Bai Lin looked at the figure of Yaodao Ji who was retreating away, and stabbed the sword on the ground angrily, but he knew very well that even if he caught up with her and was exhausted from repeated battles, he might not be his opponent.
After killing the powerful enemy Yashaji and learning new skills, Bai Lin finally did not lose money. He collected his shikigami and kagai, and stepped forward to support the shaky Hakuzo Lord.
At this time, suddenly the houses on both sides of the road collapsed one after another. Bai Lin took a quick look and saw that Demon Sword Girl's sword-drawing technique had at least wielded a sword energy of more than ten feet, cutting the houses on both sides of the road in half. .
Everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Bai Zangzhu returned to his human form, breathing heavily, which made him feel a little better. Looking at Ah Li's body, Qingming's eyes filled with sadness. This retainer who had followed him for more than ten years had always been loyal and never married and had children. It seemed that his destiny in life was to protect Qingming and die for him... But soon Soon Qingming thought of something more serious, and her eyes turned worried.
Just when they relaxed a little, several sounds of breaking wind suddenly appeared, and several figures came from far and near, and soon arrived in front of them. Bai Lin took a closer look and saw that they were actually members of the Demon Slayer Squad. He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. Damn, are you lost in the Snowy Mountains? You were not there when we were fighting the snow girl, and you were not there when we were fighting the demon sword, but you ran out at this time.
"Brother Song! We meet again!" Bai Lin pretended not to know that the Demon Slayer Squad was here, and stepped forward to greet Song Quan.
The members of the Demon Slayer Squad were a little surprised. They didn't expect that the other party knew their captain.
Song Quan took a step forward. Although he did not draw his sword, he could see that he was very wary of them. He said indifferently: "Let's talk about old things later. Get out of the way. I want to kill this monster!"
Bai Lin was stunned, and after following Song Quan's fingers, he realized that Song Quan was actually pointing to Qingming.
His mind changed, but he still stopped Qingming and said: "Qingming is the superior officer of the Yin-Yang House, and the merits should be decided by His Majesty and the Yin-Yang Head. I'm afraid it's not something that the Demon Slayer Squad can offend!"
He held the hilt of the sword and confronted Song Quan from a distance. Song Quan seemed very angry, but in the end he did not take action. Bai Lin's eyes flashed, and he already knew Song Quan's concerns. If the Demon Slayer Team would cause Fujiwara Michinaga's rash actions, revenge, thereby losing the space to operate in Kyoto, and was even defined as a rebel organization; secondly, Song Quan must have seen his combat strength from a distance just now, and was not sure of victory.
Song Quan glared hard at Bai Lin and then at Qingming, snorted heavily through his nose, and disappeared into the night with the person, leaving as quickly as he came.
"Going back to Kyoto, we can't delay any longer..." Qingming covered his mouth with a fan and coughed twice.
Bai Lin nodded. The remaining followers were too seriously injured, so Qingming proposed that Bai Lin and the others should leave first, and the others would recuperate on the spot. When daybreak, they would ask for help from other nearby daimyo. At this time, it was no longer a matter of caring about the royal family's face.
Bai Lin supported Qingming, found two horses that were still intact, and headed towards Kyoto overnight. Riding Xuefeng might cause panic among the civilians.
After traveling all night, the horses were overwhelmed. At dawn, they could only rest on the roadside and eat and drink some of the food they had brought with them.
Bai Lin opened a box of canned beef for Qingming. Qingming took a bite and his face was full of surprise, but he looked at Bai Lin with a very strange look.
"Let me strangle you. You don't think this is human flesh, do you? This is beef from the Tang Dynasty, okay?" Bai Lin quickly explained.
Qingming frowned and said: "How valuable are farming cattle, but the Tang Dynasty actually slaughtered them for meat?"
"Don't worry so much. There are beef cattle specially raised for food... It's up to you whether you want to eat it or not~" Bai Lin tried to take it back.
"It's funny..." Qingming took the can into his arms without leaving a trace, and ate it. He suffered serious internal injuries, and his spiritual energy was also in a state of depletion. He urgently needed this high-protein meat to replenish his physical energy.
The two led the horses and walked for another dozen miles, but saw dozens of riders approaching on the road ahead.
"The sound of horse hooves is chaotic, it seems that he is the defeated general..." Bai Lin murmured.
"It's Genji!" Qingming was shocked and blurted out.
Bai Lin took a closer look and saw that they were indeed the men and horses guarding the General's Mansion, escorting several carriages from the direction of Kyoto as if they had just suffered a defeat.
The two men came forward to meet them. The Genji soldiers were obviously startled, and looked like a frightened bird. Fortunately, the leader was an old acquaintance, Watanabe Tsuna, and he recognized the two Bai Lins from a distance.
Watanabe Tsuna looked at Seimei with a very unkind look, but he finally looked at Bai Lin's face and brought the two of them to Minamoto Yorimitsu, who was in the rear army. Only then did the two realize that Watanabe Tsuna was just a forward, and a large number of Genji family members With their families and families behind them, a team of thousands of people is still behind them.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu was seriously injured, half of his body was wrapped in white cloth, and he didn't have the courage of the former general.
As soon as I asked, I found out that because of the ineffective fighting in the Battle of Dajiangshan and the "rumor" about the loss of the royal sacred objects, the inner palace was furious. Emperor T issued an edict to remove Genji from the position of city guard general and expel him from the capital. Minamoto no Yorimitsu refused to accept it and entered the palace to argue, but was blocked by the Imperial Guards. Minamoto Yorimitsu was injured and withdrew. Then the city defenders were besieged by the imperial guards, and then they were forced to hand over military power and withdraw from Kyoto.
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Bai Lin touched his nose and could imagine that Minamoto no Yorimitsu was suffocating in Kyoto. The Battle of Ojiangshan had almost completely damaged all the elites that Genji could call upon. Falling out with Emperor T at this time would obviously be extremely detrimental to Genji. Although the imperial guard is nominally under the direct control of Emperor T, it is actually now in the hands of the Fujiwara family. In this way, it is actually Fujiwara Michizhang who wants to drive the Genji out. No wonder Watanabe Tsuna has a strong influence on the Fujiwara family. Qingming is very unkind.
"Michi no Nagagong would never mess with the humerus like this. Is there some misunderstanding?!" Seimei was shocked when he heard this. He knew that Fujiwara Michi Nagasaki was very deep and cunning, but he had been seeking checks and balances from the government and expanding the prestige of the royal family. To shock all parties. When Seimei was young, he taught him that he should learn from the centralization of power in the East and that he should take back the military power of the feudal daimyo throughout his life to safeguard the dignity of the royal family. Genji, who is also loyal to the royal family, should obviously be his weapon in punishing the feudal clan. Sword, how could the Fujiwara family destroy the Great Wall themselves?
"Hmph! Fujiwara Michichi did not show up, but his precious daughter's order in front of me, how can it be false?" Minamoto Yorimitsu snorted coldly.
"Queen?" Seimei and Bai Lin were stunned at the same time. Fujiwara Michinaga had five daughters, all of whom were sent to the palace to marry several generations of T emperors. Three of them became the queens of three generations of T emperors. This was how he was stabilized. The power of the previous Taizheng Minister was now his youngest daughter, Fujiwara Takeko.
It is against the law for an empress to issue an edict on behalf of Emperor T, but Takeko Fujiwara has a dual identity. With neither Emperor T nor Michinaga Fujiwara showing up, it seems that it is not too surprising that she gave the order.
Bai Lin murmured the name "Fujiwara Weizi", always feeling that this woman's style of doing things seemed a bit familiar...
