I have no regrets about my 2D world!

Meiko's mother was poisoned because of the favored children of the Fujiwara family. Those children were used to bullying Meiko, and recently they saw Meiko sneaking out, so they wanted to play a big "prank".

They found some poisons that they thought would not cause any serious problems, and put them into the food of Meihong and her daughter after the person responsible for delivering the meal checked it. Because of their identities, the chef thought they were just here to see what they were eating today, so he didn't pay much attention.

They were smart enough to put the medicine in the larger portion, thinking that it belonged to Meihong. Unfortunately, in order to take care of her mother, Meihong would usually save the larger portion for her, so she passed the poisoned food over.

Meihong's mother naturally knew about Meihong's little tricks, but Meihong would occasionally intercept the food before it was delivered, and by the time it reached her, it was already Meihong's leftovers.

She had taught Meihong a lesson several times for this, but unfortunately, Meihong just never learned her lesson when it came to thinking about her.

So after scolding her a few times and finding that there was no effect, she just let Meihong do what she wanted.

When this happened, she thought it was done by Fujiwara no Fuhito's other wives in order to seize power. And seeing that Meihong was safe and sound, it seemed that they did not intend to implicate Meihong, so she did not let Meihong see any doctor, in order to prevent those people from feeling that Meihong was a nuisance and might attack Meihong.

But now things seem to be developing a little differently from what she expected.

......

Putting the book in his hand aside, Luo Bai waved to Meihong who was looking around not far away. Meihong soon noticed Luo Bai sitting here and trotted over here.

As soon as she came in front of him, Meihong said happily: "Hello...um..."

The expression on her face suddenly turned into embarrassment. Luo Bai helped her so much yesterday, but she didn't even know Luo Bai's name.

"Bai, Luo Bai, Meihong can call me whatever you want." Luo Bai chuckled.

"Well, then...Mr. Luo Bai?" Meihong asked tentatively. Seeing that Luo Bai did not deny it, Meihong smiled happily.

"Thank you for your help yesterday, Mr. Luo Bai. What kind of reward do you need? It doesn't matter what, as long as we can do it."

"It's okay. I just felt that Meihong and I were destined to be together, so I helped her. I don't need any reward."

Luo Bai shook his head and didn't care about the reward Meihong mentioned, or in his heart Meihong had already paid the reward.

"this..."

Hearing Luo Bai's words, Meihong hesitated for a moment, then shook her head solemnly.

"No, my mother told me that you must repay the help you receive. If you really don't need anything, I can help you clean the yard, serve tea, or run errands. Please don't hesitate."

Looking at Meihong's serious expression, Luo Bai thought for a moment.

"In that case, Meihong, please come and read with me every day before I leave."

The books he was reading now were not mysterious magic books, but some classics from this world and other worlds, as well as various story books.

Magic and the like, as long as it is not related to concepts, has basically no effect on him.

As long as he wanted, he could perform the so-called great magic, or in other words, he could perform any arrangement or combination of natural materials.

Now I read this type of book to broaden my thinking and figure out what to do next.

Once all ten particles are fully filled, his strength growth will hit a bottleneck, but he hasn't even figured out his own origins, so it's obviously not the end yet.

So whether it is to become stronger or to investigate his own life experience, he has to think of other ways.

"Reading?" Meihong looked at Luo Bai in confusion, but then nodded quickly.

"Okay, so when should I come?"

"Anytime is fine."

"So... every morning?"

"Of course, but not today."

As he spoke, a package appeared in Luo Bai's hand.

"This is medicine for your mother. Take it home and take one dose later. Then take one dose every night before going to bed. In a few days, your mother will be able to get out of bed and walk again."

Meihong carefully took the package and held it tightly in her arms.

"Thank you, Mr. Luo Bai. However, since I promised to read with you, I will come over today. Please wait for me to go back and give my mother medicine. I will be back as soon as she is settled."

Meihong said this seriously. She didn't want to fail to do what she had just promised.

Additional personnel were deployed to her and her mother's residence yesterday, and the guards said that no one was allowed to approach without the order of her and her mother or Fujiwara no Fuhito.

She also got the news that her brothers and sisters were all under house arrest, so she was now quite free and didn't have to worry about being pranked while walking around.

And there is no need to observe secretly when coming out like before.

Such a big change has happened. Even though she is still young, she can guess that it must be Luo Bai's credit, or it can be said that these things happened because of Luo Bai.

Otherwise, by the time her father, Fujiwara no Fuhito, noticed them, it would probably be the day her mother died.

Now that her mother was no longer in danger, she would naturally keep her promise and accompany Luo Bai to read. It was only early morning, so she still had time to go back and deliver the medicine.

"That's fine too. Then I'll wait for Meihong to come back."

"Well, I'll be back soon. Goodbye, Mr. Luo Bai."

Meihong nodded at Luo Bai, then hugged the package and ran back, while Luo Bai made a cup of tea and waited quietly.

Chapter 37: The Curious Meihong

A breeze blew by, and Luo Bai gently opened his eyes. He looked at Meihong, who was slightly hunched over and panting, and handed her a cup of cold tea.

"Don't be so anxious, Meihong."

After taking a sip of the herbal tea, Meihong regained some strength and stood up straight.

"You can't waste your time because of me."

Although Meihong was born into a wealthy family, her mother was in poor health and often went out to buy things. This made her health much better than her peers, but she could not withstand the repeated running back and forth.

"I have plenty of time, there's no need to rush."

"That won't work either. Even though it's still morning, but..."

