Vientiane Senro

The bullock cart came slowly from the direction of the end of the road. The driver was a servant in a gray drape coat. He had thick wrists and a weathered face. He should be an old soldier with a certain fighting power.Because he had received orders from his master before setting off, so when facing Ji Qiu and Xiaohumaru, this warrior's attitude was quite respectful.

Xiaohumaru raised the dark curtain for Ji Qiu, and before stepping into the carriage, Ji Qiu glanced in the direction of Kaguya Ji.The celestial girl obviously also realized that his identity was different, and the reason why she didn't leave immediately was probably because she wanted to get a glimpse of his true origin and identity from the side.After all, it came from above the moon, and has a deep connection with that Tsukiyomi, so even if it is deprived of power, its vision is wider than that of all mortals in this world.

But she is destined not to see his more real appearance. After becoming a god, the person above the mundane has automatically endowed them with the characteristic of "not being able to look directly", which is the privilege of those powerful beings , If they have an attribute such as "charm", it must have exceeded the maximum acceptable range for human beings.For self-protection, they are still invisible.

Being relegated to the earth, without the bonus of a "celestial girl", reduced to an ordinary but beautiful mortal, this is the current situation of that Kaguya Princess.

The bullock cart was driving slowly on the stone road, and the person sitting opposite Ji Qiu was the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who was reciting with his eyes closed. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva did not choose to stay any longer.Appearing in Ji Qiu's bullock cart this time should be due to his curiosity about this strange newborn god.

"Amitabha," Ksitigarbha stood upright with one palm in front of his chest. His face seemed to have a festive smile from the beginning to the end. In addition, his face had a round and rich appearance, which made everyone Anyone who sees Him will involuntarily feel great affection... This is also related to His compassionate characteristics.In his true form, there should be a golden circle of merit and virtue behind his head, but he often walks in the underworld and hell, and when he appeared too shining, he restrained it.

"Thank you for the help of the God of the forest." He first said such words of thanks.

"Are you talking about Mr. You?" Ji Qiu didn't take it seriously: "Bodhisattva, you wanted to let him go, but it was just a little bit of a final decision. I just gave a little push at the end. A trivial step."

"Where," Dizang said with his eyes narrowed, "it's just this last bit of hesitation, which may lead to completely different results. I saw what that gentleman you did before, but in the end I still couldn't make a decision. I should be more grateful to you, you finally convinced me."

Ji Qiu also smiled: "I never thought that the legendary Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha would have such a gentle personality."

He acted as if he really didn't know this Buddhist Bodhisattva.

Ksitigarbha didn't think much about it, he smiled kindly and said, "I think your Highness should have been born not long ago, right?"

"Huh?" Ji Qiu turned his head slightly, he thought for a while, and then asked: "The Venerable suddenly raised this question, is there something that needs to be warned to me?"

"The gods are really sharp." Even though they are new gods, they are fundamentally different from those gods who rely on beliefs born out of people's wishes. Of course, Dizang will not believe the evasive words of the other "forest god". Although the essence of Jizo is still unclear for a while, he can also feel a more mysterious nature, so he doesn't mind expressing his kindness: "I saw the goddess who was born on the moon before. , I wonder if you have any plans to fall on that celestial girl?"

Ji Qiu was silent for a moment, and finally, he clapped his palms and let out a long sigh: "Bodhisattva, you really have good eyesight."

He didn't even move any hands or feet, and he only met Kaguya Ji accidentally during this Tanabata festival, but he already knew that this was not a meaningless guess randomly thrown out by Jizo, but a real one. I suddenly asked this question when I saw something.

Sure enough, those gods who had their own fame in the rumors were unfathomable existences.Even if he had a brief contact with this Bodhisattva before, it was not the current him, and it was not enough to see the real horror of this Ksitigarbha.

"I really want to make something in this era," Ji Qiu threw out some imaginative words: "However, it has nothing to do with that goddess."

Dizang was not surprised, he was still smiling: "It has nothing to do with her, so could it be that it has something to do with that great god on the moon?"

He seemed to have noticed the word "time" that Ji Qiu said, but it also seemed that he hadn't noticed at all. Ji Qiu knew that the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva liked to play tricks, so he didn't listen to him.

He smiled without saying a word, and did not directly answer the Bodhisattva's question.

"This is not a simple matter." Dizang was not angry, and he still spoke with a smile: "The power of that person has the night and the moonlight, and such power is enough to cover the entire earth...Maybe he It is watching us quietly above the bright moon!"

Ji Qiu glanced across the window of the bullock cart, and he could see the bright and clear moon outside through the swinging curtain. He thought thoughtfully: "If He is really watching all this...then Kaguya Ji is probably not an ordinary being relegated."

"How can we guess what the great god that existed since ancient times thinks?" Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva smiled and bowed his head and recited the Buddha's name.Communicating with him is more like a very casual daily conversation. This Bodhisattva in the underworld does not have the arrogance of ordinary gods. As a good-hearted pedestrian, the distance between you and Him is the distance between people, not the gap between God and people.

"However," Ji Qiu was not in a hurry, "Since I can meet the Ksitigarbha here, it is a very good time to get some answers from you to some of the questions I had before."

Ksitigarbha looked a little surprised. He pondered for a long time, as if he felt the specialness of the next question, but in the end, he said slowly: "Excuse me, God."

"I heard from another god that there are many beings from another universe in this world." Now that the time has come, Ji Qiu is neither as urgent as he was at the beginning, nor as he was just after reincarnation. Confused, he has his own real goal, and he has transcended the line between God and man... He knows that he is already qualified to know some more secret things.

"I want to know where they came from," Ji Qiu raised his eyes to Jizo, his eyes were dark, his eyelashes were motionless, his tone was very calm, and his mood was as calm as his tone , "They...why did they travel to this world?"

Dizang was stunned for a moment, he raised his head, and looked carefully at Ji Qiu who was sitting opposite him, and he seemed to understand: "This question... If I don't show up, don't you want to answer that question?" Bit Yue Dushen asked this question?"

"If...you don't have an answer to my doubts." This is Ji Qiu's second attempt after he made indirect remarks at the Inari Shrine last time. Those scruples have lost their threat to him.

Dizang smiled: "No, I know that."

"Please speak." Ji Qiu said calmly, with a calm posture.

"If it wasn't for other black hands behind the scenes," Dizang said slowly, "it could only be a coincidence."

Saying this is like saying nothing.Ji Qiu made a quiet listening gesture.

"Then, what if the life that traveled through time became a god?" Ji Qiu smiled, and there was no pretended curiosity on his face.The more you conceal and entangle some things, the more disordered it will be.Tragedy is often the result of these chaotic causes and effects.

Dizang's expression became solemn, and he announced in a low voice: "Then...it can only be fate."