It's too difficult to fall in love with rewards

Chapter 46 46. Matsudaira Sakurahime, I Know It's You!

Walking up 200 meters, there is a wooden bridge across the creek, with the outline of buildings on the opposite bank;
Going down, there are increasingly high water currents and dense forests.

Although the mountain road is steep, it is not easy to turn back.

The crumbling hut in front stands timidly among the mountains, and it seems that it can barely shelter from the wind and rain, which is enough.

"Let's go ahead to shelter from the rain."

Ju Qingxian packed up his equipment and led the way.

Tachibana Qingxue followed behind with Yui Matsudaira on her back.

The three continued to move forward amidst the roar of the turbid current.

This is the only way left.

however……

Whoa- whoa-

The torrential rain is pouring down, and the raindrops are as big as beans, and it hurts when it hits people.

It is no longer possible to tell which is the sound of violent rain and which is the sound of rushing water.

The path was difficult to discern, vision was completely blurred, and progress became increasingly difficult.

Even though he had reached a difficult point, Ju Qingxian still gritted his teeth and dragged forward with heavy steps.

Logically speaking, one should not choose to go up the mountain in this kind of weather.

Can wait until the weather clears up.

But Ju Qing felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

With the death of his father, the title of young master of the Tokugawa family has greatly reduced its deterrent effect.He needs to solve this troublesome matter as soon as possible, so that the Ju family can become strong again and become the capital for his life.

- Boom!
Whoa- whoa-

Lightning flashed overhead, and the wind blew the leaves wildly.

The wind is too strong. If you stay in the mountains for a long time, your life may be in danger. Fortunately, there is a building in front of you to shelter from the rain.

"Hey!"

Ju Qingxian heard someone shouting in front of him.

When I looked up, I saw a man standing at the door.

He is wearing a pure white monk robe that has not been dyed with ink, a small wooden gatha box is hung on his chest, and his hair is wrapped in white cotton cloth.

It may be a monk who came to Yakuoji Temple to pay homage.

"The road ahead is difficult, hurry up and take shelter from the rain." He shouted at Ju Qingxian.

Behind him is a small wooden building.

The cloth curtain at the door, with the word "tea" written on it, seems to be a small teahouse for mountaineers to rest.

"Sister, go in quickly." Ju Qingxian turned around and said.

"it is good."

With Matsudaira Yui on her back, Tachibana Qingxue walked steadily through the mud into the teahouse.

Ju Qingxian came to the eaves of the corridor and looked towards the direction of the mountain, but he couldn't see anything in the mist.

Wind blowing in with rain.

The cold spring made him hold his arms tightly, his lips turned blue.

The violent rain poured down like a waterfall, completely isolating the small building from the outside world.

In the torrential rain that covered the sky, Ju Qingxian saw that the mountains in the distance, the rain, and the sky were completely integrated into one.The sound of the heavy rain was in unison with the blood flowing in his body, beating intermittently like a pulse.

In such an environment, if one could really see the Tengu, Tachibana Qingxian would not be surprised at all.

"Cuoli, Mahacuoli, desire to stop, wooden paper, Ali, Aluo Podi..."

The Buddha's gatha passed into the ears.

Ju Qingxian suddenly came back to his senses.

He looked at the monk who was reciting Buddhist verses facing the heavy rain: "Namomiaofa Lotus Sutra?"

"Huh?" The monk looked at him, "The little benefactor has a predestined relationship with my Buddha?"

"No fate, no fate!" Ju Qingxian quickly waved his hands, "My father has a destiny with your Buddha, so he went to see the Buddha."

"Amitabha." The monk bowed to him with clasped hands. Seeing that his body was soaked and his hair was covered with mud, he said gently, "It's cold in the early spring, little benefactor, hurry up and enter the house. There is a fire pond inside." , you can dry your clothes.”

"Thank you." Ju Qing replied politely, "What's the master's name?"

"Little monk Yuanhai."

