June 568 of the Altino calendar, Kyoto, Japan

"How's that? Kill this slut with a knife?"

"If you want to slaughter her directly, we will slaughter it just now, we spent so much effort to get her back, if we kill her with a knife, it will be too cheap for her. ”

"Pull out her nails, or cut her a thousand times? Boss, have we heard of any harsh torture before?

"Go, what do I want her nails and skin for? Make a leather bag? We are here to take revenge on her, do you think I'm a pervert? According to me, the most precious thing about a woman is her own appearance, let's take some corrosive liquid to wash her face and disfigure her face. ”

"It's not good, it's not good, if it's someone else, forget it, this lizard girl is so beautiful, even if she wants to be disfigured, at least she has been on her first and then ruined, otherwise it will ruin your face like this, wouldn't it be a waste?"

"Well, although your words are vulgar, there is a little truth in them, but if you really want to find someone, then who should do it?"

"Of course it'......" Youxue, who was eager to try, changed his words after bearing the stern gaze from the other side, "Boss, you go first." ”

"Why did I go up first, not me?" Do you think I don't understand?" Lancelot punched, but instead of hitting Yuxue, he broke the wooden box covering his head and pulled off the bandage. It's really depressing to use such a disguise all the time.

"Brothers, if you eat meat, I will at least gnaw a bone, and besides, I am also one of the forty thieves, and when it comes to avenging my brothers, I should do my best. ”

"Ha, according to you, Nier and the third are also among the forty thieves, do you want to find them to do their part?"

The two brothers never had an idea, looking at the sleeping captives in the room, who could already be slaughtered by themselves, but it was difficult for them to decide how to slaughter.

Seeing that the sky was getting brighter, Xue Huo stood up and said, "Okay, boss, just a sentence, do you have the courage to go up?" Our underworld heroes usually kill people and set fires, and they don't frown, you can't even decide this little thing, what kind of generation of overlords are you?"

Provoked by this, Lancelot slapped his palm and smashed a coffee table to pieces. He won't fail to hear such an obvious provocation, but the slight timidity in his heart really depends on these words to motivate. However, although the coffee table was smashed, the courage could not be gathered.

(Even if it's revenge, but if I do this kind of thing, how can I explain it to Xiaocao?Does this count as cheating after marriage?Alas, if you want to cheat, it's already out, and it's not bad this time, but this time I went to Japan to chase Feng'er back, if I mess around here, what face will I have to see her at that time?)

He had already stood up, but Lancelot stood silent, his face cloudy, and he could not make up his mind.

"Alas, it's useless to even provoke a general like this, I gave up, boss, you're really not a bad person. ”

After working hard all night, I still got this result, and I had to raise my hands to surrender when I had snow, and I didn't think about some of the things I didn't have.

"So, boss, what are you going to do? you can't fight, you can't kill, you feel guilty even when you touch a finger, so it's not to take a prisoner, it's to invite a goddess to come back and worship." Instead of being so troublesome, it is better to take advantage of the dawn to send people back, and let's go to breakfast together with the two brothers. ”

Youxue's suggestion seemed to be the only feasible solution now, but Lancelot was unwilling, and seeing that things were about to drag on like this, he suddenly heard a soft moan in the room, and the female captive had woken up.

"There's snow, you go get her. Lancelot thought and gave a blow to Yuxue's shoulder.

"No, we met in Ku'er Mountain, she was going to kill me as soon as she saw me, or boss, you go, she won't recognize you like this now." ”

"Don't worry, if I'm not mistaken, she seems to have a little amnesia and a little sane problem, and she doesn't recognize you. ”

"I don't believe it, if you're right...... If you're not mistaken, I'm not dead without a place to be buried?"

"Bastard, as the prime minister, you dare to question my judgment?"

Since becoming emperor, Lancelot has rarely used the self-title of this emperor, and without saying anything, he pushed Youxue in.

So, when she opened her eyes, in the morning light that cut through the dawn, she saw a frightened Humpty Dumpty, looking uneasily.

"You...... Who are you?"

Although facing the beauty, but thinking that as long as he answered the slightest wrong, he would immediately be crushed by her heavenly power, Youxue was already frightened to the soul, and quickly said: "I, I am your aunt's aunt's godmother's nurse's sister-in-law's sister-in-law." ”

As soon as he said this, he knew that he was going to be finished, and it was possible to get through a serious lie, but with this kind of nervous nonsense, with this woman's ingenuity, how could she not hear the problem?

was about to open her mouth to call for help, but seeing her confused expression, she looked up and asked, "You are my aunt's aunt's godmother's nurse's sister-in-law's sister-in-law...... Well, who are you?"

"Well...... It's a fellow countryman, I'm your fellow countryman. ”

"Oh, fellow, hello. ”

Looking at the face that was smiling brightly, and reached out to shake her, there was a feeling of dizziness in the snow. Although she hadn't met a few times, Youxue had never seen such a smile on this woman, and even thought that this smile should not appear on this calm woman, let alone that she shook hands with her cordially.

Something abnormal happened, is it just like the boss said, this woman is not only a little amnesiac now, but also has a little brain problem?

"Well, the two of us haven't seen each other in a long time. "Be careful, Yuxue confirms," you ...... I probably don't remember my name, but do you remember your name?"

"My name...... Ramble...... No, it doesn't seem like that......" She lowered her head and thought about it, and she said, "Izumi Sakura, I remember my name is Saito Izumi Sakura." After speaking, looking at Youxue who was staying in front, she reached out and shook it again.

"Hello fellow. ”

Being held like this, Youxue was very happy in her heart, secretly thinking that this woman didn't know what she was for, her brain was confused, if she believed everything she said, wouldn't she be able to let herself do whatever she wanted?

