Chapter 104

Qingxi struggled with the "hiding during the day and coming out at night" routine for more than half a month. Later, she couldn't do it anymore and her personal schedule slowly returned to normal.

Qingxi stared at the four amulets in front of him, his eyes wide open. "Not counting the one for Xingming, they can only make three a month... This efficiency is really..."

"It's already very good," Tsurumaru Kuninaga, who was sitting with Qingxi, consoled him. "Although the efficiency is a little low, that's because you haven't mastered it yet, Master. Once you've mastered it, making ten amulets a day won't be a piece of cake."

"And," he grabbed the little cat that kept trying to pick at his sleeves with his bare hands, and while it meowed and "roared like a tiger" at him, he put it on the girl's shoulder.

The standing area suddenly became smaller, and Xiao Sanhua's attention was immediately turned to the shoulder of the girl she was standing on. She looked so cautious that it seemed as if she didn't want to fall from here.

"Master, you should take a vacation." Tsurumaru Kuninaga finished what he had not yet said.

"Take a vacation?" Qingxi couldn't keep up with the other person's thoughts and repeated his words blankly.

"Yes." Tsurumaru Kuninaga nodded. He stretched out his fingers to her and said, "You have already completed the mutant crows that Lord Ubuyashiki needed, and even bred ten more for him. The Demon Slayer Sky Information Network, which currently consists of fifty mutant crows, is more than one or two times faster than the ordinary crows in the past. You have already mastered the amulet making skills and the techniques for summoning swordsmen. The rest is just because you are not familiar with it, so the production rate is low. We can learn the technique for summoning swordsmen in the second half of the year. There is no rush. You can go out for a walk."

His golden eyes scanned the girl's words, almost saying "I can do it," and "Come on, let's fight another three hundred battles." He continued, "Besides, how long has it been since you replied to Granny Su and Grandpa Qin's letters? How long has it been since you replied to Kyojuro's letters? Even more, apart from that time Jiro took you out to rescue someone in the middle of the night, how long has it been since you last stepped out of the door?"

Qingxi: “…”

Qingxi couldn't answer any of them.

No, it should be said that she could answer it, but when it came to really speaking, she felt weak.

She still remembered the content of the last letter she wrote to Grandma Su, Grandpa Qin and Kyojuro: I am going to go into seclusion and will not contact you for the time being.

And then, this "retreat" lasted for sixty or seventy days.

She took a deep breath, freed Jiro, who was standing on her shoulder and entangled in his hair, and put him in Tsurumaru's hand. She stood up, took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and lowered her head to start writing a reply.

Tsurumaru Kuninaga was satisfied with this.

"Let's stay at the clinic for a few days this afternoon." He reminded me, "Volunteering for a few days is a way to relax."

"Okay, wait until I finish writing the letter and tell Xingming, then we'll leave." Qingxi responded without raising his head.

She only wrote one letter to Grandma Su and Grandpa Qin. As for Rengoku Kyojuro, they went to Butterfly House today. Even if she didn't see him today, wouldn't she have time to look for him tomorrow?

When she handed the letter to Jiro again, she hesitated for a moment, and finally stuffed two amulets into the envelope. Although she also needed amulets, at least she could make them herself. What's more, the two of them gave her all their belongings, so what's wrong with her giving them two life-saving amulets?

He simply said something to Jiro and watched it leave.

Afterwards, Tsurumaru Kuninaga went to the back mountain to explain to Beimeijima Gyomei, while Kiyoki packed his belongings in the house.

She couldn't move everything over there, but she still brought some daily necessities with her, especially the materials for making amulets, as she was thinking of making a few more.

After packing up her own side, she helped to collect the daily necessities that Tsurumaru Kuninaga had sorted out.

After packing up everything and having lunch with Beimingyu Xingming, the two of them prepared to go out.

However, when I was about to go out, I encountered a little trouble.

Meow~ Meow~ Meow~

Taro's whole cat was hanging on Qingxi's trouser leg, as if he was ready to be a decoration on her pants.

Qingxi thought about it and picked it up.

Compared to the other four orange cats, this calico cat is more attached to himself, "Xingming, I'll take Taro with me.

If we leave it in the crow house and don't let it go to the butterfly house, there shouldn't be any problem."

"I see."

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Without the restraint of the kimono, she could walk all the way to the Butterfly House even without Tsurumaru Kuninaga carrying her.

