Kondo and Nagano's six diners walked to an open space a little distance away from the izakaya.
This open space is located in a very remote and inconspicuous location, and few passers-by pass by it.
"Kondo." One of the six diners put his hand on the sword at his waist, "You should know why we came to you, right?"
"…Besides seeking revenge on me, what else could it be for?"
"It's good that you know. You were really mean today. You actually threw sand directly at Lord Nagano's face! Although Lord Nagano was not injured, we will not be able to calm down if we don't beat you up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the six men drew their swords from their waists, turned the blades, and pointed the backs of the blades at Kondo.
"We won't kill you, we'll just beat you up. So if you're willing to just stand there and let us beat you with the back of our knives, it'll save both you and me a lot of trouble, and we'll let you suffer less."
"Only a fool would not resist!" Kondo shouted unhappily as he drew the sword from his waist. Then, like the six men, he turned the blade and faced the enemy with the back of the sword.
Both sides used the back of the knife tacitly.
Both Kondo and the other six people tacitly shared a common idea: no one should be killed in Edo.
After all, causing a death in Edo is no joke.
The six diners formed a semicircle and slowly moved towards Kondo.
After carefully observing the semicircular formation of the six people, Kondo gritted his teeth and rushed towards the person standing at the end of the formation.
Kondo plans to defeat these six people one by one.
His calculations were very loud.
But his strength was no match for his plan.
The plan he had formulated in his mind was to move around and attack, knocking down all six of them one by one.
However... Kondo just swung a powerful blow at the man standing at the end of the formation, but his blow was steadily caught by this man.
The moment Kondo's knife was caught by "Gourmet 1", "Gourmet 2" standing next to him immediately slashed at Kondo's side with his quick eyes and hands.
Kondo, who had never fought in a one-on-many battle before, became flustered when he saw "Gourmet No. 2" next to him swinging a knife at him.
He jumped back in a hurry to avoid the horizontal slash from "Gourmet 2".
However... although he managed to escape the attack of "Gourmet 2", he jumped into the attack range of "Gourmet 3"...
Kondo was like a puppy jumping in a hot pot, jumping around in panic, dodging the successive attacks from the six men.
Kondo's lack of experience in fighting one against many was fully demonstrated at this moment.
How to avoid attacks from different directions, who is the best target, when is the best time to launch a counterattack... Kondo was completely confused about these questions...
Kondo also realized that if he continued like this, he would definitely lose.
So he planned to use his secret technique again...
He leaped to the right and landed in front of "Gourmet 5". "Gourmet 5" immediately raised the knife in his hand and chopped at Kondo as if he saw a mole jumping out of a hole when playing whack-a-mole.
This time, Kondo didn't hide.
Instead, he quickly reached into the sand in his homemade trouser pocket with his left hand and threw it at the face of "diner 5".
"Watch this!"
Kondo has high hopes for his handful of sand.
Think of it as a move that can break the deadlock.
However...the subsequent actions of "Gourmet 5" shattered Kondo's hopes.
"Gourmet 5" raised his left hand just in time to block the sand.
Then he swung the knife in his right hand and hit Kondo's left thigh.
The hard blade hit Kondo's thigh hard, as he was stunned for a moment because the "Ogata Style" had failed and he had no time to escape.
“Ahhhh!”
After letting out a low scream, Kondo jumped away on one foot, putting some distance between himself and "Gourmet 5".
"The same move has no effect if used too many times." "Gourmet 5" said as he patted the dust off his left hand. "We have been keeping an eye on this move of yours. As long as we know in advance that you have this move, it will not pose any threat to us."
Kondo put down his left hand and touched the thigh that had just been hit by the back of the knife.
It hurts a little, but the bones should be fine. After all, the opponent only used the back of the knife, and the thigh is the place with the most flesh.
"Guest 5": "We've already said that we won't kill you. We'll just give you a good beating to teach you a lesson. So just give up the resistance. We'll let you go after we've made you suffer a little bit."
