As a general, she cannot be a good daughter of Kage.

"General, do you know? I...have always wanted to have a good relationship with you and get to know you well——!"

clatter...

The general stopped again and looked at her coldly.

"..."

Xinhai also stopped, facing the general's gaze she did not flinch, just like before when she was in the Pure Land of Xinxin.

"I want to... get to know you, and I also want you to fully understand me. I know that you hate me, are dissatisfied with me, and think that I am the kind of person who is duplicitous and likes to play tricks in the dark, but... I I can responsibly say...you are wrong, I am not who you think."

Xinhai covered his heart and poured out his sincere thoughts to her word by word, without even a word of booing.

"..."

The general didn't answer, just looked at her silently.

"I remember all the things you have helped us with before. The raincoat and umbrella you gave me are also cherished by me. To be honest, I was a little reluctant to use them. At that time, I saw I am really happy to hear from you, to see you again, to get to know you, and to get closer to you.”

She took a step and looked at the silent woman in front of her.

"..."

The general still looked at her silently.

"Sorry...I said too much."

After she said so many words, when she came back to her senses, she felt that the other party must have hated her even more, right?

Ugh……

"……call."

After hearing such a series of confession-like words from Xinhai, the general looked away helplessly. The coldness in his eyes gradually melted and became warmer.

In fact, she did this for a purpose. She wanted to test what the other party would say in this situation. However, what the other party said was somewhat beyond her expectation. She did not expect that Coral Palace Xinhai in front of her would say such a big thing. The pile of words was still meant for her.

With many years of experience, she didn't think the other party was lying. She could tell from the gleaming eyes that he was sincere.

"Just now I……"

"?"

After hearing her voice, Xinhai raised his eyes and looked at her again.

"What I said before may be a bit general. I don't have a stereotyped prejudice against you, but the people under your command."

"..."

Xinhai was not very happy after hearing this. Instead, she had a complicated look on her face. She knew what the general meant.

"Let's go."

As if she also felt something strange about the other party, she didn't say any more but took another step, but this time she actively waited for the other party's arrival.

"Um…"

Xinhai replied in a low voice and followed her obediently, walking along the path in front of her in the direction of Wanglong Village.

"Cough...cough...huh."

"?"

Hearing a soft cough in her ear, she looked at the girl next to her in puzzlement. The girl was covering her mouth slightly and coughing in a delicate and fragile voice, and from time to time she would cough slightly along her chest.

"sick?"

she asked.

"Eh? Well... I haven't been in good health lately, (cough...)"

Xinhai was stunned for a moment, then explained with a weak smile, and then coughed slightly suppressedly.

"call…"

The general sighed, untied the round-necked shawl around her neck, and draped it on Xinhai's shoulders with his own hands and tied a bow for it.

"...!"

In his heart, he touched the fabric on his shoulder blankly, and then looked at the other person in surprise.

"Put it on first. Don't be sentimental. I just don't like shawls."

The general held his arms and closed his eyes as he explained a little arrogantly.

"...Thank you, General."

Xinhai's eyes became as gentle as water, and he thanked her softly.

"Let's go."

The general took steps again, and the purple hair on the side of his ear just blocked the red earlobe at the moment.

"...///"

Xinhai looked at the other person's back, tightened his shawl tightly, and his bright white face became rosy with joy, and followed him again with a gentle smile.

........................

There are several forest trails leading to Wanglong Village, and there are also several stone bridges across the spring. At the other end of the stone bridge, there are two rebels at the moment... Members of the Coral Palace Army should be standing guard now.

wow wow~

The cathartic waterfall hit the water and made a crisp sound. However, for the two people who were used to the sound... today they felt a little impatient, even a little irritable.

"Oh...really."

One of the soldiers sighed worriedly at this moment.

"You've been sighing all day!"

The colleagues around me complained about having enough.

"Hey, tell me...what does Mr. Coral Palace think?"

He ignored the other person's complaints and asked abruptly.

"Ah for what?"

The other party didn't understand.

"Let's talk about peace~! What else can it be! How can we agree to talk about peace?"

He complained loudly.

"So that's what happened. Alas...what you said makes sense. Those guys from the Tianling Advocate are not worthy of belief at all. I also heard that the people from the Tianling Advocate colluded with the Fools and plan to continue to wage war against us!"

The colleagues around him also understood and started gossiping with them.

"real or fake?!"

The other party asked excitedly, as if he had heard something that made him happy.

"Of course it's true. Our people were fighting against the Fools and happened to catch them plotting this matter."

Colleagues nodded wildly as if they were seeing it with their own eyes.

"Hey, I know it! Those guys are so evil... Phew... Mr. Coral Palace is still a little naive. How can you trust those guys in the shogunate? As far as I know, the shogunate's three followers, the Tianling followers, and... what else Neither the social practice nor the designated practice is good!"

He angrily poked the ground with the spear in his hand and cursed angrily.

"Sh-shut up!! Lord Coral Palace is here!"

When the colleagues saw Xinhai approaching, they quickly kicked Xinhai's calf and reminded him quickly.

"Hey~ be gentle!"

The other party patted his pants painfully and then stood up straight, as if he was not the one who was dissatisfied just now.

Ta-ta! ×2

Xinhai led the general who was visiting privately incognito to the two of them.

"Lord Coral Palace!"×2

Both soldiers stood upright and bowed to her.

"No gift...what were you talking about just now?"

Xinhai first asked the two of them to straighten up and asked. She seemed to have heard some words about the shogunate just now, and she was a little concerned.

"Huh? No...we didn't say anything."

"Ah - we were talking about the weather, uh hehe... the weather is good tonight, and we can see the stars."

"Yes, yes~! You can also see the stars, they are very beautiful, haha..."

The two of them started making up random things, and laughing awkwardly at the same time.

"..."

The general was holding his arms and looking at these two guys coldly. She could tell at a glance whether the other person was lying, and she could guess almost exactly what the other person just said even if she didn't hear it. If he was honest, why did he choke? It's obvious that he just wants to cause trouble.

"...If it's about peace talks, I think there's no need to talk about it anymore. Don't make small talk in private, so as not to disturb the morale of the military."

Of course... Xinhai is not stupid either. How could she not know what these two were talking about in private?But she didn't pursue the two men. She just gave them a little reminder to prevent them, hoping to nip their ideas in the cradle.

"Uh...obey, obey!"×2

The two of them immediately trembled and were covered in cold sweat as if they had been guessed.

During this period, the general lowered his eyes and glanced at the traces of some kind of sharp instrument stabbed by the opponent's footsteps. He narrowed his eyes slightly but said nothing.

"Okay...I believe in you, don't let me down."

After Xinhai gave the two instructions, he passed by the two men and led the general along the path towards Wanglong Village.

"..."×2

The two soldiers at the rear waited until the two women left before they dared to turn around and look over.

"Huh? Who is the woman next to Mr. Coral Palace?"

the colleague asked.

"I don't know... they must be friends, right? Judging from the clothes, they look like travelers."