[Onmyoji] There are fox sui sui

Gu Qingzhao had a nightmare.

It is not a nightmare, but it is just a memory of the past in a dream.

In the dream, there was a girl, wearing a simple sportswear school uniform, sitting at the table next to her, listening intently and taking notes.The girl has a pretty face, so no matter what season the sun falls on her face, it looks good. She seems to feel the gaze of attention, and she turns her head to look over. Gu Qingzhao clearly knows that she is not looking at him, but Can't help but feel like it's me.

She laughed, her ponytail shaking up and down, revealing her neat white teeth and two dimples, one deep and one shallow.

Gu Qingzhao heard her say: "Good night, see you tomorrow."

Then Gu Qingzhao woke up with a start.

This was a lucid dream, she was like a passer-by in her own memory, watching the revolving scenes of the past with no expression on her face.I didn't feel anything strange in the dream, but after waking up, I found that my whole body was covered in cold sweat.

Sitting up on the tatami, Gu Qingzhao did not turn on the light, his pupils shrank slightly in the dark, and his chest rose and fell with his breath.

She didn't ask anyone to help, she stood up and opened a can of cold beer, walked barefoot to the window, and drank slowly under the moonlight.The night was very deep and quiet, only the rustling of the wind blowing through the cherry blossom trees could be heard.

The night wind was cold, and the dress she wore before going to bed was a bit thin, and she drank beer in small sips. The cold liquid slipped from the mouthpiece into the stomach pouch, and it was cold from the inside out.

The blooming period of the cherry blossoms has passed early, and the time for the cicadas to sing has not yet arrived, but tonight the clouds cover the sky tightly again. On this uneventful spring day, there are very few things that can be served with wine.

Gu Qingzhao silently touched a pack of cigarettes on the coffee table, the flame jumped up with the crisp sound of the lighter, and then went out quickly, a little red star was embedded in the small window.

There were still several hours before dawn, and Gu Qingzhao took out a plane ticket from his shirt pocket.

The destination is Huaxia, and the departure time is nine o'clock in the morning, but Gu Qingzhao doesn't really want to go back to sleep.

She doesn't sleep very well, especially today every year, just like that absurd dream, the "tomorrow" in the girl's mouth, the "today" when everyone is asleep, is the day she least wants to face.Then I just didn't sleep at all.

Gu Qingzhao inhaled the smoke deeply into his lungs, and then slowly exhaled the white smoke. The smoke was lingering, as if in a dream.

At noon, Gu Qingzhao was at Lincheng Airport, going against the current with another group of people boarding the plane.

She called a taxi, closed her eyes and fell asleep after reporting the address. The taxi drove steadily all the way, and when it was almost there, her clear eyes opened, as if she had calculated it well, very skillfully.

Instead of going directly to the destination, Gu Qingzhao turned into the alley next to the school. In the depths of the alley, there was an unsigned shop. The proprietress had a good memory and recognized her. She handed her the wrapped sweet-scented osmanthus lotus root as soon as they met her.

At this point, the students of the key high schools went back to the classroom for self-study early after eating. There were not many people in the store. Your habit, one serving of osmanthus candied lotus root, two pairs of chopsticks."

Gu Qingzhao showed a short smile and hummed.

I didn't chat too much, just took the plastic bag and left. I didn't take a taxi this time, and walked slowly to the bus stop. While waiting for the bus, I took out the earphones and stuffed them into my ears, playing them in a loop.

When getting on the bus, there are students who hurried home after dinner and then back to school at the back door and jumped out of the bus cleverly. The blue and white sports uniforms are very suitable for these actions.

On the bus that was slowly traveling around the city, Gu Qingzhao turned his head to look at the flashing street scenes frame by frame. The sunlight was very good, falling gently on his cheeks, not too strong, just enough to dispel the spring cold.

Louis' deep and magnetic voice rang in his ears over and over again.

"Isee trees of green and red rosetoo.

Iseethembloomformeandyou.

And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

......"

When the car arrived at the terminal, Gu Qingzhao got up and got out of the car, declined the roadside flower vendors, walked along the road paved with stone bricks, step by step, as if measuring the length of the road with his feet.

The high-heeled boots thumped the road, but she walked very slowly.

Dallying, she still came to the end of the road.The destination has arrived.

Gu Qingzhao raised his eyes, and saw a man in a black windbreaker. He was well-dressed, and he was wearing a neat suit.He was dressed in pitch black, very solemn, and he could dress up for a funeral at any time.

The man nodded slightly to her.

Gu Qingzhao opened the packing box, took out a pair of disposable chopsticks, and put them in front of him.

Put together with the chopsticks wrapped in foggy white plastic film, there is also a bunch of lilacs in full bloom.

