Chapter 108 "Long-Ago" Old Friends

Jiang Chen's heart was now beyond words.

In the past, he had often wondered if he had truly undergone Transmigration to the Tang Dynasty, or if it was merely a dream.

But now, someone was telling him.

This was not a dream!

This was a fact that had already occurred!

Everything that happened in that so-called dream, as well as all of his actions, had truly become a part of history!

How could this not make one excited?

And that voice of the "Inari God" was one Jiang Chen knew all too well; just last night, they had met at the Mid-Autumn Feast.

"Su, Bai, Wei!"

Jiang Chen enunciated the name, word by word!

He had not expected that the so-called zither player by Princess Yuzhen's side would suddenly transform into the Inari God of the island nation!

At this moment, those present were still bewildered.

Because they had also heard what their "Inari God" said, but the meaning of those words left them very confused.

It sounded like a greeting to an old acquaintance from a long time ago, and this person also had the surname Jiang, a surname from China.

Among those present, apart from that arrogant Daoist from the Maoshan Sect of China, there was no one else with the surname Jiang!

But how could the Inari God, who had been sleeping for many years, know a Chinese Daoist who looked to be only about twenty years old?

It was terrifying to think about; simply terrifying!

If the two of them really knew each other, then the identity of this Daoist must have a significant background, and he likely wasn't as young as he appeared.

He was an old monster with a long lifespan who had survived for a very long time!

It was highly likely that he already possessed formidable cultivation during the era when the Inari God was active.

Otherwise, how could a dignified deity know an ant?

And the fact that the Inari God actually knew Jiang Chen had deep implications.

Abe Kusuku dared not dwell on the reasons behind this, and the very next moment, he heard Jiang Chen speak.

He did not deny it, but instead enunciated three words, as if calling the name of the Inari God.

"So the Inari Great God is named Su Baiwei?" he thought.

But the next moment, he felt a chill down his spine, a cold sensation shooting from his tailbone to his crown.

How could a deity of the island nation have a Chinese name!

At this moment, the others were also slightly uneasy; clearly, they had come to the same conclusion as Abe Kusuku.

Crack! Crack!

Stone chips fell continuously, and the glowing light emanating from the stone statue of the deity became increasingly brilliant.

Abe Kusuku hesitated in his heart, wondering whether or not to look up.

But deities must not be looked at directly, which made him feel very conflicted.

However, the next moment, he no longer hesitated and raised his head, suddenly looking at the "Inari Great God" who walked out from behind the stone statue.

Just because he heard the next sentence from this "Inari Great God."

The voice was still ethereal, like a drifting sound, and seemed to have a bewitching quality, but the content made one's hair stand on end!

"So what if Abe no Seimei sacrificed his life to Seal me? His descendants still spent great effort to release me."

Hearing this, the people of the island nation had their pupils dilate, and they suddenly raised their heads.

But when they saw the "Inari God" who walked out from behind the stone statue, they were even more shocked and terrified!

"Ta... Tamamo-no-Mae!"

The figure that walked out from inside the statue was actually a massive fox with a white face and golden fur, possessing nine tails that swayed in the air!

Its fox fur shimmered with a faint glow, as if it were truly a goddess descended from the Nine Heavens.

Of the nine tails behind it, five were even longer than its body, swaying in the air like a magnificent golden-white canopy.

The other four tails were slightly shorter, and the luster of their fur did not seem as impressive as the other five.

At this moment, the corner of the white-faced, golden-furred fox's mouth curled into a human-like, playful smile.

It scanned the terrified practitioners of the island nation all around, not paying much attention to their hidden fear and hostility.

Then it turned its gaze onto Jiang Chen.

"I didn't expect it, but it really is you."

Jiang Chen didn't quite know what to say; a character from his dream had walked into reality.

The conversation from a thousand years ago seemed to be reflected one by one in the present.

To be honest, it was impossible for him not to panic, because the nine-tailed fox opposite him had truly survived year after year from ancient times.

It was like a living history book of the ages.

And he had only stayed in that era for a period of time, like a passerby; even now, he did not know what would happen after the Mid-Autumn Feast.

Why Su Baiwei had crossed the ocean to come to the island nation and replaced the so-called Inari God.

As for her identity as a nine-tailed fox, that was not the most important thing right now.

Previously, Jiang Chen had found it strange that a woman like Princess Yuzhen would befriend an ordinary zither player.

Now it seemed that there were likely calculations of benefit involved.

"Daoist Priest Jiang truly possesses cultivation that rivals the heavens, able to live forever, unlike me, who had to steal the divine position of this tiny nation and use the Killing Stone to preserve my vitality just to survive."

Jiang Chen listened quietly.

And those people from the island nation looked at Jiang Chen with some fear.

At this moment, in their eyes, Jiang Chen was just like Tamamo-no-Mae, an old monster who had existed in the world since the Warring States period or even earlier.

Jia He looked at Tamamo-no-Mae in a daze, and then looked at Jiang Chen in a daze.

Right now, apart from being dazed, he was just dazed.

What was going on? Wasn't it said that Jiang Chen might just be his Junior Martial Uncle or Grand-Junior Martial Uncle?

How could he know a great demon from the island nation that had survived for thousands of years?

He had heard the legend of the island nation's great demon Tamamo-no-Mae from his sect elders in the past; they said it was a great demon with heaven-defying strength, and later, led by the Genius Onmyoji Abe no Seimei, the combined power of the entire island nation was gathered to destroy Tamamo-no-Mae.

Could it be that Jiang Chen's seniority was even more ancient than they had imagined?

The original Junior Martial Uncle or Grand-Junior Martial Uncle had suddenly been promoted in seniority to become an Ancestral Master?

Although Jia He was a bit slow, he was not stupid.

He could naturally think of the things that Abe Kusuku and the others could think of.

"Hiss!" He couldn't help but gasp.

And the sound of this gasp was too loud, instantly attracting the attention of everyone from the island nation, including Tamamo-no-Mae, who was Su Baiwei.

Jia He shrank his neck and quietly shielded Jiang Chen.

"Ahem, you guys continue, you guys continue."

"..."

The white-faced, golden-furred fox's body slowly faded, turning into a soft light that was difficult to discern clearly.

Then, a moment later, a woman dressed in plain white gauze, wearing a flowing skirt, with vermilion rings on her feet, and a beauty that could topple cities, walked out from the soft light.

It was exactly the appearance of Su Baiwei from Jiang Chen's memory, only now, her whole body radiated divinity, adding a sense of holiness that was sacred and inviolable.

Her footsteps walked on the Void Realm as if on flat ground, and every step seemed to strike at the hearts of the island nation's practitioners.

"Tamamo-no-Mae, where is the Inari Great God? How dare you usurp the divine—!"

A hot-headed fellow stood up in anger and began to shout, pointing at Su Baiwei.

Abe Kusuku's expression changed; he didn't expect that someone would actually be this brave!

But before the man could finish speaking, Su Baiwei just glanced at him lightly, and the man looked as if his throat had been choked, unable to make a sound anymore.

Immediately after, his figure gradually disappeared as if wiped away by an eraser.

Abe Kusuku was terrified and lost all color; at this moment, he could no longer care about anything else and hurriedly knelt down again, shouting.

"Abe Kusuku pays respects to the Inari Great God!"

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(Sublimating to the extreme, living another life!!!)