Chapter 136 The ultimate in legendary martial arts: [The realm of selflessness]! [
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"Niijima! Takamaki! Okumura! The three of you go to the right and go around!"
"Yuki! Narukami! Amamiya! The three of you go to the left and go around!"
Mizushima, the leader of the 4th Division of the Fire Thieves Kai, was still able to issue instructions one after another in an orderly manner to his subordinates behind him while running at full speed.
Qingdeng took the opportunity to turn his head again and glanced at the group of pursuers behind him.
——How could it be such a coincidence that I happened to encounter the Fire Pirates’ Fourth Squadron led by Mizushima...
Qingdeng's brows frowned slightly uncontrollably.
Everyone is aware of the illustrious reputation of Huo Dian Gai (short for Huo Fu Thieves Gai), who specializes in handling all kinds of major and serious cases.
They have been dealing with all kinds of crazy and vicious criminals all year round. In terms of combat effectiveness, they are basically one of the strongest armed forces that the shogunate can currently produce.
As a member of the government, Qingdeng knows more about Huo Pi Gai than ordinary people.
Although the name of Huo Pi Gai is still famous throughout the world, as the power of the shogunate is gradually declining, it will inevitably fall into decay.
Quite a few of the captains and soldiers of the Fire Pirates are a bunch of silver pewter spear heads, wine bags and rice bags that are of no use at all.
However - there are still some people with outstanding talents who have supported the facade of Huo Pi Gai and prevented this name from being completely tarnished.
Mizushima, the captain of the fourth division, is one such person.
After the shogunate dispatched the fire bandit Kairai and the execution office to join forces to suppress the "radical anti-barbarian faction" headed by the anti-barbarian group, Aoden had several encounters with this Mizushima.
As far as Qingdeng knows, this man is a very upright person who never shows mercy when facing all kinds of criminals.
In terms of personal talents... in the entire Fire Pirates Kai, only the captain of the first team: my grandson Chutaro can stabilize Mizushima.
With such a tough-minded commander, the overall quality of the Fourth Division is extremely high.
Not only did he encounter the Fire Bandit Kai, but he also happened to meet one of the most difficult people to deal with in the Fire Bandit Kai... This made me just think about "finding the murderer of the Tsuji Zhan incident on the first night of squatting in the Kudo settlement area."
Qingdeng, who felt that he was lucky, couldn't help but feel mixed emotions.
But Aoto doesn't feel annoyed or anxious - when he decided to lend a helping hand to Kinoshita Mai and investigate the "Tsuji Zhan Incident" with Kinoshita Mai, Aoto was already prepared to be hunted down by the official as a "companion of the cat monk"
Mental preparation.
Ayoto didn't know that he was not the only one who felt complicated and confused - Nishino, Mizushima and others who were currently chasing them also felt the same way.
Who is this man wearing a fox mask who acts with the cat monk? What happened to the dead "red-faced brother"?
These questions have been echoing in the minds of Nishino and Mizushima since just now.
Just now, when they were chasing the cat little monk, they saw clearly: the cat little monk turned into a certain street and ran towards a man in black wearing a fox mask standing at the corner of the street, and this man wearing a fox mask
Several corpses were lying at the feet of the man in black.
Nishino, the "number one crime-solving master of the North Division", and Mizushima, the "captain of the 4th Division of Fire Thieves", are both people who know the portraits on every wanted poster circulating on the market by heart.
They could tell at just one glance that two of the corpses lying at the feet of "Fox Mask" were the vicious murderers "Red Face Brothers" who were currently wanted on a "life or death" basis!
Who is this "fox mask"? Why did he and Mao Xiaoseng appear in the Huiduo settlement? What happened to the dead "red-faced brothers"?
Among them, Nishino, who is now solely responsible for arresting the cat monk, is the most shocked by these problems.
He has been dealing with Mao Xiaoseng for such a long time, and this is the first time he has seen someone suspected of being a companion of Mao Xiaoseng!
Da da da da da da…!
At this moment, Qingdeng heard the sound of dense footsteps coming from the front.
Looking forward, they saw that the three soldiers who had just been sent by Mizushima to detour to intercept their path were blocking the intersection ahead.
After the three soldiers stood up, they pulled out the ten hands from their waists and stood ready.
If you want to forcefully break through the interception of these three people... it will take some time, which will most likely cause Mizushima and others behind to catch up.
