Chapter 59: Countdown to Return

  Looking at the snowflakes falling from the sky, it's already spring, but it's still snowing. Is this a rare occurrence of spring snow? It means I won't be able to stay here for much longer.

  "Mei Hong, add some fire." Chen Yi said to Mei Hong sitting next to him.

  "Hmph! It's obviously a monster, what's there to be afraid of the cold?" Meihong said as she tossed another flame into the stove on the side, even saving on firewood.

  "Hey! I'm not afraid of the cold." Chen Yi pointed at Ba Yunzi, who was wrapped tightly in a quilt and leaning against him.

  At this time, the store of Tenshi was already crowded with people, Meirin, Kaguya, Eirin, Reisen, and even the two young ladies from the Scarlet Devil Mansion, including Patchouli.

  "This is really weird, are you crazy or what? It's freezing cold and you've called so many people over to do what, especially that woman Hui Ye. Hmm!" Meihong said while pointing at Huiye who was frantically typing away on Chenyi's laptop.

  "Right! Meihong doesn't think it's great to have a party with many people in an environment full of snowflakes, after all, such opportunities are not many. I won't be able to stay here for long either," Chenyi added silently in his heart.

  Leaning on Chen Yi's body, Ba Yunzi Ruofei looked at Chen Yi thoughtfully with her eyes closed, then continued to close them again and snuggled closer to Chen Yi.

  Chen Yi had the passive skill of having a strong blood flow, and in cold weather, this skill was even more effective. As long as Chen Yi had an idea, the warmth brought by his strong blood flow could warm up the surroundings.

  As the Spring Snow anomaly approaches, Chen Yi can increasingly feel that his time here is limited. Probably after the Spring Snow anomaly, he will be sent back.

  Chen Yi also asked the Lord God if he could stay for a while, and the Lord God's answer was to dismiss it directly. The child should obediently accept his fate. Want to come back here? Okay! Just rely on your own skills, and when you want to stay, you can stay as long as you want!

  Sister Hong looked at Chen Yi, who was staring at her, and felt a bit embarrassed. "Soul is weak! What are you staring at me for? Let me tell you, don't think about messing with me, or I'll kill you."

  "Hah! Mei Hong, don't be so savage, think about when we were together before, you weren't like this. Chen Yi smiled and said, with a hint of reluctance in his eyes, although he knew he could come back again after going back, but when would that be?"

  Maybe he was already killed by other time travelers when he didn't come back? Although this probability is unlikely to occur...

  "Mind your own business, it hurts! " Meihong lit a cigarette and said, then Meihong was hit on the head by Huiyin and the cigarette was extinguished. "By the way, you've been acting strange lately, a long time ago you posted invitations everywhere to invite people to gather here, you wouldn't have done that before."

  "Ah, don't mind the details! People will always change anyway. If I have the chance in the future, I'll invite you to dinner parties every day." Tianshu said with a raised face, and he unknowingly had so many ties to Gensokyo.

  "Haha! Everyone come and take a photo together!" Chen Yi turned his head to shout at the many young girls in the house, what a flourishing scene...

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  After seeing off Kaguya, who refused to leave while hugging Taro's laptop, Taro looked at the remaining Remi and Sakuya, who had already taken out a syringe, as well as Fran, who was still clinging to him.

  "Come on!" Chen Yi stretched out his arm, and Sakuya looked at Chen Yi's cooperation, thought for a moment, put away the syringe and took out a large bottle...

  This is revenge, isn't it?! This must be revenge! Sakuya, you must have done this to get back at me for discovering your secret of wearing a diaper!!! You're such a diaper-wearing long!!!

  "Honestly, it's freezing outside and yet there's a gathering. Considering you provided the blood, I'll let it slide this time." Remi said, looking at the bottle of blood on Sakuya's back.

  "Big sister should often come and play with Folan." Folan also reluctantly got down from Chenyi's body.

  "Definitely! Definitely! And also call me brother!" Chen Yi felt a bit of a headache towards Folan's way of addressing him.

  ……

  "Big sister, this party..." Sakiya walking on the road couldn't understand why Remi was still attending Tenshi's party in such cold weather.

  "Sakiya, his lifeline has changed?"

  "Change?"

  "Ah, Tatsuya's lifeline is starting to become faintly visible, although his connection with Gensokyo remains unchanged." Reimu said as she walked on the snowy ground, "Didn't Sakuya sense that he seems to be about to disappear?"

  Saki nodded, as the head maid, her observational skills were naturally not to be mentioned, and she had already discovered that Chen Yi was showing a different emotion from usual at today's banquet.

  "I think others are also here for the same reason, everyone present today has a connection with Chen Yi, well, although there are a few who didn't show up."

  "Come on, let's hurry. The snow is getting heavier and Sakuya is taking her sweet time resolving this anomaly."

  ……

  Hong went back with Huiyin, swinging the pendant that Chenyi gave her in her hand. The pendant was a thumb-sized Q-version figurine of Chenyi.

  "Chen Yi is acting crazy today, actually giving me a gift." She recalled the time at the banquet when Chen Yi suddenly took out this pendant and gave it to her, with others' envious eyes...

