Kujo Takayuki asked again with certainty when receiving the report from his subordinates.
Seeing his subordinates nodding, Kujo Takayuki narrowed his eyes.
Ouyang and Kamisato Ayaka appeared together, which naturally invalidated some of the previous lucky guesses.
After the regular meeting, the news of the alliance between the Kamisato family and Ouyang spread for more than a week.
The original balance of power has been broken, and both the major subordinate families and the common people are talking about it.
The reason why it has not been revealed to the public is simply because the top 10 most searched topics on Inazuma are all related to Xue Lian.
Three major pursuits are looking for a woman at the same time, and there is such a high reward, which is naturally eye-catching.
Takayuki Kujo and Shinsuke Hiiragi offered huge rewards at the same time not only to get Ouyang to leave Inazuma as soon as possible, but also to delay time.
To delay the fact that Tianling Zongxing and Jingding Zongxing have lost power.
Of course there is no shortage of smart people in the major families, so they have naturally understood this a long time ago.
But the people's sense of touch will not be so strong, and this is what Kujo Takayuki wants.
He doesn't want the Kamisato family to gain too much popularity among the people too quickly!
During the period when the national lockdown order and the eye-hunting order were implemented, many things could not withstand scrutiny.
What's more, there are also transactions with fools, which will take time to clean up the traces.
Kujo Takayuki squinted and looked out the window.
He understood that the appearance of Ouyang and Kamisato Ayaka this time was announcing to everyone that they had really formed an alliance.
At least... it's a cooperative and happy relationship.
Then, there will be even less time left for the Kujo family.
Time is running out for him to stop the Kamisato family from gaining prestige.
The end of April is the Spring Festival Ceremony of Inazuma, which will surely make all the people of Inazuma realize the new power structure of Inazuma.
At that time, Ayato Kamisato, who had taken advantage of the general trend, had completely taken the initiative.
At that time, Ayato will not be able to move the god of Tian Ling's worship, but he can still operate it if he changes the controller for Tian Ling's worship!
In the same way, the same is true for determination and implementation.
Kujo Takayuki, who felt that he didn't have enough time, gritted his back teeth and gave instructions to his subordinates who had been waiting for orders.
"Increase the reward for finding Xue Lian and tell Kujo Sora that no matter what, whoever finds Xue Lian within seven days, my Kujo family is willing to pay 10 million mola!"
"In addition, please investigate who is spreading the news about Kamisato Ayaka and ask Kujo Sora to resolve this matter quickly!"
"Yes! I, I will convey it immediately!"
The subordinates felt the anger of the family leader, panicked and retreated after receiving the order.
The empty living room fell silent.
The layout of the Kujo family is quite special, different from the other two major residences.
Due to the fact that he has controlled Tian Ling for many years and is the only force of soldiers among the Inazuma people, the martial arts style has not declined for many years in the Kujo clan.
Therefore, the living room of the Kujo family was transformed into a layout similar to a martial arts dojo in the early years.
Kujo Takayuki came down from the main seat. He was impatient and came to a row of shelves with weapons.
He reached out and touched the various weapons on the shelf. The cold touch of the weapons made Kujo Takayuki slowly calm down.
At this time, a voice came from the quiet hall.
"Oh? What is the head of the Kujo family doing?"
"Who asked you to come here?!" After hearing the voice, Kujo Takayuki suddenly turned around and faced the direction from which the voice came.
This voice is very familiar to him, it is the fool who has been in contact with him.
But after turning around, he didn't find the other party.
Just when he was wondering, the voice came from behind again.
"Don't you understand what I mean by coming here?"
Kujo Takayuki turned around again and saw a hooded fool standing behind him.
But he, who was originally angry, was silent now.
Of course he understood that the other party's direct visit was a threat to Hong Guoguo.
Because he has been cleaning up various traces recently, Foolish People is obviously not a novice.
The various actions of the Kujo family may be hidden from everyone, but fools will naturally notice that something is wrong.
And coming to his door directly like this is telling him not to let go of the relationship so easily.
After calming down, Kujo Takayuki looked at the man in black and said coldly: "At first, it was you who reminded me not to provoke Ouyang. Now, I'm just doing it."
"Oh? Is this why you are so anxious to clear up your relationship with us?"
The man in black, Yefei Shenecvich said in a sarcastic tone, "Is the head of the Kujo family who leads the heavenly leader such a coward?"
"What do you want?" Kujo Takayuki didn't want to engage in such a meaningless verbal dispute with the other party.
