Chapter 41 Chapter 41 The Little Ancestor and the Naughty Kids
Yoriichi Tsugakuni always thought that he was not liked by his family. When he left home alone, Yoriichi Tsugakuni did not expect anyone in his family to care about his life or death.
However, the truth was not what she thought.
“…By the time we arrived at the temple, it had already been destroyed by wild beasts.”
The servant who had received the order to go to the temple to investigate Ji Guoyuanyi lowered his head, not daring to look at the master's expression. His voice gradually lowered as he spoke the second half of the sentence: "We only saw some dragging marks and some blood at the scene."
There was no body. A ferocious beast had attacked a dilapidated temple with only a young child inside. Traces of struggle and dragging, and blood, remained at the scene...
These things put together can only make people think of tragedy.
After hearing the report from his servant, the successor patriarch, who was standing with his back turned, remained silent for a long time, and finally said only a few brief words.
"I understand. You can go down now."
Seven words, without mentioning the child who died young. The voice was calm and indifferent, just like the situation that the child had faced in the adopted country before. He had no sense of existence and was not cared about by anyone, as if he did not exist.
The man in samurai uniform who received the order from the head of the family lowered his head slightly, and a picture flashed through his mind in an instant.
That was the scene when he heard his colleagues sighing at the amazing talent of the child who inherited the country with an ominous name, and the people around him were laughing and joking.
"What a shame... I heard he's a good candidate for swordsmanship."
The faint regret soon dissipated, and after the man left, he thought of the young master of the successor country whom he was currently teaching.
"Ah, Tsugakugo Yansheng's talent is also rare. It should never be better than that... Never mind, what am I thinking about."
Shaking his head, the man walked briskly: If that person really has unparalleled talent, why would the head of the family have such an attitude now?
What he didn't know was that when there was no one in the house, the successor head of the country, who had originally had his back straight, suddenly hunched over, followed by a slight sigh.
If he really didn't care, how could Tsugikuni Yoriichi grow up safely in the successor country and even have the opportunity to meet a teacher who would teach the successor country?
If he really didn't care, why would he specifically send people to report news about Tsugikuni Yoriichi regularly?
Everything is his...
"Arrogant, proud, and stubborn, refusing to bow down."
He lowered his head, looked at his palm, and closed his eyes.
Out of a shred of pity and compassion, he allowed the child to live at his wife's insistence. However, due to the unspeakable subtle emotions of being slapped in the face by his wife as the head of the family, and the rumors of a curse, he stubbornly refused to even look at the child.
It was under the influence of such complex emotions that he maintained a nominal father-son relationship with a child named Yuichiro Tsugikuni.
Until the other party dies.
Regret? Perhaps? But if he had to do it again, he still wouldn't get close to Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
"But I'll give him a hug... or a smile."
The successor to the state patriarch thought so.
Until a few days later, he met Yoriichi Tsugakuni again, who had been sentenced to death.
"A family of warriors?"
The little Karasuma in red didn't care about the curious looks from the people around him about his barefootness. After looking at the layout of the courtyard, he set his eyes on the head of the Tsugakuni family who was looking at Tsugakuni Yoriichi with an expressionless face not far away.
After observing the other party's reaction for a moment, Xiao Wuhuan's eyes darkened.
Considering her background in the Wu family, the layout of the courtyard, the information she had inquired from Yoshikazu Tsugakuni along the way, and the situation she had just observed, Xiao Wuhuan had a bad guess in her mind.
And the subsequent development of the event was indeed similar to what Xiao Wuhuan had guessed.
"Not dead."
It was unclear whether the head of the Tsugakugo clan was satisfied or dissatisfied with this matter. After confirming that Tsugakugo Yoshiichi had truly returned alive and well, he simply walked to a distance from Tsugakugo Yoshiichi, nodded lightly, and then looked down at him. Under Tsugakugo Yoshiichi's gaze, he said, "Since you're back, then stay here."
"The yard you lived in before is still there. You can go back there later."
"If you have good talent, I will find a teacher for you later..."
Before the head of the Tsugakuni family could finish his words, Tsugakuni Yoriichi suddenly interrupted him unexpectedly.
"I came back just to see my mother and brother."
His eyes were as calm as stagnant water, and his voice was as calm as his father's, which was a little scary.
