Ukawa, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, the water surface of Lake Biwa is sparkling, and cars are driving slowly around the lake.
It only takes half an hour to drive from Kyoto Prefecture.
Today is already the winter vacation. As a scenic spot far away from Kyoto city, it is not so noisy with tourists. Likewise, there are not that many people on the riverside in the afternoon.
"Mr. Gen, Miss Yoshikage and Miss Sakihatsu went to a cafe in Fushimi Ward an hour ago."
“Isn’t it normal to go to a coffee shop?”
"Miss Yu Yaobao also went there just now."
As he spoke, the car gradually stopped on the side of the road. Minamoto norimitsu stared out the window, looking at the cloudless blue sky and the endless Lake Biwa.
The vermilion torii gate in the distance stands in the lake. Looking from a distance, it looks like a mysterious door connecting heaven and earth.
He looked away from the window, frowned and looked at Yong Shanying who was sitting in the driving seat in front of him, tapped his fingers on the armrest, and thought to himself for a long time.
"Do they show any conflict?"
"According to the news just sent back, there was some excitement during the conversation, but no action was taken until we left."
Yong Shanying stepped on the brakes carefully, remembered the news sent back by his colleagues, looked ahead and whispered back.
Minamoto Noraimitsu touched his chin and quickly concluded the matter and said, "Then don't worry about them."
In fact, he had noticed Xiaoteng and Tianhai's little actions a few days ago, but he didn't ask about it.
Including Tianhai who refused to tell the truth to him.
He didn't want to delve too much into the reasons.
Everyone has their own ideas, and they are not control freaks. As long as what they do does not exceed their own bottom line, everything is up to them.
As for the source of this information.
Naturally, after Minamoto no Yorimitsu knew that Nagayama Hide was retired from the Foreign Legion, he personally examined several of his friends who were secretly protecting them.
A group of two people are tracked and protected, divided into day shift and night shift, and their rest time is also guaranteed.
Nagayama Hide had previously proposed whether to arrange for someone to protect him at night, but Minamoto Yorimitsu vetoed it, mainly because the basic security at Heian Shrine was enough.
As for the real danger, I'm afraid just one or two people can't solve the problem. He has recently had the idea of acquiring a security club. After all, the money in his hands has nowhere to use it, and leaving it in the bank will just eat ashes.
Thinking of this, he converged his thoughts. Minamoto norimitsu looked at the torii gate in the lake in the distance. There were many people walking by the lake, and he also saw the figures waiting quietly.
"Just wait for me around here."
Opening the car door and letting in the breeze mixed with the water vapor from Lake Biwa, Minamoto no Yorimitsu turned his head and gave instructions.
"I understand, Mr. Yuan." Yong Shanying replied.
When he got out of the car, the water vapor rushing toward him and the endless Lake Biwa made him squint his eyes unconsciously.
Shirasu Shrine, a holy place for check-in.
In fact, the popularity has dropped a lot in the past few years. Apart from the torii gate in the lake known as the Gate to the Sky, there is really no other commendable scenery, and the location is remote enough and difficult to get around.
But even so, there are still young girls who come here to pay homage to this shrine.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu walked along the road to the torii gate, crossed the guardrail and walked outside the driveway. Along the way, he could see many students and tourists who came here for a walk.
The primary school students wearing little yellow hats were led by their teachers and stood in a row, chattering curiously.
Female college student takes selfie with scissor hands.
There was also a photographer with long hair and an unshaven beard taking wedding photos of the couple standing by the lake.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu finally walked to the torii gate in the lake.
Near the edge of the lake shore, the lake water is quite clear. You can see the water plants under the water surface, and you can also hear the sound of the lake water lapping the shore as the wind blows back.
A vermilion torii gate stands in the water.
With the crystal clear water as the bottom and the clear blue sky as the back, it exudes an ethereal atmosphere.
And on the shore closest to this torii gate.
There was a familiar figure with his back facing him.
The figure was wearing a long skirt, but it was an unusually pure black color. In her right hand, she held a few bouquets of white and green flowers. It was hard to tell what kind they were from too far away.
There was a small profile of her face in her sight. She was looking at Lake Biwa in the distance, her eyes were a little blurred, and her pure black dress was blown up. She didn't know what she was thinking.
Standing on the edge of the strange rocks in the rugged area.
In the nearest place, whenever the lake water rolls back, a little splash will hit the skirt.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu walked behind her.
When she seemed to notice, she spoke.
"Miss Holy Child."
The words fell, carried by the breeze.
The other person's shoulders shrugged slightly.
Then he looked sideways.
The southeast wind was not strong in the first place, but it created a geographical effect near the lake. The son of Kamiya turned half of his body, and his long black hair covered his collarbone.
The ends of her hair swayed slightly on her white collarbone.
It's just been a few days since we last met, and Seiko Kamiya seems to have lost a lot of weight. Even his eyelids are a little dark, as if he hasn't had a good rest, but his makeup can cover most of it.
Minamoto Yorimitsu wore a black windbreaker today.
