Chapter 1: One Thousand and One Nights
I don't want to know if the dream of going back to Heiankyo that time is really a fantasy, but Qingming and Boya must be enjoying flowers and drinking in a certain time and space, talking about those strange spells......
On days when the birds are sleeping, it seems to be extraordinarily quiet. When exactly can I go to the underworld? When will I be able to end this endless journey...... The novelty at the beginning has disappeared in the heartache again and again, and my heart has begun to get bored......
In the next mission, can you not let me meet such a wonderful character, can I be ugly, hateful, so that I can leave without regrets......
In the following days, no client came to the door.
On days when I didn't have a task, I stayed at home and watched TV except for helping in the teahouse, and the movie that was playing on TV recently turned out to be Onmyoji, and as soon as I saw the title, I quickly changed the channel.
I glanced at Siyin next to me, who seemed to be looking intently at the magazine in his hand.
"Master, you are hiding a lot of secrets." I hugged the pillow and nestled in the corner of the sofa, and suddenly whispered.
Si Yin raised his eyebrows noncommittally, and continued to turn the pages of the magazine in his hand.
The more he did this, the more confused I became, and I really wanted to get him drunk and say something.
"Master, is it possible that when the tears are collected, I will be able to know all the truth?"
Si Yin paused for a moment and said, "Do you want to know the truth so much?" β
I nodded, and said, "I think, I really want to, I want to know why I want to complete these tasks, and why it is so easy to get involved with the people in the tasks, starting from Xiaozheng and continuing until Qingming, I feel more and more that it is not a coincidence, Master, do you think they will meet because of a special relationship?" β
Si Yin's hand trembled slightly, a strange look flashed on his face, he closed the magazine, looked at me and said, "I think it's Xiao Yin who thinks too much." β
But Master ...... I wanted to say something more, but I was interrupted by his words. It's not early, turn off the TV and go to bed. β
"No, I'm going to watch a horror movie at midnight. People haven't touched TV in almost a year. "I picked up the remote control and slammed it around." A year? It seems like it's only been a little over a week. He said lightly, ready to get up and go back to the room.
"EhβMaster, are you going to sleep?"
"I'll go back to my room and read a book before I go to sleep."
"Then, Master let's look here, the light is good here." I tugged at his sleeve and said.
A faint smile suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Are you afraid of being alone?" β
"Heh, heh, how could it be." I laughed dryly, and he knew me.
He looked at me for a moment, then sat down again and opened the magazine.
I breathed a sigh of relief and watched the midnight movie intently. I don't know how long it took, but I finally finished watching the movie in the midst of yawning, and wanted to ask Si Yin to go to sleep, but when I turned my head, I found that he had fallen asleep on the sofa, and the magazine had slid to the floor.
It was the first time I had seen Si Yin asleep, in the half-dim light, his long black eyelashes flickered gently, forming a faint shadow under his eyes, like a newborn butterfly flapping its thin and brittle wings, and its thin lips pursed slightly, forming a perfect arc.
This face, no matter how you look at it, is only in her twenties, and it has never changed for more than ten years. What secrets are hidden?
Under the light, Si Yin's whole body seemed to be shrouded in a soft light golden light, and his extremely handsome face was like a god, not like an ordinary human at all. ====================================
The next morning, I got up early, pushed open the window, looked out, unconsciously, my own era has also reached the early autumn season, with the wind wafting a burst of sweet osmanthus fragrance, I took a few deep breaths of this sweet fragrance, the mood seems to be much better.
Today's client came early, too.
When I first saw her, I was slightly surprised, she may be very young, but the thick makeup has completely concealed her true face, when she smiled, I seemed to be able to feel the makeup powder on her face falling, this woman, how could she wear such heavy makeup?
Just like women in the past, when she saw Si Yin, she was stunned for a while, and she was so nervous that she couldn't even speak.
"Since you're here, they're all destined people, don't be nervous, let's talk about it." I smiled at her.
She nodded, "I, my name is Han Li, I don't know why, since I was sensible, I have been very fond of makeup, and every time I spend hours on makeup, I will never go out without makeup, and I even have to wear makeup when I sleep." β
"This seems to be a symptom...... "I whispered.
