Zhang Xiaotao felt that none of the dreams he had had in his life were as bizarre as what he experienced today. First, the girl's feelings were satisfied, and the person she had been missing day and night in her heart for the past few days finally appeared by her side and held her in her arms. Immediately afterwards, he encountered such a thrilling thing in the evening, that strange man in red robe with a bronze mask. Although Zhang Xiaotao tried his best to stay calm at that time, it would be a lie if he said he was not afraid.
In her daze, she didn't know how many dreams she had. One moment she dreamed that she was lying in Chen Xiao's arms, and the next moment she suddenly raised her head and Chen Xiao, who was holding her, suddenly transformed into that weird man with a bronze mask and red robe. I broke out in a cold sweat...
If Fenghuang knew that his threats had actually left a psychological shadow on his love rival, he would probably be secretly happy behind his back.
Zhang Xiaotao woke up under the gentle rubbing of Chen Xiao's fingers.
When she woke up, she saw Chen Xiao at first glance, and then she was sure that she was being held in Chen Xiao's arms. Her heart suddenly relaxed, and she stretched out her hand to hug Chen Xiao's neck. Unexpectedly, she lifted it up When I put my hand on it, I immediately screamed out in pain, and felt a dull pain in my neck, just like the feeling I had after having a stiff neck while sleeping, and my head was also a little groggy.
Chen Xiao smiled, gently rubbed several parts of Zhang Xiaotao's head with one hand, and said with a smile: "Stop moving, you were knocked unconscious. When you wake up, your neck will hurt. Just lie quietly for a while and you'll be fine."
Zhang Xiaotao was indeed in a bit unbearable pain and did not dare to move anymore. She lay down obediently, but her fingers were holding tightly on a piece of Chen Xiao's clothes.
This is indoors. The room is decorated with typical Japanese tatami mats. In an incense burner next to it, a pillar of soothing sandalwood is lit. The light fragrance lingers, making Zhang Xiaotao feel much more at peace.
"Tell me what happened." Chen Xiao sighed.
Zhang Xiaotao's face showed a hint of fear, and she lay there, telling the story of how she waited under the big tree and then met the man in red robe with the bronze mask.
The process is very simple. After Zhang Xiaotao mentioned the bronze masked man's threat to him, how could Chen Xiao still not guess who that person was with Chen Xiao's intelligence
He smiled bitterly in his heart: It seems to be right, that person must be Phoenix.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little headache again.
Frankly speaking, Phoenix seemed to have gone too far in scaring Zhang Xiaotao like this, but after all, she did not really have any malicious intentions. Otherwise, if she really wanted to hurt Zhang Xiaotao, if Phoenix raised her little finger, Zhang Xiaotao would probably be doomed. Those threats were probably caused by the jealousy and resentment in the girls' hearts.
Although Chen Xiao felt a little sorry for Zhang Xiaotao being knocked unconscious by Phoenix, he knew better that he was the culprit. From his position, he really had no right to complain about Phoenix.
"Chen Xiao, who is that masked person? What grudge does he have against you?"
"... Uh..." Chen Xiao's tone was a little unnatural: "I, I owe her a big, big debt."
"That person said you owed him your life." Zhang Xiaotao was a little worried and looked at Chen Xiao with a sad face: "You... you don't have any hatred for someone else's life, right?"
"No..." Chen Xiao shook his head and said quickly: "Don't think too much about it. This matter is over. I will find a way to deal with it."
After a pause, he continued: "When I went to find you, someone left two lines of writing on the ground. Who wrote it?"
Judging from those two lines, Chen Xiao can be sure that they were not written by Fenghuang himself - Fenghuang himself would not openly leave such words as "someone upset the jealousy jar".
But Zhang Xiaotao couldn't answer this question - she had already fainted when Lao Tian appeared.
The two talked for a while, but neither of them had a clue, so Chen Xiao simply stopped asking.
