Chapter 391: A Hundred Ghosts Walk at Night
Wang Xiaohu somewhat believes that it is Japan's Heian era, otherwise the other party would not be so respectful, the Heian era is equivalent to starting from the middle of the Tang Dynasty, through the five dynasties, the Northern Song Dynasty, until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. The influence of the Tang Dynasty on Japan was very large, and Japan followed the example of the Tang Dynasty to carry out political reforms, reform the Great Revolution, and abolish slavery. There are three ministries and six ministries, and the central ministerial level in Japan is still called a province.
During the Tang Dynasty, there were frequent economic exchanges between the two countries, and porcelain, tea, and silk during the Tang Dynasty were shipped into Japan in large quantities. Japan created the Japanese script with reference to the Chinese script. Today, there are still shadows of Chinese characters in Japanese. Japanese kimono, Japanese tea ceremony, etc., tatami mats. Even Tokyo adopted the Luoyang palace style, and Western Kyoto adopted the Chang'an style.
At that time, the Tang Dynasty was the largest empire in the world for Japan, and the people from the Tang Dynasty were even more superior, even if they wore strange clothes, it was normal, after all, they were the characters of the Celestial Empire, and they were different, but John next to him was a little scary, with yellow hair, blue eyes, and tall people, and couldn't help but shudder and pointed at John.
Wang Xiaohu didn't need to translate Wang Xiaohu also knew what the Japanese man was asking, and said to him: "Don't be afraid, this is my Kunlun slave!" ”
John glanced sideways at Wang Xiaohu: "I don't translate this sentence!" ”
Wang Xiaohu ignored him, communicated for a while, according to what the man said, the current era is indeed the Heian period, this is Kyoto, Wang Xiaohu was dumbfounded, Kyoto in ancient Japan turned out to be this bird virtue? It's not much like a big town in China, but after all, it's Kyoto, so why can't anyone see it at night? Only this one came out to empty the toilet?
Wang Xiaohu asked curiously, and the man was full of excitement. Tell them that this is a time of darkness and darkness, and that humans and youkai coexist. The place where the yokai live and the place where humans live actually overlap spatially, except that humans are active during the day, and yokai appear at night.
When the night comes, the yokai appear one after another, and the night when the yokai haunt lives a nightlife like a human. It's not lively. So everyone lay down early to sleep, and he went out to empty the toilet because the time had not yet come, and he saw Wang Xiaohu and these people dressed strangely. There is also a yellow-haired and blue-eyed weirdo like John, who thought he had bumped into a monster, but he didn't expect it to be an angel from the Tang Dynasty.
Wang Xiaohu suddenly thought of a famous Japanese legend, Hundred Ghosts Walk at Night! In that era. in Kyoto. When night comes, the whole road is empty, and there will be many strange-shaped monsters, like the ranks of a temple fair, with hideous faces, walking on the main road, known as "Hundred Ghosts Night Walking", and some like broken teapots, pots and pans parade in groups on the streets at night. It is said that those who witness it will suffer a curse and die for no reason.
People are afraid to see these monsters, so they keep their doors and windows closed. Fall asleep peacefully. If you recite scriptures or incantations in your mouth, and use pine branches to find your way in the dark, it is said that the youkai will not deceive and harm people, and even if the youkai are approaching, they will not be seen, but the nobles or teenagers with psychic abilities will be able to see the scene of a hundred ghosts walking at night, and they will not suffer from disasters.
There is a Japanese painter named Toriyama Shiyan, who drew all the nocturnal ghosts, Wang Xiaohu really saw this hundred ghosts nocturnal map, the hundred ghosts on it are strange and strange, a bit of the meaning of the Chinese Classic of Mountains and Seas, the man said exactly, Wang Xiaohu is still a little skeptical, I don't believe that they really returned to the ancient times of Japan, the man is very kind, and said to Wang Xiaohu that they can let them live at home, and wait until dawn He will go to inform the officials, let them come to meet the Tang Angel.
Wang Xiaohu is very grateful for his kindness, it is obvious that they fell into this situation, it is the result of the Japanese onmyoji, in order to drag their footsteps, can not reach Tokunoshima on time, two days is not long, not short, a stumbling will pass, he does not dare to delay, not to mention that there are dozens of people waiting for him outside, thank the man's kindness, walked out of the door, to see outside, it has been lively, and I saw the long street, exuding colorful light.
All kinds of strange-shaped monsters are fanfare, carrying sedan chairs, walking, playing handles, wearing clothes, and not wearing clothes...... All kinds of strange and weird, amusement-like shuttles, Wang Xiaohu was shocked, for fear that the Taoist characters who came with him would see so many monsters to kill demons, so he hurriedly rushed out, looked left and right, and put a heart in his stomach.
Although there are many Taoists, none of them are reckless, they are all close to the side of the houses on both sides of the long street, pointing and watching the hundred ghosts walk at night, seeing Wang Xiaohu come out, some also beckoned to him and pointed to the vacant seats around him, indicating that there is a position here, Wang Xiaohu stood at the door, somewhat scruples, and did not dare to rush over to meet everyone.