The only downside was that the road was too long and she was too tired.

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when the two of them came with a calico cat. After greeting everyone she knew in the Butterfly House, she took Tsurumaru to the Crow House.

The room where Tsurumaru Kuninaga used to rest was cleaned by the Yamaguchi Research Institute from time to time after he left, so when Qingxi and he went in, they could move in without much trouble.

Qingxi lay down on the tatami like a salted fish, "I'm so tired."

Yagen Toushirou looked at the sweaty Kiyoki, then at Tsurumaru Kuninaga who was sitting there drinking boiled water. He asked, "Why are you and the general here in such hot weather?"

"Let's relax." Tsurumaru Kuninaga glanced at the girl whose face was pounced upon by the calico kitten. "My master has been holed up in the house for the past two or three months, making amulets. She's already made four, but her efficiency isn't very high, so I took her out for a walk."

Yagen Toushirou had a look of understanding on his face. When he saw Tsurumaru Kuninaga blinking and making exaggerated expressions at him, he simply ignored her and squatted beside the girl, praising her, "The general is really amazing."

Qingxi, who was lying on her stomach, turned over and said, "Ya Yan, are you trying to coax a child with that tone of yours?"

Yaogen Toushirou's purple eyes curved into a smile beneath his glasses, and his deep voice was filled with joking, "Whether the admiral is nine, sixty, or seventy, in my eyes, he's still a child."

Qingxi's mouth twitched as she tried to suppress her laughter. She handed an amulet to him and said, "Oh, hello, an old man in the form of a child."

Yagen Toushirou took the amulet and asked, "Is it for me?"

Qingxi nodded, "I made four in total. I gave one to Xingming, and asked Jiro to give two to Granny Su and Grandpa Qin. The remaining one is for you."

Yagen Toushirou did not accept it immediately. Subconsciously, his eyes fell on Tsurumaru Kuninaga.

Seeing his expression, Qingxi immediately understood and explained, "Based on the degree of closeness, I should give one amulet to Xingming and one to you and Tsurumaru. However, considering the ages of Granny Su and Grandpa Qin, and the short sword, they are easily injured, so I gave the last amulet to you first. As for Tsurumaru... he has "thick skin"... and, as long as I give me time, I can make another one, so you can take this one for now."

"I understand." After making sure that Tsurumaru Kuninaga didn't take this matter to heart, Yagen Toushirou put the amulet into his coat pocket.

The matter of the amulet has been put aside for the time being, but there is one thing that Yagen Toushirou feels he needs to prove for himself.

"General," he said.

"Hmm?" Qingxi, who was about to turn over and lie face down, stopped and waited for his next words.

"Although I'm a short sword, I'm different from my other brothers. I grew up on the battlefield, so don't underestimate me."

Facing the handsome face of the young man who was very close to her, Qingxi was silent for a moment. She raised her hands to hold his face, and in his surprise, she pushed him away without emotion. "I heard that the character designs of Touken Fusangshin, whether they are young people, teenagers or children, are very good-looking. I guess most of the women were beaten by the government of time at the beginning and plunged into it. But I think I am still quite rational and have a high bottom line. Otherwise, this world would not count, and I would not always be a "magical girl".

So, let’s just go with the family line.”

After Qingxi finished speaking, she couldn't help but be stunned because she realized that she had also made a fool of herself.

...Magical girl, can you tell others about this kind of thing?

No, you can't!

Yagen Toushirou, who had also not expected the topic to veer off into something completely different, was also taken aback, and the two of them stared at each other.

"Heh!" Yagen Toushirou was the first to chuckle, "In that case, the admiral is the youngest sister."

Qingxi was stunned for a moment but then quickly reacted. She shook her head, "No, I shouldn't be the youngest. According to the current timeline, shouldn't Izumi-no-Kami Kanesada be the youngest? It's only been a few decades since Fumihisa. He's, um, a little younger than me."

Thinking of the character of Izumi-no-kami Kanesada in the Honmaru and the supporting actor Quchuan Kunihiro who always called himself his partner, Yagen Toushirou said honestly, "He will definitely make a scene."

Qingxi curled his lips, "He can't hear it anyway. Besides, when the Time Government comes looking for you, you should leave with them, then he will be even less aware of it."

"General, are you unwilling to become our Shinsengumi?" In fact, the three of them all wanted to gloss over this question.

