【Eternal Flower,】
[That is a pure white flower that blooms in the ice and snow. It has the power to heal all living beings, and it is also the power that humans desire most. 】
'Are you also here to ask for eternal flowers?'
'Then take it. '
I stood on the top of the snow-capped mountains, looking down at the various human beings below, predicting the future of these visitors.
Pitiful.
【Over the past hundred years, I have seen too many travelers. 】
[For hundreds of years, their desire has never changed. They have traveled thousands of miles and climbed Baichuan Snow Mountain for various reasons and excuses, just to get a petal of the 'Eternal Flower'. 】
[However, their passionate feelings after getting the petals will be extinguished by the ruthless wind and snow in an instant, and they will be frozen forever in the snow together with their bodies, becoming part of the decoration of the mountain top. 】
[Why do humans always want to gain power beyond their control? 】
However, this desire was broken one night.
His appearance is like spring blooming in the cold ice field, like flowers and plants that are silent under the ice spreading their branches wantonly,
Everything is so ridiculous.
'Does everyone really want to get the eternal flower now? '
I looked at the human in my field of vision with disgust,
【Young,】
【Weak,】
【Not worth mentioning. 】
I probably heard the rumors about the 'Eternal Flower' from somewhere.
Oh well,
Say your prayers quickly!
However, after a long silence, the opening chapter was an apology.
【Feel sorry. 】
Ah,
I disdain it,
This hard-to-get performance has happened more than once.
Human beings are really troublesome. They are clearly pursuing their desires, but they have to win sympathy by pretending to be weak and pitiful.
[But now I must rely on your strength. 】
The little guy in the field of vision suddenly became determined, not only in his eyes, but also in his heart.
At this moment, all the weaknesses were restrained to the core.
Also, what did he say?
strength?
Whose power?
Is it mine?
Isn't it an 'eternal flower'?
I didn't answer, I just looked at the little guy who was as weak as an ant in silence. The nameless contract also maintained the fate between me and him.
Yes,
This weak human really wants to borrow my power,
Because I can feel the anxiety, trembling, fear and determination coming from its soul.
up to you,
For the sake of being the first human to want to rely on my power.
But how much of my power can you, such a weak person, be able to drive?
After all, it is overestimating one's capabilities.
When we meet again, some time has passed, right?
One year?
Two years?
Or three years?
I don’t remember, after all, time has no concept in the ancient and unchanging snowfield.
If we have to use one thing or one kind of scenery to describe the passage of time and the backward continuation of days, then it is undoubtedly the ice sculpture standing on the top of this ice and snow.
[This is a hairpin, used to tie your hair. 】
There was a hint of calmness in his voice, but his cheeks were still delicate and childish, indicating that he was still a child.
Is this the reward for lending my strength all these years?
Although it is not necessary at all,
but........
Maybe it’s because all of these are things I’ve never seen before,
That's why I couldn't help but pick up the small ball skewered with wooden skewers. He said that it was a candy in the human world and could be eaten.
【So sweet. 】
I frowned slightly,
This special taste is somewhat beyond my understanding.
However, it is not exclusive.
I took small bites of this so-called candy, thinking that this time, he still didn't ask me for the 'Eternal Flower'.
Will he be a special human being?
I have no idea.
A month?
Two months?
Or half a year?
The last time we met was the last time.
bloody,
The strong smell of blood,
Although depriving a creature of its life in the permanently frozen snowfield would never involve bloodshed, I was still able to quickly identify the pungent smell lingering around me.
Not someone else’s blood,
It belongs to that weak summoner,
Ferocious wounds were all over his body, and his clothes were dyed crimson with blood. Weakness and death lingered around him.
[This time, he will probably ask me for the 'Eternal Flower'. 】
However,
Still not.
Obviously there was no age gap between this meeting, but he seemed to be a different person.
Even though there was still a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, even though there was still a childlike look on his cheeks, he had indeed changed.
It can be seen from the empty eyes that are missing something.
and,
There were other monsters surrounding him,
Although those monsters are equally weak.
But I don’t seem to be special anymore.
【desire? 】
[What does wish mean? 】
[Does it mean something you want to get? 】
[What kind of problem is this? 】
Looking at the other person's eyes filled with expectation and obsession, I remained silent.
Because I don’t know how to answer, and I don’t know what I want to get.
Staying in the eternal snowfield, keeping company with the endless winter and ice, and giving an "eternal flower" to the occasional travelers may be my destiny in this life.
but,
Compared to those humans who pray to me and ask for the 'Eternal Flower'...
