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Some people even said that this novel is slow to update......

Belch...... The author is now in the country, and the signal on his laptop is so poor that he can only go to an Internet café in a neighboring town every Wednesday to surf the Internet, even if he goes there. I also had to catch a bus and travel through more than 20 miles of countryside

Path......

That's right! Don't say I'm in the country because I say I'm in the country. Think of me as a primary school student who spends the summer vacation in the countryside (let alone a middle school student with secondary school disease!). I'm here for a month's work

However, there are always some people whose brains are faster -- such as the wise Mr. Chang'an sitting below!

Just when the blow was still thinking about who this monarch was, he was investigating, but it was expected that he would be able to return to Suzhou City soon.

Finally, let's talk about this book, in fact, I write it every day, but I can't upload it (I can only go to an Internet café).

It will only be updated once a week, but it will be updated with six chapters at a time - to be exact

Three chapters.

In the past, each chapter was written chapter by chapter, and each chapter was only 3k, but now after the chapter, the number of words has increased to 7.5k per chapter, and even reaches 8k from time to time...... Hehe, I really don't know if my writing skills have improved, or if my ability to talk nonsense has improved......

In addition to Tao Qingxian's clothed mound, there are many more in the cemetery

The graves of members of the Dow family.

"Actually, what I want most is ...... Sir, don't come to this place. ”

"What? Do you hate me? ”

"No, how dare I hate the master?"

"That's because you're still ...... about your family's past"

"No, sir, this

It doesn't matter anymore! I was just...... I'm just scared, sir, if you come here, I'm going to cry. ”

"Crying?"

"Yes, my father's concern was for me and my two younger brothers, and at that time, he had forgotten his hatred for the Maori family and just wanted us to be like ordinary people

Alive, what he worries most about is what we have to bear after our identity is discovered......

He often told us that it doesn't matter if the whole family is killed, but if our siblings are pointed at and abused, then he will die of grief......"

What a good father!

"I got in later

Izumo Taisha, in Taisha, only Kitari knows who I am, because she used to serve my grandfather......"

"No, Kitari looks like she's only thirty years old at most, how could she have served more than twenty years ago......"

"Don't interrupt. Hear me on......

Kita-pear

He took good care of me, so we quickly became friends, and I lived happily in Taisha, but just when I thought that this happy life would last forever, my father and they ......."

Ah Guo said in a cry mixed with whimpering.

"Soon you will no longer be a son of a traitor......"

"Since then

After that, I became silent and stopped talking to people because I was afraid that I would accidentally speak...... It's not just me, but even the Taisha that took me in will be implicated...... I didn't have any friends in my eyes, only singing and dancing, and slowly, I became the best dancer in the entire Taisha and got the title of 'Ah Kuni'......"

"Title? Wait a minute! Isn't 'Aguo' your name? ”

"Of course not, 'Ah Guo' is a name that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Taisha, and only the best shrine maidens can have it."

"Hello, so that's the case, I've been daring for so long, I've always called the title...... Convenient to tell me Miss

What's your name? ”

"My name is 'Twig'...... It is a 'branch' with lush leaves. ”

As she spoke, she used her fingers to write the kanji on the palm of my hand.

"Tao Xiaozhi...... Although the name is cute, why is it so similar to a Chinese name? ”

("Small.")

The name "Branch" comes from my favorite before, Ouyang Xiaozhi, the heroine of the Internet thriller novelist Cai Jun's masterpiece "Deserted Village Apartment")

"Huh? What did you say? ”

"Oh, nothing? …… By the way, it's still the original question, today is the winter festival, why don't you play with everyone, but run alone

Where does this come from? Is it because you can't dissolve into the collective? ”

"There is a reason for this, but the most important thing is to be afraid!"

"Scared?"

"Yes, the more lively the place, the more scared I am, I am afraid of being alone, and despite the laughter and laughter around me, it does not belong to me...... Looking back, whenever I see that everyone is friendly and friendly

I laughed out loud in front of my friends, and I felt sad, because I had no friends, let alone relatives, and the so-called happiness was insulated from me! ”

"And now?"

I asked her with a calm face.

"Now?"

"Am I not your friend?"

