Chapter 736 A-cho, danger! The incident where Ogata was stolen [5000]
Turning back time not long ago——
On the coast——
"Miss Atachi, how is the situation now?" Asai, who was sitting on a big rock and stroking his injured waist and abdomen with a pale face, asked Atachi next to him.
"..." A-Ting opened his beautiful eyes and stared at the sea in the distance.
After a long while, I saw Ating suddenly clenching his hands that were hanging down naturally: "...the two ships...seemed to have collided together."
The second ship continued to move deeper into the sea, getting further and further away from the coast. In addition, there was a thick rain curtain blocking the sight. Therefore, from now on, it was difficult for Asai and others who stayed on the coast to see clearly the situation of the second ship -
—Except Atachi.
Amachi, who has excellent eyesight, can still barely see the current situation of the second ship.
Therefore, Asai and the others can only find out what the battle situation is like on the second ship by asking Atachi.
After learning that the two ships actually collided, Asai pursed his lips: "Hikimaru didn't avoid the impact of Gourdmaru..."
Omachi had just reported to everyone that the Gokumaru suddenly rushed straight towards the Hikaru Maru. So after learning that the two ships collided, everyone on the shore was not too surprised.
"Ms. Atachi, besides seeing two ships colliding together, did you see anything else?" Asai asked.
Atachi shook his head gently and answered Asai with his actions.
After A-Machi shook his head, silence fell on the shore, and no one spoke anymore.
They could only stay on the shore, and there was nothing else they could do except watch the second ship on the sea from a distance.
Everyone, with different expressions at this time, looked at the second ship in the distance that was about to sink into the sea.
Even if they couldn't see the specific battle situation, they could roughly imagine how fierce the battle out to sea was just from various currently known information such as "two ships collided together".
A-Machi was standing on the shore, her face expressionless and calm, but her fists that were hanging down naturally and clenched together betrayed her current state of mind.
The same is true for Asai - although at first glance he looks normal, his tight lips have exposed his true inner thoughts.
If Amachi and Asai can still maintain their composure on the surface, then Shimada, Shibata, and Azuki cannot hide the worry on their faces.
Especially Hatsuko’s follower: Shibata.
Ever since Chuguang followed Ogata and others to attack the second ship, he had been pacing in place with a worried look on his face, never stopping.
Among all the people, only Xuanzheng was still smiling.
Genzheng, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, immediately burst into smiles after hearing "the two ships collided" from Atachi.
He just wanted to create trouble for Toyotomi and saw that Toyotomi was in trouble, so he helped Ogata and the others.
For him, the news that "two ships collided", which seemed to be a bloody misfortune for Toyotomi, was simply the best news.
"...Asai-senpai."
"What are you doing?" Asai turned to look at Shimada, who was standing behind him and called him softly.
"I see that you have been massaging your waist and abdomen... Does the injury on your waist and abdomen hurt now?" Shimada cast a worried look at Asai.
Both Asai and Shimada suffered injuries in the battle in Osaka last night that would prevent them from moving around for a short period of time.
Asai's waist and abdomen were injured by the blast, and Shimada's legs were crushed by the collapsed beams. Both their waists and legs are now wrapped in thick linen.
"It's okay..." Asai said solemnly, "It's probably because I haven't had a good rest since last night, so the wound is just a little uncomfortable now. It's nothing serious and I won't die. But it's you, your leg is not injured.
Really? Stop standing around and find a place to sit down."
"...Asai-senpai."
"What are you doing again?" Asai turned around again and looked at this young junior who was not used to big winds and waves and was far from being able to stand alone.
"I'm...so nervous..."
"Why are you nervous?"
"After I tell you, please don't be harsh on me... I'm so worried about Master, what kind of accident will happen to Master Yuanyi and the others..."
"You are really annoying, so you can't think more positively..."
Click!
Asai was just halfway through his words when he saw his expression suddenly change. He straightened his waist and suddenly raised his left hand to grab the sword hanging on his left waist, making a clear "click" sound.
Asai suddenly raised his hand to grab the handle of the knife and changed his expression. The movement startled Shimada who was standing behind him.
"I, I just said that I am worried about my lord and the others, so you won't draw your sword to kill me, right?" Shimada stammered hastily with a somewhat aggrieved tone.
"Asai?" Amachi's eyes were also attracted by the sudden movements of Asai, and she asked doubtfully, "What's wrong?"
"...There are strange noises coming from over there." Asai calmly turned his head to look to the west of the coast.
Atachi: "Sound?"
Hearing what Asai said, A-machi, A-zhu and others all listened attentively.
However - no matter how they listened, they could only hear the sound of wind and rain.
"...Asai-senpai," Shimada said, "I didn't hear any strange noises."
"No..." His eyes had been fixed on the shallow well west of the coast since just now, and he stood up with a "huh", "I heard it right... there is indeed a strange noise coming from that direction."
After that, Asai held the knife in his waist and ran towards the west coast.
Upon seeing this, A-Machi and the others looked at each other in confusion for a while, and then hurriedly followed. Also following closely was Xuan Zheng, who had no idea what was going on.
