Takeda Katsuyori saw his wife and child sitting together, and couldn't help but look at everyone indignantly.

At this time, there was a person who felt that he was the most miserable and embarrassed, and he even wanted to find someone to scold him, but he lost this self-confidence, and this person was the child's father, Tsuchiya Shoji. I'm afraid that Katsuyori must also want to scold his wife and Shoji's son. However, he couldn't imagine what would happen after the scolding—how did I become such a person......

Although he knew that it was difficult to suppress, Katsurai still pressed his anger to the bottom of his heart, he now felt that his wife and retainers were so tired, maybe it was not tired, but everything in this world stretched out his rebellious claws to him.

It's going to be troublesome if you go on like this...... Shoji walked up to his son, who was sitting next to his wife. "Koshiro, you're also the son of a samurai, right?" The five-year-old son was taken aback, looked up at his father, and then at the violet bouquet given by his wife.

"The son of a samurai, right?"

"Yes. ”

"When you say that, my father is relieved. You're still young, and you're walking slowly, so I'm afraid you won't be able to go to the underworld with everyone. You go first. ”

“……”

"Understood, walk towards the intersection of the six reincarnations, and wait there for the lord to arrive. Quick, face the west and worship the Buddha. As he spoke, he suddenly pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed it at the chest of his son, who was stunned and forgot to cry.

"Ah......" Mrs. Odawara, the child's mother, the woman sitting next to her, and Katsuyori, who was a little further away and angry, were all breathless in surprise.

"There is no Amitabha!"

As if he had gone mad, Shoji spun the dagger around the child's chest again. The child had no sound, only his little hands spasmed violently in the air. Shoji gripped the dagger hard, and then, the child did not move.

"Lord!" Shoji put the child's body in front of Katsuyori, "it's ...... Already, it's time. ”

Katsuyori staggered and fell heavily to the ground. The child's mother fell to the ground crying, and the women came to their senses and covered their faces. The warm sunlight still spilled lazily on the ground, making people feel like they had just been in a dream.

"Father, it's time to make a decision. For a long time, Taro Nobukatsu shouted loudly to his father, and Katsuyori just stared blankly at the top of Mt. Tianmu.

At some point, Mrs. Odawara sat up from the grass, took out a piece of paper from the letterbox, and held it in her hand. No one noticed that she had brought these things with her, only to see that her white forehead was facing the dazzling sun, her eyes narrowed into a line, and the pen in her hand was dancing with dragons and phoenixes. After writing, the lady placed the paper on the child's corpse and beckoned to the child's mother.

Spring has faded, and prosperity has fallen.

The branches and flowers are thanked first, and the heart is sad.

When Shoji's wife finished reading, she whimpered again. The crowd couldn't help but stir. There is no choice but to die. After listening to the lady's poem, this group of depressed people suddenly realized their tragic fate, and they all stirred. After a while, people regained their calm, nay, silence.

Everyone saw that Changji's wife, who was crying bitterly in the sky, raised her head, and also took out the paper from her arms, writing something indignantly. She was probably not in the mood to write a poem back to her wife. Still, in this group of refugees who were chased and fled, there were still people who were willing to decorate their deaths.

Shoji's wife respectfully handed the waka to his wife. Madame's face was as pale as wax, she took the paper, and read slowly: "This life is here, and the flowers are to be thanked first, and the empty branches and leaves are still left...... The voice of repeated chanting in this life ......is no longer the voice of the miserable people at the end of the road, but the grief that touches the heavens and the earth, penetrating into the hearts of people, the earth, the sky, and the grass and trees.

When the voice paused, Katsuyori seemed to bounce up from the ground, stood up sharply, and walked in front of the lady in a few steps. "Don't you want to go back?"

"Where?"

"Sagami, your maiden family. ”

"I'm Katsuyori Takeda's wife. Madame's voice was like singing, "I am already happy." ”

"This ...... That's not what you mean. Katsuyori's eyes reddened, "How can there be such a person who does not love his hometown? How can there be such a person who does not miss his parents?"

Madame smiled, and her smile seemed to carry both attachment to her hometown and longing for her parents, and then, she nodded, and said, "But the happiness of snuggling up to my husband surpasses all thoughts." ”

Katsuyori couldn't help but turn his face away, and the crisp cry of the yellow warbler came from the valley and spread through the depths of the forest. "Taro!" Katsuyori trembled and called out to his son excitedly.

"Katsuyori Takeda lived freely for thirty-seven years. ”

"Father, what do you mean ......"

"Don't ask, just keep your mouth shut...... Even if I die, I will never regret it. It's just, you and Madame ......"

