Chapter 174 Who makes me like Miss Sanako so much! (hug
The system prompt that the talent was successfully copied sounded in his mind... But Qingdeng didn't have any time to listen carefully to what new talent he had obtained.
After knocking down the "middle-aged man with a beard" with a shoulder blow, there was only one archer left who was still standing.
The last person left, you can tell just by looking at his expression and movements - he is now very panicked.
His companions fell to the ground one after another, and the enemy was so close in front of him that he was at a loss what to do.
His panic caused him to lose his basic judgment and thinking ability.
In this situation, you must either run away quickly, or pull out the most powerful melee weapon you are carrying, the knife on your waist, and engage in a life-and-death fight with Qingden.
As a result, these two options... this person did not choose either.
He threw away the bow that was useless in close combat, and then did not pull out the knife from his waist. He just relied on his instinctive reaction, subconsciously clenched his right fist, and punched someone just one step away from him.
Qingdeng is far away.
Looking at the movements of his fists, even a layman can tell that this person is not good at boxing.
It was obvious - this man was so frightened that he even forgot to draw his sword, and only used his fists, which he was not good at, to face the enemy.
Using boxing and kicking skills that are far from superb in front of Qing Deng... the result can already be predicted.
Qingden quickly turned his body to one side, bent his left forearm downward, turned his left elbow upward, and aimed the tip of his elbow at the man's fist. Then, before the man's fist accelerated to its maximum speed, he took the initiative to hit it.
The tip of the left elbow is pushed out - Qingteng is very good at using it, and it is also a classic "upright elbow defense" in unarmed skills and "actively getting close to the opponent, shortening the opponent's attack distance, and making it difficult for the opponent to use force."
With a muffled sound of "bang", the tip of Qingdeng's elbow collided heavily with the man's fist.
Fists and elbows collided... After about half a second, the collision ended with the "fist" actively retreating.
The man screamed, and then with an action like "the hand touched the flames", he hurriedly retracted his right fist, which had a large red surface.
It was only natural that this guy would react like this. Qingden's sharp elbow hit one of the most vulnerable parts of his fist: the gap between his ring finger and little finger.
Qingnog also happens to be the type of person with very hard bones because he has the talent he copied from Nagakura: "Steel Bones".
With the blessing of "steel bones", the bones have become much harder than ordinary people. Not only has the tough Qingden's personal defense increased, but the attack power of his fists and feet has also been improved.
The man felt as if his fist had hit a sharp piece of steel... The pain was so painful that his entire right hand almost lost consciousness.
At this point in the battle, the outcome has been decided.
The next moment he used the vertical elbow defense to break the man's fist, Qingden stepped forward quickly, released his right hand holding the knife, and flew his right hand into the air, then grabbed the man's right shoulder with his left hand, and grabbed the man's left arm with his right hand.
Use grappling techniques to pin this guy to the ground.
"Mr. Tachibana!" At this moment, Nagakura, who had just emerged from hiding behind the garbage pile, hurried towards Qingteng.
"Yongcang, tie up these three people."
After giving a simple instruction to Nagakura, Qingden threw the three archers he had just subdued to Nagakura, then he picked up the Dingguishen he had just thrown to the ground, and ran out of the alley in a hurry.
, looking around outside the alley.
Not a soul in sight...
In the chaotic battle of "1vs18" just now, those "survivors" who were lucky enough to save their lives from Qingdeng's sword have all disappeared. They don't even know which direction they fled. It's hard to chase them.
Don't know where to start.
It has to be said that these three archers have fulfilled their important responsibilities perfectly - they stayed behind and successfully bought enough time for their companions to evacuate.
He actually let those guys run away... Qingdeng felt very sorry, but he quickly recovered his mood.
The three archers were successfully captured alive, which was enough to make up for some losses and not return without success.
Qingden turned around and returned to Nagakura. At this time, Nagakura had already tied up the three archers headed by the "middle-aged man with a beard" with hemp ropes.
Nagakura, who was Okahiki under Aishoto, naturally carried hemp ropes and other items specially used to tie prisoners with him.
"Mr. Tachibana!" As soon as Aoto came back, Nagakura quickly asked Aoto, "Are you okay? Are you injured?"
"Well, I'm fine." Qingden put the Ding Guishen back into its scabbard, then raised his hand to touch his right cheek, which had just been grazed by the arrow shot by the "middle-aged man with a beard" and was now feeling a burning sensation.
My fingers felt moist... When I opened my palm, I saw there was a little blood on my fingers.
"Except for a bit of skin damage on my right cheek, everything is fine." Qingdeng smiled lightly and said lightly.
