Everyone followed Miss Mimura and Mr. Yagura into the house.
Wooden structures surround the colorful lake.
In the middle of the lake is Grandmaster Aonoki's teahouse.
The wooden lakeside corridor and tea room add a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere to the scenery.
The tea ceremony goes well with the wooden architecture.
"It seems that everyone has arrived..." The housekeeper Yoshiko Hanasaki, who was wearing a kimono, looked at the group of people who arrived together.
"In that case, I'm going to inform the master." She lowered her head and said.
Then we walked onto the wooden corridor on the lake and headed to the teahouse in the center of the lake.
"Is that the tea room there?" Edogawa Conan asked as he lay on the railing and looked at the building in the center of the lake.
"Yes." came a strange man's voice.
Everyone looked back.
"Because it was built in the middle of Wucai Lake, it was named Wucai An. The purpose of building this teahouse was to get away from the world." A man wearing a white suit and a black turtleneck shirt knelt on the ground in the house and said warmly. Said softly.
"So that's it..." Mao Lilan nodded in realization.
"It's so profound. He deserves to be a master of tea ceremony." She said with admiration.
"But you are?" She looked confused.
"This is Ryoichi, the grandmaster's only son." Mr. Yagura introduced.
"Welcome to my humble home." The man kneeling on the ground lowered his head and said.
Every move he makes carries the elegant demeanor of a tea ceremony family.
"Oh, you're here so soon, shouldn't you tell everyone the legend about that monster?" Miss Mimura, wearing a pink kimono, held a fan in one hand and taunted with a smile covering her mouth.
"Monster...?" Maori Kogoro and Maori Lan showed puzzled and curious expressions.
Edogawa Conan showed an expression that although he didn't believe in monsters, he wanted to hear more about them.
"Oh, it's actually just a superstitious legend about this lake..." Mr. Yagura explained.
"Don't mention this matter again." Aonoki Ryoichi showed an unhappy expression.
"I just came here to say hello to a few guests."
"Excuse me for taking my leave." He lowered his head and said, then stood up and walked out without looking at anyone else.
"Really, Miss Mimura, why do you always bully Ryoichi?" Seeing the other party leave obviously unhappy, Mr. Yagura also showed a reproachful expression and said to Miss Mimura.
Miss Mimura didn't reply, looking disdainful to talk to him.
"Come with me first, we can chat while drinking tea." Mr. Yagura's attitude towards Miss Mimura was as usual, and he just turned his head and said to Shuji Tsushima and others.
So everyone followed him to a side room.
There was a carpet spread on the ground, and everyone sat on it kneeling, with tea sets in front of them.
Tsushima Shuji also knelt down and sat down.
Although he had not sat like this for a long time, he was not unfamiliar at all. Even when he was sitting on his knees, his back was naturally straight and elegant.
The hand holding the folding fan was placed on his thigh, and he listened to the others talking coldly and quietly.
The painting style is beautiful and very incompatible with the others.
"The legend about that monster is actually like this..." Mr. Yagura explained while pouring tea for everyone.
"This is a story from the end of the Edo period. It is said that at that time, the lake would continuously emit cold spring water, and the area would be much larger than it is now..."
"One day, a girl playing the flute appeared by the lake. With the sound of her flute, the color of the pond water changed."
"Everyone who visits here feels like they are in a fairyland and they don't want to leave for a long time."
"Then one day, a wealthy businessman fell in love with the girl's beauty. He built a luxurious mansion by the lake and proposed to the girl. The girl made a request..."
"From now on, this pond belongs to her alone, and no one else is allowed to go near it."
"It's a pity that not long after, the wealthy businessman built a dormitory in the center of the lake, and even though the girl asked her in every possible way, he demolished it and even got impatient about it."
"So he killed the girl and threw her body into the lake."
"One night, a huge python suddenly appeared in the lake and attacked the businessman. The businessman was seriously injured and fled back to his dormitory in the center of the lake. He put a charm to ward off demons and eliminate demons in his dormitory, so he was not killed by the python. "
"But every time the businessman left the dormitory, the python would appear and try to kill the businessman."
"In the end, the businessman couldn't bear it anymore and hanged himself in his dormitory."
"And that giant python is the girl's true form. She is the monster in the lake in life." Mr. Yagura said.
Maori Kogoro and Maori Lan listened attentively.
Kannakuru yawned without any trace.
Sora Sakai had already put on wireless headphones while the other party was telling stories.
Tsushima Shuji lowered his eyes, as if he had heard nothing, and looked indifferent, with a cold and elegant expression.
"What an interesting story." Sebastian said with a very proud smile.
"The reason why the lake still changes color now is said to be because the giant python occasionally transforms into a girl and plays the flute by the pond." Mr. Yagura continued.
"Such a beautiful lake, but it has such a terrible story..." Mao Lilan looked sad.
"Perhaps the story is even scarier than the legend." Shuji Tsushima gently tapped his folding fan on his palm and said warmly.
The so-called monster...
How can anyone’s heart be so terrible?
The monsters in every legend are actually the embodiment of human desires. The reason why monsters are used to refer to them is just because...
It's just artistic modification.
Tsujima Shuji's mouth curved slightly, his eyes lowered, and he thought calmly.
"I'm sorry to keep you all waiting for so long. Please follow me to the tea room." Hanasaki Yoshiko suddenly appeared, knelt down and said with her head lowered to touch her knees.
"Ah, oh, okay." Mouri Kogoro nodded blankly.
Everyone needs to wash their hands before entering the tea room.
After you have finished washing your hands, you can go to the tea room.
"Why don't Mr. Liangyi come together?" Mao Lilan asked.
Obviously the other party is the Grandmaster's only son...
"That guy, even though he is the grandmaster's only son, is not interested in tea ceremony at all." Miss Mimura said with a mocking and contemptuous attitude.
"This is really difficult to handle..." Mouri Kogoro sighed with emotion.
Usually in this kind of family, the son inherits the father's inheritance. If the only son is not willing...
No wonder Grandmaster Aonoki accepted a disciple.
"Master Qi, I have brought the guests here." Yoshiko Hanasaki knelt down at the door of the tea room and said respectfully.
There was no reply from inside.
"Grandmaster?" Hanasaki Yoshiko sounded confused.
"Could he be eaten by a monster?" Mouri Kogoro put one hand in his trouser pocket and opened the door of the tea room casually with the other.
Immediately afterwards, yelling came from inside.
Mouri Kogoro was so frightened that he took two steps back and fell to the ground.
The grandmaster inside still continued to rebuke angrily, almost telling them to get out.
"No, Grandmaster, they are all guests... not only Mr. Mouri Kogoro, but also President Tsushima..." Hanasaki Yoshiko persuaded.
"Mouri Kogoro? President Tsushima?" Grandmaster Aonoki stopped scolding.
The tone instantly changed, becoming polite and courteous.
"The two big shots Mr. Suzuki mentioned..."
"I'm really sorry, I'm rude." He suddenly changed his face and invited everyone into the tea room.
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