[Comprehensive] Natsume Reiko's trip

Reiko is still walking towards Seimei's memory, the further she goes, the younger Seimei becomes.If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would be hard for Reiko to believe that that cold and cunning child would be the indifferent Abe Seimei.

It's no wonder that whenever Seimei's appearance or blood is mentioned, he will show a repulsive expression.The identity and talent of the so-called "son of the white fox" brought Qingming only endless jealousy and pain.

So Seimei hated that half of the blood that belonged to monsters, and also resented her mother who left without saying goodbye.

Reiko likes warm things, if she knew Seimei's true appearance from the beginning, she might avoid Seimei.However, once you like it, it's hard to let go of it again. What was originally considered unacceptable now only remains distressed.

Besides, in front of Reiko, Seimei is always the gentle man like water.

In the front is the core of Qingming's dream, where is the most unrelieved and softest place in Qingming's heart?

Reiko stepped into the last light curtain.

The five-year-old Seimei, with a happy smile, was running in the forest with a bouquet of flowers, followed by a burly man with a knife and a bow on his back.

"Father, do you think mother will be very happy when she finds out that we have returned early?" Qingming's blue eyes shone brightly, looking at his father full of expectation.

Abe Masaki stretched out his broad palm and rubbed Seimei's small white head, and the beautiful figure of his wife, Kuzunoha emerged in his mind.

Abe Masaki was born in a family of declining nobles. During a noble hunting, he saved a beautiful white fox, but he also offended the great noble who hunted the white fox.

The nobleman planned an assassination, and Abe Masaki, who barely escaped, fell into a coma in the Shinta Forest.When Yicai woke up again, what he saw was Ge Ye, who was dressed in a simple white dress, gentle and docile, but possessed the posture of a heavenly man.

Abe Masaki and Ge Ye got married as a matter of course, lived a life of seclusion in this forest, and gave birth to their own child, Abe Seimei, a year later.

The life in the forest is simple and happy, but Abe Masaki still has something in his heart that cannot be let go-that is to revive the Abe family.He once mentioned to Ge Ye that he wanted to leave the forest and return to Heianjing.Ge Ye didn't say a word, just looked at himself with sad eyes.

After a long time, Abe Masaki also vaguely guessed something, and never mentioned the matter of leaving again.However, as Qingming grows up day by day, a wonderful premonition begins to linger around Masaki and Ge Ye-the day of separation is coming soon.

Qingming looked at the little red flower in his hand, imagining his mother's happy smile after taking the little flower, and quickened his pace further, the familiar wooden house soon appeared in Qingming's eyes.

"Mother, I'm back. Today I picked...flowers for you..." Who is that "person" lying in the yard basking in the sun with ears on his head and a fluffy tail behind him?

"Qingming?!" Ge Ye hastily covered his face with his sleeve, and wailed.

Qingming took two steps back, the shower in her hand fell to the ground, her eyes were full of disbelief.

"Ke Ye, you really..." Abe Masaki walked behind Seimei and looked at Ge Ye complicatedly.There is a completely different feeling between guessing and seeing it with my own eyes.

"Master Yicai, is it time to part ways?" Ge Ye slowly put down his sleeves, his half-human, half-demon face was full of grief.

In the beginning, Ge Ye and Abe Masaki married for the purpose of repaying their kindness.But during the long time of getting along, Ge Ye really fell in love with this heroic man, and willingly became a good wife and mother to bear children for him.

But Ge Ye and Yicai both understand that this combination cannot last forever.Leaving aside the difference in lifespan, Abe Masaki has his own ideals and ambitions, but it is impossible for the white fox Ge Ye to follow him back to the human world.

At this time, Ge Ye was not a powerful monster, otherwise he would not have been injured by ordinary humans.If he enters Heian-kyo and lives under the watchful eye of an onmyoji, it won't be long before the identity of Kuzuba youkai will be exposed, and Abe Masaki, who married a youkai, will be completely reduced to the laughing stock of the nobles.

Therefore, unless Yicai is willing to give up everything and stay with Ge Ye in this forest, parting will eventually come.

"Ke Ye, I'm sorry." The only thing Abe Masaki can do now is to apologize.

