Love Warriors Cong Liangji

"Hey, you can't escape this time?!"

Chapter 127: Do you want to die again?

Jiang Liu stayed in Zao Girl's small shrine for a whole week. During this period, he once felt that Lixiang used the command spell to summon him, but before he could activate it, he was stopped by a witch.

As a job agent of [ruler], although she does not have a command spell specially used to manage servants like in the normal Holy Grail War, she also has "God's Judgment" and "True Name See Through". It is very simple to build a position similar to an inherent enchantment to block the summoning of Command Spells.

Although the command spell system is the work of a fallen partner of justice, it is still something that belongs to the foundation of modern magic. It is nothing to Caster of the Age of Gods, and it is not difficult to crack it, let alone Chaldea's command spell system. The mantra was meant to be a cheap version...

Jiang Liu is plagued by a double curse, let alone fighting, it is very difficult to act like a normal person, and he cannot resist Zao Nu at all.

Fortunately, Zao Girl is just a love brain, not a slut. Although she is very obsessed with Jiang Liu, she didn't try to force him, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to protect herself...

And in this month, Jiang Liu didn't do nothing, just lived there as a little boy who was taken care of by a girl—although that was true, but he had been working hard to change the status quo.

[Shiranui] and [Yellow Spring]!

The former is a folklore. It originated from a fire that ignited inexplicably on the sea at night. There was no source and no way to extinguish it. When fishermen saw it, they regarded it as a manifestation of the wrath of the gods and called it "Shiranui".

It may itself be something like a mirage or a collective hallucination, but from the perspective of mysticism, it has become a conceptual product, especially under the influence of Japan's Shintoism, which believes in animism.

The latter is a real myth, derived from the legend of "Hell Spring" that is widely circulated in East Asia.

Japan's "Underworld" once had a major change in the history of occultism.

In the beginning, "Yellow Spring" only appeared in mythology as the kingdom of the dead, more similar to hell in ancient Greek mythology, and the queen who ruled it was the dead mother goddess "Izanami".

But later, under the influence of Buddhism and the next-door Celestial Dynasty, concepts such as "Ten Palaces of Hades", "Eight Hells", and "Reincarnation" were implanted, which can almost be said to be in the same line as China's eighteen hells.

Yamata no Orochi is a monster of the same age as Susanoo, or an evil god... Its spells are also extremely ancient, and undoubtedly come from the most primitive concept of "Hell".

That means "death" and "filth", unclean things that even gods can be defiled, Jiang Liu's ability to survive, apart from his own divinity, is mostly due to the mutual check and balance of [Shiranui].

Jiang Liu's body is now like a seesaw balanced on both sides...

How to change the status quo—Jiang Liu thought about it many times and tried many ways.

From the most basic physical exercise, to spiritual meditation to empty the mind, to breathing training and domineering practice...Jiang Liu has tried all the power systems he currently has, but his The two curses remained unmoved.

He is still so weak, completely lacking in the demeanor that he used to be able to confront monsters head-on. From time to time, he will be burned by [Shiranui]'s pain and burn all over his body.

Because of [Shiranui], he never had a full sleep again, and he could barely sing when eating, and his spirit became more and more sluggish day by day.

In just seven days, Jiang Liu seemed to have experienced the baptism of hell.

If the will were a little weaker, another person would have committed suicide long ago, but Jiang Liu still gritted his teeth and persisted, but his mood was inevitably depressed.

So helpless!

He originally thought that his strength was not bad even if it was placed on Xingyue. After all, if the firepower is fully fired, first-class followers may not be his opponents, but there are too many monsters in the fgo world line...

Even if you don't count the beasts and crowns that appeared in the plot, now Yamata no Orochi can easily push him into desperation, and the accumulated power is as illusory as a bubble.

He really has no ability to resist now.

On the second day after waking up, Jiang Liu found the knife and armor hidden by Zao Nu.

In the end, Immortal Slash was okay, but when he tried to put on the demon armor, he found something strange and gave up wearing it decisively.

—He can't hold this thing down now!

Once he puts it on, with his current weak body, I'm afraid he will be drained in a short time...

He recognized his embarrassing situation, but Jiang Liu was always unwilling to accept his fate. In the past seven days, he never gave up searching for a solution within himself—and Zao Nu watched all this silently.

Then, on the eighth day, the fox witch brought him to a place.

"well?"

Jiang Liu glanced at the well behind the shrine, and looked at Zao Nu suspiciously.

The girl with fox ears didn't have the usual smile on her face, but was very serious.

"Since ancient times, wells have been considered as the entrance to other worlds. It is said that underground water veins can even lead directly to the underworld."

Jiang Liu nodded when he heard it. There is indeed such a saying in occultism, especially in East Asian culture.

"What did you bring me here for?"

"I wasn't going to do it... but I just can't stand it."

Zao Nu showed a heartbroken expression: "Even if I lose you, I don't want to see you continue to suffer."

"......you?"

"Listen up, Jiang Liu-jun. If you want to get back your power no matter what—then die once!"

Jiang Liu was slightly taken aback, although he was surprised but did not lose control. He stared at Zao Nu with clear eyes, not doubting her but waiting for her explanation.

"[Shiranui] and [Yellow Spring] are entangled together, it is an unsolvable curse for the living...but only for the living. If you can enter the kingdom of the underworld and return to the world, you will It can confuse the concepts of life and death, and free you from both curses."

Zao Nu took a deep breath and said firmly, "So you must 'die' once!"

