juvenile onmyoji

In order to celebrate Riko becoming an official shrine maiden, Abe Masaki took them to the most expensive station in Xijing for a meal.

On the way back, Lizi lay on the car window and looked out.The night wind was slightly cold, although it was not like winter, but there was still a thin layer of bumps on the exposed skin.

With the fragrance of chrysanthemums brought by the slow night wind.On the side of Erjo Avenue, there are many small blue-purple chrysanthemums growing.So cute on a cool night.

The shops on the side of the road are brightly lit, and the customers coming and going are wearing gorgeous kimonos.This is the grand scene of Heianjing, she sighed in her heart.

I never thought that I would come to such an era and become a witch.

"Speaking of which shrine does Xiaoli want to go to?" Seimei asked.

"I want to stay at Ise Shrine." Riko said.

"Well, it seems that everyone wants to stay at Ise Shrine." Seimei said, "I heard from the teacher that Nanako also thinks the same way."

Riko frowned slightly, she really didn't want to be in the same place as Nanako.

But in fact, she did not have the same place as Nanako.

Pear never thought that such a thing would happen.Her grades were A, the best grade.But no god would want her.

She knelt alone on the futon in the courtyard, surrounded by wooden plaques of gods who had a good relationship with Amaterasu, and each wooden plaque was written with the name of the god.

In addition to her, there are all the priestesses who have passed the assessment, as well as King Shinsai of the Jingu Palace and the rest of the clergy.Everyone was very surprised to see this result.The lisianthus flower that belongs to the pear is still in her hand.If a god wants her, the platycodon flower will automatically fly to the sign of that god.

"What's going on here?" The people around whispered.

"This child's grades are the best. There is only one first class."

"There are only nineteen witches who have passed the assessment this year, and there are more than a dozen gods. No matter how you look at it, there shouldn't be no gods to choose."

"It's really strange. Is it true that the gods don't like platycodon flowers? We should let her change to another flower."

"Pear sauce is so pitiful," Nanako whispered, "No god would choose her."

"Please shut up, please?" Yuan Chuyue rolled her eyes, "I think it's because the gods broke their heads, so the result can't come out."

It's strange that Lizi thinks so too.To resolve her doubts, she remembered her ability to hear the gods' conversations.Then began to chant in a low voice.

"Isn't it a bit late to listen to the oracle at this time?" Nanako said with a smile, "Besides, the oracle is not something you can just listen to."

Lizi ignored the words of the people around her, clapped her hands three times and closed her eyes.

The whispers around her suddenly stopped, and she fell into boundless silence.

Suddenly, more messy voices came from beside my ears.

"Well, have you decided yet?"

"This child is A-class, don't you all have A-class priestesses, so don't rob us. Tsukuyomi? Kagutsuchi? God's life?"

"Although I have two first-class ones. But you also know that witches will step down and marry when they reach the marriageable age. There are too many witches who can do five years. What's more, everyone only works for one or two years. My hand The first class will step down this year."

"Yeah, me too."

"Then what should we do? Everyone wants to be first-class, so we can't just stay in a stalemate without a result, right?"

"Amaterasu, what do you say? After all, she is a witch from your shrine."

"I don't want it. I told her in the country of mirrors that her mission is not a priestess. But looking at the current situation, it seems that she has to be a priestess for a while. But I have already said this, so Let's fight."

"Give it to me, I don't have a first class."

"Give it to me, my first class is getting married."

"Okay, when will the selection be over?" Amaterasu said, "That's it, the lottery is decided. Whoever wins the lottery will want the child. Anyway, she won't be a witch for long. It’s just that everyone, because you choose something that doesn’t belong to you, you may suffer backlash, so is it okay?”

"What does it mean?"

"As I said, this child is not a witch. I can't tell you anything else."

The air was quiet for a moment.The gods hesitated.

"Give it to me, I'm not afraid of backlash." An old man's voice sounded.

"Hey, Ebisu, do you want this child?"

