Chapter 699: Taketori Kaguya
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On the edge of the bamboo forest, an old man over fifty years old leaned over his body, wielding a simple firewood knife with his rough hands, constantly chopping the verdant bamboo in front of him.
The experience he has accumulated over the years allows him to easily cut off a bamboo with a few knives.
After cutting off the bamboo, the old man split all the bamboo knots into strips and put them in the bamboo basket behind him. Although the finished bamboo knots are also bought, the woven finished products such as bamboo baskets can sell more. As the lowest level of the whole society, he can only rely on this kind of careful calculation to maintain a miserable life.
The old man cut a few more bamboos, and after the bamboo strips in the bamboo basket behind him were about seventy percent filled, the old man stopped.
His age is already very old in this era, and he no longer has the strength to carry one and lift two again. Now only seventy percent of the bamboo baskets are loaded, and it takes almost all of his strength. Moreover, this is his fourth trip today, and he is really tired.
Just as the old man stood up straight and was about to leave, he inexplicably felt that his body seemed to be a little lighter, and it seemed that he could add some more weight.
He felt a little guilty when he thought of his wife, who had followed him at home for so many years and whose health was getting worse and worse. Feeling that he still had some energy to spare, he planned to cut a few more bamboos to at least buy some good food for his wife at home.
Thinking of this, the old man walked a few more steps towards the forest, ready to select some good bamboo materials and weave a good bamboo basket to sell.
Before he knew it, the old man walked to a place he had never walked before, and then froze there.
Under the sunset, the entire bamboo forest is covered with an orange color, and the green bamboo leaves reflect in the light of the setting sun, which reminds people of the word serene. However, this orange-colored light still lost its color in the face of the dazzling golden light.
It was a thick bamboo, about twenty centimeters in diameter, and it looked a little abnormal in the whole bamboo forest. And at the root of this bamboo, a bamboo knot exudes a golden light, which makes the old man completely stunned in place.
Monsters?
The old man didn't know.
But the body, instinctively, moved.
The old man came to the bamboo, carefully took out the wood knife, and began to cut down the golden bamboo knots and other bamboo knots.
One, two, three!
I used it more often than ever before, and with more care.
Finally, this huge bamboo broke in the old man's hand, and the golden bamboo knots also revealed its true face.
It was a small man the size of a three-inch.
In this world, there are monsters and gods.
So although the old man was surprised by the appearance of this villain, he was not afraid.
On the contrary, a kind of thought in my heart is constantly spreading.
The old man's name is Sanuki Zaomalu, and he has lived by the bamboo forest on this mountain all his life, although he is hard, but he is alive, and he has a wife who has been with him, and his life is also satisfied.
However, there is one thing that has always haunted his mind.
He didn't have a single child.
Seeing that he and his wife are getting older and older, several old people who are neighbors with him have already handed over the work of making ends meet to their sons, but he can only drag his old body up the mountain to cut bamboo.
This has become a demonic obstacle in his mind.
Now, how can a child appear in front of him like a godsend, how can he be indifferent?
Even if he can't enjoy the comfort of being supported by his children, at least let him enjoy what it's like to be a father!
Taking the villain out of the bamboo and holding it in his arms, the old man happily walked in the direction of home, even if he was carrying a bamboo basket full of bamboo strips, he was walking like flying.
In his arms is Penglai Mountain Huiye, who has been shrunk by the medicine of Bayi Yonglin.
At first, when the old man wanted to pick her up, she was a little reluctant, and she wanted to use her own strength to stop the old man and even kill the old man. Although under the influence of Yonglin, he did not agree with the so-called concept that human beings on the ground were filth, but he did not want to be touched by the dirty old man in front of him. Anyway, she is also the princess of the moon, and she has her own pride in her heart.
However, seeing the longing look in the old man's eyes, Kaguya was shocked.
What kind of eyes is that?
Excitement, delight, and anticipation.
That is, the most sincere emotion of a human being!
The desire for children, and love.
Living in the Moon Capital, although you are a princess, but in the final analysis, it is just a weapon used by the Moon Night to rule the Moon Capital. The so-called father's love or mother's love, Yonglin doesn't say how she feels, she has never heard of it.
