When the flame of praise was lit, the rain began to light - as if it had been a test of the gods. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The dark clouds in the sky, as thin as a veil, drifted into the distance, revealing the sun that was gradually setting in the west, and the red halo cast on the streets and houses, making everything seem warm.

With the sound of prayers, all the steps of the festival to pay tribute to the gods have ended, but the festival is not over, rather, it is the beginning, and the villagers are about to use the carnival to remove the fatigue and sorrow of the year.

Looking at the sign on the screen that the task was completed, Zhibei was not too excited, because he was already excited just now. Now, he beckons Kaguya and Moe to move the exhausted Kentaro Watanabe to Izukuri's house (closest to the center of the village) - a job he took over on his own initiative.

He wanted to ask Kentaro Watanabe something, and of course, to pay his respects to the old man by the way.

Although Zhibei closed his eyes at that time, when he opened them, he suddenly noticed something unusual about the land - in fact, whoever found a large bush of flowers and plants half a meter high on the originally empty ground would feel unusual!

Before, because Kentaro's will was too dazzling, he naturally skipped this bit of weirdness.

But those flowers and plants didn't disappear, so Zhibei still noticed them after all.

If he just noticed, of course, there was nothing wrong with it, but Zhibei suspected that it was not the power of the gods...... It's made by elves or other monsters.

He didn't have any evidence, just a strange feeling, a gut feeling unusual.

But...... Whoever did that, that's a good guy!

"Mr. Watanabe!" Helping Kentaro Watanabe to the chair and doing it, Zhibei gently called the old man who closed his eyes and recuperated.

Kentaro opened his eyes, and his cloudy and bright eyes looked at Zhibei, "Thank you for sending me into the house, Zhibei people." ”

"Don't be so polite, Mr. Watanabe, your spirit has made me admire and understand a lot of truths, and it has also made Kaguya show a real smile, so I should thank you."

"Where, where! That's just some of the opinions I've spent my whole life on, old man! Although it is rare for me to say so many beautiful things, this truth is actually very easy to understand, and even a little outdated! ”

"Well...... Let's stop talking about thanks, anyway, my respect for you will be in my heart! Zhibei waved his hand, indicating that he was not comfortable with the topic of politeness, and then he asked, "By the way, Mr. Watanabe, I would like to ask you if you saw anything strange when you fell." ”

"Something bizarre?" Kentaro was a little puzzled, "Why are you concerned about this?" ”

"Hmm...... To be honest, I don't think the grass that saved you was the work of the gods! ”

"Not a gift from the gods? Who else could it be? Monsters? Have you ever seen such a kind youkai? Well...... I just lost my respect, know the big people! ”

"No...... I was rude when I suspected it first! To be honest, I don't have any evidence, it's just a feeling on my part, and it doesn't have to be a youkai, maybe it's some kind cultivator passing by! ”

"......" Kentaro was silent for a moment, then said, "According to you, I seem to have seen something when I fell!" ”

"What do you see?" Zhibei asked curiously.

"I saw a small white flower, her color and shape the same as that of the flower, but it seemed more delicate and full of life. In the pouring rain, she floated in the air without roots and leaves—not against the wind, but more freely, like a bird. She just flashed past my eyes, as if she were a phantom for a moment. As he spoke, Kentaro was a little nervous and stopped.

"What's wrong?" Zhibei asked, "Please go on!" Tell me what you see and feel, and I won't think badly of you because of it! ”

"Okay...... What I want to say is, for some reason, when the tip of the delicate petals of that flower passes in front of my eyes, dancing with dewdrops, I always feel like she is watching me. Like a man, no, no, like a girl, she dragged her long white dress and swayed in front of me, and then she waved the hem of her skirt and smiled back. Kentaro sighed, "What a lively action, like a real girl, quirky, by the way, Zhibei people, this is not my hallucination before death!" I don't have a problem! ”

"Of course you have no problem! But in that direction, which flower is floating? Zhibei asked seriously, he wanted to meet this flower like a girl!

Kentaro thought for a moment and pointed to his right, which was the direction in which Chihoku and Moe had come when they entered the village.

"......" Zhibei thought about it, and finally decided to go over and have a look, he asked Moe and Kentaro to take care of Kaguya, and then summoned a huge sacred bird on the street, [Phoenix].

To chase people (?) Of course, it's still fast!

"Daddy!" Kaguya smiled sweetly as he watched Zhibei ride onto the back of the phoenix, "Are you going on an adventure?" ”

"Hmm...... Sort of! Zhibei nodded and said to his daughter.

"Aren't you going with Kaguya this time?" The smile that made everything distracted became sweeter and sweeter, but Zhibei always felt that something was wrong.

"Hmm......" stiffly agreed, "Kaguya is still too young, when Kaguya grows up, I'll take you on an adventure!" ”

"Really?" Kaguya's voice is full of vitality, and it's not a little cute, "I hope Dad can keep the agreement!" ”

"Hmmm! Of course! Although he answered very firmly, Zhibei couldn't help but feel a little empty when he saw the smile on Kaguya's face.

That's a very nice and cute smile! Why do you feel this way?

After thinking about it for a while, Zhibei finally woke up! He could actually see the dissatisfaction in that elegant smile, how big is this!

Hey, hey! My daughter can't be so black-bellied!!!!!

Zhibei regretted making his daughter laugh for the first time. (laughs)

―――――――――― the dividing line of the chase――――――

Riding a phoenix over a mountain, Zhibei signaled that the phoenix had landed.

Because on the paved road they once walked, there was a place where the yellow-brown mud and sand were no longer there.

It was filled with living plants, circles of branches covered with green leaves of different shapes, colorful flowers from the outside to the inside, more and more dense, these bright elves, together with their vitality and vitality, clustered a huge white bud.

It was a one-man tall bud, dyed rouge in the setting sun.

Like a girl with makeup, shy and waiting to be put away, this unreasonable giant bud gives people a strange beauty.

It is a movement of sensations played by life, spirituality, and wisdom.

This is no ordinary monster!

Zhibei got down from the phoenix's body and asked at the bud.

"You...... Waiting for me? ”

"Are you looking for me?" A girl's voice floated faintly in the air.

It's like a wind chime.

(This is this week's update, I can't write it tomorrow (because I was pulled to eat), by the way, because of their college entrance examination and high school entrance examination, our school's class time is extremely unstable, so the update can't be stable!) But don't worry, we will make up for it in the summer! (calculated according to two chapters a week), ask for collection recommendation comments...... ）