In fact, before he actually met Jiguo Iwakatsu, Youguo was still looking forward to meeting Yuanyi, his biological brother. This has a lot to do with the trace of nostalgia that Ji Guoyuan sometimes reveals in his words, of course, the most important reason is that Ji Guoyuan often takes out the small bamboo flute that he regards as a treasure and wipes it carefully.

It can be seen that the relationship between the two brothers should be very good before Jiguo Yuan leaves home.

But when Youguo really saw Jiguo Yansheng today, he looked at the cold faces of Jiguo Yansheng and Yuanyi, who were similar to each other, but not joy, but an inexplicable rejection.

Of course, it is not necessarily necessary to say how annoying Jiguo Iwatsu is. For so many years, Jiguo Yansheng has been strictly cultivated as the only eldest son in the Jiguo country, and the average swordsman obviously can't be compared with Jiguo Yansheng who has both his bearing and might, if he just sees Jiguo Yansheng, then Jiguo Yansheng will not only not be annoying, but it is easy for others to have a little good impression of him because of his noble behavior.

However, this kind of good feeling arises because Youguo has never seen Yuanyi, but since he has met Yuanyi, then when he sees Jiguo Yansheng again, even if Youguo has always been tolerant of outsiders, he still can't help but sigh in his heart at that moment - it's still different.

Even if Jiguo Yansheng and Jiguo Yuan are brothers whose blood is thicker than water and one mother, the two of them are still different after all.

Jiguo Iwatsu may have been ready to visit, it was still early in the morning when the owner of the Fujiya came to the news, Yugo was still sleepy, but the edge of the side was already awake, and after hearing the news of Jiguo Iwakatsu's arrival, he immediately went out to meet his brother.

This time, even if Youguo wants to sleep again, I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep well, so he also put on a plain single coat and went out, Jiguo Iwatsu was standing at the door of the wisteria house and talking to Yuanyi at this time, the corners of the neat and expensive black kimono were slightly wet, probably stained with the dew of the early morning.

Youguo leaned against the pillar under the eaves and quietly watched a comedy of brothers meeting at the door, but as an audience, he couldn't laugh, but observed Jikuni Yuanyi and Jikuni Iwatsu in this drama from a strange perspective.

Finally seeing his brother who he hadn't seen for more than ten years, Jiguo Yuanyi was naturally overjoyed, but his emotions have always been faint and will not be obvious on his face, so even if he is happy, that handsome face still has a cold expression, looking at Jiguo Iwatsu who appeared at the door of Fujiya and said, "Brother, why are you here?" ”

Just listening to Yuanyi's words, it's really like an unkind question, but Jiguo Yuanyi himself really has no malice, Youguo thought that Yuanyi's level of speaking is still not good, and then looked at Jiguo Yansheng who was standing face to face with Jiguoyuan.

Jiguo Yansheng was stunned because of Yuanyi's words, and the corners of his lips straightened, revealing a trace of unhappiness.

"I asked my family to check where the people who had recently moved into the city lived." Jiguo Yansheng said that his voice was lower than Yuanyi, sounding more mature and steady, and then Jiguo Yansheng said: "Why don't you go home?" ”

Youguo changed his posture and leaned against the pillar, raising his eyebrows slightly.

There can be many reasons not to go home, such as not liking your father, not liking the atmosphere at home, and not liking the servants and friends around you...... There are many, many of them, but for Jiguo Iwatsu, these are not any reasons.

Ji Guo Yuanyi didn't hear the question in Ji Guo Yansheng's words, his sincerity

At this moment, as always, he told Jiguo Iwatsu truthfully: "I didn't plan to go home, I originally came here just to see my mother's tomb and solve the evil ghosts here." ”

At this time, Yuan Yi also clearly distinguishes priorities, the purpose of his coming is to pay tribute to his deceased mother, followed by evil spirits.

Jikuni Iwakatsu didn't seem to like Yuanichi's answer, he was still silent, his gaze swept over Jikuni Yuanyi's body, looking at the surroundings of Fujiya, so it was inevitable that his gaze would collide with Yuguo.

Youguo smiled very dignified at Jiguo Yansheng, completely missing the ambiguity that usually occurs when he smiles.

Jiguo Yansheng was still a little stunned when he saw the living, a wrinkle furrowed between his eyebrows, he didn't put Youguo in his eyes, so he looked at Jiguo Yuanyi and said, "You should go back and see, Jiguo is still your home." ”

Jiguo Yansheng didn't know what Yuanyi really thought, but what he said should be sincere, but Youguo didn't like it.

