"That's all there is to it, thank you, Aaron."

Gently sending away the hands that were holding Wu Ye, Qingming took a deep breath and pushed open the door of Yin Yang Liao, unable to enter it, leaving only Wu Ye who was deep in thought against this door.

Walked through the uninhabited corridor, crossed the deep barrier, and came to the familiar courtyard, the familiar hut, the familiar flowers and plants, and the familiar person.

Everything is the same as in memory, except for the state of mind that Qingming himself can't explain at this time.

“...... I'm here, Master. ”

As always, he bowed down his body, and saluted the master respectfully, and then heard the master's voice not far away, but strong and powerful.

"Get up, Qingming."

"Yes, Master." Qingming straightened up, staring at the old man who seemed to be swallowed by darkness, curled up in the shadows that the light could not reach, only the old eyes that were not cloudy, as if they were still resisting the inevitable.

"It's almost time for you to come...... Sure enough," the old man's tone was full of nostalgia as soon as he spoke: "Your eyes are exactly the same as when you were young, so you will choose you as your heir to cultivate." ”

"The kindness of the master will never be forgotten by Qingming in his life, and the skills taught by the master will be famous all over the world in this life."

"For your talent, as a teacher, I have never denied it, Qingming, you are the most powerful genius in my yin and yang vein for thousands of years, but unfortunately, you were born in an inappropriate era." The old man's eyes darkened and he let out a deep sigh.

Hearing that sigh, Qingming's figure trembled slightly, and his tone seemed a little trembling: "So, Master, this enchantment...... Isn't it a mistake? ”

"As a teacher, I have never made a mistake in my life, let alone such an important array, how could I make a mistake."

"But...... Why? "Qingming's heart is more fragile than ever, betrayed by the most important person, and that feeling is tantamount to the sky falling.

"Everything, it's for us and other onmyoji!" The old man's words were loud, and his body slowly stood up from the shadows as straight as a pine and cypress, his eyes were firm and unshakable, and the determination made Qingming can't help but waver.

"But, Master-sama—" Even after knowing the truth, Qingming couldn't let go of the indelible master-apprentice bond between the two, and she pleaded in an almost humble tone, "If those people are killed by youkai, how can we win this war?" ”

"You're wrong, Qingming, it's not them who are leading the victory or defeat of this war, it's not us, I'll be invincible early in the morning."

The old man's words surprised Qingming, and he saw that he took out something from his wide sleeved robe, not a talisman seal, but a letter.

"This is a letter from the previous Master of the Westward to his daughter," the old man could know as soon as he opened his mouth that there must be enough amazing secrets hidden in it, so he continued: "As a friend of that adult, Master Wei naturally received his entrustment to pass this letter to the next Master of the West, that is, the daughter of this generation of the Westbound. ”

"......" But the letter was still in the master's hand - Qingming held her breath, panic in her heart for no reason.

"Let's put it bluntly, I opened it for the teacher without permission-" The old man lowered his head, as if he felt guilty for his actions: "Until the moment before the dismantling, the teacher didn't believe that he would do such a thing, until he knew the content of the letter, the teacher was relieved, even if he didn't have the face to see his old friend after death, it didn't matter." ”

"There...... What was written? Qingming swallowed the horror in his heart and asked tremblingly.

"I wrote the truth about the war in two hundred years," the old man said in a surprising voice: "It is also for the division to be able to do this, and to dare to do this, Qingming, this war has been won as early as the beginning." ”

“...... Why, then, are those lives sacrificed? Qingming couldn't bear to ask.

"Alas," another long sigh, there was no pity in the old man's eyes: "That's why the teacher said, Qingming, you were born in the worst era." ”

"Master?"

"Qingming, there is only one wish for a lifetime as a teacher, that is, to be able to hand over a complete onmyoji inheritance to you," Speaking of this, the old man shook his head: "It's a pity that Your Majesty didn't give so much time to be a teacher." ”

"I, I don't understand, Master, what does this have to do with Your Majesty......?" Qingming asked blankly.

"Child, righteousness is also prioritized, if one day, between the loyalty to Her Majesty Ji Wunu and the inheritance of the Onmyoji, you can only choose the same, what will you do?"

"I ......" Qingming's face flashed with a look of painful struggle, and Qingming, who had received orthodox education since childhood, immediately couldn't react in the face of his master's deviant rhetoric.

The old man approached and asked, "Qingming, the teacher asks you, have you seriously thought about why humans have to expel monsters?" ”

"Because, youkai eat people." Qingming hesitated for a while and chose the answer that he approved in his heart, but unfortunately he did not get the approval of the old man.

"That's not right."

The old man shook his head slowly: "The reason why humans are afraid of monsters and hate monsters is because monsters are too powerful. ”

"Strong ...... Big? ”

"That is far more powerful than humans, that is far beyond control, that is so powerful that you can do whatever you want in human society, this is the real reason why humans are afraid of them and want to expel them."

Like a trembling skeleton dancing in the mound, the old man showed an extremely strange smile at Qingming: "Qingming, look, in this way, what is the difference between an onmyoji and a monster?" ”

“！！”

Qingming grew his mouth in shock, was stunned for a long time, and hurriedly explained: "No, Onmyoji is a human being, and it is for the safety of human beings to push back and cure monsters......."

"Hehehe," the old man turned his back with a smile, and a ghostly gloomy smile echoed in the huge room, "You're right, but when the youkai are completely subdued by humans, it is not far from the time when the Onmyoji is 'retired' by humans." ”

Qingming's eyes widened, she finally understood the reason why the master was doing everything, in all fairness, as a member of the Onmyoji, she couldn't blame the master for what he did, it's just that before being an Onmyoji, she was first and foremost a human being.

That's her, Abe's answer.

"That's why the teacher said, Qingming, you were born in the worst era."

This is the third time the old man has said this, and he stared at Qingming with drooping old eyes: "Your eyes are the same as when you were young, so you know what you will do." ”

"I'm sorry, Master, but I have to—" Qingming got up and bowed to the old man to take his leave.

"Don't get me wrong, kid, the teacher doesn't mean to blame you."

As she spoke, the old man's face showed a kind smile, which was something that Qingming had worked hard to pursue but could not achieve, but at this moment, this care made her feel extremely strange.

"Since the teacher has expected the path you will choose, the corresponding backhand is naturally ready, this enchantment will last for three days, and within three days, people outside the enchantment can't get in, and people inside can't get out, even if it's strong, it's useless."

"Master, I'm ......"

"Give up, Qingming, no one can break this barrier, not even you, no, it's because it's you, that's why you can't break it."

The old man crossed the dawn and walked to the door of the room, looking at the huge yin and yang array in the sky, and said with emotion: "Because this is the secret left by the ancestor of my Dao lineage, Prince Shotoku, we who practice the Dao of the Ancestors have no way to resist this enchantment. ”

As she plunged into darkness before her eyes, a flash of light in the old man's hand caught her eye, a long sword engraved with seven precious stones.

If you look closely, it is the magic weapon you used when you just cast a spell to make the big array come.

The old man stroked the long sword and said lonely: "This is a sacred relic that has been passed down from generation to generation by my Onmyoji, a copy of the seven-star sword used by Prince Shotoku during his lifetime, and the only token left by Prince Shotoku, which is the key to this great array." ”

Hearing this, Qingming had just lit up his eyes, and when he was about to make a move, he saw that the old man's thin palm suddenly burst out with powerful power, and he actually broke the seven-star sword violently.

As the two severed swords fell to the ground, in Qingming's dull gaze, the old man said, "Now, no one can open this enchantment anymore. ”