Chapter 155 One man is the master! Copying the talent [Wind Sensor]
There were far more samurai in this teahouse than Qingnobo had originally expected, which made Qingnobo increasingly suspicious of what was so fishy about this teahouse.
Fortunately, although there are many samurai guarding the teahouse, their sentry posts are quite amateurish. Although people are there, everyone is either in a daze or sleepy, which allows Ayoto and Kinoshita Mai to go smoothly.
Defeat them one by one and advance safely to the staircase connecting the third and second floors.
There happened to be no one around the stairway at this time. They went down the stairs to the second floor of the tea house, then passed through a corridor and turned a corner. After that, the two came to a spacious room like a living room.
When this tea house was still abandoned, this hall room was probably used exclusively for guests to go upstairs to drink tea and rest.
But now, all the low tables used for guests to sit and enjoy tea and snacks are gone, and only two "hills" that are higher than Qingdeng can be seen.
These two "hills" are covered with thick linen, making it impossible to see clearly what these two "hills" are.
Look around - four samurai patrolling back and forth around these two "hills".
Aoto looked at Mai Kinoshita beside him, and at the same time, Mai raised her head and looked at Aoto, and the two once again started a silent communication through their eyes.
Kinoshita Mai raised her hand, pointed at herself, and then pointed at the two samurai on her right.
Qingto nodded understandingly, and then walked out of the shadows hiding in the shadows with Mai Kinoshita.
Kinoshita Mai walked towards the two samurai she just pointed out.
Qingdeng's target was naturally the other two people.
While still hiding in the shadows outside the hall, Qingdeng had already seen through the patrol tracks of the four people in the hall - these four people were patrolling back and forth according to a certain track.
In this case, Qingdeng decided to simply use their patrol tracks to knock them down one by one!
Qingdeng walked lightly to the "foot" of a certain "hill", pressed his back against the "hill", and used the "hill" to cover his figure.
The two "hills" standing in the center of this hall, which are slightly higher than Aoto, are perfect obstacles for Aoto and Mai Kinoshita to cover their bodies.
It happened to be a coincidence that the two warriors Qingteng was responsible for solving happened to be fat and thin.
They didn't expect that someone had already sneaked into their vicinity.
So - the thinner one, holding the knife at his waist, walked swaggeringly past the "hill" where Qingdeng was hiding, and passed by Qingdeng.
Looking at this thin man who walked straight forward because he didn't see him hiding in the shadow behind the "hill", exposing his undefended back directly in front of his eyes... Qingdeng stepped forward without ceremony.
forward.
Immediately afterwards, Qingdeng repeated the entire set of steps he had used to knock people unconscious tonight - covering the thin man's mouth from behind with one hand, and hitting the side of the thin man's neck hard with the other hand, knocking him unconscious.
At this time, an accident occurred.
When Qingteng lowered the thin man who had been successfully knocked unconscious by him to the floor, he suddenly saw a figure flashing to his right - one of the fat and one thin samurai pair that Qingteng was responsible for solving.
That fat man...
This guy, who was constantly patrolling back and forth along a fixed track, returned to the position where Qingdeng could see him faster than Qingdeng expected.
Therefore, Qingdeng, who was still half-crouching on the ground as he was lowering the newly stunned thin man to the ground, looked at each other through the thick darkness with the fat man...
This unexpected gaze lasted for less than half a second and was interrupted by Qingdeng's quick reaction.
Qingdeng's figure was like a tight spring that was released in one breath, and he rushed towards the fat man quickly!
After Qingdeng rushed towards him, the fat man belatedly reached out for the saber hanging on his left waist and opened his mouth wide, wanting to shout a warning.
Qingdeng, who has the talent of "taking the lead", is so explosive and fast with his legs?
As soon as the fat man opened his mouth, Qingdeng was already in front of him.
Qingdeng quickly raised his left hand and covered the man's mouth. His right hand responded and struck hard at the side of the fat man's neck.
Because this fat man had more layers of fat than ordinary people that could be used to defend against damage, Qingden specially used more strength.
Although this accident happened suddenly, fortunately, it was a near miss.
Qingdeng's "physical shut-up method" successfully made the fat man do the same thing as the others who were knocked unconscious by Qingdeng tonight - his eyeballs were raised upwards, he rolled his eyes wide, and then passed out.
Kinoshita Mai eliminated the guards she was responsible for faster than Aoto.
"Finally everything has been resolved..." Mai Kinoshita stepped out from Qingto's side, let out a long breath, and walked quickly towards Qingto who was letting go of the unconscious fat man.