"Kansai people?"

"Kyoto Kiyomizu Temple."

"Come to Mount Takao to catch Tengu?" Tachibana Qingxian asked with big innocent eyes blinking.

Master Yuanhai clasped his hands together and smiled lightly: "There is no such thing as a dog in this world, it's just people's hearts doing evil."

"I hope Master is right." Ju Qingxian also smiled faintly.

Turn around, open the door and enter the house.

As soon as he took a step, he stepped on the moss on the eaves of the corridor, and the soles of his feet suddenly slipped.

The body fell forward, and Ju Qingxian tried his best to lean back, but with too much force, he suddenly fell to the ground.

For a moment, many lines of sight focused on him.

Tachibana raised his head.

In the room, more than a dozen strangely dressed men and women sat on the ground around the fire.

Some are dressed up as tourists in casual clothes, some look like vendors selling strange things, some are dressed up as monks and priests, and some look like dancers, but they are actually members of a Noh performance troupe.

A man dressed as a swordsman wearing kimono clogs and carrying a samurai sword looked at Tachibana Kiyoaki and smiled: "Look, another young hero who has been attracted by Tengu!"

There was a hint of sarcasm in the voice.

Ju Qingxian ignored him and turned his gaze.

An unknown young man was kneeling upright beside him. He noticed Tachibana Qingxian's gaze, but he didn't care at all, and was still playing with the lid of the quiver leisurely.

In front of the stove a hunchbacked old man was making tea.

He is probably the owner of this teahouse.

Ju Qing stared at him, and was attracted by another place.

There was an elegant, fair-skinned woman with long breasts and thighs, sitting lazily leaning against the wall.

She was wearing a bright red kimono and an orange shawl. Her dazzling appearance did not match the simple hut.

She has a small face, slender phoenix eyes, a delicate nose, and bud-like cherry lips, which are very imaginative.

Every strand of her hair is black, slender, and straight, neatly hanging down to her waist; the satin-like luster is extremely charming.

The drops of water dripping from the forehead seeped into the eye sockets, and Tachibana blinked.

Such beautiful hair...

The clothes on her...look very expensive.

Definitely not your average traveler.

Sensing that Ju Qingxian was looking at her, the woman squinted a pair of phoenix eyes and smiled slightly: "The two women went to the back room to change their clothes just now."

"Thanks for the reminder." Ju Qingxian nodded in greeting.

Boom!

Thunder came again from outside.

Master Yuanhai came in from the house and sighed distressedly: "I just hope the rain will stop before dark, otherwise we will spend the night here."

"There's nothing wrong with it." said the man with the knife on his back, "There's tea and fire here, and beautiful women, right, Master Yuxing?"

Ju Qingxian's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the man called "Master Yuxing".

He was about forty years old, with a simple and honest appearance, with a burden beside him, very similar to a small peddler who carried goods through the streets and alleys in the old days.

"Hey, how do I answer this question..." Uncle Yuxing waved his hands and said, "Master Yuanhai is a monk, and Master Liu Sheng is a master of swordsmanship. How dare a pariah like me sit at the same table with you... What kind of woman are you? How dare I look at the lady over there, don't I, boss?"

The old shopkeeper made tea in silence.

"By the way." The swordsman surnamed Liusheng looked at the woman in kimono, "What's your name? What do you do? You haven't said a word since you entered the house. Could it be that you don't want to pay attention to us and other vulgar people?"

She is a goblin... Tachibana Qingxian shouted in her heart.

"My little girl, my name is A Yin." The woman in the kimono stood up, and smiled sweetly, twisting her slender willow waist and came towards the orange. A traveling geisha for a living, what else can a weak woman like me do?"

Her voice was like the drizzle of spring rain.

The charming and hazy texture can make everyone sink into it, but it makes Ju Qingxian feel the alarm in his heart.

Stop pretending, witch!
Matsudaira Sakurahime, I know it's you!

(End of this chapter)