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The latter possibility was immediately dismissed from my mind.

In these historical times, it is not strange to encounter government troops who come to expedition or go out into battle.

Naginata Midori was seriously injured, and he could barely speak. After explaining the important things, he closed his eyes and began to rest.

The tall and tall Fu Sangshen leaned against my side, his face was as pale as usual under the candlelight, I looked at his injuries, and then raised my eyes to the darkness where Okita-kun's figure disappeared, and sighed. pursed lips.

Although I was in an alley in the dark, I didn't feel scared at all for some reason.

I knelt and sat on the spot, trying to make a hand for Naginata Green in this time and space where spiritual power is restricted. Although the effect was minimal, it was not without effect, and he looked better.After a while, I suddenly heard commotion in the distance, which seemed to be the cries of children and the soothing voice of men.Reminiscent of what Naginata Midori said, I think that Okita-kun found out about the ronin catching children, and Okita-kun found someone.

After a while, there were soft and slightly hasty footsteps in the depths of the alley.

The visitor got closer to me, and when he saw me under my lantern, he called out my name, "Sister Ah Chao!"

I couldn't help calling out his name, "Ashi."

Then he put his arms around the rushing child, and gently patted the child on his back.

He whispered in my ear, his voice was very weak, with a slight cry, "I'm scared..."

He said that he himself didn't know what happened. He was beaten unconscious when he passed the alley, and when he woke up, he was locked up with a group of children and suffered half a day of torture.In the evening, Okita appeared and rescued them, and told Ah Shi that I was waiting for them here, so Ah Shi came here to find me.

I hugged him, "It's okay, it's okay."

My eyes fell into the darkness of Ah Shilai, there seemed to be people and there seemed to be no one.

Ah Shi grabbed my sleeve, buried his head in the socket of my neck, and breathed out in small mouthfuls.The boy's thin body couldn't stop shaking, it took a long time to calm down slowly, and then he didn't move.

...It turned out to be asleep.

I can't laugh or cry, Ah Shi can still fall asleep in such an environment.

But this is also good, in such a situation, sleeping is also a way to relax and vent.

But... what to do now?

A helpless me, a sleeping child, and an injured Fu Sangshen who lost his mobility, plus a small knife.

How can such four people leave here and return to Ah Shi's house?

It is winter night now, although the alley cannot shine in the moonlight, the cold wind is still raging here.

It is absolutely impossible to spend the night in such a place. If you do that, there may be reports of young girls and boys freezing to death on the street the next day.

I was struggling with what to do when I suddenly heard a very faint sigh from the dark place, which seemed extremely insignificant under the sound of the wind.

I raised the lantern in my hand, and saw a figure gradually appear in the darkness.

The heart that I raised immediately relaxed, and I breathed a sigh of relief, "Soujiro!"

As soon as I said the words, I felt that the screaming was louder again, and I looked at Ashi who was sleeping soundly buried on my body with some embarrassment, and then looked at Okita-kun shyly.

"Ah Chao," the young man called me back, "I'm sorry, I was a bit late when I encountered something just now."

"It's okay," I looked at him sincerely, "thank you."

He made a "shh" gesture and lowered his voice, "I'll take you back."

Okita-kun tore off some strips of cloth and bandaged Naginata Midori's wound, and then helped him up—this was actually a bit difficult, not only because of Fu Sangshen's height, but also because of his weight, but it didn't look like it. The very strong young man didn't even make a muffled groan, and silently carried the naginata green on his back.

Then his eyes fell on Ah Shi in my arms.

I thought about the possibility of me holding Ashi or Okita-kun holding Ashi, and decisively chose to wake Ashi up.The boy opened his sleepy eyes and muttered a few times, "Sister Ah Chao..."

"Ashi, let's go home and sleep again."

Hearing that he was going home, Ah Shi reluctantly pulled himself together, stood up with his head drooped, was startled when he saw Okita, went up and pulled his sleeve, "Brother Sojiro, you are here!"

