He couldn't help but his consciousness was subsided. When Zong Gu woke up again, he found himself lying in someone's arms.
Her arms were so soft, and it exuded a scent that made him so obsessed with him. In a flash, Zong Gu couldn't help but hug her tightly.
And the next moment, he realized the actual meaning of this fascination.
“…”
Zong Gu woke up instantly and was about to let go, the other party let him go first.
"hehe……"
He raised his gaze and it was indeed the familiar face.
"……teacher."
Emperor Ju got up and walked to the wine table beside him, sat down and looked at him again: "Does Fangming feel better?"
Only then did I catch up with the confusion after waking up.
Zong Gu looked at her and suddenly remembered that he should be putting the water lamp on the Duyue Bridge in Lanshan, and for some reason he appeared here...
Where is this?
He looked around and found himself lying on a terrace. There was a faint sound of flowing water from below. Looking along the sound, there was also a river next to it.
Is Guichuan in Lanshan?
No, not.
With the familiar bridge nearby, Soya quickly recognized his place.
"Yamakawa...Natural?"
"That's right, this is the cool mat in Tianman Tower on the banks of the Yachuan River. Did you see it? It's four bridges." The answer from behind him was heard, "After Fangming was unconscious, Ling... Fangming still remembers what happened just now Is it?"
He turned around and the Orange Emperor understood the confusion on his face, "Don't remember at all?"
Zong Gu still shook his head.
"Oh, have you forgotten that the person you like the most is the teacher?"
“…”
Zong Gu pursed his lower lip and didn't say anything. He kept thinking about what happened just now, but he couldn't remember it at all.
He was in a coma?
Why are you in a coma?
Why do they appear here after waking up, and where are Kirino Akane and the others?
Emperor Ju looked at him for a while and took the initiative to explain to him: "Fangming suddenly fell into a coma when he was putting the water lamp in Guichuan and plunged into the river."
She waved again, "Come here."
Zong Gu stood up and looked around at the same time.
This is the terrace built by the restaurant on the banks of the Yakawa River in summer, which is the so-called "Yakawa cool bed". Tatami mats are laid on the floor, and two or three meters high bamboo curtains are hung on both sides. Partition. On this huge terrace, there were only him and Orange Emperor.
He sat down at the low table with wine and cooking. The Orange Emperor continued, "After Fang Ming fell into the river, he was soon caught by the cute little girl, but they were still frightened. .”
Among the peers, there is only one person with this kind of action: "Kirano..."
"Is her name Kirino? What a brave child, I want to thank her very much." She said again, "Fangming couldn't wake up, and Ling was frightened, so she had to come to me."
Zong Gu had no memory of falling from the river, and could only think that he had lost all his consciousness before falling down.
Because of illness?
He touched his forehead again, but still couldn't feel anything.
Then, he suddenly realized another thing: the groggy feeling in the evening had completely disappeared.
Have you recovered from the illness or have you had enough sleep?
He looked at Emperor Ju, "Did the teacher wake me up?"
She picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and then said, "I didn't do anything either, I just took Fangming around and came here, and then you woke up by yourself..."
Emperor Orange paused for a moment, "You want to thank the bell."
"I can." Sonogu nodded, not thinking too deeply, "Where are Ling and them now?"
"I've gone back."
"Yeah……"
"It's a rare time to meet. I don't really want them to disturb Fangming and me." Emperor Ju signaled the dishes on the table again, "Fangming didn't have supper, this is for you."
He was hungry in his stomach, but he didn't have much appetite at this time and his stomach was full of doubts.
But Emperor Ju kept staring at him, but he still picked up the quickie and ate a few bites.
“How is it?”
"not bad."
"Is it just 'not bad'? It seems that this restaurant needs a different chef."
"...No, I mean the taste is very good." Soya immediately changed his words.
Who knows what she would do to the chef.
"That's good." Emperor Ju smiled and picked up the wine glass again.
She kept looking at him, and when she stopped, she asked if the food was not good enough. Zong Gu had to eat a few more bites.
Fortunately, the dishes themselves tasted very good, and his appetite was quickly mobilized.
