The eldest lady of the Saiyuki temple family is missing.

At present, in fact, such a statement is not accurate, although the Xixing Temple family has also left all kinds of back-hands and surveillance in this annex, but for Mo and them, these so-called 'surveillance' are just a joke. They don't even know that the person they're watching is long gone, so it's impossible to talk about 'missing'.

It's just that everyone who lives here knows that the two figures that were supposed to be here are no longer here at this moment, maybe a mountain thousands of miles away, a lake, or the sea. But at least at the moment, they really aren't here......

……

The winter wind and snow still seem to be blowing endlessly. But for some reason, there is a castle and a pavilion, but the night sky is clear, the endless wind and snow are blocked by invisible forces, and the thick dark clouds are all expelled. The people in the castle occasionally raised their heads, but only sighed, it was a rare clear night.

It's just that occasionally someone looks over the highest attic, and they will wonder if the moonlight in the attic tonight is a little extraordinarily bright......

"This is where I first went on a 'mission', and it was here that I confronted the 'spider'."

A voice sounded slowly. I don't know when, above the attic, where the moonlight gathers, two figures slowly appear here.

"I have to say, if you stand here and look at it, the scenery below is really beautiful. At the beginning, I was also stunned for a while, and I was almost attacked by the other party......", an ink-colored figure, standing in front of the railing, looked down at the pavilion shrouded in the moonlit night, recalled the scene at that time, and then smiled.

"I see, that's ......," another figure on the side followed suit, standing aside, looking down at the night below.

"Ah, here, here it is. You didn't see that scene at the beginning, the 'spider brick' came out of this corner. To be honest, my own mind was shocked for a moment, and that weird appearance was really not something ordinary people could bear......".

Mo pointed to a dim corner and gestured......

"Well, there's there, and I remember I was there with my father. Hehe, at the banquet, there were still people who wanted to learn from me, but unfortunately, there was no chance, although the talent was good, but after all, there was no entry......"

"And there, if I'm not mistaken, is indeed the place where I killed the 'cannon fodder' thrown by the 'spider bricks'. Well, although it's 'cannon fodder', its strength is passable among youkai. I remember that many houses and buildings were destroyed by him. But I can't see any of those traces now......"

In this way, one figure pointed and pointed while talking eloquently, while the other figure stood quietly aside, smiling quietly, his eyes constantly wandering with his movements, occasionally nodding in response, perhaps asking a few words, and did not seem to be bored at all......

In this way, on a night that no one knows, a pair of guests were quietly welcomed on the highest attic of the castle, and then quietly sent away, leaving no trace, as if nothing had happened, except for the light of the moonlight, the lights of the castle slowly flickered, and it was silent......

……

In the valley, the thick fog that had been lingering all year round had now dissipated. Between the gravel and dirt, a little greenery quietly emerges. I think that in a few years, this place will return to the ordinary appearance of the mountains and forests.

Snowflakes fall slowly, covering the ground with a thin layer of white. Although it is still a cold winter, when the snow melts in the spring of the next year, the snow will bring the first moisture to the vitality of all things.

With the sound of fine snow treading, two figures slowly appeared in this deep valley.

"Here, it's a different look." A figure sighed, then shook its head and smiled.

"And what was it like here?" Another voice with a slight curiosity sounded. In the deep valley, it reverberates leisurely.

"It's nothing, it's just a 'thick fog' formed by the convergence of thick dead qi and yin qi that lingers all year round......"

"Compared to the original dead silence, although this place looks a little desolate for the time being, it will eventually regain its vitality one day. That's not bad. ”

“…… Well, indeed......"

"Well, this is it, this should be here, where I found out about the 'zombie'......"

"'Zombie', I don't know what it will look like......"

"Hehe, although I want you to take a look at it too. But it's a pity that he has been crushed in the aftermath of my fight with Qingming at the beginning, and now he can't find any traces......"

"That's a pity......"

"Well, it was here that he entrusted me with the last 'relic'. At that time, 'he', or 'it'? In fact, I have long had the will to die. Even if I hadn't made a move, he would have killed himself in his last madness......"

This is also the reason why he didn't care about the other party when he fought in the first place. Since 'that man' is long dead, he can only fulfill him and let 'that man' have a true rest......

“……”

"So, the next stop, I think, yes, it should be there......"

"Let's go, then."

"Hmmm......"

……

"It looks like it's been abandoned."

Walking in the deserted and dilapidated village, Mo looked around and could no longer find a single figure.

But also, the original 'disaster', even if the people of this village escaped, I am afraid that they will no longer dare to stay here. Relocating to other places is also a matter of course.

"So, let's go, that 'cherry blossom tree' is not far ahead."

"Hmm."

……

Looking at the center of the lonely and desolate land in front of him, there was only a huge 'cherry tree' with dead roots, and Mo just stood silently, not making a sound.

And Yuyuko on the side also stood up quietly to his side, looking at the desolate scene in front of him.

Even after the passage of time, most of the traces have long since disappeared. But she can vaguely see from those remaining traces what a 'grand scene' this place once was.

The 'cherry blossom trees' that bloom all year round, the swaying branches, the falling flowers, and countless onlookers. It must have been a very lively scene......

"They, after all, are they 'waiting'......", after a long time, Yuyuko's soft voice sounded, blowing in the breeze, floating into the distance.

"Yes, although they are no longer in their prime, although they have long been different, they still abide by their respective agreements......

"It's no longer ...... years," Yuyuko lowered her head, "I just don't know what the cherry blossoms looked like back then." It must be beautiful......"

"Well, it's beautiful." , Mo nodded. Unfortunately, there is no longer any place to be seen, only this desolation, and the withered and broken trunks.

Even if everything is prosperous, there will be an end to it. This is probably the so-called 'fate'......

"Wait! Ink, look what this is! ”

Suddenly, a voice with surprise sounded. At some point, Yuyuko had walked up to the huge dead root and leaned over to look at 'something'......

"Huh?" , Mo followed, and then, he saw a touch of green. Is that......

At some point, under the withered roots, a tiny sapling quietly raised its head. In this cold and solemn winter, this inconspicuous greenery brings a trace of warmth.

"This ......"

"This is probably the so-called 'reincarnation'." Yuyuko turned around and smiled

"Even if the prosperity is gone, the past is gone, but in the end, the 'seed' called missing, memory, and hope will still be passed on, and then reincarnated again......"

“……”

Mo was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Huh...... That's it. ”

"I think 'it' will thrive, and it will be ...... next year."

"yes......"

"I don't know how many years it will take, but one day, 'it' will grow into that huge and beautiful form again......"

"Hmmm......"

"Even if there are no more cherry blossoms that bloom at that time, when the cherry blossoms bloom in the spring, many people will come back to watch them, and at that time, they will definitely be lively again......

"yes, yes......"

…… To be continued......