Events from the past emerge one by one.

The faces of his colleagues passed before his eyes.

Really...

"...That's right."

All returned to silence.

Tsurumaru Kuninaga opened his eyes, and the familiar black came into view.

He has been up and down here for a long time, but now there is another figure.

It was she who made the sound and pulled him out of that distant memory.

"I'm sorry." She said again, her voice was soft and soft, as if it was the first time they met, looking up at Fu Sangshen lying among the flower branches, she let out a slight exclamation.

"Let you look at those memories again."

Tsurumaru Kuninaga suddenly woke up.

He met a pair of eyes.

Qing Lingling, like a flowing spring, reflects his current appearance, but there is no surprise or fear.

Then the corners of the eyes curled up like spring cherry blossoms: "Is this your real appearance?"

Fu Sangshen's body was trapped in the thick black mist, as if stuck in a spider's web, unable to move.

"With the help of Honmaru's power, you crossed over to the other side and successfully woke up."

"But I can't leave from now on, hunting the god judges, seizing spiritual power, and making offerings to Honmaru."

"...Soon, I will become like this too. Being swallowed, nothing will be left."

The darkness slowly dissipated.

Tsurumaru Kuninaga finally saw her appearance clearly.

The girl crossed the steps and walked to the door of Honmaru. In front of her was a sword suspended in mid-air.

At that moment, what appeared in Fu Sangshen's mind was actually doubts.

——How does the human body bear so much damage?

She seemed to be bathed in red rain, so her whole body was dyed the color of blood.

Thousands of swords cut through the flesh and blood, nailed her feet to the ground, and pierced her hands.

put her...

This is really...

Fu Sangshen slowly grasped the knife. He couldn't see his expression, so he couldn't detect that his current expression was so mournful.

"This, this is really..." He raised the knife, trying to show his usual smile, but even his voice was trembling, "...a terrific shock?"

"Well, I was lucky, I didn't die immediately." The girl said softly, she could not move at all, and her breathing was also extremely weak.

She showed a smile: "So, the contract is about to be completed."

"...That's not okay?" Fu Sangshen raised his hand, and the tip of the blade shone with an ominous dark light, "If, let you succeed, I will..."

He seemed to want to say some more vicious words, but because of trembling, he accidentally cut the girl's skirt, and then——

bang.

As if frightened, Fu Sangshen let go of his hand suddenly, and the sword fell on the stone steps with a dull sound.

The slender and sharp long blade reflected the cold light, Fu Sangshen's face showed a dazed expression, he seemed to have never expected such a thing to happen, he looked at his palm, then raised his hand——

He stretched out his arms and suddenly embraced Lu Qiaoqiao.

It was like a piece of snow, gently covering the sight.

His hand circled around the girl's back, avoiding all her wounds, and landed on her shoulder, just pressing in vain, without touching.Looking from behind, it seemed as if he was embracing her in his arms.

"... let's run away."

He said.

Fu Sangshen's voice was low.

The lone crane lowered its head, and said again in an unusually soft voice: "Let's run away."

"I beg you."

"You will die..." He folded his arms, and this time he really embraced the girl in his arms. The blood stained his clothes, so he seemed to be bathed in blood, and he was about to die from serious injuries.

- will die.

A cold hand gently touched his cheek.

Tsurumaru Kuninaga suddenly raised his head, and met a pair of eyes.Like flowing springs flowing in one vein, it clearly reflected his face.

"...Are you going to let me escape again?"

"I've been thinking, why do I open my eyes, I'm in the celebration, and then I saw you and the little fox. Even if it's a dream, it's not unfounded."

The girl lowered her head slowly, she closed her eyes, and approached Fu Sangshen, her black hair hanging down on his skirt.

"...that's the scent."

"Faintly, like Yetan, I... have smelled it before."

— at the celebration.

……

…………

The celebrations in Heian-kyo had already begun before they knew it.

At night, the streets of the city brighten up for the first time.

I don't know which family hung up the lantern, followed by the second and third... The lights stretched into a long dragon, dispelling the darkness, trapped in the city of ghosts for a long time, and finally seemed to see the sun through the clouds and dissipate the haze.

This season, it is the depth of spring, the wind blows, and the cherry blossoms fall in the hair.

