Onmyoji Love Curse Volume

Zhongsheng never expected Boya to be so efficient in handling affairs, and he was a little flattered that Qingming came to visit so soon.

"Sure enough, as the rumors say, Mr. Boya and Abe Seimei's friendship is extraordinary, and the two are really inseparable." Zhongsheng thought so while welcoming the two into the mansion.

"I've already heard what Master Boya said about the general situation, but there are still some things I want to ask Master Zhongsheng."

In front of outsiders, Seimei always addresses Boya with respect.

"Yes, yes, Master Seimei, please feel free to ask."

Although Fujiwara Tadakatsu's official position is higher than Seimei's, Seimei's reputation is on the one hand, and secondly, he has something to ask of him at this time, so Tadakatsu's attitude towards Seimei is also respectful.

"May I ask Mr. Zhongsheng, did you encounter anything in Funaoka Mountain?"

"Uh, Funa Okayama..."

"Please think about it carefully, no matter how small it is."

"Yes, yes...but it should have nothing to do with this incident." Zhong Sheng's expression was a little hesitant.

"Please be sure to tell me."

Zhongsheng was silent for a while, and then said: "I... once beheaded a thief in Chuangangshan."

"Beheaded?" Boya beside him couldn't help shouting.

Qingming kept a calm face, staring at Zhongsheng and asked him to continue talking.

"Probably more than a year ago, I went to Chuangangshan to do business. I didn't bring any entourage with me that day. When I passed by the cliff on the way back, a bandit with a weapon suddenly appeared and wanted to attack me. I escaped his attack. Then beheaded him with a sword."

"What about the thief's body? How did you deal with it?"

"The corpse rolled off the cliff at that time, I didn't go to check it, but afterwards, in order to prevent the evil spirit from causing trouble, I invited Master Sanye from Bailu Temple to perform the spirit removal ceremony the next day. Even if the thief really became a ghost, It should have been sealed long ago."

"Master Sanye..." Qingming took out the folding fan, thoughtful.

Master Sanye of Bailu Temple passed away half a year ago. Before his death, he was an eminent monk who was good at exorcising ghosts and catching demons.Qingming has some friendship with him. Since he personally presided over the exorcism ceremony, there should be no problem. No wonder Zhongsheng feels that this matter has nothing to do with insect infestation.

"Since this is the case, there is still one thing that I don't understand. I heard from Mr. Boya that when the insects besieged your mansion last night, they couldn't move forward as long as they reached the door. Does Mr. Zhongsheng have any idea about this matter?"

"Well... I think it is also due to Master Sanye." Zhongsheng said, "At that time, just to be on the safe side, he also gave me a 'Buddha Zunsheng Dharani Mantra', which I hid in the Among the stone lamps in front of the door. It should be to prevent the invasion of bugs."

"I see."

"Speaking of which, Master Sanye is really merciful. I didn't expect him to still think about me before he died."

"Oh?" Qingming frowned, "How do you say that?"

"Before the two of you arrived, a monk from Bailu Temple who claimed to be a disciple of Sanye came here. He said that he knew about the attack on me by insects last night. He came to check the situation of the Buddha's top mantra for me at the behest of Master Sanye. I gave After he looked at it, he said that the spell was fine and there was nothing to worry about, so he went back."

Qingming thought for a while, then yelled in a low voice: "Not good!" Then he got up and rushed towards the door.

Seeing that something was wrong, Boya and Zhongsheng followed closely behind.

"Lord Zhongsheng, did you put the 'Buddha Mantra' here?" Qingming pointed to the stone lamp at the door with his fan.

"Yes, right under the candlestick."

"If I'm not wrong, I'm afraid the 'Buddha Mantra' is no longer there."

"What... what?" Zhongsheng panicked at this moment, quickly picked up the candlestick, and took out the small bag placed underneath.

But the bag that was supposed to contain the spell was empty at the moment, and the 'Buddha's Curse' disappeared.

"Looks like it's still a step late." Qingming sighed.

Boya was shocked when he saw this, and asked, "Qingming, what's going on?"

"The person who claimed to be a monk at Bailu Temple was probably just a fake, and stole the 'Buddha Crown Mantra' by looking at the spell. If my guess is correct, those bugs will definitely come tonight and lose the 'Buddha Crown Mantra'." With the protection of the mantra, the bugs can drive straight in."

"This...Master Qingming! Please save me!" Thinking of the scene where his pet dog was swallowed last night, Zhong Sheng felt cold all over his body, and his voice trembled a little.

Qingming glanced at the sky, the sun was already sinking to the west, and in half an hour at most, the sky would be completely dark.

"It seems that we can only take one risk." Qingming turned his head and said to Zhongsheng: "Master Zhongsheng, just in case, please gather all the servants and family members of the house immediately."

"Yes...yes!" Zhongsheng didn't dare to neglect, he hurriedly gathered all the servants and family members according to Qingming's order, and placed them in the east room.

Qingming told everyone not to make a sound no matter what they heard tonight, then took out a charm from his bosom and pasted it on the door of the room.

"Lord Zhongsheng, is the saber you used to kill the thieves still there?"

"Yes, in my bedroom."

"That knife, please borrow it tonight and use it next time."

Zhongsheng took Qingming and Boya to his bedroom, took out the saber and handed it to Qingming.

Seimei pulled out the blade slightly, took out another spell from his bosom, put it on the blade, and then whispered a few spells, the spell that was supposed to fall at any time was tightly wrapped around the blade.

