gentle and affectionate

Chapter 17.

I only have eyes for Mr. Hei.

Apart from him, no one else exists.

because--

"It's just the two of us here~"

"It's noisy."

……

He didn't fall to the same place as everyone else, and he managed to fall to the same place as this piece of black charcoal head. I think he's really a running dog recently... What kind of luck is that, no wonder his eyelids have been jumping all over the place.But Mr. Hei said that I was sleepy.

That's right, from the Sakura Capital Country to the Rabbit Country to now... I haven't slept for nearly two days.

"It's gone."

This time, not only Sakura coyo, but even Mokona disappeared.Fortunately, Mr. Hei and I can still speak the same language, and finally we didn't fall too far.Heigan and I landed in a tidy and elegant courtyard, but there was no one there, and there was a vague formation.

What is the place?

Even though I doubt it, I'm actually not worried at all.I have seen and heard of Hei Da's fighting power all the way, if anything happens, I just leave it to him, I don't even need to make a move.

Being bored, the two of us strolled around the courtyard.Hei Gang didn't know what my plan was, but his face was strangely stinky.

"Huh? Are you angry?"

His expression was sullen, similar to when he first arrived in the last world.I thought about what happened before, could it be the same reason?

"Is it because you can't fight?"

He was blocked in a duel with Seishirou in the Sakura City, and finally heard about a demon in the Rabbit Country. He was excited to get rid of the demon, but after a long time of trouble, the demon turned out to be a tornado. Ordinary people would feel that it was a waste of emotion, let alone Black Steel. This militant?

I thought it should be so.But when he heard me say this, he didn't utter a word, and even gave me a sideways glance, as if I owed him money, which made me a fan of grievances—it wasn't me who turned the demon into a tornado!

However, speaking of the last world, there are really things that I have to pay attention to.

"Don't you think that country is weird?"

"What's wrong?" He finally opened his mouth to appreciate the face.

"That country has a lot of trees that grow in hot places, with tall branches and lots of leaves, and it's pretty hot."

"……so what?"

"However, the residents of that country are soft and furry...but in that hot country, the residents are soft and furry, isn't it strange?"

He was silent, as a default.

"So when I stayed alone, I wanted to ask them, but unfortunately I couldn't speak the language, and I left soon after I came back." It was swept away by the tornado, but there were almost no buildings; moreover, the feather was so close, but Mokona didn't notice it at all... These points are very strange."

He looked at me.

"Although they said it was put away because it fell..." I explained, "but if it was just put away, Mokona should have opened his eyes earlier, right? But the little guy didn't feel anything at all... ..."

"You mean," he looked down, "this was all planned?"

"...Maybe," I changed my default this time, "plus Sakura heard the sound of the wind, and the cute behavior of those residents, we were successfully lured to a strange place..."

I glanced at him, and he frowned, but he didn't show any surprise.

"You don't seem very surprised?"

I asked him directly, but he didn't mean to hide it from me, he thought it over and said:

"Sometimes I can feel someone's gaze—ever since I started traveling across different worlds," he mused, "Only in the witch of that dimension did I not have this feeling."

I had to admire his insight again, and agreed: "Because the residence of the dimensional witch is an amazing place."

The legend of the Emerald Kingdom, the reminder from the blonde princess, the strange situation that just passed through the Rabbit Kingdom, if you add what Hei Gang sensed and what I know...

I'm afraid this journey... has always been in the hands of that person.

So how much of what we do today is planned?I can't help feeling sad, but thinking of Hei Gang by my side, he is so sensitive, if I think too much, I'm afraid he will find out again.

From this point of view, it is not good or bad to have such a person by his side.

"However, why didn't you tell the little wolf about this feeling?" I changed the subject.

"...It's useless to tell him," he sighed softly, "I don't know who the other party is, and besides, there's no need to make him worry unnecessarily."

Seeing that he seems to be ruthless when fighting, but he even takes care of this point, I don't know whether he is a good person or a bad person.But all in all, having said that, I'm still in a good mood.

Since we can't find the mastermind behind the scenes, it's better to take one step at a time.

"Master Hei is so kind~"

"Don't judge yourself."

The kind-hearted Mr. Hei is afraid of nothing but being praised. This is the conclusion I have come to from long-term experiments along the way, and it has been tried and tested.It's a pity that before I finished admiring my Ah Hei's blushing appearance, many burly men suddenly stood in front of us, and immediately surrounded us tightly.

"This is the Zhenshe! It's not a place where people from the Youhua District can come!"

