novelonline Chapter 699 Goodbye, Sakura
Chapter 699 Goodbye, Sakura
Chapter 699 Goodbye, Sakura
The process of the human grass soul entering the sea of red spider lilies is similar to what was discussed before.
There is a seal left by Izanagi on Apogi Plain, and no living person can leave this place.
But the Yatagarasu has the power to escort the dead, and Kaoru Kaoru is the ruler of the Sanzu River.
Working together, the two of them could indeed send those dying souls that had separated from their bodies to the other shore lily fields of the Styx.
It's just that the souls of the dead have been sinking in the Apoki Plain in a dying state for too long. Moreover, even with the help of Yatagarasu and Kaoru Kaoru, it is still a big burden for those souls to travel through space and enter the Sanzu River.
Therefore, even if they reach the Sanzu River, the souls of the dead can only sleep unconsciously.
Only when Kaoru Kaoru regains the full authority of Lord Yama and completely rebuilds the Sanzu River in the future, will it be possible to send all the dead souls to reincarnation.
"Things here should be considered over."
The Kamiya River stands on the desolate wilderness.
After defeating the Great Immortal Peach God and the two Yin Gods of Thunder, the breath of the Yellow Spring God could no longer be felt on the Apoqi Plain.
Things here are indeed over.
The main material we were looking for was successfully found, and we also got a lot of extra loot.
In addition, by the time the souls of the dead are led to the Sanzu River, the Yatagarasu, as an A-level god, should have fulfilled its wish.
Kamiyagawa planned to invite her to leave Apogihara and see the wider world outside.
To put it more bluntly -
Invite her to join the new Takamagahara forces.
Kamiyagawa can use the Senbiki stone slab that has been modified by his side to bring in the non-Shikigami ghosts, and he can also take the Yatagarasu out.
In addition, in the dream of the millennium celebration, Kamiya saw the childhood of Yatagarasu.
It can be seen that the Yatagarasu is clearly looking forward to leaving Apogihara and going to the outside world.
Besides, Yatagarasu itself has nowhere to go right now, and with Kamiyagawa's eloquent words, it shouldn't be difficult to get her to join the group.
Among the current Shin Takamagahara forces, there are also A-level gods who are not Shikigami.
They are the spider goddess of the Ainu and Ibaraki Douji of Mount Oe.
However, due to different reasons, both of them were temporarily stranded in their respective shrines and unable to escape.
But Yatagarasu is different.
She was able to move completely freely.
As long as she joins the force, she will definitely become a strong helper on their side.
Therefore, this trip to Apoqiyuan was a fruitful achievement in terms of both people and money.
Logically speaking, Kamiyagawa should be very happy.
But now he just stood silently on the wasteland, quietly watching the "river lanterns" on the Apoqi River flowing along with the waves.
I don’t know what I am thinking about.
"It seems there is still something left to do."
Kamiya did not disturb the rendezvous of Yatagarasu and Kaoru Kaoru throughout the process, and now he was just walking downstream along the river alone.
He still remembered that someone had told him excitedly earlier:
"You can't go back on your promise!"
……
The section of the Apogi River near the ruins of Chikushi Castle.
Kamiya River stopped on the river bank here.
Here, it is very close to the field of red spider lilies that Xiangyue Xun summoned downstream.
The bright and dim river lanterns and the gorgeous sea of flowers on the other shore blend together in the moonlight, and the singing of the Eight-foot Crows in the sky bidding farewell to the dead is carried faintly by the night wind.
Kamiya River stood here quietly for a while, and suddenly saw a soft river light, breaking away from the push of the water flow, and separating from the other lights, swaying closer to the river bank.
The river lanterns transformed from these dead people seem to be of the same style as those they set off during the millennium celebration.
Although illusory, the outlines of the bamboo strips of colored paper are clear.
Each one is exquisite and beautiful, and it is obvious that the people who made these river lanterns put a lot of thought into it.
However, what these river lanterns contain now are not people’s beautiful visions, but their souls.
The river lantern that floated towards Shen Guchuan was more delicate than most of the others. Obviously, the soul carried by this river lantern was extremely clever when it was alive.
This river lantern is cherry pink and looks like a blooming flower.
Above the river lanterns, there are many colorful imaginary wild flowers as decorations.
And these decorative wild flowers looked somewhat familiar to Kamiya.
He leaned down gently, spread out his right hand, and stretched it towards the river: "Ying?"
