Strange Cards

Chapter 459 It's time to leave

Shi Yu looked at Liu Yu, who was drenched in sweat from exhaustion, and then raised her hand to draw the evil blade over.

"Alright, stop practicing."

"There will be time later; overtraining will only damage your body."

"Go back and take a shower to wash off all that sweat."

Liu Yu wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand and patted her small chest vigorously.

"I'm not tired yet."

"I can still keep practicing."

Shi Yu looked at the small hands that were worn red and were trembling slightly, and said in an annoyed tone.

"You bastard, you're lying! You're trying to fool someone!"

"Your hands are shaking so badly they could tremble like leaves. Do you think I'm blind?"

Ignoring the sweat on Liu Yu's body, Shi Yu carried her on his back and leaped across the water toward the shore.

Feeling Shi Yu's broad and warm back, Liu Yu pressed her face against Shi Yu's back, quietly feeling the warmth of Shi Yu's body.

After returning home, Shi Yu took Liu Yu to the bathroom on the second floor to take a shower, while he himself started preparing food and ointment on the first floor.

When Liu Yu finished showering and dried her hair, Shi Yu took Liu Yu's hands, applied a thin layer of ointment to them, and handed her a spoon.

"Let's eat with this."

"You definitely can't hold chopsticks with that hand."

At first, Liu Yu didn't believe it, but seeing her hands shaking like she had Parkinson's, she still chose to eat with a spoon.

Seeing Liu Yu eating slowly, Shi Yu handed her a glass of water.

"Eat slowly, don't rush."

Liu Yu nodded, but choked the next second.

Shi Yu quickly patted Liu Yu's back to help her catch her breath, and then gently tapped Liu Yu's head.

"How old are you? Still acting like a little monkey. Don't you know you'll choke if you eat too fast?"

"Do you expect me to feed you like I did when you were a child?"

Liu Yu remained silent for a moment, then her face flushed slightly, and she nodded gently.

Shi Yu picked up Liu Yu's bowl and, considering that Liu Yu was in a special situation, fed her the whole bowl of rice.

After finishing the meal, Shi Yu took out some ointment and applied a thick layer to Liu Yu's hands before starting to wash the dishes.

For some reason, Shigure always prefers to wash dishes by hand when she's not in a hurry.

It seems that this way, there will be a little more of a sense of everyday life.

Liu Yu stood behind Shi Yu and leaned in gently.

"If... Brother Shiyu."

"If only you had stayed by my side all these years..."

"Little Jiu won't be lonely anymore..."

Shi Yu's body trembled slightly. After washing the bowl, she dried her hands with a towel and gently rubbed Liu Yu's head.

"I'm right here beside you, aren't I?"

"Although I have to leave at the end of the month, I will try to stay as long as possible."

"I will pass on the Asura martial arts to you before I leave, so that you can become a qualified Asura simply by inheriting the power."

"Children who overthink things won't be happy."

Shi Yu sat on the sofa, while Liu Yu moved a small stool and sat in front of Shi Yu, handing her a book.

"Brother Shiyu, please tell me the story of this book."

"I can't move my hands anymore, so let me start from what I saw."

Shi Yu took the book and began to slowly tell the story.

In the days that followed, Shi Yu stayed by Liu Yu's side every day, teaching her martial arts and taking her sightseeing.

Shi Yu tried his best to make up for his absence as an older brother in Liu Yu's life.

He is called an elder brother, but he is more like a father to me.

Shi Yu knew that Liu Yuzhen could only rely on herself.

He had been absent for a long time as the big umbrella that could have sheltered Liu Yu from the wind and rain, and this was more like his compensation for being absent from Liu Yu's life.

In a mountain field covered with lush green grass, a tent was set up neatly.

A SUV was parked not far away, and Shigure was carrying things down from it.

Shi Yu looked at Liu Yu, who looked like an elf in the moonlight, and at her little face, which had recently become slightly tanned from being with him.

"Xiao Jiu, help me take this stove."

"Okay~"

A bright kerosene lamp was lit in the tent at night, and the two people sat in front of the tent, looking at the stars and eating barbecue.

Shi Yu took out her phone to check the date and found that it was already the end of the month.

The day after tomorrow marks the start of a new month, which is also the time when I will be leaving.

Shiyu turned off her phone screen again and threw it back into the tent.

Liu Yu ate the skewers in her hand, opened a bottle of cola, and handed it to Shi Yu.

"Don't worry, I'm keeping track of the days."

"These past few days you've taken me sightseeing and taught me martial arts, and we haven't spent much time at each other's homes."

"Isn't that strange?"

"It's almost the end of the month, you should be leaving soon, right?"

"Tomorrow or the day after?"

"..."

"Leaving the day after tomorrow."

Liu Yu nodded, opened a can of beverage for herself, took a sip, and said.

"Should we leave in the morning or the afternoon?"

"I'll take one last look at them this morning before I leave."

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing."

"I'm just telling you not to sneak off and leave me there again, otherwise your reputation as a deceitful bastard will be a label you'll never be able to shake off for the rest of your life."

"I'll make you something to eat, you can take it with you."

I'll see you off when you leave.

Shi Yu suddenly fell silent, while Liu Yu seemed unaware, gazing at the bright full moon as she spoke.

"Don't be sad, I told you I'll be good."

"If I behave well, you'll come back, you promised me."

"After everything is over, we're going to buy a small house with a yard in the suburbs of Nanhai City, and then we'll take all the cats and live there."

"We have the best relationship in the world, and we'll always be together."

"Don't break your promise."

"..."

"Um..."

"I won't break my promise."

Liu Yu nodded, finished the kebab in her hand, extinguished the charcoal fire in the grill, turned around and crawled into the tent, then poked her little head out and said.

"It gets cool at night, so don't stay outside for too long."

"Come in and go to sleep early. Let's say goodbye properly."

Shiyu nodded, stood outside and looked at the moon for a while before going inside.

When Shi Yu went inside, Liu Yu was already fast asleep in the tent, covered with a blanket.

Shi Yu looked at the little face that had become a little rosy from sleeping, gently covered Liu Yu with the blanket that she had kicked off, and then crawled into another blanket, pressing her forehead against Liu Yu's forehead.

"I'm sorry, Xiao Jiu."

"Please forgive me for this last lie."