The power I had always dreamed of was finally within my grasp.
But now Nanxing was not as excited as he had imagined.
On the contrary, it behaved quite naturally.
"It's a natural progression, a logical progression."
——This kind of peaceful state of mind was something he had never been able to possess before.
And all this is thanks to the previous experiences and the noble people he met during this journey.
Kikyo, Kaede, Fujiwara no Mokou, even Ibaraki Kaosugi, Ibuki Suika, and Kakushin Gyobu Tanuki.
It is their existence that makes Nanxing understand the truth that "real strength lies not in strength, but in the mind."
“Strength is important.”
“But it’s not that important.”
"At least, Kikyo won't treat me differently because of the strength of my power."
Nan Xing thought with a smile, and silently retracted his Samsara Eye, turning his eyes back to normal black.
He raised his head, looked at the empty grass in front of him, and then looked at the coordinates that kept flashing on the system map.
Bamboo forest, here we are.
……
Nanxing, holding the Tiansheng Tooth, entered the bamboo forest smoothly.
But this time, the one who led the way was not the Bayi Eirin we had seen before.
Instead, it was replaced by a cute little bunny.
"Why are you here again?"
When Emperor Inaba saw Nanxing, his face fell.
——She remembered how Nanxing had bullied her before.
As a black-hearted rabbit, how could she have ever suffered such injustice?
Revenge will be taken sooner or later!
She thought gloomily, but this time, she still obediently led Nanxing and Fujiwara Mohong into the bamboo forest and came to the palace built of bamboo.
Bayei Eirin, dressed in formal attire, stood at the door of the room, welcoming their arrival.
"You finally came."
"Your Highness the Princess has been waiting for you for a long time."
she said with a smile.
Then, with Nanxing looking stunned, Fujiwara no Mohong, whose face was filled with confusion, was invited into the main room of the palace.
"Eh???"
"Aren't you waiting for me???".
Chapter 69: Fate with Kaguya
It was a fierce fight.
The fire was so fierce that the exquisite and magnificent bamboo palace before one's eyes was completely reduced to ashes by the raging fire.
And this is not the end, it can even be considered just an appetizer.
"An idiot is an idiot. Even after so much time, he is still hopelessly stupid!"
Kaguya Houraisan, who always likes quietness, was out of character today and swore a lot, her words were very mean.
At the same time, Fujiwara no Mokou had already lost her mind and transformed into an immortal fire phoenix.
The scorching heat seemed to be about to completely ignite the bamboo forest.
"Meihong!"
Seeing Fujiwara Mokou's irrational appearance, Nanxing felt a little worried and wanted to step forward to help.
But unexpectedly, he was stopped by a slender arm.
"Let them fight."
Bayei Eirin looked at Fujiwara no Mokou and Horaisan Kaguya, who were like mortal enemies and were very sincere to each other, but a very relaxed smile appeared on her face.
"They are all from Penglai, nothing will happen to them."
Bayei Eirin explained softly.
She said it casually.
But the amount of information contained in it is explosive.
"People from Penglai?!"
Nanxing looked at the two "monsters" in the sky with a suspicious look. They could quickly recover even after their limbs were cut off.
Look at the smiling face of Bayi Eirin in front of her, as if everything is under her control.
An absurd, but also the only correct answer, appeared in his mind:
"She is Kaguya Houraisan!"
"You didn't go back to the moon?!"
he asked in surprise.
What I got was a gentle smile.
"Yes."
"Well, are you interested in listening to my story about the sequel to The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter?"
……
ten minutes later.
The battle in the sky is still going on.
The two immortal people from Penglai seemed to be fighting until the end of the world.
And at the same time, on the other side.
Nanxing was brought to a small pavilion by Bayi Yonglin and drank the tea she made herself.
"In short, although my mission is indeed to take Her Royal Highness the Princess back to the moon..."
"But for various reasons, we gave up that plan and lived in seclusion on the ground."
