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This beautiful female voice made Qingden raise his eyes.

He saw a young woman walking gracefully toward him in the direction of the entrance of the Little Chiba Sword Hall.

The person who came was none other than Sanako.

At this time, Sanako is in the state of a "female warrior".

Three thousand black hair is hung high with a blue ribbon and tied into a neat high ponytail at the back of the head. The white top and blue kendo uniform perfectly outlines the curvy figure. A pair of clean white socks and a pair of

Exquisite flat wooden clogs with blue buttons wrap around her slender feet.

At this time, there happened to be a warm summer breeze blowing.

The green leaves on the ground danced in the wind.

Also dancing were the blue ribbon used to tie Sanako's hair, the smooth hair on her forehead and temples, and the hakama corners of her skirt.

The ribbons and hair swaying in the wind gave the nearby sky and earth a different kind of brilliance.

"Miss Sanako, good morning."

"Good morning, Mr. Tachibana. I just happened to be playing with Carrot in the yard. When I saw Carrot running towards the outside of the sword hall, I knew it was you."

Qingden smiled, raised his hand, and rubbed the big black cow's head vigorously a few times: "Haha, I don't know if this big black cow remembers my scent or recognizes my footsteps."

Carrot: "Moo~~!"

Ever since he was discharged from Jinyitang, Aoshinobu would come to the Little Chiba Kenkan every 4 or 5 days to visit Radish.

Frequent visits to the Little Chiba Sword Hall made Qingto get acquainted with Sanako unknowingly.

In the past, the relationship between the two was actually quite unfamiliar.

They were polite to each other, and their conversations were basically ordinary greetings.

Being unfamiliar with each other, Qingto didn't even know what topics to talk about with Sanako.

Nowadays, Qingden can chat with Sanako in a very leisurely mood about family issues and common topics among friends.

Even if the two of them are alone, they no longer feel awkward or reserved.

Such a change in the relationship between the two parties... all the things that happened that night 2 months ago are indispensable.

At the critical moment, Sanako was rescued, and Sanako assisted Qingto in rushing to the settlement... Although the scenes in that night were very short, they still cultivated a different kind of bond between the two.

If Qingto and Sanako could only be regarded as "people who know each other" before, then today, the friendship between them is enough to be called "friends".

It’s a rare visit to Little Chiba Sword Hall, so naturally it’s impossible to just visit Radish.

Out of politeness, Chiba Nobuyoshi, Chiba Jutaro and others all need to say hello.

So, after a few brief greetings with Sanako, Aomori said:

"Miss Sanako, are your father and Mr. Jutaro at the sword hall now?"

"Father, he is temporarily out of town due to something else." Sanako said, "Brother, he is teaching swordsmanship to the apprentices at Yichang."

Sanako, who knew that Aoto wanted to say hello to Chiba Jutaro, continued:

"Tangerine-kun, let me take you to meet your brother."

Qingden nodded in response.

Sanako led the radish back to the yard of the Little Chiba Sword Hall, which was spacious enough for horse racing, and then led Aoto towards the second field of the Little Chiba Sword Hall.

As a large sword hall that rivals the "Three Major Sword Halls of Edo" in terms of scale and reputation, including the Honke Genbukan, the Kochiba Sword Hall has a set of luxurious infrastructure that matches its name and scale.

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There are three dojos in Xiaochiba Sword Hall. In order to facilitate distinction and management, these three dojos are named "Achang", "Bchang" and "Cchang" respectively.

Field C is exclusively for apprentices who are still lacking in strength.

Field B is the "advanced field" and "master field". Only apprentices who have reached a certain level and whose strength is recognized can enter and exit here.

The Koba located at the deepest part of the Little Chiba Sword Hall is the smallest dojo - it is the private dojo of the Chiba family and can only be used by Chiba Jutaro, Sanako and other members of the Chiba family.

On the way to Field B, Sanako recalled something and turned to Qingden behind her and whispered softly:

"By the way, Tachibana-kun, my fourth cousin... Chiba Tamon Shiro happens to be here right now. He was ill a while ago, and my brother and I jointly sent him a box of expensive supplements. He is here today.

Come to say thank you."

Hearing this, Qingdeng raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Chiba Tamonshiro happens to be here right now..."

Qingdeng smiled calmly.