Lu Qiaoqiao reached out to pick off the petals that fell between her eyebrows. The faint yellow light was smudged with the light beige falling flowers. The stream of people passed by her. There were snack vendors scattered on both sides of the street, and she was holding a bunch of dumpling in her hand.Three colors, clustered on a bamboo stick, exudes a sweet smell.

But she couldn't care less about eating.

Because, she and...everyone.

got separated.

Surrounded by a stream of people, this corner is dimly lit, and the night cherry blossoms behind are in full bloom, and the falling flowers are swirling like silent rain.

She looked around, but didn't see any familiar figure.

Lu Qiaoqiao was engrossed in watching, she took a step forward, but bumped into an embrace unexpectedly.

"Oh."

The slightly cool body temperature surrounded her, and then a hand gently held her arm and helped her up.

She blinked her eyes, and when she looked up, she saw a snow-white figure.

This should be a man, wearing a white haori and a beautifully made mask.

There is a faint fragrance in his bosom, very light, like Ye Tan, fleeting.

Lu Qiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, and it took a while before she came back to her senses. She got up quickly: "I'm sorry."

"..."

Without saying a word, he let go of his hand.Gently rolled up the white sleeves.

Lu Qiaoqiao blinked and thanked again: "Thank you just now."

"...Uh, I'm bothering you anyway."

"You... What's the matter?" He kept looking at her.

No matter what Lu Qiaoqiao said, the other party was just silent.He didn't leave, just stared at her like that.The eyes behind the mask seemed to melt the lamplight, flickering with fine golden light.

The petals swirled and landed in her hair, the light dragged her shadow long, Lu Qiaoqiao hesitated for a while, then raised the ball in her hand.

"This... for you? As a thank you."

Then she heard a chuckle.

The very familiar tone seemed to be amused, so he finally couldn't hold back his serious surface and revealed his true nature.

However, Lu Qiaoqiao was taken aback.

Before she could move, she was held by the wrist, and then he pushed the mask up slightly, revealing a beautiful chin, then bent down, raised her hand, and bit a ball.

crunch.chew.

"Hmm..." He showed his sharp canine teeth, which were white and white, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curled up, "It's so sticky."

Lu Qiaoqiao: Hey!

"Hey, do you want to run away? That's not okay."

Fu Sangshen chuckled, his other hand had circled around the girl's shoulder, and gently pressed her shoulder.So now he is standing behind her, as if embracing her.

"Hush—" Fu Sangshen whispered next to her ear.

Then he lowered his head, and under Lu Qiaoqiao's gaze, he calmly opened his mouth and bit.

"Ahhh."

Divide the remaining meatballs.

ate up……

The last dumpling also disappeared between his teeth, and Fu Sangshen thought about it for a while before letting go of his hand reluctantly: "Thank you for the hospitality."

The force that restrained her relaxed, Lu Qiaoqiao didn't delay for a second, like a fish, she scuttled out, ran a few steps, but stopped again.

I don't know when, a group of swimming black mist actually enveloped this place. The pitch-black mist seems to have a substance, flowing in this corner, quietly isolating this place. Occasionally, people passing by here seem to be blinded. He closed his eyes, turning a blind eye to this weird mist.

"Oh, are you calling those Fusangshen? It's useless, don't waste your energy."

Lu Qiaoqiao turned around, and saw him standing quietly behind her with his arms folded.

"Inside." The corners of his mouth slightly curved, "Your voice cannot be conveyed."

No matter what expression Lu Qiaoqiao had on her face, she just sighed softly in her heart.

"What do you want to do again?" she said, "Tsurumaru Kuninaga."

"..."

He remained silent, reaching out to take off the mask.

The mask with the strange lines moved away, the lights turned around, reflecting his face, the snow-haired and golden-eyed Fusangshen seemed to come from the other side.

"Hey," he smiled, but there seemed to be mist in his eyes, "I've been seen through."

Lu Qiaoqiao took a step back, raised her hands, and made a gesture of rejection.

"It was you who blocked my spiritual power?"

"How did you do it?" She frowned slightly, "You want to..."

She didn't finish her sentence.

