Orochi Longevity

The cat demon said that because the black snake is a pioneer against the current, it must be restricted to the greatest extent. And Herring, as the second reverser, also paid the price of memory wear and tear, forgetting his own mission.

The black cat was born in an age earlier than the girl, when the master's power tended to be stable.

So, it came upstream with a clear memory.

"..."

Hearing this statement, the girl couldn't help raising her eyes to look at the black snake in the landscape painting, frowning.

She had no impression of what the black cat said, and even suspected that it was a lie made up by it.

"Ask it, why did we come here, why is it this era?"

At this time, a hoarse and cold voice sounded in the girl's heart.

The girl immediately knew that the snake, like herself, did not believe the black cat's words.

She immediately figured out what the cat demon said, but it didn't hurt to listen.

Both she and the snake have their own goals and pursuits. Even if what the cat demon said is true, they once had a "master" like it.

At this moment, it is impossible for them to change their minds because of the cat demon's words.

...On the contrary, the more they know about the black cat, the more opportunities they have to use it for their own purposes.

"So... why are we here?"

She followed the script and asked lightly.

The black cat blinked, and the eyes moved flexibly: "It seems that you don't seem to trust me, which makes me very sad as a junior."

"However..." it paused slightly: "I still remember my mission, so I will tell you everything I know."

The black cat's tone became serious:

"It's a long story, you just have to be patient..."

The girl raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, expressing that she would like to hear more about it.

The black cat continued to talk, telling the girl a piece of the forbidden past.

"A long time ago, the sky and the earth were connected together. A man named Pangu split the sky and the earth with an axe. His flesh and blood turned into mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars..."

"...the lonely Nuwa, compared herself with clay, and created human beings and all creatures..."

"...The god of water touches the mountain of Zhou in anger, and the sky floods..."

What the black cat said was no different from the ancient myths that the snake had heard before, but both the girl and the snake listened silently without interruption.

"Later, in order to prevent the gods and monsters from disturbing the human world, Zhuanxu sent two generals to separate the heaven and the earth.

"... Herring, Black Snake, do you know why we have to go back to this era?"

Hearing this, the snake's spirit was shaken. It knew that this cat demon was about to talk about something it was very interested in.

In the landscape painting, the black snake's head moved forward.

"...When Shakyamuni sent Avalokitesvara to the Great Tang Dynasty of China to look for Buddhist scriptures, the golden light of relics appeared in the sky, and there were forty-two white rainbows shining in the sky at night, connecting the north and the south."

The cat demon paused and said:

"This is the Dharma image that appeared when the Buddha passed away in Nirvana."

"Buddha, he is dead."

The girl pondered for a moment, then asked slowly:

"...What does this mean?"

She seemed to have a bad premonition in her heart.

"...Before Nirvana, the Buddha left a "Dharma Extinction Sutra". He believed that after his death, the Dharma will be destroyed, and people will fall into an era when the Dharma is completely extinct, and people will not believe in it at that time. Buddha Dharma, will not abide by the precepts, have no compassion, envy each other and kill each other."

"People in the evil way will wear the clothes of the righteous way, and sit in the Buddhist hall in a dignified manner. They commit adultery and evil, and spread evil and fallacies everywhere."

"But real practitioners walk among the mortal world. When they preach the righteous way, they are rejected and ridiculed by everyone."

"In the end, everyone pays attention to pleasure and is only interested in profit. They only seek pleasure without cultivating morality, so disasters come. It is the age of the end of the Dharma. Immortals and Buddhas cannot hide, and real demons come to the world! At that time, demons will dance around and trample on fairy halls."

"...As far as I know, after Tang Monk and his disciples obtain the scriptures, the world will be completely separated."

"From then on, it will be difficult for the gods and Buddhas in the world to manifest their holiness in the mortal world, and the demons will start to recover and disturb the world."

Hearing this, the girl fell into deep thought.

Although it has been guessed for a long time, there must be a reason why the gods and demons will not appear after a thousand years.

But she did not expect that Journey to the West turned out to be the beginning of the downfall of Buddhism.

"...So, Rebel, I mean our mission is to stop this catastrophe?"

"...We want to prevent the success of learning from the scriptures?"

The girl frowned and asked tentatively.

"No."

The black cat wagged its tail and said decisively:

"...In the age of the end of the Dharma, the revival of the true demon cannot be stopped. According to the words of Buddhism, this is a doom, the doom of everyone... We must adapt to the changes of the times and live in response to the doom."

"...As for why Sakyamuni made this arrangement...no one knows yet."

"...It should be the way to save the world left by him."

The black cat stretched out its tender tongue and licked its lips:

"...However, the master told me a conjecture... He once asked me, Journey to the West always talks about learning scriptures, but where did you get the most important scriptures at the end?"

"If this Mahayana Dharma is really so important, why has no one recited it?"

"Master speculates that the so-called scriptures have already been spread all over the world. This scripture is the path of Journey to the West, Journey to the West itself!"

The girl was surprised and blurted out:

"Journey to the West? Is Journey to the West the real scripture?"

The black cat nodded seriously and said:

"good."

"The master speculates that Journey to the West is the method to deal with the catastrophe left by Sakyamuni. Given time, this sutra may bring down the real demon and save the common people from the sea of ​​suffering."

The girl nodded, but did not refute the black cat's words:

"What a bold guess."

"Then what is our mission?"

she asked casually.

The black cat tilted its head. For some reason, its nose suddenly twitched, and its voice became intermittent:

"...Master... is in the heaven...we... have to find a way to find it..."

After all, the black cat yelped a few times irritably:

"Not enough time."

"Black Snake, I have to remind you... the inner world is very important... don't... ignore it."

"Also... the fairy in the painting... must go..."

Before he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

The girl stretched out her index finger and gently touched its body, only to see that the black cat woke up stretched, but its eyes were no longer as expressive as before, no different from ordinary kittens.

When the girl poked it with her finger, it actually rubbed the girl's palm affectionately, then jumped to her feet and rubbed her shoes, as if acting like a baby.

"..."

Thoughtful, she looked down at the cute black cat at her feet, and then looked at the big black snake in the landscape painting.