Chapter 512 The short-footed cat also wants to join the Suppressing Army! 4400
The next day——
Wenjiu three years (1863), January 4——
Edo, Zhenfu Army Recruitment Venue——
Compared with yesterday, the crowd gathered around the venue today was obviously much smaller.
Firstly, it was due to the sudden drop in visitors.
Many people who heard the news and came to join in the fun had already had enough fun yesterday, so they had no interest in coming again today.
Secondly, the news spread that "the Zhenfu Army's recruitment standards are extremely strict", which had an excellent effect in dissuading them from retreating.
A large number of applicants and those who were preparing to sign up sadly withdrew because they thought they had no chance of being selected.
However, even so, there are still two to three hundred applicants today.
Qingdeng stood majestically on the high platform just like yesterday, fighting with every applicant.
On a normal day, the battle between Qingdeng and the applicants is so boring that it makes people want to sleep - what is the fun of this kind of "instantly killing and being instantly killed" battle?
Since the conscription ceremony began today, there has not yet been a person who can survive two rounds under Qingden Sword.
It didn't take long for the extremely boring battle process to persuade many spectators to leave.
However, suddenly, a sudden change occurred.
Just as another applicant who had been judged "unqualified" by Qingdeng walked down the platform with a sad face, and the officer in charge of calling names opened a new page in the thick book in his hand, he suddenly froze and his expression changed.
Get weird.
It took him a while to finally adjust his emotions. He took a deep breath and said loudly with a tone of surprise:
"Next! Chi-Chiba Sanako!"
In an instant, the bored expressions of the spectators in the audience disappeared instantly.
Instead, there was a look of disbelief.
There was a low uproar in some places.
Immediately afterwards, the noise and restlessness spread quickly.
Some people who didn't hear clearly the name called by the officer just now were also affected and raised their heads and looked at the high platform.
Then, a graceful and graceful silhouette was reflected in their eyes.
With her hair tied into a high ponytail, neat kendo uniform, and dressed as a "female warrior", Sanako strode onto the high platform with a wooden naginata in hand.
Suddenly, people were talking inside and outside the venue.
"Is she Chiba Sanako?"
"So beautiful..."
"Compared to her, Yoshiwara's courtesans are just mediocre!"
"Okay, stop going in love with her! Don't you know? Chiba Sanako is Nioh's woman!"
"Of course I know. I'm not destined to have a kiss with Fangze, so why aren't I allowed to look at her twice?"
"Even women can join the Suppressing Army..."
"Look at what you said. In terms of personal strength, Chiba Sanako is stronger than most men!"
…
Under the gaze of all kinds of eyes, Sanako stood calmly opposite Qingto.
Looking at the heroic beauty, a half-smile appeared on Qingdeng's cheeks.
"Sanako, what do Mr. Sadayoshi and others say about your decision?"
Sanako smiled.
"You'll know it when you see it."
After saying that, she turned her head sideways and raised her chin towards somewhere under the stage.
Qingden looked in the direction indicated by Sanako.
With the superior eyesight given by his talent "Fire Eyes + 5", he immediately found several familiar faces.
I saw the "Chiba Family" gathered together.
Chiba Sadayoshi, Chiba Jutaro, Chiba Michizaburo, Chiba Tamonshiro - these four "Chiba" stood in a row, and swish towards the high platform...or rather, they cast helpless expressions towards Sanako.
Depressed eyes.
A picture is worth a thousand words…
Just by looking at their expressions, Qingto could imagine how "busy" the Little Chiba Sword Hall was last night.
Let’s leave aside the open-minded Chiba Sadayoshi.
Chiba Jutaro, who would rather endure hardship himself than see his sister suffer, who is like the embodiment of the word "sister control", is definitely opposed to Sanako going to the dangerous Kyoto.
However, no matter how much they objected, it was useless.
Sanako's character... is persistent at best, and stubborn at worst!
Once she has made up her mind, even if her family and lovers try to persuade her or threaten her, her belief will not be shaken.
"I've arrived as promised. You won't regret it temporarily and won't allow me to join the Suppressing Army, right?"
"How is that possible?"
Qingdeng shrugged and smiled:
"There is no reason to take back what I said personally. Come on!"
The bamboo sword raised in the middle pointed diagonally at Sanako's eyebrows.
The corners of Sanako's mouth quirked up quietly, and Hao turned his wrist, holding the sword in front of him, assuming a fighting posture.
"Beichen Yidao Style"
"Chiba Sanako!"
The battle between Ayoto and Sanako is nothing worth mentioning.
