In late March, Lake Biwa in Honshu is quiet and empty. On the southeast shore of Lake Biwa is a small village called Omi.

Tachibana Ukyo, a descendant of samurai, lives here. He likes to sit alone by the window and enjoy the unique, secluded beauty of Lake Biwa.

His family declined and he was displaced.

As he grew older, he barely spoke all day because he was alone. Most of the time is spent studying the swordsmanship secrets left by the family's predecessors. Day after day, year after year. The clever and studious Ukyo soon became a well-known master of Iai.

As Omi's premier swordsman, he was invited to Kyoto to participate in a grand martial arts tournament.

The sword is sharp and powerful. He defeated martial arts celebrities from far and wide round after game.

The people in the audience gathered more and more densely, and they all cheered for the impeccable swordsmanship of the white-shirted boy. Yan is agile and ruthless. The fine snow swordsmanship with the speed of the sword is even more impeccable.

And this year's Tachibana Youkyo is only nineteen years old.

He defeated all his opponents and won the title of Kyoto's No. 1 Swordsman in one fell swoop.

Although he was a swordsman, he was born like a scribe, with a gentle and handsome face and a graceful demeanor. The loneliness since he was a child has made him more melancholy.

Tachibana Ukyo, who became famous, was watched by many people, and it captured the hearts of Kyoto girls.

They vied to give him something, and there were even bold girls who sang affectionate ballads for him.

But Tachibana Ukyo didn't like them, he felt that they didn't really know him. He also hated the people who came to him, and couldn't stand the false politeness of those people.

What people don't know is that because of the torture of lung disease, this swordsman fell into a deep emptiness and loneliness, thinking that he would die alone.

Soon, the plague in Kyoto began to spread. Omi had also been affected, and he had to go further to the countryside with the others.

The local lord took in Tachibana Ukyo. When he learned that he was the famous No. 1 swordsman in Kyoto, the lord's face was unawarely fierce.

The lord treats Tachibana Youkyo with great respect on the surface, but in fact he has other scheming.

It turned out that the lord's son had also participated in the samurai convention not long ago, and he was supposed to dominate the group, but he was defeated by this country boy who seemed to be weak and weak, and the defeat was extremely ugly.

The lord secretly tells his son that Tachibana Youkyo has come to their manor.

They decided to wait for an opportunity to persecute the first swordsman in Kyoto in order to vent their anger.

The day after I arrived at the lord's house, it was the beginning of April, and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.

Tachibana Youkyo walked alone on a crooked country road, and when he saw the cherry blossoms blooming so well on the side of the road, he began to miss his distant hometown.

Walking to a creek, he heard a pleasant singing.

He followed the voice, but suddenly he could no longer hear the song.

Just as he wondered if he had heard it wrong, suddenly, a girl in a pale dress slapped him from behind.

He turned his head to meet her innocent eyes.

Those eyes were bright, like a vigorous and delicate deer. She stared at him embarrassed, bowed her head slightly and asked, "Why did the girl appear here?" ”

The fawn giggled, "What about the sir?" ”

"I... To see the cherry blossoms. ”

"What a coincidence, so did I."

The two walked side by side, and the girl told Tachibana Ukyo that she loved cherry blossoms and that she came here every year at this time of year to see them because they were really beautiful.

"Mr. Ukyo, do you like flowers too?"

"Yes. It's just that the cherry blossoms here are nowhere near as good as the cherry blossoms in my hometown. Tachibana said.

Ukyo Tachibana, who was walking forward with his head bowed, felt the sound of shredded footsteps behind him disappear, and he looked back to see the girl tiptoeing, trying to break off a small cherry blossom on the lowest branch.

He couldn't help but be amused by her serious appearance, and walked over to help her break the flower effortlessly.

Instead of handing the flower to her, he lowered his head and gently put it in her hair.

I think both of them felt that such a behavior was too intimate, and at the same time took a step back.

Seeing that the movements were so synchronized, they all laughed again.

"What's your name?"

"Kiri-Kei Oda." As the girl spoke, the petals of cherry blossoms fell on her shoulders.

Tachibana Ukyo can't take his eyes off it anymore.,It turns out that liking someone is like that.。

The conversation revealed that she was the daughter of the lord's family.

