About half a month ago, another woman from Miaozhang Village who was adopted by Kurunaga and returned to her hometown committed suicide by choking on water while drinking water.
Another person committed suicide, and Kurunaga finally made up his mind to give the women of Miaochang Village who were "adopted" by him a happy life...
After asking his subordinates to give the women of Miaozhang Village a happy ending in the most painless way possible, Kuranagi buried their bodies in the cemetery in the backyard of Xuanzhen Temple.
Because I don’t know their names, I can only bury them under the same tombstone.
The poor women from Miaozhang Village are not the only ones buried here.
The bodies of all the victims who had been brutally poisoned by Matsudaira Gennai over the years and had no family members to collect them were collected by Kuranaga and buried in Xuanzhen Temple.
When the sun just rose above the horizon today, Kuronaga led all the patriots to Xuanzhen Temple to offer incense to the injured people who died because of Matsudaira Gennai.
After offering incense and praying to the poor women in Miaobari Village, Ogata turned his head and looked at... the large tombstone that had special meaning to him.
This large tombstone is the tomb of his master and his brothers...
Ogata walked slowly and stroked the first monument that appeared in front of him - the monument of Hanbei Sakakihara.
"Master... everyone... just watch carefully..." Ogata stared at the tombstones in front of him with firm eyes, "I... will definitely kill Matsudaira Gennai...!"
"Lord!"
Flying Ape's screams suddenly sounded from outside the cemetery.
Tobiru hurriedly rushed into the cemetery, and then knelt on one knee in front of Kurunaga.
"Matsudaira Gennai...has begun to leave the city!"
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A team of more than a hundred people marched out of the city aggressively.
This team was Gennai Matsudaira who planned to go hunting in the wild boar forest, along with his nickname and hundreds of guards.
And almost at the same time - when Matsudaira Gennai had just left the city, Kuronaga and his party also started taking action.
They left the cemetery of Xuanzhenji Temple and followed closely behind Gennai Matsudaira's team.
There are only a few hunting places that Matsudaira Gennai often visits.
Therefore, Kuranaga had long ago asked Tobiru to scout out all the hunting places Matsudaira Gennai often visited.
Precisely because Kuronaga had long sent flying monkeys to conduct reconnaissance, Kuronaga and the others knew exactly where there were hidden trails in the wild boar forest and where there was a place to stay.
Their first destination was an abandoned temple outside the wild boar forest.
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"...We're here." Kurunaga wiped the sweat from his face while looking at a dilapidated and abandoned ancient temple in front of him.
The marching speed of Matsudaira Gennai and others is not very fast. After all, only he has a horse to ride, and the others can only walk. Therefore, Matsudaira Gennai's team can move at the same speed as walking.
Therefore, there is no need for Kuronaga and his party to follow on horseback. Moreover, if they mount horses, their momentum will be too loud, which is not conducive to their pursuit.
So - Kuranaga and his team relied entirely on their legs to track.
This is one of the reasons why Kuranaga set their first destination as the abandoned ancient temple outside the wild boar forest - it could allow Ogata and others to temporarily stay in the ancient temple and recover the physical strength lost due to tracking.
After leading everyone into the ancient temple, Kuronaga immediately shouted to everyone:
"Whoever feels thirsty, drink water quickly!"
"If your feet feel sore, please sit down and rest!"
"Fei Yuan, take out all the chain mail!"
"Everyone, put on your chain mail quickly!"
Last night, Kuranagi asked Fei Yuan to store the chain armor in this abandoned ancient temple overnight.
If Ogata and others were to wear chainmail to track Matsudaira Gennai, it would consume too much of their energy.
In order to avoid unnecessary consumption of physical strength, Kuranaga asked Tobiru to transport the chain armors of the seven Ogata people into the ancient temple overnight. When they settled in the ancient temple tomorrow and recovered their physical strength, they would take back their chain armors and wear them.
——This is the second reason why Kuranagi chose this ancient temple as the first destination.
Tobiru took out the chainmails hidden in the wooden floor of the temple one by one, and distributed them to Ogata and others.
After everyone had put on their chainmails and checked that their knives were all fine, Kuranaga's command sounded again.
"Fei Yuan, next... let's proceed as planned."
"Lord." Tobiru smiled at Kurunaga, "Then I'll take the first step."
