But somewhere in a rather inconspicuous corner, two listeners showed expressions that were completely different from those of the others around them.

One of the two people is tall and the other is short.

The short one pursed his lips tightly and tried his best to hold back laughter.

The taller one smiled wryly with a complicated expression, and let out long sighs from time to time.

"Tachibana-kun...ah, no, Nioh." Okita stood on tiptoes and put his mouth to Qingto's ear, "This storyteller is quite good at telling stories."

Qingdeng nodded silently.

“It’s pretty good.”

"But as far as I know, I wasn't that brave at the time."

"'If you attack with surprise, use with madness, those who are caught will be destroyed, and those who are close will be destroyed'... If I really had the courage of Xiang Yu, I would have defeated the barbarians on the night when Fan Shu Diao was attacked.

It was wiped out from top to bottom."

After finishing speaking, the complex emotions on Qingdeng's face became a little thicker.

He opened his mouth and let out a long sigh again.

Today is August 3rd, nearly 2 months have passed since Qingdeng was discharged from Renyitang.

Qingdeng basically spent the past two months recovering from his injuries.

When he was discharged from the hospital, his attending doctor Bei Ren made it clear to him: Being discharged from the hospital does not mean that he has recovered. Qingden still needs to rest at home for a long time, and he has to go back to Ren Medical Hall every seven days.

Check again.

Qingdeng understood the simple truth that you should not hide your illness and avoid medical treatment, and you should not disobey the doctor's advice, especially the advice of a famous doctor like Bei Ren with excellent medical skills and noble medical ethics.

So in the past two months, Qingdeng has been staying in the trial gym to recuperate from his injuries and recuperate his body.

There is a lack of entertainment in this era, and since the body cannot exercise strenuously, Qingdeng is so leisurely every day that he feels that the time of each day has been extended from 24 hours to 72 hours.

Although the life was boring, Qingdeng didn't hate this kind of tranquility.

For Aoto who saved the settlement and countless lives, the Edo shogunate has not issued a clear reward until now - this was within Aoto's expectation.

The class solidification in the Edo period was too serious, and it was difficult to break through class barriers.

Therefore, rewards given to those who have made meritorious deeds will be very cautious.

According to the law of "the greater the credit, the more careful the evaluation of rewards must be", coupled with the current political culture of the Edo shogunate that "loves wrangling and kicking the ball" and the suffocating administrative efficiency... Qingnobo should reach this level as soon as possible.

Only at the end of the month will you know what rewards you will receive.

Anyway, the reward won't go away, just wait slowly.

If there has been anything major happening around Qingdeng in the past two months... then it has.

This important event is happening right now in front of Qingdeng's eyes, on the storytelling table.

Probably around the time Aoto was discharged from the hospital, a novel suddenly appeared in the Edo literary market.

The author of this storybook is Yuzaki Soujiro, a very handsome and slightly famous novelist in the Edo novel world.

He makes a living by writing "Saluoben" that depicts brothel life, "Reader's Edition" that depicts historical stories and myths and legends, and "Huaben" for storytellers.

A newspeak book has come out... Logically speaking, this kind of thing should have nothing to do with Qingden.

After all, Qingdeng wasn't very interested in storytelling.

But the problem is - what this Newspeak version depicts is his story of Tachibana Aoden...

This story begins when he was still a "dumb head" and goes all the way to when he led Saito and others to rescue the Tibetan Book Transfer Institute.

No matter which country or era people are from, they are particularly fond of stories about diaosi's counterattacks, which are filled with many erotic and violent stories.

The history of Qingdeng’s rise is just such a story.

Although this script adapted from Qing Deng’s true story is not bitter, it is very counterattack and contains a lot of violence!

It has been a long time since high-quality storybooks have been published in the Edo storytelling world.

Although the War of Genpei, the Rebellion of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the heroes of the Warring States Period, and the jokes in "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are timeless, the story will always have an audience willing to support it no matter how it is told.

But both storytellers and listeners are still more eager to have new and high-quality storybooks come out, so as to invigorate some of the storytelling circles that are currently lacking vitality.

In the current environment, a book with such a theme and story is very popular among the common people. The writing is quite good. The protagonist of the story is a big shot who is currently in the limelight. You can imagine what will happen.

Such a scene.

As soon as this storybook came out, it was snapped up by storytellers with strong eyesight who saw that this storybook would definitely become a hit.

For a time, storytellers in various happy streets such as Ryogoku Hirokoji began to sing the story of "Nioh".

