"Uh uh...!"
Phoenix House Yataro had a complicated expression on his face.
Although in terms of power and status, Edo-machi is ranked last among the "three practices", but in any case, it is also the "mayor" of Edo!
No matter how privileged a privileged businessman is, his essence is still a businessman doing business.
As a businessman with Edo as his base, Phoenix House Yataro naturally did not want to offend Susui.
Although Zazashi's status was prominent, he was not so prominent that even Edo Town officials could ignore him.
Anyone with long eyes and brains can see that Bokai clearly wants to protect his shortcomings! He is determined to favor Nishino!
Hsui was well-known in the shogunate officialdom as a seasoned veteran. He could eat well wherever he went, never offended anyone, and greeted everyone with a smile, so he was very popular.
With a wide network of contacts, coupled with the power of the "Three Acts"... As long as Susui is willing to hinder it, even if there is ironclad evidence that "Nishino broke into a house at night and deliberately killed someone," he can still protect Nishino and make the big thing smaller and the trivial matter smaller... …
Thinking of this, Phoenix House Yataro felt resentful again.
He was really unwilling to let go of Nishino, who had caused him so much suffering.
If he could, he wished he could see Nishino pierced through the heart by thousands of arrows and cut into pieces by thousands of knives right now, dying miserably.
Just as Phoenix House Yataro was deeply entangled, Hsui suddenly turned his head and shouted at the attendant behind him:
"Hey! What are you guys staring at? Why don't you help Mr. Phoenix House up?"
Whenever a samurai of the same level as Susui goes out, he will be accompanied by a large group of attendants, including those holding a box, a straw hat, and a spear bearer.
After hearing Bo Jing's order, his attendants did not dare to neglect and stepped forward quickly.
Seeing this, Nishino immediately shouted:
"Hey, wait a minute..."
However, as soon as he could shout out a few syllables, Bo Jing rushed to him and held his shoulders.
"Nishino-kun, what are you doing?"
Susui roared at a volume that only he and Nishino could hear clearly.
Nishino turned his gaze sideways and scanned Susui's face.
I saw that Bo Jing, who usually smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, now showed a serious look that he had never seen before... at least Nishino had never seen before.
"Nishino-kun, please listen to me. Although I don't know why you are chasing Phoenix House, it's over here."
"Did you see it too? Sakai Kingo's personal soldiers are all here."
"They can kill you with just a few clicks of their fingers."
"You can no longer do anything to the Phoenix House."
"While the current situation has not yet become irreversible, I can still help you."
"Kingo Sakai is willing to give me some face and let you live."
"If you continue to be stubborn...I really can't help you..."
"You must never do anything stupid..."
Having said this, Bo Jing's eyebrows drooped, his facial lines relaxed, and his entire expression became... quite intriguing.
There are those who complain about their subordinates causing trouble, and there are also those who don't want to see their subordinates die in vain.
Looking at Bo Jing's appearance, Nishino was startled, and a trace of hesitation flashed across his face.
At the moment when Bosui stopped Nishino, Phoenix House Yataro was already limping away from Nishino with the support of everyone.
Although his expression was still extremely ugly, he let out a long sigh of relief.
--never mind! At least I have saved my life! Just let that bastard live a little longer!
——We can’t stay in Edo for the time being... After tonight, let’s go to Osaka to avoid the limelight.
As soon as he thought of this, Phoenix House Yataro turned his head and cast a teasing and mocking look at Nishino behind him - just in time to catch his eye.
In an instant, a distorted shadow appeared on Nishino's face.
"...Lord Hakui, please get out of the way."
After saying that, without waiting for Bo Jing's response, he stepped forward as if no one else was around.
Bosui reacted slowly and quickly tightened his foot plate in an attempt to block Nishino.
Although Nishino is now scarred, he cannot be stopped by Susui who is not skilled in martial arts.
In just a blink of an eye, Nishino and Susui have become a "bowling ball and bowling pin" relationship - a relationship between hitting and about to be knocked away.
In desperation, Bo Jing subconsciously raised his face and said seriously:
"Nishino-kun, I want you to stop here, don't you hear? Do you want to disobey the superior's order? Have you forgotten your identity?"
"..."
As soon as Bosui finished speaking, Nishino was stunned on the spot.
Although Nishino is the most capable subordinate under Hakui, due to his personality, he often disobeys orders and even contradicts his superiors.
However, what Susui is least afraid of is Nishino being disobedient.
Because he has a tried and tested question that whenever Nishino is restless, he can immediately make him docile by bringing it out -
"Nishino-kun, you are a samurai, aren't you?"
"..."
"Since you are a warrior, you should be loyal and never disobey your superior's orders, right?"
"..."
Nishino seemed to be petrified, frozen in place, motionless.