  The pendant on her sister's hand swung even faster, and at the same time, a nameless sense of annoyance arose in her heart.

  ……

  "Hey, Eirin, you said that Tenshi, who always kept a respectful distance from the Eternal Mansion, would suddenly go to my place to deliver an invitation... Brrr, I'm chilled to the bone." Kaguya was tightly sandwiched between Eirin and Reisen. "I didn't expect myself to actually accept it, how cold..."

  Eirin thought for a moment and said, "Probably because of premonition, after all, at that time I myself felt that if I didn't go, I would miss something."

  "Seriously, Chen Yi is really something. He clearly gave that fire chicken gift to his sister Hong, but not to me." Hui Ye complained as she walked, sensing the unusual behavior of Chen Yi today. As the Moon Princess, Hui Ye naturally felt it, knowing that in the past when they were together, she had never seen such a Chen Yi, with an impending feeling of departure.

  Eirin remembered Hanyuu's expression when she sawed the chain on her laptop with a saw, and couldn't help but smile wryly when she mentioned the gift.

  ……

  Looking at the vast snow outside, they've all gone, Ling Meng didn't come, Marisa didn't come, Youmu and Yuyuko also didn't come, because of the anomaly?

  Tian Yi looked at Ba Yun Zi, who was covered in a thick blanket and lying by the stove, at Ah Ma and Rou Mia, who were hugging each other and sleeping after eating too much, at Orange Miao, who was hiding in Ba Yun Lan's tail, and at Ba Yun Lan, who was fiddling with Tian Yi's computer, and smiled lightly.

  "Blue, I'm going out for a bit, just close the shop door first. If Purple and the others wake up, tell them I've gone out."

  "Uh-huh, I know, Chen Yi will be back soon." Yiyun Lan said, indicating that she had heard Chen Yi's words.

  Shut the shop door, took out a golden bottle, Chen Yi immediately began to mutter to himself, damn it really can't fly...

  Because he couldn't fly, Chen Yi thought of Youyouzi's place and had no choice but to use the instant movement potion to teleport over. However, the feeling of forcibly shuttling through space when using the instant movement potion was really too painful. Using it once a day wasn't so bad, but daring to use it a second time? Humph! It would absolutely be a fatal blow!

  Hehe! Let me handle this anomaly this time, after all, there's no more time left.

  After drinking the instant movement potion, thinking of Youyou's appearance, Chen Yi instantly disappeared from the spot, leaving behind an empty bottle covered by the vast snow.

  Tatsuya and Asuma in the Tsuru no Ie also opened their eyes, and Asuma gently placed the sleeping Rumia to one side.

  ……

  The White Jade Pavilion of the Underworld.

  "Yo! Good fellow Yōyōzi!" Chen Yi suddenly appeared beside Yōyōzi, who was standing next to Xīng Yāo.

  "Chen Yi, it's a pity you didn't attend your own banquet this time." Youyouzi wasn't too surprised by Chen Yi's sudden appearance.

  "It doesn't matter, I'm here now." Chen Yi looked at the Western-style sedan that was almost full, and a nostalgic glint flashed in his eyes. It's been over a thousand years, and he's now older than his own parents.

  Spread a large piece of cloth on the ground, Chen Yi started putting out food, "I'm here to help you make up for the banquet, aren't I?"

  At this time, Youyouzi also didn't have his usual eating habits, but instead used a elegant way.

  "Hey! Youyouzi, do you really want to let the Western Demon bloom? Isn't it good just as it is?" Chenyi said, looking at the cherry blossoms floating in the air.

  "Alas? Doesn't Chen Yi want to see the Western Journey's demonic bloom?"

  "Is that the only reason?" Chen Yi's eyes flashed with a hint of uncertainty, "Yu Yu Zi, give up, even if Xixing Yao blooms again, it won't change anything, and it's not good for anyone..."

  "Are you going to stop me, Chen Yi? I'm just one step away. Do you think I'll give up?" Youyouzi stopped what she was doing and looked at Chen Yi. "When I first met you and Zi, I had a feeling of familiarity, although I didn't know why. But this must have something to do with the vengeful spirits buried under Xixing's grave."

  "Chen Yi also knew the vengeful spirit under Xi Xing Yao, didn't he want to see her again?"

  Tian Yi hesitated for a moment, thinking of the girl with a heart as calm as water a thousand years ago. "Ah! Although I'd like to, I still don't want to see her, that price is too high for me to pay." Tian Yi also didn't want to be pursued and killed by Yakumo Yukari all over the world, he added in his mind.

  "Does Chen Yi have to stop me?" Youyouzi looked at Chen Yi.

  "Of course! I won't let you do something that will lead to your own downfall."

  "Will it be self-destruction? Is it really related to me?" Youyouzi said thoughtfully.

  Chen Yi's mouth twitched, and he accidentally let it slip...

  "...Beat me and I'll give up!"

  It's indeed like this, in a certain aspect, Youyouzi is still quite stubborn, Chen Yi took out his weapon.

  "Well, in that case, I won't be polite... Let me make one thing clear, I don't have any of those 'Symbol Cards' or whatever."

  The little ghost slowly flew up.

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  There's a reason for returning so early, and then didn't explain...