On how to understand love

Run Lin'an, Houshan.

There are a few bright white clouds in the sky, moving forward at an extremely slow speed with the passage of time and wind.Occasionally, flocks of birds that cannot be seen clearly fly by without leaving a trace.

The warm sunshine spreads in the forest, passing through the groves with intertwined branches and leaves intertwined on the ground to become floating light and leaping gold.The warm spring breeze blows, changing the position of the branches and leaves at any time, and there are small rustling sounds.

He yawned, feeling the sense of leisure surrounded by emerald greenery. Walking on the winding path with straw sandals, there would be the rustling sound of stepping on the leaves from time to time, which added a sense of calming nature.

Runlin'an's back mountain is his favorite place, and the tranquil atmosphere makes him calm down under any circumstances.

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"...Mom said you are unknown! Don't go to our base to play without authorization!"

"...Yeah, yeah! Look how disgusting you look! It's so dirty, I don't know where it came from!"

"...Don't come here again! Get out of Run Lin'an!"

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Today is different.

He opened his eyes slightly, and his seemingly foolish eyes instantly became serious. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and he took a relaxed pace. The exit of the mountain path was not far away, and he could see the dazzling white sunlight.

step.

two steps.

Three steps.

He couldn't quite adapt to the oncoming sunlight, so he stretched out his hand to cover his forehead slightly, and then walked out calmly.He didn't take his hands away until his whole body was bathed in the sunlight, then looked straight ahead, and saw the source of the noisy voice just now.

"Ah! It's Big Brother Asai! That's the God of Death who was born in Run Lin'an! He's so handsome!" A little boy was immediately attracted by him, staring intently at the death costume on his body.

He hooked the corners of his lips, showing a friendly smile.

"Wow! Brother Asai! The clothes you are wearing are very handsome!" The three little boys clapped their hands and rushed in front of him, then hugged his thighs and started yelling.

He put his eyes on the child wrapped in burlap, curled up there, skinny and boneless, with his back behind him, and he couldn't tell whether it was a boy or a girl.He narrowed his eyes, and then looked at the three little boys with a smile on his face: "Why do you want to bully that little boy?"

A boy with a snot hanging from his nose immediately waved his hand and said no: "We didn't bully her! She's a monster! We just wanted to drive her away!"

Asai tilted her head with a smile, "What did she do wrong?"

The little boys looked at each other, hesitated for a while, and suddenly said: "She, she is dirty, she doesn't talk, she doesn't cry or laugh, and..."

The height of those children probably just reached his thigh, he was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly bent down and rubbed their hair, and then pressed his hand on a child's head: "Why don't I think she did something wrong?"

The child looked at him with a serious and slightly weird smile, and suddenly felt a sense of panic in his heart, his lips trembled uncontrollably, and then suddenly cried loudly with a 'wow', broke away from Asai's hand and ran away.

In this way, only the curled up girl and him were left.

He suppressed his smile, and then approached the little girl. Because he was very small, he could only squat down carefully, and then helped the child up.

With thin shoulders, she can be wrapped around her with one arm.He looked down at the child slightly, his slender fingers lifted the burlap cloak slightly, she was like a newborn baby, with her hands clenched in fists in front of her chest as if to protect herself, and she was breathing with difficulty with her mouth open.

The face was indeed covered with mud and dust, and there were also many wounds caused by scratches and friction, some of which had scabbed over, and some seemed to have been put on just now, bleeding silently and colorlessly.Her hair was a little messy, and the bangs on her forehead almost covered her eyes. Her eyes were half open, but she didn't look at him, but looked into the distance lazily.

"Hello." He blocked the sunlight that ruthlessly shone on her.

She raised her head weakly and saw him smiling with the backlight, the arc was just full of friendliness and warmth.Perhaps it was the movement of raising her head that exhausted her last ounce of strength, she just glanced at it before she fainted.

. . .

He is the Grim Reaper responsible for patrolling the area around Runlin'an.A large part of the reason why he was chosen was because he was born in Run Lin'an, so he would be more familiar with Run Lin'an.

He took her to the small house where he lived on the border of Runlin'an, brought her some food, and began to feed her.

... She has spiritual power, and she will die if she doesn't eat anything.

He prepared all kinds of daily necessities for her, and bought a bathrobe for her to change into.Someone also specially used the ghost way to heal the wound on her body, so she woke up two days later.

At that time, he had just finished patrolling, and when he returned to the room, he smiled brightly when he saw her: "Good morning!"

She couldn't react a little, as if she was looking at him with her emotionless eyes, and her eyes were even a little unstable.He smiled and stretched out his hands to hold her face, and gently stroked the healed wound with his thumb: "The wound should heal soon! Then the face will be beautiful."

She stared blankly at the man in front of her.

He smiled heartily, "What's the matter? Keep staring at me."

She was still unresponsive.She stared at him blankly, looking a little confused.

He still kept his smile, and his eyes were full of tenderness as he stared at her.He said lightly, "My name is Abai."

She couldn't use any strength, trying to grasp the meaning of this man's words, but she didn't understand. What is 'My name is Abai'?Seeing that she was still so confused, he said, "I've thought about it for the past few days! I came up with this name after careful consideration! Don't hold it against you!... Youmi! Your name is Youmi, okay?"

