Duanmu Ci went abroad in the name of visiting the University of Tokyo, and he was part of a delegation of teachers. In order to save time and use time, he and Wei Yue took the lead in coming to Tokyo to make a front stop, and by the way, they visited the University of Tokyo first. When Professor Yan Ji-gyu led the official delegation, they went to Kobe again.

A lot of things have happened during this time, the "Night of the Rain of Killing Mercy" is rampant in Kabukicho, the "Hundred Ghosts Night Walk" beheading the Yamahi Group, and TheMagnificentMile's strike to win Morgan, all of which are bloody things, and they can't be completed without a sharp heart, but Duanmu Ci did it, and it only took less than a month.

The fire burned Chibi so quickly.

So after Duanmu gave everything, Professor Yan Jigui and they hadn't even completely completed their visit to the University of Tokyo. I heard that Professor Yan Jigui also delivered a speech on the theme of "The Historical and Cultural Origins between China and Japan" in the auditorium yesterday, and the response was very enthusiastic, and even began to be reported by the media.

Duanmu Ci originally wanted to go back to Haishan directly, because he felt that even if he went to Tokyo, it would be useless, and it would be completely enough for Professor Yan Zhigui to go alone, and it would be redundant for him to go. But Wei Yue didn't see it that way, he called yesterday and said that Duanmu Ci must go to Tokyo.

Because Moryoshi Terashima died.

Duanmu Ci was stunned when he learned the news, and some did not react. When he and Wei Yue specially wore a grand "color without land" together, and went to visit Yinianwen Shrine together, the old man was still sitting very solemnly in front of the screen, with a long knife in front of his knees, looking very majestic.

In the subsequent competition, he was also very brave, but with a weakened body that was drooping and old, it was difficult to fight back in the dangerous month, even when he was compared with himself, it was difficult to distinguish, and the eyebrows were also very strong, such a majestic person, how could he say that he was dead?

However, he died after all.

In fact, when I saw Terashima Moriyoshi for the first time. Duanmu Ci knew that the old man in front of him, who looked majestic and like a hill, was dying. Duanmu has lived for so long, how can he not know Chinese medicine? Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to looking, smelling, asking, and cutting, and only uses the first trick. You can discern at a glance the hidden dangers under the seemingly strong body of Terashima Shouyoshi.

And what Wei Yue said afterwards, and the act of Tejima Moriyoshi writing a will on the plain white screen, also unmistakably confirmed this.

So the death of Moryoshi Terashima has become a very normal thing.

In Duanmuci's long career, I don't know how many times I have experienced this kind of life and death, and there are even many close confidants. So it's not an exaggeration to say that he's numb. What's more, Terashima Moriyoshi is just a person who only has one side. A foreigner who has only one side. This makes it even more difficult to touch Duanmuci's heart, if Weiyue dies, it can't be said that Duanmuci will have to grieve for a long time, but if it is Weiyue's teacher......

Duanmu gave back to God.

Although Moryoshi Terashima didn't have much contact with him, he also helped him a lot. Mr. Miyazaki, the deputy mayor of Kobe, was his disciple, and without Mr. Miyazaki's help, it would have been difficult for Duanmu to carry out the "Hyakki Night Walk" that night, and a few patrolling policemen would have been able to make him helpless. And it was also the introduction of Terashima Shouyi that allowed Duanmu Ci to successfully meet the boss of the Rice Society, Tsuruta Tsunada, and planned the 'Hundred Ghosts Night Walk' in the shrine together.

One could even say that. If it weren't for the help of Moryoshi Terashima, Duanmu's "cherry blossom season trip" to Japan would probably not be so easy, and it might have taken a lot of twists and turns, so he wouldn't have so much time to deal with Morgan, and the outcome of this war would have become difficult to say.

So in the last month, Moryoshi Terashima has become a very important person to Duanmu to some extent.

What's more, Terashima Shouyi's closed disciple Yuan Weiyue is his confidant and friend, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a brother who worships the master. In ancient times, such a relationship could be entrusted with life and death, the so-called "your mother is my mother", your elders are my elders. When Lu Su was engaged to Lü Meng, Lu Su went to meet Lü Meng's mother as a gift from his juniors.

So with such a relationship. Duanmu Ci is going to attend the funeral of Terashima Shouyi no matter what.

"There's one more old man missing." Duanmu Ci sighed slightly.

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It's almost May, and even the cherry blossoms in Hokkaido are about to wither, and the cherry branches are blank, so it's a good time to see them off.

Duanmu Ci and Wei Yue are still wearing a pure black "color without land". It's just that there are some dark lines on the clothes, and it has become the posture of mourning clothes.

The shrine is silent, and a white wooden board is hung in front of the torii gate that says "no festival today", indicating that the shrine does not accept offerings from pilgrims today. The pilgrims who were about to come to the sacrifice were puzzled, because this had not happened in decades, but they did not think much of it. Just said that it would be better to save it for next time.

Of course, there is something wrong with today's Ichinobun Shrine.,Terashima Moriyoshi, who has presided over this shrine for decades, has passed away.,Everyone is busy with funerals.,Who still has time to receive pilgrims? Even if I urgently found a few apprentice shrine maidens from a nearby school, the time was too short, and it was too late, so I simply closed the door.

The coffin of Moriyoshi Terashima stopped in the grove in front of the apse, where there is a cherry blossom, and it is said that it was planted by Moriyoshi Terashima when he took over the shrine.

Wei Yue put Terashima Moriyoshi's favorite sword on his side, "The teacher once said before his death that a true samurai can't give up the sword in his hand even if he dies, because the samurai kill too many evils and are destined to go to hell." A samurai without a sword can only be lost in hell, so he specially instructed me to bury his sword with him, so that he can protect his samurai honor in another world. ”

Duanmu Ci pondered for a long time and said, "Terashima-senpai is a true samurai. ”

The white-clothed priest commanded several servants to bury the coffin in the flower soil under the tree, and then covered it so that the grave could not be found.

"When the cherry blossoms bloom next year, I will come here again to worship the teacher and have a drink with him." ”

Duanmu Ci suddenly saw a few strangers in front of the apse, so he asked, "Who are these people?" ”

"They are my family's retainers." Wei Yue was a little helpless, "They heard that my kendo teacher had passed away, so they came to send some funeral rites on my father's order. ”

"Your retainers?" Duanmu Ci was stunned, "Your identity was revealed?" ”

Wei Yue nodded helplessly, "Do you remember the first time we came to visit the teacher, we once met a talent scout from a star firm on the road?" He actually secretly took a picture of us behind his back, but it was discovered by my family, which is really unlucky. ”

Duanmu Ci was also a little speechless, he didn't expect that the scout was actually Genji's people, they were found because they visited Terashima Shouyi, and now those people came to participate in the worship again, he also sighed a little, "The world is impermanent." ”

"Yes, things are impermanent." Wei Yue also sighed, and then pointed with his hand, "Qiu Xiao Palace, what are you going to do?" ”

Duanmu Ci was stunned when he heard this, and his eyes followed the direction of Wei Yue's finger, and he saw that Chiba Qiushinomiya, who was wearing a pure black filial piety suit, was sitting bored under the flower tree, ignorant like her, and seemed to have no concept of life and death.

"The teacher once entrusted the Autumn Shinogu Palace to you before his death, and the oath was written on the screen." Wei Yue looked at Duanmu Ci's eyes and asked very seriously, "Now that the teacher has died, Qiu Xiao Palace, are you going to take her...... How, how, how? (To be continued.) )