The Strange Tales of Tokyo Monk

On the head, the slender and cute figure stretched out her hands and pulled her erect rabbit ears, making them bend and curl up to block out the not-so-pleasant sound.

After the sound faded away, she slowly let go of the corner of her ear and blinked her eyes, revealing an emotion of unhappiness and curiosity.

"Mr. Frog, why don't you keep going?"

"Quack."

"We are going to drive the invaders out of the forest together?"

"Quack."

"How can you be afraid? You are the second king of this forest, second only to me."

"Quack quack..."

“Is the gap really that big?”

"Quack!"

"But since we're here, why not take a peek?"

"..."

"Mr. Frog, we can't just run away without even knowing what the invader looks like, right? That would be too embarrassing. I am the king of this forest..."

"Cuck!"

This time, the magic frog only uttered its first call, then suddenly exerted force with its hind legs and leaped its entire body back seven or eight meters.

"Mr. Frog..."

The figure on the magic frog's head was about to say something when she saw a burly human figure passing through the dense forest and appearing in her sight.

She only took a glance and felt a powerful and terrifying force from the man.

So scary, so ferocious!

This is an existence even more powerful than Mr. Frog.

She quickly lowered her head, leaving only her small hands holding onto a few blades of grass on top of the magic frog's head.

Perhaps she realized that her ears were a little too long, so she quickly let go of the little hands that were holding the grass and grabbed her own ears to cover them up.

"Quack, quack, quack."

"Is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

"Quack."

"It's a pity that I don't understand your language."

"Quack quack..."

The magic frog stretched out its right front jade and pointed behind itself, indicating that it would leave immediately and would never stay here again.

"Amitabha, don't worry too much. God is merciful and compassionate. Buddha will not break the precepts and kill people at will."

"Quagua?"

The vigilance in the vertical eye in the middle of the magic frog weakened slightly.

It could feel that the opponent was obviously stronger than it, and much stronger. If the opponent really wanted to subdue demons and monsters, it would definitely not be able to escape.

"Mr. Frog, don't listen to him. He is lying. He has killed many demons and monsters."

A weak and childish voice was heard, and the magic frog's body tensed up instantly. It looked at the young man in front of it as if facing a formidable enemy, not daring to have any more chances.

"If I encounter any demon or monster that harms people, I will definitely save them."

Pinggong Qianye answered frankly, then looked up curiously at the head of the magic frog. He could only vaguely see a small tuft of pink and white hair, like the fluff of some animal.

The voice is tender and crisp, just like a child's voice.

Hmm, such a combination... Magic Frog and Mountain Rabbit?

Pinggong Qianye seemed to have thought of something, and smiled as he said, "It turns out that what was hidden was a little rabbit."

"I, I'm not a little rabbit, I'm a mountain rabbit, the king of this forest!"

After her identity was exposed, Yamausagi no longer hid. She stood up, put her hands on her hips, looked down at Pinggong Chiye with a pair of ruby ​​eyes.

The pair of pink fluffy, erect rabbit ears moved slightly, which was very interesting.

She is about 60 cm tall, with a small face and all the facial features, like a human child of six or seven years old, very cute.

"It turns out to be the Mountain Rabbit King."

Pinggong Qianye couldn't hide the smile on his face, he didn't expect that just by coming to this deep forest to practice the Lion Roar Skill, he could actually meet the legendary mountain rabbit.

Moreover, she is as cute as the legend says, and rides a magic frog that is obviously much more powerful than her.

"Do you recognize me?" The mountain rabbit tilted its head slightly to the right and asked curiously.

"know."

Pinggong Chiye couldn't say that he had ever played her in the game.

There are only a few famous monsters in Japan, and all those that are somewhat famous have been made into game characters and put on mobile phone screens.

For example, the image of Yamausagi appears in "Onmyoji" and "Battle of Onmyoji" produced by a pig farm.

And it is very similar to the image of the mountain rabbit standing in front of him.

"Since you know me, you should know that this is my territory." The mountain rabbit said with a stern face, "You are not allowed to yell like that again. You will scare the other monsters in the forest that have not yet taken shape."

Pinggong Qianye was curious about this, "Have all you monsters left the city and run to the mountains and forests now?"

He really didn't encounter any monsters in the city, most of them were evil ghosts and evil spirits.

"I, I can't say."

Yamausagi squatted down and buried her head, leaving only a pair of rabbit ears exposed, as if she was afraid that Pinggong Qianye would continue to ask her this question.

"Mr. Frog, let's get out of here."

The magic frog first glanced at Pinggong Qianye, and seeing that he had no intention of stopping it, it dared to turn around, slowly took small steps backwards, and jumped.

Soon, it left here with the mountain rabbit, the king of the forest, and disappeared among the mountains and dense forests.

"really interesting."

Pinggong Qianye didn't think too much about this coincidence.