As a result, Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita looked left and right at the same time, looking for other ways to escape.
Both sides of them are densely packed with shops.
After a while, Qingdeng found a suitable escape direction.
"Miss Kinoshita, this way." Qingden stretched out his hand and pointed to a low shop in front of him on his right.
This shop has only one floor and the eaves are only 2 meters high.
Kinoshita Wu looked in the direction pointed by Qingteng's finger. After taking a look at the shop he pointed at, she immediately understood what Qingteng wanted to do.
"Tachibana-kun, do you have any experience running on the roof?" Kinoshita Mai asked in surprise.
"Just a little bit."
Jump on the roof, parkour on the roof... He has done this before. When he, Okita, Saito and others went to chase the arsonists who burned down his house, Aoto tried to do it on the roof of this era together.
I happened to have relevant experience in parkour.
And for things like "parkour on the roof"... Qingdeng has full confidence that "he will definitely be able to do it well".
And his confidence comes from a certain talent he possesses.
Apart from jumping onto the shop and escaping along the roof of the shop, Qingdeng could not find any more suitable way to escape.
So Qingdeng didn't hesitate and ran straight towards the shop.
Seeing this, Kinoshita Mai could only grit her teeth and follow closely.
Because the shop is not high, Qingdeng, who is 1.75 meters tall, climbed up to the eaves of the shop with just one jump.
The roof of this shop is sloping, with a slope of about 20 degrees.
After climbing over the eaves and jumping onto the sloping roof, Qingden's body almost swayed before he quickly stabilized his body, and then he half-jumped to the roof with Kinoshita Mai walking along the roof.
Jump to another shop behind this shop.
Because the houses in towns and cities of this era were all densely packed, it was not too difficult to move between the roofs of the houses.
Ayoto and Kinoshita are like two checkers, and the roofs of the houses are their chessboards, jumping back and forth freely on this vast chessboard.
After jumping to the roof of a certain private house, Kinoshita Mai cast her surprised gaze at Qingnobo, which she could no longer hide.
"Tachibana-kun, have you ever practiced moving on various complex terrains such as rooftops?"
"No." Qingdeng replied quickly.
"No... Then you are very talented in this area. You have a good sense of balance and can keep your center of gravity stable on a roof with such a steep slope."
After Qingdeng heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.
Of course, his sense of balance is very good - because he has the talent copied from Sanako: the "cat turn" that gives Aomori strong body balance ability.
"Cat Turn" is the talent that gives Qingdeng full confidence in "flexible parkour on the roof".
It is thanks to the "cat turn" that Aotobu is able to dance up and down the roofs of houses with Kinoshita Dance as he is now.
The secret to parkour on complex terrain like a rooftop is to maintain your body's center of gravity.
As long as you can maintain your body's center of gravity well, you can come and go like the wind no matter how complex the terrain is.
Huh——! Huh——! Huh——!
Probably because the altitude was slightly higher when he was standing on the roof, Qingdeng felt that the wind passing around him became much stronger.
Facing strong winds flying across the roof, Qingdeng felt an indescribable sense of comfort.
At this time, Qingdeng felt sincerely - the superposition of the two talents "Leading the Lead" and "Strengthening Muscles" produced an effect that was really suitable for chasing people and escaping.
He was sprinting non-stop at the highest speed he could reach, and the strong wind passing by him made the clothes on his body rustle.
Because Qingdeng has never slackened on physical exercise since time travel, his physical strength has been greatly improved, and his breath is still long and has not become disordered.
Kinoshita Mai's speed is equally astonishing. Her sprint speed and durability are not inferior to those of Qingto, who has the two talents of "leading the way" and "strong muscles". This makes Qingto couldn't help but guess what is inside Mai Kinoshita's body.
Doesn't he also have a speed talent similar to "Leading the Horse".
The two of them were galloping through Edo at night, one behind the other, but they were unable to get rid of Nishino, Mizushima and others who were clinging to them behind them.
The elite of the Huofu thieves were revealed at this moment.
All the Okabiki under Nishino's command have fallen out of the group because they can't keep up with the speed of Aoto and Mai Kinoshita. Nishino is the only one who can barely keep up with Ao no Mai's pace.
On the contrary, it is the fourth division of the Fire Bandits led by Mizushima. So far, no one has been thrown away by Aomori and the others - but they don't look relaxed either, and some of them have begun to look tired.
