Qi Jiu slept with the little gray cat in his arms until the evening. The Yuzhiwu at night was filled with the smell of powder and alcohol, and was filled with the hustle and bustle of intoxication and wealth.

Qi Chu opened the window on the north side of the attic again, and the north wind blew in his face, making him shiver with cold.

The clouds in the sky are a bit thick, and it looks like snow is brewing. There is no moon tonight.

Qi Gu was a little disappointed, but he soon discovered that after nightfall, the cherry blossoms seemed to be more prosperous under the lights.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Qi Qiu put on his "Wanmei" nengmian and the red men's yukata prepared by Yuzhiwu, and waited in front of Miss Yuzi's room door on time with the little gray cat in his arms.

The wandering girls were shocked when they saw this scene. They gathered together and whispered, curious about this new helper.

After all, it is difficult for ordinary men to meet Miss Ikuko. Courtesans have the right to refuse to meet guests. Not only those with money and status can meet with her, let alone ordinary men.

But this new young helper received extra "preferential treatment."

The rules stipulate that male servants are not allowed to enter the room of a traveling girl without permission, but if the oiran takes the initiative to invite her, it is not considered a violation.

Qi Jiu didn't care about the comments of the wandering girls. He waited quietly outside Miss Yuzi's door, patiently waiting for the oiran to dress up after waking up from her nap.

The little gray cat was lying on his shoulder, seemingly not yet awake.

"Please come in." About fifteen minutes later, Miss Ikuko spoke.

"Excuse me." Qi Qiu opened the door as instructed.

Miss Ikuko has already prepared drinks and snacks on the table.

Wearing only silk clothes, she didn't seem to be afraid of the cold. The north window was open, and the cold wind carried white fallen cherry blossoms into the house.

The furnishings of this room are almost exactly the same as those in the shrine fantasy. Behind Ms. Ikuko is an ukiyo-e screen with the theme of red cherry blossoms.

At first glance, the mottled red cherry blossoms look like blood stains splattered on the screen.

Qi Chu remembered that in the illusion, there were countless Japanese cursed dolls with bells attached and weird smiles hidden behind the screen. He didn’t know what was hidden behind the screen behind Miss Ikuko at this moment.

Miss Ikuko motioned for him to take a seat: "Have you been waiting outside for a long time?"

"It's okay." Qi Gu replied.

Miss Yuzi smiled and poured wine for Qi Qiu. Qi Qiu glanced at the transparent liquid in the cup and unconsciously thought of the blood-red wine that the guy poured for him in the dream of the fire burning.

"Please." Miss Ikuko placed the wine cup in front of Qi Qiu.

Due to the restrictions of the "Rules of Yuzhiwu", Qi Qiu could not take off his mask in front of Miss Yuzi, so he had to move the mask up slightly, carefully exposing only the area below the nose.

He raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.

The alcohol content was not low, and it burned my throat a bit.

Miss Ikuko also drank two glasses of wine. She looked at Qi Qiu, who was sitting cross-legged, with interest: "It's strange, the first time I saw you, I felt familiar to you, as if I had known you before."

Qi Jiu nodded slightly: "I'm honored."

Miss Ikuko looked at him steadily: "Have we met before?"

Qi Jiu: "I don't think so. After all, Miss Ikuko, not everyone can see you."

Miss Ikuko laughed: "Really? I said, can you take off your mask?"

At the same time, the system kindly issues a reminder [Special Warning! Due to undisclosed reasons (the system detects a *****bug), please strictly abide by the contents of the "Yuzhiwu Code", otherwise it will be regarded as a serious violation

Copy treaty, directly terminate the copy]

Under the mask, Qi Ku raised his eyebrows slightly. In the past, violating the plot rules would only trigger the death crisis of the dungeon, but this time the system directly gave him a warning of the end of the dungeon. It seems that the system knew that his face would have a serious impact on Miss Ikuko, and

At this stage, in this layer of copies, the system does not expect such changes to occur.

