The moon stained with tenderness floats in the morning sky.
The endless city connects the edge of the sky, and bits of morning light are gradually rising from the end, blending with the city that is slightly out of proportion to it, gradually becoming as hazy and beautiful as a fairy tale picture book.
"This is my first time here."
Risumu, who had climbed up to the roof of the main hall of the shrine from somewhere, was looking at this scenery.
The cool morning breeze seemed to blow away his tiredness. After taking a deep breath of the freshest air at the highest point in the city, he slid down the eaves with one hand holding his wind-blown hair, and jumped off the roof lightly.
Then, a soft deep blue floated into Li Mo's vision.
It was long hair like the night sky illuminated by the moonlight, swaying gently in the direction of the morning light.
"That is?"
Li Mo walked towards the figure that suddenly appeared.
The face that shines like crystal gradually becomes clear, and the petite figure like a doll is sweeping the fallen leaves covering the courtyard with a large broom that does not fit her.
"It is indeed you, sister."
The girl turned her head and looked at Li Mo when she heard the sound, but after bowing gracefully, she turned away and continued her work.
A little cold feeling.
They are still living under the same roof, but at this moment they are acting like strangers they have never met.
"I have something to ask you. I heard that there is a red maple forest in this shrine that is deep red all year round..."
"..."
Still speechless, with his back to Li Mo, the only sound was the rustling of the broom.
"Sister, if you are rude like this, you will be disliked."
Before the embarrassment, a soft voice sounded at the right time.
Li Mo turned around and saw a girl who was very similar to this cold girl. Not only were her hair and eyes the same color, but her face was almost exactly the same. The only difference between them was that her sister was in the room. A small braid was tied on the temples.
The sister stopped next to Li Mo and smiled at him, tilting her head to tell him to look at her sister.
Her words seemed to have an effect.
The demon fox sister who was ignoring people suddenly stopped what she was doing, and her listless ears stood up as if they were electrified.
But after a moment, it returned to its original state as if the power had been cut off again. She still didn't pay attention to anyone, and the rustling of the broom sounded again.
Seeing her sister's appearance, her sister smiled bitterly.
She saluted Li Mo as if she was apologizing for her sister:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li Mo, my sister is an idiot. She stubbornly believes that small talk should not be done at work."
"No, it doesn't matter."
Li Mo also showed a wry smile, and he was not surprised.
"If Master Limo wants to go to Maple Grove, let me take you there."
The younger sister turned sideways and pointed in the direction behind the temple.
"And sister, sister."
The younger sister called out word by word, but her eyes did not look at her sister for a moment.
"Maple Grove is usually off-limits to the general public. I remember my sister manages the key there. Now we are going there without permission. Doesn't it matter if we don't come with you?"
After that, she took Li Mo's wrist and pulled him away.
Li Mo inadvertently looked back at the abandoned girl.
For some reason, her eyes were looking at Li Mo at the moment, and she didn't know what she was agreeing with. Li Mo subconsciously nodded at that weak look.
The girl paused for a moment, dropped her broom and trotted to follow Li Mo.
The younger sister had a smile on her face, as if she was proudly showing off to Li Mo.
"You seem to have expected that child to follow."
"Of course, she is my only sister after all."
"But the relationship between you and your sister is not harmonious, right?"
Before his sister caught up, Li Mo suddenly asked in a low voice.
How should I put it? Their relationship was too stiff and they didn't feel like family at all. It was even so embarrassing that Li Mo felt itchy on his back.
Moreover, this was the first time that Li Mo saw them standing together except for official duties, even though they lived under the same roof.
The girl who was asked the question was startled and looked up at Li Mo. She seemed to want to say something, but she opened her mouth but no sound came out. Her face showed embarrassment for the first time.
Li Mo suddenly understood that maybe there was a difference between the two of them, and it was bigger than he thought.
Is there anything I can do?
When Li Mo was thinking this way, the girl holding his hand had already stopped, and he accidentally bumped into her, followed by his sister from behind.
"Sorry, sorry."
Li Mo apologized before and after, and then his eyes suddenly widened.
The younger sister didn't care about the slight bump. She responded to Li Mo's apology with a smile and pointed to the wooden door not far away:
"This is the entrance to the Red Maple Forest. When Mr. Li Mo wants to come, just borrow the key from my sister. The master has already said hello and we will meet all the requirements of Mr. Li Mo."