"Yes, I also went to the hospital, and the doctor said that I was suffering from a kind of makeup obsessive-compulsive disorder, but for so many years, I have also taken a lot of medicine, not only did not improve, but it became more and more serious, and my previous boyfriends also left me because they couldn't stand my illness, I, I was really in pain, I couldn't stop, when I didn't wear makeup, I seemed to hear a lot of people say I was ugly, I couldn't stop...... Help me, please help me......" she pleaded eagerly.
"The cause of the past life, the fruit of the future life, let me see the root of your fate." Si Yin said as he stretched out his finger and lightly touched her forehead.
In the white light, a string of earthworm-like words appeared on her forehead, and before I could take a closer look, Si Yin had already withdrawn her hand.
"Once upon a time, there was a life when you were a princess of Arabia, and although you had a prominent status, you had a face that could be said to be ugly, and in order to win the heart of the man you loved, you made a deal with the devil to make you have unparalleled beauty, but the price you paid was to endure unimaginable and never-ending pain every night, and the devil would melt you every night and re-cast you in the pot, and finally this secret aroused the suspicion of your husband, who mistakenly thought that you had fornicated with someone else, killed you by mistake, and killed himself, Although you continue to be reincarnated in the future, the inferiority complex in your heart has never been eliminated. Now, you get the idea, right? β
She sat there stunned, not coming back to her senses for a long time.
"But don't worry, since you entrusted us, we will take care of it for you." Si Yin motioned to me to see off the guests.
"Made a deal with the devil......" she muttered, her eyes blank.
"I'll let you know when the time comes."
"Thanks, thanks......" she bowed her head and walked out the door.
"It's a good thing she forgot everything here as soon as she left the room, otherwise it would have been terrifying." I shook my head and said, "The inferiority complex in my heart can be so terrible. Thankfully, there are no such devils now. β
"No?" The corners of Si Yin's mouth raised slightly, "It's just that the devil has changed his ways." β
"Changed the way?"
"It's a devil's deal that we can't see."
"Master, I don't understand."
"As long as human desires exist, the devil will not disappear."
Si Yin patted me lightly and said, "Don't think about it, this time the location is Baghdad in 785 AD, and this princess's name is 'Ulayah, the daughter of the Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi. β
"The Abbasids?" I was stunned, "Could it be the legendary Thousand and One Nights?" β
Si Yin nodded.
The Abbasid Dynasty was the most powerful period of the Arab Empire and the most glorious era in Arab history. The Abbasid Dynasty, which was also a chaotic history of constant warfare in the Islamic world, was a rare prosperous era that lasted for nearly six centuries, until it was terminated by the iron hooves of Hulegu, the grandson of Genghis Khan, in 1258.
"But Master, am I going to stop the devil from trading with her, or am I going to stop her from dying?"
"That devil is one of the seventy-two pillar demon kings under King Solomon, and it may not be easy to stop this transaction."
Seventy-two Pillar Demon King? King Solomon, the ruler of Israel in the 10th century BC, is said to have been sent by God when he was building a temple when the Archangel gave him a five-pointed star to give him the seventy-two demon kings, the seventy-two pillars of King Solomon.
These seventy-two demon kings also include the seven famous fallen angels, Lucifer who represents pride, Mammon who represents greed, Satan who represents anger, Asmont who represents desire, Berusaibul who represents gluttony, Levidan who represents jealousy, and Belfeigo who represents laziness. "But Master, King Solomon, wasn't he a figure from the 10th century B.C.? How could it be in the era when I'm going? I asked, confused.
"King Solomon's spirit has not died, and his demon kings are still doing things for him."
"Understood, then I'm going to prevent the death of the princess and her husband?"
"Xiao Yin, this mission is not only to prevent their deaths, but more importantly, to eliminate the inferiority complex in her heart."
"Eliminate her inner inferiority?" I was puzzled and asked, "So what should I do?" β
"Then you'll have to ask yourself." Si Yin glanced at me.
"Master, I think this mission seems to be more difficult, it's easy to save people, but changing people's hearts is probably not a simple thing." I said hesitantly.
"You can." A faint smile flashed in his eyes.
