Kenshin rescued Katsura in the chaos, this originally high-spirited man is now full of exhaustion written on his face, he seems to be completely speechless, the defeat came too quickly, let a person change the tide of the battle, this kind of thing is not acceptable quickly as long as it is a normal person.

The young man who could probably guess what the other party was thinking didn't choose to comfort him, he knew that this man had gone through a lot, and it was not his turn for a junior like him to stand up and comfort him. So he just hugged Gui and didn't say a word.

"Scarlet Village." In the end, it was Katsura Kogoro who opened his mouth first.

"Someone in the Changzhou Domain is plotting to burn Kyoto and seize the throne."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Kenshin was taken aback, but he was still very calm.

But he had never heard of such a thing as the burning of Kyoto.

"Facing madness with madness, that's what I said, although I don't want to accept this proposal, but for the current lack of strength of the Zunwang Yiyi faction, this is probably the most convenient action, hahahahaha."

As he spoke, he laughed out loud, and the laughter echoed, but unfortunately it was not a joyful emotion.

You don't have to think about how many innocent people will be implicated in the burning of Kyoto.

"Scarlet Village, your wish is to save people from fire and water, but we have to push people into the sea of fire."

Kenshin was silent for a moment before slowly speaking

"The so-called principle of sacrifice...... You've taught me. ”

"Really? If your thoughts have not changed in the past year, then you should also realize that your own actions are far from what you want to think. ”

"However, it has to be done, most of the time it is a long way and has to be detoured." In life, nine times out of ten, things are unsatisfactory.

His eyes were still as resolute as ever.

"I unexpectedly gained strength, I thought this was an opportunity, if I could eliminate the Shinsengumi, another voice in the faction would be a little quieter, and the plan to burn Kyoto would be delayed, with this thought, I accepted the power that didn't belong to me, but I still didn't expect it, God still sent someone to break my last bit of innocence."

Katsura didn't approve of the plan to burn Kyoto, presumably Takanomiya's beloved seized on his idea and offered to give him three Gatlings, and the woman knew from the beginning that Katsura would not refuse, no matter how high she was, the undue kindness would still not be extinguished.

She always has an accurate grasp of the other person's nature.

It's really a good lesson, in this crazy duel, it's him who loses, it's him Katsura Kogoro!

"If Mr. Katsura wasn't such a person, I wouldn't have followed Mr. to Kyoto in the first place."

Kenshin's words made Katsura sluggish.

"No matter how ignorant I am, I have seen too much through the eyes of people who really have a good heart."

Kindness, to be kind to a politician like him, this kind of thing is really extremely ironic.

......

......

The Ikedaya tragedy, yes, was a tragedy for the Nagasu clans, who lost a lot in the battle, and the exits to Kyoto were tightly guarded, and the remaining reformers could not find a chance to get out and were trapped in it.

After that, rumors spread and the Nagasu clan rioted, and the army of about 3,000 people was furious and marched towards Kyoto desperately, and the shogunate army of about 20,000 people was in battle, and the fluttering "Makoto" flag was particularly conspicuous, and the sharp edge of the Shinsengumi can be seen here.

Everyone knows that the battle is the first, the victory and defeat have been decided, and the actions of the leaderless Cheung Chau clan are just moths to the fire.

On the 18th day of July, the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Forbidden Gate changed, even if the swordsmen of the Restoration were brave and good at fighting, they were powerless to change the situation of the war, and on the first day the Changzhou soldiers lost about 400 people, and the shogunate army was only 60 dead and wounded.

Among them, the new captain of the Shinsengumi Fourth Team made the enemy fearful with his one-on-one performance, and everyone who participated in that battle would not forget the fierce figure that shuttled through the battlefield, and almost no one was able to walk through the second move under his men. The name Nanami Asakura was like a nightmare, deeply imprinted in the minds of the surviving Restoration.

The war destroyed 28,000 homes, leaving them homeless and living on the streets.

After the battle.

In the ruins of a broken bridge, there are three people, Kenshin and Ba, and the other beggar who looks ragged is Katsura Kogoro.

"In the end, it ended up like this."

Leaning on the bridge pier with his back to Kenshin and Ba, Katsura said lightly that he was now disguised as a refugee just to temporarily avoid the pursuit of the mansion.