"Yeah." Qingden nodded slightly, and like Kinoshita Mai, he took a deep breath, then stood up and looked at the two "hills" beside him.
Mai Kinoshita, who noticed the change in Aoto's gaze, also followed Aoto and turned her attention to these two "hills".
"What is this?" Kinoshita Mai blinked in confusion.
There is nothing else in this spacious living room except the two "hills" placed in the center.
So it is obvious that the four samurai who were just subdued by Aoto and Mai Kinoshita are guarding these two "hills".
Being guarded by four samurai warriors... Both Aoto and Mai Kinoshita were extremely curious about what these two "hills" were.
"... Just open it and you will know." Qingdeng said lightly, then walked forward quickly and raised his hand to peel off the linen cloth on the "hill" closest to him.
When the linen was uncovered, the "hill" underneath the linen turned out to be a large number of wooden boxes stacked one on top of another.
Qingdeng, who frowned slightly, also lifted the linen cloth covering another "hill" - under the linen cloth, there were also a large number of wooden boxes...
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at the same time--
Outside the teahouse——
A middle-aged man with a huge birthmark on his face led two followers with no expression on his face, speeding through the deserted streets in the dark without lighting a lantern. After turning several intersections, he strode into this place.
The abandoned tea house that Ma Qingnobo and Kinoshita Mai are currently sneaking into.
As soon as I opened the door of the tea house and entered the first floor of the tea house, two samurai who were guarding the entrance immediately came quickly to greet me.
"Get everything ready." Birthmark's face said coldly to the warriors who came up to him without any courtesy, "Get ready to take all the goods to the delivery location... huh?"
Before Birthmark Face finished speaking, his voice suddenly stopped.
Immediately afterwards, he was seen raising his head with a solemn expression and looking at the ceiling above his head.
"Boss?" The warrior standing directly in front of him looked confused. When he was about to ask what happened to Birthmark Face, Birthmark Face raised his hand and made a "silence" gesture.
"I need to be quiet now..." The birthmark face said solemnly, "The sound on the second floor... is a little bit wrong..."
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There are roughly hundreds of these wooden boxes piled into two hills. All wooden boxes are tightly tied with hemp ropes, making it impossible to open these boxes easily.
Looking at these tightly tied wooden boxes, Qingden, who frowned, had silently raised the suspicion level of this teahouse to the highest level.
Without any hesitation, Qingden pulled out his wakizashi from his waist, cut the hemp rope used to "lock" a box at hand, and then opened the box.
What was inside the box was a large number of porcelain bottles.
Qingdeng casually took out a certain porcelain bottle from the box. After taking a closer look at what the porcelain bottle was, Qingdeng's pupils shrank slightly.
Mai Kinoshita on the side also looked shocked the next moment after she saw clearly what the porcelain bottle was.
This porcelain bottle... is the kerosene that can be seen everywhere on the market.
Qingden quickly put the bottle of kerosene in his hand back to its original position, then grabbed the wakizashi again and opened all the boxes next to it.
This one is the same, that one is the same... all the boxes are full of kerosene!
——These boxes...are all kerosene?
Qingdeng stared at the hundreds of wooden boxes in this hall...
Mai Kinoshita stood next to Aoto. Her expression changes were more exaggerated than Aoto's. The red lips hidden under the scarf were slightly open, and there was an unstoppable look of jealousy in her wide-open beautiful eyes.
Not long ago, on the night when the Fanshu Diao Station was attacked, more than a dozen cities and towns in Edo suffered a tragedy due to wanton arson by the anti-barbarian group.
And now, when Edo has just been set on fire in large areas by the anti-barbarian group, this abandoned tea house actually stores such a large amount of kerosene...
All kinds of bad associations began to creep into Qingdeng's mind.
As these bad associations ran through his mind one by one, Qingden's eyes narrowed and his expression gradually became extremely solemn...
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Whether it was cutting the hemp rope on the box or opening the box, Qingdeng deliberately made his movements extremely gentle.
But he didn't know that even though he had made his movements so gently, the sound of these movements was still heard by the birthmark face who was still waiting in the entrance hall on the first floor.
The face of the birthmark face suddenly darkened: "What do you guys do for food? Someone broke into the 'warehouse' on the second floor, and you didn't even notice it?!"
After saying that, the birthmark face suddenly flicked his sleeves and strode towards the stairs leading to the second floor.
While rushing straight to the second floor, Birthmark Face kept shouting at a volume that could cover the entire tea house:
"Someone broke into the 'warehouse' on the second floor! Everyone, come to the second floor!"
The originally quiet teahouse suddenly became lively and lively.
