"..."

His body was shaking... Qingdeng felt someone shaking his body.

"...Orange."

Then, a voice came from the distance.

"...Orange!"

The sound is getting closer and louder.

"...Tachibana! Wake up!"

The particularly familiar voice... was Hijikata Toshizo's voice.

"Orange! Wake up! Stop sleeping! Wake up!"

"Mr. Hijikata, look! Mr. Tachibana's eyelids are moving!"

Following Hijikata Toshizo is the voice of Sanosuke Harada.

Suddenly, beams of white light shot into the chaos - Qingdeng slowly opened his eyes.

The not-so-soft sunlight filled his eyes, causing him to lower his eyelids and filter the light with his long eyelashes.

After his eyes adjusted to the bright light, he turned his head blankly and glanced around.

The first thing he confirmed was that he was lying flat on the ground, his face facing the sky, and two familiar faces—Hijikata Toizo and Harada Sanosuke, one on the left and one on the right—right in front of him.

This scene is very similar to the "You woke up, the operation was successful, you are now a girl.jpg" emoticon from the previous life.

"Mr. Orange, you are finally awake."

Harada Sanosuke continued to ask while showing a relaxed expression of relief:

"Mr. Orange, how do you feel now? Is there any pain? Are you hungry? Before the attack, I just put a piece of grilled squid in my arms. If you are hungry, take it and eat it."

Harada Sanosuke said as if by magic, he took out a palm-sized paper bag from his arms.

Faced with Harada Sanosuke's machine-gun-like continuous questioning, Aomori did not respond immediately.

Now he only feels that his head is extremely swollen, as if it has been filled with lead, and he can't figure out what the situation is now.

As consciousness awakens, all the memories from before the coma come to mind, just like fish spitting bubbles.

"The realm of selflessness"... Setsuna... Victory over Prajna... The sudden appearance of the Kyoto Tengu...

After the last bit of fog in his mind was dispelled, he suddenly widened his eyes, his pupils shrank, and he struggled to sit up.

Seeing this, Harada Sanosuke hurriedly said:

"Mr. Orange, it's better for you to lie down obediently! You are seriously injured. If you accidentally involve the wound, you will be in trouble!"

Aoto understands Harada Sanosuke's good intentions, but he doesn't care about that much now.

After standing up, he immediately stretched his neck and looked around for Boss Kiryu.

Fortunately, as soon as he turned his eyes, he immediately found the sleeping old man next to him.

Just like Aoden just now, Boss Kiryu was lying flat on the ground, facing the sky, his chest rising and falling regularly.

Seeing that Boss Kiryu was fine, Qingto finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the big stone in his heart fell to the ground.

Then, he withdrew his gaze from the old man and turned to look at the environment he was currently in.

Looking up, the surroundings were full of unfamiliar sights.

There was a faint smell of blood in the air, and fierce shouts of killing could be heard in the distance.

"Where is this?"

Qingden had just finished asking the question, and when he was three years old, Hijikata on the back replied:

"We are now at the southern foot of Lanshan Mountain. We were chasing the Changzhou Army, and suddenly we found you two sleeping soundly here."

——The southern foot of Arashiyama...? Why did Boss Kiryu and I end up here...

Just as Qingdeng was thinking this, he later realized that his body was very heavy.

After raising his hand and touching it, he realized that all parts of his body were wrapped in thick linen, and the wounds from head to toe had been simply treated.

Qingdeng has never studied medicine, but as an "injury professional", he has never eaten pork and has seen pigs running away, so he has a certain understanding of trauma treatment, mainly sharp-instrument injuries.

Just from the sore and numb feeling coming from the wound, he knew that the person who treated his injury just applied some ointment to his wound and then wrapped it tightly with linen to prevent further blood loss.

Although the technique was a bit rough and far from being called treatment, Qingdeng was not in danger of his life for the time being.

Otherwise, even if Qingdeng has the blessing of the talent "Block Blood +7", if these wounds are allowed to bleed continuously, he will not be able to withstand such a huge consumption.

"Susan, Sanosuke, did you bandage these injuries for me?"

Hijikata Toshizo shook his head:

"No, when we found you, you were already in this treated state."

Qingdeng couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.

This being the case, it means that some unknown person treated Hijikata Toshizo's injuries before he and the others arrived.

Who is it?

The answer to this question is not difficult to guess at all.

A tall figure wearing a red Tengu mask quickly appeared in his mind.

When he was about to fall into a coma from exhaustion, he saw a mysterious man wearing a red Tengu mask walking straight towards him and Boss Kiryu at a leisurely pace.

Looking at this person, a name came out of Qingdeng's mouth: Kyoto Tengu!

To be honest, Qingdeng thought for a while that he had encountered a ghost.

Qingto knew almost nothing about this legendary Tengu of Kyoto.

All he knew about it came from the few words he heard from Mr. Gu Mu.

All we know is that the Tengu of Kyoto was a righteous man who was very skilled and keen on fighting injustices. He was once very famous in Kyoto.

Because this person was active a long time ago, only the older generation of people in their forties still remember this name.

When he first heard about this incident, Qingdeng completely regarded it as ordinary market rumors.

Even if there is such a person in history, most of them are not in Kyoto or are no longer alive.

The figure who thought he had disappeared in the long river of history suddenly appeared in front of him... How could Qingden not be surprised?

Judging from the opponent's vigorous posture as he easily jumped down from the tree trunk, as well as his steady and powerful gait, he should be still very young, at least not a stumbling old man.

But in this way, it goes against the rumors Ayoto knows that "Kyoto Tengu was active very early, so he must be very old."

Could it be said that the name "Kyoto Tengu" is passed down from generation to generation like kabuki?

The second or third generation Kyoto Tengu standing in front of him now?

After all, why are Kyoto Tengu here?

When did he appear here?

Why didn't I feel his breath at all?

What does he want to do?

All kinds of questions filled Qingdeng's mind.

Although he tried hard to recall, he only remembered that not long after the Tengu appeared in Kyoto, he passed out due to exhaustion of energy.

When he woke up, it was the scene of "You're awake.jpg" with Toshizo Hijikata and Sanosuke Harada crowded in front of him.

Judging from all the information known so far, it is not difficult to infer that it was the Kyoto Tengu who treated his injuries and sent him and Boss Kiryu here.

——Kyoto Tengu...Who is this person? Why do you want to help me?

With countless questions in mind, Aoto turned to Hijikata Toshizo and Harada Sanosuke and asked:

"Did you see a man wearing a red Tengu mask?"

"Red Tengu mask?"

While Harada Sanosuke muttered, he turned to look at Hijikata Toshizo - the two of them shook their heads in confusion.

Qingdeng sighed as he expected:

"Oh, forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire from a distance brought Qingdeng's consciousness back to reality.

Thanks to the gunshot, Qingden came back to his senses: he is still on the battlefield!

His duel with Prajna was over, but the war between the Changzhou Army and the Changzhou Army was not yet over.

Although Qingto is very concerned about the true identity and behavioral intentions of the Kyoto Tengu, he should leave this matter to be considered later.

——It’s better to concentrate on ending the current war now!
To be continued...