I avoided Qingming's gaze, lowered my head and said, "Then you have to promise me not to tell anyone my name."

"Don't worry." Qingming said softly.

"My name is Yuan Zhizi." After I finished saying this, I said no more.

Seeing Bai Zangzhu running from a distance, Qingming said after a long time, "I see."

Bai Zangzhu ran from a distance and instantly transformed into a young man.

"How about just calling me Xiaobai?" Qingming looked into the distance, but unlike the distance, he seemed to be seeking my and Bai Zangzhu's opinions.

I looked up at Zangzhu Bai and asked doubtfully, "Xiao Bai?"

Qingming then looked away and looked at Bai Zangzhu: "I gave you a new name."

Bai Zangzhu opened his mouth slightly.

"Are you willing to be my shikigami?" Qingming put away her fan and asked.

I wonder if my brother is now...like Seimei, who subdued a monster and became a shikigami?

"Azi?" Qingming called me.

I looked up at him, and Qingming's originally worried eyes suddenly became clear.

I looked at Bai Zangzhu, and he also looked at me, and finally slapped me on the head with his paw: "Ha, little one, I will take care of you from now on."

"Azi, are you willing to follow me home?" Qingming bent down and held my shoulders and asked me, "Or, if you want to go to Genji, I can take you there."

Such a gentle person, or such a gentle person besides my father... Can I trust him? Can I regard him as someone close to me? His warm eyes made it impossible for me to wave away his hand.

"Go back." I said.

"..." Qingming was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Okay."

Finally, we arrived at Seimei's house. Hakuzoshu turned into a small fox and lay on my shoulder.

"Father."

After walking a few steps, a middle-aged Onmyoji came towards him, Qingming bent down and saluted.

"Seimei, you're back." Onmyoji's eyebrows were gentle, and then he looked at me again, "Your new shikigami..."

Qingming's father was originally looking at Xiaobai, but when he saw me, his eyes paused for a moment.

"That's it..." Qingming leaned into the middle-aged Onmyoji's ear and said a few words.

Xiaobai was put outside the door to familiarize himself with the courtyard, while Qingming and I were sitting upright in front of Qingming's father.

"Xixia's child's family declined a few years ago." Qingming's father seemed to accept my existence easily, "I didn't expect to see such similar people."

When saying this, Qingming's father smiled.

He bowed slightly to me: "Whether you are her or not, you can treat this place as your home."

I became frightened and fell to the ground: "Please don't be so polite. Maybe I am lucky enough to look similar to that lady."

Qingming's father said a few more words to me and then left in a hurry. Qingming looked at his leaving figure, turned around and said with a smile: "That's what my father is like. Since you don't want to go back to Genji, you will treat this place as your own from now on."

Make it your own home.”

Although this is true, it's too strange... too because I'm a child? Considering this, I don't think much about it anymore.

"Qingming! Qingming! Come and help me!"

Before I could answer, Xiaobai's voice rushed in first. Xiaobai rolled in like a round ball, with red lines all over his body. The more he struggled, the more chaotic he became.

"...Poof." I couldn't help laughing.

Little White grinned and waved his paw at me: "Don't laugh! Don't laugh!"

Seimei reluctantly took out a pair of scissors from the low table: "These are all red ropes obtained with great difficulty from praying for blessings at Inari Shrine."

After cutting a few strands, Qingming didn't know where to start. I stood up, stood next to Qingming, took the scissors from his hand, and then cut a few red strings, and Xiaobai was freed from the red string.

"While I don't have to go to school these days, I will take you around Kyoto later." Qingming lay comfortably on the floor and stretched out his legs, "I haven't had such a long vacation for a long time."

Before I answered, Xiaobai's claws started poking my face. I reached out and touched his head, and lay down like Qingming.

"Do you know Kamo Tadayo? There is a student very similar to you in Mr. Kamo's place." Seimei turned to look at me, "In a few days, I told the teacher that I would like you to go to school with me.

learn a lot."

I didn't know how to refuse, but the sincerity in Qingming's eyes made me avoid it subconsciously: "I think you should investigate me first before making this decision."

"No, I believe you." Qingming said.

Believe it? Why do you believe me? Because I am very similar to that lady?

"Ah, so you are worried about this matter." Qingming seemed to know something and said with a sigh of relief, "Actually, in my opinion, there is no difference between humans and monsters, so there is no difference between you and me. My senior brother Kidomaru

He is half human and half ghost, and he is also the son of Shura. He also gets along well with people."

"Shura?"

"Yes, the son of Shura, the purest bloodline of the legendary ghost clan." Qingming reached out and let me rest his hand on his hand. "I don't think my existence is a mistake. On the contrary, I think it is a mistake."

an advantage.”

