"Shiranui?" His hand holding the tea cup paused, and then he looked at me, "Are you here to find her?"

I stared at the teacup in front of me, which contained floating tea leaves: "That's right..."

"Then let's go." He stood up and said, "It's boring to stay in the dormitory all the time."

"Where are you going?" I stood up in a hurry and followed him, "Do you know where Shiranui is?"

"We'll find out when we get there." He stopped and waited for me to put on my clogs, "But it depends on you."

"What?"

"That person may not tell you."

He took me to the seaside, where a simple house stood alone, and a small boat was moored on the sea at a small pier not far away.

"Liren Pavilion was once the most famous place in this sea area. Unfortunately, because of that incident, the extremely gorgeous Liren Pavilion disappeared." He walked beside me and said, "But I don't know the details about that story.

.But those who live there must know."

He pointed to the house and then looked at me: "Are you going to ask?"

I looked up at him: "Aren't you with me?"

"It's you who want to ask, not me." He said, "If you want to ask, go quickly, otherwise you won't have time."

The summer sky is already a little red, and it's obviously almost dusk.

"Then you have to wait for me." I let go of his sleeves and said, "You must wait for me..."

"I won't leave. I'll just wait for you here." He smiled and said, "Go ahead."

I hesitated for a while, then walked forward. The house was a little dilapidated, but very clean. I knocked gently on the door, and an old man with white hair and one eye opened the door.

The moment he saw me, he seemed to be in a trance, but looked at me again without speaking.

"Um... hello." I said hesitantly, "I'm here to ask you about Shiranui."

The old man shook his head and said, "I don't know what Shiranui is."

As he spoke, the old man closed the door.

"...But you must know something." I took a step forward with some urgency, "Just tell me that."

"..." The old man raised his head and looked at me again before asking, "What's your name?"

"Azi."

The old man sighed softly and walked out of the door: "It turns out that so many years have passed."

So many years?

I tried to see the first thing on the old man's face, but there was only calmness and serenity on the old man's face.

"Li Ren Pavilion is gone, but Li Island is still there. I can take you there for a walk." The old man walked towards the boat moored on the sea.

I followed the old man and asked, "You must have lived here for a long time, right? Have you ever seen Shiranui?"

The old man got on the boat, put on his hat, and then looked up at me: "That's not Shiranui, she's A Li."

A Li...

After seeing me getting on the boat, the old man continued: "I don't know any stories about Shiranui. I only know the story about Ali."

The sky gradually darkened, and the sea became quiet at this time. When the boat passed the collapsed Liren Pavilion, the name Ali had already been imprinted in my heart.

The old man tied up the boat again, just as it had been before we left the island.

After getting off the boat, I bowed to the old man: "Thank you for taking me there today."

The old man nodded and turned to leave. But he looked at the ruined Li Ren Pavilion with such nostalgia and reluctance. If he knew so much about the singer A Li, he must be the Onmyoji.

I couldn't help but take a step forward: "Old man, I still want to ask..."

The old man's face was blurred in the dusk.

"Are you the Onmyoji?"

For a moment, the only sound of the waves was very clear in my ears.

"It is said that Shiranui can only be seen once after decades. At that time, that is, on the night of the full moon, you can see her again."

The old man turned his head to look in the direction of the outlying island, and then looked at me.

"If you go find her, she should still remember you."

The old man left. I stood there for a while, then turned around. After walking a few steps, I saw him. He reached out and lit a charm. When he saw me, he bent down and wiped it from my face.

What went.

Only then did I realize that I was crying, but I felt a little uncomfortable, so I took a step back and lowered my head and said, "I... I'm done asking. I'm going back..."

He nodded slightly, as if he had thought of something, and took out a letter from his arms and gave it to me: "Please give this to Xicao."

I took the letter, was stunned for a while and looked up at him in surprise: "Brother, are you..."

"Could it be?" He seemed a little confused, but immediately put a hand on my head, "What are you thinking? This is what another Onmyoji asked me to give to you, and told you to take it to the singer named Xicao

.”

