It was almost getting dark when Li Yi came back with two pheasants.
It is very dangerous to cross the mountain at this time. If you can't see clearly the mountain road, you will die if you fall, so you can only make do with it in the wild for a night.
Yiyin said as he watched Li Yi skillfully make several vigil traps and then pluck and disembowel the pheasant.
"Actually, you don't have to go alone. Didn't you and I do it together during the winter hunting? Those villains are not our opponents."
Benefit was stunned.
"Did you see it?"
"It took me so long to come back, and the clothes on my body are still dirty from sneaking. After all, you taught me how to do it. I can still understand the methods in these mountains and forests."
Ever since that night, Benefit has become particularly alert.
The road exploration and overnight guarding were done perfectly. Yiyin had no chance to kill a few villains on the road to increase the killing value.
"That night was not your fault. With that person's methods, even if he entered the castle tower of Qingzhou City to take the head of His Highness Oda, he could advance and retreat freely."
Yi Yi has always been arrogant and regarded his martial arts as a matter of pride. But Guo Xin's methods are weird and unpredictable. This kind of hermit wants to kill someone for living expenses, and he has to kneel down when the army is stationed. It's no wonder that he is profiting.
Interests don’t think so. Ever since she joined Sibo, Yiyin has been taking care of her everywhere. How could she, as a proud warrior Ji, endure the humiliation of her lord?
Although the Lord was slept with by Oda Nobunaga, he slept with himself. Then the assassin threatened the Lord with his own life and put the Lord to sleep.
But in Ben Yi's heart, the Lord is a pure and innocent young man, and everything is the fault of this troubled world.
As a result, he had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of reviving the Shiba family, and was humiliated again and again.
Seeing the benefits, Yiyin didn't say anything, so he changed the topic.
"However, Ji Yiyi is really powerful. Every time the bandit ambush is cleared by you in advance, I haven't killed a single wild samurai these days."
Benefit smiled proudly.
"That's because they are stupid. Bandits don't go into the forest all day long. The mountain wind is strong and no one can bear it if it blows too much. If you want to ambush people coming and going, you must have intelligence.
There must be their spies in the mountain villages we passed through. We only need to disclose the departure time and route, and in turn, we can catch their tail. "
Yiyin couldn't help but applaud her. When her brain wasn't busy, the benefits were quite reliable.
The benefits did not float for too long, he said calmly.
"The main reason is that the people who ambushed us were scum like bandits and gangsters. If it was the Koga and Iga clans that took action, it would not be that simple.
It's strange, we have reached their sphere of influence, why haven't we been attacked. "
The confusion of interests is also a question that Yiyin is thinking about.
After getting Guoxin's reminder, he and Yiyi chose to go to Kyoto from the mountainous area in the northwest of Ise.
In order to reduce attacks, the border line between Omi and Iga was chosen to advance.
The Iga mountainous area here belongs to the Iga clan's sphere of influence, while the southern Omi mountainous area is the territory of the Koga clan.
The two groups of ninjas had a bad relationship, so they passed through the middle area in the hope of reducing the probability of being attacked.
Now it seems that the effect is too good to be believed.
"Fifty ken is not a small amount for the people of these countries. The Shiba family has fallen again. No one will care if something happens to me, the Owari samurai, in recent days.
Someone should try this kind of bounty that makes money without risk. "
Li Yi's eyes lit up.
"Maybe something happened recently."
Yiyin was reminded by her, and her thoughts opened up.
"Yes. If there is a sign of war in recent times, the samurai families will definitely hire ninjas from Iga and Koga to spy on the enemy's situation."
Interest interface.
"With a big business like war, where the whole village is fed, the small amount of fifty guan can be thrown away first."
The two looked at each other, understood, and laughed together.
At this time in Kyoto, at the Flower Palace, Wada Weimasa was eager to see Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
"Master Gongfang, there is news from the Rokkaku family that the Miyoshi family has been in contact with the Asai family."
Wada Weimasa's low voice made Ashikaga Yoshiteru twitch his brows.
"Is this true? Isn't it a trick of the Rokkaku family?"
Ever since the Rokkaku family sought the position of guardian of Kitaomi, Ashikaga Yoshiteru had been on alert. Although the Ashikaga family is weakened, they are not idiots who can be fooled randomly.
Wada Weimasa nodded and said.
"There is also verified news from Iga. It was Anzhai Fuyasu, the younger brother of Miyoshi family governor Nagakei, who was sent as envoy to the Asai family, and Asai Nagamasa, the son of the Asai family governor Kumasa, had a secret meeting with her."
Ashikaga Yoshiki asked again.
"Asai Hisamasa, I remember her. She donated money to the shogunate last year and her attitude was respectful."
Wada Weimasa nodded.
"Yes. Hisamasa Asai has always advocated that the Omi matter be resolved in Omi. Even though Rokkaku Sadayori persuaded the subordinates, they never contacted the Miyoshi family.
It's just that the war between the Asai family and the Rokkaku family has not gone well in recent years, and the young master Asai Nagamasa and some samurai families hope for changes. "
Ashikaga Yoshiteru's face turned ugly.
"So, the change they want is to contact the Sanhao family? These rebels!"
The Ashikaga family is the common master of the world, and even if their strength is weak, they are still recognized by the samurai family.
Therefore, Ashikaga Yoshiteru can justifiably call the Hime Samurai who opposes her a traitor.
But the reality is that the powerful and rebellious Miyoshi family has already overwhelmed the Ashikaga family. Ashikaga Yoshiki could only watch them causing trouble, but there was nothing he could do.
At the same time, in Owari Kiyosu Castle Town, Takada Yukino also felt that he had no choice.
After making an agreement with her sister, Yukino started to challenge the sword gym with great interest, but things did not go as smoothly as she thought.
It's not because she is weak, it's because she is too strong.
Several sword halls in Qingzhou Castle Town were overturned, but something big happened yesterday.
She cut the owner too fast and disemboweled him. If he hadn't suppressed the blade in the end, the poor owner would have been cut in two.
Fortunately, the rescue was timely and he was not dead. He finally had an explanation for his sister. But because she was forced to stop the knife, she was injured by her own strength and had to rest for a few days before she could continue the challenge.
It is much harder not to kill than to kill. Yukino discovered this truth helplessly, what should she do? You may not be so lucky next time.
Wandering aimlessly in the castle town, thinking about swordsmanship without killing people, she saw a sword shop on the side of the road.
I remembered that this shop seemed to be quite famous. The owner was an excellent swordsmith, and the Oda family's Hime samurai all liked to come here to choose samurai swords.
After thinking for a while, Yukino walked in.
"Welcome. What does this warrior-sama want to buy?"
The landlady is a strong woman, with arms thicker than an average person's thighs. This is arm strength gained from years of forging iron.
"I want to buy a knife, um... are there any knives that don't kill people?"
The boss lady was stunned by Yukino's words and didn't know how to answer. Judging from the way Yukino is dressed, she doesn't look like a gangster who comes looking for trouble.
Yukino stared at the landlady seriously. The landlady scratched her chin, had an idea and said.
"How about buying a reverse blade?"
