You say this is a love game?

"Little donor, calm down and listen carefully..."

In his world, darkness enveloped him.

Mizutani Makoto suddenly trembled all over.

It felt like a cold hand was placed on his shoulder.

One after another, countless hands pressed on his shoulders, as if it was a replay of the scene of death in the cursed land. It was so cold that he felt as if he was immersed in endless darkness and filth.

Someone whispered in his ear.

"..."

More than one person is saying this.

"..."

More and more voices, even surpassing the heavy voice of forty-two, the obsession that belongs to another era, the obsession that wants to stay here even if the soul is shattered, they are also whispering.

"..."

"..."

Listen, listen...

What are they talking about?

The whispering sound was like the sound of waves coming from far away. Amidst the crashing waves and foam, the sound of some shouting became clearer and clearer.

Mizutani Makoto shuddered, as if coming back to life, and suddenly came back to his senses from the terrifying darkness.

【Death Curse: 55/100】

He stared blankly in front of him, and a prompt window popped up, which was the curse message that had not been seen for a long time.

He almost died.

Drowning in the whispers of God.

That obsession that carries almost all the power of the soul, what exactly are their whispers telling?

Mizutani Makoto was silent.

The badge that symbolizes "President" is emitting a faint light.

They are calling for help.

They are asking.

The divine soul and divine body have been in conflict for nearly a hundred years, and they are all trapped in chaos... If there had not been any unusual movements on the side of the divine egg, they might not have woken up.

And when the solar eclipse ceremony is complete, the body of the divine egg is completely hatched, and the Great God of the Sun rises into the sky from under the cherry tree, can they really realize their obsession?

So, we ask you...

"..."

"..."

……Can.

Chidori was already horrified just by feeling the thick filth and death emanating from it.

"What do you want to do?"

She looked at Mizutani Makoto in shock, then shuddered suddenly and turned around, facing 42 pairs of eyes that were no longer empty, but full of complex expectations.

What... do you want to do again?

Chidori grabbed Mizutani Makoto's arm tightly, but found that a strong aura of death was spreading over him.

Mizutani Makoto gently slapped Chidori's hand away and looked at Luzhou Togan again.

He opened his mouth, hesitated for a while, and finally asked:

"Why did you protect the descendants of the Hiiragihara family back then?"

Luzhou Duyan shook his head slightly and said calmly:

"Little donor, what do you think is cause and effect?"

"Does good get good, and evil get evil? Is there a law of cause and effect?"

Without waiting for Mizutani Makoto to answer, Luzhou Duyan murmured softly: "No."

He sighed, "You don't always reap what you sow."

In Buddhist practice, there is a saying about the six supernatural powers of Buddhism.

Among the past events that Mizutani Makoto learned, the old Onmyoji once mentioned to Luzhou Duyan that Luzhou Duyan had suddenly realized the "clairaudience", which is one of the six supernatural powers. It can hear the words of suffering, joy, sorrow and happiness of sentient beings in the three realms and six paths, as well as hear all the sounds in the world without any obstacles.

This magical power allowed him to clearly hear who was doing good and who was doing evil.

Among these "six supernatural powers", there is one that allows one to know the destiny and deeds of oneself and all sentient beings in the three realms and six paths for hundreds of thousands of lifetimes.

Of course, the supernatural powers of practitioners are definitely different from those compiled entirely by religion. Just like the divine ear can hear the sentient beings in the three realms and six paths, Luzhou Duyan can indeed hear any person's language, even the language of the heart, but it is impossible for him to hear everything while standing still.

All he could hear were the people and things around him.

He also cannot hear sounds that are beyond his ability.

Luzhou Duyan only understood half of this knowledge of destiny. It was not like what was described, that he knew the destiny and deeds of hundreds of thousands of lifetimes, nor did he know things beyond his own ability. However, it allowed him to unexpectedly see through the so-called "cause and effect".

"Young donor, the so-called cause and effect has always been entangled."

He spread out his palm, and a faint light appeared in the palm of his hand, which attracted Mizutani Makoto's attention.

"When I was still alive, I foresaw a very tragic event... On the other side of the ocean, two completely unrelated people quarreled. At that time, the other person would die two years later."

"Are they related?"

"The harsh truth is... there is no one."

"The three of them had no connection whatsoever, no connection whatsoever between them in past or present lives. The deceased victim had not sown any seeds of karma, nor had he committed any evil, but simply because those two people on the other side of the ocean had a quarrel, he had to bear this tragic consequence and die for it."

“Those who do evil can have a good ending, and those who do good can also have a miserable ending.”

"Karma never favors anyone, nor does it abandon anyone. The spiral of cause and effect passes equally through all living things... Some benefit from it, while others suffer. This is cause and effect."

"The Butterfly Effect?"

The old monk, who possessed the ability to hear from the sky, naturally smiled knowingly: "Not entirely, but the young donor can understand it so simply."

