Kenshin touched his lower abdomen that kept screaming in protest. It was late in the evening and he had not eaten anything except a rice ball he had hastily eaten in the morning. However, Kenshin, who had experienced countless painful experiences, had far more endurance than his peers and even many adults.
It is much better to just lie quietly in the cabin, sometimes looking at the distant paths, and sometimes watching the busy lives of all kinds of people on the shore.
There seemed to be a lot of peddlers on the road today. Kenshin looked at the hawkers coming and going, shouting at the liveaboards on the riverside, and couldn't help but rub the dozens of copper coins Higu left for him for emergency use, thinking
I wanted to buy shoes and stuff to fill my stomach, but in the end I decided to wait for the master to come back.
It seemed that the old man's business was not very good. Kenshin looked at a middle-aged man carrying a seven-layer wooden box selling oden. He had walked back and forth on the riverside road three times. Not only was there no one on the liveaboard to appreciate it, but there were also pedestrians on the road.
Few people stop to visit after all, it’s not yet time to get off work. But why doesn’t the old man change the place? I’ve never seen him selling here in the first few days. It seems that there are a lot of hawkers here today. Not only
There are Dongzhu, Dafu cakes, and even the little hawker who is rarely seen on weekdays appeared several times... No!
The sensitive Kenshin immediately reacted. Although he was young, grew up in the mountains, and did not have much life experience, he lived with Hiko. During his free time, he listened to the master's talk about the local customs and customs of various places, and followed the master's instructions.
In other words, the life of these hawkers is slightly better than that of farmers. A load of goods is often their entire belongings, which is the basis for maintaining a family's livelihood. They will never stay in an area without customers for a long time.
Kenshin, who had already begun to be alert, lowered his body again. Under the shadow of the debris on the bow and the cabin, there was no way he could be found unless he boarded the bow. After careful observation, he listed 5 people as being extremely suspicious.
Inside, there were three hawkers, a beggar, and a wanderer. Not only did their eyes not focus on the passers-by, but their shouts were also quite sparse. Their eyes were always wandering among the boats docked by the river, as if they were looking for something...
…
Recalling his master's purpose of coming to Edo and his constant instructions every day, Kenshin instantly realized that these people were looking for him! What a danger! If he hadn't been lying in the cabin because of his small size, he would have stopped by the river again.
Hundreds of boats of various colors may have been discovered long ago. Hmm? Three vendors gathered together, and the beggar also came up, as if saying hello or discussing something... The beggar had already started one boat after another.
Did the ship's crew inspect it carefully?
At this time, Kenshin was extremely sure that these people were looking for him! Looking at the wooden sword in his arms, and then at the five people on the shore, Kenshin took out a rough knife as big as a palm, and quickly swung it on the inside of the boat.
Carve out a few words, look at the blind spots of several people, and quietly submerge into the water under the cover of debris.
A circle of ripples appeared from the stern of the ship and spread into the distance under the reflection of the setting sun...
The roaring river. Higurashi strode towards the nearly full liveaboard, looked at it carefully, and frowned at the empty position of the sword. The items on the boat were still so messy, but they still stayed in place, loose and loose.
The grass rope is no different from when he left, and there should be no fight. In this case, either Kenshin has been captured without any reaction, or...
Higurashi came to Kenshin's position and looked at the fresh carvings with the words "I'm fine" crookedly written in the hidden corner. He let out a sigh of relief and murmured: "Stupid apprentice, I didn't expect that you would be smart once in a while.
You are worthy of being my disciple Seijuro Hiko." He then shouted towards the shore: "I never expected that the dignified Midiwaban would also miss when his opponent was a 6-year-old child. Remember, I am not the only one who is invincible in the Hiden Mitsurugi style.
Swordsmanship! You are lucky, you can survive this time, but if anyone dares to follow me again, then don’t blame me for being ruthless with my sword!"
After saying that, Bigu took out a handful of coins from his arms and stuffed them into the arms of one of the porters. "You guys should find another place to rest. Sorry, sit tight!" As he said this, he grabbed the long bamboo pole in the hand of the liveaboard owner and headed towards the shore.
With a little more force, the boat immediately rushed towards the center of the river like a sharp arrow, and disappeared into the darkness in three or two strokes, and could no longer be seen.
"Chief, what should we do?" Weng asked worriedly as he watched the boat disappear.
"Trash! Five masters of Yutingfan couldn't catch a child, and they didn't even know when he ran away! Go back and prepare to accept the punishment!" The gloomy-looking leader of Yutingfan gritted his teeth and said, "What should I do? Let him go.
! As long as Hiko Seijuurō does not leave Edo, he can be found again in one day at most. These hidden schools are all stupid. It is recorded in the Yutaiban that every generation of the Hiten sword-style sect masters are not allowed to take off those
He wears a cloak, and Hiko Seijuro is certainly no exception. Although his swordsmanship is on par with Sorayama Kazuha, he is much easier to deal with than that thief! Is there still no news about Sorayama Kazuha?"
"More manpower is being sent to investigate. However, chief, even if we find the two of them with their martial arts skills, we will not be able to resist them. If we don't mobilize the iron artillery team into the city, it will be difficult to retain them."
"Iron artillery team? Haha, it's just a decoration. The American iron cannons on the black ship are the real iron cannons. In terms of power, firing speed and distance, it is more than 10 times that of the matchlocks used by the iron artillery team! With the strength of those two people
Martial arts, if the number of people is small, I'm afraid they will all be killed before lighting the match. This kind of thing that has been used for 300 years can only have some effect in defense. And, Weng, if it is in a bustling city,
If you discover them, do you dare to order the shooting?"
Weng was silent for a while, then slowly said: "Maybe..." "You won't! No one in the shogunate dares to issue this order, otherwise the world will not tolerate it!"
The one-armed leader said sadly: "In fact, he has been tolerated by the world for a long time. Since the attack of the black ships last year, the majesty of the shogunate has been lost, and rebellions continue in various vassals. There are more than just an empty mountain and a leaf among the rebels? But Yutingban has already
Serving the Sixth General, as a ninja, you must not evade the mission! Listen to the order and strictly investigate the whereabouts of Sorayama Kazuha, Hiko Seijuro and his disciples. Except for the young boy, you must not fight with the other two after discovering them.
We must come back as quickly as possible to report the news; in addition, recall the imperial court members of various vassals near Edo, and send additional manpower to monitor Edo day and night. Before signing a contract with the Americans, chaos will never be allowed in Edo! Those who dare to create chaos will
No need to report, we will kill you without mercy!" "Ha!"
A leaf in an empty mountain, no matter where you hide, you will eventually save your disciples. I don’t believe you won’t show up. Let’s see what you can do to save people from a heavily guarded prison!