Chapter 189 Elodie: 'Mr. Orange! Please accept me as your disciple!'
【Breaking 1W】
Turning back time to about an hour ago——
Edo, settlement—
The sound of burning and raging flames can be heard.
Climb up the walls and ceiling, and then spit out a large amount of dazzling sparks and acrid black smoke.
Behind it is a burning house.
In front of me is the street illuminated by the moonlight.
Familiar scenery...
It's impossible that I'm not familiar with it. I've been dreaming about this scene repeatedly during this period.
So am I dreaming again... Elodie noticed it immediately even though her consciousness was hazy.
I dreamed about that night and that scene 10 days ago again.
Behind him is the mansion that has been swallowed up by waves of fire; in front of him is the street covered with moonlight gauze; the night above; the world extending towards the skyline... the sky, the ground, everything seems to be covered with clouds.
Layer dark gray.
There is only one place with bright colors and light.
Right in front of him, not far away, was the battlefield of a pair of sixty-seven.
It's on that swordsman.
Following the silver-white bright moonlight, the swordsman swung his sword towards the enemy group in front of him and towards the darkness in front of him.
No hesitation, no fear.
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"Well..." Elodie groaned and slowly opened her eyes.
What comes into view is the familiar ceiling.
The bright sunlight streamed in from the south-facing window and fell onto the bed, dividing Elodie's bedroom into two.
On one side is a window with orange weak light and half of the room next to the window.
On one side is the wardrobe and door still covered with a thin layer of gray gauze.
The strict education she received since childhood made Elodie not have the habit of staying in bed.
After gently rubbing her sleepy eyes a few times, Elodie nimbly jumped off the bed, put on her slippers, walked slowly to the window, and pushed the closed window open.
The unique fresh wind in the morning blew towards Elodie's face through the open window, blowing away most of the sleepiness in Elodie's mind.
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"Hey! People in front of you, be careful! The carriage transporting scrap is coming!"
"Damn it, it's so damn hot today."
"One, two, three, get up! One, two, three, get up!"
"Be careful when moving this pillar. This pillar has been burned by fire. It will break if you touch it. Be careful not to get hurt."
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On the streets of the settlement, workers were rushing back and forth.
After the plot of the anti-barbarian group to destroy the settlement was foiled, the Edo shogunate organized a large number of workers to clean up the burned ruins of the settlement.
Through the unremitting efforts of the workers, most of the buildings damaged by flames in the settlement have been cleared.
The originally row upon row of settlements has now become extremely empty and deserted because only a small part of the buildings are still intact... This place will definitely not be able to return to its former prosperity for a long time to come.
Elodie and her family were very lucky - their mansion was one of the few buildings that escaped the fire.
Their home is intact and they still have a place to live in. They don't have to find another place to live like those whose homes were burned down... This is really a blessing among misfortunes for Elodie and the others.
Elodie slowly raised her gaze, no longer looking at the busy workers on the street, but instead looking up at the cloudless sky.
The warm sunshine hit Elodie's face, making Elodie couldn't help but half-squint her eyes.
Her sapphire-like eyes became even more dazzling under the direct sunlight.
The wind blowing from the distant sky brought more refreshing coolness, and from time to time, the childish cries of early orioles were heard... But Elodie seemed unaware of all this, she stood motionless, watching in a daze.
Sky.
To be more precise, I am looking at a place further away than the sky.
As if looking at the distant world deep in the eyes, there seems to be a special emotion hidden. In other words, it can be described as "longing" or "fascination".
Even though a full 10 days have passed, the scenes of that night are still in front of Elodie's mind.
For these 10 days, I dreamed about that night almost every night.
I dreamed of the figure of the swordsman fighting a powerful enemy alone...
Recalling the scenes that had just appeared in her dreamland, Elodie's eyes swayed slightly... as if she was thinking about something.
In fact, this appearance was Elodie's normal state during this period.
After that night, whenever Elodie was alone, she would show this expression as if she was thinking about something.
A long time passed.
It wasn't until the sunshine that hit Elodie's face was no longer warm, and the orange light slowly revealed the unique heat of summer, that Elodie left the window with small steps and walked towards the desk next to her.
Pulling over a delicate box placed next to the desk.