"Well, I want it." Ebisu said with certainty, "I happen to know a little more than you guys. It can be considered that I have a relationship with this kid, so give us the Ebisu Shrine."

The gods hesitated for a while again, the first class they got didn't want to take advantage of others.But Amaterasu's words have to be taken seriously.

"Well then, that's it." Ebisu said with a smile.

The sound suddenly disappeared, Lizi opened her eyes, and the platycodon flower in her hand flew up lightly.The commotion in the room suddenly stopped, and everyone opened their eyes wide to see which god had chosen her.

The platycodon flower circled in the air and landed on the outermost wooden sign.For a moment, Lizi seemed to hear a complaint, "Which bastard left me out like this."

"Ah, it's Ebisu the Great God."

"God Ebisu, representing wealth, is the most popular god."

"I heard that the witches who have worked there have very good fortune after they come out."

"Yes, it is precisely because of this that everyone rushes to ask for the miko who worked in Ebisu when they were discussing marriage."

"It's really enviable. I hope Master Ebisu will choose me soon."

"Are you class A?"

"No. Ugh."

"Great," the teacher clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Then Shimizu is the miko of Ebisu. The next one is Matsushima Rainbow."

Li Zi calmly stood up and returned to the crowd.

"What's the matter, you don't seem very happy?" Yuan Chuyue asked.

"It's not unhappy, but..." The dialogue between the gods is very strange.Especially from the words of Ebisu and Amaterasu, it seems that she is someone they know.

"Of course I won't be happy," Nanako said. "Everyone wants to stay at Ise Shrine. After all, I'm familiar with this place. It's a pity, Shimizu. Although Ebisu is also good, I can't work with you in the same place. It's really a pity. But you can come to Ise Shrine to play with me when you have time."

"I don't think we want to have this kind of emptiness." Yuan Chuyue said with a smile.

"Is it because you are all shrines, the scale is not as large as Ise Shrine, and there are few priests enshrined, so you have to do a lot of work every day and don't have time?"

"It's because we don't want to see your annoying face."

"you……"

……

"Is that the content?"

There was a drizzle of drizzle in the sky, and the courtyard seemed to be shrouded in a thin layer of smoke.The white hunting clothes on Qingming's body also became a little heavier due to the moisture of the autumn rain.

He leaned against the porch pillar and looked at the girl sitting in the porch.The smell of charcoal fire and the sound of iron plates sizzled from the stove next to them, and Suzaku was frying fish for them without raising his head.

"Yes, it sounds like I am someone they know." Li Zi nodded.

"Well, who could it be?" Qingming thought seriously.

"It may be some fallen god," Suzaku said suddenly, "I've heard of such a thing before. Gods will be reincarnated as humans after they fall. Only by looking for opportunities will they return."

"It may also be human beings who have a relationship with these gods. In the previous life or earlier, they were remembered for doing special things. All in all, these two sound like unreasonable origins."

The oily saury was turned over by Suzaku, and both sides were fried until golden.This kind of fish is only delicious when it is fried.Suzaku placed saury, red bean rice, radish pickles and clear soup on the low table, then turned to fry rice cakes.

"Let's eat," Seimei said. "Anyway, it sounds like a good source. With this, you will be well taken care of by the Ebisu Shrine. As for other things, let's take our time to find out."

Pear nodded, happy again.When she heard the oracle for the first time, what she heard was Ebisu's voice talking to himself.

He said, "Oh, let's do that. Oh, it's me, I'm amazing, there's nothing I, Ebisu, can't do." At that time, she couldn't help laughing.It sounds like a kind and funny god.

"The teacher said that the shrine will deliver the thousand paper cranes in a few days, and the time and precautions will be written on it. Just wait at home." She said to Seimei.

Seimei handed her the chopsticks, "Except for the days when I have to be on duty, I spend most of my time at home. The Yebisu Shrine is on Sanjo Avenue, not far from here, so I don't have to get up so early in the morning."

