Such words and expressions made Serizawa Kamo startled.
The next breath, an emotion called "fury" dominated his whole body.
"Oh shit!"
He cursed loudly, stood up, and launched a surprise attack. He rushed forward in an instant, leaned forward and slashed at Qingdeng as if sliding across the ground.
Qingdeng also ran forward at the same time, leaning his body, his bamboo sword trailing on the lower right section.
The bodies and weapons of both sides merged into one at the snap of a finger.
Qingdeng's bamboo sword was swung upward.
Serizawa's bamboo sword slashed downwards.
Immediately there was the sound of bamboo swords colliding.
When the two of them met each other, Serizawa's facial lines suddenly became distorted, and the palms holding the sword trembled uncontrollably.
"Tsk...!"
He spat, resisting the paralysis that almost made his arms lose consciousness, turned around, and faced Qingdeng again.
call!
Another heavy chop from the top full of Shinto Muken-ryu style.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Serizawa Kamo's cutting power and sword swing speed are both at a daunting level.
But he just couldn't hit Qingdeng.
Qingneng dodged cleverly, leaning up slightly and avoiding Serizawa Kamo's full blow.
Immediately afterwards, he fought back with a sword in his backhand.
Although the opponent fled to the rear with outstanding movement skills, his movements were really reluctant. The bamboo sword grazed his chest, and he immediately felt a burning pain in his chest.
It was too late to say it, but it was too soon. Qing Teng quickly prepared the structure of the next move.
As for Serizawa Kamo...his posture has begun to change.
…
Under the high platform——
Harada Sanosuke scratched his scalp and looked puzzled:
"It's really strange. Mr. Orange's strength is far superior to that duck. He could have defeated the opponent in one fell swoop a long time ago, but why hasn't he taken action yet?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hijikata Toshizo replied calmly:
"Tachibana probably wants to take this opportunity to put some pressure on this guy."
…
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah-!"
Serizawa Duck leaped up, using the potential energy of the bounce, to strike a heavy blow that seemed to break Aomori and the ground beneath his feet.
Since just now, he has been like crazy, constantly taking the initiative to attack.
Perhaps Qingdeng's words and eyes just now gave him too much stimulation.
Facing Serizawa Kamo's crazy offensive, Aoto either dodges nimbly, or defends himself with his sword, pushing his bamboo sword aside.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Qingdeng is holding back.
If he had wanted to, he could have defeated Serizawa Kamo in no less than ten ways.
And such "discerning people" include Serizawa Kamo himself.
Being manipulated by Qingtou with ease; no matter how he attacked, he could not hurt him at all... This extremely aggrieved feeling made Serizawa Kamo's expression gradually dominated by strong "anxiety".
The more you fail to change the status quo, the more impatient you feel.
The more anxious you feel, the harder it is to judge the situation rationally.
Looking at the confused Serizawa Kamo, Souji said softly:
"There is no need to continue fighting..."
At the same time as Souji was muttering——
"Ahhhhhhhh-!"
Serizawa Duck let out an astonishing roar.
He was in the upper right position, assuming a posture of overwhelming the mountain.
At the moment when the slash was about to land, Qingden stepped forward, his right elbow suddenly flicked out like a suddenly broken bowstring, and a sword came out horizontally, sweeping towards the opponent's ribs that had been freed by lifting the upper part——
Bang!
Serizawa Kamo's body suffered a heavy blow and he fell to the floor.
[Ding! Talent scanned]
[Successfully copied talent: "Majestic Muscles"]
[Talent introduction: Muscles are exceptionally strong]
——Does it increase muscle strength? Not bad.
Qingdeng is quite satisfied with this new talent.
"Well……!"
Serizawa Kamo covered the place where the sword hit him and sat up with a painful expression.
It was the same occasion and the same scene again - Aonto looked down at Serizawa Kamo who had not yet stood up, his eyes neither sad nor happy.
"The strength is not bad. You are qualified. Go and register your personal information over there."
"..."
Serizawa Kamo stared at Qingto's face without saying a word.
The veins on his forehead beat repeatedly, and the muscles on his face were tense and relaxed from clenching his teeth.
After a moment, he stood up silently and staggered towards the stage.
At this moment, Qingdeng stopped him.
"Serizawa Duck, let me give you a piece of advice."
Serizawa Duck paused and turned around.
"I don't hate people with personality."
"After all, I have quite a personality myself."
"However, the prerequisite for having personality is that you will not affect others, let alone cause trouble for the group."
"Since your strength is quite good, I will accept you as a member of the Suppressing Army."
"From now on, I hope you can restrain your rough temper in a timely manner."
"Otherwise...the thing that cuts you today will not be a soft bamboo sword."
