Originally, little Ikuko was about to board this ship bound for the capital, and begin her life of being sold on the streets.

But Qi Ku changed all this by reversing time and space through black ema.

Because he spent money to disembark the ship, and a quarter of an hour later, the ship that had just stopped sailed towards the capital again.

Before leaving, Xiao Yuzi asked him quietly: "Brother, I heard from the adults in the village who have been to the parade that there is a very beautiful oiran living in the parade. Is it true?"

Qi Jiu was stunned for a moment and smiled: "It's true."

"Eh?" Xiao Yuzi tilted his head, "So, has brother seen Miss Oiran?"

Qi Jiu thought for a moment and nodded: "I just want to go see him."

"Then I wish my brother all the best."

"Thanks."

When the ship set sail again, Xiao Yuzi stood on the dock with his feet raised and kept waving to Qi Qiu on the deck. Facing the wind, Qi Qiu also waved goodbye to the little girl.

He didn't withdraw his hand until the dock of the small fishing village disappeared from sight.

He completely changed the direction of the story and changed the fate of an NPC named Ikuko.

Although for the system, the story of the NPC is just a string of codes.

[Because you have perfectly completed the side mission "Please help Ms. Ikuko escape", the system has detected that the NPC character "Oran Rift" has a significantly increased favorability towards you]

The favorability of the NPC character is related to the success rate of using the "NPC Limited Time Recruitment Letter", which is very important to Qi Research.

The wind was strong on the deck, so Qi Ku went to the cabin to take shelter from the wind while sailing.

Not long after, fine snowflakes floated on the sea. Qi Chu leaned against the window and watched the white particles falling on the gray-blue winter sea and on the damp and swaying deck. He felt unexpectedly calm.

An indescribable sense of anticipation grew wildly in the depths of calm. With such emotions, Qi Ku dozed off in the swaying cabin.

Around evening, the boat docked at the Capital Pier.

[Dungeon collapse countdown: 2h]

Qi Ku was lucky. He didn't encounter any big waves during the boat trip today, and it took him less than five hours to successfully reach the capital.

As soon as he got off the boat, Qi Qiu saw a woman dressed as a tourist waiting at the pier.

The long-awaited wandering girl also looked at Qi Qiu and bowed to him from afar.

Qi Jiu had a premonition in his heart and walked in the direction of You Nu.

As he approached, You Nu looked at him with a bit of surprise in her eyes, but she politely lowered her gaze, nodded slightly and said, "I would like to ask, how much time do you have left?"

Qi Jiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood and answered truthfully: "An hour."

The tourist girl followed the guy's instructions and came over to ask questions.

Of course that guy knew that the time he could stay in the dungeon was running out.

"Then please come with me to Qiujiu House. The oiran invites you." The wandering girl bowed slightly and invited.

Behind her, the carriage was ready.

At this moment, the system suddenly issued a warning——

[Warning! Because you triggered the abandoned plot line, hidden characters will be online soon]

[Severe warning! The system has detected that the hidden character’s danger coefficient is a, and is judged to be the highest level of danger]

Just like last time, the system will issue the highest level warning before meeting the guy.

But Qi Chu didn't care at all and nodded to the waiting girl: "Okay, please lead the way."

Soon, Qi Jiu got on the carriage heading to Qijiu House.

Lifting the curtain of the car window, Qi Jiu looked towards the familiar parade street.

Today's parade was more lively than any time in his memory. As night fell and the lights came on, the parade street was filled with stalls selling strange and weird gadgets, and pedestrians were bustling through it.

Almost all the pedestrians and tourists are discussing one thing: tonight they can see the long-awaited oiran parade through the streets.

Qi Jiu turned to the wandering girl and asked, "Will there be oirans parading tonight?"

Younu nodded: "Yes, so the oiran asks you to come over and help."

"Help?" Qi Jiu was slightly startled, "What do I need to do?"

Younu smiled lightly: "You'll know later."

"By the way, the oiran ordered me to return this to you. You can put it on when you get off the car later." After saying that, Younu handed a "Sixteen" mask to Qi Qiu.

Qi Jiu took the mask and said with a smile: "Okay, I understand."

