I formed the strongest swordsman group

Chapter 386 Qingdeng: I seem to have seen Ogata Yishi? 【5600】

This arrest warrant has been around for a certain period of time.

The paper is yellowed and the picture is fuzzy.

Even so, the words on it can still be discerned.

"Ogata Yishi...Ogata Yishi...?!"

Qingdeng repeated the name written on the arrest warrant three times in succession.

Every time he said it, his eyes would widen.

Strong shock dominated his expression, and his expression changed into dumbfounded.

"Grandma Guasheng, is the 'Eternal Sword Master' your... lover?"

In Qingdeng's memory, there is only one person named "Ogata Yishi".

Eternal Juggernaut... the Juggernaut dubbed "Eternal"... the goal of pursuit and the object of admiration for countless warriors.

This hero who is no different from Superman... is the lover of the old woman next to him?

Just when Qingdeng was immersed in surprise for a long time, Gua Shengxiu walked forward with a gentle smile on his face.

"Ahh... I really miss it..."

Gua Shengxiu raised his hand, caressing the portrait on the wanted notice with a gentle movement as if he was touching a precious and rare item that would break if he touched it.

"That's right, Ogata Ittosai is indeed my lover."

Speaking of this, Gua Shengxiu paused for a moment, then raised his head and gave Qing Deng a sly smile.

"But—it's the 'dream lover'."

"You young people may not know it. When I was a young girl, 'Ogata Issai' was synonymous with 'brave', 'fearless' and 'invincible'."

"Leaving aside his other achievements, just mentioning his feat of daring to fight hundreds of warriors alone and forcibly killing the vassal lord without virtue is enough to fascinate people."

Gua Shengxiu said while speeding up the frequency of stroking the wanted warrants. At the same time, bits and pieces of memories appeared on his cheeks at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Countless Huaichun girls are fascinated by him, and I am one of them."

"Because I admire Ogata Yidaosai so much, I specially posted his arrest warrant on the wall of the living room, which is here—it has been posted for about 70 years."

"Hehe, when you look back and think about it, time flies so fast...In the blink of an eye, 70 years have passed."

"The paper fades and the man grows old."

"The only thing that remains unchanged is that the name of 'Ogata Yidao Zhai' is still loud and brilliant."

"The only thing that remains the same is that I still have sincere feelings for Ogata... I still have sincere feelings for this indomitable man."

Gua Shengxiu's voice was colored with passion.

Her eyes, which were clearer than lake water, projected a rippling and graceful luster.

Qingdeng stared at Gua Shengxiu in a daze.

For a moment, he felt that Gua Shengxiu had become... No! It was "returning" to a teenage girl with a pretty face and shaved shoulders; skin as delicate as fat and smooth as water; exuding a youthful atmosphere...

At this time, Qingdeng suddenly realized something: Gua Shengxiu's home lacked not only furniture and decorations, but also something that most families would have: "human breath".

"Speaking of...Grandma Guasheng, do you live here by yourself?"

"yes."

Gua Shengxiu replied without thinking.

"I have never married in my life, so naturally I have no family."

"Granny Guasheng, are you not married?"

Qingdeng couldn't help but let out a low exclamation.

Gua Shengxiu seemed to be used to Qingdeng's reaction.

I saw her faint smile:

"However I say, I am also a normal woman. I also have sexual desires, the longing for a man's arms, and the urge to marry."

"but……"

"Because I'm very busy with work every day, I really don't have time to spend time with others."

"And secondly... I still can't forget Ogata Yidaosai."

The corners of Gua Shengxiu's lips curled up slightly, outlining an indescribable arc.

"My feelings for Ogata Ittosai... are complicated."

"I don't only have admiration for him, but also longing and respect..."

"In general, Ogata Yidaosai has had a great influence on me."

"When I was getting married, many of my senior friends recommended many outstanding talents to me."

"These heroes are indeed excellent compared to ordinary people, but compared to Ogata Yidao Zhai... it's like rotten grass glowing in the sky and bright moon."

"Whether it's a literary scholar, a martial artist with superb skills, or a rich man with a lot of money, or a noble son with a prominent family background, I feel that the other party is far inferior to Ogata Yidaosai, so it is difficult to interest him."

"Over time... I just passed the most suitable age for marriage, and became an old woman that no good family would accept me even if I tried my best to 'promote myself'."

