mtl008 Chapter 294: The Sacred Sakura Tree and the Divine Fortune
Chapter 294: The Sacred Sakura Tree and the Divine Fortune
After passing the last torii gate and turning the corner, everyone suddenly saw the Narukami Taisha Shrine surrounded by dense cherry trees.
The most eye-catching thing is the tall and lush cherry tree behind the shrine, which is still clearly visible even though it is partially blocked by the building. It is towering into the sky, with lush branches and leaves, like a huge pink umbrella, adding a romantic and sacred atmosphere to the entire shrine.
The breeze blew gently, and pink petals fluttered down from the height, like a dreamy pink rain. These petals danced in the air, and then gently fell to the ground, forming a beautiful flower carpet. Everyone walking on this flower carpet seemed to be in a fairy tale world, feeling the magic and beauty of nature.
"Wow! It's so beautiful!" the children praised loudly and excitedly.
Sonoko couldn't help but hold onto Xiaolan's hand and said excitedly, "Xiaolan, I didn't expect that Narukami Taisha Shrine was built on water!"
"Yeah." Mao Lilan nodded in agreement, "There is actually a pool on the mountain, and the water is so clear."
Mao Lilan walked to the water's edge and found that although it looked like a pool, the water was not deep. The deepest part was no higher than the waist. There was no danger even for elementary school students. So she let the impatient young detective team go and play without worry.
"How about it? Isn't my scenery nice?" Yae Kamiko walked up to Suzuki Sonoko and asked jokingly, "It shouldn't be to the extent that you want to tear it down, little sister?"
Suzuki Sonoko smiled embarrassedly.
Almost everyone was busy enjoying the scenery. Although Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan were also shocked by the beautiful scenery for a moment, they quickly came to their senses and remembered the purpose of their visit to Narukami Taisha Shrine.
"Sister Kamiko, do you know where Kamisato and the others are? We want to ask him something, can you take us there?" Conan took the initiative.
"What a coincidence! The two children from Kamisato's family are talking to Ying now, so it may take a while before they can see you." Yae Kamiko said with regret.
Seeing Hattori and Conan's disappointed expressions, he chuckled and kindly comforted them, "Don't worry, relax, enjoy the scenery, and draw a fortune to see how your luck is today. I'll notify you as soon as they finish talking, okay?"
There was no other choice but to follow Yae Kamiko and officially enter the Narukami Taisha Shrine.
"Wow! This cherry tree looks even more magnificent up close!" Yuanzi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, but she still had a question, "Why is the trunk shaped like a fox? Can a tree grow like this?"
"What's so strange about this?" Yae Shinko said with a nonchalant smile, "This is in my shrine, of course it has to grow the way I like."
Mao Lilan: "...Yes, is that so."
Conan "......"
The corner of his mouth twitched. This must have been artificially cultivated to be like this.
Anyway, the Teyvat organization always has some weird reagents, so it's not surprising that they can do this.
Later, hearing that the fortune sticks here were very effective, everyone went to draw a lot.
Including Conan, who says that these are all superstitions, but in fact they are not true at all.
He recalled the ridiculously accurate divination by Mona that he had experienced in the past, and at the instigation of Hattori Heiji, he also drew a lot.
Then.....
Conan looked at the two big words "very bad" on the fortune and felt conflicted.
Is this accurate or not?!
Except for Conan, everyone at least got Xiaoji's autograph.
Xia Xi even got a great result, which made Yuanzi very envious.
When everyone was busy taking pictures under the sacred cherry tree, suddenly, a shrine maiden walked up to Hattori Heiji and told him that the head of the Kamisato family had finished his work and they could meet.
Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan did not hesitate and followed the witch's footsteps.
Unfortunately, this meeting yielded little to no results for Hattori and Conan.
This time, even Conan's attempt to pretend to be a cute child didn't work, let alone get words from the other person. Facing Kamisato Ayato's almost unchanging gentle smile, Hattori almost would have revealed the suspect he had found if Conan hadn't reminded him at the critical moment.
On the way back to the sacred cherry tree, Hattori Heiji looked solemn: "Tsk, this Kamisato family head is really hard to deal with. Kudo, do you think he knows which family is the one who did it?"
Conan thought back to Kamisato Ayato's expression when he mentioned the incident just now, and nodded affirmatively, "He probably knows, and he must have made arrangements. Otherwise, there will be a game tonight, and if he hadn't been prepared, he wouldn't be sitting here so calmly."