As we all know, winding zero is a human being

The eloquent snowflakes can't show much beauty when it's almost dawn, on the contrary, it adds a lot of trouble.

At least Zero didn't have the time to appreciate the snow, he probed silently and sneezed silently.

Damn it, it really is only after eating and clothing that I have time to think about such romantic things.

After getting his breath, he plunged into the river again. He didn't feel anything, and he moved forward faster than running on the ground with the thrust of the water.

After swimming for a while, he felt that the body of the little girl behind him was shaking more and more.

In the hazy night, Ling searched around the river, and finally he found a fishing boat parked on the shore.

He gently lifted Ah Xiang onto the board of the fishing boat first, and then flipped up together with him.

"Is it still cold?"

He groped out the stove left in the boat and lit it to keep the little girl warm. Following the bright fire, he tremblingly lit the charcoal left in the stove, and Ling touched Ah Xiang's forehead, and heaved a sigh of relief.

"We really escaped!"

Under the warm firelight, the little girl's eyes finally moved again, and she kept clasping her hands, as if this could quickly drive away the coolness wrapped around her body.

"Well, for the time being." Zero held back and didn't look back, "So, you should go home as soon as the sun rises, and don't go out these days if you can't go out... It's best to persuade your uncle and the others to leave Edo together Bar."

As if hearing the meaning of his words, Ah Xiang hurriedly wanted to stand up, but the wet clothes were still hanging on her body, so she just flopped on the spot.

It looked like a little goldfish that was fished out of the fish tank and fluttered.

Thinking of this, Zero couldn't help laughing, Ah Xiang looked at him furiously: "Where is Mr. Samurai going?"

"Do you still have time to take care of me?" After putting away his wanton laughter, Zero wondered and tapped her forehead, comforting the little girl who obviously had no strength but was still struggling.

He couldn't figure out what the little girl was thinking.

Obviously she doesn't really believe that there will be pies in the sky, but the little girl is also the first one who wants to go to see the rumored Bliss Sect for those girls who are not doing well; There are existences like ghosts, and there is nothing wrong with knowing how much you are and how to protect yourself wisely.

And after falling into the Infinite City, watching him over and over again drawing up the escape plan, he also bit his lip and didn't express the fear in his heart.

She always seems to be able to make the most suitable solution to a dilemma.

Sitting on the edge of the boat, Ling suddenly stretched out his hand and pinched the little girl's cheek, and while she was in a daze, he took off the mask that Axiang had tightly fastened on her forehead and hadn't fallen off after going through such a long journey.

Standing in the wind and snow, he said to the little girl without rejection: "The mask I gave you, can you lend me a while now?"

But the little girl didn't have the strength to get up or stop him. After a long while, she shouted to him who stepped over the edge of the boat and stepped onto the shore:

"I agreed to borrow it...you must remember to pay it back!!!"

Once the goal is lost, people will suddenly become at a loss.

It was still snowing heavily at the wrong time, and he stepped on a hole in the snow nest. After thinking about it, Ling still walked towards the city by the river bank.

He left the necklace in the Infinite City, and the so-called dark under the lamp means that the most dangerous place is also the safest place. In such a huge Edo City, can't he find a temporary shelter?

Speaking of which, where did he drift along the river?

It wasn't until he sneezed and saw the bare willow branches on both sides of the bank that there were no green leaves in the distance, that Ling had a vague impression.

The vermilion arch bridge reflected the round arched gate tower made of black lacquered wood, and the square walls only opened towards the northwest direction of his side.

... Isn't this Yoshihara Yukaku? !

If he took the little girl to drift for a while longer, along the drainage ditch, he would be able to see the high city wall here when he looked up.

About Yoshihara, known as the city within the city, Ling had heard about it a long time ago, but the name of the place of fireworks alley reminded him of some unpleasant past events, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

After being built in a low-lying land with lush reeds by the sea, it was moved into this city, and the place named after the lush and free fluffy white flowers has become a cage that does not live up to its name.

He just hesitated for a long time and walked in with his half-dried clothes—if there is order but chaos in Edo, it must be Yoshihara.

The city walls in all directions are barriers set up to prevent wandering girls from escaping, and the shady things that happen in it can never leave the city tower.

The guards standing under the city tower also seemed drowsy at the turn of day and night. He tried his best to avoid their sight, and took advantage of the half-light and unclear sky to sneak into this land .

Wearing a mask to cover half of his face, others cast strange glances at him.

...Yes, it is said that it is too late in the middle of the night and too early in the morning. Even if it is snowing, there are still people walking on the streets of Yoshiwara.

Most of the guests who came the night before left in a hurry in the morning, and there were also rogues who got drunk and were beaten up and thrown out on the street because they couldn't pay.

Among these figures who mostly walked out of Yoshihara, the one who was still walking inside was the strangest one, but their eyes were quickly attracted elsewhere.

Someone was running on the central avenue, all wrapped up in coir raincoats and wearing bamboo hats on their heads so as not to show any skin.There were still people yelling behind that person, but upon listening carefully, they were exclamations of fear, with blood still flowing from their shoulders.

"What bad luck—"

"Where did the mad dog come from, why is it still biting people!"