After such a while, the whole Kyoto suddenly became lively, the lights were brilliant, and Wang Xiaohu, who opened his yin eyes, naturally recognized that these lights were not the yang fire of the world, but the yin light of demons and monsters, all kinds of demons and monsters, frolicking and playing, like a playground for demons.
"Xiao Gengzi, what should we do now? Just spend it here to watch the play? Wang Xiaohu asked Geng Jianyang beside him worriedly.
Geng Jianyang frowned and said, "I'm thinking of a way to crack it, Xiaohu, don't act rashly, don't you see these ghosts and things treat us as nothing, there's no need to provoke them." ”
"So just wait?" Wang Xiaohu always felt unwilling, and he was afraid that he would not be able to catch up with Tokunoshima within the specified time, after all, he signed a contract, and being late was tantamount to admitting defeat. Geng Jianyang didn't speak, his eyebrows were raised very high, Wang Xiaohu really hadn't seen him like this, and he was probably a little helpless, after all, when the manpower was exhausted, he was not an immortal, and he could know everything.
Wang Xiaohu and Geng Jianyang didn't move, and everyone didn't move, this process lasted for about half an hour, and the various ghosts on the long street gradually decreased, seeing the last two monsters blowing the trumpet gradually moving away, Geng Jianyang said: "Let's take a look, maybe you can see some clues." ”
It's really okay to stay where they are, they look like invisible people in the eyes of the monsters, they don't care at all, they don't even glance at them, they look very weird, this situation makes Geng Jianyang unable to judge whether it is the overlap of time and space, or what, seeing that the whole Kyoto is gradually regaining calm, they can only continue to stay in this ghost place, it is better to follow the monsters to see where they go, maybe they can find a way to crack it.
Wang Xiaohu had long wanted to follow him to take a look, but Geng Jianyang thought more carefully than him, and he didn't move, and now Geng Jianyang said that he wanted to follow and have a look, and immediately waved to the people on both sides of the long street, signaling to follow, and then followed the two little ghosts with Geng Jianyang, following behind.
In addition to the noisy travel of the hundred ghosts in the whole Kyoto, quietly, dozens of people followed the hundred ghosts in the procession, carefully walked forward, walked for a while, the whole picture of Kyoto was basically seen clearly, there were no particularly majestic buildings in Kyoto at this time, the highest was two stories high, and there were some exquisite houses, the scale was similar to the size of some large families in Guda, China, and even the imperial palace was small and pitiful.
Moving forward silently, nothing strange happened, it was very weird, Wang Xiaohu smiled bitterly in his heart, this trip was like a day trip to the night of the hundred ghosts in the Heian era, just a team leader, otherwise there was really no difference, sighed and walked forward, walking The appearance of heaven and earth began to change.
There seems to be an invisible force in front of you, the air becomes humid and depressing, just now it was still dark in the sky, I don't know when a bright moon appeared, hanging high in the sky, emitting a faint silver light, in front of it is an ancient archway building, four corners of the cornices. The dark mountain gate is as wide as the sky, and the ancient meaning is vast.
The monsters arrived at the archway, disappeared in a trance, Wang Xiaohu hurriedly moved forward, and before he could enter the archway, he suddenly burst out of the two big dogs, a black and a white, from the two sides of the archway. The two dogs were large and the size of adult domestic pigs, and their eyes glowed blue. Rushing in front of them like lightning, blocking the way of Wang Xiaohu and the others, his nose twitched vigorously, trying to smell something different.
Under the moonlight, the hair of the two big dogs stood up, looking extremely terrifying, seeing such a fierce and strange big dog, Wang Xiaohu pulled down the three clear bells on his waist, and looked at the two big dogs vigilantly, and the wind Taoist priest followed behind, and hurriedly said: "Don't move, these two dogs are spirit dogs, responsible for guarding the portal."
Wang Xiaohu immediately thought of a monster in Japan, the dog god, the dog god itself refers to the ghost of the dog, legend has it that if you put delicious food in front of the dog that has been tied up in advance, but just don't untie the rope for it to eat, the more desperately it struggles to eat the food, the more concentrated it will be, and then suddenly cut off the dog's head and throw it far away, or sacrifice the dog's head first, and then throw it on the rocks in the sea and other distant places, the dog's dead soul will be haunted, and it can be used as a dog god.
The black dog seemed to hear the words of the Wind Daoist, his eyes suddenly widened, he barked strangely, took a few steps back, showed his sharp teeth, and looked like he was about to pounce.
"It's not good, this dog can see that we are not in league with the hundred ghosts, what should we do now? Hands-on or not? Wang Xiaohu hurriedly asked.
The two big dogs made a strange bark together, and when they screamed together, everyone felt their bodies shake, and the sound of the dog's barking seemed to be able to disperse their souls.
"Start first, do it!" Wang Xiaohu shouted to catch up, but before he could move, the two black dogs rushed up suddenly, the speed was extremely fast, Wang Xiaohu's three clear bells just rang, and the wind Taoist was expressionless, standing in front of Wang Xiaohu, staring at the two dog gods with his eyes. (To be continued......)