The Strange Tales of Tokyo Monk

The only big monster he had ever seen in his life was Qingxuande who ran away last time, and he always felt regretful about it.

As his strength improved, ordinary exorcism could no longer satisfy him.

It always made him feel like he was using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito.

"It's on the top of the barren mountain opposite, and it occasionally casts malicious glances at us."

Hiramiya Chiye followed Jingu Yaezakura's gaze and was quite surprised.

The mountain opposite should be more than 20 kilometers away from here.

His perception ability is pretty good, but he is far from being able to sense the gaze coming from such a far distance.

Moreover, could that place be the one described in the mission to slay the Moon Devourer on the Pudu APP?

Looking at the location and distance, it is indeed suitable.

Could it be that the mission was issued by Tsukimi Shrine?

But they are a Shinto shrine, so why would they post this task on an app belonging to Buddhism?

What are they worried about?

There are too many doubts.

"I'm sensitive to malicious glances." This was the only explanation given by Jingu Yae Sakura.

"Is there any more specific information about that big monster?"

Pinggong Chiye asked tentatively.

"It was a giant toad that wanted to swallow the moon. It had black skin, green pupils, and compound eyes on its back. Its body was as big as a mountain, and it had the ability to turn over seas and fill rivers."

That's right.

This is good, one commission, two remunerations.

Pinggong Qianye thought for a moment and said, "I can help you deal with that big monster, but you need to tell me all the conditions required to confer the title of God."

"If you can deal with that toad, I can tell you the method of enshrining it now."

For the first time, Yaezakura Jingu's face, which had always been expressionless, showed some movement.

"The so-called conferring of the gods in Shintoism is actually more like signing a contract, and you, the person responsible for conferring the gods, need to endorse this contract."

"If the deity that was conferred violates the contract, breaks the rules and hurts people, endangering the world, the endorser must be able to take responsibility for resolving the matter."

"This is what Shintoism means by qualifications."

When mentioning the so-called qualifications, there was no hiding of the contempt in Jingu Yaesakura's tone.

Shintoism can be divided into shrine Shintoism, sect Shintoism, and folk Shintoism according to the form of belief.

There are 13 sects in Shintoism, each with its own unique beliefs.

Folk Shinto does not have a strict organization. It is just farmers who worship agricultural and road gods out of their own needs.

The so-called national religion of Japan refers specifically to Shintoism. The government supports Shintoism in order to achieve the unity of politics and religion.

The requirements of the contracts signed with the enthroned gods vary according to the different Shinto.

For example, when a Shinto sect confer an ordination on a deity, it requires more help from the other party, which is equivalent to finding a mountain guardian deity for one's sect.

The folk Shintoism is more pure in that they confer gods on gods, no matter whether they are demons or ghosts, or the spirits of nature, they will believe in whichever god is useful to them, which is extremely pragmatic.

The conferring of titles at shrines and Shintoism is the most comprehensive. They are often motivated by the overall situation and confer titles on gods of mountains, rivers and lakes simply to allow them to better protect the living beings in the area.

Jingu Yaezakura's voice is clear and her tone is neither hurried nor slow, just like the trickling of a clear spring.

On the other side, the Grand Priest finally cleaned up the messy altar and walked out of the main hall door.

Just as he was about to find Pinggong Qianye to discuss compensation, he caught a glimpse of movement coming from the osmanthus tree.

He was stunned for a moment, with all kinds of complex emotions flashing in the depths of his eyes. Finally, he silently returned to the main hall and closed the door.

"Ennobling a mountain boy as a mountain god is in line with the needs of Shintoism. No one will embarrass you for this matter, and it will not affect the conflict between Shintoism and Buddhism."

Jingu Yaezakura gave Hiramiya Chiye a reassurance and reminded her, "If you want to confer an imperial seal on the mountain boy, July is the month of sacrifices, which is the perfect month for conferring imperial seals on gods. Be careful of the summer festival."

In the following time, Hiramiya Chiye asked a lot of questions, and Jingu Yaezakura answered them one by one.

"You have a lot of knowledge."

It was the first time that Pinggong Qianye looked at his peers with admiration.

“I was born knowing.”

Yaezakura Jingu swung her little feet in red buttoned shoes. Under the moonlight, her snow-white ankles seemed to be soaked in a layer of jade-colored light. A playful smile appeared on her face, far from the indifferent feeling she had at the beginning.

Pinggong Qianye did not respond to this statement. In fact, he was born with knowledge of this.

Before leaving, Pinggong Qianye politely asked the girl's name.

"Jingu Yaezakura."

This name sounds very powerful.

Pinggong Qianye went down the mountain with such feelings.

On the osmanthus tree, Jingu Yaezakura looked from afar and saw Heimiya Chiya riding a mountain bike and leaving along the abandoned road.

"This person is really scary."

A solemn expression slowly spread across Jingu Yaezakura's face. In tonight's conversation, she and Hiramiya Chiya were on equal terms.

It's an incredible thing.

Being so young, he has been able to achieve such a terrifying level of cultivation. Even he himself is afraid of the huge sun in his body.

This is also an incredible thing.

And his physique is as strong as that of a living King Kong.

