The Imperial Household, which controls more than half of Japan, has resources and troops that Ashina's country cannot match. If they charge head-on on the battlefield, Ashina's side has almost no chance of winning.
So far, the reason why the Inner Palace has not launched an all-out attack is partly due to the pressure of Ashina Isshin. If Isshin does not die, the Inner Palace will not be able to completely feel at ease.
On the other hand, in order to collect information, the Guying Zhong who sneaked into the city and the Luanbo Zong of Xianfeng Temple have already reached cooperation. The Guying Zhong even obtained a lot of detailed information about Ashina's experiment of turning into Ruoshui.
Transforming into water can greatly improve the user's all-round physical fitness in a short period of time, allowing the user to remain immortal to a certain extent.
But people who drink the water will also develop a corresponding weakness - fear of fire.
The Gu Yingzhong conveyed this information to the chief general of the inner palace who was behind, and they also hoped to obtain more clues about Ashina's special power.
Ashina's ninja group, the Eagles, is directly affiliated with Ashina Isshin, but as Isshin's condition deteriorates, there are also differences of opinion within the Eagles.
A part of the hawks quietly lined up to Genichiro's side. Faced with the two major ninja organizations at the same time with people's hearts divided, the hawks were really powerless. Isshin even had to pretend to be a tengu and personally kill the "rats" who had sneaked into the city.
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Ashina Country's disadvantages are all-round, and there is no hope of victory from any angle. It is against this desperate background that Genichiro plans to make a desperate effort to seek the power of Ryūin.
‘Long Yin, transformed into water, possessed by insects... possessed by insects?’
Suddenly an idea flashed in Lu Xiao's mind.
It is true that it is difficult for normal people to accept the presence of giant parasites in the body.
But now Ashina has reached a critical moment of life and death, but I don't know if Ashina's soldiers have the firm belief to sacrifice themselves to save the country.
'Let's give it a try.'
"Cough~"
When there was a stalemate between Genichiro and Kuro, Lu Xiao coughed lightly and walked out from behind the screen.
Genichiro reacted very quickly and blocked Kuro behind him. He quickly pulled out his sword from his waist and looked at Lu Xiao warily.
"Ming Kingdom traveler, why are you here? I thought you had fled Ashina to convey information to the inner palace."
Lu Xiao shrugged helplessly: "Why are you so stubborn in thinking that I am from the Inner Palace? Let me reiterate, I have nothing to do with that old turtle in the Inner Palace, and I have never left Ashina after I escaped your supervision.
, if you don’t believe me, you can ask Yongzhen.”
Yongzhen sighed softly: "I can vouch for him. Although I don't know the real purpose of this person for the time being, judging from his behavior, it seems that he does not have any ill intentions towards Ashina."
Genichiro looked at Lu Xiao with flickering eyes, and after a while he reluctantly returned to his attacking posture.
"It seems that you are a helper on the side of Miko and grandfather. If so, why did you choose to show up at this time?"
Lu Xiao crossed his arms and leaned against the pillars of the castle tower. He looked at Genichiro intently and asked solemnly: "Your Excellency, Genichiro, I have a question for you."
"Are all the soldiers of Ashina Kingdom as willing to sacrifice their lives for their country as you are?"
Genichiro's expression remained unchanged and he replied calmly: "I can't guarantee that every soldier is a brave and fearless person, but at least most of them want to risk everything to protect their hometown and family."
"Um……"
Lu Xiao pondered for a moment: "Well, I have an evil proposal here, which may be able to temporarily relieve the crisis faced by Ashina."
Genichiro's eyes flashed, and he said expectantly: "At this point, there is no such thing as evil or right. As long as I can repel the inner army, I am willing to try any method. Please tell me."
"it's actually really easy."
Lu Xiaoyan uttered three words concisely and concisely: "The one who possesses insects."
"That's it?"
Genichiro's face clearly showed disappointment: "Unfortunately, we have already tried this method."
"If you want to make the possessor truly immortal, it will take a lot of time to grow the worms in the possessor's body. What Ashina lacks now is time."
"That's not necessarily the case."
Lu Xiao chuckled and retorted: "Your Excellency Genichiro, by now, you should have guessed the whole story of the sudden change in Xianfeng Temple, right?"
Genichiro looked at Lu Xiao and nodded slowly: "As expected, it was you who did it, so I will speak frankly. Please hand over to me the Buddhist candies and a large amount of treasures that you seized from Xianfeng Temple."
Lu Xiao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"The monks of Xianfeng Temple do not regret their death. They have deviated from the original intention of Master Xianfeng and are deeply immersed in the research of the power of immortality. I got the permission of the abbot of Xianfeng Temple to clean up the entire temple."
"Of course, that's not the point of the problem."
"Master Xianfeng who was killed by Ba left behind several volumes of scriptures, which record the results of Xianfeng Temple's many years of in-depth research on the power of immortality such as those who possess insects, change into water, and the power of dragon and Yin."
"It is mentioned in the volume of the Book of Everlasting Journey: The Gift of Insects that the insects in the body of the possessor can be artificially ripened. This can be done by letting them drink a large amount of source water."
Genichiro was somewhat dubious about Lu Xiao's words: "Can source water really speed up the growth of insects? Why have there never been relevant examples before?"
"Because the source water you drank is not pure enough."
Lu Xiao explained briefly: "Almost all the mountains and rivers in Ashina are integrated into the source water, but after being diluted by the living water, the composition of the source water has become very small."
"If you want to accelerate the growth rate of ripening bugs, you need to find the source of source water flowing into Ashina, and drink a large amount of pure source water while ensuring that the bugs are parasitic."
Insect-possessed people are also a type of undead. As long as the giant insect in their bodies does not die, they can still keep moving even if their heads are chopped off by the enemy. A typical example is Ashina's largest worm-possessed person - the lion.
ape.
Although the soldiers in the inner palace are brave and good at fighting, and have more weapons, armor and other materials than Ashina, facing a group of undead soldiers who cannot be cut to death or beaten to death, no matter how elite the army is, their morale will collapse after many attempts to no avail.
With the Weiming Kingdom's foundation, it is impossible to completely defeat the Inner Palace. Even if they are forced to retreat this time, the Inner Palace will come back sooner or later one day in the future. They need more strategies to enrich the country and strengthen the army.
"In my opinion, Ashina's governance philosophy is a bit too orthodox and Buddhist."
Lu Xiao suggested to Genichiro: "If you can force back the attack of the inner government this time, you should immediately seize this opportunity and concentrate your superior forces to open up the blocked transportation arteries around Ashina and resume trade with other countries.
contacts."
"You must have heard of the diplomatic strategy of joining forces with vertical and horizontal forces, right? It is definitely not just Ashina who is dissatisfied with the high-pressure rule of the internal government. What you need to do is to set an example and connect those daimyo who still have the will to resist, so that the war of the Warring States period can be reignited.
All over Japan.”
The kind-hearted Kuro and Yongzhen disagree with the future described by Lu Xiao. They hope for peace and do not want to see a war-torn future. However, Genichiro, who is committed to seeking a way to save the country, has a light of hope in his eyes.
"But don't blame me for not reminding you."
Lu Xiao calmly warned: "Using insect-possessed soldiers is an evil practice that has to be done after all. It may even completely destroy Ashina's entire generation. Please make appropriate preparations and preparations in advance before deciding to act."