What caught Haiyun off guard was the woman, as she said, turned into a roll of cherry blossom petals and flew towards the courtyard of the inn. He stretched out his hand to stop her, but there were still no flying petals. Standing at the end of Sakura Alley, with the red gate of the inn in front of him, Haiyun walked towards the courtyard of the inn without the slightest hesitation.

The heavy doors opened as if they were alive, as if in anticipation of Haiyun's attempt. Stepping into the threshold of forty centimeters, the entire mysterious inn appeared in front of him. Around the wall, there are cherry blossoms as bewitching as the woman just now, and the inn is located in a sea of cherry blossoms. The inn is in the shape of a ring, with a hot spring in the center, and standing at the door, you can see the fog rising from the clouds. Ahead, there is a small courtyard, and an old woman with a wrinkled face slowly sweeps the cherry blossoms falling from the trees in the wind.

"Old man, is there any room available in the inn?" Haiyun walked up to the old woman, and white cherry blossom petals were neatly arranged in the courtyard.

The old woman looked up and turned away, and it was a kind and indisputable countenance, with long silver hair draped behind her, presumably a beauty in her youth.

"Little girl, are you here to stay at the hotel?" the old woman's tone seemed to be a little puzzled.

"Yes, old man, my name is Haiyun, I am a stranger, I live here now, I don't know if there are any spare rooms~~"

"Stranger?haha, it's good—" The old woman looked at Haiyun happily, "Our inn is not luxurious, but the cherry blossoms here are beautiful, and it is a place where there is no quarrel with the world, so if you don't dislike it, stay here." Ah Jing, come out and take this girl to find a room that she is satisfied with. ”

As soon as the old woman finished speaking, a pale woman dressed in white gently pushed open the door of the inn and walked here, her weak appearance seemed to be able to blow her down if a gust of wind could blow her down, white clothes were plain, her long hair was waist-high, and she held an eyebrow-high wooden staff in her hand.

Bang Bang Bang –

On closer inspection, the woman's eyes were covered with a white satin, and she was a poor blind man.

The old woman sighed, turned around and continued to sweep the falling cherry blossom petals on the ground, "Her name is Ah Jing, she is my granddaughter, she was seriously ill when she was seven years old, and later the illness was cured, but her eyes were gone-"

"Grandma~" A crisp voice like a wind chime came, and the corners of Ah Jing's mouth showed a simple and pure smile, "Grandma called me because someone wanted to stay in the hotel?"

Without waiting for Grandma to answer, Ah Jing tilted her head and asked, "This sister is the one who lives in the hotel?"

"Little girl, don't mind, although Ah Jing can't see, her ears and nose are very smart~" The old woman said.

"Sister, I smelled your fragrance when you stood outside the door, and I was still wondering just now, which fairy came to our hotel?"

"Ah Jing, don't mess around, quickly find a room for the little girl—" Grandma raised her voice, but she didn't blame Ah Jing at all, it seemed that in this paradise world, their mother-in-law and grandson lived a happy life without quarrel with the world.

Ah Jing pouted and made a strange face, "Grandma is so stingy-"

Holding Haiyun's hand, his waist-length long hair fluttering in the wind, "Sister, what's your name, why are your hands so cold?"

"My name is Haiyun. Your name is Ah Chen, right?"

Ah Jing nodded, "This inn is where my grandmother and I depend on each other, although few people come, but this place is no worse than those inns outside." If Sister Haiyun doesn't mind, just call me Ah Jing. ”

"Ah Jing. ”

"Sister hasn't told me why your hands are so cold—"

"This-"

Ten thousand years ago, the Sea Tribes lived in the depths of the endless sea without sunlight, and the perennial darkness made them have cold skin and blood to adapt to all kinds of harsh environments. Unlike homeotherms, the Sea Folk are truly ectotherms, in other words, they are the same as fish. Even when the temperature is normal, their body temperature will be much lower than that of normal Terrans.

But do the people of this world know about the existence of the Sea Clan?

Ah Jing didn't ask more when he heard Haiyun's hesitation, but said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if my sister doesn't want to say it, everyone has everyone's secret." ”

"I'm a stranger, certainly not like you people in Karn. In my hometown, all the people there are just like me, and their hands are so cold. ”

"It turns out that my sister is a stranger, so you must tell me the story of your hometown, okay?" Ah Jing said, "I grew up in this inn since I was a child, and I have never seen the outside world. But I'm not going to give up on that, maybe one day I'll see it again, and if there is a day, I'll have to go out and have a look. ”

Ah Jing turned his head to listen to the sound of his grandmother sweeping the cherry blossom petals on the ground, and said happily: "Until then, I have to take care of my grandmother, she is my last relative." ”

The cherry blossoms fall and disappear with the wind. The elderly grandmother has endless petals.

