Chapter 7 Chapter 29 Spell War

The next day—before noon, Ziying and Chi appeared in Ximing Temple. The monkey led the two of them to Kukai's room. Ziying and Chi didn't smile, they sat in front of Kukai and Yishi who stayed here last night. Chi's eyes were sharper than yesterday, his lips were tightly closed, and the lip lines became more obvious. No matter Ziying or Chi, they are about twenty-five or sixteen years old. "Mr. Kukai—" Chi said nervously. "Yeah." Kukai looked at the two with a smile on his face. "As expected, sir." "What's up?" "The meat thing."

"Meat?" "Master Liu has reported yesterday's events to Huigo Ageli, and Ageli immediately ordered someone to prepare raw meat equal in weight to the emperor." "Master Liu said that things are exactly as Mr. Kukai expected." Ziying said. "In this way, Aguili can somewhat recharge her energy." Kukai replied. "That's true, Kukai, you're right." Yishi said. In fact, Yishi only heard the spell cast by Huigo Agari from Kukai last night. Here's what it's about. The law is called "Zhuan Falun Bodhisattva's Law of Destroying Demons and Enemies".

It is also referred to as "Zhuan Falun Fa" or "Destroying Demons and Enemies". It is the supreme method of subjugation that destroys all demons or enemies that exist in this world. Generally speaking, it is not a law for individuals. It can only be used when the country is in danger, or when its survival is on the verge of death. This is the secret method among the secret methods, and it is the absolute method that will surely put the enemy to death. This method originated from Tianzhu-India. Esoteric monks are not empty, and they came to the Tang Dynasty when they came from the east.Bukong—that is, the master of Huigo Agali. He is not a Han Chinese, but an out-and-out Tianzhu.

Bukong translated the "Zhuan Falun Bodhisattva's Method of Destroying Demons and Enemies" in Tang language, which records the implementation steps of this method. Later, Kukai brought this book back to Japan, and it became the secret method of the Anshoji school that is second to none among the twelve Nozawa schools of the Shingon sect, and it was carefully passed down. Basically, this law is for the country, but sometimes it is done for individuals.In this case, it is necessary to use the method of subduing the great enemy of Bodhi - ignorance and affliction. Specifically, when the country is facing a crisis, a Dharma wheel is set up on the altar, and then practiced.

Zhuan Dharma Wheel is made of Neem wood.According to the book "Zhuan Falun Bodhisattva's Method of Destroying Demons and Enemies", the neem wood is cut into a circle, twelve fingers long and eight fingers in circumference. On the upper and lower sides of Zhuanfalun bamboo slips, patterns of the sixteenth protection or eight-spoked wheels are carved and painted, and the folded enemies and enemies are sealed inside the tube. The spouse's feet must be written with the name of the spouse or the enemy. When loading the Enemy Doll, the statue of Fudo Mingo must also be stepped on its head and abdomen, and its name is written on the sole of the foot.

After enshrining the Dharma wheel on the Dharma altar, the gods such as the sixteen guardians and Wangcheng guardians are called to perform Dharma protection in 18 ways. After the practice is over, take out the resentful couple and throw them into the fire to burn. As for the deity, there are different opinions. Some people say that it is the Great Wheel Vajra shown by Maitreya Buddha and has the appearance of destroying demons and enemies; others say that it is the Bodhisattva himself; Or Vajrasattva Chui, Golden Wheel Buddha Top, or even Zhuan Dharma Wheel itself. "Probably he also added his own magic skills, but I think what Huigo Agori used should be this—" Kukai explained to Yishi.

At that time, Yishi asked Kukai: "However, Kukai, in this way, wouldn't Huigo Agori want to write his name on the resentment—" "I guess so." "That means, Age Li already knows the name of the enemy?" "probably." "Then did he write the name of Lord Duluye the curser, or the name of the white dragon?" "I don't know about that—" Kukai closed his eyes and said, "However, if you write your real name, your mana will also increase—" "real name?" "So, Issei, if you meet someone who might cast a curse on you, it's better to use a fake name." Kukai said with a smile.

This is what happened last night. "Again -" Kukai said to the nervous Ziying and Chi, "Yesterday, Ziying visited the mansion of Master Duluzhi in Chongdefang." "went." "How is the result?" "There's no sign of Master Dulu Zhi Curse." "What about the woman?" "The woman is also gone, there is no one, and both of them seem to have left." "Then, what's the situation?" Asked by Kukai, Ziying frowned slightly. "It's appalling, very appalling. Dog corpses or the remains of snakes, toads, and centipedes are all over the ground, exposed in the courtyard—" It is said that in the corner of the courtyard, there are hundreds of dog heads piled up alone.

There are also the same number of dog remains, buried under the grounds of the courtyard. About 300 snake corpses were boiled or broken. The remains of toads with the same fate approached 400. The smell of dog blood and rancidity penetrating into the soil floated strongly in the air. "There is something very strange." Ziying said. "Strange thing?" "There are not only corpses, but also living things." "Living thing?" "There are about 200 live snakes in the urn. The toads are probably close to this number." "yes?" "And dogs."

