"So you're here."

The feminine voice sounded behind itself, and I felt a chill in my heart.

Running forward, the shadow flickered. The female ghost floated quietly in front of me to block the way, and smiled coldly: "I can't run away." ”

This female ghost is not another female ghost. In the blink of an eye, I was pushed to the ground by an unknown thrust, and the pain came from the moment my hand slid across the ground.

The female ghost smiled and froze, looked down at the continuous smoke of her hands in worry, and said angrily: "What the hell are you carrying!" ”

What exactly am I carrying? Looking around, I ...... Nothing special. Stunned, a bright yellowed bead rolled out of his hand.

Bead?

"You take the worm."

Immersed in the joy of holding hands with Qingming, I took the dark yellow beads in a daze: "What is this?" Decorations? It's not pretty. ”

"Take it first and explain it later, remember, be sure to put it away!"

Qingming gave it to me? Is this going to shine?

The female ghost was taken aback: "Lingzhu! Then he looked at me meaningfully and smiled proudly: "I want both people and beads." ”

Not good! Protect the orb! I stretched out my hand with all my might, it was given to me by Qingming, and I wanted to put it away! A white belt wrapped around my wrist and wrapped around me like a snake, and when I saw the female ghost stretching out her long tongue and curling the spirit bead and swallowing it, she hung me more and more proudly.

That's what Qingming gave me! Sunny ...... My eyes darkened at the thought of him leaving without hesitation.

"Whoosh" A folding fan flew to break the silence, and the female ghost was caught off guard and was divided into several pieces. As soon as my leucorrhea loosened, I fell unprepared. Behind the female ghost's cracked back, Qingming's figure was faintly seen.

I stood up and tried to see, it wasn't my hallucination, was it? Isn't he by Gen Boya's side? Didn't you already leave me?

"Honeyworm, you're not hurt, are you?"

Qingming's voice of concern really came.

Tears poured out. I thought I was already strong, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't hide my vulnerability in front of him. Sadness, sadness, and grievances finally came to my heart again. I crouched down, hugged my knees, lowered my head to prevent Harumi from seeing my injured expression, and buried tears in a corner he couldn't see. I couldn't help but blurt out: "Leave me alone!" ”

Leave me alone, don't care about me, don't make me dependent. I'm afraid I can't help but like you. No, I've already liked you. I like it very much! What if I really like you?

Qingming was visibly stunned.

"Haruaki Abe, I hate you!"

I said duplicitously, and the tears couldn't stop falling. I hate you, I hate you, I hate that you always ignore my feelings, I hate that you always think that Yuan Boya is more important than me, I hate you...... Make me like you......

"You go! I don't want to see you! Never see you again......"

I shouted and shook my head like crazy.

“……”

I was met with a long silence.

"You go! Come on! ”

But there was a pain in my heart, and bitter tears slid into my mouth, comparable to a bezoar.

"Am I really leaving?"

The faint voice was hoarse, light as snow, and as slow as a sigh. Then came the sound of his footsteps, farther and farther away, without any hesitation. He's gone, he's gone!

Did I make him angry?

He just walked away, without hesitation.

"555......" I couldn't help but hug my knees and cry bitterly. He's really gone and won't come back.

It was clear that I was duplicitous, but he listened to it. He won't forgive me, but I like him so much......

Qingming, what should I do if I like you and you like Yuan Boya?

“５５５”

Tears continue to flow like a thread that keeps flowing, telling my sadness. In the hollow cave, there was no one to comfort me, only to hear my cry echoing loudly in the cave, which further set off my sadness. In the dark cave, the more I cried, the more sad I became, the more I cried, the more I thought, the more I cried. No one will ever take care of me again.

"It's noisy!"

5 - "If I stop crying, will anyone take care of me?"

"What luck! Fortunately, there are spirit beads, otherwise they would have been wiped out long ago. ”

The fragments of the female ghost on the ground gathered together, and the female ghost floated up again, sneering: "Die, no one will come to save you again." ”

The white silk snake swooped down on me—

Between the electric light and flint, the instinctive reaction: "Qingming! ”

I smiled, he was already far away and would not come back. Two lines of tears flowed, soaking the white silk that was choking my throat at the same time.

