With a sigh, Chu Xiang got up and walked into the night.

Chu Xiang has been thinking about this question, he asked the living Buddha of the Jokhang Temple a long time ago, and also asked countless old people, a few days ago he asked the old monk of Zhaoti Temple, but no one could answer this question for him, and he couldn't either, only Duan Meng gave a vague answer, but that answer was too unbelievable, full of unknown possibilities, not the answer he wanted.

Along the coastline to the north, Japan's main island of Honshu has many mountains and hills, high altitudes, and not many places flooded by the sea, and the long coastline is full of busy people, who go out to sea to fish, those who come back from fishing, those who carry goods, those who buy and sell, and one after another of people who work hard. The dim light seemed to be the last light of this world, shining on those faces covered with vicissitudes, and countless wriggling black shadows seemed to be the appearance of their souls in hell, trampled on the ground and stretched long, unable to distinguish the appearance of their facial features.

At dawn, Xiaocao Xinye, a young man with a wolf-like sense of smell, chased after him, and Chu Xiang didn't ask him why, and he didn't have to ask.

"There's one thing I feel compelled to tell you." After walking for a long time, Xiaocao Xinye suddenly said.

"Oh!"

"A Chinese monk threatened to challenge all Japanese monks on the top of Mount Fuji in five days, and they could talk about Buddhism and martial arts." Kokusa Shinno Road.

"Is it a white and chubby, smiling monk?" Chu Xiangdao.

"Yes, you know him." Kokusa Shinno nodded.

"I'm here with him." Chu Xiangdao.

"So you're looking for a challenge everywhere?" Kokusa Shinno asked.

"Not bad."

"What is your purpose?" Kokusa Shinno asked.

"Originally, he came to kill someone, but now it seems that he, like me, has forgotten the purpose of his visit." Chu Xiangdao.

"Does anyone at your level think, what is the meaning of existence?" Xiaocao Xinye asked very seriously.

"Maybe."

"Now, are you going to Mt. Fuji?"

Chu Xiang nodded.

Not far from Mount Fuji, Chu Xiang walked day and night, and two days later, a funnel-shaped Mount Fuji came into view. Impeccable form, Chu Xiang looked at the mountain peaks in the distance, and suddenly had doubts in his heart, the power of nature is really so magical?

The forest at the foot of the mountain is lush and green, the vegetation is luxuriant, and the flowers are blooming, and many people dig grass roots in the woods to pick wild vegetables. The crowd was silent and silent, each busy, one person and one place, without interfering with each other, careful not to destroy the continued growth of the species, and the excavated soil was carefully filled back, and a mother plant was kept at certain distances, and it was not killed completely.

These people all have a good face, their bodies are emaciated by lack of nutrition, some of them are unclothed, and their shapes are broken, but even so, they still maintain great restraint, do not do the act of drying up and fishing, do not need to be reminded, everyone silently abides by this principle, and the unity of the national will is frightening.

"Not up the mountain?" Seeing that Chu Xiang was not walking towards the mountain, Xiaocao Xinye asked.

Chu Xiang shook his head and said, "No hurry." ”

Walking around Mt. Fuji in a small half-circle at the foot of the mountain, no matter which angle it looks at, Mt. Fuji is a perfect funnel shape, Chu Xiang asked, "From other directions, is it also the same shape?" ”

"Yes." Kokusa Shinno Road.

"Don't you think it's strange that it's such a perfect shape?" Chu Xiangdao.

Xiaocao Xinye was stunned and said, "I never thought about this problem. ”

"Have you ever been to the top of a mountain?"

"Hmm."

"How's the mountaintop?"

After thinking for a while, Xiaocao Xinye said: "A large crater. ”

Chu Xiang smiled, turned around and headed towards Tokyo.

"You're not going up the mountain?" Kokusa Shinno Road.

"Let's go to Tokyo first."

"Half of Tokyo is in the sea." Kokusa Shinno Road.

"That's still Tokyo."

Tokyo is not far away, dozens of kilometers, a leisurely stroll, half a day. Tokyo has become a sea where countless high-rise buildings are soaked in water, and most of the people here live in buildings that are soaked in water, and there is only one way to go out - boats.

