Boss Kiryu murmured softly, with a look of reminiscence on his cheeks, as if he was recalling someone.

Compared with the complicated expression of Boss Kiryu, Kinoshita Mai's expression changes are much simpler - her face is full of worry.

"Qingdeng..."

The big orange cat Duoduo noticed something strange about his owner.

It slowly walked up to Kinoshita Mai's body, nuzzled the white ankle with faint tooth marks with its big round head, and called out "meow meow".

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Edo, Okemachi, Little Chiba Sword Hall——

Sanako, who had just finished practicing martial arts, looked like he had just been fished out of the water. He was covered in sweat and a few strands of hair were stuck to his slightly pink face.

Black hair, skin that looks white and pink after a strenuous exercise...these two are obviously different but perfectly matched, making them look extremely attractive.

Sweat dripped down her chin, fingertips, and other places, forming pools of crystal water around her feet.

On normal days, Sanako, who loves cleanliness, would have wiped her body clean with a sweat towel, and then went to the bathroom to take a comfortable bath.

However, she didn't bother to wipe away her sweat, or even put down the wooden naginata used for martial arts in her hand.

At this time, her whole body and mind were focused on Chiba Jutaro in front of her.

To be more precise, it is based on what Chiba Jutaro said.

"...Anyway, that's it. By February next year, Aoto will be leaving Edo."

Coincidentally, after learning about this, Sanako showed a shocked expression very similar to Kinoshita Mai's.

She stared blankly into the void in front of her, and did not speak for a long time.

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It's night——

Edo, Koishikawa Kohinata Yanagi Town, Imperial Guard Hall——

It was towards the evening today that Qingden finally returned to the Trial Guard Hall.

As soon as he returned, he didn't even have time to say hello to the chief executive and others, so he shut himself up in the room without stopping, bowed his head in front of the case, and wrote something furiously.

Soldiers are a major event for the country.

Whether it is recruiting troops or going on an expedition, it is a complex activity that requires the coordination of several, dozens, or even hundreds of departments to successfully complete.

What's more, the Edo shogunate, which has been experiencing peace for a long time, has not conducted military operations similar to this for a long time.

In short, in one sentence - it is absolutely impossible for Qingdeng alone to send troops to Luo before next spring.

Therefore, Tokugawa Iemo appointed Matsudaira Chief Tax Officer, Yamaoka Tetsutaro, Uden Hideo, Sugiura Shoichiro, and Matsuoka Juzaburo as "Roshi Directors", who were responsible for assisting Aonto in managing the establishment of the Zhenfu Army.

Since accepting Tokugawa Iemo's appointment yesterday afternoon, Ayonobu has been staying in Edo Castle to negotiate with Matsudaira Tax Agency and others on various matters such as recruiting talents and purchasing equipment.

Matsudaira Shosuke is a rare outstanding swordsman in the Tokugawa family. His ancestor is Tokugawa Ieyasu's sixth son Tadaki. He is very knowledgeable in swordsmanship and is currently serving as a swordsman in the kenbu school.

This expedition is about whether the Fa Zun Party can be eliminated - in other words, it is about whether Qingdeng can successfully deal with the major threat of the Fa Zun Party.

Therefore, Qingdeng exerted 120,000 yuan of energy for the first time in a long time.

With the abundant energy given by talents such as "Yuan Yang + 1", "Shen Nao + 9", "Strengthening Essence + 2" and other talents, Qingdeng just exerted his strong subjective initiative, and the donkeys in the production team were all excited to see him.

Ashamed.

He worked continuously for 28 hours. The tax agent Matsudaira and others who worked with him almost fell to the ground from exhaustion, but he still worked energetically.

Even after returning to the trial defense hall, he picked up the important work that had not yet been completed and continued to work hard at night.

With the blessing of "Jushen", the world in Qingdeng's eyes is only the pen in his hand and the scroll in front of him.

"Gathering the Gods" is truly a god-level talent for both combat and work.

"Shen Brain + 9" combined with "Gathering God"... Qingdeng's work efficiency is several times that of ordinary people.

Just as he was burning the ointment and keeping the sundial, a sudden knock on the door interrupted his thoughts——

Boom, boom, boom.

Immediately following the knock on the door was the voice of the Chief Secretary.

"Tangerine-kun, it's me."

Qingdeng stopped the brush in his hand.

"What's wrong?"

"Uh, um... Sanako and Miss Kinoshita are here. They... and I all want to see you. Tachibana-kun, are you free now?"

Qingdeng was stunned for a moment, then showed a complex expression of surprise and helplessness.

Although he had long expected that the three women would come to question Shangluo about the cause and effect, he did not expect that their actions would be so fast.

It's something we have to face sooner or later anyway, it doesn't matter whether it's sooner or later... Qingdeng thought to himself.

He put the brush in his hand back on the brush mountain and said softly:

"Come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of the door being pushed open immediately sounded.

Immediately afterwards, three beautiful figures of blue, red and purple came in one after another.

After entering the room, the three women were stunned at the same time.

I saw that the tatami in the room was piled with papers and scrolls with various words written on them, and there was almost no place to stay.

"Sorry, it's a bit confusing."

As he spoke, Qingdeng casually pushed away the papers and scrolls in front of him, making a clear space.

"Qingdeng, we shouldn't have disturbed your work, right?"

Kinoshita Mai asked timidly.

To say whether he was disturbed or not, he must have been disturbed... Qingdeng said in his heart.

If the truth is told, the three women will definitely feel lost and guilty.

Therefore, Qingdeng told a little white lie:

"No, I'm just getting ready to take a rest."

Kinoshita Mai nodded lightly:

"That's good……"

"Sit down quickly, don't stand all the time."

Hearing what Qingdeng said, the three women knelt down and lined up in front of Qingdeng.

Sanako is sitting in seat C, with Mai Kinoshita and Souji on her left and right.

Because of the obvious height difference, from Qingdeng's perspective, the three women formed a "mountain" character with a high middle and low sides.

No one spoke.

The three women all had their eyes flickering and hesitated to speak, as if they were thinking of words.

Suddenly, the weird atmosphere in the room became stronger.

In order to lift the atmosphere that was starting to get heavy, Qingdeng took the initiative and said:

"Sanako, Awu, did you come here together?"

Sanako replied:

"After I learned that you had returned to the Trial Guard Hall, I rushed over immediately, and then I met Miss Kinoshita on the way, who was also rushing to the Trial Guard Hall in a hurry."

Kinoshita Mai nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Sanako and Mai Kinoshita were able to work together so well, Qingto couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, with an expression on his face that said, "I've seen something rare."

As long as there are no outsiders present, Sanako and Kinoshita Mai will always quarrel and say weird things to each other to spite each other.

Not only did the two of them not quarrel, but they even answered Qingdeng's questions calmly together... Such a scene was really rare.

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If nothing else goes wrong, we will be able to write about the selection of soldiers for the Zhenfu Army tomorrow. Then the indispensable link will come.

How is it? Isn’t the recent plot rhythm very neat and refreshing (Leopard’s Akimbo)
Chapter completed!