"Position", stun... These thieves who committed crimes under the banner of "anti-barbarian patriots" had no idea what these meant.

They only instinctively sensed that this middle-aged man and woman were very difficult to mess with!

"Bullying the weak and fearing the strong" has always been the nature of this group of thieves who "only dare to use their blades on the weaker ones".

After realizing that they had hit a hard nail tonight, they hurriedly picked up the strong man who had fainted and tried to escape from this place.

But at this moment, another incredible scene appeared in front of the thieves.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man who was standing 10 steps away from them, shoulder to shoulder with the beautiful woman, disappeared from the place.

The map of Edo from 10 years ago that he was holding was still in the air. After hovering for a moment, it fell naturally like a fallen leaf.

Then, they saw the light green-colored Haori.

Flying in the wind, light green feather fabrics embroidered with "Platycodon flowers" filled their field of vision.

Flying in the night wind, there is also a cold light hidden behind Yu Zhi...

Pasha...that old map of Edo fell to the ground.

Falling to the ground at the same time were several lifeless corpses.

"Why do we always encounter robbers who block our roads...Are we so easy to bully?"

The middle-aged man muttered this while shaking the knife in his hand to shake off the blood on the blade, then put the tip of the knife back into the sheath and sheathed the knife.

"Perhaps it's because I'm so beautiful that it arouses the robbers' desire to rob not only their wealth but also their sex."

The beautiful woman picked up the old map of Edo and walked back to the middle-aged man with a smile.

The middle-aged man smiled slightly at the beautiful woman and did not comment on what the beautiful woman just said.

"You didn't let the blood splatter on your clothes, did you?"

"Don't worry, who do you think I am? No matter how I kill people... there aren't many people in the world who can be more experienced than me, right?"

Whether it is a middle-aged man or a beautiful woman, their expressions are extremely calm.

It's like I'm used to it.

It seems that whether you encounter robbers who block the road or steal money, or kill people with a knife... they are all used to it.

These days, it's just a very common thing for dead bodies to appear on the streets.

This is especially true for a large city like Edo, where there is a mixture of good and bad, and various forces are intertwined.

The "national thieves" killed by the crazy "anti-barbarian" people, the poor people victimized by bandits, the bandits who were killed... People have long been accustomed to encountering all kinds of corpses in this city.

.

Early tomorrow morning, there will be dedicated personnel to dispose of the bodies of these bandits, and then the "Three Chapters" warriors from the execution station will be dispatched to investigate the case - limited by the limited investigation methods and the "Three Chapters" daily

There are too many things to be busy with, and most cases will end in vain.

"Let's go." The middle-aged man said, "I have found the road. Go straight along this street, then turn right, and you should be able to find a hotel that is still open."

"Really...?" The beautiful woman cast a suspicious look at the middle-aged man, "You have been saying that since just now, and as a result, we have been lost until now."

"It doesn't matter if we go in the wrong direction again." The middle-aged man shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, "We have plenty of time anyway, so at worst it will just be treated as a 'night trip to Edo'."

The beautiful woman thought for a moment and nodded:

"That's right... let's go then."

The beautiful woman held the hat on her head and strode straight forward with the middle-aged man.

After the two of them had walked a few steps, the beautiful woman seemed to have remembered something and asked the middle-aged man abruptly:

"Don't we really go to Thousand Things House tonight to meet Mamiya-kun and A-Wu?"

"It's late at night now," the middle-aged man replied, "Mamiya-kun and A-mai are probably ready to rest now. It's not appropriate to visit someone at this time."

"Anyway, we can meet them at Isamu Kondo's wedding tomorrow morning, so there's not much time left."

"Okay then... Speaking of which, we haven't seen Ah Wu for a long time, and we don't know how she is doing now."

Having said this, the beautiful woman smiled with a flash of reminiscence in her eyes.

"She should be old enough now to get married and start a family... Well, I'm a little worried."

"What are you worried about?" the middle-aged man asked in confusion.

"I'm worried about Ah Wu. It's not like you don't know what kind of character Ah Wu is."

The beautiful woman with a worried look on her face sighed softly.

"Ah Wu is good at everything, but her personality is a bit too innocent... Her ears are too soft, and she is easy to be coaxed. Sometimes she is very stubborn."

