juvenile onmyoji

"Master Qingming, why did you come here?"

The girl's voice was full of surprise, and Yuan Chuyu clenched her fists tightly in the armhole.

Qingming smiled and waited for Lizi to pounce, but Lizi barely stopped halfway, "It's a good thing I didn't look for you, I just stood there and waited for you."

"That's right, it's the correct disposition." Qingming glanced at the people beside him while saying this.His eyes stopped on a young man's face, and he was a little surprised, "Michiman Ashiya? Why are you here, and you are still with Yuan Chuyu?"

"I told you at that time that I would definitely go to Heian-kyo, right?" Ashiya Michiru drew his tone and looked Seimei up and down, "It's a pity that you are not an onmyoji now. I wanted to discuss with you."

Qingming smiled slightly, "It's just a title. No one can take away my Onmyoji. Of course, if you are afraid of challenging me, you can still use the excuse that I am no longer an Onmyoji."

Ashiya Michiomi scowled.The wind blew the lantern above his head, making his face flickering. "Your tongue is still so sharp, Abe Seimei. I hope to see you again in the future. Your bones are also so hard."

Qingming raised the corners of her lips indifferently, glanced at him, then turned her gaze back to Lizi's face, "Let's go."

Lizi nodded and watched him take the Zhuhua box from her hand.

It seemed rude to just walk away without saying a word.After taking two steps, she still turned around and nodded slightly to Yuan Chuyu, then turned around and left.

Because of the episode just now, Lizi has no intention of going to the market anymore.It didn't matter to Qingming, she came out with her in the first place.

The two sat in the bullock cart.But the temperature inside the bullock cart is as cold as outside, and the breath that comes out is white.The difference is that there are paper bulbs hanging in the car, and the orange light looks warm.

The bullock cart began to drive steadily.However, the wooden wheels are not shock-absorbing, and they will still shake slightly with the swing of the car when sitting in them.Lizi tightened her cloak, "Yuanchuyu's blindfold has been removed."

"Well, I see it. It seems to have gifted eyes. I just don't know what kind of talent it is. It seems that he will soon become a high-ranking onmyoji." Qingming said lightly.

"Did Yamata no Orochi give it to him?" Riko asked.

"Probably."

"I didn't expect it to be like this. Yuan Chuyu still chose this path." Lizi's words were mixed with a sigh.

"How did you meet them?" Qingming leaned against the car wall, resting his elbows on the car window, propping his side face.

"Ever since I separated from you, I've been standing by the bead flower stall. When I heard someone calling my name, I turned my head, and when I saw a man in a black hunting suit, I looked up..."

"You said Yuan Chuyu was wearing a black safari?" Seimei's sloppy look disappeared instantly, replaced by a dignified expression.

"Hmm...that's right, I remember correctly," Lizi recalled, "Although I only took a look at it, it was indeed a black hunting suit. Yuan Chuyu even covered up the outer coat tightly when I looked over. Seimei-sama, what happened to the black hunting clothes?"

"Onmyoji are divided into official and private ones. For example, most of the onmyoji from Kamo's house will be recruited by Onmyoliao. Therefore, they are also called Onmyoji in Heian-kyo. Harima, Hyuga, and Tosa are folk schools. Basically, they will not be recruited. Recruited into the Yin Yang House."

It means that He Mao's family is a qualified and officially recognized school, Li Zi thought.

"But no matter what, they are all decent onmyojis. But there are also some people who learn onmyoji not to kill demons, but to rely on onmyoji for their own personal gain. They even do evil things. These onmyojis are also organized , would wear a black hunting suit with a red mandala embroidered on the chest."

"But their actions are very secretive. No one knows what they did. They only know that the onmyojis in black hunting clothes are cruel. Generally, everyone will avoid them when they meet."

Qingming paused, "Maybe I was thinking too much. After all, you haven't seen the whole picture of Kari, maybe it's ordinary clothes."

