[Onmyoji] Deep Sea Girl

But Liang Qi knows that things that do not belong to him will slip away from his hands sooner or later.

This day is finally here.

Maybe it was decades of fear and anxiety, or maybe it was the relief of breathing after the stone fell to the ground, but at this moment, there was a strange peace in her heart.

"Since my lord has already started to suspect so early, why hasn't he exposed me until now?"

What the other party did made Liang Qi a little puzzled.

The big tengu stared at her, and could vaguely perceive some repressed evil spirit around Zai Liangqi.

He was silent for a moment, finally chose to shake his head and did not answer her question, but said: "Liangqi, let Yatengu send you away tomorrow."

"Walk……?"

Unexpectedly, Ootengu would say that suddenly, Liangqi's fingers curled up subconsciously, and his face was a little bewildered.

At the age of 12, she was rescued by Otengu and Yatengu back to Mount Nachi, and now she has lived here for nine years No.80, her parents have passed away, after Otengu chased her away, where can she go?

But the big tengu obviously didn't want to get along with her anymore, and opened the paper door to leave her a lonely and deserted back.

The big tengu left, but there was still another monster silently in front of the paper door, the crow tengu who had been waiting in front of the paper door.

At this moment, he looked at Liang Qi with blankness and shock, but more disappointment and anger. Obviously, he heard everything just now, and also knew the truth that Liang Qi had been hiding.

Due to the long-term companionship, Liang Qi always has a feeling of trust and dependence on him who is like his father.

At this moment, the man who brought him up had the same look as Daitengu in his eyes, which made Liang Qi even more disturbed. Like a child who did something wrong, she called out at a loss: "Uncle Yatengu..."

"I really don't know, you have lied to everyone for so long." In the frozen atmosphere, Yatengu spoke.

"..."

"Qiong Lang is in the guest house right now."

Hearing this name, Liang Qi's face turned slightly pale, fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, his heart was suddenly filled with guilt and fear, and his thin body began to tremble slightly.

Finally, she couldn't help but knelt on the ground and began to cry, "Did your lord find her? Is this why he drove me away..."

There was endless disappointment in Yatengu's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Until now, don't you understand why the lord has never exposed you? After living in Nazhi Mountain for so many years, don't you understand the character of the lord?"

"Liangqi, my lord has been patiently waiting for you to admit it yourself. It's not that you want to drive you away, but that you hurt your lord."

Daitengu knew what she was trying to hide, but at that time he never blamed Liang Qi.Because he knew that he was actually the one who caused this consequence, and he himself made the wrong person at the beginning.

But so many years have passed, Liang Qi never thought of telling the truth, and this is the reason why Da Tengu was so disappointed.

"You may have been afraid to say it because you were afraid, but you shouldn't burn the god tree, it was planted by the adults... You have clearly seen that he has been taking care of that tree for so many years, you should know that tree How important it is to him."

Liang Qi covered his face, his body trembled slightly, tears slipped from between his fingers, and the lights in the room were dim.

"I'm sorry..." Liang Qi sobbed hoarsely, "I'm so scared..."

Looking at the child he had raised for many years, Yatengu finally walked up and pressed her shoulder with a long sigh.

"Tomorrow, go see her."

Yatengu looked in the direction of Shouyue Village, as if he could see the scorched god tree through the overlapping deep forest.

It is precisely because Liangqi burned the imperial god tree that Datengu and Qiong Lang met again.

The significance of the sacred tree to the big tengu is extraordinary, and all the monsters in Nachi Mountain know it.

Others said that the god tree was planted by the big tengu to help Liangqi regain her voice. In fact, even if the fruit was ripe, it would be impossible for her to speak again, because she was pretending to be dumb.

Ootengu obviously knew this a long time ago, and Yushenmu is another kind of unspeakable affection for him.The reason why he planted the imperial god tree was just to recall the very meaningful song in his memory.