With a "click" sound, Elodie slowly opened the box... What was inside the box was none other than Elodie's "sword", that is, the wooden stabbing sword.
Stretching out her white and slender fingers, she slowly slid from the tip of the sword to the hilt... Elodie stroked the blade of her beloved sword with gentle movements like wiping away dust.
The eyes that were shaking slightly at first gradually turned into a gaze at this moment.
At this moment, Elodie no longer hesitated.
After 10 days of hesitation and thinking, Elodie finally made a decision.
Elodie took a deep breath and closed the sword box forcefully.
At this time, the sound of the door opening came from behind Elodie.
The maid Leroy held a light yellow kimono for children, opened the door and walked into the room.
"Miss, you woke up really early today." Leroy raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Yeah. It's probably because I went to bed early last night." Elodie came back to her senses, smiled at Leroy, and then looked intently at the light yellow kimono in Leroy's arms.
"Do you want to change clothes now?" Elodie asked.
Leroy nodded: "Yeah. Although it's still a bit early, Master wants to prepare in advance."
"After all, today is the day to visit Mr. Tachibana, so we can't be careless."
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Time returns to the present——
"Move to the right to pay the thieves in the fire?"
Qingden couldn't help but let out a low scream.
Okita and Kubei on the side showed surprised expressions.
"I just received similar rumors." Ushiyama took over the words and glanced at Inoya helplessly, "I haven't decided whether it is true or false."
Inotani shrugged nonchalantly: "I think it's probably true. Tachibana has made such a great contribution this time, so it's really unjustifiable not to move to a very high official position."
"No matter what you say, Tachibana will definitely be moved to the right this time. There is no doubt about it."
"The only difference is where it will be moved and how high it will be moved."
The Huofu Thieves were reorganized as a special security force of the Edo Shogunate, and were part of the security system just like the "Sanchai" of the execution office.
From a grade point of view, the Huo Fu Thief Kai with military nature is naturally one level higher than the "Three Chapters" of the Enforcement Office.
Therefore, if one can move from the "Three Chapters" of the execution center to the right of Huo Fu Thieves Kai, or to another higher official position... then it is indeed a high promotion.
Because they both belong to the public security system, as Inotani Shicai said, if Qingteng is to be transferred to another government office, it is indeed most likely that he will be transferred to the Huo Fu Thieves.
"Tachibana, you can be considered outstanding now."
Inoya's voice paused for a moment, then he turned all his emotions into a long breath, and smiled happily at Qingden.
"Not only did he stand out, he also became more famous in Edo."
"It goes without saying where the Westerners live. Your name, Tachibana, has been spread throughout every city, town, and alley in Edo in the past few days."
"These days, no matter where I go, I can hear someone talking about you."
"The Westerners in the settlement praised you as the 'hero of the settlement' who saved them."
"The common people in Edo also admire you very much."
"I think you not only eliminated the great harm of the anti-barbarian group, but also timely discovered and reported the information about the 'residence being attacked', which greatly prevented the spread of the fire in the residence and saved Edo from a fire disaster.
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"The name 'Tachibana Aoden' is really known to everyone in Edo now."
"Hahaha, I'm looking forward to what kind of reward the higher-ups will give you in the future, and what kind of official position they will transfer you to."
In response to Inoya's unstinting praise, Qingto was modest, smiled calmly, and said in a half-joking tone:
"I just hope that the common people in the city will stop giving me weird nicknames. Just one weird nickname like 'Little Tengu of the North Bansho' is enough."
At this time, Niushan, who had always been taciturn, smiled very rarely, took over the conversation, and asked Qingdeng.
"Mr. Ju, which government office do you personally want to be moved to?"
"If I had a choice, of course I would want to be moved to a place where there is more money and less trouble." Qingdeng still used a half-joking tone, "But where will I be moved to the right... it's not at all
It is beyond the control of my will."
Speaking of this, Qingdeng let out a silent sigh with a look of mixed emotions.
"I can only resign myself to fate."
How many achievements did Qingdeng perform that night 10 days ago?
1. Rescued the kidnapped eldest lady of "the most famous sect in the martial arts world": Sanako Chiba.
2. Discovered the conspiracy of the anti-barbarian group to destroy the settlement and promptly reported it to the government, ordered the execution office to punish the thieves, and the town fire officials rushed to the residence to make up for the situation, arrested most of the thugs of the anti-barbarian group, and avoided
The fire in the residence spread and got out of control.