They really don't match well, but none of the people present said a word, let alone the object.

Opposite Gu Qingzhao and the man, behind the chopsticks and lilac, was a gray stone tablet, on which a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl was smiling and looking at them.

The girl in black and white on the plane has the most vivid expression, smiling lightly, revealing two dimples, one deep and one shallow, as if she will talk like a bird in the next second, although the other two are colorful and three-dimensional , but as taciturn as a stele.

Gu Qingzhao quickly finished eating the osmanthus candied lotus root, which was a bit too sweet for her now, but she still ate it clean.She raised her head to look at the small, smiling girl, and her eyes gradually drifted away to the lush green plants around her.

There is a voice of a girl reciting poems far, far away in my ears:

"Next year, the grass will be green in spring, will the king and grandson return?"

At that time, she interrupted with a smile, "Go back, of course you have to go back!"

That year they were in their second year of high school, and in the second year they will go to the entrance of the college entrance examination together.

They have always believed so firmly, firmly believing in the future far, far away, and firmly believing that they will never be separated.Young people's vows always come easily and are unforgettable.

Year after year, the spring grass is luxuriant again this year.

Gu Qingzhao came back year after year and was never absent.

But another person's time is frozen forever.

The phrase "Good night, see you tomorrow." became the last sentence they said, and Gu Qingzhao also accidentally became the last person she talked to during her lifetime, and this sentence stopped forever in the chat record. box.

Gu Qingzhao put the pair of unopened chopsticks back into the plastic bag, and prepared to throw them into the trash can at the entrance of the cemetery.

The short time is like being in the cracks of time. Even if you are isolated from the outside world for a while, it is impossible not to return to the flowing time forever.Gu Qingzhao and the man walked out of the cemetery together, took out the vibrating mobile phone, and saw one message after another popping up on it.

The man got into a car that had been parked a long time ago, and the subordinates in the car reported to him: "Team Leader Tao, the descendants of the Chen family have disappeared, and the old sect has not received any news..."

Gu Qingzhao frowned as he looked at the Japanese on the text message.

"Xiao Lu, there is a transmission error in your time-space converter~ The first team seems to have lost its way~ It just so happened that you asked for leave^^ Poof, what a coincidence~ Do you need me to help you clean up the mess? Although you are He Mao My apprentice, I will definitely make it difficult for you~ But if you beg me sincerely, it is not impossible~"

Gu Qingzhao tapped his fingers on the keyboard twice, and replied simply and rudely.

"Understood. Will come back. No need."

The other person replied in seconds: "Hey, I'm so cold~ How can I say that I'm your boss too? QAQ~ Xiaolu, would a girl like you have a coquettish Girls' Generation? It's hard to imagine, ah, I really want to see~ Although today It’s the death day of an old friend, so remember to write a report~ Overtime work is the most annoying (ノ｀⊿)ノ”

Gu Qingzhao didn't read the next series of nonsense with wavy lines and emojis, and took a taxi back to the airport.She bought a return ticket early in the morning.

It wasn't a very serious failure. Although the boss seemed unreliable, his actions were still fast. When Gu Qingzhao returned to Honmaru, the commissioner sent by the headquarters had already completed the debugging.

After listening to the brief introduction by his valet Hasebe, Gu Qingzhao figured out the specific situation.

Just like what she had arranged before she left, after receiving the mission, the first troop set the time-space coordinates on the time-space converter. Unexpectedly, there was a slight deviation. It clearly showed that the first troop had arrived safely, but they could not be contacted. other side.

It is a parallel world in the same time and space.Gu Qingzhao came to a conclusion.

That's easy, as long as the lord himself goes there himself, and brings back the sword of the first unit.

Recently, the enemy's movements have become more and more frequent. Before that, there was even an incident where the interrogators were disturbed and exchanged their souls. Gu Qingzhao was not too surprised by this glitch, but he will be more cautious in the future.

As for the follow-up this time, the headquarters should have checked out the hidden dangers, and there will probably be subsidies and appeasement to Jinfa after that.Asking for leave would be subsidized instead, and Gu Qingzhao didn't object to taking a trip.

Even if spiritual power has been developed, human beings are still human beings. The time-space transfer brought Gu Qingzhao a subtle sense of discomfort, but it was still within the tolerance range.

According to the contract, Gu Qingzhao successfully landed near the first unit.

I looked at the surrounding environment and found that it was in the city.Although the government of the time had a trick to make the residents of other eras ignore the clothes of the god-inspectors in other worlds, Gu Qingzhao still pulled on the standard pure white mask.

Just when she was about to use her spiritual power to find the first unit, a paper crane flew in front of her.

In any case, she was also an exchange student sent to Japan by the Huaxia Warlock Association, and she was very clear about this method commonly used by onmyojis.

