Civilization Guardian Front

Noticing the soft eyes of the young man in front of him when he mentioned His Highness Nobuna, Changxiu couldn't help feeling a tingle in his heart.

"But ah..."

Chios suddenly got up and walked in front of Changxiu, bent down and approached her, stroking her cheek with one hand.

"Master Chios?" Changxiu called the other party's name a little at a loss.

The warm breath of the young man is close at hand, and it is fed back into the mind through the sensitive skin of the cheeks, bringing a sense of trance as if drunk.

"In the past few days, maybe I have gained the most precious memories."

After finishing speaking, Chios lowered his head and kissed the long and beautiful cherry lips.

In the evaluation room with only two people, there is no need for any words...

Chapter 74? I'm back

As a result of the Five-Day War, the Oda Army suffered minor casualties, more than a hundred people were slightly injured, and only 47 soldiers died in battle. Most of them were unfortunately shot by arrows when Ninomaru ascended the city.In comparison, more than 400 people of the Mosen army died in night raids in Mingzhongzhai, more than [-] died in the battle of Cage City, and more than half of the [-] people who surrendered and were captured were wounded.

After a morning of counting, Niwa Chohide used her excellent internal affairs ability to sort out the personnel and material statistics documents in order to return to Qingzhou City to report to the lord Nobuna.

Sumori Castle is too close to Imagawa Clan's Narumi Castle and Tagua Castle, so it is necessary to keep at least a thousand defenders.

After thinking for a while, Changxiu, as a general, ordered Naruma Sasasa to lead the Chienna Furuno Oda Army to station here temporarily.The [-] Oda Army seconded by Sakuma Shengzhong returned to Mingzuo Village.

In Sumori's army, two hundred standing ashigaru were scattered and incorporated into the Sasakaru government army, and the rest of the military servicemen were immediately dismissed and returned to ordinary farmers.A dozen or so samurai who originally belonged to Oda Nobukatsu were imprisoned in several samurai houses in Ninomaru in Suemori Castle, waiting for the release of the Lord Owari.

Orders were issued in an orderly manner, and post-war affairs were arranged and improved.

Afterwards, Changxiu and Chios led the two thousand Qingzhou City Oda Army, took the body of Oda Nobukatsu and the heads of several important ministers, left Sumori City, and set foot on the way home...

Chios rode in front of the Oda Army on horseback, with Niwa Nagahide and Ikeda Hengxing on his left and right.

Hengxing still had Nobuna's favorite knife to cut Hasebe, and he had to hand it back to Nobuna himself, so Hengxing and the horse Hui warriors also returned to Qingzhou City with the army.

The people of Suemori Castle Town are busy running for their daily livelihood...

The owner of the shop stands in front of the door and invites the guests to come to the door, the women bring their own handicrafts to exchange daily necessities with other people, and the children run happily on the street with bare feet...

In the fields a little far away, you can still see the figures of farmers working hard under the scorching sun.

When the two thousand Oda troops crossed the street, although many people stopped their work and waited and watched, their faces no longer had the fear and anxiety of two days ago.

"It's really peaceful..." Hengxing looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help sighing:

"It's been less than a day since Nobukatsu-sama died, yet the castle town looks so peaceful."

"They're just used to it, Lord Hengxing..." The folding fan beat his palms rhythmically, Changxiu's expression was much calmer than Hengxing's.

"I don't have time to be sad, I've done my best to fill my stomach, and I can't live without being cheerful."

Hearing this, Hengxing fell silent.

As a samurai, she knows how to fight and knows that she should be loyal to her lord, but she never needs to think about the problem of getting enough to eat.It is incomprehensible to Hengxing that the common people can return to normal life so quickly from the war.

After riding the horse forward for a few steps in silence, Chios, who hadn't joined the conversation before, spoke:

"It's like a battle. It's inevitable that some comrades will die, but a samurai can't be immersed in sorrow..."

Chios doesn't know whether the townspeople like or miss Oda Nobukatsu, because it doesn't matter at all. The old lord dies, and Sumori City will have a new owner sooner or later. If the people want to continue their lives, they can only look forward.. .

Maybe he, the mastermind behind the scenes, is the next Lord of Mori...

