The dark night turned the window into a mirror, and the glass was covered with a layer of mist. Lines cut the entire piece of light white into broken patterns. Through the gaps formed by the lines, I saw my oppressive gaze.
Sitting on the windowsill, I listened to the rain outside the window and recalled what happened this morning. At that time, only two people in the class noticed that something was wrong with me. Besides Yulong, Ichigo also heard it.
His loved ones had all passed away. That atmosphere, that similar factor, attracted each other. This was because the so-called " kinship " had long been replaced by the " dead." The fact that the dead could no longer be by our side was a parasitic fact among us.
Hence, Yi Hu skipped the rest of the classes and looked for me all over the school. Because of the corpse that Urahara had created, my Reiki Pressure was blocked. Ichigo's method of searching for people was extremely bad. He didn't know how to plan the route, nor did he remember the places he had been to. For example, he went to the health room three times, but every time he missed the student council office.
My route actually started from the archery club, followed by the music classroom, and finally the tea ceremony club. However, it was not until noon that Ichigo bumped into me on the rooftop. He was clearly gasping for breath, but he pretended to have met her by chance and even used mockery to hide his worry. What an awkward idiot.
Actually, I was crying at that time. No matter what method he used, he could not calm down his emotions. In the end, he could only find a place where no one was around and let his tears flow freely…but he could not carry on to the end.
The exact same thing had happened more than two hundred years ago.
I closed my eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, she was already in a dark room. The white walls were decorated with light purple pansy wallpaper. This was the ancestral hall of the Sifeng family, where the tablets of their ancestors were worshipped. On the newly added tablet in the middle, which was inlaid with gold, was written his father's name.
That was something that had happened during the battle against the Mieshi. No matter what the reason for the war was, for me, there was only one important point-it was finally time for my father to go to the battlefield.
As the commander-in-chief of the criminal army, his father was actually the head assassin of Jingling Palace. The new tactic of Room 46 was to assassinate the other party's leader, so this mission had to be carried out by his father personally.
"Please send me down!" My forehead left a bloody mark on the ground, but no one paid attention to me. Even my teacher, who has always been the most indulgent of me, is now closing his doors to me.
" You look like this…" His father said lovingly and helplessly,""How can I be at ease? Do you plan to let me go to the battlefield and still worry about you?”
Thus, the strong wind swept away all the tears in his eyes.
I have a competitive personality and can be said to be quite extreme. I often run from one extreme to the other. After being reprimanded by my father for making him worry, I became extremely cold in front of others.
"Then I'm leaving. You know what happens after that, right?”
My father taught me the secret manuals, inheritances, and methods of managing the armory one by one. I knew that this person would never come back. However, looking at his back, I only said," Be careful on the road " and politely sent him off. Although I knew that I was about to cry, I would never shed tears.
It's time for me to graduate from crying.
I'm actually a crybaby who likes to act coquettishly. Of course, only in front of my father. His father, who was gentler than anyone else, was also a model of nobility.
Nobles are just a bunch of bigots, and I am the typical example. Blinded by the illusory " glory and dignity ", this inverted world believed in iron and blood, worshiped the God of Killing, and regarded life as an obstacle to glory, including his own life.
In the Lingling Palace, there shouldn't be anyone who had an outstanding personality like his father.
The father who taught me that the most important thing was " happiness ", the father who told me that all life was equal, the father who was too merciful and therefore did not like to kill and could not fight well, was sent to the enemy's camp to assassinate their leader...
There was no room for fantasy. The good news and the obituary arrived at the same time.
After that, the family became another battlefield. Everyone was waiting for an opportunity to seize power. The undercurrents were turbulent and the position of the leader of the criminal army and the secret mobile team was still vacant. Although it is a position that has been passed down from generation to generation in my family, if there is no suitable candidate, for example, how about the Xiu Mu family send someone to "temporarily" take up the position…
"If you continue to fight, the name of Four Maple Court will cease to exist!”
