Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

Chapter 174

In the end, Liu Quan said that he would go out to fetch water and come back to freshen up briefly, and then left the room.

She acted very quickly, and after about 10 minutes, she carried the wooden bucket and pushed open the door partition, calling Qianhe to come to the corridor to wash up briefly, so as not to dirty the deputy chief's room.

The two girls finished washing quickly and lightly.Liu Quan, who was careful enough, brought back two sets of clean clothes for the two of them to change.The blood-stained old clothes that were replaced were thrown into the barrel.

After finishing all this, Liu Quan planned to go back to his room to rest.From the moment she heard Qianzuru calling for help and rushing out of the room until now, she has been barefoot. She didn't feel anything in the fighting and tense atmosphere before, but now, especially after washing off the blood on her feet, she feels nothing. Feeling cold feet.

"Have a good rest, I will come to see you tomorrow morning." She stood up, smiled at Qianhe, and walked to the door, intending to pick up the wooden barrel and open the door to go out.

Qianhe hesitated behind her, but still called out: "Xue Ye..."

"Huh? What's the matter?" Liu Quan turned around smiling at the door, with a defenseless look on his face.

"You... just now..." Qianhe suddenly hesitated, and finally asked through gritted teeth as if he had made up his mind: "In your heart, do you value Mr. Shannan?"

Liu Quan: ...! ! !

"Why do you think so?" She quickly recovered from the shock and asked back with a smile.

Qianhe seemed to hesitate for a moment, but she seemed to think of something, with hesitation and puzzlement in her eyes, as well as a trace of worry, she sat on the tatami and looked up at Liuquan.

"Just now when Mr. Shannan was mad, you attacked him with the scabbard...in fact, you wanted to stop him from doing something that he would regret when he woke up? And after that...I, I noticed... ...you look like you're very sad...very sad...'

Her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared under Liu Quan's quiet gaze.

Liu Quan stood by the door, turned around and looked at Qianhe.

From Qianzu's point of view, Kiyohara Yukiha is extremely tall among women, and her eyes are as deep as a dark pool. For some reason, Qianzu suddenly thinks of frozen pools in the mountains in winter and growing by the pools. , The canopy is covered with snow-covered pine trees.

Then, Qianhe smiled slightly when she saw the girl who showed up in time tonight and saved her life.

"Is that so...?" she said as if talking to herself, without avoiding answering the question.

It is useless to evade the answer, and it may lead to Qianhe's deeper doubts.As a woman, Qianhejiang possesses more subtle feelings and intuition than the men in this village, and similarly, her brain supplement ability is also first-class.

Liu Quan thought about it for a while, and decided to use the [Plausible] language skill.

"Perhaps, that's really the case... For me, Mr. Shannan is indeed an important person..."

Seeing Qianhe's eyes widen and mouth wide open in surprise, Liu Quan suddenly burst out laughing and shook his head.

"No, it's not what you think. Chizuru, you misunderstood."

She seemed to be trapped in a memory, and her voice became a little confused.

"Mr. Shannan's hand... was injured in front of me."

Ignoring Qianhe's widened eyes for a moment, she continued: "At that time, his knife broke, and I couldn't block the knife that was slashing at him in time... There are too many rogues there, and we don't have enough manpower..."

There was a slight sigh in her voice.

"No, maybe this is not a reason to shirk responsibility. At that time, I never regarded myself as a woman and asked for special treatment from others...so as a 'man', because I failed to support in time, my companions were punished. Serious injuries, this kind of thing is really unbearable..."

"But this has added more pain to Mr. Shannan. Every time Mr. Shannan thinks of that scene, he will blame himself for needing a woman to protect him. How unacceptable it is for a swordsman..."

"I watched as Mr. Shannan, who was once so gentle and strong and admired by everyone, became the Rakshasa today. He couldn't see the sun, pretended to be dead, and could only hide in the dark... and I, except myself, Apart from feeling sad and sorry in vain, I can't help you with anything..."

Liu Quan's gaze lowered slightly, and landed on the snow-white quilt at Qianhe's feet.

"How many times will we meet this kind of thing in the future?" Her voice was as soft as a whisper.

"Huh?" Sure enough, Qianhe didn't hear clearly, and asked a question.

Liu Quan withdrew his gaze and stared at Qianhe again.After a moment, she smiled.

"So, I want to be stronger and braver."

"Hey?!" Qianhe looked even more confused.

"Although I didn't have time to support Mr. Shannan because I was afraid of death, sometimes I felt confused, wondering how long the Shinsengumi could take me in, and whether I would have to face my companions in distress before then. It's too late to arrive because of the situation..." Liu Quan said in a trance.

"I'm a woman, so I'll probably never be a real warrior." She spread her hands, as if regretting the fact.

"So far, the companions around me have been working hard with what kind of mood and consciousness... Although they desperately want to understand, they may not be able to truly understand... So, that day, when Mr. Shannan When I was going to drink Changruo water, I tried my best to persuade him, but it didn't work, and it seemed to make him more painful—"

Her eyes dimmed slightly with the memory.But she cheered up quickly and smiled at Qianhe.

"So...although sometimes I still fear death, but I hope that next time I can go forward with more courage with the awareness of surviving with my precious companions."

"As long as you have this kind of heart, you will be able to understand each other someday..."

"Mr. Kondo was not wrong at the beginning. I am here to find a place to belong."

"The kind of thing I've never had... is it really here?"

