"Hey! Himura-san, we meet again." Iizuka waved to Kenshin and walked quickly closer, "It was really hard to find you. I almost lost my life several times while trying to find out the news. Alas, the shogunate has already Crazy..." Iizuka's expression changed, and he didn't know whether he was frightened by the atrocities of the shogunate or for some other reason.
Kenshin suppressed his excitement and returned to the expression of the cold-faced executioner. Just as he was about to ask something, he saw Sana waving to him gently.
Kenshin nodded helplessly. Yukishiroba knew Iizuka. Sorayama-senpai and his family should also have had a relationship with Iizuka. There was no way he could have fooled him. He knew that everyone did not want him to accept the news about the organization alone, so he could only He said to Iizuka with a straight face: "It's not appropriate to talk too much here, go inside."
Iizuka sighed in his heart, even if Kenshin didn't speak, he didn't dare to speak casually anymore!
As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I was firmly locked. Every time I said another word, the feeling of "my neck will be cut off in the next second" became stronger. I had been frantically testing on the edge of life and death several times!
He bravely followed Kenshin, took off his shoes and hats in a polite manner at the entrance, arranged the medicine seller's belongings neatly, and then knelt down and sat aside with fear.
Although his martial arts skills and swordsmanship are not worth mentioning, Iizuka considers himself to be a first-class hero in troubled times. Even when facing influential figures like Katsura Kogoro and Takasugi Shinsaku, Iizuka has no awe in his heart.
He knows that with his understanding of the major forces in the world, no matter which force he joins, there will be a place for him. Coupled with the various intelligence that he has painstakingly cultivated over the years, he is far more powerful than the use of one or two people in this troubled world. many.
But what's the use of all this in the face of Kazuyo Sorayama? A few years ago, no matter how many benefits he was given, he would not be ordered to deliver the news.
However... the current Sword Master seems to be trying his best to avoid killing people...
"This person's name is Iizuka, and he is my intelligence contact." Kenshin pointed at Iizuka and introduced him, then turned to Iizuka and said, "This is my sect senior and his family..."
"The Sword Master is famous all over the world, how could I not know! Please accept my bow." Iizuka respectfully lay on the floor and bowed.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a lightness on my body, and the feeling of being locked by the sword edge left my body, and I dared to quietly straighten up.
"Mr. Iizuka, please forgive me for being rude, but how did you know that Kenshin was here?" Seeing that Sorayama Kazuha had no intention of speaking, Sanai asked first.
She was also very curious as to why the secluded place she had carefully prepared was visited so quickly. What was even more surprising was that the person was not the shogunate, but someone from the relatively weak Choshu clan.
Iizuka lowered his head and replied politely: "Mrs. Sorayama, please tell me carefully. I have been to Koobiya twice in the night of Ikedaya, and I met Mr. Katsura for the first time..."
"What?! Where is Mr. Gui?" Kenshin couldn't help but ask.
"Mr. Gui is fine, but now even I don't know his whereabouts. After he escaped from the roundup that night, he went to Ogiya to look for Himura-san. He happened to meet me and asked me to inquire about your information. Please tell me, 'Don't "I am impulsive, and I am lying in wait for the big plan.' If you meet Miss Yukiyo with you, I will let you pretend to be husband and wife for the time being, and prepare a farmhouse in Otsu for hiding."
A blush flashed across Yukidaba's face, who was quietly hiding behind the crowd, and he quickly looked at Kenshin.
Iizuka took the tea cup handed to him by Yukishiroba and took a sip, then continued: "When I went to Koogiya for the second time, I asked the proprietress. Only then did I know that Kenshin did not leave alone. Although there was chaos in Kyoto, there were countless people who fled. There are a few, but there are still too few teams with such obvious characteristics. I found this place after doing more research."
After listening to Iizuka's answer, the atmosphere was somewhat silent for a moment.
Kenshin finally let go of the worries that had been hanging over him. Since Katsura Kogoro had made arrangements, he was just following his orders. However, when he thought of pretending to be a couple with Yukiyoba, he didn't know how to speak.
"How did you know my identity?" Kazuyo Sorayama suddenly asked.
