Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu looked at the shrine in front of him again, but did not speak for a long time.

Xiao Yin wondered: "Why don't you speak? Are you stupid?"

Qi Xuansu said: "For some reason, I always feel that I have been here before. Behind the shrine is a cave. After passing through the cave, we will see an identical village, except that the villages and towns inside are intact and have not been turned into ruins. ”

Xiao Yin was doubtful: "Since you have been to Suzuka Mountain, were you acting in a show when you were so surprised just now?"

Qi Xuansu smiled bitterly and said: "That's not what I meant. I have never been to Suzuka Mountain, but I feel that this place is very familiar, as if I have been here in a dream."

Xiao Yin said: "Is there such a thing? Do you have a 'fate power'? No matter, just pull off all these ghost talismans, then open the door and take a look."

Qi Xuansu did not hesitate and opened the door directly, revealing the cave behind the door.

Xiao Yin was shocked.

Qi Xuansu walked in first.

It was still impossible to see anything in the cave, and even the gods could not see through the darkness. It was very quiet, with only the sound of dripping water.

Tick ​​tock, all the time.

"Aren't you afraid of hitting a wall?" Xiao Yin asked, following Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu replied: "This is a straight road."

When the two walked out of the cave in the dark, Xiao Yin was so surprised that he was speechless.

Because Qi Xuansu had informed her in advance, she could tell at a glance that the villages and towns inside were exactly the same as the ruins outside.

Xiao Yin looked at Qi Xuansu with an expression that was like seeing a ghost: "Do you really have 'fate power'? This is an incredible magical power. You can often predict the future in dreams, and 'other mind power' is simply incomparable."

Qi Xuansu shook his head: "I often dream, but what I dream about is not Suzuka Mountain, but Lingshan Mountain."

"The legendary ancestral home of the ancient witch sect?" Xiao Yin looked at Qi Xuansu again, "No wonder Grandpa and the others value you so much. You have many secrets hidden in you."

Qi Xuansu continued: "There is an onmyoji named Tsuchimikado Tadaka in the village."

Xiao Yin took the lead and soon found Tadaka Tsuchimikado who was wandering around.

So far, all of Qi Xuansu's "prophecies" have been fulfilled one by one.

Xiao Yin didn't know what to say.

Qi Xuansu stepped forward and asked: "Tsuchikado Tsuchikado, you came to Suzuka Mountain to pay homage to Suzuka Gozen under the orders of the Prime Minister, why did you stay and not come back?"

Tsuchimikado Tadaka was immediately stunned.

After a while, Tsuchimikado Tadaka replied: "I can't leave this place."

Qi Xuansu asked: "Why can't you leave this place?"

Tsuchimikado Tadaka replied: "Because we met people from the Shrine."

Qi Xuansu's heart moved. This answer finally broke through the limitations of "dream" and did not make Tsuchimikado Tadaka go crazy. So he then asked: "Make it clear, you met the people from the shrine on the way to Suzuka Mountain. ? Or did you meet someone from the Shrine on the way out of Suzuka Mountain? "

Tadaka Tsuchimikado answered honestly: "We were intercepted and killed by the Shrine on the way to Mount Suzuka. The leader was a Jōkōgōji, but when the Shrine discovered us, we were already far away from Suzuka. Lushan was not far away, so we finally escaped to Suzuka Mountain and asked for the protection of Suzuka Gozen.”

Qi Xuansu finally verified his conjecture.

The Onmyoji of Tsuchimikado-ryu not only failed to succeed, but also failed more than they did. They were not discovered by the Shrine on their way back, but were discovered by the Shrine before they even reached Suzuka Mountain. The pursuers were led to Suzuka Mountain, completely revealing their intentions.

This is not just to alert the snake, it is simply to lure the wolf into the house.

Then the ruins outside can be explained. It is most likely the work of the shrine.

In this case, how could Suzuka Gozen see them? If Qi Xuansu were Suzuka Gozen, he would have the intention to kill these people.

No wonder they are afraid to tell the real story. They also tried to save some face and escape punishment.

It’s no wonder that Master Qingwei would give them such a bad rating.

Qi Xuansu pondered for a moment and finally asked: "What exactly happened here?"

Tadaka Tsuchimikado held his head with both hands again, and Qi Xuansu subconsciously clenched the "Qingyun" in his hands.

However, Tsuchimikado Tadaka did not transform from a human into a ghost this time, but showed a fearful expression: "The people of the shrine summoned the gods."

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"God." Qi Xuansu repeated softly, "It's the coming of God."

Then Qi Xuansu asked: "Which god is it specifically?"

There are three main gods in Fenglinzhou, namely: Beimihuzun, Suzhanwuzun, and Moon Night Jianzun.

Because Tianmen is still in the very primitive nature worship stage, the three main gods all symbolize a concrete existence, rather than some abstract concept like Taoist and Buddha, and they are not the only gods believed in by the Western Holy Court. , supreme will.

Among them, Himihuzun symbolizes the sun. It is said that when Himihuzun is hidden, a solar eclipse will occur and the sky and earth will become dark. She is the head of the three main gods, in charge of the day, sky and high heaven. She is the eldest sister among the three siblings.

The second one is Jianzun on a moonlit night, as the name suggests. He symbolizes the moon, controls the night and the underworld, and takes charge of the Underworld Kingdom in place of his mother. He is the second brother among the three siblings.

