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Chapter 171 171
Ordinary life continued for another period of time.
For Giyuu, life during this period was quite strange.In the past, every time he recuperated from his injuries, he would stay in the wisteria house, facing the scenery of the sun knife, the wall and the garden alone.But now, there is one more person with him.
This feeling is not bad.
Vaguely, he felt as if he had returned to the days before he became a ghost hunter.At that time, his mind would also be filled with some mundane and ordinary things—what kind of fish for lunch?It's time to do laundry again.Chopping wood is not tiring at all, but sweating is troublesome.The grandson living in the neighbor's house is a bit annoying, too noisy.
However, the person who accompanied me changed.It used to be a family member, but now it is a woman who he met by chance and he couldn't figure it out.
It was shameful, but several nights, as he looked at the stars in the night, he thought briefly, hoping that this time would not end.If the wound doesn't heal, he doesn't have to run away, and he doesn't have to bet his life on the knife edge.
But it was just a short thought.
Reality is reality, and there are still such things as "ghosts" in the world.He is not qualified to enjoy happiness.
/ / /
That night, she suddenly brought up something.
"Mr. Tomioka's injury is almost healed."
"Ah."
"Then it's time for me to go home."
"……what?"
The light of the setting sun passes through the courtyard and casts long shadows on the floor.Tomioka Yoshiyuki sat in a daze, a little puzzled by what he had just heard.He lowered his head and frowned for a while, and couldn't help but ask again: "What did you just... say?"
"I'm going home." Yuna replied quite naturally, "My family is in Tokyo, and it's been a long time since I went back to see my family."
……go home?
Meaning, leave here and go to Tokyo?
This seems to be no big problem, Tomioka Yoshiyuki doesn't know how to refute.It was indeed her freedom to go where she wanted, but he felt something was wrong.
"How long have you been home?" He couldn't help asking.
"I don't know," she said, "but I have nowhere else to go but home."
"..." Giyuu clenched his fist lightly, arched his back, "Is that so? There is no other place to go..."
"Yes." She said, with downcast eyes, "I used to live with Master Tianyuan. Now that I have left him, I am a person with nowhere to go. For me, going back Home is the best choice."
For a moment, Giyuu was a little at a loss.A thought came to his mind: Actually, you can live with me.I can protect you too.
But the thought only appeared for a moment and then disappeared.
Why did he say such big words as "protecting you"?He is not a real water column at all, just an incompetent person who watched important people die in front of his eyes.He is the least qualified person to say this.
Moreover, as a ghost hunter, I don't know when I will die.Everyone is fighting with this awareness, so death is sooner or later.
If there is that day, he will implicate the people who become his "family".It will hurt her to live without a place
Rely on, and then shed painful tears.He doesn't want that day.
So Giyuu lowered his head slowly and said, "Have you decided to go back to Tokyo?"
"Yes," she said.
"...Then, I can send you back." He said, "Sending you to the station in Tokyo will not cause misunderstanding to your family."
"No need," she smiled lightly, "Mr. Tomioka will return to the team soon after his injury heals, right? I won't bother you. It's just a train ride, I can handle it myself."
"That's too dangerous." Subconsciously, he still wanted to protect her.
"Mr. Fu-oka-sir-" But she drew out her voice and called him seriously, "I mean it. Let's part here."
Tomioka Yoshiyuki was stunned for a moment, with a slightly dazed expression on his face: "Here...are you saying goodbye?" He looked around. During the days of recuperating, every plant and tree in the courtyard of this longhouse seemed to have been carved into it. into his memory.
"Ah."
"..."
Tomioka Yoshiyuki was silent, his expression was the same as before, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.
After a long time, he nodded and said, "Okay."
Seeing that he agreed, Yuna laughed: "Tonight is tofu and mackerel. Anything else you want to eat?"
"...Anything is fine." Without any request, he stood up and walked towards his room, "I'm going to take a rest."
"Mr. Tomioka." She suddenly stopped him.
"..." Yiyong turned sideways quietly and asked, "What's the matter?"
"I'll have to work hard to live in the future." She said with a smile, "I know that hunting ghosts is dangerous, so I hope that Mr. Tomioka can stay alive. Maybe one day, we can meet again."
Tomioka Yoshiyuki's expression was slightly startled.
"...Okay." He tentatively agreed to her words.
Then he locked himself up again.
This small room has accompanied him for many days and nights. It is cramped and outdated, far inferior to the comfort and spaciousness of the Wisteria House.But, he's used to it, and it's fine here.When lying down, there is a strange sense of security.As if something important is by your side.
But in a few days, he will leave here and never come back.
