Chapter 624: Brother and Sister

　　Late Night.

　　The water of the Yodogawa River flowed down the river, turbulently, and on the streets on both sides, a handful of pedestrians walked by, in a hurry, as if they were all in a hurry to go home.

　　Just at this moment, somewhere in the shadowed corner of the river, a palm suddenly reached out from the turbulent river and grabbed a raised masonry stone on the side.

　　Immediately afterward, a figure used its strength to leap up from the river and landed steadily on the bank amidst a slight splashing sound.

　　Soaked to the skin, Lin Qiye stood in the darkness, drops of water running down the hem of his trench coat as he placed a black box on the ground, reached up and removed the Monkey King mask from his face, letting out a long breath.

　　Under the Yamazaki Bridge, after that huge blade fell, he directly used [Dark Night Flicker] to move to the river two kilometers away, and under the gaze of that mysterious gaze searching for him, he was just like a stiff stone that didn’t move at all, following the Yodogawa River, drifting in the river for a long time.

　　In the moment of using [Dark Night Flicker], he wanted to directly flash to the banks on both sides, but on second thought, he did not know the location of the attackers, and was not familiar with the surrounding environment, rashly return to the banks, if the enemy found during the “one, two, three woodman”, then he would be in danger.

　　Therefore, he would rather float in the river than go straight back to the shore, at least in the water all his traces can be well hidden.

　　Lin Qiye looked around, he had no idea where his current self was in Osaka, after hesitating for a moment, he took a step towards a pedestrian not far away.

　　”Hello, may I ask how to get to Duntonbori?”

　　The pedestrian first froze when he saw the soaked Lin Qiye, then still politely pointed out a path.

　　Lin Qiye’s top priority was to first meet up with the scattered Yuzurina, and all the money he had on him had already been given to that cab driver, so taking a taxi was out of the question, luckily this place wasn’t that far away from Dotonbori, so even if he walked, he could get there quickly.

　　As Lin Qiye walked, he recalled the slash that fell from the sky.

　　That slash was bound to be something that no ordinary person could do, and if it was an oracle messenger, the other party would have taken the initiative to show up in front of people and accept kneeling before …… Combined with that black blade, Lin Qiye surmised that the one who had struck should be one of the Woeful Nine Blades’ Blade Masters.

　　And the other party’s intention was obvious, to kill himself.

　　Only, when that blade descended, he did not find the presence of any suspicious person within the range of his spiritual perception, so perhaps the other party’s Banejin blade is capable of exerting its ability across a super long distance?

　　Who exactly was the person who had struck out at him with the blade?

　　Lin Qiye thought left and right, and it seemed that the only person who knew that he was on the Yamazaki Bridge and had a grudge against him was Hanchuanji.

　　This young master of the Hanchuan family, is he actually also a Woeful Jin sword master?……

　　After a long time, Lin Qiye finally walked to the entrance of Dotonbori.

　　Even though it was already late at night, this street filled with a modern atmosphere looked lively, and although there weren’t many pedestrians on the road, the densely packed neon signs on both sides still illuminated the black night sky and dazzled the eyes.

　　Lin Qiye’s spiritual energy swept around before he turned around and headed in a certain direction.

　　Next to the brightly lit street, a small alleyway meandered and twisted, even those bright neon rays couldn’t illuminate this dark and narrow path, it was like an unattended shadow of this street, existing alone in the darkness.

　　In the corner of this alleyway, a little girl wearing an old cherry blossom kimono was curled up next to a trash can, burying her head in her knees, seemingly already asleep.

　　A helpless smile surfaced at the corner of Lin Qiye’s mouth as he gently pushed the little girl, and

　　”Yuzurina, wake up.”

　　Yuzu Rina was like a scared kitten, instantly waking up from her lethargy, her body subconsciously shrinking back, crossing her arms in front of her body to protect herself.

　　When she saw the person in front of her, she was first stunned, then she pursed her lips slightly, spreading her arms wide open and hugged Lin Qiye in an instant, her eyes slightly reddened.

　　”Brother Seven Nights, I thought you wouldn’t be able to come back ……,” her thin and soft voice with a hint of crying sounded in Lin Qiye’s ears.

　　”I ran into some trouble, but it’s all been resolved.”

　　”Were you injured?”

　　”No.”

　　”That’s good.” Yuzurina nodded, “I listened to you and ran here avoiding the surveillance, then waited here the whole time and didn’t go anywhere.”

　　”Did anyone spot you?”

　　”Not on the way here, but when I was hiding here, there was an older man, he saw me being poor here and wanted me to go to the store to get something to eat, but I didn’t go.”

　　”Then are you hungry?”

　　”Hungry.” Yuzurina spoke in a small voice, “But it’s okay, I’m already used to it …… Don’t look at me as small, I’m very resistant to hunger.”

　　Feeling the warmth coming from Yuzu Ri Nai’s petite body, Lin Qiye was a little heartbroken.

　　This child’s life …… was also a little too bitter.

　　Yuzu Ri Nai felt the wetness on Lin Qiye’s body, smelled it carefully, and raised her head in bewilderment.

　　”Did you go bathe in the stinky gutter?”

　　Lin Qiye: ……

　　Lin Qiye stood up and looked around, “Let’s go, I’ll take you to dinner first, the Kobe beef I promised you hasn’t been eaten yet.”

　　Yuzurina blinked, “Do you still have money on you?”

　　”…… No.”

　　”Then are you taking me to a bully dinner?”

　　”……”

　　Lin Qiye scratched his head and was about to say something when a figure suddenly appeared at the entrance to the alleyway.

　　”Huh? Why is there another one?”

　　It was a middle-aged uncle wearing a black sequined suit, he stepped on shiny leather shoes, his black hair on top of his head was meticulously combed back, his hair oil was so bright that it could reflect the neon signs on the street, and at the pocket of the sequined suit, there was also a red rose, which looked tawdry and gaudy.

　　In his hands he elegantly carried a tray with a bowl of miso soup and a steaming plate of pork chop rice.

　　”If there are two people, it might not be enough to eat ah ……,” the uncle scratched the back of his head in a somewhat tangled manner.

　　Lin Qiye suspiciously turned his head to look at Yuzurina.

　　”He’s the uncle who asked me to eat at the store before.” Yuzurina recognized him at once and said.

　　”Little girl, who is he to you?” The uncle sized up Lin Qiye, who was carrying two black boxes and wearing a black trench coat with an indifferent expression, and asked oddly.

　　”He ……” Yuzurina thought for a moment, “He’s my brother.”

　　”So you refused to come back to the store with me for dinner before because you wanted to wait for your brother.” The older man revealed an expression of dawning realization, he turned his head to look at Lin Qiye and spoke with some displeasure.

　　”Hey, you as a brother, how can you not even take care of your own sister, I see that she’s been squatting here for an afternoon, how poor the little girl is!”

　　Lin Qiye’s expression was a bit embarrassed.

　　The older man looked at the dripping wet Lin Qiye, and then at the tattered Yuzu Rina, and sighed helplessly.

　　”You two, if you don’t have money to eat, just come to my store and eat whatever you want …… There are still quite a few ingredients left in the back kitchen today, so it’s a waste to pour them out, uncle I won’t charge you.”–

　　New Year’s Eve, five shifts to wish all readers a happy new year~

　　It’s New Year’s Eve, it’s not too much for Sanjiu to ask for a red packet, right? (dog’s head)