[Comprehensive] Goddess of Bryan

That night, Qingming, Ye Wang, and Bai Lan went to Luocheng Gate. This time, it was one of Ye Wang's two shikigami, named Hui, who carried the lantern to illuminate.

Hui is a fair-skinned, beautiful girl with single eyelids, but tonight she is dressed as a man, wearing a water dry and long hakama, holding a lantern and passing by Bailan, the latter smells a very faint fragrance.

"What kind of elf is Hui?" Bai Lan asked Ye Wang in a low voice.

"you guess."

"Is there a prize for guessing right?"

"No."

"Tsk, it's really boring." Bai Lan curled her lips, wondering what kind of plum blossom this fragrance might be.

"That's right." Ye Wang suddenly responded softly.

Bai Lan knew that he was cheating again with his spiritual vision, and reached out to pinch the child's cheek, in exchange for Ye Wang's unbelievable gaze.

Tonight they didn't use the bullock cart, they walked unhurriedly all the way towards Luocheng Gate, it was more like a walk under the moon than going to fight the monsters.

By the way, the moonlight is also very good today.A thin moon hangs in the sky, neither too dim nor too bright.The weather is hot at the end of July, but the temperature drops slightly at night, and it is warm and pleasant when the breeze blows, mixed with a hint of the vigorous growth of vegetation.The calls of unknown insects came from the grass in the corner, neither big nor small, everything was in the most perfect place.

On such a comfortable summer night, it would be a shame to hurry on the road too quickly.

A group of three people plus a shikigami walked slowly to the gate of Luocheng.By that time, it was already late at night, and I didn't meet a single person along the way. It seemed that everyone was frightened by the ghost on the Luocheng Gate, and they all huddled at home.

Before reaching the city gate, Bai Lan saw a lamp in the hazy moonlight from a distance.When he got closer, he could see more clearly, the ambiguous candle was just above the tall and silent Luocheng Gate.

"Do you want to go in?" She asked the two professionals around her.

Two senior brothers, one raised his head and focused on the light on the top floor of the city gate, while the other snorted unhappily when Bai Lan pinched his cheek just now.

Bai Lan's fingers were about to move, and she wanted to pinch the child's face again.

Fortunately, before she actually did it, Qingming said, "Tonight...it seems not the right time yet."

"Ok?"

"I just planned to come and take a look, but I didn't expect it to be such a monster." The profile of the white-clothed onmyoji seemed to be shining brightly under the faint moonlight, and the lines like flowing water flowed from the bridge of the nose to the lips. It was so soft that it was unbelievably soft, and even the eyes reflected the brilliance of the crescent moon.

He lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then looked at Bai Lan and smiled slightly: "I made a mistake, I really should call Boya over."

Bai Lan didn't think it was a big deal. According to Ye Wang's story, the monsters at the city gate killed people quite regularly, probably because of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and they only killed one person every three days.Calculated according to this rule, the monster will not strike again until tomorrow night.

Qingming and Ye Wang seem to think so too, but as the onmyojis of Ping'an Jing, they are more responsible than Bai Lan. They arranged some spells around the gate of Luocheng, saying that they can prevent this monster from killing people, so they said go home.

During the daytime of the next day, Yuan Boya came to ask about the result, and then Seimei caught him straight and asked him to go to Luocheng Gate with his family's ancestral sword at night.

Thus, Boya was added to the demon-killing team.

This time, Boya did not dress as formally as Wen Ji did that time, but was equally simple and easy, with a bow and arrow on his back, and a vermilion long knife on his waist.It is said that this knife was used by Boya's father, Prince Keming, who once killed more than ten robbers with it, and it was extremely sharp.

But what Qingming wanted was not the sharpness of the knife, but the viciousness on it.

On the way to Luocheng Gate, he explained it to two laymen.A sword is a murderous weapon, especially a sword that has killed a person, it will be contaminated with the resentment of the deceased, the more people killed, the more resentment it will be contaminated with, and the fiercer the sword will be.If it takes a long time, it will be even more terrible if the sword spirit is born.However, such a sword will be very useful against some equally fierce monsters, especially when its owner uses it.

"So Boya, it's best for you to wield the knife later. Ye Wang and I will assist you by the side, don't worry." Abe Seimei has a relaxed smile on his mouth, as long as he sees him like this, no matter how much The tension also quietly dissipated.

Yuan Boya was like this, exhaled, nodded, and grabbed the handle of the knife with his right hand: "No problem, just leave it to me."

Bai Lan listened for a long time, and found that there was nothing wrong with her, so she pointed to her nose and asked Qingming, "What about me?"

Before Qingming could answer, Ye Wang, who was walking on the other side, rushed to answer: "You can just watch from the side, and carry the lantern for us by the way."

