Chapter 45: The Shrine Maiden

In Ise at night, there is a battle of 100 ghosts walking at night.

There was no moonlight, it was extremely dark, and nothing could be seen from a distance of more than a zhang, and the darkness was very thick, like a heavy curtain, the light could not penetrate it, and the night wind blew through the wilderness, making a whining sound, like a ghost laughing.

Looking closely, in the darkness, there seemed to be a lot of black shadows moving fast or slowly, and there were many indistinct voices, which seemed to be whispering softly, and seemed to be snickering in a low voice, vague and hazy.

During the day, when the sun suppresses, these ghosts can only hide and hibernate, and at night, the yin energy is in full bloom, and these ghosts and ghosts are like stinging insects after the spring thunder and flee in shock.

Ghosts are divided into two kinds, one is the yin soul without a body, afraid of blood and yang, as long as it is bold and strong, it cannot get close. Therefore, the means of the yin soul is to consume people's minds with various illusions, and lose their courage, which is the so-called heart deficiency and shortness of breath, and as soon as the courage is discharged, the yang energy will be weakened, and then the yin soul can go on the body, similar to the alchemist.

The other is the zombies with shells, not only are they not afraid of the blood and yang of ordinary people, but they will also give birth to the desire to suck blood and eat flesh, the hands of zombies???????????????? Duan is relatively simple and crude, similar to Wufu.

These two goblins do not usually appear at the same time. However, Ise at this time is obviously not an ordinary situation, the yin ghost and the zombie go together, and the yin qi and resentment are one.

Ordinary living people do not dare to go out at night, and every house is closed, and even some small villages are already empty except for some large towns.

Qi Xuansu walked in the wilderness, like a bright light in the dark night, which could be seen from afar, naturally attracting countless evil ghosts.

However, the Yin Soul and the zombies have their own embarrassments, the Yin Soul comes and goes without a trace, the speed is extremely fast, but Qi Xuansu is the physique of a celestial martial artist, even if he deliberately suppresses the qi and blood in the body, the blood and qi are strong and still make the Yin Soul dare not approach from a distance of more than ten zhang. The zombie was not afraid of this, but he had no choice but to move at a speed like an old man who was about to die, and was left far behind by Qi Xuansu, chasing after him, he didn't know what he was chasing, and he was stunned in place.

Qi Xuansu came to Ise as an onmyoji, but he didn't come to exorcise demons, so his attitude towards all kinds of ghosts was to hide if he could, and never entangled. If you really can't avoid it, you should also strive for a quick victory, and don't make extraneous branches.

Of course, the many ghosts and monsters in Ise have to be solved, but Qi Xuansu's strength alone is far from enough, and when the Daomen Heavenly Soldiers arrive, all demons and monsters will be wiped out.

This wilderness was a battlefield between the army of the prime minister and the Zun Zheng faction, and after the withdrawal of their respective troops, the battlefield almost became a cemetery, and now it has become a paradise for ghosts.

There are also many deserters hiding here, who dare not go home, or even enter the city, so they can only hide in the inaccessible wilderness, and make a living by robbing passers-by, such as the ashigaru that Qi Xuansu met. However, in this environment, they do not live long, and sooner or later they will become monsters, or be eaten by ghosts and zombies.

After passing through this wilderness, there were gradually some people, but it was late at night, and the houses were closed, and there was not even the slightest light, for fear of attracting these monsters and ghosts.

This is exactly what Qi Xuansu thinks, he can let go of his hands and feet and hurry, and he doesn't have to deliberately disguise himself as a mediocre Harima Stream Onmyoji. It's just that it still can't fly, because it's too conspicuous and can be easily discovered by Jingu, and in any case, Ise is still the core sphere of influence of Ise Jingu. Qi Xuansu didn't want to take this risk, and would rather be slow than steady.

Qi Xuansu came to a village, because of the war, the villagers had fled, Qi Xuansu planned to quickly pass through the village, and then climb over the hill behind the village, take a shortcut, from Duhui County to Duoyu County.

At this moment, Qi Xuansu suddenly heard a noise in the village, which seemed to be a human voice.

Qi Xuansu hesitated slightly, but still followed the voice.

If he is a man who begs for a living, he can indeed ignore it, and if he is poor, he will be left alone. But now he is a high-grade Taoist priest, without affecting the task, he can help or help, and he can't always talk about it, he has to fall to the ground, and he will help the world.

Then Qi Xuansu saw a witch, dressed in white and red, not very old, childish, and dealing with three monsters alone.

Instead of using a sword like Kichijonomiya, the shrine maiden took something similar to a short-handled Zen staff called "Kagura Bell", a ritual used in the Heavenly Gate rituals.

Every time the shrine maiden shakes the kagura bell in her hand, it can force the monster to retreat and purify the surrounding yin and resentment.

???????????????? The shrine maiden of the Heavenly Gate is the enemy. But it is the consensus of both sides to eradicate demons, whether it is the Dao Gate or the Heavenly Gate, all the ghosts and monsters in Ise must be swept away. These ghosts and monsters don't matter if you are from the Dao Gate or the Heavenly Gate, they will threaten everyone, whether they are from the Central Plains or from Fenglinzhou.

In the face of natural disasters, should people give up the struggle and fight against disasters together?

This is clearly a moral issue.

With Qi Xuansu's experience and depth of thought, he can give an answer, but he can't give a perfect answer.

