Xi Lamp stood at the door with low eyebrows, and the people in the room were Minamino and Morikawa.

Although he came with him, he also saw Morikawa in a hurry, and the two of them went in to chat, blocking everyone out of the door.

Xi Deng listened intently, but the room was quiet, as if no one was inside, and he gave up.

I don't know how long it took for the door to be pushed open from the inside. Nanno walked out of it with a smile on his face, "Morikawa-kun doesn't need to send it. ”

Morikawa walked behind him, like a humble gentleman, and said gently and politely: "Guests come, the Lord welcomes, guests return, and the Lord sends." ”

Minamino laughed, and he turned his head to look at Xi Deng, who was still standing in the doorway. When Xi Deng saw them go out, he bent down slightly.

"Qiandao, you reunite with the old man of Morikawa, I will let you stay here for a day today, and go back early tomorrow morning."

Xi Deng's expression was obviously a little surprised, but he quickly put away his surprised expression and responded in a low voice.

Minamino said again: "Suzuki-san has someone to take care of, you don't have to worry." ”

"Yes."

After Nanno left, Xi Deng really raised his eyes to look at Morikawa.

Morikawa was looking in the direction of Minamino's departure, and as soon as he turned his head, he crashed into Xi Deng's line of sight.

The two looked at each other in silence for a while, but Xi Deng looked away first.

"Qiandao-kun, I haven't seen you for a few days, you have lost a lot." Morikawa's voice is low and gentle, and he says that this kind of words will not give people a sense of politeness, but will make people feel that the other person really cares about him.

"Morikawa-kun too."

Xi Deng paused before replying.

Next, he was invited to the room where Morikawa and Minamino had a private chat. Morikawa asked the servant to bring up a new tea.

After waiting for a while, he said, "Qiandao-kun must want to know about the situation in Gion now." ”

Morikawa is really a smart man.

Xi Deng nodded.

Morikawa smiled lightly: "The situation is not good, Aoki-kun has a serious illness, he is so sick that he forgot most of his memories when he woke up." Morikawa paused slightly, "Today's Aoki family no longer exists." Aoki-kun resold the shop, and most of the people in the store redeemed themselves. ”

This news shocked Xi Deng for a long time, he opened his mouth, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.

It took him a long time before he asked someone, "What about Matsudaira-kun?" ”

Morikawa lowered his eyes slightly, and the smile on his face faded.

The fingers on Xi Deng's lap trembled, and he heard Morikawa's voice.

"Matsudaira-kun passed away on the night of the Oiran. The little boy who was waiting for him was the first to spot him, supposedly poisoned. ”

Xi Deng's face turned white all of a sudden, his eyes flickered, and after a long time, he slowly closed his eyes.

"Little Qiandao, cherish."

At that time, the words of the beautiful geisha who made people look like a soul and had a bright face like a spring have a deep meaning in retrospect. It turned out that the other party was saying goodbye to himself.

The person who would make love to everyone he saw left like this.

Morikawa's voice seemed to come from the sky, "People walk calmly, and they shouldn't have suffered much." ”

Xi Deng opened his eyes, and he nodded slowly, "Thank you, Morikawa-kun, for telling me this." ”

Morikawa's eyes rarely showed a worried look, and Xi Lan only glanced at it, and then looked away.

Staying overnight, Xi Deng couldn't sleep while lying in the quilt, and at some point, the music of shakuhachi came from outside.

The music was ethereal and clean, as if it could calm the soul.

Xi Deng's eyes suddenly turned red, and he raised his hand to cover his eyes.

A few days later, Morikawa set off for his home, and Minamino went to see him off. Morikawa stood on the shore and took a deep look at the lamp before turning to leave.

Suzuki shifted his steps, slightly blocking Morikawa's view. Minamino looked at Suzuki with a smile, and when Morikawa got on the boat, he said, "Suzuki-san, it's naughty." ”

Suzuki also gave him a soft smile back, and his voice was extremely low, so low that only he and Minamino could hear clearly, "The Thousand Islands are mine." ”

Minamino turned his head and looked at the ship that had already set sail. Under the blue sky, the sea and the sky were the same color, and the copper-colored boat slowly sailed out, dragging out a snow-white churning wave on the sea.

