The sun sets and it's time to light the lanterns.
Gong Ziyu, who had already left the Huichun Hall on Hulu Street, walked into an inn in Changzhou City at this time.
The name of this inn is "Changlai Inn". The name is quite unique. Corresponding to the place name of Changzhou, it has a special meaning.
Places with characteristics, origins and gimmicks can usually attract people, so Changlai Inn is a relatively famous place in Changzhou.
Once a place becomes famous, it will be improved in various aspects. Changlai Inn is a place where people can eat and rest, so the price of food and accommodation here is much more expensive than other ordinary inns. But at the same time, the service here is definitely much better than elsewhere.
In a word, Changlai Inn is a place where only wealthy people come to patronize.
So when Gong Ziyu walked into the door of Changlai Inn with the box containing two valuable ginseng plants, the waiter in charge of greeting guests at the door bowed to him enthusiastically and politely, nodded, and introduced him. Door.
When the innkeeper asked Gong Ziyu with a smile on his face whether he needed to eat or stay in a hotel, Gong Ziyu replied lightly: "I'm here to find someone. The room is Room A No. 6."
An expensive inn like this has always been very confidential about its guests, and generally would not easily reveal any guest's information to others. But when the shopkeeper saw the dignified man in front of him who could even name the room number, he didn't say much and immediately ordered a waiter to show him the way.
Chang Lai Inn is a very famous place in the local area, and those who come in and out are either rich or noble. So the store clerk kept smiling all the time, and led Gong Ziyu around a huge gauze screen inside, and came to a patio inside.
Since it is an inn that is not cheap, the decoration and layout must be worthy of the corresponding value. So Changlai Inn has done quite well in this regard.
The yard is quite spacious and quiet. In addition to various seasonal flowers and plants, there is also a small pond with clear water and dozens of fish of different colors swimming around.
Surrounding the patio is the four-story inn.
The inn's carved beams and painted buildings, corridors and corridors are all made of fine wood, and are extremely exquisite and magnificent.
Although it was the time to turn on the lights for dinner, the inside of the Frequent Inn was very quiet. Although there were guests coming in and out from time to time, they were all walking quietly and slowly, so there was no noise like other inns.
Sure enough, even the people who come in and out of this expensive place appear to be very well-educated.
The store clerk carefully led Gong Ziyu to the third floor, then turned a corner of the corridor and stopped in front of the innermost room.
Gong Ziyu looked up and saw a small wooden sign hanging on the top of the door with the words "A Zi Liu" written on it.
"My lord, this is the room you are looking for." The store clerk nodded and bowed and said to Gong Ziyu.
Gong Ziyu didn't speak, just nodded slightly, and handed a small piece of broken silver to the shop clerk's hand.
The shop boy, who had long been accustomed to looking at his expressions, knew the weight of broken silver when he started it, so the smile on his face became a little wider. He wisely took a few steps back and said, "Master, please help yourself. I won't disturb you." After that, he quietly withdrew.
Gong Ziyu raised his hand and knocked gently on the door.
He was also very particular about his door-knocking movements, with double emphasis and three gentleness.
So soon the door opened from the inside, and a person appeared at the door.
It was a woman, a woman with a black veil on her face.
This woman is dressed quite strangely. She has short, shiny black hair, but a lock of hair that is longer than her neck is tied up with a white ribbon at the back of her head; she wears a white forehead wiper embroidered with pale pink cherry blossom petals on her forehead. The embroidery work is exquisite and lifelike. Although she was covered with a black veil and couldn't see her face clearly, her two slender eyebrows and beautiful eyes were enough to tell that she was a very beautiful woman.
The masked woman wore a black and red pleated skirt, but also tied a wide white belt around her waist, completely revealing her slender waist that was almost as full as a hand.
Such a rare outfit is indeed very different from that of women from the Central Plains.
"Yujun, you are here."
The woman took a step back when she saw Gong Ziyu. When she spoke, there was a stiffness and frustration in her tone and tone.
Gong Ziyu nodded and walked into the room.