Turning sideways and lowering his head to press the mask, Zero saw exactly that the chased person seemed to be looking for something nearby in a panic when passing by him, and the exposed pair of eyes were slender.

... Good guy, halfway through the meal, he had to rush to a meeting when his immediate boss called directly into his head.

Although he was not seen by the ghost who was in a hurry and only wanted to go to one place, even though his face was covered, but he was afraid of leaving traces and being found, Zero still sneaked in along the narrow path beside the street in the lane.

Also, there are so many people coming and going in Yoshiwara, and it is a place where the door is open at night and sleeps during the day. Hundreds of years ago, ghosts chose to open in Huajie. thing.

It’s just that understanding is understanding, I hope everyone can find their own way of life, Amen.

Deviated from the street, which was still noisy even when it was about to close, he followed the small road all the way, and the well-decorated playgirl's house gradually became shabby.

On the inner side of the gorgeous world, thin lanterns made of paper are hung under the eaves, and the road ahead can barely be seen with the gradually brightening sky.

I didn't know that I was going around in a panic and touched the edge of Yoshihara, a city within a city. The sound of rushing water could be heard clearly. Looking at the towering city wall in front of me, Ling had no choice but to turn around and choose a path to continue searching for energy. A place to rest for the time being.

It's just that when I passed by a certain house, I seemed to bump into something soft, and Zero heard a weak voice that seemed harsh but involuntarily:

"...Go away!"

When he looked back, no one was passing by in the empty and remote alley, only a few snow-covered haystacks were leaning against the wall.

Could it be that a ghost has already discovered his whereabouts? !

... No, the voice he heard seemed to be just a shout?

It's just that he didn't know where the sound came from, and he always felt that his heart was not so at ease. He saw that behind the low wooden casements, there were no wandering girls waiting to watch, and the ground was empty, and melted snow water seeped in. It just looks colder and wetter.

After searching for a while, Ling finally set his sights on those haystacks.

The soaked straw is presumably something used to start a fire for cooking, but it is obvious that it can no longer be used after the heavy snowfall. It is about the size enough for an adult to get into it. If there is a person hiding in it, it is indeed impossible Suddenly found out.

"I'm just passing by."

I don't know why I have to explain a few words, it seems that I have arrived at someone's site and want to make an announcement. While waiting for a response, Zero is also watching the movement nearby.

——Another shadow ran across the alley very quickly, facing the direction where the sun was falling, as if avoiding the bright sky that was about to open.

And that was the direction he had come from.

Oni Mai Tsuji has begun to use his privileges as the ancestor of Oni, and has begun to summon all the Oni who are close or not so close in impotent rage.

Well, it has nothing to do with him.

It really doesn't matter.

"Then why haven't you left yet?!"

Leaning on the haystacks to hide his figure and dodging a summoned ghost, Ling turned his head and heard the voice.

Then came a series of curses that he couldn't hear very clearly.

...Hey, it's getting closer, and it can be heard that it's a boy's voice, but it looks like he has a bad temper.

It is said that education should be started from the baby, if you are so proficient in swearing when you are young, can you still get it when you grow up?

Thinking of the habit of not treating people as human beings brought about by a certain ancestor of ghosts from the Heian era, who discarded its essence and took its dross, Zero couldn't get angry.

He simply took the scabbard and turned over one haystack after another, very curious as to what kind of kid would hide in such a rough place in such weather.

And then... and have a good laugh?

Stop, stop, now is not the time for such childish things, is it?

Zero found that the more nervous he was, the less he could control his thoughts and actions.

Rubbing his half-dried hair that was still disheveled in the wind, he belatedly realized that his scabbard seemed to be blocked by something hard.

Looking down, Zero saw half of the sickle protruding from the haystack in front of him, and the boy who was shrunk in it also showed his face.

Oh, the case is solved, not only the boy, but also a sleeping girl, they look like a brother and sister.

The two children are almost as old as Ah Xiang, and it seems that they are malnourished.The scolding boy was not very kind, with black hair like weeds tied casually behind his head, and an unattractive birthmark crawling on his face.

The silver hair was wrapped around his clothes like nostalgia, and the long eyelashes of the glamorous little girl fluttered, as if she was about to wake up.

"You bastard...don't stare at Xiaomei?!!"

The snow is still falling, but listening to this sentence, which seems to be guarding something precious for fear of being taken away by others, Ling covered his ears and listened to the second half of the swear words that started to go in the direction of personal attacks, and it seemed that it was not so harsh up.

What's the point of competing with children, they're still just children!

ah?Isn't it time to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year?That's fine.

He lowered his head to block the sickle, and turned his attention to the boy again: "Put your feet back."

The boy paused for a moment, a hint of puzzlement appeared in his ferocious eyes, he looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms, lowered his throat and muttered: "Huh?"

"I told you to put your feet back."

Saying so, he passed the two of them, and Zero pushed aside another haystack, and reached into it to feel it.

Hey, I thought it was soaking wet from the outside, but it turned out to be quite warm inside?

He just got in through the boy's dull eyes, and closed the straw in front of him again.

"I just ask you to give up your seat... As for cursing?"