Journey to Seek Past Reincarnations Chapter 3: Onmyoji

"Look at your clothes, you are not from here, are you from Tangtu?" He pointed at me with his cypress fan.

"It's none of your business." I said no to him, and suddenly felt a pain in my leg. Bloodstain raised his head abruptly, seeing that he was also staring there, I quickly covered it with my hand, glared at him, and said, "See no evil!"

There was a funny look on his face, and he said: "Why don't you go to my mansion and change your clothes."

I glanced at him, thinking I was an idiot, who didn't know that the nobles in the Heian era were romantic, if I went to his house, who knew if there would be any danger.

"No, thank you for your kindness." I bit down on the word "kindness" on purpose, and just as I turned around to leave, I suddenly thought of something else, turned around again, looked at him and said, "You know Where is Ka Mo Takakan's mansion?"

He was obviously taken aback, his face turned pale, and he stared at me firmly without saying a word.

"Forget it if you don't know."

Just as I was about to leave, I heard him whisper: "Did you come here from Tangtu to find Master He Mao?"

I nodded.

There was an unpredictable look in his eyes, "Then, come with me."

"I..." I hesitated for a while, whether I should believe his words, but judging from his expression just now, it seemed that he really knew something. Forget it, I know how to spell anyway, if I don't go, in case what he said is true, then I haven't missed it.

I looked at him and got into his ox cart. What came to my nostrils was a faint fragrance of early spring plum blossoms. By the way, the nobles in the Heian period liked to burn incense, and the incense they smoked varies according to the season. This man is from somewhere, and he is quite particular.

Along the way, the man just looked out the window thoughtfully, without saying anything.

The bullock cart gradually came to a stop, and when the curtain was lifted, he got off the cart gracefully, and was about to come to help me, but I waved my hand and jumped off. The corner of his mouth slightly raised, and suddenly he pointed at the man driving the chariot, and the man disappeared immediately and turned into a spell with the Big Dipper painted on it.

"Ah!" A special occupation in the Heian era suddenly appeared in my mind. I pointed at him and asked in disbelief: "You, are you an Onmyoji?"

He squinted at me, "Why, doesn't it look like that?"

I shook my head, "I think you're more like the one accepted by an onmyoji."

He laughed and led me into the mansion.

The mansion is quiet and elegant. The cherry trees and maple trees in the courtyard are entangled with green vines. Under the trees are clumps of money flowers, pansies, seaweeds, and some unnamed flowers and plants. Pink cherry blossom petals and light purple wisteria petals fluttered on the corridor with the wind, making it hard for people to step on it.

I followed him to the door of a room on the left. He knelt down by the sliding door and said softly, "Father, I brought a guest. I'm coming in."

As he spoke, he slowly opened the sliding door, and a middle-aged man in a white safari sat in the room. and?

My mood burst into excitement, and the man saw me with a bit of surprise on his face.

"Father, this lady came from Tangtu to look for Uncle." The handsome guy with electric eyes who brought me said respectfully.

Uncle? I was taken aback, they and He Maozhong are also relatives?

"What?" The middle-aged man's expression changed drastically.

I hesitated and said, "Excuse me?"

"I'm He Maozhongxing. The He Maozhong you're looking for is also my brother." The middle-aged man stared at me closely.

I was overjoyed, and quickly took out the gou jade. When He Mao Zhongxing saw the gou jade, his expression became excited, and he grabbed me, "This, this is a family heirloom of our He Mao family, you, Are you Shaluo?"

I was dumbfounded, and just about to shake my head to explain, he had already embraced me in his arms, choked up and said, "Shaluo, you are Shaluo, you are brother's daughter in Tangtu... Shaluo, that's great .”

"Then, what about Chukan-sama?" I asked hastily, without denying it.

His expression suddenly dimmed, "Brother, he has passed away."

"Ah!" I lost my voice, "I passed away, how could it be!" My heart was in a state of confusion, how could this happen? If so, wouldn't I be unable to do what I promised Shaluo?

"Well, I'm actually not Sha..."

"Shaluo, I know you must be very sad, but since you are here, I will treat you like my own daughter, so you can live here with peace of mind." He interrupted me, pointing The handsome guy with electric eyes said, "This is my eldest son Baoxian, and he will be your elder brother from now on."

