Tokyo: My Hundred Ghosts Scroll

Chapter 58

Everyone returned to the Iijima mansion. Mother was a little tired after a hard day, so she took Gu Yun to rest.

Iijima has not slept with Gu Yun for many days.

Now that Gu Yun elements are extremely scarce, it is time to replenish them.

"Yes, I'm so sorry..."

"Young master can't come to class tomorrow."

"It's very kind of you to understand."

Nao Hayasaka helped Gu Yun ask for leave from school.

Gu Yun is going to visit his grandfather. In order to spare some time, it is impossible to take a day off.

Of course, what the school said was that Gu Yun was going to participate in the piano competition.

"Well…"

In the early morning of the next day, Gu Yun woke up from his deep sleep and found that there was nothing around him.

Well, he's used to it.

My mother has been like this since childhood, she quietly went out and let him continue to sleep.

Checking the time, it was almost 9 o'clock, Nao Hayasaka and Tamari Iijima both went to work, and Sanwei Fox prepared breakfast.

"Haha~~~"

Yawning, Gu Yun came to the restaurant after washing up.

"Master, breakfast is ready."

"Oh, thank you."

After eating the breakfast carefully prepared by the three-tailed fox, Gu Yun said to the big golden fox who was watching TV in the living room: "Xiao Kong, can I use your chariot?"

"Boom!"

With the sound of wheels rolling, an ancient chariot with four wheels burning with flames and clouds driving below appeared in the courtyard.

"I'm going to find Grandpa, will Xiao Kong go with me?"

"TV show, want to watch..."

"Then Xiao Kong, you stay here."

So Kong Huan was left behind, and Gu Yun took Xiaobai, Hongye, Hannya, Three-tailed Fox and Yingcao to the old house of Iijima in the countryside on the chariot of Inari God.

"Boom~Boom~~"

The chariot of the gods can not only walk through the air, but also travel through the illusory space, so the speed is really not ordinary fast.

"Ok?"

At this moment, in the courtyard of the Iijima old house, under a huge cherry blossom tree, two old people are sitting there drinking tea.

One of them is Gu Yun’s grandfather Iijima Snail, and the other one is wearing the costume of a western old man from the Taisho era in Japan, with a cane and a black gentleman’s hat on his head.

"This is…"

Sensing the breath in the sky, the white-bearded old man stood up curiously: "Which noble god is here?"

"It's Lord Inari."

Grandpa recognized the illusory chariot, and the old man's eyes widened curiously: "Could it be that Master Tianhu from Mitsuchi's family, she is serving at Iijima's house now?"

It stands to reason that using 'serve' to describe the relationship between gods and humans is somewhat disrespectful.

But the situation of the Iijima family is very special.

In their hands, they have the magic of imperial power that can create gods and enhance the power of gods.

To some extent, the people of the Iijima family can indeed occupy the dominant and master position in their communication with the gods.

"No, not the Iijima family."

Grandpa corrected: "To be precise, he is serving my grandson."

"..."

The old man is not human, he is also a god.

He is the spirit of cherry blossoms, above the ignorant and good god, but not as good as the true god's flower spirit.

In terms of race, it is similar to Yingcao beside Gu Yun.

"Grandpa~~~"

Gu Yun stood in the carriage of the chariot, lifted the curtain at the back, shouted and waved downwards.

Because it is located in the divine chariot, ordinary people can neither see Gu Yun nor hear his shouts, except for beings with spiritual power like the snail and the old man.

"It's Gu Yun's voice."

On the other hand, Li, who was playing with Xiao Si in the room, heard Gu Yun's shout and ran to the courtyard quickly.

"Law, where are you going?"

"I heard the voice of Gu Yun O'Ni Jiang!"

"Xiao Guyun is here?"

Iijima Juan immediately put down the dishes she was washing, dried her hands, and walked towards the entrance.

But Gu Yun didn't come from there.

The old Iijima house is divided into a front yard and a back yard. The front yard is a gate that connects to the entrance, while the back yard is open, with a pool, a cobblestone garden, and a huge cherry tree.

"Yo, long time no see, Lil."

Gu Yun jumped off the chariot and turned it into a cloud of fire with a wave of his hand.

Lil looked at this scene with incomparable curiosity.

