After meeting "Qingdeng" and having his vision and consciousness fall back into darkness, I don't know how much time has passed... 1 minute? 1 hour? 1 day?
Can't figure it out.
Qingden felt like he was in a chaotic world without the concept of time and space. Let alone time, Qingden had almost forgotten that he was a person named Tachibana Qingden.
Just like that, an unknown amount of time passed... A white light shot into the chaotic and hazy world.
"Well..."
As Qingdeng regained consciousness, he slowly opened his eyes.
The first thing that catches the eye is the silvery moonlight and the ceiling that is dyed into a beautiful gray color by the moonlight and night light.
This is...where...?
Qingdeng held this thought in his heart and turned around to look around.
The joints in the neck seemed to have been hammered with nails and tightened with screws. They were heavy and hard, and it was very difficult to turn them.
Before Qingden could clearly see the place and environment he was currently in, he heard a surprised female voice coming from his side:
"Huh? Ah! Tachibana-kun, you finally woke up!"
Who...?
Qingdeng thought to himself and followed the sound.
The owner of the female voice...is a beautiful woman kneeling on her right side.
The "superior shrine maiden uniform" with white top and bottom purple, a beautiful face, a well-shaped figure, and the mature aura unique to an older woman...
Because he had just woken up, Qingdeng's mind was still a lake of sludge, and he couldn't think of anything or remember anything clearly.
After nearly three seconds passed, Qingdeng finally remembered who this woman was.
"Um...Tianzhangyuan...Your Highness...?"
Obviously they had just met a while ago, but Qingdeng had an inexplicable feeling that he had not seen Tianzhangyuan for a long time.
Tianzhangyuan usually either has an unpredictable expression on her face or a succubus-like evil smile. She is a woman who seems to be born to restrain Qingdeng and can always successfully tease Qingdeng.
But now... this big sister with an unpredictable temperament has rarely shown... a very endearing side.
While she shouted loudly, "You finally woke up," she subconsciously leaned forward due to excitement, supported the tatami with both hands, and moved her fair-skinned pretty face very close to Qingden.
His eyes flickered slightly, and a glazed light called "relief" flowed from his eyes.
The noble and noble Atsushi of Tenzhangin disappeared.
The "big succubus" who liked to tease Qingdeng and make all kinds of weird jokes with Qingdeng was gone.
The only thing left in front of Qingdeng was an ordinary woman who was sincerely happy for his awakening.
——Speaking of which...His Royal Highness Tianzhangyuan is not very old either.
In the past, I always unconsciously ignored Tianzhangyuan's age. In fact, if I count it in detail, Tianzhangyuan is not that old. She is only 6 years older than Qingdeng.
Qingdeng is 19 years old this year and she is 25 years old.
Judging from her age alone, this "Queen Mother", who stood at the top of the shogunate and had an extremely distinguished status, was just a young girl who was still in her prime.
"His Royal Highness Tianzhangyuan...where is...here...?"
Qingden stretched out his palm and wiped his face. He didn't know whether it was his palm or his face that was numb, and the touch of his skin was unclear.
It was only then that Qingdeng realized that he was lying on a warm and comfortable bed.
"This is Tsukinomiya Shrine."
"Moon Palace Shrine? Strange...why am I here...? I shouldn't be...should be...in...well!"
There was a stabbing pain deep in my head.
In his mind, there was chaos, all kinds of things, like in a whirlpool, spinning and tumbling. The speed of rotation and tumbling was so fast that the current situation and the situation before waking up were still beyond his control.
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Tianzhangyuan saw Qingdeng's current predicament, and she said softly:
"Don't worry, you will feel dizzy and swollen after sleeping for a long time. It is normal for you to be unable to think of anything. Take your time, take your time..."
After saying this in a tone as if he was coaxing a baby to sleep, Tianzhangyuan, as if unconsciously, put his hand under the quilt and gently held Qingdeng's right hand.
Warm body temperature continuously flows from Tianzhangyuan to Qingdeng's skin along the clasped palms.
Maybe it was because of what she said, maybe it was the warmth coming from his palms, or maybe it was a combination of both, Qingdeng felt that his memory was starting to become clearer.
The jumbled, complicated "ball of yarn" in my mind was slowly unraveled and straightened one by one.
The hazy impressions began to condense into clear and distinct images.
Although slowly, the heart and mind are really starting to work.
The speed of the flow slowly brought Qingdeng back to reality.
He was framed by the Akabane family and imprisoned. A fire broke out in Kodenma's cell house. He escaped from the fire and was attacked by an unidentified mysterious person. Although he successfully defeated his opponent, he fainted due to lack of oxygen due to living in the fire scene for a long time.
I remembered everything... all the memories before waking up came back.
Also coming back was the strange dream he had while sleeping.
After people have a dream, they will always forget most or even all of the content of the dream when they wake up - Qingdeng is in such a state now.
He vaguely remembered the content of the dream: he came to the trial gym, and then met another version of himself in the dojo.
