"If I remember correctly, Hiiragi is a tree that can get rid of ghosts and exorcise demons, right?" Tomie tilted his head to confirm to Seimei.

Qingming nodded, "So there are many magical tools and items used in exorcisms made of Hiiragi wood."

Tomie looked at Yuan Boya and organized a verbal inquiry: "So her parents knew that she might have been targeted by monsters since she was born, so they gave her this name specifically, but they still didn't escape, right?"

Yuan Boya was stunned, then shook his head, looked at Fujiang and Qingming and said, "I didn't think that much, so I didn't ask."

Fu Jiang smiled helplessly, but he didn't expect this guy to be so careful.

"I'm afraid they won't tell you if you ask." Qingming comforted him with a smile.

After all, this kind of thing is a scandal in the eyes of the nobles. If someone's daughter may be targeted by a monster, no matter what gender she is, she will only be regarded as a male monster in the end. This is more serious than being "visited at night". Bad reputation.

Tomie asked directly: "Then you told us that you just want to help Miss Masako relieve her worries, right?"

Yuan Boya nodded repeatedly.

Fujiang smiled and said: "Since it's Boya's request."

Qingming followed the next sentence naturally: "Then we will naturally be happy to help."

Then Yuan Boya immediately pulled the two of them to his fiancée's house with a face full of emotion.

Qingming and Tomie couldn't help complaining to each other when they were sitting together drinking tea.

Yuan Boya's in-laws took it for granted that they knew they would be nobles. Normally when dealing with such a family, they should first send greetings and receive replies before coming over, but now they actually came directly after hearing about such a thing just now.

He truly deserves to be the most straightforward man in Genji.

Yuan Boya's future father-in-law also obviously felt embarrassed. He sat across from them with a smile on his face and looked at Tomie and Seimei in embarrassment. Which noble family in Kyoto did not recognize these two people. The number one person from Shinto and Onmyodo came to his house at the same time. Although there was something really going on at his house, his first reaction when he saw these two people was not to feel reassured, but to be afraid. How big of a deal it was to send these two out at the same time.

"Fujiwara-sama, please don't worry, I just want to introduce my two friends to you." Minamoto Boya introduced Tomie and Seimei naturally.

The Fujiwara clan with whom he made a marriage contract was not the clan of Fujiwara Tadahei, but as the largest clan in Kyoto, the Fujiwara clan would inevitably encounter it.

Moreover, Boya's mother was originally from the Fujiwara clan, so people who were worried about the marriage introduction would naturally give priority to the side branches of the Fujiwara clan.

In fact, his identity is either the daughter of a powerful minister with connections, or the daughter of another Genji family, which is normal.

"Really?" Yuan Boya's future father-in-law was obviously a relatively moderate character. He glanced at Fujiang and Qingming carefully, with a tangled look on his face. It seemed that he wanted to say something, but he did not dare to speak.

Qingming smiled and opened up the topic with him.

When the three of them were together, this kind of thing was actually done by Yuan Boya at first, but later the three of them discovered that Qingming was better at dealing with these winding nobles, but he always found it annoying to deal with these people, so he By default, Yuan Boya will do it.

But since this time it involves Yuan Boya's future, Qingming naturally becomes serious.

Tomie is simply famous anyway, so he can just be reckless in things that are really difficult to do occasionally. He is not afraid of offending people. Most people will have a good attitude when facing gods.

Under Seimei's very patient communication, which read as persuasion and written as intimidation, Mr. Fujiwara finally agreed to take them to meet his daughter Hiiragi, who had been hiding for more than 20 years.

When he saw Miss Hiiragi who was trapped in the attic, Tomie knew why the family named her child Hiiragi as soon as she was born.

Miss Hiiragi, who is in her early twenties, is very good-looking. She is definitely a beauty that conforms to the aesthetics of this era, but this is because there are no snake-like shadows on her face, neck, and more exposed skin.

The reason why I am sure that it is a snake pattern is because the shadow is alive and will swim around Miss Hiiragi's body from time to time. When I saw Miss Hiiragi, the shadow of the snake head was staying on her cheek, and it would appear from time to time. Stick out your tongue at them.

Hiiragi noticed their gaze and subconsciously lowered his head to cover his face with his hair.

Seimei turned her head and asked Mr. Fujiwara next to her, "When did these shadows on Ms. Hiiragi's body begin to appear?"

Mr. Fujiwara was about to open his mouth when Seimei immediately said, "Please tell the truth. If the information is inaccurate, we may not be able to effectively help you or Ms. Hiiragi."

Mr. Fujiwara sighed helplessly and replied with a heartbroken face: "Actually, I discovered it when I was born, but it only appeared for a moment. At the beginning, only people with spiritual power could see it. Unexpectedly, as time went by, Even ordinary people like us can see it, even if we cover it up with thick powder, it will still emerge..."

It can be seen that he is really worried about this matter. He is from his father's point of view, and he must also be from the Fujiwara clan's point of view.

"Sure enough, it's that one." Qingming turned to confirm with Tomie.