Then he became concerned about Naginata Green's situation, "Big Brother Baxing? Are you asleep?"

Naginata Green fell into a coma and was unable to answer.

Okita-kun patted him on the shoulder, "Ashi, can you help me?"

Ashi regained his spirit and helped Okita fix the naginata green behind him.

I walked in front of Okita, holding a lantern, and the faint orange light illuminated Qianfang's road. The shadows of Okita-kun and Ashi covered me, and I was pulled for a long, long time.

Okita Aichi and I walked out of the alley one after another. There were no lights outside the street, but there was a faint moonlight shrouded in it.

I slowed down and stood side by side with Okita and the others. The moonlight cast a layer of silver light on them, which was very beautiful.After leaving the alley, Ah Shi regained his usual vitality and chatted with us looking for topics.

"Sister Ah Chao, brother Soujiro is very reliable~!"

"Ok?"

"Ah Xiang said that my brother is good-looking and has a good personality. Many girls like him. I didn't think so at first, but after what happened tonight - my brother is so reliable and handsome!" Okita Blow Ashiliang praised with twinkling eyes.

I echoed, "Soujiro is indeed very good."

Okita couldn't help but laugh.

Although being made such a joke, because it is Tong Yan, there is a sense of spring breeze that makes people smile knowingly.

I noticed some dark colors on Okita's face, very similar to the color of blood.

Looking down slowly, I saw a few dark marks on his front again.

It's just that he doesn't look injured, is that... Naginata green's blood?Or someone else—the blood of the ronin?

My heartbeat suddenly quickened a bit, Okita-kun has been hiding his name and playing with the children for a while, and he behaves like a big brother next door, so easy-going that I almost forget his true identity.

"Then sister Ah Chao also likes elder brother?" Ah Shi feared that the world would not be chaotic.

When I was in a trance, Okita turned his head to look at me suddenly, softened his brows and eyes, the eyes reflecting the moonlight were like a blue and silent deep sea.

I shyly avoided Okita-kun's gaze, and called out "Oshi" with a slight complaint.

Only then did Ah Shi stop talking with a smile.

Soon, we returned to the door of Ah Shi’s house. The lights were still on, but the old lady had already fallen asleep.

Ashi tiptoedly opened the door, and asked Okita-kun to help him to his room with a low voice.

After that, Okita politely declined our request to let him stay overnight, and walked outside.I struggled for a while, and finally couldn't help calling him out, "Sojiro."

The young man turned his head, the cold wind was blowing his hair.

I took out my handkerchief and handed it to him, "There seems to be something on my face..."

He touched his face, as if aware of something.

I hesitated, and took out the blue scarf that An Ding had given me.

"It's cold outside. This is... mine, my brother's scarf, but it's never been used."

Taking the scarf that An Ding gave me to his original owner, Okita-kun, this can be regarded as... borrowing flowers to present Buddha.

Okita was taken aback.

My hand holding the scarf was hanging in the air. I saw his neck was naked in the air, and his lips moved as if he was about to refuse. Suddenly I mustered up the courage to tiptoe and wrap the scarf around him.

When doing this action, I inevitably shortened the distance with Okita, and because of this, I could smell his faint scent.Only then did I realize what I was doing now, and Dang even let go of his hand and turned back awkwardly.

After running for a few steps, I turned around again, the smile on the young man's face was still there.

Bang bang, bang bang.

……

"Sa la la la ~"

In the gap between dreams, the little butterfly beat the tambourine and danced lightly in front of me and the dream-eating tapir.

I watched the figure of Little Butterfly, and all the negative emotions in my heart dissipated with her dancing posture and music.

At the end of the song, Little Butterfly looked at me shyly. When I praised her, she smiled gently.

It's so cute.

The nightmare-eating tapir also praised a wave of little butterflies.

I remembered the last time the nightmare-eating tapir made an agreement with me, after I got better, he would rebuild the dreamland and let me enter.

