[Comprehensive] Takasugi-kun's Melancholy

"Ayu, what happened?" Takasugi-kun put the book under the firelight. Although it was already dark, it was obviously not time for Takasugi-kun to rest. Normally, he would seize this time to read more A few books, but today he couldn't read at ease. His temper can be said to be sensitive. Although the guards were still on guard as usual, he smelled something unusual.

"It's not a big deal, young master." Ah Yu still looked like that, as if there was nothing to make her lose her composure, "It's just a group of uninvited guests." .

Perhaps such a maid can only be cultivated in the elegant atmosphere of Heianjing, right?God knows how Mrs. Mifune trained such a maid.

Uninvited guests?Takasugi-kun chewed this word in his heart a few times, but when he really spoke, he diverted the topic to another direction: "Your words are very elegant, have you learned them before?"

"Oh?" Ayu was also taken aback, she didn't expect Takasugi-kun to ask this question, but her reaction was not covered up, she just adjusted her emotions with a dazed effort, "I didn't learn it specially, It's just my mother's words and deeds when I was a child."

Mother?Takasugi-kun thought of Mrs. Tazi at the first moment, so as long as the two similar faces have been seen before, it is absolutely impossible to believe that there is no connection between the two.

"That must be a very knowledgeable woman," Takasugi-kun seemed to appreciate casually, "If possible, I really hope to meet such a woman." His words were actually a bit abrupt, but they were very beneficial Find out more.

"I'm sorry, I was separated from my mother five years ago." A Yu didn't show any emotion when she said this, as if she was talking about an unimportant matter, but who knew what she was thinking. What do you think?

Takasugi-kun didn't continue to ask. With his status, he absolutely can't apologize to Ayu, but it seems that he is very uneducated to ask after the other party said he was missing.

Let's talk about it next time, he thought so.

"It's time to go to bed." Takasugi-kun said to Ayu, and the latter tidied up the bed very neatly, and helped Takasugi-kun to lie down. She blew out the candles and was about to go outside.

"Ayu," Takasugi-kun stopped her at the moment when she opened the curtain, and Takasugi-kun closed his eyes tightly on the mattress lying on his back, "Will I be awakened tonight?"

"Please rest assured," Ayu's voice contained comfort, "Tonight must be a quiet night."

"Gintoki, go to sleep in the tree tonight." It was not peaceful outside the carriage, Sakata Gintoki, as the only child, was ordered by Songyang to hide in the tree.

"What's the matter?" It was rare for Yinshi to show his usual foolishness. Although he was much sharper than ordinary children, he was just a child compared to this group of experienced warriors. , He didn't feel the sight of the voyeur just now, so naturally he couldn't judge what happened.

"It's a thief." Songyang didn't want to hide anything from Yinshi, and told him openly. Facing the child who had raised his head, his tone became more firm, "Hide in the tree, there is no you here." thing."

"Ah Yin, I can participate in the battle." Yinshi was not boasting, how could the "ghoul" who survived on the battlefield not be able to participate in the battle.

"Children just need to hide behind the adults at this time." Songyang was unmoved, "If even a child like you has to go to the battlefield, wouldn't it be embarrassing for us warriors?"

His words drew a response from the other guards: "Hey, are you looking down on us, brat?" After the leader had spoken, he pulled out the blade, which reflected the light just to meet the moonlight. The deputy looked very sharp, "Just do what you have to do, kid. Climb up a tree to protect yourself. We won't be able to control you for the rest of the time."

Gritting his teeth, Yinshi followed what the two said, and nimbly climbed up the tree like a monkey. The figure of the child was hidden in the thick branches, and he couldn't see a trace of it from the outside.

Then it was time for the adults, the guards and the Songyangs matched each other's colors, leaving one person to guard the fire as usual, while the others were sitting or lying down, as if they were resting.

Those thieves are obviously veterans. They chose a very appropriate time to attack. The sky at night is already dark, and most people have already slept for an hour at this time. It is the time to fall into a deep sleep. , In his sleep, he stabbed him silently, and that person would never wake up again.

"Not bad!" The leader observed Takasugi-kun's convoy carefully, and found that even the night watchman was a little drowsy, so he swallowed back his slight worries. Individuals ambush at the border, and when they see a caravan entering the country, they will send someone to investigate. If there are not many guards and the team is really rich, then they will rush in and snatch the team clean.Of course, even lives will be taken away.

This leader has seen big winds and waves, and he has his own way of seeing people. The carriage that Gao Sugi-kun rides is the highest specification he has seen so far. The people inside must be either rich or expensive. If their belongings were stolen, at least they would not have to come out for a period of time.

Because of the large amount of ill-gotten wealth, these thieves have been living a very luxurious life. Women, casinos, and fine wine linger in sensuality all day long, and money is spent like running water, and because they are used to With such a life, it is impossible for them to go back to the simple life of nine to five. They can only fall into the vicious circle of "robbery-spending money-robbery" until they lose their lives.

