"I remember you said you didn't want me to help Zong'an. After a long silence, I spoke.

"Zong An, he was originally a person who liked monsters very much, he not only liked monsters, but also studied monsters, he used to be a very sunny boy, but after that, he became what you see now," Lu Ke said, "I can't completely hate monsters, and I can't forget the past, I can only alleviate the contradictions in my heart by constantly eliminating demons." ”

"Man has to deal with these losses on his own," I said, "and no one can help him through this." ”

The deer looked at me without saying a word, and looked at me all over the body.

“... What's wrong? Staring at me like that. ”

"You're right, people can only face loss by themselves," she said slowly, "Zong An is like this, and so are you." ”

Lu Ke's words made me stunned for a few seconds, "My mother died a long time ago, and before I came to City A, I was indeed running away from life, but now..."

"I don't mean your mother," Luke interrupted me, "I mean Tian Bei. ”

......

What do you mean? What does this have to do with old men?

"You... What does that mean? He's going to... "I felt the blood rush to the top of my head.

"You know what I mean..."Lu Ke said, "Tian Bei is over seventy years old, and no matter how healthy a person is, there is a time to leave the world." ”

"Then why didn't he tell me, if he's sick, he can be cured!" I stood up, "no, I'll have to ask him." ”

Lu Ke forcibly grabbed my arm again, "He asked me to come to you, and when he saw that you couldn't accept the departure of that monster in Lao Cai, he didn't dare to tell you directly." ”

"So, you all know, right. I remembered Guan Qing's secret conversation with the old man, and remembered Tsubaki's eyes, "All of you know that he is sick, but you don't tell me alone." ”

"I don't know," Lu Ke said, "The request I received was just to tell you what kind of existence the demon slayer is, and by the way, to tell you about Tianbei's situation. ”

"I've said it many times, I shouldn't kill demons. I shook off Lu Ke's hand, "Thank you for telling me all this, I'll come to see my husband another day, and I'll go back first." ”

"Xiao Ke, you wait! I haven't finished my sentence yet. ”

But I don't want to hear anyone else tell me anything anymore, and the only thing I want to see now is Tian Bei.

Back in the store, I only saw Guan Qing.

"It seems that the deer didn't leave you. "Guan Qing was writing something, and I was a little surprised to see it.

I sat down in front of him, "You're hiding it from me?"

"I just respect my boss's choice. Guan Qing pushed what he was writing in front of me, "The general situation is that the boss has given up the treatment, and all the property has been transferred to your name, except for a small house, there is also this grocery store, the formalities have been completed, and I originally planned to wait for him to tell you by himself, but since you are here, it doesn't hurt to know first." ”

"You—" my hand shook a little, "where is he now?"

"How could I possibly know," Guan Qing's hand pressed against my shoulder, "Ye Ke, you calm down." ”

"I'm calm," I said, "what about Tsubaki?

"Tsubaki doesn't know, she knows, you must know, so the boss didn't let us tell her. ”

"Did he ask my opinion when he did this?" I used almost all my strength to keep my tone as calm as possible.

"Ye Ke, don't talk yet, listen to me," Guan Qing looked at me with a look full of worry, and I could see his helpless face in his eyes, "The boss didn't mean to hide it from you, it's just that your current situation, you don't have time to be sad because of the boss's affairs." ”

I took a deep breath and said, "Okay, you say." ”

"The only people who know the boss's situation are me and Lu Ke, looking at your appearance, I guess I didn't wait for Lu Ke to finish talking and ran back," The last time Guan Qing was so serious, it was when his grandmother died, "Where did she tell you?"

"I talked about the husband and the Gu carving, as well as the past as a demon killer. ”

"Then she shouldn't have had time to tell you about the Seven Day Feather, the boss told us that the person who opens the Seven Day Feather will have a strong attraction to the monster, you don't know what kind of monster it will attract, if you don't become a demon killer, it is likely that one day it will be eaten by the monster. ”

“... That's why he gave me his tambourine, and he even calculated the contract with Mamoru?"

"It's better to say that the appearance of Shou solves the boss's problem," Guan Qing said, "Before Shou appeared, the boss was always looking for a yokai suitable to sign a contract with you, as long as your first youkai is not too weak, those evil youkai will not dare to find you in a short period of time." ”

"In the short term... That said, those youkai are going to find me sooner or later, right? ”

“... Why aren't you surprised to hear this?" asked Guan Qing.

