When Butterfly came to the study, I wasn't so excited, but I wasn't very interested in the mountain of briefings.

There is a huge blue and white porcelain jar in the room, with a diameter of two feet and eight inches, which is a real Xuande official kiln boutique. In the water about one foot and two inches deep, there are five flowery carp swimming leisurely and lazily, occasionally bringing their mouths close to the surface of the water, and spitting out several bubbles of various sizes. I sat on the edge of the fish tank, and although my eyes were fixed on the water, my focus was always weak from time to time.

"Lord!" The butterfly approached behind me and called softly. "Madame has personally examined the injuries of His Royal Highness San Lang, there are only two skin injuries and they have been medicated, please don't worry!"

"That's good......" I nodded and let out a long sigh of relief. Xianzhi is both a clever doctor and a mother, and since she has checked it herself, there should be no more problems. "Anything else?" It took a long time before I noticed that the butterfly was about to speak and stopped.

"Yes...... ......Hearing my words, Butterfly's body shook slightly, and she lowered her eyes to avoid my gaze.

"What! Is there anything else to say, Madame? "Seeing her like this, my heart jerked, is there really something wrong with Tiger Chiyo?

"No...... It's a concubine...... The concubine has something to ask the lord to publicize! Butterfly shook her head and said in a whisper that seemed to be afraid of being heard, "There is something about our Mirage Thousand Nights, and the Lord needs to make a decision!" ”

"Woo ......" my heart returned to my stomach, and my eyes turned to the tank again, and the carp was still swimming in it. Say anything! "I grabbed a handful of fish food from a black lacquer box and sprinkled it on the water.

"I once reported to the Lord a long time ago that although our Mirage Clan is loyal to a certain family, for a certain person, there is only one master!" Butterfly's tone was a little smoother, but she still didn't look up at me. "There are only three people in each generation of the Mirage Thousand Nights, which is not only a thousand-year-old tradition, but also a skill characteristic of our discipline, which has been passed down from the palace house thousands of years ago to the later Nitta family. Since the loss of our lord, we have been like a ship that cannot see its way in the dark night, until we meet you again. Therefore, the three sisters of this generation are deeply grateful to the Lord, and even if they are broken, they have no regrets! ”

"I know your loyalty!" I nodded. Originally, this could have been said without saying it directly, but it was better to say it at the moment.

Compared to other retainers, especially ninjas, the Mirage Clan is a very special case, they have no place of their own, they are just an appendage of me as the master. If I have to say that they have any purpose, it can be reluctantly interpreted as a concept, which is somewhat similar to Shimakatsu Takeshi or Yamanaka Shikanosuke, except that their concept is solidified into me, the lord, so this kind of attachment without a concept of right and wrong will make me trust it even more.

"In order for the Mirage Thousand Nights Clan to be loyal to the Zhuxing Family forever, the concubine would like to ask the lord to allow us to start selecting disciples!" Butterfly pondered for a moment, then continued: "The skills of this clan are strange, and suitable disciples are very difficult to find. In addition, in order to be unfettered, it is necessary to find an orphan with a simple background. Even if you are lucky enough to find a girl who meets these conditions, it will take at least 10 years to teach them one-on-one. Therefore, although the lord is now in full bloom, it is time for us to make preparations for the future of the young lord! ”

"It's really not easy for you to cultivate a disciple!" I was unconsciously attracted by what she said, but my mind was not as depressed as I had just been.

"It is very difficult for most ninjas to cultivate an excellent heir, otherwise there will not be so many ninjas, but the proportion of ninjas is very small, but it is even more difficult compared to the Mirage Thousand Nights clan!" Die immediately added: "But after all, this is just a trivial trick, and we really can't talk about the great cause of overturning the world with the lord......

"That's it! You don't need to talk to me, you just have to go and find a disciple to cultivate!" "I thought it was a little funny to hear the compliment come out of her mouth, and her hope was indeed normal. Just as I always have to think about the future of the Zhuxing family, as the head of this generation of the Mirage Thousand Nights Clan, she must also consider the inheritance of the sect.

"You...... Are you really sure? She asked cautiously.

"Yes, I'm sure!" I replied, but my attention was already turned away, considering whether I should put more fish tanks in this room. I don't know if it's like this for all ninjas, but she's a little too cautious.

"You...... It's true...... Is it really certain? I didn't expect her to ask again.

"What do you mean by that?" This time I heard something, and my gaze turned to her and became stern.

