——As expected, it is impossible to hide it any longer...

Qingdeng raised his eyes, dumbfounded, and glanced at the large gap in the bamboo hat above his head.

The bamboo hat chopped off by Saichiro is like a severely damaged mask.

Just by looking carefully, you can roughly see Qingdeng's face.

I wanted to keep hiding my identity, but the current conditions no longer allow me to do so. Now that the hat has been torn and my identity has been revealed... I don't pretend anymore, I am Niou, I show my cards!

Aoto took off the bamboo hat on his head - at this moment, Itakura Hirahiko and his party... one by one, all looked ugly as if they had accidentally eaten a fly. At the same time, their faces changed.

It was extremely white, as if I had seen some terrifying monster.

"Kisaburo, I remember you." Qingdeng took out the pocket paper from the inside of his clothes and wiped off the blood on the knife in his palm. He slowly said to Kisaburo slowly, "Looking back at the beginning, you eagerly rode in front of me.

, greetings and greetings. Unexpectedly, after not seeing each other for ten days, you have grown up. You dare to yell at me and speak rudely to me. "

Qingto and Kisaburo still have some connection.

When Aoden was still a member of the "Sanchai" of the training center, Kisaburo was half of his subordinates.

One of the daily tasks of the Sadachi Huitongxin is to patrol the areas under their respective jurisdictions.

All officers in their own division must take orders from the Sadachi Hui Doshin who governs the area to which they belong.

And Kisaburo...he used to be a member of Qingto's jurisdiction.

Therefore, Qingto not only knew Kisaburo, but also briefly chatted with him.

Qingden's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Kisaburo hard and knocking him to the ground.

"Ah, ah ah!"

Kisaburo, whose face was drained of all color, shook vigorously a few times, then reflexively bent his knees, knelt on the ground, and performed the highest gift to Ayoto, which made his whole body shrink into a ball: the soil seat.

"Tachibana, Lord Tachibana! Please, please forgive me! I, I, I, I didn't know it was you...! I, I..."

The extreme panic caused Kisaburo's brain to be in a semi-stop state, and he was eager to say something to justify what he had just done.

But the more anxious he became, the more his mind went blank and he couldn't think.

After much tossing and turning... what finally came out of my mouth were still those few words: "Please forgive me", "I didn't know it was you"...

Kisaburo couldn't afford to offend Itakura Hirahiko...but he couldn't afford to offend Aoto either!

One's own affairs are under the management of the practice.

Although Qingden has now left the practice, his past connections are still there!

He only needs to say a few words to his senior friends who are still working in the "Sanchai", such as Hideyuki Arima and Hanjirō Inotani... He will soon be unable to eat and walk around!

In Kisaburo's eyes...such a future is really too scary!

Not daring to think further, he apologized to Qingdeng over and over again and begged for mercy.

As for Itakura Hirahiko next to Kisaburo...

For a moment, he looked at Qingdeng's face blankly, with veins jumping on his forehead.

He felt that his face was hot as if he had just eaten chili pepper, but his hands and feet were very cold, as if he had been soaked in well water.

——This kid...is actually that Niou?!

The fact that the impact in front of him was so powerful that it almost overflowed, made Itakura Hirahiko's head feel dizzy for a moment.

But after all, he is not an old hat like Kisaburo who has never seen a big scene. He quickly regained his composure. While using his brain to think about what to do next, he kept smiling in order to buy time to think.

Nonsense said:

"Oh, I never expected it... It turns out that I am the now-famous 'Nioh' Tachibana Aoden... It's really a pity that the first meeting between you and me would be in this way, on this occasion.

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Aomori looked at Itakura Hirahiko calmly.

To put it into perspective, today's itinerary of Qingdeng and his party was severely delayed because of the unreasonable and disruptive behavior of these guys.

Thanks to this, Qingdeng's patience was almost exhausted, and he no longer wanted to waste any more time on these guys.

Therefore, he said to Itakura Hirahiko word by word in a neither salty nor bland tone:

"That's enough, shut up. I don't want to listen to your nonsense anymore, and I don't want to have any interaction with you guys anymore. Just disappear from my sight."

