Chapter 11

Looking out from the window of the castle where the four holy beasts were located, the gray mist shrouded the same cloudy and unknown sky, which was caused by the too thick density of monster energy in this area.The man in gray robe stood by the window and looked far away at the leaden gray block that made up the sky. His too slender figure almost blended into the shadow of the corner of the building.

"That... my lord?" Cautiously reminded, the clown didn't know why the Four Holy Beasts would let him find this guy in front of him. He looked like a mental patient that often appeared in the human world, and his whole body was exuding something that he didn't know today. The erratic breath of taking medicine.

"You have been in a daze many times along the way."

The shadow under the hood of the gray robe turned his head, and he could feel the eyes like the eyeballs of a doll silently resting on his face.

"I'm sorry." The unexpectedly slender voice, although extremely hoarse, can still hear the surprising true gender of the other party. "Please continue."

The clown didn't dare to neglect. Although the other party looked very polite, he had just witnessed the tragic scene of the person who died under her hands was bleeding and smashed into pieces.Bringing people into the circular room where the four holy beasts were, he left quickly.

Demon Street was originally the command headquarters of a certain criminal organization, and now it is the residence where youkai gather in the human world. Generally speaking, a false surface of peace is maintained under the coordination of the spirit world.The castles where the four holy beasts live are located at the four corners of the demon street, guarding the area they occupy.Beyond the demon street is a damp and dark rainforest, with strange and vicious large carnivorous plants growing, and groups of rotting ghosts.

There was no light in the circular meeting room, and it was deadly darkness.After a while, a muffled hum suddenly broke the silence, and the flames lit up the entire circular room.

The three holy beasts sat at three ends of the room, but the other chair was empty, and a huge red rock-shaped monster lay on the ground, which was clearly Xuanwu among the four holy beasts.

"Damn..." Xuanwu stood up from the ground again, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, the rock-shaped body kept changing, and a sharp knife fell out of it with a clang.

"It's still close, ho ho ho..." The hoarse voice was similar to the friction of rocks, "Although you found my core, you didn't smash it... I am still the one who wins!"

As soon as the words fell, a slight piercing sound came from his abdomen——he lowered his head in disbelief, and saw, among the rocks, deep in the deepest core-shaped rock, a point of a knife gleaming with silver light came from The inside slowly pokes out.

"Don't be ashamed, Xuanwu. When the temptation is reduced to a desperate struggle, then its existence is unnecessary." The one who spoke was Suzaku sitting in the center.

As a vicious monster, he looks like a young and handsome blond boy with a golden-green gemstone on his white forehead. "Are you the maker of the bug flute?"

He looked at the gray-robed man with great interest.The neutral appearance makes Suzaku look incompatible with the other three, but every move reveals an unattainable arrogance and coercion.

"You are very powerful. But why are you here? I don't remember that there is a character like you in the most evil wanted in the spirit world."

The gray-robed man stood in front of the door seemingly distracted, and it took him a long time to answer slowly, "I'm looking for something important. So, I have to pass here."

"The bug flute is, a gift."

The slender voice of a woman surprised the four of them, and they exchanged glances.Suzaku narrowed his eyes, "So it's Miss, I'm sorry," he changed his words politely.

"Anyway, welcome to Demon Street."

……

The cold liquid brushed against his cheeks, Rin opened his eyes wide reflexively, this time he didn't see the ghost with ketchup all over his face.In fact, in the pitch-black field of vision, it was difficult for her to see anything, she could only vaguely feel the cold ground below her back, and the lingering dampness between her clothes and hair.

So, she is outside?Rin twitched her fingers and groped to get up from the ground.At the last moment of the memory, the warm surface was torn apart, and a snow-like wind swept around the banshee, and then she seemed to fall into a dark abyss...

As an ordinary high school girl, even if she lives in the same room as a monster, she doesn't want to be exposed to the rain outside.Heck, there's nothing like damp laundry to debunk your night out, okay?

stab-

The sudden tearing of the gold foil sounded like a crash of thunder in the darkness.Rin stiffened her fingers unconsciously, a ray of bright golden light appeared within reach, and she was gradually able to see the surrounding scenes, the endless black sky, the shattered houses, and the continuous night rain that seemed to never stop.