A tense atmosphere instantly arose... The person who created this atmosphere was naturally Nishino.
The atmosphere hovering around it made it look like a beast that would leap out in the next second.
However, a second later, this "beast" did not attack, and the atmosphere on its body slowly weakened...
After a moment, he slowly took back his steps and lowered his head...
Under the transformation of the Edo shogunate, "loyalty" became the core of Bushido.
Warriors can be unkind, unjust, and even unfilial, but they cannot be unfaithful.
A disloyal person who disobeys his superior's orders... This is an infamy that Nishino, who considers himself a "loyal minister of the shogunate," cannot bear...
Bosui watched Nishino's every move nervously.
It wasn't until Nishino lowered his head and drew the knife that his face finally showed relief.
"Hey! You two, send Nishino-kun to the hospital quickly!"
Bosui's shouts, the footsteps rushing towards him, the roar of the wind across the sky... these sounds all seemed inexplicably distant to Nishino.
As if his soul had been sucked out, his eyes were lifeless, and he cast his unfocused gaze on the ground in front of his toes.
Just a little bit different...
It’s just that little bit short of success, and the success falls short! All the efforts and sacrifices tonight were in vain!
Why not... just tell everything about Huanfudian and the Fazhu Party!
I just said that Phoenix House Yataro was a national thief who brought disaster to the country and the people, and that’s why I pursued him so desperately.
No...no! I can't come up with any irrefutable evidence that can prove the existence of the phantom lake or that Phoenix House Yataro has an affair with the Hōzū Party.
I don’t have any evidence... Let alone Sakai-sama, Hsui-sama probably won’t believe me either...
The two attendants called by Bojing had already walked to Nishino's side, holding his shoulders on the left and right.
Just when Nishino was about to be taken away and sent to the hospital... for some reason, his vision suddenly felt blurry.
——Finally...can't hold it anymore...
Not only was he unable to snatch Phoenix House Yataro back, but his body that had been holding on until now collapsed... one after another bad news hit him.
However, Nishino couldn't even muster the strength to smile bitterly.
As if succumbing to the cruel fate in front of him, he slowly closed his eyes...
…
…
Nishino thought he would lose consciousness just like that.
When he opened his eyes again, he could see the ceiling of the medical center...or he could never open his eyes again.
But who knew... a sudden change occurred.
He was shocked to find that the originally dark world around him was suddenly filled with a large amount of lines and colors.
Lines are either straightened or bent into new arcs.
Colors either dissolve or merge into new colors.
It just keeps repeating "destruction" and "rebirth".
Gradually, a vivid and vivid picture unfolded before Nishino's eyes.
In the picture, there is a young woman with a beautiful face and a boy about 8 years old. They are sitting opposite each other on the clean and new tatami, with dignified manners and solemn expressions.
Although the faces of the two people were a bit unfamiliar, Nishino recognized the young woman at a glance as her mother when she was young, and the boy was him as a child.
(Hosejiro! Listen carefully! Although our Nishino family has never produced any dignitaries, we have never produced scum who do not follow samurai ethics! You must strictly remember the family motto and never do anything that violates samurai ethics. thing!)
As soon as his mother's words reached his ears, Nishino subconsciously shouted "yes".
However, when he opened his mouth wide, he was surprised to find that he could not make any sound at all.
The mother, who has an old-fashioned and upright personality, has always presented herself as a "strict mother".
His mother's roars and scoldings ran through Nishino's entire childhood and adolescence.
Under the influence of his mother, he determined from an early age to become a "samurai among samurai" who would live up to his family name.
(Yes! Mother! I will definitely become a warrior that makes you proud!)
Suddenly, the scene in front of me changed.
Lines and colors are broken down piece by piece and then reconstructed bit by bit.
What caught Nishino's eyes this time was the scene when he began to serve as "Sadamachi Hui Doshin".
(Nishino-kun, you did a great job!)
(Nishino! You have made another great contribution!)
(Hosojiro! Thank you so much for this time!)
After entering the "three rounds" of Beifan Institute, he devoted himself to his duties and never slacked off, nor dared to slack off.
Since the goal is to become a "samurai among samurai", how can one waste time and live idlely?
With this belief, Nishino works extremely hard no matter what job he is doing, and has extremely strict requirements on his own abilities and conduct.
At the same time, it is precisely because of this belief that he became a stubborn and difficult weirdo.
Whether it is a traitor who violates bushido or a trash who eats all day long, he instinctively rejects them.
Although he continued to hone himself without slacking off, he had no ambition to get promoted or make a fortune, or to leave his name in history.
He has only one goal: when he reaches that world, he can stand up proudly and say to his ancestors: I have not tarnished the family's reputation! No insult to the status of a samurai!
At this point, the scene in front of me slowly changed again.
