New companions, new homes, new lives, bagpipes depict something beautiful.

For those like them who have broken free from the whirlpool of Victoria's dark ages, this is a very desirable blandness.

But for a martial artist like Wrapmaru who has just started his journey, it's too bland.

....

Sometimes people are like this, if they don't experience something, they will never experience the good side of things.

Just like a teenager with dreams, you don't let him leave his hometown to challenge the cruel society, he always feels that he is a special existence and has the possibility to create miracles.

When he is bruised by life, and there is no hope for him when he is crawling and rolling with thousands of his peers, he will miss him deeply.

It's so fragrant to eat at home and wait for death.

....

The trajectory of life is very wonderful, and fate is not clear.

If Xia Feng met Entamuru at the height of Black Feather's glory, Enchanting Pill would definitely join without hesitation, just as she would join Rhode Island without hesitation in the future.

And now, it is absolutely impossible for Entanglement Pill to follow them to "retire".

On the carriage, Windmaru looked at the bagpipes gratefully, and for her, the bagpipes' sincere invitation was also very touched.

"Thank you, bagpipes, but I still have my own path to follow."

The sun rose in the east and set in the west, and the caravan resumed its previous rhythm of travel.

A few days later, we finally arrived at the destination of the trip, the town of Nohara.

...

This medium-sized town was the last town on the western side of the entire Dongzhou region, and further west, it entered the territory of the Nishinomiya family.

Of course, the town of Nohara is also a strategic location, just like Yehua City, where the Frontier Military District is stationed in southern Victoria.

In the town, samurai wearing light armor and carrying long swords can be seen everywhere, and you can occasionally see majestic generals riding war horses.

....

After the caravan came to a halt, Xia Feng removed the luggage from the carriage and said goodbye to the caravan leader.

In a few days of getting along, they have experienced quite a lot of things, and naturally they have some feelings.

"Captain, we're parting here, thank you for taking care of you along the way."

Recalling that late-night bandit attack, the caravan captain was also a little emotional.

"Little brother, we should thank you."

Then, the caravan captain took out a large package of tea leaves from the carriage and handed it to Xia Feng sincerely.

"If you hadn't reacted quickly that night, our losses might have been unpredictable, and I don't have any thanks, heh, I don't see that you are not very short of money, so let's do it, this is a new tea in the early spring of this year, and it should be regarded as a piece of our entire caravan's heart, please accept it."

In that situation, Xia Feng's reaction was completely self-helping, and he was a little embarrassed to see the caravan captain so grateful at this time.

"You.... That's very kind. ”

"It's not polite."

The caravan captain smiled innocently.

"Acquaintance is fate, you are going to Xichuan, I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again in the future, this tea is not expensive, it should be our blessing to you and Miss bagpipes, I hope you have a good year and give birth to a noble son early......"

Xia Feng snatched the tea and replied awkwardly and politely.

"Thank you, it's not too early, then we'll withdraw first."

After a while, he was afraid that the bagpipes would go crazy again, so this "beautiful" misunderstanding would be like this.

Afternoon.

Xia Feng, bagpipes, wind treasure, and winding pills, the four of them carried their bags and waved goodbye to the caravan members behind them at the intersection out of the town.

"Goodbye, friends, there will be a date later!"

"Goodbye!"

....

Bidding farewell to the caravan, Xia Feng once again embarks on a journey to find a new home, but this time, the end is already in sight.

The Sakura samurai's garrison did not block the entry and exit of civilians, and there was not even so-called registration and interrogation, as long as it was not a large samurai team, they would let them go.

In fact, this is also normal, Dongzhou and Xichuan are already close to each other, and they are forcibly separated as a whole, and if the head of the family interferes with commercial interactions, it will greatly affect the development of the town.

Whether it is the people of Dongzhou or the people of Xichuan, they all understand a truth.

The head of the house in the iron-beaten town, the barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, there is nothing to take care of, and whoever is good to the people will move to live and pay food to whom.

.....

After leaving Dongzhou, I don't know if it was a psychological effect, Xia Feng felt that the sky was bluer.

"Whew, the air in Xichuan is so fresh."

Wrapping the pill sniffed.

"Why don't I think it's the same?"

"You don't understand."

After entering Nishikawa, the map I bought before finally came into play.

The supplies in their bags were plentiful, and the bagpipes' advice was that they no longer needed to find a town to settle in, and that after staying away from the Sakura samurai, they no longer had to worry about the only threat, and they just needed to go straight to their destination.

The so-called destination is the west coast of Xichuan, and before the field trip, Xia Feng felt that this was his ideal place to stay just from the map.

As the saying goes, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the sea to eat the sea, then in a place where there are both mountains and seas, it is natural to eat and drink without worry.

....

The bagpipes agreed with this choice, and then the group continued westward, following the route on the map, and began a pleasant wild trip.

Along the way, they met a lot of people and a lot of things happened, both good and bad.

In the process, they met the people of Xichuan who were enthusiastic about guidance, and they also spent the night resting in the wooden houses in the mountains and forests.

On dark and windy nights, they encountered bandits who blocked the road and robbed, and in the lively town, there were also people who wanted to cheat some money from the hands of "outsiders" like them.

But no matter what, the unknown journey is full of twists and turns, but Xia Feng is always happy.

....

After entering the hinterland of Xichuan, the experience along the way also gave Xia Feng a better understanding of this area.

An old man basking in the sun at the entrance of the village once told him that the west coast of Xichuan was not suitable for seclusion, because there was a port for the Nishinomiya family.

Compared to other countries in Terra, although the eastern country is backward in technology, the fishing industry is very prosperous, after all, it is an island country surrounded by the sea.