"dog?" "Yes. There are more than a dozen dogs wandering around in the abandoned house, and some even snatched the corpses of their companions." "turn out to be--" "What's going on here? Speaking of which, dogs, snakes, and toads are all props for casting spells. If you keep them, do you want to stop casting spells—" "Really? They stayed—" "The number of dogs should be more. I think many dogs have escaped, and only a few remain in the mansion." "There are probably several possibilities." "Oh." "One is, as Ziying said, they gave up casting spells."

"yes." "The other is that they gave up the previous spells and switched to other spells." "Because the spells they perform are already known, and it is indeed possible to use other methods." "Or leave dogs and snakes on purpose to make people think that they want to change the law, but in fact continue to perform the original spell—" "" "Or it's just that it's impossible to transport a large number of dogs and snakes to other places because they can't avoid it in time. Besides, it's too eye-catching to transport those living things away together. Or, some of them have already been transported, leaving some dogs and snakes—— " "Which one is it?" "There is no need to judge now. The question now is where is the Duruzhi Conjurer? Do you have any clues about this?" "No." Ziying shook her head: "We asked people nearby without revealing any traces, but no one has reported the whereabouts of the group that looks like Master Duluzhi." "yes?" "We can't make a large-scale investigation. Because the emperor was cursed, it must not be made public." Chi said a little anxiously. "makes sense." "If there are any new developments, someone should come to report to me or Chi, and then I will immediately pass it on to Mr. Kukai—" "Understood." "By the way, yesterday you mentioned one or two things about this matter that you may explain to us." Chi asked. "Just tell me." Ziying continued. "Actually, I have various thoughts now, and I want to confirm it first." "What's up?" "The Chongdefang mansion you visited earlier, do you know who the owner is?" "Well, I want to find out right away." "Then please." "Who is the owner and is there a problem?" "As I said just now, I have all kinds of ideas. It's just that it's better for you not to have preconceptions, so I won't explain it for now. People often only want to find out the answers they want to know, but they can't see other things—" "Understood." Ziying nodded. "So, what should I do?" "Chi, let me ask you about this first—" Kukai took out a four-fold paper from his pocket, and opened it for everyone to see. It reads in Chinese: When the sky clears up, I want to eat melons again. "This is?" Chi asked. "What I wrote last night." "So..." Chi had a surprised expression. "I would like to ask you to write a few more and post them in conspicuous places on Suzaku Street, West Market, and East Market." "Post this?" "The reason is a long story, can you please help me with this matter first?" "Understood." Chi nodded. "What to do next, after finishing this matter-" "Yes." The two responded respectfully. Afterwards, they talked briefly, and the two said: "Then we will take our leave." After speaking, they left Ximing Temple. After Ziying and Chi left, Yishi asked Kukai: "Hey, what is the mission you just told them about? Why did you tell Ziying about it?" "You mean, let him investigate the matter of the owner of the Chongdefang mansion?" "Exactly." "You'll understand when you think about it." "I don't understand, I just want to ask you if I don't understand, Kukai—" "Listen, Yishi, this incident, although there are many big and small things happening one after another, but there are a few common symbols." "Symbol?" "So now we need to find someone to investigate." "I'm confused by this." "Anyway, I'll let you know when the investigation has a clue." "Don't be fooled, Kukai." "I'm not making fun of it." "You're driving me crazy with curiosity." "You wait. The results of the investigation come out, and I will tell you everything—" "Then, what is the piece of paper you handed to Chi? It says 'the sky is sunny, I want to eat melon again'. What does that mean?" "That is my letter to Master Danon." "Writing to Master Danon?" "It means that Kukai wants to find him and invite him to visit." "what?" "'The sky is sunny' has no special meaning. As long as there is the word 'empty', any sentence is fine. The 'empty' refers to the 'empty' of Kukai." "'Desperate to eat melon again' - what does it refer to?" "Didn't I say it? I just want to meet again." "But, what is written on the paper is that I want to eat melons." "Yishi, when we set foot on this land last year, didn't we get melons and fruits from Master Danweng in Luoyang?" "The old man who casts spells and grows melons?" "yes." "I see." "Understood? Anyone who reads this letter will not understand who is sending it to whom. Only Master Dan Weng will know." "Then, what do you want to discuss with Master Dan Weng?" "The purpose is the same as asking someone to investigate who the owner is." "what?" "Anyway, I want to ask Master Danweng, where is Bailong now?" "Does Master Danon know?" "I'm not sure either—" Kukai shifted his gaze to the distant sky. At this time, a big monkey shouted from outside: "Mr. Kukai—" "What's wrong?" Kukai replied. "Mr. Bai Letian is here to see you again." "Bai Letian?" Speaking of Bai Letian, he visited Kukai at Ximing Temple a few days ago.Farewell that day, but a few days of work. "Please come in," Kukai