Onmyoji Shikigami Don't Cry

Chapter 190 Yaksha
(Chapter 1: Before Tamamo)
Two narrow walls covered with moss and a path paved with bluestone slabs form a long alley.

At one end of the alley is the bustling Kyoto market, and at the other end is a quiet and peaceful town.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk anymore..." It was an old man who was speaking, lying on a bamboo chair with a smile on his face, holding a paper folding fan with some spells crookedly drawn on it.

"No, grandpa is talking about one, just one, okay?" A little boy about five or six years old stood beside the old man, shaking his hand on the bamboo chair and said.

The old man touched the child's head, slowly lost in memory, and said for a long time, "Okay, let's talk about it again."

The child nodded and sat on the small bench.

"On the mountain of Qingqiu, there is an animal that looks like a fox with nine tails. It is called the Nine-Tailed Fox."

"Is it the kind of fox that can eat people?" The child interrupted the old man and asked
"Don't make noise, listen to me. The nine-tailed fox originally lived in Qingqiu and didn't socialize with others. Until the Heian period, a young man strayed into Qingqiu, tamed a young nine-tailed fox, and brought it to Kyoto. The fox is known to the world.

This young man was a new onmyoji, and the friends around him saw that he brought a monster they had never seen before, so they wanted to compete with him.They found an open space and summoned their shikigami, the Umbrella Demon, the Red Tongue, and the Four Brothers of the Heavenly Evil Ghost.As soon as these little monsters came out, they trembled all over, not daring to compete.The little nine-tailed fox lay quietly on the ground, licking its hair, and looked like it had no fighting power.

Just when people were wondering why those monsters didn't dare to compete with the nine-tailed fox, suddenly, with a bang, a monster rushed towards the nine-tailed fox at a very fast speed, holding an umbrella in his hand, made of steel. There was a little bit of cold light on the tip of the umbrella.Just when the tip of the umbrella was about to touch the Nine-Tailed Fox, the Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly turned into a six or seven-year-old girl, holding the umbrella with his bare hands, and the tip of the umbrella stood still at a distance of one centimeter from the girl's eyes.

At this time, the monster on the other side of the umbrella was seen clearly. It was also a woman, wearing a veiled bamboo hat, and her appearance could not be seen clearly.It's just that the girl's hands protruding from the robe are like bird's wings, and her feet are also in the shape of bird's feet.Standing straight on the ground, the long white gauze under the bamboo hat fluttered in the wind, she looked like a beauty.

"Gu Huo Niao, forget it, you can't beat her." From a distance, a man in white came slowly and opened the umbrella.

The man was a guest of the shogunate, and after telling the shogun Ichiro Aoki about this, a large number of Onmyoji and troops headed towards Qingqiu.

Nine-tailed foxes are proud by nature and used to being free and easy. They saw a bunch of onmyojis wanting to be their shikigami.And it was threatened by force, so they resisted one after another.Soon blood flowed into rivers, and the corpses of soldiers, onmyojis, and nine-tailed foxes were lying everywhere on the land of Qingqiu.

In the end, all the nine-tailed foxes were driven into Tushan. The patriarch of the nine-tailed fox looked at the remnants of the clan with scars and couldn't bear the death of all the clansmen.So he made the decision to exchange the lives of the clansmen with the shikigami who became the shogun.

After Aoki Ichiro accepted the head of the Nine-Tailed Fox, he led the troops out of Qingqiu.That night, when the rest of the nine-tailed foxes were sleeping, a group of men in black sneaked into Qingqiu in the dark, moving as fast as shadows and silently.

That team of men in black were all the top onmyojis of the shogunate. On this day, the entire Nine-Tailed Fox clan was slaughtered, at least in the eyes of Ichiro Aoki.

Remember the boy at the beginning?The little nine-tailed fox he tamed kept walking up and down that night, saying that he felt uncomfortable, as if something had happened.

So they rushed to Qingqiu overnight, when the time came, there were already dead bodies all over the field.

From then on, the little nine-tailed fox vowed to avenge his clansmen. He and the boy practiced yin and yang skills diligently, and finally killed all the members of the shogunate.

