Chapter 356: Samurai and Geisha
Lin Luoran and the three of them said goodbye to the woodcutter without staying overnight, and asked him what his name was before leaving, the young woodcutter was stunned, smiled and said, "In Shimomatsuoka Sao." ”
Yuan was also surprised, and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Lin Luoran with his eyes.
The three of them made a turn together, and after leaving the woodcutter's sight, they changed course and went up to Mt. Fuji.
"Shizun, before the Meiji Restoration in Japan, only the Chinese, nobles, and wealthy families had surnames, and in the early years of the Meiji era, in order to compile household registration, these low-level workers had surnames, such as Matsuoka and Yamagami, which were obviously the objects of residence as surnames during the Meiji Restoration...... A Japanese with a surname will not be a woodcutter. ”
Lin Luoran nodded, "He has a weak physique, not like a woodcutter who grew up in the mountains and wilderness at all, but like a flower in a greenhouse...... Do you know what I mean? ”
Yuan was also stunned, "Master, you suspect that he is... One of those missing young people in Shibuya? ”
"Looking at his appearance, he can't remember anything before, as if he was born to be a woodcutter." Dad Lin is a man of few words, and when he speaks, he often gets to the point.
It's only been a month since the initial disappearance, so how can a Japanese young man be born a woodcutter? Lin Luoran thought of the wooden statue in the space, the strange and unspeakable power of dark attribute faith, turned his head and said to Yuan Ye and Lin's father, "I don't want to forget everything about the past like that woodcutter, we must be vigilant at all times, remind each other, and stick to our hearts." ”
Lin Dad and Yuan also thought so, and the three of them came to the front of the main palace Asama Taisha in less than a moment, this place really has not been expanded, and the snowflakes are piled up all over the entrance of the shrine, although it is a little shabby, Lin Luoran feels that it is more essential to the shrine.
Xiao Jin went to the local birds to exchange feelings and find out the news.
She, Lin Dad, and Yuan also sneaked in, and the shrine was still dedicated to the "Goddess of Wood Blossom Ye Ji Life", but other than that, there was no way to be abnormal.
It really seems to be a religious place of piety. Yuan Ye was silent for a long time after he came out, "Master, I doubt that we are in a dream. ”
"Oh, how can you feel that way?" Lin Luoran has always attached more importance to the ideas of this big disciple.
Yuan also coughed, "During the Ming Dynasty, there were still many monks in Huaxia, and in Japan in the same era, in such an important place as the Mount Fuji Shrine, the master respected your cultivation to a high level, and the disciples and ancestors were just in the Qi training period, and no one in the shrine found us sneaking in, which is too strange." ”
Yes, it's so strange, this flawless appearance of Mount Fuji and the shrine is like a flower shelf, lacking the background it should have, so Yuan Ye said that it was like a dream.
Little Jin flew back, and the birds here looked dumbfounded, unable to communicate with it, and it did not ask for useful clues, so it returned in vain.
Lin Luoran agreed more and more with Yuan Ye's opinion, all this was like a dream, she lowered her head and thought about it, "Let's go to Edo and have a look." ”
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Edo was later known as Tokyo, and the Tokugawa Shogunate was the political center of the Tokugawa Shogunate for more than 200 years, from the first daimyo to the Meiji Restoration. However, in the early years of the Edo shogunate, Edo was still an ordinary small town.
Walking on the streets of Edo, Lin Luoran and the three of them were dizzying, and they were different from the people of the time, and they agreed to attract attention. All three of them would never wear Japanese clothes, and they turned a deaf ear to those inquiring glances.
The Japanese do not have an advantage in height, let alone the Edo people four hundred years ago, Lin Luoran is a woman with a height of 1.7 meters, and she is enough to look down on most people when she walks on the street.
Of course, there are exceptions.
A man in a plain white samurai suit stands out because he is tall and familiar.
"Ye Xiaobei!"
The lucky person who came to the Lin family to receive the Zhuji Dan, how could Yuan forget that it was Lin Luoran who also recognized this young man, who was Ye Xiaobei who he had seen a few years ago. At the moment, he was like a noble son in Edo, wearing a long sword at his waist, and he didn't look like a monk otaku at all, and he was radiant, comparing himself to other samurai or ronin on the street.
Hearing someone call "Ye Xiaobei", he turned a deaf ear, passed by Lin Luoran, and even glanced at Lin Luoran a few times rather lightly. In the past, this was to put a knife on his neck, and this otaku monk did not dare to be so frivolous with "Uncle Lin".
Yuan was so angry that he wanted to beat this kid, but was stopped by Lin Luoran: "He must have forgotten who he is at this moment, so coincidentally met an acquaintance, let's follow and take a look." ”
She saw that Ye Xiaobei was well dressed, and guessed many places where he might go back, but she didn't think it would be a remote alley. There are also many people dressed as samurai gathered around the door of a certain house, saying something "Yukiko".
The sound of silk bamboo playing and singing faintly came, which seemed to imply the meaning of cherry blossoms. There was a red plum tree in the wall that was blooming just right, and taking advantage of the little snow, Lin Luoran suddenly understood where this place was-Fireworks Alley throughout the ages, regardless of region and country, is really a tune.
