[Comprehensive] Natsume Reiko's trip

"Reiko, Reiko? We're leaving." Seimei pushed Reiko's shoulder, trying to wake up someone who had been in a daze since the beginning.

"Ah? Oh." Reiko, who recovered from her memory, smiled apologetically at Seimei, "Are we going back?"

"No, we have to follow those snakes. Only when we find the owner of the snakes can this incident be considered to be truly over." Seimei said goodbye to Ono Zuobei, "Master Ono can sleep in peace, those snakes must be I won't come here again, I will take care of the rest."

"Please, please wait a moment, Seimei-sama!" Ono Zuobei hesitated to speak, not knowing how to speak.

Qingming understood clearly: "Don't worry, no matter what I see, I will keep it secret for you."

Ono Zuohei stood at the door, with a gloomy expression on his face, watching Seimei take his Shikigami into the bullock cart and rumble away.

If his colleagues knew that he had to invite an onmyoji to his door because he provoked a woman of low status, he would definitely become the laughing stock of the nobles.

Onmyojis often work for nobles, so they should know the rules, but who can guarantee that the woman won't pester him again afterwards?

It would be fine if that woman turned into an evil spirit and was wiped out by the onmyoji, but if...

A cold light gradually appeared in Ono Zuobingwei's eyes, he waved his hand to summon two servants, ordered something in a low voice, and finally put his palm down in a chopping gesture...

It was late at night, and the boys and girls continued to act as coachmen, driving the ox cart on the silent street. The route of the ox cart gradually deviated from the main road, turned into a relatively narrow path, and headed for the direction of the civilian area.

Reiko looked at the dark scene outside the car, and couldn't help thinking of the street lights that were a thousand years later: "It's so dark, can you still find the snake's crawling route?"

"I put a tracking charm in the straw man's body." Seimei replied.

"Eh? It's really convenient. When can I learn this too?" Reiko's face showed a bit of longing.

Seeing Reiko's lively expression, Seimei felt a desire to hit her on the head with a fan.

People in this era, especially the so-called aristocrats, put on that false mask all the time for the sake of nobility and elegance.Their words and deeds are bound by the so-called rules-how to wear clothes, how to sit, what posture to salute, and even how many teeth should be shown when smiling, these are detailed regulations.

But what kind of sinister heart is hidden under those seemingly elegant skins?No one knows.

Therefore, Reiko, who acts rashly in every word and deed, is a very fresh experience for Seimei.

"Wait until you memorize "Hetu" and "Luoshu" first."

As soon as the words fell, Reiko's face collapsed, Seimei saw her, and a little smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

In the brief silence, Reiko couldn't help recalling the memory of the snake she saw before: "Seimei, what will you do after you find the monster's body? Do you just destroy it?"

"There's no second choice, right? A soul that voluntarily degenerates into a demon because of resentment cannot be saved." Qingming's tone was very calm, and he was used to all this.

"However, I don't think the monster that the loom turned into has any resentment, it just wants to let the master use it again." Because it was too lonely to be left alone for a long time, it appeared in the world as a monster .

In Reiko's view, this little loom monster is no different from those little monsters in Yahara who actively approach humans because of loneliness, and they don't have much malice towards humans.Even if you do something wrong, you can just be beaten up and taught a lesson, there is no need to eliminate it at all.

"Loom monster? What are you talking about?" Qingming frowned slightly, and he found that things seemed a little different from what he had imagined.

Reiko completely opened the car curtain, put one hand on the eaves of the window, blowing the evening wind, her hair gently raised: "I saw the memory of the snake... No, that's not a real snake either. , It was formed by the change of the silk thread on the loom. The guy named Ono abandoned the owner of the loom, and the owner leaned against the door every day in order to wait for Ono, and the loom was slowly covered with dust."

"In order to let the owner use it again, the loom that is too lonely changes the silk thread on it into the shape of a snake to bring back the man the owner has been waiting for. The loom believes that as long as the man the owner has been waiting for comes back, the owner will Will definitely use it again.”

But what's the use of forcibly tying Ono?If the heart is gone, even if the body stays by your side, what's the point?If the loom monster really succeeds, its owner will definitely suffer even more, right?

Moreover, once the owner learns that her loom has become a monster, she may never use it to weave again.

Are monsters and humans really incapable of understanding each other?It's obviously such a small wish, and it's obviously just a simple desire to be used by the owner until the parts are old one by one, and then come to the end of life.

