I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

The geisha's face was filled with reluctance.

Musical instruments are the bread and butter of these musicians who make a living by playing and singing.

Borrowing musical instruments from them is like borrowing a sword from a samurai.

However, despite her reluctance, the geisha dared not utter a single word of "no"—she glanced fearfully at the sword at Aoto's waist while reluctantly handing him the shamisen she was carrying.

"Hanada-kun, what are you doing?"

Guasheng Xiu looked puzzled.

Qingdeng did not answer Guasheng.

After giving the shamisen a cursory glance, which the geisha had lent him, he strode toward the young man holding a cat.

During the performance, he held the shamisen steady and then began to play.

Of course, Qing Deng didn't know how to play the shamisen.

The notes he played were all meaningless.

Qingdeng's strange behavior naturally attracted the attention of many people around him—the young man holding the cat was no exception.

The young man and the cat in his arms both raised their heads and cast questioning glances at Qing Deng, who was playing the piano and walking towards them.

Ignoring the strange looks coming from all around, Qingdeng strode toward the young man as if nothing had happened.

His eyes were fixed on the young man... no, to be precise, on the orange cat in the young man's arms.

"Hey," the young man frowned, "Who are you? What do you want... Ugh!"

The young man's voice suddenly turned into a pitiful wail.

In the blink of an eye, Qing Deng suddenly released the shamisen in his hand, and then stretched out his hands to press down on the young man's left shoulder and right wrist respectively, using his superb grappling techniques to pin him to the ground!

Bang!

The flesh collided with the earth, producing a dull thud.

Meow~!

The startled orange cat yelped and jumped aside.

The bamboo basket on the young man's back rolled to the ground.

"Hanada-kun!"

Guasheng Xiu rushed forward immediately.

"What are you doing?!"

Qing Deng still ignored Gu Shengxiu's questioning.

"Miss Guava".

He spoke solemnly and in a deep voice.

"Quickly open and check this fellow's bamboo basket!"

"Bamboo basket?"

Although she didn't understand what Qingdeng wanted, perhaps because she was intimidated by the aura Qingdeng was currently displaying, Guasheng Xiu didn't ask "why" any further. She took three steps at a time and walked towards the bamboo basket that had fallen not far away.

"Wait, wait a minute! No!"

The young man, who was pinned to the ground by Qingdeng, screamed in agony.

Guasheng Xiu opened the bamboo basket—the next instant, her eyes widened in shock.

Inside the bamboo basket lay a living, unconscious person.

"Baiju?!"

Gua Shengxiu exclaimed.

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How did Qing Deng discover that the young man holding the cat was suspicious? That might be hard to guess, as it involves a lot of historical knowledge from the Edo period. People without the relevant knowledge might rack their brains and still not know why.

If anyone can deduce the answer, then the author will write a whopping 1 words tomorrow!

Yesterday I took my mom to the aquarium at Guangzhou Grandview Mall. Most people in Guangzhou should have heard of it.

Although the aquarium was small and expensive, my mom had a good time. She saw many animals that she had only ever seen on TV before, so the money was well spent.

And I finally saw the seals I'd been longing to see!

Seals are so cute!

I really want to be a seal trainer!

I replenished my "seal energy" at the aquarium! So, I'm sure I can update like a seal tomorrow!

Chapter 383 Assassin Attack! The Death of Uryuu Hideaki...? [5600]

The sight of a large, living person inside a bamboo basket was truly terrifying to onlookers.

Screams erupted from all sides.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Is there a fight going on?

"seems not."

"Ah! Look! There's a person in that bamboo basket!"

"What? A living person or a dead person?!"

"It seems to be a living person!"

……

Guasheng Xiu ignored the onlookers who were gathering from all around.

"White Chrysanthemum! White Chrysanthemum! Wake up! Wake up!"

After pulling Baiju out of the bamboo basket, Guasheng Xiu held Baiju's shoulder with one hand and patted her pretty face repeatedly with the other.

She must have been drugged.

Guasheng Xiu patted her until her cheeks turned red before she finally woke up slowly.

"Hmm...wait? Guasheng...Grandma...?"

Bai Ju blinked at Gu Shengxiu, who was embracing her, her eyes showing 6 parts confusion and 4 parts doubt.

"Thank goodness you're safe and sound..."

Uryuu tightened his embrace of Shirakiku, letting out a long sigh of relief.

At that moment, a hysterical roar shattered this warm and beautiful scene.

"Ahhhhh! Baiju! Baiju!"

The one who roared was the young man who was still being pinned down by Qing Deng.

"Shut up."

Qing Deng didn't hold back and directly punched the scoundrel.

With Qingdeng's physical strength, if he attacked with all his might, he could have beaten the young man half to death, or even killed him outright. However, because he still had many questions to ask him, Qingdeng held back most of his strength, only managing to hurt him.

"Puwa!"

However, even if Qing Deng held back, his fist, which was modified by various talents, was not something an ordinary person could withstand.

Thud—A dull thud of flesh colliding fell, and the young man's face swelled up high.

After spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, the young man's roar instantly turned into painful moans of pain...

Startled by the young man's earlier roar, Bai Ju shrank her petite body and then looked around uneasily.

"Grandma Guasheng, where am I...? How did I get here?"

"Bai Ju, do you remember what happened before you fell into a coma?"

Guasheng asked.

"Before falling into a coma...?"

Bai Ju touched her forehead with her hand, her brows furrowed.

"I remember... I suddenly heard a knock on the door... I got up and opened it... but there was no one there... and then... and then... just as I was about to close the door, someone suddenly hugged me from behind and covered my mouth and nose with a handkerchief... I smelled a strong medicinal odor... and then... I have no recollection of what happened next..."

"I see... Baiju, listen to me—"

Guasheng Xiu briefly recounted to Baiju the general outline of how Qianhuawu mistakenly believed she had eloped with her lover, searched for her everywhere, and how Qingdeng finally found her in the bamboo basket on the young man's back.

As soon as Guasheng Xiu finished speaking, Baiju's beautiful eyes widened as big as copper bells in disbelief.

She looked at the young man with a terrified expression, carefully examined his face, and then said urgently:

"I've never seen you before! Who are you? Why did you kidnap me?"

The young man struggled to lift his head and stare straight at the white chrysanthemum.

"Baiju...Baiju...Baiju..."

The young man's eyes gleamed with the fiery light of a fanatic.

"Since things have come to this... I won't hide it anymore!"

"Shirokiku! Don't you remember me? I'm Yoshihachi from Kawashima-ya!"

"I've met you before!"

"Just one month ago, when I was delivering goods in Yoshiwara, I accidentally dropped my money bag!"

"Just when I didn't know what to do, you appeared before me, holding my money bag... with a smile as warm as a spring breeze!"

"I still remember your actions, your voice, and your tone of voice from that time!"