As the night got deeper, the wind on the mountains became stronger, and the air became colder.

However, Chen Beibei and Chuanping teak are in full swing at the moment.

You don't feel a chill at all.

The bamboo opponent who was standing on the side secretly sighed.

Chen Beibei saw the cold from this detail: "In the middle of the night in early spring, the gods standing on the side must be cold." ”

"Three-tailed fox, Snow Maiden, you take Zashiki Boy and Firefly and they should rest early. We don't know how long we're going to drink, so you don't have to wait here. ”

Chen Beibei said.

There was a faint smile on Takeko's face, but he didn't speak.

After all, the onmyoji speak, and they, as Shikjin, should not interject.

"Master, we're not sleepy."

"Yes, we're not sleepy."

Firefly said along with the three-tailed fox.

By this time, the moon had gradually set to the west, and it was past midnight.

Under normal circumstances, people should have slept, even if they are youkai.

The dream-eating tapir came here with Chen Beibei.

It's been a long time since I've gone out to find those who are asleep and suck the energy of my dreams.

But fortunately, Chen Yan likes to dream, so the dream tapir will not be hungry.

"Go into the house, it's cold outside."

Chen Beibei said.

The dog god's eyes slanted slightly, glanced at Chen Beibei, and then snorted softly: "Hmph......"

Bamboo Broken stepped forward, picked up the wine jug, and added wine to Chen Beibei and the old man.

There was always a smile on his face.

It has a sweet and greasy fragrance.

"The host ,......"

Firefly cried softly, clearly not planning to go to bed right now.

Probably in a strange environment.

Firefly wants to stay here and protect Chen Beibei, after all, this is the responsibility of Shikigami.

"Fireflies, let's go."

The three-tailed fox tugged at the firefly's sleeve and took the firefly with him.

The other Shikigami also left with them.

Only one Gu Yu bird was left.

Gu Xuaniao stood quietly beside Chen Beibei, about two meters away, his hand was always on the umbrella on his waist, and his expression was very focused.

The old man's Shikigami and the dog god are the same.

Although his hand was not placed on the knife, he was just wrapped around his chest, but there was no slackness on his face.

Even if Chen Beibei and the old man are obviously friends now.

As a Shikigami, he will still be very cautious.

……

The moon shone blue light, drunk and hazy.

Chen Beibei left with the old man.

A jar of wine had been drunk, and there was nothing left.

There are only some scraps left on the table.

After leaving, the table and floor were cleaned by bamboo.

The heavier things were handed over to the dog god.

The same was true for the next two days.

Day 3!

That is, when the old man is limited.

Before the sun went down in the sky, the wine was already on the table.

The expressions of the bamboo and the dog god were very solemn.

Even so, the smile that had always been on Takeko's face disappeared.

It made the whole atmosphere heavy.

The sun sets in the western mountains, and the remnant sun is like blood.

Although it is already spring, many of the trees on the mountain have not yet grown new leaves.

When the wind blows, the bare branches sway incessantly, giving people a sad feeling.

It's like autumn.

The wine is poured into the glass, printed with the color of dusk, dusk, blurred.

The two of them just drank and didn't say much.

In the last few hours.

Chen Beibei and the old man did not say more than ten sentences.

It's not a hasty death, everything has already been explained, so there isn't much to say in the end.

Quiet wine tasting, as well as the view from the top of the mountain, the change of time from dusk to night.

All of them should be seriously felt, seriously experienced, and then found the beauty in them.

Sometimes, even a small grass.

If you put your mind to it, you can also find some beautiful things in it.

Midnight.

The first hour of the day, from twenty or thirty o'clock in the evening to one o'clock the next day.

It was at this time that the old man died.

Drinking wine, admiring the moon in the sky, his mouth said: "The night is so beautiful......"

At the time of his death, the old man still maintained the posture of looking at the night sky, his head was raised upward, and he held a wine glass in his right hand, which was filled with fine wine.

The moon and stars in the sky are reflected in the wine.

"Bang!"

The glass fell on the stone table, shattered, and the wine spilled on the table.

The stars and the bright moon were transferred to the puddle of wine on the stone table.

"Teak-sama!"

