Yuan Yi stood in front of the paper sliding door of a certain room and shouted loudly.
"What...?!" came an impatient female voice from behind the sliding paper door.
As the paper sliding door opened, Kinoshita Rin's face with a rich and irritable look appeared in front of Genichi's eyes.
"Ogata-kun, he has already left."
"...Oh." When she learned that Ogata had left, Kinoshita Rin only responded "Oh" with a cold face, "It's a good time for him to leave now. I can cook for one less person."
Genichi glanced at Kinoshita Rin with complicated eyes.
Then he let out a long sigh and whispered to Chao Lin:
"...I already know the details of what happened between you and Ogata-kun this morning."
"Lin...the reason why you speak harshly to Ogata-kun and keep making a bad face to Ogata is because...you are jealous that he can master the Wushu Ersword style with only my secret book - am I right?
"
After Yuan Yi finished speaking, Lin did not immediately respond to Yuan Yi's question.
Just silent.
Lin's silence was a disguised answer to Yuan Yi's question.
"...Xiao Lin." Yuan Yi sighed again, "I have said similar words many times."
"I have seen all the hardships you have endured since childhood, and I understand your difficulties."
"But you really need to change your character of having too much self-esteem."
"There are people outside the world, and there is heaven outside the sky - this is the truth of the world."
"Jealousy of other people - it's the most boring and stupid thing."
"What's more, your talent is already very high. There is really no need to be jealous of Ogata..."
Before Yuan Yi finished speaking, Lin, who had been silent just now, suddenly let out a roar:
"Stop talking!!"
Lin's roar directly interrupted Yuan Yi's words.
After the conversation was interrupted, Yuan Yi obeyed Lin's words obediently. He kept his mouth shut and stopped talking. He only stared silently at Lin's face that was red with anger.
Lin took several deep breaths before gradually letting her breathing calm down again.
As her breathing calmed down, Lin's emotions gradually returned to calm and stability.
After the mood stabilized——
"... I'm sorry... I just... said something rude..."
Lin lowered her head and shoulders and apologized to Yuan Yi.
Because Lin lowered her head, Genyi could only see the curls of hair on top of Lin's head.
Lin looked like an aggrieved child who had done something wrong and begged her elders for forgiveness.
"Sigh... Xiaolin, it's cute that you will apologize if you do something wrong... Okay, let's not talk about this topic."
After saying that, Yuan Yi sighed softly again.
Just when Yuan Yi was about to turn around and leave, Lin suddenly stopped Yuan Yi.
"Uncle...you are here just in time. Can you help me tell everyone to gather at the Buddhist hall? I have something important to announce to everyone."
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After about half a stick of incense——
After receiving Lin's sudden call, everyone in Calabash House immediately rushed towards the Buddhist hall.
After everyone came together, Lin, who was sitting under the Qiancheng Gourd Horse Seal, immediately said to everyone:
"Everyone! We are going to Kyoto next!"
"Kyoto?" Makimura raised his eyebrows first, "What are we going to do in Kyoto?"
"Of course we are going to find the masters and disciples, Kazuyo and Kazuo." Lin said calmly, "As the biggest suspects in causing the chaos on Butterfly Island, these masters and disciples may have a lot of interesting things in their possessions."
information."
"We at Calabash House have been investigating the 'Immortal' for so many years, and only now we finally have such a reliable clue, so we cannot let it go no matter what!"
After Mamiya and Makimura returned, they immediately reported everything they had seen on Butterfly Island to everyone in Calabash House.
Therefore, everyone in Calabash House already knows that there really are "immortal people" on Butterfly Island who cannot be killed no matter how hard they are killed, and what "immortal poison" is.
I learned about the existence of the suspicious pair of masters and disciples, Heshi and Hezhi.
We also know that there is "immortal poison" lurking in Ogata's body, and he may die at any time; we also know that Ogata went to Kyoto to find the two doctors in order to find a way to remove the immortal poison from his body.
"...Then how are we going to find this pair of masters and disciples?" Asai frowned slightly, "Yittousai at least has two prescriptions written by these masters and disciples in his hands. We can use these as clues to start the search."