At this moment, a youkai named "Bone Maiden" flashed behind the shrine maiden, holding a bone spur in her hand, which had completely turned into a white bone, and stabbed towards the back of the shrine maiden's heart.

Qi Xuansu finally decided to make a move and drew a "nine-character cut".

The biggest difference between the Dogomon-ryu and the Harima Ryu is not the costumes, but the imprint of the spellcast. For example, the imprint of the Daomen is the Yin and Yang Pisces, and the imprint of the Zhiming Sect is the eye pattern composed of the black moon and the white sun. The imprint of the earth and gate stream is very simple, it is a pentagram. The imprint of Harima Ryu is the "nine-character cut", which is staggered with five horizontal lines and four vertical lines, a total of nine lines, representing the nine-character mantra that "those who are fighting are lined up in front of the battle".

Since Qi Xuansu wants to pretend to be the onmyoji of the Banma Stream, this signature mark still needs to be learned, and it is not difficult to impersonate, he is essentially a Dao Sect spell, but disguised as a Yin and Yang technique, it is difficult to distinguish it if it is not at the level of heaven and man.

The sneak attack bone girl was frozen by Qi Xuansu when she was about to succeed, and she couldn't move.

The little witch also noticed that something was wrong, turned her head to look, and couldn't help but be startled, and subconsciously gave the bone girl the "Kagura Bell" in her hand, and actually knocked the bone girl's head directly away.

At the same time, the witch also noticed Qi Xuansu not far away, and probably understood that Qi Xuansu saved her life at a critical moment, and hurriedly thanked Qi Xuansu.

But she forgot that there were two monsters behind her, and they took advantage of the opportunity to pounce on her.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help sighing, he simply did it to the end, and drew a "nine-character cut", summoned a flame, and turned the zombie into a large torch, and the cat demon next to him saw that the situation was not good, turned around and ran, and disappeared in an instant. Daomen once commented on the people of Fenglinzhou, there are small courtesies but no great righteousness, this sentence is still more pertinent, in terms of etiquette, the people of Fenglinzhou are striving for perfection.

The witch solemnly bowed to Qi Xuansu and thanked him for saving his life.

Qi Xuansu didn't wait for the witch to ask questions, but chose to take the situation into his own hands: "I'm the Onmyoji of Harima Stream, you should be the witch of the Divine Palace, right?" How can you come out alone at night? Don't you know it's dangerous? ”

Sure enough, the witch didn't doubt Qi Xuansu's identity at all, and her attention shifted to how to explain her behavior: "I'm not a shrine maiden from the Divine Palace, I'm just a witch from the shrine under the Divine Palace, and the reason why I came out at night was because my friend was missing, and I came out to look for her." ”

Qi Xuansu asked, "Your friend is also a shrine maiden at the shrine?" ”

The shrine maiden shook her head and said, "No, she is the daughter of a merchant." ”

Then the witch looked at Qi Xuansu and asked cautiously, "Onmyoji-sama, can you help us find it?" I will repay you. ”

Qi Xuansu thought to himself: Isn't it said that the people of Fenglin Continent are the most afraid???????????????? Trouble others? This little witch is quite unseen.

Qi Xuansu simply refused: "I'm sorry, I'm going to Duoqi County, where is your shrine?" I can send you back. ”

The shrine maiden looked distressed, and then she had an idea and asked, "Onmyoji-sama, do you have a way to pass?" ”

Qi Xuansu was stunned, but he was an old man after all, so he didn't ask for any evidence, but said: "I haven't heard that I need to go to Duoqi County." ”

The shrine maiden explained: "Originally, it was not needed, but then there was a group of onmyoji of the Earth Imperial Gate who plotted against it, and the shrine issued an order that it needed a guide to go to Tatsu County. If there is no guide, not only will you not be able to enter the city, but you will also be wanted, and it will be difficult to move an inch. ”

Qi Xuansu secretly scolded the fools of the Tuyumen Stream in his heart for not being successful enough to fail, creating difficulties for himself out of thin air, and his face did not show any light: "I just saved your life, should you repay me?" For example, get me a way guide. ”

The little witch said seriously: "Of course I will repay the Onmyoji-sama, but I don't have a guide on my body, and I can't give the Onmyoji-sama a guide until I go back to the shrine, and I will go back after I find my friend." ”

Qi Xuansu smiled dumbly, this witch was a little clever, so she had to say, "Okay, I'll help you find your friend." ”

"Thank you, Onmyoji-sama." The little witch saluted again.

"The key is where to look?" Qi Xuansu asked, "After leaving the village, there is a battlefield site, all of them are dead, and now they are even more ghosts dancing, if your friends go somewhere, then there will not be even bones left." ”

The little witch was very sure and said, "She won't go there, she was kidnapped by bandits, and according to the divination of the palace master, those bandits are not far from this village." ”

Qi Xuansu said: "That's easy to do." However, dealing with bandits is different from dealing with ghosts, spells may not be easy to use, I once met a shrine maiden with excellent swordsmanship, can you use a knife? ”

The little witch bowed her head shyly and said, "No." ”

Qi Xuansu asked again, "What about the bow and arrow?" ”

The little witch's head lowered: "No. ”

Qi Xuansu could only pull out an ordinary repeating handcuff from behind his waist: "Fortunately, the world has changed, and I have this." ”