Journey to Seek Past Reincarnations Chapter 6: Asura

For several days, neither Saito nor Saburo came to the store. It wasn't until the fourth night that I saw their familiar figures, and this time there was one more person——Yongcang Shinpachi. It's just that I didn't see that white figure, and I felt faintly lost and worried.

"Xiaoyin, did you scare you that day? The chief executive came back covered in blood, which shocked us." Sanlang said with a smile, "But those people are just looking for death, and they actually fought with the chief executive, hahaha .”

My hand holding the bowl trembled slightly, but I just shook my head. When I looked up, I saw Saito looking at me thoughtfully.

"Director... is he okay?" I asked in a low voice.

"Fortunately, the cough seems to be getting worse." He then turned to Saito and said, "These days, I wake up in the middle of the night and often hear that the chief is coughing badly, which seems unusual Ah Yi, do you want to tell the deputy chief?"

Saito still looked at me, and said indifferently: "Didn't he say it's okay, so don't worry about it." There was an indiscernible look in his eyes that flashed away.

Hearing Sanlang's words, my heart seemed to tighten again. Is his cough getting worse? Why is my heart so disturbed, I can't tell what it feels like, maybe it's pity.

"You are really too, the woman who is the chief executive doesn't even go to see him!" Yongcang said with a frown.

"I've already said it, my name is Xiaoyin, and I'm not the woman of the chief executive! Mr. Baozi!" I was also a little angry, and I was not in a good mood at first.

"Mr. Baozi?" Everyone was taken aback, Saburo first broke out into a burst of laughter, Saito's mouth also slightly raised, Yongcang's face was twisted together, and he said angrily: "When did I look like a bun?"

I looked at him and said softly: "It's now."

Saburo glanced at Yongcang, laughed even harder, and said repeatedly: "Like, like..." A smile flashed in Saito's eyes.

"Well, can I go to see the general manager tomorrow?" I didn't know how to say it. Before I leave this era, I want to do my best to give the general manager a little more care. Whether it is the son of a ghost or the beheading of people, neither is what the director wants to choose, and it is not his fault.

"Of course." Saito answered me for the first time. I froze for a moment, the sun came out from the west today.

This is the second time to visit the settlement of the Shinsengumi. The guards didn't stop me because they saw me last time, and they smiled ambiguously. They must think that I am a so-called woman from the head office. Yongcang Shinpachi, Baozi Shinpachi, they didn't know what nonsense they were talking about.

As soon as I walked inside, I saw a tall man in black walking towards me. When I saw his face clearly, I couldn't help but sigh how unlucky I was, how could I be so unlucky to meet the deputy head of the devil on a narrow road.

I hurriedly lowered my head, pretended not to see him, and walked past him quickly. I just breathed a sigh of relief when I heard that **** voice: "Would you like to see the chief executive?"

I sighed and had to stop.

I simply turned around, looked directly at him and said, "If Mr. Hijikata suspects me, then I can leave immediately."

He stared at me, remained silent for a while, and said in a deep voice, "Come with me."

Come here, whoever is afraid of whom. Immediately, my heart was broken, and I followed him into his room.

"You were also there when the chief executive was attacked that day." He sat down and said calmly.

I nodded.

"So, are you afraid?" He looked at me and asked.

I shook my head. At that time, the feeling was not fear. How could I be afraid when I often deal with ghosts.

"Before you go to see the general manager, you'd better know clearly that here, you can only survive by turning into a ghost. The general manager is like this, I am like this, everyone is like this, once you feel threatened Existence will never be soft. Therefore, if you hesitate, you'd better leave the head office immediately."

After listening to his words, my heart is clear. The earth side said this because they wanted to protect the chief executive too much, and were afraid that the chief executive would be hurt. In this way, he does not seem so ruthless.

