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"What?"

Qingdeng froze for a moment, and broke his voice uncontrollably when he spoke.

"Bai Ju is gone? When was she not here?"

The counter clerk sighed heavily.

"Oh... guest officer, it's really unfortunate that you came here..."

"Bai Ju disappeared suddenly this evening."

"As early as half a month ago, we noticed that she was getting very close to a poor samurai named Irie Matahachiro."

"Ever since I got acquainted with this person, Bai Ju has become indifferent to work."

"Not only was he perfunctory when picking up customers, but he often smirked into the air."

"We've seen this kind of situation a lot—silly girls who fall in love all have this kind of virtue."

"We wanted to remind her not to do stupid things, but... before we could find her, we received the message 'We can't find Baiju' more than an hour ago."

"We guess that she should have eloped with that Irie Matahachiro."

Speaking of this, the counter staff gritted their teeth uncontrollably.

"Damn! This dead girl is really a heartless little beast!"

"When she was about to starve to death on the street, we took her in, provided her with food and drink, and taught her to play chess, calligraphy, and painting, so that she could mix in Yoshihara, where the competition is fierce and girls are eliminated every month. Eat with one bite."

"It's fine if she doesn't want to reciprocate, but she even fled without permission!"

"It's really disgusting!"

Although the government built walls and dug ditches to prevent the wandering girls from escaping, the harsh living environment still forced the wandering girls to scramble to escape—many of them successfully escaped.

Their means of escape include but are not limited to: women disguised as men to sneak out of the gate, hide in the Gong barrels that transport excrement and urine, bribe the official servants of Shirobei Clubhouse...

Since the birth of Yoshiwara, it has been common for "young girls to elope with their lovers".

People often think that: You girls have to meet so many men every day, so they should have become numb to love and matters between men and women.

Not so.

Because I have eaten too much bitterness, I will feel refreshing after tasting any sweetness.

This is why there are frequent incidents of "mortal women elope with their lovers" regardless of ancient and modern things.

Novelists and playwrights in the Edo period were particularly fond of the theme of "younv" and often wrote love stories about "wandering women running away for love"-most of them were tragedies.

Qingdeng was not in the mood to listen to the counter staff complaining here.

Although he knew that the hope was slim, he still asked:

"Where did Bai Ju go...do you have a general idea?"

The counter staff smiled bitterly.

"Guest officer, we also want to know where Bai Ju has gone. If we knew where Bai Ju is now, we would have sent someone to arrest her long ago!"

...

...

Qingdeng walked out of the Thousand Flower House with a solemn expression.

— Tsk... My luck must be too bad...

While rubbing the center of his brows, Qingdeng turned his aggrieved mood into a sound of "hey".

A good living person, who never disappears sooner or later, but just disappeared today when he was looking for her urgently...

If Baiju really eloped with her lover as the counter staff said, then that's all.

What Qingdeng fears the most is...Bai Ju will be wiped out by that gangster who doesn't follow common sense...

After all, according to Kamenosuke, Yuuki Kamenosuke is particularly fond of Shirajuku, and every time he comes to Yoshiwara, he will definitely have sex with her.

It cannot be ruled out that in order to reduce the probability of revealing their whereabouts, the gangsters will kill all the relevant personnel involved with them...

Just when Qingdeng was standing on the bustling street with people coming and going, thinking hard about what to do next——

"Hey, boy, boy!"

An old female voice came from beside him.

"Um?"

Because the sound came from a very low position, Qingdeng had to bury his chin at several angles.

First, a pair of bright eyes broke into Qingdeng's retina.

She was a very short old lady.

Qingdeng felt that she looked familiar, and after blinking, he remembered where this sense of familiarity came from—it was the old woman he had passed shoulder-to-shoulder with when he just entered the House of Thousand Flowers.

Before Qingdeng crossed the threshold of the House of Thousand Flowers, she was arguing with the counter staff about something.

The old woman is about 80 years old.

She has frost and snow on her hair and a plain but clean blue kimono.

That early gray hair did not match her energetic appearance.

The petite body is a bit thin, and the bones of the hands and feet seem to be connected with screws and nuts.

Although the face is covered with traces of years, but the skin is very fair.

Although layers of wrinkles cover the original appearance of the facial features, Qingdeng, based on his rich experience in close contact with many beautiful girls in his daily life, dares to conclude: this old woman must have been a very cute girl when she was young. beauty.

"Grandma, what's the matter?"

Qingdeng asked.

"Young man, are you looking for Bai Ju?"

--Um?

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows, raised his eyes, and looked at the old woman carefully from head to toe several times.

She should have heard the conversation I had with the counter staff just now. Qingdeng thought to himself.

Although he didn't know why the old lady asked this question, Qingdeng still answered truthfully:

"Yes, what's wrong?"

The old woman nodded thoughtfully.

Then, she said amazingly:

"Since that's the case...boy, do you want to cooperate with me? Let's find Bai Ju back together."

"cooperate?"

Qing Deng blinked in surprise.

The rapid and sudden development of things made him feel a little overwhelmed.