(Ju Qingden, you guy&*%￥#ticket%#@&*/*It’s too early-+*/&*%￥ will be in the near future)
"Ju Qingdeng" seemed to have said something...but Qingdeng couldn't remember it at all, only scattered words.
——What a strange dream...
Qingdeng directly classified the incident of "meeting another self" as a strange dream.
At this moment, she suddenly realized that she was still holding Qingdeng's hand.
When Qingdeng wasn't paying attention, she silently took back her little hand.
But...she could hold back her hand, but she couldn't hold back the blush on her face.
I saw only a small patch of pale red mist rising in the darkness.
In order to prevent Qingdeng from seeing his blushing face, Tianzhangyuan turned his body sideways and lowered his head - but it was all in vain.
Qingdeng's attention at this time was entirely focused on thinking and recalling, and he had no time to pay attention to the current appearance of Tianzhangyuan.
"Your Highness Tenshoin, why am I at Tsukinomiya Shrine?"
Qingden held his forehead and tried to get up.
Seeing this, Tianzhangyuan didn't bother to hide his blushing face anymore.
She quickly raised her hand to support Qingdeng's body and said:
"Ji Jun, don't get up in a hurry. You are still injured. I will ask a doctor to take a look at you first."
Injury... Hearing this, Qingden lifted a corner of the quilt covering his body: his left arm, right leg, waist and other places were all wrapped in thick linen.
The strong smell of medicine made his throat feel bitter.
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Tianzhang Hospital called a young doctor Lan Fang to diagnose Qingdeng.
Along with the doctor came the two little adult lolita: Saege and Yae.
"Junior! You've finally woken up! Humph, it's really useless! It's just a minor injury, but you've been lying in bed for so many days! You're still the 'Benevolent King'!"
"Mr. Tachibana, let me add that during the time when you were asleep, Yae was the most nervous and noisy. In recent days, she has frequently cried in my ear, 'What if the younger generation never wakes up?'"
What should I do?', and often when I'm not paying attention, he goes to the statue to pray for you without being discovered by me."
"Woah woah woah woah! Don't say any more! Shut up!"
In this noisy but not boring environment created by the two sisters, the young doctor Lan Fang completed the examination of Qingdeng's body.
The doctor chattered a lot.
To sum it up in a general way, the general idea is: Qingdeng's recovery speed and effect from his injuries are amazing. By tomorrow, he will be able to walk normally.
Qingdeng's injury healed quickly - this was natural.
After all, he has "Physical Fitness +1" to enhance the speed of recovery from injuries, "Sleep God" to enhance the quality of sleep, and "Yuan Yang +1" to strengthen kidney qi, thereby making the entire body healthier and more energetic.
With so many powerful talents in his body, his vitality is extremely tenacious.
After the doctor left with the medicine box, Qingdeng looked at Tianzhangyuan and the Erzhong sisters.
"His Royal Highness Tianzhangyuan."
Qingden asked seriously.
"Can you explain to me now? Who is the person who saved me from the sea of fire and brought me to Tsukigong Shrine?"
"Well..."
Tianzhangyuan's expression became strange.
"The person who saved you...forget it, let's let you meet him. This will make it easier to explain."
Tianzhangyuan turned to Shazhong and said:
"Shazhong, bring him here."
"yes."
Shazhong nodded in agreement, and then left quickly.
After a while, she led a young warrior back to the room.
"Ji Jun, you finally woke up! It's good that you can wake up, it's good that you can wake up! It's not in vain that I risked my life to save you!"
Looking at the young warrior standing behind Sasaka, Qingto's eyes suddenly widened as big as copper bells in shock.
This person...Qingdeng knows him.
It is his cellmate: Kyoutaro Miyabe!
"Miyabe-kun, why are you..."
Why are you here? Before he could even express the complete question, Qingdeng suddenly stopped talking.
Why is Kyoutaro Miyabe here? Aonto immediately thought of an answer.
There was only one answer he could think of. Although it was hard to believe, Qingdeng could not think of any other possibility.
Within a moment, the conversation between Tenshoin and Kyotaro Miyabe confirmed Ayoto's suspicion.
"Miyabe-kun, tell me your true identity."
"yes."
Kyoutaro Miyabe stood up straight.
"Kyotaro Miyabe, the second son of the Hatamoto Miyabe family, the head of the Tendo Sword School, and——"
Kyoutaro Miyabe is like a storyteller, elongating his tone when he talks about the key parts to keep people appetizing.
"The banshi of the new imperial court!"
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Turning back time to the day Qingdeng was imprisoned——
"How could this guy... be imprisoned for such a reason..."
Tianzhangyuan put down the report in his hand, held his forehead and sighed.
The report she had just read clearly stated in simple sentences: Kyotaro Miyabe, who was under their new imperial guard, was convicted of killing his wife who had committed adultery with an outsider, and the adulterers who gave him a shiny cuckold.
He was thrown into prison and had to commit seppuku on a certain day to apologize.
Tianzhangyuan feels like his head is getting bigger. Every member of the New Royal Court is an elite of the elite who has been screened at all levels and spent countless time and money to cultivate.
Such precious talents are about to die for this reason...
