juvenile onmyoji

Before Lizi could see what it was, Qingming quickly bent down and picked it up, "Hmm, is it the book "The Standard Reference of Onmyoji and the Method of Thought Collision"? I see, thank you."

Qingming finished speaking quickly, without giving the owner of the bookstore a chance to speak, he took Lizi and left.

"Onmyoji or something, and such a long title." Lizi exclaimed.

"Well... that's true."

After returning home, Qingming went back to the house to put things away.He closed the sliding door before he breathed a sigh of relief, opened the skirt of his clothes and took out the book from inside.

"Boya, you told me not to give it to me again..." He couldn't help complaining in a low voice, and Boyuanya's voice burst out in his mind.

"I ordered a new book for you in the bookstore, remember to pick it up. Because it is a manuscript, it is very precious. Get it early, or I don't care if it is snatched away by someone more powerful. I know what experience you want .”

"But what I want to say is that if you don't have a good foundation, no matter how many skills you have, the other party will not give you a chance to use them. The person who wrote this book is said to have married eighty wives. Just one sentence, the other party will I am willing to marry him. They are really good words, I want to read them all."

Qingming frowned slightly as he looked at the large characters "Treasure of Off-Single" written on the cover with ink dipped in gold powder.I thought it was that weird book again.If he was exposed in front of Xiaoli, he would really use the time lapse method on Yuan Boya.

Opening the book, the first sentence is, "As you are still single, do you worry most about talking to women? Because you don't know which sentence to say wrong, the other party suddenly becomes silent."

It doesn't seem to have happened before, I can always know what she is thinking at the first time.And never say the wrong thing.

Turning over a few more pages, "The common thing for women is to like beautiful things. No matter what, scenery, food, utensils, people. As long as it is beautiful, it will bring them joy.

So you who are ready for good things, how to send them out to achieve the best results?It is suggested here that the most high-end method is to create surprises.In ordinary days, a small surprise can make you successfully leave a memory in her heart. "

Hey, isn't that what I've been doing?

Qingming swiped back, giving praise no matter what; willing to accompany her to do boring things; protect her in times of crisis; you pay for her shopping; give her a shelter from the wind; Women take a second look...

Qingming smiled lightly, what a peerless little genius I am, I have done everything written here, I am worthy of it.

So the question is, why am I still single?

He glanced across the Banqiao through the side door, and it seems that the reason does not seem to be on me.

After dinner in the evening, Li Zi watched Seimei take out the newly bought talisman paper, and Suzaku hung a paper light bulb on a tree.The moonlight is gentle, fireflies dance in twos and threes, and the air is full of peace.

"Master Seimei, are you going to start practicing spells again?"

"Yes, you can come too, I bought you talisman papers too." Qingming took out a stack of pink talisman papers from the cloth bag embroidered with Liuyun.

"For me?" Lizi looked at the pink talisman paper covered with gold fragments in surprise.

"Well, didn't you complain that practicing talismans is boring? I bought you beautiful talisman paper, so I'm a little interested?"

Pear's eyes moved slightly.Hey, Master Qingming said today to buy talisman paper, and it took him so long to pick it out, did he buy it for me?

"Let's practice together, come quickly." Qingming laid out a piece of white talisman paper and a piece of pink talisman paper, and set up the pen.

The young man was wearing a white safari suit, with thin single eyelids hanging at the end of his eyes, and his black pupils were filled with a smile.

Such a beautiful appearance, no one can refuse.At this time, even if the other party said, come on and do a three-year mock five-year college entrance examination together.She will also run happily, okay.

After sitting down and writing a few spells, Suzaku came over with sliced ​​watermelon and a plate of salt.Seimei sprinkled a bit of salt on one of them before eating.

Lizi was a little surprised, "Why do you need to sprinkle salt on watermelon?"

"I don't know. It's a tradition. Everyone eats it this way." Suzaku sprinkled some salt on one of them and handed it to Pear. "It will taste sweeter when you eat watermelon this way."

She took it and took a small bite, her eyes widening slightly.It's really sweet.But table salt is very expensive in this era, no wonder she hadn't seen this way of eating it when she was in the countryside.

After eating watermelon, instead of losing the coolness, it feels hotter.

"Why is it so hot?" Lizi fanned the wind twice with her hands, "It's only May."

"Well, it's really strangely hot recently," Qingming picked up a folding fan beside her to fan her. "I came back today and passed the plowing field, and saw that the land was dry and cracked. But it's not normal for it to be so hot at night." .” He glanced at the trees in the courtyard, the leaves were so hot that they were wilting.

