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"Anxi, why were you so obsessed with swordsmanship back then? I don't like swordsmanship at all. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even want to pick up a sword."
Junya and Nanako couldn't believe what their master said. It was obvious that their master loved kendo so much and practiced hard day after day without interruption.
"Domon, after all these years, I have always wanted to apologize to you. I shouldn't have forced my wish to be the best in the world on you. You have been carrying my wishes for so many years, and it has been so hard."
Chapter 41 Carrying the Wishes for the One You Love
"Domon, most of the people you defeated over the years never blamed you, including me. They placed their hopes on you, hoping that you could go further."
At this moment, Domon has woken up. Looking at the old face of the man in front of him, he can't help but recall his first wonderful encounter with him, when they were in their prime.
How nice it would be if time could stop there.
He shook his head gently. "Now I just hope to live a peaceful life. Being the best in the world has nothing to do with me. I carried the wishes for the one I loved, but the one I loved left me."
Anxi stared into his slightly tired eyes, full of sadness, and smiled miserably, "Haha, what do you mean by calm water? That's ridiculous. How can you be calm when facing the person you love?"
Tumen was shocked when he heard the voice, "Brother, do you mean that I am the one you love?"
"In fact, I had already secretly developed feelings for you back then. I could no longer be as calm as a mirror and still water, so I deliberately lost the battle with you, hoping that you, with your greater talent, could lead the Mingjing Shishui School to go further."
Tumen could no longer suppress his inner emotions and hugged Anxi tightly. As they grew older, they no longer cared about the world's opinions.
Watching this scene, Ueno Chiki got goosebumps all over his body. As a straight man, he really couldn't accept it.
Yingmei and Paimon, on the other hand, were watching with great interest.
After a moment of tenderness, Domon said to Junya and Nanako: "I am no longer suitable to stay in the Mingjing Shisui-ryu. My senior brother and I will create a new school called the Duanshui-ryu, which means that emotions are like water, and the water will flow faster if you draw a sword to cut it."
Nanako put her hand on her chest and said firmly: "Master, ever since you saved me from the pirates, I have always regarded you as my father. Whether it is the Mingjing Zhishui Flow or the Broken Water Flow, no matter where you go, I will follow you."
Junya looked at Nanako and made up his mind, "Junior sister, I don't want to stay in Mingjing Shisui Ryu anymore, because I like you and I can't suppress my feelings anymore."
Nanako's pretty face instantly turned red, and she punched Junye's chest hard with her fist, "There are so many people here!"
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but smile kindly.
"Thank you, Master Yamaguchi!"
After thanking Yae Shinko, Mingjing Shisui and his group turned around and left.
"You three, come into my room!"
Yae Kamiko's voice was clear and pleasant, but Ueno Chiki had a bad feeling.
The three followed her to an elegant and quiet house.
As soon as she entered the room, she revealed her true fox identity, instantly moved behind Yingmei, and then pinched Yingmei's cute face with both hands.
"Little guy, I heard that you wanted to rub my ears and tail, but these are the two places I least want others to rub."
"Sir, I was wrong. Please let me go." Yingmei was so spineless that she chose to beg for mercy.
"Hehe, but I just want to bully you. Who made you so cute?"
Yae Shenzi's hands did not stop moving. She was determined to teach Yingmei a lesson that her ears and tail were not so easy to rub.
"Master Yaye, the traveler is not very sensible. You are magnanimous, so just let her go!" Seeing Yingmei being ravaged by Master Yaye, he felt a little bit reluctant.
"Are you feeling sorry for your girlfriend?" Yae Shinko teased.
Ueno Chiki quickly explained, "Master Yae, you are joking. We are just good friends."
"Tsk, you're not being sincere! But for your sake, I'll let this little guy go today." Yae Shinko loosened his hands.
However, what she didn't expect was that Yingmei, whose face was pinched red, said: "Master Yazhong, don't consider his face, just ravage me as much as you want, don't pity me just because I am a delicate flower, let the storm come more violently!"
This time there is no way to deal with Yae Shinto. This traveler is really despicable.
Ueno Chiki and Paimon slapped their foreheads, wondering how they could have such an unreliable and shameless partner, but they just happened to like this guy very much.
"Let's get down to business. Ueno Chiki, do you have any information over there recently?" Yae Kamiko asked seriously.
"According to the intelligence analysis, the Fatui are planning to join forces with the Kaijima resistance to create a major disturbance in Inazuma Castle."
Yae Kamiko was not surprised by this news, as the deep-sea tongue flounder had already leaked this news to her.
"Ueno Chiki, you are truly a talent. You even managed to find out such information."
Then, Yae Shenzi walked up to Yingmei again and said, "Little one, it's still a little too early for us to meet, but the timing for you to set foot on this island is just right. Work hard to live up to my expectations!"
Yingmei patted her chest and said confidently: "Don't worry, Master Yamaguchi. I will work hard for you."
"If you can really do it, I will consider giving you a little reward." Her words made Yingmei feel itchy.
"Master Yae, I risked my life to sneak into the Fatui to gather valuable information for Inazuma. Shouldn't I be paid?"
Ever since Yingmei and Paimon, two foodies, came to Ueno Chiki's house, Ueno Chiki's financial situation has fallen into trouble. He can only shamelessly ask Yae Shinko for salary.