He became pale and out of breath.
Because she saw Aoto's excellent body balance ability, Kinoshita Mai now also began to take the initiative to lead Aoto to "not take the usual path".
Kinoshita Mai, who had just fallen back to the street from the roof of a certain private house with Qingtou, turned around. After a quick glance at the pursuers who were still following them, he withdrew his gaze and scanned the front.
After a moment, her eyes were fixed on a two-story shop in the front right.
"...Tachibana-kun, are you able to jump onto the shop in front?"
Qingdeng glanced at the shop and nodded vigorously: "No problem."
Seeing Qingden nodding, Kinoshita Wu took a deep breath, then used all her strength to increase her speed a little faster. Using the momentum of her run-up, she leaped into the air! She pounced towards the shop and accurately grasped the shop's front with both hands.
Then he lifted his body upwards, and his petite body settled steadily on the roof of the shop.
Qingden followed closely behind, running, jumping, and grabbing the eaves of the shop like Kinoshita Mai.
Although Qingto's movement of lifting himself up to the roof was not as beautiful as that of Mai Kinoshita, relying on the strong body balance ability given by the "cat turn", Qingto quickly stood firm on the sloping roof.
The roof of this shop is made of wood and is quite strong. It is more than enough for Qing and Wu to stand and run on it.
With the blessing of "Cat Turn", Qingto and Kinoshita Mai walked on the extremely sloping roof of the shop together.
Faced with the two men who continued to "take the unusual path", some of Mizushima's subordinates began to fall behind one after another.
However, the strength of the Fourth Fire Pirates Squadron is not in vain after all.
Even though they had been thrown a long distance away, their subordinates were also lagging far behind. Nishino, Mizushima and other ten or so people who could barely keep up with Qing Wu continued to support Qing Nobo and the others.
Don't let go.
No matter what, she couldn't get rid of the remaining pursuers - Kinoshita Mai's beautiful brows furrowed: "You are worthy of being a thief Kai... It's just different from ordinary official servants..."
Kinoshita Mai cast her gaze back to the front and scanned the surroundings.
Suddenly, she seemed startled as she recalled something.
Then, she suddenly made a 90-degree turn: "Mr. Ju, follow me."
"Where are you going?" Qingnobo asked confusedly, turning with Kinoshita Mai without knowing why.
"I know there is a neighborhood nearby that is very suitable for getting rid of pursuers." An intriguing smile appeared on the corner of Mai Kinoshita's mouth under the hood, "The houses in that place are very high, and I am familiar with that place."
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Edo, leased land——
"Well……"
Elodie opened her eyes drowsily, and the familiar ceiling came into view.
——Hmm? What time is it now?
Elodie, who was in a dazed state after just waking up, turned around blankly and looked around.
"I seem to be... reading a book..."
Elodie sat up, rubbed her eyes, and looked at the "Robin Hood" that was placed on the table beside her bed.
Memories before falling asleep emerged from Elodie's mind little by little.
After taking a comfortable bath, Elodie sat at the table in the bedroom as usual, reading with gusto "" "", which she had read countless times before she fled Europe with her grandfather.
The Rogue Robin Hood.
After quietly reading this novel, which she considered an immortal classic and one that she would never tire of no matter how many times she read it, for an hour, Elodie's eyelids began to grow heavy.
However, Elodie happened to read the most exciting plot - Robin Hood once again successfully stole money from a ruthless businessman, and flung away the pursuers who came to capture him in an extremely cool manner.
This plot is one of Elodie's favorite scenes in "Robin Hood".
After punishing the villain, he retreated gracefully and calmly - this scene, Elodie couldn't help but be fascinated by just imagining it.
Elodie, who thought "I'll go to bed after watching this episode", resisted her sleepiness and continued reading the novel.
However - Elodie still overestimated her willpower after all.
After deciding to go to bed after reading that plot... Elodie's memory of the rest was very blurry.
She speculated: She must have fallen asleep on the table after being unbearably sleepy halfway through reading.
After she fell asleep, her maid Leroy put her back on the bed and placed her copy of "Robin Hood" on the bedside table.
"I actually fell asleep while reading..." Elodie smiled helplessly, then lifted the thin quilt covering herself with a gentle movement.
Thanks to her being a little thirsty, she wanted to go to the table opposite the bed to get some water.
She jumped out of bed and put on colorful Persian slippers on her two exquisite little feet.
