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Chapter 162 162
The footsteps of Purgatory Xingshoulang disappeared in the corridor.Yuna, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes suddenly, her eyes were clear and she was not sleepy.
Thinking of the man's approaching breath just now, she blinked, and slowly lifted the quilt to her cheeks.
what……
Mr. Purgatory.You are really worrying.
/ / /
After a few days, Yuna will leave Purgatory House.
Purgatory Xingshou Lang happened to be returning to the lord to take up his duties, so he embarked on a journey with her.When leaving Purgatory's House, Senshouro reluctantly waved goodbye in front of the door and said, "Mrs. Ukita, you can come back as a guest in the future."
The little Senjuro has accepted the fact that Yuna married someone else, and can show his usual smile.Xing Shou Lang patted Qian Shou Lang's head and said, "Take care of yourself, we are leaving."
Yuna tilted her head and smiled, and said, "If there is a chance, of course I will come to see Senjuro."
After saying goodbye, Yuna and Xingshoulang left the town where the Purgatory House is located.When they left, the field of sunflowers was still in full bloom, very dazzling.There were lively children running barefoot on the track and field, and the laughter was endless.
Yuna leaned on the carriage, looked at the smiling faces of the children, and felt a ray of peace in her heart.
Xing Shoulang sat on the other side of the carriage with his Japanese sword in his arms, and politely explained to her the upcoming itinerary: "Although roughly speaking, it is 'send you to the Lord', but since you are not a member of the Demon Slayer, So, you can't really go to the lord's mansion; I'll just send you to the wisteria flower house near the mansion for a while. Umo will pick you up there."
"House of Wisteria Flowers?" Yuna heard this term for the first time.
"The House of Wisteria Flowers is a mansion built by the nobles who were beholden to the demon slayers. It is a place for the demon slayers to rest and rest. Since you are Umo's wife, you can stay here too. "Xing Shoulang said.
"I see."
Yuna can understand this.She is not a team member, so she must not be trusted.The protagonist of the ghost killing team must be protected by layers of protection, and there is no reason for others to put a person of unknown origin by his side.The horse-drawn cart rolled over the muddy and rocky field ridges, leaving towns and villages behind.The weather was fine and there were no clouds in the sky. Xing Shoulang held the knife and looked into the distance, his long hair fluttering in the wind.
Looking at his face illuminated by the scorching sun, Yuna remembered what happened last night, and couldn't help being a little dazed.
She knew that Qianshou Lang welcomed her very much.However, Xing Shoulang's character is very righteous, as long as he is still Yu Mao's wife, he will never cross the threshold.This is a good thing for everyone.
Wickedly said, Xing Julang is a good man, but Yuna doesn't like it. (speech talk)
I hope Xing Shoulang can meet the woman he likes in the future and stay with her for the rest of his life.Maybe one day, Xing Julang will be able to put down the Japanese sword and no longer have to risk his life to hunt ghosts.He can have an ordinary and happy life, with family and sunflower fields.
The carriage was still moving forward.
"I don't know how Lord Tianyuan is doing now..." she whispered.
"He previously received
When it comes to the mission of the lord, I went to the village in the south to hunt ghosts.He is very powerful and has killed many evil spirits. "Xing Shoulang said, "I'm really envious, his actual combat experience has increased again, but I have no chance to meet more Twelve Ghost Moons. "
Yuna thought of Yansheng, and prayed in her heart that you should not meet those ghosts of the first quarter moon and the last quarter moon, they are all really scary; if you meet them, you will either run away or start a show.
The carriage bumped all the way and drove to the distance.It took two days to reach the destination from the carriage to the train and then to the carriage.
Hearing about the carriage on the street, Xing Shoulang got out of the carriage first. "Come on, come down, be careful." Xing Shoulang stretched out his hand to her, and asked her to help him get out of the carriage.After she stood still, Xing Shoulang withdrew her hand without any unnecessary movements.Immediately, he took out his purse and began to settle the bill with the driver.
