Chapter 10 Chapter 9 Reunion

Otearanosuke felt in a haze that he had been shaken for a long time. He only remembers being chased by Hayato and the wise warriors and jumping off a cliff; what happened to him afterwards is unknown.Those fragments of incoherent memory, like his body, were shaking. He remembered that someone had carried him on his back and put him on his back on the ground; he also remembered that someone had asked him something quietly, and it seemed that many people surrounded him and said something to him noisily. However, the past is in the past, only now that he is being carried and shaken by the door panel is the absolutely true fact.

He looked up at the night sky, but couldn't see the stars. "Which family of samurai are you from? Please report your name!" Suddenly the shaking stopped, and someone asked Aranosuke.He was afraid that his slow answer would cause irreparable consequences, he thought carefully. "meet……" he moaned. "It seems that I can't speak." "Just leave him there!" someone said. "Can't say your name? Name!" the man asked again. "Well……" Aranosuke answered him with a groan again. "If he is not a wise warrior, kill him! Even if he is killed by mistake, he is just a miscellaneous soldier."

Aranosuke knew from this voice that he was now surrounded by wise warriors, and it would be bad if he was killed. He was thrown to the ground by a wheel, and only then did he realize that there was a raging bonfire around him, and he was surrounded by several legs wrapped in armor. Aranosuke felt that he was on the verge of death, and that he would inevitably die. Is it impossible to be saved?Aranosuke shook his body. "Kill..." When a person said this, Aranosuke suddenly called out: "Hey, Sakebe Hayato, call Sakebe Hayato." "Huh? Sakebe Hayato..." Aranosuke thought it might be useful to call the wise samurai by name.

"What! Who is Sakebe Hayato?" "The name is familiar." Two people were discussing. "Hayato, please get Sakebe Hayato." Aranosuke took this sentence as the only spell that could escape death right now, and repeated it over and over again. If Hayato comes, there will be a big mess; but there is no time to worry about so much. "Go call Sakebe Hayato!" After he called several times, suddenly a person said: "Throw him in the temple and talk about it!" Aranosuke was lifted on the door panel again and swayed. From then on, Aranosuke was fully awake.He wanted to know where it was, but he tried his best not to ask.

He was sent to the main hall of the monastery, where he was laid straight on the floor. On his left and right sides were all lying warriors who looked like dead people. Only the groans of different heights from their mouths showed that they were not dead people.Aranosuke saw that this was a shelter for the wounded, and he thought he could be saved now. It is a troublesome thing to be accommodated in the shelter of the wise military camp, but being placed among the wounded can be regarded as a blessing among misfortunes.Once you're here, you don't have to worry about asking for your name, and you don't have to worry about being censored.

Then, the embarrassing fatigue brought him to sleep. After some time, Aranosuke woke up.He was in so much pain that he didn't dare to move. He moved his left hand and right hand alternately, and then gently and slowly stroked other parts of his body; it seemed that there was no fracture, and his whole body was covered with bruises and abrasions. . In a room the size of dozens of straw mats, it was packed with lying samurai, and each of them was still moaning. Beyond the bodies of the ten warriors here, the garden under the dazzling sunlight can be seen in the distance, and it is now noon.

"What is this place?" Aranosuke lay on his back and asked casually. There were only groans and no one answered. Aranosuke planned to wait here until his body recovered, and as soon as he was able to move around, he would escape as soon as possible.Because not only is it dangerous to stay in Zhizhi's military camp, but also if you are mistaken for a rebel in the future, you will be too late to regret. After a while, there was a commotion at the entrance of the main hall, and twenty or so women came in.Among them, suddenly someone began to cry bitterly, and could not hear a word, only the sound of howling.Aranosuke understood that the wives of these samurai came to check whether their husbands were also here.

Aranosuke inadvertently glanced to the right, oops, the woman standing in front of three or four wounded men was exactly Chisato, she couldn't be mistaken, and the other party was also staring at Aranosuke. Aranosuke couldn't help but struggled to get up. Aranosuke raised his upper body from the floor in a daze, his body, which he couldn't get up at first, got up somehow. Chisato approached, stared at Aranosuke, and suddenly seemed about to cry: "Ote, are you Ote Aranosuke?" Her voice trembled a little, but it was very clear. "Exactly." Aranosuke said, "It's Qianli? We didn't meet each other in Xinfu City."