Yuan was also shocked, "Ye Xiaobei, this stinky boy, actually came to visit the Qinglou." ”
Lin Luoran kicked him, "Whoever walks around the Qinglou in broad daylight, this should be a place to perform kabuki." ”
That's also very undeserved, Yuan was also heartbroken, Ye Xiaobei really didn't have any discipline at all, and he put on a Japanese samurai costume and rushed to watch the Kabuki performance.
A "masked man" with a snow-white face and a little red in his mouth came out with extremely small steps. Wearing a skirt with red edges on a black background is much more cumbersome than a modern kimono.
As soon as she spoke, her voice felt like she had been run over by a wheel, and Lin Luoran knew that this woman who was dressed in fancy clothes was not young.
She said a lot in a contrived tone, to the effect that the "Yukiko" girl was still grooming, and she was also inviting guests and so on.
This is a very obvious way to raise his appetite and raise his value, Ye Xiaobei seems to be impatient, and seems to value the "Yukiko" girl very much, and the rest of the samurai also have such impatient and patient expressions.
Lin Luoran and the three of them were also watching quietly, and the snow-white masked woman still looked over here from time to time, looking at Lin Luoran's face without a trace. This is probably her occupational disease, and when she sees a beautiful woman, she always thinks if she will be popular if she performs kabuki, but Lin Luoran is extravagant, and this masked woman also knows that she is a person who can't think about it, so she was disappointed and died after seeing it a few times.
After waiting for half an hour, a few white-faced geisha with small steps came out and entered in a group of samurai.
Lin Luoran and the three of them also went in with the crowd and were stopped by the old bustard-like masked man.
Women can't go in?
The truth is that women who don't have money can't go in, Lin Luoran saw that many samurai threw a small ingot of gold nude to the masked bustard, she didn't bring gold and silver, but there were many other valuable things in the space.
Lin Luoran took out a small jade rough stone from the space, and when he handed it to the masked man, it turned into a transparent jade wrench. Jade and gold, which were supposed to be the common currency in ancient Asia, stopped them and retracted their hands, becoming respectful.
Take your dad to visit the green house? It's a new experience. Although he came to do business, Lin Luoran was not too embarrassed.
One by one, the paper doors were opened, and it turned out to be a large chase room, a long house, divided into small rooms by screens. Lin Luoran chose an inconspicuous location, as long as he could see Ye Xiaobei.
A geisha came up to pour wine, and Lin Luoran casually threw the jade material left over from the wrench she just made, a full carnival high-roller - if it weren't for Lin Luoran being a good-looking woman, the geisha would have pasted it up.
It's the kind of Japanese folk music with cherry blossom tunes, and a tall geisha wearing a big red dress and a hairpin is helped out. The white powder on her face is much thinner, and she can still see her facial features, Lin Luoran guessed what kind of "snow" this is, and swept it lightly, but she was so shocked that she almost knocked over the wine on the table.
"Lin Qingxue!"
"Xuezi" looked over, not like Ye Xiaobei was completely indifferent to her name, and there was a lot of confusion in her eyes. The masked man saw that Lin Luoran was a person who smashed the field, and he was not good at warning her with his eyes.
Lin Luoran ignored her, "Lin Qingxue, what are you doing in these clothes?" ”
The samurai drew their swords to guard the goddess Yukiko, and the masked bustard ordered the others to help Yukiko down.
The screen was accidentally knocked over by the geisha, and Yukiko's sleeve was pulled down during the pull, revealing a healthy wheat-colored complexion. I don't know what tool she used to engrave the three words "Lin Qingxue" on her wrist, which is clearly recognizable.
"I'm not called Yukiko, I'm ...... Lin Qingxue. ”
Lin Qingxue may not have completely forgotten her predecessor because of the short time and her willpower, and when she saw her real name engraved on her arm, she struggled to pounce on Lin Luoran.
"Inform Brother Lin, go and inform Brother Lin......" She was obviously very emotionally unstable, she didn't recognize the three people in front of her, she just subconsciously wanted to bring the news to Lin Luoran.
Lin Luoran sighed, knocked her unconscious, and asked Yuan Ye to leave with her.
Ye Xiaobei held the long sword and shouted, "Put down Miss Xuezi!" ”
Lin Luoran turned his head, "Who are you?" She was afraid that Ye Xiaobei would not understand Chinese in this state, and she deliberately spoke Japanese.
Ye Xiaobei raised his chin, "Tokugawa Zhenbei!" ”
Interesting, the surname is Tokugawa? Lin Luoran chuckled, "Take it away from you." ”
Yuan Ye's figure was like a ghost, grabbed Ye Xiaobei, Lin Luoran took the unconscious Lin Qingxue, and walked out of this place with two people swaggering.
The masquerade bustard seems to have hypochondriasis and is unsteady on her feet: "It's over, it's over, the son of the Tokugawa family has been kidnapped......"
A geisha reminded in a whisper, "And Yukiko." ”
The old bustard, who had hypochondriasis masked, wailed and was completely dizzy.
The cash cow and the big money owner were robbed together, and indeed not many people could accept such a double stimulus. What's more, that's the son of the Tokugawa family...... Someone, go and inform the Tokugawa shogun!