In the wild boar forest, everything was quiet - that's how it should be.
Today's wild boar forest has become noisy due to the arrival of a group of uninvited guests.
Matsudaira Gennai, who had just successfully hunted a wild dog with a bow and arrow, was now sitting contentedly next to a big rock, sipping the freshly brewed tea in his hand while casually talking to Nanabahara who was kneeling beside him.
said:
"Nanahara, the couple's martial arts contest yesterday was really interesting. I haven't seen such an interesting martial arts contest for a long time."
As soon as Matsudaira Gennai finished speaking, Nanabahara immediately echoed:
"Yes! Yesterday's competition was indeed wonderful!"
Yesterday, our colleagues in the Hirose Domain caught a couple who made a living by stealing.
After hearing the news, Matsudaira Gennai was overjoyed.
Because he is in need of new "toys".
The overjoyed Matsudaira Gennai quickly summoned the couple, who had already been thrown into prison, into the city, and then brought them into his "competition field" and let the couple play his favorite "competition game."
Matsudaira Gennai was quite satisfied with the "competition" held by the couple yesterday.
At the beginning of the "competition", my wife kept crying and said that she couldn't do it.
The husband was moved by his wife's tears, so he threw away the knife in his hand, opened his arms, and asked his wife to take his life.
Then... before the husband had finished speaking, the wife immediately pricked her husband into a hedgehog with a face full of joy...
Gennai Matsudaira likes this kind of dramatic "competition" the most. Until now, he is still recalling the beauty of yesterday's "competition".
Currently, Matsudaira Gennai only has 4 minor surnames and 3 bodyguards headed by Nanabahara.
The rest of the guards were scattered in all directions, watching for any thieves or wild beasts approaching.
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"ha……"
A warrior with a beard yawned loudly, and then said to a companion with a short beard standing next to him:
"It's so boring. How long have we been standing here?"
This bearded warrior and this short-bearded warrior are both members of the many bodyguards of Matsudaira Gennai.
After Matsudaira Gennai began to rest, the two of them dispersed with the other partners, guarding all directions.
The location the two of them were responsible for guarding was a corner in the northwest of Matsudaira Gennai.
After listening to the beard’s complaint, the short-bearded warrior smiled bitterly and then said:
"There should be two sticks of incense..."
As soon as Short Beard finished speaking, Bearded Beard let out a long sigh:
"I don't understand...what should I be wary of? There is no way a wild beast can get close to a place with so many people. There is no need to guard against wild beasts."
"Our main purpose is to guard against assassins." Short Xu said.
"Assassin?" The beard twitched the corner of his mouth and sneered, "Who has the ability to assassinate a daimyo who is protected by hundreds of warriors?"
"You are right." After saying that, Short Bear adjusted his stance and shifted his weight from his left leg to his right leg, so that his left leg, which had been bearing the weight of his whole body, could rest, and then continued:
"But - there is always a 'what if' in the world, isn't there?"
"Stop talking nonsense and be on guard. If Master Qiyuan discovers that you are not on guard, I will never spare you."
After hearing the words "Nanahara-sama" spoken by the short-bearded man, his bearded shoulders shrank, and a look of fear appeared on his face.
"Tch..." Whiskers said in a tone full of dissatisfaction, "I hate that guy Qi Yuan the most... That guy is like a puppet without a heart, letting the lord play with it... To be honest, Qi Yuan's appearance
It’s as if he has no consciousness of his own and is at the mercy of his master. It’s really scary..."
"What's wrong with this?" Shortbeard said calmly, "As warriors, don't we have to be loyal to our lord wholeheartedly?"
"That's true, but...well, forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm going to take a pee and I'll be back soon."
"Well, go and come back quickly. If Master Qiyuan discovers that you left your post without permission and ran to pee, he might chop you with a sword."
"I know, I will urinate quickly."
The bearded man walked to a big tree not far away.
Shortbeard continued to hold the katana on his waist and looked around.
Because it is convenient to remove beards, the ears of short beards are cleared immediately.
Just when Short Beard was intoxicated with the long-lost tranquility, he suddenly heard a strange sound coming from Beard Beard.
"Brother...?" Shortbeard turned his head and cast a doubtful look at the bearded man, "What's wrong with you?"
The bearded man who was supposed to be facing the tree trunk and standing to urinate now fell to his knees and pressed his forehead against the tree trunk.
"Brother? Brother?" Short Beard called several times in succession, but failed to get any response from Bearded Beard.
With an ominous premonition in his heart, the short-bearded man walked slowly towards the beard.
After arriving at the bearded side, the short-bearded eyes immediately widened in horror!
The beard lying on the ground had the main artery in his neck cut open.
Large streams of blood were spurting out from his open wound, and soon stained all the clothes below the bearded neck red.
Anyone with a bit of common sense can see that Bearded Beard is already dead, and even if he still has a breath, he is not far from death.
The bearded man whose throat was cut to death still had his eyes wide open.
The eyes with the beard that have lost their luster still retain a bit of fear and confusion.
Looking at the extremely miserable state of death and the unyielding bearded man, Short Beard immediately felt that his legs were weak and he almost sat down on the ground.
However, Tansu was a samurai after all, so he reacted quickly and stabilized his body that almost fell to the ground.
"have……"
Shortbeard immediately opened his mouth and shouted loudly.
However... Before Short Beard could say "Something's happening!", he felt an extremely powerful hand stretch out from behind him and cover his mouth tightly, making it impossible for him to say anything.
sound.
Then, Tan Xu felt a sharp blade close to his neck, and then made a sharp stroke...
After feeling something sharp scratch his neck, Short Beard immediately felt severe pain coming from the place where he had just been scratched by the sharp weapon!
Although due to the viewing angle, he couldn't see the condition of his neck.
But Tansu is sure that there must be a big gash in his neck now! Warm blood must be spurting out from the wound in his neck like a spring!
The strong desire to survive caused Astonishing strength to burst out of Short Beard's body, and he began to struggle crazily!
However, the man standing behind Tansu and restraining him was very powerful.
No matter how much Short Beard struggled, he couldn't break free from the control, let alone make a sound.
Within a few seconds, the short beard's strength slowly weakened.
The look in his pupils also slowly dissipated.
Finally - his hands dropped softly, and the whole person stopped struggling.
The person who stood behind Dan Xu and cut his throat, after confirming that Dan Xu was completely dead, gently laid him flat on the ground.