Willow Springs: !!

Although the scanned copy of the photo enclosed with the letter looked a little blurry and the color of the photo itself had faded with the passage of time, she still recognized it at a glance, it was a group photo taken at the entrance of the park by the family as a group parent-child activity of the formalism [always leave a little memory] before she left home at the age of 18 to go to college.

At this moment, for some reason, across time, the memories that had almost been lost to her mind—memories that were not particularly good and never missed—popped up and made her nose suddenly sour at an inopportune time.

She gripped the terminal tightly, and before she could press the still-lit screen, she heard a chuckle behind her.

"Ahahahaha. Yukiba-kun, what are you still doing here? The scheduled time for the battle is coming soon. ”

Willow Springs: !!

Three days and the moon are near!

She hadn't even noticed when he had slowly walked into her room—although she had opened the shoji door because she had already finished changing her clothes and was about to go out to find someone to help her tighten her sleeves, and her whole attention was on the terminal in her hand, but the silent appearance of the Three Days Moon Sect was too ...... Isn't that scary?!As a sword, his concealment value seems to be completely unscientific?!......

She subconsciously reflexively pressed the lock screen button, and at the same time quickly turned around.

The most beautiful of the five swords in the world was standing behind her at this moment. He was already neatly draped, the fabric of his blue hunting coat faintly weaving a delicately woven pattern, and his smiling eyes sank slightly after noticing that there seemed to be a hint of the haste in her sudden turn that she didn't want to see him so much.

He was standing in a very clever position - just two steps away from her. This distance is undoubtedly too close for a mourner who visits the room of the inquisitor, but it is very polite for the status of a lover - after all, as a lover, even if he walks up and wraps his arms around her shoulder, or asks a question like "who are you talking to", it is understandable, this is the privilege of "being a lover".

However, the current performance of the Three Days Moon Sect seems to be between "politeness" and "rudeness" - it feels like his feet are skillfully stepping on both sides of the dividing line between "subordinates" and "lovers", and for a while, Liu Quan doesn't know whether to show an attitude towards his subordinates and blame him for entering his room without permission, or whether he should show an attitude towards his lover and allow such a surprise attack.

Liu Quan hesitated for a moment, but in the end, because his emotions had just been affected by that old photo, and he felt that he really didn't have the strength to deal with the brain-burning dialogue with multiple meanings at this time, so he chose to take a step back.

She quickly flipped the terminal over with the screen facing down and buckled it on the desktop, and then walked to the front of the Three Moons Sect, and handed over the brocade ribbon in her hand with a smile.

"I was just thinking about who I was going to ask for to help tie my sleeves...... And you show up. She said, "That's great—can I ask you?"

Sanri Yuezong paused slightly, and his gaze fell from her face to the right hand she stretched out in front of her—the ribbon of pale gold and blue strands that was repeatedly wound and knotted was now being held in her palm.

The pale gold and blue color scheme of the brocade she had chosen was undoubtedly in keeping with the shades of the clothes he was used to wearing. At the moment, however, he felt as if he was not very happy with her obedience.

He thought that after a long time together, he had come to understand a little bit of her habits—the subconscious caution and cleverness. Whenever she wants to use this small change in detail to please others, it must be because she wants to achieve a certain purpose.

And he's pretty sure that almost every time she turns her mind around, the results aren't all that pleasant—when she switches between "Fujita-kun" and "Ischi-kun" in Edo in the early Meiji era, or when she switches between "vice-chief" and "Mr. Hijikata" in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period.

He knew that she was well aware of the kind of feelings that such subtle changes could cause to people, similar to "being smoothed", "valued" or "being close"-

But now, when this treatment befell him, he suddenly felt that he was no longer able to treat all this with the pleasure of merely spectators, as he had done before.

He didn't notice that he frowned imperceptibly, but he reached out and took the ribbon from her hand, passed it under the two flanks, rolled up his sleeves, crossed her back, and finally tied a knot under her left shoulder.

As he did so, he had to lean forward slightly, so the sleeves of his wide hunting coat, and even the breastplate and tassels that swayed gently with his movements, rubbed against her shrine maiden costume several times. Although it was only the scraping of the fabric, the slightest rustling sound inexplicably created a strange and ambiguous atmosphere in the room where there was no other sound.

For some reason, a thin layer of sweat slowly oozed from Liu Quan's back.

This atmosphere of silence and ambiguity, tacit understanding, is more tense – and stressful – than that. Liu Quan had to speak again.

"Thank you, thank you. She involuntarily stumbled, and her heart became even more annoyed.

"Kept everyone waiting...... Let's go, shall we?" she said in a tone that was nonchalant—and forcibly ignoring the fact that she had just received a new email and was not ready to explain it explicitly—as she raised her head and smiled brightly at the Three Moons.

"Today we can open the box...... I'm curious about what we can find?"

The Three Days Moon Sect was silent for a moment, then suddenly bent his eyebrows and snorted.

"Hehe, maybe there's a surprise?" he replied in a tone that sounded insincere.

Liu Quan: "......"

Ah, awkward chatting is really not her specialty.

To "obviously just get angry, but I must not tell him what he wants to know in a funny way, because that's simply a proposition", Shun Mao, doesn't seem to be her specialty.

Liu Quan couldn't help but sigh sincerely.

Fortunately, the three days and moon sects still know how to grasp the balance - although he is pressing step by step, letting Liu Quan unconsciously give in to the point that "a lot of things can be done, but after doing it, you have to think about how to explain to the other party" and "think about the other party's thoughts before doing things", but he will not blindly be strong enough to make her unbearable and angry and rebound.

