My grandson is a member of the Great Salt Party.
Ever since he learned about my grandson's true identity, Nishino has always regarded him as a rebellious traitor who brought harm to the country and the people.
If it were not forced by reality, let alone joining forces to fight against the enemy, he would not even bother to say a word to my grandson.
If my grandson dies, Nishino should feel lucky and even gloat about his misfortune.
However, at the moment when this "what if" really became a reality, there was no emotion related to joy in Nishino's heart.
But at the same time, he didn't feel sad or sad.
Nishino stared blankly at my grandson's face, which showed no pain or fear, only a smile.
He didn't break his promise - for no reason, this thought came to Nishino's mind.
My grandson really fought to the last moment for his beliefs and the cause he believed in, and he is sincerely proud of it.
——When death is approaching... can I smile as calmly as he does?
The moment this thought came up, an elusive bitterness swept over Nishino's cheeks.
"What are you doing... You want me to escort a 'fat pig' and carry a body in this state... Isn't this embarrassing for me..."
Just as Nishino was muttering to the air, his expression suddenly changed.
"Cough! Cough cough! Cough! Cough! Cough! Cough!!"
Although he tried hard to control it, he still bent down uncontrollably and put his hands on the ground.
The muddy ground just a stone's throw away from the tip of his nose was gradually stained black with the blood he coughed up.
"Damn...!"
A strong sense of dizziness surged through Nishino's brain like a tide, and the world in front of him seemed to be covered with a filter, becoming shaky and blurry.
Everything happened too suddenly.
It was clear that Nishino's physical condition was still good a moment before, he was able to pick up the knife and stand up straight.
But with a snap of his fingers, his spine seemed to have been ripped out, and his whole body collapsed.
The situation changed so quickly that even Nishino himself felt unexpected.
After hearing Nishino's cough and noticing that Nishino's knife was removed from his neck, Phoenix House Yataro was startled for a moment, then carefully turned his head to the side and looked at Nishino behind him.
After discovering that his body was visibly weak, his small mouse-like eyes rolled around.
The next moment, he threw off his fat arms, spread out his stubby legs, and ran forward, away from Nishino, and screamed like boiling hot water that suddenly overflowed:
"Help! Help! Someone is trying to kill me!"
Nishino raised his head with difficulty and cast an angry look at Phoenix House Yataro who was gradually walking away.
"Oh shit……!"
He put the Zhenzhu in his hand on the ground and stood up with force.
Because he is used to living a pampered life and seriously lacks exercise on weekdays, Phoenix House Yataro's running speed is not very fast.
However... Nishino's physical condition is really bad.
Just standing up caused the lines on his face to become distorted with pain.
Under such circumstances, I would definitely not be able to catch up with Phoenix Yataro if I carried my grandson on his back.
As a last resort, Nishino could only lay my grandson's body flat on the ground.
Sorry, I'll take you away later - after saying this to my grandson in his heart, Nishino rushed to chase Yataro Phoenix House.
"Help! Help!"
Phoenix House Yataro shouted for help over and over again, breaking the silence of the night.
The standard for dividing temple land is very rough. Basically, the land and towns around temples and shrines are circled - well, this area is temple land!
Therefore, not only a large number of clerics live in the temple grounds, but also a considerable number of civilians. In addition to temples and shrines, common civilian facilities such as teahouses, izakayas, and bathhouses are all available.
All in all, except for the different management organizations, there is basically no essential difference between temple and shrine land, town people's land, and samurai land.
Phoenix House Yataro's continuous howling naturally woke up many townspeople who were already familiar with Zhou Gong.
From the houses on both sides of the street, there could be heard one after another the soft sound of blankets being lifted, the sound of "squeaking" footsteps, and the sound of doors and windows being pushed open.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened?"
"Yeah! It seems like there are samurai hunting down civilians!"
"What? Are there any samurai testing someone's sword again?"
"I don't know. It's possible that those crazy people who talk about "rejecting foreigners" are causing trouble."
