The morning light overflows and then the sun sets.
It was another journey that was neither too long nor too short, and the end point was in front of the Demon King's City, which Lord Demon King and Li Mo were very familiar with.
Li Mo led the two of them through the front door, which had been turned into rubble by the angry little fox, and came to the main hall. The place was still as deserted as before. There was no one who could even clean up without him, but there was always an inexplicable feeling here. A sense of security and ease.
The Demon King must have had a similar mood to Li Mo. Although it only lasted a few days, she jumped onto her jade throne as excitedly as a child who had not been home for a long time.
"big boss?"
The snow girl murmured in surprise.
Although she heard Li Mo call her Demon King before, she couldn't believe that Demon King was such a child, but now seeing the noisy child in front of her sitting on this solemn throne without any scruples, she knew that Li Mo What I said at the end is true.
"Are you scared?"
Li Mo smiled.
"Excuse me......"
The journey for a period of time made the snow girl calm down a little, and she became less impulsive from last night.
But Li Mo could see that she was trying hard not to think about it all the way, and she didn't even say a word to Haru. This must be because she didn't want to destroy the realization she finally made.
But awareness alone is not enough, which is why I brought her here.
Li Mo captured the Demon King and told her in her ear:
"It's just like what I told you on the way, you know?"
"Why does Yu have to do this?!"
"I know you are in trouble, but you are the only one I can rely on here, Lord Demon King."
Li Mo clasped his hands and lowered his head to the Demon King. He knew that the Demon King was the most susceptible to this trick.
"Since you said so..."
Sure enough, unable to bear what Li Mo said, the Demon King walked to the Snow Girl with strong steps and grabbed her wrist.
Just when the Snow Girl was wondering what they were whispering to each other, the Demon King forcibly dragged her towards the inner room and disappeared from the sight of the other two.
"Then let's go too."
Li Mo tilted his head to Haru and motioned for him to follow him, and then took the lead in walking in front, with Haru half-step behind him.
He followed Li Mo around the long corridor. The closed design and decoration of the Demon King's City were somewhat depressing for humans. Haru felt that the ritual place he finally arrived at must be even more depressing than this.
"arrive."
As Li Mo's voice fell, they stopped in front of the door at the top of the stairs. Li Mo gently opened the door, and what appeared in front of him was an unexpected scenery for Haru.
The air is cool into the lungs, and the starry sky above the head is already covered, extending to the green wash in the distance. It seems that just by standing on tiptoe, you can touch the stars with your fingertips. If you have a pen in your hand, Haru really wants to say this Draw the scenery.
"This is the rooftop of the Demon King's City. It's an honor for you to be the first human to come here."
Li Mo looked into the distance, enjoying the evening breeze comfortably, and the stars seemed to blend into his eyes. This was the only place he liked the most in the entire Demon King's City. Although he was very reluctant, he still chose this place after much thought. place.
"Mr. Limo, in fact there is no ritual at all, why are you lying?"
After hesitating for a long time, Haru finally asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"Because it was me who spoke this time, the child finally made the decision to say goodbye, but then she..."
"The fact that you can have such an idea shows that her consciousness is just that."
Li Mo sighed, paused, and looked to the distant sky again.
"Moreover, you made something wrong from the very beginning. Enlightenment is reserved for those of you who should die, and what the living need is not enlightenment."
"What exactly is that?"
"You will understand those things later, but you have to wait for a while now. Girls need a lot of time for this kind of thing."
Haru didn't plan to ask again, and even if he asked Li Mo, he wouldn't answer.
This man with always tired eyes is a very magical person. Since he said this, there must be some reason. Just listen to him and continue to wait.
While waiting, stars have unknowingly filled the entire sky. The moon tonight also seems to understand people's hearts very well, illuminating the entire rooftop appropriately.
"It seems to be healed."
Li Mo, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, and following his words, footsteps sounded at the door of the rooftop.
Haru looked at the sound of footsteps.
...
Maybe he was dreaming, that's what Haru thought for a moment.
The thin veil danced with the evening breeze, dyeing this already pure girl a layer of whiteness. The white rhododendrons decorated on the erect light blue hair reflected the color of the moonlight, and the light lip gloss maximized the beauty. She had to embellish this otherwise simple girl.