3. Single-handedly fought against more than 60 thugs from the anti-barbarian group, saving the lives of a large number of Westerners in the settlement.
4. Caught up with Kamino Tatsugoro, the leader of the anti-barbarian group, and successfully killed him alone.
Of the above four achievements, except for the achievement of rescuing Sanako, which is slightly less valuable, any one of the other three is a great achievement that is enough for Qingto to receive a generous reward.
Especially the 2nd achievement.
He discovered the conspiracy of the anti-barbarian group in time and reported it to the government... This saved countless lives.
That night 10 days ago was not a very windy night, but there was quite a bit of night wind.
In Edo, where almost all buildings were made of wood and houses were extremely densely packed, any wind could cause a fire to get out of control.
Thanks to Qingnobo's timely intelligence report, the fire had not spread too much when the town fire officials arrived at the residence.
Thanks to the joint efforts of the town fire department and the people living near the residence, the fire was finally controlled within a very small area of the residence and several adjacent neighborhoods.
If the town fire officials arrived later and the fire spread in the residence...the consequences would be disastrous.
In just one night, it was almost certain that Qingdeng, who had achieved these four great achievements in one go, would receive money or treasures, improve his family fortune, and move to a higher official position.
Maybe, even the family status can be improved, from the current "royal family member" to the "flag base".
Although both Hatamoto and the imperial family were samurai directly under the shogun, the status gap between them was vastly different.
In the Edo period, when "unless you are favored by a superior, the official position you can hold basically depends on your family background." If your family status can be upgraded to a banner, you will really become a "superior person".
However, for Qingdeng, he is still more concerned about where he will be moved to the right in the future than things like improving his family salary and upgrading his family status.
It is absolutely impossible to say that you don't care about which new government office you will be transferred to in the future.
But no matter how much Qingdeng cared about him, it was useless to care about his future official career.
As he said just now, this kind of thing is completely beyond his control with his personal will.
All he can do now is to quietly recover from his injuries and slowly wait for the people above to announce his reward and official career arrangements.
Qingdeng has accomplished such a great achievement, and the people above him will definitely review it carefully over and over again as to what kind of reward should be given to Qingdeng.
The Edo shogunate, which was extremely overstaffed, had never been able to praise its efficiency.
Therefore, without 1 or 2 months of hard work, Qingdeng would definitely not be able to wait for his reward and promotion.
"There hasn't been anything worth mentioning at the execution office recently. On the contrary, the shogunate...it hasn't been very peaceful these days."
Perhaps because he felt that the topic of "Aoto's rightward migration direction" was no longer worth talking about, Arima brought the topic back to the topic of "What's the latest news from the execution office" that Aoto had just taken the initiative to talk about.
Arima's sudden statement caught Qingto's attention, and he turned to look at Arima.
Aoto tentatively looked at Arima to confirm. This action of course meant "Has something big happened to the shogunate recently?"
Arima, who felt Aoto's gaze, pondered, thought up his words, and then said slowly:
"The people of the 'Ichibashi Sect' have recently further increased the pressure on Dashu Gong, asking Dashu Gong to liquidate Elder Jingyi as soon as possible and asking His Highness Tianzhangyuan to hide behind the scenes."
Qingden raised his brows slightly, raised his hand and scratched the hair on the back of his head: "The people of the 'Ichitsubashi Sect' are really persistent..."
Regarding what Arima just said, Qingto... no, it should be said that all the people in the government have heard about it.
Dashugong: a respectful title for the shogun.
Since the "brain-dead general" Tokugawa Issada, who has pathological brain problems, no heirs and no fertility, came to power two years ago, the Edo shogunate has been divided into two political factions:
The "Nanki School" who supported Tokugawa Iemoge as his successor as shogun.
The "Hitsobashi faction" supports Yoshiki Hitotsubashi to become the shogun's successor.
Since their birth, these two factions have been in constant overt and covert conflict due to their different political philosophies.
The leader of the "Nanki Faction": Naomi Ii relied on his iron fist to finally lead the "Nanki Faction" to defeat the "Ichitsubashi Faction" and successfully promoted Tokugawa Iemo to succeed him as the new shogun of the shogunate.