So Qi Jiu had no choice but to politely reject Miss Yuzi's request: "I don't want to break the rules of Yuzhiwu, I'm sorry."

Miss Ikuko remained silent and looked at him intently for a moment before smiling: "He is such a well-behaved boy."

"How does this wine taste? I specially ordered it from the owner of the wine shop. You and Xiao Hui helped me out this morning. It's a thank you gift." Miss Yuzi changed the topic and looked at Xiao Hui who melted on Qi Qiu's body.

The cat complained, "It's a pity that Xiao Hui is not willing to eat the food I give him. He is not close to me."

As she spoke, she poured herself two more glasses of wine.

Qi Qiu noticed that Miss Yuzi's brows were always slightly furrowed, as if she was worried about something.

"The wine is delicious, thank you for the hospitality." Qi Qiu replied, rubbing Xiao Hui's head in his arms with his palm.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Miss Ikuko seemed to be in a better mood.

She looked at her full glass, shook her head and said, "The wine in the wine house is never as good as the wine of the previous generation of courtesan. That wine has a very beautiful name - blood wine."

Qi Jiu was slightly stunned: "Blood brew?"

Miss Ikuko continued by herself: "When I was just sold to Yuzhiwu, when I was still a little girl, I served the former oiran beside him. He never allowed others to touch his blood brew, but I will tell you quietly,

I drank secretly once..."

Miss Ikuko suddenly laughed: "From now on, I can never forget the taste of blood brew."

She licked her lips, with a look of yearning and addiction on her face.

It turns out that the male courtesan did not allow others to touch his blood wine.

It seemed that he was an exception, as the courtesan actually took the initiative to pour himself wine.

"After he disappeared, no one can recreate the taste of bloody brew. I have tried countless times, but the brewed wine is ultimately a fake." Miss Ikuko smiled sarcastically, and she was slightly drunk, with a look on her face.

He showed a look of nostalgia and regret.

Qi Jiu: "It's a pity."

He knew that he did not need to say anything, as long as he remained a listener.

Qi Jiu took the initiative to pour wine for Miss Ikuko.

Miss Ikuko laughed softly. She held the wine glass and supported her chin with her hands. She looked out the window at the falling cherry blossoms in the distance and said in a sleepy tone: "The wandering girls nowadays don't know that there is actually a legend in Yuzhiwu."

, People who have drank blood brew can look up on a moonlit night and see the night cherry blossoms blooming under the moonlight."

Qi Zhu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly captured the important information hidden in Miss Yuzi's words——

"Those who have drunk blood brew will look up on a moonlit night and see the night cherry blossoms blooming under the moonlight."

Blood brew, moon, night cherry blossoms...

All the clues and doubts are connected!

"Teacher System, I know the hidden part of the third rule of "Code of Yuzhiwu"." Qi Qiu called out the system, ""It is forbidden to go to the atrium privately on moonlit nights (except for those who have drank blood brew)"

, am I right?”

The system was silent for two seconds, and then there was a "ding——" sound:

[Congratulations on completing the missing parts of the Yuzhiwu Code and unlocking survival coins*100]

From what Ms. Ikuko said just now, it is easy to infer that the key word hidden in the rule is "blood brew".

The cherry tree is planted in the atrium of Yuzhiwu, and this cherry tree blooms in all seasons and is very magical, which shows that the reason why it is forbidden to go to the atrium is probably because of the cherry tree.

The problem lies in being able to deduce the cherry tree from this.

The moon is overlapping information, just like filling in the blanks. Given the moon and the cherry tree in the atrium, as long as you fill in the "blood brew" that connects the two, you will get the correct answer.

[Complete the rules to obtain additional prop rewards: mysterious fruit]

[Description of the "Mysterious Fruit" prop: A precious fruit bred by night cherry blossoms; Recommended usage scenario: Unknown; Usage effect: Unknown; Travelers who obtain this prop can explore on their own]

Qi Jiu: "..." It seems that this system will produce a lot of three-no items.