"People with her personality are particularly easy to be fooled and deceived by some bad guys who are good at smooth talk."

"To be honest, with Awu's temperament...even if she is foolishly coaxed into becoming someone else's mistress or concubine in the future, I wouldn't be surprised at all."

"A-Machi, you are simply over-worrying." The middle-aged man smiled nonchalantly, "A-Wu is no longer an ignorant child. You should give her more trust."

"Besides - isn't there Mamiya-kun here?"

"Jian Gongjun is taking care of A Wu, what are you afraid of?"

"If A Wu shows any sign of going astray, Mamiya-kun will definitely take action immediately to pull A Wu back from the wrong path."

"That's true...but..." Amachi was about to say something more, but was interrupted by a middle-aged man:

"In addition to Mamiya-kun, there are also Miss Lin, Makimura-kun, you, me... With so many of us supporting A-Wu, there should be no girl in the world who is safer than A-Wu.

"

The middle-aged man showed a confident and meaningful smile, then raised his right hand and placed it on the handle of the saber on his left waist.

"Although I don't have the ability to persuade Ah Wu to return from her lost ways, I do have the ability to deal with the bad guys who dare to bully and deceive Ah Wu."

"And it's huge."

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The next day——

The first year of Wanyan (1860), September 1st——

The lively and joyful month of August, filled with all kinds of wonderful summer activities, has finally passed.

For most people, today is just the first day of September, a very ordinary and ordinary day.

But for Kondo, Shusuke, and Abi, today...the day they have been waiting for a long time; the day they have been preparing for a long time; the day when Kondo Isamu and Matsui Tsune's wedding will be held, is bound to be a day they will never forget.

!

Even though all aspects of the wedding had been rehearsed countless times in advance, when the day of "actual combat" finally arrived, the faces of Shusuke, Abi, and Kondo's family still showed uncontrollable nervousness.

color.

In this tense but festive atmosphere, the Trial Guard Hall ushered in the sunshine of September 1st...

Edo, Koishikawa Kohinagayanagicho, the imperial examination hall, the main entrance——

"Oh! Yuan! Long time no see!"

"Hahaha! Mr. Amanyin!" Inoue quickly stood up with a smile on his face and walked quickly to meet a young couple who was walking quickly towards him. "We haven't seen each other for a long time! Come on, come on, come on.

Please come in, please come in!"

"Congratulations to you today! Congratulations to your young host on his wedding! Come on, please accept these! It's disrespectful!"

"Mr. Tianyin, you are too polite!" Inoue raised his hand and blocked the package of gift money handed by Tianyin, "We are very happy that you and Lingzheng are willing to come to the young master's wedding today!

There’s no need to be so polite! Stop fucking around outside! Come in quickly!”

As soon as Inoue ushered Tianyin and his wife into the trial defense hall, a group of new guests arrived. Inoue immediately put on his warm smile again and quickly returned to the gate of the trial defense hall and returned to his post.

Weddings in ancient Japan were mainly divided into three types: weddings in front of gods, weddings in front of Buddha, and weddings in front of people.

These three types of weddings can be roughly inferred from their names just by looking at their names.

As the name suggests, a shrine-style wedding is a wedding held in a shrine. It is the most complicated of the three types of weddings.

The Buddha-style wedding is a wedding held in a Buddhist hall, and it is the least popular among the three types of weddings.

As for the in-person wedding, it is a wedding held at home.

Whether it is a wedding before gods or a wedding before Buddha, the links are quite complicated.

Take the most complicated wedding before a god as an example. The steps required for a wedding before a god are: participation in the ceremony, the purification ceremony, and the prayer of the host.

After these three ceremonies have been held, the wedding officially begins. The bride and groom will then perform the three dedication ceremonies, recite oaths, perform blessing dances by witches, and enshrine jade strings...

If you want to hold a complete divine wedding, it may take half a day just to go through the complicated procedures.

When it comes to the complexity of weddings, weddings in front of Buddha and Gods are equally comparable.

Because weddings before gods and weddings before Buddha have quite a lot of links and battles, only people with wealthy families have the ability to hold these two types of weddings.

Due to limited financial resources, most civilians and samurai held weddings in front of people with simpler procedures and extremely low cost.
To be continued...