While Anjurou went to pay the bill, Yuna took a look around the town.The quaint streets still retain the atmosphere of the Edo period, and most of the pedestrians on the street are kimonos, and few are wearing western clothes.There are no printed posters that can be seen everywhere in big cities on the walls, only hand-painted advertising ink paintings with greetings such as "Mirror House", "Flower Clam House", and "Erba Buckwheat".
There is a barefoot child on the street with a stack of newspapers in his hand. This is probably the only big city atmosphere in this town.She bent down, glanced at the newspaper, and suddenly felt that something was wrong——
Search notices
Ushita Clan
Female; [-]th generation; Back Zhang X size X inch; Weight X body
The whereabouts of the engagement room are unknown
……
Yuna quickly turned her head away, covering her face heavily.
Ah, it seems that the family is still looking for her tirelessly. I think everything is fine in Yuxi's family.However, she dared not go back; she was afraid that as soon as she came home, Yue Yan would knock on the door the next day and ask her—baby, why did you pawn our engagement ring?
"Okay, let's go." Xing Shoulang dismissed the driver, turned around with a smile and said to Yuna, "I'll take you there."
The so-called "wisteria house" refers to a house with a wisteria pattern on the family crest.
Most of these houses were built by local rich families who were beneficiary of the ghost slayers, and they were used to let the ghost slayers rest.The rich families in these places like to build such houses, first to repay the kindness of the ghost killing team, and secondly, to try their best to attract the ghost killing team fighters to rest in their own territory, so as to scare away the evil spirits entrenched in the place.And this town is close to the residence of the protagonist of the Ghost Slayer Squad, and the houses of wisteria flowers are even more prosperous.
Xing Julang knocked on the door, and the wooden door of the longhouse with the wisteria family crest printed on it creaked open, and a middle-aged man in a brown kimono appeared from behind the door.Sensing that the person coming was Xing Shoulang from Purgatory, one of the Nine Pillars, the man saluted respectfully: "Your Excellency Yanzhu, welcome back."
Xing Shoulang obviously lived here often, and called out his name familiarly: "Mr. Cheng, how is everything here recently? I stayed home for a while, and I don't know the situation here."
"Yes." Mr. Cheng bowed, "There are no ghosts doing evil around here recently."
"That's good." Xing Shoulang felt relieved.He turned sideways, revealing Yuna's figure, and said with a smile, "This is Yukita, Yumao's wife. I was entrusted by Yumao to send her here. Can I ask Mr. Cheng to take care of her?"
With the words of Anjuro
After falling, the woman behind him bowed lightly and saluted: "Excuse me."
Mr. Cheng was stunned for a moment, his eyes fell on Yuna's face, and he murmured: "I don't remember that Mr. Yin Zhu's wives don't have this one... The three wives are Mr. Chuhe, Xu Mo-sama and Makiyu-sama..."
Mr. Cheng has served in this house of wisterias for many years, and was fortunate to witness the demeanor of countless swordsmen.He had seen Yinzhu Yumao Tianyuan a few times; he had also seen Yumao bringing a whole family to stay in a lively manner.Yu Mao's three wives each had their own style, but none of them were born with the appearance of the woman in front of them.
This woman in front of her is really...
It is so beautiful and unforgettable.
If he had seen such a beautiful person, he would never forget it in his lifetime—even though he was wearing a plain monochromatic kimono, his noble temperament was like a pearl left in the dust.The fair skin can be broken by blows, like the yuzen satin of the ancient Kaga country was carefully stretched in the hands of the craftsman when it was dyed with cherry-colored paint.
"Ah, she just married Ubi this year." Xingshourou explained, "Ubi specifically wrote about it in his letter to me, don't worry, she is indeed Ubi's wife, her surname is Ukita. "
"I was the one to be rude." Mr. Cheng saluted quickly, "Mrs. Ushita, please come in."