Tomie nodded and said the answer, "It's the mark of the monster."

The so-called mark is actually a trace of oneself left by a capable person on something to prove that it belongs to him. Gods, monsters, cursed spirits, and powerful humans can also do this. Because just like DNA, even if they are very similar, everyone is different, and the power patterns belonging to them are also the same.

It is a mark that others can know at a glance how strong the owner is and whether he can be provoked.

Generally, when a monster leaves such a mark, it means that this is my prey and I am not allowed to take action or covet it.

However, the mark of a monster should actually appear during growth. It is like a certain monster only attacks people of a certain age, but its true identity is discovered by a child who is not yet old enough. In this case, it will remain on the child. Put your own mark, temporarily seal the child's memory of yourself, wait until the child reaches the required age, then appear next to the child to restore his memory of himself, and then take him away.

It's quite a ritual thing.

"Are you sure it was present at birth?" Tomie asked with a frown. He bent down a little, wanting to take a closer look at the mark on Hiiragi's body.

Yuan Boya grabbed his collar and pulled him back, subconsciously scolding him: "It's so rude."

Tomie stood up immediately, but he still didn't take his eyes away from Hiiragi. From his angle, he could only see a little snake scale pattern on his ears protruding from his hair.

Mr. Fujiwara immediately replied: "Yes, when Hiiragi was born, the midwife reported that although it was only for a moment, she did see it."

Tomie looked at Hiiragi and did not choose to speak out in front of Hiiragi. He motioned for everyone to leave together and not discuss the issue in front of the parties concerned.

Everyone said goodbye to Hiiragi one after another, naturally speaking many words of comfort, and then they all stayed away from the attic where she had been hiding for many years.

When they returned to the tea room where they were receiving guests, Tomie and Seimei both sat down, took a sip from their tea bowls, and then said in unison: "I'm sorry."

Mr. Fujiwara was so shocked by these words that he almost dropped the tea bowl in his hand.

Tomie was the first to explain: "Because it is said that children under the age of seven belong to gods, monsters generally avoid attacking children under this age. Miss Hiiragi was born with a mark, which means that she was probably marked in The strength of a monster that can overcome the rules of life and death in the world and achieve this step..."

I'm afraid it's already at the Demon King level.

Tomie opened his mouth and told the worst information, "And the marks on Miss Hiiragi's body have become so obvious that the monster will come to greet her in the near future."

The expression on Mr. Fujiwara's face instantly turned bitter.

"My daughter, what if..." He seemed ready to say something unspeakable, but his own conscience prevented him from saying it anyway.

Fu Jiang asked him: "What?"

Seimei has noticed what he didn't say, and before he answered Tomie, he interjected and asked: "Has Ms. Hiiragi been injured since she was a child?"

Mr. Fujiwara immediately shook his head, "Never. Even if you do something that will obviously cause injury, you will still be unscathed."

Girls will definitely feel inferior after discovering the differences between themselves and others. In addition, if they are treated like that because of this abnormality, they will naturally hate their differences. When they lose control of their emotions, they will secretly use a protective knife to think. Naturally, there were extreme moments when she wanted to cut off those things on her body, but the result was that the knife broke and Miss Hiiragi was unscathed.

Hiiragi also tried to end his life when he collapsed, but he was always saved by the mark on his body.

The sad look on Mr. Fujiwara's face when he mentioned this matter has reached the point where anyone who sees it can't help but sympathize.

"That's why I want to ask, can you two help my daughter..."

"Fujiwara-sama!" Seimei directly interrupted what he had not finished speaking. Seeing that his thoughts were attracted to her, she smiled and asked: "Don't you understand? It's the snake demon left in Miss Hiiragi's body. His mark has been protecting her, ensuring that she can grow up safely until the time comes for him to come."

Mr. Fujiwara sat down on the tatami in despair.

Yuan Boya probably guessed this reaction when he saw him, and quietly glanced at Fujiang, who was frowning and thinking at him. When he saw Qingming in the same direction, he nodded slightly to him, and immediately said before Fujiang could figure it out: "Fujiang, Is there nothing we can do but watch Miss Hiiragi being taken away?"

Tomie looked at Yuan Boya, thinking that he wanted to show off in front of his future father-in-law, and shook his head and said: "No, we can bring Miss Hiiragi to an environment that is very beneficial to us, and let a strong person touch the mark or directly try to erase it. It's best, even if it can't be erased, it will still provoke the monsters who left the mark to come over, then at least we will have a great advantage."

If a monster's mark is erased, most monsters will not choose to go head-to-head with someone who can easily erase their mark. However, this kind of stubborn monster who refuses to let go across reincarnations might really come.

Mr. Fujiwara's words came out of his mouth: "That means our family can't be implicated, right?"

Fu Jiang looked at him and frowned. There seemed to be something wrong with the emotions this man had been showing.

Yuan Boya's hand has already been put on Fu Jiang's shoulder, "Do you have any idea about this kind of place?"

Tomie nodded, "Yorimitsu Minamoto has a house in the suburbs."

Yes, it was the house where Onikiri was originally imprisoned.

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