Sheriff, give me a smile~

The light rain on Tianjie is as moist as crisp.

Li Bai sat leaning against the window on the second floor of the inn, watching the pedestrians coming and going on the street, with a lot of thoughts in his heart.

It has been more than a month since the last time I left Qingqiu, and the Qixian Conference will start in more than ten days, should I go or not?

Kanzong, oh Kanzong, it's really embarrassing.

Li Bai sighed secretly, picked up the teapot on the table, and filled himself with hot tea. In the white smoke, he suddenly remembered a question he asked the onmyoji a few years ago.

"Kanzong...why do you use the word Kan?"

Onmyoji squatted down, picked up a dead branch under the tree, and wrote strokes on the ground: "Kan, Ke Ye, its part is Ge, which means to use force to put down the war."

The Onmyouji let go of the dead branch in his hand, and there was a square and strong Chinese character "戡" on the ground.

"However, shouldn't Taoists pursue the order and balance of yin and yang in the world, and rule by doing nothing?"

The onmyoji looked down at the words he wrote, and there was a certain kind of stubbornness hidden in his calm eyes: "Governance by doing nothing is not impossible, but it is not easy to cure. When the status quo of the world can no longer be maintained by balance and softness, Taoism It is the attitude and the responsibility. This is the final bottom line and the most helpless move. The founder of the Zongzong used it as the name of the Zongmen, hoping that the disciples of the Zongmen would not easily lose it, but they should not forget it. .”

Li Bai nodded, as if thinking of something again, with a hint of melancholy in his eyes: "So... the mission of the Kanzong disciples is to deal with the demon seeds?"

The onmyoji was taken aback, and looked up at the boy.

The sun shines on the young man through the gaps in the leaves, and the young man's melancholy seems to melt into the golden light.

"There are a lot of demons, and they do a lot of evil. Those who should be eliminated should not be lenient."

"But there are good people among the demons, even in the human world, not all of them are good, some are even more vicious than the demons."

Onmyoji sighed: "I know."

But that's all I know, under the overturned nest, there are no eggs.

"So... I want to know, will you use this word to me one day?" Li Bai pointed to the words on the ground.

The young man looked straight at him with clean and eager eyes, so pure that there was no impurity in them.Onmyoji only felt that this look was like a sharp sword, piercing into his heart defenselessly.

Will you use that word for me one day?

can you?

The Onmyoji also looked at him, under the eyes that were as calm as the sea, there were faint waves.

The hand hidden under the sleeve clenched into a fist.

"will not."

The boy's eyes lit up: "Really!"

"real."

"you don't lie to me"

"Do not lie to you."

The boy hugged the Onmyoji happily: "I know you are the best!"

Startled by the sudden movement, the Onmyoji froze for a moment, and slowly reached out to hug the boy and rubbed his hair.

Li Bai raised his teacup and took a sip of tea.

How naive I was back then.

It's really rare that this person doesn't dislike himself.

But even though he was naive, he still didn't regret the promise he made.

You said, don't use that word for me.

Daoist, I believe in you, don't lie to me.

"Boom——" A thunderbolt streaked across the sky.

"Hey, it's raining heavily, let's go quickly."

The light rain just now turned into a torrential rain in an instant, falling down like a galloping horse, mixed with the sound of splashing mud.

Pedestrians on the street without umbrellas panicked instantly.

Li Bai twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly: It seems that he has to go back.

As soon as he left the store, Li Bai was covered in rain by a gust of wind. He was about to run away with some wine, but he saw a familiar figure.

The belt is in the wind, and it is as handsome as a pine.

The familiar black clothes fluttered in the rain.

Di Renjie moved the umbrella to Li Bai's head.

Li Bai was surprised at first, and then smirked: "Why are you here, don't you miss me so much, so follow me all the way?"

Di Renjie turned his head to look at him: "If telling lies can make you happier, then I will pretend to admit it."

"Tsk~ Taoist priest, it's not good to be serious and black-bellied."

The two hadn't seen each other since they parted that day, and Li Bai didn't bother him considering that he was going to prepare for the Enlightenment Conference.