“Oh, but I don’t have any Mora.” Yaezakami spread his hands, looking like he had no money.
Hearing this, Ueno Chiki complained in his heart, how could she not have Mora? How could the behind-the-scenes boss of Yaedo and the controller of Narukami not have Mora? It was obvious that he just didn't want to give it to her.
"Ueno Chiki, if you have time, hurry up and write a novel. The two novels you wrote before were both pretty good."
Yingmei was a little confused, "Qianshu, I remember you only have one novel, "Young Dally Duck", do you have another one?"
Ueno Chiki quickly made up a lie, "There is another book that was not well written and has not been published."
Yae Kamiko admired his embarrassed look and smiled, "If you really need money, just go to the magistrate. Your fiancée Kamisato Ayaka is there. Ask her for it."
"Master Yae, you are joking. The marriage contract was made by the previous head of the Kamisato family. Now things have changed and it cannot be counted."
When Yingmei heard Ueno Chiki talking about his engagement with Kamisato Ayaka, her originally nervous heart immediately relaxed.
Chapter 42: Water Flow
When Ueno Chiki, Yingmei and Paimon walked out of the Naruto-taisha Shrine, night had already fallen. The moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
The night breeze blows gently, bringing a touch of freshness and tranquility.
"Master Yae is really something. It's so late and he doesn't even let us stay overnight at the shrine." Yingmei complained somewhat dissatisfiedly.
Ueno Chiki on the side reluctantly explained, "This is the rule established by Narujin Taisha hundreds of years ago. No outsiders are allowed."
Paimon flew in front of him, looking very confused, "But why did Naruto-taisha make such an unreasonable rule?"
Ueno Chiki sighed softly and began to explain the reason.
"Hundreds of years ago, there was a shrine maiden named Asarai Hibiki at Narujin Taisha Shrine. She fell in love with Kombumaru, the apprentice of Daitengu, a friend of the current chief priest, Kitsusaigu.
However, Kombumaru was already a married man, so they had to date secretly at night.
Kombumaru often stayed at Narukami Taisha Shrine, and Asarai Hibiki's voice was particularly loud, which brought a very bad influence to Narukami Taisha Shrine.
However, Huzhai Palace did not pursue them, but chose to indulge them.
Later, Konbumaru died in the war against the black monster.
However, many years later, Asarai Hibiki raised the banner of rebellion against General Raiden. This is a great shame for the Millennium Narugami Grand Shrine!
Yae-sama believes that if Asarai Hibiki and Konbumaru were prohibited from traveling at night, everything would be different.
So, let’s make this rule.”
After listening to this, Yingmei sighed, "What a pity! I really want to hear how loud Asase's screams are."
Ueno Chiki:......
"Traveler, don't you have a Dust Song Pot? If possible, can I stay at your place for one night?" Ueno Chiki really didn't want to walk back home. The journey was too long. If he walked back now, he would probably get home in the early morning.
"No!" Yingmei refused outright.
Her house was littered with carelessly thrown clothes, some of which were her unwashed underwear, still smelling of her.
If Ueno Chiki saw this, how would I face him in the future?
Paimeng didn't want to go back to Chen Ge Hu either, "Qian Shu, hold on for a while, just treat it as a training."
"Yes, Qianshu, you don't want to be called a thin dog, and it's not far from here to your home." Yingmei followed.
Ueno Chiki was speechless. This distance was a drop in the bucket for the two of you who run all over the world map every day.
But for an ordinary person like him, it was very difficult.
However, he could only walk back now, because he didn't want to be a thin dog forever.
.........
It was already early morning when they returned home.
The long walk made Ueno Chiki exhausted, and he seemed to be about to collapse.
His eyes were so heavy he could barely keep them open and his stomach ached with hunger.
However, he still pulled himself together, dragged his heavy feet to the fields to pick some vegetables, boiled water in a pot, and prepared the next pot of noodles.
Yingmei felt very distressed when she saw his miserable state, and at the same time she also felt very guilty.
But as the aroma of the noodles filled the air, all these distracting thoughts disappeared.
Chiki Ueno knew that Yingmei ate a lot, so he simply used a bowl bigger than her face to put the noodles in, poured some condiments into it, and handed it to her.
"Be careful!"
Yingmei was not afraid of the heat and took the noodles impatiently. The rich aroma made her swallow her saliva. She picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
The noodles have a delicate and soft texture, with a light sweetness and fragrance. They pass through the taste buds on the tip of the tongue, bringing her a delicate and wonderful taste enjoyment.
The feeling of hunger gradually disappeared, replaced by a sense of satisfaction and happiness.
"It's great! It's so delicious!" After drinking the rest of the bowl in one breath, Yingmei couldn't help but sigh.
Paimon and Ueno Chiki ignored her and instead lowered their heads and ate noodles with big mouthfuls.
She noticed that there was still a lot of noodles in Paimon's bowl and her eyes widened.
Perhaps feeling Yingmei's hungry gaze, Paimon sped up and finished the noodles quickly.
Yingmei wanted to scoop up some soup, but Paimeng didn't give her any chance. He paused for a while and drank all the soup in one breath.
She could only turn her gaze to Ueno Chiki, staring at the big bowl in his hand.
Ueno Chiki really wanted to pretend not to see it at this moment, but Yingmei's fiery gaze was a little overwhelmed for him.