[Peaceful Fantasy] The summer solstice has not yet come

In the pouring rain, He Maoming hurriedly walked alone on the precarious street.In the morning, he went to Ju's house to play guiding chess according to the appointment, and in the afternoon he rushed to Yinyangliao to solve the accumulated business affairs, and he just returned from Da Neili until very late.

Onmyoji naturally has the method of shielding the rain, so that He Mao's clothes will not get a trace of rain.However, as an onmyoji, I have to accept the fact that I am more sensitive to cold than others.

"It's so cold." Ming couldn't help thinking.It was also at this time, I can't remember how many times today, Konoe's smiling face appeared in front of my eyes again in the winter.

Ming smiled wryly.Since the conversation with Konoe in Ouchi today, Kamo's mind has been intertwined with Konoe's sunny smile and today's shocked and injured expression.But thinking of the decision he had made after repeated consideration, a flash of determination flashed in He Mao's eyes, and he forcibly erased Konoe's face from his mind.

I can't do this anymore...

He Mao continued to walk alone in the wind and rain.For some reason, the coldness under the wind and rain reminded He Mao of Tachibana's game room.In the past, when Zuo Wei was still in Heianjing, he had followed Zuo Wei and some noble ladies to play guiding chess—although it was only a few.But he could feel the unique arrangement of those women's gathering places - the complicated interior, the warm stove, the cloying incense, the gorgeous sleeves, and the intertwined white faces of the young women under the makeup, and Yingyingyanyan's smile Voice.In fact, in this kind of situation, it is more or less difficult to concentrate on the chess game - this is why Ka Mo doesn't like this kind of place.

But the Tachibana House I went to today was completely different from all of this.The layout of the game room is extremely simple, the empty room is not warm, but chilly.In the room there is only a dark fragrance as cold as ice, and the high-quality torreya wood chessboard and cold and warm jade chess pieces that have been waiting for a long time.Like these chess pieces, the daughter of the Ju family has long been silently waiting behind a curtain.He Maoming, who didn't care about the other party, even when he left, he couldn't remember the other party's appearance at all.Young ladies from aristocratic families often have a strong scent of makeup on their bodies, but He Mao even felt that in this cold quiet room, even the scent of makeup from the other woman had become abnormally thin.

In any case, such an arrangement undoubtedly made He Mao's body and mind completely immersed in the chess game.In addition, this daughter's chess strength was far beyond his estimation, so He Mao had to calm down and deal with the opponent's attack carefully when the second son was given up first.Perhaps his mind has been too disturbed recently, but his heart has become more and more peaceful in the long-lost serious game.When the chess game ended, He Mao seemed unaware of the passage of time.

The daughter of the Ju family behaved like a normal lady, reserved and courteous.But He Mao always felt that this daughter seemed to be deliberately keeping a distance from him.This also made his heart more relaxed.Unexpectedly, everything about this guiding chess made Ka Mo feel comfortable and relaxed.The Patriarch's will cannot be disobeyed, and He Mao has already prepared for all kinds of unpleasantness today, but in fact, apart from the other party's insistence on taking him to Ouchi in a bullock cart as a thank you, He Mao has no regrets in Tachibana's house. encounter any difficulty imaginable.

The only thing that really made He Mao uncomfortable was when he was about to leave the Ju Mansion, the daughter of the Ju family asked questions behind the curtain.

At that time, the daughter was silent for a moment on the other side of the curtain, and then asked aloud: "Master He Mao... Are you satisfied with the layout of the game room?"

He Mao obviously didn't expect the other party to ask such a question, so he froze for a moment.But he immediately replied with a smile: "The layout of this room is very tranquil, and I think it is very suitable for playing chess."

The daughter of the Orange family seemed to be a little happy with He Mao's answer, and then responded: "It's good to have Mr. He Mao's heart. The little girl likes... the quiet arrangement and incense." After that, the daughter of the Orange family hesitated for a while, quite cautiously He asked earnestly, "Master He Mao...you don't like the fragrant flowers and plants in the southern country, do you?"

Through the curtain, the daughter of the Orange family saw that He Maoming's indifferent expression almost lost his composure for a moment.But soon afterwards, she saw that the other party's face became indifferent again.

"Yes. I don't like it."

After getting a satisfactory answer, the daughter of the Ju family looked at the incense burners on the left and right, and sighed, "That's good..."

