Walking on the stone steps covered with bamboo leaves, you can walk among the bamboo forests "here" in a thousand nights.

Whenever Qianye encounters troubles or is in a bad mood, he likes to stroll in "here", where the tranquility and peace, as well as the quiet atmosphere, can always calm his mind well.

Walking to the lake, Senya walked directly on the lake instead of getting on a small wooden boat parked next to the white stone pier like the last time she came here with Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi. On the calm surface of the lake, a series of ripples were brought up by the footsteps of Qianye, and the ripples turned into ripples and gradually spread on the surface of the lake until they disappeared, and Qianye's footsteps also stepped onto the circular square where musical instruments were placed.

On both sides of the square are two semicircular cloisters, where millennia-old instruments are still playing, and blue gauze tents and lanterns hang from the black pillars, as if time had been forgotten here.

Passing through the square, through the long bridge with twists and turns, I came to the water pavilion behind the square, and Qianye listened to the laughter in the water pavilion, and pushed open the door of the water pavilion with a slight smile. In the water pavilion, Qingming and Boya sat on the side, while Tamamo was making sencha in front of him, and Kuzuha was sitting next to Tamamo, looking at his son with a kind expression.

Seeing Qianye push the door in, the four of them all raised their heads to look at him, Yuzao glanced at Qianye in front of him, and then lowered his head again and concentrated on concocting the tea soup in his hand. And Qingming, who was sitting on the side, smiled and teased Qianye: "Xuanyi, you only come every time when the tea is about to be fried." ”

Qianye just smiled at Qingming's ridicule, and sat down next to Kuzuba, waiting for the tea soup to be fried in front of Tamamo. Seeing Qianye sitting beside him, after Ge Ye smiled at him with a welcoming smile, he asked, "Xiao Xuanyi, why do you have time to come here today to find us people who should have been forgotten a long time ago?" ”

"Forgotten?" Qianye listened to Ge Ye's words, but shook his head: "Qingming's story is still sung even after a thousand years today, and his friendship with Boya is still a good story to talk about. And what about being forgotten? And as long as I live, they will not be forgotten. But I'm not here today, Aunt Ge Ye, do you remember the thousand-year pact we signed a thousand years ago, after the Battle of Nasuno? Qianye said, and set his eyes on Ge Ye, with a hint of sharpness in his eyes.

"A thousand-year covenant without war?" Ge Ye frowned, as if recalling: "Xiao Xuanyi, you are talking about the contract that you, the concubine, the Ibaraki boy of the Oni Clan, and the Great Tengu Taro of Atagoyama signed together after the Battle of Nasuno back then?" What happened to that contract, and did anyone break it? That concubine can't be controlled, it has been sealed by you for eight hundred years, and the demon clan will no longer obey the orders of the concubine. Ge Ye chuckled as he spoke.

"If it's just that the demon clan violates the contract, then I won't come to you at all, Aunt Ge Ye." Listening to Ge Ye's words, a wry smile appeared on Qianye's face: "It has been a thousand years since that contract was signed, and it is about to come to an end. A thousand years ago, the world of the Heian period, where humans and ghosts coexisted, will come again. ”

"Humans today should be far more able to protect themselves than humans were a thousand years ago, right?" Qingming on the side had already heard the conversation between Qianye and Ge Ye, so he interjected: "Besides, Xuanyi, you have been guarding the human race for a thousand years, it's time to let go and let them protect themselves." If the eagle wants to flap its wings and fly, it must leave the protection of its parents' wings, and the end of the thousand-year-old covenant without war is not such an opportunity? ”

At this time, Tamamo had already fried the tea soup, poured it into a bowl, and served it to Harumi, who was sitting on his right hand.

Qingming took the tea bowl and took a sip before continuing: "Although I hoped that Xuanyi would continue to protect the human race, but now, I think it's time for you to let go, and the human race should learn to stand on its own." ”

Qianye looked at the tea bowl that was handed to him, sighed, and after taking a sip of the tea bowl, he shook his head helplessly and said: "However, the current human race may not have the ability to resist the demon chaos, sixty years ago I destroyed the Japanese magic inheritance because of the Japanese invasion of China, and now Japan has no magic inheritance that can be handled, even the samurai have declined, what do you expect human beings to use to fight against those monsters who have lived for thousands of years?" ”

"If you don't break it, you can't stand it, in the past thousand years, human beings have been sheltered by Xuanyi you, and they have forgotten the feeling of danger." Ge Ye looked at Qianye, smiled at him and persuaded him: "If humans want to grow, short-term pain is inevitable. Besides, as long as Xuan Yi is still there, isn't it very simple to teach a few disciples and leave some inheritance? ”

