Faced with such a calm gaze, I suddenly didn't know how to react.

I can't explain why I froze in place, the sticky blood dripped from the tip of my eyebrows to my eyelashes, I realized that I was covered in blood at the moment, which was quite out of tune with the surrounding lake and moonlight, and looked estimated and evil in the eyes of others. Ghosts are no different.

As for the ghost that I didn't kill, it disappeared cleanly and died quickly.

"follow me."

A small hand held my sleeve corner.

The expression between the child's brows and eyes was calm and gentle, much calmer than that of adults.Like a small but unshakable tree, it is firmly rooted in reality.

The hotel hidden deep in the alley was lit.

After changing out of the blood-stained clothes, when I returned to the hall, the child was sitting by the fire, quietly fiddling with charcoal.

He didn't ask me where I came from or where I was going next.He didn't say a word about what just happened at the pier.

If it is an ordinary child, if he is not afraid, he will at least be somewhat curious.

"...Yuanyi."

With the movement of that little figure raising his head, the flower earrings with the pattern of sun rings swayed slightly.

"where is your family?"

The kid blinked.

"I'm practicing."

I feel like it's going to be a long night.

The charcoal wrapped in the firelight made a slight crisp sound.

When talking about his own affairs, the child had clear logic and fluent enunciation.

Ji Guoyuanyi, currently eight years old, chose to run away from home permanently in order to avoid disputes over the heirs of the family.When mentioning his mother who died of illness, his eyes were not sad, his voice was not trembling, and his expression was not wavering.

He seems to have understood from birth that birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature, and he quietly accepted the foreseeable ending.

Only when talking about his elder brother, did the always quiet and tranquil child show a smile on his face.

I asked him what was in the package.

He carefully held the small, coarse cloth-wrapped thing in his arms.

"It's the flute."

As he said this, the child lowered his eyelids docilely, with an almost shy smile on his face.

"It's the flute my brother gave me."

The rough piccolo looks like a child's handwriting, and the surface is polished very smooth.

Many years later, I still remember the smile on his face.

Ji Guoyuanyi, the swordsman who started to breathe -- he was so remembered by later generations, and lived for a long time in the form of legend.

But as long as I think of him, even if it has been a long time, even if it is just a corner occasionally exposed in the dust of the years, the first thing that comes to my mind is always the child who will smile when talking about his elder brother .

"Yuanyi."

When I came back to my senses, I had already spoken.

"If you have nowhere to go, would you like to go with me?"

The child opened his eyes slightly, and the expression of surprise appeared for a short time, like ripples on the surface of the water that would disappear at the touch of a touch.

He became silent again.Immediately, he nodded slightly.

When I brought up this matter again after many years, I once asked him: "Were you not afraid that I was harboring evil intentions?"

In the troubled times of the Warring States Period, it is not wise to trust others.

"It's ok."

He rubbed the teacup in his hand, his expression was the same as before, and he was still calm and breezy, making people wonder where he was looking.

That's okay, it's more thought-provoking.

I think he may be praising me, expressing his affirmation of my character.But anyone who has seen Yuan Yi holding a knife will know that it doesn't matter has another meaning.

I used to think the word anger wasn't in the man's dictionary.

The calmness that doesn't match my age once gave me the illusion that he and I are the same kind, as if this is not his first life, and he already understands what life is all about.

The mountain village that was attacked by ghosts was purely accidental.Because of the spread of the war, we had to change our path.

When he saw the tragedy in the village, the young man with an always gentle and calm expression used the word unforgivable for the first time.

The survivors in the village invited swordsmen who hunted ghosts, but the ghost seemed to have strange abilities, and all the swordsmen who hunted down ghosts died tragically.

The evil ghost who ate more than a dozen people was beheaded by Yuan Yi just for a split second of breathing.

Smooth movements without the slightest sloppy.From the eyes of others, it was as if the ghost was attracted to him.The young man raised his knife and dropped the evil spirit's head, leaving his body with an expression of disbelief, rolling to the ground and disintegrating into ashes.

That was the first time I saw humans beheading ghosts easily.

Suddenly, I realized that I was witnessing a historical turning point between humans and ghosts.I saw the talents endowed by God Himself in human beings.

But when the boy turned around, all these thoughts dissipated like a cloud of smoke.

"Yuanyi." I almost didn't recognize my own voice, only to realize that I was so nervous that my hands were shaking.

It's strange, when I was fighting ghosts alone, when my own life was hanging by a thread, I was never so nervous.But the moment I saw the ghost pounce on him, I almost forgot to breathe.

Maybe it's because I don't want to see people die anymore, maybe it's because cannibal ghosts always bring back the most resisted memories in my heart.

"Are you okay?"