The empty blackness was filled with cocoons of light, illuminating the overturned glove box not far away.A children's illustrated version of "Night on the Milky Way Railway" was stuck in the plastic crack, and the white corner of the bookmark was exposed above.

No, Rin rubbed her eyes and looked intently again.It wasn't a bookmark at all, it was a white... "petal?"

Unexpectedly, someone blew a breath behind her ear, Rin turned her head abruptly, and saw a face with expressionless face but bloody eyes, and unfortunately she was very familiar with it these days.

"..." Are all monster lairs following?The spirit behind this is too dedicated, right?

She took a few steps forward speechlessly, but suddenly there was nothing under her feet——a house whose outer wall can be easily cracked, you can't expect how hard and thick the floor is!Rin closed his eyes, ready to dislocate his ankle or even break his leg, but felt like he was stepping on a soft and fluffy cushion.

"This is……?"

She slowly opened her eyes, and the golden light of nothingness leaked from above the cracked wooden floor into the ground floor, and fine raindrops like needles fell into her pupils, illuminating the surroundings, one piece after another... from the arms to the shoulders, from the strands of hair. And the skirt, boundless, fluffy, pure white like snow.

Picking up a petal with her slender fingers, Rin slowly straightened her arm and brought it close to her eyes, "...it smells so good."

Not lingering, more difficult to be full-bodied.

But it seems to be faintly cool like the rain at night, which cannot be forgotten, and makes people unable to leave the fragrance of the word "sorrowful love".

"A person... cannot fall in love alone."

With a flash of inspiration in his mind, Rin turned over suddenly, hunched over and groped around, the white petals that looked like snow but not snow slid down along the trajectory of the action, "Hua Yu ran away violently, but there were other people in the room at that time. A person, where is he now, and what is going on...ah."

Passing through the fluffy and warm fragrance of flowers, the fingertips touched a piece of cold skin.Rin waved her arm vigorously, and the flowers that obstructed her vision were swept away, and the more bleak fragrance came to her face. She lowered her head and saw a face.

"Don't listen to persuasion, suddenly attack..."

The boy bent down slightly, with the tail of his long red hair falling on the uniform, and softly persuaded the person in front of him, "It's not a good habit."

The night rain receded and the dark clouds dissipated, only the flowers were falling like snow in the wind. The woman in kimono was half lying on the ground in front of him, her long light purple hair was covered with snow-colored flowers, her legs were gradually getting closer to the ground. The soil blends into one, and together with the powerless hands, it slowly reveals the twisted and twisted texture of wood under the clear moonlight, gradually deriving more and more knotted root systems.

"'Facing the end of the world, mourning the long-term parting, longing for the remaining life and lamenting the poverty of life'." The slender fingers picked up a petal that was blown by the wind, and without any movement, it dissipated silently into powdery powder, "Maybe it should be called 'Tonghu' Ms. Hanaba."

When she heard her name, the woman's fingers trembled slightly.

"Yeah, it's hard for a monster to love someone, and your petals say the same." When you let go of your hand, the petals were all shattered, and the fine powder disappeared in the night sky. Shadow, go without a trace, "Everyone around you is against you, but he still returned to his hometown and was framed and seriously injured by his missing relatives. It is just love, but it is so difficult to be restricted. This is why you hate the so-called 'rules' Reason."

As if understanding what he said, a faint watery light gradually filled the almond-colored eyes.

"You have worked very hard. As I said, I don't want to hurt women." Zangma said, "Besides, you just want the Sword of Subduing Demons..." He paused, his tone seemed apologetic, "It's really not here We have it."

"You are lying……"

The words revealed between the shallow lips are no different from flower petals, but the soft petals are still falling in large pieces, and a phantom gradually appears in mid-air, it is a huge and towering paulownia plant, the figure of the woman in kimono is gradually replaced by the thick The trunk engulfed.Realizing that the other party could not be persuaded, Kurama sighed and raised a hand.

"Wait a moment!"

Standing behind them, Rin was covered with fine petals from the top of her head to the hem of her skirt, and the pupils of Huayu's disappearing eyes accurately turned to her, but she threw the things she carried on the ground in a panic, and the rolled up quilt slightly Released, a little black hair was revealed in the gap.

There was almost visible anger burning in the brown eyes: "This person is the reason why you want the Demon Sword?"

"Be careful...to help..."