The group of people searched westward along the coastline.
After searching westward for a while, the expressions on the faces of Atachi and others slowly changed - they also gradually heard strange noises.
Crash, clatter... It sounded like something was being dragged...
After confirming that Asai was right and that there was indeed a strange noise, everyone immediately opened their eyes and looked around.
Finally - Azhu, who was looking at a certain rocky beach in the distance adjacent to the sea, raised his eyebrows, then reached out and pointed there: "There seems to be something moving over there!"
After looking in the direction pointed by Azuki's hand, Asai frowned slightly, then silently ran towards the rocky beach.
After approaching the rocky beach, everyone gradually saw clearly what the moving "thing" that A-Machi just mentioned was.
I saw two figures on this rocky beach.
One of the figures fell to the ground, motionless, and seemed to have lost consciousness.
Another figure stood beside this person, looking at the sea in the distance.
After getting closer and taking a closer look at the appearance of the two figures, everyone gradually saw their faces clearly.
The unconscious person lying on the pile of rocks was a girl who was quite familiar to Atachi and the others.
The man standing next to the girl was a...familiar old man...
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——What on earth...am I doing...
Jijiu asked himself this in his mind while dragging the unconscious Chu Guang to the shore.
After asking himself this question in his mind, Jijiu let go of the hand that was holding Chu Guang and touched his neck.
The scene that happened just now passed quickly before his eyes——
After subconsciously flying to save Chu Guang who fell into the sea, Chu Guang showed him a proud smile saying "the plan was successful" and hugged him back, then took out his shuriken and stabbed him in the head...
Even with the reinforcement of "immortal power", a surprise attack from this distance... is still a huge threat to Jijiu.
Fortunately - after Hatsuko's shuriken struck, Yoshihisa quickly turned his head to the side and narrowly avoided Hatsuko's attack.
Hatsuko's shuriken only hit Yoshihisa's neck due to Yoshihisa's dodge.
After the two fell into the water, they started a very exciting fight.
In the sea with no place to draw strength and seawater as resistance, Jijiu's power has been greatly weakened, and all kinds of actions have been greatly restricted.
And he... didn't want to use too rough methods against Chu Guang.
Therefore, facing Chu Guang who was constantly struggling in his arms, trying to give him a second blow, Jijiu spent a lot of effort and finally knocked Chu Guang out, making him lose the ability to resist.
And when he successfully knocked out Hatsuko - he was already pushed far away from Nikki Maru by the surging waves...
Gu Li
From the time he fell into the sea until he successfully released Chuguang's ability to resist, only 1 or 2 minutes had passed. However, the current storm was too strong.
Even if it only lasts for 1 or 2 minutes, it can still be pushed around by the wind and waves.
Even Yoshihisa couldn't swim back to the Nikki Maru in such turbulent waves while holding a comatose adult woman in his arms.
Let Chu Guang go and let her fend for herself in the sea! Anyway, she is just a traitor who betrayed me and only wanted to kill me. If she dies, she will die - this is what Jijiu thought at the time.
As long as Hatsuko is released, without such a big burden, he can easily swim back to Nikki Maru and continue to support Toyotomi.
At that time... Jijiu really thought seriously in his heart for a long time whether to let Chu Guang go...
But in the end, he chose to hold Chuguang in his arms and swim back to the shore temporarily...
Compared to swimming back to Nikki Maru, swimming to the coast is undoubtedly much easier - because there are waves to help.
Nikki Maru is not completely far away from the coast, so the waves in the sea near Nikki Maru are hitting the coast. You can easily swim back to the coast just by being pushed by the waves.
After swimming to the shallows where his feet could touch the ground, Jijiu grabbed Chu Guang's collar with both hands and dragged Chu Guang to the shore.
While dragging Chu Guang, Yoshijiu asked himself over and over again: "What on earth am I doing?".
——Am I actually...saving Chuguang...?
He jumped up and hugged Chu Guang who fell into the sea. He did not choose to kill Chu Guang in the sea, but dragged Chu Guang back to the shore... Recalling the actions he had just done... it was unspeakable.
Emotions emerged in Jijiu's mind.
——I'm really... crazy...! I actually spent so much effort to save such a person who has betrayed me...
After cursing in his mind that he was "crazy", Jijiu finally dragged Chu Guang away from the sea and onto safe land.
——Okay... From now on, let Chu Guang fend for himself here alone.
Jijiu lowered his eyes and stared at the first light at his feet with complex eyes for a while, then raised his gaze and looked at the second ship in the distance that was about to disappear in the rain.
——We have to find a way to get back to the ship quickly...
——Toyotomi-sama...you must not die casually.
A pair of hands that were hanging down naturally were slowly clenched by Jijiu at this moment.
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(How? Jijiu, how do you think about the proposal I told you before?)
(...Toyotomi Nobuhide, you are really haunting. I have told you many times: Don’t come, right?)
(Even if you drive me away 100 times, I will come for the 101st time, because I really want you to lead all the people in Iga no Sato to cooperate with me.)
(Heh... In this case, let me reject you again: please go back, we will not cooperate with you.)
