"yes, that's a pity. It's good if she's there, and it's a rare opportunity to make a break. ”

The corners of Adai's mouth went up, and he said teasingly.

Seeing that Summer was alone, she seemed to relax her guard.

Xia Jing didn't have the idea of simply taking advantage of his unpreparedness to sneak attack, but there was no point in deliberately asking for trouble.

And more importantly - since the other side has no intention of stirring up strife......

"Hey, I ask you...... Why do you hate Yaya? ”

…… Doesn't that mean that there is a chance that some information can be used?

"Huh?"

Adai looked stunned. But then he sneered and said, "Then you still need to ask, of course it's because she doesn't like her." ”

"That's pretty much the same as not saying it, right?"

Xia Jing asked cautiously, Ah Dai scratched his head, and said impatiently: "Hmph, because that guy is full of high-sounding remarks." ”

“…… High-sounding remarks? ”

"When I heard that, I was upset. To open and close your mouth is to be a member of your own family, the next patriarch, and then all of a sudden you are temperate and reserved...... She may be right. But I just can't stand the fact that she imposes that set of standards on me. It is her freedom to love herself, so why should I be held to the same standard as her? ”

Adai's scolding tone gradually changed from mockery to sounding distraught.

"I don't want to live under the dictation of that kind of guy. I want to live freely. ”

“…… Is the result of living a free life murder? ”

Xia Jing couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"What's wrong with killing someone?"

"I am human. When Jean will feel ......"

"I'm not human, so what's the reason to think it's wrong to kill someone?"

As a matter of course, Adai asserted loudly: "Didn't I just say that? I want to live freely. Do you want me to be gregarious and obedient? Stop dreaming! Why do I, as a deer clan, ...... Must it cater to human ethical values? ”

"Even so, it doesn't constitute a reason to disregard human life!"

Xia Jing retorted. I just can't swallow that breath when I say anything.

The result is as expected, or should I say that the inner turmoil came true-

Ah Dai's eyes narrowed, and without hesitation, he walked straight over and stood still in front of Xia Jing's eyes.

"I'll tell you a secret, human."

She glared at Xia Jing and threatened with a low sharp voice.

"I, except for Ya...... It's not pleasing to the eye when you look at you."

After speaking, his mouth showed a hideous smile.

But just one sentence and one action, even if it is just such a simple gesture.

「…… Woo......!"

Xia Jing was completely nailed by her eyes.

The whole body cannot move. Xia Jing even wondered if she had used the magic eye on herself.

Adai took a step back, but the stiffness of Xia Jing's body still couldn't be lifted.

Looking at Xia Jing's virtuous nature, Adai snorted happily and passed by him with a big sting.

"Help me bring a message to Yaya, man."

She waved her hand without looking back, and said, "Tell her that next time we let me meet, I will definitely let you and your wife go to Huangquan hand in hand." Don't be naïve enough to think that I'm eating Huairou's set like Ah Ye? I'm not going to stop, and no one wants to stop me...... Especially a few of your own family."

Xia Jing couldn't answer.

It's just that he desperately wants to restore his peace to himself, who was scared of the six gods.

It wasn't until Adai disappeared without a trace that Xia Jing finally let out the choked breath.

"Don't make a fuss...... Let's go."

Ye Ya and Anye's father, An Shen, actually had the ability to calmly fight that kind of guy head-on.

She doesn't have the gloomy temperament of Nangong, nor does she have the elusive mystery of Qiu Yin.

However, what she possessed was the purest and overwhelming force, as if tainted with the ferocious nature of the beast's breath. Because it directly puts pressure on the instinct, it is even more tricky.

Maybe what she just said was right.

There shouldn't be a way to domesticate that kind of beast in this world. Even if she uses brute force to subdue her, I'm afraid that she won't stop baring her teeth and claws until she dies - until she takes her life.

What was it that made her like this? That's not the innate instinct of the deer clan, I always feel that it is because I am stimulated by some stronger external force.

Xia Jing's whole head was stuffed with that question.

It's no wonder he didn't have time to think about why Adai passed through this place.

After separating from Xia Jing, Adai crossed through the parking lot of the hospital. When she was about to pass through the automatic door, she was alerted to another figure nearby, and she stopped unexpectedly.

