(a)

"How is this ...... Possibly?"

Nalan Twilight knelt on the snow, holding the dying Shuoyue in his arms, helpless like an orphan in a storm. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Only now did he finally understand a fact.

Hakurei shrine maidens are not human, they are sponges that absorb power.

Shuoyue's body has been soaked in pure spiritual power for too long, which has caused her to undergo some subtle transformations, so that she can no longer bear any demonic things.

Therefore, when Nalan Twilight's blood was combined with her body, the parts of her body that were the first to be transformed into vampires were destroyed by her own spiritual power.

Shuoyue's body collapsed and dissipated before his eyes, turning little by little into glowing dust and drifting away in the cold wind. There was nothing he could do about it.

No, not powerless.

Right now, Nalan Twilight only has one last way left.

He used the thumb of his right hand to cut the wrist of his left hand, and then pressed his palm on Shuoyue's chest, pressing on the fatal wound.

"One last resort, Shuoyue, don't blame me!"

"The connection of life!"

(b)

Shuoyue felt as if she had a big dream.

When she woke up, what caught her eyes was Xiao Zhengyu who was napping on the side of the bed, and Nalan Twilight, who was sitting on a stool reading a book a little farther away.

She was lying in her bedroom, her chest bandaged, her body limp, unable to exert her strength. She didn't know how long she had been asleep, but at least she was alive.

No, actually, she's dead. Her chest was as quiet as an empty box, and there wasn't even a heartbeat in it. Her blood was no longer flowing, and there was no more fresh air in her lungs.

Only then did she remember that she had died completely in order to save Nalan Twilight.

So, why did she wake up?

"You're awake. ”

Nalan Twilight pressed the book on the table, stood up, and walked to Shuoyue's bedside.

"Ah, I'm awake. ”

Shuoyue wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she still didn't speak.

Nalan Yu picked up the rain that was sleeping soundly, stuffed her into Shuoyue's bed, and said lightly:

"This guy hasn't closed his eyes for three days, and he has been staying here, and he can't hold it anymore, so he just lay down and rest. If she knew that she had just fallen asleep on her front feet and you woke up on her back feet, she would probably regret her death. ”

"Really?"

Shuoyue looked at the rain next to the pillow, looked at her childlike innocent sleeping face, couldn't help it for a while, stretched out her hand, and gently stroked her cheek.

"This kid ......"

On Shuoyue's face, a smile full of love, but very pale. Her fingertips touched the warmth of the living for the first time in a long time, and it made her realize how cold her body really was.

That's when she noticed her hand. She looked at the white, bloodless dead branch, and her heart was shocked, so she retracted the hand that was stretched out to the face of the rain, as if she was afraid that this hand would harm her daughter.

After a moment of silence, Shuoyue spoke:

"How long do you want this state to last?"

Nalan Twilight lowered his head, stared at the red thread wrapped around his left wrist, and said nothing. This red thread is the lifeline that maintains the continued existence of the New Moon, one end is connected to Nalan Twilight's wrist, and the other end is connected to New Moon's chest.

This line connects the lives of the two people, allowing a dead person to share the life of a living person. As long as this line continues, the New Moon will not really die...... Of course, she couldn't really be alive either.

"You should know that I wouldn't choose to live this way. Shuoyue said again.

"Well, I know. With your character, even if you are heroic, you will not be a walking corpse without temperature. Nalan Twilight's eyes looked away, not daring to look directly at the moon, "But I have to...... I can't watch you die. ”

"Nalan ......"

"I only have ......," Nalan Twilight's voice trembled, "I can take out my heart and feed it to you, so that you can understand how sorry I am for you...... Please, New Moon, let me do something for you, anything. ”

Silence again, deathly silence. Nalan turned around, his back to Shuoyue, his body trembling slightly, but he didn't make a sound.

"Hey......"

Shuoyue sighed and closed her eyes. After a moment of contemplation, she opened her eyes and said:

"Defeat the strongest youkai, then the strongest human, then make peace with the two of them, and put an end to all disputes. ”

"Shhh

Nalan snorted violently, wiped his face with his sleeve, turned around, and looked at Shuoyue.

