Chapter 124 Love Will Never Become Old
That night, Yuanzi seemed to hear unusual thunder in his sleep.
Half asleep and half awake, she sniffed unconsciously: the familiar aroma of tea was barely detectable, indicating that King Ma Cang Ye was not there.
Yuanzi opened his eyes with difficulty. His whole body felt warm as if he was immersed in a hot spring pool in winter. The coldness that had lingered between his bones was forced out of his body bit by bit by the hot water. The restraint made him want to hum.
She blinked her eyes, and in the warm yellow visual image, there was a rising light smoke appearing from the left, and it seemed to have life and circled around to her nose. She took a light sniff, and the anger that had been suppressed in her chest for half a month was mostly cleared away.
Yuanzi woke up but pretended not to, feeling the long-lost relaxation in her body. If she hadn't heard the footsteps in the dim shadows, she would have ignored the unnatural environment and indulged herself in the relaxation and warmth.
"Are you awake?"
Sonoko seemed to be half asleep, and in a daze she saw a shrine maiden with long hair. She thought that the scene was very familiar. When she woke up at the Asakura family last time, it seemed that a shrine maiden had asked her the same question.
This witch is obviously more capable in her profession, and her movements are more natural when facing her goddess.
The older woman fished her out of the pool with ease, took out a light red cloth, and wiped her clean calmly. She turned around and pulled out another large, soft cloth robe, and from pulling it over her head to tying the belt, she dressed her with such delicate and gentle movements that it was like caring for a newborn baby.
While taking care of her, he also tried to comfort her earnestly: "The clean water blessed by the great gods can wash away the miasma you accidentally contracted. Do you feel better now?"
Yuanzi nodded blankly.
The miko seemed to fully understand her abnormal mental state and spoke more gently, "The Asakura family had long ago discovered the route by which the Pachi priest collected the filthy things, and later, through the broken talisman, they located the location of the other party's barrier. But he is very skilled and uses rare ancient methods, so his concealment ability is extremely strong."
"Fortunately, Takama-ga-hara dispatched several princes, and they managed to snatch you back before he could take the barrier across the sea to America."
"Don't worry," the witch said at the end, her voice unusually compassionate, not loud but remarkably reliable, as she announced with a sense of ritual: "You are safe now."
Having said that, when she turned around, the middle-aged witch's expression couldn't help but become a little gloomy.
The matter is actually not over.
When this incident was first reported to Takama-ga-hara, it immediately caused a stir:
A newly born, possibly high-ranking god of fortune was actually going to be killed?!
How did this get to this point?
——The same doubts from the gods.
Then they heard a series of seemingly plausible explanations.
Okuninushi uttered a "Pooh" sound at the time, surprised and disgusted: "...in love?"
On the other side of the myriad pillars of light, the Inari God chuckled, "What kind of love is this?"
"Isn't this just being kidnapped?!"
"With the rise of so many evildoers, Takama-ga-hara's deterrent power is already questionable. Now even the outsiders who crossed the sea dare to offend them at will. If we don't teach them a lesson, do they really think the gods can do nothing to them?!"
"But he is a member of the Elf King's family after all..." a soft female voice advised.
"In the final analysis, he's just a clan of followers," the Inari God continued with a sneer. "Which of us, you or I, lacks a favored human? At most, we can capture him and report him. His crime of kidnapping the goddess will be proven. Do those North American heretics dare to deny it?"
During the Warring States Period, Shintoism declined, and the emperors who were descendants of Amaterasu Omikami and left on earth became puppets of various separatist forces, and demons and monsters roamed freely. So a great god indignantly suggested: Since it has come to this, why not just use that heretic as a raft - it just so happens that he has a decent background and ability - and then use his power of authority to set an example and enhance the majesty of our Shintoism!
After the proposal was made, the gods gathered to vote, and 80% of them agreed, so it was passed.
For the next half day, they carefully selected and listed specific plans one, two, three, and four around the issue of "how to be more glorious and majestic".
After some back and forth, an action plan was finally decided upon, and they were ready to deploy the Heavenly Formation, which had the largest number of gods, the best lighting and shadow effects, and the most impressive posture.
The overall shape is a circle, with restraint being the main focus, after all the plan is to capture them first, issue a press release to the Pachi tribe, and then decide how to execute them.
Speaking of executions...
"Killing is too easy. An eye for an eye, an eye for an eye. Imprison him in Huangquanjin Country and suffer the miasma for three hundred years!"
