Boom!"

There was a muffled thunder in the distance, which startled Brother Nan's dumb hair.

She looked up with her sword.

The black clouds overhead had gathered, gloomy, and the wind was howling between the heavens and the earth, blowing the grass and the leaves gargling, which did not give Brother Nan a sense of oppression, but made her feel extremely comfortable.

"Wow!"

If she had been a child, in such a cool and windy weather, she would definitely run without hesitation.

Run along the trail and run all over the hills!

Run faster than the wind!

Now......

She's grown up after all.

Brother Nan continued to wave the wooden branch in his hand, smacking the air, and turned his head to look at Zhou Li, Huaixu and Tuanzi.

"It's going to rain again. Huai Xu said to Zhou Li.

"Hmm. Zhou Li nodded.

"If you don't go faster, you're going to get drenched in the rain. Brother Nan interjected.

"It's okay, you guys keep playing, don't panic. Huai Xu grinned, "If it rains, I'll go directly to Xiao Zheng, and it won't get me wet anyway." ”

"It's nothing to rain in the shower. Of course, people like Brother Nan are not afraid of the rain, she will only deliberately put away her umbrella and walk in the rain.

"Brother Nan, you are wearing white clothes. Zhou Li paused, "And I'm still carrying a book." ”

"Hmm, then hurry up!" Brother Nan's expression suddenly became serious again, "No!

With that, she threw away the branch and took a step.

Zhou Li was helpless, and looked down at the ball he was holding in his arms.

Tuanzi also looked up at him, with a pair of eyes flashing: "Zhou Li, run~~"

At the critical moment, Huai Xu was intimate: "Give me the bag you carryed." ”

After a while, Brother Nan was no longer in front of him, and Zhou Li hurriedly trotted after him.

The air was cool and the wind was pleasant.

Brother Nan waited for him at the turn where he realized the loss.

Everything was beautiful.

Flood control.

The two of them walked through the bamboo forest with their heads lowered, the dry bamboo leaves were blown in the air by the wind, and there were many leaves on the cement floor in front of the view, as if they had not been cleaned for several days.

Zhou Li met the old master in front of the Taoist temple.

The old master was still dressed in the same costume, a simple Taoist priest, with a long beard, and dark skin on his face covered with ravines. He sat on a small bench at the gate, holding a loaf of bread in his hand, and looked ahead as he ate.

Zhou Li greeted first: "Old Lord." ”

Only then did the old viewer come back to his senses, turned his head and saw that it was him, squeezed out a smile, and said as he stood up, "It's a little layman!"

"You sit on your ......"

"It's fine. ”

"The Lord is good Yaxing, are you blowing the wind here?"

"There's nothing to do anyway......"

"Huh?"

Zhou Li always felt that the old viewer's smile seemed a little far-fetched, and his expression and voice seemed to be a little haggard, he was puzzled, and turned his head to look at the place where the old viewer had looked before-opposite the cement floor was an empty small temple, but it had been cleaned up, and the temple used a small bowl of peanuts.

I didn't see the old demon.

Zhou Li glanced at Huai Xu, who seemed to have lost his mind.

A sense of foreboding arose.

At this time, the voice of the old watchman sounded again: "This time I brought another little layman......

"Yes......"

The bottom of the week has been judged.

Huai Xu has seen the old Guan Master several times, but the old Guan Master is still the first time to see Huai Xu, this kind of meeting is undoubtedly wonderful, but Zhou Li has no intention of thinking about these at this time.

"Take it. ”

Huai Xu took the bag behind him and handed it to him.

It seemed like some kind of reminder to him.

Zhou Li realized that he was also distracted, and the old viewer was looking at his expression, he was silent again, but he didn't force a smile, but just took out the ancient book from his bag and said to the old viewer: "What you said last time, I thought about it carefully after I went back, and I decided to return the book." Just put it in the view. If there is someone who is destined, you can see it, if not, it has been here for hundreds of years anyway, and it is always good to let it continue to stay here. ”

The old viewer nodded and looked at the small temple.