"By the way, Seimei-sama," Riko suddenly remembered, "I was waiting for you outside the talisman paper shop today, and I overheard the conversation between Nanako and other apprentice shrine maidens."

"Well, what did you hear?" Qingming kept fanning her with one hand, while flipping through the book casually with the other hand.

"I heard them talking about going to catch the ghost under the bridge tonight. Nanako promised to bring an onmyoji."

Qingming stopped what she was doing, and frowned slightly, "Her brother has already disciplined her because of this, and she is not allowed to mess around. He also told everyone not to accompany her. Who will she invite?"

"Will it be dangerous?" Although I have no relationship with Nanako's small group, there are already many people who died under the bridge.She didn't want anything to happen to the people she studied with.

"Do you know which bridge they are going to guard?" Qingming asked.

"It seems to be Karasuma Koji."

Qingming continued to frown, "The adults in Yinyangliao have not caught it for so long, because that monster is very cunning. Sometimes she comes out, sometimes she doesn't come out. It's not just on one bridge." He thought for a while, "I'd better go and see Look. The teacher is just a daughter, since I know it, I can’t pretend I didn’t hear it.”

"I'm going too." She stood up quickly.

"Wait for me at home." Qingming filled up the talisman bag, "I won't care about you in a fight."

"I don't need your care. Besides, if you don't take me there, my wooden sign can't be filled." She quickly found a reason.

Seeing that Qingming was still not unmoved, she could only pull on his sleeve and kept begging, "Take me, please, Master Qingming."

The girl's round eyes were as beautiful as obsidian, and her voice was soft and glutinous. "Master Qingming" hit his heart like eating sweet glutinous rice cakes.

Qingming immediately lost her principles and smiled softly, "All right."

After leaving the courtyard, Seimei asked the coachman to harness the car, while he himself went to report to Abe Masaki for the trip.

"Going out so late?" Abe Masaki was very puzzled, "Where are you going?"

"The moonlight is very good. I heard that a monk who can play the flute has come to the west of Xiguang Temple. The flute sound is very beautiful. Maybe you can just hear his flute playing under the moonlight when you walk there."

The youths of the Heian nobles like elegant things the most.Qingming never messed around with them all night.Sometimes, Abe Masaki would also worry that Seimei deliberately suppressed the minds of young people.Now that I heard that I was going to listen to the flute, I immediately nodded and said with a smile, "Go, your mother and I used to go out to play at night."

Here it comes again, Qingming twitched the corner of his mouth, turned and left.

Sitting on the bullock cart, Lizi asked, "I just heard you talking about Xiguan Temple in the courtyard, isn't it true?"

"It's true, there really is a person who can play the flute at Xiguan Temple," Qingming said leisurely leaning against the wall of the car, "If we can't find Nanako in the whole city, we will go to Xiguan Temple. Listen to Boya Said, he listened there all night the day before yesterday."

Mr. Yuan Boya is really idle.

The coachman took them to Karasuma Koji first, and Qingming smiled and said, "Turn the corner, we won't go there anymore."

"Why?" Pear asked.

"I saw the adults in Yinyangliao. It seems that they want to guard here. But it doesn't seem to make any sense," Qingming said softly, "Even I can feel that monsters are more sensitive than humans. How could they Still here."

"Since there is an onmyoji here, can we go back?" Lizi asked, Nanako and the others wouldn't come here if they saw the adults of Onmyolia?

"Turn around again." Qingming ordered the coachman lightly.

Riko blinked lightly, although she knew Seimei was worried about Nanako's safety because of Kamo-sama, but she still had an inexplicable feeling in her heart.Like accidentally walking under a lemon tree.

It's all the fault of Seimei-sama.Seimei-sama is really too gentle.It is inevitable that I will have some possessiveness, and I don't want him to be so kind to others.Is it wrong to think so?Seimei-sama is a person determined to protect Heian-kyo.I feel like he is everyone's onmyoji.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help asking, "Master Qingming, do you think you will save people if you see a monster?"

"No," Qingming withdrew her gaze from the car, "I'm a very selfish person, don't think too well of me. I will also make choices that are beneficial to me. I will also act according to my inner desire." He saw Lizi staring at him with round eyes, couldn't help chuckling, and continued to scare her, "So, don't mess with me, I'm very fierce."

Lizi smiled and said briskly, "I don't believe it. But Master Seimei, I am really curious about monks who can play the flute. If possible, after finding Nanako, let's go to Xiguan Temple to have a look."

"Okay." The boy's eyes were soft.