There was a sudden darkness in front of Lu Qiaoqiao, and before Lu Qiaoqiao had time to react, Fu Sangshen was already standing in front of her.She opened her eyes wide, a faint fragrance surrounded her, and she heard a very soft voice saying: "... run away."

"……what?"

"Let's run away," Tsurumaru Kuninaga lowered his head, and Lu Qiaoqiao was shrouded in shadow.His smile disappeared, and it seemed that he was extremely serious. "Stop worrying about these things."

"Go back to your own world."

Lu Qiaoqiao: (⊙⊙)...

"You've been hurting all the time," Tsurumaru Kuninaga's voice was soft, sounding like he was dreaming, "Arms, shoulders, palms...why, if it hurts like this, wouldn't it be better to run away. The sword pays the funeral god……"

The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and his tone was almost self-deprecating: "It's just a group of killers that will bring you an unfortunate fate."

"..."

"Looking at your expression, you are surprised, don't you want to?"

Fu Sangshen took a step forward, almost sticking to the girl's body, "It's okay, if...you don't like your original world, I can send you to a place of your dreams."

"The sword pays off the gods, and it can go back in time and space. This world has extended countless parallel planes. What do you like? It doesn't matter what it is."

"so……"

……

…………

"...So," Tsurumaru Kuninaga's voice was low, "Why did you come back?"

The dark and sticky fog, like a spider web, wrapped around Lu Qiaoqiao's body layer by layer.It was getting thicker and thicker, at first it was only on her ankles, but after a while, it had already spread to her waist.

"Are you referring to the fact that I returned to Honmaru from the parallel world?"

"Thinking about it now, I'm still very surprised," the girl smiled easily. She raised her head, as if recalling something, "I actually saw my mother like that. It's so good..."

"In that case! Then you—"

"Because none of that belongs to me." Lu Qiaoqiao interrupted him.

"If it's a hallucination or a dream, I might be addicted to it, at least I have to finish the meal my mother cooked." She smiled softly, "But it's not a dream, it's another world."

Belongs to another "Lu Qiaoqiao" world.

Her smile disappeared: "How can I take away the fate of others."

"Although I really want to taste my mother's dishes again, I don't have the qualifications. The meals she made with all her heart are not for me, and the "daughter" she is waiting for is not me." Lu Qiaoqiao's voice Can't hear any emotion, just talking calmly.

"But... I'm very happy." She said softly, her voice was like bubbles floating in the air, "I'm so happy, in a certain world..."

——And that future.

The black mist spread to Lu Qiaoqiao's neck, as if it was strangling her throat.Honmaru seemed to be trembling, and the remaining light was crumbling.

Immediately afterwards, the ground actually began to "fall".

To be precise, it's not the ground, but a layer of phantom, peeled off from the main pill, dragging its prey, and falling towards the abyss.

Fu Sangshen's already pale face lost the last trace of blood.He held Lu Qiaoqiao's arms tightly, and his voice changed suddenly: "Hello——"

"Shh..." The girl raised her hand, she smiled, and made the usual move of Fu Sangshen, her body rippled and opened the phantom, which was the proof that her soul was being dragged out of her body forcibly .

"Think about it carefully, you told me three times to run away."

"The first time was at a celebration. I thought... 'Oops, I'm going to get another bite', like that."

"The second time is... when the space is opened."

At that time, Fu Sangshen with white hair and golden pupils had the same mourning expression on his face.Silently said: Run away.

"Then...just now."

"If I knew there would be such consequences from the beginning, I would definitely try to escape."

"However, I have already met Qing Guang, Tui, and Gu Gu, Lord of the first phase, Xiaohu Wandian."

"And..." Lu Qiaoqiao tilted her head slightly, and said in a light tone, "Mr. Sanriyue."

--so what?

Is it worth it to spend such a short time acquainting these Touken Fusangshen?

Tsurumaru never spoke, but Lu Qiaoqiao seemed to hear it.

"This question is really difficult to answer."

"In fact, everything happened so fast that I didn't have much time to think."

"Fortunately, I don't feel regretful now."

that's enough.

How can it be as desired.

But please be worthy of my heart.

The black mist completely engulfed her.

