Miss Zashiki

Fu Xiaoyue hugged the cat and sat cross-legged in the box, inexplicably having a sense of sight as if she were sitting in a sedan chair—although she had never sat in such a thing.

The drug seller's steps were very steady, and she didn't feel obvious tremors and bumps while walking.

After a long time, she didn't feel the whole space pause until there was a slight "crack" sound—like the sound of solid wood touching the ground.

——Looks like it was let down?

There was no subtle sound caused by the friction between the wooden wall and the cloth, and everything was quiet, so the cold voice came to the ear very clearly:

"come out."

……what?

Fu Xiaoyue just let go of a heart not long ago, and quickly lifted it up again.Staring blankly at the dark wall of the box where only the outline could be vaguely seen in front of her, she was almost at a loss for a moment.

Quietly looking at the unmoving medicine box on the ground, the drug seller's slender eyes remained unmoved: "Before boarding the ship, the belongings carried by passengers will be inspected. If you don't want to be escorted to jail on the spot—"

Before he could finish speaking, Fu Xiaoyue obediently rolled out of the box.

"...Then what should I do?" The weak and pitiful blinked his eyes a few times helplessly, and Fu Xiaoyao sent a message for advice to the boss in an innocent and well-behaved tone as much as possible.

——Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me...

The medicine seller didn't answer, but just picked up the medicine box again.

She was staring at the side with a cold heart, and then saw him take another step closer, and then leaned down towards her expressionlessly——

"Heh heh heh—!?"

Overwhelmed with shock, Fu Xiaoyue's voice rose an octave as his field of vision increased.

She stared blankly at the icy-blue skirt that was close at hand, and heard a deep voice in her ear, "Hide your face." As the other party took another steady step, she slowly realized the current situation. situation.

"Mr. Yaolang..." Fu Xiaoyue was deeply moved immediately, his voice was muffled, and the words were stuck on the cold cloth on his shoulder: "Thank you."

-

Several guards dressed in samurai uniforms stood guard on both sides of the pier. When they saw a figure approaching not far away, the leader explained a few words to him, and then greeted him respectfully, "Master Yaolang!" , you are here."

The handsome young man approached unhurriedly: "How long is the boat leaving?"

"The originally scheduled time was a quarter of an hour later. It's just that news came that His Highness seems to have something to do at the moment, and he will not come here after a while. After you get on the boat, sir, you can take a short rest first. If you need anything, you can tell the little one us."

The medicine seller nodded slightly, and half-covered his eyes in a gesture: "I'm holding something in my hand, and it's hard for me to move. You can look through the medicine box by yourself."

Fu Xiaoyue, who was referred to as "something", immediately buried his face deeper into the opponent's chest.

"Yes."

The samurai saluted again, walked behind him, opened several empty drawers one by one, and closed them efficiently when he saw that there was nothing inside.However, when he turned around and saw the slender figure in the other party's arms, he couldn't help but paused with some hesitation: "...is this?"

The expression on the young man's face was still calm, and his voice was indifferent: "The orphan of a sick household the day before yesterday saw that her aptitude was fair, and planned to take her with her and take her as an apprentice."

With an inquiring gaze, he carefully stayed on the small part of the exposed snow-white back of the neck, "Miss, are you feeling unwell?"

The right palm that was resting on the slender back slowly raised, and lightly pressed on the soft half-length black hair on the back of the head. The wide ice-blue sleeve quietly blocked the gaze of the outside world, and then exposed to the sun The lower wrist is as white as suet jade.

"Not long after she lost her parents, she took the tranquilizing decoction earlier, so she felt a little tired and rude."

While listening to Fu Xiaoyue, he admired the boss's psychological quality.

——In such a short period of time, the bloody plots that have been successively and successively have been compiled so smoothly.Sure enough, there were a lot of counterfeit medicines sold in the past, so you don’t need to write drafts to deceive people?

Silently marveling at the level of his partner's on-the-spot performance, Fu Xiaoyue felt that he couldn't do nothing, so he immediately cooperated and sobbed sadly in his arms.

——But because the acting skills are too exaggerated, the pitiful and helpless sobs turned into the sound of hiccups.

In the next second, feeling the cool touch of his fingers lightly pressed against his head, Fu Xiaoyue closed his mouth tightly and continued to act like a quail like a silent piece of wood.

The samurai on this side thought for a moment: "Master Yaolang is kind-hearted. This subordinate will enlighten His Highness to prepare an extra room for you as soon as possible."

"No need. I reported this matter the day before yesterday, and His Highness should have made arrangements for the two of us."

Hearing this, the other party finally bowed his head obediently: "So, my lord, please get on board."

-

Standing on the empty and deserted poop deck, Fu Xiaoyue stared blankly at the luxury and magnificence of the ship wherever he could see.

The whole space was quiet for a long time before she secretly swallowed, and sighed softly: "Mr. Yaolang... You seem to have developed a lot during this time..."

The medicine seller, who had no idea that he had been covered with golden light in her eyes, quietly looked at the open water in front of him, without answering.

"I just heard what you said, Your Highness. Is this a royal ship? Could this be the capital? They all call you 'Master'. What kind of official have you become? Where is this ship going? We are going to do it. What? There is still a warrant for my arrest posted on the official road outside, now that I am boarding the royal family’s ship, will I fall into the trap of myself?” She was full of curiosity when she heard it just now, and she has been asking non-stop since then.