"I've already told you, only a fool would not resist and let you beat him up." Although Kondo's response was not to be outdone.
"Then there's nothing we can do." "Gourmet 5" clenched the katana in his hand again, "Then keep fighting, let's see how long you can hold out."
The six diners formed a semicircle again and surrounded Kondo.
Looking at the six people who had formed a semicircular formation again, Kondo's expression gradually became serious.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, Kondo had to face the reality - he did not have the ability to deal with six samurai who were all proficient in swordsmanship at the same time.
As Kondo racked his brains to think of a way to defeat the enemy——
"Excuse me. Can you please let that fool go?"
A male voice suddenly sounded from the entrance of the open space.
The six diners and Kondo all looked towards the entrance of the open space.
Kondo and the six people showed different expressions.
After hearing this voice, the six diners showed only confusion on their faces.
When Kondo heard the voice, he was slightly stunned.
Then he showed an expression half shocked, half ecstatic.
Kondo recognized it immediately - this was the voice of someone who was extremely important to him.
However... while looking towards the source of the sound with ecstasy and shock, Kondo did not see that familiar face.
All I saw was a face I had never seen before, with ordinary features.
Kondo's expression froze.
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After successfully drawing everyone's attention to himself, Ogata quickly walked into the open space and came to Kondo's side.
"Master..." As soon as Ogata came to Kondo's side, Kondo opened his mouth impatiently, ready to say something.
However, Ogata raised his hands one step ahead and pinched both sides of his face, preventing Kondo from speaking.
While stopping Kondo from speaking, he signaled to Kondo with his eyes: Don't ask too many questions.
Although Kondo has a simple and honest personality, he is not a stupid person.
Kondo instantly understood the meaning of Ogata's eyes, swallowed the words that were about to come to his lips, and temporarily suppressed all the questions in his heart.
"...Mashima-sama, I have heard a lot about you."
"Gourmet 2" slowly put down the wooden sword in his hand, changed to a much softer tone, and used honorifics.
"Your trial today opened the eyes of Lord Nagano and us."
"Oh?" Ogata raised an eyebrow, "Did you guys pay attention to my trial today?"
"Of course." The tone of "Guest 2" became a little excited. "I wonder if you have forgotten that Master Nagano once invited you to be a guest of the dojo."
Ogata nodded: "I haven't forgotten."
On Ogata's first day at work in Yoshiwara, he ran into a troublemaker who was the successor of the Hozoin-ryu spear technique.
When Ogata beautifully defeated the troublemaker, Nagano was leading his six diners to watch the fight on the second floor of a teahouse not far away.
Nagano, who was impressed by Ogata's swordsmanship, invited Ogata to be a guest of his dojo, but of course Ogata refused.
It was also at that time that Ogata met Nagano.
"Lord Nagano has always expressed deep regret for not being able to invite you as a guest."
"Afterwards, I have been quietly following your news."
"After learning that you won the first place in the literary examination and defeated the 25 officers of the fire thief Kai alone, Lord Nagano admired you even more."
"After hearing your name from 'Oba' this morning, Lord Nagano immediately couldn't wait to bring us to watch the game."
"No matter if it's Master Nagano or us, we are all very impressed by the horizontal slash you made today."
"Thank you for the compliment." Ogata smiled modestly, "By the way - I still don't know what the relationship between you guys and Nagano is... Are you master and apprentice?"
“No.” This time it was “Guest 4” who answered, “We are Lord Nagano’s guests. But we are also half of Lord Nagano’s apprentices.”
"Mashima-sama. Although we admire you very much, we still have to ask a question." Although the tone of "Gourmet 2" was still respectful, it also had a lot of seriousness. "Excuse me - what is your relationship with this guy?"
The "diner 2" he referred to was naturally Kondo.
"...We're friends, I guess." Ogata sighed softly.