"Quick! Close the windows and doors quickly! Don't be troublesome!"
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A samurai chases someone with a sword... Faced with such a situation, the only ones who dare to intervene are samurai who are confident in their own skills.
Unfortunately - this place is a temple area, not a samurai area where samurai live.
Not everyone has the courage to meddle in other people's business.
Especially this kind of trivial matter, where if you don't do it right, you will get into trouble or even lose your life.
Wherever Phoenix Yataro fled, the people there closed their doors and windows, pretended not to hear anything or knew anything, and watched silently.
When Phoenix House Yataro saw this, his face became paler.
Da da da da da da!
At this time, he heard footsteps coming closer and louder from behind.
He turned around and looked back timidly.
What caught his eyes were the blades emitting cold light, the clothes soaked in blood, the eyes shining fiercely against the backdrop of the night, the face without any expression but giving off a ferocious feeling...
"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!!"
This situation frightened Phoenix House Yataro into screaming like a pig, and his fat face gradually turned into a look of despair.
If Yataro Phoenix House is allowed to escape, then all the efforts tonight and the death of my grandson will be in vain!
At this thought, Nishino gritted his teeth and frantically squeezed out all the remaining strength in his body.
Driven by the desire to survive, Phoenix House Yataro also tried his best.
"Humph! Humph! Humph! Humph!"
His nostrils were stretched to the limit, and he repeatedly exhaled hot breath.
The pain in his flanks was severe, his lungs seemed about to explode, and his legs were so sore that he lost consciousness... Even so, Phoenix House Yataro did not dare to slow down.
Tonight may be the fastest and longest run he has ever run in his life.
Nishino's physical strength is far superior to that of his opponent, but his scarred body prevents him from exerting his full strength.
Phoenix Yataro, whose body was drained by alcohol and sex, was usually a physical scumbag who would get out of breath after running a few steps, but at the moment of crisis, all the potential in his body burst out.
In this way, the two sides reached a delicate balance of power, which could neither drag them away nor close the distance.
Judging from this situation, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose in this chase.
But who would have thought...the final winner would appear so quickly.
Because the environment was dark and he couldn't see the road clearly, and he couldn't care about looking at the road, Phoenix House Yataro accidentally kicked a bump on the ground.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
He let out a scream of pain, then rolled around on the ground like a ball several times, and finally collapsed heavily to the ground with his back facing the sky.
"Uh ah ah ah..."
Phoenix House Yataro felt countless gold stars flying in front of his eyes, and a burning pain came from his back, making him almost lose consciousness.
At this time, a piece of good news and a piece of bad news will suddenly come to him.
The good news is: his back suddenly no longer hurts.
The bad news is: the reason why his back suddenly stopped hurting was because he saw something even scarier than back pain...
Snap, snap, snap...
Nishino dragged the knife in his hand and walked step by step towards Phoenix House Yataro who was lying on the ground.
The figure stretched by the moonlight pressed against the opponent's body like a mountain.
"Hey, you bastard... I should have told you before, right? If you dare to move, your head will fall to the ground."
"Alas--!"
Phoenix House Yataro fell back on his hands and knees and tried to get up.
However, he was extremely tired and his legs were weak from fear. Within a short period of time, he could no longer do any other movements except crawling on the ground.
"It's just that I still have many, many questions to ask you slowly. So - let's just break both of your arms. If you can't swing your arms, it will be difficult for you to run fast, right?"
"Ahhhhhhhhh! Help, help!!"
Nishino squatted down, stretched out his left hand, and latched onto Phoenix Yataro's right arm...
Whoosh!
Suddenly, there was a sharp sound of breaking wind, and a black shadow cut across Nishino's field of vision horizontally - an arrow plunged straight into the ground at Nishino's feet, its tail feathers trembling.
"Tsk!"
Nishino thought that the group of archers under Phoenix House Yataro were chasing after him, so he quickly picked up the sword in his hand and got into a fighting stance.
Blah blah blah...
