Filial piety: the supreme emperor

He couldn't be sure when this woman had quietly appeared there, nor did he know how much of his conversation with the assassin she had eavesdropped on.

From the perspective of the "Stardust Slasher", the wisest choice at this moment is undoubtedly to eliminate the existence of this woman. Because the true identity of the "Stardust Slasher" cannot be made public yet.

however--

Mu Yi noticed that his arms were shaking unconsciously.

That's right, this woman, this woman...

"..."

Mu Yi, who possessed the treasure [100% Telepathy], could easily capture the subtle emotional fluctuations deep in his heart. The emotional changes in the bar just now were not obvious, but the scene in front of him was crucial to Kenshin Himura. He tightly grasped the samurai sword in his hand, feeling the complex throbbing in his heart.

Joy, admiration, nostalgia, regret...

Just then, the woman spoke, her voice so cold that it was heartbreaking.

"I wanted to thank you for what happened just now, so I chased after you."

Mu Yi was puzzled. She did not run away after witnessing such a cruel scene, but risked her life to speak. In this crazy apocalypse, she made such a choice. What kind of thoughts were hidden in her heart?

Undoubtedly, the entanglement between this woman and Himura Kenshin will continue for a long time. In fact, the key to the breakthrough in this trial may lie in her.

"Although people often describe the scene of the tragedy as 'bloody and violent'..."

"You can really cause a bloody rain..."

Perhaps it was the influence of Kenshin Himura, or Mu Yi's own will, but at this moment, his eyes widened.

The blood splashing in the darkness, the white sleeves, the purple shawl, and the woman's deep eyes, all of these formed a poignant picture under the moonlight.

Mu Yi felt as if time had stood still. He knew that this scene would be engraved in his heart forever.

"thump."

The woman fell forward inexplicably. Mu Yi took a step forward, and the woman did not fall to the ground, but fell into his arms.

At this moment, the information about this woman emerged in Mu Yi's mind. It was called information, but it was actually just a name - Xue Dai Ba.

"bar..."

Mu Yi picked up the woman and subconsciously called her name. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her frown.

Indeed, if he had not experienced countless battles and seen so much blood, he would probably have fainted, which would have been a normal reaction.

"what?"

At this time, Mu Yi touched a hard object on the woman's waist.

Of course it was not a treasure, but a dagger.

The woman carried a dagger with her, perhaps for self-defense or to kill herself before being insulted. However, Mu Yi still felt something was wrong.

...

In the end, after much hesitation, Mu Yi finally carried Xue Dai Tomoe back to Xiao Hagi's house.

Although it might not be appropriate to bring her back to the secret base of the Choshu clan, he finally found clues related to the trial and didn't want to miss it. Of course, he wanted her to stay by his side, and selfishness also played a role. He would not blame it all on Kenshin Himura's feelings and Kenshin Himura's possession.

However, Himura Kenshin was only fifteen years old at the moment, and it sounded a bit inappropriate to hold an unconscious woman in his arms. So Mu Yi was very careful, fearing that he would be caught by someone.

"Hey, Mr. Himura, please go back..."

At this moment, the old woman opened the door of the corridor with a few cups of tea. She was halfway through her words when her eyes fell on the unconscious Xue Dai Ba. Mu Yi felt that the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Shocking! A 15-year-old "Stardust Slasher" actually did this to an unconscious woman.

"Ah! I encountered some problems and happened to meet this fainted woman. I felt it was inappropriate to leave her here, so..."

Mu Yi explained in a panic and almost threw Xue Daiba to the ground.

"This girl, is she probably just drunk?"

The old woman did not believe Mu Yi's words. Instead, she leaned closer and stared at Xue Dai Ba. After a moment, she slowly spoke.

"Uh..."

Didn't faint because of the blood rain, just drunkenness? Mu Yi frowned slightly. If the old woman was right, Xue Daiba didn't faint because of the blood rain, which meant she was not an ordinary person.

If Yukishiro Ba is not an ordinary person, things will become tricky and the real purpose of the short sword will become confusing.

"Okay, stop standing there. I don't have time to care about your private affairs. Go back to your room. This is not a love hotel. Please behave yourself."