Although Seimei said this, Lizi still felt that Yuan Chuyu was almost this kind of hunting clothes.

"Ah, stop." She glanced at a food stall outside, "I forgot to buy food for Shuten and Ibaraki. Promise them."

The coachman stopped immediately when he heard the voice.Lizi opened the door and jumped down, running to the food stall.

"Hey, it's grilled meatballs." She ordered two skewers of egg, matcha, red bean and soy sauce.While waiting for the baked meatballs, the woman next to her who also bought baked meatballs was talking about eating mirror cakes.

"After the Chinese New Year, you can smash the mirror cakes and make soup. This time I bought red mirror cakes. I am very happy when I look at them. It must look very good when cooked into porridge."

"Did you buy the red mirror cake too? I bought it too."

Li Zi remembered that her mirror cake had changed from red to white.Slightly frowning, why did everyone buy red mirror cakes, but theirs faded?

This kind of small matter was forgotten by her the moment she took the ball.

I spent a few extra coppers to buy a food box made of bamboo. After putting the meatballs in, I got on the ox cart again.

The bullock cart continued to drive towards Tuyumen Avenue.

When they got home, Riko took out the food box and asked Ibaraki who was warming up by the fire, "Where's Shuten?"

"The roof, that fire boy." Ibaraki said, rubbing the palms and backs of his hands.

Li Zi leaned out half of her body immediately, "Jiu Tun, let's eat meatballs."

"No." A drunken and playful answer came from above his head.

Lizi had no choice but to pass the food box to Ibaraki, "It's getting cold, ask Suzaku for a stove and iron net to roast it."

"Don't be so troublesome," Ibaraki took the food box and howled outside, "Swallow the wine and bake the meatballs."

Shuten jumped down and landed on the corridor outside.He strode in to take the food box, shook the gourd and opened the lid.With a bang, the gourd sprayed out a big ball of fire, and the dumpling was directly baked into a caramel flavor.

"Not bad." Ibaraki took it without disdain.

Lizi smiled and walked into the house, hanging the small blue wind chime in front of the window.Put the bead flower in a small box.To tell the truth, her jewelry is pitifully small.Except for the sandalwood hairpin that a grandma gave her, and the little pearl flowers that Qingming gave her.Then there are two orange blossoms that I bought at the market today.

She usually uses her own braided hair rope.

……

The new year is over.Decorative Kadomatsu and archery targets have been removed.There are not many Abe family members, and there are not many decorations.

In the morning, Li Zi sits at the table drinking soup made from mirror cakes.To put it bluntly, it is white glutinous rice cakes that have been mashed and boiled.There is honey in it, which is quite delicious.In the cold winter, drinking hot glutinous rice paste, I feel my body is warm.

"I don't know what the red mirror cake tastes like." She put down the empty bowl, stood up, and went to the shrine with her satchel.

"In previous years, it was all white mirror cakes," Qingming said, "Who made the red mirror cakes this year?"

"Small merchant." She replied casually, and walked out with her satchel on her back, "I'm leaving."

Ibaraki heard the sound and followed, "Today I will go to the shrine with you."

Riko nodded, and walked out side by side with Ibaraki.

"Ibaraki, did you go to Oeyama with Jiu Tun when you were young?"

"Well, Shuten met me by the Kamogawa River. He didn't think I was ugly when I turned into a monster, so he took me back like that." Ibaraki said.

"It sounds like alcoholism wasn't that big at that time."

"Yeah, but he was tall at that time, so I always thought he was older than me, and called him brother for a long time."

"Eh? Is Shuten not as old as you?"

"No." Izuku said firmly.

Thinking of Jiu Tun's appearance when she was a child, Li Zi calmly told Ibaraki to go home with the little wine gourd on her back.I just thought it was cute.

"Is that why Ibaraki is so addicted to alcohol?"

