The air of early spring carries a faint fragrance.

Chen Yan, who was wearing jeans and a sweatshirt, could feel the cool breeze in the air, constantly blowing into his body from the cuff neckline.

At this moment, the dormitory of the kindergarten is no longer what it used to be.

But the rest of the place, it hasn't changed.

It's still in tatters, but it won't be thrown out casually.

Everybody just gets by.

As long as it doesn't fall, then no one cares.

What's more, the current Qinghe town is still in danger, and everyone is closed, afraid of the ghosts wandering in the world.

Therefore, no one cares about the chores in the kindergarten.

Chen Yan walked around the kindergarten.

Changed.

Some of the children I once brought with me have graduated.

The rest can't come.

Since there was no one left, Chen Yan went to Teacher Xiaomei's house alone to take a look.

After all, before Chen Yan, Teacher Xiaomei was a teacher in Qinghe Town.

If it weren't for the two of Hotaru and Zashiki Boy, and the storm of eating children.

Perhaps until now, Teacher Xiaomei will still be a teacher in the kindergarten in Qinghe Town, and Chen Yan may be engaged in some other industries.

When Chen Yan arrived at Teacher Xiaomei's house, Teacher Xiaomei was holding her child and singing a lullaby.

The voice is soft.

The child slept peacefully, with a smile on his face, as if he had some kind of sweet dream.

It was Ms. Xiaomei's husband who opened the door.

Since the incident of Gu Won Bird, Teacher Xiaomei's husband has found a job very close to Qinghe Town.

Every day, he will return to Qinghe Town to accompany his wife and children.

"It's Chen Yan."

"Well, is Teacher Xiaomei here?"

Chen Yan asked.

"Here, please come in."

Teacher Xiaomei's husband opened the door and let Chen Yan in.

However, after Chen Yan entered, Teacher Xiaomei's husband quickly closed the door again.

Nowadays, people already have a sense of fear of ghosts.

Even during the day, as long as they can avoid going out, everyone tries not to go out.

When you are at home, you will also keep your doors and windows closed.

This is also understandable.

After all, no one wants to die inexplicably, let alone be eaten by a ghost.

In the courtyard of Teacher Xiaomei's house, there is a large water tank, which is used to store water.

At the moment, the water in the tank is full.

Teacher Xiaomei is basking in the sun in the yard, and in the early spring, when there is still a hint of cold, the sunshine is undoubtedly very precious.

"Chen Yan, are you here?"

"Well, Teacher Xiaomei, how are you doing?"

"It's good, we're fine. The outside world is not peaceful, Chen is tired of you It's better to go out less. ”

Teacher Xiaomei looked at Chen Yan and said to her.

"Teacher Xiaomei, it's okay, during the day, those things don't dare to come out. I just came to see you all of a sudden. ”

Teacher Xiaomei's husband went to pour a glass of water for Chen Yan.

Chen Yan took the water and drank it.

"Chen Yan, why do you suddenly want to see me?"

"The kindergarten in Qinghe Town is now empty. The children were left in their homes. This made me a little uncomfortable, so I wanted to come and see you. ”

"When I left kindergarten, I was a little unaccustomed to it, just like you. But after a long time, I was relieved. People, but they're all alive. ”

Teacher Xiaomei looked at the child in her arms and said to Chen Yan.

The smile on the child's face is the same as that of Teacher Xiaomei.

It's that shallow, very satisfied smile.

Apparently now they have all gotten the life they want.

Or rather, they have compromised with life.

Then, got a peaceful life.

As far as the ending goes, the two aren't much different.

It's just that some people will never compromise with life, they can't let go, and it is impossible to let go of some kind of obsession.

So it's been fighting, struggling, and resisting.

So exhausted and scarred!

"Teacher Xiaomei, I'm leaving......"

Chen Yan was a little disappointed, but he could only leave.

Teacher Xiaomei is not like herself, she has a good husband and a son who depends on each other.

And Chen Yan is just alone, and he doesn't even have his parents.

There is no one she can rely on, no one who can sustenance her emotions.

Chen Beibei is just an older brother.

Although he also takes care of himself and loves himself very much.

However, that's just my brother.

……

When I got home, it was dusk.

