"It's been a long time, are you two okay?" I greeted Sohisa Imai and Ryonzo Konishi.

"Lord Stars, you're too polite!" They saluted back together. "I've been taken care of by you all this time, and we don't know how to thank you!" Ronzo Koshi's voice was lowered as he said this.

"You're always so polite!" I said with a smile on my bow, knowing to myself that he was talking about obtaining the status of a royal merchant from Nobunaga. "Besides, in today's atmosphere, it is not appropriate to talk about such mundane things!" I gave him a gentle tap.

"You're right!" He confessed repeatedly, and the look on his face seemed a little embarrassed.

"But...... Now that you're talking about helping, I really didn't do anything! "I don't want to talk openly about business, especially the secretive ones, but I don't want people to see me as a hypocrite." The people around His Highness Nobunaga who really have something to say, such as ...... Ikeda Hengxing, he is a very bold and righteous man! After saying that, I glanced at the two of them meaningfully.

"We are insignificant businessmen, but we are not ungrateful!" Xiao Nishilonzo swore and said. "You can rest assured!" Imai Munehisa nodded knowingly.

"By the way, why hasn't Master Qianlixiu come out yet?" Seeing that they were very knowledgeable, I didn't ask them any more.

"The master is still sorting out the tea set to be used today...... "At this time, Tsuda Sokazu walked over, and beside him was the famous painter Tanigawa and other uncles." In this kind of thing, the master never pretends to others, and burns incense and bathes in the cup himself. That's not just seriousness, it's simply piety! ”

"So there are hundreds of daimyo in Japan, but there is only one Master Sen Li Shu!" My words sparked a light-hearted laugh. I had to wait for Ernst's merchant ships, so I stayed in Sakai for five days, during which time I was free to wander the city. Just the day before yesterday, I suddenly received an invitation from Thousands of people inviting me to a tea party, and I gladly agreed anyway! Speaking of which, I prefer the relaxed and tranquil atmosphere to the red tape of Oda Nobunaga and the ministers, and no one really cares about even the slightest rudeness.

"Lord!" Keiji Maeda was whispering at this time while pulling me from behind. This time I brought him with Chiyo Tsuru.

"What for?" I asked impatiently. "Can't you be honest with such an elegant place? Don't let my ears be cleaner! ”

"If you let me leave, my ears will naturally be clean!" Keiji Maeda whispered. "You see I'm ...... here"

"You're honest here!" I'll be categorical. "You just have no rules, and the tea party is the best place to learn the rules!"

"I've kept you waiting!" At this time, Qian Lixiu walked out. He was dressed in white, in the best state of mind, his hair was neatly combed, and even his nails seemed to be freshly trimmed. "Come in, everyone!" He let us into the main hall.

"Can we start?" After sitting down, Imai Munehisa asked respectfully.

"Please don't be impatient!" Thousands of people raised his left hand and pressed it down gently. "There's still one person who hasn't arrived, maybe something is delayed, so please wait!"

"And the guests?" Imai Munehisa glanced around in some surprise and found that all the guests were already seated. "This ......"

"It's here!" Qian Lixiu pointed to the other side of the tea stove beside him, which was the location of the tea burning assistant. "Today I have invited a special guest to be an assistant, and I believe that you will not be disappointed!"

"The little girl is late, it's really rude!" At this time, with a pleasant female voice, a stunning beauty appeared in front of the door. She was about in her early twenties, and her appearance could definitely be described as a country and a city, wearing an elegant light purple kimono without too much jewelry, and slowly walked up to the reserved seat with her head bowed.

The beauty of this woman shocked everyone, so much so that for a moment there was silence in the room, including me, of course. But what surprised me wasn't her appearance, the current warbler is not inferior to her at all, what surprised me so much was that she was actually the dream lover of Keiji Maeda! Turning his head, Keiji Maeda's eyes were about to fall out.

"Let me introduce you first! This ......" Sen Rishu pointed to the woman and said, "It's Miss Akuni from the famous shrine in the western country, Izumo Taisha!" ”

"Little girl Aguo, please take care of you in the future!" In the sound of the swallow warbler, Ah Guo slowly bowed down.