"It was a long time ago that something happened in our Mirage Nights!" Butterfly's voice calmed down at this point, because I couldn't see her eyes with my head down. "About three hundred and fifty years ago, our Mirage Thousand Nights Clan had been serving the Nitta family for a long time. Originally, everything was going well, but somehow the head of Nitta at that time suddenly changed the heir who had been established for a long time......"

At this time, I didn't have a mirror in front of me, but my face must have been getting bluer. It's just that the butterfly doesn't seem to notice it, and just talks to herself.

“…… The specific reason for this cannot be verified in detail, but it is known that the deposed heir was imprisoned and then disemboweled six months later. This kind of thing is quite common among the samurai, so it didn't cause much fluctuation and was quickly forgotten! Butterfly's shoulders trembled slightly, as if an invisible force was squeezing her. But the things behind it are not so simple, the three descendants cultivated by the Mirage Thousand Nights Clan for that heir have been studying for eight years. They had all been raised for the personal sake of the heir, and now that the situation had changed, they posed a threat to the new heir. In order to defend the decision of their sole monarch, the three seniors at that time had to hunt down their heirs, and finally ...... on a snowy night."

"Presumptuous!" As I roared, my right palm slammed into Butterfly's face, leaving a bright red palm print on her snow-white cheek. This is a question that no one can touch, and now she has actually brought it up.

"The concubine offended the lord and was willing to apologize with death, but please ask the lord to listen to the concubine's words openly!" Butterfly still knelt there like that, not changing in the slightest except for the fresh palm prints on her face.

"You...... You say! "My heart softened inexplicably, followed by a pain. If she tried to avoid it, I couldn't have hit it.

"In your heart, the lord may never have thought of changing the status of the young master, and the young master has actually been recognized by the vast majority of his retainers over the years!" By this time, the words had already been spoken, and the butterfly had completely calmed down. "But in recent years, the lord's favor for His Royal Highness Saburo has completely surpassed that of the young master, and every retainer has seen it in his eyes. For example, he took His Royal Highness Saburo out of battle many times, and took him with him to participate in handling political affairs, which was incomparable to the young master in the past. Even if the lord does not have any special thoughts about this, others may not have no ideas, and even this kind of thinking may extend to a hundred years after the lord. The little Mirage Thousand Nights may not be a big deal, but the ...... of the Lord Clan" she didn't say any more, but bit her lower lip tightly.

My head sank slowly, and her words hit my heart like a hammer. Butterfly had stopped talking, but once I opened the door, I would naturally go along with it.

My affection for Tiger Chiyo may just be an instinct from the heart, but if it goes on like this, it is very likely that it will hurt him, and even if Senkomaru himself can tolerate it behind me, his loyal ministers will definitely persuade him to eliminate the "hidden danger". "This is the Emperor's House!" My heart was filled with sorrow again.

"You get out!" I waved my hand tiredly, it was time to think about something. The higher a person's status, the less he can show his true feelings, which is really a sadness.

"Yes!" Butterfly stood up and stepped out the door, with the handprint on her face.

"Are you going to say all these things yourself?" I asked suddenly.

"Yes...... Be! She replied.

I didn't ask any more questions, the question didn't make much sense. A big problem that is no less than the struggle for the world is to defend the world, and it is more complicated in nature. In Japan, in order to gain a solid foundation, it is necessary to ensure that the kinship has considerable influence in various places, but it does not affect the status of the orthodox lineage, which is really a difficult balance to master. When the Yamana family was at its strongest, the war broke out, and the Muromachi shogunate also fought a long battle with the Furukawa Prince.

"Lord, there's an urgent message!" I don't know how long it took, but the sunlight outside the window had turned from golden yellow to golden red anyway, and Sakurai Sakichi walked in with a fold in his hand.

I took it and tore off the seal, and it contained information about Shunkei Tsutsui. "Here the monks have the problem of heirs!" Before I read the content, I suddenly thought of a very ridiculous question, and I thought it was very funny.

The Imperial Court issued a call for nearby daimyo to defend Kyoto, and Tsutsui Shunkei used this as an excuse to start a careful gathering of troops, but he was careful not to take a stand against the war in Settsu, even though he had received six secret letters from Hideyoshi Hashiba before that.

"I finally can't hold my breath anymore!" I looked at the letter and shook my head, but I was a little surprised that Tsutsui Junkei actually wanted to "pull the drawer" at this time. "Then let's keep silent!" I picked up my pen and wrote a few words on it, then gently blew it dry.