Chapter 135 Black Sun Grand Festival

Suren and Chitiao were already familiar with this way of getting along.

Suren didn't mind either. He impolitely took another look, smiled, and didn't give Chitiao a chance to continue teasing him.

He turned and asked, "Miko-san, did you say the Black Sun Grand Festival will be in half a month?"

The "Black Sun Grand Festival" is the most important sacrificial activity in Yamagakure.

The Black Sun, to put it simply, is a "solar eclipse."

In Yamagakure legends, this celestial phenomenon is considered to be the Sun Goddess Amaterasu hiding, causing the world to be dim. In this situation, a shrine maiden needs to perform Kagura dances as a sacrifice so that the light can return to the earth.

Although alchemists see it as a natural celestial phenomenon, so many special meanings have been attached to it, which sounds a bit mysterious.

But Suren didn't find it absurd at all.

That Amaterasu must have existed at some point in history, which is why the faith remained. It’s just that now, perhaps she is no longer in this plane, or has fallen. But as long as the believers are still there, she will still exist.

Although it is not appropriate to compare her to a yokai, the "Amaterasu," who has gathered countless years of faith, is definitely not comparable to any yokai.

This "Black Sun Grand Festival" involves faith, so it is definitely not simple.

Miko listened and nodded, "Yes, in half a month."

Suren saw that Chitiao was planning to go there, and said with a smile, "If possible, I would also like to accompany Miko-san to see that grand sacrificial event."

He has now advanced to the fourth rank, and his strength has soared a lot. His ability to protect himself is no weaker than Chitiao's.

Going with them to help with some small tasks within his power.

After all, favors have to be returned.

What's more, since he came to Yamagakure and experienced so many strange events, he is really interested in the capital, Edo.

When Miko heard this, a light flickered in her dark eyes, as if she wanted to say something.

But the words were on the tip of her tongue, and she only uttered two words, "Thank you."

Suren smiled and didn't say much.

…

Chitiao wasn't surprised at all to hear that Suren was going.

She asked, "Suren, can my seal be resolved before we leave?"

"Yes."

Suren looked at her arm and said, "I have cracked the rules of this rune seal and can solve it with a little time. About a few hours."

Chitiao's brow relaxed, "That's good."

She directly put her hand in front of Suren, saying, "Then I'll trouble you."

Suren looked at the hot spring, "Do it here?"

Chitiao felt it didn't matter, "Let's do it here."

"Okay."

Suren picked up her arm, and a dark spiritual force suddenly surged from his fingertips, and he began to crack it little by little along the lines of the runes.

The rune old man was able to advance to the sixth rank, so his talent was definitely top-notch. He had been immersed in runes for decades, and his attainments were by no means imaginable to ordinary people. Therefore, if this seal were to be solved by an ordinary rune master, it might not be possible to crack it.

Unfortunately, after Suren digested that [Replica of the Primordial Rune], he gained the ability of "Rune Comprehension +MAX". Now, when he sees this rune language that looks like garbled code, he can figure out the principle after a little sorting.

The process of breaking the seal is a bit like solving a very complex mathematical equation, where the formulas need to be listed step by step to finally get the result.

If you calculate one step wrong, you may lose all your previous efforts. This is the difficulty of this "magic ban."

Suren focused on cracking it, his brain like a high-powered computer, deducing various possibilities.

The runes on Chitiao's arm were also disappearing little by little.

…

Unconsciously, time flew by.

"Suren-sensei, we're going back first. You and Chitiao-san..."

"Teacher, Miko-san and I are leaving first."

"Okay."

Soaking in the hot spring is not something you can do forever. Suren heard the movement of Miko and Lolota leaving, but he didn't disrupt his rhythm and continued to concentrate on cracking it.

Finally, after four or five hours, the last bit of the seal was broken. Suren poured dark spiritual energy into her meridians and found that they were completely unblocked, and then he let out a long breath.

"Phew... finally done."

Suren looked at the flowered arm in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

He also felt a great sense of accomplishment in cracking this difficult anti-rune seal.

"Chitiao-nee, it's done."

Suren said, and looked up from her arm, only to find that Chitiao was lying there on her back, sleeping soundly.

Close-combat professionals need a lot of rest time, and they take naps whenever they have time to keep their bodies in the best condition.

That's normal.

It was just this glance that Suren saw a scene that made his blood boil.

Chitiao originally had no defenses against Suren, and she dressed very casually in the same room. Now, in this hot spring pool on the edge of the cliff, with no outsiders, she was naturally even more casual. At this moment, her robe was wide open, and the snow-covered peaks were so proud that they were half-floating on the water, rising and falling with the spring water. The details on them were also clearly visible...

Looking down, the tempting and upturned curves followed down, forming a very beautiful vest line. The muscle lines were perfect, the abdomen was without any extra flesh, and the firm and powerful slender legs were also in full view.

Suren can control his emotions, but that doesn't mean he has no human desires. His admiring gaze didn't stop, and he took a few more glances.

That gaze was naturally noticed, and Chitiao immediately opened her eyes and glared at him, "Still looking?"

In the past, she would have muttered a few words in this situation. But as Suren's skin grew thicker, and Chitiao herself didn't really mind, she got used to it after seeing it a lot, and let him do as he pleased.

However, this guy seems to be getting more and more presumptuous lately...