"Hey, fellow, do you think it's hot? Do you want to take off a few pieces of your clothes? You were injured just now, and your chest is still stuffy? Do you want me to rub your ...... for you?"

If he was the only one here, then the plan did have a chance of success, but Lancelot, who was listening outside, did not ignore anything, and passed the message into the secret at the right time, and asked Xue to inquire about her past.

Compared to nonsense, there is probably no race in the world that can compare to the Shetters. Taking advantage of the moment when people woke up not long ago and their minds were still unclear, Youxue talked nonsense and pulled out a long lie, saying that the other party was attacked by gangsters, and it was she and her companions who passed by, so she rescued her, and without waiting for her to ask, she pulled away the topic, saying that they had caught fish and played together in the stream before, and everyone was a lifelong friendship.

He spoke for half an hour, from Tiannan to Earth's north, and in the end, except for himself, she was already drowsy in front of her, and Lancelot outside almost heard his insanity.

But Yuxue did ask for the information they needed. According to her recollections, she seemed to have had a serious illness, and when she woke up, she couldn't remember anything before, and there was only a smiling little boy in front of her.

The little boy said that his name was Sojiro Okita, and when he went to the beach a few days ago, he found her fainting on the beach, and he couldn't find anything about her surname and identity except for the handkerchief embroidered with the name "Izumi Sakura", so he took her in, gave her the surname "Saito", and let her work in the new writing team.

Youxue repeatedly tried with words, but found that she really no longer remembered everything in the past, and even remembered the previous martial arts incompletely, although she could use it in many places, but she forgot the corresponding tricks, so tired that Sojiro had to pass on her soul suppression sword and other martial arts know-how, which could ensure that there was no injury in battle.

When the snow was talking inside, Lancelot outside was also contemplating. Although I don't know why she appeared in Japan when she disappeared in the North Gate Tianguan that day, but on the whole, Sojiro's little ghost must be inseparable, and in addition to the memories of the past, I am afraid that she can't even remember the marksmanship of the burning city, so it is no wonder that she will use another Qimen weapon such as the chain gun.

Seeing that she and Youxue were talking happily, Lancelot couldn't help but feel angry. This woman is her great enemy, how could she have thought that God would treat her so kindly, looking at her smiling appearance at the moment, it seems that she is happier than before, it is really unreasonable.

However, when he carried her into the house, he had smelled a faint strange smell on her, and at that time he only thought it was the body odor of a dragon woman, but now he was suspicious, and searched it with the memory of his brother-in-law, and sure enough, he found that it was wrong, it was the unique fragrance of the demon poison life and death flower.

The flower of life and death is known as one of the five miracle medicines in the world, growing in the Jedi of the demon world, extremely difficult to see, it is said to be a super powerful anesthetic, once the medicinal power is attacked, it can make people have strong hallucinations. Because of its stimulating effect on the brain, the Bai family has tried to use it as a brainwashing tool, but so far it has not been successfully studied, and amnesia outside of brainwashing often occurs.

Sojiro may have used this herb to complete the brainwashing procedure. If this is the case, then you who recognize his tricks also have a corresponding way to deal with it.

With a thought in his mind, Lancelot sent a message to Youxue, asking him to say something according to his own wishes. Youxue, who got the information, was stunned, but she immediately acted according to the plan.

"Uh, this...... Actually, there is one thing, something very important, I haven't had time to say it just now, alas......

I don't know what's wrong with you, shipwrecked, brain fever, forget about other things, even forget about this thing, you really shouldn't be. “

With a few casual words, he was charged with a crime, and looking at the other party's unsuspecting and trusting eyes, Youxue said boldly: "I am not the only one who came to Japan with me to find you this time, there is another person who cares about you very much, he ...... He's your hubby ......."

"Husband?"

"That's what your husband means, the men who marry with you and have children. ”

"Those?"

Before she could finish speaking, the man who was waiting outside had already rushed into the house like a whirlwind, and without saying a word, he just hugged her lower abdomen and hugged her tightly.

"Lizard...... No, Izumi Sakura lady, I worked so hard to find you, you disappeared without a sound, but you really looked for us to death. ”

The sudden hug surprised Izumi Sakura, and it took a long time for her to come to her senses, staring at the big pig's head dangling in front of her in a daze.

"You, you're my husband?"

Without speaking again, the man who had fought with him several times, but now claimed to be his husband, had kissed him honestly and unceremoniously.

Feng'er became silent. This point, Sojiro who has been around her all day feels the most obvious, looking at the dear Kaede's mother with deep eyebrows, and answering her words without a word, Sojiro pulled down his little face and pulled Kaede's sleeve aggrievedly.

After arriving in Japan, Kaede did not contact the Ivory White Tower again, and because of this, she was completely unaware of Xiaocao's disappearance. Yesterday, she accidentally got in touch with the Qinglou Alliance and got the news from there, which surprised her, and she hurriedly tried to contact Xiaocao.

The result was very bad, no matter what the secret words were, or the contact information agreed by the two privately, all of them could not be answered, and even the Qinglou Alliance could only find out, after Cangyuecao handed out the leave form, she disappeared, and heard from her colleagues that she had traveled abroad, but no matter Al Tieno, Free City, or Wu Lian, no one had ever seen a woman with such a appearance. If the possibility of disappearance is taken into account, then such a search must pay a large amount of money, which is something that Feng'er can't do at present.

Feng'er almost replied that she should use her work to pay the bill, but after thinking about it, if the young lady who has become a heavenly body has the intention to sneak in, it is impossible for anyone to find it. And if she doesn't respond to her contacts, she naturally has the intention to avoid herself.