The House of Four Maple was a noble family, so it was only natural that they would gather cunning people who were completely different from ordinary people in the world. Elder Zhi, who stands at the peak, is my teacher. He is probably the most cunning and terrifying person among them.
After being berated by this old man whose face was engraved with the marks of time and hardships and whose body was as firm as a rock, the elders who were like vultures chasing after rotting meat in their endless pursuit of power instantly showed a stomachache on their faces.
It was at this time that I was pushed to the forefront. If the internal and external problems in the family were like a raging fire, I was on the hottest layer of the outer flames.
He was the youngest clan master in the history of the Four Maple Court.
Naturally, he was also the youngest successor to the long list of miscellaneous positions that came with the name "Four Maple Court".
The war was still going on. The other party had only lost a leader, and the successor was an ambitious middle-aged man. The death of his father was probably his long-cherished wish.
On the other hand, our leader is a little girl who has an Oedipus complex. She has only been out for a few years, has no qualifications, and has no connections. She has just been weaned mentally, and when she really can't control herself, she will hide. Like now, she locks herself in the ancestral hall and holds her father's memorial tablet...
She cried without making a sound. At this moment, the boy who claimed to be the " Miracle Man " appeared in front of me with his mature appearance.
"I told you not to hide and cry alone…"
His voice was not as tender and clear as he remembered it to be. It was now even deeper and more magnetic. This was a sign of the passage of time, a sign of the many, many years of emptiness that separated us.
"…" My lips opened and closed again. I didn't know what to say.
The other party burst out laughing.
"Long time no see!"
Although his facial features had grown a lot, his bright smile did not change at all. The moment he spoke, the night in his memory turned into day.
I could only reply," Ah, long time no see." My perfunctory attitude received his strong protest.
He pouted and muttered in dissatisfaction," Am I the only one looking forward to a reunion full of touching and surprises?" His depressed expression only lasted for a moment, but soon he smiled brightly again." I've always been looking forward to seeing you. I've thought about what to say first for a long time!”
He was still a fool who didn't transition between emotions, but it made my heart calm down. He really hadn't changed at all. Of course, it was a different matter to say it out loud. Hypocrisy was a necessity in this Jingling Palace.
"Then,'the first sentence I've thought about for a long time'?”I said coldly. It's very difficult for me to be swayed by anything now. A mere word wouldn't make me waver, right? However, if the target is this person, I'm a little unsure.
He simply said something rather tacky, but it was more lethal than anything else.”
" Ahaha, when my tears almost burst out, I laughed at myself in my heart. You're still far from it.
When there was someone you could rely on around you, you would become weak. It was like leaving a child who wanted to cry alone. If he felt that there was no point in crying, he would stop crying. However, if there was an observer beside him, he would cry even more fiercely.
At that time, I still couldn't eradicate this kind of coquettish feeling. So all I can do is block any observers. When no one, including himself, could see his tears, he could pretend that they never existed. If this continued, the heart would harden. When it was fully armed, there would be no room for weakness.
"Have you finished what you wanted to say to me? In that case, could you please leave? I still have official business to attend to.”After I finished speaking calmly, I continued to read the battle report and write official documents, ignoring him.
The guy who was left out in the cold rubbed his nose, and his shoulders fell down.
" Hey, you're so cold…Although I know you're actually very happy, you're just a little awkward by nature…Wuwu-"
A subordinate who was patrolling by was walking over. I covered his mouth.
"Lord Shi Ren, this subordinate heard voices. Did something happen?”I calmly replied,"I was talking to myself." The other party responded and returned to the state of strict vigilance.
It's currently wartime, and the entire Tranquil Spirit Palace is under martial law. Because it's the higher-ups of the military, my place is even more tightly guarded. For this kid to be able to sneak in at this time, it's really worth looking at him in a new light.