Nio - A new nickname given to Aotobu by Soujiro in the storybook.

In Japanese Buddhist culture, the nio who protects the world is regarded as a very famous and great Buddhist spirit.

Therefore, the Japanese often praise those fierce men as "Benevolent Kings".

Giving people various very middle-class nicknames is a traditional ability that is engraved in the bones of the Japanese nation and has not changed throughout the ages.

This dragon, that tiger, this ghost, that god. Just in the Warring States Period, I don’t know how many dragons, how many tigers, how many ghosts...

People in the market also prefer stories about celebrities with the title of "second grader".

I have to say that Soujiro, who wrote this story, really understands the temperament of the people in the city.

The reason why this script depicting the story of Aoto is so widely circulated is indispensable because Soujiro gave Aoto the nickname that was easy to remember, good enough for the second grade, and very popular among the people in the market.

By the way - it wasn't until one day when a senior in the trial guard hall shouted "Nioh!" Aoshino learned with a smile that there was an extra book in the book world with him as the protagonist and his story as the main character.

Prototype script.

Low-cost listening and speaking books are one of the most commonly chosen forms of entertainment for ordinary people in this era.

Therefore, Storytelling Station can be regarded as one of the media channels with the largest traffic in every town.

Ever since - in such media channels, Qingteng's reputation has once again skyrocketed due to the popularity of this story book, and at the same time, the name of "Nioh" has been spread from ten to ten, from ten to a hundred, and has been widely spread for a while.

In just 2 months, the popularity of the name "Nioh" has completely overshadowed the original titles such as "Little Tengu of the North Bansho" and "Sword Shinei".

This new title has become like Qingdeng's exclusive trademark.

Qingdeng is now walking on the streets, and some common people who recognize him often call him "The Benevolent King" cheerfully.

Qingden doesn't dislike his new title very much, and he doesn't object to others calling him the "Benevolent King".

Although saying this may be a bit naive and immature... Qingto really thinks that the title "Nioh" is quite handsome.

As long as he doesn't slander or maliciously vilify him, Qingdeng doesn't mind others adapting his story into various literary and artistic works.

Before Soujiro's novel was published, Aoto's name was already quite high in Edo.

Qingdeng, who has long been accustomed to being recognized on the street, does not feel that his current life is much different from the past because of the new popularity this novel has brought him.

His only opinion about Soujiro's novel... was that it made him a little too strong.

In the storybook, he is just like Xiang Yu and Lu Fengxian's rebirth.

Let's take the "Battle of Fanshu Tiaoshu" as an example: it was obviously a very difficult battle, and Saito and others also contributed a lot, but this statement is a bit too exaggerated about Qingto's record.

The various descriptions of Qingdeng's bravery in Ting Ting's script alone can make the audience unconsciously express the following emotion - "The King of Benevolence" is so awesome, why didn't he just kill all the anti-barbarian groups who attacked the Tibetan Shutiao Institute at that time?

Killed all the team members?

However, the vast majority of listeners don't care about this.

The vast majority of listeners just want to have fun and feel good, and don't care whether it's illogical or reasonable.

From another perspective... the reason why this novel is so popular has to do with the cool fighting scenes in it.

Qingdeng and Okita, who stayed in an inconspicuous corner where no one was paying attention, listened to Meng Le's storyteller for a while.

Okita, who was tired of hearing this, drank the ice water he just bought in one gulp.

"Tachibana-kun, let's go look elsewhere."

Qingdeng, who happened to be tired of listening to storytellers, nodded.

The moment the two walked out of the storytelling room side by side, noise and heat burst out.

Because there is a pergola in Menngle's storytelling studio, it is relatively cool inside. As he walked from the storytelling studio to the street outside the venue, Qingdeng's skin recalled the feeling of leaving an air-conditioned room for a long time.

"It's so hot..."

Okita silently tied his slender ponytail higher and tighter.

"If you feel it's too hot, do you want to go back to the trial clinic now?"

Qingdeng narrowed his eyes and raised his head to glance at the sun in the sky, which would take another hour to reach the highest point in the sky.

"Well... let's go shopping for a while." Okita only thought about it for less than two breaths, then smiled and looked up at Aoto, who was more than a head taller than him, "It's been a long time since I took a trip to Ryogoku Hiro Trail

, it would be a pity if we just go back like this."

Because the time spent recuperating at home was too boring, Qingden often found various things to do to pass the time.

For example, accompanying Okita and the others to go out for a walk.
To be continued...