Qingden knew that since Rakshasa was the actual leader of the Qingshui clan, the cadres of the Qingshui clan must know more or less information about Rakshasa or Huanfudian.
Under the repeated interrogations of the New Imperial Court, someone finally couldn't hold on any longer and revealed everything he knew.
A Sashimi named Phoenix Yataro was very close to Rakshasa - after learning this information, Aoto immediately led Sanako and Souji and went straight to the residence of Phoenix Yataro without stopping.
Just as he was about to reach his destination, Qingdeng's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly stopped.
"Tachibana-kun, what's wrong?"
Souji also stopped, turned his head, and cast a doubtful look at Qingto, who suddenly stood still.
"..."
Qingdeng remained silent and looked straight to the southeast.
Sanako and Souji's hearing was not as good as his, so they didn't hear the "symphony" composed of footsteps, roars, and the clanging of swords, which was continuously coming from the southeast of them.
At this time, the townspeople of Edo were either asleep, or they were swarming into gold-selling caves such as Yoshiwara and Okaba. How could there be such a large-scale fighting sound on the streets?
Could it be that the radical anti-barbarian thugs are causing trouble again?
Thinking of this, Qingdeng no longer hesitated:
"...Miss Sanako, Okita-kun, I'm sorry, can you take a short detour?"
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Aoto carried Echizen Sumitouchi and Mamoru Kaneshige, and while unleashing his "power", he stepped forward towards the streets that had become extremely noisy after Nishino made a big fuss.
At the same time, Souji and Sanako stepped out from behind Aoto.
The General Secretary also released his own "power".
The two "potentials" merged together... Except for the three people in Qingdeng, everyone present felt their heartbeats speed up, as if there was a big stone on their shoulders.
The essence of "shi" is a kind of courage, which has the effect of coercing and intimidating the enemy.
According to Kondo Shusuke, some monsters can even directly use "power" to frighten the enemy - that is, the legendary "glaring you down".
Although neither Qingteng nor Souji has reached such a terrifying state, it is more than enough to make the weak feel timid.
Under their combined pressure, some of the mentally weak people present turned pale and their limbs became weak.
The way Qingdeng and others appear on the stage can be said to be both mysterious and powerful, which is daunting.
Sakai Kingo's expression became extremely serious.
He is well-informed due to his position, so he naturally knows what "power" is.
How could a martial arts master who had reached the realm of "power" suddenly appear here? And two of them appeared at once?
Even though he was shocked, Kingo Sakai quickly cheered up.
He straightened his body and shouted vigorously:
"Who is coming? Tell me your name!"
Aoto glanced at Sakai Kingo, then looked over his shoulder and looked straight at Nishino, who was still standing with a sword.
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock...
Countless blood drops slid down along various joints of Nishino, gathering into red streams and pools at his feet.
He looked miserable with almost no flesh on his body... If he hadn't been standing still and his chest was still rising and falling, Qingden would have almost thought that he had returned to his hometown.
However, although Nishino was in a very miserable state at the moment, his eyes, which were buried deep under the blood, looked very bright against the dirt.
If you want to say "shocked"... Qingdeng is no less generous.
I thought it was the madmen from the radical anti-barbarian faction who were harming people again, but when they arrived in a hurry, what appeared in front of Qingdeng was such an incredible scene.
To actually meet two old acquaintances, Chutaro Susui and Hosinojiro Nishino... This was really unexpected for Aomori.
The former is Qingdeng's old superior. Although he is a sophisticated officialdom veteran, Qingdeng does not dislike him.
As for the latter... the relationship between Nishino and Qingto is more subtle.
In a word, there is basically no friendship between the two parties.
It would be better to say that there had been some unpleasantness between the two of them.
"Original Tachibana Aoto" is a person who matures late and is slow to get started at work, and Nishino has that kind of character... Therefore, Nishino has always looked at "Original Tachibana Aoto" and Aotobu who just traveled through time with a cold eye. treat.
After Qingtou moved to the right to join the Huofu Thieves Reform and no longer served in the execution office, he had even less contact with Nishino.
However, even so, Aomori didn't hold a strong dislike for Nishino.
Why are Susui and Nishino here?
Why did Nishino fight with the samurai wearing the Shouchi clan crest?
Although these questions made Qingdeng more confused, business was more important at the moment.
On the way to this place, Qingden vaguely heard a name - Phoenix House Yataro.
Then, Qingden asked Nishino:
"Hey, is that big fat guy you're dragging Phoenix House Yataro?"
In order to prevent Susui and Nishino from recognizing his identity, Qingden lowered his voice and made a hoarse voice that was very different from his original accent.
His body is as fat as a ball, his stature is short, his eyes are as thin as mouse eyes, and he has a vulgar appearance... which perfectly matches the appearance characteristics of Phoenix House Yataro provided by Tianzhang Institute.