Whenever he was overwhelmed by heavy and difficult affairs after fighting with evil spirits, he would hide himself and take a rest on the branches of the god tree.

Big Tengu missed that voice, and he longed to hear it again.

He is the embodiment of justice.

In order to accomplish the righteousness that he has been pursuing, Otengu has slain countless evil spirits and fought side by side with human warriors of the same noble birth. This is the dream and ideal he has been chasing all his life.

He warned himself that those who fight monsters must always remind themselves not to become monsters.

In this way, he walked forward step by step on the thorns, and a bloody road was stepped under his feet.Gradually he began to lose himself a bit, because he found that no matter how much he did, the world would not change a little because of his efforts.

The road ahead was filled with thick fog, and the pace began to become confused, and Daitengu began to feel extremely strenuous.

There are many monsters of different races living in Mount Nachi. There is a bird-type monster called Itsu Shinten who produces a golden feather every year. Many humans and monsters will do anything to get this feather.

In order to avoid being chased by enemies and monsters, Yijin Zhentian often lives in no fixed place and wanders around.

The Nachi Mountain ruled by the Ootengu is peaceful and orderly. He took in this monster clan and assumed the responsibility of protecting them, so that this surviving clan can be continued in a stable manner.

At the same time, the usual tranquility is broken, and the human beings who have colluded with the ghosts will not forget to stop and suppress their inner greed.

Fighting against humans and evil spirits at the same time, the strength on the big tengu's shoulders became heavier and heavier, almost making him unable to breathe, making him realize that his strength is far from enough.

While hunting down a troublesome enemy who fled to Rakshahai without stopping, a voice began to ring in his mind: I want everyone to submit to me, and I want to bring a new order to the world.

This thought became more and more profound, bringing an irresistible desire for power, stirring a fanatical and restless heart.

Before he knew it, he had begun to lose himself.

Until that day when he passed by a dilapidated human village by the sea, he heard intermittent singing in the distance.

It was a child's singing voice, immature but full of pure and happy feelings, as melodious as the sounds of nature, with a magical power that could calm the heart.

During the pursuit, which never dared to relax for a moment, Ootengu stopped in place irresistibly, listening to the children's singing, and the waves in the distance beat happily on the beach.

The vast and gentle sea with water and sky calmed his restless heart together with the singing. The fatigue of the past gradually disappeared due to the stretching, and his mood was clear.

The singing stopped, and he glanced across the courtyard calmly.

There are two little human girls sitting on a wooden plank, and you share the dried seaweed bite by bite.Although they were wearing worn and rough clothes, their little dirty faces were filled with pure happiness that was satisfied with the food.

The demonic barrier in my heart was broken, and my mood became unprecedentedly relaxed.He sticks to his faith and is seriously injured in the battle, but he finally slays the evil spirits, bringing new peace to Nazhishan and Yizu Zhentian clan.

On the way home, he passed by the small village again, but the village was almost submerged by the crazy tsunami.

Although it was a step late, but fortunately it was able to be saved.

The big tengu hid in the wind to cover his bruised body, and rescued all the struggling humans, although the unhealed wound on the left wing was cracked again due to the impact of the huge waves on the reef, and it was almost broken.Following the impression in his memory, he found the two pale and lifeless children.

"My lord, she is dumb." Yatengu keenly noticed the strangeness of the first child.

Hearing this, he put the child in a safe place, turned around and walked in another direction.Another child tightly grabbed the corners of the two adult humans, but they had no signs of life.

If it wasn't her, then it was this child, right?

Ootengu hesitated for a moment, and finally left quietly with the child in the calming waves.

The little girl was suddenly brought into the race of monsters, and when she woke up, she was so frightened that she turned pale and dared not speak. Yatengu comforted her and told the reason why Otengu rescued her.

The child still looked terrified, but became more and more silent, and didn't even speak for a long time. Only then did the monsters conclude that she was frightened by the disaster and lost her voice.