He Mao Zhongxing, He Mao Baoxian, I repeated these two names in my mind, and suddenly woke up like a dream, no wonder I think this surname is so familiar, the Ka Mao family is a well-known onmyoji family in the Heian era.

Unexpectedly, Shaluo has such a deep connection with the Onmyoji family. Thinking of this, I somehow got blocked when I wanted to deny it. There are many opportunities for Onmyoji to enter the palace. Maybe it's the wrong thing to do. Living here will make it easier for me to complete the task.

Sorry, Sarah. I need to finish the task and go back as soon as possible.

"Then, from today onwards, you will be called Kamosara, and you can live at your uncle's house with peace of mind." Tadyuki smiled slightly.

"Thank you, Uncle." I nodded slightly.

I couldn't sleep at night, my heart was full of guilt, I pretended to be Sha Luo, and I didn't keep my promise to her. After tossing and turning many times, I put on an unlined garment and went to the courtyard.

The monks in the courtyard made rhythmic sounds of knocking on stones, and the air seemed to be filled with a faint smell of grass with dew. When I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, a wisp of plum fragrance penetrated into my nostrils. This fragrance...

"Can't sleep? Sharo?" A low voice sounded behind me.

I turned around, and an ice-blue figure came into view, which seemed to be my nominal brother—He Mao Baoxian. It looked as if he had just returned from a lover's night out.

"Hey, do onmyojis have lovers too?" I couldn't help blurting out.

He raised his eyebrows slantingly, his bewitching eyes rippling, "Onmyojis are also men, why can't they have lovers?"

"No, it seems to me that onmyojis should be cold and cold, and people like you are really rare." I explained.

"Ice cold?" He thought for a while and said, "There seems to be an onmyoji like this in our mansion."

"Hey, can I ask a question?" I changed the subject, now I'm not interested in knowing who the cold onmyoji is.

"Hello?" He raised the corner of his mouth, stretched out his fan and tapped on my head, and said with a smile, "You are very rude, Shaluo, at least you should call me brother."

"Brother... brother." I shouted reluctantly.

He nodded in satisfaction.

"He Mao—how did my father die?" I asked in a low voice.

The smile gradually faded on his handsome face, "When I was a child, I heard from my family that my uncle fell in love with a woman from Tang Dynasty when he was traveling in Tang Dynasty. Because Tang Dynasty was in chaos at that time, my grandmother falsely claimed that my uncle was worried about my uncle. He was seriously ill and deceived his uncle back. After his uncle came back, he knew that he had been deceived and naturally he wanted to go back immediately. At that time, we all knew that his uncle already had a daughter named Sha Luo in Tangtu. In a rage, my grandmother imprisoned my uncle. My father helped my uncle escape from the mansion and let him take a boat to Tangtu."

He paused, and said: "But I didn't expect that the ship was shipwrecked..."

So it turned out that Sha Luo's father was not a heartless person, he always wanted to go back to them, but...

Shaluo, your father never forgot you, Shaluo, did you hear that, you must be very happy. There was a burst of excitement in my heart, and my nose started to pan sour, so I hurriedly lowered my head.

"Sharo?" He lowered his head and asked.

"I'm so happy..." I was speechless due to excessive emotion. Sarah, did you hear that? It turns out that your father has never forgotten your mother or you, and your father has always been thinking about you...

Suddenly a trace of pity flashed in Baoxian's bewitching eyes, he reached out and hugged me in his arms, and whispered in my ear: "Poor child."

I was stunned for a moment, then came back to my senses, "I'm your sister, don't try to take advantage of me."

"Taking advantage?" He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly lowered his head, almost hitting my nose. As soon as I raised my eyes, his eyes flashed with a dazzling light, as if turning into many small hooks, vying to seduce people's souls.

Such beautiful eyes, I couldn't help but admire secretly. Admiration is admiration, my hand still pushed him away mercilessly. He seemed a little surprised, his eyes as dark as midnight smiled, teasing, "You are the first woman who can push me away under my gaze."

"Don't be so pretty." I curled my lips disapprovingly. This girl has seen many beautiful men from all over the world. How can she be so unfocused, "I've seen too many handsome guys. You, I'll call you Seven points, hum." I tossed my hair and walked to my room without looking back.

