Winter has not passed yet, and when it is still snowing heavily, Xiao Yuan has already hung the sunny doll under the eaves, saying that the sunny doll from Rihefang is very useful. She is always looking forward to the coming of spring, and I hope that spring will slow down.

A little, a little slower.

After going through so many things, I also want to relax and escape for a while, at least before spring comes, I can relax a little bit.

I don’t know when I developed this habit of laziness. Even staying in bed has become a luxury. I was pulled up by Suzuka Gozen in the morning and went back to Suzuka Mountain to deal with things. I was disturbed by the Genji mission sent by Ache.

It can be said that there was no chance for me to stay in bed throughout the winter.

I recalled that Afeng was in that village, getting up early and working all day long, and for a moment I felt that the tranquility at this moment was extremely precious. A quiet morning, a morning without even the chirping of birds to disturb me... I shouldn't have woken up so early, but yesterday

I did sleep a little full at night.

I could still snooze for a while with my eyelids closed. I buried my head in the warm quilt and was about to turn over to continue sleeping. The sliding door opened with a bang, followed by a dazzling light. Through the quilt, I

Everyone can feel discomfort.

"Azi! A year's plan starts with spring, a day's plan starts with morning. Get up quickly, we are going for an outing today!"

I don't want to pay attention to it at all...

Things like outings have nothing to do with me. It's not like I found something about my previous memories...

"Get up quickly!"

Because she was shaking desperately, I had to poke my head out from hiding under the quilt: "I finally slept in..."

I didn't finish my words because my eyes were attracted by the golden girl at the door.

Xiao Yuan looked proud: "It's Hihebo! I invited her here from Qingming."

"It's the sun that I'm not good at dealing with." I squinted my eyes and looked at Xiao Yuan, "Why do I suddenly want to go on an outing? I haven't rested yet."

"Then we can't stay in the house all the time." Xiao Yuan walked up to me from standing at the door with arms akimbo, "At this time of year, outing is the favorite thing for lovers to do. "The Story of Suzuka Mountain" written by you

It’s too bland and boring. It’s time to add a little love story. At this time, it’s my turn to appear——”

"...? Xiao Yuan, when did you get my manuscript?!" I couldn't help but sit up wrapped in quilt.

"Hey, hey, it's the New Year, it's inevitable that I'll feel bored..." She scratched her head and said.

"——Is he that guy from Suzuka Gozen?!" I asked, staring at Xiao Yuan.

"Ah... no, no, I sneaked into your room..." Xiao Yuan hurriedly denied.

The more she denied it, the more certain I became that it was Suzuka Gozen who did it: "You haven't come yet, Xiao Yuan, during the New Year's Day."

"Well... I might be here, maybe..." Xiao Yuan's eyes wandered.

“It’s so lively early in the morning.”

Just as I was thinking about it, Suzuka Gozen walked in from outside the sliding door.

I wrapped myself in a quilt and jumped up: "I told you that I would show it to you as soon as I finished writing it. Why did you steal my manuscript?"

"Stealing manuscripts?"

"Stop pretending to be stupid at this time, sister." I was really dissatisfied with this behavior, "Even if you want to see it, you have to say something to me. I am not the kind of person who is absolutely unreasonable."

"...You've been questioning me so early in the morning." Suzuka Gozen was obviously a little unhappy, "I haven't done anything you said, how do you want me to admit it?"

"...Never done it?" I immediately felt something was wrong and looked at Xiao Yuan.

"I admit it, I admit it!" Xiao Yuan immediately raised his hand, "Besides, I just admitted it, it was Azi, you don't believe it..."

"..."

Just now, she said this.

"So, what's going on?" Suzuka Gozen looked at me.

This is when you should take a preemptive strike.

"It's nothing. I'm going to sleep in today and won't go to Suzuka Mountain or go for an outing."

With that said, I wrapped the slightly fallen quilt around me and turned around to lie down on the bed.

But the quilt on my body was stuck. I turned around and saw that Xiao Yuan and Suzuka Gozen had stepped on the quilt at the same time.

"Wait a minute, the quilt was washed just the day before yesterday!" I was a little angry.

