Dragon Clan: Thought So Far

Chapter 235 234. Why did you give Eri Yi to that boy named Lu?

The silent Minamoto Chisei and Tachibana Masamune sat across from each other in a room with red and gold gentian family emblems on the walls. Between them was a small oak table.

From the view of Shinjuku district through the floor-to-ceiling windows behind it, we can tell that this is still Genji Heavy Industries.

Yuan Zhisheng chose the location of this meeting in the office of the director of the Executive Bureau. Here he was the absolute authority. The largest violent organization in the entire family was completely under the orders of this young man who could be said to be taciturn.

But at this moment, Yuan Zhisheng pursed his lips tightly, and he did not make any sound. He just had a solemn and determined look on his face, and the tips of his sharp eyebrows were slightly raised, like a sword about to be unsheathed.

While sitting so quietly, you can see that Yuan Zhisheng and Yuan Zhisheng are indeed somewhat similar, except that the elder brother looks more serious and tough, while the younger brother is more childish like a girl. But they are very stubborn people, and they will never change something they have decided on even if they die.

"Dad, drink." Yuan Zhisheng picked up a cup of sake from the table with both hands and took a sip. There were long-bright lamps burning in the office. The wicks of those long-bright lamps were soaked in whale oil and could keep burning. Some kind of plant spices were added, and the faint fragrance spread to the entire room with the rising smoke.

The huge office didn't look dim because it had floor-to-ceiling windows that let in the light from Shinjuku at night, but the only thing that really enveloped Minamoto Chisei and Tachibana Masamune was the halo of this solitary lamp.

The bottle of sake was placed next to Minamoto Chisao, and there was only a plate of dried beef and natto as side dishes to accompany the wine. Masamune Tachibana looked at Minamoto Chisao's oppressive evil eyes and drank it all in one gulp with his hands raised.

In the darkness around them stood a huge bronze bust. The bust made an angry or ferocious expression, but had no limbs, as if the evil spirits in hell were greedily spying on the world.

Their shadows fell on the wall covered with Gentianhua family emblems, dancing in the flames, and the atmosphere was solemn and a bit scary.

"Zhisheng, aren't you going to look up and look around? Those are the sages of the family. Their bones are riddled with holes. Before they died, they used their bodies to block the ancient road from hell to the human world. After they died, they were still buried in a standing position. Support the prosperity of the family in this way at Shiroha Dog Shrine." Tachibana Masamune sat surrounded by bronze busts, the firelight swaying on his face, and the unpredictable shadows made this usually gentle and kind face appear in a trance. Looks like an evil ghost.

"I'm watching. But times have changed, Dad. Today's Sheqi family is no longer comparable to the past. We can decide where we will die, and we can proudly tell our ancestors after we die that we were on the battlefield. No retreat," Yuan Zhisheng lit a cigarette and frowned with his slender eyebrows.

"But the only one we can decide is ourselves. What power do we have to control the fate of others today?"

Tachibana Masamune was stunned for a moment.

He had been away from the family for less than a month, but Yuan Zhisheng seemed to have completely replaced his position.

As the head of the Snake Qihachi family, Masamune Tachibana was at a disadvantage in the negotiations with the Americans in Chicago and lost the family's dignity. Masamune Tachibana's majesty has been hit. The emperor's blood flows in Minamoto's body, and he is the Amaterasu of this generation. The Japanese believe in fate more than destiny. The power vacuum period when Tachibana Masamune left has allowed Minamoto to establish his prestige unintentionally.

The Japanese are such a strange nation. Their bones are hard when facing painful companions who humiliate themselves, but soft when facing enemies that cannot be defeated.

Tachibana Masamune has realized that Yuan Zhisheng has a strong appeal in the family, and even legally speaking, he should be the most suitable head of the family.

"The ancestors of the family fought to the death for righteousness on this land. The Snake Qiba family has guarded the boundary between light and darkness for a long time. It is the Great Wall in desperate situations. In this ethnic group, everyone can be sacrificed, as long as they can Carry out our righteousness.”

Masamune Tachibana's body posture seemed more relaxed than that of Minamoto Chisheng, but he gave Yuan Chisheng a huge sense of oppression, and his old, wrinkled face had never been more serious. Yuan Zhisheng raised his eyes to look at the old man opposite him. He was wearing a black kimono and his body was still very tall. Inside the kimono was a plain striped cloth. Because the weather in Tokyo was getting colder, he was covered with a black haori. , although it is just the most common attire of a Japanese old man, wearing it makes people feel like they are looking up at a high mountain.

