The noise of the fighting grew louder and louder, almost affecting the entire Ginza neighborhood.
More and more people came over, those who fled, those who watched the show, those who fished in troubled waters, and those who participated in the battle.
The scene was chaotic.
Su Lun looked at the center of the battlefield with all his concentration, and as he looked, a regretful expression appeared on his face.
From the beginning to the end, he never saw the hand-operated Yeji take action.
There were too many pirates, shogunate, Black Dragon Society and Imperial City samurai, so there was no need for her to take action.
Su Lun looked at the figures active on the battlefield and sighed: "There are many masters in Edo."
Not long after, the battle was over.
The hundred ghosts dispersed, and the "demon" Yasuwa Abe disappeared in the burning fire...
Su Lun didn't doubt whether he could escape. Su Lun had seen the guy's method of saving his life with his own eyes, and it was as strong as a horse.
Even a professional who is one or two levels higher may not be able to keep him.
Chijo who was on the side looked at the dilapidated neighborhood and muttered: "Oh, it seems we won't have to gamble tonight."
After saying that, she hooked Su Lun's shoulder and said, "Let's go have some midnight snacks."
"Um."
Su Lun had eaten half of his meal before he came and was not full, so he might as well fill his stomach with something.
The two of them walked side by side toward the other half of the block that was not affected by the fighting, where there were many elite restaurants and stalls.
As they walked, Su Lun also asked: "Sister Qianjou, you fought against that Mitsuki Yeji before, what do you think of her strength?"
Senjo thought about it and responded: "It's very strong. She can take my blows with her bare hands. It seems that her career sequence is similar to that of the rune old man, and she takes the path of physical enhancement."
"Can you catch a sword with bare hands?"
When Su Lun heard this, he raised his eyebrows.
But if you think about it for a moment, it’s not surprising.
Being able to receive thousands of slashes with bare hands is beyond the reach of regular sixth-level professionals. But the essence of "Pandora" is a rune ghost puppet. The runes painted on her body can probably be the best that the material itself can withstand.
The runes are of high strength, as it should be.
Otherwise, the rune magicians in the Luying Imperial Capital would not regard her as a legacy treasure.
Senjou didn't know that Tamate Yahime was an alchemy cyborg participating. At this point, she changed the topic and frowned and said: "But her fighting skills are not too good, and her martial arts are quite satisfactory, even a little jerky.
At least it doesn’t match her ability to take a knife with her bare hands. However, she has a very clever method of mental control, which is very strange. If it hadn’t been for Miss Miko, no one would have been able to escape from that assassination.”
Su Lun actually only knew the name of [Pandora], and he had no idea what abilities this alchemy cyborg had.
Listening to what Qian Jiao said, he also guessed a few things.
She is physically strong and mentally strong, which should be the attributes of the hardware. Her combat skills are raw, which is probably a problem of acquired learning. She should have been locked up as a "cursed object" for research after she was unearthed, so she had no chance to learn about fighter jets.
skillful?
But this Yushou Yeji is a very key figure. Without knowing what abilities she has, Su Lun always feels that there will be big problems.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought of something, "By the way, senior sister must know!"
[Pandora] Since it is the research result of his teacher Ceria, then Mr. Mirror, as his own daughter, must know about it.
Senjou saw his sudden change of expression and asked, "What did you think of?"
Su Lun said: "I may know the details of this Yushou Yeji."
With that said, he directly picked up the communicator and dialed: "Senior sister, do you know about the teacher's 'Pandora Research'?"
As soon as he heard this title, Qian Jiao knew who he was communicating with and raised his eyebrows.
Not long after, a response came from the communicator: "Know something. What's wrong?"
Su Lun listened with joy and gave a general description of the current situation. Then he added: "So, the current situation is that I want to know more information about 'Pandora'. For example, what abilities she has."
After listening, Mr. Jing pondered for a moment, and then responded: "That was my mother's research topic. When I fell into sleep, this topic had not been completed, so I didn't know it in detail. And, because'
Artificial humans are actually a taboo subject, and there are no detailed research notes left in the world."
"Taboo subject?"
Su Lun sounded a little surprised.
"Um."
Mr. Jing said: "'Creating humans' is supposed to be an ability that can only be mastered by the Creator. This kind of research is a kind of 'taboo' that is tabooed by the gods. My father once deduced some conclusions from fate. What is certain is that
, once this knowledge is mastered by humans, it is likely to be covered up and erased by some indescribable high-level existence. That is not an ordinary god-level existence, but a supreme existence similar to the law of all things."
