On the morning of leaving Huiyi Village, Ma Shanchongzang took A Zhi and Xiaosuke to say goodbye to Shuang Xie and others, and went to Kyoto first.
After all, the three of them still had an "urgent mission". The encounter with the Tao Xing Sect had already cost them a companion and delayed them for several days, so they had to hurry up even if they were in poor condition.
Before leaving, Chongzang solemnly promised to repay Shuangxie and the others for their kindness if given the opportunity; of course, everyone knew that in troubled times, just listen to such polite words and don't take them seriously.
Shuanghe didn't deal with Zanxingzong for any reward. It was precisely because they didn't do it for profit that they did it so cruelly.
In the next few days, Sun and Huang did not rush on their way. Instead, they discussed with Hayato and Xiaomei how to place the children rescued from the dungeons of the Taoist Sect; fortunately, the homes of these children, Most of them were not far from Kobe. They were basically kidnapped not long ago by the monks of the Tokugyo sect who rushed back to the main altar for assembly. It was precisely because they were captured not long ago that they were brutally tortured. Most of them are still within the range of being able to be saved.
So, Sun Huang decided to help people to the end - send all these children home.
Hayabusa and Xiaomei naturally have no objections to this matter. They were originally going to assist Sun Huang in completing the task of "retrieving the Xunlong Bi". Now that Shuangxie is not in a hurry, they will not rush it; furthermore, Neither Hayato nor Xiaomei are cold-tempered people, and they are willing to help these children if conditions permit.
In this way, Sun Huang and the others planned a route from south to west, then north to east, and circled the area around Kobe for another eight days, giving away all the children who had families, or who could still find homes. gone back.
Some of the children are still healthy, and they are lucky, but there are others who have been mutilated. They and their families obviously need time to accept this sad reality.
Of course, there are also a few families who, when they saw that the child who came back was disabled, directly denied that it was their child, and allowed the latter to cry and call her father and mother, but all they got in exchange was a look away and a smile. Driving words.
But Sun Huang and others did not criticize those families harshly, because they could see that in those dilapidated houses, there was often another or several hungry, emaciated children.
They can understand that in troubled times, what it would mean if there is another burden to take care of for these families who are already hungry and precarious.
They could also "hear" that after they turned around and left with their children, all these families cried together, and then comforted each other by saying things like, "The children will be fine if they follow these kind people," and "Following them is at least better than following them." Words like "We are strong together".
On the night of the eighth day, nine of the dozens of children were left: they were either homeless, or they already had homes and could not return, and a few were too young to be found. Arrive at home.
That night, the four adults didn't say much.
Even though Shuangxi always had a lot of ideas, this time they didn't know how to deal with these children.
If this were in Dashu, with the energy of Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai, it would be easy to arrange a good place for these children. But this is Japan, and it is still Japan in the "Warring States Period". Sun and Huang are two passers-by. There is really a limit to what can be done.
But the next day, things took an unexpected turn.
At dawn, Hayato came to everyone and said with a smile, leave these children to him.
Looking at Hayato's appearance, he seemed to have made up his mind, and there was actually a bit of relief in his smile.
Huang Donglai was confused: "Where can you take them?"
"Go home." After Hayato replied, he paused and added, "My home."
"Huh?" Sun Yixie heard this and immediately asked, "Didn't you say before that you have no family and are at home all over the world?"
"Well... this is a long story, and the situation is a bit complicated..." Hayato replied, "My parents and grandparents are all deceased, and I have no brothers or sisters, so I can indeed be said to be alone... ..." He took a deep breath when he said this, and then whispered, "...It's just that there is a whole village of natal relatives who insist on forcing me to be the clan leader."
"What?" Sun Yixie's voice was raised, "You've been making trouble for a long time and you're still a famous person? Then the fact that you're strutting around and cheating is a private visit incognito, right?"
"No, no, no..." Hayato quickly waved his hand, "First of all, my village is very small and the location is very hidden. Even when my father was alive, he was at most the village chief; secondly, there was no way I was cheating... at least. Before I met you two I..."
"Okay, you don't need to say anything." Sun Yixie tilted his head at that time, waved his hand and interrupted, "I feel like we are no longer in the same world. I have nothing to say to you. See you later." After that, , he actually got up and checked his luggage.
"Brother Hayato, we all met by chance, and we don't know each other very well. Thank you for taking care of us these days. Forgive us that we have important things to attend to at the moment, so I'll say goodbye." The next second, Huang Donglai also picked up his luggage and started using He said goodbye to Hayato in a tepid tone.