The head of the Nine-Tailed Fox learned that his tribe had been brutally slaughtered, so he committed suicide in Tushan, Qingqiu, and died with his tribe.

The world only saw the nine-tailed fox massacre the shogunate, so it is said that the nine-tailed fox is ferocious by nature, cannibalize human flesh, drink human blood, and is a huge beast, but it's all just rumors. "

"Has grandpa ever seen a nine-tailed fox?" the little boy asked
The old man opened the folding fan in his hand, stared at the spell on it, sighed, and said, "I haven't seen it before..."

The child still wanted to ask something, but the old man got up and walked into the room. At this time, the night was getting dark and it was time to go to bed.

After the old man entered his room, he locked the door behind him, opened the folding fan, and a row of twisted black charms began to move on the paper fan, and the charms began to leave the paper fan and float in the air.Immediately, she turned into a burly woman with a white mask on her face and a blue-black coarse cloth robe. Her thick long hair was pulled into a big bun, and three black wooden hairpins were inserted obliquely on it.

"Master Qingming..." The woman's voice was not loud, but very powerful and calm.

"Long time no see before Yuzao." The old man put away the paper fan and said lightly

"Actually, I killed you Nine-Tailed Fox Clan. If I hadn't brought you out of Qingqiu..." the old man continued
"I don't blame you. It's only a matter of time before the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan is discovered by the world." The woman's voice was very flat, without emotion, but with a bit of sincerity.

"Grandpa, I can't sleep..." the child shouted outside the door.

"I'll go to Qingqiu for a walk..." After the woman finished speaking, she opened the window and jumped out, turning into a black fox in the night, with nine thick tails circling and dancing behind her, but she moved very fast, tapping the eaves a few times , then disappeared.

"Grandpa, who are you talking to?" the child knocked on the door and asked

The old man opened the door, "No one, why can't you sleep?"

"Alone, afraid..."

"Then let you sleep with grandpa again today, it won't work in the future." The old man carried the child to the bed, covered him with a quilt, and tucked in the corners of the quilt.

"Jing Shan has to grow up quickly, grandpa can't take care of you forever."

The child fell asleep when he went to bed, and the old man lay on the bed, tilting his head and looking towards the direction of Kyoto through the window, wondering how long this peace can last.

In the moonlight, a black shadow flashed by, and a black nine-tailed fox landed steadily on the edge of the window, "Master Qingming, something is not right..."

The old man made a shh gesture, looked at the child again, and found that he was still asleep, so he got out of bed lightly, walked to the window, and said, "Go, go outside and talk."

After the old man finished speaking, he jumped down from the window on the second floor and landed firmly on the ground, "What's wrong?"

"On the way to Qingqiu, I saw a lot of monsters haunting Mount Kana. Will Yamata no Orochi break free from the seal?"

"It's hard to say. After all, it is a giant monster left over from the ancient times. Our four major onmyojis are also getting old. I'm afraid it won't last long."

"Looking around, there are not many outstanding onmyojis in this era. If Yamata no Orochi comes out, the people of Kyoto are afraid that there will be another catastrophe." The nine-tailed fox turned into a human form and said worriedly.

The old man stopped, stroked his beard and said, "Why don't we hold a competition, gather young onmyojis, choose four powerful ones, and train them hard. Let them inherit our mission and continue to suppress Yamata no Orochi?"

"This...you need to inform the other three adults."

"Yes, let Jingshan go with you to inform tomorrow, so that he can see the world on the way." After the old man finished speaking, Yuzao turned into a puff of green smoke and entered his paper fan, and finally replied "Um".

(Chapter 2: Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis)

The next day, after Jing Shan bid farewell to his grandfather, he set out on the road with Yu Zaoqian.Before leaving, Qingming specially instructed Yuzaoqian not to show his real body as much as possible. The appearance of the nine-tailed fox will definitely arouse the coveting of a large number of onmyoji.

The two walked out from the long bluestone alley, Jing Shan was dazzled by the prosperity of Kyoto.Women in colorful kimonos, countless shops, and hawkers carrying small loads.