Finally, there is Su Zhanwu Zun, who symbolizes the sea and is in charge of the ocean, the human world and Weiyuan Kingdom. He once wanted to open the gate of Huangquan Kingdom to welcome his mother back, but was exiled, made a big fuss in Gaotian Kingdom, and was exiled again. Finally, there was He was the third brother among the three siblings who was responsible for killing Yamata no Orochi.

The last time he assassinated Toyotomi Hidemoge, it was the human incarnation of Himiyahuzun who came.

Tsuchimikado Tadaka was silent for a long time, and then whispered: "It's Tsukiyomi-san."

Because Tsuchimikado Tadaka always takes a long time to slowly recall, so as time passes, the sky is filled with colorful waves of brilliance.

Qi Xuansu looked up subconsciously.

I just happened to see a bright moon peeking out half of its face from behind the strangely colored dark clouds.

The bright moon is reflected in Qi Xuansu's eyes, like the moon in a well.

At this moment, as if touching some kind of opportunity, Qi Xuansu's "Heart of the Immortality Stone" began to operate, and scenes flashed through his mind, including shrines, caves, villages, Tsuchimikado, and peaks hidden in the clouds. , the colorful wavy sky, the bright moon hiding behind the clouds.

Those vague memories that seemed to be seen in a dream suddenly became real and clear.

It was not a dream at all, but his personal experience. He just repeated it three times. Although the details were different each time, it ended with the appearance of the bright moon and started with him preparing to enter the shrine. It's like a circle that keeps repeating.

The reason why Qi Xuansu retains some memories every time it ends, but Xiao Yin cannot retain the memory, is because Qi Xuansu has the "Heart of the Immortal Stone".

This special creation that changed Qi Xuansu's fate can not only continue Qi Xuansu's vitality, but also preserve Qi Xuansu's soul. When Zhenjun Ziguang used Qi Xuansu as a container to descend, Qi Xuansu relied on the "Heart of the Immortality Stone" to remain unaffected. At this time, it is reasonable that the "Heart of Immortality Stone" can help Qi Xuansu retain his memory.

If there was no "Heart of the Immortal Stone", then Qi Xuansu would be lost in the repeated cycle, and he would still be unaware of it until he died of the three corpses and passed away at the end of his life.

Just when Qi Xuansu regained his memory, the bright moon in the sky became brighter and brighter, and the endless moonlight swallowed everything.

The third cycle ends.

Qi Xuansu stood in front of the shrine door for the fourth time.

This time, Qi Xuansu retained all his memories and knew exactly what happened the first three times.

The key now is how to get out of this endless cycle.

Qi Xuansu carefully recalled the first three experiences. Each restart was related to the moon, and the time when the moon appeared seemed to be fixed. In other words, no matter what Qi Xuansu did, whether it was to kill Tsuchikado Tadaka or not to kill Tsuchikado Tadaka, as long as the fixed time is reached, it will automatically start again and the cycle will continue endlessly.

With Qi Xuansu's level of cultivation, he could not touch the moon.

To put it another way, Qi Xuansu must find the point to break this cycle within a limited time.

So where is this point?

Qi Xuansu first tried to walk back and leave this place. As a result, he encountered the same situation as during the first cycle. That time he and Xiao Yin tried to fly to the peak of Suzuka Mountain, and ended up falling into a desperate situation at Wangshan Mountain. They looked close in front of them, but they couldn't reach it. , eventually time runs out and the backtracking and repetition begins. It was the same this time. The ruins seemed endless and there was no way to get out until the bright moon appeared and the next time backtracking began.

The fifth cycle.

Qi Xuansu directly demolished the shrine and destroyed the talismans on the shrine.

Nothing changes.

Qi Xuansu could only enter the cave again.

Xiao Yin was dumbfounded.

Because she had no memory of the past, it seemed to her that Qi Xuansu, who had always been very cautious, suddenly changed his personality. He didn't care about danger or weirdness, demolished the shrine without saying a word, and walked into the cave without saying a word.

Xiao Yin was stunned for a while, then hurriedly followed.

The sound of dripping water was still repeated in the cave, which made Qi Xuansu a little irritable.

He quickened his pace and almost rushed out of the cave. Without wasting any time, and losing the interest in recalling "Peach Blossom Spring" when they first met, he entered the village and found Tadaka Tsuchimikado.

Qi Xuansu asked directly: "What did Tu Yumen Zhongxiao and Yueye Jianzun do?"

Because too many processes were omitted, Tsuchimikado Tadaka fell into a long silence, and then replied: "Tsukiyomi-san has sent down his divine power here."

Qi Xuansu asked again: "What's going on with the talismans in the shrine outside?"

Tsuchimikado Tadaka asked in return: "What talisman?"

When Qi Xuansu destroyed the shrine, he left a talisman behind and held it up to Tsuchimikado Tadaka's eyes.

Tadaka Tsuchimikado's eyes were dazed for a moment: "This, this is Tsuchimikado's talisman."

Qi Xuansu looked at the talisman in his hand again, and sure enough, there was a five-pointed star logo in an inconspicuous place, which was the mark of Tsuchimikado Ryu.

In other words, the onmyoji of Tsuchimikado style sealed the shrine when they left. Is it any wonder that Tsuchimikado Tadaka said that he was abandoned by his companions?

But why did the Onmyoji of the Tsuchimikado style escape from this place? And why do you want to leave Tsuchimikado Tadaka here?