Qingming put the knife away and handed it to Boya who was beside him: "Master Boya, I ask you to keep this knife."

"Oh, good." Although Boya didn't understand why, he knew that Qingming must have his own reasons for doing things, so he didn't ask too much, and directly took the knife and tied it around his waist.

"One last thing, Mr. Zhongsheng, please give me the next strand of your hair."

Zhongsheng pulled out a strand of hair for Qingming.

Seimei took out a paper figurine, wrote "Fujiwara Tadakatsu" on the paper figurine with a pen, put his hair in it, and then recited a spell.

The piece of paper turned into Zhong Sheng's appearance, and there was no difference in appearance.

Boya had been teased by this spell several times, so he was naturally calm.Zhong Sheng watched from the side dumbfounded.

After all this was done, it was almost dark, Qingming cast a spell to light up the lights in Zhongsheng's bedroom, and then took out two talismans with the sign of Kikyo painted on them and handed them to Boya and Zhongsheng respectively.

"This talisman is used for protection. With it, the ghosts will not be able to detect you. I have set up an enchantment behind the curtain. No matter what you see or hear for a while, please keep quiet, otherwise the spell will be ineffective. .”

"But Seimei-sama...does it really have to be like this? Or...let me avoid it with my servants and family members..."

Zhongsheng was quite frightened last night, and he couldn't help feeling uneasy when he thought of the bugs that might be close at hand.

"Forgive me for speaking bluntly, Mr. Zhongsheng, I am afraid that this time the ghost has great resentment towards you. If you are too far away, the substitute will be easily spotted. At that time, even I will not be able to protect you well."

Seeing that Zhongsheng still had doubts, Boya comforted him, "Lord Zhongsheng, please trust Qingming. As long as you do what he said, you will be fine."

Zhongsheng had no choice but to keep his mouth shut when he heard the words, and continued to wait anxiously for the arrival of the bugs.

It was completely dark, and the normally brightly lit mansion now only had a faint light in Zhongsheng's bedroom.

Qingming, Boya, and Zhongsheng sat behind the curtain without saying a word.

A doll identical to Zhongsheng sits in the middle of the room.

Half an hour passed and nothing happened.

Another half an hour passed, and there was still silence inside and outside the mansion.

Zhongsheng waited for a long time, from the original uneasiness to a little anxious, just about to move his stiff body when he suddenly heard a strange sound like insects and roars coming from far and near, It seemed that something was rushing towards Zhongsheng's bedroom.

The voice became louder and louder, and after a while, a layer of gray-white wriggling things appeared on the steps of the door of Zhongsheng's bedroom.

Looking carefully, it turned out to be a bunch of bugs, densely spread on the floor, rushing towards Zhongsheng like a stream of water.

Zhong Sheng was so startled that he pointed behind the curtain with trembling hands and almost yelled, but fortunately Boya on the side covered his mouth in time and signaled him to keep silent with his eyes.

The roaring sound of insects has filled the whole room at this moment, and it has become extremely noisy.

The bugs roared and rushed towards the puppet in the middle of the room, and immediately covered the puppet's body, and began to bite the "flesh" of his body.In a short while, the "flesh and blood" was devoured, leaving only one "remains".

The insects who ate up the doll Tadakatsu let out a continuous and noisy cry as if they were celebrating something.

But Zhong Sheng, who was behind the curtain, was so frightened that he couldn't even cry out, and fell to the ground, his body twitching non-stop.

Boya was also horrified by what happened before him, and he turned his head to look at Qingming numbly, but saw that Qingming was still indifferent, just staring at the movement behind the curtain.

The bugs crawled all over Zhongsheng's room again, but they didn't get close to Seimei's barrier.

After a while of fruitless exploration, the bugs finally receded towards the door, and the noisy calls gradually faded away.After a while, the surroundings became completely quiet.

"Looks like it passed the test safely." Qingming was the first to speak.

"Master Qingming...this...this..." Zhong Sheng was still in a state of confusion, becoming incoherent.

"I'm sorry, Lord Zhongsheng was shocked." Qingming apologized slightly, "But this way, it also confirms the real body of the ghost."

"Zhengti... Qingming, what's going on?" Boya asked.

"Those bugs are probably the thief who was beheaded by Mr. Zhongsheng—no, it should be said that they are the remains of that thief."

"remains?"

"Exactly. There is an alchemy called 'ossified insects', which refers to transforming the corpses of insects that have been bitten to death by insects, with deep grievances and unable to become ghosts, into the form of insects, and then by eating living things To strengthen the power of resentment. The size and number of insects will increase with the increase of resentment, and when a certain number of living creatures are swallowed, the bones can become real ghosts and are extremely difficult to deal with."

"Wait...wait a minute, Lord Qingming, you just said that the thief was bitten to death by insects?"

"Yes, I'm afraid that the thief was still alive when he fell off the cliff, which is why Master Sanye's exorcism ceremony was invalid. It's just that the thief was still bitten to death by poisonous insects in the end. Even though he was not killed by Mr. Zhongsheng, but Because of this, I have a deep resentment towards Mr. Zhongsheng."

Zhongsheng lowered his head and remained silent for a while, then raised his head and asked, "Then...you have tricked him this time, right? Those bugs won't come again, right?"

"No, just now was just a temporary measure. The real retreat will start now." Qingming stood up, "Master Boya, let's go."

"Huh? Where are you going?"

"Shine Okayama."

(To be continued)