Although the outcome was decided after losing two fingers, Nakamura Hanjiro did not intend to give up. Instead, he chose to fight until the last moment to maintain his dignity as a samurai.
As a top expert in the Bakumatsu era, once he has the will to die, the fighting power he unleashes is extremely astonishing.
Nakamura Hanjiro threw away all the distracting thoughts in his mind, and every sword was a lose-lose strategy. It actually made up for the disadvantage of holding the sword in his left hand to a certain extent, and brought the fierceness of the show to the extreme.
However, Zhang Heng always took the initiative. As time went by, Nakamura Hanjiro suffered more and more wounds.
Not only was he stabbed in the chest, waist, abdomen, arms, but also in the neck. He pressed the wound with one hand and tried to stop the bleeding. The other hand was still wielding the knife, but his strength was getting weaker and weaker. It wasn't until Zhang Heng was finally slashed in the chest again and he straightened his back that he fell down unwillingly. However, he inserted the Shuzhuwan Hengji in his hand into the ground and still struggled to get up again.
Zhang Heng walked over and inserted the rib in his hand into Nakamura Hanjiro's back, helping the man to achieve complete relief.
Then he took a breath and then pulled out the Sukumaru Tsuneji that was stuck on the ground.
The rosary wrapped around the handle of the knife felt a bit cold when he took it into his hands, which calmed down Zhang Heng's restless energy and blood. Then Zhang Heng looked at the blade of the knife carefully.
It was discovered that maybe it was because of the supernatural power of the sword that after such a long battle, Tsuneji Sumamaru was not seriously injured. There was not even a gap in the blade. On the other hand, the two knives in Zhang Heng's hand were almost It can already be described as scarred, and there are no intact parts of the blade. If the battle does not end, it may be broken into pieces in a short time.
Zhang Heng glanced at it twice before inserting Shuzhuwan Hengci back into the scabbard.
At this point, he has completed half of his mission in this dungeon. He has found a famous sword of the same level as the Mikazuki Sect. After that, he only needs to continue to hone his sword skills and see if he can find a better sword.
The battle in Gion finally came to an end, and Zhang Heng didn't know what was going on with Souji Okita.
In fact, he doesn't care much whether Takasugi Shin wants to die or not. Whether it is the shogunate or the overthrow of the shogunate, it makes no difference to him who loses or wins. What's more, the decline of the shogunate cannot be restored by one person. Even today Takasugi Shinsaku died here in the evening, as well as Okubo Toshimichi, Saigo Takamori and others. There is a high probability that they will still be unable to prevent the subsequent battles of Dashu Fuhuan and Toba Fushimi.
The reason why Zhang Heng offered this bait that the Shinsengumi couldn't refuse was because he wanted Souji Okita to help him get the knife. Now that he has the knife, it stands to reason that Zhang Heng will have nothing to do with him from now on, but thinking of meeting Souji Okita tonight It can be considered as fighting side by side. If the latter did not take action, he could only choose to escape in the courtyard before, but could not get Sukumaru Tsuneji.
Zhang Heng decided to take a look at the honest boy.
The bloody battle that just happened in Gion really shocked many people. Those people looked at Zhang Heng with a hint of fear. Wherever Zhang Heng went, the crowd couldn't help but retreat, for fear that this man looked like a demon king. When the guy was unhappy, he chopped them down too.
Zhang Heng walked to the place where Okita Souji fought before and saw three corpses on the road. They were all warriors of the Overthrown Sect. They died in different ways and their heads were missing. Then Zhang Heng also saw blood stains on the ground.
After being trained by Holmes, tracking has become Zhang Heng's strong point. He quickly restored what happened here at that time. Takasugi Shinsaku must have abandoned the sedan in order to gain more time, but then Okita Souji still chased after him.
Zhang Heng was about to move forward, but the next moment he saw a figure holding a knife appearing in the darkness.
"Who?" Zhang Heng asked, raising his eyebrows.
There was no answer.
So Zhang Heng's palm moved to the handle of Suzumaru Tsuneji's knife.
But then he used the lantern on the roadside to see clearly the face of the visitor. It was actually Okita Souji who had just separated from him not long ago, but now Okita looked confused and lost his mind.
"What happened?" Zhang Heng was a little surprised, "Did Takasugi Shinsaku run away?"
"No... I killed him," Okita Souji murmured, "I killed him in front of her. I killed a person who had no power to resist in front of her."
"Him?" Zhang Heng was a little unaware of who he was that Tian was talking about.
"Miss Sayo of Yunshu Domain, Takasugi Shinsaku escaped to her home. When I rushed over, she was preparing to treat Takasugi Shinsaku's injuries. I ignored her pleas and killed Takasugi Shinsaku who was already in a coma. I also knocked out the man who came to dissuade him. Her father." Souji Okita raised his head and looked into Zhang Heng's eyes, his eyes filled with pain, "Did I... make a wrong choice?"
"…………"
It’s hard for Zhang Heng to answer this question. The contradiction between the overthrow of the shogunate and the shogunate is irreconcilable. Their struggle will determine the direction of Japanese history. As a member of the Shinsengumi, Okita Souji, no matter how little he cares about politics, , I am still very clear about my position.
The two of them worked so hard tonight and paid so much price. Souji Okita was going to kill Takasugi Shinsaku no matter what. It can only be said that he was very unlucky. Takasugi Shinsaku just ran to him at the last moment. The residence of the sweetheart made this budding relationship directly wither.
But to be honest, even without what happened tonight, Zhang Heng is actually not optimistic about this relationship.
No matter how beautiful the encounter between the two is, it can't change the fact that Okita Souji is the captain of the Shinsengumi First Division, and Saya's father is from Yunshu Clan, and there is no way he will side with the Tokugawa faction no matter what. He married his daughter to Okita Souji, the executioner of the shogunate. Otherwise, how would he face his relatives and friends, and how would he face those patriots who had fallen at the hands of the shogunate?
And it was impossible for Souji Okita's identity to be hidden from Xiao Ye for a lifetime, so Zhang Heng thought that maybe it would be a good idea to end it this way, to end the relationship in the most decisive way when both of them only had a vague affection.
Just like most love in this world, it only blooms but rarely has any results.
The taste can only be left to the parties involved to taste it silently.
Of course, it is difficult for others to understand the depression and heartbreak in Okita's heart now. Zhang Heng could clearly feel the pain and contradiction of this usually cheerful boy at this moment, but he didn't say anything more and just patted Souji Okita on the shoulder. He said, "Go home, take a hot bath, find a doctor, and have a good sleep. When you wake up tomorrow, it will be a new day."