Giyuu Tomioka sat down cross-legged and slowly closed his eyes.In the deep, he seemed to recall the scene when he saw that woman for the first time - she was sitting under the wisteria flower, holding the swing rope in one hand, slowly shaking her body.The wind stopped, and the flower spikes like waterfalls also stopped.
He frowned, forcing himself to shake the picture out of his mind.
Don't think about it anymore, he is different from her.The two of them are simply impossible.After all, no woman would want her husband to be away all year round, unable to be sure of life or death until the sun rises.
Let's part here.
/ / /
After a few days, Tomioka Yoshiyuki's injury was almost healed, and the Yakuza contacted by the Ghost Slayer Squad brought him a new task.This time, I am going to Natian Mountain to perform a mission, which is a bit remote and needs to take a train.
He and Yuna are going in exactly opposite directions.She went to a more prosperous city, while he went to a remote countryside.The two said goodbye briefly on the platform, and boarded the train separately.
the train is about to leave
When it was time, she pulled up the blinds and looked up to the platform.The siren blared endlessly, and bursts of black smoke surged towards the mountains.There are people coming and going on the platform, but Mr. Tomioka will no longer be seen.
Relieved, she pursed her lips and smiled, and pulled down the blinds.Soon, the vibration of the wheels rolling over the rails came from below, and the bearings turned, making a loud mechanical sound.
The journey by train was a bit long, but fortunately it was daytime, so I didn't worry about ghosts disturbing me.She hugged the suitcase, took a short nap in the empty carriage, and finally arrived at the station in Tokyo at night.
As soon as the train stopped, the long-lost atmosphere of a bustling metropolis came again.The men and women waiting for the train on the platform are mostly dressed in Western clothes; pocket watches, trench coats, high hats, pearl jewelry and high heels, full of modern and fashionable atmosphere.Even if there is still a distance, you can see the neon lights in Tokyo.
"Tokyo! Tokyo!" The train conductor beat the bell, urging the passengers on the train to get off.She picked up the suitcase, got off the train with the crowd, exited the station again, and walked slowly in the direction of Ukita Mansion.
To be honest, she felt that Ukita's mansion was a little dangerous, after all, Yue Yan was likely to appear in the next second; but if she didn't go back to Ukita's mansion, she didn't have any suitable place to stay.So after thinking about it, let's go home.What if Yueyan has moved on, or just came out? (…)
As the night deepened, she walked through temples, shopping streets and several bridges along the road she remembered, and finally returned to the neighborhood where she was once familiar with.There are many mansions and manors gathered here, the mansions of the rich and wealthy businessmen, bureaucrats and aristocrats are mostly here; there are also meeting places such as the Shofukan, and churches that foreigners like to go to.
The tall embroidered iron gates of Yuxi's family are in sight, and a warm light shines through the mansion.She stood in the shadow under the tree, looked up at the three-story mansion, and hesitated for a while whether to go in or not.
At this moment, the patrolling porter noticed his existence: "Hey! That one over there! What are you doing here sneakily? This is the mansion of the Muskian Zhihou family!"
"Ah, I am..."
When he approached aggressively and saw Yuna's face, he froze for a moment: "It's Missy?! Missy is back!"
This sentence was like a thunderbolt, which instantly alarmed all the concierges.Someone rushed in to inform the head of the family, and someone unlocked the door, and there was a lot of noise for a while.Soon, the maid Mingzi ran out crying, her voice choked up: "Is the eldest lady back?"
Yuna coughed, a little guilty, but still showed her usual smile: "Mingzi, it's me."
Mingzi burst into tears, "It's great that you're safe and sound." After she finished speaking, she looked at Yuna's attire—the eldest lady who had returned from studying abroad, she never left her jewelry, and loved dresses. The daughter of the skirt is now dressed like an ordinary businessman's wife, wearing a simple and crude kimono, and there is no jewelry on her bun.
"Miss, you must have suffered a lot!" Ming Zi cried even harder.
"It's okay, it's okay. I met a lot of good and kind people." She comforted, "But, Akiko, can we go home first? I've been on the train for a long time, and my feet are a little sore."
"Okay." Akiko wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
"I'm sorry for not being able to go home during this time." She recalled the letter she once wrote to her family, and said with a low laugh,
"In the middle, I married someone without authorization. It must have caused a lot of trouble for the family. How is uncle?"
Akiko said: "Your Excellency the Marquis is not in good health and has gone to Karuizawa to recuperate. Since you are already engaged to Mr. Yue Yan, the current head of the house is Mr. Yue Yan."
"what?"
Yuna froze.
What kind of script is this for the son-in-law to marry, deceive the public, and take away the family property?Yueyan made an engagement with her, and now he has become the head of Yuxi's family?