"It sounds like this, but Ebisu Shrine is actually much better than Ise Jingu Shrine." Lizi said happily, "After all, Ise Jingu Shrine is in Ise, so it's super far away from here. Mikos live there for three years. Go home once a month."

"Yes."

All of a sudden, Suzaku brought out the freshly fried rice cakes.Then a small cup of red beans made with honey was served, which was rolled into rice cakes and eaten.The rain in the courtyard has a growing tendency.Paper light bulbs illuminate the room brightly.Eating something warm and listening to the sound of rain outside, Lizi's eyes were so sweet that she narrowed her eyes.

I thought I would have to wait for several days, but I didn't expect the thousand paper cranes sent by Yebisu Shrine to arrive after breakfast the next day.Seimei has already gone to He Mao Zhongxing's house.Because no one was watching, she simply sat cross-legged on the porch and took apart the thousand paper cranes.

"Tsk tsk, what a lady's posture." A lazy voice came from beside him.

It was that bad Seimei's voice.Lizi suddenly opened her eyes wide and turned her head, but there was no one in the room.She stood up and walked around the side room, but there was still no one.

"Don't bother looking for it, you can't find it. Forget it, let me give you some pointers. You look on the low cabinet at the door."

On the low cabinet?Li Zi stared blankly at the low cabinet.Apart from a fat doll carved from wood, there was a porcelain pear that Qingming gave her.

Lizi slowly picked up the fat baby, "Is that you?"

"What makes you think that the one with the pigtails is me?" Heiyi Qingming made a dissatisfied voice.

"It's not this one, could it be this one?" Lizi nodded hesitantly.

"Well, it's right here."

"Pfft, it's so funny." Lizi smiled and picked up the porcelain pear.

"Be careful, don't break me."

"No, why did you get here?" Lizi asked, "Haven't you been in Master Seimei's body all this time?"

"Probably because he is about to rise to the level of a high-ranking onmyoji, and I have also awakened a new ability. I can leave him and attach to a device. Of course, I can also return to his body."

"You should be on the utensils." Lizi said coolly.

"It's really cold," said Qingming in black. "By the way, last time I kept watch all night, your paper spider really spit out silk. I touched the silk, and it was indeed made of paper."

"Of course, the paper spider." Lizi said, "But, you really stood in the yard all night? Aren't you bored?"

"I'm used to it," said a very indifferent voice from Porcelain Li, "the courtyard is quiet, I think it's quite good. Compared with the company of hot and cold, loneliness makes people feel at ease. Listening to the sound of spiders spinning silk alone , watching the stars alone. When it was finally dawn, I enjoyed the sunrise and then disappeared. By the way, I heard your snoring through the door panel."

Originally, there was a faint sadness lingering in the first half of the sentence, but Lizi suddenly felt sympathy for him.But after hearing the second half of the sentence, I was going to die of anger, "Nonsense, I don't know how to snore."

"Really, I heard that. Hey, what are you doing?" He picked up the porcelain pear with one hand.

"Murder to silence?"

"Smash it." Lizi said angrily.

Porcelain Lili laughed, "Well, I didn't hear that, just kidding you."

"It's really..." Lizi carefully put the porcelain pear back, then sat down again and picked up the paper crane.

"What's written on it?" Heiyi Qingming asked.

"It is written that I go to the shrine every day at Chenshi for lunch and dinner. At Youshi, except for those who are on duty, the rest can go home." That is to go to work at seven or eight o'clock in the morning and get off work at five or six o'clock in the evening, and provide two meals.Well, that sounds pretty good.

"It's really boring work." Hei Yiqingming said.

When Qingming came back in the evening, Lizi told him about Qingming in black clothes possessing Porcelain Li.

"Well, that doesn't sound too good," Seimei said softly, "He seems to be gradually getting away from me as my level increases."

"Will it be separated from your body one day?" Lizi immediately understood.

"I think so. But don't worry, there will be a solution." Qingming said with a smile, "When I reach the level of a high-level Onmyoji, I will be exposed to more mysterious fields. I will definitely find a solution."

