His eyes were moving, and his smile contained even more meaning.
This young woman is beautiful, but when it comes to appearance, she is slightly inferior to beauties like Fenghuang or Xiao Qing. But she was wearing a long pink and white dress, with her long hair spread like clouds, sitting on her knees in this ancient place, with a reed mat and an ancient chess game. Exuding this indescribable classical elegance.
Especially that face, without any makeup, but with the color of a classical beauty, with picturesque eyebrows, exuding a charm that makes people yearn for it.
Such a woman, sitting here, is moving and still, and an extremely unique charm envelopes her whole body.
Chen Xiao frowned slightly: "Do you know me?"
The woman then gently put down the chess piece in her hand, raised her hands, gathered her long sleeves in front of her face, bowed her head, and said in a sweet voice: "Chen Xiaojun was brave and brave at sea. It is really a blessing that His Royal Highness the Prince can escape danger." Your helpers, especially Tang Ying, owe a lot to Chen Xiaojun for taking care of them, and I, the entire Takeuchi family, are deeply grateful."
Her words, coupled with her slight smile, were like a breath of fresh air in people's ears. After hearing this, Chen Xiao frowned a little tighter: "Who are you? Since you recognize me, what happened just now?" When there was a misunderstanding down there, why didn’t you tell me the truth?”
The woman sighed leisurely: "Chen Xiaojun, you are blaming me."
As she said that, she looked up at the cherry blossom forest at the foot of the mountain, with a trace of indescribable loneliness in her eyes. Then her eyes fell quietly on Chen Xiao's face: "Chen Xiaojun, it's not that I didn't tell you on purpose just now. It’s really hard for me to explain... Maybe you won’t believe it, but in my entire life, when I am nineteen years old, I have never left the gate of Xinjianzhai Mountain! I can’t leave the house or go down the mountain. Just now I didn’t I can only sit here and worry."
Nineteen
Never took a step down the mountain
Chen Xiao couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
This picturesque and beautiful girl in front of me has never walked down this mountain in her life? !
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but feel a little pity for the girl in front of him.
No wonder that although she looks so young, her temperament does not have the youthful vitality of other girls of this age, but instead has an air of being progressive.
Chen Xiao opened his mouth, but no words of blame came out.
But the girl smiled softly, her brows were as calm as water, she shook her long sleeves gently, and her sleeves were wrapped around the chessboard like flowing water. She raised her hand, picked up another chess piece with her fingertips, and put it down gently. , landed in the corner of the chessboard with a snap, and continued to laugh softly: "I can't go down the mountain, so I can only ask you to come up rashly. It's extremely rude, so please don't blame me."
As she said that, she seemed to have guessed the doubts in Chen Xiao's heart, and Mansheng continued: "My surname is Takeuchi, and Takeuchi Fumzan, the contemporary head of the Shangchen family, is my grandfather. Speaking of which, Yazi and Miki are both my cousins. Like Meiki, I also have a Chinese name, so Chen Xiaojun can just call me Tang Xin."
Tang Xin? It's quite a charming name.
"Please come up, Chen Xiaojun. Naturally, I have something to ask for." When Tang Xin said this, her dark eyebrows frowned slightly, and there was a hint of worry in her eyes. It's just that she was such a charming woman, so pretentious, But it has a more pitiful temperament.
"Begging me? What do you want from me?"
Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows.
Tang Xin did not answer immediately, but looked at the chess game intently, pondered for a moment, sighed quietly, and suddenly stretched out her sleeves and gently gathered them, which immediately disrupted the chess game. There was a hint of desolation in her smile: "Oh, this I have played ancient music hundreds of times, but I still can't figure out the chess moves made by my predecessors. It seems that it is not that easy to break through the wisdom of our predecessors."
After she finished speaking, she raised her head and looked at Chen Xiao with a very serious expression: "I beg Chen Xiaojun to stay here for two days!"
"Ah?" Chen Xiao was a little confused.
Tang Xin was still sitting there kneeling, with her sleeves folded in front of her body, and said with a smile: "Your friend, Miss Zhang Xiaotao, is returning to Kyoto with His Highness the Prince, and Tang Ying is also with him. The Prince and I, Zhu Zhu, I have accepted a favor from you. Your friend will naturally receive preferential treatment there, so there is no need for you to worry. I only ask that you stay here for two days. After two days, I will naturally send someone to take you to Kyoto. …”
"Stay me as a guest?" Chen Xiao snorted and stared into Tang Xin's eyes: "Now, everyone in your Shangchen Yidao style, from the old man in the wheelchair down to the old man in the wheelchair, probably hates me to the core. Why would they kindly ask me to stay?"
Tang Xin smiled softly. She smiled lightly, but what she said shocked Chen Xiao!
"Although Grandpa Ito has a high seniority, my Kamitatsu Ito-ryu is divided into two parts: the inner and outer kentou. The outer kentou at the foot of the mountain is naturally headed by Grandpa Ito, but the inner kentou on the mountain was entrusted to me by my grandfather. Commander. If I ask you to be my guest, even if Grandpa Ito finds out, he won't say anything."