"I once tried to save a person who was supposed to die. My sense of destiny gave me a premonition... There are many reasons why she died, but from the perspective of cause and effect, it turns out that three hundred years ago, someone burned down a temple in an ancient Eastern country, and three hundred years later, an old woman would die as a result."

"The old woman then asked me if the woman was her past life, and if she was being punished for her past life's sins."

"I told her the truth. It had nothing to do with her. That woman was not her past life, and the Buddha would not punish future generations for this... Her death was simply due to the fire that burned three hundred years ago. That's why she died."

The old woman never understood the cause and effect.

She insisted that this was the punishment from the Buddha, and that she must have made mistakes in her previous life, and that the Buddha wanted her to die in three months.

"But that time... I saved her."

"Three months later, I cured her illness, and she didn't die from the cold."

"Then, my premonition of her death changed again. She was supposed to die of a cold at that moment, but now she would tragically fall off a cliff five months later... I stayed with her for five months and saved her from that cliff fall."

Once, twice, three times... For eleven years, the Buddhist monks, who were expected by countless people to make a difference, stayed by the old woman's side, taking care of such an ordinary and bad-tempered old woman.

Took care of her for eleven years.

He saved her from life and death twenty-six times until she died of old age.

"I saved her."

"The cause planted three hundred years ago would have led to her death, but the kindness of a monk three hundred years ago allowed her to live peacefully until the end of her life."

Luzhou Ferry:

"The calamities she encountered were all trivial everyday incidents. Even if I wasn't a cultivator, as long as I maintained kindness and was willing to take care of that lonely old woman, she would be able to peacefully complete her final journey."

"In fact, she doesn't even need me. Maybe just a little help from the neighbors can save her from many disasters."

“From then on, I knew the path I wanted to take.”

From the age of thirty-three to forty-four, Luzhou Duyan spent eleven years to realize the truth that he had glimpsed from cause and effect.

"good."

"Do good."

"It's not just me doing good, or even you, the little donor, doing good... If we want to be free from this spiral of cause and effect, everyone must do good. Therefore, we need teaching, guiding people towards the end of good, until there are no more evil people in the world, and everyone is good."

"Then, the spiral of cause and effect, its tragic malice, will be concealed to the greatest extent..."

Therefore, Luzhou Duyan’s life is about spreading “goodness”.

He founded a school of thought and taught people to persevere in the direction of goodness, hoping that one day there would be no more evil people in the world and that the human world would be built like a pure land of bliss.

"If the true paradise really exists, it should not exist in the past life, but in this world."

What he taught to the successive heads of the Hiiragihara family was never Buddhism.

But it is good, evil, life, death, emptiness... in the final analysis, it is about how to "be a human being".

The successive heads of the Hiiragihara family were not Buddhists, but merely students of Rusu Togan in the mortal world. They recognized and inherited his philosophy of doing good, and walked in the world to practice the goodness in their hearts.

"…Just a cover-up?"

Mizutani Makoto asked.

"Little donor, the good intentions of cause and effect will not perish, nor will their evil intentions be eradicated."

Luzhou Duyan lowered his eyes slightly and said calmly, "If you, my dear benefactor, could understand what I said before about cause and effect, you would probably be able to guess... Even if I am doing good deeds, perhaps someone on the other side of the world will suffer misfortune because of my good deeds... Cause and effect have always been like this, so equal, and so cruel."

"Should good deeds stop for this?"

He asked Mizutani Makoto.

Mizutani Makoto was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't understand this, and I don't have your understanding... But if you really gave up, you wouldn't be here."

"Little donor, you also have the Buddha nature."

It was also the first time that Mizutani Makoto heard the old monk laugh.

"Yes, all we can do is face all this with kindness and goodwill."

"Goodness is the path I want to take."

Mizutani Makoto still shook his head and lowered his eyes.

“I’ve learned my lesson, but that doesn’t seem like the path I want to take.”

"Little donor, you have your own path to follow. Of course, you don't have to follow the path of this humble monk."

"I just want to save one person now."

"…even if it means sacrificing your life for it?"

"Even if it's my life."

Mizutani Makoto confirmed.

"Then please take these two."

Luzhou Ferry Road.

one.

【A Candy】

[Description: A candy labeled "apple flavor" carries a message of pure love. Although it's three years past its expiration date, it still tastes sweet when eaten.]

【Comment: I just died, but it doesn’t mean I don’t love you anymore.】

Second.

Damaged white jade paperweight

Description: A tattered paperweight, once pure white as clouds and smooth as jade, is now covered in fine cracks. It once held scriptures in a Buddhist temple, steeped in the sound of chanting. Even in its tatters, it exudes a soothing aura.

【Comment: As long as there is a white cloud in your heart, you can keep a clear and bright place.】

Mizutani Makoto blinked and was stunned when he saw the candy.

"what is this?"