[Slippery Ghost] The grandson of the feathered fox

As soon as Abe Saki falls asleep, her courtyard will be surrounded by spiritual power, keeping the courtyard isolated from time. Those who sleep in this courtyard will not be disturbed by time, and will not be hungry, and fatigue will be eliminated.

When Abe Xingna became the head of the fifth generation of the Abe family, Abe Saki was still asleep. Xingna only heard about her a little bit, and only knew that she was the younger sister of Jihei and the daughter of Seimei. He also did not hold any position in the Abe family.

But when she greeted the awakened Abe Saki together with the former heads of the family, when the closed courtyard door was pushed open by a girl in a light blue kimono, the people around her, Mrs. Yukino and Mrs. Lowering her waist, she revealed a respectful and joyful look that she had never seen before.

Even Master Jiping, who was always serious and stern, had joy that she had never seen before. At that moment, she suddenly understood that Abe Saki's status in Abe's family was beyond her imagination.

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Flipping through the documents in his hand, a clear and bright voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Xing Xiaonai, what a hardworking child."

Abe Xingnai's hand flipping the book trembled slightly, she looked at Abe Youxing standing by her desk in surprise, she often didn't notice him entering the study, she closed the book forcefully, said with a straight face: "Master Youxing, Please don't change other people's names casually."

"Saki asked you to go to the bookstore." Abe replied with a smile.

Abe Xingnai lowered her eyes slightly, put the document in her hand aside and replied: "I understand, let's go now."

"Xian Xiaonai, who is obviously cold-faced, Ji Hei-sama, won't be nervous, and always has a smile on his brows, but when it comes to meeting Saki, his brows will be knit together." Abe Yuyuki is clearly She used a joking tone, but Anna Abe felt that it was like a sharp arrow piercing someone, which made her feel uncontrollable flustered.

"It's nothing... Master Jiping chose me to be the head of the Fifth Patriarch, and I will use all my strength to respond to Master Jiping's trust." Abe Xingna clenched her hands and looked at Abe Yuyu with a calm expression. Am i right?"

Anna Abe, who attained immortality at the age of 19, is slightly taller than Yuyuki Abe. Yuyuki slightly raised his head to meet her eyes, and said, "Yes."

Abe Xingna's eyes dimmed, and she bowed slightly to Abe Yuyuki and said, "I was a little rude just now, Mr. Yuyuki, I'm going to see Mrs. Saki now."

"En." Hearing Abe's reply, Xingnai didn't dare to look at his face, and walked out of the study quickly.

The moment she closed the study door, Abe Xingnai felt a thin sweat on her forehead. Her actions just now can be said to be a good test for Abe, to test who he is loyal to.

However, she actually knew the answer a long time ago. Although Abe Xiong Luxue and Abe Yuxing often accompany Lord Jiping and fight against monsters with him, the person they are loyal to is Abe Saki who trained them.

Abe Anna held her trembling hand tightly. Her ability is to infuse her own spiritual power into the plants she grows. When the plants she planted are made into medicine, her spiritual power will accompany the medicine to cure all ailments. With Wounds, she's a medic and doesn't actually have much fighting ability.

Why is it that Lord Youxing and Lord Xiongluxue, who have powerful combat power, are not really loyal to Lord Jiping?

In any case, her allegiance will be dedicated to Master Ji Ping.

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Hearing the sound coming from the door, Abe Saki fiddled with the assorted candies on the plate, and said softly, "Come in."

Pushing the door open was a girl with long silver hair and a clear face who looked very quiet and dignified. The moment she entered the room, a faint fragrance spread out, but the fragrance was mixed with some medicine.

"Master Saki." The girl spoke in a low voice, her clear and joyful voice was like a quiet stream, flowing slowly through people's hearts, with the power to calm people's hearts.

Abe Saki didn't speak, but looked up at Abe Xingnai. This girl was chosen by her brother to be the head of the fifth generation family.

