To the eternal you

By the time Iwazura finished eating, it was already late at night, and the atmosphere in Jaeyingxiangshan was even more obvious.

There is a faint fluorescent light floating around, and a few fireflies float up and down, dancing with the wind blowing from the mountain stream, and the blue lichen vegetation and moss cover the corners of the building.

Yan Zang came to Qi and thanked him: "Thanks for the hospitality, the food is very delicious."

"The hospitality is not good, as long as it can satisfy you. I learned these from books. I rarely have the opportunity to cook, and I was a little worried just now whether it would not suit the taste of Iwazo boy."

Qi still had a soft smile as before, and she seemed to feel at ease with her little hands on her chest.

"I pray that even if you boil Mingcao with clear water, he will eat it with satisfaction."

Tengu Mitsuyo stood aside with his arms folded, and hummed softly.

"Hehe, the master is actually right to say that." In response, Yanzang just touched his head, and responded with a cheerful smile. After all, they are all wanderers, and sleeping in the open is even more normal.

I usually eat sunset berries, viola melons, and raspberries, and occasionally game to improve my meals. It has been a year since I had a good meal like this.

When he was still Yuyudaoqi, he just had the opportunity to enjoy it like this, and he himself didn't learn any cooking,

"That would be too rude, and besides, I have something to ask from Iwazo-shounen."

Qi covered her small mouth, her eyes hesitating.

"Please tell me, if Iwazo can do it, I will definitely not refuse."

Yan Zang was very serious. When the other party saw him fainted on the side of the road, he was willing to help him and brought him to the shrine. It was a kindness if he didn't ignore it.

The current weather will enter early winter in one month, and some places outside are gradually getting colder, and Ying Xiangshan has already felt like early winter, lying injured and fainted all night in an extremely cloudy place.

Even in the past, he might have a serious illness, not to mention that now his bloodline has been suppressed, and even the ghost horns are gone, leaving only a body that is stronger than ordinary people.

In addition, the unexpected lightness of the injury this time may also be due to the help of the other party, otherwise he might have a very troublesome winter.

Finally, there was this supper, which not only filled his hunger, but also seemed to heal his body faster. The other party did this without asking for anything in return, which made him feel uneasy.

Even if she really does not ask for repayment, Yanzang will make an oath to repay this kindness. This is not only the way of life, but also a creed. Don't take other people's kindness for granted, and you must repay the favor.

This is what Chiyo taught him.

"Don't worry, I won't embarrass you. I just want to inquire about some things with you, Yanzang boy. I heard from Mitsuyo that you came here a year ago, and you often travel between Kagekoyama and Konta Village. You should have seen it before." Those bandits who have nothing to do and are wandering on the trade roads, do you know the organization of the Floating Wanderers?"

Calculating the time, Iwazo left Miyuki's house a year ago, after the dark disaster subsided, and then came to Kagekoyama, where Kageko Tengu Mitsuyo gave him the supernatural name of suppressing the curse of demons.

The time when the group of Furonmen appeared is not certain, but judging from the inquired information, it was about half a year ago, and the name of the organization at that time was not Furonren.

It was only because the leader called himself "Floating Wanderer", and according to Guangdai's gossip, that person disappeared after being active for a period of time, and then the name of the organization was changed to the current name.

There are also different opinions on his whereabouts. Some people think that he has been killed by vendetta, some people think that he deliberately turned to the dark side to plot bigger things, and some people say that they saw him and a strangely dressed person leave Dao's wife.

"I know, this period of time seems to have caused a lot of trouble for the practice of Tianling."

Iwazo nodded, and touched his chin with his right hand as if thinking.

"Besides, they once came to recruit me, about a month ago, after I rejected them, they threatened to give me a good look."

"Then have they come to see you again?"

Qi's eyes lit up, and an unexpected clue came to his door.

"Yes, it was almost two or three days after I refused. At that time, I was practicing swords and was going to ask my master for advice. They brought a few wild beasts to the door. I remember there seemed to be a familiar face from Konta Village... At that time For the sake of the village head and Caimen's family, I spared his life, and cut off everything else."

Iwazo's indifferent tone and peaceful expression seemed to be indifferent to the few lives in his hands. The world is like this, either being chopped or killing people.

"The boy from Yanzang is outstanding in martial arts, he is worthy of being the teacher's shadow to Tengu."

The girl's timely praise made Yanzang lose his posture all of a sudden, and he waved his hand in embarrassment.

"Stupid! Letting the tiger go back to the mountain will only cause more unpredictable consequences. Since he wants to kill you, you should kill him. Bandits and thieves must take revenge! Sparing his life will only make him hold a grudge. If he wants to plot against you , have you lived in peace since then?"

Mitsuyo scolded unexpectedly with a straight face.

This made Iwazou's expression froze, as if he had thought of something, he lowered his head in frustration, and the little joy in his heart disappeared without a trace.

"It's my lack of consideration..."

"Since this is the case, maybe we can make up for it, it's better to say it's just right."

Qi naturally inserted into the topic and drew the eyes of the two of them over. She blinked and tilted her head to look back.