The drug seller's quiet eyes fixed on a certain point on the distant water surface, and he didn't know what he was looking at, and he answered her slowly after a long time: "Your arrest warrant is stamped with the seal of the highest office in Kyoto, so Every official road needs to be pasted. We are now in a subsidiary country called 'Yunshu'. If you are arrested here, you will be escorted to Kyoto. This is the private cruise ship of the second prince. This The second voyage is the Second Prince’s travel in micro-clothes. I have never held an official position, but just happened to cure the country’s eldest prince’s serious illness a few days ago, and as a reward, they allowed me to take this ship.”

Fu Xiao listened to his every word seriously yesterday, but her head was still confused - she always felt that he answered every question, but didn't give any information clearly.

The drug seller talked for a while, and finally concluded: "However, as long as you can persist without being caught before sailing, you probably don't have to worry about it, and you will be escorted to Kyoto."

Fu Xiaoyu was tongue-tied yesterday, expressing that he couldn't understand the logic: "Why?"

"Because the people on this boat will not live to return to the shore." The drug seller's expression was indifferent, as if he was saying something very ordinary: "Even if they catch you, they will not die to send you away." Go to Kyoto."

Fu Xiaoyue: "..."

Silently hugged the dozing black cat in her arms, and waited for the goosebumps on her arms to subside, she cleared her throat, approached him like a thief, and asked in a low voice: "Then why are you To board this ship?"

After hearing what he said, she subconsciously understood that there was something wrong with the ship—maybe there were some monsters or monsters—so there would be accidents after sailing.But since he already knew there was danger, why did the drug seller come up?

The drug seller continued to look at the water in the distance: "This ship will go, the Sea of ​​Demons."

"——Sea of ​​Demons?"

Of course Fu Xiao hadn't heard of this place name yesterday, but it didn't sound like a good place—could it be that there was something wrong with the ship itself, but because it would pass through the "Sea of ​​Demons", the accident happened on this voyage?But didn't he just say that this is some kind of private outing for the second prince? How could he choose such a place as his destination?

She tried hard to sort out the logic of the information before and after: "So, you actually want to take a ride and go to this place called the Sea of ​​Demons?"

——Still wrong.Since he was going to solve the troubles of the "Sea of ​​Demons", why did he say that the people on board would still die?

The drug seller shook his head slightly when he heard the words: "I want to go to Rose Island."

--very good.

Fu Xiaoyue was relieved to find that he finally couldn't understand what he said at all.

——Because this ship will go to the "Sea of ​​Demons", so you are going to "Rose Island".

——Brother, what do you want to do? What is "Rose Island"?

As if aware of the brainstorm that she was about to collapse, the small balances resting on her arms rang out suspiciously comforting bells.

The drug seller was unmoved, and continued unhurriedly: "New Island, Nojimazaki, and the nearby Nanman Islands, these three places connect to form a sea area called the Sea of ​​Demons. Voyagers enter it, That is, it is difficult to know the direction when it is trapped by thick fog, and it will be attacked by monsters."

Fu Xiaoyue wrinkled his face bitterly, trying not to interrupt him like this - "Then why do we go to such a ghostly place!"

"But in fact, there are also people who survived after entering the Sea of ​​Demons. They claimed to see a figure of a luthier carrying a lute in the fog, withstood the test given by the other party, and were guided by him to reach the shore safely. It is rumored that those who did not Those who can stand the test did not die from the attack of monsters, but went to a place called 'Rose Island' under the wrong guidance information of the luthier, and could never return to the human world."

Fu Xiaoyue was originally frowning when he heard it, but at this moment his eyes lit up: "——the luthier? The demon luthier!?"

The medicine seller paused for a moment with his clear and indifferent eyes, as if he couldn't understand her sudden excitement, he turned his head and glanced at her, and was about to say something else when he was interrupted by a noise from a distance.

Both of them stopped talking and listened quietly for a few seconds—it sounded like His Royal Highness, who was late, had finally arrived.

——Is this going to sail?

Fu Xiaoyue was at a loss: "I, I and my companions haven't waited..."

If he went to the Sea of ​​Demons or Rose Island, it would be impossible for Inugami to find her no matter what?

"Companion." The pharmacist repeated noncommittally, and raised his chin slightly in the direction he was looking at just now: "If you mean that thing——"

Fu Xiaoyue was taken aback for a moment, only then did he realize that the small balance on his arm was also tilted in that direction, and hurriedly looked over——

Then, in the next second, for the first time in her life, she saw a real "dog-planing" swimming scene.

She was completely dumbfounded watching the black spot struggling to swim closer, and finally transformed into a human form at a distance of ten meters away from her, jumped over the water with a whimper, and firmly grasped the railing on the bottom floor below. superior.

"Master!" The young man was drenched in clothes and out of breath. He quickly glanced at the luxurious ship in front of him: "Why are you in this place—"

The noise in the distance seemed to be faintly approaching. Fu Xiaoyue tried hard to wake up from the stupor of the sudden situation, and stretched out his short hand towards him:

"It's too late to explain, get on the boat!"