How many years has the country been raised? How much did they spend on Enichi? And how much care was poured into him? And he and Yuan Yi have lived together much more than everyone in the country, if you can decide the belonging of the Ji Guo Yuan Yi just by virtue of his surname, then the more than ten years that he and Yuan Yi have been together day and night will be a thing of the past?

"I ......" Yuan Yi rarely hesitated, even if he saw Jiguo Yansheng, he didn't have the idea of going back to Jiguo Yansheng to see, so he didn't know how to refuse Jiguo Yansheng's invitation.

Youguo finally spoke, calling out the name of Shengyuanyi.

He walked over to Yuan Yi in a plain coat and smiled lightly at Ji Guo Iwasheng, and said to Yuan Yi with a side face, "This is the brother you have always wanted to meet?" ”

Yuan Yi noticed the thin coat on Youguo's body, and the temperature was low in the early morning, so he immediately raised his hand to wrap the coat tightly and said to Youguo: "Brother, why did you come out like this?" ”

"Just woke up, come out and have a look." Youguo said, and then faced Jiguo Yansheng: "Hello, brother Yuanyi, my name is Youguo." ”

Jiguo Yansheng saw Youguo in his eyes at this time, and the red eyes that were very similar to Yuanyi looked at Youguo quietly, and also spoke: "Hello." ”

Such an inexplicable and weird atmosphere can be felt by everyone except Jiguo Yuanyi, and only Jiguo Yuanyi can still talk as usual when he is sandwiched between Jiguo Yansheng and Youguo.

"Don't stand at the door of the wisteria." Youguo said, "Come in and talk about it." ”

There are very few things that brothers who rarely meet when they get together, and in the reception room of Fujiya, the two brothers Jikuni Enichi and Jikuni Iwatsu asked and answered as if they were in a meeting, if it wasn't for the similar faces announcing the kinship between the two, otherwise they would think that the two of them were talking about something serious about life and death.

Actually, Yuan Yi is just talking about his life after leaving the country.

Ji Guo Yansheng only knew about Ji Guoyuan's life after running away from home, and he didn't show a lot of joy when he saw his younger brother Ji Guo Yansheng, who had not seen him for more than ten years, and he himself was really not happy, and he could only face it with a calm and even cold expression, but fortunately, Ji Guoyuan was also an emotional and indifferent character, actually

However, he didn't notice the guardedness and alienation hidden under Jiguo Iwakatsu's seemingly cold appearance.

It's just that Yuanyi can't find it, it doesn't mean that Youguo can't find it, but he doesn't want to interrupt Yuanyi's happy mood at this time, and it's too much to pour a basin of cold water on Yuanyi at this moment

Poor place.

So Youguo spoke appropriately (), and smiled kindly at Jiguo Iwakatsu: "So many years? (), Yuan Yi still has the piccolo you gave him. ”

Youguo tried to use this method to remind Jiguo Iwatsu of the good memories he had with Jiguo Yuanyi, and Jiguo Iwakatsu's expression really appeared for a moment of dazedness, he seemed to finally remember what the piccolo was, and a trace of inexplicable emotion flashed in his eyes.

Yuan Yi even thought that Jiguo Yansheng's cold eyebrows were worried about his life without saying goodbye for so many years, so he said with concern: "Because I met Youguo, I have actually been very good all these years, and my brother doesn't have to worry." ”

Of course, Jiguo Iwatsu didn't care about Jiguo Yuanyi's life at all, and he even imagined extremely viciously that Jiguo Iwanichi would fall off a cliff or die in the mouth of a forest beast, but those vicious thoughts when he was young couldn't be declared at all, so when he heard Yuanyi's words to comfort him, Jiguo Iwatsu didn't see joy, but was stunned for a while before he spit out a sentence: "...... That's good. ”

Listening to Ji Guoyuan tell the past that he didn't want to hear was tantamount to a long torture, Ji Guo Yansheng listened patiently, and finally heard Ji Guo Yuan talk about the key point: "...... After that, I joined the Ghost Slayer Team. ”

Ghost Slayer?

Ji Guo Iwakatsu caught this fresh word that he had never heard before, and his heart jumped, wondering if Ji Guo Yuan's current level of swordsmanship was learned from the so-called ghost killing team.

He couldn't help but ask, "You learned the swordsmanship in the Ghost Slayer Team?" ”

"I learned." Ji Guoyuan answered truthfully, but before Ji Guo Yansheng's joy lasted two seconds, he heard Ji Guoyuan say: "It's only two months, does my brother also want to learn?" ”

What can I learn in two months? To put it bluntly, it still depends on Jiguo Yuanyi's talent, Jiguo Yansheng can't say that he is disappointed, he already has an understanding of Jiguo Yuanyi's swordsmanship talent more than ten years ago, but when he sees Yuanyi again, he still can't help but compare himself with him.