But at this moment, she suddenly heard strange noises coming from outside the window.
"Huh?" Elodie blinked towards the window not far away, with curiosity that could not be hidden in her pupils.
——It’s already this time... Why is it so noisy outside?
While Elodie was wondering in her heart, she slowly walked to the window and opened it.
The bright moonlight shone into the room through the pushed-open window, illuminating Elodie's beautiful blue eyes.
Then she saw a tall figure.
He ran like the wind on the roofs of the row of houses directly opposite Elodie's bedroom window.
This man was seen wearing a black fox mask that covered his entire face.
Clad in moonlight, with two swords hanging at the waist,
Because this person was running so fast, in just a blink of an eye, this person's figure quickly flashed past Elodie's field of vision.
"Huh?" Elodie stuck her head out of the window in surprise, chasing the figure with the "black fox mask" with her eyes.
After taking a closer look, Elodie discovered that there was a rather petite man in black next to this "black fox mask" who was also dressed in black. However, this man in black did not wear a mask, but
He covered his face with a black scarf.
While Elodie stared blankly at the two people running on the rooftop opposite, she suddenly heard noisy footsteps coming from the street below.
She lowered her head and looked toward the street below the window.
On the street, more than a dozen officials carrying lanterns were chasing the two men in black, panting.
The noise made by the men in black and these officials disturbed the silence of the leased land.
Many people who were awakened by the noise, like Elodie, opened the windows to see what was going on.
After briefly glancing at the police officers on the street, Elodie turned her gaze back to the two men in black who had almost disappeared from her sight.
"Wearing all black...walking on the roof...being chased by officials...could it be that those two people are...?!"
Elodie recalled something, and her beautiful blue eyes bloomed with bright lights like stars on a summer night.
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After entering this leased land with Mai Kinoshita, Aoto once again felt like "traveling through time" tonight.
There are a large number of tall Western-style buildings in the leased land. Qingdeng even saw a towering Catholic church. After entering the leased land, he felt like he had traveled to a Western country.
These tall Western-style buildings played a very good role in blocking the field of vision, which provided great convenience for Qingdeng and others to get rid of their pursuers.
Kinoshita Mai just claimed that she was quite familiar with this leased land - she really didn't lie.
She led Qingdeng to fight left and right in this leased land.
Sometimes I climb to the roof of a certain house, sometimes I fall to the street, sometimes I turn into a narrow alley...
After the two of them entered the leased land, many of the guards at the leased land were alerted and followed Nishino and the others to chase Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita.
But even with the help of the guards of the leased area, Nishino and the others were still slightly left behind by Aoi and Mai, who now relied on the complex terrain of the leased area and their familiarity with the leased area.
Finally - after Aoto and Mai Kinoshita turned into a certain alley, their figures completely disappeared from the sight of Nishino and others.
Lost... Mizushima wiped the sweat from his face and stamped his feet bitterly, his face full of resentment and unwillingness.
For Mizushima, who has always adhered to the principle of "never letting go of any thief", there is nothing more frustrating than trying so hard but not catching anyone.
Compared to Mizushima, who showed pure reluctance, Nishino's expression was more complicated.
Nishino, who was also very tired, wiped the beads of sweat that were dripping down his chin, and looked thoughtfully at the direction where Aoto and Mai Kinoshita disappeared!
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Edo, in a certain alley of a certain town not far from the leased area——
"Whirring whirring……"
Qingdeng held his hands on the wall of the alley, panting like an ox and sweating like rain.
Next to him, Kinoshita Mai was in a similar state. Kinoshita Mai's back was leaning against the wall, and her chest was rising and falling rapidly.
In order to make her breathing easier, Kinoshita Mai pulled down the towel on her face, revealing her lovely face that was dripping with sweat and her cheeks were extremely rosy due to congestion.
After successfully getting rid of the pursuers in the leased area, Qingdeng and the others ran to the outside of the leased area for insurance before finally stopping.
After running for so long and jumping up and down, Qingden finally felt a little exhausted. His legs were gifted with "strengthening muscles", so he didn't feel very tired, but his lungs felt like they were about to explode.
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After gasping for air for a while, Qingden finally regained his breath a little, pushed away the black fox mask on his face, and smiled at Kinoshita Mai beside him in a half-joking tone:
"Tonight is really...a night of ups and downs..."
