Chapter 97 Chapter 97 The moonlight is so beautiful tonight.
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Li Xiaoqi sniffed in the wind and felt the colder he felt.
She looked at the cherry tree with longing, and when she was about to stand up and go back to her room, a shadow stretched out on the ground, covering her figure.
Li Xiaoqi looked to the left and saw Tomioka Giyuu appear in the courtyard, walking towards the cherry tree step by step.
His yellow and red haori fluttered, his black hair brushed across his brows, and he finally stopped under the tree.
Li Xiaoqi wanted to quietly return to the room, but as soon as he raised his foot, he met Tomioka Giyu's sight.
“…”
No one sleeps?
Li Xiaoqi smiled and greeted him politely.
"Mr. Tomioka, why are you still awake so late?"
She took a step towards the door and whispered, "Well, I'll rest first..."
Li Xiaoqi put his hand on the door, ready to push it open and walk in.
"Cherry blossoms, very beautiful."
Tomioka Giyu's voice came from behind.
Li Xiaoqi paused, turned around and saw that he had arrived at the corridor without him noticing.
She was startled and her heart beat faster and faster.
"Mr. Tomioka, please don't come here quietly. It's late at night... isn't it a little scary?"
Tomioka Giyu nodded, "I'm sorry."
Li Xiaoqi shook his head and politely said it was nothing.
After that, the atmosphere quieted down.
Tomioka Giyu didn't say he wanted to leave. He looked up at the branches full of cherry blossoms, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
Li Xiaoqi swallowed the "good night" that was about to come out of his mouth, walked back to the corridor, and looked at the cherry trees with him, and then looked at the night sky.
The trees covered with silver gauze swayed slightly, and the pale pink petals and wisteria flowers fluttering in the wind were blown towards us.
The moonlight was exceptionally bright, and one could see everything in the courtyard with the naked eye.
The clouds disappeared at some point, and the stars in the sky were obscured by the moon's light, becoming dim.
In the clear night sky, the moon is incomparably silvery white.
"The moonlight tonight is really beautiful."
Li Xiaoqi raised the corners of his lips and couldn't help but sigh.
"Huh?"
Tomioka Giyuu exclaimed in surprise.
Li Xiaoqi blinked slowly and looked down at him.
Unexpectedly, he froze there motionless, his pupils constricted, as if he had heard something incredible.
Li Xiaoqi realized the hidden meaning of this sentence in Japan and suddenly covered his mouth.
"Sorry, sorry, that's not what I meant."
"I'm just praising the moon."
Her face flushed and was filled with annoyance.
Tomioka Giyu's fingertips moved slightly, and his disordered breathing quickly adjusted.
In such beautiful moonlight, Li Xiaoqi vaguely saw that a faint smile seemed to appear at the corner of his mouth.
"It's okay, I know."
He said it lightly.
Li Xiaoqi knew that he was comforting himself, otherwise he wouldn't have reacted like that just now.
It's so embarrassing!
She slapped her forehead and wanted to find a time machine to go back two or three minutes.
Giyu Tomioka sat on the porch, looking up at the moon quietly.
His back was reflected in Li Xiaoqi's eyes, and the moonlight shining on him added a bit of coldness and loneliness.
Li Xiaoqi hesitated, and after thinking about it, he walked forward and sat next to Tomioka Giyu.
"Mr. Tomioka, are you going out?"
Tomioka Giyu shook his head slightly and said, "No, I just came back from the training ground."
“Everyone is working very hard.”
Li Xiaoqi nodded and smiled.
"I have great respect for the Demon Slayer Corps. They clearly had life-saving medicine, but they gave it to others without hesitation... Today, I wanted to ask if anyone needed food, but I didn't expect that the nine pillars and three soldiers had given all the life-saving food to the injured."
“It’s really great.”
"It's not great or not, it's just that they need it more than us because they don't know breathing techniques or swordsmanship."
Tomioka Giyuu looked over and said in a calm tone.
Li Xiaoqi smiled and looked at the wisteria flowers in the distance.
"The Demon Slayer Corps will definitely defeat Muzan Kibutsuji."
Her voice was carried away by the wind, and the cherry blossoms on the branches trembled.
"Um."
Tomioka Giyu's response was as light as a butterfly flapping its wings.
Hearing the sound of clothes rubbing beside him, Giyu Tomioka stood up and stretched out his hand towards Li Xiaoqi.
Li Xiaoqi: “?”
She opened her eyes slightly, a puzzled look on her face.
"Give me your hand."
Tomioka Giyu said.
The expressionless face and these words sounded quite commanding.
Li Xiaoqi obediently stretched out his hand and held it in the air.
Giyu Tomioka grabbed Li Xiaoqi's wrist and pulled her up from the corridor.
Li Xiaoqi felt his body lighten and he was dragged to the center of the courtyard.
Tomioka Giyuu released his hand, placed it on his waist and drew out the Nichirin Sword.
The pale blue blade gleamed coldly in the moonlight, and his indifferent face was reflected on the blade.
His blue eyes fell on Li Xiaoqi, and he opened his thin lips, "Watch carefully."
"……What?"
Li Xiaoqi was even more confused.
Tomioka Giyu ignored her doubts and began to dance with the knife in his hand.
His movements were slow but regular.
Li Xiaoqi could clearly see the trajectory of the sword's movement. The Sun Wheel Sword was swung under the moonlight, and each move was connected, sharp yet graceful.
"Water Breathing, First Form, Water Surface Slash."
"The second form is a waterwheel."
