juvenile onmyoji

At the end of each year, various shrines hold traditional ceremonies to bid farewell to the new year.The most common thing to do is the year-end decontamination ceremony.Believers buy an auspicious rope and light it in the sacred fire at the entrance of the shrine to remove pollution.Cook miscellaneous porridge or bake rice cakes at home, and you will be free from illness and disaster in the coming year.

But Yebisu Shrine is different from other places.Yebisu God will personally bring a two-meter-long tuna and put it at the gate of the shrine.At that time, believers will scramble to paste copper coins on the fish, wishing for a lot of wealth in the new year.

In the atmosphere full of New Year's expectations in Heian-kyo, Seimei sent Suzaku and Teng Snake out.Riko also dispatched Ibaraki and Shuten.

"Isn't it better for the two of us to keep one?" Shuten said as he glanced at Seimei.

Qingming sat at a low table writing Chinese characters, raised her head and slightly licked the corners of her lips at Jiu Tun.

"Yes." Ibaraki, who was influenced by Shuten, agreed.

"Fusang has so many commanding countries, and there are counties and cities in the country. It is very difficult to find them one by one. Hurry up with the two of you and Teng Snake and Suzaku. Maybe you can come back before the Chinese New Year." Li Zi gave They packed their bags, each with ample travel expenses.

"Can you do it alone?" Jiu Tun frowned, "Don't die before we come back, I don't want me to get a brief shikigami experience. If I want to find a similar job in the future, I won't be wanted. Think I'm the master."

Riko laughed, "Are you addicted to being a shikigami? What's more, why did I die?"

"There are a lot of monsters during Chinese New Year, and they all come to Heianjing to join in the fun."

"You might be able to come back years ago, and it's safe to have Master Seimei here."

"It's because he's here that people are worried." Jiu Tun curled his lips.

"Okay," Lizi stuffed each of the bags with a smile, and waved her hand, "Go early and come back early."

Shuten and Ibaraki frowned, while the other glanced at Seimei, and walked away slowly.

The four shikigami disappeared in the courtyard, and it suddenly became quiet.The cold winter wind swept the trees in the courtyard, making rustling noises.

Qingming stood up and pulled the door shut, shutting out the cold wind.Turning around, he walked back slowly and sat in his usual position, leaning on the cushion very comfortably and smilingly said, "It's finally clean."

He said with emotion, "When I was alone, I was always lonely. I hope that many people will come to accompany me. Now I feel that there are too many people, especially the wine-carrying gourd and the lady-wearing boss. The two of them can't wait for a day Four eyes staring at me for twelve hours. It's really annoying."

"Women's big guy?" Lizi was stunned for a moment, "Is it Ibaraki who dressed as Suzaku that time?"

"He also pretended to be you," Qingming said coldly, "Tricked me into giving him oranges in the courtyard. Let me peel ten of them. If I didn't know that you couldn't act like a baby to me, I would have taken it seriously. "

Riko: "..." It's hard to imagine Ibaraki acting like a baby, even against her face.

Seimei raised the corners of her lips, "Sake Tun is more deceived, you'd better take the time to ask clearly. See how many strange things he has done with your appearance."

Lizi's face turned pale in an instant, "Can I violate the contract? For example, I don't want him anymore."

"No," Qingming said with a smile, "contracts are two-way, he can't betray you. Similarly, you can't let him go. Shikigami is a lifetime thing. But you can put him away. But put it away After that, his good brother will definitely be unhappy. Then it’s best to put his good brother away too.”

"Hey, why do you think something is wrong?" Lizi frowned.

"I'm going to write." Qingming quickly picked up the pen before she could figure it out, "Don't bother me."

"After all, I just want to lock up Jiu Tun, Master Qingming is really cunning." Lizi said after thinking clearly.

"Ding Ding Dang Dang." There was a sudden knocking and pushing sound outside the door.

"Hey, did they come back again?" Lizi stood up and ran to open the door. Under the corridor, there were a few palm-sized little monsters with bandages on their heads, holding various tools and facing the sliding door and the pillars. Knock knock.

"Lord Seimei, there are monsters." Lizi called Qingming in surprise, while quickly making seals with both hands.The bandages around a little monster's head swished down, turning it into a mummy.It lay straight on the ground with a confused expression.The other little monsters shrank behind the pillar and looked at her timidly.

