Sanako couldn't help but look at Qing Dengyang with a hint of resentment.

But, right now!

Just when Sanazi looked at Qingdeng with a resentful look, Sanazi suddenly froze and froze on the spot.

For some reason, looking at Qingto who was smiling and accepting everyone's congratulations... a memory scene that had been buried in the depths of Sanako's mind suddenly appeared and flashed before Sanako's eyes.

Three years ago, a man named Ryoma Sakamoto also won the championship in a grand swordsmanship competition, relying on his superior strength to defeat all the opponents.

After winning the glorious championship crown, that man was also like Qingnobu now, tightly surrounded by people congratulating him for winning the championship... At that time, Sanako was also one of the people who happily gathered around the man.

member……

Qingden obviously looked nothing like that man, but at this moment, the figure of Qingden in front of Sanazi and the figure of the man in her memory magically overlapped...

Comparatively speaking, Qingdeng's light seemed to be more dazzling than that man's - after all, that man didn't have Qingdeng's exaggerated talent.

"It's so similar..." Sanako couldn't help but murmured at a volume that only she could hear clearly.

Immediately afterwards, the faint resentment slowly dissipated in Sanazi's eyes as she looked at Qingdeng.

Instead, there were waves of indescribable complex emotions.

While the mood in his eyes changed, a hint of loneliness appeared between Sanako's beautiful eyebrows.

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Ever since Aoden came back from the "VIP desk" until now, Chiba Eijiro has been looking at Aoto with a strange look.

After a long while, he muttered softly:

"Is this 'power' of Mr. Ju...is it my illusion..."

The expressionless Chiba Eijiro pursed his lips slightly, and his eyes were flashing with thinking.

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…

On the other side of the martial arts viewing table——

The handsome uncle "Momoi of the Position" Haruzo Momoi looked at the direction of Aito and the Shiweiguan group from a distance, and showed a wry smile full of emotion:

"It seems that the next Chiba Eijiro... No, maybe a swordsman who can surpass Chiba Eijiro will be born..."

After leaving these sentiments in a soliloquy tone, Momoi Haruzang put his hands behind his back and led his disciples from the Scholar Academy to quickly leave the martial arts viewing area.

Swordsmen of the same level as "Saito of Power" and "Momoi of Position" naturally sensed the "power" that Aoto released on the field just now.

Almost all the swordsmen who sensed the "momentum" Aoto released just now have basically the same consensus - after Chiba Eijiro, Edo finally produced another Chiba Eijiro.

A peerless genius who is even expected to surpass Eijiro Chiba!

In this regard, some people are envious, some are jealous, some are happy and some are worried.

But no matter what kind of feelings one has for this bright new star Aomori, there is no doubt that after this competition, the name "Tachibana Aomori" has been deeply remembered!

On the seat of the training hall, "Saito of Power" Yakuro Saito comforted his new wife who was still sitting in her seat:

"New Wife-kun, cheer up."

"The journey of martial arts requires you to go through many setbacks and tribulations before you can become strong."

"You have done a great job today, and your performance far exceeded my expectations."

"Let's go, it's time to go back. Use this defeat as food and work harder to improve yourself in the future."

After saying that, Saito Yakuro stretched out his hand and patted his new wife's broad shoulder.

And when Saito Yakuro's palm touched his new wife's broad shoulder, Saito Yakuro's expression suddenly changed.

"Huh?" Saito Yakuro quickly stretched out his other hand to touch Niizuma Kuan's forehead - Saito Yakuro felt that what he was touching was not a human forehead, but a red-hot brick...

"Shinzuma-kun, why do you have such a high fever?"

"Well..." The new wife opened her eyes with difficulty and moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something.

However, what he said were vague and unclear words.

Seeing that his new wife was so burning that he could not even speak, Saito Yakuro quickly shouted to the disciples standing around him:

"Quick! Take Mr. Xinzuma to Renyitang!"

Jinyido—a famous hospital in Edo.

The couple who opened this hospital: Kita Jin and Tachibana Saki are both well-known doctors with extremely skilled medical skills.

