Chapter 9 first quarter

The two drank leisurely. The night air is full of autumn breath. Seimei and Boya put the wine glasses to their mouths from time to time, as if drinking the breath of autumn blowing on the surface of the full wine.With the autumn wind on the surface of the wine in his mouth, after drinking the breath permeating the atmosphere with the wine, the autumn feeling seems to seep into his abdomen. "It's really comfortable, Seimei." Boya sighed intoxicated, not entirely because of the wine. This is the residence of Abe Seimei located in Tsuchigokōji.The two sat opposite each other on the narrow corridor facing the courtyard.

Boya sat on a round grass mat, while Qingming sat leaning on a pillar, wearing a white hunting coat. Qingming held the glass wine glass in his right hand, and casually looked at the courtyard at night. A single lamp burned alone. The moist autumn wind rustled the grass in the garden. Patrinia, gentian, and beard branches about to fall are all swaying in the wind. The blue moonlight approaching the full moon shines on these flowers and plants from directly above. Autumn insects chirp in the grass. Handan is mixed with the chirping of bellworms, golden lutes, and crickets, making a loud and clear cry that resounds through the night air.

This courtyard seems to have moved the entire autumn field here. There was a storm five days ago.The storm transported the lingering summer heat in the atmosphere to nowhere.At night, the air is even clearer and colder. "I don't know why when I encounter this kind of night, I always feel a little sad." Boya said. "That's right." Qingming replied briefly. The two chatted without a word, drinking leisurely. "It's really comfortable tonight..." Boya took a sip of his wine and said, "Even monsters in this kind of night will probably be touched by the scene."

"A monster?" "Ok." "Even monsters will only appear when they have a relationship with people in this world. If people's hearts are emotional, the hearts of monsters will also be emotional." "I think you seem to be saying that it is the human heart that manipulates monsters." "It's not like, it's just like that." "People manipulate monsters?" "Ok." Qingming nodded, and was about to continue talking, but Boya stopped him first. "Wait, wait, Seimei." "What's wrong?" "Are you going to continue explaining the principles of the curse?"

"Yeah, how do you know?" "Wait, there's no need to talk about the curse." "why?" "If you talk about the principle of cursing, the comfortable feeling in my heart may fly to the sky." "yes?" "So, Seimei, please let me drink leisurely for a while longer." "Well." "For me, it's very comfortable to chat and drink with you without saying a word." "Really?" Seimei showed a smile that resembled a wry smile, and looked at Boya happily with one knee on his hands. "By the way, what you just said..." Boya said.

"What did you just say?" "Monsters can also be emotional." "What's the matter?" "On that stormy night five days ago, Master Ju Jihao seemed to have seen a vision." "See? See what?" "I saw a monster." "yes?" "A lookout house on a road." "Observation House? Why did Lord Keihao come to the Observation House on a stormy night?" "For women." "woman?" "Master Jihao didn't say who the other party was. Anyway, Lord Jihao had a tryst with the woman that night in the viewing platform. It is said that he saw the monster at that time."

Boya began to tell the ins and outs of the matter.