How come I, who has the physique of a succubus, was pushed back by the ship girl?

"Izumo, Longfeng and I were officials of the same batch. Although we went our separate ways later, I still know them well."

"Izumo will definitely not betray His Majesty Nagato and join Musashi to become an accomplice to the evil."

"But you are right, my husband. People will always change when they are obsessed with profit."

"Let's write a letter of notification first, explain the whole story, and then see how she reacts."

"If Izumo decisively replies to the letter, lays down his weapons, and opens the camp gates, our operation will be successful."

"Otherwise we will send troops immediately to end the war with war."

With backup plans for both advance and retreat, this move could be considered a win-win decision. Zhou Xuan cheered loudly, took a quick step, and immediately took out a pen and paper, ready to start writing.

"You told me to write it, and the wording should be both firm and soft. It shouldn't be too persuasive, nor too intimidating."

"We must be soft when we need to be soft, and tough when we need to be tough. Only by combining kindness and force can we achieve the results we want."

"I understand, husband!"

They understood each other immediately and Tiancheng, who was enlightened, quickly lowered his body and leaned close to Zhou Xuan's ear, not caring about the joy on his face.

She spoke softly and slowly formed a speech for him, which was serious yet also had a hint of ambiguity between men and women.

No, or rather, it is a bit of affection...

Everything in the world is unpredictable, but people’s joys and sorrows are born different.

Zhou Xuan and Tiancheng were showing affection under the pretext of work, but the other training ground was terribly lonely, with only Ayanami there.

The sound of hard objects hitting each other was crackling and tangled, and beads of sweat continued to seep out of the ends of her hair. There was no dry spot on Ayanami's face or body.

Even the tatami floor under her feet became transparent because of her sweat, making it look smooth while also reflecting her current miserable appearance.

Regardless, she continued to swing her sword wildly, and each of Ayanami's attacks was like walking on ice.

Finally, there was no room for error. The sweat from venting her emotions became her stumbling block and the last straw that broke the camel's back. Ayanami whimpered and burst into tears.

"Why...Brother...Ayanami was the one who came first."

"Ayanami also wants to be with her brother like Sister Taihou..."

Chapter 295: Ayanami is missing

What should the wedding process be like?

Really, that guy Tiancheng said that he would put his husband's family first and let this matter go, and then he just ignored it and left me alone to rack my brains.

Sighing to himself, Zhou Xuan covered the brewed tea with a lid, returned to the desk, and continued to look at the yellow paper where he wrote and drew.

After taking his seat and writing, he imagined in his mind, and muttered to himself, and then his preparations began again.

"In the face of a powerful enemy, in order to not give the enemy any loopholes, the tone of the wedding must first be simple."

"If you want to keep things simple, don't make a big fuss. Simply inform the girls, then set up a separate table in his and Tiancheng's wedding room and go through the motions."

"Well, it's decided!"

As expected, drinking tea properly can help one clear one's mind. Without the previous concerns about rules and regulations, Zhou Xuan quickly came up with a plan for the first step.

The tone has been set, so the next step is to choose a witness and an auspicious date.

"April is not a good time to get married, but Tiancheng can't wait any longer if we put it off for too long."

"It now seems that the most suitable time would be next Friday, which is mid-March."

"It's not in April, but it's still acceptable from the perspective of an auspicious date. This is the only one that best suits our needs."

"As for the choice of witness, who should I choose?"

Thinking of this, the rustling sound of writing suddenly stopped.

Too many people flashed through his mind quickly, and for a moment, Zhou Xuan found it a little difficult to choose.

Ayanami...is not quite suitable. She often has a cold and expressionless face, but Zhou Xuan rejected her ability to smile often.

Even though their marriage was too abrupt, it was the first time in his life after all, and he still wanted it to be lively both publicly and privately.

So, should I choose Yudachi or Shigure? It doesn't seem to be a good choice either...

The former is greedy and the latter is playful, and by the time the wedding speech is not even finished, I'm afraid they will make a fuss in their bridal chamber, which will not be worth the loss.

As for Princess Xue Fengxue, uh... considering the various legends about her in history, and for the sake of a happy marriage, Zhou Xuan thought about it and decided to forget it.

How about looking further afield? Look at other girls from Sakura Empire, such as Hiei, Ashigara, Agano, Yozuki, etc.

Hiei is good, and Agano’s personality is also okay, so why not just go with the two of them?

Zhou Xuan's eyes lit up, and thinking of this, he picked up the brush and prepared to put it down.

But at the moment when they were about to fall, they were rejected by him. The reason was simple: they were important personnel in charge of security, and changing them at the last minute was a big taboo.

After going around in circles, he returned to the starting point. This time, Zhou Xuan set his sights further.

He was not only targeting girls with whom he had a good relationship, but also set his sights on other people.

For example, Tosa, for example, Yubari.

Given their serious and focused nature, it is less likely that mistakes will be made if the work is given to them.

More importantly, they have only met each other a few times, so their unfamiliarity would not lead to various interferences when they are speaking because they cannot get into the right state.

With a smooth train of thought, Zhou Xuan wrote faster, and it didn't take long before he had written down everything he had just thought of on paper.

"By the way, as for Dafeng, find some time to talk to her and explain to her, otherwise she will be unhappy."

"It's morning now, just past nine o'clock, and she still needs to train. After lunch, she needs to take a nap. So, why not wait until the evening?"

"Wait until night and go back to the place where we had a date before and explain it to her in detail."

Zhou Xuan has already made a decision about how to appease Dafeng.

Just as he was about to concentrate and continue writing the plan, a loud noise sounded in his ears outside the room.

Zhou Xuan reacted to the current situation almost in an instant and looked for the clues.

