Hazy, the chill invaded Uesugi Kiyoshi's body, making him shiver.

When his consciousness returned to his body in confusion, he sat up suddenly.

A tearing pain echoed through his brain, as if someone had reached into his head and swung it around a few times, then punched him a few times.

But the memories that came up immediately made him endure the pain and open his eyes.

He clearly remembered that he was in a dark secret realm before, one in front of the other, two mirrors, and three of himself, telling his past and present lives.

It turned out that nothing was accidental.

However, when he was pulled into the mirror and woke up unconscious, he was already in another place.

It was a cramped house that looked very dilapidated and didn't even have much furniture, and Uesugi Kiyoshi thought that it was an old-fashioned Japanese "longhouse".

"Nagaya" is a type of collective house, generally mainly built on one floor, and in ancient Japan, it was "Shitamachi", that is, the residence of the common people in the civilian area.

This is a wooden house built to fit the narrow alleys, although the ancient style of Japan is sparsely populated, but the environment suitable for human habitation of the city, in fact, is also very rare, and the ancient residential areas are generally relying on the "castle" of the "castle", the area is limited, in order to craze as many people as possible into the number of residents, this kind of rectangular, narrow but highly applicable civilian housing is popular, it is actually only one room, the entrance is the whole space of the house.

Uesugi was lying by the window, the futon under him was soft and warm, but not too far from him was covered with a straw mat and a thin quilt.

It's hard to imagine that something so rough is for people to sleep.

In the middle of the room, there is a pot stove half buried in the ground, scattered around it with a few tatami mats made of straw mats, and a few boxes in the corner.

"It's shabby..."

Uesugi Kiyoshi sighed, patted his head, pulled the quilt open, stood up, and moved his hands and feet.

After he stood up, he saw a dark knife by the window at a glance, and he took it and hung it on his waist.

Although he still didn't get in touch with the Mirage Building and the Hundred Ghost Painting Scrolls, he never lost his swordsmanship, and he suddenly had a little more confidence when he had a sword by his side.

Stepping on the clogs, he pushed open the door of the longhouse.

The oncoming some magnificent sunset, burning brilliantly in the faint smoke of cooking, the alleys that enter the eye are a little narrow, but there are people passing by from time to time, and they are not desolate.

Uesugi Kiyoshi took a deep breath, the air was fresh, and it didn't look like it was in the environment, but it was like reality.

He probably knew where he was and who he was.

He should play the role of himself hundreds of years ago, during the Heian period, the "Lord of a Hundred Ghosts".

Through the events recorded in the previous diary, Uesugi Kiyoshi can guess where he is now.

The Lord of the Hyakki of Genji committed a crime and was exiled from Kyoto to Musashi Province - smelling the faint smell of the sea in the air, this should be Musashi Province by the sea.

He was now in exile after what had been recorded in that diary.

The Lord of the Hundred Ghosts said, there are some things for him to see.

This is probably the way to make him "see".

Looking around with interest, Uesugi Kiyoshi was not very stressed, because he understood that this should not be a "reality", but an "illusory" dream, all of which should not affect him.

Instead, he began to look forward to what would happen next.

As he pondered, there was a rush of footsteps.

Uesugi Kiyoshi looked around, and saw a somewhat hurried figure turning at the end of the alley, hurrying in his direction.

He was stunned for a few seconds, and just as he was stunned, the figure stumbled over, stumbled under his feet, and fell into Uesugi Kiyoshi's arms.

Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't dodge, but caught her carefully.

Because of this face, he is so familiar.

"Apricot... Are you okay? ”

He subconsciously cared for it.

The girl in her arms is a big Nohara apricot, a delicate and cute little face is exactly the same, and her magnificent mind is the same, but compared to Nohara Apricot who is still in high school, the person in her arms is a little more mature and taller, but in Uesugi Kiyoshi's arms, it still looks a little petite.

Hearing Uesugi Kiyoshi's words, the girl, who was exactly the same as Nohara Kyoko, raised her head shyly, glanced at Uesugi Kiyoshi, and looked away like a frightened rabbit.

She whispered, "My lord... I'm an apricot, not an apricot. ”

At the same time, Apricot is ashamed and happy in her heart - she is Genji's "family child", she doesn't even have a surname, only one name, her family has been Genji's servants for generations, and she has also been chosen as the personal maid of the person in front of her, which means that she has been inseparable from this noble son of Genji all her life.

Even if he was arranged to be exiled with him, Xing was willing to do it, because he grew up with the people in front of him, and Xing had an almost fanatical confidence in him - he would never be confined to a small place for the rest of his life.

That's the great sword hero of Kyoto who can't even be defeated by Lord Minamoto Yorimitsu!

After Uesugi Kiyoshi heard this soft sentence, and even the voice was exactly the same as Nohara Kyoko's, his expression froze, and there were words in his mouth.

"Apricot... Apricots..."

"I see... Can... How did she get involved with Yingcao? ”

"It's definitely a human body, right..."

In order to confirm his thoughts, Uesugi Kiyoshi also subconsciously touched the body of the girl in his arms a few times, only touching the apricot to make his little face red, as delicate as if he could drip blood.

When Uesugi Kiyoshi realized that his behavior was a bit hooligan, and he wanted to apologize, suddenly, several dog barks came.

As soon as Uesugi Kiyoshi raised his eyes, he saw a Shiba Inu running over with joy, barking in circles at Uesugi Kiyoshi's feet, and a very humane and flattering smile appeared on a dog's face.

Seeing this scene, Xing hurriedly said, "Ah Chai! Quiet, otherwise there would be no dinner! ”

She was a little angry because this Shiba Inu had broken up, and she had already escaped from Uesugi Kiyoshi's arms.

Uesugi Kiyoshi squatted down and looked at the Shiba Inu called "Ashiba", the consternation in his eyes slowly turned to thoughtfulness.

In Kiyoshi Uesugi's eyes... How does this dog look exactly like the head of the dog god?

...

Could it be that the swordsman, the brave ghost god with an almost immortal body, is... This funny and cute little Shiba Inu in front of you?

Uesugi Kiyoshi stood up and breathed a sigh of relief.

What is this?

If one person attains the Tao, will the chicken and dog ascend to heaven?

However, he also slowly understood some things.

Why did he relent when he saw Apricot for the first time, wanted to protect her, and even taught her a bad lesson.

"Hmm... It's meant to be so..."

"I'll just say it, it's not me who wants to see it!"