"Hey, you... know?" Shui Yun was a little curious and a little concerned.
"I already know about the Water Palace and the Yellow Springs Gate, so how could I not know about ghost marriages?" Zhiyao suddenly remembered something and took out her wallet. She took out Fengshi's photo and handed it to Shuiyun. "I experienced the same thing a few days ago. It was this woman. I was almost tricked by her when I was not careful. How could I possibly be fooled again now? Hehe, don't you agree?"
The woman above was slightly taller than herself. Shui Yun's eyebrows slightly frowned, and her resistance was burning in her heart.
"Who is this woman?"
"She is also a priestess of the Crows, from my time and space, and she is also a great pillar."
When she heard Dazhu, a look of surprise flashed across Shuiyun's eyes. She was about to say something, but she saw Zhiyao leaning close to her ear.
"I'll tell you one more thing. The current leader, Kurosawa Wakaba, has also designated me as her soul bond partner. Yume told me this. You're surprised, aren't you?"
This was more than just surprise, it was sheer terror. Shui Yun was completely speechless.
Dazhu is the flower of everlasting life. The flower of everlasting life has the right to designate the object of soul contract, and its rank is ahead of ordinary shrine maidens. If an ordinary shrine maiden and Dazhu like a man at the same time, once that man is designated by Dazhu, the ordinary shrine maiden must give up unconditionally.
She was still frightened when she thought that Zhiyao was almost snatched away by Dazhu, but now it seemed that Dazhu's expectations had been dashed, and she was secretly happy from the bottom of her heart.
"Mr. Sikong, you won't make a soul contract with Dazhu, right?" she confirmed carefully.
"No." Zhiyao shook her head without hesitation, "Never."
Shui Yun thought about it for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Then...if it was someone specific, would you agree? For example... Himuro Kirie?"
Zhiyao then looked away with a wry smile, "I really wanted to stay with Wuhui once. I didn't hesitate even though I knew I would die, but she hysterically drove me away. Now I don't plan to die anymore, because the prerequisite for her to agree to be with me is that I live well."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shui Yun's heart skipped a beat.
It seems that it is different from what she thought before. She thought Zhiyao was going to go back to accompany Wuhui to die, but the truth is that they want to live together.
His lover Kirie asked him to live well in exchange for being together. She asked him to give up his life and sign a soul contract with her after only knowing him for one day. It was an unreasonable request no matter how you looked at it. It would be strange if she agreed to it.
It seems that it is no longer possible to form a soul contract. Thinking of this, Shui Yun lowered her eyes, and a sense of loss echoed in her eyes.
Someone was going up the mountain in the distance. Seeing this, Zhiyao reminded Shuiyun and immediately took the lead to go down the mountain. Shuiyun adjusted her state as quickly as possible and quickly followed.
Time flies, and before she knew it, the moon was right above her head. She suddenly felt sleepy, and Zhiyao looked at her watch and found that it was almost midnight.
"The first half of the night is almost over." Zhiyao yawned.
Shui Yun gazed at the starry sky for a while, thinking that it was indeed time for the shift change. "Then let's go back and rest. See you tomorrow."
Because of Yume's outrageous actions, Zhiyao originally thought about not staying overnight at Rishang Mountain. However, after she devoted herself to helping summon the soul and made an appointment to help relieve Dazhu's pain tomorrow, he was reassured and changed his mind.
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
In the backyard of Katashiro Shrine, the two parted ways.
As the door that Zhiyao entered was closed, Shuiyun felt more depressed than ever and sighed with great melancholy.
Tomorrow is her last day.
……
Shuiyun had a dream, a beautiful dream. In the dream, she and Zhiyao were walking in the mountains and forests, and unknowingly came to the door of the house where they were destined to be together.
Just when she was curious about what they were doing in this place, she suddenly heard Zhiyao say that she would come back to form a soul contract with her in the future. She was so excited that she was speechless.
She subconsciously pounced on the other person and prepared to hug him, but her body went straight through him. Then when she turned around in surprise, Zhiyao was gone.
With a start, Shui Yun suddenly opened her eyes and sat up. She saw the white sky through the dark window high up, and then realized that it was already dawn. Then she changed her clothes as quickly as possible and headed towards the Katashiro Shrine at full speed.
When they arrived at the backyard of Kageshiro Shrine, Zhiyao just came out.
"Hey, you're up too, good morning."
