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When she saw Qingden suddenly rushing out of the river with the knife in his waist, Kinoshita Mai had no idea what was going on, but she still chose to follow him quickly.

But just when Kinoshita Mai was about to take steps to chase Aoden, a wisp of night wind suddenly blew a very delicate cherry blossom that had just fallen from a branch into Kinoshita Mai's eyes.

Although this pale pink cherry blossom is small, it is very delicate, colorful and delicate.

Looking at the cherry blossom that was brought to her eyes by the night wind, Kinoshita Mai was stunned for about a moment. Then she raised her hand like a conditioned reflex, hugged the cherry blossom, and stuffed the cherry blossom into herself.

In arms.

After following Qingteng and rushing into the dark alley behind them, Kinoshita Mai naturally saw this mysterious man in brown robes, and her expression suddenly changed.

The brown cloak worn by this mysterious man who is slightly shorter than Qingden is a Western windproof cloak with a wide hood.

After the country's gates were opened due to the "Black Ship Incident", a large number of Western goods entered the country, and many Western things that were previously uncommon gradually became common.

This loose cloak, with its hem reaching to his heels, completely covered the figure of the mysterious man.

Because the mysterious man had his hood pulled up, his face was also completely obscured, making it impossible to see his appearance clearly.

There are strange bulges in the fabric of the cloak behind the mysterious man... There is a small cylindrical object protruding upward from behind the mysterious man's right shoulder.

Looking at the convex shape on the back of the mysterious man... Qingdeng felt that the mysterious man should be carrying a knife. The cylindrical object was the handle of the knife protruding from behind his shoulder. The knife on the mysterious man's back

It was also tightly covered by the cloak on his body.

The mysterious man was very fast. When Qingteng and Kinoshita Mai discovered him, he had almost rushed out of the alley and out of sight of Qingteng and the others.

There were not even many dogs on this kind of road late in the morning, late at night, wearing a Western-style cloak with pockets that completely covered his appearance and figure, hiding in the alley behind Qingdeng and Qingdeng. When he saw Qingdeng and

Kinoshita Mai immediately ran away. Aoto and the others had just removed a suspicious stronghold that stored a large amount of kerosene... so many suspicious factors were added together that no words or eye contact were needed - Aoto and Kinoshita Mai

Chase after this unknown mysterious man without thinking!

The two chased the mysterious man's back to a wide street outside the alley. After discovering that the mysterious man was fleeing toward the east end of the street, they immediately turned eastward.

From the corner of Qingden's eye, he saw the houses on both sides of the street quickly retreating behind him like ghosts.

The headwind brought by the gallop hit Qingdeng's body. In this increasingly hot weather, this feeling of "going up into the wind" is quite comfortable, but it is a pity that Qingdeng has no time to feel the strong wind now.

The mysterious man was really fast. Both Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita were trying their best to chase him, but they were unable to close the distance between them.

Kinoshita Mai noticed that it was not easy to catch up with this mysterious man, and the expression on her face became more solemn.

At this time, she suddenly discovered a small road ahead of them on the right.

For Mai Kinoshita, who patrols all over Edo almost every night, there is almost no neighborhood in Edo that she is not familiar with.

Kinoshita Mai quickly glanced at the path, and after thinking about it for less than a moment, she turned her head and whispered to Qingden in a low voice:

"You continue to chase that person. I'll take a detour and block him."

When Kinoshita Mai finished this sentence quickly, the two of them happened to pass by the intersection of the path.

So without any time to wait for Qingto's response, Kinoshita Mai immediately turned around and turned into this dark alley.

Taking a detour to intercept the mysterious man... This task was indeed suitable for Mai Kinoshita, who was familiar with the towns of Edo.

Division of labor and cooperation will also help to catch this mysterious man.

Therefore, Qingto did not express the slightest objection to Kinoshita Mai's volunteering. He tilted his gaze slightly, glanced at Kinoshita Mai whose figure had disappeared into the path with a look of trust, and then continued to cling to him perseveringly.

The mysterious man won't let go.

Relying on the powerful night vision ability given by the "cat's eye", Qingdeng saw the head of the mysterious man in front of him tilted back... He seemed to be observing Qingdeng who was still chasing him.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when the mysterious man turned to look at him, Qingdeng quickly focused his attention and tried to see clearly the mysterious man's face under his hood.

However... Qingdeng still couldn't see anything clearly.

The hood of the mysterious man was too wide, and his face was completely hidden in the shadow of the hood. Unless his hood was lifted directly, it was impossible to see his face clearly.

The mysterious man turned his head and glanced at Qingden, who was still chasing him relentlessly, and then looked away.

Immediately afterwards, the mysterious man suddenly changed direction and rushed to a nearby store. When he was about to load the store, he jumped and climbed onto the roof of the store.

This shop has a diamond-shaped roof, and the eaves slope at an angle of about 30 degrees.

On such a steeply sloping roof, the mysterious man was able to stand firmly on it and feel as if he were walking on flat ground.

This block happens to be an area where the houses are packed together and arranged quite densely. Each house is a "handshake building". You don't need to jump, just step forward lightly and you can run to the other house.

On the roof of the house.

Therefore, in just the blink of an eye, the mysterious man had already ran across the roofs of three houses in succession.

Seeing that this mysterious man was not only very fast and durable, but also very skilled, Qingdeng couldn't help but be startled, but he quickly suppressed his slight shock and regained his composure.

