Chapter 223 Sanako is proficient in both swordsmanship and medical skills! 6000
Pushing the time forward a little bit——
Edo, Okemachi, Little Chiba Sword Hall——
"Zuo Nazi! Zuo Nazi! The bathroom is empty, do you want to take a shower?"
Chiba Jutaro, who had just come out of the bathroom with steam all over his body, knocked on Zuo Nazi's door.
At this point in time, Zuo Nazi would basically stay in her room, either studying, or maintaining kendo armor, bamboo swords, naginata, wakizashi and other weapons.
Logically speaking, when she heard her brother's call... and it was related to Zuo Nazi's favorite bath, she would definitely respond as soon as possible.
However, at this moment, after Chiba Jutaro knocked on the door, there was silence behind the door, and there was no response.
Chiba Jutaro frowned and knocked on the door several times.
"Zuo Nazi? Zuo Nazi? Are you there? If you are, please answer me!"
quiet……
"Strange... Isn't she here? It's impossible. It's already been this long, where else can she go?"
Chiba Jutaro, who had many doubts in his heart, decided to enter Zonazi's bedroom to check the situation.
Since he passed the age of 13, Zuo Nazi's awareness of privacy has increased dramatically.
Unless she gives her permission, no one, including her mother, father Chiba Nobuyoshi, and brother Chiba Jutaro, is allowed to enter her bedroom privately.
Therefore, in order to respect Zuo Nazi, and in order to be able to argue with him when he was scolded by Zuo Nazi later, Chiba Jutaro specially shouted "Zuo Nazi" before pushing open the door of Zuo Nazi's bedroom.
Then, I want to enter your room!"
Wow...
As the door opened, a pleasant smell immediately penetrated into Chiba Jutaro's nostrils - this was the body fragrance of Sakutaro that Chiba Jutaro had long been accustomed to smelling.
Zuo Nazi's bedroom seemed to have the word "serious" posted on it.
Furniture, clothes, cushions, books... everything in the room is arranged neatly and orderly.
Whether it's the tatami or the eucalyptus, they are all spotless, so clean that one can't help but wonder if anyone is actually staying in this room.
"Zuo Nazi? Zuo Nazi?"
Chiba Jutaro walked to the center of the bedroom and looked around.
"Hey...she's really not in the room..."
Chiba Jutaro scratched his hair, and the look of confusion on his face became a little more intense.
"That's weird...where did she go?"
Just as Chiba Jutaro was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly found a letter on Zuo Nazi's bookcase.
On the envelope of the letter, there is a series of beautiful small words written - To my father, mother and brother.
The handwriting is delicate and powerful...it is exactly Zuo Nazi's handwriting.
"This is...?"
Looking at this incomprehensible letter, Chiba Jutaro was instantly confused.
He immediately ran to the table in three steps at a time, picked up the envelope, and spread it out.
There was no long speech written on the letter paper, only a simple sentence——
【
A tribute
Father, mother, brother, for some reasons, I have to go away for a while.
I miss you so much, mother. I will be back soon.
Chiba Sanako
】
[Note: Yours sincerely: a common opening line in letters by cultural figures in the Edo period]
When Chiba Jutaro read the letter at a glance, the confusion on his face due to not knowing where Zuo Nazi was was relieved, and was replaced by a complex mood mixed with confusion and fear.
He took another quick look at the letter and his heart beat hard.
The second beat, the third beat, the fourth beat...the heartbeat is getting faster and faster.
At this time, Chiba Jutaro seemed to have thought of something, put away the letter in his hand, and then opened the closet next to him - this is where Zuo Nazi stored her weapons.
The closet that was once full was now empty.
Saunako's wakizashi, naginata, and her favorite set of acupuncture tools are all gone!
In addition to being a martial arts family, the Chiba family is also half a medical family.
The grandfather of Saunako and Chiba Jutaro: Chiba Koemon is not only a great swordsman who is proficient in Hokatsu Dream Style, but also a doctor who is proficient in medical skills.
Thinking back to those days, Chiba Yuemon's name was known far and near, and he was known as the "swordsman and doctor".
71 years ago, in order to save the deteriorating morale of the military and encourage samurai disciples to practice literature and martial arts, Matsudaira Sadanobu, who single-handedly led the "Kenjo Reform", vigorously launched the "Imperial Trials" in Edo, which competed in both literary and martial arts.
Although within a few years, after the failure of the "Kanzhi Reform" and the fall of Matsudaira Sadanobu, the "Gozen Trial Cooperation" disappeared, it became the prototype of the later "Gakusaku Ginmi".
