Chapter 171
In the afternoon, the five Kamado siblings all developed a high fever. Even though Qingxi had asked them to take medicine in advance, none of them could escape the fever.
He found a doctor to treat them, prescribe medicine, and decoct it. Finally, he dug them out of their beds one by one, woke them up, and made them drink a bowl of bitter boiled medicine. After a round, Qingxi was exhausted.
But these weren't the worst things that upset her. The worst was three days later, when the fevers of the slightly older children, Nezuko Kamado and Takeo Kamado, had subsided and they only needed two more days of rest to recover, her period arrived. Not only that, but the night before, she had thrown back the covers because the room was too hot after falling asleep. But who knew that the heat from the two firestones ran out in the middle of the night, causing the room temperature to drop rapidly. So the next day, she caught a cold, had a fever, and had those dysmenorrhea that almost killed her...
"Aki, take your medicine." Rengoku Kyojuro held the medicine bowl in one hand and used the other hand to pull the quilt of the girl who wrapped herself into a ball and didn't want to cooperate at all.
"No, I think my fever will go away if I sweat." The girl's muffled voice came from under the quilt, and she almost wrote out "I don't want to take medicine".
It was at this time that Tanjiro Kamado, wearing a haori with Ichimatsu patterns, came over.
He had come to the Crow House early this morning with the members of the Hidden Department. When he saw his brothers and sisters who were still alive and were being carefully taken care of even when they were sick, the 14-year-old boy hugged them tightly and burst into tears.
When he returned home, he suddenly saw his mother's cold body lying at the door, and there was no trace of his five younger brothers and sisters. At that moment, he felt despair in his heart.
He didn't know why his home, the home where he and his family had lived for more than ten years, suddenly had such a dramatic change in just one day.
He ran frantically in Yunqu Mountain, searching again and again, but still could not find any trace of his younger brother and sister.
Just when he didn't know what to do next, a black crow landed in front of him, carrying a short letter that meant "hope" to him.
His brothers and sisters were all fine. Although he still didn't know what had happened, as long as they were fine, he didn't care about anything else.
He returned home and buried his mother next to his father's grave. While waiting for the hidden personnel mentioned in the letter to arrive, he quietly dealt with the coagulated blood that flowed from his mother's body at the doorstep.
When the hidden tribe members arrived, he said goodbye to his parents and finally went down the mountain.
Smelling the almost inaudible scent of blood in the air and thinking of the explanation his sister Nezuko whispered in his ear, Tanjiro Kamado felt a little embarrassed as he stood outside the door which was only slightly open.
He could feel the girl curled up in the quilt in the room resisting the medicine and feeling uncomfortable.
Seeing that the boy couldn't dig the person out from under the quilt, Tanjiro Kamado felt that this was not going to work.
He shouted "Excuse me" and then someone walked in.
Of course, after he walked in, he did not forget to open the shoji door back to its original size.
The unfamiliar boy's voice made Qingxi, who was unwilling to take the medicine, curiously stick her head out from under the quilt.
"I'm Tanjiro Kamado, and the ones living next door are my younger brother and sister." He knelt down in front of the girl and bowed solemnly to Kiyoki. "I've heard about it from Nezuko. Thank you, Miss Kiyoki, for taking care of them during this time."
"Also." He raised his head and sat up straight again. "If you're sick, it's better to listen to the doctor and take medicine. Otherwise, everyone around you will worry."
His gaze shifted to Rengoku Kyojuro, "I can sense from this elder brother his deep concern for Miss Qingxi. So, even if it's for him, please take good care of yourself and drink the medicine."
Qingxi opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say.
Because she was confused by the other party's fast and urgent words.
Upon seeing this, Rengoku Kyojuro quickly brought the bowl of medicine to the girl's mouth. Before she could react, he had poured the bowl of medicine, which was no longer hot, into her stomach.
When Qingxi reacted, she was also hit by the bitter, astringent and sour taste of the medicine.
Her pretty face was wrinkled, with one hand covering her mouth, as if she wanted to vomit but was holding it back. The boy who saw it felt uncomfortable with her.
"Have a candy." Rengoku Kyojuro put down the empty bowl in his hand, took out a small tin box of candy from his arms, poured out a candy from it and handed it to her.