I mentioned this to the dream-eating tapir, and the dream-eating tapir smiled honestly, moved its trunk in the air, and said slowly, "A Chaochao...that...um...someone wants to meet you!"

I heard the meaning of the nightmare-eating tapir changing the subject, and I was a little disappointed, "Huh?"

"You know him, Sanriyue Zongjin! He has something to tell you!" The Dream Eater licked his lips, "That person's dreams are really delicious!"

When I heard that it was the crescent moon, I put that disappointment behind me.

It's just that she didn't expect Sanriyue to be able to get in touch with the dream-eating tapir who devours dreams.

That day, with the help of the nightmare-eating tapir, I entered Sanriyue's dream. Was he aware of the existence of the nightmare-eating tapir at that time?

As I was thinking, I entered Mr. Sanriyue's dream.

The sun was setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun swayed in this benwan, casting a faint golden light on it.

I froze and found myself in the pill.

This is my original Honmaru. After recovering my memory, I quickly realized where I am now. I followed my memory and walked slowly towards the room of Mikayue.

Perhaps because this is Mr. Mikazuki's dream, I have never encountered any Fusangshin along the way, and Honmaru was so silent that I could only hear the whirling wind.

"Da da, da da."

Gradually, footsteps sounded.

I stopped and listened for a while, and the two magic swords, Ishikirimaru and Taro Tachi gradually appeared in front of me.

But they didn't seem to be able to see or sense my existence, and the two of them came to Sanriyue's room side by side without a word, and the door of Sanriyue's room was open for them.

I followed in.

This is Mr. Mikazuki's dream. Ishikirimaru and Taro who couldn't see me suddenly appeared in the Honmaru where there was no one before—their conversation and actions next may be what Mr. Mikazuki wanted me to see.

Between the huge Japanese-style room, there were two people sitting upright, Mikayue and Xiao Karasuma.

Karasuma took a sip of tea, looked at Ishikirimaru and Taro with her phoenix eyes, and didn't speak, as if she was thinking about something.San Riyue looked at them and asked slowly, "How?"

Ishikimaru's face darkened slightly, and Taro, who was normally unsmiling, also darkened his face.

After a while, Ishikimaru said, "As Ko Karasuma said, the government and..."

He paused, and Taro Taidao beside him said this thing that shocked me in a flat but angry tone, "The government is indeed in collusion with the retrograde army... The retrograde army is a subsidiary of the government as a sword man product of research."

...! !

Exclamation points swept through my mind, and I couldn't speak for a long time.

San Riyue's hand holding the teacup gradually tightened, without showing it on her face, as if she had expected it.

Looking at the appearance of Sanriyue, I slowly calmed down.

Once you accept such a setting, you will feel that there are traces to follow.

That's why the black fox of the retrograde army is so similar to the fox of the government army.

That's why Taidao Zi's naming of "Knife Type A, B, and C" is consistent with that of the government army.

and so……

"I learned the news through Foxnosuke, but the government is very cautious. The consciousness I left on Foxnosuke will probably be eliminated soon." Ishikimaru smiled wryly, "Since then Japanese master... After Ah Chao left here, the government began to monitor this Honmaru, and sent Foxnosuke several times to visit the "master". I suspected that they were referring to the "Black Fox Nosuke" that Ah Chao said before leaving The matter is very serious, thinking that we have colluded with the retrograde army... I didn’t expect that they were the ones who really colluded with the retrograde army.”

Sanriyue smiled lightly, but the smile was not as deep as her eyes, "I see."

"As men with swords and swords, we carry the banner of justice to protect history, and the retrospective army, a product of subsidiary research, secretly revises the history that the government wants to change. It's a good plan."

There was silence in the room.

Sankaiyue seemed to think of something, and suddenly asked, "Ishikimaruden, when you inspected Master's body that day, you said that you noticed black energy on her wound, right?"

"Yes," Ishikirimaru replied calmly, "That is a wound that only retrograde troops can leave, and I will not admit my mistake."

