"I said, I'm going to leave you for a while."

"I'm going to collect stories, collect strange tales, and become the true master of 100 Monogatari!"

“I want to become stronger.”

"Instead of hiding behind you in everything!"

Yuan Qingya opened his mouth in surprise, then shook his head as if he wanted to say something.

"Just take care of the city's affairs. I'm here to deal with the fighting and killing."

"I am a person who always distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. You have helped me so much, so of course I will protect you!"

"Today was an accident. I neglected your safety. I'm sorry. I will be more careful next time."

Before he could finish his words, Qingxuande interrupted him angrily.

"That's not what I said!"

"Yuan Qingya, maybe you like women who hide behind you in everything, like Xing, but I'm not that kind of person!"

"I don't want to hide behind you and watch you fight while I can only shed tears!"

"That's torture for me!"

The nails dug deep into the soft palms, and the stinging pain could not suppress the complex emotions of anger, guilt, and regret in my heart.

But when she saw Yuan Qingya's face becoming more frightened than ever before, her tone finally softened.

"I'm sorry, I was in a bad mood and shouldn't have yelled at you."

"I am very touched that you are willing to die for me. I know you care about me."

"But you can't die for me every time."

"You want to, but I don't! Do you know how sad I was just now, when I saw your body pierced through?!"

"I can't just hide behind you. I can become stronger."

"The art of compiling the Hyakumonogatari is innate in my mind. This is a natural advantage. If I work hard, the results will not disappoint me."

"Things in the city and Musashi Province are already on the right track. As long as we follow the plan, nothing will go wrong."

"After a year of management, your territory has no internal troubles, but you must be careful of external troubles. The other seven countries in the eight kingdoms of Kanto are eyeing you covetously."

"I am just going out to travel temporarily, looking for strange stories, so that my demonic power can be sublimated and condensed to find the steps to ascend to godhood, and see if there is a way to become a god."

"As a demon, I am always coveted and suppressed by those Yin Yang Masters."

"I will return."

After saying that, Qingxuande took a step back, looked straight at Yuan Qingya, and suddenly a bright smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth.

She smiled, looking at the man who had never let her down, with eyes full of attachment and reluctance, wishing she could crush him into pieces in a pool of autumn water.

She doesn't want to leave.

Being by Yuan Qingya's side, she had a very solid sense of security. He never looked at her with strangeness, disgust or disdain. Even though it was an important decision, he trusted her to make it. She liked books, so he set aside several rooms in his castle tower as her private library. When she was busy dealing with government affairs until late at night, she could look up and see him absorbed in reading a book on military strategy beside her - he knew he could not help, but he would stay with her until the end of the night.

All the things in the past are like drizzles of rain, watering my heart.

Sometimes, Qing Xingdeng couldn't help thinking - maybe I will never meet someone who is so good to me again.

Or is he really a treasure bestowed upon me by God, and the story that I am destined to complete in this lifetime?

Maybe in the long run, one day, at a certain moment, everything will come to fruition, and she will really be willing to be his young wife, planning his kingdom for him, resisting foreign enemies, taking care of him in every possible way, with her whole heart tied to him.

But now, she has to leave.

The awakening of the Lord of Hundred Tales requires wandering and searching, the expansion of knowledge, and the writing of more stories that one has personally experienced.

She sniffed, touched the corner of her eyes, and the slender girl's hand gently covered Yuan Qingya's half-bloodstained face.

"Yuan Qingya, if you are willing to die for me, I am willing to live for you for the rest of my life."

"When I return, I will never let you be trapped in such a dangerous situation again."

"I swear"

"Qingxing Lantern Society stands beside you, not behind you."

The girl's words were so powerful that Yuan Qingya wanted to speak several times, but finally swallowed them back.

He had no reason to refute, and no excuse to keep her.

It is no exaggeration to say that the monster girl in front of him is the person whose way of thinking is most similar to that of Yuan Qingya that he has discovered after traveling through time.

Her thinking was somewhat ahead of its time, and inexplicably aligned with some of Yuan Qingya's ideas.

Ever since he found the treasure girl, Yuan Qingya's favorite thing to do, besides practicing sword, is to chat with his chief steward.