Just as Tian Zhangyuan was rubbing his eyebrows and thinking about what to do, Sa Zhong's voice suddenly sounded outside the door:
"Master Yu Du, I have something urgent to tell you."
Tianzhangyuan: "Come in".
Shazhong pushed open the door and entered.
"Master Yu Du, something happened...!"
"What's wrong?"
"Mr. Tachibana is in jail!"
"What?!"
Tianzhangyuan's eyebrows stood up and he said frantically:
"Mr. Tachibana is in jail too?!"
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"Compared to Miyabe-kun, Tachibana-kun, your situation is much better, and there is still a way to rescue you. However, before we could formulate a plan to get you out of prison, we were shocked to hear the news that there was a fire in the Kodenma Town cell building.
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Tianzhangyuan sighed "Alas".
"At that time, I originally wanted to send Sae and Yae to the fire scene to see if you and Miyabe-kun successfully escaped from the fire."
"As a result, before my order was issued, Miyabe-kun appeared outside the torii gate of Tsukinomiya Shrine carrying you, bruised and unconscious, on his back."
As soon as Tenshouin finished speaking, Kyoutaro Miyabe took over:
"At that time, when I saw that the lock-picking technique you used when opening the cell door was a unique skill in "Yunliu", I knew: you and I are in the same industry, and you are also a banshi of the new Yutingban!"
"I'm going to jail before you. To relieve my boredom, I figured out the structure of the lock on the cell door in advance."
"While you were still trying to figure out how to unlock it, I had already used the iron ring on the toilet to pry open the cell door, and then escaped."
Speaking of this, Kyoutaro Miyabe touched his nose with shame.
"To be honest, I didn't even want to save you at that time."
"With such a large-scale fire, whether I can protect myself is still a question. How can I spare the time to rescue others?"
"but……"
Kyoutaro Miyabe changed the subject.
"It would be a pity to sit back and watch an outstanding talent like you die in a sea of fire."
"Tangerine-kun, do you still remember what I said to you?"
"I really can't stand the current situation where the direct ginseng warriors are full of worms."
"I am not willing to just be a mediocre sword master for the rest of my life. I want to do my best to contribute to the shogunate."
"So, when His Highness Tianzhangyuan selected me and invited me to join the New Royal Court, I agreed without hesitation."
"After hard training, I finally became a ninja who can stand alone."
"Compared to ninjas like me who can be trained in batches as long as they spend enough time and money, it's obvious - Tachibana-kun, your life is much more valuable!"
"You are a rare hero who is rare to see in ten years... no, in a hundred years!"
"If you die, it will be a great loss to the shogunate and the entire world!"
"Besides..."
The corners of Miyabe's mouth slowly curved into a wide arc.
"Even if you put aside these grand reasons and just talk about personal relationships, you and I are friends who have been in prison together."
"In both public and private matters, I feel that I cannot ignore you."
"So, I retraced my steps and rushed back to rescue you. When I returned to the cell, I found that you were no longer there."
"After searching everywhere, I found you lying in the sea of fire just in time."
"It's really dangerous! When I found you, the flames had already burned your hands."
"If I had come a step later, you would have been burned alive."
"There is nothing to say about what happened next. I carried you who was dying on my back, escaped from death with difficulty, and finally arrived at Yuegong Shrine."
At this time, Tianzhangyuan took the topic back:
"I found a reliable doctor as quickly as possible."
"Because you stayed in the fire scene for too long, the doctor judged that the long-term lack of oxygen has caused great damage to your body. He can only do his best. As for whether you can survive, it all depends on you. It’s created by nature.”
"I have to say, Mr. Ju, you are really lucky. You were so seriously injured, but you managed to survive."
After finishing speaking, Tianzhangyuan let out a long sigh of relief as if relaxing.
Aoto quietly listened to the explanations of Tenshoin and Kyotaro Miyabe.
"I see……"
While he was muttering, he glanced back and forth between Tenshouin and Miyabe Kyotaro with complicated expressions.
This seemingly ordinary inmate is actually the same as him, a ninja from the new Imperial Palace...
At first thought, I thought it was outrageous.
But when I think about it carefully, I think that although it is unexpected, it is also reasonable.
What is the new Yutingban?
An intelligence agency directly affiliated with Tokugawa Iemo and Tenshouin!
In order to maintain the security of intelligence and the personal safety of agency members, the identities of the new Imperial Guard Banners are naturally kept strictly confidential.
Qingdeng has been a member of the New Royal Court Ban for so long, and he only knows that the Second Sister and Uncle Tiancang Xiao are his companions.
Who else are his colleagues?
Qingdeng didn't know.
Tianzhangyuan never revealed it to him.
Another major characteristic of the spy agency is that anyone can be an intelligence officer!
Not to mention Hatamoto, even a beggar on the street might be a new Banshi of the Imperial Court!
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As for Kyoutaro Miyabe being the banshi of the new Imperial Family - this has been foreshadowed for a long time. For example, he has an inexplicably large number of scenes, and for example, he showed a shocked expression when he saw Aoden breaking the door open.
