Qingmang Mountain.

The lush forests and rich moisture allow some animals who like dark and dampness to live here for a long time.

At this moment, Chen Beibei was sitting in Monk Zhiguang's Zen House, each sitting on the cushion.

Tamamomae fire burned the mountain and the people who went to worship in the mountains to ashes. Although this practice was extremely extreme, it made people unable to hate and blame Tamamomae for this.

"Takimomae burned those people to death, and he was destined to face the hatred of the people in Kyoto alone."

Monk Zhiguang said these words in an outsider's tone, or it was more appropriate to tell them.

After all, Monk Zhiguang maintained a neutral position in the face of such things. In his study of the Eastern Secret Buddhism, he placed all spiritual and emotional things in an equal position.

Monsters are good too.

Humans are good too.

There is no difference in front of Monk Zhiguang. Even though Monk Zhiguang himself is a human, he does not favor humans.

"The Taoist priest must have heard of the legend about Tamamomae, have you?"

Monk Zhiguang's eyes fell on Chen Beibei and asked.

"Um."

Chen Beibei nodded and replied.

The story of Tamamoma has been widely circulated in the present world. Almost many people who have nothing to do with the way of yin and yang have heard more or less, and Chen Beibei naturally also heard it.

"In the widely circulated version, after burning the mountain, Tamamomae was quickly killed by Onmyoji. However, I had the chance to meet a monster before, and from her mouth, I told a different story about Tamamomae."

Monk Zhiguang looked at Chen Beibei and said slowly.

At this time, the faintly hidden wooden door made a slight "creak" sound.

It was the dignified and noble woman Chen Beibei had met before. The woman walked in with her freshly brewed tea.

Like before, the woman didn't speak.

Just a polite greeting, pouring tea, and then walking out of the room again...

The verdant heat was rising.

The small wooden house was soon filled with a light smell of tea.

"The monster can read other people's memories of their lifetime through other people's eyes. She got the eyes of Tamamomae's child, and from that eyes, the monster saw what Tamamomae looked like..."

Monk Zhiguang put down the teacup in his hand, and the expression on his face became relaxed.

I don't know if it's because of tea.

It is also the reason for the story that Monk Zhiguang is going to tell next.

"When the lightning struck, my mother stood in front of us, and the angry father turned into an extremely terrifying appearance.

Yuyi and I were both scared to death.

My father's angry eyes looked at us for a long time...

at last.

My father transformed into a beautiful woman in a white witch suit.

That's what a mother looks like!

My mother's arms were very warm. Yuyi smiled, and I laughed too.

In the days afterwards.

My mother has always taken care of Yuyi and me gently and carefully. Before going to bed, she hummed an unknown quiet song and told cute stories until Yuyi and I fell asleep.

'Don't mother need to sleep?';

One day when Yuyi asked me this, I was also confused because my mother had not yet fallen asleep every day after we fell asleep. After we woke up, we had already prepared breakfast.

'Let's pretend to sleep tonight and secretly see if my mother is sleeping or not.';

Yuyi continued.

night.

My mother hummed a quiet song as always. Yuyi pretended to sleep as I agreed. Yuyi, who did not snore on weekdays, even pretended to snore.

Yuyi is so stupid, but fortunately her mother didn't notice it.

Through the window, outside is the beautiful night sky, the moon, the stars...

'let's go.';

My mother has been away from the room for a while. I hid in the quilt and said softly to Yuyi.

'Um';

Yuyi replied.

We both walked to the door barefoot and were barefoot. In order not to make a sound, our mother secretly opened a gap.

In the yard.

Standing in front of a snowman, we can only see his back.

But that's all.

You can also feel a kind of intimacy, because the back is exactly the same as the father we remember.

'It turns out that my father...';

Before Yuyi could finish her words, I covered her mouth.

'Don't talk!';

I said fiercely.

At this time, if the sound of Yuyi's speech attracted the attention of the people in the yard.

Then we may never know the truth.

Haha, Yuyi is so stupid!

...

Moonlight night.

Father faced the snowman and expressed his longing for his mother...

The snowman was piled up together when his father and mother fell in love. Although time has passed for a long time, it has not melted.

Maybe it was because my mother hung the knife named Xue Zuo on the snowman.

When it's about to light up.

The father became the mother, and at this time, Yuyi's eyes were full of doubts.

but.

I seem to have vaguely known something.

About my father’s deep love for us…”

Monk Tomoku tells the story he learned from the monster's mouth. This is the memory that the monster read from the child of Tamamoma and Aihua's eyes.

"The memories that can be read in the eyes of ordinary people are often dirty and annoying.

However, the child's memory was full of beauty. It was not until the end that the bracelet was broken and attracted the Onmyoji, the child's memory came to an abrupt end...

The interruption of memory is like a firework that explodes in the night sky, suddenly disappearing.

That beautiful feeling has been echoing in my mind, rippling over and over again."

Monk Zhiguang looked at Chen Beibei and continued, "This is what the monster told."

...

In the wooden house.

The faint fragrance of tea is filled with the lightness of tea, and there is a breeze from time to time blowing in along the window.

It makes people feel very comfortable.

In the story that Monk Zhiguang just told, Chen Beibei felt the admiration and respect of Aihua for Tamamomae.

In that night.

Aihua already knew that Tamamomae turned into a witch and always acted as their mother, loving them gently and carefully.

but.

Aihua did not expose Tamamoma, but continued to immerse herself in Tamamoma's love for them with Haei.

Father.

Mother.

It seems... all have...
To be continued...