[Death] Acacia inkstone

Kaoru Sakurai was wearing a long aqua blue dress, her waist-length hair was neatly combed behind her back, the breeze blew her hair, and the cherry blossom tassel hairpin on her head swayed softly.

Not far away, Xiao Jiu, her closest maid, was dragged away by two iron-faced guards, crying.

Her back was leaning against the cold copper pillar, and the jailer roughly pulled her hands back, bypassing the pillar and putting on the shackles.But the sound of singing and dancing seemed to come from the ears.

The Corrosion Heart Terrace is located on the top of the mountain behind the spirit world. From there, you can almost have a panoramic view of most of the spirit world.Sakurai Kaoru followed Le Sheng, and vaguely saw a group of people in costumes, and the ones walking in the front were a man and a woman, wearing fancy clothes, walking side by side.That's right, today is the day when Takigawa Aoba, the successor of the seventh spirit official, is engaged to the second daughter of the Huayuan clan, Huayuan Izumo.

Sakurai Kaoru withdrew his gaze, but the image was burned into his mind with just one glance, and he couldn't get it off no matter what.She thought of the jailer's cold and sharp sarcasm in the past, he was right, she exhausted her spiritual power for him, but he put himself to death and ignored it.

The maid Xiaojiu once told her indignantly when she was dressing her up, that in the current rumors in the world of corpses and souls, it is said that Takigawa Aoba does not have much affection for her, and everything is her own wishful thinking.She smiled at the time, and found a handkerchief to wipe off the tears and snot on Xiao Jiu's face: "You and I have heard a lot of gossip, which one is not three-point true and seven-point false? What do you do to listen to those."

"Xiao Jiu, you know that I don't regret helping him like this."

She closed her eyes, she didn't believe it, Bai Xu had been separated for more than forty years, did he really have no nostalgia?

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When he met Takigawa Aoba for the first time, he was bruised and rescued by her with an arrow, but he only said thank you.At that time, she thought, this person is really indifferent to others.

Unexpectedly, after parting with Takigawa Aoba, she would often think of his cold and reticent appearance.Therefore, a few days later, she came to the wilderness where she met Takikawa Aoba for the first time, and she did not expect to see him: that day, he was wearing a green robe, sitting under a cherry tree with a relaxed expression, I don't know what I'm playing with in my hand.

As a result, after that, she seemed to be possessed, and ran to the cherry tree every morning, and then stood under the tree waiting for him to come.Over time, it became a habit.

Many years later, in a certain early spring, when the flowers were in full bloom, she stood under the cherry blossom tree again and waited for him. After a while, she saw the familiar figure not far away, full of grace and elegance, slowly falling in the middle of the dancing cherry blossoms. approach.

"You're here." Takigawa Aoba walked up to her, with a cool and pleasant voice, which entered her ears coolly, accompanied by gusts of breeze, which made her feel inexplicably moved.

He stretched out his hand and pinned her broken hair behind her ear: "You wait for me here every day." The petals swirled and fell, and he touched her face with his hand. She was a little nervous, and for a moment I don't know what to reply.The atmosphere seemed to freeze in an instant.

His chuckle came from above her head, and her cheeks were blushed immediately, and she didn't dare to look up at his expression.His thin lips parted slightly: "I seem to be tempted by you."

He leaned over slightly, held her face in one hand, then lowered his head and kissed her eyes, and sighed jokingly: "Huayuan Qianyin, what should I do with your appearance?"

"I..." She faltered, her heart beating violently.

"Come with me." He suddenly lowered his eyes to stare at her, his eyes were as dark as a pool of water, and he said every word very seriously: "I will always love you."

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Sakurai Kaoru felt his eyes wet.

In fact, she had expected the day when she would be separated from Takikawa Aoba.He kept silent about his past, and she had already guessed the reason for it to some extent, but she never thought that he would be a spiritual official in charge of a world with great power.On the day Takigawa Aoba came to say goodbye, she didn't show much emotion, because he held her hand and promised her that he would always love her, and if he gave him ten years, he would definitely love her. Will be back for her.

She believed it.

But she didn't expect that he would become so fast.The jailer kept mocking her, saying that Takigawa Aoba was going to marry her sister.She has always been unwilling to believe that, even though this is a certain fact, she still has such a hope in her heart, hoping that this is just his temporary expedient measure, and things will turn around.But……

She kept telling herself not to delve into why he never came to see her, why he was engaged, why...

An unprecedented despair surged in my heart.She endured the coldness and silence of the spiritual prison, and the bullying of the jailer, but at this moment, she couldn't stop crying.Only then did she understand that many things can only be truly driven into the abyss by seeing them with her own eyes.

It is said that Lingguan is cold, this is true.But, in that case, why didn't he treat himself coldly from the beginning?

Another gust of wind came rustlingly, as if a slender hand brushed her cheek, gently wiping away her tears.

Kaoru Sakurai was stunned, and asked blankly to the air in front of him, "It's you?"

"It's me," Dong Shilang stood in front of her with firm eyes, "I'll take you home."

"Execution—" the jailer in the audience roared.

A ball of flame suddenly appeared on the top of the copper pillar, and it expanded rapidly in just a few seconds, making a crackling sound.

Dong Shilang stabbed and pulled out the Zanpakudao: "Swastika, Dahonglian Binglunwan."

The situation changed suddenly.

The flame above the heart-corroding platform turned into a vicious bird with a long beak and sharp claws, flapping a pair of huge flaming wings and flew downward.

Dongshiro swung the ice wheel pill in a half arc in the air to the top of his head, the joints of his right hand holding the knife handle were clearly defined, and the protruding tendons could be seen faintly.And Hirinmaru's gleaming sharp blade was facing upwards, facing Firebird's big mouth.