After the "Nanki faction" headed by Ii Naomi gained power, under the leadership of Ii Naomi, the shogunate launched a brutal suppression of the "Hitobashi faction".
A large number of officials and related personnel of the "Ichibashi Sect" were imprisoned and killed, with as many as hundreds of people killed.
Although Ii Naomi's repressive methods were quite cruel... the "Ichitsubashi Sect" was only severely damaged and was not completely eliminated.
The remaining members of the Hitotsubashi Sect hibernated and waited for the situation to change.
And they had really waited for the drastic change in the current situation - Naoki Ii was stabbed to death outside the Sakurada Gate three months ago.
The leader of the "Nanki Faction" died suddenly, and the "Nanki Faction" without Ii Naomi was leaderless... The "Ichitsubashi Faction" immediately launched a fierce counterattack!
The political power of the "One Bridge Sect" has risen and developed rapidly.
Things have turned... After the "Ichitsubashi faction" re-emerged and grew rapidly, they began to put pressure on Shogun Tokugawa Iemo, asking Tokugawa Iemo to liquidate Ii Naoki, who had persecuted countless "people with lofty ideals".
At the same time, the people of the "Ichitsubashi Sect" also asked Tianzhangyuan to hide behind the scenes and stop showing their faces frequently in front of the stage on the grounds that "how can women participate in political affairs" and "the Imperial Office should be dedicated to managing the Imperial Palace".
What is the plan of the "Ichitsubashi Sect"... is clearly revealed.
They just want to reduce the power of Tokugawa Iemo and weaken the strength of the "Nanki Sect".
Qingdeng had heard about all the above things more than a month ago.
More than a month has passed, and the "Ichitsubashi faction" has actually increased the pressure on Tokugawa Iemo... It seems that they will not give up until they succeed in retaliating against Ii Naomi and force Tenjoin to retreat behind the scenes.
"It is said that in the face of the pressure from the 'Ichitsubashi Sect', it is becoming more and more difficult for Mr. Dashu to deal with it." Inotani smiled bitterly and continued, "Judging from the current situation, Mr. Dashu may really be affected by it.
Unable to withstand the pressure, he punished the Jing Yi clan and allowed the Tianzhang Academy to hide behind the scenes..."
Tokugawa Iemo was unable to withstand the pressure of the "Hitobashi faction" - this was something that everyone in the government knew about.
It has only been 2 years since Tokugawa Iemoge ascended to the position of shogun. He is still only a 14-year-old boy.
Tokugawa Iemo was originally the lord of Kishu Domain. He was found because the former shogun Tokugawa Iesada had no heirs and was unable to bear children.
To put it simply - Tokugawa Iemo was parachuted to the Edo shogunate, and was not a "prince" who was trained as the next shogun since he was a child.
A general who was parachuted in and took over the throne for a short time... Tokugawa Iemoji basically had no foundation in the shogunate.
All he could rely on were the Tianzhang Academy, which strongly supported him as a think tank, and the officials of the "Nanki Faction" led by Naomi Ii.
Now, the "Nanki Sect" is leaderless due to the death of Ii Naomi, and its strength has been greatly weakened.
As a woman, Tenzouin could provide very limited support to Tokugawa Iemo.
Therefore, it is only reasonable that the weak Tokugawa Iemo was forced into a state of embarrassment by the pressure from the "Hitobashi faction".
"If you think about it carefully, Mr. Dashu has been really working hard recently." Inotani continued, "While he is busy dealing with the pressure from the 'Hitobashi faction', he also has to devote his attention to dealing with the accountability of overseas powers.
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Most of the buildings in the settlement were destroyed by the attack by the anti-barbarian group. Although many people were able to save their lives due to Qingdeng's timely rescue, some people who were not so lucky were left forever in the fire and smoke.
I closed my eyes... After encountering something like this, the Western people in the settlement would not simply give up.
They united and asked the Edo shogunate to give them an explanation.
When an incident of such a heinous nature occurred, the countries behind these Westerners could not just ignore it. Therefore, the overseas powers also personally took action and asked the Edo shogunate to give them a reasonable explanation.
If we want to quell the resentment and anger of the Westerners in the settlement and the country they represent, it is essential to completely destroy the anti-barbarian group that was the main culprit of this attack, and to arrest and severely punish all relevant persons.