There seems to be something really different about him.
[Please, please, Snow Girl! 】
[Please, kill him for me! 】
[Exercise the contract, my life, no matter what the request is, I am willing! 】
It was still snowing on Mount Baichuan that day,
On that day, Baichuan Mountain was still peaceful and empty.
That day, I heard his prayer, but it was still not for the 'Eternal Flower'.
Who is he going to kill?
Terminate the contract? His life? Are these what I want?
I have no idea,
But perhaps, the meaning of my existence is really not just to give the 'Eternal Flower' to the travelers who arrive here.
【weak. 】
【Too weak. 】
Against the will and rejection of another plane, I wanted to fulfill his desperate and willing prayer.
But,
He was still too weak after all,
That weak physique is simply not enough to sustain me for a long time, let alone use all my strength.
[It seems that I can’t fulfill your wish. 】
I looked back at the little guy who was full of hatred and covered in crimson. It seemed that I suddenly understood the other person's prayer when we first met, and it seemed like I had entered his world for the first time.
But that's all.
The rejection from another world, the inability of the summoner to protect me, and the damage to my origin all made me wonder what consequences I would face after returning.
【Feel sorry. 】
I whispered in my mind.
【Then,】
"If there is still a chance to see you again, please call me by my true name."
"my name is........."
"Shirley."
【This is my wish. 】
.........
The cold ice room is quiet and peaceful. Occasionally, the cold wind rushes into the ice cave and will be frozen and reduced when it touches this forbidden area.
This is a restricted area for living beings,
The legendary 'Eternal Flower' grows here,
A beautiful monster girl sleeps here.
I don't know how long it took, as if the world was turning upside down and the world was changing, the girl who looked like a painting was breathing shallowly, and her long eyelashes were trembling slightly.
The cold eyes slowly opened, and the entire crystal clear world of ice and snow was instantly eclipsed in these ethereal eyes.
She is like the owner of this ice and snow world, and everything that exists here has meaning because of her.
Strange yet familiar,
This snowy land, this everlasting snowy land.
After a brief period of loss and trance, the girl regained her memories before falling asleep. At the same time, she also became aware of the small beasts sealed in the ice and snow, and...
"shortage."
The shallow teeth slowly revealed a name,
This was a name she had never called out, never said, but she didn't know when she had firmly remembered it.
Even though the other person is no longer the childish look he once was, even though the images of monsters and ghosts such as ghost horns, fangs, and claws are imposed on him, she still recognizes this person who sleeps forever in the ice at a glance. traveller.
"You're here."
The girl spoke softly, but no one in Nuoda's ice room could respond to her words.
"It must have been hard work, getting here."
However, the girl didn't seem to care about the emptiness, but continued to speak, while her slender fingers gently fell on the visitor's cheek.
only,
stiff, cold,
The ice covering it blocks the distance between them.
But in the next second, the ice that sealed Huang's body melted instantly as if encountering the scorching sun, and the temperature in the ice room seemed to have increased a little.
"This time, it's not for the 'Eternal Flower'."
The monster girl who touched the boy's cheek murmured to herself, and there was a different kind of look in her ethereal eyes, as if the early spring had broken through the cold winter, warm and soft.
At the same time, the pure white flowers growing in the ice quietly left their place of growth and floated towards the monster girl, as if they had received some irresistible summons.
'Crack. '
There was a sound of ice cracking here. It was the ice that sealed Xue Youhun's soul that was shattered.
The breath of life slowly returns, it is the elf in the ice and snow. Even if it is imprisoned by the cold winter and ice, it will only sleep and will not diminish.
Now, as the surrounding temperature rises, the little guy wakes up.
"Haw!"
High-pitched moans echoed in the ice room,
Because of that familiar breath and that familiar figure, she woke up!
Xue Youhun’s cry was full of joy,
However, the one who was holding the boy's cheek didn't seem to notice the little guy's cheers, or maybe she already noticed but chose to ignore them. She still kept her eyes on the sleeping traveler.
However, this kind of neglect did not make the little blue beast feel dissatisfied. On the contrary, after seeing the human who had never opened his eyes like himself, his expression began to become sad.
There was also a whimpering cry, which seemed to be telling something to the monster girl beside him.
"Um,"
"Um,"
"He was the one who brought you here."
"I see."
"don’t worry,"
"because of him,"
A pure white petal quietly fell on the girl's lips, sealing her next words.
[You still owe me a wish. 】
The slender white palm gently held Huang's cheek, and the cold thin lips slowly moved up, bringing with them the eternal petals that were said to be able to cure all diseases, and bringing something that the other party had never prayed for.
