Later, fortunately, the horses brought by the Five Tigers, and the few horses that the general's guards hastily collected around the area, the group broke through the siege of the Miyoshi family and rushed back to Nijo Castle.

However, after barely breaking through and returning to Nijo Castle, he closed the door and took stock, only to realize that the retinue and guards on the shogun's side had suffered heavy losses.

Mrs. Nobuko was so frightened that her legs and feet became weak and she couldn't walk, so she finally rode with Yanagizumi and relied on Yanagizumi to gallop wildly, so that she was able to return to Nijo Castle. On the general's side, although there were more than a dozen people riding horses to follow the general out of the siege, but in the face of the situation that the Miyoshi family troops who caught up and besieged Nijo Castle, this manpower was still not enough even if it added the subordinates who stayed behind today.

Faced with such a desperate situation, Ashikaga Yoshiteru instead regained the calm of the superiors.

He ordered that all the ladies and maids below Mrs. Nobuko should go and freshen up and rest, for "there will be a banquet in the evening."

Although there were as many as seven or eight maids who followed Mrs. Nobuko to Kiyomizu-ji Temple today, in addition to the "Ayuki" who rushed all the way to kill, that is, Yanagiquan, there were only two of them, Hisamatsu and Inaba.

Fujimi rode with one of the guards on the way to escape, but the leg of the horse under their seat was cut by the members of the Miyoshi family who caught up, and they fell from their horses, and they were already very lucky at this moment, and the other women's houses were scattered and disappeared, and there was no time to find them in a hurry.

In fact, the "Ah Xue" pretended to be by Liu Quan is not a close maid room of the Imperial Stage, but a low-level maid who is responsible for serving tea, handing water, holding a chessboard, and talking to relieve boredom. In addition, she behaved extremely bravely outside Kiyomizuji Temple today, guarding Mrs. Nobuko to escape the catastrophe temporarily, so as soon as she returned to Nijo Castle, after hearing the general's order, Mrs. Nobuko ordered Yanagizumi to "go and freshen up and rest, and then come to the banquet in the evening."

Liu Quan did not be polite to Mrs. Nobuko again. After all, after the evening banquet was the main event, the change of Yongroku, and looking at the posture of the group of people at Kiyomizu Temple today, it was almost possible to deduce that it was impossible for the time-traced march to do nothing in it, so maybe there would be an unexpected battle tonight, and it was probably impossible for her to stay out of it completely. Anyway, after the investigation is over, she will have to retreat with all her body, if she is hacked to death by thieves here now, she will really have to get a box lunch!

In order to win the fierce battle tonight, Liu Quan decided that he must rest under the pressure of the siege in the afternoon and recover his blood.

However, when she walked near the house where the maid lived, she met the great Prajna Changguang wandering there.

He was under a huge pine tree, clearly waiting for her. He lowered his head slightly, paced back and forth under the tree, his left hand resting on the hilt of the main knife at his waist, and his right hand touching his chin with a thoughtful expression, and the sunlight cast through the canopy above his head, and fell on his face and body, making his long silver-gray hair almost like a fine satin reflecting some bright light.

Liu Quan saw him from afar. After a hard fight and galloping, although she had only briefly gained a little respite, she could not help but feel a surge of excitement in her chest when she saw someone like him who was both familiar and could be fully trusted.

"Changguang-kun!" she shouted, speeding up her pace and trotting towards him.

Da Panruo Changguang raised his head when he heard the sound, and his eyes caught her figure in an instant. His narrow and long-painted phoenix eyes twitched slightly, and only when she ran in front of him did he smile and said, "Oh, you're finally back, this time it's really made me wait for a long time." ”

Liu Quan: "......"

She's just been out for half a day, and at this time, what kind of long-term stay Yuying lines!

The excitement and emotion that surged in her chest just now all disappeared in an instant, and she glanced at him with a smile, feeling that it didn't matter at all whether there was a general's eyeliner in Nijo City at this time, so she didn't bother to lay any more mute spells, and straightforwardly described today's encounter at Kiyomizu Temple to Da Prajna Nagamitsu.

Sure enough, after listening to it, Da Prajna Changguang also fell into deep thought.

"I've asked some of the guards who came back before I came here. He said, "They are guarding the princess, and what happened to them is similar to that of you...... The number of people in the Miyoshi family was unexpectedly large, and they lost a lot of manpower to break through. It seems-"

Perhaps noticing that she hadn't used any spells to mask their voices before talking, he paused.

Liu Quan snorted and responded, "Maybe it's really ...... Those fallen creatures are moving in it. That wouldn't be too good at night...... My limited power needs to be used in the right place, and the spells or all that are left to it. Anyway......"

She didn't go on. However, the two of them knew what she was going to say.

Now mind the ambiguity in their speech—keywords like "fallen guys" or "spells"—are meaningless.

It is no longer possible for the general to see the sun tomorrow. Tonight is the change of Yonglu, the last battle of his life.

Willow Springs' eyes lowered. In this small courtyard, for a moment there was only the sound of the wind blowing through the treetops.

I don't know how long it took, but Da Prajna Changguang sighed deeply.

"You...... Be careful. He whispered, "Yours...... What about the younger brothers?"

Sure enough, as soon as Yaoyan and Wuhu retreated, they stumbled and called her "sister", which was taught by Da Panruo Changguang in secret.

After they entered Nijo Castle, Yanagizumi knew that Daihannya Nagamitsu had his own way of communicating with the two little daggers who were staying in the inn outside. Maybe they rushed to the outside of Kiyomizu Temple to support her today, and even managed to collect a few horses to bring for her, which was also notified to them in advance.

