Maybe I was too thin, and my parents abandoned me when I was young. No one cared about me, no one cared about me, and no one even looked at me. I was always alone. Wandering.
Until I met Sakura.
Sakura is a beautiful and strong person. She used to make a living playing the piano in a tavern, but she was kicked out because she hit a guest who wanted to do something wrong with her. This was originally an innocent disaster, but it was precisely because of this that we were able to meet.
The day Sakura was kicked out, she happened to meet me who was being bullied by other beggars. She unceremoniously hit the group of bullies with her most precious samisen, and then took my hand and led me away.
This was the first time someone held my hand, and I still remember the warmth of her palm.
It's so warm, I want to hold it in my hand all the time.
I didn't have a name originally, but Sakura started calling me "Nightingale" at first.
She said that my voice was as sweet as the nightingale's song, and it would be troublesome to call me without a name, so she just called me nightingale.
She asked me to learn singing so that I wouldn’t have to live this wandering life and everything would be fine.
Although I didn't believe what she said at the time, in order to repay her, I still learned singing from her. It didn't go well at all at first. It was very difficult for me to learn without any knowledge of music theory. I am a person with little self-confidence. He soon gave up on himself.
But Sakura didn't give up on me at all. She told me that I was very talented and that as long as I followed her, there would be no problem.
Looking back now, what Sakura said is absolutely right. As long as I follow her closely, everything will be fine. As long as she is by my side, I can do anything. I work hard every day, every day. I was making progress, and gradually I surpassed Sakura.
To be honest, I didn’t have any expectations at all for my first singing gig, and I didn’t expect anything at all. As long as I could see Sakura’s smile smiling because of my progress, I was satisfied.
But the actual result was beyond my expectation. Just for the first time, our harvest was very rich. When Sakura put so much money in front of me, I couldn't even believe my eyes.
Since then, the activities have been getting smoother and smoother, and even wealthy businessmen and bureaucrats have made a special trip to watch our performance. Just like what Sakura said, everything is getting better. We no longer have to live a homeless life, and we no longer have to worry about whether we can have enough to eat tomorrow. My stomach, everything is really feeling better.
No problem, as long as Sakura accompanies me and I sing for Sakura, everything will be fine.
That's what I originally thought.
Until that day, I clearly heard a sentence from the crowd - "It's so ugly."
After that, I could no longer sing. As soon as I stood in front of others, my body felt like it no longer belonged to me. I couldn't see anything and couldn't make any sound. I could only have those words stuck in my head. Drill.
It's so ugly.
Why? It's obviously just a whisper, but it's so harsh. It's obviously an insignificant sentence, but it makes my heart hurt so much. It's like it's denying the only reason why I can stay by Sakura's side. It's like It's like taking Sakura away from me.
I am probably sick, but no doctor can cure my illness, because I am just running away, like a nightingale that only sings at night, avoiding people who are close to me, and my confusion also makes people close to me lose their way. , I know, I am a hopeless person.
However, Sakura told me that there is one last hope. There is a magical fruit that grows on the cliff that can cure my disease. That kind of fruit can only be eaten by birds with wings, so the birds have With such a melodious singing voice, as long as I have that kind of fruit, my illness will definitely get better.
Don't worry, leave everything to me.
These were the last words Sakura left for me. After she finished speaking, she left without looking back.
It was three days later when I saw Sakura again. People found her at the foot of the cliff. In her hand, she was still holding the fruit she had picked for me, intact.
"This is the fruit Sakura picked for me."
The nightingale carefully took out a shriveled fruit from her arms.
Li Mo took one look and knew that this was not a magical fruit. It was just an ordinary hawthorn. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Why don't you eat it? With such a magical fruit, how can you live alone?" Isn’t that possible?”
Nightingale shook her head and said: "In a world without Sakura, I no longer have any infatuation. The moment Sakura died, I died with her."
Nightingale was silent, staring at the muddy ground in front of her, and spoke again after a moment: "It was my cowardice that killed Sakura. I wanted to do something for her, but I was always relying on her, so I had no shame to see her. she."
Feel sorry.
This sentence is the most suitable to respond to Nightingale, but it is too simplistic. Although Li Mo likes simple things the most, using simple things to escape everything is too much for the most intelligent general. Humbled.
Li Mo closed his eyes and smiled:
"What's wrong with being cowardly? I don't think everyone should have an unwavering heart. Everyone has someone they want to rely on, and everyone has someone they don't want to separate from. If you want to rely on it, just rely on it as much as you want. Who can say This is wrong, Sakura must also like you who relies on her."
"It's impossible, Sakura must hate me, because, because..."
Nightingale's clenched hands were trembling. There were so many reasons she could think of that she didn't even know which one to put forward first.
"You know, if you make a wish with another person in your heart, as long as both parties are thinking about it, you will definitely get some kind of response. People like me are not good at saying encouraging words, so you'd better go and ask in person. Sakura."
"but......"
"I always feel like tonight is a lucky night. If you make a wish, it might come true."
Nightingale hesitated for a moment and closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, put her hands on her chest and murmured softly:
"I want to go to a far away place with Sakura, further than the farthest seaside of the Demon King's Continent, and then I want to say many, many words to her, and finally hug her tightly."
The warm morning breeze caressed Nightingale's ears. She slowly opened her eyes, and cherry blossom petals slowly fell from her eyes.
"cherry......"
Nightingale looked towards the direction where the cherry blossom petals were falling. Li Mo was standing there smiling at her, with tears moistening the corners of her eyes. She smiled and said to Li Mo, "Mr. Li Mo is really very similar to Sakura. They are both." So gentle and handsome.”
"Spare me, I'm just a hypocrite who is good at lying."
Li Mo turned his back to Nightingale and secretly brushed away the blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.
"Nightingale, your song is the most beautiful, no matter what anyone says, I promise you that."
"cherry......"
Sakura's shadow seemed to overlap with Li Mo's. Nightingale rubbed her eyes fiercely, only to realize that it was just Li Mo.
"Look, Sakura's thoughts are responding to your wishes."
Li Mo interrupted Nightingale's thoughts and pointed to the sky.
The nightingale suddenly raised her head. At this moment, the withered cherry blossom tree was in full bloom. Countless cherry blossoms danced in the wind in front of the nightingale's eyes. She looked out of her cage again. What she saw was no longer everywhere. Instead of mud, the sky is filled with stars.
"She must have wanted to convey this to you in the end, so go back, Nightingale."
Tears fell.
"Thank you, Mr. Limo, can you listen to me sing one last song?"
"Um."
Li Mo closed his eyes and listened to the sounds of nature flowing among the stars. Different from the sporadic humming he heard before, this was a complete curtain call that contained love and longing.
...
early morning.
The Demon King let out a coquettish whimper and got up from the ground, rubbing his shoulders.
"Are you getting up so early, Lord Demon King?"
"It's uncomfortable to sleep on the floor."
Li Mo picked up his tuxedo from the ground and gently put it on the Demon King's shoulders. The morning in the forest was still a little cold.
"Ali, have you caught the nightingale?"
The Demon King rubbed his sleepy eyes, still thinking about what happened last night.
"It's a pity that I almost caught him."
"What a shame it's still around here."
Li Mo shook his head and looked towards the sky where the fish belly was white.
"No, she must have taken advantage of the song and flown to someone somewhere far away."
