Facing Uesugi Kiyoshi's sincere gaze, Li Fuyao's eyes shifted several times, showing sympathy, affection, and reluctance, before finally transforming into gentle starlight that settled into her phoenix eyes.

She said softly, "If... I mean, if..."

"If one day I end up in the same situation as Miss Dongwen, would you help me the way you helped her?"

Without a second thought, Uesugi Kiyoshi nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Then, he quickly shook his head.

"No, no, as long as I'm here, I will never watch you become like that."

A confident smile gradually appeared in Uesugi Kiyoshi's eyes.

"I don't have many friends, but I will never watch a friend die in front of me."

"Otherwise, wouldn't all this swordsmanship have been learned in vain?"

Li Fuyao looked at Uesugi Kiyoshi's somewhat spirited face and smiled with a touch of nostalgia.

"Qing, has anyone ever told you that you're pretty good at fooling girls?"

"What you just said...it's kind of tempting!"

Uesugi Kiyoshi's expression froze for a moment, and he lowered his head slightly, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"I'm not lying to girls."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Fuyao interrupted him with a smile.

"Yes, that's right."

"You don't need to lie to girls. When she likes you enough, she'll lie to herself."

After saying this meaningful sentence, Li Fuyao stood up lightly, giving Uesugi Kiyoshi no chance to explain.

She walked into her study, looked around at the ink paintings hanging on the walls, her back to Uesugi Kiyoshi, and her cheerful voice echoed in the room.

"Qing, there's a reason I'm helping you."

"I've said it before, I love listening to stories."

"The myriad aspects of life and the fickleness of human nature are all my spiritual nourishment."

"I'm pointing at them, or maybe..."

Li Fuyao waved gently, gesturing to the paintings filling the room, then turned around and looked at Uesugi Kiyoshi with considerable pride.

"I will draw interesting stories so that they can be passed down for generations."

"It's a real pity that some magnificent stories are lost in the mundane world."

At this point, Li Fuyao's tone changed, becoming full of anticipation and excitement.

"Qing, I have a premonition."

"you"

"This will be the most interesting story I've ever written!"

Chapter 107 Dual Mastery of Gun and Sword

When Uesugi Kiyoshi pushed open the door, a small gourd of sake was already hanging from his waist.

He immediately spotted Kudo Yuichi standing under the eaves by the wall, alone with an umbrella, and in his other hand, a half-smoked cigarette, puffing away without a care in the world.

"The law stipulates that minors are not allowed to smoke."

Uesugi Kiyoshi joked as he walked up to them.

Knowing who he was just by his voice, Kudo Yuichi didn't even turn around. He exhaled a smoke ring and laughed, "The law also stipulates that murder is punishable by imprisonment."

"When it was your turn to be killed, didn't you still kill them without hesitation?"

He glanced at Uesugi Kiyoshi and shrugged.

"Get used to it, Qing. At least in this country, the privileged class doesn't see the law."

"."

"Tobacco helps with thinking—want one?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi refused without even thinking.

He didn't like the feeling of his nasal cavity being filled with that pungent and irritating smell.

Kudo Yuichi didn't care. He had sharp eyes and had already spotted the small gourd of sake at Uesugi Kiyoshi's waist.

"What is this? A token of love?"

He circled around Uesugi Kiyoshi, bent down, and carefully examined the wine gourd, marveling at it.

"It looks pretty retro, like an antique? Chinese girls are just different from Tokyo girls. Giving this is much more effective than a love letter, isn't it?"

Kudo Yuichi was implying that he had helped a large number of female classmates deliver love letters to Uesugi Kiyoshi.

Uesugi gave his friend a blank look, too lazy to argue with him.

He had already realized what was going on. Seeing Kudo Yuichi's ambiguous smile, Uesugi Kiyoshi, somewhat puzzled, forcefully grabbed his friend's shoulder, raised an eyebrow, and gave him a playful yet threatening look.

“I’ve found it, Yuichi.”

"You were the one who brought Kyoko and me together with your words, and you were also the one who made Maki and I a family. Now you want to play matchmaker for me again, don't you?"

What are you up to?

Kudo Yuichi winced in pain after being slapped by Uesugi Seiichi, but his smile remained unchanged.

"Of course I want to see you get hacked to pieces with a machete."

He gave a startling reason, as if it were perfectly natural.

Immediately afterward, Kudo Yuichi chuckled and denied what he had just said, as if he had just swallowed a mouthful of vomit.

"Just kidding, okay, now's not the time for idle chatter, is it?"