That's right, they didn't bring shikigami tonight, so far it was Ye Wang who was carrying the lantern.

Bai Lan was very unconvinced: "My flame is also very powerful, how about showing it to you?" Then she looked up and down Ye Wang maliciously, thinking whether to burn the hair or the hem of the clothes would be more convincing.

Qingming smiled helplessly, and quickly stopped Bailan.But when it came to Bailan's flame, he was thoughtful: "Fire has been the most direct way to purify evil things since ancient times. Last time I looked at your flame, it seems that it is more lethal to evil things than ordinary flames. You might actually consider using it as a way to purify."

"Is it like how you and Ye Wang used spiritual power?" Bai Lan tilted her head.

During this period of time, she didn't live in Abe Seimei's house for so long, at least she probably figured out how they used spiritual power for divination, exorcism, purification and so on.Generally speaking, spiritual power is the foundation, and spells are the support of spiritual power and the most commonly used means of attack.Just like Mr. Madara and others, Chakra is the foundation, and Chakra is used in battle through seals.Although the name and shape are different, the essence is the same.

Since Wang Ye's spirit vision has already seen through her own origin, Bai Lan didn't hide anything, and had a discussion about Flame, Chakra and Qingming Ye Wang.Through comparison, the three found that the power of all situations is ultimately a manifestation of energy. In other words, as long as it is operated properly, Chakra can also attack in the form of spells, and spiritual power can also be used through seals.

Originally, Bai Lan wanted to use the ability of parallel time and space to prove this conjecture, but was stopped by Ye Wang.

Through the cheating tool of Spirit Vision, Ye Wang learned about the existence of another Bailan, and at the same time, he also learned about Bailan's ability to parallel time and space.It happened that Qingming was also nearby, and the two brothers had a discussion, using the knowledge of Onmyoji's system to understand Bailan's ability to spy on parallel time and space, and finally came to the conclusion that this ability is powerful, but it should be used as much as possible.

There is an enchantment between parallel worlds, or it can be understood as an obstacle to the superposition of matter and energy.Bai Lan's ability allows her to pass through this barrier and connect with herself in another world. Although she doesn't know how it works, it undoubtedly consumes a lot of energy.And that layer of enchantment will change, that is to say, every time Bai Lan passes through it, the enchantment will record the passage, and then adjust its own structure.In this way, the more times Bailan communicates with parallel time and space, the greater her consumption will be each time, and she may be hurt by that layer of enchantment in the end.

After hearing the conjectures of the two onmyojis, Bai Lan didn't say anything, but she vaguely agreed in her heart.Because she has used it twice, she can obviously feel that the second time is a little more difficult than the first time.Although this feeling of strain is not obvious, Bai Lan can still feel it because the control of her own flame is more precise.

She originally thought it was caused by the difference between the two worlds, but she didn't expect that the wall of time and space is also like a firewall, which can upgrade its own program.

Memories flashed in Bai Lan's mind. In the real world, Qingming just talked about the way the deadly flame purifies evil things: "According to our speculation, your flame, like spiritual power, is a specific form of energy. Well, since spiritual power can be attached to spells to expel evil spirits, the same should be true for flames. For example, purifying evil spirits through the Kikyo seal, or even summoning control shikigami."

Bai Lan was not very interested in shikigami, but rather interested in purifying evil spirits through the platycodon seal that Qingming said.Since Abe Seimei took the initiative to mention it, she unceremoniously asked the great onmyoji to "teach" herself.

In fact, it is more accurate to say that it is a guide, rather than a teaching.

As a novice in yin and yang who knows nothing about yin and yang, Bai Lan asked Abe Seimei to be her master as soon as she opened her mouth, which can be said to have won at the starting line.

Qingming agreed without hesitation, and what's more, Ye Wang was still on the sidelines to join in the fun, offering to say that he could also teach Bailan.

As a result, Bai Lan glanced at his small body, and said sincerely: "Let's talk about it when you are as tall as me."

King Ma Cang Ye, who is still a seven-year-old child, died.

The four of them came to the foot of Luocheng Gate, and the tall city gate was lit with lights just like last night.

But I don't know if it's Bai Lan's psychological effect, I always feel that today's candlelight... seems brighter than yesterday?

Looking at Ye Wang and Qingming, the two have already started to take out the talismans, and used a special kind of ink to draw formations on the ground. The two of them didn't say anything, maybe it's their own illusion, right?

Thinking of this, Bai Lan raised her head again, and found that it was indeed a psychological effect, and the lights were still dim and dim like last night.

The two onmyojis were busy arranging formations, while Yuan Boya was walking around with the long knife in his arms, chanting words incessantly.

