"What's going on? What's going on? What happened?"
"I don't know, that girl suddenly ran to the street and knelt down."
"Let's go and see the excitement!"
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No matter what time or place, there is always a crowd of onlookers who want to have fun.
Within a moment, Otsuki Minoru, who was still kneeling on the ground in the earth seat position, was surrounded by onlookers on three floors inside and three floors outside.
The gaze of everyone gathered together turned into a huge hammer, pressing down on Otsuki Minoru's whole body with the force of a mountain.
This is not a powerful blow that can kill someone in one breath.
But the power is neither fierce nor weak, it is crushed slowly, it is not fatal in one breath, but it makes people feel very painful and tortured.
Otsuki Minoru endured all this silently.
Not only did he apologize to Qingdeng, but he also knelt down and apologized to Qingdeng in public, in full view of the public, in the middle of the busy street... He who loves face so much and is so proud actually dared to lose face and do such a thing. …
An unrealistic feeling that his body seemed to have become weightless, and that his whole figure seemed to be floating among the clouds, enveloped Otsuki Minoru's whole body.
For a moment, Otsuki Minoru really doubted whether he was having an unrealistic nightmare.
At this time, Otsuki Minoru suddenly realized why he suddenly dared to do this kind of thing. It was definitely a shameful move that he couldn't even think about.
Not just because she was anxious to deal with her husband.
It was also because deep down in her heart, there was a strong fear of Qingdeng.
The current Qingdeng was no longer someone she could provoke or offend.
Even if we don't mention the various connections and resources that Qingteng currently possesses, just talking about Qingneng's current position - the captain of the third division of the Fire Thieves Kaiden Division, his identity alone is enough to make Otsuki Minoru intimidated.
Although her husband's family is a wealthy businessman in Nara, it is far from the level of a wealthy businessman in Osaka where even the government has to sell thin noodles.
To put it bluntly, if Qingto wanted to take cruel revenge on Otsuki Minoru, who had treated him badly, there were plenty of ways.
Even if he just opens his mouth, he can attract countless people to do things for him.
After all, who wouldn't want to make friends with a rising star in the military? Who wouldn’t want to sell a favor to a Niou who can equal a thousand people?
The more Otsuki Minoru thought about it, the more terrifying she felt; the more she thought about it, the more she felt like a huge weight was hanging on her heart, pulling her heart straight down; the more she thought about it, the more she felt like there was an invisible big hand stretching out from underneath, grabbing her. Dragging her body into a bottomless abyss.
All the memories of bullying Qingdeng, which she used to be so complacent about before, and which she often used as talking points to show off to her friends, all turned into huge rocks weighing on her heart, making her feel tight and breathless.
Otsuki couldn't bear the slightest regret or hatred towards Qingdeng who asked her to apologize for what she had done in the past.
She only felt faintly grateful.
She hoped that Mr. Ju could forgive her for this, that everything she had with Qingdeng could end after she apologized, and that Qingdeng would never retaliate against her again in the future - she sincerely hoped for this.
Otsuki Minoru suddenly knelt down on the street to apologize, which not only shocked the pedestrians walking on the street, but also shocked Qingto and Zonazi in the tea house.
"Tangerine-kun..."
Qingden heard a soft call coming from beside him.
Turning her head to look, she saw the beautiful eyes looking straight at her.
After hearing from Qing Teng the ins and outs of why he was "tangled" with Otsuki Minoru in the private room of the teahouse, Zuo Nazi remained silent.
She didn't know much about the grievances between Qingteng and Otsuki Minoru, so when Qingteng talked to Otsuki Minoru about the "three conditions for assisting her," she couldn't interrupt at all, and she didn't want to interrupt at all.
It's better to leave this kind of housework to Mr. Tachibana himself - Zuo Nazi thought to himself thoughtfully.
However, after seeing Da Yue in broad daylight and kneeling down to apologize in front of so many people, I still felt a little bit unbearable.
