Chapter 190 Accepting a Disciple! Qingdeng’s first female disciple and eldest lady
Arrive【7200】
Yesterday, the author, due to some force majeure in real life, the writing time was shortened and he was unable to write 10,000 words (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)
Tomorrow, the author will try his best to make up for the 10,000-word chapter owed today. (Leopard Death.jpg)
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The ward was instantly surrounded by silence.
Whether it's Arima and the others, Okita and the others... in short, everyone in the ward is now focusing their attention on Elodie, who suddenly made a shocking statement.
The expressions of everyone and the emotions shown on their faces combined to create a tense atmosphere.
Under the pressure of this atmosphere, Elodie felt a different kind of pressure. She shrank her shoulders and neck, and her already petite body became a little smaller due to her young age, and a smile appeared on her delicate cheeks.
A bit timid, the hands on his legs clenched unconsciously.
It was obvious that she was timid, and the sight of everyone gathered together and the surrounding atmosphere made her feel quite uncomfortable, but her eyes and the emotions contained in her eyes never wavered in the slightest.
Her pair of sky-blue eyes, which are so clear that people can't help but think of the clear summer sky, clearly reflect Qingdeng's figure.
The will conveyed in his eyes was quite clear, and Qingden felt a strange strength.
It was not a sudden thought, the words I just said were all spoken after careful consideration - Elodie's unperplexed eyes conveyed this message.
"Elodie, what are you talking about for no reason? (French)"
The first person to break the silence was Anthony.
Because of his impatience, Anthony subconsciously used French.
"Grandpa, I'm serious."
Elodie tilted her head and looked at Anthony without flinching.
"I want to become my teacher, Mr. Tachibana, and learn Mr. Tachibana's swordsmanship!"
"Learn Tachibana-kun's swordsmanship..." Kondo interjected with a strange look on his face, "Do you... want to practice Natural Rishin-ryu?"
"Yeah!" Elodie nodded vigorously without thinking.
Kondo, Okita, Zhousuke and Abi all looked at each other with strange expressions.
There is a little Western girl from France who wants to learn their natural flow and wants to be Qingden's teacher by name... This is really too sudden and unexpected...
After receiving Elodie's affirmative reply of "I just want to take Qingden as my teacher," Anthony's expression instantly became extremely messy.
The same goes for Qingdeng.
Qingdeng raised his eyes and looked towards Anthony.
After seeing that Anthony was also at a loss, Qingden knew that Elodie's decision to become his disciple had probably never been mentioned to Anthony.
Both he and Anthony were drawn into an unprepared "battle" because of Elodie's words.
Fortunately, Qingdeng is now considered a man who has seen a lot of storms. In just a moment, he managed to calm down his expression and emotions.
"…Mademoiselle Angoulême."
Qingdeng's voice made Elodie's eyes return to Qingdeng.
Qingden did not directly ask Elodie "What are you doing" like Anthony did.
Instead, he said calmly:
"Why do you suddenly want to become my disciple and learn my swordsmanship?"
Elodie seemed to have expected that she would be asked this kind of question, so her expression was quite calm.
She took a deep breath, sat upright, creating a reserved atmosphere, and there was a trace of nervousness between her eyebrows.
However, even though she had already put on a posture of "I want to answer seriously," Elodie still didn't open her mouth.
If you look carefully, you can see that Elodie keeps flashing her big eyes, peeking at Kondo, Arima and the others next to her with a slightly embarrassed look.
Okita keenly noticed Elodie's group of eyes that were frequently directed towards them... After pondering for a moment, Okita raised his head and smiled brightly at everyone around him.
"Let's go out for now."
Kondo, Arima and the others nodded belatedly at Okita's suggestion.
But just when everyone except Anthony and Leroy were about to turn around and leave the ward, Elodie stopped them.
"You, it doesn't matter if you don't have to go out!"
Elodie closed her eyes and took another deep breath.
When she opened her eyes again, there was no trace of shame in her eyes, "I felt ashamed to tell the reason why I wanted to become Qingdeng's disciple in front of so many outsiders."
"I want to protect Grandpa and Miss Leroy."
Elodie's first words changed the atmosphere in the ward and the expressions of everyone including Qingden.
"Although the anti-barbarian group is on the verge of destruction, no one can guarantee whether a second anti-barbarian group will appear in this country in the future."
"Although firearms are more powerful than traditional martial arts, our family is just an ordinary businessman's home, and we don't have the conditions for me to learn how to use firearms."
