Chapter 249: The Toteng Family

Todo-ryu, as a swordsmanship style, is very famous all over the world. The activity of the Xingmai generation in this era is destined to attract more attention than before the falling star rain.

However, Roy had no idea how famous the Todou style was before. It was not until he came to the residence of the Todou style that he understood how arrogant this sect was.

The mansion is located on the hills outside Sendai. There are several tea ceremony-style buildings and several temple-like buildings on the vast land. It is spectacular enough to give people the illusion that they have arrived at the mansion of a daimyo in the Edo period.

"Welcome to the Todo-ryu clan."

When Roy arrived here in the deputy county magistrate's car, he must have received the news in advance. The main figures of Qilin's family were already waiting at the main entrance.

Todo Kirin, his father Seijiro, and a woman who looked like Kirin's sister all welcomed Roy's arrival in a very formal and solemn manner. They were neither staged nor overly intimate, which satisfied the new magistrate. Long face.

Standing among them was an old woman. She was short in stature, with white hair tied into a bun. She was wearing a high-priced silk kimono that could be seen at a glance. Her face was deeply wrinkled. Although she was old, her waist was still small. The straight stance of the pole is like a sharpened sword.

"You guys are so polite. I came here in a hurry this time and didn't prepare a decent gift. I hope you'll forgive me."

Roy also showed a humble and gentle demeanor. As soon as he finished speaking, the driver took out several neat gift boxes from the car.

"Hoho, since you are Qilin's senior, doing this is too unruly."

The old woman's expression was cold yet gentle, giving people a feeling of being both majestic and neither humble nor overbearing. As she said this, she called on the disciples next to her to accept the gifts.

"Standing here and talking may make people misunderstand that I, the Todo Clan, do not treat guests well. Please come in and talk!"

Roy naturally nodded in agreement.

After passing through the main gate, what comes into view is a very wide open space with a small courtyard built in it. The surrounding grass is neatly tended. There is also a main house and several side houses scattered in the distance. The impression of orderly people makes people feel solemn and solemn at first glance, which reminds people of the rumored strict teaching style of Todou style.

"It's much more spectacular than imagined!"

Roy sighed in a low voice. This mansion is not only ten times, maybe a hundred times bigger than Aosaki Residence.

"We have a lot of Todou-ryu disciples. The total number of disciples in dojos around the world exceeds 10,000!"

Todo Kirin took two steps forward and explained to Roy carefully and proudly.

"Disciples from all over the world often come to the headquarters to practice, that's why the place is so well built."

It turns out that there are over 10,000 disciples around the world. This would be unimaginable in the ordinary world. The total number of over 10,000 disciples is also a very huge force, not to mention that there may be some dignitaries among these disciples.

Seeing the two people whispering there, the old woman frowned but didn't say much.

The woman who looked very similar to Qilin and looked like Qilin's sister cast a very gentle look at Roy, as if she was looking at her own child.

"The old woman hasn't introduced herself yet. I call my wife Dai Shino. Although she married into a separate family, for some reasons, she is now the agent of the clan."

In the main house, a room so wide that it felt empty, the old woman and Roy sat face to face, while Seijiro, Kirin and another woman stood beside them.

Roy glanced at the three people Qirin standing next to him, and was unconvinced. Toudou Ryu was always known for being strict, especially when he came this time as the new county magistrate, which made the atmosphere a bit too high-sounding.

"Is this why Uncle Seijiro was imprisoned?"

"That's right."

The old woman, my wife Dai Zhinai, nodded without joy or worry.

"I was originally the sister-in-law of Koichiro and Seijiro. Koichiro was really useless, so Seijiro inherited the clan. However, he was imprisoned a few years ago, so I had to drag this old bone back from the branch to act as the head of the clan. , Of course, when Seijiro recovers, the position of head of the family will be returned to him. "

"Now that Seijiro can be released from prison, I would like to thank County Magistrate Roy for his mediation. I would like to thank you. I will be of use to Toudou-ryu in the future. I hope you can remember us. We Toudou-ryu will do our best to help! "

"So are we. Thank you to the county magistrate for coming to the rescue this time!"

My wife, Shino Dai, and Seijiro next to me all bowed deeply to Roy in a very serious manner, including Kirin.

"To be too humble at this time would come across as arrogant, so I accepted it with peace of mind."

Roy didn't panic and accepted the family's sincerity with a smile.

"This is better!"

Todo Seijiro breathed a sigh of relief and cast a grateful look at Roy.

It can be seen that this family is very strict with themselves. If they owe others a favor, they must thank others and find a way to repay it. Of course, this method of dealing with things is completely different from Julis. The Todo family has a clean and honest family tradition. She is strict with herself, and Julis is eager to draw clear boundaries with others, but she has changed a lot recently, and she is not as awkward as before.

My wife, Shino Dai, also looked at Roy with surprise, and secretly thought that he is indeed someone who dares to shake up the national structure. When he watched him play, he was young and energetic, but this time he was polite and courteous, and his temperament was either flamboyant or restrained. , those who didn’t know thought he was the successor trained by some big family.

If this young man can marry into their Toudou family, the future of Toudou Ryu will not be a problem.

But she was just thinking about it. This young man is not an ordinary person. The Toudou family may not be able to accommodate him.

"How about staying for dinner tonight?"

"Actually, I'm more greedy. I plan to stay here for the night."

"Hahaha, that's even more welcome!"

Agatsuma Shino laughed at his words.

"If you don't mind, how about holding a martial arts performance tonight to welcome the distinguished guests?"

The old woman winked at him and smiled, as if she had seen through your heart.

Roy's face moved slightly.

"Old woman, you understand it very well."

"It's just the tacit understanding of the warriors."

Agatsuma Shino smiled slightly.

"Actually, I, an old woman, also want to see the swordsmanship of the champion of the Star Martial Arts Festival!"

"Then I will be disrespectful to refuse."

After receiving Roy's affirmative answer, Agatsuma Dai Shino nodded with a comfortable face, then stood up and left the main house, summoned the disciples to arrange the martial arts performance tonight, and the reception was handed over to Seijiro's family.

"Huh, the aunt is finally gone!"

Toto Kirin looked at the old woman's back carefully, and it took a long time before she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Qirin is still so afraid of the aunt!"

The woman standing next to Kirin like an elder sister smiled and touched Kirin's head, with a doting look on her face.

"The aunt is too majestic."

Toto Kirin nodded heavily.

My father went to prison early, and since she was sensible, it was basically the aunt who taught and supervised her swordsmanship practice. To her, the aunt has the same majesty as the class teacher, and a glance from her is enough to make her tremble.

"Senior Roy can actually chat and laugh with my aunt, and make my aunt laugh out loud, that's amazing!"

When Qi Lin thought of the laughter my aunt had just made that she hadn't heard in several years, she couldn't help but cast a look of admiration at Roy. Roy's status in her heart probably rose a lot.