At this moment, everything suddenly fell, as if the city collapsed and the world collapsed, Tsurumaru Kuninaga was also wrapped in it, the surroundings became pitch black, and there was no sound at all. In the pure darkness, only the girl's soul, Radiating brilliance.

This light is so insignificant, it's just a little light from the soul, it seems that it will be completely engulfed by darkness in the next second, but the black mist whirls around like a beast in shackles.

How greedy is this "Honmaru" that wants to devour everything, and it wants to cross the boundary of the other side at all costs, but now it is struggling, unable to cross that weak barrier.

——The barrier formed by the soul named "Lu Qiaoqiao".

She raised her hand, and a short knife floated out of the darkness.

That is five tigers back.

Then there is the bone scorpion Toshiro.

The first phase and one shock, California Qingguang, Xiaohuwan...

These were summoned by "Honmaru", or were connected with Foxnosuke, so the Token Fusangshin who became bound without knowing it were gently cut off by those hands. " connection.

They slowly floated up and headed towards the bright world.

At the same time, she is falling towards a deeper abyss.

Sanri Yue Zongjin was also supported by her, and went back up.

Only Tsurumaru Kuninaga remained.

Fu Sangshen still maintained his human posture, showing a painful expression for the first time.

"When I fell here, I realized that you have been regretting it all along."

"You don't regret killing your companion."

Because he is willing to bear the crime of killing his colleagues and lord alone.

"I don't regret hunting the god judge."

Because those who kill are the ones who deserve to die.

"I don't regret living."

Even with this attitude.

Tsurumaru Kuninaga is an imperial treasure, the sword of the gods in the shrine, and in a longer history, he is a sharp blade that crosses the battlefield.

Fu Sangshen, who has spanned thousands of years, has trekked the boundary between life and death, and returned to the world again.He didn't worry about it until he opened the magic box with his own hands and said that sentence to Shikigami.

'How about finding a judge. '

Since then, he has suffered the punishment of remorse.

Let innocent people fall into hell, no matter how much kindness she has, all the kindness turns into sharp knives, returning mercilessly, cutting himself.

"Haha, I'm so surprised."

Lu Qiaoqiao actually laughed: "Using the words you often say... Are you scared?"

"Then," she stretched out her hand, pressed on Tsurumaru Kuninaga's chest, and pushed gently.

Fu Sangshen swayed leisurely, like a feather, floating upwards.

"Please continue to live."

Regret is also good, or be relieved in time.Those are miracles that can only happen if you are alive.

"It's your punishment."

Fu Sangshen's body changed, and quickly turned into the main body, which was an extremely beautiful sword.The scabbard is composed of snow-white scabbard and dark gold decoration, with a slender but sharp body.Swim up, out of this boundless darkness.

And Lu Qiaoqiao finally fell into the bottom of the abyss.

All that can be seen are the wreckage of the sword, which is difficult to measure.From above these wreckages, a viscous, mist-like thing rose slowly.

"It's so strange, is the soul also sentient?" the girl said softly, looking at her palm.The mist entangled and wrapped around her arm, and then it burned violently like a flame.

Her arms were scorched black immediately, and the fire spread rapidly, enveloping her in an instant, and burning her into a coke.

Then scabbed, flaked, weathered... the whole process happened in the blink of an eye.

She appeared again, but her soul shrank slightly.

"...I, now I finally understand why Mr. Yaolang said...it's like hell." The girl said with difficulty, "Haha, unexpectedly...there is karma."

Since the birth of this "Honmaru", it has continuously attracted the remnants of swords and swords to fall here, thousands, tens of thousands... It is difficult to measure.The fire of evil karma born from this resentment is not far from the fire of karma in hell.

The fire of evil karma pierces the body with thousands of blades.

This is the fate she will face.

The flames surged again, and she felt some tiny memories, like evaporated water vapor, disappearing silently.

So that's how... memory is "soul", as long as her memory is burned up, and then the soul is devoured, it will be easy.

Lu Qiaoqiao heard the silent questioning, as if countless voices gathered together and questioned her.

——How long can you last?

"I don't know about that either." She smiled softly, "For the time being, let's wait until 'Lu Qiaoqiao' dies."

……

…………

It is not yet summer, but the weather has already revealed the power of heat.