"Haha, brother has something to ask grandpa today, and next time I will take you to the sky to play."

"By the way, this is a gift," Gu Yun said, "Some of it is for Xiao Si, please pass it on to me."

"Thank you Ernie!"

Gu Yun stroked the head of a little big guy dressed in women's clothing, then walked up to the snail and the old man: "Grandpa, this is..."

In Gu Yun's spiritual vision, the old man is not a human being, but a good god.

But the good god should be very small.

So there are good gods of adulthood and old age?

【Acquire the clue of the new shikigami 'Sakura Demon'】

【Sakura Demon】

Awakening task: contact a flower essence of cherry blossoms (completed)

Summoning method: Find a cherry blossom tree and give it the godhead of cherry blossoms

'The clue of this shikigami came so suddenly. '

Gu Yun didn't expect to come to his grandfather for a visit, and even came out with a new shikigami. Surprises are everywhere.

Cherry Blossom Demon, another new SR is about to start.

"Let me introduce Xiao Guyun to you."

Grandpa said: "This is Grandpa's old friend, you can call him Mr. Nanfeng."

"Mr. Nanfeng, hello, I am Tanigumo Iijima."

"Ah, what a noble young master."

"It's a real blessing for me to be able to speak to you."

Fascinated by Gu Yun's majesty, the old man took off his top hat and introduced himself gracefully: "I am the elf of the cherry blossom tree. At this time of year, I ride the south wind and travel around."

The old man Nanfeng and his grandfather have been friends for many years, and they have received a lot of help from snails in the past.

"A word from the spirit of the cherry blossom tree..."

Gu Yun asked curiously: "Are the cherry blossoms in the whole of Japan under your control?"

"No no no."

The old man Nanfeng quickly waved his hand and said, "I can't control the cherry blossoms, I just let them bloom, and not all the cherry blossoms."

There is more than one elf of Sakura, and old man Nanfeng just happened to be in charge of this area.

Moreover, he is very old and has always wanted to find a chance to retire.

"Gods also retire?"

"When human beings are tired, they go to the underworld. When the gods are tired, they pass through the afterlife."

Huangquan is also called the other world, and the afterlife is a very magical place.

In Nanfeng's description, the afterlife is built on a boundless ocean, which is connected by a series of railways.

The gods will call it a huge dragon boat, shuttle on the sacred water, and enjoy and relax in the streets and shops created by the fantasy existence.

"The souls of the land of the underworld will be reincarnated, and they will also go to the 'afterlife'."

The present world is the physical world, which is the first layer.

Huangquan is the other world, which is the second layer.

The afterlife is from the underworld to the present world, so it is 1.5 floors.

And in this process, the spirit of the underworld will discard the filth, and the discarded place is the world of the ghosts—the virtual world on the 2.5th floor.

The third layer is the quagmire of evil gods, and the fourth layer is the sky of good gods.

The fifth layer is the domain of the gods where the gods live.

This is the tip of the iceberg of this diverse world that Grandpa and Mei Yezi once described to Gu Yun.

"So, there are many gods in the afterlife?"

"Um…"

The old man Nanfeng said: "The real gods cannot go to the afterlife, because the afterlife is the lower world."

Still the same sentence, there are no things in the lower world in the upper world, and there is no spirit in the lower world.

Therefore, gods without physical and spiritual bodies cannot travel to the afterlife.

To pass, they need to make a body for themselves, with different materials and strange images, including animals and monsters.

"After the human soul reaches the afterlife, it will start a final journey."

They will ride on trams, sail on railroad tracks, and recall their lives before and after their lives.

"In the process, the soul loses all color and turns into a black shadow."

These shadows will get off at different places and start their next life.

"sound…"

Gu Yun had a faint sense of déjà vu, and he secretly said: "Why is it so like the hidden place in "Spirited Away"?"

The soup house of Granny Tang, the food court around the soup house, and the gods who came from the sea by boat.

"Master Iijima, if you are interested, you can visit the afterlife."

The old man Nanfeng smiled and said, "But remember to prepare the paper and mask."

"what?"

Gu Yun asked suspiciously, "What?"

"It is used to cover the face and block the breath of worldly things."

In Japan, paper is pronounced similar to gods and can mislead demons.