Qingdeng thought about it and found that there was no other better word to describe today's night except "up and down".
Discovered the true identity of the famous monster thief Cat Monk...
Go with Cat Monk to jointly investigate the "Tsuji Killing Incident" in the Hudo settlement...
I was very lucky to bump into the murderers who were about to commit the crime...
Unfortunately, after solving the murderers, they encountered a large group of officials who were mainly robbers and thieves, and started a fierce chase...
All kinds of accidents and events come one after another, overwhelming.
Kinoshita Mai, who had also straightened out her breath now, smiled with mixed emotions:
"Yeah...it was indeed a night of quite ups and downs."
"Although I successfully eliminated the murderers who took pleasure in Tsuji's killing on the first night of guarding the Kudo settlement, in the end I encountered official agents... and they were mainly members of the fire-fighting thieves reform team.
Their pursuit..."
"I don't know whether we are lucky or unlucky tonight."
After saying that, Kinoshita Mai's voice suddenly paused.
She remained silent for a moment, stood up straight after a moment of silence, and put the scarf back on her face.
"Tangerine-kun... I really want to thank you tonight..."
Kinoshita Mai folded her hands in front of her body, bowed slightly to Qingden, pursed her lips, and continued to say in a sincere and grateful tone:
"Without your help, it would be impossible for me to deal with the red-faced brothers alone."
Looking at Kinoshita Mai who thanked him with a very solemn tone and movements, Qingto was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved his hand.
"Miss Kinoshita, it doesn't have to be like this."
"I didn't choose to help you tonight just to get someone's praise or to get any substantial material reward."
Qingdeng put down his hands holding the wall and put the black fox mask back on.
"Okay, we've almost rested. Let's get out of here quickly."
"Although the possibility is very small, if you continue to stay here, there is still a possibility of being discovered by the officials again."
"Yeah." Kinoshita Mai nodded, "Let's go."
Kinoshita took the lead and poked her head out of the alley. After confirming that there was no one outside, she waved to Aoto and rushed out of the alley with Aoto. Their bodies merged once again.
Entering the Edo night.
The current time... is probably past four in the morning, approaching five in the morning.
Looking at the night sky, which would be dawning in a while, Qingden suddenly thought of a question related to Kinoshita Mai. After raising his eyebrows, he asked Kinoshita Mai who was running in front of him:
"Ms. Kinoshita, you work normally at Chishiya during the day, and at night you transform into a monster thief, a cat monk...don't you get enough sleep?"
"I get enough sleep." Mai Kinoshita smiled, "I'm the kind of person who doesn't need to sleep for a long time. Two hours of sleep a day is enough for me."
"I usually go to bed at 4pm (8pm) every day and get up between 5pm (10pm) and 9pm (12pm)."
"After completing my daily 'night patrol' and returning to Qianshiwu, I will catch up on some sleep depending on the situation."
——You only need about 2 hours of sleep every day to regain your energy... Then Ms. Kinoshita should have a talent similar to the "Sleep God"...
After feeling this silently in his heart, Qingdeng couldn't help but feel a little...depressed.
Judging from Kinoshita Mai's performances so far...she must have a lot of high-quality talents in her body, including speed talents.
As a result, he could only copy this... such a subtle talent of "milk" from Mai Kinoshita.
This made Qingdeng couldn't help but feel depressed.
After raising this small question to Kinoshita Mai and starting a conversation, Qingto took advantage of the situation and asked Kinoshita Mai another question.
"Miss Kinoshita, how come you are so familiar with that leased land? That leased land is not very close to Chishiya where you live."
"Because Elodie lives on that leased land."
Kinoshita Mai smiled.
"After Elodie and her family moved to Edo, I frequently went to Elodie's house to play with Elodie."
"So after going back and forth, I became very familiar with the leased land."
"Miss Elodie? No wonder..." Qingden nodded lightly.
Since Elodie and her family live in that rented land... then it makes sense why Kinoshita Mai, who is a close friend with Elodie, is so familiar with this place.
At this moment, Aoto suddenly pursed his lips because he remembered something - while still squatting on the big tree with Mai Kinoshita, waiting for the suspect of the "Tsuji Zan Incident" to appear, Aoto had a very serious look on his face.
I want to ask Mai Kinoshita a question.
However, due to the sudden appearance of the "red-faced brothers" and others, Qingdeng's question was ultimately not successfully asked.
