Crimson Blade

Confused by what Saito said, Himura Ren and Tanjuro rushed back to Zaomen's house before the sunset, while Aoizhi and her neighbor Takuko set up a table at the door and were kneading dough.

Because Tanjuro and Himura Ren will be guarding various areas during the Chinese New Year, so Aoi Zhi wants to take advantage of their return this time to let them eat the New Year's soba noodles early.

"Pfft!"

Aunt Kuizhi and Sister Tiaozi were kneading the dough to make noodles, but why did Yiyong go to mix it up?

From a distance, he could see the flour sticking to the face of the black-haired boy, and Feicun Ren's eyebrows were curved and his eyes were full of smiles.

"Kuizhi!"

"Anada!"

The voices of Tanjuro and Aoie greeting each other rang in his ears, and after Himuraba smiled and chatted with the elders for a few words, he couldn't help turning his eyes to Giyu who was ramen noodles.

"Excellent, you can still make noodles?"

He said words of praise, but seeing the flour sticking to both sides of Giyuu's cheeks, Himura Ren couldn't stop the gloating smile on his face.

"Well, I just learned it these days."

A slightly deep voice sounded, and there was a deep tenderness hidden in the deep blue eyes looking at Himura Ren, Yoshiyuki said with a seemingly expressionless face while pulling his face to the other.

"I can see that you just learned..."

Stretching his slender and fair fingers towards Giyuu's face, Himura Ren wiped off part of the flour on Giyuu's face naturally, then said with a smile:

"If you didn't just learn it, why would you have so much flour on your face?"

There was a pause in the movement, looking at Himura Ren who had to raise his head slightly because he was taller than himself to speak, Yoshiyuki's dark blue eyes stared straight at the boy's face, and his Adam's apple rolled slightly.

It may be that Giyuu's gaze was too obvious, so Himura Ren was stunned for a while, but he, who was relatively slow in emotion, didn't think there was anything wrong with the black-haired boy's gaze, but raised his chin slightly and focused his gaze on Giyuu's head.

"I haven't seen you for a while, you're growing up a bit fast!"

His footsteps stepped back intentionally, and after realizing the growing height difference between the two, although Fei Cunren was talking dryly, his backing movements became faster and faster.

As long as I stay away from my peers who are taller than me, the curse of being short can't catch up with me!

The scarlet boy with a single ponytail was backing away, but in the next second, with a slightly bulging belly, as a housewife, Kui Zhi showed disapproval on her face, and put her hand on Fei Cunren's back and accused:

"Little blade what are you doing!"

"Haven't you and Yiyong haven't seen each other for a long time? Why do you retreat so impolitely as soon as you meet?"

"Uh... this"

Blinking his eyes quickly, Himuraba opened his mouth and hesitated to explain something, but Aoi Zhi didn't give him this chance at all, pushing him in the direction of Giyuu and saying:

"Because I was tired because I was afraid of pregnancy, he kindly came to help make soba noodles. It is thanks to him that you can have dinner tonight."

Although Aoi Zhi's words were full of praises for righteousness and bravery, Himuraba looked at Tsubaki who was standing aside who was also kneading the dough for ramen, and a few question marks appeared on her crimson forehead.

No, according to what Aunt Kuizhi said, tonight's dinner is thanks to Yiyong, so what is Sister Tiaozi doing?

Isn't sister Tsutako helping too?

His eyes full of confusion turned to Tanjuro, who was standing aside and had nothing to do with himself. Because he didn't dare to resist the pregnant Aoie, Himuraba was pushed to Giyuu's side in a staggered manner.

What's going on here, why do I feel that Aunt Kuizhi takes special care of Yiyong?There was a trace of confusion in Fei Cunren's eyes.

Don't ask me, if you don't know, Tanjuro who stood aside with his hands folded and blinked replied.

Because the ground is covered with dirt that has been trampled by many people, it is somewhat bumpy, which makes Fei Cunren look a little unstable when he approaches.

"Be careful!"

There was a hint of hoarseness in the deep voice, and Yoshiyuki who was originally ramen was slightly deflected and said.

Because he was afraid that the flour on his hands would get on Feicunren's clothes, he subconsciously opened his hands and pressed his chest against Feicunren's back.

"Cough cough!"

Tiaozi, who happened to see this scene next to her, pretended to be choked on the flour and coughed a few times, but she couldn't hide the aunt's smile on her face.

Because of the height difference, the Himura sword whose head is just above Giyuu's lips is petite, so when he leans on someone's chest, others will feel like he is being hugged by Giyuu.

Especially after Giyuu pressed his chest against Himura Ren's back, he put his clean wrist on the shoulder of the scarlet boy with a single ponytail.

The hostesses of the two families showed satisfied smiles, while Tanjuro who stood aside had a strange expression, and then chose to keep silent amid Aoizhi's gentle smile that concealed the black air.

"what happened?"

