Chapter 708 The real samurai must dare to split the sail battleship at sea! 【6000】
With a scrutinizing gaze, Yuan Yi looked up and down at Chu Guang, who had his head buried low.
"...Okay, then you can come together."
Genichi, who has a straightforward temperament, makes decisions and speaks as straightforwardly as ever, never being a mother-in-law.
It only took a few seconds from listening to Chu Guang's words to making a decision.
"Mr. Gendai." As soon as Gen said this, the first person to react violently was not Hatsuko, but Asai.
Asai lowered his voice and put his lips close to Genichi's ear:
"Are you serious? Do you really want someone like this, whom we just met a short time ago, to follow us? What if she suddenly pulls us back or betrays us when we are taking action?"
"What does it matter?" Yuan Yi smiled flatly, "Anyway, it won't take much more effort to bring her along."
"As long as Mamiya and I are here, she can't do anything that can harm us."
"And I think what she just said is quite reasonable - bringing someone who is familiar with the Toyotomi clan and Iga with you may have some unexpected effect."
"Since she is willing to follow us, then just take her with us as she wishes."
"...You are in charge now." Asai said helplessly, "Whatever you say will be whatever you say..."
"I can't thank you enough..." Chu Guang bowed his already low head even lower and bowed to Yuan Yiyi to thank him.
"Then..." Yuan Yi raised his hand and scratched his hair, looking around at the people around him, "Let's decide who will go to Mount Koya."
"Tangerine fruit."
Genichi first turned his attention to his waist, which was still hurting and had to be bent over.
"Tonight... thank you so much for your help."
"Let us handle the rest slowly by ourselves."
"You can stay in Osaka and rest peacefully."
Feng Mo raised his hand and hammered his lower back, and then said in a joking tone: "Yuan Yi, you are so funny. I am so tired tonight that I can hardly stand up straight. Just say 'thank you' to me."
I sent it away."
"I will treat you to a drink later." Yuan Yi grinned, "Drink until you vomit."
"Then... Asai, Shimada."
Yuan turned his attention to Asai and Shimada.
"The injuries on your bodies are not serious. You two should stay in Osaka to recuperate."
In the previous battle inside Ryosui Temple, Asai's abdomen was accidentally burned by the flames caused by the explosion, while Shimada's leg was crushed by a collapsed beam.
The two of them were injured, and their abilities were greatly reduced now, especially Shimada, who could hardly even walk quickly.
Asai always obeyed Genichi's orders.
But who would have thought—after Yuan Yi’s order fell, Asai was heard to rebuff in a tough tone:
"No, Mr. Genichi. We are also going to Mount Koya."
"Asai." Yuan Yi frowned, "As far as I know - you don't seem to be the kind of idiot who knows that you are already injured, but still insists on forcing your body."
"I know that Shimada and I are injured now and are not suitable to fight anymore." Asai said slowly, "So, what I just said, 'We also want to go to Mount Koya', does not mean that we also have to carry swords and follow.
You rush to Mount Koya."
"Although Shimada and I can no longer fight, we still have the ability to drive."
"Let me and Shimada drive the carriage for you."
"Shimada and I will take you to Mount Koya. This way, you won't have to take turns driving. You can sleep peacefully in the car and recover your strength."
Having said this, Asai paused for a while.
"...It was your lord who gave me a place to stay, as I have no other strengths except swordsmanship." After a pause, Asai continued in a deep voice, "If it weren't for your lord's care, I might still be a useless person.
A roman who has escaped from the Han Dynasty."
"Now that my lord is in danger, I want to save my lord no matter what, and I will use all my strength to save my lord."
"I hope you, Mr. Yuanyi, can understand my feelings."
At this time, Shimada on the side also quickly echoed:
"Senior Asai is right. Although we can't fight now, we can still help you drive."
"Lord Gendai, please let us go together!"
Genichi pursed his lips slightly, looked at Asai with complicated eyes, and then looked at Shimada.
"...I understand." Yuan Yi nodded gently, "Then you two can help us drive."
While Asai and Shimada were "bargaining" with Genichi Yuna, Ogata was also "bargaining" with his small team.
"...Omachi, even if I told you not to follow me to Mount Koya, you wouldn't listen, right?"
Although Ogata's sentence pattern was a question asking A-Machi, his tone was like an affirmative sentence, as if he already knew what A-Machi would answer.