I don't know what Baoxian looks like, but he must be very upset.

Back in the room, I leaned against the sliding door, breathed a sigh of relief, took out Gouyu from my arms, and smiled in relief, Shaluo, now, the three of you must be reunited in another world.

The next day, as soon as I got up, a few maids came in and quickly hung up curtains and curtains in my room. "What's this for?" I asked sleepily.

One of the women in a red plum-colored coat smiled at me and said softly: "Miss Shaluo, my lord has ordered that from today onwards, I, Aqiu, will teach you various etiquettes of nobles. The thing is you need to talk to them behind the curtain from now on. Come on, please come here.”

"Ah!" I stayed there. By the way, why did I forget that noble women in the Heian period needed to talk to men behind the curtain, even if they were fathers and brothers. Although the onmyoji held by Ka Moo Tadayuki is one of the five officials, he has always been favored by Emperor Murakami, and he is often summoned by the emperor, so his status is naturally not low.

Looking at the gorgeous clothes of these women and the three-foot blue silk dragging on the ground, I couldn't help feeling dizzy for a while. Could this be the legendary twelve single clothes?

As far as I know, the Twelve single clothes are composed of Tang clothes, skirts, tops, playing clothes and single clothes. Of course, there are also small sleeves inside the single clothes. Clothes are really complicated.

After washing up, Ah Qiu also ordered someone to bring a set of Twelve single clothes that imitated the color of young willows, with delicate rattan flower patterns on them. With the help of four maids, I barely managed to put it on. My God, it was so heavy that I couldn’t even walk. It felt like I was carrying a quilt around. "Qiu Ji, can you wear a few less clothes?" I asked with a bitter face.

"You can also wear clothes in normal times, that is to remove the clothes and Tang clothes." Ah Qiu said with a smile.

As soon as I heard that the burden could be lightened, I hurriedly motioned for the maid to come over and untie Chang and Tang Yi for me.

Not long after, my stomach began to protest, I laughed dryly and asked, "Aqiu, can I have breakfast first?"

Aqiu glanced at me lightly, and said, "Miss Shaluo, I don't know what your habits were when you were in Tangtu, but here, people with status usually only eat twice a day. It's not yet time."

"What!" "I, I'm not a person of status, can I have three meals a day?" I whispered.

"Miss Sha Luo, please pay attention to your words and deeds. Your father, Mr. He Mao, was one of the three in his lifetime. He was a noble man in the palace. Since you are a member of He Mao's family, you are a man of status. As she spoke, she handed me a plain white bat fan and said, "In case of an accident, you have to half cover your face with the fan, or you can use your sleeves. Other men can easily see your face."

I reluctantly took the fan and covered it casually.

"That's not okay, Miss Shaluo. When holding the fan, you should hold the lower part of the fan with your right hand, so that the tip of the fan is slightly upward; hold the left hand in the middle, with the thumb on top and four fingers on the bottom, that's it." She smiled. correct my posture.

I said depressedly: "Can I meet my uncle?"

"Master He Mao and Young Master entered the palace early in the morning." Her voice was gentle.

Enter the palace? I suddenly thought of Concubine Wen Che, and quickly asked, "By the way, do you know Concubine Wen Che?"

Aqiu nodded and said: "Concubine Wen Che is the most beloved concubine of the Lord today, who doesn't know her? In addition, she has just been pregnant with a dragon fetus, so the favor is even more lingering."

"What, she just got pregnant with a dragon fetus?" While I was relieved, I couldn't help being a little depressed. In this case, wouldn't the task be completed only after she gave birth to the prince. Wouldn't it be a few months to wait?

"Also, Miss Shaluo, it was very impolite for you to open your mouth like this just now, please remember to cover your mouth with a half-open fan; on the lips."

I'm holding on to the fan tightly, my endurance is almost at the limit... Could this be my punishment for impersonating Sharo?

It’s finally time to eat the first meal. The food here is quite appetizing to me. The hanging plate made of black lacquered light fragrant wood contains rice and eel, plus celery and eggplant. A dessert - tang grapes, made of rice flour, wheat and soybean flour, soft in the mouth and full of fragrance.

I heard that the common people at that time still ate whole grains, and only the nobles could eat rice.