Knowing Xiaocao's personality too well, Feng'er is convinced that she must still be under the grass, and it is impossible for her to leave the country. With Miss's ability, even if she really travels alone, there will be no problems in terms of safety, but she was originally her first confidant, but this time she was excluded when she made a decision, and even the news was learned from the mouths of others, that feeling was as if she had been abandoned by her.

And if she would do this, does it mean that she has broken her heart again?

Worried, uneasy, and sorry, these emotions filled Feng'er's chest again, thinking about it, she couldn't help but hold Sojiro on her lap like a rag doll, touched his hair, and sighed: "Sojiro, it's so bad, mom has become an adulteress now......

Although he has asked Sojiro to change his name to his sister, sometimes, he who has become accustomed to it will forget to change his words.

With a faint sigh, but there was no normal response, Sojiro just turned his head sideways and said strangely: "Adulteress, is it something soaked in the pig cage?

"Alas, the adulteress shall not take anything to eat. Don't think of eating anything, so it's easy for people to see that you're a demon. ”

"Hee-hee, Master Amakusa also said the same thing as Sister Feng'er. ”

It was supposed to smile, but Feng'er couldn't laugh. In addition to Xiaocao, the other person he cares about is also worrying about himself.

With so many things happening in a row, even the stupidest person will find out that something is wrong. Yesterday, the emergency communication of the prince of Wuji came too coincidentally, and when he asked him about the whereabouts of the young lady, he talked nonsense about a bunch of inconsequential things, it was really a mess, I don't know what to say.

Wuji Gongzi is a shrewd and wise smart man, putting aside his image of messing around with the relationship between men and women all day long, in private, he is even a polite gentleman. However, as a strategist who must always conceal his intentions, he has a very bad habit of saying things against his will, and his attitude and words will become particularly arrogant and rude, and he will greet all the relatives of the seventh rank of the other people. In other words, he was a man who couldn't lie at all.

Because of this, when he finally even asked rudely about the color of his underwear, he immediately saw that this emergency communication had another purpose, the intention was to entangle himself in front of the screen, and he could not be separated from him, and to be able to make such a commission to him, the other party was either Miss Xiaocao or Master Lancelot.

Miss Xiaocao doesn't need to use such sneaky means, one order is enough, so the answer to who is the person who made the commission is also coming out. And when last night's commotion reached her ears, Kaede was sure that Lancelot had come to Kyoto and was deliberately hiding from herself.

That pig's head doesn't know what's going on, maybe it's a newly developed disguise technique, although he can't figure out the key, but the ancient demon path has a wonderful use that he can't understand, if there is the support of the Taiyan Institute behind it, it is not uncommon to develop a special disguise that he can't see.

And from Sojiro's mouth, Kaede also knew what happened last night. The sudden pig-headed monster suddenly attacked and kidnapped Saito Izumi Sakura, the deputy head of the new writing team, and two strange people with unknown identities appeared in between, and everyone had a random fight, making Kyoto City a mess.

Regarding Izumi Sakura's question, Kaede once asked Sojiro why the dragon patriarch appeared here? Sojiro just explained that during the First Battle of the North Gate Tianguan, he and Master Amakusa saw that the woman was dying and dying, so they took it back to Japan for treatment, and after recovering from the injury, they forgot what happened before, so they didn't specifically remind her.

"You didn't do anything to her after you recovered from your injuries, did you?" Kaede knew that Sojiro wouldn't lie to herself, and that something like this natural amnesia was really unreasonable, so she pressed into it to find out.

"I don't know, I didn't do it. ”

"It's not you, then...... Is it Master Amakusa?"

"It's not. Shaking his head, Sojiro smiled, "It's Akaji." ”

Sojiro's mouth of Ah Xiang, is the little princess Oda Xiang hidden in the court, a few days ago Feng'er and her a table conversation, after coming back, the brain was groggy for two consecutive days, as if swallowing a large vat of psychedelic herbs, thinking about it is still frightened. It would not be surprising if Izumi Sakura had been healed by this weird little princess and listened to that spirit-attacking speech all day long.

However, there are still some doubts about it. I've always wanted to find an opportunity to get in touch with Izumi Sakura, but her whereabouts are erratic, and she has never been able to find it, and now that she has been exiled from the city, it is even more difficult to find. Although she didn't have a chance to talk, judging from her eyes and movements, there was a high probability that she would be controlled, and maybe there was some conspiracy going on behind the scenes.

"By the way, Sojiro, do you know who those two masked men were last night?"

Shaking his head, Sojiro's expression looked angry. Although the appearance of those two people was to help the Japanese side capture the pig-headed monster, they also attacked Izumi Sakura at the same time, and left without saying hello afterwards, obviously not taking the Japanese side into account at all, and for Sojiro, who is the head of the new writing team, naturally he will not have a good impression of them.

Feng'er thought to herself. If that pig-headed man was really Lancelot, with his strength in the strong heavenly position at the moment, looking at the entire continent, there were only a handful of people who could be enemies with him, although he was in order to cover Izumi Sakura, he was hit in the back, but he was able to break his protective true qi and make him spurt blood from his mouth, and he couldn't do it without the power of the strong heavenly position.

The enemy also has a strong celestial power?

It just doesn't make sense. That person was obviously not Amakusa, and it was even more impossible for the old man in the mountain and Lu You to cross the sea to the east, so what kind of person could that be? Could it be that there was a strong heavenly master who did not know him? So far, the trip to Japan has added too many variables that he cannot control.

"Huh, where were you when Izumi Sakura was arrested last night? Shouldn't you be there to command the new writing team for such an important matter?"

