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Laiguang's impression of Xianyu has always been quite hardcore, and the occasional warm side always makes her dumbfounded. Now that his painting style has changed to melancholy, it makes her feel uncomfortable.She couldn't understand the other meanings behind Lai Guang's words, which was always blunt and thoughtless, and she just thought he was simply reluctant to let Yu Ji leave the capital.

For the nobles of Heian-kyo, only the life in Kyoto can be considered happy, and the countries below are hells in dire straits.In fact, there is nothing wrong with thinking this way. Today, Japan's civilization is concentrated in Heian-kyo, and the development of the legal country is different. There are prosperous places near the center, and there are also wild places that are as backward as primitive societies.Of course, the prosperity of the local construction is not as attractive to the nobles as the center of power. Many people would rather grovel and stay in the capital than be sent down to be a toubob.

Iga, where Xianyu is going, is located between Ise and Yamato, not far from the capital, but the shrine is located on an inaccessible mountain.Although literati and inkmen yearn for the immortal life of retreating to the countryside, they are actually far away from the crowd and in an area with inconvenient transportation. Not only are they not leisurely, but they are struggling. What kind of quality of life would homegrown be?It is true that in the world of mythology, everything can be cheated with divine power, but the place is not as convenient as the capital.

Now that I want to send my daughter away, I can’t blame Laiguang for being difficult to accept. There is no such thing as marrying a daughter in Heianjing, and the system of visiting wives prevails. I will be under the protection of my parents for the rest of my life.But when it was Laiguang's turn, he not only had to separate from the child, but also sent her to a barren land with poor security and living standards.

Xianyu stated from the beginning that she would not resign at the age of 16 to marry, she would stay in the shrine for the rest of her life, and Laiguang had a special status and could not leave Beijing at will, which also meant that after this separation, the father and daughter would never No chance to live together.There may be more powerful talents in Heian-kyo, but Raikou will always be the only guardian of the court.In the Heian Era where hundreds of ghosts roamed around, he was the banner of human beings, which allowed him to be reused but also restricted.

Unable to know more secrets that his father hides in his heart, and hearing that he has arranged everything properly, Xianyu simply relaxes and treats it as a trip.The father and daughter wandered up and down the He Mao River, but when night fell, they didn't choose to stay in any one, but stayed directly by the river with its pleasant scenery during the day.

During the day, the blue sky and white clouds on the Kamogawa River with clear water are beautiful like the scenes in Makoto Shinkai's paintings, but after night falls, everything is stained with gloomy colors.Unknown strange birds sounded one after another, Xianyu leaned on the stones covered with coats, watching Lai Guang squatting by the river cleaning hares and chickens...

"The chicken is an angel, so is it okay to eat it?" Xianyu asked curiously.

"When no one is watching, those hypocrisy are bullshit. How can you care about so many rules when walking outside." Lai Guang explained, without stopping the movement of his hands, and took off the chicken feathers neatly.He is obviously the head of the family, but he is very used to doing this kind of thing.

Xianyu showed a surprised expression. Normally, Laiguang would never say such a thing in front of her. In Kyoto, he has always lived a life of rules and has never surpassed the slightest.

Shaking his hands, although he didn't get a reply from his daughter, Laiguang continued: "You have to know that the most important thing is to fill your stomach outside. As for those messy taboo etiquettes, you only start to pay attention to them after eating and drinking. Yes. It’s like living in a place far away from crowds. Even if you don’t have to worry about food for the time being, you have to plan for the future. In short, it’s right to stock up on more food.”

Next, Laiguang began to tell the story of his travels while processing the ingredients. It was a valuable experience of living in the wild. Xianyu, who was originally sitting in the distance, ran over and squatted beside him, ignoring the smell and blood on the chicken and rabbit. Taste, listening to the story with great interest.

After processing the ingredients, the sky had turned gray. Laiguang put his coat on his daughter and said with fire: "...When I just left home, that guy Tsuna pulled out all the plants that could be used nearby. , In the middle of the night, we had to go far away to find firewood, and almost fell off the cliff. So when preparing the wood, we had to go farther. At that time, we were young, arrogant and unwilling to ask for help. As a result, we took a lot of detours, and almost burned the forest in the first month, you see, if we had built a fire by the river like we do now, nothing would happen..."

Except for Kintaro, Raikou's Four Heavenly Kings all look serious at home, and it's really hard for Xianyu to imagine their teenage years.But after hearing so many other people's embarrassing stories, she couldn't help asking: "What about you, father, did you make such mistakes when you were young?"

Lai Guang, who had blackmailed his little friend all over the place, froze his smile, changed the subject and said, "Next, I'll teach you how to make a fire?"

"I can." Xian Yu snapped her fingers, and a ball of flames appeared at her fingertips. Although she specializes in wind, she is also very good at the five elements of Onmyoji.

