The end of the curtain

?——The cherry blossoms are beautiful. After blooming brilliantly for a period of time, they sing and dance, and finally wither quietly, sad and beautiful.

In the first year of Yuanzhi, in June——

It has been nearly two months since I went back and forth from Osaka Castle twice.And during the month in Osaka, I didn't inquire about Xiaoxue at all.

It was as if... Sakurai Yuki had never appeared before.

My heart is getting more and more uneasy, but until I find conclusive evidence, I will not believe what some ruffians near the hospital said...Xiaoxue is dead...

How is it possible, Xiaoxue knows swordsmanship, what a joke...

——For your sister, I am really willing to take everything.

——It doesn’t matter if you don’t remember, but the contract between the Sakurai family and the Kazama family should continue.

……contract?The contract that Chikage Kazama talked about, the identity of Sakurai Xu, is really not as simple as I imagined... Also, Chikage Kazama once mentioned Xiaoxue. Could it be that he knows about Xiaoxue's whereabouts?However, it is unlikely...

Not long ago, that child told me with a smile on his face—sister, I will mirror my mind and be sensible, and I can protect myself and Sister Jiazi.That's what you taught, it's amazing~

Snow sauce...

Jingxin Zhiliu is a Japanese school of artistic swordsmanship... At that time, I just laughed it off, and didn't think about it at a deeper level.I just simply think that girls in this era know some swordsmanship and kendo, which is just equivalent to the concept of modern girls' boxing and embroidered legs to strengthen their bodies.

——Is this the only thing the killer of the Sakurai family can do?

If you are not familiar with weapons, how can you stab out the deadly murderous aura without hesitation...

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Flowers and shadows whirling and graceful.

The cherry blossoms in June in early summer withered away, only the shallow leaves kept the fresh green of spring, fluttering and swaying leisurely in the beautiful breeze.

Today Chizuru went out for inspection with a team led by Souji Okita.Qianhe's tired face flushed red, but she held back her fatigue and tried to ask passers-by for news about her father.

In the end, the chief executive couldn't stand it any longer. He raised his eyebrows, squinted his eyes and rolled his lips, and walked forward in two steps, clearing his throat: "Little Qianhe is walking so fast, is he thinking of running away? What if something else happens? I don't care." As always, the rising voice.

"Eh? No... I'm sorry, Mr. Okita." Chizuru realized that it was not good for her to do that in the bustling crowd, so she slowed down her pace.Returning to the side of the chief minister, the chief minister glanced at the apologetic Chizuru from the corner of his eyes calmly, and the corners of his beautiful lips curled up even more.

——Little Qianhe is really innocent...

"...Well, Mr. Okita, I'm really sorry last time!" Chizuru hesitated for a long time, and finally said what he wanted to say just now intermittently in a very small voice.

"Huh? Why do you have to apologize—" The vixen in the director's eyes became more profound, but he asked the question knowingly.

As expected of a black belly!

"It's about Xiaoxu... If it wasn't for protecting me, Xiaoxu wouldn't... and wouldn't have suffered such a serious injury..." Qianhe lowered her head even more so that her bangs covered her. With a pitiful little face, her tone of voice still choked up intermittently, as if she was about to cry.

"Don't worry, Xiao Xu didn't mean to blame Xiao Qianhe—" The chief executive casually folded his arms around his chest, looking straight ahead with his long and narrow emerald green fox eyes, with an unchanging smile on his lips, "— Besides, why did Xiao Qianhe apologize to me?"

By the way, does the child really hate himself after seeing no one for two months?

"Eh?! That, that... because, because..." Xiao Qianhe first raised his face with a little joy, and then when he heard the chief executive's next words, his face was dyed a faint crimson , nodded again.

"Huh—?" Very well, Zong Sijun asked knowingly again, his green eyes were filled with a touch of cunning, but his face seemed careless.

"Yes... that day, that day..." Thinking back to what he saw that day, Xiao Qianhe's face became even more blushing, and he raised his head timidly and quickly glanced at the chief executive, "Mr. Okita knows it!" After finishing speaking, Chizuru took another small step and ran to the front.

——It's because Mr. Okita likes Xiaoxu.

The chief raised his eyebrows and looked at Qianhe's petite back, raised his hand to wipe his tall nose, and smiled faintly.