Aranosuke's eyes did not move, as if he was afraid of missing the extremely subtle expression changes on Chisato's face. "I went there on that thunderstorm night. But it wasn't you who was waiting for me." Qianli said in a low voice. "You mean Sakebe Hayato?" "yes." The two stared at each other in silence for a moment. After a while, Qianli woke up and said, "Now, I live outside this city." At this moment, doubts arose in Aranosuke's heart, what was she doing here? "Who are you looking for?" "I'm not looking for anyone."

"Don't lie to me." When he said this, Qianli's face suddenly turned pale. "Actually, I came to look for Hayato. I heard that this temple houses wise and wounded warriors, so I came to see if there is Hayato. But..." As if she didn't know how to express herself, she added: "I live with him, but only together." Aranosuke smiled lightly, and forced a smile. "Speaking stupid things!" Aranosuke fell to the floor again due to a burst of pain and dizziness all over his body. What happened later, Aranosuke only knew a little while he was half asleep and half awake.Several people carried him to the door, walked out of the monastery, walked down the hillside, climbed up the hillside, and finally carried him to a family.Then, Aranosuke fell into a coma and fell asleep.

When Aranosuke woke up again, he saw Chisato sitting on the porch at a glance. "Thousands of miles." Aranosuke moved his body and got up slowly, this time he didn't feel very difficult. "How did I get here?" "I brought you here." "Thanks to you." "I said you are my older brother and a samurai from Shinshu." Qianli didn't look at him, just said calmly.She is not such a bold girl, and it might be her life. "How is Seta Castle?" "I heard that Master Yamaoka of Seta killed a wise envoy, burned the castle, and moved it to Mount Koka." Chisato seemed to think that these things had nothing to do with her and said casually. "The bridge in Seta was destroyed, and the wise army couldn't cross the river. I heard that there was chaos in Seta City." "Well." After listening to her narration, Aranosuke couldn't fathom what the world would be like in the future. "Have you heard anything about Kyoto?" "It seems that Mr. Oda Nobutada also committed suicide, and Mr. Wise is in charge of the world, and all the powers are under the control of Mr. Wise..." "Well." Aranosuke seemed to feel that he had just made some achievements as Oda's family leader, but now his foundation collapsed and disappeared. However, he didn't think that Akechi Mitsuhide would be able to take orders for a long time, and Oda's generals would definitely defeat Akechi. "I have to go." Aranosuke said with a groan. "Where are you going?" "I'm not sure yet. But I must go to Azuchi as soon as possible, or go to the side of the general who did not accept the wise invitation." "However, as long as the army of the wise master repairs the bridge at Seta, they may break into Azuchi tomorrow." Qianli's eyes flashed. "So……" "You have nowhere to go." "You asked me to stay here?" "It's also possible to stop here for a long time. This place is the territory of the wise master, but first you have to take care of your body..." "I'm ready," Aranosuke said angrily.He tried to stand up, but a pain in his waist prevented him from doing so. Chisato also knew that Aranosuke couldn't stay here for long, but he couldn't let him leave the house until his injury healed. In the evening of that day, there was a commotion at the foot of the mountain, Qianli walked out of the door, and what caught her eyes were several regiments outside the city, with their clan flags waving.Since this city was where Akechi Mitsuhide was stationed, it was not surprising that Akechi's troops returned here. Qianli felt hopeless.At this time, Chisato was afraid of both the wise troops and Hayato.She had to move Aranosuke to another place as soon as possible. Chisato had no choice but to hide Aranosuke in the shrine office of a small shrine two far away from here.The so-called Social Affairs Office was nothing more than an unoccupied dilapidated wooden house with windows and a kang stove. It was not a place where people could live.And the most advantageous point is that there is no one to disturb easily. When Qianli returned home, he explained the situation to Aranosuke and asked him to transfer. "Okay. Transfer immediately." Aranosuke said.At such a juncture, he had no choice but to save his own life. In the samurai residence at the foot of Ruishan Mountain, there are still some housekeepers and men and women, so it is best to avoid their eyes and ears as much as possible.In the short time before nightfall, Qianli was very restless