The ten-year covenant of the dead time

No matter where it is in winter, it is really deserted, he thought as he walked on the empty road.

This makes it even more difficult to find Mr. Ji Bai.

"Hey..." He exhaled, and the white mist that formed gradually dissipated in the air.

Suddenly seeing a man on his way in front of him, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, sir, do you know this man?"

Before he could take out the photo, he was pushed away by the other party.

"I don't know, I don't know, don't you see that I'm super busy now, get out of the way!"

"……Sorry for disturbing you."

……

After walking all the way, I asked a few people and they all said they didn't know. Probably, he really isn't here.

That thread is completely broken... I...

He unconsciously squeezed the photo in his hand.

At this moment, two girls in strange clothes were coming out of the corner. The moment they passed by him, he subconsciously grabbed the hand of one of the girls, and the girl looked at him in astonishment. He, after realizing it, he let go of his hand quickly, and asked stammeringly: "Yes, sorry, excuse me, may I ask...do you know this person?"

"No... um? The name, I have a little impression... ah, where did it come from..." The girl poked her face with her finger, lost in thought.

"Do you know?!"

"Uh... um... where is it...hey, do you know?" The girl poked another girl who was eating ice cream next to her.

ice cream?

Eat this in winter?

really weird.

But maybe girls are such creatures.

He groaned in his heart.

"Ahh... um, what, ah, this person? Well, it seems to be in the city center over there, but specifically... well~" The girl spread her hands with ice cream.

"City center, huh... well, thank you."

……

"Excuse me, do you know this person?"

"Oh, he, it's near there, you turn left from here...go straight...turn right..."

"...turn left...go straight...turn right...?...ah, thank you."

……

How boring.

Sitting on the stool, Ji Bai looked at the empty surroundings with his face resting on his face, only a few broken leaves drifting by, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Is it because of the region, or the reason why he was not allowed to become a master after the founding of the People's Republic of China? Now he rarely receives commissions.

Mingming thought that if it was the city center, it would be full of traffic, maybe he could receive more commissions and the like.

After all, 'those things' come in only when there's chaos.

However, the situation has become so serious that even making ends meet has become a problem for him.

"Ah chirp...! It's so cold!" Ji Bai rubbed his hands together, exhaling a little bit of warmth in his palms.In the morning, he chose a thin cotton coat to wear outside and a pair of thin trousers instead of wearing long johns for the sake of looking good. This wrong choice now makes him feel the cold wind piercing his bones, and it feels like a chill is blowing through his heart.

When has it been so cold that you can clearly see the white mist even when you breathe out?

Also thanks to the weather that makes people desperate to survive and die, there is not a single person on the road! ... There are not even anything that is not human, which is really reassuring.

"Sure enough, the magic attack of 'Frost Attack' can cause fatal damage to any race without exception? Tsk." Ji Bai clicked his tongue, and said to himself without tears.

In winter, in the city center, on the deserted streets, Ji Bai and his belongings are very eye-catching.

It is said to be belongings... But in the eyes of ordinary people, these should be called magic sticks, which are commonly used to cheat money.

A small table, two simple and detachable small stools, and some miscellaneous gadgets are Ji Bai's carry-on tools.

Ji Bai thought for a while, this should be called an act of setting up a stall without a license to occupy a public street, if the urban management came, it would definitely be a fierce battle.

But thanks to the weather, no kind of city management would rather brave the cold wind than confiscate his stall and hold him accountable...probably.

"It's so cold..." Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Ji Bai growled inwardly.

Ji Bai barely endured the cold wind, took out the mobile phone in his pocket, and glanced at the time quickly, "It's five o'clock? No wonder it's getting dark soon, hey... close the stall." In this cold season, 05:30 It's normal to get dark.

Thinking about it, he had been sitting there for hours without anyone, so Ji Bai decided to call it a day and go home early to 'thaw out' for himself.

"Mr. Ji Bai?" When he was about to clean up, Ji Bai suddenly heard someone calling his name behind him.