"Don't say that, Lord Yicai. You don't owe Ge Ye anything. This period is the best time in Ge Ye's life." Ge Ye shook his head, still like a perfect wife.

Monsters have a long time, and their handling of emotions is also very different from humans.After human women marry, there is only one man left in the center of their world, so they are rarely able to let go. They will try their best to hold on to the man they love.

But for Ge Ye, the relationship with Abe Masaki is like a jar of mellow wine, which will continue to ferment during the long thoughts and waiting, and then fill the gap in the rest of his life.

However, Ge Ye was worried about his child.

"Qingming, my child..." She walked up to Qingming and stretched out her hand, wanting to touch Qingming's cheek.

Qingming, who was only five years old, looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar person with horror in his eyes.He still can't understand why his mother turned into a monster.

Therefore, Qingming retreated instinctively, avoiding the hand that belonged to her mother.

Ge Ye's expression suddenly dimmed: "Qingming, if you still want to see me in the future, please write to the deepest part of the forest. I will be there, waiting for your arrival."

After Ge Ye finished speaking, he took a last look at his husband and children, turned into a fox and disappeared into the depths of the forest.

Abe Masaki brought Seimei back to Heian-kyo. At this time, there were already rumors in Heian-kyo that Masai had married a white fox. Coupled with Seimei's distinctive white hair, the title of "Son of the White Fox" quickly spread. It fell on Qingming's head.

"That's the son of the white fox."

"It looks so good."

"Of course, vixen."

"Stop talking, be careful that he turns into a monster and eats you!"

"Hahaha, don't be kidding, the Onmyoji would have killed him before he cannibalized, right?"

Abe Masai's behavior can be understood as being confused by the fox demon, and his practice of not abandoning Seimei was labeled as kind. The nobles did not criticize Masai, but sympathized with his experience.

Only Qingming bears all the gossip alone.

Yicai is a nobleman, even though he still has justice and kindness in his heart, and even though he still loves his wife and children, the balance in his heart eventually tilts to the side of power.

And Qingming, under such circumstances, quickly changed from an ignorant child to a scheming child.

Why is he the child of the demon fox?Why is he the only one who has to bear all this?

monster?noble?Ah!

Qingming stared at all the ridiculous things in this world with eyes that were getting colder and colder.

"Seimei, you are very talented, so my father plans to send you to Mr. Kamo Tadayuki to learn onmyoji." Abe Masaki told Qingming.

"Yes, father." Seimei replied obediently, but until the day Abe Masaki died, Seimei never saw his father again.

As for whether Abe Masaki made this decision for Seimei's own safety, or simply wanted to get rid of this child, it was no longer important.

……

Little Qingming straightened her back stubbornly like a green pine, standing there alone.Reiko stretched out her hand to touch it, but Seimei's figure was like an illusion reflected in the water, and disappeared without a trace.

The surroundings fell into darkness, only that small area still exuded a pale halo.

It was the wooden house that Reiko had seen in Seimei's dream before—the place where Seimei lived with her parents.

Ge Ye, dressed in white, was sitting at the door, humming softly, with one hand resting on the threshold, and the other gently stroking Qingming's white hair.

With eyes closed, Qingming lay on Ge Ye's lap with a serene expression, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, as if she was having a sweet dream.

That was Qingming's carefree childhood, the softest part of his heart, and the root of his reluctance to wake up.

Reiko clenched her fist and walked straight over.

But when she walked into that picturesque world, the world in front of Reiko changed again.

The blue sky, green grass, and songs all disappeared without a trace, and the only thing left was the comatose adult version of Abe Seimei, who was also covered with dense Gu worms.

"Hey, Abe Seimei, wake me up!" Reiko took a deep breath and walked over. Some insects crawled towards Reiko, but were blocked by the one-eyed monk's Diamond Sutra.

It's just that the golden halo is fading rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Reiko grabbed Seimei's collar and shook it vigorously: "Abe Seimei, wake me up!"

But Seimei still fell asleep unconsciously, but her breathing became weaker and weaker.

"Huh!" Reiko shook off the bugs that were gradually climbing up in disgust, then let out a breath, twisted her wrist twice, and punched Seimei's face fiercely.