"Well, because he is the only one who is willing to take care of me, it is very important to me." Ibaraki said honestly, "I have nothing else to repay him, only one life. But he said he is not rare. I can only do it every day Chased after him and praised him."

Pfft, so that's the case...

Pear couldn't help but lower her eyebrows.But I smiled and felt a little sad.He is a child who longs to be loved.

No wonder Ibaraki, who was originally hostile to humans, went to help with the work with a stiff expression because the people at the shrine smiled at him kindly.In fact, Ibaraki only needs a little kindness.

When they arrived at the shrine in an ox cart, the shrine master immediately greeted them, "Kiko brought some soup made from Kagami cakes from home. For those who haven't had breakfast, come and drink some, and your body will be warm. Xiaoli, come and drink some."

"I've already drunk it." Lizi directly refused, and picked up the dustpan beside her to help clean up the decorations that had been removed for the New Year.

The priest again warmly greeted Ibaraki.

Ibaraki hesitated for a moment, it was the aunt who gave him delicious oranges that day.If you don't go to her, shouldn't you give me oranges?

He frowned and considered for a while, then nodded and followed to eat mirror porridge.

After finishing packing with the dustpan, Lizi turned her head and saw Ibaraki walking out with a satisfied face behind the priestesses who had finished their porridge.Seeing Lizi, he happily ran over and said, "I've got the Hongjing porridge you've always wanted, Xiaoli."

"Really?" Li Zi straightened up, pinned her wind-blown hair behind her ears and said with a smile, "What's the smell?"

Ibaraki recalled, "It's a little sweet, but also a little delicious."

Lizi smiled, "Okay, it's useless to ask. Okay, I'm going to work. My job today is to look at the merit box. What are you going to do?"

"I'll follow you." Ibaraki said.

Pear nodded.

After the new year, there are not as many believers who come to offer incense and pray.Most of them are old customers.The kind of person who feels uncomfortable if he doesn't worship at the shrine every day.

Lizi stood by the merit box and watched the copper coins not fall to the ground.Because she is close to the kneeling futon, sometimes the believers make their vows louder, so she can hear them.But most believers make a wish in their hearts.

"God Ebisu, please bless me to catch fish as big as New Year's coins when I go fishing in the sea."

This wish is very big, Lizi looked at the young man who was making a wish.

"God Ebisu, please bless my child to grow up to be a high-ranking official, preferably a minister of the Taizheng."

"God Ebisu, I want to become more beautiful. Let me become the number one beauty in Heian-kyo."

"Lord Ebisu, I want to get rich and get a lot of money. I want to become the richest person in Heian-kyo. I want countless people to worship me, even the ministers have to bow to me."

"I'm going to be a big. Onmyoji at the age of 15."

"I want gods to live in my house."

"I want……"

Lizi frowned tightly, looking at the whole hall of believers with fanatical expressions on their faces, loudly voicing her wish.These wishes are getting bigger and bigger one by one, and it is simply impossible to realize them.

And the strange thing is, when did these introverted believers start to express their wishes so unabashedly?

She turned to look at the other witch at the door.I saw that her face was flushed, and her mouth was opening and closing to express her wish.

"I want to be the God Lord, be the God Lord."

It was just too weird.Is everyone going crazy in the new year?

After making their wish, the believers left the hall with satisfied expressions.It was the same with the witch just now, she didn't seem to remember what happened just now.He continued to do his work calmly.

When eating lunch at noon, Lizi found something strange again.The priestess, who usually yelled about losing weight, ate and drank without restraint.Four rice balls and two bowls of miso soup.Another miko, who is a bit of a clean freak, refuses to eat because she feels that everything is unclean.

In the evening, the shrine was about to close, and there were quarrels in the shrine again.I ran over and saw that the god master was grabbing the broom with Tu Buddha.

"I've endured you for a long time. My shrine doesn't need your pointing. I said it's very clean and doesn't need to be cleaned."

