Dragon Clan: Thought So Far.

The sea breeze lifted the hair by Nuonuo's ears. Her long hair curled like clouds, and the hem of her clothes also curled like clouds.

Two people stood side by side on the deserted beach, gazing at the rise and fall of seagulls. On the sparkling sea, there was only one lonely fishing boat, which was not sure whether it was going out to sea or returning to sea.

"It's not as beautiful as I imagined." Nuonuo said with some regret.

Lu Mingfei took a deep breath of the salty and humid sea breeze blowing towards him, squatted on the ground, picked up a small hermit crab that popped its head out of its shell and spit out bubbles, and poked the little guy with his finger.

"Because it's not dusk yet, when the sun sets it's as beautiful as a dream." Lu Mingfei said softly.
"Of course, it's also possible that this town was originally beautified by my memory. Chu Zihang once told me that memory is an unreliable disk. One day, the things on it will gradually become blurred until they disappear. I have almost forgotten my memories of Meizuji Town."

I only remember that day at sunset, Eri hugged him like a cat, her petite body trembling slightly.

In fact, they already knew that separation was just around the corner, but they still had to move forward.

Because living is not to die, but to go further and see more.

"It doesn't matter, you came with me, so this is the most beautiful place." Nuonuo also said softly, "Where you are is always the best."

Lu Mingfei was stunned and tilted his head to look at his senior sister. Nuonuo's silhouette was so beautiful under the bright but not scorching winter sun that it made people's hearts tremble slightly. Her long eyelashes were swaying in the sea breeze, and her clear eyes reflected the blue sea and blue sky, as if they could contain the whole world.

But the senior sister didn't look at him. She still looked at the fishing boat anchored on the sea, as if she was looking at the magnificent country on the other side of the distant ocean.

"We can stay here until tomorrow and then take an early morning flight back to Hokkaido." Lu Mingfei said, "Umezuji Town was considered a tourist destination in Japan for a while. Tokyo Love Story made this small town in the southwestern part of Japan famous. Although there are few tourists coming here now except for those who are nostalgic, there are still many shops in the town that are not closed."

He had bought a porcelain doll for Eri here before. It was made by the store based on the girl's appearance. When he held it in his hands, it looked lifelike, as if he was holding a smaller version of Eri in his hands.

Later, after the Tokyo mission was completed, they returned to Kassel Academy. When the Japanese branch was sorting out Eri's belongings, they sent the porcelain doll to Lu Mingfei.

The back of the porcelain doll can be pried open, revealing a small space like a piggy bank, but there are no Japanese yen or coins inside. There is only a handwritten note and a yellowed, unsealed photo.

The photo was a secret photo of Lu Mingfei's back taken by Erii with her mobile phone when they were in Umezuji-cho, and the note had "あなたが戀しいsakura" handwritten in Japanese.

“i missed you so much sakura”.

The then head of the Japanese branch and the head of the Snake Eight Clan, Nanami Sakurai, made a special trip to Chicago for this purpose. She told Lu Mingfei that the young lady had been learning pottery during her lifetime, and perhaps she wanted to make a sculpture of Lu Jun's image and keep it by her side. It's a pity that the young lady is gone, but Lu Jun's deeds are still inspiring our young people. As a reward, let this porcelain doll stay with you instead of the young lady.

To this day, Lu Mingfei can no longer remember how he got back to the dormitory that day. He only remembers that the dormitory was empty. It was summer but it was so cold that he wanted to curl up.

However, the medical record card of PTSD has been turned over. Lu Mingfei walks carefully in this world, not letting fate take Eri away from him again.

"We can take the mountain tram to the mountains to watch the sunset, just like you and Eri used to do together." Nono said, "Before that, we have to find a place to stay tonight."

"There are many B&Bs in Meizuji Town. During the holidays, there are still many young people who come here to stay." Lu Mingfei thought for a while and said,

"I know there is a themed B&B built on the site of a former mine on the mountain. I didn't have a chance to try it out last time due to time constraints. We can go take a look today."

Before it became a tourist destination after being made famous by "Tokyo Love Story", Umezuderamachi was actually a less famous copper mine.

Many of the men in this area are miners, while the women are responsible for housework and educating their children at home.

Every day, the miners had to take old-fashioned mountain cables to go up the mountain to mine. Later, the mine cars were converted into sightseeing trams, which received very good responses and eventually became one of the important attractions of Umezuji Town.