After eating absent-mindedly for a while, he spoke to the sitting Orange Emperor again: "Fangming seems to be very busy recently."
“…”
Zong Gu suddenly came back to his senses, "I still have to go on duty."
Emperor Orange laughed.
"No - Fangming is not allowed to leave here until I allow it."
"teacher……"
"Just stay with me for a while."
Zong Gu took a look at the time.
It was past half past eight, earlier than he thought, and a little later than he expected.
I started working at 9 o'clock in the evening, and there were only more than twenty minutes left. I didn't have time to get from Sijo to the Biwa Lake Bridge.
"rest assured."
Emperor Ju seemed to see through what he thought, "I will send Fangming over."
"Thank you, just... no, nothing."
He paused for a moment, but still refused. Someone drove to see him off, which was always faster than when he went over.
Since it was inevitable that he was late, Soya gave up his plan to leave early and began to think about how to explain to Kyoko later, and after he went back, how to explain to Akane Kirino and Hongko what to do tonight.
"Fangming is very busy recently." Emperor Ju talked about the topic just now.
Zong Gu nodded first and then looked at her: "Is the Soul Sacrifice Society also one of the ways for the teacher to relieve boredom?"
"I can only pass the time a little bit...ah." Emperor Ju looked like he suddenly understood, "It turns out that Fangming is blaming me."
"No."
"Really not?"
"A little bit..."
Soya chooses to be honest, and she just smiles.
Sacrifice to the soul will have many harms but no benefits. It is rare to have a chance to talk in person. He intends to persuade Emperor Ju to cancel this kind of "entertainment" that can only pass a little time.
"But the Soul-Sacrificing Society was not organized by me." She showed an innocent expression on her face when she heard his words. "I have a headache when they came to Kyoto to have a party by themselves, and they want me to realize their wishes."
“…”
She denied it without saying anything. Zong Gu pursed his lower lip and did not refute it. After thinking about it, he said:
"The Soul Sacrifice Society has been passed down to this day and has become a fixed festival that has become a custom in the world of the dead. Even if the teacher does not organize it, every August, the souls of the world will gather in Kyoto on their own, just for the trace of being carved by the gods.
possibility."
As the emperor drank, he continued to listen: "If the teacher eliminated this possibility, I think there would be no spirits that would gather here in the future."
"I see."
She put down the wine glass and said, "Fangming wants me to tell them, 'Everyone will part, you won't realize your wish this year, and you won't be able to come true from now on'... Is that true?"
Zonggu nodded.
Emperor Ju smiled and raised his hand and pointed, "But I don't think they will agree."
Where she pointed out was the banks of the Yachuan River under the cooling bed.
Zong Gu got up and walked to the guardrail, holding his breath instantly.
The dark river bank is densely filled with various spirit bodies, and this is only a small part of the spirit bodies that have gathered in Kyoto in recent days;
The spirits were wandering aimlessly, and ordinary people walking by the river were walking through it, ignorant, but they knew that someone on the cool bed beside them was almost suffocating.
"Do Fangming still remember what happened before?" Emperor Ju walked over with a wine glass.
Facing the goddess on the terrace, the spirits underneath are not fluctuating. For most undead, Lord Huangquan is just an illusory name.
"What?" Zong Gu turned to look at her, his mind was still underneath, and he responded casually to her reminiscence.
"Every Christmas is coming, we life teachers will organize a small party in the children's welfare home and will also distribute gifts to the children after that."
He was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I remember... the teacher always leaves the best gifts to me and the bell."
"Because I really like Fangming."
Emperor Ju smiled and said, "Will Fangming look forward to the arrival of Christmas at that time?"
"Full of anticipation." Zong Gu said, vaguely understanding what she meant.
She turned around again, leaned against the guardrail, and looked at him: "If the teachers in the welfare home suddenly announced that they would cancel the Christmas party forever, and there would be no gifts, Fang Ming
What would you think?"
“…”
He was sure that he understood what she meant.
"It will be disappointed, and even more angry."
"The anger of children will at most damage the eardrums of our teachers...but they are different."
Zong Gu looked at the countless spirits below, "They will mutate."
