Chapter 364 You are in my best attack range [5600 words]
"Do you have anything to drink here?" Shuntaro glanced around the room, "I'm a little thirsty."
"There is some water there." Mr. Feng Chime nodded towards another table not far away, "If you want to drink it, just take it and drink it."
"Don't you have any other drinks here besides water?"
"Of course not." Mr. Feng Chime said confidently, "I am an oiran. I can have whatever I want to drink or eat by clapping my hands, so why do I need to place food and drink in the room?
"
"If you want to drink tea, I'll ask Aji, Aye and the others to bring it to you."
"Forget it." Shuntaro waved his hand, "It's late at night, so I won't bother you making tea for me."
"Then just drink some water and make do with it for a while." Fuzu Taifu walked to the table, picked up the water placed on the table, and then handed it to Shuntaro.
"Why are you suddenly interested in coming to play with me today?" Fuzu Taifu asked as he handed the water to Shuntaro.
"No special reason, I just suddenly thought that I haven't seen you for a while, so I came to see you."
Just as Shuntaro was filling his mouth with the water handed to him by the Fubell Taifu, the Fubell Taifu seemed to have remembered something and said softly:
"When I was walking to Yangya tonight, I saw that guy from Shiranui again, the guy who comes to Yoshiwara every night to have fun."
"Gokutaro?" Shuntaro asked.
"Yes, that's that person."
"That guy is really annoying."
"What's wrong with Gokutaro?" Shuntaro's eyes narrowed slightly, "Did he bump into you when you were doing the 'Oran Course'?"
"How could he have the guts to offend me when he knew that you and I were friends." Mr. Feng Ling Taifu sneered a few times, "That Ji TaiLang has a bad taste in wine and has a very bad character. As long as he doesn't go his way in the slightest, he will have to deal with it immediately.
scold."
"Many girls from Yoshiwara have been made to cry and injured by him."
"Among them are several girls I met at Ume House."
"If you have a chance in the future, please give him a good warning for me."
"Let him temper his rough personality in the future."
"...I understand." Shuntaro nodded lightly, "I will tell him to be careful later."
"You don't have to worry too much about Ji Tairou and Chang."
"In order to prevent Jitaro from wandering around in Yoshiwara, I used some tricks to monitor him."
"I know every move he made in Yoshiwara."
"As long as he dares to do any excessive behavior in Yoshiwara, I will teach him a lesson even if you don't have to report it to me."
"You guys are really free in Shiranui." There was a hint of ridicule in Taifu Fuzu's tone, "You can even come and go freely in a place like Yoshiwara."
"Actually, only we, the Four Heavenly Kings, have that power and can freely move in and out of our financial resources. Other ninjas cannot freely move in and out of the Ninja Village."
"The Four Heavenly Kings are among the Shiranui, and their status is second only to Enma. We still have the small right to freely enter and exit Yoshiwara."
"Has anything interesting happened to you Shiranui recently?" Fu Chizu Taifu yawned widely.
"When did you become so interested in things happening in Shiranui?"
"I'm not interested in the affairs of your Broken Ninja Village. It's just a rare visit to see you, so I'll just find some topics that you can answer and have a little chat with you."
"Are there any interesting things that have happened in Shiranui recently..." Shuntaro pondered for a while, "There really are."
"Just two days ago, Enma was finally given the title of 'Flag Ben' by General Zhengyi."
"He is no longer a white body without any identity, but a direct minister of the shogunate with the title of 'Hatara'. Enma has been very happy these past two days."
"Always has a bright smile."
"The smiling face of Enma is like a wrinkled orange peel that has been left for a long time. Chang, can you imagine what that looks like?"
"Ah, I understand, I understand." Mr. Feng Chime nodded, "People with a lot of wrinkles on their faces will have wrinkles all over their faces when they smile, just like a wrinkled orange peel."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Feng Chime paused, and then asked with a few black lines on his face:
"Where's the fun in this?"
"That's not the interesting part." Shuntaro raised the corner of his mouth and showed a meaningful smile, "In order to become a direct minister of the shogunate and gain a respectable identity for himself, Enma led everyone in Shiranui to
After arriving in Edo, he has been entertaining various high-ranking officials and trying to please these high-ranking officials."
"I once accompanied Enma to have a few drinks with some senior officials."