"Your head must be hurting a lot. Well, you'd better sleep a little longer. When you wake up, your head won't hurt anymore." Chen Xiao took out another bottle of ointment from the side, but this ointment was taken from Takeuchi Fumzan. He came, gently rubbed a little on Zhang Xiaotao's neck and rubbed it evenly, and finally coaxed Zhang Xiaotao to fall asleep, and then he stood up.
His face was full of helplessness...
This matter is really troublesome. Phoenix... Oh, Phoenix...
After all, he was just a young man under twenty years old. When faced with this kind of emotional trouble, he really didn't have a clue for a while. He was still worried in his heart, but he couldn't find a suitable solution. I felt a little guilty again, and even more depressed.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaotao had fallen asleep, Chen Xiao walked out of the room quietly.
This is a royal residence. I don’t know the specific Chen Xiao either. But after the attack on Akiyoshi Palace last night, there seemed to be a lot of noise, which alerted the senior officials in the palace hall. I heard that even the emperor was alerted.
After all, Kyoto is the headquarters of the Japanese royal family. In such a place, the palace of a member of the royal family was actually attacked. Most of the entire Akiyoshi Palace was engulfed in a sea of fire. It is said that the remaining Less than a third of the buildings are barely intact.
Such a large "terrorist attack" has not been encountered by the royal family for many years!
This villa is in a secluded place about a few kilometers away from Akiyoshi Palace.
This seems to be a place belonging to Takeuchi Wenshan.
This courtyard is surrounded by water on three sides and faces mountains on one side. The scenery is also excellent.
It was bright outside now, and it was already about ten o'clock in the morning. Chen Xiao walked out of the room and stood in the yard and stretched hard.
This separate courtyard was specially given to Chen Xiao by Takeuchi Wenshan. This villa in Takeuchi Wenshan occupies a very large area, even larger than Akiyoshi Palace, but the architecture is more primitive, less delicate and elegant than Akiyoshi Palace, and more dignified and solemn.
Probably because the owner here is a warrior, even the sound of wind chimes coming from the corridor seems to have a faint murderous aura.
Chen Xiao stood in the yard for a while, and someone came outside. Chen Xiao looked at the clothes of the person and recognized them. They were the ones he had seen last night, and they were said to be the secret guards of the palace who specialize in protecting the royal family. .
The visitor didn't speak much, and directly expressed his intention with the simplest gestures and difficult-sounding Chinese: "Takeuchi Wenshan invites you."
Chen Xiao nodded. This conversation with Lao Zhuuchi was an unavoidable part.
The visitor's behavior was very respectful, but Chen Xiao could feel the indifference in the other person's expression, and even a hint of arrogance and hostility towards Chen Xiao - thinking that he was a secret guard protecting the royal family. , this kind of arrogance is certainly there.
Walked out of this small courtyard and came outside. The layout of this villa in Takeuchi Wenshan is very different from other official residences. The tributaries of the two surrounding rivers were artificially brought in, cutting the original villa into several "field" shapes, and the flowing water was introduced into the villa. , naturally divided into courtyards with several entrances and several exits, with a few simple stone bridges dotted in the middle. Chen Xiao looked at it and couldn't help but admire in his heart: This old Zhuuchi really knows how to find a place to enjoy himself.
After following the secret guard to the door of a separate house, the man did not dare to go inside and made a sign to invite him in.
Chen Xiao noticed that there were four other secret guards standing around the house. Those four people clearly saw Chen Xiao coming, but they didn't even glance at him from the corner of their eyes. They were looking at different directions with their hands. He pressed the handle of the knife at his waist.
"What era is this? Bodyguards still use knives..." Chen Xiao shook his head, muttered a few words, and strode into the courtyard.
There is a small patch of chrysanthemums planted in this yard. It is not the season when chrysanthemums are in full bloom, but when you walk in, you still feel a sense of elegance. But Chen Xiao couldn't help but feel a little weird: in Japan, chrysanthemums are a symbol of the royal family, but according to Chinese customs, chrysanthemums are used to worship the dead...