Parkour on the roof... Although I can't say that Qingden is very good at it, he at least has some experience!

Qingdeng took a deep breath, used up all his strength, took a step further, and using the momentum of his run-up, he jumped up and rushed towards the shop.

Qingdeng accurately grasped the eaves of the shop with both hands. The next moment, Qingdeng lifted his arms upwards and pulled his body onto the roof.

Relying on the talent of "Cat Turn", Qingdeng stabilized his body with almost no shaking and continued to chase the mysterious man.

The scene of "cat chasing mouse" was switched from "on the street" to "on the roof".

The mysterious man turned his head again and glanced at Qingdeng behind him.

Qingdeng and the mysterious man chased me on the roof for a long time under the meager moonlight. After climbing over countless roofs, I wonder if it was because they found that even if they moved on the roof, there was no way to get rid of them.

Because of Kai Qingdeng, the mysterious man tilted his body, jumped off the roof, and jumped back to the street.

But at this moment, a petite figure suddenly sprang out from the corner in front of the mysterious man and stopped in front of the mysterious man - it was the man who had separated from Qingdeng just now and took the initiative to "go around to the front of the mysterious man"

Mai Kinoshita takes great responsibility!

Snap - Looking at Mai Kinoshita who suddenly appeared in front of him, the mysterious man suddenly stopped in his tracks, and his feet wearing straw sandals made a low friction sound on the ground.

Miss Kinoshita, well done... After silently praising Kinoshita Mai in his heart for successfully getting around the mysterious person, Qingto gritted his teeth, struggled to squeeze out the remaining strength in his body, increased his speed a little faster, and rushed

To the mysterious man who had stopped.

The moment after Kinoshita Mai successfully circled in front of the mysterious man, she didn't even have time to take a breath, so she rushed straight towards the mysterious man in order to cooperate with Ayoto.

Aoto and Mai Kinoshita tightened the thin net surrounding the mysterious man one after another.

The high-intensity running has made Qingto and Mai Kinoshita's faces flushed, sweating profusely, and their breaths disordered - and the mysterious man is no exception. His shoulders and chest are rising and falling violently, and the amplitude of the fluctuations is greater than that of Qingto.

, Kinoshita Mai and the others are too many.

The mysterious man, who was panting violently, glanced at Qingto and Mai Kinoshita, who were almost in front of him, and then... silently cast his gaze on a big tree standing not far to his right.

The mysterious man moved again.

But he wasn't trying to break through the encirclement of Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita.

Instead, he turned to the right and ran towards the big tree on his right without any hesitation!

When neither Qingtou nor Kinoshita Mai could figure out what the mysterious man was planning to do, the mysterious man had already arrived at the root of the big tree, jumped up slightly, and broke off a branch of the big tree.

Meter-long branches.

At this time, Qingdeng discovered that the mysterious man's hands were covered with a pair of black gloves that covered his entire palms.

Suddenly, Qingden and Kinoshita Mai finally arrived beside the mysterious man.

Facing the Qingteng two who had already reached him, the mysterious man raised his head slightly, glanced at Kinoshita Mai, and then fixed his gaze on Qingteng, and then——

Woo——!

The mysterious man suddenly shook the branch in his hand, and a thin branch was pulled out. With the harsh sound of breaking wind, it struck Qingdeng at an extremely terrifying speed!

Looking at the branches that were rapidly enlarging in front of his eyes, Qingden's pupils shrank suddenly, and then he leaned back hard reflexively.

The branch fell down and passed in front of Qingdeng, who had ducked back in time, but the branch still touched the tip of Qingdeng's nose, and Qingden suddenly felt waves of burning pain coming from the tip of his nose.

The moment the mysterious man launched his attack on Qingto, Mai Kinoshita bumped into the mysterious man. She tried to catch the mysterious man and subdued him to the ground.

However, the mysterious man calmly took two steps back, allowing Kinoshita to miss him in vain.

Qingdeng's face at this time... was extremely solemn!

Just from the blow the mysterious man just made, Qingdeng could tell: This man is a master of swordsmanship! And his swordsmanship level is extremely high!

Ugh - As if facing a formidable enemy, Qingden, who was secretly wary of this mysterious man, took out the orange juice from his waist.

At this time, Kinoshita Mai also discovered that the mysterious man was extremely skilled and was no ordinary person, so he spread his legs with a serious look on his face and assumed a fighting stance with his right fist in front and his left palm behind.

"Who is this person?" Qingdeng, with the sword drawn in his hand, asked in a hoarse voice with a tone far different from his own, "Why were you secretly lurking beside us just now?"

Qingdeng also knew very well that this mysterious man who ran away without saying a word and then attacked them without saying a word would most likely not answer any of their questions. But after thinking about it, Qingdeng still

Decided to try to communicate with this mysterious person.

And the result afterwards was very obvious - communication failed.

The mysterious man seemed to have not heard Qingdeng's question and ignored Qingdeng completely.

Turning his head, he glanced at Ayoto and Kinoshita Mai who were standing on his left and right with horns, then waved the branch in his hand again and struck at Ayoto!

It was still a strike with terrifying speed and a tricky angle... If the mysterious man was holding a knife instead of a branch, then his strike would definitely kill more than 99% of ordinary people who have never learned any martial arts.
To be continued...