Because of the complete loss of hope, these already extremely sensitive undead spirits will become more uncontrollable. At least eight or nine out of the ten spirit bodies will mutate, and then, Kyoto will be more important than ever before.
confusion.
"However, it's pretty good to use this as the ending of the Soul Sacrifice Society."
Emperor Orange raised his arm high, raised wine to the night, and did not look at the dead souls behind him.
"I don't like the ending of miserable things. When it comes to a grand ceremony like the Five Mountains sending fire, let Kyoto be magnificently confused in the firelight."
【The dead souls in the world, listen to my orders--】
A voice suddenly sounded in her mind. Zong Gu didn't expect her to be so decisive and was shocked.
"teacher!"
"What's wrong?" Emperor Ju looked at him, "Isn't this exactly what Fang Ming expected?"
"No...I was negligent."
Zong Gu immediately persuaded her and admitted to her that she was not considering her well-thought to eliminate future troubles, but ignored the situation that was now on the verge of arrows.
"…Kyoto is in chaos, and the teacher's fun will be affected. Why not announce this matter after the Soul Sacrifice Meeting this year."
The Soul Sacrifice Association usually only reaches its final climax after the end of the Ullambana Festival, and then the institutions will be prepared.
"Ah, Fang Ming is really troublesome."
"sorry……"
Emperor Ju looked at him for a while and smiled: "But it doesn't matter. As long as it is Fangming's request, I can agree."
After being specially cared for by the gods who created the world, Zong Gu could not feel too much honor, "Thank you..."
【It's OK.】
Her voice rang out in my mind again.
Lord Huangquan can use this method to command all the spiritual bodies in the world. At this time and just now, it was probably intentionally that he could hear it, Zong Gu thought.
The spirits below showed different reactions to the casual behavior of the gods. There were those who were confused, but more were excited. Many spirits were participating in the soul sacrifice meeting for the first time, and the words of the gods.
It is undoubtedly the best left-hand proof of the legend.
"Don't Fangming likes chaos?" Emperor Ju asked for no reason.
"I don't like it." Sonoya looked down, "I don't think anyone really likes chaos. Calmness is the destination for everyone."
"I think so, but the world is always in chaos."
Not to mention anything else, at least the source of chaos in the world of the Dead is the arbitrary act of you, the Lord of the Yellow Springs.
——Song Gu only dares to think about such thoughts in his heart.
"Fangming felt that at least the chaos in that world was because of me."
"...No, no." There were some sweat on Zong Gu's forehead.
"But that's the truth." Emperor Orange looked up at the sky, "Happiness is rare, the only thing worth pursuing is peace. Sadly, I am no longer able to stop such chaos."
"Currency comes from the lack of order, and the original 'order' has been completely destroyed by me."
Zong Gu looked at her for a while and asked, "What should we do to rebuild order?"
"This is what Fang Ming is doing now - seizing the divine power of the Eight Thunder Gods, and after some rituals, it can not only reshape the boundary between the human world and the other world, but also rebuild the connection between the two worlds and regain the order of death.
Back on track.”
This result was not beyond Zong Gu's expectations, he just didn't understand the specific changes.
However, this shouldn't be something he needs to consider.
"Being abandoned first, I don't think I did anything wrong, but the result is now, not what I want to see." Emperor Ju looked at him and said, "At this point, I can only look forward to my students coming.
Remedy."
Soya took a breath.
"Can I look forward to Fangming?" She stared into his eyes, "For thousands of years, I have chosen... I have seen countless talents in the world, but no one can compare with Fangming - only you can do this
arrive."
"I can……"
After being silent for a few seconds, Zong Gu realized his inner uneasy as soon as he spoke.
Although he had already let go of his special feelings for Emperor Ju, he would still be excited by her high expectations.
“I will do my best.”
Zong Gu took a deep breath and calmed himself at least on the surface.
"It was my lifelong pursuit to restore order and bring peace to the world."
Emperor Ju showed a very satisfied smile on his face: "I believe Fangming will not disappoint me again this time."
“‘This time’?”
"Fangming used to say that he wanted to be a doctor for me, but he forgot when he turned around. Can't I be disappointed?"
“…”
After receiving his promise, she seemed very happy and returned to the table and started drinking.