"So I want to learn powerful martial arts."
"Learn powerful martial arts so that those 'radical anti-foreigner' thugs can no longer harm my family."
"If I could be as powerful as you, Mr. Tachibana, my grandfather and I wouldn't have been forced to nearly die in the fire that night 10 days ago."
"Although I have practiced swordsmanship and I personally like swordsmanship very much, there are simply no good and suitable teachers of swordsmanship in this country."
"Without the guidance of a famous teacher, no matter how hard I practice alone, my progress will be extremely limited."
"So I made up my mind to give up sword stabbing for the time being and practice other martial arts instead!"
"My status as a Westerner prevents me from moving freely outside the place of residence. If I want to practice other martial arts, I can only ask a tutor to come to my home and give me guidance."
"And Mr. Tachibana, you are my most suitable... no, the most perfect candidate!"
"Mr. Tachibana, your character and strength are quite reliable, and you are also very good at teaching others."
"Some time ago, when I was playing with Mr. Tachibana, your simple words from Mr. Tachibana significantly improved my movements."
"If I were to ask who is the most suitable martial arts teacher for me... I think it must be you, Mr. Tachibana!"
A delicate voice and a resolute tone.
The decisive eyes seemed to penetrate all the hesitation and confusion.
Seeing the serious-looking Elodie with firm determination in her eyes, the expressions of everyone in the room changed drastically due to her courage.
At such a young age, he could say such words as "I want to learn martial arts and protect my family" that moved everyone who listened... Arima, Inoya, and others who were already married and had children all had expressions of emotion on their faces.
Inoya grinned and muttered in a voice that only he could hear clearly: "Why isn't my child so obedient and sensible..."
If you want to say who has the most exciting expression changes...then it must be Anthony and Leroy.
"Miss...(French)" Leroy blinked hard and quickly, the corners of his eyes were slightly moist.
Anthony was surprised at first and then overjoyed.
Elodie's words of "protecting the family" just now had a very "destructive power" on Anthony.
Anthony's slightly trembling lips were pressed tightly together, and although his eyes were not as moist as Leroy's, their eye sockets were slightly red.
At this time, Elodie's voice sounded again.
"In addition to Mr. Tachibana's swordsmanship... I also want to learn from Mr. Tachibana's personality!"
"This is the main reason why I want to apprentice with Mr. Tachibana and let Mr. Tachibana be my martial arts tutor!"
"Who am I?" Questions were written all over Qingdeng's face.
"I want to... become as strong and brave as you, Mr. Tachibana."
Elodie's slightly raised corners of her mouth revealed a shy smile.
An expression full of longing and longing gradually appeared on his face.
"On that night 10 days ago, after seeing the entire mansion suddenly burst into flames and dozens of vicious thugs from the anti-barbarian group blocking the outside of the mansion... Although it's a bit embarrassing to say this, I was really like that at that time.
I was so scared that I couldn’t even move..."
"It is still hard for me to imagine that someone could single-handedly fight more than sixty warriors without fear."
Elodie raised her gaze and accurately conveyed her admiration to Qingden through her eyes.
"I want to be a strong and brave person like you, Mr. Tachibana!"
"That's why I want to study closely with you, Tachibana-san!"
"Learn from you as a person and how you became so strong and brave!"
Elodie placed her squeezing hands on her legs to increase strength.
Although the expression was relatively restrained, Elodie's emotions were truthfully and thoroughly conveyed to Qingdeng.
There is no pretense at all, both his words and expressions are filled with sincere emotions unique to children of this age.
This kind of true and unpretentious emotion made Qingdeng feel speechless.
Feeling Elodie's sincerity and sincerity, Qingden tightened his lips and his eyelids sunk slightly because he was concentrating on thinking.
——What a mature and sensible boy...
Qingdeng let out a long sigh of admiration in his heart.
Elodie's maturity and understanding made Qingdeng once again wonder, "Is this little girl really only 12 years old?"
After Elodie expressed all her enthusiasm, the sound of everyone's breathing began to dominate the room.
There was no sound of wind blowing outside.
There is no noise from the corridor outside the room.
At this time, Qingden became the center of attention in this spacious ward.
Qingdeng's mind has completely recovered from the initial shock of "suddenly being apprenticed to Elodie".
My heart is very peaceful, like the surface of a mirror-like lake without wind.
