That's why Goyakuzo was afraid when he saw the human traveler.
[Wu Baizang: "Hmph! Humans have such short lifespans and don't change, I don't know why that stinky fox is so biased towards them."]
"That guy who sealed us was especially awful, saying things like, 'Hmm. He struck a good pose while sealing us. We could make a good display.' It's infuriating!"
Now the reader is even more convinced that it was the mysterious man from before who did it, because "hmm" is his catchphrase.
Putting everything else aside, Goyakuzō's pose is indeed quite good; it's a nice sight.
Coincidentally, it wasn't just the readers who thought this way; the travelers at that moment were also in sync with them.
[Traveler: "It's truly a beautiful view..."]
[Wu Baizang was slightly annoyed: "Hey? How could you, a junior, also...!"]
The traveler quickly offered a few words of praise to appease Wu Baizang, but Wu Baizang became more and more excited and even asked the traveler to praise him a few more times.
After being praised by the traveler, Gohyakuzō agreed to give the comb to the traveler, but the traveler needed to play with the little tanuki for a while first.
However, Harunosuke was very careful when sealing Ichiro, because Ichiro was a great demon.
However, they didn't put in much effort when sealing the little fox demons, and some of them had already broken free of the seal.
On the contrary, the big tanuki, Ichizoku, had not yet broken free of his seal. Unable to move, he could not play with the little tanuki, and those restless little guys were making a ruckus for him.
This request isn't difficult; the traveler sister is quite good at playing with children and is known as the kindergarten teacher Ying.
The three children that kindergarten teacher Ying needs to take care of this time are Zhengcheng, Master Ji, and Xiaopan from the Ministry of Justice.
After the traveler and the three little raccoon demons had finished playing, he went back to report to Wu Baizang.
Five hundred Tibetans asked a question on behalf of the little raccoon demons who couldn't speak human language yet.
[“The Ministry of Justice’s Junior Judge wants to ask you: ‘You are clearly human, so why do you have the scent of tanuki on you?’”]
Paimon was unaware of this, but the Traveler had already figured it out.
She told Gosho that it was because the dishes that Hana Sanri had given them before were made using magic she had stolen from the Tanuki clan.
Upon hearing that someone had stolen their tribe's magic, Wu Baizang thought of one person... and one fox.
[Ichizo breathed a sigh of relief, but was also a little annoyed: "What the hell, that stinky fox. If he were still alive, he should have come and greeted us sooner."]
Paimon tells Ichizo that the masked priestess said, "You are her old friend."
[Ichizoku said, "Mask? We don't know anything about masks, nor do we know any priestesses. We do know about foxes, though."]
Paimon and the traveler described Hana-sanri's appearance: short black hair, dressed in a shrine maiden outfit, and wearing a mask.
Ikuzo said she didn't know her; the fox priestess she knew had all-white fur, not short black hair.
[Wu Baizang asked again, "What do you need this comb for? To comb your hair? It might smell like fox fur."]
A rather perverse reader of Inazuma's book commented: "A foxy scent? Really? Where's the comb?"
That's why Fox Prince and Harunosuke couldn't see it, otherwise they would have come to cause trouble for Iyazō again.
To say that the beautiful fox lady smells like fox is simply outrageous.
Is that a fishy smell? Then I could dilute it with water and drink it for a year! Cough cough, just kidding.
Yae no Miko saw it, but she didn't intend to cause trouble for Wu Baizang, because she knew what Lin Qiu was going to do.
When that time comes, Fox Palace will definitely see this book, and I'll get a spanking, and you won't be able to escape either.
In the story, Paimon tells Ichizo what they are doing—and what the Shin-oka Daifuku really is; it's not a daifuku to eat.
Now Wu Baizang understood why he had been sealed away for so long; it turned out that the comb he had stolen was such an important thing.
However, Harunosuke Yuugami at the time did indeed have some personal feelings involved.
Wu Baizang told the traveler the location of the barrier, saying that he had seen the sacred cherry tree vein when he fought with the fox.
At the time, Gosho was worried that other monsters would escape from there and harm the forest he was protecting, so he sealed it away.