Kaede thought it was very strange, such a top priority as protecting the princess's safety, not only Izumi Sakura, who was the deputy chief, but Sojiro should also be in charge himself. If he had it, whether it was the pig-headed monster or the two mystery men, he would have to be afraid of three points, and he would definitely not be able to do whatever he wanted, as if he had entered a no-man's land.

"This ...... This one...... Because there was an emergency last night, I had to deal with it myself, so I couldn't stay in Kyoto City. ”

"Oh, what's so serious?" Because of his great affection, Kaede deeply believed that with Sojiro's relationship with Kahime, he would leave his sister who might be in danger and run to investigate other cases, which would be extraordinary.

Under Feng'er's questioning, Sojiro said slowly. In the Hokkaido area of Japan, there was a sudden death of more than 1,000 people, and the cause is indeed unknown, but the damage in the area was very serious, and he was supposed to rush to Kyoto City yesterday, but it was because he received this urgent report and asked the envoy about the situation, so he could not come.

"There is such a thing? The death of more than 1,000 people, this matter is very serious, we can't ignore it, there is nothing to do left and right, I will go over there with you to check it." ”

In response to this request, Sojiro nodded in agreement after being stunned for a moment. Because the smile on his face was still so innocent and bright, Feng'er, who had something in his heart, did not expect that he would feel deep regret for this casual request for a long time to come......

"Prime Minister Youxue, where did you and Your Majesty hide?"

"This ...... I'm doing some kind of lewd ...... with Your Majesty No, it's a sacred and noble secret work, because it's a very important matter, and it's about our country's luck, so it can't be disturbed, so you can do it for yourself first. ”

"Is that what it looks like? Then we won't ask too much, but the Japanese side has to sign a commercial contract, and the ambassador needs to be present at the end, so we may not be able to cope with this, can we ask you to come forward then?"

"Oh, there's nothing wrong with that, we're not very far apart anyway, if necessary, you can just walk three streets to me. ”

“......”

After talking nonsense with Bai Lanxiong, Youxue ended the secret contact, quickly ate the hot beef pot in front of him, and then threw the bill back, threw it to Bai Lanxiong, who was sitting with his back to him, and went out secretly.

There is no way to do this. Lancelot was too busy with the so-called renovation work to leave at all, but the two mysterious people that night had to investigate, so he sent Youxue to contact Bai Lanxiong and give an order.

(Hey, in fact, this is mostly just a reason, he must have wanted to break me away from doing some very nasty things, so he deliberately asked me to leave, if I go back early, maybe I will bump into some very passionate scenes...... ）

Thinking back to that time, when she told Izumi Sakura that she had a husband, her frightened expression, Yuxue couldn't help but secretly laugh. But thinking of Lancelot's reaction, Youxue's whole heart couldn't help but tense.

At that time, Lancelot looked very anxious, and kissed him while calling "Izumi Sakura Lady". Although I didn't see if he really kissed him in a hurry, it was normal for any woman to have the same reaction as Izumi Sakura when she saw a big pig's head kissing her.

With a "snap", a loud slap slapped Lancelot in the face, and the force was not light, not only did he turn his head away, but five red marks immediately appeared on his cheeks.

Looking at Izumi Sakura's surprised expression, Yuxue thought it was funny, this woman probably remembered that she had fought with the boss many times not long ago, and it was unconvincing to say that this man was her husband.

However, looking back at Lancelot, there was a sudden shock in the snow. Because she didn't overdo it, Izumi couldn't see his eyes from that angle, but she could see it clearly, and she caught the fierce aura full of bad luck, like a smug smile, and like a ...... Wolf-like eyes.

With a "snap", it was also a slap and slap out, but the force was much heavier, so that Izumi Sakura, who was still in bed and had no time to react, collapsed half of the bed behind the middle palm, flew upside down, fell on the dirt wall, and a puff of dust fell.

"Boss!" It was rare to see Lancelot so angry, and Youxue was stunned, however, from the look in his eyes that he had just glimpsed, he knew that Lancelot was not angry, and this slap was not a reaction to anger.

"Don't be so surprised, it's really not decent to shout about something. ”

As expected by Ruxue, there was no anger in his voice, but a faint smile, showing his mood at the moment.

"Man is really a strange creature, I used to think that I would be ruthless, but when I actually started to do it, I found that it was just that......"

Lancelot got out of bed, shook his hand, and smiled self-deprecatingly. And by the wall, Izumi Sakura, who was beaten out, had already fainted, and on her snow-white and pink cheeks, five bruised fingerprints were swollen, looking very pitiful.

"Boss, I thought you ...... Thought you were ......"

"Do you think I don't beat women? Wrong, if I didn't beat women, wouldn't I have died in the hands of Hao Kelian's demon woman? Usually I don't like to beat women, but female enemies are a different matter. ”

Saying this, Lancelot's eyes gradually became cold, and the flickering cold light even reminded Youxue of him when he first took over the throne, and the kind of incomprehensible depth made Youxue take two steps back.

As if sensing the reaction of the snow, Lancelot shook violently, shook his head vigorously, as if trying to drive something away, and then he laughed, his voice a little tired, but it did not have the coldness just now.

Actually, these are just excuses. I used to feel ashamed because I still valued my brothers...... is still in the middle and absent, but the mood of wanting to avenge them is getting weaker and weaker, but just now facing this lizard girl, a hatred in my heart suddenly rushed straight up, no matter how I couldn't restrain it, I just started it. Even I was shocked, I didn't expect that I hated her like this...... Hey, maybe I should be happy, which probably means that I value my brother more than I think. ”

Lancelot's smile seemed to be very complicated, maybe even he couldn't figure out what the emotions boiling in his chest were at the moment? Youxue in front of him was naturally not qualified to answer, but he also understood that the current righteous brother could not be used as a joke, so he didn't talk more nonsense about "you eat meat, I drink soup", and solemnly retired and left, so as not to be affected by his bad mood and beat it into's pork sauce.

