Chapter 7: Old Year, Covenant, Sweetheart

"Come to the mortal world, king...... You must have disagreed at first, right? ”

"I asked Xingxiao to divinate his whereabouts, and Xiaoxiao was afraid that I would go to him, so he just told me that he was in Star City in the mortal world." The shallow eyes seem to have dim ink marks flowing slowly, and the light dark green seems to be dripping on rice paper, dyeing a piece of ancient landscape in the pupils. Just slightly bent the corners of his mouth, and a shallow smile appeared.

"I thought I couldn't convince the king. Xiao Xiao told me that after thinking about it all night, the king acquiesced to me going to the mortal world. He didn't abolish my spiritual powers, he just erased the runes from my forehead. He said that since he has come to the mortal world, he is a person in the mortal world, and he cannot use spiritual power to involve the dream clan in the slightest. ”

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…… Yes, when you come to the mortal world, you are a mortal person.

He is already a mortal person.

is no longer a Dream Clan, so, in Star City, live a mortal life? Like those of a similar age in the mortal world, go to school, or ...... Find a job that suits you, and live in peace and quiet.

But he never seemed to be able to integrate into the mortal world, and he was always a member of the Dream Clan. Those ancient alleys covered with bluestone slabs in the misty rain, the streets where the shallow sun in early winter sprinkled from the branches of the sycamore trees, the ancient pavilions with flower petals, and the inn where they lived, all had an invisible estrangement from themselves.

Now it's just because I'm recuperating from my injury, so I've been staying in Dream Star City all the time, but, after the injury is healed, I still lean in front of the window all day long, watching the small red fish in the pond in the backyard circle by circle?

In a back and forth, time passed quietly.

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His thoughts returned to the sound of the qin, and he met the shallow gaze of the other side, his petal-like eyes, and the light-colored ink marks gradually dissipated in his pupils.

"Shi Shen, do you know where he is?"

The purpose of Qian Luo's visit to the inn was to ask him about his whereabouts. He already knew what she was thinking, otherwise he wouldn't have insisted on coming to the mortal world. He knew it, but he didn't say it directly.

"Qianluo, you want to break that contract, do you?" He lowered his eyes and picked up a dried flower on his plate. A dull color, with stiff petal fragments that have been dried falling from between the fingers.

Outside the inn, it was a warm sunny day in early winter, but the tone of the piano was a little dull. The dark walls and antique design make the whole sound of the piano shrouded in dim light. The pale yellow light faded through the air, then fell overhead, spread along the wooden table all the way to his white shirt, and finally converged in a pair of eyes, revealing a unique brightness in the dark tones.

"But, Bai Chen likes you." He raised his eyes to look at Qianluo, and a little light spread softly in his pupils, "So many people like Bai Chen, they all envy you." Because, the person Bai Chen likes is you. ”

"No, Bai Chen doesn't like me." The shallow smile on the side of Qianluo's mouth naturally converged, but did not disappear completely, but changed to a kind of arc, an indifferent, sad line gently outlined arc.

"He just didn't offer to terminate the contract."

He didn't offer to terminate the contract, but that doesn't mean he likes himself. Bai Chen made an appointment with him when he was very young, and after a long time, the two became married.

Shi Shen is right, there are many women who like Bai Chen.

His face is not very handsome, but it is as light and soft as a warm breeze, and there is a smile that many women are fascinated by. Curled at the corners of his eyes, with a smile on his lips.

It's not that I don't like Bai Chen. Rather, several times in the Dream Clan Flower Rainforest encountered the ethereal sound of the flute, swept a few petals from the depths of the Flower Rainforest, just met the flute very often, but did not expect that the traces of time imprinted on the heart, when the early spring did not arrive, the flowers were full of love.

The Piper...... has already occupied his heart, it should belong to Bai Chen's position......

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There was a rain of flowers in front of me, obscuring my vision, and I could only see large patches of pink floating in the air. Stretching out his hand, he couldn't grasp the chaotic petals in the air, ethereal like a dream, but it was as real as the flower rain he had seen in the Dream Clan, the scenery he could touch, and the temperature of the wind he could feel.

