my weird life.

Chapter 416 "Rashomon" (22) ([-])

Jingle Bell--

The fine and crisp bells rang non-stop.

With the sound of the bell, it seemed that a gust of wind was blowing in from the door of the house.

Hongzheng lifted the Zen staff, supported the Zen staff in one hand, and held the Taidao in the other. He stood up and looked towards the door.

'Watanabe Tsuna' strode in from the door.

at this time,
The bell on Hongzheng's staff stopped ringing.

An Gang looked at Hongzheng's movements in confusion, wondering why this monk in white got up suddenly?
He saw Watanabe Tsuna walk into the house, and got up hastily.

"What's wrong?
Is this greeting me specifically? "

'Watanabe Tsuna' laughed and spoke to Hongzheng.

Hongzheng shook his head, and sat back again. The Zen stick was placed upright against the wall, and the Taidao in his hand was hung on the waist loop, and he did not throw it aside.

He pointed to the copper bells on the Zen stick,
Said to 'Watanabe Tsuna': "When you entered the door, the 'Demon Bell' rang."

"Oh?"

'Watanabe Tsuna' didn't care,
Sitting down next to Hongzheng by the stove, looked at Hongzheng and said with a smile: "Does the mage think that I was transformed by a ghost? Hahaha..."

He didn't take this matter to heart at all.

But Hongzheng's attitude is very serious: "The startling demon bell will not ring for no reason. Every time the bell rings, there is an inevitable reason. To prevent accidents, the warriors patrolling outside should shrink their lines and gather around the house. good.

Don't let them go far,

The less distractions we have, the better for us when ghosts attack us. "

Listening to Hongzheng's serious words,
An Gang couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

He looked at the Zen staff that had stopped making noise, and he couldn't help thinking: Could it be that ghosts really invaded here?This deserted village for unknown reasons might really hide something strange.

The swordsmith's heart was cold,
He held the sword tightly in his arms.

"I forgot to say just now, if someone goes to the toilet tonight, they must be in pairs.

Do not go alone.

Tsuna-sama Watanabe, pass this order on to your samurai as well. "Hongzheng glanced at the swordsmith vaguely, then turned his head and said to Watanabe Tsuna.

"Okay!" Watanabe Tsuna nodded.
Beckons for the warriors guarding the gate,
The suggestions that Hongzheng had just mentioned—including ordering the samurai on patrol outside to shrink their lines, reunite around the house, not to go far, go to the toilet in pairs, and other orders—were conveyed to the samurai under his command one by one.

The samurai was ordered,

That is to pass down.

"Just drank a lot of tea, I went to the hut.

Master An Gang, come with me. Hongzheng stood up again, and said to An Gang, who looked nervous by the stove.

Sitting by the stove, An Gang felt that his body was getting colder and colder.
It seems that there is an evil entrenched beside him,
He quietly observed Tsuna Watanabe for a moment,

The more I look at it, the more I feel that this warrior who once cut off the arm of "Rashomon's Guile" seems to be different from before after returning from the toilet, but what is different exactly, he suddenly changed his mind again and again. It's hard to tell.

Combined with the ringing of the startling demon bell on Master Hongzheng's Zen staff,

An Gang couldn't help guessing——Watanabe Tsuna might have turned into a monster!
This "possible cunning" has many warriors under him, and they all listen to his orders... The more he thinks about it, the more troublesome An Gang's scalp becomes, and he feels like being in an ice cave.

Seeing Hongzheng getting up, he quickly got up from the floor when he heard the other party's words, and nodded repeatedly: "Two pairs, two pairs, it's just right, I'll go with you, mage!"

talking,
An Gang crossed over to Bian Gang, put the sword in his arms behind his back, and followed Hong Zheng to the door of the house.

Watanabe Tsuna grinned: "Go!"

After returning from the toilet, the warrior leader smiled even more.

The latrine of this village dwelling has a thatched roof and four wooden boards spliced ​​together.

Standing at the door of the rectangular latrine, Hongzheng set up his Zen staff, and said to Angang, "Master, go first."

There is no need to deliberately be modest about such things.

An Gang thanked him after hearing the words,

Carrying a black cloth-wrapped sword as long as a tachi, he opened the toilet door and walked in.

The latrine is dark,
can't see anything,

He could only unbutton his clothes by feeling and pee into the empty darkness.

The sound of dripping water sounded.

At this time, An Gang suddenly heard a bang behind him—the door panel was pulled open—his body shook, and the sound of dripping water stopped immediately—one hand grabbed the sword wrapped in black cloth behind him ——

An Gang didn't even have time to get dressed,
He quickly reached out and grabbed the handle of the sword!

While twisting and struggling,

See the expressionless Hongzheng behind him!
"Mage?!"

An Gang became suspicious.

Hongzheng, who was originally expressionless, showed apologetic expression at this time, hurriedly withdrew his palms, joined hands with An Gang and saluted: "Just now I heard strange noises in the latrine, I am worried that something may be wrong with Master,
So I opened the door and checked.

I also ask the master to forgive me. "

"Ah...is that so?
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. An Gang said with a sigh of relief, shaking his head.

With an apology on his face, Hongzheng helped An Gang close the door again.

in the latrine,
The darkness surrounded An Gang.