She didn't say anything, she just used her smart and expressive eyebrows to say, "What do you think?" Do you want Miss Otsuki to come back?
Qingdeng smiled helplessly.
In fact, he had no intention of letting Otsuki get to this point.
In his original plan, it would be enough as long as Otsuki Minoru could perform the Dogezaza ceremony in front of him in the private room and say "I'm sorry" clearly.
Just now, when Otsuki Minoru apologized loudly to Aoto in Dogeza position, Aoto was indifferent... It was entirely because an unexpected event happened suddenly that is difficult to describe in human language.
Qingdeng was so shocked by the accident that he was speechless.
"..." Qingdeng turned his head back wordlessly, staring straight into the empty air behind him with a solemn emotion.
Just now... the moment when Otsuki Yong, who was kneeling on the tatami, said "I'm sorry" in a voice moistened with tears, Qingden suddenly heard a gentle sigh coming from behind him.
The emotions contained in this sigh were very complicated.
It was as if the tense string in my heart was finally broken.
A three-pointer was as satisfying and joyful as a great revenge had been avenged.
Three points is like being sad and sad about why someone feels sorry.
The last emotion... was the calm smile of finally letting go of something.
This sigh appeared suddenly and disappeared just as quickly.
When Qingdeng turned his head and looked back in surprise, he saw nothing except the walls of the tea room that had faded due to age and the empty air.
Whose sigh is this? To this, Qingdeng had a definite answer in his heart - even though the name of the person in this answer was incredible.
Qingden smiled as he stared at the void in front of him.
It's like she's smiling at someone with a charming smile.
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…
Otsuki Minoru came back with red and swollen eyes.
Qingteng didn't talk nonsense. He said to Otsuki Minoru in a firm tone:
"I accept your apology. I will do my best to save your husband."
"Really, really?"
Perhaps it was because the process of asking for Qingnou's help was too difficult. When he heard Qingneng say these words, the first thing Otsuki Minoru felt was not joy, but doubt and disbelief.
Qingden nodded, slowly but firmly.
"I keep my word, you have shown me your sincerity, now it is my turn to fulfill my promise."
At this point, in order to enhance his persuasiveness, Qingdeng added:
"Striking gold is an oath."
Qingdeng raised his right hand, pressed the handle of the Dingguishen sword on his waist, pulled out a small section of the sword with a "choking", and then put the sword away with force.
The metal blade collided with the sheath mouth, making a crisp sound.
Taking an oath by striking gold - a samurai custom in the Edo period.
When samurai vowed not to break their promise, they would strike each other's sword blades or tangs and other metal parts to prove it.
Simply put, it is a ritual action. The meaning is similar to swearing to heaven.
In the samurai culture of the Edo period, this was a very solemn and solemn oath--of course, this oath-taking ceremony had no legal validity or binding force.
There are many people who solemnly strike gold as an oath, then turn around and forget about the oath.
Otsutsuki's red and swollen eyes were once again filled with hot tears.
"Thank you...thank you...thank you..."
Otsuki Minoru, who transformed into "Redu Ji", kept repeating the words "thank you".
In the past half month, Oyue has really experienced all kinds of warmth and coldness in the world.
After running for a long time to save her husband, she finally found a powerful helper who was willing to help her.
Although it was still unknown whether Otsuki Tsuneji could be rescued, a sense of security that made Otsuki Minori feel heavy in his heart still dominated his whole body.
She felt that all the energy in her body was drained out of her body, her legs became weak, and she almost fell to the ground unsteadily.
"Tangerine-kun."
At this time, Qingdeng heard Zuo Nazi's voice.
"The object of negotiation...is the 'Qingshui Clan'."
Zuo Nazi's expression was very serious.
"You used to be a 'Sanchai' samurai, and now you are the captain of the Fire Thief Kai squad. I don't need to elaborate, but you should also know how dangerous the 'Shimizu Clan' is. How do you plan to save Miss Otsuki's husband? "
"No ideas at the moment."