"Of course." Amachi puffed up her chest, and her short answer was without any hesitation, "Stay in Osaka and wait obediently for you to come back from Mount Koya - do you think this is something I would do?
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"I also have...many things that I can do, and maybe only I can do."
Atachi smiled and raised her hand to pat the pistol in her arms.
"...Then after you arrive at Mount Koya, you have to follow Mr. Genda and his friends. No matter what, you must pay attention to safety." After smiling helplessly at Omachi, Ogata turned his attention to Atsuki aside.
"Azhu, you stay in Osaka."
"Why?" Azhu was stunned for a moment, then asked anxiously and loudly.
"Because there is no need for you to get involved in the dispute between us and the Toyotomi clan." Ogata explained calmly, "There is an unknown military force on Mount Koya. This trip to Mount Koya is bound to be very dangerous."
"In the dispute between us and the Toyotomi clan, you are an outsider. There is no need for you to take risks with us."
"Listen to me and stay here."
"……don't want."
Azhu lowered his head and bit his lower lip with his upper teeth.
"I also want to follow you to Mount Koya."
Hearing Azuki's resolute response, Ogata was startled at first, then frowned slightly, and then slowly relaxed his eyebrows.
"Why?"
Ogata asked.
"Can you tell me why?"
"If you can't give me a convincing reason, I won't let you follow us to Mount Koya."
A look of hesitation slowly appeared on Azhu's eyes and cheeks.
"...turn your ears over here."
Ashuki waved to Ogata and Amachi.
The couple standing side by side raised their left and right ears towards Azuki respectively.
Azhu put his little mouth to the two ears, one big and one small, and said something quickly to them.
After Azuki finished speaking, Ogata and Azuki both had expressions of astonishment on their faces.
"Are everything you said true?" A-Machi stared at A-Zhu with her beautiful eyes.
"Well..." Azhu nodded gently, "I can guarantee that I won't make a mistake..."
"So this is what happened..." Ogata raised his hand to scratch his hair and sighed heavily, "You could have told us about this kind of thing earlier..."
"Sorry..." Azhu muttered, "I just couldn't find a chance to tell you about this..."
"...I understand." Ogata sighed again and put down the hand scratching his hair, "Then you can go to Mount Koya with us."
"When you arrive at Mount Koya, remember to follow Genichi-san and the others closely and don't take a step away."
"Yes!" Azhu looked delighted and nodded his head vigorously.
After arranging A-Machi and A-Tsuku, Ogata's eyes slowly moved towards... the last person in his "small team".
"Miss Isshiki, you stay here."
"Huh?" Isshikika showed the same dumbfounded expression as Azuki just now.
Ogata didn't give Isshikika any chance to react. While Isshikika was still stunned, he said sternly to Isshikika in a tone that left no room for doubt:
"I can understand your concern for your family."
"But this trip to Mount Koya is really not suitable for you."
"Your swordsmanship is acceptable, but your actual combat experience is still too lacking."
"The Toyotomi clan is most in need of people who kill without blinking an eye."
"What's more, you are still injured."
Ogata glanced at Isshikika's calf, which was accidentally stabbed by an Iga ninja's shuriken when she was helping him escape.
"So... just stay in Osaka with peace of mind and wait for our good news."
"But, but..." Isshikika subconsciously wanted to refute Ogata's words.
But after murmuring for a while, Isshikika discovered with great dissatisfaction that she couldn't refute Ogata's words at all.
Based on his current state, following Ogata and the others to Mount Koya will surely only hold everyone back.
Looking at the tangled face of Isshiki Hana, Ogata's originally tense face slowly became softer.
"...Miss Isshiki, don't worry."
"I will definitely rescue your family."
"...I know." Isshikika was silent for a long time, then finally took a deep breath, and then whispered what Ogata wanted to hear most from Isshikika's mouth.
Hearing Isshikika's answer, Ogata couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Everyone! I've got the carriage!"
At this moment, Mamiya's voice came very suddenly.
"Mamiya?" Yuan Yi looked at Mamiya, who was sweating profusely when he returned, in surprise, "You brought the carriage here? So fast? Where did you get it?"
"A certain rice merchant nearby." Mamiya smiled slightly, "I once came to Osaka to do business with certain rice merchants on the order of my lord."
"I clearly remember that one of the rice merchants had a large family business and owned several horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts specially used to transport rice."
"I borrowed two of their carriages."
