My Weird Life

 “Please come with me.”

The samurai Koichiro bowed to Su Wu, stretched out his hand to guide him in the direction of the main hall. He bowed his waist and looked at Su Wu and the others. His expressions were completely respectful again. He no longer had the same look as when he faced the servants at home. Such a ferocious and angry look.

Su Wu and others followed him to the main room.

The furnishings in the main room are also very simple. There is only a long low table in the center of the room, with many straw futon cushions scattered around.

There is a yellowed silk painting on the wall, which shows a waterbird standing on a swinging reed, close to the turbid water of a river. Such a simple painting style, combined with the current simple and simple house furnishings, actually complements each other. On the contrary, There is an artistic conception of simplicity and simplicity.

"When I was in Kyoto, I once heard that the houses in the Tang Dynasty were gorgeous and spacious, and ordinary people also had their own places to live. Several nobles also lived in gorgeous and bright palaces in the Tang Dynasty, wearing silk clothes and enjoying delicacies. It's okay big shot.

Now that several nobles are here to visit me, I would like to ask you not to dislike my humble house and food. The ghost land is barren and cannot be compared to the conditions in Kyoto, let alone the giant Tang Dynasty. This is the best I can come up with. It's good to entertain..." Samurai Kaichiro asked Su Wu and others to take a seat, and said with a somewhat uneasy expression.

Su Wu shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, you are too polite.

 The customs of different regions in the Tang Dynasty were different, and there were also rich and poor people, and their lives were also very different from each other. What's more, when we go to Dongliu Island now, we should follow the customs of the owner of this place. How can we blame you? You don't need to worry about this. "

As he spoke, he magically took out a silk-covered uchiwa fan, a paper fan, and several other miscellaneous gadgets, and gave them to the samurai Koichiro: "When I first came to your house, I was not well prepared. , so I take these few personal belongings as souvenirs, I hope you won’t dislike them.”

Samurai Koichiro hurriedly took several items. As soon as he saw the exquisitely embroidered flowers on the fan, he liked it very much, especially the silk cloth stretched as the fan surface. The material was worth a lot of money, not to mention the suede. Also given as a gift at noon was a fragrant wood fractured fan. As soon as the fan was unfolded, there would be bursts of fragrance.

 The other playthings are also extremely exquisite.

Ichiro picked up these souvenirs and liked them from the bottom of his heart. He pretended to refuse Su Wu, and finally happily accepted a few items, and then ordered his servants to prepare dinner for the distinguished guests. , and resting houses. He himself accompanied him in the main hall, chatting with Su Wu and others. He learned a lot about the Tang Dynasty from Su Wu's mouth, and became even more fascinated by the Tang Dynasty.

Su Wu also took the opportunity to inquire about the current situation on Dongliu Island from the mouth of the samurai Kaichiro.

Today, Dongliu Island, with the exception of Heian Kyo, is almost in a state of uncivilized wilderness. Many savages and native people are rampant in the land. The samurai sent by Kyoto to various places compete with these savages and native people for land. You need to always beware of bad weather and all kinds of spies that often appear.

 Compared with these "countryside" and "ghost places", Heian Kyo is another world.

 The aristocrats were intoxicated, indulged in pleasure, devoted themselves to the mountains and rivers, worshiped Buddha and practiced Taoism. Kyoto was completely a flashy place of romance, and all the resources of Dongliu Island supported this city.

Nowadays, the 'Emperor Lineage' claims to be the descendant of 'Amaterasu', and demonstrates the power of Amaterasu through miraculous rituals, thus gaining the support of everyone. Relying on this connection with 'Amaterasu' According to the ritual of communication, he firmly holds the highest authority in Kyoto.

 All the noble families today are actually descended from the lineage of the emperor.

 They are often related by blood to the emperor’s lineage.

And even though Amaterasu has received all kinds of offerings and sacrifices, it will still appear three or four times a year from time to time. Every time it appears, the dark sun appears in the sky, and everyone is illuminated by this sun's rays. People whose skin will ulcerate will die within two to three years as if everything from their skin to their internal organs has been burned.

Samurai Koichiro felt that compared to the past, when Amaterasu appeared almost once a month, and when it appeared, people would randomly spit out black fire and die under its light, now Amaterasu has the emperor's approval. After making the donation, he became much more merciful.

He chatted with Su Wu and others for a while, then left the main hall with various gifts from Su Wu and shared them with his concubines.

 The main hall became quiet.

Su Wu raised his eyes and looked at the haggard old monk Jianzhen who was sitting in the corner of the desk, seemingly inconspicuous.

Jianzhen's expression was dull, but the old **** was there. He seemed to have sensed Su Wu's gaze towards him, and without raising his eyelids he said: "At that time, the 'Woodmaid of the Candlelight' did indeed hold the cause and effect of the living, dead, ghosts and gods in the entire Dongliu Island, and was pulled Arrived here in the time and space of the Tang Dynasty.

 There should be two Dongliu Islands now.

 But why there is no trace of the other "Dongliu Island in later generations", even the poor monk cannot explain clearly.

The entanglement of cause and effect itself is mysterious and mysterious, not to mention the involvement of the 'Ten Destruction Swords' and the 'Killing Stone Chain', so that the evolution of the situation can be explained more clearly.

 But now that it has arrived, it will certainly not be silent for long.

 There will eventually be recovery. "

“It would be too passive to just wait here for it to show its traces.