"Excuse me." She laughed and saluted again.That gentle smile makes people forget where they are.
After stepping through the gate, you can see countless wisterias planted in the spacious courtyard.The wisteria flowers in full bloom are like waterfalls, and butterfly-like flower spikes hang down from the flower racks and eaves, with a few strands of dodder mixed in the middle, like a piece of purple and boundless silk.The very light fragrance, coming out from the flower core, lingers in the blurred courtyard like a dream.
The three walked through a corridor hung with strings of wisterias.While walking, Xing Shoulang asked: "Mr. Cheng, have any team members lived here recently?"
"Only one."
"Is it someone I know? Injured? Needs special attention?"
Hearing Xing Shoulang eager to take care of others, Mr. Cheng laughed softly and said, "Your Excellency Yan Zhu, you are still the same. But, that one is Your Excellency Shui Zhu..."
Ding--
Xing Julang's smile froze for a moment.Although he still had a bright smile on his face, the words he said next were a bit readable: "Oh, since it's him, there's no need for special care."
After hearing this, Yuna asked with a smile, "Are you an acquaintance of Mr. Purgatory?"
Purgatory Xingshoulang smiled brightly and simply: "No."
Yuna: "That's right."
Xing Shoulang: "You can ignore him."
Yuna: "Can you?"
Xing Shoulang: "Yes. Yu Mao will also tell you to ignore him."
Yuna: ...?
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Xing Shoulang and Mr. Cheng chatted about what happened in the town, walking faster and faster.Yuna gradually fell behind, and occasionally she would pick up a bunch of wisteria flowers with her fingertips and twirl them lightly in her palm.The soft petals fell into the palm of her hand, and she saw that these flowers were both purple and pure white.
A gust of wind blew, and the wisteria curtain swayed gently.Her eyes passed through the gaps between the flower strings, and suddenly she saw a group of people standing by the pond in the courtyard.
Swordsman of the Demon Slayer Squad.
With his back turned, he stood silently facing the pond. His feathers were in a patchwork pattern, and his long, unruly black hair was tied into a strand at the back of his head. When a gust of wind came, the shattered petals and feathers of wisteria flowers fell onto his hair. heart.
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A fish jumped up from the pond, shattering the silent lake.He turned his face sideways and looked over with a pair of cold eyes.
"Mrs. Ushita, the road is this way." Mr. Cheng's voice turned Yuna's attention back.She quickly followed the footsteps of the two people in front, leaving the black-haired swordsman by the pond behind.
After sending her to the resting room, Purgatory Kyojuro planned to leave.
"I'll go back to my lord, and if I have time, I'll come and see you." Xing Shoulang smiled brightly, and this expression always makes people feel the warmth of the sun, "Although I don't know when Yuhao will come, But I'm here, and it's the same, if you have any questions, you can tell me directly."
Mr. Cheng nodded and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Yanzhu has always liked to take care of others."
Yuna thanks Kyojuro.
Without any hesitation or nostalgia, Xing Shoulang walked away, presumably busy in front of the lord.Mr. Cheng stood under the eaves and introduced himself to Yuna: "Mrs. Ushita, my name is Cheng Kang, and I am the person in charge of this wisteria house. If you need anything, you can find me."
Yuna remembered the swordsman she met earlier, and asked, "I heard that Mizujo-dono from the Demon Slayer Squad is here, isn't it?"
"Yes." Mr. Cheng replied, "Your Excellency Shuizhu has suffered serious injuries and is recuperating. The doctor will come for diagnosis and treatment every three days."
"Your Excellency Shui Zhu and Mr. Purgatory... I mean, the relationship between Your Excellency Yan Zhu is not very good?" She asked cautiously.
"I'm not very clear about this." Mr. Cheng rubbed the back of his head, "I just heard a few adults occasionally say that Mr. Tomioka is not so gregarious, and his personality is a bit aloof."
