Journey to the West from Daqin

"I've been away for a long time, and it's time to go back. I don't know if Journey to the West is over."

Hou Tu said: "Don't worry, a thousand years have passed here, and a hundred days have passed outside."

Li Jue was stunned, and suddenly said: "Senior has been here for so long, and hundreds of thousands of years have passed outside, so senior..."

He was a little shocked, but he noticed that Hou Tu's eyes were complicated and resentful, so he shut up hastily.

He just said, "How can I help you?"

-------------Chapter Dividing Line---------------

Houtu froze for a moment.

It seems that Li Jue never thought that Li Jue would say something to help her.

I was a little moved in my heart, but then shook my head and sighed.

"You can't help me, you don't even know why I'm here, let alone how difficult the situation I'm in."

Li Jue frowned, "You are already a sage, even if you are a sage in heaven, he dare not say that he can kill you steadily."

"In that case, what difficult situation do you have?"

Houtu hesitated for a moment, then slowly explained.

"Originally, I shouldn't have told you about this kind of thing, but you and I have been together for thousands of years, and I can sense your sincerity, so it's okay to say it, and it's the right to relieve your worries and boredom for countless years."

She smiled, "Let me tell you a little story. In the ancient prehistoric period, after the Dragon and Han catastrophe, our witch clan began to rise gradually. We are 12 brothers and sisters, and gradually made a name for ourselves in the huge prehistoric world." .”

"Later, our strength became stronger and stronger, our territory became larger and larger, and more and more people followed us. Later, some gradually became uncontrollable, and our brothers and sisters also began to fight for power and profit, and intrigue. Among them, the two elder brothers Zhu Rong and Gonggong are the most incompatible, and they fight hard."

When mentioning the past, Houtu's eyes were full of memories.

For outsiders, hundreds of thousands of years have passed since the past, but for Houtu, tens of millions of years have passed.

If she hadn't sealed these memories deep in her mind, she might not even be able to call out the names of her former brothers as time went by.

"Under such circumstances, a person gave advice to our brothers and sisters, telling us that if we are full of energy and have nowhere to vent, it is better to be unanimous. At that time, we were fighting for territory with the Yaozu again, and we felt that what the person said It is reasonable to say that they choose to fight against the newly established demon court together, compete for territory, and plunder the population."

"At the end, the fight became more and more fierce. There was a handsome young man named Kuafu in my witch clan, who had a conflict with Prince Jinwu of the monster clan. The two fought, and then Prince Jinwu took away Kuafu's Afterwards, Kuafu chased him all the way, and finally died of exhaustion and thirst."

Li Jue pursed his lips. This story seemed to be different from the Kuafu chasing the sun in his impression, but they all lead to the same goal.

"Kuafu is the proud son of heaven among my Wu clan, and the adopted son of my elder brother Di Jiang. He was tricked and killed by the Golden Crow Prince to seize the treasure. , is to use this as an excuse to launch an all-out war against the Yaozu."

"He sent Dayi to shoot and kill nine of Dijun's sons, leaving only one of them, but he also frightened that Jinwu into hiding in Datang, not daring to show his face. He still doesn't know if he is alive or dead."

Li Jue nodded. He vaguely guessed that the Golden Crow who was so frightened and hid in the big soup and did not dare to show his face was probably Daoist Lu Ya who shined in the Conferred God War.

"The Yaozu killed Kuafu of my Wuzu, and Dayi of my Wuzu killed the 9 princes of the Yaozu. The conflict between the two sides broke out completely and became out of control. They fought each other endlessly. Tens of thousands of years."

"In the end, both of us suffered heavy losses in the fight, and we were both wounded. In the end, we had a temporary truce and rested for thousands of years. I thought that the truce would continue because of this, and we would just wrestle secretly with each other."

Hou Tu shook his head, as if he was a little disappointed, "But I didn't expect that the second Lich War would break out later, and this time, the Lich War would ruin our Lich and Yaozu."

She didn't seem to want to mention the Second Lich War of the past, and began to change the subject.

"After the end of the first Lich War, I fought fiercely in the tens of thousands of years of war. I have also seen countless life and death, and I gradually got tired of war."