In the time that followed, Yuxue was ordered to go out on errands to buy some food and clothing, although every time he came back, the atmosphere in the house was very dull, but peeked in from outside the room, only to see Izumi Sakura sitting on a chair, her head lowered, half-asleep, and Lancelot was sitting in front of her, her expression was focused, and her mouth was full of words, and whenever he said a few words, Izumi Sakura on the other side nodded busily.

(Wow, isn't it, how can the boss still have this ability?Is this also a special skill after advancing to the strong heavenly position?Then no wonder Lu You is so good at teaching his disciples...... ）

When he asked Lancelot for confirmation of this matter, he just smiled, shook his head and said, "This has nothing to do with the power of the Heavenly Rank, it's just a gadget recorded in the Heavenly Demon Sutra, but if it weren't for the fact that this lizard girl had swallowed a large number of life and death flowers, it would not be easy to do this kind of thing to her." ”

Saying that, Lancelot frowned and said, "That little ghost Sojiro, I think there is a big problem, the Flower of Life and Death is not common in the Demon Realm, it is a rare medicinal herb, where did he get such a large amount of it for people to take?" I see that his background is not pure, I have to inform the Bai family to check it carefully." ”

"Boss, your background is not simple, since the Flower of Life and Death is a plant in the Demon Realm, you have never been to the Demon Realm, and you don't know the Demon Race, how do you know if it is rare or common?"

“......”

In short, using this method, Lancelot instilled certain information into Izumi Sakura's consciousness, so that she didn't make trouble after waking up, and when Yuki came back from dinner, he only saw Lancelot sitting on the bench with Erlang's legs crossed, carrying a wine bottle in his hand and a greasy fat chicken leg in the other, looking like a big man.

Izumi Sakura changed into coarse cloth clothes, took a broom and a dustpan, and worked hard to clean the house like a little daughter-in-law, and only after sweeping did she took out a rag bucket and wiped the windowsills of tables, chairs and windows. The clumsy movements, obviously she had never done such rough work in the past, but the way she worked hard made Yuxue's mouth open wide and knock the ramen in her hand to the ground.

"It's too slow...... Ah, there's still dust over there! Why can't you do this little thing? You, a pig woman, are you trying to waste Uncle Ben's food?"

"I'm sorry, husband, I'm going to wipe it clean right away. Anxiously speaking, Izumi Sakura hurried over. Although it is running, the feeling of moving in small steps and small steps looks like a little Japanese woman who does not know martial arts.

"What me? Did I use this word for you? How many times have I taught you to call yourself a concubine or a concubine, and you can't even remember this kind of thing, what is in your head?"

It's not just talking, Lancelot is so angry that he throws the chicken bones in his hand before he can gnaw them clean, and he is in the middle of Izumi Sakura's shoulder, and the force is so strong that she can't stand on her feet steadily, and she stumbles and falls.

"Ouch!"

"Look at you, clumsy, there's another piece of dirt on the ground, do you want to use yourself as a rag?

"I'm sorry, but that's because you're ......, husband."

"Slut! Who said you could talk back!"

Following the chicken bones just now, this time even the wine bottle was thrown out, although it was said that the target was the wall, but the smashed fragments were still rubbing her exposed jade arm, and a red bead slowly oozed from her fair skin.

"Boss!"

Maybe it's because of the nature that can't bear to see beautiful things destroyed.,Yuyuki, who also had an old hatred with her.,Seeing this scene.,Can't help but scream.,Ran to Izumi Sakura, who didn't say a word.,Pick up the broken pottery shards on the ground.,Help pick it up.。

"You're a big man, aren't you? A dignified man, treating a beautiful woman like this, even I, a Sheter, can't stand it, ......"

Turning his head, Youxue was angry and wanted to say something, but the moment he came into contact with his brother's eyes, he shrank back from anything.

It wasn't just an angry look. Although it was a pair of black eyes, Youxue seemed to see two blazing fires, and in addition to anger, there seemed to be deep resentment, staring straight at it.

If there is a time when Youxue was scared out of her soul in addition to being put on her neck by someone holding a knife to her neck, then it must be at this moment. Before this, he would never have imagined that the remorse and shame caused to Lancelot by the battle on Kueran Mountain alone would be so strong that he would be so out of shape now.

With Lancelot's cheerful personality with thick lines, although he will remember his lifelong grievances, he will not mind too much, and he often changes things and laughs them off in retrospect. But now the way he acts, if it is deliberately acting, it is too realistic, if it is serious, it simply makes Youxue think that the person in front of him is not the righteous brother he knows.

Also at this moment, Yuxue knew that she had better shut up. The righteous brother seems to have a supernatural attachment to this woman in his heart, and since the moment he captured her, the whole thing has been triggered, and if he doesn't know what to do, and he wants to intervene between them, the consequences will be very painful.

In order to investigate the bizarre case that happened a few days ago, Kaede and Sojiro traveled to Hokkaido, at the northern tip of the Japanese territory.

Hokkaido, formerly known as Ezo, was originally an undeveloped barbarian land, and the indigenous people of the island were the Ainu (Ainu)

It has been divided by independent forces many times in history.

After Shogun Hideyoshi unified Japan, he developed the territory on all sides and migrated to Hokkaido on a large scale, which basically changed the appearance of this desolate place.

In terms of weather, Hokkaido has a cold climate, with only the end of July being hot, and the spring and autumn seasons being short, with the main winter.

Compared to the development of the Japanese mainland, Hokkaido retains many pristine areas, deep forests, frozen forests, frozen plains, and many famous hot springs. In addition, because it is surrounded by the sea, it is also famous for its delicious seafood.