It’s just that fewer people come here now, and many attractions have become abandoned due to lack of funds for maintenance.

Lu Mingfei threw the hermit crab into the sea. The little creature jumped on the surface of the sea and flew towards the deep sea. It seemed that it was dizzy from being hit.

He reached out to help Nuo Nuo tidy up her hair which was a little messy due to the wind, and then touched the top of the girl's head.

"To go up the mountain, you have to take the tram to the shrine on the other side of the town. It's a good opportunity to go around the town now," he said.

It was said that there were still many shops open, but in fact, the place was very sparsely populated. Nuonuo bought six octopus balls from an old lady who was selling them on the roadside. She bit off half of each one and passed the other half to Lu Mingfei's mouth, who swallowed it whole.

After eating, Nuonuo blinked and poked Lu Mingfei's armpit with her slender fingers, smiling with curved eyebrows. While laughing, she said, "Junior brother, is it delicious? How does it compare with the Tremella and Sago Pudding made by Junior Sister?"
Lu Mingfei was choked and speechless, and felt terrified in his heart.

Tremella and sago pudding is a very meaningful food to Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi. After the day of freedom last year, Lu Mingfei drank Finkel's strong liquor and fell asleep for ten hours. After that, his junior sister brought the tremella and sago pudding she made to sober him up.

As a result, the then rather shy President Lu suffered the biggest setback in his life. Jörmungandr, the King of Earth and Mountains, cruelly took away his first kiss as a pure little boy.

“Sister, please stop laughing at me…” Lu Mingfei said with a wry smile, “At that time, I never thought that I would be with Junior Sister…”

"I'm not laughing at you. You guys wanted to hide it from me back then." Nuo Nuo snorted with her hands on her hips, staring at Lu Mingfei with her beautiful eyes wide open. "Fortunately, I'm smart and tenacious, otherwise I would have been kicked away by that little brat Xia Mi."

"How can that be possible? Senior Sister, I have liked you for the longest time in this life and in my previous life combined."

"Haha, Lu Mingfei, you really don't even blush when you tell lies now." Nuo Nuo gritted her teeth, and the ends of her dark red hair danced like a cloud in the sunlight.

She suddenly screamed and fell forward heavily. It turned out that Lu Mingfei, who was standing shoulder to shoulder with her, had put his arm around her slender waist and held the delicate and charming girl tightly in his arms.

In the bright sunshine, the two looked into each other's eyes and could hear each other's breath. The light south wind with the slightly cold breath from the sea enveloped them silently. The girl's pupils reflected the afternoon glow, as if rendering the whole eye into a gorgeous golden color. Her lips were as bright as cinnabar, with a faint texture of rose petals. Her eyelashes were thick and reminiscent of soft silk. From behind the ears, a faint blush quietly climbed up her cheeks, and the corners of her eyes seemed to be hazy with mist.

Lu Mingfei buried his head in his senior sister’s long hair and sniffed it. “It’s the scent of cherry blossoms,” he said.

"I used Eri's shampoo and shower gel last night..." Nono said with a bit of shame.

For girls, shampoo is probably a very private item, similar to a razor for men.

She did not wait for Lu Mingfei's response, but just felt her lips blocked by something hard and flexible in a trance. The man kissed her lips condescendingly, casting a huge shadow above her.

Nuo Nuo had no awareness of closing her eyes when kissing, and Lu Mingfei did the same. So, as the sound of the tide echoed between heaven and earth, they embraced each other and kissed deeply, their dark pupils and wine-red pupils staring quietly at each other so close.

The wind started to blow, and the entire Umezuji Town was engulfed by the sound of wind chimes coming from nowhere. Amid the tinkling sounds coming from all directions, the wind blew the pink and white petals of the winter cherry blossoms that probably floated down from the mountains, swirling and falling around Lu Mingfei and Nuonuo.

The burning temperature of the man's body and the faint scent of raw wood made Nuonuo a little intoxicated. She fell deeper and deeper into the kiss until a soft hum came out of her nose that made Lu Mingfei's bones feel numb. The kiss finally ended.

The girl's eyes were blurry, her long legs were tightly pressed together, she gritted her teeth and punched Lu Mingfei in the chest with her fist.

“I still like the smell of Senior Sister.” Lu Mingfei whispered in Nuo Nuo’s ear. He took advantage of the girl’s dazed look and suddenly picked her up horizontally, holding her in his arms as light as a flying bird.