Having said that, Aoden cast a wolf-like gaze at Serizawa Kamo.
This kind of tyrannical, surly but capable person, if he can be used for his own purposes and "trained" properly, he can be regarded as a very handy "sharp blade".
Serizawa Kamo is very strong and is the most skilled applicant so far.
Moreover, his sword is not a "dojo sword" that can only show its majesty in a clean and smooth dojo, but a "killer sword" that has been honed in countless actual battles.
Except for Aoto and Kondo Shusuke, the only people in the entire Imperial Guard who can defeat him... are Souji and Kondo Isamu.
This kind of swordsman who has both excellent swordsmanship and rich practical experience is a rare talent.
It would be a shame not to recruit him into the army.
Therefore, Qingdeng went out of his way to hit the other party.
It is clear that the opponent can be defeated quickly, but the battle is deliberately prolonged and the opponent is allowed to attack, like a cat playing with a mouse, slowly forcing him to a "dead end".
This move is to let him see the difference in strength between us, and to warn him - don't make trouble under my command! Otherwise, I have many ways to deal with you!
"..."
Serizawa Duck stared back at Aoto without fear.
He still said nothing.
After staring at Qingdeng for a while, he walked off the stage without saying a word.
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Under the high platform——
Chiba Sanako raised her head and stared intently at the high platform in the distance.
Chiba Jutaro, who came with Sanako, turned into the most dedicated and skilled bodyguard.
He took a big step forward and protected Sanako's back to prevent others from harassing Sanako.
In addition, his right hand was always pressing the sword on his left waist, and the sheath was opened.
Looking at Chiba Jutaro's ferocious appearance of "ready to kill at any time", those who coveted Sanako's beauty were all frightened and dared to watch from a distance rather than play with it.
In this way, under the careful care of his brother, Sanako was able to watch the selection ceremony of the Zhenfu Army without being disturbed.
She noticed: No matter who they were, whether they were civilians or warriors; whether they were calm and composed, or whether their hands and feet were trembling with nervousness, everyone who climbed onto the high platform would have a glimmer of self-satisfaction in their eyes.
Gradually, a look as if she was thinking about something appeared on her cheeks.
What a coincidence - a similar scene also occurred on the other side of the venue.
"..."
Isamu Kondo pursed his lips thoughtfully while looking at the high platform.
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That night--
Edo, somewhere——
"Moo moo~~"
A man and an ox rode on the moonlight and galloped on the way back to the Trial Guard Hall.
"ha……"
Qingden half-slumped on Carrot's back, "ha" turning his exhaustion into a voice.
According to his rough estimate, he fought at least more than 400 people today - this was the first time he had fought for such a long time since time traveling.
After more than ten hours, except for the time to eat and go to the toilet, Qingden was repeatedly waving his bamboo sword and constantly announcing "You are qualified" or "You are not qualified."
If there was a Guinness World Record that could be applied for, Qingdeng felt that he could apply for the world record of "highest number of consecutive battles".
Without the support of talents such as "Strong Muscle +2" and "Yuan Yang +1", his body would have been overwhelmed by such a high intensity of exercise.
However, even though most of the more than 400 people were vulnerable, Qingdeng still felt that his body was a little overwhelmed after fighting hundreds of battles.
His legs and the right arm holding the sword kept feeling sore and swollen.
It seems that I need to sleep for at least 3 hours tonight to recover from fatigue.
Fortunately, Qingdeng possesses two major "logistics talents" - "Sleeping God" and "Strong Essence +2".
No matter how tired you are, no matter how sleepy you are, as long as you have a good night's sleep, you will be able to recover to the fullest.
Today, many applicants did not participate because they thought they were not strong enough and felt that they would never be selected. This made Qingden feel very regretful.
Maybe among these people who escaped from battle, one of them was a person with extraordinary talents.
But, then again - although Qingden had long expected that the chances of finding gold in the sand would not be high, the final result still surprised him.
There were more than 400 people, but only about 30 people could pass the test that met their wishes.
Not even a one to ten pass rate.
There are even fewer talents available.
At the end of the whole day, the number of new talents copied plus the old talents upgraded was just over 10.
And the strength of those who passed was not that great.
The reason why they can pass the assessment is simply because they are more like that than others.
Among them, there are only two people who can really make Qingdeng feel bright.
One of them is the Serizawa duck.
The second was a Mito Domain swordsman named Shinami Nishiki.
Like Serizawa Kamo, this person is also a master of Shinto Muken-ryu.
Qingdeng copied from him a "minor swordsman" whose "swordsmanship talent is five times that of ordinary people".
However...the "Sword Master" can no longer be integrated with Qingdeng's "Sword Saint".