"Three forms, flow dance."
…
Every time Tomioka Giyu starts a move, he calls out the name of the move, until the tenth form of Water Breathing.
As the cycle of life and death came to an end, Giyu Tomioka lowered his body again and concealed all his moves again.
Li Xiaoqi slowed down his breathing and watched the haori floating up and down. The sword energy at the tip of the knife turned into streams of water. The person holding the knife moved lightly as he moved through the rain of falling cherry blossoms.
"Remember?"
Tomioka Giyu's words rang out.
The broken petals fell all over the ground. Li Xiaoqi stretched out his hand blankly and caught the broken petals.
“So beautiful.”
She looked at the rain of petals in amazement and smiled softly.
Tomioka Giyuu showed a hesitant look and spoke again: "...Ms. Nana."
Li Xiaoqi looked at him and finally realized what he said.
"Mr. Tomioka, are you teaching me the sword technique of Water Breathing?"
Tomioka Giyu nodded, lowered his eyes and brushed away the petals on his shoulders.
Li Xiaoqi was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Mr. Tomioka, should I call you romantic? Or maybe just a bit of a fool?"
"I've never learned swordsmanship, and I don't know breathing techniques, so you can't teach me this way."
Tomioka Giyu didn't respond, but the expression between his brows softened a little.
"Maybe it will come in handy in the future."
He said.
Li Xiaoqi did not reject his kindness and nodded heavily.
"Well, thank you!"
Tomioka Giyu put the Nichirin Sword back into its sheath and turned his gaze to Li Xiaoqi.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "Be careful and be careful."
After saying that, Tomioka Giyu turned and left, his figure disappearing almost instantly.
Li Xiaoqi blinked slowly, and gradually a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Is he worried?
By the way, Mr. Giyuu, your room is also in this yard, right? You left like a ninja.
A smile flashed in Li Xiaoqi's eyes, and he shook his head helplessly.
"Dynamic CG generated—the moon is so beautiful tonight."
system!
That's enough!
*
In the dim room, Dazai Osamu leaned against the wall beside the door, the look in his eyes was obscure.
Hearing the subtle sound of a paper door being opened from next door, he slowly loosened his clenched fingers.
Dazai Osamu woke up as early as when Li Xiaoqi got up and sat in the corridor.
He heard Li Xiaoqi sobbing softly, and when he was about to push the door open to find her, he heard the voice of Shimizu Kusanagi.
Dazai Osamu stopped moving, retreated to sit against the wall, and adjusted his breathing to the rhythm of sleeping.
He lowered his eyes and saw a hint of red on the palm of his hand in the faint moonlight shining through the paper door.
Dazai Osamu twitched the corners of his mouth, lowered his head and buried it in his knees.
The CG image generated by the system was engraved in his mind, and he suddenly felt that the air became thinner and the door in front of him became an eyesore.
Dazai Osamu calmly suppressed his crazy thoughts and let out a low laugh in his throat.
"You're so ridiculous... Dazai Osamu..."
He stood up, his eyes moved, and the time on the virtual screen was reflected in his eyes. There was only half an hour left before Li Xiaoqi's mission was to be completed.
calm.
Dazai Osamu thought this, but his hands kept moving.
He pushed open the paper door and moonlight poured into the room.
calm--
Dazai Osamu warned himself in his heart, but his feet were not obedient again.
He stood at the door of Li Xiaoqi's room, feeling panic-stricken.
Dazai Osamu was afraid, afraid that she would...
In an instant, countless images flashed through his mind, countless images that made him jealous.
"Mr. Dazai?"
The door in front of him was opened and Li Xiaoqi appeared.
Dazai Osamu looked at her face, and the crazy thoughts circling in his mind suddenly disappeared.
He calmed down and raised his hand in greeting.
"Good evening."
Dazai Osamu smiled brightly. He blocked the door and kept the moonlight out.
Li Xiaoqi's surprised look was reflected in her iris-colored eyes. She was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on her lips.
"You slept well. I heard you snoring."
The teasing words were pleasant to the ears, but the tone was not as polite as when speaking to Giyu Tomioka and Minami Fushigawa.
The gloom in Dazai Osamu's heart dissipated a little, but only a little.
"Hey - no way, no way, how could I snore!"
He heard himself speaking in a cheerful tone, his soul in his body seemed to be severed as he watched everything coldly.
Li Xiaoqi crossed his arms and said, "Whether you are a handsome guy or just an average handsome guy, whether you are a man or a woman, if you are too tired, you may snore."
"No, no, no, I'm definitely not the only one here."
Dazai Osamu shook his head repeatedly, looking as if he didn't admit it.
Li Xiaoqi looked at him amusedly. "Yes, yes, Dazai Osamu is perfect. How could he snore?"
Dazai Osamu opened his lips, and bitterness surged in his heart when he heard these words.
This time, his mouth was out of control.
"Xiao Qi, the moonlight is so beautiful tonight."
My heartbeat gradually quickened, pounding in my ears.
Dazai Osamu's fingertips trembled slightly, and he wanted to escape from this place.
Li Xiaoqi looked at him and saw his own reflection in her eyes.
He felt happy and sad.
Dazai Osamu suppressed such conflicting emotions deep in his eyes without changing his expression.
"Yeah, it's really beautiful."
She responded.
But she didn't understand what he meant.
Dazai Osamu knew that Li Xiaoqi was not unaware of the metaphor of this sentence, but she did not think about it that way at the moment.
“…”
Is it okay for him to kill Giyu Tomioka now?
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