Under the gaze of everyone, Qingdeng calmly realized that it was time for him to give a serious response to this little girl who bravely expressed her wish and took action.
Qingdeng never thought about or planned to accept any apprentices.
Suddenly, a question popped up in Qingdeng's mind: Is there any way I can teach people?
Although he now often gives guidance and teaches some of the new juniors in the trial guard hall, Qingdeng does not think that he, who is still very young, has the skills to officially accept him as a disciple, teach others and solve their doubts.
ability.
Following "Can I teach people how to teach them?", another new question immediately appeared in front of Qingdeng: What good will it do to me to accept Elodie as my disciple?
Qingdeng has always considered himself a rational person. Before doing anything, he likes to calculate the gains and losses in detail.
If there are many benefits, do it seriously; if there is no benefit, don't do it if you can.
So at this moment, Qingden subconsciously began to calculate the gains and losses of accepting Elodie as his disciple.
One of the criteria for judging whether you have thoroughly mastered a certain knowledge is whether you can teach this knowledge to others.
When teaching people knowledge, you can enhance your own understanding of this knowledge, and maybe even elicit new insights about this knowledge.
Teaching others knowledge and solving their doubts... This in itself is an act that can make progress together with others.
Therefore, for Qingteng, the biggest benefit of taking Elodie as his disciple is that in the process of teaching Elodie the natural spirit flow, he can also progress along with it, so that his swordsmanship level can be improved in disguised form.
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But compared to the "gain", the "loss" of accepting Elodie as a disciple is also quite obvious.
The biggest “loss” is the cost of time.
Ayoto is not an unemployed vagrant, nor is he a swordsman who specializes in teaching swordsmanship. He has a formal job as a servant at the Beifan Institute.
Although the leisure time that can be freely controlled is not small, it is not too much.
Although being a teacher to Elodie will be beneficial to your swordsmanship practice... but spending a lot of time teaching Elodie directly practicing swordsmanship in the trial gym seems to be more beneficial to your swordsmanship progress.
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Can these "gains" I have gained make up for these "losses"?
Reason stirs in my mind...
Perhaps it was because Qingdeng's long silence made Elodie feel nervous... Qingden heard Elodie's breathing become heavier.
Turning his head to look, Qingden saw that Elodie's body was now tense.
The neck, shoulders, arms, waist...every part from head to toe is in a "tight" state.
With his eyes wide open, he was still looking directly at Qingdeng.
Although she tried hard to control her emotions, Qingden's silence still allowed uneasiness and tension to creep into Elodie's eyes uncontrollably.
The slightly swaying eyes conveyed the message "I don't want to be rejected by Qingdeng".
Qingden looked at Elodie quietly... It was at this moment that a weird scene happened.
Another emotion besides "rationality" appeared in Qingdeng's mind.
After this new emotion appeared, the emotion called "reason" immediately hid like snow after seeing the sun or ice when it touched the flames.
No.
It's not like he's hiding.
It was defeated.
"Reason" was overtaken by the new emotion...by the emotion called "sensibility" and was defeated.
It seems that a similar phenomenon has occurred before.
Qingto quickly recalled that he had encountered this kind of situation just a few months ago when Mai Kinoshita revealed the true identity of the "Cat Monk" to him and asked Qingto to assist her in her "Phantom Thief Operation".
A situation where "emotion overwhelms rationality".
At that time, he chose to help Kinoshita Mai out of a purely emotional stance, and has been silently supporting Kinoshita Mai's "Phantom Thief Business" as a "Fox Monk" until now.
Is it out of friendship with Elodie?
Was it because Elodie was moved by her determination to learn martial arts and protect her family?
Or was it because of the admiration and admiration conveyed by Elodie that Qingdeng was embarrassed to respond with negative feelings?
Qingdeng couldn't figure out what he was thinking now.
At this moment, he only knew: he could not underestimate the enthusiasm of the little girl in front of him.
He only knows that there are some things for which there is no need to worry about rationality or gains and losses.
At this moment, Qingdeng had made up his mind.
Although he couldn't say exactly why, when he came back to his senses, Qingdeng only had one answer left in his mind.
If someone asks Qingdeng later: Why did you make this choice... then Qingdeng should only answer: There is no reason, I just wanted to do it at that moment.
"...Monsieur Angoulême."
Qingdeng raised his gaze and looked at Anthony seriously.
"how do you say?"