"You said that you travel all day to seek medical treatment, so I want to ask you, as a lover, how much time do you really spend by his side who is seriously ill?" Rin shouted loudly, "Can you feel the pain?" I exist, but I can't detect the changes in him who is close at hand. Why are you chopping, haven't you looked at him carefully—"

"This guy is already dead by tomorrow!"

As soon as the words fell, Huayu's pupils shrank suddenly, and the graceful appearance of a human woman disappeared completely, and the phantom became real. Huge eyes.

The aura that belonged to the demon was instantly strong, almost turning into a real liquid, which was suffocating.There was a flash in the depths of the apricot-colored pupils, and countless sharp leaves and branches stretched out, not just paulownia, in all directions, piercing the skin from the hidden roots of the underground, the branches twisted and circled like human hands, A huge birdcage was formed, completely enveloping the two of them.

"She's dying." Tibetan horse shouted in a low voice, his figure flashed rapidly, and the thorns and long whip cut off the tree blades on all sides, and stabbed at the flashing light deep in the eyes, but was knocked down by the sharp branches around him, " It actually removed all defenses and exposed the demon core."

"Does she want to die together?" Rin said.

"And who will die with?"

Across the murderous branches, the bright brown and green eyes looked at each other for a moment, and the answer was ready to come out.

"Could it be—me?" Rin couldn't laugh or cry, "Why is it me again?"

"Cough... Maybe it's because you just hit her weak point." Zangma explained implicitly, "Women generally don't like to be told directly about their feelings."

cold:"……"

Unexpectedly, a tree root suddenly protruded from the ground, wrapped around his ankle and pulled it, causing a sharp pain.The long whip that was originally stabbing at the demon core circled back, and with a hook and a swing, she was immediately hugged by the boy by the waist.

"It's not the time to talk about this." Rin raised his hand and pushed him. "I can hold on for a while by myself, and you'll be fine if you get rid of the demon core quickly."

"That's not acceptable," Kurama said, "There's no reason to abandon your partner."

"It's not abandonment, it's cooperation!" Rin raised his voice unconsciously, "Bait, it's bait! Haven't you heard of it, playing hard to get, trying to get rid of the mountain--now!"

The hand on the waist loosened in response, the feeling of weightlessness fell down the long hair, and the branch twisted into a military thorn suddenly stabbed.Rin gritted her teeth, raised her leg and stepped on the branch, using the reaction force to change the momentum, dodging the next few hits in the air before landing.While the toes were touching the ground, the calf was gathering strength to run wildly, but was stopped by another person.

The murderous paulownia branches stopped suddenly, and the trembling branches looked like an unbelievable face.

"It's you?" Rin blurted out.

What appeared in the suddenly enlarged field of vision was the back of a young man he had never seen before.The face cannot be seen, but the arms are stretched like outstretched wings, which is undoubtedly a defensive posture.

She subconsciously stretched her hand over the other's shoulder, and when she saw that face again, the scene of the other person lying lifelessly among the flowers with closed eyes also appeared before her eyes, "So you are..."

The young man opened his mouth to speak to her for the first time, but his expression suddenly became still, and then suddenly became extremely frightened, even strangers could see his pain—poof!As if a wisp of smoke cleared away, the ghost disappeared without a trace.

Rin: "..." So he ascended to heaven?Is this guy here to be funny?

But Hua Yu didn't give her any more time to complain in her heart. At the moment when the ghost disappeared, it was like the last straw falling out of control. The ground in a radius of ten miles shook violently, and the paulownia birdcage let out a long cry of mourning like a ghost crying.Tears as bright as blood dripped slowly from the huge apricot-colored eye mask, and the next second, the pupil was pierced mercilessly by the barbed rose whip.The birdcage exploded, as if the last fireworks were lit, and all the sharp branches and wood exploded silently in the field of vision, turning into fluttering flowers and blowing snow.

The author has something to say:

"'Facing the great limit, mourning the long-term farewell, nostalgic for the remaining life and lamenting the poverty of life'... Maybe it should be called 'Tonghu'..."

PS: "Facing the end of the world, mourning the long-term parting, nostalgia for the remnant life and lamenting the poverty of life" - the rich translation of the poems recited by Tonghu in "The Tale of Genji" before his death. Said that Tibetan horses can see the variety of flower feathers is also the meaning of paulownia

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