"Did I tell you that I was going to do this?"

Shuoyue's tone, and the wry smile on her face, were quite self-deprecating.

"Hmm!"

Nalan nodded his head.

"Can you help me finish the unfinished part?"

"Hmm!"

Again, Nalan nodded heavily.

"Then I'm relieved. ”

Shuoyue smiled, propped herself up, and sat up. She opened the placket of her shirt to reveal her bandaged breasts. Between the bandages, there was a red filament, which was connected to the red thread wrapped around Nalan Twilight's wrist, the other end of the lifeline.

She stretched out her hand and pinched the red thread with two fingers, straining her ......

Then Nalan held her arm, just before she cut the red thread.

"What's wrong?" asked Shuoyue as she looked up.

"I ...... I want to ......"

Nalan Yu stared at Shuoyue's eyes, hesitantly, and didn't hold back a word for a long time. Seeing that Shuoyue was about to wait impatiently, he turned his heart and said loudly:

"Can you see the cherry blossoms next spring with me again?"

There was a pleading look in his eyes. Shuoyue didn't say a word, but slowly let go of the finger holding the red thread.

"When the time comes, call the purple and you-ah gang and have a drinking party. She said.

(c)

Winter goes to spring, and cherry blossoms are blooming.

Pink snowflakes dance in the wind and spread all over the land. Even the large bowl of sake is filled with forked cherry blossom petals.

A group of people sat under the largest cherry blossom tree in the shrine courtyard, sat on the spring cherry blossom carpet, held wine glasses, and held the first cherry blossom viewing party of the new year.

The first, at the same time, is also the last.

The atmosphere was a little dull, and a group of people were drinking stuffy wine by themselves, and they didn't say a word, which didn't look like a flower viewing party at all.

At this time, Shuoyue stood up, took the wine bowl, stood in front of everyone, and drank the sake in the bowl in one go in front of everyone.

"This bowl of wine is a tribute to everyone who has taken care of me for so many years!"

Without waiting for any response from the people below, Shuoyue bent down to pick up the flask and poured another full bowl of wine.

"This bowl is for Sister Yakumo Zi, who raised me when I was a child!"

With that, she craned her neck and took another sullen breath.

"I didn't say you, Purple," Shuoyue drank and continued, "If you don't exercise more and go out for a walk, you'll get old soon!"

"I want you to take care of it, you girl who is not big or small!"

Yakumo Zi flicked the folding fan, and said angrily.

"Haha!"

Shuoyue smiled, poured another bowl of wine, and said:

"This bowl, I respect the Yakumo Blue who cooked for me when I was a child! Blue, although hard work is a virtue, but it is better not to take all the work on yourself, it is not good to collapse the body. ”

"Thank you for your concern. Lan narrowed his eyes and smiled.

Shuoyue poured down the third bowl of wine, and as soon as she took a breath, she immediately filled another bowl.

"This bowl, just pay tribute to Youyouzi who has nothing to do and comes over to eat. ”

When she finished drinking, she said:

"You're obviously a ghost, where did all the food go?"

"It's a girl's secret!"

Yuyuko covered her mouth with her sleeve and said with a clever smile.

"Really?"

Shuoyue didn't ask much, poured a bowl of wine and drank it, raised her voice and said:

"This is for the only serious person here, the soul is jealous!"

"Don't you dare!"

Youji waved his hand and pushed away this "honor".

Shuoyue laughed, poured another bowl of wine, walked in front of the rain with the bowl, and said:

"Xiaoyu, you get up. ”

"Hmm. ”

Rainbow stood up, his eyes almost level with Shuoyue's eyes. looked at each other, but saw Shuoyue reach out and gently pat her on the shoulder.

"In the past few years, it has been higher than me!" Shuoyue sighed, "I don't know how much of the kung fu of demon subjugation is as good as I was back then?"

"It's not as good as my mother back then!" said a little embarrassedly, "However, I will become stronger in the future!"

