I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"And let Keitaro follow you, it should be able to help you a little bit."

"Help me?" Shuntaro sneered in a low voice, "Spying on me, right?"

Regarding Shuntaro's words, Shintaro grinned, and then said in a joking tone:

"Remember not to run away, and don't let Huitaro die. If Huitaro died, I might suspect that you did it, and then leave some ugly scars on Taifu Fengling's body."

The idea of ​​"drawing the sword and chopping Shintaro" came out of Shintaro's mind again.

"...Who is this Lin Ziping?" Shuntaro slowly suppressed the anger that had just surged up, and said in a deep voice, "A servant of your Toyotomi who was accidentally captured by the shogunate's officials?"

"He is not a subject of our Fengchen. I don't know who Lin Ziping is." Shintaro shrugged. The sooner they are rescued, the better."

——My lord... are you descendants of Toyotomi...

After hearing the word "Master" from Shintaro's mouth, Shuntaro couldn't help but secretly said in his heart.

"My attainments in stealth are not high, and I can't guarantee that I can sneak into Chengdong Prison perfectly."

Shintaro continued.

"While Keitaro is capable enough, if he is only allowed to go alone, that would be too much."

"As for the ninjas in Iga, they are not very good at sneaking in. It's okay to ask them to go to Yoshiwara to take a Taifu, but if they go to a government prison to take a person, it will be a bit embarrassing for them."

"So it's appropriate to entrust this task to you who have profound attainments in stealth."

"Let's do it now. This is the right time, when the guards are at their most lethargic and the prisoners in the prison are generally asleep."

"I wish you good luck, Shuntaro."

"When you come back after completing the task perfectly, I can let you and Taifu have a few words to report each other's safety."

Looking at the disgusting smile that Shintaro posed at him, the urge to chop Shintaro with a knife came out of Shintaro's mind again.

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Edo, an unknown place——

The husband hugged his knees and curled up in a corner of the room.

The Iga ninja named "Sennosuke" with three tear moles under his left eye sat cross-legged next to Taifu.

The other three Iga ninjas, who were also in charge of monitoring Taifu, sat not far from Taifu and Sennosuke, gathered together, and passed the time by chatting.

Although it is very late at night, because of the unprecedented kidnapping incident tonight, the frightened Taifu is still very energetic until now, without the slightest sleepiness.

Sennosuke, who is sitting next to Taifu, just helped Taifu loosen the hemp rope that bound her hands and feet, so that Taifu no longer has to lie on the tatami like a pig waiting to be slaughtered.

But because the hemp rope had been tied for a long time, the Taifu's wrists and ankles were still red, and part of the skin was scratched by the rough hemp rope.

The husband glanced at the wrists of both hands that were still red, then raised his hands again and rubbed them gently.

Sennosuke, who was sitting next to Taifu, noticed Taifu's action.

"...does it still hurt?" Sennosuke asked softly.

"It's really strange." Taifu Fengling said in a calm tone, "As a kidnapper, he still cares about whether the kidnapped person is strangled by the hemp rope."

"...I don't want to do these things." Frustration appeared on Sennosuke's face, "Although I don't know why the people above want us to kidnap you, but kidnapping is kidnapping."

"To me, there's nothing more shameful than being rough on a woman."

"But an order is an order, and I have to obey. If I had a choice, I don't want to do such a shameless thing..."

"...It seems that you still have a good conscience." Taifu's tone softened a little.

"...I used to be the son of an ordinary low-level warrior. When I was about 7 years old, my parents died of the plague."

A bit of bitterness appeared on Sennosuke's face.

"I lost my parents and no one to support me. I was adopted when I was starving to death, and I have been working in my current job."

"Before my father died of illness, he always taught me not to do any harm to women or children."

"Any behavior that hurts women and children is a shameful behavior."

"This teaching of my father has a deep influence on me, and I have always kept this teaching of my father in mind."

"However, since I started my current job, I can't remember how many times I have violated my father's teaching..."

"I'm sorry for my father..."

After all, the guilty look on Sennosuke's face became more intense.

What Sennosuke said just now is the truth.

After his parents died of the plague when he was 8 years old, he was adopted by Hannosuke and raised him as a ninja of Iga.

Sennosuke can't reveal their identities to Taifu.

Therefore, I can only briefly describe my past in such a roundabout way.

As soon as Sennosuke's words fell, one of the three Iga ninjas who had been chatting together not far away shouted at this time:

"Hey, Taifu. Why do you only chat with Sennosuke? Let's chat with us too! We are very curious about how Yoshiwara's oiran usually works!"

This person's words are full of frivolity.

"Stop talking nonsense." Sennosuke glared at the man.

After being reprimanded by Sennosuke, the man curled his lips in displeasure, then turned his head and continued to chat with the other two people sitting next to him.

"...You seem to have a very high status among you people." Tai Fu said softly, "I think the three of them seem to be looking after you."

"We attach great importance to seniority." Sennosuke said, "The higher the seniority, the higher the status."

"In terms of personal strength and ability, my level is average."

"The personal strength and ability of these three people are far stronger than mine."

"I'm only able to order them like this because my seniority is higher than them."

"Do you pay attention to seniority... Heh, it's the opposite of our Yoshihara girls' house. Whoever can make more money in our Yoshihara's girls' house has a higher status."

