[Comprehensive] Traveling through Liaozhai with a hundred ghosts

After receiving the latest order, Xu Hang began to frequently enter and leave the palace in the next few days, painting for the nobles in the palace one by one.

"During this period of time, you have become a popular figure in the Holy Majesty!" Qingming said with a smile, "Even if you are the right minister, I am afraid that you do not enter the palace as often as you."

This is Qingming's courtyard. It happened that both Xu Hang and him were free today, so they made an appointment to chat and drink tea together.

Seeing Qingming's sly expression, Xu Hang shook his head helplessly: "I don't dare to be, the right minister is someone who can share the worries of the Holy One, and I'm just an inexperienced painter."

Qingming waved her fan and said, "How can you let other painters who are not as good as you hear about you? But sometimes I think, Xu Hang, you neither chase fame nor fortune, so why do you If you want to come to Heianjing, how about wading in the muddy water here?"

Xu Hang replied, "I came here to see the prosperity here, after all, this is the capital. And I also want to see what kind of person is the most famous onmyoji in the world."

Of course, another reason is to get acquainted with the great demons who are active around Heian-kyo.

After hearing Xu Hang's words, Qingming was very happy, but when he talked about Ping An Jing, his mood seemed to drop.

He sighed with deep meaning: "Heianjing...is indeed a place with unique charm."

Beneath the prosperity, there are also infinite desires and conspiracies. The darkness of these people's hearts can even turn into spirits, and at the same time attract a large number of demons here.

Heian-kyo, here is not only the most prosperous capital of human beings in Japan, but at the same time it is also a paradise for monsters, a thousand-year-old magic capital, and its reputation is well-deserved.

Xu Hang heard that there were hidden meanings in his words, and noticed that Qingming was in deep thought. After thinking for a while, he asked, "You seem a little bored today, but what's bothering you?"

Qingming smiled wryly and said, "If you don't pay attention, you will find out by accident."

Xu Hang said: "Since you and I are friends, you may as well speak up if you have difficulties. Even if I may not be able to help you, speaking out can at least express your distress."

"It's true." Qingming relaxed a little, and confided to Xu Hang, "Maybe it's because I've been in Beijing for a long time, and now I'm suddenly a little tired of dealing with the rich and powerful every day. Sometimes I really miss the time before I became famous. day."

Xu Hang comforted: "Perhaps you need to take a good rest. If you are really tired of such days, you may wish to consider retiring to the mountains and forests."

Qingming shook his head and said, "Oh, that's not acceptable, not to mention whether the Holy Majesty is willing to let me go, I can't just ignore the safety of Heianjing because of selfishness!"

Xu Hang said with a smile: "So, you can only continue to work hard in this capital."

The two sides looked at each other and smiled.

Qingming folded the fan back, and suddenly said seriously: "However, there is something that really worries me recently."

Xu Hang frowned and said, "What can make you show such an expression?"

"The seal of Yamata no Orochi has loosened, and I'm worried that the leaked yin energy will endanger Heian-kyo." At this point, Seimei's handsome face revealed a haze.

Xu Hang was taken aback for a moment, but he did not expect that the prelude to the Heiyeshan incident had already begun.He pretended to be ignorant and asked: "Baqi snake? According to the legend, it has been beheaded by Suzhan Mingzun!"

Qingming smiled bitterly and said: "It would be fine if this is the case. What Suzhan Mingzun killed was only its body, but the consciousness of Yamata no Orochi did not die, because it itself is the embodiment of evil thoughts, so as long as there is evil in the world, it will It won’t really die, all we can do is seal it.”

Xu Hang said: "According to what you mean, it should be sealed again, right?"

"If possible, but it's not easy to reseal it." Seimei explained to him, "The Yamata no Orochi is evil in itself, as long as you get close to it, it will affect your mind. You must know that human nature has both positive and negative sides. The same is true for the creatures in the world. Suzhan Mingzun can't completely kill it, because his heart cannot be guaranteed to be completely pure, as long as the opponent is not absolutely good, then he will gain the upper hand in the head-to-head confrontation with Yamata no Orochi."

Speaking of this, Qingming suddenly mentioned: "I remember you once said that the soul of a person is kind, and the soul is evil."

Qingming just mentioned it like this, and Xu Hang quickly remembered that he later split black and white Qingming.

"You'd better not have such an idea." Xu Hang immediately warned, "An inadvertent soul spell involved will cause endless troubles."

"Is that so..." Qingming looked a little regretful.

However, Xu Hang was not at ease. He was worried that Qingming would not really give up, so he emphasized again: "The magic about the soul is very precise. If it is not operated properly, the impact on the caster will be permanent, even reincarnation. Can't make it up."

