2 The origin of the Tale of Taketori
Time is impossible to grasp, it will always slip out of your hands like fine sand.
Fortunately, Feili, who took Penglai's medicine, has eternal life, and time can no longer carve any traces on his body.
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Staying in the open space, Fei Li was silent.
Before he knew it, four years had passed since he entered this luxurious cage.
The ornate decoration can't hide the essence of the cage here, and even if there are many means of entertainment, it is difficult to arouse much interest.
However, he is not without things to do; In addition to practicing martial arts, he can also reminisce about the past.
It is said that when people get old, they always like to recall the past, and for this statement, Feili doesn't know if it's correct.
But in fact, when he can't find anything to do, Feili often gets caught up in memories of the past - whether the memories are good or bad.
And Feili often asks himself, are you really old?
The answer is, no.
Judging from the endless lifespan of the Yuedu people, Feili is certainly not old; But what is certain is that he is already over 7,000 years old, and he can not be called young in any way.
Putting aside these haves and don'ts, now, Fei Li is staring at the bracelet in his right hand, thinking about something.
The silver bracelet has a finely carved elegance, and it is worn on a flying hand, but it is slightly inconsistent; The meticulous carving was more suitable for women than for a heroic man like him.
This was given to him by Bayi Yonglin, and its role is, of course, not just for the sake of good looks.
Things should start from that day, that is, a few days after talking to Mianyue Yiji.
His mother, Bayi Yonglin, came to visit him in prison.
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Decorated with a little stars, the red and blue robe of the Moon Mind is not very gorgeous, but it can set off her temperament well.
"Yo, how's this time going? Ah Fei?"
With a faint smile on her beautiful plain makeup, it can be seen that Bayi Yonglin's mood is quite good.
Facing his mother, Feili hurriedly got up from the recliner.
"Okay, right...... But what are you doing with me all of a sudden?"
"It's all right...... Shall I not come?"
Hearing Feili's words, the smile on Bayi Yonglin's face disappeared, replaced by an imperceptible sadness - but it was still noticed by Feili.
Although he knew that his mother was most likely playing tricks on herself, Fei Li still hoped that this sad expression would not appear on her face, so the right response was essential.
"How so! I'm so glad you came here to see me!"
The tone is impassioned and full of sincerity; But to be honest, if a third party sees this scene, although he is very sorry for that person, I am afraid that Feili will still kill people to protect his image of "wise and martial".
"Really? I'm relieved when you say that."
It's faster than turning a book, Yonglin's face instantly cleared the rain, she stood on her toes with a smile, and stroked her head like a child.
………… This made Fei Li even more sure of one thing, Yonglin was indeed playing tricks on him.
「…… Then again, you don't seem to have been convicted."
He gently took the hand above his head, looked at his mother and asked questions.
However, he did not receive the answer he deserved.
"Oops, don't you want me to touch it? When I was a child, I was so clinging to my ......."
It seemed that he didn't hear Feili's words at all, Yonglin looked at his hand that was pushed away, and ignored Feili, whose face had turned red on the side, and continued to speak to himself.
Maybe the behavior when I was a child can be called "innocent and cute", but at the same time, no one can deny that this "innocent cuteness" is in a sense stupid and doing stupid things.
And when he heard that his "glorious deeds" were constantly turned out, Feili finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Are you here to fool me?!"
"By the way, Ah Fei, Kaguya was exiled to Earth just now."
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This blunt way of changing the subject is simply a disgrace to the Moon's mind. Thanks to this, Feili was stunned and speechless.
Forget it, though.
For his mother's little jokes, Fei Li has enough tolerance, but the fact that he can see the Sage of the Moon, a posture that no other person can see except Kabaya and him, also makes him feel very happy.
Moreover, what Yonglin said did arouse his interest.
"Well, has Kaguya gone to Earth............ Then again, you have also taken Penglai's medicine, why haven't you been held accountable?"
Although it is not dark in his heart, he hopes that Yonglin will be judged like himself, but the curious Feili asks this.
"Because I was found not guilty."
"Not guilty?"
"That's right."
She nodded with a smile on her face, and her tone was full of a sense of reasonableness.
"I am the 'Mind of the Moon', who has made a significant contribution to the development of the level of medical care on the lunar surface; If this planet loses its eight meanings, the loss is immeasurable, so he will be acquitted......
To be honest, this passage from my own mouth is simply not arrogant to describe, and even the use of narcissism is a little inadequate - but it is an uncompromising fact.
Known as the Mind of the Moon, Yayi Yongrin's contributions are not only in medical matters, as a sage, the breadth of her knowledge is simply appalling; It can be said unceremoniously that if there is no Bayi Yonglin, then there is no current Moon Capital.
Fei Li also knows his mother's ability very well, and the verdict of not guilty did not exceed his expectations, but ......
"Probably, Kaguya will be very unwilling, right?"
"Well, that's right, the kid called me mean, treacherous, accomplice, or something."
I'm not praising you, why are you so happy?
Looking at his mother's smiling appearance, it took a lot of effort to swallow this sentence from Fei Li's throat back into his stomach.