Nuo Nuo blushed but didn't want to struggle. She just felt that Lu Mingfei had grown so strong and tall without her knowing when. It was effortless for him to pick her up. She curled up in his arms as if no one could bully her even if the whole world disliked her.

"There's still a long time before sunset, why don't we go to the room first, senior sister..." Lu Mingfei's Adam's apple rolled, and he looked hypocritically like a gentleman, but Nuo Nuo could clearly feel something hurting her through her coat.

"Lu Mingfei, you are so shameless..." Nuo Nuo hid her face in Lu Mingfei's open coat.

Lu Mingfei chuckled and pinched his senior sister's increasingly round and perky little butt. "Fingal once said something to me that I think makes a lot of sense."

Nuonuo curiously peeked out from her clothes: "What are you talking about?"

“Only shameless men have a chance to marry a beautiful woman…” Lu Mingfei couldn’t bear the sight of his senior sister’s cute and adorable appearance. He leaned over and kissed Nuo Nuo on the cheek again.

"You want to die!" Nuo Nuo stretched out her hand to pinch the soft flesh on Lu Mingfei's waist. When this guy grimaced in pain, she took the opportunity to jump out of his arms and fled into the town with tense and narrow legs.

Lu Mingfei was stunned, a smile appeared on his face, and then he chased after him...

The town is really small. Walking along the mossy roadside, you can see the primary school playground not far away. On the playground, little kids wearing bowler hats and wrapped up like penguins by their parents are chasing each other around, which makes the town a little more lively.

The whistle sounded suddenly. Nuonuo held Lu Mingfei's shoulder and stood on tiptoe on the upper edge of the roadside flower bed, looking towards the sea. There was the railway track connecting Umezuji-machi Station to Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. A yellow slow train on the track was rumbling past the empty station. The station was surrounded by white railings with signs of "Umezuji Station" and "Tokyo Language Station" on them.

The ending of "Tokyo Love Story" was filmed in this small station, which was once a holy place for Japanese men and women to make pilgrimages for love. The yellow train brought countless tourists from Tokyo, and the small town of Umezuji-machi quickly became a famous tourist destination.

But now everything is over, and this place has returned to what it should be, lonely, isolated and poor.

They walked through the entire town and only saw three restaurants, each of which had its signature grilled fish and grilled sea bream. The town's streets were old and historic, reminiscent of Japan in the 1960s or even earlier. Many of the houses were still low brick and stone structures.

There are also wooden Japanese-style houses on both sides of the street. A batik blue sign is hung at the door of every business. The carp flags hanging on the rusty street lamps are surprisingly new, probably because someone changes them frequently. They are flying in the same direction in the wind.

There is a cafe at the end of the town, from where you can see the mine called "Daimaruyama" and the shrine at the foot of the mine. The cafe is next to a small wooden house with a telescope and a small bench in it. According to the proprietress, people often use the telescope to watch the sea here.

It's conceivable that in another world, Chu Zihang and Caesar were eating sea bream rice while squeezing in front of the narrow window of this cabin to peek at Lu Mingfei and Eri.

Thinking of this scene, Lu Mingfei inexplicably felt like laughing and crying at the same time.

When they walked into the cafe, there were actually a lot of young people working on laptops. They all seemed to be strangers to each other and everyone seemed to be distant. On the contrary, couples like Lu Mingfei and Nuo Nuo, who walked in snuggling against the sea breeze, seemed a bit out of place.

The themed B&B on the mountain is also owned by the cafe owner. After hearing Lu Mingfei say that he wanted to rent it for one night, she happily decided to take them up the mountain.

The road up the mountain is right next to the shrine, but no one suggested going up. The proprietress operated the mountain tram and rushed up the mountain.

There are dense trees growing on both sides of the tram tracks, from the common pine beech, walnut, maple to the precious red spruce, Korean cliff pine and winter cherry, all of which can be found here. Wild flowers such as honeysuckle and mountain rose also grow between the trees.

The trees loomed over the track like a thick cloud, and they seemed to be traveling through a tunnel of ever-changing colors, made purely of leaves and flowers.

Nuo Nuo was finally stunned. She hugged Lu Mingfei's arm tightly, and the gorgeous flowers in her eyes flew away like time.

"Very beautiful." said Nono.

"Senior Sister." Lu Mingfei said.

"Ok?"

"Do you think your father will look down on a poor boy like me?" President Lu's Sixun was like a frog jumping around on a lotus leaf. (End of this chapter)