He asked directly: "Although I have cut off the traces of contact with you, I have not cut off our cooperation. The transaction on Wushen Tomb has not been cut off. My sincerity is enough."
"On the contrary, it is extremely stupid for you to come to me so rashly!"
"Calm down..." Ye Fei took two steps forward, left the shadow area, and came to the sunshine in the living room.
The other party's indifferent tone made Kujo Takayuki frown.
"If you have something to say, just say it. If you appear like this in the current situation, it will only hurt both of us and no one will benefit."
While talking, he also wanted to see clearly what the other person meant.
Unfortunately, because of the hood, Ye Fei stood in the light, making it even harder for Kujo Takayuki to see the other person's expression in the hood.
Ye Fei slowly raised his hand and took off his hood, revealing his white hair and weather-beaten marks on his face.
But even so, his eyes were still extremely sharp.
He looked at Kujo Takayuki and said unhurriedly: "It is precisely because the deal between us has not been terminated that you can continue to stand here and talk to me now."
Saying that, Ye Fei ignored Kujo Takayuki, who was angry because of the obvious threat in his words, and continued: "I came here to tell you that soon, my executive officer Zhidong will come to Inazuma
.”
"The executive officer will help you resist Ouyang's matter."
"Executor..." Kujo Takayuki frowned even deeper, "Who is it?"
After living for so many years, he naturally wouldn't believe everything the other party said.
To put it nicely, Zhi Dong's executive helped fend off Ouyang.
There must be other reasons for this!
Sure enough, Ye Fei did not answer this question, but said: "I don't know which executive officer, I am just the one who receives orders."
"However, according to my order, the transaction between us must continue, and time is running out for the next batch of [materials]."
After all, it's not about maintaining profits.
Kujo Takayuki said dissatisfied: "Of course the transaction can continue, but it is now the time for spring planting, and we will have to wait for another two months at the earliest."
"I just want to know now, how sure is your so-called executive officer of stopping Ouyang?"
"Hmph." Ye Fei glanced at Kujo Takayuki with disdain, "You actually questioned me, the executive officer. Do you think there is anything that I, the fool, can't do?"
"The order I received has been conveyed. Head of the Kujo family, you can decide for yourself what to do."
After saying that, Ye Fei put on her hood again, quietly retreated into the shadows, and disappeared.
The empty hall became quiet again.
ah!
drink!
Bah——
Crash--
Unable to control his anger any longer, Kujo Takayuki reached out to the weapon rack beside him, pulled out a long knife, and slashed the weapon rack to the ground.
The sharp blade cut off the wooden handles of various long-handled weapons and scattered them on the ground.
choose...?
No!
Ever since the private deal with the Fools began, the Kujo family had no choice!!!
A sense of powerlessness caused a surge of anger in his heart.
But he was already out of breath just by cutting down the weapon rack, and his body no longer allowed him to vent his emotions any further.
Rang-dang——
Kujo Takayuki fell to the ground, and the long sword in his hand also fell.
He looked out the window. The leaves of the Yuga tree looked crystal clear in the sunlight, and some new buds also grew on the branches.
While Kujo Takayuki was furious at his incompetence, Shinsuke Hiiragi also received a report from his subordinates in the rest area of a medicinal soup restaurant in Machiya.
Compared with Kujo Takayuki, he was obviously much more comfortable at the moment.
After more than a week of recovery, Shinsuke Hiiragi, who is currently wearing a bathrobe, looks much better except for having more gray hair.
But if Ouyang were here, he could see that the other party was using a lot of drugs to support him.
The foundation is rotten and there is no way to restore it.
He seems to be in good spirits now, but that's just the effect of the medicine.
In a few years, when Hiiragi Shinsuke's body develops drug resistance, he will naturally pass away.
The medicinal soup restaurant has been booked by him today, and now the entire restaurant is filled with his own people.
Just after taking a bath in the hot spring, Shinsuke Hiiragi was sitting in the rest area drinking tea and taking a rest.
Ta da, da da...
The sound of clogs hitting the floor was heard.
The rhythmic sound came from far to near, stopping in front of the door of the rest area.
The curtain that blocked the door was lifted, and a woman who was at most twenty years old poked her head out and looked at Shinsuke Hiiragi.
"Father, are you looking for me?"
Hearing his daughter Chisato Hiiragi's voice, Shinsuke Hiiragi put down his tea cup, smiled and waved, and said.
"Come on, it's been a long time since I've had tea brewed by you. Let me see if your tea ceremony skills are rusty."
