tastes better now? Mingze, did you hear clearly? It's Jiajia who wants to eat the Strawberry Daifuku." Auntie said earnestly, "Remember what I taught you? In small matters like this, boys should give way to girls and try to follow their wishes. That way, others will think you are a well-educated and gentlemanly child. We'll buy the Mizu Shingen Mochi later when we have the chance. This time, let's buy the Strawberry Daifuku for Jiajia first to leave a good impression..."

The aunt started nagging as if she would not stop until the end of time. Lu Mingze really could not resist his mother's endless nagging. He took two Japanese yen bills from his aunt's hand and ran to the shallow strawberry stall to queue up for the strawberry daifuku in a dejected manner.

Finally, when Lu Mingze received two strawberry daifuku that were ordinary in size and appearance from the pastry chef and received the advice, "Kid, with your physique, it's best to eat less sweets, otherwise your veins will be filled with strawberry juice and sweet cream," the little fat boy was heartbroken.

Lu Mingfei and Eiry followed the crowd and passed through the second gate of Sensoji Temple, Hozomon, and came to the inner layer of the temple. On their left was the neat Hozoji Temple, and directly in front of them was the majestic five-story pagoda of Sensoji Temple. Both buildings were outlined with vermilion primer. The eaves and pillars were well maintained and renovated while maintaining the sense of age. The shiny new paint reflected a dazzling red glow in the sunlight.

The crowded crowd automatically dispersed in front, forming a large open space. It turned out that there was a large porcelain glazed incense burner and a small pavilion for drawing lots on the open space in front of the temple. Both the incense and the drawing lots cost 100 yen each. Tourists who came here to pray and draw lots can take away good lots at will. If they draw bad lots, they can take them away and find an expert to change them, or leave a sum of money to Sensoji Temple to help deal with it. In addition to drawing lots, there are many amulets for sale around that pray for academic success, transportation, or safety and health.

Lu Mingfei saw Eiry staring at the incense burner and the fortune stick box with an eager expression. He took out a few coins he had prepared in advance from his pocket, handed them to Eiry, and said to her with a smile that if she wanted to give it a try, she could go and light a few incense sticks and then go and draw fortune sticks to try her luck. When lighting the incense, remember to silently repeat the wish you want to fulfill three times in your mind, but remember not to make the wish too difficult. Maybe a god whose performance did not meet the target this year would hear it and help to make it come true.

Eri nodded and happily took the coin to burn incense and draw lots. At this time, a monk wearing the monk's robe of Sensoji Temple came over, put his hands together and bowed deeply to Lu Mingfei, and then said to Lu Mingfei bluntly: "The donor's girlfriend is really good."

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the bald Japanese monk. He found him quite interesting, so he started chatting with him: "Why, you're a monk, are you interested in my girlfriend?"

"My sin, my sin, benefactor, please do not destroy my religious faith!" The Japanese monk shook his head slowly, with the aura of a high-level monk. "Your girlfriend is indeed beautiful, but in the eyes of all equals, she is no different from ordinary people. I have come to discuss something with you. Your girlfriend is just an opportunity."

"Oh, I'm not buying, I'm not listening, and I'm not asking for anything." Lu Mingfei waved his hand at the monk. "I don't have any requests for anything from the Buddha or the Bodhisattva. If you want to sell something, try looking for blond-haired, blue-eyed European tourists. We Chinese tourists aren't easily fooled."

"No, no, no, you misunderstood." The monk shook his head quickly. "I'm not selling anything, nor am I trying to promote anything. I simply came here because I saw a connection with you..."

"Speak human language." Lu Mingfei folded his hands in front of his chest and said coldly.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you the truth then," the monk said seriously. "To be honest, I'm currently learning a magical skill from my master, which is to observe fortune and energy. I noticed you from afar. Your fortune is so unique among all the other tourists that it's hard not to notice you. So I used your girlfriend as an opening to approach you and strike up a conversation."