Tachibana Ukyo didn't know that he was in danger, but he happily returned home with Oda Kiryu.

I don't want that day's meal to be deadly poison.

The hungry girl didn't even want to be formal, and hurriedly greeted her father and wanted to eat. But her father said that he would not let her eat anything.

But he kept persuading Tachibana Ukyo to try his craft. Just as Tachibana Youkyo was about to bring the food to his mouth, the girl suddenly pulled his hand away.

She said not to eat it, and coquettishly pulled him out to play.

The intelligent Oda Kiri-kei knows what kind of person his father is.

Tachibana Ukyo had to accompany her out. She pulled him out into the yard and told him to leave. Tachibana wanted to ask why, but in the end, he swallowed the words. Finally he said, "Then let me go and say goodbye to my lord."

"Kei, what are you doing pulling Mr. Ukyo out." Before she could speak, the lord had already stepped out.

The lord refuses Tachibana Ukyo's farewell, claiming that he wants him to accompany him to learn swordsmanship. Tachibana Ukyo had to stay.

After a month, Xiangxiang was fine, and Kei no longer had too many suspicions, and she also thought that she was too sensitive that day.

Throughout the month, Tachibana right Kyoto accompanied Kei. They watched the cherry blossoms and drank tea together. Kei also sings to him.

She has fallen deeply in love with this gentle and elegant young man.

Oda Kiri-kyu finds his father and tells him that he has a beloved.

Unexpectedly, when his father heard the name of Tachibana Ukyo, he became angry. So Kei knew everything.

"It turns out that my brother just lost to him." She thought, her face a little more flushed.

"I won't agree to you marrying him, he's our enemy."

"But he didn't hurt his brother."

"But he ruined your brother's reputation."

She cried, but her father slapped him.

She was locked up by her lord and forbidden to see Ukyo Tachibana. On the one hand, it prevents her from leaking secrets to him, and on the other hand, it also prevents their relationship from continuing to develop.

She washed her face with tears all day long.

Tachibana Ukyo also approached the lord to inquire about Kei's whereabouts, but the lord only said that she was sick and refused Tachibana Ukyo's request to visit.

Soon, the day came when the lord and Tachibana Ukyo agreed to learn swordsmanship.

Tachibana Youkyo was defenseless, carefully sparring with the lord, but he didn't want a sword to stab at him behind him.

There was a snort, the sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh.

In the next second, the sword in the lord's son's hand clanged and fell to the ground.

This sword actually pierced Kei's chest.

Tachibana Youkyo turned his head and knew everything when he saw the opponent who was skilled in swordsmanship that day.

"But that's the case, I have no intention of fighting with you, so why should you be like this." Tachibana Youkyo gently picked up Oda Kiri-kei, his voice cold.

The lord's son picks up his sword and stabs it at Tachibana Ukyo, hatred and jealousy that make him hideous and insane.

Tachibana Ukyo deftly dodged, kicking the man to the ground and kicking his sword away.

Just as he was about to teach the little man a lesson for the man in his arms, the man in his arms did not know when he woke up.

"No.. Don't hurt them. They.. It's me.. Target.. Family. She said weakly.

There were tears dripping down her delicate face.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. You are so stupid, how can you do this? ”

"I know. They're going to do it to you today, and I... Escaped. That door is so strong, I... It took many days to drill through. As she spoke, she stretched out her hand, and her white fingers were red and swollen, and all her nails were falling off.

"Yes . . . I'm sorry, I.. This is the only way to do it. ”

Tachibana Youkyo was like a knife, burying his head in her neck socket.

Her eyes began to drift, and she did her best to leave the last whisper in his ear.

"Mr. Ukyo, I love you. You can.. For me.. Do you want to see the cherry blossoms in Kyoto again? Heard.. It's beautiful there.."

"Okay, I promise you. I promise you. Tachibana Ukyo looked at Kiri-Kei Oda, who had closed his eyes, and replied softly and slowly.

He took his sword and headed for Kyoto.

"Kei, you know what? From now on, Juhe is you, and the fine snow is also you. When I see all the cherry blossoms in Kyoto, it's good for you to come back and accompany me. ”

Even though the world is so good, he is only a flower seeker. He thought so much that he folded off the most beautiful cherry blossoms in Kyoto and put them on her hair.