[Onmyoji] Set a small goal first

What is it like to be a seven-year-old?

Guixu left half a chair on the side of his chest ①, resting his forehead with one hand, and holding a scripture scroll in the other hand. On the inside of the imperial curtain ② between the mother's room and the courtyard, there was an intricately embroidered maki-e painting with gold and silver thread. In Bidai ③, the outer edge of the imperial curtain is delicately wrapped with a layer of silk cloth dyed with rattan patterns with white paste, and the green shade and summer flowers outside can be seen through the imperial curtain at will.

She didn't know what a seven-year-old was like.

Gui Xuliu withdrew his gaze towards the outside, and sighed imperceptibly.

Anyway, she shouldn't be like this.

It's sunny outside, but it's a bit bitter summer, and Gui Xuliu is wearing a long and thin dress, which is much thinner than winter clothes, and feels a bit bored.For other people in Hanhejiang Mansion, these days probably make them feel at ease every day... But only she saw it, and she saw it more clearly day by day, the haze over the mansion was getting thicker Ink dripped out.

The wind is rumbling, the ghosts are crying and the wolves are howling, those filthy and dead air of resentment can't wait to engulf this decadent family.

And the reason why they can still live in such a luxurious and corrupt environment...

Gui Xuliu couldn't help but glanced outside again, there was a clump of blue flames flickering joyfully in the depth of her black right eye that only existed outside, as if jumping for joy at her growing ability.A layer of transparent and light golden film is clearly reflected in it, which is constantly resisting the black death energy from the outside world. Every time the resentful spirits encounter the barrier, most of the death energy will be worn away, but I don't know Why is the number of vengeful spirits only increasing but not decreasing, so the enchantment cannot destroy all the vengeful spirits, and the vengeful spirits cannot penetrate the enchantment, and there is a stalemate between the two.This enchantment was set up by Onmyoji, who are considered an institution in the imperial court, called Yinyangliao, which aims to protect the royal family or nobles from demons, and sometimes they will take the initiative to go to the people to fight against demons.Without them, this rotten Hanhejiang Mansion would have died long ago.

However, the dead air is getting stronger and stronger every year.

In the past, she couldn't see very clearly, and could only vaguely feel a bad breath. As she got older, her right eye's ability to see the shadows became better and better. Now she can not only see the huge dead breath, but also Where it is thicker and where it is weaker can be seen clearly, and there are even faces and severed limbs that are lifeless or pale or bloody.

Sometimes Gui Xuliu even had a whim, if she climbed up the courtyard wall, would she be able to touch a face showing flesh and bones?

The oxidized reddish-brown flesh gradually rotted away, and a piece fell onto her hand with a puff, and the smelly and sticky blood flowed slowly down the gap between the fingers, passed through the white arm, and disappeared into the wide sleeve; lifeless Breathing black smoke, hundreds of thousands of rotten faces were looming and grinning at her wantonly...

With a bang, Gui Xuliu knocked down a silver spit pot⑤ beside her, and then she watched it roll to the door, and rolled down the three steps with a bang, bang bang bang, and went out. also.

Gui Xuliu: ...

Longevity, this Hanhejiang Mansion really beat her!

But in this way, the chilly aura arising from the picture just now has faded a lot.Gui Xuliu exhaled foul breath, stood up, and planned to catch the spit pot himself.Usually at this time she is studying and resting, and the descendants are a little lazy in midsummer, so the maids are happy to get her retreat order, and they should all rest and gossip in the side room where the servants live at the moment.

Anyway, the ladies who serve are not favored, and their status in the house is embarrassing, so it is quite difficult for them to do their best.For this kind of situation, Gui Xuliu is happy to see the results, after all, she is disgusted by the faces of a few coffins every day, and besides, it's not like she "can't hear" what these people are thinking...

The sun outside the house was very strong, and her childish face, which had lost some of its childishness, was covered with a layer of white and bright color, which made her skin look like cream.Aristocrats like to use lead powder to spread makeup, but the whiteness that is applied like that is just artificial falsehood, and it is boring to see too much.

Gui Xuliu strolled to the courtyard, bent down to pick up the spit pot, was about to turn back but suddenly paused.

"Um?"

The iris of her right eye was covered with a layer of soft luster, like a pool of autumn water, with dark light lurking beneath the surface of the water.

There seems to be something in the corner over there.

She probably "saw" something interesting again.

But it was faint and not threatening.

Being in a cage and terrified all day long, this seven-year-old body is like an old man who is dying. Before the last trace of enthusiasm for the world is also worn away, he needs to indulge a little bit more to live up to this stolen age.After all, she herself was only twenty.

Therefore, Gui Xuliu indulged his rare curiosity and went to that corner, and then precisely set his eyes on the thing exuding a faint evil spirit—it was a broom.