Li Mo put his hands behind his back and turned his head to Haru:
"Are you ready, Haru? This is the last thing I can do."
"Well, thank you, Mr. Limo."
Haru whispered with the corners of his eyes glowing.
At this moment, he finally understood what Li Mo said.
What the survivors need is not enlightenment, but happiness and hope. Li Mo brought him here in the hope that his departure would not bring misfortune to Xue Nu's future.
This is the last thing I can do for the snow girl.
The Demon King gently held Yuki-onna's hand and helped her stand opposite Haru. The moment the two lovers met their eyes, it was as if time had stopped.
"Then let the ceremony begin."
It wasn't until Li Mo spoke that Xue Nu finally came back to her senses and nodded towards Li Mo.
But,
This atmosphere is a bit strange. It is said that a ceremony is going to be held, but I am inexplicably dragged by the little devil to put on makeup. Now there is a solemn ancient city, a veil, a little bridesmaid, and a master of ceremonies. This does not look like a ceremony at all. This is like...
"Like what?"
Li Mo turned his head and asked.
"No, it's nothing, sorry."
After Yuki-onna apologized as she was used to, she realized, had she said it just now?
When he looked at Li Mo again, he was still smiling as before, unchanged at all.
"Then let's get started. Now, please answer my following questions honestly."
Li Mo stood between the two of them, then he raised a hand and caressed his chest as a courtesy to the two of them:
"Mr. Haru, even if we have to part ways in the future, are you willing to swear by your name to protect her forever?"
This is? !
The snow girl was shocked.
"Mr. Li Mo, what exactly is this..."
"I do!"
Li Mo's words made Xue Nu look surprised. She was about to ask a question, but turned back because of Haru's answer.
Li Mo nodded in greeting to Haru's answer, and then turned to Xue Nu:
"Miss Yukionna, may I ask that even if we have to part ways in the future, are you willing to swear by your name to protect him forever?"
"Please stop quickly, this...this..."
Xue Nu felt a sting in her chest. She couldn't answer Li Mo's question, and why?
Why did I have to give the final blow to the fragile determination that I had finally made up?
Why on earth!
The snow girl hid her face, lost strength in her legs and sat on the ground.
"Miss Yukionna, are you happy?"
Haru knelt down and gently stroked the Yuki Onna's shoulder.
"I have lived alone since I was a child. People around me have stayed away from me because of my cold body. Only Mr. Haru is willing to stay with me. Everything I have today is due to Mr. Haru. Losing Haru Mr. Lu, how can I be happy?"
"But, I am very happy now."
"Eh?"
The snow girl looked at Haru blankly, and for a moment she was speechless.
"Actually, I don't understand it, because I don't have much memory, but even so, I feel extremely happy to be by your side like this, so I think Miss Yukionna is really cunning and greedy, and there is obviously someone between us. It’s a precious memory, but I still feel unhappy.”
"Mr. Haru..."
"Mr. Li Mo said that this memory will always connect you and me and will never be severed. Now I can clearly feel the profound meaning of this sentence, so I think no matter it is you It doesn't matter which one of us keeps the precious memories between us. What's important is that the person who keeps this memory must be happy because of having it. Even if I'm no longer with you in the future, I will still be here with you. My memory is silently guarding you, so you must be happy, Miss Snow Onna."
Haru caressed the top of Yuki Onna's head and gently touched her forehead with hers. Both of them could clearly feel each other's body temperature.
"Well, we have an appointment, Mr. Haru."
Yuki-onna closed her eyes and responded softly, feeling Haru's warmth.
"I haven't heard your answer yet, Yuki-onna."
Li Mo asked again.
"I'm sorry, I would like..."
"Finally, do you have anything else to say? This is the last time, so convey it to him!"
Li Mo is always dissatisfied with her answers, especially her habitual apology, which is not a good answer. Li Mo hopes that in the end she can understand what people want to hear more than this sentence.
"me......"