The god master put on the posture of grabbing rice with others in the market. She was tall and strong, but Tu Buddha looked small.Tu Fu couldn't speak again, his black face turned scarlet with anger, and he pointed at a little bit of dirt brought in by believers under the wall and yelled "Aww".It looks like it wants to be swept away.

In the end, Tu Fu was still no match for the strength of the divine master, and watched helplessly as the divine master took the broom away aggressively.Tu Buddha without a broom crouched in the corner and began to wipe his tears.

pear:"……"

What happened today?The always easy-going divine master suddenly became very strong.And everyone is also weird.

After walking out of the shrine, Rika and Ibaraki boarded an ox cart and drove towards their home on Tsuchimikado Dori.

"Do you think everyone's behavior is very strange today?" Lizi asked in the bullock cart.

"How strange?" Ibaraki looked over.

"It's that each of them doesn't seem to hide their own thoughts." Lizi described it carefully.

"It's okay," Ibaraki said disapprovingly, "If you have something to say, you should say it, just like us monsters. I always think that human beings are too pretending, and they can go around several times when they say something. Isn't it so carefree to say what's on your mind? Is it good? Save people from guessing."

Ugh……

Pear sighed softly.

"By the way, this is for you." She suddenly remembered something, and took out a blue hair rope from her pocket.Very thin cowhide bands, wrapped with sky blue silk threads.

"I see that you like to tie a little knot for yourself. But you always pull your hair with hemp rope, right? I happened to see it in the market yesterday, so I bought this for you. I was going to give it to you in the morning, but when things get busy forget."

Ibaraki's eyes shook slightly in surprise and he took it.It's different from what she usually buys him food.This is not a gift to ask for.

"Is it just me? Everyone doesn't have it?" The young man asked greedily, wanting exclusive love.

"Yes, you are the only one. Because you are the only one."

"That's great." Ibaraki, who received a unique gift, smiled and put the hair rope into his pocket.

Seeing his happy look, Lizi couldn't help but also smiled, "I like it so much, I'll buy it for you next time I meet."

Ibaraki raised the corner of his mouth, how could he like this hair rope?He just craves exclusive care.A child who has always been disliked and grew up, wants to hold on to him with a little care.It's like he is always clinging to Shuten, because only Jiuten is willing to take care of him.

The same goes for Shuten, right?Xiaoli's occasional care is enough for Jiu Tun to stick greedily to draw warmth.Even if it is concerned about Shikigami, so what?As long as he grabs them all, they will all be his.

Ibaraki felt an uncontrollable emotion surging in his heart, sweeping over like a wave.

After finishing the headband, Lizi lowered her eyes to sort the papers in the satchel, and suddenly felt a huge shadow cast over her.She instinctively yelled "There are monsters in Ibaraki" and raised her head.

Ibaraki propped his arms against the car wall, trapping her between the corner and his chest.The boy has broad shoulders and narrow waist, but his volume is much larger than hers.For a moment she couldn't see anything but Ibaraki's face.

"I still want it," Ibaraki said with a hoarse voice, "Do you have any other gifts? Give them to me. Don't give them to others. You can't even drink alcohol."

There is strong greed in the beautiful peach eyes, and Lizi can almost see the word "gift" from above.

She wanted to laugh a little, with one hand on the ground and the other on his chest, "There's only paper left in the bag. Otherwise, I'll show you a big brother and you two can play together. It's also a gift."

"There are no more presents." Ibaraki's face was full of disappointment.He rolled his eyes and glanced at Lizi, "If you don't give me a gift, then give me something else."

"what?"

"I want adults to only like me." The boy raised his face, with a strong fanaticism hanging on it, "You said you only like me, and you only buy me meatballs and hair ropes."

"Whether it's Shuten, Seimei, or Suzaku and Teng Snake. You don't care about them. Just look at me every day. No matter where you go, you only think about me. Only take care of me, only love me .Just drive Shuten out. Is it okay for you to be the only shikigami?"