 At present, no one can conclude that the Dongliu Island Incident was not a reason used by Xiang'er to contain us. " Su Wu looked at Jianzhen and said, "'The Secret of Rashomon' was formed from your body, and your causal connection with it must be clearer and clearer.

 You have no way of finding out where this "Rashomon Trick" currently resides on Dongliu Island?

If you can find Rashomon, you will be able to find your body. "

Jianzhen was silent for a moment and shook his head: "No.

The poor monk has only one incarnation of obsession at present, and he does not have the means to reach the heavens to see all the causes and effects related to the poor monk. "

“Thousands of years have passed, and you bald donkeys are the same as before, and there is no change in your fundamental morality.

 I say that "monastics don't lie", but in fact they are full of lies.     Has a habit of being mysterious and bluffing.

　　　Judging from your appearance before, I thought you were very capable, but looking at it now, you are just a silver pewter spear-head..." Tao Zu curled his lips and sneered at Jianzhen in a sinister way.

Su Wu did not stop Tao Zu from ridiculing Jianzhen.

As Tao Zu said, Jian Zhen was fond of solving riddles and used riddles to lead others around in circles. This was also disliked by Su Wu.

Whether this was Jianzhen’s intentional act or not, it was always his doing.

Jianzhen's face trembled, and he ignored Tao Zu's sarcasm. Instead, he looked at Su Wu and continued: "Li Gui at the level of Amaterasu has always been 'the only one in the world'. I use the killing stone chain as the east flow." The island has created an environment where "people travel during the day, people do evil things at night, and people and evil people coexist", and "Amaterasu" is also restricted by such rules.

Today's emperor's lineage has only mastered the superficial rituals of worshiping Amaterasu. They cannot set up a "corpse person" and use the power of "Amaterasu" through the corpse person like I did at that time. It has not even been possible to build a temple to enshrine the lineage of gods.

Now we can trace the traces of ‘Amaterasu’, through which we may be able to find clues about the ‘Killing Stone Chain’, and then the traces of the ‘Woodmaiden Candlelight’ and ‘Rashomon’.

Perhaps, without waiting for us to find its traces, it will take the initiative to show its traces first..."

“Where was the ‘Zhuzhao Shrine’ established in later generations?” Su Wu suddenly asked Jianzhen.

 “Naturally it is in the land of Changchuan.

After you left, Inoue Haruko succeeded you and was awarded the title of 'General of the Conquest of the Barbarians'. She built this shrine in the Nagakawa Kingdom where the 'Ten Destroyer Swords' disappeared to enshrine your shrine.

The Zhuzhao Shrine has been preserved, and until later generations, it was one of the four shrines on Dongliu Island. Jianzhen lowered his eyes and said.

“You said before that Haruko was also in Rashomon.

But when 'Lu Xiong' died, you claimed that Rashomon could only accommodate your body -" Su Wu stared at Jianzhen and asked again, "Is Haruko dead or alive now?

 You have to tell the truth. "

 When he spoke, he did not show any momentum.

 But there is a resolute power in the words that emerges in an instant.

Jianzhen heard what Su Wu said and was surrounded by Tao Zu and Hong Renkun. His expression did not change much. He just lowered his eyes and said, "Inoue Haruko has indeed entered the Rashomon Gate.

After you see her, you will know that what the poor monk said is true. "

 “Is she dead or alive?” Su Wu asked.

Jianzhen clasped his hands together, chanted the Buddha's name, and stopped responding to Su Wu's questions.

"It seems that even if you are not dead, your condition is unclear and beyond words..." Su Wu shook his head and sighed, looking at Jian Zhen and said, "When everything is over, the sins you have committed must be accounted for. From you How many people did those Ligui that fell off the body eat? You must also know in your heart."

“What does it do to me to slander me?

If I don’t go to hell, who will? "Jianzhen lowered his head, and his low murmur sounded from the dark corners.

He whispered for a while, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Su Wu, with iron-like persistence in his eyes: "As long as the 'ghost Buddha' can be sealed, everything from now on will be at your disposal, as a poor monk.

If we can rectify the Buddha's way and the poor monks perish, what's the problem? "

Hong Renkun saw that the thin monk looked particularly stubborn, and he opened his mouth to make some sarcastic remarks about Jianzhen, but at this time, Tao Zu stopped him.

Tao Zu looked at Jianzhen at this time, and there was a deep feeling of sympathy in his eyes!

 He looked at Jianzhen and shook his head: "How pitiful..."

Su Wu heard Tao Zu sigh and fell silent.

It is very pitiful.

The source of Taoism is unspeakably terrifying, and at the end of Buddhist practice, you will inevitably have to pay homage to the "ghost Buddha". Everything will be empty in the end, so how can you not be pitiful...

 “Stay here for a day.

Until tomorrow, we will set off to the land of 'Nagawa' and see if we can find any trace of the Canzhao Shrine there. If there is no trace there, we will go to Kyoto to search for 'Amaterasu' , to explore the whereabouts of another Dongliu Island. "Su Wu finally left a message.

Jianzhen lowered his head and murmured: "Perhaps it will show its traces without us going to explore... You are already here now, and I think it will be unable to hold back... After all, for it, you are Satisfies its greatest wish..."

In the sound of Jianzhen's words, Su Wu suddenly thought of the woman hanging on the **** torii gate, with her black hair covering her fiery Wu clothes, and he felt a chill in his heart!