"It's just that, even though I've been lonely and widowed all my life, I don't regret it."

"Marriage has benefits of being married."

"There are advantages to not getting married."

"It may be because I have witnessed too many emotional entanglements and love tragedies in Yoshiwara. In my eyes, the so-called 'marriage' is just that, and I don't need to take it as important or sacred. "

"My creed is: if you want to get married, get married, if you want to be single, go single, anyway, you will end up biting the quilt late at night and regretting deeply."

"Although I have no husband and no children, I have lived a very happy life."

"Even if I want to die right now, I should be able to smile at Jiuquan."

Qingdeng listened carefully, nodding his head in agreement from time to time.

It has to be said that Gua Shengxiu's remarks and thoughts are indeed ahead of the current Edo period.

In this year, she never gets married for life...and it is really rare for a woman like Gua Shengxiu who is so cute but never gets married.

——This Ogata Itsuki...is really sinful!

Qingdeng raised his eyes and fixed his eyes on the arrest warrant in front of him, with a slight displeasure in his eyes.

Although he has not been with Gua Shengxiu for a long time, he has already seen many beautiful qualities in him, such as strength, kindness, and determination, so he respects this old-hearted Yoshiwara Li Tongxin.

Therefore, under Aiwujiwuxia, he has a lot of complaints about Ogata Yishi who indirectly caused Gua Shengxiu to be lonely and widowed all his life.

Judging from the portrait painted on the arrest warrant, Ogata Isai has not shaved Tsukiyo, and he has thick hair--this is very good! Qingdeng nodded slightly, expressing his highest approval for the aesthetics of this "Eternal Sword Master" whom he had never met before.

Although he has lived in this world for more than a year since he crossed over, after such a long time, he still can't appreciate the ugly Yuedaitou!

Although Isamu Kondo, Chiba Shigetaro and others... especially Chiba Shigetaro! I always ask Qingdeng about the benefits of shaving your head, what is a symbol of fashion, what is cool and refreshing, and why you should shave your head since you are a samurai... Regardless of Isamu Kondo and Chiba Shigetaro and others How to say, how to persuade, Qingdeng always insists on himself and stands still.

Shaving his good hair into a Yuedai head that is almost the same as "Mediterranean"... For Qingdeng, this is worse than killing him...

Suffering from the "visual torture" of Yue Dai's head, Qingdeng has a natural feeling of closeness to all those who have long hair.

——Looking carefully, Ogata Yidaosai looks pretty good, his facial features are very correct, and his face is full of righteousness. He is worthy of being a man who dares to kill his master... huh? !

Suddenly, Qing Deng raised his eyebrows.

He blinked vigorously, poked his head forward, fixed his eyes on the portrait of Ogata Ittosai, and the tip of his nose almost touched the wall.

——Is it my illusion...?

Qingdeng always felt that the portrait...that is, the face of Ogata Yasushi looked familiar.

—Could it be that... I have seen Ogata Iktosai before?

As soon as this thought came up, Qingdeng couldn't help laughing, and let out a self-deprecating laugh.

——What am I thinking nonsense...how could I have met Ogata Issai.

— Regardless of whether Ogata Ittosai is still alive or not, even if he is still alive, he should be a 92-year-old old man this year.

Ogata Itsue began to be active in the world 70 years ago in the first year of Kansei (1789). At that time, he was 20 years old.

In other words, if Ogata Yidaosai is still alive, he is now a 92-year-old grandfather who may not even be able to walk.

——It should be that I have met someone who looks a bit like Ogata Ittosai before.

Qingdeng thought to himself.

"Okay! Let's end the topic of Ogata Yidaosai first."

Gua Shengxiu clasped his palms together, then turned to face Baiju behind him.

"Mr. Huatian, let's talk about the business. There won't be any outsiders disturbing here. I have already greeted Baiju. If you have any questions, feel free to ask her."

Hearing this, Qingdeng withdrew his mind from the portrait of Ogata Yishi in front of him, said "En" and nodded solemnly.

"Do you need me to avoid it for the time being?"

After thinking for a moment, Qingdeng nodded.

"Well, sorry to trouble you."

After finishing speaking, he took two quick steps, sat down on his knees directly opposite Baiju, and then untied the Echizen residence Hitachi Shoukenshige from his left waist, and placed it on the tatami mat on his right side.