It has been a long time since the sun hung on the western mountain, and it was about to set.

The whole world is red.

The hazy feeling gives people a sense of unreal unreality.

The old locust tree in the yard stands quietly in the setting sun.

The occasional movement of the leaves was a sign that it was not dead.

Green leaves.

When Chen Yan squinted his eyes, it also changed to the same color as the sunset.

Red, drowsy!

The dream-eating tapir's hut is at the western foot of the courtyard wall.

It is a small house more than one meter high, two meters long, and one meter five wide, which can also be said to be a large cage.

The only difference is that the cage will hold the contents inside.

And where the Dream Eater tapir lives, there is a door that can be opened freely.

From this point of view, the place where the dream-eating tapir lives is closer to the house of humans.

After all, it's all free.

And not forced to be locked inside.

A place of residence where you can come and go freely is called a house.

Confining other people's things, no matter how big they are, is even a villa, a castle, or a kingdom.

In a sense, it's the same as the cage in which the bird is kept.

……

At this time, Chen Beibei didn't know where to go.

So there is only one Chen Yan in the family.

It was not yet dark, and the dream-eating tapir slept in his hut. She won't go out until after dark.

As for the other youkai, they don't seem to be at home either.

The whole house fell silent.

In the dusk sunset, Chen Yan's shadow was stretched for a long time. From the doorway, all the way to the wall.

Chen Yan moved a chair and sat in the courtyard.

When you are alone, although you will be lonely, you will also have some benefits.

That's quiet.

When it's quiet, people can think about more things.

You can also give yourself a good rest.

Chen Yan leaned back in his chair, completely relaxed, closed his eyes, and looked at the sun.

It's a blood-red patch.

Chen Yan opened his eyes, and the blood red faded, leaving behind a dim yellow, the color of the setting sun.

Chen Yan sat down like this, thinking nothing.

Even when I saw the sunset, I saw the yard, and I saw the old locust tree.

That's just seeing.

They are just them.

Nothing else.

There were no feelings, no emotions attached to them, not even thoughts about what had been relevant to them.

It's a very strange feeling.

At times like these.

Chen Yan will feel that everything is meaningless, even life.

Because Chen Yan still has a lot of things to figure out.

Those questions about people.

No one thinks about it, but there are some questions that are not answered.

It was those unanswered questions that made everything meaningless to Chen.

This meaninglessness is negative.

Chen Yan understood.

However, there has never been a way to get rid of this feeling.

"Chen is tired of the little master."

The Dream Eater's soft voice sounded, with a hint of shyness.

Although the Dream Eater Tapir has become good friends with Chen Yan, he is still a little shy when he speaks.

The dream-eating tapir speaks in a very small voice.

It doesn't matter who you're talking to, it's true, and there's probably no way to change it.

After all, the dream-eating tapir has grown up, and it is not a little monster anymore.

These habits have almost been set. If you want to change it, you can't do it unless you put in a lot of effort.

Yellow clouds, slowly drifting across the sky.

The leaves of the old locust tree are always still, as if there is not a hint of wind.

But the clouds are really moving.

The voice of the dream-eating tapir pulled Chen Yan back from his thoughts.

Chen Yan opened his half-squinted eyes, and the clouds in the sky stopped fluttering. The leaves of the old locust tree rattled.

In the sky, a red plastic bag was blown up and down by the wind, but it never fell.

"Dream tapir, what's wrong?"

Chen Yan asked.

"Just now, Chen was tired of the little master, as if he had fallen into a dream. It's still daytime, if the little master Chen is sleepy, please go to the room. It's cold outside, so be careful of catching a cold. ”

The Dream Eater Tapir looked at Chen Yan and said in a low voice.

When people are not asleep, they can also fall into dreams.

Just like Chen Yan did just now, he completely relaxed his body.

And then don't think about anything.

Leave everything to your own body and brain and let them control everything.

"Dream Tapir, thank you. I'm not sleepy now, do you know where Chen Beibei and they went?"

Chen Yan asked.

At this time, Chen Yan had completely sobered up.

So when you speak, your voice is clearer.

"Little Master Chen, I was sleeping just now. When the host left, I don't know. But the owner seems to be saying to find Pranya. ”

The Dream Eater Tapir walked to Chen Yan's side and said slowly.

