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Today's update is very late! I'm so sorry! (Leopard Head Cries).

There is a reason why it is so late. The author has not been in particularly good health recently, so the coding speed has also dropped a lot... I will try my best to adjust it in the future (crying in my arms)

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Grandfather Jiang can be said to be the real deal now and he doesn't even dare to show off.

The palms that were tightly covering his mouth and nose were even slightly soaked with cold sweat.

He widened his eyes and stared at Ogata who suddenly appeared and then killed the wolf beautifully.

The voice, height, body shape, style of the sword, sword skills, and... the look in his eyes when he used the sword to plunder lives, were all the same as the Ogata Isushi that his grandfather Jiang Yu saw on the Nijo Castle castle tower half a year ago.

The only difference is probably just their appearance.

The Ogata Isei seen at Nijo Castle is not very handsome, but his facial features are still pretty.

But the young man who now appeared in front of Grandfather Jiang was thrown into the street with an ordinary face, a face that could make people turn around and forget.

--This is how the same thing?

Grandfather Jiang asked loudly in fear.

——Did he use any method to disguise himself?

While Grandpa Jiang is racking his brains and wondering why Ogata Issei's appearance has changed, Ogata and Matsudaira Sadanobu are now having an awkward reunion.

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When he saw that the person he rescued turned out to be Lao Zhong, whom he had not saved for several months, Ogata's mind actually went blank for a moment.

After coming back to his senses in an instant, the expression on Ogata's face uncontrollably became weird.

Ogata still clearly remembers the scenes in Edo a few months ago.

Because the article he wrote in the "Gozen Examination" literary test aroused great resonance with Matsudaira Sadanobu, Matsudaira Sadanobu admired him very much and directly expressed his intention to use Ogata as his nickname.

To become the nickname of such a big shot, in this era, is basically equivalent to a meteoric rise.

Whether it is the kind of nickname that only does ordinary attendant work, or the kind of nickname that not only does attendant work but is also responsible for comforting the master's loneliness, they are all very promising.

The vast majority of people would definitely accept the olive branch offered by Matsudaira Sadanobu without hesitation.

But Ogata happens to be that small group of people.

Putting aside the identity of the "most wanted criminal in the shogunate", he was busy dealing with Shiranui at that time and had no extra time and energy to deal with the matter of "being a junior high school student".

So Ogata used the "drag technique" at that time and told Lao Zhong, "Let him think about it and give him an answer after the 'imperial test match' is over."

Then dragging, dragging, events befell Ogata one after another. Ogata, who was dizzy from the rush, completely forgot about it...

It wasn't until they left Edo with Atachi that he remembered that he and Matsudaira Sadanobu had such an agreement.

Because he felt that he would never have the chance to meet Matsudaira Sadanobu again for the rest of his life, Oufang decided to just pretend that the "promise with Lao Naka" had never happened and just left...

Unexpectedly, in just a few months, in this frozen snow country, Oufon reunited with Matsudaira Sadanobu, whom he had let go for several months.

"...It's been a long time since I last saw you. You really made it easy for me to wait. You promised that you would give me your answer after the imperial trial is over, but I have been waiting for several months."

After hearing what Matsudaira Sadaino said in a nonchalant tone, Ogata twitched the corner of his mouth, reorganized his expression, and tried his best to squeeze out a smile.

"Okay, long time no see. Mr. Lao Zhong, are you not injured?"

"It's nothing serious." Matsudaira Sadanobu stood up with his knees on both sides, "I really thank you just now. If you hadn't showed up in time, I would have been buried in the wolf's belly by now."

"I owe you a huge favor."

"You're welcome. I just did what I could." After saying that, Ogata looked around and said, "Lao Naka-sama, why are you here?"

The wilderness that was still in its original state, and the noble second-in-command of the shogunate - Ogata couldn't connect the two.

"It's a long story..." Sadanobu Matsudaira said, looking up at the sky above his head, "We'd better find a place to avoid the snow now, it's starting to snow again."

Ogata raised his head and glanced at the sky - the sky had finally calmed down, and snowflakes were falling again.

"I just have a suitable hiding place right now..." Ogata said softly, looking at the sky where snow began to fall again above his head.

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——Great! They're gone!

Looking at Ogata and Matsudaira Sadanobu leaving one after another, Grandfather Jiang felt that the tight string in his mind finally relaxed slowly.

He was extremely lucky now - the place where he was hiding was relatively far away from Ittozai, nearly 200 rooms (nearly 400 meters) away.

Thanks to the distance of nearly 200 spaces, the executioner Ittosai did not notice him hiding in this thick bush.

It wasn't until Ittousai and the middle-aged man had left his sight that Grandfather Jiang hurriedly escaped from the bushes where he was hiding, and then headed in the opposite direction to which Ittousai and the others left.

direction and fled desperately.

Grandfather Jiang didn't have the guts to rest next to a bear.

He just wants to escape quickly.

The further away from Ogata's power, which has killed countless people, the better.

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While Ogata went to collect firewood, Amachi and the others were preparing tonight's dinner.

In the past few days, every time it was meal time and they entered an area with many animals, Ayzan and Yaxili would hunt some animals and bring them back so that everyone could eat fresh food.

The cave where A-Machi and the others currently live is adjacent to a forest, and there will definitely be many animals in that forest. However, because it is late and there is not enough time to go hunting, A-Machi and the others can only use their carry-ons tonight.

The dry food I brought was just enough for one night.

A-Machi laid out their dinners for tonight one by one, and put the dried meat and other items on the bonfire to roast.

Food such as dried meat can become softer and more fragrant after being grilled over a flame.

While Atachi was concentrating on roasting dried meat on the campfire, the voice she had been waiting for since the beginning finally sounded outside the cave.

"I'm back."

It was Ogata's voice.

"Slow to death!"

As soon as Ogata said "I'm back", Atachi turned to look at the entrance of the cave and said unceremoniously: "Why did you come back so late..."

Before Ating finished speaking, the remaining words were stuck in Ating's throat and he could no longer spit them out.

The scene that appeared in front of A-Machi not only made A-Machi look surprised, but also made Aizan and Ashley look shocked.

The reason why they are like this is because Ogata did not come back alone.

Ogata held a large bundle of firewood under his left arm.

Ogata's right arm was supporting a middle-aged man in his thirties.

After briefly surveying the scene inside the cave, the middle-aged man fixed his gaze on Atachi and the others:

"Mashima-kun, who are these?"

"Those two are my friends." Ogata pointed his chin at the seat where Aizan and Ashiri were sitting, "And this one is Uchiko-Mashimacho."

"My wife?" Matsudaira Sadanobu praised, "Your Majesty is really beautiful."

"Mr. Majima." Aizan asked at this time, "Who is this?"

Before Ogata could reply, Matsudaira Sadanobu took a step ahead of Ogata and said seriously:

"My name is Matsudaira Sadanobu. I have the official title of 'Laozhong' for the time being. You can just call me 'Laozhong'. If you find it troublesome, you can also call me 'Matsuhira'."

Majima knows his true identity.

Therefore, facing Majima's wife and friends, Matsudaira Sadanobu no longer had any need to hide his identity.

As Ainu people and not familiar with Japan, Aizan and Ashiri didn't know what the term "Laochu" stood for, and they didn't recognize the name "Matsudaira Sadanobu", so they looked confused.

As for Atachi...

A-machi:∑(っ°Д°;)っ"Matsuhira Sadanobu?!"

At this moment, she was like a female cat whose fur was exploding...

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Ezochi, somewhere——

A red fox held a newly caught rabbit in its mouth and walked briskly on the white snowfield.
To be continued...