After the meal, Qingming continued to practice illusion in the courtyard. It was less than ten days before the assessment of the high-ranking Onmyoji.Suzaku said that every night she would turn off the lights and go to bed until it was clear in the middle of the night.Before dawn, I got up to study again.

What kind of perseverance is this.

In the early morning, the incense in the corner of the room was burned to the position of Chen Shi.A small copper ball rolled down and fell into the small bucket made of copper, making a crisp sound.This is the clock of this era.Divide the incense into twelve parts, and a small copper bead will be buried in each part.When it burns for an hour, it will roll down to remind everyone.

Compared with water leaks, fragrant incense carvings are more popular among nobles.

Lizi opened her eyes and glanced at Xiang's position.After closing it for a while, it slowly opened.Reluctantly rolled up.In fact, she is quite brisk in other seasons.But when it is cold, I feel that my hibernation trait is triggered.

When he walked outside, he was not surprised to see Qingming practicing writing spells.

Seimei smiled slightly when she saw that she was wearing a formal shrine maiden costume, "It looks good."

A simple compliment made her blush slightly.

"Okay, I'll go first." Qingming packed her satchel, stood up and walked out.

"Hey, Master Qingming doesn't eat breakfast?" She hurriedly chased after a few steps.

"I've eaten, the time for the assessment is getting closer and closer. I'm going to practice at the teacher's house early." Qingming walked out of the courtyard quickly as she spoke, and waved her hand with her back.

Lizi stood on the porch and watched him disappear completely before going into the house for breakfast.

"Tsk, it looks like the wife is seeing her husband off." Ci Li mocked.

Knowing that the boy in black was attached to the utensil again, Lizi ignored him and sat down to eat.After taking two bites, she suddenly stood up and walked quickly to the low cabinet, and covered the porcelain pears with a veil.

"Why is that?" Heiyi Qingming asked.

"I won't let you see."

……

Yebisu Shrine is in the middle of Sanjo Avenue.The trails around here are all commercial streets.The reason why there are dozens of commercial streets is because most of the shops in Fusang only sell one thing.

For example, soba noodle shops will never sell udon noodles.Another example is the distinction between occupations.Like sugar sellers, they sell sugar by ten thousand and by section.The former is a man disguised as a woman and holding a fan while dancing and selling candy.The latter sells sugar while playing the shamisen.

With such a fine distinction, there are many shops.There are rows of shops near Yebisu Shrine, which symbolizes wealth.

Riko got off the car at the gate of the shrine.It's very simple here, just one big torii gate.When you arrive here, you have already stepped into the realm of the gods, and you need to salute before entering.After Lizi saluted earnestly, she didn't dare to walk the middle way.The road in the middle is the road of God, and everyone has to enter the courtyard from the side road.

Walking through the torii, there is a small courtyard with two entrances.At the front is a small shrine with a shrine, and a merit box is placed at the door.The statue of Yebisu is inside, which is the image of a kind old man carrying a fishing rod and holding a big fish in his hands.

To the right of it is Temizuya, which houses a well and a water tank.Before worshiping God, I will use the small bamboo ladle here to scoop up water to wash my hands and rinse my mouth.On the other side of the shrine is a wall with a fish-shaped ema hanging on it.It is used for making wishes.The common people couldn't write, so they drew pictures on the wooden signs to let the gods know their wishes.

However, as Yebisu Shrine in charge of wealth, travel safety and fishery, the Ema paintings here are basically only these three contents.

"There is also a yard at the back, which is the place where I live when I am on duty, and the house where I cook." The Almighty led her around.Here, the shrine master is equivalent to the position of Saio.The rest are all witches.

"The daily work is very easy. After the believers finish worshiping, use the imperial seal to stamp the imperial seal account he carries. If there is a lottery, give him a lottery paper according to the corresponding lottery so that he can enlighten himself."

"The other thing is to sell the guard. We don't need to clean it. There is a painted Buddha behind this shrine. It will sneak in in the middle of the night to clean it. Just don't be surprised when you see it when you are on duty at night."