It's just a pity...

"The sun is going to set soon." Abe Saki said suddenly looking out the window.

A trace of doubt flashed in Abe Xingna's eyes. She didn't understand why Saki said that suddenly. She was not with this lord all the year round like Yukyo-sama and Yuro Xue-sama. The number of times she talked with Abe Saki alone over decades They are all very few.

Because after Abe Saki wakes up, except for going out to the candy store with Abe Jihei, she is usually in the bookstore. The two favorite things of Abe Saki are books and the other is sweet candies.

"Master Saki, I don't understand what you mean." Abe Anna said very honestly. Abe Saki glanced at her, took a candy from the plate and put it in her mouth, and then slightly pushed the envelope next to the plate. After a while, he said softly: "The letter my brother left for you."

Abe Xingnai took the letter on the table, but the envelope had not been opened. The handwriting on the envelope and the spiritual power that had not dissipated showed that the letter was indeed written by Abe Jihei.

The room was very quiet, only the sound of Abe Anna opening the envelope and the sound of paper rubbing against each other. Abe Saki rested her chin on her hand and looked at the pure black flowers blooming in the courtyard. She narrowed her eyes slightly. Know what flowers Youxing planted in her garden.

"Why is this, isn't this strange?" Hearing Abe Anna's murmur, Abe Saki moved her eyes from the pure black flowers to her, and asked indifferently: "What's so strange, changing the name of Abe's house For Yumonin, is it about acting in the dark in the future?"

"Does Jihei-sama agree to such a thing?! If you do this, it will be as if our Abe family can only operate in the dark in the future!" Abe Anna's voice was full of excitement, but Abe Saki still had a calm face Playing with the assorted candies on the plate.

Seeing the unresponsive Abe Saki, Xingna squeezed the letter in her hand, turned around and wanted to find Ji Ping, but before her hand touched the door, she heard Abe Saki's cold voice: "Do you want Are you looking for your brother? Haven't you thought about why you received a letter from your brother?"

"... I don't understand Saki-sama's thoughts like Yuyuki-sama, can Saki-sama have something to say directly?" Abe Anna said in a cold tone.

"You really hate me." Abe Saki no longer fiddled with the candies on the plate, but stared at Abe Anna with her chin on her hands.

"...It's not really annoying." Xing Nai replied in a low voice, indirectly admitting that she didn't have a good impression of Abe Saki.

Hearing Xing Nai's words, Abe Saki slightly raised the corners of her mouth, beckoned to her and said, "Come here, just tell me what you want to say, my brother has already set off for Kyushu."

"I went to Kyushu, but Master Jiping didn't tell me..."

"My brother's itinerary does not need to be reported to anyone one by one." Abe Saki interrupted Xing Nai in a casual tone, Xing Nai bit her lips slightly, she held the letter tightly in her hand, as if she had made up her mind, she looked straight at Abe Saki His eyes said: "Saki-sama, do you think this is really good? If this continues, the Abe family will only exist in name only."

"Existence in name?" Abe Saki slightly tilted her head, looked meaningfully at Abe Anna and smiled, "That's a good description."

"I object to the Abe family continuing to continue in such a strange form. If Saki-sama is really thinking of Jihei-sama, then he should be aware of his true thoughts. To hurt humans and eliminate monsters is really what he wants to do. something?"

Abe Saki looked at Xing Nai's reddish eyes, with a trace of regret in her eyes, and said in a low voice, "Xing Nai, although you hate me, I appreciate you very much, whether it is your ability as a doctor or your loyalty to your brother, but it is a pity , you can no longer stay at Abe’s house.”

Abe Xingna's pupils shrank slightly, her body showed a defensive posture subconsciously, and said, "Do you want to clear me from Mr. Jihei?"