Behind the large field of chrysanthemums in the yard, in a hall with an open door wall, Chen Xiao saw Lao Zhuuchi sitting there.
Old Takeuchi seemed to have taken a bath. The redness on his old face steamed by the water vapor covered up the paleness after the fierce battle last night. His hair was scattered casually, and he was covered with a loose white linen robe. There were no buttons on the lapel, but a thin belt was casually tied around the waist. He was barefoot and sitting cross-legged on the couch. When he saw Chen Xiao coming in, Lao Zhuuchi just raised his hand: "Please sit down."
Chen Xiao noticed that in front of Lao Zhuuchi, there was a tea set on a small table. The aroma of tea lingered in his face, and a faint water vapor emerged from the cup.
He couldn't help but his expression became a little weird.
Takeuchi Fumzan glanced at Chen Xiao and saw the look in his eyes. The old guy laughed, waved his hands and said, "I know what you are thinking. You must be thinking: Why do we old guys like to be arty and buy a tea set?" You’re acting serious here, aren’t you?”
Chen Xiao did not hide it and nodded simply: "Yes, it seems that people with a certain status like to play with a tea set to show off their appearance."
Lao Zhuuchi smiled, casually picked up a small cup in front of him, and drank it in one gulp like a cow. After putting down the cup, he winked at Chen Xiao and said, "Actually, to be honest, I I'm really just showing off - who am I? I'm just a rude martial artist who doesn't know anything about tea ceremony. Hehe... It just seems that many people have always liked to deliberately use this kind of thing to show their 'elegant demeanor'. I Although I don’t like this, with my current identity and status, if I don’t have a set of this kind of thing where I live, and occasionally take it out to show off, it will be different.”
Chen Xiao thought for a while and realized that what Lao Zhuuchi said was true.
I don’t know since when, the tea ceremony seems to have become a sign for many people to deliberately show their “elegant demeanor”. What’s even more funny is that after becoming famous, many gang bosses like to get a set of these gadgets to show off their magnanimity, and it seems to have become a convention.
Old Takeuchi is quite frank, and his straightforwardness shows that he doesn't understand tea ceremony at all, which is quite cute.
In this way, the atmosphere was already somewhat harmonious before the conversation began. Chen Xiao gradually became more pleasing to the eye when looking at Lao Zhuuchi.
Taking a cup of tea handed over by Lao Zhuuchi himself, Chen Xiao took a sip, but couldn't taste anything special.
"My tea is of the highest quality, a collection of the royal family. Hehe... and this tea set is also an antique. It was given to me by the Crown Prince. Even the water for making tea comes from behind Akiyoshi Palace. The spring water collected from the mountain... It's a pity that it is a waste for a rough man like me to use." Old Takeuchi sighed and shook his head: "When it comes to tea ceremony, Chiba is really proficient in it. The spring water in the mountain behind her Qiuyoshi Palace is also top-grade, and I heard from her that the spring water is the most suitable for making tea."
At this point, Lao Zhuuchi's face darkened a bit: "It's a pity that Akiyoshi Palace was also destroyed this time. I will never be able to drink tea brewed with spring water from Akiyoshi Palace again. Oh, it's so hateful!"
Chen Xiao coughed, thought for a moment, and politely asked about Prince Satouchi's condition. Old Takeuchi waved his hand and only said that the arrangements had been made by the Imperial Household Agency.
"Before I talk to you in detail, I would like to apologize to you on behalf of the Shangchen family!" Lao Zhuuchi suddenly stood up, stepped back half a step, and bowed solemnly.
Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment and did not get up. He just looked up at him and said, "Why are you doing this again? I feel like you are trying to trick me again."
