juvenile onmyoji

Lizi bowed her head to stamp the believers.Every time she handed over a book, she stamped it mechanically without looking at it.Today is the last day of the year, and tomorrow is the new year.So there are a lot of people who still wish.One after another was handed over, she didn't even have time to raise her head and smile.

Another small notebook was handed over, and she stamped it with a red seal.Dip some inkpad on the seal.Turning around, a hand appeared in the bottom of her eyes, and she covered it without thinking.When a round seal was printed on the back of the white jade hand, she hurriedly raised her eyes, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...Eh, Master Qingming?"

The boy was wearing a dark blue hunting suit and fox fur, and said with a smile, "It's almost time, I'll wait for you over there."

Lizi turned her head and took a look at the team taking photos of the dragon, "Maybe it will be late today."

"Then I'll wait too, you cover slowly." Qingming walked to a place not far behind her and stood there.A clean and sunny boy, he always stands tall and straight in front of people.It attracted a lot of attention.Everyone didn't know who he was, but they all cast kind and gentle eyes on him.

Lizi accelerated the speed of stamping, wishing that each finger would have a stamp.Jiu Tun also came over to stamp her stamp, and the team suddenly split into two.Before the shrine closed, it was finally all over.

Lizi shook her sore wrist and turned to Qingming.Without the gaze of the stranger, he returned to the young man standing leaning on the pillar with a somewhat sloppy face.

"Why did Master Qingming come here suddenly today?"

"My father was announced to the palace by His Majesty, and he didn't know what happened. I accompanied him outside the palace, and I came to see you early when I saw the time."

"Master Yicai was called to the palace by His Majesty?" Lizi frowned slightly, "It can't be something bad, right?"

"It doesn't look like a bad thing from the look of the messenger servant. It's almost time, we'll know when we pick him up." Qingming said.

Lizi nodded, hurriedly returned the seal and the low table to the priest, and left with Qingming.

The ox cart quickly drove to the outside of the palace, and the vermilion gate was closed tightly, and no one came out.

The driver drove the car to a stop not far away.

Lizi and Seimei looked out through the small car window.In the winter evening, the surroundings were already very dark.Lizi took out a paper light bulb and hung it in the car, and the warm yellow light immediately flooded the car.

Qingming leaned on the car wall with her arms folded and looked at her, her single eyelid eyes were slightly raised at the end of her eyes, and when she raised her eyes to look at people, the lines from the beginning to the end of her eyes were smooth and very attractive.The slender eyelashes are slightly fluttering, the corners of the mouth are smiling, and the corners of the eyes are full of spring, which is irresistible.

It is generally difficult for Lizi to look at Seimei for more than five seconds.She usually glances away and then looks elsewhere.Pretend to be nonchalant, but in fact the little heart is beating wildly.

She quickly found something for herself, touched Ben Pingling and said, "I'm only one monster short of three tadpoles. I don't know what the next level of paper-cutting can become?"

When Qingming heard this topic again, she immediately pretended not to understand and turned her head out of the window, "Why haven't you come out yet, I'm so anxious."

This sentence successfully made Lizi forget about Ben Pingling, and once again leaned on the window to watch with him.

After a while, the vermilion door slowly opened a crack.The huge Zhumen looks like a crack from their side, but a person can walk out from the other side of the gate.

The servant carrying the lantern came out first, followed by a tall middle-aged man.

"It's Master Yicai."

When Riko spoke, Seimei got out of the car and ran towards Abe Masaki.She jumped out of the car right after her, but instead of running over, she just stood by the car and waited.

Abe Masaki walked over quickly with a gentle expression on his face, "What are you doing down? Go up, it's cold outside." He had already seen his son's thoughts.Knowing Seimei is a character who won't let go.When he was young, as long as he wanted something, he would try his best to get it.Therefore, he regarded pears as his own family in advance.

Riko waited for Abe Masaki to get into the car before following him and sitting down in the corner.Seimei looked at Abe Masaki with concern, "Father, what did His Majesty order you to enter the palace?"