The cherry-pink river lanterns swayed again against the current with a brisk pace, and the petal-shaped "hull" gently touched Kamiya's fingertips.
Although the river lanterns are illusory, Kamiya can actually feel the touch.
The soft and slightly warm touch on the fingertips seems very real.
At the same time, a familiar voice came to his ears as he touched the river lantern.
"I thought I couldn't hold on until you came. Fortunately, fortunately, you still came."
Touch.
The bright soul fire in the center of the flower-shaped river lantern swayed.
The girl's voice coming from the flickering firelight was still bright and lively.
"I'm so glad I had the courage to invite you to watch the river lanterns together. No wonder I felt that if I missed it, I would never have another chance. So you see, I'm really not a weird person. I just... don't have much time."
Touch.
The soul fire in the river lanterns flickered even more violently.
It also seems that it can no longer resist the push of the water flow.
Sakura couldn't maintain her current state for too long, it was time for her to go to the Sanzu River.
That was the best place for her.
"The river lanterns are beautiful, aren't they? Like I told you, the river lanterns in our Chikushi Castle are the most beautiful! Ah, sorry, sorry... I should leave soon, along with everyone else."
When they parted, Sakura did not show much sadness.
Including this time, Kamiyagawa had direct contact with this famous grass girl four times in total.
It seems that every time I see her, she is positive, optimistic and full of energy.
Perhaps this is not worth being overly sad about.
A vague liking is just a liking, and it is far from being a strong love.
Or maybe, Sakura wanted to remain cheerful in front of the person she favored until the very end.
Then the cherry pink river lantern gently caressed Kamiyakawa's fingertips for the last time.
Then, she finally stopped resisting the force of the current and swayed forward briskly, catching up with her companions in front of her. The dots of light flickered and connected into a dreamy band of light, flowing towards the red spider lily field in front.
Kamiyakawa stood up on the river bank again, unconsciously narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked into the distance. However, there was not much emotion in his eyes.
He just watched the cherry-pink river lantern flowing across the junction of the river and the red spider lily field, its outline gradually obscured by the gorgeous crimson.
And in a trance, in the depths of the sea of flowers where the lights of the river lanterns were dim and the petals of the flowers on the other side were fluttering, Kamiya Kawa saw again the pretty girl in a white silk dress.
There was a twinkling and slightly moist smile in her eyes, and she waved vigorously in the direction of Kamiya.
After that, the pure white figure could no longer be seen.
“The river lanterns are beautiful.”
The night breeze by the river was a little chilly, swaying the hem of Kamiyagawa's gorgeous clothes and blowing his black hair into the air.
The cool breeze blew the petals of the red spider lily upwards, brushing over the thousands of streams of light that stretched across the river, creating shimmering waves. The Apoqi Plain was desolate and vast, glittering under the bright white moonlight.
"Goodbye, Sakura."
……
After dealing with the matters on Apogi Plain, Kamiyagawa used the Qianyin stone wall to return to Fusang Township.
After he entered Yomi Hirasaka, the Thousand-Point Stone Slab that controlled the transmission passage was kept by Sister Jue.
The time spent searching for materials about the human master on Hirasaka lasted about three days in total.
During this period, Sister Jue was still very worried about Kamiya's situation.
Prior to this, Isohime, Kanihime, and Usagimaru, who were unable to go to Hirasaka together this time, also took turns to go to Fusou-go to check on the situation.
Fortunately, the leader of the Shin-Takamagahara forces has now returned safely.
I feel like I can finally let go of my worries.
However, what surprised Jue a little was that when Kamiyagawa went to Hirasaka, he was a group of people from his own faction.
But when he came back, he brought with him a woman wearing a black robe and with four black wings on her back.
Ok……
In fact, this kind of thing is not too surprising, I'm a little used to it.
Although Jue is not a combat unit, he at least knows everything about Kamiya's experiences.
Every time his boss went to various places for experience and adventure, he seemed to establish a strange connection with the local female ghosts. It was common for him to occasionally abduct one or two ignorant girls and make them his own people.
In a sense, the personal hobby of "stamp collecting" by the leader of Shintakama-hara in various places has indeed strengthened his own power.
However, the black-robed woman named "Yatadori" that Kamiya brought back this time seemed to be very powerful judging from her aura, and she gave people a gloomy feeling and seemed not easy to mess with.
