Night.

A full moon, full of stars, and a cold breath in the air, Yingcao and Zashiki Boy walked in front hand in hand.

And the bride hid in the pocket of the Zashiki boy.

People in Qinghe Town generally go to bed early, let alone winter.

Although it was only seven hours in the evening, there were few people on the streets.

"Chen Beibei, in the past few days when you are away, Grandpa Wenliu has come to our house a few times."

Chen Yan said suddenly.

Chen Yan was still a little unexpected, after all, Grandpa Wenliu and Chen Yan were not very familiar.

Oh...... That's right......

Three-tailed fox!

"Did Grandpa Wenliu come to our house to find the three-tailed fox?"

Chen Beibei looked at Chen Yan and asked her.

"No, Grandpa Wenliu already has a wife, and the relationship with the three-tailed fox has long been let go. Whether it is the three-tailed fox or Grandpa Wenliu, they have already buried the most beautiful place in their hearts about that relationship. Now the two of them also know that it is better not to meet than not to meet, so most of the time, if they can avoid it, Grandpa Wenliu will avoid the three-tailed fox. ”

Chen said tiredly.

Grandpa Wenliu has always been a person who can see things very thoroughly.

Probably.

In the matter of the three-tailed fox, Grandpa Wen Liu thought more than Chen Beibei and them.

At this time, Grandpa Wenliu was already old.

Soon will die.

During this period of time, for the monsters, it may be just a flick of a finger and fleeting......

Grandpa Wen Liu probably wants to make himself and the three-tailed fox completely strangers as much as possible during this time. Because in this way, the three-tailed fox will not feel sad because of his death.

Well...... Don't grieve...... I guess it's the best.

"Then what is Grandpa Wenliu doing at our house?"

Chen Beibei looked at Chen Yan and asked her.

If it weren't for the three-tailed fox, Chen Beibei really couldn't think of what Grandpa Wenliu was doing at his house.

After all.

Grandpa Wenliu is not a person who likes to hang out.

"I'm looking for you. It seems that there is something I want to leave to you for safekeeping. ”

Chen Yan looked at Chen Beibei and said to him.

"Wouldn't it? Why did Grandpa Wenliu hand over his things to me for safekeeping, didn't he still have a son in Luoying City? ”

Chen Beibei said in disbelief.

Although in the past, Chen Beibei had a lot of intersections with Grandpa Wenliu because of the three-tailed fox. I have also been to Grandpa Wenliu's house many times. Moreover, Chen Beibei was also very interested in the strange stories that Grandpa Wenliu traveled around the world when he was young.

But.

The relationship between the two Rao seems to be just a very ordinary relationship. It's not a good enough relationship to entrust things to yourself.

"I'm really going to leave something to you for safekeeping. I asked him before. ”

Chen said tiredly.

Chen Beibei couldn't help but speed up his pace, and Chen Beibei also had some interest in that thing.

Chen Beibei felt that it might be something related to monsters.

After all.

Grandpa Wen Liu is the only one who knows that Chen Beibei is an onmyoji, and that those people around Chen Beibei are actually Chen Beibei's style gods.

It may be the identity of Chen Beibei's onmyoji, so that Grandpa Wen Liu wants to hand over some things to Chen Beibei for safekeeping.

……

Chen Beibei: They soon arrived at the door of Grandpa Wenliu's house.

Mud brick and green tile house.

It looks a little out of step with the times, and there are many cracks in the walls. It gives the feeling that it may fall down when it rains heavily.

"Bang bang bang!"

Chen Beibei knocked on the door, and the door was also the same wooden door from many years ago, and the wooden door had been eroded black by the years.

"Who?"

It was the voice of Grandpa Wenliu, and it seemed that they hadn't fallen asleep yet.

"Chen Beibei, Grandpa Wen Liu, we came to see you."

North Chenbei Road.

Chen Yan was still carrying a basket of fruits in his hands, and this blue fruit was seen at home by Chen Beibei in the morning. Probably Chen Beibei was ready to talk yesterday.

When they came on the way, Zashiki boy and Yingcao ate one of them.

"It's Chen Beibei, you're finally back. You've been gone for almost a year, right? ”

Grandpa Wen Liu's voice seemed very excited.

Chen Beibei didn't expect that when he came back, Grandpa Wenliu would be so excited.

After all.