"Mr. Tachibana, when I saw that arrow almost hit your head... I had goosebumps all the time." Nagakura was lamenting Qingdeng's ability to "break the bow with one sword and charge straight into the bow formation".
Feat, and cast a fiery look of admiration at Qingden.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Nagakura wouldn't have believed that the scene that just happened in front of him was real... This was the first time Nagakura saw someone being able to dodge arrows with such amazing speed at such a short distance.
arrow!
Nagakura asked himself that he would never be able to replicate such a feat.
"I'm just lucky." Qingdeng said modestly, half-truthfully.
The reason why he was able to dodge the arrows of the "middle-aged man with a beard" just now was indeed partly due to luck.
But the main reason is that the effects of the three talents of "Gathering God", "Gu Gu" and "Eagle Eye" are superimposed on each other, giving Qingdeng extremely amazing dynamic vision and reaction speed.
His eyes keenly penetrated the trajectory of the arrow shot by the "bearded middle-aged man"! Otherwise, he would not have been able to dodge the arrow!
——"Gathering God" is so powerful...
After silently praising this god-level talent once again in his heart, which made him achieve a new breakthrough in his current strength, Qingden slowly walked to the side of the "middle-aged man with a beard" and squatted down.
The "middle-aged man with a beard" has recovered from Qingden's shoulder collision just now. At least he can breathe smoothly now.
"Who are you?" Qingdeng's tone was as cold as if what came out of his mouth was not words but a knife.
After throwing out a question, Qingden then handed over a declarative sentence:
"You are from the anti-barbarian group, right?"
Before the chaotic battle of "1vs18" just started, Qingden relied on his "wind senser" to clearly hear the discussion of these 18 people.
They called him a "national traitor" and shouted "to avenge his comrades who died because of him"... Such arguments made Qingdeng extremely suspicious that these people had disappeared for a long time since the "Battle of Fanshu Diaosuo"
People from the anti-barbarian group!
After all, apart from the anti-barbarian group, Qingdeng really didn't expect that he also had a blood feud with those groups.
Faced with Qingdeng's questioning, the "middle-aged man with a beard" ignored him.
After giving Qingdeng a cold look, he looked away without saying a word the whole time.
"Don't you want to talk to me? That's fine." Qingdeng slowly stood up with a calm look on his face, "Then I'll let the prison guards come and have a good chat with you after we take you to the prison.
Bar."
Prison house... Hearing this word, the body of the "middle-aged man with a beard" shook violently several times.
Although he tried hard to control it, there was still a bit of fear on his face.
"Nagakura, let's go." Qingto said, "First escort these three people back to the residence and join Saito and the others."
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Edo, Azabu Ryūdo Town, Uwajima Domain and the Date family's Kameyashiki——
"Miss Chiba, thank you for your hard work today!"
"You're welcome. Miss Ida, your performance today is very good. Please keep up your efforts."
"Hehehe~ I can do it! Miss Chiba, when are you going to teach me some more powerful moves?"
"There's no rush. I'll have to wait until your foundation is more solid before I can teach you more advanced content."
"I think my foundation is already very good..."
"Miss Ida, the most important thing to avoid when practicing martial arts is being impatient."
"Okay, okay, I understand. Miss Chiba, the tone of your speech really looks like my mother sometimes..."
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After saying goodbye to the quirky little Princess Date, Sanako left the Uwajima Domain's mansion under the personal farewell of the little Princess Date.
"The much-anticipated eldest lady of the famous martial arts family, the Chiba family" and "the talented swordswoman with extraordinary talents"... Sanako's daily identity is constantly changing back and forth between the two.
Depending on the identity that needs to be displayed, Sanako's outfit will also change in time.
When she needs to present herself as a "eldest lady", Sanako will tie three thousand green silk threads into the most popular women's hairstyles such as Shimada bun, put on a bright and beautiful women's kimono, and if necessary, put on some light makeup
, wear some jewelry.
When she needs to present herself as a "female swordsman", Sanako likes to tie her long hair into a high ponytail for ease of movement, wear women's kendo uniforms that show off her figure, and eliminate all accessories and cosmetics that get in the way.
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At this time, Sanako was dressed like a "female swordsman" - no makeup on her face, her waist-length hair tied into a refreshing, neat high ponytail, wearing a women's kendo uniform with white top and dark blue bottom.
Her slender feet with clean white socks were wearing a pair of flat wooden clogs with blue buttons, and hanging from her left waist was a small dachi with a blue handle and a blue sheath for self-defense.