Behind the rooftop, which was submerged by weeds and unknown wild flowers, this small wooden door was hidden in the most inconspicuous corner.
But that wasn't what surprised Li Mo.
They bypassed the small winding path and arrived at a small rooftop without fences. The huge sacred tree in the middle of the rooftop let in sunlight and filled this small secret place.
The sacred tree is covered with ema with bright red ribbons, and the prayers written on it have long faded. It seems that no one has been here for a long time.
"I didn't expect there to be a place like this behind the shrine. Oh, why are there all those ema seeking marriage? Isn't this the shrine of the Harvest God? The god will be in a very difficult position."
Li Mo squinted his eyes and secretly looked at the prayers written by his predecessors for who knows how long.
Have their wishes come true? Do you still remember this little wish at that time?
There is no way to verify this.
Then suddenly someone gently tugged on his sleeve.
Li Mo turned around and saw his sister standing behind him with her head lowered. Li Mo squatted down and leveled his gaze with her.
He found that there were tears hanging on the girl's eyelashes, and he didn't know whether it hurt her nose when she hit him or for some other reason.
"What's wrong?"
Li Mo asked.
"I-I will give Mr. Limo the key, so, please don't hate me."
Now, are you struggling with this issue now? Li Mo smiled bitterly and touched the girl's head:
"I won't ask..."
The words of comfort suddenly stopped.
Li Mo stood up, walked under the Yushen tree, picked up something, and then came back.
"Just think of it as begging me to forgive you. Just write and read this."
Li Mo brushed off the dust from the Ema in his hand and handed it to his sister. This was a blank Ema that had been abandoned here, lying alone at the bottom of the tree, looking a little lonely.
"How should I write it?"
Fearing that she would miss the chance to be forgiven, her sister quickly took the Ema from Li Mo and held her tightly in her arms.
"You can write whatever you want, just write the wish you most want to realize. Anyway, the gods here seem to be pretty omnipotent."
"I see."
Li Mo nodded and handed another piece of Ema to his sister.
"Here, this is your share."
"Should I write too?"
"Yeah, if you only give it to your sister, wouldn't you be too pitiful?"
"I see."
My sister also took the Ema, and then snatched Li Mo's precious pen from his pocket.
Li Mo didn't try to snatch it back. Although he had to write on the wooden bumps, he wasn't that fussy about it.
"Okay, it's written."
With almost no hesitation, my sister wrote it immediately after getting the Ema.
"I-I've written it too."
After thinking for a moment, my sister also completed the Ema.
"Then please ask Mr. Limo to help us hang it up, but no peeking is allowed."
The younger sister forcefully pushed the pen and Ema back into Li Mo's hands.
"Why should I hang it? Shouldn't it be you who hang it by riding on my neck? And I can't climb up at such a high height!"
"But didn't Lord Limo just climb up the temple like a monkey?"
"Did you see it?!"
hateful!
Li Mo blushed and climbed up the sacred tree skillfully in front of the two of them. He complained and walked to the end of the thickest branch like an acrobatic. After hanging the ema, he jumped off vigorously.
"Master Limo is indeed as powerful as a monkey!"
My sister blushed in admiration.
"Tell me another way to say it!"
"Well, the place has been found and the ema has been hung. Let's go back. The master is already impatient waiting for us."
"Ah, I forgot about work!"
The two little ones left Li Mo and ran away without permission.
"Hello!"
Li Mo reached out to them, but their backs could no longer be seen.
Really, both sisters go their own way.
and,
It seemed like it didn't help them in the end.
Ah, right!
I forgot to take a peek at what wishes they wrote. I am a big demon among the demons, and it is more suitable for me to break my word.
Li Mo raised his head and narrowed his eyes slightly.
After a moment, he shook his head as if he suddenly realized something, smiled, and gradually left with the two people who had left.
It seems like you don't need my help in the first place.
The morning breeze blew the ema trees full of trees, creating a beautiful harmony in the increasingly full sunlight. Two small ema boards connected together gently rotated and danced in the fresh wind.
"I hope my sister will always be happy."
"I hope my sister will always be happy."
