【Wine Ci】Ksitigarbha Statue

Chapter 17

After that, things were much simpler than fighting.

Ibaraki could smell the group of humans from a distance; presumably the mages also noticed the monstrous evil spirit in this courtyard.It took him and Ibaraki some time to pretend - the young monk didn't have to fake his injuries.Fuxia Osuke, who was on the verge of collapse, was equally simple. When Master Echigoji rushed in, what he saw was sitting slumped behind Inugami, raised his eyebrows and raised his eyebrows, almost crazily shouting "Kill him! Kill them! All of them!" Kill it! Inugami! Kill them all!" Fushita Osuke, and the monster about to strike the "Kamiko" fatal blow.

Almost everyone who rushed in acted on instinct immediately.At this moment, Vipassana may not be thinking about anything.It was the first time that the little monk saw his senior brother rush in before he thought. He held Fuxiaosuke who was on the verge of falling, and asked in panic, "Brother?! What's wrong with you?"

No one answered him.Fu Xia held his hand tightly, his lips were trembling, and he coughed up blood again as soon as he lowered his head.There was constant noise and fighting in the room, some people were chanting scriptures and forming formations, some people were shouting to order order, Sanskrit sounds and the growling of dog gods were mixed noisyly.Someone picked up the little monk and carried him to a corner that was not affected by the fight.The little monk glanced out of the window, and saw that the fallen toon had completely bloomed, and the vigorous dead flower had been reduced to ashes all over the ground.He leaned against the wall and seriously acted as his wounded, squinting his eyes to look at the sky, thinking that today is really a beautiful day.

They failed to kill or seal Inugami.Inu Shenzhan was covered in blood, and was bound by Foyin so that he could hardly walk.Baizi sat on its shoulder, whimpering like a milk dog, and when Inugami was hit, his color faded even more.It was hard to hear Baizi's thin cry in the clutter of this room, but Fuxiaosuke was supported by Vipassana Zen, and looked beyond Vipassana to everyone and Baizi, his eyes were blurred, and finally his lips moved It moved, as if blowing a whistle.Inugami stood still, ears quivering.Fu Xia was indeed blowing the whistle, his breath was unsteady, he was blowing high and low intermittently, and after blowing he ordered loudly: "Go!"

Inugami rushed out of the circle with Bai Zi.I heard its last long howl from a distance, like a wolf facing the moon, and also like a hoarse and desperate cry.

The mages who lost their target surrounded Fuxia Osuke.

Guan Chan supported him tightly, but he didn't expect that Fu Xia suddenly pushed him so hard that he staggered and fell to the ground.I don't know how this man who can't even stand up walks.Guan Chan knelt on the ground in a daze, watching his elder brother walk into the encirclement of fellow students; he turned his head to look at the young monk on the other side.The little monk was talking to the young monk who had been accompanying him all the time, and the monk was carefully holding the little monk's arm to look at the wound; He didn't look at Fuxiaosuke who was taken away, and didn't even look at him.

Guan Chan suddenly shouted loudly: "Don't make a mistake! This man! This man who is following the younger brother! Who has seen him? Has anyone seen him? He is a monster!"

No one paid him any attention.

Human beings are always prone to gullibility in themselves.Listen to what you want to hear, see the world you want to see, what you speculate must be the truth, and what you see with your own eyes must be the truth.

The little monk told everyone that the young monk who had been following him was one of the survivors of the Ibuki Mountain demon attack. He was a monk from Dongmi who had practiced in Nara, so he had extraordinary abilities and rescued him many times; They have suffered disasters together, and he has nowhere to go, so he chooses to follow the "Son of God".Ibaraki stood on the side with his head bowed, listening to what the little monk said about him, the tone was convincing, and the examples were rigorous, which made him believe it. When he realized it, he could only sigh in his heart.

The investigation came out quickly, and the doubts of the little monk and Ibaraki were completely cleared; they finally believed that Ibaraki was not a monster-this made Ibaraki very funny.The murderer in the village is indeed Fuxia Osuke's dog. Those vicious dogs have been doing cleaning work since a long time ago. The man who lived alone died first because he often came to the courtyard to fight dogs. His dogs won too much. When he was ruthless, he was able to kill the murderous dogs kept in the farm. On the day he died, he had just won, so he went to buy a small jar of good wine, but he didn't expect to even take a sip.A girl named Andoko - because of the jealousy of a concubine's wife who was dissatisfied with Andoko's monopoly, and complained to her brother at home, who happened to be friends with Fuxiaosuke, He commissioned a large amount of money to pay for murder.

In addition, paying Osuke to raise demons-for Echigo Temple and the nobles, this is an unforgivable sin.This deadly and horrific crime implicated Fuxia's brother Guanchan who was practicing Zen. Fuxia was put under strict surveillance and sent to the government or independently disposed of by the monastery, while Guanchan was locked up in confinement.The brothers in the monastery whispered to each other that even if he came out unharmed, there would be no future.

