Qingdeng hesitated for a while and then said slowly.

"I'm not sure yet. But...I have a general guess."

"……All right."

Gua Shengxiu stared straight at Qingdeng without blinking, her bright eyes flashing with thought.

After a moment, she nodded gently.

"I understand... In that case, I'll leave these two to you."

“I can’t thank you enough.”

Qingdeng bowed to Gua Shengxiu with a grateful look on his face.

"Eh? Eh?"

The fat man looked confused.

"Grandma Guasheng, is this really okay? Handing such an important prisoner to someone who is not even an official?"

"I will bear all the responsibilities."

The melons grow beautifully in the melon road.

"If Shirobei-sama or anyone else comes to question you, I will personally explain it to them."

Since Gua Shengxiu has already talked about it, Fatty is too embarrassed to say anything more.

Suddenly, the fat man seemed to have recalled something. He was startled for a moment, and then said quickly:

"Ah... By the way, speaking of the 'Principal Office'... Granny Guasheng, I have something very important to report to you."

"Important things? Say."

"After reports, 'Nioh' Tachibana Aoden is currently hiding in Yoshiwara, and the execution office has dispatched a large number of officials to search here."

"'Nioh' Tachibana Aoden?"

Gua Shengxiu let out a low exclamation.

"Nioh is in Yoshiwara...? Is this true? Who reported this?"

"I don't know, the reporter is anonymous. As for whether Nioh is really in Yoshiwara... it depends on the results of the search by the officers."

Having said this, the fat man paused for a moment, and then continued with a lewd laugh:

"If Nioh is really hiding here... then he is quite sexy~~ He actually hides in a place where such beauties gather, hehehe~~"

If in normal times, Qingden would have retorted twice if he heard such remarks that tainted his innocence.

Qingdeng dislikes being called pornographic - it's all nonsense!

He just likes three girls at the same time and wants to form a big happy family with them!

First of all, he loves openly and openly. He neither cheats nor hides.

Secondly, he sincerely loves the General Secretary and others. His love for the General Secretary and others is the same and equal. He neither favors anyone nor neglects anyone.

Thirdly, he will never mess around with girls other than Souji and others. With the financial resources, fame, and social status that Qingteng currently possesses, he only needs to twitch his index finger, and hundreds of girls will be willing to do it.

They lined up to get into his bed, but he didn't do that.

Except for the fact that the number of girls he loves is a little bit more, no matter from which angle you look at it, he is truly a "pure lover"!

Talking about a "pure love party" porn... isn't this just nonsense?

However, no matter how unhappy he was, Qingdeng could no longer care about the fat man's slander.

Because his face was covered with a bamboo hat, others didn't notice at all - under the bamboo hat, Qingdeng's face was filled with a look of astonishment.

——Am I exposed?

Qingdeng felt that his limbs suddenly became stiff, and his emotions were wrapped around his body like vines.

——No. No. Impossible...

——I haven’t taken off my bamboo hat since I entered Yoshihara.

——The sword on his waist was also replaced by Echizen's Hitachi Mori Kaneshige, which even everyone in the Imperial Guard Hall had never seen before.

——Logically speaking, it is impossible for anyone to discover me...

——Could it be that... it's a coincidence?

——Someone found someone who looked very similar to me in Yoshiwara, so he reported it to the police.

——If this is the case...then my luck is indeed very bad tonight...!

——It’s troublesome...

——Currently, a large number of officials are gathering in Yoshiwara in search of Nioh...I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to leave this place later...

Qingdeng thought to himself.

Because he was too focused, he didn't notice that Gua Shengxiu on the side was quietly tilting her eyes, secretly looking at him with intriguing eyes...

"Grandma Guasheng!"

Suddenly, an anxious female voice interrupted Qingdeng's thoughts.

It turned out to be white chrysanthemum.

Bai Ju ignored that she was barefoot and trotted towards Guashengxiu in three steps and two steps at a time.

"Grandma Guasheng! Are you injured?"

When she shouted these words, Bai Ju swooped down and got into Gua Shengxiu's arms.

"I'm fine."

There is a tenderness between Gua Shengxiu's eyebrows.

She raised her hand and pinched Bai Ju's pretty face.

"What can this little thief do to me?"

Gua Shengxiu patted Bai Ju's back a few times, then raised his head and looked directly at Qingdeng.

"Well, Hanada-kun, thanks to you, I finally got Baiju back... Then, let's fulfill the promise between you and me."

The "promise" Gua Shengxiu mentioned naturally refers to Qingdeng's agreement with her in advance that "after he finds Bai Ju, he will be given time and space to get along with Bai Ju. He has some things to ask Bai Ju."

"Um."

Qingdeng responded softly and continued:

"This is not a good place to talk... let's find a quiet place."

Gua Shengxiu nodded slightly.

"That's right. Then... come to my house."

"Your home?"

"My home happens to be nearby."

Speaking of this, Gua Sheng smiled.

"My home is quite big. You are welcome to come to my home. I will lend you my home and you can stay as long as you want."

…

…

Yoshiwara, residential area——

Under the leadership of Gua Shengxiu, Qingden brought Baiju to the residential area of ​​Yoshihara.

This is a place where ordinary town residents living in Yoshiwara gather.

This place is no different from the longhouse outside.

[Nagaya: A very common house style in the Edo period, a type of collective housing. Simply put, it is a "townhouse". Your east wall is my west wall. Each longhouse is an apartment, a community

, the number of residents inside can range from a few households to dozens of households]

Playful children can be seen everywhere.

Clotheslines hanging between two houses can be seen everywhere.

You can see people saying hello to Guashengxiu everywhere.

"Oh! Grandma Guasheng! Why did you come back so early today?"

"Grandma Guasheng! Good evening!"

"Huh? Granny Guasheng, the warrior behind you is a stranger. Who is he?"

Seeing this, Ayono couldn't help but sigh once again for the goodwill of "Yoshihara is of the same mind".

After passing one after another, which were either lively or quiet, wide or narrow, a group of three people stopped in front of a small private house.

——This is... Grandma Guasheng's home...?
To be continued...