"That new girl has been through this for nothing. We must let her vent her anger no matter what. If she wants, let this person decide how to deal with her."
A god followed with a smile and said, "Indeed, I heard that the child was deceived and fell for his trick. She might still be thinking about it. She was born in a foreign country and suffered so much extra hardship. It is also the fault of us elders. So let's hand that heretic priest to her for disposal."
Okuninushi rolled his eyes: "Now that you say that, we're like kidnappers?"
"That's fine," Youshen replied, completely ignoring his complaints. "The important thing is to rescue the child first. Once we catch the heretic, we can decide whether to kill him or not."
Although the specific method of punishment has to be determined for a while, even if it is just arresting someone, it must be done with ease, in a handsome and beautiful manner, and with sufficient deterrent power!
Therefore, everyone held another round of meetings and chose Huanglong God to take the lead: this god has excellent literary literacy and strong adaptability. He is particularly impressive when questioning and accusing others in a condescending manner. His voice is especially pleasant, high-pitched and loud, and not lacking in majesty. It can be said that his voice is a very standard broadcasting tone.
With this (trivial) arrangement, the troops leaving Takama-ga-hara were so powerful that the clouds stretched for ten miles, and people from the Yin-Yang Dao on the ground held banners and flags to cooperate.
With that attitude, let alone kidnapping the bride, people would even believe that he was dealing with the world-destroying demon king!
Coincidentally, the man they surrounded was actually a world-destroying demon king five hundred years ago.
Therefore, the boss, who was already feeling guilty (or extremely alert), reacted the moment he saw this situation: Am I exposed?
The next thought that follows is: How did I get exposed?
King Ma Cang Ye looked at the clouds in the sky and the human (god) figure on the clouds. His left hand, which had been struck back by the backlash caused by the thunder that split the barrier, was still shaking slightly.
He held a piece of pink fabric in his palm.
Unfortunately, when the thunder struck, the guy in the pink clothes was pulled away from him by a huge force from an unknown source. Even with the reaction ability of King Ma Cang Ye, he could only recover a little bit under the backlash.
But King Ye was not worried about her safety.
She has great fortune and must be of a high status. Even though she is plagued by miasma, she remains uncorrupted. There is no need to say much about her talent. If she had not been held in his palm early on and led back to Takama-ga-hara at birth, she would have been a treasure cherished by the gods.
But the treasure didn't love him.
King Ma Cang Ye looked at the gods and Buddhas in the sky. The clouds and mist were so vast that the sky and the earth were colorless. This scene was strange yet familiar.
It was strange because it was much larger than when the entire Asakura family went out five hundred years ago, but it was worthy of his status after jumping out of the underworld and leaving the other side.
And familiar...
King Ye of the North American shell narrowed his eyes and sighed: In the end, he was besieged and betrayed. There is no difference between five hundred years ago and five hundred years later.
Thinking of this, his gaze involuntarily shifted downwards. Below the corresponding Heavenly Array, the members of the Ma Cang family were standing guard by the side. Ma Cang Ye Xian, who had fully recovered from his injuries, stood behind the elders with a frown on his face. He looked nothing like the miserable appearance he had been in a month ago, covered in blood.
It should be a great achievement...
If he were still the head of the Makura family, he would probably like a younger generation like this.
King Ye thought that the abnormal spiritual power he felt in Yuanzi's room that night was not an illusion. That spiritual energy was clearly the breath of Ma Cang Ye Xian.
He no longer wanted to know why Sonoko risked her life to go back and save him.
But now that he thought about it, there might really be some ongoing (please read again) connection between the two people that he was not aware of.
He had a very stubborn and unusual prejudice against Miss Suzuki's emotional intelligence. He always felt that if no one deliberately guided her, with Sonoko's intelligence, she would probably be taken to the Pachi tribe by him and would not realize that the abnormality in her was caused by him.
And the garden...
The hard work that Asakura Yewang put in must not be fake, even if he hurt Suzuki Sonoko later, was his hard work in the previous year real?
He had long known that gods could not be tamed, and Sonoko had repeatedly claimed that she hated him, and in later years she even kept saying "Go to hell", but he had never considered - perhaps because even when Sonoko said "hate", she never showed any signs of depravity - he always regarded those hoarse complaints as childish temper, and never considered: she would really reveal her identity to Asakura Yexian.
No wonder they say [I won’t feel bad if someone kills you]…
So at that time, you had already decided to send me to death?