An excited look appeared on Iizuka's face, and he said with a tone like a pilgrim: "In fact, the deeds of the sword master of that day have been spread throughout Kyoto - saving the patriots single-handedly, and frightening back three thousand soldiers with two swords! This made everyone even including the shogunate What I am convinced of is that the sword master has a compassionate heart and can accomplish such an earth-shattering thing without killing anyone. There has never been such a magical skill since ancient times. This is the pinnacle of martial arts!"
At this time, not only Iizuka, but everyone was staring at Kazuyo Sorayama in shock, especially Sana. She didn't expect Kazuyo Sorayama to do such a thing for herself! And he never mentioned it to her!
Sanai, who was always dignified in front of outsiders, couldn't help but throw herself into Kazuyo Sorayama's arms, sobbing with tears in her eyes: "Husband... you don't have to be like this..."
Kazuyo Sorayama ignored everyone's gaze, kissed Sana's hair, stroked his wife's back and said softly: "There is no need to make the clothes bloody when dealing with some soldiers, so as not to ruin the clothes you sewn by yourself."
Sana burst into tears and laughed, lightly punching Sorayama Ichiyo, as if he didn't see Kiriko's dissatisfied eyes, monopolizing some of Sorayama's arms and refusing to get up.
The image of the sword master fell from the clouds into reality in the eyes of everyone.
Iizuka opened his mouth, and all kinds of information in his mind converged rapidly. What he was considering was that the Sword Master's non-killing was definitely not because he suddenly turned into a Bodhisattva, but the reason for this change, and whether it would have any impact on his subsequent plans...
Kazuyo Sorayama glanced at Kenshin and ordered in a low voice: "I believe you won't be in a hurry to go to Kyoto to send gas. Since Katsura Kogoro has prepared a residence for you, you have only one moment to pack up your things and disappear, otherwise..."
"Thank you, senior!" Before Kazuyo Sorayama could finish speaking, Kenshin jumped up and quickly ran to his room. When he saw Yukiyoba who was still standing there, he couldn't help but said quickly: "Tomoe, do you want to Stay or come with me?"
After hearing this, Kazuyo Sorayama couldn't help but cough a few times. He looked at Kenshin and pointed at the door and shouted: "Why do you think she is here?! Get out of here! I don't want to see you like this again for a moment." idiot!"
Hearing that Sorayama Kazuha was angry, Kenshin stopped going into the house to tidy up. Without saying a word, he grabbed his sword and rushed out of the house. Iizuka hurriedly confessed his crime and followed Kenshin away.
It was only then that Sana gradually returned to normal. He stood up and gave Kazuha Sorayama a look, and said softly to Yukishiroba: "Don't worry, Kenshin won't leave just like that. With Katsura Kogoro's character, he probably won't prepare many daily necessities." , let me help you clean up, and don’t forget to come back and visit us after you’ve settled in.”
Under the setting sun, watching the backs of Kenshin and Yukiyoba leaving, Kiriko said with a smile: "Ah! It's so free. Living with other people is really not that easy, even little Kenshin is the same, right Sorayama."
Sanai couldn't help but feel worried: "Kenshin won't do anything stupid, right? Husband, do you think Iizuka is reliable? I always feel that something is wrong with his sudden appearance..."
"It doesn't matter, he didn't encourage that stupid boy to die. Even if he has some purpose, there is nothing to be afraid of." Sorayama Kazuyo continued: "This person has a fair will, but his mind is not right. If he survives the troubled times, he will definitely have a place in the future. ; That stupid boy only knows how to read moves, but is not good at recognizing people, but he has a self-righteous mind. He is the perfect person to be a thug. If I were Katsura Kogoro and Iizuka, I would not give up such a useful chess piece."
"That Iizuka has an aura that I hate, Sorayama, why don't you let me kill him secretly and make sure no one knows about it," Kiriko said eagerly.
Kazuyo Sorayama shook his head: "Actually, what I hate the most is not Iizuka, but people like stupid boys. If I kill him, I can't bear it; if I don't kill him, I will be angry! No matter how I deal with it, I don't know how to deal with it."
He was still brooding about what Kenshin had done: "The good news is that there are very few people like this in the world, and more people are motivated by interests."
"What a joy?!" the two women exclaimed at the same time.
"Haha, it is sad to live in a world where villains are everywhere. It is terrible to live in a world where people kill in the name of justice. Self-righteous justice is never true justice..."