Since sending away Kamo Baoxian, Qingming has rarely come out to activities. He locked himself in his study, looking preoccupied. Originally, I wanted to stay by his side to take care of him, but he seemed to deliberately avoid me, not letting me step into the study, and let the paper man become a maid to serve.

There is no excuse, I can't even see the sunny face. Staying in the courtyard and walking around, these flowers and grass have lost their usual spirit. In the past few days, he has deliberately distanced himself from me, snubbed me, and avoided me.

What the hell happened, and why did he do this?

That day, we were fine.

Qingming has never been so cold to me. I lowered my head sadly, my eyes were damp, I felt a trace of grievance in my heart, and my nose was sour and I almost cried.

"What's wrong with you, honeyworm, why are you here?"

Yuan Boya came over without changing his court clothes.

"I ......"

"Is Qingming injured better?"

"I don't know."

“……”

He ...... He won't let me see him. ”

I looked at him in embarrassment, and I felt very aggrieved.

"Gee, what the hell is he going to do!"

Yuan Boya walked in in a hurry.

Looking back at me, "Honeyworm, aren't you going in?" ”

"I ...... I guess I'd better forget it. ”

I was sad to bow my head and fiddle with my hands.

Qingming didn't want to see me, there must be a reason for him. I'll just not bother him.

Seeing Yuan Boya walk straight in, he still felt very uncomfortable. Yuan Boya and I are the two closest people in Qingming, and now he is snubbing me like this. I...... I don't think I've done anything wrong...... If I'm making him feel uncomfortable, let him go.

Stunned, I turned and retreated to my study.

In the evening, I saw Qingming and Yuan Boya walk to the door, turned around and chased out.

Yuan Boya changed into a black samurai suit and carried feather arrows, and looked at me in surprise while wearing armor: "Why didn't the honeyworm change his clothes?" ”

"She's not going."

Qingming spoke in a very light tone, just glancing at me.

Even, I don't want to take another look......

I was stunned and froze in place, my eyes red.

Yuan Boya glanced at Qingming: "Did she do something wrong?" ”

"Nope."

"How can you do this to honey worms! It's too much! Yuan Boya took my hand and handed me a handkerchief, "Come, don't cry." ”

I turned my face to the side: "I didn't cry. ”

Qingming looked at me quietly and said nothing.

I held back the red and swollen circles under my eyes and didn't cry.

"Okay, okay, why didn't I be there for a while, and you became like this. Wasn't it okay a while ago? ”

Yuan Boya was very helpless, and began to persuade both sides of the "peacemaker".

Qingming and I were silent.

"No matter who's wrong, let's hit the road first, okay?"

I was embarrassed: "But my clothes ......"

Qingming took off his coat and draped it over me without saying a word, I didn't say a word of thanks, and he didn't say a word.

Seeing us like this, Yuan Boya sighed fiercely and took the lead in the front, and Qingming and I followed in silence, without saying a word.

The wide white hunting suit swayed on my body, and there was a faint fragrance. I don't look at Qingming, and he doesn't look at me. It's just that no opinion will bump into his casual gaze, like inadvertent, and like carelessness. I also unintentionally always meet his gaze.

"I'm talking about you, just say it if there's any misunderstanding, you're all my best friends. I said, Qingming, you can't bully the honey worm—"

Yuan Boya was quite annoyed.

Qingming raised his chin, turned around and sighed: "It was my mistake." ”

There seems to be affection in the fundus......

I looked at Qingming without saying a word, and he walked up to me and reached out to tie my white hunting clothes, and turned to walk forward.

I stared blankly at his back, and a gust of wind blew the tight white hunting clothes to resist the frost of the night and keep the temperature for me, and my heart was really moved.

Rubbing his eyes, did I see the flowers just now, there was affection in his eyes, and there was a faint trace of tenderness.

Yuan Boya turned to me and smiled.

I'll smile too, and it's a release of my suspicions. In order to break this embarrassing situation, I opened my mouth first: "What is the purpose of entering the palace this time?" ”

"The Emperor's treasure has been stolen."

"Why is it the emperor's business, the emperor's business is really much. If this is known by Qingming, there will definitely be a lot of things to say about that man......"

"Haha"

Yuan Boya and I looked at each other and smiled, and turned to look at Qingming's back. He walked alone at the forefront, a little thin in the frost and cold.

I'm not mad at him anymore.

Ouchi Yiyang Hall.

In the splendid hall of the hall, a conspicuous place is vacated among the musical instruments on display. The sandalwood case was still open, but it was already empty.

Yuan Boya finger piano case: "Qingming, it was stolen here." ”

I looked at the hall full of musical instruments, and there were many varieties of musical instruments that could be seen in the world. Some wondered, could it be that the emperor had stolen just a musical instrument?

This man has a lot of troubles......

"The Xuanxiang didn't alarm the guards when it was stolen, and it disappeared inexplicably."

"Xuanxiang?" I was surprised, "Is it the first of the three major pipas in history?" ”

"Exactly." Yuan Boya Zhengse said, "Xuanxiang is the three major pipas that Emperor Renmei sent Fujiwara Sadatoshi to bring back from the Tang Dynasty: Xuanxiang, Qingshan, and Lion Pill. During the crossing of the sea, the 'Lion Maru' immediately sank to the bottom of the sea, so it was only brought back to Japan on two sides, and became a treasure in the palace. ”

Datang? Isn't that what was brought back from our country!

"No wonder, it's such a treasure." I rejoiced, "Is the voice of the Xuan Xiang good?" ”

"It's wonderful, it's soul-stirring."

Yuan Boya closed his eyes and was full of praise.

"I watched the "Onmyoji" TV series mentioned that Qingming once used magic to make the ghost of Luo Chengmen, the soul of Han Duotai, possess the inanimate Xuanxiang, so the Xuanxiang was able to have life, which is wonderful."

