Lady Lin’s First-ever Journey to Immortality Chapter 356: Samurai and Geisha
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The three of Lin Luoran bid farewell to the woodcutter before leaving. Before leaving, they asked him what his name was. The young woodcutter was taken aback and smiled and said, "Sao under Matsuoka."
Yuan Ye was surprised. Lin Luoran stopped him with his eyes.
The three of them made a turn together, and after leaving the woodsman's sight, they changed their course and went up to Mount Fuji.
"Master, before the Meiji Restoration in Japan, only the Chinese, aristocrats, and wealthy families had surnames. In the early Meiji period, these low-level laborers had surnames in order to compile their household registration. Those like Matsuoka and Yamagami were obviously born during the Meiji Restoration. The residence is the subject of the surname... Japanese with a surname will not be a woodcutter."
Lin Luoran nodded, "His physique is weak and cold. He doesn't look like a woodcutter who grew up in the mountains, but like a flower in a greenhouse...Do you know what I mean?"
Yuan Ye was taken aback, "Master, do you suspect that he is... one of the missing Shibuya young people?"
"Looking at his appearance, I can't remember the past at all, as if he was born as a woodcutter." Dad Lin said little, and always hit the point when he spoke.
It's only a month since the initial disappearance incident, so how could a Japanese youth be born a woodcutter? Lin Luoran thought of the wooden statue in the space, the power of the weird and unspeakable dark attribute belief, turned his head and said to Yuan Ye and Dad Lin, "I don't want to become the woodcutter and forget all the previous things. We must always be vigilant and remind each other. , Stick to the heart."
Papa Lin and Yuan were also very satisfied. The three of them arrived in front of the Sengen Shrine of the main palace within a few moments. Sure enough, it hasn't been expanded here, and snowflakes are full of the entrance of the shrine. Although it is a bit shabby, Lin Luoran instead I feel more like a shrine.
Xiaojin went to find the local birds to exchange feelings and inquire about news.
She and Dad Lin and Yuan also sneaked in. The shrine enshrined the "Goddess of Muhuakai Yeji", but there was nothing unusual.
It seems that this place is really a religious place. Yuan Ye was silent for a long time after coming out, "Master, I doubt if we are in a dream."
"Oh, why do you feel this way?" Lin Luoran has always paid more attention to the thoughts of this big disciple.
Yuan also coughed, "During the Ming Dynasty, there were many alchemy monks in China. At the same time, in Japan, at such important places as Mount Fuji Shrine, Master, you have a high level of cultivation, and your disciples and masters are just practicing Qi. During the period, no one in the shrine found us sneaking in, which is so strange."
Yes, it’s so weird. The immaculate appearance of Mount Fuji and the shrine is like a flowery frame, lacking the foundation that it should have, so Yuan Ye said it was a dream.
Little Jin flew back. The bird here looked dumb and couldn't communicate with it. It didn't ask for useful clues and returned without success.
Lin Luoran agreed with Yuan Ye's opinion more and more. All this was like a dream. She lowered her head and thought, "Let's go to Edo and see."
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Edo was later Tokyo. From the first daimyo to the Meiji Restoration, Edo was the political center of the Tokugawa shogunate during its two-hundred-year rule. However, in the early years of the Edo Shogunate, Edo was still an ordinary town.
Walking on the streets of Edo, Lin Luoran and the three of them were dizzy. They were different from the appearance of the people of the time and agreed to be eye-catching. The three of them definitely don't wear Japanese clothes, and turned a deaf ear to those probing eyes. The Japanese do not have an advantage in height, let alone a native of Edo four hundred years ago. As a woman, Lin Luoran was one meter tall, and walking on the street was enough to overlook most people.
Of course, there are exceptions.
A person wearing a plain white samurai uniform is particularly eye-catching because he is tall and familiar.
"Ye Xiaobei!"
The lucky man who came to Lin's family to receive Zhu Jidan, how could Yuan forget that Lin Luoran also recognized this young man, it was Ye Xiaobei who had met several years ago. At this moment, he was like a noble son of Edo, with a long sword on his waist, and no appearance of a monk otaku at all. He was radiant and compared to other samurai or ronin on the street.
Hearing someone called "Ye Xiaobei", he turned a deaf ear and passed by Lin Luoran, and even looked at Lin Luoran frivolously. Putting this before, just putting the knife on his neck, this otaku monk did not dare to be so frivolous towards "Uncle Lin".
Yuan Ye was so angry that he wanted to beat up the kid, and was pulled by Lin Luoran: "He must have forgotten who he is at this moment. He met an acquaintance by chance. Let's follow it and see."
Seeing that Ye Xiaobei was well dressed, she guessed many places where he might go back, but she never thought it would be a remote alley. There are also many people dressed as samurai around the door of a certain house, saying "Xuezi".
The sound of Sizhu playing and singing faintly came, which seemed to imply a cherry blossom. There was a red plum blossoming just right in the wall. Taking advantage of a little bit of snow, Lin Luoran suddenly understood where this place was—Fireworks Lane from ancient times to the present, regardless of region or country, is really a tune.