The two people's actions were quite sudden. Xiaomei on the side was stunned when he saw it, but Xiaomei realized it after a few seconds, so he also said to Hayato: "Kamo-kun, take care." He got up and caught up with Shuang. Harmonious.
Before Hayato could say anything else, the three of them were already walking away quickly.
Hayato was confused at first, but after a while, the confusion on his face turned into a slightly sad smile.
Obviously, Shuanghe had already read from Hayato's expression and words just now - "After Hayato returns to the village and becomes the 'tribe leader', it will be difficult for him to have the opportunity to travel around the world again" and "The 'hidden family' of the Kamo family 'I'm afraid the village doesn't welcome visitors very much' these two messages.
That's why Sun and Huang chose to say goodbye to Hayato in this way, so as not to shake his hard-earned determination, and at the same time, they could also make this farewell, which may be "never again", easier for Hayato to reflect on. End it before everyone gets sentimental.
Hayato watched the backs of the three people until they disappeared over the horizon, then he took a deep breath and looked away.
He looked back at the sleeping children not far away, scratched his head, and said to himself: "Ah...it must be very troublesome to convince the elders to let these children stay."
Of course, he was complaining, but actually this matter was not that troublesome.
Hayato's hometown just doesn't welcome "visitors" very much. For those who want to stay and become residents for a long time, as long as they can get the approval of the villagers, there is no problem; in fact, Hayato's ancestors are just because they can't stand the royal family. The internal intermarriage customs of some Onmyoji families were gradually differentiated and reduced to collateral, so they lived in seclusion, but they were not completely isolated from the outside world. They would still find ways to allow villagers to intermarry with outsiders.
The nine children that Hayato decided to take back to the village today will all become his descendants in the future. They and Hayato's descendants will write many stories about conquering demons in later generations. Of course, these are not included in the narrative of our book. Guilty.
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Let’s get back to the dual harmony.
After bidding farewell to Hayato, Sun Huang's guide became Xiaomei.
This Jonin's foot strength was much stronger than that of the Onmyoji. In addition, the place where they parted ways with Hayato was in the northeast of Kobe, not far from Kyoto. The three of them arrived in Kyoto not long ago.
This place is where the emperor is, and naturally it is the territory of the shogunate army.
As we mentioned earlier, in the "Yuanhe 2nd Year" of this universe, the general who conquered barbarians in the shogunate was called Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
This guy is very similar to the Ashikaga Yoshiaki we know in history, that is... he has some strength, but not much.
He has ambitions, a sense of crisis, and some good strategic ideas, but he lacks the ability to realize them.
He is not a puppet. He always thinks that he can use others when others use him, and he has indeed profited from it on several occasions. However, in the end, the success or failure of the matter and the power of life and death are often beyond his control.
He is not a tragic figure. He does not have the sadness of The Last King, but he cannot be said to be a complete clown.
He is just a relatively mediocre person, playing a green leaf role that is most suitable for him in this troubled world where many influential people emerge.
But he himself didn't know that he was just a supporting role.
For example, right now, Ashikaga Yoshiaki of our universe is planning to do something big.
He was going to get rid of someone.
A person who was kind to him and promoted him to the position of "general", but made him subject to control at every turn.
A person who just happened to be a guest in Kyoto recently, and he only brought a few soldiers with him, and the defense around him was not so tight.
A person who is familiar to all the readers, and 80% of whom you can guess who he is at this moment.
Yes, that is Oda Nobunaga, known as the "Sixth Heavenly Demon King".
The forces that received Ashikaga Yoshiaki's secret order and responded positively this time included Takeda, Uesugi, Asai, Mori, Rokkaku and other ten groups.
These ten forces mobilized a team of elite troops who can carry out assassination operations in the shortest possible time. After several days of running-in, these ten teams have integrated into an army composed of samurai, ninjas, killers, An assassination team composed of ronin, strong men and other strange people.
They will take action within three days at most.
It can be said that Ashikaga has made up his mind and will never let Oda leave Kyoto alive.
And once his plan succeeds, the history of this universe may turn into an unknown, brand new page.
But it happened that at this point in time, two troublemakers from the Central Plains entered Kyoto; their arrival was destined to add a touch of comedy to the turbulent undercurrent of Kyoto.
(End of chapter)