Qingxi leaned forward, opened her mouth and took it away. It took a long time for the sweetness of the candy to dispel the taste of medicine in her mouth, and she was finally relieved.
She lay back on the mattress, but couldn't lie flat, so she continued to curl up like a shrimp.
"I will never take the medicine at noon and at night again." She said firmly in a weak voice.
"It's okay, I'll come and supervise you, Aki." Knowing how the girl resisted taking the medicine, Rengoku Kyojuro naturally took over the conversation.
Qingxi's throat choked. "Kyojuro, are you so free? Aren't you tired of going out on patrol every night? Shouldn't you have a good rest at this time of day? I can take care of myself here. If you are busy, go back and rest."
"I'm actually fine. Ah Xi, you take a rest first. I'll go back after you fall asleep." Rengoku Kyojuro said evasively.
But I have a stomachache now and can’t sleep at all.
Qingxi said bitterly in his heart.
Pretending to sleep? Impossible.
Pretending to sleep in front of a person who was using breathing techniques, did she think he was a fool? A fool? Or a fool?
Seeing that the other party had made up his mind, Qingxi could only deal with Tanjiro Kamado's matter.
She turned her gaze and said to him, "I am at least half a doctor. I can't just sit there and watch someone get sick. Rokuta, Hanako, and Shigeru heard from the medical staff that they still have a slight fever. Once the fever subsides and they rest for a few days, they should be fine."
"I understand. However, please allow me to express my sincere gratitude to you." The boy, with a burn scar on his forehead, bowed again. "If it weren't for your crow's rescue, I might have lost my entire family."
"It's not as good as you say." Qingxi said modestly, "It just happened that Jiro chose to save people only because he had the ability to take so many people away."
Although Qingxi said that, for Tanjiro Kamado, if it weren't for her 鎹crow and the swordsman who was said to be still in a coma and hadn't woken up, he might have become an orphan, and from then on, he would no longer have any relatives in this world.
Tanjiro Kamado didn't stay here for long to disturb Kiyoki, because he felt from the emotions she conveyed that she was uncomfortable and anxious, so after saying a few simple words, he left with a tactful look.
After the outsiders left, Qingxi turned her gaze and was thinking about how to persuade this stubborn boy in front of her to go back to his own home to rest.
It's just very obvious that the other party now gives her the feeling of "I don't want to listen, it's just a turtle chanting sutras".
Seeing the fatigue in the boy's eyes, she compromised and hummed, "Close the door and get the bedding from the box... If you don't want to go back, just rest here."
After a pause, she added, "Take off your coat and get in. It's winter, and the quilt is hard to dry even if you wash it."
Rengoku Kyojuro was stunned, but Qingxi had already turned over and faced away from him, unless he walked to the other side.
But is that necessary?
Of course not.
As the box was opened, the sound of fabric rubbing against each other could be heard nearby, followed by the sound of a coat being taken off and a blanket being covered...
Only when there was no movement did she seem to breathe a sigh of relief. This should be all right, right?
But before she could breathe a sigh of relief, a hand reached out from under the quilt. She was so scared that her scalp exploded and she exclaimed, "Kyojuro, what are you doing!!!"
The owner of the hand said innocently: "Put your hand on Qingxi's belly."
"Last time, Ah Xi, when you had that stomachache, didn't I put my hand on your stomach and you fell asleep quickly?"
Qingxi was furious and explained, "That's because Kyojuro, your breath of fire makes your body temperature higher than that of ordinary people. That time," he paused, "that time I just felt cold in my stomach, so I used your hand to warm it up."
"Hmm, in that case, I'll also cover your stomach this time, Aki." Rengoku Kyojuro said.
Even through the thin lingerie, he could feel the girl's cool, cold belly. After a while, when the warmth of his palm warmed the area beneath it a little, he asked, "Ah Xi, are you feeling better now?"
Qingxi: “…”
Although her belly felt warm and even comfortable...how could she tell others about this?
That's too unreserved.
After waiting for a long time without a response from the girl, the boy called her again, "Ashi?"
The girl covered her face with the quilt and said in a low voice, "I'm asleep, Kyojuro, you should go to sleep too!!!"