Spreading his left hand, Chios stared intently at the empty palm, and then said:

"The battle is not over, the living have to move forward, I think everyone is the same."

At this moment, he couldn't help thinking of his late mother, and he clenched his hands suddenly, as if trying to grab something.

"Lord Chios..." Heng Xing stared blankly at the young man beside him.

It was slightly different from his usual indifferent and gentle demeanor. At this time, Chios' eyes were dark and lonely.

"Although you are right, it sounds a bit sad for no reason, sixty..."

Fingers brushed her lips lightly, and the girl recalled the feeling of that kiss earlier...

Why did you show such a look when you were obviously by his side?

Thinking of this, Changxiu manipulated the reins, bringing her closer to Chios, hoping that her feelings would be passed on.

If Chios felt something, his face turned to her at the same time, meeting Changxiu's eyes.

"Let's live together in this troubled world, Lord Chios..."

......

Before sunset, the two thousand Oda troops returned to Qingzhou City.

They were originally the standing ashigaru guards in Qingzhou City, and under Changxiu's order, they quickly returned to their usual posts.

Twenty ashigaru held the wooden box containing the head and carried Nobukatsu's coffin into the Ninomaru Palace for storage.Chios and the other three went directly to the Honmaru Castle Tower.

"Master Changxiu, Lord Chios, Lord Hengxing..."

The little surname who had always prevented the ministers from visiting Nobuna's family for several days folded his hands on his lower abdomen and bowed to them.

"His Royal Highness is in the tea room, please follow me."

After the tea ceremony is integrated with the spirit of Zen, it changes from the extravagant and luxurious style of the past, and becomes simple and simple.Zen's strict discipline, penance, and nihilistic view of life and death are very popular among warriors.

Tea ceremony became popular among ministers, samurai families, and businessmen in the Kinki area of ​​Kyoto. Nobuna, who likes fashion, also established her own tea room in the Honmaru Garden.

Led by Xiao Xing, the three quietly walked through the Honmaru courtyard.

"I didn't expect it to be the time for the cherry blossoms to bloom..." Chios said, reaching out to catch a few falling pink petals.

In April, the Owari cherry blossoms begin to bloom.

The sunset at dusk dyes the branches on both sides of the garden road into dark brown, and the light golden glow passes through the pink cherry blossoms, softening the gorgeous pink like a light-transmitting paper window, and deepening the outline of the petals.

"I remember, when Manchiyo brought it to Kiyosu City, there were only tightly wrapped flower buds, and only Hengxing's kimono was pink."

The breeze blew past, and the powder snow fell with it.

"Yeah, it obviously feels like yesterday..." Changxiu replied with a smile, watching the cherry blossoms in front of him.

Hengxing Ikeda, whose clothes were still sakura-colored under the body ball, recalled the day when he heard the words, and recalled his panicked reaction when he faced Chios in the evaluation room.I couldn't help but blush rose to my cheeks, I didn't know how to respond.

In a few words, they arrived at the tea room.

The waist-high bamboo fence isolates the cherry blossoms from the outside, and inside the fence is a dry landscape scenery composed of lawns, white sand and irregular stones.

The tea room was behind the set, Xiao Xing approached first, opened a gap at the door and whispered:

"His Royal Highness, Lord Changxiu and the others are here..."

"Well, let them in."

Nobuna's voice came from the tea room, his tone was flat and he couldn't tell whether he was in a good mood or a bad mood.

Stepping into the tea room, there are four and a half tatami mats. The sunken floor stove in the center is boiling water. The window is narrow, allowing only a ray of light to penetrate, which just lights up the celadon vase in the corner. flower.

Nobuna is sitting upright in the tea room, different from the usual yukata and tiger skin dress, today she is wearing gorgeous pink sleeves, her long golden brown hair cascading down like a waterfall, her white porcelain skin and bright eyes are as beautiful as usual...

The perfect combination of the youthful atmosphere of the young girl in the flower season and the nobility and elegance...

Like a girl in love, she blooms with a brilliance that is hard to ignore.

"You guys are back..." Nobuna's voice was extra soft as she parted her lips lightly.

However, her eyes were burning, staring at the young man at the entrance.

Chios didn't feel uncomfortable being stared at by the girl so focusedly.The corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, a gentle smile surfaced on his face, and he replied:

"Well, I'm back."

