When she saw Qingden suddenly rushing out of the river with the knife in his waist, Kinoshita Mai had no idea what was going on, but she still chose to follow him quickly.
But just when Kinoshita Mai was about to take steps to chase Aoden, a wisp of night wind suddenly blew a very delicate cherry blossom that had just fallen from a branch into Kinoshita Mai's eyes.
Although this pale pink cherry blossom is small, it is very delicate, colorful and delicate.
Looking at the cherry blossom that was brought to her eyes by the night wind, Kinoshita Mai was stunned for about a moment. Then she raised her hand like a conditioned reflex, hugged the cherry blossom, and stuffed the cherry blossom into herself.
In arms.
After following Qingteng and rushing into the dark alley behind them, Kinoshita Mai naturally saw this mysterious man in brown robes, and her expression suddenly changed.
The brown cloak worn by this mysterious man who is slightly shorter than Qingden is a Western windproof cloak with a wide hood.
After the country's gates were opened due to the "Black Ship Incident", a large number of Western goods entered the country, and many Western things that were previously uncommon gradually became common.
This loose cloak, with its hem reaching to his heels, completely covered the figure of the mysterious man.
Because the mysterious man had his hood pulled up, his face was also completely obscured, making it impossible to see his appearance clearly.
There are strange bulges in the fabric of the cloak behind the mysterious man... There is a small cylindrical object protruding upward from behind the mysterious man's right shoulder.
Looking at the convex shape on the back of the mysterious man... Qingdeng felt that the mysterious man should be carrying a knife. The cylindrical object was the handle of the knife protruding from behind his shoulder. The knife on the mysterious man's back
It was also tightly covered by the cloak on his body.
The mysterious man was very fast. When Qingteng and Kinoshita Mai discovered him, he had almost rushed out of the alley and out of sight of Qingteng and the others.
There were not even many dogs on this kind of road late in the morning, late at night, wearing a Western-style cloak with pockets that completely covered his appearance and figure, hiding in the alley behind Qingdeng and Qingdeng. When he saw Qingdeng and
Kinoshita Mai immediately ran away. Aoto and the others had just removed a suspicious stronghold that stored a large amount of kerosene... so many suspicious factors were added together that no words or eye contact were needed - Aoto and Kinoshita Mai
Chase after this unknown mysterious man without thinking!
The two chased the mysterious man's back to a wide street outside the alley. After discovering that the mysterious man was fleeing toward the east end of the street, they immediately turned eastward.
From the corner of Qingden's eye, he saw the houses on both sides of the street quickly retreating behind him like ghosts.
The headwind brought by the gallop hit Qingdeng's body. In this increasingly hot weather, this feeling of "going up into the wind" is quite comfortable, but it is a pity that Qingdeng has no time to feel the strong wind now.
The mysterious man was really fast. Both Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita were trying their best to chase him, but they were unable to close the distance between them.
Kinoshita Mai noticed that it was not easy to catch up with this mysterious man, and the expression on her face became more solemn.
At this time, she suddenly discovered a small road ahead of them on the right.
For Mai Kinoshita, who patrols all over Edo almost every night, there is almost no neighborhood in Edo that she is not familiar with.
Kinoshita Mai quickly glanced at the path, and after thinking about it for less than a moment, she turned her head and whispered to Qingden in a low voice:
"You continue to chase that person. I'll take a detour and block him."
When Kinoshita Mai finished this sentence quickly, the two of them happened to pass by the intersection of the path.
So without any time to wait for Qingto's response, Kinoshita Mai immediately turned around and turned into this dark alley.
Taking a detour to intercept the mysterious man... This task was indeed suitable for Mai Kinoshita, who was familiar with the towns of Edo.
Division of labor and cooperation will also help to catch this mysterious man.
Therefore, Qingto did not express the slightest objection to Kinoshita Mai's volunteering. He tilted his gaze slightly, glanced at Kinoshita Mai whose figure had disappeared into the path with a look of trust, and then continued to cling to him perseveringly.
The mysterious man won't let go.
