Thirty Mulberry

, made a gesture to the people outside.The people outside nodded and left in a hurry.

Okita whispered to Xiaochun: "That person just now is a little Maiko named Junko, come and tell me that Amei has started to make up, and Serizawa duck is coming tonight." Serizawa duck's lover, Amei, is quite senior geisha.From a maiko to a geisha, the higher the level, the more reserved, elegant and dignified the dress must be.But Serizawa duck eyelids are shallow, and she likes luxury and gorgeous flowers.So every time Serizawa duck comes to Amei's place, Amei has to dress up as a little dancer in order to please him.

Xiaochun asked Okita: "What date is it today?"

"September 9." Okita lurked in the art hall for more than half a month, and finally figured out the pattern of Serizawa Kamo's coming to Amei, as well as who and how many people he would bring.Just now he gestured to Junko, asking her to send news to Isamu Kondo and others immediately.

Xiaochun thought about it in his heart, after Xin Jianjin's death, Serizawa duck became more brutal and surly, in order to vent his bone-eating pain.In fact, Serizawa Kamo himself didn't realize that the few gentleness, kindness, and patience in his character were not given to his woman, but to Xin Jianjin.

Chongtian hugged Xiaochun: "You must follow me when you rush out. The place here is too small, the candlelight is not bright, and the sword has no eyes. If you hurt you, you must follow me so I can rest assured. "

Xiaochun is like a god who masters prophets. Although he has been stripped of his immortal status, he can see the future of others, but he is helpless.The death of Serizawa Duck here tonight is a doomed future.

She stared fixedly at Okita: "My lord, I wish you prosperity in martial arts."

Okita kissed her and said, "I'll hug you when I come back!"

Chapter 12

There was a sound of heavy footsteps outside the door.Chong Tian led Xiaochun out, and Xiaochun followed him step by step, saying, "Don't worry about me, protect yourself! I can protect myself too."

Okita grabbed her hand and grabbed the black feathers around his waist.

It was Isamu Kondo who ran upstairs first, and after meeting with Okita in the narrow corridor, they rushed to Serizawa Kamo's box.Finding the box where the Serizawa duck was located, Xiaochun stepped forward and gently opened the door from the outside, a sour smell of alcohol came out of the box.Serizawa Duck is reclining on the tatami, covered with lake-green feathers.Presumably it was Amei who covered him, because he was fast asleep, afraid that he would catch a cold.His knife rests vertically on the small table at hand.Amei lay in his arms.

Kondo Isamu and Okita tiptoed into the house with knives in both hands.There was only one floor lantern burning in the room, and it leaned against the corner. Its faint light reflected the figures of Isamu Kondo and Okita hugely, and cast them on the head of Zhangzimen, reaching to the ceiling.

Amei who was sober screamed and pushed Serizawa Duck violently: "Killed, killed..."

Isamu Kondo ran two steps forward, and slashed forward. Unexpectedly, the drunk Serizawa duck suddenly rolled on the ground, and the little dwarf who was "dead" was almost split in half and flew out.What Serizawa duck learned from kendo is not only swordsmanship, but also always has three points of sobriety.When he felt Amei's body stiffen for a moment in his arms, he sensed the danger.

After hearing the sound of fierce fighting, the "Mito faction" scattered in other boxes ran over with their knives drawn.Other customers and geisha who were simply having fun also fled in all directions.

Okita turned back to fight the "Mito faction" who rushed in, and he set himself up as an airtight barrier to protect Xiaochun behind him.Xiaochun flicked and flicked along with his footsteps, holding onto his feathers vaguely with one hand.

The earthwork downstairs was busy evacuating the innocent people, and also made room for Saito.Saito was blocking the stairs, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. The rising smoke made him narrow his eyes slightly. He tilted his head and measured the distance between him and his prey.

A Shinsengumi "Mito faction" wearing lake green feathers rolled down in a panic from upstairs. Before he could see Saito clearly, Saito swept down a "stumbling horse leg" with a loud cry Shouting, he turned down the stairs and rolled on the ground, and the earthworker quickly stepped forward to make a knife, cutting his roaring throat.

The "Mito faction" of the Shinsengumi Serizawa Kamo gang are used to showing off, and they like to show off, for fear that others will not know that they are the Shinsengumi, and they still wear their team uniforms after work.The team uniform is their "small surname", clearing the way for them in front, nodding and bowing wherever they pass.With such an eye-catching sign, Saito naturally cut it right.

The "Test Guard School" has long planned and prepared to wear black haori uniforms, one is for lurking at night; the other is to distinguish the "Mito School" and avoid accidental injury.

Isamu Kondo knows that there are many nights and dreams, so he must make a quick decision.However, Serizawa Duck is really hard-headed, the trapped beast is still fighting, and it is still a hard bone to crack when drunk.Serizawa duck took a step back and kicked the lantern over with a kick.This time the darkness was vast and continuous, and the lanterns in the next room were knocked out by the fleeing crowd.The darkness is more thorough.Only Kamo Serizawa knows that the "Mito faction" he brought is about to be wiped out, and he is alone.