When Su Lun heard this, he immediately understood.
Creating humans seems to violate the normal laws of nature?
Mr. Jing obviously also guessed what Su Lun wanted to ask, and she directly expressed her guess, "I know everything else very well. But [Pandora]'s soul may be related to faith. According to some historical data, the position in ancient times
Face-to-face wars are often a battle for belief resources between gods. The belief system in Shanyin is very complicated, and everything can become a spirit. Since the knight Ji Ye you mentioned has been in Shanyin for so many years, it is very likely that he is
Of course, this conspiracy cannot be ruled out as some of the methods left behind by my father and mother. Because they once studied the subject of 'how to create gods'. After all, facts show that even if gods have fallen, if there are believers, gods will still exist.
This is the reason why the Dawn Era collapsed and gods can no longer be born in this plane, but some 'false gods' emerge in endlessly."
""
When Su Lun heard these words, he was really shocked.
It turns out that it’s not just artificial humans,
Do Seria and Sir Isaac want to create gods?
Damn it
The teacher is awesome!
Master is awesome!
However, the current situation is that this [Pandora] is most likely from the hostile camp. The stronger she is, the harder it is to deal with her, right?
Su Lun expressed his worries.
Mr. Jing responded: "My father and mother are very thoughtful when doing things, and usually leave some leeway. They will never create an alchemy product that they cannot control to cause trouble for future generations of human civilization. So, then [
Pandora] definitely has a weakness of restraint, think about it carefully."
After hanging up the communicator, Su Lun let out a long breath.
Although he didn't get the exact solution to the problem from Mr. Jing, he had some ideas in his mind.
[Pandora] is a product of alchemy, so her weaknesses are nothing more than material and some functional defects, just like the intelligent robots in previous lives, which have "system backdoors" and "administrator privileges"
"Eh, administrator rights?"
Su Lun suddenly thought, since they were rune puppets, could that "weakness" be related to their lineage of puppet masters?
He was still ruling out all possibilities in his mind,
At this moment, Qianjou on the side stopped and suddenly said, "You want to eat here?"
Su Lun came back to his senses and saw that they had arrived at a snack stall on the street.
It is said to be a stall, but it is actually an exquisite wooden cart. There is a stove and a steaming cauldron on the cart, and various ingredients are placed on the shelves. The signboard reads: "Miler Ramen."
The boss is a middle-aged man with a bowl scroll on his head. He sees the guests coming and greets them with a smile.
Su Lun was half full and nodded, "I can do it."
Senjo waved his hand and said to the boss: "Two large bowls of ramen!"
The two of them sat down on Qian's chair.
Not long after, the hot ramen was served, and with one thousand legs on the stool, he ate it without any concern for the image.
The two chatted for a while, Su Lun let go of the paper crane that Miko had left before, and wanted to ask about his thoughts on visiting the royal library.
I wanted to ask Qian Jiao to join me, but the gambling-addicted young woman shook her head like a rattle, "You want to go to the Imperial Palace? That kind of place is boring as hell, and I won't go."
Su Lun knew that she couldn't bear the excitement of the casino and was not the kind of person who could live idle, so she didn't say much.
Then he asked: "Sister Senjo, you said you came to Edo to find the "Sword Master" Akutagawa Ryuichi to seek swordsmanship. Did you find him?"
"No. It seems that he is dead."
With a big mouthful of ramen stuffed into his mouth, Qianjou spoke a little unintelligibly: "I went to several kendo schools before, but few of the so-called 'Itto-ryu' and 'Shinin-ryu' masters really understood the way of kendo. The essence is very boring. On the contrary, the former "Shadow Buddha" Kato Danzo has the highest level of swordsmanship. It's a pity that guy is very powerful, but his swordsmanship is far from being a saint."
"oh."
Su Lun listened, took a bite of noodles, and drank the stomach-warming noodle soup.
On this windy and snowy night, my body feels very satisfied.
Senjo said again: "I heard that "Sword Master" Akutagawa Ryuichi still has a successor in Edo. I went to the Tenkai Pavilion tonight to find a guy named Yagyu Hanjiro. It is said that he was the sword master Yagyu a hundred years ago. The descendants of Jubei have learned the true inheritance of 'Yagyu Itto-ryu'. But I haven't encountered it yet."
"oh"
Su Lun didn't know much about swordsmanship and had only heard of these names.
