[Shaman King] He has a cat

The nobles of the Heian period blamed ghosts and gods for disasters and epidemics.

In May of the second year of Yongyan (988), Fujiwara Iekanen, who was officially regent and minister of the Taizheng, suddenly fell ill, and transferred the position of regent to his eldest son Fujiwara Michishige.

In July of the second year of Yongyan (988), the Fujiwara family died.Rumors about the death of the Fujiwara family spread throughout the capital like wings, and A'Du alone heard no fewer than three versions.

The first version pointed the finger at Fujiwara Michishige, the eldest son of the Fujiwara family. As the biggest vested interest in this incident, it was rumored that he buried a cursed doll under his father's bedroom and would do anything for power.

The second version says that Fujiwara Michie, the third son of the Fujiwara family, is the real murderer. He held a grudge because his father passed the regent position to the eldest son, and secretly summoned alchemists to curse the Fujiwara family who was ill in bed at the time.

The third version shifted the object of suspicion to Asakura Ye Wang, who was the last person summoned by the Fujiwara family. Soon after that, Fujiwara family's condition deteriorated rapidly, but this rumor was quickly dispelled by the palace officials. bit down.

The rest of the version either pointed the finger at the other heirs of the Fujiwara family, or suspected that the people from the Fujiwara branch family were the real culprits. There was an undercurrent in the room.

Yinyangliao is next to the Ministry of Central Affairs and is located in the southeast of the imperial palace. When she went to work in Yinyangliao to check in recently, she could always feel the surroundings seeming to be scrutinized.

With a slight pause in her footsteps, A'Du turned her head, and the officials in court clothes hurriedly looked away, and when she continued to walk forward, those obscure eyes came back again.

Her temples twitched, she looked over quickly, those people didn't have time to look back, she was caught on the spot.

After the suffocating silence, the officials holding wat boards looked away as if nothing had happened. The long trains behind them rustled softly, and a group of people quickly disappeared behind the corner of the corridor.

Like fish gathering in the shadow of a pool, once there is any movement on the water surface, they immediately disperse vigilantly.

With such a delay on the road, she arrived at Yinyang Liao later.

Oddly enough, Asakura Yefu didn't make a note in her attendance record, but suggested to her in a very businesslike manner: "You can take a break recently."

Two fox spirits scurried around her, grinning at the person who was secretly looking at her not far away, and issued meaningless threats-ordinary people couldn't see these shikigami.

"just forget it."

She has been too busy working overtime recently.

In summer, as the weather warms, disease spreads more rapidly.She has been to the riverside of Kamo River a few times recently, and the rotten smell lingers in the air, and the soil full of death has become the best breeding ground for ghosts.

No matter how many ghosts she kills, the next time she will see the same scene on the banks of the Kamo River.

A'Du took today's task scroll, and asked casually: "What do those people always watch me do?"

Hearing this, Ma Cang Ye Fu raised his head: "You should have heard about those rumors about Master Ye Wang."

"But didn't the one in the palace forbid everyone to discuss this matter?"

"It is precisely because of this that more attention has been paid to Lord Ye. This move of His Majesty the Emperor shows his trust in Lord Ye and his dissatisfaction with the nobles."

Pausing for a moment, Asakura Yefu said in a calm tone: "His Majesty the Emperor will soon reach the age of choosing a concubine."

If you can let your daughter enter the palace, even if you don't become a middle palace, but just become a female imperial court next to the emperor, it will bring great power to yourself and your family.

Therefore, not only the people of the Fujiwara family, but other nobles and ministers are also eyeing this matter.

"So," Asakura Yefu asked her, "do you want to ask for leave?"

"...still not." A'Du put away the scroll.

She was going to the Kamogawa River today, but on the way, a new task suddenly fell from the sky, asking her to go to the noble's mansion to exorcise ghosts.

The mansion built by the bedroom hall is spacious and magnificent. She followed the maid to the room where the monster was said to be haunted, and found that the culprit was just a little monster living in a vase.

The vase was relatively old, and after being placed for a hundred years, a self-aware artifact spirit was born from it, also known as Fusangshen.

That only Fu Sangshen has a docile personality and never harms anyone, except that he occasionally makes a rattling sound in the vase.

On the surface, she told the owner of the mansion that she had wiped out the monsters, and privately persuaded Fu Sangshen to change his residence.

"Then," the work was finished, A'Du turned around and was about to leave, but the owner of the mansion suddenly asked her to stay in the main hall.

On a sultry, windless day, cicadas chirped loudly in the shade of the courtyard.Not long after she waited in the main hall, the maids came in one after another carrying things.

"……these are?"

The owner of the mansion narrowed his eyes, with a bloated smile on his face: "It's just a little thank you."

A'Du slowly raised his head, looking at the noble surnamed Fujiwara.

... Is he from the Fujiwara Kita family, the Nan family, the Shiki family, or the Jing family?

"These thank you gifts are too precious, I just did what I should do."

"You're too modest." The owner of the mansion said with a chuckle, "The humble house is shabby, and I can't afford anything decent. These are just my thoughts, and I hope you can accept them."

A'Du endured it.

Just when she couldn't help but want to speak, an attendant hurried in from outside the hall.

"Master Zuojing, please see me."

Although he said he was asking for an interview, the figure in a hunting suit had already walked through the corridor to the hall as soon as he finished speaking.

