It is not difficult to see that she is wearing a dark black kimono, but her dress has been cut beyond recognition.

First, the two sleeves were cut off, exposing all the arms below the shoulders.

Her belt is not the common wide style that covers the entire belly, but a very delicate Western-style belt that outlines a slender waist that cannot be grasped.

Probably to improve mobility, her hem was cut very short, all the way to the middle of her thigh, making her look extra cool.

The two little feet were not wearing shoes or socks, but were covered with thick black foot bags.

Foot bags and socks are two different things.

Socks are just socks, and foot bags are more like a combination of shoes and socks.

Some high-quality foot bags can be worn directly as shoes, and your feet will not feel irritated or worn out even when walking in the wild.

"Is he dead?"

the woman asked.

"Um."

The man responded with a precious word, and then slowly put down the body of Nitta Tonosuke and laid it flat on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, I saw him clasping his hands together and whispering piously:

"Reveal the truth, uncover the truth, Polo reveals the truth, Pāloṇṭhāna reveals the truth, Bodhisattva reveals the truth!"

…

…

The only sound of Maher's footsteps was heard on the long and narrow country road.

Suddenly, two people appeared from the trees on the roadside in front of him, blocking his way.

After seeing the face of the visitor clearly, Maher suddenly frowned.

"Niugui? Runu? What are you?"

As he asked, he lowered his head and looked at the cow ghost...that is, the hemp rope in the man's hand.

The beautiful woman called "Ru Nu" smiled slightly:

"Mr. Orleans, although we don't know what you just talked about in the Orange Mansion, judging from the results, you are not popular."

"Just now, there was a guy following you."

"This person's skills are very good, and his tracking techniques are very sophisticated."

"If I guessed correctly, he should be a ninja from the Shinsengumi's ninth division."

"But you can rest assured now."

"We've wiped your ass."

As soon as Runu finished speaking, Niu Gui raised the hemp rope in his hand.

When Maher heard this, his face suddenly darkened.

"... Niugui, Runu, thank you for your hard work."

The moist girl smiled.

"You're welcome, this is our business."

"He actually sent someone to follow me..."

As Maher spoke, he turned his head and looked into the distance... to be precise, he looked at Judi in the distance.

"Mr. Orléans, please forgive my daughter for talking too much: Is your wife willing to come back to you?"

Maher replied coldly:

"Do you still need to ask this kind of question? You know the answer just by looking at my expression, right?"

Runu spread her hands, pretending to be innocent.

"Please forgive me. I didn't ask knowingly, nor did I mean to mock. I just wanted to confirm."

"Hmph! I haven't seen you for a few years, Alice...has changed a lot."

"If it were her before, no matter how much courage I gave her, she would never dare to disobey my orders."

"And now... this is the first time I've heard Alice talk to me in this tone."

"What a careless heir...!"

"That's fine!"

"Just let her be willful for a while longer."

"It's a pity, but I really don't have the ability to steal people from the 'Nioh'."

"I can only endure it for now."

"Heirs are of course important."

"But the 'Amanuma Spear' is the most important thing right now."

"Everything other than this can be postponed for a while."

After Ru Nu heard this, she immediately cast an excited look at the other party.

"Well said, Mr. Orleans!"

"You and I have been preparing for the 'Amanuma Spear' for a long time."

"The long wait, just for the moment of throwing!"

"When we throw the 'Amanuma Spear', the shogunate and the Qinjin clan will definitely suffer heavy losses!"

"By then, it won't be too late to try to get your wife back!"

Maher smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Let's go back to Changzhou."

After saying that, Maher took the lead in raising his foot forward.

Niu Gui and Ru Nu followed closely behind, one on the left and the other on the right.

After walking two steps, Maher turned his head again and cast a deep look in the direction of Ju Di...

…

…

Elodie's father came to ask for someone - there was no way to hide such a big thing.

Now that things have happened, Elodie no longer intends to hide her life experience.

So, she told Ah Wu, the Chief Secretary and other people close to her in detail about her past.

"Huh?! Elodie, you turn out to be from Orleans!" - Ah Wu said.

As expected, Ah Wu didn't know anything... Qingdeng was already used to Ah Wu's ignorance.

From the specific business of Calabash House to the true identity of Kiryu's boss, to Elodie's life experience, A Wu is always confused and doesn't know anything.

However, she was different this time.

In fact, A Wu, like Qing Deng, had long realized that Elodie's life experience was unusual.

However, she had a vague feeling that Elodie didn't want to talk more about her past, so she never inquired further.

After learning that Elodie had such a tortuous experience, the girls headed by Sanako became more maternal.

As a result, in recent days, Elodie has simply become the favorite of the Judi family.

Whenever she has free time, she always receives invitations from Sanako and others.

Or enjoy the scenery together, or drink tea together.

After going back and forth, their relationship became much deeper.

For example, today, the director-general invited Elodie to eat Jinping Candy again.

"Come on, Ello...ah, no, Alice, try it quickly! This is the Jinping candy I just bought! Because it is freshly baked, it is very crispy!"

Souji said as he opened the paper bag in his hand, revealing the colorful candies inside.

Since learning Elodie's real name, Souji and others have recently been trying to change their names and call her by her real name "Alice".

Elodie first thanked her, and then said helplessly:

"Sister Souji, you don't have to force yourself."

"Although 'Elody Angouleme' is my pseudonym, after using it for so many years, it is no different from my real name."

"I am both Alice and Elodie."

"You can call me by whatever name you want, I won't mind."

After that, Elodie threw a few Jinping candies into her mouth and tasted them happily.
To be continued...