Chapter 38 Section five

No shock. The moment he jumped over the railing, he felt his body floating lightly in the air. When he came back to his senses, Boya found that he was already standing here. This is not a river beach with grass and stones, nor is it on the original bridge. Although he seemed to have escaped from the bridge, Boya didn't know where he was. It's like soil under your feet. No grass. Just regular soil. There is no moon in the sky, but the surrounding scenery can still be seen clearly. There is a big mansion in front of you. Although it can be seen that the mansion is quite large, the architectural style of the mansion is very strange.

Is this a Tang-style building? Surrounded by tall walls. The roof of the mansion is made of blue roof tiles. Suddenly—— A woman appeared in the mansion, and the woman was wearing a dress coat. ...Could it be that woman? Just as Boya was guessing in private, the woman slid over and stood in front of Boya. "I've been waiting for a long time, Lord Boya..." The woman bowed her head in greeting. "How long have you been waiting? You mean, did you know I was coming here?" "Yes. The bridge is paved with an enchantment, and ordinary people cannot escape from that bridge unless they have considerable magic power."

"If you can't get away, will you jump off the bridge?" "yes." "why……" "My lord ordered me to do so." "Order? Who is it? Who told you this..." "My lord who laid a barrier on the bridge." "what?" "Please go this way first, Lord Boya." The woman bent down and urged Boya to move forward. Boya obeyed the woman's persuasion and followed her. Step into the wall and continue on. After entering the mansion, the woman led Boya to a spacious room. It was a dim, dark room. There is a man sitting in the room.

The man was wearing a white hunting suit, sitting cross-legged, with a hearty smile on his face, looking at Boya. "Qingming!" Boya called out, "Why are you here..." "Sit down first, Boya." Qingming's tone was the same as usual, "The wine is also ready." At a glance, there are wine bottles and glasses in front of Seimei. "What's going on? I'm completely clueless." Boya sat down in front of Qingming while talking. A woman in a tuxedo picked up a wine bottle and poured wine for Boya. Boya held a glass full of wine in his hand, facing Seimei.

"Let's drink first." Qingming said. "Well, um." Boya was very unconvinced. Although he was not convinced, he was relieved to see Qingming. "Drink it." "Well." "Well." Boya and Qingming drank the wine in their glasses at the same time. An indescribable aroma, mellow and sweet, flows from the throat into the stomach. Putting down the wine glass, the woman in a tuxedo immediately filled the wine glass again. Drank the wine in the glass again. Boya finally calmed down. "Qingming, tell me quickly, what happened..." "That's the one." Qingming glanced at the room.

A curtain hangs from the ceiling in the corner of the back room. If you observe carefully, you can hear a low moan coming from behind the curtain.It sounded like a woman's voice. "what is that?" "It seems to be about to give birth." Qingming replied. "what?" "The mistress of this mansion is going to have a baby tonight." "child?" "good." "Wait, wait, Qingming, you suddenly said that, I don't understand at all. Just answer my question first. First of all, why are you here? Answer this first." "It was entrusted by others."

"Entrusted by others? Entrusted by whom?" "Master Ono Kiyomaro." "what?" "Yesterday at noon, Master Kiyomaro came to my house and asked me to solve this incident." "why?" "Probably because she was afraid that the woman who booked the tryst that night would be jealous. The woman seemed to think that Master Kiyomaro was lying, that Kiyomaro might have moved on, so she didn't come to her house..." "I see……" "So he asked me to come forward and help solve this matter..." "But……" "But what?"

"How did you know I would come here beforehand?" "of course I know." "Why do you know?" "I designed you to come." "what?" "Last night, I sent Shikigami to the mansion of Fujiwara Keunao and Tachibana Yusuke, and let Shikigami whisper your name in their ears. I hinted to them that if they want to appoint someone else to the bridge, let Boya go .” "Well……" "I was also the one who laid the enchantment on the bridge. I guess, if you can't cross the bridge, you should jump off the bridge and come here. If you didn't come, I wanted to pick you up on the bridge, but you came here by yourself."