"...But people don't like it, right?" I hugged Xiaobai with both hands, "My mother was the snake demon killed by Genji, the snake demon that everyone punished..."

"...So, I do have some impression." Qingming thought for a while, then looked at me, "I heard that the snake demon was executed in front of one of the snake demon's children. That child——"

"...That's not me." I closed my eyes.

"Not you?" Qingming was a little surprised, "You mean..."

"Well, I don't have that kind of memory. It's very possible that the child is my brother."

I have never seen what my mother looked like, nor what she looked like before she died. But my brother has seen everything by himself...so he is more mature than me, and he will always bear more than me.

"Then why aren't you with your brother?" Qingming asked carefully.

I opened my eyes, and the warm breath of Qingming's body surrounded me. It made me feel like the day I watched the summer festival with my brother was just yesterday.

"...Three months ago, Genji sent out Onmyoji to kill my father. In order to take revenge, my brother... ran away with the shikigami." I took a deep breath and continued, "I don't know him.

Where will he go, but I just want to find him. I know he will definitely go to Genji's family, but when will he go? I don't know."

When I finished speaking, Qingming was speechless. Xiaobai just leaned his head against mine, his two tails moving constantly.

"Then go and find that hateful guy!" Xiaobai suddenly jumped up, "beat him hard, and then just like I destroyed that Onmyoji!"

"I'm afraid this matter is not that simple." Qingming sat up and said, "We still need to check all the details in detail. Before that, please stay at my house."

"Yes, stay here." Xiaobai blinked, "With your small body, it's not possible to teach others a lesson. Otherwise, you should also follow Qingming and learn the art of Yin and Yang..."

Winter came suddenly. After putting on winter clothes, I started reading and asked Seimei some questions. Occasionally I listened to Seimei talk about monsters, and I also followed him to Kyoto to see it.

Kyoto is completely different from the surroundings of the mansion. The prosperity and excitement in Kyoto are something I have never seen before.

I felt sorry to trouble Qingming, and Qingming seemed to know this, so she asked Xiaobai to accompany me.

What surprised me the most was going to school with Mr. Kamo with Seimei. Although I already knew the existence of Kidomaru from Seimei, his aura still surprised me. His aura is very, very similar to that of his brother.

.The half-human, half-ghost Kidomaru... Because of his aura, I am very concerned about him.

My brother is very popular in the town because he always knows how to please people.

Qiuzi is recognized as a beautiful girl in the class. I sat in front of Qingming and secretly watched Qiuzi talking to that person.

"Everyone, go back to your seats and start class." Mr. Kamo walked in with books.

I don’t know if it was because Seimei said something to Mr. Kamo, or if it was because of my young age. Or maybe, that person received much more attention than me, so no one noticed anything strange about me.

I'm not in the mood to study at all... I don't know what Mr. Kamo said. I only care about that person... who is very similar to my brother...

Suddenly, his gaze was fixed on me. Different from my brother's disgust and coldness, this gaze... seemed to be caught by something...

When I turned around to meet that gaze, the boy named Kidomaru smiled at me, with a gentle aura that was as gentle as Seimei's.

Is it my imagination?

"What's wrong?" After lunch, Qingming sat next to me and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

I shook my head gently.

Seimei looked at Kidomaru who was not far away and said: "Look, half-human and half-ghost can also blend in with us, so, Azi, you must also learn to accept yourself."

Integrate them? Is it really possible?

Many times I wanted to ask my brother why he didn't want to give me a smile, but I still didn't ask. Some things may only become beautiful on the surface if they are hidden.

"By the way." Qingming took out a small ring from his sleeve and put it on with red thread. "This is my aunt's old hanging jade. She told me to keep it safe. But I think it's okay to give it to you now."

It doesn’t matter.”

I looked at the warm white round jade and took it with both hands: "Well..."

Sometimes, I hate my sensitive perception. Because of this, the malice or kindness around me will be magnified several times. Xiaobai was lying on my lap and taking a nap, and Qingming was telling me something.

At this time, that kind of sight...the creepy sight will become more intense. Because I have a similar aura to my brother, I can't help but want to capture that kind of sight. I know it's impossible, but still...

…

I can no longer go to school.

This is the conclusion I came to after several days of classes after discovering Kidomaru's gaze, but the more scared I am, the more I look forward to such a gaze.

Until that day, a man named Kawashita invited me to a forest. I originally wanted to ask Xiaobai or Qingming to accompany me, but I didn't see them.

The woods were far away from the school. Before I left, I folded a paper crane and attached my meager spiritual power to it. Maybe I could lead Qingming to find me.
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