Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the vast plains look like a magnificent unfolding scroll.
But the Kamiya River in it did not feel relaxed and happy because of the beautiful scenery in front of me.
He felt something wasn't right here.
Although on this plain, the thousands of stone walls towering into the sky are no longer visible.
But after all, this place is too close to the underworld, and it shouldn't be such a beautiful scene.
"Unless the peach forest just now has a similar teleportation function...in the process of leaving the peach forest, it teleported me to a very far away place without my knowledge."
After thinking like this for a while to no avail, Kamiya decided to explore the magnificent city in the distance first.
The appearance of that place is not dilapidated, so maybe you can find something inside.
The streams flowing out of the peach grove merge into a river on the plain.
Kamiyagawa took the little old man and continued walking along the river bank.
After marching like this for a while, the scouts discovered something and gave an early warning. Kamiya also sensed this and stopped, focusing his pupils.
After a while.
From the trees on the bank of the river, a figure flashed out.
She looks like a girl with a graceful figure, wearing a plain soft silk dress. I don't know which era the style is from, but it is very simple. Moreover, there are no patterns on the clothes, and it looks very elegant when combined with the girl's figure.
Elegant.
The girl has a beautiful face and looks like an ordinary person.
She was holding a large bouquet of colorful wild flowers in her hands, and she looked very excited when she just emerged from the forest.
But she probably didn't have any precautions in her heart. She was caught off guard and ran into two figures standing outside the forest, which really startled her.
"Hey!"
The girl exclaimed and stepped back, and a few bunches of wild flowers in her arms scattered.
Then, while patting her chest, she looked at the people outside the forest again——
A monk who is shorter than a dwarf, with a short stature, wearing a monk's robe and a dark black hat.
The other is a handsome young man wearing black clothes with gold patterns, black hair and black eyes, and a handsome posture.
After seeing the handsome young man's face clearly, the face of the girl holding the flower softened a bit: "I'm scared to death, why are you standing here without saying a word?"
"Uh, sorry."
Kamiyagawa apologized politely.
"Aba Aba."
The little old man bowed to the girl in cooperation.
Then Kamiyagawa asked again: "Excuse me, where is this place?"
"Where is this, you ask? What a strange question, of course this is Tsukushi Castle." The girl's eyes stayed on Kamiyagawa's face for a while longer, "Oh, you are from Hyuga Castle, right?
?”
That’s right too.
The girl felt that the boy in front of her was very good-looking. If he were a resident of her city, he would be more or less impressed.
Therefore, it must have come from another big city.
"Hyuuga Castle?"
"Yes, there is another big city on Aboqihara. It's very far away, isn't it? I have never been to Hyuga City, but my father and mother often go there." The girl said this naturally.
As he spoke, he leaned over to see the bouquets of flowers scattered on the ground.
Apokihara.
Kamiyagawa finally heard a key word.
Being proficient in mythology and classics, he can think of something——
According to the myth, Izanagi arrived at Akihara after leaving Hirazaka.
And a purification ceremony was performed in the river here.
That is, taking a shower.
During this process, Izanagi's personal clothes and the filth he washed turned into many gods, including Mikiko.
In other words, Apokihara is a very important mythological place.
This is the birthplace of Sanguizi and many other gods.
While Kamiyagawa was thinking, the girl had already picked up the bouquets scattered on the ground and said, "Did you just arrive at Chikushi Castle today? Ah, you must be in a hurry to come back just like my father and mother.
Watch the celebration here."
"celebration?"
The girl holding the flower: "Yes, it is a celebration to commemorate Lord Izanagi's exorcism ceremony in Aboqihara. Today is a thousand-year celebration. It is the most grand and grand. Isn't it going to be held in Hyuga City too? I hear it.
Mom and Dad said that the celebrations in Hinata are not as lively as ours, so you came here to build the Purple City, right?"
"Millennium? Are you sure?"
"What are you talking about? Of course I am sure. On this day a thousand years ago, Lord Izanagi performed an exorcism ceremony on the Apokihara, and gave birth to Mikiko, and many other gods. Don't you think you can even do this?