Qingdeng's "What do you say?" of course means "Would you like me to be Elodie's swordsmanship tutor?"
Anthony lowered his eyelids and looked at Elodie beside him.
"...If Mr. Tachibana is willing to teach Elodie...then I have no objection."
Anthony, who was moved by Elodie's heartfelt words just now, no longer showed his tough side, and nodded solemnly towards Qingden.
Qingdeng smiled slightly, then turned his attention to Zhou Zhu.
"...Master. Although I am not exempt from all duties now...but can you make an exception and allow me to accept a disciple?"
Only the winners of the Immortal Order can open a gym and accept disciples - this is the rule of the swordsmanship world in this era.
According to this rule, Ayoto, who has not yet obtained the nenri-shin-ryu shogunate, is not qualified to accept a disciple.
"Uh... well..." Zhou Assistant raised his hand and rubbed his bare chin habitually. A look of hesitation tugged back and forth between his brows.
Kondo and Okita, who were standing on the left and right sides of Shusuke respectively, both turned their faces and looked at Shusuke.
"Father."
Kondo called Shusuke softly, and then said nothing more, only looking at Shusuke with a smile on his face.
What Kondo wanted to say was reflected in his eyes and his smile.
"master."
At this time, Okita also looked at Shusuke with a smile on his lips. He also put what he wanted to say into his eyes and smiling face.
Maybe he was impressed by Kondo and Okita's gaze and smile, or maybe he figured it out on his own. In short, after hesitating for less than half a minute, Shusuke sighed helplessly.
"Although it's against the rules... but it doesn't hurt if you do it once or twice."
Zhou Zhu expressed his attitude tactfully.
"Master, thank you."
Qingdeng lowered his head and thanked his master gratefully.
"Mr. Orange..."
Qingden turned his cheeks and looked seriously and seriously at Elodie who suddenly whispered his name.
Anticipation and excitement...as well as the innocent and romantic emotions unique to young girls appeared on her expression. Elodie's face was full of excitement, and her two little hands on her legs were twisting back and forth.
When she heard the questions Qingdeng asked Anthony and Zhouzhu, Elodie had already realized what Qingdeng's answer would be to her.
Although she was aware of it... Elodie really couldn't feel completely at ease until she heard Qingden's exact answer with her own ears.
"I definitely can't go to your house every day to teach you."
"I can only come here once every seven days at most. What do you think personally?"
Elodie's already big eyes opened even wider now.
He blinked hard a few times... his eyes swayed slightly due to his surging heart.
She suppressed her emotions and looked at Qingdeng with a tense expression, but it didn't take long before she was defeated by the emotions that surged into her heart, and her expression turned into a bright smile of joy and excitement.
"sure!"
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June 1, the first year of Wanyan year (1860).
On this day, Ju Qingden had his first disciple.
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If Qing Teng could describe what it was like to be hospitalized at Renyitang...it would be as boring as it gets.
Under Dr. Bei Ren's semi-forced request, Qingdeng could only lie in bed and rest every day, and could not get out of bed frequently to move around. Doing so would be detrimental to his muscle recovery.
During the waking hours outside of sleeping, Aomori could only pass the time by counting the patterns on the ceiling of the ward and reading some novels brought by Okita and others.
Since the Tokugawa family founded the Edo shogunate in 1603, Japan has spent nearly 300 years of generally peaceful times.
The social environment in which the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and there is no need for warriors to fight wars, has led to the rapid rise of the citizen class.
With the rise of the citizen class, many popular arts such as Kabuki, Joruri Puppetry, and Rakugo, as well as citizen literature represented by novels, developed vigorously.
Today, there are a wide variety of novels on the market.
There are humorous novels like "Saluoben" that specifically describe the life in brothels.
There are documentary novels such as "Reading Books" that mainly describe some historical stories and myths and legends.
There are historical romance novels such as "Records".
Of course, in the Edo period, when the peach industry was quite developed, there was certainly no shortage of erotic novels like "Yellow Watch", which were often accompanied by astringent illustrations.
Thanks to the novels that Okita and the others brought to relieve boredom, Aoden didn't get too bored in Jinyido.
The novels given by others were all normal, but Harada gave Aoden something very extraordinary...
When Qingteng first moved into Renyitang, an incident like this happened——
Harada, who came to visit Aotobo with Nagakura, Saito, and Toudo, took advantage of the fact that no one else was paying attention, and while showing a meaningful smile, he secretly stuffed 10 yellow forms for Aotobo in one breath.