As early as 2 years ago, Sanako was no longer Qingto's opponent.
Up to now, the strength of one side is "making rapid progress", while the strength of the other side is "stagnating"... The victory or defeat between them is even more disparate.
However, despite this, Qingto could clearly feel that Sanako's moves had become much thicker.
This is the best proof that Sanako does not want to rest on his laurels, strives for excellence, and constantly challenges himself.
Although Sanako's skills are far inferior to Aoto's.
But for ordinary people, the heroic posture she showed at this moment was really jaw-dropping.
The shadow of the knife is too fast to be seen clearly.
Simple and beautiful moves.
Even though they are far apart, the sound of breaking wind can be heard clearly.
All the above... make people dazzled and dumbfounded.
Those who had just questioned "Can even women join the Suppressing Army?" were all silent now.
As for those who just cast lewd glances at Sanako and harbored evil thoughts, their faces turned pale now and they lowered their heads, not daring to show any disrespect to Sanako anymore.
Qingdeng did not hold back.
If he shows mercy out of consideration for each other's friendship, it will definitely offend Sanako, who has a very high self-esteem.
Therefore, as soon as the battle began, Qingden attacked with all his strength.
Sanako had to go through 15 rounds under Aoto's sword before losing.
To be fair, this result is quite good.
Excluding Kamo Serizawa who went out of her way to "torture" her opponent repeatedly, Sanako is by far the applicant who has stayed on the high platform the longest.
"You are qualified. Go there to register your personal information."
Qingdeng imitated the action of sheathing the sword, sheathed the bamboo sword to his left waist, then bowed slightly and saluted the opponent in front of him.
In this short battle, he did not regard Sanako as a "special existence" until the end.
Looking at Aomori who knew very well what he wanted and what he disliked, Sanako gave him a look that said, "I guess you're sensible." Then he put the naginata on his waist and returned the favor.
"Thanks for the advice."
…
At this moment, under the high platform——
Chiba Jutaro's eyes kept chasing Sanako.
When he saw Sanako walking towards the "Team Registration Office", he let out a heavy sigh.
"Brother Zhong, please look away."
Chiba Michizaburo stretched out his left arm and put his arm around his shoulder.
Dosaburo Chiba, who took on the important responsibility of "the second generation head of the Beichen Itto-ryu clan" at a young age, is far more mature and stable than his peers.
"Don't always think the worst about things."
"Sanako has her own goals and things she desperately wants to do. This is a good thing."
"The trip to Kyoto is certainly dangerous, but it is also an opportunity for Sanako."
"To blindly regard her as a weak person who needs protection will be counterproductive."
"Your sister...our sister is far stronger than you imagine."
"Give her a chance to show off her skills and fly."
As soon as Chiba Dosaburo finished speaking, Chiba Tamonshiro grinned and interjected:
"I think the people whose safety needs to be worried about now are the lawless gangsters in Kyoto."
The two brothers comforted each other and comforted Chiba Jutaro.
"..."
Chiba Jutaro buried his head low.
I don't know what he was thinking.
…
After Sanako left the stage, the officials in the audience flipped through the account books with a bang.
Then, Qingdeng heard another name that was particularly familiar to him:
"Next! Isamu Kondo! Isamu Kondo!"
Qingdeng raised his eyebrows and smiled in his heart:
It will be your turn so soon...
Dong, Dong, Dong, Dong - steady and powerful footsteps came from the stairs - a majestic "gorilla" broke into Qingdeng's field of vision.
Aoto glanced at Kondo Isamu, who was gearing up, and then moved his gaze to the direction he had just walked - everyone headed by Souji was eager to try, waiting to go on stage.
…
The battle between Qingdeng and the brothers from the Trial Guard Hall is beyond description.
After all, they had just fought at the "Succession Ceremony for the Head of the Natural Rishin-ryu Sect" not long ago.
Hijikata, Saito, Nagakura and other fierce players can't do anything to defeat Aoden together, let alone a one-on-one duel?
The only people who can put a certain amount of pressure on Aotobu in a duel are Isamu Kondo and Souji.
The "duration record" held by Sanako only lasted for a moment before it was broken by Isamu Kondo and Souji.
Isamu Kondo and Aoto fought for more than fifty rounds.
The General Secretary raised this number to "seventy".
Kondo Isamu's "lonely courage" is really a rogue talent.
If you are weaker than him, he can easily suppress you.
If you are stronger than him, he can use his "lonely" trait to forcibly shorten the gap in strength between you.
Even Aoto, he had to show some real skills to barely defeat Isamu Kondo.
