Chapter 12, The Bone Well
This is a typical old-fashioned village, with thatched roofs and low wooden houses scattered together on the roofs.
Not far away is the farmer's cultivated field, walking on the field path, the bellflower shows a nostalgic look.
The sky was about to get dark, the last of the red glow of the slanting sun sprinkled the sky, and the crows in the distance were faintly heard, and as a child in the city, Kusa looked at everything in front of him with curiosity.
During the Warring States period, few peasants lived to a high life, so most of the people in the village no longer knew the bellflower, and when they entered the village, they were greeted by a large number of fearful and incomprehensible eyes.
The simple folk customs, in the face of the reality that they can't understand, can only keep a cautious distance.
Ignoring the different looks, Kikyo came to his home, and the dilapidated thatched house in front of him was hard to think of as a place where people lived.
Pushing open the somewhat loose fence wooden door, Kikyo squeaked into the somewhat dimly lit room.
The daylight outside had dimmed, and the old woman, who was still quite strong, kneeling on the wooden plank in a shrine maiden costume, was burning a pot of boiling water, and the smoke caused by the firewood was a little smoky, and from time to time there was a crackling sound of wood crackling.
With the sound caused by the bellflower pushing open the door, the old woman turned to look over.
"Kaede...," Kikyo called with a smile.
"Sister Kikyo!" Standing up suddenly, the lack of blood supply for a short time caused Kaede to be a little dizzy for a while, a long pale silver hair flew behind his head, he looked at the bellflower in surprise, and then asked, "Why are you back?" Sister! ”
Kikyo took Kusata, came to Kaede's side, and sat down freely, as if in his own home.
"Hello granny..."Grass greeted politely and cautiously, this old woman with an eye patch and one eye looked terrible.
Kaede had a natural look on his face, and he didn't think it was strange.
But suddenly Kikyo laughed, touched the top of Kusata's head beside him, and said, "It's Sister Kaede, she's my sister." ”
Although a little confused, Kusa honestly changed her words under Kikyo's instructions.
Kaede smiled wryly, looked at Kikyo, and said, "I really envy my sister's young appearance..."
"Don't be envious, if Kaede is willing, I will give you anything." Looking at his sister, Kikyo said seriously, "You are my only sister." ”
"Sister..."Feng didn't show a touched look, just a little silent, he had lived for many years, and when he was old, he saw a lot of things, and said, "It's something to come back this time." ”
"Are you going to get out of here with me, Kaede, to a place where no one knows us." Kikyo asked, with some hope in her eyes, she is not a character who will beg people, this degree is already the limit.
Shaking his head slightly, Kaede said, "Sister, you can ruthlessly leave everything behind, but I can't do it, Inuyasha and Kagome are still fighting Naraku, isn't my sister ready to help?" ”
People are old and fine, and Kaede, who knows the cause and effect, can already anticipate the situation after that.
Now that the Jade of the Four Souls has been born, it has caused a large number of monsters to compete, and the reappearance of Naraku is inevitable.
"Kaede, things are different, Naraku is not to be afraid, this happens to be the test stone for Inuyasha's growth." Kikyo said.
"So, you let two men who love you dearly fight each other?" Kaede was a little annoyed and sneered.
"Inuyasha he's going to fall in love with someone else, you know, Kaede." Kikyo just said, "Naraku is his calamity, my calamity is Inuyasha, I'm dead." ”
Kaede stared at Kikyo wordlessly.
The grass is too confused.
"Sister, have you really seen everything?" Kaede asked.
"The water is already boiling, Kaede, aren't you going to make a cup of tea for your sister?" Kikyo didn't answer positively, but instead said.
Feng sighed, got up, and after making tea, said, "Sister, just tell me if you have anything." ”
"It's already been said." Kikyo said, "I just came to ask if you would like to leave with me." ”
Kaede shook her head and said, "Isn't my sister-sama ready to see Inuyasha again, didn't you come here to see them?" ”
"Kaede!" Kikyo glared and shouted, "Enough! Inuyasha's! From what position do you stand in saying such a thing!? ”
Faced with the sudden burst of anger from the bellflower, the shocked Kaede sat a little uneasy.
Standing up violently, grabbing Kaede's collar, Kikyo Yang's hand was about to fan down, but it stayed in mid-air.
Looking at Feng Cang's panicked face, he said a little depressed: "Hopeless love, should I say, are you worthy of being my own sister..."
Instead of staring at Kaede's eyes, he asked, "I'm your own sister!" Isn't it as good as a man? ”
"Fifty years of silent watch, ignorant young children to young girls, to drooping old women, with loose skin, old face, silver hair, what have you gained? And he, never in his eyes, never! ”
Looking at the angry Kikyo who had never seen it like this, Kaede stared at Kikyo's eyes and said with a wry smile: "Sister Kikyo, I'm old, I've never gotten it, and I haven't had any extravagant hopes, so I'm very satisfied when I look at it quietly, and I won't let him know..."
Kikyo smiled bitterly, let go of Kaede, and sat down on his knees softly...