As Fu Sangshen transformed into a sword, ordinary people can't hurt them, even if they are wounded, they will heal quickly. Only the wounds caused by the enemy - the retrograde army will leave black air that will not heal for a long time. It can only be recovered through the spiritual purification of the god judge.

When Ishikirimaru used his spiritual power to sense the corpse of the God-inspector that day, he noticed this, and he also came to the conclusion that "the murderer is the retrograde army".

"At that time, a large-scale incident of retrograde soldiers taking to the streets and wounding people happened." San Riyue said, "At that time, we all believed that the master was the victim of this incident, and the murderer was the time retrograde army."

I remembered this incident. I had read a report in the "God Judge Weekly", which said that the retrograde army attacked many god judges in different areas on the edge of the government's jurisdiction, resulting in several casualties of the god judges.

What does Sanriyue mean... am I one of these god judges?

My heartbeat suddenly accelerated, trying to recall the events of those days, a vague phantom appeared in front of my eyes.

"What does Sanriyuedian mean?" Ishikimaru seemed to think of something, but he didn't confirm it.

"The master is indeed the victim of that incident, but the murderer behind it may not only be the retrograde army, but also the government of time." Sanriyue paused, "According to the current situation, it is impossible for the government to maintain the original relationship with the retrograde army Yes, the retrograde army is out of the control of the government, and it is estimated that it has split and become independent. This year, we have tried our best to eliminate the time retrograde army in various eras, reducing their hundreds of millions of troops and causing heavy casualties. The incident of retrograde army wounding may be Their provocation to the government cannot defeat us on the battlefield, so they come to defeat our god judges."

The elegant Fu Sangshen finished speaking slowly, his eyes piercing the deep blue sea, and the crescent moon was like a flame showing his anger.

The four of them discussed this matter for a long time.

And I... I was immersed in the memories of that day.

Memories that I couldn’t recall before were slowly unfolding in front of me like a picture scroll. I saw “I” climbed over the wall and got out of Honmaru with the help of Tsurumaru, and then I said goodbye to Kiyomitsu Anding at the main entrance Walked towards Wanwu.It was on the way to Wanwu that I was attacked by the marching army and soon fell into a pool of blood.

What happened afterward is kept in the dark.

I listened in a daze, not knowing how much time had passed.

"Alas..." Someone sighed.

Taro Tachi got up and left Mikazuki's room, his face sinking from beginning to end.

Ishikimaru sat in the living room and asked aloud, "Sanriyuedian, Miss A Chao... is it really the master?"

Sanriyue laughed, "Ah Chao has recovered his past memories and admitted that he is our master."

"But before she admitted it, didn't Sanriyuedian also be sure of this?"

Sanriyue repeated what she had told me before, that I am their god judge, even if there is a change in appearance, temperament, or even spiritual power, as long as I stand in front of them, they will notice .

"Didn't Ishikimaruden also sense something was wrong the day I first met Ah Chao?"

Ishikimaru nodded, "That day, I never thought about that, I just felt that her body was a bit out of place..."

He paused, and then said, "Did the Sanriyue Temple know that the master cannot be found in the Soul Realm?"

Soul world...?

When I came into contact with this word again, I was sober for a moment, but my eyes quickly faded away.

……

"I'm dead.

Then what am I?

*……&*%……%¥

The recovery of this memory was like a breakthrough. Countless negative emotions poured into my heart, which made me extremely irritable.

Sankaiyue shook her head and smiled, "The first one to notice this was Tsurumaru Temple."

"He has a special attachment to his master, and it was also his proposal to let Ah Chao come as our temporary interrogator. I also confirmed this idea after meeting Ah Chao. This is not as good as Tsurumaru Palace."

Ishikirimaru sighed and fell silent.

Time passed slowly, and finally he was the only one left in Sanriyue's room.

I knelt on the ground on one side, lowered my head and lowered my eyes, and fell into a fugue.