In the Edo period, when meat was against meat and the diet structure was extremely unreasonable, “being fat was a very rare physical feature.
Not only was he fat, but he also had narrow eyes, a short stature, and a vulgar appearance - looking at all of Edo, there were probably only a few people who had these physical characteristics.
Hearing this, Nishino was startled for a moment, then raised his eyes and cast a wary look at Qingden.
Qingto doesn't know what Nishino is thinking right now.
After a short silence, he slowly said:
"Yes...it is Phoenix House Yataro..."
Suddenly, a strange arc that looked like a smile but not a smile swept across the corners of Qingdeng's lips.
"What a trick of fate..."
After saying that, Aoto raised the Echizen Sutada Riki Mamoru Kaneshog in his hand above his head, and then swung it down with all his strength.
The blade set off a strong gust of wind pressure, making the hem of Qingdeng's clothes rustle.
At the same time, an even stronger "power" escaped from him!
People standing slightly closer to Qingdeng stepped back unconsciously.
Sakai Kingo's already unattractive complexion suddenly became even more gloomy.
"My lord, what do you mean?"
Ayoto didn't know Kingo Sakai, so he didn't bother to show off.
He raised his chin towards Nishino and Phoenix House Yataro, and said directly in a cold tone:
"My lord, can you please give those two people to me?"
Although the sentence structure is a question, the tone is that of an affirmative sentence.
If Sakai Kingo's expression just now was only slightly gloomy, then now it is filled with dark clouds.
Whether to rescue Phoenix House Yataro and Nishino's arrest or not, for Kingo Sakai, it is not a task that "must be completed, and there is absolutely no room for error."
But a stranger who didn't even want to give out his name asked him to let him go without any reason... Anyone would feel uncomfortable if this kind of thing happened to him.
Not only out of pride, but also because of the responsibilities of the temple community, Sakai Kingo could not just answer "Yeah, okay" so obediently.
"Forcibly snatching people away indiscriminately... Your Majesty, don't you think this behavior is too overbearing?"
While trying to argue his case, Kingo Sakai looked at his subordinates from the corner of his eye.
Nishino's fight just now was not without any results. Three people were knocked down by him.
But even so, the number of combatable soldiers currently available to Kingo Sakai is still thirty-eight.
24 people versus 3 people, the advantage is mine!
In addition, Sakai Kingo's men also had various weapons such as prongs, short spears, bows and arrows. In terms of equipment level, they were infinitely better than Seito and his party.
However, Sakai Kingo's mood did not feel relaxed.
First of all, Kingo Sakai is very aware of how powerful the masters who have reached the realm of "shi" are.
This is a state that can only be achieved by strong people with both strength and ambition.
In other words, every warrior who can unleash his "power" is one of the best among men with both extraordinary skills and a strong heart.
Facing two such strong men at the same time...the number of people in their early twenties and the equipment without even firearms could not give Sakai Kingo a sense of security.
Secondly, the current morale of Sakai Kingo's subordinates is not high.
Although Nishino's performance of "only knocking down 3 people" was mediocre, his ability to fight to the death caused a lot of damage to the courage of everyone present.
People of this era, whether they are intellectuals or ignorant and illiterate, are very superstitious, and strange powers and chaos are their spiritual world.
Anything that's even remotely beyond their understanding triggers self-doubt.
No matter how hard they hit or attack, this man with a terrifying expression would never fall... Witnessing this scene, Sakai Kingo's subordinates had long been unable to maintain their inner peace.
In fact, even Sakai Kingo himself couldn't help but feel apprehensive about this.
He was already frightened by Nishino's ferocious posture, and was aroused by the "power" of Qingto and Souji...Half of his fighting spirit and courage were already exhausted before the battle started.
After looking around, the slightly sluggish mental outlook of his subordinates made Sakai Kingo firm up in his mind that "if a conflict breaks out with this group of uninvited guests, it will probably be more disastrous than bad."
Just as Sakai Kingo was thinking about how to deal with Aotobu with words——
"Forget it...chirp, it's so troublesome..."
Abruptly, Qingdeng sighed.
"It's better to switch to a communication method I'm more familiar with."
After saying this, he inserted the Echizen Sumi Hitachi Morikane in his hand into the ground at his feet.
In the next breath, he jumped! Before the sound of kicking to the ground fell, the person was already flying into the air!
Bang!
Qingdeng used the momentum of his fall to kick away a tall man wielding a short spear.
The tall man fell to the ground without even reacting, and the short gun was released.
Qingden deliberately restrained his strength, so the tall man was not seriously injured, but he had to apply ointment for a few days afterwards.
Aoto just wanted to take away Nishino and Phoenix House Yataro, and he had no deep grudge against Sakai Kingo and others.
