Chapter 41: The Secret
The moon is there, but whether you can go up or not is a personal question.
And now the way to the moon is the opening of the underworld that is already there.
However, when they left the underworld, the door to the underworld was closed by an inexplicable force.
This must be Yakumo's preparation to avoid certain things, and I'm afraid she also estimated that Reimu wouldn't stop so lightly, so she simply cut off this path...... However, since she has only disconnected the connection between the underworld and the present world, it means that she still needs to communicate with Gensokyo and the Moon Capital...... That is, there is still a chance.
But for this, Hongzhi has to take many other steps, she has to find someone who can solve this situation, and the first one, Hongzhi went to find the Holy White Lotus.
This person's words must know something, and Hongzhi is very convinced.
Meiren Temple, a temple that started less than two years ago in Gensokyo, now seems to be quite prosperous, and it makes people a little envious when they look at it...... If Reimu could gather so many faiths, I'm afraid it would be very happy......
"En......" The monster sweeping at the door shrugged his ears when he saw Hongji standing in the distance, "You are ......"
"My name is Hongbarnyard Dream Spirit, and I'm in Hakurei Shrine...... The borrower ...... "I really don't know how to say it clearly.,Although the relationship between himself and Reimu doesn't seem to be a secret in Gensokyo.,But it's still a little embarrassing to ask Hongya to say it in front of strangers...... What's more, this girl shrugged her ears, and that ear was obviously not a human, Hibiki in the valley, a monster who practiced in the Lotus Temple.
“…… Who? It seemed that she still didn't know each other, and the girl tilted her head, showing a puzzled expression.
"Well, in short, I'm here to visit the saint...... Well, can you inform me about that? "Although the relationship between Hongzhi and the Holy White Lotus does not require this step at all, but since you are here, you must abide by the rules here, otherwise it will be too uninteresting.
"Hey, okay, I'll go ......" Hibiki heard that he was here to find Bailian, and without saying a word, he ran in to report.
And soon, she ran out, panting, and said to Hongzhi with a broom: "That, Lord Bailian is waiting for you in the side room, please come over." ”
"Thank you for your hard work." Hongzhi smiled at her, then nodded and walked in, what is the structure of the Lotus Temple Hongzhi is very familiar, so he doesn't need someone to lead the way at all, and he can directly find the side room, as Hibiki said, Bailian is meditating inside and waiting......
She sat there with her eyes closed, very quiet, with a pot of sandalwood on the table, and a little bit of fragrance in it.
After the "Holy ......" entered, Hongyi saw that Bai Lian was sitting there completely unmoved, so Hongyi could only call her out loud.
After all, Hongyi didn't have that much time to wait quietly until the end of her meditation, although other aspects can be explained, but Bailian's patience is very good, Hongren once saw her sit for a full seven hours, and I heard that it was far from the highest record......
Even Hongzhi felt that it was really a meditation, or did he fall asleep while sitting...... But if you say that, you'll definitely be beaten by the stars.
"I know you're ......" Bai Lian didn't let Hongji wait long, and replied quietly, "But you actually interrupted me...... Don't wait? ”
"Hmm...... Sorry, I'm in a bit of a hurry. "It's really in a hurry, Hongzhi is hoping to solve the matter here as much as possible and then notify Reimu.
Reimeng's mood was very anxious, she couldn't wait to help Zi, although she knew that Reimu must have something to hide from herself, but since Reimu didn't want to say it, she still had her own reasons......
Hongji is still willing to believe her at this point...... Sometimes hiding a person is not because you want to calculate, but because you don't want him to be hurt.
"I understand your feelings, but I think what I told you in the past was all in vain......" Bai Lian was unmoved, and continued to say slowly, "Now sit there quietly, and ask me when you can calm down." ”
"......" practice, meditation is also one of them, but in the past, Hongji didn't take this as the same thing, he has always treated meditation and daze as the same attitude, and now is the critical time, "Sheng, that, can finish talking and then ......"
Bai Lian didn't answer this time, Hongzhi turned around twice in place, finally understood Bai Lian's determination, sighed, and then sat down on the futon next to him.
And it's a standard cross-seated pose, anyway, after so much training, it's still okay to do this.