Yuan was also shocked, "Ye Xiaobei, this stinky boy, actually came to visit the brothel."
Lin Luoran kicked him, "Whoever visits the brothel in broad daylight, this should be a place where Kabuki is performed."
That shouldn't be right. Yuan is also heartbroken. Ye Xiaobei really has no morals at all. He wore a Japanese samurai costume and thrilled to watch the Kabuki performance.
A "Masked Man" with a snow-white face and a little bit of red mouth came out with very coyly small steps. Wearing a black skirt with red edges is much more cumbersome than modern kimonos.
When she opened her mouth to speak, and her voice seemed to be run over by a wheel, Lin Luoran knew that this well-dressed woman was not young.
She talked a lot in her tone, to the effect that the "Xuezi" girl was still dressing up, and she asked the guests to wait.
This is a very obvious way to whet your appetite and raise your value. Ye Xiaobei seems impatient, and seems to value the "Xuezi" girl very much. Most of the remaining warriors have such impatient and patient expressions.
Lin Luoran and the three were also watching quietly, the white-faced masked woman still looked here from time to time, and looked at Lin Luoran without a trace. This is probably due to her occupational disease. Seeing a beautiful woman, she always wondered if she would be popular if she performed Kabuki, but Lin Luoran was so extravagant that this masked woman also knew she was a person who couldn’t think of it. After disappointment, give up.
Having been waiting for half an hour, a few white-faced geishas wriggling their feet came out and surrounded a group of samurai.
Lin Luoran and the three also went in with the crowd, and were stopped by the old bustard-like masked man.
Can't women go in?
Mostly the truth is that women with no money can't enter. Lin Luoran saw that many samurai threw a small ingot of gold to the masked old bustard. She didn't bring gold or silver, but there were many other valuable things in the space.
Lin Luoran took out a small jadeite rough from the space, and when it was handed to the masked man, it turned into a transparent jade finger. Jade and gold were supposed to be common currency in ancient Asia. The masked people stopped their hands and retracted, becoming respectful.
Take Dad to the brothel? This is a new experience. Although it was here to do business, Lin Luoran was not as embarrassed.
One of the paper doors was opened. It turned out to be a large room, a long house, separated into small rooms by screens. Lin Luoran chose an inconspicuous location, as long as he could see Ye Xiaobei.
A geisha came up to pour the wine, Lin Luoran casually threw the jade that she had left when she was pulling her fingers, a full-blown high-profile guest-if it weren’t for Lin Luoran to be a good-looking woman, that yi Prostitutes are going to be posted up.
It's another Japanese folk music with a cherry blossom tune. A tall geisha dressed in red clothes and full of hairpins was helped out. The white powder on her face was much thinner, and she could still see the facial features. Lin Luoran guessed what kind of "Xuezi" this was, and she swept lightly, but was so surprised that she almost knocked over the wine on the table.
"Lin Qingxue!"
"Xuezi" looked over, not as if Ye Xiaobei was completely indifferent to her name. There was a lot of confusion in her eyes. The masked man saw that Lin Luoran was a smasher, and warned her with a look in his eyes.
Lin Luoran ignored her, "Lin Qingxue, what are you doing in this dress?"
The samurai drew out their swords to guard the goddess "Ms. Xuezi" in their hearts. The masked old bustard also ordered the others to help Xuezi down.
The screen was accidentally knocked over by the geishas, and the sleeve of "Yukiko" was torn off during the pulling, revealing a healthy wheat complexion. The three words "Lin Qingxue" were engraved on her wrist by what tool she used, and they were clearly distinguishable.
"I am not called Xuezi, I am... Lin Qingxue."
Maybe Lin Qingxue didn't completely forget her predecessor because of the short time and her own willpower. At this moment, she saw her real name engraved on her arm, struggling to rush towards Lin Luoran.
"Notify Brother Lin, go and notify Brother Lin..." She was obviously emotionally unstable. She didn't recognize the three people in front of her, but subconsciously wanted to bring the news to Lin Luoran.
Lin Luoran sighed, knocked her out, let Yuan also hold her and leave.
Ye Xiaobei yelled with a long sword, "Let go of Miss Xuezi!"
Lin Luoran turned her head, "Who are you?" She was afraid that Ye Xiaobei would not understand Chinese in this state, so she spoke Japanese specifically.
Ye Xiaobei raised his chin, "True North Tokugawa!"
Interesting, but the last name is Tokugawa? Lin Luoran chuckled, "Take it away together."
Yuan Ye looked like a ghost, grabbed Ye Xiaobei, Lin Luoran took Lin Qingxue who was unconscious, and walked out of this place with two people swaggeringly.
The old masked bustard seems to have rickets, and he cannot stand steady: "It's over, it's over, the son of the Tokugawa family was taken away..."
A geisha reminded in a low voice, "There is also Yukiko."
The masked old bustard with rickets wailed and was completely dizzy.
The cash cow and the big benefactor were robbed together. Indeed, not many people can accept such double stimulation. More importantly, that is the son of the Tokugawa family... come here, go and inform General Tokugawa!