Just move your eyes like this, scanning every location within your field of vision back and forth several times...

"No... I still haven't seen Bai Ju..."

Gua Shengxiu let out a frustrated sigh.

Was it in vain again? Qingden curled his lips.

"Grandma Guasheng, apart from the places we just visited, are there any other places Baiju might go to?"

Qingden asked in a low voice.

Gua Shengxiu pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

"No more...Baiju is not the kind of girl who particularly likes to wander around outside. These are the only places she likes to go and where she might go."

As Gua Shengxiu finished speaking, Qingdeng couldn't help but look solemn.

Since they had indeed searched all the places where Baiju might be present, as Kuwahide said, then even Kuwahide, who insisted that "it would not be that easy for Yugi to escape from Yoshiwara," could not

If we don't face the following reality - Baiju may no longer be in Yoshiwara, but somewhere outside Yoshiwara.

If so, that would be troublesome.

How big is the world outside Yoshiwara?

If Baiju is really no longer in Yoshiwara...then Aoden and Guashu may not be able to find Baiju even if it takes them a month, a whole year, or even a lifetime.

After all, the information at hand is still too little.

I don’t even know whether Bai Ju escaped on her own for some reason or was kidnapped...

Whoosh——!

Suddenly, just when Qingdeng and Guashengxiu were at a loss what to do, another gust of cold wind hit them.

Gua Shengxiu does not wear her hair in a bun.

Her hairstyle is exactly the same as Souji's - neat bangs on her forehead and a neat short ponytail on the back of her head.

While Gua Shengxiu reached out to hold down her ponytail that was blown up and down by the cold wind, she raised her eyes and looked at the evergreen lights of Mount Akiye not far away.

"Speaking of which... half a year ago, Fenghua and her lover had such a windy night..."

"Because Fenghua was chosen on a windy night and in the hearts of her lovers, so later imitators such as Hongmei were also chosen on windy nights and in the hearts of their lovers..."

"Oh... what a bunch of silly girls..."

"Life is everything..."

"If you lose your wealth or love, you can try to get it over again, but if you lose your life, you really have nothing..."

Qingden smiled bitterly and looked up at Gu Shengxiu who was moved by the scene.

Just at this time.

Just when Qingdeng's eyebrows were raised and his eyes were raised to look at Gua Shengxiu who was still sitting on his shoulder.

His eyes suddenly froze.

Out of the corner of his left eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a scene... a scene that made him very concerned.

Qingden slowly turned his head and eyes, looking directly at the scene that concerned him the most - a young man sitting peacefully on a bench in a teahouse.

This is a tea house open on the right hand side of Aoto, adjacent to Mount Akiba and illuminated by constant lights.

The scent of tea floats in the air, the word "tea" is written in big letters on the door curtain, and there is a bench for guests to sit outside the shop door... It is a very standard and common teahouse in Edo.

I saw the young man who was fixed by Aoshito's gaze. He was holding a Shamisen frame in his left hand and a well-proportioned orange cat in his right hand. He was carrying a medium-sized bag on his back that could not be seen from the outside.

Bamboo basket.

The orange cat in the young man's arms shrank its body tightly, its limbs and tail were extremely stiff, and its pair of cat eyes seemed to be in a daze.

"..." Qingdeng lowered his eyelids and thought.

At this time, a girl dressed as a geisha, holding a shamisen in her arms, passed by Qingnobo.

Just when the geisha was about to cross paths with Aoto, Aoto stopped her.

"Girl, stay."

Qingdeng put down the melon shengxiu on his shoulders and continued.

"Can you lend me your shamisen? I'll return it to you soon. Don't worry, I won't damage your shamisen."

"Ah? This..."

The geisha's face was full of reluctance.

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

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

However, despite her full reluctance, the geisha did not dare to say "no" - she looked at the saber on Aoto's waist with fearful eyes, and reluctantly handed the shamisen in her arms to Aoto.

Deng.

"Hanada-kun, what are you going to do?"

Gua Shengxiu looked puzzled.

Qingdeng did not answer Guasheng.

After taking a cursory look at the shamisen that the geisha temporarily lent him, he strode towards the young man holding the cat in his arms.

On the way, he held the shamisen steady and then started playing.

Of course Ayoto doesn't know how to play shamisen.

All he played were notes of unknown meaning.

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 doubtful glances at Qingden, who was walking towards them while playing the piano.

Qingdeng ignored the strange looks from all around and strode towards the young man as usual.

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

"Hey." The young man frowned, "Who are you? What are you doing... Wow!"

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

Soon after, Qingden suddenly let go of the shamisen in his hand, then stretched out his hands, held down the young man's left shoulder and right wrist respectively, and knocked him to the ground with superb grappling techniques!

Peng!

The body collided with the earth, making a dull sound that was neither light nor heavy.

Meow~!

The frightened orange cat screamed and then jumped to the side.

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

"Hanada-kun!"

Gua Shengxiu rushed forward quickly.

"What are you doing?!"

Qingdeng still ignored Gua Shengxiu’s accusation.

"Miss Guasheng."

He said in a solemn voice.

"Hurry up and check out this guy's bamboo basket!"

"Bamboo basket?"

Although she didn't understand what Qingdeng wanted, but perhaps she was forced by the momentum Qingdeng was showing at the moment, Gua Shengxiu didn't ask more "why", she walked towards the bamboo that fell not far away in three steps and two steps at a time.

basket.

"Wait, wait a minute! No!"

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

Gua Shengxiu opened the bamboo basket - the next breath, her eyes widened in shock.

In the bamboo basket, there was a living, sleeping person lying.

"Baiju?!"

Gua Shengxiu exclaimed.

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How did Seito discover that there was something wrong with this young man holding a cat? This may be difficult to guess because it involves a lot of historical knowledge about the Edo period. People who do not have the corresponding knowledge reserves may not even know why.
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