Kaede is no longer the little girl who followed behind her, time has changed everything, and fifty years is too long.
Just looked at his sister silently, calmed down his inner emotions, and said for a long time: "There was a little accident in the situation, but it has nothing to do with you, tell Inuyasha that Kagome is the key to defeating Naraku, Azusa Mountain has a spirit bow, that should be my thing, Kagome can also use it, Naraku will be handed over to you to solve, don't be afraid if you can't win, the world is very big, there are many people in Japan who can kill Naraku, as a youkai, Naraku is still a newcomer who has just been fifty years old, under the premise of safety first, Across the sea is the safe Goguryeo, and it's okay to leave the territory of Musashi Kingdom, the territorial consciousness of the monsters is very heavy, and moving the disaster eastward is a good strategy, and Kagome has a huge spiritual power, although it is in a sealed state, it is not much inferior to me, and at the latest in five years, I have the qualification to kill Naraku, so there is no need to rush for a while..."
"Sister?"
"After this meeting, it's goodbye."
Ignoring Kaede's question, Kikyo continued, "Finally..."
Gently hugged Kaede, Kikyo whispered: "Finally, tell Kagome that the wish of the Jade of the Four Souls is to make it disappear, and there is no other way with her ability, otherwise, it will be the reincarnation of tragedy, and also, the bone well is the center of the world's troubles, and warn future generations to protect this secret with all their might, Kagome She will understand, if she doesn't understand, tell her that history does not allow change, and after she and Inuyasha become a family, descendants are not allowed to leave the village, because of her modern human roots, the offspring born may cause great disasters, History may be changed, but don't tell her now..."
Letting go of Kaede, Kikyo looked back at Kusata, because he had heard too many inexplicable things, Kusa frowned and tried his best to understand with his little brain, and after seeing Kikyo's face, his face showed doubts.
With a gentle and apologetic smile, Kikyo said, "I'm sorry, Kusata, it looks like I can't see your sister today, let's go." ”
"Sister Kikyo?" Cao Tai asked, "My sister her?" ”
"Kagome is on a journey to save the world with her friends, don't worry too much, Kusata." Kikyo said.
It sounds super handsome~ Caotai's eyes lit up.
"Sister, are you leaving?" Kaede asked.
"Hmm." Nodding, Kikyo stood up and walked out of the house, the grass following closely.
Pushing open the door, Kikyo turned his head, looked at Kaede and said, "Kaede, take care of yourself." ”
After speaking, the door closed, and the figure of Kikyo disappeared into Kaede's eyes.
In an instant, tears of sadness poured out of Kaede's eyes...
Outside the house, Kusa looked up at Kikyo's side face as she walked, and her red and swollen eyes seemed to have tears faintly flickering...
Silently walked all the way in the direction of the bone well.
Bright stars hung in the sky, the cold moonlight sprinkled in patches, and the silver-white beams of light through the leaves illuminated the forest paths, along the way, the insects chirped endlessly, and the occasional ghost fire fluttered in front of Kusata's eyes, causing Kusata's whispers from time to time.
At this time, three dead soul insects surround Kikyo's side, acting as street lights.
The ancient forest and the silent travelers make the picture fantastic like a picture scroll.
During the Warring States period, demons appeared in the world without scruples, and even Kusata's form could be seen with the naked eye.
In this short journey of more than an hour, silently following the side of the bellflower, the scenery and strange scenes seen along the way have become the precious memories of the grass, and the small animals that were not common in the past pass by from time to time.
Soon, when he arrived at the bone well, he hugged Kuta as usual to prevent him from being injured, and after Kikyo jumped off the bone well, he was already back in modern times.
At the mouth of the well, Kagome's mother and the little old man waited anxiously, and when they saw the two of them, they had a reassuring smile on their faces.
After screaming at her mother, the grass blushed and broke free from the bellflower and threw herself into her mother's arms.
His face had returned to normal, and his strong psychological quality made Kikyo look the same as before, and after looking at this scene with a smile, he said, "Host Sunset, how long have we been away?" ”
"Three hours," said the little old man, looking down at his watch, "5 p.m. to 8 p.m." ”
"Kusata, look at the time, right?" Kikyo asked.
"That's right, I'm here for three hours too." Kusata glanced at the time and replied.
"Kikyo-sama, what's wrong with this?" The little old man asked regretfully.
The problem is big, although it has been confirmed through the memories of the traverser, after personal confirmation, it has been confirmed without a doubt.
"This shows that the time flow rate on the other side of the bone well is synchronized with this side." Kikyo just said simply, signaled to the crowd, and left the warehouse first.
Puzzled, everyone followed behind Kikyo and watched wordlessly as Kikyo stopped somewhere in the open space outside the warehouse.
This is where Kikyo dropped the iron box.
I saw the bellflower stretching out his palm, and in the palm of his hand, the blue spiritual power light flickered and formed, visible to the naked eye.
The dazzling light attracted the three of them to widen their eyes, looking at this magical scene in extreme amazement.
Spiritual Impact Enhanced Edition...
Gunfire of different fingers, this is the palm version of the shelling.
