Onmyoji Shikigami Don't Cry

Chapter 315 He Mao Ancestral Hall
At night, the deserted streets give people a sense of tranquility.

On this island, there is a main road in the middle of the island, named Suzaku Avenue, which divides the entire island into east and west sides.

This is the same name as Suzaku Avenue in Heiankyo.

In terms of the style and layout of other buildings, there are many similarities with Heian-kyo.

The vertical Suzaku Avenue connects He Maozong's mansion and the city gate at the end of the island.During this period, there are many horizontal paths connecting Suzaku Avenue.

If you look down from above, you can see that the buildings on the entire island are like a chessboard, and those roads are the vertical and horizontal lines on the chessboard.

At this moment, Chen Beibei was walking along one of the trails with the middle-aged soldier and Yingcao.

From what the soldier said before, Chen Beibei could vaguely feel that the people on this island were not that afraid of monsters, or that they were unfamiliar with them.

"So that's the case, then, have other monsters appeared on this island?"

Chen Beibei looked at the soldier and asked him.

At this time, Chen Beibei had gradually become curious about this island. After all, hair-eating ghosts had appeared on this island several times.

Moreover, when these ordinary soldiers talked about hair-eating ghosts, they didn't react in any surprise at all.In a sense, to them, hair eaters are more like us in the outside world, to bad people who have done some bad things.

"Any other monsters?"

The soldier looked at Chen Beibei with a defensive look on his face.

"Ah."

Chen Beibei nodded.

"The old lord has said before about the monsters, you can't talk about it with outsiders. So, let's end this matter here."

The soldier looked at Chen Beibei and said slowly.

Every place has different regulations. Monsters are originally very mysterious things, and it is not so incomprehensible to be asked not to talk about them.

"OK then."

Now that the soldiers had already said so, Chen Beibei had no choice but to stop.

After all, if you continue to ask questions, it will not only embarrass the soldiers, but also make people curious about your identity and purpose.

During the brief silence, Chen Beibei focused his attention on the buildings beside the street.

Except for Suzaku Avenue, these trails are not very wide, and can probably accommodate four people walking side by side.On both sides of many roads, cherry blossom trees are planted, and there will be one cherry blossom tree almost every two meters.

Walked through several different trails, all the same.

"The people here seem to be very loyal to Sakura."

Chen Beibei couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Hearing Chen Beibei talk about cherry blossoms, a smile appeared on the soldier's face.It's the kind of proud smile, like the kind of smile that adults have when others talk about their children's good grades.

"That's true."

The soldier looked up at the endless cherry blossom trees on the street, his face was full of happiness.

"When March comes, the cherry blossoms on the island will bloom one by one, white and pink, covering the whole island in such a beautiful scenery.

Just thinking about it makes me very excited, under the cherry blossom tree, some things that are difficult to say on weekdays, I will talk about them inadvertently, saying..."

The middle-aged soldier smirked, and then continued: "My wife and I first showed our love to each other under the cherry blossom tree."

"It's really enviable. If you can see the cherry blossoms here, it must be a very happy thing."

Chen Beibei said sincerely.

"Yes, but the cherry blossom season on the island is very short, only three to seven days. In about ten days, the cherry blossoms on the entire island will completely wither.

The cherry blossoms withered, like it was raining, and the pink cherry blossoms rained one after another. Whenever it ended, it would make people feel like they were waking up from a big dream. "

The soldier seems to be immersed in the beauty of the cherry blossoms in full bloom. His hands are also on the cherry tree, stroking gently, and the emotions in his eyes are also quietly overflowing in this cool summer night.

The three of them continued walking, walked out of this small path, and unexpectedly merged into Suzaku Avenue.

"Ah, the road is so wide."

When Chen Beibei saw Suzaku Avenue, he couldn't help saying.

Suzaku Avenue is not like other small roads. Some straight lines are drawn in the middle of Suzaku Avenue. These straight lines divide the entire Suzaku Avenue into four small roads.

