"Don't cut it, it's me!"
There was a voice in Zhang Heng's ears in the night.
With the help of the fire that was gradually igniting in the woodshed, Zhang Heng did indeed see clearly the young face belonging to Souji Okita. The latter coughed twice, slashed an enemy in front of him, and stood with Zhang Heng's back. He said comfortingly, "Don't worry, our people will be here soon."
"Stop lying." Zhang Heng said calmly when he heard this, "You shouted so loudly in front of the door before, for fear that some people would not know that Isamu Kondo was behind you. Do you think they would believe it?"
Okita Souji scratched his head, "Will they believe it?"
"If they really believed it, they wouldn't have let you come in so easily," Zhang Heng patiently analyzed the guy next to him, "Now, they obviously want to surround us here together."
"Ah, I'm sorry, deceiving people has never been my strong suit," Okita said with an apologetic look, "I received a tip that there was a sneaky guy meeting here secretly, and it turned out that you were also in there, so I was worried about your safety first. Rushing in, rescuing troops, etc., we really haven’t had time to notify them yet.”
While the two were chatting, Zhang Heng saw something like that in the hands of the proprietress not far away, his expression changed slightly, and he said to Chief Okita, "Run!"
"ah?"
Although Okita Souji didn't understand why Zhang Heng, who was good at it, continued to run away, now that the two of them joined forces, although they might not be able to defeat the large group of people in front of them, the pressure was much less than when they were fighting alone, and there was no reason to separate. , but seeing Zhang Heng rolling on the spot regardless of the sword attached to him, Okita Souji, as the top master of the Shinsengumi, his keen sense of danger also saved his own life, and he leaned over to avoid the next attack. A black shot from the boss lady.
Just as the latter continued to fill the gunpowder and projectiles, Zhang Heng also stood up from the ground and killed in that direction.
However, it can be seen that the status of the proprietress in the teahouse is not low, at least she is not a dead soldier who can be abandoned at will. Therefore, when she saw Zhang Heng rushing over, many geishas and waiters immediately stood in front of her.
Zhang Heng knew that this was a critical moment of life and death. He didn't want the boss lady to finish reloading and have another chance to fire a second shot, so he simply gave up defense and attacked with all his strength, using Wu Nian Wu, the most powerful weapon in the world. If you want to cut, use the knife in your hand to point straight ahead, leaving no way for you to escape.
Encounter on a narrow road! What matters at this time is each other's courage and determination.
The two geishas along the way had their necks cut off as soon as they rushed towards them. They tilted their bodies and fell into the flowers. But then others took their place, not giving up an inch. Every step Zhang Heng took. Withstanding the tremendous pressure, blood was already flowing in front of his eyes, and the woodshed behind him was already on fire.
The combination of firelight and blood made this small courtyard look like hell.
What remained unchanged during this period was Zhang Heng's pace, which was like the drumbeat of death stepping on everyone's heart.
In the end, it was the teahouse side that was the first to waver. The dead soldiers had no emotions and did not know what fear was. However, the proprietress, an ordinary person, still knew how to be afraid. Zhang Heng's pressing step by step made her a little confused, and the gunpowder in her hand spilled out. Few, and what really made her want to retreat was Okita Souji who was also rushing towards her from the other side.
The boss lady finally made up her mind to move to a safe place first and then complete the filling. However, her retreat caused a loophole in the originally perfect defensive formation, although it was only a negligible and fleeting opportunity.
But in the eyes of masters like Zhang Heng and Okita Souji, they are enough to decide the winner of this battle.
Without any prior discussion, Zhang Heng suddenly threw the ribs in his hand and nailed a waiter next to the boss lady to the ground. At the same time, Okita also violently attacked the two people in front of him and killed the boss lady who felt threatened. He decided to change the direction of his escape, but in this moment of delay, Zhang Heng followed closely and had already killed him.
Although those dead soldiers worked hard to protect their master and were not afraid of death, there was not much they could do in the face of the huge gap in strength. Zhang Heng ignored the two knives that struck his chest because their master had already struck him. He fell under his continuous chops in one step. The blade did not penetrate deeply into the flesh due to the inertia. It only looked bloody, but it made him look like a madman.
The next moment, Zhang Heng finally stood in front of the landlady.
Probably because she was too frightened, the proprietress had even forgotten that her gunpowder had not been filled and the projectiles had not been put in. She raised the Tanegashima Iron Cannon in her hand as if she had grasped the last straw. He desperately pulled the trigger on Zhang Heng, but only a little white smoke came out of the muzzle.
Immediately afterwards, her head flew up, and no matter how thick the foundation was, it could not hide the fear on her face.
"Great! Let's fight out together!!!" Okita Souji became energetic.
Although there are still many dead soldiers in the tea house, with the death of the proprietress, no one can command them anymore, which greatly reduces their combat power. It is a good time to break out.
However, Zhang Heng's eyes were looking to the other side. Probably after hearing the names of the Shinsengumi and Isamu Kondo, the feudal sect members gathered here tonight had begun to evacuate in an orderly manner.
They took the side door, the most important of which were naturally Takasugi Shinsaku and the French businessman Gabriel. There were also some samurai who did not leave and raised their swords to kill Zhang Heng and Okita Souji.
Zhang Heng knew that tonight was the best chance to get Tsuneji Sukumaru. Takasugi Shinsaku and Nakamura Hanjiro's whereabouts were secretive and rarely appeared. Especially if tonight's incident was revealed, Takasugi Shinsaku might not stay in the dangerous place of Kyoto. If Hanjiro Nakamura protected him and returned to the Choshu Domain after his death, it would probably be difficult for Zhang Heng to obtain this famous sword.
However, Zhang Heng was not reckless. He quickly evaluated his current physical condition in his mind and weighed the success rate and risks of seizing the knife.
Okita Souji wiped the blood on his face and followed Zhang Heng's gaze, with a strange look on his face, "Is there any grudge between Brother Abe and Takasugi Shinsaku?"
"No grudges, I just want to count Zhuwan times." Zhang Heng said smoothly, without hiding anything.
Surprise flashed in Okita Souji's eyes. He didn't say everything before. When he rushed in to save Zhang Heng, he had doubts about the relationship between Zhang Heng and the Overthrow Sect. After all, the two of them only had one side of Kiyomizu Temple. It is said that Hijikata often knows people, faces but not hearts, let alone two people who are relatively strangers.
But this problem was solved when he rushed in and saw Zhang Heng fighting fiercely with those dead soldiers. However, Souji Okita never thought that the reason why Zhang Heng showed up here tonight was just for a knife? !