Qingden shrugged, smiled slightly, and told the truth straightforwardly.
"Information is extremely lacking. In short, let's first try to contact the person who captured Otsuki Tsuneji - the Yakuza named Kitahara Konosuke. After contacting him, we can take a closer look."
"Take a step and see what happens..." Zuo Nazi muttered softly, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Almost in an instant, the "thinking" in Zuo Nazi's eyes changed into the "firmness" of having made up his mind.
"Tachibana-kun, I will go with you to rescue Mr. Otsuki."
"You want to come with me?"
Qingden was shocked.
Zuo Nazi nodded and said:
"I'm also a member of the Chiba family. Even Yakuza from the 'Qingshui Clan' doesn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of me. With my company, I should be able to help you more or less."
Although most of the "Qingshui Clan" would not attack Qingden, who has a prominent official status, superior strength and lofty reputation.
But no matter what, the "Qingshui Clan" is also an extremely evil organization that does all kinds of evil.
When dealing with the Yakuza organization...it's better to be cautious.
Qingdeng didn't want Zuo Nazi to go into danger with him, so he was ready to refute Zuo Nazi "don't follow" without thinking.
But as soon as Qingden opened his mouth, his entire lips and tongue froze.
The prepared words and sentences were all stuck in my throat.
The reason for this was all because he saw the strong and determined will in Zuo Nazi's beautiful eyes.
Qingdeng was very familiar with Zuo Nazi's temperament.
Once this female warrior, who acts vigorously and resolutely, shows this kind of look... or makes up her mind, she can't get her back even if she sends out ten cows.
Qingdeng, who knew that he could not persuade Zuo Nazi to change his mind now even if he tried to break his words, twitched the corner of his mouth with complicated emotions.
After a long or short period of time passed, Qingdeng let out a helpless sigh.
"Okay...if you want to follow me, just come. Remember, after entering the territory of the 'Qingshui Clan', don't leave me too far, and be vigilant."
"snort."
Zuo Nazi chuckled lightly and smiled sweetly.
This charming smile conveys this message to Qingdeng: Who do you think I am? I'm 'Onikomachi': Chiba Sauna!
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…
Qingdeng left the teahouse with his two daughters.
When passing the front counter of the tea house, I happened to bump into the tea house's shopkeeper: a fat man with nearly half gray hair.
The shopkeeper looked at Zuo Nazi, and then at Otsuki Minoru, whose eyes would take at least two days to reduce swelling. The fat face was instantly covered with many layers of makeup due to the corners of the mouth being pulled up sharply and the smile on the cheeks. pleats.
Then, he turned his attention to Qingdeng - looking at Qingdeng who looked as usual and his body was intact, he opened his mouth wide, and while showing a dumbfounded expression, he cast a look full of doubt and surprise at Qingdeng. .
Qingdeng looked at the shopkeeper with a strange look on his face.
I don't know if it was Qingdeng's illusion... He always felt that the shopkeeper looked at him, as if asking him: Why are you okay?
Zuo Nazi, who knew why the shopkeeper looked at them with such an expression, silently lowered his head and pulled down the windshield turban on his forehead, using the turban to block the pale pink cherry blossoms rising up to his cheeks at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It was a pity that Qingdeng was walking in front of Zuo Nazi at the moment and had no chance to witness this rare and beautiful scenery.
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That night--
Edo, somewhere——
Today's snow stopped around 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Thanks to the snow that had fallen for most of the day, a thick layer of snow accumulated on the streets of Edo.
At this moment, just as the people were falling asleep one after another.
The thick clouds that blocked the moonlight made the dark night appear even darker.
Except for the vast sea of lights of Yoshiwara, the "city that never sleeps" on Japan Embankment in the distance, and the faintly trembling lights of scattered lights in a few houses, every place up and down Edo looked shadowy.
Because tonight is a moonless night, the light is so bad that I can't see my fingers.
Qingden had no choice but to hold a lantern to light the way for Zuo Nazi and Otsuki Minoru who were following closely behind him.