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Therefore, during the period when Aoden was quietly recuperating in Jinyido, the Edo Administrative Office was in a state of complete chaos, as was the government office where thieves were punished and officials were changed.
In order to complete the deadly mission of "destroy the anti-barbarian group as soon as possible at all costs" issued by the superiors as soon as possible, the Edo Executive Office, Huofu Thief Kai and other government agencies were operating at full capacity every day, with official servants running back and forth, burning ointments and keeping the sundial.
Inoya Shicai's speech reminded Qingden of the recent busyness of the practice, so he asked:
"Sir Arima, how is the annihilation operation against the barbarian group going?"
"Pretty smooth." Arima smiled slightly and replied without thinking, "Thanks to you for killing Kamino Tatsugoro, without the leadership of Kamino Tatsugoro, the anti-barbarian group turned into a ragtag group."
"Kamino Tatsugoro's prestige within the Yi group is far higher than we expected."
"After learning that Kamino Tatsugoro was dead and seeing the body of Kamino Tatsugoro that we displayed, the morale of many members of the anti-insurgency team who were captured by us immediately collapsed."
"These people who have lost their fighting spirit have provided us with a lot of intelligence. Thanks to the intelligence provided by these people, we have now cleared a large number of strongholds of the anti-barbarian group and arrested a large number of remnants of the anti-barbarian group."
"According to the current rhythm and speed... it can take as little as half a month or as much as a month to completely wipe out the anti-barbarian group."
After listening to Kamino's words quietly, Qingto let out a sigh of relief.
"That's it..."
The muscles on Qingdeng's face slowly relaxed...the relaxed expression gradually turned into a plain smile.
The sworn enemy who had been against him for a long time: the Anti-Barbarian Group was finally going to perish - this was the best news Qingden had heard in recent days.
"Speaking of which, I just realized it now." Qingden smiled and glanced at the faces of Arima, Inodani, and Ushiyama, "Arima-sama, are you very free today? Why do you have time to come together?
Look at me?"
"Take your time!" Inoya slapped his thigh angrily, "Do you think it is possible for us to take our time when the shogunate strictly demands that the anti-barbarian group be annihilated as quickly as possible?"
"We are all busy, so we managed to squeeze out some time to come and visit you. We can't stay here for long. After a while, we will go back to Beifansuo to continue our work."
Inotani seemed to want to continue complaining about how busy they were these days, but his words were interrupted by two sudden footsteps and knocks coming from outside the door.
"Tachibana-kun, can we come in?"
It's Kondo's voice.
Qingdeng raised his brows and said quickly: "Okay. Please come in."
Another group of people came to see Qingdeng.
The people coming this time are the Kondo family.
Kondo, Shusuke, and Abi carried some condolences and filed in through the opened door. After seeing that there were so many people in Qingto's ward, Kondo and others showed surprised expressions.
After Aoto moved into the Imperial Guard Hall, Arima and others had gone to the Imperial Guard Hall to check in. Therefore, Arima and others had a relationship with the Kondo family.
Seeing that the Kondo family was here, Arima and the others immediately took the lead in sending polite greetings. The Kondo family quickly responded in a correct manner.
Looking at the ward that had become extremely lively without realizing it, Qingdeng couldn't help but laugh: "There are so many guests today..."
Aonto's subconscious emotion... seemed to remind Arima of something.
After being stunned for a moment, Arima raised his eyes and smiled at Qingden:
"Well, there are indeed quite a few people coming to see you today."
"Mr. Ju, in fact, the reason why we came here today is not only to visit you, but also to have a small mission."
"Small task?" Qingden looked at Arima with doubts.
"There are three people who also want to come and visit you." Arima said calmly with a smile in his tone, "But the status of the three of them is quite special. Before the security of Edo has been completely stabilized,
It is not convenient for them to move freely on the streets of Edo."
"So they asked us, hoping that we, the official servants, would help take the lead and bring them to see you."
Arima turned his head and looked at the sky outside the window next to him.
"Counting the time, they should be here soon."
Pat, pat, pat, pat...
There were several more footsteps approaching Qingdeng's ward from the corridor.
However, there is one obvious difference between the footsteps that came this time and the footsteps of Arima and others before.
Among the footsteps that came this time, there was one that was particularly light.
