novelhk Chapter 378 Are you interested in joining the Aradaki faction?
Chapter 378 Are you interested in joining the Aradaki faction?
Arata Ichito pondered for a long time before speaking quietly, "Well... there must be meaning. After all, people's lives are about gathering and separation. Can you say that everything they do is meaningless?"
Qianzuru shook her head. "That's not what I meant. The life span gap between monsters and humans is too long. In the course of hundreds or even thousands of years, we will definitely see countless people or things. But when we turn around one day, we will find that everything has changed."
"So does this matter?" Arotaki Ichito suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Qianhe was suddenly stunned.
Arata Ichito smiled mysteriously, "Let me tell you a secret. You didn't tell the whole story of Kamai and the samurai. There is actually another part hidden."
Arata Ichito cleared his throat and began to speak, "The human warrior's name is Yanagishi Takuto. I'm sure you knew that before."
"But in fact, he has another identity. He is the founder of Canglan Isshin-ryu."
"It is said that Yanagiya learned this sword art from the sparring between him and Kamai. The third generation of the head family, Tominaga Masaru, was also good friends with Kamai."
"500 years ago, Kamai and Tominaga fought side by side until the last moment. The sword Tominaga used was the one passed down by Yanagibashi. For Kamai, the regrets he once had were now gone."
Chizuru Hanyuda lowered her head and thought, "Is that so..."
A trace of reverence appeared on her face again. "I didn't expect that you, Yidou, knew something from such an ancient time. Could it be that you are also..."
"Stop, I won't be 20 until after this year."
Ara Taki Ito corrected it in time.
"Hey, then how did you..." Chizuru was confused.
Arata Ichito smiled at her and said, "I found out by chance. Just consider it my secret."
"Oh." Qianzuru nodded obediently.
"Haha, a friend of mine once told me this: the fate created by an encounter will not be severed, but will be passed on in a new way."
"Qianhe, there is no standard answer to the question of meaning. I am not good at preaching. I prefer to let you experience it for yourself."
"Only the answer you find yourself is the real answer, isn't it?"
"Hmm..." Chizuru thought.
Ichito Arataki patted Chizuru's shoulder affectionately. This was his usual tactic, using this action to shorten the distance between himself and the other person.
At the same time, it can also have the functions of encouragement and comfort, which is simply a universal trick.
"You probably haven't really come into contact with humans yet. Don't suppress yourself. I'm very happy here."
"If you want, go experience it yourself and see if it makes sense."
Qianzuru suddenly laughed bitterly, "It's a great idea, but I don't think I'll have the chance."
This time it was Aratake Ichito's turn to be confused, "Why?"
Chizuru explained, "Ichito, as you know, I am a Fusang God. My true form is a pair of feather boards. I was infected by the demon power of Lord Kamai and gradually gained consciousness."
"But now, 500 years have passed. Even with the powerful demonic power to protect me, my body, the pair of feather plates, has already rotted away."
“Although I survived in that mysterious space for two months, my body was still rotten when I came back.”
She smiled at Arata Ichito, a warm smile with a hint of relief, "I can feel that my deadline is just a few days away."
"Hey, that's easy." Aratake Ichito waved his hand and suddenly asked, "Where is your real body now?"
"it's here."
Chizuru took out the pair of hakoban from her arms.
"Let me see." Aratake Ichito made his request very naturally.
"Here you go." Chizuru extended her hand, and the pair of feather boards floated into the hands of Aradaki Ichito.
She didn't mind it much. She would disappear in a few days anyway. Even if the other party wanted to kill her, it would only be a matter of a few days earlier or later. There was nothing to be afraid of.
Arataki Ichito carefully looked at the pair of hagoban in front of him.
The exterior was relatively well preserved, but the interior had long since rotted away, and the sawdust inside could be revealed with just a slight pinch.
The patterns on the boards have become old and dim, a sign of the ravages of time, and a smell of decay emanates from them.
Aratake Ichido's eyes flashed, and a transparent, illusory light suddenly emerged from his right hand, floating like a flame.
The transparent light turned into a thin film, completely wrapping the pair of feather plates.
"Ichito! What...what are you doing?!"
Qianhe was shocked. She felt the changes in herself for the first time.
She felt as if she was gradually...breaking free from the constraints of her original body!
"It's not enough..."
Arata Ichito murmured in a low voice, and with his other hand he threw out several fragments of light, which hit Hanyuda Chizuru's body.
Qianhe's eyes widened as she felt the huge changes in herself. She seemed to have turned into a statue, unable to move at all.
In this way, Chizuru witnessed with her own eyes her own body turned into ashes in the hands of Arata Ichito and dissipated into the world.
But she herself did not disappear, and remained intact in the same place.
She murmured in confusion, "What... is going on?"
Arata wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead and smiled, "It's very simple. Cut off the connection between your consciousness and your body, just like the soul leaving the body in human novels."
"Not only that, in order to prevent you from being fragile and blown away by the wind as soon as you are cut off, I have been kind enough to give you a few soul fragments. Don't worry, they will only increase your soul power and will not have any adverse effects."
"How can this be possible!" Qianzuru was obviously panicking, "The soul is such a precious thing, how can you divide it up at will and use it only to save me? Take it back now!"
"Don't panic." Aratake Ichito interrupted her with a smile, "First of all, these soul fragments have already become yours after entering your body. It's useless to me to split them up again."
"Secondly, I didn't tell you that this soul is mine."
"Huh?" Qianhe was confused again.
"Hahaha!" Arata Ichito laughed, "Don't worry, this soul fragment was given to me by my friend, just accept it with peace of mind."
"Don't keep thinking about refusing. You've already swallowed this stuff, and you can't spit it out even if you want to."
Qianzuru scratched her cheek and suddenly lowered her head, "Thank you... I am really grateful..."
If you ask why she didn't bow, the answer is that as soon as she showed signs of bowing, Arotaki Ichito grabbed her shoulders and prevented her from bending down.
Arata Ichito kept smiling, "Now you can live forever in this land of Inazuma, so the so-called deadline should be extended for several dozen or even hundreds of years."
He then changed the subject, "However, Qianhe, I have an unreasonable request, I wonder if you are willing to agree to it?"
Qian He had just received such a great favor, so how could she dare to refuse? She quickly said, "Just tell me, if I can help, I will do my best."
"That would be perfect."
Arata Ichito's smile suddenly changed.
The originally hearty smile became even more enthusiastic, with a hint of imperceptible hospitality.
"Chizuru...are you interested in joining the Aratake faction?"