On the night of the 12th, Mou Rongtian left the cave and quietly came to the south gate of the castle tower. He found a two-story building not far from the city gate. It was a large hotel called Matsumoto Tower. He was lying on the roof in the back room.
Poe looked towards the execution ground and had a clear view. It was a good place to hide.
After returning to the cave, Mou Rongtian lay on the ground, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. The ground was hard and scratchy, which was partly due to the discomfort he was lying on. The more important reason was that he was thinking about rescuing Shi Yi at the Tribulation Field. He was too worried and couldn't sleep.
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Mou Rongtian calculated how sure he could be of rescuing Shi Yi. He kept calculating and calculating, but he felt that he was not even 10% sure. This trip would most likely be a meat bun beating a dog, and there would be no return.
I thought to myself: "If I can't save the swallows tomorrow, I won't run away. I will fight with them. Kill one to earn enough money. Kill two to earn one. Kill three to earn a pair. I will kill as many as I can. They will support me."
, I’m not at a loss either.”
I thought of Li Jiaoyue again, and said in my heart: "Jiaoyue, we can't see each other anymore. Brotherly justice is the most important thing. I can only let you down. I hope you don't resent me. Find a good family and get married. If we are destined, we can do it again in the next life."
couple."
Later, I thought of my father, my friend Li Tianmu, my master and fourth uncle Zen Master Pudu, and other relatives and friends. Finally, I thought of Yan Siqi and said to myself: "Brother Yan couldn't do a good business because of me, and a large Japanese property was lost."
"Following me through life and death is very interesting to me. I can't let him follow me in vain. Tomorrow I will go to die alone, and I must not take him with me. I have to find a way to keep him."
When it was almost dawn, Mou Rongtian was in a daze. He seemed to be asleep, but he seemed not to be asleep. There were birds chirping and chirping in the forest. It sounded very irritable. He felt angry and rushed to the cave.
Outside, he yelled: "What is the ghost calling so early in the morning!"
After this shout, all the birds were frightened and their cries became louder, as if they were fighting against him.
Mou Rongtian said angrily: "I'll catch you and beat you to pieces. Let's see how you still scream." Just as he was about to go into the forest to catch birds, he suddenly heard a laughing voice from behind: "Brother Mou, what's wrong with you?"
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Mou Rongtian was very embarrassed and thought to himself: "What am I doing? I'm so rude. He turned around and said with a smile: "Ha... I made Brother Yan laugh. He just fell asleep and had an abnormality." Seeing that Yan Siqi's eyes were bloodshot, he
I thought to myself: "He didn't sleep well either."
Yan Siqi smiled and said: "It's getting late, let's go there."
Mou Rongtian said: "Come on, let's go there!" As he said that, he suddenly hit the big hole on Yan Siqi's back.
Yan Siqi couldn't move and said, "Brother Mou, what are you doing?"
Mou Rong added: "This trip is extremely dangerous, and there is a high possibility of killing oneself. Mou did not want to involve Brother Yan, so he made this decision. I hope Brother Yan will not be surprised."
Yan Siqi said: "Why are you doing this? Unlock the acupuncture points quickly. My surname is Yan, I am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. I am not afraid of death."
Mou Rongtian said: "Don't say anything, I've made up my mind." After saying that, he picked up Yan Siqi, went into the cave, found an inconspicuous place, lay down on his back, turned around and left.
Walking in the mountains, Mou Rongtian impassionedly recited "Song of Crossing the Yishui", "The wind is rustling and the Yishui is cold. A strong man will never come back when he is gone. When he explores the tiger's den, he enters the Jiao Palace, and when he looks up to the sky and exhales, a white rainbow will appear on his body."
This energy is a bit like that of Jing Ke back then.
After entering Edo Castle, Mou Rongtian came to the south gate of the castle tower, jumped up from the back alley to Matsumoto Tower, lay down on the slope of the back room, and peeped at the execution ground.