Perhaps when a new loom is bought, it will proudly tell the new loom that it has woven beautiful brocades, with cherry blossoms scattering petals, begonias blooming on the branches, and koi carps. Swim in the pool... Then, I closed my eyes contentedly, waiting for a new reincarnation.

Perhaps because of being able to see the memory of monsters, Reiko can't simply stand on the human side to look at problems, but can't help but sympathize with monsters, help monsters, and do some thankless things.But even though she has suffered a lot for this, she still can't turn a blind eye to those soft hearts.

"It's a monster called 'Ji Xun'. There are similar records in books, but this is the first time I have encountered it with my own eyes. How do you know that those snakes are 'Ji Xun'?" Qingming's biggest of doubts.

"When those snakes took away the straw man, I saw the memory of the snake. In the past, I always saw or dreamed of the memory of monsters for no reason. It's strange, isn't it?" Reiko showed a somewhat transparent smile. Some unpleasant memories surfaced.

Qingming's expression became very dignified. He stared at Reiko for a while, then sighed quietly: "Remember, Reiko, don't tell anyone about this ability. Don't ask anything unnecessary, I won't tell you. Yes, don't tell anyone about your abilities, remember!"

If it was another time period, Reiko could have become a very noble priestess with this ability, but at this point in time, this ability can only...

Although Reiko was very puzzled, seeing Seimei's serious expression, she agreed.Of course she has curiosity, but her past experience has taught her a hard lesson. Unnecessary curiosity can only bring disaster to herself and others.

She doesn't want to bring any trouble to Qingming who treats her kindly, so she will obey Qingming's orders.

The bullock cart stopped silently in front of a small residential house. There were faint noises in the house, and the oil lamp emitted a faint light.

Maybe the straw man brought back by Ji Xun woke up the owner of the house.

In this era, most common people did not have names, and the owner of the loom was good at weaving, so people around her called her Weaver Girl.

Zhinu's parents passed away a long time ago. Fortunately, she has a pair of dexterous hands. The same silk thread, as long as it passes through Zhinu's hands, will be reborn and become an extremely bright and beautiful brocade.

Not only that, Zhinu also has the appearance of those women in the office. Such an excellent woman should have married an honest and hardworking man, and then had a good life.

However, that all changed when Sahei Ono passed by in a bullock cart.

Ono Zuobei fell in love with the beautiful Weaver Girl at first sight. He concealed the fact that he had a family, portrayed himself as a down-and-out nobleman, and launched a crazy pursuit of Weaver Girl.

Has the simple Weaver Girl ever seen such a battle?She soon fell into Ono Sabei's gentle trap.

The nobles in the Heian period were romantic. They avoided their servants at night, drove an ox cart, went to the woman’s house, and left a romantic affair for a while; the women in the Heian period were miserable. They kept facing one after another. Died miserably in jealousy and resentment, and then turned into a wraith to take revenge, leaving bizarre ghost legends in history.

Zhinu is considered lucky among those unfortunate women. Her innocence and kindness prevented her heart from being occupied by resentment, but she waited obsessively for the man who could not come back every day.

But this evening, she didn't wait for Ono Sabei, but a scarecrow with Ono's name written on its clothes.

Just when Zhinu was at a loss as to what to do with the straw man, Seimei and Reiko knocked on Zhinu's door.

"Hello, I'm Onmyoji Abe Seimei, and I need to visit for some reason."

Weaver Girl's haggard face showed a look of fear: "Why did the Onmyoji come to me... That scarecrow suddenly appeared at my house. I never cursed Lord Ono, so how could I go back and curse Lord Ono?"

Zhinu thought of the legend about the girl of ugly time. It is said that the girl of ugly time would bring a scarecrow and five-inch nails when she was ugly, and nail the straw man to the cedar tree near the shrine with a hammer, so as to achieve the purpose of curse.

Because of the weird straw man that suddenly appeared at home, all kinds of spooky stories gradually emerged in her mind.

"I know that, but there are some in your house..."

Seimei had just finished speaking, when Reiko stopped him by pulling on his sleeve.

"Hey, do you like weaving very much?" Reiko stood in front of Qingming unceremoniously, and negotiated with Zhinu on his behalf.

The author has something to say:

PS1: When I thought that two chapters could end the story, I found that I would probably write Chapter 3; when I thought that three chapters would definitely end the story, there would be Chapter 4 (cover my face)

PS2: I swear, when I took the name Zhinu, I never thought of Niulang