376, Shikigami (1/2)
Originally, Su Wu thought that the courtyard of Inoue's house was a safe place and would not be invaded by evil spirits.
But I didn’t expect that,
This courtyard is only 'relatively safe', not 'absolutely safe'.
There are still some spies that invade the courtyard at night and kill unsuspecting people here.
For example, Su Wu encountered this monster in his dream tonight.
It seems to target people who have fishing experience or who make a living by fishing. It appears in the dreams of fishermen and fishermen and constantly asks them for ‘fish’.
This 'fish' is not that fish,
Rather, it is a gathering of the energy of living human beings,
Every time this trick asks for a fish, part of the mental energy of the person it targets will be lost.
After the fish in the fish basket are completely exhausted,
The person will also die directly in the dream.
previously,
In the dream, Su Wu poured all the fish in his fish basket into the river - this is an extremely dangerous move for ordinary people, and he will definitely die because of taking away all his will energy for Li Jui!
But Su Wu’s meaning was too huge.
It was so big that when it fell into the river, it turned into a dragon and snake that disturbed the river.
That Li Guiyi was completely unable to withstand such a huge amount of mental energy. It was so shocked by the mental energy that it was about to exit Su Wu's dream. However, at this moment, Wangcai pounced from Su Wu's mind and bit it in turn. One bite,
The dream completely collapsed,
Wangcai grew in size again because he swallowed part of Li Jui's charm.
As for Li Gui's true body, he is still missing.
Su Wu stood at the door and gently poked a hole in the window paper. He approached the hole and looked out.
Under the hazy night,
A pine tree stretches out its rugged branches in the corner.
The white clothes draped over her shoulders fell down, revealing the rounded shoulders of the 'woman', which floated along the treetops, suddenly turned into a layer of mist, soaked in the air, and left the courtyard.
This woman was the Li Gui who asked Su Wu for fish in the dream.
When the mist it turned into covered the stone wall of the courtyard,
Some patterns painted in gold paint on the corners of the wall shimmer slightly,
But it couldn't stop the flooding of the water mist and let it leave.
"What exactly are those patterns?"
Doubts flashed through his mind, and Su Wu made Wangcai return to his mind. He opened the door softly and was about to walk out. He went to the wall to inspect the patterns in person and discern their effectiveness.
However,
He had just stepped out the door with one foot,
'Father''s voice sounded behind him: "Did you forget Kira's instructions?
For seven days after ink treatment, do not go out at night!
You are looking at the door now, there is no movement, it seems safe.
After walking out the door,
Everything will be different..."
Su Wu's face didn't change, and his heart didn't beat. He slowly retracted his stepped foot, closed the wooden door again, and turned back - seeing his 'father''s whole body exuding a strange charm as pale as moonlight,
Those rhymes coincide with the moonlight projected in from the window, and there is light and dust dancing inside.
His body shape is a little blurry at first glance.
When I stare again,
He has completely transformed into a normal person.
Even the 'moonlight charm' radiating around him disappeared.
Is the "original father's" ability to accommodate Li Wei similar to my "Ghost Hand", with the ability to travel through light?
I didn't feel the slightest movement just now.
He appeared suddenly.
Thoughts were swirling in his mind, Su Wu's expression did not change, and he whispered: "I just woke up and heard a sound outside the door, so I leaned against the door and looked around. It seemed that some mist passed through the courtyard wall.
The gold and red paint plaques hanging on the courtyard walls lit up. "
“That’s the Shikigami Order.
Onmyoji's methods are specially used to defend the courtyards of noble houses. "Father" looked down at Su Wu, "Are you interested in Onmyoji?" "
"Today I suddenly felt that those lacquered plaques were different from ordinary wooden plaques.
So some confusion arose in my mind. "Su Wu answered 'Father' and then asked, "Onmyoji's shikigami order can block the invasion of evil spirits?
What is the Shikigami Order? "
“Using the spirits of people, animals, and vegetation that are more than a hundred years old as materials,
Through means such as ‘support’, ‘worship’, ‘curse’, ‘binding’, etc.
To truly immobilize this spirit,
The fixed spirit is the shikigami. "Father" said slowly, "Shikigami Token is a token that contains some shikigami power, used to protect the manor and courtyard.
The Inoue family currently enshrines an Onmyoji.
However, the techniques of 'Onmyoji' are mostly a mixture of folk techniques such as Nightmare, Zhuyou, and Curse.
In fact, it is a trivial path.
If it weren't for the special environment of Dongliu Island where yin and yang are separated and humans and monsters coexist,
Their methods may not necessarily work out.
Onmyoji's methods are useless if you learn them. "
Shikigami are products made from all kinds of creatures and fixed by various means.
but,
Do people, animals, plants and trees really have ‘spirits’?
Su Wu walked in the underworld,
His own understanding of consciousness is outstanding. He has never realized that there is such a thing as a 'soul', only 'consciousness'. It seems that people's research on 'consciousness' is not thorough enough at the moment.