The inhabitants of this area do not seem to have heard of the disappearance of oil tankers decades ago, and of course, it is not very clear to them what a cruise ship is.

Fishing boats in the eastern part of the country never go to the open sea, but only fish in the inshore waters, and almost all the same day they go out to sea and return on the same day, and there are plenty of marine aquaculture areas and salt drying fields along the entire coastline.

The west coast of Nishikawa can be said to be the lifeblood of the entire Nishikawa, and according to rumors, the Nishinomiya family has deliberately broken the closed mind because of the new head of the family, and is gradually gaining trade with Longmen.

....

All things considered, the West Coast is not a suitable place to live.

And according to the old man, if they want to live in seclusion, there is a relatively better option, and that is the south coast of Xichuan.

Compared to the west coast, the south coast is separated by a moat, and the traffic is almost completely choked, and the horse-drawn carriages cannot go at all.

The entire coastline stretches for hundreds of kilometers, except for a small number of local indigenous villages, which are almost in the most primitive state, and because of the geographical location, the Nishinomiya family, as the head of the family, is completely laissez-faire and never collects grain.

Because the Nishinomiya family knew that those secluded and broken villages had no food at all.

Even if there is, it is difficult to transport it out, and because the village often changes its location due to typhoons, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to find it.

However, the Nishinomiya family gave up on the south coast, and Xia Feng seemed to have found a treasure.

For him, the area at the far end of the southern part of the map is only two words in his eyes.

Perfect.

.....

.....

More than half a month later.

The map has lost its usefulness, and in the mountains and forests with no roads at all, they just need to go all the way south.

In the end, after crossing the complex mountains and walking through the road that is simply not human walking, after countless days and nights, Xia Feng and the others finally saw the vast scenery.

Although they have not yet seen the shore, the air is already peculiarly salty and damp, and all kinds of phenomena indicate that they have crossed the moat.

"Summer Breeze!"

"Yes!"

"Wow!"

After descending the mountain, the road ahead was flat, and several people looked at each other and smiled, their expressions full of relief.

Wrapmaru put the naginata on his shoulder and said in surprise.

"I didn't expect there to be such a place in the east, it's really a hidden paradise."

Whether it was a paradise Xia Feng wasn't sure if it was a paradise, but at least, he felt that there was no way that outsiders would disturb him in this place.

....

With a flat grass underfoot, the wind gently blowing across their faces, and the group continued on.

The reason why Dongkoku is called the land of cherry blossoms is precisely because the unique climate is perfect for the growth of cherry blossom trees.

A few hours later.

Standing in front of a huge cherry blossom forest, several people were stunned.

"There are so many cherry blossom trees!"

"Good..... It's spectacular! ”

"Wang!"

Even the Tochido Native Entanglement Pill is the first time I've seen such a large-scale wild cherry blossom forest.

It's just that it's the height of summer, and it's not the time for cherry blossoms to bloom.

But just by imagining it, you can see how spectacular it will be when spring arrives and the endless array of cherry blossom trees bloom at the same time.

....

Everyone was amazed by this natural cherry blossom forest, and among the people, only Xia Feng's expression was a little dazed.

For some reason, fragmentary images flashed through his mind, as if he were accidentally recalling a movie he had watched a long, long time ago.

This feeling was similar to the feeling he had when he pulled out the Red Demon Sword on the snowy mountain at the junction of Syracuse and Minos.

It's like an incomprehensible sense of déjà vu.

It's like a kind of nostalgia for a friend.

...

"Xia Feng, you said that such a large cherry blossom forest, will anyone take care of it? There must be a village in the vicinity. ”

His thoughts retracted, and Xia Feng exhaled deeply.

"The village is not going to be taken care of now, and if the reason for the formation of this cherry blossom forest is man-made, then it must have been a long, long time ago."

The bagpipes felt an inexplicable melancholy in the tone of the summer breeze.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, heh, I don't know."

"Are you alright?"

Xia Feng smiled lightly.

"Of course it's fine, but I seem to remember something, and I can't say it, forget it, let's keep walking."

"Yes."

....

This cherry blossom forest is very deep, and everyone walks in it, as if they are in a special space isolated from the world.

However, there is something else in the forest besides the cherry blossom trees, dating back to the time when the first cherry blossoms were in full bloom.

The deepest part of the cherry blossom forest.

"Summer Breeze, this ......"

Standing in front of a forest of tombstones, Xia Feng's expression showed relief.

Contrary to the reaction of the bagpipes, there was no surprise or astonishment, and he understood something the first time he saw these tombstones.

With a relieved smile, he whispered to himself.

"Sheena, so you've been here before."

....

The large tombstones in the deepest part of the cherry blossom forest are all engraved with the same surname.

These people Xia Feng is no stranger, although he has never seen it, he knows that these are the descendants of the Xiao family.

The original name is engraved on the time-torn tombstone at the forefront.

【Tomb of Xiao Li】

....

On the roof of the Black Feather Barbecue Restaurant that night, the stories that Xiao Ye told about Hina were all true.

This cherry blossom forest is the place where Xiao Li, the ancestor of the Xiao family, once accompanied Xina, and this Xiao Li's tombstone should have been more than 400 years ago.

However, next to Xiao Li's tombstone, there is also a stone tablet that has been weathered to the point where the handwriting is completely invisible.

..

Xia Feng knew that the person buried under this stone tablet was the person that Hina really loved.

That story happened a long, long time ago.

For a long time, there was no name in this world.

It wasn't until the intervention of the River Styx that the story of the undead really began in this doomed world.

Until now.