Civilization Guardian Front

"Well, since you are so brave to admit your mistakes, as the lord, I can't be tolerant, so I can barely forgive you."

"His Royal Highness is lenient, and the subordinates are very grateful."

After bowing again and sincerely thanking the girl in front of him, Chios looked at the two elders and asked naturally:

"Manchiyo, Katsuya, are you going to visit the Isa Festival too?"

It is a private matter between Chios and Nobuna to meet together to watch the scroll boat at the night festival.

Therefore, Chios did not invite other female "friends" to participate.

However, it was the first time in history that the festival was held in advance. It is not difficult for those in the know to understand Lord Owari's intentions as long as they think about it a little bit.

It's not surprising that Changxiu speculated about this matter, maybe Hengxing and Inuchiyo might have guessed it...

Only Sheng Jia, a single-minded girl, will never know unless a miracle happens.

The most likely and least likely two people appear at the same time.

Coincidentally, their relationship with Chios had a major breakthrough in the past two days.

It is really impossible for Chios not to mind this kind of relationship, that's why he asked this question.

"Six and I are..."

Changxiu was about to answer, but Nobuna waved her hand and interrupted her.

"I found them. Is there a problem?" Lord Owari put his hands on his hips, squinting at the young man.

"Yes..." Chios nodded without hesitation.

Playing stupid also depends on timing...

Right now, Nobuna obviously knows something, and it would be really stupid to continue to pretend to be stupid.

It's just that the words spoken need to be modified a little.

"I thought it was an agreement between the two of us, why did Her Royal Highness invite other people to accompany me?"

After listening to Chios' words, Nobuna's almost collapsed face suddenly improved.

"It's not for you, Chios..." No longer caring about the eyes of others, the girl took the initiative to embrace the young man's arm, raised her delicate face with complicated eyes.

"Although I didn't send anyone to watch you, don't think I don't know anything."

The youth shook his head.

"I never thought of it that way."

"Let's just treat it like this..." Nobuna didn't intend to pursue further, leaning sideways on Chios' left arm, and pulled the young man towards the carriage.

"Let's go to the festival together today and watch the scroll boat, anyway..."

The tea-haired girl turned her face sideways, her beautiful face showed tenderness and relief at the same time.

"In this way, you owe me your whole life."

Opening his mouth to speak, Chios found that he had lost his words at this time, so he could only solemnly nod his head.

"Um."

After the young man was dragged into the carriage by Nobuna, Changxiu and Singer looked at each other, heaved a sigh of relief, and then smiled at the same time.

Perhaps, this is the best result between the girls...

...

The carriage carrying the four chief ministers of Oda slowly drove away from Qingzhou City...

Sitting in the carriage, Chios lightly hugged Nobuna's slender waist, and looked sideways beyond the curtain.

On the commercial street of the castle town of Qingzhou City, there are only a few pedestrians scattered on the usually busy street. The shops on both sides of the road, more than half of the shops are closed, and the signs for rest are put up early.

Most of the people went to Tsushima to participate in the festival.

People who don't have horses or carriages, it takes an hour to walk to Jindao on foot, so naturally they set off earlier than Chios and others.

Empty streets should not have attracted much attention from young people.

However, a tall figure riding a white horse walked into his eyes at this moment.

A handsome man with a pale blue haori in a kimono, and long dark blue hair tied into a ponytail with a white ribbon and tied behind his head.

Chios knows this man...

North Omi country, head of the Asai family... Asai Nagamasa.

is a woman.

Chapter 140 Eight? Tsushima Heavenly King Festival

The dark blue sky was clear and cloudless, and the sun was slanting in the west, giving off a hot summer afternoon glow.

On the official road from Qingzhou City to Tsushima, people walking on foot can be seen from time to time.The patched clothes on their bodies were soaked with sweat, cloth bags with simple meals were slung across their shoulders, and sweat dripped down their dark and rough faces.

Although it was hard work, almost without exception, these people looked joyful and expectant.

Tsushima Shrine’s annual grand festival is also the only day when the Omikami Sokomon, and the Omikomi Mikoto of Kenhayashi Susano, will leave the shrine and come to the north bank of the Tennogawa River to listen to people’s prayers.

Living in a precarious and chaotic world, in order to seek protection and turn over most of the harvest to the lords and daimyo, the people who live in poverty, faith has become their most important dependence and sustenance.

Karakala...

Da da da...

The wooden wheel passed by the ground, and the sound of the horse's hooves stepping on the soil reminded people ahead of the arrival of the carriage.

The people of Owari gave way to both sides of the road, and then turned their heads to look at the source of the sound.

It was a large carriage that needed two horses to pull it. The black lacquered wooden carriage had a roof with upturned cornices, and the roller curtains on both sides blocked the sunlight and sight from the outside.The yellow brocade that adorns the carriage is embroidered with conspicuous black papaya patterns.

A carriage with a roof can only be owned by the extremely high-ranking Gongqing warriors. Even if a merchant has money, he is not eligible to ride in such a luxurious thing.

Coupled with the family crest that everyone in Owari is familiar with, the identity of the owner of the carriage is obvious.

""Long live Your Royal Highness! ! ! ""

Along the way, the people of Owari knelt on the ground and shouted sincerely.