He arrived very early. When he first arrived, Shi Yi had not been escorted over. General Jing Yi was leading people to arrange the scene. There were many onlookers watching. Some of them were afraid that they would not get a good seat, so they came in the middle of the night.
As we sat and waited, hundreds of spectators had already gathered before dawn.
Unlike the visitors from the Central Plains, the visitors from Japan do not bring steamed buns with them and are not prepared to take the blood steamed buns back for treatment.
Mou Rongtian waited patiently until the sun was already high, and then he saw Shi Yi. Seeing his good brother looking embarrassed, he felt very uncomfortable and said to himself: "Yanzi, if my brother can't save you today, I will accompany you to hell."
With your brother by your side, you will not be alone on the road to hell."
An old man walked in front of Shi Yi, wearing a tasseled crown on his head, an armpit robe, and a sword on his waist. Mou Rongtian recognized it at a glance, it was Tajima Shou, and thought to himself: "I haven't seen you in more than ten years, but Ma Shou is old."
many."
Looking to Shi Yi's left and right, he saw the Sword Girl on the right, whom he recognized. On the left were two young men, wearing black hats and black five-patterned feathers. One was carrying a sword, and the other was carrying a sword. There were two more young men behind Shi Yi.
There were two young men, wearing hunting clothes and black hats, and they were holding weapons. Mou Rongtian looked unfamiliar and did not recognize them, so he guessed that they must be Yagyu's disciples.
Dan Ma Shou sat down on the execution platform and closed his eyes to rest. His disciples escorted Shi Yi to the wooden pier in the middle of the execution platform.
Honda Jiro pointed to the ground and shouted to Shi Yi: "Kneel down!"
Shi Yi didn't understand and ignored it.
Honda Doro waved his hand and gave Shi Yi a slap in the face, which made Shi Yi anxious and said angrily: "Little Tudou, you are not done with the fight. I would rather kill you than humiliate you." He raised his neck and said: "Give it to me quickly.
I'll have a good time, I won't tolerate your arrogance."
Hondojiro didn't understand, so he kicked Shi Yi in the calf. Shi Yi was unsteady, kneeling on the ground, holding his neck in disbelief, and then stood up again.
Honda cursed "Bagaya!" and slapped Shi Yi shamelessly.
Mou Rongtian couldn't stand it anymore and thought: "I don't want to wait until 3:30, let's do it now."
He made up his mind, stood on the ridge of the house, and shouted: "Swallow, don't panic, my brother is here!" The sound was like a loud bell, buzzing and carried far and wide.
But when Ma Shou heard the sound, he opened his eyes and thought: "Mo Rongtian, you are indeed here."
Mou Rongtian jumped down from the Matsumoto Building. He saw a large group of spectators blocking the front, and he divided himself into groups and walked in. The spectators were unwilling, and some said angrily: "Big man, why don't you queue up? You won't be allowed to jump in line."
Mou Rongtian said angrily: "I'm here to rob the execution ground. What kind of queue should I line up?"
Seeing that everyone deliberately refused to give way, Mou Rongtian jumped up and stepped on their heads, causing everyone to commotion.
When Yagyu's disciples saw a tall and burly young man coming in, they all drew their swords and surrounded Shi Yi to prevent him from escaping in the chaos. Ii, the shrine general in charge of the security of the execution ground, also led the ashigaru crowd to surround him.
When Shi Yi saw Mou Rongtian arriving, he felt sour and burst into tears. He cried out in a tearful tone: "Brother Tian, save me!" He thought that when Mou Rongtian arrived, he could beat the Japanese pirates to pieces and lose their way, and he would be saved.
, but they don’t know that there are so many Japanese pirate masters, and they use Mou Rong to add one person’s strength, how can they save him?
Mou Rongtian stood opposite the Japanese pirates, standing with his head held high and looking around at everyone. The tiger-headed sword had been unsheathed and he was holding it tightly in his hand, waiting for a fierce and murderous battle.
