Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi sat opposite each other, with a Japanese sword placed in front of them.
"It's a pity. I thought I could seize the mysterious dagger that stabbed Yu Dayou from Maeda's hand, but I didn't expect it was just a sword belonging to Matsuura Shinkuro." Li Shuyi said.
According to Yu Dayou's description, the dagger that stabbed him was a straight bamboo-shaped sword without a quill. It was very different from this Japanese sword and was naturally not the same one.
"I was wrong," Bai Xiaowen said. "Matsuura Shinkuro attaches great importance to that mysterious dagger and regards it as a sacred weapon. I don't think he will let his servants touch it casually."
"I thought I could just steal the mysterious dagger and use some tricks to complete the sword-finding mission." Li Shuyi said with a smile.
"No, even if what we stole was not the Japanese sword but the mysterious dagger, we still haven't completed the mission. We still have to kill Matsuura Shinkuro in the end. Don't forget, the requirements of the rules of the spirit world, for equipment
The equipment must be obtained legally through the resonance of psychic particles. Weapons stolen like this cannot be used."
Bai Xiaowen took the sword out of its sheath, looked at the smooth blade and cold blade, made a few false cuts, and finally slashed the sword on the table.
There was a muffled sound, and there was only a slight dent on the tabletop, but no cracks. The sword was not as sharp as it seemed.
This tachi should be a rare weapon in itself, or at least a hero-level (gold) equipment.
However, Bai Xiaowen took advantage of a loophole to kill Maeda, the servant who maintained the sword for Matsuura Shinkuro, and snatched it from him. Bai Xiaowen did not have the "legal" authority to own this sword, and the psychic particles did not
Resonance, in Bai Xiaowen's hand, is not even as good as a fire stick.
In addition, Bai Xiaowen cannot take this knife out of the Jiajing plane world.
Bai Xiaowen continued: "I controlled the shadow assassin to find out in the inner circle the Japanese pirate who helped Matsuura Shinkuro maintain his knife. I killed him and took the knife. The main purpose was to weaken Matsuura Shinkuro's combat power. After all, this is a man who can defeat Yu Dayou.
Although the leader used shady methods, there is no doubt about his strength. What needs to be guarded against most is the 'evil method' he used."
That evil method of sacrificing one's own lifespan is not something that even a rare leader like Yu Dayou, a powerful general known for his personal strength, can bear. Maybe there is a direct death penalty. Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi's small bodies are much weaker than Yu Dayou. Once
If you get hit, you will have to peel off your skin even if you don't die.
Bai Xiaowen used clever tricks to seize the mysterious dagger. On the one hand, he weakened Matsuura Shinkuro, and on the other hand, he also allowed Matsuura Shinkuro to pursue him desperately and then eliminate him. In this way, he could obtain the "ownership of the mysterious dagger"
”.
However, there was a slight deviation in the plan. Instead of capturing the mysterious dagger, Matsuura Shinkuro's Japanese sword was captured.
"In this case, will Matsuura Shinkuro still catch up?"
"It should be possible," Bai Xiaowen sheathed the sword, "First of all, the Japanese ronin samurai cherish the katana beyond our imagination. In their hearts, the katana is almost more important than life. Why do they need someone to maintain it?
It’s because the process of maintaining a samurai sword is extremely cumbersome, requiring many steps such as removing the handle, powdering and wiping it twice, appraising the sword, oiling it and so on.”
"For many Japanese ronin samurai, a famous sword is almost a treasure passed down from generation to generation. It is almost a proof of the glory of the family name."
Bai Xiaowen concluded: "So, although there is a slight deviation in the plan, it does not affect the result. As long as there is no trap, Matsuura Shinkuro will definitely catch up and vow to kill us and take back the sword."
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After Matsuura Shinkuro shouted "Chase", he was stopped by Matsuura Shisuke.
"Sir, be careful of fraud."
"What can a group of homeless dogs do?" Matsuura Shinkuro disagreed.
"What if they collude with the army?" Matsuura Sishu asked.
Although Matsuura Shinkuro was furious, he had to guard against the danger Matsuura Shisuke mentioned. At the moment, he was hesitant because it was impossible to give up the sword.
At this moment, amid a commotion, a group of Japanese pirates escorted one person to Matsuura Shinkuro.
"Leader Xin Jiulang, this person sneaked off Akito's ship and said he must see you!"
Matsuura Shinkuro took a look at the man, and unexpectedly found that the man looked familiar. He pointed at him and said, "You... aren't you... the retainer of the Arima family who follows Maya?"
The man knelt down with a puff: "Sir Shinkuro, I am Arimajiro, the steward of Leader Maye. I managed to escape from those Akitos with great difficulty."
"Huh? What is the origin of those Akito? They claim to be Maye's subordinates, and they broke out to ask for help from me. Are they true or false?"
Arima Jiro: "Sir, they only told half the truth! It is not wrong that they are the subordinates of Leader Maye, but when Leader Maye was in danger, their two ships were not on Kinmen Island. The theory of breaking out of the siege is simply not possible.
There is no way to talk about it! At that time, I asked them to go back to rescue the leader of Maye, but they were greedy for life and feared death, so they refused directly. "
After a pause, Arima Jiro continued speaking slowly: "I severely reprimanded them, but these Akito pirates were so crazy that they tied me up. Makita was timid and cowardly. After being frightened by the Akito pirates,
, revealed the true identity of Leader Maye and your whereabouts, so they came here, saying they wanted to see how strong you are here and whether you are worthy of seeking refuge."
Matsuura Shinkuro's face was gloomy: "They have no sincerity in trusting me at all, and they killed my followers and stole my sword!"
Arima Jiro said: "Those arrogant Akito are planning to set up their own business. They seem to have a lot of objections to you. They say that you are just a pirate from a small country. You actually want to use pirates like them from the Celestial Kingdom as cannon fodder. We discussed before leaving.
They retaliated before... I saw with my own eyes that after they got your knife, they actually..."
Although Arimajiro's speech was slow and some of his narrations were straightforward and lacked emotion, the angry Matsuura Shinkuro didn't care about these, but held back his anger and asked: "What about them?"
"You actually used your precious knife to chop wood and kill fish, and you said the blade was not sharp enough and was only worthy of being used as a shit stirrer in the toilet..."
"Baga!"
Matsuura Shinkuro roared, then turned his hand and pulled out a tachi from a samurai on the side, and with a sharp slash, he chopped off Arima Jiro's head, causing blood to flow wildly!
"Get on the boat, raise the sail, and chase me! I will tear those hateful Ming people into pieces!"
Matsuura Shisuke tried to persuade him, but seeing that Matsuura Shinkuro couldn't listen to anything, he sighed and said nothing. Anyway, judging from Arima Jiro's description, this group of Akito pirates did not collude with the government and the army.
There will be no danger in Matsuura Shinkuro's pursuit.