Volume 1: Yellow Springs December Chapter 14: A Thousand Thousand Branches
In the midst of anxiety, the stone rain suddenly fell from the sky.
Countless stones tumbled down from above, the largest ones larger than the head and the smaller ones as wide as a palm. They fell from an unknown height, smashed through the roof, and destroyed the house.
Then more stones fell on their faces, destroying the entire roof and breaking half of the beams. In the midst of this dust, Shanhai hugged Ah Luan tightly and squeezed into the corner of the wall, a relatively safe and stable place.
While he was busy protecting himself, he was thinking quickly in his heart.
Isn't it...... Tengu gravel?
The bolt was suddenly hit by a small stone, and no matter how much it moved, it couldn't move the stone. More stones fell on its head and body, as if it couldn't stand the pain, and a white ghost figure emerged from the bolt's body. At this time, a beam collapsed, and Shanhai hugged Ah Luan and buried his head.
Those things are like stones, and they don't seem to be. Their colors are very strange, gray is not gray, white is not white, and there are many wonderful colors. Gravel rolled to his feet, and he realized that it wasn't any stone.
It's ice.
After a while, he lifted his face slightly from under his arm. Squinting through the flying dust, he saw another white shadow in the scattered gravel and dust. The shadow really looked like a dog, but it had a crimson eagle face, and I didn't know if it was a beak or a nose sticking out of it. It also had a pair of huge black wings, and when it saw the fleeing ghost, it chased after it with just a flap of its wings, and opened its bloody mouth and bit it tightly, and shook it like a wolf and tore it violently.
As the dust in front of him was about to clear, the outline of the tengu gradually became clear. But before the mountains and seas could see clearly, the dog and the karmic ghost turned into a ray of light together, twisted twice in the air, and were taken back by someone standing on the wall.
“…… Liang, Liangqiu girl? ”
Shanhai sighed incredulously, and in surprise, he stared at the umbrella that Liang Qiu had put away.
“…… Aren't you a fellow traveler? ”
Seeing him staring at the umbrella, Mu Wan shook it and put it into the bucket.
"The name of this umbrella is 'Ye Yinlu', is it good? I'm blind. Fellow...... Don't dare to be. You and I are both onmyoji, but I know that you are an exorcist, but I am doing an errand to serve demons. I don't know if the ghost has been torn apart, and if it does, it won't be usable. ”
"Thank you for the rescue...... But, that kid ......"
"Don't dare to be. I know you have a way, but you can't be ruthless. You exorcists always have an extra sympathy for ghosts, I don't understand. I didn't go on this trip for you, I helped you by the way, so I should have repaid the favor of the fortune teller. ”
Her voice was clear and cold, and although she had been saved, she couldn't hear the meaning of kindness. Turning his head to look at the child. Ah Luan, who had recovered his strength, ran over and pushed away the stone that was holding him down. It's just that the plug still seems to be faint.
Ah Luan sniffed, checked the pulse again, and said: "Life is alive, but these two legs, I'm afraid I can't keep them." ”
"That's a human life!" Shanhai turned to her.
“…… I don't know, just think it's a ghost," she frowned, "but you can't save your own life, and you still have the leisure to take care of others?" ”
At this time, there was another lively sound in the street. Afraid to see this spectacle from afar, the villagers flocked to it again. He wanted to say something to the messenger, but he turned his head, only to find that she was gone.
Under the shouts and surrounds of people, Shanhai's consciousness was a little trance.
When I returned to the city, the outline of the moon on the horizon was clear. As soon as Ah Luan was settled in the house, he went down to the next floor to report to Pei Yuanwai. As a result, troublesome things came one after another - Pei Yuanwai didn't buy it. It's not that he is discredited, it's just that he said that the demon has been disposed of by another onmyoji. The bounty naturally fell into her hands.
"She let out a big dog, and it was terrifying! I thought it was the culprit, but who knew if she said no, teach me to look more closely into its mouth. There's something in a blur of flesh and blood, who knows what, it's dirty! But early in the afternoon, someone came with the news that the evil ghost had been caught, and the evil people were all well, so I naturally settled the money for her! ”
“…… You didn't tell me that you hired someone else. ”
"Hey, it's who does it! Immortal, you have worked hard, hurry up and take the child to rest early! I'm a big deal! ”
Rin Shanhai is not for the reward, he just thinks that it is not worth it.
The confession that was exchanged for his life was nothing in the eyes of the officials. The suffering of countless ordinary people has never been mentioned at the dinner table in their eyes.
He came out disheartened and sighed deeply. Rest for the night and it's time to leave tomorrow. If I live any longer, I'm afraid that all my belongings will be smashed in this store, and I will be ready to go home.
At this time, some hidden weapon was thrown to this side. Shanhai raised his hand and caught it. It's a bit boring, but it's not hard to notice it.
It's a bag.
Shaking the bag in his hand, Shanhai felt heavy. It's small, but it's not like broken silver, maybe it's gold.
"You take it," the disciple of the Snow Yan Sect also leaned against the railing, "I just picked up a bargain." It's also your credit to be able to draw it out. ”
"You can keep it for yourself. You know, if it were in my hands, I wouldn't use it. ”
Shanhai handed the bag over, but Mu Wan didn't buy it.