What a joke, we don't even know what the Youhua District is, let alone your troubled formation?It's a pity that the burly guys didn't believe it, and insisted that we were pretending to be stupid. I burst out laughing, and there is no need to pretend to be like you stupid people.

Master Hei didn't bloom, but he had to say he was very happy.He used the "Cangbing" that Yingduguo got very easily, and the enemies in front of him were too weak. He just hit them with the back of the knife and knocked them down.

Nonsense——Heitan is getting angry, finally there is a battle to fight, should I fight him?That's thankless!

It would be better to cheer him on here.

"It's so cool! Heipiao~!"

However, my cheering seems to always have the opposite effect. The originally handsome and aggressive scene made me "come on" in such an inconspicuous way, my sense of humor was raised, and the sense of urgency was gone.The cool fighting scene turned into a play, Mr. Hei was speechless, and asked me why I didn't help, I want to say that he is really a duplicity man.

If I help... I will let you complain.

But after all, it was cut with the back of a knife, and there was no blood. The fools rolled up from the ground, and they were clamoring to attack and fight in groups.Fortunately, before Master Hei beat them all up, a gentle voice sounded, which stopped the scene from getting out of control.

"Stop me."

……

The loose robe is very similar to the one I gave Hei Gang from Yingdu Kingdom; the visitor has long hair in half a bunch, his facial features are well-developed, and he has a bookish air all over his body. He is a gentle and friendly person at first glance.

They called him the Master of the Array.

"They broke into the territory of the formation society without permission!"

"Obviously they are already surrounded by straw ropes!"

"They crossed the barrier set by Lord Cangshi! They are not ordinary people!"

I picked out my ears, of course we are not ordinary people, this fool actually saw it.

The man called "Cangshi" glanced at us. I had long since stopped expecting Mr. Hei to be able to speak, so I made a habit of explaining.

"We didn't cross over, but just fell into the barrier when it fell out of Mokona's mouth... But, even if I explain it like this, you won't believe it?"

"Even so, these people are too messy," Cang Shi said sincerely, "I'm really sorry."

"No no," I smiled and waved my hand, pointing at Heigangdao, "Because this guy looks very fierce on the outside, so he is misunderstood... This is also a common thing!"

I ignored Heitan's complaints.Cang Shi smiled and asked about our situation.I said that we are travelers, and there are three other people with us. Heigang's expression obviously twitched, obviously thinking seriously about the species that Mokona should be classified as.In fact, I am also very embarrassed about whether it should be said to be a human being, but it must not be considered a little guy, right?

If you get lost, you have to look for it. If you look for it, it is better to have a place to stay.Cangshi kindly took us in, but Heigang and I simultaneously thought of the "kind doctor" in the Emerald Country, but the kindness was hard to turn down, and there seemed to be no better choice at the moment.Hei Gang and I looked at each other, even if there was a trap, we would not be unable to get out with our level, so we agreed.

"Is this a shrine?" I asked curiously.

"No, this is the Zhenshe," Cang Shi smiled, "We are not protecting the gods, but the people."

His kind but generous smile made me think of the word gentle for a moment.

I think maybe, this time, I really ran into a kind person.

……

Cangshi showed us around.

Zhenshe is really a good place.Not only is the environment elegant, the residence is quiet, but even the air is extremely fresh. It is said that these are all due to the protection of the Cangshi family for generations.The guardian clan gave birth to heirs with spiritual power from generation to generation, and the one with the strongest spiritual power was called the array master.

"It's like shrines and shrines."

Ah, it's unbelievable that my Master Hei opened the golden mouth on his own initiative.

"God Lord?" I asked.

"It refers to those who serve the gods and protect the shrine."

He answered patiently, with a gentle expression on his face, the kind of gentle expression that people who think of important people have.

"Is there one in Japan too?"

"There are shrines, but not the gods. Some are princesses and witches."

"Is it Her Royal Highness who blew away the charcoal?"

"..."

His slightly gentle smile froze on his face, he turned his head and looked at me helplessly, then stopped talking and sighed, I looked at him innocently.

What's wrong?Am I saying something wrong?

……

"I don't know the formation society of the Sara Kingdom. You must have come from far away?" The people who wanted to drive us away before were not bad in nature. A little contemptuous, as if we are fools who have never seen the world.

"That's right!"

I admit it openly, thinking that they are stupid anyway, we smart ones, let’s give up the petty profit of this small talk; I didn’t expect Hei Da’s revenge, and when I heard the words, I gave them a vicious look, staring straight at those burly people. All the big men shrank into a ball.

In fact, I don’t blame them. Although their bodies are considered strong, they are still a bit inferior to our Hei Da, and their flexibility is not enough... Thinking about it this way, I understand why they want to ridicule us verbally. This is really more popular than people.