When he ran over just now, Zhou Li was in a good mood, and the tone of his voice was up, but now it is different.

Not to mention the old man, even Brother Nan, who didn't know anything about the old demon, noticed his emotional changes, so she didn't say anything, just turned her head to look at the Taoist temple, very quiet.

The wind blows through the bamboo forest, and the rustling sound makes the Taoist temple extraordinarily quiet.

"It's going to rain, I have to go first. Zhou Li put the book on the table, "I'll come back to see you when I come back." ”

"Did you bring an umbrella? I'll get two of them. ”

"Brought it. ”

In fact, Zhou Li didn't bring it.

Before leaving the Taoist temple and walking down the bamboo forest, he glanced back.

The old viewer sat on the small bench in front of the viewer again, but the whole person was more lonely than before they came.

He was originally lonely, had no children and no daughters, only guarded a dilapidated Taoist temple, and there was not even anyone to talk to, and a pilgrim felt very happy.

It's even more lonely now.

Huai Xu looked up at the sky, walked slowly behind Zhou Li, and said, "He is very old, and the last time he came to see him, he was much haggard than last summer, and he was almost ......."

"Actually, there's nothing to be sad about. He continued, "Demons value life very much, the process of life, and death is not as difficult to accept as humans. Especially natural death, we are never afraid of natural death. ”

"It's a bit of a contradiction. Zhou Li whispered.

"Because he has finished his life, his whole life, and then it is coming to an end, and he should have been ready for it a long time ago, and it is not something to be feared or saddened. ”

"Quietly. ”

"yes. Huai Xu also lost his mind because of this, "There should be more people with him when he leaves, so it's a little too quiet." But either way, it was his own choice, and he must have thought about it. ”

"Someone was with him. ”

"That's what he chose, too. Huai Xu said, "The person who accompanies him is also chosen by him." Although just a mortal who can't see him. ”

"What happens to him when he dies?"

"It will disappear and return to its homeland. ”

"That's right. ”

Zhou Li involuntarily pieced together a picture in his mind-

It was probably a rainy day, as it had been raining most of the time. There may or may not be thunder.

The old viewer may or may not be aware of it.

At the last moment of his life, will the old demon choose to inform this old friend who has been with him for decades in some way? At least say goodbye......

"Boom. ”

The rain was falling.

"It looks like it's raining. Zhou Li felt the droplets.

"What's the solution?" Brother Nan said casually, "Just drench, you can't go anywhere." If you think it's uncomfortable, it will make you uncomfortable. ”

"Brother Nan is right. Huai Xu immediately touted, and a smile bloomed on his face again.

“......”

At this time, a dog barked suddenly from the front-

"Woo Woo ......"

Zhou Li looked intently and saw a big yellow dog standing on the small mound in front of him.

After making eye contact with him, Rhubarb turned around and walked down the mound, and then a crisp bell sounded in the rain, and he led a black and white horse out of the path behind the mound.

After Rhubarb and the cow approached, Zhou Li took out two folding umbrellas from the horse's back and said to Brother Nan: "It seems that there is a way." ”

"Aren't you sad?" Brother Nan glanced at him.

"It's just a feeling. ”

"Then I'll comfort you and let you ride a horse. Brother Nan said.

"You ride. ”

"Less verbose!"

"I don't want to ride. ”

"Then don't ride. ”

"Whether you ride or not, I won't accompany you in the rain anyway. Huai Xu felt that staying here was too panicked, so he disappeared suddenly.

"Is there a monster that is old and dead?" asked Brother Nan.

"Yes. ”

"Youkai will die of old age......" Brother Nan was curious, "I thought that youkai were immortal." ”

"The universe has an end. ”

"How old will you die, Zhou Li. This sentence was asked by Tuanzi, who shrank into Zhou Li's arms, stretched out its claws and scratched his chin.

"Dango-sama is still a child, so he doesn't need to care about these things. Zhou Li lowered his head and said, "It's okay for the danzi to have fun." ”

"Oh~~"

Two small flower umbrellas went up along the edge of the path bowl in the mist and rain.

Horse bells jingle dong.