Onmyoji? How could Xicao be related to Onmyoji? Doesn’t she hate Onmyoji the most?

"This is really difficult." I put the letter away and said, "Xicao doesn't like Onmyoji."

"There's nothing you can do about it, otherwise your elder brother will be entangled with that person." He said matter-of-factly.

...I always feel that this sentence deserves a beating.

"Sure enough..." I put the letter away and said.

"What's true?"

"As expected, I still prefer the you in Kyoto."

After saying that, I left without looking back.

I returned to the singing studio and sneaked into my room. Just as I was closing the door, I turned around and found Xicao sitting on her knees in my room drinking tea.

"I heard from Hannya that you went out." Hosakusa narrowed his eyes, "Although I don't know why you are looking for Shiranui, but if you run away now, you really won't be able to see me again."

"...I won't run away." I took out the letter and put it on the low table. I poured myself a cup of tea and said, "Someone asked me to give it to you."

Xicao reached out and took the letter and put it close to the tongue of fire. I took the letter from her hand and threw it on the ground, and poured the unfinished tea on the letter with the other hand.

"They are all lies." Xicao looked at me deeply, then stood up, "You can read it if you want."

After saying that, Xicao left. After looking at the letter on the ground, I still couldn't bear to throw it away, so I put it aside.

Let's put on some fun clothes first...

It was another busy night, even busier than the previous days. As a singer, she didn't have to go to the first floor to serve tea to the betting guests, but now because of the arrival of the full moon night, there are more and more guests.

I don’t know why these people came here.

I returned to the place where the singers rested, but I didn't find Ukifune. Speaking of which, I didn't seem to see her tonight, and neither did Hoshikuma Doji...

Could it be that my outing today was discovered? I returned to the place where the singer rested, and after looking around, I couldn't find Ukifune. I sensed Hoshikuma Doji's location and found that he was on the third floor.

At this time, the guests had gradually dispersed. While the singers were coming and going to see off the guests, I secretly walked to the third floor. The silent corridor was like entering another world, and the hustle and bustle below was completely isolated.

Come.

The lights lit nearby were a little dim, but it was obvious that Hoshikuma Doji's aura was in front of me. I walked forward without any fear.

There was a door at the end of the corridor, and I finally stopped in front of it.

As long as I open this door, I might be able to know what happened today. But I stopped. I was very sure that Hoshikuma Doji was inside, but there was another smell here...

A figure suddenly appeared behind me. I turned around suddenly, only to find that it was Ye Zi.

"Yi Zi? How could you..." Before I could finish my sentence, the short knife in Ye Zi's hand stabbed me.

I hurriedly dodged to the right, and the tip of the knife in Ye Zi's hand sank into the wooden door. She seemed dissatisfied, trying hard to withdraw the tip of the knife with both hands.

"Yi Zi, what's wrong with you?"

I stretched out my hand to hold Ye Zi down, but Ye Zi suddenly raised his head, with a pair of scarlet eyes as strange as a monster, and sharp claws appeared on his hands.

I pressed Ye Zi's shoulders desperately and discovered the weak demon power in her body. I couldn't help but be a little surprised. Is Ye Zi also a half-demon? So, what's going on...

Under my strength, Ye Zi struggled for a few times and then fainted. I quickly hugged Ye Zi and felt relieved when I found that she was still breathing.

"Sure enough, it still doesn't work."

Qingyunzi appeared from the darkness. She looked down at me under the moonlight and gave orders to the servants on the side.

"Throw this useless little girl out and feed her."

The servants stretched out their hands to pull Ye Zi. I hugged Ye Zi tightly and leaned against the door behind me: "Where are you going to send Ye Zi? Where is the floating boat? Where is Hoshikuma Doji?"

Qingyunzi looked me up and down: "You are a half-demon with a strong bloodline, so naturally you are different from the half-demon we have here."

The half-demon we have here?

I hugged Ye Zi tightly with one hand, withdrew the dagger from the door with the other hand, and stabbed a servant's throat with my backhand. The blood flowed from the dagger, and the sticky feeling reminded me of that evening.
To be continued...