"I see," Jiang Liu looked at the well, "Do you use this?"

"I will open the enchantment of 'Huangquan Biliangzaka' for you, and you can enter the kingdom of the dead with your body.

...are you really going to do this?

Although this is what I bring up... I also hope that you have other options. "

The girl mustered up her courage to stare into Jiang Liu's eyes: "I hope you can think about the future with me!"

I've only been with her for a week, but for some reason, I feel so familiar with her as if we were destined to meet each other in a previous life—Jiang Liu smiled silently.

"Don't make it sound like it's life and death (although it is), I'm going, but I'll be back—promise you."

Zao Nu pulled out one of her own hairs and tied one side on her right little finger and the other on Jiang Liu's left little finger, but the hair disappeared in a flash of inspiration.

"This is an agreement...you don't have much time, you must come back before you are discovered."

"Who discovered it?"

"Who? Everyone! All the...dead."

Chapter 128: Inside and outside the torii gate

thump--!

The ears felt tremendous pressure, and there was a sense of suffocation between the mouth and nose, as if being submerged in a deep and icy lake.

There is nothing to grasp, and there is no light or warmth, so it sinks powerlessly and quietly...

"Ugh! Whoops..."

He opened his eyes suddenly, and felt the hard touch lying on the stone slab under his body. Jiang Liu's eyes kept turning, observing everything in his field of vision in a panic.

The chaotic situation ended after five seconds. Jiang Liu, who gradually calmed down, got up from the ground and found himself sitting in the very center of the street.

You can't see the sky, but you can only see the houses with pavilions on both sides. Each building is hung with red lanterns, emitting a hazy light, which makes the street a bit warmer.

"Just looking at the architecture, it looks a bit like Kabukicho." Jiang Liu was walking on the street in a light blue kimono, with only an immortal sword pinned to his waist.

"The curse... has not been lifted."

Jiang Liu looked at the two ends of the street, one of which extended into the depths of chaos, completely unable to see what kind of scene it was, just like a piece of pure nothingness.The other side is brightly lit, and the scenery far away is submerged in blurred light and shadow.

The curse of [Shiranui] and [Yellow Spring] has not disappeared. Although Jiang Liu feels incredibly relaxed, he has not yet achieved his final goal.

"Probably, it's because this place isn't really Huangquan, it's just a boundary."

If this is really the border, it's obvious where to go—Jiang Liu headed for the dimly lit street.

Although it is the underworld, it is not as eerie as imagined, rather it is very quiet and warm, but the empty streets give people a very weird feeling.

He never thought about going to those houses to explore, although there was no movement inside and it seemed to be empty, but his intuition told him that it was definitely not a good choice to go in.

Yes, there was no one on the whole street, the only ones moving were Jiang Liu and his shadow.

When passing by those lanterns, his shadow elongated, widened, twisted, and disappeared with the change of angle. Whenever the weird black shadow was printed on the vertical wall, Jiang Liu would always hold it down with his hand. The handle of the knife seemed to have ghosts and monsters jumping out of it at any moment.

Fortunately, nothing happened to the shadow, and he was safe and sound until Jiang Liu came to the "archway".

After walking for half an hour, what I saw was a building similar to a torii, but it should be a "torii".

This is something that often appears in front of shrines or temples. It looks like a simple wooden pillar, but it has an extraordinary meaning in Shintoism.

If "well" is the gateway to other worlds, then "torii" is the dividing line that divides different worlds.

Dusk and night, humans and ghosts, the world and the afterlife... There is also a saying that stepping into a torii gate means entering a world where no human exists.

The torii gate that Jiang Liu saw was more magnificent than most of the present world. The red paint was evenly applied on the surface, reflecting the trance color in the light of the lantern. It seems that if you stare at it for a long time, you will easily get lost. .

"call......"

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Liu clenched the Immortal Sword around his waist, and stepped into the torii——

At this moment, as if passing through some invisible membrane, Jiang Liu only felt naked being blown by the cold wind, and subconsciously shivered.

At this time, the corner of his eyes caught a passing figure.

No, more than one!

People kept passing by him, and the crowd in front of him was as crowded as a city street.

It's just that the people who make up this flow of people are not real "people", but guys without facial features and limbs, who seem to be dragging gray sheets, leaving only vague figures.

He neither stops nor speaks, is as silent as an ant and flows continuously, even if he is face to face with Jiang Liu, he doesn't react at all, and even walks close to him without noticing it, as if Jiang Liu doesn't exist at all.

Jiang Liu turned around speechlessly, only to see that the same torii gate behind him remained unchanged, but opposite the torii gate, which was the direction from which Jiang Liu came, was also full of gray figures coming and going—however, before Jiang Liu Liu didn't see a single one.

It's not a blindfold, nor a simple space enchantment, Jiang Liu is sure of this.

Then it's...

"Is the 'world' different?"

To put it simply, the world is likened to a layer of "blanket". Jiang Liu and these figures are on different "blankets", but in terms of spatial position, the two blankets are layered on top of each other and completely overlapped.

Generally speaking, each other will not affect each other at all on their respective blankets, but there are no absolutes in the world, and the torii acts as a bridge connecting the world at this moment.

However, even if these gray figures pass through the torii gate, they can't seem to reach the "other side", at least Jiang Liu has never seen it on the way here.

In this way, the dead cannot really pass through the torii... Is it a special case for "living people" like Jiang Liu who can shuttle freely?