"You brought it on yourself," the female ghost triumphantly raised her finger to me, "guess what would happen if it was tighter......

The fingers were slightly retracted, and Bai Aya tightened violently.

"Cough" jumped violently, and the air seemed to be pulled away from me. The neck was almost strangled, the blood and qi were surging straight up, the head was swollen and cracked, and the nausea was so disgusting that I wanted to vomit, and the world was spinning in an instant.

Sunny ...... Sunny ...... Come and save me...... I can't hold it anymore......

The last remaining little consciousness kept calling his name, and at this moment he was all my hope, my last support. However, he is gone......

When did it start, I used to instinctively call his name when I was in danger. When did I get used to him being by my side. I don't know when I started to rely on him deeply......

Tears blurred her eyes, and they fell on the white silk one by one. The despair before the dying reigns in the darkness of no one.

"—you'll be in a different place."

Bai Aya tensed even tighter. At this moment, I did not run away, I was not afraid, I closed my eyes and waited quietly for death to come. I finally understand what "mourning is greater than heart death".

The skin opened, and blood flowed out. The viper-like white silk was embedded in the deeper flesh. It hurts, but I don't feel it.

"Honey Worm !!"

An anxious voice seems to appear in a dream. Is this a dying auditory hallucination?

The sting of emptiness burned around my neck hotly, it hurt, and I was a little clearer again. Confused opened eyes, light, faint white light. A powerless, poured into a warm embrace.

Who, who's supporting me?

"How did you get this done?"

The familiar voice was full of pity.

I immediately came to my senses and pushed him away, and after a distance, I rubbed my eyes to confirm that it was him!

"How do you ...... Back again? ”

"Don't worry about you, come back and take a look, sure enough, something happened."

met his worried and distressed gaze, and his heart was full of emotion.

"Qingming!"

I didn't think much about running over and hugging him, and gave him a big bear hug, and tears fell like broken threads: I thought ...... I'll never see you again!

I'm so glad to see you for the rest of my life!

"Are you feeling better?"

"Hmm."

"It's time to get out of the cave, Boya is waiting for us in front of the cave entrance."

"It's almost dawn?"

"There is still an hour."

"Yes," I hesitated, "I want to save a female ghost who saved me, and she's because of me—"

"Be quick, stay for a minute and you'll be in more danger."

Before I finished my words, Qingming had already acquiesced. looked at him and said sincerely: "Thank you!" ”

Thank you for your understanding, Qingming!

It was still where she was held, the raging fire steaming her almost wet body, and from time to time melted droplets slipped down her body.

Qingming frowned slightly, and a string of muffled incantations was quickly uttered, and at the same time, the torches went out. The surroundings were plunged into darkness again.

"Qingming, can you leave first? I wanted to talk to her alone. ”

I whispered. When the footsteps left, I lowered my head: "I'm sorry! ”

"Nothing, you save my life, I should save your life. Now I owe you one more time. ”

The female ghost regained some strength and slowly floated up from the ground, glowing with a translucent white light.

"I saw it all."

"What?"

I looked up, not quite understanding what she meant.

"I don't have anything more to help you, but have you thought about it, why did the people who had left come back?"

“……”

I didn't know how to answer for a moment. Qingming is he worried that I can't let me go? How is it possible, when Yuan Boya was in distress, he did not hesitate to leave me to find Yuan Boya.

The female ghost's next words surprised me even more:

"Spirit beads can protect the body. The spirit bead condensed by the aura of heaven and earth is a rare treasure for thousands of years——"

After a pause, she sighed, "—he has put the most important treasure on you." ”

As if struck by lightning, I had mixed tastes for a while, and I couldn't tell what it tasted like. Qingming put the most precious spirit bead on me to keep me safe, and Yuan Boya had nothing. Qingming knew that I would be fine, so he was so anxious to save him at that time. I misunderstood him......

