The River Flows East to the Whistle

Chapter 17 Nightfall

"Come down." After the dizzying journey, Jiang Liu felt his feet landed on a solid surface again.

Jiang Liu opened his eyes, and the scene in front of him slightly surprised him.

At this time, the two people were actually standing on an old and sturdy tree, with the forest in the night and the endless night sky in front of them.

The twinkling stars, out of the cover of the lights, are unreservedly displayed in front of Jiangliu, like immortal silver fireworks, so beautiful that people are suffocating.

"It's safe here. I'll take you back in an hour."

After saying these words, Dizang left the river and sat far away on the other side of the branch.

Looking at the branches and leaves of the trees around him, Jiang Liu could faintly see blue and red fruits hanging on the branches, and knew that this was the place where Dizang often brought wild fruits to Li Xuan. A fruit is rubbed in the palm of the hand.

"Well, thank you. This time, and last time when it rained." Jiang Liu said carefully, his voice was exceptionally clear in the silent night.

Ksitigarbha turned his back to the river and did not respond.

"I am, thank you very much. I heard from Li Xuan that you came back from a long distance to save me. Without you, I might have gone mad or died."

"Stay away from me in the future." Dizang suddenly interrupted Jiang Liu's words coldly, and Jiang Liu raised his head in astonishment.

"It's no good for me. It's no good to follow me." Dizang's blunt refusal sounded as ruthless as his black back.

"But……"

"You're annoying." Dizang's muffled voice sounded like a dissatisfied beast. "Wait a minute, I'll take you back, and don't come to me in the future."

At that moment, Jiang Liu felt a pain in his heart. It was clear that nothing had happened. Why was it so clear, like the feeling of being abandoned? The body lost its balance and fell to the tree.

Before he had time to scream, Jiang Liu's waist was already embraced by the rushing Jizo, and Jizo's panicked face was in front of him.

"Sit, sit down." Jizo lifted Jiang Liu up in shock, and sat Jiang Liu on a branch close to the trunk. The panic was conveyed to Jiang Liu through the thin sentinel uniform.

He cares.This belief seemed to light up Jiang Liu's heart at once, and he grabbed Jizo's sleeve again.

"I know I'm troublesome!" Jiang Liu plucked up his courage, "I don't have as much physical strength as you, and I don't know anything about fighting, and if... attracting you to join forces, you will be executed, but... "Jiang Liu lowered his head, feeling tears were about to fall, "I... still, I hope you can stay by my side... I bravely returned to this battlefield, but I don't understand anything, I'm so scared, Peng Yuanzheng said again , the war will start again soon, I can't let go of Li Xuan, I can't let go of the sentries on the battlefield, and I can't let go..."

Can't let you go, these words were swallowed by Jiang Liusheng, he raised his head, and saw Jizo looking at him in amazement.

"I want to be by your side. I don't know why. I feel at ease when I'm with you. So, can you..."

Jiang Liu saw that Dizang was still looking at him with incredulous eyes, and after a while he said a word in doubt: "Aren't you afraid of me?"

"No." Jiang Liu replied without hesitation, and looked at Jizo suspiciously. At the same time, he felt the stiff emotions around Jizo soften slowly as if melting. He knew that he had won.

"I will keep a good distance from you." Jiang Liu continued to tug on Jizo's sleeve and said, "Li Xuan said that there is medicine for anti-binding fever, as long as I take the medicine every day, it will not affect you anymore, and you will I won't be punished. I know you don't want to get married, and I don't want to, we can be friends. Anyway, I'm still young, and everything will take at least three years, so..."

Jizo listened silently, then shook his hands, flung off the sleeves held by Jiang Liu, and said muffledly: "As you wish." Then he got up and walked to the other end of the branch, and sat down with his back to Jiang Liu.

The forest regained its calm, and the melodious chirping of insects resounded all around.

Looking at that figure from behind, Jiang Liu slowly warmed up in his heart. (Don’t you think it’s cruel to just send out the good friend card? ——The author who can’t stand it)

Jiang Liu suddenly looked down at the apple in his hand, remembered something, then carefully bent down, and leaned towards Jizo.

This time Jizo didn't refuse, but turned around slightly dissatisfied and looked at Jiang Liu.

"Well, can I ask you one more thing?" Jiang Liu sat down next to Dizang with difficulty, then raised his head and said to Dizang, "You seem to have a lot of combat experience, can you teach me something, how to use it on the battlefield?" Did you arrive? Didn’t you tell me before, don’t let others see my spiritual body, today’s guide named Hong Yin has always wanted to see it.”

"Oh." Dizang replied.

"So, is there any way you can teach me?" Jiang Liu rubbed the apple in his palm with both hands. "I will repay you. It seems that I can control your five senses. I can help you eat. Do you want this?" Jiang Liu handed the apple in front of Jizo.

Jizo looked at the apple, then turned to Jiangliu, as if looking at the most precious thing in time, for a long time, then silently picked up the apple and put it to his mouth.

Jiang Liu closed his eyes, carefully integrated into the spiritual realm of Jizo, and stroked the five steel cables that control the five senses.

Accompanied by the crisp sound of the flesh cracking, a green fruit fragrance wafted in the night wind, and Jiang Liu gently approached Jizo's body, immersed in the sense of security and belonging as one with the Sentinel.

But what Jiang Liu may not know is that the sweet and sour taste of this apple is the first time Dizang has tasted the taste of food in his life.Jizo closed his eyes, silently remembering this smell in his heart.