There were boats coming and going everywhere, Chu Xiang asked Xiaocao Xinye to call a boat, and after the two got on the boat, Xiaocao Xinye asked, "Where are we going?" ”

"Yasukuni Shrine." Chu Xiangdao.

Xiaocao Xinye's expression changed, and he hesitated before talking to the boatman.

The boat rowed towards the island in the sea, and Kokusa Shinno's face was gloomy and he didn't speak.

There is a huge cement wall in front, which is connected to a small island, and the city wall is guarded by soldiers, and it is impossible to see what is inside.

Chu Xiang knew what was inside, Xiaocao Xinye also knew, and the boatman also knew that inside was the Japanese Imperial Palace and the Yasukuni Shrine.

The boatman rowed the boat to a place two or three hundred meters away from the city wall and stopped, not daring to go any further, there was a buoy in front of it, and the area inside the buoy was a military restricted area, and it was forbidden to enter.

"Take a look around." Chu Xiangdao.

Kokusa Shinno's face became even more gloomy, and he said a few words to the boatman, and the boatman began to row around the city wall.

Circling around, the long fence and the island are connected to enclose the inside, blocking the sea outside, and also blocking the view, so that you can't see the situation inside, and several armed speedboats are parked at the west gate, and the personnel on board are always ready for battle.

"The guards are tight, the situation inside is unknown, it is estimated that there are many masters, and it is a bit dangerous to do it." Chu Xiang touched his chin and said.

Chu Xiang muttered to himself, Xiaocao Xinye's face was gloomy as if it was about to drip water, and he closed his mouth tightly.

"Let's go." Chu Xiang didn't seem to see the change in Xiaocao Xinye's face, and said casually.

The boatman sent the two back to the shore, and Xiaocao Xinye paid the money and silently followed behind Chu Xiang.

Chu Xiang turned around and went to Mount Fuji, and after a long time, Xiaocao Xinye finally couldn't help but say, "I won't allow you to destroy the shrine." ”

Laughing, Chu Xiang said, "I know." ”

Xiaocao Xinye was silent, and after a while, emphasized: "I won't die." ”

"So, you'd better get out of here, or you'll die." Chu Xiangdao.

"It's easier to stop you." Kokusa Shinno Road.

Chu Xiang smiled.

Mt. Fuji doesn't look high, but it's actually more than 3,000 meters above sea level, and it's already dark when the two of them start to climb the mountain. The mountains are all primeval jungles, inaccessible to people, and there are many wild beasts, Chu Xiang easily caught a black bear, and he was about to deal with the big war, so he just ate some bear meat to make up for it.

"Did you bring salt?" Chu Xiang asked.

"Nope." Kokusa Shinno shook his head.

It's hard to do without salt, and meat without salt tastes like chewing wax.

Jumping on the treetops, Chu looked around, there was a fire not far to the west, and said, "There are people over there, go over and see if there are any." ”

Carrying the bear, the two of them went to the firelight, there were people in the firelight, the breath was not weak, and there was a cultivation at the level of refining the marrow.

Xiaocao Xinye raised his voice to say hello from afar, and the other party didn't seem to be very welcome, and his breath was a little repulsive thousands of miles away.

When the two got closer, they found that they had arrived at someone else's house, a wooden house perched on a tree, and an indifferent man was cooking something to eat.

Xiaocao Xinye said a few words to the other party, and the other party threw over half a bag of salt, Xiaocao Xinye said thank you, and said to Chu Xiang: "Let's go." ”

Chu Xiang was about to leave, when the indifferent man heard Xiaocao Xinye and Chu Xiang communicating in Chinese, and a pair of eyes glowed faintly green in the firelight like a wolf, as if he was going to choose someone to devour.

Sensing the other party's murderous intent, Chu Xiang turned his head and did not hide his killing intent either.

The indifferent man said something to Xiaocao Xinye, Xiaocao Xinye nodded, and the indifferent man was suddenly furious, loudly scolded Xiaocao Xinye, and then drew his knife.