After adding the complete rules, Qi Ku found it more and more interesting.

What exactly are the night cherry blossoms that Ms. Ikuko talks about? What will happen if someone who has never drank blood brew goes to the cherry tree in the atrium on a moonlit night?

"I said, you are also a poor kid who came here from the countryside to make money, right?" Miss Yuzi recovered from her distant memory and raised her eyelids to look at Qi Qiu.

Qi Jiu looked like he had never seen the world before, smiled and said, "Yes, I didn't expect it to be so prosperous here."

Miss Ikuko giggled: "Yes, there is probably no more prosperous place in the world than a parade."

She paused, and the smile on her face became more wanton and helpless, "You see, I am in this Yuzhiwu, where I have the best food and clothing. Almost all men want to meet me, but I know that they

What they want to see is actually not me, but my identity, and the sense of achievement and satisfaction they get from it. After the night of revelry and glamor, when the sun comes up, the halo given to me disappears like duckweed on running water, and I am vulnerable."

"It must be boring to hear me talk about this, right?" Miss Yuzi poured wine for Qi Qiu and said with a smile.

Qi Jiu shook his head: "Can you tell me what you want?"

He has never forgotten that his mandatory side mission is to "help Miss Ikuko escape." To accomplish this mission, he must better understand Miss Ikuko's "**".

Miss Ikuko paused slightly while pouring the wine, and then laughed out loud: "Did you know? From the day she was sold here, you will be warned not to consider such unrealistic issues."

"It doesn't matter what you want, because there is a high probability that you won't get it."

Qi Jiu said nothing. He held the wine handed to him by Miss Yuzi in his hand and did not continue to drink.

He needs to keep himself awake.

"But that person is an exception. Everyone fears him, loves him, and looks forward to him. He can do whatever he wants. Only that person is special." Miss Ikuko murmured to herself as if she suddenly recalled something.

, eyes flashed with longing.

Qi Chu knew clearly who the "him" Miss Yuzi was talking about. After a moment of silence, Qi Chu asked, "Do you want to be him?"

Miss Ikuko said nothing and drank the wine in one gulp.

Could it be that Miss Ikuko killed the male guest and drank his blood because she wanted to be "him" and brew her own blood wine?

Unfortunately, Miss Ikuko drank several glasses of wine in a depressed manner and did not continue this topic.

The night wind carried the fallen cherry blossoms into the house, brushing Qi Chu's body.

The little gray cat held in his arms finally woke up. After meowing a few times, it poked its head out of Qi Qiu's arms and looked at the screen with its round eyes.

"Meow meow meow~" The little gray cat turned to look at Qi Qiu. Qi Qiu understood immediately. The little gray cat noticed something abnormal behind the screen.

At this time, Miss Ikuko was already a little drunk. She was half-leaning on the table, staring at the wine cup with a lazy posture and blurred eyes.

Qi Qiu felt that the time was almost here. He gently patted the little gray cat's fleshy butt. The little gray cat moved its ears cleverly and immediately jumped out of his arms, moving nimbly towards the screen.

Run away——

With a "bang" sound, the one-meter-high screen behind Miss Ikuko crashed to the ground under the impact of the little gray cat.

Behind the screen, there was a knife about three feet long.

The blade was simple and elegant in style, and the scabbard was painted with a unique dark blue-gray paint. Qi Jiu recognized it at a glance as the long knife worn by that guy.

In the dream, this unique knife was also held by the guy behind the screen.

Could it be that Ms. Ikuko used that guy's knife to bleed her "prey"?

The movement of the little gray cat made the already confused Miss Ikuko sober up. She raised her misty eyes and looked at the long knife exposed in front of Qi Qiu. She suddenly laughed: "Did you see it? This knife

It’s so beautiful, isn’t it?”