Even if it is a small road, it is only relative to Suzaku Avenue.

There are four paths, the two in the middle are relatively wide, and can accommodate about six people walking side by side.The two paths on both sides are slightly narrower, but they can also accommodate four people walking side by side.

"This is the main road of our Little Tulu Island. The two ends at the end are connected to He Maozong's Mansion and the South City Gate. But we can only take the trails on both sides. The two avenues in the middle are specially for adults to travel by car."

Soldier explained.

"What kind of place is He Maozong's mansion?"

Chen Beibei looked at the soldier and asked him.

At this time, looking north from Suzaku Avenue, you still can't see the end.So he couldn't see He Maozong's mansion yet.

"It is the place where the young master and the adults deal with the affairs of the island. If anything happened on the island before, the old master will deal with it quickly. He is really a good and dedicated master. But now that he is older, after a year The former gave way to the young master. In terms of treating us, the young master and the old master are equally good. Alas, it’s just that the young master has always wanted to take us away from this island, as if to say that there are more suitable places to live outside. "

The soldier's eyes were looking towards the north, which was the direction of He Maozong's mansion. When the soldier said the last sentence, an indescribable emotion appeared on his face.

Anxiety, worry, or longing.In short, it is very complicated. It is these emotions, but not only these emotions.

"Leave this island?"

Chen Beibei asked.

Many buildings on this island can be seen the traces of years of washing, especially the south gate, which is full of potholes and mottled by the wind and sand, but even so, the tall south gate still looks indestructible.

An island like this is actually not much different from the former capital. It is a place where you can live and live very well.

Of course, the premise is to ignore the fault with the outside civilization.

"Yes, the young master has been planning this matter all along, but the old master does not agree, so it has not been implemented. The construction of this place was completed only with the determination of the ancestors to die. So we I also want to protect it well..."

The soldier looked at Chen Beibei and said seriously.

……

Suzaku Avenue.

The cool wind blows, since there is some cold feeling.

Chen Beibei, Yingcao, and the soldier walked on the rightmost path at a leisurely pace.

If this island was hundreds of years ago, or even 1000 years ago, it would definitely be a prosperous island, and the people inside would live and work in peace and contentment, singing and dancing, without worrying about anything.

"Let's move on."

Chen Beibei looked at the soldier and said to him.

Yingcao has always held Chen Beibei's hand. Although she always likes to be mischievous and has a lively personality, on this night, Yingcao is quiet.

"Ah."

The soldier nodded and continued to walk north along Suzaku Avenue.

The purpose of Chen Beibei's coming out tonight was to treat the soldiers who were burned by the fire. Not long ago, the only ancestral hall on this island, the He Mao Ancestral Hall, was destroyed by fire.All the soldiers guarding He Mao's ancestral hall were also burned to death, leaving only one dying soldier.

This soldier is naturally very important to those in power on this island. After all, this soldier may know who the arsonist who burned down He Mao's ancestral hall was.

And if Chen Beibei revived him, then maybe he could get the attention of the people in power on this island.

At least, you can leave a little impression.

In this case, it would be somewhat helpful to rescue Xia Mu, and it was precisely for this purpose that Chen Beibei would go out at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night.

And now, it's already one o'clock in the morning.

Chen Beibei and the others had been walking for nearly an hour, but the soldiers didn't look very tired yet.

"Fortunately, the soldiers don't look very tired..."

Chen Beibei said secretly in his heart.

At this time, it had been a long time since walking, and Chen Beibei felt a little tired, but now he could only continue walking.

After all, to the soldiers, Chen Beibei and the others were just boat passengers who had just landed on the island.Chen Beibei and the others didn't know about the burning of He Mao's ancestral hall, nor did they know about the burning of soldiers.

If Chen Beibei offered to treat the burnt soldiers, he would undoubtedly make himself suspicious.

Therefore, Chen Beibei planned to go to He Mao's Ancestral Hall, and then mention this matter. In this way, everything will become natural.

