Chapter 1: The Cursed Family
The next day, I saw Liu Yan again. In just two days, she looked a lot thinner and haggard. She didn't ask if she had solved the love tribulation of the third world, and as soon as she stepped into the door, she asked about Abaoji's situation.
"Liu Yan, listen to me first, your three-life love tribulation has been resolved, Abaoji will not take you away again, don't worry." I smiled at her.
To my surprise, she was not happy but sad, and said: "I don't care about the three worlds, I only know the days when Abaoji is not by my side, even if it is only two days, I am about to collapse, I miss him, I want to see him!" I looked at Si Yin beside me in surprise, he was still calm, and said slowly: "In this case, you can say goodbye to him." As he spoke, he took out the spell from his arms, recited the spell silently, unsealed it, and in a puff of white smoke, Abaoji slowly appeared in front of us.
He didn't say anything, just looked at Liu Yan silently.
"Come back with me, and leave nothing to worry about." Liu Yan suddenly spoke.
Abaoji shook his head and said, "Now that the tribulation of the three worlds has been solved, I have to go back to where I should go." ”
"Remember, I miss you, you haven't been by my side for the past two days, I'm lonely, I'm really lonely, I really miss you, I don't care if you're a spirit or not, and I don't care what the three worlds are, don't leave me......" Liu Yan's face was already red, his eyes were red, and his tone was excited, maybe he felt precious when he lost it.
Ah Baoji couldn't help but be moved, a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes, and said, "Ah Yan, in fact, I ...... too"
"Take me away, take me into your world." Liu Yan's words surprised me, and I hurriedly stopped: "You're crazy, don't you want to die!" ”
Abaoji's face kept changing, he just suppressed his feelings, shook his head, and said, "Ayan, take care." ”
"If he doesn't leave now, then he can't be reincarnated and become an earthbound spirit forever." Si Yin interjected coldly.
Liu Yan's body was shocked, and after a while, he said quietly: "I understand, Yiyi, but before you leave, I want to tell you that even if you are a spirit, I still like you very much, and I will never forget the happy time with you." I ------ like billion. ”
Abaoji's body trembled slightly, pain and reluctance were intertwined on his face, as soon as he took a step forward, Liu Yan reached out and wanted to hug him, but ------ she forgot that Abaoji was a spirit, he was incorporeal, she watched her body pass through Abaoji's body in amazement, and couldn't help crying bitterly, "At least, at least give me a hug before you leave." At least give me a taste of the real you. A trace of deep sadness flashed in Abaoji's eyes, looking at Liu Yan who was crying and was at a loss, I couldn't bear to look at it anymore, at this time Abaoji's heart was the most painful.
"Abaoji, my body will lend you once." Si Yin, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, I couldn't believe that was what he said, could it be that Si Yin would also have a time when he couldn't bear it?
A grateful look flashed across Abaoji's face, and he disappeared into thin air in the blink of an eye. I saw Si Yin suddenly stand up, rushed to Liu Yan with an arrow step, and hugged her tightly, very tightly. At that moment, I clearly saw a crystal tear slipping from the corner of his eye...... My heart suddenly seemed to be grabbed by something......
I don't know how long it took for Abaoji to leave Si Yin's body, it's time to leave.
"Yi, do you like me just because I'm the reincarnation of Ming Yan?" Liu Yan asked in a low voice.
"No, not exactly." Abaoji shook his head slightly, and finally glanced at her nostalgically, and disappeared from our eyes forever......
Liu Yan looked ahead blankly, a tear slowly flowed down his cheek, ticked, and fell into the blue crystal bottle in Si Yin's hand.
"If there is fate, you will meet again one day, no matter how your faces change, you will definitely recognize each other again ------." Si Yin's light purple pupils were shrouded in a rare and gentle luster, Liu Yan nodded slowly, stood up, and walked out the door.
"Master, will she forget everything? Including Abaoji? Looking at her back in the distance, I couldn't help but ask.
Si Yin glanced at me lightly and said, "I don't have the strength to erase some memories." ”
I stared at him firmly, and he seemed to sense my gaze, and glanced at me coldly with those silver eyes, and said, "What's wrong?" ”
"Master, you seem to be different today, it turns out that you also have a time when you can't bear it, I thought Master's heart was a stone, but I didn't expect Master to have such a gentle side." I said with a grin.
He said with a grim face, "You'd better forget about today's events right away, and ......" His tone was threatening, "If I let me know that you told Asuka, then ......" I seemed to feel a smell called danger.
But the nerves in my face were uncontrollable, and the corners of my mouth loosened, and I still laughed out loud.
