After knocking down the last team member, Qingden suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
The frightened faces of Okubo, Kurosawa, Kimura, Higasaka and others came into view.
There are no obstacles ahead!
As if they accidentally ate a fly, Okubo and the others, who were rejoicing at the arrival of reinforcements a few seconds ago, now have a sudden change in their expressions, with clouds of panic filling their brows.
Okubo's reaction was the fastest.
He cursed like a reflex...and then retreated without any hesitation.
The commander-in-chief of the first army fled without fighting. This was a very disgraceful deed both emotionally and rationally.
However, fear...the oldest and strongest human emotion, can easily destroy all fighting spirit and reason.
With Okubo taking the lead, Kurosawa Atsushi, who was still hesitating whether to fight or flee, put aside his reserve as a "fire-fighting thief-turned-commander" and joined the ranks of the escape.
Followed by Kimura, Hizaka, Tsuchida...
A group of officers transformed by the world-famous Huo Fu Thief didn't even have the courage to fight the enemy. They scrambled to escape without even drawing their swords...
If Qingdeng remembers correctly, the most primitive camera should have been launched by this time.
If this scene of "the officers who were defeated by thieves were defeated by thieves" was photographed, and then the reflected photos were posted in various places such as Gaozhao Square and Taobao tabloids...
Then, the huge prestige accumulated by Huo Fu Thieves over the past hundred years will be wiped out overnight.
Bandits and bandits will no longer be afraid of thieves and thieves, and the crime rate in Edo and other areas will skyrocket.
At the same time, the power of the Edo shogunate will also be indirectly affected.
Even the highly praised army with the title of "the strongest" has this kind of virtue... What will the samurai think of the shogunate? How would the common people view the shogunate? How would the Kyoto court view the shogunate? How would the "three hundred princes" who divided the four sides view the shogunate?
Fortunately, there was no camera pointing at them at this time - Okubo and others should be so lucky.
Okubo and Kurosawa were not on Aoto's "kidnapping list," so Aoto simply ignored them.
Qingdeng looked like a ferocious beast, launching a brutal pursuit of its prey.
What Aoden never expected was that at a time when even Okubo and Kurosawa, who were the leaders and commander-in-chief, had lost their fighting spirit, there were still people who stayed at their posts and did not escape with Okubo and others. This was really shocking to him. Startled.
And this man who faithfully fulfilled his duties as a squad leader and an officer also had a role that Aoshito had not expected - the captain of the 8th squad. In addition to serving as the captain of the squad, he also ran a lumber business. An "official businessman" who works in politics while doing business: Kazama Zhengyi.
Speaking of which, Qingto and Kazama can be regarded as comrades who have been on the battlefield together.
At the end of last year, during the expedition to Kai, in addition to my grandson's first team, Kanazawa's second team, Aoto's third team, Mizushima's fourth team, the expedition team also included Kazama's eighth team.
Because Kazama was not good at martial arts, he never went to the front lines and charged into battle like Aoto, Kanazawa, and Mizushima during the war with the Soma clan.
Therefore, Aomori's friendship with him was not as deep as that with Kanazawa and Mizushima.
But no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that Kazama and Qingdeng fought together.
This comradeship, coupled with the fact that Kazama has never shown obvious malice toward Aoto like Kimura and Tsuchida, so Aoto's impression of Kazama is pretty good.
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But there is no way, the relationship between Kazama and Kimura is too good, and the two are very close.
Adhering to the thoughts of "just in case" and "it would be better to kill by mistake than let go", Qingdeng decided to kidnap Kazama also.
Facing Qingdeng who was rushing towards him like a ferocious tiger, Kazama drew his sword in his hand and assumed a rather awkward posture.
The tip of the knife was pointed diagonally at Qingdeng's face, and the bottom of the handle was pointed at his belly button. Judging from the action of holding the knife alone, it is a very standard mid-section construction.
However, his chin was stretched too far forward and his buttocks were pushed too far back, giving him a very awkward and stiff posture.
It is not difficult to see that he must be very nervous now.