Needless to say, masks are things that conceal one's identity.

The afterlife is between matter and soul, so ordinary people have a certain chance to break into it.

But when a living person enters the afterlife, he will be eroded by the laws of the afterlife and will disappear soon.

If you want to survive, you must eat the food of the next life.

It's just that, just like Izanami in Japanese mythology and Persephone in Greek mythology, they cannot return to the world after eating the food of the afterlife.

But this point has no effect on Gu Yun.

Because his spiritual status is very high, his own existence can be recognized by the next life.

As for the idea of ​​covering your face with paper, it is actually more like giving face to the next life. Even if you can run wild, you still have to pretend.

"If I have the chance, I want to see that mysterious world."

Gu Yun didn't forget the purpose of coming to grandpa this time, they chatted with old man Nanfeng for a while, and the latter knew that grandpa and grandson had something to do, so he chose to leave.

"Mr. Nanfeng has a smooth journey."

"I'll come next year too~~"

After bidding farewell to the elf of the cherry blossom tree, Grandpa sat down with Gu Yun, and said, "I already knew about it on the phone."

"This matter is a bit troublesome." x2
Almost at the same time as Grandpa spoke, Gu Yun also said the same thing.

Obviously, this sentence has become the mantra of grandpa.

Every time Gu Yun came to him, the old man always said so.

"..."

Grandpa looked at Gu Yun helplessly, smiled and patted Gu Yun lightly on the top of his head: "You brat."

But he doesn't hate it.

The snail really enjoys playing around with his grandson.

"I told her Nadeko's problem back then."

"Can't reproduce?"

If that's the case, Gu Yun frowned: "That's really troublesome."

This is like going to a doctor. The doctor has told you that you must not do this. If you still want to do it, then it is your own death, and no one else is to blame.

In the same way, Nadeko forced to give birth to a second child even though she knew her own body, which...

"No, Gu Yun, you misunderstood."

Grandpa shook his head and said, "Nadeko didn't ignore my warning, she followed it well."

Gu Yun knew about the existence of Kinomoto Sakura because of the anime in his previous life.

But for Nadeko, she doesn't have a need to have a daughter, and she is actually satisfied with having a son like Taoya.

"Then, is Mr. Fujitaka's problem?"

Kinomoto Fujitaka, Nadeko's husband, Toya and Sakura's father, and the reincarnation of Clow Rido.

The wife didn't want it, but the husband couldn't help it, so there was a death.

"No and no."

Grandpa knew that Gu Yun's thinking was wrong, and interrupted again: "Tengtaka and Nadeko have obeyed it well, and they haven't done it once in the past three years, cough cough."

The old man felt that it was not easy to explain this kind of thing to Gu Yun, so he said in embarrassment: "Yes, no."

"Grandpa, I know how a child is born."

"Oh, then, that's good."

Grandpa nodded, secretly thinking that this child is too mature.

"Since Nadeko and Mr. Fujitaka are paying attention, where did Sakura come from?"

Gu Yun was dumbfounded, this is unscientific!

If Nadeshiko and Fujitaka hadn't done it, who is Sakura's father? Could it be that Nadeshiko cheated?

"It's not what you said, Gu Yun."

Grandpa said helplessly: "Actually, Fuzi's daughter is not an ordinary person. She is born of a fetus just like you, Gu Yun."

"???"

Gu Yun's face was full of question marks: "What is fetal fruit? Isn't it talking about Sakura, why did it come to me?"

"Didn't I tell you?"

"Not at all! Old man!"

Gu Yun said: "What does it mean to say that the fetal fruit is born?"

"Um…"

Grandpa pondered for a while, as if he didn't know where to start.

"Is there something taboo that you can't tell me?"

"No, I was just too sudden, and I don't know where to start."

Grandpa thought for a moment before he opened his mouth and said: "The so-called fetal fruit generally refers to the eggs brought by the space-time storm called eclipse from the west of the sea and the east of the mountain. out of life."

"Forehead…"

Gu Yun's face was distressed. To be honest, he didn't understand what grandpa was saying at all.

What is the meaning of the west side of the sea and the east side of the mountain, what is the eclipse, and the egg fruit, is it different from the fetal fruit?

(End of this chapter)