Why did Sanako, dressed as a "female swordsman", walk out of Uwajima Domain's Kamiyashiki? And why did she look like she was familiar with Princess Date of Uwajima Domain?
For those who are familiar with Sanako, these questions are easy to answer - Sanako was the swordsmanship teacher of Princess Date of the Uwajima Domain.
Due to the concern of "difference between men and women", those prominent families tend to choose a female teacher when choosing martial arts teachers for the women in their family.
Therefore, Sanako, who was proficient in the art of the naginata and the Kodachi art of the Hokushin Itto style, and who also had the dazzling aura of "Miss Chiba" around her, naturally became the target of all the girls in Edo who wanted to find a girl in their family.
A "hot commodity" from a large family of excellent female teachers.
As early as when Sanako was only a 14-year-old girl, a big family had already sent an invitation to her, "Please come and teach the little girl martial arts!"
Over the years, there have been countless people and forces who have wanted to invite Sanako to be a martial arts teacher.
If we talk about who is the most famous among these many "inviters"... it must be the lord of Uwajima Domain!
Four years ago, the lord of the Uwajima Domain warmly invited Sanako, hoping that Sanako would be his youngest daughter's swordsmanship teacher.
Uwajima Domain - a large domain with a fiefdom of 100,000 stone ruled by the Date clan.
Under the rigid requirements of the "appointment transfer" system, almost all the daimyo of the vassal state came to Edo to live for a period of time every year.
As a dignified daimyo, after arriving in Edo with a huge team, it was naturally impossible for them to stay in a hotel at such a reduced price. Of course, it was also impossible for them to stay in Edo Castle, the residence of the shogun.
Therefore, in order to solve the housing problem of the daimyo, with the stroke of a pen of the Edo shogunate, all daimyo were given land in Edo and were able to build daimyo houses there.
The design structure of daimyo's yashiki is determined by the salary and status, so just by looking at the appearance of the yashiki, you can know which place the daimyo belongs to.
Those daimyo with a transcendent status could own multiple yashiki. Each daimyo could own up to 3 yashiki in Edo: upper yashiki, middle yashiki and lower yashiki.
The difference between these three types of yashiki is based on the distance from Edo Castle. The yashiki closest to Edo Castle is the "upper yashiki", and the furthest yashiki from Edo Castle is the "lower yashiki".
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Generally speaking, Upper Yashiki is where the daimyo and his family live, while Nakayashiki and Lower Yashiki are basically used as villas.
In addition to requiring the daimyo to come to Edo to live for a period of time every year, in order to better control the daimyo and guard against rebellion by the daimyo, there is also a rather cruel rule in the "interpretation of pilgrimage" -
All daimyo's wives and legitimate sons with inheritance rights were not allowed to return to the domain, and could only live in the daimyo's Yashiki in Edo as hostages.
According to convention, the daughters of daimyo did not need to live in Edo for a long time, because women did not have the right to inherit the domain and did not pose a threat to the Edo shogunate, so there was no need to take them as hostages.
However, the little princess of Uwajima Domain did not want to be separated from her biological mother, so she took the initiative to live in Edo for a long time.
The Lord of the Uwajima Domain wanted Sanako to go to their Uwajima Domain's Kamiyashiki to teach martial arts to his youngest daughter, who currently lives in Edo.
Sanako had no intention of becoming so-and-so's tutor.
Let alone the little princess of the Uwajima Domain, even the daughter of the shogun, she was not very interested in teaching them.
However, her father Chiba Nobuyoshi's words made her change her mind——
"Sanako, go and try it!"
"'Being someone else's tutor' and 'teaching others martial arts in the sword hall' are two completely different experiences."
"Scholars are most taboo about studying behind closed doors, and so are we warriors."
"Experience more 'scenery' that you have never seen before. These experiences may one day become precious 'food' for your martial arts practice."
"This is why your uncle originally suggested that Eijiro become an official in Mito Domain."
...In this way, Sanako was persuaded, and finally accepted the invitation of the Lord of Uwajima Domain, and got a side job as "swordsmanship tutor to Princess Date of Uwajima Domain".
This side job... has been going on for 4 years.
Overall, Sanako is quite happy with this side job.
Sanako does not need to come to teach little Princess Ida every day, she only needs to come once every seven days.
Although the little Princess Date is a princess of a large feudal kingdom, she is kind and approachable, and does not have that annoying princess disease. Therefore, the relationship between Sanako and her master and apprentice is quite friendly and close.
The teaching subjects are easy to get along with + the workload is not heavy... This is the main reason why Sanako can keep this side job for so long.
Today is the day to teach little Princess Ida.
At this time, Sanako had just finished teaching Princess Date today and was preparing to go home.