At the beginning, the cultivation in the Destiny Lotus Temple was still very hard, and those practices laid a solid foundation for themselves, but now that I think back, if I didn't have those practices, I might not have been so handy with the inexplicable power I have now.
It's just that Hongzhi also unexpectedly underestimated himself, obviously reluctant at first, but once he really sat down...... When he opened his eyes again, it was already dark.
"Very good." He reopened his eyes and saw Bai Lian sitting next to him eating, her dishes were very ordinary and very simple, although the Ming Lotus Temple was not as pure as a monk's temple, so meat was not particularly forbidden here, but Bai Lian usually did not eat meat, and today, there were two plates of meat dishes on her table.
"Sit down, since this is the order, let's talk while eating." Bai Lian showed the same smile as before, "I'm happy now. ”
"......" looked at the darkened sky outside, and he didn't know how long he had been sitting.
The more people cherish time, the less time is time, and of course, the more they hope that time will pass quickly, the slower time will pass......
It's a state of mind.
"Come on." Anyway, it's already now, so it's not too much time.
Hong Barnyard sat down next to Bai Lian and began to cook the food on the table with her, because the time was a little long, so Hong Barnyard really felt a little hungry.
"Huh."
Smiled elegantly, Bai Lian didn't mind Hong's attitude, although she was Hong's master, but Hongli never felt that she had really put herself in the position of the master, which was too easy to see.
"If there's anything you'd like to ask, let's talk about it now."
It seems that he has been satisfied with Hong's appearance, so Bai Lian took the initiative to mention it.
“…… I just want to know how to get to the underworld......" After thinking about it for a while, Hongzhi reluctantly said, "There are very few ways for me to go there, so I can only come to you." ”
“…… Is it just this? Bai Lian was stunned for a moment and asked rhetorically.
"Heh, I actually had a lot of questions I wanted to ask before...... However, then I always felt that it was over. Hongyi, who smiled bitterly, sighed slightly, "People, there are always more things that you don't know than you know...... If you are too obsessed with the answer, it is always easy to lose yourself. ”
"It's really open to think like this......" Bai Lian tilted her head before she muttered, "The past is indeed ...... Even if you ask me, it's not convenient for me to say more, I know that you have always thought that I am prevaricating you...... But that's true, but there's one thing I can really tell you. ”
"What's the matter?"
"The truth about the Hirori Shrine Maiden, and the truth about your power."
“……”
"Want to hear it?"
"En......"
"Then just listen quietly." It was the first time that Bai Lian took the initiative to say so many things, and from beginning to end, her tone was the same calm and calm, "The past will not change no matter what, but the future is still unknown, but unfortunately what I know is only the past." ”
“……”
"Very good response, just listen to it."
Bai Lian was very satisfied with Hong's attitude of not interjecting, and then began to continue the narrative: "Let's talk about your power first, of course, your power is not my thing, but my seal, as you know, those flying saucers originally carried my power and mission, and they obtained the unknown form of the flying saucer with the help of the power of the monster, and among them, various colors represent different powers, these are the human beings who sealed me in the first place...... And the colorful flying saucer you got was added after someone sealed it. ”
"I added it myself, and it became the outermost seal, even if I wanted to break the seal, I had to uncover this layer of power before I could ...... You also feel that your strength has grown rapidly, and in the past, even a seemingly invincible person has become inferior to you...... This is not surprising either. ”
"This power suits you well, make good use of it, it won't go away, it will always be with you...... However, you should also know that you who have inherited this power can no longer be called human, but it can be regarded as a gain and a loss. ”
"That's all in the past, so let's talk about the underworld."
"Things in the underworld are also very simple, if you want to open the door to the underworld, one is that you need the power of the enchantment, this point Reimu can do it, she is an absolute genius, and Pachouli and those people can also do it, but the underworld is now sealed by Yakumo Purple with several new layers, it is very dangerous to move rashly, even they can't ensure everything, so, you need a new way."
"You can go to the Santu River to find Shikikihime...... No matter what happens to her, she will have a way. ”
"Finally, and what you want to know the most...... The truth about the Hakurei witch, I'm afraid it's one of the few people in Gensokyo who knows about it, but this time, even if you've calmed down, let's be mentally prepared first. ”