said. After a while, Bai Letian came into Kong Hai's room.A look of heavy heart. "What's wrong with you?" Kukai asked. "I've finally made up my mind." Bai Letian replied. "determination?" "This time, I am determined to take a trip to Lishan Huaqing Palace. I have made a special trip to tell you." Bai Letian said it so neatly: "Mr. Kong Hai, if it is convenient, you can go with me." "The result is still there." Bai Letian whispered to Kong Hai. "There, Huaqing Palace?" "Yes." Bai Letian nodded, and looked at Kong Hai with probing eyes: "Think about all the places where Emperor Xuanzong and his concubine spend together, where is the happiest place?" "So that's the case, is it Huaqing Palace?" Kong Hai seemed to remember something, looked at Bai Letian, nodded and said, "You are right. There are no other places. If you want me to name a place related to the two of you at this moment , it’s still there after all.” "I intend to leave in four days. Will you come with me?" "certainly." "I will come here to look for you early in the morning. During this period, if you change your mind, please send a message." After saying this, Bai Letian said as if spitting out a pebble: "Then I'm going back." Then he got up and said goodbye. "Then—" "Goodbye—" After Bai Letian left, Yishi said, "Hey, Kukai. What's wrong with Lishan Hua Qingguan?" "Didn't I mention the code to you just now?" "Symbol?" "Didn't I say that Ziying and Chi should investigate this matter?" "Yes, but you didn't mention the meaning of the code." "It's Your Royal Highness." "Concubine?" "Everything that has happened these days has something to do with Her Royal Highness." "I know that too, but so what?" "In order to confirm this matter, I asked Chi and Ziying to help investigate." "Do you mean to say that even the mansion in Chongdefang is involved with Her Highness the Concubine?" "That's why I asked Ziying to help me find out—" "And if so, what?" "If there is any connection, it can be used as a clue to solve the mystery of why Bailong tried to reduce the emperor's lifespan." "what?!" "In the end, it's really worthy of..." "Indeed?" "I mean Bai Letian." "What happened to that man?" "I ignored such an obvious code in Lishan Huaqing Palace. But that man saw through it at a glance." "What did he see through?" "For Emperor Xuanzong and His Highness Yang Guifei, Huaqing Palace is the most familiar and comfortable place for them." "—" "He is so persistent in creating that long poem, it's no wonder he sees through it." After Kukai said it, Yishi could understand it. Speaking of which, Emperor Xuanzong first heard about Yang Yuhuan, the wife of his son King Shou, when he was in Lishan. In October of the twenty-eighth year of Tang Kaiyuan (AD 740)——When Xuanzong came to Lishan Hot Spring Palace, he heard for the first time that there was a peerless beauty. Hearing this, Xuanzong immediately summoned Gao Lishi, who was accompanying him. "I've heard this, so the legend is true?" He took it for granted that Gao Lishi had heard of Yang Yuhuan's beauty long ago. At that time, Gao Lishi must respectfully echo Xuanzong's words. "I have heard it." "Even you have heard of it?" At this time, Xuanzong expressed his interest for the first time and said: "If the rumor is true, please let me see his beauty." The emperor wanted to see his appearance, in other words, he wanted to summon him.Gao Lishi then welcomed Yang Yuhuan all the way to Mount Li. It is said that when Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan met for the first time here, the emperor was astonished and kept her by his side. This matter is seen in, of course, it is very likely to be the case, but the facts may be somewhat different. First of all, Emperor Xuanzong did not know the beauty of his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan so far—in other words, he had never seen Yang Yuhuan before that, which is a bit unreasonable. Ordinarily, Xuanzong should have known her beauty earlier, as for when and how he would take this beauty as his own, he must have thought of a countermeasure in advance. What's more, Yang Yuhuan, who was summoned at that time, was immediately given the name Taizhen, and entered Taizhen Palace as a female Daoist. Things happened too quickly, so it can be inferred from this. In any case, Taizhen Palace is located in Lishan Mountain, which is undoubtedly the place where Yang Yuhuan and Xuanzong met. At that time, Xuanzong was very keen on the way of immortality. From this, it can be inferred that Xuanzong's idea of ​​letting Yang Yuhuan enter Taizhen Palace as a female Taoist priest was derived from the way of immortality. Jiazi in October, lucky hot spring palace.Take Shou Wangfei Yang's family as a Taoist priest, and her name is Taizhen. This is recorded in "New Book of Tang". In Lishan, which is far away from Chang'an City, he is obsessed with women all day long, so it is no wonder that he neglects state affairs. Xuanzong even left the following words: "If I win Concubine Yang, it's like a treasure." "In addition, the Yellow Crane, Bailong, and Danlong who disappeared with Her Royal Highness are also Huaqing officials in Lishan?" Kukai said. "Ah, that's right." "Perhaps it can be said that the story took place in Huaqing officials from the beginning to the end." "Kukai, when does the so-called end of the story mean? Was it fifty years ago? Or is it not over yet?" "From now on, what happens in the future is beyond my control." Kukai finished speaking with a calm smile on his face.