"What are you doing?"

Nangong, who was leaning against the pillar, replied briefly in the cold voice.

"Take my sisters to the doctor."

"The twins?"

A month ago, Nangong's two younger sisters, Sasha and Xiangxiang, were each slashed by Ye Ya. Although the place where the sword was cut is no longer eroding, it has also lost the amazing recovery ability unique to the deer clan. Although he was able to get his leg back up and was discharged from the hospital with sutures, he still had to go back to the hospital for follow-up in a short period of time.

Having said that, in the eyes of Adai, that is a ridiculous move.

"Why bother, why bother, don't you just get it with a different body?"

If there is a physical injury, it is only necessary to perform the ritual once and for all, and she has always been a proponent of this opinion.

"Their bodies weren't that easy to find at their age. Not to mention, you need two at a time."

Nangong smiled coldly.

That expression was different from the smile that was mixed with the poignant smile that was shown to others. Although the eerie atmosphere cannot be erased, it feels very natural. Adai, who grew up together since childhood, is one of the few people who knows that this is Nangong's most natural and unpretentious expression.

"Nangong."

Ah Dai is too, even if she herself doesn't realize it, but she does have a more relaxed and unrestrained attitude towards Nangong, and her tone of voice is a little softer.

「…… Why did you betray Ye Chun?"

Adai asked straight to the point, without tactfulness.

"Hmph...... I'm still asking what I'm doing here."

Nangong also showed an indifferent attitude.

"I've been curious about this question for a long time."

Hearing this, Nangong moved his back from the pillar, his eyes half-closed.

……

Originally the next patriarch of the Deer Clan, he was infected with a disease that stopped growing, and he was also the childhood playmate of Ah Dai and Nangong.

The reason why Nangong refused to take off this uniform—the reason why he didn't move forward to the next stage—was probably to remember the dead Ye Chun, right? Maybe it was also using this method to control the guilt of betraying Ye Chun - at least that's what Adai thought.

"Will you regret joining the Betrayal?"

Nangong glanced at Ah Dai.

"What a boring question."

Adai shrugged and laughed.

"That night there was a river of blood and countless people died. Whether it is the one who betrays or the one who is attacked, it is impossible to escape. However, I was prepared for it. So now I'm alive...... That's the answer."

In fact, more than half of those who took part in the fire attack were killed that night. As a result, it is a lose-lose situation with the family. Nowadays, it is easier to count the number of surviving divisions than to calculate the number of survivors, and the deer species may have to die out in the future.

"The name Prosperity faction is simply laughing at people's big teeth. What kind of ridiculous name does Ah Le take, how can the two factions kill each other so that they can't see the light of day? Does she really think there's a way to revive the deer clan?"

Adai's half-self-talking words did not resonate with Nangong.

So Adai sighed softly, ended the conversation and turned around and left.

The hospital's automatic doors opened.

I walked towards the entrance.

At the same time, he quietly glanced at Nangong, who had his back back against the pillar again.

After confirming that the electric door was closed and Adai disappeared into the hospital, Nangong smiled coldly.

"You're right, Adai. I'm really old-fashioned, and my thoughts are imprisoned. But ......?"

Naturally, it was impossible for the other party to hear such a subtle mutter.

So it sounds like self-deprecation.

"Aren't you also imprisoned—by something different."

The sun is setting in the west.

The surroundings of the hospital were eerily silent, and there was a chill.

Even so, Nangong didn't shiver once, just patiently waited for his sister to come out of the hospital.

……

"So, I'm sorry for you tomorrow."

「…… What nonsense are you talking about. I'm not going."

Anno, who was talking to Xia Jing through his mobile phone, sighed softly.

It was eight o'clock in the evening on the weekend, and Yasuno was talking on his mobile phone while blowing the wind with his hands.

Of course, Xia Jing didn't know that Anye was very sloppy now and only wore pajamas.

Anno's opinion is: Although the other party doesn't treat himself as a girl at all, and he never treats the other party as a boy, there is no need to deliberately tell him what he is doing now, so that the last fortress of being a girl will fall.

Oh, but who knows if it will happen.

"Are you kidding, Natsujing?"

The boy on the other end of the phone was coming to the door and making a very unmanly discussion.

"Do you want me to be cheeky enough to go on a date with you now?"