The woman closed the door again.
This is a room by the window. It is very spacious, with bright windows, clean windows, complete and elegant furnishings. And outside the window is a quiet street.
Gong Ziyu walked into the room and placed the box in his hand on the table.
There is a large and soft bed in the room. Sleeping under the quilt on the bed was a little girl who looked to be only three or four years old.
The little girl closed her eyes and seemed to be sleeping soundly. She had two long eyelashes and looked very cute.
Gong Ziyu didn't say anything. He walked straight to the bed, sat on the edge of the bed, and lifted a corner of the quilt, revealing one of the little girl's white and tender wrists.
Gong Ziyu stretched out his hand and gently placed it on the little girl's veins.
The woman seemed to have been familiar with this situation for a long time, and she just looked at Gong Ziyu's expression silently.
After a while, Gong Ziyu retracted his hand and covered himself with the quilt again. He said: "Her pulse was calm and there was nothing unusual for the moment. She seemed to be in a stable condition."
After hearing what he said, the woman's face suddenly seemed to light up, and she was actually very happy. Then she stood up straight, put her hands on her abdomen, bent deeply towards Gong Ziyu, and said something extremely weird: "Aligado."
Not only do women dress differently, but their language is completely different from the needs of the Central Plains. But what she said was in Japanese Fusang dialect, which is rare among people in the Central Plains.
So judging from her dress style and language, this woman is a Fuso person from Japan.
But Gong Ziyu didn't look strange when he heard this. Not only did the two seem to have known each other for a long time, but Gong Ziyu was also able to understand what this woman said. So he shook his head gently and actually said in Fuso: "Xiao Yingzi's condition is stable recently, so you don't need to worry too much, and there is no need to thank me."
When Gong Ziyu spoke in Fusang, he was like a real Fusang person, his tone and tone were extremely smooth, and there was no sense of violation at all.
After hearing what he said, the woman still stood aside. Her eyes showed gratitude to Gong Ziyu, and then she said in Fusang dialect: "For more than a year, my daughter has been able to continue to live stably, thanks to Mr. Yu's generous helping hand, so I am very grateful!" After saying that, he bowed deeply again.
Gong Ziyu walked up to her and said to her in Chinese: "Tachibana Sakurako, remember I told you a year ago that since you are far away from Fuso and in the Central Plains, if you want to live a better life, then You should temporarily forget your original identity and do as the Romans do. You have to adapt to our habits here and learn our language. But I can see that your Chinese has improved quite a bit since I haven’t seen you for a few months. But from now on, you will Call me Young Master Yu, so that it sounds more pleasant to my ears."
It turns out that this woman from Fuso is named Tachibana Sakurako.
However, Tachibana Sakurako frowned and hesitantly said in Chinese that was not very fluent: "Yu-kun is my great benefactor, how can I call him by his name directly? That is really rude."
Gong Ziyu said: "You are wrong. I never like to have a so-called loving relationship with anyone, and you are the same. So you don't have to have that attitude towards me. Because we all get what we need from each other. . And more importantly, if you still remember the purpose of coming to the Central Plains, then you should change yourself."
Hearing this, Tachibana Sakurako didn't know if her face behind the veil had changed, but strong hatred suddenly burst out of her eyes. Then she said: "I have remembered Mr. Yu's reminder. From now on, I will call you Mr. Yu."
Gongziyu suddenly stretched out a hand, gently touched the cherry blossom petal on Tachibana Sakura's forehead with two fingers, and then said softly: "At this time, your fuso cherry blossoms should be in full bloom, right?"
Tachibana Sakurako was stunned for an instant. Gongziyu's words seemed to be like a piece of wind or a knife blowing through her heart, causing her to suddenly feel a burst of extremely painful pain.