The coachman pulled them and kept looking for a place with a bridge.Seimei shook his head wherever he went.

"Why are you sure it's not here? Maybe Nanako pulled the barrier, so we can't see it." Lizi said.

"Because I can't smell the evil spirit." Qingming said thoughtfully.

Demon spirit?Why can Lord Seimei smell the evil spirit?Lizi was a little puzzled. The teacher said that when facing monsters, human beings can smell the aura emanating from each other.But the Yaozu's nose is more sensitive, even in an empty place, they can still smell the breath left by the monster not long ago.

"It's a high-level onmyoji." Seimei smiled and rubbed her hair.

The doubt in the girl's eyes dissipated immediately, and she began to look out the window to help find Nanako.

When she turned her head to look out the window, she didn't see the complex emotions flashing in Qingming's eyes.

In the end, Seimei identified three places where the suspected youkai would appear.

"The smell hasn't dissipated. Monsters are used to stepping on the spot. These three bridges are likely to be where he will appear. But, there are three..."

Lizi thought for a while, "I have a way," she took out four paper-cut birds from Xiaoyuan's satchel, "We each take a bird to guard a bridge. Let two birds guard the other bridge. If two birds If there is something wrong with the bridge we are guarding, they will fly to us separately. If there is a problem with the bridge we are guarding, let the birds report to each other."

"Okay." Seimei said.

Lizi got out of the car first, and the remaining three birds were handed over to Qingming.He would put two of them in one spot, and then go to guard the other bridge.

After watching the bullock cart disappear into the night, she picked a dark corner and sat down.He blew on the flat bird in his hand, and with a "pop", the bird swelled up and turned into a chubby bird.

It seems that the air is blown too much, it won't be able to fly, right?

The little bird rolled its eyes and opened its mouth happily at Pear. "Hush," Lizi put a finger on the bird's beak, "absolutely don't make any noise, let's guard the monsters together."

The bird flew up from her knees and landed on her shoulders, obediently still.

Although the moon had already slanted to the west at this time, fortunately there was moonlight falling on the road, so it didn't feel dark.Lizi stared at the arch bridge without blinking.

Suddenly the grass in the distance moved and made a rustling sound.Three girls in witch clothes got out, looking furtive, isn't it Nanako and her companions?

Just as Lizi was about to release the bird, she saw a woman holding an umbrella slowly walking up from the other end of the arch bridge.

It was so late, and there was no rain, Lizi immediately decided that something was wrong.She immediately shrugged her shoulders slightly, and let the bird fly out to report.

The chubby bird just flew up and then fell, stumbling.Lizi knew it was not good at first glance, she was too fat to fly.Just as he was about to cut another one, Nanako and the others rushed up.Except for Nanako who was holding a spell, the other two were actually holding a spatula.

Lizi knew she was going to suffer, so she didn't care about Fat Bird, so she quickly stood up and made a seal.

I don't know what I saw there.After hearing a scream, Nanako's two companions turned around and ran away, not even leaving her a spatula.Nanako farts.Sitting on the ground, his face raised, his lips trembling, he had long forgotten that he was still holding the charm he had stolen from his father.

The moment the woman with the umbrella jumped towards her, the river shook.Several large water plants sprang up and bound the woman.The woman paused for a moment and broke immediately.Then there are grass vines, branches...

"Who's there?" The woman was furious, and with a wave of her hand, the river water turned into a sharp arrow and pierced through the air, hitting the place where Lizi was hiding.Pear had to run from the corner to the bright place.Before she could stand still, the woman flashed over and grabbed her neck with one hand.Lizi let go of the spell in her hand, and a thick bolt of lightning struck the woman's umbrella.

After a shrill scream, the pear was thrown to the ground.She got up quickly, coughed and stepped back, looking at the woman.The woman held up the charred umbrella ribs without the umbrella surface, and her face was sullen and about to drip.

Riko finally understood why Nanako was so scared that she couldn't get up.On the face of this monster, there are only nose and mouth, and the rest is skin.

"I only have this umbrella." The woman said angrily.

"I'm so sorry." Riko ran towards Nanako while laughing, who was still sitting on the bridge with a dazed expression on her face.

"Stupid? Still not running?"

"Demon, youkai." Nanako could only say this while crying.

"Of course it's a monster, didn't you just come to catch her?" Li Zi was a little amused, and picked her up. "It's strange, your father is a big. Onmyoji, haven't you seen a monster once?"

Speaking of her father, Nanako finally regained consciousness a little.She glared at Lizi, "It's because my father is a big onmyoji, so I can't meet monsters. He protects me very well."