"Miss Kaneke has angered His Majesty in the palace today." Abe Masaki said.

"Oh, Kane-sama, I once went to his house with my teacher to divination for his deceased wife whether she will be safe in the underworld. He is a very affectionate person. But he is also a meticulous person in handling things." Qingming recalled slowly. .

"That's right," Abe Masaki agreed, "There is no one who is more secure than Kane-sama. But today he did something unsafe in the hall."

"What's the matter?" Lizi couldn't help asking.

Abe Masaki hesitated for a moment, "Your Majesty accidentally let out a puff of anger during the gathering of the ministers. Usually, when encountering such a situation, everyone would hold back and pretend that nothing happened. But today everyone held back halfway. At that time, Master Kaneya suddenly laughed."

pear:"……"

Seimei curled the corners of her lips slightly.

"Your Majesty is naturally very ashamed, and said that Mr. Jianjia is unstable and must be punished. However, Mr. Jianjia is a public minister and a minister of the Taizheng. If it is not good, he will really take away his power for this matter. But he is unwilling to punish him. Your Majesty simply took away the other position of Lord Kaneka, the job of guarding the keys of the Heianjing Great Formation."

"I don't know why, but His Majesty remembered me. He said that I have been introspecting at home for a while, so he gave me this job. So I was declared into the palace to get the key."

"What is the big formation in Heianjing?" Lizi asked, she had never heard of it.

"It is a large formation of several generations. Onmyoji built a large formation with the imperial palace as the axis. It can protect Heianjing at critical times, and it can also be used as a large sacrificial platform." Seimei explained.

"A big altar?"

"Well, the person holding the key opens the big formation. He can choose to raise a huge enchantment, or he can choose to use the big formation as a sacrificial altar. Heianjing has saved the power of several generations of onmyojis, and it can even be used to create a large formation. A god comes out."

"So powerful?" Li Zi widened her eyes in surprise.To create gods, can gods be artificially created?Generations of onmyojis are so powerful that they are comparable to gods.

"I actually don't want to take on this errand." Abe Masaki said with some distress, "I think it's a hot potato when I think of the importance of the relationship."

"Is father going to hand over the keys tomorrow?" Qingming asked.

"Yes, I need to check it again. It's really troublesome." Because of self-reflection, Abe Masaki, who is used to staying at home, really wants to spend a year in a down-to-earth manner.But at this time, a meaningless errand came.To be honest, the wealth left by God Inari to Seimei is enough for them to live for several lifetimes.The reason why he has been doing royal work is to keep a low profile.

Otherwise, their family would be eating yam porridge and all kinds of precious ingredients every day.The house looks ordinary from the outside, but the inside is full of good things arranged by God Inari before.Even the mats used for sitting in summer are all ivory mats from Tang Dynasty.It is woven from ivory split into silk.Ordinary minor nobles simply couldn't afford it.

The bullock cart drove along the road all the way to Tuyumen, and soon after returning home, guests came.

Kamo Tadayuki brought Kamo Nanako to the door.

"Yicai, I heard that His Majesty has re-enabled you. I'm really happy."

"Brother Qingming, this is the best perilla honey, which is sent by my father's student. I brought it to you specially. It's sweet." Nanako showed Qingming a small basket the size of a palm. Small pot of honey.

Qingming glanced at her lightly and said nothing.On the contrary, Abe Masaki was very enthusiastic to let someone pick it up, and welcomed Ka Mo Tadyuki in.

Qingming followed into the hall to serve tea.Although He Maozhong had a lot of minor problems, he was a mentor who taught him carefully.When it comes to Onmyoji, He Mao Zhongxing has no secrets from Qingming.

Everything that was taught to his son He Mao to protect the constitution was also taught to Qingming.He even gave Seimei the ancestral shikigami Suzaku.In this regard, he really had absolutely nothing to say to Seimei.Although a little selfish, it is also because of cherishing Seimei's talent.

Kamo Nanako walked at the end and talked to Riko, "You are doing well at Ebisu Shrine, right? I always want to take time to see you, but you know, Ise Jingu is not that kind of small-scale shrine. There are many things. I am highly valued by adults..." Barabara.