"Because Qiqi told me when he was sealed, I will see it again. ”

“... Why didn't you say it earlier. ”

I smiled helplessly, "Even if I didn't say it, wouldn't the boss know?" ”

"I cried and mourned again, and there was no interest. "Before the old man's man came in, the voice reached my ears first, and I instinctively covered my head, for fear that he would hit me with something again.

"Guan Qing, thank you, I'll tell this kid the rest. "A large, heavy hand landed on my head.

Guan Qing looked at me, then at the old man, stopped talking, nodded and left Tianbei groceries.

In the end, there were only two people left in the store, me and Tian Bei.

"How much longer?" I always spoke first.

"Half a year, a year? Who knows. ”

"You really don't want to cure it?"

"There's no point, why suffer that sin. ”

“... Why are you so stubborn. ”

"You just know?"

“......”

"You can't stay with me any longer. The old man said it lightly.

"It's better to fire my squid at another time. ”

"It's not about firing you squid, if you continue to stay here, it's likely to bring bad luck to City A. The old man said, "I only know a small part of the matter of the Seven Day Feathers, and I still don't understand why the Chongming Bird chose you, I originally thought that you could be stable for a period of time after signing the contract, but it doesn't seem to be the case, although I can't see the monsters anymore, but the husbands of the Lu family told me that the density of monsters has increased significantly recently, and there are a large number of strange demon killers gathered in City A, which is not a good sign for the people of City A or for you." ”

"But I don't have a place to go," I said, "and I can't just run away on my own." ”

"As long as you are not in City A, you will not bring evil monsters here," the old man said, "I understand that you don't want to become a demon slayer, but the best option now is to leave City A as a demon slayer and find the answer to Nanachi Yu in the process of traveling, protecting yourself and others." ”

“... Am I alone?"

"That's right, that's how a person, every demon slayer, starts. "It's rare for an old man to speak so softly," This is a thorny road, when I first found out that you could see the monster, I didn't want you to go on the road of getting rid of the demon at all, but many things are not just human beings can decide, I don't know how far you will go, and I don't know when you will find the answer, let alone if you will be eaten by the monster halfway, but fate has handed over the seven day feathers to you, go out and try, it's much better than sitting in place and waiting for the unknown, of course, you shouldn't encounter something similar to what a deer can experience, it was a serious mistake in the history of the demon killer, the reason why she told you this is just to remind you that for the demon exterminator, it is important to maintain the reverence for life。 ”

"You go for treatment, and I promise you. ”

"Are you a child?"

"It's not... I hope you're still there when I come back. ”

"You really didn't grow up. The old man shook his head, "I'm an old man, so I won't do what you want, and I won't love to go." With that, the old man got up and walked to the door, slammed the door and left.

I was sitting alone in the store, not knowing what to do, and after a while, my phone suddenly rang, it was Guan Qing.

"I just saw my boss go to the hospital?"

I want to cry and laugh, what a stubborn old man.

"Are you busy now? I have a lot to ask you for when I come to the store. ”

After Guan Qing came, I learned that he and the old man had prepared everything for me in private, whether it was all kinds of formalities with the school or things that would be used on the road.

"Are you really going to leave?" Guan Qing asked me.

"I don't know... It was so sudden that I wasn't prepared at all," I said, "but maybe it's better to really go out for a walk, I haven't figured it out yet, and why I saw a youkai and why I have such a strong demonic power, and if I can find the youkai with whom I have an unsolved relationship, I may understand everything." ”

"Didn't you come to City A to find out? ”

"Well, but so far it's just a little eyebrow, I didn't plan to continue to look for answers, I feel like this ordinary life is not bad now, who knows that God won't even give me the opportunity to be an ordinary person, fortunately, now I can face these things calmly, and if I don't leave, the old man will definitely not go to the hospital obediently, but..."I am reluctant to you, I didn't say this sentence."

"It's not that I won't come back. Guan Qing said, "And now the video or something is also very convenient, just hurry up and find the answer to what Qiri Yu is." ”

"Who knows when I'll find it, and suddenly I don't know when I'm going to travel or something, and I don't know when to leave or where to go. I said, "Guan Qing, the boss's business, I have to trouble you." ”

"If you don't say I'll do it too, I've already asked my family to contact the best doctor in City A, but where Tsubaki is, what are you going to do?"

"When she comes back, I'll tell her myself. ”

"Well, that's the best," Guan Qing said, "Life is so strange, you who originally said that you wouldn't be a demon exterminator, would go out to find answers as a demon exterminator." ”

"As I said, I shouldn't kill demons. ”

“... Why is it inappropriate, didn't you just say okay?"

"It's not like you're the only one who can travel," I pulled out a pen that I hadn't used for a long time, "ghostwriting is my identity." ”