Meihong, who was about to teach Luo Bai to cherish time, suddenly stopped talking and blinked at the chair that suddenly appeared in front of her.

Mr. Luo Bai seems to be an Onmyoji, right?

Recalling the scene when she asked Luo Bai for help yesterday, and then seeing the chair that suddenly appeared, Meihong's surprise was reduced a little, but at the same time she felt more respect.

It is much harder to hire an onmyoji than a doctor.

There are Onmyojis in the Fujiwara Mansion, but they usually only obey her father and no one else has the authority to command them.

She never expected that one day she would be able to ask the Onmyoji for help, and he wouldn't ask for any compensation.

As for accompanying someone to read a book, if you could ask the Onmyoji to help you just by accompanying them to read a book, then the Onmyoji wouldn't be so high and mighty.

"Sit down. You can't stand and read."

"...OK."

Meihong responded, and then she slowly sat down on the chair in the appearance of scholar Luo Bai and lay back.

It was the first time she had tried this kind of chair, and the posture she adopted was almost completely contrary to the etiquette she had learned.

She was half sitting and half lying in front of the door, allowing passers-by to watch her sitting posture, and perhaps even passers-by to comment on it. This made Meihong feel a little embarrassed but very excited.

Anyway, it was Luo Bai who asked her to do this, so she could only obey, right?

As she thought this, Meihong's cheeks gradually turned red under the warm sunshine.

"What do you want to read? Classics or storybooks? I prefer storybooks."

Meihong, who runs around all day and is busy with things, looks very mature, but her actual age does not even meet the standard for marriage in this country.

Children of this age might still be in middle school in this technologically advanced world, so classic books would naturally not be to their liking.

Of course, even among adults, few people would read classics unless it was absolutely necessary.

Compared to storybooks, it was too boring.

"Well, then let's go with the storybook."

Meihong did not reject Luo Bai's suggestion. Both classics and storybooks were new things to her, and she was very curious.

However, for her who grew up listening to stories told by her mother, storybooks are indeed more attractive to her, and Luo Bai just happened to make this suggestion.

Now he doesn't have to refuse Luo Bai, and he can still see what he wants to see, which is killing two birds with one stone.

Hearing Meihong's choice, Luo Bai nodded, and then a book called Grimm's Fairy Tales appeared in front of Meihong.

Meihong took the storybook from the air and immediately opened it to read. She was soon attracted by the story inside.

Seeing this, Luo Bai also silently picked up the previous book and started reading.

The surroundings should have been very quiet with the two of them in such a state, but Luo Bai ignored Meihong's strong curiosity.

"Mr. Luo Bai, does the Frog Prince really exist?"

"I don't know about the Frog Prince, but I know someone who could be a frog god."

"Mr. Luo Bai, does Cinderella exist in reality?"

"There are so many wonders in this world. Maybe they really exist, but I haven't seen them."

"Mr. Luo Bai, why didn't the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood wake up when his stomach was cut open?"

"Maybe the hunter knows magic and hypnotized the wolf."

"If you know magic, why do hunters carry things called guns?"

"If you can do magic without a gun, wouldn't that make you a wizard?"

"Um...Is that so?"

"Mr. Luo Bai, why didn't Snow White get a real poisoned apple later in the film Snow White?"

"Hmm? I remember that the apple you gave me was poisoned, wasn't it?"

"But Snow White just fainted after eating it, but didn't die?"

"Maybe the poison in the apple has expired."

"Mr. Luo Bai..."

The stories were not very long, and Meihong had finished most of them in just one morning.

Meihong also changed from asking tentatively when she had doubts at the beginning to asking without hesitation later.

Luo Bai also thought about it seriously at the beginning, but later became perfunctory.

After all, he couldn't tell Meihong that these were all fictional and didn't exist in reality.

Putting aside whether that would break Meihong's fantasy, it is possible that this world does not lack similar existences to those in storybooks.

So he could only try to solve Meihong's questions in a reasonable way.

Finally it was noon, and Meihong returned to Fujiwara Mansion for lunch, allowing Luo Bai to enjoy a quiet afternoon.

Because Meihong came again in the afternoon.

"Um, Mr. Luo Bai, my mother said I didn't have anything to do at home. She heard that I was reading a book here, so she asked me to come over. I hope I didn't disturb you?"

Seeing Meihong's cheeks flushed and her head slightly turned away, Luo Bai's mouth twitched slightly.

"It's okay. There's nothing wrong with liking to read. As long as I'm here, you can come anytime you want to read."

Although Meihong always asks some strange questions, it at least proves that she has read carefully and thought about it carefully. So Luo Bai doesn't mind answering Meihong's questions, expanding his thinking, and perhaps getting some unexpected gains.

But after hearing what he said, Meihong felt even more embarrassed.

"Um, Mr. Luo Bai, actually, this time I want to ask something about Onmyoji. I often see things related to Onmyoji, so... I'm a little curious.

Ah, it’s okay if you can’t say it!”

Meihong suddenly became alert and remembered the special nature of the Onmyoji profession.

There should be some taboos about this kind of profession, right?

Taboo? Perhaps, but Luo Bai is not an Onmyoji, so what does it have to do with him?

"There's nothing I can't tell you, but I don't know much about Onmyoji."

"Hmm? Isn't Mr. Luo Bai an Onmyoji?"

Meihong looked at Luo Bai's Taoist robe with a puzzled look on her face.

In her eyes, the clothes worn by those Onmyojis looked very similar to those worn by Luo Bai, so she assumed that Luo Bai should also be an Onmyoji.

“No, rather than being an Onmyoji, my behavior is more like that of a Western immortal.