They are not aware that the so-called 'soul' is actually the consciousness of living beings.
Dongliu Island is in a special environment where yin and yang are separated, and humans and monsters coexist, which results in the onmyouji master being able to play a huge role here.
So,
The current special environment of Dongliu Island,
It's man-made,
Or is it made in heaven?
Su Wu felt that his father looked at him more carefully.
I realized that my performance today was too 'outstanding' and exceeded my father's inherent impression of the original owner in the past.
He had heard the words of ‘Father’;
Without saying anything more, he said: "I understand.
Go to bed early, father. "
Then he sat back on the bed,
Seeing his father's tall and thin figure walking into the inner room, he also covered himself with deerskin and fell asleep slowly.
This time,
There is no more evil intrusion in the dream.
He slept until the original owner's body clock woke up the next day.
There were some small footsteps outside the window,
There were also faint sounds of conversation.
"The time is coming, the master is going to start divination..."
"Master Anlu Onmyoji is already waiting in the main hall."
"Master, have you gotten up?
Go alone and ask the master to get up! "
"..."
It was still dark, and the light coming in from the window was dim blue.
Su Wu jumped up from the bed after hearing this sound.
The deerskin covering him was soft and warm,
Even in the early spring when the chill was a little bit severe, he didn't feel too cold even though he was sleeping on the cold floor covered with a deerskin.
But others are not like him, who has a very brave father who can hunt wild boars and deer in the mountains and skin them for bedding. In this way, they can only cover themselves with thin clothes and survive this one after another. It's a cold night.
'Father' was sitting cross-legged at the small table. He saw Su Wu getting up from the bed and whispered: "Why did you wake up so early today? It's okay to sleep a little longer."
Outside, the servants of the Inoue family are busy.
In the room, 'father' actually told Su Wu to sleep a little longer.
Su Wu guessed from this,
My family's status in the Inoue family should be quite special.
Unlike ordinary domestic servants,
It should be similar to the general status of 'diners' and 'diners'.
He shook his head, got up, made the bed, and sat at the small table.
There was already a plate of rice and a bowl of bone soup with a salty aroma on the small table.
"Eat."
'Father' said briefly,
Su Wu took a mouthful of rice and drank another mouthful of soup to accompany the rice. The bone soup was a bit salty, but it was hot.
In such a cold early spring,
Drinking a bowl of bone soup is already a supreme enjoyment for the common people today.
The room was filled with the sound of Su Wu drinking soup and cooking rice.
Before long,
The dishes are empty.
"The Onmyoji of the Inoue family is in the main hall right now, giving divination to Toshio Inoue.
If you are interested, you can go and take a look. "'Father' stood up, took down some things from the dark wall, and spread them out on the table. They were a large bow, a barrel of arrows, and several 'wakizashi' wrapped in leather sheaths. .
Although Dongliu Island masters the "skills of training swords that can cut through sharp and cunning swords," the island's iron ore resources are actually relatively scarce.
Like ‘Father’, there are many people who have many threats at their disposal,
It can't be as simple as just a servant of a noble family.
It seems that he sensed his son's gaze,
‘Father’ inserted several wakizashi into his belt one by one, and turned to Su Wu and said: “Now that the weather is getting warmer, it’s time for bears to wake up from hibernation and move around.
I'll see if I can skin a complete bear skin in the next few days.
You can take it to a sword-making place and exchange it for some 'jade steel' and make yourself a short sword or dagger for self-defense.
If you, a young boy without mastery of power, take these weapons from your father out, something will happen. "
"Thank you father."
Although the original owner's father's tone was indifferent and his emotions were often not felt in his words,
But his love for his son was hidden deep in his words. When it was revealed accidentally, Su Wu inadvertently recalled his father - his father was similar in the past.
"gone."
'Father' took off his cloak and put it on himself, covering his weapons, and left the house first.
Su Wu stayed in the room for a while, then got up and left.
Go to the main hall where 'Father' said.
But look at the divination ceremony performed by the head of this family in the morning.
In the current period, the first thing the nobles of Dongliu Island do after getting up early every day is 'divination'.
Or you can recite the names of the stars in the sky that correspond to today seven times after waking up.
Then observe your face to see if your complexion is rosy or dark, whether you are depressed or excited.
According to various circumstances,
Determine your fortune for today.
If your luck is too bad today,
Nobles can just rest behind closed doors at home without even going to class.
This is generally the life of a small noble.
However, the great nobles all have Onmyojis sent by the Yin Yang Liao or invited by themselves who are registered in the Yin Yang Liao to stay at home to divine good and bad luck for them every day.
Although the Inoue family is not a wealthy and aristocratic family, they are quite powerful in the local area.
The head of the family, Toshio Inoue, is the 'Boqi Kunisuke'. Although he is not among the 'Six Lords of the Palace', he is the closest bureaucrat to the 'Sixth'.
The current Dongliu Island,
Officials ranked sixth and above in order of loss,
Only then was he allowed to go to the temple.