After saying this, the altar master arranged for Lizi to sell the omori.

"Well, the little girl is pretty, so she is perfect for this job." The Almighty said with a smile.

As soon as the pears came in, they went out again.The guard house is a simple bamboo shed outside the torii gate.In winter, there will be felt cloth and charcoal basins around here.But it's still pretty cold when I think about it.

I went in for a meal at noon, and then came out to sell.At sunset and dusk, she was lowering her head to sort out the remaining guards, when suddenly an old man's voice came from beside her, "How is the business?"

Lizi was startled suddenly, why does this voice sound so similar to that of God Ebisu?He raised his head, and the face of an amiable old man was reflected in his pupils.

"Fine." She replied dryly.

"I guess it's pretty good too. How beautiful are these guards. The guards of other shrines are ugly. Look at these good things embroidered with fish, gold, silver and jewelry. I feel happy when I look at them."

"Well... that's true." It was still a dry answer.

"Well, do it well." The old man smiled and gave Lizi a loving look, and left with his hands behind his back.

This big boss looks like Yebisu, right?

Several days passed in the blink of an eye at the shrine.Because there are not many people at Yebisu Shrine.There are only six witches.

The Almighty attaches great importance to the only A class.She has never been called on night duty.I always say things like adapting and not being in a hurry.The other witches are also very gentle.In addition, because of her strong protest, Qingming finally agreed to pay off the rest of the debt in one go.The day was just a little too comfortable.

Just like that, it was time for Qingming to assess a high-ranking Onmyoji.It was different from the pear who was so restless that day that he couldn't eat.Seimei looked very calm, eating breakfast as usual.

On the contrary, Lizi was so nervous that she couldn't eat, she watched Qingming eat all the time, and urged him to eat more, "Eat more red beans, sweet things will give people strength."

"I'm not going to move bricks, what do I need so much strength for?" Qingming said with a smile.

"Then eat a little, sweet things will make people feel better."

"Seeing Xiaoli sitting across from me full of vigor, I'll be in a good mood." Qingming's eyes lightly shifted to the girl's red lips, "It would be even better if the debt was not repaid so quickly."

"Master Seimei thought of beauty."

Li Zi sat for a while, and glanced at the low cabinet, "Hey, where is my pear?"

There are no porcelain pears there now.It was replaced by three female dolls with pigtails.Each has two red cheeks and looks shy.

"It's put away." Qingming said lightly.

It was only then that Lizi noticed that not only the porcelain pears, but also the furnishings in the room had changed.A dog made of tree roots, a monkey made of mud, a kappa dancing with a fan, and even a pot of ceramic cakes.

She couldn't help but glanced at Seimei who was eating with a blank expression. This was all changed to prevent Seimei in black clothes from possessing the equipment.

"Isn't it easy to buy these?" After all, they are ugly to death.

"I did it all." Qingming said flatly, "According to my aesthetics, I don't care what is ugly. Since he agrees with my aesthetics, he should also think these things are ugly. If it is attached like this, I will be convinced. "

"Okay, I'm done eating." Qingming stood up, and the young man who was facing the light seemed to be coated with a layer of gold by the sunlight at this moment.He smiled and rubbed Lizi's head, "Let's go."

"Ah, I'll go too." Lizi quickly put down her chopsticks, and ran to the corridor to sit down and put on her shoes faster than Qingming.

"Here..." Qingming's hot breath suddenly came from her ear, Lizi's body froze, and she felt Qingming leaning over to wrap her around her from behind.

"The sleeves are not rolled up." Qingming said softly.

The boy's slender fingers dexterously helped her tie the cuffs.Before Lizi had time to thank her, her face was turned away.

Qingming gently sucked her bright red lips, and then gently wrapped her tongue around her, exploring every corner, hot and lingering.

He didn't leave until a layer of mist covered her kissed eyes, and said softly, "I'll take the thank you gift myself, you don't have to be polite."