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"Awu will eventually get married." Tongyu continued, "Since she will eventually get married, isn't it better to marry my outstanding disciple than to marry some unscrupulous disciple of the three religions and nine streams?"

Ogata laughed dumbly.

"Indeed... Tachibana Aoden, he is indeed quite outstanding."

"Even though his strength is far inferior to mine, he was not discouraged at all when I beat him to the point where he was unable to fight back. He kept trying to think of ways to turn defeat into victory."

"And in the end, he really turned my army around."

"I only fought with him for a dozen rounds in total, and he was able to roughly figure out my sword-drawing style in such a short period of time, and successfully predict the path of my sword."

"It's really dangerous. If the sword speed of his counterattack was 2 or 3 times faster, I would be in trouble."

After hearing this, Kiryu smiled helplessly at Ogata:

"Ogata-kun, you are so humble."

"With a body like yours...even if you get hit once or twice with a real knife, it won't hurt, right?"

"Hahaha." Ogata chuckled, with a meaningful look in his eyes.

"Ah, I almost forgot to say that."

"After the lesson...ah, no. After the competition with Tachibana Aoden, because Tachibana Aoden's performance was better than I expected, I also developed some love for talents."

"Before I left, I gave Ju Qingden a 'little gift'."

"'Gift?'" Kiryu asked in confusion.

"I showed him the permanent scar that Gendai left on me when I dueled with Gendai at Tianwang Mountain, and the sword that I used to send Gendai on his last journey."

After saying that, Ogata raised his hand and pulled the hem of his shirt, revealing his muscular body without any fat.

I saw a scar that was extremely horrifying in both length and shape on Ogata's upper body.

This scar with slightly discolored skin around it starts from Ogata's right shoulder, goes straight down, runs through the right chest, right abdomen, and finally reaches Ogata's right pelvis - if this scar grows longer, it will

If it is deeper, it can completely cut Ogata in half vertically.

"That move you showed Mr. Tachibana?"

Kiryu was shocked.

"Ogata-kun, that move is very costly to you, right?"

Ogata smiled bitterly and poked his forehead with his finger.

"To be honest, my head is still hurting to this day."

"If you think about it carefully, I haven't shown this move to anyone since the 'Decisive Battle of Tianwang Mountain'."

"Whether Tachibana Aoden will have the opportunity to come into contact with this realm that Gendai and I have spent countless efforts to achieve in the future... I can't say."

"But there is no harm in giving him a glimpse of this state of light and rain."

"I hope he can learn something and understand something from this 'little gift' I gave him."

"...Ogata-kun, thank you." Kiryu nodded gently to Ogata, and then said half-jokingly, "This 'gift' of yours... is so precious that I don't know how to repay it."

"Hahaha, it's just a little effort."

Ogata waved his hand freely.

"Anyway, it's just a whim."

"But... speaking of Mr. Origin..."

Ogata paused for a moment, and after a moment of thoughtful silence, he said:

"Mamiya-kun, I don't know if you have the same feeling... Do you think Tachibana Aoden is a bit like Mr. Gendai? Especially the pair of people who show off when they are defeated repeatedly but are defeated again and again.

A look."

"..."

Kiryu didn't answer.

He just smiled, then nodded silently, and said calmly:

"Part of the reason why I like Tachibana-kun is that his character reminds me of Mr. Gendai."

"I have always firmly believed that a person whose personality is very similar to Mr. Genichi's future achievements will not be any lower no matter what."

Ogata and Kiryu looked at each other with great understanding, and then both smiled.

"In short - I understand why you, who has extremely strict requirements for accepting disciples, chose to accept Ju Qingden as your closed disciple."

"I also understand why A Wu has a strong impression of Tachibana Aoden."

"This young man who is talented, exudes a strong aura of self-confidence, and has a pretty good face is indeed extremely attractive to a young girl like A Wu who has just begun to fall in love..."

After saying that, Ogata let out a long sigh.

"Mamiya-kun, you are right... A Wu will eventually get married in the future."

"It would be a blessing if she could be paired with a one-in-a-million person like Tachibana Aoden."

Having said this, Ogata raised his hand and lightly punched Kiryu in the chest with a teasing smile on his face.

"For you, if Ah Wu and Ju Qingdeng can form a good couple, it will be a double blessing."

"One side is the girl that I have always treated as my own granddaughter. The other side is my proud close disciple...tsk tsk tsk."

As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Kiryu, who always treated others with a humble and peaceful attitude, showed a rare look of satisfaction.

"Since you are now Ju Qingden's master, you have to carve this piece of jade carefully."

Ogata continued.

"Although his current martial arts strength is still very poor, there is huge room for growth."

"As long as you are well cultivated, you can have a promising future."

"At the same time... Mamiya-kun, let me remind you - you have to pay close attention to Tachibana Aoden."

An intriguing smile appeared on Ogata's cheeks.

"A talented person like Tachibana Aoden, who has outstanding talents and has made some achievements at a young age, shouldn't be short of outstanding girls around him, right?"

"At yesterday's wedding banquet, wasn't there a very pretty girl who was very familiar with Tachibana Aotobu? I remember that girl was the granddaughter of Chiba Koemon, right? What was her name?"

"Chiba Sanako." Kiryu replied.

"Ah, yes, that's the name." Ogata slapped his forehead, "Mamiya-kun, since you intend to bring Amai and Tachibana Aoden together, you have to be more careful. Don't let Tachibana Aoden get involved.

It was snatched away by other girls."

After hearing Ogata's reminder, Kiryu chuckled.

"Ogata-kun, you don't have to worry about this."

"Tachibana-kun has a very deep feeling for A-Wu. It's not that easy for other girls to take Tachibana-kun away."

"Mamiya-kun, are you a little too confident in Tachibana Aoden...and Amai?"

Ogata laughed helplessly.

"Although it's a bit inappropriate for me to say this... But I don't think Ah Wu's charm is so great that it can make Tachibana dazzled and never leave Ah Wu."

"And even if Ju Qingden has deep feelings for Ah Wu, how can you ensure that Ju Qingden will never change his heart in the future?"

Before Ogata could finish his words, Kiryu burst into laughter and patted his chest with moderate force.

"Ogata-kun, did I just say that? Tachibana-kun is my favorite disciple who I have spent decades trying to find."

"Before officially accepting Mr. Ju as my disciple, I carefully examined Mr. Ju's character."

"According to my observation: Mr. Tachibana is not a lustful person who is obsessed with women! So you can boldly believe in Mr. Tachibana at the level of 'feelings between men and women'!"

When Kiryu, who was smiling all over his face, said this, his tone was sonorous and powerful, faintly revealing a sense of trust and authority that was unquestionable and sacred...

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That night--

Edo, Chishiya——

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Wearing her favorite bright red kimono as always.

The kimono is covered with a clean apron, which was specially used for cooking in this era: katsubo.

Kinoshita Mai, dressed like this, tiptoed with her white and rosy little feet, climbed the stairs, and walked into her and Qingto's bedroom.

"Qingden! Get up! Get up!"

While shouting, Kinoshita Mai unceremoniously stretched out her hand to tear off the quilt on Qingteng, and then rushed to the window on the south side of the bedroom, opened the thick curtains, and took advantage of the situation to pull the curtains aside.

The window opens.
To be continued...