Chapter 52 The Veil of Night

Tie Zhuyu was still sobbing softly intermittently, bearing the pain and reluctantly sitting on the steps.

Because the steps were very cold, her skirt was very thin, and she only wore a pair of white stockings on her lower body. When Qingshui Koji dragged her over, he didn't show any tenderness. If she hadn't cooperated with him, she might have been dragged from the ground.

More than ten minutes had passed, and she still hadn't recovered from the pain. She curled up and sobbed, like a homeless girl, and it was inevitable that people felt a little pitiful.

But Qingshui Koji was unmoved. Although he didn't understand Tie Zhuyu who suddenly came up with murderous intentions, he couldn't say he hated her, but he didn't say he had pity for her.

And the girl's mumbling when she sobbed just now made him vaguely understand something.

Tie Zhuyu seemed to have an almost morbid desire for strength.

She didn't admire strength like most people, she longed for her own strength.

The "wooooooo" cry just now was mixed with inaudible complaints and accusations, just like a little girl who was beaten and cried. Anyway, Qingshui Koji hadn't seen this kind of crying for a long time.

Tie Zhuyu was mumbling at that time, and Qingshui Koji naturally didn't hear it clearly, but he could probably understand it a little.

It seemed that in addition to her desire for strength, she seemed to come to him out of unwillingness, or jealousy

Well, from this aspect, it is more in line with her age.

And listening to Tie Zhuyu's words, Qingshui Koji couldn't help but think of the past.

When he was still a world traveler, there was a time when he naturally hated the days of powerlessness and life and death that were not controlled by himself.

He also longed to become stronger, and he wanted to resist the fate of never being seven days.

In the early days, he also made the weak cry to countless strong people, but only a few times did he get some insignificant responses.

Qingshui Koji vaguely remembered the most recent one, which was probably as far away as dozens of worlds.

In the flying sand, the setting sun was as dazzling as the melting gold. The taciturn wandering swordsman, with a sword in hand, moved with the wind, and walked alone in the yellow sand road.

So, although I don't know what secrets Tie Zhuyu has in her heart, Qing Shui Haoji can understand part of her state of mind.

After a while, Tie Zhuyu on the side finally recovered a lot.

Under normal circumstances, she would definitely not be able to recover after resisting Qing Shui Haoji's slash in the abdomen. It is hard to say whether she is conscious or not.

But as the daughter of the Tie Group, although her mother strictly forbade her to contact kendo, sometimes she gave her a close-fitting soft armor without saying anything.

A treasure from the Warring States Period, it is said to be made of meteorite iron from outer space, as hard as iron and as silky as silk. It once set off a bloody battle, and was finally obtained by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the shogunate era.

Of course, Tie Zhuyu didn't know the story behind it.

It was precisely because of the protection of the treasured robe and her physical fitness that was far superior to that of ordinary people that she was able to recover at this moment.

But compared to her well-protected body, her wrist was much worse at this moment.

She was almost unable to move due to the pain. Even in the dim alley, the dark purple bruises were clearly visible.

But for Tie Zhuyu, as long as it was not fatal pain, she could completely endure it with her willpower.

And if it were not for the clear division of labor between the two swords of Shimizu Koji at that moment, stabbing her wrist just to make her give up the sword, and focusing on her abdomen, her wrist would probably have been broken now.

But this also shows that Shimizu Koji is really merciless.

"Maybe I saw it wrong. You are indeed a swordsman. Why don't you kill me?"

Tie Zhuyu ignored the pain in her wrist with willpower.

Her calm tone seemed to have restored the independent kendo girl before. The one who was sobbing and crying just now was just another irrelevant person.

However, the words she said at this time were completely different.

"It's a peaceful era now." Shimizu Koji came back to his senses from his memories and replied casually.

Although he didn't care about killing, he also had his own principles, otherwise he would become a murderer.

He had just pointed his sword at Tetsu Moroha's head and asked her why she suddenly came to him. Tetsu Moroha's special "answer" saved her life.

Shimizu Koji could be sure that Tetsu Moroha was just a girl with extreme thoughts and childish behavior.