And... the looming aroma of meat buns wafting in the air.

"Sister, I want to eat..." Jing Shan looked pitifully at Yu Zao with his big eyes open.

"..." Yuzao touched his pocket before, it's over, it seems that there is no money, we monsters will not die if we don't eat for hundreds of years, we never carry money with us.

"Sister, hungry..."

"Wait a minute, I'll get some money." After Yuzao said that, he walked towards a man, tore off his purse, and left as if nothing had happened.

The man watched her leave slowly with a bewildered expression, and when he wanted to catch up, Yuzao had climbed several high walls with Jingshan in his arms and disappeared.

"Sister, where are we going?" Jing Shan asked while eating the meat buns that Yuzao had just bought for him.

"Go to the Eight Hundred Bhikkhuni, the current Minister of the Taizheng." Yuzao replied while walking in front.

After a long time, a very imposing wine-red mansion appeared in front of them, with a red gate and two huge red nanmu pillars in front.In the middle of the eaves made of red glazed tiles is a huge phoenix carved from jade, poking its head out and looking down at the two of them, with sharp eyes and a sense of majesty.The huge eaves extend to both sides, like the wings of a big bird, and the eaves at the corners of the house are raised upwards, as if flying.

Yuzao went up and knocked on the door a few times, and the person who opened the door was a woman in water-blue clothes, with a pretty face, and asked softly, "Excuse me, what's the matter?"

"Minister of the Taizheng, is Master Yabaichuni there? Just say that Ampere Seimei is looking for her." Yuzao said kindly.

"Okay, I'll make an announcement." The woman bowed and was about to turn around and report when she bumped into someone.

The man was holding a turquoise scepter, and was wearing a silk maiden costume, with a snow-white top and vermilion bottom, and a water-blue ribbon tied around his waist.

"Sorry..." the woman who bumped into him said in a panic.

"Go down." The woman who was bumped said softly, without any displeasure.

"Master Eight Hundred Bhikkhuni,..." Yu Zaoqian knew this woman, and she was none other than Eight Hundred Bhikkhuni, one of the four great Onmyojis, a very powerful woman.

"Come in and say, come in and say, I haven't seen you for a long time." The woman pulled Yuzao forward and walked in.

The courtyard is different from the solemnity on the outside of the mansion. Inside it is a leisurely rural scene, with bluestone paths, rugged rockeries, a small pond with fine water, and a frog lying quietly on a lotus leaf. "With a sound, he jumped into the water, and the surface of the water stirred up several circles of ripples, which dispersed in all directions.

"Yes, after so many years of peace, the new generation of onmyojis are too slack, and I will leave the competition to me." Eight Hundred Bhikkuni said with a sigh.

"On the side of Mt. Kana... Do you want to send some people to watch it?" Tamazamo said worriedly.

Tamazamo continued: "Recently, there are monsters haunting a bit frequently..."

"Reiko Yamashita, ask a few people to guard Kanayama, hide it better, and don't startle the snake." Baiba Bhikkuni said to the woman following behind.

The woman bowed and said: "Accept orders", then turned and left.

Eight hundred bhikkhunis patted Jingshan's head and led them towards the main room.Pushing open the door, what came into view was a colorful scroll painting hanging on the wall. In the painting, there was a beautiful woman wearing a white skirt with long thin grass and colorful flowers painted on the skirt.

"Sister... so beautiful..." Jing Shan looked at the scroll and said.

The woman in the painting showed a sweet smile, walked out of the painting, and said, "Is this Qingming's grandson?"

(Short story: Death Insurance)

Xiaojiu and I met through a blind date, and when we reach the age when you are going to marry and I am going to marry, marriage does not need love as the foundation.I only wish to be able to respect each other as guests, and live together without making noise, but the reality is to crush my last wish into dust——I saw a death insurance policy at home, which Xiaojiu bought for me.

After discovering this piece of death insurance with my name written on it, I thought that I was nearly thirty years old, accomplished nothing, and my family was poor. I must really want to have a huge sum of money to make myself look good.However, all of this is just speculation. In order not to startle the snake, I decided to pretend not to know.