"Haha, I haven't seen him for a while."

Chiba Tamon Shiro... The first encounter between Aonto and this master of the Genbukan can be traced back to the "Plum Blossom Festival" nearly half a year ago.

Qingdeng had some unpleasant encounters with him because he made rude remarks to the Imperial Guard in public.

Aoto guessed that the reason why Sanako suddenly informed him that "Chiba Tamonshiro is here" was probably because he wanted to prepare himself mentally in advance for Aoto who had a slight conflict with Chiba Tamonshiro.

Thinking of this, Qingden couldn't help but thought to himself: Sanako's little thoughts...are really too much worries.

Although I did have some minor conflicts with Chiba Tamonshiro, this happened nearly half a year ago.

What happened between him and Chiba Tamonshiro was not a big deal in the first place, so Qingto stopped caring about the unpleasantness that happened with Chiba Tamonshiro a long time ago.

Although Chiba Tamonshiro is somewhat arrogant and has a kind of contempt and a sense of superiority towards small and medium-sized sword halls such as the Shoukekan, Chiba Tamonshiro also has some advantages that Aintou admires very much.

For example - Chiba Tamon Shiro is very caring about his family.

Aoto once heard from Chiba Jutaro: When Sanako was kidnapped by the anti-barbarian group, Chiba Tamonshiro was no less nervous than Chiba Sadayoshi and Chiba Jutaro.

In order to find Sanako, Chiba Tamonshiro ran around and didn't sleep for 2 days in a row.

After Aoto successfully rescued Sanako, Chiba Tamonshiro followed Chiba Sadayoshi and others to the Jinyitang to solemnly thank Aoto who had just been hospitalized at that time.

Perhaps some of Chiba Tamonshiro's characters are indeed not very likable, but his love for his family and his emphasis on family ties are worthy of recognition.

In the blink of an eye, Qingteng and Sanako had arrived outside the gate of Field B.

As soon as the gate of Court B came into view, Aomori had already heard Chiba Jutaro's loud and loud voice coming from Court B——

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"It's not exciting! Morishita, your Qihe sound is too soft! You can't hear it at all! Try again!"

"Yes! Drink ah ah ah -!"

"Good! You're very energetic! You just need to be energetic like this! Hey, Hirata, what's going on with your posture? Is this the posture of Beichen's Itto-ryu? It's only been two moments, and you're so tired that you can't even hold the sword.

Are you unsteady? Straighten your waist! Don't hold the sword so tightly! Give the sword a little 'rhythm'! Relax your palm! Relax a little more!"

"yes!"

"Okino, you've committed your old habit again! If your feet are so firmly planted, your steps will become inflexible! Both feet must be firmly planted on the ground, but also maintain a certain degree of agility!"

"yes!"

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In Field B, more than fifty apprentices were fighting each other in pairs.

The sound of feet hitting the ground, the sound of bamboo swords clashing, the loud sound of Qi coming together...these sounds were mixed together, deafening.

As a teacher, Jutaro Chiba holds a bamboo sword and walks around the dojo, supervising the movements of the apprentices and whether they are in good condition.

If anyone behaves irregularly, Chiba Jutaro will immediately rush to that person like a cat smelling fishy smell and "reward" that person with a stern reprimand.

"Hmm? Tachibana-kun?"

At this time, Chiba Jutaro discovered Aoto who was standing side by side with Sanako outside the gate of the dojo.

In the next moment, Chiba Jutaro performed a very vivid "Sichuan Opera Face Changing".

Chiba Jutaro, who up until just now had kept a straight face and looked particularly ferocious, showed a bright and cheerful expression.

"Hahaha! Orange-kun! You're here!"

Chiba Jutaro, who carried the bamboo sword in his hand on his shoulder, laughed and walked straight up to Aoto in three steps and started a warm exchange of greetings with Aoto.

Some people in the dojo also stopped what they were doing.

"Mr. Orange?"

"Jijun, you're here again."

"Good morning, Tachibana."

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Aoto's frequent appearances at the Little Chiba Sword Hall these days have not only made him more familiar with Sanako, but also Chiba Jutaro.

He took advantage of this situation and made many apprentices from the Little Chiba Sword Hall, and made many new friends.

Ayoto spoke to the people he knew, headed by Chiba Jutaro, one by one and said hello.
To be continued...