The big tengu hid this helpless child, gave her a lifespan as long as a monster, taught her to practice Yin Yang, and communicated with others with spiritual power.

At the same time, he ran around, looking for countless ways to help Liang Qi recover his voice, but it was always to no avail.

Gradually, he became a little suspicious, until the child really showed his feet and noticed the strange big tengu.

Had he made a mistake by negligence in the first place?Liang Qi has been deceiving him, and the child who lost his voice was the one who sang.

After realizing this, he immediately pretended to be a human and returned to the village by the sea. Three years later, the village had been restored and looked brand new, but the child had disappeared without a trace.

Because too many people died in the disaster in the village, or because there were too many people who moved away from the seaside, he didn't even know the child's name.

The big tengu was lost, and he was depressed for a long time and couldn't cheer up.

Later, he got to know Yuan Boya, a confidant and friend who had the same pursuit as him and fought side by side with him for righteousness. The journey was no longer lonely, but the child from back then still disappeared.

Speaking of the child who really lost his voice due to the disaster, Otengu worked tirelessly to obtain the seeds of the god tree, planted them at the border of Mount Nachi, and took care of them carefully for 80 years.Until the tree became full of branches and leaves, and bloomed clusters of white and beautiful flowers like the waves of the sea.

When he was tired, he would often lean on the tree and play the song that the child sang, which gradually became the spiritual strength that supported him along the way.

It is said that the fruit of the god tree has a miraculous healing effect, allowing injured people to restore their voices again.

"If possible, let me listen to that voice again when the fruit of the Godly Tree is ripe."

In that world, I have to continue singing happily...

Liangqi cried for a long time.

As Yatengu said, Ootengu is a person with restrained emotions, but his heart is more delicate and soft than anyone else.

Even though he lied to him, Daitengu still took the fault on himself first, took her in tolerantly, raised and taught her like a child in the territory, but this child almost destroyed his most precious thing.

At this point, Liang Qi finally came to his senses, what is the reason for the disappointment and anger of the big tengu.

It's just that it was too late. Every day for more than 80 years, she could have a showdown with the big tengu, but after all, she personally pushed the matter into an irreversible abyss.

Driving her away was the last tenderness and kindness of the other party.

She couldn't sleep that night, and her anxious and painful heart kept tormenting her, just like every night in these years, but this time the torment was even more penetrating.

Liang Qi began to think, if she had told the truth back then, would everything be different now?

She began to be afraid of seeing Qiong Lang because of the shame and anxiety in her heart.

More than 80 years have passed. If Qiong Lang is still alive, is this close friend from childhood already gray-haired?I don't have much life left...

Having a long lifespan, maintaining an unchanged appearance, practicing powerful onmyoji, and being doted on by the monsters of Nachi Mountain, all these should belong to her.

During this night, she imagined many scenes of reuniting with Qiong Lang.

The other party may support her old body and accuse her angrily with a wrinkled face, or she may shut her out angrily and ask her to stay away from Nazhi Mountain.

But all kinds of guesses disappeared at the moment of seeing Qiong Lang due to shock and surprise.

Looking at the black-haired woman sitting at the banquet with two monsters, Liang Qi couldn't believe his eyes.

Those icy blue eyes, pointed demon ears, beautiful face, and the powerful demon power emanating from her body all made her mind go blank.

"... Qiong Lang... is that you?"

Hearing this hoarse voice, Qiong Lang narrowed his eyebrows, pursed his lips and looked at the woman who had come to see him according to Yatengu's notification.

She looks about 20 years old, is very depressed, and is very thin, which seems to be caused by long-term restlessness in eating and sleeping due to mental depression.But the round face can still vaguely see the shadow of the outline of childhood, evoking Qiong Lang's memories that have been dusty for many years.

Ootengu didn't come this morning, but Yatengu found her and told a sad and speechless past.

She had already vaguely guessed that she might have found the wrong person, and now it seems that she is indeed the case.Suddenly remembered the evening when Shouyue Village saw Yimulian, Daitengu appeared almost at the same time as him.