The two of them were eating and chatting. At this moment, a blind girl holding a Sanxuan Qin and leaning on a bamboo pole walked up the road. "Sir, Miss, do you want to play a song? I only need two copper coins."
This blind girl is about fifteen or sixty years old, wearing a washed starched white patched cotton coat. This kind of handicapped little girl cannot be a geisha, so she can only perform on the street. There are many nearby. Although two copper coins can probably buy Half a pound of brown rice is already the cheapest enjoyment, but it is not something that the poor people of Yamayaku can enjoy. They have the money to live a decent life in Ginza, a place where foreign businessmen hang out.
Su Lun glanced at it and didn't care. He noticed the blind girl when she came from seven or eight stalls next door. No one asked for her song, so she asked all the way here alone in the cold wind.
Before he could speak, Qian Tiao, who was on the side without raising his head, threw out a few coins and waved his hand, "Let's play a song."
"thank you boss."
The blind girl listened to the direction the sound came from and bowed slightly.
She put down the bamboo maza she was carrying, tuned the strings, and started playing the music.
"Keng, Keng, Keng"
A little tune came to my ears.
Su Lun thought it was pretty good, and the technique was correct. The sound of the three-stringed instrument was a little hard, but listening to it on this windy and snowy day, it still had some artistic conception.
"Huh"
But Qian Jiao beside him seemed to hear something else and stopped eating noodles.
After the song was over, she turned around and asked, "Have you ever learned swordsmanship?"
The blind girl said softly: "No."
Senjo looked her over. Apart from the calluses for playing the piano, there was no knife edge on her hands. Naturally, she was not a swordsman.
She didn't say much, and threw a few more coins into the basket, "It played well."
The blind girl touched the coins and seemed a little frightened, "Boss, this is too much. Let me play you a few more songs."
Qianjou waved his hand: "No need. I'll reward you."
"Thanks."
The blind girl couldn't resist, so she thanked her and left.
After waiting for the person to leave, Qianjou murmured again, "Her song is a bit interesting. She must have listened to a swordsman practicing swordsmanship before, and she understood some of the meaning of the sword."
Su Lun didn't hear so many secrets, but the blind girl's soul fire was just an ordinary person, and there was nothing worth paying attention to.
Senjou didn't know how long he had been at the gambling stall. He seemed to be really hungry. After eating one bowl of ramen, he ordered another bowl and gulped it down.
Coincidentally, while the two were eating noodles, a group of customers came to the stall next door.
Those were several samurai armed with swords.
Judging from his clothes and sword, he is not a down-and-out warrior, but seems to have some background.
"Hey, those foreign pirates are really bullying people. They humiliate me and there is no one in Shanyin!"
"Hmph! I'm not bragging. As soon as my 'Five Lightning Swords' came out, those pirates were so frightened that they peed their butts. It's only because of the Takeda Shogunate's inaction that they refused to resist, otherwise I would really have to give in to those arrogant outsiders.
Some lessons.”
"Mr. Yagyu's swordsmanship is of course excellent. Nowadays, there are various schools of 'Itto-ryu'. I'm afraid you are the only one who has realized the true meaning of swordsmanship."
""
Su Lun listened to the conversation between several people, and felt inexplicably like "Grandmaster X".
Moreover, one of them, by coincidence, is the "Yagyu Hanjiro" that Senjou mentioned before?
Not to mention anything else, that guy looks really good, his hair is combed shiny, and the sword on his waist is definitely not an ordinary thing.
However, in terms of soul perception, it doesn't seem to be too strong.
Su Lun thought he had made a mistake and glanced at Qian Jiao beside him, "Is this the person you are looking for?"
This gambling-addicted young woman thought she was so lucky that she would find someone she wanted to meet. As soon as her high-spirited fighting spirit arose, she glanced to the side and was immediately disappointed.
Some people can tell at a glance that he has lost.
Senjo shook his head, "This guy is not worth drawing my sword at all."
When Su Lun heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry. It turned out that his perception was correct. There are fake masters in every world.
Because there were new customers at the stall next door, the previous buskers took turns to go up and ask around again.
Yagyu Hanjiro was able to enjoy it alone, so he invited a few entertainers to play and sing there, serving them and drinking wine.
The blind female violinist was also among them
Su Lun wanted to wait for Yuzi's reply and was not in a hurry to leave.
Even though Senjo, a big eater, was not full, several bowls of ramen were stacked on top of each other.
Ginza is originally the entertainment district of Edo, and the probability of drinkers causing trouble in this place is already very high.