Lizi didn't listen to a word, and saw her showing off with a small mouth.

"Hey, how about you, have you been working hard recently?" Nanako stopped and held Riko's hand with pity on her face, and Riko's whole body froze.

"I heard that you had a bad time at Yebisu Shrine a while ago. Everyone blamed you for the son of the white fox, and they didn't give you a good face."

"No, God Lord helped me a lot. Afterwards, everyone treated me very well." Lizi said.

Nanako was stunned for a moment, and said reluctantly, "It's good that the Lord God will help you."

Arriving at the front hall, Riko didn't want to go in at first, but Nanako took her hand and walked in very intimately, "We studied at Ise Shrine together, it's been so long since I saw you, I miss you very much."

"Not too long," Lizi said, "only two months have passed."

"Our Nanako is a nostalgic child." Ka Moo Tadayuki turned around and praised.

"Yeah, he's a good boy." Abe Masaki had no choice but to praise Nanako.

He Mao Zhongxing immediately rolled his eyes with a smile, "Many of us Nanako like her, but she has her own ideas in her heart, so I won't mess around with her. Seimei," he looked at his favorite student, "Anyway, you haven't had much to do recently. , you can come to play with Nanako more often. You grew up together and have a deep friendship."

Nanako immediately blushed and lowered her head shyly.

As soon as Abe Masaki was about to say no for Seimei, Seimei said flatly, "It's not very deep, and we didn't grow up together. I went to the teacher's house just to learn onmyoji, and never did anything else. In terms of depth, I and Brother Baoxian has a very good relationship. Every time I go, I always ask him to discuss Yin-Yang art."

Lizi glanced at him upon hearing this, and he felt that he looked over immediately.The originally emotionless eyes became very soft.

Although Seimei denied his friendship with Nanako, he affirmed his friendship with Kamo Baoxian.This made He Mao Zhongxing very pleased.Even if they can't get married in the future, with the friendship between He Mao Baoxian and Qingming, there will be a way.He was really optimistic about Qingming's future.But it would be even better if we can make a marriage.

He didn't come here to sell Nanako.A few days ago, the son of the white fox was making a lot of noise, which made it difficult for him to come to the door.In addition, as a teacher, it is a bit embarrassing for him to always run to the students' homes.With the reactivation of Abe Masaki, Seimei was relieved to see that Seimei was not dejected because of the deprivation of the high title of Onmyoji.

"Study Yin-Yang Art more, and ask Baoxian or me if you don't understand." He Maozhongxing said kindly.

"Yes," Qingming responded respectfully, "Teacher, you should also take care of your body. I will see you when the matter subsides completely."

When sending Kamo and his daughter away, Nanako walked a little slower and stood side by side with Seimei, "Brother Seimei, I asked Rikako just now, and she said that the shrine master of Ebisu Shrine took good care of her. It was reassuring and good to hear." I'm jealous."

"I'm different. As a little maiden in Ise Jingu Shrine, I was always bullied to do more work. And no adults defended me. Maybe I'm stupid, and I envy girls who can please adults."

The night wind blew over, and she pinned her disheveled hair behind her ears, looking very pitiful.

"Did someone bully you?" Qingming frowned slightly.

"It's okay, I don't care," Nanako tilted her head and said with a smile, "My father always told me to be tolerant to others. I treat them with the best side, and there is nothing wrong with it."

"Well, it's best that you can solve it yourself." Qingming stopped because she had already reached the gate.

Nanako said in a low voice, "Sometimes it can't be solved. Girls always have the kind of people who find fault. Maybe because you made her jealous, she will speak ill of you."

"Is there such a person?" Qingming asked.

"of course."

"I want to ask Xiaoli, is there such a person in Ebisu Shrine." The calmness on Seimei's face was instantly broken, and there was a surge of worry.

Nanako's expression froze and she wanted to refute loudly, isn't Rikako under the care of a god, who will show her face.It was Nanako who was given the face.If you want to worry, you should also worry about her, right?