"Ye..." The owner of the mansion hurriedly swallowed the name he almost blurted out, "Why are you here?"

There was another smile on that face, but this time there was a little more anxiety in the folds of the smile, and the muscles on the cheeks trembled slightly.

"I heard that there are monsters here." King Ma Cang Ye's eyes were cold, "It happened to be on the way, so I came to have a look."

The owner of the mansion tried his best to maintain a stiff smile: "How dare I bother you with such a trivial matter."

"Since it's a trivial matter, I don't think I need these thank you gifts."

"This……"

"It is the duty of the Onmyoji to protect the security of the capital." Ma Cangye Wang said flatly, "Since the monster has been eliminated, I will take people back first."

A'Du followed, and when he left the hall, a voice suddenly came from behind: "Please stay...!"

The owner of the mansion seemed to want to say something else, Ma Cang Ye Wang, who was walking in front of her, turned his head slightly and gave him a very ordinary look.

The voice seemed to be choked by the throat, and suddenly cut off.

After leaving the quiet mansion, the two walked a long way along the streets of Heian-kyo.

A'Du felt that she had the obligation to ask symbolically: "Aren't you going back?"

back to the palace.

The sun is shining brightly, and the sound of insects is echoing in the air. King Ma Cang Ye looks into the distance, and the rolling mountains enclose the basin in the middle, which is as light blue as the sky.

Instead of answering her immediately, he moved on to another subject.

"You once said that it is better for me to leave the capital than to stay here." King Ma Cang Ye paused slightly, "Have you not changed your mind now?"

A'Du didn't know why he suddenly brought up this matter.

"……Yes."

People with the ability to read minds, rather than staying in this capital city full of intrigues and power struggles, it is better to stay away from these worldly troubles and retire early.

Until now, she thought so too.

A'Du: "What happened?"

King Ma Cang Ye stopped, and after a while, he looked at her.

"Next year, I will be appointed as the guardian of the Izumo Kingdom."

Every year, the imperial court conducts personnel transfers of local officials.

Local officials are called Guosi, and their positions are divided into Shou, Jie, 掾, and Mu from high to low. The Shou of a country is the highest-level local official appointed by the imperial court. It is generally held by officials at the level of ministers, and it will change every few years.

A'Du was very surprised: "At this juncture?"

More importantly, if King Ma Cangye is gone, who will guard the security of Heianjing?

"In the face of power, some things are secondary." King Ma Cang Ye calmly said, "Some people don't want me to stay in the capital during this time."

Being appointed as Izumo Mamoru is not a demotion on the face of it.Since they only need to pay fixed taxes to the imperial court, the nobles of this era often collect money by serving as local ministers.

When leaving the capital, Guo Si can take the accompanying family members with him.

but……

It can be as short as one year, or as long as more than ten years. Guosi and his family members have to live far away from the capital.

In the dead of night, the moon hangs high in the sky.

The night wind rolled up the wide hem of Kari, and looking down from the top of the five-storied pagoda, one could have a panoramic view of the streets of Heianjing like a chess game.

The things on the ground became smaller and the field of vision became wider. It was Ma Cangye Wang who told her about this good place to relax.

When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom in spring, you can hold the cat and enjoy the cherry blossoms on the five-storied pagoda.If you are in a bad mood, you can go to the top of the tower to enjoy the moon.

"..."

—— King Ma Cang Ye didn't ask her if she would like to go to Izumo with him.

He knew what she was waiting for every month and what the full moon meant to her.

Every time she opened the door, every time she faced disappointment, there was a secret corner in her heart, with a faint but undying hope, thinking that maybe the next miracle would happen.

As long as she persists enough and never gives up, the reality stubbornly lying in front of her eyes will one day be shaken by her.

It seems that as long as it is repeated, one day, when she opens the door, she will see a different scene.

But if she leaves the capital, she won't be able to do these things.

The night wind blows across the cheeks, and on the distant ground, the streets and houses are sleeping in the quiet darkness.

That night, she stayed on the five-storied pagoda for a long time.

She didn't jump down from the tower until her limbs were numb and her face was about to lose consciousness from the night wind.

When they returned to the mansion, the lights in front of the entrance were still on.

She walked through the empty promenade and passed countless empty rooms. The silvery moonlight, like sea water, softly diffused across the open space in front of the courtyard.

Macang Ye Wang sat under the eaves of the corridor, holding a wine glass as if admiring the moon.

A'Du stretched out his hand, took the wine glass in his hand, and drank the wine in one gulp under Ma Cang Ye Wang's surprised gaze.

"...I will go too."

With a clear sound, she put down her glass.

"I will leave the capital with you."

To Izumo, where she had no idea where it was.

She blew the wind all night, looked at the moon all night, thought over and over for so long, and finally found that she couldn't do a long-distance relationship.

"..." Ma Cangye Wang looked at her for a long time, "Leaving the capital now, I don't know when I will come back."

"……I know."

A'Du never thought that she would say this: "But now I want to go with you more than thinking about going home."

In order to muster up the courage to say the next sentence, she poured herself another glass of wine.

"so--"

She took a deep breath and said to King Ma Cang Ye:

"Let's get married."

The author has something to say:

There will definitely be a knife, this cannot be avoided, but now we can spend a honeymoon first.

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