And now - a good time to ask questions appeared in front of Qingdeng again.
After Qingdeng hesitated for a while, he cleared his throat:
"Ms. Kinoshita, can I ask you a... maybe more serious question?"
"Serious question?" Kinoshita Mai turned her head and winked at Qingdeng - she signaled Qingdeng with her eyes: Just ask.
"Miss Kinoshita, after you became active as the cat monk... where did you take the money you stole from those evil people?"
"Aren't you just like that little rat monk 40 years ago, who just distributed the stolen money to the poor?"
"Ah, well..."
Kinoshita Mai pursed her red lips, and then showed a smile that made her eyes look like crescent moons towards Qingden.
"It might be a bit difficult to say it directly like this."
"Ju-kun, do you still have time now? I'll take you directly to see where I spent all the money I stole from the villains."
Qingdeng was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously.
"Then...come with me."
Kinoshita Mai turned her body and turned into a path on the right.
She led Qingdeng on one street after another, twists and turns on the paths, and finally arrived at the Thousand Things House.
When Aoto looked at the very familiar employment agency in front of him with confused eyes, Kinoshita Mai waved to Aoto.
"Follow me, be careful, don't wake up Mr. Kiryu." Kinoshita Mai whispered.
"Boss Kiryu...Miss Kinoshita, doesn't Boss Kiryu know that you are the cat monk?"
"Of course he doesn't know." Kinoshita put her hands on her hips, "Based on what I know about Mr. Kiryu, if he learns that I am the cat monk... he will definitely be shocked first, and then strongly oppose the job I am insisting on now.
The Phantom Thief Business."
"So I have been hiding it from him, being careful not to let him find out that I am the Cat Monk."
"Okay, come with me quickly."
Kinoshita Mai led Qingto, tiptoeing around to the side of Qianshi House, climbed over a wooden wall, and jumped into the backyard of Qianshi House.
Immediately afterwards, Kinoshita Mai walked slowly to the big tree growing in the corner of the backyard, squatted on the ground, stretched out her hand to point to an inconspicuous tree hole at the root of the tree, and said with a smile:
"I put all the money I stole...in this tree hole."
"You put all your money here?" Qingdeng's eyes opened in surprise, he walked quickly to Kinoshita Wu's side, stretched his neck and looked into the tree hole.
The tree hole was very deep, and in the darkness, Qingdeng could only vaguely see a piece of dark cloth.
At this moment, Kinoshita Mai reached out her hand at the right time, reached into the hole, and lifted up the dark cloth - under the cloth, there were layers upon layers of coins, like a mountain... gold, silver, and copper.
have.
“My grandma has taught me since I was a child: giving money directly to people is worse than teaching them how to make money.”
While Kinoshita Mai looked at the pile of money hidden in the tree hole, a hint of memories appeared in her brows, she took off the scarf on her face.
"When I first started stealing money from notorious villains as the Cat Monk, I also thought about whether to follow the example of the Mouse Monk and distribute the money directly to the poor."
"But after thinking about it, I felt that doing so was just to stop the boiling water."
"Sending money directly to poor people can indeed make their lives better temporarily, but it cannot make their lives better all the time."
"So I decided to save all the stolen money and build a school with low tuition fees that all poor people can afford to attend, specializing in teaching literacy, abacus, clothing making and other skills.
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"Only education can make everyone's life better."
"I have always been responsible for taking care of the backyard of Qianshiwu. Mr. Kiryu never manages the yard, so I can safely hide the money in this deep tree hole without worrying about being discovered by Mr. Kiryu.
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"Although the little money I have saved so far...is far from enough to build a school."
"But I believe that one day I will be able to build this ideal school."
After quietly listening to Kinoshita Mai's calm words, Qingto looked at Kinoshita Mai's eyes with a surprised expression.
Kinoshita Mai is currently not wearing a hijab.
On weekdays, this child always had a shy, shy expression on her face... Her eyes were shining with determination at this time.
"Build a school..." Qingdeng murmured softly, then smiled, "Not a bad ideal."
"Miss Kinoshita, my biggest achievement tonight...is that I am completely impressed by you."
Qingteng's sudden compliment made Kinoshita Mai's expression stunned, and then she quickly turned her head away and moved her face with a faint blush. She didn't dare to look directly at Qingteng, and her lips moved, as if she wanted to make peace with him.