Like the footsteps of a child.
--Could it be that……?
Qingdeng's eyes widened slightly... He vaguely guessed who was coming this time.
The scene that caught Qingdeng's eyes immediately confirmed Qingdeng's suspicion.
Knock, knock, knock—a loud male voice came into the room along with the knock on the door: "Lord Inoya, it's me. I brought everyone here."
"Yeah." Inoya turned to look at the closed door, "Bring them in."
The door opened the moment Inotani finished speaking.
The person who opened the door was a strong man with a strong build. Qingteng recognized him. He was Okabiki under Inoya's command.
Okabiki from Inodani did not enter the room. After opening the door, he stood half a step sideways, revealing the three people standing behind him.
The size difference between these three people is quite large, which makes them look weird and funny when they stand together.
One is an extremely fat, round man with a huge belly that pushes the clothes on his upper body forward.
One is a short, slender girl.
One is a woman whose height and figure can only be described as ordinary.
They all wore kimonos that can be seen everywhere in the market, and wore low-brimmed hats that could cover their entire faces.
There was no need to look at their faces... Qingdeng could recognize who the three of them were just by looking at their bodies.
Qingdeng's eyes opened wider due to surprise. Before he could say hello, the little girl took the lead in pushing away the bamboo hat on her head, revealing her beautiful long pale golden hair and jewel-like sky blue eyes.
While shouting Qingdeng's name, he ran to Qingdeng's side with small steps in excitement:
"Mr. Orange!"
It's Elodie.
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"Mr. Orange...our family was saved by you again..."
Anthony, who was sitting respectfully beside Qingdeng's bed in a kneeling posture that he was not used to, let out a deep breath with an ups and downs in his heart.
Escaped from death again, saved by Qingdeng again...Anthony's gratitude to Qingdeng is beyond words.
"Really... thank you very much..."
Anthony put his hands on the ground in an "eight" shape, bowed down respectfully, and saluted Qingdeng.
"Mr. Orange, thank you..." Elodie's thank you followed Anthony.
Elodie and Leroy, who were sitting on the left and right sides of Anthony, also bent down and bowed to Qingdeng, thanking Qingdeng in a respectful tone full of gratitude.
Just now, after meeting Qingdeng again in the ward, Anthony first inquired about Qingdeng's physical condition, and then said with a look of shame, "It took so long to come to visit the savior who has saved their family twice. It's really...
It’s too inappropriate” and apologized to Qingdeng.
According to Anthony, after learning that Qingdeng was hospitalized in Renyitang, he wanted to visit Qingdeng as soon as possible.
But no matter what, the residence that was attacked was severely damaged. Although his family was lucky enough to avoid the fire, there were still quite a lot of chores that he needed to deal with one by one.
Their status as foreigners also makes it difficult for them to move around in places other than their residences. If they want to go to Renyitang safely, it is best to invite officials from the government to help pull the strings.
So after going back and forth, Elodie and her family waited until today before they finally had time and the opportunity to visit Qingdeng.
Facing Anthony's apology, Qingdeng just smiled lightly and said calmly: It doesn't matter, I understand. There is no need to apologize to me for these trivial things.
Qingdeng didn't care about such insignificant things as the morning, evening, and length of the visit.
After Anthony apologized to Qingdeng, he then entered a long "thank you stage."
Qingdeng is not very good at dealing with people thanking him.
Whenever someone expresses sincerity and sincerely thanks him, Qingdeng always feels like he doesn't know how to respond, what to say or what to do.
When faced with this situation, Qingdeng's most common approach is to smile and say, "No need to be polite," "I just did what I should do," "Such a trivial matter,
There is no need to thank me.”…
At this moment, Qingdeng brought out his "three axes" to respond to the Elodie family's thanks.
The Elodie family who kept saying thank you to Qingdeng, and Qingdeng who kept saying "no need to be polite"...the two sides started a fierce "tug of war" back and forth.
Finally - this "tug of war" stopped at just the right time.
Finally, they thanked the benefactor who saved them again... Anthony let out a sigh of contentment and showed a comfortable expression.
Qingteng also showed a relieved expression because he no longer had to deal with "other people's thanks" that he was not good at dealing with.