Don’t you know?”
Kamiyakawa did not reply immediately.
A thousand years ago.
Izanagi and Izanami broke up, and Mikiko was born on Awakihara.
No matter how you think about it, this time is wrong.
Unless there is a time flow pattern like "a day here and a year elsewhere" in Akihara.
Looking at the girl in front of him with an extremely firm look that cared for the ignorant, Kamiyagawa did not continue to ask questions on this issue. He calmly looked at the outline of Chikushi Castle in the distance, and then narrowed his eyes, and his pupils became even darker.
Deeply, he looked at the girl in front of him.
The lively girl who originally talked a lot was a little embarrassed by the sudden, direct and blazing gaze. While avoiding eye contact, she unconsciously raised her hand to fiddle with her hair.
Then, she heard the young man opposite speak again: "Although it's a bit presumptuous, may I ask, who are you?"
"What?" The girl was a little confused, but after hesitating for two or three seconds, she still answered according to her own understanding, "Well, my name is Sakura."
"Sorry, that's not what I meant. I wanted to ask who you belong to. The aura on your body doesn't look like a human being, a god, or a monster."
Kamiyagawa felt that the girl who called herself "Sakura" had a strange aura.
If I have to say it, it seems that the auras of the two of them are somewhat similar to those of the two princesses when they first met, but they are much weaker than the two princesses of the sea country, and they do not have the power of the ocean.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Faced with such a strange question, Sakura was obviously disappointed and embarrassed.
How presumptuous this guy is!
"I don't understand what you are talking about. Of course I am a human grass! Aren't everyone in Tsukushi City all human grass? The same goes for Hyuga Castle. Except for the Daisen Peach God, he is the god."
Sakura felt that although the boy in front of her was good-looking, he seemed to have a weak brain.
The questions asked were all strange.
The atmosphere of a romantic encounter by the river no longer exists.
She didn't want to continue to be entangled here, so she said: "It's time for me to go home to prepare for the celebration, and it's time for my parents to get home."
As she spoke, the girl turned around and left quickly along the river bank.
Kamiya did not stop the other party, but just stood there thoughtfully.
"Human grass."
If it's "human grass", that's correct.
The concept of human grass first appeared in ancient mythology.
It was the oath that Izanagi and Izanami made when they broke up as a couple over the Seniboshi stone: "A thousand people will die every day, and a thousand and fifteen hundred people will be born every day."
According to the original words in "Kojiki" -
[Izanami ordered that for this, the people of your country will kill a thousand heads a day.]
In other words, in the oath made by Izanagi and Izanami, what originally lived and died every day was not real humans, but "human grass".
The so-called human grass belongs to the descendants of gods, but in essence it is a non-god, non-human and non-demon existence.
Strictly speaking, it should belong to a transitional race between "gods" and "humans and demons".
Anyway, Japanese gods have various ways of giving birth to offspring.
Not only physical procreation, but also bathing, bleeding, and spitting can give birth to a lot of new gods.
These new gods will also follow the same method and give birth to the next generation.
After so many rounds of quick and convenient iterations, the gods of the next generation turned into "human grass".
There are many such beings, and they may possess a certain degree of divinity, but their basic abilities have faded and they can no longer be called gods.
The later Kunijin Gods were probably trained from the humble Last God, or simply from some stronger human beings.
"Let's go, little old man, let's go to Tsukushi City to have a look. The human grass there should be able to provide us with more information."
Through the conversation with Sakura, Kamiyagawa has obtained a lot of useful information——
First of all, this is Akihara where Mikiko was born. There are two large cities, and they are full of human grass. The human grass may not be much stronger than humans, at least based on the individual Sakura.
Secondly, a celebration to commemorate Izanagi will be held in Chikushi Castle tonight.
The last and most important point is that the Great Immortal Peach God is very likely to be in Apoqiyuan.
"Now it seems that the Great Immortal Peach God should have met Izanagi. In him, there may be the material we need as a human master. We have to find this god."
"Abba!"
The little old man responded.