Relying on the powerful night vision ability given by the "cat's eye", Qingdeng saw the head of the mysterious man in front of him tilted back... He seemed to be observing Qingdeng who was still chasing him.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the mysterious man turned to look at him, Qingdeng quickly focused his attention and tried to see clearly the mysterious man's face under his hood.
However... Qingdeng still couldn't see anything clearly.
The hood of the mysterious man was too wide, and his face was completely hidden in the shadow of the hood. Unless his hood was lifted directly, it was impossible to see his face clearly.
The mysterious man turned his head and glanced at Qingden, who was still chasing him relentlessly, and then looked away.
Immediately afterwards, the mysterious man suddenly changed direction and rushed to a nearby store. When he was about to load the store, he jumped and climbed onto the roof of the store.
This shop has a diamond-shaped roof, and the eaves slope at an angle of about 30 degrees.
On such a steeply sloping roof, the mysterious man was able to stand firmly on it and feel as if he were walking on flat ground.
This block happens to be an area where the houses are packed together and arranged quite densely. Each house is a "handshake building". You don't need to jump, just step forward lightly and you can run to the other house.
On the roof of the house.
Therefore, in just the blink of an eye, the mysterious man had already ran across the roofs of three houses in succession.
Seeing that this mysterious man was not only very fast and durable, but also very skilled, Qingdeng couldn't help but be startled, but he quickly suppressed his slight shock and regained his composure.
Parkour on the roof... Although I can't say that Qingden is very good at it, he at least has some experience!
Qingdeng took a deep breath, used up all his strength, took a step further, and using the momentum of his run-up, he jumped up and rushed towards the shop.
Qingdeng accurately grasped the eaves of the shop with both hands. The next moment, Qingdeng lifted his arms upwards and pulled his body onto the roof.
Relying on the talent of "Cat Turn", Qingdeng stabilized his body with almost no shaking and continued to chase the mysterious man.
The scene of "cat chasing mouse" was switched from "on the street" to "on the roof".
The mysterious man turned his head again and glanced at Qingdeng behind him.
Qingdeng and the mysterious man chased me on the roof for a long time under the meager moonlight. After climbing over countless roofs, I wonder if it was because they found that even if they moved on the roof, there was no way to get rid of them.
Because of Kai Qingdeng, the mysterious man tilted his body, jumped off the roof, and jumped back to the street.
But at this moment, a petite figure suddenly sprang out from the corner in front of the mysterious man and stopped in front of the mysterious man - it was the man who had separated from Qingdeng just now and took the initiative to "go around to the front of the mysterious man"
Mai Kinoshita takes great responsibility!
Snap - Looking at Mai Kinoshita who suddenly appeared in front of him, the mysterious man suddenly stopped in his tracks, and his feet wearing straw sandals made a low friction sound on the ground.
Miss Kinoshita, well done... After silently praising Kinoshita Mai in his heart for successfully getting around the mysterious person, Qingto gritted his teeth, struggled to squeeze out the remaining strength in his body, increased his speed a little faster, and rushed
To the mysterious man who had stopped.
The moment after Kinoshita Mai successfully circled in front of the mysterious man, she didn't even have time to take a breath, so she rushed straight towards the mysterious man in order to cooperate with Ayoto.
Aoto and Mai Kinoshita tightened the thin net surrounding the mysterious man one after another.
The high-intensity running has made Qingto and Mai Kinoshita's faces flushed, sweating profusely, and their breaths disordered - and the mysterious man is no exception. His shoulders and chest are rising and falling violently, and the amplitude of the fluctuations is greater than that of Qingto.
, Kinoshita Mai and the others are too many.
The mysterious man, who was panting violently, glanced at Qingto and Mai Kinoshita, who were almost in front of him, and then... silently cast his gaze on a big tree standing not far to his right.
The mysterious man moved again.
But he wasn't trying to break through the encirclement of Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita.
Instead, he turned to the right and ran towards the big tree on his right without any hesitation!
When neither Qingtou nor Kinoshita Mai could figure out what the mysterious man was planning to do, the mysterious man had already arrived at the root of the big tree, jumped up slightly, and broke off a branch of the big tree.
Meter-long branches.
At this time, Qingdeng discovered that the mysterious man's hands were covered with a pair of black gloves that covered his entire palms.