"Master!"

The woman shouted first, followed by the dog god.

The voice was a little poignant, and it changed from the soft voice of the past.

Obviously, Bamboo already knew that Kawashira Yuzuki was dead, so he was so out of shape.

Chen Beibei spilled the wine in his cup on the ground: "Lord Teak, take care!" ”

Life and death are fateful, and they cannot be forced.

Bamboo lay on Kawahira Yuzuki's body and cried.

Although I don't know why, I cried very sadly, and the sad emotion, like the smell of wine, wafted through the air and infected everyone present.

Inugami stood silently aside.

There were no tears, his expression was unusually calm, and his eyes kept falling on Kawashira Yuzuki's body.

"Sa..."

Chen Beibei felt a gust of wind blowing from his side, as if something was flying over quickly.

"It's Gu Yu Bird!"

The umbrella in the bird's hand collided with the sword of the dog god.

The blade of the dog god is facing in the direction of himself.

Gu Huoniao blocked it with all his might: "Don't! ”

The dog god raised his head and glanced at Gu Huoniao, with a hint of anger on his face: "Get out." ”

In the past, Gu Shou Bird was injured by the dog god.

The knife wound on the arm was inflicted by Inugami.

At this time, seeing that Inugami wanted to commit suicide, he still stopped him desperately.

Gu Bird knows how the dog god feels for his master.

Probably like she did to Chen Beibei.

It was a feeling of being willing to die by oneself and not wanting him to die.

After the death of the master, he then wanted to leave this world with the master.

Such an idea can be understood.

However, the Inujin Clan has completely disappeared from this world.

The dog god is proof of their existence.

Because of that alone, Inugami deserves to live.

This is also the reason why Gu won the bird to block the dog god.

"You can't die, the Dog God Envoy is gone. After you die, there will be no more dog gods in the world. ”

"No, no, no."

"But...... Don't you want anyone to know that your master ever existed?"

“……”

Inugami stopped.

The hand holding the knife couldn't help but leak a little strength.

There are two stages of death.

The first stage is the death of the body, and the second stage is when it is completely forgotten by all.

What's more, the Kawahira family is a well-known canine god envoy, a famous onmyoji faction in the Heian period.

If there is no one who can remember the fate now, it will be too miserable.

This is true both for Kawahira Yuzu-sama and for the entire Inugami clan.

The dog god has been doing their best to maintain the balance between the yin and yang worlds, although the strength is not so strong, but it can be regarded as doing its part.

Inugami let go of his hand, and the knife fell to the ground.

Gu Xuanniao put his umbrella back on his waist, and then sighed softly.

……

Moon.

On the mountain, the dog god used a knife to cut down a woodland overgrown with trees.

Then he dug up in the ground.

The place where Kawahira teak was buried was chosen by himself, and when he just looked at the mixed forest, he said, "I'll bury it there when I die." ”

When Kawahira Yuzuki said this, Bamboo and Inugami were by his side.

On that day, the bamboo also blamed Kawahira teak for saying such unlucky words, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

Soon, everyone buried the Kawashira teak together.

Everyone stood in front of the new grave.

Bamboo lay on the grave, her face full of pain, tears wetting the dirt and sticking to her face without noticing it.

Or rather, I found out, but I didn't care at all.

"Bamboo, when Tezuki-sama was born, he entrusted you and the Inugami to me. Please don't be too sad, although Yuzu-sama is gone, I will take care of you and take care of you like him in the future. ”

Chen Beibei wanted to pull the bamboo up.

After all, Zhuzi has been crying for a long time, and his voice is a little hoarse, Chen Beibei is worried that if he continues to cry like this, he will hurt his body.

"Chen Beibei, thank you, but I'm sorry, I can't listen to the master, I can't leave with you."

Bamboo raised his head, his eyes were red, tears were flowing non-stop, his face was sticky with mud, and his hair was a little messy.

But even so, the feeling of bamboo is still very beautiful.

"Bamboo, is there anything else you have to do?"

Chen Beibei asked.

After the death of Kawasaki Teak, Chen Beibei naturally wanted to leave.