"Wait, wait? Let Yueyan become the head of the family...? Uncle would agree to such a thing?" She was a little incredulous.
"Your Excellency the Marquis made the decision." Akiko didn't know much about property and political matters, and said with fingers, "I just heard that Mr. Yueyan helped you when your Excellency the Marquis was on the verge of bankruptcy, so as a reward, let me be Mr. Yueyan became the head of the family. However, Mr. Yueyan was originally your fiancé, which is normal!"
Yuna: ...
"So, is Yue Yan at home?" She suddenly thought of a dignified question.
"Yes." Ming Zi looked very happy, "He has been sending people to look for the eldest lady."
"..." Yuna turned around and left, "Sorry, I just remembered that I left something at the station."
Just then, she heard a familiar voice——
"Finally willing to go home. Have you had enough fun?"
hiss.
It's not that she said, why does she feel that the tone, tone, and content of this speech are so familiar.Especially like the tone of the genuine man in her hometown when he took her home.
(I ○ fan:?)
She turned her head slowly, and saw Yueyan standing on the marble steps in front of the mansion, his slender shadow cast by the moonlight on the white marble surface.The straight waistcoat was trimmed to fit, and the collar of the gray shirt was exposed from it, giving off the taste of elite scum.
He walked down the steps slowly, his leather shoes making a crisp sound. "Did you drop something? Just ask someone to help you find it." He said, and approached Yuna step by step, the red eyes that were stained with monster blood became more and more treacherous and translucent.And he was looking at her with these eyes, with a regretful expression on his face.
"You've lost a lot of weight. You must not have been well cared for outside, right?" After speaking, he bent down and took her hand, kissing the back of her hand lightly.
Yuna: ...
It has to be said that even though she knew that Yue Yan's identity and face might be fake, she just had no resistance to this type of man.If he pretends well enough, I'm afraid she will really be deceived for the rest of her life.
She still remembered that she was already engaged to Tsukihiko when she left Tokyo.If it wasn't for Tanjiro Kamado who suddenly broke into her life and took her away from the engagement ceremony, she might really have become Tsukihiko's wife.It's a pity that the facts run counter to each other. Later, she met many ghost hunters, and her life went in a completely different direction.
"Yueyan, what's wrong with my uncle?" She withdrew her hand from Yueyan's.
"Your Excellency the Marquis is sick. Tokyo is too noisy to recuperate, so he returned to Karuizawa. There are hot springs and scenery, which can make people feel happy." Yue Yan straightened up, his tone was very calm, "I invited the doctor to come Take care of him. Don't worry, he's getting better
Well, it won't be long before he recovers. "
After hearing this, Yuna didn't know whether to believe him or not.However, it would be a good thing if the uncle really recovered physically.
Yue Yan seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, slowly raised the corners of his lips, and said, "Okay, let's go home."
Ukita's mansion is almost the same as in her impression, but the owner has been replaced by someone else.Whether it is a maid or other servants, Yue Yan is called "the head of the house".I heard that he changed his surname and added the surname of his fiancée; in this day and age, men are very reluctant to marry, thinking that this is a rather selfless behavior, and will be secretly ridiculed by colleagues as a person who is not strong enough.But Yue Yan was willing to do this—probably because of this, His Excellency the Marquis admired him so much.
Akiko took her back to the room on the second floor.The room was bright and clean, and even if she was not there, it was decorated and cleaned very well. Even the white roses in the vase were fresh and plump, apparently someone replaced them every day.
Akiko put a tub of hot water for her and prepared the bath agent.It has to be said that she was a little relieved to have returned to such a luxurious and comfortable life after she was used to living a simple life outside.
Yuna took off the kimono she was wearing outside, and Akiko took it with a frown, and said, "How can this kind of fabric be comfortable to wear? Miss's skin may be roughened by it. And this kind of clogs It must be very tight, and the lady is definitely not used to it!"
Yuna coiled her long hair and slowly sat down in the bathtub: "It's just clothes, I'm used to it."
Akiko, this little girl, has never seen any weird clothes worn by village ninjas in the Warring States Period, otherwise she would definitely not dislike this simple but comfortable kimono.Have you ever heard of a ninja who wears the same sweater all year round?Have you ever heard of running around with dozens of pounds of armor on your back?
The hot water soaked the body, soaking away the fatigue all over.Red rose petals floated on the hot misty water, she raised her hand, and there was a splash of water.
"Miss, everyone is very worried about you." Ming Zi sat down behind her and held her shoulders, with a very sour tone.
While pinching her shoulders, she sighed in her heart: Although she had a hard time outside for a while, the eldest lady is still as beautiful and dazzling as before.This skin is like freshly poured goat's milk, which will definitely make every girl envious.And what man can look away when he sees her beautiful face?
