In the nineteenth year of Daxing, the prince of Anguo came to visit, the emperor set up a banquet to entertain, and the Changming Palace was full of laughter and laughter, so lively.

However, in this bustle, there is a place in the palace that is in stark contrast to it, that is, the Ding'an Pagoda where the national teacher lives.

The teachers and students of the country are indifferent, and they are a symbol of the sacredness of Daxing, even the emperor has to be polite to him.

Unless the heavens are worshiped and the ancestors are worshipped, the new emperor ascends the throne or establishes the throne of the prince, this kind of banquet has never been attended by the national teacher.

The place where the national teacher lives has always been tolerated in the slightest noise, and tonight there is silence around the Ding'an Tower, and the same is true in the tower.

It's just that tonight seems to be a little different from the night on weekdays, and the national teacher who was supposed to sit quietly and cultivate himself at this time is sitting on the low side with a frown on his brows, and his eyes that have always been indifferent have also fluctuated.

"Master......"

Hotaru knelt on one side, looking at the person in front of her worriedly like a child who had done something wrong, her smart eyes full of uneasiness.

Her whispering did not elicit an answer from the person in front of her, the room was so quiet that she could even hear her own heartbeat, and the faint fragrance of lotus filled the whole room, so that she did not dare to make a sound.

After a while, Liuying saw that he hadn't answered yet, his brows were still furrowed, and he couldn't help but think of what happened half an hour ago, and then thought about the experience of these years, and suddenly a sense of grievance arose.

Her nose was uncontrollably sore, and she sniffed, her hands clenched tightly at her sides, and finally she bit her teeth, as if she had made a decision, and looked up at the man.

"Master, I know I know I'm you off, but ...... But I can't help it, I ...... I really don't mean to hurt Master, Master, it's okay for you to beat me or scold me, can you ...... Can you not talk to me? ”

She has been with him for more than 20 years, and what she is most afraid of is that he has a trace of unhappiness, since he picked him up to now, this is the first time she has seen him so unhappy.

This time, she really him off.

The national teacher raised his eyes, there was a trace of coldness in his eyes that had always been alienated and indifferent, he looked at the little girl with red eyes in front of him, his thin lips pursed into a line, and he said after a while: "Do you remember what you promised this seat when this seat brought you back?" ”

The words of the national teacher made the expression on Liuying's face suddenly stiffen, and his eyes couldn't help but droop slightly, not daring to look at him.

"Gather your nature, calm your mind."

She is a fox, dissolute by nature, and before she was adopted by him, although she was only a young fox who was born less than a year ago, she had to use her nature to do some harmful things in order to make a living.

"Did you do that?" The cold voice did not carry the slightest emotion, as if they were not masters and apprentices who had been together for more than 20 years, but strangers who did not know each other.

No, or not even a stranger.

"I ......" Liuying muttered, wanting to say that she really did it.

In the past, even if she had to absorb the essence of a human man in order to maintain her human form, she only used her face to attract people, trapped them with a ** array and absorbed a little, without hurting her life, and even had any intimate contact with her.

Indeed, she admits that she failed to recognize his power after hiding his breath, and tried to suck his essence in the same way as those human men, and indeed after seeing his beautiful face, she moved to think of getting close to him.

But...... But she was just a young fox at that time, and her body was not even fully developed, and she had only seen how her mother who died early did it, and she drew a scoop by herself.

The first time, I thought that no one would be deceived by her appearance as a human girl of twelve or thirteen years old, but who knew that those people were different from what she thought.

With the first time, there is naturally a second and third time, and being able to maintain her human form is much safer and freer than herself, and she naturally wants to continue to maintain it.

Who would have thought that he would be subdued in the end.

"Since it can't be done," the national teacher glanced sideways and said coldly: "I can't keep you here, you can go." ”

"Boom!"

Liuying felt a sudden thunder in her head, which shocked her heart suddenly, where else could she care about anything else, kneeling up to the man's side and grabbing his sleeve.

"Master...... Master, I was wrong, Firefly knew it was wrong, Firefly shouldn't have ...... You shouldn't have thoughts about Master, you shouldn't have drugged Master's food, Master...... Master, Hotaru really knows it's wrong, please...... Please don't chase the fireflies away, okay? Master......"

Yes, she likes him, different from the simple master-apprentice relationship, she has a male and female affection for him, which should not be, she ...... She naturally knew.

Can...... But even she didn't know when her affection for him changed.

For more than 20 years, she has been by his side as a woman dressed as a servant, and she is glad that she followed him all the way.

