the world

Liu Yu thought that Taki Wakaba, who had accepted Ashikaga Yoshio's paperwork, would go to the general's mansion again, but she just expressed her gratitude and followed the plan and embarked on the journey back to Yishui.

But Liu Yu thought about it again. Now that the goal has been achieved, it is really meaningless to stay in Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshio's territory.

Taki Wakaba hired a car and asked the driver to take them back to Yishui.Although the reward Taki Wakaba gave was very tempting to the coachman, he was only willing to send them to the border of the Hojo clan's territory.

"Nine times out of ten, the Hojo Clan is fighting. I can send you off for the first part of the way, but you can only rely on yourself after that." The coachman said apologetically.

"It's okay, this is enough."

Odeno Taikoyo and Yaki Hasebe carried Hakoniwa into the car, although Liu Yu had doubts in his heart, he just followed silently.

"You haven't seen the whole picture of this world, right? There are wars everywhere now. Let's experience it not as a sword, but as a human being." Taki Ruoye sat in the car with a correct posture, opened the curtain and faced Looking out the window.

It turned out to be because of this!Taki Wakaba's words immediately answered Liu Yu's doubts.

Instead of using flying, he chose a longer time-consuming way of travel because of Taki Wakaba's consideration of the two swords.

To bother Master Ruoye so much, these two swords really don't know what to do.

Dadian Taiguangshi was baffled by Liu Yu's gaze, and he whispered to Yaki Hasebe: "Why does Liu Yu suddenly dislike us again?"

"Who knows? That guy can tell at a glance that he is the master."

"..." Looking at Hasebe Yakiri who said such words seriously, Tai Mitsuyo Ohnori felt a little subtle in his heart.

After all, pressing and cutting Hasebe can be regarded as a well-known master knife.

Taki Wakaba hasn't been in a car for a long time. When she was a human being, she often took the bullock cart of Mingma Gozen to and from the palace.

Such a bumpy feeling is really nostalgic, even this drowsy illusion that surges up is so similar.

Taki Wakaba opened her eyes, she was not asleep, and she would not fall asleep.

It seems to be early morning now, the coachman is still leaning on the wooden plank to sleep, Liu Yu and the swordsmen are also sleeping next to each other, and the man rescued from the sea is placed in the corner, maintaining the same posture from beginning to end.

They looked unfamiliar in the daytime, but now they huddled together to sleep in such a harmonious way, a slight smile appeared on Taki Ruoye's face.

Taki Wakaha stood up and arched up, the car under her feet made a slight creaking sound, and Hasebe and Tai Mitsuyo Odenori also woke up. Seeing Taki Wakaha got off the car, they gently put the sleeping Liu Yu helped him to the side, and followed Taki Ruoye out of the car.

"The flower of the other shore..." Seeing the scene in front of him, Hasebe exclaimed.

The location where the coachman stopped was on the shady side of a low hillside, and because of this, Taki Ruoye saw a field of Bana flowers on the side of the road, which almost dyed the land red.

"The flowers on the other side bloom twice a year, and we happened to see the other side in spring." Taki Ruoye squatted down while talking, and reached into the flowers with his hands.

Odenori Takoyo thought that Taki Wakaba was trying to pick a Bana flower, and then saw Taki Wakaba's hand pass through the flower, continue down, and hold a white skull from the ground.

A Bana flower is rooted in the skull filled with soil, with branches and bright red flowers protruding from the eye sockets.

Taki Ruoye stroked the dirt on her skull, her pure black hair hung down, holding the quietly swaying Bianhua in her white and flawless hands, her fingertips were red to match the sea of ​​flowers.

"...Black, white, and red are all very matching colors." Oden Tai Mitsuyo had already expressed the thoughts that came to his mind before he recovered his senses.

He spoke in a low voice, almost muttering to himself, but found that Taki Ruoye suddenly turned his head and stared at him.

"...What's wrong?" Oden Tai Mitsuyo became nervous.

"It's okay... just someone said the same thing to you before."

"Is it also a scene of red flowers at that time?"

"No, that happened in winter, the snowflakes were flying, and I was wearing the same style of maiden costume as now, standing in the snow of the Jingu Palace." Speaking of this, Taki Wakaba paused for a while, and did not say any more, but The skull was buried back to its original place. "It is said that the Bana flower blooms beside the Santu River, and the Bana flower grows on the bones. Is this the same scene in hell on earth?"

"—the lady in front!" A child's voice suddenly came from a distance, a child with a ponytail was running towards them panting, and as soon as he got close, he grabbed Taki Ruoye's hand tightly. sleeves, and asked eagerly: "You...huh...are you the rumored woman of heavenly knowledge?!"

"What is wrong with me?"

"It's rumored that a woman with knowledge of heaven can help the world and save people, and can call wind and rain, is it true?!" Hearing Taki Ruoye's answer, the child's expression became more anxious and nervous.