Is professional ethics at play? Or is it because the weapon Qingteng uses is a bamboo sword, so he knows that his life is not in danger, so he dares to go into battle and fight Qingteng head-on?
All in all, no matter what the answer is, the only certain fact is: between "escape" and "fight", he chose the latter, which was quite brave.
After Qingdeng entered his attack range, he shouted loudly and slashed at Qingdeng's body with his knife.
There is more than enough momentum, but not enough skills, speed and power.
This kind of attack with no momentum has no reason to hit Qingdeng.
Qingden took half a step to the left and dodged Kazama's knife. The next moment, a flashing slash was embedded in the opponent's body.
Fengjian collapsed to the ground without even saying a word. After struggling twice, he lost consciousness.
Without looking at Kazama who fell to the ground, Aomori adjusted his body and the direction of the sword in his palm, and then chased the remaining three targets and Kimura and others who were still running away.
Footwork and pace, these are Qingdeng's strengths.
"Iron Lung +2", "Leading the Lead", "Bear's Waist +1"... Qingden has a large number of talents that directly enhance short-distance sprinting ability!
In just a few seconds, Qingden caught up with Tsuchida, who was the slowest runner.
Tsuchida heard the footsteps getting closer and closer behind him. He turned around and looked back. Three souls were frightened and two souls flew away. Seven souls were lost and five souls were lost.
Even though he had exhausted all his strength, he could only watch Qingden getting closer and closer to him in despair.
Seeing that he probably couldn't escape Qingden's clutches, Tsuchida gritted his teeth, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, he yelled "Wow, ah, ah, ah," and then he pulled out the knife from his left waist and pulled out the knife in his left waist. The moment he drew the sword, he suddenly turned around and faced Qingdeng, holding the sword above his head.
"go to hell!"
With the sound of breaking wind and a loud shout full of hostility, the cold blade slashed down from the road towards Qingdeng's head.
Regarding Tsuchida's sword... Aonto gave the same evaluation as Kazama's attack just now: the only thing he could achieve was "aura".
No! Tsuchida is worse than Kazama! At least the tendons of Kazama's sword are still very straight. If he cuts Aintome, his skin and flesh will be torn, and his tendons will be broken and his bones will be broken.
As for Tsuchida...the tendon of the sword was crooked and the path of the sword was extremely irregular. At first glance, it looked like he was swinging the sword indiscriminately and making blind cuts.
You know, Qingdeng's body is much stronger than the average person.
In the past, there was the "Steel Bone" that was copied from Nagakura to increase the strength of the bones, and later there was the "Shenjiao" and "Physical Softness" that enhanced the toughness of the internal organs and skin obtained after defeating the two sisters.
Tsuchida's self-destructive attack, even if it hits Qingnobo's body, is unlikely to cause serious damage to Qingnobo whose physical strength far exceeds that of ordinary people.
There was nothing to say. Qingden hurriedly passed through Tsuchida's left armpit before his sword fell completely.
When they turned around, Qingden lowered his head. The guard of the bamboo sword was close to Tsuchida's waist, and the sword blade completely scratched Tsuchida's abdomen from the guard to the tip!
Tsuchida was "cut in half".
"Ahem!"
Tsuchida's head suddenly rushed forward, and he vomited everything remaining in his stomach on the spot. He vomited until there was nothing left to vomit, and then his whole body fell forward limply, with all four limbs on the ground.
Although Tsuchida's martial arts is poor, his "durability" is good.
Although he was clearly cut in half by Qingdeng, he did not faint immediately.
But that's all.
He held on to the last bit of consciousness and tried to stand up tremblingly.
As a result, as soon as he raised his head, he saw a rapidly enlarging bamboo sword...
Peng!
Tsuchida, who received a last hit on the back of his neck, let out a "hum", then rolled his eyes, tilted his head, and followed in Kazama's footsteps.
Qingdeng subconsciously shook the bamboo sword and shook off the non-existent blood on the sword.
The last two targets: Kimura and Hiban took advantage of Aoto's opportunity to deal with Kazama and Tsuchida, and fled into the distance as fast as they could.