What's more... The leader of the thieves glanced at the group of sleeping warriors. Even if they all add up, there are only a dozen or so people, which is very different from those caravans that employ dozens of guards to escort them.

It's a surefire deal, he told himself.

He gestured for the people behind to join him, and they raised their sharp knives one by one, ready to cut off the heads of the guards with one blow.

But their expectations were doomed to fail. It was not the people in their dreams who were beheaded, but themselves.

Why is this so?The head that rolled to the ground still had an obvious dazed expression on it. He didn't know why he died, and he didn't even know who killed him.

Mistake, these three words hit the leader's heart deeply like a mallet. His sword skills are better than those of his subordinates, but this also prevents him from ushering in a happy death. Looking around from the corner of his eye, he happened to see a young man with long light gray hair beheading his deputy neatly. At that time, he was the only one left among all the thieves.

No, there was not even one person left, his eyes widened, his head lowered slightly, and he saw the tip of the knife that pierced his heart, the blade was clean and not stained with any blood.

The notorious frontier bandit was quietly wiped out.

in less than 3 minutes.

"Isn't this group of guys too careless?" There was a young man among the guards, who was dragging a corpse to a nearby open space, and they were going to set fire to the corpses of the group of guys. Burn it clean. After all, they are unwilling to spend time digging a hole for these thieves. In order to prevent the plague that may be brought by the rotting corpse, it is better to burn it with a fire.

"It's not warriors after all." Songyang was also helping them dispose of the corpses. "It's just a group of ordinary people with knives. Naturally, they have no fighting power." Songyang is telling the truth. Peasants with hoes are nothing more than they even wield their rakes as if they were wielding a rake.

But this group of thieves does have a ruthless spirit. If the convoy they encounter is not theirs, they should be able to succeed according to the methods of this group of thieves, right?

"Why do ordinary people do such a thing?" The guard was still a little puzzled, "They are all grown men, so even if they go to a noble family to work as a farmer, they can live a good life, right? Changzhou Domain is famous for its taxes. There are so few!" He comes from the countryside of Wuzhou, and his family has been farmers for generations. Later, he went to Changzhou Fan and became a private soldier of the Mifune family. It is still familiar, the taxes of the Changzhou Domain are unique in the whole of Japan.

"Is there no way around this?" Mr. Songyang replied, "Less taxes mean that the people have more money, but since there are people who are satisfied with their current lives, there are also people who are not satisfied with their current lives. , Clothes, wine, women and other things have to be exchanged with a lot of money, isn’t it because of these reasons that these guys become thieves?”

"Although you are quite young, I can't see that you know a lot, Songyang." The leader of the guard is a middle-aged man. He has experienced all the beauties and wine that Songyang mentioned. He pulled out a It is a smile that men can understand, and he said to Songyang, "You must be very popular with women with such a face, right? Would you like to talk about your past achievements?"

"How can there be any achievements..." Songyang also responded with a smile, and the few people chatted and laughed all the way with the corpse, as if strolling in the courtyard to enjoy the scenery.

Looking at the backs of those people, Takasugi-kun breathed a sigh of relief. Although Ayu had promised him that nothing would happen tonight, he was still a little worried, or a little excited. His dark green eyes reflected the The color of the flames outside appeared deeper, but a small cluster of flames could be seen in those deep eyes, which was the desire for blood, war and power.

He raised his head slightly and saw Yin Shi also climbed down from the tree, and the other party, like him, had seen the short war just now from beginning to end. "Aren't you sleeping too, Sakata-kun." His tone was polite and alienated, and the content of the words revealed a sense of hypocrisy. Takasugi-kun knew that Ayu was absolutely clear about what he was saying now, but he didn't know Why can't he restrain himself from talking with Yinshi now.

This is probably because they have the same desire?He looked at Yinshi's blood-red pupils, and thought in his heart that they all had the same desire for power.

"Don't speak so awkwardly, young master." Yin Shi picked his nostrils, "Ah Yin, I hate to speak bureaucratically like those failed adults. It's a man's demeanor to speak straightforwardly."

Gao Sugi-kun felt that he was amused by Gintoki's words, "Man?" He deliberately bit down on these three words, "I thought you were just a half-baked brat."

"Are you kidding me?!" Sakata Gintoki was very sensitive to the word "half-bad guy", and when he heard Takasugi-kun's words, he frowned like a cat, "Gin, I am a very good adult."

"Okay, Sakata-kun." Takasugi-kun followed his words, he felt that he should not deliberately tease Sakata Gintoki anymore.

"Hey, don't call me Ayin Sakata-kun!" Yinshi shuddered, "It feels super strange!"

"Then Sakata?" Takasugi-kun called tentatively, he was not used to calling other people's names directly.

"Just call it Gintoki." Sakata Gintoki held his face with one hand, as if he couldn't stand Takasugi-kun's address.

"Then you can also call me Takasugi," Takasugi-kun thought for a while and felt that the other party was entitled to know his name.

"My name is Takasugi Shinsuke," he said seriously, "I'm not called Young Master."