I suddenly smiled and said: "Mr. Hijikata, I don't know if you have heard what the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu said when he suppressed Christians: 'I am not the one who kills, I kill It’s politics.’ This sentence is an excuse, but it’s also the truth. So it’s not the chief executive’s fault, not your fault, not anyone’s fault, but the fault of this era. Of course I understand. In this regard, murder is not the fault of the chief executive, but the fault of the times. In this turbulent era, no matter right or wrong, no matter right or wrong. Everyone bets their lives and speaks with the sword in their hands just because of their different ideas. How did I Looking at the general manager, it will be the same in the future, the general manager's smile will always be the same pure in my heart."

Hikata's eyes were complicated, mixed with a hint of surprise. "No matter right or wrong, right or wrong." He repeated in a low voice.

I smiled, and said again: "Besides, I don't think you are ghosts, just like Mr. Hijikata, if you really turned into ghosts, you wouldn't be so worried about the chief."

"Okay, let's go see the chief commander, he is teaching swordsmanship." Hijikata seemed to have been told what was on his mind suddenly, and his tone was a bit unnatural.

"Well, then I'm going out." I smiled at him again, stood up and walked out.

He found the sword trial hall very quickly, and immediately saw the chief executive wearing a white jacket and black skirt pants. This attire made him look even more heroic.

"Director, your woman is here!" Someone took the opportunity to laugh. It's Nagakura Shinpachi again, why am I always at odds with him.

When the director turned around and saw me, he froze for a moment, then immediately showed an angelic smile, walked straight over with a bamboo knife in his hand, and said, "Xiaoyin, why are you here?"

"Have you forgotten, I've given your health to me." I handed him the food box I've been carrying, and said angrily, "Eat all these white pear honey."

He smiled even more happily, reached out to take the food box, and said, "Then you can eat with me." Then he motioned for me to go out with him. I pretended not to hear the laughter behind me.

"I heard that your cough is getting worse?" I whispered.

He opened the food box and said with a smile, "It smells so good." This guy interrupted on purpose.

I closed the food box with a snap, glared at him and said, "Answer first, or you won't get to eat!"

He giggled and said: "I'm fine, much better, really, look at me, isn't my spirit good?"

"Director..." Seeing him smile so brightly, my heart began to ache again. According to the historical records, the chief executive's life would be less than a year...

"The Director-General said before that there are people he wants to protect. I think the people the Director-General wants to protect should be Mr. Hijikata and Director Kondo." I looked at him and said.

He froze for a moment, then nodded heavily with a smile.

"The director and the deputy director are like my relatives. From the moment I followed them, I made up my mind. Their ideal is my ideal, and the Shinsengumi is our ideal. If you can protect important people , if I can realize my dream, even if I become a ghost, even if I fall into the way of Shura, I will not hesitate. I think this is my destiny. Since I have chosen such a path, then, killing people and living in the **** storm, It becomes an inescapable fate. This path is my own choice, and I will not regret it."

"But you really don't plan to tell about your illness, it will be discovered sooner or later." I frowned.

"Then let's talk about it when we can't hide it anymore. While I can still stay here, I want to stay with them as much as possible."

He smiled lightly, his innocent and pure smile was dazzling.

When he does not hold a knife, he is an angel, but when he takes a knife, he becomes a Shura. But under the blue sky, his smile is still as innocent as the white clouds in the sky, pure without any impurities. When he was quiet, this reassuring smile made the daunting image of him when he held the knife disappear.

It is no longer important whether it is an angel or a devil.

All I know is that this is the chief executive I know, innocent and gentle, pure and harmless. Never complain about fate, just abide by it quietly, no matter how difficult the end is, you still smile and walk through it.

My heart seems to be getting more and more painful...

Days seem to have been very peaceful. I can't see that Saito has any murderous intentions towards Aju. On the contrary, I think they have a good relationship with Aju. Did Si Yin get the time wrong? Or is there something wrong? Just in case, I still called Que Ling to be by Aju's side at any time.

I also went to the camp several times during the period, but fortunately, I didn't meet the deputy head of the devil.