Qingdeng said something, but he couldn't form a single word.
Chirp, chirp, chirp...
At this time, several loud bird calls reached Qingdeng's ears.
There are birds chirping...this means that dawn is not far away.
"Haha... Before I knew it, it was almost dawn." Qingto stood up slowly, "Miss Kinoshita, it's almost time for me to go back."
"If I don't go back quickly and Okita-kun and the others find out that I'm not in the training hall, it won't be easy to explain."
"Yes." Kinoshita Mai also stood up, "Thank you very much for your help tonight."
"I've said it all, no need to thank you." Qingden smiled and waved his hand, "Miss Kinoshita, see you later."
"Ah, Mr. Tachibana." When Qingteng had already turned around and was about to leave, Kinoshita Mai suddenly called him.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Kinoshita Mai's hands naturally drooped, tightening and releasing, then tightening again, her eyes darting from left to right, hesitating: "If...I encounter an incident that requires your assistance again...are you willing to help me again?"
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Qingdeng's expression paused.
He raised his gaze and looked directly at Kinoshita Mai for a while, and then looked at the tree hole where the money was hidden——
"...As long as I have time and can help." Qingdeng smiled and nodded slowly but forcefully.
Seeing Qingteng's actions and listening to Qingteng's words, Kinoshita Mai was stunned for a moment, then showed a smile of joy mixed with a bit of shyness.
That smile was like sunshine pouring down from between the gaps in the clouds.
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When Qingto climbed over the wall of Qianshiwu and quickly left Qianshiwu under the cover of night——
"...I finally left."
A big yawn came from a big tree next to the Thousand Things House.
"Haah...I'm so sleepy...I can finally go back to sleep. As we get older, our energy is indeed getting weaker and weaker."
On the big tree, there is an old man sitting cross-legged on a thick branch with a pair of glasses on his face.
If Aoto or Mai Kinoshita had been present, they would have been shocked and speechless when they saw this old man.
This old man...is none other than Boss Kiryu!
Kiryu was sitting cross-legged on a branch, covered by dense leaves, leaning on the tree trunk behind him, holding a sword handle in his arms. The scabbard was purple, black and white, with a large arc.
He looked at Qingdeng with meaningful eyes through the gaps in the leaves.
"Sigh... I really don't know how to report this kind of thing to the lord in the future..."
While sighing in a low voice with a helpless tone, he stretched hard.
Buzz buzz...
Suddenly, a fly flew over and buzzed around Kiryu.
Kiryu waved his big hand at the fly, trying to drive it away, but the fly quickly circled upwards and avoided Kiryu's hand, and then continued to fly around Kiryu.
Kiryu waved his palm again, and the fly ducked away again.
After repeating this process several times, Kiryu frowned, glanced at the fly that could not be driven away, then stretched out his right hand and put it on the handle of the knife in his arms——
Click.
The moment Kiryu put his hand on the handle of the sword, a crisp sound of retracting the sword sounded.
"Okay... let's go back to sleep." Kiryu stretched again, supported the tree trunk behind him, and stood up slowly.
And after he stood up, a fly that was neatly divided into two parts fell lightly from Kiryu's side...
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Although Nishino, Mizushima and the others failed to capture Aoto and Mai Kinoshita, they did not gain anything at all. They successfully captured Togoro, as well as Kametaro, Tsuruzaburo and others who were knocked unconscious by Kinoshita Mai.
Nishino and Mizushima took all these people back to the prison and interrogated them severely.
After some severe interrogation, they finally learned from Tooragoro and the others why the cat monk and the "black fox mask" appeared in the Hideo settlement.
As expected, "Cat Monk appeared again and eliminated a group of vicious wanted criminals" and "Cat Monk's companions appeared" - these two pieces of news instantly became hot news in Edo!
The popularity of the latter is obviously much higher than that of the former.
After all, before this, Mao Xiaoseng had always fought alone.
Cat Monk has a companion by his side - this is the first time.
The Administrative Office also paid some attention to this matter. Susui and Atsukawa specially held a meeting in the Nanban Office that all the officers from the "Three Times" of the South and North Offices had to attend. The meeting discussed in detail this "
The mysterious companion of the cat monk".
The officials of "Three Chapters" must not have thought that...the "mysterious companion of the cat monk" they were discussing was sitting among them, and they were discussing with everyone in a serious manner.