While Kamiyagawa was thinking just now, the scout was also thinking.
While integrating the information obtained now in his mind, the little old man also thought of some other things.
that is……
The master is worthy of being a master.
With a face like that and a temperament like that, it is indeed easy for the owner to gain favor and preferential treatment from the opposite sex.
No matter where you go, you can easily mingle with the local girls.
The human named "Sakura" casually informed the owner of so much useful information during the conversation.
The master doesn’t even use [Thousand Silver Needles]!
This method of collecting intelligence...can't be learned, can't be learned.
It can only be said that there is some truth in Miss Kanoya's private evaluation of her master as the "Takamagahara Succubus".
…
In the purple city.
Kamiyagawa entered this big city with the little old man's body without encountering any obstruction.
This large city is huge and magnificent, and its architectural style is older than that of Oeyama Castle in Takamagahara territory.
Red and white paper lanterns and colorful silks hang high on the street, swaying in the night wind, and full of festive and lively atmosphere.
The city was crowded with people and a large number of people were active.
These humanoids have different appearances, and some of them look just like humans, like Sakura.
There are also humanoid forms, either with horns on their heads, tails trailing behind them, or humanoids with feathers and scales on their bodies.
What's more, they don't look like humans and are more arbitrary.
However, all human plants have similar auras.
It is rare to see so many living "specimens of ancient mythical creatures". As a folklorist, Kamiyagawa passed by all kinds of people and plants with a calm expression while analyzing in his mind——
Human grass is the second generation, the descendants of gods whose divine power has faded, and can probably still be reproduced naturally.
Over time, the descendants of Homo sapiens may also diverge.
The human grass that has no abilities may be the ancestors of humans, while the ones with some special abilities may be the ancestors of some demons. Perhaps in this way, relatively pure humans and demons were born respectively.
Kamiyagawa had guessed a long time ago that gods and demons share the same origin.
Therefore, demons and ghosts will have a smoother path to becoming gods.
It is currently known that some monsters can reproduce naturally, while some monsters, such as many monsters, are born in various and strange ways.
And the way gods gave birth to their offspring in the earliest times was also strange.
Isn't this right?
According to Rencao's future speculation, today's human beings are probably also a type of descendants of gods in a broad sense. However, human traits are more stable and can only rely on natural reproduction, and individuals basically cannot be like monsters and ghosts, who are born with certain extraordinary powers.
strength.
Therefore, human beings can also become gods through the ritual of "flesh, spirit and bone", but it is more difficult than what ghosts and ghosts can do.
Anyway, the relationship between gods, ghosts and humans is complicated, but according to the understanding of folklorist Kamiyagawa, the evolution process is roughly like this.
They are almost exactly the same, they belonged to the same family millions of years ago.
It's just that after a long period of change, they can no longer be regarded as the same "species".
Looking back at the situation in the Sea Kingdom, the Samurai Crab and Mermaid clans are basically pure monsters. However, Crab Princess and Isohime, because they are Munakata, can barely be classified as those with special abilities.
In the "human grass" category.
Moreover, the two of them should be among the best among human beings.
"Kanihime and Isohime are both descendants of Munakata from the three goddesses of the ocean, so they can barely be considered human grasses. But why are there so many human grasses in Apakihara now?"
This question about Kamiyagawa cannot be answered for the time being.
After wandering around the bustling streets of Chikushi Castle for a while, Kamiya politely stopped a humanoid girl with animal ears on her head.
"Excuse me. Where can I find the Great Peach Immortal God?"
The human and beast-eared girl was a little confused. She looked at Kamiya twice and just replied: "Can't you usually see me in the palace? Oh, are you from Hyuga City? Tonight is the celebration, Tao Xian
When you are not in the palace, you will go to the riverside to put up river lanterns with everyone. If you want to find it, just go there and look for it."
"Thanks."
Kamiyagawa glanced towards the center of Chikushi Castle.
There is indeed a tall palace building over there.
It's just that in that direction, Kamiya didn't notice the aura of any god.
Even in the entire vicinity of Zhuzi City, he felt no trace of the presence of gods.