"Master, you are so cute." I grimaced at him and rushed out of the room as fast as I could, and hurried to Asuka to tell him!
In the following week, one of the clients didn't show up, and I was happy to be free, and Asuka naturally went on a date with his new girlfriend again, and several times I wanted to ask him if he had such an affair in another time and space. Occasionally, I will think of Xianyang City, the gorgeous palace, the lively streets, all seem to appear clearly in front of me, and that person---- the dark and narrow eyes, that free and uninhibited temperament, is unforgettable, it is really incredible to think about it, two thousand years apart, I actually have such an intersection with him......
After two days, a new client finally came to the door.
It was a good-looking young man, well-dressed and of good temperament, but I felt that he was a little strange, but I couldn't tell what was strange.
After a brief moment of shock and surprise, he quickly regained his composure and handed over his business card. I quickly glanced at it: Ding Yang, a reporter from the City Express.
"Yes, for some reason, since some time ago, my neck began to have a strange shape, as if it was cut by a knife, and I went to many doctors, and they were helpless, I don't know what a strange disease is. And it's strange that my father, grandfather, and the men in the family all have this disease. Originally, I didn't know what to do, but lately I've been dreaming about this teahouse, and I heard a voice telling me that as long as I got here, I would be fine, and at first I didn't want to do it, but now it's getting better and better, so I can only try. After listening to him, I couldn't help but glance at his neck, no wonder I thought he was a little weird, it turned out that there was a strange disease there.
Si Yin took a sip of tea slowly and methodically, and said lightly: "That's not a disease, that's a curse." ”
"Cursed?" Ding Yang's face changed suddenly, and he said in a trembling voice: "No, won't it?" ”
"Come here." Si Yin put his index finger against his forehead again, as he did last time, and in the haze, some foreign words appeared on his forehead, ------ Japanese to be exact. I couldn't help but be a little surprised, could it be that his roots in ancient Japan were in ancient Japan?
"In your many previous lives, there was a time when you were a famous swordsman who killed a woman in revenge for a friend, and this woman was so angry after her death that she never reincarnated, but turned into an evil spirit, and cursed the descendants of the swordsman, and all his descendants will have this strange disease after the age of twenty-five, and suffer from knife cuts." Si Yin said lightly.
"Really...... Is there such a thing? Ding Yang's face was pale, and he said: "I have indeed just passed my twenty-fifth birthday, and my parents seem to have been ill after the age of twenty-five, too ...... It's terrible......" He looked horrified and said, "Help me, please, help me!" It doesn't matter how much you spend! ”
"Since you are here, we will naturally help you, as long as you stop your previous life from killing that woman, then this evil spirit will also disappear. But all I want is ----- a tear from you. Si Yin took another sip of tea.
"Okay, as many tears as you want!" He was busy.
"Well, then, you go back first, and I'll let you know when the time comes." Si Yin glanced at me.
"Okay, okay, thank you, thank you!" He left in a panic.
"Master, are you going to the era of swordsmen this time?" I asked.
"Yes, you have to go back to Kyoto, Japan in 1867 and stop his past life------- Saitoichi, the third captain of the new writing team, from killing an izakaya proprietress named Aju.
"What? New writers? This man's previous life was Saito Ichi, the top swordsman of that era? "I couldn't help but be surprised, I couldn't connect Ding Yang and Saito at all.
I began to mobilize my memories. Founded in 1863, the most powerful group of swordsmen in Japanese history tried to turn the tide for the Tokugawa shogunate during the most turbulent seven years of political turmoil, even successfully delaying the arrival of the Meiji Restoration by a full year using the Ikedaya Incident. Holding high the red "Cheng" mountain pattern flag and wearing a light green feather weaving, the new writer group was named the Mibu wolf by the people at that time for its fierce and cruel actions to exterminate the warriors and the strict to the point of cruelty.
"Master, let me go, that bloody era is not suitable for Xiao Yin." Asuka had come back at some point, and he crossed his hands, leaned against the door, and smiled.
Si Yin glanced at him and said, "Do you think Xiao Yin doesn't dare to go?" ”
It's a terrible agitation method, but it's still very effective. I immediately jumped up and said, "I'll go, I'll go, I know magic, what are you afraid of!" Also, as an Oriental, I should be more convenient than a bird. ”
An imperceptible smile flashed in Si Yin's eyes, nodded, and said, "Then it's decided, you prepare and set off tomorrow." ”
I nodded and smiled at the bird, who smiled at me, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.
After dinner, Asuka knocked on my door with his laptop and a pile of clothes.