This meeting is destined to end in vain - there is a severe lack of information, what can be discussed?
But this meeting is not in vain.
At the end of the meeting, in order to make it easier to call this fellow cat monk who suddenly appeared, Susui and Atsukawa decided to give this person a code name.
Since this guy has a close relationship with Cat Monk... and at the same time, he presents himself as a "face wearing a fox mask"...
After a brief exchange of opinions, the codename for this person was decided—Hu Xiaoseng!
When he heard that the codename given to him was actually "Fox Little Monk", Qingdeng couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
What a simple and direct code name...
Qingdeng was secretly glad that he was not wearing a dog mask, otherwise he might have been given the codename "Dog Little Monk" by the law.
But think about it from another perspective, "Fox Monk" and "Dog Monk"... there is not much difference between the two, because foxes and dogs are both canidae.
After the observance office announced that the codename given to Mao Xiaoseng's mysterious companion was "Fox Xiaoseng", the discussion on the relevant news further intensified.
In the market, countless people are speculating on who this little fox monk is and what his relationship is with the little cat monk.
Qingdeng also paid attention to how people discussed and commented on this little fox monk.
After hearing all kinds of imaginative remarks, Qingden couldn't help laughing.
It is said that Fox Monk is a male ninja.
It is said that Fox Monk and Cat Monk are both female ninjas.
It is said that the fox monk and the cat monk are husband and wife, and they are the male and female thieves...
In short, there were all kinds of wonderful remarks, which made Qingdeng couldn't help but sigh: There is really no limit to imagination.
It can be said that Edo has been extremely lively recently.
As time flies by, in a blink of an eye, it’s April 15th.
New hot news for the public to discuss has quietly arrived.
Tomorrow...that is, April 16th, the swordsmanship competition held by Aizuhou will begin!
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The first year of Wanyan (1860), April 15th, afternoon——
Edo, Okemachi, Little Chiba Sword Hall, Chiba Nobuyoshi’s bedroom——
In this rather plainly decorated bedroom, there were two people sitting opposite each other.
One of them is the current owner of the Little Chiba Sword Hall, Chiba Jutaro and Sanako's father: Chiba Nobuyoshi.
And the other person... is a very young man, under thirty years old, with quite handsome appearance.
The young man knelt on the cushion in a respectful posture, sitting opposite Chiba Nobuyoshi.
Compared to this young man, Chiba Nobuyoshi's sitting posture is much more casual.
Chiba Nobuyoshi did not sit on the cushions, and just sat cross-legged on the tatami in such a carefree manner.
He picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip of hot tea, and smiled at the young man sitting in front of him:
"Eijiro, it's been a long time since you became an official in the Mito Domain... and it's been quite a while since you've been away from home for so long. Have you made any progress in your strength?"
"...Uncle Dingji, I have gained a lot from practicing away from home this time." The young man said slowly with a smile on his lips, "I have...for the first time touched the legendary martial arts realm: the realm of selflessness!"
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Thank you to the leader of [There is a Little Cotton Jacket at Home] for the reward! This is the second time this book friend has rewarded the leader of this book, thank you very much! (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)
There have been more and more alliance leaders recently, so the author gritted his teeth yesterday and made up his mind not to let the debts continue to increase. He worked hard and successfully wrote a long-awaited 10,000-word chapter.
Today’s 10,000-word chapter is the explosive update of the second alliance leader who repays his debt: [My Loved Home, I’m Actually 12].
I finally returned one chapter of the explosive update. The author currently still owes...well, 6 explosive updates...
Continue to pay it back slowly... (Leopard Head Cries.jpg)
Recommend a very interesting book!
"Why My Husband Runs Away" is a new book written by several female mainstream authors.
Introduction to the novel:
My name is Lin Bei.
Because the fortune teller said that I have a pure yang body and excellent spiritual roots, and that I am destined to be catastrophic. I will easily be missed by female monks and die unexpectedly.
So I have been cross-dressing for eighteen years, and everyone thinks I am beautiful.
But when I was eighteen years old, the leader of the Demon Cult took me into the Demon Cult and got married!
Rumor has it that the leader of the Demon Cult is a big devil who does all kinds of evil and is bloody and cruel.
That day, I broke into the body of the devil's leader's daughter!
She turned out to be a female devil! No one in the world knew it!
"If your husband looks at you again, I will dig out his eyes." The woman smiled as brightly as a flower.