Zong Gu was also excited, and after a while, he calmed down.
He didn't drink, nor was he as interested as Emperor Ju. After staying with her for a while, he began to think about working on duty at night.
After looking at the time, it was already 8:50, and he once again offered goodbye to Emperor Ju.
"Teacher, it's almost time for me to leave."
Emperor Orange was in high spirits, and he just smiled when he heard this, "Okay."
"teacher……"
"I understand, I will send Fangming over."
Zong Gu thanked again.
Drinking the last bit of wine in the wine cup, Emperor Ju stood up, took his hand and came to the guardrail.
The Yachuan flows slowly, reflecting the night on the other side of the river. The countless spirits that were originally gathered on the river bank disappeared at this time, leaving only the tranquility of the night.
After a few seconds, Zong Gu realized that it was Emperor Ju who activated the ability of the magma in his body and blocked the spiritual sense.
She looked at the shimmering river below, "Do Fangmei like the night view of Kyoto?"
Sonoya looked at her and said, "I like it."
"I like it too. In the end, it's still only here that can keep me."
The night wind blew, and the orange emperor danced with long hair, and suddenly turned his head and smiled.
"Does Fang Aki want to enjoy the night view of Kyoto from another perspective?"
“What angle…”
"Hurry up."
Before Zong Gu could react, she suddenly stepped on the ground, stepped on the guardrail of the terrace, and stepped onto the night sky in three or two steps.
He was clenched with each other's hands, and he was also taken to fly and floated in the air.
"……teacher!"
Zong Gu grabbed her hand tightly. Before he could even feel novel about his first flight, the horror of suddenly leaving the earth filled his heart.
Emperor Orange laughed, her voice was all in the wind.
"Don't worry - I won't let Fangming fall down-"
She pulled him up and went further and further away from the terrace and the ground, until there was no building higher than them around. He could cross Yakawa with one foot, and he could use the first half of his feet to scatter the traffic.
The bridge is under your feet.
When he stopped again, Zong Gu had already adapted a lot.
Flying in the night sky, it felt more like swimming in deep water. Under the guidance of the Orange Emperor, his body was suspended out of thin air, as if he had lost gravity.
The wind was very strong at high altitude, and it could only blow his and her clothes and hair.
"How do you feel?" asked Emperor Ju.
Zong Gu lowered his head, and the ancient capital under his feet was cut by the glowing streets, and there were lights everywhere, but the details were not visible;
On the five mountains surrounding the Kyoto Basin to the north, the words formed by flames also include figures of ships and torii, which can be seen at a glance. The festival is right.
Looking down, he couldn't help but open his other hand and slowly clenched it.
"Kyoto... is all in control."
Emperor Ju looked at him and smiled without saying a word.
“This is Birui Mountain.”
She turned around in the night sky and pointed to the huge shadow east of Kyoto, "Climbing Mount Biwa is Lake Biwa. How long does Yoshia think it will take us in the past?"
"Five minutes?" he made his expected guess.
"Okay." Emperor Ju smiled again, "Then it's only five minutes."
She held his hand tightly and flew towards the mountains and lakes in the dark.
The wind roared, drilling into all the gaps on the body, and then drilling out from another gap.
Zong Gu felt like a fish going upstream, constantly moving through the surging rapids, never retreating. Every gust of wind was a boosting wave, pushing him to a higher and farther sky.
The only flaw in the joy is that I can’t help but be pulled all the time.
Emperor Ju looked ahead, but saw through his thoughts.
"Do Fangming also want to travel around the sky by himself?"
"think."
She laughed out loud: "Then become a god like me-"
“…”
The goddess's laughter resounded throughout the mountains and rippled to the lake. After climbing over Hiei Mountain, she flew again for a while, and Soya could already see the bridge in the dark.
Emperor Ju took him to fall down at a place no one near the toll station.
"Thank you, teacher..."
"No."
With a stepping under her feet, she flew into the dark sky again, turned around and looked at him for the last time, "The person Fang Ming wants to thank is Ling."
Before Zong Gu could say anything, the Orange Emperor had merged into the darkness and disappeared.
"We will see you soon...I'm looking forward to that day, Fangming."