It's just that her mind was full of what Uncle Arakawa said at that time, and she overlooked something while she was excited.

Ootengu is also a youkai who is good at manipulating the wind...

Hearing this call at this moment, Qiong Lang recovered from her thoughts, she nodded and put down her teacup with a light smile and said, "Long time no see."

Hearing this, Liang Qi froze on the spot, his face was at a loss.

She guessed countless kinds of Qiong Lang's attitude towards her, maybe anger, maybe hostility, maybe disgust.

But the other party was only slightly surprised, and then only gave her a normal "long time no see", as plain as old friends meeting, like a big tengu without too much emotion.

If it weren't for the startled voice of the other party, Liang Qi could hardly believe that the monster in front of him was her closest playmate when she was young.

Huang and Yimulian sat at the table, looked at this woman who had a deep relationship with Qiong Lang indifferently, and did not speak.

But Cang couldn't help but opened his mouth, "Are you the one who lied to Big Tengu for so many years?"

While asking, Cang walked around Liangqi, as if smelling some unusual evil spirit on her body, he groaned and said nothing, "Um..."

Being stared directly at by so many people, Liang's weeping cheeks were suddenly very hot, seeing that Qiong Lang was just looking at her as usual, she couldn't help her eyes sore, and knelt down on the tatami and burst into tears.

"Qiong Lang... I'm sorry..."

"I really didn't mean to hide the truth... At first I was really scared, there are all scary monsters here..."

No relatives, no friends, strange environment, strange race, all the unknowns aroused deep fear in her heart.At that time, she missed the village, her dead parents, and Qiong Lang who played together.

"I will learn to write in a short time, and many times I want to tell the truth... But I am afraid that the adults will be angry and accuse me of deceit... and drive me out of Nazhi Mountain..."

She has nothing, and Na Zhishan is all in her life. She was afraid that the big tengu would be angry, so she hesitated countless times but did not confess it.

"Later I realized that I was wrong...but...but the longer I kept it hidden, the less I dared to say it..."

The longer you hide it, the more you dare not speak up, so in the end, if you make mistakes every step of the way, there is no turning back.

Every night, she was tortured by overwhelming guilt, anxiety and fear until the truth was revealed today.The disappointment and anger of the big tengu and the guilt towards Qiong Lang were a big rock in her heart that made her breathless.

Qiong Lang stared intently at the evil spirit emanating from her body, quietly listening to Liangqi's crying and regret, without interrupting her, just exchanged glances with Yimulian.

After a long time, Liangqi's crying gradually weakened, and she choked up and said, "I'm sorry... I dare not ask you to forgive me... I stole something that should be yours..."

"My stuff? Nothing should belong to me." Qiong Lang finally shook his head when he heard that, "Everything is just a coincidence and misunderstanding."

Qiong Lang was already very grateful that the big tengu could save her for the first time, as for more things, she was not supposed to ask for them.

Liang Qi was slightly taken aback, and said blankly: "Aren't you... not angry?"

Hearing this, Qiong Lang couldn't help laughing, she raised her chin and turned her eyes to think for a while, before she replied: "Angry? If I were a gray-haired old woman in her 90s now, seeing you get If you lose your longevity and unchanging face, you will be very angry and jealous."

"But I am also living a very good life now. I have my own treasures and things that others dream of. I am very satisfied, so there is nothing to be angry about."

What she said was very truthful, Ling Huang looked at her slightly sideways, softened his brows and eyes and smiled slowly.

Regarding this embarrassing bloody incident, Qiong Lang concentrated for a moment, lost his voice for a moment, and then felt relieved.

Even though she has suffered countless deaths and suffered countless deaths over the years, she has also obtained everything that others can't imagine. If she was picked up by the big tengu back then to Nazhi Mountain, she might have missed all of this.

So, she has nothing to be angry about.