No one dared to act rashly in the dark.Hacking will not only injure one's own side, but also consume energy in vain by chopping on decorations.The two sides stared at each other in a stalemate, holding their breath and searching for each other's breath and subtle movements.

There are closed Zhangzi gates on all sides, and the small half of the light-colored landscape paintings under the paper gate are covered by darkness, only the large blank space above floats in mid-air, like white banners hanging on all sides—a mournful mourning hall.

Holding her breath, Xiaochun tried her best to capture the subtle "dingling, jingling" sound of the ethereal objects knocking against each other.It's Amei.Just now she had been hiding in the corner with her head in her arms, now she took advantage of the darkness to look for Serizawa Duck, the "jingling" sound during her actions was the curtain worn by Maiko on her head.Compared with them, of course Amei knows Serizawa duck better. She can almost smell the hair oil on Serizawa duck's head with her nose.

Stopped, the "jingle bell" stopped.Xiao Chun immediately took off her clogs and threw them in that direction, shouting, "Over there."

As Amei screamed repeatedly from being beaten and frightened, Isamu Kondo and Okita rushed up and slashed together.Serizawa Kamo heard the sound of the knife falling, kicked Amei aside, and the horizontal knife held against the blades of Isamu Kondo and Okita.

There was a sound of rapid trampling on the stairs, and Shannan ran into the box. He saw a black shadow surrounded by Okita, and he raised his hand and slashed across.Xiaochun's neck was blown cold by the knife wind, and a piece of hair hanging around his neck was cut off.She let out a low exclamation and tightened her neck.

In the blink of an eye, Okita hurriedly glanced back, he was familiar with Shannan's footsteps: "Is it Shannan? Don't hack it, it's Xiaochun."

Shannan froze for a moment, then he entered the opposite box to relight the lantern.The darkness regained its eyes, and at the moment when the light came up, Xiaochun spit out four words shortly to Xiangtian: "Lead him out." Then she grabbed Amei who was on the side and jumped outside the door in two or three steps. Ah Mui pushed and said eagerly, "Run!"

She got into the box near the stairs, and desperately kicked the slide of Zhangzimen.

Okita withdrew from the box and ran out, followed by Serizawa Kamo.Isamu Kondo was stunned for a moment, and ran out after realizing it.It's not that Serizawa duck doesn't understand that Okita is "leading the snake out of the hole", but he still has a chance of survival when he comes out, and he will only be stalked to death in the box.

Okita is very smart. He knows that he has to run to a deeper corridor, so that Serizawa Kamo can relax his vigilance and escape. The only exit is the stairs.And there were Hijikata and Saito.

Isamu Kondo pressed after him, Serizawa duck had no extra thoughts to think about the depth of this trap, he rushed to the stairs.Xiaochun's heart was pounding, and when Serizawa flew across the narrow corridor in front of her box like a duck and arrow, she kicked down the door that was already crumbling with a "serial kick".Angrily, Zhang Zimen slapped Serizawa Ya on the face, pinning him down.Isamu Kondo stabbed into Isamu Serizawa's left arm, "Ah——" Duck Serizawa let out a roar, in a frenzied manner, swiped open Isamu Kondo's knife, and a stream of blood sprayed out from his arm.He rolled forward twice, climbed up and ran to the stairs, the light was in front of him, and he swooped rapidly...

Saito, who was squatting at the stairs, drank the cigarette in his mouth, held the knife in his left hand, turned the blade upward, stepped forward, retreated his body, and slid his right hand over the blade to reach the tip of the knife—the protruding tooth.

Serizawa Duck passed through Saito's protruding teeth, and there was a distance of a knife handle between the two, separating life and death...

The earth party couldn't help applauding: "Xiao Yi, beautiful!"

Yongcang panted and ran in from the gate, seeing that it was the end of the show, he said angrily: "Vice Chief, Saito, why didn't you call me?"

"I'm telling you, I'm telling you to use it." Tu Fang pointed at him and cursed, "Sleeping like a pig and grinding your teeth."

Okita found Xiaochun and hugged her tightly: "Are you okay?"

Xiaochun shook her head, and patted him on the back comfortingly: "I'm standing here well, of course I'm fine." In fact, she was still afraid, Zhangzimen has no weight, and it can't crush Serizawa duck to death. Serizawa duck jumped up in confusion and stabbed her, and she died.It was at this time that she began to think, what would happen to her if she was left cold in this world?

Shannan passed by them, paused, walked to the stairs, turned around and went down the steps.

Chapter 13

When Xiaochun returned to the hospital after buying vegetables, Chundai was waiting in the yard, and whispered to her, "Mr. Shannan is here, in the tea room. He said he wanted to find you."

"Well, good." Xiaochun nodded.Not only Keisuke Shannan, but she has never been in contact with anyone in the Shinsengumi except Okita.But only with Shannan