She knew that although he seemed ruthless, he was in fact a kind man, and he helped her to bandage her wounds, and seeing that she was pitiful, so that she could become human again, and no longer have to be maintained by the spirit of a human man.

She wanted to follow him and pester him, knowing that she must have been annoyed with him to make him nod, but ...... But so what.

She liked him, the smell of him, the way he spoke, and the whole person.

Daddy died early, no one ever treated her well, and the wild beasts in the woods would only bully her, and the human men would only want to hug her.

He was the first to touch her head, the first to pick up her in the form of a fox, and the first to teach her to do good in the future.

It was not easy to pester him and let him take her in, how could she be driven away? No, absolutely not!

"You go," the national teacher got up, unmoved by her plea, and the hand that was only hidden in his sleeve gradually tightened.

Liuying panicked, hugged his legs, and burst into tears, "Master, I was wrong...... I was really wrong, Hotaru beg, don't drive Hotaru away, Hotaru ...... Firefly can't live without you, Master! ”

Without him, where could she go, and where could she go.

The national teacher paused because of her movements, but did not speak again, and after a while, he pushed her away with his sleeves, entered the inner room and closed the door.

"Master!" Liuying stumbled over and slammed the closed door hard, "Master! Master, don't drive Firefly away, Er Ying'er is wrong...... I was really wrong, Master, please...... Please! ”

There is an enchantment outside the Ding'an Tower, and no matter what sound is inside, it is inaudible, knowing that he has always been happy and quiet, so Liuying is light no matter what he does.

But this time, where did she take care of so much.

The cry of sorrow rang out for two full hours, and the hospitality banquet of the Changming Hall was nearing its end.

Liuying's hand was swollen, and her voice was hoarse from crying, but there was still no movement in the room, she withdrew her hand and lay on the door weakly, "Master...... Do you really ...... Don't you want a firefly......"

She had heard that there was a saying in human beings that "raw rice is cooked into ripe rice", and that he was a responsible person, and if he really hugged her, then she would be able to be with him as he wished, as some human beings did, and he would like her.

But......

"I'm sorry......" raised her hand and tightened the clothes on her chest, as if she could pinch her heart and prevent it from hurting so much, "Hotaru is real...... I really like you, it's not just the master and apprentice, Firefly...... Want to be your wife......"

More than 20 years have passed, she has grown up, her former admiration has deteriorated, and she has asked for him a lot.

"Hotaru knows...... I know you're not going to like me, but ...... But I just couldn't help myself...... Love you......"

Even if she can only be in the tower for the rest of her life, even if her identity can never be known, as long as he nods, she is willing to stay in the tower with him for the rest of her life.

But......

"Master is angry...... she slowly got up and pressed her face against the door, "Firefly doesn't dare to mess with Master anymore, but Master ...... Hotaru likes you, and has always liked you, even if it's ...... Even if you are not by Master's side in the future, Hotaru will always like and love you...... Hotaru ...... Loved you......"

The cold wooden door transmitted the coolness to the face, then to the heart, and then to the limbs and bones of the whole body.

Liu Ying thought that Master was a man of his word, and since he opened his mouth to let her go, then he was really angry, because Master had never been so angry with her.

Master is the national teacher of Daxing, the god of Daxing, he can't have a private relationship between men and women, she just thought, fortunately the master didn't take the medicine, fortunately he didn't touch her.

Otherwise, would she not be defiled?

Master can't be defiled, and she doesn't want Master to be angry, so Master tells her to go, then she goes.

Master doesn't like her, it doesn't matter, as long as she likes Master, it's enough.

"Master," she snorted, and said to the people inside the door in a hoarse voice, "Firefly is gone, and she will ...... in the future It's the breeze that will take care of you from now on, Hotaru...... Not by your side, you ...... You have to eat well, rest well, and don't ...... Don't overwork...... Hotaru ...... Hotaru ......"

Covering his mouth, bean-sized tears burst out of his eyes, and the words he wanted to say choked in his throat, and finally turned into a whimper, and then dispersed.

She didn't know how she got out of the tower, and she didn't know where she was going from here, so she turned into a fox, turned back one step at a time, and finally disappeared into the night, leaving no breath behind.

Time passed, the air was at peace, and the night, as it had been twenty-six years ago, was as quiet as if he were the only one left in the world.

The man in a snowsuit stood by the door, stretched out his hand to the door that had disappeared, but suddenly stopped, but his always calm heart could no longer return to its former calmness.