"Of course not. If possible, I really hope that you who are so loyal to my brother will stay by his side." Abe Saki got up from the chair, then slowly walked towards Abe Xing Nai and said, "The half-demon village you proposed, The paradise where humans and monsters live together is indeed a good fulfillment of my brother's subconscious idea of ​​maintaining the bond between humans and monsters, but do you know why my brother agreed with you to establish the half-yoke village, but didn't give you any help?"

Abe Xingna tensed her body and slowly lowered her head, then bit her lips and shook her head, Abe Saki looked at Xingna who was nervously clutching the hem of her kimono, and said softly: "Because when his father passed away, he chose to guard The Abe family, not a world where humans and monsters coexist."

"My brother is a very responsible person. This is because this sense of responsibility constrains him. As Abe Seimei's son, he chose the path his father pointed out for him before he could clearly see the path he wanted to take."

Abe Anna's breath was stagnant, she looked up at Abe Saki in a daze, and she suddenly felt that she was really stupid when she saw her pair of pure black and quiet eyes. In fact, she is only sharing the responsibility of Mr. Ji Ping.

Abe Saki grabbed Xing Nai's hand, dragged her to the window, pointed at the setting sun in the sky, and said calmly: "Xing Nai, Abe's house has fallen into darkness with this sun..."

"After the Abe family is renamed Gomon-in," Abe Saki gently caressed Xing Nai's pure white kimono, and whispered, "The head of the Gomon-in will be represented by a black suit."

"Master Saki, I cannot agree with Master Seimei's wishes. I have always disagreed with the idea of ​​a pure world and the matter of allowing Master Seimei to be born again."

Abe Xingna looked at the pure black mandala in the courtyard. With the coming of night, this pure black flower would become more weird and seductive. She remembered that its flower language was: unpredictable darkness.

"It is precisely because you are vetoing your father that you can no longer stay here, Xing Nai, you have two choices, one is to give up your immortality and die like an ordinary person; the other is to leave Abe's house and concentrate on creating a semi- In Yaozhili, after my father's last wish is fulfilled, let my brother live there, before that, it will be your cage, and I will let Xionglu's blood seal you there."

"Young-sama said that Saki-sama is very cunning and good at manipulating people's hearts. It really is so." Abe Xingna showed a sad look in her eyes, and smiled, "Because I like Jihei-sama, so as long as you bring Jihei-sama in the conditions, I can't even refuse, obviously from the very beginning, you only gave me one choice."

"Well, didn't I say it already, I really like that you are loyal to your brother, and there is no room for a trace of whiteness in the darkness," Abe Saki gently picked up Xing Nai's silver hair with her index finger, her eyes were as deep as a dark night, and she whispered Said, "What should brother say, you understand."

"I know." Abe Anna replied in a low voice.

"Then, I will trouble you with the announcement of the name change to Gomon-in Temple tomorrow."

Abe Anna nodded, bowed deeply to Abe Saki, then turned and left Abe Saki's room.

Just as Abe Xingna walked out of Abe Saki's door, she saw Abe Yuxing who was about to knock on the door. When he saw Xing Nai, he smiled and said, "Yo, Xing Xiaona and Saki finished chatting."

"Yes," Abe Xingnai nodded lightly, and said with a smile, "I'm going back to my room first, sir."

Seeing the disappearance of Abe Xingnai's figure, Abe Yuxing raised a smile on his lips, his pure black eyes were cold, and said with a low smile: "Xing Xiaonai probably won't understand until a long time later, I just got in the way, so It's just been dealt with."

Withdrawing his gaze, Abe Yuyuki helped the black hat on his head, and with a bright smile on his face, he pushed open the door of Abe Saki's room and said, "Saki, I'm here, there is news about the matter you asked me to investigate, hey , are you holding a mirror?"

"Well, it's the weapon my biological mother once used. When the time comes, give it to Xiong Luxue to let her seal Xingnai in the half-demon." Abe Saki replied softly, then put down the diamond-shaped mirror in her hand, and asked, "The result of the investigation how?"

"Well, a branch is collecting information about you, and I don't know what to do after collecting it." Abe replied with a smile on his hands.

