[Comprehensive] Natsume Reiko's trip

"Mom, mom, it is said that there used to be a great Fengshen here, who defended the village below the mountain. So, he must be able to cure father's illness, right?"

The little girl held her mother's hand, her face was dirty, and her feet had huge blood blisters from constant walking.But the little girl's eyes are very bright, because she believes that the kind Fengshen will definitely give her a healthy father back.

Mother stopped in her tracks. She wiped the sweat mixed with dust on her face, and looked up at the high mountain top.

The mountain is so high that it seems to go straight into the clouds, and the peak shines with a divine halo in the sun.

When the worship of Fengshen was at its most prosperous, the villagers built the Fengshen shrine on the top of a high mountain, carrying a large number of sacrifices every time, and walking on narrow mountain roads on foot, praying for the blessing of the gods in devotion and reverence.

But after a huge flood, the residents of the village began to migrate one after another.They did not want to continue living in a place that could be flooded at any time - even if their gods managed to protect them.

There are fewer and fewer villagers, and the sacrifices are gradually deserted. Finally, the great god is gradually forgotten, and only a few words can be found. Traces of existence.

But one day, there will be no more words left.

The ancestors of the mother and the little girl once lived under this mountain and received the blessing of the wind god.Their family was very poor, and they had no money to ask a doctor to see a doctor. After learning about the legend of Fengshen, they came here with the last hope.

"Yes, definitely. Lord Fengshen is a great god, and he will definitely help us." The mother squatted down with some difficulty and rubbed the little girl's head.

"This is impossible! In this mountain, there are no gods for a long time, and there are only monsters that eat people. If you continue to climb the mountain, the monsters will eat you!" On a huge pine tree, sitting A little boy with a hat and a long squirrel tail is sitting casually on a branch, swinging his legs leisurely.

"Who are you!" The mother quickly stood in front of the girl and asked sharply.

"Me? I'm Komatsumaru, the subordinate of that terrible big monster. I'm here to warn you this time." Komatsumaru seemed accustomed to the vigilance of the mother and daughter, and said indifferently.

"But, without the help of Lord Fengshen, Daddy will die." The little girl timidly showed her head behind her mother, and said to Komatsumaru.

Komatsumaru seems to have heard something very funny: "Shouldn't you human beings solve your problems? If you can only pray to the gods, what use are human beings? Go away, this mountain does not welcome you .”

After finishing speaking, Komatsu Maru got up and wanted to leave.

"Please wait a moment, please, help me..." The mother was a little confused, so she could only keep praying.

"Tch!" Komatsumaru looked at her mother crying, and the little girl's big eyes inlaid on her skinny body, turned around in displeasure, and shook her big cotton candy-like tail.

One after another pine cones fell in front of the mother and daughter like rain, and piled up into a hill half as high as a person: "After eating, hurry up and let me see you enter the mountain, I will eat it." It's you!"

Komatsumaru gritted his teeth, jumped from one branch to another, and disappeared in front of the mother and daughter in two or three clicks.

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After returning from Shinta no Mori, Seimei and Reiko resumed their previous lives.

After three days, Seimei was able to control the soaring spiritual power well, and returned to the human form.As for Seimei's half-demon secret, Reiko tacitly kept silent.

It's a pity that Reiko couldn't touch Seimei's tail and ears until the end.

"The tail and ears are very sensitive, especially for those who have not fully adapted to Seimei." This is what Ge Ye secretly told Reiko when she was sleeping with Reiko at night.

Except for the first night where Ge Ye and Qingming shared a room, Ge Ye and Reiko slept together for the other two nights.

Reiko was very reserved at first, but later she and Ge Ye became friends who talked about everything.Although it is a bit strange to be friends in terms of seniority, age has never been a problem for youkai.

Seimei is the candidate to seal Yamata no Orochi, and is also responsible for teaching Kagura, so he cannot leave Heian-kyo for too long.So after being able to become a human, Seimei took Reiko to say goodbye in a hurry.

Ge Ye was still standing in front of that small wooden house, looking at Seimei and Reiko with a smile, just like those ordinary mothers standing at the door in Hyundai to send their children to school.

"Mother, I have a more important task recently, so I may not be able to come back to see you often." Qingming looked at Ge Ye with some apologies.

"It doesn't matter, I will always be here waiting for you, Seimei." The long wait has become a part of Ge Ye's life, the grudge with Sei Ming has disappeared, and Ge Ye has nothing to be dissatisfied with.

Reiko glared at Qingming: "If Qingming doesn't come, I can come, Ge Ye, you won't welcome me, right?"

As for Ge Ye, Reiko also changed from the honorific "Aunt Ge Ye" to a direct name. Monsters don't care about the rules of the human world, and Reiko herself is also a maverick.Perhaps it is because of this that they can become friends.

The faint smile on Ge Ye's face instantly deepened a lot, showing a happy smile like a little girl: "What does Reiko want to eat? I'll make it for you."

