CHAPTER IX

Tieji's deposit zài is a bit special for Sakata Gintoki.

The first time they met was three years ago.

At that time, Sakata Gintoki was still a gloomy little ghost, living in a mass grave, covered in dirt and murderous aura, and showing twelve points of aggression and hostility in the face of everyone who appeared in front of him.

All in all, a very unpleasant dead child.

At that time, Tieji's team happened to have experienced a hard battle, so they appeared in front of Sakata Gintoki scarred and exhausted, and with a tough and domineering attitude, they directly occupied the nest that Sakata Gintoki used to shelter from the wind and rain at that time.

Tetsuyoshi was seriously injured at the time, so he was placed alone in a dilapidated house that was well tidied up by Sakata Gintoki, and every day when he opened his eyes, he saw a handful of tattered martial arts. Scholar. Knife, the little ghost with a gloomy and frightening expression squatted in the corner of the room, and struck him murderously with cold eyes.

The time to recuperate from his injuries was very boring, and Tieji had nothing to do, so he began to talk to the imp - even if the imp never responded to him.

Then Tetsuyoshi looked at the knife that Sakata Gintoki was protecting in his arms, and asked this little ghost if he wanted to learn how to use a knife.

The condition is that the two parties exchange names.

Sakata Gintoki agreed, and a road sign called Tetsuyoshi appeared in his life.

Tie Ji taught him a lot, such as some wild road knife skills, such as some survival experiences, such as some ...... Mental support.

――About life, about dreams, about bushido, about love and justice.

Tetsuyoshi poured his hearty and optimistic thoughts on Sakata Gintoki, watching this little ghost change little by little, and he never got tired of it.

When the team was repaired and Tetsuyoshi's injuries had not recovered, he stayed and used himself as a point of contact to move to the nearby city, where he met Kaguyahime, who was the most beautiful in his mind.

Later, Tetsuyoshi got married, and later, Tetsuyoshi's Kagya Hime was kidnapped by the Celestial Men when he went out and never returned.

It wasn't until now, when Sakata Gintoki looked at Tetsuyoshi's corpse, that he realized that his life and personality were much better than back then.

At least, in the face of Tieji's death now, he will not blindly feel sad and resentful.

He sighed, put the tattered knife aside, and began to work hard to clean up the rubble that held Tieji's body in front of him.

Ao Ling squatted on the side, a circle older than Sakata Gintoki, and screamed twice.

"If you're hungry, go find something to eat yourself—" His tone was long, as if he was lazy, unable to hear sadness or loss, and there was no gloom in his scarlet eyes.

Ao Ling looked at him, turned his head and stepped away.

He was hungry or not, but Sakata Gintoki needed food.

And preferably with a sweet tooth.

"Remember to bring Ah Yin something to eat!" Sakata Gintoki looked up at the big black dog in the sky, and after getting a response, he began to carefully clean up the ruins again.

He felt that Tie Ji had a three-year friendship with him, and he could be regarded as the person who turned his life around, so whatever, he should also dig a pit for this person and bury it to make a small dirt bag.

When the body was carefully carried out, Sakata Gintoki encountered a big problem, that is, he couldn't dig up the ground near it at all.

He looked at the corpse of Tieji, who had been dragged out by him, and sighed.

Then he turned his head to look at the blackened but tenacious wall that had not fallen, and said lazily while cleaning the wooden thorns in his hands: "That gentleman over there, when you see such a helpless little boy, do you choose to turn a blind eye!" ”

"I'm just giving this helpless little boy a chance to cry alone." A chuckle came from behind the wall, and out stepped a man in a yukata with long, neatly combed gray hair.

The man looked very gentle, the sun shining on his face, and the warm smile seemed to glow.

"The ground around here is very compact, and it's not suitable for burying your friends." His voice was also soft, "Silver curls and red eyes—you're that little ghoul." ”

Sakata Gintoki didn't answer, he pulled it directly. The knife came out, but instead of pointing at the man, it began to ...... Pull the ground.

The man looked at it for a while and sighed, "Wu. The swordbur is not for this. ”

"The man lying here said that a knife is a tool, and no matter how it is used, as long as it can bring convenience to the owner, it is enough." Sakata Gintoki scratched for a while without digging a hole, and scratched his head.

The man seemed a little surprised by such a statement, "...... What a surprising point of view. ”

"So this gentleman ......"

"My name is Matsuyo Yoshida."

“…… Where is the right place to make a home for him in this neighborhood? Sakata Gintoki pointed to Tetsuyoshi's corpse.

Yoshida Matsuyo walked over in a few steps, not disliking the blood stains on the corpse at all, and carried it on his back, "Why don't you introduce yourself first?" ”

"Gintoki Sakata."

……

Ao Ling was holding strawberry milk and cake in his mouth, and when he smelled the smell and found Sakata Gintoki, it was already dark.

And Sakata Gintoki was already quickly powdered by the Yoshida Matsuyo who suddenly appeared, like the warm spring sun.

The black demon held the bag of the convenience store in his mouth, and looked at the two figures standing in front of the small dirt bag from a distance, full of entanglement, and did not dare to go over.

Sakata Ginshi couldn't tell the difference, but Ao Ling could smell it clearly.

The one standing next to the dead imp was a demon, a demon who was so powerful that it scared people to death - the smell was the Yellow Sea, and it also belonged to the existence of a hegemon.

Sakata Gintoki was looking at the dirt bag in a daze at the moment, he had a lot of dust on his body, his face was full of dust marks, and his hands were still bleeding, looking wolf-bèi.

He stood there with his head down, his face finally revealing a trace of confusion, and a deep sense of loss and sadness.

The setting sun stretched his shadow long and covered the dirt bag.

Sakata Gintoki has always remained firmly in the ruins of that village, even if it is inaccessible, even food is not easy to obtain, and the only advantage is probably that it is close to the mass grave and very quiet.

He stayed there because it contained the most precious memories of his short life.

Sakata Gintoki is actually a person who misses the old days.

But now that Tetsuyoshi is dead, the castle is probably going to become the territory of the celestials, and it is not safe for Sakata Gintoki, who has a good relationship with the Shoyi Shishi, to stay there any longer.

But he- no, now I should say them, he and Sakata Ling, where can they go?

Yoshida Matsuyo had his hands in his sleeves, and there were no traces on his body except for the blood stains on his back when he carried the corpse.

He didn't help Sakata Gintoki dig the pit, but let the other party do it alone.

It wasn't until the stomach of the natural curly imp next to him protested that he pointed to the huge black dog that had been sitting in the distance for a long time, "That's your ghoul companion over there?" ”

Sakata Gintoki turned his head to look over, nodded, shook his head again, and firmly denied: "I'm not a ghoul, he is." ”

Instead, he recognized the title of partner.

Ao Ling saw the two figures turn his head, his eyes swept over Sakata Gintoki, and when he looked at Yoshida Matsuyo, he saw that the other party had an extremely gentle smile on him, and stretched out a finger to his lips and made a silent gesture.

That smile made Ao Ling's hair explode when he saw it.

Then he saw Sakata Gintoki and Yoshida Matsuyo again, and beckoned to him in unison.

As a backbone demon, Ao Ling's heart refuses, and he can't be waved at him by others, so he really obediently goes over, which is not good.

Although he is a dog, he is also a dignified dog.

And judging from Ao Yan's status in the Yellow Sea, he will become a big monster like Ao Yan in the future!

Since it is a big monster, how can it be as mobile as a family dog, and it would be a shame to say it like this.

With such a thought, this dignified future monster, under the gaze of Yoshida Matsuyo with a smile, whined, and rubbed over tremblingly with his tail between his legs.