When Senju Chen opened the door, his temperament had completed a seamless switch from "behind-the-scenes boss" to "loyal dog thug". The strategizing and calmness disappeared, replaced by fatigue and a trace of lingering gloom.
"Why have you been gone for so long!"
Mei Terumi had already been waiting impatiently. When he saw him coming back, he immediately said, "Are you going to chat with your 'contact person' forever? Or are you saying that you have sold me and are now coming back to pick up your luggage?"
Senju Chen (Gonbei) raised his eyelids and glanced at her with his dead fish eyes. There was no emotion in his hoarse voice.
"Everything has been arranged. Mr. Genji has foresight and has already greeted the owner of this place. We will stay here for the next period of time."
He walked to the window and pointed to an exquisite courtyard surrounded by high walls behind the downstairs.
"That will be your training ground from now on. Don't think you can relax once you get here. Karatachi Yagura's minions may find us at any time. Your strength is not enough."
After saying that, he lay down on a soft couch in the corner of the room, closed his eyes, and said "I'm tired, don't bother me".
Mei Terumi was choked half to death by his attitude, and she held back her questioning words. She looked in the direction Senju Chen pointed. Although the courtyard was not big, it had rockeries, flowing water, and lush vegetation. It was many times better than the dark and damp mine before.
"Humph, I guess you can be of some use." She muttered in a low voice. The uneasiness in her heart after suddenly coming to a strange environment was finally suppressed a little bit.
In the next two days, Mei Terumi deeply realized what it means to be in the world of ice and fire.
The courtyard during the day is her purgatory on earth.
"The range of Boil Release's acid mist is too large, and the control of Chakra is too rough! Do you want to melt the enemy together with yourself?"
"Lava Release is too slow! By the time you spit it out, the enemy has already inserted Kunai into your heart a hundred times! Faster! Faster!"
"Taijutsu! Your Taijutsu is a disaster! Are those long legs of yours just for show?!"
Mei Terumi was tortured to death every day, with bruises all over her body, and Chakra was squeezed to nothing. More than once, she suspected that this uncle wanted to take revenge on her in the name of training and beat her to death.
However, at night, the painting style suddenly changed.
Purgatory turned into heaven in an instant.
On the first night, when the waiter brought a huge food box to the room and placed a whole table full of dishes, Mei Terumi was alert.
"Hey, we are here to take refuge, not to enjoy the blessings! And I heard that the food here is very expensive. Do you have so much money? Are you really not afraid of being discovered if you are so arrogant?" She frowned, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the arrangement of "Gonbei".
Senju Chen didn't even bother to raise his eyelids. He picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of crystal-clear braised pork with an attractive oily sheen and put it into his mouth.
Mei Terumi sat down reluctantly, watching the uncle in front of him eat with his mouth full of oil, and then looking at the dishes on the table, his stomach growled unsatisfactorily.
Mei Terumi wanted to remain reserved at first, but after the first bite, her defenses were completely broken.
It was a plate of golden and crispy tempura, the shrimp meat was sweet and chewy; a bowl of fish head and tofu soup with milky white soup, so delicious that it made people want to swallow it; and the braised pork first served by "Gonbei", which was fat but not greasy, melted in the mouth, and the rich sauce aroma instantly exploded on the taste buds...
What kind of divine dish is this?
Is this something carbon-based organisms can make?
What kind of pig food did I eat for the past ten years?
She felt that her taste buds were not tasting, but dancing to a disco! It was like having a carnival party!
Compared with these dishes, the grilled fish and rice balls she used to eat in the cave were simply pig food! No, saying pig food is an insult to pigs!
Senju Chen watched the girl go from vigilance at the beginning, to shock later, to finally being so overwhelmed that she even lost her image and ate hard.
I can't cure you, little one?
Sugar-coated bullets are always the most effective weapon to break the enemy's will. Especially for a little girl who has not seen much of the world and is still growing.
