Chapter 86 New God, the Bat God
The master is gone.
It was time for him to leave the temple and travel.
The monk Ruyi stood in his master's room, looking at the empty room, and finally put away his robes, held a staff, and put on Buddhist beads.
Leave the room and leave the temple.
As for Jixiang Temple, with his senior brother around, it is still prosperous and has become a wealthy temple in the world.
His master once said that his senior brother's disadvantage was that he was too worldly and too utilitarian, and his senior brother's strength was also that he was too worldly.
Brother, if you manage the temple with a secular heart, you will never end up with the temple being destroyed, the monks dispersing, and the Buddha falling and disappearing.
The only thing to worry about is that the true Dharma does not exist.
And he needs to pass on this true teaching to his master.
Leaving the temple, the bustling world outside seemed to turn into a rolling tide of heat. Just looking at it, I could feel a gust of hot wind blowing directly on my cheeks.
This is where all living beings live. No wonder the Buddhist scriptures call it the great hell of the human world.
He once came out for a short time and was nearly beaten to death. This shows that the world is as ferocious as a tiger and can destroy a person's soul in an instant.
In such a big world, where should I go?
Ruyi thought about it, took out her cell phone from the cloth bag, and made a call.
Hase Shuichi.
He had been to Kichijoji and had met me a few times. He had always wanted to invite me to debut with him in a group.
Now, the other party seems to have become a big singer.
"Hey, who are you?"
"Kichijoji, Ruyi."
"Hey, it's you. You called me on purpose. Have you figured it out?"
"Do you need anyone else over there?"
"It just so happens that I am still lacking a monk who can form a group with me."
"Okay, where are you?"
"Let me come find you. If I'm right, you should be standing at the gate of Kichijoji Temple, looking around, not knowing where to go."
"How can you know so much?"
"Let's chat when we meet."
Ruyi stood there and waited obediently for about half an hour. Then a silver-black Porsche Panamera made a beautiful drift and stopped in front of him.
In the car was a bald monk wearing sunglasses and chewing gum.
"This way, come here."
Ruyi put the phone into her cloth bag and got into the luxury car with some trepidation.
The reason why he knew it was a luxury car was because his senior brother also had one, and it was a shooting brake version.
"Stay at my place first, and then consider other things."
Hase Hideichi and the other monks fastened their seat belts as they wished, stepped on the accelerator, and drove him to his Shibuya district.
On the way, Ruyi finally asked about his doubts. It was hard for him to imagine that someone he hadn't contacted for a long time could guess that he was standing at the gate of Kichijoji when he called.
"Last night, my master called me and said that the old abbot of Kichijoji might not be able to hold on any longer. He was too far away to be sure."
"And your call today undoubtedly proves that my master's ominous premonition has come true."
"From what I know about you, you must have called me only after you stepped out of the temple gate and realized you didn't know where to go next."
Ruyi remained silent.
"Don't worry, since you thought of calling me, it proves that you still remember me as your friend. I will arrange your future life."
Perhaps thinking of something interesting, Hase Hideichi smiled and said, "Maybe you can first come up with a catchy name for our debut group."
……
Saturday, October 7.
Late at night, the water of Arakawa was rushing as usual.
Across the river is the bustling downtown area, and on the other side is the Arakawa area.
A large amount of natural scenery obscures the light emitted by the scattered houses.
The night is quiet and deep here.
"Alas, I don't know what the higher-ups were thinking. They actually handed such a task to us. Aren't they afraid that we will mess it up again?" "What nonsense are you talking about? This is the opportunity that Master fought for us to atone for our sins!"
"So, what if we fail this time?"
"..."
On the Arakawa River, two priests, one tall and one thin, walked through the bushes and detoured through the Arakawa area to the Edogawa area.
"If the Bat God's cultivation is strong enough, and he becomes a small one like the Toad God, we can drive him directly to the Edogawa District, instead of having to clear the way for him in the traditional way of walking."
"Put away your complaints, and don't mention the Toad God again."
"But I always feel something is wrong in my heart."
The thin priest Nakatani said this and looked back.
A giant bat, flapping its black wings, perched on the treetops, almost blending into the night. Only its scarlet eyes made its presence unmistakable.
Bat God, the new god who replaced the Toad God.
"I have already investigated in advance. There are almost no people on both sides of the Arakawa River. Apart from the possible existence of the Lord of the Arakawa River, there is almost no possible trouble."
The tall priest Zhongshan said a few words to comfort him and at the same time he tried to cheer himself up to avoid any accidents.
In Kyoto, people need to carry lanterns to welcome the shrine. They invite the gods into the world, so they also need corresponding welcoming ceremonies.
If one is able to successfully walk into the market, it proves that the deity has the fate and fortune to be worthy of the incense offerings from this place.
If it fails, there will naturally be no follow-up.
The two walked about 500 meters along the river before the bat following behind them gently flapped its wings and landed from one tree canopy to another.
The Arakawa area has always been sparsely populated, and the vegetation and weeds on both sides of the river are dense, so there are no human figures.
It was past 2 . when Priest Nakatani checked the time and then looked at the not-too-far Edogawa District.
"Bat God, we are approaching the Edogawa District. You can make yourself a little smaller to prevent the world from colliding with your divine power out of ignorance."
They both faced backwards and spoke at the same time.
Under their gaze, the two-story-tall bat god's demonic power flowed, and his body shrank several times to the size of an owl.
Priest Nakatani breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Bat God's cultivation was not enough to change his body shape for a long time, he could still barely make it from here to the destination in Edogawa District.
The shrunken bat god suddenly slid down from the treetops, flapping its wings, and landed on the shoulder of the tall priest, staring intently ahead.
"Bat God, have you discovered anything?"
The heart of the priest Zhongshan suddenly rose to his throat and his eyes were full of vigilance.
"No way... my premonition has come true?" Priest Nakatani murmured with a trembling voice.
"Squeak!"
The bat god standing on the shoulder of the tall priest had fierce eyes and bared teeth. Its claws tightly grasped the shoulders of the priest below, piercing into the flesh and oozing blood.
The priest Zhongshan grimaced in pain, but did not dare to scold the bat god on his shoulder.
He was just a priest serving the Bat God, not the deifier who had signed a contract with the Bat God.
Crash.
A figure appeared in front of the two men and the bat, accompanied by the sound of flowing water.
very familiar.
I've been having nightmares about this lately.
The grace of that sword chopping off the Toad God's head... no, the terrifying sight of the Toad God's head being cruelly chopped off often frightened them so much that they could not fall asleep.
"You, why are you here?"
The face of the priest Zhongshan suddenly changed, and his voice began to tremble.
Priest Zhonggu's face turned pale and he smiled bitterly, "Master, did you come here to block us tonight?"
"Maybe it's fate."
Pinggong Qianye replied with a slightly strange expression.
He had no idea of the whereabouts of the Golden Light Sect in secret, nor did he know that the people who appeared here tonight were the two priests he had met once before.
The reason I came here is because there is an obvious monster aura here.
You want to pass by the gate of your own temple in such a brazen manner?
Do you really think there is no big Buddha in the small temple?
(End of this chapter)