"It's getting late, please Rong He Mao to leave first." A polite but alienated voice came from outside the curtain.

"Yes, thank you, Lord He Mao, for coming. I look forward to your generous teaching next time."

When He Mao returned to the gate of his own house, there was a sad picture in front of him.Under the eaves of the torrential rain, a young man with blond hair and a clean face was standing at the door of his house.His clothes were soaked, his body was covered in mud, and his eyes were full of holes, as if his anger had been suppressed behind his eyes.

The guard, whom he had never seen before, was waiting for him at the door of his house.

He Maoming suddenly felt that the sky was dark.

Because of the appearance of the visitor, Jinwei has undergone some changes.He slowly turned to Ka Mo in front of him.Konoe's out-of-focus eyes hurt Ka Mo's eyes.At this moment, he almost wanted to give up all his reason and determination, and just wanted to return to the noisy but extremely warm and peaceful past.

[No!can not be like this! ]

He Maoming shouted in his heart.He spoke to the other side with difficulty: "You..."

Without being able to continue, He Mao saw Jin Wei's eyes approaching him step by step.The next moment, he felt the guard's hands clasping his shoulders firmly.

"Why,"

Konoe spoke, his voice was not loud, but every word hit He Mo's heart like a heavy hammer.Kamo looked straight into Konoe's eyes.Although Konoe is restraining himself with extraordinary strength, He Mo can feel that the real Konoe is so fragile that it seems that there is only an empty shell left, which will be scattered in the wind and rain at any time.Only the pair of amber eyes remained, as if holding an obsession, absorbing the consciousness of his whole body, in this night of thunder and lightning, in the baptism of the storm, they shone with a frighteningly bright light .

As if he had lost his mind, no—had already lost his mind, Konoe Guang stared at He Maoming.Reflected in He Mao's eyes, the almost hollow eyes, like a burning flame, illuminated everything about the real guard, frantically telling He Mao what he had seen—a fact he didn't want to believe , the grief he felt on his skin—all of him.

He Maoming's eyes suddenly enlarged.From Jinwei's eyes, he immediately understood what happened just now——

[He saw it!He saw the southern flowers and plants in the yard!He saw them all dead!He saw it! ]

[He saw, he saw...]

He Maoming's heart was overwhelmed by crazy shouts.The last thing he wanted to happen, the last thing he wanted to happen—

Ming, unable to move, clenched the corner of his lips desperately.Numerous fragments of memories flew by in his heart. In order to maintain the decision made after countless thoughts and choices, He Maoming tried his best to pick up all his rationality.

[I have decided to stay away from you...]

"I remember I told you already,"

[I have decided,]

"don't want,"

[To—protect you—]

"Don't come again!!!"

The heavy rain around me was pouring crazily on the ground.He Mo almost roared and said the last words.Although he tried his best to maintain his balance, he couldn't restrain the trembling all over his body at this moment. With a "pop", a drop of blood fell to the ground, and was quickly washed away by the torrential rain.The dazzling red color suddenly pierced into Jinwei's pupils that were about to burn out.

Ka Mo... in pain?

Light suddenly realized.

Kamo is also in... pain like me?

The red color spreading in front of his eyes gradually brought back a trace of Jin Wei's rationality.The frightening heat gradually faded from Hikari's eyes.What came into view was the meandering blood, which was bubbling from the corner of He Mao's mouth.Porcelain-like skin, against the color of blood, more and more vivid.At this time, Ming also was drenched by the heavy rain.Yet, despite all this, he looked straight into the light without flinching.

"He Mao...why..."

The so-called second question is actually a sad soliloquy.

The eyes that felt the light were returning to Qingming quickly at a visible speed, and the force holding his shoulders also weakened accordingly, Ming took the opportunity to get rid of the restraint of the light.

"Jinwei..." Ming looked directly into Hikari's eyes.

"Because... we were originally in two worlds."

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Akira walked straight through the light.With a roar of thunder, the door of He Mao's house slammed shut.

Light did not stop Ming.He was still in the rain, motionless.Looking at He Mao's house, his expression was still confused and changing.After a long time, he finally lowered his head, turned and left desolately.

"He Maoming...what are we..."

Not long after Guang disappeared from Ka Mao's sight, the sky finally darkened completely.Ink-like shadows emerged from all around.In one of the shadows, a low sigh slowly drifted into the unknown darkness.

"I can't keep him..."