Noticing that the girl's ears were red with her back to him, Rengoku Kyojuro chuckled happily from his chest. But immediately, he realized that his hand covering her stomach was tightened by her, so he suppressed his chuckle and replied, "Okay, go to sleep."
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Rengoku Kyojuro waited until Qingxi's stomachache subsided and she fell asleep before he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Worried that she would catch a cold while sleeping, he tightened his arms around her stomach.
Less than half an hour after the two of them fell into a deep sleep, a group of people in strange clothes arrived at the Butterfly House.
Kanae Kocho, who got the news and came out to see what was going on, was stunned for a moment. Then she seemed to think of something and sent back the others who came out to see out of curiosity.
"You are here to see Axi, right?" She walked forward and greeted the six people with a smile.
However, before they could respond, another voice came from the distance, "Oh, Catfish Tail, Bonebane, Hasebe, Kokarasuma, is it your turn this time? There's even a newcomer here."
Following the sound, the seven of them looked over and saw a formation led by one person and three others following behind, running towards them.
"Mr. Tsurumaru, long time no see." The young man with long black hair tied into a high ponytail who was called first greeted the white-haired young man happily.
When the young man with white hair arrived, the boy with high ponytail gave him a big hug warmly.
Without asking, Kanae Kocho could also imagine that these two people had a "birds of a feather flock together" relationship.
"Ms. Kanae, I heard that the general is here." After greeting his brothers, Yagen Toushirou went to talk to Kanae Kocho.
As if she had thought of something, Kocho Kanae smiled happily. "Yes, but at this time, Aki might be resting."
The glasses on Yagen Toushirou's nose shone with a cold white light. He silently calculated the time in his mind and said, "The general is about to have his period."
Kocho Kanae nodded. "Because a few days ago, Jiro brought back five children who almost died at the hands of Muzan Kibutsuji. The weather was cold, and the five children later developed high fevers. Maybe she caught a cold while taking care of them, so she now has a fever and stomachache."
At this point, the smile on Butterfly Kanae's face was a little distressed. "You know, Ah Xi doesn't like taking Chinese medicine, but compared to Western medicine, Chinese medicine is more gentle. So, every time I ask her to take medicine, it's a headache."
"How is she now?" Yagen Toushirou, who knew very well how much his general resisted taking Chinese medicine, asked the key question directly.
"Kyojuro is taking care of her." said Kocho Kanae. "Well, right now, both of them are probably resting."
Yagen Toushirou nodded, but suddenly, his nodding movement froze. "He's resting in the general's room?"
Butterfly Kanae covered her abdomen with her hands and said meaningfully: "Compared to a hot water bottle, Ah Xi always prefers a warm hand to cover her belly at this time."
Yagen Toushirou: “…”
"I'll go see her." The black-haired boy sighed.
Butterfly Chanehui reminded: "Be quiet and don't wake her up if she can fall asleep and rest."
Yagen Toushirou understood.
To explain, if she can fall asleep, let her sleep. If she wakes someone up for a while and then gets a stomachache or a headache, she will be the one who suffers.
After the conversation, the group separated.
All the people in the expedition team coming here this time are newcomers. It was not easy to find the Butterfly House from the original house on the island of Sadness they had set. Now it is naturally good to meet people from the same Honmaru here by chance.
The only person who was caught off guard was probably their Shinsengumi who was not in good health at the moment.
Thinking about the last time, when Sayo Sawamonji and the others came here, they accidentally encountered the "grown-up" of their Shinsengumi... What did they encounter that time?
Oh, they met a Shinsengumi who was very irritable and felt so ashamed of Izumi-no-kami Kanesada's big mouth that he wanted to send Tsurumaru, Yakuken and others back to Honmaru and never have any contact with them again until they died.
...This time, are so many of them going together?
Will it cause any stress reaction in the Shinsengumi?
Catfish Oo Toushirou approached his brother who was also a wakizashi and told him his concerns.
This reminder brought back memories of that day to Horikawa Kunihiro. With sweat on his forehead, he said weakly, "We're just taking a quick look. If we don't disturb her, the Master shouldn't be woken by us."
"Let's talk about other things after the general wakes up naturally." said Yagen Toushirou.
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