At this moment, the little beast raised its little paw to cover its pupils lightly, and the three thousand white silk strands that spread like a waterfall also slipped down, covering the girl's face and expression.
The only thing that can be seen in a hurry,
Maybe there is just a drop of crystal falling down the cheek.
[I admit, you have become stronger. 】
.........
The bones are reorganizing,
The blood is healing,
The ferocious terror is fading away,
The heart slowly resumed beating.
"Hoo."
The young man sleeping in the ice coffin suddenly sat up and breathed in the surrounding air greedily. This embarrassed look was like a runner who had just run dozens of kilometers and was seeking the most direct oxygen.
"I'm alive."
After an unknown amount of time, the dormant consciousness slowly returned to the young man's sea of consciousness. He subconsciously raised his palm, and a clear thought of survival also sounded at this moment, and gradually roared and resounded through every heart of his heart.
【Xueli? 】
Huang looked around eagerly.
However, there was no other figure or aura inside the crystal clear ice room.
Including Xueli, including that little blue beast.
The only living thing that can be seen is the 'eternal flower' that grows on the ice, pure white and within reach.
Of course, his gaze only stayed for a moment before he was withdrawn.
Because, it's not important.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that the inside of the ice room was not so cold anymore.
Even though the surroundings are still crystal clear and cold, my own feelings are acceptable, and there is even a sense of intimacy.
I don't know whether this change was due to Xue Li's awakening or because of some changes in her body.
Of course the latter is equally unimportant, at least not yet.
Walking through the crystal clear ice cave tunnel, Huang found the reason why these things became unimportant.
She stood in the endless cold winter, with three thousand white silk threads fluttering in the cold wind and snow. She was lonely and unapproachable. Anything that tried to get close to her seemed to be frozen.
After opening his mouth and smoothing out his disordered breathing, Huang finally revealed the name on his lips.
"Shirley,"
"I am coming."
However, the response he received was:
"Haw!"
A small blue beast suddenly emerged from the snow, and after a few ups and downs, trotted to the boy's side, and even jumped onto his shoulder with ease.
This little guy is obviously very happy.
At this moment, the girl in the wind and snow slowly turned sideways, and her beautiful face that looked like an immortal could be glimpsed.
"I am a monster."
As her teeth opened slightly, Xueli responded.
Her voice was calm, and there was no flaw on her face.
But for some reason, Huang could faintly notice that her body was trembling slightly.
And past the girl's sideways body, the scene after that can be seen, which is a chaotic and continuous ice sculpture of death.
"Hey, I know."
The young man nodded gently, his eyes falling calmly on the other person's cold cheek.
"But, so what?"
"follow me."
Ara stretched out his palm towards the monster girl in front of him.
Hearing this, Xue Li didn't speak, she just looked at the human in front of her silently, as if she wanted to find some flaw in his body or words.
However, before she could find any reason to refuse, the man's voice sounded again.
"All your past and future will be shouldered by me."
'Crack. '
For a moment, something seemed to be broken in Xue Li's heart, and a special emotion flashed in her beautiful jewel-like pupils.
It's not just her mood that has changed;
At the top of the mountain, the surrounding wind and snow gradually stopped, and the warm sky light broke through the clouds that had accumulated for a long time;
On the mountainside, the sleeping cherry trees slowly woke up, and the cherry-pink petals began to fly and fall, just like falling pink snow;
At the foot of the mountain, the old man guarding the mountain stared blankly at the snow line that was almost close to Gassho Village. It was rising rapidly, and the vegetation that had escaped the ice seal began to stretch itself. The greenery covered his sight and soaked his eyes. .
And what Huang felt,
In addition to being cold, there is also softness.
"Oh, right."
He put his left hand into his clothes, and then a paper box appeared in his palm.
However, due to the bumps along the way, its packaging appeared to be a bit broken, and the contents inside could be glimpsed.
"Ah, I'm sorry. I'd better go back and buy it again."
Looking at the somewhat deformed and shabby three-color ball, Huang's face looked a little embarrassed.
"don't want!"
However, the monster girl beside Yu seemed to have seen a treasure. As she spoke, she stretched out her jade hand and held the wooden stick and brought the small ball to her mouth.
【Um,】
【sweet. 】
A slight smile spread unconsciously at the corners of his mouth.
[This is the second time I have received a gift. 】
[This is the first traveler who came because of me. 】
[This is the first time someone calls my name. 】
[This is, my Onmyoji-sama. 】
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