After tidying up his emotions, he asked back:

"Mother-in-law, I'm not conscious, are you?"

"Ah, sorry, I was so busy talking, I forgot to introduce myself."

The old lady cleared her throat, and then straightened her already straight waist like a strong bamboo.

"My name is Gua Shengxiu, and I can be regarded as an old official in Shirobei's club for now."

The old lady... that is, as soon as Gua Shengxiu finished speaking, Qingdeng's expression was instantly dominated by strong shock.

He subconsciously looked at each other a few more times.

——She is..."Yoshihara Concentric" Gua Shengxiu?

Qingdeng never expected that he would meet this legendary heroine in such a place and in such a way...

It certainly surprised Qingdeng to see the famous "Yoshihara Concentric Heart".

But what surprised him even more was the proposal just mentioned by this great man.

Qingdeng suppressed the astonishment in his heart for the time being, and asked with a serious face:

"Grandma...ah, no, Miss Guasheng, I don't know what you mean by what you just said?"

"It's literally."

Gua Shengxiu said lightly.

"I know Bai Ju's temperament very well. She is not the kind of girl who would elope with others. So I think there must be another reason for her disappearance."

"I'm concerned for her safety."

"But if you want to find someone, I'm really powerless with my old bones."

"Young man, you and I have the same goal, both want to find Baiju."

"Then, instead of fighting independently, it is better to unite with each other."

"So... young man, what do you think?"

Gua Shengxiu's tone was quite calm.

After explaining in this way, she stopped talking and waited quietly for Qingdeng's answer.

Qingdeng stared at the other party speechlessly.

After a while, he slowly asked:

"...Miss Guasheng, I have a question: You don't know me, do you?"

"Aren't you worried that I'm a bad guy?"

Speaking of this, Qingdeng specially raised his hand to press the bamboo hat on top of his head.

"Aren't you asking why I'm looking for Baiju?"

"You don't know who I am, let alone my name, or even what I look like."

"When you don't know my details at all, you seek cooperation from a person who is full of secrets like me... Your approach is 'heroic' at best, and "reckless" at worst."

Qingdeng's comments are not without sharpness.

What other people think, Qingdeng doesn't know, and doesn't want to know. Anyway, he himself is quite puzzled by Gua Shengxiu's practice of "seeking cooperation from strangers who don't know the details".

After receiving such a sharp evaluation from Qing Deng...Gua Shengxiu did not show any negative emotions.

Not only did he not feel unhappy, but he even laughed.

I saw a slight smile on her vicissitudes old face.

"Young man, although my body is old, my brain is not broken. How can I not know what you said?"

"I'm not stupid enough to ask for help from an untrustworthy person."

"The reason why I invite you to cooperate is actually very simple - because I trust you."

Hearing this, Qing Deng couldn't help frowning.

"How can you talk about 'trust' when you don't even know the basic information such as the other party's name, appearance, and age?"

"Because of the smell."

Gua Shengxiu smiled slightly, then stretched out his right index finger, and tapped his nose.

"Young man, don't underestimate the elderly—especially an old man like me who has lived in Yoshihara in all directions for nearly a lifetime."

"Which people are trustworthy good people and who are villains who need to be vigilant, I just need to smell their scent to know all about them."

"I really don't know your appearance, name, or age, but you exude a scent that makes me feel at ease."

"And this is enough."

After saying this, Gua Shengxiu suddenly stopped talking.

She thought she had recalled something, was startled, and then continued:

"Besides, it's strange to say that the smell on your body reminds me of a...a senior whom I respect very much."

After all, Gua Shengxiu's old face showed a faint look of nostalgia.

Qingdeng was silent.

If someone else said "I can tell people by smell" to Qingdeng, he would definitely feel that the other party was talking nonsense.

But the owner of this remark is "Yoshiwara Ri Tongxin" who has a legendary experience... This makes Qingdeng feel inexplicably trustworthy.

"...Miss Guasheng, I have another question. As far as I know, you, as a veteran of Yoshihara Ritongxin and Shirobei Clubhouse, enjoy a very high reputation in Yoshihara. Whether you are looking for people or in other places You should be able to find a lot of helpers who are willing to help you with everything, right? Why do you need to recruit a stranger like me?"

As soon as Qingdeng said this, Gua Shengxiu looked up to the sky and burst out laughing as if he had heard some Coca-Cola joke.

Although she smiled happily, but Qingdeng vaguely felt the helpless lament hidden in her laughter.

After laughing to her heart's content, she said quietly:

"Young man, let me tell you a cruel truth: I have dedicated my whole life to the 'Yoshihara-ri Tongxin' who is not welcomed by Yoshihara."

"To be precise, it is only popular with traveling girls."

"The rest...whether it's the owner of Younv's House or the officials of the Shirobei Club, they just regard me as an old man who 'likes to find trouble' and 'impedes their work'."

"Not everyone is like me, who treats wandering girls as real human beings."

"Although due to the relationship of seniority, the people in the Shirobei Club respect me very much and dare not be presumptuous in front of me, but that's all."

"My qualifications can only make them respect me, but they can't make them respect you girls."