"I came back just for this."
As for where he will go after seeing the person he wants to see... there is no need to trouble the other party about this.
I don’t know if it’s because of blood relationship, but the head of Ji Guojia family understood what Ji Guoyuan meant almost instantly, and then he frowned subconsciously.
"Leave? Where else can you go? Bearing the surname Jiguo, are you planning to become a homeless child?"
His tone finally revealed a change of emotion. The Patriarch looked at his son in front of him, seeing his calm expression, and suddenly said, "Besides, your mother...is gone."
...gone?
What does that mean?
His mind was blank, and Tsugikoku Yoshiichi almost subconsciously wanted to ask the other party, but his remaining rationality held him back.
"Your mother was willing to disobey my orders to protect you. After you left home, she even threatened me, slandering me and saying that I had driven her son away... She even committed suicide after hearing the news of your death..."
A series of words of criticism came out of the mouth of the successor to the state. His expression remained calm while he spoke these words. Only at the end did a look of pity and compromise finally appear on his face.
"Although she always disobeys me, she is the mistress of the country after all... For your mother's sake, I will take good care of you."
Every word he heard, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi did not react at all, but just stood there like a sculpture.
Time seemed to stop in an instant, and Yuichiro Tsugikuni could no longer feel anything in the outside world.
The sound of the wind died down, and the annoying old man's incessant and unpleasant chatter also died down, and the unpleasant malice that had always surrounded him in the country also dissipated.
This should be a good thing.
But... why... is it so uncomfortable?
Although there were so many things in his former adopted country that made him unhappy, but... what supported him to endure these things and stay here was the warmth that he could touch with his fingertips, the gentle call of his mother every morning, and... the touch of the other person stroking his head.
disappeared.
The mother disappeared.
The joy of having saved my life from the brink of death, the hope of reuniting with my mother after returning home, the desire to try to act coquettishly towards my mother... were all shattered.
It was his fault. But...
The hand at his side unconsciously clenched into a fist, and even dark red blood dripped from between his fingers, quickly dissolving into the soil.
"Why……"
A very small voice came out of Ji Guoyuan's mouth: "How can you be so calm..." Isn't that person your wife?
Mother, isn't she someone you deeply love? Why can you be so calm? Why can you speak of her so nonchalantly?
“Tsk.”
Although he was initially surprised that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi would have such drastic emotional fluctuations, soon after hearing Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's words, the head of the Tsugakuni family's expression returned to his previous arrogance and indifference.
"childish."
He gave this evaluation to a child who had experienced the pain of losing his mother, even if that person was his own son.
"Sure enough, it's not as good as..."
After swallowing the second half of his words, the Patriarch casually gave orders to his servants: "Go, take him back, and then..."
"Yuichi!!!"
A sudden, shrill child's voice interrupted the Tsugakugo clan head's words. Then a child about the same age as Tsugakugo Yoriichi rushed out, looking nervous, "Are you okay?"
The servant was surprised to see the young master, who was supposed to be at the martial arts training ground, suddenly appear. Then, almost instinctively, he reached out to stop him, and at the same time, he dissuaded him, "Young master, the homework assigned to you by the patriarch..."
“Get out of here!!!”
The young master, who had never suffered a loss, was now like a little beast that had reached the extreme of rage. He kicked away the servant in front of him, then drew the unsharpened knife at his waist and pointed it at them: "Get out of the way! I want to go find my brother!"
Taking advantage of the servant's moment of shock, Jigoku Iwakatsu ducked and leaped out, running to Jigoku Yuichi's side in two or three steps. He then casually tossed the knife aside, grasped Jigoku Yuichi's arm tightly with both hands, and looked him up and down nervously: "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine, brother."
Seeing Tsugikoku Iwakatsu, Tsugikoku Yoriichi seemed to calm down and even comforted him in return: "Calm down, I'm fine."
"Yansheng, you shouldn't be here."
Seeing his usually obedient son actually disobey his orders and skip class for the first time, the head of the successor state family expressed his true anger: "Go back! And don't let go of your knife!"
"As a samurai, you actually let go of your sword!"
"Father!"
Perhaps it was the shock of hearing about his brother's death and the joy of regaining him that made Jiguo Yansheng instinctively growl back: "This is my brother! I almost lost him!"