...Could it be that the city management really came?Sure enough, FLAG should not stand indiscriminately is the way to survive!

Ji Bai frowned, he wasn't in the mood to play a game of 'follow me' with the urban management right now.

After tying the bag of belongings into a strong knot, Ji Bai took a deep breath, tried his best to move the frozen muscles on his face, put on a gentleman(?) smile that fit his style, and turned around.

To his surprise, it was not an urban management uncle in front of him, but a boy holding a note in his hand.

After a quick inspection, Ji Bai concluded that this boy is definitely famous.At this moment, the boy was staring at him intently.

Ji Bai thought to himself, looking at such a young man dressed in such foreign style, it is impossible for him to be an urban management officer.

Maybe it's some noble young master... Could it be that the entrustment finally came?

"I am, what can I do for you?" Thinking that it might be 'Big Fat Sheep', Ji Bai felt a little uncontrollably excited.

After the boy heard the affirmative answer, he narrowed his eyes and showed a very warm smile, "Great, Mr. Ji Bai, this is the fourth time we have met, and I will abide by the agreement and come to you .”

Compliance with the agreement?

what the hell.

Ji Bai was naturally a little confused.

He couldn't remember what agreement he had made with anyone.

But... maybe there is, maybe I was too busy before and forgot, and I feel that if I directly ask the other party what the agreement was, but I don't remember such words... my ending will definitely be super bad.

But he can't say nothing, Ji Bai decided to ask the name of the person in front of him first, if he really knew him, maybe he would have some impression of his name, so Ji Bai took a deep breath in his heart and asked : "Excuse me"

The moment he heard these words, the boy's figure seemed a little unstable.The young man seemed to be choking, and asked: "...don't you remember me?" The young man showed a look of being hit hard, and said aggrievedly: "Obviously I told you that I wanted you Remember it well." The young man muttered softly.

Ji Bai suddenly felt guilty.

"...but thinking about it, because compared to that time, I have grown up." The boy lowered his eyes and muttered, finally, as if he had figured it out, he grasped the piece of paper in his hand, lifted his He started to look at Ji Bai, and said, "Mr. Ji Bai, please remember my name this time, otherwise I will be very distressed. My name is Mu Zi'an."

"Mu Zi'an? Ah, ah, yes."

Even after chewing repeatedly, there is still no response to the name 'Muzi'an' in my mind.

Since you can't remember it, it's not something important, Ji Bai thinks.

Maybe it's just a coincidence.

"At first, I thought there would be someone in the world who would be willing to remember my name and be with me... Sure enough, there is no such person... That's right, a burden can only be a burden... something." The young man turned his head slightly to look at the ground and muttered to himself with a wry smile.

Suddenly, Ji Bai felt something flash in his mind.

"...Ah, you're that spiritual master..."

"...My name is Mu Zian. 』

"...Are you leaving? 』

"……Um!That's it! ...Wait for me! ...'

……what are these?

As long as I think about it, my temples will ache,

Ji Bai rubbed his temples.

But since there are these fragments of memory, it means that these are real, although it may be because of his memory of the bird that he almost completely forgot.

"Then..." What agreement are you talking about?

The moment Ji Bai wanted to ask directly, Ji Bai suddenly stopped talking.

This kind of person who 'forgot that he has made an agreement with others' is really despicable, and now this kind of 'despicable' responsibility is almost on his head, Ji Bai must prevent this from happening no matter what .

Although I have no advantages, I am also a man with principles.Ji Bai thought.

Mu Zi'an looked straight at Ji Bai, and said word by word: "You said that I could come to you after I became an adult and could stand on my own. Now, I can be with you." Mu Zi'an clenched his fist slightly on his chest.

In, together? !

Ji Bai always feels that the word he uttered is deeply ambiguous, what exactly does "together" refer to!

What kind of strange promises did he make with others before?Kidnapping the wife? !

"It seems that you are going back now, so please take me with you." Mu Zi'an showed him the warm smile just now.

Helpless with his memory of the bird, Ji Bai felt at a loss for the first time in his 28 years of life when faced with the sudden appearance of a boy who said he had made a promise to be 'with' him.