"...Mashima-sama." "Gourmet 2" frowned slightly, "We have no grudges against you, and you are admired by Nagano-sama, and we also admire your swordsmanship, so we don't want to be your enemy."
"We also understand your desire to protect your friends."
"But you may not know what your friends did today..."
"I know." Ogata sighed again and interrupted "Gourmet 2". "I can also understand your feelings of wanting to teach this guy a lesson."
"Then could you please step aside for a moment?" "Gourmet 2" said in a deep voice, "We promise you that we will only make this guy suffer physically and will not do anything to him."
Ogata glanced at the six diners in front of him with a complicated look.
Then he slowly lowered his hands that had been pinching Kondou's cheeks.
"How about this," Ogata said seriously, "I will be your opponent."
"If you can defeat me, I will no longer interfere in your affairs with this guy."
"But if I can defeat you, just treat today as if nothing happened."
"how?"
Ogata's words made Kondo and the six diners all look surprised.
"...Mashima-sama." "Gourmet 2" opened his eyes wide, "You mean... you want to deal with the six of us at the same time?"
"I have quite a bit of experience fighting one against many." Ogata paused after saying this.
Then he changed his tone to include a hint of smile:
"There aren't many opportunities to compete with me."
Ogata's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Originally, when Ogata said he wanted to fight with them on behalf of Kondo, they showed looks of anticipation and excitement.
After hearing what Ogata had just said, the anticipation and excitement on their faces intensified at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ogata has been paying attention to the faces of these six people.
Looking at their obvious changes in expressions, a smile mixed with helplessness appeared on Ogata's face.
——They are indeed all “military fighters”…
Ogata is not good at verbal arguments.
In order to avoid his own weakness, Ogata came up with the idea of ​​"fighting against them for Kondo".
Ogata had noticed just now: after these six people noticed that it was him, "Mashima Goro", who appeared, their eyes lit up with respect and excitement.
So Xu Fang guessed: Maybe they were the kind of "fighters" who were keen on competing with masters.
So Ogata took a gamble with the mentality of giving it a try.
Now it seems that Ogata made the right bet.
With only the excitement of "being able to compete with a master" in his mind, "Gourmet 2" shouted for the others without much hesitation:
"Okay! Then please give me your guidance, Master Majima!"
As soon as the words fell, the six men all raised the knives in their hands.
Ogata took out his cuffs and in just a few seconds, he had fastened his sleeves on both sides of his clothes.
While slowly pulling out the Daishakuten from his waist, Ogata whispered in a voice that only he and Kondou could hear:
"Look carefully."
This is a very short sentence.
After hearing Ogata's words, Kondo was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously.
Ogata used both hands to hold Daishakuten tightly, using the back of the blade to face the enemy.
"Komu Ittori style, Majima Goro, please join us."
The complex emotions of excitement, anticipation, and nervousness among the six diners reached their peak at this moment.
They didn't want to miss this rare opportunity to compete with the masters.
As Ogata finished his words, the six men shouted at the same time in perfect tacit understanding, raising their knives high and rushing towards Ogata.
Facing these six people running towards him from six directions, Ogata remained neither panicked nor confused.
After taking a quick look at the positions of the six people, Xu Fang took two steps and rushed towards "Dinner 3" who was the farthest away from the others.
Ogata's speed was so fast that it seemed like he was flying close to the ground.
The agility value of 12 points can be fully utilized at this time.
After "flying" to the back of "Gourmet 3", Ogata aimed at the shoulder of "Gourmet 3" and chopped it directly.
The speed of the sword was the same as Ogata's movement speed - incredibly fast.
[Ding! Use Sakakibara Ittoryu: Waterfall to defeat the enemy]
[Gain 80 personal experience points, and 70 swordsmanship "Sakakibara Ittoryu" experience points]
[Current personal level: Lv33 (3110/5000)]
[Sakakibara Ittoryu Level: 11th Stage (5965/7000)]
The system sound rang out, announcing the defeat of "Gourmet 3".