Actually, I've heard that he was called a genius in Mao and was expected to graduate in two years. In fact, I've been paying attention to any news about him ever since he appeared. But our past has long since been left on the other side of time, sealed forever, with my childhood, if I had that.
"Pfft! "You're also called 'Lord' now…" The guy sneered at me without any nervousness.
"Do you know my current situation and your relationship with me…"
"Aren't we childhood sweethearts?"
I choked.
Seeing my depressed face, he smiled and leaned closer to my face." Oh, oh, you look disappointed. As expected, I should say 'long-lost love'-"
Give me almost a bit!
"Enemies, you and I!"
"Why would you think that?" he asked, his eyes wide with surprise.”
"..." As the heir of the Four-maple House, I was taught to take responsibility for everything since I was young. The clan's matters were his own matters. Regardless of whether I made the decision or not, I should bear the responsibility for the actions of the Four Maple Court. For the hatred of being kicked out of the noble family and being chased to the street of souls, for the target of hatred, for the feelings of revenge, please come at me.
"Even if you insist on taking responsibility…Hmm, revenge doesn't suit me at all.”He still looked relaxed. It should be said that this person's magnanimity…was really extraordinary. I suddenly felt that this guy was always ahead of me.
"Shiren, what's wrong? He blinked in surprise and then concluded self-righteously,""You slow-witted fellow, are you only feeling the joy of reunion after a long time? She must be so surprised that she couldn't speak!”
" Then…" He looked up and tried to think of something. After a moment, his eyes lit up and he said happily,""In order to celebrate our long-awaited reunion, we should give you a hug that is in line with the Shiba family's tradition!”
He stretched out his arms to me with a big smile-
Under the night sky, a scream broke the silence.
"Lord Shi Ren!"
There was nothing they could do. If anyone saw that the remaining members of Zhibo's family had actually come to their doorstep, those vultures would probably laugh until their front teeth fell off.
In the strong wind that blew so hard that people couldn't open their eyes, I grabbed him and jumped out of the courtyard wall, speeding all the way in the night wind. At that time, his thoughts were very simple-he had to send him out of this dangerous Tranquil Palace safely. But it was only after I walked out of Qingliu Sect that I realized that I should send him to Zhen Yang.
What was going on? It was as if his brain had gone haywire the entire night. Looking at the vast grassland in front of me, I patted my head in frustration.
The low sky was filled with stars. He stood in the night sky with his hands on his hips and looked up at the beautiful half-moon sky for a long time.
Compared to the young man in my memory, this back was even taller and more solid.
I suddenly realized that he was already a mature man.
He was firm and steady, gentle and frank, free and easy, tolerant and reliable.
She was gentler than anyone else, gentler than anyone else, as warm as the sun.
This feeling of peace was like being by his father's side.
"If you want to cry, cry!" A pair of bright eyes appeared very close." If you have something you want to do, do it quickly!”
"That sentence isn't used here, right…"
"It doesn't matter. If you take everything too seriously, life will be very boring.”
"That's not the problem…"
When we were complaining about each other, it was as if all the time in the past had returned. I almost couldn't figure out where I was and who I was. "Shiren---" It was not until he called me that I was sure that this was me.
"I can see it!" He wagged his finger at me." I can tell what you're thinking at a glance!”
"You've been drawing a line between yourself and the people around you since you were young. You don't talk or smile, and you don't show your feelings. I really think it's very tiring, but this is your way of living. However, he could still take a break occasionally, right?”
"If you are expected, you will do as you are told. So? It's necessary to take a breather once in a while, do you understand?”
"…Living in Liuhun Street is dangerous and tough…Although it's not a big deal, I really can't stand the look of helplessness on my parents 'faces…So I think, no matter what, we have to let Zhibo's family return to Jingling Palace.”
Just like when he was a child, he sat on the grass casually and poured out all his thoughts regardless of whether I responded or not. I used to wonder if I was being treated like a trash can.