The flames of jealousy burned in his heart, almost burning his blood, bones, and internal organs to ashes.

Jiguo Yansheng pursed his lips, an embarrassment flashed in his eyes, and when he raised his eyes, he unexpectedly bumped into the sight of Youguo beside Yuanyi, and his heart skipped a beat, but he saw that Youguo, who was delicate-looking beside Yuanyi, just smiled at him, as if he didn't see anything.

But Jiguo Yansheng felt that he was being seen through, all his dirt and unbearable, jealousy and despicability were all hidden under Youguo's sight, he subconsciously avoided Youguo's gaze, and excused: "...... No, I just want you to go back to your country. ”

This is not an excessive request, Jiguo Yuanyi was hesitant, but Youguo said: "It's okay, doesn't Yuanyi want to go home and have a look?" ”

Yuan Yi has nothing to be nostalgic for Ji Guo, but Youguo wants to see what kind of life Yuan Yi lived before he was seven years old, so the final result is that Ji Guo Yuan Yi responded to the invitation of Ji Guo Iwatsu, and went to Ji Guo with Youguo before noon to go to Ji Guo who had not stepped into Ji Guo for more than ten years.

Jiguo's ancestral house is not significantly different from many years ago, it is still so solemn and solemn, suffocating, Yuan Yi was led by Youguo and walked in, and the servant warriors who passed by around each lowered their eyebrows, like stone statues. But beyond what hasn't changed, it's as if something has changed.

Yuan Yi couldn't speak, his gaze swept over the familiar and unfamiliar buildings and steps

(), stone lamp, and a sudden burst of amazement surged in my heart.

"What's wrong?" Youguo beside him asked.

"It's still the same, it doesn't seem to be any different." Yuan Yi lowered his eyes and said, "But it seems to be different." ”

Youguo asked Yuan Yi, "What do you think is the difference?" ”

Yuan Yi thought for a moment and said, "It seems to have gotten smaller." ”

In fact, where will this house get smaller? According to the status of Jiguo at this time, Jiguo's house will only expand, and the reason why Yuanyi feels that it has become smaller is actually because of Yuanyi himself.

"It's not that the house has gotten smaller." Youguo squeezed Yuanyi's hand and smiled at him: "It's you who grew up." ”

The long-grown Yuanyi is no longer the Yuanyi who sleeps in the three-fold room, he is facing a wider world, and the three-fold room is no longer the cage that traps him.

Jiguo Yansheng, the current owner of Jiguo Mansion, finally appeared, followed by a gentle woman holding a child, that is Jiguo Yansheng's wife.

Mrs. Jiguo is a virtuous woman, and she has never been hostile when she knows the identities of Yuanyi and Youguo, but she has prepared a banquet to entertain Youguo and Yuanyi with proper etiquette, but Jiguo Yansheng, who is the master, seems to be a little absent-minded, and frequently loses his mind when he sits in his position. Even if Yuanyi is not sensitive to this, he can't help but find out that Jiguo Iwatsu is wrong at the moment.

Jiguo Yansheng suddenly spoke: "Yuanyi, are you still leaving?" ”

Yuan was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, tomorrow I will go back to the ghost killing team with Youguo." ”

After Guo Yansheng nodded, he stopped speaking, and suddenly drank the wine glass.

He seemed to have made up his mind, and Youguo squinted at Jiguo Yansheng, and couldn't make up his mind for a while.

This question is answered the next day when Yugo and Enichi are about to leave Tanba, and Jiguni Iwakatsu also appears on the way they are leaving.

"Brother? How did you end up here? Yuan Yi was originally leading the horse, and Youguo sat on the horse's back wearing a city maid's hat, and lifted the light white veil to look down.

Jikuni Iwakatsu did not wear the exquisite and luxurious kimono before, but changed into an ordinary samurai costume, he walked over to Yuanyi, two similar faces looked at each other, Jikuni Iwakatsu said, "I want to go with you to the Ghost Slayer Team." ”

Yuan Yi hadn't answered yet, Youguo had already put down the white veil covering his face, and the corners of his mouth gently raised a slightly mocking smile.

That's interesting.

Youguo thought, how much charm does Yuanyi have to make Jiguo Iwatsu willing to abandon his family and children and join the ghost killing team together?!