The population of Shikatori Town is small, and most of them are elderly.
The Shikatori Festival is probably the most important event in this town, perhaps on par with the annual New Year.
There were many trees planted on both sides of the street, half of which were fiery red maple trees, and the leaves on the other half of the trees had fallen clean, but Gu Bei still knew that this was a cherry blossom variety called "Gaoyuan Xiaobian".
There are three famous spots for cherry blossom viewing in Japan. Among them, not far from here, Takato Castle Park, also located in Nagano, has this kind of cherry blossoms.
Compared with the Somei Yoshino Sakura, the flowers of Takato Kohigan are smaller and redder. There are about 1,500 trees in the entire Takato Castle Park. When they are in full bloom, the entire park is dyed light red.
Therefore, Takato Castle Park has been famous as "the best cherry blossoms in the world" since ancient times. It has also been selected as one of the "Top 100 Best Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots in Japan".
But unfortunately, the flowering period of this kind of flower is in early April, so Gu Bei may not have the chance to see it.
It is worth mentioning that it was Eri Yi who recognized this flower.
The little girl seems to have a special love for cherry blossoms. There are many flowers that she cannot recognize, but she can distinguish the various varieties of cherry blossoms.
Even Gu Bei felt a little incredible.
Along the way, Gu Bei and Eryi saw many smiling old people picking up a red leaf under the maple tree on the roadside.
I asked someone about it and found out that this is the custom of deer sacrifice.
The Shikatori Festival is held twice a year, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom and when the maple leaves are in red. People will take the beautiful cherry blossoms and blazing maple leaves home to keep them. It is said that whose cherry blossoms are the most beautiful and whose maple leaves are the warmest. , the deer spirit will send blessings to whose family it is.
Gu Bei smiled after hearing this, but Eryi lowered her body, carefully picked out a fiery red maple leaf, and inserted it into Gu Bei's tied hair.
The shiny black hair suddenly seemed to burst into flames, it was so beautiful.
Gu Bei was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: "Does it look good?"
Eriyi nodded: "Lu Ling will definitely bless you."
"No."
Gu Bei shook his head, stretched out his hand and cut off a piece of maple red like the sunset from the tree, and put it into Hui Liyi's red hair. The two reds were paired together, but they did not merge, but complemented each other.
Gu Bei grabbed Eli Yi's hand: "The deer spirit will bless us."
"Um."
Erika nodded vigorously.
The two of them wandered around the town. There weren't as many fun things here as in Tokyo, but Eriki seemed to never get tired of them.
The setting sun glowed red, and the slanting sunlight cast down from the shade of the trees. The two of them walked hand in hand on the street illuminated by the afterglow. The fallen leaves of the maple trees covered the entire street, and the red or yellow leaves were so dense that they could even be seen on the ground paved with bluestones. Out of sight, the two of them stepped on this mottled carpet, seemingly going to the end of their lives.
The two of them are already handsome men and beautiful women, and with the bonus of beautiful scenery, the number of people turning back has increased dramatically. An elderly couple even came up to ask when they were going to get married.
marry?
Gu Bei felt an extreme sense of detachment for a moment.
It's not that he doesn't want to marry Eri Yi, or that he doesn't like Eri Yi, but that he hasn't thought about it at all.
From the time he traveled to the present, he has tightened himself up every moment. Apart from practicing, becoming stronger, building forces, and intrigues, he really doesn't seem to have much time to do other things.
It's like he has no love life. He has been worrying about other things. Occasionally, he worries about emotional matters and helps Lu Mingfei, Chu Zihang or Nuo Nuo.
He always says that others cannot recognize his emotions, but when will he understand his own emotions?
Even the communication between him and Eri Yi was through a long distance using mobile phones as a medium.
Although Eriyi didn't mind it, she actually found it interesting.
But it was only at this time that Gu Bei realized that this way of getting along was wrong.
Although it was still a little early to talk about falling in love, there was no doubt that he liked Hui Liyi, but he didn't spend as much time with Hui Liyi as he did with Chu Zihang.
Because in his opinion, there is still a long time between him and Eri Yi.
When will you graduate...
When will the practice be successful...
When will the aristocratic family be wiped out...
When will the relationship between aliens and hybrids be resolved...
There are always endless reasons.
