"Lord Niou."

While Otsuki and his wife were still surrounded by an extremely depressing atmosphere, Kōnosuke Kitahara turned to Ainoto and said:

"Otsuki Changji has been brought here, with no missing arms or legs."

Qing Deng nodded:

"Thank you for your understanding and generosity."

Kithara Konosuke shrugged.

"You're welcome. I just kept my promise."

Speaking of this, Kithara Konosuke's voice suddenly stopped.

He suddenly seemed to have remembered something, and with a long look that seemed to contain thousands of words, he looked at Qingdeng from head to toe several times.

Aoto noticed Kitahara Konosuke's gaze and was about to ask what Kitahara Konosuke was looking at——

"Nioh-sama, you are very handsome."

"……ha?"

Aoto looked at Kōnosuke Kitahara who suddenly made such violent remarks with a confused look on his face.

Konosuke Kitahara ignored Aoto's surprised expression and continued to speak in an elusive tone:

"Given time... I will definitely grow into a good-looking face that exudes awe-inspiring righteousness."

Qingdeng's facial features and appearance are indeed good. Although he is not a Pan An figure, he is not a popular face that cannot be found in the crowd.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for Qingdeng to be praised for his good looks.

Qingto was only curious as to why Kitahara Konosuke would praise him for his handsomeness without any prior foreshadowing...

And the tone and expression are so affectionate...

--Could it be that……?!

A bad suspicion emerged in Qingdeng's mind.

In this era, Taoism is the favorite of many people - this thought flashed across Qingdeng's mind.

Instantly, Qingden felt his lower body tighten.

"Uh...haha, thank you for the compliment..."

Qingdeng, who had an extremely unnatural expression, laughed dryly and said haha.

After complimenting Ban Qingden's appearance unexpectedly, Konosuke Kitahara didn't say any more weird things.

Otsuki Tsuneji had been rescued, and Qingden and others had no reason to stay in Renwu anymore, so they resigned.

Kitahara Konosuke personally sent Aonto and his party away.

During the whole process of being sent off by Kitahara Konosuke in person, Aoto's mood had always been uneasy.

He was afraid that Konosuke Kitahara would make some violent remarks again, or ask him, "Nioh-sama, do you want to have supper with me later?"

"Going out to enjoy the snow" and other issues.

Fortunately, none of these situations happened.

Qingdeng and his party left Ren's house calmly, walked away, and disappeared into the night.

…

…

Otsuki Tsuneji returned to Otsuki Minoru completely - at this point, Qingnog had successfully fulfilled his promise to Otsuki Minoru.

The debt with Otsuki Minoru's father, Miyagawa Shunzou... is cleared from now on, and no one owes anyone any more.

Although theoretically speaking, after leaving Renya, Qingnobo no longer needs to have regular meetings about Otsuki Minoru's life and death, and can just slap his ass and leave, but Qingnobo still cannot do such cruel and ruthless things.

Although the "radical anti-barbarian movement" in Edo has subsided a lot after the anti-barbarian group was destroyed, and the security situation in Edo has improved a lot, it is still far from safe enough to allow a woman who does not understand martial arts and an uninjured person to

A more mature man, strutting around in the streets late at night.

With the mentality of "sending Buddha to the West", Qingdeng decided to give Oyue and his wife a ride back to the hotel where they were staying.

On the way back to the hotel, whether it was Otsutsuki or Otsuki, no one said a word, and the silence was terrifying.

The couple stopped chatting and didn't even look at each other.

Otsuki Tsuneji's head was buried low, and the expression on his face was dominated by strong shame and embarrassment.

Otsuki Minoru's head was also lowered. Her eyes were always staring at the ground in front of her toes. Her expressionless look made it difficult to understand what she was thinking.

It is difficult for an upright official to resolve family matters, especially such disputes between husband and wife.

Therefore, Qingdeng kept silent in a very sensible way and allowed the atmosphere surrounding them to remain silent.

After spending nearly 30 minutes, the group finally arrived safely at the hotel where Otsuki and his wife lived.

"Tangerine-kun..."

Otsuki Minoru turned around and said softly to Qingteng in a very lethargic tone:

"Tonight... thank you very much..."

Qingdeng didn't say anything more, he just nodded slowly and said "hmm".

Otsuki Changchi, who was on the side, interjected:

"Your Majesty, your great kindness! I will never forget it!"

Otsuki Tsuneji's expression was extremely sincere and his attitude was extremely humble.

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately bent down and wanted to kneel to the ground.

Otsuki Tsuneji has still not recovered from the shock of "Am I rescued?" and the ecstasy of "I am rescued!"

I recall that more than 3 months ago, he was still a high-spirited young rich man.

Looking at now... I have to say, fate is really a magical existence.

Feng shui takes turns - this saying from the ancients is really wonderful.

It can also be seen from this how miserable Otsutsuki's life was during the period when he was kidnapped by Kitahara Konosuke.

Ayoto had no doubts about Yakuza's torture methods and the cruelty of Kitahara Konosuke, who could say such terrifying words as "the bottom of Edo Bay" in a calm and ordinary conversational tone.

Otsuki Changji was able to regain his freedom with his limbs intact and his mind intact... He was really lucky.

Qingden quickly stretched out his arms and supported Otsuki Changci's body before his knees hit the ground.

"Don't thank me."

Qingdeng said coldly.

"If you want to thank me, just thank your wife. The person who really saved you is Miss Oyue, not me."

What Qingdeng said is absolutely true.

Not being modest, not being polite.

If Otsuki Minoru hadn't desperately come to him to ask for help, Seto would not have bothered to care about Otsuki Tsuneji's life and death.

Otsuki Changchi heard this and was stunned for a moment. Then he turned his head and looked at Otsuki Minoru beside him.

The moment his eyes touched Otsuki Minori's pretty face, he immediately looked back as if he had been stabbed by the intense rays of the sun.

At the same time, that shameful emotion filled his entire face again.

Otsuki never even glanced at Otsuki Minoru for many times.

How this couple will deal with their emotional problems in the future - Qingdeng has nothing to do with this, and he doesn't want to.

He had returned the two of them to the hotel smoothly and had done everything they needed to do. The rest of the journey was left to the couple who had gone through ups and downs on their own. Qingdeng had no interest or obligation to interfere or intervene.

"Miss Oyue, Mr. Oyue, please take care of yourself. It's late at night. You must rest early. I'll take my leave first."

Qingden paused and added:

"Goodbye by fate."

Qingdeng, who specifically used this kind of phrasing, bowed slightly to the couple facing him, then turned and left without any hesitation.

Sanako followed Qingden's left and right with small steps.

Otsuki Minoru, who was standing blankly outside the hotel door, cast a straight, blank glance at Qingto who was walking away a little bit.

Qingdeng's figure disappeared into the night, and she did not look back. She continued to stare directly in the direction where Qingdeng left. Her eyes were dim and her emotions were complicated and difficult to describe.

"Uh... Ash..."

Next to him, Otsuki Changji spoke.

He took a deep breath, raised his spirits and spoke carefully to Otsuki Minoru.

"Outside, it's cold outside, let's go inside quickly...?"

"..."
To be continued...