"I won't let you die." He said in a deep voice.

The sky was already full of darkness at this time, and the jailers under the stage looked up in puzzlement one by one.Kaoru Sakurai always felt that there was a white shadow dangling in front of her eyes. If her hands were not bound, she really wanted to rub her eyes.

That voice just said to save her?After thinking about it, she always felt incredible. She was still immersed in the great pain caused by the memory just now, but when she heard that person's voice, she felt inexplicably at ease, and those bad emotions before were all gone. It vanished in an instant.

What happened to her heart?

With a bang, the ice and fire exchanged, shaking the dust and smoke far away.

The heart-eclipsing platform suddenly trembled slightly, and several cracks appeared on the stone slab under its feet.More and more dark clouds gathered in the sky.

Toshiro tightened his hand, the illusion had already begun to crumble, he only needed to hold on for a while, and he would be able to take Kaoru Sakurai out.

"Who are you?" Sakurai Kaoru felt that the white shadow in front of her eyes gradually became clearer. Although she still couldn't see the specific appearance, it should be the person who said to take her away: "Why did you come to save me?"

"Hitsugaya Toshiro." He said softly, "My name."

The firebird was still neighing, and icicles had formed on most of its wings. It twisted its body with difficulty, as if it was making a final struggle.

But at this moment, a thunder suddenly fell from the sky.

The moment the lightning illuminated the mid-air, Kaoru Sakurai suddenly saw the appearance of the person coming:

Silver hair, green eyes, tight lips, white feathers, and... that seemingly cold but gentle face.

"Hitsugaya... Toshiro?" Kaoru Sakurai repeated doubtfully, this name was no stranger to her.She frowned, feeling something was about to come out of her heart.

The firebird in the sky flapped its heavy wings clumsily, sending sparks flying everywhere.

Winter Shiro looked into her eyes.

It is these eyes that have accompanied him for decades, it is these eyes that often tease him with a smile, it is these eyes that he will never forget.Maybe those eyes had been on someone else all along.But Dong Shilang felt that these were insignificant compared to her safety.Even if she never loved him, he was still willing to stand up and protect her when she was most helpless.

"Sakurai," he softly called her name, put his other hand on her shoulder, his heart surged with enthusiasm, he couldn't help but kiss her lips: "Come back with me."

Kaoru Sakurai's mind exploded with a bang, Captain Hitsugaya, the captain Hitsugaya who had listened to her complaining non-stop for decades, and occasionally quarreled with her, was always able to put her life on the line. At that time, the one who came to rescue her desperately... that Captain Hitsugaya.

The past was poured into my mind like a raging tide.

From the corner of his eye, he seemed to see Takikawa Aoba standing aside with cold eyes.It was probably an illusion, that person hurt her too much, Kaoru Sakurai didn't want to think about it, but responded to Toshiro's kiss and accepted his breath.The sound of thunder fell into her ears, but she was unmoved.

It was still a predatory kiss, he pried open her lips and tongue, and held her chin with one hand, as if he would lose her as soon as he let go.

After a rumbling sound of cracking, the flames dissipated, the dark clouds disappeared, the sky cleared up again, and there was silence on the Eclipse Heart Terrace.

Toshiro let go of Kaoru Sakurai, swiped the Zanpakuto neatly, and the shackles that were originally tied to her hands were broken into several pieces, and fell to the ground with a clang: "Everything is over."

"Well," Sakurai Kaoru nodded, she was a little embarrassed by the kiss just now, she rubbed her red wrist, and was about to leave.

"Wait—" A thin and powerful arm stood in front of him, wasn't the captain standing behind?Kaoru Sakurai was a little strange, his gaze moved upwards—it was Takikawa Aoba.

"Why are you stopping me?" She looked at the person and said angrily.

"Chien-Sakurai," Takigawa Aoba was still wearing a wedding dress because he was in the illusion, but because he ran all the way here, he had already thrown away the complicated and obstructive wide-sleeved robe.The Lihun Realm has been broken, and he has recovered all his memories at this moment: "I have something to tell you."

Kaoru Sakurai looked a little sad, she looked at Toshiro, but he turned his face away and said nothing.

"Takikawa, those things are in the past, I don't want to mention them." She lowered her head, avoiding his gaze, and after 1000 years, she no longer wants to be trapped by the past: "However, you are willing to use the soul-resurrection technique to save me ,I am very grateful."

"I have to tell you something clearly," Takigawa Aoba suddenly held her hand, something flickered in his eyes: "I... didn't know that it was you who saved me. They all told me that it was Hua Hara Izumo gave up his spiritual pressure to be with me. I have no other choice but to accept the marriage contract first."

He knew he was sorry for her.If he hadn't noticed the spiritual pressure fluctuations from the Xixintai before the engagement ceremony started, and the strange eyes of everyone around after asking, he would have been kept in the dark.It's just that he was still one step too late - he didn't catch up with the love she gave, and he didn't catch up with saving her.

Sakurai Kaoru gently pulled out his hand.

"I thought about it, when I become a spirit official, when I have the right to contend with the cold laws of the spirit world, I will come back to you." His voice was a little choked, and after a moment of silence, he Only then continued: "I am serious about the ten-year agreement with you."

Kaoru Sakurai took a few steps towards Toshiro, and finally raised his head to meet his gaze, with a wry smile on his face: "But what's the use of that? I will still go to the heart-destroying platform, and I will still be lost."

"For you, I don't regret it." She walked around him, wearing a blue dress, just like the moment they first met, her voice was very soft, like a breeze:

"It's just that there is no fate between us. There is only miss."

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Volume [-] · Epilogue