From the corner of Qingden's eye, he keenly caught the sudden appearance of a strange color on Sanako's face, which seemed to be absent, so he couldn't help but ask this question.

"nothing……"

Sanazi half-closed her eyes, slightly opened her red lips, and breathed out a blue breath.

"I just feel a little emotional."

"Although half a month has passed... the experiences that night were so thrilling that I still feel like I'm dreaming."

"Just a little bit, I might not be able to stand next to you and chat with you like I am now."

Speaking of this, Sanako paused and slowly raised her beautiful face and crystal eyes to look up at Qingden.

"Although I have said similar words too many times these days. But I still want to solemnly say thank you to you again."

Sanako turned around and faced Qingden.

"Ji Jun, thank you very much for your life-saving grace."

Sanako bent down and bowed to Qingden in a flawless manner, revealing the white back of her neck that felt smooth to the touch just by looking at it.

"...I have been receiving thank yous from others very frequently recently." Qingden stretched out his hand and scratched the hair on the back of his head, with a helpless arc at the corner of his mouth, "Miss Sanako, please straighten up quickly.

.I have received your thanks.”

"I just did what I was supposed to do."

"Tachibana-kun, you are really humble." Sanako's eyes moved up a little bit as she slowly straightened her waist, and looked up at Qingteng again, making eye contact with Qingteng, "You have obviously made such a great contribution.

, but not at all proud of it.”

"Humility or something... is out of the question." Qingdeng smiled lightly and put down his hand grabbing the hair on the back of his head, "I just don't think I have done anything extraordinary."

"And I didn't fight so hard that night just to gain people's admiration or to get some incredible reward."

"Then what are you doing for?" Sanako asked subconsciously.

"Nothing." Qingden took the initiative to stop looking at Sanako and looked at a white cloud that happened to be floating in the sky outside the window, "I just wanted to do that."

Qingteng felt Sanako's confused gaze... She probably didn't understand what Qingteng meant by what he said just now.

Qingdeng thought about his words for a moment and said softly:

"At that time, after I learned from the members of the anti-barbarian team that I successfully captured, where you and Miss Natsume were being held, and that the residence was about to be attacked, I actually thought nothing of it."

"To be precise, I didn't think too much."

"I just feel that if I ignore it, I will lose something very important."

"When I came back to my senses, I was determined to rescue you and Miss Natsume and do my best to protect the residence."

"To put it simply, I just follow my heart."

Sanako blinked her big, watery eyes a few times and gave Qingden a meaningful look.

Eye wave's emotions are hard to grasp, but they are not mixed with any negative emotions.

"...I used to feel that you, Tachibana-kun, looked like an...acquaintance of mine."

"Now it seems that this is really an illusion."

"Huh?" Qingden turned around and looked at Sanako with a look of reminiscence on his face in confusion.

"Tachibana-kun, you look nothing like my acquaintance."

"Compared with my acquaintance, Tachibana-kun, you are more...elusive."

"Huh?" Qingdeng was startled.

Sanako's sudden speech and weird words made Qingto's expression suddenly dominated by strong doubts.

Even more unpredictable... When Sanako said this, his tone was very calm and his expression was unwavering. Qingto couldn't figure out whether Sanako was praising him or derogating him.

Sanako understood Aomori's question.

"I'm not saying anything bad about you."

"How should I put it..."

Sanako pursed her attractive full red lips and thought about it.

"Jijun, you can take what I just said as a compliment to you for being outstanding."

"I used to think that you were only outstanding in swordsmanship, Mr. Tachibana."

"But now I find that you are not only outstanding in swordsmanship, but also in your character."

"I'm a little impressed with you now."

After saying that, Sanako smiled.

Just a very ordinary smile.

But after Sanako showed this faint smile, the scene instantly felt as if the air and light around him were rushing toward Sanako's body.

This was the first time Aonto saw Sanako, the flower of the high mountains who was usually so serious and so rigid that it made people feel old-fashioned, smile at him.

At this moment, Qingdeng felt as if his field of vision was being compressed.

The field of view was compressed to only include a small area in the center of Sanako's smiling face.

Can't focus on other things.

This is a different situation than concentration.

In short, Qingdeng only has her in his eyes now, and only this smiling face that takes away the surrounding light, air, and his gaze.

Onikomachi in Chiba, the most beautiful woman in Edo... Aomori had never had any real sense of these laudatory names for Sanako before.

Sanako is indeed beautiful. Whether it is appearance or figure, Sanako can be called a beauty in the world, but Qingnobo has always had the feeling that "I can't really appreciate Sanako's beauty".

Until now.

It wasn't until this moment that I saw Sanako's smiling face that Qingto realized the truth.

He finally understood why Sanako was praised as "the most beautiful woman in Edo" by so many people.

"Tangerine-kun?"

Sanako's soft call made Qingden's vision return to normal, and his eyes returned to a state where he could see other things except Sanako.

Doubtful, confused... Sanako looked at Qingden with such eyes, and the smile on his face had naturally disappeared.

"Sorry, I'm rude." Qingdeng smiled and looked away with a slightly awkward movement.

"Why were you looking at me just now as if you were seeing me for the first time?"

Sanako raised her hands and caressed her face a few times. She probably wanted to check if there was anything strange on her face that made Qingteng stare at her with such strange eyes.

Look at her face.

Qingden was secretly speechless... Sanako's perception was really sharp.

In a sense, Qingnou just met Sanako for the first time.

Qingden didn't know how to respond to Sanako's question just now.

After thinking for a moment, Qingden slowly put away the sneer on his face, straightened his gaze away from his eyes, and looked at Sanako who was still looking up at him with doubtful eyes.

The two people's eyes were entangled again.

"...Miss Sanako, you are beautiful."

"I finally know why, Miss Sanako, you are known as 'Chiba Onimachi' and 'The Most Beautiful Woman in Edo'."

Don't know how to respond.

Simply tell Sanako what you are thinking in your heart and what you have realized at that moment without reservation.

"Huh?" Miss Sanako was stunned, and the look of confusion on her pretty face only increased.

She wanted to further question Qingdeng who suddenly said something she didn't understand in a confused manner, but a pleasant and angry female voice took control of the space before she could speak.

"Mr. Tachibana, you have been walking outside for a long time. It's almost time to go back to the ward and rest."

The owner of this pleasant female voice was the only female doctor in the Jin Medical Hall who suddenly appeared in the corridor to the right of Qingto and the others: Tachibana Saki.

Qingden has always had great respect for the doctors at Renyitang who have tried their best to treat him during this period.

Therefore, he did not fight with Tachibana Saki, and quickly turned to Tachibana Saki, nodded, and said with a smile:

"Okay, I'll go back right away."

Seeing how easy it was to talk to Aoto, the expression on Tachibana Saki's face immediately became better.

She glanced at Qingteng, and then looked at Sanako, who was standing side by side with Qingteng.

Tachibana Saki, with a helpless smile on his face, sighed silently.

"Mr. Orange, this is a medical clinic."

"It's a bit inappropriate to be quarreling with each other in a place like the corridor."

After leaving this euphemistic reminder quietly, Tachibana Saki turned around and left, disappearing from the sight of Ayoto and Sanako in the blink of an eye.

Qingteng and Sanako stood there for a moment, then turned their heads and looked at each other in perfect agreement.
To be continued...