At night I slept next to Xiao Jiu, although I was very sleepy, I never closed my eyes, I was afraid that he would cut my throat while I was asleep.I no longer eat with Xiaojiu during the day, I am afraid that he will put colorless and tasteless poison in the dishes.I don't go out anymore, I'm afraid I will be hit and killed by someone bought by Xiaojiu while walking on the road.I'm not afraid of dying, I just don't think it's worthwhile for someone to have a big smile after death.

A week later, I left Xiaojiu and the home that was shrouded in death.I said to Xiaojiu, "I want to go out to work and subsidize my family."

In the new place, I found a bag factory to work as a sewing worker. Listening to the rattling sound of the sewing machine, I finally calmed down.At night, I had the best sleep I've ever had.Much safer without him around.

Xiao Jiu would call me every now and then, but she didn't have much to say, just said some short sentences pretending to care about "take care of yourself outside, don't be hungry, don't be cold, don't be tired".It seemed to me that he was just checking to see if I was dead so he could collect the money.

Liu Qiang will also call me every now and then. He is my colleague and needs friends when he is away from home. I will go to the movies, eat with him, and then go to bed with him.At first it was just to get revenge on Xiaojiu, but later I found out it was love, yes, I was deeply immersed in the love Liu Qiang gave me, and couldn't extricate myself.

If it is not pregnant, I think I will always follow Liu Qiang and never think of Xiaojiu.But if there is no if, the reality will never change his fierce and cruel face. Liu Qiang pointed at my stomach and said, "Get rid of it."

I didn't kill my child in the end, Liu Qiang left, and returned to the clutches of his burly woman in the countryside.It was I who called and told her that Liu Qiang was with me, because I felt that life would be fairer only if it was unfair to everyone.

My stomach is getting bigger and bigger, and I haven't told Xiao Jiu about it.Xiao Jiu's phone calls are still those short sentences of concern, which are heartwarming occasionally. I think Xiao Jiu is a good man if he didn't find the death insurance policy.

The due date is approaching, and there are many dreams every night.

In the dream, Xiao Jiu said softly, "Xiaoxue, come back, I will treat him as my own child."

In the dream, I raised the child alone, and he asked me, "Did I pick it up? Who is my father?"

In the dream, I saw the child floating on the bathtub, his body was bloated and pale, and Xiao Jiu was secretly laughing at the door.

In the dream, I saw me lying on the bed, my throat was cut, and the pillow was stained red with blood. The child pointed at Xiaojiu and said, "He killed you."

I don't think I can support a child. I have been pregnant for a long time and haven't worked for a long time. I don't have enough money. I can't even pay the rent. Fortunately, the landlord is kind enough to let me live temporarily.And I don't want to talk to Xiao Jiu about this, I think it's time for me to leave this world.

I took sleeping pills one by one, and felt sick, so I endured it and kept taking it.Just like my whole life, even though I didn't want to, I have been enduring the track of a normal person, studying when I was young, working when I grew up, getting married when I was old, and then dying.After taking the sleeping pills, I endured my sleepiness and called Xiaojiu. I said, "Xiaojiu, I'm going to die, remember to get the money when the time comes."It's not that people are about to die, and their words are kind, but a response to Xiao Jiu's constant concern.

Xiao Jiu: What did you say?

Me: I saw the death insurance you bought for me, and I don’t blame you.

Xiaojiu: I bought that one for myself.

After finishing talking, he sent me a picture, which said - policyholder: Xiaojiu, beneficiary: Xiaoxue.

Xiao Jiu went on to say: What I do is more dangerous, and my family is poor. I am afraid that after I die, you will not be able to support yourself and your children, so I bought an insurance just in case.

Sleepiness struck, I slowly closed my eyes, with a smile on my face, and fell into a dream that I would never wake up from.In the dream, I went back to Xiaojiu and gave birth to a son and a daughter, the boy was like him and the girl was like me.

　The first two chapters are the first beginnings ever written...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)