"I see." Seeing that he was so stern, Qingming's attitude became more correct, "I just happened to remember it, you said that, it seems that I can't start from this point."

Then Qingming stopped continuing this topic, and instead sighed: "But sometimes I really envy you!"

The teacup that Xu Hang was about to pass to his mouth stopped, and he asked, "How do you say it?"

Qingming looked at the sky in the distance, and said: "Outsiders say that I am an unrestrained and unrestrained person, but after seeing you, I don't know what the real glory is! After all, I am still floating in Ping'anjing Just a layman."

Xu Hang shook his head: "No, you just can't let go of the responsibilities on your body. But I am a practitioner who has no worries and no worries, so I can naturally be at ease."

Xu Hang chatted with Qingming for a long time, and in the end, perhaps because he had poured out all his anguish, when Xu Hang left, Qingming returned to his usual personable appearance.

In the following days, Xu Hang still went to the palace every now and then to paint.

After finishing painting for the emperor and concubine Dengzi, the remaining concubines are drawn in order of their concubine ranks, from high to low.

After half a month, he finished painting the portraits of the concubines who had more status in the harem, and began to go to the female officials.

"Which Highness is going to draw today?"

Although Xu Hang can often go in and out of the palace during these days, he can't walk freely in the palace.

Basically every time he came, the palace people took him to a courtyard, and the concubine he wanted to paint was waiting behind the bamboo curtain.Then when Xu Hang was painting, the bamboo curtain was rolled up, and he sat in the courtyard, separated by four or five meters from the concubine.

The palace man who led the way said: "It is the female official who entered the palace not long ago and was named Yuzaoqian by the Holy One."

Xu Hang heard that his footsteps were half a beat slower, but the palace servants didn't notice, and continued on his own: "She is the daughter of a warrior family, and she was called Zao Nu before she entered the palace. What a pity, if she entered the palace earlier, with such beauty, You will definitely be favored by the Holy One.”

This palace man has led the way for Xu Hang many times, Xu Hang has always been polite to others, and his appearance is just what people like nowadays.In addition, for a woman like her who lived in the palace for a long time, it was rare to see such a handsome young man, and she felt a lot of joy when she appreciated the beauty.So the number of times increased, and the palace people became familiar with Xu Hang. When Xu Hang entered the palace to paint for the concubines, he would occasionally reveal a piece of information, which concubines had a powerful family, and now there were people in the court, which ones were more favored by the emperor.

In order to be able to control the court, all the high-ranking concubines in the palace today are from the Fujiwara family, so the palace people mentioned the samurai background because they wanted to say that this female official is not of high background, so there is no need to be afraid of what will happen if she is offended.

When hearing Yu Zaoqian's name, Xu Hang felt a rare moment of confusion in his heart, and then listened to the palace man's words, it seemed that Yuzaoqian had just entered the palace not long ago.

Thinking of Yuzaoqian’s attitude that revealed that he had a close relationship with him in Liaozhai, even more ambiguous, so now Xu Hang couldn’t help thinking, could it be that his initial involvement with Yuzaoqian stemmed from this court painting?

Anyway, you'll know when you see it later.

After calming down, Xu Hang came to the courtyard with the same expressionless expression as before, sat down at the table after saluting, and prepared the painting tools.

Through the bamboo curtain, he vaguely saw a tall man in twelve singles sitting behind with a fan.

Knowing that this portrait is to be handed down from generation to generation, the concubines will dress up in their most gorgeous formal attire when it is their turn.

As the bamboo curtain was rolled up by the palace attendants, Yu Zaoqian's famous posture as a demon concubine also fell into Xu Hang's eyes.

I have to say, that is really a beautiful face!Even though he knew that the other party was a man and this was just a femininity he conjured up, Xu Hang still couldn't help admiring him from the bottom of his heart.

Yuzao sat on the couch in front of him, opened the fan in his hand and covered his mouth, and asked in a sweet voice: "How can I cooperate with you, the painter?"

The concubines often asked such questions before, so Xu Hang was able to answer them proficiently: "Your Highness, you can put on a pose that you feel comfortable with. If you decide, I will start painting."

After he finished speaking, Tamazamo quickly put away the fan, held it in a casual posture, put his hands on his lap, and then his expression became lazy.

"Painter, does this posture of my concubine look good?"

This kind of question is also often asked by the concubine who is painted.Some concubines who pursue perfection can even hesitate for a long time about which pose to be painted in the end.Also, when he is halfway through the painting, the other party suddenly regrets and wants to change to other poses from time to time.

Xu Hang replied indifferently: "With His Highness's natural beauty, no matter from which angle you look at it, it is bright and moving."

Yuzao smiled and said, "You can really talk!"