Qi Chu's expression changed slightly, he stared at the knife without making any sound.

"It needs to drink human blood to keep its luster and beauty, but it is difficult to raise." Miss Ikuko's smile became more and more crazy, "It also has a very picky mouth."

Qi Jiu walked towards the knife rest with gentle steps. He turned his back to Miss Ikuko and squatted down. His fingertips only touched the scabbard slightly, and the whole blade began to tremble slightly.

Qi Jiu's heart also began to beat wildly for no apparent reason.

Even across the screen, the sword sensed him, just like he sensed the sword.

It seems that even this guy's sword can't tell the difference between the two of them.

Although he felt reluctant to part with it, Qi Chu knew clearly that now was not the time to take the knife away.

First of all, he can't take off his mask in front of Miss Ikuko yet. Miss Ikuko regards this knife as a treasure, and taking it away hastily will only cause trouble for him now.

Secondly, he is still not sure what the purpose of this knife is, so it is not cost-effective to take it away at risk.

He must first find out how the fire that burned down Ikushi's house happened, understand the role of that guy and the cause and effect of Miss Ikuko, and find more details and clues about the copy before he can determine the purpose of this knife.

Before that, he only needed to know the coordinates of the props and wait for the opportunity.

Qi Jiu touched the scabbard like a dragonfly and quickly withdrew his finger.

"See you later——"

Qi Jiu said to the sword in his heart.

"Is this the sword of the previous oiran?" Qi Jiu turned around and asked Miss Ikuko.

Miss Ikuko seemed to have sobered up a little. Her eyes flickered and she said, "Don't you know? Discussions about the previous generation of oirans are not allowed in the Ikushi House."

Qi Jiu: "..."

When we were drinking just now, who praised and missed the blood brew of the previous generation of courtesans?

Miss Ikuko's face changes so quickly.

"I seem to have drunk too much..." Miss Ikuko rubbed her temples sleepily, "You go back, I want to rest."

Qi Jiu bowed slightly to Miss Yuzi: "Then I won't disturb your rest. Thank you for your hospitality tonight."

Miss Ikuko didn't say much and waved to him.

So, Qi Jiu hugged the little gray cat and exited Miss Ikuko's room.

It was already eleven o'clock at night, the busiest time in Yuzhiwu, and the crimson corridor was filled with the sound of tiresome moans.

When he passed by the other girls, their laughter and teasing fell on Qi Qiu's ears.

Qi Jiu hugged the cat and walked straight to the attic without looking sideways.

During this trip to Miss Yuzi's appointment, Qi Jiu mastered very important information:

First, Miss Ikuko is different from Rossetti and Mr. Lord in "Rose Fish". She seems to have retained a relatively complete memory about that guy's character. In order to avoid the collapse of the dungeon or the occurrence of serious bugs, in this layer of the dungeon

In time and space, the system explicitly prohibited him from taking off his noodles in front of Miss Ikuko;

Second, only those who have drunk "blood brew" can go to the atrium to watch the night cherry blossoms on moonlit nights. When Miss Ikuko was a maid next to the previous generation of oiran, she secretly drank blood brew, so she can freely enter and exit the atrium.

;

Third, the guy's long knife is kept in Miss Ikuko's boudoir, and it is probably an important prop to promote the plot;

While sorting through the information points, Qi Chu opened the paper sliding door of the attic.

The moment he entered the house, Qi Ku was stunned for a moment.

Before leaving, in order to maintain air circulation, he did not close the north window. At this moment, the pale and bright moonlight leaked into the room, shining brightly on the tatami under the window pane.

The clouds in the night sky dispersed, and the moonlight shone into the atrium.

Qi Jiu quickly walked to the window and looked out. For a moment, he even forgot to breathe——

The cherry blossoms, which were originally as white as fine snow, are now dyed blood red by the moonlight.
Chapter completed!