Therefore, Seito was not planning to kill anyone, but was only planning to make Sakai Kingo suffer a little.
Qingden relaxed his ape arms and took the short spear that flew out of the tall man's hand into his palm.
Click!
Qingdeng broke off the spear head, split the short spear into two pieces, and transformed the spear into a stick.
It was so late and so fast. Half a second ago it was the stick of a short gun, and half a second later it landed on someone's shoulder.
Another person fell to the ground.
These soldiers are indeed vassal soldiers who have received professional training, not unorganized stragglers.
Facing Qingdeng's sudden and fierce offensive, they were stunned for a moment, then switched formations as quickly as possible and entered the battle.
"Drink ah ah ah!"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
"Aaahhhh!"
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There were vassal soldiers attacking from the front, back, left and right, and the weapons they used were spears more than two meters long.
First, stab the opponent with a fork to restrict his movement, and then the shorthands and swordsmen swarm over to catch the opponent or send him directly to the West. This is a common method used by the officials in the Edo period when arresting suspects. .
However, as soon as the stabbers straightened the weapons in their hands, Qingdeng disappeared from their sight.
The next moment, he appeared in a place no one expected - behind the assassins.
Qingdeng hit someone's body with lightning speed, and the person's body without protective gear fainted just after receiving this blow.
Just when the man was about to fall, a person next to him reacted and stepped forward to attack Qingdeng.
Qingden stepped forward faster than him, swung his sword... ah, no, it should be said that he swung his stick and hit the opponent's right arm that had to be raised in order to swing the weapon.
In an instant, someone suddenly struck Qingdeng in the face with a knife.
But in the blink of an eye, both the man and his knife flew out.
The stick is a very versatile weapon.
There is neither guard nor blade, nor tip nor hilt.
It can be said that it can be used as a knife or a gun!
In addition to swinging the stick, Qingdeng also used his "old skills" from time to time.
Before traveling to this world, Qingdeng was a fighting enthusiast specializing in boxing.
At this moment, Qingdeng suddenly felt a cold air coming from his side.
Convinced that the danger was coming, he quickly leaned back with an exaggerated amplitude. The parts below his calves were still firmly planted on the ground, but the parts above his calves were already close to the ground. With his knees as the dividing line, his upper and lower bodies showed nearly 70 degrees. Such a huge angle - people without flexible limbs and strong core strength would never be able to perform such an action.
The next moment, a cold short spear passed by his lower abdomen, sending a chill into Qingdeng's belly.
Qingdeng maintained a position where his upper body was almost lying on the ground, using his left foot as a support point and throwing out his right foot.
The right leg drew a beautiful parabola, raising a faint cloud of dust and smoke, like a tomahawk, hitting the attacker's lower body hard and kicking him to the ground.
Qingdeng took a deep breath, exerted force on his waist and abdomen, and straightened up suddenly.
At the same time, he made a fist posture and used the inertia of standing up to punch the shoulder of someone who was attacking him from the front.
Just listen to the sound of "chi", and the fist cuts through the atmosphere.
What followed was a huge "bang" sound of flesh and bone striking each other.
Another person attacked.
While the man was slashing with the knife, he was mumbling something. Because his accent was too strong, Qingden couldn't hear him very clearly. He could only vaguely hear what he said, which seemed to be: "Damn it! Go to hell!"
Qingdeng stood with his legs spread apart, twisted his body slightly, dodged the opponent's attack, and then ducked to his side, slashing the opponent's wrist with a sharp hand knife.
At this moment, with a "bang" sound, the opponent's knife fell to the ground.
Qingdeng's offensive didn't stop. He lowered his center of gravity, inserted his left arm into the opponent's armpit, exerted force on his waist and abdomen, and threw the opponent with all his strength. He landed on the ground two meters away, landing on his shoulders, standing straight. He lay on the ground for a long time without getting up.
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From Qingdeng Leap to now, less than 3 minutes have passed.
But in such a short time, most of Sakai Kingo's men fell!
The one-sided battle situation made Kingo Sakai's complexion turn blue and white.
With blood and blood rushing to his heart, he gritted his teeth and waved his hand:
"Archer! Enter..."
Just when Sakai Kingo was about to summon archers to come forward——
Gululu...Gululu...Gululu...
Several ball-shaped objects fell at his feet...
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Groups of white mist rose up one after another, covering the surrounding area.
Immediately afterwards, three black shadows plunged into the white mist...
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In order to avoid misunderstandings, Leopard would like to remind you that Kingo Sakai is an original character. However, the duties of the temple can only be carried out by the Daimyo, but this is a correct historical fact.
PS: The combat in this book seems to be becoming more and more unscientific. All kinds of teleportation (leopard laugh.jpg) are the characteristics of the combat system and must be tasted.