"And apart from the fact that we know the names of the master and apprentice, and that they have Kyoto accents, we don't have any clues. And the names used by the master and apprentice are most likely fake names."
"About the clues...you don't have to worry about that." A meaningful smile appeared on Lin's face, "That Ogata has his clues, and we also have our clues."
As soon as Lin finished speaking, Mamiya, who was sitting under her, said calmly:
"I took a look at the two prescriptions in Ogata-kun's hand."
As soon as Mamiya finished speaking, Makimura on the side asked in surprise:
"When did you see the two prescriptions in Brother Ogata's hand?"
"The immortal poison in Ogata-kun's body had just been suppressed, and he took out these two prescriptions and asked Konnosuke if they could give them to him." Mamiya said softly, "I happened to be standing next to Ogata-kun at that time.
Fortunately, the characters on these two prescriptions are large enough, so I could barely see what was written on them."
"Ordinary people may not be able to find any secrets in it."
"But because I once learned some Nanman medical skills in the Echizen area, I saw something fishy in these two prescriptions."
"The two prescriptions written by this pair of masters and disciples involve a lot of southern barbarian medical skills."
"So - this pair of masters and apprentices are not only Chinese medicine doctors, but also Orchid medicine doctors, and their attainments in Nanman medical skills are not low."
"There are not many doctors who know Nanban medical skills. Even in a big city like Kyoto, there are only a few people who know Nanban medical skills."
"You will soon be able to find out which doctors in Kyoto know Nanban medical skills."
"...I see." Asai nodded gently, "In this way, we can indeed quickly find out who is most likely to be this pair of suspicious masters and disciples."
"We will go to Luo in three days!"
Lin announced to them bluntly.
"It's rare to come across a fairly reliable clue. This operation is very important!"
"So this time we will use our full strength!"
"Except for Jiulang and Uncle, everyone else will follow me to Luo!"
"Wait!" As soon as Lin finished speaking, Makimura took the lead and shouted, "Except for Mamiya and Genichi, everyone is going to Luo? Does that mean - I also want to go to Kyoto?"
"Of course." Lin nodded.
"Why doesn't Mamiya go?"
"Because Kuro has been busy since the beginning of this year, it's time for Kuro to take a good rest."
"I have been busy since the beginning of this year. I went to Butterfly Island with Mamiya. Why can I go to Kyoto when Mamiya can rest?"
"Because you once worked as an errand in Kyoto and are the most familiar with Kyoto among all of us, so you have to go with us no matter what." An impatient look appeared on Lin's face, "No more objections are allowed!
If you say any more nonsense, just wait until you see boogers in tonight’s meal!”
"Yes..." Makimura, who was still raising objections aggressively, silently retracted his head that had been held high.
"Kuro." Lin glanced at Mamiya, "Take good care of your home."
"yes!"
"Are you going to Kyoto to find those two doctors..." Shimada murmured, "Ogata-sama, he also went to Kyoto to find those two doctors, right? Then wouldn't it be easy for us to run into Ogata-sama?"
?”
"When we meet, we meet. What are we afraid of!" Lin said without hesitation, "He looks for it in his own way, and we look for it in our own way. We and he are in harmony with each other, and we each do our own thing."
"Speaking of which -" Asai suddenly crossed his arms and said, "Shouldn't we let that Ittosai go like this?"
"Why do you say that?" Mamiya, who was sitting opposite Asai, asked.
"Isn't it because that Ittousai has some kind of immortal poison in his body?"
"Leave Ittousai behind and study his body that has been corroded by the immortal poison. Maybe we can get some information related to 'immortality'."
"Asai..." Mamiya smiled bitterly, "It's easy for you to say it, but it's not so easy to do it. The simplest question is - how do you want to keep Ogata-kun?"
"...The strength of that guy should not be underestimated." Lin, who was sitting under the seal of Qiancheng Huma, said softly, "Although I don't want to admit it, it is always a fact. Without the help of my uncle, even if we are a few
If we all attack together, we may have to pay a lot of casualties to capture him."