His danger rating was: zero.

There was no hatred between them at all, and there was none now. Tetsu Moroha was like the kind of ant that would be stepped on if it passed by.

Although Shimizu Koji was a little unhappy, the lesson he gave with the two swords was enough for a girl who was just bad and immature.

Tetsu Moroha was stunned when she heard Shimizu Koji's answer, and then she sneered at herself with a self-deprecating laugh, lowered her head, and said nothing more.

She couldn't see through Shimizu Koji. She thought this guy was not like those pedantic guys who claimed to be samurai she had seen before.

Because those people always underestimated her because she was a girl, and even showed mercy, and the result was naturally that she was ruthlessly defeated.

But the sword of Shimizu Koji in front of her was clearly going to kill her, and now he was talking about peacetime.

But after thinking about it for a while, she became silent.

Yes, swordsmen have already left the stage of history.

But she herself, because of her identity, never took the so-called order and the police seriously, and was always used to solving problems with the sharp blade in her hand.

But for most people, kendo has lost its edge.

The real kendo in her heart, until now, the most critical purpose of it has not been accepted and recognized by the public.

"Don't you want to ask why?"

Tie Zhuyu's hands and feet were a little cold. She had been walking for too long with a loneliness that was not understood and accepted, but she herself was never willing to let it go.

And she asked the question out of the blue, and Shimizu Koji didn't know what she was talking about for a while.

Tie Zhuyu didn't seem to want to listen to his answer, and continued to talk on his own: "During the fight with Teidan, you must have known that if we continued to fight, I couldn't win against you at all."

"This time, I knew from the beginning that I had no chance of killing you, but I did draw my sword with the belief that I would kill you."

"Because if I didn't make such a determination, I'm afraid I would be completely defeated without even seeing your true strength."

Qi Shui Haoji was silent for a while. Tie Zhuyu's thoughts on kendo were indeed a bit extreme, but there was nothing wrong with what she said. She had a good eye.

"Kendo has always been born to kill people. I have always adhered to this concept. I want to kill someone with my own hands. That person has a talent that may be more terrible than you."

Tie Zhuyu's face was gloomy. When Qing Shui Haoji heard this, he finally understood a little.

"But I still can't accept that I would lose to someone like you."

"Someone like me?"

Tie Zhuyu's eyes were erratic, and her thoughts were so elusive that it was hard to understand. Her tone dropped again.

Upon hearing this, Shimizu Koji couldn't help but feel puzzled and doubtful.

What happened to him?

Tie Zhuyu didn't act pretentiously like an ordinary girl, and said directly: "Not only are you not focused on kendo at all, but you go to this kind of place to have fun at this age, but you can still become stronger so easily even if you waste your talent like this-"

"Wait--."

"I'm just here to work part-time." Shimizu Koji explained.

But his explanation did not get Tie Zhuyu's understanding, but made the girl frown and her eyes change.

Tie Zhuyu couldn't understand it at all.

"Why do you want to do this? Are you short of money? With your kendo skills, you will have a good income no matter which dojo you go to, and you won't have to worry about finding a job in the future. Why do you still go to this kind of place--."

The reason why kendo in Japan has a high status is that kendo is not only a traditional high-tech and highly ornamental competitive sport.

At the same time, people with strong kendo skills, even if they only graduated from high school, will have a lot of extra points in future employment, and even be a decisive factor.

"I'm just here to work as a pianist part-time. Anyway, it's not what you think."

For such a misunderstanding, Shimizu Koji naturally had to explain.

Tetsu Moroha was stunned for a long time before she recovered. Compared to believing that Shimizu Koji was a scum with only talent, she was more willing to believe what Shimizu Koji said.

Because in this way, her loss was not so unfair.

But at the same time, it also made her more confused.

Because in this way, what did she do tonight.

Is she really too extreme? Or naive?

The cold reprimand from Shimizu Koji before echoed in her ears.

She suddenly felt her cheeks slightly hot.

Silence is Cambridge tonight.

"Smith Marseille."

The apologetic voice was light and sincere.

The night is the last veil of the girl.

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