In the center of the island, surrounded by pear blossoms, it is as gorgeous as a temple.

A middle-aged man with long hair was sitting on the ground in front of the door drinking, he was barefoot, dressed in white, the door was open, and from time to time the wind and rain swept in, but he didn't seem to care.

He drank like this for a while, until another, slightly younger man walked in.

As soon as he saw this scene, he picked up a flask as a matter of course.

"What day is it, have you forgotten?"

The man on the ground still looked drunk just now, but when he heard the person ask, he said slowly.

"April 20th, this year's entry into the island."

The voice was clear, and there was not the slightest hint of drunkenness.

The man who collected the things also heard it, shook the things in his hand, and said impatiently.

"If you know, you can deal with it yourself, the people on the island say that I am your benefactor, I am too wronged, if there is a benefactor like me who works hard every day, I will owe dozens of favors now,"

The older man smiled when he heard this.

"Don't worry, you and I don't have to worry about it this year, there won't be any mess."

"Oh?"

The half-lying man straightened up against the pillar, his long hair pulled back at will, revealing a face that, although he was old, he could vaguely see the outstanding demeanor of his youth.

He is not dead, but he has been passed on by the people of the capital by word of mouth, and he has become one of the ten unsolved mysteries of the capital.

He tilted his head and took a sip of wine, and said leisurely.

"I went to the liquor house during the day to ask for some drinks, and I met a very clever boy, who actually recognized my identity, so I talked to him about a deal by the way."

And the person next to him, who worked hard to clean up a bottle of wine for him, is naturally the one who knows everyone in the entire pear island and covets the colorless pear for a long time.

It's just that his current appearance is really a bit inconsistent with what he looks like in the rumors.

Riku asked.

"What deal?"

"When it comes to the island this year, he will make sure that there will be no trouble. You also know that every year when you learn the truth about Pear Island, there are always a few people who can't accept it and want to make trouble on the island. ”

Riku bowed his head, obviously knowing what he was talking about.

But then he wondered.

"Then what benefits did you promise others to take such a big risk for you?"

"Hey, I'm weird about that."

The shadow of the pear blossom rubbed against the cold pillar and slowly stood up.

"He only wants me to vacate the empty valley on the island for three days, during which time he will not let me send people to investigate, and he will not allow anyone else to enter. Other...... Not anymore. ”

Riku said after a moment of silence.

"You're not going to be fooled, are you?"

Rika Shadow glared at him wryly.

After a while, he looked in the direction of Kongming Valley, his gaze gradually widening and focusing, as if he remembered something from a long time ago.

Riku was no longer surprised by this, he packed up his things in twos and threes, and then also fished out a pot of wine, took a shallow sip, and drank with him.

"By the way, I suddenly remembered something."

Rika Shadow woke up from her memories and looked at Rikudo.

The latter was obviously not interested, but still in the spirit of politeness, he asked.

"What's the matter?"

"That young man only asked me to vacate the Empty Ming Valley for three days, but it seems that he didn't ask me for a pass token, you said that if he really wants to go to the Empty Ming Valley, what should he do?"

Riku replied slowly.

"It's not a good idea anyway."

Not far away, in Kongming Valley, Xuanyuan Ye, who brought Shangguan Li here with a "good way", easily admitted his deal with Pear Blossom Shadow.

Shangguan Li also has the same doubts as Riku.

"Although I think you must have the ability to keep the island peaceful, but just for the sake of the three-day right to use this place, isn't it a bit too charitable to agree to be their bodyguards? Also, what are you going to do with this place? ”

Xuanyuan lay on the soft chair and swayed at night, looking very comfortable, and even the voice was a little lazy.

"Although the matter of Lidao is a little complicated, it is not a trouble. As for what to do...... To put it simply, at least for now, we can take a hot shower, don't you think? ”

Shangguan Li: "......"

Shangguan Li, who had finished taking a hot bath, changed his clothes and walked out from behind the screen.

The skin that used to be white Katsuyuki was soaked in the warm hot spring water and turned a light pink, and the hair that had been ruined for almost a day was finally treated well, wiped well, and put on the back of the head.

Xuanyuan Ye admired solemnly.

"Beauty out of ...... Ahem, what are you doing! ”

Before he could finish his sentence, Shangguan Li kicked a chair directly from behind, blocking the rest of his words.

"Go get your hot shower, why is there so much nonsense?"

King Zhenbei, who has always only trained others, was shocked, first felt that this felt a little fresh, and then he wanted to say "presumptuous", a long time ago, no one dared to be so rude in front of him.

Although I thought about it a lot, it was all because of one sentence: she is Shangguan Li. was forcibly pressed back by Xuanyuan Ye himself.

He laughed.

"The county lord really doesn't want to see me, okay, I'll go now, then can you go into the house? I'm thin-skinned, not like the county lord, and I don't dare to go into the water if there are people next to me. ”

Shangguan Li: "......"

In terms of the skill of talking nonsense with his eyes open, Xuanyuan Ye is more proficient.

She rolled her eyes and walked towards the cabin.

The inside of the cabin was much warmer than the outside, and the two beds were covered with new quilts, one on the left and one on the right, which meant that they would never intersect.

Just what she wants.

She walked to the left, and there was a window on the left, with a sprig of a beautifully blooming pear blossom on the edge of the window, and a wooden box beside it.

Shangguan Li hesitated for a moment, but still took off the box and opened it.

At the top is a folded letter paper, and at the bottom is a layer full of pastries.

What is this?

She opened the letter, and the two big characters "County Lord" were written on the front of the letter, and the handwriting looked like Xuanyuan Ye's.

Below the county lord, there is only one line of words, which is smaller, but the font is more wild and sparse, and it is written with very arrogant strokes: Happy birthday.

The cold rain outside the house gradually stopped, and the pear blossoms became rain, filled with a light but long fragrance.

Shangguan Li looked at the six words of a letter for a while by the beating lights, as if he wanted to find its own story from each word, and was stunned for a stick of incense.

In the middle of the night, she folded the letter and put it away.

While enjoying the flowers, I ate the cakes in the box and thought about it casually.

This birthday doesn't seem to be all busy and angry.

The pear blossom swayed, dropped a few petals, floated to her hand, and she ate it with a bite of the pastry.