[Onmyoji] Chronicles of Heianjing

The moon is high and the night is thick.Alan's child and her husband had already fallen asleep, but she was still sitting on the porch as in the daytime.A woman in a gorgeous twelve-piece suit appeared behind her. She moved her lips slightly after hearing the footsteps, but she didn't make a sound and didn't turn her head. She just quietly looked at the distant fields.

The fields were blown by the wind, and the grains in the fields made waves.The cicadas were singing louder and louder, and the fireflies flying in swarms close to the water surface were like mountain monsters and ghosts in the dark night. Looking at the half-missing moon, Alan felt that it was like his broken heart.She thought of her daughter, she thought of her every night, and always felt that she owed her something.Originally, her husband didn't want her to take her daughter to the capital, but Alan didn't want to go out alone, so he took her away after a few days of trouble.

She was just lonely for too long, she never thought that Nagashima Hongji's wife would do such a thing, if she knew, if she knew!Alan covered her face and wept, that Atago Mountain was occupied by monsters all year round, wild beasts and poisonous snakes roamed about, her daughter was so young, how could that woman have the heart to do such a thing.Is this what the so-called nobles look like?

It was already the end of summer at this time, and autumn was about to show its head. The night wind blew by, and Alan shivered coldly.The kimono was several years ago, a monotonous gray and black obi, without any embroidery or prints.When she worked as a maid in Nagashima Hongji, she wore uniforms. She issued a new set in July, but put them back after she was fired.Originally, it didn’t necessarily need to be put back, and no one would take care of it.The Changdao family has always been not very strict about this aspect, and the maids together thought it would be good for her to take it home, even if she didn't wear it herself, it would be good to cut some clothes for the children.But Alan refused. She brought almost nothing with her from Kyoto to Edo.

When her husband saw her coming back alone, he didn't say much.Just boil water and cook for her, pretending nothing happened.But everyone knew that the crack was getting bigger and bigger. Because of her selfishness, he lost his beloved daughter. No matter how he hid his emotions to maintain the relationship between husband and wife, they would never be able to return to the past.

"The height of the mountain has its own way for passengers, and the depth of the water has its own ferry boat." Alan raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the former Minister of the Ministry of governance. "Qingming told me this when he left. He is as gentle and kind as you described. I didn't talk to him. He told the truth of the matter, but listened to you." Alan frowned, "Abandon Nagashima Kokichi's child, deceive Abe Seimei, after doing all this, I don't feel any guilt."

"Why do you feel guilty? Isn't what I said the truth?" The woman asked back. Alan wanted to nod, but felt wrong, so he shook his head.The woman came to her side, and Alan felt the warmth. She squinted slightly to the side, holding a lantern in her beautiful hand.The hem of the clothes is red and purple, a woman from the palace.

"Indeed, I've never seen your face." Alan turned his head suddenly, but the woman had disappeared.There was a purse on her original place, Alan didn't move, just laughed.

"To do the right thing, you have to know that it's best not to be seen." The woman's voice came from all directions, low and charming. Alan knew it was warning her that the monsters now really understand people. Inside, she finally picked up the purse, which was heavy.

"Will Qingming find Guhuo?"

"We all know the answer."

The sound gradually died down, and Alan got up and went back to the house. It was too late, too late no matter what.

Just like that night when she picked up Nagashima Toshiro, who was still sleeping, and walked out quietly through the back door.The resentment in her heart spread like a flame, and the unwillingness and pain tortured her unspeakably.The road to Mount Atago is very long, she passed through the crowd, through the river grass, she had many opportunities to go back along the original road to correct her mistakes, she had many opportunities to put him back in the warm and comfortable place. room, but she didn't.

On the road, Hushan opened her eyes when she was asleep, and said some incomprehensible words in her mouth, just like her daughter's expression when she was a child, she thought she would soften her heart, but her daughter will never come back , the child's mother threw her to Mount Atago, and now she will do the same.

She knew that she had embarked on a road of no return, but she never regretted it.

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The former minister of governance died on the day he returned home.

Seimei learned the news after visiting her home.He was very helpless and rushed to Kyoto again. The body of the former Minister of Jibu had not yet been sent back to Edo for burial. If he walked faster, he should be able to see him for the last time.Although the person has gone, as long as the body is still there, there will always be some doubts. He really doesn't believe that death can be so simple. Suicides don't ask him to divination the future.

"You don't need to be so far away from me." Qingming looked at the big tengu who had been nervously guarding against him since he got on the bullock cart, put aside the annoying things, and said with a smile, "I know it's been a while. , but not you first..."

"I told you it was just an accident." Datengu resisted the urge to leave the cart, clenched his fists, and moved away from Qingming with a cold face.

"Come here." Regarding Datengu's non-cooperation, Seimei's tone was a little heavy, very similar to Hei Qingming's tone of voice. Datengu almost subconsciously followed his words and moved towards him as soon as he heard it, but after realizing that it was not that person I was stunned for a while, obviously it was not the same at all, but why.

"Don't think too much, big tengu." Seimei rubbed his short blond hair.

They were very close, and Datengu could feel Seimei's warm breath and the faint scent of cherry blossoms. The hand on top of his head hadn't been put down yet, and Datengu felt a comfortable feeling in his mind. He squinted his eyes and didn't stop. Seimei.