"We should try our best to avoid wasting spiritual energy outside." Lai Guang warned while pressing Xianyu's hand.In fact, this is completely deceptive nonsense. The big onmyoji who consume such a weak spiritual power will not pay attention to it. Anyway, it can be restored in the blink of an eye. But for the image of his father, he continued: "Spiritual power is always useful At the moment of light, mastering more knowledge and envisioning all possible situations in advance can increase the chance of survival." After speaking earnestly, Lai Guang took out a fire pocket from his arms.

"..." thinks that the fish who will drill wood to make fire next is still too young.

Seeing the expression on his daughter's face stung by the hornet, Lai Guang smiled and patted her bulging cheeks, and said, "I'm just kidding, of course there are other preparations." Then he didn't speak, and concentrated on roasting the meat in his hand.It had been a long time since he arrived in the capital, so it was inevitable that he would be unfamiliar, but he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of his daughter, so he was extra careful.When the meat in his hands exuded a strong aroma, Lai Guang tore off a piece without fear of being hot, and handed it to his daughter, "Taste it." He said with unconcealable nervousness.

Xianyu opened his mouth and bit it, chewed it and nodded with a smile: "It's delicious."

Laiguang also laughed and tore up rabbit meat and chicken to feed her.

Now is the season of summer, and the temperature will drop as soon as the sun sets. Xianyu, as the goddess of the wind, can not be affected by the temperature, but Laiguang is still worried, and puts on a few more layers of clothes when she falls asleep.Although this is the Kamo River surrounded by shrines and temples, there are monsters, but when they smell Raikou's breath, they will consciously detour.

Laiguang sat on the grass holding the blood-sucking disc legs, beside the sleeping Xianyu.He has guarded others like this for countless days and nights, but this is the first time he has guarded for his daughter.

The sound of long breathing means that there is fresh life around him. Lai Guang reached out and gently touched his daughter's hair that was spread all over the floor. He looked down at Xianyu's eyelashes trembling unconsciously in his sleep, and whispered softly: "I'm sorry...it's too late It's already..." Said words of unknown meaning, Raikou closed his eyes, swallowing the water color under his lids.

...

In the morning Xianyu was awakened by the sound of birds chirping. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Lai Guang sitting next to her. She suddenly remembered that she had spent the night outside. She rubbed her eyes and cheered up: "Morning, Father." After greeting, she crawled out from under the clothes she wore to disperse the surrounding barriers.

Although he didn't close his eyes all night, Lai Guang didn't show any fatigue on his face, he got up naturally to straighten his clothes, and brought the horses that were grazing.Xianyu only thought it was lucky that there was no monster attack last night, but he didn't know that it was impossible for Lai Guang to pin his daughter's safety on the barrier.

Unlike walking on the official road yesterday, which was safe all the way, Laiguang changed his course this time and entered the civilian area, riding a horse through the dirt road completely trampled by humans, and the process of traveling became bumpy and tortuous.The roads that have not been inspected for non-violation expose corpses of different degrees of decay, surrounded by grass flies and insects in the forest, and the pungent stench lingers in the nostrils.

When he went out with Father Lai before, he would usually order someone to cover her eyes or simply cover her eyes when encountering such a situation, but this time he didn't do anything, just walked her past silently.The even more terrifying evil ghost Xianyu has also experienced it, but the simple corpse does not arouse her fear, but the stench is unbearable.

It is rare for Xianyu to get up early when he is away from home, but the villagers are obviously earlier than the father and daughter. When they passed the field, it was already full of busy villagers.Seeing Laiguang passing Xianyu with him, one of the old men hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master Samurai, there is a group of bandits in front of us. They are very fierce. The soldiers and guards came several times but failed to catch them. Take a detour from here."

"Thank you for reminding me." Lai Guang nodded, but he didn't obediently detour, but walked forward directly with Xianyu.

These thieves who dare to come to the capital to do evil are usually quite powerful and cunning. They only wander in the civilian areas and will not attract the attention of the inner city. Occasionally they rob the nobles who enter and leave the city, and they can make an inexhaustible windfall.They are very smart and never attack the nobles, but Raikou who is alone is obviously not within the scope of their guard.

Seeing the robber who appeared in front of him with a malicious smile, Xianyu looked sympathetic, it was like brushing up the Moon Worshiper while chopping bees in Shilipo.

Laiguang didn't know what his daughter was thinking. Surrounded by thieves, he even looked calm on his own horse, not paying attention to the enemy at all.He drew out the knife, raised his hand and chopped off the head of the thief in front, not leaving a drop of blood on the blood sucker.He would never do this kind of thing in front of Xianyu before, but this time he not only did it, he also said: "Yu Ji, listen, human beings are more dangerous than monsters outside, no matter what you hear, Whatever you see, don't show mercy."

Killing a person is a completely different experience from killing a monster. Laiguang hopes that his daughter can overcome this psychological barrier.He is not a Tang monk with double standards, and he will never show mercy because of racial differences. If people do evil, the harm will be no less than that of monsters.To be soft-hearted towards them is to disregard the safety of oneself and the civilians.