But before she could say this, she heard her father calling her to get in the car.

It's really brother Qingming who doesn't feel pity at all.

Qingming sent He Mao Zhongxing away, and hurried back to the courtyard.Lizi had gone back a long time ago, and was sitting at the low table watching Suzaku prepare the meal.

"Is it noodles?"

"Yes, buckwheat noodles. Most of them eat this." Suzaku said.

As soon as Riko picked up the noodles with her chopsticks, Seimei hurried in, "How are the maidens of Yebisu Shrine treating you?"

"Very good, what's the matter?"

"Just now I heard Nanako say that she is always bullied by the priestesses and adults of Ise Shrine, so I wanted to ask you if this happened to you. Since I didn't, I'm relieved." Seimei sat down opposite her.

"That's not what Nanako told me," Riko said while rolling the noodles with her chopsticks, "She said she was highly valued by the adults, and she pitied me for my poor life."

"So that's how it is," Seimei raised the corners of her lips, "According to what I know about Nanako, how could she be bullied? When she was young, she would go home and cry when she quarreled with her companions. You can hear it in the backyard. In the end, the teacher must have come forward to vent her anger."

"It sounds like Seimei-sama knows a lot about Nanako's childhood, and it's not like she didn't know everything. It seems that she grew up together." Lizi rolled the noodles into a big lump with two chopsticks.

Seimei was slightly surprised, and immediately smiled and said, "Does this count as growing up together? Then many of my brothers in the same age are Nanako's childhood sweethearts. After all, everyone goes to the teacher's house to study every day. It is difficult to know about Nanako. .”

Lizi realized that what she said just now was a bit inappropriate, no matter how you looked at it, it looked like it had been soaked in lemon juice, so she quickly stuffed the noodles into her mouth and stopped talking.

Qingming smiled lightly and started to eat with chopsticks.

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The second day was the first day of the new year, and not only Riko was busy going to the shrine, but even Seimei woke up before dawn.The Abe family has a small population, no shikigami, and only five servants.On the first day of the new year, ancestor worship is required, and there are many things to do.

Li Zi hurried past the front hall with Ibaraki, and heard Suzaku say inside, "It's strange, I obviously bought red mirror cakes, why is it now white mirror cakes?"

Because on the first day of the new year, a large number of believers will rush to stick coins on the tuna, so today's work is the heaviest.She just thought about it casually, maybe the color of the red mirror cake has faded?Just walk through the front hall and go out to make a bullock cart.

When we arrived at the shrine, believers were already lined up in front.Just a two-meter-long fish, everyone was afraid that there would be no place to post their coins.In order to ask for a good sign, many people came to line up in the middle of the night.Now the front door can't be opened at all.She took Ibaraki around to the back before going in.

Everyone has already changed into the Chihaya clothes with white top and red bottom.When they saw her running in, they looked at her with a smile, "Run slowly, don't worry."

Seeing that everyone was present, the altar master arranged everyone's work and ordered the door to be opened.

Only then did Lizi see a tall wooden frame in front of the main hall, on which stood a large blue-gray two-meter-long fish.It has been frozen hard.

The god master took a small bucket of water and poured it on the fish, and then hurriedly moved away.

The gate of the shrine opened, and believers flocked to it, holding copper coins in their hands and vying to stick them on it.

Standing by the side of the hall, Lizi couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips when she saw everyone's smiling faces posting money.

The sound of drumming was heard on the street outside the shrine, and the festive and anticipating New Year began.

On this day, Lizi was almost too busy to rest.Even lunch is just a quick bite.There are too many people who worship God and make wishes on New Year's Day.The painted horse wall is full of everyone's wishes.When the shrine finally closed, she also picked up an empty wooden board in the shape of a fish and wanted to write her wish on it.

Ibaraki held a small basket of oranges given to him by the god, and walked over with a smile to show off, "Look, my lord, I have also received a gift."

Lizi finished writing in a hurry with a pen and hung it on the wall.

"Let me see, it's oranges, Ibaraki, you really like oranges."

"I like to eat oranges." Ibaraki's eyes bent down like two orange segments.