Suddenly a black shadow fell in front of my eyes, I trembled my lower eyelashes, looked up, Mr. Sanriyue looked at me with concern, and called me softly, "Ah Chao."

My eyes focused on him, and then became a little distracted, and the three-day moon in front of me appeared double.

He leaned over slightly, stretched out his arms to wrap my arms around me, and pulled me into his arms.

Sanriyue patted my back, called my name in her mouth, coaxing me like a child.

I was treated like this, but my emotions did not ease down as usual, but were replaced by unspeakable restlessness.

I clenched the hand holding his sleeve tightly, and then pushed him down to the ground with all my strength. A slightly surprised expression appeared on Fu Sangshen's face. He stretched out his hand to hold my body to prevent me Unsteady body when lying down.Such a considerate and caring behavior made my inner agitation unabated. I sat on him and pursed my lips.

"Ah Chao?"

"What is the world of corpses and souls?" I asked, looking down at Fu Sangshen's...hair.

Sanriyue's pair of eyes that seemed to see through everything made me feel scared for no reason.

"...that is the world where human souls go after death."

Sankayue sighed, "Ishikirimaru has a faint feeling that you have not completely disappeared in this world. After they failed to search in this world, they put their hopes on the world of corpses and souls, hoping to find your spirit there. But in that world It is not so easy to find people in the world, as of today, Ishikimaruden and others have not detected any information related to you."

This is also inevitable, because I am not in the soul world.

……

When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to this world.

It was like having a long dream, and the sense of touch of the body and the five senses of the mind became a little dull.

Because of the things in the dream, I have been a little absent-minded all day today.

Naginata Midori was sensitive to my abnormality, and showed concern for me several times, but what I had experienced in the past and what I knew made me unable to express my annoyance.

At least, not yet.

...I am really too cowardly.

——When something goes wrong, I only know how to escape.

Before I lost my memory, I learned about the retrograde army Honmaru, and I ran back to Honmaru to follow everyone's wishes and went to the Warring States Period to relax.

After recovering the memory of the past in the Warring States Period, I obeyed Mikazuki and escaped to the Edo Period. Days and nights since the incident happened, I have never had much time to really think about what happened before.

And now... I am still running away.

After returning from the tavern, I nestled in the room, lying on the bedding in a daze.

"Clap."

There was a soft knock from the door.

I moved my hands, and after a while, I slowly got up from the bed.

I opened the shoji door, and my gaze stayed in the air for a while before slowly moving down to the eaves.

The blue scarf was neatly placed on the verandah, on top of which was a neat handkerchief and a pack of wagashi.

The author has something to say: ah...it's almost over

There are still seven days in July, and it will end in seven chapters.

This chapter is really not well written... It’s still unsatisfactory after a long time of entanglement, deletion and modification, please take a look at it first qwq allow me to revise the article in the future

【set up】

[1] The retrograde army was created by the government as a subsidiary research product of the sword man (similar to the giant ghoul) at the beginning, and was used to modify a small part of history that the government wanted to change.But as time passed, the retrograde army gradually developed its own will, began to separate from the government, and gradually changed its appearance.In order to fight against the retrograde army, the government had to recruit folk psychic power providers as spiritual power providers to awaken men with swords. 【from Jiyou Tiger】

[2] After the death of the original god judge, the well-informed swordsman divided two directions to find the spirit of the dead god judge.One is the world of corpses and souls, and the other wants to investigate the whereabouts of Ling through the powerful onmyoji, but they all fail.Except for his grandfather Tsurumaru, the knife man who knew about it preconceived that his aunt was dead, and because of the slight change in appearance and personality, he couldn't recognize A Chao.The knife man who didn't know it preconceived that his aunt had returned to the world, and because of his appearance, personality and spiritual strength, he couldn't recognize Ah Chao.

[3] The reason why Ah Chao became Aunt Su Xingjun is related to her death.It is assumed that the retrograde army Honmaru is now a failed person in history. It is a collection of unwillingness and resentment that wants to change the fate. Their purpose is the same.So Ah Chao

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