"it is true."

"Then—then can you save my mother? Here, please, save my mother!"

"move."

Yaki Hasebe picked up the child and asked her to guide the way, and the group quickly arrived at a place in the sea of ​​flowers on the other side, where a haggard woman lay.

"Fortunately, she's not dead. If you look for me a little later, she really won't be able to save her." Taki Ruoye checked the dying woman and found that she still had a trace of breath, which would soon dissipate. Yes, she stretched out her hand to Liu Yu, "Water."

"I didn't bring a kettle." Liu Yu was taken aback for a moment, then said hastily.

"Sorry, I forgot."

"I saw a stream on the road, I'll go—" The girl was about to leave, when she saw Taki Wakaba wave her hand, signaling her to go back.

At the same time, when Taki Wakaba's hand fell, the sky seemed to have received an order, and was immediately covered by dark clouds, and the sky darkened instantly, as dark as if the time had been set back half an hour, and the heavy rain poured down Down below, all sounds were covered by the sound of rain.

Taki Wakaba folded his hands, accumulated a handful of water in the rain curtain, and poured it into the woman's mouth.

The reason why Taki Wakaba needs water every time she uses [Blood Ghost Art - Lian Ji] is because the minimum dose of blood she can control herself to shed has exceeded the limit that the human body can bear.

She had done experiments on the vines very early on. Once an excessive amount of blood was given, the quantitative changes would lead to qualitative changes, directly changing the nature of the vines.

[Blood Ghost Art - Compassionate Concubine] was superimposed with [Compassion], the woman's sunken cheeks and eye sockets disappeared, and the original withered and dull skin regained its luster and elasticity, as strange and beautiful as the resurrection of the dead in the tomb.

Zi Ye opened her eyes, and what fell into her eyes was the bean-sized raindrops, which filled her eye sockets and slid down from the corners of her eyes.

Even so, Zi Ye did not blink, what she saw was the gloomy sky surrounded by Bana flowers, what she smelled was the smell of damp soil, and what she heard was the mottled sound of raindrops hitting the leaves.

Bianhua...does it grow that tall?

Is there such a red and bright Bana flower?

This black-haired miko-san is looking at me.

No - I'm still alive!

Zi Ye stood up abruptly: "Dororo!"

"Mother!" Dororo threw herself into Ziye's arms, "...that's great! I thought you were leaving me...I'm ready to dig your hole..."

Dororo cried while talking.

"Dororo, is this child's name Dororo?" Taki Wakaba asked.

"You are... a woman of heavenly knowledge?" Ziye looked at Taki Ruoye and the samurai behind her, "My name is Ziye, and I thank the lady of heavenly knowledge for saving my life."

"Your child is very smart. She stopped me the first time she saw me, and I'm afraid she would drag me to you." Taki Ruoye said, "You must be hungry all the time, hunger, and disease, If you can’t change the status quo, even if your body recovers now, you won’t be able to survive in the future.”

Since Ye knelt down, Dororo was stunned when he saw the kneeling mother: "Mother?"

"You kneel down too." Zi Ye held Dororo back, and Dororo followed his mother's example and bowed down.

Why?Even if she is wandering outside, the mother who is hungry and unwilling to give up her dignity will suddenly kneel down in front of the girl of heavenly knowledge?Haven't you thanked me before?Dororo felt a little incomprehensible.

"I just happened to pass by, and you are just one of the people I rescued, so don't be so solemn."

"No, I still hope that Lady Tianzhi can take Dororo away." Ziye buried her head very low, and she heard Taki Ruoye let out a soft snort.

"Is that so? I wanted you to come with me."

"Hey? Why?"

"The rumors circulating in people's mouths are always updated slowly. I settled in Yishui a few years ago and stopped traveling around. Now I have become a famous name in Yishui country. If you are willing to become a citizen of our country ,I am glad to."

"...Why? Although I heard your rumors a long time ago, I didn't quite believe it before. Why would a lady with such powerful knowledge choose to use this power to help others? Even if you are strangers Strangers? As long as you want, you can ignore our pain and enjoy the food on the table at any time like those high-ranking lords."

"I didn't have great power from the beginning." Taki Ruoba asked, "If you had great power, what would you want to do? Would you be like those high-ranking big shots? That's all."

"We'll go with you." Zi Ye hugged Dororo tightly, "In this world, there is probably no better place to go except by your side."

"Do you think there is still something in Zi Ye's heart?" Yaki Hasebe poked Ohen Tai Mitsuyo, "It stands to reason that Zi Ye should be relieved at this time, but she still looks like a woman who is full of thoughts. look?"

"It seems...something is wrong." Seeing Hasebe's displeased expression, Ohnori Tamitsu said, "If you are worried, you can tell the girl of heavenly knowledge. It's useless to talk to me."

"..."

"Why on earth do you keep arguing with the girl of heavenly knowledge?"