Xu Hang sat there quietly without answering.

Seeing Xu Hang like this, Yu Zaoqian felt a little bored. Originally, he was a little interested when he saw a big monster other than himself entering the palace, and wanted to see what purpose this big monster was for, but now it seemed that the other party seemed very interested. Take on the identity of a human being.

Yu Zaoqian didn't make things difficult for Xu Hang, and decided to just let Xu Hang paint.

Not long after, the only sound left in the courtyard was the rustling of painting.

Xu Hang is very focused, except for looking up at Yuzao from time to time, he concentrates on painting without distraction.

In this way, an hour passed.

Xu Hang, who was continuing to paint, suddenly heard Yuzao say: "Are you a monster related to your feet and stationery?"

Xu Hang raised his head, somewhat unexpectedly, Yu Zaoqian said something about the monster in public.But immediately, he found that in this courtyard, except for him and Yu Zaoqian, the rest of the people were gone.

It is naturally against the rules to let the outsider and the concubine be alone.Seeing the situation, Xu Hang knew that it must be Yu Zaoqian who had confused the palace people and made them stop staring here.

Xu Hang looked at Yuzaoqian's gorgeous face with an expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile. He didn't answer Yuzaoqian's question for a while, but asked instead: "Your beauty, how can I be a thief?"

Yuzao was stunned before, and then he laughed out loud.

"Oh, what do you mean, painter?"

His eyes became a little dangerous, probably checking whether Xu Hang knew something and planned to stop him.

Xu Hang shook his head helplessly, and said, "You are clearly a man, why did you disguise yourself as a woman and sneak into the court?"

This time, Yu Zaoqian was really surprised, he opened the fan to cover the lower half of his face, his expression was uncertain.

"It's really unexpected. I thought I had already transformed into a female body. This kind of disguise should be perfect, but someone saw through it."

Xu Hang admitted: "Your disguise is indeed perfect."

If he hadn't played the game before and knew that Yuzao was set to be a man, he would probably think that the other party was really a woman.

Now that he was seen through by the other party, Yuzao felt that the current disguise was meaningless, so he simply changed back to the real male body.

Yuzao said with a smile: "Painter, or just call you Xu Hang, did you come into the palace to stop me?"

Xu Hang said frankly: "I'm not interested in what you want to do, I'm just ordered by the emperor to enter the palace to paint."

Yuzao raised his eyebrows in front of him, and suddenly felt that this monster was also quite interesting, and when he thought the other party was boring, he could react in an interesting way.

However, he could see the lights of faith surrounding Xu Hang very clearly, which were a bit of an eyesore.Tsk!This guy, if he wants to, can become a god at any time, although he is only a god that relies on human belief.

"In this case, then you can continue to complete your painting."

Saying that, Tamamo turned around and left, and the figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Xu Hang looked at the half-drawn painting, shook his head helplessly, and finally finished the remaining content based on his memory.

Afterwards, Xu Hang originally thought that Yu Zaoqian's early departure this time must be because he didn't like him very much, but he didn't expect that a few days later, when he entered the palace again to paint for a servant, he was about to leave the palace after finishing the painting, but was caught on the way. Yuzao blocked the way.

"Painter, don't you find it boring to follow the rules every time?" Yuzao sat on the roof and said with a smile, "I happen to have something to ask you for advice, why don't you come to my courtyard and talk about it?"

It really is an unpredictable big monster, Xu Hang thought to himself.

The author has something to say:

Seeing that everyone is worried about the workload of the protagonist, the number of empresses and concubines of the emperor is not as many as imagined, and those whose status is too low do not have this treatment

The following are probably the few that can be ranked

Empress: Yasuko Fujiwara

Second Lady: Kohuiden Fujiwara Shuko

The third lady: Queen Chengxiangdian Huizi (father is Prince Chongming)

Fourth Lady: Queen Zhuangzi of Lijing Palace (father is Prince Daiming)

The Fifth Lady: Xuanyaoden Fujiwara Yoshiko

Dressing: Keiko Minamoto, Masahi Fujiwara, Yuki Fujiwara, Order Fujiwara, Shuko Fujiwara

Harem: Fujiwara Toko and a waiter who doesn't know what

These are the only records that can be found. After all, the Fujiwara family controlled the candidates for the palace at that time. This was to let the next emperor be born from the Fujiwara family. Therefore, those who can get ahead in the harem are basically surnamed Fujiwara.

Then count the high-ranking Dianshi and Shangshi among the female officials (Dianshi and Shangshi, as senior female officials, serve the emperor, so they became concubines later)

Counting the main character, it is about [-] or so people. If you really draw a hundred people, the main character will definitely quit immediately.