"That's not an excuse."

The two people behind him said in unison.

-

Going on an outing or something, I still have to wait for the affairs of Mount Suzuka to be settled... By the time I got home, I had unknowingly wandered to the old site of Mount Suzuka.

"Qingming?"

"Hmm? It's Sister Azi." Kagura saw me first.

"What are you doing? Collecting rocks?"

"It's not an ordinary stone." Qingming took the words and stretched out his hand to show me.

I saw a few pieces of gravel in his hand: "What's the difference?"

"We just saw the scene from the past." Eight Hundred Bhikshunis said, "It belongs to Crab Ji and the others."

"But, they are still alive. To monsters, this kind of remaining spell can only be the sight of the dead..."

I looked around: "This is the old site of Suzuka Mountain. If this stone is the treasure on it, it wouldn't be surprising."

"That's right." Qingming nodded and put away the stone.

"Are you collecting these stones on purpose?" I asked.

Qingming was stunned for a moment and did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at the eight hundred bhikkhunis and the others.

Boya remained silent, and Kagura was lost in thought. Only the Eight Hundred Bhikshunis spoke: "To be precise, we are on an outing."

"Oh, outing..." I nodded and prepared to go home, "Then I'm leaving."

"Azi, if you don't mind, can you come with us for an outing?" Qingming asked.

The premonition...is coming.

"I always feel that every time I'm stopped by you, Qingming, it's not going to be an easy thing." I said, "Let's just take a walk this time."

Kagura was obviously relieved, but the other three had the same expressions.

The next place Qingming and the others wanted to go was Qijiao Mountain, so when they walked there, Qingming deliberately walked with me, and the other three also walked far ahead.

"So, what's up?" I got straight to the point.

"After all these years, you are still as direct as ever." Qingming said with a wry smile.

"Is it about Yamata no Orochi or something?" I ignored his politeness.

"Yes, but not entirely." Qingming paused, "Thousands of years ago, there was another god who fell into the narrow space with Yamata no Orochi. We just want to know the stance of this god."

"There is no god here," I said, "so there is no god's position."

"After leaving the snowy area, I felt that something big was going to happen. This outing was also because there was a breath coming from the narrow space, and I used the magic circle to look for the mountains that I may have never seen before in the world."

Qingming stretched out her hand to push aside the leaves in front of me, then turned sideways and waited for me, "There...maybe there will be clues there."

I remembered what A Xi said at that time, and I said with heart palpitations: "Is it about the artifact?"

"That is a magical weapon to suppress the Yamata no Orochi. The evil god is ready to move, so we have to be fully prepared. Azi, since you said there are no gods, does that mean..." Qingming put down his hand and followed me, "This time

…”

He didn't say any more.

As the Great Onmyoji of Kyoto, Seimei, perhaps this is the only thing that makes him lack confidence.

"Do you remember that time of false gods?" I glanced at him and asked.

"……Remember."

"If you talk about why that kind of thing happened, I think it's not just Yamata no Orochi's fault. After all, humans are also responsible for most of it. As an onmyoji who protects Kyoto, Seimei, if you look at him from the perspective of humans, it's absolutely evil.

The source. But I can't feel love for humans. For humans, the complicated emotions are no less than for Yamata no Orochi."

"Complex feelings..."

"It's a very complicated mood. I understand the good and evil in it, but I won't choose based on good and evil alone. To say why, it's because I saw my past as a god in the snowy land."

"So, why were you so angry that day? Because you were dissatisfied with your past self?"

"Yes, because I'm too angry. If you want to say that the source of all evil, it should be on human beings. But I will not deny their goodness just because they are evil."

Qingming was stunned for a moment and then said: "Do you think Yamata-no-Orochi..."

"I'm like this with everything. But Qingming, who would you rather be here, the gods, or Minamoto Zoshizi? Or, Xixia?"

As we were talking, we had almost reached the foot of Qijiao Mountain. Looking up, we could vaguely see the appearance of the mountain peak.

I thought it would take a little longer, but Qingming broke the silence: "Whether it's a god, a demon, or a human, I believe you will give this answer."

"It won't be the same."
To be continued...