Jiaming arrived in Tokyo at two o 'clock in the afternoon.
Kaoru drove the car to pick him up. They drove all the way from Haneda Airport to Tsuchichi's house. On the way, she explained the streets and scenery to him. Kaoru's character has always been silent. At this time, even if she wanted to show a warm attitude, her expression was indifferent. Her introduction was also very concise. In fact, she has never cared about things like fun. Girls of her age like shopping and shopping for branded goods, she was not even close to them. At this time, she introduced many things that even she herself was not clear about. Jiaming just listened with a smile and did not speak. Although this was the first time in his life, he was actually very familiar with Tokyo.
In this way, when they arrived at Tsuchichi's house, it was already about 3: 30 in the afternoon.
Originally, Jiaming thought that Kaoru would prepare a room outside or directly live in a hotel. After seeing the small courtyard, he was stunned for a moment. For this courtyard, he had an impression. Perhaps it could be said that this was the place that left the deepest impression on him in the entire Tsuchichi family.
He remembered that when he came to the Tsuchichi family undercover, he met many people, including Masanori Amami. When others first introduced this small courtyard to him, he felt a little puzzled. As the fiancée of Masanori Amami and the daughter of the head of the Tsuchichi family, she actually lived in such a dirty small courtyard and did not go out for eight years.
Not long after, he saw the interior for the first and only time. Other than the living room and a small bedroom, all the other rooms were locked. The two rooms that were open had simple furnishings. A woman named Kaoru was sitting in the dark and cold bedroom in a bright-colored kimono. She had cut her wrist, and the blood stained the floor like huge cherry blossoms.
After the destruction of the Tsuchichi family, he directly forgot a lot of things in the depths of his mind. But this scene, which he thought was bleak and beautiful, occasionally came back to him. Perhaps the dead woman was too beautiful … He thought so at that time.
"I live here."
After such a simple introduction, she led Jia Ming to the freshly cleaned room. Jia Ming couldn't help but smile when he saw that there was a TV and manga.
He did not bring many things. He put down the travel backpack, turned on the TV, and watched the Japanese channel that he had not seen for many years. Kaoru brought him water to wash his face, and then walked around the small courtyard.
The feeling of the small courtyard was clear at a glance. It had recently been tidied up inside and out. Many places were still simple and used old furniture. At home, perhaps it was because there was no place to put the new furniture. He lived in the master bedroom, and this was the only room. It was decorated in a completely different and lively manner. The small pond in the courtyard was so clear that the bottom could be seen. Two small koi fish were swimming in it sickly. They were probably put in recently and looked like they were about to die.
Standing at the door of Xun's small bedroom, Jia Ming looked at her silently for a long time. Xun stood beside him.
"Teacher, aren't you going to rest?"
"Oh, I'm not at the point where I need to rest after taking a flight."
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Whether it was Tokyo or the Yuechi Clan, perhaps he was more familiar with both.
. With this thought in mind, Jiaming finally nodded. Then the two left the small courtyard. Kaoru led them all the way.
Speaking of which, as an ancient ninja family, the territory of the Tsuchiha family is vast. In fact, it is like a large village or a castle. The people who live here are not all ninjas, mercenaries, and the like. With the development of time, many Tsuchiha family members have left the ninja fate and are responsible for other things, such as the well-known Tsuchiha weaving business in the outside world. There are even people who work in politics. In modern society, if you only engage in activities in the dark, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive.
Of course, for now, the ninja tradition is still the most important thing they uphold.
If it was in ancient times, this may be the most heavily guarded ninja village, but with the development of recent decades, many things have changed. At this time, the Tsuchiha family is divided into two areas. The outer area is where some ordinary people live, such as business, political, or some family members live. There are security and vigilance, but from the outside, it looks like an ordinary modern village with straight roads, gardens, villas with red tiles and white walls, and so on.
The inner area is used for ninja training and the residence of the core people. In short, this is a hiding place for a group of people with relatively dark identities, including the head of the family, the Tsuchiha weaving business, the high-level political leaders, ninjas, and mercenaries who carry out dark operations. The security is tight. Various modern or old-fashioned defense systems are almost everywhere in Jiaming. There are hidden surveillance cameras, automatic or semi-automatic firearms, some secret door arrangements, and the entrance of the underground passage. Once it is activated, this place will immediately become the most heavily guarded fortress, I'm afraid even birds can't freely pass through.