Lizi was a little helpless, it was because she was so good that you couldn't get scared when you saw monsters.

The woman threw away the broken umbrella, stretched out her hand and pulled out a barrier to cover the entire land.

Pear knew she couldn't run away.But the fat bird was gone, which made her relieved.Although the flight is slow, as long as you fly, you will definitely be able to wait for Seimei-sama.Now, she just needs to delay the time.

"What kind of monster are you? Why haven't I seen you in the monster album?"

The woman paused, "What, there is still that kind of book?" A trace of annoyance appeared on the face lacking facial features, "That kind of book that everyone is on, isn't there me?"

"Yes, no. There are even kappa." Lizi said quickly.

"Ah, it's really disgusting, is it because I, Qiao Ji, is not tall enough?"

"Qiao Ji?"

"Yes, that's my name." Qiao Ji pinned the loose hair behind her ears with her hands.

"Why do you have no eyes? Did you die on the bridge, so you are called Qiao Ji?" Lizi asked again.

"Because, I had a husband before. But my husband abandoned me later. I thought I was blind, so I gouged out my eyes and ate them. When I died and turned into a monster, I realized that I had no eyes."

Thinking of this incident, Qiao Ji's voice suddenly became angry, "I was so kind to him, and I didn't dislike him for being poor. My parents were also very kind to him, and even used their savings to support him in starting a small business. But as his business grew Big. He disliked me. He prefers the little girl who sells flowers across the street."

"How can I swallow this breath? I helped him from morning to night, and my hands became rough. But he spent a lot of money to buy balm for that little girl to rub. My hands hurt too. They cracked in winter But I was reluctant to spend money, I spent it all on him."

Lizi sighed, "Although it sounds sympathetic, what does it have to do with innocent people?"

"Yeah," Nanako began to cry, "What does it have to do with us? Remove the barrier and let us go."

Qiao Ji ignored them, and said to herself, "Later, I dragged the couple under the bridge and drowned. Seeing them struggling, I was so happy."

"But maybe this feeling really impressed me too much. I can't forget it even after I became a monster. I often stand on the bridge with an umbrella, regardless of men and women, as long as I am alone, I will kill them."

"Ah, ah, it's so comfortable. That kind of powerless struggle, dying pleading, is the most beautiful music in the world."

Lizi looked at her flushed face, and thought, Master Seimei is right, every monster is born with the resentment that makes them become monsters.This resentment is also a habit.Not trying to do anything, just wanting to hurt people.

"No, no," Nanako watched her rushing towards her, "You kill her, you kill her first." She pointed at Li Zi and cried.

Lizi took out a little fox and blew it with a "poof".The fox swished onto Qiao Ji's face, scratching and biting.While Hashihime was yelling angrily, she grabbed Nanako by the neck and ran down the bridge.

"Why run there, there is water. Is it convenient for her to drown us?" Nanako screamed.

"It's not running under the bridge. There is a clump of bamboo over there. Let's hide for a while."

"What are you hiding from? Don't you know yin and yang skills? Hit her."

Lizi ignored her, she hid behind a clump of bamboo, folded up a stack of papers and cut out little birds, playing the drums loudly.Then he took out the little paper man again.

One after another, the little paper figurines sat on the birds and flew up. Nanako stomped beside her, "Do you still have time to play with dolls?"

Qiao Ji finally crushed the fox and rushed towards the bamboo forest.It hurts like a needle prick before it gets close to the face.

She yelled and raised her head, and the little paper figurine was sitting on top of the bird and was shooting arrows at her.

"What the hell?" Before she finished screaming, more than a dozen other things came rushing out of the bamboo forest, and the little foxes, wolves, and tigers all jumped on top of her and opened their mouths.

Nanako stared dumbfounded at Hashihime screaming outside, scratching and scratching.

Lizi leaned against the bamboo and concentrated on cutting the paper.As long as she is given enough paper, she can drown the enchantment.

Snakes, mice, and centipedes kept coming out of her hands.She thinks that girls are afraid of this thing, so female ghosts should also be afraid of it, right?Soon, Qiao Ji's scream confirmed her guess.

"Okay, that's fine." A familiar chuckle came from above his head.Seimei was on the barrier and jumped out of the hole that was torn.

"Brother Seimei—" Nanako, who was cowed by the rats and bugs, rushed over crying.Seimei dodges calmly.

In the distance, Qiao Ji clutched the neck that was shot into a hedgehog by the little paper figurine, and slowly slumped to the ground.

A ray of light flew into Ben Pingling.

