At this moment, Gu Mo's mind was racing, and he quickly sorted out all the intelligence clues he had.

Platycodon was once injured on Penglai Island, probably because of her spiritual power, so the Four Gods of Fighting later used her blood to create a clone by unknown means... However, it seems that there is no complete copy of the miko that can be achieved.

The power did not produce the desired effect in the end.

After Souji took away the origin of the Four Fighters, she threw herself into the cauldron with the idea of ​​perishing together, but she did not die completely. At least in the original plot, she still entrusted the jade box that sealed the Four Fighters to Inuyasha and the others.

, then the real soul disappears.

This shows that before the Four Fighters were eliminated, her soul actually remained in the Roaring Cauldron.

So now use this body to act...

The person who walked out of the roaring cauldron...

At least apart from the shrine maiden Suo Ji, Gu Mo couldn't think of any other more suitable possibilities.

At this time, the woman on the stone steps spoke calmly, her voice was the same as that of Platycodon grandiflorum, like the exquisite clear spring in the mountains, but her tone was obviously completely different, relatively speaking, she seemed gentler: "You two, we

We finally meet again... But for you, this is the first time."

She paused for a moment, put her hand on her chest, and continued softly: "I am Suuji, the shrine maiden who protects Penglai Island. I am very grateful for your help before."

It really is true...

Gu Mo twitched his lips, but this situation was reasonable, at least understandable. If the other party was not Zuo Ji, he would be confused.

"The previous help..."

Kikyo raised her eyebrows slightly. Although she had already made a guess, she still felt quite weird when it was confirmed.

"..."

"..."

"...Perhaps I should say, thank you for your next help?"

The woman who called herself Zuo Ji was silent for a moment and said this uncertainly. She was probably a little confused because of this weird time reincarnation situation.

Is it the previous helping hand or the next helping hand? This is something that has happened in the past, but it is also what will happen next... It is indeed easy for people to get around unknowingly. After all, it involves

Time travel and causal closed loops always seem weird.

"I have probably guessed a little bit, but please explain it carefully..."

Kikyo nodded slightly, her slightly weird eyes roaming around Suuji's body. No matter how you put it, the feeling of seeing another "self" is a particularly weird thing.

"It's a long story..."

Souji sighed softly, looking at the two of them quietly with her water-cut eyes that were no different from those of a miko, and at the same time, she stepped gently down the stone steps.

"Lord Gu Mo, Lord Platycodon, can I call you this?"

Being able to name the two of them at once was another proof, but Kikyo shook her head slightly: "Just call me by my name, Ms. Zuoji." At the same time, she looked at someone next to her inexplicably.

At first glance, his eyes were calm and there seemed to be no special mood swings.

She couldn't stand it when the miko in front of her called her "sama"... No matter how you put it, this one was the real senior, at least when Kikyo was still alive, Suuuki

She has already been the guardian witch of Penglai Island.

Even according to some of the deeds that Kikyo knows, when she first landed on the island, Suuji may have been guarding Penglai Island for two to three hundred years...

emmmmm...This is still a conservative estimate.

"Okay, then let me first talk about the question you should be more confused about, Miss Kikyo, about why I look like this..."

Glancing at Gu Mo, who was still deep in thought, Zuo Ji walked down and nodded gently, then continued in that gentle tone——

"That was before the eleventh "rotation" so far. Ms. Platycodon, you had landed on Penglai Island once... "Revolution" is the term on this island, because it sounds every once in a while.

The cauldron will become silent and will no longer sound, and the barrier protecting Penglai Island will disappear. That is the reason why Penglai Island appears every fifty years in the eyes of the outside world."

"At that time, Miss Kikyo, you came here. You fought with the four gods of war and were injured... The four demons were afraid of your power, but they also wanted to use your power, so they used the sages on the island.

They try to create a Miss Kikyo who is false but may have the same power..."

Staring at Platycodon not far away in front of her, Suuji gently pressed her heart and said seriously:

"This is the origin of this body. I took away the origins of the four demons, and then jumped into the roaring cauldron. Only the soul remained, and I borrowed this body to continue to act...

”

At this point, she stopped and turned around to look at the blazing cauldron behind her.

"But that's the limit. The Screaming Cauldron did not completely burn my soul, but also protected my soul. However, as a price, I can no longer separate from the Screaming Cauldron, and I cannot leave this place too far.