The old woman's impatient voice interrupted Mu Yi's thoughts. Her words made Mu Yi blush. He didn't know how to respond, so he could only nod blankly and say yes.

Fortunately, when he asked the old woman to help Xue Daiba take a bath and change clothes, the old woman did not refuse, which reduced Mu Yi's embarrassment a little.

At night, Xue Daiba lay in bed, Mu Yi leaned against the wall with a knife in his hand, staring at her beautiful sleeping face.

He is not an ordinary person and carries a dagger with him.

It also made Kenshin Himura feel nostalgic and regretful...

Is Yukishiro Tomoe a close confidant of the shogunate... or a spy for the shogunate...?

Or is it a common setting like childhood sweethearts, or the daughter of Master Kenshin Himura... ?

Gradually, in the house filled with the fragrance of white plum blossoms, Mu Yi felt sleepy and slowly closed his eyes.

The next day, Mu Yi woke up and saw neatly folded bedding, but Xue Dai Ba was nowhere to be seen.

"Oh no, Madam Boss!"

Mu Yi went out in a hurry, feeling that he was too careless.

If you think about it carefully, the feeling of regret might be the emotion Kenshin Himura felt after being deceived by Tomoe Yukishiro's appearance and bringing her into the inn where the Choshu clan gathered, thus exposing the hiding place of the patriots.

If she has informed the shogunate, this place will soon be surrounded by the Shinsengumi!

You must first confirm when Yukishiro Tomoe leaves. Only the proprietress can open the door of the hotel. Go ask her...!

"Then you can take this to Songjian."

"it is good."

Mu Yi almost fell down while rushing to open the kitchen door. It turned out that Xue Dai Ba had not left. He was helping in the kitchen.

The old woman looked at Mu Yi in confusion, and without knowing the situation, she added another sentence.

"Hey, good morning, Mr. Himura. I didn't expect your girlfriend to be so capable. She's been a great help."

"So it's not..."

“How is this possible…?”

Katsura Kogoro adjusted his helmet, picked up the crystal drink cup from the Interstellar Teahouse, and took a sip of the synthetic tea.

"Yes, it was my negligence. The intelligence of our Choshu Star Region was leaked. I have already spoken to Himura. The assassins of the shogunate that day obviously had the precise data of his route, so they could set up an ambush there in advance."

Iizuka sat on a suspended chair in the teahouse, back to back with Katsura Kogoro. He picked up the energy pill on the table, closed his eyes and tasted it, as if he was tasting a complex quantum flavor.

"Don't blame yourself too much. Even the always cautious Mr. Gu Gao was captured by the Shinsengumi's intelligent law enforcers. They must have mastered an information channel that we don't know about... Waiter, add some zero-gravity water!"

Katsura Kogoro finally shouted loudly, signaling to the waiter.

"How about letting Himura be your security advisor?"

Katsura Kogoro and Iizuka were sitting facing the holographic window. At this moment, the burly astronaut Katakai, who was sitting outside the window, looked up while holding a bowl of quantum noodles.

“No need… I have a plan.”

...

A year passed silently. Although the trial of dependence had not yet ended, Mu Yi was not anxious.

Since the last incident in the Valley, the Holy Grail system seems to have further upgraded itself. Neither the passage of time nor the interstellar storms after the assassination missions every day could touch the waves in Mu Yi's heart. He tried to live in the lifestyle of Battousai, while comprehending the swordsmanship of Kenshin Himura in his memory - Feitian Yujianliu.

During this time, Mu Yi returned the energy knife he had taken from Xue Dai Ba's waist to her. Xue Dai Ba did not leave either. She claimed that she had a conflict with her family and had nowhere to go, so she worked as a chef's assistant in Xiao Hagi's house.

The following year, on June 5th of the first year of Genji, the Gion Festival arrived as scheduled.

There were no missions tonight, so Mu Yi was free to relax. The night of the Gion Festival was very lively, and this environment was not suitable for practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard. So Mu Yi leaned against the wall indoors, watching Yukishiro Tomoe weaving a piece of pure white quantum fiber, while thinking about the sword skills of the Hiten Miken Ryu.

