I don't know how long it took, but suddenly, a warm hand landed on her forehead.

The hand was wide, and it was undoubtedly a man's hand. The hand on her forehead was also very light, as if it had no weight, as if it was afraid of disturbing her sleep, and after landing on her forehead, the hand paused for a moment, and then slowly stroked her forehead a few times, the hand was gentle, as if to soothe her, as if to silently convey to her that you have done a good job, that your task has been done perfectly

Liu Quan still had his eyes closed and motionless.

However, her hair slowly turned snow-white.

Then, under the cover of the hand she had covered with the wound, the little bloody hole slowly healed, and finally disappeared, leaving only the hole and blood stains in her coat, which still proved what a despicable assassination she had just experienced.

The man next to her chuckled softly.

"Hehehe, it's great to see you're okay. ”

The magnetic, soft voice sounded above her head, and the man gently touched her tangled hair on her forehead, which was a mixture of blood and dirt.

"Those people are gone. I probably thought that my assassination was successful. The man said again, his voice turning cold, sounding intimidating.

Liu Quan slowly opened his eyes.

Sanri Yuezong knelt beside her on one knee and half knelt beside her, and actually took off the leather gloves on his right hand, and the warm palm covered her forehead. When he saw her open her eyes, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled at her with a reassuring smile.

"Xue Ye-kun, I'm so desperate every time. He sighed.

"And even if I stop you, you're going to do something dangerous, aren't you? ”

Liu Quan blinked slowly, but did not answer his words.

Perhaps because of the brief unresponsiveness caused by the blood loss just now, she stared blankly at his face with a light smile on her face for several seconds before slowly rolling her eyes and falling on him.

Then he found out that he had somehow obtained a black Western-style jacket that was exactly in line with the fashion of the era, replacing the modern blazer he had borrowed from the candlestick Che Guangzhong, and he actually wore a Chengzi armband on his arm

Liu Quan's eyes widened suddenly.

As if sensing that she had finally discovered her disguise, the corners of her lips curled slightly.

"Hehehe, how is my modification, it's not bad?"

Willow Springs""

Perhaps sensing the look on her face, he softened his expression and explained simply, "Found on the battlefield." The armband was found separately by me. ”

Willow Springs

Three Days Moon Zongjin's gaze sank slightly, and his voice became a little lower.

"After all, I guess I can't come here to rescue you without pretending to be a member of the Shinsengumi. In case you get found out by someone here, all your efforts will be in vain. ”

"The Hijikata Toyozo in history, after being shot, is also said to have been rescued by members of the Shinsengumi. There is no clue as to where he was buried later. ”

The three days and moon sect said in an extremely calm and calm tone at this moment.

In Liu Quan's ears, it was like an ultimatum.

"So, here now, everything you can do has been done. He said slowly.

"I've already asked people to go to Golengguo to report that Hijikata was shot and died here. ”

Willow Springs

She sat up jerkily.

As a result, I immediately felt a wave of dizziness.

Before she could fall back in a daze, Mikazuki Zongjin's arm wrapped around her back in time to hold her body steady.

She didn't bother to thank him, and asked anxiously, "Who did you send to Wulengguo to report?"

The Three Days Moon Sect lowered his gaze and looked at her. After a moment, he smiled meaninglessly.

"What's the matter, are you afraid that I'll let Izumi Shoujun go?"

Willow Springs""

One sentence choked back all her momentum. The Three Days Moon Sect seemed to be a little satisfied.

"Hahaha. Don't worry, I'll let Qingjiang-kun go. He's pretty reliable, isn't he?"

Willow Springs""

Completely speechless.

The Three Days Moon Sect didn't seem to have the intention of chasing and fighting. His right arm still supported her, and he himself looked around with his head raised.

"Ah, it looks like we're done. His tone became a little more leisurely.

"I've confirmed that there's no one nearby. Well, but the people who shot at you, or rather, at Hijikata Suizo, were wearing civilian clothes, so I couldn't tell which side it was for a while," he continued, in a casual tone.

Liu Quan took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "In this way, it's really the surrender faction on Ezo's side."

The slow voice of the Three Days Moon Sect was interrupted. He looked down at her in surprise.

"Oh"

This mood particle indicates that he has become interested in the topic. After spending so much time with him, Liu Quan was able to quickly discern some of the real intentions behind his words.

She couldn't help but sigh.

"If it's really a new government army, who will land and fight in Ezo in civilian clothes, and as an enemy party, there is nothing to reproach for assassinating the opponent's general, if you are afraid that you will not defeat your opponent on the battlefield with dignity, but engage in this kind of conspiracy and trickery, not at all like the notoriety of a samurai."

She paused.