“……”

She thought for a moment and said

Road:

"Sir, you saved my life, and now you have done these ...... for me"

She suddenly cried again.

Well, out of all the women I've ever met. Basically, there is no one who can't cry (Oda Gotoku cried the first time they met). It's just that Miss Aguo, you cry too many times......

"Me

Finally making friends and restoring the family's reputation are things that should make me happy, but ......? At the thought of his father, he was already ...... It would be nice if he could see this with his own eyes, well, my lord, what are you doing......"

"Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything else in mind!"

I can feel it even in the dark. Ah Guo's cheeks turned red as I hugged her from behind in the darkness.

It's too messy, what's the difference between my action and a ** who takes advantage of a beautiful woman? …… But, believe me, in such an atmosphere, I really don't have anything to do with the beautiful woman in my arms

Why not be polite to the idea.

I'm still a self-proclaimed literary youth (except for yourself, no one thinks so at all, pretending to be forced!) －_－||When it came time to comfort others, I couldn't think of any words to say it, which was a failure...... That's why I'm holding her like this. I just think that it is better to have someone by her side to accompany her like this, than to let her

It is good to be alone in grief.

Even if it's just a temporary comfort, it doesn't matter.

If you think about it, it was the same at the beginning, as soon as I talked to her, she would cry, whether it was the first meeting or a breakup, she cried...... Every time I see her crying, I think to myself:

A man can never let a woman cry, because

For him, there are not many opportunities in his life to wipe away tears for women.

(Don't listen to the protagonist pretending to be forced here, this is what Sugawa Harata said in an old movie!) ）

"Silly...... Fool...... You...... Let me go! ”

Yes, it's rude to do that, and besides, my relationship with her is still good

It's not so good that you can cuddle and hug it. (Cut!) I've already hugged it twice! ）

I don't know where I got the courage to do this---this kind of behavior only makes Ah Guo hate me.

But, at least when she's sad, she has something to rely on--I think I can do this little thing.

Because that's the only way to call you a friend.

Maybe there are other reasons.

I'll protect you, so, don't leave me again!

I've always wanted to say that, huh.

It turns out that I've always liked Ah Guo, but I haven't figured it out myself.

So much has been done for her

, isn't it because I have a good impression of her, and I hope to close the distance. That's what you do?

Isn't this the same thing as the methods I used to chase girls in my previous life?

My father has long understood it, because I am his son, and Keiji Maeda also understands it, because he himself is an old fritter in the love field.

Ah Guo may also understand,

That's why she didn't want to associate her lowly self with me, because ......

She must have liked me too! ……

I don't know how long it took, but when I came back to my senses, Ah Guo's whimpering had stopped.

"Enough...... Lord, let me go, I don't have it anymore

It's over. ”

"Oh...... Sorry for doing such a thing all of a sudden, I just don't want you to be so sad alone. ”

I said in a hoarse voice.

"It's okay, thanks to you, I feel much better now."

She said with a smile.

"It's the same as then."

"That

Time? ”

"I mean, six years ago, you were the same, you took care of everything for me, and today, you put all my relatives in front of me, hug me, comfort me, encourage me, think about it, it's great to have you by my side!"

Belch...... Why did I suddenly have a sense of déjà vu of a campus youth idol drama -- the class flower of Class C in the second year

Classmate, are you confessing to me, a transfer student?

Now that Ah Guo has already confessed, I have to reply.

I wish I could stay by your side forever.

Just say this sentence and you're all set!

At that moment, the sky suddenly lit up and exploded.

firework

In bloom.

In the midst of the darkness and night, there are huge fireworks with bright colors.

Fireworks at the Winter Festival.

"It's beautiful, isn't it, my lord."

"Yes, but it's not as good as the one in front of me."

“…… Hmmm......"

love

Feeling. There has to be an active party.

After less than three seconds of thinking, I finally made up my mind to confess, it depends on the actual action!

So, I kissed Ah Guo's red lips.

Unprepared, Ah Guo resisted at first, but her resistance only lasted for five seconds......

this

, Okita Soji and Shinagakura, who were standing not far away, widened their eyes.

"New bar, the master actually got along with Miss Aguo, this is incredible......"