In other words, his strategy is to boil the frog in warm water.

After appropriately releasing some momentum and profoundly expressing his dissatisfaction within a reasonable range, the Three Days Moon Sect changed to its original gentle and reliable attitude.

He even added a sentence of empathy to relieve Liu Quan's embarrassment.

"Well, if you have anything to say, I'll wait until I get back. Let's go out now and complete the mission as beautifully as before. ”

Although it always felt a little subtle for the Three Days Moon Sect to say such polite and almost deliberate words of encouragement to her, Liu Quan also agreed that the most important thing now was to go into battle.

If she doesn't open the box again, I don't know if Shoji Fujisawa will send Kitsunosuke to lecture her again.

...... Or is it that he hasn't preached to her directly through the system bacteria that connected her brain waves, is it already a very kind act? Otherwise, if the voice in his brain came day and night with a whole set of Tang Sanzang's broken thoughts, Liu Quan felt that he would definitely be so annoyed that he would lose his mind and go berserk (fog!).

Of course, there was no difficulty in the investigation of Edo Castle this time. So Liu Quan also brought Shiro Fujito, who had just returned to Honmaru from polarization cultivation - this kind of undifficult task is just for the purpose of gaining experience points.

Gu Qiao was silent as always, and I don't know if it was because the three days of the moon sect had also forcibly occupied a position in the team this time, and the little shorts, who were usually very lively and chattering, were also much more well-behaved, and they didn't shout happily, but took the initiative to scout the situation before and after running, and took the initiative to bring a cup of tea to the three days moon sect when everyone was resting in the shade - I don't know where they got it.

Liu Quan: "......"

I'm so angry that I can't enjoy the favor of the little shorts exclusively! What about their natural favorability for the generals! Where have they gone! When we see the five swords of the world that are so noble and shiny in the pickups, have we forgotten their hard-working generals! Don't you remember the kindness of feeding them all kinds of small snacks for a long time! How can they be repaired!

But when the group of seven of them broke into Edo Castle, Ryuzumi's leisurely mood of turning into a Tucao servant suddenly disappeared.

That's right, a little bit of trouble.

The road that was routinely infiltrated was guarded tonight, and it was brightly lit after dark. Steady and reliable Hirano went for a while to inquire about the news, and when he returned, he reported that because of the "suspicious situation" earlier in the day, it was assumed that the team that had come to Edo Castle to investigate from other families had been discovered there because of their lack of tracks, and that the formation of that team was really not suitable, and the team also carried two large swords, and the speed of the retreat was too slow, so it caused a little trouble. With that in mind, the defense was strengthened on that road tonight.

Liu Quan: "......"

It seems that tonight we can choose to retreat first and not break into Edo Castle to complete the final investigation. However, since Kitsunosuke had been sent to care about her performance in this event, it must have been Shoji Fujisawa's eyes on her for a few days, and she had better put on a good show in her first appearance after being reprimanded.

And since she'd done so many missions in the past that she had to play other roles on the spot, and she had done all of them well, how could a mere Edo Castle that hadn't been fully built be a standout representative of such a good player?

Liu Quan ordered to find another way. And the excellent scouting value of the little shorts was really in vain, and it soon brought good news to her.

There's also a good way to sneak into the interior of Edo Castle – there's a corridor in the middle that leads through an unobstructed corridor. However, that corridor is a bit deserted, and it is rarely passed by.

Liu Quan thought about it and made a decision.

"Wealth is in danger~" She sighed exaggeratedly, revealing a look of wealth obsessed, which attracted a short laugh from the little shorts with tight expressions.

Liu Quan waited for their laughter to stop before regaining his normal color.

"Good. Seeing that everyone was laughing, it was not in vain that I said such ridiculous words. She said with a smile, seeing that the nervous expressions of the little shorts seemed to be a little lighter, her face changed, and she ordered in an awe-inspiring tone: "Then, break in." ”

The journey was actually smooth, until the corridor, which seemed extraordinarily wide and long, appeared in front of them.

At night, Mikazuki wasn't very fast, but it wasn't a good idea to leave him outside Edo Castle and wait for the others. As one of the five swords in the world, he certainly has the pride and dignity of being one of the five swords in the world, and it is tantamount to an insult to let him temporarily adjust him to guard the gate because of the speed that dragged everyone back in the battle.

So Liu Quan decided to find another way.

"Just step up the hallway!" she commanded in a low voice, stepping down the corridor first.

The little shorts followed her in a nervous line on either side of her instructions. The Three Days Moon Sect walked a step away from her, and was slightly half a step behind her.

The sound of the group's footsteps, though softened as much as possible, was impossible to be completely silent in the silent night, and soon, as they reached the corner of the hallway, two guards appeared.

"Who!" they shouted.

Liu Quan walked up to them calmly, his chin slightly raised.

"Below is a shrine maiden from Kifune Shrine. When I heard that there was an evil cult in Edo Castle, I alarmed you and came to pray for blessings and disasters. ”

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February 27:

So the girl is going to act again [No.]

I'll try to finish this brain hole as soon as possible!, because the highlight is in the unboxing later, right!

I've been busy with meetings these past few days.,I'll try to catch up on the code word.,The next update is tentatively scheduled for the next day.,Friday w

PS. Thank you for the little cutie Mo Lengxi, Guihe Shen, Meow Meow, and CS bacteria for feeding~~ Give everyone a heart~~(づ ̄3 ̄)づ╭~