"Of course - I didn't borrow anything in vain. I paid the rental fee to them. The rental fee I paid was probably enough for them to buy four carriages of the same model."
Mamiya's words...or rather his terrifying mobility and work efficiency left everyone present speechless.
Genichi tilted his head and cast a playful look at Shimada beside him.
This look seemed to be saying to Shimada: How about it? I'm not lying to you, right? Leave the task to Mamiya, no problem.
"Now that the carriage has been obtained." After withdrawing his playful gaze from Shimada, Genichi said loudly, "Then without further ado - get ready to go to Mount Koya!"
"Komachi, Komachi."
At this moment, A-Machi suddenly heard Fuma calling her.
Turning around, he saw Fuuma limping towards A-Machi while rubbing his lower back.
"Sir, what's wrong?"
Amachi hurriedly greeted him.
"You must be careful after going to Koyasan."
At this moment, Feng Mo no longer looks like the last leader of Feng Mo, but more like an ordinary old man who cares about his descendants.
"Don't worry, old man." Atachi smiled, "I'm... no longer the genin in Shiranui who can't do anything without a firearm."
"...I think so." Fuma slowly showed a smile of relief to A-Machi, "More than a month ago, when I met you again in Kyoto, I noticed that you seemed to have changed."
"I have become much more mature than before."
"You were still like a child before."
"And now you are already like a respectable adult."
"Sure enough, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books."
"You and Ogata have only been traveling together for more than half a year, but you have made such a big change."
After laughing softly a few times with a hint of joy, Feng Mo reached into his arms and took out a small paper bag.
"Although due to my waist condition, I can no longer help you."
"But it's not like I can't really help."
"Komachi, this is for you. Compared to Ogata and others, it is more appropriate to give this thing to you."
"What is this?" Ating asked confused.
"This is the new secret of Fuma-ryu that I accidentally discovered when I got older." Fuma said in a proud tone, "What is in this paper bag is my special powder."
"As long as you sprinkle this into people's eyes, they will feel unbearable pain in their eyes."
"The best thing about this powder is that it is difficult to remove."
"You have to rinse it with a lot of water to get it clean."
"If we put it to good use, it might be able to have some great effect."
"Because this powder is difficult to make, this is the last pack of powder I have. Please use it with caution."
"Oh..." A-Machi showed an expression of sudden realization, "When we attacked Ryushui Temple tonight, my lord, this is what you threw at that crazy woman's face."
"Yes, yes." Feng Mo nodded, "This powder is very easy to use. You must have heard how miserable that crazy woman's scream was, right?"
"Does the secret of Fuma-ryu..." A-Machi played with the small paper bag in his hand with a strange expression, "Does the kunoichi in Shiranui use the secret of Fuma-ryu... It always feels a little weird."
After making a small joke, Atachi solemnly stuffed the paper package handed by Fuma into his arms.
"Thank you, sir. I will definitely use the secrets of Fuma-ryu properly."
"Komachi." Feng Mo tried his best to straighten his waist, "I wish you good luck in martial arts."
"Well, let's go and come back." Ating opened her arms and gently hugged this old man whom she had always respected as an elder.
Heading to Koyasan - no need to pack anything at all.
After properly settling the prisoners on the left and right, Ogata and others boarded the two carriages that Mamiya had found.
The people responsible for driving these two carriages were Asai and Shimada.
Just as Asai said to Genichi before: Although the two of them have been greatly reduced in fighting strength due to their injuries, they still have the strength to sit in the coachman's position and hold the reins to drive.
Not counting Asai and Shimada, the two non-combatants, those who rushed to Mount Koya were: Ogata, Amachi, Azuki, Genichi, Mamiya, Makimura, Hatsumi, and Shibata. A total of 7 people.
Just as Ogata was about to board the carriage driven by Asai——
"Ittosai-sama."
Isshikihua suddenly called him from behind.
"Miss Isshiki, what's wrong?"
Ogata put down his right foot that was already on the carriage.
"Don't tell me now that you changed your mind again and decided to follow us to Mount Koya."
Ogata said this to Isshikika in a half-joking tone.
Isshikika, who folded her hands in front of her body and showed off her ladylike demeanor, gently shook her head.
She looked around.
After confirming that there were no outsiders around, she released her hands folded in front of her and reached out to Ogata.
However, just when she stretched out her hands towards Ogata, she paused as if she thought of something.
Isshikihua bit her lip, with a hint of hesitation in her eyes.