Prajna.

That is, evil spirits!

Chen Beibei now brings his own Shikami, as well as the dog god who asked him to take care of him from Kawashira Teak.

If it's just a prajna, there's still no need to be afraid.

At least you won't be bullied by Prajna.

But whether you can find Prajna is a question.

After all, it has been such a long time, and Praruo has never appeared in front of Chen Beibei and them.

Even if you see it, it's hard to see if it's her.

Chen Yan also has some understanding of Praruo, but it was all told to her by Chen Beibei.

has been following Chen Beibei.

For some ghosts, Chen Yan is already very familiar.

So when I heard that Chen Beibei went to find Praruo, I was still a little worried.

Although there are no dead people in Qinghe Town now.

The goblins haven't started yet.

However, in Sakura Castle and other places, it has already begun.

All this may be because of Chen Beibei's existence.

The drunken boy didn't want to have anything to do with the Onmyoji after his strength recovered, after all, it would be very troublesome.

That's why I didn't let my subordinates hurt humans in Qinghe Town.

Now if Chen Beibei goes to the door in the morning.

Then the drunken boy may not continue to endure.

After all, no matter what, the Onmyoji has already made a move. It doesn't seem to make sense for the drunken boy to continue to hide.

"Dream Eater, do you know where Prajna is?"

Chen Yan looked at the Dream Eater Tapir and asked her.

"I don't know."

The Dream Tapir replied.

In the past, the dream-eating tapir had already seen Prajna.

However, he didn't join the wine swallowing boy with Pranya, so he still doesn't know where Pranya is.

"Alright then, are you going out now?"

"Well, it's getting dark."

As soon as the dream-eating tapir's words fell, the last rays of the sun disappeared.

When the sun sets, it gets dark.

The light of the moon, shining from the east, carries a hint of coolness.

"Then you go, if you see Chen Beibei and them, tell them to go home quickly."

"Well, Chen is tired of the little master, then I'll go."

After saying that, the dream-eating tapir walked out of the courtyard, and then closed the door with his long nose.

Chen Yan sat alone in a chair.

Although it was already dark at this time, Chen Yan still didn't turn on the lights.

Through the faint moonlight, you can see the place where there is standing water on the ground, which is exceptionally bright, reflecting silvery-white light.

Whether it was the locust tree or the dream tapir's hut, it was all pitch black, a blurry black shadow.

When the leaves are swinging.

The shadow cast by the old locust tree on the wall will also move.

Teeth and claws, like a ghost.

Late at night.

Chen Beibei finally came back with the gods, walking in front of Chen Beibei was the dog god, and standing on the left and right sides of Chen Beibei were the Snow Girl and Gu Won Bird.

The other Shishen gods followed behind Chen Beibei.

"Chen Yan, what are you doing sitting here?"

Chen Beibei asked.

Chen Beibei, who had just returned home, saw Chen Yan sitting at the door of the main hall.

Chen Yan crossed Erlang's legs, looked at Chen Beibei, and was expressionless: "Chen Beibei, what are you doing when you die?"

"I'm going to find Pranya, she's one of the four ghosts under the Drunken Boy. And it's a demon who likes to mutilate humans. I want to get rid of her first. ”

Chen Beibei replied.

"You get rid of Prajna? What do you use to defeat her? Don't you know that Prajna was already following the wine swallowing boy a thousand years ago? With such a demon who has lived for so long, do you think you can really defeat her?"

Chen Yan was a little excited, and when he spoke, his body trembled a little.

"I have the help of the dog god, and the boy Che Angang. Maybe we can beat her. ”

"Heh, you've fought her? Do you know what she's capable of?"

"This ......"

Although Chen Beibei knows the story of Prajna, he also knows what Prajna is.

But it's true that I haven't fought against Prajna.

As for the strength of Prajna, it is even more unclear.

After all, Chen Beibei can't accurately grasp the strength of his subordinate gods, so he can only guess by relying on the panel values set by the system, not to mention that he has never really encountered Prajna?

"I won't allow you to do anything you're not sure about!"

Chen Yan looked at Chen Beibei and said seriously.

(End of chapter)