On the outskirts of the north of Tokyo, the small mansion that once belonged to Xin Zi and Tang Yinbrown is now empty, and it must have been uninhabited for a long time, but the outside of the courtyard is strictly guarded by five steps and one guard.

Takemoto covered Xin Zi's hiding on the edge of a deserted farmhouse next to the small house.

She kept one hand on the hilt of her sword at her waist and looked around warily.

There were about ten people guarding the outside of the house, but these defenses on the open side were only afraid of being defeated by one-tenth of the darkness.

The treetops around the courtyard swayed without wind, and Ichitakemoto's experience estimated that there must be crossbowmen guarding there, always vigilant, waiting for the prey to take the bait.

"But the girl wants to go in?"

Takemoto asked lightly.

It's not that she really has the confidence to fight against the defense of the three outer layers here with the strength of one person, she is not an immortal after all, and she does not have the ability to defy the sky like Tang Yin, but looking at the indescribable sadness in Xin Zi's eyes looking at the mansion, she understands her thoughts.

If Xin Zi proposed to go in at this moment, she knew that she couldn't do it, and she would also cover her in.

Xin Zi was indeed attracted by the familiar low wall at this time.

In that courtyard with two entrances and two exits, she once lived a period of time when she didn't think it was the most comfortable and comfortable life now.

At that time, she concentrated on practicing her foot kung fu according to Ah Brown's instructions during the day, and waited for Ah Brown to come back at night......

At that time, the days were quiet and simple, and she was protected by Ah Brown in that courtyard, no one disturbed her, only the white tiger Yuchen as her companion. She thought that it was really calm outside, but she didn't know that someone just blocked the bloody wind for her.

It's a pity that the only thing Ah Brown asked her to do—to stay in the mansion and wait for him to come back, and never take half a step out of the yard—she couldn't do it.

King Qi and King Xin, what they want is her heart and her life, why did Ah Brown die in the end?

Such thoughts are like a huge whirlpool, and once you fall into it, you can only sink deeper and deeper, and it is difficult to extricate yourself.

Xin Zi shook his head slightly, and the Longyan mine covered on his forehead turned slightly.

"No," Xin Zi didn't embarrass Takemoto in the end, after all, she was just holding the jade whistle that Zuo Qiyang handed her, she didn't think that she was qualified to decide the life and death of others at will, not to mention that it was still in such a worthless trivial matter, "We are waiting for Li Yuan here." This son is very good, with a wide field of vision, and if he appears, I will naturally be able to see it. ”

Takemoto nodded slightly, didn't say anything more, and stood quietly beside Xin Zi.

The sky darkened little by little, and Xin Zi's heart sank a little with it.

Seeing that the last glimmer of light in the sky had also disappeared, Li Yuan still did not appear.

"Girl, it's time to go." Takemoto reminded in a whisper.

She must admit that she couldn't wait for Li Yuan to be as disappointed as Xin Zi, but for her, it was not out of any emotional involvement, but if there was one more person and one more helper, she would have a better chance of escorting Xin Zi away.

But since that person didn't even get out of Tokyo City in the end, it can only be said that his ability is no more than that, and it's not a pity that it's gone.

Xin Zi nodded, his eyes were gloomy, but there was no hesitation at his feet, he stood up and turned over with Takemoto.

The house that Zhao Chengru bought for Tang Yinbrown and Xin Zi is located in the southernmost part of a village of about 100 households on the outskirts of the city, except for two or three abandoned courtyards, which are some distance from ordinary farmers. This is also one of the reasons why Tang Yinbrown was slightly worried that this courtyard was too dazzling after seeing it.

But isolating from farmers naturally has its benefits. Because there were few idle people waiting for them to approach, Xin Zi and Takemoto quietly approached and then left quietly, successfully avoiding the attention of all soldiers and civilians during the process.

The two of them bypassed the path in the middle of the village, and chose the muddy path at the foot of the mountain outside the village, which was a bit bumpy but better than no one passed.

Along the way, Xin Zi was in front, and Takemoto walked side by side with him slightly behind half a horse.

After about a stick of incense after leaving, I could clearly see the house I was guarding before, and there was a sudden noise in the bushes on the side of the mountain.

Takemoto pulled the reins between Xin Zi and the place where the movement had come from, one hand on his waist, his eyes fixed on the direction of the bushes.

As if hearing the sound of horses' hooves, or noticing Takemoto looking in his direction, there was a sudden silence in the bushes.

Such tranquility made Takemoto frown slightly.

I'm in the open, and I'm in the dark. The other party could clearly see the situation between herself and Xin Zi, but she could only judge the other party's position by the sound of those rustling.

But now the only noise was gone.

The other party was quite alert, or was it because he was coming for Xin Zi?

Thinking of this, Takemoto decided not to sit still, turned over and dismounted, pulled out the soft sword at his waist, and the sword body trembled left and right in the air, and the hunting sound.

Although he never saw the other party's real body, Takemoto instinctively felt that a pair of eyes in the bushes were staring at him.

Step by step, she approached, shouting "come out" as she was about to step into the bushes, and then the soft sword swept over the bushes, the top layer of leaf tips scraped off, and dark green debris flew in the sky.

This trick of "scaring the grass and scaring the snake" really worked.

All I could hear was a low whimper in the bushes as the sword swung and the branches swayed, followed by a swift thud between the branches.

Takemoto pricked up his ears and carefully judged the direction of the sound, and finally stabbed the other party with a sword after determining the path of the other party's advance.

The blade of the sword did not stab the target, but the soft sword skillfully controlled the tail swing of the dragon under Takemoto's wrist, and the tail of the sword slammed into the enemy in the shadows like a bamboo plank, and the other party roared and swooped out of the bushes.

Only then did Takemoto see the other party's appearance clearly, and his eyes widened in shock.

It turned out to be an adult tiger with white fur all over its body.

Takemoto tried to settle down, and was about to step forward to fight with him again, but he heard a shout from Xin Zi behind him.

"Don't hurt it."

Hearing this, Takemoto's wrist flicked, and the soft sword that had been stretched out again flipped violently in the air, changing from straight forward to turning towards the sky, and finally swung back with the arm pumping backwards.

When she looked back again, she saw that the white tiger had already arrived in front of Xin Zima, and changed the fierce momentum when facing her before, and was so docile that she leaned down like a kitten and threw her huge head towards Xin Zi.

Takemoto was stunned and stumbled and asked, "Is this ...... A girl's pet? ”

Xin Zi turned over and dismounted, stroked the white tiger's flat forehead, and said with a smile: "This is Yuchen." Seeing that Takemoto was still looking at the white tiger with a wary face, he added: "Can we take it with us?" (To be continued.) )