"What's so incredible about this, the only one who can be worthy of our lord is Miss Aguo, and, don't call me a new one, it's not silver here!"

'Cut!' That's what the word 'Shinhachi' is called in Japanese............

"Lord, don't you think you've been having too much fun this time?"

"No, I think I'm just resting quietly during this time."

"But, my lord, you have been resting for more than a month, and

You are tired of being with Miss Ah Guo every day, and you are completely obsessed with beauty and ignoring national politics, so ......"

"Keijiro, what do you mean? Say I'm a faint king? ”

"Oh, no, my lord, you misunderstood, how dare I say bad things about you, I mean, are you going to start getting busy with some business too?"

"Business?

What's the matter? The Maori family has been retired, what serious business can I do in this country?

Besides, if there is anything, you five elders can discuss and decide together, and I don't have to worry about it. ”

"Lord !!"

Keiji Maeda finally couldn't take it anymore and yelled at me.

"Now the great cause is not yet there

It's all done, my lord, but you're already tired, and we, who are courtiers, feel very sad! ”

Seeing him like this, I had to get serious.

"I don't want to be like that, but ...... Keijiro, there's no big thing to mention at all now, and you can't fight, so you have to wait until spring to get to the ground and other work

Now that it's cold, I don't want to go anywhere...... If you can, I'd love to find me some work. ”

"My lord! Who said that there is nothing to do, the order of His Royal Highness Youfu has already arrived, and you must go to Azuchi Castle during the New Year! ”

"Yes, I know, but there are still two more Chinese New Year's Holidays

It's been more than ten days, why are you in a hurry......"

I'm kao! You're going to me off today, aren't you?!

"My lord, I beg you, once you pretend to be confused, I won't be able to talk to you normally...... That being said, but we can't be really stupid, my lord. Wait until a few days before the New Year to go to Azuchi

City, so His Highness the Right Mansion will be angry. ”

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"Azuchi. I'm definitely going to go. But before I go, I want to accomplish one thing...... Keijiro, I hope you can help me! ”

"My lord, you can do what you command." ……

"Long time no see, guys,

I'm so happy to meet you. ”

When I met all the retainers, my first words made everyone roll their eyes.

You guy, it's rare to "go to court" once, and you still speak so frivolously.

"Actually, I didn't sleep all night last night, just to think of a more convenient way to enter Iwami Province and Nagato Province

method. ”

Who are you fooling?! You were fooling around with the shrine maidens in the Izumo Taisha Shrine last night, don't you tell us that you're thinking about this with them...... This picture is too weird for us to imagine!

The above is everyone's voice, but no one dares to say it -- it can be seen that I actually support it

There is the potential to be a faint king.

I was the only one who still said shamelessly:

"In the end, I finally thought that in "The Art of War", there is a strategy called 'borrowing the corpse to return the soul'......"

"Lord, that's in "Thirty-six Strategies", and it has nothing to do with "The Art of War......"

Ignoring the faceless interjection of the person below, although it is certain that this gentleman is Keiji Maeda.

"In short, I have decided to revive the extinct family that was once hostile to the Maori family!"

"Oh......"

It's not the first time anyone has used this trick anyway, so no one is right

This indicates an accident.

"Iwami Province and Nagato Province used to be the domain of the Ouchi family, but ...... The Ouchi family has completely disappeared (this is obviously nonsense, there are still quite a lot of Ouchi descendants in Kansai), and the influence of the Ouchi family is too strong, I'm worried that it will be too big...... So I decided to choose from the branch of the Ouchi family

The right people come to the façade. ”

"So, my lord, have you figured out who it is?"

"I think it's okay, but, that person ......"

I scratched my head, looking distressed.

This aroused everyone's interest.

"Lord, that person's conduct is very unbearable, do you feel very dissatisfied?"

“

No. ”

"So, is there something wrong with his body, are you very worried about it, my lord?"

"This ...... It's not for that reason anymore. ”

"Then why do you look distressed, my lord?"

"Actually...... This person so far. Haven't met me yet......"