She didn't understand, and frowned slightly.

He pointed to himself, "Ah Bai."

...and then pointed to the place near her heart: "Yumi."

She seemed to understand.All I know is to keep looking at this man.

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"A...Bai..." Her immature voice sounded softly behind him, and he was suddenly pleasantly surprised, so he turned back and hugged her: "What's wrong? Yumi."

She lowered her head aggrievedly, twisting the corners of her clothes with her hands.Seeing her wanting to cry but unwilling to speak, he smiled knowingly: "Just going on patrol, I'll be back in three days, Yumi remember to eat well! I'll bring you a gift."

Yumi lowered her head slightly.Nod obediently.

He put her down and waved goodbye.

Death's life is like a long stream of water. He thinks that he is a lazy straw boat floating on the sparkling stream, occasionally running aground, being blown by the wind, and then starting his journey again.

He was lucky that he had never been forced to choose anything in his life.

Yumi is a poor child, she can never choose anything, she doesn't know how to choose, and no one gives her the right to choose, he may not understand how she came to Runlin'an's back mountain in the end By the lake, he would not know how many times she experienced heart-piercing pain.

She didn't know who she came for, and her face always had the confused expression of a small animal trembling.

He wanted to give everything to her so that she would know how to protect herself.

He pursed his lips and smiled.

He never thought that he would have someone waiting for him with paranoia.

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Yumi sat alone in Abai's room, huddled in a corner, with her head buried.

This room is very old, the walls are covered with rattan plants, the cute thing is that those plants will bloom in summer, Yuya and Abai have been together for nearly five years, the life of the two is simple and comfortable.

There was the sound of moderate footsteps at the door, and occasionally the sound of stepping on a wooden branch. Yumi's small face was immediately covered with brilliance, and she jumped off the bed, naked. Legs open the door to hug the comer.

"I'm sorry, sorry, I'm late this time." Abai's apologetic smile made Yumi relax.She waited at home alone for two more days this time, thinking that Abai would not come back.

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"Ow-"

Just when Ah Bai was picking up Yumi and was about to take her into the room, there was a cry in the air that broke the cozy and peaceful atmosphere, and the birds flew away in panic in the forest.His hand holding Yuya was also stiff.

"Ouch--!"

Abai put Youmi down, with a flustered expression: "Youmi, listen, don't follow!"

Youya looked up at Abai cutely, she didn't understand why Abai was so nervous, she realized that Abai had disappeared.

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"Ahh-"

This kind of cry pierced the quiet atmosphere of the forest, and Mimi paused, because the cry was clearer this time, and she could hear it more clearly.

It's like talking.

'It hurts...so resentful...' The words conveyed a painful message to her through the call.After a short pause, he put on his shoes and ran towards the direction where the cry came from.

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She has been running for a long time, and she can't remember how long she has not tried to run in such a place. Occasionally, she stumbled and almost fell to the ground. She quickly stepped on that deserted path, which few people would walk on. Yuya had never passed by, but the voice was clearly ahead, so she had no choice but to run straight in this direction.

It was as if there were branches and leaves scratching her skin, and she didn't listen to the sting.

She knew Ah Bai was over there, so she couldn't stop.

Inexplicably, she sensed Abai's breath, felt that Abai was with the thing that made that cry...

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The sun pierced into her eyes, Youmi squinted her eyes, and ran out immediately, and suddenly saw the wounded figure of Ah Bai lying on the ground, dying.Then, not far from Ah Bai, there was a monster covered in black. Yumi almost didn't think about it, and immediately ran over to block Ah Bai.

"Why are there still residents who have not been evacuated... Uh! Yumi! Get out of here! They will be eaten!" Ah Bai's voice sounded behind her, and Yumi wanted to turn around, but heard the deafening cry again.

After a short pause, he looked up at the monster.

'It hurts...help me. '

She heard the black monster say this.

She looked up at the monster blankly, and then stretched out her hand without hesitation.

——Asai, he had never seen such a thing.

That ghost seemed to want to attack at first, but after noticing Yumi's figure, it paused again, and then, a few seconds later, it lowered its head and lay down on the ground, the mask approached Yuya carefully, but Yumi didn't even Afraid, he reached out to touch the empty mask on his head.

Asai stared dumbfounded at Arima's thin figure, her hair blown by the wind drew a beautiful arc in the air, the beige color blended with the sunlight...

Yumi opened his mouth to say something, and his long head drooped even lower.

Asai supported himself and stood up, no matter what... this head still needs to be killed.He used his Zanpakuto to support himself to stand up, and then approached the head step by step.

Yuya stepped aside and let him walk over.

The head was still lying on the ground, whimpering, like a poor puppy.

Yumi didn't speak, watching him silently as he split the white flower mask into two.

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The moment Zanpakuto slashed, the head turned into powder and drifted away with the wind. Yumi was blown in the face by the wind, and her hair and sleeves were blown back again...

He looked at Yuya and asked her why.

Yuya blinked innocently and shook her head.

He also said, "I... heard that screaming sound."

He was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down again, rubbing her hair, telling her not to tell anyone about any details of what happened today, Youmi seemed to understand, then nodded.

After a long time, he seemed to make up his mind and asked her: "Yuiya, do you want to enter Mao?"