"The Balrog, who usually always looks arrogant in front of us, can only smile obediently and flatteringly in front of those high-ranking officials, like a well-behaved puppy."
"A peerless ninja with unparalleled ninjutsu, for the sake of fame and fortune, he has to be humble to these people who may not even be able to hold a sword firmly."
"Don't you think this is funny?"
"Where is the fun in this?" Mr. Feng Chime said angrily.
"I think this is very interesting." Shuntaro smiled and shrugged, "The swords in the hands of us warriors are indeed no match for those who hold this 'sword' called 'power'."
"I've always been curious." Perhaps he was tired from sitting, so he walked to the wall not far away, leaned his back against the wall, and continued chatting with Shuntaro, "You guys, Shiranui, are talking to the shogunate at best.
Cooperation, to put it mildly, means submission to the shogunate."
"You are so good, why do you want to submit to the shogunate and become the shogunate's dog?"
"Do you hope to get assistance from the shogunate to strengthen your own strength?"
"I don't know." Shutaro shrugged, "I have never cared about such things."
"How can you say that you are also the next generation of Enma..." Taifu Fuzu's tone was full of helplessness, "You treat these important matters so perfunctorily, how will you inherit Shiranui in the future?"
Upon hearing what Mr. Fuzuzu said, Shuntaro twitched his lips.
"Ah Chang, you are wrong." Shuntaro grinned, "The next generation of Enma may not be me."
"Huh? Why?" Feng Chi Taifu asked in confusion, "Didn't you tell me before that you wanted to succeed the next generation of Enma?"
"That's because you heard wrong." Shuntaro said, "My original words at that time were 'I may succeed as the next generation of Enma'."
"You missed the word 'maybe'."
"To succeed as Enma, in addition to outstanding strength, you also need to possess many abilities."
"As far as I know, that Gokutaro is currently actively fighting for the position of the next generation of Enma."
Hearing the name "Gokutaro", Taifu Fuzu had an expression of disgust on his face.
"If a person with such a bad personality is allowed to become Enma, then I think you Shiranui may not be far away from destruction." Taifu Fuzu said in a determined tone, "A person with such a bad personality will not be far away from you Shiranui."
Does anyone here support it?"
"Don't tell me that there are quite a few people who support Gokutaro." Shuntaro sneered, "Although these people who support Gokutaro are basically people with the same simple and rough personality as Gokutaro."
"Since that Ji Tairou is now actively fighting for the position of Enma, don't you plan to compete with that Ji Tairou?"
"I don't want it," Shuntaro responded without hesitation, "'The Daidai Enma'? I'm not interested in this kind of title."
“I have no interest in ‘succession as the next generation of Enma’.”
"...Your character has really never changed." A smile that made it difficult to understand the specific emotions appeared on Taifu Fengchime's face, "Ever since I was a child, I have always only cared about things like 'fighting'
Unparalleled positivity.”
"Don't you women all like men who don't change their original intentions?" Shuntaro's tone was half-joking.
"Sorry, I prefer handsome men to persistent men who don't change their original intentions."
After saying that, Mr. Feng Chime yawned vigorously.
"Okay, let's stop talking. I'm tired and want to sleep."
"Huh? I just came here not long ago, right? Are you driving me away so soon?"
"I must have told you many times, right? Being an Oiran is very tiring." Feng Chime Taifu rubbed his eyes that could only be half-opened now, "If you want to chat with me, just pick one
Come again when there are no customers."
"Oiran is no easier than ordinary oiran." Shuntaro said softly.
"Of course." Mr. Fuzuki smiled bitterly, "Would you try to put on those damn double shoes and walk a few laps around Yoshiwara using the 'Gaihamonji walking' method?"
"Anyone without any physical strength can't be an oiran."
"Since you have worked so hard, do you want me to help you redeem yourself?" Shuntaro chuckled a few times.
"You? Ransom yourself?" Mr. Feng Chime made an exaggerated expression as if he had heard some big joke, "Do you have the money to redeem the oiran's body?"
"No." Shuntaro replied bluntly, "But I can start saving money from now on."
"When you save enough money to redeem my life, I will be almost 2 years old and can retire." After complaining angrily to Shuntaro, Fuzu Taifu waved his hand at Shuntaro, "You can redeem me or something.
Just skip it."
"My current life is tiring, but I don't hate this kind of life, and I don't want anyone to redeem me."