“Hey, Himura!”

Iizuka opened the holographic door with his usual smile, but tonight's smile might not be a fake. Although he did not participate, as Katsura Kogoro's most trusted intelligence chief, he knew that tonight's meeting in the Choshu sector was the key to overthrowing the old order. Thinking that the long struggle was about to usher in the dawn of victory, he really wanted to relax a little during this celebratory moment.

"Let's go to Star City. After that, we'll go to the entertainment district...uh—"

The first thing the unctuous Iizuka saw when he entered the room was Yukishiro Tomoe staring at him expressionlessly. Inviting someone to the entertainment area in front of someone else's 'partner' made even someone as thick-skinned as him feel embarrassed.

"Mr. Iizuka, I'm not going."

Fortunately, Mu Yi spoke up in time to relieve Iizuka's embarrassment. However, his choice was of course to refuse. Having seen the nightlife of the 21st century interstellar city, he certainly would not be attracted by the Gion Festival before the Restoration. More importantly, he already had a preliminary idea of ​​how to use the sword skills that had recently emerged in his mind.

"Ah...ah, okay."

Iizuka curled his lips, closed the door of Mu Yi's room, and walked towards the portal alone.

"Tsk, you two are the same. Just enjoy yourself, it won't affect me anyway-"

Just as he put on his anti-gravity shoes and prepared to go shopping in Star City alone, the door of Kohagiya was opened by Katakai, who was sweating profusely.

"Oh! Brother Pianbei, you're just in time. Come with me..."

"Stop talking nonsense, something terrible is going to happen!"

...

“What happened!”

Mu Yi heard hurried footsteps in the corridor and stood up suddenly. At this time, the door of his room was pushed open by Katakai and Iizuka.

When he saw Katabei appear, he had a rough hunch, because Katabei should be responsible for the security of the secret meeting in the Choshu star zone tonight.

"Oh no, Himura, the meeting place Ikedaya has been attacked by Mibu wolves... by the Shinsengumi!"

Due to the secret information obtained, the Shinsengumi split into two teams to search, and finally the team led by Kondo Isami and Okita Souji found the representatives of the Choshu District at Ikedaya. However, although the Shinsengumi's combat ability was slightly stronger than that of the Choshu District, there were two to three times as many members of the Choshu District as the Shinsengumi team.

Soon, the Shinsengumi was in a tough fight.

"Let me show you the brilliance of my secret sword!"

At the forefront of the battle between the two sides was a petite pink-haired girl. On this blood-spattered battlefield, her fragile body was like a small boat floating in the wind and waves, seemingly ready to capsize at any time.

"One step is supersonic, two steps are seamless..."

The petite girl did not panic, but rushed towards Min Lu. She took two steps and her figure disappeared from Min Lu's sight.

And the ground that Okita Souji had just stepped on actually had tiny cracks on it.

This is Okita Souji's magical skill of shrinking the earth, which almost exceeds the limit of human pace.

"What...!"

Faced with such a secret technique, Ren Lu was unable to defend himself. In an instant, a cold light flashed across his body like lightning.

"Three steps of the ultimate sword! Three stages of Wuming's thrust!"

Okita Souji appeared again, and came behind Minoru. Minoru could no longer hold the energy knife in his hand, and three blood marks appeared on his body instantly, and he fell to the ground.

"Shinsengumi's first team leader Okita Souji is here. You rats who are trying to overthrow the old order, why don't you just surrender... cough!"

The pink-haired girl was none other than Okita Souji. With the power to kill one person instantly, she turned her knife tip to the others in the Choshu star region. Because of the division of her own team, such a strong attack might result in heavy losses. She knew that the other party would not surrender easily, and now she was just stalling for time and waiting for the support of Hijikata Toshizo.

But she never expected that her weak body would break out at this moment...!

Seeing the person who performed such a miraculous skill suddenly cough up a mouthful of blood, the people in the Changzhou Star Region who were originally a little afraid instantly gathered their courage. In an instant, several people raised the energy knives in their hands and rushed forward.

"You, the devil who killed Mr. Minoru, go to hell!"