The weather worsened further, growing increasingly gloomy! The wind began to make noise as well, whipping the various banners with a "whoosh-slap!" In some places, it even let out mournful howls.
The morning sunlight had been bright and radiant, yet dark clouds now hung overhead!
A group of more than a dozen priests wearing black hats, white robes, and traditional black shoes, solemn expressions on their faces and ritual tablets in hand, led Inuyagi Ichigyo slowly through the torii gate!
These priests were actually Ordinary Persons supported by Yasukuni Shrine. Though they were priests, they possessed no extraordinary abilities whatsoever! The true extraordinary individuals were hidden in the shadows, and Chen Mo had clearly detected them during his patrols over the past few days.
Yasukuni Shrine had two Great Zen Masters, several other Zen Masters, and more than a dozen people such as Ninjas! None of them showed themselves today. Instead, they hid in the shadows, constantly watching their surroundings.
Accompanied by several people, Inuyagi Ichigyo slowly entered Yasukuni Shrine! His expression was solemn, his demeanor dignified, and he was utterly reverent!
Yasukuni Shrine's original doctrine had been to appease wronged spirits through rituals, preventing them from bringing disaster upon people and the like! But ever since the memorial tablets of those war criminals had been placed there, it had become a place of all sorts of demons and monsters.
According to Japanese legend, passing through a torii gate meant entering the realm of the gods! Therefore, everyone had to remain devout and quiet, and they also had to cleanse both hands at the temizuya. Naturally, even washing both hands followed a procedure, carried out step by step.
Thus, the entire ritual process was a display of etiquette and attitude. It also allowed Inuyagi Ichigyo to put on a show