After so many years of ups and downs, and the combined two lives are more than 100 years old, some things are really nothing to worry about from her current vision.

"You, you blame me... punish me... I will accept it..." Liang Qi said cautiously with tears on his face, but his mood was obviously much calmer.

"How should I punish you? And I don't want to blame you." Qiong Lang looked at her and shook his head, "You have punished yourself enough over the years, I don't think I should take action."

If Liang Qi was the kind of person who was not guilty or even full of resentment, she would definitely make a move, but at present, it seems that she doesn't want to care about so much.

Her voice is very gentle and touching, the kind she was born with. Even though Liang Qi knew that she didn't have any emotions when she said these words at the moment, and she didn't deliberately comfort her, she still couldn't help but sink into it and relax. Feeling.

Hearing this long-lost voice, Liang Qi suddenly remembered how many years ago, the two of them snuggled up on the beach and watched the sea.

"Qiong Lang, I'm so hungry, do you think father and the others can come back safely?" Liang Qi asked, clutching his deflated stomach.

"Of course they will. They must have caught a lot of fish. They are too heavy so the boat moves slowly." The skinny Qiong Lang nodded, "When they come back, I will eat two big fish, even if I catch the monster back. eat."

The childish voice was extremely sweet, with a kind of calming power, she followed up and shouted: "I, I want to eat two too! But I don't eat monsters..."

When she came back to her senses, she couldn't help but her eyes turned red.

Qiong Lang didn't blame her, and the big dog was also benevolent to her. Everything up to now is all because of her being entangled by demons.

The room was quiet for a moment, Liang Qi finally calmed down again, she looked at Qiong Lang, hesitant to speak.

She really wanted to ask Qiong Lang what she had experienced all these years, and how she became a monster, but she felt that she didn't have the face to open her mouth, and the words finally turned into: "I'm sorry."

Liang Qi bowed deeply, "I am no longer qualified to stay in this place, I will leave here soon... Thank you, Qiong Lang."

Daitengu didn't want to see her. After saying that sentence yesterday, it meant that Liang Qi had nothing to do with Nazhishan anymore. Even Uncle Yatengu, who took care of her since she was a child, just sighed long and didn't say anything for her. Affection.

Qiong Lang nodded, picked up the teacup and returned a salute, but did not hold her back, "Indeed, the human world is more suitable for you."

"Goodbye, Liangqi." She has spiritual power and yin and yang skills, and she can live well even in the human world.

After a brief reunion, perhaps it was a farewell.

Sending off this childhood companion, Qiong Lang sighed deeply, and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

"It seems that the crisis has been eliminated." Yimulian's gentle voice sounded first.

Cang nodded in agreement, "Yeah! When she just left, the evil spirit on her body has almost disappeared. Fortunately, she was not eaten by the heart demon and turned into a monster, otherwise it would be troublesome."

There is a demonic aura in Liangqi's body. This demonic aura is not the demonic aura of other monsters that Nazhishan has acquired in her life, but a demon born from her own unbearable inner torture.

If she breaks down emotionally, she will be eaten by monsters.

Qiong Lang shook his head secretly. This girl has been like that since she was a child, introverted and timid, with a relatively fragile psychological quality.

"You...are you really not angry at all?" During the conversation, Huang, who had been sitting beside her, said.

"Alas..." Qiong Lang rubbed his swollen and sore forehead, tilted his head and leaned lazily on him, "I told you, if I were an old lady dying now, I would be very angry, but I'm not now."

"And I envy her at all. If it weren't for her, maybe there would be no Rakshahai now, and there would be no brat like you."

Huang straightened his body so that she could lean a little more comfortably, and said with a smile: "Yes, to a certain extent, I am quite grateful to her."

If Qiong Lang was brought back to Mount Nazhi, there would be no encounter between him and Qiong Lang.

"Ah..." Cang groaned, and changed to a comfortable position to lie on Yimulian's lap, "Sure enough, I saw the right person, Qiong Lang is a good boy, I like it."