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At the same time, he also whispered to Qingdeng:
"Mr. Orange, these are all for you. I have personally tasted them and they are all good. Although I can't read the Chinese characters very well, the illustrations in them are very good. These books are not as good as Lao Shizi's Saluo edition. They are more interesting to read.
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At that time, looking at the thick stack of yellow form papers, Qingdeng didn't know what kind of expression he should show...
Qingto's rationality told him: These books should be returned to Harada immediately. If anyone finds me reading such books, my reputation will be in jeopardy.
But some inexplicable and strange emotion made it difficult for Qingdeng to let go of these yellow forms.
After a fierce ideological struggle, Qingdeng finally decided: This kind of book is indeed too dangerous...
Then he silently put away these yellow papers, preventing anyone, including Kyubei, from discovering these books.
I'm not interested in the content inside, I just want to see what are the good qualities of these works that Harada praised as "good things"... When putting these yellow forms away, Aonto reminded me like this
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Amidst the calm and comfort, time gradually came to June 5th.
In the morning of this day, Beifen Ren said to Qingdeng after checking Qingdeng's body:
"Well... Mr. Tachibana, the recovery condition and speed of your wound are better than I expected."
"You can now get out of bed and take a walk occasionally, but the scope of the walk is limited to my Renyi Tang."
Finally, there is no need to lie in bed all the time... Although I can only take a walk in Renyidang, being able to get out of bed and move around is definitely better than continuing to lie in bed and get moldy.
Qingdeng, who finally got the doctor's "permission to move around," couldn't wait to leave the ward alone after having breakfast this morning, and started wandering around the Renyi Hall aimlessly.
Renyidang has three floors. The first floor is the "outpatient department" where Beifu Ren and his doctors consult with visiting patients. The second and third floors are the "inpatient department" where patients are hospitalized.
Qingdeng's ward is located on the top floor of Renyitang, that is, the 3rd floor.
As a medical center, Ren Yi Tang naturally does not have any places worthy of sightseeing. It only took Qingteng less than half an hour to walk around Ren Yi Tang.
With no place to go, Qingdeng had no choice but to return to the third floor where his ward was located.
Qingdeng didn't want to go back to the ward and lie down so soon, so he decided to stay in the corridor outside his ward to kill time.
He walked to the end of the corridor in one breath, then lay down on the edge of a window facing south, looking at the scenery outside the window.
It's still early morning, but the sun outside the window is already extremely scorching.
The sunlight flowing across the earth melts everything in its golden-red brilliance.
The cotton-like clouds were dyed a light red.
The sky is the clear lake blue of summer.
The chirping of cicadas, "Cicada—cicada—", announces the arrival of summer to the world.
——Summer has completely entered...and this year's fireworks display is coming soon.
——I don’t know when this year’s fireworks display will be held or how long it will last...
Qingdeng, who was admiring the beautiful scenery outside the window, just let his mind empty and let his thoughts scatter in all directions and drift into the distance.
Suddenly, Qingdeng suddenly felt a bright breath approaching slowly from his side.
"Ah, Miss Sanako."
Her beautiful black hair is tied into the popular Shimada bun, her pretty face is natural and tranquil without makeup, she is wearing a white and blue women's kimono, and her slender feet covered with white socks are riding on a pair of flat-bottomed clogs with blue buttons.
He folded his hands elegantly in front of his body and walked slowly towards Qingdeng gracefully.
It is none other than Miss Sanako Chiba.
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A high school-age man takes on an elementary-school-age lolita as his apprentice...
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The "Second Character Popularity Voting" continues to be ongoing in the Penguin group. This voting event will last for a long time and will not end until 0:00 in the morning on October 2.
As of last night, Sanako-san is still in the lead... However, Kinoshita Mai's votes are not much less than Sanako-san's. It is still unclear who will win in the end~~
Recently, I saw some book friends asking how many words can be written in this book. Book friends who often hang out with Penguin Group should know the approximate length of this book.
The author will give a unified reply here: this book should be able to write more than 8 million words, and 10 million words is not impossible.
This book is still at the stage where [even the prologue has not been finished yet.]
[It is not until the end of Volume 2 that the prologue of this book is finished, and the magnificent story of Qing Deng can be considered to have officially begun].
This book will be a very long one. Please be mentally prepared that you will be a virgin when you read the book, but you will have a family of children by the time it is finished.