[Note: Learning and Learning: An academic examination held once every three years for students of Hatamoto and imperial families. Professors from Changpingzaka Institute of Learning are used as examiners. The scope of the examination includes Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics or the "Book of Filial Piety". In fact,
Those who can take the exam are all those who study Zhu Xi's studies in the country. The biggest difference between the academic system and China's imperial examination system is that the test results of the former are not directly related to "ceremony and official appointment", but are closer to a way of commending reputation]
Relying on his overwhelming strength, Chiba Koemon won the first "Gozen Trial Competition" in one fell swoop and became a blockbuster.
It can only be said that the genes of the Chiba family are really abnormal. Three generations of the family are all swordsmen.
According to legend, Chiba Koemon, who was highly skilled in medicine, had healed the injuries of Ogata Ittosai, the "Eternal Sword Master" - of course, this is just a "legend", and its credibility needs to be put into question.
Since Ogata Ittousai became famous all over the world, many folk legends and unofficial myths have emerged to capitalize on its popularity.
Even family members such as Saunako and Chiba Jutaro did not quite believe that Chiba Koemon had ever crossed paths with Ogata Ittousai, who was unparalleled in the world.
When Chiba Koemon passed away, he did not "come empty-handed and leave empty-handed without taking away any clouds" - he left behind his swordsmanship and medical skills.
His two sons, Chiba Shusaku and Chiba Sadakichi, created the Hokatsu Itto Ryu based on the Hokatsu Meng Ryu.
However, although both brothers inherited their father's swordsmanship, they failed to inherit his medical talent.
Therefore, neither Chiba Shusaku nor Chiba Sadakichi could acquire their father's medical skills.
When it comes to the grandchildren...
Chiba Jutaro was impatient, rude, and sloppy. Such a personality destined him to miss learning.
As for the descendants of Chiba Shusaku's branch, namely Chiba Eijiro, Chiba Dosaburo and Chiba Tamonshiro, they were not able to take advantage of Chiba Koemon's medical skills.
In the end, only Zuo Nazi inherited his grandfather's medical legacy.
Zuo Nazi is smart and has a calm personality, which makes him very suitable for learning medical skills, a complex subject that requires calmness and careful study.
And Zuo Nazi is indeed very talented in medical skills, and she is also very interested in medicine.
One of her daily hobbies is buying and reading medical books.
Although he needed to take into account his martial arts training, Zuo Nazi never fell behind in his medical studies.
After more than ten years of hard study, Zuo Nazi's medical skills cannot be said to have reached the level of being able to open a door for consultation, but at least it can be said to be impressive.
In particular, her acupuncture skills were so superb that countless doctors were amazed.
Someone who was a good friend of the Chiba family once commented: Miss Chiba's acupuncture skills are not inferior to those of senior masters who have been practicing medicine for decades!
[Note: Gomami Seal: "Gomami" is the qualification to be able to meet the general. "Hosin" is a title given to monks with several professional skills (including medical skills) in the Edo period. Being able to obtain the "Gomami Seal"
"Monks with the title "are all experts in a certain field."
At the same time, it is precisely because Zuo Nako can be both a warrior and a doctor that whenever Chiba Jutaro urges her to get married quickly, she will always refute with confidence: "Even if you can't survive with a sword, even if you don't have a husband,
With your help, I can make a living by practicing medicine!”
Whenever he heard what Zuo Nazi said, Chiba Jutaro would impatiently shout: "Who would seek medical treatment from a woman?!"
Then the two brothers and sisters started to quarrel...
Zonazi not only took away the naginata, wakizashi and other weapons, but also took away the acupuncture tools used for healing...
——What are you going to do to bring all the guys who kill and torture people with you?
At this thought, Chiba Jutaro felt an ominous premonition uncontrollably arise in his heart...
He quickly unfolded the letter in his hand again.
"'For some reasons, I want to take a long trip'..."
He chewed this sentence several times.
The amount of information in the letter is really too little.
I only know that Zuo Nazi will be away from home for a while, and I don't know anything else.
My sister left without saying goodbye... This kind of thing has never happened before!
As if his body was being controlled, Chiba Jutaro rushed out of Zuo Nazi's bedroom.
Although he was running very fast and in a hurry, he had no idea where he should go now.
As the ultimate girl-controller who would rather get stabbed than see his sister lose a hair, Chiba Jutaro really couldn't calm down.
He was eager to take action, eager to do something... Even if he was spinning around in circles, it was better than standing there motionless.
He instinctively ran outside.
It wasn't until he was about to arrive at the entrance that Chiba Jutaro finally thought of where to go - the Trial Guard Hall!
In order to retrieve Qingdeng, the brother and sister had daily interactions with the people from the Trial Guard Hall.
——Yong and the others might know where Zuo Nazi has gone!
Thinking of this, Chiba Jutaro without any hesitation put on his snow boots at the entrance and rushed out.
