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"I say, you didn't really believe what that charlatan said, did you?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi recognized Shuten-doji's voice and was a little surprised. He hesitated for a moment and asked suspiciously, "What do you mean by saying this out of the blue?"

"That priest doesn't look like he would lie to me. If he did, I would make him pay the price."

Shuten-doji snorted softly.

"He didn't lie to you, he was just stupid."

"In ancient times, people would regard thunder and lightning as the wrath of heaven, imagining that there was a god of thunder who controlled thunder and lightning to punish sinners. Over time, this wish power gathered, and the god of thunder was really born."

"But in modern times, educated people know that it is just a natural phenomenon caused by the friction of clouds."

"Perspective and knowledge determine the truthfulness of a person's words. Do I need to teach you this?"

"That charlatan said that this was the indestructible body of the bald ass, because that was the only thing he had seen."

"That doesn't mean what he said is right."

Uesugi Kiyoshi thought for a moment and felt that what Shuten-doji said made some sense.

The ghost king of Mount Oe suddenly interrupted the conversation, definitely not to criticize the priest Hanyu, nor to make fun of himself. He was not such a boring person.

So he got straight to the point.

"I understand. So, Master Shuten, what can you teach me?"

"You're not just coming here to say a few sarcastic words and then go back to drink and sleep, are you?"

The atmosphere was silent for a moment.

Shuten-doji seemed to let out a long sigh, and his sigh was filled with emotion.

"Do you remember I told you that my divine body was stranded in Kyoto?"

"I now possess the power of the Ghost King. The power of the Son of God is sealed in my body. I cannot sense it."

Uesugi Kiyoshi came to his senses instantly.

He frowned and muttered to himself.

"You mean?"

Shuten-doji didn't keep Uesugi Kiyoshi waiting too long.

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"Before becoming Shuten-douji"

"At that time, I was a monk, and my temple was on Mt. Ibuki..."

"People say that I am the son of the god of Mount Ibuki, born to save all living beings."

"My Buddhist teachings are quite sophisticated, much better than those fools among my fellow disciples."

"So, I often sit in the Senluo Hall, listening to the distant bell sounds, and saving the pilgrims who kneel down devoutly to worship me."

"The sound of the bells remains unchanged, the Buddhist scriptures are the same, I am tired of reading them, but the troubles of the world are so varied that I can never save them all."

"The [sins] of mankind are far beyond my imagination."

"You should understand this very well. Let me give you an example. That feeling is almost the same as sinking."

"The difference is that depravity is being obsessed with the whispers of ghosts and gods."

"And I am lost in the endless sins of the pilgrims."

"As time goes by, the monks grow old one by one, but I am still young, chanting sutras for the pilgrims who come and go."

"It happened that the war between humans and ghosts broke out everywhere, and the people were separated by life and death. The mountains and plains were filled with military flags and corpses."

"Well that memory, if it were you, it would not be unfamiliar to you."

"I listened and read. Their resentment was like a snake entwining my hands and feet, whispering in my ears day and night. As the suffering of the spectators increased, they kept talking about the absurdity of the world. I was shaken."

“Human beliefs are like a building. If there is any negligence, it may collapse due to an ant hole.”

"What have I learned from reciting the sutras day and night?"

"The son of God of Mount Ibuki, gifted with extraordinary talents, the essence of Buddhism, an indestructible body, able to subdue demons and monsters, and protect the land."

"So what?"

"I have witnessed many tragedies with my own eyes. The gods and demons who attacked me without mercy, the son of God of Mount Ibuki can stop them for mortals, but how can I redeem those who died under the schemes and butcher knives of their own kind?"

"I have seen two countries fighting, soldiers raising swords and guns against civilians. I have seen brothers killing each other for a little property. I have seen unfaithful wives collude with their mistresses to murder their husbands. I have seen unfilial sons bury their elderly parents alive just to save a mouthful of food."

"Then they cried bitterly in front of me and confessed their sins."

“Do they know they are wrong?”

"No, they just want to hear my consolation, to get a little comfort, to offset the huge guilt, to live with the sin with peace of mind, or even to refuse to change after repeated admonitions, to make worse and make one mistake after another."

“It dawned on me.”

"Human beings are creatures that are always accompanied by sin. They are not worthy of my salvation."

"Not! Worth! It!"

"Instantly, the resentment accumulated over nearly a hundred years turned into demonic power and poured into my divine body like an enlightenment."

"My appearance changed overnight. I had claws and pointed ears, just like the evil ghost the pilgrims talked about."

"I heard the morning bells ringing, and the day had dawned."

"I walked out of the room, and the monks and pilgrims saw my hideous face and fled away, completely forgetting that I was the Son of the Buddha they revered."

"I don't care about their reactions. My mind is hazy and I only remember the old host who raised me, taught me Buddhism, and taught me the principles of the world."

"I want to ask him why, why is the world like this."

"How can such people be worth saving?"

"I ran to the old abbot's door, but it was already rusted. I then realized that he had passed away many years ago."

"From that moment on, I was free."

"The Son of God is dead, and the Ghost King is reborn."

Uesugi Qing listened to Shuten's narration in silence and clapped his hands gently.

"Well, it's a good story."

"Then, what you want to say is..."

Shuten-doji paused and continued.

"What I want to say is that the piece of skin you destroyed earlier did not contain the power of the Buddhist Vajra at all."

"It's me, the Son of God, who has been engulfed in the power of the Ghost King."

"It's normal for those laymen to not be able to tell the difference between the two. I have also practiced the Vajra Dharma for hundreds of years, and my power is of the same origin as that of Buddhism."

"Of course, that is not my real body, otherwise those mortals in your Collectibles Association would not be spared."

"But, at least."

"The attacker has touched my divine body before!"

There was another long silence.

Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't seem to expect that this matter would eventually involve Shuten-doji.

He stood at the foot of the mountain, looking at the red clouds and the setting sun with a complicated look in his eyes.

He just felt a little emotional about the story of Shuten-doji.

"Hey, Shuten, I know you must be hiding a lot of things from me, and I'm actually hiding a lot of things from you too."

"But, I recently recalled some past events."

"Even though you are extremely disappointed with humans, you still sing loudly and charge ahead of me. Will you help me?"

Shuten-doji let out an inexplicable "ah" and was about to say something when he was interrupted by Uesugi Kiyoshi.

"You just say yes or no."

Shuten-doji's voice disappeared.

Until a full five minutes later.

"certainly."

"meeting!"

"I am in your Hundred Demons Scroll. What's the point of you saying all this nonsense?"

Although his attitude was a bit bad, Uesugi Kiyoshi still smiled knowingly.

"Kyoto, temples, monks, Shuten-doji."

"The body of the Son of God, an attack on the Collectibles Association."

"Ah"

"coincide?"

"You're kidding!"

"Whatever happens, Shuten, don't worry."

"I'll take back your divine body first this time - so you don't have to think about my body every day. Tsk, this sounds really disgusting."

The young man's expression was relieved, his steps became brisk, he got into the business car, and soon, he sped away.

Chapter 307 Senior Brother

At Yoshida Shrine, Priest Hanyu stretched and walked out of the reception room.

He smiled and nodded to Igarashi Kiyomi at the door.

"Igarashi, where's Xiaoyuan?"

Igarashi Kiyomi said expressionlessly: "She fell asleep. Maybe she used too much spiritual energy and is a little sleepy."

This was the longest sentence he had ever said.