"Okay, okay, I want..." Reiko whispered next to Ge Ye's ear, happily reporting the names of one dish after another.

Qingming smiled wryly while shaking his fan. He had an intuition that his life might change a bit in the future.

For example, on a certain afternoon when winter turned to spring, it had been a whole year since Reiko came to the Heian era. Seimei's courtyard had changed from being deserted at the beginning to being noisy all the time.

"I brought back some snacks from Ge Ye, does anyone want some?" Reiko's voice came from the door.

The sleeping, dancing, chatting, and practicing shikigami seemed to have been pressed the pause button suddenly, and then rushed forward at the fastest speed, snatching the food box from Reiko's hand.

"Meow! It's amazing to be able to fly! If you have the ability, hurry up and get me down! Yaodao Ji, hurry up and help me grab the snacks!" Jiuming Mao looked at the boys and girls who had snatched the snacks and flew to the sky, and kept on the ground. Waving paws.

"Well, it's delicious... um? Master Jiumingmao, what can you do?" Yaodao Ji wolfed down a piece of snack, and then looked at Jiumingmao with confused eyes.

"Yao Dao Ji!!!" Nine Life Cat looked at Yao Dao Ji's bulging cheeks, and wailed.

"Butterfly spirit, this is for you." The one-eyed little monk put the only piece of snack he had snatched into Butterfly spirit's hand.

"Half for each person!" Butterfly Spirit split the dessert from the middle, and handed half back.

"En." The one-eyed monk took a bite cautiously, showing an extremely happy expression.

"Wen She!" The white wolf shot an arrow smartly, piercing the dim sum that was flying in the air because of the fight, and nailed it directly to the wall.

On the other hand, Yingcao pulled out the arrow and took down the two pieces of snacks shot by the white wolf: "Sister Bailang's archery is getting better and better, this time I hit two pieces at once, and it didn't break at all. !"

"Miao Zan." The white wolf took the snack and began to eat it in small bites.

Reiko walked up to Xiaobai who was eager to watch the excitement but was powerless to grab it, and gave him a piece of snack.

Finally, she sat next to Tang Paper Umbrella Demon: "Come on, this is your share."

The umbrella paper with the cherry blossoms on it placed sideways opened an eye. Reiko put the snack under the umbrella rib, and the umbrella opened instantly, and closed the umbrella immediately after receiving the snack with one hand. There was a chewing sound from inside the umbrella.

"Qingming has been getting busier and busier recently."

Reiko supported the wooden floor on the front porch with her hands, tilted her head back slightly, and looked at the blue sky.

The cherry blossom trees in the garden have sprouted buds again, and the beautiful cherry blossoms will bloom again in the near future.

Speaking of which, it was because of this cherry blossom tree that Reiko traveled through time and space and came to thousands of years ago.At that time, there was a beautiful face on the trunk of the cherry tree, but at this moment, the tree was just an ordinary cherry tree.

A year has passed so quickly. A year ago, Reiko would never have imagined that she would have such a wonderful experience, make many friends, and find that person who can be with her for a lifetime.

Those days alone are as far away as a dream.

"Reiko, I have a request, do you want to go together?" Seimei hurriedly walked into the courtyard, but immediately slowed down after seeing Reiko.

"Of course, it's so difficult that you want to leave me alone?" Reiko agreed, and shook her fist as if joking.

Seimei leaned down and helped Reiko straighten her messy hair with a little affection. Now Reiko's hair has grown a lot, and it has reached her waist.

Women in this era can't cut their hair at will, and Reiko can be regarded as doing as the Romans do, letting her hair grow.Reiko is not a dexterous woman. She doesn't know how to comb her hair, so she let her hair hang naturally, so when the wind blows, her hair looks messy.

"I've been busy during this period, and I rarely have time to accompany you. But I've finished my work for the past few days, so I accepted a commission to take you out to have a look." Qingming explained with some apologies.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Reiko asked seriously.

Qingming's eyes were tinged with a smile: "It will be of great help if you help me take care of these shikigami at home."

Yes, not a courtyard, but a "home".

Seeing Seimei's face so close at hand, Reiko turned her head uncomfortably.

I don't know if it's because Seimei's face became more attractive because the seal was released and he turned back into a half-demon.Especially when you laugh, it always makes your heart beat faster.

Reiko pushed Seimei's face away with a palm: "Tell me about this commission, is it to exorcise demons again?"

"Not really, it's just that a strange mountain has appeared. It is said that anyone who enters will be sent back to the entrance of the mountain..."

Those people have no wounds on their bodies, they are just unconscious, and they will tell you that a monster called Komatsumaru warned them: Don't continue climbing the mountain, or they will be eaten by the monster.

It's just that no monsters actually eat them.

Perhaps, it was because the gods were angry at being abandoned by humans, so they were unwilling to help humans anymore.

The anger of the gods is more frightening than that of monsters, so these anxious humans invited an onmyoji to try to calm the anger.

Therefore, Seimei, who had solved Sugawara Michizane's case before, became the best candidate.