Chapter 126 Chapter Seventeen

"Everyone, you've worked hard today." At the last supper, Zhang Yan got up to give a speech as usual.Everyone looked relaxed and happy, and Zhang Yan seemed very satisfied, probably because the itinerary he planned was a complete success, so he was very happy! The pleasant time passed slowly at the dining table. "How do you guys feel about this journey into the mysteries of beauty and the past?" "Awesome, just perfect." The three of us applauded together.Exploring the mystery and the past, everyone must have a lot of feelings about this sentence. "For me, although it's a pity that I haven't found the reason for Setsuko's fear of heights, this mystery can just become a homework for my next trip." Akihiko said unwillingly.

It makes me laugh at the thought of Akihiko's voice answering the phone one night saying, "Setsuko, do you remember anything about purple cooking clothes?" "As you all know, we have decided on the date of our next trip, which will be the day of Makio Tsuji's 51st birthday." We couldn't help laughing and applauding. "You may think I'm joking, but I mean it. As soon as I get home, I'll make a written notice and send it to everyone." Akihiko's serious tone made us a little overwhelmed. "written notice?" "Notice about betting content."

"no kidding." Zhang Yan, who recovered his original expression, continued, "Tomorrow morning we will take the 11 o'clock ferry to leave Island Y, so everyone can sleep late and recharge the physical energy consumed during the mountain climbing. Tonight, we can also drink well and have enough sleep." Everyone clap again, cheers. Maybe when I got off the mountain and arrived at the square, I really felt an unprecedented melancholy, but after returning to the hotel, all the sentimentality disappeared completely, just like everyone drinking and having fun in the restaurant, laughing and fighting with each other during the dinner.

Whether it is the sentimentality brought by the clear sky or the pain of looking back on the past, my heart has been used to it, and all these are thanks to them. We helped each other to make the final night more exciting and our show to have a perfect curtain call. However, even if you become an adult, you will still feel the loneliness at the end, sweet and sour, an indescribable feeling. "Wait a minute, I have something I'm very concerned about." I said quietly, and immediately attracted everyone's attention. "What is it?" Zhang Yan asked while drinking.

The bottle bottomed out a lot faster tonight than in previous nights. "Has anyone seen Sangu Zhiying?" For a moment, everyone was speechless. "By the way, I don't seem to have seen it", "It seems that no one of us has seen it", "That is to say, are we all guilty people?" - the other three said in unison. Thinking about it carefully, everyone forgot to look for the cherry tree because of Maki's incident. "The legend is really just a legend." I couldn't help but sigh. "After I go back, I will check carefully to see who spread the rumor, or when the legend appeared."

Zhang Yan immediately took out a notepad to record, he was really serious about this. "Then, Sangu Zhiying will also be moved to one of the homework next time!" Li Zhizi raised her index finger and said. "I think of a hypothesis." My tone was very serious, and they all looked surprised. "Tell us quickly, what exactly did you find?" Zhang Yan leaned forward happily. "Let me say first, I have no evidence, it's just my personal feeling." "Why do you always talk in a roundabout way? Hurry up and get to the point." Zhang Yan immediately said impatiently.

Although I understand that what he said is correct, but this is how I speak, and I can't change it. "The so-called 'Sakura of Three Gus' is just a local legend." "Ok." "I was wondering, could it be that tree?" "The tree?" "It's the 'inverted fir' near J Shan." "what?" Both Zhang Yan and Li Zhizi exclaimed loudly, and even Shisheng was surprised—by the way, Shisheng didn't see the fir tree. "Why? No matter how you look at it, that tree is a fir tree?" Li Zhizi said. "I don't think anyone would mistake it for a cherry tree." Akihiko echoed.