When the little monk came back after receiving his homework from the master, it was already a moonlit night.The group of them is still temporarily living in this house near the lake in Changbin, because they have too many things to deal with.The courtyard needs to be purified, and fellow disciples who died on the road have to be rescued—they didn’t see the ghost that passed by, but only remembered the miasma, so this death was also transferred to Inugami.Including there are still some monks entrusted by the daimyo to track down the dog god, and they will be sentenced for the crime of paying Osuke. Although he should die anyway, how can he die?Echigo Temple is not good at killing people, but it doesn't want to hand over the power of disposal to the government, so it should always seek an appropriate way to die.There is also the treatment of Vipassana.Everything is complicated, but fortunately most of them have nothing to do with the little monk, and fortunately, the moonlight is excellent, and the white gravel in the dry landscape tonight seems to be flowing.

As soon as the little monk entered the room, he could smell a faint smell of wine.Ibaraki was sitting by the window, clasping the rim of the cup with two fingers, looking up at the sky.Hearing the little monk come in, he turned his head and smiled at the little monk.

"Wine?" asked the little monk.

"Not a single drop left, I hid it cleverly, so I won't cause trouble to my friend." Ibaraki said, "The moonlight is so beautiful, I can't help but drink a little." Then he paused, and asked again, "Recently As soon as human beings come, I always feel that Xiaoyou is living in a cage. Xiaoyou is obviously not someone who can endure imprisonment, why don't you just get out of this boring bondage and act recklessly?"

The little monk looked at Ibaraki for a moment, then smiled: "Monster, you persuaded me to turn into a ghost again."

Ibaraki didn't deny it, and said seriously: "I only hope that you can live happily and happily at any time. If you turn into a ghost, I will naturally welcome you happily and let you do whatever you want; if you really want to be a human being, I also hope that Xiao Friends can be at ease, without chaos."

The little monk smiled, but without answering, he reached for the wine glass in Ibaraki's hand, and Ibaraki gave it to him naturally; taking it from his hand, the little monk tipped over and licked the last drop of wine down his throat.He half-closed his eyes and smiled at Ibaraki, "Spicy."

"Little friend!"

"Did you say that you wanted to buy me a drink? It doesn't count as having the same drink as you."

"Of course it doesn't count. But you haven't healed yet. I heard that humans can't drink when they are injured."

"That's good. Anyway, I still have a bottle of wine waiting for me to drink." The little monk put the wine cup aside, propped his chin and looked at the same moonlight that Ibaraki had just looked at.After a while, he said, "Monster, you didn't understand. I don't drink alcohol, not because of any commandments, as long as I want to drink, I can drink anytime. It's too much to turn into a ghost." He looked lazily , the moonlight poured a layer of platinum-gold film on his pupils, "Humans are indeed terrible, but ghosts can't see how good they are. Three or four points are good, six or seven points are bad. How the world is like ghosts, It’s no different to me. The law of survival is like this everywhere, to act recklessly? Haha, you monster, have you ever thought that I am bound by precepts everywhere in this world precisely because I am not that strong?”

Without even thinking about it, the moment the little monk said it, he already knew how Ibaraki would respond.He half-closed his eyes, stopped Ibaraki, and blurted out a confession: "I know what you're going to say. Don't worry, you monster, sooner or later, I'll be able to live freely wherever I am." He paused, just looking at his expression, I couldn't tell that he was in distress. After a while, as if he had thought it through, he turned his head halfway and said: "The way of ghosts in the world is no different from me, and people don't say that you can transform ghosts. But if you are a monster If you bother me with this matter, I might just turn into a ghost and fight with you one day when I get annoyed."

Ibaraki opened his eyes wide, as if he was suddenly hit by utter joy. Looking at his expression, the little monk thought that turning a ghost into a ghost is not something that can be achieved just by talking about it—not that it can be achieved immediately by going to Kyoto. Ride on the road.When there are too many people, according to the monster’s personality, if you hide for a long time, you will definitely feel anxious and unbearable. You may leave in the next moment, and you don’t know how long you can get along with each other. He also felt happy with the monster's stupid appearance.The next moment I heard Ibaraki say: "It seems that my little friend will fight when he is angry, but every time I annoy my best friend, why does my best friend still refuse to fight with me?"

The little monk glared at him.

At this time, the moonlit night was clear, but the low barking of those fighting dogs kept in the remote area could be faintly heard.Ibaraki listened intently, and suddenly said, "I've seen an Inugami too."

The little monk looked at him.

"He was accepted as a shikigami by an onmyoji. He said he had hurt countless people—I guess he had eaten people. Later, when he met a bird, he changed his temper. Later, the bird was eaten by a cat demon, and the dog god thought it was a yin and yang The one who was killed by the master came to seek revenge from the Onmyoji; the Onmyoji found the real culprit and turned the dead sparrow into a guardian spirit. The dog god was grateful, so he used it for the Onmyoji.”

The little monk said, "You know it very well."