and extremely uneasy. After the outside was completely shrouded in night, Chisato lifted Aranosuke from the bed and asked him to stand up with his shoulders. "Can you move around?" "If you can walk or not, you have to go." Aranosuke seemed to be in pain, but he was supported by Chisato and started walking. The two of them walked down the hall and then out of the house, the noise of the troops stationed outside the city drifted with the wind.It seemed to be an unsettled dark night, and the night wind was filled with the smell of blood.Neither of them said a word until they walked to the social affairs office. Chisato let Aranosuke sit on the dark floor, and went back home to fetch bedding, tableware and medicine pots. Qianli went back and forth between home and social affairs office several times.When she brought the food for the last time, Aranosuke said: "This time you can relax and meet Hayato." His words were sarcasm. "He probably won't come home," Qianli said. "Yeah, war. Maybe come back, though." After a while, Aranosuke roared, "...I must kill him. You go, he may have returned." "He and I are not husband and wife, nothing at all." "Stop lying..." "You still don't believe me when I say this?" Qianli added firewood to the kang stove, and the surroundings became brighter, "Then, I will give you my heart. Since I met you in Ruoshenzi Village..." As Chisato spoke, he took out the tinder bag that was treasured like a talisman from his bosom, and handed it to Aranosuke.It was that day and that moment that Aranosuke forgot at Kobe Iori's house. "What is this?" Aranosuke stared at the thing on his palm with his red eyes, and said moaningly, "Indeed, it's the next thing." Then, he fell silent.As if he had been condemned by the evidence of a thousand miles of love. Senri made Aranosuke lie on the quilt, said: "Tomorrow, I will bring you food", and walked out of the social affairs office.The noise outside the city has subsided, and the land is dark; but, looking up, the sky is full of cold stars. The next morning, the corps stationed outside the city did not know where they were going, and there was no trace of them.However, in the afternoon, a new regiment arrived.The newly arrived regiment also moved somewhere around the evening. Later, every day the Corps came and went.Although Qianli thought that Hayato might come back every day, he never saw his shadow.Not only Hayato, but even the samurai who left the samurai residence at the foot of Mount Rui did not come back. Qianli wanted to take advantage of the early morning, avoid people's sight, and go to Aranosuke's hiding place to deliver the food.It is impossible to go there during the day.In the dead of night, she went to visit again.Aranosuke has been lying on the floor. Although he can still go to the toilet, it is quite strenuous for Aranosuke at this time. Whenever Qianli came, Huangzhisuke said as usual: "Thank you for taking care of me." Except for business, he almost never talked about it.Although not angry, he became extremely dull. "Is nothing wrong over there?" he asked sometimes. "Please do not worry." "I have nothing to worry about." "What are you really not thinking about?" Only when talking about this, Aranosuke glared at Chisato with stern eyes, and then shut his mouth unhappily. Later, he asked again every day: "Have you heard anything new?" Qianli couldn't answer this question, in fact, Qianli heard nothing in his ears.All she knew was that wise troops were mobilizing as usual.Moreover, he only knew that he was mobilizing, but he had no way of knowing where he came from and where he was going.This is not only unknown for thousands of miles, even anyone in the streets outside Sakamoto City does not know. The days passed day by day like this, but Qianli felt very fulfilled and satisfied. But it doesn't mean that she doesn't have any uneasiness in her heart. She has two worries: one is Hayato's return, and the other is that Aranosuke's waist injury has healed and he can live and move freely.Clairvoyance clearly saw that Aranosuke was anxious, as soon as he could move freely, he would definitely fly away immediately.Now is his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly to the top. However, he avoided talking about these things and just lay quietly.If he said it, he would definitely not be able to hold back and burst into tears.He knew this himself, and Qianli knew it better than him. ...No matter how wronged he was, he finally became gentle under my care. Thinking of these, Qianli felt a kind of intoxication that he had never experienced before to put a strong young warrior by his side.

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