There are so many incredible places.

At the main hall door, Daijo Miyaji secretly opened a corner of the door and glanced in the direction of the osmanthus tree. After confirming that Heimiya Chiye had left and the conversation was over, he came out of the main hall.

"goddess……"

The Grand Priest Daijo came to the osmanthus tree and was about to say something.

I saw a burst of moonlight falling, and the figure on the osmanthus tree disappeared along with the moonlight.

……

Pinggong Chiye rode his mountain bike back home.

As usual, he first went to the main hall to worship Vairocana Buddha and burn incense.

After doing all this, he came to the shelf where the bright lamp, which was transformed from the Qingxuandeng, was placed.

The index finger of his right hand gently swept across the candle on the altar, catching a glimmer of flame and relighting the bright lamp that had gone out for some reason.

Some time has passed since the green lantern was transformed into a bright lantern. For some reason, this bright lantern would sometimes suddenly go out.

These days, it goes out at least once every day.

Pinggong Qianye found it difficult to figure out the real reason, and could only attribute it to the fire being accidentally blown out by the wind and then reignited.

After confirming that the flame in the light lamp was burning slowly and there was nothing abnormal, Pinggong Qianye put the light lamp back to its original position.

After he left, the flame in the lamp began to tremble slightly for a while, the flame gradually shrank, and finally went out, leaving only a wisp of white smoke floating out of the lamp.

Pinggong Qianye returned to his home, took a bath, and then lay down on the bed.

He gained a lot tonight, especially the chat with the shrine maiden who called herself Jingu Yaezakura, which gave him a general understanding of Shintoism.

He knew that Jingu Yaezakura was definitely not an ordinary shrine maiden.

She has many characteristics that are not common to ordinary human girls.

She is more like an intermediate existence between humans and gods. Although shrine maidens often play this kind of role, they are fundamentally different from Jingu Yaezakura.

A normal shrine maiden approaches the divine side from the human side, but Jingu Yaezakura seems to be descending from the divine side to the human world.

Hiramiya Chiye guessed her identity might be Kaguya-hime, the celestial maiden from the moon.

Because of her existence, she fits the image of Princess Kaguya in mythology and legends.

But it’s hard to confirm.

The only thing that is certain is that Jingu Yaezakura's status in Tsukimi Shrine must be higher than that of Daijoguji.

Perhaps, she will really be the spokesperson for the deity Tsukuyomi.

Japan claims to have eight million gods, most of whom are mountain spirits and wild monsters, minor gods ordained by Shintoism, with moderate magical powers and low status.

Tsukuyomi-no-no-Moriya is not among those who were artificially conferred titles. He is one of the Three Noble Sons, a descendant of Izanagi, and the true moon god of Japan.

A natural born deity.

Being able to become His walking spokesperson on earth, Jingu Yaezakura's status is already very noble.

At least that's the case within Shintoism.

Chapter 65: Monks and such are the most annoying!

Mount Fuji.

The gradually rising heat in June still cannot reach the peak here.

At the top of the mountain, there is a lake covered with ice and snow.

A white-haired girl in green clothes holding a lantern slowly walked out of the icy water of the lake.

Her brows were relaxed, her posture was gentle, her steps were cheerful, and the lantern in her hand was gently turning, just like her joyful mood at the moment.

Finally, finally she was able to suppress the Buddha's fire coming from that evil monk!

I was able to end this painful life of being immersed in ice water, practicing in seclusion, and unable to leave this place.

She is now extremely powerful and can easily control a small Buddha fire.

The white-haired girl in green clothes held her head high, stepped on the ripples of the icy water, walked ashore, and smiled towards the snow that was gathering in the distance.

"Sister Snow Girl, I finally succeeded!"

"not bad."

A small gust of wind and snow, like a clone, came whistling, looking down at the girl in green clothes and white hair from every angle.

"You have indeed suppressed the influence of the Buddha's fire on you."

The Snow Girl nodded in recognition of the girl's efforts during this period.

The burning of the Buddha's fire is both a danger and an opportunity for the girl.

When her body is constantly being burned by the Buddha's fire, her body will be in a state of resistance all the time.

Practicing at this time will achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Moreover, the Buddha's fire burning the body has a great benefit for the girl. It can make the demonic power cultivated by the girl more refined.

If she was not unfamiliar with the evil monk, she would really think that he was deliberately using this method to stimulate and help the girl grow.

"Humph, they are only allowed to use demons to forge Buddhas, but I am not allowed to use Buddhas to forge monsters."

The girl held a lantern in her right hand, with her left hand on her waist, a proud look on her face.

"I always feel that the monk is not a simple person. You should not be too happy too soon."

"Sister Snow Girl, how can you call him a great monk! He is clearly an evil monk!" the girl corrected angrily.

"It's up to you, but you just need to be careful."

"Sister Snow Girl, it's okay. Look, I have completely suppressed that damn Buddha fire now."

The girl held the lantern and turned around a few times on the spot, her laughter clear and pleasant.

"Are you leaving?"

"Well, even though I love being with Sister Snow Girl, I haven't been back to my cave for a long time. I miss the old days so much."

"You go."