But his questions were quickly answered.
"The betrayal, disappointed look on Kaguya's face at that time was so cute. Ahh......h
"Ah, by the way, Kaguya goes to the ground alone, okay? Obviously she is a pampered eldest lady."
I don't want to listen to my mother's bad interest anymore.,Although I probably know Yonglin's character of liking people (Feili himself knows it.。 But he wanted to know what was going on with Kaguya.
In Fei Li's opinion, being teased by Yonglin is not a big deal, because she will only do this to those close to her, and for others, Yonglin's "tricking" is probably not as simple as putting your shame to the test - the fate of countless political enemies who lost to the Moon Mind in the intrigue has already illustrated this very well.
"yes. You can't live without servants on the moon, so what happens on earth? Kaguya herself thought of this, and was quite anxious! She thought the earth was still in the Stone Age!"
ended with an exclamation sentence, Yonglin's words once again made Feili feel speechless - as the famous Phoenix Martial God, the only people who can make him often speechless are Yonglin and Kaguya.
Although the people on earth were still using very poorly crafted iron tools, the Stone Age had long passed, and Kaguya, a common-sense news that most people knew, didn't know, which was the reason why he felt speechless.
Thinking about it carefully, Fei Li found that most of the time, except for attending some necessary meetings, Kaguya stayed at home with nothing to do, and did not go out, a picture of isolation, in this case, she could know that she had seen a ghost.
Fei Li made up his mind to let Kaguya go outside more often after Kaguya's exile period was over, but at the same time, he was sure that Kaguya would not want to see this determination.
"So, Mom, you must have been prepared, right?"
Although it is a question sentence, the flying tone is an out-and-out declarative sentence.
"Well, because I was worried that the princess wouldn't be able to live in peace and quiet in that wild and untouched land, I had already prepared in advance."
It seemed that he had been waiting for Feili's words for a long time, and Bayi Yonglin immediately continued the conversation.
"So, I'm confidently introducing this to you."
With a snap of his fingers, a trolley covered with a curtain automatically arrived in front of Bayi Yonglin.
"Where's this cart coming from?"
"Those who care about the details are stupid, and my mother doesn't want you to be like that~~"
It's scary.
Although his face was smiling like a flower, with his extraordinary eyesight, Feili found that his mother's beautiful eyes did not reveal the slightest smile.
"What is it?"
…… It seems that even if the world praises his heroic and fearless Phoenix Martial God, there are times when he is afraid.
"Look!"
With extraordinary momentum, Bayi Yonglin "swooped" and lifted the curtain; And what was covered up, released the light.
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「…… How's that?"
A picture of a child wanting to be praised by adults after doing a good deed, the current appearance of Bayi Yonglin is really hard to imagine that she is the wise moon mind.
However, it is a pity that her thoughts were not conveyed to Feili.
Looking at the things on the trolley with an expressionless face, Fei Li reached out and rubbed his eyes, which were always full of compelling energy...... Then, use the eyes that can see through the molecule again, and look at it again.
And nothing has changed on the trolley.
"This...... What is it?"
"Huh?! Can't you see that?"
Faced with Fei's fierce question, Bayi Yonglin's face was full of surprise.
And in fact, Feili is not that he can't see it, he just doesn't dare to be sure.
"This is...... Bamboo?"
said the answer in a cautious tone, and this answer was affirmed by Bayi Yonglin.
"That's right!"
"But...... What does this have to do with Kaguya's life on earth?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, Feili's heart was left with only incredulity and disbelief, it wasn't that he was stupid, he really couldn't think of any connection between the two.
Seeing Fei's doubts, Bayi Yonglin looked at him with a look of disappointment and pity.
"Can't you see it? Ah Fei?"
The gaze of the moon's mind hurt Feili very much, and it was definitely uncomfortable to be looked at by his mother like this; But he still didn't come up with a reason.
Fei Li thinks that although he can't be said to be full of wisdom, he can be said to be a bit of a quick wit, and he can't be said to be the kind of reckless man who can only fight--this is also true, but in the face of the supreme wisdom of the moon mind, he has completely become a fool by comparison.
"It's a glowing bamboo, but I can't really see anything else."
Looking at the small section of bamboo that glowed green in front of him, Fei Li really didn't know why.
Lifting the glowing bamboo from the trolley, Bayi Yonglin said word by word.
"You can shrink people and fit them in."
"And then? Please use your supreme wisdom to explain it to me who is dull."
"Alas......
Sighing, as if speechless at Feili's clumsiness, Yonglin began to explain.
"It is impossible for anyone not to notice such a rare and incredible bamboo, which will give birth to a beautiful woman from within, and human beings will regard this as a gift from God, and take care of her very carefully, neither free nor tired, such a life is guaranteed."
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"Speak?"
Speechless.
Once again, he had a deep understanding of his mother's supreme wisdom, and Fei Li fell into doubt.
Is it because he/she is too stupid, or because his mother is too out-of-the-box.
And obviously, in the face of Feili's speechlessness, Bayi Yonglin took it as a shock to his own wisdom.