Suddenly, Qingden and Kinoshita Mai finally arrived beside the mysterious man.
Facing the Qingteng two who had already reached him, the mysterious man raised his head slightly, glanced at Kinoshita Mai, and then fixed his gaze on Qingteng, and then——
Woo——!
The mysterious man suddenly shook the branch in his hand, and a thin branch was pulled out. With the harsh sound of breaking wind, it struck Qingdeng at an extremely terrifying speed!
Looking at the branches that were rapidly enlarging in front of his eyes, Qingden's pupils shrank suddenly, and then he leaned back hard reflexively.
The branch fell down and passed in front of Qingdeng, who had ducked back in time, but the branch still touched the tip of Qingdeng's nose, and Qingden suddenly felt waves of burning pain coming from the tip of his nose.
The moment the mysterious man launched his attack on Qingto, Mai Kinoshita bumped into the mysterious man. She tried to catch the mysterious man and subdued him to the ground.
However, the mysterious man calmly took two steps back, allowing Kinoshita to miss him in vain.
Qingdeng's face at this time... was extremely solemn!
Just from the blow the mysterious man just made, Qingdeng could tell: This man is a master of swordsmanship! And his swordsmanship level is extremely high!
Ugh - As if facing a formidable enemy, Qingden, who was secretly wary of this mysterious man, took out the orange juice from his waist.
At this time, Kinoshita Mai also discovered that the mysterious man was extremely skilled and was no ordinary person, so he spread his legs with a serious look on his face and assumed a fighting stance with his right fist in front and his left palm behind.
"Who is this person?" Qingdeng, with the sword drawn in his hand, asked in a hoarse voice with a tone far different from his own, "Why were you secretly lurking beside us just now?"
Qingdeng also knew very well that this mysterious man who ran away without saying a word and then attacked them without saying a word would most likely not answer any of their questions. But after thinking about it, Qingdeng still
Decided to try to communicate with this mysterious person.
And the result afterwards was very obvious - communication failed.
The mysterious man seemed to have not heard Qingdeng's question and ignored Qingdeng completely.
Turning his head, he glanced at Ayoto and Kinoshita Mai who were standing on his left and right with horns, then waved the branch in his hand again and struck at Ayoto!
It was still a strike with terrifying speed and a tricky angle... If the mysterious man was holding a knife instead of a branch, then his strike would definitely kill more than 99% of ordinary people who have never learned any martial arts.
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Qingdeng, who had already experienced the power of the mysterious man and did not dare to have any contempt for the mysterious man, opened his eyes wide and took in the sword path of the branches... or the "branch paths" while holding the orange in his hand.
Shui's blade turned half a circle and faced the mysterious man with the back of the blade.
Because he still needed to find out who this mysterious man was, Qingdeng decided to use the non-lethal blade to fight the enemy.
Qingdeng's body flashed nimbly and got rid of the branches chopped by the mysterious man.
The moment he dodged the mysterious man's attack, Qing Deng took a lower stance and lifted Tang Shui toward the mysterious man's chest from the lower right to the upper left.
Flash once, then flash again.
It's a pity that there are no spectators here now, otherwise they would have seen Qingdeng's sword flash twice quickly.
The first time it was thrust towards the mysterious man's chest from the lower right to the upper left, but the mysterious man easily dodged it.
The second time was when Qing Teng saw that the upward stroke of the first blow had missed, he quickly turned the sword that was struck above the mysterious man's right head due to the upward stroke, turned the back of the knife upwards back to the back of the knife, and cut himself
From top left to bottom right, the mysterious man struck Kasaya Slash, but was dodged by the mysterious man again.
Kinoshita Mai on the side launched an attack.
It must be said that Kinoshita Mai's attack timing was very good.
Standing right behind the mysterious man, she happened to choose the moment when the mysterious man moved back to avoid Qingdeng's consecutive slashes to launch an attack.
Kinoshita Mai pressed the center of her body, whipped out her right leg, and swept it towards the mysterious man's lower body.
However... the mysterious man seemed to have eyes on his back. He didn't even turn his head to look at Kinoshita Mai, but he could accurately grasp Kinoshita Mai's attack method and direction.