In Chen Beibei's heart, Grandpa Wenliu is a very powerful man.

"Well, it's been almost a year."

North Chenbei Road.

When I first left Qinghe Town, it was in the late winter, and now it is winter.

Although it is less than a year, it is already fast.

When he left Qinghe Town, he wanted to solve the disaster brought to mankind by the drunken boy.

In the end, it worked!

In the past year, everyone has grown a lot, whether it is Chen Beibei or Chen Yan.

Of course, the same is true for Shikigami.

"Squeak......

The door opened, and in it stood an old man in an overcoat, who looked very thin.

"Chen Beibei, Chen Yan, everyone come in."

Grandpa Wen Liu trembled and got out of the way, and Chen Beibei walked in with everyone.

The yard of Grandpa Wenliu's house is still quite special. It's basically a vegetable garden.

From the entrance to the main hall, there is a stone-paved road that leads to the main hall.

On either side of the road are two plots of land.

Because it is winter, these two fields are planted with cabbage, which is more common in winter.

It looks like a piece of green and is still very comfortable.

"Now that the gas is getting colder and colder, the old woman hurry up and make a fire! I'm going to have a good chat with Chen Beibei and them. ”

Grandpa Wenliu said.

It is not difficult to see that Grandpa Wenliu is very high-minded, but as for why Grandpa Wenliu is so happy, Chen Beibei is not clear.

Maybe.

In Grandpa Wenliu's heart, Chen Beibei is a very important person.

……

The firewood was crackling, and the room was red by the firelight.

"It's so comfortable~"

Zashiki boy poked his hands and said with a satisfied face.

When I first came from outside, it was very cold all the way. Now the room is very warm.

"Grandpa Wenliu, I heard that you went to look for me?"

Chen Beibei looked at Grandpa Wenliu and asked him.

"Hmm."

Grandpa Wenliu nodded, then got up and went back to his room and began to rummage.

After a while, Grandpa Wen Liu came over with a wooden box.

The wooden box looks very rustic, but it must be a long time ago.

The color of the wood is the same as that of the gate, which is jet black.

"...... this?"

Chen Beibei looked at the wooden box and asked suspiciously.

This kind of thing feels very valuable at first glance, and Chen Beibei can't help but become serious.

"This is a treasure I got when I passed through the country of Minong, and it is said that it has the ability to bring the dead back to life."

Grandpa Wenliu said.

"Brought back to life?"

Chen Beibei looked at Grandpa Wen Liu and became more and more puzzled. Grandpa Wen Liu still looks very calm, probably because he has seen too many strange things, so even if he holds this kind of treasure in his hand, there is not much fluctuation.

"Well, you may not believe it, but if you listen to me tell a story, you might believe it!"

Grandpa Wen Liu looked at Chen Beibei, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Tell me what I saw when I was young.

It's also a fun thing. Especially when someone is willing to listen.

"Grandpa Wenliu, please speak."

North Chenbei Road.

Grandpa Wenliu picked up the hot tea in front of him and took a sip gently.

Then gently flicked the teacup with the lid of the teacup, and then looked out the window, falling into the starry Zheng

[The story takes place in Mino, which is the second year that I was separated from the three-tailed fox.

Passing through Minokoku.

A daimyo of Minokoku is doing his best to find an elixir called Rejuvenation Incense to bring the dead back to life.

When I inquired, I found out that it was the daimyō's wife who had died.

Occupy.

His wife was a very beautiful and virtuous woman named Ueharano.

The daimyo wanted to resurrect his wife.

So let his retainers look for rejuvenating incense everywhere, and also issued a notice to the people of the entire Mino country.

- Whoever finds the Soul Rejuvenation Incense will give up the position of the Great Name himself!

This promise has become known to the world, and the daimyo will not be able to go back.

And.

Everyone knows that the daimyo's love for his wife, Ueharano, has reached the point where it is inseparable. On the night of Ueharano's death, the daimyo even threw himself into the river, but fortunately he was discovered by the maid and survived.

All of a sudden, there was a craze in the middle school of Mino to find the incense of rejuvenation.

Everyone wants to be able to live a prosperous life with the Soul Rejuvenation Incense.

But how can the rejuvenating incense be so easy to find?

Many people have left their jobs in search of rejuvenating incense, farmers are not farming, merchants are not selling, and workers are not working. Many people have broken up their wives and families. 】

"Is there really a rejuvenating incense in this world?"