If it wasn't for the back of the knife, at least half of "Gourmet 3's" shoulder would have fallen off.
Although showing regret and unwillingness, the defeated "Gourmet 3" still obediently held his knife and withdrew from the "battlefield".
Since rushing into the enemy camp, Ogata's feet have never stopped.
It only takes a moment to swing the sword and knock down the enemy.
After this moment passes, Obi will quickly escape from the original place and run to a safe place, or directly run to the next enemy.
Kondo followed Ogata's instructions obediently and looked carefully with his eyes wide open.
The more I look at it, the more frightened I become.
This was actually the first time Kondo witnessed Ogata's heroic performance of fighting against many enemies alone.
If Kondo were asked to use one word to describe Ogata's battle with the six diners at this time, Kondo could only come up with one word: pleasing to the eye.
Ogata's movements were smooth and fluid as he maneuvered among the six people.
He can always get into the best position in time and can always hit the enemy with the most concise movements.
Ogata swung his sword, sweeping towards the six people one after another.
…
[Ding! Use Sakakibara Ittoryu: Waterfall to defeat the enemy]
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[Ding! Use Sakakibara Ittoryu·Ryubi to defeat the enemy]
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[Ding! Use Sakakibara Ittoryu·Climb the stairs and defeat the enemy]
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Although these six people tried their best, they couldn't even touch a corner of Ogata.
In the blink of an eye, only "Gourmet 2" was left uncut by Ogata.
Although he was the only one who had not yet lost, there was not a trace of frustration in the eyes of "Gourmet 2".
Rather, the excitement in his eyes became more intense, and his emotions became more high.
It has become a one-on-one duel, and Ogata no longer needs to switch his position frequently, turning a one-to-many duel into multiple one-on-ones.
“Drink ahhhh!”
"Gourmet 2" swung his knife at Ogata.
Xu Xiang dodged the attack by standing aside, then used Water Fall to chop at his shoulder.
However, Ogata's attack did not successfully hit "Gourmet 2".
His water drop was blocked by "Gourmet 2".
After the first strike missed, Ogata swung the sword twice more without any hesitation.
But these two knives were all blocked.
After seeing his attacks being blocked one after another, a hint of surprise appeared on Ogata's face.
After jumping back two steps and increasing the distance, Ogata asked:
"What style of swordsmanship do you use?"
"The swordsmanship I practiced is the Honma-ryu!" "Gourmet 2" responded loudly.
"Honma style... no wonder."
Ogata had heard a little about this school of thought.
The characteristic of this school is "focusing on defense".
Make yourself invincible first, then wait for the enemy to be defeated - this is the philosophy followed by this school.
Therefore, the common fighting style used by the descendants of this school is: first continuously defend until the opponent's physical strength is depleted or a flaw is revealed, and then kill the opponent with one blow.
"Since you are using the 'Honma-ryu'..."
Ogata slowly raised the sword in his hand and put it into an upper stance.
——Let’s try that trick.
Looking at Ogata who was assuming an upper-level stance, "Gourmet No. 2" fixed his gaze.
He had just experienced Ogata's extremely powerful downward strike.
He subconsciously thought that Ogata intended to break his defense with a powerful blow.
After knowing Ogata's intention, "Gourmet 2" not only did not flinch, but became even more excited.
After clenching the knife in his hand, he took the initiative to slowly move towards Ogata.
Ogata also maintained his upper stance and slowly walked towards "Gourmet 2".
After the two of them were close enough that they could cut each other with their swords -
call!
Da Shitian cut through the air and smashed towards "Gourmet 2" like a falling meteor.
"Gourmet 2" fixed his eyes and raised his sword to block!
clang!
The two men's swords collided heavily.
Da Shitian was lifted high up by the recoil force.
But at this moment——the ten fingers and wrists of Ogata's hands holding the sword moved slightly.