The next day, the dishes were changed again.
Exquisite kaiseki cuisine, each dish is like a work of art. Fresh sashimi, delicate steamed eggs, perfectly grilled silver cod...
Mei Terumi has completely given up resistance.
To hell with any vigilance or suspicion in front of delicious food!
Her only thought now is that Grandpa Genji is so far-sighted! This place called "Food Is Heaven" is simply a paradise tailor-made for her! In addition, she doesn't seem to look so hateful to that annoying uncle anymore.
Although he is still a devil during training, at least... the food he ordered is delicious!
Food Is Heaven In the office on the top floor, sandalwood scent lingers, making it as warm as spring.
Senju Chen was half lying on the soft sofa, holding a cup of Dahongpao that Aying had just brewed. The tea was fragrant and refreshing. He squinted his eyes, enjoying this rare leisure, and thinking about how to deal with the hot-tempered little Chili Pepper next.
At this moment, Yukimura Shigure rushed in, his face full of complex expressions that could not be suppressed.
"Young Master Chen!" His voice seemed a little hoarse because of the rush.
Senju Chen didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, he just shook the tea cup gently, feeling the ripples of the tea on the cup wall. "What's going on in such a hurry? Is the sky falling?"
Yukimura Shigure took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, but his voice was still trembling. "Top-secret information from Kirigakure...Genji, dead."
Senju Chen's hand holding the teacup paused in the air for a tenth of a second, then he brought the teacup to his mouth as if nothing had happened, gently blew away the foam, and took a sip.
The warm tea slid down his throat, and he spoke slowly, his tone as calm as if he was asking what the weather was like today, "When did it happen?"
"In the early hours of this morning, it is said that the old disease recurred." Yukimura Shigure reported, "Now the entire Kirigakure senior management is wrestling with this matter. Kirigakure's Special Assassination and Tactical Squad of Karatachi Yagura has fully taken over the Genji government and is liquidating the last remnants of the party."
"Heh." Senju Chen let out a chuckle of unknown meaning and placed the tea cup on the table with a crisp sound.
"Old guy, he died pretty quickly."
The death of Genji will mean that the old era of Kirigakure has completely come to an end. Karatachi Yagura, or the Obito Uchiha behind him, will no longer have any constraints and can completely and thoroughly implement his Blood Mist Policy.
For Kirigakure, this is the coming of the darkest era.
But for Senju Chen, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
He stood up slowly, walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, and looked quietly at the traffic outside the window, his eyes as deep as an abyss.
The most vulnerable time for human beings is not when facing a sword, but when the spiritual pillar collapses.
Genji was the only refuge Mei Terumi had in the past, and was the last pillar of her spirit.
But now, this pillar is completely broken.
Now that the old guy Genji is dead, it's time for his "training" on Mei Terumi to enter the second stage.
"Kirigakure has received news that Master Genji has passed away." Senju Chen (Gonbei) said to Mei Terumi in the room with an expressionless face.
"What? Dead... dead... Grandpa Genji is really dead?" Upon hearing the news, Mei Terumi was completely stunned.
After that, Senju Chen did not answer Mei Terumi's words, nor did he care about Mei Terumi's reaction. He turned around and left the room, leaving Mei Terumi alone in the room.
There is no need for any comfort at this time. This little girl must be given time to digest the bad news alone.
"Hey, don't leave, please make it clear, hey..." Mei Terumi stood up and prepared to rush out of the room, calling Senju Chen back to ask for details.
As a result, I was so nervous that I tripped over the carpet and fell to the ground.
Although I had already known from that abominable Gonbei that Grandpa Genji was already suffering from illness and might not die soon, when I really heard the news, I still felt a little unacceptable.
"You bastard, come back and tell me clearly, Grandpa Genji... how did Grandpa Genji die..." Mei Terumi didn't realize it herself, and her voice even sounded like she was crying.