This time, the lines and colors are not reframed, but fade away.
Nishino's body returned to nothingness.
In this silence, an extremely clear human voice suddenly came from the distant place.
(You have worked so hard to learn martial arts just to serve the shogun... to a person you have never met?)
It’s my grandson’s voice…
Because it happened not long ago, Xianyang immediately remembered: This is a series of "counterattacks" that he said when he asked my grandson why he wanted to treason and become a thief after he and my grandson escaped from the Rakshasa base camp. question.
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(Is this the only level of your pursuit?)
…
(In your eyes, only one who is loyal to the shogunate can become a commendable samurai?)
…
(What does a samurai in your mind look like?)
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…
"...Wait a minute."
Nishino slowly opened his eyes, shook his shoulders, and threw away the attendant who was supporting him.
His actions immediately alerted Hakui, Sakai Kingo and Phoenix House Yataro.
"Nishino-kun? What are you doing?"
Nishino ignored Bojing, who looked anxious. He silently leaned down and picked up a hard stone on the ground.
Then……
Boom! Boom! Boom!
He picked up the stone, aimed it at the blade of the knife in his palm, and hit it hard three times.
Although the sword was made of iron, it could not withstand such damage.
After three heavy blows, a tiny crack appeared on the originally flat blade.
The sword is known as the "soul of the samurai".
Nishino has always valued his sword very much.
But at this moment, he personally smashed his own sword...and smashed his "Samurai Soul"...
In the next breath, he threw the stone away.
Also in the next breath, he rushed out suddenly!
Before the stone hit the ground, he had already flashed to Phoenix House Yataro's side.
"Get out of my way!"
While Nishino put the knife on Phoenix House Yataro's neck, he let out a cloud-shattering roar at everyone present.
In an instant, Susui's shocked gaze, Sakai Kingo's surprised gaze, Phoenix House Yataro's fearful gaze... all focused on Nishino.
Kingo Sakai, who was the first to come to his senses, immediately responded forcefully——
"Array up!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The bayonets, short guns, and knives that had just been put down were set up again.
Nishino raised the sword in his palm without fear, got into a fighting stance, and dragged Phoenix House Yataro to break through to the west.
"Tsk! Why are you doing this..."
Sakai Kingo's face darkened slightly and he waved his big hand.
"Archers, stand back! Others come forward! Capture the traitor! No matter life or death!"
The lofty status of the lord of the Shonai domain and the temple community meant that Sakai Kingo did not need to sell Phoenix House Yataro's face.
But no matter what, Phoenix House Yataro is a celebrity after all. If he shoots the arrow carelessly and kills him by mistake, the consequences afterwards will always be bad.
Therefore, Sakai Kingo decided to temporarily put on a posture of "I have tried my best to rescue."
Even in the face of dozens of elite feudal soldiers who attacked under the command of Sakai Kingo, Nishino still displayed a breathtaking unyielding offensive.
I saw him constantly dashing to the right, running to the left, lunging forward, and leaping back.
Sometimes he would force others to retreat with a knife.
Sometimes he ducks to avoid attacks.
From time to time it roars to frighten the enemy.
The neat battle formation turned into chaos under Nishino's successive attacks.
However... being alone, there is nothing you can do after all...
"watch out!"
Someone took advantage of Xiye's unpreparedness and swung the thorn, hitting him in the back.
"Ahem! Ahem!"
Nishino coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood and swayed a few times, but did not fall to the ground.
"superficial……"
Nishino spat out the remaining blood foam in his mouth, then turned around and continued fighting with his sword.
…
Another person's attack fell on Nishino.
Blood splattered everywhere...but Nishino didn't even hum.
…
"Drink ah ah ah!"
A stabbing fork hit the arrow wound on Nishino's flank without any bias.
A look of pain appeared on Nishino's face - however, this was only for a moment.
After a moment, he continued to join in the chaos as if nothing had happened.
…
A one-sided battle...
He has no companions, is physically injured, and has the "troublemaker" Phoenix Yataro with him... Unless God comes, Nishino will never be able to break through the heavy siege laid by Kingo Sakai.
But... the strange thing is that no matter how the soldiers attack, Nishino is like a roly-poly and will never fall down.
In the midst of this chaos——
boom!
A majestic "momentum" suddenly came towards the crowd!
This sudden "momentum" attracted the attention of everyone present.
No matter who it was, they couldn't help but stop what they were doing and turn their stiff necks - under the gaze of everyone, a warrior with a bamboo hat on his head and a sword in his hand walked out of a dim alley not far away.
"Get out of my way, everyone."
Qingden said indifferently.
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Today is Saturday, and I went to have dinner with my family, so the word count today is a little short... (Leopard Leopard Head with Tears.jpg) Leopard Leopard originally wanted to write 6,000 words today.