"Xiao Yin, you have to thank me for just having a Japanese girlfriend, this kimono is hers, although the style is newer, it is better than yours. Also, I'm afraid you're negligent, so let's review the history of the new group. "He had a rare serious face.
"Spare me, I know that history, anyway, most of the people in the new team didn't end well, and they were almost wiped out. I'm just going to stop Saito from killing that woman and I'll be back when the mission is done. I rolled my eyes and said impatiently.
"You don't have a lot of experience, after all, it's a turbulent place, and those ronins can draw their knives and kill you as long as they see that you don't like you, so be careful in everything and don't get into trouble." Asuka said as he opened his laptop,
"Hmph, whoever dares to provoke me, I summoned evil spirits to come and eat them." I joked.
Asuka's face changed suddenly, and he said, "Remember, Xiao Yin, without Master's permission, you must not summon evil spirits casually, in case you can't manipulate them, the evil spirits will back, and then the person who manipulates it will be in danger." ”
I nodded, I'm just talking, it's really dangerous, there are many ways to escape. When practicing spiritism, my best skill is fog escape, and the fog method is not very difficult to master.
"By the way, I've already checked it for you, and the Oeya house of that woman named Aju is located on Umekoji in the Hachijo area of Kyoto." Asuka kept pinching on something in the book.
"Oh, you know so much." I laughed, secretly remembering the address.
This time, it seems, the task is not so difficult.
The second time I traveled through time and space, I seemed to have adjusted a lot, and even my headaches seemed to be reduced a little. This time, the error of Si Yin is also a little smaller, but the time seems to be a little awkward, and it seems to be late. Forget it, no matter how you look at it, I'm in the city, it's better than in the wilderness,
Looking up, there is a long, narrow old street. Occasionally, several young women in kimonos and samurai with swords at their waists hurried by. Along the street is a row of izakaya and lattice window houses, and the dim light faintly reveals the dark swaying light in the white paper lanterns. It's no wonder that Western European artists called Japanese architecture "the art of wood and paper." The combination of wood and paper is beautiful and delicate, like a flickering unintentional fire, and like a fate that drifts in the wind and snow, beautiful and fragile. Is this Kyoto?
Thanks to the kimono that Asuka gave me, it's not easy to get noticed, at least now.
I stopped a woman who seemed to be quite kind and asked, "Excuse me, is this Mei Xiaolu?" "The Interpretation Pill is really magical, and as soon as I opened my mouth, I burst out of Japanese fluently.
She looked at me, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and said, "Here are seven oil paths, and Mei Xiaolu is eight." ”
Fortunately, as far as I know, the original design of Kyoto was to imitate Chang'an and Luoyang in the Sui and Tang dynasties of China, and the entire complex is arranged in a rectangular shape, with Suzaku Road, which runs through the north and south, as the axis, divided into two capitals, east and west, Tokyo is modeled after Luoyang, Xijing is modeled after Chang'an Castle, and the imperial palace is in the middle. Outside the palace is the imperial city, and outside the imperial city is the capital. The streets in the city are in the shape of a chessboard, with vertical and horizontal orders in the east and west, north and south, and the layout is neat and uniform, clearly dividing the palace, the government, the residential area and the commercial area. It is distributed in a vertical row from one to nine, so seven and eight are not very far.
After thanking me, I headed for Hachijo. On the quiet path, there were a few floating spirits floating by occasionally, and I couldn't help but be a little surprised, in China, the floating spirits would not appear so swaggeringly, and only when they heard the call, they would appear.
I heard Si Yin say that there are many kinds of ghosts in Japan, and many of them have been passed down from China. The most terrifying thing should be the night walk of the hundred ghosts. Hyakki nocturnal oni are made up of objects and ghosts, and it is said that the daily life utensils become youkai because they are attached to the spirit, and they will gather together at a certain time and march to the streets on a clear night to go to the underworld together, which can be described as the team of the god of death. There is a legend about "Hyakki" in Japan: when you use an item ninety-nine times, if you throw it away, it will gather resentment and become a youkai, so it is also called Kujiuki.
During the Heian period and the Edo period, ghosts were most prevalent.
It was the end of the Edo period, and there were still many such spirits that disturbed people's lives.
Along the street, I soon found Aju's Omiya in a row of lattice window houses, and gently removed the paper door, and there were only two or three samurai sitting there drinking in the small room.
A young woman in a lilac kimono came and bent down and whispered, "Welcome." "She was only in her early twenties, slender and delicate, but her fair face was faintly black and gray, and her eyes were blank and a little strange. Not only her, but there was something indescribably strange about this room, and I felt the presence of ------ other creature.