White Bone Monkey King

More than 8,000 navy troops were left to guard the fleet, and eventually more than 12,000 soldiers landed on the island.

Among them was the firearms camp brought out by the Third Prince and the others.

We even saw six Vulcan cannons being dismantled and reassembled on the beach.

There were thousands of people all over the mountains and plains, and it was endless as far as the eye could see. When we finished landing on the island, it was already dawn, and then someone discovered a small temple in a corner of the beach.

There were tributes placed in the small temple, so it was speculated that there must be human activities nearby.

What is enshrined in the small temple is not the Bodhisattva Buddha of the Tendai sect and the Shingon sect, nor the three gods of creation of the Shinto shrine, the Ten no Gochu god, the high emperor's spiritual god, and the divine emperor's spiritual god, but an evil and dark mountain spider.

Unfortunately, this time we were temporarily diverted to the Japanese island, and we did not prepare a guide who was familiar with the local customs of the Japanese island in Jiangzhou Prefecture. We did not know what the enshrined mountain spider meant.

"The evil spirit is so strong that it looks like a monster and evil barrier at first sight. Today, you destroyed this evil temple." Some people didn't like it and demolished the small temple.

While the army was taking a break, the scouts captured several Japanese businessmen from nearby towns who knew a little bit of Chinese. After some questioning, they found out that the place where they landed on the island was called Niigata Prefecture, located in the Japanese island of Kanzhong. And the shogunate daimyo they wanted to conquer this time happened to be in Nagano County in Kanzhong.

They chose the landing place very well this time. Nagano is not far from Niigata, just adjacent to it. This is not because they are lucky, but the result of the Jiangzhou Prefecture Navy's diligent training all year round, which makes them familiar with the surrounding sea areas, currents, and weather.

After the third prince verbally praised the Jiangzhou Prefecture Navy, the army, which had rested for a long time, marched towards Nagano with six Vulcan cannons pulled by strong horses, like a long dragon.

There was an episode during this period. When the army marched out and exposed the destroyed small temple on the beach, the Japanese merchants were ashen-faced. They all collapsed to the ground in fear, kowtowing to the small temple with despair on their faces and begging for mercy.

The unusual behavior of these Japanese merchants immediately attracted the attention of several princes.

There are many legends of demons among the people of Japan, such as the white-faced golden-haired nine-tailed fox Tamamo Mae, the demon king Otakemaru, and the demon king Shuten Doji, who are also known as the three major demons.

There are also Tokaido Umibozu, Amabo, and Mountain Spider King.

There are many folk legends about mountain spiders among the Japanese people. One of the most widely circulated sayings is that people die in the mountains with unwillingness and resentment, and are slowly nourished by the yin energy of the mountains. As they die in the mountains, The number of people inside increased, and the resentment gathered more and more, and finally transformed into the terrifying man-eating demon mountain spider king.

These demon gods feed on the fear of people's hearts. The longer they go, the more widespread they become, and the more terrifying their power becomes.

The Legend of the Mountain Spider King has devoured people's fear for so many years, so you can imagine how terrifying it is.

Niigata people are located on the coast and suffer from the summer typhoon season every year. It is useless to worship gods in Shinto shrines and Dainichi Tathagata Buddha statues in temples. Therefore, Niigata seaside villages and towns worship the mountain spider king instead, praying to the mountain spider king to shield them from the coming coming. Storms at sea, good weather.

It is not uncommon for people to believe in ghosts and gods instead of believing in gods and Buddhas. Wild gods and evil spirits are best at bewitching and deceiving people's hearts, devouring human incense and offerings and sacrifices to strengthen their spiritual practice.

Now that the Third Prince and the others have destroyed the temple of the Mountain Spider King, the Mountain Spider King will surely bring great terror and bring destruction and natural disasters to Niigata Prefecture and the conquest army.

"My lies are deceiving the public!"