"That's it." She smiled, didn't ask any more questions, and thanked Mr. Xiang Cheng politely.
The house she lived faced to the north, next to an old wisteria tree that was several decades old.It was the flowering season at this moment, and slender purple flower tassels hung from the branches, dyeing the courtyard a light purple.
Although the room is Japanese style, it is quite interesting with Western clocks and gramophones.It is also a kind of elegance to sit down and admire the wisteria in your spare time.But when he thought that this was the residence of the ghost killers, his mood became tense again.
The dinner that night was plain noodles and sauce, which tasted homemade.Mr. Cheng provided bedding, and she could just rest there.
That night, in the faint fragrance of wisteria, she had a very bad dream.
"Why did you lose the ring I gave you?" Yue Yan chased her in his dream.
"Why did you lose the hairpin I gave you?" Yan Sheng chased her in the dream
"Why did you lose it... Forget it, I don't seem to have given you anything." His Excellency the Pope rubbed his head and said with a smile.
The three ghosts approached step by step and locked her in a corner hand in hand.
Yue Yan stared at her and said, "Am I not good enough for you? I tried my best to act as a qualified fiancé, meeting all your requirements. Even if I were a ghost, not only would I not hurt you, but I would also protect you from The harm of other ghosts. You are living in the dream I wove for you, and you have been deceived by me for the rest of your life, okay?"
Yuna: "I don't know what you look like
, I dare not take the risk.What if you are ugly? "
Yan Sheng stared at her with six eyes, and said: "You, you were my wife. Have you forgotten? You once made a marriage contract with me; but you were taken away by my younger brother Yuan Yi. I managed to marry you, but I didn't even see the last side of you when you were dying, and you thought about Yuanyi until you died, why?"
Yuna: "I think you may have misunderstood me. I'm not the kind of woman who will think about a man until I die, but I will think about money until I die. Do you want to recall carefully, is it true that Yuan Yi is particularly rich? ?”
Tong Mo rubbed his head and said, "I think I'm good to you too~ Let you stay by God's side and enjoy eternal bliss forever. As long as you can stay with me, I will let you live in peace. We will be very ~happy~"
Then Tong Mo was sent flying by Yue Yan's punch, and the scene was very poignant.
Yuna woke up suddenly from the dream.
She sat up, staring at the wisteria pattern on the window paper in front of her, she was sure that she was in the house of wisteria flowers, not the lair of ghosts, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.
Lie down again, and there is no sleepiness.So she simply got up and walked in the courtyard.
The night is getting dark, the nearly full moon hangs in the sky, the wisteria strings are almost integrated with the night, and the low chirping of insects is hidden among the trees.She walked forward slowly along the stone path, and found a swing hanging under a wisteria flower, which was just the right size for a child to sit on it.
The swing has been around for a long time, and the hemp rope tied with it is full of wind and frost.Probably since a long time ago, this swing has been hanging here since it was not the house of wisteria.
She stretched out her hand, shook the swing, and when she found that the rope was accidental, she felt playful and sat on the swing.And her slender body can just be accommodated by it.
With a touch of toes, the swing slowly swayed.This suspended, slow feeling is very good, and it made her gradually forget the annoying nightmare before.
The wind became a little cooler, and she slowly stopped the swing.
At this moment, she realized that someone was watching her.When he looked sideways, he saw the pair of cold eyes that he had seen during the day.
——It is the "Lord Water Column", Mr. Tomioka who Mr. Cheng said is aloof and not very gregarious.
His face was as cold as frozen spring water.It's like a cloud, and it's more lonely; it's not so easy to understand when it's like a stream.He was wearing a black team uniform with a different-colored feather.Such haori is rare, as if it was cut from different clothes and sewn together.
Compared with keeping out the cold, it is more like a commemorative thing.
Too.For the ghost killers, things like haori, swords and belts should be things they carry with them to distinguish their identities.After all, no one knows whether his body is complete and his face is recognizable when he died in battle.As a last resort, these things can come in handy.