Takeuchi Wenshan's expression remained normal, and he shook his head and said: "I only found out today. My granddaughter, Takeuchi Yazi... She is too willful. She has been spoiled and has no rules. She has offended you several times before. I I just heard that she also offended your friend, Ms. Zhang Xiaotao... This really embarrasses me! Chen Xiaojun, you have helped us so much, but in the end my granddaughter did such a hateful thing Things are coming…”
Lao Takeuchi's attitude seemed to be very serious, and it was not just a simple courtesy. He clapped his hands vigorously, and soon, footsteps came from outside the door.
Down the corridor, two secret guards brought a bamboo bed. There was a person lying on the bamboo bed. It was none other than Takeuchi Yazi!
Takeuchi Yazi's head and body were wrapped in bandages, her face was pale and bloodless, and even her eyes did not have the usual mean look, and they were lackluster. Chen Xiao even noticed that the look on her face There was actually an unconcealable fear and panic.
The bamboo bed was put down under the steps of the lobby. Takeuchi Wenshan stood there, staring down, snorted heavily, and said angrily: "What are you still doing lying down? Do you want me to go over and help you up?"
Takeuchi Yazi suddenly trembled all over. She was not as arrogant as usual. At this moment, in front of Takeuchi Fumzan, it was like a mouse meeting a cat. Old Takeuchi just said a harsh word, but she was so frightened that her whole body trembled. Struggling with his hands and feet, he climbed down from the bamboo bed.
It seemed that she was seriously injured, and it was extremely difficult for her to move. However, just by climbing down from the bamboo bed, she was already out of breath. It was obvious that half of her body could not move, and her brows were filled with pain. But he didn't dare to hum, and tried his best to endure it. She moved so hard, but the two secret guards carrying the bamboo bed next to her didn't even reach out to help her. They stood there coldly as if they couldn't see her.
Takeuchi Yako climbed to the ground, faced the door of the lobby, and bowed down respectfully. It was actually a standard "five-body prostrate" gift!
"Is your mouth sewn shut? If you have anything to say, say it yourself!" Takeuchi Fumzan's tone was very cold.
Takeuchi Yazi was covered in cold sweat. He didn't know whether it was from pain or fear. He raised his head and looked at Chen Xiao with respectful and fearful eyes. The mean widow's face also became full of fear. Although her voice was weak, , but tried his best to say loudly: "Chen Xiaojun..."
"Damn it!" Lao Zhuuchi suddenly shouted sharply: "You can also call Chen Xiaojun!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Takeuchi Yazi shook her body and nodded repeatedly. She felt sorry for a girl, but her head banged on the ground. Then she raised her head and said respectfully: "Your Excellency Chen Xiao! It was the same before. My fault! I have no rules. I have offended you several times and done so many hateful things. Yazi hereby solemnly apologizes to you and asks you to punish me! No matter what punishment, I will accept it willingly. !Please be sure not to show mercy!!”
Although Chen Xiao had hated this woman in his heart before, at this moment, seeing such a weak woman, already seriously injured, lying on the ground so pitifully begging for mercy, he couldn't help himself anymore. Moreover, Chen Xiao knew very well how serious Takeuchi Yako's injuries were. Seeing her in such a state, and being carried up to kowtow to admit her mistake, the original resentment in her heart naturally dissipated. Moreover, Takeuchi Yazi had only bullied Zhang Xiaotao before, and had not really done anything heinous. Moreover, Chen Xiao also saw with his own eyes that this mean woman was indeed loyal to Prince Satouchi. This alone was considered rare.
"Get up, I'm not angry anymore." Chen Xiao shook his head and turned away to avoid the other party's kowtow.
Takeuchi Yazi did not dare to get up, but looked at old Takeuchi pitifully.
"Where's your sword?" Lao Zhuuchi didn't seem to want to expose it easily.
As soon as these words came out, Takeuchi Yazi's whole body was shocked, and his face showed an extremely horrified expression, as if he had heard the most terrifying thing!
