After going to buy clothes together, many days passed, and the good news from the front came one after another, and the news that Keiko heard inside and outside Uozu Castle was all good news such as "Sasa Seimasa broke through a certain city, how many heads were won", "Sasa and so-and-so fought in so-and-so, broke and collapsed" and other good news. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Gradually, her taut heartstrings relaxed.

Halfway through May, Akai Teruko went out of the city to walk her horses in the early morning as usual.

The horse under the crotch is well-proportioned, not as tall and fierce as the pine wind and black clouds, although it is only a deer fur that is not unusual, but it is better than the docile temperament and full of endurance.

Keiko lowered her head and stroked the horse's mane, and suddenly remembered that this horse was originally given to her by Sasa Narumasa.

When the spring snow melted, Teruko Akai set off from Hojo Castle with his family members such as Naotora Ii and Sasaharu and came to Echichu. Although it was a tiring journey, the day after coming to Yujin City to settle down, Keiko rode the chestnut-haired old horse out of the city for morning exercises.

After wandering out of the city for half an hour, Huizi found a woodland with good scenery and location, and was about to tie her horse to practice spear, when she suddenly saw a surprising bird in the forest.

Keiko couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes, the military law is cloudy, and it is because the vision of the woodland is not wide, and it is easy to arrange ambushes and traps.

At this moment, the forest was startled with birds, didn't it mean that there were people inside?

Huizi was already very courageous, and at this moment, he was even more happy to hunt, so he led the old horse into the forest.

The mist in the forest was thick, and a deer-haired horse could be vaguely seen pacing freely, not gnawing on the turf on the ground.

In that apricot grove, thick apricot branches stretched out to shade the sky, and white apricot blossom stars dotted on the branches, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Behind the thick trunk of the apricot tree, Teruko saw a sword-wielding figure, and this samurai, wielding a sword, was also the cause of the frightened birds in the forest.

The samurai unbuttoned his shirt and tied it around his waist, and in his hand was a rather large sword, slashing at the thick trunk repeatedly.

The sword slashed on the wood, making a duo sound, but strangely, when the sword was wielded, there was no sound of the wind.

If it weren't for the power of the samurai's body, Keiko would have thought that there was only one woodpecker knocking on the hole in the tree.

Who is he? Is it the samurai of Uozu Castle?

Looking at the sweat on his back and the sawdust on the ground, it was obvious that he had been here for a long time, who was he so diligent in martial arts?

Akai Teiko knew that the samurai must have been aware of him a long time ago, but since the other party did not stop, Teruko had no intention of disturbing, so he practiced his gun on the side.

After entering the state, Teruko Akai also forgot about the passage of time and concentrated on practicing marksmanship.

I don't know how long it took, Akai Teruko suddenly found a tall figure standing in front of her.

It's him?!

Keiko's movements immediately stopped, and she finally saw the other party's face clearly-

The samurai had a well-defined facial contour, a high nose, and a smile at the corners of his mouth.

Isn't this Sasa Narimasa!

How could it be him?

Akai Teiko suddenly looked confused, Rao is that she knows that Sasa Chengmasa is excellent in martial arts, but Sasa Chengmasa is still practicing swordsmanship so diligently as a daimyo, which is really incredible.

Sazuo Chengzheng was a commonplace look, and said to Keiko:

"Didn't you just arrive in Uozu City yesterday, aren't you too tired to get up so early today?"

"Huh?" Akai Keiko was speechless for a while, she was just a hostage of a lowly status, even though she hadn't seen Sasa Naruma yesterday, but Naruma knew that she had entered the city yesterday...... In addition to admiring Sasa Naruma's meticulous intelligence work, there is a faint ...... Shame.

It seems that his every move is watched by him.

Thinking of this, Teruko Akai's face was dyed with a layer of red.

"It's really a diligent sister, you are very good, are you willing to serve me as my Ji samurai?"

Sasa asked again.

"Sou tired wow...... Keiko finally reacted this time, and solemnly bowed down, "Please forgive me...... I stayed at Sasa's house as a hostage, and I was already against my heart...... So, if you work for the Sasa family or the Uesugi family, please don't mention it again. ”

"That's right...... It's no wonder, after all, it was the Uesugi family who killed your husband Yura Narishi, and you should resent me and Sister Uesugi. If you don't like it, you won't be happy, but it's a pity that this horse was meant to be given to you. ”

Sasa Seimasa propped up his body with a sword, and with a whistle, the brown-red deer-haired horse came running in small steps.

Seeing this horse, Keiko couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

War horses are an important arm of the samurai on the battlefield, especially in the Uesugi family and Sasa family, which value cavalry, and the relationship between knights and war horses is often not like master and slave, but like brothers.

His old horse was ridden from Ueno.

It was already an old horse when it was in the wild, and now even if the horsepower is exhausted, it is still an old horse that has not run.

Because of the ending at hand, Keiko has not been able to buy a good horse for herself, and on the other hand, it is also out of Taoguang's obscurity, and she doesn't want to be too conspicuous in Sasa's house.

But...... What knight doesn't love horses?

"However, although you don't want to be my Ji samurai, it doesn't mean that this horse doesn't belong to you...... Just ......"

"Just what?"

Hearing that she still had the possibility of getting it, Keiko couldn't help but ask.

"It's almost time, come back to the city with me, and I'll tell you on the way."

Sasa Narumasa casually made an excuse, stepped on the saddle of the deer fur, and stretched out his hand to Keiko standing next to him.

