My mother's love song

Yaobikuni is the name of a girl in Japanese legend who became immortal by eating mermaid flesh.

Chapter 680 Oh my god, this woman is my Xingnu

"Hey? Are you the Eight Hundred Bhikkhuni from fifty years ago? But, how come you are so young?"

Miss He at the side covered her lips and screamed.

The girl who called herself Yaobikuni glanced at her and did not answer immediately. Instead, she turned to the boy at the side and asked, "She is your shikigami?"

Rhodes said: "As you can see, she is the incarnation of a crane. However, Miss Crane is not my shikigami, but my concubine."

Upon hearing this, Yaobikuni showed a look of astonishment and looked at He meaningfully again.

"You said she is... Never mind. I have no interest in interfering with other people's families. People always say that the secret to longevity is to stay out of other people's business."

"...?"

Rhode frowned: Is it my illusion? She seemed to have raised the corners of her mouth for a moment?

The Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis said, "She is called Miss Crane, right?"

Miss He bowed her head respectfully: "It's our first meeting, so just call me He."

The Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis nodded: "Well, let's get back to the topic just now.

The Yaobikuni who appeared in Kyoto fifty years ago was me, and I have been like this since fifty years ago. "

Miss He was surprised and said, "Well, you just said that you have been looking like this for fifty years, could it be that...

No, you are indeed a human being, there is no evil spirit in you...but why..."

This question made the girl very satisfied, and the corners of her mouth rose.

"Hmm... Unlike this man, you have good taste. I am a human, a real and beautiful human girl."

The witch casually brushed her silver hair and continued.

"It should be four hundred years old this year."

"How can it be!?"

"Four hundred years ago, I got mermaid meat from a slutty fox... As an ignorant girl, I couldn't resist the temptation and ate the mermaid meat."

Yaobikuni lowered her beautiful eyes and said, "I believe you have also heard of this legend. Humans who eat mermaid meat will never age after that.

Legends are just legends after all, they are not really accurate, right?

The effect of mermaid meat is not that one will not age or die, but that the body will forever remain at the moment when the mermaid meat is eaten."

"Huh?" He Wen was stunned.

The witch said, “I have not changed at all since three hundred years ago. My height has not increased, and my hair has remained the same.

I feel hungry, which means I need to eat, but my weight never changes... Menstruation seems to be a very distant word now.

How can this body change? Even if you cut off your wrist, it will grow back exactly the same, not to mention death.

This can no longer be considered immortality but karma [law of cause and effect], hahahaha!"

"..."

Miss He stared blankly at the silver-haired girl in front of her, so surprised that she was speechless.

"By the way, foreseeing the future is also a side effect of mermaid meat. Isn't it amazing? ... No, wait.

Maybe the mermaid meat doesn’t actually have the power of future vision…Is it me who is powerful? Am I a genius beauty that only appears once in eight million years? "

The girl laughed heartily.

"I see."

Rhodes felt that this was the first time he saw the true face of Yaobikuni. It was completely different from her previous business smile, a refreshing smile that came from the heart.

"It's really astonishing. You have immortality at the causal level, and you can still maintain your human body..." The young man sighed, "This is the first time I've seen a situation like yours."

"I'd feel embarrassed if you praised me like that, hehehe."

"I'm not praising you," said Rod.

At this time, Miss He said thoughtfully: "I understand. The Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis lived for a long time as a human being and experienced many changes in the world. So she saw through the mundane world and shaved her head to become a nun."

"Well, I didn't shave my head, but because of this body, I couldn't shave my head even if I wanted to."

The girl said briskly while playing with the ends of her hair.

Crane asked in confusion: "Since you have entered Buddhism, what is the matter with this witch?"

Yaobikuni, who had been very talkative from the beginning, paused for a few seconds and then said, "... This. This is my job.

I gained eternal existence by consuming mermaid flesh. I am a woman who dedicated my body and soul to the sea...

In other words, Yaobikuni is a young girl [a miko] who serves the god of the sea."

"I see."

Rhodes suddenly realized.

Now I understand, being a nun is a life and being a witch is a job.

Seeing that Miss He no longer had any questions, Rhode straightened his upper body and said, "Let's get to the point, Lady Yaobikuni.

Since it is you, you must have known the purpose of my visit. I would like to ask you to tell me my fortune. "

"..."

After the young man started talking about serious matters, there was a brief and awkward silence in the thatched hut.

Rhodes: "Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis?"