Suren truthfully expressed his opinion, imitating the tone he used to tease Miko, and said, "No matter how many times I look, Chitiao-nee's figure is still so pleasing to the eye."

Chitiao didn't care. After all, she didn't dislike it, so she lazily spat, "Tch~ Wasn't Miko-san's figure so charming before? Haven't you seen enough?"

"..."

Suren didn't think there was anything to respond to in this topic and ignored her teasing.

Chitiao didn't say much and asked, "Suren-kozo, is it done?"

Suren spread his hands, "It's done."

Chitiao raised her hands out of the water, clenched her fists, and immediately felt that her dark spiritual power was very smooth. A look of joy appeared on her face, "It's finally resolved."

The return of strength in her arms made her feel great.

She looked at Suren, her eyes shining brightly, "I feel like you've really become more powerful this time after advancing."

Suren shrugged noncommittally.

"Let's go, let's go back too."

With that, Chitiao got up directly and walked out of the water.

The sound of "splashing" water rang in her ears, and that extremely seductive figure was completely exposed to the air. The gauze robe she wore in the hot spring was completely wet and stuck to her skin, making it almost transparent. Even Chitiao's Rakshasa tattoo on her back was clearly visible. At such a close distance, he naturally saw everything clearly.

Suren got up a little later and saw this scene that made it impossible to take his eyes off.

He didn't know if it was because of the quiet environment of the wild hot spring on this cliff, or because there was no one else around, but he looked at her unscrupulously.

Chitiao naturally noticed the gaze behind her that was wandering over her figure, and didn't restrain himself at all.

There was no place to change clothes at this hot spring on the cliff, and there was nowhere to hide. She spat speechlessly but didn't mean to cover up at all. She directly unbuttoned her buttons in front of Suren, and then the wet clothes slid off her fragrant shoulders.

For a moment, her beautiful back was exposed to the air without any cover, and beads of crystal water slid down from her shoulders.

After taking off her clothes, Chitiao didn't hesitate to take off her pants. With a flick of the belt, a hook of her beautiful leg, and a step of her foot, the wet pants were taken off. The extreme curves of her back were naturally unreserved...

Then, she found that the gaze behind her hadn't been restrained, so Chitiao turned her head to look.

Because of this slight turn, Suren also clearly saw the undulating curves of her side.

He would avoid watching Miko change clothes out of courtesy.

But he wouldn't avoid this gambling addict woman who was already very familiar with him.

Chitiao looked at Suren's gaze without any intention of restraining himself, and she was quite helpless.

She even saw the aggressiveness in his gaze that was falling on her chest, "Haven't you seen enough, you brat?"

Suren grinned, looking very serious, "No."

Chitiao rolled her eyes, laughing and crying at this rogue behavior, and retorted angrily, "Want to try touching?"

Hearing this, Suren originally wanted to restrain himself, but a thought flashed through his mind. For some reason, a strange smile flashed in his eyes, and he immediately asked, "Can I?"

"???"

Chitiao's eyes twitched for some reason.

Huh...

I clearly asked a rhetorical question, but this guy deliberately treated it as a question?

She had an indifferent expression and casually replied, "Whatever."

With that, she turned around and put on her clothes by herself.

The sound of water came from behind, and Suren also walked out of the hot spring pool.

In Chitiao's mind, Suren was probably just teasing with his words.

But as soon as the thought flashed through her mind, she didn't expect a big hand to caress her lightly.

Passing directly under her arm, it naturally covered the proudness on the left side, like a hug.

That big hand covered it without any obstruction and stopped.

The fingertips even exerted a little force, squeezing it.

It seemed like he was testing how it felt?

"..."

Chitiao immediately noticed the hot body behind her that was very close.

Her brows furrowed slightly.

It wasn't that she disliked it.

She just felt that something was weird.

There had been physical contact many times in the past, and she didn't think anything of it. But at this moment, something seemed wrong.

The movements in her hands also stopped, and her beautiful eyebrows raised slightly as she asked quietly, "How does it feel?"

Suren raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Very good."

"Tch~"

Chitiao looked bored, as if thinking: What's so good about touching this?

The atmosphere became strange again.

Suren let go of his hand, not greedy for that bone-eroding warmth.

At this time, Chitiao also put on her kimono, and the exposed spring scenery was instantly covered. She called out, "Let's go, let's go back."

"Okay."

Suren transformed with a magic trick and put on his clothes in an instant.

He followed Chitiao and jumped down.

The two walked down towards Granny Jia's bathhouse, occasionally chatting a few words.

Scenes from the hot spring pool kept replaying in Chitiao's mind, and she didn't know why.

As she walked, she muttered, "I feel like you're getting more and more presumptuous lately..."

I treat you like a brother, but it feels like you want me?

Isn't Miko-san attractive?

"Hahaha..."

Suren raised his eyebrows, immediately understood, and laughed.

Neither of them really cared.

Compared to what was actually happening, Suren found Chitiao's expression more amusing.

"..."

Chitiao was inexplicably amused by the laughter, her eyes narrowed slightly, and a dangerous light flashed.

She angrily drew her long sword and hit Suren's head with the sheath.

There was a muffled sound of "dong".

Suren covered his head and let out a distorted scream, "Ouch..."

"Heh."

Chitiao looked at him and smiled with satisfaction.
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