The overwhelming falling flowers actually shook his figure in her eyes.

It seemed to see his face, which he could call beautiful.

Qianluo slowly came back to his senses, the scene in front of him became clear, the flowers and rain dispersed, the tone slowly darkened, and the slight glow in the line of sight was Shi Shen's unfathomable eyes.

"Bai Chen doesn't say anything to you, it doesn't mean that he doesn't like you. Because, he knows that what you like, not him. ”

"If you terminate the contract without authorization, neither the king nor the Bai family will easily agree."

"Also, he ......"

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Shi Shen didn't continue, but Qian Luo knew what he wanted to say. She smiled, and the fragrance of the flower tea touched the tip of her nose, and it was slightly bitter. She pushed the teacup away, although the soft curvature was still hanging at the corner of her mouth, the inky landscape in her eyes gently drooped down with her eyelashes.

The Dream Clan can't be with mortal people. Even after thousands of years, the Dream Clan will still hold on to this taboo. Because, the Dream Clan can control the trajectory of the stars, and if they fall in love, they will do whatever it takes to change the fate of their sweethearts, avoid the dangers that will happen in the trajectory of the stars, and spend the rest of their years with themselves.

And he, although he was born in the Dream Clan, is a mortal man. The Dream Clan would never allow her to be with him no matter what. All the king could do was let her go to the mortal world once and see him again.

From the moment she knew that he was not from the Dream Clan, she understood that her star trajectory could only go to the contract with Bai Chen after a long time, and then, she couldn't tell whether it was calm or compromised, watching the seasons cycle along the trajectory.

So, in the heart, is it pain?

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"Shi Shen, tell me where he is."

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"I understand what you want to say."

Knowing that the trajectory of the stars has been determined, I still want to come to the mortal world to find you.

Since the king has allowed me to see you again, then the rest of the time is something that I have never been able to exchange for all my years in the Dream Clan.

I hope that Xingchen can fall down a small firefly all the way, take me, and let me find you.

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In the library of the Dream Clan, I accidentally saw a book that was already very old and wrote that the taboo that the Dream Clan people should not fall in love with mortals. At that time, I felt that this taboo was as absurd and unreal as the snow that flies high in the sky all year round. I think, the dream clan and the mortal world are completely different dreams, how can those people fall in love across the dream realm?

The reason why I am so stupid is because at that time, I just met you after becoming friends with Shi Shen a year ago.

Now, I really know. If I had to choose, I would stay in the Dream Clan, or stay with you in the mortal world.

I will definitely choose to stay in the mortal world. Because, with you, even if it is a dim night, there will be a dream of stars.

I really want to be by your side, even if it's just an excuse to listen to you play the flute.

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There was no place to park bicycles near Phantom Star Music School, so Yin Tingxi had no choice but to look at the words "7:46" displayed on his mobile phone, hurriedly parked the public bicycle on the side of the street that was still five minutes away from the school, and then gritted his teeth and listened to the driver's scolding in his ear for running a red light, praying in his heart to be able to reach the school before 7:50.

The battery icon on the phone suddenly turned an eye-catching red, and Yin Tianxi regretted not charging it all night. Looking at the battery reminder next to the icon, I'm afraid that the morning class is not over yet, and the screen that Yin Tingxi relies on as an electronic map will become pitch black.

I hope that the teacher of Phantom Star will be merciful, and it is better not to let me withdraw from school directly......

A series of hurried footprints were left in the reflection of the plane trees, and after a few steps, the uncovered road ahead was a golden light in direct sunlight. Then I walked briskly on the street covered with shallow sun fragments for a long time, and the shadow of a plane tree disappeared above my head.

Looking sideways, across the street, among a few mottled plane trees, the shape of the subway entrance was revealed against the light. Yin Tingxi looked at the pedestrians who were leisurely entering and exiting from the subway entrance, and instantly had an urge to knock on his head.

That's right...... Star City is not without a subway, and it is so close to the Phantom Star. Why should I ask for my own suffering?