It seems that the local onmyoji discovered it.

Gu Qingzhao recalled the specific era, the Heian era when there were well-known onmyojis such as Abe Seimei, Ashiya Domitsu, He Mao Baoxian, Minamoto Yorimitsu, etc., it is indeed not to be underestimated.

Speaking of Higakiri and Kinmaru in the first unit, the original owner was Minamoto Raimitsu, Gu Qingzhao thought vaguely.

Following the paper crane, Gu Qingzhao walked all the way to a courtyard, and as he wished, he saw his family's first team and a woman sitting on the porch.

The paper crane returned to the owner's side and fell gently, turning back to ordinary paper, only the existence of creases showed that it had just arrived extraordinary.

It is not an exaggeration to say that female onmyojis are very rare. Gu Qingzhao, who was an apprentice in He Mao's family, happened to know that there was a special onmyoji in this era.

Yuan Boya's younger sister, Abe Seimei's apprentice, and later the wife of Onmyo House Master He Maoxiuxuan——

The origin of the name "Huihime".

The first time I heard this name, Gu Qingzhao was in a daze. This aristocratic woman who became an Onmyoji more than 1000 years ago and left a strong mark in the history of Onmyolia, unexpectedly had a relationship with her late friend. , with the same name.

Or maybe it was because she cared too much about things related to her best friend, so she was touched for a long time because of the similarity of a name.

"You are Your Excellency Lu Nong? You look very young." The woman in front of her looked less than twenty, and she was in her prime, completely different from the image she saw in ancient books.

Lu Nong is Gu Qingzhao's chosen code name for the God-inspector. Except for his immediate superiors and high-level government officials, no one else has the right to investigate the God-inspector's true identity. This is to protect the God-inspector's personal safety.

Gu Qingzhao looked at her curious look, and couldn't help but replied: "Our era needs more power, even ordinary people can awaken their spiritual power, so that they can use their power to pay their respects."

After finishing speaking, I regretted talking too much. It is really too difficult for people of this era to understand what she meant.

After all, this is an era of absolute monarchy. Yinyangliao is a tool used by the emperor to control people's hearts. It is impossible to popularize knowledge. He Maojia is a vested interest in monopolizing knowledge.Common people don't talk about yin and yang, they don't even know the words.

The rights they are accustomed to, in the eyes of the woman in front of them, should be outrageous.

Unexpectedly, Ah Xuan said: "If we can be like you, it will be a lot easier."

Gu Qingzhao was a little surprised.Even though she knew that it would be shocking for Ah Xuan to become an onmyoji in this era, she still did not expect that Ah Xuan, who was born in a noble family and educated in the orthodox Onmyoji, would have such awareness.

"Don't be so surprised." Ah Chen said with a smile, "If everyone is like you, everyone can have magical weapons like Onikiri and Spider Kirimaru, and there is nothing to be afraid of the demons making trouble."

Onikiri and Spider Kirimaru are the aliases of Higakiri and Kinamaru, respectively, which were changed by Minamoto Yorimitsu after beheading Shuten Doji and Demon Spider.

Gu Qingzhao: "...I admire your profound understanding and righteousness."

Ah Xuan: "Look at your attitude, did you know about me in later life?"

Gu Qingzhao: "...Yes."

"Don't be so cautious. It seems that my reputation is not very good, scaring the younger generation?" Ah Xuan felt a novelty, "It's quite curious to think about it, but you should have rules, don't worry, I I won't embarrass you."

Gu Qingzhao, who was called a junior, was a little uncomfortable. The woman in front of him was only twenty at most, and she was already 28 years old.

But she quickly adjusted her mentality, "Thank you for your understanding."

Ah Xuan was a little helpless, "I heard from Spider Kirimaru that you are a reliable and respectable lord, and what you said is indeed true."

Gu Qingzhao observed the etiquette very adultly, "I'm sorry to let my subordinates bother you for a long time because of private matters delaying official business."

Ah Xuan waved her hand, "I'm not bothering you. The swords of the first unit are very good Fusangshen, and I have earned the chance to chat with future generations. I heard that you are only on this day every year. It's very important to ask for a day off. I'm sorry to disturb your rare vacation."

Gu Qingzhao didn't intend to say much at first, but Ah Xuan gave her a strange sense of familiarity, which made her say out of nowhere: "I went to see a friend, and today is her death day."

Ah Xuan was stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect that the other party rushed back from the old friend's monument.

Then working overtime is really...unfortunate enough.

However, Gu Qingzhao misunderstood Ah Xuan's expression, and suddenly recalled the information about "Hui Ji" that he couldn't help but focus on.

She hurriedly bowed, "Sorry, I forgot that today is your birthday."