The distance between the He Mao Ancestral Hall and the He Mao Zong Mansion is not very far, and they are both at the northernmost point of Suzaku Avenue. The He Mao Ancestral Hall is used for family sacrifices, crown ceremonies, weddings, funerals, and disputes within the clan.In a family, it belongs to the most important building and has the highest status.

He Maozong's mansion is more like a court, a place that handles the affairs of the entire island.

On such an island where a single family lives together, the status of the ancestral hall is undoubtedly higher than that of the ancestral mansion, so the He Mao Ancestral Hall was built on a mountain on the left side of Suzaku Avenue, while the He Mao Zong Mansion was built on the flat land on the right.

The location of the He Mao Ancestral Hall was told by Gu Huo Niao to Chen Beibei, so now Chen Beibei only needs to walk along Suzaku Avenue. As for how far away, Chen Beibei doesn't know.

"Let's stop now."

The soldier stopped suddenly, looked at Chen Beibei, and said to him.

"what happened?"

Chen Beibei looked around and found nothing unusual, so he asked suspiciously.

"If you go any further, you will come to the end of Suzaku Avenue..."

Soldier explained.

"There is no end, uncle, you are lying!"

Yingcao said.

At this time, if you look forward, you still can't see the end of Suzaku Avenue, so Chen Beibei also intends to say that he has not seen the end, but Yingcao preempted him.

"Although we haven't arrived yet, we will be there if we continue to walk for about half an hour. There will be warriors guarding the road ahead, and it will be troublesome if they find out, so let's go back."

The soldier looked at Chen Beibei and Yingcao, and said with some embarrassment.

"Is it okay to just walk on the road?"

Chen Beibei asked.

"That's not the case. If it was a weekday, it would of course be allowed. However, not long ago, the ancestral hall of our He Mao clan was burned down. The old lord sent warriors to guard at the end of Suzaku Avenue day and night, not to let the People approach He Maozong Temple and He Maozong Mansion at will."

Soldier explained.

Although what the soldier said was information that Chen Beibei already knew, but now he could just follow the soldier's words and ask further questions.

"The ancestral hall was burned down, who did it?"

Chen Beibei asked.

"No one knows who burned it down, because almost all the guarding soldiers were burned to death, and the one who remained is still unconscious. Alas, it is really worrying that such a thing happened. .”

The expression on the soldier's face also became serious.

"We, the Kamo clan, have lived on this island for 400 years, and this is the first time something like this has happened. If it was an accident, then don't worry too much. I'm afraid that someone is plotting something wrong, or that it was sent down by the gods. punish……"

The soldier continued.

"You said there was another unconscious? What's going on?"

Chen Beibei looked at the soldier and asked him.

Now that the soldiers have said all these things, things have become very simple for Chen Beibei.

"It's so pitiful to be burned by the fire. It looks like dead, but there is still a breath..."

The soldier looked at Chen Beibei with a trace of unbearable expression on his face.

Probably because I saw the burnt soldier, so when I mentioned those terrible scenes, they naturally came to my mind.

"Just a burn?"

When Chen Beibei spoke, a smile appeared on his face.

"Hey, how can you still laugh? And you are still using only such words, it is clearly in a dangerous situation where you may die at any time..."

When the soldier spoke, he looked very angry.

"Because, if it's just a burn, then there's no problem..."

Chen Beibei looked at the soldiers and said slowly.

"What's all right?"

asked the soldier suspiciously.

Chen Beibei looked at Yingcao, and then replied: "Because, in the outside world, there is a medicine that can heal burns, and it happens that I am still carrying it with me at the moment, so if it is just a burn, then there is no problem."

When Chen Beibei spoke, he always had a very indifferent feeling, as if being burned to the brink of death was really just a small thing.

This made the soldiers have to believe that Chen Beibei really had special medicine to heal burns...

　feeling bad……

　　
　
(End of this chapter)