Only then did Riko realize that Ibaraki was abnormal.

This anomaly reminded her of the strange feeling the shrine gave her.

"Calm down first, let me get up." She patted the top of Ibaraki's head, and flattened the little grip he tied.

"I'm very calm. This is what I said after careful consideration." Ibaraki's face was full of love, love, and hugs.

Pfft, thinking about it...

"Okay, you're very calm." Lizi said softly along with him, "Of course I like Ibaraki the most. You see, I only bought hair ropes for you alone. Not only that, but I bought the roasted meatballs yesterday for selfish reasons. "

"Because I know Shuten doesn't like snacks, I deliberately bought two people's meatballs so that he can't say anything. But you can eat the meatballs for two people alone."

"Let's go home first. You can't throw Jiu Tun away. Wouldn't it be good to let him watch your happy life every day? There is only harm when there is comparison."

"It's true." Ibaraki's eyes immediately became bright, "But I still want a gift. Only a gift can prove that the adult's love is for me alone."

The topic came back again.

"I'll have it when I get home." Lizi said with a smile.

……

Ibaraki chased Riko all the way into the courtyard.He stared back at all the servants who greeted Lizi on the way.

Riko entered the room, and she just said with a smile, "Master Seimei, I'm back." Ibaraki rushed in front of her gloomyly, blocked her view and lowered his face, "It was agreed to only look at me. Wild men and so on Stop looking."

Qingming: "..."

"Go to my room," Lizi said hastily, "in the bottom drawer of the low cabinet in the corner, there is a small bronze box. It is a gift for Ibaraki."

"Really?" Ibaraki's eyes lit up, and immediately rushed towards the dormitory like a gust of wind.

"What's the matter with him? What's the wind?" Jiu Tun, who was standing under the corridor, frowned and asked.

"I don't know either." Lizi threw the satchel on the ground, sat down and beat her shoulder with one hand.Tired of standing all day. "It seems that everyone is weird today."

Seimei frowned slightly, "I don't think so. I just think there is something wrong with Ibaraki. If it was a human, I would think he was possessed by some monster. But Ibaraki himself is a monster..."

"Maybe it's because you didn't go out. Everyone is very abnormal today." Riko told what she saw at the shrine.

"Are you talking about this dog?" Ibaraki asked suspiciously as he came out of the room.In his hand was a small wooden puppy.

It was a small decoration that Lizi bought for herself.

"Well, that's it," Riko said, "No one else has it. Only Ibaraki has it."

Ibaraki immediately raised a big smile, showing off to Jiu Tun, "Xiaoli only likes me now. You old-fashioned god will be eliminated."

"Go away." Jiu Tun said lazily.He looked at Ibaraki with slack eyes, "If you want to get beaten up, talk more."

Ibaraki ignored him, and rushed towards Lizi again, "I want a hug."

"Ah—" Following the cry, Ibaraki was thrown out by Shuten's neck.

"It sounds like when you meet people at the shrine, you openly express your wishes." Seimei said, "People who usually clamor to lose weight release their inner desire to eat. People with a little cleanliness magnify this kind of desire." Personality. The Divine Master has also exposed her character that likes to control everything. Isn't Ibaraki's current appearance just a desire to be magnified?"

"He is greedy for warmth, wants more, and only wants unique love. Usually, he may be satisfied with just a little warmth. But now he magnifies his desire, becomes very greedy, and even full of possessiveness. What did he do today? thing?"

Qingming looked towards the courtyard, and Ibaraki was being trampled on the ground by Jiu Tun, shouting, "Xiao Li, look at me. Don't talk to that wild man. You talked too much to him today. I'm going to be angry."

"I'm the one who is going to be angry." Jiu Tun stepped on Ibaraki's back with one foot, and increased his strength by a third.

Ibaraki: "Hey, it hurts."

"Something special?" Lizi thought for a while, "Does drinking red mirror cake porridge count?"