This sentence suddenly made Itakura Hirahiko's face look even more ugly - he was now riding a tiger and being roasted on a fire rack.

In terms of official position and power, Qingdeng cannot compare with his father.

But the problem is... Huofu Thief Kai and Ruonian Ji are not in the same system!

The Huo Fu Thieves Reform is under the jurisdiction of Lao Zhong, and Ruonianji has no right to dictate any matters regarding the Huo Fu Thieves Reform.

The strange official system of the Edo shogunate made the correlation and influence between various systems very low.

It's not a system... Then no matter how high your official position is and how powerful you are, it will be difficult to pose a substantial threat to people.

In other words: Qingnobo is completely confident not to give Itakura Hirahiko any face!

Rather...he is the one who should give Qingden face!

Who is Qingdeng now?

In official circles, he is a rising star in the military.

Among the people, he is a well-known benevolent king!

You need a good reputation, a promising future, and ability.

Anyone who is not blind can see the current attitude of the shogunate's senior officials towards Ayoto: vigorously cultivate and reuse him!

For such an outstanding talent who is favored by high-level figures and has a good relationship with high-ranking officials such as Katsurin Taro, even if he cannot be friends with him, at least he cannot offend them.

Itakura Hirahiko thought to himself: If my father knew that I had an affair with Nioh today... my father would never give me any good looks!

At this thought, Itakura Hirahiko's fat body shook uncontrollably a few times.

Do you want to listen to Qingdeng and leave this place with your tail between your legs?

But if he does this...he is really unwilling to do so!

His face, which was injured by Qingden, was still hurting!

If he doesn't save face and tries to teach Qingden a lesson, he really can't swallow this bad breath!

Suppose he fled in disgrace because of Qingdeng's words in front of everyone... He had done such a shameful thing, how could he go out to meet people in the future!

Ever since, Itakura Hirahiko took a deep breath and straightened his back:

"Hmph! If you think that I will be afraid of you just because you reveal your true identity... then let me tell you: you are thinking too much!"

"I'm not afraid of you! Who do you think you are? You just served as the squad leader in the Fire Thieves Kai! Do you think you are great?"

"You hurt my face and made me lose face in public! If I don't get an explanation, this matter will never be over!"

From a casual listen... Itakura Hirahiko's rhetoric is particularly strong.

But anyone with good eyesight would detect a faint hint of guilt and timidity in Itakura Hirahiko's eyes.

Yes. Hirahiko Itakura, who issued such a strong declaration, was just pretending to be tough.

The vanity of not wanting to end in such a misfortune; the sadness and anger of suddenly realizing that the object of his hatred is not a soft persimmon that he can knead at will... Affected by all these emotions, Itakura Hirahiko has already fallen into

A state of half control and half madness.

He is now like a red-eye gambler - I have bet so many chips! I will never leave the table until I win money!

Just when the situation became dark again... a series of hurried footsteps suddenly intervened in the confrontation between Ayoto and Itakura Hirahiko.

Everyone at the scene, including Aoshinobu and Itakura Hirahiko, turned their heads and looked in the direction of the sudden sound of footsteps - two strong waiters, escorted by more than a dozen samurai,

A particularly luxurious sedan was quickly carried into the sight of Qingdeng and others.

Clang.

As soon as the sedan landed, an energetic old man hurriedly got out of the sedan.

"Ah, ah!"

Itakura Hirahiko screamed strangely.

When he saw the sedan, his expression suddenly changed.

When he saw the old man emerging from the sedan, he was suddenly sweating profusely and murmured in confusion:

"Father, father...?"

This old man who suddenly appeared was none other than Itakura Hirahiko's father. He was his biggest backer and the reason why he could be so arrogant and domineering: If you are old, Itakura wins.

Itakura Katsutora ignored Itakura Hirahiko.

After giving his son an expressionless look, he immediately looked away and turned his attention to Aoto and... Tokugawa Iemo, Tenshoin and others behind Aoto.

Tokugawa Iemo put his right index finger in front of his lips and made a "silence" gesture towards Itakura Katsutora.

Suddenly, the corners of Itakura Katsutora's eyes twitched a few times.
To be continued...