Sanako gave Qingteng an angry look, and then stroked Carrot's big head with a gentler touch.

"Moo~"

Carrot swung his tail, his eyes half-squinted - happiness visible to the naked eye.

To be fair, Sanako and Radish probably spent a little longer together than Aintome.

After all, before being brought back by Qingto, the person responsible for taking care of and raising the radishes had always been Sanako.

After spending time together day and night, we developed a deep relationship with each other.

Radish regards Sanako as another master.

And Sanako also likes this smart and humane big black cow.

Qingden lowered his head and cast a look at Carrot with mixed emotions.

Although his heart was full of envy for Carrot at this time, he still took the responsibility that a mature human should have and adjusted his emotions.

"Sanako, why are you here?"

As he spoke, he jumped off Carrot's back so that his eyes were level with Sanako's, instead of looking down at her.

"Of course I'm waiting for you."

Sanako replied softly while continuing to caress Carrot's big head.

"This is the place you must pass when you return to the imperial examination hall. I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked:

"Wait for me? What's wrong? Do you want to see me for something important?"

Sanako nodded slightly.

"Well, that's right."

As she spoke, she looked around.

"Let's talk somewhere else."

Qingdeng was startled for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

"Okay. But at this time, it's difficult to find a suitable place to talk..."

Sanako smiled sweetly, with a look of nostalgia on his brows.

"Why don't you go to my 'secret stronghold'? Speaking of which, I haven't been to that place for a long time."

"'Secret stronghold'? Oh, there..."

The same nostalgic look appeared on Qingdeng's face.

"I haven't been there for a long time. Okay, then let's go to your 'secret stronghold'."

"Then let's go."

Sanako took two quick steps, and after a brief run-up, he turned over and sat on Radish's back with a very neat and elegant movement, and then made a "please" gesture towards Qingden.

A major feature of women's kimonos is that the hem is extremely tight. Let alone spreading your legs, you can't even take a big step, you can only take small steps.

Therefore, Sanako could only sit on the back of the cow with her legs together.

Qingdeng burst into laughter, then silently sat in the "driver's seat".

"Hei Niuji, are you seated firmly?"

Sanako, who had been so amiable just now, went into a state of rage the moment Qingto said these words.

"Don't call me by that name!"

Her eyes widened and her cheeks puffed up like a hamster, turning into a "puffy" shape in the physical sense.

Black Ox Princess - During the battle in which Qingto rushed to the rescue of the Western settlement under attack and severely damaged the anti-barbarian group, Sanako rode a carrot around to save others, so she was given this title by others.

Although this is a very old nickname, so old that most people have forgotten it, Qingdeng still remembers it.

Qingdeng laughed a few times, turned the cow's head, and tapped the cow's belly with his heel.

"Carrot, let's go."

"Moo!"

Spread the radish on four hooves.

A man, a woman and an ox galloped towards the outskirts of Edo.

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About half an hour later——

Edo, suburbs, somewhere——

There are many dead branches and leaves on the less traveled paths.

The night wind blew by, and Lin Tao burst into waves.

The mist in the distance constantly changes into blurry and difficult-to-discern shadows in the moonlight.

The big black bull carrying the two owners moved forward slowly.

Blah blah blah...

The melodious and melodious sound of water flow reached Qingden and Sanako's ears from far and near.

After a while, a meandering gurgling stream caught their eyes.

Apart from the sound of the flowing stream, there was silence and not a single insect chirping.

The cold moonlight was cut into countless fragments of light and dark by the trees and branches.

Although the river bank formed by repeated water flow is not very wide, it is enough to accommodate the two of them for a tryst.

From here, you can just see the city of Edo soaked in night.

It's a pity that this is the Edo period and electric light has not been invented yet.

If today's Edo could be filled with electric lights like the big cities of later generations, then the scene of "Edo decorated with countless colorful lights"... would surely be a breathtaking night view.

And here, this river bank, will be the best viewing location.

This is Sanako's "secret stronghold".

On the eve of the fireworks festival in the first year of Manen (1860), Sanako shared this place with Aoto and confided to Aoto that "her father (Chiba Sadakichi) gave her a verdict: her physical ability has reached the limit, and her martial arts

The anguish of feeling that it is difficult to make any further progress in cultivation.

Sanako looked around the environment and muttered:

"It's become a lot messy here..."

Qingden looked at the ground covered with rabbits, birds, wild cats, foxes and other animal footprints:

"There must be a lot of small animals coming here to drink water."

The two led the radish to the shade of a leafy tree so that it could eat grass and rest at the same time.

As for the two of them, they faced the stream and leaned against the tree trunks.

The branches covering their heads swayed in the wind.

The silver-white moonlight pouring down from the gap showed a network shape, swinging lightly on the two people's bodies like a swing.

Although Qingto was happy to spend time with Sanako, he was really tired after fighting hundreds of people today.

So, he who just wanted to go home and sleep quickly didn't waste any time and went straight to the point:

"Zanako, I won't go around with you anymore - you specifically 'ambushed' me on my way home. What do you want?"

Sanako stared straight at the river in front of him and said calmly:

"Actually, it's nothing. I just want to inform you in advance - I want to join the Zhenfu Army and I want to go to Kyoto with you!"

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Only then did Leopard and Leopard realize that in matters related to Qingden, Kinoshita Mai was always a step behind Sanako~~ (Leopard laughs) Today is another day of persecuting the "short-footed cat".

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Chapter completed!