[Shaman King] He has a cat

While being held by Ma Nu for vacation, A'Du received two good news.

The first good news is that she has become a full-time teacher and has become an onmyoji who can receive a salary. Although the salary is not much, it is enough for her to support herself in the future, at least she doesn't have to eat and drink at Ma Cang Ye Wang's house every day.

The second piece of good news is that after several months of getting along, Gu Zong was finally willing to let her touch her stomach. This happy event happened very suddenly, and Ma Cangye Wang, who was the owner of the cat, was also present at the time.

The miracle happened on an ordinary afternoon. When she passed by the hall, she happened to find Gu Zong sleeping on the futon, his small body rolled into a coin, his eyes narrowed into slender slits, and he was lying beside Ma Cang Ye Wang, crying. Hu was fast asleep.

There is nothing surprising about this in itself, as enviable creatures such as cats spend at least half of their day sleeping.

A'Du squatted in front of the futon, admiring the sleeping posture of the kitten.

"I'm sleeping."

"really."

"Can I touch it?"

"sure."

The cat owner had already spoken like this, she eagerly stretched out a finger and put it on the furry belly of the stock.

The warm and thick fur slowly rises and falls with the sound of breathing. As the season enters the end of midsummer, the humid and hot air gradually becomes cooler. The sunny afternoon is very suitable for catching up on sleep. The kitten sleeping on the futon slightly opened its eyes .

He looked at her very calmly.

Then, the tawny tabby cat suddenly grew longer, elongated like dough, her poke just now seemed to have activated some magical mechanism, the tabby cat stretched its limbs, lay on the futon, arched its back and stretched .

Cat's paw... Cat's paw is blooming.

All four paws are blooming.

What can she do.

After stretching, Gu Zong didn't curl up his body again. He closed his eyes and lay motionless on the futon. She tremblingly stretched out her hand and stroked the fur on its stomach.

Then touched again.

"……How are you?"

A'Du came back to his senses: "I'm fine."

She couldn't be better now, so happy that her soul is about to leave her body.

"Has the stock sect grown a little flesh?"

Ma Cang Ye Wang thought for a moment: "It does seem to be a bit heavier."

When Gu Zong was brought back by King Ma Cang Ye, the scrawny cat was only a little bit bigger, but now it has finally reached the standard for a cat of its age. After that, I really wanted to leave the nest, ah no, take it away.

A'Du really wanted to suck the cat, and buried her face in the cat's soft belly, but she controlled herself.

Now that she has a salary, she can feed Xiao Yugan to the stock market aboveboard.

...but always ask the cat owner first.

"...Can I feed Xiaoyu to Gu Zong?"

"of course can."

The commercial transactions of Heianjing are concentrated in the eastern and western cities. The eastern market opens in the first half of the month, and the western market opens in the second half of the month. The rivers in the south have ports for transporting goods, and the rare treasures of the country are gathered.

The market in this era is completely incomparable with the modern market more than 1000 years later, but it is more lively and novel. A'Du passed through the crowd, and tents were set up on the edge of the market. The men in the tents were shirtless, and gambling was in full swing. There are all kinds of stalls on the side, most of these stalls are very simple, and the ground is covered with a layer of coarse cloth.

She inquired about the prices for a while, and it was a preliminary understanding of the living expenses of ordinary people in Ping'an capital for a month.

The goods sold in the market include earthenware, cloth, daily necessities, fruits and vegetables, and some people are sitting idly by the roadside, looking as if they are waiting for employment.

She used her first salary to buy dried fish for the stock master, and chose a hair tie for Ma Nu, although she was not sure whether such a thing was needed for the shikigami formed by spiritual power, and then gave it to Ma Cang Ye Ping bought knife oil for knife maintenance.

When it was her turn to buy some thank you gifts for King Ma Cang Ye, she felt embarrassed.

The other party gave her the feeling that she didn't need anything. She stood in front of the stall and pondered for a long time. The stall owner saw that she was so embarrassed, and kindly suggested: "Would you like to go to the south to have a look?"

Sometimes valuable goods would not flow through the east and west markets, but would be delivered directly from the southern port to the noble's mansion by a special person. The other party suggested that she go directly to the port to try her luck.

She thanked her, and before leaving, she seemed to suddenly think of something.

"Do you know where there is a snack like 'crispy'? "

"...What?" The other party looked blank, "I've never heard of that kind of thing."

Cargo ships pass by the port in the south, and the wind carries the moist breath of the river. As the other party said, there are indeed a lot of precious goods here.

"What kind of person is the gift for?" the merchant who sold goods asked her.

"Probably a benefactor." After answering this way, she felt that the answer was not satisfactory. After thinking about it for a while, she hesitated and said, "... Maybe it's a friend?"

"..."

A'Du wandered around until the sun was setting in the west, seeing that the surrounding stalls were closing down, he still couldn't find a thank you gift he wanted.

She caught the vendor who was about to leave: "Do you sell that kind of dim sum called "criss" here? "

The man looked at her in surprise, laughed loudly and said, "If I had that kind of thing, I wouldn't be here."

She let go of her hand in the same surprise: "Why?"

"That's something that only the nobles in the palace can enjoy." The other party explained to her patiently, "There is a price but no market, understand? Even if you have money, you can't buy that kind of thing."

When A'Du returned to Suzaku Avenue, the temple rang the sunset bell, and after nightfall, Heianjing was busier than usual. At the end of midsummer, a festival called Wushan Sending Fire would be held at the foot of the capital near the capital, and a huge bonfire would be lit. Send away all troubles and diseases.

It is said that the fire ceremony will be more grand than ever. Before the ignition ceremony, the residents of the capital have flocked to the Kamogawa River to occupy the best position to watch the ceremony in advance.