"Honestly, Qing, I knew your swordsmanship was extraordinary, but I didn't expect you to be this strong. Tell me the truth, in the fight with that Chinese guy just now, did you really lose, or were you deliberately being modest because you needed his help on his turf?"

It was a rather awkward attempt to change the subject, but it successfully diverted Uesugi Kiyoshi's attention.

He gave a somewhat bitter smile.

"I don't want to lose if I can win. I can't beat someone with fists with a knife. If my master finds out, he'll probably be very disappointed. I'd be letting him down after all his hard work in training me."

"Indeed, I lost by half a move. When I first fought him with my fists and feet, the sense of suppression he gave me was similar to when I used my sword to practice with my master—it was a suppression of realm, not a martial arts technique of the same level."

"Later, when I used a sword, I could barely put up a fight. Maybe if I had been just a fraction faster, I would have won."

Kudo Yuichi pursed his lips and clicked his tongue slightly.

"Don't be modest, that's Ye San."

"I never expected that Master Ye would be a teacher in the Tai Sui Gang, living a peaceful and stable life. He was once a legendary figure in the capital."

Kudo Yuichi flicked his cigarette ash, his gaze filled with longing.

"About ten years ago, in the Tokyo 'cultivator' circle, there were two rising stars who made their way up through their real skills. Someone gave them a nickname: 'Master of Spear and Sword'."

"The sword is the New Yin Sword, and the spear is the Six Harmonies Spear of the Celestial Empire—yes, I'm talking about your master, Shangquan Xiuchuan, and Ye San."

"To understand how strong Ye San is, just compare him to your master. That Master Ye, with his Six Harmony Spear and a pair of Eight-Cut Blades, has caused countless swordsmen to die on the spot."

"It's been too long, and I don't know the specifics, but it's said that the swordsman Kamiizumi and this Master Ye also fought, and the outcome is unknown."

"You've only been learning swordsmanship for a short time, and this level is already good."

"Looks like it won't be long before I can go out and brag that I have a swordsman friend."

Hearing this, Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't feel comforted; instead, he frowned.

"Six Harmony Spear? You've got it wrong. Are you sure it's not a stick? The Six Harmony Spear isn't Wing Chun."

"and many more!"

"Is Li Taisui's surname Li?"

"No way, no wonder they told me to pay respects to the ancestral master."

"The Six Harmonies Gun theory also makes sense back then."

Uesugi Kiyoshi muttered a few words, but didn't seem to be too bothered by the matter.

"The stronger he is, the better. He will be present for tomorrow's operation. With such a strong person in charge, I feel our chances of winning will be much greater."

"Although we have a lot of power at our disposal, I am still uneasy. I don't know how many of the demons from Mount Ooe will come out. If the Demon King himself comes, it will be a big problem."

"It's difficult for ordinary people to get involved in battles between superhumans. Even if they are prepared, they still don't have complete confidence."

Kudo Yuichi nodded slightly in agreement.

"Indeed, so what are your plans for tomorrow?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi raised his hand and pointed, and wisps of gray-black mirage coiled around his fingertip, driven by his thoughts, forming a simple model in mid-air.

Kudo Yuichi had seen this power before and thought it was the "qi" that Uesugi Kiyoshi cultivated, so he wasn't surprised.

"This is a topographical map of the Tobun-kai headquarters that Tobun Maki gave me."

“In a traditional Japanese courtyard, different rooms are separated by layers. Although the area is not very large, the terrain is also very complex. If they were prepared in advance, it would be a tough battle.”

"Two side doors, one main door, and one back door—I think it's better to enter from four directions."

"The courtyard there is rather narrow, and it might not be a good thing for a large number of people to rush in at once. So we split up our forces and went in, using the superhumans as the blades to directly behead Dong Wenyu."

"Those mortals followed behind us, forming a defensive line, cleaning up the battlefield, preventing the mortal reinforcements from the other side from breaking in, and holding out until we succeeded."

Kudo Yuichi stared at the simplified topographical map and nodded thoughtfully.

"Are you planning a surprise attack on Okehazama? Indeed, if Dong Wenyu dies, all that's left is a scattered mess."

“Akutagawa should be able to produce a few capable special task force members. I can transfer some elite armed detectives to you, but not many.”

"But it's very difficult to find more superhuman reinforcements."

"I'll make arrangements with the Metropolitan Police Department. Although they can't directly intervene, Akutagawa will send investigators from the association to keep watch. If other superhuman organizations try to get in the way, they can hold them off for a while, but they definitely won't be able to hold them off for long. We're in Tokyo, so we still have to be bound by some rules and regulations."

“Here, no one dares to say they can control everything.”

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