Their figures have disappeared from Qingdeng's sight.
But this is not a problem at all for Qingdeng.
Eyes have never been the only sensory organ that Qingdeng relies on.
Qingden closed his eyes and concentrated on his ears.
The strength of "Shen Brain + 9" is revealed again at this moment!
His extremely awake brain, as if a layer of cold mint had been applied to the surface of his scalp, had greatly improved Qingden's perception.
Qingto just closed his eyes and listened for a moment before he discovered and locked the positions of Kimura and Hiban.
There is neither "lasting" nor "explosive" leg strength, so use it to your fullest.
About 7 seconds later, the figures of Kimura and Higasaka returned to Aonto's sight.
"Oh shit……!"
Kimura cursed when he noticed that Qingto was catching up. He pursed his lips thoughtfully and turned around with his sword in hand.
"Huosaka! The thief's foot strength is far superior to mine! We can't escape! Since we can't escape, it's better to give it a try! Let's cooperate! As long as you and I work together, maybe..."
Kimura's words stopped abruptly.
Because there is no need to say any more.
Huosaka ignored Kimura's suggestion and continued to flee away from Aoto, leaving Kimura far behind.
Kimura, who was left alone, stared dumbly at Kasaka's retreating figure.
After a while, he came back to his senses and said through gritted teeth:
"Damn! Eggless guy!"
At this time, Kimura had already made up his mind to "fight!", so even though Huosaka "abandoned him", he did not put down the knife in his hand.
"Come on! Thief!"
Kimura wields his sword and slashes at Aoto.
Qingden dodged and at the same time stepped forward and stabbed Kimura directly in the chest. At this moment, Kimura's sword was suddenly raised from bottom to top, and the power of the sword was unstoppable.
If the weapon in his hand was a real weapon, then Qingteng would be able to deflect Kimura's blow.
It's just...it's quite ridiculous to talk about "what if" during a battle.
Although it was a pity, Qingden could only change his attack to dodge, giving up the precious opportunity to counterattack.
As if being bounced away, the two quickly staggered away.
"ha……!"
Kimura exhaled a breath, then spread his legs and assumed a posture with the blade of the sword tilted in front of his chest. He stood there motionless, and his body, which was neither fat nor thin, seemed to be as solid as a stone in an instant.
He is a bit underestimated... Qingdeng thought to himself. I had never competed with Kimura before, and I had never heard that he was good at martial arts. I thought he was just a mediocre swordsman, but I didn't expect that he had some abilities.
Qingdeng lowered the tip of his sword slightly, scraped the ground with his toes, and gradually shortened the distance between him and his opponent.
Kimura's feet were still firmly planted on the ground, staring at Aoto, as if waiting for Aoto to attack.
At the same moment when Qingto's foot stepped into Kimura's attack range, Kimura suddenly started to move.
I saw him fluttering towards Qingdeng with light steps, just like a big bird spreading its wings.
Almost at the same time, Qingdeng also ran up to meet him.
The distance between the two instantly shortened.
As if being attracted together by magnets, the bamboo sword and the steel knife touched each other.
The steel knife struck the air.
The bamboo sword hit the side of the steel knife.
At this moment, Kimura felt as if the knife in his hand had been hit by a fast horse. The fierce force that Pei Mo could not control was continuously transmitted along the blade to the palm and body of his knife.
If Kimura hadn't instinctively tightened the five fingers of his hands, if it hadn't been for his extraordinary finger strength and grip strength, his knife would have definitely been knocked away by now.
It's just that... even though he didn't lose his weapon, Qingdeng's slashing attack destroyed his posture and left him wide open!
Oops! Kimura's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately gave up the sword without hesitation, and reached out to pull out the wakizashi from his waist.
But it was too late.
Qingden stepped forward, his bamboo sword transformed into Xia Duan's configuration making a sound in the wind.
At the same time, Kimura pulled out his wakizashi and struck Ayoto's waist and abdomen.
The two of them passed each other in an instant.
