Chapter 831 The Shinsengumi wins! The mysterious [Zanren Family]! [4700]
Even though the other party was trying his best to suppress it, a complex emotion still appeared in his cheeks.
Nostalgia, sadness, resentment, resentment, unwillingness...the complexity of these emotions is difficult to describe in specific words.
Through Prajna's blunt words just now, Qingden understood something - but the sudden increase of "doubts" far outweighed the "enlightenment".
To be honest, he is completely confused now and full of questions.
However, there is one thing he is sure of - no matter what, we must take down this guy first!
It only takes one glance to tell that Prajna's current condition is not good.
Even if hundreds of minions attack together, Qingdeng is not afraid at all and does not even frown.
But if we are besieged by masters of the same level as Souji and Nagakura Shinpachi... even if it's Aito, it will never be easy!
Qingden looked calm on the surface, but secretly he had quietly concentrated his strength on his toes, staring closely at Prajna while paying attention to Souji's condition, ready to pounce forward at any time.
Now he just hopes that Souji can regain his strength as soon as possible and then escape from Prajna's feet.
In this way, he can fight Prajna without any worries.
Although his action of accumulating energy was very subtle, Prajna saw through it at a glance.
"Ju Qingden, I have been looking forward to a hearty and all-out duel with you."
"However, it is a pity that I no longer have the strength to fight with you now."
As he spoke, he raised his hand to wipe the blood from his forehead.
"I originally planned to fight you again after defeating your subordinates."
"Unexpectedly, your subordinates are much stronger than I expected."
Speaking of this, he specifically squinted his eyes and glanced at Souji, who was lying on his side at his feet, breathing heavily and not yet recovering from the severe pain.
"I almost died just now."
"Let's leave the duel between you and me until next time."
He paused for a moment, then curved the corners of his mouth and adopted a meaningful tone.
"The duel between you and me will eventually come - in the near future."
Hearing this, anyone with long ears and a brain can tell that Prajna wants to escape!
Qingden and Hijikata Shisan and others beside him immediately tensed up.
At this moment when the atmosphere suddenly became tense... Hannya actually flew up and kicked Souji at his feet!
The General Secretary, who had completely lost the ability to move, was unable to resist at all.
She groaned in pain, and then rolled down along the eaves.
In just a blink of an eye, her body flipped over the eaves and fell straight to the ground!
Based on the current state of the General Secretary, there is simply no way for him to make a sacrifice.
If you fall to the ground without taking any action...even if you don't die, you will still be seriously injured!
At this distance, there is no time to save Souji - for ordinary people, this is indeed the case.
Whether to pursue Prajna or to rescue Souji - in Qingteng's eyes, this is not even a multiple-choice question.
Qingteng ran to the headquarters without thinking!
After taking only five steps, he used the momentum of his forward motion to rush toward the falling Souji like a gust of wind.
At the critical moment, he accurately hugged Souji in mid-air - at this moment, Souji's head was less than 3 inches from the ground.
Qingden hugged Souji tightly and protected her in his arms. Under the action of inertia, the two of them rolled a few meters away before finally slowly regaining their balance.
At the same time as he kicked Souji away, Hannya turned back, his feet turned into wind, his arms turned into wings, and he ran straight into the darkness in the distance.
Aoto and Toshizo Hijikata once again played a tacit cooperation.
Even without prior discussion, the two tacitly acted separately.
When Aoto flew to rescue Souji, Toshizo Hijikata took over the command and shouted loudly:
"Chase! Don't let this guy get away!"
At present, Prajna's combat power is greatly reduced... No matter from which angle you look at it, now is the best time to deal with this enemy!
While Hijikata Toshizo was shouting like this, he raised his sword and caught up with him.
Serizawa Duck and Nakazawa Sadashi followed quickly.
As a top expert who can defeat Souji and others, how fast is Prajna?
Even if his physical strength is now weakened, his distance is still beyond the reach of ordinary people.
But in the blink of an eye, his figure had already disappeared.
Even though Hijikata Toizan and others tried their best, they were still unable to close the distance between the two sides.
On the other side, Souji, who had saved his life, coughed a few times, and then hurriedly said to Qingteng:
"Ji Jun...don't worry about me...go and chase..."
The general manager successfully escaped.
At this point, Qingdeng no longer has any worries.
He nodded gently and laid the Chief Secretary flat on the ground.
At this time, Saitoichi, who was slightly injured, caught up.
"Ah Yi, I will ask you to take care of Xiao Si."
Saito nodded vigorously.
After entrusting the general secretary to Saito Ichi, Aoto immediately backed up and faced the direction of Hannya's escape.
"One horse takes the lead +4", "Nine bulls and two tigers +3", "Elephant's core +9"... All talents related to muscle strength are activated!
In an instant, Qingdeng disappeared from the spot - he had appeared several meters away, with strong wind pressure hanging behind him!
He made no reservations and pushed his speed to the extreme.
Its speed is so fast that people with poor eyesight may not be able to catch it!
If you look down from the air, you can see that the distance between Qingden and Prajna is rapidly shrinking.