However, under the power of Takeuchi Fumzan, she did not dare to say a word. She turned around silently and took out the tachi she usually wore on the bamboo bed with both hands. Kneeling there respectfully, holding the sword high in both hands, her body was clearly on the verge of collapse, but she bit her lips and did not dare to fall.
Old Takeuchi walked a few steps and stood in front of the steps. He looked at his granddaughter coldly, with no trace of softness in his eyes, and said in a cold tone: "Listen carefully, why did you come out of our Takeuchi family?" Such an unruly bastard! This sword of yours is the 'blade' I personally gave you when I officially released you! Do you still remember that the 'blade' of my Takeuchi family is? What's the meaning!"
Takeuchi Yazi trembled and said tremblingly: "With the sword, if the blade is there, the person will be killed if the blade breaks! With the sword with you, you never dare to forget the rules of the family! This portable sword is the symbol of the family's glory and dignity. It symbolizes that you must not do anything that will disgrace your family..."
By the end of the sentence, her voice was shaking.
"Very good." Takeuchi Fumzan nodded, but his tone became more severe: "It's just a pity that you said you remembered it, but you didn't remember it in your heart! Tang Ying has already told you that Chen Xiaojun is my distinguished guest. , and helped us a lot! But what about you? As a member of the Takeuchi family, you are repeatedly rude to distinguished guests! How can you become such a big deal if you are so narrow-minded and intolerant!!"
With that said, Lao Zhuuchi had already walked down the steps in two steps, stretched out two fingers, pinched the hilt of the sword and pulled it out.
With a swipe, the sword's edge was only half out of its sheath. Old Takeuchi had already quickly flicked the sword's edge with his fingers, and heard a crisp sound. The sword's edge suddenly broke and broke in two! The half-cut blade slipped into the scabbard. Old Takeuchi threw the hilt on the ground and turned around and walked up the steps.
Takeuchi Yazi's face was ashen, and he stared straight at the half-severed sword on the ground, as if his whole mind had collapsed. Suddenly, tears came from his eyes, and he fell on the ground and cried loudly.
"shut up!"
Old Takeuchi suddenly shouted loudly, and Takeuchi Yazi's crying stopped suddenly. He raised his head in fear and looked at Old Takeuchi with red eyes: "Grandpa..."
"Asshole! In this situation, I am here to teach you a lesson as a member of the Chen family! Don't call me grandfather, call me master of the family!"
"Yes! Yes! Lord Zong!" Takeuchi Yazi nodded repeatedly.
Lao Zhuuchi's expression softened slightly, he snorted, and said coldly: "Although you are my granddaughter, I will not break the rules because of you! You have done something wrong. Today, as a clan member, I will teach you Your punishment for 'seizing the sword'! Yazi, you should understand that you have done such a big mistake, and the punishment of 'seizing the sword' is already considered a lighter punishment! This is because of your dedicated service in daily life. Your Highness Chiba, and your loyalty to protect Your Highness with death last night, I have reduced your punishment! Otherwise, just because you have repeatedly disobeyed my orders and been rude to my distinguished guests, I should give you a "waste sword" 'This is your punishment! I will destroy your hands, and you will never have to use the sword again! Do you have anything to say about this kind of punishment now?"
Takeuchi Yazi's body was shaking, her face was ashen, she just lay there, not daring to say a word, just shaking her head silently.
Seeing Takeuchi Yako's appearance, Chen Xiao couldn't help feeling a little pity in his heart. He wanted to say a few words to her, and then he said one word: "I..."
"Chen Xiaojun, this is my clan rule, please don't say anything." Lao Zhuuchi turned around and nodded to Chen Xiao. Although he said it politely, he blocked Chen Xiao's words with one sentence.
"Yazi, it's fine since you have nothing to say!" Lao Zhuuchi said lightly: "It's not that I won't give you a chance. You have firmly remembered today's punishment. When you do things in the future, you must remember today's lesson! I I'll give you a chance. As long as you perform well, I will consider whether to give you a 'sword with an edge' again based on your performance in the future!"