Snow, Forest, Autumn Leaves, Corn, Lilacs, Volcanoes, Bears, Antlers, Fishermen...... A few days after arriving, all kinds of special scenery became the deepest impression of Kaede in Hokkaido.

As Sojiro, after arriving in Hokkaido, he was naturally received by the local chief executive, and made a report on the local situation, so Sojiro took Kaede to listen to it, Kaede was concerned about his identity and position, and resigned several times in a row, but Sojiro was very interested, and he took Kaede diligently and introduced the local customs to her.

"Today's dinner is seafood, although the food is a little rougher, but it is more delicious than the ones we eat in Kyoto, there is a lot of seafood here, and most of our country's fine salmon and salmon roe come from here, and Hideyoshi's father encouraged immigrants to start animal husbandry, so there is also great fresh milk and cheese here. ”

Pulling Feng'er's sleeves, Sojiro smiled: "It would be good if we came here a few months in advance, the snow scene of the snow-capped mountains at that time was very beautiful, and there was an ice sculpture competition, Sister Feng'er, you will definitely like it, otherwise, you can stay for a few more months, and it will be summer soon, when the time comes, the lavender flowers will bloom all over the mountains and valleys, and it will be a sea of flowers one after another, and it is a pity not to be optimistic." ”

Imagining the sea of lavender flowers undulating and falling in the summer wind, transforming into waves of petals, rich and fragrant overflowing the nose, Kaede couldn't help but yearn for it, however, the reason why she came to Hokkaido was to investigate the case, find out the reason, or arrest the real culprit, and comfort the innocent victims, not to play.

In order not to disobey the high-spirited Sojiro, Feng'er reluctantly followed him to accept the banquet of the magistrate for two days, but on the third day, Feng'er couldn't help it anymore, and privately found Sojiro, admonished him, and told him that since he is the prince's honor, he should put the people first, although he is still a child, but it can't be too ridiculous, if the news of him playing faint here spreads and the families of the victims know, it will inevitably arouse public resentment.

When Feng'er said this, Sojiro's expression darkened, and he flattened his mouth, and left the post house with Feng'er, and went into the mountains to find the village of the Ainu people.

According to the information given by Sojiro, the incident happened in the surrounding mountains. The Ainu people, who were originally scattered in the mountains, were suddenly attacked inexplicably, but no one could say what exactly was attacking, because all the villages that were attacked, regardless of men, women, old and children, all failed to survive, and the scene of the incident was even more miserable, the corpses were fragmented, and it was almost impossible to recognize the remains of any creature, but they saw blood stains and broken flesh flying everywhere, as if they had been attacked by some vicious beast.

Soon after entering the mountain, the two arrived at a village of the Ainu people, and the tribesmen and elders received them and expressed their fear of this inexplicable tragedy.

"Please point us through the scene, maybe we can help. "After all, Feng'er is a foreigner, I don't want to be in the limelight here, and I don't speak Japanese well, and in the face of these Ainu people with strong local accents, they don't know what to do with each other, and most of them have to rely on Sojiro to translate, so they don't want to stay for a long time, focusing on investigating the scene of the incident.

The Great Snow Mountain is a place that specializes in cultivating killers, which naturally includes tracking and observation training, thanks to the blessings of these trainings, Feng'er itself has enough eyesight to be competent for resentment, and her observation skills are even more outstanding.

"It's not a beast, it's a master, if it's really a beast, then not only is it huge, but I'm afraid it has the strength to surpass the human realm. ”

This judgment is obvious, because after running several hills in a row and visiting more than a dozen villages, I not only saw the blood marks of broken corpses, but also obtained evidence from the destruction of houses.

Glancing at a wooden house that had been cut in half diagonally, Feng'er stretched out her right hand and compared it slightly, if everything was in harmony, it was obvious that a master of heaven had come here to kill and slaughter these simple aborigines.

It's just that if you have a sword in your hand and use the power of heaven to urge the purple fire sword strength, it is easy to cut the house in half like this, and you can cut three or five more rooms. But judging from the surrounding signs, the enemy does not seem to use weapons, and there is no flame to cheer up, but with a single claw, he can tear the entire house and the residents inside, this kind of martial arts, Feng'er knows that it is not enough.

How can there be so many unknown masters in Japan? I was born and I don't know anything about them, it's really ......

Claw, in a variety of bare-handed fighting methods, has always been more vicious and cruel, the master he knows, or self-respect, or personality is incompatible, and there is no heavenly master who likes to use claws.

Of course, this is even more unlikely to be Amakusa Shiro, the style is not the same, and as a shogunate master, there is no need for him to go to this poor country to kill the aborigines.

Every serial murderer has his own style and habit of killing, like when he kills someone, in order to be sure, he often either beheads or breaks his brain, which is a habit developed in the Great Snow Mountain. This murderer was much more cruel, his claws wrenched vigorously, and he broke everything to pieces, no distinction between man or animal, male or female, and it seemed that there was no difference in his heart. Purely for the pleasure of killing and destroying, it is no wonder that some people think that some ferocious beast has committed a crime.

There were more than 200 people in each village, and the murderer slaughtered more than 10 villages in a row, and the total number of casualties was only 2 or 3,000. Such a large death or injury, fortunately, is in the mountains, if it happens in a flat city, it will definitely make people panic.

Sojiro's observation and judgment in this regard were not as good as Feng'er, so he could only follow her and nod busily. Although he said that he was young, walking around the villages and seeing the bloody scenes, his expression did not change at all, and he still looked so innocent with a smile, which made Feng'er feel a little surprised.

After patrolling, they could not find any clues, and they could not be sure whether the murderer was still nearby, so Kaede and Sojiro had no choice but to leave and make a warning to the Ainu people.