"After you were kidnapped at the engagement ceremony, the entire Uki family was in chaos. Although it was reported to the police, the police couldn't find anyone at all. They said that they searched all over Tokyo and found nothing suspicious. Ah! By the way! Didn't he do anything to you afterward, that damned red-haired fellow?"
The nasty redhead?
Yuna thought for a while, Akiko was probably talking about Kamado Tanjiro who took her away from the engagement ceremony.
"He didn't do anything, he was also kind, but the means were not right." Yuna said.
"What is 'good intentions'?!" Akiko couldn't understand at all, "Take you away from the engagement ceremony and ruin your life, is this called 'good intentions'?"
"Uh..." Yuna couldn't explain to the little maid.After all, a "ghost" is a thing, if you don't see it with your own eyes, you probably won't believe it.What's more, Yuxi's family now trusts Yueyan quite a lot.
"Anyway, it's all over." She rubbed her temples and said, "What happens in the future is called..." It's called trouble
It.
I don't know what Yue Yan wants to do.
Originally, I wanted to spend my time in this world, dating and vacationing, but now that there is such an unpredictable man like Yue Yan (?) like a demon concubine, she should hurry up and finish her work and go back to the boss at the speed of light Check in...
As she was thinking about it, she suddenly felt that Akiko's massage hand on her shoulder seemed a little heavier, but it was still quite comfortable.So, she closed her eyes and lay down in the bathtub enjoying the bath.
Those hands pinched her neck, and then fell to her shoulders, with moderate strength and gentleness.Unexpectedly, after this period of time, Akiko's massage skills improved so quickly.
As she was thinking about it, she suddenly heard a deep and elegant voice next to her ear: "Will I strike too hard?"
It's a man's voice.
She opened her eyes suddenly, looked back from the corner of her eye, and saw that Ming Zi had disappeared at some point, and the person sitting behind her massaging her was actually Yue Yan.
He unbuttoned his vest and rolled up the cuffs of his shirt, revealing the beautiful muscles of his forearms.And that pair of pampered hands, like the young master's, were falling on her shoulders and necks.The fingernails were slightly sharp, but they never scratched her skin.
"Yueyan... When did you come in?" She didn't know what to say, "The massage technique is really powerful, but next time I should say hello, it will scare people."
"I understand." The corners of his lips curled up, "But when it comes to being scary—" He leaned closer to Yuna's face, pressed against her cheek, and spoke in a light voice, "Yuna, you are the one who scares me It's here."
He pressed against her forehead, his voice was like a lover's whisper.
"What?" "My fiancée disappeared after being kidnapped during the engagement ceremony. Not long after, a letter arrived saying that she married another man." He placed his hand on Yuna's On the chin, slowly raised her face, "This is really surprising."
"..."
Yue Yan smiled gently, but Yuna was secretly startled.
Great, this is to settle accounts after autumn.
But she has one advantage, that is, she is not chaotic in the face of danger, and the big things are not as important as wanting to drink tonight.So she smiled lightly and said confidently: "It doesn't matter, I have already dissolved my marriage with him. Just pretend that this never happened."
Tsukihiko: ...
"I didn't realize that you are such a person who can use such strong words." He let go of Yuna's face, and his eyes sank a little, "My patience is also limited. This kind of game is enough to play once, if it happens again If not, I will also lose interest in playing with you."
Yuna nodded, and said with a light smile, "I understand."
I know I was wrong, but I dare to do it next time.jpg
Her seemingly well-behaved appearance finally eased Yue Yan's expression.The water undulates, echoing with subtle water sounds.Warm light shines from under the stained glass lampshade, refracted by the water to create a rainbow-like shimmering color.And her body is even more seductive in this charming water.
Yue Yan reached out and touched her soft long hair, as if stroking a pet: "You will never have the chance to leave me. On the contrary, I will fulfill all your wishes."
"...Huh?" She had some doubts, "Will all my... wishes be fulfilled?"
"Yes." He smiled slowly, with a somewhat condescending tone, "I can do whatever you want." He is different from ordinary humans, enough to fulfill any of her ambitions.He can even keep her youthful and beautiful forever, and live forever with this appearance.
"Really, can anything satisfy me?" There was hope in her eyes.
"of course."
"Then—" Yuna said solemnly, "Tsukihiko, I want to see you in women's clothing. I've thought about it for a long time, and your face is really suitable for women's clothing."
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Tong Mo: No loss is uu!Easily do what we couldn't do!
Hei Si Mou: So that's why you appeared in women's clothing at the end of the meeting?