I proudly glanced at Hei Wang, who didn't know what I was thinking and looked puzzled.

……

"But... I don't know why, but there is an amazing feeling here."

That power is so strong that I really can't ignore it. It's better to ask about it earlier. If it's an enemy, it's hard to justify it; if it's a potential danger, we'd better prepare early.Cangshi was very surprised, so I cut straight to the point, pointed to a gorgeously decorated door ahead, and said:

"Over there, there is a stronger barrier than around the Jinsha." There are many strange ropes hanging on the door, "Is that called 'straw rope'? I don't know where it came from, but it feels like it is protecting the people inside. something, that feeling..."

That's all I can say.

Whether it is an enemy or a friend, you will know it now.

Cang Shi pondered for a moment.

"Whether it's the swordsmanship just now, or your feeling judgment just now," he said with a helpless smile, "it seems that the two are not just ordinary travelers."

"This is also a kind of fate." He walked to the door and opened it slowly, "Then let me tell you, what is happening now—"

Inside the enchantment of the Huamen, the knotted ropes are intertwined into a net, and it is a perfect statue of a god.His sword eyebrows flew slantingly, his eyes were closed tightly, and he carried a sword alone, desolate and lonely.

It seems that he has been sitting there since ancient times, with a complete yearning, he has been sitting like a stone for a lifetime.

Cangshi said that it was the image of Yaksha.

And the right eye of the idol... was actually bleeding with tears!

……

"Once a year, in autumn when the moonlight is beautiful, the injured right eye of this yaksha will bleed," Cangshi said in a sad voice. The performances came back at the same time, so the disciples of the Zhensha all said..."

"Everyone is arguing non-stop, saying that the people in Youhua District are like this or that?"

Cangshi seemed to be a little bit speechless, I just wanted to talk, but I didn't expect Master Hei to speak, I couldn't help being surprised, he is really different recently.

I then said, "You said 'every year', how long ago did that start?"

"Before I inherited this company, in the documents left by my great-grandfather, the former leader of the team, there was a record of the bloody Yaksha statue," Cangshi paused, and added, "Also, it was in the This happened after the traveling vaudeville troupe that was the predecessor of the 'Lily of the Valley' began to live in the 'Yuhua District'."

For some reason, I feel that he himself does not seem to be an enemy of Youhua District like those disciples, or maybe it is his intuition, when he said the name "Lily of the Valley", his tone seemed a little gentle.

It's like... being someone with a good relationship.

Seeing me in a daze, Hei Gang continued his words:

"But what does it have to do with the juggler's return and the statue's tears?"

"Great-grandfather seems to think that it has something to do with the patron saint of the 'Lily of the Valley'...'Asura Statue'."

I couldn't help but tremble.

Ashura...

The name echoed in my mind for a long time.

Even though I knew that this would not have any substantive connection with the Asura I knew, I was still so shocked that my scalp went numb, my brain went blank, and I didn’t know what to say for a moment; Back to reality again.

And I have to admit that the king is really too important to me, so important that just mentioning it will make my heart that has been calm for a long time be turbulent.

It would be great if the waves could be as warm as before.

……

"Asura?" Heigan repeated lightly, "In this country...is that also a symbol of the God of War?"

"Well, it is... regarded as a god who summons wars and disasters," Cangshi smiled wryly, "God Yaksha is the god in charge of night and hell, could it be that the disaster summoned by Asura sent people to The kingdom of the underworld—and the blood and tears of the Yasha statue...is it a warning against the fire disaster brought by the Asura statue? Great-grandfather thought so too, but..."

"Master Cangshi, it's time for sacrifice."

Cangshi's unfinished words were interrupted here, and the sad expression disappeared.He saluted in a gentle and elegant way, with that feeling of neither sadness nor joy... like a god.

However, even Yasha gods have blood and tears, let alone people?

I turned around and admired the Yaksha statue.No matter how hideous the long scar on the right eye was, it was not as shocking as blood and tears.

Tears, heart water also.

Whether it is moving or sad, as long as it is tears, it must have touched the heart; and the person who can touch the heart... How many people are there in the world?Just like we may not be sad because of the harm of a stranger, but the person we cherish can affect our sorrow and joy with just a frown and a smile.

God is also a human heart.

……

Cangshi just left.

"He seems to have something to say..." Hei Gang and I looked at his back.

"Well," I replied, "in other words, is this idol...is it really crying for the purpose of warning?" Hei Gang and I looked at the lonely idol, "I think there will be other differences reason."

Because I heard that the most hurtful person in the world is the one who can't ask for it.