Gua Shengxiu didn't say much, turned around and left very bluntly, and walked outside the house.

With Gua Shengxiu's departure, only Qingdeng and Baiju are left facing each other in the empty living room with few furniture.

"Miss Baiju, I'm Huatian Qingqing, it's the first time we meet, please give me your advice."

Bai Ju slightly bowed her body cautiously.

"Gui'an... I'm Baiju from Thousand Flowers House..."

"I've heard about the specifics from Gua Sheng's mother-in-law."

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask. But let me explain in advance! I'm just an ordinary girl! I don't have any relatives, and I don't know any big people! So I may not be able to answer the questions you ask! "

As soon as Bai Ju finished speaking, Qing Deng smiled.

"Miss Baiju, you don't have to be nervous. The question I want to ask is very simple, you just need to answer it truthfully."

He cleared his throat, and then said seriously:

"Miss Baiju, I wonder if you know Kamenosuke Yuuki?"

Bai Ju nodded.

"Yucheng-kun? I know him, he is my regular customer."

"Do you know where he lives?"

Qingdeng didn't have any ambiguity, and went straight to the point.

The residence of Kamenosuke Yuuki - this is the answer to the question that Qingdeng most wants to know right now.

"Well... this... this..."

Bai Ju hesitated, then turned her head and looked around as if unable to calm down.

Seeing Baiju's expression like this, Qingdeng couldn't help but look serious.

If Baiju didn't know anything, then she would definitely give a negative answer immediately.

However, she hesitated and hesitated, as if she was about to say something.

This means: she must know something!

——Tonight's "Journey to Yoshiwara"... Finally, it was not in vain!

Qingdeng sat upright, with an air of listening attentively.

However... Bai Ju didn't speak for a long time.

She remained silent for a while, flinching.

She should be worried about exposing the personal information of customers, especially those of regular customers, which would violate the professional ethics of traveling girls...Qingdeng thought to himself.

Keeping the personal information of customers is the basic professional ethics of Younv and Yoshihara's unwritten rules.

Or...was it because he was worried about something, so he didn't dare to speak...Qingdeng thought again.

"...Miss Baiju."

While Baiju was silent again and again, Qingdeng seemed to be chewing every word, and said slowly:

"If my question made you feel embarrassed, then I say 'sorry' to you first."

"But this question is very important to me... no, it is very important to you and me, so please answer it truthfully."

When hearing the content of "It's very important to you and me", Bai Ju raised a puzzled look at Qing Deng.

Qing Deng silently continued:

"Miss Baiju, I believe you should be able to see it too, right? The two people who attacked you and Granny Guasheng just now are all after you with their knives. I strongly suspect that they have something to do with Kamenosuke Yuuki."

As soon as the words fell, Bai Ju's face turned pale. Regardless of the change in her expression, Qingdeng continued:

"To be honest, I..."

Qingdeng paused for a moment to think about the appropriate words.

At this time, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the portrait of Ogata Ittosai next to him.

"...You can regard me as an enthusiastic person like Ogata Isaitosai who likes to "see the injustice, draw your sword to help"."

"I'm on the trail of some vicious gang."

"According to the various information collected by my companions and I, it has been confirmed that: Yuuki Kamenosuke...your regular customer is an important member of that gang."

"I came to Yoshiwara to find you just to find that Kamenosuke Yuuki and then lock down the stronghold of that gangster."

At this point, Qingdeng was ready to put an end to his advice, but he added in a different way:

"Even if you don't trust me, please trust Granny Guasheng."

"Grandma Guasheng trusts me very much—this way, you should be able to dispel your doubts about me, right?"

Qingdeng is not familiar with Baiju.

About Baiju, the only thing Qingdeng knows and is sure of is: she trusts Gua Shengxiu very much.

As long as Gua Shengxiu is moved out, it should be able to eliminate the anxiety and doubts in his heart to the greatest extent.

Sure enough, after lifting Gua Shengxiu, Bai Ju's face softened a lot.

Everything that should be said has been said, Qing Deng no longer makes a sound.

He quietly waited for Bai Ju's thinking and reply.

Qingdeng: "..."

Bai Ju: "..."

The deathly silence is Bai Ju's hesitation.