Then the woman raised her head, her eyes already moist. She seemed to have lost her mind, and seemed to be trapped in deep memories. She murmured: "In my hometown of Kagoshima, it is now the cherry blossom season. I remember that every year at this time, my mother would pick the most beautiful cherry blossoms from the cherry blossom tree at the door and make them into Sweet cherry blossom cake. And my father will make his best grilled saury, because he will drink a few more glasses of sake because of it. And Uncle Ito, he will dance the sword under the cherry blossom tree, and his wife Aunt Igawa will use the leftovers The cherry blossoms under the sky were braided into a hairband for me..." When she said this, she seemed to be heartbroken, and her eyes suddenly shed tears. She couldn't help herself, and continued in Fusang language: "But now, they have all They are gone...I miss them very much. Even I haven't seen the cherry blossoms in my hometown for a long time..."
Tachibana Sakurako's voice trembled, and in the end she was speechless. She seemed to have experienced incomprehensible pain, and there was both extremely heavy sadness and lingering hatred in those two beautiful eyes.
Gong Ziyu frowned, suddenly sighed, and said in Chinese: "There is a saying in the Central Plains that life and death are unpredictable. I sympathize with your experience, but what has happened can only be solved by facing it. You will find the result you want. So I don’t mean to expose your scars, I just want you to remember the purpose of your exile in the Central Plains."
Tachibana Sakurako lowered her head, seeming to be easing the pain in her heart. After a while, she raised her head again and said in Chinese: "Master Yu, do you also have cherry blossoms in the Central Plains?"
Gong Ziyu nodded and said, "Yes, but it's just not common."
The woman looked at him and suddenly said: "If one day I can't go back to my hometown, can you take me to see the cherry blossoms in the Central Plains? If you agree, I can do something for you for free." She After a slight pause, his tone became more determined and he said: "Anything is okay."
Gong Ziyu seemed a little surprised, but he just raised his eyebrows and said, "Just to see the cherry blossoms once, is it worth paying such a price?"
"It's worth it." Tachibana Sakura nodded and said: "Because the last cherry blossoms I saw were in a pool of blood. Those cherry blossoms had become filthy in the blood, and that was not what I wanted to see. So for me, The meaning is different, that’s why it’s worth it.”
"Okay, I promise you." Gong Ziyu smiled and said: "If there is such a day, I will definitely take you to see the cherry blossoms."
His eyes rested on the woman's veil, and then he stretched out his hand again, his fingers resting on the woman's face.
The woman's eyes changed slightly. She seemed to have guessed what Gong Ziyu wanted to do, but she did not stop him.
Gong Ziyu's fingers paused next to the woman's face, and then he gently took off the black gauze covering the woman's face.
The veil was lifted, revealing Sakurako Tachibana's face.
It was a face that was only in his mid-twenties. Compared to the Central Plains woman, Tachibana Sakurako's face has a unique, charming and charming look. If it weren't for the faint elongated scar on the left cheek, Tachibana Sakurako would definitely be considered a beauty based on this face.
The long and slender scar stretched from the left cheek to her snow-white neck. Although the scar has become extremely light, if you look closely, you can still see a kind of sad and ferocious look, which is a bit shocking. .
Tachibana Sakurako revealed her true face, her face seemed to be covered with a layer of sadness that could not be removed. It was formed by the heavy pain, resentment and hatred spreading out of the eyes.
And that hideous wound also showed that this Fusang woman must have experienced some kind of pain that ordinary people could not imagine.
But even though there was such a wound on her face, somehow, this woman could still exude a unique feminine charm.
Gong Ziyu's fingers slowly traced the wound on Tachibana Sakurako's cheek, and then said: "It seems that the recovery is not bad. If you stick to the prescription I prescribed for another six months, your face should be able to return to its previous appearance. Eighty percent."
After finishing speaking, Gong Ziyu walked to the chair by the window and sat down.
Tachibana Sakurako suddenly smiled sadly and said, "My wish is not to restore this face."
Gong Ziyu sighed softly: "If you want to fulfill your wish well, it is necessary to restore your face."
The woman was startled. Then she suddenly glanced at the little girl on the bed, and an indescribable look flashed across her eyes. Then she asked: "Master Yu, during this period, there is still no news about that person?"