"No." Qianli Hiiragi slowly entered the rest area and sat across from his father.
She looked at the tea set and began to make tea for her father.
Washing hands, warming soup cups...each process is more aesthetically pleasing under Chisato Hiiragi's skillful techniques.
In silence, Hiiragi Shinsuke looked at his daughter with a smile in his eyes, feeling increasingly satisfied in his heart.
Soon, a cup of tea was brought to Shinsuke Hiiragi.
"Father, please drink tea and try it to see if my daughter is unfamiliar."
"Hahahaha..." Hiiragi Shinsuke smiled happily, but did not pick up the tea cup to taste it.
He looked at his daughter and asked: "Have you made a decision now about what I discussed with you before?"
"...Is it...about finding Ouyang?" When his father mentioned this matter, the bright light in Qianli Hiiragi's eyes dimmed.
Honestly, she didn't want to.
But in a family like the Hiiragi family, you don't have that much freedom.
Now that the family needs it, the daughter of the head of the family naturally has no choice but to obey orders.
"...Of course I listen to my father..."
Shinsuke Hiiragi noticed his daughter's expression.
He put away the smile on his face and became more serious.
"Daughter, Ouyang is actually a good candidate. You will know this when you meet him. Besides, after the matter is completed, I will not let you be wronged as a judge, so you can rest assured."
"It all depends on father's instructions."
"Yeah." Seeing that things went so smoothly, Shinsuke Hiiragi showed a smile again on his face.
He ordered: "I received news that Ouyang went out today. Please clean up quickly and act according to the plan."
So fast?!
Qianli Hiiragi raised his head somewhat unexpectedly.
However, seeing her father's encouraging eyes, she still did not refuse, nodded, got up and left the rest area.
Ta da, da da...
Hiiragi Chisato, who was wearing wooden clogs, gradually walked away.
Shinsuke Hiiragi looked at his daughter's graceful back, and for the first time, he felt that it was good to have a daughter.
He turned to look at the steaming cup of tea in front of him and reached out to pick it up.
Smelling the aroma of tea, the smile on his face became more obvious.
Since your god, Ayato, had to go out and send your sister to Ouyang's villa, don't blame me for using the same trick to send my daughter out.
He is very confident about this matter.
Comparing status, knowledge, and appearance, he believed that his daughter was not inferior to Kamisato Ayaka.
As one of the three great believers, he knew that Kamisato Ayaka was a eldest lady with a stubborn temper, but his daughter's quiet and weak appearance was a character that men liked more.
Therefore, he is not worried at all about things like fighting for favor.
On the contrary, this first step of acquaintance is very important.
Because of what happened to the assassin before, he was unable to directly come forward in many matters and could only plan behind the scenes.
But that’s fine, how could a man refuse that accidental encounter?
Shinsuke Hiiragi, who was once young, couldn't help but think about it.
He was holding the tea cup and looking out the window in concentration.
The tea in my hand gradually became cold.
On the town street.
Linghua, who was walking in front and leading the way, remained silent. She had not yet been able to change from her ups and downs.
Similar to... I understand the truth, but why?
This state.
She was well protected by Ayato Kamisato, but she was destined not to become a politician who only cared about interests.
I originally thought that I had only arranged the various festival affairs in an orderly manner, which could be regarded as partially understanding the complicated world that people said.
He is also proud to think that he has also shouldered part of the family's responsibilities.
Now it seems that it is extremely ridiculous.
Ouyang's words were like knives that pierced her and at the same time made her realize what the real world was!
The world of Hongguoguo is just such a Hongguoguo.
I was naive before...
Linghua, who was leading the way, said nothing, but Ouyang, who was walking behind, did not feel bored.
He smelled the fragrance of cherry blossoms in the air and was in a good mood.
Looking at the sparse tourists on the street, he felt for the first time that this was not bad.
Unlike Feiyunpo in Liyue Port, which is always crowded with people, the sparse tourists are less noisy and feel more suitable for shopping.
On the other side of the street, Hiiragi Chiri looked nervously at the stranger in front of him.
"Has he arrived?"
"Back to Miss, the target is still some distance away, but it's almost there. Please be ready."
"Yeah." Qianli Hiiragi nodded nervously.
The plan is about to begin.
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Writing about conspiracy is quite annoying, but instead of writing about it, I just write about recklessness...and it cannot deepen the depth of the plot (low number of words)...I suddenly want to go back to reading the book directly after the ending...