His body was still leaning on Yiyong, watching everyone's strange expressions, Fei Cunren, who had been ignorant all the time, finally felt something was wrong.

"nothing…"

Feeling the warm body temperature of the person he admired, Giyuu lowered his head and his dark blue eyes were full of tenderness.

But the broken black hair covered all of Yoshiyuki's expressions, so Himura Ren who didn't raise his head could only hear Yoshiyuki say in that undulating tone:

"I have a question about swordsmanship and I would like to ask you about the Breath of Water No. 11."

"now?"

I didn't have time to delve into the strange expressions of everyone, but in an instant, Himura Ren was attracted by the new move that Yoshiyuki said.

"Ok!"

Seeing Himura Ren standing up straight with some regret, Giyuu responded with a sullen face as before.

Then, under the supportive gazes of Aoi Zhi and Tsutako, and Tanjuro's hesitant gaze, Himura Ren followed Giyuu who cleaned himself up to the door.

"This pose can only be considered half done..." The long knife in his hand touched the ground, and his words paused slightly. Looking at Fei Cunren's interested expression, Yiyong pursed his lips and said, "Please look!"

The faint water splashes turned into a circular splash centered on Yiyong's feet, and the wind in the air began to change, turning around the black-haired boy as if alive.

"Crash!"

Himura Ren's face became serious, and his hands that were clasped to his chest were unconsciously put down.

Although he was just standing by and observing, the sound of water splashes simulated by sword energy and air flow was so real.

The sea-blue waves all over the sky began to roll, but Yiyong standing in the center was like a needle that stabilized the sea, and no gusts of wind and waves could shake him in the slightest.

The dark blue spray feathered cuffs rolled and danced on his body, and the invisible waves turned into the sharpest blades around him, and that monstrous momentum seemed to be able to solve any enemy for the brave.

It's amazing!

His pupils reflected the bravery standing in the waves, and Fei Cunren sighed with emotion from the bottom of his heart.Perhaps subconsciously, he never thought that the weak sense of righteousness and bravery swordsmanship could reach this level.

Although there are still certain flaws in this move, there is no doubt about the talent of Giyuu. Himura Ren even feels that such Giyuu may already have the strength to become a pillar.

"Crash!"

The sound of the waves tumbling gradually faded away, black hair was flying in the air current, with a knife in his right hand, Yiyong looked at Fei Cunren with an extremely vague longing in his eyes.

After reminiscing about the shocking scene just now, it took a long time for Himura Ren to fully recover, strode close to Yiyong with bright eyes, then patted him on the shoulder and said excitedly:

"Yiyong, you are really amazing!"

Is this...recognized?

His body shook because of Himura Ren's slap, and Yoshiyuki's lips moved slightly, with an uncontrollable joy in his heart.

"My God, if you can complete this trick, I think you can become Zhu directly!"

"No, it should be said that you also have the strength to become a pillar now, but you are not as lucky as Sabito and directly hit the bottom string."

Himura Ren's words of admiration are actually not exaggerated at all, because he who created Jidao Dragon Flash deeply knows how difficult it is to break through and develop a new move based on the experience summed up by his predecessors.

Unlike taking another path, developing new moves on the old path not only requires a certain talent, but also requires transcendence of the essence of the predecessors.

"Really, I don't usually see how powerful you are at all!"

Fei Cunren let out a sigh of emotion, and then began to restrain his mind, and carefully explained the shortcomings of the heroic moves.

"Actually, your move has basically been completed, but in the end you need to simplify the complexity, turn the action into stillness, and hide all the ultimate moves in the calm water."

The crimson boy with a single ponytail sat cross-legged on the ground and explained earnestly, while Yiyong squatted beside Fei Cunren and nodded his head next to his arm, pretending to listen carefully without changing his face.

The crimson hair caressed his cheeks in the cool breeze. Although his ears were listening carefully to the explanation of the person he admired, Yiyong's dark blue eyes were full of complexity.

Great, finally... able to catch up with him!

After witnessing the righteous and courageous swordsmanship, the night soon covered the earth, and Aoi Zhi called the Tomioka family next to him, and a group of people gathered around the long table to eat the soba noodles for the Chinese New Year in advance.

"How does this noodle taste?" Seemingly unintentionally, Kui Zhi asked this question with a smile.

"It's delicious!" Fei Cunren tilted his head and smacked his mouth, then said casually.

After hearing Himura Ren's comment, Yoshiyuki who was sitting next to him paused, while Tanjuro on the other side of the dining table looked a little weird, only Aoizhi and Tsutako looked at each other and smiled, and then the head of the Zaomen family Mother said gently:

"That's good, this is the dough that Yiyong kneaded with his own hands, and the noodles are pulled by himself!"

I know, so why emphasize the hand-to-hand?

Fei Cunren, who was eating noodles, showed a bright and confused look on his face, and then glanced at Yiyong, who had his head down and his ears were blushing, and after blinking, he felt a little strange in his heart.

Strange, why do I always feel that something is not right?