"That's nature. If you do, I won't give it to you. ”
It seems that she also knows that if the money is really collected by Shanhai, it will definitely be replaced with broken silver and copper plates and distributed to poor families in rural areas. At least, she also knows who should compensate for the widow's house and the money for the rest of her life.
“…… You, say that you are a disciple of the Snow Yan Sect. ”
Shanhai put away the money bag and looked at her carefully. Only then did he notice that even the hairband of this chivalrous woman was lightly printed with the snowflake pattern of the door emblem. And the bruise on her face has faded a lot, and she can't notice it if you don't look closely.
"I can still lie to you."
"Offended...... But the sect master of the Snow Yan Sect has long stopped accepting disciples, could it be that you are another disciple? ”
"No," she interrupted, "I'm his apprentice, and I'm a closed disciple. Since then, he has indeed stopped accepting disciples. ”
"That'...... I heard about ...... other day."
"To tell you the truth, the person I asked you to find is indeed his old man. You come from a decent family, and you are a bright and upright person, and I have seen it in my eyes. If it were an outsider, I wouldn't admit it. ”
Speaking of this, he faintly felt that there was something different in Mu Wan's eyes. Although it was only for a moment, this expression was immediately hidden by her, like dew hiding under the leaves of a corner. But Shanhai is extremely familiar with this mood, and he also has such feelings for his master and mother.
All living beings are suffering.
"Rin Dao is so big-"
You don't have to turn around to know who it is. It turned out that Ah Luan couldn't sit still in the house, so he secretly went upstairs to find Jiyuejun. As for him, he naturally heard the conversation between Shanhai and Pei Yuanwai and Liangqiu Muwan. Even so, he teased like this:
"When will you please give me a drink?"
Somehow, Mu Wan didn't have a good impression of the comer. It's not like that, she can hear the jokes, and it's not strange for a woman to walk the rivers and lakes and be ridiculed by the rabble. It's just this person that gives her a subtle sense of familiarity. But she knew she had never seen him.
"Accumulate some virtues" Shanhai turned around, "This is the girl from Liangqiu, who saved my life when dealing with that karmic ghost, and now she is giving me the reward money to share with those people." Let's talk about something upstairs, it's too noisy here. ”
The three of them went upstairs, and Mu Wan stared at him all the way. Pushing open the door, Ah Luan had already poured three teas, and was a little surprised to see the new guest, but still poured a cup of tea for her. There was a white fox lying next to Ah Luan, I don't know where it came from, it must have been brought by Jiyuejun, who liked the little demon creatures.
The cause of the incident was sorted out by the mountains and seas, and all the ins and outs of the matter were told to him. Mu Wan didn't interject, just pricked up her ears and listened, Ah Luan took out a piece of rope out of nowhere and turned up a flower thread with her. The little white fox stared at the middle with interest.
"The spirit veins have been contained. Do you see this white fox" Jiyuejun pointed to the fox, "That's one of the gods of Heshen, who was sealed in the forest by someone." I went to find it and broke it. However, from the ordinary sealing method alone, I can't tell who did it, and I don't know if I ask this fox. It led me to the Hungry Ghost Road to find the god of He, and I believe that in the near future, Huansha City will become as peaceful and fertile as before. ”
Shanhai nodded, and said coldly: "I didn't expect you to know how to do some serious things." ”
Jiyue-kun didn't quarrel with him, but went on to say that there was another Shikigami who was a raccoon.
"Did you find it?"
"Hmph......" he smiled, stretched out his sleeve, and nodded to the ground.
"Pei, Pei Yuanwai......?"
Ah Luan suddenly turned his head, his face surprised. Shanhai and Mu Wan also reacted in the same way. Jiyuejun nodded, and continued:
"That raccoon dog also fell for evil magic, and he was exchanged with the real Pei Yuan, and his temperament was exactly the same. The real Pei Yuanwai was locked up in the wine cellar, and it was also the white fox who led me there. What you just saw is the deity. I swapped their memories back so that they wouldn't be exposed. Isn't it true that you don't even notice it? ”
The more Mu Wan listened, the more strange he felt.
"From just now, the hungry ghost path you talked about, and this method of memory replacement, are not spells that ordinary people know. ...... the hell you"
Shan Hai looked at him, and Jiyuejun's expression didn't seem to intend to hide his identity. So he raised his hand and introduced to Mu Wan:
"I forgot to mention that this is the Twilight Master Polar Moon Monarch."
“…… Polar Moon, Jun? ”
"Well, it's impermanence, haven't Mu Wan heard of it" Ah Luan took back the flower thread from her frozen hand, "He is one of the twelve people who walk the six paths." ”
"Are you...... Yellow Springs in December. ”
"Exactly."
In an instant, Mu Wan stepped on the table with lightning speed, and the teacups on the table suddenly staggered, and the tea spilled all over the ground. Several people were startled, and even the little fox couldn't sit still. She didn't know when she put the umbrella under Jiyuejun's jaw, and grabbed his collar with the other hand, her eyes showing a fierce light. It was something they had never seen before.
"Six realms of impermanence, you can make it easy for me to find."