Chapter 193 - Breath of the Moon

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Early the next morning.

There was still heavy rain falling in the sky.

From time to time, thunder and lightning flash across the dark clouds,

That night, Jiichiro and my wife Shancun sat together by the window, looking at the thundering sky with deep and resentful eyes.

The lightning continued to illuminate the resentful expressions of the two men.

——Can't sleep.

The two people who had been struck by lightning would involuntarily become excited during thunderstorms.

It's like being on stimulants,

"How can we repair this? I want to sleep!" My wife Shancun shouted frantically.

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the other side.

The steps leading to the shrine were wet from the rain, and the red torii gate was also covered with water marks.

Inside the shrine room temporarily given to members of the successor nation.

There was no light in the room, so it seemed a little dark. Only a faint figure could be seen sitting in the middle of the tatami.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"The baby's cry sounded faintly.

A woman with blue hair and a kimono with a maple leaf pattern was holding a baby and holding an eighty-nine-year-old boy with her other hand.

The baby was closing his eyes and whimpering softly.

The woman was sitting on the straw mat, gently rocking the baby in her arms. Her face was full of exhaustion, and the maple leaf kimono she was wearing also looked a little dirty.

"Mother...can I really see my father here?"

The eight-year-old boy sat on the straw mat next to the woman. He raised his head and looked at his mother with innocent eyes.

Hearing this, the woman looked out the window with numb eyes. The cold wind slowly blew in. She couldn't help but tighten her arms holding the baby tightly and nodded stiffly:

"Yes, I will."

As if unsure, the woman forced a tired smile and nodded again to her eldest son:

"Most definitely."

When she said this, the woman's voice trembled slightly.

Her original name was Tokitou Yae, but after marrying into Tsukuni, she changed her name to Tsukuni Yae.

——Is the wife of Iwakatsu Tsukuni.

She doesn't really trust anyone here.

Not long ago, she had just finished writing a letter to her husband and was about to fall asleep.

A group of guys wearing black clothes and a few with half their faces covered, who looked like thieves at first glance, knocked on the door brazenly.

And the person in charge was surprisingly her husband, Iwakatsu's most trusted valet - the ninja.

As the wife of the patriarch of a samurai family, she instantly understood that everyone had become a handle for the struggle for power.

And those who want to fight for power must be ninjas.

As for the person next to the ninja who seemed to be respectful to others, he was probably her husband's enemy.

The scene of an enemy assisting his confidants to defeat the enemy from within suddenly played out in Stepkuni Yai's heart.

They kept saying that they would take the people of Tsukuni away from here and go to Mount Sagi to join Tsukuni Iwakatsu.

But the woman knew very well that there was no town shrine in Saagiri Mountain.

There was only barren land and mountains shrouded in mist all year round. The group of people in front of them must have been instigated by ninjas to rule the country.

The ashigaru and samurai at home were easily captured by the group of men in black.

Apart from ninjas, there is no one who can be called a general in the family.

And the ninja was actually in the opposite camp.

In helplessness and despair, the woman quietly tied the news to a carrier pigeon, hoping that it would deliver the news to her husband on the front line.

Later, in order not to be harmed by the thieves, she could only take her child and get on the carriage very cooperatively.

All the way to Mount Samagiri.

He was placed in the shrine.

——There is actually a town here.

There was still some disbelief in Stepkuni Yawei's eyes.

While she was thinking about this.

Creak...

The wooden sliding door, which was slightly damp due to moisture, was slowly pulled to one side, and a dim light from the early morning rain leaked into the room.

Shangquan Nai slowly revealed his body behind the door. He looked at Stepkuni Yawei who was not in a good mental state in the room.

Although he explained the reason for taking her away several times in advance, he even took Iwakatsu's trusted ninja with him for the sake of credibility.

But it seems to have had some side effects...

At this moment, Tsukuni Yawei was also looking at Shang Quanna. She looked alertly, immediately hugged her child tightly, and said cautiously:

"What are you going to do?"

Shang Quanna nodded, and when he was about to say something, he was suddenly interrupted by Stepkuni Yawei's words.

"If nothing happens, please go out quickly." Tsukuni Yawei's tone was very firm. She pursed her lips and hugged her two children tightly:

"If a child gets cold, it is difficult to cure."

Shang Quanna looked at Stepkuni Yawei's very vigilant look and sighed helplessly.

There is nothing we can do about it.

Then, he turned around and waved to the other side of the door.

Da da da…

With the sound of clogs stepping on the wooden board, Enichi Tsukuni, dressed in dark red feather fabric, slowly stood at the door.

His Furui Muha eyes subconsciously glanced sideways at Stepkuni Yawei, who looked gradually shocked in the room.