Therefore, Jue did not tease in front of Yatagarasu.
Anyway, I will tease Kamiyagawa when I am alone with him later.
Kamiya left one of the spoils from this trip to Yomi Hirasaka, the [Izanagi's Hair Comb], with Kaku.
And got a definite answer that this thing is the human master material that can be used.
With this ebony comb, the construction of "Hinshu Taisha" could be planned and started smoothly.
Because work is important, I don't feel there is too much delay.
She called the blacksmith and soon they were busy studying "Izanagi's Hair Comb".
This ebony hair comb, the [Seven Emotions·Gatama], and the data obtained from the physical examination of Kamiya with the old lady selling feet, all need to be considered together to compile a list of the most appropriate auxiliary basic materials for building the Renshu Grand Shrine.
After bidding farewell to the craftsmen, Kamiyagawa asked the shikigami and the strange stories that were traveling with him to rest.
Although the battle against the three A-level gods was dangerous, Kamiya's side fought very beautifully.
Most of the fellow ghost stories only suffered minor injuries.
Only the Karasu Tengu who had fought against Fu Dui Lei Gong was slightly injured, but it was not as serious as when he fought against Sarutobi Hiko before. As long as he rested for a while, he would definitely recover.
There is also the dream-eating tapir that swallowed the "Dream Foundation Stone" of the Great Peach God and has now returned to the shrine to digest it.
It will probably take some time to completely absorb Tao Xian's abilities.
When counting the combat power of his own shikigami before, Kamiya felt that Tapir's qualifications to break through to A-level god were slightly inferior to those of other shikigami.
But this trip back from Yomi Hirasaka has absorbed the power of the Great Peach God, so this deficiency is expected to be compensated.
The little tapir should also have the potential to accept the divine skeleton.
After settling matters after the battle, Kamiyagawa brought Yatagarasu into Takama-ga-hara and let her see with her own eyes what the so-called "withering of gods" was like. Only after doing all this did he go to Sanzu River with Yatagarasu.
……
Sanzu River and sea of red spider lilies.
"So, the souls of our tribesmen are now sleeping here." The lantern in Yatagarasu's hand swayed, casting a dark haze. "You said before that Sanzu River is a place for the dead to rest in peace, different from the underworld. It seems that you didn't lie to me. I can feel it."
"What are your plans for the future?" Kamiya asked her.
"I don't know. I originally just wanted to end Master Taoxian's fantasy, and I also thought about leaving Apoqiyuan. But now that these two things have come true, I don't know what to do."
The black hood of the Yatagarasu fluttered, and her voice returned to its previous numb and cold state.
Standing on the land of the Styx, she really looked like a god of death.
"In that case, then stay with me. You don't know what the world outside of Apokihara is like, and my men and I will show you around. In addition, I hope you can provide us with some help within your ability."
Kamiya was open and honest and officially began recruiting.
"help?"
"Yes, just consider it as a favor for what happened on Apoqi Plain."
"What happened on Apoki Plain." Yatagarasu thought for a moment and shook his head gently, "But, regarding that, I don't owe you anything."
"Ok?"
"You helped me end the dream of reincarnation and extradite the human grasses. I also helped you escape from the dream and get what you wanted. We cooperated very well on Apoqi Plain, but we should owe each other nothing."
Kamiyagawa:……
broken.
Yatagarasu is a little sober.
It doesn't seem so easy to trick her into working for the force.
However, Kamiya will not give up recruiting Yatagarasu just because of this.
Don't be so thin-skinned and don't let your emotions fluctuate because of what the other person says. Then you will have a chance.
Kamiyagawa is well aware of this and has plenty of solutions.
But before he could appeal to the Yatagarasu's emotions and reason, the bird continued:
"But I do owe you something for ending the matter on Apoki Plain. It was you who took me away. The souls of my people will probably remain in your territory for a long, long time. I want to stay here with them. Will you let me stay here? On the Sanzu River."
"I think Xiangyue will be very happy if you stay in Sanzu River."
"Then I do owe you a favor. If you need help, I'll do my best."
"Haha...haha, that couldn't be better. Welcome to join us, Yatagarasu."
As a result, Yatagarasu seemed to have simply calculated the accounts more clearly in a somewhat rigid manner.
After a roundabout way of conversation, she quite willingly joined Kamiya's forces and planned to stay on the Sanzu River.
If you need her help in the future, just come to the Styx to find her.
(End of this chapter)