Island country, Tokyo.
At the official organization headquarters, Yui Aoki was holding a glass of Yamazaki, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the office, looking out the window.
This is the season when cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Since the beginning of spring, Tokyo has been shrouded in drizzling rain. As a result, the cherry blossom trees were dyed with a dreamy haze.
The rainwater formed a trickle on the ground and the petals floated.
Aoki Yui has seen such cherry blossoms and scenery more than twenty times in her life. This year, she wanted to invite Li Xianyu to watch it together, but she hesitated for a long time and did not say anything. She just wrote one sentence in the email: How long the cherry blossoms will be blooming, the willows will be green and the peaches will be red.
She learned this when looking through Chinese poetry collections. The poet used these two lines to describe the short blooming period of cherry blossoms as a metaphor for the perishable beauty of beauty, which must be loved and cherished.
Aoki Yui thought it was more appropriate for the occasion, so he used it. She believed that with Li Xianyu's intelligence, he would definitely understand what she meant.
"I look forward to your arrival every day, and my days are like years." Yui Aoki took a sip of strong wine and sighed quietly.
As a girl born in the Aoki family, she has always had a low sense of security. She is always concerned about the attitude of the family's senior officials, and is afraid of being married to a genius or a young man with a prominent family background. Become a victim of a marriage of interests.
Therefore, she cherished this hard-won relationship, but she was also frightened and worried. Worry that it will wither before it sprouts. She was worried that Li Xianyu's already little affection for her would fade away.
Worried that he would encounter mishaps in future battles, even though he had infinite confidence in that man, the enemy was also an ancient demon with infinite power.
"Dong dong."
There were several knocks on the office door.
"Come in."
Aoki Yui immediately calmed down the sentimentality on her face and turned into expressionless calm.
"Team leader Yui, the meeting is about to begin."
The female secretary, who was in her forties, well-proportioned and still charming, opened the door and said respectfully.
This secretary was assigned to her by the official organization and had rich work experience. It was just used to assist her as a novice and help her get into the state quickly.
But Aoki Yui doesn't like this secretary very much, because she is not his confidant, but the eyes of the official organization, and her every move is known to the veterans. In the near future, after she has completely secured her position as deputy team leader and expanded her network of contacts, it will be inevitable to replace her secretary.
"I understand." Yui Aoki put down the wine glass and left the office with the female secretary.
meeting room.
The current leader, four deputy leaders, and six senior officials of the official organization gathered.
The new team leader is Iwasaki Teito's second disciple, Suzuki Yo.
The eldest disciple, Yamamoto Kita, is the second and fifth son of Tenjin Shrine. The second disciple, Suzuki Yosunori, made considerable contributions in the battle to encircle and suppress Tenjin Shrine. He is also the direct disciple of Emperor Iwasaki.
So he was selected as the team leader by the official organization. To be precise, he is a temporary team leader. He needs to pass the inspection of the official organization before he can take off the "temporary" hat. The time won't be too long, but it won't be short either. It will take three to five years.
During this period, if he pretends to be public for personal gain, enriches his own pockets, or makes major decision-making mistakes, he will be dismissed by the official organization at any time.
"What do you think about the disposal of the Kusanagi Sword?" After seeing everyone gathered, Suzuki Ye went straight to the topic.
The theme of this meeting is the Pheasant Sword.
The grass pheasant sword is a sacred weapon of the official organization and has a strong symbolic meaning, just like the jade seal of the ancient emperor. Sakurai Tokimasa borrowed the Kusanagi Sword to plot to assassinate the Wushuang War Spirit. After the failure, the Kusanagi Sword became Baozawa's trophy.
Official organizations have made many requests to Baoze to return the Grass Pheasant Sword, but Baoze rejected them all.
Generally speaking, this kind of thing is troublesome to deal with and often requires a long period of tug-of-war and negotiation.
The official organization was prepared for a protracted war and even considered moving out of Big Brother and then protesting internationally against Baoze's embezzlement of the island nation's national treasure.
Of course, this is what was thought before.
During this period, there was turmoil at the Tenjin Shrine, and the matter of redeeming the Kusanagi Sword had to be put on hold. But now, the troubles of Tianjin Shrine have been solved. Although they have fallen out with the Super Power Association, the official organization has hooked up with Baoze again.
The two organizations are now close friends.
As a result, the official organization began to think about redeeming the Pheasant Sword and bringing back this national treasure.
"I don't agree to redeem the Kusanagi sword." Yui Aoki said.
A deputy team leader with a worrying hairline glanced at Yui Aoki and said solemnly: "The Kusanagi Sword must be retrieved. It is the spiritual symbol of our organization. To take up the post of Team Leader Suzuki, he also needs a good person." To prove yourself through your achievements. Yui, what you have to do is not to oppose, but to mediate and promote this matter through your relationship with Li Xianyu."
The top management is divided into two factions, one of which is not to take back the Grass Pheasant Sword for the time being and keep it in Baoze. The other faction is determined to retrieve the Pheasant Sword and stabilize people's hearts.
Suzuki Ye looked at Yui Aoki expectantly.