She got off the swing, bowed to the quiet Lord Shuizhu, turned around and left.
/ / /
The next day
Yuna didn't bring much, only three or four changes of clothes.There are few servants in this wisteria house, and most of them are men; although Mr. Cheng explained that they will be responsible for all meals, clothing and lodging, she still feels a little bit sorry, so she decides to wash the clothes by herself.
Anyway, do housework, she
It's too ripe.Don't look at her initial career as a charming young lady, but cooking, washing, and sweeping the floor is no problem, and now she can make kites, and she learned from Qian Shoulang.
In the afternoon of the next day, she asked Mr. Cheng where the well was, and then she walked to the well with the wooden bucket containing the clothes.After hoisting up a small basin of clear water with a well rope, she rolled up her cuffs and slowly scrubbed her kimono.
While washing, she found that there was also a wooden basin on the other side of the well, and there were dirty clothes waiting to be washed in it, which looked like men's bathrobes and the like.Thinking of Mr. Cheng's kind and friendly appearance, she picked up the tub and planned to wash it together.
A few pieces of men's clothes were messily packed together. On top was the Yukata of the House of Wisteria, and on the bottom was a black uniform of the Demon Slayer Squad.The life in the purgatory house exercised Yuna's reflexes, and she subconsciously shook off her uniform and began to look for a breach.Sure enough, the uniform also had scratches.
ah!Mr. Purgatory, they are really...
"Excuse me, Mr. Cheng. Do you have any needles and threads? I want to mend clothes." After a while, she poked her head into the kitchen.Mr. Cheng is frying the flour-coated white fish, and the whole kitchen is filled with tempting aromas.Hearing her question, Mr. Cheng hurriedly answered: "Yes, there are, in the cabinet in the entrance hall."
A drop of oil splashed up, and Mr. Cheng avoided it with a funny gesture.Yuna blinked, and said with concern: "Be careful, so as not to get burned."
Mr. Cheng nodded.
She left, and Mr. Cheng, who was holding the frying pan, was still a little distracted.
——Obviously she is a lady who looks so noble and elegant, but she is a person who can do needlework by herself.What a kind and approachable woman.
Yuna found a needle and thread in the entrance hall and went back to the well.She was already familiar with things like the uniforms of the Ghost Slayer Squad. She deftly picked out the black thread with her hands, patched up all the cracks in one go, washed them off, and hung them up to dry in one go.
The next day, the laundry was dry.She carefully folded the clothes that were soft and smelled of sunshine, put them back by the well, and returned to her room.
What she didn't know was that it didn't take long for the owner of these clothes, Mr. Shuizhu Yoshiyuki Tomioka, to appear by the well.
"My clothes are missing." He said to Mr. Cheng, "Indeed, it was here. Yesterday."
"Ah... yes, is that so?" Mr. Cheng was a little embarrassed, looking at Mizujo-dono, who was only wearing a thin sleeved kimono—this handsome, lonely cloud-like Mizuzu-dono, who never liked to talk to others, and was always alone. Man is left alone.
Suddenly being caught here by Giyu Tomioka, Mr. Makoto was really at a loss.
"Is the clothes missing? Let me look for them..." Mr. Cheng said, walking towards the well.But the next moment, he saw a wooden tub in the corridor, and a stack of neatly folded clothes beside it.At the top is a piece of paper with a list of words written in Junxiu's handwriting: it has been washed and the cracks have been mended.
"Here!" Mr. Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, "It looks like it's all washed."
"...?"
Who did it?
"It should be Mrs. Ushita." Mr. Cheng said, "She just asked me for needlework yesterday. It seems that she also sewed and washed your clothes by the way."
"Ukita...Madam." Tomioka Yoshiyuki's brows were slightly knotted, and the name was squeezed out from between his lips and teeth.
Is it the woman I saw under the wisteria last night?
Yoshiyuki Tomioka is confused.
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