Chapter Fourteen: Rashomon
Although the three of them don’t know what the rune means, it doesn’t mean that others don’t know it.
Leaving Melis and Lianzi at the mountain gate, letting them continue to study the door. Yang Yun entered the house alone, opened the way with money, and directly found the abbot of the temple.
The abbot obviously remembered Yang Yun. After showing surprise, he folded his hands together and smiled at Yang Yun, "I haven't seen you for a month, and I'm really happy to hear that the donor is safe and sound."
"It's thanks to the Master's Buddhist scriptures, but it's a pity that the Buddhist scriptures have been destroyed by ghosts..." Yang Yun bowed and said a little apologetically.
"It's just something outside of the body. Only the treasure can be truly radiant in the hands of those who know its value. Besides, saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda." The abbot smiled and waved his hand, saying that he didn't care: "I wonder if the donor is coming this time?"
"This..." Yang Yun organized the language a little, "I wonder how much the master knows about the mountain gate in front of the temple?"
"The mountain gate in front of the temple?"
"Yes, I have also been to many temples and shrines, but none of them have such exquisite workmanship." Yang Yun first flattered the abbot.
When he was praised, the abbot also said with a smug look on his face: "The donor has praised it."
"This mountain gate must have existed for thousands of years. I wonder if it was cultivated by the eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty?" Yang Yun asked tentatively.
But unexpectedly, the abbot shook his head and said, "No, although the monk has profound Buddhist teachings, this mountain gate was not cultivated by him, but had existed before the Tang Dynasty."
"Before the Tang Dynasty..." Yang Yun felt thoughtful.
"Yes, it is said that this place was a battlefield in ancient times, with dead bodies everywhere, resentment soaring into the sky, lonely ghosts wandering everywhere, like Shura hell..." The old monk recited the Buddha's name, "Later, a powerful Buddhist man passed by, and saw that the resentful spirits were full of here, so he used his supreme magic power to build this door, allowing the lonely ghosts to enter hell through this door, and regain vitality here..."
Yang Yun frowned when he heard this. There was such a secret thing here.
"Then this gate can connect the world and hell, then it must have a name, right?" After thinking about the relationship between this story and the Yushen Sect, Yang Yun continued to ask.
"That's right, this sect is called 'Rashomen'." The abbot nodded and affirmed Yang Yun's guess.
"Rashomen..." Yang Yun remembered the three runes on the sect, which should mean "Rashomen".
However, the Mishen Gate represents the Amaterasu-God, so which Japanese god does this Rasho Gate represent?
"The donor is not a Japanese, and it is normal for him to have never heard of Rashomon." The abbot saw Yang Yun's confusion and explained kindly: "'Rashhomon' was originally a story in my Buddhist Zen sutra. Later, after Buddhism was introduced to Japan, it merged with local Japanese legends, and it had the meaning of "the city gate between the human world and hell".
"'Rashomen' was originally written as 'Rashomen' in Chinese characters. The most original meaning is that it refers to the gate set up in 'Rashomen (the outer city of the city, that is, the outer city)', which means 'Beijing Gate'. However, due to the wars and chaos in ancient Japan, corpses were everywhere. Many unknown dead bodies were dragged to the city tower and discarded, and after being disrepaired for a long time, they became desolate and gloomy. Over time, they had the impression of gloomy terror and ghosts gathering in people's hearts, so the ghost talk about illusions is the gate to hell."
"So that's it. No wonder there are so many carvings and stone statues on the mountain gate." Yang Yun suddenly realized that this Rashomon seemed to be somewhat similar to the black vortex in the world when the god of death came to the world.
It is also a way to hell, and it is also a way to enter the soul body. It is not without reason that there will be a soul body gathering here at night.
"So, since this Rashomon legend can be understood through hell, can it be opened?" Yang Yun couldn't help asking.
"Although there is this legend, it's just a legend." The abbot obviously didn't believe in this legend.
"So, I'm disturbing." Yang Yun bowed again and left the abbot's room.
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“Rashomon…”
Looking at the tall mountain gate in front of him, Yang Yun said to himself.
Since it is a door, it can be opened, otherwise what is the difference between the so-called door and the wall?
[This door must be open, but it requires some condition. Perhaps it is at a specific time, perhaps it is necessary to have some keys, or perhaps both...]
[And this condition must be related to the Yushen Gate of the Moya Shrine. Rashomon can destiny ghosts during the day, but the Yushen Gate can only take effect at night... What is the connection between the two?]
[And since the God-Shen Gate was established by Amaterasu, it is useless during the day. Isn’t it inconsistent with her Sun God’s identity?]
The more Yang Yun thought about it, the bigger his mind became, so he had to abandon it.
"Where should I start the investigation next?" After Meli finished studying the Rashomon, she turned to ask Yang Yun.
"...I don't know." Yang Yun shook his head.
In the current situation, there is a lack of a breakthrough.
Yang Yun felt that he seemed to have missed some information, just like he had missed some key props in the RPG game, or had missed a conversation with a key NPC, causing the entire game to be stuck and unable to move. He felt this way now.
What is the so-called breakthrough?
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It was still in the luxurious Vancouver room, and there were still two people staring at each other.
"Nimeijun, are everything ready?" After a while of silence, the old monk asked.
"Of course, who do you think I am?" Onmyoji sneered and said, "I can do it anytime, but when can you tell me how to open the ruins?"
"Amitabha, when it's time to come, everything will be clear." The old monk said tepidly.
"Shichen, are you playing with me?" Onmyoji couldn't help but shoot the table, "It's this time, you still won't say everything? Do you really think I don't know anything?"
"Nimei, I don't know what you mean." The old monk said with a delight, "Although I do know how to open the Rasho Gate and the Yushen Gate, the time has not come..."
"I know that everything behind you believes in me. I have mastered the method of opening the ruins, but you have to figure out your own situation." Onmyoji directly interrupted the old monk, "Although we are brothers of the same clan, the strength of this world is the foundation. Your strength is not as strong as me, your magic weapon is not as good as me, and your martial arts are not as good as me, why should I fight with me?"
After hearing this, the old monk's face changed slightly, but he still said, "No, Buddha is the enlightened one. I understand all things in the world, I am just..."
"Put your trick away! It's just a pyramid scheme organization. Do you really think you are the legendary Buddha?" Onmyoji once again interrupted the old monk with disdain, and without looking at his dark face, he turned his sleeves away.
Looking at the back of Onmyoji, the old monk slowly exhaled a breath, his eyes full of resentment...
"It's a good way to turn into a demon in the heart. It seems that you don't plan to cooperate with me at all..."
Chapter completed!