After roughly calculating the depth of the attack, the bellflower released a concentrated spiritual power, and the blue light was flourishing, forming a pillar of light, which spread and amplified as the distance increased, and it was instantly imprinted on the ground.
With a loud bang, as Kikyo shook his hand, a large piece of earth and rocks was violently thrown away and thrown on the other side of the attack angle.
It seemed as if the entire ground shook several times, and the dull sound of explosions and rolling rubble echoed in my ears.
The Sunset family was caught off guard and was a little embarrassed and staggered, if there was no little brother covering his ears and flying in the air.
A regular round pit was rudely punched out by the bellflower, and when he walked into the pit, the bellflower bent down to pick up the box that showed a little bit of iron.
The precise control of spiritual power left the iron box unscathed.
Wiping off the dirt on the box, Kikyo looked at the iron box full of traces of time in his hand, and his eyes were complicated...
This means that both sides are worlds on the same timeline, not parallel worlds.
On the iron box, the rusted English handwriting, made in China is still faintly visible...
Turning to look at everyone, the bellflower threw out the iron box, and the little old man hurriedly caught it.
"Sunset host, do you know what it means to see this?" Kikyo said quietly.
Although he thought of a lot of things, the host of Sunset didn't know Kikyo's intentions for a while, so he could only look at Kikyo and shake his head.
"Although there have been speculations before, the power of the bone well is far more terrifying than I imagined." Kikyo said quietly, "Host Sunset, do you know why I'm here?" ”
"Guarding the bone well." Sunset said.
"Yes and no, for some reason, I don't have a place in my hometown, so, I happened to know that the bone well existed, I came here, before me, there was only one person who knew about the bone well and used its existence..."
Kikyo said calmly: "That's the granddaughter of the Sunset host, although it may be an accident, but judging from the current situation, your granddaughter was active in the Warring States Period 500 years ago, slaying demons and demons, guarding the peace of the party, and finally getting married and having children, leaving you a line, the Sunset family..."
"Although it's a puzzled question like a chicken or an egg first, your granddaughter may be your ancestor, probably, you should also be aware of this, Sunset host..."
There was a puzzled look on the faces of Caotai and Kagome's mother, but the little old man seemed to know something, and said with a calm face: "I have read it in the classics left by my ancestors, this is the top-secret record of the Sunset family, passed down from generation to generation, guarding the shrine, in case of demons and troubled times, before that, I also thought it was the imagination of my ancestors, but now I have to admit that you are right, Kikyo-sama." ”
"What role do I play in your family's records?" Kikyo asked.
"Kikyo-sama is a trusted and loyal patron saint, the first generation of autographed books...", Sunset said, which is the key to him not questioning Kikyo at all.
Is that how Kagome's girl sees herself?
Kikyo sighed and continued to ask, "Does she have any key information left?" ”
It's also useless to ask Kagome now, because that's the message left by Kagome after she matures in the future.
"No, the information left by the first generation is very vague, just to warn future generations that they must stay at the shrine and not leave, otherwise, they will suffer a catastrophe, and even the function of the bone well is not explained." The little old man at dusk said solemnly: "This is the most correct approach, if you know the power of the bone well, it is difficult to ensure that the descendants with unrighteous minds have evil thoughts, even so, there are many predecessors who ignore the message of the first generation, can't bear the hard days, and leave the family..."
This was the case with the son of the abbot of Sunset, but the abbot of Sunset was left alone to guard the ancestor's legacy until after the death of his son, and Kagome's mother brought Kagome and Kuta here.
"I see." Now that the results are visible, there is no need to worry about Kagome's inevitable victory over Naraku in the past.
Kikyo looked at the little old man and said in a deep voice: "Host Sunset, I'm going to destroy the bone well, do you have anything to say?" ”
The air instantly froze at this moment...
"Kikyo-sama!" As if realizing something, Kagome's mother suddenly screamed, hugged the ignorant Kusata tightly, and said tremblingly, "Kagome, she... Haven't come back yet... If the bone well is destroyed... She..."
"Of course, she can't come back..."Kikyo nodded, and although he couldn't bear it, he still answered the hard-working mother head-on.
Tears welled up in her eyes, and the mother, who cared about her children, asked tremblingly.
"Can't we not destroy this well? Kikyo-sama, you are so powerful, can't you control this well..."
"I'm not strong enough..."
If it's just a simple Inuyasha world, Kikyo is confident that he will be invincible in the world.
But unfortunately, this is not a simple Inuyasha world, but a complete, unknown, and deep world.
She didn't dare to imagine what kind of storm would be caused by the spread of the bone well, and the blood was flowing like a river was just a simple description, and when the time came, she and the Sunset family would bear the brunt of it.
And there's more to it than that...
History has long since changed, and there is a serious conflict with the history known by Kikyo.
In the original history or in the memories of both Kikyo and the traverser, Kagome was the only one who crossed the timeline through the bone well, but at the moment when Kikyo was resurrected and came to the modern era, history began to change beyond Kikyo's expectations...
Kikyo's enemy is none other than Kikyo himself.
Future self.