Now only swordsmanship talents of "Sword Master" and above can further upgrade Qingden's "Sword Saint".
In addition to his excellent swordsmanship, Shinmi Nishiki also has rich practical experience - he must have drank a lot of blood with the sword on his waist.
In terms of strength alone, he is the second strongest person among the many applicants today, second only to Kamo Serizawa.
It was only later that Aonto learned that Niimi Nishiki and Serizawa Kamo had a close relationship, and the two were close companions.
This made Qingden firmly remember Nimi Nishiki's name.
Since he is the prickly friend of Serizawa Duck, it is necessary to pay more attention to him.
——Sigh... There are still too few outstanding talents... With the current quality of the troops, it will be difficult for the troops to quickly form combat effectiveness in a short period of time...
Just as Qingdeng was worryingly thinking about the future of the Zhenfu Army, Luobo suddenly let out a happy cry.
"Moo moo moo~~moo moo~~"
Then, he slowly slowed down his four hooves.
"Carrot, what's wrong...huh?"
As soon as he asked this question, Qingdeng found the reason for the sudden abnormality in the carrot.
I saw a beautiful figure standing on the street in front of me.
Aqua blue kimono, tender green belt, blue button clogs, southern hemispheres piled on the belt, elegant and generous manners, a charming face, the moonlight shines on her porcelain-like skin, reflecting a dazzling but soft
blue-white light.
There is probably only one woman in all of Edo who meets all the above conditions.
"Tangerine-kun, you are finally here."
With a smile on her face, Sanako stepped forward and moved from the side of the street to the middle of the road.
"Sanako?"
"Moo moo~~"
Carrot held up his head high, ran to Sanako's side, and then gently nudged her waist with his head.
"Be good, be good."
The smile on Sanako's face became softer and softer, and she stretched out her hand to caress Carrot's head.
Radish seemed to take great advantage of Sanako's touch.
While it was meowing "moo moo", it lowered its head so that Sanako could pet it more easily.
Qingdeng saw this and scolded angrily:
"Carrot, don't scream! You will disturb the neighbors!"
"Moo..."
Carrot turned his head and cast an aggrieved look at his suddenly fierce owner.
The reason why Qingdeng scolded the carrot was out of rational considerations, as he was worried that its bark would disturb the people - definitely not because he was jealous of the big black cow who could justly use his head to support Nazi's waist!
Sanako's waist...even he hasn't touched it yet!
Sanako, who received higher education at an early age and grew up to be a model-level Yamato Nadeshiko, is very conservative in style and thinking, even more conservative than Kinoshita Mai.
Although Kinoshita Mai has always adhered to the bottom line of "that kind of thing should be left until after marriage", as long as Aonto said something nice and used some tough measures, the soft-eared Mai Kinoshita would still give in half-heartedly.
Qingdeng was allowed to touch this and that, and accompany Qingdeng to engage in extreme behaviors such as sex, sex, and sex.
Sanako is different.
To put it simply, she has one attitude towards things between men and women - no!
Not to mention **, ** and **, Sanako didn't even allow Qingto to touch her.
Strange to say, the two of them had a relationship that "had kissed passionately in public on the street" a long time ago, but so far, the man has not even touched the woman's waist, bear, or peach.
Sanako is not as easy to talk to as Kinoshita Mai.
She will not lose her mind just because of a few sweet words or a little tough tactics.
If Aoden dares to act recklessly, Sanako, who has a strong personality, may really disregard the past friendship between the two and break off with Aoto - emotionally and physically.
However, it would not be true to say that Sanako does not give Ayoto any "benefits".
She allowed Qingdeng to hug her and hug her.
However, Qingdeng was allowed to be intimate with her only when no outsiders were present.
Otherwise, she will strictly require Qingdeng to keep his distance from her.
"Ji Jun, don't be so fierce, you scared the carrot."
Sanako gave Qingteng an angry look, and then stroked Carrot's big head with a gentler touch.
"Moo~"
Carrot swung his tail, his eyes half-squinted - happiness visible to the naked eye.
To be fair, Sanako and Radish probably spent a little longer together than Aintome.
After all, before being brought back by Qingto, the person responsible for taking care of and raising the radishes had always been Sanako.
After spending time together day and night, we developed a deep relationship with each other.
Radish regards Sanako as another master.
And Sanako also likes this smart and humane big black cow.
Qingden lowered his head and cast a look at Carrot with mixed emotions.
Although his heart was full of envy for Carrot at this time, he still took the responsibility that a mature human should have and adjusted his emotions.
"Sanako, why are you here?"
As he spoke, he jumped off Carrot's back so that his eyes were level with Sanako's, instead of looking down at her.
"Of course I'm waiting for you."