King Ye's eyelashes twitched slightly, and he snorted indifferently.
From above, a deafening male voice asked:
"Blasphemer, do you know your sin?"
King Ma Cang Ye snorted indifferently for the second time, but he didn't feel that the words belittled him.
Five hundred years ago, the Machang people at that time also called his attempt to transcend the boundaries of mortals blasphemy.
When the elders of the clan learned that he had this idea, they were so frightened that they were sweating all over the night, and one of them even became sick from anger.
Later, the atmosphere rebounded, and when everyone formed an array to besiege him, Nekomata said, "The Asaha Douji in his mind is dead. The one standing there is just an evil ghost wearing the shell of Asaha King." Before he finished speaking, the Asaha family echoed righteously, "You are right. There is no such blasphemer in my Asaha family!"
Ye Wang's heart, which was originally broken by the intimate Shikigami's words, was quickly amused by the second sentence.
What is blasphemy?
When I knew nothing, gods, the world, and laws were all huge monsters shrouded in endless fog. The more I looked at them, the more my mind was shaken, and I couldn't help but feel some vague longing, awe, and fear.
But King Makura knew everything.
Just like after he joined the Onmyoji Bureau as an official, he gradually lost his awe of the nobles and the emperor, who were at the pinnacle of human power. Ever since he realized his own extraordinary qualities, witnessed the true gods, and understood how huge the gap was - he clearly had the ability to cross that line, so he no longer had the obligation to suppress his ambitions because of useless nonsense like "Gods are nobler than humans."
Even earlier, King Ye was clearly aware that even though he was still the legitimate head of the Makura family at that time, from the moment he had this thought, he had already become a blasphemer.
Five hundred years later, he still didn't think his idea was wrong.
So the third question [What to do after being exposed] also has an answer.
Under the scorching sun, the silent foreign priest had a cold expression on his face, but the smile on his lips was unusually gentle. It was unknown what he was thinking. When he looked up and faced the gods, there was even a sense of heroism in the depths of his eyes before the blazing fire burned out:
Even the underworld can’t keep his soul, so why would these things work?
At most, you can be reincarnated after death.
So, under the gaze of the gods, the heretic who had clearly kidnapped the goddess tilted his head as if confused, and asked in a casual and frank manner:
"What crime have I committed?"
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Not far away, in the shrine's lounge, Sonoko felt uneasy.
The witch picked up the pink robe that the goddess had changed out of before taking a bath, and then brought in a pot of fresh tea. She asked with concern, "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Yuanzi's heart was pounding, and she just shook her head perfunctorily.
The shrine maiden was unfamiliar with her personality and could only comfort her with the most common words possible: "Don't be afraid anymore. Takama-ga-hara has already sent troops to suppress the heretic. From now on... they won't be able to bully you anymore."
As soon as she finished speaking, Sonoko felt that her bad premonition was about to materialize. She asked tremblingly, "Outsiders... Who are the outsiders? How can we suppress them?"
The older witch looked down, her face pale, the panic in her eyes more like worry than fear.
So the witch frowned and thought to herself, could it be that she was not abducted, or there is still lingering love between the goddess and that heretic?
But after much hesitation, she finally told the truth.
——"I'm going to deal with that heretic who can't love you."
Yuanzi was stunned immediately.
The witch quickly counseled her, "It's understandable that he admires you, but it's too much to hurt you."
"Human greed is the way of usurping the power of God. Death is not a pity. No matter what, he and even the Pachi clan behind him need to give an explanation. The situation is too serious and they are making such a big fuss..." In fact, it's not just for you.
The shrine maiden poured a cup of fresh tea for the young goddess in front of her: although she did not know the outcome of the handling of the alien sacrifice after the Takama-ga-hara Divine Council, she had seen the overwhelming Sky Formation when she brought the goddess to the shrine, and she knew that such a posture was more or less to reflect the authority and rules of Shinto.
Judging from the situation, it would not be surprising if a large-scale magic spell was thrown out in the end.
After hearing this, Sonoko thought it came to her senses - everyone was criticizing Shalva Ganna for offending Shinto, not for discovering that Shalva Ganna was King Makura from five hundred years ago - but the next second, she realized that the world was playing a huge joke on her.
Now she knew why she was panicking. In fact, the air around her was clearly filled with tension, and her spiritual energy was shrinking at an alarming rate. She thought to herself, you guys are here to deal with ethical issues and show off your power, but that boss... the boss must have thought you guys discovered his hidden identity, right?!
