bookcurios Chapter 29: Ji Jun is haunted by illness
Chapter 29: Ji Jun is haunted by illness
As the son of a white fox, Abe Haruaki has half-human, half-demon blood, which makes him gifted and has outstanding spiritual powers. Since he was a child, he has been able to see ghosts and monsters that ordinary humans cannot see with the naked eye.
When he was young, his spiritual power was already extremely strong. He studied under Moga Tadashiki and learned the way of yin and yang. In addition, he had a special interest in astronomy and calendar. It happened that the prosperous Tang culture was transmitted to Japan, and Abe Haruaki was able to learn from many people, integrate the East and the West, and form his own school, and his reputation gradually rose.
Abe Haruaki was not only extremely powerful, but also heroic and elegant. His narrow fox eyes were dotted with a faint blush at the corners. Because of his extraordinary demeanor, people called him "White Fox Prince". His extraordinary exorcism skills attracted the attention of the Japanese emperor, who specially invited him to the palace to serve as an astronomical doctor in the Yin Yang Bureau.
At the age of 28, Abe Haruaki was already one of the most capable exorcists under the Emperor, and had repeatedly assisted the court in resolving numerous crises.
"I don't know Minamoto no Yoshitsune, but I know Mr. Haruaki." This proverb shows that Haruaki and his deeds are deeply rooted in people's hearts and it is no exaggeration to say that they are famous all over the world.
For such a gifted and highly-regarded prodigy, there is also a person who is equally powerful and capable of competing with him. This person is Ashiya Doman, who is only 25 years old.
As an equally outstanding Onmyoji, Ashiya Doman regarded Abe Haruaki as his lifelong rival. He wanted to surpass him all the time and even wanted to make him fall into an irretrievable situation so as to realize his ambition of being the only one.
These two peerless masters served together under the Emperor, but they fought against each other openly and secretly, and often competed with each other with magic.
Even Abe Haruaki, who was always gentle and polite, couldn't help but turn his face down and treat him coldly when he saw him.
Today, the Emperor once again sent an envoy to summon the two to compete in magic skills. The winner will marry his beloved daughter, Kawakami Hime.
Upon hearing the news, the two young and high-spirited single Onmyojis immediately got ready and set off for the palace.
The Emperor's beloved daughter, who was given as a reward, must have her extraordinary qualities.
It is said that Princess Kawakami's biological mother was originally a dancer who was favored by the emperor by chance. She had a graceful figure, a pretty face, and was charming and stunningly beautiful. There was no other beauty like her in the world.
Unfortunately, this beautiful woman gave birth prematurely and eventually died of dystocia. The little princess, who was not yet full-term, had never seen her mother's face since she was born.
Because she was born prematurely, this princess had very poor health since childhood. She gasped every three steps and coughed up blood every five steps. She was so weak that she could not take care of herself. Pharmacists and magicians who were proficient in Yin and Yang often came to diagnose her and give her medicine, but her health was never improved. Because of her illness, she was often mistaken for being possessed by evil spirits. Even the emperor disliked her.
The reason why he could use her as a reward was, firstly, to contain any powerful Onmyoji and consolidate his rule, and secondly, to make use of his daughter's value and make her existence more meaningful.
Today, this Ji Jun is just 18 years old.
The emperor thought about it and sent someone to send some gifts to the princess as compensation for being neglected for 18 years.
When Jiang Chuan Shang woke up, he found himself lying on the bed, surrounded by curtains and wrapped tightly. There was some kind of fragrance floating in the room, which was extremely strong and tasted bitter and astringent.
He struggled to get up, and found that he was weak all over, his forehead was burning, and even his chest was aching.
But the fragrance in the room was so unbearable that Jiang Chuan Shang could hardly breathe, so he stretched out his slender wrist and kept fiddling with the gauze curtain beside the bed, hoping to lift the gauze and let in fresh air.
But for a long time he was unable to move the seemingly extremely thin gauze, and only the bell hanging on the curtain made a crisp sound.
The maid who was fanning the incense burner was still dozing off when she was suddenly awakened by the ringing of the bell. She immediately dropped the fan, knelt down beside the bed, and asked carefully and softly:
"Ji Jun, what do you want me to do?"