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Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita on the second floor both immediately heard the noisy movement on the first floor and the sound of footsteps converging towards them.
Although it was not clear how their traces were exposed, both of them reacted very quickly - after their expressions changed slightly, they immediately evacuated out of the hall filled with kerosene without any hesitation.
If possible, both Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita would like to avoid a head-on conflict with the person guarding the tea house until they thoroughly understand the true identity of the person guarding the kerosene.
However, things in this world often backfire.
Qingto and Kinoshita Mai had just evacuated from the living room and came to the corridor outside the living room. They saw a large number of people emerging in front of the corridor.
At almost the same time, the back of the corridor was blocked by a large number of people.
Birthmark Face's shouts just now made all the guards in this tea house wake up from the chaos and rush to the "warehouse" on the second floor.
There are 8 people in front of the corridor and 4 people in the back of the corridor - all the guards in the teahouse who have not been knocked unconscious by Qingto and the others are now here.
Qingden's eyes were slightly narrowed, as if he were a professional, and his eyes quickly swept around, looking at the positions and distances of the guards blocking the front and rear paths between him and Kinoshita Mai.
At this moment, a confused murmur came from in front of him:
"Black fox mask, black face scarf..."
The owner of this muttering sound...is none other than the face with the birthmark.
The birthmark face is one of the eight people blocking the corridor ahead.
Looking at Qingdou and Kinoshita Mai who were surrounded by them, the birthmark face first frowned, and a look of reminiscence flashed in his eyes.
After a while, his tightly knitted brows slowly relaxed:
"I remembered...you are the pair of Phantom Thieves: Cat Monk and Fox Monk, right?"
Having said that, the birthmark-faced eyelids sank, and after glancing at the nearby hall where a large amount of kerosene was stored, his tone became extremely cold.
"Huh, I don't know why these two famous people who cause trouble everywhere are here."
"But since you have entered our 'warehouse'... we cannot let you go casually!"
Uh-oh—the birthmark-faced man who didn’t mess around, and didn’t talk nonsense to Qingdeng and the others, pulled out the waistband from his waist.
Pulling out the knife on the face with the birthmark is like a signal.
After receiving this "signal" from the birthmark face, his subordinates also took out their weapons one after another.
The sound of drawing swords one after another made the atmosphere in this corridor instantly tense!
Kinoshita Mai looked solemnly at the enemies blocking both the front and rear ends of the corridor.
There is no way forward, no way back - we can only fight!
Kinoshita Mai, who had a heroic look between her brows, spread her legs, made a fist with her right hand in front, and a palm behind her with her left hand, and took a stance.
At this time, she suddenly heard Qingdeng beside her ask her softly at a volume that only the two of them could hear:
"...Do you have any way to deal with the four people behind you?"
When Kinoshita Mai heard this, she was startled, and then glanced at the four samurai who blocked their way back.
"If you only deal with the four people at the back... there will be no problem." Kinoshita Mai nodded firmly.
Hearing Kinoshita Mai's simple but powerful answer, Aoden's face hidden under the mask showed a smile: "Then - I will leave my back to you."
"I will be responsible for dealing with the eight people in front, and you will be responsible for dealing with the four people behind."
"...Hmm." Kinoshita Mai did not engage in any "bargaining" with Ayoto on this issue.
She turned her face slightly and cast a trusting look at Qingden.
She believed that she could deal with the four warriors at the rear.
He also believed that Qingdeng could deal with the eight people in front of him.
"Then I'll leave my back to you too."
After saying that, Kinoshita Mai adjusted her position.
Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita faced the enemies they were responsible for dealing with, back to back.
The two backs of one broad and the other petite are close to each other.
The corridor they were currently in was quite narrow.
It is extremely disadvantageous to use a long weapon like a knife in such a narrow environment.
So Qingteng did not draw out his orange juice, but drew out his wakizashi which he seldom used on weekdays.
As a secondary weapon of samurai, wakizashi was originally designed for use in narrow areas.
The enemies are taking action!
In this darkness, Taoist priests were approaching Qingdeng and Kinoshita Mai like they were blurred.
Qingden moved his body half a step sideways - he knew that this narrow environment would be beneficial to him and Kinoshita Mai who were at a numerical disadvantage. The enemy was afraid of accidentally injuring their accomplices and did not dare to advance decisively.
It was just as Qingdeng expected: although the enemies were approaching, they still did not dare to take the initiative to attack.
Qingdeng raised his gaze and observed the positions of the enemies in front of him.
There are three enemies standing in front of Qingdeng.
The enemy on the right is impatient and moves forward too much. There is a slight distance between the enemy on the front and the left, and the enemy on the left keeps retreating behind.