The word "return" made him smile knowingly.

Of course Qi Jiu remembered that on that bizarre night when he first dreamed of being paraded on the street, he broke into Yuzhiwu without permission and knocked on the door of the oiran——

"My mask is gone and I saw someone wearing it come in here."

This was his reason at the time.

The male oiran still remembered that meeting and "returned" the "Sixteen" face to him again.

It seems that guy also has a good memory.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the carriage stopped outside Qijiu's house.

Sukuya is the "Ikuya" in Miss Ikuko's time portal, and it is also the shrine in Xiaomi's time portal.

This building where all time gates intersect was originally called "Sukuya" during the Oiran era.

Qijiuwu… Qi Jiu thought about this name in his mind and always felt it was similar.

Isn't this the homophony of my own name?

——Qi Jiu, Qi Jiu.

Is it a coincidence? Or did the guy do it on purpose?

Qi Jiu was not narcissistic enough to think that the other party had changed the name of the veranda because of him, but he had a hunch that there was something fishy about the name.

"Please come inside." The wandering girl led the way in front of Qi Qiu.

Opening the curtain, the crimson building covered with grotesque ukiyo-e paintings came into Qi Qiu's field of vision again.

It can be said that Yuzhiwu almost completely follows the deep and heavy style of Qijiuwu. The only difference is that the lobby of Qijiuwu has a few more open windows, and the lighting is much better than that of Yuzhiwu. Qi Jiu is in it and

Don't feel depressed.

The wandering girl led Qi Qiu through the crimson corridor and pushed open the paper door of the room at the end: "Please rest here for a while and I will prepare tea for you."

You Nu left temporarily, and Qi Chu opened the window on the north side of the room door. The white cherry blossoms were instantly swept into the room by the wind, and the petals as white as fine snow covered Qi Chu.

Dusk is falling, and the demonic cherry tree burned by Miss Ikuko is now blooming in the atrium.

Qi Jiu stared at the white cherry trees for a moment, and heard the sound of the shoji door being pushed open behind him.

The tourist girl brought tea into the house.

"The oiran will be dressed up soon. Please use it slowly."

After placing tea and snacks on the table, Younu bowed and exited the room.

Qi Ku moved to the table, and when he saw the tea in the cup, he was stunned for a moment.

Because this is not tea at all, the scarlet and clear thing in the cup is the blood brew that Miss Ikuko can't forget.

The blood brew that no one could touch in Miss Ikuko's mouth was being used by the male courtesan to entertain her.

Under the mask, Qi Chu raised the corners of his lips. Without any hesitation, he drank the blood brew in the cup.

The sweet and mellow taste spread between his teeth. Qi Jiu pursed his lips. This time, he tasted the faint cold fragrance after the sweet taste, just like the scent that the guy gave off every time he came near.

It seems that tonight, the guy will invite him to the atrium to watch the moon and cherry blossoms.

Suddenly, there was the sound of broken tiles outside the window. Qi Qiu seemed to feel something and quickly turned around, only to see a familiar gray figure jumping into the house from the eaves outside the window and running straight towards Qi Qiu's arms.

.

"Meow meow meow!"

Qi Jiu was already prepared to welcome the little gray cat, and he steadily caught the cat as it jumped into his arms.

"You're here." Qi Jiu rubbed its soft head affectionately.

"Meow meow meow~" the little gray cat raised its face, looking at him coquettishly and expectantly, as if it wanted more kisses and hugs. Of course, a can of dried fish would be even better.

"There's really nothing we can do about you, a little thing like you." Qi Jiu did as he wished. He exchanged the seventh can of dried fish from the bottom and placed it in front of the little gray cat. He complained dotingly, "I feed you like this all the time. What if something happens to you?"

I raised you up as a gray ball, and that guy won't be able to settle the score with me."

"Meow meow~" The little gray cat, who was eating with gusto, didn't even bother to raise his head, and only called twice politely to appease Qi Qiu.

"Dong dong dong——"

After half a cup of tea, someone knocked on the shoji door again, "Sorry to bother you, the oiran has prepared tonight's clothes for you, I'll bring them to you."

"Please come in."
To be continued...