This sincere affection shakes Kaguya.
So, Kaguya didn't stop the old man's movements.
Just when the old man came to the edge of the bamboo forest with Kaguya in his arms, he suddenly tripped over something under his feet and was about to fall!
The old man subconsciously hugged Kaguya tightly, and at the same time adjusted his body, ready for the next impact.
At this moment, Kaguya recognized this old man as her raiser. The fatherly love of subconsciously protecting his children at a time of crisis made Kaguya a little intoxicated.
Of course, since the old man is recognized, Kaguya naturally won't let the old man fall like this.
With the old man's age and body, if he really falls like this, he can go directly to the underworld to report.
It's hard to realize that there is such a thing as father's love, how could Kaguya let the old man die like this?
Therefore, it all belongs to her power, and it is launched.
Penglai Mountain Kaguya, before being called the sinner of eternity and the moment, she was revered by the people of the moon, the princess of the eternity!
Her power is the power to control eternity and ephemerality!
You can turn a moment into an eternity, or you can make eternity into a moment! This is the supreme power of controlling time!
Time has always been a very high-level ability, it can be said that in addition to the opposite space, as well as some special abilities, at the same level, the ability of time is unmatched!
Even if Kaguya only mastered some of them, her strength was among the best among all the Moon Princesses!
The moment the old man fell, he had to be forever.
Kaguya broke free from the old man's arms, and his little hand touched the ground under the old man.
It was a spell Kaguya had learned from Eirin, and the effect was nothing more than filling a small area with a large amount of air. At most, it can be used as a mat in the event of a fall. For Kaguya, this spell was just a boring thing to learn, but now it's just the right time to use it.
Because of the decrease in size, the number of spells released was also reduced in size, and in order to create an air cushion that could protect the old man, Kaguya used all the energy in this small body.
After making sure that the old man would not fall to his death, Kaguya burrowed back into the old man's arms again, and then released the ability to be forever with the fleeting.
Then, the old man fell on the air cushion that Kaguya had made with great difficulty.
Although it still hurts, the old man will not die just like that.
Getting up from the ground, the old man was on fire in his stomach, and finally he was able to fulfill his dream of having a child, but he almost entered the underworld, which made him very resentful.
The enraged old man cleared the fallen leaves from his feet, and he wanted to see what had almost killed him.
Then he saw, a mirror.
It was a very quaint mirror, the body of the mirror was made of unknown materials, and it felt as if it was on polished marble, and even better than that.
The mirror surface was as smooth as water, clearly reflecting the surrounding scenery and his appearance, and his rickety body was unobstructed in the mirror.
He was sure that this was not the mirror that Hichimoto could have made. When he went to the market, he also looked at the places that sold mirrors, and there were no mirrors that could do such a thing.
Even the rumored bronze mirror from the Tang Dynasty could not reflect the figure so clearly.
A fetish, only a fetish can do such a thing, and this fetish, isn't it just worthy of this god-given ordinary child?
Looking at the villain who was only three inches, the old man's eyes were full of doting.
He knew that this mirror, if sold, would allow him and his wife to get out of their current poor life, but he was no longer so concerned about the quality of life in his old age.
If you don't have children, forget it, if you have children, the old man must choose the option that is beneficial to the child.
He was sure his wife would approve of it.
Retracting the mirror in his arms, the old man picked up Kaguya again and walked towards home.
The old man understood that if Kaguya's existence was discovered by others, most of them would be regarded as a monster, so in order to protect Kaguya, the old man deliberately waited at the edge of the bamboo forest for a while.
After waiting for the night to fall and everyone to return to their homes, the old man walked back to his home with Kaguya.
The old man's home is also made of bamboo. Other timber is too expensive to buy from the market, and going to cut wood by yourself will conflict with people who have already chartered the farm there, and finally the old man chose to build one out of bamboo.
The house made of tough bamboo has also inherited the quality of the material, and it has been used for decades, except for the water in the cracks of the bamboo because of poor processing.