The Japanese pirates came to the left and right, but Ma Shou slowly came to the opposite side of Mou Rongtian and stood in the middle. He looked at Mou Rongtian from one glance to the next. He saw that Mou Rongtian had a big face and big ears and a very majestic appearance. He was even more majestic than Mou Ying back then. He praised him in his heart.
: "What a good look!"
When Mou Rongtian saw Yagyu come out, he said in Japanese: "If I admit my mistake correctly, the distinguished commander should be Senior Yagyu Taimamori." He said it very politely. After all, the two people knew each other and Yagyu was a senior. Mou Rongtian wanted to pay homage first and then send troops.
But Ma Shou said with a smile: "It's rare for a good nephew to recognize me."
Mou Rongtian flipped his wrist, raised the tiger head sword, cupped his fists and said, "Senior Yagyu, I haven't seen you in a few years. You are doing well. I am polite to you, junior."
But Ma Shou secretly raised his finger and said in his heart: "I am really a heroic man. Mou Rongtian is in danger, but he can still remain calm and composed. He is a character. He is worthy of being Mou Ying's son, just like his father."
He smiled and said, "My dear nephew, how is your father?"
Mou Rongtian said: "My father is in good health and very strong. Thank you for your concern, senior."
But Ma Shoudao said: "That's very good. My dear nephew, can you tell me the true intention of your trip to Japan?"
Mou Rongtian said: "Why not? The Queen Mother was seriously ill, and the younger generation was ordered to go to Goryeo to ask the imperial physician Pang Yuchun to return to Beijing to diagnose and treat the Queen Mother. Only when they arrived in Goryeo did they find out that Pang Yuchun had failed to poison the King of Goryeo and had escaped. His whereabouts were unknown. The whole Goryeo country was looking for him. Later.
This junior came to Japan after hearing that Pang Yuchun was hiding in Edo Castle."
But Ma Shou thought to himself, "This is exactly what Shi Yi said." He said, "My dear nephew, are you serious about this?"
Mou Rong added: "It is absolutely true, and there is absolutely no lie."
But Ma Shoudao said: "I'm afraid that's not the case. My lord, General Tokugawa, has received secret protection. The real intention of your trip to Japan is to assassinate my lord. Is this possible?"
Mou Rongtian said: "There is no such thing as Zi, there is absolutely no such thing."
Danma Shou said: "If you have no evil intentions, how do you explain why you resisted arrest at the Zhao family's old store outside Edo City and killed General Taro Honda and dozens of officers and soldiers?"
Mou Rongtian said: "The Ming Dynasty and Japan are enemy countries. The younger generation has a special status. How can we not resist or let the younger generation be captured without any help?"
But Ma Shoudao said: "My dear nephew, my lord pursues the policy of good neighborliness and friendship, and has no hostility towards either the Ming Dynasty or Goryeo. If you are willing to put down your arms and be captured, wait for my lord to find out the reason. If it is true as you said, what will you do in your visit to Goryeo?"
It is Pang Yuchun who is here, not the lord. For the sake of my old friendship with my father, I can plead for you in front of the lord and spare your life."
Mou Rongtian said: "Senior, don't do this. You want to use sweet words to trick me into surrendering. It's absolutely impossible. You made the wrong calculation. Mou Rongtian is not as easy to fool as a three-year-old child. Unless you win the tiger's head in my hand today,
The sword, whether to kill or to cut, is up to you, otherwise Mou will rob the execution ground and rescue Shi Yi."
But Ma Shou's face sank and he said: "Xiannephew, do you still want to fight with me?"
Mou Rong added: "Senior, the matter has come to this point. Mou has no choice but to take action. This is all because of you."
But Ma Shoudao said: "More than ten years ago, I competed with Nai's father once, and the two sides ended in a draw. There was no winner or loser. Now that you have come to Japan, I have seen this tiger-headed sword again. Then let me do it."
Let’s learn from its new owner’s clever tricks.” As he spoke, he slowly pulled out the sword and long boat hanging on his waist.