Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 350 Expectation
Involuntarily, his consciousness sank, and when Zongya woke up again, he found himself lying in someone's arms.

Her embrace was so soft, and it exuded the smell that made him so infatuated. In a trance, Sogu couldn't help but hug her tightly.

And the next moment, he realized the practical significance of this obsession.

"..."

Zongya came to his senses in an instant, and just about to let go, the other party let go of him first.

"Ha ha……"

He raised his gaze, and it was indeed that familiar face.

"……teacher."

Ju Tianzi got up and walked to the wine table beside him, and after sitting down, he looked at him again: "Is Fang Ming feeling better?"

The bewilderment after waking up suddenly caught up at this time.

Soya looked at her, and suddenly remembered that he was supposed to be releasing water lanterns at Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama, and for some reason he appeared here...

This is where?

He looked around and found himself lying on a terrace.There was a faint sound of running water from below, and following the sound, there was also a river next to it.

The Katsura River in Arashiyama...

No, it's not.

With the familiar bridge nearby, Soya quickly recognized where he was.

"Kagawa... Gion?"

"That's right, this is the summer mat at Tenmanlou by the Kamogawa River. Do you see that? It's the Shijo Bridge." Behind him came the answer from Tianzi Tachibana, "After Fangming fell into a coma, Ling just... Fangming still remembers what happened just now ."

He turned his head, and Tianzi Ju understood the blankness on his face, "Don't remember at all?"

Soya still shook his head.

"Oh, have you even forgotten that your favorite person is a teacher?"

"..."

Zongya pursed his lower lip, did not speak, but kept thinking about what happened just now in his mind, but he couldn't remember at all.

He's in a coma?

Why are you in a coma?

Why did they appear here after waking up, and where are Akane Kirino and the others?

Tianzi Ju looked at him for a while, and took the initiative to explain to him: "Fang Ming suddenly fell into a coma when he was setting off the water lantern in Guichuan, and plunged into the river."

She beckoned again, "Come here."

Soya got up and walked over, looking around at the same time.

This is the terrace built by the restaurants on the banks of the Kamogawa River in summer, which is the so-called "Kamogawa Cooling Bed".The floor is covered with tatami mats, wine tables are placed, and bamboo curtains two or three meters high are hung on both sides as partitions.And on this huge terrace, there are only him and Tianzi Ju at this moment.

He sat down at the low table with wine and dishes, and Ju Tianzi continued: "After Fangming fell into the river, although that cute little girl jumped into the river to catch him soon, they were still terrified. .”

Among the companions, there is only one person who has this kind of mobility: "Kirino..."

"Is her name Tongye? She is really a brave child, and I have to thank her very much." Tapping the table with her fingertips, she continued: "Fang Ming couldn't wake up, and Ling was frightened, so she had to come to me."

Regarding the incident of falling into the river, Zongya has no memory at all, and can only think that he has lost all 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 at this time.

Getting better, or getting enough sleep?
He looked at Tianzi Orange, "Did the teacher wake me up?"

She picked up the wine glass, drank it down, and then said: "I didn't do anything, I just took Fangming around and came here, and then you woke up by yourself..."

Ju Tianzi paused, "You have to thank Ling."

"I will." Soya nodded, without thinking too deeply, "Where is Ling and them now?"

"I've already gone back."

"yes……"

"It's a rare meeting, I don't really want them to disturb me and Fang Ming." Tianzi Ju gestured to the food on the table, "Fang Ming didn't have dinner, it's for you."

He was hungry, but he didn't have much appetite right now, his stomach was full of questions.

It's just that Tianzi Ju kept staring at it, but he took a few bites with his chopsticks.

"what about the taste?"

"not bad."

"Is it just 'not bad'? It seems that this restaurant needs a new chef."

"...No, I mean it tastes good." Soya changed his words immediately.

Who knows what she'll do to the chef.

"That's good." Tang Tianzi smiled, and picked up the wine glass again.

And she kept looking at him, and when she stopped, she asked if the food was not to your taste, Sogu had to eat a few more mouthfuls.

Fortunately, the food itself was delicious, and his appetite was quickly mobilized.