"Okay, I'm going to try it for the sake of the birds, but Master." I hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't send me to the wrong place again, China is better, and I am completely unfamiliar with that Arabia." β
"Don't you still have a way to send it wrong?"
"Ah......" I thought about China, it was the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, and the Abbasid banners were mostly black, so Chinese history books called the dynasty the black clothes. It's a far away place.
"Master, please spare me." I pouted helplessly.
Si Yin looked at me, and the faint smile in his eyes seemed to be mixed with some unpredictable emotions.
"Remember, don't provoke King Solomon's seventy-two pillars."
"Got it, Master, seventy-two demon kings, alas, how can I have this ability." I laughed dryly, I won't be so self-conscious, I can't afford to provoke a demon king.
"I know your temperament best, but I'm afraid that your mind is hot and you don't know what to do."
"Master, I still know the severity of this, don't worry."
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After saying goodbye to Asuka, I set off again.
Is the ancient kingdom of Arabia a country full of mysteries, as described in the books, with its splendid royal palaces, bustling markets, and charming dancing girls......
What kind of people will you meet this time?
As soon as I woke up, I only felt the scorching wind carrying the yellow sand towards me, and as soon as I opened my eyes, I was immediately blindfolded by the sand, and the wind blew so that I couldn't stand.
Where is the bustling city of Baghdad in front of you? They are an endless desert, with undulating sand dunes in the distance, endless, dancing wildly with yellow sand in the sky, and the sand grains unceremoniously poured into my neck, in my mouth, and scraping through the skin is even more painful.
Si Yin, this stupid! Where did you send me! I angrily scolded in my heart a few times, but when I saw that the wind and sand were getting bigger and bigger, I had to lay down an enchantment first and block it for a while.
I just breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly I vaguely heard the sound of the wind that seemed to be mixed with the voice of a woman, could it be a business trip? I was hesitating for a moment, when I suddenly saw a red figure riding towards me not far away.
"Get on board!" A crisp and delicate voice came into my ears, and through the rolling dust, I vaguely saw that it was a woman in red, and the voice seemed to be very young.
I was about to answer, when suddenly I felt the sand loosen under my feet, and the sand around me actually sank down like flowing water, like a whirlpool in a sea of sand, the speed was unimaginable, and before I could react, I was swept into the quicksand in an instant.
I don't know how long it took, but I began to regain consciousness, only to feel tightness in my chest and itchy throat, "Ahem! A violent cough woke me up completely.
I slowly opened my eyes, and it was pitch black before me. Where the hell is this? I'm not going to die in the sand, am I? But it doesn't feel like it, so let's contact Si Yin.
I recited two incantations, and the crystal bracelet in my hand began to shine, illuminating the surroundings as if it were daylight, and I saw at a glance that there was the woman in red lying next to me, and she wanted to save me, so she was also swept down?
I stopped chanting, bent down, leaned my ear against her chest and listened, and it was okay, still breathing. I looked up and took a closer look at the unconscious woman, who looked young and should be a good-looking woman despite her veil.
I looked around again, and I was amazed to see that it was a cave-like place, the sand hole was not very large, and there was a pile of dilapidated utensils thrown in the corner.
Is there a cave at the bottom of the desert? I couldn't help but be taken aback, but I quickly calmed down, and it seemed that I didn't need to ask for help from Yu Siyin, I just needed to use the sand drilling technique to get out.
But I don't know if the wind and sand outside have abated now, so I'll stay here for a while, hoping that this woman will wake up soon.
I glanced at the utensils in the corner, and one of the specially shaped bronze lamps caught my attention, and I couldn't help but smile secretly, it really looked like Aladdin's magic lamp in the Thousand and One Nights. Curious, I picked up the lamp and wiped it lightly.
"Pounce!" A wisp of white smoke rose up, and I was startled and let go of my hand, wouldn't I?
The white smoke became thicker and thicker, and it gradually transformed into a human form, and I watched all this in amazement, no, there really would be an Aladdin's magic lamp, right?
"Master, did you release me?"
"...... master?"
My mouth has long been opened in an "O" shape, staring at the demon or god or demon in front of me without blinking?