Some of the senior officials nodded slightly. Now that the official organization and Baoze have a very harmonious relationship, they can take this opportunity to redeem the Grass Pheasant Sword. What if the relationship between the official organization and Baoze becomes bad again in the future.
Internationally, relations between official organizations are changing rapidly and it is difficult to say.
The most important thing is that no one knows how long the relationship between Aoki Yui and Li Xianyu can last and whether it can bear fruit.
Aoki Yui had already prepared the manuscript and said calmly: "I have three reasons: First, after the death of Poisonous Tail, the Grass Pheasant Sword became an ownerless thing and can be used by anyone. We have obtained it from Li Xianyu According to the corresponding information, we know that it contains toxins that can kill the Yakuza. Baoze is about to fight the ancient demon, and it is absolutely impossible to return the Grass Pheasant Sword at this juncture."
"Two: Even if Baoze returns the Grass Pheasant Sword, we can't take it because the ancient demon is also coveting them. I got information from Li Xianyu. A month ago, the ancient demon launched Baoze's civil strife with the same purpose. Pheasant Sword."
Everyone was shocked and looked at each other.
Suzuki Ye said in a deep voice: "Did he tell you personally?"
Aoki Yui nodded.
Everyone was silent.
They didn't even know these things. They only speculated that Baoze's chaos was caused by the ancient demon, and Baoze never revealed the ancient demon's true purpose.
The source of Yui Aoki's information is absolutely reliable because it comes from Li Xianyu.
Appointing her as deputy team leader was indeed the right decision.
Suzuki Ye took a deep breath: "If this is the case, then you must seriously consider redeeming the Kusanagi Sword."
Aoki Yui continued: "Three: Now Baoze and the ancient demon will have a battle sooner or later. As an organization that has signed an offensive and defensive alliance, if Baoze asks us for help, we cannot stand idly by, otherwise it will be a breach of contract. However, after experiencing the turmoil at Tenjin Shrine , the official organization suffered heavy losses and can no longer be involved in a battle of that scale."
"Therefore, lending the Grass Pheasant Sword to Baoze is the best way, just as another form of assistance from the official organization. We don't need to pay anything, Baoze has to accept our kindness."
With the Grass Pheasant Sword, his burden and crisis can also be alleviated... .
The senior executives exchanged glances, thought for a moment, and sighed softly.
If the Grass Pheasant Sword is retrieved, they may face the robbery of the ancient demon, and there is still a chance to get it back in Baoze's hands. After being robbed by the ancient demon, the Grass Pheasant Sword truly changed hands.
Seeing this, Suzuki Ye said loudly: "In this case, the proposal to redeem the Kusanagi Sword will be put on hold for now."
No one objected.
Aoki Yui was relieved.
... ... .
After Li Xianyu finished the food and replenished the energy his body needed, he supported the wall and left the restaurant with empty steps.
After returning to his room, he took a bath and planned to go to sleep. Grandma Grandma sent Cuihua to inform her that Qing Huizi was awake.
"Your sister is awake." Cuihua said.
My sister is Bingzhazi... Li Xianyu nodded and had to go to the ward again. First, he went to visit Li Peiyun and Dan Chenzi. Their injuries had been repaired, but they were too exhausted and their faces were a little pale. .
Li Xianyu's way of visiting: standing at the door with arms akimbo, a disdainful smile on his lips.
In order to avoid the third sparring meeting in the medical department, Li Xianyu stopped and left quickly.
Just run away after pretending to be cool, so exciting.
He immediately pushed past Qing Huizi's ward, which was not far away. His distant cousin had already woken up and was sitting on the hospital bed. Her face was pale, her eyes were tired, and her hair had lost its color, like dry straw.
Grandma was sitting by the bed, talking to her intermittently.
Although she said she didn't agree with Shangqing's evil heritage, Grandma Grandma was still relatively friendly to Qing Huizi.
Seeing Li Xianyu come in, Qing Huizi was obviously a little scared. He stopped talking and kept quiet, looking at him quietly with his dark eyes.
"Are you awake? Are you feeling well?"
Qing Huizi nodded.
"What about the evil personality?"
Qing Huizi's expression and eyes were gentle and calm, and he was obviously not an evil personality who was prone to "seduce" at every turn.
"I suppressed her temporarily, but she is my evil thought. I can't erase it. I can only try to integrate it." Qing Huizi lowered his head in shame: "I'm sorry, I'm really useless."
Why do you say sorry... It has nothing to do with me... This Qing Huizi is not normal either, he is too gentle and kind.
Li Xianyu immediately realized that he was a kind-hearted person with no negative emotions. He was a bitch on the Internet, but a fool in romance novels. It’s interesting, I also want to turn my breasts into silly and sweet ones.
No, in that case, my grandma’s evil personality would take away my leverage, and she might even clean up the family.
It's too scary. Grandma should stop being stupid and sweet.
Grandma said calmly: "I called you to come because I have something to say. It's best to explain some things clearly. Don't hide it, or the ancient demon can take advantage of it."
Meeting Grandma Grandma's eyes, Li Xianyu understood what she meant.