"As long as you're not bored with your current life." Shuntaro stood up slowly, "Then I'll go back first."
"Yes." Mr. Feng Chime nodded, "If you want to chat with me next time, remember to pick a time when there are no customers to order me."
"knew."
After leaving these words calmly, Shuntaro opened the window slightly and peered out through the crack to see what was going on outside.
After confirming that no one would notice him when he went out at this moment, Shuntaro opened the gap in the window to a size large enough for him to enter and exit alone, and then passed through the gap like a gust of wind.
The sound of the wind, the sound of burning candles, and the sound of the wind chime master's breathing were the only three sounds left in the room.
Light, shadow, these three lights are the only ones left in the room of the beautiful woman who is still sitting not far from the window.
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Next day, early morning
Edo, Yoshiwara.
"Stop! Stop!"
Keiemon held up the wooden stick in his hand while chasing after the slovenly ronin in front of him who was about 30 years old.
As soon as he got to work today and started patrolling around Yoshiwara, Keiemon bumped into a ronin who was eating and drinking at a tea house without paying him.
So it naturally evolved into the current situation. Keemon led four of his subordinates and began to chase the ronin who dared to eat the Overlord's meal and was now escaping from the Yoshiwara Gate.
Although this ronin looked like he had not eaten well for a long time and was malnourished, his running speed was not slow at all.
Suddenly, Keiemon and his subordinates were unable to catch up with him in the first place.
In order to intercept the ronin as soon as possible, Keiemon led his men to chase him while shouting loudly, hoping to attract his colleagues who were patrolling or standing guard nearby to come over for support.
And Keiemon's shouts really worked.
When the gate of Yoshiwara appeared in front of him, Keeimon saw three of his colleagues in front of them, holding long wooden sticks and heading towards them. They blocked the ronin's way to the gate of Yoshihara, and met Keei
Together they formed a double-team on the rogue.
Seeing that support had arrived and that the ronin had been successfully double-teamed, joy appeared on Keiemon's face involuntarily.
As for the ronin, his face sank when he saw an official from the Shirobei Club appearing in front of him.
After a look of thought flashed across his face, he suddenly stopped his feet.
Then he pulled out the knife from his waist.
Seeing the ronin draw his sword, Keiemon's expression changed. While raising his hand to signal his colleagues to stop, he shouted at the ronin:
"Put down the knife! Just surrender and capture me!"
Years of working at the Shirobei Club allowed Keimon to develop a loud and loud voice.
But Keemon's loud voice did not waver the ronin at all.
Ronin, who was sweating heavily on his forehead, tightened the knife in his hand and said in a deep voice:
"I don't want to hurt anyone! Let me go!"
"Do you think there is a chance that we will let you go?" General Qingwei stepped forward, slowly raised the long wooden stick in his hand, and pointed the tip of the stick at the ronin in front of him, "I'll say it again.
Put down the knife quickly!"
Seeing that the negotiation failed, more sweat secreted from Ronin's forehead.
At the same time, he also held the knife in his hand tighter.
Looking at Ronin, Keiemon, and the colleagues around him who were holding the sword in their hands more tightly, the expressions on their faces involuntarily became heavier.
Including Keiemon, they have a total number of people.
The weapons they use are long wooden sticks, and their attack range is farther than that of knives.
But they still didn't dare to be careless, they just silently clenched the long wooden sticks in their hands, and while maintaining the situation of surrounding the ronin, they looked for the right opportunity to attack.
And this Ronin is also looking for the right opportunity to break through.
The two groups started a confrontation that was enough to make the air around them feel heavy.
It was early in the morning, and even though it was the time when there were the least amount of people in Yoshiwara, there were still people watching the excitement gathered around Keemon and the others in twos and threes.
But these spectators were smart enough. When they saw the ronin pull out a real sword, they knew that a bloody battle might break out later, so they all stood far away.
These onlookers all stood far away, which saved Keiemon the trouble, and allowed Keiemon to fight to his heart's content later without having to worry about accidentally injuring innocent people.
The movements of Keemon and the others also disturbed the wandering girls' houses on both sides of the street.
The wandering girls living in the surrounding wandering girls' houses opened their windows one after another, looking at Keemon and the others below with either fear or curiosity.
Just as the atmosphere of this confrontation becomes more and more solemn, a battle may break out in the next second.
"Keemon!"
