Hua Ying's old dream

Konoha once thought that Qiongtian knew that he would look through her collection of emas, but later he discovered that all of this was the idea of ​​the imaginary brocade fox.

In the afternoon of that day, Qiongtian took all kinds of snacks bought at the summer festival and shared them with Konoha, and instead of the twelve orders, she was as lively and lovely as a human girl.Konoha once wanted to ask her about Suzuko in the Ema fantasy, but found that all the small pieces of wood scattered on the ground had been put away by category, and a letter written on the last drawer containing Uncle Aoka Ema was firmly pasted. The seal of Qiongtian's name.

Qiongtian smiled and teased Konoha, although he was a boy but was much neater than her, Konoha was embarrassed, he felt sorry for mistakenly looking at Qiongtian's personal belongings, but he didn't intend to because he still wanted to know more. stop here.

How did I unknowingly opened the sealed drawer?Konoha thinks of that big furry fox, which seems to be by Qiongtian's side, but secretly comes out to guide Konoha, what purpose does it have?Konoha tried her best to calm down, so as not to be seen as guilty by Qiongtian, and there was no need to ask Qiongtian about Suzuko's matter, since Jinhu wanted to let herself see all this, it should answer for itself.

But after Ema finished tidying up, what excuse did he have to stay here?Konoha thought nervously, afraid that Qiongtian would open his mouth to chase away the guests, but Qiongtian never mentioned it. The two of them had a full meal together, and played cards and bouquets for the whole afternoon. Qiongtian had a great time, holding hands Teach Konoha various ways to play.Konoha could see that this divine girl who would soon dissipate was sincerely happy, but there seemed to be an undercurrent in the depths of her emotions, and she flicked her three tails back and forth, as if she didn't care.

Just like this, we spent an afternoon full of laughter and laughter.

Time passed quickly. Although they ate a lot of snacks, the two of them still felt the protest of their stomachs when night fell.Qiongtian loses the dice, so Jinhu goes to town with her to find some food, and Konoha takes them to the cherry blossom tree at the gate of the shrine to watch them disappear in the mist.

The atmosphere behind him gradually became strange. When Konoha returned to the shrine, the furry back of the Phantasm Brocade Fox was already waiting for him.The seal on Qiongtian's drawer was torn off, revealing a pile of ema underneath, with blue-green fox fire burning in the brazier.

"I'll be waiting for Konoha to come back..."

"I really want to find brother Konoha as soon as possible!"

"Please bless Konoha with everything."

"Master God, please save Konoha..."

Konoha was taken aback, why did Ema show up her name one after another?The handwriting left by the pencil is crooked, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, and it looks like a child's handwriting, but except for the inscription "Suzuko" on the last sheet, other names are unknown to Konoha.

Thinking back to my parents' childhood, I spent it with my friends going up the mountain and down the river, laughing and playing. Is it the same in my own childhood?Are these names that I don't remember now, are they once very good friends?

But why would they ask the gods... to save themselves?

Konoha throws the Emas into the fox fire, and an unusually clear illusion unfolds in her mind. Even after a long distance in time and space, Konoha can still feel the anxious and sincere mood of the wisher, hesitant to confess, and looking forward to the gods Unlike Uncle Qinggang who pushed him, these children have clear expectations for Qiongtian.

The first painted horse was burned, and a small wooden house in the mountain forest was vaguely visible. It was left by the old lumberjacks. Although it was in disrepair and piled up with junk, it was a paradise for children.A pretty girl with half-long hair is busy inside and out, decorating the scarred wooden wall with old ribbons collected from everywhere, and the child-like Konoha follows her, handing over a ribbon that was once used to decorate the cake box .The delicate girl has nimble fingers, and in a blink of an eye, she weaves a ribbon flower. She hangs it under the eaves, and turns her head and smiles softly at Konoha.

The second painted horse was burned, and there was laughter and noise from far to near. It was a severe winter, and the children chased and beat and ran to the river.The river originates from the mountains, but both the mountains and the plains are covered with thick ice.A snowball flew over and hit a thick-headed little boy. He looked around and saw Konoha hiding behind Suzuko, giggling and giggling. The snowball fight started like this.

The third ema was burned, it was a beautiful evening, the children stood at the end of the forest, looking at the mountains in the distance, the tallest boy pretended to be a big brother, he picked up the things on the ground The fallen leaves explained the plant species in the forest in a decent manner.A call came from a distance, it was time for dinner, someone called out, and everyone rushed towards the small town at the foot of the mountain where the smoke was rising like a race.Konoha fell to the last, panicked and almost fell, but was grabbed by the tall boy, and the two caught up with the large group together.

The fourth painted horse is burned, and the river rushes past. July and August are the rainstorm season. With the branches and leaves, the sediment flows straight down.Stepping on the slippery stones and soil, Suzuko, who was following behind everyone, slipped and fell, and was submerged by the rushing river in an instant.I have never seen this kind of battle before, before the children were frightened, Konoha plunged into the river without hesitation, and the two of them disappeared together in the vast waves.

It was already several hours later when the children, whose hands and feet were weak from fright, ran back to the town crying and shouting.Aunt Etsuko passed out when she heard the bad news. Konoha's mother held her calmly, but her knuckles were already turning white.The search and rescue team dispatched collectively, went into the mountains overnight with flashlights and shouted along the river bank, and finally found Suzuko who had been pushed ashore behind a big rock, but Konoha was nowhere to be found.

Suzuko was brought home just like that. She was soaked, her lips were blue, and she was bedridden with a high fever for a whole week, but she finally recovered.But no one saw Konoha again, so he just disappeared in the icy river. The search and rescue team searched the entire mountain forest, but found no trace left by Konoha.The longer the time, the less likely it is to survive. In the end, when everyone came to visit Konoha's parents, the words of relief changed from "I believe he will come back" to "Condolences and obedience".

Konoha's parents were silent. At this time, it is meaningless to ask "who proposed to go up the mountain in such dangerous weather". Mental burden?As if they had made an agreement, everyone gradually kept secret about that rainy night, as if they would disturb something untouchable if they mentioned it.

The adults cautiously and cautiously distanced themselves from each other, and the prohibition on the children became stricter, and the laughter and laughter in the streets and alleys were no longer heard, replaced by the tight confinement of staying at home.But the children have their own ideas, even if they are immature, they still want to do something for their former friends.

So Suzuko sneaked out from the house and called the other children. The four of them had nothing to do but came to the shrine quietly.They walked up the path, cleaned their hands, clapped their hands, rang the bell, and then hung the painted horses with their wishes on the wooden stand, asking the gods to have mercy on their best friends.

The messy picture flashed before my eyes, and the fragments of the plot spelled out a complete memory.Konoha suddenly remembered their names: the gentle and quiet Qianxia, ​​the mischievous Ming, the knowledgeable and prudent Xingchuan... and the clever and lovely neighbor Suzuko.

They once prayed to Qiongtian very earnestly, but they couldn't wait until they came back.

"So..." Konoha woke up Jinhu, who was almost asleep, and his voice was a little dry after a long time: "Am I going to die like this?"

"No." Hearing the footsteps coming from the courtyard, Jinhu swung his tail to extinguish the fox fire: "You survived."