If it were Bai Zai at this time, he would have frozen the people around him into ice cubes long ago. Out of ten times, he would probably cut people up because it was too noisy. If it was the same Ye Yi who was talkative and impatient to listen to others, he would either talk to him or leave.
It seemed that I was the only one who would listen to every word he said seriously. I often wondered if this was my only value to him. My personality is the complete opposite of his. What was it that caused him to pester me back then?
"Originally, when I came back to this place where there was no place for me, I hesitated. However, when I think of you, I feel that there's no problem. Can you give me a small piece of space beside you? As long as you're there, no matter where it is..."
Because it had been too long since they last met, he had a lot of things he wanted to say. However, I gradually realized that this naturally optimistic fellow had begun to say everything that he should not.
He said that after returning this time, he realized that I was already the " most eye-catching elite of the Tranquil Palace "
" Maori, there are so many rumors about you that it's terrifying…All kinds of compliments are raining down on you like raindrops. You're brave, decisive, steady, charismatic, ahh, and very, very beautiful, and so on and so forth. My ears are getting calluses from listening to it, but I still like listening to it. Is there something wrong with me?" he said with a frown.
" Even though you've always been so dazzling that it's hard to look straight at you, like 'the gods infusing all their passion into the only completed work of art'-Ah, that's what Mao heard…"
He blushed and smiled, then said,"" However, I suddenly realized that the distance between me and you has suddenly become very far. I have a feeling that I'm not in the same world.”
"No-"
He ignored my rebuttal and continued to reveal the truth."I've always envied you."
"Eh?"
I thought I heard wrong, but I didn't get to hear " Aiya, I was just kidding ". Instead, I saw his nostalgic and longing expression.
"From the first time I saw you, you gave me a feeling of 'wind'.”
His eyes were deep and clear, as if they were transparent without any filth. Her body was so slender that it looked like it would shatter at the slightest touch, but it had unimaginable strength. He was clearly the overlord of the sky and had seen everything through the wind, but he maintained an unbelievable innocence.
"The most contradictory thing is that this contradiction of yours will also attract people to unconsciously look at you.”
It was as unpredictable as the wind, and there was no fixed aura.
" Originally, you should be living freely like the wind. When I said I was envious, I meant this. But the more I understand you, the more I feel that…your ability is a joke compared to your current situation.”
If even you, who is so loved by the heavens, are not free…
"Is it really impossible to survive like the wind?”
"Yes."
"Eh?"
This time it was his turn to stare at me.
I pulled him up and repeated firmly,"Yes."
" Really?" I used to ask myself that when I was young.
When he jumped over the wall of my house and suddenly appeared in front of me, he said to me," You don't talk much. We really match." He told me that we were companions and asked me to go on an adventure together. At that time, I had doubts.
Could he let this person barge in like this? Can we understand each other? Could she like this person?
Some questions were already answered when they were asked.
I grabbed his hand and took him to the sky. The gentle and powerful wind pushed us deeper into the clouds.
The golden mist of dawn was now surrounding us. With the thick summer sky as the background, the mist around them was like a golden curtain under the light of the rising sun, gently rippling in the wind.
In the middle of the summer sky, which looked as if blue paint had dried up, he and I used the power of the wind to jump. We easily crossed hundreds of meters in one step. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that we were flying.
"Nothing can bind the heart. What determines one's path is one's own desire. This free will be maintained forever in the future.”
I continued,"Our strength depends on our will, and so does our situation. Because I feel very free to walk on the path I have chosen. Aren't you?"
In response, he stretched out his arms with a smile and pulled me into his arms.
This was an irreplaceable moment. We've all engraved this moment in our hearts for eternity.
He would never forget it. Even if there were countless times in the future when he was depressed from the pain, he could return to this golden sky at any time. This was because this boy was more suited to living in the sky than on the ground. His values belonged to the sky and thus surpassed the rules on the ground. That was how I understood it.
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