A familiar loud shout suddenly sounded from not far in front of Qingwei Gate.
"Huh?" Keemon kept his gaze fixed on the ronin, and at the same time, he looked over the ronin's shoulder and farther ahead.
After casting his peripheral vision further ahead, Keiemon saw an acquaintance of his, an old man from their Shirobei club: Kawajiro.
Kawajiro is an old man who is 5 years old this year and is mainly responsible for clerical work in the club.
He has been working in the Shirobei Club since he was young. He has worked in the Shirobei Club for a full 40 years and is the oldest person in their club.
Even their current leader, the Sixth Generation Shirohei, is respectful to Kawajiro, who has worked diligently in the club for 40 years.
Next to the extremely familiar Kawajiro was an unfamiliar young samurai.
This young man of fifty-five years old is of ordinary rank and has a simple appearance.
The clothes on his body were clean, and he didn't look like the kind of wanderer who was busy with his meal.
"Keiemon!" Kawajiro led the strange young samurai to Keiemon's side, and asked Keiemon in a deep voice, "What's going on with this guy?"
"This guy didn't give me any money after eating and drinking at the teahouse." Keemon, whose eyes were fixed on the ronin, replied to Kawajiro beside him without looking back, "Kawajiro, please step aside first.
, if you stand here, when a fight breaks out later, you may be implicated."
"Do you need me to call for more reinforcements?" Kawajiro asked.
"...Well, please."
After all, the opponent is a ronin who has drawn a real sword.
So you can never be too cautious.
For the sake of caution, Keiemon decided to use the human wave tactic, swarming up and capturing this dangerous thief in one fell swoop.
Just when Kawajiro was about to nod vigorously and say, "I'm going to move reinforcements now," the young samurai who had been following Kawajiro suddenly said:
"Kawajiro, you just said that you want to become an employee of the Shirobei Club responsible for maintaining law and order. You need to test your strength first, right?"
"Huh?" Kawajiro was stunned for a moment, and then quickly replied, "That's right, so you just wait. After Keiemon takes down this thief, let Keiemon test you... Hey
!You, what did you do?!"
Before Kawajiro finished speaking, the young samurai walked through the thin encirclement built by Keiemon and others against the ronin who was eating the Overlord's meal, and walked slowly towards the ronin.
"Hey!" Keemon was also stunned by the unexpected scene in front of him, and quickly shouted to the young samurai, "What are you doing?"
The young samurai ignored Keiemon and the others, and stopped after walking some distance away from the ronin.
"Who are you?! What do you want to do when you suddenly come close to me?!" Ronin turned the tip of his sword and pointed it at the young samurai who suddenly leaned towards him.
"I didn't want to do anything." The young samurai said to the ronin in a calm tone, "I am anxious to find this person named Keemon, so can you please put down your sword quickly and capture him without a fight? This way everyone can save money.
A lot of time.”
"Who would be captured just like that!" Ronin roared, "Aren't you an official of the Shirobei Club?"
"My name is Majima Goro. I can be considered an Izumo ronin passing through."
"Since you're not an official, step aside! Otherwise, I'll kill you too!"
"...Didn't you notice?" the young warrior asked.
The young samurai's inexplicable rhetorical question made Ronin, Keemon and others next to him stunned for a moment.
"What did you find?" Ronin asked.
"Didn't you realize that you have been standing within my best attack range since just now?"
The voice fell.
Cold light flashed.
Cold light leaked from the sword scabbard on the young samurai's left waist, like a stream of light sweeping towards the sword in the ronin's hand.
clang!
He didn't react at all to the young ronin samurai's sword attack.
As a huge sound of gold and iron clashing was heard, the sword in Ronin's hand was directly knocked out.
After drawing the sword and knocking it out of Ronin's hand, the young samurai turned the sword and placed it on Ronin's neck.
"Those who don't even know that they are within the enemy's best attack range can't kill me." The young warrior's tone was still calm.
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Let me show you the special haori worn by the officers of the Shirobei Club.
This is a frontal photo, with the words "CLUB" painted on both sides of the skirt →
This is a photo from the back. There is a big word "door" on the back of Haori →
The pictures are all taken from the Japanese drama "Yoshiwara Toshin"
Because there is very little information about the Shirobei Club on the Internet, I don’t know if the special haori used by the officials of the Shirobei Club in history was really like this.
Let’s just assume that their special Haori really looks like this.