"Haven't met yet? Lord, you must be serious? This is not a trivial matter, how can people who have never met know good and bad? If he is a gentleman with bad conduct, then the family will be laughed at and generous. ”

"Uh...... Actually, I also feel very dilemma, this person has a very close relationship with me.

With him, he will help me a lot, and he is absolutely reliable, and will not do anything that is inferior to me or to the wise family...... We haven't met yet, but ...... Half a year later, I'll be able to meet him! ”

Everyone looked at each other, and no one understood what I was saying.

No

Met, but will meet later...... Absolutely...... Close relationship. Everyone...... What kind of person is this? This grown-up, who has always been known for his good thinking and calculation, has guessed the meaning of my words.

"Congratulations! Congratulations to my lord! ”

He said cheerfully, and sent me the most sincere

Congratulations (at least for now) to the heartfelt one.

"Chang'an...... You know what I mean? ”

I was surprised by his overintelligence.

"Understood! I know it all! ”

Wise Chang'an looked so excited that I wondered if he would cry the next second.

"Ming

The bloodline of the Zhi family has been deepened, and all this is the credit of the lord......"

Talent...... Do you think I don't praise him for doing it? What I said before was reversed, and I was confused by myself, but this guy actually understood, it's really ......

And everyone's expressions are much more exciting, all of them

A hellish expression......

When did this happen......

"My lord, although I am a little presumptuous, as a member of the family, I still want to ask when it ......."

The one who asks this question is wise and loyalist.

"Actually, I've been at Izumo University all this time

Social ......"

This "fooling around" thing. Everyone knows, and now everyone has guessed my intentions.

After the "Third Battle of Gassan Tomita Castle", many of the high-ranking retainers of the Akechi family died, and after I promoted many people, I was no longer in charge of affairs---not completely ignorant of what happened in the various sub-prefectures of the country,

I know it through the ninjas.

The only purpose is to run in the new leadership team, and it is also to run in on its own -- although this kind of behavior of throwing off the hands of the boss is very risky, I hope to run in a new set of "starting lineups" in the shortest possible time.

Okay, let's not talk about politics for now, what should I do now

Uncle Wei Tang is wise and loyal to deal with the past, which is the first priority.

"Lord, please forgive me, an old fellow who relies on the old man and sells the old ...... It doesn't matter if young people like beauty, but if you neglect your family business because of beauty, I, as an uncle, have to say a few words about you...... (10,000 words omitted below)"

So, I had to be patient

Temperament forced himself to listen to this uncle's lecture for more than an hour.

"Oh, yes, almost got it (you're already far away, okay)...... Lord, when did you have a child, and you've only been in Izumo Taisha for less than two months? ”

"Isn't there anything you can do in less than two months? …… But

Guangzhong, I have a child, don't you look very happy, what's the matter? ”

"Ah...... No, no, no, I have absolutely no disrespect for the young master! ”

Wise Guangzhong was taken aback, this is a question involving "class position", and it is enough to pay a little attention to it......

"It's hard to say

,I fell in love with a shrine maiden of Izumo Taisha Shrine.,And ...... I had a skin-to-skin relationship with her, so I ...... like this."

If Ah Guo is here, he will definitely be angry with me.

What kind of skin kiss, we just hugged and kissed...... Even if it has reached this point, with the real "skin kiss".

The definition is still far away, I haven't had anything happen to you, you guy is deliberately saying some nonsense to make everyone misunderstand, right......

"I see......"

Of course, Akechi Guangzhong can't hear the voice of his nephew and daughter-in-law, Ah Guo (Future Tense).

Twisting his beard, Wise Guangzhong said:

"Originally, the shrine maiden was a servant of the gods, and it wasn't impossible to marry, but this is Izumo Province, which is different from our Kanto, so it's not very strict about this...... Since this is the case, then the lord will marry her into the door, and it will not be reasonable to give someone a name! ”

"That's right, lord, since you are already pregnant with the young master, then

It's a member of the family......"

"Yes, you can't let the blood of the Wise Clan flow out." ……

What is called "mother is precious by child", I can finally understand now, Ah Guo is just a witch, but now it has ...... I even heard a few people already calling "madam" and "madam."

―It's funny, they don't even know each other's names.