Chen Beibei looked at Grandpa Wenliu and asked with some curiosity.

Of course, Chen Beibei has also heard of the Soul Returning Incense, but as for whether the Soul Returning Incense exists, this Chen Beibei cannot be sure.

After all.

Rejuvenating incense is not a monster, just a magical woody fragrance.

[At first, I didn't believe in the existence of Soul Rejuvenation Incense, but as so many Rao frantically searched, many clues about Soul Rejuvenation Incense gradually appeared.

- Soul Rejuvenation Incense, Spiritual Creatures also! The aroma smells hundreds of miles, the dead body is on the ground, and the smell is alive!

This is a sentence that everyone finds in an ancient book. It seems to be just an ordinary sentence, but it still makes those who are looking for the rejuvenation incense find an opportunity. 】

"What opportunities can be found in such sentences?"

Chen Beibei looked at Grandpa Wenliu and asked him.

Soul rejuvenation incense is an elixir that can bring the dead back to life, which Chen Beibei knows.

As for the rest.

I don't know.

Moreover, looking at the above sentence, there are only two pieces of information that can be obtained.

One is that the aroma of rejuvenating incense is very rich and can spread far away.

The other is that the rejuvenating incense can bring the dead back to life!

"Smelling incense is living, these four words made everyone start to inquire about the resurrection of the dead. There are quite a few such things, but most of them are false. And it has nothing to do with the rejuvenating incense at all. ”

Grandpa Wenliu said.

"Then did you find the soul rejuvenating incense in the end?"

Chen Beibei looked at Grandpa Wenliu and asked him.

Apparently.

At this time, Chen Beibei also had a great interest in the soul returning incense......

Even if I think that the soul rejuvenation incense should not exist.

"I'm going to have to keep going."

Grandpa Wenliu sold a pass, and continued to talk about it without hurry.

[The resurrection of the dead is basically false, and everyone is not collecting such strange things.

But.

Soon people also realized a problem.

"The fragrance smells hundreds of miles, the dead body is on the ground, and the smell is alive!" If this statement is true.

Then the aroma of rejuvenating incense.

It must have been produced slowly under some very complex conditions.

Knowing this, most people have already begun to give up looking for rejuvenating incense. After all, this is almost impossible to accomplish like the alchemy that once arose. 】

Hearing this, Chen Beibei knew that this matter would not end like this.

Because.

Not everyone gave up.

Sure enough, after Grandpa Wenliu took a sip of tea, he continued to speak.

[The craze for incense has lasted for nearly three years in Minokoku, and during this time, I have been living in Mino country.

One day.

When I was walking alone in the wilderness, I suddenly smelled a strange fragrance, and I walked away.

Since it has gone from early morning to night.

The aroma still wafts through the air, intensifying...... But I'm getting more and more into the middle of nowhere.

Although there was cowardice in my heart, I still couldn't bear to go back.

Eventually, I saw a copper furnace in the wilderness, and the aroma really came from it.

And on the side of the copper furnace was a thin old man, like a dried corpse.

The old man's face was distorted, and he kept chanting, "It's done...... Made into ......"]

"Did that old man make rejuvenating incense?"

Chen Beibei looked at Grandpa Wenliu and asked him.

[Well, the incense in the furnace is indeed rejuvenating incense. However, when this old man was supposed to refine the Soul Rejuvenation Incense, he was probably so fascinated that the essence in his body had completely dissipated.

Then.

Lao Rao's skin is sallow, extremely thin and thin, and even after the skin is destroyed in some places, Bai Sensen's bones are directly exposed. Apparently a dried corpse that has been exposed to the sun for a while in the wilderness.

"It's made...... made ...... Made ......"

Lao Rao kept reading these words in his mouth, and his face looked extremely painful.

I looked at the old man, overwhelmed.

Suddenly, the old man lunged at me, and when his slimy body touched me. I ran away in a panic......

Outcome.

The old man let out a terrible cry, followed by a voice similar to that coming from hell: "Take it away!" ”】

"I know that if the Soul Rejuvenation Incense stays by Lao Rao's side, then the old man will never die. until they are shriveled up by the sun, or eaten by wild beasts. So I made a wooden box and sealed the rejuvenating incense. The old man finally died, and I took the rejuvenating incense with me. ”

Grandpa Wenliu said.