"So it's not a date......

"You're really useless......

Anno's jaw-dropping mouth couldn't close at all.

Xia Jingda's discussion was that he wanted to comfort Ye Ya and help her get out of the slump, so he planned to take her to the street tomorrow to shop or something. It's just that the timing is sensitive now, and it feels dangerous to wander around unguarded. So you can come along—like that.

As soon as he heard this, Anno scolded him for being a "useless man".

At times like this, it must be a two-person relationship, and there is no other choice. How can you be stupid?

But Xia Jingzhi clinged to the reason of "danger" and strongly insisted that Anno must at least be on standby nearby.

"You heard me clearly, anyway."

Anye reluctantly lowered his voice and turned on the preaching mode.

"I also know that Ye Ya is in a very low mood now, and I hope to help her get out of the low ebb."

"In that case......

"There's nothing good about that. Isn't it your responsibility to cheer Ya up?"

Yasuno told the truth.

"Xia Jing, how are you different from me before? Don't you care if we do what you have to do for you? Can you really accept it?"

This is the revenge of the last week, and it is also a return for gratitude.

Anye, who was stuck in the past because of the entanglement with Ah Ye, was reprimanded by Xia Jing like this at that time.

"Of course I'm worried about Ye Ya, Lin Yu and Lan Yang should be the same. The problem is that even if our encouragement helps, it doesn't make sense for her to really cheer up. If it weren't for you, the person who cheered her up would be meaningless."

Xia Jing listened attentively, and Anye's tone slowly became serious.

As she sat on the edge of the bed, she switched legs and crossed her feet.

"Don't you like Yaya? Then please......

When I was about to say the words "cheer up".

「…… Huh?"

Before she knew it, a figure was standing in front of her.

"Wait, wait, Mom!"

Anno reflexively slammed his hand into the phone's call and shouted.

I was so caught up on the phone that I didn't notice my mother entering the room.

After An Li, who was a mother, entered the room, she kept looking down at An Ye with a dumbfounded expression.

"I said you......"

The mother said, "What does it mean to be a boyfriend's love advisor just in pajamas?"

"Ahhh......h

Yasuno was so embarrassed that he couldn't even speak.

"Really, how could the daughter I gave birth to be completely incompatible with femininity?"

"I—How can I ...... By the way, why did you enter someone's room without permission?"

"It's dinner. Do you know how many times I've shouted?"

This is a common reason for mothers in general.

『…… Anno?'

Xia Jing on the other end of the phone called out his name in surprise. Anno suddenly felt embarrassed that he was only wearing pajamas. Isn't that why he heard the conversation with his mother just now?

「…… Anyway, that's the conclusion! Tomorrow you can do it yourself!"

"Huh? Hey, wait a minute, I haven't ...... yet."

As soon as he hung up the phone, even Yasuno himself could feel that his face was red and hot with shame.

"Hey, that's it?"

"It's noisy! You're out! People need to get dressed!"

Yasuno yelled angrily.

An Li shrugged her shoulders, left only a sentence of "hurry up for dinner" and turned to leave.

Yasuno held his forehead and let out a long sigh.

So after Anno changed into his pajamas, he went to the living room downstairs and began to eat with a stinky face as a wordless resistance.

However, Anno is not the kind of personality that loves to hold grudges, let alone that the other party is a person who is related to him. After finishing the meal, she had already put down the unhappiness that had happened before, and spoke to the back of her mother washing dishes: "Did you hear my conversation just now?"

"I didn't mean to hear it, it was the sound that came to my ears on its own."

"It's not all the same...... Oh, Mom, what do you think?"

Anno generously asked his mother for advice.

"What do I think?"

An Li turned off the faucet tightly, wiping her hands with her apron while turning back to face Anye.

"What you say about Ya makes sense, but you can't deny that it's dangerous."

"Is that really the case?"

"After all, these are extraordinary times."

An Li pulled a chair and sat down, facing An Ye face to face, with a somewhat serious expression on her face.

"Now that the sword is in the hands of the enemy, careful precautions are the first priority."

The Sword - the sword of the Shoke clan.

An Li continued? "Your dad told me...... As long as the sword is heated, melted, and reforged into a needle, it is easy to carry out an assassination in the crowd."