As he said that, Lao Zhuuchi pointed at Chen Xiao next to him: "Your fault is your rude offense to Chen Xiaojun, which almost ruined the big thing! If you hadn't made Chen Xiaojun angry and had him in Qiuji Palace, how could those evil people last night have done it? It’s so easy to get it!! If something happens to His Highness, even if you die ten thousand times, it won’t be enough to compensate you!!”
"...Yes, Yazi realizes his mistake." Takeuchi Yazi has no edge at this moment, her voice is full of regret and fear, her head is lowered, and her face is full of tears.
"Wherever you made your own mistakes, you have to stand up from there in the future!" Lao Zhuuchi sighed: "From today on, within one year, it is your time to atone for your sins! In this year, you must do your best I will try my best to assist and serve Chen Xiaojun! After one year, I want to ask Chen Xiaojun whether I will give you the sword again. If he says yes, that’s it. If you do anything to offend him again, I will simply destroy you. , lest you go out and embarrass yourself in the future!"
Takeuchi Yazi suddenly heard about "one year later", and a bit of hope suddenly appeared in his eyes. The fear in his eyes was much lighter, and he looked at the old Takeuchi full of expectation and gratitude: "Yes! I will definitely work hard to perform! I can still do it!" Please grandpa... no, please also ask the master of the clan to give me a chance!"
But the more Chen Xiao listened, the more he felt something was wrong...
What year... assist and serve me for a year
"Wait a minute!" Chen Xiao couldn't help shouting: "Hey, old man Takeuchi, you've set a trap for me again! Why are you teaching your granddaughter a lesson for bringing me in! You don't want her to be by my side. One year?"
There was a strange light flashing in Takeuchi Fumzan's eyes, but he said seriously: "That's natural! Yazi has offended you, so naturally she has to take action to atone for her sins! I will send her to serve specifically for the next year. Chen Xiaojun, just be a cow and a horse, and never complain! Even if you ask her to commit suicide by caesarean section, you are still letting her fall into despair!"
"..." Chen Xiao's eyes widened.
What does this old Takeuchi want to do? You have already stuffed Tang Ying next to me, and you want to stuff another granddaughter to me as well? Is this a perverted hobby of the Takeuchi family? ! If you offend someone, send your granddaughter out to make amends? !
"I… "
Just when Chen Xiaojun was about to speak, Lao Zhuuchi immediately shouted to Yazi: "Listen carefully, if Chen Xiaojun refuses to forgive you, then there is nothing I can do! You have done something wrong, and I have given you a chance. Please pray for Chen Xiaojun’s forgiveness!”
Takeuchi Yazi obediently leaned towards Chen Xiao and said in a deep voice with a fearful voice: "Your Excellency Chen Xiao, please accept me and let me follow you! In the next year, I will definitely work hard. I will work hard to serve you! I will never cause you any trouble!"
"If I don't..." Chen Xiao was a little annoyed.
"If you don't agree..." Takeuchi Yazi said this, bit her lip hard, grabbed the broken sword on the ground, and pressed it hard against her chest. She was not pretending, she broke the sword. The sword was pressed hard against the chest, and the clothes had been torn. The broken blade had pierced the chest, and blood was flowing out!
"If you refuse to give me this chance to atone, I will have no choice but to die in front of you to apologize!" Takeuchi Yazi said every word - judging from her tone, she was definitely not joking!
"I..." Chen Xiao was really angry.
Does this old Takeuchi think that he is kind-hearted and easy to bully? !
However, I have to say that Lao Takeuchi really nailed his weakness... Chen Xiao asked himself, although he didn't like Takeuchi Yako in his heart, he didn't hate her enough to kill her, let alone look at such a person. It was so cold-blooded for a girl to commit suicide in front of him and not do anything about it.
"Okay!" Chen Xiao stomped his feet angrily and glared at Lao Zhuuchi: "Are you forcing me? Okay! I agreed! But your granddaughter is with me, missing arms and legs, so don't regret!"