Withdrawing his gaze, Yuanyi looked at Shang Quannai:

"What's wrong? If nothing happens, I have to go back and take care of my brother."

There was a trace of rain on Yui Yi's feather fabric, but it was quickly disappearing, and a faint white steam filled the air on his shoulders.

Snapped.

Shang Quanna put his hand on Jiguo Yuan's shoulder, and pointed to the surprised Jiguo Yawei in the room:

"Don't worry, your brother has Yudo over there, you should deal with her affairs first."

Jiguo Yuan followed Shang Quanna's finger and looked into the room. His eyes casually glanced at Jiguo Yawei and the other two children, and he was a little confused:

"she……?"

Shangquan Nai didn't say anything, just looked at Stepkuni Yawei in the room.

Tsukuni Yawei covered her mouth slightly, her pupils reflected Yui Yi's backlit figure on a rainy day, and she was stunned in surprise.

like…

And my husband...it seems...

Except for the difference in the forehead and the eyes, they are almost exactly the same...!

Her pupils were trembling slightly, and her eyebrows were a little unnatural.

Having been with Stepkuni Iwakatsu for nearly ten years, even though Enichi and Iwakatsu were twins, Stepkuni Yawei noticed it at a glance from his temperament and details.

The man in front of me, who looked almost like her husband, was not her husband.

She looked at Jiguo Yuanyi standing outside the door, and her tone was slightly trembling:

"Then... well, let me ask you a question."

Tsukuni Yawei's pupils trembled slightly as they reflected the rainy weather:

"What's your name...?"

Ji Guoyuan nodded slightly:

"Following the fate of the country."

! !

Tsukuni Yawei's mind was instantly confused, and she said quickly:

"Me, my last name is also Jiguo..."

Ji Guoyuan was slightly startled. He glanced at Shang Quannai in surprise and seemed to understand something.

First it was my brother...and now it was this unknown woman...

Nai…

Are you looking for a family for me?

Snap.

Shang Quanna breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted. He patted Jiguo Yuanyi on the shoulder:

"give it to you."

Then he turned around neatly and walked away along the corridor of the shrine.

He no longer wanted to bother with such trivial matters, so he might as well go to Uyashiki Sukeyo to discuss the next countermeasures.

Ji Guoyuan looked at Shang Quannai's back and remained silent for a long time.

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morning.

The rain has stopped, and the sunshine after the rain always looks so bright.

The sun penetrates the clouds and falls directly on the earth, dispelling the damp smell of rainy days.

The pillars were called up by Shang Quanna early in the morning for training. The pillars were all full of motivation and energy, except for my wife Shancun who couldn't sleep all night.

"Damn Jiichiro... he actually slept in the doctor's office blatantly..."

My wife Shancun had a tired look on her face and her body was swaying as she walked in the mountains. He was mumbling through gritted teeth.

"Very sleepy…"

The pillars had already started today's simulated confrontation with the enemy in the false infinite city on the top of the mountain, and Shang Quannai also increased the difficulty of the training.

History is always surprisingly similar.

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the other side.

Inside the shrine room.

The approaching noon sun streamed into the room through the open door.

A very sunny summer scent.

"!"

Jikuni Iwakatsu, who slept from afternoon to noon the next day, suddenly woke up from the tatami.

Jiguo Yansheng's chest rises and falls regularly. If you observe carefully, you will find that

——This has formed a special system.

He sat up, shook his head dizzily, and looked around with doubtful eyes.

His vision suddenly became extremely fine, and he was a little uncomfortable with it.

The rhythm of his breathing also became unique unknowingly, and even began to subtly improve his physique.

where am I.

Jiguo Yansheng rubbed the back of his head, feeling a little pain in his head.

It seems that I have forgotten something...

In his mind, there is a vague image of Ji Guoyuan's image when he was a child.

——Is it a dream?

Subconsciously clenching his fists, feeling the majestic power that he had never had in his body, Jiguo Yansheng's spirit gradually became clearer.

At this time, Jiguo Enichi, who was kneeling beside him, slowly said:

"You're awake, brother."

Jiguo Yansheng's slightly proud expression instantly froze, and he stiffly raised his head and looked to his side.

After seeing Ji Guoyuan's smiling face, his expression gradually darkened.

Mental clarity is a bit too much.

"...Yeah." He nodded pretending to be profound.

"Father!" At this time, Yan Sheng's son suddenly appeared out of nowhere, lying next to his quilt and yelling:

"Is your body recovering well?"

Jiguo Yansheng's brain was a little down. He turned around in confusion and subconsciously rubbed his son's head.

Why did you wake up?

——There is a feeling of family reunion.

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aside.

Uta, wearing a light yellow kimono, said happily:

"Listen to me, Yuanyi often talks about your husband to me..."