The broom seemed to sense that Gui Xuliu was different from ordinary people, and was terrified of her approaching. His whole body trembled, and even the tail of the broom made a rustling sound.

Uh, a refined broom?

Man is the king of all souls, but if given a chance, a flower, a plant of grass, or even a stone can open up spiritual wisdom, and the broom in front of me is probably an example of living with human beings for many years and giving birth to spiritual wisdom Bar.

In Gui Xuliu's eyes, the broom on the opposite side had a lacquered face, and was wearing a small lake blue bathrobe underneath and tied with a white belt. The broom tail made of straw was wrapped around its body, with half The long broom handle is like an upside-down braid, making the whole broom look like a little scarecrow.

Then, with its back to Gui Xuliu, the broomstick was thrown against the wall from top to bottom and shaken like chaff.

Don't say, it looks like, what's the matter with being a little cute?

"Okay, stop calling for help, I'm almost dying from your noise."

This broomstick doesn't seem to be able to speak yet, it can only grumble, the voice is very small, it sounds sharp, but it is quite suitable for such a small one.

Gui Xuliu was delighted by its expression of seeing the Great Demon King. Although this little thing had no expression at all, it just made people feel funny for no reason.

【Can you understand me? 】

The broom seemed to pause for a moment, then began to shake again, but not so much after all, and at the same time a series of gurgling sounds slipped out of its mouth.

Gui Xuliu thought it was funny, so she laughed.

After laughing, she felt her face was a little stiff. She thought about it, but she still couldn't remember the last time she laughed, so it is understandable that she is not proficient in business... But she should thank this broomstick more.

"Yes," Gui Xuliu didn't know, her eyes were softer than ever before, "I can "see" what you want to say, you said it when you called for help just now, your name is Shushen, right? 』

The broomstick slowly stopped trembling, and turned to glance at Gui Xuliu with a pair of flat eyes on its small black face curiously, looking stupid.

Little did they know that its appearance greatly pleased Gui Xuliu, girls are hard to resist to little cute things.Although the appearance of the broom god has nothing to do with the word cute, but what Gui Xuliu sees every day is not only lifeless living people, but also dead ghosts with high spirits. The bottom line of demand has been lowered again and again. Everywhere feels good.

[I, I, I will sweep the floor!I swept it clean!Please don't take me for fuel! 】

The Broom God looked up at Gui Xuliu with half of his body sideways, and spoke pitifully. Although the seven-year-old Gui Xuliu was not much taller than the broom, she still sat down beside the Broom God and didn't care. How dirty the ground is.The broom god told Gui Xuliu that it was originally a broom in the firewood house, and it escaped because the people there thought it was too old and couldn't clean it cleanly and wanted to use it as firewood.It said it could clean it because the steward scolded the people below for not cleaning well, and the people below wanted to vent their anger with the broom.

The little monster looked very depressed. It justified itself in a low voice that it had been sweeping the woodshed for many years. It was very useful, but no one could hear it speak, nor could anyone understand it.

Gui Xuliu turned his head to look at it carefully again, this guy's monster aura is very weak, although he is a monster, anyone can hurt it.

"You are not old."

[I'm so happy to hear you say that!It's rare that someone can understand me! 】

The broom god slowly let go while speaking, and the whole broom became lively, chattering excitedly at Gui Xuliu, if his face wasn't too dark, he might still be able to see a blush on his cheeks.

Seeing its happy appearance, Guixu couldn't help laughing, nodded, and couldn't help but soften his voice and said softly: "I'm also very happy...Really, I am also very happy."

It is rare to "hear" the voice of the heart with this eye, it is a kindness, it is cautious, it is humble, and it makes people happy.

The good times were fleeting, Gui Xuliu suddenly withdrew his smile, and said in a concentrated voice: "Someone is coming."

She turned her head to the Broom God and asked, "Will you come with me? If not, I will hide you here, and no one can hurt you again."

[Follow... with you?Do you want... to be my master? 】

Gui Xuliu was startled, but before he could answer, he saw the Broom God bouncing up and down and singing a song.

【I have a new owner!Master, don't worry, I will definitely sweep the floor clean! 】

"Uh, no...you probably don't need to sweep the floor anymore," Gui Xuliu stood up, wiped off the dust on his body, picked up the broom god and carried it in his arms and walked back. The straw was unexpectedly soft to the touch, "You have Anything you like to do?"

[Sweep the floor! 】

Back in the house, Gui Xuliu put the spit pot back to its original place, and put the broom god beside him, feeling a little helpless.

That's right, even if a broom becomes a good broom, it's still a broom, and a broom that doesn't want to sweep the floor is not a good broom.