Knowing that he was neighing in the shade of the trees, and spots of light fell on the ground, Lu Qiaoqiao opened his eyes, and saw a rusted stop sign.

She was sitting in the waiting room under the shade of a tree, with a suitcase at her feet.

She froze for a moment, then suddenly raised her hand to cover her mouth.

"Ah...this is..."

This was when she had just paid off the rent and was about to return to her hometown to study.

Then next, it should be...

Lu Qiaoqiao stood up suddenly, as if looking forward to it. The next second, a middle-aged woman walked into the waiting room.

She was wearing decent clothes, with a bag in her hand, her temples were slightly frosted, but her complexion was not bad.

The moment their eyes met, the middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment, she looked at Lu Qiaoqiao in a daze, her eyes were both familiar and unfamiliar.

"Girl," she said gently, "take the car."

Lu Qiaoqiao sat back slowly, and after a long time, she said, "Yes."

The scent of green grass wafts in the wind.The noise of the crowd can be heard in the distance, as if a school is holding a sports meeting.

The middle-aged woman sat down beside her, and after a while, she turned her head to look at Lu Qiaoqiao: "I don't know why, but I always think you are very kind."

Lu Qiaoqiao smiled, but did not speak.

"Girl, where are you going?"

"Qingtan County."

"Qingtan County?" The middle-aged woman showed a surprised expression, and she responded uncomfortably, "Oh, oh..."

"Qingtan County," she sighed after a while, "I've stayed there before."

"...are you a local?"

"No," the middle-aged woman shook her head, "I was married. Later..."

She didn't know what was going on, her face suddenly turned pale, and she stopped speaking stiffly.

Lu Qiaoqiao then changed the subject: "Speaking of which, where are you going?"

"I'm going home," the middle-aged woman smiled slightly, "I woke up this morning and found that my son didn't bring lunch, so I just sent it to him."

"No," she pointed to the school not far away, "he is studying there."

"..."

"Speaking of which, my son looks a bit like you, girl." She turned her head and looked at Lu Qiaoqiao carefully, her expression became gentler the more she looked.

"I don't know why, but I like you as soon as I see you. I always feel like I've seen you somewhere."

"I..." Just as Lu Qiaoqiao said a word, the middle-aged woman stood up in a hurry.

"The car is here." She looked back at Lu Qiaoqiao, then waved her hand, "Girl, goodbye."

"Wait!" Lu Qiaoqiao hurriedly chased her out, the heat wave was coming, the wheels were covered with dust, and they drove onto the road in a blink of an eye.

Dust covered her face, and she watched the vehicle go away, gradually becoming a black spot.Before the words were spoken, they stayed in the throat forever.

She still maintained the posture of raising her hand. After a long time, a tear trail overflowed from her eyes, silently.

"Ah... Really." She lowered her head and rubbed her eyes, "Let me think about it again."

"Already here?"

When she turned around, she saw a monstrous black flame behind her.

The flame moved forward slowly, wherever it burned, the scenery there would be shattered like a phantom.

The life of "Lu Qiaoqiao" seemed to be fragmented, escaping from the flames.

Life before the age of six was ordinary, and she was still very naughty at that time.

Then came a turning point of fate - the father, who was the breadwinner of the family, fell ill and could no longer work.

Poverty, stress, quarrels... She gradually became less naughty.

Then one night, through the crack of the door, I watched my mother leave quietly.

——“I hope my mother can come home.”

In her world, this is just hope after all.

Then there is now.

Lu Qiaoqiao lowered her head and looked at the suitcase at her feet.

"Oops, I can't even remember why I moved, but I still vaguely remember..."

Father's illness seems to be cured.Then on a certain ordinary day, he took away the family's money, left a letter, and left quietly.

She received the letter, and at this station, she waited for the bus to her hometown Qingtan County.

The mother who had been away for several years met again by accident.But he didn't recognize her anymore.

——This is one of her deepest memories.

Lu Qiaoqiao sighed, she turned around and sat down on the seat in the waiting room.

"It's really like a dream." She whispered, "Mom."

Then the flames surged, completely engulfing the crumbling waiting room.

The last ray of brilliance was also burned out.

There is nothing left of this "person" Lu Qiaoqiao.

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