"It's Naruya who's back." Qingming walked out with a smile on his face.

As soon as the little monsters saw Qingming, they rushed up to Qingming, chirping around his legs, staring at Lizi as if they were accusing her.

"Naruya?"

"Well, there are usually such monsters in old houses. They have lived here for a long time. Last year, my grandmother in the country died of illness, and they moved back home for the funeral. It seems that this is done, and they moved back." Qingming smiled. explain.

"Youkai living here?" Riko looked at Naruya curiously.She had read from books that there would be some little monsters in old-fashioned houses, most of which guarded the house and the family.If there are similar monsters in human families, the offspring will be sheltered. "What do they do? Why come back with tools?"

"Repairing the house and maintaining the garden is Naruya's favorite thing to do. Probably they feel that it is windy in winter and want to strengthen the corridor."

"It turned out to be like this." Lizi said shyly, "I thought it was a bad monster." She immediately untied the mummy Naruya.The latter didn't appreciate it, stepped on her with a foot as big as a peanut, and fled back to the tribe.

"It seems that I didn't forgive you." Seimei said with a smile.

"Then what should I do?" She didn't want to be retaliated by Naruto in the middle of the night.What if someone kicks her?More than a dozen Naruya, nearly thirty feet.

"You can give them some snacks, preferably sweets." Because of the strong wind, Seimei only stood up for a while before returning to the house, sitting cross-legged on the tatami and pointing.

Li Zi took out a pack of pine nut candies and poured them onto the plate with a "wow". The small amber triangle sugar piled the plate full.She pushed the plate towards Naruya.But Naruto all hung their heads down and didn't come to fetch candy.

"You have been looking at them, of course they are embarrassed to take them. After all, you just stepped on your foot." Qingming's voice came from the room.

"So that's how it is." Lizi returned to the room, leaving only a gap to watch the movement outside.

Not long after, Naruya and the others tiptoed to the plate, each of them took a piece of candy and ran back to continue working.

A well-behaved little monster.

……

Suzaku was not at home, and another servant made breakfast, and the taste and quality immediately fell like a waterfall.The rice balls were too firm, the salt was sprinkled a bit too much, and the soup even boiled the kombu in without smoothing it out.

Li Zi frowned and ate the knotted kelp, and finished her breakfast wholeheartedly.

"I went to the shrine." She put down the bowl, picked up the satchel and walked out, leaving Seimei to fight hard with Knotted Kelp.

I don't know if it's because I found the fox fur, I have a bottom line in my heart, or something else.She now has the ability to resist the filth thrown maliciously by people outside the mansion, and the cold violence of believers in the shrine.

Even if everyone looks at her indifferently, she can still do what a shrine maiden should do with a smile on her face.Seeing people entering the shrine for the first time, they will take the initiative to introduce the process.It will also be handed to the grandmother who can't reach the ema.

Most people wouldn't go too far with her who greeted her with a smile. Although she was still wary, her face was still passable.In addition, the priest kept introducing her to others, "We, Xiao Li, were invited by His Majesty to pray for the queen not long ago. Do you know about the blessing? It's not like ordinary maidens with auspicious auspiciousness will not be appointed by His Majesty for this job."

After all, he is someone His Majesty dares to use.Coupled with the fact that Lizi is always running around the shrine diligently, the cold attitude of the believers has slowly turned around, and they are no longer cold.Some people even took the initiative to talk to them.

Lizi's favorite is a girl named Caiyue.About her age, unlike other believers, Natsuki had kindness towards her from the beginning.

Caiyue would come to offer incense every day, and would stop and chat with Lizi when she met Lizi.From her conversation, Lizi knew that she was going to get married after Chinese New Year.

"Although we just met each other not long ago, I think it is very suitable." Cai Yue said with a smile, "Brother Xiaode is very clingy to me and has a very gentle personality. He will accompany me shopping and cook delicious fish for me. He likes it the most. Lying on my lap in the sun, let me touch his hair. Ah, I actually said this. Shimizu-sama, please don't laugh at me."

Lizi was very envious when she heard this, because recently all she ate was knotted kombu, boiled porridge, and burnt fish.It would be great if Seimei-sama can cook.