At the moment when the sleeves met, Qingteng slashed deeply into Kimura's chest. On the other hand, Kimura...his side was far away and only touched Qingteng's sleeve.
After running nearly 4 steps in one breath, Qingto looked back at Kimura while maintaining his habitual zanshin.
Kimura stood there, still facing Qingto, without turning around.
The whole person still maintained the posture of attacking.
But this is only temporary.
Two seconds later, the wakizashi in Kimura's hand fell to the ground, and his head and hands hung down feebly. His feet supported his unconscious body, and he staggered two steps forward. The next moment, he fell heavily to the ground. .
【Ding! Scan to talent]
[Successfully copied talent: "Skilled Hands"]
[Talent Introduction: Fingers are far more flexible and powerful than ordinary people]
【Ding! It is detected that the host already has the same type of talent]
【Ding! Start talent fusion]
【Ding! "Skilled Hands" and "Skilled Hands +1" begin to merge]
[Please wait a moment, host...Please wait a moment, host...]
【Ding! Talent fusion successful]
["Skillful Hands" ability promotion - "Skillful Hands +2"]
["Skilled Hands + 2" Talent Introduction: The talent effect is enhanced on the original basis. "+9" is the highest level]
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"Whoosh...! Whoosh...! Whoosh...! Whoosh...!"
With a painful expression, Kawasaka covered his aching flank with one hand and supported the wall with the other hand, moving forward out of breath.
This is the first time in recent years that Kawasaka has run so hard.
The body that had not exercised for a long time was moaning in pain and roaring in protest.
Be patient a little longer...be patient a little longer...Hosaka said to himself.
There are two stairs leading downstairs.
One of them is the staircase Qingdeng and others took when they attacked. It is obviously impossible to get closer to this staircase.
Therefore, if Huosaka wanted to escape, he could only choose to go to another staircase.
The stairs are not far away, and he can escape from here as long as he persists a little longer - this belief has supported Huisaka to this day.
Finally, Huosaka came to a corridor that he had walked countless times.
As long as you walk a short distance further and turn the corner of the corridor, you will reach the stairs leading downstairs! Kasaka's face was filled with the excitement of the aftermath of a disaster.
It's funny... the excitement on his face only appeared for a second before he froze.
Just in front of him, on the way to the stairs, a section of "darkness" suddenly squirmed gently.
After a moment, this "darkness" separated from the surrounding environment and transformed into a tall figure holding a bamboo sword in his hand.
"Ah ah ah ah ah--!"
Kawasaka was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, looking in horror at Aomori who should have been behind him, but ended up appearing in front of him at some unknown time.
"You, you, you, who are you?! Why are you holding on to us!"
Even as incompetent as Kawasaka, he could see that Aoto's purpose was very strong, so he only caught him, Kimura and a few others. As for Okubo, Kurosawa, my grandson and others, he didn't even look at them. .
"..."
Aomori had no interest or time to chat with Kasaka.
He ignored Huosaka's stern accusation and strode towards Huosaka.
The sound of the blade of the bamboo sword dragging on the floor dominated this small and medium-sized space.
"I-I am a samurai after all!"
Huosaka stood up in a hurry. Because his hands were shaking so much, he tried three times in a row before he finally pulled out the knife from his waist.
"But, don't underestimate me!"
Such expressions, such actions, such lines...it's almost as if the words "bluffing" were written directly on his face.
Not much to say - close, sword swinging. Qingden sent a flowing offensive to Huosaka.
Huosaka is really unbeatable.
With just one strike of the sword, his posture was disrupted.
Another strike of the sword and the weapon was released.
Another strike of the sword knocked him unconscious, and he collapsed to the ground, unable to get up again.
Not even able to sustain the 10 seconds required to copy the talent...
"call……"
Qingden let out a long breath, and the lines on his face relaxed a little.
At this point, all four targets of tonight's "kidnapping operation" have finally been "captured."
"gentlemen!"
At this time, Sha Zhong's voice came from not far away.
Qingden looked around and saw the Erzhong sisters and Uncle Tiancang Xiao rushing towards him. On their backs, they carried the unconscious Kimura, Tsuchida and Kazama respectively.