"So, the wrong person must be a tourist," I said. "The tourist made a mistake?" Zhang Yan looked suspicious. I explained the "falling down the fir" to Shisheng, and Shisheng listened with gusto. "Maybe it's far-fetched, but the locals probably mean 'Three Gu Zhi Dao Shan Shan'. I thought it was amazing from the beginning that 'Three Gu Zhi Sakura' really means the cherry blossoms that bloom three times a year Is it a tree? I think 'three visits' should mean looking back and looking back frequently. Then I thought, is it the cherry blossoms that make them look back frequently? There are towering giant trees everywhere on this island , The islanders also believe in the cedar tree bestowed by the gods. If so, why do they care so much about the cherry blossoms? What about the 'inverted cedar tree'? When climbing the mountain, I felt that there was something behind me and turned around, and found the 'inverted cedar tree' ' and was amazed, and looked back frequently because of its strange appearance. If it happens to be a person with troubles or malice in his heart, he will feel that the inverted cedar he sees in front of him seems to have turned into a monster, so he keeps looking back. This is the so-called Suspiciousness breeds dark ghosts, and the real meaning of "three visits" is "looking back frequently with guilt."

All three of them stared at me incredulously. In that cloud, when the figure of Medusa appeared in my mind, a rough idea also passed by at the same time, and formed a complete structure just now. "Then the legend of 'Three Visits to the Cherry Blossoms' was formed after tourists added fuel and jealousy. Because Japan, especially people in Honshu, especially worship cherry blossoms, and they wish to see the cherry blossoms in full bloom three times a year. When it came to 'Three Gu Dao Shan', I added my own explanations arbitrarily and became 'San Gu Zhi Ying'—what do you think?"

"Setsuko, you are amazing, this is really the most suitable answer for the end of this trip!" Akihiko clasped his fingers and looked at me with moist eyes. "Really? That's really nice." I took a small sip of my wine. The legend is such a thing, people only want to see what they want to see, "Three Gu Zhiying" may be a kind of mockery of human nature.However, I don't dislike such people. "Setsuko." Jisheng, who had been silent until now, suddenly said, "I want to bet you one more thing." "What's the bet?" I didn't understand why Shisheng suddenly asked for a bet.

"I think that cherry tree exists." "You mean 'Three Gu Zhiying'?" "Ok." "why?" Zhang Yan and Li Zhizi looked at Shi Sheng suspiciously. "Because it's necessary." "To whom?" "I." The man would often say something astonishing like this. Maki thought about the answer, and said slowly: "I think that the cherry trees are special because of this island. Someone must have seen cherry blossoms blooming and falling surrounded by ancient cedar trees, because the impression is very strong, So a legend was formed. So I think that the cherry tree must be somewhere on this island." Shisheng's words were so convincing that I nodded involuntarily. "You make a lot of sense, but why do you say the existence of Sangu Zhiying is necessary?" "It should be said that I definitely want to see Sangu Zhiying." Shisheng smiled. "'Sakura of Three Visits'?" "Yeah. I'll climb up next to the J fir, maybe just subconsciously thinking that only I must be able to see it." "And then? Did you see it?" Li Zhizi interrupted and asked. "No." Shi Sheng shook his head and said. "Why are you so sure that only you can see it?" Chang Yan asked this time. "Because I have a clear conscience." Shi Sheng said boldly. Everyone looked at Shisheng with disdain, but he shrugged nonchalantly. "Just like Setsuko said, from before to now, I have always only thought of myself." Shisheng continued in a flat tone, "I have always been loyal to myself, even if I hurt many people, I still don't lie to myself .In other words, I have nothing to escape or hide, and of course I don’t have any guilt in my heart. If I can’t see this, who else can see it?” I have been staring at Shisheng intently, and I always feel that what he is talking about now is a very important event. Shisheng looked at me with steady eyes, "So, if I don't have it, I will be very troubled, because I can't prove my confidence. So I bet it exists. After I go back, I will start collecting information about this, and I must prove it. I'll show you." "This bet will continue until the age of 51?" Zhang Yan looked at everyone and said. "It seems so!" Li Zhizi tilted her head mischievously, "There is one more thing worth looking forward to."