I was attacked by her impatient venomous tongue, her merciless complaints, her involuntary complaints, and her vague coquetry, and finally, I looked at her serious profile as she concentrated on her work.

These always made him happy.

Now think about it, when you see a girl, you can't help but laugh.

This might be it.

Like it.

Yuan Qingya lowered his head, not daring to look at Qing Xingdeng's face, and said sullenly: "Then I will send someone to protect you or just go with you."

He tried to persuade her to stay, but his tone was a little weak.

"Forget it, you don't want your territory and people anymore?"

As expected, it was rejected.

"But it's very dangerous for you to be alone! Look, today, these Yin Yang Masters are targeting you. There are countless people like them out there. What if something happens to you?"

There was already a hint of anger in Yuan Qingya's words.

Qing Xingdeng did not dodge or evade, but just looked at Yuan Qingya. Every word he said was like a knife, as if he wanted to shatter all the reluctance in his heart.

"That means I have a short life and little luck. Let's meet again in the next life."

"I don't want to see you again in the next life!"

Yuan Qingya almost blurted it out, his brows furrowed, he looked up suddenly, his wound was pulled, and he coughed violently a few times.

Qing Xingdeng quickly supported him, holding up his somewhat exhausted body, squinted his eyes, and spoke softly.

"Oh~ Do you hate me so much that you don't want to see me again in the next life?"

“You know that’s not what I meant.”

Yuan Qingya shook his head dejectedly. He knew that this was a tease, but he didn't have the energy or mood to make a joke.

"."

"Now is a time of chaos. Over the past year, there have been more and more signs of demons and gods causing chaos, and they have become more and more serious. In Musashi alone, you have to deal with monsters that appear from nowhere every few days. You are so tired that you complain to me every day. Have you forgotten?"

"It will be even more dangerous in the future."

"Except for the monsters, Minamoto no Raikou of Heian-kyō is your mortal enemy. Now you have offended the Kamo family, a family of Onmyojis who control the Onmyoji Ryo. Qingya, you have far more enemies than friends."

"Your future path will surely be full of thorns."

"I hope I can be the one who helps you to overcome all difficulties, instead of letting you carry me on your back and walk forward with a heavy load on this difficult road."

"If that's the case, I'd rather die. Out of sight, out of mind. I'll be content with that."

There was a pause in her tone, and the white-haired monster girl's eyes narrowed, transforming into a final tenderness.

"Yuan Qingya."

"Don't act like you're abandoned. I'm only away temporarily."

"Just think of it as me going to the town to buy books as usual."

"See you later~"

Yuan Qingya only felt dizziness in his head, but his physical injuries were not serious. However, Qing Xingdeng's sudden farewell made him feel even more uncomfortable.

He forced himself to be strong, looked at Qingxingdeng deeply, his mind was in a turmoil, and finally he sighed and let out a sigh of relief.

"Well, if that's what you want, then so be it."

".I'll wait for you to come back."

"Of course you have to wait for me."

With just these words, the girl smiled slightly, waved her sleeves and turned around. Her back was graceful and resolute, and the sound of her footsteps gradually faded away.

But on the front that Yuan Qingya couldn't see, the tears on her face were sliding down like jade beads, one after another, unable to stop.

This may be a farewell, between life and death.

She might die somewhere, and he might not be able to wait for her to come back.

but.

As smart as she is, she can distinguish the interests involved.

Or just die happily and let him slowly forget about you so that you don't become a burden.

Or become the true Lord of Hyakumonogatari and support him the next time he is about to fall.

There is no third option.

这 是

The choice of the Lord of Hundred Tales.

The white-haired girl in the bluish-white kimono looked like a cloud, floating towards the horizon.

Yuan Qingya just stared at it blankly and slowly bent down.

I always feel empty inside, as if something is missing.

Yuan Zhengya saw this scene and hurried over, helped his brother up, and looked into the distance with his eyes, asking in confusion: "What's going on? Are you sure she can go back to the city alone?"

Yuan Qingya shook his head with a distorted expression and did not answer. After taking a breath, he suddenly turned his eyes and stared at the white tiger spirit that was pierced by his sword and stuck in the ground.

"I'm in a bad mood now, so I'll give you two choices."

"Or you can stay here with me and watch over the house and catch mice for me."

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