Why would she want to go here?This is something only couples do.

"Master Shimizu looks as old as me, so he must be engaged too?" Cai Yue asked.

"Hmm..." Lizi faltered and couldn't speak.Ordered but will soon be refunded.

Cai Yue thought she was shy, and said with a smile, "Master Shimizu's must be a very good man."

Lizi didn't say a word, but Seimei's image appeared in her mind.

Hey, no matter how good it is, it's not hers.She can't stay here forever.

She glanced at Ben Pingling at her waist, and sighed a little in her heart.

After returning home, she told Seimei about Natsuki at the dinner table, "It's unbelievable that there are such gentle men in Heianjing. Most of the men I've met are domineering. How could it be possible to cook fish by yourself?"

"Unbelievable?" Qingming stopped her chopsticks, and the two big characters of gentleness were almost written on her face, "Am I overbearing?"

"Miss Qingming is not domineering, he just means being one-sided." Lizi said, "The gentleness I mean is like that little brother De, always clinging to Caiyue, walking around her, and lying in her arms being touched by her hair. "

Qingming smiled softly, "Isn't that a cat? You like such a man."

"It's not that I like it, but I just think it sounds very gentle." But listening to what he said, it doesn't violate harmony to change to a cat.

"I understand." Qingming nodded.

After eating, just as Lizi sat down by the window and picked up a book, Qingming came over and lay down on her lap as a pillow.

The young man lazily put one arm behind his head, with a bright smile on his face, "Touch it, I'll come over and hug you after dinner, isn't it gentle enough?"

Lizi couldn't help laughing, "Stop making trouble, get up quickly."

"Didn't you say it? Heianjing is incredible man. I did the same, why don't you praise me for being gentle?" Qingming also said with a smile in his eyes, "Touch your hair quickly."

"If you let the ears and tail out, I'll touch them," Lizi said.

Qingming sat up and raised the corners of her lips carelessly, "Forget it. My ears and tail are very precious, so I can't just look at them casually. I only show them to my future wife."

"Stingy." Lizi said angrily.

This gas continued until the next day.After eating, she omitted to say goodbye, just picked up her satchel and left.When I arrived at the shrine, I was still depressed.I am extremely envious of that "future wife".If you let her go back to modern times, you must take a good look at the name of that lucky woman.

She stood at the entrance of the temple and supervised the merit box, mainly to watch the believers throw copper coins into it so as not to fall out.There is no technical content in this job, so you can let your mind wander as much as you want.Even if you hear the sound of copper coins falling to the ground, there is no need to regain your senses, because believers will pick them up by themselves.In short, it is a job as a decoration.

While she was standing in a daze, a believer came over with a cloth kerchief wrapped around her head.After throwing a copper coin into the merit box, she turned to Lizi and called out, "Master Shimizu."

Lizi recovered her senses and looked at the person in front of her, "Ah, it's Caiyue, are you here to burn incense?"

"That's right." Natsuki said sadly.

Just as Lizi was about to say something, Caiyue hurried towards the main hall.

Maybe something went wrong.This is generally the case for those who come to offer incense.Lizi didn't pay attention, then turned back and was in a daze.

The next day, the next day, and for several days in a row, Cai Yue was frowning.Even his look became more and more haggard.

Lizi felt strange and went up to ask.

Cai Yue hesitated for a moment, took her to a place where there were few people, and threw off the cloth towel, "Look, this is why I've been upset recently."

Lizi let out a soft cry, her pupils shrank slightly.Cai Yue's originally thick head is now very mottled.A round smooth scalp with two pointed ones is exposed.

But it is not all, but one piece is missing, and one piece is missing.Like a naughty barber shaving at will.But it's a bit too random, why are there two small points on the circle?Like animal ears.

Isn't this just a ghost shaving his head?

"At first, one piece was missing, but it became more and more. I came to worship God to make my hair grow." Cai Yue said with a sad face, "I don't dare to let Brother De see me now. Every day Wrap your hair with a cloth towel. Even if you sleep, you will be entangled. If it falls like this, when you get married, everyone will think that Brother Xiaode married a monk."