One day, the dog and the ghost were defeated at the same time, so they turned their heads and continued to watch in embarrassment.

"Yanzang boy let him go because of his old love, but I don't know if the other party will appreciate it, but like Mitsuyo said, these bandits will take revenge on you again even if they want to save face, and I happened to find this The thieves have something to ask."

"There is an old saying in Liyue: the mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind."

Guangdai quickly understood what Qi meant, and then nodded in approval.

"It's really just right to think about it that way."

"Then I'll go to the place where they usually hang around. I've come to Shadow Mountain since I finished cutting them down. I haven't been out for a while. Maybe they thought I was hiding in Shadow Mountain deliberately because I was fleeing for my life. .”

Iwazou narrowed his eyes and showed a playful smile.

"In that case, I have a suggestion."

"Please elaborate."

Most of the people who chat with Qi will feel very comfortable. She will always cheer up at the right time, including handing over the topic, and doesn't care whether she occupies a dominant position.

"Those guys didn't dare to break into Kagekoyama, the main reason is master, the person in Konta Village knows that I seem to have something to do with Kagekoyama's tengu, but they don't know exactly how, and if I go out intact, the other party may be wary , I am afraid that killing me will cause the Tengu to retaliate."

Iwazo's thinking is very clear, and he is very clear about Ronin's way of handling things.

The simple four-word summary is "bullying the weak and fearing the hard".

As a very important member of Dao's wife, Tengu naturally belongs to a force that cannot be messed with.

And since the Furonren organization can escape several times from the pursuit pursued by Tianling, it is natural that there will be no situation where they know that the other party is not easy to mess with, but deliberately send them to death. Their revenge is right, but they will grasp it in the future As for the point of letting the Tengu take action.

This is also the reason why Guangdai reprimanded Yanzang for not wanting Ansheng.

Specially let the hands with flexible legs and feet come down, not to kill you, but to cause you some trouble, right?Throw stink bombs at you when you are eating, throw cannons at you when it is convenient, and make a lot of noise when you sleep at night.

As long as it annoys you, and then run away, once or twice is fine, but if there are more times, life will be unstable.

And this trivial matter, it is impossible to bother the Tengu, who do you think you are?Master Narugami?Let the Tengu do whatever it wants.

"So, in order for them to think that I broke my face with Tengu, I had to be kicked out of Shadow Mountain in an embarrassed manner, and even to ensure that they would definitely do it, I had to be seriously injured."

"In this way, those cowards will have the courage to stand up."

In other words, Yan Zang's meaning is very obvious. If you make your own bait, it will naturally act more like it.

"You do have a bit of blood."

Mitsuyo looked at him for the first time, and seemed satisfied with his performance.

"Haha, since I said that I should help as much as I can, it's not a joke."

Iwazou smiled heartily, but his appearance was not meant to be a joke.

"Well... there is really no better way, so let's do it this way, after all, you can't let Yanzang boy suffer in vain. I think you don't seem to have a weapon in your hand."

"It just so happens that my elders know the blacksmith of the Tianmu School. After you meet Guangdai's requirements, I can ask the elders to introduce you. How about making a famous sword for you?"

After careful consideration for a moment, Qi agreed. After all, it would be very troublesome for her if the time was too long. Once winter came, the bandits would definitely hide completely, and the clues would be covered up by the heavy snow.

It would be too slow to wait until the beginning of next spring to deal with it, but it can't let the other party do nothing for nothing.

"This...haha, as the teacher said, I can't practice well." Yanzang looked at Qi with a serious expression. It really shouldn't be greedy to think of just agreeing like this."

"I am willing to repay you because your noble character and virtue have convinced me. A little flesh and blood pain is just a daily meal for a guy like me, so there is no need to prepare special rewards for me."

"No, Yanzang boy, you have already repaid me with information just now, and now you are willing to help me catch the thief."

"Yu Gong, the people of the rice wife helped the shogunate officials to complete the big case, and they should be rewarded for their merits. Yu private, as a friend, I also hope that I can help you a little bit. After all, I only hold such a broken weapon, and I will inevitably be criticized when I go out in the future. .”

Qi shook his head, his face full of seriousness.

"Although I don't think it's necessary to introduce Iwakura boy, if someone sees me going out to the mountains when I go out, it's clearly a sword that can defeat even a tengu, but it's holding a piece of broken copper and iron. It really affects our reputation."

Mitsuyo folded his hands on his chest, raised his eyebrows slightly, and his posture was quite serious.

"In order to live up to Qi's good intentions, I will train you well until you can really gain my approval."

"......thank you."

Yanzang Michiki was silent for a while, and then forced the corner of his mouth to smile.

I thought I was used to being alone, but I didn't expect that after all, I was still a person who longed for warmth. Even ghosts, when night fell, hoped to sit in front of the fire, eat hot food and laugh with others.

"Then, please, Iwazo Doki."

Qi formally said to him.

"It will live up to your expectations."

And Daoqi Yanzang also lowered his proud head and knelt on one knee, as if he was paying respect to the general he served.

PS: I'm getting ready to sign a contract, so I'm a little nervous (-*)