Lao Zhuuchi said seriously: "Since I am following you, I am your servant! If you want to kill or scrape me, please do as you wish!"
Chen Xiao laughed angrily and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Old guy! You are so cruel!!"
He took two steps forward and walked down the steps, stood in front of Takeuchi Yazi, deliberately came closer and sneered: "Takeuchi Yazi, you know that I don't like you. You will suffer a lot after following me for this year!" I ask you to clean the room, wash clothes, and sweep the floor during the day, and empty the toilet spittoon at night. Why do you do these things?"
However, Takeuchi Yazi raised his head, looked at Chen Xiao, and said seriously: "As long as it is something you tell me to do, I will work hard to do it! The harsher you are on me, the more opportunities you give me Atonement!" Chen Xiao stared at this woman's eyes carefully and found that her eyes were full of seriousness and sincerity, without any trace of hypocrisy... as if she really thought this was a matter of course!
Oh shit! The Japanese are all crazy! No wonder it’s called “Japan”!
"Go away, go away! Go and recuperate! You can't even stand now, how can you serve me! Go and heal your injury!"
Chen Xiao waved his hands angrily. Old Takeuchi nodded, and the two secret guards carried Takeuchi Yazi again and left.
Chen Xiao walked up the steps and sat down in the lobby. He took a sip of tea and raised his head to look at Takeuchi Wenshan with a strange expression and a hint of ridicule in his tone: "Master Takeuchi Fan, your three granddaughters, now Tang Ying You have given me both You and Takeuchi Yazi, how generous you are! Since you are so generous, why not be generous to the end and send that Tang Xin to my side as well, wouldn't it be more thorough!"
He said these words with hatred, but Lao Zhuuchi smiled faintly: "If an expert like Mr. Chen Xiao really likes Tang Xin, then it would be very good for me to send her down the mountain to study with you. "
"No! Let's forget it!" Chen Xiao was excited and waved his hands quickly. He couldn't help but stare at Lao Zhunei and looked up and down: "What kind of medicine are you selling in the gourd?!"
With a calm look on his face, Lao Zhunei slowly walked to sit across from Chen Xiao, gently picked up a tea cup, took a sip, his face gradually became serious, and he raised his head and stared into Chen Xiao's eyes.
"Chen Xiaojun, have you ever thought about it... Your Highness Chiba is just a woman. Although she has the status of a prince within the royal family, the Japanese royal family has always favored boys over girls, and there are no female royal members as heirs to the throne. Moreover, according to the royal family According to the tradition, once a female royal family member gets married, she will be deprived of her royal status and will no longer enjoy any royal treatment, just like ordinary people... This is an ancient iron rule of the royal family through the ages, and it will never change. . Therefore, female members of the royal family, even if they are princesses, only have a noble status and have no real power. "
Having said this, he paused and then said slowly: "Then, why is Her Royal Highness Chiba, a female royal member and a powerless prince, so attractive in assassinations? Encountering such a thing at sea , and now, back in Kyoto, in the royal family's headquarters, those guys are so bold as to come to her door and try to kidnap her! Have you ever thought about what is so special about her that makes it worth those people's risk? Dangerous and do so many earth-shattering things?"
Chen Xiao's face was solemn and he frowned: "I never thought about it... These things don't seem to have much to do with me. Although I was entrusted to protect her, the entrustment time has passed."
Lao Zhuuchi looked at Chen Xiao and let out a long sigh: "Actually... His Highness Chiba, his life experience is very pitiful!"
"Pity?" Chen Xiao shook his head: "She is a prince in the royal family, with a distinguished status. She was born with a wealth and splendor that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve. There is nothing to be pitiful about."