It seems that as long as there are these reasons, the huge proposition of marriage cannot be settled.
But reasons will always run out.
When the word "marriage" was placed firmly in front of Gu Bei, what Gu Bei felt was confusion and fear.
It turns out that even the founder who has access to everything, the bridge between aliens and hybrids, the most powerful man in the world, would still feel like he couldn't settle down.
I wonder if the two guys Odin and Lu Mingze will be the same.
As if sensing Gu Bei's uneasiness, Eryi held Gu Bei's hand tightly: "What's wrong?"
Gu Bei fell out of his thoughts, looked at Eryi's worried eyes, and suddenly felt that everything seemed unimportant again.
Liking and love are not important, nor are alien hybrids or dragons. What happened in the past and what will happen in the future is none of his business!
What's important now is that Eri is by his side.
"nothing."
Gu Bei turned his hand, and the two of them changed from holding hands to interlocking their fingers. Eli Yi's hand was very small, so Gu Bei only clasped the first few knuckles.
Eryi didn't speak, but scratched Gu Bei's palm with her fingers. She seemed to be back to the way she was before when she couldn't speak, but she was much happier now than before.
Gu Bei carefully discerned the words written by Eli Yi on the palm of his hand: "Eri Yi will always be there."
It turned out that this girl was aware of Gu Bei's inner panic and worries. She clumsily comforted Gu Bei in her own way, hiding some small thoughts in her words.
Gu Bei laughed: "I will always be there."
The girl who was aware of her little thoughts didn't seem to have any reaction. She just held the boy's hand and walked forward slowly. The light of the setting sun slowly faded in Eriki's eyes, and the huge sun disk was about to sink into the sea level. Under the sun, the last light burned the clouds in the sky into the color of flames. In the increasingly dense night, Eriyi's eyes were brighter than ever before.
Eriki may still be as innocent as before, but now she knows that her body should not be seen by other boys, even if that person is his brother; she knows that there are no sea monsters in the sea, no big flying robots in the sky, let alone She can write a person's death note casually; she knows that the world is not a small room, but very big and boundless...
But there's still a lot she doesn't know.
She doesn't know what love is, she doesn't know what the result means, she doesn't know why people grow old, and she doesn't know what a lifetime commitment is.
She only felt that her face suddenly became a little hot, and her heartbeat suddenly increased, as if the dragon's blood had been out of control countless times.
But this time the dragon blood in his body was particularly obedient, exuding a warm feeling.
Are you sick?
She doesn't know it herself.
It would be great if we could keep going like this—Eri's sincere hope.
"Did you see it?"
Mai Shutoku looked through the scope at the two people walking hand in hand on the street. Their silhouettes looked like sculptures under the black sky.
"The resolution is a bit low and I can't see clearly...but it doesn't stop me from eating a big bowl of dog food." Su Enxi's voice came from the earphones, "It's obvious that the enemy may come to the door at any time, but they still... Do you have time to fall in love? This kind of calm attitude in the face of danger... should I say that I am really worthy of being a boss who knows everything and has absolute confidence in my own strength? "
"Who knows... Anyway, this guy will definitely not lose, unless Odin comes here to snipe him." Mai Shutoku recalled Gu Bei's unfathomable strength, "What do you think of the Menggui Zhong? Will they come again? Don’t they have any brains? You know this guy can’t be beaten even with his eyes. Could it be that they use their lower eyes to see people?”
"If you say bad words again, the boss will deduct your salary."
"Can I deduct my salary this month?"
"..."
About two kilometers away from the town, halfway up the mountain, on a stand used to monitor forest fires, Mai Shutoku, dressed in black, knelt on one knee and carried an AS50 equipped with an infrared sight.
From the infrared scope, she can move back and forth in various corners of the town at will. One second she was watching a pure romance drama, and the next second the camera switched to the hot-blooded gangster channel.
Wearing a black coat, Minamoto Chisei and Misuki Sakura began to evacuate residents from the edge of the town to prevent casualties in the ensuing battle.
She is not worried about Yuan Zhisheng discovering her. At such a distance, combined with the effect of "Mingzhao", she can be completely hidden in the darkness.
But Yuan Zhisheng's intuition was so strong that she was a little surprised. Looking at Yuan Zhisheng's expression, it was obvious that she was aware that there were stalkers around her.