Especially in the past two days, a large number of pirates have poured in. The city guards did not dare to control those guys, so they became more and more unscrupulous. They insulted the women of the people, took food and drink, and were extremely rampant.
While Su Lun and the others were eating noodles, several guys in pirate costumes sat drunkenly at the stall next door.
"Boss, bring up the best food and wine!"
Several people sat down and yelled at the wine stall owner.
The boss didn't dare to waste any time and quickly brought food and wine to the table.
Su Lun, the leader, happened to have seen the acting captain of the 11th Division of the 9th Fleet. His name seemed to be Marquez. He was a fourth-level professional. Several people around him also carried sophisticated firearms. It didn't look good at first glance.
provoke.
The few people seemed to be not satisfied with the food and drink, so they shouted to the buskers sitting next to Yagyu Hanjiro's seat next door: "You guys, come here and sing a song for me!"
Qu'er just listened to it and was robbed. This was originally a very humiliating thing. But Yagyu Hanjiro's table of samurai who were still high-spirited just now looked at a few people in pirate costumes and didn't dare to say a word.
They are just looking for a living on the street, and their appearance is not outstanding. But people who are drunk and lustful will always do some extraordinary things.
The drunken pirates started a dispute brazenly.
"Come, take off your clothes and dance for me."
"Damn it, did I give you face? Believe it or not, I will shoot you to death!"
""
Conflict arose immediately.
These pirates know very well that as long as no one is killed, Shanyin officials will not care about them.
Just hearing the sound of "tearing", the cotton-padded jacket of the blind female violinist was removed, revealing her thin body. She fell on the snow, groping for her bamboo pole.
The pirates' lewd laughter rang out in the streets.
The pirate who was tearing off his clothes just now even reached out his hand and wanted to continue to touch the tender flesh inside the cotton-padded jacket.
Even so, the people at Yagyu's table a few meters away did not move at all. Instead, they buried their heads for fear of being implicated.
When Su Lun saw this, a coldness flashed across his eyes.
Senjou on the side dropped his chopsticks and sneered: "Is this the case for the descendants of Sword Master Yagyu Jubei?"
Listening to being pointed at the nose and scolded, Yagyu Hanjiro wanted to defend himself: "If it hadn't been for the general's order, I"
"snort!"
But before he finished speaking, a disdainful snort was heard, and then the sword was unsheathed with a "clang".
Just when no one could react, the sword energy passed through the air, and a severed hand fell into the snow.
The fourth-level acting squad leader immediately sobered up and was the first to react, shouting angrily: "Bold! Who dares to attack our North Sea Fleet!"
But before he could finish speaking, Qianjou's figure flashed forward, dashed ten meters, and a table of five people and four heads fell to the ground instantly.
The fourth-level captain also quietly blocked a few more knives, and his head fell to the ground with a clang.
The whole process only took a few breaths, and all the pirate heads fell to the ground.
Qianjou has sheathed his sword and stands alone in the snow.
The people at the table next door to Yagyu Hanjiro were dumbfounded.
They didn't expect that they would actually kill people.
But then, the shock turned into fear.
"This woman is in big trouble!"
"Oh, come on, don't get involved."
""
The diners in half the block stayed away, and even the stall owners of a few shops gave up their business and hid somewhere.
Su Lun sat there expressionlessly, crossed his fingers, held the black umbrella in his hand, and was ready to fight.
If you really want to make a scene, then let's make a scene.
However, in the next second, unexpected things happened one after another to Su Lun!
There are many pirates near this snack street, and Senjou just killed the Marquez men from Division 11.
Some of the pirates on the street shouted loudly and were decapitated by thousands of sword energy, and no one dared to stand up easily again.
I thought I would have to wait a few minutes for the other squad leaders to arrive.
If the squad leader can't handle it anymore, senior officials like the fleet commander will come.
Su Lun felt that he could at least wander for a few minutes.
Senjo didn't pay attention to the blind female violinist on the ground. If she was involved too much now, it would only harm her. He just said lightly: "You go first."
The blind girl remained silent, touched her bamboo pole, and left quietly.
I didn't wait until the pirate squad leader arrived.
At this moment, suddenly, a light and shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and a swordsman in sackcloth wearing a bamboo hat appeared out of thin air.
"this!"
Su Lun's pupils shrank suddenly, without any fluctuation, this person appeared!
Not far away, Senjou stared at the man with an expression as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
Master!
Top swordsman!
Not from the North Sea Fleet!
