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Oshima Reiya, is there any Oshima family around here? It sounds familiar, but I'm not sure.
"Ling is also the daughter of the Oshima family in Tokyo." Fujitaka reminded her kindly.
The Oshima family in Tokyo?
After hearing this, Inada realized something. Of course, he knew the Oshima family in Tokyo, but he just hadn't connected the Oshima family name with Tokyo before.
That Tokyo financial tycoon is also a leader in the real estate industry. Now I heard that he has also entered the entertainment industry.
Daotian spent 20 billion to invest in a holiday villa here. He took out all his savings and borrowed money from the bank.
Don't worry about where the money comes from, being able to borrow from the bank is a skill. In this era, there is really no one else in the entire Kasetta City who can take out 20 billion yen at a time.
But 20 billion would be a bankruptcy for him, but for the Oshima family in Tokyo, it would probably be just a small amount that slipped through the cracks.
Inada was not afraid of any research institute or professor, but he was well aware of the power of capital. His voice was a little stammering for a moment.
"Well, it's the Buddha statue, right? Just take it away. Don't delay my construction work here."
Daotian said that he didn't want to say anything else, and turned and left, leaving the construction site manager somewhat stunned.
But since the master has said so, he certainly has no objection.
The director of the Archaeological Institute in Kagoshima, a university professor from Tokyo, and the daughter of the Oshima family in Tokyo.
He had dared to speak loudly before, but now he realized that the people standing in front of him were more difficult to offend than the others, so he lowered his voice by an octave.
"Well, look, do you need my help here?" He didn't know who he should talk to.
Shimazu looked at Fujitaka. He still hadn't figured out the situation of the Oshima family in Tokyo. Fujitaka looked at Lingya and saw that the other party looked like he had nothing to do with it.
"If possible, could you please use a construction vehicle to take down the Buddha statue on the hillside?"
The foreman looked at the location of the Buddha statue and found it a bit difficult, but it wouldn't be a big deal if a crane was used. Mr. Inada couldn't afford to offend that person. He said so before he left, so he certainly couldn't afford to offend him even more.
"I understand. Leave it to me."
With the help of a large crane at the construction site, the Buddha statue was quickly fished down and placed on flat ground.
At this time, the ground shook twice again.
"Another earthquake?"
The people present were about to throw themselves down when they found that the shaking of the ground had stopped. After waiting for a while, there were no aftershocks.
Ling also retracted her foot that had been stepping down hard.
The things underground have bad tempers, but they are a bit cunning in hiding.
“Is this a Buddha statue?”
"It should be Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva." Teng Long observed it carefully for a while, but it didn't look like the usual Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The carving techniques and images were subtly different, so Teng Long couldn't be sure. But soon, he found words behind the Bodhisattva.
"It's Chinese characters, offering in the first year of Tianbao?"
Fujitaka thought about it. As an archaeology professor, he was well aware of the history of the island nation, but he did not remember the era name "Tenho". There was Tenpo, which was the era name during the reign of Emperor Renxiao.
But it is impossible that there are typos carved on the statue.
He looked at Shimazu, who also shook his head.
It really doesn't.
"This is not the Japanese era name." Lingye said. She was not an archaeologist, but she knew this, "Because this is the era name of the Tang Dynasty."
Tianbao was the reign title of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji. How could anyone who studied history forget that it was the turning point of the Tang Dynasty's prosperity and decline? The An-Shi Rebellion also occurred during the Tianbao period, until Yang Yuhuan was executed at Mawei Slope and Emperor Xuanzong abdicated.
The prosperous Tang Dynasty of "Nine Barbarians preparing jade banquets and Five Di people preparing jade feasts" now only exists in poems and songs.
No wonder the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva looks a little different. It was not carved by an island country, but a Buddha statue from the other side of the ocean.
But why would a statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva from the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty appear underground in the island country of Kagoshima?
Fujitaka and Shimadzu were very curious and thought this could be a future research topic.
Ling was equally curious, but not just for reasons of studying history.
There were two earthquakes, and there was something strange underground. And it was closely related to the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Whether it was a monster or a demon, the guy who hid his head and showed his tail was deliberately avoiding her.
There was a roar coming from the sky, and in the distance, the Tianjing was flying over.
The earthquake attracted the ZAT team. However, Ling did not stay there to wait. Even she did not catch the other party's tail, so it was not certain that the ZAT team would be able to investigate anything valuable.
To know the history of thousands of years ago, humans can only do archaeological research, but Ling is different, she can ask the people involved.
A thousand years is too long for humans, but not necessarily for monsters. Even if we leave out old antiques like Renlong, she knows two or three thousand-year-old monsters in Gensokyo.
So she came to Gensokyo again.
Chapter 394: King of Hell
In Gensokyo, there are monsters like Yakumo Yukari who like to wander around, but more monsters like to stay in their own fixed places.
This is especially true for Red Leaf Hunter, who has never been seen leaving the maple forest.
"You mean Kagoshima during the Tianbao period? Wait, I'm not used to the time of the Tang Dynasty. Let me think about it."
Although he said he was thinking about it, Hongye Shou's eyes seemed to be staring at his empty wine glass inadvertently.
Ling also knew what he meant, and she didn't feel offended, she was asking for help. So she reached out, a bottle of wine appeared in her hand, and she opened it and filled a glass for Hongye Shou.
"I don't know if you can get used to drinking 80-year-old Moutai."
"Look at what you said. I'm used to it. Of course I'm used to it."