Ge Ye's words made Qianye fall into thought, and after pondering for a long time, he finally made a decision, looked at Ge Ye and said, "Aunt Ge Ye, I hope you can help me sit in Kyoto." Even if we want to make humanity stand on its own, Tokyo and Kyoto can't be messed up, so I can only ask you to help me defend Kyoto. ”

In the face of Qianye's request, Ge Ye showed an inexplicable smile on his face, and looked at Qianye and laughed for a while before he spoke: "Xuanyi, do you really feel free to let the concubine go to Kyoto?" Aren't you afraid that the concubine will become a feathered fox again and come to resurrect Qingming? I thought you were going to imprison your concubine in 'here' forever, but I didn't expect you to be willing to let the concubine go out, or go to Kyoto! ”

"If there is a choice, of course I would prefer that it is Harumi who can sit in Kyoto, but unfortunately Harumi can't leave here." There was a hint of helplessness on Qianye's face, but it was quickly replaced by firmness: "I believe that Aunt Ge Ye, who has been freed from the influence of the demons, will not do such a stupid thing again, and besides, I never thought of imprisoning you." Let Aunt Ge Ye stay in 'here' just to avoid some unnecessary trouble, not to mention Aunt Ge Ye, you don't refuse to stay here, do you? Qianye said, and glanced at Qingming on the side again.

Ge Ye chuckled, the smile on his face became brighter, followed Qianye's gaze to Qingming, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, for Qingming's sake, the concubine will promise you." The white fox Geye has been forgotten in this world, so let them remember the white fox of the Faith Tai Forest again. ”

"In this way, I will rest assured, then Kyoto will be handed over to Aunt Ge Ye." Seeing that Ge Ye agreed, Qianye's brows relaxed, and the sadness on his face was a little less.

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In the library building "here", a beautiful figure is sitting sideways in front of the window, with a cup of hot tea and a stack of snacks in front of her, and the spread of the book is hidden in her lap, while her eyes are looking at the scenery outside the window. An elegant kimono sets off her figure even more beautifully, making Qianye feel moved every time she sees her.

Walking to this figure, Qianye naturally sat beside her, raised his hand and hugged her in his arms. This beautiful figure let Qianye hold her in her arms, and rested her head on Qianye's shoulder: "What's the matter, what's the trouble?" ”

"Nanamin, why didn't you remind me of the thousand-year-old covenant of no war?" Qianya asked Nanami Hashimoto in her arms, "I told you about it, but you didn't alert me to it." ”

"Qianye, your energy is focused on the twenty-year-old 'me' outside, patronizing and lingering with her, so will you remember me as just a shadow of 'here'?" Nanami Hashimoto in Qianye's arms had a trace of dissatisfaction on her face, puffing out her cheeks and sprinkling coquettishness in Qianye's arms.

Qianye smiled dumbly: "Nanamin, do you even want to eat your own vinegar?" Or are those things not memories that you also have? Although Nanami Hashimoto in her arms is just a shadow of the real Nanami Hashimoto who stayed in "here" five hundred years ago, Qianye still regards her as the real Nanami Hashimoto. After all, in the five hundred years before I met Nanami Hashimoto again, thousands of nights were spent with her.

"Of course, it's the best memory I've ever had, but when this memory happens to someone else, even if that person is me, I still feel a little uncomfortable!" Nana Hashimoto pouted, her face a little unhappy.

But Qianye could see that she was just coquettish, not really angry, so she said to her, "Really, Nanamin, you actually eat your own jealousy." You said I told Mai and you now about this, what do you think their expressions will be? ”

Nana Hashimoto hurriedly grabbed the placket of Qianye's clothes, and her tone was a little urgent: "I can't say it!" If you tell Mai and me about this, then history will change, and everything will be different! It's possible that I wouldn't have seen you five hundred years ago, or even that I wouldn't have gone back five hundred years to meet you. So Qianye, promise me that you will never tell me all this before I go back to the present five hundred years ago! ”

Seeing Nana Hashimoto's impatient appearance, Qianye hurriedly calmed her emotions: "Don't worry, Nanamin, I'm just joking, I won't really tell Mai and yours now." I'm still thinking about meeting Nanami for the first time five hundred years ago! ”

"It's best if you think like this." Hearing Chiya say this, Nana Hashimoto relaxed, and her originally nervous face returned to tranquility.

Qianye hugged Nanami Hashimoto, her cheek pressed against her cheek, and hugged Nanami Hashimoto affectionately: "Being able to try with Nana Min for the first time five hundred years ago, and meet again five hundred years later, this is the most memorable memory in my life." Rest assured, Nanamin, I will not let anything disturb this. ”

Nana Hashimoto leaned on Qianye's arms, listening to his serious words, with a sweet smile on her face: "Qianye's sweet words are really something that people can't get tired of listening to for five hundred years!" ”