As soon as we left the Uwajima Domain's mansion, a warm breeze blew by.
Sanako felt as if her face had been gently brushed by high-end silk. She couldn't help but gently half-closed her eyes and took a deep breath of fresh air.
The weather is very good today.
The sky was clear and clear early in the morning, and the boundless blue sky seemed to reach the edge of the universe.
As the weather gets hotter and hotter, today's sunshine rarely shows its warm side. The white clouds, as loose as cotton, cover up the not strong sunshine and make it more gentle.
The breeze that blows from time to time adds a lot of tenderness to today's weather.
The weather was good, so the visibility was very good today. With fairly good eyesight, Sanako could vaguely see the church spire of the Western settlement in the distance.
After silently enjoying the caress of the gentle breeze for a moment, Sanako, who felt satisfied, slowly put her mind back together and embarked on her way home.
Having been the tutor of little Princess Date for such a long time, Sanako was already very familiar with the journey from Kameyashiki of the Uwajima Domain to the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
About a year ago, Sanako accidentally discovered a shortcut home that could save a lot of walking time.
This shortcut consists of many inaccessible alleys and paths, and passes through a neighborhood adjacent to a Western settlement. Therefore, when taking this shortcut home, Sanako can enjoy the view of the settlement, which is completely different from their country.
Architectural style and humanistic features.
Starting from Kameyashiki of the Uwajima Domain, heading to Sanako, the shortcut home she accidentally discovered, she had to first pass through a busy street.
After entering this busy street, the sounds surrounding Sanako suddenly became noisy.
Mixed among these noisy sounds are some... less harmonious sounds.
"Hey, look, that person seems to be Chiba Sanako."
"Chiba Sanako? Oh, that's the 'Chiba Ghost Town', right? Hiss... She is Chiba Sanako... She does look pretty good."
"I really want to lick the back of her white neck hard."
"The back of her neck is indeed very beautiful, white and tender."
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Sanako felt a line of sight that was like licking back and forth, which made people feel quite uncomfortable...
Sanako has long been accustomed to such comments and sights.
The reputation of "Chiba Onikomachi" and "the most beautiful woman in Edo" is really great.
In order to get a glimpse of what this famous beauty looks like, many good people go to great lengths to lurk outside the gate of the Chiba Sword Hall every day, trying to take a sneak peek at Sanako's face.
As time goes by, more and more people recognize what "Chiba Onimachi" looks like.
Sanako is recognized more and more frequently by passers-by on the street.
Some passers-by only smiled kindly at Sanako after recognizing her on the street.
But such people are only a handful.
Most of the people... were casting lewd glances and laughter at Sanako's back.
At first, Sanako would be angry at these annoying laughter and sights.
But gradually...she became numb.
Unknowingly, Sanako had become accustomed to the feeling of being recognized by passers-by, as well as being commented on and stared at with unkind intentions.
Sanako ignored the people who were gossiping to her now, only treating their words and sights as transparent air. She continued to walk her way without changing her expression, letting these boring and wretched people do whatever they wanted to her.
Make judgments.
But at this moment, a hearty female voice, which was in sharp contrast to these wretched voices, sounded beside Sanako:
"Ah! Miss Sanako!"
This female voice made Sanako turn around in surprise.
A beautiful young girl in her prime years stood at the intersection to the left of Sanako with a happy face.
Sanako: "Ayue?"
Girl: "Miss Sanako~~!"ヾ(≧≦*)
The girl who was called "Azuki" by Sanako jumped up to Sanako, and then hugged Sanako.
Sanako's balls flattened into a big ball under the girl's strong squeeze, making Sanako feel a little breathless.
"Ayue, please relax, I can't breathe..."
"Ah, sorry, sorry." The girl happily relaxed her arms around Sanako's delicate body.
"Ayue, why do you always rush over to hug me when you see me?" Sanako's eyes showed a little helplessness.
"I can't help it, I can't help it." The smiling girl raised her head and looked at Sanako with eyes that were so crescent-shaped when she smiled, "Who made me like Miss Sanako so much?"
After saying that, the girl hugged Sanako a little harder.
The ball that had just been loosened became a little tighter.
This girl who is closely attached to Sanako is none other than Natsume Tsuki, the youngest daughter of Natsume Sōhachiro, a great wine merchant who is currently practicing naginata technique at the Kochiba Sword Hall and often does business with Westerners.
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Regarding Natsume Yue, she is not a new character. She first appeared in Chapter 137, "The Strongest Swordsman in Edo". Book friends who have forgotten this person and the plot related to this person can review this chapter.