His forehead was almost touching the ground, until the sound of the carriage faded away, Owari slowly raised his head, and watched their Highness the Princess disappear out of sight with respectful eyes.

Oda Kami Sosuke Nobuna, who defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto in Obuhazama, took back Chita County, and completely completed the unification of Owari, now has great prestige and is loved by the people.

...

Owari, Tsushima, the banks of the Tenno River...

The carriage slowly drove into the boundary of the fifth village of Jindao, and stopped slowly in front of the street.

In Tennogawa River, the center of the festival, countless vendors on the bank put candied haws, cuttlefish, Teba, saury, rice balls, and Uiro cakes. In addition to food, vendors selling women's accessories, wooden toys, and masks also warmly welcome the guests. .

Several merchants occupying a good location have surrounded an area with bamboo fences as temporary restaurants, providing drinks and food, but the price is high, at least three to five times higher than the price of the commercial street restaurants in Qingzhou Castle Town, and ordinary people basically have no chance to enjoy them. .

The closer you get to Tennogawa, the more crowded it becomes.Even the Owari Lord's car will be difficult to move from here.

"Your Highness, let's get off here and walk..." In the carriage, Chios took the soft little hand of the girl beside him and made a suggestion:

"We can't go to the festival in a carriage, can we?"

"As Lord Chios said..."

Niwa Changxiu glanced at the hands of the two people in front of him, his face was as usual, and he said with a smile:

"Walking around various vendors on foot and feeling the grand occasion is the essence of the festival...[-] points."

"Okay!" Nobuna, who likes to be lively and has a casual personality, nodded appreciatively after hearing the words of the two retainers.

Immediately, the girl turned her face to Chios and said:

"Qios, as the proposer, you are responsible for all the expenses of our festival!"

"Yeah, Chios must have won a lot of rewards for his meritorious service in several battles." Hearing this, Katsuie Shibata's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Chios expectantly.

"Six what are you talking about, fifty points..."

Lightly admonishing Sheng Jia, the folding fan conjured out of nowhere touched the girl's slightly raised lips, and Changxiu winked at the young man sitting opposite.

"Master Chios won't begrudge this little money, will he?"

"Hmph~" Princess Jiaoman, who was supported by the elders of the two families, smiled proudly at Chios.

"Okay, Chios?"

The bright smile that even the sun eclipses remains deeply in the heart of the young man.

"Of course..." Chios shrugged as he patted the purse on his waist and felt that he could afford it.

"Don't force me to sell Mosen City to pay off the debt."

""Oh~""

The three girls cheered happily.

...

Sitting in the carriage, after all, there is a barrier between the outside world.

Only when you really step on the festival site, feel the vibration of a large number of people stepping on the ground, hear the hustle and bustle of the crowd around you, and smell the aroma of food from various vendors...

"Chios, this squid burnt, so good~" The squid burnt sauce was on the corner of her mouth, and Nobuna praised while eating, making her voice a little muffled.

"Really, it's great that you like it." Chios returned with a soft smile.

"It's really delicious..." After emphasizing the deliciousness of the food in her hands again, the girl with brown hair handed the half-eaten cuttlefish to her lover.

The notch she bit was facing Chios' lips.

"Would you like to eat some too?" Nobuna's beautiful face was full of smiles, but she looked at Chios with a firm gaze.

It seemed that if Chios didn't eat it, the half squid would be forced over.

At this time, a heroic girl's voice came from behind the young man:

"This restaurant makes such delicious onigiri with five types of miso!"

Fist-sized rice balls were wrapped in leaves, and the girl with brown hair and ponytail was holding at least five or six of them.

Walking over quickly, Singer peeled off the leaves for the young man in a rare and considerate way, and held the rice ball close to Chios's mouth.

"Chios, you must eat one!"

As if the pinching between the two girls wasn't enough, Chios felt that someone had gently tugged on Haori's back twice. As soon as he turned his head, he met Shang Changxiu's gentle and charming blue eyes.

"Master Chios..." also held a leaf in his hand, on which were ten chicken wings that were brushed with sauce and baked to a caramel-like dark brown.

"The teba that the old man on the right hand roasted tastes really good, would you like to try it?"

These women must have colluded...

...

Kiyosu Castle, in front of the Honmaru Palace.

"I'm very sorry..." The girl with a small surname guarding the entrance of the palace bowed politely, and said to the beautiful man in blue kimono and blue haori:

"His Royal Highness has left the city, I cannot see you, Your Highness Nagamasa."

The person opposite the girl was Nagamasa Asai, the daimyo of Kita Omi.

"Master Owari has left the city?" Hearing this, Asai Nagamasa opened his eyes slightly, and asked unexpectedly:

"Can you let me know why Sousuke Oda is out of town?"

"It's not a secret. Her Royal Highness went to Tsushima to attend the Heavenly King Festival."

The answer of the girl with a small surname made Asai Nagamasa even more confused.

"Tsushima Tenno Festival, isn't that a festival held at the end of summer?"

Tsushima Shrine is very famous, even Nagamasa, who was born in Kinki, is familiar with it.If it wasn't for the fact that the other party didn't look like a fake, she would only think that the girl in front of her was fooling herself.

"This year's festival has been moved forward one month due to the request of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Ugh?"