Keiji Maeda and Tadashi Hosokawa know the story of Ah Kuni, and it's okay for the former to arrive. The latter couldn't figure out how a person I usually looked quite serious could get entangled with a witch?

Just when Hosokawa Tadashi still couldn't figure it out, his old son Hosokawa Fujitaka's brain

The son is already moving.

"My lord, you said at the beginning that you wanted to resurrect the extinct family...... Lord, are you planning to let this young master inherit someone else's family business? ”

"Well, what you said is not wrong in the military department, this child of mine is not a grandson after all, he also has an elder brother above him, this wise family business, it will not be his turn

He has inherited it, so I must give him an inheritance on which he can live! ”

"So, which family business does the lord plan to let him inherit?"

"I was thinking about the Ouchi family at first, but ...... As I told you just now, the Ouchi family has dominated the streets of Yamaguchi for hundreds of years, and its influence is greater than that of the wise family

More powerful, a little careless...... In the future, it will be easy to be anti-customer-oriented! ”

"So, the lord mentioned the branch of the Ouchi family at the beginning, which one is it?"

"I thought about it...... The biggest enemy of the Maori family, in addition to the Niko family, which has completely lost hope, there is also a famous Kansai family...... The Tao family, you see this, how is it? ”

"Dow ......"

"Lord, you can't be talking about Nagato Tao, right?"

"Well, yes!"

"Let the young master inherit Nagato Dow, this ......"

"The Dow clan is a branch of the Ouchi clan, and they are all descendants of the Tatara clan

, Tao Qingxian is known as the 'unparalleled general of the Western Kingdom', and Tao Xingfang is a famous general in both civil and military affairs, if ......"

"My lord! No matter how great Tao Qingxian was in the past and how much credit he made for the Ouchi family, he was a sinner who betrayed his lord and was the one who went to the demise of the Ouchi family! My lord, please think twice! ”

"Think twice? I think I've thought twice and there are no problems! ”

Seeing that Zhizhi Guangzhong is so persistent, I am also angry.

Lao Tzu's son, it's good for Lao Tzu to arrange it himself, is it still your turn to talk nonsense about you old immortal guys?!

In fact, Wise Guangzhong is also very bitter in his heart.

Lord, Ping

How can you be so confused! That Tao Qingxian is a great traitor who will be remembered for 10,000 years, and once the wise family has a relationship with him, they will ......

No way! As the elder of the family, I must stop you.

Even if you don't think about the reputation of your family, as a father, you should always think about the future of your children.

Let your children be the offspring of a traitor...... Can you really bear to see him carry such a heavy burden before he was born, and be pointed at in the future?

At this moment, Akechi Guangzhong even began to wonder if this child was mine (I also suddenly had a sense of déjà vu that I liked to be a father-_-||.). ）……

In fact

Not only is it wise and loyal, but the rest of the family can't understand how I suddenly think of extending the incense to a traitor who has been dead for almost thirty years.

Only one person roughly figured it out.

Witch? Na side? Tao Qingxian? Adoptive? Young master?

Yes? Could it be ...... The woman who was pregnant with the main child's child was

Tao Qingxian's descendants, the lord loves the house and Wu, and decided to revive the Tao family......

That's right! That's the only way it makes sense!

But then again. How could Miss Ah Guo be Tao Qingxian's descendant? This sounds incredible, not to mention that Tao Qingxian's descendants have been wiped out, Miss Ah Guo looks so weak

, how could it be from a family of military generals?

It was none other than Mr. Keijiro Maeda, an old fritter in love, who thought of the above questions.

Although this guy doesn't usually look like a smart person, his emotional intelligence is scary (otherwise why would he be called "Hana no Keiji"?). ）。

If the lord can really be with Miss Aguo

Together, that's a good thing!

"Lord, since you have made up your mind, then we have nothing to say, but Tao Qingxian's reputation is not very good, if you want the young master to be his descendant, I am afraid you have to correct his name first!

"Justification? How do I correct my name? ”

Actually, I thought about it for a long time with Keiji Maeda

Good way, here's just a show for everyone to see.

"Please ask the young master to revive the Ouchi family, as long as the people of the Ouchi family say that Tao Qingxian is not a traitor, who will ......?"