An Gang puts on his clothes,

My heart is cold!
If it is to confirm whether you are safe in the toilet,
Why did he not call out and pull himself at the first moment of opening the door, but instead reached out to grab the Taidao behind him?

at this time,
An Gang vaguely understood why when Watanabe Tsuna invited him to Heian-kyo, when no one else was present, he reminded himself to bring a weapon for self-defense—and it was best to bring a better quality sword.

Taidao is good for cavalry combat, so the reason is secondary.

The main reason is that the supreme sword is a Taidao!

I became the bait in the vortex of Genji's struggle,
Lure the peeping fish!
Regardless of whether the big fish will be caught by the fishermen in the end, at least the bait himself is dead!

"Why did Master Hongzheng come to grab my sword?
He is the fish that peeps in the dark,

He can't believe it.

But Tsuna Watanabe tempted me to die,

Even more unreliable.

Where should I go? "

An Gang exhaled a few breaths, the chaotic thoughts in his mind had no answer.

He knew that staying in the latrine for too long would definitely arouse Hongzheng's suspicion outside the door, so he simply decided on one idea: no matter what, he couldn't let the sword he carried with him be truly exposed in front of others, and be seen as real by others. grade!
Some people thought it was a 'Superior' sword,
I can only hold this sword well and try my best to keep it secret.

To take a little chance,
Let yourself not be too passive!

Wanting to understand this, An Gang stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the toilet.

'Squeak'.

……

'Squeak'!
Close the door panel again,
Hongzheng held the Zen stick in his hand and silently mouthed: "One, two, three..."

When counting to the fifth number,
The sound of dripping water was heard again in the toilet.

His serious face relaxed slightly,

Instead, he produced a piece of rough yellow paper.

I don't know what material this yellow paper is made of, but it faintly emits the smell of burning paper money, and it is difficult to leave writing on it with ordinary pen and ink.

Hong Zheng took a bamboo tube, dipped the brush into the bamboo tube,

Then write on coarse yellow paper.

The bright red blood characters are listed on the yellow paper,
There was a faint fishy smell.

——The pen and ink he used was made from the blood of the twenty-eight girl and the powder of killing stone, so it could leave writing on the "spiritual banknote".

'Miss Ping Lingzi respected:

I followed Tsuna Watanabe's samurai team to An Gang's sword casting factory and brought back one of the craftsmen 'An Gang'. During this period, Watanabe Tsuna sent me away to spy on An Gang, but I don't know the details.

An Gang walked with the team,

Carrying a Taidao in person, never leaving the body.

I'm still not sure whether this sword is the same as the 'superior' sword that was cast?
Today's Ping family temple was destroyed,
Dajiangshan Ghost King left and learned his exact location for Genji.

If Genji obtains the supreme sword and cuts the ghost king of Dajiangshan, then Pingshi will be in danger!
I heard that Ms. Ping Lingzi is currently leading the samurai team, intercepted in the Jade Mountain-Osafune country area, and is at the current position of Watanabe Tsuna's samurai team. If you have time, you can patrol and check in the direction where I sent out the crane.
It would be great if he could intercept Tsuna Watanabe's Samurai team!

I wish Miss Ping Lingzi everything goes well and everything is safe.

Sorry for the sloppy handwriting!
Hongzheng, a monk of Zhaoti Temple, paid homage. '

……

The dense blood letters covered the rough yellow paper. Hongzheng looked at his letter, thinking of the face of that noble lady in his mind, he took out a small bottle, dug out some pale pink ointment from it, and spread it on his fingertips. up,
Tap it lightly on the rough yellow paper that gives off a faint fishy smell.

The scent of flowers permeates,

Eliminated the fishy smell.

He sniffed it carefully to make sure there was no unusual smell, and when there was only the fragrance of flowers left, he folded the paper into a paper crane, and used a special ink to mark the eyes of the paper crane.

Paper cranes fluttered their wings and flew into the night sky.

Instantly disappeared without a trace.

'Squeak'!
At this time, the door of the toilet was pushed open.

An Gang, who still looked a little nervous, pushed the door out. He walked out of the latrine, and said to Hongzheng, "Master... I'm fine."

"I'm extremely sorry, Master An Gang."

Hongzheng calculated the time in his mind, and felt that An Gang hadn't been in the latrine for too long, so he probably didn't notice anything.
At the same time, I apologize again to An Gang.

An Gang waved his hands a little at a loss: "If something really happened, the mage could save my life by taking action in time. Why should I apologize? Mage, there is no need to be like this."

the door of the hut,

The two exchanged a few pleasantries.

Wait for the smell inside to dissipate,

Hongzheng walked into it and closed the door of the hut.

The dripping water sounded for a while, then stopped abruptly.

An Gang guarded the door,

Heard the sound of water,

But he didn't hear the rustling sound of Hongzheng putting on his clothes.

He took off the sword on his back, held it in his arms, thought for a while, then hung it on his waist, and waited silently.

Waited a while longer.

Hongzheng pushed the door and walked out.

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wow——

Having finally settled a matter, Hong Zheng felt a little relieved and looked forward to tomorrow.

After he relieved himself, he got dressed.

There was a rustling sound in the hut.

Shortly after,
Hongzheng pushed the door and walked out.
I saw Master An Gang waiting with a sword in his arms.

"Let's go, Master An Gang." He said to the man.

With an easy-going smile on An Gang's face, he replied, "Okay."

walked ahead of him.

Following An Gang, Hongzheng looked at An Gang's back and frowned slightly, feeling that this 'An Gang' was a bit strange.

(End of this chapter)