"Then, you can sweep the yard when no one is around, and be careful not to be discovered."

Gui Xuliu confessed in this way.

"Grrrrr!"

Gui Xuliu couldn't help laughing when he received the affirmative answer from the Broom God, who was confident and full of energy.

In her black and transparent eyes, there is a blue-purple stream, like glass, and like a cat's eye. Between the arcs of light, there is a smile like water, and her lips are plump and tender like petals. There was a beautiful arc, and a few strands of black hair were casually scattered on the neck, exuding a natural beauty and purity.

When Sangzi came in, he saw this scene.

She seldom sees the young lady smiling. It is true that the young lady is as beautiful as Mrs. Li, even more beautiful than her mother. It's so... Huayue pales when she laughs.

Sangzi couldn't recover for a long time.But this is not surprising, because she believes that even if a big monster sees Miss, he can't help but stop for her beauty.

Such a beautiful smile is fleeting, and when she senses that Sang Zi is coming, Gui Xuliu suppresses her smile, the coldness and gloom envelops her again, Sang Zi unconsciously feels a pang of regret, she is so shocked that she dare not look any more, and quickly disappears all thoughts.

Gui Xuliu swept across the maid's hair indifferently, and saw her soft and slender neck hanging down meekly, as if it would break if it were folded.

She knew the admiration in this woman's heart, indeed, this skin was born very well, but here, there is an empty mirror frame standing alone on the mirror stand, but there is no mirror.

The beauty that you praise each other, I discard like a pair of shoes.In the final analysis, this face looks too similar to Mrs. Li's.

Every time she looks in the mirror, through this face, it always reminds her of some bad memories.

"What are you doing here, it's not yet afternoon."

The broom god next to Guixuliu moved uneasily, she waved away those dark thoughts, and patted its broom handle reassuringly.Sangzi hung his head and didn't notice any movement here.

"Yes, Miss Gui Xuliu, but Mrs. Li passed the meal today, it seems that Master Tojiro is here."

Sangzi said respectfully.

Gui Xuliu looked at her, interestingly, contrary to the growing dead air outside, this maid became more and more respectful to her.

Kanhe Etojiro is the heir left by a wife of Kanhe Jiangheizhi, one year older than Gui Xuliu.

The annoying guys are really coming out in groups, Gui Xuliu pursed her lips, the dark thoughts that she just pressed down are about to make a comeback, she couldn't help frowning in disgust, her tone was colder than usual.

"If I don't go, just say I'm sick."

Sangzi was silent for a moment, then responded softly: "Yes."

When she stepped back, Gui Xuliu suddenly sat down on the ground with his legs crossed without any image, and the broom god at the side jumped up and around her in a hurry, causing her to show a slightly tired smile and hold a hand. Put the straw, the rough touch makes people sober.

She spoke leisurely, comforting the broom god who didn't know what happened but was keenly aware of her mood: "It's okay, be good."

"Gulu Gulu?"

Perhaps because he noticed that Gui Xuliu's temperament had warmed up again, and he was more like the little master he knew, the broom god no longer looked uneasy, but only looked at Gui Xuliu with a little questioning.

"It's okay," Gui Xuliu gently pulled the grass of the little thing, said in a gentle tone, casually, "You don't like this place, don't you, I don't like it either, don't worry, I will take you away, there will be a day .”

The author has something to say:

① Threat: It is a kind of "support" utensil when sitting and lying down, usually made of wood. In "The Tale of Genji", there is a sentence "relying on the threat to read the scriptures", so the threat is generally used as a simple table case.

② Yulian: This is a barrier made of thin bamboo slices.In addition to being able to block the sun, people indoors can also watch the outside scenery through the imperial curtain, but people outside can't peek at the people in the room.The imperial curtain is usually installed between the mother house and the wing room, between the wing room and the pillars of the scorpion, and the wife's household registration.As for the palace city and the nobleman's palace, it is necessary to wrap the outer edge of the imperial curtain with silk cloth dyed with patterns.When rolling up the curtain, it can be fixed with a gold hook or half ring.

③ Bidai: This is a kind of weft tent made of cloth, which acts like a screen to block the line of sight.However, as the name suggests, the wall generation replaces the wall with a long piece of cloth, which greatly increases the cheapness and beauty of use.On the surface of the wall generation, there are several long strips called "tendons", which hang down from their tops to the ground.In daily use, the wall generation is hung on the inside of the imperial curtain.

④ Slender: A kind of children's clothing, relatively simple.

⑤Spitting pot: Most of the spit pots in the Heian period were made of silver, and the pot-shaped part of the lower part was put into the cup-shaped spit pot feather.The spitting pot, which is more practical in my country, has become a purely decorative utensil when it was introduced to Japan.

The annoying circle appeared again, please bear with me