Now let Master Ji help the Traveler break the seal. Master Ji is currently the strongest among the movable Tanuki.
Before the traveler left, Gosho said:
"If you see that stinky fox, remember to give him my regards. Just say... let me think..."
"You damned brat, you've infuriated me! Come back and fight me! We haven't settled our score yet! And while you're at it, help me break the seal! Oh, right, it's not that I can't break the seal myself, but you still owe me a few favors, you stinky fox! 'Junior Judge of the Ministry of Justice' says he misses you!"
The five hundred pilgrims sealed here are unaware of the matter concerning the Fox Palace, and he is still hoping that the Fox Palace will return to find him.
But he wasn't stupid; he had a vague idea of what was going on, but he just didn't want to admit it.
It's worth mentioning that Lin Qiu's book doesn't actually mention the name of Fox Palace, nor does it mention the story of Fox Palace.
Therefore, most readers still believe that the fox friend mentioned by Gohyakuzō is not dead.
As long as they are alive, they can still meet with Wu Baizang, and most people don't have any particular emotions at this point.
They simply read the story silently. Later, the traveler, led by Master Ji, arrived at the barrier, broke the seal, and completed the suppression of the evil spirit.
For travelers, the easiest part of the exorcism process is getting rid of evil spirits, which is simpler than playing with a tanuki.
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Character Voice Acting - Fox Temple: About Hana Sanri
"She is me, but not entirely me. She has her own will and personality, so... sigh, I haven't repaid the favors yet, and now I have to owe another one. I really don't know how I'll ever be able to pay them back."
Chapter 259 The Divine Cherry Blossom Hiding Dark Power!
[Hana-sanri appeared and said, "Quite beautiful, both in terms of Gosho's illusion and your method of defeating the demon."]
Paimon remarked that he was used to it: "Eek! ...I meant to say that, but I'm actually used to it. The masked shrine maiden is so unoriginal."
[Hanasanori said apologetically, "I see. I'm so sorry to have disappointed you. I'll do my best next time."]
She really made me cry; she's so gentle.
If Ying is a kindergarten teacher, then Hana Sanri could easily be the principal.
If Lin Qiu really wants to open a kindergarten, he should send Ying there first to teach this "brat" a lesson. A child who is three years and a few months old should be fine, right?
I don't know if Hana-sanri has any plans to open a kindergarten; right now, she just wants to know about Goyakuzo.
The traveler explained to him what had happened in the Forest of Guardians.
[Hana-san said, "Since it's the 'Shadow Actor Trio,' it's most likely the work of a former Onmyoji named Yui-gami."]
Paimon asks Hana Sanri if she is indeed the fox friend that Goyakuzo mentioned.
Hana-sanri states that she is not Gohyaku's fox friend; the fox friend Gohyaku refers to is a celestial fox known as "Kokusai-gu".
The statues of the celestial fox and the earth fox were all transformed from her messengers.
Readers then realized that Goyakuzo's fox friend was actually Kitsune-no-miya; they had previously thought it was Yae no Miko.
Furthermore, Hana Sanri mentions that Kosai-no-miya has already left, which means that Gosho has been waiting for someone who will never return for hundreds of years.
The readers were no longer so calm, but they still managed to hold back.
Then Paimon asked Hana Sanri what Wu Baizang meant by "the outcome is still undecided".
Hana Sanri answered Paimon's questions by first introducing Gohyakuzo, whose full name is "Hidden God of Life, Chief Gohyakuzo".
The position of Baoshengsi was bestowed by the Thunder God, and his duty was to guard the Forest of Guardianship.
Fox Palace was worried that Gosho would die while protecting the forest from a powerful enemy during a disaster, so it deliberately played hide-and-seek with Gosho.
[A hundred years ago, Gosho said: "The Forest of Guardians is our territory; you will never find it."]
[A hundred years ago, in the Fox Palace: "I don't believe you. Listen carefully, you must hide well. Absolutely do not let yourself be found..."]
[“Five Hundred Treasures, definitely... no matter what happens, it's all a spell I cast to lure you. Don't be fooled, don't reveal yourself.”]
You must hide well and not be found. No matter what happens, you must, absolutely must, hide well!