"Sacho, those people can do such a thing as the change of the forbidden gate, and the burning of Kyoto and the attack on the imperial palace can also turn from the enemy to a new government holding the flag of the Nishiki Imperial Banner such a group of crazy people, are you afraid of any good or bad reputation? ”

"What's more, Mr. Hijikata was originally the deputy chief of the ghost who commanded the wolf of Mibu with a bad reputation. Now, it's the enemy general standing opposite the Nishiki Imperial Banner again."

"If such a person were to be killed, there would be no need for the new government forces to carry out the assassination in a covert manner. ”

After she finished speaking, the Three Days Moon Sect was silent for a moment.

"I see. He concluded.

"Your reasoning sounds plausible. ”

"Speaking of which, there was a surrender faction here in Ezo from the beginning, and the result was the same, Hijikata died, but the others were okay in the end."

Ryuzumi remembered the conversation he had with Keisuke Otori earlier today in Goryokaku, and snorted coldly.

"After two years of house arrest, I will be able to do some introspection and introspection, and when I come out and change myself, I can become a senior official again in the new government."

She learned the mantra that Mikazuki usually liked to use, and grinned sarcastically.

"Very good, very good"

Three days and moon sect near: "Ahahaha." ”

He smiled mildly and stopped discussing the topic, instead looking down at her, his gaze lingering for a moment on the wound on her waist and asking, "Are you alright?"

Liu Quan still had a hint of sarcastic smile on the corner of his lips, and suddenly heard the topic change, he was slightly stunned, slowly lowered his head, and touched the small hole in his coat caused by the gunshot wound with his hand, before saying, "Well, it should be fine." ”

As she spoke, her white hair slowly turned back to its original black.

Sanri Yue Zongjin didn't look at her hair that changed color freely, but smiled and sighed, suddenly lowered his head, and in this posture of supporting her back, his lips gently fell to the top of her dust-stained hair, and he walked away with a touch.

However, even so, Liu Quan was aware of his movements. Her back stiffened, and her tone of voice stammered.

"No, my hair is dirty, you, what are you going to do?"

Listening to the shady scenes behind the "Mystery of the Murder of Hijikata Suisan" who was still fluent in eloquence just now, she suddenly became such a clumsy tone, and the three days and moon sect bent his eyes slightly, and a smile flowed out of the corners of his eyes.

"It's a shame. It will take a long time for that long hair to grow back. He said as if he had a long time.

She seemed to shake, and immediately tilted her head, as if trying to get her head and face out of his control, but it was only a futile effort. Sanri Yuezong lowered his head again in a myopic manner, and the tip of his nose swept over the top of her hair, intentionally or unintentionally.

This time it should have been unconscious from her point of view, but Liu Quan's face showed a look of horror.

Sankazuki Zongjin's eyebrows curled slightly, as if she couldn't be more satisfied with her behavior of easily turning her attention away from the key historical event of "the death of the deputy chief", and a calm smile appeared above her head.

"We've got a lot of time to wait for your hair to grow longer, though. Do you say yes, Yukiba-kun"

His voice was lowered, with a terrifying hoarseness in his voice, which for a moment made her shudder smartly, and her back straightened.

But before she could answer, she heard his voice suddenly return to its normal tone.

"Ah, it looks like everyone has already arrived. His gaze went over her head and into the distance, then he looked down at her again, and asked with concern, "Can you stand up now, Yukiba-kun?"

Liu Quan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that this was the Fu Fu God who was scattered in various important positions in Hakodate, and all of them rushed here, presumably this was also a matter decided by the five swords in front of him.

However, in fact, there is no problem with the decision of the Three Days Moon Sect. This time, the march from time to end has never appeared, and the only thing that has changed in history is the whereabouts of the deputy chief. Now that Yanagizumi has pretended to be Hijikata and replaced him with the death of being shot on the road leading to Bentendaiba outside the Ichiki Gate, there seems to be nothing else to do.

But Liu Quan can't rest assured.

When she got up from the ground with a little difficulty with the help of the Three Days Moon Sect, she thought for a moment, shook her head, and said, "Since you have already come here, then let's wait here for a few more days." ”

The smile on the face of the Three Days Moon Sect did not change, but he raised his eyebrows at her as if asking.

Liu Quan sighed.

"After all, this is the teleportation array used by the Time-Retrospective Army to teleport us here, and it is not the mission location detected by the Government of Time in advance, so we should not be careless. ”

"Anyway, in two days, Wulengguo will fall, and the shogunate army will completely surrender. Let's wait until then. ”

That being said, it was actually a very difficult thing to stay in Hakodate Castle, which was surrounded by beacons.

Of course, it was impossible to find an inn or inn to stay at such a time, but fortunately it was early summer, and even in Hokkaido, it was not too cold, so they slept out at night.

Although he felt that it was unlikely that the time-traveling march would return, the dutiful Choso Yatoru volunteered to monitor the situation in Bentendaiba, after all, the Shinsengumi were still fighting there, so it was decided that everyone would be stationed on the hillside where Yanagisen and Izumi Morikane had settled at the beginning to monitor Goryokaku, and then take turns to take care of the changes in the direction of Bentendaiba.