"Let's go." Lizi packed up her things and got ready to leave work.

"Go home?"

"Go to the three avenues first."

"Shall we go to worship the ancestors of Master Shimizu's family?"

"That's it."

The two chatted with each other and walked towards the gate of the shrine.

Not long after Lizi walked a few steps, a tall man emerged from where she was standing.Hayato Shimizu watched Riko's back disappear, then turned around and took off an ema.

I saw it said, I hope I can find a home; I hope Seimei Abe will be healthy forever; I hope Hayato Shimizu can come back.

Hayato Shimizu slightly raised the corners of his lips, picked up a pen and painted Seimei's name into a big black dot, and hung it on the ema wall again.

"Guests, we are closing the door." The Almighty came over and said.She was a little puzzled, obviously all the believers had been invited out just now.Why is there another one here?

Hayato Shimizu turned his face indifferently, and the divine master was slightly taken aback. Although the other party's feminine but outstanding appearance made her suddenly not know what to say.

"Let's go now." Shimizu Hayato nodded.He took one last look at the ema, turned and walked towards the gate.

After he left, there was another person behind the Almighty.

"It's Yamata no Orochi, why did you come to my shrine? Could it be that he came to me to make a wish in a financial situation hahaha? I'm so powerful."

The Divine Master was taken aback, turned around and saw that it was Master Yebisu who hurriedly saluted, "Why did you suddenly descend..."

"Because a great guest has come," Ebisu said with a smile behind his back, "You shouldn't have chased him away just now, I really want to see if he will also draw an ema." Saying so, Ebisu Go to the ema wall and take down the ema that Shimizu Hayato had hung there before.

"Huh, Shimizu Hayato? This name has something to do with Shimizu Rikako, right? Why did the old snake guy only paint Abe Seimei and not Shimizu Hayato?" Ebisu pondered in doubt.

Lizi came to the house on Sanjo Avenue.This place has been decorated by Suzaku, and mirror cakes are served.Somewhat strangely, the mirror cake here is also white.And it seems to have been worshiped just now.There are a few sticks of incense stuck there, half of which have been burned.

Lizi took the new incense to worship with some doubts.

After returning home, I found Seimei and asked if he went to Sanjo Avenue to pay homage to the ancestors of the Qingshui clan.Seimei immediately denied that she didn't leave the house today.Suzaku also shook his head and said it wasn't him.

"That's strange." Li Zi sat on the tatami, "Who could it be?"

What Teng Snake told him flashed through Qingming's mind.Both the pretend house made of white porcelain and the little snake doll have found sellers.But the seller said something very strange happened at home.One less set of pretense, but a few more money.

is it him?Yamata no Orochi?

If not him, who would give two snake dolls?

"By the way, Master Qingming," Lizi remembered, "Have you gone to find out who sold the white porcelain dolls and snake puppets?"

"I looked for it, but I can't find it. Maybe I didn't buy it in Heian-kyo." Seimei said.

"Hey, that's weird. There have been a lot of strange things recently. It seems that I should also go to the shrine to pay my respects."

"Here." Qingming opened his hand, revealing a small cloth bag in his palm.Bellflower flowers are embroidered on the cloth bag, which is very beautiful.

Lizi took it with a slight start, and pulled off the ribbon, revealing a small bead flower inside.The orange flower made of petals of pearls is small and unique.

This, wasn't this Qingming's gift to Qingtian Doll before she was cured?Later, because of going back in time, this bead flower was wiped out along with that incident.

"I saw that girls like to wear flowers on their hair, so I bought this for you." The boy rested his chin on one hand and said casually, his slightly fluttering eyelashes revealed the little nervousness in his heart, "Forget it." Make it a New Year's gift."

Lizi touched the pearl flower lightly, "Master Qingming, you gave me this pearl flower before. But because Qingtian doll went back in time, it disappeared along with your memory."

Seimei was slightly surprised, opened his mouth slightly and then closed it again.

It was a while before he leaned against the wall and smiled and said, "This is terrible."

Wouldn't his intentions be in vain?