Onmyoji Shikigami Don't Cry

Chapter 81 Waiting Under the Sunset

The midday sun shines down from overhead, and even in the autumn weather, it is still hot.

The woman had already entered her room, and the clothesline from which she had just taken off the gown was still shaking slightly.

Chen Beibei glanced at the hibiscus tree with beautiful flowers.

The hibiscus flowers are still light white in the morning, but they have turned pink by noon.

Once, a friend asked Chen Beibei, what color of flowers changes three times a day?
Chen Beibei shook his head.

My friend said it was hibiscus flower...

It is obviously a very common flower, and it exists in Chen Beibei's hometown, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

Now in this ruined temple in the wilderness and the season when the vegetation is withering, I am paying attention again.

I don't know what the color of the flowers will look like in the evening.

"Master, what shall we do now?"

Yingcao looked at the wooden door closed by the woman and asked Chen Beibei.

Nie Xiaoqian is waiting for Ning Caichen in this temple...

Then it means that Nie Xiaoqian has already met Ning Caichen, and the two of them already have feelings for each other.

It's just that Ning Caichen is gone now.

Chen Beibei seemed to have realized what the task he had to do was.

That is to let Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian have a perfect ending.

Chen Beibei's current identity is an onmyoji, and what the onmyoji has to do is actually deal with some ghosts and human beings.

Let ghosts and humans live in peace.

In the eyes of Onmyoji, people are good and bad, and so are ghosts.

For the bad ones, it is natural to stop them from doing evil.For the good, we need to let them live a good life.

"Let's go back to the room and wait for the girl to go out next time."

Chen Beibei looked at Yingcao and said calmly.

……

"Xue Nu, do you want to come to bed and sleep?"

After entering the room, Chen Beibei asked Xue Nu.

Xue Nu was still the same as last night, resting against the wall, and she didn't know how she fell asleep last night.

"Need not."

Snow Maiden answered very simply.

Chen Beibei had obviously never done anything strange, but Xue Nu still seemed not at ease with him.

"Yuki, can I ask you a question?"

"Say."

"What have you changed?"

Monsters are generally transformed from animals and plants. Of course, there are also some strange non-living bodies that can also transform into monsters.

But Chen Beibei never knew what Xue Nu was like before she became a monster.

"I've always been like this."

Is it a youkai from the beginning of consciousness?
Moreover, it was an ancient monster thousands of years ago. A monster like Yuki could actually be called a god in a certain sense.

After all, she didn't do anything harmful, and she also made this world snow...

Xuenv's gaze, through the window, looked into the distance.

His eyes were cold and his expression was a little dull.

It seems that I remembered something again...

"Xue Nu, don't miss the past too much."

Chen Beibei looked at Xue Nu and said calmly.

Xuenv probably still pretends to be her lover in her heart.

Just like the hibiscus flowers blooming year after year in this ruined temple.

It was also like Nie Xiaoqian who was waiting alone for Ning Caichen's return in the next room.

"Ah."

Xue Nu withdrew her gaze and closed her eyes.

Sometimes, when Chen Beibei looked at Xue Nu, he would think of a word for no reason, pure.

Pure, clean, without a trace of impurities.

As with the body, so with the soul.

……

When the sun's rays come in from the west window.

The whole world became softer.

Twilight is here.

Chen Beibei walked out of the room, the woman in plain clothes.

On the roof, watching the sunset in the distance.

In the corner on the right side of the room, there is a bamboo ladder.

Chen Beibei walked to the ladder and climbed up.

In the old houses with mud bricks and blue tiles, people could sit on the roof.

As long as the footsteps are steady, the tiles will generally not be crushed.

"Snapped……"

As soon as Chen Beibei stepped on it, a tile shattered.

When the woman in plain clothes heard the voice, she turned her head and glanced at Chen Beibei.

"Young master, why are you here?"

There was no blame in the tone of the woman in plain clothes, her voice was very soft.

"I want to see the sunset..."

Chen Beibei gave a nonsense reason, after all, Chen Beibei couldn't say it, he just came to find her.

Standing on the roof, the line of sight suddenly became much wider.

The clouds in the sky have been dyed pale yellow by the setting sun.

The woman sat on a small stool on the roof, propped her chin with both hands, and her plain white sleeves slid down her forearms.

His brows were slightly raised, and his eyes looked into the distance again.

Chen Beibei walked carefully to Nie Xiaoqian's side, and then squatted down.

Because she is sitting, if Chen Beibei is standing, the woman needs to look up when talking.

This will give her an uncomfortable feeling.

And it's still dusk, when I stand up, the shadow will be stretched very long, and it's a bit awkward to watch.

"Girl, there seems to be something hidden in your eyes."

Chen Beibei said softly.

Chen Beibei didn't look at Nie Xiaoqian, but still looked at the sunset in the distance.

So when you talk, it's a bit like talking to yourself.

"Hiding what?"

"A man..."

The woman's body shook slightly, extremely subtle.

This was what Chen Beibei could see from the shadow of the woman.

"Oh, yes."

The woman's voice was very small, accompanied by a sigh.

The woman glanced at the hibiscus tree in the yard: "That man, I heard that he went to that direction to test his fame. It's been a year. When he left, the hibiscus tree in the yard was blooming, and now it's blooming again..."

One year is enough to test for fame.

Even if Ning Caichen failed the ranking and went back to his hometown, he should pass by Lanruo Temple.

There may be some reason why he didn't come here.

"Do you have a picture of him?"

Chen Beibei asked.

"photo……?"

The woman showed a trace of doubt, as if she couldn't understand the word.

"It's just a portrait..."

"No, what do you want, son?"

"Help you find him."

The woman's eyes suddenly fell on Chen Beibei.

At this time, a cloud floated in front of the setting sun, and the light became even darker.

Chen Beibei also looked at the woman...

Chen Beibei didn't lie, he really planned to find Ning Caichen.

To help Nie Xiaoqian is one of the reasons.Another reason is to complete your own tasks.

"Young master, please follow me..."

After the woman finished speaking, she stood up and went down the roof from the ladder.

Chen Beibei quietly followed behind her without speaking.

The woman entered her room again, but did not close the door.

Chen Beibei stood outside the door, not knowing whether to go in or not.

"Young master, please come in..."

　It seems that the style of writing has changed all of a sudden... I am wronged...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)