……

And what does the fourth meeting mean?

If I have really met so many times, I shouldn't have no impression at all, right?

Ji Bai, who still had doubts and wanted to ask questions before, has been so messed up by the reality that he has no time to take care of these details.

In this case, it should be rejected...?

However, if 'together' was indeed part of the original agreement, would it be considered a breach of contract to refuse?

Ji Bai suddenly remembered the conversation between his master and him.

"Ji Bai, if you work hard like this, you will be able to become a teacher soon. 』

"Yes. 』

"hehe.By the way, master, I hate people who don't keep their promises the most, so please don't be that kind of person. 』

"Yes. 』

"You also know, what happened to the person who made a promise with me but broke it in the end? 』

"(whispers) The entire family is in a state of uneasiness, and he is No. 1 for coming out so thrilling..."

"(Smiling) Huh? 』

"……Yes. 』

"Don't let me know who you broke your promise with (laughs). 』

"Follow the teacher's orders. 』

……

Although it is not yet known whether the 'promise' that the young man said is true or not, but just in case, he can only take it as true.

Ji Bai sighed, picked up the packed things and walked towards the direction where he lived. After walking a few steps, he turned back to the boy and said, "...Come here."

"Okay." Knowing that his request was approved, Mu Zi'an followed without hesitation.

I always feel that I was forced by my former self to a road where I don't know what the future will be.

This is much more troublesome than meeting the city management.

Maybe, this is fate.

Ji Bai helplessly looked up at the increasingly gloomy sky.

It should be raining soon.

The violent storm felt like it was in my own heart.

I always feel that things are getting heavier in my hands.

Along the way, Ji Bai sighed one after another.

Because the distance is not far away, on the way back, Ji Bai just walked blindly to the destination and did not talk to Mu Zi'an, besides, the boy who was following behind him—Mu Zi'an, was like a curious baby Looking around, it felt as if something was shining in his eyes, but although Mu Zi'an seemed curious about everything, he didn't seem ready to ask Ji Bai anything.

What a quiet young master.

Ji Bai couldn't help but commented in his heart.

On the contrary, when it comes to the representative of the word noisy in Ji Bai's mind...his best friend was born for this word.Thinking of the various languages ​​that person bombarded him over the years, Ji Bai felt chills down his back.

Even if it’s just talking about meaningless topics, it’s scary. Why does that person always have so many things to say every day, and he always takes me to a place with many people, saying it’s a friend’s party. I don’t know that I have crowd phobia. Ah, it’s super scary, okay? In the end, I left others aside and chatted on my own. Why did I attract such a person? It’s unbelievable. Could it be the torture of fate?

Talking tuberculosis is super scary, okay?Ji Bai concluded so.

Along the way, Ji Bai's inner drama was very rich, while Mu Zi'an was very attentive looking at the surrounding scenery.

"Clap."

Ji Bai pressed the switch that illuminates the light in the stairwell, and at the same time shouted to Mu Zi'an who was still looking around: "Mu Zi'an? This is it, come in."

Mu Zi'an stopped in front of the house, and said sincerely: "Ah, this is your house, it looks really big."

"It's far worse than your house..." Ji Bai replied subconsciously.

……what?

Why do I reply this sentence?

How do I know 'there's a lot bigger out there than here'?

have i been there

When Ji Bai was standing there thinking, Mu Zi'an tilted his head and smiled at him, and asked "Huh?" in doubt.

"Okay, okay, come in, if you want to stand outside in the rain, I won't stop you." Ji Bai scratched his hair violently, and greeted Mu Zi'an into the house.

The place where Ji Bai lives is much more luxurious than ordinary residential areas from the outside, but in fact it is barely livable. After all, it will be demolished in about a year.

But thanks to this, it didn't cost a lot to rent this place, and it's very close to the city center. People like Ji Bai who don't have high requirements for quality of life are already very satisfied.What's more, for a person like him who is used to flying all over the world, the length of time he stayed here surprised Ji Bai himself.