Sitting next to Uta is none other than Iwakatsu’s wife, Stepukuni Yae.

"...Rong, what an honor."

Stepkuni Yawei was talking to Udo awkwardly.

The reason for her embarrassment was simple.

When talking about Yan Sheng, Udo can always tell a lot of things related to Yan Sheng.

It seems that Enichi Tsukuni often talks about his brother with his family.

But she was different.

—— Completely unaware that her husband still has a younger brother alive.

Never heard of it!

Whether it is the elder in the family or her husband Yan Sheng.

She had never heard anyone else say that the stepmother actually had two legitimate sons.

After Enichi Tsukuni's explanation just now, Yawei Tsukuni knew that Enichi turned out to be Iwakatsu's twin brother.

And she was not involved in a class power war, she was just taken to her husband's side.

What a shame!

So Stepkuni Yawei could only listen in embarrassment to Udo's praise of her husband's deeds, and she could only nod silently.

It's just... so embarrassing.

Stepkuni Yawei's face turned red.

Udo found it very interesting to see Tsukuni Yamei looking like he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

So he talked even more earnestly about what he knew about Jiguo Yansheng:

"Now, now, you know..."

"Uh-huh……"

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"Brother, can you stand up?" Ji Guoyuan was half-kneeling beside Yan Sheng. He stretched out a hand towards his brother:

"You don't have to force yourself. It doesn't matter if you hold my hand and stand up."

"?"

Jiguo Yansheng turned around. Although his face was expressionless, the veins on his forehead suddenly popped out.

He looked directly into Jiguo Yuanyi's deep eyes and slowly turned his head.

He slowly stood up from the tatami and adjusted the dark blue kimono he was wearing at the moment:

"You don't have to worry anymore."

Ji Guoyuan stared blankly at Yan Sheng getting up, and he couldn't help but praise his wife Yudo again.

He also stood up, patted Haori, and then said to Tsukuni Iwakatsu:

"Brother, I will take you to practice today."

Jiguo Yansheng frowned tightly when he heard this, and turned his head in disbelief:

"What did you say?"

Yan Sheng's feet were bare, and the corners of his mouth were slightly drooped.

Yuanyi lowered his head slightly, looking at the sunlight seeping in from outside the door, his tone was calm but extremely sure:

"Today we are going to practice breathing techniques."

"My brother's breathing method must be guided and adjusted by me."

"That's what Nye said."

He raised his head and looked at Jiguo Yansheng's slightly rising chest:

"but…"

"Brother, it seems that you have mastered the breathing method..."

Jiguo Yansheng looked at Yuanyi with more and more confusion.

Pranayama...what is it?

When did I master such...things...

Ji Guoyuan lowered his head and thought for a while, then seemed to think of something. He walked to the door, stood in the sun, turned to Yan Sheng and said:

"Brother, please come with me."

After saying that, he left straight in one direction.

Jiguo Yansheng walked to the door barefoot suspiciously. He squinted at the sunny weather outside and hesitated for a while.

Keeping up with his younger brother.

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Shortly after.

Following Guo Yuanyi, he stopped in front of another house.

Wow——!

He opened the door and walked barefoot into the room covered with straw mats.

This is the usual training ground for ordinary members of the Demon Slayer Corps.

——Dojo.

On the wall next to it, you can see wooden knives or real knives hanging everywhere.

Jiguo Yansheng followed Yuanyi into the room excitedly.

While walking and running just now, he discovered.

——Compared with before, my physique has improved by leaps and bounds.

Human limitations…perhaps…

Just as Iwakatsu was thinking about this, Enichi suddenly turned around and threw a wooden knife at him.

Snapped!

He subconsciously caught the wooden knife, sighed for a moment at his reaction ability, and then looked up in confusion.

"Brother." Jiguoyuan stood at the end of the dojo and shouted to Iwakatsu, "Please wield the wooden sword as you like!"

"Anything will do!"

Jiguo Yansheng frowned slightly.

He lowered his head and glanced at the wooden knife in his hand, but rarely responded.

Maybe he was in a good mood, or maybe he wanted to show off to his younger brother the swordsmanship of Jiguo that he had been practicing for many years.

He stepped forward suddenly, taking a steady step.

Subliminal changes in breathing rhythm.

Jiguo Iwakatsu takes action!

[Jiguo Swordsman·Xia Li]

Swish——!

The wooden sword slashed hard! The sound of breaking through the air suddenly sounded!

In Jiguo Iwakatsu's eyes, he couldn't believe it.

A lavender crooked moon appeared brilliantly on the traces of the blade.

Whoosh!

And like water splashed from the blade of a knife! It spread instantly to a large area!

He ran straight towards the one standing opposite - Enichi Tsukuni!