She said these words in an understatement, but in Chen Xiao's ears, the meaning was completely different!
Judging from the meaning behind her words, this cute-looking little girl is actually the real talker among Shangchen Yida-ryu now? !
But Chen Xiao became more and more suspicious.
"Why are you leaving me here?" Chen Xiao smiled softly: "It can't be that the disciples of Shangchen Yida Ryu are just so hospitable, right?"
Tang Xin smiled slightly: "Of course there are some things, but I don't dare to force a distinguished guest like you to do anything. But when the time comes, whether you are willing to watch or take action, you are always free. As long as you are willing to be here After staying for two days, I was deeply impressed.”
Although she said it easily, Chen Xiao had already vaguely felt that the other party's purpose of leaving her behind must not be simple.
Originally, Chen Xiao was about to refuse, but looking at Tang Xin's pleading eyes in front of him, he felt something in his heart. Anyway, he had nothing to do, so staying here for two more days was nothing.
If this little girl really wants to cause trouble for herself, the worst she can do is just stand by and watch.
Of course, it may also seem that when he was at the foot of the mountain, he attacked Heihachiro Jingu. The people in Shangchen's Itto Style were unconvinced and tried to delay him here, and then freed up time to find a more powerful master to come back. Find a place.
In that case, Chen Xiao wouldn't be afraid, unless he could get Takeuchi Fumzan back.
Moreover, if you really want to find a place, you can't leave, otherwise wouldn't you lose your prestige
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao simply laughed: "Okay! I'll stay here for two days!"
Tang Xin smiled slightly: "Although Kobe does not have as many places of interest as Kyoto, it does not have many good sights. If Chen Xiaojun is interested, I will send someone to accompany you to have a good tour."
"Oh? Don't you need me to stay on the mountain?" Chen Xiao smiled deliberately: "I thought I would be put under house arrest."
"You are joking." Tang Xin's expression was still so calm and calm, and she was quite magnanimous: "How dare I restrict your movements? I have already arranged your accommodation. If you don't mind it, Please stay in the annex of Xinjianzhai on the mountain tonight."
After saying that, she closed her mouth, rolled up her sleeves, and bowed gently, which actually meant seeing off the guests.
Chen Xiao stood up, nodded, and walked away quietly even though he was full of doubts.
After walking out of the path in the forest along the way, and returning to the steps leading up the mountain, I saw the young man still standing there, shaking the small folding fan in his hand, looking very leisurely.
Seeing Chen Xiao approaching, the young man folded up his fan with a swipe, smiled slightly, and looked at Chen Xiao, which seemed to mean: Are you done talking
Chen Xiao stared at the young man with a charming smile, walked over slowly, and suddenly asked: "What's your name?"
"Ito Kyo." The young man replied casually: "For a low-class disciple like me, you don't need to remember my name. But your residence is in the Shinkenzai annex. That place used to be the home of Grandmaster Naoo Jingu when he was young. Where is Jian Lu who has lived alone."
Chen Xiao snorted and looked at the young man named Ito Kyo: "Are you so sure that I promised that Miss Tang Xin to stay for two days?"
Ito Kyo did not hide it, and smiled calmly: "There are only a few men in the world who can refuse Miss Tang Xin's request face to face."
Later, this Ito Kyo casually introduced some situations to Chen Xiao.
Only then did Chen Xiao know that the senior one among the Shangchen Ito-ryu was the old man in a wheelchair that he had seen today, named Ito Dao. And this young man named Ito Kyo is a rising star of the younger generation of the Ito family.
The Jingu Heihachiro he fought against was the descendant of the Jingu Naoio who lost to General Tian in the past.
Among the current Shangchen Ittōryu, the current sect leader is naturally Takeuchi Fumzan, Japan's number one kendo master. It's just that Takeuchi Fumzan, as the royal family's kendo master, naturally has to devote part of his energy to teaching the royal disciples. Moreover, as a kendo master, if he is too distracted by mundane things, he will definitely not be able to maintain enough energy to teach the royal family. I'm practicing swordsmanship.
Therefore, on weekdays, the real management of Shangchen Yidao style is left to others.
However, it was not handed over to Ito Daio, the veteran of the sect.
In the Shangchen Yidao style, the status of the inner and outer halls is clearly defined. The inner hall is located on the mountain. This is the real holy place in the sect. The inner hall has a much higher status than the outer hall. But I don't know why that guy Takeuchi Fumzan actually made such an arrangement to let Tang Xin, a delicate little woman, command the inner house, and his status is actually higher than that of a veteran like Ito Daio.
"Takeuchi Fumzan is surprised. What does he think of entrusting such a large Kamitatsu Itto-ryu to a girl under twenty years old instead of his own master?"
Chen Xiao deliberately talked to himself, but found that Ito Kyo next to him looked calm and did not answer.