"I still don't understand." "That is to say, the hostess over there is about to give birth to a child once in a hundred years. So whenever someone drives an ox cart and wants to cross the bridge at night, the nanny will appear on the bridge and tell people who cross the bridge to be quiet. Coincidentally They live under the bridge, and if the bridge is demolished, the hostess will not be able to give birth to a healthy child safely. Therefore, the nanny asked the people who crossed the bridge to play to the emperor, asking the emperor to delay the date of bridge construction."

"..." "Umezu Harunobu-sama is a bit pitiful. When Harunobu-sama came to the bridge, it happened to be difficult to give birth, so I had to ask him to help support it for a while. Thanks to his help, I should be able to give birth safely tonight." "Huh?" Boya still couldn't understand. "After Mr. Kiyomaro went back, I came to this bridge, looked down, and immediately knew that there was a mansion here. So I came to visit and asked for details, only to know that the mistress is about to give birth." "But why did you ask me to come here on purpose?"

"I need a witness to let him understand what happened here, and then explain the reason to the people in the palace." "That person is me?" "Yes, it's you." "Why don't you explain yourself?" "It's too troublesome." Qingming replied frankly. "Hmm..." Boya showed a complex expression. "Having said that, your flute has incredible power." "yes?" "The mistress was still having a difficult labor, which made me a little uneasy. But after the sound of your flute was heard just now, the mistress' condition is much better." "did not expect……" "The sound of your flute eased the pain of the hostess during childbirth. I was worried at first, what should I do if I couldn't cope with this dystocia. Fortunately, you came." "..." "Boya, hurry up and continue." "Ok?" "Let's continue playing the flute," Seimei said. "I also want to ask Lord Boya to play the flute." As soon as the woman bowed her head to entrust her, the groaning sound inside the curtain suddenly became very painful. "Bo Ya, hurry up, your flute is more useful than my spell at this moment." "Oh, good." Urged by Qingming, Boya took Ye Er out of his bosom and put it in his mouth. The flute sounded.Then…… The moaning of pain stopped and became a little short of breath. "It's working, Boya," Seimei said. Boya continued to blow on Ye Er, and the hostess' breathing seemed to gradually stabilize. soon…… "Oh..." The hostess' voice came from inside the curtain for the first time. Suddenly, a strong smell of blood wafted from the curtain. "Give birth!" The nanny cried out in joy. "Oh, great." Seimei said. "Come, come, let's celebrate. Mr. Boya, please drink more, it's all thanks to the sound of your flute." Boya and Qingming drank the wine poured by the woman at the same time and drank it one after another. While drinking, I don't know if I was a little drunk, but the surrounding scenery gradually became hazy. The boundaries between things began to blur. At some point, the curtain and the woman disappeared. "It's almost dawn." After Qingming finished speaking, she stood up. "Bo Ya, put down your glass and stand up." "Well, um." Boya stood up obediently. "Close your eyes." Seimei said. Boya closed his eyes as if in a fog. "Attention, you must follow my instructions." "it is good." "Go three steps forward." Boya obediently took three steps forward. "Take five steps to the right." Take five steps to the right. "Go ten steps to the right." Take ten steps to the right. "Nine steps to the left this time." "Take two steps to the right." In this way, I don't know how long I walked.Then Seimei's voice sounded: "Okay. Open your eyes." Boya opened his eyes and found himself standing side by side with Seimei on the original bridge. The sky over the east was beginning to turn white, and clouds were moving overhead. A few stars are faintly visible in the sky... "Qingming, are we back?" "Well." "What the hell was that just now?" "That was the white snake dragon that came to this country from the Tang Dynasty about a hundred years ago." Qingming replied, "Not only did you become a witness at the production site, but you also saved her with the sound of the flute. This is not for everyone. It can be done.” A look of joy appeared on Boya's face, but he still seemed unable to understand the ins and outs. The summer wind blows from the east. "Hey!" Boya yelled, and then said, "Qingming, the wind is so comfortable." "Well, the wind is really comfortable." "Well." Boya nodded and looked up at the sky.