Before I knew it, it had been a year.

Think about it, ten years ago, I just graduated from the teacher. At that time, I was still a beautiful young man, hey... Now I am about to transform from a girl killer to a teacher killer.

At the beginning, I was a man and woman, and there seemed to be a little boy who said he wanted to follow me.

I guess it was apprenticeship, but at that time I was immature, how could I accept apprentices.

……what? !

little boy? !

Ji Bai suddenly remembered something.

"The layout here is quite in line with your style." Mu Zi'an put on a pair of slippers that Ji Bai threw to him, stood in place, looked around the living room, and commented.

Wow, thank you so much, what kind of style is it? It’s so simple that you don’t need to explain it to me. Really, there are almost no other decorations except the stool, table and TV, even the pair of slippers. It happened to be a gift for an event when I went to the mall to buy necessities.

After all, cleaning is super troublesome, and it is annoying to look at too many things.

Ji Bai complained silently in his heart.

"Ah, really." Ji Bai, who was cleaning up his 'babies', replied casually without even looking at Mu Zi'an.

"Wow—"

The sound of rain falling gradually came from outside through the window.

"It looks like it's going to be a heavy rain." Mu Zi'an walked to the window, opened the window with a "crash—" and looked at the sky and muttered to himself: "It's raining, it's so nice..."

"Uh, it's raining? 』

"Yeah?Ah, what a rainy day. 』

"ha?Is it raining well?I don't like going out on rainy days, it's super troublesome to wash dirty clothes. 』

"Haha, as expected of Mr. Ji Bai who is afraid of trouble."Hmm... because if it rains, 'they' and everyone won't notice me. 』

"...Is it better not to be noticed? 』

『It is better to be ignored than to be treated like that. 』

"...Neglecting or something... Tsk, there are many people who are obviously worried about you. 』

"You don't need to comfort me, I'm not a child. 』

"You're just a kid, so why not try to be brave. 』

"I'm not……"

"I'm worried about you. 』

"Eh……? 』

"Of course, besides me, there are many, many people who will care about you, but... Maybe the time is not right now, they haven't appeared yet. 』

"...ha (breathing)...haha, is that right?Well, then I'll wait. 』

……

"Obviously there are plenty of people who are worried about you, but I'm very..." Ji Bai stopped packing his things there, frowned and said in a low voice.

"Ahaha, you said the same thing as before." With the sound of rain behind him as the background, Mu Zi'an seemed to enjoy this scene, turned around and leaned on the window sill with his elbows, tilted his head and smiled at Ji Bai replied.

Ji Bai also looked at Mu Zi'an.

For a moment, the two of them listened to the sound of falling rain in silence.

Until Ji Bai sneezed violently.

"Ah!" Ji Bai sniffed, looked at the window that had been opened to the maximum and said unhappily, "Brother, can you close the window, it's winter, we won't be able to survive."

Mu Zi'an looked at Ji Bai who was sniffling, and replied with a smile: "Um, ah, yes, haha, sorry." Then he quickly closed the window.

"Sure enough, it's still cold. I'm going to take a bath to warm up." Ji Bai rubbed his arms, walked straight to the room where the clothes are kept, then turned around and went into the bathroom. After entering the bathroom, he suddenly remembered that there was someone in the living room, so he stretched out his head Looking at Mu Zi'an, he said, "If you want to turn on the TV and air conditioner, put the remote control in the drawer under the TV. If you're hungry, go to the kitchen...ah, there seems to be nothing in the kitchen. I'll come out and order takeaway later. alright."

Mu Zi'an smiled at him and nodded.

Ji Bai has been thinking about what to order for dinner since he got into the bathroom, and it hurts to feel like it's going to cost again.

However, Ji Bai realized that he was really thinking too much. When he came out of the bathroom to wipe his hair after taking a shower, he heard the sound of clanging from the kitchen.

Don't even think about who it is.

Ji Bai walked to the door of the kitchen, looked at Mu Zi'an's busy appearance, and asked aloud, "Do you need help?"