Bai Lan listened carefully, and found that he was reciting a kind of prayer, asking for protection from Amaterasu Omisami.She suddenly remembered that there is a saying that the Japanese royal family is the descendant of Amaterasu Omisami, and Yuan Boya happened to have the blood of the royal family. According to the descendants of the Great God.I just don't know if this kind of posterity is true or it was fabricated by the royal family in order to consolidate their status.

"It's true." An elegant male voice sounded from the side.

Bai Lan looked over and thought that Qingming also had spiritual vision.

The young man in white who was stared at by her smiled slightly: "Your expression is too obvious. Boya is indeed related to the Great God in terms of blood, but because the time is too long, the blood lineage is thin from generation to generation, and it is not easy for the Great God to hide in Gao Tianyuan now. Show up, this relationship has almost disappeared."

"Brother, the arrangement is ready." Ye Wang came over to inform Qingming, just in time to hear what he said, and then added, "But no one can say for sure about the gods. Maybe the Great Yushen will really respond to the three boys prayer."

Qingming laughed, and said, "We can't just put our hopes on the gods, we have to work hard ourselves. Now that it's done, let's start."

Bai Lan took a few steps back to let the two perform on the stage, and Boya had already stood at the spot designated by Qingming, with her right hand tightly holding the long knife hung on her waist again, with a serious face, ready to go.

Two onmyojis, one big and one small, raised their hands at the same time, with their index and middle fingers close together on their lower lip, opened and closed their lips, and silently recited a mantra, while walking around the previously drawn mantra with a peculiar pace and rhythm.One person stood at twelve o'clock and walked clockwise, and the other stood at six o'clock and walked counterclockwise. Finally, they circled around and stood in their original positions at the same time.

The moment they stood still, the formation that was originally drawn in black ink on the ground, with spells affixed on a special spot and center suddenly lit up.

Clear white light blooms from the ground, as if Gao Tianyuan's divine light came to this world through the guidance of a spell, illuminating the darkness and impermanence of this world.

The white light formed by the formation formed a beam, deflected at an inconceivable angle in the air, and directly illuminated the candlelight on the top floor of Luocheng Gate.

All four of them raised their heads, watching the blend of white light and candlelight. Under the faint moonlight, the white light of the formation seemed brighter and softer than it was at the beginning.

then……

Nothing happened.

Ye Wang: "..."

Seimei: "Huh?"

Yuan Boya: "Is this... normal?"

Bai Lan: "Pfft!"

Seeing that the eyes of the other three people were all attracted, Bai Lan waved her hands to signal them to ignore her, and laughed so hard that she couldn't stand up straight on her knees.

Obviously, something is wrong.

The formation is still on, but the lights on Luocheng Gate have not changed, as if there are no monsters inside.

When Bai Lan had laughed enough, Qingming and Ye Wang also stopped chanting the mantra, the white light disappeared, and everything returned to normal, except for the ambiguous and dim light above the head.

Looking at the doubts on the faces of the pair of seniors, the smile that had just subsided couldn't help appearing on her lips, Bai Lan felt that they were wasting their time like this.Flipping her wrist, a small group of yellow flames appeared above her palm, and she simply said, "Get out of the way, let me try."

"Wait..." Before Abe Seimei could stop her, she saw the silver-haired girl flicking her sleeves, and the flames shot out like a cluster of rockets, and went straight to the top floor of Luocheng Gate.

The onmyoji put down his raised hand silently, paused, raised it again and stroked his forehead, looking like he was suffering from a headache.

Bai Lan was still standing on tiptoe, putting up the awning with her hands to look out: "Go in, go in!" Her tone was full of excitement.

Qingming sighed, put down his hands, and then raised his head.

It was found that just as Bai Lan described, the flames rushed in through the narrow windows on the tower.

Immediately afterwards, a loud scream broke out in the quiet night sky:

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

"It's on fire!!!"

Two voices, one male and one female.

Bai Lan wondered if it was a monster, wouldn't he be able to shout out such a down-to-earth word like "burning fire", right?So... there are two humans inside?Didn't you say that it was a monster that caused trouble?She looked at Ye Wang who reported this information, and the latter looked confused, obviously did not expect this to happen.

Soon, the fire on the top of Luocheng Gate was brightly lit, and thick smoke came out.

Two people rushed out from the small gate under the city gate in disgrace, one with long jet black hair hanging over his shoulders, the other in a messy bun.Both of them were disheveled and embarrassed, and they were a pair of men and women who were having a tryst.Among them, the man even wore only one shoe and stood barefoot on the muddy ground. Obviously, the situation was urgent and he didn't have time to find it.

Qingming frowned, told Bailan to extinguish the flame, went up to him, and asked the couple.

Seeing someone approaching, the lovers immediately realized that it was the person who set the fire, and they were about to get angry, but after seeing Qingming's clothes, they got stuck in an instant, and died like a stuck bullet before the fire came out. on the way.