Following the chaotic sound of footsteps, a large wave of warriors rushed out from the east side of the street.
There are about 40 people in total, all moving in a uniform manner, wearing bright and beautiful clothes, and each holding bows, arrows, thorns, short spears and other sophisticated weapons.
Nishino noticed that the clothes of these samurai warriors who came out of nowhere were all embroidered with butterfly-shaped family crests.
——The family crest of the Shonai clan... Is he a member of Sakai Kingo...!
Nishino's face suddenly darkened.
Soon enough, the samurai stopped 10 steps away from Nishino, and then formed a tight formation with short spearmen at an extremely fast speed, with the sword hand in front, the stabbing hand in the middle, and the archer behind.
Immediately afterwards, the battle formation split from the center to the left and right, leaving a path large enough for two adult men to pass side by side.
A middle-aged man, who was not tall in stature but had a majestic face and an intimidating aura in his movements, strode to the front of the array.
Nishino recognized this person—it was Sakai Kingo, one of the current priests of the temple!
Temple worship is the highest position among the "three worships", and its power is terrifying.
It is not only responsible for managing temple communities and temple territories across the country and formulating religious policies, but also has jurisdiction over litigation and criminal investigations within temple communities and temple territory.
In addition, the master of Momijiyama, the master of Momijiyama, who is responsible for the management of "Momijiyama", the shogun's memorial temple of the past, is also responsible for the temple's responsibility.
manage.
In terms of status, he is on the same level as Laozhong, Kyoto's director, and Osaka Castle.
Because the position is so important that it cannot be left to outsiders, the shogunate has set a rule: Unless there are special circumstances, the temple officials will be selected from among the Daimyos.
[Note: Generational daimyo: Before the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, the daimyo had been following Tokugawa Ieyasu. That is, there were descendants of important ministers who had made great contributions to the dragon]
Sakai Kingo is the current lord of Shonai Domain (total stone height in the domain: 170,000 koku).
"Thief! You are so brave!"
Sakai Kingo snorted coldly and shouted to Nishino angrily:
"How dare you kill people under my nose!"
Looking at the angry-looking Sakai Kingo, Nishino's expression was filled with thick clouds at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Sakai Kingo's residence is nearby... It was probably Phoenix House Yataro's cry for help just now that alerted him.
He single-handedly faced the elite Shonai clan who were fully armed and prepared for battle... Even if Nishino was restored to his full strength and given 10 more lives, he still wouldn't be able to get through...
"Ah! Sakai-sama! Sakai-sama! Help me! Save me!"
After recognizing the identity of this uninvited guest who suddenly arrived, the look of panic and fear on Phoenix House Yataro's face instantly turned into happiness and ecstasy.
"Hmm? Phoenix House-kun?"
Sakai Kingo raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Phoenix Yataro, as a Sashimi with a special social status and vast wealth, naturally had close contacts with the upper class of Edo.
Although he and Kingo Sakai were not very close, they had some friendship with each other.
Phoenix House Yataro, suddenly aware of the darkness, hurriedly crawled towards the place where Sakai Kingo was.
However, as soon as he climbed out, he was pushed to the ground by Nishino.
"Don't move!"
"You are the one who is not allowed to move!"
Sakai Kingo waved his big hand, and the feudal soldiers beside him immediately entered a battle-ready state ready to join the battle at any time.
"Thief! Let go of Mr. Phoenix House!"
"Ahhh! Sakai-sama! Don't shoot the arrow! Don't shoot the arrow! You will hit me!"
Words such as bad and troublesome are no longer enough to describe Nishino's current situation.
Kingo Sakai already regarded him as a nighttime thug.
In fact, in the eyes of uninformed people, Nishino, who was covered in blood and wielding a knife, was indeed extremely suspicious and untrustworthy.
If one of them is not good, he will die miserably and unexplainedly here.
It was obviously to destroy Genfusei and for the future of the shogunate that he had been fighting with his life until now, but in the end, he died at the hands of his own people - this kind of thing is really too dark and humorous.