Seeing Zhiyao still there, Shuiyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Zhiyao carrying a bag, she didn't bother to respond to his greeting. She ran up to Zhiyao and asked with great concern: "Mr. Sikong, where are you going?"
"Go pick up the little girl. Didn't I tell you last night?"
After being reminded like this, Shui Yun finally remembered that this had indeed happened, and she thought that she seemed to be too nervous because of the dream.
"Would you like to join me?" Zhiyao still extended an invitation even though he knew the witch couldn't leave.
"I...can't do it." Shui Yun sighed.
In the past, she would have said, "Go soon and come back soon, I'll wait for you." However, today, she decided to seize every minute and stay with Zhiyao as much as possible.
"I'll give it to you."
After saying that, Shuiyun took Zhiyao's hand and took the first step. On the way, Zhiyao glanced at the hand she was holding from time to time, and vaguely felt that something was wrong with Shuiyun.
Don't ask, just ask.
Before they knew it, they had reached the foot of the mountain. When there was only one step left to go down, Shui Yun reluctantly let go of his hand.
"I'll be waiting for you here, please come back soon."
He nodded to her subconsciously, but the next moment, Zhiyao suddenly had an idea and looked around.
"Want to indulge yourself for once?"
Shui Yun understood the meaning immediately and was stunned, looking around from time to time.
"This..." Her heart was pounding.
Normally she followed the rules, but now she was being asked to do something out of the ordinary.
"It's okay. As long as you're careful you won't be discovered. Even if you are discovered, just say it was my idea. Those two old ladies asked me for something, so they wouldn't dare to blame you."
Zhiyao continued to patiently guide him. Beside him, Shuiyun lowered her eyes and thought deeply. After a moment, she gritted her teeth and took the first step ever.
Although it was a short, small step, it was a big step in her life, so much so that when her feet touched the ground, she felt a different feeling in her heart.
When she heard Zhiyao say that they were leaving, she hurried to follow him and put her arm around his like a little bird.
I thought I had to go into Yangyan Village to see the white chrysanthemums, but before I had even walked one-fifth of the way up the mountain, a small and exquisite figure appeared in the distance.
Also seeing Zhiyao in the distance, Baiju gradually quickened her pace.
Bai Ju was walking down the mountain. Seeing her walking so fast, Zhi Yao was afraid that she would lose her balance and cause a tragedy. He hurriedly shouted at her to stay where she was and not move. He ran over there in a hurry and only breathed a sigh of relief after catching her.
"Why are you running? What if your feet slip? Have you thought about the consequences?" He lectured in a stern tone.
"I'm sorry." Bai Ju immediately lowered her head, her voice muffled, "I promise I won't do it again next time."
"I'm not asking you to apologize, I'm asking you to know that this is very dangerous." Zhiyao said helplessly, "If you fall off the mountain, I... I can't even imagine it."
"Brother Sikong, you are the only one in the world who cares about me."
Zhiyao scoffed at this and pinched Baiju's cheek gently, "You little girl, do you know how big the world is? You don't think that Yangyan Village and Rishang Mountain are the whole world, do you?"
"Then please ask Brother Sikong to take me to see this world."
After hearing this, Zhiyao was speechless.
Shui Yun came to the two of them.
"Good morning, Shiragiku."
"Sister Shuiyun, you are here too." Baiju smiled.
"Yeah, why are you going out by yourself so early?"
"Because I can't wait, I want to see Brother Sikong as soon as possible, hehe."
"Have you had breakfast yet?"
When Shuiyun asked this, Zhiyao immediately reacted and asked, "Yes, you went out so early, don't tell me you haven't eaten yet."
Bai Ju immediately looked away guiltily, smiling shamelessly and occasionally sticking out her tongue playfully. Seeing this, Zhiyao rolled up her eyelids and knocked her on the head with her bent knuckles.
"If you don't obey, you will be beaten." Zhiyao snorted coldly, "Don't forget what I promised you yesterday."
Bai Ju: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Chapter 128: [Cleaning the Night Spring]
"I brought breakfast." Bai Ju took out a bag of chocolate from her arms and defended herself, "I brought chocolate, Brother Sikong, look."
"How can chocolate be a main meal?" Zhiyao said helplessly, poking his fingertips into Baiju's dimples.
"What is chocolate?" Shui Yun asked curiously.
Shuiyun was probably like Baiju before, who had never seen chocolate since she was a child. Thinking of this, Zhiyao felt a little distressed and took one from Baiju's hand and handed it to Shuiyun.