Kawahira Yuzuki had entrusted the dog god and bamboo to Chen Beibei before his death, so the dog god would also leave with Chen Beibei.

Bamboo if you want to stay.

Then it means that she, a woman, is going to live alone in such a place.

Chen Beibei really couldn't figure out why she chose it this way.

After all, judging from her previous performance, the woman is just a maid-like existence of Kawahira Tezuki.

"Chen Beibei, the master gave me life, my existence is for the master, now the master has left, and the master has been buried, and the bamboo has no meaning of existence."

Zhuzi looked at Chen Beibei and said slowly.

Life-giving?

Chen Beibei really didn't understand what this meant, so his face was full of doubts.

"Chen Beibei, it's like this, bamboo is actually just a leaf.

On the day of the death of the master's wife, a leaf was blown into the master's room by the wind. The master used yin and yang techniques to transform the leaf into a human form, which is the appearance of the master's wife.

Since then, Bamboo has been taking care of its owner. ”

The dog god looked at Chen Beibei and explained to him.

"I see."

Chen Beibei let go of the bamboo and stood quietly in front of the grave of the teak in Chuanping: "Then the bamboo is a leaf?"

"You can say the same thing."

Inugami replied.

As soon as Inugami's words fell, the bamboo disappeared in front of them.

A leaf fell silently on a clean new grave.

The leaves are green.

But in an instant, it turned yellow, and then disappeared completely.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Chen Beibei also had to believe the words of the dog god.

Miss Bamboo.

It's really just a leaf.

Kawahira Tezuki's yin-yang technique is still a bit powerful.

Since you can make a leaf turn into a human appearance, and do the same thing as a human being, and it is difficult to detect.

……

When leaving, Chen Beibei took the dog god and the boy Che Angang.

The stone houses of teak will probably never be visited.

Chen Beibei just agreed to protect and take care of the dog god.

Therefore, I did not accept the dog god as a shikigami.

This is because Inugami is very loyal to Kawahira teak.

Chen Beibei didn't want to force him.

After all, as long as both parties are willing to protect each other, then it makes little difference whether they sign a god contract or not.

Although I got the boy Che Angang.

However, now Chen Beibei still does not have the strength to challenge the drunken boy.

Chen Beibei returned to Qinghe Town with the dog god.

The current Qinghe town is not much different from before.

These days when Chen Beibei left.

Probably nothing major happened in Qinghe Town, after all, those who knew each other before can still be seen now.

People are alive!

This made Chen Beibei feel a little relieved.

After all, when Chen Beibei left Qinghe Town before, something terrible happened that night.

If not for the monks of the Sparrow Temple.

I'm afraid that night, there will be a lot of danger for a lot of people.

Therefore, Chen Beibei has always been worried about the safety of the residents of Qinghe Town after he left.

Push open the yard door.

The old locust tree in the courtyard came into view, but there was no longer the hanged ghost on it.

On the ground of the yard, a lot of tender green grass has grown.

When you step on your feet, you will seep out the fragrant juice, giving you the feeling of spring.

The Dream Eater Tapir returned to his hut and began to rest.

Xiao Luo followed the trunk of the old locust tree and climbed up happily.

Gone for a while.

Returning to this place, there is a special feeling in everyone's hearts.

It's warm.

Or maybe it's a good feeling that everyone is together.

The new dog god was arranged in the room next to the Snow Maiden.

Both of them are non-talkative types.

Probably all like the quiet.

It's best for them to be neighbors, but they're probably going to be cold all the time.

"Chen Beibei, I'll go to the kindergarten in Qinghe Town to have a look, if Qinghe Town is back to stability after leaving for so long. It's time for the kindergarten to reopen. ”

Chen Yan looked at Chen Beibei and said to him.

"Well, there you go."

Chen Yan is a kindergarten teacher in Qinghe Town, and she also likes the children in Qinghe Town.

So I still hope that I can teach them again.

Chen Yan came to the kindergarten in Qinghe Town, and it was still the same as before.

The roof collapsed before was a children's dormitory, and a new dormitory has been built.

In the new dormitory, every child has a bed, but now there is no one in the kindergarten.

Tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, everyone must have a happy duck~

(End of chapter)