It might be that the sudden noise made Mu Zi'an a little startled, Mu Zi'an turned his head and stared at Ji Bai for a few seconds before replying: "No, it's all right, I'm almost done, you just sit and wait."

"Oh, good." Ji Bai nodded, and did not refuse, and sat obediently at the dining table.

To be honest, Ji Bai's culinary skills... are quite difficult.

In the past few years, it was fine, but in recent years, it may be that there has been less exercise in this area, and cooking skills have become more and more invisible.

……

Carrot fried meat, fried carrot shreds, carrot scrambled eggs.

Facing the carrot hodgepodge in front of him, Ji Bai fell into deep thought.

"That...why are they all carrots?" Ji Bai asked tentatively.

Ji Baitian is not afraid of anything, but carrots, but this is also related to his experience.

"Ah, isn't it too crude for your liking? Sure enough, I'm still too sloppy..." Mu Zi'an obviously misunderstood Ji Bai's meaning.

"No, no, I..."

"Because I only found these ingredients in the kitchen... Is it too late to go shopping now..." Mu Zi'an lowered his head slightly and thought.

"Wait, listen to me..."

Mu Zi'an seemed to have finally thought of the best solution, looked at Ji Bai with shining eyes, and said, "Throwing it away is really too wasteful, but don't worry, Mr. Ji Bai, I will go out to buy vegetables tomorrow!"

"..."

Ji Bai suddenly felt that this person was simply unable to communicate.

and also……

"Tomorrow?" Ji Bai had a bold idea.

"Yeah, tomorrow, what's the matter?"

Ji Bai raised his eyebrows and said, "You want to live here?"

"Isn't this a matter of course?" Mu Zi'an replied affirmatively.

Do you still want to live together? !

"...Aren't your parents worried if you don't go home?"

"..."

Mu Zi'an suddenly fell silent.

Ji Bai suddenly felt as if he had said something that should not have been said.

After being silent for an unknown amount of time, Mu Zi'an said coldly, "Mr. Ji Bai, you are kidding me, parents or something...hehe."

It's over, it's over, it feels like it's over.

Ji Bai felt that he was about to see his dark future.

However, in the next second, Mu Zi'an looked at Ji Bai with a soft smile as if nothing had happened, and said, "If you talk too much, the food will be cold. Let's have dinner?"

"Yeah, yeah." Ji Bai nodded.

Ji Bai took the bowl and chopsticks that Muzi'an handed over, skillfully avoided the carrots from the carrot fried meat, picked up a chopstick of the meat, and took a bite. Ji Bai found that Muzi'an's cooking skills were surprisingly good.

... Surprisingly good?

"It's delicious, compared to before..." Ji Bai said subconsciously.

Ok?before?

"My workmanship was really bad at that time, haha." Mu Zi'an looked at Ji Bai gently and smiled as if recalling that time.

"Hmm... this taste..."

"It's really hard to eat..."

"No, no, it's much better than my first cooking, really.Speaking of my first cooking...the finished product is really no different from charcoal. 』

"You don't need to comfort me... Although I cook a lot, I haven't improved at all. 』

"often? ! ... Cough, cough, but your family is so rich, you still cook often?Is it a hobby? 』

"...If I don't do it myself, no one will do it for me. 』

"……Yeah. 』

"..."

"It doesn't matter, in the near future... your cooking skills will definitely improve a lot!"

"real? 』

"Well, of course!God will not disappoint those who work hard. 』

The scene of eating with someone appeared in front of Ji Bai's eyes, and soon disappeared.

That person is like a miniature version of Mu Zi'an.

...It should be said that it was Mu Zian's childhood.

Ji Bai chewed the rice in his mouth while thinking.

……

Because there is only one bedroom in this house, Ji Bai originally planned to let Mu Zian sleep in the bedroom, and he would sleep in the living room.

However, I don't know why Mu Zian persuaded it to become "two people sharing a bedroom".