After Morikawa left, Suzuki became even busier, often attending banquets with Minamino, and as a samurai mat lamp, he could only stand outside, staying with Furui and them.

Suzuki became a well-known figure in Nagasaki, and on weekdays, Suzuki's garden would receive many invitations, and he was invited alone.

Suzuki just smiled at the invitations, threw them into the brazier, picked up his blade and walked out.

Minamino gave Suzuki two knives as thin as wings, which could be placed against the meat. When Suzuki usually goes out, he ties one knife to the holster at his calf and the other to his arm. As such a big man, how could Nanno not encounter assassination. The first time Suzuki met the actual battle, the other party completely regarded him as Nanno's sweetheart and tried to hold him hostage and threaten Nanno. Suzuki pulled the knife out of his arm, stabbed it back, and spun it again.

Minamino's sight of Suzuki's cousin was a complete surprise. On that day, Suzuki was rewarded with a lot of money and a beautiful kimono. Each set is expensive.

Suzuki, who killed for the first time, has been hiding in Xi Deng's arms at night, and his body has been shaking.

"Qiandao, I smell so heavy blood, I can't wash it clean, no matter how I wash it. What to do? ”

Xi Deng hugged the other party tightly and comforted him in a low voice, "Suzuki, it's okay, those people are bad people, you did the right thing." ”

"But do they have children? Will their children also be sold into Gion like we do? ”

"No, it won't."

Suzuki raised his head and looked at Xi Lamp with a fixed gaze, "Qiandao, we'll always be together, right?" ”

"Hmm." Xi Deng did not hesitate.

"If there are Thousand Islands, then I will not be afraid of anything." Suzuki put his head back into the arms of the mat and placed his ear on the heart of the mat. Listening to the sound of the other party's steady heartbeat, he seemed to be able to settle down. Growing up, he did just that.

On the night he was sold into Gion, he cried all the time. His hands and feet were tied, and he was hungry and cold. The person next to him didn't cry or make trouble, and said to him, "Are you cold?" The cold can lean on me. ”

He did it obediently, but his body control was not good, he didn't lean on the other party's shoulder, but accidentally fell into the other party's arms, and inadvertently heard the other party's heartbeat.

His cries stopped suddenly.

"Don't cry, don't worry, I will become a samurai in the future, and like my father, I will beat all these bad people away."

Suzuki, who was only three years old, was stunned, he blinked his big eyes, and his face with tears suddenly became confused: "What about after you run away?" ”

"Ugh. I don't know. ”

Suzuki suddenly remembered the story his mother had told him, his expression changed, and finally he dropped a sentence, "Then I will repay you with my body." ”

***

Suzuki couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this, and got up from the other party's arms, "Qiandao, do you remember what I said about repaying you with my body?" ”

He asked expectantly, only to get a confused look.

Suzuki's face stinked on the spot.

Time is not fast or slow.

Xi Deng didn't know what goods Morikawa sold to Nanno, in short, every few days, Furui would take them to the shore to move the goods.

Xi Deng also met General Nanno, who didn't look like Nanno. He has a very, very strict face, and when he looks at people, he can hardly speak. It's hard for Suzuki to keep laughing.

Before leaving, General Minamino rarely praised Suzuki.

Minamino was surprised, and he exaggeratedly said, "My father never boasted about people. ”

General Minamino snorted coldly, "That's because you've never been good." ”

Minamino laughed.

Nanno temporarily went out on the second day, only brought a few people, he didn't even notify Suzuki, or General Nanno sent someone over, saying that Nanno had something to do temporarily, so Suzuki could rest these days.