"Yes." Yimulian said seriously while stroking Cang's head with a smile, "In fact, everyone is a gentle person."

Qionglang is, so is Huang, and so is Ootengu, he really likes everyone.

Even if life always deceives each other with harshness and desolation, I hope everyone can be treated with tenderness by this world.

Hearing this sentence, Qiong Lang straightened up, looked at Yi Mu Lian's face collapsed, and said embarrassingly: "Sorry...Senior, I made a mistake before and brought you a lot of psychological burden."

She mistook that god for Yimulian, which made him feel uncomfortable for a long time.

"You don't need to say sorry to me, I should be the one who should say sorry." Yimulian shook his head, "Obviously I got the tenderness and kindness that shouldn't belong to me, Qiong Lang helped me so much , has made me very sorry."

"Now that the truth is finally revealed, I'm actually relieved..." Yimulian said, blinking at her, "But, in fact, now I wish I was that person. I really envy the big tengu... Can be missed by others for so many years."

Unlike him, who wandered alone in this world for hundreds of years, no one remembered him, only Cang was by his side.

Yimulian's expression really showed a bit of envy, and he said expectantly: "But no matter what, we are still friends, right?"

Qiong Lang was taken aback for a moment, and then showed a deep smile, "Of course."

"Ding", the favorability of Yimulian has increased by 20 points, and the current favorability is 80 points.

"By the way, the big tengu..." Huang folded his arms and asked softly.

Qiong Lang frowned, sighed inwardly, and said nothing for a long time.

In fact, Ootengu went to inspect the habitats of monsters of various races at dawn, and it was his own idea that Yatengu came to inform this matter.She could understand what the big tengu was thinking, but because she had identified the wrong person, or because he was afraid of embarrassing her, he never mentioned it.

If Yatengu doesn't say anything, is he going to keep silent forever?

What a considerate and somewhat silly big monster.

"I'll go with Qiong Lang." Yimulian stood up and stroked the folds of his clothes.

The three of them looked at Yatengu who was waiting at the door.

The morning sun was just right, and the light slanted into the forest, printing mottled light and shadow on the ground through the leaves.

As soon as he returned to Mount Nachi, the big tengu immediately went around to inspect and check, and returned to the palace with peace of mind after knowing that no monsters had been provoked or attacked.

He walked towards the courtyard where his study was located step by step, and vaguely heard a familiar yet unfamiliar singing voice in the courtyard.

His body trembled slightly, and the steps under his feet stopped suddenly, but then he walked towards that place with faster steps.

The sound of conversations in the room also slowly and clearly entered the ears.

"...Sometimes I really don't understand, it's a very simple piece of music, why you are so out of tune." Huang's helpless tone came from inside.

Qiong Lang's voice turned from embarrassment into anger and then rang out loudly, "You brat! You won't be cute at all when you grow up. When you were young, you clearly said that I sang very well!"

"Who insisted on grabbing my clothes and making me sing to sleep when I was a child before going to bed?"

When I was young, I said that she sang well, but when I grew up, I thought she was out of tune, and the brat's wings grew stiff.

"...I didn't say that it sounds bad, it sounds good and it's not out of tune..."

"What's wrong with being out of tune! If it wasn't for me being out of tune, could Dai Tengu have detected something wrong with Liang Qi by virtue of this?"

"Why are you speaking so confidently...well..."

Yimulian and Cang's laughter kept coming, Datengu was stunned, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, he lifted his foot into the courtyard, and slowly approached them.

Yatengu also stood with them with arms folded, smiling all over his face.

Noticing the arrival of the big tengu, the group turned around, his blue eyes were tightly glued to her body, and they couldn't move away.

Standing between Huang and Yimulian, Qiong Lang seemed to have only his reflection in his eyes, showing him a big smile with a bit of tenderness.

Under the warm light, the wind swayed the flowers, and his heart suddenly missed a beat.