After all, it was just an accident that they were awakened by Qingxi.

Since it was an accident, her identity was an illegal resident in the Time Government. She could take care of them during this period of time, and I believe that even the Time Government would not cause trouble for her. Her spiritual power was not bad, and I believe that the Time Government would invite her. The rest depends on whether she is willing.

But now it seems that she still has no intention of becoming a Shinsengumi.

"Me? If nothing unexpected happens, I might stay in this era." Qingxi thought for a moment. "But, if..." She pursed her lips, "If everyone else is away and Atong comes back, if he has a new mission, I might leave here. Because there are too many uncertainties, I haven't considered becoming a Shinsengumi."

After a pause, she half-jokingly said, "I think when I was playing sword games before, I spent all my money and worked hard. Every time there was an event, I would stay up all night and lose a lot of hair. To be honest, it's really difficult to raise a sword spirit in Honmaru. I don't think I can do it."

"If that's not a main camp full of swords, then you can probably support it, Master?" Tsurumaru Kuninaga fell back, his head touching Kiyokuni's. "We have over fifty swords in our main camp, and there are almost nine hectares of farmland within it. Backed by a mountain rich in resources, and a little further away is the sea. We won't have to worry about food at all."

At this point, Tsurumaru Kuninaga stopped abruptly. He leaned sideways, resting his elbow on the tatami and supporting his head with his hand, and said thoughtfully: "Speaking of which, Master, if you provide us with spiritual power, we can all support you together."

"Thank you, but I don't need it." Qingxi refused with a smile, "I don't want to be raised as a good-for-nothing.

Oh, by the way, there seem to be some knives in your Sword Men's group that have the "Waste Aunt Maker" label. Which ones are they? Tell me about them."

The next second, Tsurumaru Kuninaga looked straight in the direction of Yagen Toushirou next door with his golden eyes.

Seeing this, Qingxi also looked over. She asked with a complicated look, "Ah, as for Yaoyan...it doesn't seem like it."

Tsurumaru Kuninaga retracted his gaze, "That's simply because the time you've spent with him, Master, is too short." Noticing the faint glance the black-haired boy gave him, he changed the subject, "Actually, it's not just Yaken. Some of the main control blades in Honmaru are basically waste aunt manufacturing machines."

"So...how many are there?" she asked.

Tsurumaru Kuninaga began to count on his fingers for her, "The top seeded players should be Yasakiri Hasebe and Bagata Naginata, followed by Kamekko Munemasa, Yagen Toushirou, Maeda Toushirou, Hirano Toushirou, Kashuu Kiyomitsu, the polarized Fudo Yukimitsu, Konken, well, actually, I feel that the short swords in Honmaru are more or less controlled.

Yes, there is also the poster boy Mikazuki Munechika, but I also heard this from the gossip about the sword men in Besuhonmaru.

It seems that if you take him down, it will become a hidden master knife."

Qingxi was silent for a moment, then she said, "Forget about Mikazuki Munechika. Although I don't remember it very well, I seem to be unlucky. When I was playing the game, I never got a single sword from the Five Swords of the World, whether I plundered it or forged it myself..."

This is a sad story.

So, with Qingxi's cooperation, the two of them skipped over the Five Swords of the World.

But after jumping over them, Yagen Toushirou found that Qingxi's eyes were on him.

Kiyoki: "As for short swords, Awataguchi is the majority."...So, Yaken, is your family actually a family that controls swords?

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With so many master-control swords, it's no wonder that even a Shinsengumi who knows everything in life at the beginning will degenerate into a good-for-nothing in the later stages.

Yagen Toushirou adjusted his glasses and decisively changed the subject, "Aren't we talking about the amulet?"

Tsurumaru Kuninaga waved his hand, "Hasn't that already been said? Let's move on."

"In that case, let's talk about accommodations," he said. "The Japanese-style room next door is empty, no one lives there, but someone comes to clean it every day, so it's very clean. If the general doesn't want to stay in the dormitory at Butterfly House, he can stay here."

Qingxi nodded, "Then I'll live here."

She introduced the calico cat next to her to him, "This is Tailang. Xingming picked up a litter of five kittens before last New Year, and he's the only calico cat.

When Tsurumaru and I came out, it suddenly stuck to me, so I brought it along.

This is good enough to prevent it from causing trouble in the Butterfly House."