Chapter 123 The House of the Underworld (4)
“Is this actually here...”
Nuhumaru slowly stopped outside a street full of neon lights. If we talk about where in Tokyo The most abundant nightlife is definitely in Shinjuku, where the famous Kabukicho is located in the most prosperous area.
The compass pointer pointed to a small alley full of lanterns and sign shops. It was inconvenient for motorcycles to enter from here, so the two of them got out of the car and started walking, entering the alley. middle. Inuyama Heita had no reaction to this. He had entered the ghost realm once before in a similar place in Shibuya, and he was familiar with it once and twice.
“Take this talisman with you.” Qian Xiaoyi handed him a yellow talisman folded into a triangle and said, “Otherwise, be careful and lose it.”
Inuyama Heita was a little strange: "Follow me?"
"Of course, everyone's mental state is different." Qian Xiaoyi said: "So even if the two of them are together, there is still time to enter the ghost realm. Maybe it's different. Think about it. Is it true in ghost stories? It often happens that two people are walking together, and the person in front suddenly turns around and finds that the person behind is missing. Or, while the person behind is walking, they suddenly find that the person in front has stopped talking. Weird scene..."
"I Got it, please stop talking." Inuyama Heita suddenly got goosebumps: "It's nothing at first, but it feels a little weird when you mention that scene."
"You still have some courage. Practice." Qian Xiaoyi shook his head and said to those who followed him. Ajian said: "There is also this guy, don't come out this time, stay in Yuperii and don't show up, you know?"
Ajian was confused: "Ah? Why? No need this time Did I come out to give you a warning?”
"What we face this time may be other exorcists." Qian Xiaoyi said: "The ghost vine last time reminded me that there is a mixed bag of people in a place like Tokyo, so there must be someone. Those guys who practice evil arts, if you let them see you... As a person who still has spiritual intelligence, Spiritual bodies have many uses, such as refining ghosts, raising corpses, and even directly refining magic weapons. You fat man, you don’t want your body to be used by evildoers, right?”
“Eh? Yeah! I don’t want to enter the BE line!" Ajian screamed and shrank from Yu Perry.
The two continued to move forward, just like the time in Shibuya. Under the guidance of the compass, they slowly walked from the brightly lit alley to the deserted dark alley, and everything around them became unfamiliar. and twisted, at this time, the letter paper tied to the compass suddenly began to flutter, as if it were a living thing.
“Oh~ Yes, yes.” Qian Xiaoyi untied the ink brush line from the compass, and the two pieces of letter paper flew up with a “swish”, quickly folded themselves, and turned into two Origami birds. These two birds have square heads and square heads. They look very happy. They impatiently used their beaks to sort out the traces that had just been tied with the ink pipe, and seemed a little unhappy. On the backs of the two paper birds, there was the same strange pattern, which was composed of five horizontal lines and four vertical lines. It seems to have some special meaning.
"This is..." Inuyama Heita was surprised. The original ordinary letter paper turned into a flying bird after arriving in the ghost domain. He seemed to have seen the patterns on the back of the flying birds before, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
"Shikigami." Qian Xiaoyi said: "It should be the method of Onmyoji, don't say you haven't heard of it."
"Onmyoji!" The familiar and unfamiliar name surprised Inuyama Heita. , I say familiar, that’s because in Japan, as long as it is a film and television work about ancient gods and demons, there is a high probability that the profession of Onmyoji will appear. It is almost familiar. When it comes to subduing demons and slaying demons, the first thing in every Japanese’s mind is This is definitely the profession that comes to mind.
But it is strange because in modern times, basically no ordinary people have seen the existence of Onmyoji. Since the Meiji government abolished Onmyodo more than a hundred years ago and supported Shintoism, Onmyoji has This profession gradually faded out of people's lives, and everyone could only see it on TV shows.
And after Qian Xiaoyi’s reminder, he also thought of the meaning of the patterns on the young bird. ——That is the symbol created by Ashiya Michitoshi, the archenemy of the great Onmyoji Abe Seimei in ancient legends.
Ashiya Michitsu is also a great onmyoji, but he only appears as a villain in most stories about Abe Seimei. His appearance is often closely related to "conspiracy", so Inuyama Heita can't help but feel nervous.
Qian Xiaoyi does not have the stereotype of Inuyama Heita. To him, both Abe Seimei and Ashiya Michitoshi are just magicians from a foreign country. He said with a smile: "It's not so much a letter. Are you saying they are messengers? Then, lead the way, little one."
Hearing this, two birds with square heads and square heads were like hummingbirds, flapping their wings quickly and hovering in the air, and then led them slowly. The two of them walked towards the depths of the alley.
“Brother Oto, that’s something related to Ashiya Domitsu.” Inuyama Heita whispered.
"It doesn't matter." Qian Xiaoyi said: "No matter which descendant they are, whether they are bad or good depends on them. Inviting us directly instead of doing it secretly means that the other party still wants to chat, So we don’t have to worry about safety issues, probably.”
"Don't overestimate it!" Inuyama Heita said: "It sounds more and more terrifying!"
Qian Xiaoyi said with a smile: "Okay, let's talk about something else. Talking about the ghost world There are actually related legends about buildings in various places, did you know?"
"Uh, what about?" Inuyama Heita was immediately diverted.
Qian Xiaoyi said: "The most famous one is undoubtedly the 'Gorgeous Haunted House' section. In many places around the world, there is a similar story about a lost traveler who walked into the house at night. While rushing in the wilderness, I unexpectedly came across a gorgeous building. This building could be a hotel, a family holding a wedding, or simply a splendid villa. Anyway, it's something similar. . When the traveler enters, he will be warmly entertained by the host, with good food and delicious food, and some versions even have maids taking the initiative to accompany them, but regardless of the version, they all have the same ending..."
"Death ?" Inuyama Heita swallowed.
Qian Xiaoyi said: "No, they will wake up the next day and find themselves sleeping in a tomb, or in a dilapidated haunted house. At this time, they will be very uncomfortable, nauseated, and constantly Vomiting and vomiting, spitting out a bunch of broken bits of cockroaches, rats or other disgusting things That's the food he ate the night before. So, this story tells us... don't eat randomly in the ghost land, who knows what you will eat with gusto."
< br>"I don't know how to eat it!" Inuyama Heita shook his head.
After Qian Xiaoyi’s heartwarming story ended, two birds also took them to their destination, which was an izakaya standing at the end of the alley, with bright yellow cylindrical lanterns hanging on both sides of the door. , above the door curtain, there are two big characters "Yellow Spring" written on it. The strong aroma of wine and lively sounds come from inside, and it seems that you can imagine the scene of changing glasses inside.
"We are here, let's go in and meet the mysterious Mr. Onmyoji." Qian Xiaoyi took the lead and walked in.
(End of this chapter)