"Exactly." Qingming continued, "The souls of Mrs. Han Duo and Yucao are sealed in the Xuan Xiang by me, so that the Xuan Xiang can play human feelings like life, such as crying and complaining, such as sorrow and joy. ”

"Only Genzo can play a secret song like 'On the Upper Stone,' and the emperor has to listen to it every night to sleep."

Yuan Boya's lips sketched a light smile, as if intoxicated by the psychedelic sound of the Xuanxiang, unable to extricate himself.

I smiled, "Boya is really a person who is obsessed with music. I heard that you once visited the cicada mage in Osaka every night for three years in order to listen to the secret music of the pipa, and you also got the famous flute 'Ye Er' from the ghost of Suzaku Gate, but is there such a thing? ”

Yuan Boya smiled knowingly and nodded.

Qingming smiled, "Master Cicada Pill is still a master monk with superb spells. Not only that, Boya's flute music was also instructed by Master Cicada Maru, and the flute that Boya played on weekdays was Ye Er sent by the ghost of Suzaku Gate, and he has always been inseparable. ”

"No wonder I say it so nicely."

I smiled with joy. It's a long time to know in peace!

"It's just, Qingming, what's the use of the goblin stealing the Xuanxiang?"

Yuan Boya returns to the topic.

I quipped, "Maybe I love music as much as Lord Boya, and I yearn for it." ”

"No," Qingming denied, "there are the souls of Mrs. Han and Yucao in the Xuan Xiang, and I don't think it's that simple. ”

"That'...... Qingming, can you still find Xuanxiang? ”

"It's not hard, just take a little more time."

Qingming gave Yuan Boya a reassuring promise.

At night, Qingming and I sat in the courtyard.

"What's the use of goblins asking for mystical elephants?"

"There is still the soul of Mrs. Hando sealed in the mystery, and the monster should be going for Mrs. Hando's soul."

"What can souls be used for?"

I said dismissively. It's quite common for youkai to find living people.,It's just holding on to the dead soul.,I've never heard of it.。

"Didn't Tamamo use it to save the King?"

Qingming retorted, with the seriousness of his usual days.

"Since the souls of Mrs. Hando and Yucao were sealed into the Xuan Xiang by me, their souls have coexisted with the Xuan Xiang and resonated and mourned. The Occult Elephant has a great aura, and if someone deliberately manipulates the Occult Elephant's spiritual power for their own use, the power cannot be underestimated. ”

I quietly listened to Harumi tell the untold stories of Heiankyo, which was quite magical.

"Therefore, there are always many people who covet the Xuanxiang every year, and the emperor has to increase troops to protect it."

"The story of Mrs. Han Duo and Yucao is really sad, they were sealed in the Xuan Xiang after being martyred, and they can be regarded as having their destiny. Qingming, you did this right! ”

Because I have watched the TV series, I still know a lot about the story of Mrs. Handa and Yucao. Although many legends of Heiankyo are hearsay, they are not far from ten, and there will not be much estrangement.

"Oh, it seems that there are a lot of records after a thousand years."

Qingming curled the corners of her lips amusedly, with yearning on her face.

I wondered, "What can souls be used for?" ”

"A lot of things."

"For example......

"The most typical is Shikigami."

"Shikigami?"

"Yes, have you heard of honey worms?"

"Shikigami, I've seen it on TV. Practical, not very understood. ”

I answered truthfully.

Qingming glanced at me amusedly, and turned her narrow phoenix eyes to explain patiently.

"Styler, waiter. Shikijin can be understood as 'serving gods', that is, gods and spirits who serve their masters. It is a very important skill in the Yin and Yang Dao. Among them, there are those who make a contract through a sealed letter, those who surrender through a seal, and those who voluntarily submit it as a friend. The manipulative god is a common number of spells in the Yin-Yang Dao, and the onmyoji wears a flowing dysprosium with the three enchantments of 'Dyeing the Spring and Autumn Period, and Han Sancai, and Shura' to produce a contract technique, and when you usually need help, you can recite the agreed spell at any time to control and summon it, and even the soul of a person can also be used. ”

"Wow, even a human soul can be used, so powerful?"

I couldn't believe it, and asked excitedly.

Qingming nodded and smiled lightly.

"That ordinary man...... Wouldn't you be careful—"

"Exactly. Therefore, in the Heian period, the custom of funerals was popular, and the onmyoji was asked to pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits before entering the burial, so as to prevent the soul of the deceased from being used and becoming a slave. ”

"It sounds a little scary, but in the Heian period, it was really about being careful about fearing ghosts and gods. Wouldn't it be the same for your Shikigami to be clear—"

Qingming smiled lightly: "Enslaving the souls of the dead is a method that only evil people can come up with. The real Onmyoji will not accept the contract of ordinary people, and the mana is too low. I summoned the twelve gods, the gods. ”

"Sure enough, you're just disgusted!"

I'm kidding.

Qingming smiled silently, looking at the night dew quite proudly.

Seeing his smug expression, I laughed too. Qingming has superb spells, so naturally there is a reason to be proud. Otherwise, the emperor would not have taken him so seriously.

"What are you going to do with Xuanxiang?"

"Since the occult is alive, it will not compromise."

"Do you have a clue?"

"Mrs. Hando's soul will be angry, and we can find it by following Mrs. Hando's soul."

The first time I sat alone with Qingming in the courtyard to discuss important matters, I used to listen to it and occasionally interject a few words. Now, more and more friends with Qingming, talking about important things in the court or strange stories in the countryside as a friend, playing the role of just the assistant of the onmyoji, can give Qingming more help.

Sitting next to him and talking, I smiled happily.