I loaded the ghost talk game

"Abba whining!"

Under the guidance of the little old man, Kamiyakawa came to a dilapidated building in the forest.

Unlike the broken walls and ruins scattered everywhere, this building is still relatively complete.

It is a cylindrical stone tower more than two meters high and made of white masonry.

There is a gap of about 30 centimeters in the tower body.

Kamiyagawa stepped forward to check, and peeking through the gap he could see that the interior of the cylindrical stone tower was much larger than it appeared on the surface. There are spiral stone stairs spiraling downward. Even if Kamiya condenses his eyes to the extreme, he cannot see the end of the depths.

The bottom of the stone tower is always hidden in darkness, as if it leads to the netherworld in the center of the earth.

There is an old and turbulent atmosphere, spreading out from the gap in the cylindrical stone tower.

There was no need for the scouts to explain anything else. Just by sensing this strange aura, Kamiyagawa could conclude that something extraordinary must be hidden deep beneath the stone tower.

"We have to go down and take a look."

Kamiyagawa winked at the Yatatori beside him, and raised his hand to remove several stone bricks from the gap in the stone tower.

Although the stone tower is old and dilapidated, its architectural structure is unexpectedly strong. However, Kamiya's power was strong enough that it was not a problem for him, and soon the gap expanded to the point where people could pass through.

Afterwards, Kamiya and his party passed through the gap and entered it one after another.

Compared with the dry and fresh mountain forest outside, the air inside the stone tower is moist and dark, and the ancient and decaying smell lingers in the nose.

Looking towards the deep bottom, the space below seems to be endlessly deep, endlessly large, and completely wrapped in thick darkness. The damp and evil wind surged upward from the ground, making a whimpering sound, like a shapeless ghost crying quietly.

Kamiyakawa was even more convinced that this cylindrical stone tower was not as simple as it seemed.

This stone tower is very large and majestic as a whole.

The roughly two-meter-long structure exposed on the ground must be just the spire of the complete tower.

"Such a magnificent tower was probably created by the skilled craftsmen of the Shuisui Kingdom."

It is not yet known whether this huge tower was built underground from the beginning or was later buried underground.

Standing on the top of the tower, Kamiyakawa glanced around again with his eyes fixed.

Although the environment in the tower was extremely dark, he could still see clearly in the darkness if he wanted to.

Immediately afterwards, Kamiyagawa's attention was attracted by the wall on the top side of the tower.

There seemed to be words engraved on that wall.

Squeak.

Yata Bird obviously also noticed the writing on the wall, as the faint blue lantern swayed out from under her solemn and thick robe.

She raised the lantern.

The faint blue light illuminates the ancient words engraved on the wall, making them even more mysterious——

When Sun Tian was visiting the seaside, he saw a beautiful woman.

Tiansun asked: "Whose son are you?" He replied: "I am the son of the mountain god. My name is Muhuakaiye Ji."

Tiansun asked: "I want you to be my wife, what should I do?" He said to me: "My father, the only god in the mountain, please ask me."

Tiansun Yin said that he was the only god of the mountain: "I see your daughter, Yeji, in bloom, and I want to take her as my wife." He said to him, "You should also marry my eldest daughter, Panchangji."

Therefore, the mountain god sent two women to bring food and drinks to the temple. At that time, Tiansun said that his sister was ugly and refused to guard her. Fortunately, she was attracted by her national beauty.

Pan Changji was so ashamed that she wept and said: "If the emperor's grandson did not rebuke me but kept concubines, the children he would have would live as long as a rock. But that is not the case now. Only my sister can see my concubines, so the children they would have would be as beautiful as a tree flower." "

After reading the whole article, it is not difficult to see that this is a simple narrative.

It tells the story of Tiansun Qiongqiongzun taking over Weiyuan and taking wives and concubines.

Regarding this deed, Kamiyagawa also saw and heard about it in some mythological records.

Generally speaking, it is said that after Tiansun Qiongqiongzun took control of Weiyuan, he fell in love with Oyama Jingami's daughter Konohana Kaiyehime and wanted to marry her.

The "Oyama God" mentioned in the text on the wall is naturally the "Ancestral God of the Mountains", Oyama Jinmigami.

Qiongqiongchuzun proposes marriage to Dashanjin God.

The latter agreed to marry his daughter Ji to Him. However, a condition was put forward. Qiongqiongchuzun can marry Konohana Kaiyehime, but he must marry the eldest daughter of Oyama Jingami, namely Banchohime.

He also requested that Qiong Qiongzun could not see his two daughters again before officially marrying them.

Although Lord Qiongqiong had never met Pan Changji before, he did not refuse the proposal to marry the two sisters. As a result, Oyamajin God began to organize the weddings of his daughters and prepared generous dowries.

On the day of the wedding, after welcoming the two goddesses into the palace, Qiong Qiongchu finally discovered that although Konohana Kaiyehime was stunningly beautiful, her sister Banchohime was extremely ugly.