(Can you tell me the reason? Every time I asked you for the reason before, you were vague. If you can't give me a convincing reason, I won't simply give up recruiting you.)
(The reason why I didn’t tell you the reason before was just to save you some face... Anyway, since you want to know the reason so much, I will tell you exactly why.)
(Please say it, I’m all ears.)
(Don't you think that 'overthrow the Edo shogunate and rebuild the Toyotomi world' - this kind of statement is really ridiculous? Do you know how powerful the Edo shogunate is? Do you know how many troops the Edo shogunate has? How many
Money? Did you see the tiny dead branches growing on that cliff over there?)
(Yeah, I saw it.)
(Do you think a person can step on that small dead branch with two feet without breaking it?)
(Hmm...it shouldn't be possible.)
(Yes! Overthrowing the Edo shogunate is like trying to step on that dead branch without breaking it off. It is impossible to succeed! Do you think I might lead my subordinates?
It’s totally impossible to do this with you... Hey! What are you doing! Hey! Come back!)
(Oh... after I stepped on the dead branch with two feet, the dead branch broke immediately.)
(Are you crazy?! You are so good, why did you suddenly step on that dead branch! If I hadn’t been quick-sighted and caught you in time, you would have fallen off the cliff and died!)
(Hahahahaha, it’s really simple.)
(……ha?)
(Jijiu, you see, although it is indeed quite difficult not to step on the dead branch, but standing on the edge of the cliff, stretching your feet towards the dead branch, and taking a step towards the sky, it is not
So difficult.)
(...Hey, many people must have said that your brain is abnormal, right?)
(Hahaha, indeed many people have said that I am a crazy lunatic.)
(...You are such a strange person...It's almost noon. Come with me. I'll treat you to lunch. After dinner, please come back.)
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Jijiu looked around, looking for any equipment that could help him cross the sea.
But at this moment - out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of figures moving on his right side.
Turning his head to look, a look of surprise immediately appeared in Jijiu's eyes.
"...Ha." Yoshihisa shook his shoulders and let out a low laugh, "Who am I talking about? It turns out...it's an accomplice of Kinoshita Genichi..."
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After seeing clearly the face of the old man...that is, Yoshihisa, the expressions of Atachi and others suddenly changed.
Not to mention Shibata, the "former Iga ninja", and Genmasa, who was once an important member of the Toyotomi clan.
All four of them, Atachi, Asuki, Asai, and Shimada, participated in the "Battle of Ryusuji Temple" in Osaka last night.
They all remember the old man in front of them.
Remember this old man... is the leader of Iga no Sato who has the "power of immortality" in his body!
The body immediately moved subconsciously - Asai and Shimada quickly pulled out the katana from their waists, and Azuki also pulled out her wakizashi.
A-Machi also put his hands into her arms, always ready to take out her pistol.
"Miss Hatsumi!" Shibata shouted in terror towards Hatsumi who fell at Yoshihisa's feet.
When they discovered Yoshihisa, Atachi and others also noticed at the same time that the girl who fell at Yoshihisa's feet was Hatsuko who was supposed to be fighting the Toyotomi clan on the battleship with Ogata and the others.
Although the distance between her and Chu Guang was a little far away, I couldn't get a close look at Chu Guang's current condition, but I could see that Chu Guang's breathing was quite stable, so it was certain that she was not in any serious condition.
"Oh... Who am I talking about..." Yoshijiu glanced at Shibata, "Isn't this Shibata... Humph, besides you... there is another acquaintance."
Jijiu raised his gaze slightly and looked at Xuanzheng who was standing behind Shibata.
"...Xuanzheng, it was indeed you who told Ogata Ittosai and Kinoshita Genichi the location of the dock."
Just now, when he saw that the old man standing on the shore was actually Ji Jiu, Xuan Zheng was immediately shocked - but this shock only lasted for a moment, and then turned into a meaningful smile.
"Long time no see, Yoshijiu." Xuanzheng shook his shoulders, smiling, "I remember I told Toyotomi Nobuhide before, right? 'I cannot accept to stop researching the power of immortality no matter what.'
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"I gave up everything I had."
"Status, money, identity...and apprentice. I gave up everything in order to study the 'power of immortality'."
"As a result - due to Toyotomi's order, the research on the 'Immortal Power' was completely stopped."
The meaningful smile on Xuan Zheng's face slowly disappeared and turned into anger and ferocity.
"After knowing that Toyotomi would not restart research on the 'power of immortality', I made up my mind: I would not just swallow it no matter what!"
"...It seems that I should have killed you, a guy who has nothing else in his eyes except 'research'." Jijiu, whose face darkened slightly, looked away from Xuan Zheng.
He moved to A-Machi and the others, and looked at their faces one by one.
"...Oh, they are really all faces...that I saw at Longshui Temple last night."
After saying that, Jijiu put his hand into his arms.
From his pocket, he took out his short gun that could be folded into several sections.
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The author wanted to write a big chapter today, but unfortunately, last night and today during the day, I had to chat with a certain girl, which wasted time QAQ