"This... you should go and pray quickly." Li Zi, who had nothing to do with the bald head, said dryly.If it's a monster or something, she can still think of a way.

When she got home at night, she told Qingming about the incident.

"I think it's because of a lot of pressure, pre-marital pressure?" Lizi guessed that most of the pressure is hair loss.But it is rare to fall into pieces.

"She said that only one piece was lost at first, but then more and more?" Qingming closed the book and looked over.

"That's it." Lizi instructed the little paper figurine to put away the bowls and chopsticks after eating, but Suzaku was not there, so there was no one at home to do this work.

"It doesn't look like it's a matter of pressure." Qingming was thoughtful.

"Huh?" Lizi looked at him.

"Do you know where her family lives?" Qingming asked again.

"Yes, she invited me to play there, but I never have time. It's on the side road of Shijo Avenue, called Muromachi Koji."

Qingming turned her head to look at the window, "We'll go after everyone goes to bed in a while."

"Is it really a monster?" Riko asked.

"I think so." Seimei said with a smile.

"Wow, it must be a bad monster who secretly shaves people's hair. I feel like my Benpingling is eager to try." Lizi said happily.

Qingming's eyes darkened slightly, but she didn't speak.

At the climax of the moon, they came to the Muromachi alley.This is also the area where civilians live.But it is much better than the alley where the needle girl Chizuru lives.At least the roads aren't that narrow.Because of the cold weather, there is no smell of smelly gutters.Only the cold wind under the moon.

Qingming took Lizi and sat down on the roof not far from Caiyue's house, and pulled out a small barrier to block the wind and prying eyes.

"Does she live alone?"

"Living with her parents, sometimes her fiancé will come over." Lizi said.

Fusang implements the walking marriage system.The husband does not live with the wife.I just come to sleep at night and then go back to my own home.A man does not only marry one person, but also has many wives. There is no concubine or succession.Women have the right to choose in marriage.

Therefore, when the husband is not here, the wife can also invite other men to spend the night.If you feel that the other party will not come for a long time, just find another one.The same is true before marriage, if you like it, you will be invited to spend the night.If you don't like it, invite someone you like to spend the night.It was a relatively unrestrained era.

The night wind kept blowing the surrounding branches, making the sound of splitting wind.A black figure rushed into the alley and slid forward quickly.

Qingming held Lizi with one hand, and released the Yufeng Talisman with the other, and it landed silently on the roof of Caiyue's house.The black shadow on the ground didn't notice it at all, stretched out its sharp and long fingers, picked the crack of the door and slid in.

Qingming pulled her back into the yard.Pear looked in through the window.Then under the faint moonlight, the black figure approached the sleeping Caiyue nimbly, picked up a strand of black hair with scissor-like fingers and began to carefully trim it off.After cutting, it looked at its masterpiece and shook its head with a sigh, looking dissatisfied.

Outside the door, Qingming had already drawn up a barrier, waiting for it with a smile.

Hei Ying slid out of the door after cutting his hair, and saw the two people standing in the middle of the courtyard with wide eyes in surprise.Lizi was also a little surprised.This monster not only has pointed and long fingers like scissors, but even its mouth protrudes like a pair of scissors.

"Sure enough, it's a haircut." Seimei said with a smile.

"Fat cut?" Lizi looked at the monster, who had left the barrier, stepped back and covered his head with anxiety, "Don't, don't kill me."

"I won't kill you." Qingming said.

"Huh?" Lizi lowered her hand holding the talisman again.

"I know there is a reason why Faqie frequently shaves the heads of humans. So, who around Caiyue do you think is a monster?"

"It's her fiancé, Xiaode." Faqie hurriedly reported, "Master Onmyoji, I found out that this little girl's fiancé is Maoyou. After I found out, I shaved her scalp in the shape of a cat's head." , but she ignored it. I can only come here every day to shave her, hoping she will notice something. Even if she doesn’t notice, I hope the cat will dislike her ugly and give up marrying her.”

"The round one with two small pointed scalps is in the shape of a cat." Li Zi felt a little funny.She said why the hair loss was so strange.

"That's it," Faqie said in a low voice, "Cats like beautiful skins. Eating the other party and then changing into the other party's appearance and continuing to cheat, is the cat's way of survival."