After turning off the power in the rest of the rooms and locking the doors, Ji Bai walked into the bedroom and saw Mu Zi'an sitting on the edge of the bed looking out the window in a daze.

Even the sound Ji Bai made while sitting next to Mu Zi'an didn't make Mu Zi'an respond.

"What are you thinking?" Ji Bai also looked out the window and asked.

"...I was thinking, if I confess to you now, what are the chances of success?"

"???" A series of thoughts flashed in Ji Bai's mind, 'I'm afraid this kid is not stupid'.

Suddenly the next second, Mu Zi'an turned his head and kissed Ji Bai.

Then he turned his head and continued to look out the window.

"?????" Ji Bai was in a daze, and couldn't even react well.

Then Ji Bai heard the sound of clothes rubbing, and before he could react, Mu Zi'an had already grabbed his hand and put something on it, only to hear Mu Zi'an say: "Mr. It's inexplicable, but I still hope you can accept this."

Ji Bai looked down and saw that it was a pocket knife.

...It was the first time I saw the person who gave away a knife after the confession, it was really an eye-opener.

For some reason, Ji Bai was more curious about what the child meant by giving him the knife than when he kissed him.

Perhaps noticing Ji Bai's suspicious eyes, Mu Zi'an looked at Ji Bai, stroked his neck with his hand, and said softly, "This knife is for killing people."

... This child is afraid that he has a secondary illness.

Ji Bai concluded so.

"However, it would be great if I could never have the use of this knife... It hurts to be stabbed to death by a knife. I wish I could die more easily." Mu Zi'an said softly again He said a sentence, but Ji Bai didn't hear the rest clearly.

"Well...it's already 11 o'clock, should we go to bed, Mr. Ji Bai?" Mu Zi'an took out his mobile phone and looked at it, and asked Ji Bai gently.

Obviously, Ji Bai still hadn't recovered, and replied hastily, "Oh, oh, yes, go to sleep."

Mu Zi'an tilted his head and smiled at him, and said, "Don't worry, I won't sneak attack you."

... Is this child's paranoia really all right?

Ji Bai deeply felt that children's thoughts were hard to guess.

On cold winter nights, no insects could be heard.

But for some unknown reason, Ji Bai still woke up in the middle of the night.

It wasn't a wake up, more like being woken up by something.

Or is it true that I am getting old, so I need less and less sleep time?

Still in a daze, Ji Bai thought wildly.

But he soon discovered why.

The bed was shaking slightly, and someone was talking to himself from the left ear.

Oh, by the way, today... I didn't sleep alone.

Ji Bai squinted his head and looked to the left.

Mu Zi'an curled up into a ball, frowning tightly, and kept talking.

Ji Bai listened for a while before he understood what Mu Zi'an was talking about.

"...It wasn't me...I didn't do it...why...nobody...believed me...w-what..."

"..."

Ah—it looks like a stray dog ​​in the rain.

...How do I comfort her?

Ji Bai closed his eyes and thought for a while, finally took Mu Zi'an's hand, and stroked Mu Zi'an's hair with the other hand as if smoothing the hair of a dog.

"It's okay, everything has passed." Ji Bai said softly.

Hearing these words, Mu Zi'an seemed relieved at last, his body gradually stopped trembling, and his breathing gradually calmed down.

Ji Bai, who was stroking Mu Zi'an's hair, also unconsciously fell asleep again.

The author has something to say:

This story tells us:

①A good boy must wear long johns in winter, otherwise he will be like Uncle Ji Bai ←_← (Ji Bai: what)

②Don’t stand up flags randomly, but if you stand up randomly...maybe you will get a cute boyfriend? (Jibai: ???)

③Be sure to remember the agreement with others...otherwise...you will be stabbed ♂chrysanthemum (???)

④Things that cannot be remembered are not necessarily unimportant things!

⑤ Talking tuberculosis is not scary at all. Talking tuberculosis is a little angel, Ji Bai, you baka! (Ji Bai: what?)

⑥... Comparing your boyfriend to a dog, aren't you afraid of being gangstered, be careful of being gangstered at the end (laughs).