About 2 minutes later, the silence that seemed to be in the depths of the sea was finally broken - by Bai Ju's raving voice.

"I...I can tell you Yuki-kun's address...but you have to promise me that you can't let anyone know that the 'informant' is me."

"I pledge my head on my head."

As Qingdeng said, he grabbed the Echizen residence on the right hand side, Hitachi Shoukenshige, pulled out a small portion of the blade, and then put it back into the sheath heavily.

Ding!

The sound of crisp metal collisions lingered in the ears of the two of them.

Although "hitting gold as an oath" has no legal effect, affected by various factors such as culture and history, the common people and samurai in the Edo period still valued this oath ceremony very much.

Seeing Qingdeng being so sincere, the nervousness on Bai Ju's face immediately faded a bit.

She took a deep breath, and then slowly said word by word:

"I often send Tianhong letterhead to Yucheng-kun... I can tell you the mailing address, but I can't guarantee that Yucheng-kun lives there."

For traveling girls, writing letters to regular customers and inviting them to visit again is a very important job.

Some of the girls' houses with certain specifications even recruit private school teachers to teach the girls under their banners to read and practice calligraphy.

Traveling girls often leave bright red lip marks on the letterheads they send to regular customers.

The lip print left on the letterhead is called "Tianhong", which signifies that the other party is a special existence. All the letterheads with Tianhong are collectively called "Tianhong Letterhead". Girls will leave Tianhong on every letterhead they send to regular customers.

"It doesn't matter, whether Yuki Kamenosuke lives there or not, I will investigate later."

Qing Deng quietly clenched his fists.

Bai Ju nodded slightly:

"Then...the mailing address is: Yamatoya, 2-chome, Sawamachi."

Relying on the powerful memory blessed by the gift of "photographic memory", Qingdeng memorized this string of address names which is not complicated.

Then, Qingdeng raised a second question:

"About Yuki Kaminosuke, do you know anything else? For example: where is he from and what does he do?"

"He didn't say where he was from, but I guess he is a native of Edo, because he has a strong Edo accent, and his personality is also a typical Edo man's personality, very face-saving, bragging, and flamboyant. The money comes lavishly..."

"As for his work..."

Bai Ju bit her lower lip lightly.

"He also didn't say what kind of job he was."

"But... he's got tattoos all over his body... so I guess he's a Yakuza..."

Yakuza!

Qingdeng narrowed his eyes slightly.

The two yakuzas who attacked Gua Shengxiu and Baiju just now... that is, the birthmark face and the face of a strong man flashed in his mind.

"It seems...the two people who attacked you just now are indeed very likely to be connected with Kamenosuke Yuuki..."

After hearing this, Bai Ju subconsciously tightened her shoulders, and her petite body instantly became smaller and more exquisite.

"Has Yuuki Kamenosuke ever said anything unusual?"

"Unusual words?"

"For example, 'to avenge so and so' or something."

"Well... ah, yes! Yes! Once he drank a lot of wine, and when he passed out, he wailed like a child and shouted loudly, 'Daddy, we will avenge you'."

- Daddy...?

Qingdeng lowered his head thoughtfully.

The internal structure of the yakuza group in the Edo period is based on the leader as the highest point, imitating the patriarchal system (the relationship between righteous father and son), and the members of the organization are closely linked according to the blood relationship, and the younger generation must obey the elders absolutely , the order of ethics at all levels cannot be overridden at will.

Fictitious kinship is the cornerstone of the Yakuza's organization.

And this "fictitious blood" relationship is produced through a special ceremony called "cup event".

To put it simply, as long as you join any Yakuza group, after the "cup event", you are a member of the group and the adopted son of the leader. From then on, you need to call the leader your father.

Yuuki Kamenosuke's body is covered with tattoos; he once clamored to avenge his "father"-combined with these two pieces of information, the gang that is chasing Qingdeng everywhere is undoubtedly a group of Yakuza.

But... that's weird.

Qingdeng couldn't remember which Yakuza organization he had offended.

Rather, since he traveled to this world, he has basically never dealt with the "underground world".

The only Yakuza group that has intersected with him is...

At this moment, Qingdeng's thoughts paused.

A name that hadn't appeared in his life for a long time came to his mind——

The "Strongest Yakuza Group in Edo" with a sphere of influence throughout the entire Kanto region: the Shimizu Clan.

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