This time, the music was melancholic, and it ended abruptly in that melancholy.

After all, this poem isn't called "Breeze and Boy"; it has another name.

"Um... I don't understand the language, but for some reason I think it sounds nice."

A passerby, an Inatsume, walked over to Wendy, his eyes filled with the same curiosity as the other onlookers: "Can you tell me the name of this song?"

Wendy, holding the xylophone, looked up and first glanced at the figure not far away before turning her gaze to the curious Inazuma.

"As for the name..."

Wendy's tone was completely devoid of the melancholy conveyed by her earlier piano playing: "Let me think about it."

"The Shattered Dream of the Lonely King in the High Tower"

Mu Xian suddenly stopped walking and was taken aback.

This time it wasn't out of Mu Xian's own will; her body seemed to have lost control, and she stood straight in place.

"Hi!"

Wendy's voice came from behind him. Mu Xian stopped and took a step forward, feeling that he could move again.

Turning his head, Mu Xian glanced at the young man in front of him.

Mu Xian: "You made this?"

"Eh?"

Wendy opened her eyes slightly: "What are you talking about?"

"It's only been a day, and I never expected to see you here again."

As Wendy continued speaking, she added, "So, do you still remember who I am?"

Mu Xian's face darkened, and he suddenly felt that the person in front of him was somewhat irritating.

Mu Xian remembered that this guy seemed to have read out his name earlier.

Coupled with his previous loss of control over his body, Mu Xian felt it was best to stay away from this guy.

"I don't know him," Mu Xian said decisively. "Stay away from me."

As he spoke, Mu Xian tried to walk around Wendy, but Wendy blocked his way again.

"Hey~, don't be so heartless."

Wendy, who had stopped Mu Xian, continued, "I just came over to say hello."

"Where do you want to go? I'll just go with you, as long as you buy me a drink."

"It has nothing to do with you."

"correct!"

As they were talking, Wendy suddenly looked up as if she had just remembered something: "The weather's not very nice today, do you want to bring an umbrella?"

Mu Xian originally didn't want to pay attention to this sentence, but he inexplicably raised his head.

The sun was still hanging in the sky, but it had been obscured by white clouds for a long time. The clouds had gathered together, and in the distance, dark clouds could be seen drifting in this direction.

He looked at her again, but Wendy was no longer there.

"In that case, see you next time."

The sound made Mu Xian look further into the distance, but there was still no sign of the green-clad poet; it was as if she had vanished into thin air.

"What exactly is this guy trying to do?"

Muttering to himself, Mu Xian's gaze quickly fell to the south.

Chapter 90 Young man, haven't I seen you somewhere before?

Is Iwazo inside now?

"Lord Iwazo has not returned yet."

"I see... Then tell him when he gets back that I'll be waiting for him in Inazuma Castle, and that I won't wait for him if he's late..."

After leaving the camp, Mu Xian headed straight for Inazuma Castle.

Just as Mu Xian reached the foot of the city, his path was blocked by falling cherry blossoms.

Looking up, there was a huge cherry blossom tree, with petals falling to the ground as if the tree was never empty of blossoms.

"young people."

An old woman walked up to Mu Xian, bending over, and craned her neck to see him.

"Have I seen you somewhere before?"

Mu Xian lowered his head and looked at the old woman.

Like other elderly people, she had squinty eyes, her pupils cloudy and devoid of any light.

"Maybe."

Instead of directly denying it like the others, Mu Xian gave an ambiguous answer.

He remembered hearing an old man's laughter under this tree before, but Mu Xian wasn't sure who it was.

"Oh, I see. Looks like my memory isn't so bad after all."

The uneven, yellowed teeth that Mu Xian saw, the teeth that appeared when he smiled were somewhat unsightly, yet also somewhat endearing.

Perhaps smiles are contagious; Mu Xian propped her mouth up, revealing a smile.

Although he had only done it a few times, Mu Xian did not find it ugly.

—No matter how ugly it is, it's not as ugly as this smile in front of you.

As Mu Xian was pondering this, he heard the old woman's voice again.

"By the way, what about that little girl who used to follow you? Why hasn't she come over?"

As she spoke, the old woman glanced behind Mu Xian, but her gaze didn't catch the corner of Mu Xian's mouth slowly lowering.

"She has other things to do."

Mu Xian said, "Many times, what people hold in their hearts is something else, not just a person."

"Young man, that's not necessarily true."

The old woman's voice was weak, but her rebuttal was forceful: "For example, right now, is there something else on your mind?"

Mu Xian did not answer, perhaps feeling that there was no need to give an answer.

Right now, Mu Xian has nothing...

As if Mu Xian had tacitly agreed, the old woman shifted her gaze from behind Mu Xian and revealed her ugly smile once again.

"Besides, you're not them, so how could you possibly know what they're thinking?"

"Of course I do."

This time, Mu Xian answered with absolute certainty, looking up at the cherry blossom tree above him again: "Time has proven everything."

"Young man, what do you want to do next?"

"If I could, I'd like to burn this tree down first."

Just as casually as saying "The scenery is beautiful today," Mu Xian seemed to see the old woman's shocked expression.

Looking down, Mu Xian didn't see the shock he had imagined, nor did he even see the old woman's shadow.

Amidst the confusion, they saw that aged voice coming from not far away once again.

"young people."

Following the sound, the old woman slowly walked up to a young girl and propped her head up again: "Have I seen you somewhere before?"

"I'm sorry, old lady, this is my first time visiting Narukami Island."

The girl smiled and nodded at the old woman, then looked up and met Mu Xian's gaze.

In an instant, those calm eyes revealed surprise, which quickly turned into scrutiny.

Mu Xian, who was looking at the girl, naturally noticed this change, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as well.

—After all, as the leader of Haigi Island, he shouldn't be here.

Thinking of this, Mu Xian quickly shifted his gaze from the Coral Palace's inner sea to the castle tower at the very top of Inazuma Castle.

Even though Rong Caiji had transferred a lot of people, there were still quite a few people stationed at the residence of General Lei Dian.

Mu Xian kept his eyes fixed on the castle tower, occasionally glancing at the thunderclouds covering it, and did not leave despite Coral Palace's gaze.

As expected, Coral Palace Heart Sea walked up to Mu Xian.

But instead of probing him with words like Kuki Shinobu, she stared straight at Mu Xian, looking directly at his face.

Childhood experiences accompany a person throughout their life, and those experiences also left their mark on Mu Xian.

Childhood reprimands were accompanied by cold stares, and the ridicule of others was accompanied by the gaze of the crowd.

Even now, whenever someone makes eye contact with Mu Xian or stares directly at him, Mu Xian feels extremely uncomfortable and either looks away or leaves immediately.

Xin Hai had always known about Mu Xian's characteristics, so...

So the moment he saw Mu Xian trying to back away, he hugged Mu Xian tightly.

Mu Xian tried to struggle, but the next moment, Xin Hai's voice rang in her ears.

"Please don't move."

Xin Hai kept her head down, her words devoid of excitement or agitation, but rather a rational calm: "Please let me hold you like this for a moment."

"Let go."

Xin Hai's head was still buried in Mu Xian's chest.

I said let go.

The arms holding Mu Xian tightened even more.

Seeing this, Mu Xian took a deep breath and was about to lash out when he felt the two hands binding his body suddenly loosen.

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