Souji's performance is worthy of the title of "genius swordsman".
However, if she could show her true ability, Qingdeng would definitely not win so easily.
Anyone who is familiar with Souji can clearly see that she did not use her full strength when fighting Qingteng.
She didn't even use her famous trick: "three-stage stabbing of flat green eyes".
It has both thunderous explosive power and wind-like attack speed... It has both attack and speed.
Let alone someone who is weaker than Souji, or someone who is on par with her.
Even the top masters who are far superior in strength may capsize in the gutter when faced with these three stabs.
Even Qingto now doesn't dare to pat his chest and say that he can definitely avoid Souji's "Ping Qingyan three-stage thorn".
In terms of talent, Souji is a genuine genius.
Like Qingdeng, she is constantly getting stronger.
What a pity that during private discussions, the director has been unwilling to show her full strength.
Therefore, even Qingdeng, who is extremely close to her, does not know how terrifying her combat power will be if she goes all out.
Perhaps only when she is in a critical situation where her life could be lost if she is not careful can she see her "real" heroic appearance.
Naturally, everyone in the Imperial Examination Hall passed the examination without any pressure - if they failed, then not many people in Edo could pass.
The vast majority of those who take the stage can only end up being "killed instantly" - in this case, this group of young people, whose average age is only in their early 20s, can each go through more than a dozen rounds with Qingdeng...
Such a dazzling performance naturally aroused heated discussions among the onlookers.
"Who are they? They are so strong!"
"Okita Souji... I remember this name. I have a friend who likes public affairs and often talks about this name. He said, 'There is a beautiful boy named Okita Souji in Koishikawa Kohinata Yanagi Town.'"
"I know them! They are from the same dojo as Nioh!"
"Both Nioh and Nioh belong to the same dojo? Darling, does Nioh have some kind of magic power? It's just that he himself is very strong, but why are the people around him so strong?"
"Who knows, maybe this is the so-called destiny."
"Maybe it's Nioh's personality charm that attracted a large number of outstanding talents."
…
The dazzling appearance of Sanako and everyone in the Trial Guard Hall made the atmosphere of the venue, which was already a stagnant water, lively.
However, after all, their appearance was just to throw a stone into the lake.
After waves of ripples appeared, the lake surface returned to calm.
The people who climbed to the high platform after them returned to their previous level - killing and being killed instantly.
However, Qingdeng didn't mind this.
Being able to take Sanako, Shiweikan and others under his wing is already a considerable gain.
Even if he can't meet the impressive hero today, he won't feel regretful.
However... at this moment, a sudden change occurred that made Sanako, who was waiting by the side because he had passed the examination, everyone in the test hall, and Qingto on the stage, all widen their eyes in surprise.
"Next! Kinoshita Mai! Kinoshita Mai!"
The police officer's voice echoed clearly in Qingdeng's ears.
"...?!"
Qingden was stunned.
After a moment, he tilted his head, his expression dominated by strong astonishment.
Pat, pat, pat, pat...
On the stairs, there was a sound of footsteps that were light, flexible, and unmistakable by Qingden, coming from far and near.
Qingdeng looked around - a "short-legged cat" shivered and moved directly in front of him.
On a high platform, in full view of everyone... Such an occasion is simply an execution ground for social terrorists like Kinoshita Mai.
I saw Kinoshita Mai no longer wearing her usual bright red kimono, but a rare kendo uniform that was white on top and red on the bottom, which perfectly outlined her seductive figure and made it easier to move.
This was the first time Qingdeng saw her wearing kendo uniform, and he couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
"...A Wu, what are you doing?"
Kinoshita Mai, who could not hide her nervousness and panic, tightened her shoulders and timidly said:
"Ah? What am I doing? Of course it's to sign up for the Zhenfu Army..."
"Of course I know you are signing up to join the Zhenfu Army, so I asked you what you are doing?"
"Qing, Qingden! I will explain to you later! Start the assessment quickly! I have to get back to Qianshiwu before he finds out!"
--he?
Before Qingdeng could react, that "him" appeared.
"...Young Master, I knew you were here."
Kinoshita Mai's delicate body trembled violently.
"It took me a lot of effort to catch up with you."
Boss Kiryu climbed onto the high platform and strode towards Kinoshita Mai with an expressionless face.
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Today’s update is a little light on words…and there’s a reason for that!
Bao Baozi has been conceiving the organizational structure of the Zhenfu Army today! So it took a lot of time (tears Bao Baozi)
In order to design a strong department name for the Zhenfu Army, Baobaozi spent a lot of his brain...