In the entire street, only Qingdeng and others who were slowly walking forward still had light.
The orange candlelight dimly illuminated the three people's feet. In places not illuminated by light, a monster-like darkness crouched.
Qingto and his party were currently heading to the casino, which was commonly known as "Rent House" by people on the road.
This casino is an industry run by a high-ranking official of the "Shimizu Clan" named Kitahara Konosuke.
It is reported that Konosuke Kitahara will stay at Renya almost every night.
Qingto and the others are now looking for Kitahara Konosuke in Renya.
Pash, pash, pash...
If they didn't take a step forward, the thick snow would deeply bury the ankles of Qingdeng and others.
This feeling of having one foot deep and one foot shallow, making walking extremely laborious... is really uncomfortable.
"ha……"
Suddenly, Qingdeng heard the sound of breathing coming from the right rear.
"Miss Zuo Nazi, are you okay?"
Qingdeng's words "Are you okay?" naturally refer to "Are you cold?"
"Um."
Zuo Nazi rubbed his palms and answered honestly:
"Except for my hands being a little cold, everything else is fine."
In order to guard against emergencies such as "conflicts with the Yakuza of the 'Shimizu Clan'", Zonazi specially changed into a "female warrior outfit" - that is, put on a kendo uniform that is not easy to get in the way and put on the supple three-piece Thousands of blue hair is tied into a neat and light high ponytail at the back of the head.
As we all know, Zonazi has two "forms".
"Yamato Nadeshiko form" wearing a kimono and bun.
The "female warrior form" wearing kendo uniform and ponytail.
The former is gentle and elegant, while the latter is heroic.
Women's hairstyles of this era, whether it was the Shimada bun often worn by unmarried girls, the round bun often worn by married women, or any other hairstyle, Qingto didn't appreciate it very much.
Therefore, although Zonazi looks beautiful no matter what hairstyle she wears, in terms of personal preference, Qingdeng still prefers Zonazi's look with a high ponytail.
Because of this preference, Qingdeng couldn't help but look at Zuo Nazi a few more times with a smile before slowly looking away.
call!
A night wind carrying dry and cold air blew towards Qingdeng and others.
The light and shadow swayed, and the clothes fluttered.
"Well……"
Otsuki Minoru crossed her arms and took two quick steps to stand closer to Aomori who was holding a lantern - not only because her body was cold and she wanted to be close to warm objects, but also because the changes in the surrounding street scene had brought a great impact to her. She felt uncomfortable, and being close to Qingdeng made her feel somewhat at ease.
The casino named Renya is located in a very famous slum in Edo.
As Qingdeng and his party got closer and closer to Ren's house, a progressive change gradually appeared in the surrounding houses and roads.
The houses on both sides of the road are becoming more and more dilapidated. There are no doors, no walls, no roofs, just to name a few.
What is also becoming more and more dilapidated is the ground beneath our feet.
The bumpy and extremely uneven road forced Qingdeng and his party to concentrate and put more attention on their feet to prevent them from stepping into potholes covered by snow and tripping over bumps on the ground. land.
The air is filled with an unpleasant smell that is a mixture of human body odor and the putrid odor of decaying items.
From time to time, you can see some homeless people on the street.
It would be fatal to sleep outside in such cold weather - but they had no choice.
Sleeping under a roof - something that is just a matter of course for many people, in the eyes of these poor people, is a luxury they only dare to dream about.
At this time, some people who were lying or sitting on the street in various postures slowly raised their heads and opened their eyes when they heard the footsteps of Qingdeng and his group.
Suddenly, Qingdeng felt many malicious glances.
"...Miss Zuo Nazi, Miss Otsuki, please stand closer to me and be careful around you."
After saying that, Qingdeng handed the lantern to his left hand, then raised his right wrist to his mouth and breathed heat into his palm to ensure that his dominant hand was not frozen so that he could pull out the knife at any time.