I have just witnessed his sword skills beyond common sense, so of course I know he is fine.I know he's unharmed.

The boy put down the knife and gently took my hand.That is the temperature only human beings have.

The warm palm doesn't even have cocoons.

He might not like swinging a knife.

Because before that moment, I had never seen him express interest in anything related.

Some people are born knowing who they are.

There is no need to spend a lifetime searching, and there is no need to find yourself in the eyes of others.Just like a plant that takes root, it knows how to grow towards the sun at the moment of birth.

I think this person is like a tree.

Since childhood, she has been quiet, indifferent and steady.

But in the eyes of others, Ji Guoyuan is a much more dazzling existence.

What an outstanding talent that is, even ordinary people can understand it just by looking at it.

I also understood.

Ji Guoyuan is the dazzling sun.

"It's okay." He lowered his eyes slightly.

I thought for a while before I finally understood what I wanted to say.

"...Yuyi, you have extraordinary talent." I couldn't help lowering my voice, "But, do you want to use this talent?"

Do you like your talent?

He didn't seem to expect me to ask such a question, and he was stunned for a while before he spoke:

"Taking the life of another without justification is unforgivable."

I got my answer, so I let it go.

I let go.

When he is an adult, the men of the samurai family will hold the Yuanfu ceremony. Yuanyi has been away from the family for so many years, has no status, no status, and naturally no longer a samurai.

I thought for a long time, and finally gave him a sachet that is easy to carry.He always carries the flute given by his elder brother in his bosom, and now that he has become a ghost hunter, there must be a place where the flute can be properly stored during battle.

The talented swordsman quickly became famous. The child who ran away from home and was only as tall as my waist was already a head taller than me before I knew it, and became the object of everyone's admiration.

Older people may not like living in a fixed place.I saved enough money to open a teahouse by the bustling canal.Because I know a little about herbal medicine, I occasionally help people with some minor illnesses.

The ghost hunter's whereabouts are uncertain, and he travels far away all year round.Those who ask Yuanyi for help will come to me to try their luck when they can't find him.This tea house is basically his permanent residence.

"You helped me a lot." I put down the tray with persimmons. "If you are free, you can go and sit on the bench outside the tea house, especially to attract business."

As long as the handsome young man sits outside the house, he will attract the attention of the surrounding women in a short while.

"is it?"

There was sincere doubt on Yuanyi's face.He didn't seem to be aware of the advantages of his appearance, and almost all the women who showed good intentions to him overtly and secretly were wiped out.

I sometimes suspect that this is his own eyesight problem.

Clear vision is very useful in combat.But looking at the opposite sex...it's not romantic at all.

As if seeing through my thoughts, Yuanyi pointed out the facts very calmly:

"You're not married either."

I raised my teacup: "I have no such plan."

Yuan Yi murmured: "Me neither."

I raised my eyes in surprise: "I thought you would like... family."

Although it can't be seen from the outside, he actually likes children very much.Sometimes people just ask him to give him a hug, just to be polite, but he often hugs and doesn't let go, but he is also liked by children, he is the type who will be chased by children when he walks on the street. It was not easy for him to let go.

"Is it a responsibility?" I can imagine reasons such as "I will never start a family until the evil spirits in the world are eliminated."

He looked at me for a while, then looked away flatly, and answered irrelevant questions:

"Tomorrow I will go to Tama Village."

I haven't been on a ghost hunt for years.Although Yuanyi invited me many times, I never agreed.

In the eyes of his companions, he may not understand why I should stubbornly guard a small tea house.

I just told him: "Remember to come back early."

He didn't miss the appointment.

The one who missed the appointment was me.

I have always had a strange premonition in my heart, if I continue to hunt ghosts, I will encounter something bad.

So I stopped touching things related to ghosts, and I stopped looking for traces of ghosts.

But I didn't expect that bad thing would come to me by itself.

"We're already closed."

I didn't turn around.

The figure standing at the door, the moment he appeared, I already knew who he was.

An unusually cold feeling climbed up my spine, and I quietly touched the knife hidden under the table.But the moment I held the handle of the knife, a voice I was all too familiar with suddenly sounded from behind.

"Today."

Tomorrow.

...has been hundreds of years?

It has been hundreds of years.

Don't call that name.Don't call me that name again.

I turned around suddenly.

But one step too late.

With a pain in my neck, the knife in my hand fell to the ground with a clang, my body was instantly drained of strength, and I fell back uncontrollably.

Before my consciousness dissipated into the darkness, I vaguely saw eyes as bright as red plums.

……

Things that I thought were extraordinarily beautiful before, now seem to be.

It was clearly the color of dried up blood.

作者有话要说:感谢在2019-11-1712:09:31~2019-11-2318:47:37期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

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