This person personally poured wine for him. Although Hongye Shou didn't know the other person's identity, he was obviously very distinguished. This treatment really made him feel flattered.
"Don't tell me, once I drink this Chinese wine, I suddenly remember the things about China." After drinking a glass, Hongye Shou smacked his lips and did not dare to ask Lingye to pour wine for him, fearing that his life would be shortened. It is better to pour it by yourself.
"This is the Tianbao Year. I remember it was the eighth century AD."
"742 to 756 AD." Ling also added that this was the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.
"You remember it very clearly. Then I know. Ah, now I remember, wasn't that when Abe was the empress?"
"Abe?" This is such a friendly way to address him. "Do you know him?"
"We knew each other, and it was a brief romance. Because Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty was the queen at the time, the island nation did not shy away from women, so Abe sat on the throne. I remember her title should be Xiaoqian, a very beautiful lady."
As one of the few female emperors in the island country, Xiaoqian has left a rich record in history. NHK even broadcast a TV series about her a while ago. So when Ling heard this name, she also knew who she was.
"I know about Kagoshima during Abe's time, but I didn't go there."
"What do you mean 'didn't go'?"
"Abe told me that she knew my identity and hoped that I could go and help. Oh, I don't want to sacrifice my life for just a body and a fleeting love."
"Aren't you the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven? Is there anything you dare not do?"
"If neither Amaterasu nor Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto went, what's the use of a small character like me?" Hongye Shou glanced at Lingye, wanting to show a little sarcasm, but didn't dare to, "Did you go at that time?"
Of course Ling didn't go. That was more than a thousand years ago, and she had only been in this world for more than two years.
She didn't care about Hongye Huo's slightly offensive sarcasm. It had nothing to do with her anyway.
"What happened there?"
"You really don't know?" Hongye Shou was a little confused. How could a god with such a respected status not know what happened back then?
But after thinking about it, he answered honestly, spitting out two words:
"Yama."
"King of Hell? The King of Hell?"
Hongye Shou was a little surprised. He was not sure whether this person really didn't know or was deliberately pretending to be stupid with him.
"It's a little different. In the island country, even in myths and legends, there are very few stories about the King of Hell. Everyone knows this name, but all stories only mention it briefly, and there is no belief in the King of Hell. You can't believe in it. It's a taboo."
Ling also thought about it. Indeed, everything can be worshipped in the island country, there is even a shrine dedicated to Izanami, the lord of the underworld, but she has never seen a shrine dedicated to the King of Hell.
"The King of Hell was sealed. If it weren't for here, in front of you, I wouldn't even dare to mention his name. At that time, the entire Kagoshima fell into the land of the dead. Birds, beasts, fish, insects all died, and flowers, plants and trees all withered. The islanders also died one village after another."
"Who sealed the King of Hell?" Ling also remembered the statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. "Is it Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?"
"Ksitigarbha?" Hongye Shou showed a sarcastic smile, "The gods usually accept offerings from humans, but if something really happens, no one will intervene. Amaterasu won't, we monsters won't, and Ksitigarbha certainly won't either. Of course, it was humans who sealed the King of Hell."
When you are truly in desperate situation, praying to gods and Buddhas is futile, and the only one you can rely on is yourself.
"The capital was in Nara at the time, and the priests and monks in Nara were helpless, so I gave Abe an idea. The monks in the island country were not good enough, but there were great monks in the Tang Dynasty. They were real great monks. So Abe ordered Fujiwara no Kiyokawa to be an envoy to the Tang Dynasty and went to seek help."
The somewhat familiar name of Fujiwara Kiyokawa reminded Ling's brain of the past as a history student.
She remembered a famous story.
"Jianzhen sailed eastward!"
"Yes, you remember it?" Hongye Shou leaned against the maple tree behind him to make himself more comfortable. Jianzhen's voyage to the East was such a distant memory.
Humans are really, really interesting.
"In the fifth year of the Tenpyo Shoho era (the twelfth year of the Tianbao era), the great Tang monk Jianzhen sailed eastward with the monks Fajin, Tanjing, Ni Zhishou, Upasaka Panxiantong and hundreds of others, and landed on Kagoshima." Hongye Shou said in a whisper, "It was an unprecedented spectacle. The last time I saw such a scene was when Xu Fu led 3,000 boys and girls to the island."
"Ah? You were there during the time of the First Emperor?"
"Is that what you are paying attention to? What difference does it make whether it is there or not?"
There may not have been a monster called Red Leaf Hunter at that time, but as long as there were red maple leaves and people were grateful, he existed.
Monsters are just that kind of creatures, without parents, born and raised by nature, and they can’t even tell when they regained consciousness.
Suddenly one day, he found that he could interfere with the real world, and thus became a monster in the eyes of the world.
At that time, Kagoshima was in ruins, no matter if they were human or other creatures, all died equally. Not even gods dared to go, nor did demons or ghosts dare to go.
Everything that has life will die.
The King of Hell is such a thing. Yes, it is a "thing", not a god or a monster. It is a certain concept.
No one knows why it came or where it came from. From the current point of view, it probably came from outside the universe like a monster, and it just appeared like this.
Initially it had no name, and people rumored it was the 'King of Hell', so it became the King of Hell and took on the form imagined by humans.
It is useless to pray to gods and Buddhas when humans really encounter disasters. Humans can only rely on themselves.
At the construction site, the ZAT team's plane has landed.
Kotaro, Minamihara, and Ueno got off the plane and saw a construction site.