Although there was no progress in the murder case, Kaede and Sojiro, who came in succession, were still highly valued by the Ainu people and were left to participate in the sacrifice of the dead.

As two people, participating in the undead festival for the victims is, of course, a very face-saving thing for the Ainu people. As a sign of respect, the two even changed into local clothes.

The costumes of the Ainu people are more tribal and much worse than the traditional Japanese costumes. There are feathered coats made of bird feathers, animal skins, fish skins made of salmon skins, and even tree bark coats. Normally, the clansmen wore a plain turban with a pattern tied around their heads, but when it was time for the festival, they would change into a whole set of embroidered costumes, which was considered a full costume.

The atmosphere of the ceremony was quite solemn and mournful, and Feng'er also sighed that although she was here in person, she could only come in handy at this kind of farewell ceremony.

The ceremony was followed by a dinner party, and although Feng'er didn't come to enjoy the food, she still spoke highly of the barbecue at the moment of the food. The fresh fish soup is so delicious that even the delicacies of the mountain vegetables leave an impressive taste on the tongue.

Of course, from beginning to end, Sojiro was pestered by Feng'er's side, in addition to helping translate, he also asked Feng'er to help feed her like a clingy child, making her angry and funny.

However, there is a very strange thing.

In the middle of the banquet, Feng'er left the table to find water to wash his hands in order to wash off the greasy hands, and when he came back, his heart moved, and asked several clansmen around him, a few days before and after the crime, did he see any special signs in the mountains?

The answer was very disappointing, and I think it may be because everyone who saw the murderer died tragically on the spot, so no one saw anything special. However, when Feng'er finished the questioning work, she heard them say that the incident happened on June 7.

(June 7?)

I remember confirming that the Ainu calendar is no different from the regular Japanese calendar. However, when I heard Sojiro mention this incident that day, I remember that it was on June 6th. If so, could Sojiro have known in advance that something would happen to the Ainu people?

There must be something wrong with this, and you have to think about it.

"It's been a few days, Prime Minister Xue, what are you hiding for?"

"The king and the prime minister of a country are hiding together, if it is not because the country is about to die, then of course it is for a confidential mission, Bai Lanxiong, your level is too low, you are not qualified to ask, it is better to stay there and play cosplay with your subordinates. ”

"The problem is, it's not a way to go on like this, Miss Kaede went to Hokkaido, I don't know what she's going to do?

Without her, the information in Kyoto City would not have been able to be transmitted, and now His Majesty is nowhere to be seen, and many things cannot be cut, so it is difficult for us as subordinates to do things. “

"Then you can do it. My boss doesn't love the country and loves the beauty, and now he is enjoying happiness, if anyone dares to disturb him at such a time, he will definitely be broken into pieces. ”

"Uh...... Since this is the case, we are not in a position to say anything, but please tell Your Majesty on your behalf that the information that we asked us to monitor some time ago has a little eyebrows. After eavesdropping on the conversations in the Shinbun Group and Kyoto Castle for several days, our listening system has mentioned that in order to crack the secret of the Celestial Throne, it is necessary to collect the three artifacts of the entire Japanese Castle. ”

"Are there any such treasures in Japan?"

"Yes, but what exactly are the three artifacts of Zhenguo, we don't know much for a while, according to the information, it seems to be a sword, a mirror, and a kind of jewelry, and the exact name still needs to be investigated......"

Bai Lanxiong whispered, but he didn't expect the proprietress who was holding two plates of raw beef, wearing a flower apron over her kimono, and was helping with snow topping at another table, suddenly speak.

"Ah, are the three artifacts of Zhenguo? Everyone in Japan knows that they are the Eight Qiong Hook Jade, the Eight Mirror, and the Heavenly Cloud Sacred Sword. ”

The proprietress had a very loud voice, and this time she shouted, and the guests of the entire "Akakawaya" looked towards this side, which made Yuxue and Bai Lanxiong, who were sitting with their backs to each other, shocked and jumped up in unison.

"You, you ......"

"Oh, don't be so strange, everyone here knows that you are spies, and you are here to discuss confidential matters, you are welcome, please continue to talk, if necessary, I can help the two of you form a table, and the bill will also be a copy. ”

"Hu, nonsense, the two of us don't know each other at all, from which eye do you see that we are spies?" still wanting to deny it, you Xue angrily argued.

"Every time you two come, you come in together, at two different but adjacent tables, and you both sit back to back and order the same dishes. The Japanese language is all the same in a weird tone, and Ariado speaks it as Curry Kana, and finally speaks back to the Holy Language...... For a few days in a row, don't say it's me, all the guests know you have a problem. But don't worry, we're very concerned about the privacy of our customers, so you try to negotiate here so that no one will bother you. ”

"This ...... This ......" Yuxue still didn't give up, wanting to make one last struggle, "You say that our Japanese is bad, why can you, a Japanese woman, understand the holy language?"

To this question, the female boss smiled and answered in a polite whisper.

"The shop is the 52nd rudder of the Qinglou Alliance in Kyoto. We and the white-character family have always been well water does not violate the river water, as long as you eat and pay the bill, we guarantee that you will not be disturbed in any way, the prime minister of heaven and earth, the small shop is polite. ”

"That'...... Help me pack. ”

With the thickness of Youxue's skin, he couldn't help but blush now, and ordered Bai Lanxiong to investigate the location and secrets of the three artifacts before paying the bill and leaving.

Putting aside this unexpected farce, I don't need to buy any other food to go back now, because the whole food work has already been picked up by Izumi Sakura.