No matter how Tachibana Masamune presents himself as a peaceful old man, he has after all held the sword called power for many years. This sword hangs over the heads of the Snakeki Hachi family and even the entire Japanese shadow society. Everyone must look up to him, and everyone must fear him. As long as Tachibana Masamune is still in this world, the dark side of society will have a throne for him.

Minamoto was silent, drinking one cup after another. Tachibana Masamune's long eyebrows frowned, and Haori seemed to sway with the swaying light of the fire.

In fact, Tachibana Masamune was not looking down on Minamoto Chisei, he was just shocked by what happened and didn't know why Minamoto Chisheng would do such a thing.

Why would you hand over Uesugi Eri to someone from the academy?

You must know that to the family, Eriyi not only means a girl or a mascot-like head of the family, she is also a weapon that the parents regard as a dragon-slaying sword. This weapon has been cultivated for many years. It was about to be put to use, but Yuan Zhisheng personally sent it out.

Even though Tachibana Masamune once said that he hoped that Eri could feel the taste of freedom and the taste of being loved before he died, he still never thought of entrusting her to the commissioner from the headquarters.

Yuan Zhisheng didn't speak for a long time, until finally he took a heavy drag on his cigarette.

"I will always insist on our justice, dad. Ke Huiliyi is innocent and she should not be involved in this dispute." Yuan Zhisheng said softly, his expression was calm and his tone was gentle. It was as calm as a lake without waves caused by the wind, but the young superior subconsciously took off the cigarette in his mouth and crushed the burning cigarette butt and ashes in his palm.

"No one is innocent in this war. The gods, the Snake Qiba family, the fierce ghosts, Kassel Academy... everyone has their own desires and purposes. We always abide by the will of our ancestors to guard this country, because of this The country has protected us and allowed us to grow and prosper. In order to kill God and to be freed from the control of the Secret Party, all of us can die. I can, you can, Inuyama Ga can, Fuma Kotaro can, but Eri shouldn't. This is the exception." Tachibana Masamune said coldly. He rarely communicated with Minamoto in this tone. For many years, Tachibana Masamune's image in the family has always been that of a kind old man, and he would never harshly criticize young people.

"You didn't care about Eri that much before. Her position in your heart is far less important than that of a young girl, and may not even be as important as that girl named Yabuki Sakura. What made you change your mind?" Masamune Tachibana's eyes were simply astonishing. As if it could pierce the heart, no changes in emotions and waves of emotions could be seen in those dark pupils that had gradually become cloudy.

I don't know if it was because he heard Minamoto Chi's name from Masamune Tachibana, or because the old man mentioned the fact that a certain girl that even Minamoto Chi was not aware of occupied a very important position in his heart. The student stooped slowly.

For a moment, Tachibana Masamune simply felt that the person sitting in front of him was not the Amaterasu who could dominate the executive bureau, but the boy he had brought out from the mountains many years ago.

That young man has very clean eyes and is very stubborn. He must do what he decides to do, never admit defeat, and never succumb to things that are contrary to his own justice.

"Lu Mingfei asked me a question." Yuan Zhisheng turned around and looked at the huge floor-to-ceiling window. Outside the window was Shinjuku at night, with bright lights and orderly traffic like a burning river. Yuan Zhisheng's gaze passed over the densely packed high-rise buildings and looked far and far away where the sky and the earth meet.

“He asked me, in all my ideas about going to nudist beaches in France, had I ever thought about taking Eri clothes with me?”

Tachibana Masamune's hand holding the wine glass suddenly stopped in mid-air. He looked at Yuan Zhisheng. The young man who had always been strong was actually a little lonely at the moment.

"I think I already knew her ending from the beginning, and so did you, right dad? We have already made preparations for Eriki to die on a certain battlefield, so there will never be any in our future. Pass her position." Yuan Zhisheng's voice was actually a little tired, and his face reflected the light and fire of Shinjuku at night, like a weak river of fire flowing.

In fact, Yuan Zhisheng didn't know why he did this, but he knew that he would regret it if he didn't. The justice he insisted on was impacted for the first time, and this impact came from the girl he had always regarded as his sister.

The first time Minamoto and Eriko met was at the White Feather Dog Shrine in the mountains. At that time, he had only come out of the mountains for a short time and had great ambitions. The day before he met Eriki, Tachibana Masamune Taking Yuan Zhisheng to have a big meal at Longyin Hotel, Yuan Zhisheng looked at the Tokyo night like today, but there was no trace of loneliness in his expression, just hope, and even his pupils seemed to light up.