"Ah Jing, why don't you leave, what are you doing standing there?" Grandma straightened her waist and frowned, "The sea girl is still waiting, her hands and feet are a little sharp-"

"Yes, yes, Sister Haiyun, please come with me—" Ah Jing took Haiyun's hand and walked towards the inn.

"Your hands?"

The hands that should have been slender are full of traces of the vicissitudes of time, the palms are covered with scars that cannot be repaired, and the backs of the hands are deep and shallow burns.

Ah Jing was slightly stunned, and finally understood why Haiyun was surprised, she embarrassedly let go of Haiyun's delicate hand, and explained: "Haha, Sister Haiyun, don't worry, I can't see with my eyes, at the beginning, my hand was burned several times, and there were also scratches by a knife." Some of the wounds were very deep, and the doctor said that I am afraid that I will not get better in this life. ”

"I'm sorry, I-" Haiyun wanted to apologize for his rudeness, but was rejected by Ah Jing.

"Sister Haiyun, I know what you want to say, but I think I'm doing well. Although I can't see, I can hear and smell, at least in this inn I am familiar with every corner, and life is not a problem. Ah Jing raised the bamboo cane in his hand and jumped around Haiyun, "Look, am I like those who can see, I can run, jump and laugh?"

"Yes, more than that, you laugh more than they do – that's a great thing. ”

"Really, although I am blind, my heart is not blind, Sister Haiyun, you are really a good person. The breeze blew through the corners of Haiyun's plain white clothes, she picked up the bamboo pole in her hand and ran to the house, "Come on~~ I want to find a room with the quietest scenery and the best scenery for my sister, and you can see the entire beautiful cherry blossom alley at a glance." ”

Ah Jing's emaciated figure disappeared in front of the door, Haiyun looked at the grandmother who was sweeping the leaves, and the old appearance of Long Zhong might die one day.

"Go ahead, this courtyard hasn't been so lively in a long time. Grandma sighed, "Miss Hai, she will be very happy to have you to accompany Ah Jing, she has been taking care of me for so many years, and she is often scolded by me, she should be very annoying." Every day, there are so many cherry blossom petals that you can't sweep them all away. ”

"Grandma—" Haiyun paused, looking at her old back, his heart became heavy.

"Go ahead, Ah Jing should have chosen a room for you. Grandma muttered.

"Grandma, then I'll go first, and I'll see you later-"

"Good, good. Looking at Haiyun's distant back, a strange smile appeared in the corner of the old man's eyes, sweeping the cherry blossom petals on the ground, and the bewitching woman wearing a white fox mask appeared in the corner.

Grandma walked over slowly, put down the broom in her hand, and patted the woman's shoulder, "The sea girl's eyes are very beautiful, maybe Ah Jing can use it, you should know how to do it." ”

"Yes. With a promise, the woman in the red robe disappeared into the corner, leaving cherry blossom petals and bursts of floral fragrance in her wake.

When Haiyun walked into the inn, Ah Jing had already chosen a room for her. The floor of the inn is paved with wooden planks, and Haiyun likes to listen to the sound of shoes hitting the boards. The whole inn was quiet, and Ah Jing said that she was one of the few guests here, and because of the deep part of Cherry Blossom Lane, few people came here.

Haiyun felt a little strange, Karn Town was a small town, and even if there were few people here, it shouldn't be so deserted. In the end, Ah Jing had to explain: "It's just me, my grandmother, and Ah San who maintain this hotel, so many people think it's a boring place, besides-"

"Besides?"

"The inn is surrounded by cherry blossom trees, which are considered a symbol of death by all the people of Karn, who say that the more beautiful the cherry blossoms, the more souls are buried under the trees. ”

Haiyun swallowed his saliva, "Ah Jing, do you think this legend is true?"

Ah Jing shook his head desperately, his beautiful long hair spreading out in the air, "Sister, in fact, these cherry blossom trees were not planted by us, but a long time ago. ”

"No wonder these cherry blossoms are blooming so well. Haiyun sighed, she remembered the bewitching woman she had met in front of the inn gate, and the mysterious white fox mask seemed to have come to her again.

Actually, everyone is right, there are a lot of people buried under these cherry trees. Ah Jing stood in front of the window and pointed to the bright cherry blossom trees outside the window, "In addition to the fact that these cherry trees have been growing for many years, there is another reason, which is the same as people guess." ”

Haiyun immediately became alert and looked at Ah Jing incredulously, she had used her spiritual power to probe this hotel several times, but she didn't find any fluctuations in spiritual power. But even so, the quiet and beautiful cherry blossom alley always gives her a strange atmosphere, Grandma has never heard of the work in her hands, she is cleaning the fallen flowers from beginning to end, and Ah Jing is blind-

I don't know why, Haiyun didn't feel any breath of life when he walked into Sakura Alley, even if it was Ah Jing in front of him and Grandma just now, they were different from ordinary people in Karn Town. As long as it is a living person, whether it is a spiritual magician or not, there will be more or less spiritual power in the body, and in this huge inn, all spiritual power seems to be hidden.