"Whoosh...! Whoosh...! Whoosh...!"
Qingdeng threw the bloody stick in his hand far away into the fire behind him.
"Who...is this guy..."
It was really dangerous... Qingdeng let out a long breath.
What he had just done was a dangerous move! He was betting that the mysterious man didn't notice the wooden stick at his feet; he was deliberately practicing, betting that the mysterious man was careless and underestimating the enemy; he was betting that his body could avoid the mysterious man's blade and fight back.
In this whole process, if there is any error in any link... then the person who lost his life now is probably not the mysterious man, but Qing Deng.
——Who...is this person...
Qingdeng took off the mysterious man's bamboo hat.
Although this guy's face was beaten to pieces, his facial features still maintained the general outline. If you look carefully, you can barely see his face clearly.
Small eyes, square mouth, flat nose...
An unattractive face.
A face that Qingdeng didn’t recognize at all.
(Akabane? The barbarian group? Huhahahahaha! Ju Qingden! Your enemies... are far more than you think!)
(Go to hell! Tachibana Aoden! Blood debt must be paid with blood!)
The words that the mysterious man shouted loudly echoed over and over again in Qingdeng's ears for a long time.
——Blood debt...?
Qingdeng's brows furrowed into the character "Chuan".
No matter how hard Qingdeng racked his brains, he couldn't think of any big enemies he had made recently.
If conditions permit, Qingden really wants to capture this unknown young samurai alive and interrogate him properly about what "blood debt must be paid with blood" and who you are.
It's a pity... Qingdeng can't protect himself right now, so how can he spare the energy to capture others alive?
"Cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough, cough, cough -!
"
A puff of thick smoke blew out from close by and hit Qingdeng's face, filling his mouth and nose with an irritating and choking stench.
The wet cloth on Qingden's surface had already been evaporated by the high temperature of the surrounding environment, and its blocking effect on the thick smoke... was almost "better than nothing".
The moment the thick smoke hit his face, Qingden suddenly felt as if a ball of fire was stuck in his throat. His stomach acid surged. He put his hands on the ground and coughed until he almost vomited.
"Damn...!"
The mysterious man failed to kill Qingdeng with his own hands, but he succeeded in delaying time and intensifying Qingdeng's physical exertion.
Time, physical energy... they happen to be what Qingdeng lacks most right now.
Prolonging the time Qingdeng was exposed to the fire + forcing Qingdeng to consume his physical strength = directly caused Qingdeng's body, which was already on the verge of reaching its limit, to completely "collapse".
At this moment, Qing Denzhi felt the dizziness in his head rising rapidly in seconds.
My throat and respiratory tract seemed to be burning, and every time I took a breath, I felt severe pain in these two places.
Everything the eyes see seems to be covered with a layer of "rain and fog" filter. Looking up, there is a "fog".
Qingdeng tried to stand up, but his limbs... no, his whole body didn't obey his orders!
The strength in the body is losing rapidly, and the consciousness is also constantly peeling off.
In order to stay awake, Qingdeng bit the tip of his tongue.
A tingling sensation like needles surged from the tip of my tongue to my head, but it didn't help at all.
If the dizziness that dominates Qingden's brain is like a huge wave that can swallow up an entire island in one breath, then the stinging pain caused by Qingden biting his tongue is just a one-meter-high embankment.
Can this kind of dike that can only block a small stream stop the stormy waves?
The answer is naturally no.
As soon as he moved, Qingdeng began to feel as if his body was floating.
The gravity of the world seems to be disappearing.
The sounds and sights of time in front of me are distorted.
Soon, even my own existence became blurry.
Then... Qingdeng didn't know much about what happened after that.
——What... "When a person is about to die, he will see a revolving door"... This is indeed a lie...
This was the last thought that came to Qingdeng's mind before he collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness completely.
…
…
The news of the fire in Kodenma Town's prison house spread throughout Edo and beyond at the speed of the wind.
When he first heard about this, Souji felt as if his head had been struck by thunder, and he was completely stunned.
She couldn't remember what she did or what happened after that.
It was as if this memory had been cut out of thin air.
When she came to her senses, she had arrived at the fire scene in Kodenma Town along with all the members of the Imperial Guard Hall.
fire.
What a big fire.
It looked like a fire that was about to scorch the entire sky.
Collapsed houses; wild waves of flames devouring everything in their reach; huge crowds of people seeking refuge; voices calling for relatives and friends to run for their lives...
Whenever the wind blows, countless sparks dance in the sky, dotting the night sky - so beautiful, yet so terrifying.
The red light of the flames lit up Edo, but it failed to bring back the original plump color to Souji's face... this pretty face that was already so pale that it seemed as if ice water would drip out at any moment.
The Souji stared at the boundless field of fire in front of him with dull eyes.
Until now, the thought "How is this possible?" has been lingering in the head of the General Secretary.
Although fires in Edo are indeed frequent, and although the frequency of fires in Edo is indeed so high that there will be a fire somewhere every few days, but...but...but how could it be such a coincidence?! Why did it happen to be in
He caught fire on his first day in prison!
Don’t believe it…
Can't believe it...
Don’t have the guts to believe it…
However, at this moment, after witnessing this Zhurong scene with her own eyes, no matter how much she deceived herself or others, no matter how much she couldn't believe it, she had to admit this fact: the man who had made a private life-long decision with her just a few days ago was deeply trapped in
Fire scene, life and death unknown.
"This lord!"
Kondo Isamu's shout brought Souji's consciousness back to reality.
Kondo stopped a young man dressed in a black firefighter uniform.
"I would like to ask if there is a young man about my height who has been in prison..."
Kondo hasn't finished speaking yet.
"I'm very busy right now! If there's nothing important, don't disturb me!"
It was interrupted by the roar of the firefighters.
Even with just your eyes, you can easily see the fatigue of this young firefighter.
His face was so thick with smoke from the fire that the original color of his flesh was almost invisible.
The firefighters of the town fire department are the most respected and loved group by Edo people, and there is almost no one among them.
Yin and force (specifically refers to the force in performing one's duty, such as: Arima) have wealth, the sumo wrestler is powerful, and the fire brigade captain has courage. These three people have become the idols in the hearts of Edo women.
This is what the saying goes, "In sumo wrestling, you add fire and lose your head."
To be continued...