"Try it, it's delicious."
Shui Yun waved her hands awkwardly, "Wait a minute. I was in a hurry to go out this morning and haven't washed my face or brushed my teeth yet." She covered her mouth with her hands as she spoke, as if she was worried that Zhiyao would smell the bad smell in her mouth.
"Okay." With a wry smile, Zhiyao turned to Baiju.
Just as I was about to ask, Bai Ju hurriedly clarified: "Ah, I washed my face and brushed my teeth."
The time they were away was very short, and there were not many people on the road early in the morning, so when they returned to Youzhi Palace, no one noticed that Shuiyun had left Rishang Mountain.
When Shuiyun came back after washing up, Zhiyao gave her most of the bag of chocolates, allowing the girl to taste Western desserts she had never seen before on the last day of her life. Baiju took the initiative to share the rest with Zhehuo and the others.
Promote friendship.
"What are we going to play today, Brother Sikong?" Bai Ju asked Zhiyao after walking out of the gate of Youzhi Palace.
Seeing the sun suddenly appear in the originally gloomy weather, Baiju took out a silk scarf from her arms and dressed herself up as a ninja.
For some reason, Zhiyao couldn't help laughing when he saw her dressed like this.
"What do you want to play, little ninja?" Zhiyao couldn't help laughing as he held Baiju's head with both hands and shook it.
Soon, Bai Ju was dazzled and saw stars. She threw herself into Zhi Yao's arms and replied in a muffled voice, "Then... let's play hide-and-seek. Let's go to the Xingshiro Shrine."
Shui Yun: "Count me in."
"You?" Zhiyao was slightly stunned, then smiled, "Okay."
The morning passed particularly quickly. Near noon, the three of them were resting against the wall in the doll room. Zhiyao sat in the middle, Shuiyun and Baiju on either side.
On the right, Baiju was sticking to Zhiyao as usual, and on the left, Shuiyun followed suit, making Zhiyao frown.
Zhiyao thought it was normal for Bai Ju to do this because she was only six years old and children of this age usually don't think much about physical contact. However, it was a bit thought-provoking that an adolescent girl like Shui Yun also did this.
Come to think of it, it happened this morning too. First we held hands and then linked arms.
He glanced at Shui Yun secretly. Zhi Yao's eyes gradually became sharp and his expression seemed thoughtful. He thought, could it be that Shui Yun has fallen in love with him?
The next moment, Shui Yun's gaze moved over and their eyes met.
"Mr. Sikong."
Worried that his thoughts might be seen, he hastily looked away. But then he remembered that his body was already close to her and he couldn't avoid being seen whether he looked or not, so he gave up struggling and looked away.
"Well, what?"
"You and Lady Yume agreed to go to the Water Palace after lunch, right?"
"correct."
Shui Yun took a deep breath, gathered herself, and made a request: "I want to go with you." As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Ju's voice rang out, "I want to go too, although I don't know where it is."
Zhiyao was a little unsure whether the two old ladies would agree to such a thing, but seeing their expectant eyes, she agreed first.
We’ll see whether it works or not when the time comes.
Looking at the watch on Zhiyao's wrist, Shuiyun thought that the meal should be ready, so she asked the two to wait here and went to Youzhi Palace to bring the meal over. After the meal, Zhiyao thought that the old ladies would come to find her, so she moved her gaze to the door of the doll room.
"Yume is outside the door."
He just said Yume, Yume is here. As soon as he said that, the door opened and Yume was standing outside. The coincidence made Shuiyun and Baiju stunned.
Seeing the empty bowls and chopsticks on the tray, Yume thought that the meal was over and said immediately, "Let's go, Mr. Sikong."
Zhiyao stood up calmly and held Shuiyun and Baiju's hands at the same time.
"These two are very attached to me and want to be together, so I'm going to take them with me. Do you think it's okay?"
I thought she would have to talk for a while, but Jie Nu nodded directly without any hesitation. Zhi Yao praised the old woman in his heart for being sensible.
After nearly half an hour, two wooden boats docked at the pier of the Water Palace. Baiju looked around with great interest like Granny Liu who entered the Grand View Garden for the first time. Although Shuiyun was not excited, she kept looking around because it was also her first time in this place.
Then, unconsciously, his sight was fixed on the main hall in the distance.
Deep there is the source of the Night Spring, and it is also the place where she will go to perform the cage-entering ceremony tomorrow.
"Let's go, Sister Shuiyun."
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