Chapter 45 first quarter

no wind. hot. The scorching sun shines on the entire courtyard. In the courtyard, the summer grass is lush and green. Birdseye, aster, and commelina.There is simply nowhere to stand. These summer grasses looked like they were cooked under the sun and looked steaming hot. The sunlight shining on the courtyard also reflected on Seimei and Boya who were sitting in the narrow corridor. Seimei propped one knee, one arm resting on the knee, and looked at the courtyard without seeing it. no wind. The leaf tips of the lush weeds in the courtyard don't even shake. Seimei was dressed in a loose white safari, and there was not a single drop of sweat on his forehead.

"It's so hot, Seimei." Boya murmured. There was a small basin between the two of them, filled with clear and cold water. The only things that can give people a sense of coolness are the white hunting clothes on Seimei's body and the clear water in the basin. After the rainy season, every day is sunny, and the days without a drop of rain have lasted for more than 30 days. "Why do trees and grass grow so lush on such a hot day?" "Because there is night." Seimei said. "night?" "At night, there will be dew." "Ah, that's how it is." Boya nodded.

After the dew fell at night, the flowers and plants in the garden would be wet the next morning as if it had just rained. Boya also knew this. When walking in the courtyard in the early morning, the clothes, cuffs, and hem of the body will be wet as if soaked in water.The dew falls to the ground and wets the soil, and the flowers and plants absorb the moisture in the soil. "Speaking of which, if it doesn't rain like this..." Boya soaked his hands in the clear water in the basin, then stroked his forehead with his cold hands, and looked at Qingming. "Qingming, can you cast a spell to make it rain?"

Hearing Boya's question, Qingming put a faint smile on his lips, put his hand on his forehead, and shook his head slightly. "Can't you?" "What do you say?" "Isn't the god of worship at Guishen Shrine the god of water? I heard that there are praying for rain almost every day, but there is still no sign of rain." "Ok." "In the past, Monk Kong Hai once prayed to Shenquan Garden for rain, and it really rained." "I guess so." "By the way, about ten years ago there was a long drought without rain, so the monk Miaoyue of the Toji Temple also prayed for rain to the Shenquan Garden, and it rained heavily..."

"From the point of view of Fengshui, the earth dragon of Funaoka Mountain stretches out its head to drink from the pool of Shenquan Garden through the underground water veins, so it is of course a very suitable place to pray for rain." "At that time, Monk Miaoyue seemed to have written some scriptures and threw them into the pool..." "The scriptures?" "Besides, ten days ago, Master Yin of Zhongnayan Fujiwara also brought a few maids to Shenquanyuan to hold a feast of praying for rain?" "You mean the party where the maid jumped into the pool?"

"Yes. I heard that Zhong Nayan ordered the maid to read the mantra that can manipulate the dragon gods and let her play in the pool." "Nang Mo San Man Duo Mei Tuo Nan Ming Jia She Chan Yi Suo Fuhe." "What are you thinking about?" "The mantra of the dragons. Monk Kukai and Monk Miaoyue probably used this mantra when they prayed for rain." "Qingming, don't you know how to chant mantras and mantras as well?" "Incantations and mantras are similar things." "So, Seimei, can you use your spells and mantras to solve the problem?"

"Make it rain?" "yes." "Boya, no mantra or mantra can influence the movement of heaven and earth." "What's the meaning?" "Whether you call out the Dragon King of the East China Sea or call out the gods and Buddhas, you can't stop the rotation of the planets, and you can't stop the sun from rising. In the same way, you can't make it rain." "But……" "If it is something related to the human heart, it can be controlled with spells or mantras." "People's hearts?" "That's right. For example, Boya, even though it's not raining, I can convince you that it really is raining. But that's not the same as actually making it rain."

"But, Monk Kukai..." "Monk Kukai is a very clever master." "Smart? As long as you have a smart brain, you can make it rain?" "No." Qingming shook his head, "As long as you pray for rain when it is likely to rain, you can make it rain." "Since you said that, Seimei, do you also know?" "what do you know?" "I mean, do you know when it's going to rain?" "What do you say?" "What period is it?" "When is the best time?" Qingming looked at Boya and smiled happily. "Although Mr. Yin's rain banquet was half-serious and half-fun, do you know that? The waitress almost drowned at that time."

"yes?" "The waitress who jumped into the pool to read the mantra accidentally fell into the depths and almost died. Fortunately, someone was rescued in time, otherwise she might have drowned like that." "Really?" Qingming looked up at the blue sky above the eaves. The sky was depressingly clear, cloudless. "What's wrong? Qingming, are you listening to me?" "Yes." Qingming nodded, but still looked up at the sky. "What happened to the sky?" "It's okay. Because I have to go out later, I'm checking to see if it will get cooler."

"cool?" "There should be a bullock cart to pick up people later. I think it must be very uncomfortable to sit in the bullock cart on such a hot day." "You can't stand the heat too?" "Bo Ya, isn't it hard for the two of you to dangle in the bullock cart on a hot day?" "Two people?" "I'm with you." "Me? Why should I sit in the bullock cart with you? What's going on? Qingming." "Oh, that's how it happened. Mr. Yin Gong, the Fujiwara teacher you mentioned just now, sent someone to invite me to go. This morning, the entourage of Zhongnagon came to send a message, saying that Fujiwara-sama has something to discuss with me. Ask me if I can make time for a trip."

"this morning?" "I told my entourage that I have an appointment with Boya today, but the other party said that it doesn't matter if we go together. How? Do you want to go together?" "I'll go as well?" "The other party seems to have encountered a very difficult matter. On such a hot day, it's just a good time to pass the time. When things are done and come back, the weather happens to be cool." "But, it was too sudden." "I'm afraid of that kind of person." "afraid?" "Didn't you just say that? It's the rain-prayer feast at Shenquan Garden." "Well." "I'm very afraid of the kind of people who advertise themselves loudly to everyone with their strange skills and tricks." Seimei means that it is difficult to deal with people who use exaggerated performances and trumpet their own existence. "If you want to promote your own existence, it's better not to promote it yourself, but to let others do it more effectively." "Is that right?" "It doesn't matter if I make a trip, but it is very likely that I will say something that will make the other party unhappy. If you can coordinate at the right time, it will be of great help to me." "If I go, will it help you?" "Well. Besides this kind of thing, it's better to have a third party present." "The third person, is it me?" "No matter what happens, as long as Boya is present as a witness at the scene, Mr. Shi Yin probably won't dare to say anything afterwards." "What will Master Yin say?" "For example, I was kind enough to help him solve the problem, but if it can't be solved, he will probably go around behind his back and say 'Seimei is no big deal'. Even if the matter is completely resolved, he will say that it is not Seimei's credit, but he settled it himself of." "It's true, that person does have this problem." "That's right." "Speaking of the rain banquet in Shenquanyuan, the real purpose is actually Sang scolding Huai. Although I didn't say it just now, but to be honest, when he paid homage to the emperor in Qingliang Hall, he complained to the emperor: 'At this juncture, monks or Yin and Yang Teachers are at a loss what to do, it's really outrageous'..." "Ignore us, we will be grateful to him instead." "Then why did you agree to take a trip..." "If you refuse, it will probably cause trouble afterwards, so I agreed to make a trip." "What the hell is going on?" "I heard that he was sucked blood." "what?" "Blood sucked." "Blood?" "I heard that every night, something would go to Shi Yingong's mansion to suck the blood of the maids."