Gong Ziyu nodded and said: "Yes. Although you have given me very detailed information, it seems that that person has never existed in the Central Plains, and there is no clue that can be traced. Besides, the sea of people is huge, and it is difficult to find such a hidden person. Being a good person is not a simple thing. So this deal between you and me will probably take a long time to complete."
The woman sat down on the chair next to the coffee table opposite Gong Ziyu, with an expression on her face that flickered in and out.
"Yuan Zhong!"
The woman suddenly said these two words from between her teeth with a sad look in her eyes. There was immense hatred in her tone, and she almost gritted her teeth and said: "I will never forget this name until I die. I have a very deep intuition that he must have returned to the Central Plains, and he must still be in the Central Plains. It's just that he He has turned into a fox, making it impossible for people to catch his tail for the time being."
Gong Ziyu was silent.
"Yuan Zhong! No matter where you are, I will eventually find you, and then I will kill you with my own hands to avenge my family and Sakurako's father!" Tachibana Sakurako's whole face began to become extremely gloomy, She seemed to hate this name so much that even her voice became trembling and low when she spoke.
At this time, Gong Ziyu said leisurely in a tone without any emotion: "Yuan Zhong, male, from the Central Plains, ancestral place unknown. Four years ago, I went to sea with my friend Guan Junyue on a boat, and encountered wind and waves, and the boat sank. Then. He was exiled to Fuso and was rescued by a family from Kagoshima. The name of the rescuer was Tachibana Eibayashi. His family was wealthy and he was not an ordinary family in Fuso. He was known as the "God-cutting one-sword style" in Japanese martial arts. Yuan After being rescued, Guan and Guan were very grateful and got along well with Tachibana's family. Tachibana Ronglin was generous and hospitable. Seeing that the two of them were also from the Central Plains martial arts world and had good martial arts skills, he allowed them to stay and participate together. They practiced martial arts and stayed like this for more than three months. During this period, Tachibana Eirin's only daughter fell in love with Guan Junyue, and she and Yuan Zhong became sworn brothers and sisters of the opposite sex according to the custom of the Central Plains. Half a year later, Tachibana's daughter and Guan Junyue got married in Fuso. The couple became pregnant soon after."
When Gong Ziyu said this, he stopped talking and looked at Tachibana Sakurako. The latter was sitting on a chair, clutching the armrests with his hands, his knuckles turning white. And her face became more and more gloomy, and the look of resentment in her eyes was extremely deep.
After a moment, Gongziyu continued to speak indifferently: "But I never thought that just a few days before Tachibana Eirin's daughter was about to give birth, the Tachibana family was suddenly poisoned, and more than ten members of the family were killed, including Guan Junyue. There was no complete body, and one face was cut beyond recognition with a knife. It was extremely miserable. However, the daughter of Tachibana unexpectedly survived. She found that in addition to the death of her entire family, all the family treasures had been looted, including Tachibana Ebayashi. Fuso's famous Kamizan Itto-ryu swordsmanship. While Tachibana's daughter was grieving, she discovered that there was a string of beads left at the scene. The string of beads shocked Tachibana's daughter because it was her sworn vows with Yuan Zhong. At that time, I gave it to my sworn brother as a witness gift. However, Yuan Zhong’s body was not seen at the scene of the murder. Therefore, judging from the scene of the murder, Yuan Zhong is obviously highly suspected of murder."
Gong Ziyu was describing a very bloody and tragic incident, but he still looked indifferent, as if nothing could easily affect his mood.
But Tachibana Sakurako had already begun to tremble.
"Then, the daughter of Tachibana Eibayashi, whose family was ruined, gave birth to a daughter alone. However, because she had been poisoned, the daughter was born with strange diseases. Although she was alive and growing every day, she could not open her eyes. He can't speak and is like a living dead." Gong Ziyu's eyes shifted to the little girl on the bed, and his indifferent expression was slightly moved at this time.
Perhaps the little girl who was doomed to an extremely tragic fate at birth was the only one who could make this man feel a sting in his heart.
