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The more I write, the more angry I get. Now I want to run to Thor and give her two sap!

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Chapter 659 The never-ending wait

If His Royal Highness, who is respected by the villagers, appeared in front of him, Xia Xia would definitely punch her in the face without hesitation, right?

Just talking, don't appear suddenly.

Xia Xia looked around, afraid that, as Thomas said, he would meet General Thunder and Lightning in an unexpected place.

From the words of the two old men, I heard the name I had just seen on the sign, looked up and asked, "Erlang? Is that the one mentioned on the sign?"

"You saw it too! That's right, I posted it."

The old man remembered and introduced himself: "I forgot to report my family name, I am Chaimen Kesi, and this is my wife, Chaimen Huili."

Because he was too enthusiastic, he seemed to be like a relative, so Xia Xia also forgot, and hurriedly replied, "My name is Xia Xia, and I am an adventurer from Liyue."

"Liyue! That's a good place to be enlightened." The old man sighed.

I don't know if it's open or not, but it's really a good place.

Xia Tian asked in detail: "Can you please continue to talk about Erlang? I might be able to help."

The old man was pleasantly surprised: "Really? I have to trouble outsiders to help me find that boy I have no news of... I'm really sorry."

"Don't be pretentious!" The old lady was relatively straightforward, and she was very grateful to hear that someone was willing to help: "Young man, if there is any news about Erlang, no matter whether the boy is alive or already... Sigh, I hope you can tell the truth. Talk to me, tell us a quasi-faith."

"Well... Where can I find out?" Xia Xia was a stranger, not a local snake.

The old woman said, "If you can get in and out of the military camp... please ask that kid's comrades in arms. There should be news. I'm just going to Daozu City, so I just quarreled with the old man..."

"Didn't you say go to the Coral Palace?" The old man asked eagerly. Just now, the old lady said that she was going to the Coral Palace, so the two quarreled.

The old woman choked with anger: "That's mad at you! For decades, you've never heard what I mean..."

"You don't explain it clearly, how can you understand it..."

"Okay, okay, noisy again! Don't be afraid of outsiders' jokes!"

In front of outsiders, the two old men did not further expand their quarrel, and finally turned their heads away in disgust.

"Haha, the relationship between the two of you is really good!"

This kind of quarrel reminded Xia of the quarrel with Mona, and it's the same... It will be reconciled soon, so don't worry.

"I'm full, thank you for the hospitality... Then, I'll go first."

Without the assistance of horses, if I rely on my feet, I would still be a day or two away from Inami, so I wanted to set off as soon as possible in the summer.

"Well, the journey is smooth... By the way, pick some of these fruits and vegetables around my house before you leave! Anyway, we are old and we can't finish them all."

For the kindness of the two old people, Xia Xia did not refuse. It is always good to bring some food when traveling, so as not to faint from hunger on the way.

But it's really a bit too much. It's a big bag full. In summer, it's good to say that I will return half of it...

Under the guidance of the old couple, they walked out of the yard and heard the noise coming from the intersection.

"Mr. Teshima, think about it again! Stay a few more days!"

"Yeah, where can you go now?"

"Shuangye, Xiaomeng, they can't bear you..."

"..."

Xia Xia looked curiously and saw a group of villagers gathered around, as if trying to persuade someone to keep their footsteps.

"What happened?" Xia Tian asked.

The old man shook his head helplessly: "Hey! It's Teshima, he always said he wanted to leave these two days..."

"Teshima?"

"Like you, he is also an adventurer. He has been here since he came here 30 years ago, driving away treasure thieves, repelling nearby monsters, and mediating quarrels in the village... A lot of hard work has gone into him, and we also regard him as the person we have the most respect."

"But recently, he suddenly wants to leave here..."

The old man was very reluctant to part with his words, and the old woman complained a few words: "If I want to tell you, this matter might have something to do with the "Eye Hunting Order"! Although Teshima did nothing wrong, he was confiscated with the "Eye of God"... Then he seemed to be a different person. "

"A person has changed?" Xia Xia frowned, wondering what kind of abnormality would happen after losing the Eye of God.

The old lady hesitated for a moment: "I can't tell, but I feel like he has lost something important. After walking around the village a few times by himself, he suddenly said he was going to travel around the world... We actually don't know whether we should keep him or not. , but I always feel... I can't let him leave like this, but after holding back a few times, he still insists on leaving..."

Suddenly thinking of something, the old man pulled Xia Xia and pleaded: "Young man, you are also a traveler, can you help me to persuade him to see, he has no eyes of God now, and his mental state is not good recently, I am very worried... …”

"Well, I'll go take a look." Xia Xia readily agreed, and then he enjoyed that wonderful breakfast and repaid as much as possible.

There were a lot of people around the intersection. In addition to the old people who stayed behind, there were also a few middle-aged people who seemed to have just returned from Inatsu Castle. They were taught by Mr. Teshima when they were young. After getting the news that Mr. Teshima wanted to leave, Also immediately came back to persuade.

"What are you doing? After so many years, why did you suddenly leave?"

"Yes, yes, we were not mentally prepared at all, and suddenly we heard the news..."

"The children are still waiting for you to take them out to play again... Please, please think about it again!"

"Could it be... Could it be that we did something wrong? If possible, we would like to apologize to Mr. Teshima, and I just ask Mr. Teshima to stay here..."

"..."

The words were full of respect for this Mr. Teshima.

And that Mr. Teshima opened his mouth several times, but couldn't make a sound. He seemed to want to say something but didn't know what to say. He just raised his head and stared blankly into the distance.

If he is in such a state, if he really leaves, it will indeed make people worry, it is like Alzheimer's...