"Did you catch Kawasaka?"
Sazo asked.
"Yes." Qingden raised his chin towards Hosaka at his feet, "I caught it."
"Okay, let's leave quickly!" Tiancang Xiao took over, "The iron gunners are here! It will be dangerous if we don't leave here quickly!"
This is not information that can be ignored. Qingden nodded solemnly, then leaned over and carried Huosaka on his back: "Let's go!"
The group of people filed out of the window next to them and Qing ascended to the rear.
Blah blah blah...!
The sound of dense footsteps and the metallic sound of matchlock guns clashing could be heard from the corridors on both sides.
"Ah! The thief was found!"
As the shout rang out, a team member holding a matchlock gun with a lit fuse appeared in front of Qingden.
"Raise the gun!"
Katcha, kacha, kacha, kacha, kacha…
Dozens of matchlock guns were raised in unison, the black muzzles pointed directly at Qingdeng who had not yet escaped.
The two sisters and Amakura Owl have now escaped with Kimura and others, leaving only Qingteng and Huosaka on his back.
Seeing that the iron gunners were about to start shooting, Qingden immediately shouted:
"If you dare, shoot!"
Aomori shook his shoulders so that the iron gunners could see Kawasaka's face more clearly.
"I have the captain of your sixth division in my hands. If you want him dead, shoot him!"
The commander of the iron gunners suddenly changed his color.
"Stop! Stop! Don't shoot! Don't shoot!"
He immediately shouted to his men to stop their shooting.
He couldn't bear such a heavy responsibility for accidentally killing the captain of the squad!
"Thieves! You are so despicable! You actually took hostages!"
Qing Deng said calmly: "If you are not despicable, then why would you still call me a 'thief'?"
After saying that, while the iron gunners were distracted by his "hostage threat" and throwing their weapons away, Qingden dashed out of the window like the wind.
His feet landed firmly on the eaves outside the house.
Qingdeng used the "Yunliu" footwork that he had practiced hard for a long time. With a slight jump, he jumped onto the deserted street; with another jump, he fell into an alley wrapped in darkness.
By the time the iron gunners rushed to the window through which Aonode escaped, no matter how they opened their eyes, no matter how intently they stared, they could only see the night view of Edo as if nothing had happened...
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At this moment——
Edo, the settlement of samurai, the residence of the new wife's family——
call……! call……! call……! call……!
In the new wife's bedroom, the sound of the bamboo sword cutting through the air could be heard one after another.
The new wife Kuan, with her upper body exposed, stood in the center of the bedroom, holding a bamboo sword in both hands, practicing Su Zhen with extremely standard movements. Every time she struck forward, a sharp blast of wind erupted in all directions.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock... one big bead of sweat fell to the ground along the new wife's broad and strong body.
"295...296...297...298...299...300...!"
After counting to 300, Nitsuma Kuan stopped the bamboo sword in his palm.
"Haah...haah...haah...haah..."
He picked up the sweat towel placed on his neck, wiped his face, and murmured:
"Very good...the body has completely recovered..."
After exhaling the remaining turbid air in his lungs with a "huh", he put down his bamboo sword and sweat towel, then raised his eyes to look at a painting of a beauty hanging on the wall in front of him.
I saw the woman in the painting wearing a white kendo uniform with a blue underside, three thousand blue hair tied into a refreshing high ponytail, and a pair of catkins folded in front of her in a very elegant movement - it was the new wife Kuanwei who encouraged her "Catch the Chiba family as soon as possible", and spent a lot of money to commission a portrait of Zonazi from a painter.
In the past, when seeing this portrait of Zuo Nazi, Xin Zumakuan would feel that there was a surge of energy in his heart that could not be exhausted no matter how hard he worked.
But now...things and people have changed.
The painting has not changed, but the new wife has.
At this moment, when he sees the portrait of Zuo Nako again, Hiroshi Niizuma will only recall the unbearable memories he experienced in the "Swordsmanship Competition" hosted by the Lord of Aizu last year...
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