"With such doubts in mind, every day I spend here, my conviction deepens."

"Ah, according to this, everyone here may be my important person." She opened the partition, bent down to pick up the bucket on the ground, and turned her head to Qianhe and said jokingly.

Qianhe seemed to be a little puzzled, but at the same time seemed to understand something, watched Kiyohara Yukiha walk out of this room, and the sound of small footsteps went all the way in the corridor.Then, she sighed, shook her head, and got into the warm quilt.

Liu Quan's journey back to his room was far from smooth.

After walking a short distance, she met Tufang with a gloomy face in the corridor.

He stood in the corridor with a solemn expression, crossed his hands in his sleeves, leaned against a pillar, and looked up at the night sky slightly.

Although his handsome side face was tight and stern, it still looked so calm and reliable under the moonlight.Liu Quan stopped unknowingly.

"...Deputy Chief?"

Hijikata turned his face towards her because of her soft call.When he saw her, his expression seemed a little complicated for a moment.

"Ah, do you want to go back to your room?" He nodded lightly and asked casually.

In fact, what else can Liu Quan do at this time other than go back to his room to rest.It was just a very casual exchange of greetings, and it really didn't bother the brain at all to say such words.

Liu Quan originally wanted to simply respond and leave, but for some reason, seeing Hijikata's expression, she hesitated for a moment, but still didn't do that.

"Over there...has everything been packed? Deputy Chief?" She asked tentatively.

Hijikata was stunned for a moment, as if he realized that she was asking about Chizuru's room—it had just turned into a killing scene—he nodded casually, and said succinctly, "Ah, yes."

...This kind of reaction really makes people unable to continue the conversation.

He clearly meant that he didn't intend to talk too much to her.

Liu Quan felt a little embarrassed, bowed his head, and felt that there was nothing more to say.And what happened after Kondo took Ito away, or what happened to Shannan after that, and what happened to the Raksha team he was in charge of—it was beyond the scope of what she, a team member, could say.

"In that case... a lot of things happened tonight, the deputy chief must have felt very hard... Please rest early." She said slowly, bowed slightly to Hijikata, and then planned to walk away.

Unexpectedly, Tufang suddenly made a sound, which just stopped her from leaving.

"Don't you...won't you ask how the matter between Sannan-kun and Ito-kun ended?"

Liu Quan was a little surprised.

Ito? !What good could he do?It must be an excuse to ask Kondo and Hijikata for a lot of money...

But... why did the earthwork specifically mention Shannan to her?

A strange premonition came to her mind.

Could it be... just now in the room, did Hijikata hear Chizuru's untrue speculation? !

Although he had a strange intuition that he had to say such a gorgeous line at that moment; but Liu Quan didn't really have anything in his arms just now. Alright, so my words can increase the favorability of two people at the same time] and other expectations.

But now... it seems that this kind of thing really happened?

Liu Quan thought for a while, put the bucket in his hand by his feet, raised his head, and stared at the earthwork.

"Maybe Ito-kun has caused a lot of trouble for Kondo-san and Hijikata-san?" She asked softly, "Perhaps he also made some kind of request that troubled the two of you... After all, that person seems to be the same It's like you don't want to let it go."

Hijikata seemed a little surprised by her guess, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.Then, he simply replied: "Ah... that person, intends to leave the team."

Liu Quan was taken aback.

"Leaving the team?!" The law of "seppuku" flashed through her mind in an instant.Although she already knew that Ito would break away from the Shinsengumi with a group of his followers at some point, she was still shocked that this moment came so suddenly.

However, as a loyal soldier of the Shinsengumi, in front of the deputy commander, she still has to respond in accordance with her status.

"Ito-kun...are you crazy?!...No, instead of saying that, it's better to say-why did he join the Shinsengumi in the first place? Everyone thinks that he is incompatible with the Shinsengumi from the beginning. ?”

A complicated look appeared on Hijikata's face.

"Yeah...he has some other purpose. But Kondo-kun trusts him a lot and values ​​his talent..."

He sighed softly.

"Mr. Kondo is always like this. He is good at discovering the talents of others, and trusts others unconditionally...Although there are times when he trusts the wrong person, such as Ito-kun...but it is precisely because of this that everyone will gather willingly around him Let's work together." Liu Quan softened his voice a little and responded.

Hijikata glanced at her in surprise.

"That's right." He agreed, probably because he remembered the very unpleasant meeting that just ended, and a haze appeared on his face.

"Ito said that he will not only leave the team himself, but also intends to take away some team members and leave in the name of the late emperor guarding the mausoleum... In this way, it will not be regarded as splitting the Shinsengumi, nor will it be considered as leaving the team openly—" His voice It broke suddenly in mid-air.

"How can this not be regarded as splitting the Shinsengumi!" After a moment of silence, his voice suddenly raised a bit, and there was uncontrollable anger in his tone.

Liu Quan was taken aback, looking at Tufang who rarely showed his resentment, he seemed unable to speak a word for a moment.

Since Hijikata is known as the "Deputy Chief of Demons", of course he is usually very strict, and it is not uncommon for him to get angry.But like now, the resentment and anger that feels powerless because of something rarely shows up.

Probably because he felt that as the deputy chief of the Shinsengumi, he should always seem to know everything in his mind, and he couldn't rush to panic because of something, and shake the morale of the army.

"...Maybe I can take this opportunity to see the true colors of some people clearly." Liu Quan thought for a while, and only found this sentence that could be regarded as comforting.

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