After eating absent-mindedly for a while, the orange emperor sitting opposite said again: "Fang Ming seems to be very busy recently."

"..."

Zongya suddenly came back to his senses, "I still have to go to duty."

Tangerine Emperor laughed.

"No—Fang Ming is not allowed to leave here until I give my permission."

"teacher……"

"Just stay with me for a while."

Soya glanced at the time.

It was half past eight, earlier than he thought, and later than he expected.

The duty started at 20 o'clock in the evening, and there were only more than [-] minutes left. In any case, it was too late to rush from Shijo to the Lake Biwa Bridge.

"rest assured."

Tianzi Ju seemed to see through his thoughts, "I will send Fangming there."

"Thanks, it's just... no, it's nothing."

He paused, but still did not refuse.Someone driving to see you off is always faster than going there by yourself.

Since being late was inevitable, Soya also gave up his plan to leave early, and began to think about how to explain to Kyoko later, and how to explain to Akane Kirino and Hongko what happened tonight after returning.

"Fangming is very busy recently." Tianzi Ju talked about the topic just now.

Zong Gu nodded first, then looked at her: "Is the soul sacrifice meeting also one of the teacher's ways to relieve boredom?"

"I can only kill a little time... ah." Tianzi Ju suddenly understood, "It turns out that Fangming is blaming me."

"No."

"Really do not have?"

"A little bit..."

Soya chooses to be honest, and she just smiles.

Worshiping the soul will do all kinds of harm but not any benefit, and it is rare to have a chance to talk face-to-face. He intends to persuade Tianzi Ju to cancel this kind of "entertainment" that can only pass a little time.

"But I didn't organize the Soul Sacrifice." Hearing what he said, she showed an innocent look on her face, "They came to the capital to have a carnival by themselves, and they want me to fulfill their wishes. I also have a headache."

"..."

She categorically denied it, Sogu pursed his lower lip, but did not refute, and after thinking for a while, he said:

"The Soul Sacrifice has been passed down to this day, and it has become a fixed festival in the world of the dead. Even if the teacher doesn't organize it, every mid-August, the souls of the world will gather in Kyoto by themselves, just for the slightest possibility of being favored by the gods. sex."

Ju Tianzi listened while drinking, and continued: "If the teacher eliminates this possibility, I don't think there will be any spirit bodies gathering here in the future."

"I understand."

She put down her glass and said, "Fang Ming wants me to tell them, 'Everyone, let's break up, your wishes will not be fulfilled this year, and never will be again'...Is that so?"

Soya nodded.

The Orange Emperor smiled, then raised his finger again, "But I don't think they will agree."

What she was pointing at was the Kamogawa River under the cool bed.

Soya stood up and walked to the guardrail, holding his breath for an instant.

On the gloomy embankment, all kinds of spirits are densely packed, and this is only a small part of the spirits that gathered in Kyoto in recent days;
The spirits wandered aimlessly, and the ordinary people walking by the river shuttled among them, ignorant of it, but they didn't know that someone on the cool bed next to them almost suffocated.

"Does Fangming still remember the past?" Tianzi Ju walked over with a wine glass.

Facing the goddess on the terrace, the spirit body below remained unmoved.For the vast majority of undead, the master of the underworld is just an illusory name.

"What?" Sogu turned his head to look at her, his mind was still deep, and he casually responded to her reminiscence.

"Every year when Christmas comes, we life teachers will organize a small party in the children's welfare home, and distribute gifts to the children after the end."

He froze for a moment, then nodded: "I remember... the teacher always leaves the best presents for me and Ling."

"Because I really like Fang Ming."

Tianzi Ju smiled, and said, "At that time, would Fang Ming look forward to Christmas?"

"Full of anticipation." Zong Gu said, vaguely understanding what she meant.

She turned around again, leaning against the guardrail, and turned her head to look at him: "If a few days before Christmas, the teachers of the orphanage suddenly announce that the Christmas party will be canceled permanently, and there will be no gifts, Fang Ming What would you think?"

"..."

He was sure he understood what she meant.

"I will be disappointed, and even more angry."

