messenger from the wasteland

Chapter 43 Cherry Color in Ink Painting
The bazaar was noisy, and as it gradually approached the population center, the towns it passed by became more prosperous and crowded.

Yingzi didn't know where that person went, so she planned to find densely populated places with Chu first, and inquire about him.After all, where there are many people, there will be more news, and as the man is a murderous swordsman, she may be able to find clues about him in the wanted notice and other places.

There is a flow of people on the street, there are merchants hawking along the street, pedestrians buying things, and samurai with swords.They are dressed in different clothes, some are noble, some are ordinary, and some are ragged.In this kind of place where the world is full of various forms, there is really a feeling of people's scores.They are the same people, but they have different identities and different fates.

At this time, the street suddenly became quieter, and many eyes were attracted by the two people walking in the middle of the road.

They were two very special people. They dressed up first. It wasn't raining, but they were holding an umbrella with a cherry blossom painted on it. It was a bit elegant, but the two people under the umbrella had Knife.

The one walking in front was wearing a light pink dress, which looked very clean, but the saber at his waist, whether it was the handle or the scabbard, was in tatters.

The one walking behind was more like an attendant, she walked silently behind the previous one, holding a paper umbrella for her.

Another special thing is their appearance, they are two women, two very beautiful women, enough to make passers-by look at them.

Two beautiful women with swords will be noticed wherever they go.

The clothes of the people on the street are mostly brown, gray, black and other dark tones, as are the ground of the street, and so are the houses on both sides.

This makes the cherry blossoms on the paper umbrella and the person wearing light pink clothes under the umbrella seem to be the only colors on the street.

It's like a sakura blooming in the ink, attracting people's attention.

Feeling the gazes gathered from all around, she silently approached Yingzi, raised her hand a little, and placed it on the seat near the hilt of the sword.If there is any change in the surroundings, she will respond immediately.Well, of course, her responses are usually bloody.

On the street, a disheveled child was also attracted by the two women who were walking through the street. He watched for a while, and seemed to have some plans, and walked up.

Like most of the kids who roamed the street, he was an orphan who lived by walking around and asking for news.

He knew almost everyone on this street. These two women looked very strange, and they should be here for the first time.

So he thought that if they needed a guide, maybe he could earn some money to fill his stomach. He hadn't eaten all day.

Although two special people came, they were just two people, and they both carried knives. No one would want to provoke them for no reason. People just paid attention to them, and then started doing their own things again. The streets are very busy. Soon there was a return to the usual hustle and bustle.

At this time, a child squeezed through the crowd and came to Yingzi and Chu.

"Do you need to lead the way? I am familiar with this street. I can take you wherever you want with only two copper coins."

he asked looking up.

He saw the eyes of the woman under the umbrella, even though he had been groping around in a place like the street for a long time, it was the first time he saw such eyes.

It was very deserted, just looking at it made him feel cold and deserted.

In contrast, the short-haired woman holding the umbrella was not so cold, she was just silent, silent without a sound.

"Well, if you don't need it, forget it."

The child shrank his neck. For this kind of person who is not so easy to touch at first glance, he thinks it is better to keep some distance.

Seeing the child who was leaning up was about to leave, under the umbrella, Yingzi said aloud.

"We are going to find a homestay."

Although she was still indifferent, she could hear that her tone was softer, and she took out five copper coins from her arms and handed them to the child.

"By the way, I'd like to ask you for some news, if possible."

Five copper coins are enough for him to eat two full meals.

The child did not resist the temptation of the copper coin after all, took the copper coin from Yingzi's hand, turned and walked to the front, and said while leading the way.

"What news do you want to inquire about?"

"Alone." Yingzi said in a deep voice, "Wearing a broken bamboo hat, using a brown knife, and likes to hold a straw in his mouth."

"Ksitigarbha." Hearing Yingzi's description, the child gave this answer almost without thinking, and asked excitedly.

"Are you looking for that Ksitigarbha?"

"We're just looking for this dressed-up person." Yingzi corrected, she didn't know the name of that person either.

But the child's reaction was beyond her expectation. She didn't understand why he was so excited.

"do you know him?"

"Of course, he is a great swordsman, who hasn't heard of it?"

The child said it as a matter of course, with longing in his eyes and a little exaggerated tone.

"According to what you said, he is the only one. Does he still say that all the time?"

Saying that, the child stopped.

Standing in front of Yingzi and Chu, he pretended to withdraw his sword and said in a deep voice.

"For the rest of my life, there will always be a time to pay back."

On the street, Yingzi's palm tightened. This sentence is absolutely unmistakable.

Just as she couldn't forget the spreading flame, she also couldn't forget the words that the swordsman with his back to her put away his knife and said in the flames.

"You said he was a great swordsman?" Yingzi didn't like this title, even in her opinion, that person was not worthy of being called a swordsman.

"Yeah, he can be said to be the most powerful swordsman in recent years."

The child continued to lead the way and talked more and more vigorously.

"Beheading rape and eradicating evil all the way, I don't know how many wicked people have been killed."

When he heard these four words, he looked at Yingzi in front of him for the first time.

Standing behind Yingzi, she didn't see Yingzi's expression.

All she knew was that Yingzi paused and continued to ask the child.

"Hasn't he killed innocent people indiscriminately?"

"No, absolutely not." The child said firmly, for him, the earth Tibetan is like a symbol.

"Every time he finds those villains, he will bring charges with him, and he will never kill innocent people indiscriminately."

After hearing this, Yingzi fell silent and didn't ask any more questions.

Until the three of them crossed the street, a homestay could be seen not far away.

The child stopped and said, "Here we are, that's it. Although the place is cheap, the environment is fairly clean and the boss is easy to talk to. It's a pretty good place on this street."

After finishing speaking, the child clapped his hands and was about to leave. Before he left, Yingzi asked one last question.

"Do you know where that Ksitigarbha is now?"

The child scratched his hair, seemed a little embarrassed, tried hard to recall for a while, and said.

"I don't know the details, but I heard that he went to a remote mountain village to kill a former villain. Now, it should be in the county and Shanghai area. I often hear that he will drink there after killing people."

"That's right." The child looked at Yingzi and asked, "What do you want him for?"

……

After a brief silence.

Sakurako replied.

"Kill him."

Under the staring eyes of the child, Yingzi turned around and walked towards the homestay with Chu.

Under the sun, the cherry blossoms on the paper umbrella bloomed coquettishly like blood-stained.

(End of this chapter)