Only then did Lizi realize that she was so cunning.After the cat turned into Caiyue again, Xiaode disappeared.But it can declare to the outside world that it doesn't like Xiaode to change her husband.It is conceivable that the young men who come to Heianjing alone to seek a living will be the target of Mao Mata Natsuki one after another.

"Ah, Nayue." Lizi looked towards the door.

Cai Yue woke up because of the movement outside, and heard the whole conversation.Only then did she realize that the fiancé who always clings to her, likes her to touch her hair, and eats fish, is a cat demon.Not only that, but he also took a fancy to her skin.If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't need to cover it with a turban, and the shaving of the ghost's head is disgusting to death.

Probably still sad in my heart, and there are so many people watching.Caiyue covered her face, turned and ran back to the house to let her cry.

"Let's go." Qingming saw candles lit in Caiyue's parents' room, "Let's go find Maoyou. Don't wait for it to hear the wind and change its skin, we won't be able to catch it."

"I know where it lives, and I'll lead the way." Faqie raised his hand.

"Finally, finally there is a bad monster." Lizi was disappointed to find out that Faqie couldn't kill him, but he was happy again when he heard the existence of Maomata.

Seimei raised the corner of her mouth slightly.

The cat is wandering on the roof of the house again.It is a cat in nature and is very energetic at night.Thinking that I will be able to change into a good-looking new dress in a short time, I am happy to keep jumping on the roof.

"It's not bad, the tail is not very parted." Seimei said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Lizi followed Seimei's gaze to Maomata.A cat the size of a leopard.The brown hair is glossy and smooth, and it looks like it is well-fed.The tail is carried high and divided in half from the middle, but not directly to the tailbone.

"Cat's tail, the bigger the fork, the stronger the demon power. Fortunately, this one is not that top-quality, otherwise, it would be difficult to catch it."

"Hey, hey, just talk to yourself like this, don't you really look down on me, Maoyou Xiaode?" The cat was furious again, and arched its body high, "You onmyojis will come to find fault with others if you have nothing to do .Is life not going well?"

"That's true," Seimei said with a smile, "It's not just going well, it should be said to be very bad. After all, I, who is called the son of the white fox, have been under a lot of pressure recently."

Hearing the son of the white fox, the cat immediately remembered the recent rumors about Heianjing.That is the son of the evil god, how did it do it?Thinking of this, the hair on his body immediately smoothed out, his tail was pulled down, and he turned around and wanted to run.

Seimei pulled out the barrier with a "swish", and the cat slammed on the brake on the roof again.The sharp claws scratched the roof into deep grooves.

It knew it was running, and out of the corner of its eye, it caught a glimpse of the pear standing aside and looking at it. With a "meow", she pounced on Lizi, and decided to pick the soft persimmon first.

Lizi looked up and was speechless, she is not an opponent who can be dealt with immediately, is she?

He blew a paper-cut, and the cat bumped into it again unexpectedly.Hearing the sound of a blunt instrument drawn by the wind, it raised its face blankly.A huge paw slapped it fiercely, and before it could see what was hitting it, the whole cat was sent flying.

With a "meow", the cat fell to the barrier again and was bounced back.It raised its head limply and finally saw what monster was in front of it.It was a big cat two meters tall, and it was lazily licking its paws.

"Paper, a cat made of paper? What kind of monster is this?" When panicked, the cat no longer dared to underestimate the girl who looked at it with a smile.Decided to hit another soft persimmon.

Soft persimmon Seimei looked at Maoyou who was rushing towards him, and immediately made a sign of Kikyo.The huge fireball exploded on Maoyou's body, and the big paper cat was burned to nothing.

Lizi was stunned by this sudden big move.Before her benping bell even made a hungry sound, the monster was killed and there was no hair left.

"Master Seimei?"

"what's up?"

"Are you going to use the secret technique Kikyo Seal again to deal with cats?" The last time she saw Kikyo Seal was when Qingming used it against the evil god of happiness when she was at the bottom of the sea.

"Well, it's like this," Seimei said with a serious face, "I read a book today, which said that no enemy should be underestimated. I think it makes sense. When I encounter monsters in the future, I decide Take the Kikyo seal to deal with it."

pear:"……"

Then is there any chance that her wooden cards will be full?