"A child's anger will at most damage the eardrums of us teachers...but they are different."

Sogu looked at the countless spirit bodies below, "They will still mutate."

Because of the complete loss of hope, the disappointment and anger in these extremely sensitive undead will become even more uncontrollable.At least eight or nine out of ten spirit bodies will mutate, and at that time, Kyoto will be more chaotic than ever.

"However, it's not bad to use this as the ending of the Soul Sacrifice."

Ju Tianzi raised his arms high, raised his wine to the night, and didn't even look at the dead soul behind him.

"I don't like a bleak ending. It coincides with a grand ceremony such as sending fire from the five mountains, so let Kyoto be in chaos in the flames."

[The souls of the world, listen to my order——]

A voice suddenly sounded in his mind, Sogu didn't expect her to be so decisive, and he was shocked.

"teacher!"

"What's wrong?" Tianzi Ju looked at him, "Isn't this exactly what Fang Ming expected?"

"No... I was negligent."

Zong Gu immediately dissuaded her, and admitted to her that he hadn't thought carefully, only thinking about avoiding future troubles, but ignoring the current situation that is already on the line.

"...Kyoto is in chaos, and the teacher's fun will be affected. It's better to announce this matter after the end of this year's Soul Sacrifice."

The soul worship service usually comes to its final climax after the end of the Obon Festival. By then, the organization will also make preparations.

"Ah, Fang Ming is really troublesome."

"Sorry……"

Tianzi Ju looked at him for a while, and smiled: "But it doesn't matter, as long as it is Fang Ming's request, I can agree."

Soya couldn't feel much honored by the special care of the gods who created the world, "Thank you..."

【never mind. 】

Her voice sounded again in her head.

Master Huang Quan can use this method to order all the spirits in the world, and he probably let him hear it on purpose at this time and just now, Zong Gu thought.

The spirit bodies below showed different reactions to the god's random actions, some were at a loss, but most of them were excited.It was the first time for many spirit bodies to participate in the Soul Sacrifice, and the words of the gods were undoubtedly the best evidence for the legend.

"Doesn't Fangming like chaos?" Tianzi Ju asked without reason.

"I don't like it." Soya looked down, "I don't think anyone really likes chaos. Calmness is the destination of everyone."

"I think so too, but the world is always in chaos."

Among other things, at least the source of chaos in the world of the dead is the willful actions of you, the master of the underworld.

——Songya only dared to think about such a thought in his heart.

"Fang Ming feels that at least the chaos in that world is because of me."

"...No, no." There were beads of sweat on Zonggu's forehead.

"But that's the truth." Tianzi Ju looked up at the sky, "Happiness is rare, and the only thing worth pursuing is peace. Sadly, I have no power to stop this chaos."

"Chaos stems 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 can we do to restore order?"

"This is what Fang Ming is doing now - to capture the divine power of the Eight Thunder Gods, and then go through some rituals, not only can reshape the boundary between the world and the afterworld, but also re-establish the connection between the two worlds, and restore the order of death Get back on track."

This result was not unexpected by Soya, he just didn't understand the specific changes.

However, this should not be something he needs to consider.

"Being abandoned first, I don't think I did anything wrong, but the result now is not what I want to see." Tianzi Orange looked at him and said, "At this point, I can only expect my students to come Remedied."

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……"

There was a few seconds of silence, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Sogu realized that he was not at peace.

Although he has let go of his special affection for Tianzi Ju, he will still be overjoyed if she places such high hopes on him.

"I'll do my best."

Soya took a deep breath, calming himself at least on the surface.

"To restore order in Huangquan and bring peace to the world is my lifelong pursuit."

An extremely satisfied smile appeared on the face of Ju Tianzi: "I believe Fang Ming will not let me down again this time."

"'This time'?"

"Fang Ming said before that he would become a doctor for me, but he forgot about it. Can't I be disappointed?"

"..."

She seemed very pleased with his promise, and went back to the table to drink.

Soya's heart was also surging, and it took a while before he calmed down.

He didn't drink, nor was he as interested as Tianzi Ju, and after spending a while with her, he began to think about night duty again.