Finally - she silently took back her hands that were stretched out towards Ogata, and continued to fold them in front of her.
"...Ittosai-sama, be careful in everything you do."
she said softly.
"Yes." Ogata smiled, "Thank you."
"Just wait for my good news in Osaka with peace of mind."
"If your family is really in Mount Koya, I will definitely use everything I have to rescue your family."
Isshiki Hana, whose cheeks were filled with emotion, showed Ogata a charming smile.
"Master Ittousai, no matter what, please protect yourself."
"If you were injured because you were trying to save my family... I would be very sad..."
"I wish you good luck in martial arts."
"I'll wait for your return in Osaka."
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Time returns to the present——
"Ogata-kun, is he here too?" Hasegawa cast a shocked look at Makimura after he finished telling what happened to them last night.
"Well, that's right." Makimura said, "Brother Ogata, he is probably heading towards the back mountain right now. You should be able to see him after a while."
"Hasegawa-kun." Genichi, who was running at the front, suddenly turned around and asked Hasegawa, "You just said that the Toyotomi clan plans to move you, right?"
"Well, yes." Hasegawa replied, "They just appeared suddenly and wanted to move us away."
"...It's troublesome." Genichi murmured, "Even people have begun to move. It seems...the Toyotomi clan is really planning to abandon Mount Koya..."
"The worst situation has happened." Mamiya on the side agreed silently with a stern face.
"Now I can only hope that Xiaolin has not been transferred away..." Yuan Yi's vision gradually became sharper.
The area of this underground prison is far larger than Yuan Yi and the others imagined.
It took a lot of effort to find Genichi and others in this underground prison, and they put all their hopes here.
If they can't find Lin here, then they don't know where else they can go to find Lin in the future.
Fortunately - although this underground prison is relatively large, there are not many side roads. Although there are many cells, they are basically empty, making it easier for Yuan Yi and the others to search.
The people who marched straight towards the deepest part of the underground prison finally arrived at the deepest part of the prison after galloping for nearly 10 minutes.
The deepest part of this underground prison is a cell that seems a little unremarkable at first glance.
And this ordinary-looking cell is also the last cell in this underground prison.
Yuan Yi and others saw from a distance that there seemed to be a figure moving in the cell.
Everyone's hearts immediately tightened, and they quickly accelerated their steps and approached the prison door.
As soon as they approached the cell door, the expectations on Genichi's and others' faces immediately turned into disappointment.
They were not able to see the beautiful figure they expected to see in this cell.
In this cell, there was only an old man with unkempt hair and a lot of flies flying around him.
The old man had been huddled in the corner of the cell.
After listening to the footsteps of Yuan Yi and others, he immediately raised his eyes and looked at the group of "new guests" outside the cell who he had never seen before with eyes filled with confusion, surprise and other emotions.
"Tsk...isn't my lord in this underground prison..." Makimura shook his hands into a fist and punched the stone wall next to him with a face filled with resentment.
"...Hasegawa-kun." Genichi, whose expression became more solemn uncontrollably, turned his attention to Hasegawa again, "When the Toyotomi clan came to escort you, did you ever confide anything?
What is more valuable information?”
"For example: Have you mentioned the locations of other prisons?"
"Or: Did you say where you will be taken?"
"Huh? This..."
Hasegawa raised his hand and pressed his head, frowning, trying to remember.
After a while, I finally saw Hasegawa's frown loosen.
"Ah, I remembered..."
"The narrow-eyed guy who came to escort us at the beginning... told his subordinates: 'Take them all to the coast quickly.'"
"After that, when I asked the man who was chasing me where we would be taken, the man said: we would be taken to the east. As for where in the east, the man didn't say."
"Coast? East?" Yuan Yi raised his eyebrows.
Genichi was about to ask Hasegawa something more -
"Coast... Hey, well, I'll probably take the Nikkimaru and Gyokumaru and head to Edo."
"Hoho, listening to your conversation just now, are you looking for someone?"
"If you want to find someone, you have to arrive at the docks of Nikki Maru and Hyukurumaru before they set sail."
"Otherwise, when the second ship sets sail... ho ho, you will have to use your samurai sword to hack the British sailing battleship at sea with a fearless attitude."
A voice that no one expected sounded suddenly.
Everyone at the scene, including Yuan Yi, was stunned.
Everyone looked at the person who just said these words - the unkempt old man in the cell.
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Can anyone guess who this old man is? This should be easier to guess~~