Da Shitian, who was originally bounced up by the recoil force, stopped instantly.
Then, he hit "Diner 2" again.
This knife is much faster and more powerful than the previous one!
Water falls, second consecutive!
Looking at the knife which was much faster than before, "Gourmet 2"'s eyes widened in surprise.
Although his reaction was still quick, he raised his sword again in time to block.
But he didn't have enough strength to take Ogata's sword.
clang!
With the sound of metal clashing, the knife of "Gourmet 2" was chopped off by Ogata.
[Ding! Use Sakakibara Ittoryu: Waterfall to defeat the enemy]
[Gain 120 points of personal experience and 180 points of swordsmanship "Sakakibara Ittoryu" experience]
[Current personal level: Lv33 (3590/5000)]
[Sakakibara Ittoryu Level: 11th Stage (6505/7000)]
The battle with these six people increased Ogata's personal level experience value by 555 points, and Sakakibara Ittoryu's experience value by 610 points.
"...Thank you for your advice." After his sword was knocked away by Ogata, "Gourmet 2" showed surprise and a hint of unwillingness, but after a moment of silence, he still picked up his knife and bowed to Ogata.
The other five people followed closely behind, bowed to Ogata and expressed their gratitude for his guidance.
Ogata nodded, returned the greeting, and said, "I don't deserve your advice. Since I won, I hope you can keep your promise."
"Of course." "Gourmet 2" nodded vigorously. "The competition with you just now has benefited me a lot. It is reasonable and I will not break my promise."
After saying that, "Gourmet 2" turned his gaze to Kondo.
"You're lucky. I'll let you go this time."
After saying that, "Gourmet 2" waved his hand and led the rest of the people to slowly leave the sight of Ogata and Kondo.
Only after these six people left did Ogata return the sword to its sheath.
After putting Daishiten back into the scabbard, Ogata looked down at his palms which still felt slightly numb.
——It seems that this move still needs to be practiced and gradually become accustomed to...
Waterfall: Second Strike - The second variation of the move developed by Ogata based on the swordsmanship of Sakakibara Ittoryu and combining it with the techniques taught by Genichi.
Genichi was very kind to Ogata.
"As long as you accompany me to 'hunt rats', I will do my best to give you some pointers" - this promise, Yuanyi has always been keeping.
Since the beginning of "rat hunting", Ogata and his team have only encountered two waves of "rats" in total.
The first wave of "rats" were the remnants of the bandits led by Baoji. In this battle, Genichi showed his "dodge" to Ogata for the first time.
The second wave of "rats" was the remnant of the Yakuza that they encountered the day before yesterday. In this battle with them, Genichi showed Ogata another skill: "Kenri".
Like "Hua Li" and "Shen Dan", Yuan Yi is a practical combat skill developed in the past two years by combining the strengths of hundreds of schools.
The so-called "transformation of force" simply means that after using the first downward chop on the enemy and being blocked by the enemy, use special techniques to transform the recoil force on the blade into your own strength, and then use the second downward chop.
Because the recoil force is transformed into one's own strength, the power of the second chop will be much stronger than the first chop.
Theoretically, if the second downward strike is blocked, the third downward strike can be launched immediately.
Just like the compatibility between "Flash" and "Dragon's Tail" is the best match, "Transformation" and "Water Fall" have a very good compatibility.
Therefore, Xu Fang combined "Hua Li" with "Water Fall" and created a new move called "Water Fall·Two Connections".
After combining the technique of "transforming force" with "water falling", the power of "water falling" instantly increases.
According to Ogata's estimation, the power of the second strike of "Waterfall Second Strike" is at least 1.5 times that of the first strike.
Since he had only just learned the "transformation" technique not too long ago, performing the "double combo" was the limit of what Ogata could do right now.
When Ogata has mastered the skill of "Kakuri" in the future, he can theoretically also use "Waterfall Triple Continuation" and "Waterfall Quadruple Continuation"...