If this situation gets so chaotic that everyone is at risk, how big of a mess will it cause?
——Ou Makura died in the finals of the Shaman King Tournament, and now he died from kidnapping a good goddess. Will the timeline be tied up if he is not rescued in the future?
If this gets a little bit of a butterfly effect, won't future history go haywire?!
At that moment, Sonoko wanted to smash the teacup against the wall: What's wrong with these people in the Asakura family? Why do they always go against the timeline?
As one of your descendants, I am very disappointed!
no.
Thinking of this, she stood up and made a quick decision: "I'm going to stop this!"
The middle-aged witch was shocked at first, but the next second she looked at her with eyes that were like the bitch in the movie "The Scumbag and the Bitchy Girl". She was angry at her for not fighting back, but she couldn't hide her pity. She hurriedly advised, "It's okay if you love him. He is a vassal of a foreign god. Perhaps your highnesses will just arrest him and not execute him for the time being..."
No matter what, His Highness cannot be allowed to go to the battlefield!
On the other side, Sonoko rushed to open the door, thinking that the point is not whether he loves her or not. So many big names have gathered here, if you dare to fight, and Asakura Ye Wangliu dares to fight back, his identity will be exposed after two more rounds, and then everything will be known. The ethical dispute will instantly turn into exorcism, and a big battle will start soon - how many people will be killed in Takama-ga-hara?
—If the gate to Huangquanjin Kingdom is accidentally breached again, the miasma will spread across the world and drown several villages. If there are ancestors of important figures in this village...
The shrine maiden noticed that she was sweating coldly and asked hurriedly: "Are you okay?"
Yuanzi shook off her hand and went to open the door again, thinking to herself, if you guys do this, I might be in trouble after the timeline collapses!
He appeared calm and composed, saying, "I've never been anything wrong..."
Before he could finish his words, he ran away!
It happened in a flash. The temple where she was resting was not far from the battlefield. When she arrived at the garden, it was at a critical moment. King Ma Cang Ye was too lazy to pretend to be an alien. Facing the gods and Buddhas in the sky, he was ready to go all out at any minute - the suppression of this circle was too great. If they died together, there would be no remains left, and their souls would not have the chance to reincarnate!
As a result, a bright red ball jumped over and blocked his way.
"Stop it!"
Suzuki Sonoko's heart was about to jump out of her chest, and she didn't care how many gods were standing in the clouds above her head. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the scene was quite intact.
He turned around and touched Ma Cang Ye Wang all over: Fortunately, he was still the Indian foreigner with human warmth.
So I breathed a second sigh of relief.
Song's special sincerity.
At this moment, King Ma Cang Ye was too lazy to care how many gods were standing in the clouds above him. He raised his hand and pinched her face, his eyes cold and funny: "You have already decided to leave, why do you want to come back?"
Sonoko: ...
Sonoko: ...What are you talking about?
She thought that the boss might have been stunned by the invisible magic, and suddenly she became more worried about the timeline five hundred years later. Because her worry was so sincere, it was particularly contagious.
King Makura Ye realized belatedly that this matter... might be a little different from what he had imagined.
It is not easy to reincarnate once, and it goes without saying how much effort it takes. He tried to win over a god of fortune, hoping to rely on the god's power to eliminate the evil power accumulated after his illegal reincarnation.
After realizing something was fishy, a fourth thought came to mind: [Is this scenario worth risking his life?]
But does he have any other choice besides burning his boats?
——After all, if you use your ultimate move, you will be exposed, but if you surrender and are tied up and investigated by the gods of Takama-ga-hara, you may still be exposed!
dilemma.
In fact, Suzuki Sonoko is the same as him.
Because once the BOSS is exposed, he will be dead, and if he is dead, the timeline will collapse.
She was also in a dilemma.
So, in order to preserve the timeline and save future generations, Suzuki Sonoko, in full view of everyone, threw herself into the fight:
"You can't catch him!"
She bravely stood in the light of the Heavenly Array and confessed against her conscience, "I was willing to be with such a foreigner!"
"What?"
Huang Longshen, who was chosen because of his excellent voice, was subconsciously shocked.
Then he cleared his throat and changed his words, loudly questioning:
"Why are you with him?"
Below, Suzuki Sonoko's facial features were distorted and she gnashed her teeth as she said in a resounding voice:
"Because of love!"
The author has something to say: Everyone's logic in this plot should be consistent...
Also, I think there will be one tomorrow!
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