Teruko was hesitant...... What does this mean? Want her to share a ride?

"Hurry up, are you still going to ride that old horse? Aren't you afraid that it will suddenly tire out on the road? ”

At the urging of Sasa Naimasa, Akai Teruko gritted her teeth and grabbed Seimasa's hand and stepped onto the horse.

She sat in front of Cheng Zheng, so that she formed a posture of Sasa Cheng Zheng hugging her, and was surrounded by Cheng Zheng's arm, Hui Ziqiao's face was even redder, fortunately she was facing away from Sasa Cheng Masa, otherwise...... It's really embarrassing.

"Keiko-chan, you say, will I be able to dominate Vietaka before the end of next summer?"

"Huh? Your Excellency, this is ......."

Teruko Akai didn't know how to answer.

The local snake god Bao clan and Shiina clan in Yuezhong have only occupied the territory of tens of thousands of stones after a hundred years of operation, and they have always been divided from many wealthy families and clansmen.

But Zuo Zuo Chengzheng actually wants to unify Vietnam and China within two years?

This is the rumored hubris.

But...... If it is Sasa Narumasa, maybe it is really possible, Akai Teruko couldn't help but think about Sasa Seimasa last year who rode into the paving of Echichu alone, and with the power of one person, he severely damaged the two families of Kidney Treasure and Shiina, and even wiped out Shiina after that...... If it's really Sasa, maybe it's possible?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that there was a play, and the belligerent genes in her blood boiled unconsciously, and she was about to give Cheng Zheng some advice, but she heard Cheng Zheng say:

"Forget it...... These things should not be used to bother you, anyway, you are not my retainer, and it is not your duty to be a military counselor. ”

As soon as these words came out, Huizi naturally didn't want to speak again, and couldn't help but feel a little lost.

There was a considerable distance from the apricot grove outside the city to the city, and the two walked slowly on the streets in the early morning, although they walked extremely smoothly, but there were still bumps, and there were inevitably physical touches and ear grinding.

Sasa Narimasa exudes a faint body odor and sweat odor, and although Keiko tries her best to avoid it, she still inadvertently smells this extremely masculine smell.

For a moment, Teruko remembered her long-dead husband.

Her husband is a good man, short in stature, although the physique is also quite strong, but I don't know if it is a relationship between sex and cleanness, there is no body odor at all, but her own body fragrance is strong, every time she finishes an errand, her husband will stroke her hair and praise "Huizi Sang is so fragrant" and something like that.

At that time, Teruko Akai can always feel a thick overflowing happiness.

However, time passed, and Yuliang Chengfan took the first step, and for the so-called revitalization of the family name, he risked his life to launch a rebellion, leaving her and her young son behind.

After that, there was the experience of being threatened by Sazuo Chengzheng with her young son and forcing her to come to Sasa's house as a hostage.

Teruko always thought that her heart was dead.

In fact, after coming to Echigo, her heart was indeed dead.

In addition to taking care of her young niece Narita Kai, Akai Teruko's life is only limited to practicing swords, guns, equestrian and fighting menstrual cramps.

It's just that she didn't expect that her long-dead heart would become ready to move after two years of silence.

At this moment, she was sitting in the arms of Sazo Chengzheng, and she couldn't help but have the urge to look back.

Why, this demon in the back, but the wicked man who forced her to leave her young son and forced her to leave the country.

"Yes...... Teruko-chan, you're so fragrant. ”

Sasa Naimasa snorted, and couldn't help but bow his head and lean over to Keiko's neck.

Akai Teruko's face turned red for a moment, and her body stiffened and couldn't move, and as Sasa Naruma approached, the tip of his nose was the first to press Keiko's long hair and touch her skin.

Keiko only felt that the nose seemed to have magical power, and in the short time it slid gently, it made half of her body numb like an electric shock.

Sasa Naimasa's soft gasp and the sound of his own pounding heartbeat crashed into his mind, leaving Teruko unable to think.

And the air flow that was absent made Huizi itch unbearably.

"I'm ...... What's wrong......"

His heart was like a mess, but after the initial stiffness and paralysis, his body leaned on Chengzheng's chest as if he had lost his strength.

Chengzheng's chest is broad and firm, giving her a sense of trust that she can rely on, and at the moment when she is completely leaning on, Keiko will even feel that it is great to have such a support, if she can always -

"Ah...... No, Lord Cheng Fan will blame my ......"

When Keiko thought of her deceased husband, she suddenly had the strength to sit up straight, trying not to have the first type of contact with Sasa Seimasa, only her heartbeat heart and red cheeks told her her true demands.

"Oh...... It's here. ”

Sasa Narumasa raised his hand to a piece of town in front of him, and it turned out that he had arrived at Uozu Castle.

"...... so fast"

It's the first time for Teruko Akai to feel that time flies so quickly.

"Alright, I'll get off the horse first."

Sasa Narumasa said that he would go, and after jumping off his horse, he walked towards the castle town with a sword.

Seeing that he was leaving suddenly, Keiko Akai couldn't help but ask:

"Lord Zozao, your horse...... Is it put back in the stable? ”

"It's yours."

"Nani? Doesn't it mean that there are still conditions ......? ”

"It's funny, it's called Little Skylark, it's a mare, and I know you'll be kind to her."

Sasa Chengzheng gradually walked away, and when he finished the last sentence, he had already turned into the street, and he couldn't see his figure.

Akai Teruko only quietly stroked the little lark's supple mane, and there was a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth. (To be continued.) )