As for Gu Bei...
Mai Shutoku suspected that this guy might have discovered her existence from the beginning, and even guessed her identity. Otherwise, why did he make a "v" in front of her just now? Could it be that he was taking a selfie?
At this time, Su Enxi began to answer Jiude Mai's question: "It's not that they have no brains, but they have to come. This is a conspiracy."
"According to the boss, the little monster is a very important part of the Menggui Zhong's plan. It is like a key and cannot be given up. But if we find a replacement, it will take at least ten years. Such a solution The cost to pay is too high, so it is better to take the risk and seize food from Gu Bei, the stumbling block, and at the same time, work hard to get rid of this stumbling block... Besides, the Menggui crowd is not totally without a chance. .”
The rustling sound of electricity came from the earphones. Su Enxi was waiting for news in Tokyo 200 kilometers away. The boss would connect at any time.
"Tsk, you guys are so dirty with tactics."
Mai Shutoku turned her gun towards the street, first aiming at Gu Bei's vest. This guy was walking slowly in a yukata, as if he was an old man walking in the park to eat after a full meal.
Gu Bei was not her intended target, but ace snipers all had a similar habit of locking on all moving targets one by one with their muzzles and memorizing the locations of these targets. The battlefield was changing rapidly, and sometimes irrelevant people would suddenly become the priority to hunt. Kill target.
She then locked her gun on the back of Eri's head. The dense pillars on the platform blocked her sight, but with the power of the AS50, she could hit the back of Eri's head through the pillars.
Her gun is filled with bullets ground from the Philosopher's Stone, which are fatal to advanced hybrids and even dragon kings.
"The distance is 983 meters, the wind direction is from west to east, the wind speed is 3.4 meters per second, the air humidity is 45, there is light fog on the sea, and the visibility will be slightly reduced...the target is completely locked..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw Gu Bei casting his gaze in this direction, so she quickly deflected the gun.
"Do I really want to target her? I feel like I won't be able to get out of Shikatori Town with this shot."
Mai Shutoku whispered.
"Just in case," Su Enxi explained, "Although Gu Bei suppressed the little monster's bloodline, according to the boss, the little monster's loss of control may be controlled by humans. If this happens, we will only able……"
"The reason is legitimate, but I still find it difficult to convince the big bad wolf to spare my life."
Mai Shutoku felt a tingling sensation between her eyebrows. She knew that this was someone who was targeting her, and she felt helpless.
"That's just an unexpected situation. If everything goes well, you can just watch the show on the side." The sound of potato chips being chewed came from the other side of the earphone. "Besides, you are not the first insurance arranged by the boss. Isn’t the little white rabbit there too? Don’t you think he is really just here to participate in a club building?”
Mai Shutoku was stunned for a moment: "I really think so..."
"How is that possible! The boss cut off a huge piece of meat before going around in circles to get Little White Rabbit to come here. Otherwise, Little White Rabbit would still be in China saying good mornings and good nights to his undercover girlfriend every day."
"...The boss really takes great pains."
Su Enxi agreed very much: "I don't know why, but since you sent the information to Gu Bei last time, the boss has paid special attention to Gu Bei's movements, and not only the boss, but also the guy Sanwu is a little weird. She also asked for this mission I applied for transfer, but my boss didn’t agree.”
"I don't even have any missions. I haven't had a vacation for two months!"
Mai Shutoku finally felt the absurdity of the world: "By the way, when will Sanwu take the initiative to apply for a mission?"
"That's right. Sanwu seemed to be extremely concerned about this task. I told her once and she ran to find the boss. As a result, I was also scolded by the boss."
"Hahahaha, you have today too!"
Mai Shutoku was gloating about her misfortune and was laughing when she suddenly felt a gust of wind behind her. She rolled on the spot and dodged three flying knives.
A female ninja wearing light armor walked out of the dim woods at night, the short sword in her hand already unsheathed.
Three of the most capable generals under the young master of the Eight Sheqi Family are missing, Chui Ying, come on!
But... wasn't she still with Yuan Zhisheng just now? How did you find it here so quickly?
It's just that Misuki Sakura didn't give her any time to think about it. She didn't even ask her about her identity before she rushed forward with a knife.
There is no need to ask now...
Because after catching the other person, you can ask whatever you want!
