There are many contradictions in myths and stories, no matter what country they are. It is impossible to imagine that in the mythological story, mortals rely on tenacious spirit and perseverance to defeat the giant monsters that swallow the sun and the moon. Chinese mythology is better, such as agarwood to save the mother, but there are also gods to help, and there are also artifacts such as the Open Heaven Axe to help defeat Erlang Zhenjun.

At the foot of Mt. Fuji, the story of a young hunter who breaks into a monster's lair and finally defeats the monster and rescues the daughter of a gentry is full of holes. Ordinary people will laugh at such myths and stories, thinking that it is just a fairy tale to deceive children. But if you combine it with the ancient dragon that woke up from Mt. Fuji and is called Agni, the authenticity of this story immediately rises several steps.

So if this story is true, and the monster that the hunter dealt with back then was indeed the ancient dragon fire. He must not be an ordinary person, I have been in this circle for so long, let alone an ancient dragon, any slightly stronger earth beast wants to kill an adult. Even an experienced hunter in the jungle can't compare to a monster born in the forest since childhood.

And what means did the young Orion in this mythical story rely on to defeat the ancient dragon Flame in the end? The guess in my heart is that there are about two ways, either there is the help of a master, but it is not written into the mythological story, but the ancient gods and immortals are not Comrade Lei Feng, how can it be possible to do good deeds without leaving a name. The second is that he himself is not a mortal himself, but he has hidden his true identity, or the person who wrote this mythical story in later generations concealed his true identity in order to show that it is not easy for mortals to kill dragons. The third is what I think is the most likely scenario, this young man is indeed Orion, and he is indeed facing the ancient dragon fire alone. But it must have been because he had some treasure in his hand that could defeat the ancient dragon, maybe it was a treasure left by some ancient god or master he found in the deep mountains, and he used this treasure to defeat the ancient dragon.

However, in either case, the end result was the same, the ancient dragon fire was defeated and fell into a deep sleep, and instead of dying, it hibernated through the special features of Mt. Fuji. Mt. Fuji, which is covered with ice and snow all year round but is surrounded by hot lava, is located between ice and fire, and the ancient dragons love this geographical environment, especially this ancient dragon called Agni.

"Demigods? Good guy, that's a big deal. The fat man said in amazement.

"No matter what the origin of the protagonist in this mythical story is, if he has an artifact that can defeat the ancient dragon, we naturally can't let it go." That's what I'm thinking, "But...... I don't quite understand why it should leave the vicinity of Mt. Fuji, which doesn't make sense, strictly speaking, Tokyo, as the most densely populated city in the world, is very unsuitable for ancient dragons to hide and survive. If I were it, I would have taken refuge in the mountains as soon as I caught the rich daughter. It does, and there's only one reason I can think of. Because it is a big city, the jewels that emanate are very strong, and there are similar records in European myths about ancient dragons. The ancient dragon likes to raid human villages, as it can loot food, jewelry, and beautiful women in human villages. But times have changed, hundreds of years ago, when it first came to Japan, the guns of the battleships at that time could not penetrate its scales at all, but now it is different, times have changed. But the ancient dragon has only just woken up, and its mind is still stuck hundreds of years ago, so it will follow the breath to Tokyo. ”

"So what do we do next?" Luo Qiong asked.

After thinking about it, I said: "In this way, I will ask Xiao Dong to find a new translator, Yuan Feng, you and the fat man and Tang Yuyan will stay in Tokyo, relying on the goblins to search for the traces of the ancient dragon." Luo Qiong and I took Xiao Dong to Mt. Fuji once, and if the weather is good, we can get close to Mt. Fuji and search for dragon traces there to further confirm my thoughts. ”

The soldiers are divided into two routes, and my purpose is very simple, to find this ancient dragon as soon as possible, rescue the hostages, and then return to China.

It's not too far from Tokyo to Mt. Fuji, but unfortunately when we arrived at Hakone, at the foot of Mt. Fuji, the weather was not very good, there was a light rain and it was already night, so we decided to stay overnight in Hakone.