Fox Palace told Wu Baizang to hide, but she herself went to face the disaster head-on.
Now, Wu Baizang has been waiting for her to come to him for hundreds of years.
Midway through, Wu Baizang also felt something was wrong. Why hadn't the fox come looking for him at all?
So he caused a ruckus in the Forest of Guardians and stole a comb that was probably a valuable item from the Fox Palace, and was thus sealed in a stone.
The traveler continued to ask questions, including what happened after the Fox Palace incident and Hana-sanri's identity, which Hana-sanri answered one by one.
It has to be said that this is indeed not as convenient as talking to the Raiden family. When talking to Hana-san, you have to ask questions one by one, but when talking to the Raiden family, you don't have to ask; they will tell you.
Hana-sanri tells the traveler that she is not Kitsune-sai-gumi, and that Kitsune-sai-gumi is dead.
She knows so much about things from hundreds of years ago because she inherited those memories.
Hana Sanri doesn't explicitly state whose memories she inherited, but astute readers have already guessed that it's most likely the memories of Kosai-miya.
Having inherited the memories of Fox Palace, does she truly belong to Fox Palace? That is the question.
Most readers would agree, because having memories implies a certain degree of shared emotions and almost identical preferences, so how could they not be considered the same person?
Most importantly, Hana Sanri herself has no memories or experiences; she inherited the memories of Kitsai-no-miya almost from birth.
Moreover, Hana Sanri is not simply someone who inherited memories; she can be considered another form of existence for Kosai-gumi.
This is the reappearance of Fox Palace after returning to the earth's veins, just like Youlezhai and the others.
However, she was tainted by filth, which allowed her to exist longer, but it also caused some changes in her mentality and personality. But she was indeed the Fox Palace.
However, Hana-sanri cannot fully accept that she is Kosai-miya because of her 'identity'.
Having been tainted by filth, Hana Sanri felt that she was different from Kosai-gyu; she could not openly claim Kosai-gyu's 'greatness' upon herself.
Just like Rosalind rejected the glory that she possessed in her youth.
They are clearly the same person, yet they both rejected the 'honor' that belonged to them because they felt they were 'unworthy' of it.
Moreover, the reasons were exactly the opposite: one person suffered from amnesia, while the other believed that he had merely inherited her memories.
Hana-san also told the traveler that she would reveal everything at the right time, so please continue the exorcism process. She will pray for the traveler at the seal site in Konta Village.
The traveler also expressed her willingness to believe Hana Sanri and agreed to continue the Divine Sakura Great Purification.
[Hana Sanri's words are gentle: "Parting is but a parting of body, my heart drifts with the white clouds."]
After Hana-san finished speaking, she left, while the traveler continued his exorcism journey.
The other two sealed locations are near the deserted sea and the beach outside the Kamisato House, respectively.
The traveler went to Kamisato-yashiki first, because it was closer, and then went to Arakawa last.
The difficulty in sealing these two places lies in deciphering the seals, rather than in the plot itself, so Lin Qiu didn't spend too much time writing about it.
It was mainly at Yingmei's request that I write out the decryption process for these two places.
When the two seals were completed, Hana-sanri didn't appear behind them with a 'whoosh' like before. It seems that this time it's the Traveler's turn to find Hana-sanri.
It's normal. You can't always let the other person follow you around chasing you. You have to chase them sometimes.
Yingmei returned to the abandoned shrine at the second sealing site, where the final seal was located at the foot of Shadow Mountain near the shrine.
Hana-san-ri awaits travelers here.
Hana-sanri, having learned from the branches of the Rai-oakura tree that the Traveler had successfully completed the exorcism mission, immediately confessed her 'mistake'.
The mistake she made was that she didn't actually trust the traveler much from the beginning, for which she deeply apologized.
Hana-san was initially surprised by the Traveler's skill and performance, and couldn't help but exclaim:
"I can't help but feel regret. If there had been someone like you by the side of 'Fox Abode Palace' back then, perhaps..."
Perhaps... I won't appear?
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Character Voice Acting - Hana Sanri: About Kitsune-no-miya
"Lady Saigon said that I am her, but I still don't think so."
Her greatness makes me feel utterly inadequate.
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