Xiaocao Xinye seemed to be explaining something, but the indifferent man did not accept his explanation, staring at Xiaocao Xinye, he actually wanted to kill him first and then kill Chu Xiang.

Seeing that there was no room for things to turn around, Xiaocao Xinye shouted, "Go." "Pull back sharply.

Chu Xiang glanced at the indifferent man and retreated into the forest with the bear. The indifferent man is not a threat to him, but it is definitely best to reduce the strength of the other party, this person settles here, and the acquired polemic will definitely become an obstacle, and it can be easier to get rid of it in advance. Originally, he wanted Xiaocao Xinye to fight with this person, whether this person died or Xiaocao Xinye died, it would be better if they died together, but unfortunately Xiaocao Xinye's reaction was somewhat unexpected and chose to retreat directly.

The indifferent man did not pursue, and after the two left, Chu Xiang said, "He is your good opponent." ”

"I know." Xiaocao Xinye said three words, and then stopped talking, obviously not wanting to fight with this person.

Although he is young, after all, he is a master of the refining level, he is determined and not easy to be moved by outsiders, Chu Xiang's words cannot cause a change in the true principles in Xiaocao Xinye's heart, it seems that it is not easy to provoke a conflict in his heart, with this child's natural nature, it is very likely to have a huge impact on China in the future, and Chu Xiang has to consider whether to get rid of him.

Found a place with water, Chu Xiang skinned the bear, cleaned the internal organs, and washed it, Xiaocao Xinye lit a bonfire, and Chu Xiang cut off the bear meat and roasted it piece by piece.

The most delicious bear meat, this Japanese bear meat is much more delicious than the domestic one, probably not contaminated by nuclear radiation, and is relatively green and natural.

Chu Xiang was taken aback, but Xiaocao Xinye still didn't move, looking at the fire in a daze, his expression changing. Chu Xiang knew that Xiaocao Xinye must be very entangled in his heart at this time, he was not without influence on him these days, but these influences had not yet reached the level of qualitative change, and he could not violate his previous principles.

At this time, it was already time to make a choice, and when Kokusa Shinno informed Chu of the meeting to discuss the Tao to Mount Fuji, this change was already destined to come, and if it wasn't for the indifferent man, which caused the situation to change, this choice would not have come so quickly. This unexpected conflict drew a clear line between the two, if Kokusa Shinno chooses to side with Japan, then his best thing to do at this time is to leave, if he chooses to stay by Chu Xiang's side half-heartedly, Chu Xiang will definitely clear the potential threat at the critical moment, and not let him have a chance to threaten him.

This is a simple two-choice question, he understands, and of course Chu Xiang knows.

glanced up at Chu Xiang and found that Chu Xiang didn't pay attention to his expression, and ate barbecue by himself. Xiaocao Xinye lowered his head, for a moment, and said, "I'm leaving." ”

Chu Xiang glanced at Xiaocao Xinye, did not speak and continued to eat meat.

Having made up his mind, Xiaocao Xinye no longer hesitated, just left, and soon disappeared into Chu Xiang's sensing range.

A regrettable choice is also an expected choice, if Xiaocao Xinye doesn't choose Chu Xiang like this, he looks down on him, a person who is not even loyal to his beliefs, is not worth his expectations.

The wise choice made Chu Xiang a lot less troubled, if Xiaocao Xinye didn't leave, Chu Xiang would have to reconsider whether to kill him or not, which was a very tangled question. Under the subtlety of this period of time, Kokusa Shinno's position has begun to waver, if he stays, it means that his position is even less firm, and killing a Japanese whose position may be biased towards him is not a good choice, and it is also a difficult choice to choose.

Chu Xiang knew that there might not be a chance to eat in the next few days, so he ate slowly and seriously, and filled his whole body with the energy brought by food, Chu Xiang stopped chewing, escaped into the forest, and found a hidden place to rest.

After a half-rest, and then in a faint light, Chu Xiang began to head towards the top of the mountain. The best hunters tend to act in the dark, and at this time Mt. Fuji is the hunting area, and all the Japanese are the prey of Chu Xiang.