If Prajna hadn't lured Qingdeng away with the chief commander just now and bought himself some time, how could he have escaped Qingdeng's control?
If nothing else happens, as long as Qingden is given another 10 seconds... no, 7 seconds! He can catch up with Prajna.
However... Qingdeng no longer has this chance...
When Aoden set out to pursue him, Prajna had already fled to a bridge over the Kamogawa River.
Suddenly, Qingdeng heard Prajna's voice coming from far away in the dark night ahead:
"Ju Qingden! Help me bring a message to the master!"
"Although he probably didn't believe me when I said this, I did always remember him and always regarded him as my mentor."
"I will never forget his great kindness."
"I treat him sincerely...I fully hope that he will treat me sincerely too!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped over the guardrail of the bridge and jumped into the Kamogawa River.
With a "pop" sound, Prajna fell into the river.
When Hijikata Toshizo and others rushed to the railing, they saw only circles of ripples.
Nakazawa Sadat only stretched out the lantern in his hand conspicuously, barely illuminating a small area of the river below the railing.
With the lighting capabilities of the lantern, it is enough to illuminate the surface of the river, but forget about what is below the river surface.
Looking around, all he could see was pitch black.
Prajna seemed to be melting into the water, its figure could not be found at all, and its movement could not be heard.
Hijikata Toshizo gritted his teeth and ordered without giving up:
"Search along the river! If you find anything, remember to shout a warning and never fight him alone!"
Serizawa Kamo and Nakazawa Sada just obeyed the order silently, dispersed and looked in different directions.
Although no one said it explicitly, everyone knew in their hearts that the possibility of finding Prajna was extremely slim.
Kamogawa is the mother river of Kyoto, running through Kyoto from north to south.
It's late at night now, and visibility is extremely poor.
God knows in which direction he fled and where he landed.
With their small manpower, even if they break their legs, they may not be able to find Prajna.
At this time, Qingdeng arrived slowly.
He held his hand on the railing and stared at the river expressionlessly.
Say nothing, just thinking.
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In order to find Hannya and Katsura Kogoro who successfully escaped from Ikedaya, Aoto transferred a large team of people from the Shinsengumi camp in Mibu Township and launched a blanket search.
Qingdeng's search force was huge.
What a pity... everyone was busy until dawn, but could not find Hannya and Katsura Kogoro.
Not to mention finding them, not even the slightest clue could be found.
This result was within Qingdeng's expectation.
Looking for two people in the huge Kyoto is like looking for a needle in a haystack, so it is a matter of course that you cannot find them.
"A long night" is a perfect way to describe tonight.
Just a few hours, but it seems as long as several days - especially for Qingdeng.
Not only did he run around the warehouse, Luozhong, and Ikeda House, killing dozens of enemies before and after, but he also learned many secrets.
"The number one geisha in Kyoto" Zi Yang is actually Miss Sumire, the intelligence chief of the Great Salt Party.
Tojo Shintaro, who just moved to the right to become Kyoto director a while ago, is actually a member of the Great Salt Party.
Not only that, the burns on his right abdomen made Qingdeng even more concerned.
Of course, the secret that shocked Qingden deeply was his identity as Prajna.
Without any psychological preparation, a senior brother suddenly appeared...
In this way, Qingdeng seemed to have the illusion of "re-understanding the world".
Of course, shock is still a shock, confusion is still confusion, and the important things that should be dealt with cannot be ignored.
The battle is over, and the first thing to do is to clean up the battlefield.
There is no need to describe the results of Qingdeng's victory.
He killed Yoshida Nomo, one of the most insane top demons, and also killed dozens of people with his own hands.
The results at Ikedaya were equally brilliant.
According to subsequent statistics, there were more than thirty corpses removed from Ikeda's house.
There were only about thirty people with lofty ideals participating in this meeting.
In other words - they were basically wiped out in one fell swoop!
Everyone except Katsura Kogoro and Hannya were killed by Kondo Isamu, Souji and others, and no one escaped!
I have to say that Katsura Kogoro is really capable of escaping.
In the "August 18th Coup" half a year ago, Katsura Kogoro personally led the rear troops to block the Huisa Allied Forces.
Logically speaking, this should have been an arduous task with a narrow escape from death.
This is indeed the case. The rear troops suffered heavy casualties, with only one out of ten left.
But Katsura Kogoro returned to Choshu safely with all the parts intact.
This time it happened again - Ikedaya was attacked by a sneak attack, everyone else died, but Katsura Kogoro survived because he managed to escape.
In view of his "good at escaping" trait, the Shinsengumi soldiers privately gave Katsura Kogoro the nickname "Escaped Kogoro".
All in all, although it is a pity that Katsura Kogoro, one of the "Three Heroes of Choshu", managed to escape, it is just a fly in the ointment.
Miyabe Daizo, Yoshida Minoru, Otaka Matajiro, Matsuda Shigesuke... these people are all the backbone elites of the Zunbo sect!
If we make a horizontal comparison, it is almost as if the Shinsengumi has lost Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Ichi, Inoue Genzaburo, Toudo Heisuke and other captains!