"Looks like you've done a good job without me." Qingming said with a smile, with a fat bird standing on his shoulder.

"It's because this monster is not very powerful, and she hasn't even entered the monster album." Nanako said, she was dissatisfied that Qingming hadn't looked at her since she came in, and said in an aggrieved voice, "Brother Qingming, please take a look for me, I seem to be caught behind me." Qiao Ji broke it." She turned to let Qingming see.

pear:"……"

When did Hashihime attack you?Besides, why look behind?Qiao Ji is not a scrubber.

Nanako raised her hair, revealing her white swan neck.

Qingming glanced lightly, "It's nothing, I just got bitten by a mosquito. Go back and apply some medicine."

Nanako: "..."

……

Seimei sent Nanako home.Lizi didn't go in but waited for him in the car.

Qingming was worried that it would be dark and she would not be safe in the car alone.After briefly explaining the process, he hurried out.

"Thanks to Seimei today," said Nanako's father Kamo Tadayuki.

"Didn't you say that it was Nanako who was rescued by that little girl named Shimizu Rikako." Nanako's elder brother Yasuhiro Kamo frowned.

"Apprentice priestess, how could she defeat monsters?" He Mao Zhongxing shook his head.

"I, I'm going out to see Brother Qingming off." Nanako said hurriedly, her eyes following Qingming's back.

"No need," He Mao Baoxian scratched his head, "Didn't he come to our house every day, and he won't get lost."

"I'm going, I'm going." Nanako stomped her feet anxiously when she saw that Seimei was about to leave the courtyard.

"Go quickly." He Mao Baoxian got a headache from being yelled at.

Nanako ran out immediately.

Ka Moo Tadyuki said with a smile, "Nanako has liked Seimei since she was a child."

"But Seimei doesn't like her being clingy. If Nanako is in the west room, he will go to the east room." After saying this, Homo Kamo's eyes widened, "Ah, you mean... I'm afraid you can't, I didn't see Seimei Do you feel that way about Nanako?"

He Mao Zhongxing said with a smile, "What did you know when you were young, but it's different when you grow up. You see, he searched all over the city today to find Nanako."

"I don't think so," Yasuhiro Kamo said, "From what I know of Seimei, he did this only because Nanako is your daughter."

He Mao Zhongxing ignored him, and said with a self-conscious smile, "Qingming was taught by me alone, and I understand how terrifying his talent is than anyone else. His future is also limitless. But these are not the most important of."

"He still has the most precious thing. That kind of good character, kindness and integrity is what I value most. If Nanako marries him, he will definitely protect her with all his strength. This son-in-law, I have long I fancy it."

Kamo Baoxian obviously had a different opinion from his father, he muttered softly, "It's useless for you to fancy her. I don't think Seimei has a fancy for Nanako."

Nanako ran out of the door panting, "Brother Seimei——"

Seimei didn't stop.He first confirmed that the pear was still in the car, and then he turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I, I came here to say thank you." Nanako patted her chest, trying to catch her breath.

"Well, I got it, don't take it to heart." Qingming said, "Just don't be so reckless in the future."

Nanako chuckled, tilted her head and said, "Yes, I know, I won't dare again in the future."

Qingming nodded, turned around and got on the bullock cart.

Nanako glanced at Lizi sitting in the bullock cart, and said with a smile, "I'll try not to be naughty in the future, and I'll tell you if I have something to worry about, okay?"

Qingming leaned against the wall of the car, turned her face to look at Nanako, and said in a calm voice, "No, just tell your family if you have something to say, I have no obligation to listen. Also, I'm not worried about you. I searched all over the city, only from Thanks to the teacher." He knew what it meant for Nanako to stick to him, so he always refused clearly.

Nanako's face froze, and her voice was full of grievances, "I, I thought we grew up together, and you would be worried."

Qingming's voice was even softer, "Don't always say things that are misunderstood. You naturally have your family's concerns. My worries are for others."

After saying this, he told the coachman to go home.

Sitting aside, Riko secretly stuck out her tongue, this was the first time she saw Abe Seimei like this.For a moment, she even thought that the usually gentle boy was an illusion.This is clearly an existence as cold as ice and snow.

The coachman immediately drove towards Er Tiao Avenue.As soon as he ran past the corner, Qingming said, "Turn left and go to Xiguan Temple."

"Hey, aren't we going home?" She asked strangely.

With soft eyes in Qingming's eyes, Qingming said with a smile, "I promised you, go and listen to the flute."

"But it's so late, what if there is no flute sound?"

"Then I'll play it for you." The boy said in a gentle voice.