The twelfth prince drew his sword and slashed two of them, blood spattered in five steps. Still, the fear of the Spider King of the Mountain God Mountain could not be stopped by the few remaining people, so he simply killed them all and ordered the scouts to find new guides.

When he first attended the Shenzhou Banquet, the impression given to Jin An by the Twelve Princes was that he was a talented general and a talented general. Today was the first time he saw the Twelve Princes' cruel side.

No matter how much other princes hide their thoughts, they will still act as teachers of benevolence and righteousness on the surface.

"What kind of mountain god is the Spider King? He is just a Yi god of the Yi tribe. Our Kangding Kingdom has a vast territory and tens of thousands of people. How can we put such Yi tribe gods in our eyes?" The twelfth prince swung away his sword and the body temperature still lingered on it. of blood, returning the sword to its sheath.

The other princes looked at the blood on the ground with calm expressions. They did not reprimand the 12th prince, but ordered the army to continue marching towards Nagano.

During the march, the old Taoist priest quietly came to Jin'an: "Little brother, do you think the Temple of the Mountain Spider King on the beach will be like the drowned corpse of the Uighur girl? It was also deliberately done by the rebels, hoping to cause us to start a war with the Japanese local demons again. ?”

Jin An didn't know much about the Japanese demon gods, so he didn't jump to conclusions easily. He just reminded the old Taoist priest and Liu Tai to pay more attention along the way, and to follow him closely if anything happened.

"I didn't pay much attention to the Temple of the Mountain Spider King before, and I don't know who is responsible for demolishing the temple..."

Listening to the old Taoist priest's low murmur, Jin An looked thoughtful.

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Although Niigata and Nagano are adjacent to each other, the army still marched for more than a day before entering Nagano.

The army arrived in Nagano and saw that the people here were in dire straits, the fertile fields were abandoned, and the houses were empty. Finally, they had an intuitive understanding of the brutal acts of massacres in villages and towns by the shogunate daimyo mentioned by Liu Tai.

The guide who led the way was reluctant to enter Nagano at first, saying that too many people died in Nagano. In addition to the plague, the ghosts of those who died violently, and the mountains of corpses and mass graves attracted many corpses, ghosts, and demons from all over the country. Nagano is a place abandoned by Shinto shrines, Tendai Shingon Tantric Buddhism, Onmyoji, sorcerers, exorcists... all together.

Finally, under threats and panic, the Japanese guide continued to lead the way with a sad face.

The scenes we saw along the way were really no different from hell. In many places, corpses were left exposed in the wilderness without anyone burying them. The fertile fields were overgrown with weeds. In broad daylight, many crows and vultures could be seen landing in the fields to eat carrion. When the army passed by, swarms of crows flew up, like dark clouds covering the sky.

The rebels hiding on the Japanese islands enslaved the Nagano Japanese so miserably.

Plop!

The Japanese guide who was walking in front kept kowtowing and kneeling to Crow Heiyun, and asked him what he was shouting. The Japanese guide pointed at Crow Heiyun, and said in frightened words in broken Chinese: "Those are crows, the incarnations of Crow Tengu... Even Crow Tengu is coming, come, come to Nagano!”

"Crow Tengu?"

The expression of despair on the Japanese guide's face deepened: "The Crow Tengu is the subordinate of the Big Tengu and the Tengu. It looks like a crow. It likes to eat people and... rotten corpses! Where there are Crow Tengu, there will be... many dead people and plagues. It’s a sign of great misfortune! We can’t go any further, a large plague will definitely break out ahead!”

According to the Japanese guide, this crow-tengu lives in the mountains and cannibalizes people. Like the Mountain Spider King, he is a mountain god who causes trouble. Possessing terrifying powers and unimaginable evil methods.

Jin An had heard of the folk grotesque that the Tengu eats the sun, but this was the first time he heard of the Crow Tengu. Riding on a tall horse, he glanced at the Japanese guide. Unfortunately, there were so many people and it was difficult for him to ask for details.