"So after that lich war ended, I left Buzhou Mountain, walked alone in the prehistoric world, measured the land with my legs, and saw that the sky and the earth are long, and all things are born and die. After countless souls die, their souls are immortal. Drifting in the wilderness."

"Those souls turned into resentful spirits and reappeared in another form of life, which made the whole prehistoric world even more chaotic. Therefore, I had already made a great wish at that time to create a new order, born in the world When you die in the underworld, life and death should be orderly, but living beings have birth, old age, sickness and death, and they should have a destination after death. It was at that time that You Ming, Nuwa and I discovered the Nether world, which is now the underworld."

"I plan to lure those resentful spirits into the underworld, but if things go on like this, there will be more and more resentful spirits in the underworld, and this world will be filled."

Li Jue's heart was surging as he listened to it. He had seen the life stories of many people, he had also seen the lives of masters in the past, and he had seen the cruelty of the prehistoric people.

With every gesture, millions of lives were buried.

If it weren't for the guidance of Houtu, Nuwa, and Youming, I am afraid that the flood at that time must be full of resentful spirits.

People and spirits cannot be compatible. If spirits persist, mortals without magic power will have no basis for survival.

Perhaps, Houtu resolved the ownership of these resentful spirits and directly solved the survival problem of mortals, so he made an incomparably huge contribution.

Then he continued, "After I brought the resentful spirits into the underworld, I was also worried that the ghost world would be full of spirits. I had to find a way to do this. After our continuous research, I finally came up with a good way. At that time, when people were just starting out, I felt that we could let the resentful spirits step into the cycle of reincarnation and give them a chance to be human again."

Li Jue's eyes lit up. Even after listening to Houtu slowly explaining the cause and effect of the past, he still felt that what Houtu Nuwa and You Ming did was a great achievement.

as predicted.

Hou Tu said slowly, "Later I created the reincarnation platform, and created the law of reincarnation, so that those souls have a home, and reincarnated as human beings on the reincarnation platform; , In fact, it is a body without a soul, like a walking corpse. But after these souls are reincarnated, human beings have souls, and mortals are complete only when they have a foundation."

Li Jue nodded. He never thought that there was such a deep relationship between Nuwa and Houtu. Their cooperation not only solved the problem of reincarnation, but also solved the problem of inhumanity.

Houtu continued: "You probably have heard of the following things. Nuwa created humanity, and gave mortals a soul, a foundation for mortals, and a future for the Three Realms. Therefore, she made boundless merits and virtues, and finally achieved success." Holy."

"And many years later, by virtue of creating the law of reincarnation, I accumulated enough merit and became holy. It's just that at that time, the position of heaven was already full, and I was the first sub-sage."

-------------Chapter Dividing Line---------------

Li Jue nodded.

He got up and solemnly saluted Houtu with his fists in his hands.

"The younger generation is here to thank the senior for making boundless merits for ordinary people. I am a mortal, and I will not forget my roots."

Hou Tu accepted his great gift generously, and then laughed, "I have become a saint through merit and virtue. I thought that the world is at ease, and I can go anywhere."

"And at that time, the second Lich War was coming to an end. When the Yaozu heard about this, they panicked and even wanted to make peace with my Lich."

"But it's ridiculous to say that I was restricted by Taoist ancestors, and asked me to suppress reincarnation in this reincarnation platform. No matter what happened or not, I was not allowed to leave the Netherworld. Therefore, when the Yaozu heard about this again, they can feel at ease with the Wuzu. A big fight started, and the fight could not be stopped at all, the two sides were bloody, until the last drop of blood was shed on both sides, after Bu Zhoushan was knocked down by Gonggong, the big fight officially ended."

Talking about the past again, I couldn't help but my eyes were a little scarlet, and there were tears in my eyes.

This is the deepest part of her memory. Tens of millions of years later, when she recalled it again, she still couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Senior, do you regret that you didn't leave Samsara?" Li Jue asked suddenly.

Hou Tu smiled, "I regretted it a little before, but after thinking about it carefully, I was relieved, because whether I regret it or not, I can't change the final outcome of the Lich War."

