More than 1 hour later

Edo, Yoshiwara, Mimeya, Fubell Taifu's Room

Mr. Feng Chime, who had been reading in the house all afternoon, walked slowly and elegantly on his way back to his room.

After opening the door and entering his room, the Taifu saw a man sitting in the corner of the room.

The husband was so frightened that he almost screamed.

But after seeing this person's appearance clearly, the Taifu suppressed the screams that were already rising in his throat.

"Really, can you say hello to me first before entering my room next time?" The Taifu said to this person angrily while closing the door.

"I saw that you were not here, so I planned to wait for you in your room. I will pay attention next time."

The man sitting in the corner of Taifu's room is Shuntaro.

Taifu walked slowly to Shuntaro, sat down on his knees, and looked at Shuntaro several times with suspicious eyes.

"What's with your outfit? Are you going on a mission tonight?"

At this time, Shuntaro was not wearing an ordinary kimono, nor was he wearing the eye-catching women's clothes from before.

Instead, he was wearing their Shiranui male ninja uniform, which was completely black from head to toe.

Shuntaro also carries his two swords on his back, and the two handles protrude from behind Shuntaro's right shoulder.

"Yes, I have a mission tonight."

"As for the content of the mission, please allow me to keep it a secret."

"Because there are still almost two hours until the mission starts, so I came to sit here with you."

"Let's have some tea at Plum House, right?" the Taifu asked angrily.

"You were right." Shuntaro grinned, "You see, the tea in Umeya is much more fragrant than the tea in our Shiranui."

"You haven't changed at all." Taifu smiled slightly, "When we were young, when we were two urchins on the banks of the Rashomon River, you especially liked to come to my house to eat and drink."

"Now that I think about it carefully, things have really changed." Shuntaro continued, "A pair of childhood sweethearts grew up together on the banks of the Rashomon River, and now one of them has become the famous Fubell Taifu."

"The other one became Shuntaro, who is known as the 'Head of the Four Heavenly Kings' in Shiranui."

"What a trick of fate."

"Yes, the two of us are now considered prominent figures." Taifu agreed with a smile.

Shuntaro raised his head and looked at the ceiling above his head.

After taking a deep breath, he slowly said:

"A Chang, although we are both now prominent figures, I plan to give up the title of 'Head of the Four Heavenly Kings'."

"Huh?" Taifu slowly frowned, "What do you mean?"

"I want to quit Shiranui."

"Quit Shiranui?" Taifu Fuzu's eyes widened in surprise, "Why? You can't quit Shiranui at will, right? Once you quit, you will be regarded as a treasonous ninja."

"Yeah, that's why I just said 'I want to quit'."

Shuntaro crossed his arms in front of his chest, thinking deeply.

"I've been thinking recently, is there any point in staying in Shiranui?"

"I chose to stay in Shiranui so that I could meet and compete with powerful masters."

"But now... I haven't met anyone better than me for a long time."

"In the entire Shiranui, Enma is probably the only one who can rival me."

"But Balrog never competes with me."

"And I don't want to compete with such an elderly person. Even if I win, I won't have the real feeling of victory."

"I can't meet a master who is worthy of my all-out efforts. I have been doing some tasks that don't feel meaningful..."

A wry smile slowly appeared on Shuntaro's face.

"To be honest, I no longer see the point of staying in Shiranui."

"To be honest, about half a month ago, I was already thinking about whether there was any way to safely exit Shiranui without being harassed and hunted by the ninjas in Shiranui."

Mr. Feng Chime listened quietly.

After Shuntaro's words fell, Fu Chime Taifu said softly:

"Have you ever thought about what you will do after leaving Shiranui?"

"Yes. I just thought about it today." Shuntaro raised the corner of his mouth, "I met a very enthusiastic new samurai at the martial arts test venue today."

"His name is Kondo, and he said he is currently practicing as a warrior."

"Right now, I'm working in a shop called 'North Wind House' to save money for my trip."

"He woke me up."

"After I stop being a ninja in Shiranui, I plan to practice martial arts and travel around the world."

"Look for powerful masters, compete with them, and continue to improve my skills and skills!"

"It turns out that you have already thought about what to do after exiting Shiranui." Taifu Fuzu showed a helpless smile, "But...it is no longer the chaotic times of the Warring States Period, and there are not so many masters in the field."

"Haven't you heard of the current saying? 'In today's world, an abacus is more useful than a knife.'"

"I think even if you practice as a warrior, you may not be able to meet any masters."

"Who said that?" Shuntaro shook his head, "There are still masters."

"For example?"

"For example..." Shuntaro pondered for a while, "Isn't that 'Renzai Yishi' a famous master?"

"Human Killing Issei? Do you mean the 'Executioner Ittosai' Ogata Issei?"

"That's right, Renzan Issei should be the 'number one swordsman' among his age group." Shuntaro showed a bright smile, "If possible, I really want to meet him and have a good fight with him.

ah."

"I heard that Ogata Issei died in Nijo Castle in Kyoto."

"Don't say such unlucky words!" Shuntaro raised his hand angrily and patted Fuzuki Taifu on the shoulder.

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About 2 hours later

Nine o'clock in the evening (12 o'clock in the evening).

Edo, on a certain path leading to Yoshiwara

"Mr. Genichi."

"What's up?"

"I'm starting to wonder if there's any point in us going out every night to 'hunt rats'."

"Of course it makes sense. Didn't you see that we have already eliminated two waves of rats?"

"It was 'only' that cleared two waves of rats."

Ogata emphasized the word "only".

Under the cover of darkness, Genichi and Ogata walked one behind the other on the path to Yoshiwara.

It's almost 12 o'clock in the evening, and there are almost no pedestrians on the road.

But Genichi and Ogata still meticulously put on the Tengu and White Fox masks to hide their identities.

Every night, I first went to work at Yoshiwara's place, and then sneaked out with Genichi late at night and stayed at Yoshiwara's gate to "hunt rats."

When Ogata first started "rat hunting", it was still a bit fresh and he could still gain a little bit.

But Ogata is a little fed up now.

So I couldn't help but ask Chao Yuanyi the question "Is there still any meaning?" just now.

"Genichi-san, I feel like we can't find the 'rat' anymore." Ogata sighed softly.

There are not many "rats" whose appearance Yuan Yi can still remember.

He only remembered people he had offended in recent years.

He barely remembers the faces of some of the enemies he had feuded with long ago.

So from the beginning of "rat hunting" to now, Ogata and the others have only hunted 2 waves of "rats".

Most of the time, I just wait in the cold wind and then return without success...

The low efficiency made Ogata a little tired.

"Don't say that." Yuan Yi chuckled, "Maybe we will catch a big fish tonight."
To be continued...