After saying that, Fei Yuan rushed out of the ancient temple without looking back.
Hijab, who is good at sneaking, went to spy on Matsudaira Gennai. Have you rested yet?
According to Matsudaira Gennai's usual practice when he is hunting, when he begins to rest, his hundreds of guards will spread out and be on guard in all directions.
There were not many guards staying with Gennai Matsudaira to rest with him.
This is the best time to assassinate.
Tobizaru will investigate Matsudaira Gennai's current actions, and when Matsudaira Gennai begins to rest, he will quickly return to the ancient temple and let Ogata and others who are preparing in the ancient temple start taking action - this is the plan of Kuronaga and others.
Looking at Fei Yuan's leaving figure, Erlang couldn't help but muttered:
"My lord...that Matsudaira Gennai is protected by more than a hundred warriors...can Hibiru really sneak in and get information...?"
"Don't worry." Kuronaga twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a confident smile, "Tobiru is a ninja born in Shiranui Ninja Village. Although he is not good at assassination, he is extremely good at sneaking and intelligence gathering. He will definitely come back safely."
"Shiranui... Ninja Village?" Goro on the side rolled his tongue and forced out words that he couldn't speak at all.
"It is a ninja force based in the Omi area. Their official name is 'Shiranui Ninja Village', but people are more accustomed to calling it 'Shiranui Ninja Village'."
"As early as the Warring States Period, the Shiranui Ninja Village was established in the Omi area."
"According to rumors - Shiranui Ninja Village also worked for Toyotomi Hideyoshi."
"Although the Shiranui Ninja Village has a long history since its establishment, because they usually behave in a low-key manner and never make any publicity, most ordinary samurai and ordinary people do not know of their existence."
"Shiranui Ninja Village..." A faint look of longing appeared on Jiro's face, "I wonder if they have any beautiful female ninjas there."
"You think too much." Shiro on the side said angrily, "Beautiful kunoichi only exists in the mouths of storytellers. Even if there is a beautiful kunoichi, she will not fall in love with you."
This conversation between Erlang and Shiro makes people laugh.
The laughter from the others who were amused by the conversation between the two diluted the original solemn atmosphere.
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This period of waiting for Fei Yuan is undoubtedly long and torturous.
For Ogata and others, this period of time is equivalent to the last moment before death.
Although they were all prepared for it, they still couldn't help but feel nervous when the moment actually arrived.
Ogata clearly felt that his heart was beating at an alarming speed.
His hands and feet were sweating continuously, and Ogata had to wipe the sweat off his palms with a haori every once in a while.
Finally - the voice that Ogata and others had been waiting for finally sounded from outside the temple.
"Lord!"
Fei Yuan shouted and rushed back into the ancient temple, covered in sweat.
"Matsudaira Gennai...started to rest! His hundreds of guards have now scattered! There are only 4 minor surnames left around him, and 3 guards including Nanabahara! This is the map I just drew
!I have marked the location of Matsudaira Gennai on the map, as well as the best infiltration route!"
After hearing these words from Tobiru, Ogata was surprised to find that he was not so nervous anymore.
There is a feeling of relief.
As for Kuranaga, after hearing what Tobiru said, he just nodded slightly.
Then--
"...Hibiru." Kuranagi said softly, "Take out the drinks and glasses."
Last night, Kuranaga asked Tobiru to store things in this ancient temple. In addition to the 7 sets of chain mail, there was also a bottle of sake and 8 wine glasses.
Under Kuranaga's order, Tobiru poured the sake glasses into them and handed them to Ogata and others in turn.
The wine is fine wine. When Fei Yuan unscrewed the cap of the wine bottle just now, the sweet aroma of wine spread out and filled every corner of the ancient temple.
Kuranagi, who was also holding a wine glass filled with wine, stood in front of Ogata and others.
"...Everyone."
Kuronaga's voice was low.
"Fei Yuan and I have done everything we can..."
"The rest... I'll leave it to you!"
"Fei Yuan and I will be waiting for your good news here!"
"I wish you... good luck in martial arts!"
After saying that, Kuranagi drank all the wine in the wine glass in his hand, and then dropped it to the ground hard, making a loud cracking sound.
The moment Kuranaga drank all the wine in his glass, the seven Ogata people also picked up their glasses.
Just like Kuronaga did before, drink up all the wine in the glass and then break it into pieces.