"It's really cute."

cute.Ootengu's relaxed body stiffened from enjoyment, and sneered at this adjective.He patted Seimei's hand away, looking at the back of his hand that was flushed after being photographed, Daitengu rarely felt guilty.

"Fragile." The big tengu said.

"Maybe." Qingming chanted a spell, and the back of the red hand returned to its original white appearance, "It doesn't matter how serious it is."

Daitengu straightened his hair and countered, "There is no sense in speaking."

"It's just that I can't control you." Seimei smiled, "The death of the former Secretary of the Ministry of Justice was not that simple. There were too many things recently, and it was too late to deal with your injuries and curses. If something happens, you remember to leave me. Get closer, after all, your mana is not effective from time to time, and with this strange physique, it is easy to provoke some people."

"Do you believe what the maid said?" Daitengu selectively ignored some words, but asked this question very directly.To be honest, he couldn't trust a woman who could throw a ten-month-old cub on Mount Atago, where there were many monsters.

"It doesn't matter. Whether she lied to me or not, I will always know the truth." Seimei pressed the fan to her mouth, showing a gentle smile, "It's interesting to dig out secrets. What's more, Nagashima Toshiro The daughters with Alan are indeed on Mount Atago, and I will bring them back."

"Love to make trouble for oneself, human beings really can't understand." Big Tengu looked out the window, the sky was white, and there was an orange shimmer between the green mountains in the distance.The city gate gradually appeared, and it was almost to Ping'an capital, "What do you think about the woman she was talking about?"

"She definitely has something to do with the death of the former Secretary of the Government. I know the former Secretary of the Government. He rarely had contact with women because of his many official duties, and he had no father or mother in his family. No one urged him to get married, and he did not marry until his death. Wife." Seimei has a serious expression on his face, this former Minister of Jibu can be regarded as one of his few friends, he has a good manner, and his thoughts are still positive, Seimei would not believe that he committed suicide.

"What about Mishima?" Big Tengu asked.

"Do you think they're related?"

"Yeah." Mishima's death was obviously abnormal, and some incomprehensible things happened one after another in the past few days, and they all came to Seimei. Obviously, there could be nothing unrelated to each other, "Qiao Ji has something to hide from her." Me, other than the Hachiman god." Otengu thought of Uji Hashihime's face with an extremely bad attitude, and she repeatedly reminded him not to mix Seimei's affairs, none of which made any sense at all.Apparently she already knew something, but was unwilling to tell him.

"I'll figure it out." Whatever it was, he'd figure it out.It has not been half a month since he summoned Uji Hashihime, and he can really find something for him to do.Although the purpose is not clear, Seimei has an intuition that there will be no good things behind this series of events.

"Sir, here we are."

"Thank you very much." Qingming nodded to the servant of Nagashima Hongji's house, "Please go back, tell Master Nagashima that I have found the location of Hushan, and I will bring him back tonight at the latest."

"Okay, I'll get it through."

"Master Otengu! Wait!" Panting, the Butterfly Spirit ran up to Otengu with her bundle on her back, the small silver bell on her body ringing crisply, she was holding a tambourine, and the back of her hair was decorated with large light blue butterfly wings.She changed into a short kimono, the main color is blue and purple, and there is a light yellow belt with large flowers embroidered on it.It was completely different from the last time they met, very thin and seemed to be much taller.

"I finally found you!" Because she was out of breath, she spoke intermittently, but she was very energetic. "I found the medicine that can help you recover from the bite of Yamata no Orochi. I was going to give it to you yesterday, but I couldn't find you when I went to Heiye Mountain. I asked the little monsters that you were in Heianjing and went to Seimei-sama's house to find you. But you have already gone to Edo." Butterfly Jing paused slightly when she said Seimei, but then resumed her original tone, "But it's okay, I'm finally waiting for you."

"Thank you for your hard work." Big Tengu smiled at Butterfly, and took the box she held up high. "Do you want to go somewhere else?"

Butterfly blushed, she had never seen a big tengu smile before, she nodded a little shyly, "Yes, sir! I'm going to a better place to concentrate on my cultivation, I may not be able to see you all the time in the future You, but it doesn't matter, after I become stronger..." Butterfly Jing suddenly turned pale, stopped her words, adjusted herself under the caring eyes of the big tengu, and continued, "For you, I will Get better!"

"I'm looking forward to it." Although the big tengu couldn't understand the meaning of her words, he thought it was a very good thing for her to be positive, and all the little monsters should keep such a mentality and keep urging themselves, "Come on. "

"Okay, okay!" Butterfly Essence smiled brightly at the big tengu, and then bowed, "Then, I will take my leave! Please take care! The medicine is applied externally, and you will definitely get better!"

Qingming frowned watching the back of Butterfly Jing leaving. He took the box given by Butterfly Jing from Datengu, opened it and looked at it for a moment, "There is nothing wrong with the medicine, it can really heal your injury." Qingming's expression was unclear, "It's just that there is one thing in it, she can't get it."

"what?"

"The golden scales of Yamata no Orochi." Seimei looked at the disappearing figure of the butterfly spirit, and returned the medicine to the big tengu, "This is something that even I can't get it, so I took so long to make it for you , I almost gave up this prescription."

Qingming played with the bat fan in her hand and said, "There's something wrong with her."

The author has something to say: welcome to catching bugs, this chapter is a bit rushed.

Butterfly Essence used to have a skin called Diewu Anxiang. Although it was not officially launched, I still pretend she is wearing that suit!It's actually quite nice.