Minamoto told Masamune Tachibana that day that he wanted to stand out in this city, that he wanted to drink the best wine and eat in the most expensive restaurants every day, and that he wanted to become a man as upright as his father. Tachibana Masamune laughed loudly and said that a man who stands upright has to bear a lot of responsibilities. Minamoto Chisheng, are you really ready? Yuan Zhisheng had forgotten his answer. He only remembered that Tachibana Masamune drove him into the mountains in the very old Mercedes-Benz early the next morning.

That day, the strong wind blew down the cherry blossoms all over the sky. Eriki was transferred from the Kanagawa intensive care unit to the Shiroha Inu Shrine. The little girl was completely white, lying quietly on the hospital bed, wearing a ventilator, and her eyes did not have much energy. , just staring in the direction of the mountains from a distance.

Tachibana Masamune patted Minamoto Shosuke on the shoulder and said that this is a descendant of the Uesugi family. Her bloodline is strong but not so stable, and her mental condition is also problematic. The family has recognized her bloodline inheritance, so celebrate, Shishou, Minamoto. After returning home, the Sheqi Ba family made up the last piece of the puzzle for the Nei San family.

Yuan Zhisheng didn't feel very happy. He just walked to the bedside and looked at the girl who looked healthy but had no eyesight. Her neck was wrapped in a bandage. It was said that that was when she struggled out of control. He hurt himself.

People are like this sometimes, they will empathize when they see someone weaker than themselves. Yuan Zhisheng had already killed his younger brother at that time, and his heart should have been tempered as hard as steel, but the ward was quiet that day. All I could hear was the monotonous ticking of the heartbeat machine. He thought that this girl looked very beautiful, but she must be very lonely, forever trapped in a small room listening to the never-ending beeping sound.

So Yuan Zhisheng touched Eli Yi's hair and said, don't be afraid, I will protect you in the future. Eli Yi's eyes became brighter for the first time. She looked at Yuan Zhisheng and nodded.

A feeling similar to that of an elder brother was brewing in his heart. Yuan Zhisheng felt that his love for Eriyi was the love of an elder brother for his younger sister. He had lost a younger brother and needed a younger sister to fill the vacant position.

But a lot of things happened later. Returning to his family, accepting the gift from the Minamoto family, and joining the Executive Directorate... Minamoto's own growth is getting faster and faster day by day, and he is also maturing day by day. One day, someone said that he was Amaterasu, and that he was born to be the emperor. , he will one day be the master of the world he can see.

Yuan Zhisheng was very happy at first. He vowed that he would do well and even better than his father, and he did indeed do it.

But Minamoto seems to have forgotten the promise he made to Eriki at the White Feather Dog Shrine on that afternoon when the strong wind blew down the cherry blossoms and snow all over the sky.

There is no place for her in his future, she is already a weapon destined to break.

Eriki has become a little willful these days. She sometimes clamors to leave home to find the boy named Lu, but Yuan Zhisheng thinks this is good, so that she feels like a real girl.

Know how to act coquettishly, how to be angry and how to love.

He is the one who is destined to die. If Eryi can follow Lu Mingfei, she may live for a long time, and maybe she will have children or something. One day, such an idea came to Yuan Zhisheng's mind, and then he got out of control.

"I care about Eri more than you do, but our selfishness will cause huge disasters." Masamune Tachibana slowly filled himself with sake. He also looked out the window, his old face trembling.

"The return of God is imminent, and the fierce ghosts can no longer hold back. We must suppress God to death in the Kingdom of God. This is the fate of the Snake Qiba family. We must also regain freedom from the hands of Kassel College. This is This is the destiny of our generation.”

"Do you really know what you are doing, child?"

"It doesn't matter, dad." Yuan Zhisheng lowered his head, "I made a condition to Lu Mingfei. He must kill the young girl with me again, and the threat of the fierce ghosts will be easily solved. And God... "

The young man suddenly raised his head. There seemed to be golden mandalas slowly rotating in his eyes. The golden light was so gorgeous and majestic.

"The inheritance of God will only belong to the family. Angers is old. If I am still alive after this, I will use absolute power to let them know that the Sheqiba family is no longer the Sheqiba family in the past. If I have If he is dead, then the god must also be dead, at least our fate is ended at this moment."