After eating the rice balls, Qianjuwan and Menggui climbed up gently.

Perhaps it was this group meal that made them recognize Takiichi and wanted to get closer to him.

On Taki's lap where he was sitting cross-legged, Chikumaru and Menggui each occupied a leg, and slowly seemed to be dozing off.

Occasionally, the night wind blew by, like his hand, gently touching the furry body.

A night of silence.

The next morning, the sun quietly climbed into the sky.

Strands of dazzling light shone in through the windows on the wooden door.

The first one to wake up was Chikumaru, who curled up his chubby body and lay in front of Takiichi's neck.

Most of its body was covered by the quilt, and the little white cat stretched lazily with its soft belly exposed, then licked its paws and began to rub a circle on the cat's face casually.

The first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is wash up and finish it.

"Meow~~"

Animals often have a deeper concept of time than humans.

Chikumaru jumped from one end of Takiichi's neck to the other. This movement immediately woke up Menggui.

Compared to Chikumaru and Takichi sleeping together like this, Menggui seemed much more honest.

Perhaps due to shyness, its habitat is not far from Takiichi's right arm.

"Good morning, little one."

With traces of moisture on his face, Taki opened his eyes from his sleep.

Speaking of which, this scene is quite interesting. On both sides of his face, two cat faces, one black and one white, were staring at him as if in a daze.

Chikumaru and Menggui didn't know if they regarded him as their new master. When they saw him waking up, they moved their little heads slightly and rubbed against Takiichi's left and right faces.

"Slept so well."

He took out his cell phone from under the pillow and looked at the time. It was already past nine in the morning.

After tidying up his clothes, he stood up and opened the sliding door of the room. The first thing that broke into his sight was a beautiful figure squatting by the pool with his back to him.

"Takiichi-chan...good morning..."

The little girl was still wearing the kimono from yesterday. When she turned her head, she still held a porcelain cup and toothbrush in her hands, and the corners of her mouth were surrounded by white foam.

"Good morning, mashiro..."

Following little sister Wu Bai's cheerful greeting, Long Yi simply washed up.

Knowing that the old man was still resting, he directly took the little girl's hand and left the shrine. Most of his salutes were still in Ikkyu Temple.

In the next two days, Takiichi repeatedly visited Ikkyu Temple and the shrine, and the things he did were very "monotonous".

Draw pictures in the temple, or use video production software to edit previously shot videos together with the little girl.

For the BGM, I directly used the recording function of my mobile phone to record on-site.

Or, teach her some guitar playing methods and music theory.

Perhaps it was because he was such a good teacher that in just two days, little sister Wubai went from being a "rookie" to being able to barely play a local traditional song in Kyoto.

In addition, Takiichi also visited Mr. Kenka Tanabe and participated in some meditation activities in the temple for spiritual enlightenment.

When they arrived at Miyamizu Shrine, Takiichi acted as a helper and helped the elderly make some small products.

Or play around with the two little guys, Chikumaru and Menggui.

At night, I would take my SLR and carry the elderly down the mountain to experience the local customs at night.

When I come back, I will stitch together the captured video with the original meteor shower footage to create a real MV.

This kind of life is both comfortable and very comfortable for a modern person.

Takiichi finally understood why those ancient people who disliked official life always liked to live in seclusion in the mountains and old forests.

Being carefree seems like a sign of not pursuing anything.

But in fact, it should be the highest pursuit of human beings who are busy running around for life.

By the fourth day, March 23, Takiichi, who had fully recharged his batteries, had made the decision to leave since the night before.

After all, the contents of the memo on his mobile phone kept reminding him that his 19th birthday would be in two days.

The next morning, when Takiichi met Mr. Tanabe Kenka in the Zen monastery and said he wanted to say goodbye, the old man did not show much sadness on his face.

Takiichi knew that he was not the first guest of this temple, nor was he the first person to have a pleasant conversation with them during their stay for a few days.

"Have you finally decided to leave?"

Outside Ikkyu Temple, Tanabe Munehiro held Buddhist beads in his hand and, accompanied by two monks, sent Takiichi out of the temple bit by bit.

I don't know if the early morning air was too humid, but when Takiichi came down from the red leaf shrine, he still had two yellow leaves on the ground under his feet.

Beside them, little sister Wu Bai pulled Taki Yi's sleeve with a look of reluctance.

During these short three days of getting along, the two went from being strangers at first to becoming the closest people to each other, like brothers and sisters.

Fate is such a mysterious thing, if we really encounter it, everyone wants to hold it in their hands and cherish it.

It's just that the happy time is always short-lived, and parting will come sooner or later. There is nothing we can do about it.

"Yes... these days, I either stay at Ikkyuji Temple and listen to the lectures of the old man, or experience traditional life at the shrine, although I really want to stay here forever.

But after all, family is a difficult situation that can never be overcome. My mother has been asking me when I will go back. When it comes to things like birthday parties, I can't shirk it even if I don't like it."

Some people, after all, cannot let go of life in the secular world.

Even Tanabe Munehiro himself would occasionally go out to greet his secular friends.

Therefore, he nodded slightly to express his understanding of Takiichi's reason.

Several people walked and chatted until they came to the place where Takiichi got off the bus before arriving at Ikkyuji Temple.

There is still some dust on the platform of the station that has not been cleaned up.

Although there was not a single figure at the moment, a few people just walked to the edge of the platform and stopped.

Here, a bronze-colored stone statue of Ikkyu stops here.

Many passengers who stop here can't help but take out their mobile phones to take photos with them.

One hour is the time you need to wait for the tram here.

Takiichi didn't know what time it was when a regular bus passed here.

Therefore, after taking a look at the time on his phone, he simply estimated an hour.

"If you have time in the future, you can come over at any time. I will instruct the people in the temple to include you in the list of special guests. When you come back in the future, you don't have to buy a ticket to enter."

Both of them knew that the next time they would meet like this, they didn't know when it would be, so when they parted, they even talked more.

Takiichi lowered his head and looked at Tanabe Munehiro's hand on his arm, and smiled indifferently.

"I'm sure. After I go back, I will also help the seniors in school to promote this place. As a spiritual purification journey, I have already felt the tranquility of Ikkyu Temple."

At this time, a country tram came from a distance.

Along with the sound, the words "Shin-Tanabe Station" and "Ikkyuji Station" were written on the left side of the door.

The overlapping bright red arrows mark the round trip of the train.
Chapter completed!