"Uh-huh...... What do you think? The Moon Mind can make the impossible possible!"
"Huh? Uh-huh--this ............."
Will it really go as smoothly as a fairy tale?
The sky testified that Feili's idea was very reasonable, but the almost blind trust he had formed for more than a thousand years in his mother made him not express this doubt.
"And, in order to prevent the princess from being vexatious or coquettish, I preemptively prepared three colors."
didn't care about Feili's hesitant words, Yonglin introduced himself.
"First of all, this one, a fluorescent green that imitates the natural color; If you want to be more eye-catching, choose fluorescent yellow full of luxury; There is also a fluorescent pink that is very popular among young women."
As if he was selling some kind of commodity, three kinds of glowing bamboos appeared on Bayi Yonglin's trolley in turn--looking at the scene in front of him, Feili's mood was very complicated.
He was also very glad that there was no third party around, otherwise, he would have to kill people to save his mother's wise image.
"That...... Which one did Kaguya choose?"
"She? She chose fluorescent pink, which is very popular among women."
"Hmph...... If it really goes according to what you say, then Kaguya's exile to Earth may become a myth and a myth among the earth's people."
「…… It's not impossible."
"The girl who took it out of the bamboo, ha, then this story is undoubtedly called 'The Tale of Taketori'."
At this time, Feili didn't know how accurate and predictable his words were.
"Let Kaguya's story circulate in the mouths of those earthlings? It's not bad. Besides, you've got a good name, Ah Fei."
"Hah...... Thanks for the compliment."
"That's right!"
Clapping his hands violently, Tsuki's mind remembered something like an epiphany.
"I'm here today, in addition to telling you about Kaguya, but I want to give you something."
As he spoke, Bayi Yonglin took out something that shimmered with silver brilliance from his arms.
Is that...... A bracelet.
"It's ......"
took it from Yonglin's hand and looked at him in confusion.
"This is the liaison, and with this, I can reach you in time even if you're here."
As he said this, Moonmind raised his right hand.
On it, there is a bracelet that is exactly the same as Feili's hand.
"Ah, I see."
"Alright, it's almost time for me to go; It's not easy to get in, and it's time to visit."
With the same faint smile as when he came, the figure of the Moon Mind disappeared from Flying Sight.
"Hey ......"
But there is nothing to be sad about, and it is not that it will never be seen again; The three of them have already made an agreement, an agreement to be together forever.
Besides, having had a short but pleasant time, he had nothing to complain about.
It's just that......
"Hey! This trolley and bamboo ......."
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"Hahahaha......"
His handsome face was full of smiles, and he often felt emotional when he recalled the past, and the cherished memories often made him sigh.
Gently stroking the silver bracelet on his right hand, he couldn't help but sigh at the change of time.
It's been four years.
In the past four years, Yonglin successfully obtained a commutation for Kaguya; Just yesterday, she had gone to the ground to pick up Kaguya back to the moon.
And in a few months, it will be time for him to be exiled to the earth.
He's not as pampered as Kaguya, and he can survive even in harsh environments, but he's just ......
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a jolt from his wrist interrupted his thoughts.
As if summoned by something, the silver bracelet began to vibrate at a specific frequency and then released light.
Nothing was undertaken, but the light remained in the air, and eventually formed a very familiar figure.
Eight Meaning Yonglin.
"Mom!"
"Ah Fei, time doesn't allow, I'll make a long story short---now you can escape from prison!"
"Huh?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, he was taken aback by the Phoenix Martial God, this skill is only possessed by Bayi Yonglin except for Penglai Mountain Huiye.
"This ...... Why?"
"Kaguya doesn't want to go back to the moon and wants to stay on the ground, so I decided to stay with her...... And what about you?"
The eight meanings in the projection Yonglin smiled lightly.
The question is pointless.
didn't even bother to answer, Feili waited for Yonglin's next instructions.
"Don't fight, I'll send you the detailed coordinates of my location when you reach Earth."
"What are you doing now?" I feel like I'm in a bit of a hurry."
Even with the projection, Fei Li could detect the subtle unnaturalness on his mother's face.
"Ah...... I'm going to have to kill the other Moon Emissaries who came with me."
Faced with Fei Li's question, the head of the moon raised the bow and arrow in his hand, looking at her calm appearance, it was really hard to imagine that she was going to kill someone next.
"I wish you success."
"Rest assured; Then you should hurry up."
Smile confidently, Bayi Yonglin is very confident in his skills, if he thinks that the mind of the moon only has extraordinary wisdom, it is a big mistake.
The projection is gone.
There was silence again, no, not completely.
At the very least, Fei Li could hear his own heartbeat, which was gradually getting high because of his excitement.
One step, two steps, Fei Li slowly walked to the boundary of this gorgeous cage.
The walls are made of three-meter-thick alloy, and even if they collide head-on with the siege cone, they will not leave the slightest scar on it.
And Fei Li didn't even bother to lift his hand, just glanced at the wall with his surprisingly bright and sharp eyes, as if he could see through the wall with his eyes.
But having said that, the wall made of alloy was really broken by Feili.