I have to say that in the current sinister environment - in this situation where the leisurely welfare task of [Earn Experience Investigation and Health Preservation] that was promised in advance suddenly turned into a death match, Da Praruo Changguang can behave so reliably, it still makes Liu Quan feel a little comforted - and relieved.

The corners of her eyes curled slightly.

"You taught them to call me sister? There are no flaws in front of the Imperial Observatory at all. She praised the foresight of the great prajna of the long light.

Da Prajna Changguang smiled.

"Well, do you finally feel my reliability?" he said, half-jokingly, looking her up and down at her who had been described as rather embarrassed after the fierce battle, and shook his head slightly, as if her appearance really made him unbearable to look at it any longer.

"I'll go and see what's going on in front of you, and you can rest in the afternoon. "Don't worry, I'll take care of the rest." ”

Liu Quan: "......"

Is...... I'm so good at talking. Is it also a faction skill of the Longship faction to speak so considerately and so nicely?

Although if you think about it carefully, Da Praruo Changguang's words are actually similar to his fixed lines, but only his lines are so eloquent, it's a bit too much-

Liu Quan forcibly cut off the os in his heart, nodded towards the Great Prajna Changguang, and said, "In this case, please leave it to you." I put the medicine ...... Yakunosuke and ...... Gorou's body knife has been returned. Just call them out in the evening. ”

Da Prajna Changguang seemed to be a little surprised.

"Yakunosuke?!Goro?!!" he repeated the two names incredulously, and suddenly grinned, and he threw his head back and laughed out loud.

"Hahaha......"

Liu Quan was a little angry.

“…… What's so funny!"

Da Praruo Changguang barely suppressed that smile. There was still a sparkling light in the eyes of the long and narrow phoenix painted with Zhu, and they just looked at her.

"No, I just think ...... Your ...... 'brothers' are ...... That's wonderful. He replied intermittently, clearly struggling with that strange smile.

Liu Quan was so angry that he leaned forward and lowered his voice: "Then do you want them to directly call Yaoyan and Wuhu to retreat! Who would call such a special name to a child!"

She had to get closer to him because she didn't want to spend any more magic spells on silence, and she lowered her voice to speak, and this sudden approach made Da Prajna look a little surprised. There was a flash of light in those narrow phoenix eyes, and then, the smile in his eyes rose again, but this time it was not funny, and it seemed a little gentle.

"No," he said, "you think very well. I thought you would be a little slack after so many days of mental tension...... I don't think I need to worry about you. ”

He lowered his gaze and looked at her with a smile.

"You coped well. He said mildly.

Willow Springs: !!

When is this still flirting!!Is it tolerable or unbearable!!

She couldn't help but give him a huge roll of the eyes, and then turned and walked towards the maid's house.

"I hope you can be so calm tonight, Changguang-kun!"

……

Liu Quan woke up and found that it was already twilight outside the window.

Speaking of which, she really took a small nap without being disturbed...... Haven't the Miyoshi family members who surrounded Nijo Castle officially launched a general attack on Nijo Castle?

Ah, I don't know if they want to create some heavy psychological pressure on the people trapped in the city before launching a general attack, so that the people in the city will surrender as soon as the fight starts, or because they ancient people have to have a sense of ritual in everything they do.

Ryuzumi walked briskly towards the Honmaru Goden in front of him.

Actually, this is not the Nijo Castle as it was known to later generations. Nijo Castle—the place where Yanagisen used to patrol outside the gate at night when he was a Shinsengumi soldier and when he was a shogun in Kamiraku—was actually built after the Tokugawa family established the shogunate. Although the name of the place is also known as "Nijo Castle", the official name should be "Kyoto Kankanyukoji Gosho", which is located between Nijo Taiji and Kanjiyukoji.

Of course, the Ninomaru Palace, which was praised by later generations, has not yet been built here. It's the Honmaru Palace, and it's much smaller on a smaller scale. However, there is still a splendid and spacious room—I heard that the general has ordered that tonight's banquet be set up here.

When Liu Quan arrived at the door of the Great Wide Room, he looked a little and found that the room was actually almost furnished—all the lights were lit, and the exquisite tables, furnishings, and wine and food were all laid out, just like countless night banquets in the heyday.

Yanagizumi found that Nobuko's Lady had arrived, and several of her maids, including Hisamatsu and Inaba, who had escaped from Kiyomizudera today, and several of the low-ranking maids who had survived the death without accompanying them in Nijo Castle. Mrs. Nobuko even wore very gorgeous clothes, the outermost single coat was a thin red plum color, and the pattern of spring cherry blossoms was painted on it.

Liu Quan looked down at her clothes—it was rude for a maid, she was wearing a light Su Fang sleeve with a simple rattan pattern painted on the lower corner of the hem.

To be honest, she also chose to wear small sleeves for her own purpose - she couldn't just wear a shrine maiden costume to the Shogun's night banquet, and even though the shrine maiden costume was a more suitable costume for battle, she couldn't just wear it on the outside, as if to tell everyone, "That's right, I deliberately wanted to dress like this and wait for those thieves to attack the Nijo Imperial Palace tonight."

So she wore a light Sufang sleeve on the outside of her simple outfit that resembled a shrine maiden's outfit - the calamus-colored blouse was cut short and the hem tucked into the cyanotic hakama, intending to take them off as soon as things changed, and face them with a more convenient outfit.

Of course, this is not something to say to others. Fortunately, at this moment, there is no one in the Nijo Imperial Palace who cares about such a trivial matter as a maid wearing too simple clothes.

Yanagizumi saw the Shogun, tonight's protagonist Ashikaga Yoshiteru, dressed in a carcass, striding in through the door on the other side.