Tiansun was unwilling to marry an ugly girl, so he returned the newly-passed Panchangji to Dashan Jinshen. Fortunately, the flowers bloomed and Yeji came.

Pan Changji was so humiliated that she cried in shame and told Qiongqiongzun her father's true intention of marrying her——

"If you don't dislike me and treat me well, then you and your descendants will have a lifespan as permanent as a rock. But now that you are only blessed with my sister, then you and your descendants will be like Muhua Likewise, even if it is lush, it will soon wither.”

Therefore, the beautiful Konohana-hime represents the luxuriance of the Konohana, while the ugly Banagahime represents the stability like a rock.

Only by marrying these two goddesses at the same time can we ensure that Qiong Qiongchu respects the elders and develops Weiyuan.

This mythical story is similar to the biography of Tiansun carved on the top of the stone tower.

From a mythological perspective, it explains why Tiansun Qiongqiongchuzun and his descendants were so short-lived.

This story itself does not receive much attention in mythology and is rarely mentioned. Moreover, Kamiya had previously felt that the explanation that Qiongqiongzun's natural death was related to his problem of marrying a wife was slightly untenable.

But now it is discovered that this record is engraved on the top of the mysterious underground ruins in Weihara Mizuho Country...

Could it be that this somewhat absurd reason is the truth?

Squeak.

Yatatori also finished reading the text on the wall and put down the lantern held above his head.

Her four dark and gorgeous back wings are folded and drooping, and the tail feathers of the lower pair of wings are slightly dragging the ground.

"I still think your explanation is more convincing as to why Tiansun and his descendants will naturally die of old age."

Kamiyagawa:……

What's going on with this encouraging tone?

I feel pitied by my own stupid big bird.

Looking away from the wall with words engraved on it, there is another piece of engraved text about half a meter away -

[Tiansun’s old story, it’s hard to tell whether it’s true or not. However, since the first generation of human emperors and their descendants, there have been twelve generations of human emperors, all of whom have short lifespans and are as lowly as human beings. Today, the thirteenth generation Emperor Yanbo Lianwu rebuilt the Imperial Mausoleum and Longevity Palace and enshrined the long-lasting goddess Ban Changji in it in order to pray for a long life and a long-lasting country. ]

"Um……"

Kamitani looked at the text and pondered for a moment.

It seems that the reason why Tiansun Qiongqiongchuzun and his descendants are so short-lived is not really clear even within the Shuisui Kingdom.

After searching to no avail, the 13th generation emperor pinned his hopes on this old news story about "the marriage between the emperor and his grandson".

He also hopes to make amends from this, trying to regain the long natural lifespan that a noble descendant of the god should have by worshiping the long-lasting god Imanagahime.

As for whether this remedy has taken effect...

have no idea.

Anyway, from the current point of view, Kuo Zuo of Weihara Mizuho Kingdom will definitely not last forever.

Now this place is desolate and has turned into a vibrant primitive jungle. The glory of the past is long gone.

As for the "human seed" mentioned in this passage.

Kamiyagawa can roughly understand the meaning of this word.

Descendants of gods, those who lack divinity and can no longer be called the children of gods, are called "human grass".

Kamitani had come into contact with the special race of human grass.

It can be further subdivided. Those whose appearance is closer to that of later generations of humans, who cannot control the power of ghosts and gods themselves, and whose life span is relatively short, are probably the so-called "human seeds".

And those weird-looking ones who can still use extraordinary powers and have relatively long lifespans are probably "demon seeds"?

Compared to the "human races" who are inherently disadvantaged, those "demon races" still have some chance of becoming Aragami or even Kunjin God through practice.

These human grasses will multiply in the future, and they will probably be the later humans, as well as the monsters like Crab Princess and Jiji Princess who were born through breeding.

"Think about it this way. Although the human race has natural disadvantages compared to the demon race, this ethnic group has not become extinct. Instead, it has evolved into humans and continues to live on."

"Furthermore, the same goes for other mythological systems. In the end, the only people active in the real world are humans... Although each whirling world is born from the nest of gods, it is reasonable to say that races can end up with the same destination through different paths."

"I just don't know how humans born in other mythological systems eventually became the mainstream of the ethnic group. Maybe the human ancestors in some places had no competition from the beginning and have been growing steadily?"

"Anyway, as far as Izumo is concerned, the monsters are strong competitors to the human race no matter how you think about them. They are inherently weak, and their living space will definitely be greatly squeezed, let alone eventually become the mainstream of the race... Even if they can achieve the Heian Era This kind of coexistence of humans and ghosts seems a bit incredible. How is it possible? "

Kamiya is also thinking about issues related to the world where ghosts and gods exist and the origin of human beings.

At this time, Yatatiao on the side said in her gloomy tone: "God Valley, this is called Shougong? Is it the mausoleum of the successive lords of Weiyuan Kingdom after Tiansun?"

"Looking at the written records, this is indeed the case. There will be a mausoleum deep in this stone tower, and there are more than a dozen human emperors buried in the mausoleum, so the scale will definitely not be small."