Sanako replied softly while continuing to caress Carrot's big head.
"This is the place you must pass when you return to the imperial examination hall. I have been waiting for you here for a long time."
Qingdeng raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked:
"Wait for me? What's wrong? Do you want to see me for something important?"
Sanako nodded slightly.
"Well, that's right."
As she spoke, she looked around.
"Let's talk somewhere else."
Qingdeng was startled for a moment, then nodded vigorously.
"Okay. But at this time, it's difficult to find a suitable place to talk..."
Sanako smiled sweetly, with a look of nostalgia on his brows.
"Why don't you go to my 'secret stronghold'? Speaking of which, I haven't been to that place for a long time."
"'Secret stronghold'? Oh, there..."
The same nostalgic look appeared on Qingdeng's face.
"I haven't been there for a long time. Okay, then let's go to your 'secret stronghold'."
"Then let's go."
Sanako took two quick steps, and after a short run-up, he turned over and sat on Radish's back with a very neat and elegant movement, and then made a "please" gesture towards Qingden.
A major feature of women's kimonos is that the hem is extremely tight. Let alone spreading your legs, you can't even take a big step, you can only take small steps.
Therefore, Sanako could only put her legs together and sit on the back of the cow.
Qingdeng burst into laughter, then silently sat in the "driver's seat".
"Hei Niu Ji, are you seated firmly?"
Sanako, who had been so amiable just now, went into a state of rage the moment Qingto said these words.
"Don't call me by that name!"
Her eyes widened and her cheeks puffed up like a hamster, turning into a "puffy" shape in the physical sense.
Black Ox Princess - During the battle in which Seito rushed to the rescue of the Western settlement under attack and severely damaged the anti-barbarian group, Sanako rode a carrot around to save others, so she was given this title by others.
Although this is a very old nickname, so old that most people have forgotten it, Qingdeng still remembers it.
Qingdeng laughed a few times, turned the cow's head, and tapped the cow's belly with his heel.
"Carrot, let's go."
"Moo!"
Spread the radish on four hooves.
A man, a woman and an ox galloped towards the outskirts of Edo.
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…
About half an hour later——
Edo, suburbs, somewhere——
There are many dead branches and leaves on the less traveled paths.
The night wind blew by, and Lin Tao burst into waves.
The mist in the distance constantly changes into blurry and difficult-to-discern shadows in the moonlight.
The big black bull carrying the two owners moved forward leisurely.
Blah blah blah...
The melodious and melodious sound of water flow reached Qingden and Sanako's ears from far and near.
After a while, a meandering gurgling stream caught their eyes.
Apart from the sound of the flowing stream, there was silence and not a single insect chirping.
The cold moonlight was cut into countless fragments of light and dark by the trees and branches.
Although the river bank formed by repeated water currents is not wide, it is enough to accommodate the two of them for a tryst.
From here, you can just see the city of Edo soaked in night.
It's a pity that this is the Edo period and electric light has not been invented yet.
If today's Edo could be filled with electric lights like the big cities of later generations, then the scene of "Edo decorated with countless colorful lights"... would surely be a breathtaking night view.
And here, this river bank, will be the best viewing location.
This is Sanako's "secret stronghold".
On the eve of the fireworks festival in the first year of Manen (1860), Sanako shared this place with Aotobo and confided to Aotobo that "her father (Chiba Sadakichi) gave her a verdict: her physical ability has reached the limit, and her martial arts
The anguish of feeling that it is difficult to make any further progress in cultivation.
Sanako looked around the environment and muttered:
"It's become a lot messy here..."
Qingden looked at the ground covered with rabbits, birds, wild cats, foxes and other animal footprints:
"There must be a lot of small animals coming here to drink water."
The two led the radish to the shade of a leafy tree so that it could eat grass and rest at the same time.
As for the two of them, they faced the stream and leaned against the tree trunks.
The branches covering their heads swayed in the wind.
The silver-white moonlight pouring down from the gap showed a network shape, swinging lightly on the two people's bodies like a swing.
Although Qingto was happy to spend time with Sanako, he was really tired after fighting hundreds of people today.
So, he who just wanted to go home and sleep quickly didn't waste any time and went straight to the point:
"Zanako, I won't go around with you anymore - you specifically 'ambushed' me on my way home. What do you want?"
Sanako stared straight at the river in front of him and said calmly:
"Actually, it's nothing. I just want to inform you in advance - I want to join the Zhenfu Army and I want to go to Kyoto with you!"
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Only then did Leopard and Leopard realize that in matters related to Qingden, Kinoshita Mai was always a step behind Sanako~~ (Leopard laughs) Today is another day of persecuting the "short-footed cat".
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