The self-cultivation of the passer-by hero

"Is this the Westward Demon?"

The huge cherry blossom tree in front of me is difficult to describe in words. In terms of height, it is about ten stories high. The lowest branches cover the entire garden. At first glance, it looks like a giant beast entrenched in the sky.

Although it is not in the flower season so all you can see are bare branches, but even this is enough to shock people.

"What a beautiful sight it would be if it could bloom."

Inexplicably, Takeru was looking forward to the sight of the Westward Demon blooming.

"Sure enough, Takeya-kun, do you feel the same way?"

The crescent-shaped corners of her eyes showed approval, but when Yuyouzi raised her little face and looked at the giant tree, there was only a hint of regret in her tone:

"Unfortunately, that's impossible. The Westbound Demon will never be fully opened."

"Hey, why?"

It was a feeling of being aggrieved because things were deprived of their original beauty. Takeya's doubtful eyes fell on Yuyuko:

"Is it because the environment in the underworld is not suitable for the growth of cherry blossom trees?"

"Not for such a common reason."

Youyouzi took a few steps forward and placed one hand on the huge tree trunk of Xi Xing Yao. She could not hide the loneliness in her eyes:

"It is itself deprived of the right to bloom."

Before Takeya could express his surprise, Yuyuko continued:

"The other cherry blossom trees in the yard bloom and fall year after year, but this one is as dead as it will never bloom anyway."

Yuyouzi's words were very light, but Takeya could feel the heavy persistence from them.

"Um, Miss Yuyuko, can I ask?"

Looking at that picturesque profile, Wu Ye tried to ask:

"Does Miss Yuyuko want to make the Saigon Demon bloom?"

"Um."

Yuyuko nodded without hesitation:

"For thousands of years, I have tried too many methods, it's a pity."

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As soon as Youyouzi said this, the doubt on Wu Ye's face became more serious.

He admitted that such a big cherry blossom tree blooming is indeed very attractive, but is it a bit too much to be entangled for a thousand years just because of this?

As I said before, monsters are a bunch of "lazy" guys. It seems a bit difficult for them to be passionate about the same thing for thousands of years, right?

And the object of this obsession is just a cherry blossom tree, which is really true.

"Feel weird?"

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Youyouzi smiled lightly, once again she guessed what Wu Ye was thinking.

"Actually, although I have some expectations for the blooming appearance of the Westbound Demon, I am not so attached to it."

"Then why."

"The reason is very simple. If the Westbound Demon blooms, I can see 'her'."

".'she'?"

"Hehe, maybe it's 'he'."

Yuyuko put her ear against the sleeping cherry blossom tree, as if she wanted to hear its inner voice from its calm posture. She said in a low and magnetic voice, like a chant:

"I can know that 'she' has been sleeping down here. I want to see 'her', I want to meet 'her'. My intuition tells me that 'she' will definitely be able to give me what I lack. I."

"What's missing?"

It was rare to see Yuyouzi speak such a sad and elegant voice, and Wuya frowned inadvertently:

"what is that?"

"have no idea."

She closed her eyes and shook her head. The meaning in her smile was incomprehensible. It seemed relieved and bitter. Yuyouzi knelt down in front of Xi Xing Yao against the cold tree trunk. She stroked the silent rhizome and seemed to be able to pass through this. Way to feel 'her' presence in general.

".Does it have to bloom?"

Yuyuko's expression made Takeya feel inexplicably worried, and his tone unconsciously contained a reluctance that even he didn't notice:

"If you want to see 'her' sleeping under the tree, do you have to bloom?"

"right."

As if he didn't notice the slight urgency in Takeya's questioning, Yuyouzi returned the favor with a faint smile:

"This Westward Demon has a special seal. If you want to wake up the sleeping 'her', you must unlock the seal, which means letting the Westward Demon bloom."

"What can I do to make it bloom?"

"have no idea."

I don't know which is the first "I don't know" that Yuyuko said, it is this endless spiral of doubts like a black hole that keeps her standing still for thousands of years:

"I have tried many methods without success. Recently, I originally planned to collect the 'spring' in Gensokyo to make it bloom, but it's a pity."

"It didn't work either?"

"No."

Unexpectedly, Yuyuko shook her head lightly, with a subtle smile without regret on the corner of her mouth:

"Because there's no need to do that anymore, I've lost the chance to let it bloom."

Saying that, she left Xixing Yao, and looked at Wu Ye who was puzzled:

"Mu Ye-kun doesn't know yet, does he? In fact, you are not the only one who accidentally entered Gensokyo recently."

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His eyes widened in surprise. After hearing this absolutely shocking information, Takeya was speechless for a moment. Yuyuko unsurprisingly saw Takeya's expression in his eyes, and then said in a recalling tone:

"Remember that was not long ago, how old is Wu Yejun today?"

".Seventeen."

"That's not far away. That incident happened about eighteen years ago."

Looking into the distance, Youyouzi suppressed her smile, and the curve of her mouth no longer felt warm:

"Eighteen years ago, Gensokyo welcomed a special guest. He traveled all the way through Gensokyo and directly entered the underworld, and then stole something here."

"Is it possible that the things he stole are related to Xi Xing Yao?"

"That's right, but the correct statement should be that what he stole was the Westward Demon 'itself'."

Narrowing her gentle eyes, Yuyuko's current expression added a bit of a monster's aura to the plain gentleness:

"Wu Ye-jun, the Westbound Demon you see now is only an empty shell, and the inner part, including the 'she' sleeping under it, has been stolen by him."

"this"

Wu also has no right to speak about these things he doesn’t understand, what he’s curious about is——

"If that's the case, didn't Zi go to trouble him?"

"Yes, but it's too late."

The short-lived seriousness faded from Youyouzi's face, and she returned to that soft look:

"The special back-up he left behind was about that time. The barrier of Gensokyo became extremely strong, and it was extremely difficult for Murasaki to even go to the outside world."

That's why she pays so much attention to you who can cross the two-layer barrier at will. Yuyuko looked at Takeya with such thoughts in her eyes, but she didn't say it out loud.

"By the way, Takeya-kun."

Well hiding her thoughts under the gentle eyes, Yuyuko said with a smile:

"Can I ask you a favor?"

"Please.?"

Wu Ye was stunned. He didn't think that the undead princess in front of him who was stronger than him by dozens of blocks needed his help.

"You don't need to show that expression, only Takeya-kun can do this."

The words were full of encouragement, Yuyuko clasped his hands together, and said in the same tone as usual:

"The empty shell of the Saigyou Demon still exists, which means that its interior has not changed. Since it left Gensokyo, it must exist somewhere in the outside world. So, Takeya-kun, can you find it? ?”

Thanks, dye wither, for the reward