The mysterious man jumped upward slightly, causing Kinoshita Mai's sweeping kick to miss.
After continuously dodging the attacks of Aoto and Mai Kinoshita... the mysterious man began to fight back!
His left hand and right hand holding the branch naturally drooped, and he leaned towards Qingdeng with steps that seemed to be floating.
In order to force the mysterious man back, Qingdeng slashed diagonally with his sword, but the mysterious man dodged it and continued to lean straight towards Qingdeng.
When he lost his body, the mysterious man quickly raised the branch in his hand and slapped Qingdeng's flank twice hard.
The burning and stinging sensation coming from his flank made Qingden take a deep breath.
The branch in the mysterious man's hand is very thin and tough. Being hit by it is like being hit with a whip. Although it is not fatal, it is extremely painful. There must have been two blood marks on the place where it was hit just now...
The mysterious man is very strong... Whether it is the footwork to dodge Qingdeng's attacks, or the "branch instead of sword", the sharp winds he brings when he swings the branches are far stronger than the current Qingdeng.
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"Lonely Dan" had automatically entered the triggering state just now.
But even though "Lonely Daring" has been activated and Kinoshita Mai is assisting, Aoto's sword still can't touch the mysterious man at all!
No matter how hard he slashed, the mysterious man could easily dodge his sword.
As for the branches that the mysterious man swung at him, he had to concentrate and muster all his concentration to barely dodge... And the success rate of dodging was not 100%. Qingden had already suffered many attacks from the mysterious man.
What's even more frightening is... Qingdeng, who already has some attainments in swordsmanship, has already seen that this mysterious man has no "swordsmanship" at all when he swings the tree branch. "Swordsmanship" can't be used.
Word.
Just ordinary horizontal and vertical chops...
In other words, the mysterious man hadn't even shown off his swordsmanship yet. As for his swordsmanship, he was able to suppress Ayoto and Kinoshita Mai with just a simple "normal attack".
I wonder if it was because he was holding the knife in his hand and the mysterious man felt that he was the biggest threat. Qingdeng found that the mysterious man seemed to have always listed him as the main target of attack...
The branches basically greeted him, and Qingdeng's body already had many blood strips drawn out by the branches.
On the other hand, Kinoshita Mai... the mysterious man didn't pay much attention to Kinoshita Mai. He basically didn't attack Kinoshita Mai and only kept dodging Kinoshita Mai's fists and kicks.
The mysterious man just completely suppressed Qingdou and Kinoshita Mai and calmly fought with them.
Suddenly, the mysterious man stopped swinging the branch in his hand - instead, he suddenly flew up and kicked Qingdeng in the right leg, who had no time to dodge.
This kick from the mysterious man was quite accurate.
He happened to kick Qing Deng in the numb spot on his right leg.
The pain and numbness that quickly spread throughout his right leg made Qingden unable to maintain his balance any longer, and he fell heavily to the ground.
Seeing Qingteng fall to the ground, Kinoshita Mai looked anxious, punching and kicking, launching a fierce offensive towards the mysterious man, trying to entangle the mysterious man and buy time for Qingteng to get up again.
But the mysterious man did not give Kinoshita Mai this chance.
The mysterious man ducked his head, dodged Kinoshita Mai's high kick, and then used the same move he had just used against Qingden - he flew up and kicked Kinoshita Mai's right leg.
Mai Kinoshita, who was also hit by a precise kick, fell to the ground after Ayoto.
After successfully knocking down both Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita, the mysterious man did not launch any further pursuit.
He glanced at Qingden and Kinoshita Mai on the ground, then casually threw the branch in his hand to the ground, and then ran towards the intersection in the distance.
Looking at the mysterious man who was about to disappear from his sight, Qingden gritted his teeth, endured the residual numbness in his right leg, and stood up straight with all his strength.
But, at this time.
In Qingdeng's mind...for the second time tonight, the system notification sounded.
A string of... Qingdeng had never heard it before, and it was an extremely unfamiliar system sound.
When your mind and heart are united and your mind is free from confusion, you will be able to use a powerful attack as if you are possessed by Hachiman Daimyojin!
If your heart is not at a loss, neither will your sword!]
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