I can't see that she looks like a novice, but her memory and understanding are very good, smart people learn everything quickly, she is far more fluent in Japanese than the boss and herself, get a few cookbooks to see, ask the neighbor's wife for advice, and within a few days the cooking skills are on the track. Although it is said that there is no good food, it is not the same as Miss Feng'er's clumsy craftsmanship at the beginning.

"Shuntaro, you're back!"

When she caught a glimpse of the snow coming back, Izumi Sakura waved her hand from afar, and her attitude was extremely affectionate.

She sat on the front steps of the house, with a wooden basin in front of her, with dirty clothes and a short wooden stick in her hand, and she was rolling up her sleeves and fetching water and laundry. This family has a well dug in the front yard, which is very convenient to use, but it just takes a hundred gold coins given by Youxue and disappears automatically.

"Where's my boss?"

"After drinking, I ran out and didn't come back. ”

"Huh, so you're just staying here and not going out?"

"My husband told me that a woman's family should keep to herself, and don't casually show up outside and seduce men. ”

Hearing this, Youxue was stunned. In the past, whether it was Feng'er or Xiaocao, Lancelot was always happy to see them have their own careers and development, and never interfered with anything. It's the first time I've heard such a big man's argument.

After thinking about it for a while, it suddenly dawned on me that this was probably to prevent Izumi Sakura from going outside for miscellaneous people to see, so I deliberately found a reason. However, maybe this is also an unexpected truth, not necessarily, after experiencing the frustration of Xiaocao and Feng'er on both sides in a row, the boss learned from the pain and decided to change his style.

Look at Izumi Sakura's modest costume, a typical traditional Japanese woman's dress, because of the continuous labor, the forehead oozing with fine fragrant sweat, flowing through the delicate cheeks. When the dust hides the beautiful color on her face, it seems that she is really an ordinary housewife.

According to Lancelot, he had sealed Izumi's power with a heavy technique. Originally, the best way to seal the celestial power of others with martial arts was to lock the vitality of all things. Of course, this technique Lancelot can't use it, but among the other substitute measures, the Heavenly Demon Sutra Secret Transmission, which stabs several acupuncture points with heavy hands every six hours, also has a similar effect, and Lancelot uses this method to temporarily seal Izumi Sakura's martial arts.

"However, Boss, I've heard that anything that is used in heavy hands will have adverse consequences on the body, and if you use it like this now, will it ......?"

"What are you doing? Am I poking your acupuncture hole with a heavy hand? What are you doing so much? Did you have a leg with this slut?"

At that time, Lancelot's fierce words made Youxue dare not speak. Everyone can see that he is holding revenge, although the purpose of captive Izumi Sakura is to get revenge, but Yuxue still feels that something is not right.

And when Lancelot is not there, only himself and Izumi Sakura are left alone, and Yuxue feels very nerve-wracking, but don't say anything wrong or do anything wrong, and when the boss comes back, the first one will be to divide himself.

"Are you hungry? I just tried to make some noodles, now you can sit down and eat them." ”

"No, I came back after eating, so don't be busy. ”

Finally forced himself to take his eyes off the snow-like jade arm, Youxue secretly swallowed the foam, but saw Izumi Sakura's somewhat disappointed expression.

What the hell, if someone had told him a few months earlier that the lizard girl of the dragon clan would make noodles with her own hands and eat them for herself, she would definitely push that madman out and behead him.

Although he should have gone outside to shake around twice to avoid suspicion, Youxue couldn't help but sit down and talk to Izumi Sakura beside him.

"If you don't go back to the new group, is it okay? If you're not the deputy team leader, won't there be problems in operation?"

"There shouldn't be any problems, the main operations are done by Young Master Sojiro, and every time I am asked to carry out a task, I also work independently, and the rest of the new team members cooperate with my actions, but they are not commanded by me. In fact, before me, I heard that there was no deputy director in the new writing team, so there was no shortage of me. ”

As soon as she talked about the organization, Izumi Sakura's expression changed and she spoke in an orderly manner, but when she finished speaking, she sighed.

"Moreover, I can't leave, my husband explained, he doesn't want me to go back to the new writing group, and he restricts my martial arts, and now I can only listen to him. ”

Saying that, Izumi Sakura suddenly smiled gracefully, and said softly: "Actually, this is not bad, there are a lot of troubles in the organization, although Young Master Sojiro is a good person, but he often requires me to practice a lot of kung fu, after practicing like this, I feel so tired at night, compared to it, now the daily work is much easier." ”

From Yuxue's point of view, I really don't think Izumi Sakura's life is easy right now. Lancelot asked her to do the neat work, which anyone would find harsh.

For several days in a row, Izumi Sakura was busy cleaning and wiping everywhere, and there was not much furniture in the house, and with her hard work, it should have been spotless, but Lancelot would always deliberately stain it during the inspection, and get oil and dust, making excuses to scold, so Izumi Sakura is still busy sprinkling water and cleaning.

However, it may be easier than practicing hard. After getting along with a group of masters for a long time, there is snow and will not be unaware, and they practice the kind of desperate appearance that almost forgets that they are flesh and blood.

If it is said that the way of the strong is to live this kind of life for the rest of his life, and he must always be vigilant and not be caught up by those who are behind, then it is easier to live like this now. Because of this, when Lancelot and Nier proposed to pass on their martial arts in the past, they quickly shook their heads and excused themselves.

"It's really strange, I thought that you masters, strong people, were born to practice as a hobby, and they were not happy without martial arts, but there are still normal people......"

"What did you say?"

"No, it's okay, just talk about it. ”

The two looked at each other, and there was nothing to say for a while, until a long time later, Izumi Sakura spoke very hesitantly, and said, "Shuntaro, you and I have been friends since childhood, and you must know a lot about my past, so ...... Can you tell me what kind of person my husband is?"