The woolen lining is used to keep warm. Although he is thin, his broad shoulders perfectly hold up the windbreaker. His slightly messy black hair is swaying in the wind.
Coupled with his deep eyes and restrained but radiant temperament, he is like jade under a clear spring.
Minamoto Noraimitsu looked at the other party's cheeks which were only lightly made up. He was the first to break the silence between the two of them for a few seconds. He looked directly into her eyes and asked:
"Today's weather is pretty good, but just standing by the lake dressed like this, it's still quite cold, right?"
"The workplace is very unfriendly to women. Even when I attended business occasions, I had to wear short or long skirts in winter. I'm used to the temperature difference."
Seiko Kamiya put her hair between her ears, her expression a little reluctant, and she still held the bunches of flowers in her hands.
"Why don't we meet at home?"
Obviously the straight-line distance between the two of them might not be more than 300 meters. Even if they were to walk there for only two minutes, they would still have to arrange to meet in Takashima City.
The torii gate in the lake on the right is indeed beautiful.
But other than that, there was nothing else, and the other party’s appearance made him look like he was injured.
Do you really feel guilty about yourself?
This thought flashed through Minamoto norimitsu's mind and then went out. He still chose to loosen the outside and tighten the inside.
"It is indeed more appropriate to visit at home, but we live too close, so it seems that I want to save trouble."
Shengzi Shengzi paused for a moment, held the flower tightly in his hand, raised his eyes and looked at him faintly: "Besides, I'm afraid of disturbing your good deeds."
She actually didn't want to say this.
But there are some words that I have been holding in my heart for too long, and I can only say them out after drinking. Now that I have met someone, I finally have an outlet.
However, after she said it, she saw Minamoto norimitsu's expression softening, and she secretly regretted it.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu did not answer what she said.
Instead, he focused on her hands.
He asked, staring at the bunches of flowers blown away by the wind.
"Are the flowers in your hand meant for me?"
Shengzi Shengzi was slightly startled when he heard this, and after a moment he said: "I picked this randomly on the roadside. If you like it, I can't refuse you if you want to take it."
Minamoto no Yorimitsu smiled and stretched out his hand.
Holy Son Kamiya narrowed his slender eyes, remained silent for a moment, and then handed over the flower in his hand.
"The flower language of buckwheat flowers, I remember it is lovers."
Minamoto Yorimitsu held the bouquet. There was still some residual warmth on it, but the flowers had been blown away.
Picked it up and examined it in front of my eyes.
The white flower bones have no aroma when placed on the tip of your nose, because the wind near the lake is too strong.
Holy Son Kamiya was silent for a moment and suddenly said:
"Sometimes I'm surprised. Regardless of your background, just based on your age and life trajectory, your knowledge and courage are so different from ordinary people."
Minamoto Yorimitsu smiled when he heard this and put down the buckwheat flowers in his hands: "Even wealthy families and consortiums have things they cannot see, and sometimes they even stumble."
"That's true." Shengzi Shengzi nodded.
While she was still thinking for a moment, Minamoto Yorimitsu turned around with flowers in hand, and the wind carried her voice to her ears.
"Let's walk along the lake shoreline. You can't keep looking at the torii gate. It feels like you're going through time."
"Then please be careful that your feet are slippery."
The two walked side by side on the gravel road in the rugged area.
Because Lake Biwa is relatively large.
So as time went by, the waves came back and forth, and there was a layer of fine gravel on the shore.
Although it is difficult to walk due to the cobblestones, they walk relatively slowly, so they will not fall or slip.
The atmosphere became quiet again.
Kamiya Seiko has always slightly pursed her delicate red lips. She doesn't look like a lady today, and her hair hanging down on her shoulders looks more like a charming sister next door.
They walked along the lake shoreline for a long time.
But Lake Biwa is so big that even if you walk for a day and a night, you will never be able to get back to where you started.
The thoughts in Seiko Kamiya's mind were a little confused.
Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Minamoto Yorimitsu, who was also walking silently, and the hope and disappointment in his eyes that night under the Kyoto Tower resurfaced in his mind.
Just when her steps were getting slower and slower, her slender eyes were slightly drooped and she was about to speak, Minamoto Yorimitsu, who was walking slightly ahead of her, was the first to speak.
"Actually, I have been wanting to apologize during this time."
"That day under the Kyoto Tower, I asked you with the resentment of being plotted by your father. I wanted you to give me an answer. I even kept sarcastic on you, wanting you to admit that you didn't lie to me, but I forgot that that person was your father."
"I can see that you felt guilty at the time. Maybe what Uncle Kamiya said and did was different from what you thought, but he is your father after all. Even if he doesn't do much, he shouldn't let you turn against me.
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"To be clear, since Miss Shengzi is willing to take the initiative to see me, it proves that you are still sincere to me. It's just that I was a little sensitive last time and felt that you would have the pure place in your heart that I imagined."
Minamoto Noraimitsu's voice was calm, but there was no indifference at all. He was just explaining his thoughts.
Speaking of which, the first two sentences are actually pretty good.