Hakone is also a famous hot spring resort in Japan, and many people come here every year to soak in the hot springs. However, at night, Hakone seems a little deserted, and basically as soon as it is past 7 o'clock in the evening, the stores are closed one after another, and by 8 o'clock there are almost no shops on the road except for convenience stores that are open 24 hours a day. There were very few pedestrians on the road, so I walked into a time-honored hot spring hotel with my bag on my back under the arrangement of Xiao Dong.

This old-fashioned hot spring inn is said to be hundreds of years old, and by this generation the owner is already the tenth generation, which means the tenth generation. The style of the hotel is pure Japanese, there is no bed in the room, the entrance door is also a sliding door, the ground is covered with tatami mats and there is a bamboo mat underneath, a room for three people is not particularly small, the interesting thing is that there is a porch in the room, and the entrance place has to take off your shoes.

"It's rare to come once, why don't you make soup once? You are also tired of traveling, so you can take a break. He asked.

Luo Qiong scratched his head, it was the first time he went abroad, and it was the first time he walked into a Japanese-style room, turned on the TV and all the programs were in Japanese, he was a little curious, so he asked, "Bathing?" What is a bath? Put people in a pot to boil? Little Japan is really cruel. ”

I laughed bitterly when I heard this, and Xiao Dong also laughed, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, it's not about putting people in a pot to boil, but about soaking in a hot spring." It's just that the term "hot springs" is more popular in Japan. They add different medicines to different hot spring pools, and distinguish different names according to the medicinal properties of different hot spring pools. It's like making a broth, with different flavors and different techniques. ”

"Oh, I see, what's so troublesome, isn't it just a bath? Really. Luo Qiong waved his hand and said.

I nodded next to me and said, "It's okay, since you're here and you'll only go up the mountain tomorrow, then I'll stay here today." ”

"Then I'll arrange it, and by the way, I'll arrange all the dinner." Xiao Dong walked out as he spoke.

I lay on the floor, not to mention, after getting used to the bed, it was quite comfortable to sleep on the floor. After laying the tatami mats, it was quite soft, and I just wanted to light a cigarette with my feet crossed, but I remembered that the hotel was non-smoking, so I still endured it and didn't smoke.

"Brother Shan, don't you say that this little Japan is living a good life? Why did you come to invade our China at that time? Luo Qiong was lying next to me and asked strangely.

I smiled and said, "The country is the same as people, some people are very greedy, they have food for themselves, and they are not hungry, but they still like to eat other people's things." The same is true of countries, which are not poor and backward to the point of extinction, but they want to invade other countries and gain more resources. That's why there is the old saying, if you are backward, you will be beaten. ”

"Hehe, isn't it the same thing in the rivers and lakes? Good babies are always jealous, and people who are not strong are always bullied. ”

Xiao Dong came back after more than half an hour, saying that it had been arranged, followed by a Japanese waiter who came in with three sets of kimonos. I've never worn this kind of clothing before, and after a few fiddling sessions, I wore it a little nondescript. Xiao Dong said with a smile: "The kimono is actually the evolution of our Chinese Hanfu, but today, Japanese people wear a lot of kimonos, but we Chinese people who wear Hanfu will be laughed at." To be honest, in contrast, although our Chinese cultural foundation is very thick, we do not pay attention to protection, and many local dramas and ethnic minority cultures are being lost. Many ancient buildings of more than three or four hundred years old will also be forcibly demolished. On the road to economic development, the sacrifice is inevitably a bit too great. ”

I tidied up my clothes, tied up my belt and smiled: "This is not something that we ordinary people can manage, we can only do not deliberately destroy, okay, let's go, rest tonight, drink and take a bath, and be comfortable!" ”

"Are you looking for two Japanese girls too?" Luo Qisean asked with a smile.

I glanced at him and said, "You are looking for a fat man in this matter, I am not good at this." ”