--what to do……?
A heavy cold sweat ran down Nishino's furrowed brows.
Just as Nishino was racking his brains to think about how to solve the current desperate situation——
"Huh? Who is this voice?"
From the rear of the battle formation, a rich voice that was extremely familiar to Nishino suddenly sounded.
A fat man covered in fat "squeaked" his way through the feudal soldiers blocking his way, and stood next to Sakai Kingo.
"Nishino-kun! It is indeed you!"
Nishino opened his eyes wide and looked in disbelief at the fat man who accurately called out his name.
"Hakui...sir?"
The big fat man...that is, Nishino's boss and the current boss of the Northern Division: Chujiro Susui, looked at Nishino with a complicated expression.
Although he didn't say a word, Nishino could guess what he was thinking at the moment.
He must be surprised that his long-lost subordinate reappeared in such a shocking way.
Nishino briefly observed Susui and found that his face was red.
Thinking of the friendship between Hakui and Sakai Kingo, Nishino speculated that Hakui must have been drinking with Sakai Kingo just now. After hearing Phoenix House Yataro's cry for help, he came out with Sakai Kingo to check the situation.
"Nishino?"
Sakai Kingo turned his eyes and looked at Nishino several times from head to toe.
"Are you Nishino Hosejiro from Kitabansho Town?"
Nishino had accompanied Susui to Kingo Sakai's residence for entertainment several times, so Kingo Sakai had a slight impression of Nishino.
"It seems like it's really you... Nishino Hosejiro! As a member of the government, why do you know how to break the law and commit crimes and hurt people?!"
The atmosphere at the scene did not ease slightly because Susui recognized Nishino.
On the contrary, it has become heavier and more confusing.
In this tense situation, the person who said the first words was Bo Jing.
"Ah ha ha ha ha! Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! It's all misunderstanding!"
Susui laughed a few times, then puffed out his huge belly and moved between Nishino and Kingo Sakai.
"Master Sakai! This is a misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstand?"
Kingo Sakai frowned slightly.
"Yes! Here's the thing - I arranged a very important errand for Nishino-kun a while ago! Nishino-kun must have been in a hurry to handle the case, so he accidentally arrested the wrong person!"
As soon as Bosui finished speaking, Phoenix House Yataro's eyes widened.
"Accidentally arrested the wrong person?! Are you kidding me! This guy came just for me! He even forced everyone to break into my house! I have sufficient evidence to prove that this guy committed murder deliberately! Sakai-sama! Please, please
Bring this lunatic to justice quickly!"
Although Phoenix House Yataro argued hard, Hsui was completely unmoved.
"Well...it's probably just a misunderstanding!"
"In short - Nishino-kun, please let him go quickly. Since you arrested the wrong person, stop holding on to him!"
"Master Sakai, you too! Let your subordinates put away their weapons! If they accidentally fire, we will be in big trouble!"
Bo Jing skillfully smiled at both sides.
His seemingly innocent smile made people feel inexplicably close to him.
Sakai Kingo looked at Susui, then at Nishino, thought for a moment, and then nodded slightly.
"...Okay, since it's a misunderstanding, it's easy to talk about it."
"Sakai-sama?!"
Phoenix House Yataro showed a dumbfounded expression.
How could this be a misunderstanding?! Even if the mayor of Kitabansuo is talking nonsense, how come you, Sakai-sama, have started talking nonsense?
"Master Sakai! You..."
Just as Phoenix House was about to say something, Bo Jing rushed up to him.
"Oh! Lord Phoenix House! It's been a long time since I saw you!"
Susui took Phoenix Yataro's hand enthusiastically.
"If I remember correctly, the last time we met was at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet half a year ago."
"I'm really sorry for you this time!"
"My subordinates are ignorant and have offended you accidentally. Please forgive me for my sake."
When he said the words "for my sake", Hsui emphasized his tone.
At the same time, his eyes flashed with deep light.
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