"Then, in order to regain a long life, the 13th-generation King of the Human Emperor, Hiko Hoshitake, chose to enshrine Bandagahime here. Enshrined in the tombs of previous emperors? How strange."

"Well……"

yes.

Yanba Tengwu enshrined the long-lasting god Banchohime in the mausoleum?

What kind of strange way of worship is this?

Speaking of which, the human emperors of the Weiyuan Shuisui Kingdom since Qiong Qiongjuzun have all had short lifespans, just like the "human race".

But those ancient gods who lived in the Kingdom of Gods on this earth still exist forever.

Just like the flowers blooming.

This wife of Tensun, the sister of Imanagahime, is the goddess who symbolizes the divinity of Mount Fuji.

Today, Kamiyagawa holds the sacred skeleton of Konohana Kaiyahime.

That was obtained a few years ago when he conquered the "Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees" area in Tokai.

According to the information obtained from Aokigahara, Konohana Kaiyehime died due to the invasion of one of the Yin God Thunder Gods among the "Eight Color Thunder Gods" in Huangquan.

Later, the Yin Shen Lei Gong who killed Konohana Kaiyeji was killed by the people crossing the sea.

In other words, the goddess of Mount Fuji survived at least until the final divine battle between Takamagahara and Huang Quan more than a thousand years ago.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Bandagahime, as the elder sister of Konohana Kaiyehime, can survive for a long time. The Thirteenth Generation Emperor Hikobakumu mentioned that he wanted to enshrine Banchohime in the longevity palace. Maybe the goddess was still alive at that time, right?

"It seems that there are many doubts here in Shuisui Country." Kamiyagawa said.

He stood on the top platform of the Round Tower of Shougong and looked down again.

There was an indescribable chill in the air. The spiral staircase turned and extended downward, sinking deep into the endless darkness. Further below, in a larger space, darkness looms, like an ancient and unknown abyss.

The light of the lantern in Yata bird's hand cannot shine there, and every ray of light that tries to penetrate below is swallowed up in an instant, leaving no trace.

"To solve these problems, we can only explore deeper into the Shougong Palace." There are no other words on the top of the Shougong Tower. Kamiya waved his hand towards the little old man and Yata Bird, " let's go."

This longevity palace is the mausoleum of the successive Weiyuan human emperors.

It seems that Tiansun Qiongqiongchuzun was regarded as the first king of the country, and the great king who once unified Weiyuan was not included in the calculation.

But Qiong Qiongchu is fine too, he is the grandson of Amaterasu after all.

Based on the existing information, there is still value for exploration here.

I hope Qiong Qiongchu will be able to leave some interesting burial objects in the underground palace that will not disappoint anyone.

…

Go down the winding stairs.

Kamiya and his party entered the deep darkness.

The stone staircase is narrow and cannot accommodate two people walking side by side. Kamiyagawa ordered the Yata Bird to follow him, and let the little old man's body return to the Yata Bird Bronze Match, leaving only an outer body sitting on his shoulder to watch the surroundings.

Similar to the situation at the top of the tower, there are also words inscribed on the stone walls along the way.

Along the way, Kamiya and Yatatori also carefully observed the written records.

However, the records and biographies along the way are not of high value compared to those at the top of the tower. Looking at it all the way, it is mainly a tribute to Cong Qiongqiongzun and the subsequent ten or so human emperor kings.

Moreover, it seems to have deliberately avoided events such as "the arrival of the emperor" and "the surrender of the country", and only told the achievements of the emperors who were buried in the mausoleum during their lifetimes in governing Weiyuan.

Continue down.

The carved text on the walls became less dense.

down.

Inside the huge Shougong Stone Tower, which gradually became empty, no other sounds could be heard, only the subtle footsteps of Kamiya River and Yatatori echoed.

And the writing on the wall became slightly strange.

I can't tell where it started. The biographical text that appeared every once in a while gradually lost its neatness and grandeur. Instead, it appears to be scrawled, and the text content is intertwined and confusing. It seems that the craftsman who carved this part of the text at that time acted extremely hastily and rudely.

Down again.

A huge, scrawled text appeared on the wall in front of him, abruptly occupying almost an entire high wall.

They are twisted and intertwined, like struggling vines in the abyss, without any rules to follow, and the marks of different depths between the strokes are intertwined into an intricate network. A chaotic and depressing atmosphere filled the wall, as if countless unfulfilled long-cherished wishes and silent wails were imprisoned, waiting to break free.

And such chaotic, almost chilling sneaky text carvings can be imprinted in people's minds just by looking at them——

[Please protect the glory of Weiyuan and the Emperor. Daxun Mouchi, may your power last forever! ]

So reads the writing on the wall.

"No, that's not right."

Kamiyakawa stood still, his pupils condensing to the extreme.

Big hole Mou Chi.

This name shouldn't appear here.

It is unlikely to appear in the tomb of Qiongqiongzun's lineage.

Because this was once the taboo name of a great country lord.