But when she said "and", her words got stuck for some reason.

After repeating "and" several times in a casual tone, Kinoshita Mai raised her hand and pulled the scarf on her face higher.

Because it was covered by the scarf, Qingteng didn't see Kinoshita Mai's cheeks, which were now slightly red.

"And what?" Qingdeng asked in confusion.

"And...and...and you once told me: you don't hate Cat Monk, and you also said that if you have the chance, you want to try to be a thief like Cat Monk who is also a good thief!" Kinoshita Mai said anxiously.

He said, "So I am even more convinced that you will not betray me."

"Ha... 'I won't betray you'..." Qingden softly repeated what Kinoshita Mai just said, then he burst into laughter and said in a half-joking tone, "I feel a little flattered inexplicably..."

After saying that, Qingden raised his hand and scratched the hair on the back of his head.

"Betraying you and sending you to a prison... I really can't do this kind of thing."

"But regarding what you said about 'assisting you to deal with the group of people who tried to use the sword to kill'... Miss Kinoshita, please allow me to ask a few more questions."

"Are you planning to rely on the strength of you and me to deal with that man-killing group?"

"How much information do you have about this human killing group? How many people do they have? Where do they usually hang out?"

"How are you going to deal with them?"

Qingdeng fired off several questions like a barrage of questions.

Faced with these questions that Qingto asked one after another, Kinoshita Mai answered them one by one without any rush or panic:

"Besides you, I have no one else to turn to, so I really... should say that I can only rely on you and me to handle this incident."

"I don't have much information about that human-killing group at the moment. I only know that they have been testing the sword on the Kudos who live in the Kudo settlement area in the northern suburbs of Edo."

"I'm going to lie in wait in the Huiduo settlement, wait for this group of people to show up again, and catch them in action! Apart from this, there is no other good method available."

After finishing speaking, Kinoshita Wu raised her head and looked directly at Qingden without blinking.

Since just now, she has been casting expectant glances at Qingden from time to time.

She looked forward to hearing the answer she longed to hear from Qingdeng's mouth.

However... there was a touch of loneliness flashing uncontrollably in her eyes at this moment.

Because Qingdeng has been silent.

Qingdeng's head... has never completely recovered from the "downtime" state.

Before I could fully digest the shock caused by "The Neko Monk is Mai Kinoshita", I received another request to "solve the 'Tsuji Zhan Incident' together"...

Feeling that his head was beginning to feel slightly swollen, Qingden curled up his right index finger and rubbed the center of his eyebrows with the second joint of his index finger with moderate force.

Is it specifically targeting the Tsuji-zhan incident of Kudo...

What does this kind of thing have to do with me? Qingdeng heard such a "voice" emerging in his heart.

This "voice" then said to him: There is no benefit at all in going with Miss Kinoshita to deal with this incident that the sect will not take care of...

Even if this incident is successfully solved in the end, there will be no merit at all. What merit can be gained by extending a helping hand to Hui Duo?

Completely thankless.

The pitch of this "voice" gets higher and higher.

Finally, its pitch was so high that Qingdeng's heart beat involuntarily faster.

What this "voice" said...is not unreasonable.

Yes, it makes sense.

Why bother to get involved in something that has nothing to do with you, is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and has no benefit to you?

But - at this moment, a question came one after another in Qingdeng's mind:

What benefits does it bring to Ms. Kinoshita to deal with this "Tsuji-zhan Incident"?

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…

Seeing that Qingden was still silent, Kinoshita Wu couldn't help but pucker her red lips, and the look of loneliness in her eyes became more and more intense.

However, suddenly, Qingdeng suddenly spoke:

"...Miss Kinoshita, why do you want to intervene in this matter? People are afraid to avoid the evildoers, and even the practice office will not pay attention to them, but you actually want to take the initiative to help them."

Upon hearing the question asked by Qingto, Kinoshita Mai was startled for a moment.

Then, I heard her reply without thinking:

"Huduo are human beings, and I want to do my best to lend a helping hand to those in distress, that's all!"

After finishing speaking, Kinoshita Mai blinked, her eyes shining with a firm light - as if she was speaking some very natural truth.

This was the first time Qingto... saw Kinoshita Mai with such a look in her eyes.

"..." Qingden looked at Mai Kinoshita expressionlessly.

After a while, a strange smile appeared on Qingdeng's face.

"Ha... It seems that what you just said about 'looking forward to becoming a hero who can do something practical for the people' is not nonsense."

"I see."

Qingden took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.

"Then - let me do my best."

"?!" Kinoshita Mai opened her eyes wide in surprise.

She opened and closed her mouth a few times, as if she wanted to say something, but what she wanted to say never turned into words.

Under the black scarf, a joyful smile quickly bloomed - her smile was worth a thousand words.

"Miss Kinoshita, when are you going to set out to investigate the 'Tsuji Zhan Incident'? Tonight? Or do you want to wait until later?"

"I want to leave tonight." Mai Kinoshita, who had regained her composure, replied quickly, "That 'human-killing group' might show up again tonight."

Qingdeng nodded: "Okay, let's go."

"Ah, wait a minute."

Kinoshita Mai took off a small cloth bag that she had been carrying behind her back.

"this is for you."

The cloth bag was unwrapped - inside was a set of black clothes, a black scarf and a fox mask.

"This is?" Qingdeng asked in surprise.

"These are the clothes I prepared for you in advance." Kinoshita Mai said with a smile, "You can't let people find out that Tachibana Aoden from the monastery is a friend of the cat monk, right?"

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…

"How? Does it fit?"

"Huh? Just right." Qingden tightened his belt, then stretched his arms to confirm the tightness of the clothes.

The suit that Mai Kinoshita gave him was the same style as the Kaitou suit she was wearing - the same style, and both were black from head to toe.

"Tachibana-kun, which one do you want to wear, face towel or mask?" Mai Kinoshita, holding a face towel in one hand and a mask in the other, handed the two items to Qingto's eyes, "Because I don't know which one you like to wear, so I specially put this

Both things are ready."

Qingden raised his gaze and glanced at the face towel and mask in Kinoshita Mai's hand.

The mask that Mai Kinoshita prepared for him was a black fox mask that was completely black and had a fairly good texture. Only a pair of eyes were exposed in the entire mask.

"Is this the only mask you wear?" Qingdeng asked casually.

"In order to hide the figure as much as possible, it is best to wear black masks and face scarves, and among all the masks I could find, only this black fox mask is completely black." Kinoshita Mai added, "So I

I only came here with this mask."

Aoto nodded and responded to Mai Kinoshita's explanation with his movements.

Then he picked up the black fox mask almost without hesitation.

"You chose to wear a mask?" Kinoshita Mai blinked, "I thought you would choose a lighter face towel."

"Well, this can be regarded as my personal hobby." Qingdeng said as he quickly put the black fox mask on his face.

Ever since he played the game "Goddess

After putting on the mask, Qingden spotted a puddle of water at his feet out of the corner of his eye, so he stretched his head over and used the water as a mirror.

Well, not bad. The black fox mask of just the right size covered his entire face, with only a pair of eyes exposed outside the mask.

Before changing clothes, Qingdeng quietly went back to the trial defense hall and changed the sword on his body from Ding Guishen to Orange Water.

The red and black color scheme of the Seikijin is quite eye-catching and unique. If you wear the Seikijin on your body, it will be easy for people to spot it - isn't this Kokubansho's Tachibana Aoden's sword?

If you wear orange juice, you don't have to worry about this.
To be continued...