Xie Zhe repeated it softly, as if it brought back some memories, but it didn't. After all, there are so many people with the same pronunciation as this word that he must have heard this name countless times in his life of more than 20 years, intentionally or unintentionally.
"Kisara Yue-kun..." Han Chang was confused, "I apologize in advance if I have offended you. I may have remembered it wrong, but in my vague impression, I heard that the ancient Kisaragi-kun was a painter. A woman who is proficient in medicine and poison at the same time. Your Kisaragi-kun's skills are not like those of holding a pen, nor are they like those of poisoning... Although it is a bit like someone who holds medicine, it is more like a boxer."
"Hahahahaha, no?"
Lord Ruyue laughed heartily, and the plum blossoms on her hairband trembled slightly. Inside the house, the fragrance of plum blossoms slowly spread, more real and moving than the smell of oleander that was out of season just now. Is this flower real? It probably relies on the impermanent vitality of the six paths to stay alive. Such a proud plant seems to be what Kisaragi-kun likes.
"Your skills are indeed great. In comparison, I am ashamed of myself."
Xie Zhe's words were sincere. He knew very well that although he had some knowledge of boxing and kicking, and Kisaragi-kun didn't seem to be proficient in it, he was indeed "more solid" than him. Lord Ruyue smiled and said:
"You're flattered. In addition, Brother Fox's memory is indeed good. There was a woman who played the role of Kisaragi-kun before me, but she died four or five hundred years ago. Judging from what you just said, she must have known about it. Ah. , there is no such thing as the death of an impermanent ghost, right? As you may understand, she died in a state of disbelief, and according to her colleagues, she did it voluntarily. I probably have no way of guessing her thoughts, and most of my colleagues are also a little shy and unwilling to Mentioned it, I didn't bother to ask. But I didn't just take up the post after she left. It's a long story. But I can explain it a little bit about physical skills and martial arts. You may also read it. Come on, in fact, I didn’t have any plan at all when I took action. I acted according to circumstances and thought of it as I thought. It was just to avoid the sword and spear point and not let my body be separated. Other times, I was beaten for real. But, it’s not like I was really hit. No big deal. How can a dead person die again?"
There's an indescribable cruelty to her understated humor, perhaps more than just a disregard for death. It should be a well-known fact that the six realms of impermanence do not feel pain or die. Ye Lingquan has calmed down for a while now after breathing in the fresh air. She was still lying on the bench, but turned her head with difficulty and glanced at Han Shang. After learning that she was not the same person as the "Ruyue-kun" he knew, Han Chang seemed to show a little regret, but it was fleeting. I don’t know if this regret is symbolic, or if there is a real story between him and the previous Kisaragi-kun. But Ling Huan won't ask, at least not now.
"Don't say that...it would be bad if you accidentally lose your soul."
"Hey, you're awake. Be careful not to fall off the chair."
Lord Ruyue reached out to remind him. The two gentlemen turned their heads and subconsciously stretched out their hands to help Ye Lingyu, who might have fallen down. But she was very honest. After all, there was no medicine to detoxify her body, and her body still could not recover.
Ling Huan didn't like people always talking about "death". Yin Huan was like this for a while, repeatedly saying in letters that she had trouble sleeping and eating. She tried to persuade her several times, but Yin Huan stopped mentioning it, but she knew that her cousin had not necessarily given up the idea, but was just afraid that she would worry. So she didn't like to mention such words, and she looked calm and relaxed. This is so strange.
"It's okay, don't worry about it. Well... the situation is different for me. Listen to me, I told you a name, right?" Lord Ruyue, also known as Ru'aqi, waved his hand and said, "What do you think this is?" Nickname, after all, impermanence has no name. But that’s not the case. Before I became the impermanence of six paths, I was called this by people. Although I had no memory of all this from the beginning, only some weird, vague, and unformed impressions. . You said that I was a miko before, right? But I no longer have the same impression of all this. The identity of this body as a miko was taken away by that... well, by the Lord of Naraku. I left this name behind. Maybe this name gave me too general a memory, and it was of little value to that adult. I don’t know.”
"Then did you develop your skills after becoming Impermanent?" Han Chang asked.
"Don't be anxious. I said that dead people will not die again - as a miko, I died very early, and my memory of 'Ah Qi' is limited because those are just memories of the body. My head is empty, but I'm just a walking zombie. That's why it doesn't hurt when I get hit, and I won't stop even if I exceed the limits of my limbs. Living people have a limit to everything they can do. For example, if you run too much and exceed your body's limits, To the extent that you can't do it, or if you lift something heavier than you can handle, the skin, flesh, and meridians of the limbs will be strained and broken, and the pain before that is a reminder. The body does not allow people to do what it limits. The range of abilities. As a dead person, how can I have such a limitation? You would probably call such a dead person a zombie... Strictly speaking, it should be the non-bone among them. Doesn’t it sound awesome? "
The three of them opened their mouths slightly, and were surprised to hear such strange words that were well-founded but impossible to believe. But they all understand the zombie metaphor. Those dead people who are forced to attack living people can indeed burst out with power that they did not have when they were alive.
Lord Ruyue continued: "Do you know? That oiran - the woman who I confronted before I snatched you out. Why was she so crazy? I guessed the problem the first time I saw the man."