Anyone who knows that the birthday is another person's death day will be upset.

"It's okay, I'm not so sensitive yet." Ah Xuan remembered another thing.

In fact, today is not her real birthday. Back then, she didn't know the original owner's birthday, and she didn't want to replace it with her own birthday, so the big tengu set the day when she was picked up as her birthday, and it was also a commemoration of the new students.

If you think about it carefully, her current birthday should be the original day of her death, and also the anniversary of her death.

Thinking of the past in the other world, Ah Ling hopes that her family and friends will remember her, but she also does not want them to remember her.

Maybe it's because these modern visitors brought back Ah Xuan's memories, even though Ah Xuan could see through blindfolded eyes and saw the pure white mask on Gu Qingzhao's face, she felt that blurred face was somewhat familiar for no reason.

Some dusty memories opened a corner, "I used to have a friend, a tall and thin girl like you, who smiled like a little sun, and we could talk from day to night..."

That girl's name is Gu Qingzhao.

Ah Xuan still remembers that her father named her "Qingzhao" because her father liked Li Qingzhao very much.

It's a pity that Gu Qingzhao doesn't have the demeanor of a talented woman with long hair fluttering at all. He keeps cutting his hair neatly and short, looking like a refreshing boy.

"What happened later?" Gu Qingzhao asked.

"Later..." Ah Xuan looked at the clean tea soup, "Later we separated, and it was too late to say goodbye. Maybe we will never see each other again in this life."

Gu Qingzhao did not ask why they separated so suddenly, nor did he ask why two close friends had no contact at all.

In connection with Ah Xuan's demeanor and tone, she knew very well that it was not life and death, but death.There is no trace in this world to look for, just like what she has experienced.

She said lightly: "She will have a good life. With a friend like you caring about her, she will have a worry-free future, be safe and happy."

Ah Xuan was a little surprised by her words, and nodded, "I hope so."

This god judge is really different from ordinary people. She clearly said "It's hard to meet again" on purpose, but she realized that the friend she was talking about was no longer there.

Gu Qingzhao must be living well in the original world, still smiling like the sun, with many friends around him, never lacking in smiles and happiness.Even a world without her.

Speaking of which... does the code name Lu Nong come from Li Qingzhao's words?

Strike off the swing, get up and trim your hands.

Lu Nonghua is thin, light sweat and light clothes.

These are the words and sentences Li Qingzhao wrote when she was a girl. At that time, she was just a girl who picked up green plums and sniffed lightly.

For a moment Ah Xuan laughed at her inexplicable association.

The grown-up Gu Qingzhao will not have such a taciturn personality like the Lu Nong in front of him.When she was a teenager, she was lively and lively, able to chat with anyone, and was often the center of the crowd, and sometimes she would act like a rascal for the last piece of osmanthus candied lotus root and Ah Lie, with a kind of willful and cuteness.

And Lu Nong was thinner, with satin-like long hair reaching his waist, standing there quietly, with a very low sense of presence...

If Gu Qingzhao was a milk cat who would show its belly meowingly and lay flat on its back, then Lu Nong would be a black cat sitting by the window, silently observing humans.

Alas, what is the point of me comparing two very different people here.

Ah Xuan withdrew her thoughts, and didn't intend to hold her back.

We met by accident because of an accident, and we probably won't meet again in the future, and there is no need to leave a contact information for each other.

On the contrary, the short knife who accepted Ah Xie's snacks was a little bit reluctant.

Gu Qingzhao pressed the pocket watch-like time-space conversion prop, and her whole body turned into dots of golden light. When she was about to transfer, her gaze was fixed on A'Xie.

There is always a familiar feeling...

Why?

Rationally knows that it is just a routine process, but there is always something indelible in the subconscious that is banging.

Is it the accelerated heartbeat caused by time-space transfer?

Or do you stay up too late and have a heartbeat?

Why is it?

Until the figure of Ah Xuan completely disappeared from sight, Gu Qingzhao did not find the answer.

The two lines intersect at a point for a short time, then stagger and continue forward.

The author has something to say: It is better to read this episode combined with the contents of parts 48, 49, and 72 of the main text.

In fact, I finished writing this episode a long time ago. I wrote it very carefully and changed several versions. But when I finally finished writing it, I felt that it was a bit redundant to the main text.After thinking about it for a while, I still didn't send it out immediately, so I clicked on the novel to end.

But suddenly felt that their stories should be published.

In fact, when I read novels myself, I wonder why few people write about the follow-up of relatives and friends after the protagonist travels through time. Obviously they are also an important part of the protagonist’s life, and the protagonist loses them forever, and they also lose the protagonist forever.

I wrote a postscript separately, filling in the unwritten settings and some scrapped plots.Scroll back if you want to see it.