"And even if we succeed in capturing him, we still don't have the kind of talent here who can study the human body."
"Didn't Mamiya-senpai just say that he once studied medicine in the Echizen area?" Shimada asked.
"I only know a little bit about it. I can't do things like studying the human body."
"Okay!" Lin clapped twice to attract everyone's attention, "That's enough gossip! Everyone except Jiulang and Uncle will prepare for my long trip after they get down! Three days later
Let’s go to Luo!”
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After Lin announced the disbandment, Makimura, Asai, and Shimada walked side by side on the way back to their respective rooms.
"...Mamiya and Genichi are all staying behind at Owari, so I'm a little uneasy." Asai, who was walking in the middle, said suddenly and coldly.
As soon as Asai finished speaking, Makimura nodded slowly:
"What a coincidence, I feel exactly the same as you."
"Although my lord is a qualified leader most of the time, but..." Makimura sighed, "sometimes, he is really too childish... But this cannot be blamed on my lord... After all, my lord is this year
I am only 19 years old and still need to be tempered..."
"The reason why our Calabash House has grown to the scale it is today is all thanks to Arima Miya, a monster who can do any job, and Genichi, who has a wide network of connections and absolute strength."
"They are the only two people in the entire Gourd House who can calm down the childish lord."
"This time we go to Luo, neither of these two people will be traveling together... I don't even want to make people feel uneasy..."
"...You are wrong. Makimura." Asai, who has always been expressionless, still looked expressionless at this time, "The things that make me uneasy are different from you."
"My lord is indeed too childish sometimes."
"But there are not many times when the master's childish temper can burst out."
"Most of the time, my lord is a qualified and respectable leader. I never worry that my lord will make any mistakes. In fact, my lord has never made any mistakes at critical moments."
"The thing that makes me feel uneasy is that you, Makimura, are among the people responsible for this operation, but Mamiya and Genichi are not with you."
"Mamiya and Genichi's 'level of competence' can make up for your 'level of trouble'."
"Now that they are not with you, I am very worried that you will cause a lot of trouble to everyone during this mission."
Asai's words were merciless.
But Makimura seemed to have long been accustomed to Asai's merciless way of speaking, and was not angry at what Asai just said.
He just shrugged and said with a smile:
"Are you worried that I will get into trouble during this mission?"
"That's right." Asai nodded straightforwardly, "You are always nosy and are the best at causing trouble among us. Many tasks that were originally easy have suddenly become difficult because of you.
"
"Makimura, I'm going to ask you for a favor - please try to be as calm as possible this time in Luo. Don't cause a lot of unnecessary trouble to everyone."
"I just want to complete this mission happily and then go back to Owari to sleep smoothly."
"Okay, okay, okay." Makimura raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, "I understand, and I will try to be as peaceful as you want."
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Eating, sleeping, asking for directions, and rushing - this is Ogata's daily life these days.
Although the horse under his crotch was just an ordinary pack horse, its existence really made Ogata's journey much easier.
Although the distance between Owari and Kyoto is not far, it still takes a lot of time to ask for directions and drive at the same time.
Ogata didn't deliberately count how many days he spent on the way to Kyoto.
I just remember that the weather is getting hotter and hotter.
When I first set out, I still felt a little cold at night even if I was wearing a haori.
And gradually, I no longer feel the cold at night, and gradually I don’t even need to wear a haori anymore.
The heat emitted by the sun hanging high in the dome is getting more and more astonishing.
Facing the high temperature, the only thing Ogata could do to resist was to put away his light green haori and tie up the sleeves of his dark blue kimono with sleeve bands.
Unknowingly, Ogata was only a stone's throw away from Kyoto...
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When Ogata was only a short distance away from Kyoto——
A place not far from Kyoto.
"Hasegawa-sama... everyone is tired. Let's find a place to rest early."
"...Imai, go and tell everyone - just keep persisting. There is a village called 'Xinri' ahead. We will go there to spend the night tonight. After spending the night there, we will leave for Kyoto tomorrow morning."