It was very late this day, and when it was about to close, a young woman in a pink kimono suddenly walked in outside the door, saying that her lady suddenly wanted to eat Omiya's special soba noodles. The buckwheat noodles made by Aju are quite famous, and people nearby often come to buy them and take them home, just like the current takeaway. But it seems to be the first time that it's so late.

Aju made noodles, put them in a food box, and handed them over to the woman. The woman reached out to take it, and then hurried out. As soon as she reached the door, she heard a "boom", and she suddenly fell to the ground. Aju and I hurried over to help her up. The fall seemed not to be light, and her ankle was swollen a lot. She looked anxious and struggled to stand up again.

"I think you can't move for the time being, you can go back after a rest." I rubbed her leg and said.

She suddenly looked distressed, and said: "I have nothing to do with it, but Miss A Chang, if she doesn't send it in time, I'm afraid she will get angry at me and maybe drive me away."

I thought about it and said, "It's okay, just tell me where it is, and I'll send it for you."

Happiness flashed in her eyes, and then she said sadly: "But it's already so late..."

"Don't worry about it, I'll send it for you." I smiled and said, "Where is it?"

She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Shimabara Kameya."

"Okay, I see, don't worry." I lifted the food box. Turn around and walk out the door.

As soon as he turned around, he suddenly realized, Shimabara Kameya? Why is this name so familiar? I seem to have heard it somewhere? Um, by the way, didn't Yongcang mention it that day? Oh, so it's a place where there are geisha, and it's a brothel. I suddenly felt excited, and finally had the opportunity to satisfy my curiosity.

"Then Miss A Chang?" I couldn't help asking.

"Miss A Chang is the most popular geisha in our area." She whispered, oh, I fully understand, she must be the oiran. No wonder it can be a bit arrogant. Hearing what she said, I became even more excited, not knowing how beautiful the oiran is.

"Xiaoyin, Shimabara Kameya is on the bayberry alley in Liujo, and you will arrive after crossing the oily alley in Qijo." Aju reminded me again for fear that I would get lost.

"Understood!" I responded and stepped out of the door.

Isn’t the oil path in Qitiao the place where I first appeared in this era? Walking all the way, the surroundings are quiet, and I am used to the floating spirits that occasionally float by, they don't provoke me, and I don't bother to pay attention to them.

As soon as I walked near the oil path, I saw three or four people dressed as samurai walking out of the alley in front of me without any haste, as if they had just come out of some izakaya. At this moment, a chilly autumn wind blew by, and I suddenly felt a familiar feeling—a killing intent.

At that moment, a tall black figure flashed out like a ghost, with a flash of a silver knife, the leader fell down without even making a sound. Seeing this, the other few hurriedly drew their knives, but the man in black didn't let them have the chance to draw their knives at all. Under the lightning speed, the man in black had already inserted the knife back into the scabbard with an extremely chic and beautiful posture. At the same time, in the dim light, the dim shadows of those people fell down slowly...In an instant, blood spattered, and the disgusting smell of blood quickly permeated the air.

It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, just as I was about to move my feet, the man just turned around, and the face under the moonlight was clearly printed in my eyes.

"Ah, Mr. Saito." I couldn't help but whisper.

He also saw me when he heard the sound, his face changed a little, he walked over quickly, picked me up and left.

"You have seen it all." He pulled me into a remote alley and asked in a cold voice.

I hesitated and nodded. My face is still calm, but my heart is a little nervous. The situation just now must be that he is carrying out an assassination mission. What is he thinking now? Do you want to silence it? Although I can use Mist Escape, it's hard to say how fast he draws his sword. Thinking of this, I began to sweat finely on my forehead.

"Then," he said with a sharp look in his eyes, "forget what you saw."

Hearing what he said, I breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly. It seems that he has no intention of killing me.