Finally, the snow girl stood up suddenly and hugged Haru with all her strength:
"Thank you, Mr. Haru, for putting up with my willfulness for so long. Thank you very, very much! So I am willing!"
"You're welcome, and..."
Haru took Yuki-onna's left hand, took off the ring and gently put it on Yuki-onna's ring finger.
"I want to be happy forever from now on, Haruyuki."
Haru leaned against the Yuki-onna's forehead again, and the two of them had the happy smiles on their faces when they first met.
Yuki-onna wanted to tighten her arms and hug Haru even tighter.
but,
But no one was there anymore, there was no beautiful brilliance like parting in fairy tales, only the cold loneliness of the moonlight remained.
The snow girl's hand dropped weakly and she lowered her head in silence.
"Forehead......"
The Demon King stepped forward to say something, but Li Mo put his arm around her shoulders and shook his head.
"Let her be alone here."
The Demon King nodded and followed Li Mo worriedly.
The two came to the edge of the rooftop. The Demon King jumped up lightly and sat on the low wall of the rooftop with her legs hanging. She looked into the distance. Suddenly she seemed to have discovered something and pointed to the sky in the distance:
"Ali, look, the fireworks!"
Li Mo leaned on the low wall and looked in the direction of Lord Demon King's finger:
"Ah, it turns out it's already past 12 o'clock. Although it's a little late, happy New Year, Lord Demon King."
"Happy New Year, Ali."
Li Mo scratched his head vigorously and hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"I'm sorry, I obviously promised to take you to see the fireworks display."
"Well——, forget it."
The Demon King puffed out his cheeks mischievously and made a complaining sound, and then changed back to a cheerful smile:
"Sure enough, I still think it's best to watch the fireworks here. We will watch the fireworks together next year, A-Li."
"Well, we've made an appointment."
Li Mo looked towards the small fireworks in the distant western sky.
"Ah! It's snowing, Ali!"
When Li Mo heard the words, he looked up and saw that there was indeed a fine amount of snow floating in the sky, but the area where the snow fell was very small, probably only covering the Demon King's City.
Li Mo can probably understand the origin of this snow.
"She just got her name back, and she can't fully control her power yet. She will get better after getting used to it for a while."
Li Mo turned around and looked, only to find that Xue Nu had stood up and slowly moved towards them. Her eyes were a little gray and full of exhaustion.
"Is spring already here? In fact, I hate spring."
The fireworks in the distance seemed to be a symbol of the arrival of spring. After stroking the low wall and looking at the fireworks, the snow girl showed a bitter smile. Everyone could see her duplicity.
"Mr. Limo, in fact, in the end, I was not sure whether Mr. Haru received my thoughts. He must think that I am a willful girl, right?"
"Fool."
Li Mo held his forehead and sighed.
Idiots really can't change in the end.
"Didn't he tell you in the end?"
"Eh?"
"Haru has forgotten many things, but he has never forgotten your name. Your thoughts about him have always been firmly engraved in his heart through your name, Haruyuki."
At that moment, the snow girl seemed to be unable to see anything. She could not breathe, move, think or speak. She could only stand there blankly.
Then,
The Demon King jumped up lightly, stood on the low wall, held Yuki-onna tightly in his arms, and she whispered softly:
"Snow Girl, you know, I am the devil, so I am the most willful girl in the world. I can cry anytime and anywhere, because this is my privilege. You are the person I have blessed, so, just tonight, I will temporarily lend you this privilege."
The beating of the Demon King's heart was clearly transmitted to the Snow Girl's ears. Her eyes were suddenly so wet that she could not see anything, and her throat was trembling slightly. She hugged the Demon King tightly and cried loudly like a baby. .
Tears soaked the Demon King's clothes, allowing her to clearly feel the warmth. Even the snow girl must not have known that she could have such warmth even though she was cold.
Li Mo looked up at the sky, soft snowflakes fell on the tip of his nose, and then slowly melted.
This child is exactly the same as Haru, always caring about each other in her own clumsy way. She has been holding back tears in front of Haru because she is worried that he will not leave with peace of mind.
But, it doesn't matter.
When the spring snow melts completely, her favorite spring will definitely arrive on time.
(End of Volume 1)