The journey from the small Chiba Kenkan to the Trial Guard Hall, which originally took nearly 20 minutes, was cut down to less than 10 minutes by Chiba Jutaro who was running all the way.
"Huh...huh...huh...huh..."
Chiba Jutaro didn't wait for his breath to calm down before he hurriedly knocked on the door of the trial hall.
Peng! Peng! Peng!
After a while, the sound of steady footsteps came from the door.
"Here it comes! Who is it?"
Creak - the door opens, and Isamu Kondo's big face appears behind the door.
"Brother Chong?"
"Yong!"
"Huh? What, what's wrong?"
Kondo looked at the panting and sweating Chiba Jutaro in astonishment.
"Yong! Have you seen Zuo Nazi?"
"Zuo Nazi? No, I haven't seen her today."
"Tsk...hasn't she been to the trial gym?"
Kondo shook his head.
"Brother Chong, what happened?"
"actually……"
Chiba Jutaro smiled bitterly, and then took out Zuo Nazi's letter from his arms.
"Yong, look at this..."
"This is?"
Kondo took the letter, went down to the ground and read it quickly
When he raised his eyes from the letter, he showed a rather charming expression that was mixed with shock and confusion.
"Ha ha……"
This time Isamu Kondo smiled bitterly.
"Your Zuo Nazi has also disappeared..."
"'also'?"
Chiba Jutaro keenly discovered this word in Kondo's sentence that made him very concerned.
Kondo sighed, and then took out a letter from his arms.
"Brother Chong, look at this..."
Chiba Jutaro took the letter——
【
A tribute
Shibo, Shen Shen, Brother Jinteng, Mr. Tuwan, Uncle Yuan, for some reason that I cannot explain, I have to leave home temporarily for a while.
Don't worry, I'll be back soon.
Okita Souji
】
Very different from Zuo Nazi's letter, there is a clear stupidity in Souji's letter.
The lines in the words are filled with the atmosphere of not having studied seriously and having a low level of education.
Not only is the handwriting mediocre, but there are also many typos.
Chiba Jutaro looked at it for a long time before he recognized that "Shenshen" meant "aunt".
However, the kana is written just fine, and the font and usage are quite accurate.
It seems that Souji is also the kind of person who is "ok writing kana, but makes me blind when writing Chinese characters".
"This, this...! Even the chief executive left without saying goodbye?!"
Chiba Jutaro put down the letter and raised his head. In front of him was Kondo's big face full of sadness.
"In fact, since we found this letter from the General Secretary, we at the Imperial Guard Hall have been looking for the General Secretary everywhere."
As soon as Kondo finished speaking, Chiba Jutaro suddenly heard several familiar male voices coming from the distance:
Harada: "Okita-kun! Okita-kun! Where are you?! Can you hear my voice? If you can hear my voice, answer my call!"
Nagakura: "Harada! Are you an idiot?! Don't scream so loudly at night! It will disturb the people!"
Zhaitang: "Nagakura-kun, you also have a loud voice."
Kondo glanced helplessly at the direction where the voices of Saito and others came from, and then continued:
"I was about to go to the Little Chiba Sword Hall to ask if you had seen Souji, but you came over on your own initiative."
"What's the fuss about? Zuo Nazi and Souji left home at the same time and disappeared... Isn't this too coincidental? Ah! Could it be?!"
Chiba Jutaro suddenly said "Ah" and widened his eyes.
Seeing this, Kondo thought that Chiba Jutaro must have thought of something, so he asked anxiously:
"Brother Chong, have you thought of anything?"
Chiba Jutaro, whose expression suddenly became extremely strange, slowly raised his gaze, looked straight into Kondo's eyes, and said word by word:
"Yong... Zuo Nazi and Souji... they must have eloped, right?"
quiet……
A silence as deep as the deep sea surrounded Kondo and Chiba Jutaro.
"……ha?"
After a while, Kondo let out a "ha" sound and cast a surprised look at Chiba Jutaro.
Probably because he always urged Zonazi to get married quickly, Chiba Jutaro's imagination was quite advanced in this aspect.
A man and a woman said goodbye without any reason at the same time... Chiba Jutaro immediately thought of elopement.
"Ahahaha... well..."
Kondo twitched the corners of his mouth, not knowing how to answer the question.
At this time, Zhou Su's voice suddenly sounded from behind him.
"Yong, who is here?"
"Ah, father."
Kondo turned around and said to Shusuke who was slowly walking towards him:
"Brother Shige is here. Miss Zuo Nako from the Little Chiba Sword Hall, like Souji, left a letter and left without saying goodbye."
"Even Chiba Zuo...?"
Zhousuke's squinted eyes opened slightly.