"The Kyoto Changzhou Restoration Righteous Warriors were almost wiped out, and now they are being pursued by the imperial court, and the vassal capital is the capital of the domain, and the conservative forces are raising their heads to reverse the feudal government...... "The man counted the current situation little by little, and even his own vassal couldn't go back, I don't know if life can be a little more lonely? Katsura thought with some self-deprecation.

"I'll hide for the time being, although the vassal can't go back, but if I stay here, I'll be arrested sooner or later."

Lying on the salary and tasting the guts, the current Katsura Kogoro really can't do anything.

"What about me." Kenshin spoke, "The stronghold in Kyoto has been burned. ”

"I've already prepared a house in a village far from Kyoto, so you can go and stay there before the next operation begins, and if something happens, Iizuka will be sent to you."

"Miss Ba." Katsura turned his face slightly and looked up at Xuedaiba and said, "If you don't have a place to go, can you go and live there with Scarlet Village?"

Hearing this, Xuedaiba was stunned, thinking that she didn't expect Gui to make such a request.

After saying that, the man got up, patted his clothes, and prepared to leave.

"It's always easier for a young couple to disguise their identity than for a bachelor." At the end, he added, "Of course, it's just a pretence." ”

Scarlet Village, please leave it to you.

With that, Katsura Kogoro walked away alone and disappeared into the ruins.

After completely losing sight of the man, Xuedaiba looked at Kenshin standing beside him and said quietly, "What is your opinion?" I have nowhere to go. ”

"It's not really like there's nowhere to stay, if you need travel expenses, I can prepare it for you."

Kenshin's face was expressionless, and after saying that, both of them fell into a long silence, and Yukiyo also looked at Kenshin's side face expressionlessly, waiting.

Looking at this ruin, inexplicably, Kenshin felt relieved.

Xuedaiba's daily companionship could no longer be forgotten by him, and unlike his master, and unlike his senior sister, an unprecedented emotion seemed to be brewing.

"Ask me for my opinion, that's cunning."

Kenshin looked back, it can be said that for the first time, Xuedaiba saw the young man's smile, even if it was subtle, but it was true that he really smiled.

"Let's live together, although I don't know how long it will take."

Ba felt her heartbeat quickening, this literal throbbing, and she even forgot that she had only come here for revenge.

"If you can, it's not just the form, it's really together."

This sentence is already a confession.

......

......

The capital of the Changzhou Domain, Takasugi Shinsaku, the man who introduced Kenshin to the Wonder Soldier Team back then, is still struggling here.

"That little ghost wants to get married? But it's just the crown salute! That guy is so interesting, hahahaha, ahem, haha! ”

Takasugi laughed and coughed up blood, now that he was terminally ill, he must not have much time to live.

"Jin Zuo, it's not funny at all, I don't know what that little ghost is trying to write about." Yamasun Kurasuke, a member of Katsura Kogoro's faction, he risked all the way from Kyoto to return here to deliver the information he knew to Takasugi, but he didn't expect the other party to care about this "little thing".

"What are you talking about, Kogoro, that guy doesn't look serious, but he's also obsessed with Jimatsu."

Takasugi still had a smile on his face, as if he was helpless about the seriousness of the other party.

"But Mr. Gui's identity and position are completely different from those of the executioner, how can he ......?"

"It's no different!" Looking at the black blood stains on his hands, he shouted sharply, interrupting the other party's words.

"Of course, there is a big difference between Gui Tongfei Village and people like me who are about to die, they have to protect the coming new era, if they don't even have the courage to admit to protecting their beloved, is it still a man?"

"It's different from you....." Kusuke seemed to realize the meaning of the other party's words, "Jinsaku, it's your lung disease!" ”

"Don't worry about me, I'm not dead yet. It's just that this little illness won't make me collapse. ”

That kid.

Takasugi Jinsaku silently thought in his heart, I will guard here, as for Scarlet Village, you and that woman should not be separated even if they die in Kyoto.

But it's obviously just a one-sided ghost, why are you so concerned?

Katsura Kogoro lost power, Takasugi Shinsaku was seriously ill, and the two young people started a new life when they were **** everywhere.

Late summer in the first year of the Genji era.

Kenshin is fifteen years old and Ba is eighteen years old.

Married to each other.