"Hmm..." Qingming, who was instantly awakened, covered her face and looked around in a daze, as if she hadn't fully awakened from the dream, "Ling... son?"

"Are you an idiot, Abe Seimei? If you really miss your mother to such an extent, why don't you just go to Shinta no Mori to find her? Acting like a baby, hugging, can be done in reality, right? Unlike me ...I will never see my parents again!"

After a brief absence, Seimei's usual calm returned to Seimei's mind.He used his spiritual power to bounce off the bugs that were constantly crawling on his body, and straightened out the cause and effect in the process of standing up.

"What did you see?" Qingming's eyes were slightly cold.

Reiko cleared up her mood and looked directly into Seimei's eyes: "Everything, including how you left your parents, how you worshiped He Maozhong as a teacher, and...how you killed someone."

"Then, what are you going to do, Reiko?" Seimei's heart sank slowly, the kind-hearted Reiko saw his dirty appearance, and the result was self-evident.

Reiko watched Seimei's expression gradually becoming more and more indifferent, and felt anger burning in her heart.

"boom"!

Reiko punched Seimei in the face again.

Qingming could dodge, but he didn't dodge, and received the punch without blinking.If someone else dared to beat him like this, Qingming felt that it was an insult, but if the person who beat him was Reiko, he would be willing.

Reiko risked never waking up to save him in her dream, but seeing such a disappointing scene, it was only natural for her to be angry.

"I'm exhausted, so it's over, let's go." Reiko gave Seimei a look, turned around and said.

It's over?

Qingming's heart moved, and he tentatively called Reiko's name: "Reiko? You don't mind what I did?"

"I mind! But I mind even more when you look at me with that indifferent expression." Every time I see that expression, I wish I could destroy that face immediately, maybe after a punch, the eyes in those beautiful eyes temperature will reappear.

Qingming froze for a moment, then smiled: "Let's talk honestly, Reiko. I like you, so I don't want some things to get out of hand because of temporary evasion. Such a cruel and merciless Abe Seimei is my real appearance, and I never think that I did something wrong. If you can’t accept it, I will help you find a good house outside. You have learned the most basic Yin and Yang skills, and with the protection of shikigami, you can live a good life in Heianjing .”

"Qingming, do you know? It's really annoying to look like you are the worst in the whole world. In this world, you are not the only one who has this kind of experience. Now that you are already like this, if you only stare at dark things Look, isn't it even more sad? Besides those who laugh at you, there must be people and monsters who have good intentions for you."

In fact, Seimei is very similar to Reiko in some respects. He also had a happy childhood, but because of an accident, he lost all his happiness and was regarded as a monster by people.

No one can understand Seimei's mood better than Reiko. Reiko can empathize with the loneliness of being alone in the world and the desire to take revenge.

It's just that the two treat each other in different ways, Reiko chooses to understand, while Seimei chooses revenge.

Master He Mao Zhongxing, senior brother He Mao Baoxian, Ashiya Michimitsu who is also an enemy and friend, Xiao Bai, a boy and a girl... and his mother, the white fox Ge Ye.

It's all about loving Qingming and caring about Qingming's existence.

"Those annoying guys, just forget it? It's enough for a person to remember those warm things."

Therefore, Reiko will remember all of Seimei's tenderness, no one is perfect, just as Seimei chooses to tolerate Reiko's reckless and violent character, Reiko will also tolerate all of Seimei's darkness.

Maybe it's time to let go.

"Stay here, Reiko, after the matter is over, accompany me to Shinta no Mori to meet... Mother." Qingming's eyes revealed a little complicated, the word mother is the existence he has been longing for for so many years, but has been resenting constantly .

He unilaterally blamed all the suffering in these years on the blood his mother gave him, but ignored the fact that his mother always loved him.

"I never said I was going to leave." Reiko replied with a smile.

"Let's go, go and get rid of that witch and Gu master." An oval light door appeared in front of Qingming, which was the exit of the dream.He took Reiko's hand very naturally, and led her to walk outside the light gate.

Qingming, he couldn't wait to go out and take a look at that wonderful world.