After shaking his palms which still felt a little numb, Ogata turned to look at Kondo beside him.
At this time, Kondo also ran to Ogata's side happily.
"Master." Kondo could hardly suppress his excitement. "Are you in Edo too? Why are you here? What's wrong with your face?"
"That's a long story." Ogata said calmly, "I also have quite a few questions I want to ask you..."
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Edo, Yoshiwara, Ueyu's home.
"Um……"
Guasheng leaned against a wooden pillar against the wall of the living room, with his white, small feet bare, his back straight, and his spine pressed tightly against the wooden pillar.
He raised the sword in his right hand, placed the blade against his scalp, and then slashed it horizontally on the wooden pillar behind his head.
After making the cut, Guasheng jumped forward impatiently, put some distance between himself and the wooden pillar, and then checked the cut he had made on the pillar.
The cut made by Guasheng once again perfectly matched a long groove on the wooden pillar...
"Still not growing taller..."
Guasheng leaned against the wooden pillar in front of him with a look of disappointment.
"What on earth is going on... I clearly eat well and sleep well every day... Could it be that..."
The girl stretched out her two little hands and grabbed her round, fleshy buttocks.
“Have all the nutrients ended up here…?”
I measure my height every few days - it has become a habit.
But no matter how Guasheng measured, her height did not change at all...
"I really hope some of the meat here can be distributed to other places..."
Guasheng has always felt that his body development was very strange.
I just can't grow taller.
Her breasts were just as ordinary as those of most other women of her age.
Only the development of her buttocks is so good that many prostitutes can't help but exclaim "envy".
When Guasheng lay flat on the ground, her butt was like a small hill.
I don’t know if it’s because the melon grows very frequently, but the meat there grows very well.
After mumbling this in a tone that contained a hint of frustration, Guess put the sword in his hand away in the cabinet next to him.
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded outside the door of the mansion:
"Little melon is born! Little melon is born!"
"Huh?" There was a look of surprise on Guasheng's face, and he ran to the door of the room quickly.
After opening the door, Guasheng saw a beautiful face.
"What a rare visitor." Uesugi said with a smile, "Taifu, have you sneaked out again?"
"Xiao Guasheng, you are wrong." The beautiful woman standing in front of Guasheng's door showed a sly smile, "I didn't sneak out, I walked out with permission. I was just wandering around here and saw that the lights in your house were on, so I decided to come and sit with you after a long absence."
"I can't let you stay here too long. It's getting dark now, and I have to go to work soon."
"It's okay, it's okay. I'll just sit here with you until you go to work."
The beautiful woman who came to visit suddenly was none other than Furin Taifu, the only oiran in Yoshiwara.
Although Furin-taifu always looks elegant and charming when performing the "Oiran Dochu" and receiving guests.
But anyone who knows a little about Furin Taifu knows that she is a very active and lively person.
Fuu Ling Taifu always wants to go for a walk outside Jianmeiwu every few days. Her active personality gives the owner of Jianmeiwu a headache.
When Furin-tayu goes out, she does not bring any followers with her. She just wanders around Yoshiwara by herself and visits people she knows.
Ueoka has a good relationship with Furin Taifu.
It was common for the lady-in-waiting to stop by Uesugi's house when she went out for a walk.
Uesugi led the lady-in-waiting into the hall of the mansion with ease, asked her to sit down and rest for a while, and then quickly ran to the kitchen to prepare tea.
While waiting for tea, Taifu looked around and saw that there was no change since his last visit.
Still so clean.
On one wall there is still a portrait of Ogata Issei, the "Executioner Ittosai".
Looking at the portrait on the wall, Taifu raised an eyebrow.
Because she noticed that this portrait seemed a little different from the last time she saw it.
"Taifu, sorry for the wait."
Guasheng returned to the living room carrying two cups of steaming tea.
"Little idiot." The lady raised her hand and pointed at the portrait on the wall. "Did you change the portrait?"