Under the instructions of Saito Yakuro, six apprentices from the training hall hurriedly helped Nitsuma Hiro up. Saito Yakuro personally led the team, and together with the other disciples, he hurriedly took the unconscious Nitsuma Hiro out of the way.

Crowds of people rushed towards Ren Medical Center...

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As the spectators gradually left, the originally bustling arena gradually became deserted.

In less than 20 minutes, only a few people remained in the originally packed viewing seats.

Rakshasa and the short middle-aged man were two of these few people.

"Hahaha...it's really a game full of surprises."

Rakshasa raised his head and let out a satisfied laugh.

"You will help me keep an eye on the new wife Kuan from now on." Rakshasa said to the short, middle-aged man, "See if he can survive the side effects of the 'Wu Nian Medicine'."

"That's if he can't make it through."

"If he survives it, the time it takes for him to survive the side effects will be recorded. This is also valuable experimental data."

"Yes." The short, middle-aged man nodded vigorously.

"And -" Rakshasa continued, "If Kuan Nitsuma really manages to survive the side effects of the 'Wu Nian Medicine' and survives, then remember to notify me as soon as possible."

Rakshasa turned his gaze and looked ahead at the arena where no swordsmen were competing anymore.

"Originally I just wanted to use him as a toy to relieve boredom and entertainment, and by the way, he could also help us collect experimental data on the 'Wu Nian Pill'."

"But I've changed my mind now."

"This new wife Kuan... is actually worth a bit to make him a subordinate."

The short, middle-aged man raised his eyebrows: "Lord Rakshasa, do you want to recruit that new wife Kuan?"

"Yes." Rakshasa chuckled a few times and admitted openly, "This kind of person is willing to take a pill whose name he doesn't even know in order to win, and at the same time, he also has acceptable swordsmanship talent and strength.

If people...are trained well, they may not be able to become useful subordinates."

"As you know, I have always been willing to accept talents worth recruiting."

"In short, just do as I say. Do you remember clearly the instructions I just said?"

"Yes." The short, middle-aged man nodded vigorously, "I understand everything."

Rakshasa nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to the northeast.

Northeast...this is the direction Qingdeng and the Shiweiguan group left just now.

Just now, when Qingdeng released his "power", Rakshasa was also one of the small group of people who sensed it immediately and showed a look of astonishment.

I saw Rakshasa staring with deep eyes in the direction where Qingdeng and the people from the Trial Guard Hall had just left.

After a while, he spoke again to the short, middle-aged man:

"...After I go back, you can do one more thing for me."

"Help tell Eiichi Shimizu that the gambling debt Tachibana Takayuki owes will be written off in one go."

"And from now on, the 'Qingshui Clan' should take the initiative and actively communicate with Tachibana Aoden and show their goodwill."

Eiichi Shimizu - the leader of the "Shimizu clan", the most powerful Yakuza group in Edo, to whom Aonto and his family still owe more than 500 taels of gambling debt.

As soon as Rakshasa finished speaking, the short middle-aged man couldn't help but express surprise: "Don't we need Ju Qingden to repay the gambling debt owed by his father Ju Longzhi? But..."

Before the short middle-aged man finished speaking, Rakshasa interrupted him with a smile:

"You can't miss a talent of Tachibana Aoden's level no matter what."

"I have decided - I must recruit Ju Qingden to join us!"

"I asked Eiichi to suspend the collection of debts from Qingnobo before. The original plan was to wait for me to finish my work in Mito Domain and return to Edo before restarting the 'debt collection team'. At that time, I could disguise my identity and follow

Let's go together with the 'debt collection team' to see what Ju Qingden looks like."

"But now, this is no longer necessary."

"Unlike Shinzuma Kuan, who has a white body, if you want to recruit someone like Tachibana Aoden, who wants a good reputation and an official position, you have to do it step by step."

"Start by gaining his favor and develop a good relationship with Ju Qingden, and then work on it slowly."

"So don't collect any more of that insignificant gambling debt. It's just a small amount of money anyway."
To be continued...