"It seems that this matter is not a trivial matter...Yong, you might as well go to Suisan for advice. Suisan has always been very smart! He might be able to deduce where Souji and Miss Chiba have gone!"
"Yeah...that's true."
Kondo nodded slightly.
"I don't know if Ah Sui is asleep..."
…
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Time returns to the present——
Kondo and Hijikata both looked at Chiba Jutaro, who had threatened to "elope", with helpless eyes that "didn't know what to say."
Both Kondo and Hijikata know Souji's true gender.
They had no way of knowing Zuo Nazi's sexual proclivities and sexual orientation, so they did not make any comments.
But they know that Souji's sexual orientation is absolutely normal.
Therefore, both Kondo and Hijikata knew that "Sonazi and Souji eloped" was pure nonsense.
However, because they could not reveal the truth that "Soujino was a woman disguised as a man," they could not explain it clearly to Chiba Jutaro.
Therefore, Kondo and Hijikata could only say angrily:
"Brother Shige! Your imagination is too rich! Souji and Miss Saunako don't look like they could make a couple, do they?"
As soon as Kondo finished speaking, Doubi added from the side:
"Besides, Ms. Sanako has never shown a strong affection for Souji. No one would think that Mr. Souji and Ms. Sanako could become a couple, right?"
In fact, Chiba Jutaro just cares about him and causes chaos.
After listening to Kondo and Hijikata's complaints, he calmed down a little.
"Well... you are right..."
"Okay, it's about time you two explained to me, right?"
Hijikata asked seriously with his hands on his hips.
"What's wrong with Souji and Miss Zonako?"
Seeing Hijikata take the initiative to ask about business, Kondo also said:
"Ah Sui, it's like this..."
Kondo and Chiba Jutaro briefly and comprehensively explained their reasons for coming and the ins and outs of tonight's incident.
After hearing this, Hijikata pondered for a moment and said:
"Can you show me the letters left by the Director-General and the others?"
Upon hearing this, Kondo and Chiba Jutaro immediately took out the letter and handed it to Hijikata.
Hijikata stretched out his arms, took a letter in one hand, and read it hastily.
After a moment, he put down the letter in his hand and pursed his lips thoughtfully.
After about a minute passed like this, a faint smile appeared on Hijikata's lips.
"Ah Sui, do you know where Souji and Miss Zuo Nazi have gone?"
"How is that possible? What stupid things did you say?"
Hijikata shrugged.
"I'm not a god, how could I possibly know where they are now."
At this point, Hijikata changed the subject.
"It's just... I probably know why they left without saying goodbye."
Kondo/Chiba Jutaro: “?!”
The two older brothers both showed expressions of surprise and cast eager glances at Hijikata. (Although they are not related by blood, Kondo and Hijikata have always cared for Souji as if they were their own sisters)
Tell us quickly! Why did Souji and Sonako leave without saying goodbye? Such meaning flashed in the eyes of Kondo and Chiba Jutaro.
However, Hijikata shook his head and smiled mysteriously.
"About this... please forgive me for having no comment."
"The Souji and Miss Sanako just don't want you to know what they are going to do, so they are vague in their letters."
"So, I decided to respect their wishes."
Hijikata's answer naturally aroused great dissatisfaction between Kondo and Chiba Jutaro.
"Hey! Ah Sui, isn't it too rude of you to do this?"
Kondo looked worried.
"That's right!"
Chiba Jutaro echoed.
However, no matter what Kondo and the others said, how they persuaded, how they pleaded, Hijikata never wavered and remained determined to remain silent.
Although they were unwilling to do so, there was nothing they could do about Hijikata's secretive words...
…
…
This tug-of-war lasted for nearly 10 minutes.
In the end - after some persuasion by Hijikata, Kondo and Chiba Jutaro, who had found nothing, sighed with regret and headed back home.
The footsteps of the two brothers gradually faded away.
However, Hijikata did not return to the house immediately.
He stood there, staring into the distance uneasily.
Suddenly, he looked up at the sky and murmured:
"Soji, Miss Zuo Nazi... have you found him..."
After saying this, Hijikata let out a sigh of relief.
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Today is a chapter of nearly 6,000 words! And it is updated on time for the first time in a long time! Please give me a monthly vote! (Leopard Head in tears)
Zonazi was proficient in medical skills - this is not made up by Baobaozi. According to historical facts, Zonazi was indeed proficient in swordsmanship, naginata skills, and medical skills, especially acupuncture.
Jutaro and Sanako's grandfather, Chiba Koemon, was indeed a "swordsman and doctor" who could kill people and heal them both. Soutanako inherited his medical skills from her grandfather.
Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Zonazi made a living by taking acupuncture, which was passed down from his family, as a profession.