Of course, the internal security is naturally not that strict on weekdays. If people from the outer area want to come in, they just have to say hello, just like a factory, since everyone knows each other, it's naturally a small matter to go in and take a look.
The courtyard that Xun lived in naturally belonged to the inner layer. However, even though it wasn't registered or anything like that, with Xun leading the way, as long as one tried their best to ignore the large pile of hidden things, this building in the middle of the forest was indeed quiet and peaceful.
It was as if there were stone paths in rural villages, wooden or stone fences, and ancient Japanese-style buildings. There were also modern houses mixed in, concrete squares, beautiful ceramic walls, floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows, and even martial arts arenas with elevators hidden in the woods. The most common thing was probably the towering ancient trees that could be seen everywhere. The trees covered the trees, and the lush greenery blocked the heat of summer. The roads were as winding as possible. Often, after walking and turning a corner, one would be surprised to see some beautiful scenery. It was like a Chinese garden that paid attention to winding paths. Of course, the feeling here was a little more gloomy and cold.
"That house is the place where everyone eats …"
"That's the martial arts field …"
"The head of the family and the elders are working there …"
"Miss Nakamura lives here, she is a doctor …"
"That's the armory below, the gun practice is also there …"
"This used to be a garden, my mother liked to come here when she was still alive …"
It's not evening yet, most of the ninjas probably have their own homework, the whole area looks quiet. Kaoru walked while introducing the surrounding things to Jiaming. This may be the first time she has talked so much in many years, there's a faint blush on her cheeks, although there's still no obvious expression, it's enough to make people feel the joy in her heart.
The two occasionally encounter pedestrians and cars passing by, but they don't greet each other, this should be Kaoru's habit.
These people were clearly able to call out their names, and when they brushed past them, they could more or less feel the doubtful or surprised gazes they cast at them. Her coldness and indifference was probably known by everyone in the Yuchi Clan.
"How is your relationship with father?"
"He hasn't talked to me recently."
Kaoru shook her head faintly, there's no frustration in it, she obviously doesn't care about this matter.
"How long has it been?"
"About … a year and a half."
"What did you talk about in the end?"
Jiaming asked casually, but Kaoru was silent for a moment, "When I came back last winter vacation, he asked me about the situation in China … I didn't tell him."
"Oh …" Jiaming nodded, the so-called situation in China is probably to ask who she studied with in China. After walking for a while, Jiaming said, "Do you still want to help the family?"
"I don't know …" Kaoru said softly, shaking her head, her eyes a little blank, "They … let me be engaged to Lord Tian Yu-Kun, and then they didn't ask for anything … I think … they don't want me anymore …"
"Heh, it seems that this place is not suitable for you, it's better to move out."
"Gu Kun … Do you want me to leave here?"
"But it's also difficult, you don't have a goal, living here, at least there's someone to look after you. If you live outside, there might be no one to look after you.
It's not suitable for you to live in Tian Yu-Kun's house, his girlfriend is very good at this, even though you two know each other, it's hard to guarantee that she won't be jealous … "
It's very difficult to make Kaoru independent, perhaps he can only rely on Masaori Tian Yu-Kun in the future. Just like Dongfang Lu, if he's just a friend and doesn't involve too much, he's still honest and trustworthy.
Smiling, he patted Kaoru's shoulder, and at this moment, a few people suddenly rushed over from the opposite side, "What are you doing?!"
They were wearing white training clothes, holding a long katana in their hands, and the person in the lead was Buntaro.
It's been too long, Jiaming didn't pay too much attention to them when he sensed there was someone there, but now that he tilted his head, he recognized him, more or less, he knew about his feelings for Kaoru, and felt the anger and murderous intent in his eyes.
Smiling, he withdrew his hand from Kaoru's shoulder, "Hello."
"Who are you?!"
Ignoring Kamei's kind gesture, Buntaro placed one hand on the hilt of his sword. Although he was dressed in training attire, in order to pursue cruelty and realism, when everyone had a certain level of self-control, most of their swordsmanship training was done with real swords. Looking at how angry he was right now, if it wasn't for Kaori standing in front of him, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold himself back from slashing at Kamei …