After simply visually observing the enemy's positions, Qingteng took the lead in launching an attack!
He first stepped forward, waved his wakizashi, and struck the samurai on the right who was standing too far forward with his sword, knocking him to the ground directly.
Then turn around and deal with the enemy in the center holding a knife.
Before the official fight with this enemy, Qingden could already see that this guy had made a fatal mistake - he drew the wrong weapon and shouldn't have used a knife.
This person is very tall, even taller than Qingdeng, almost 1.8 meters tall. He is still using a knife in such a narrow corridor with such a height...
Sure enough, this man quickly suffered the bitter consequences of "using long weapons in narrow places".
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" The guy let out a harsh qi sound while raising his upper body, preparing to attack Qingden.
However, as soon as he raised the knife, he heard a muffled "bang" sound, the blade struck the ceiling above his head, and the tip of the knife got stuck directly on the ceiling.
The knife hit the ceiling... Qingdeng would not let go of such a good opportunity.
Qingdeng dodged, and while passing by this man, he swung his knife across the man's waist from below. Immediately afterwards, Qingdeng didn't even look at the guy lying on the ground, and rushed towards the newly appeared opponent.
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The number of people is not as good as the birthmark face and others... This is both a disadvantage and an advantage for Qingdeng.
As early as just now, his "lonely" talent was already activated!
Qingdeng's strength was greatly increased due to the fact that he had many enemies. He was like a tiger among sheep, and he killed 4 enemies in the blink of an eye!
When Qingteng knocked down the fourth enemy, suddenly, a wakizashi stabbed towards Qingteng in a straight line - it was the face with the birthmark!
Qingden used the corner of his eye to confirm the path of the wakizashi's sword that was stabbing him. He sank down and avoided the fierce attack of wakizashi. However, the birthmarked face that missed the blow persisted and struck again.
Pounce on Qingdeng and launch a new round of attacks on Qingdeng
The martial arts used by Birthmark Face... Qingdeng happened to recognize it.
He had caught thieves using the same martial arts on the street before.
It's a small trick!
Kojutsushu: A martial art that combines bare hands and wakizashi that spread during the Warring States Period.
During the Warring States Period more than 300 years ago, in order to effectively counter the armored generals, people created a martial arts method——
First, knock the enemy to the ground with your bare hands, then pull out the wakizashi, stab the gap in the armor, and stab the enemy to death.
This martial art is the prototype of Xiaojujutsu.
Because it is a martial art born on the battlefield, Kojutsujutsu is extremely powerful. Once it is knocked to the ground by a master who uses Kojutsujutsu, it will be over.
Judging from the various movements of the birthmark face, it is not difficult to see that he has practiced his gadget skills well.
He cooperated with the remaining subordinates, you attacked the left and I attacked the right, you attacked the ground I attacked, and together they launched a continuous and fierce counterattack towards Qingdeng.
Relying on the acceptable level of small skills and the cooperation of the surrounding subordinates, Birthmark Face successfully stopped Qingdeng's offensive - of course, only temporarily.
Qingdeng is now in a "lonely" state. His strength is not strong enough to defeat Qingdeng's birthmark face and others. Their counterattack is destined to be short-lived.
Birthmark Face once again raised his wakizashi and pounced on him like a wall, pressing down on Qingdeng.
Although his move was very impressive, it made Qingden see the flaw in his lower body.
This time, Qingdeng did not guard or dodge, but directly bent his knees and attacked the bottom of the birthmark face!
The inertia of the pounce caused Birthmark Face to suffer a great loss. Although he slashed his wakizashi in his hand, he could not stop the momentum.
Qingdeng stabbed the knife into Birthmark Face's right hand holding the knife from below, causing Birthmark Face to let go of his hand due to the pain. At the same time, he grabbed Birthmark Face's left foot with his left hand and lifted it up hard.
Immediately afterwards, he saw the birthmark face somersaulting on top of Qingdeng's head, and with a thud, he fell upside down behind Qingdeng.
The birthmark face saw the floor that was dimmed into gray by the darkness rushing toward him, and then countless gold stars began to fly in front of his eyes, and a shattering pain spread throughout his body.
After being thrown heavily to the ground, he tried to get up, but he couldn't even raise his upper body. The strong dizziness overcame his reason - his eyes went black and he fainted completely.
[Ding! Talent scanned]
[Successfully copied talent: "Perceiver of Wind"]
[Introduction to talent: With enhanced hearing, the brain's ability to process "sound" information is enhanced, and the brain will not have difficulty processing excessive information due to enhanced hearing]
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