Inside the house, an old woman waited anxiously for the old man, although for decades, the old man had not had an accident, but in this era of rampant demons, anything could happen.
After the old man entered the door, the old woman stepped forward to check the old man's body.
Then I saw Kaguya in the old man's arms.
"This, this, this?"
"I found it when I was cutting down a bamboo, and one of the bamboos was shining, and I cut down the bamboo, and she was in that one, and this is a gift from God to our children!"
After hearing this, the old woman was a little scared, but she was also a little moved. Other families have children and grandchildren all over the place, and she has long been blushing, if she can have a child of her own, what a good thing it would be!
Moreover, it has been a long time since the old woman has seen the happy expression on the old man's face.
So, the old woman thought about it and agreed.
So, the old man and the old woman kept Kaguya at home in secret.
However, two unexpected things happened.
The first thing is that after adopting Kaguya, every time the old man goes to cut bamboo, he can find gold, and with the use of this gold, the old man becomes rich, not only buying a better house, but also eating good food, and the original rickety body is gradually recuperating.
And the second thing is Yonglin's growth speed.
After Kaguya appeared in the outside world, the side effects of Yonglin's rejuvenation medicine began to kick in. Her body is getting bigger day by day. Although it wasn't obvious at first, in just over two years, Kaguya had grown into a big girl.
Compared to the decades of growth of ordinary babies, Kaguya's growth rate is too fast for them to believe, and it also strengthens the old man's idea of Kaguya's reincarnation of a god and Buddha.
After Kaguya grew into a girl, the old man thought that he couldn't go on like this.
Originally, the child was only three inches in size, so it was hidden, but now that the child is still growing, it is not very realistic to hide it completely, after all, they can't imprison the child for a lifetime, right? Moreover, the old man and the old woman want to show off their daughter, who is now beautiful and moving.
Considering that the child had grown up and needed an official name, the old man planned to go to the city and ask a learned person to name the child, and introduce his child to others by the way.
After searching for many people, he found Saibe Akita, who was famous in Sanmurodo at the time.
For the old man who suddenly became rich, Saibe Akita was also very interested, so he agreed to the old man's invitation.
He followed the old man to the old man's house and saw Kaguya who was dressing up.
At that time, he was stunned, only to feel that the whole person was being photographed, and his eyes were confused.
At this moment when his mind was confused, his will was instantly controlled by a being.
In the eyes of the old man, Saibe Akita quickly sobered up after being attracted by his daughter's appearance, and immediately nodded in admiration, feeling worthy of being a well-educated person.
However, he didn't know that at this moment, Saibe Akita was already under control by another.
Looking at Kaguya's delicate face, [Saibe Akita] pondered slightly, and then said: "Old man, you seem to be called Taketori Weng, and your surname is Taketori, so that Ai is so beautiful, even at night, it is radiant, how about choosing the name Kaguya? ”
The old man was very satisfied with this name, and specially purchased a lot of ingredients, held a feast, and invited all kinds of kabuki from the city to perform, and the people in the neighborhood, regardless of gender, old and old, were invited to participate in the banquet, which was lively for three days.
Kaguya, on the other hand, except for the first day when he appeared in front of everyone, stayed in the room, looking at the mirror in front of him in a daze.
She knew who the person who controlled Saibe Akita was, and who in the world knew her real name except for the Yayi Yonglin who had been taking care of her?
Thinking of this, Kaguya sighed, if she wasn't the princess of the moon, how good it would be, during this time, she deeply felt the warmth of father's love and mother's love, and really regarded the second elder as her own parents. This time is the happiest time for her besides being with Bayi Yonglin.
It's a pity that she is wearing a sinful body, and after all, she still has to go back. I just don't know how long this time can last.
Just as Kaguya sighed, a hand touched Kaguya's face.
"I wonder what you're sighing about? Beautiful woman. ”
Kaguya's eyes widened at the sight of this sudden hand, and she quickly retreated, and after retreating to the wall, there was a large number of uninvited guests who had broken into here at some point.
It was, a silver-haired man in a black kimono who looked bohemian.
(To be continued.) )