"Oh, you found me." Uesugi laughed, "I found a new wanted poster a few days ago. The picture of Lord Ogata on that wanted poster is better looking, so I replaced the one that was originally posted on the wall with this better looking one."
"You really do like 'The Executioner Ittosai'..." The lady picked up the tea that Uesugi had just brought and drank it in small sips with an elegant posture.
"I respect 'Executioner Ichitosai', not like 'Executioner Ichitosai'." Uesugi corrected the Taifu unhappily, "How could I possibly like someone whose portrait I have only seen?"
After saying that, Uesugi turned his head and looked at the portrait of Ogata pasted on the wall.
There was a gleam in his eyes.
"Whenever I feel tired, I look at the portrait of Lord Ogata."
"Whenever I see Ogata-sama's face, I feel a surge of strength."
"If you feel tired, you should ask Lord Shirobei to reduce your workload." The tayu said half-jokingly, "Staring at Ogata Ittosai's portrait with wide eyes will not make your sore muscles heal instantly."
In response to Taifu's words, Uesugi just smiled and did not respond.
Ueyoshi raised the teacup in his hand, drank the tea in the cup in one breath, and said to the lady-in-waiting:
"Taifu, you came at the right time. If you don't come to me now, I will take the initiative to find you later."
"Hmm? You took the initiative to find me?"
"Yes." Uemori nodded vigorously and stood up. "Taifu, please follow me."
The lady followed Uesugi into his bedroom without knowing what was going on.
Uesugi's bedroom was just like her living room - sparsely furnished, clean, with a portrait of Ogata on one of the walls.
There is a portrait of Ogata in every room of Ueo.
After quickly walking to a corner of the dormitory, Uesugi moved the tatami under his feet.
After Uesugi moved the tatami in a corner of the dormitory, the lady of the house discovered that there was a secret world under the tatami - there was a hole inside, and a small box inside the hole.
"Taifu, this is the money I have been saving since I came to Yoshiwara to work."
Guasheng took out the box and opened it.
It was filled with money.
From large gold coins to scattered copper coins, it covers all types of money on the market.
"If I suddenly die or something happens to me in the future, you can take my money."
"Taifu, you have been saving money recently to build a house to house and care for old or sick courtesans. You can use my money for this purpose."
"Although the little money I have is not worth mentioning, it can't even buy a few pieces of wood..."
The lady's eyes widened in surprise.
"Dead? You little brat, why are you saying something so unlucky without any reason?"
"I've always dealt with all kinds of rogues and scumbags." Guasheng smiled calmly, "There are all kinds of rogues and scumbags, including some desperate criminals."
"Maybe one day in the future, when arresting a scoundrel, something unexpected will happen."
“So I thought about making some preparations in advance.”
"This way, if something happens to me someday, I won't have to let the money I saved with great difficulty rot on the tatami."
"Little idiot, you are such a fool..." The wife put her hands on her waist, her tone full of helplessness, "Should I scold you for worrying too much, or should I praise you for preparing for a rainy day..."
"Of course I'm preparing for a rainy day." Uesugi laughed as he put the cash box in his hand back to its place and covered it with tatami.
"Anyway, Taifu, don't forget where my money is."
"Little guy, aren't you afraid that I will sneak into your house and steal your money in the future ?" the lady-in-waiting said in a half-joking tone.
"A tayu wouldn't do such a thing." Ueyo said without hesitation, "I don't believe that a tayu who spent most of her savings to repair the Rashomon Riverbank would do such a thing."
"Anyway, I'm entrusting this money to you. Please don't forget where I put it."
"...I know." Fuu Ling Taifu sighed softly and said helplessly, "Little idiot, I think you are just worrying too much. There are not so many desperate people in Yoshiwara ."
"And even if a desperado shows up, they can't do anything to you, right?"
Uesugi just smiled at Furin Taifu's words.
No verbal response.