... This is to ask me to disclose the death of Dan Yunzi. If Qing Huizi shows too much hatred, Grandma Zu may have to eliminate her. On the contrary, this poor cousin will be spared. Isn't this unnecessary
But it's better to make it public and inoculate her, so that the young master who is good at deceiving people will find opportunities to confuse people and instigate her to rebel... Well, even if I confess, there is a high probability that I will be deceived... Hey, if this is the case, can I use this trick to enforce the law
The young master most likely knows the secret of time retrieval, so from his perspective, he must know that I know the secret of the sealing formation. Whether he will take the bait or not is another question.
As his thoughts turned, Li Xianyu cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "Aren't you surprised why you haven't contacted Dan Yunzi?"
Qing Huizi suddenly raised his head.
"Dan Yunzi died in the conflict between the official organization and the Tianjin Shrine." Li Xianyu calmly told: "He was bewitched by the ancient demon, went to the island country to fight against me, and joined the Tianjin Shrine. But his strength He knew it, but it was not enough to intervene in a battle of that scale and level, and he died in the melee."
Qing Huizi was stunned, as if he had been struck by lightning.
"I didn't expect his obsession to be so serious. I have nothing to do with it." Li Xianyu sighed.
Lu Xun once said that human sadness is not the same. (Lu Xun: I really said it)
He didn't think there was anything wrong with killing Dan Yunzi, so he couldn't sympathize with Qing Huizi's grief. In the same way, Qing Huizi couldn't empathize with what Dan Yunzi did to him, and thought that his brother deserved to die.
Therefore, literary embellishments are necessary. He left Dan Yunzi's death to the official organization and Tianjin Shrine. Anyway, no one saw how he killed Dan Yunzi. He only talked about it with Li Peiyun Blood Knight.
Li Peiyun and Dan Chenzi talked about it, but they probably wouldn't tell Qing Huizi. The former is too lazy to say it, but the latter will consider Qing Huizi's mood and consider that she is following her enemy. If she knows the truth, she will probably do something stupid, and she will be the one who suffers.
"I hope you will learn from this and not make the same mistake again." Grandma warned in a deep voice.
Qing Huizi didn't seem to hear, so much sadness welled up in his dark eyes, and tears rolled down his thin cheeks and down his pointed jaw like a sea tide.
"I told him a long time ago not to dwell on this matter... He just didn't listen. He just didn't listen."
"I only have one family member, and now even he has abandoned me."
"Master is no longer Master. I have no relatives..."
She cried so hard that her shoulders trembled, and she was so sad.
As expected, he is a kind person, and he didn't curse me...
Li Xianyu originally wanted to comfort her, but thinking of his identity and her intense emotional turmoil at this time, comforting her would be counterproductive, so he left the ward and left her in a quiet environment.
Walking on the corridor, grandma asked in a low voice: "Why don't you tell her the truth?"
"Why tell her the truth? She confessed about Dan Yunzi's death because she had the right to know."
"I want to see her true attitude."
"That must be hatred. No matter what Dan Yunzi does, she is still her brother in her eyes. Just like even if my grandma turns into a killing machine, she is still the cutest and most touching in my eyes." He took advantage of the opportunity. Confess.
Grandma did not express her position on his words, but she pursed her lips quietly and her tone became lighter: "But this way, I can't see whether she has any revenge."
"It's unnecessary. Qing Huizi is not Dan Yunzi. She won't think about thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi every day. She will make us pay the price. Telling her the truth is meaningless. But we need to always pay attention to her and be on guard against Qing The master made secret contact. By the way, I haven’t seen the black dragon recently.”
"It seems that it was abducted by employees of the research department. They promised to feed it every day. In exchange, it would have to be a guinea pig for a period of time." Grandma said.
"I'm going to come back tomorrow. There's going to be a war. I have to keep it with me at all times."
... ..
At nine-thirty in the evening, after two sparring sessions in one day, Li Xianyu, who was severely exhausted, did not turn to Concubine Ji's sign. After meditating and practicing Qi, he covered himself with quilt early and fell into a dream.
In his daze, he was awakened by a knock on the door.
I grabbed my phone from the bedside table and looked at the time. It happened to be midnight.
"Dong dong!" The room door knocked twice.
I have already said that I am very tired today, and I will not be able to bear it on January 31st. Why be so impatient, we have a long time ahead... Li Xianyu scratched his head, lifted the quilt and got up, and opened the door for Concubine Ji.
Opening the room, he was surprised to find that the person standing at the door was not the anxious Concubine Ji, but his distant cousin.
Qing Huizi was wearing a loose hospital gown, with two buttons on the chest unbuttoned, and the clothes were tilted to the left, exposing her snow-white left shoulder.
She looked at Li Xianyu, raised the corners of her mouth, and looked at Li Xianyu aggressively with her smart, dark eyes.
The expression was both disdain and disgust, but also revealed naked temptation.
We are about to enter the climax of this volume. I have been thinking about it these days and have burned a lot of brain cells. The dull period was over immediately. I can't wait to write the climax of this volume, but I don't dare to start writing. I want to delay it for a few more chapters, fearing that I won't be able to write it well.
Two updates today, but 9,000 words. The update is okay.
(End of chapter)