"Once you can't make money, even the old Younv who have worked for Younv's house for more than ten years may be left out or even abandoned."

After finishing speaking, the Taifu touched the spot on his chest.

"Ah, it's still there, great, it's not lost."

The husband opened the skirt of her bathrobe a little.

There is a small pocket sewn on the inside of her placket.

The bag was bulging, as if it was holding something.

The Tai Fu stretched out the index finger and thumb of his right hand to reach into the small bag sewn inside the skirt, and squeezed out a small disc that was about the size of an adult's thumb.

"What is this?" Sennosuke frowned slightly.

"Lip balm." Taifu opened it while talking, "Because of work, I often need to re-apply lip balm."

"So I have a pouch sewed on the inside of each of my bathrobes so I can carry lip balm with me."

Accompanying the guests who ordered her to drink and eat is the main job of the Taifu.

Because the lip fat will always be wiped off by drinks and food, the husband may reapply the lip fat many times after a meal.

For the sake of convenience, Tai Fu has always carried lip gloss by himself.

A yukata can be worn as pajamas or as a base layer.

When wearing the "Oiran Clothing" that is as heavy as a quilt, the Taifu will wear a yukata as a base layer.

The cost of "Oiran special clothing" is high, and the Taifu is not so prodigal that he sews a small pocket on the inner side of the "Oiran special clothing", which will directly reduce the value of the clothes.

So the Taifu sewed a pouch specially used for lip gloss on the cheap bathrobe.

The pouch contains the lip gloss she usually uses all the time.

Sometimes when I go to bed, I forget to take out the lip balm in the bathrobe pouch.

But because the lip gloss box Taifu put in the pouch is so small that it hardly hinders her activities, so even if you don't take the lip gloss box out of the pouch, it will not affect Taifu's sleep.

"Can I have some lip balm?"

"Ah, please." It's just a lip balm. For such a trivial matter, Sennosuke, who felt ashamed of his husband for doing something like "kidnapping a woman", had no reason to refuse.

With skillful movements, the Taifu used the index finger and middle finger of his right hand to try a little lip balm, and then spread it evenly on his lips.

The Taifu's originally ruddy lips turned a soft blush after applying this lip balm.

If you look closely, you can see that this soft light red is also mixed with a little gold.

"Does it look good?" the husband asked.

"Well, it looks good." Sennosuke praised sincerely without hesitation.

The Taifu who applied beautiful lip balm to his lips also attracted the attention of the other 3 Iga ninjas.

"Teacher, you still carry lip gloss with you."

"Women are troublesome. In order to please men, they have to rub so many messy things on their faces."

"I know this lip balm, this lip balm is called 'Sasa Se Hong', right?"

"That's right. The name of this lip balm is 'Sasse Red'." Tai Fu smiled, "The 'Sasse Red' I use is not the ordinary 'Sasse Red'. The type I use is very rare and the color is It’s also better looking and more special.”

After briefly introducing the lip gloss he used to Sennosuke and others, the Taifu slowly turned his head, facing Sennosuke, and said seriously:

"Your name is Sennosuke, right?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"When I was brought here, I heard that Yoshihara was on fire."

"Yoshihara is my hometown. I was born and grew up in Yoshiwara. Yoshihara is on fire. I can't just sit idly by."

"Can you please go to Yoshihara for me and see how Yoshihara is doing now?"

"Huh? This..." Sennosuke's face showed a little bit of embarrassment.

His current task is to watch Taifu Fengchi.

If Hannosuke and the others found out that he had left his post without permission, they would definitely be scolded.

"Please!" Tai Fu's face was full of sincerity.

The thin white bathrobe, coupled with the bright red on the lips, made the Taifu look pitiful at this time.

Seeing Taifu's appearance, Sennosuke pursed his lips tightly.

In my mind, heaven and man are at war.

Sennosuke has always felt ashamed of his husband for doing something like "kidnapping a woman".

This guilt slowly dissipated the hesitation on Sennosuke's face.

"...Yes." Sennosuke nodded vigorously, "I see. I will go to Yoshihara to help you check the situation."

"Thank you." The Taifu cast a grateful look at Sennosuke, then leaned towards Sennosuke's direction, and gently hugged Sennosuke.

The husband's sudden hug confused Sennosuke.

After a brief daze, a shy blush appeared on Sennosuke's face.

"It's just, it's just a trivial matter." Sennosuke stammered, "Taifu, there's no need to be like this."

The Taifu's sudden embrace of Sennosuke also confused the other three Iga ninjas not far away.

After being stupefied, these three people cast envious eyes at Sennosuke.

However, neither Sennosuke nor the other three Iga ninjas noticed a small move by Taifu.

When he was applying lip balm to his lips just now, Taifu left some lip balm on his fingers.

In order to avoid being discovered by the three Iga ninjas, Taifu turned his back to the three people, obstructing the sight of the three people.

When embracing Sennosuke, the right hand pretended to be on the back of Sennosuke's neck, but in essence, it wiped off the lip fat deliberately left on the index finger and middle finger of the right hand towards Sennosuke's neck, leaving an inch on the back of Sennosuke's neck. There are long bright marks outlined by lip balm.

After successfully leaving this mark on the back of Sennosuke's neck, the Tai Fu let go of Sennosuke.

"please."

"Yeah!" Sennosuke nodded vigorously.