neatly hung on a special hook. I suspected that she had bought them when she asked me to wait at the entrance to the household goods store. Having thoroughly washed himself, your humble servant in new slippers, briskly removed from the cellophane packaging by the virgin with the words: “I hope I was not mistaken with the size?”, He walked into the room. Where this conversation took place.

Katya was a little worried before the next one. I was just confused - which line of behavior should I choose. With me this was the first time. Accustomed to rolling on the knurled path, young man, usually took the first step in this kind of dating. He needed some time to move from candy-bouquet period to bed rest. Well, certainly not the first day. Here, everything happened is absurd. It did not fit into the framework of relations. I felt out of place, and Katya was all the more so. It turned out that I was a seller, and she was a buyer ... of love.

But even from my early nails I knew that Love is not being sold or bought. For me it was unnatural. Yes, I liked her like a woman. Cute attractive face, delicate eyelashes framing, slightly smiling eyes. Nice, slightly swollen lips. Looking at them, I imagined kissing them. Neck, shoulders. Yes, she was all fine! Perfect as much as it is beautiful in a young woman of her age. She barely exchanged a quarter century. And at this age all women are beautiful. So, at least the young man thought in my face.

We were both very uncomfortable. To defuse the situation, the hostess offered to go to the kitchen:

“Coffee, tea, some wine?”

“Coffee and a little vodka, and better cognac,” I suddenly blurted out.

“Okay,” she said, and we went to the kitchen.

There, very carefully pouring boiling water into the cup, she did not put it on the table, but spread a special nice circle under it. Immediately on the table appeared two glasses, which were filled with brandy. Neither a drop of water or precious amber liquid has completed its flight past the vessels.

We clinked glasses, drank: "For us." They ate lemon and began to gently absorb some food.

- Tell me something? - asked Katyusha, after the meal was over, the dishes were washed up, and placed in occupied spots, the table was wiped. A crystal ashtray appeared on it, and the window was ajar to the proper length.

I lit a cigarette and tried very hard to make the ashes fall into the ashtray, and not past, suspecting that Katya would be very unhappy if I made a mistake.

- It was a long time ago. I do not know how many centuries ago and in what country, roofing felts in China, and maybe in Japan? I do not know, - I began my story, with which I was crammed full.

Since childhood, Xing Ju has been raised as a Warrior. Almost from birth. There were twenty orphans. No one had any relatives. But Xing Ju had a brother among the students. The brother was two or three years older. Long Ju was not only older, but also stronger. This is understandable by age. Years passed, their studies ended. Long, more than anything else, loved his brother even more than his life. And when the day of testing came, the teacher threw them into the cage and said:

- Only one will come out alive! - And threw two knives there.

At first they did not want to fight. The brothers loved each other, because they had no one else. What happened there and how, I do not remember exactly. I think Long succumbed to the younger. Dying, he said to his brother:

- Live, brother and remember, I loved you more than my life!

The teacher did not let Xin Ju out of his cage. The next day, he threw another student into the cage with the words:

- Only one will come out alive! He must be the best.

Shin Ju did not want to live. He was very sad that his brother was dead, and he was alive. But it turned out that his body did not obey the owner. Many years of training have affected. This time he won again ...This went on for many days. Finally, the cage door opened and the only survivor left. The first thing he did was kill his teacher and all his servants and guards. Then, taking only one single sword, some food, all the money, he set fire to his family house for many years and set off in search of his destiny ...

“It seems to be reading something like this or seeing it on the screen,” said Katya, “but you are an excellent storyteller.” Go on, I wonder what will happen next.

At the same time a girl was born in another locality. She was almost the weather of Shin Ju. On one of the rainy nights, she was found in a wicker basket near the door of one of the houses with a note in which a chain with an amulet was wrapped. It turned out in this house brought up orphan girls to protect persons close to the Emperor. And although the tests to achieve maturity were also cruel, but not as inhuman as in the school where the boy studied. In addition, girls were taught the art of pleasing men. Of them were grown, as it were, two in one: ninjutsu and geisha warriors. Lin Chi was the best student, and it was she who was entrusted with a responsible task to secretly accompany an important official who was carrying the seal of the emperor to another province for some sort of need.

By the will of fate, Xing Ju was met by an imperial procession. Standing slightly to the side, he bowed his head to skip the crew.

- From the road ragged! - exclaimed the driver and with all the fluff tried to hit the rag-stub with the whip.

More precisely, he was sure that he would succeed, but it was not the case. The guy caught the end of the whip and made an elusive movement. The man, who had twice the weight than the lad, rose into the air and slammed into the mud with force, immobilizing for a long time.

- Do you have enough roads? - the soldier frowned, dressed in simple clothes, - I stood on the edge.

The guards pouring out of the cart did not listen to him. They carefully looked around the neighborhood exposing swords and other weapons. They thought that it was a setup and now a handful of robbers will jump out of the thicket and a fight will begin. However, nothing happened. Deciding to teach a puppy a lesson, they rushed all for one. Ling Chi at that time was sitting nearby on a tall bushy tree and watching what was happening, through a device with magnifying glasses, strongly resembling a modern telescope. She was disgusted to see this: professional warriors, armed to the teeth, in a crowd decided to teach a lonely boy a lesson. She decided not to intervene, predicting the fate of the unfortunate. However, the guy had a sword and he owned them well. Soon all the warriors lay in various poses. Looks like they were alive, but seriously injured. Ling Chi quietly descended from the tree and began to sneak into the scene.

Upon entering the wagon, an official shaking in fear presented himself to the warrior's eyes.

- Do not kill me! - He begged, falling down, - take everything!

“Come on,” said Sin with a hand.

The officer, rising from his knees, turned and opened the casket, took out a small blade of unprecedented beauty and bowed to the robber, stretching out his arms. Involuntary robber admired beautiful weapons. Pushing the blade out of its scabbard, he was almost blinded by the brilliance of steel, which reflected the ray of the sun that hit the half-open door.

- Beautiful thing! - He recognized the warrior, and left the wagon without touching the unarmed official. He was unaware that the blade was that notorious seal. More precisely, it was inside a twisting handle. Hooking him to the belt, he headed further towards his fate.

Lin, seeing the imperial seal on the belt of a commoner, but was not ready to engage him in battle. She did not understand the motive of the robbery. More precisely, she was more than confident that the young man did not suspect that he was hanging around his belt. Otherwise he would have hidden the blade in robes. Deciding to act cunning, the girl soon came across to meet the guy.

“Sir,” bowing, ”she said,“ I ask for protection and escort to the province of Sin. ” I will pay!

- How do you know my name? - The gentleman marveled.

“I don't know him,” the beautiful stranger marveled in turn, ... Read more →