On the first night, Nagaso Yatora went to Bentendaiba, and the others gathered around the fire under the tree and scattered to nap.

Liu Quan was wrapped in the white cloth borrowed from the smiling Qingjiang, and used it to keep warm at night, and stood guard in front of the fire.

In order to avoid people's eyes, they found a slightly lower depression on the leeward side of the hillside and lit a fire, so Ichijin also volunteered to go to the other side of the hill to monitor the movement of Goryokaku.

Therefore, at this time, there were only four people left near the fire, except for Liu Quan, who were the three days of the moon sect, the spring and the spring guard, the smiling Qingjiang and the little boy of Pingye.

Since Fu Fushen actually didn't feel cold, the smiling Qingjiang had already found a big tree a little farther away, leaned his back against the trunk and closed his eyes. Hirano found a good spot on the other side to spy on the neighborhood. Izumi Shoukane's face has always looked terrible after reuniting with Liu Quan, and at this moment he is leaning on a large bluestone in the distance, with his hands on his chest, although he looks like he is closing his eyes and recuperating, but he is completely "I'm very depressed, so leave me alone for the time being".

Liu Quan felt that he couldn't take care of Kane-san's feelings. Because her own mood is equally low and chaotic.

She wrapped the white cloth that the smiling Qingjiang had lent her to her, pulled the white cloth tightly on her chest with her left hand, and stretched out her right hand from under the white cloth, holding a slightly longer stick, and occasionally plucking the firewood that was about to fall out of the fire. The small flame was also extinguished with her movements, and it was erratic.

Suddenly, a shadow loomed over him. The owner of the shadow did not speak, but sat down beside Willow Spring, and as he moved, the flame flickered slightly.

Liu Quan didn't turn her head to look at who the person was, in fact, she didn't need to look to know it.

On a night like this, a faint light of fire danced on the faces of both of them. For a moment, only the sound of gentle breathing echoed between the two of them.

In the end, it was the Three Days Moon Sect that broke the silence.

"Today is an amazing day. He said.

Liu Quan was silent for a moment, and bowed slightly.

"That's true. She replied.

The Three Days Moon Sect paused for a moment and asked, "So, do you have any thoughts on this?" ”

Liu Quan stared at the small flames that danced in front of him, listening to the beeping and peeling sound of burning firewood. She said slowly, "It hurts. ”

The Three Moons seemed to be a little surprised by this answer. He turned his face slightly to look at her. "Oh"

Liu Quan didn't turn his head to look at him in the same way. She just stared at the blazing fire, and curled the corners of her lips slightly. The reluctant smile had vanished before it could take shape on her face.

"Three days and moons, have you ever been seriously injured before? She said.

Sanri Moon Zongjin seemed a little surprised, he bowed his head slightly, and replied, "Well, I've probably met so many times." ”

Liu Quan nodded as if he had thought for a moment before asking, "So, as a sword, what is it like to be seriously injured?"

The Three Days Moon Sect sighed closely, as if he understood something, and replied gently, "Well, if you want to say what it feels like, it's similar to feeling that a certain part of your body doesn't look like your own, or that this mortal-like body might crack open at some point, or something like that." ”

This description sounded a bit simple, but Liu Quan didn't ask, but nodded slowly thoughtfully.

"Is it a knife, does it hurt too," she muttered.

The Three Days Moon Sect paused for a moment before responding in an unusually gentle tone, "I don't know what other people think. But for me, it feels like a part of my body is cracked, and it doesn't hurt or not, because it's not to the point where I can't bear it, and when I first saw the bleeding from the surface of my seriously injured body, I felt a little emotional and curious, and I felt that ah, I don't know if I will die like a mortal."

Liu Quan chuckled softly.

"What a bad taste, Your Excellency Three Days and Moon. ”

Even so, her tone did not resemble mockery at all, and with that very light, hoarse, bitter laughter, her tone sounded a little desolate and melancholy.

"Today, I lay there at the beginning, because I was afraid that the people who were ambushing nearby would not immediately walk away, so I didn't dare to use the power of the rakshasa immediately," she said slowly.

"Then, lying there, I felt the blood slowly draining from the wound, thinking that it really hurts, and thinking about what happened to Mr. Hijikata back then."

Suddenly, her voice paused slightly.

It wasn't like he choked up because he was out of control, and it wasn't like he suddenly felt like he had said too much to him. Her pause seemed to be a hesitation and deliberation, carefully considering whether she should say what she wanted to say next, and after a moment, she seemed to have made a decision.

"Think, Mr. Hijikata has already experienced such a painful death, if anyone wants to use this to hurt him and achieve their own despicable goals, I will never allow it"