Chapter 75? Fuhrer's Wrath

After the three of them entered the tea room and took their seats, Nagahide, who was the elder of the writer, reported to Nobuna the whole story of the Battle of Sumori Castle.

"Is that so, that kid Kanjuro was captured by Fallen Warriors..." The movement of stirring the matcha paused for a while, and Nobuna closed his eyes and sighed softly.

"I have already understood what happened. You have done a good job in capturing Mosen City with only a few casualties."

The matcha in the bowl was stirred by the tea whisk, and the fine foam floated on the surface of the tea soup to form a light green color. After that, Nobuna handed the tea bowl to Changxiu.

"This way, we can concentrate on facing the threat from Yoshimoto Imagawa."

Listening to Nobuna's words, Changxiu frowned slightly, but restored a graceful smile before Nobuna noticed it.

She keenly sensed Xinnai's suppressed emotions, but the other party's polite gestures were obviously unwilling to talk to her...

Looking at Chios beside him out of the corner of his eye, Changxiu suddenly understood.

(Am I redundant here...) The girl smiled wryly in her heart.

After bowing to Nobuna, she picked up the tea bowl, gently turned it clockwise, and brought it to her mouth to drink the strong tea.

Changxiu drank the matcha tea which usually needs to be divided into at least three times in one gulp.

"Excuse me, I will take my leave first."

Seeing that Changxiu was about to leave, Ikeda Hengxing also seemed to realize that something was wrong, and quickly took out the cutting Hasebe, bowed his head and said:

"Your Highness, this is your favorite knife, please take it back..."

As soon as Xinnafu took the knife, Hengxing quickly found an excuse to leave.

In less than half an hour, there were only Nobuna and Chios left in the tea room...

"Your Highness Nobuna..." Chios rubbed his eyebrows and asked helplessly:

"Is it necessary to let them go in this way?"

"Would it be better for me to order the two of them to leave..." Nobuna folded her hands on her chest and glanced at the young man.

"Or let me, the lord, humbly ask the retainers, you will be happier?"

Nobuna's angry words made Chios shake his head.

Sitting next to Nobuna, he put his arms around the girl's shoulders and let her lean against his chest.Although Nobuna struggled on the surface, he didn't use much strength at all.

"His Highness Nobuna, are you jealous?"

"Who, who, who will eat your jealousy!" Nobuna blushed and shouted loudly after being poked in the center, pointing at Chios with trembling fingers.

"This princess is so beautiful, what kind of good man does she need, why should she be jealous of a man?"

"It turns out His Highness Xinnai thinks so..." Chios sighed melancholy, staring at the apricot blossoms in the corner vase with melancholy eyes.

"I think about Your Highness Nobuna all the time, but I didn't expect that in your eyes, I am just a dispensable substitute."

The young man's words of retreating into advance immediately disrupted Nobuna's position.

"No, that's not the case... You, Chios... you clearly know..." Nobuna hurriedly explained while grabbing the haori on Chios' body:

"How could you be a substitute, after all...I even, even... even gave you my first kiss..."

"Hmm..." Chios didn't say anything more, just hugged the girl tightly in his arms, lowered his head and sniffed the fragrance in her hair.

"Come on, it's itchy..."

Lying on the chest of his sweetheart, Nobuna felt his whole body was hot, and his mind could not think calmly as before, as if being stirred into foam by a tea whisk.

(This annoying guy seems to have become more attractive to girls unconsciously...)

Originally, he was going to ask the teacher to inquire about the crime, but why did he lose his position in a few words?

Ever since Niwa Nagahide tested Chios at the Hanami Brewery last time, Nobuna's wariness towards Nagahide has never diminished.

Nobuna, who holds the excellent espionage ninja army of the public, it is impossible to hide from her about the private meeting between Chios and Changxiu at Hanami Winery a few days ago.

Even on the Mosen City battlefield, the rather intimate interaction between the two was sorted into information and sent to her office in the castle tower.

Nobuna endured it until now because of her plan to call her sick...

(Obviously I was the first...)

Although she thought so, the result was that she was easily appeased by Chios, and lost her anger before she broke out.

Nobuna said in a muffled voice on the young man's chest unwillingly:

"Forgive you this time..."