"A person's life is too short, and many things can't be seen through and understood, so they don't know how to cherish it. It was not until I became a ghost, tasted desolation and loneliness, and experienced the vicissitudes of a long time that I realized the preciousness of loss, but it was too late...... You know exactly what to do, and don't miss what you can grasp. ”

The female ghost slowly floated past me, leaving meaningful words.

Qingming said that the ghosts in the world exist because of the obsession in their hearts. After death, mortals go through the six reincarnations, either becoming gods or demons, or adults or grass. Only those who are obsessed with the world do not want to forget their past lives, wandering in the world for a long time, and without going through the six realms of reincarnation, the soul will never be able to free itself from bondage.

The female ghost must have her unspeakable sadness to remind me not to repeat the mistakes of the past. Her words seemed to wake me up, I seemed to understand something, but I didn't understand it very well, and my heart was a little bitter and a little happy.

Remaining in the dark, I wanted to explore the deeper meaning of her words.

"Honey worm, it's time to go, it's dawn."

The first rays of dawn shone in, dispelling the darkness, and a clear face appeared in front of me along with the light. The long darkness passed, ushered in the light, saw the sunny face, and was wrapped in a warmth in my heart, and was inexplicably moved.

"I looked very tired, and my face was so pale. I'll carry you. ”

The slender and powerful hand caressed my face, and the concern in Qingming's eyes was clear.

"Good," I replied with a smile.

“…… If you can grasp it, don't miss it" Lying on my sunny but warm back, I seem to understand.

"Mom, what did you get to eat today?"

"Meatballs, you like."

Mom smiled and brought the plate. The lid is lifted, and the large, round balls glow with an alluring sheen. Wow - quickly stretch out the chopsticks and put one in your mouth to taste, looking at the snow-white walls, transparent glass windows, smooth floor, and cute mother standing aside, it feels so good to be at home.

"Is it delicious?"

"Hmm...... It's delicious! I was too busy munching on my mouthful of meatballs to talk, and the familiar smell of grass lingered in my nose.

"Huh?" I suddenly had a very strange feeling in my heart, and I was so excited that I almost jumped, "Mom, did you chop Qingming!! ”

Mom's face blurred all at once.

"Mom—"

I wanted to grab her, empty of hands. Looking back, the walls, glass, and floors were all gone. Home, gone!

The eyes opened openly, and there was nothing in front of them.

"What were you going to do with Tamamo before you met her? She's the Emperor's woman! ”

"That man was always going to get into trouble."

The owner who spoke seemed to be casual, and deliberately avoided this question, which must have been a bamboo in his mind. Strangely, the white in front of my eyes went up and down as he spoke. The voice...... It's so familiar, it's sunny! How I forgot it was on his back.

I dreamed just now, Mom, home, I miss them so much. I really want to go home again, eat the dishes made by my mother, listen to my father's voice, and live a modern life. None of this is possible, though. I sniffed and suppressed my sadness. How long does it take to see my mother in my dreams and go home once every time? I lay quietly on Qingming's back, my face pressed against the warmth of his back.

Yuan Boya's voice continued: "Why hasn't the honey worm spoken for a day? ”

"She's tired for a night, let her have a good rest, maybe fall asleep."

"It's getting late, how long are we going to go?"

"It's going to take another day."

I look up at the sky full of sunset, has the day passed? I've slept for so long, but I'm still tired. Lying quietly on Qingming's back and listening to their conversation, the comfortable bumps on and off attracted a trace of sleepiness, all of which seemed like a lullaby. In ancient times, I didn't feel much homesick, but every time I woke up from a dream, I still remembered the potential in my heart.

The voice in my ears drifted away, far and near. In the confusion, there is a steady stream of familiar warmth, like the warmth of a mother, and like the taste of home. In my dreams, I dreamed of a lot of delicious things, all with a faint scent of grass, like the breath of my hometown. Smash it, smash it, smash it, it seems that saliva is flowing out......