A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 52 The Adventure of Fujikichiro
As far as he knew, the term Sanno Gongen was invented by the monks on Mount Hiei of the Tendai Sect where Tsurugi Miyabe was originally from.

They claim that Mount Hiei is a sacred place for Buddhism, so there are a large number of gods protecting them, not only Buddhist disciples like them, but also devout believers in Buddhism, and even everything in the temple.

The Mountain King Quanxian is the collective name of the many gods who protect the Lotus Sutra in the temple, as they said.

However, according to Abe Seimei's inheritance, although some monks can indeed demonstrate the Buddhist dharma and Sanskrit sounds, at least on Mount Hiei, Abe Seimei did not find the existence of any gods.

You must know that Abe Seimei was originally curious about the relationship between guardian spirits and gods, so he spent a lot of effort to pursue relevant clues. Although he did not really discover the direct connection in the end, it cannot be said that there was no gain.

At least he knows all kinds of myths and legends, as well as the deeds of many gods. There is no one in the same era who can compare with him in this regard, and this is also reflected in his inheritance.

Since Sanno Gongen does not appear in Abe Seimei's inheritance, there are only two possibilities. Either the other party is a god who was born hundreds of years after his death or moved from elsewhere, or they are purely created by those monks. Made up.

From Asai Nagamasa's own point of view, he is actually more inclined to the latter.

Not to mention that gods are not born casually. Just think about it and you will know that if there are really a large group of gods who are willing to serve as guards for some scriptures in a mortal temple, then how worthless these gods are. ah?Can they really still be called gods?
Of course Tokichiro would not know Asai Nagamasa's inner thoughts, so after hearing this question, he straightened his chest and felt a little proud.

"Yes, Mr. Asai, that is a god ape that is covered in gold and constantly exuding Buddha's light. Now it is attached to Xiao's body. It is precisely because of the god ape that the little one can always go smoothly. Find those golden gems, ah no, they are spirit stones."

Before, he only knew that those things were as bright as gold, and that the former lord of Meino, Saito Michizan, really bought them at the price of gold. Now he knows their real names.

"I see, is it a divine ape?"

Asai Nagamasa was suddenly enlightened, and then he chuckled and shook his head, "If it is a divine ape, everything can be explained. No wonder you sometimes look like a monkey."

There is no doubt that the divine ape is a kind of guardian spirit. Although after possessing it, it is not excellent at enhancing the physical strength and strength of its owner, it also has its strengths.

In addition to enhancing the possessed person's agility and flexibility, as well as their alertness to danger, the most remarkable thing is that it is very good at searching for hidden spiritual stones.

It was probably this ability that allowed Tokichiro to become a spiritual stone merchant who would almost never be short of supplies in a very short period of time, which directly changed his original life.

In addition to some other small benefits, it is normal for Tokichiro to mistake it for the Mountain King Gongen. After all, he was the divine ape obtained in Mount Hiei.

However, if the owner's own strength is too weak when the guardian spirit is obtained, the guardian spirit will sometimes have certain additional effects on its owner.

For example, the current Fujikichiro, under the influence of the god ape, his behavior has obviously begun to change towards the god ape, and many of his movements have become like a real monkey, not more like a human.

However, if it is really a divine ape, the existence of Fujikichiro may be more important than Asai Nagamasa judged before. The divine ape does not only search for some spiritual stones, what he did to Axiu before also proves that up to this point.

"Monkey? It's a good title. Lord Dao San sometimes calls Xiao Xiao like this, hehehe."

Tokichiro chuckled and scratched his head, and then deliberately made various monkey gestures.

Asai Nagamasa secretly snorted, knowing that the other party did this deliberately, most likely to please himself. Which normal person would want to be called a monkey?
He quickly glanced at Axiu who was listening attentively next to him, and then asked further: "Tengjiro, how long has it been since you first saw the monster?"

He originally thought that the appearance of monsters had something to do with him and the ghost girl Momiji, but now it seems that is not the case, because Tokichiro has obviously been a spirit stone merchant for a long time, otherwise he would not have become Mino Viper so easily. Dedicated merchant.In addition, the soul core that Axiu took out before also showed the same thing. Maybe monsters have not been pure legends all along. They are just far away from the human world, or because they are rare in number, they have not been frequently discovered by humans.

Seeing Asai Nagamasa's serious expression, Tokichiro quickly stopped and responded: "It was the first time in Mount Hiei in August last year, but then it became more and more frequent. You can encounter some monsters almost every one or two months. They The appearance is also very strange, and there is almost no repetition.”

"Now, I don't even dare to search for spiritual stones alone."

"So when I heard that there was a warrior Hime in the nearby forest who could kill monsters, I immediately put down everything in my hands and came here, but I didn't expect to encounter the Thirteen Sakura Village. .”

In fact, according to the wealth that Tokichiro currently possesses, he can definitely afford to recruit some ronin as bodyguards. It is rumored that Saito Dosan is a poisonous snake that eats people without spitting out bones, but he is very generous to Tokichiro who bought the spiritual stones for him. , which made him earn a lot of gold and silver.

But he didn't dare to do that.

Because when fighting monsters, one or two ronin are useless at all, but if there are more people, who knows if there will be some ronin who are motivated by wealth?

It doesn't take much, as long as there is a ronin with malicious intentions, he is likely to lose his life in his sleep, and the ape possessing him cannot make him resist the damage of the sword.

So after a lot of twists and turns, he found Axiu and decided to conduct a few small tests on her to see if she was the person he was looking for.

It's a pity that the next thing is a little bit out of his control, and he probably won't be able to hire the other party as his bodyguard, because he can see that Lord Qianjing is also very interested in Axiu, so he probably has to change Got the idea.

Do you want a powerful but not necessarily loyal guard, or do you want an opportunity to climb into the Asai family?

While chatting and walking forward, time passed quickly, but they wasted too much time in Shisanying Village, so they didn't go far, and the sky was already dark.

Seeing that they were still quite far away from their destination, there were no villages around to rest, and several of them were a little hungry, so they found a place to take a temporary rest before setting off again tomorrow morning.

Anyway, with their strength, they don't have to worry too much about wild beasts attacking in the middle of the night.

As for monsters and so on, Tokichiro said that he only encounters them once every month or two, so they should not be so unlucky.

Fujikichiro volunteered to collect firewood. Axiu, who lived in the forest all year round, was responsible for cleaning up the surrounding environment to avoid the existence of poisonous insects. Asai Nagamasa took a long knife and was going to find some wild animals in the forest to make some Food like BBQ.

After fighting in Shisanying Village for most of the day, he also needed to replenish some energy.

Although after killing monsters, he can also recover a certain amount of physical strength from somewhere, but that cannot be compared with real food after all, not to mention that eating is not just to fill his stomach.

At this moment, Axiu took out something from her waist and handed it to Asai Nagamasa.

Although she remained silent on the road because she could not speak, Asai Nagamasa noticed this and took special care of her. Secondly, she was already used to living alone in the forest, so You won't feel embarrassed because of it.

On the contrary, after listening to the two people, especially Tokichiro's various past experiences, she discovered that the outside world was actually much more exciting than she had imagined.

At least, if she had stayed in the woods, it would be absolutely impossible for her to meet a mysterious warrior like Lord Asai. Judging from the special powers he had shown before, maybe she would not be alone.
(End of this chapter)