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"Oh, I seem to have seen what you described just now in the house over there." The middle-aged man pointed to a shop diagonally behind Qianzuru, Qianzuru bowed ninety degrees to the man politely, "thank you!"

Then, Chizuru made the same mistake again—turned around and quickly ran to the house.

Seeing this, the general manager was about to chase after Qianhe and grab Qianhe, but there was a quarrel not far behind him.Turning around, I saw that the team members of my first team were arguing with some rogues by the bridge because of the problem of crossing.

The general manager looked around for a while, then quickly ran to the bridge...

"Excuse me--" Qianhe lifted the curtain at the door and walked into the house. The owner of the counter was calculating the account books.

Before Qianhe had time to finish speaking, several rogues behind him cast their gazes over in unison, all with a look of vigilance.

Qianhe was wondering about this, and before he had time to think about it, one of the rogues raised his eyes and suddenly pulled out the saber from his waist: "He, the one who walked with the Shinsengumi just now!" After finishing speaking, the rogue He has swung his knife and slashed at Qianhe.

"Wait, don't be impulsive, idiot! Can't remember the last time—"

Recalling the comrade who was cut down by Okita Souji in Shijo River last time, before the other ronin came to stop him, that man had already rushed over with a look of resentment.

Qianhe let out a low cry of horror, and hurriedly backed up a few steps to dodge. Unexpectedly, while backing up, her center of gravity was unstable, and she staggered backwards and fell to the ground. Her brown eyes suddenly widened and stared straight at him. holding the sword that was coming at her.

"Dang——" The ear-piercing sound of swords clashing fiercely echoed in the huge room for a long time.Qianhe still couldn't understand what was going on, and saw a light-colored figure crashing into the field of vision.

"Mr. Okita..."

"Little Qianhe, you are not good. Didn't you say that you are not allowed to run around?" The chief raised his handsome eyebrows and looked down at Qianhe.

"I... I'm sorry!" Only then did Qianhe realize that he had made the same mistake as last time.

"You are—" Several ronin glared at the chief director viciously, they understood that the matter was about to be revealed, that impulsive idiot Fukuyama! !

"In a sense, you are really unlucky." The chief executive smiled slightly, and immediately rushed into the door with a few first-ranked soldiers...

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In the first year of Yuanzhi, in the [-]th year of the lunar calendar, on June [-]th——

In the deep dark night, the slightly rustling leaves seem to be flying in the deep and wide night sky without the wind.In the dark and silent night, there are mottled silhouettes of the trees dyed with white moonlight whirling with the wind.

All the members of the Shinsen group are dressed in light onion feathers, waistbands, and white hair bands fluttering in the wind. The red and white "Cheng" flag with the mountain pattern is waving confidently and heroically.

The wheel of the times is turning irreversibly and slowly...

Because Chizuru rushed into the house and accidentally bumped into the Changzhou rogues, although the efforts of monitoring Yamazaki Cheng and Shimada Kui for many days were scrapped, but they accelerated a step so that the Shinsengumi had a favorable situation.A large number of letters from and to Changzhou, as well as Western weapons such as guns, were found in the house.

At the same time, important information was also tortured from the mouth of the owner of the house-Changzhou Tibetans are about to burn Kyoto, hold the emperor hostage, and hold a secret meeting at Ikedaya or Shikokuya tonight for preparations.

The wishful thinking of the Changzhou aboriginal people is really well done by relying on the emperor to command the princes.

"We have worked hard all the way for so long, we must work hard today!" Director Isamu Kondo shouted excitingly to the crowd with his unique deep male voice.

--yes! ! !

All the soldiers are full of energy and high morale.

Since the exact location of Ikeda House or Shikoku House has not yet been clarified, almost all members of the Shinsengumi are dispatched.Director Isamu Kondo led the captain of the first team, Souji Okita, the captain of the second team, Nagakura Shinpachi, and the captain of the eighth team, Todo Heisuke, and ten people went to Ikedaya, while the deputy director Toshizo Hijikata led the remaining 20 team members Go to Shikokuya.

As Chief Shannan Jingsuke injured his left hand, he stayed behind at the Shinsengumi village on standby.

Everything, just as recorded in history many years later, was staged one by one.

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