"With your words, I am relieved. Shuoyue smiled and nodded, "It's your sixteenth birthday in two months, but unfortunately, this year's birthday, my mother can't spend it with you." This bowl of wine can be regarded as a celebration of my precious daughter's birthday in advance!"

With that, Shuoyue picked up the bowl and drank the wine down, then staggered over to Nalan Twilight - it was clear that she was drunk.

"This bowl...... Huh?"

Shuoyue poured the flask whole, and not a drop of wine came out of it. She picked up the flask, glanced inside, laughed, and threw both the jug and bowl to the floor.

"That's it, that's it, it's okay to talk to you bastard, and it's okay not to toast!"

Shuoyue smiled, grabbed Nalan Yu's arm, dragged him up, and then took out a small pendant in the style of yin and yang jade threaded with red rope from his coat pocket and stuffed it into Nalan Yu's palm.

"Here you go, put it away, this is the talisman I made. She said, "Take it with you, and you won't have to fear evil spirits." You guy should also pay attention in the future, you don't have mana, don't be reckless when you encounter things that you can't handle!"

"Hmm. ”

Nalan put away the pendant and nodded.

"Listen to Nalan Twilight," Shuoyue continued, "After I'm gone, you have to take care of Xiaoyu, raise her to adulthood, and train every day, don't delay!"

"Hmm. ”

Nalan listened expressionlessly.

"Don't forget to prune the cherry blossom trees in the yard, and don't neglect the care of other places. ”

"Hmm. ”

"The floor is wiped at least twice a week, dry and wet, and the storage room should be tidied up, because the broken house is a garbage heap. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Also, take that little rabbit back for me, and tell her that I don't resent her at all, and tell her not to mess around around anymore. ”

"Hmm. ”

"By the way, the big families in the village still owe our family money, remember to ask for it!"

"Hmm. ”

"Every year during the Chinese New Year, write to me to report on the situation, don't worry me too much. ”

"Hmm. ”

"And ...... Also, that...... That is to say......"

As she spoke, Shuoyue began to sob. Her face was already covered with tears, but she was the only one who kept talking to herself and didn't notice it at all.

"I ...... I have a lot more to say to you. Shuoyue gasped violently and said intermittently, "I still want to see Xiaoyu grow up...... I still want to...... With you...... Spend the spring ...... Summer...... Autumn...... Winter...... Let's enjoy the blossoms...... Look at the sea ...... Plenilune...... Snow Watching ...... Laugh together...... Crying together...... Hang out together...... Together...... Alive......"

"How did you become like this?" Nalan Yu took Shuoyue's cold body into his arms, sniffed the fragrance between her hair, and said, "Wasn't you the least afraid of death before?"

"I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid that after I die, I'll never see you again. Shuoyue said crying.

"You ...... guy"

Nalan Twilight's eyes were also red, and tears ran down his cheeks, leaving a shallow mark.

"Don't you know," he said, "that I am as afraid as you are?"

He cried, and so did the rain behind him. The rest bowed their heads and remained silent. If Emperor Inaba was present, how would she react?

The moment of embracing each other was as long as a day and a night. It wasn't until Shuoyue pushed Nalan Twilight away and took a few steps back that Nalan Twilight couldn't come back to his senses.

"I'm sorry, guys!"

Shuoyue wiped away her tears, sorted out her expression, forced out a smiling face, and said loudly and clearly:

"Bo Li Shuoyue, say goodbye to everyone, if there is fate, see you in the next life!"

With that, she tore off the red thread on her chest.

The strong sense of tearing pulled Nalan Twilight out of her trance and back to reality. Within his body, the part that belonged to the New Moon was peeled off bit by bit. He looked up, but all he saw was cherry blossoms flying, and there was no one else.

The pure white kimono fell to the ground, and there were still a few pieces of white debris in it, which had not yet dissipated. Nalan twilight knelt on the ground, held it up with both hands, and stared at it for a long time, dazed, ignorant of people coming and going, the sun setting and the moon rising.