"Why are you here?" Abe Seimei asked.

The woman lowered her head, her long hair fell down to cover most of her face, and said nothing, but the man scratched the back of his head, showing an embarrassed expression: "Yin Yang is an adult, we are here for a tryst."

"...Do you know that Luocheng Gate is haunted by ghosts recently?"

The man was even more embarrassed, nodded, and secretly glanced at the others, and was obviously stunned when he saw Bai Lan.

Abe Seimei's brows that had been loosened just now were furrowed again, and he turned sideways calmly, blocking the man's gaze from looking at Bai Lan.

Only then did the man come back to his senses, nodded and bowed his head: "Yes, yes, I know."

"I know you still dare to come here? It's still at night." Ye Wang taunted with one corner of his mouth raised.

The man's expression sank and he didn't say a word.

On the contrary, the woman who had been hanging her head raised a little bit at this time, revealing her smooth and full forehead, and explained in a soft voice: "Because... because of the haunting, there will be no one."

It's really for love that you don't even want your life.

Even Yuan Boya was shocked, and couldn't help but say, "Three people have already died, aren't you afraid?"

The woman turned her face and seemed to glance at the lover who continued to be silent, and then explained: "The dead... are all men, so... it will be better if I am here."

Bai Lan couldn't help applauding her, thinking that she had discovered a blind spot, but she didn't expect such a soft-spoken girl to be so courageous.

At this time, I looked at the gate of Luocheng, and it was already pitch black.I don't know if the monster really didn't come because of a woman tonight, or if he was scared away by these two people.In any case, don't expect to have any results tonight.

Qingming also recognized this fact, sighed, told the two people not to come again until the incident between the two was over, and then turned sideways to let them go.

At this moment, the two young lovers realized that they seemed to have ruined Mr. Onmyoji's business, apologized hastily, and left with each other's support.

Watching the two of them go away, Bai Lan covered her mouth and yawned: "Do you want to stay any longer?"

Qingming glanced at the pitch-black Luocheng Gate, and shook his head: "No need, if there are monsters, they won't appear again, let's come and see them tomorrow night."

So, the next night or nothing.At this time, it has been three days since the last man died. If the monster hadn't been caught, another corpse would have been found tomorrow morning. Appear.

From this point of view, it is a good thing.

The night passed.

When Bai Lan woke up in the morning, King Ye had already been called by He Mao Zhongxing to inquire about the progress of the Luocheng Gate incident, and Shikigami Ying and Tao had already prepared breakfast.

It was supposed to be an ordinary day, but even Seimei violated the material taboo in an ordinary way and didn't go to work.As a result, when Bai Lan was halfway through breakfast, Ye Wang's shikigami suddenly came back, and her master was not with her: "Master Qingming! Lord Bailan! Another corpse appeared under the gate of Luocheng! Lord Ye has come forward!" Go to Luocheng Gate, let me inform you, please go as soon as possible!"

Oh well, this is interesting.

Bai Lan put down her chopsticks and bowl, and turned to look at Qingming who was reading next to her.

A deep wrinkle appeared between the brows of the white-clothed onmyoji, and he stood up: "We'll go there immediately after Bai Lan finishes her breakfast."

"No, I'm full, let's go now."

Before the words were finished, someone pushed open the two dilapidated doors of Qingming's house and rushed in.

The visitor was panting, scrambling across the yard full of wild flowers and weeds, rushed to the porch, knelt down on the wet soil in the morning, and shouted loudly: "Master Onmyoji! Please avenge Nadeshiko!" !"

The man raised his head, sweating profusely, it was the man who had a tryst with men and women last night!

Is that the girl who died?

What did the girl say last night?

——"The dead...are all men, so...it will be better if I am here."

What a fart, the man didn't die, but the woman died.

Is that monster and evil spirit provoked by their actions and annoyed?Or was the monster hiding aside at that time, hearing the woman's brazen words, and determined to teach her a lesson?Or is that monster purely doing whatever it wants, killing whoever it wants, regardless of location, gender, age or status?Otherwise, the couple went home last night, why would they chase after them and kill them.

Abe Seimei also thought of this, and asked the man who hadn't recovered from panting for a long time, and he didn't know how far he came from and at what speed, as a samurai was so tired.

"Do you know when Nadeko was killed? Was she still alive when you parted?"

I thought I would get a negative or positive answer, but unexpectedly the samurai faltered and hesitated for a moment before answering: "We...we went back later."

Bai Lan wanted to applaud him again, but seeing the Onmyoji's face, she didn't move.

Hearing this answer, even Qingming's careless character couldn't help but get angry, and asked in a deep voice: "Didn't I say that you can't go to Luocheng Gate until the monsters are dealt with? Especially at night. Why are you going back?!"