However, Lao Zhuuchi smiled slightly, suddenly changed the subject, and asked instead: "Chen Xiaojun, I know that you are a superpower with superpowers, so what do you think the so-called superpowers include? "
"Huh?" Chen Xiao suddenly became wary and stared at Old Takeuchi: "Old Takeuchi, you don't seem to know anything about the supernatural world, right? You were able to get the 'cell repair fluid' last time. Then do you still need to ask me about this kind of thing?"
Old Takeuchi smiled faintly: "We in Japan also have many traditional people with strange abilities. For example, the two people you saw last night are Onmyoji. In addition, we in Japan also have 'puppet masters' witchcraft. Master, wait, oh, there are also the 'ninjas' you may know... In your opinion, do these people count as 'superpowers'?"
"..." Chen Xiao didn't know how to answer.
It seems... From what he knows about the differentiation according to the "seven-level system", these Onmyoji and the like seem to be more complicated and not easy to differentiate according to the seven-level system in the supernatural world...
However, these people also possess abilities that ordinary people cannot possess. It seems that... they should also be regarded as "superpowers"...
Even... If you think about it a little more, according to this concept, even experts who practice martial arts can be regarded as 'superpowers'!
After practicing martial arts to the peak level, the strength and ability are no worse than those of so-called superpowers! Martial arts masters, such as Takeuchi Fumzan in front of me, have super abilities that far exceed those of ordinary people. So, are they considered "superpowers"
"There are famous 'clubs' in North America, and the traditional sphere of influence of 'service societies' in Europe. There are also large and small supernatural organizations and supernatural mercenary groups in Africa. There are also many second- and third-rate medium-sized supernatural organizations in Europe. . Even I heard that in Eastern Europe, there are several legendary 'vampires' that also appear in some supernatural organizations." Takeuchi Fumzan smiled: "In this way, we must give the 'superpowers' the next accurate The exact definition is really difficult.”
Chen Xiao frowned.
"Actually, we in Japan also have a very large supernatural organization. It's just that this organization is usually deeper, more secretive, more transcendent, and even less known to the world. Moreover, because the royal family in Japan are gods. Descendants, so since the emergence of supernatural organizations in our country, they have been surrounding the royal family. It is a pity that since the world war decades ago, our country's political system has undergone some subtle changes. Although the status of the royal family It is still very high, but the actual power has been weakened a lot. Therefore, the supernatural organization surrounding the royal family has also split."
"Unfortunately, or very lucky... Well, fortunately or unfortunately, it is really difficult to distinguish." Old Takeuchi seemed to have a bitter smile: "His Royal Highness Chiba, it happens that this is a split organization. Both sides of the split care very much. A person! She unfortunately became the focus of both parties."
"The split party continues to hope to be loyal to the royal family, but unfortunately, the upper echelons of the royal family don't seem to have much interest in continuing to maintain this supernatural organization. Instead, they hope to simply break up the organization, or allow it to split , or merged under the jurisdiction of the government, allowing these people to be restrained by the government. The other side of the split has been tempted by some foreign mysterious supernatural organizations in recent years, and has completely betrayed itself In this country, some people have turned to a mysterious supernatural organization abroad. The face of that mysterious foreign organization has always been vague, and we cannot get detailed information. We only know that the purpose of those people is very strange, even very... fanatical! "
fanaticism? It would be really difficult to find people in this world who are more fanatical than you Japanese.
Chen Xiao cursed in his heart, but said nothing and continued to listen to Lao Zhuuchi.
"The purpose of those people seems to be to destroy all rules and regulations, break all frameworks, and preferably plunge the world into a state of disorder... What they call is the 'natural elimination law of survival' of 'the weak and the strong'. Such a concept It’s too ridiculous, but after all, it’s these superpowers, so if they really cause damage, it would still be very worrying.”
Chen Xiao nodded: "Well, your biggest 'rule' in Japan is the royal family. The royal family is the idol and spiritual sustenance of all Japanese people. So..."
"So, those with superpowers who betrayed the country, their new group's goal is the royal family!"
"Then why don't they directly assassinate your emperor?" Chen Xiao curled his lips.
He said this