To subdue demons and eliminate evil, to kill and liberate those who are harmful to people.

The mountain rabbit and magic frog that appeared tonight were the same as the mountain boy before, with no bloody smell on their bodies, proving that they had never harmed anyone.

Pinggong Qianye would never kill these intelligent monsters that never hurt anyone with just one slap.

If all mortal demons must be killed, then at least 7.99 million of Japan's 8 million gods would have to die.

So as to how to deal with such beings, the Onmyoji lineage tries to persuade or defeat them and make them into commandable Shikigami.

The most famous one is the big Tengu.

The Shinto tradition enfeoffs various gods to protect the land and its inhabitants. This is also the origin of Japan's eight million gods.

The Buddhist school chooses to convert them by introducing them into Buddhism and letting them listen to the Dharma.

From the Buddhist point of view, converting demons to good and cultivating Buddhism, and becoming a member of the Buddhist community, is a great merit.

This seems to be an ancient tradition.

Chapter 70: DJ in the left hand and sutra in the right hand, live up to the Tathagata and live up to the lover

Kabukicho, Shinjuku.

Another new day.

Hase Shuichi woke up from the big bed in his 200-square-meter bedroom, looked around the empty room, and felt an inexplicable emptiness.

Alas, it seemed that money was the only thing left for him to keep him company.

It's boring to have no ambition in life.

In fact, he felt that he didn't like money at all and money was not important to him at all.

If possible, he would rather be a teacher and get a fixed salary every month.

In this way, he won't have to worry every day about how to spend his money, even until his hair turns white.

The above is pure nonsense.

Hase Shuichi got up from the big bed and went to the bathroom to wash up.

He always thought that money was a good thing, and having money was something to be thankful for.

Without money, how can you live a free and easy life?

As soon as you open your eyes every day, you have to worry about three meals a day. Such a life is destined to not be truly happy.

Only people like him who don't need to worry about money can pursue things that make them happy instead of pursuing jobs that can earn more money.

After washing up, I took a shower.

When I left the bathroom, it was already past 4pm.

He revels at night as if it were day and sleeps during the day as if it were night; this is his daily routine.

Went to the first floor and had breakfast...the first meal of the day.

Hase Shuichi checked the stage for tonight's concert and made sure that all aspects of the work were progressing smoothly and there would be no problems. Then he walked into the cloakroom backstage and began to choose several sets of clothes to wear for tonight's performance.

"Tony, remember to dress me up as the most dazzling star tonight."

Hase Shuichi shouted while sitting in front of the makeup mirror.

Soon, Teacher Tony, who was dressed fashionably and beautifully, walked behind Hase Shuichi with her index finger raised.

With her hands painted with blue and pink nails, she held his shoulders and turned around a few times, blinking her purple eyelashes slightly, "Don't you always hate excessive dressing up?"

"I have an appointment with someone to come to my concert tonight, and I have to give him a little shock."

"Oh, he must be an important person to make you care so much."

"He is my friend and also half a teacher to me."

"I see. How about something a little wilder tonight?"

"It's all up to you."

Hase Shuichi closed his eyes and allowed Tony and another makeup artist to put on makeup on his face, while he silently recited Buddhist scriptures in his heart.

This is one of his habits.

For him, practicing Buddhism and singing are both hobbies that can bring him happiness and experience beauty.

He also doesn't think that practicing Buddhism in this way would be a blasphemy. If constantly eliminating the desires in one's heart is a form of practice, then shouldn't following one's inner desires also be a form of practice?

There are thousands of ways to practice cultivation, so why should we be too obsessed with them, and why should we try to be completely consistent?

If you have Buddha in your heart, then there is Buddha everywhere.

Of course, he obviously hasn't reached this level yet, and probably won't be able to do it in this lifetime, but that doesn't stop him from using it to convince himself.

If your mind is not at peace, even if you force yourself to practice Buddhism, you will stumble and fail, and it will be difficult for you to ascend to the great treasure.

……

For a concert at 7 o'clock, the audience can enter in an orderly manner at 6 o'clock.

Night slowly falls and colorful neon lights begin to flash.

On the big screen outside Kabukicho in Shinjuku, photos of "Da Leiyin Ge" and singing clips are constantly scrolling.

At around 6:40, Chiya Hiramiya arrived at the entrance of the concert and successfully met up with Horii Suzune.

"It's really exciting."

Horii Suzune naturally handed the other cup of Coke in her hand to Hiramiya Chiye, then waved her hand, indicating that he could come to the crowd, line up, and enter in an orderly manner.

Hiramiya Chiye inserted the tube into the Coke cup, took a sip, raised his eyes and glanced at Hase Shuichi on the big screen. He was also looking forward to his cyberpunk version of "The Great Thunder Sound Sutra".

After entering the concert hall, under the guidance of the staff, Hiramiya Chiya and Horii Suzune came to the front row and sat down.