"Miss doesn't have to be polite!" They all replied together. When it comes to beautiful women, people are always happy to be tolerant.

"This is ......," Rinrixiu began to introduce us all in turn.

"Good...... It's been a long time, I don't know how Miss ...... It's always good! When introduced to Keiji Maeda, he said with a trembling voice.

"Thank you for always thinking about the little girl, I am really grateful!" Ah Guo's demeanor is gentle and elegant, but there is also a sense of rejecting people from thousands of miles away. "Although the little girl wanders from nation to nation, she can also hear the prestige of the adult from time to time. On the banks of the Kiso River and outside the castle of Katsuryuji Temple, the martial arts of the adults are endless, and the little girl is deeply relieved to hear the news! ”

"Really!" Keiji Maeda seemed a little sick with excitement, and he may have taken Akuni's words as a hint, or as a reminder of the promise of the year. "I don't know where Miss is staying, I'm ...... Can I visit? This way of asking questions is undoubtedly extremely rude, but I guess he is already unable to control himself at the moment.

"This ...... I'm afraid it's inconvenient! Ah Guoqiao smiled tactfully and refused. The little girl traveled all over the world to rebuild the Izumo Taisha Shrine and performed all the way to raise funds, and this is precisely for this reason. In three days' time, my troupe will perform in Dajiwu, so I hope you will have time to come by in due time! ”

"How much money do you hope to raise this time?" Without waiting for anyone to answer, Keiji Maeda hurriedly asked.

"There must be 500 of them!" Ah Guo said after thinking for a while.

"What's wrong with that!" Keiji Maeda patted his chest and said, "You don't have to be embarrassed at all, I'll take care of all this matter!" ”

"He's really tempted, it's his salary for a year...... Well?! "Just thinking about it, I suddenly felt a tightness in my waist, and my body was empty." You bastard! What are you going to do?! "I struggled as hard as I could, but obviously my strength was not on the same level as his. Under the stunned gaze of everyone, Keiji Maeda snatched my wallet and let go without hesitation, and I fell to the ground in free fall. Chiyo Tsuru finally reacted at this time and hurriedly stepped forward to help me up.

"It's a 1,000 bill! Oh...... And a little gold, take it all. He was very "generous" and stuffed the wallet into Ah Guo's white and tender little hand.

"Oh...... Thank you very much, sir! "Ah Guo is a person who has seen the world in the end, and he quickly woke up from the shock." Can...... The little girl still wants to have some important people present at the performance, so that she can expand the influence of Izumo Taisha......"

"That's fine!" Keiji Maeda should arrive in one bite. "All of you here, except for the members of the 'Ten People' who manage Sakai Town, are famous artists, and they will all come to see you perform! Even those who are not here, I will definitely invite them for you! With that, his sharp gaze swept around the room.

"Go! We'll all go! Imai Munehisa said hurriedly.

"Whoever doesn't go, I'm in a hurry with him!" Seeing Keiji Maeda's gaze stop on his face, Konishi Ryonzo rushed to answer.

"Ahem, ahem, I think the tea party can start!" Feeling that the situation was getting a little out of control, Henrixiu wanted to bring people's attention back to today's topic.

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"What about that bastard? I'm going to teach him a good lesson today! I gritted my teeth and yelled at Chiyo Tsuru, and Keiji Maeda disappeared as soon as he stepped out of Chirishu's door.

"I saw Maeda-sama quietly walking behind Miss Akuni, and now I don't know where it is!" Tsuru Chiyo said at a loss.

"Forget it, Lord Stars!" Tsuda Munekazu persuaded him, while Imai Munehisa and the others left a long time ago to avoid embarrassment. "Young man! For the beloved woman......"

"No way!" If that's it, where is my dignity? "I can't stop there!"

"Lord!" That's when Masuda Nagamori appeared in front of us. "Mr. Ernst's 'Crystal Knight' has just arrived!" He whispered.