"It's not far from Kanzong. I went down the mountain to look around after finishing my business, and I happened to meet you."

Li Bai raised his eyebrows: "In this way, it is due to fate."

"perhaps."

Li Bai laughed.

"Stop standing here, let's go."

"Where?"

"Where did you plan to go?"

"Go back to Qingqiu."

"Let's go, I'll give you a ride."

The rain was getting heavier, and some raindrops flew in, slightly soaking Di Renjie's clothes.

A cool breeze picked up, and Di Renjie's hair was blown up, brushing Li Bai's cheek lightly.

There was a light touch on the face, which was numb and comfortable.

I don't know why, but my heart is also very comfortable.

Li Bai stopped suddenly.

"What's wrong?" Di Renjie also stopped.

Li Bai raised his eyes to look at him: "What will happen if I go to Qixian Conference?"

Di Renjie was silent for a moment: "Do you really want to go?"

Li Bai looked at him seriously: "What if I say yes?"

Di Renjie tightened his grip on the handle of the umbrella: "...then go."

"Eh?"

"It'll be fine. Don't worry." Di Renjie paused and said, "I promise."

Li Bai tilted his head and looked at him quietly for a while: "You must have a high status in Jianzong, otherwise how would you have the confidence to give me such a guarantee?"

Di Renjie didn't evade either: "It's not low."

"It's an elder level"

Di Renjie looked at him quietly and didn't answer.

"Don't tell me..." Li Bai paused, his expression a bit complicated: "You are the suzerain of Kanzong"

"……Yes."

"..."

The suzerain of Kanzong, Di Renjie.

This is a name that is regarded as a thorn in the side of the entire devil world.

This is a name that has been told to be extremely dangerous since childhood.

This name is destined to stand against Qingqiu and even the entire Demon Realm.

It turned out that this onmyoji, who had known him for many years, had such an identity.

The supreme leader of the enemy?

Li Bai twitched the corners of his mouth, feeling that he had never had such a complicated mood as now.

"So...is that why you didn't want to tell me for years?"

"...If I had told you earlier, would you still be as close to me as you are now?"

"Naturally, no." The boy's eyes were like blades and his tone without hesitation.

The frozen heart lake seemed to have opened a hole, and cold water was bubbling out.

Di Renjie lowered his eyes, he didn't want to admit that his heart felt strangely sad because of the four words of the boy.

The wind is solemn and the rain is pattering.

Raindrops fell to my feet.

The warm rain in early summer is a bit chilly.

"But fortunately, you didn't tell me so early, so even if I know now, I don't think there will be too much trouble."

"Actually, I had this conjecture a long time ago, but it was proved today."

A second later, Li Bai had that indifferent expression again.

Di Renjie was obviously taken aback.

Already... have you guessed it?

Li Bai raised his eyebrows: "Do you know why I want to go to the Qixian Conference?"

"why?"

"Because I want to see you."

"I can't help but want to see you."

"You said, did you give me some ecstasy soup?"

"Otherwise how could it be like this"

The teenager shrugged.

The affection is unreservedly displayed in front of Di Renjie, it has not yet formed, but it is burning in people's hearts.

The two looked at each other quietly, as if the world was still.

In Li Bai's eyes, it is the long street, the narrow alley, the wind and rain, and it is him.

After a while, Di Renjie looked away in embarrassment: "As long as you don't attract too many people's attention at the meeting, I will handle the rest for you. The Qixian meeting is once every ten years. It's a rare opportunity. You should cherish it." You can learn a lot.”

Di Renjie put the umbrella in Li Bai's hand: "I'm leaving, the rest of the road, you can go by yourself, pay attention to safety on the road."

Onmyoji left under the umbrella without looking back, the rain gradually soaked his clothes.

Li Bai opened his mouth to call him, but in the end he didn't call out anything.

Farther.

Li Bai couldn't see him.

That night, I gradually left his sight, and this time, he gradually moved away from my sight.

Will every meeting be such a parting?

Li Bai looked up at the sky.

The sky was dark, thunder flashed, and the rain poured down.

The sky is very long, and the mountains and rivers are far away.