"I heard the story. When I came to trouble the onmyoji, the dog god knew that he was invincible, but he still gave up his life to stop me. Most of the monsters I have seen are full of resentment, and human beings are full of lies. I once I thought that the Shikigami who was subdued by the Onmyoji must be greedy for life and afraid of death, but I have never seen such a person who is so desperate to sacrifice his life. Therefore, I also have a little bit of affection for the Onmyoji he guards, and I didn't use much effort in the battle. But today At first glance, the dog god knew that the human killed him to turn him into a demon, and he also knew why the human kept the dog, but he was still loyal in the end. The man gave the order and was willing to leave, otherwise he would probably die here again But his master didn't give the order for him, just because of Bai Zi. This kind of foolish loyalty makes me a little disappointed."

"Dogs are affectionate, maybe they still feel grateful for the meal that Osuke gave, and it doesn't matter whether the meal is for his life or not. It's just biological nature, you hate it?"

Ibaraki shook his head: "I don't like it."

The little monk thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "Monster, let me ask you, is that 'best friend' you are looking for very important to you?"

Izuku turned his head.He didn't seem to have expected the little monk to ask this question at all, his expression was a little defenseless, the moonlight wrapped him gently, like a bubble rising silently from the deep sea.Ibaraki scratched his cheek, and the little monk noticed the place covered by the red wood scab when he looked like a ghost. He stared at the little monk, his eyes were clean, and he was completely open to a world.

"It's very important." Ibaraki said seriously, "It's more important than my life."

"If—I mean if. He betrays you, hurts you, humiliates you, you monster, be smarter, don't die because of him."

Ibaraki was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "What are you thinking about, little friend. Naturally, it is because my best friend is very good and treats me very well, so I want to be good to him too."

The little monk's rare flushed face was anger or some kind of strange embarrassment, and he said loudly: "I don't have any dreams! It's you who don't understand! It's too dangerous to just hand over the trust - just like those batches Just another batch of dead dogs!"

Ibaraki laughed, and couldn't help stretching out his hand to pull the little monk's face.The little monk stared fiercely at him with the same raised eyes as the grown Shuten-doji.Ibaraki said to him: "My little friend is very good. My best friend is also very good. I am the most qualified to be sure of this, do you hear me?"

The little monk exhaled, and was gradually restored to a calm and self-sufficient appearance by Shunmao.He turned his head away from Ibaraki and sneered, "What dog god are you talking about?"

"What Xiaoyou said is that it's just a newborn monster, so I shouldn't mention it. It's just that I can't help but think about how he will end up."

The little monk snorted, and to Ibaraki's surprise, he didn't say anything cynical about "probably being eaten soon".He propped his head up and said in a low voice: "Maybe...Bai Zi was reincarnated, he treated people like his vicious dog, and one day when he met Bai Zi or something reincarnated, he started to be a dog and learn spells again. Then obediently let the Onmyoji guard the gate and guard the courtyard."

Ibaraki turned to look at him abruptly, his eyes were bright.The little monk shivered and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm talking nonsense."

"Little friend, how can you talk nonsense!"

"I'm not a fortune teller."

Ibaraki thought for a while, then asked again: "Little friend, did you know that those monks would rush in at a critical time, in order to avoid leaving traces that are difficult to deal with, so did you order me not to make a move?"

"How is it possible. I don't know how to predict."

"That's how...?"

"Guess."

Ibaraki then praised him: "As expected of a little friend, even the guesses are so accurate! It must be because I observe the details on weekdays, so I can always make the most correct inferences!"

Hearing his nonsense, the little monk didn't have the nerve to tell the real reason.In fact, he didn't care much about the stigma of "raising monsters and killing people", and he didn't care whether it was cleared. What's more, although he didn't let the two people be killed this time, "raising monsters" was a fact. The monster made a move, but he was not allowed to return to his original form. One was because he really wanted to fight a strong enemy to practice his hand, and the other was because of the influence of the fighting dog.Subconsciously, he always felt that Ibaraki believed him to obey him and wanted to be his sword, so he couldn't treat this monster as a sword even more.The knife doesn't hurt, the monster monk doesn't know that well, but monsters can also bleed, so it should also hurt.Even if there was a fight, the little monk would not be willing to be a shadow standing outside the cage, he should also go in and fight side by side.

I heard Ibaraki say again: "I really want to kill that monk. Since I met you, I have heard him slandering you, so it must be because of him."

When he said this, the little monk could even feel the black flame of anger.However, even though the monster was annoyed, it still restrained itself very well.The little monk stretched out his hand to cover the fiery left hand of the monster, and said: "He can't die. My senior brother is very smart. Although Fu Xiaweijie is his brother, as long as he insists that he doesn't know about raising the monster, he will die." I can't die."

Ibaraki said in a muffled voice, "Then I'll kill him."

"No need." The little monk stood up, the moonlight just happened to hide in the clouds, and the world was overcast for a moment, "I'll just go and see him."