Miko: "Lord Genji, you have solved the puzzle I left for Miss Murasaki Shikibu."

Rod: “Yes.”

The miko said, "Sparasi, you are worthy of being Master Genji. Not only is he a great warrior, but his brain is also rare in the world."

Rhodes said: "You are too kind."

The witch said, "Oh, oh, oh, that's not an exaggeration at all. You are too modest."

Rhodes frowned slightly while dealing with it: Why are we back to the initial greeting mode?

Just when he was at a loss for words, Yaobikuni said sternly, "You just said that you want me to help you with divination. Since it is a request from Master Genji, I will do it for you even if I die."

Rhodes bowed his head slightly and said, "That's an exaggeration, but thank you... Lady Eight Hundred Bhikkhuni."

"……Um."

The silver-haired priestess also bowed slightly solemnly.

"Lord Genji, I am already extremely pleased that you have come to my humble abode."

The girl raised her pretty face and pointed with her chin to the corner of the room where the cash box was placed.

"There's no need for the incense money."

……

……

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"Wow, you are indeed the famous nobleman of the capital, Genji-sama. You are so generous. Thank you for your patronage~"

After Rhodes took out a string of Tongbao copper coins from his arms and threw them into the money box, the eight hundred nuns immediately smiled.

She lazily leaned back against the table, propped up her right knee, and placed her arms on her beautiful legs wrapped in white silk. Her sitting posture was completely different from the dignified witch just now.

It's true. There are people who have completely different expressions before and after paying.

Rhode couldn't help but say, "It should be easy for you to make money with your skills. Why do you have to stay here and tell fortunes for all kinds of people?"

The witch waved her hands and said, "No, I don't want to. I hate dealing with humans, especially those nobles and rich people. There are so many rules and it's so troublesome.

The best life is to live freely and happily like now."

"It's not that I can't understand it," said Rhodes.

"So what fortune do you want to know, Genji-sama? Well, although I usually don't serve myself, I'll make an exception for your sake."

The girl talked to herself while pinching her chin, her dark pupils fixed on the boy's face, as if the answer lay on Rhode's face.

"Let me see... Oh, I was asked to pray for the Queen Fujiwara no Sadako's illness."

Halfway through talking to themselves, the eight hundred nuns suddenly raised their heads.

"what happened?"

"You want to tell fortunes for Her Majesty the Queen? Don't you think the information you gave me just now is a little too little?"

"..."

Rhodes rolled his eyes and reached into his arms again.

Seeing this, the eight hundred nuns smiled and stopped Rod.

"I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding... How could I possibly charge you again? Really, young people these days can't even understand jokes.

Since I have already accepted the favor from Master Genji, I will of course do my best. "

Rhodes said: "Then I'll leave it to you, Master.

Let me get this straight to the point. Is there any hope for recovery for Her Highness Fujiwara no Sadako's condition?"

The frivolous smiles on the faces of the eight hundred nuns disappeared.

She lowered her beautiful white silk legs, adjusted her skirt, and sat cross-legged again. In her right hand, a string of prayer beads appeared, which she had taken out from somewhere.

The nun element appeared for the first time half an hour into the meeting.

Eight hundred nuns clasped their hands together and chanted mantras.

She was chanting a spell that Rhodes had never heard before, with low and high tones alternating continuously, as if she was chanting in a foreign language.

If it is not Chinese, then it is probably Sanskrit.

"Oooo……"

Miss He behind Rhodes let out a low cry of emotion.

I remember Xiangzi once said that the prophecy of the eight hundred nuns does not require any ritual.

So she's probably just concentrating herself by chanting some mantra now.

After a while, the eight hundred nuns with trembling shoulders slowly opened their eyes.

"Yes."

The young man asked, "What was the result?"

The girl said, "I saw a future where a young man named Genji cured the Queen's illness."

"You must be joking. Take it seriously." The boy frowned.

"I am very serious, Lord Genji." The girl smiled.

That's the way it is.

Eight hundred nuns made predictions.

Rather than predicting Fujiwara Sadako's future, it is more like predicting Rod's future.

This statement is also not accurate.

The eight hundred nuns saw through Rhodes's hesitation and showed him the way ahead.

Don't worry, it's okay even if you do that, she assured the boy.

"Huh, what a nosy fellow."

Rhode sneered disdainfully: "Even if you didn't tell me, I already had this plan."

"That's good."

The silver-haired witch had a calm expression and bowed deeply.

"Okay! Time to get off work!"