Qingden wanted to ask Elodie about the recent situation of his family, so he cleared his throat:
"Mr. Angoulême, you... eh? Miss Angoulême, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so weird?"
At this time, Qingden suddenly discovered that Elodie looked a little strange at this time.
From just now, Elodie lowered her head slightly and stared at the tatami in front of her round knees without blinking.
His lips were pursed tightly, and his two small hands naturally resting on his legs were twisted together.
He looked like he was thinking about something and wanted to say something.
Suddenly being called upon by Qingdeng, Elodie's body shook slightly.
"I, I'm fine."
Elodie gave Qingden a slightly unnatural smile.
"It's just... I'm just a little distracted and in a daze."
Qingdeng felt a little sudden in his heart... He always felt that Elodie seemed to be hiding something.
But on this occasion, it was not convenient for Qingdeng to question Elodie too much. He could only look at Elodie in confusion for a few times and then look away.
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Anthony is indeed a businessman, and his social skills are outstanding.
When chatting with Qingdeng about the current situation of their family, Anthony relied on his excellent speaking skills to mobilize the rest of the people in the ward to join in the chat.
Even though he is not very familiar with Kondo, Okita, Arima and others, Anthony can still chat with them without any care.
Thanks to Anthony's social skills, the ward, which is currently crowded with patients from all walks of life, has been surrounded by lively chatter.
While chatting with everyone, Qingden once again discovered that Elodie showed that weird look again.
After following Anthony and thanking Qingden for saving them again, Elodie became surprisingly quiet.
He didn't make much noise, just sitting quietly.
From time to time, he would lower his head, showing an expression that seemed like he was thinking about something or had something to say.
What happened to Mademoiselle Angoulême—Qingden once again had this question in his mind.
Qingdeng originally wanted to ask Elodie again why she looked so troubled. However, the arrival of an uninvited guest prevented Qingdeng from implementing this idea.
Qingdeng's attending doctor: Bei Ren suddenly opened the door of the ward and appeared in front of everyone.
The reason why Bei Ren came suddenly was for no other reason than to remind everyone: Qingdeng still needs to rest and it is not advisable to visit him for too long.
After leaving this reminder, Beifang Ren walked away.
Even a fool can see that this is Bei Ren's tactful reminder to them: Your visits have taken too long and have affected the patient's physical recovery.
As a result, everyone who was too embarrassed to stay any longer stood up and left.
"Mr. Orange." Anthony bowed slightly to Qingdeng, "Then we will leave first. We won't disturb your rest. We will continue to visit you when we have the opportunity."
"Yes." Qingdeng smiled politely and said, "We are always waiting for you."
Everyone who said goodbye to Qingdeng one by one began to file out of the room.
But at this moment...a high-pitched shout with a hint of anxiety locked everyone's footsteps and attention.
"Grandpa...Grandpa! Can you wait for a while before leaving? I have something to say to Mr. Tachibana!"
Everyone in the ward, including Qingdeng, turned their eyes and looked in surprise at the owner who just shouted out - still kneeling on the spot, with the two small hands on his legs squeezing tightly.
Elodie.
"Elodie?" Anthony was stunned, "What do you want to say to Mr. Orange?"
Elodie ignored her grandfather's question.
She took several deep breaths as if she wanted to accumulate strength in her petite body.
He straightened his slender hands and feet, then flashed his big eyes, looking up at Qingdeng like an eager puppy——
"Mr. Orange, please accept me as your disciple! I want to learn your swordsmanship!"
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The "Second Character Popularity Voting" has started in the penguin group of this book~ This time a new character has been added: Brave Cow and Carrot.
As I expected, Miss Sanako currently dominates the vote with an overwhelming advantage... The popularity of the Miss is indeed unshakable. I feel that Miss Tianzhangyin is a bit at a disadvantage, as she still has a big role in the drama.
Without appearing on the stage, in terms of popularity, it is impossible to compete head-on with Sanako, Kinoshita Mai and the others...
However, Qingdeng will soon be transferred to a higher position, and smart readers can also see that most of this chapter is preparing for the subsequent plot of Tianzhangyuan's eldest sister.
The "Ichitsubashi Sect" reared its head, Tokugawa Iemo was unable to support himself, and Tenzōin was forced to hide behind the scenes...
Tianzhangyuan’s eldest sister will have more scenes soon~~
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