"Poverty" and "crime" are twin brothers made in heaven.
Slums like this have always been the best breeding ground for crime.
From the moment we step into this land full of poverty, no matter what kind of accidents or changes we encounter, it is not surprising.
Zuo Nazi nodded slightly understandingly, and then, just like Qingdeng, he raised his hands in front of his lips and blew hot air into his palms every 1 or 2 minutes.
Maybe this is the so-called prevention of what you get.
Suddenly, Qingdeng's "Wind Perceiver" suddenly activated - there was a dense sound of stepping on the snow approaching quickly from the left and right sides!
Immediately afterwards, figures one after another appeared from outside the light, squirming and shaking, and it took less than 10 seconds to complete the surrounding Qingdeng and his party.
Although this group of uninvited guests were all standing in a place where light could not be found, to Qingden, who had "cat eyes", it made no difference whether they were standing in a bright place or a dark place. Qingdeng could clearly see their position, appearance, and body shape.
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Qingden's calm eyes swept around from front to back - there were 21 people in total, all holding weapons.
At this moment, a tingling feeling of tension descended between Qingdeng and his party and the group of roadblocks.
Zuo Nazi's willow eyebrows were upright, his almond-shaped eyes were wide open, and there was an awe-inspiring look on his face.
His waist was low, his legs were slightly bent, and his right hand reached towards the side of his left waist. In an instant, Zuo Nazi was ready to draw his sword and fight at any time.
Otsuki is not a martial artist. How has she ever seen such a battle?
"ah!"
Otsuki Minoru, whose beauty suddenly turned pale, screamed in surprise, and subconsciously moved her body towards Qingden, trying to hide her whole delicate body behind Qingden's broad crest.
"What do you want to do?"
Qingdeng asked in reply, while quietly raising his right arm slightly.
There is no lake on the opposite side either.
A tall and sturdy man, carrying a shining sword, walked slowly to the opposite side of Qingdeng.
"Listen, I won't talk nonsense to you."
The burly man made a hoarse voice.
"If you want to survive, leave all your belongings behind."
There was no opening line like "I opened this road, I planted this tree", and he went straight to the point and asked for money... Such a fast-paced robbery method made Qingdeng startled.
This dazed emotion only appeared on Qingdeng's face for a moment.
Because just a moment later——
laugh!
Qingdeng's boy's hole suddenly shrank.
Several rapid approaching sounds came from the left and right sides.
Qingdeng was convinced that danger was coming. He quickly leaned back and forced his snow-covered feet off the ground.
It's easy after you take the first step.
Move with your heart! Protecting Zuonazi and Otsuki Minori behind them both physically and mentally, they retreated quickly!
In fact, Zuo Nazi didn't need Qingdeng's protection at all - her reaction was only slightly slower than Qingdeng's.
Zuo Nazi and Qingden retreated almost at the same time. When she was retreating, her left half of her body unconsciously leaned forward, blocking her left body in front of Qingdeng.
Qingdeng is protecting Zuo Nazi; and Zuo Nazi is also protecting Qingdeng. The tacit understanding between the two of them running in both directions is amazing.
However, Qingdeng had no time to appreciate the high tacit understanding between him and Zuo Nazi.
Five dark round objects hit the place where Qingdeng and others were just standing, causing clouds of snowflakes.
Qingden took a closer look and saw clearly what these flying objects were - they were hard rocks.
Before he could take a breath, low killing sounds came from all directions, causing Qingdeng's facial lines and the nerves in his body to tense up instantly.
The burly man who had just started negotiating with Qingdeng raised his sword high and led a group of people to wait for the general to pounce on him!
"..."
Clang, clang, clang – Qingdeng quietly pulled out the Dingguishen from his waist.
The attack came so suddenly that Qingdeng couldn't help but feel a little uneasy for a moment.
Qingdeng didn't know why these bandits were so cruel. He didn't even bother to say a word and just came over with weapons without any explanation.
All he knew was that it was time for him to go on a killing spree!
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