The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 681: The Journey to the Mountain of Osorrow (34)

Suzuna looked at the huge Jizo statue standing on the lake in the distance and said, "It seems that it didn't follow us. Was it suppressed by Jizo? It turns out that this one is still needed to deal with the undead."

Qian Xiaoyi held a compass in his hand, confirmed the direction, and said, "Let's go this way." Then he walked in front to lead the way.

The group walked towards the venue that had been arranged previously, which was the battlefield they had prepared.

"Why don't we take the opportunity to launch an attack?" King Kong asked, "Since Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva can suppress the opponent, shouldn't we take this opportunity to attack? Even if we can't break the opponent's defense, we can still find a chance to seal it, right?"

Suzuna sneered, "You think too much. How can it be that simple? That zombie has taken away the authority of the mountain god. If we mobilize the power of Mount Osorizan to resist, we will not be able to complete the seal at all."

King Kong was a little puzzled: "Doesn't that mean it is invincible? Are all zombies like this? It's much more powerful than I imagined."

"I can tell you clearly that it is not." Qian Xiaoyi said, "As for why it can become so strong and have its own thoughts... maybe we can ask the initiator."

King Kong was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately saw a familiar figure standing by the river in front of him, with his back to them, looking at the flowing river.

On the other side of the river bank, there are red-flowered Lycoris radiata, or red spider lilies, swaying in the breeze and looking extremely charming under the moonlight. The white-haired old man may be admiring this beautiful scene that can only be seen in hell.

"It's Granny Tao!" King Kong exclaimed.

"This is Sanzu River." Granny Tao didn't look back, she just murmured: "It is the border between life and death. Legend has it that once a person passes this border, there is no turning back. I have witnessed countless deaths and partings with my master, and I thought I was used to it. But I didn't expect that when death came to me and took away the people I had been with day and night, I found that it was just me who hadn't died yet..."

Qian Xiaoyi walked to Granny Tao's side without saying anything. Granny Tao was no longer as dazed as usual. She looked at Sanzu River without any sadness on her face, only confusion.

"Sometimes on TV, you feel very sad when your loved ones pass away, right?" Granny Tao kept mumbling, as if she was talking to herself or chatting with a friend. She murmured, "But there are actually different reactions. When my master passed away, I felt a little lonely, but I wasn't very sad, because I knew that no matter who you are, there will be such a day. So I forced myself to get used to this kind of life."

"But you can't get used to that feeling." Qian Xiaoyi said, "When people think they have gotten used to this kind of life, and after a long time, they have almost forgotten the sadness, often at a certain time, such as when eating, they suddenly think of calling him to eat, but then they remember that the person is no longer there. This feeling can never be forgotten, and it will only become more melancholy as time goes by."

"Yes..." Granny Tao said nostalgically, "The closer someone is, the greater the proportion she occupies in your life. She is a part of your life. When she leaves, there will be a big hole in your life that cannot be filled. Your heart will be empty and nothing else can fill it." Qian Xiaoyi said, "But, it is precisely because you are a psychic that you will try to fill this hole, because you are a very powerful psychic."

Granny Tao reacted for the first time. She slowly turned her head, looked at Qian Xiaoyi, and said, "I know this is an impossible thing, but twenty years ago, that man appeared in front of me. He showed me something I had never thought of, so I believed him. I believed that with the power of mankind, I could pull the dead back from that world..."

Qian Xiaoyi sighed: "I can roughly guess what happened, but unfortunately, that is impossible. The things brought back in that way are definitely not the person you are familiar with."

Granny Tao looked at Qian Xiaoyi with despair in her eyes and said, "You are right. At first, I believed in this method and was very happy. Slowly, I finally confirmed that what I summoned was not her... But I couldn't stop it. That feeling of emptiness was too torturous. And as time went by, she began to look less and less like that person, and more like a... monster."

"So you want to forget her." Qian Xiaoyi said, "You think that in this way, you can erase the existence of that thing, because it was you who summoned it here, but unfortunately, it's too late."

"..." Granny Tao was silent for a few seconds, then slowly said: "After all, I am the one who attracted it. It has an important connection with me. My memories, and the emptiness derived from my memories, are the root of its existence. Just like you said, I thought that by erasing my own memories, I could dilute its existence, but I forgot that this mountain has memories. I have bound that thing firmly here through many Osorasan Festival ceremonies, allowing it to continuously absorb nutrients and grow stronger."

Qian Xiaoyi said: "But because of your confused memory, you can't remember what you did at all. Only when you preside over the annual Osorizan Festival, you will slightly recall its existence."

"I thought there was no hope." Granny Tao said, "I have been trying to stop it. Once I go to that world, no one will be able to suppress it. It will become the true master of Mount Osoror, and I will be making a terrible mistake... And in this chaotic state, I saw you, and I felt that familiar yet completely different breath from you. Through this breath, I am sure that you have a wonderful connection with that person, and maybe you can save her..."

Qian Xiaoyi sighed and said, "If you could have explained the matter earlier, I wouldn't have to face that thing so hastily... A zombie that is about to become a mountain god? It's really hard to deal with it, especially since this is someone else's territory."

Granny Tao looked at the river in front of her and said, "Please, please send her back to the other side, no matter what she is..."

As she spoke, Granny Tao's figure disappeared with the wind again. Qian Xiaoyi understood that this was because Granny Tao was in poor condition and her abilities were unstable. It was already amazing that she could project her shadow over from such a distance.

"Forget it... Jingde, let me meet the monster you created." Qian Xiaoyi turned around and looked in the direction he came from.

At this moment, the statue of Jizo collapsed and shattered, splashing countless water in the pool of blood, and the withered figure wearing a feather robe came from far away and fell in front of them.

(End of this chapter)