After the meal, Ah Qiu went on to explain the etiquette, and my mind began to swell. I looked at her mouth, how could I not be tired after talking for so long.

Finally, she said one of my favorite words: "...Then, Miss Sha Luo, that's all for today, and Ah Qiu will continue to come to teach you tomorrow."

"Thank you for your hard work." I saluted her just now.

She smiled with satisfaction, got up and walked out.

As soon as I saw her leave, I quickly stood up, loosened my muscles and bones, stretched my waist, lifted the curtain, and just took a step, I almost tripped over the pants I was wearing! Alas, it’s terrible, I can’t even walk fast. I practiced walking in the room for a while, and gradually got used to it before walking towards the courtyard. I couldn’t help but sigh in my heart, what will I do in the days to come.

No matter what, if you want to complete the task, it seems that it is more convenient to enter the palace.

As soon as I walked to the courtyard, I suddenly saw several young men in white hunting clothes coming from the corridor.

"That man always looks like that, I feel uncomfortable just looking at him."

"Don't pay attention to him, Sasuke, he treats everyone like that."

"Do you know, I heard that his mother is a white fox. I don't know why the master accepted him as a disciple."

"So he has the blood of evildoers in his body."

"In short, just ignore him..."

The men left in a hurry, listening to their conversation, it should be He Mao Zhongxing's disciples. But who is that man in their mouth?

I continued to walk into the depths of the courtyard. The sun was shining like pieces of gold on the edge of the lotus pond in the courtyard. A young man in a white safari was half squatting by the pond, wiping the back of his hands with the water.

He heard my footsteps and turned his head slowly.

I stared blankly at him, there is such a young man in the world who is so elegant, refined, smart and elegant, just like the clouds fluttering freely in the blue sky, and like a breeze with a faint fragrance of leaves, he is spotless, The clouds are calm and the wind is light.

He only glanced at me, then turned his head away and continued with his own business.

I just noticed some scars on the back of his hand, "What's wrong with you?" I blurted out.

He did not speak.

"Why did your hand hurt? Do you want to apply some medicine?" I took two steps closer and asked.

"No need." His voice was as clear as dew condensed on bamboo leaves.

I sat down next to him, and he seemed a little surprised.

"Are you Master He Mao's disciple too?" I asked, turning my head to the side.

"Yeah."

"Do you also like Yin Yang very much?"

"Yeah."

"My name is Ye - my name is Shaluo, what about you? What's your name?"

“…”

This boy really cherishes words like gold, I couldn't help feeling depressed.

"Boy, you are very annoying." I picked up a stone and threw it into the pond.

"Pull?" He finally had a reaction.

"I mean you are very noble, you will ignore me when I talk to you like this." I threw another stone, and the stone floated three times on the water before sinking.

"I'm not Qinggao." He looked at the surface of the pool and said coldly, "I'm the son of the white fox, it's best not to get close to me."

I was taken aback for a moment, it turned out that he was the son of the white fox in those people's mouths.

He looks eighteen or nineteen years old, about the same age as me. If you look carefully, his eyes are pure black, like black crystals, reflecting a faint brilliance in the sun, clear and transparent. It is transparent, not contaminated with a trace of earthly turbidity.

"What about the son of the white fox? Whether it is a human or a monster, they will have feelings and love. If there is love in their hearts, monsters are also worthy of respect; if there is no love, then even humans will be despised .” I said as I patted him on the shoulder without avoiding suspicion.

He looked up at me with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"You are..."

"Master He Mao is my uncle, I repeat, my name is..."

"Shaluo." He said suddenly.

"Well, so you remembered." I laughed.

"Miss Shaluo, Miss Shaluo..." A maid's voice came from not far away.

"Oops, I'm going back to my room." I quickly stood up, patted my clothes, and was about to leave when I suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, you haven't told me your name yet?"

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he spit out a few words: "Abe—— Seimei."

My footsteps stopped at the same place, Abe Seimei, this name is like a thunder, the most famous onmyoji in the Heian era, is this boy in front of me? How could I have forgotten, isn't Abe Seimei's master Ka Mo Tadayuki? Isn't his mother the legendary white fox named Ge Ye?

I didn't expect to meet the young Seimei here.

I turned my head, smiled at him, and said, "Abe Seimei, we are friends from today on."

He was stunned at first, and then turned away indifferently.