The two doors of the study were hit by external force and quickly crashed against the walls on both sides, making a noise and stirring up dust on the gray walls.

For a moment, the whole room was filled with smoke, like a fairyland.

Of course, that was just Zhou Xuan's wishful thinking. When he saw the three little ones gradually passing through the clouds and running hurriedly in front of him, he vaguely felt that something was happening.

This is even more true when asked.

"You said Ayanami is missing?!!"

Zhou Xuan widened his eyes in disbelief. To be on the safe side, he asked again a few more times, but the result was still the same.

Shi Yu said.

"There's no need for us to tease you, men. Ayanami is indeed missing. We haven't been able to find her whereabouts since last night."

"Yes, yes, Ayanami has been acting really strange lately. I can sense that she is in a state of loss."

"He no longer smiles or talks. He is even more silent than before. Every day he is either out on duty or practicing swordsmanship in the training ground. He doesn't play with us anymore..."

Anxious and anxious, Xuefeng at the side also expressed his own opinion, with a tone of heavy confusion and sadness in his voice.

By the way, the next person was also infected. Seeing Zhou Xuan silent, Xili ran straight forward, grabbed his hand, shook it, and asked him.

"Where do you think Ayanami will go? Zhou Xuan, what happened to her?"

"Can you help me think of a solution? Zhou Xuan...I...I miss Ayanami so much."

It is too late to think about the reasons, and the current situation is not the time to continue wasting time.

The most urgent thing is to mobilize everyone to look for it together.

Reaching out and holding Yuli's shoulders, Zhou Xuan bent down, lowered his body to a position parallel to hers, gave appropriate comfort, and spoke softly.

"Don't worry everyone, there will be a result. I will go with you to find it, okay?"

"I promise you, we will find Ayanami, believe me."

"Ok!"

The three kids answered in unison, and then followed Zhou Xuan's steps and walked out together.

Before leaving, Tiancheng just came back from outside and was about to enter the room. He bumped into someone and accidentally fell into Zhou Xuan's arms.

"Husband... Zhou Xuan, where are you guys going?"

Zhou Xuan straightened her leaning body, took out the almost finished manuscript from his pocket and handed it to her, and answered.

"Ayanami is missing. I'll go look for her. Don't worry. I will bring her back safely."

"This is the plan I just wrote. You can take a look at it for reference. If you have any questions, I'll talk to you about it when I get back."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back. Just tell me if you need anything."

Zhou Xuan laughed, and without staying for long, he quickly left with the three little ones, leaving only a receding back figure in Tiancheng.

Chapter 296: Sleeping Beauty in the Garden

The three of them went outside to a place in the center of the city, and planned to conduct a carpet search in the four directions of east, south, west and north from here.

However, in order to make the scope more precise, Zhou Xuan still needs to make a final confirmation before the action begins.

"Shigure, Yukikaze, where did you look when you came here?"

"Because Ayanami is always in the training ground, I went to the training ground and several places around it."

"As for me, I went to the cafeteria and Miss Feng Xiang's place, thinking that Ayanami liked to eat sweet things, but in the end I still couldn't find her."

The two of them answered one after another, and based on the results they gave, Zhou Xuan quickly frowned.

He thought that humans are creatures of habit, and once a habit is fixed, it will not change easily.

But now Ayanami has quietly broken this rule and is not acting according to common sense. Does that mean that she has suffered some kind of blow in her life?

Zhou Xuan then told the three of them his own speculations, and the answers they gave were ambiguous.

They said.

"I haven't heard Ayanami mention it on her own initiative. Her life pattern was very normal at the beginning. Except that she became more taciturn, it was no different from usual."

"But it's visible to the naked eye that her condition is getting worse day by day."

"He is not talkative and has a stern face. He is often distracted and dazed. He is like this when he is on duty and when he is talking to us. I really don't understand why."

"She even left without saying goodbye and played the game of disappearing by herself. When I find her, I will bite her hard on the face."

Yudachi said so, and in order to try to get a good ending for Ayanami, he reached out and stroked her head, both to comfort her and to divert her attention.

Shi Yu could of course see Zhou Xuan's plan. In order to prevent Yuli from leading the topic off track, she followed up with a key summary.

"In general, Ayanami started to show abnormal behavior five days ago. She came back one night and became depressed."

On the night five days ago, under the moon, Taiho and I, and...Ayanami!

Zhou Xuan suddenly thought of such a scene. He felt that maybe when they were making love that day, Ayanami was watching him from some unknown place.

My body and mind were greatly shocked, so...

Zhou Xuan shook his head, as if he wanted to ignore such a dramatic scene, or perhaps he wanted to concentrate his attention on the key of finding someone.

Then he quickly made arrangements.

"Yudachi, you should do the same thing again. Go to the places that Ayanami often goes to and look again. This time, expand the scope and look carefully."

"Xuefeng, go to where she's on duty and ask if anyone else has seen or noticed Ayanami's situation. If so, ask her to help look for him."

"Finally, Shigure, go to the east gate and find Suzuya who is in charge of entry and exit management. Ask her to check if there is any record of Ayanami leaving the city. If there is, contact me immediately!"

"I see!"

Everyone responded in unison, and Zhou Xuan's deployment ended here.

Unlike other people who were looking for ideas, Zhou Xuan wanted to go to the place where he and Dafeng had a date that day to see if he could find some clues.

With this idea in mind, after spending nearly two hours, Zhou Xuan finally found the clue he was looking for in a sparsely populated yet unexpected place.

Not inside the garden and far away from the two of them, Zhou Xuan was in a corridor outside, which was also the place where Ayanami witnessed everything that day.

Although the distance between them is nearly three hundred meters, it is not a big deal for the ship girls.