For the Zunban faction, this is undoubtedly an irreversible and heavy loss!
Compared to the heavy casualties suffered by the Zunbo faction, the losses on the Shinsengumi side were almost negligible.
Kondo Isamu, Nagakura Shinpachi and Saitoichi suffered some superficial injuries.
Genzaburo Inoue suffered minor injuries, lost strength, and strained the muscles of his right arm.
Toudo Heisuke was the most seriously injured, with a knife on his forehead.
Fortunately, his life was not in danger.
It's just that from now on, he will have a conspicuous scar on his forehead.
Although Souji was kicked hard by Hannya and suffered some internal injuries, it was nothing serious and he could recover as long as he rested for a while.
In comparison, the losses on weapons were more serious.
Nagasone Kotetsu (Kondo Isamu) had 6 minor injuries.
Oshu Shirakawa resident Kanejo (Inoue Genzaburo saber) suffered 4 major injuries and 19 minor injuries.
Banshu's Yamaji Shige (Nagakura Shinpachi Saber) has 11 minor injuries.
Kaga Kiyomitsu's (Soji Saber) blade was broken.
The four of them were the first to break into Ikedaya, so their sabers were the most severely damaged.
The sabers of Toudo Heisuke, Yoshimura Kanichiro and others also had major and minor damage.
The only person who participated in the battle and whose blade was completely undamaged was Qingden.
First of all, Qingdeng is so good at swordsmanship that he can kill people directly, so he will never fight with others.
Secondly, Vairocana is indeed a great sword that is unique in millions. No matter how you chop or chop, the blade is always sharp.
In order to repair the swords of the generals, the blacksmiths of Jinglianliao will be busy for some time.
[Note·Refining Room: A department within the Shinsengumi specifically responsible for weapon forging and repair]
Unfortunately... everyone else's swords can be repaired, but Souji's Kaga Kiyomitsu really has nothing to do.
The blade of the sword is broken... Even if the master craftsman is reincarnated, he cannot put the sword back together.
The only feasible solution is to melt the blade and recast it into a new one.
The director is still considering whether to recast the blade or just replace it with a new one.
One side suffered heavy casualties and lost a lot of elite members.
On the other hand, except for a few injured, no one died.
Big win!
Undoubtedly a brilliant victory!
Since the "August 18th Coup", another glorious victory for the Samu faction!
The "August 18th Coup" was the result of the joint efforts of many forces. Not only was the Shinsengumi fighting hard, Aizu and Satsuma also contributed.
This time's "Ikedaya Incident" is very different - this huge credit belongs exclusively to the Shinsengumi!
From gathering intelligence to finding enemies to annihilating them, the Shinsengumi fought alone throughout the entire process.
How could such excellent promotional material be let go?
As a time traveler since the 21st century, Qingdeng naturally understands the power of public opinion.
Therefore, Qingdeng has always attached great importance to publicity and maintained very close ties with several major tile merchants in Kyoto.
Driven by his request and the support of his banknotes, various tile dealers in Kyoto spared no effort to publicize the "Ikedaya Incident" and reported it for several days.
The content of the propaganda is nothing more than "the Zunban faction is bad, and the Shinsengumi is good."
It emphasizes the inhumanity of the Zunbo faction, treating human life as nothing, and doing whatever it takes to achieve their goals, in order to set off the Shinsengumi's glorious image of saving people from fire and water.
Judging from the results, this publicity campaign was very effective.
The Shinsengumi's prestige greatly increased.
The people of the Zunbang sect have lost a lot of their hearts.
For a time, the "Shinsengumi" became a hot topic among the people of Kyoto, and it was unparalleled in the limelight.
The Shinsengumi was being discussed enthusiastically everywhere in the streets and alleys.
Or discuss the bravery of Seito, Souji and others.
Or wondering what kind of rewards Qingdeng will receive after he achieves another extraordinary feat.
At this critical moment when "the war is over", Ayoto, as the general of the Shinsengumi, naturally has a lot of work to deal with one by one.
But he pushed away all work.
All tasks that can be delegated to others are left to Hijikata Toshizo and Shannan Keisuke.
If you really can't rely on others to do the work, just put it aside for the time being and leave it to be dealt with slowly later.
After getting rid of all the work at hand, Qingto immediately climbed onto the back of Radish's cow and headed to Osaka alone - on this trip, he was going to find Boss Kiryu and ask everything!
The day after the war ended, Qingteng learned more detailed information about Prajna from the General Secretary.
This includes the other party’s self-identification: Yamada Asaemon Katsumi.
Yamada Asemon... When he heard this name, Aoden couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, with a look of astonishment on his face.
Talking about "Yamada Senemon", this family was known to everyone in the Edo period - this is the famous "Slayer Family", "Executioner Family"! The family has been killing people for generations!
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PS: Some book friends raised questions: Even the general manager was defeated, has the combat power of this book collapsed? No, this is just a common "boss getting stronger and stronger" plot in combat-based works.
That's all.
If a character in the later stage can defeat Souji, Nagakura Shinpachi and others, then this is called the collapse of combat power.