He looked ahead thoughtfully, the blood splattered from the opponent's body had long been hidden in the black of his clothes, and there were still a few drops of dried dark red blood between the brows. The faint moonlight shrouded his whole body, and the bright and silvery moonlight formed a strong contrast with the dark red and terrifying bloodstains. Saitoichi, this cruel swordsman, what is he thinking in his heart?

"Mr. Saito, why did you join the Shinsengumi?" I hesitated for a while, but said it out.

He didn't seem to expect that I would ask this suddenly, he froze for a moment, turned his head to look at me, then turned his head again, looked ahead, and didn't speak.

Just when I thought he would not answer me, he suddenly spoke. "Do you know that evil is beheading?" He asked something strange.

I seem to have seen this sentence somewhere. If I remember correctly, it is the belief Saito has always insisted on: as long as it is evil, it must be chopped into pieces.

I nodded and said: "I know, but what is the standard of evil? Everyone has a different definition of evil. Forgive me for being rude, in the hearts of those reformers, I am afraid that Mr. Saito is Evil."

He glanced at me lightly and said, "If they have the ability, they can come and kill me."

I thought that maybe he would kill Aju in the future, and I couldn't help asking: "Then as long as Mr. Saito thinks it is evil, no matter men, women or children, you will kill him, right?"

"If it's evil, then it will be cut off." He replied bluntly.

My heart sank, and I whispered: "Don't Mr. Saito have anyone he wants to cherish and protect?"

He glanced at me, turned around, "I, Saitoichi, don't need that kind of existence." As soon as the words fell, he walked forward without looking back.

I stood where I was, looking at his receding figure, and a trace of complicated emotions surged in my heart. Looking at the food box in his hand, he suddenly remembered that he still had to go to Shimabara Kameya, otherwise he would be late and hurt the girl.

Taking a deep breath of the night air, I walked forward quickly.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, I arrived at Shimabara Kameya. Unlike the quietness of the surrounding places, it seems to be much more lively here. On the narrow and long street full of lanterns, there are ronin warriors with daggers at their waists and dolls dressed up everywhere. women. The voices of soliciting business and the teasing and laughing between men and women come and go. This can be regarded as nightlife in the Edo period.

As soon as I walked into Shimabara Kameya and told me what I wanted to do, a very young woman immediately led me to a room upstairs.

"Please wait a moment." She knelt on the tatami and bowed to me.

"Wait a minute!" I was a little anxious, "Why did you let me stay here? Just pay the money."

She smiled commercially and said, "Sorry, Miss A Chang is very demanding. If you are not satisfied, I still ask you to return it." After she finished speaking, she closed the sliding door.

"Ah!" What, do you want me to take it back, Miss A Chang...

I took a look at the room, and it was elegantly furnished. There was a potted bonsai made of white chrysanthemums and red leaves in the corner. Next to the bonsai was a purple low table, and beside it were some silk embroidered with peonies. mat.

Looking at the inside, there is a layer of bedding inside, and I started to think about the evil side again. This should be the room of that Miss A Chang, so Miss A Chang is also here to receive guests.

I put the food box next to the low table, and the candles in the white paper lanterns beside the low table flickered gently in the dark night. A gust of autumn wind blew in through the lattice window, and the candlelight flickered even more. Fearing that the candlelight would be blown out, I hurriedly stood up and closed the lattice window. As soon as my hand touched the paper window, there was a soft puff, and my eyes were completely dark.

Ah, no, I was taken aback for a moment, and just about to turn around and fumble outside the door, I suddenly heard the sound of the sliding door being pulled open, is that Miss A Chang? I stretched out my hand unconsciously, but I touched a firm chest. This feeling was not a woman. I touched it a few more times, and it was a man!

I hurriedly wanted to withdraw my hand before it was too late, the man grabbed my hand, pulled it in his direction, and let it go, my foot lightened, and in an instant, I had already fallen on the tatami mat, being pressed tightly by him Under the body.

This is the first time in nineteen years that I encountered such an unexpected situation. I froze there for a moment. What's going on? I'm here to deliver food, I'm not a food delivery person myself!