In a very calm tone, Bayi Yonglin told Nanxing the stories that happened long, long ago.
It was through these stories that Nanxing finally understood why the woman in front of her, named Yagi Eirin, was called "the starting point and end point of all the priestesses in the world" by Kikyo.
Because this is not an exaggerated praise at all, but an accurate description.
Bayi Yonglin, the reincarnation of Bayi Yijianming, the god of wisdom, is the oldest human in the world.
When she was still a god, she ordered the god of dance, Tianyushou, to dance in front of Tianyanhu, which attracted the sun goddess who was hiding inside and was autistic, thus plunging the whole world into darkness.
Later, humans learned this dance and used it to connect with the gods.
Thus, Tianyu became the god of the witch.
The eight wise gods who came up with this idea were the origin of the shrine maidens.
As for the shrine maiden's final destination...Yagami Eirin, who was reincarnated as a human, studied archery, medicine, and spiritual arts diligently, and achieved quite incredible results.
[Penglai Medicine] - This medicine that can make people immortal and their souls immortal was developed by her.
In addition to these things, her wisdom has reached a level that even the gods are amazed.
For this reason, when the Moon King Yue Yejian led the Moon Gods to ascend to the Moon, he specially invited her to be the Moon Messenger and manage the Moon City.
She did a good job.
Under the leadership of Yagi Eirin, the moon's surface has undergone tremendous changes in just a thousand years:
The Moon Barrier, the Moon City, the Moon Troops... those endless and incredibly powerful fighting forces made the gods of Takama-ga-hara stare in awe.
Therefore, during that period of time, Bayi Eirin was also known as the "Moon Brain".
But that was a long, long time ago.
The one who appeared in front of Nanxing now was neither the Moon Head that made all the gods tremble with fear, nor the Moon Messenger who acted on behalf of the king (although this title had been revoked).
She is just Bayi Eirin.
A useless person who doesn't need to take care of anything and can't take care of anything...
……
Yes, that's right.
Although this may be unexpected to many people, it is the fact.
Bayi Yonglin is also a useless person.
"All Penglai people are useless."
“There is no past, no future, only constant reincarnation in suspended time.”
Therefore, from this perspective, the seemingly busy Bayei-Erin and the seemingly idle Houraisan Kaguya are actually the same.
——From the beginning to the end, they were just doing something "meaningless".
Nanxing felt a little embarrassed when faced with what Bayi Yonglin said.
"々｀ This…"
He wanted to comfort Bayi Yonglin.
But after some thought, he felt that Bayi Eirin might not need his comfort.
——A wise person like her has long passed the immature stage of needing comfort from others in order to stabilize her Tao mind.
Moreover, Nanxing also had reason to believe that the reason why Bayi Yonglin specially called him here was definitely not just to complain to him.
She must have something she needed to do.
"So, what do you want me to do?"
Nanxing asked with some curiosity.
He could feel how much Bayi Eirin valued him.
That vague sense of anticipation was even stronger than Kikyo's anticipation for him.
But what exactly is she looking forward to?
Nanxing was very confused.
And Bayi Eirin did not give any further explanation.
She just handed a small bottle of medicine to Nanxing.
"This is (good) medicine that can heal the wounds of the soul."
For her, who was able to develop the Penglai medicine, making such a medicine was really just a piece of cake.
Nan Xing, puzzled, accepted the medicine and looked at Bayi Yonglin with a bewildered look, wanting to see what this legendary Moon Brain was up to.
however--
"So, have you thought about what you want to ask for?"
"Hmm?"
The sudden question made Nanxing stunned.
But when Nanxing followed Bayi Yonglin's gaze and saw the Tiansheng Tooth worn around his waist, he reacted instantly.
It turned out to be waiting for him here!
"You have completed Her Royal Highness the Princess's mission, so whether she is willing or not, she must fulfill one of your requests."
"Think about it carefully and decide what kind of request you want to make."