"I can indeed use my identity to overwhelm the officials of Shiro Bingwei Club, and let them all come to help me find Baiju."

"However, if you do this, all you get in return are blind eyes and a perfunctory search."

"My past life experience tells me: 1000 absent-minded people are far less than 1 dedicated person."

"Instead of asking these bastards who just want to spend money to live and don't take the joys and sorrows of the wandering girls seriously, I'd rather extend a helping hand to a stranger like you who smells good."

After listening to Gua Shengxiu's words, Qingdeng couldn't help thinking of the scene he saw just now when he stepped into the Thousand Flowers House - the counter staff talked to Gua Shengxiu in a very impatient tone.

Qingdeng tactfully did not delve further into this issue.

"...Okay, I understand. Since this is the case, I would like to do my best."

After thinking for a while, Qingdeng finally gave an affirmative answer.

"Boy, I knew you would say yes."

Gua Shengxiu looked very happy.

"Miss Guasheng, I can cooperate with you, but I have a condition - to be honest, I came here to find Baiju to ask her some very important matters."

"After you find Baiju, please leave me the space and time to be alone with her."

Gua Shengxiu didn't think too much, and didn't ask Qing Deng, "What do you want to ask Bai Ju?", so he nodded slightly.

"no problem."

With just a few words, the transaction has been completed.

"It seems that I haven't reported my family until now. It's really rude."

As Qingdeng said, he put his heels together and stood up straight.

"Hanatian Qingqing, please give me more advice."

At present, Qingdeng is wanted by the government and also deliberately conceals his whereabouts, so it is impossible to report his real name.

This name is a pseudonym he just came up with temporarily.

"Orange" has the same pronunciation as another Japanese surname "立花", both are "Tachibara"

"Hanata" is tantamount to the combination of his surname "Tachibana" and the surname "Okita" of the chief executive who is currently equal to his fiancée.

As for "Qingqing", it is a mixture of its common name "Qingdeng" and its real name "Shengqing".

"Please advise, Hanada-kun."

Gua Shengxiu bowed to Qingdeng with a smile on his face.

After Qingdeng returned the gift to the other party, he went straight to the point:

"Miss Guasheng, do you have any clue about where Bai Ju's lower body is?"

"First... I'm going to check to see if Baiju is still in Yoshihara."

"Although this is not something worthy of praise, the Shirobei Club has unparalleled rich experience in how to prevent wandering girls from escaping."

"If you want to leave Yoshiwara, unless you have the ability to cross the wall and cross the river, otherwise no matter how powerful you are, you can only obediently walk through the only gate that is heavily guarded by soldiers."

"Although the defense of the Shirobei Clubhouse is not solid, it is not paper."

"Wandering girls must have the right time, place and people to have a chance to escape this resplendent 'prison'."

Gua Shengxiu turned around and walked north.

"Hanatian-kun, come with me. Let's visit all the places Baiju might go to."

...

...

At this very moment—

Yoshihara, House of Thousand Flowers——

Slap, slap, slap, slap...

Hearing heavy footsteps ahead, the counter staff immediately raised their heads.

Two young samurai walked straight to the counter. They all have distinctive appearances, with a scar on one neck and a birthmark on the other.

"2 guest officers! Welcome, welcome!"

However, with the flick of a finger, the face of the counter staff changed from "expressionless" to "full of flattering smiles".

"Which girl are you looking for?"

"Gui'an."

The "birthmark man" with a red birthmark on his face greeted him coldly, and said bluntly:

"Is Baiju there? Let's look for Baiju."

"White Chrysanthemum?"

The counter staff froze.

"Uh...Guest officer, I'm sorry, Baiju is missing."

The staff at the counter copied the rhetoric he used when explaining to Qingdeng just now.

"disappeared?"

The brows of the two warriors instantly frowned so much that they could kill flies.

Birthmark Man: "Damn it...how could it be such a coincidence..."

"Hey, guest officer, I just want to say a coincidence."

The counter clerk grinned.

"It's really strange...why are so many people looking for Baiju tonight...when did that dead girl become so popular?"

"popular?"

This group of words immediately attracted the attention of the two warriors.

"Aside from us, is there anyone else calling Baiju tonight?"

The birthmark man asked.

"Oh, yes."

The counter staff said casually.

"Just now, a tall and tall warrior came, and he also asked Bai Ju to sleep with him."

Birthmark Man: "What's that man's name? What does he look like?"

"Uh... I don't know about that. The guest officer didn't give his name, and he wore a bamboo hat with a very low brim the whole time, so I didn't see what he looked like."

"..."

The two warriors fell silent.

After a while, they turned and left without a word.

Seeing this, the counter staff quickly shouted:

"Ah! Guest officer! Although Bai Ju is gone, there are still many good girls in our store! Do you want to pick some other girls?"

The 2 samurai turned a deaf ear to the enthusiastic retention of the counter staff.

In the blink of an eye, they had already stepped out of the Thousand Flower House.

In the blink of an eye, their figures disappeared into the vast crowd...

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A lot of suspense added up. I wonder if any book friends can guess what the two warriors at the end of this chapter are here for~~