Suzuki didn't have to follow Nanno, he was so happy, he didn't care where Nanno went, he didn't practice martial arts anymore, he changed into ordinary clothes, and spent the first and second days eating and drinking. On the third day he could not sit still, and he thought that he had a suitcase, so he pulled the lamp and went over.

Xi Den found that there was a kimono in the box and looked at Suzuki in confusion.

Suzuki smiled mysteriously and took out the kimono inside, and there was actually a wig and a shakuhachi with patched marks underneath.

"Last time, I only saw Qiandao dressed like this for a few minutes, so let's dress up again and show me." Suzuki took out the shakuhachi from the inside, "This is the shakuhachi of the Kuril fall, and I have fixed it too." ”

Xi Deng took the shakuhachi from the other party's hand, and his expression was a little dazed, "You...... Why fix it? ”

"Although this was given to Qiandao by Aoki, Qiandao likes this shakuhachi very much, because Qiandao's mother blows shakuhachi very well, and this is what Qiandao told me." When Suzuki said this, he suddenly sighed, "Oops, forget to buy something." ”

"What's that?" Xi Deng asked.

Suzuki stood up, "Keep it secret for the time being, I'll go out now, hoping that coming back to Qiandao can surprise me." Suzuki smiled so much that his eyes were bent into a line, and he didn't see the charm/charm, only the stupidity.

After he finished speaking, he walked out, but Xi Deng only had time to say, "It's getting dark, take the lantern out." ”

Suzuki bent down over his clogs and waved his hand with his back to the mat.

"Got it." Cheerful tone, I don't know what to do.

Xi Deng looked at the shakuhachi in his hand, and then at the kimono. The kimono was extremely beautiful, even more beautiful than the last time he wore it, with a unique pattern and cherry blossoms at the hem.

He thought about it, then put down the shakuhachi in his hand and took the kimono.

Sitting in front of the mirror, the mat lamp put on makeup according to the memories of Matsudaira when he gave him makeup.

Powder, thrush, cornering, eye dyeing, lip dotting.

Put on the wig again and pick up the shakuhachi.

At this time, Xi Deng suddenly heard a strange sound outside the door. He looked back, and it didn't sound like Suzuki had returned. He thought for a moment, blew out the candle first, and then got up and walked to the door.

Suddenly, he stopped.

He heard the wails of pain and the sound of knives coming out of the flesh.

The voice was familiar, and it seemed to be one of the samurai in charge of protecting Suzuki.

Xi Deng's hand holding shakuhachi clenched. Someone is going to kill Suzuki.

Because he couldn't kill Nanye, he deliberately took advantage of Nanye's absence to take revenge.

If you kill Nanno's "sweetheart", Nanno will definitely be in pain.

Xi Deng's fingertips were cold all of a sudden, he hesitated for a long time, the sound outside was still continuing, and he could even hear the muffled inquiry.

"Where are the people? The command is that you must die. ”

Xi Deng looked up and touched the hair on his head, and his eyes gradually became determined. He quickly turned and ran to the dresser, took something from the table, ran to the window, and pulled the tab.

"Whoa—"

Colorful fireworks suddenly explode in the beautiful night sky.

"It's not good, it's a tip, and people are in the room."

When the door was opened, Xi Deng was still standing in front of the window, and he looked at the exploding fireworks and showed a very faint smile.

Suzuki, don't come back when you see this.

"Suzuki-san?"

A deep male voice rang out.

Xi Deng turned his head and said as if frightened, "Who are you?" ”

"Kill—"

***

Suzuki carried a lantern and wore clogs, and the sound of "da-da-da" fell on the bluestone slab, and he walked along the way through the sea of flowers, and the pink cherry blossoms blew down on his head and shoulders.

Today is actually Qiandao's birthday, but that fool never remembers, and he forgot to buy Qiandao's favorite pastries, so he only hurriedly came out to buy them, but fortunately the store was not closed.

"Bang-bang-"

The sound of fireworks exploding.

Suzuki looked up curiously, blinking lightly at the fireworks that suddenly rose in the sky in the distance.

***

"I must protect him, even with my life."