"Death, uh, corpse, problem...what problem?"
Ling Huan felt a little unable to keep up with Lord Ruyue's rhythm. She speaks very quickly and gives a lot of information. Besides, her head wasn't clear yet, and she didn't understand the first half. Since everyone is dead, how can she move? The second half suddenly brought back Miss Tao. Her mind couldn't handle so many problems at once. She could only act like a child learning to talk, repeating the last words of an adult's sentence. Xie Zhe and Han Zhang didn't say anything. Did they understand it, or did they not understand it like themselves?
"That man is dead." Kisaragi-kun said, "I know this. That man is just a corpse now. Did you see the corners of his mouth? It is the water in the body that evaporates after a person has been dead for too long It's like a dry leaf. Even if it is soaked in water and recovered, it will inevitably leave wrinkles that are not the same as the original ones. This is the smile of corpses. Not only him and me, but also many people dug out from ancient tombs The coffin is the same when it is opened."
She spoke frankly in everything she said, and Ling Huan was even a little impressed.
"How did you... move? After you died as a miko?"
Hanshang seemed to be very interested in this question, and Linghua also wanted to hear it. However, right after he spoke, Xie Zhe also raised another question, a more important topic related to the present:
"What is the background of Miss Tao and that man?"
Lord Ruyue raised his eyebrows slightly, and his expression was a bit stiff, but it was not deliberate. If it were a corpse, her movements would sometimes seem stiff, but that would be understandable - although in some aspects she was unusually soft. Her current expression that seemed to be smiling also had a reasonable explanation. But she always seemed to be in a good mood. Even if she kept smiling, there was nothing wrong with her.
"Tell me slowly, one by one... I don't think my personal matters are important, right? It's troublesome to talk about it. But if we don't talk about it, we can't explain the relationship with the oiran."
Xie Zhe was quite surprised: "Is there a connection between the two?"
"Of course! I'll make a long story short. For various reasons that I can't figure out myself, someone wanted to revive the soul before this body, which is the witch you know, so they spent a lot of effort to create me today. Tao Tao The same goes for girls.”
The three people were confused. Even Zhongli Hanshang, the oldest and most knowledgeable person, showed a confused expression.
He asked slowly: "Uh... that is to say, do you want to show that you are not that witch?"
"Well... they seem to have made a mistake. But it is obvious that people cannot be resurrected, right? In fact, I have no feeling at all about the miko you are talking about. It's not that I forgot my name when I lost it, but... ...We are not the same existence at all. It is like reviving a dead body. The adult explained this to me personally. When I first woke up from this body, I was like a baby and could not remember anything. But it seemed - according to other colleagues, like a madman. I had no consciousness, I only knew how to destroy indiscriminately, yell, and said very harsh words to the person who woke me up... After I understood it at first , I think they deserve it, why did they drag me into this world without authorization? But when I think about it, the other party is very pitiful, and I am afraid they did not expect such consequences. "
"What you said is indeed twists and turns and wonderful. But forgive me for being stupid, I really can't imagine how your matter has anything to do with Miss Tao?"
"Ah, you're talking about Tao Zhu." Ruyue Jun turned around to get the fried medicine, and then looked for a bowl under the counter. He kept talking, "Actually, it has nothing to do with her. I didn't come here to find her. I just happened to meet her. Okay, let me finish it off for you. Her matter should not be handled by me. I am going to make up for a small mistake before. Do you know that there is a woman named Li here?"
All three of them were alert. Unknowingly, all these bits and pieces of information came together.
"Know, know..."
"It's hard not to know. Wanted notices are posted all over the city. Her attendants are as fast as a gust of wind, and the streets and alleys are soon covered with notices. I know about this, and I specially tried to pull you away from the path."
After pouring three bowls of medicine, she picked up one bowl first and shook out a crumpled piece of paper from her arms with her other hand. Han Zhang took the paper first, and Xie Zhe went to take the medicine, but was suddenly burned. Kisaragi-kun is really a real corpse. Even if the Impermanence Ghost cannot be burned, does it not even have this sense? Fortunately, Han Zhang reacted quickly enough, raised his toes to catch the bowl, and put it on the table. There was a "pop" sound, and only a little bit of the medicinal soup was spilled.
He flattened the piece of paper, Xie Zhe came over to look at it, and even Ling Huan tried his best to raise his head. Han Zhang deliberately lowered the paper and said:
"Why are there only two people painted on it? And they are holding a piano?"
"...Why do I feel like she did it on purpose?"
Xie Zhe, who spoke in a low tone and frowned, was obviously the human being who had been ignored. Although the wanted poster doesn't look very similar, the degree of offense is really unclear whether it's a child's play or whether he has been seriously forgotten.
"Looking at the bright side, maybe I just think you're not important." Han Chang said seriously.
"thank you."
Kisaragi-kun spread his hands: "To be honest, when I took you three out, I didn't even match you with the wanted order. It wasn't until I walked out of the brothel and saw the Shikigami patrolling the streets that I realized what happened. The person who summoned souls for this body in the past left behind a special crystal. After casting the spell, it can establish a special barrier, and even the six realms of impermanence cannot trace the trace of the holder."
Xie Zhe sighed: "Let me tell you, how could Huangquan Twelve allow this to happen... In the end, you have become one of the impermanent ones."