Jiang Chuan Shang, who had already fallen back, thought that he was about to fall into a situation where he could neither cry out to heaven nor to earth for help. He was gasping for breath to calm the throbbing pain in his chest when he heard this soft greeting and immediately spoke.
But he forgot how fragile his body was, and the words he spoke were not only not harsh, but even trembled, small and soft like a cat's meow.
"Take the incense out."
The maid didn't hear what he said at all. She leaned forward again, lifted a corner of the curtain, and continued to ask, "Ji Jun, do you have any instructions? Are you feeling unwell?"
Jiang Chuan Shang, who had already given up on himself, didn't want to talk anymore. He looked at the ceiling above his head with an expressionless face. No matter how calm he was, he couldn't help but curse out loud.
He never expected that after he had reached such a high position, he would still experience such a bad body, all because of that mentally retarded robot.
A personal system without auxiliary systems is as rigid as a mentally retarded one!
The maid was still waiting by the curtain, and seeing that her master still didn't give any orders, she understood very well and continued to wait patiently.
After Jiang Chuan Shang took the system, he realized that the person beside the bed had not left. He repeated what he had just said in a weak tone, "Take the incense away, open the window for ventilation..."
The maid only then heard her mistress's order and immediately exclaimed in surprise, "No, mistress, this incense is to dispel the evil spirits that are lingering on you. You must not take it away. You just opened the window for ventilation last night, and you had a fever in the middle of the night. You can't open this window anymore!"
"Mr. Ji, for the sake of your health, I really cannot do these things for you. Please forgive me!" The maid knelt there and kowtowed to admit her mistake, her voice trembling.
"..."
Jiang Chuan Shang was speechless. He didn't even have the strength to wave her away, nor did he want to punish her. The most important thing now was to understand what was going on.
So, Jiang Chuan Shang, who was barely breathing, continued to speak, and said with difficulty, "...It's okay, you can go down."
Seeing that her master did not punish her, the maid retreated cautiously. She stopped fanning the room with the rich fragrance and went to the kitchen to see how the medicine was being boiled.
After sensing that the person had left, Jiang Chuan Shang opened his personal system.
The personal system is a panel that can be opened by the bound host. It is not intelligent and needs to be searched in the consciousness by oneself, which is very troublesome. Unfortunately, the small system is not there, so he can only locate where he is by himself, and then get the background of the times and his current personal identity.
Fortunately, the personal panel had sufficient energy, and two seconds later it provided Jiang Chuan Shang with detailed information about the era, including his own.
It was not until now that Egawakami realized that he had come to the Heian-kyo period in Japan through a time tunnel. Now is the middle of the Heian period, when demons and ghosts are in chaos and hundreds of demons are parading at night in Heian-kyo. This is an era that belongs exclusively to the great Onmyoji Abe Haruaki.
After reading the detailed introduction, Jiangchuan's pale lips slightly opened and he silently said, "Abe Haruaki?"
After thinking for a moment, he looked at his own information column and found that he was an unfavored "daughter" of the emperor and only had the title of Princess.
? ?
He is a man, how did he become a woman?
Not quite believing what he saw, he reached out his hand with great effort to touch his chest, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he found it was flat and empty.
Fortunately, he is still a man, but...
Jiang Chuan Shang continued to read his information and finally confirmed that he was a man, but his gender had been concealed by magic since he was a child. To ordinary humans, he has always been a female, and they can't see his Adam's apple at all.
So that's how it is. Jiang Chuan Shang relaxed, holding his chest and breathing slowly. He was almost dragged down by this body just now.
This body is really, really bad. How bad is it?
Born prematurely, he was born with congenital heart disease, poor heart and lung function, and was extremely fragile. The information on his personal dashboard clearly stated that the medical skills of this era were not advanced, and there were no witch doctors. Ordinary people could only wait to die if they got sick.
Moreover, in this chaotic world where demons and monsters are rampant, Yin-Yang masters can only catch ghosts and eliminate monsters, but cannot treat illnesses. People are generally superstitious and believe that if they are seriously ill, they are possessed by ghosts and are extremely unlucky.
As an unpopular princess in the country, she barely survived and had to invite an onmyoji to the palace on certain days of the week to perform rituals to exorcise the evil spirits for her.
Because of her bad luck, even the emperor disliked this princess, who was kept in a remote palace every day, waiting for her death and then buried directly.