Looking at the time, it was already [-]:[-], and he bid farewell to Emperor Ju again.

"Teacher, it's almost time for me to leave."

Ju Tianzi was in high spirits, when he heard this, he just smiled, "Okay."

"teacher……"

"I understand. I will send Fangming there."

Soya thanked you again.

After drinking the last bit of residual wine in the wine cup, Tianzi Ju stood up, took his hand again, and came to the guardrail.

Kamogawa flows slowly, reflecting the night on the other side of the river.The countless spiritual bodies that had gathered on the embankment disappeared at this time, leaving only the tranquility of the night.

After a few seconds, Zonggu realized that it was Tianzi Ju who activated the ability of the hook jade in his body, blocking the spiritual sense.

She looked at the sparkling river below, "Does Fangming like the night view of Kyoto?"

Soya looked at her, "I like it."

"I like it too. In the end, this is the only place I can stay."

When the night wind blew, Tianzi Orange's long hair danced wildly, and suddenly he turned his head and smiled.

"Do you want to enjoy the night view of Kyoto from another angle?"

"What angle..."

"Hurry up."

Before Zongya could react, she suddenly stepped on the ground, stepped on the guardrail of the balcony, and stepped into the night sky in two or three steps.

Clasping each other's hands, he was also taken into the air, suspended in the air.

"……teacher!"

Soya held her hand tightly, and before he had time to feel the novelty of his first flight, the panic of suddenly leaving the ground had already filled his heart.

Ju Tianzi laughed, her voice filled the wind.

"Don't worry—I won't let Fang Ming fall—"

She pulled him up and up, farther and farther away from the terrace and the ground, until there were no taller buildings around them. He could cross the Kamo River with one foot, and with only the front half of his foot, he could clear the busy four-way street. The bridge is underfoot.

When it stopped again, Soya had already adapted a lot.

Flying in the night sky feels more like diving in deep water. Under the guidance of Tianzi Ju, his body is suspended out of thin air, as if he has lost gravity.

The high-altitude wind is very strong, and it can only blow his and her clothes and hair.

"How do you feel?" Tangerine asked.

Soya lowered his head, the ancient capital under his feet was cut vertically and horizontally by the glowing streets, and there were lights everywhere, but the details could no longer be seen clearly;
On the five mountains surrounding the Kyoto Basin in the north, the characters made of flames and the figures of boats and torii gates can be seen at a glance, and the festival is at the right time.

Looking down, he involuntarily opened his other hand, and slowly closed it again.

"Kyoto...is under control."

Ju Tianzi glanced at him, smiled but said nothing.

"This is Mount Hiei."

She turned around in the night sky and pointed to the huge shadow in the east of Kyoto, "Crossing Mt. Hiei is Lake Biwa. How long does Yoshiaki think it will take us to get there?"

"Five minutes?" He made an expected guess.

"Okay." Tianzi Ju smiled again, "That's 5 minutes."

She held his hand tightly and flew towards the mountains and lakes in the darkness.

The wind roared, and it got into all the gaps on the body, and then got out from another gap.

Sogu felt like a fish swimming against the current, constantly shuttling through the turbulent rapids, never retreating, and every gust of wind was a boosting wave, pushing him higher and farther into the sky.

In the hearty and dripping, the only shortcoming is that you can't help yourself, and you are always being dragged.

Ju Tianzi looked ahead, but he could see through his thoughts.

"Does Fangming also want to travel in the sky by himself?"

"think."

She laughed loudly: "Then become a god like me—"

"..."

The goddess' laughter resounded through the mountains and rippling to the lake.After crossing Mt. Hiei and flying quickly for a while, Soya could already see the bridge in the dark.

Ju Tianzi took him to an uninhabited place near the toll booth.

"Thank you, teacher……"

"Do not."

Stepping on her feet, she flew into the dark sky again, turned around and gave him one last look, "The person Fang Ming wants to thank is Ling."

Before Zongya said anything, the Tachibana Emperor had melted into the darkness and disappeared.

"We'll see each other soon...I'm looking forward to that day, Fangming."

　It's finally the end of the month. . .The biggest expectation for July is to ask for leave. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)