Countless thoughts flashed through Su Lun's mind, and he couldn't figure out the origin of the swordsman who suddenly appeared.
Suddenly, just as the people at Yagyu's table were about to slip away, a silver moon appeared in front of them.
The light of the sword is like the hidden moon.
At first glance, Yagyu Hanjiro's expression froze, and a blood line immediately appeared on his neck.
The accomplices on the side saw something and said tremblingly: "The unique skill of the 'Yagyu Itto-ryu', [The Secret of the Sword: Moon No. 2]! This is the senior of the Yagyu family!"
Su Lun didn't understand at all. This swordsman in sackcloth suddenly appeared, killed a minion, and then left?
Moreover, from what others are saying, it seems like he is an elder of the Yagyu family?
However, the next scene.
Su Lun couldn't believe his eyes even more.
The swordsman in sackcloth walked away for two steps, and then his figure faded away. In front of everyone's eyes, just like when he appeared out of thin air just now, he suddenly disappeared out of thin air!
There is no space fluctuation, and the fire of body and soul disappears
What the hell?
He was obviously a living person, so how could he suddenly appear and disappear again?
Su Lun felt that this scene seemed familiar, and immediately thought of the situation in the "Sword Forging Village" before.
But before he had time to think about it carefully, Senjou on the side seemed to understand something and murmured: "At this level of swordsmanship, the only one who can reach this level is the sword master Yagyu Jubei from a hundred years ago."
Su Lun felt for the first time that his brain was running out.
He didn't say anything, but Qian Jiao greeted him: "Let's go first, we'll talk to you later!"
Su Lun nodded, and the two quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Listening to the commotion behind them, Su Lun and Qian Jiao changed their clothes and walked leisurely in the dark alley.
Su Lun asked: "Sister Qiantiao, what happened just now?"
Senjo said: "That should be the sword master Yagyu Jubei from a hundred years ago."
"Is the character from a hundred years ago still alive?"
Su Lun felt even more confused.
The ancestor of the Yagyu family came to kill a junior and then left?
"Dead. That's his soul."
Qian Jiao's face was equally surprised.
Su Lun frowned when he heard this, "Soul?"
It's obviously a living person in my perception, how could it be a soul?
Could it be that my perception is wrong?
Suddenly, he thought of what Abe Yasukata said to him before: the "Black Sun Festival" is coming, and the land of underworld overlaps with the real world.
Is this what you are referring to?
Although Su Lun has heard the legend of Shanyin, people will go to the Kingdom of Underworld after death, which is said to be the same as the human world. There are even legends that the world at night is actually the Kingdom of Underworld.
Qian Tiao narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Similar situations have occurred one after another in the past few days. Some people who were obviously dead have appeared in the living world. The souls of the dead from the Underworld will follow the blood of their relatives to find them.
Come"
This explains everything.
Why did the Sword Master Yagyu Jubei appear here just now?
Probably it comes from unfilial descendants.
But Su Lun also found it incredible when he heard it.
A legend is a legend, but it has become true. How can people understand it?
Alchemists are materialists, they need to see through phenomena to see the essence, so as not to have doubts.
But what is the essence of this matter?
Qianjo added: "I asked Miko before, and she said that this kind of situation had happened before during the Black Sun Festival. But this time, it seemed to be very different. Before, there were just some ordinary ghosts. But this time, a few ordinary ghosts appeared.
The people who appear in these rumors are all famous and powerful people in history. It seems that those important figures who should be in the historical records are all gathering together to return to the present world."
She said, but there was no doubt on Su Lun's face.
Instead, there was a hint of strong expectation on that heroic face.
A kind of fanatical expectation to compete with the strong in swordsmanship!
How lucky it would be to be able to fight against a strong man who has disappeared into history!
Su Lun heard that something was wrong everywhere.
But the whole thing seemed evil, and he didn't know what the problem was.
Could this matter be related to Mitate Yaki?
No, if you can really control Huangquan Kingdom, this ability is too exaggerated.
Su Lun thought hard to no avail.
But just as the two were about to walk out of the alley, they were blocked by someone.
Looking up, a blind girl holding a Sanxuan Qin stood at the entrance of the alley.
She opened her eyes and looked at Qian Jiao and said, "Miss, can I have a word with you?"
Senjo tilted his head, "Oh?"
Su Lun looked at her eyes that were as dull as cataracts, and suddenly realized something. He guessed in his heart: [Talent A-088-Tian Tongyan]?