Yarn weight followed closely behind.

"Ho...! Ho...! Ho...! Ho...! Ahem! Ahem! Ahem! Ahem...! Ahem...!"

Kikuchi Sensui tried to get up, but as soon as he raised his neck, he lowered himself down with a painful expression, covering his chest with his hands, panting, and making unpleasant coughing sounds from his throat.

"I told you... I don't know anything... As you can see, I'm just an alcoholic...!"

"Leave now! I don't want to talk to you anymore!"

"If you don't like me, just kill me with one knife!"

"Anyway...I have nothing left except this miserable life...!"

After roaring, Kikuchi Qiansui leaned back and lay back in his original position.

Leaving aside Yae, Yae is a girl with a bad temper.

Kikuchi Sensui's bad attitude directly ignited Yae's anger.

"Hey, you..."

However, just as Yae had time to lightly open his lips, Qingden took over the topic first:

"Eight layers, please be patient and don't be impatient."

Qingden waved his hand, signaling for Sae and Yae to leave.

After hesitating for a while, the two sisters retreated to Qingdeng's left and right sides respectively.

"Mr. Kikuchi, although I don't know your past, let alone what happened between you and Tachibana Takayuki, I am eager to know everything related to Tachibana Takayuki. So, I hope you can help me."

After the outburst just now, Kikuchi Sensui was like a deflated rubber ball, and his mood returned to calmness.

"Tachibana Takayuki... Tachibana Takayuki... one bite at a time... Tachibana Takayuki"... Ha!"

Kikuchi Qiansui sneered, then raised his gaze and looked at Qingden up and down with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Who are you? Why do you want to know about this man?"

"...I am an old friend of Tachibana Takayuki."

"Oh!"

There was another sneer.

"Old friend... your answer like this will only make me feel that you are very suspicious."

At this time, both Saege and Yae's eyes fell on Qingto.

Even without using his eyes to confirm, Qingdeng knew what the two sisters' gazes meant.

Qingdeng's brows frowned slightly, and a thoughtful look appeared in Tongjian's eyes.

"……I see."

After a moment, as if he had made up his mind, Qingdeng nodded vigorously.

"I'm not lying. I am indeed an old friend of Tachibana Takayuki - and a very close friend."

After saying that, Qingdeng raised his hand and slowly took off the low-brimmed bamboo hat on his head...

At first, Kikuchi Qiansui just looked away casually.

And very quickly, his original indifferent expression dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Instead, there was an unparalleled feeling of shock.

Qingdeng's face was clearly reflected in his eyes.

"Mr. Tachibana...Mr. Tachibana...?!"

Kikuchi Sensui stared blankly at Aonto's face, muttering to himself, repeatedly chanting Tachibana Takayuki's name.

What kind of whisper is this?

Seems to be missing...

It seems to be sentimental...

Seems to be sad...

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows in surprise, but he did not speak, quietly waiting for Kikuchi Qianshui's emotional waves to subside.

After a moment, Kikuchi Qiansui suddenly smiled.

A peaceful smile.

"I see... you are... Mr. Tachibana's only son... Tachibana Aoden..."

"You and your father... look so much alike..."

After Qingdeng heard this, he unconsciously raised his hand and touched his face.

The old servant of the Tachibana family, Kyubei, as well as Arima, Inotani, Ushiyama and others, have all mentioned that Aonto and Tachibana Takayuki look very similar.

Although everyone who knew Tachibana Takayuki said so, because Tachibana Takayuki had already passed away when he traveled to this world, Aomori could only explore Tachibana Takayuki's appearance in the memory of "original Tachibana Aomori". Unfortunately, Tachibana Takayuki had already passed away.

Unfortunately, the memory of "Original Tachibana Aoto" has become much thinner due to the passage of time, so Aoto has no real sense of how similar he and Tachibana Takayuki look.

"Yes. I am none other than Tachibana Takazuki's son, Tachibana Aoden."

"...Ha. Since he is Mr. Tachibana's son, I can't be too rude..."

Kikuchi Sensui struggled to straighten her waist and sit up straight, no longer crossing her legs, and instead sat in a regular kneeling position.

Obviously he just changed his sitting posture to a more serious posture, but his whole temperament suddenly became different.

If just now Kikuchi Sensui exuded an aura of depression and downfall, like a lost dog, then now he looks a bit more human.

"My dear Kikuchi Sensui, I used to be a Chinese teacher in a private school, but now...as you can see, I am a useless drunkard."

Not only has his temperament changed, but his attitude towards Qingdeng has also softened a lot. At least his words are no longer harsh.

"Mr. Kikuchi, I have spoken frankly."

Qingdeng said as he placed the bamboo hat in his hand next to his legs.

"So please give me a hug. All you need to do is tell me everything you know about Tachibana Takazhi. Other than that, I have nothing else to ask for."

"...I am older than you, may I dare to call you 'Orange-kun'?"

Kikuchi Sensui asked.

"Please."

Qingden nodded.

"So... Mr. Ju, please allow me to ask: Why do you want to know about my father's past?"

Kikuchi Sensui stared straight at Qingdeng, his eyes sharp, as if he would never give up until he got a definite answer to this question.

Qingdeng was silent for a moment thoughtfully——

"...I'll keep the story short."

"I am currently tracking an extremely important case."

"After investigation, this case is very closely related to my father."

"Therefore, in order to collect intelligence, I came here to harass you."

Kikuchi Qiansui listened quietly.

After Qingdeng finished speaking, he showed a meaningful smile.

"Mr. Ju, the case you are following...could it involve a red and purple pill, right?"

After finishing speaking, he stretched out the thumb and index finger of his right hand to show the shape of the pill.

In an instant, Qingdeng and the Erzhong sisters felt turbulent in their hearts.

Sae and Yae are well-trained female ninjas, so even though they were very unstable, they still maintained their appearance of calm.

The same goes for Qingdeng.

For Qingdeng, who is gifted with the "Emperor's Art", it has never been difficult to control his facial expressions.

Kikuchi Sensui actually knows about the existence of "trick medicine"...

And after mentioning the incident related to Tachibana Takayuki, I immediately thought of "trick medicine"...

This self-destructive "former private school teacher" really knows something!

After thinking this, Qingdeng nodded vigorously with a solemn expression.

"Yes, as I said - the case I am currently tracking does involve a red and purple pill."

After receiving an affirmative answer from Qingtou, Kikuchi Sensui lowered his head and let out self-deprecating laughter one after another "hehehe".

"Hehehe... Could it be that this is the so-called 'bad fate'..."

"Father and son... are actually related to that broken medicine... This is really..."

Having said this, Kikuchi Qiansui raised his head and looked up to the sky with a sigh.
To be continued...