"Then I'll go and ask in person." As soon as Abe Saki finished speaking, Abe blinked at her and said, "It's useless to go in person, because they're all dead."

Abe Saji'an was taken aback, and asked with a slight frown, "They're all dead, the whole Abe split family?"

"Well, because the population of the branch family is not large, it is the thinnest of all the branch families." Abe Yuxing seemed to have thought of something, he clapped his hands and said, "By the way, not all of them are dead. There is still one alive, the one who committed this crime, Saki wants to meet that girl, the ability is relatively rare."

"...What ability?" Abe Saki asked thoughtfully.

Abe Youxing tilted his head and smiled, and said, "A puppeteer who uses magic to manipulate puppets, dead and living."

Abe Saki fiddled with the candies on the plate, as if she was thinking about something, Abe Youxing was still smiling, but her brisk voice was refreshing: "I think she can take advantage of it, we need someone at Abe's house After becoming the family of Yumonin, I will act for you at Yumonin, after all, after the change, it is difficult for Abe in white clothes to intervene in the affairs of Yumonin in black, except Mr. Jihei."

"Well, then keep her." Abe Saki nodded.

Abe scratched his hair, pouted, and said, "But she has already been arrested. If she wants to stay, she must deal with the onmyoji who knows about the situation in my family."

"How many people?" Abe Saki asked calmly.

Abe smiled and raised three fingers without saying a word. Abe Saki tilted her head and asked in a low voice, "Which do you think is more valuable, these three onmyojis or that girl?"

"Girl." Abe Yuxing replied without hesitation.

"Then treat it as an accident." Hearing Abe Saki's words, Abe blinked at her, smiled and asked, "Accident?"

"Three onmyojis died protecting the branch family that was attacked by monsters. In the end, only one young girl survived the branch family attacked by monsters." Abe Saki's pure black eyes are as beautiful and flawless as obsidian. With chills down his spine, he said, "I didn't expect such a thing to happen just after my brother left the family. It was an unfortunate 'accident'."

"It's really unfortunate." Abe Yuyuki curled the corners of her mouth, and with just one sentence from her, the lives of the three of them entered the countdown to the end, "But, didn't Saki say, 'Life in this world is a unique existence' , so there is no problem, kill three innocent people."

"Well, it is precisely because it is a unique existence that can only be used once, so I will use it seriously." Her eyes were so calm, her expression was very indifferent, and she couldn't see any madness or cruelty, but she said The words began to be so cruel.

"Well, since the report is over, I'll go back first..." Abe Yuyuki stretched his waist, and the moment he turned around, he heard Abe Saki suddenly say: "Just now I gave Xing Nai two choices, But she said that because she likes her brother, she has only one choice, and she doesn't understand."

"Don't understand?" Abe Yuyuki tilted his head slightly to look at Saki.

"I also like my brother very much, but when my father asked me to choose, I didn't feel that because my brother was included in the choice, there was only one choice."

"That's because Saki and Xing Nai's liking is different." Abe Yuyuki lightly touched the black hairband on his wrist with his fingertips, and replied with curved eyebrows, "Saki's liking is between siblings, but Xing Nai's It's different, it's love."

Abe Saki was slightly taken aback, and said softly, "Love, why do you have such feelings?"

"There's no other way. After Xingnai was chosen by Master Ji Ping, she stayed by Master Ji Ping's side all the time, and only looked at him alone, because she was always by her side and only had one person in her eyes. In the end, whether her feelings were loyal or love would be blurred. "

"Is that so, but love seems to be a useless feeling." Abe Saki said her final conclusion with a deadpan expression.

"Well, for Saki, it is indeed a useless emotion." Abe Yuyuki showed a bright smile, glanced at the direction of his wrist, opened the door with a low smile and walked out of Saki's room. The moment the door closed, the corners of his lips twitched slightly, and he whispered, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand it all your life, Saji."