But after hearing the last sentence, the eyes of Seiko Kamiya were slightly touched, as if a certain heartstring had been touched, and his eyes gradually became darker than before.
But he raised his head and wanted to speak.
He met Minamoto Yorimitsu's heart-stirring gaze.
"Everyone is selfish in their heart. In fact, I may be more selfish than you. I say without any secret that I am an ordinary person, so I want you to be sincere."
"Men are like this, just like students who fall in love in high school. They always think that the girl will defy the family for him just after the relationship, and let down the family who gave birth to her and raised her, but he has not done anything."
"This kind of behavior is despicable, and it was what I despised the most in the past, but I actually did it myself. It's just that we didn't have a relationship, so the mistake was relatively small."
The Holy Son of Kamiya stood silent for a moment, his mood more complex than when he came here. He had completely lost the arrogance of the past, and instead had a look of guilt on his face.
"I came here today to apologize."
"I'm not lying to you, but what my father did was really rude. In that situation, I'm afraid anything I say will pale in front of you."
"Actually, I can understand your mood. Maybe the greater your expectations, the more disappointing the results will be."
She didn't know what she thought of when she said this, her expression became even worse, and she even crossed her arms.
Minamoto Yorimitsu noticed her movements, pondered for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, you want to get married again?"
"It's not that, given my current situation, I still have the ability to break free from the so-called shackles."
Holy Son Kamiya exhaled softly, thinking of his father's words that day, and said with a self-deprecating smile:
"It's just like you said, now that he's in that position, he can never be pure again."
"Does Miss Shengzi have anyone she wants to date?"
Minamoto no Yoriguang nodded, and then asked suddenly.
Shengzi Shengya raised his slender eyebrows, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Didn't you say that you were willing to have a child with me before? Are you regretting it now?"
"Aren't you afraid of coveting my Kamiya family's property?"
Minamoto Yorimitsu said with the same smile.
The atmosphere gradually relaxed.
Seiko Kamiya pursed his red lips slightly, with a slight smile on his face, and joked as usual:
"They are all children in the first place, and you can't give birth to them yourself, so what do you have to worry about?"
Minamoto Yorimitsu looked into her eyes.
She also looked at Minamoto Yorimitsu without showing any timidity.
They looked at each other like this for more than ten seconds.
"It's better not to joke like this anymore."
Minamoto Yorimitsu turned around and walked back in the direction he came from, his voice no longer playful:
"The transaction between you and me has ended. In fact, putting aside the previous misunderstanding, we can still be normal friends. If there is still any grudge, it will subside naturally."
"Have all the previous advantages been taken for nothing?" Shengzi Shengzi's eyes were filled with resentment: "This is a real man."
As she followed, she added:
"All I can say is that young people have time to waste."
"I am not young anymore. According to my parents' wishes, I will consider getting married after graduation."
Minamoto Noraiguang looked at the smooth pebbles beneath his feet, deliberately keeping a distance from her body:
"Let's not talk about the distance. I am going to Asahikawa in Hokkaido this Saturday to attend my friend's wedding."
When Shengzi Shengzi heard this, he was stunned for a moment, narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Does it make you want to get married?"
"How can such a thing be decided so easily?"
Minamoto Yorimitsu glanced at her sideways and said:
"Actually, marriage is a yoke. Only when you find the right person will you be willing to put on the yoke."
"You have both the qualifications and the appearance. I'm afraid there are countless little girls who like you, so let's choose slowly."
"Actually, I prefer the older ones."
"I know you like college girls."
"I'm not kidding. Marriage does not depend on background and conditions. The first choice should be character and whether you have a sense of the overall situation. Being older is definitely more advantageous."
Shengzi Shengzi was silent for a moment, his steps were faster than before, and he stood beside him and asked: "What do you like?"
"Of course liking is the prerequisite for these."
Yorimitsu Minamoto gave his true answer.
Holy Son Kamiya fell into silence again.
Looking at his back, which was not broad but extremely tall, she hesitated in her heart for a moment.
My father's last words came to mind.
Thinking about her age and what she was about to face, she felt there was no need to hesitate any longer.
Pure...complex...rare...
The words Minamoto Yorimitsu once said kept lingering in her heart, confusing her like a magic voice.
He is obviously just a young man who is more than ten years behind.
Why can you understand your own difficulties? Why can you understand your own difficulties towards your family? And why can you be so courageous at this age?
Looking at Minamoto Yorimitsu's back.
The curiosity in his heart was clearly aroused. Seiko Kamiya pinched his fingers and remembered the feeling of that day when he took off the three flowers on his temples and breathed close to them.
This feeling makes her feel stupid.
But there are some things you can't control.
She finally couldn't control her thoughts.
"I have something to ask you."
"What's the matter?" Minamoto Yorimitsu looked at her quietly.
Seiko Kamiya slowly asked: "When I called you that day, who was next to you?"
She doesn't really care who she is.
But asking can prove that you care.
No matter how she feels, Shengzi Shengya clearly knows that she really wants to get him first.