Facing the dissuasion of the people in the village, his determination to travel far never faded, but he did not have a strong choice to leave immediately.

He sat in the yard with a blank look on his face. He was obviously around him who had lived for decades, but he was so unfamiliar...

When the crowd almost dispersed, Xia Xia walked over: "Hello, Mr. Teshima."

Strangers I've never met.

"You are?"

"I am an ordinary traveler. I heard that Mr. Teshima wants to leave the village where he has lived for more than 30 years. I was curious about the reason, so I came to ask. Please forgive me for being rude."

Teshima shook his head, indicating that he didn't care about the etiquette, and said in a dull tone, "It's not so much why I left... I don't know why I stay here."

Xia Xia said, "You have lived here for a long time, and everyone depends on you and likes you very much."

"Yeah." Teshima frowned, not even understanding himself: "But that's not the reason I stayed."

Perhaps it was facing the unfamiliar traveler that reminded him of himself when he was young, and he was willing to say a few more words to express his current mood.

"Thirty years ago, why did I come here? Thirty years ago, why didn't I want to leave here? I don't remember any of this..."

"Since the Eye of God was taken away, I seem to have forgotten a lot. "

"I used to want to stay here, but now this obsession is gone, I just feel like going out for a walk... Although my heart is still empty."

Is "staying" an obsession in the past? After losing the Eye of God, the obsession also disappeared?

The method is very clear, to find the reason for staying in Kuntian Village before, so that the old man can be persuaded to stay.

But how can others help me remember what I have forgotten?

"I found it, I found it!"

A joyful voice came from his ears. It was "Mahiru", a young man who had been taken care of by Teshima. He was one of the few young people who remained in the village and was in charge of selling some fruits.

When I delivered the fruit last time, I saw Mr. Teshima writing in a diary, saying that he wanted to record some interesting things, so he would not forget it.

After Mr. Teshima said that he had forgotten a lot of things, Mahiru began to look for this diary...

Open it up.

"Today, I made grilled ayu with everyone in the village. My hands are rather clumsy, and I accidentally burned the pot, so I had to pretend that I was making grilled black fish."

"Today, he rescued the child who fell into the water in the village. He said that his good friend Bangbu was still in the water. After fishing for an afternoon, he realized that Bangbu was the little crab he raised."

"Today I went to fly a kite, but the line suddenly broke. I chased and chased and found that I couldn't catch it, so I found a place to sit down and watched it float further and further away."

……

Read between the lines, you can feel Mr. Teshima's love for Kontamura and the reason why he is respected by everyone.

But most of them are small everyday things, which are not enough reasons to "stay in Kontamura".

Turn a page.

"Today, I went to the nearby shrine to pray again. I sat there for a long time. The guard you gave me has faded a bit, but it is still my most precious thing..."

is useful information.

As we all know, each gift of the royal guard represents a profound story, and perhaps this story is the reason why Teshima stayed in Kontamura.

A nearby shrine...

In the summer, I thought of the shrine that I specially worshipped several times when I entered the village. At that time, there were a few things placed in front of the shrine... It seems that I saw something similar to the imperial guard.

Hurry over immediately.

On the shrine's shrine's altar, a royal guard tied with a red rope was lying quietly. From the color and pattern, it looked like a girl's thing. The yellowish color showed its passing years, which should be in the diary. Said one.

Xia Tian stretched out his hand to pick it up, and suddenly felt as if his fingers had touched lightning, tingling and tingling.

Look again, where Yu Shou was picked up, there was a purple thunder element elf out of thin air, and in the blink of an eye, it flew towards the village.

But not too far away, the constant flickering seems to be greeting the summer to pass.

Then, every time it was about to approach it in summer, it would continue to fly forward for a certain distance, and finally landed in the backyard of Teshima's house, where it stopped in a stone moor under a big tree.

When summer approaches, it disappears.

It's hard to understand, is this thunder element spirit helping him to solve Mr. Tejima's affairs?

Bowing his head, the soil under the stone hut has been passed over. Could it be that Mr. Teshima buried something here, so he has been guarding it?

When I dug it up, it was a letter. The letter paper had turned yellow, and it looked like it was written a long time ago.

The handwriting inside is very delicate, it is the girl's notes.

[If... if we are separated in this war, wait for me in the village, where we must have a safe home. 】

So, that Mr. Teshima waited in Kontamura for thirty years.

I don't know why, but there is a sense of sadness in my heart.

Back in the yard again, looking at the lonely old man, summer is not a taste... Don't think about it, this must be a promise that can never be waited for.

He waited for thirty years and suffered the pain that he could not wait. Maybe it would be a good thing to forget? Or, just waiting is enough happiness?

In any case, summer can't make decisions for others.

He handed over the letter and the guardian.

Teshima's eyes flashed with surprise.

"Yes, this log is indeed my handwriting, Yushou and Xin...should also belong to me."

He lowered his head and thought deeply, and after a long time, he mumbled like he was talking to himself.

"Although I have forgotten what was written above, I should have waited for someone here for thirty years."

"During this period, I recorded interesting things every day, so that when we meet again in the future, I can tell her about the 30 years."

"A lot of things happened during this period... Time flies so fast, it's been so long in a blink of an eye."

"Why would I forget such an important thing? Thinking about it carefully, after the Eye of God was taken away, I felt like I was taken away."

"Whether it's love or regret, everything related to her has disappeared..."

There is loneliness on his face.

Xia Tian asked, "Will you be sad?"

Teshima smiled bitterly: "It seems, it's not that sad."

"After all, I have forgotten who she is. I can't remember her face, her voice, and what she and I have experienced."

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