Even though he had always told himself to obey his father and treat his younger brother as a subordinate or anything else, he couldn't do it.
She trusted her brother so wholeheartedly, and loved him like a mother...
Only Jiguo Yansheng himself knew what he felt when he heard the news of Jiguo Yuanyi's death. Only he himself knew how he felt when he saw Jiguo Yuanyi again, fearing that it was just a bubble and an illusion.
No, only this one is not allowed.
Subconsciously protecting Tsugakuinichi behind him, Tsugakuin Iwakatsu truly disobeyed his father for the first time: "Tsugakuinichi, he is my brother."
So, it will never be wrong to care more.
"...It seems you've forgotten everything I taught you."
The head of the Jiguo family laughed in anger and was too lazy to continue communicating with Jiguo Yansheng and Jiguo Yuanyi. He directly said to the people beside him: "Press it down and teach them a lesson when you go back."
"I refuse."
Tsugikoku Yoriichi, who was usually taciturn, seemed to have opened up today: "I will leave Tsugikoku. If you think that I must stay here because I bear the Tsugikoku surname, then you can deprive me of my..."
"Shut up! Do you know what you're saying?"
The successor to the state patriarch was truly enraged, and didn't even want to give the two children a chance to speak. "Shut it down! Since you don't know what it means to respect your elders, then you two should get back on your knees and learn some proper etiquette."
"Take him away!"
"I'm afraid that won't work."
Xiao Wuhuan, who had been keeping a low profile, suddenly spoke up, facing everyone's gaze and looking at the successor head of the country with a smile, but there was no smile in his narrow and upturned eyes.
"This child has clearly expressed his own wishes. He doesn't want to follow your choice."
"Who are you?"
As if he had just discovered that there were outsiders here, the face of the head of the Jiguo family became even uglier.
"I'm a little curious."
He raised his armored hand and vaguely nodded at the successor to the state. Ignoring the other party's previous question, Xiao Wuhuan's voice was as gentle as ever, revealing a little casualness, and he said to himself: "Do you really love your sons, or..."
His tone stretched out, and Karasuma's voice rose slightly. He spoke word by word, meeting the other man's gaze, "It's nothing more than a desire for control. He just wants to hold people in his hands like puppets. At the same time, out of so-called guilt, he presents himself as a loving father, and is moved by the slightest bit of so-called fatherly love he bestows upon a child. He writes the script alone, and performs it with all his heart."
The smile on his face deepened, and Xiao Wuhuan didn't care about the other party's sudden gloomy expression. He asked slowly and provocatively, "I am really curious. I wonder if the head of this samurai family can answer this question for me?"
He's clearly a cold-blooded and selfish person, a man who prioritizes his own interests and those of his family. On paper, he's a qualified ruler, yet he insists on playing the role of a loving father...
Love for his wife? Expectations, care, and fatherly love for his son?
Kogumaru sneered in his heart - perhaps when this person heard the news of Tsugakuni Yoriichi's death for the first time, he would only think that if he could have the chance again, he would reluctantly give the other person a hug or a smile.
How arrogant, how disgusting.
Such a charitable attitude, such a condescending and arrogant posture... He actually regards himself as a father.
This really makes Ren unhappy.
Although she is indeed an outsider and should not be involved in this matter, but.
"Ah, of course, if you insist on asking about my identity..."
As if he could guess what the other party would say next, Xiao Wuhuan spoke in advance: "I am the one who saved his life."
"Since I saved him, in other words, his life is mine."
Xiao Wuhuan stepped forward and walked to the side of Jiguo Yuanyi, gently placing a hand on his shoulder. His movements were very casual, but it was as if he was protecting the two children under his wings like a bird with its wings spread out. "I am also his teacher."
"A teacher, a father."
"Well, are you satisfied with this answer?"
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The author has something to say: Little Ancestor: Ah, I guess I will be the guardian of this kid from now on.
Jiguo's father:???
Yuichi: Mom (well-behaved)
Jiguo’s father:? !!!
Muzan: What a mistake! I should have followed him! Ahhhhh, qswl, qswl!!! I knew that wild brat was a ruthless person!!! You and I will never coexist!!
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Ahem, it’s even later.
The school suddenly adjusted the exam time, and all the exams are finished today!
So I've been tossing until now ORZ
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