There was a hint of sarcasm on the corner of her mouth, and her eyes were full of disappointment.

Li Jue was thoughtful.

"The reincarnation platform is stable enough, and the law of reincarnation has formed a new order. The underworld should not need seniors, so why don't you leave here and find a place where you can feel at ease?"

Hou Tu said: "I was originally arranged here by Daozu, and I felt dissatisfied, and even regretted not participating in the second Lich War, but now that I think about it, the ending cannot be changed at all."

"And I'm still in the illusory promise I made for the Taoist ancestor, and I can't extricate myself. After the end of the Lich War, it's not so much that the ancestor asked me to stay here, it's better to say that I stayed here voluntarily."

Li Jue frowned, "What exactly is Daozu's promise?"

Houtu said: "He let me guard the reincarnation platform for 10 years, and he made me the seventh heavenly saint."

Saint of heaven?

Li Jue suddenly realized that no one could refuse this temptation.

Houtu had already become a virtuous sage at that time, but he was a sub-sage, so he must be unwilling, and Daozu made such a promise, it must be very tempting.

But he didn't expect to miss the Lich War because of this, which caused Houtu's lifelong regret.

After the Lich War ended, Houtu could have left, but because of the regret in his heart, he chose to stay here.

Li Jue sighed.

Suddenly said: "It seems that some people hope that the end of the Lich War will be like this, and some people seem to hope that the Lich War will happen."

Houtu was silent.

Li Jue said, "Your Majesty once said that you Wu Clan once heard the advice of an expert to be consistent with the outside world. Who is that expert?"

Houtu became more silent.

Then he laughed.

Word by word: "Hongjun."

Hongjun?

Li Jue was a little silent, although he vaguely guessed that the expert who instructed the Wu clan to be consistent with the outside world was Daozu.

However, when he got the confirmation from Hou Tukou, he was still a little shocked.

Daozu not only asked Houtu to guard the reincarnation platform, but also took the initiative to propose that the Wu Clan be unanimous to the outside world. It seemed that it was for the sake of the Wu Clan, but in fact it ended up ruining the future of the Wu Clan.

And at the most critical moment for the Wu clan, Houtu was not allowed to leave the reincarnation platform to help, and spread the matter.

All of this seems to herald the demise of the Wu clan, and there is an inescapable relationship with Daozu, and even Daozu single-handedly contributed to the demise of the Wu clan.

The two looked at each other, everything was silent.

"Your Majesty should already know why he did this."

"I knew it many years ago, and even after the end of the Lich War, I figured out the key to it."

Li Jue sighed, "Since that's the case, I don't owe anyone anything by leaving here on my own."

Hou Tu said: "I am restless, the sky is big and the earth is big, but there is no place for me. Only here can I find a little peace of mind."

Li Jue said: "I also hope that the empress can look at it a little bit more. You have done a lot of things for Honghuang to be humane, and it is time to do something for yourself."

Hou Tu remained silent.

And Li Jue understood that after the witch clan was wiped out, Houtu might already have an obsession in his heart, and he regretted that he chose to guard here instead of helping.

In order to punish himself and escape from reality, Houtu chose to continue guarding the Samsara Terrace.

Li Jue knew how deep this kind of knot that had been solidified for millions or even tens of millions of years turned into an obsession, and he couldn't resolve it in a short while.

So after thinking for a moment, Li Jue gathered a piece of spatial jade in the palm of his hand and placed it in front of Houtu.

"I hope that my mother can live for myself once. Maybe this is also the meaning of reincarnation. The first half of life is life, and the tribulations and catastrophes encountered in the middle are death. Coming out of these tribulations is reincarnation."

Then he turned and left. As soon as he turned around, a golden halo appeared behind him. When he stepped into it, the halo shrank sharply and finally disappeared.

Leaving only Houtu behind, he looked at the piece of space jade in front of him, carefully pondering Li Jue's words.

Then fell into deep contemplation.

"Going out is reincarnation..."

Li Jue left the netherworld and reappeared in the human world, and when he stepped into the room again, he felt that the world became very close.