After the country was demolished again

Although it was said to be shopping together, both Mulian and Yansheng knew very well that their trip was by no means a simple walk after dinner.A person has no memory, and a person remembers their different paths clearly. They stand on both sides of the sky, but they are all testing whether they can touch each other.

No matter what the ending would be like, such an idea itself was beyond Mu Lian's expectations, but no matter how surprised she was about the invitation that she blurted out naturally, she didn't feel any regret.

This is actually enough to be her answer to herself.

Mulian and Yansheng made an appointment to meet outside the Asakusa Shrine after sunset in the evening, and she didn't waste the time during the day, so she sent a letter to Ji Guoyuan, telling him that she had met Yansheng, and later I will chat with Yansheng about the ghost king, and ask him if he has any ideas about coming to meet Yansheng.

In addition to being very straightforward, the reply brought by Ji Guoyuan made Mu Lian feel that she didn't know whether it was the reason of living for decades or the influence of recovering her memory. Her uncle's EQ was obviously higher than that of It was much higher 400 years ago.

"Tanjirou and I will settle the matter of the King of Ghosts. Brother and sister-in-law, you have worked so hard for so long, and you just reunited with your elder brother. Please take a break in the next few days."

Mu Lian was a little unbelievable after hearing the message from the crow. The swordsman who talked so loudly that he suffocated her 400 years ago has now learned to tease her secretly.

But it's a pity that Ji Guoyuan's kindness can only be accepted by her heart, and now she doesn't have the leisure to go on a leisurely date.

After the contact with Ji Guoyuanyi ended, Mulian took a nap at the hotel where she was staying, and it was almost evening when she woke up. If she planned to go out in the evening, then it was just right to start preparing now.

Having said that, Mulian still had a headache when she turned over the clothes she carried in the sealed scroll. The purpose of her return this time was to completely stabilize the Belt of Obscurations, so she didn’t bring many things in life. The suit she wore yesterday The dress was bought on the street because I was bored waiting for Yansheng, so I wanted something fresh.

Mu Lian still prefers Japanese-style clothes to tight-fitting western clothes, and she feels that it is unlikely that she will change her habit on this point.It's early summer now, and it's most suitable to wear a bathrobe at night, but Mu Lian searched through the clothes she brought with her, and found that she couldn't find a satisfactory one.

So, buying a new dress is indeed a good idea.

In the end, Mulian picked out the light yellow kimono with the brightest color and the most suitable for playing from her poor inventory, tied her hair in a simple bun with a hairpin, and went out the door so refreshingly.

She arrived at just the right time. The tall buildings lined up completely covered the sun that was already close to the horizon, but the brilliance of the setting sun still remained on the sky and had not completely faded. The plan to appear, after all, the time they agreed was after nightfall, but she did not expect that Iwakatsu arrived at the torii gate outside the shrine almost at the same time as her.

Mulian looked in the direction of Iwakatsu, she saw Iwakatsu standing in the shadow of the torii gate, where the light couldn't find it, on the other side of the flow of people, like her just looking for her with her eyes.

At that moment, she felt that this was the beginning of what belonged to them.

Yansheng couldn't stay away from the shadow of the building for a moment, Mulian went over the crowd to him, and when she got close, Yansheng said to her: "You came earlier, I can't accompany you to the street just yet. "

"Don't worry about shopping. I haven't eaten dinner yet. We can find a restaurant to have dinner first. It should be night after eating." Mu Lian gave a very feasible suggestion. She did come out without dinner. If you plan to buy some snacks when you go shopping at night, it's okay to have a dinner for two.

Just ...

"Speaking of which, what do you need to eat?"

As a living being, ghosts of course need to eat to supplement their own consumption, but Mu Lian is not sure whether Yansheng also needs it. The ghost's diet is human beings, but he doesn't look like he is interested in human flesh and blood.

Sure enough, Yansheng politely declined Mulian's invitation, and explained that his need for food was different from that of humans and ghosts.

"In order to completely get rid of Oni Wu Tsuji's control, Ms. Zhushi has done research on our physique. When there is no consumption, it is enough to replenish a small amount of blood every once in a while."

Yansheng's explanation was not detailed, but Mulian didn't force her. She nodded and began to look for nearby restaurants, and quickly pointed to a sushi shop not far away and asked Yansheng: "The shop over there looks good, let's go How is it there?"

Yan Sheng, who didn't need to eat, naturally wouldn't refuse. After a while, they entered the sushi shop. Mu Lian ordered a piece of beancurd sushi and a piece of fruit. Due to the amount of activities that day, and she was not very hungry after spending a whole day in the hotel today, but this amount may not be enough to support her shopping activities at night.

I'll buy some snacks when I go shopping.