Being able to move around in this area..."

This is in a sense...

Became an existence like the weapon spirit of this huge alchemy furnace?

Gu Mo nodded thoughtfully and carefully looked at the condition of Zuo Ji who was not far away, and he could see some clues.

"I see..." Kikyo thought for a moment, sighed softly and said, "That's why there are no monsters in this area. Is it because of you, Ms. Zuoji?"

This can be considered a blessing among misfortunes, but it still cannot hide its sad nature. This incident is ultimately a tragedy.

"The people on Penglai Island have left long ago. I let all those children go...but the barrier will still open every once in a while, and monsters from the outside will still be attracted. I rely on this body now,

We can easily annihilate them by borrowing the power of the Roaring Cauldron, but we can only take care of this area..."

Zuo Ji smiled helplessly: "As time goes by, they no longer dare to come near here, but I really can't control the places outside..."

Kikyo nodded, roughly understanding what was going on, but her brows were still slightly frowning and did not relax. She did not solve the problem on the island, and she was a little injured when she left.

But I never thought that the blood shed would be used like this.

Even if the opponent tried to curse her through blood as a medium, it was still within her expectation. After all, when she was guarding the Four Souls Jade during her lifetime, she also encountered too much malice, not only from demons, but also from others.

People with less ambition regard her as a thorn in their side and try their best to get rid of her. I have never tried any sinister means.

But...

This situation was far beyond her expectation.

"Okay, I already understand the general situation..."

Gu Mo raised his fist to his mouth, coughed and cleared his throat: "Now let's talk about another question, Miss Zuo Ji, may I ask, did we solve the Penglai Island matter five hundred years ago? And after that, you

He has been waiting for our arrival on the island. Do you want to tell us about this and let us solve the problem of Penglai Island?"

The situation is relatively easy to understand. I and Kikyo should have received Suuji's commission here, triggered the mission, and then returned to the Warring States Period 500 years ago through the Bone-eating Well, and landed on Penglai Island at that time to solve the problem.

The demonic disaster caused by the Four Fighting Gods...

Then he helped Souji get out of the predicament at that time, and also told her the relevant information, so Souji at that time continued to watch on Horai Island until he met the two of them again five hundred years later, and then something happened again

The situation at the beginning...

Just like a snake biting its own tail, it is a closed loop.

"It's great that you understand..."

Zuo Ji breathed out softly and nodded vigorously. Although the other person's words seemed a bit confusing, she understood that the other person had already sorted out his thoughts, which made her feel greatly relieved.

They could react immediately, so she didn't need to waste any words... To be honest, she didn't know how to explain it clearly. When she was lonely on the island, she would occasionally think about it.

Find out the whole story.

——But I got myself involved many times...

——It's not that I can't understand it, but after I understand it, I become more and more puzzled by the weirdness...

Zuo Ji stared at the person in front of her and said in a very serious tone: "Although I don't know how to do it, but judging from what you told me before, you can go back to the era five hundred years ago.

...Although to me, that is something that has already happened, but I still ask you now to help Penglai Island in the past."

"..."

"..."

There was a brief silence, with only the sound of the huge flames burning in the alchemy furnace.

Gu Mo thought seriously for a moment, then looked at the expressions of the miko next to him, and saw that Kikyo nodded to him seriously, even though it felt weird and subtle, especially looking at Zuo Ji's current appearance, it was even more disturbing.

The witch feels particularly awkward and unnatural.

But that's the kind of person she is. She can't turn a blind eye to suffering, and all of this has left a destined mark on the scale of time. Naturally, she has no reason to refuse.

Zuo Ji didn't say anything, she just looked at them seriously and waited patiently.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Mo raised his eyes again and looked at Zuo Ji in front of him, a woman who looked just like Kikyo. At the same time, he tried hard to suppress the strange feeling in his heart and did not express it. Instead, he organized his words and slowly

Said: "I still have a question here..."

"The life cycle of Penglai Island is relatively fixed, right? We can indeed go back five hundred years ago, but at that time it should be quite some time before Penglai Island appeared, at least according to my understanding.

...and I may not be able to wait until that time."

This is a reality that must be faced squarely. He cannot stay in this dungeon forever.

Kikyo next to her was immediately startled, and she raised her eyes to look at this person in astonishment.
To be continued...