"You did a good job, Izo." Takeshi Ruishan looked at him expressionlessly.
Wearing a worn-out bamboo hat, Yi Zang wiped the blood from his face.
"Mr. Takeichi, who is the next target...?"
Yi Zang's expression was as solid as ice.
"Tenchu is suspended." Takeshi Ruishan chuckled and patted Izo on the shoulder.
"What? Pause? But?" Yi Zang was stunned, not knowing what to say.
"You have been frequently punished by Tenchu in Kyoto recently. Although the targets of Tenchu are small people,... they have attracted the attention of the higher-ups to some extent."
"Suspend your activities for a while, Izo, I still need you." Takeshi Ruishan walked out of the room.
Izo stood in the room, stroking the handle of his knife.
"Do you need me...?" He thought of Souna who was following Zuo Cun.
Shaking his head, Yi Zang walked out of the room without saying another word.
Since I no longer need Tenchu for the time being, let me take a good rest.
After all, I can do nothing but kill people...
...
"Recently, I heard in Satsuma that a fleet from another country was sailing." Ryoma took the letter and read it carefully.
"Is there any action from Satsuma?" Zuo Cun asked.
"There were no extreme moves. Both parties were very restrained." Ryoma shook his head.
"Haha." Zuo Cun sneered, "Under the banner of resisting foreigners, we still exercise restraint against foreign ships that invade territorial waters. Sure enough, resisting foreigners is just an excuse to release their desire for destruction. Once foreigners become tough, they will soften."
"What do you think, Samura? Is it necessary to start a war?"
"Is necessary."
"But there is no need to start a war at the national level."
"It is best to introduce a scapegoat at this time."
"The scapegoat won the foreigners, which is the best result. In this case, the foreigners will have to re-examine Japan's strength and make new diplomatic plans."
"If there is a tie, it would be easy to handle. It would also improve foreigners' evaluation of us, and it would also be possible to renegotiate some details of cooperation and exchanges."
"It would be better if we lose." Zuo Cun stretched out a finger, "Just let this scapegoat die."
Ryoma shed a drop of cold sweat and laughed sarcastically: "Although I have known you for a long time, sometimes I still feel that your ideas are really to the point."
"But it's effective, isn't it?" Zuo Cun smiled nonchalantly, "We are ready to sacrifice some, even ourselves. It's just a little idea..."
"I'm going to visit Satsuma to understand the situation there. If possible, I would like to bury some chess pieces there." Ryoma's expression returned to normal, and he told Zuomura his thoughts, "The time to go may be
It is very long, and the knowledge I have learned also needs to be applied in practice. I will ask Lord Yamauchi, what do you think?"
"I'd better stay here." Zuomura touched Souna's head, "Although Mr. Takeichi seems to be a very good person, but... I have seen Mr. Takeichi's true appearance before.
."
Ryoma sighed: "This does not prevent...he is a respectable person. It is precisely because of his character that the King Qin Party can really be run by him, isn't it?"
"That's right." Zuomura patted Ryoma on the shoulder, "If you want to go to Satsuma, pay attention to safety. You are not from there after all."
"Don't worry, Miss Aaron will take good care of Long Ma." Miss Aaron followed behind Long Ma. Although she didn't say much, she was very reassuring.
"By the way, I have something to ask of you, Samura." Ryoma's eyes were serious.
"The moment Mr. Takeichi runs out of gas, it will mean that the anti-barbarian faction has truly lost power. The Yamauchi feudal lord, who is dominated to a certain extent, will definitely take action against those of us who signed the paper. When the time comes, I will immediately
When we announce the separation of the feudal clan, my family... I will leave it to you."
Zuo Cun grabbed Ryoma's hand: "Don't worry, Ryoma."
"With you and Miss Aaron by my side, sometimes I really feel like I can do anything." Ryoma smiled and shook his head.
Enchanna looked at the three adults talking and laughing, and also smiled.
To some extent, I can feel a little bit of the feeling I had when my parents were still there.
"What's wrong, Souna?" Zuo Cun looked at the giggling Souna, feeling a little worried.
"Ah, ah, it's nothing, nothing..." Ezuna blushed a little and looked at Zuomura, Mr. Sakamoto and Miss Aaron, "I just feel that when we are together like this, we are a bit like a family.
....."
"...Really?" Samura gently stroked Souna's head, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Samura, have you ever thought about what you will do after the troubled times are over?" Ryoma suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Zuo Cun didn't know how to answer.
He has always lived in the present and focused on the future, but he has really not considered the future after the troubled times are over.
After thinking for a moment, Zuo Cun smiled and said, "Sure enough, I want to build a house on a high mountain near the sea and live there with my wife and children."
"Because you can jump, why do you choose mountains?" Ryoma looked at the roof, "Then I will be your neighbor, and then I will drag that guy Izo over."
"But you said wife, do you plan to marry a wife?" Ryoma said with a bit of teasing, "You are not young anymore. Do you have someone to choose?"
The expression on Zuocun's face froze, and he forgot what to say for a moment.
But this performance is obvious enough.
Ryoma was instantly horrified: "No way! Do you really have someone you like!?"
Miss Aaron was also shocked: "How could someone like you fall in love with a woman!?"
Souna was a little dazed: "Mr. Samura, there is a girl you like."
"What do you mean I actually fell in love with a woman?" Zuo Cun was a little shy for the first time in ten thousand years, and his face turned red.
That flashed through his mind, one of the few female swordsmen in Japan who could compete with him.
"Indeed... there is one..." Zuo Cun dodges his eyes and digs his face.
"...I didn't expect that you actually have such a side of pure love." Ryoma stopped teasing and asked Xiang Cun curiously, "Is he someone I know?"
Zuocun hesitated for a moment: "...Yes."
"...Light pink hair?"
"...Why do you ask so many questions?"
"Okay, I know who it is." Ryoma smirked.
Zuo Cun's reaction already explained a lot of problems.
Zuo Cun sighed desperately.
"In any case, I hope you can find what you want to find in Satsuma. When are you going to hit the road?"
"I'll go back and see Mr. Ichitakeichi first, and then I'll set off."