With this in mind, Mu Lian didn't add any more dishes. She picked up a bean curd sushi and put it in her mouth. The sweet juice in the bitten bean curd filled her mouth with happiness, making her squint her eyes contentedly. There are many kinds of sweet sushi, but after so many years of trying, she still likes tofu skin sushi the most.

Mu Lian didn't know where she showed her dissatisfaction with the amount of food, maybe it was the inadvertent look in her eyes when the food was served, or the unfinished expression when she put down the chopsticks. In short, before she finished eating the fruit, Yansheng got up and left them table, went to the dessert stand and brought back a dessert that she didn't notice at first.

"...Three-color balls?"

The balls drenched in syrup exude a strong sweet smell, just the smell can make Mu Lian judge that this ball is definitely a sweetness that can satisfy her very much.

She raised her eyes and looked at Yansheng with some surprise, the ghost she was staring at slightly drifted away, and whispered: "I just think you should like this."

Mu Lian didn't make a sound, and Yan Sheng, who didn't get a response from her, added: "If I made a mistake..."

"No." Mulian interrupted, and said slowly under Yan Sheng's surprised gaze, "I 'really' like it very much."

She added an accent, but Yan Sheng didn't understand her meaning, Mu Lian didn't say anything more, just accepted Yan Sheng's kindness, picked up a bunch of meatballs and slowly savored the sweet taste.

She hadn't seen the three-color meatballs on the counter before, so what could Yan Sheng rely on to confirm that she would like them?There is probably only one answer to this question—even if there is only a little impression that is indistinguishable from intuition, there are still traces of Yansheng on her body.

This is not a surprise, but it still brought unexpected joy. This kind of bitter joy made her finally decide to bury the person she didn't want to ask and decided to bury in the past, but it has been haunting her in the past. In her heart, questions that nourished resentment like venom were brought to the only person who could answer her.

"Yansheng..."

"what?"

"Can you answer me?"

"Do you think you ever... have you ever loved me?"

Mu Lian stared at Yan Sheng's eyes. Because of the color and internal structure, those ghost eyes were not as easy to distinguish emotions as human eyes, but she still saw surprise and confusion.She knew that her question came out of the blue, and that there was no point in asking Iwakatsu who had no memory of the past. He couldn't possibly know what he thought of her 400 years ago.

But she still asked, using a blunt way that the reserved Japanese would hardly use. In fact, even in the ninja world, few women would confess so bluntly, but Mulian felt that she did not. Necessity and Iwakatsu waste time on this point with euphemistic hints.

She wanted to know, so she asked. The answer to this question won't affect anything. After all, he doesn't know whether Yan Sheng's answer is true or not, but she still wants to hear what the strange self in his eyes will think she.

Yan Sheng was stunned very clearly, and Mu Lian stared at him calmly and firmly. He gradually realized that she wanted to get the answer seriously, but still did not speak a single syllable.

The sky outside the store darkened, the lights on the street came on one by one, and the number of people in the store increased, but the silence between them continued. Yansheng tried to say something several times, but finally gave up , it seems that it's not that he doesn't want to answer, but that he can't find the right words to express it.

Mulian has a lot of patience, she believes that she can wait for the answer.

In the end, she waited for the shop owner first. An ordinary middle-aged man came over to politely ask them to check out because there were not enough seats in the shop and customers complained. When she turned her eyes back to Yan Sheng, she finally heard his voice.

"If all that happened...then you must be the only reason I'm alive."

This sentence seems to answer nothing, but it answers everything.Mulian laughed softly, she took Yansheng's hand, and pulled him away from the crowded sushi restaurant without saying a word.

It was Yansheng himself who put forward the transfer curse seal, and it was also he who chose to abandon his identity as a human being in order to fight against inhibitions and become an ogre that everyone hates. He wandered in the world with everyone's confusion and anger. A long-forgotten promise has lived to this day with his own shameless attitude. It is clear that he could have foreseen the scene of seeing each other today with his intelligence, but he still did so.

As a person who grew up in the real world, it is impossible for Iwakatsu to have any special feelings for the ninja world, and it is impossible for him to be kind enough to be willing to shoulder such a heavy responsibility for people who have nothing to do with him.

Whether it's because of what Mulian said or what she did, Yansheng's answer to her is that she is indeed the "important" person who can influence him to such an extent.

It is impossible for Yan Sheng to do these things out of hatred for her, so the only answer she can get is the last one.

"Yansheng... you and I go back to Konoha."

On the dimly lit street under the night, the beautiful black-haired woman turned around lightly and faced her companion face to face, she let go of the hand that was pulling him out of the shop, and stretched out her hand to him as an invitation gesture.

"Hyakkimaru has not been with you and me since we were young, and Duobaowan is also because you are not at home, so we are going to wait for him to perform the ceremony of Yuanfu before naming him officially. They still have no official name. If you want , together we can name them."