Ma Nu was waiting at the entrance, and when she saw her come back, she hurriedly pushed her into the bathroom, washed off the dust from a day of running outside, changed into soft and clean clothes, and had an unexpectedly sumptuous dinner in the hall.

After dinner, Ma Nu solemnly brought her a lacquered black bowl filled with clear water, almost overflowing the brim.

"After a while, a bonfire will be lit on the mountain, and you have to drink the water that reflects the words on the fire."

"……all?"

"All." Ma Nu told her earnestly, "You must drink all of it, so that you can get rid of illnesses and misfortunes."

After beheading the big snake, the reason why she passed out on the spot was not because of any serious injuries, but simply lost consciousness after exhausting her spiritual power.

But Ma Nu didn't seem to think so, and Asakura Yehei said blankly that she needed new special training, and she would tell her the content of the special training after her vacation was over.

"...Where is King Ye?"

Ma Nu looked at the roof.

The mansion of Ma Cang Yewang is located in Zuojing, east of the capital, and the ceremony of sending fire in large characters is held on Ruyi Mountain in the east of the capital. Looking east from the high eaves of the mansion, it is just right to see the scenery over there. Income fundus.

The soothing night wind blew, and A'Du came to the roof, and found that the scenery here was indeed very open. Gu Zong was squatting beside King Ma Cang Ye, with his tail curled up on the ridge of the roof.

"It's about to start."

The dark foothills are like ink, which is fine during the day, but completely blurred at night.

A'Du wasn't quite sure where she should look.

"Over there." King Ma Cang Ye told her with a smile.

The hunting clothes were blown up by the night wind. The gentle and handsome big onmyoji didn't wear a black hat, and his smooth long hair fell down. He looked very relaxed today. There was a slight aroma of sake in the wind. She realized that he had drunk some wine .

Of course, he wasn't drunk.

"Did you find what you were looking for?"

"……most."

"Why most?"

A'Du was holding the bowl, looking at the reflection in the water, the black water surface shone with ripples, at first it was just a small cluster of flames, and then those flames spread, one cluster after another, the orange light and shadow fell into the night sky, she lifted At the beginning, I found that the fire festival had begun.

In the distance where the mountains stretched, the blazing words lit up the dark night, and she seemed to be able to imagine the exclamation of the people gathered by the river.

"Ye Wang, is there anything you want?"

Asakura leaves dynasty in her opinion.

"This is a rare question." He smiled slightly, and instead of answering her directly, he changed the subject, "Are you considering moving out recently?"

A'Du was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect the other party to see through her thoughts.

"...Yes." She didn't deny it, "I've bothered you long enough."

Ma Cang Ye Wang was noncommittal: "Have you found a place to live yet?"

"Not yet."

"Then why move out?"

A'Du opened his mouth and closed it again, stumped by this simple question for a moment.

"Because..." She bit the bullet and said, "Maybe there will be inconvenient times in the future?"

"Like what?"

King Ma Cang Ye looked at her gently, and A'Du suddenly had an impulse, wanting him to turn around and enjoy the lighting ceremony in the distance.

Why don't we talk about it at this time, isn't it good to appreciate the festival seriously?

When she realized it, she had already stretched out her hand and gently pushed the other person's face.

"..." She froze.

"Look," after a moment of silence, A'Du said stiffly, "Now is an inconvenient time."

Ma Cang Yewang seemed to laugh, and the laughter fell into her palm, with a warm and trembling itch, she quickly withdrew her hand, thanking the dark night very much, she was so annoyed that she almost wanted to jump off the roof .

"Don't." There was a wind blowing around, and the cool night breeze passed by the two of them, lifting the ends of her hair, "It's a pity to leave now."

The bright flames looked very beautiful in the darkness in the distance. She never thought that she would stand on the roof with someone in Heian-kyo thousands of years ago to watch the fire festival.

Thousands of lights spread out on the ground, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse tonight, and the moon embedded in the night sky is like a silver coin.

Regardless of whether it is a thousand years ago or a thousand years later, human beings on the ground always look up to the same moon.

She thought of the moment when she jumped into the sky when killing the big snake, she discovered for the first time that the night sky in Heian-kyo is actually beautiful.

In just a few months, it seems like a lifetime away when I recall it.Although it is very unfortunate to travel to a strange era, if she wants to say what is the only good fortune she encountered in this era, it must be when she opened the golden partition and met the great Onmyoji behind the door.

Without the help of the other party, if she hadn't met this person, she didn't even know where she would be at this time.

Although this incident is incredible, the other party can always provide the help she needs at the most appropriate time. She has never felt that she is so deeply understood, and even the loneliness of being trapped in a different world is relieved by the other party's existence. a lot.

"That's because I can really see what's going on in your heart."

The surrounding wind seems to be quiet for a moment.

"...What?" A'Du raised his head.

The smile on Ma Cang Yewang's face faded at some point.

He lowered his eyes slightly, casually looking down at the lights on the ground stretching into the distance.

"I can hear people's hearts."

His mind went blank, and A'Du heard the voice say, "I know everything that's going on in your mind."

Ma Cang Ye Wang turned his head. He has a pair of beautiful eyes. When he smiles slightly, he is like the warm sun in March, but when the smile is gone, his eyes appear indifferent and distant, as if separated by a layer of haze. Even if the corners of his mouth are slightly bent, the expression on his face still seems to be smiling, and it can still make people feel the coolness in his bones.

"you……"

After what seemed like a long time, and what seemed like a momentary pause, the world closed again, and she regained her voice.

"Why did you tell me this all of a sudden?"

She was very puzzled: "Isn't it easier to keep it from me?"

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