"Father!"

"Poor ...... Alas, especially you, who are still young and have not yet inherited the great business of the Takeda clan as your grandfather had entrusted, are so separated......"

"Father!" Taro screamed again, "Father don't worry about Taro's business." Although morning glory has only one morning life, even in such a very short period of time, it can bloom as much as you want. As he spoke, his expression suddenly became serious, and he chanted:

What a sigh when the early flowers wither,

After all, it fell into the twilight of spring.

Taro's poems are the same as those of a lady and a virgin. It is a clear proof that Katsuyori father and son have returned to reason and aroused a broad mind, and it foreshadows where Katsuyori father and son will go.

After listening to Taro's poem, Katsuyori's voice softened: "After understanding the intentions of you and your wife when I was young, I don't have anything to worry about...... Madame!" he looked back at his young wife again, "Have you chosen this place to return too?"

"Yes, I would like to be happy to be by your side. ”

"Oh...... After arriving in that world, there will be no more wars that you hate, so that our husband and wife can live in harmony and have a heart-to-heart relationship. ”

"Yes, my lord's determination...... I am happy. ”

"Changji, Madame's mistake will be entrusted to you. Madame had already opened the Lotus Sutra. When she came out of the new city, she was already as calm as water...... I've known for a long time that I'm here......"

Sure enough, I saw that there were already two pieces of song paper in front of the lady, and she had a rosary in her hand and a scripture scroll. The two sheets of song paper are written as follows:

If you want to entrust this heart to the wild goose, follow you to Sagami Minami.

From now on, it is difficult to abandon all earthly things, and it is difficult to accept the joy of a loving mother's knees.

The high ridge is full of flowers, and it is not a pity to fall one after another.

Heart-to-heart printing loess goes, crying on the branches of the warbler.

Needless to say, Madame's heart often flew back to her hometown, but she never thought of returning to her hometown. No matter what happens, she doesn't want to stop longing for her husband in this life. No, from the moment she left the new city, all her hopes had been how to bring her beloved husband to that world without trouble. In a world where there was no war, no strategy, no conspiracy, and no righteousness, her heart could fly freely, without any constraints, and without having to confide her nostalgia to her brother. She was not just sad, but also accompanied by a little bit of triumphant joy.

"Then, the subordinates receive the order. Tsuchiya Shoji drew his knife and turned behind his wife.

"I'm going first. Suddenly, the voice of a young woman came from behind Shoji. It's Madame's maid Ato. With a short knife stuck in her heart, she sang with all her strength: "...... No one knows how the flowers bloom...... Flowers in the twilight of spring. ”

The lady, who had already placed the scroll and untied the short knife, picked up the scroll again and hurriedly unfolded it in the direction of Ato. "Ato, do you want to go with me too?"

"Madame......"

"Thank you. May you be happy and happy in that world. After saying that, the lady turned to Changji, "Then, please." With that, she tossed the scabbard aside.

Katsuyori stood there, his eyes split, silently looking at his unhurried wife. The maid Ato slammed into the ground. Mrs. Odawara glanced at Ato's body, then moved her gaze to her husband's body. There was still no trace of sadness in her eyes, they were still that innocent. She was convinced that her husband would follow.

The dagger glittered in the bright sun.

The sun is already setting in the west, it is already late spring, and the sky on the plateau is full of sunset. A happy smile hung on the corner of Madame's mouth. "Please ......"

Shoji picked up the broadsword, turned behind his wife, and raised it quickly. However, for some reason, he suddenly stumbled and his body shook. Knowing that the end was coming, Shoji, who killed his son first, looked at the calm and relaxed lady, and couldn't find a place where he could go under the knife, and the lady was simply an incredible icon. With a large knife in his hand, Shoji fell to the ground with his buttocks.

"Shoji, what's wrong with you?"

Shoji did not answer, and wept loudly. He didn't know why, but he felt his arms numb and his legs weak.

"Hugh is going to be verbose, hurry up and ......," the clear voice of the lady urged again.

"My lord, I ...... I...... Changji can't do Madame's fault. ”

"Can't do it?" It wasn't Katsuyori who spoke on a wooden basis, but still a lady with a crisp voice, "Then, I'll do it myself." ”

"Ah......h

The lady raised her glittering dagger and swallowed the tip of the sword, leaning forward and falling to the ground. Katsuyori crawled to his wife's side like crazy, but he couldn't hold her up, his hands had no strength, and his shoulders were spasming violently.

Katsuyori groaned under him, and the grass beneath him was dyed red in a short time, and before long, he turned his face, hugged his wife's shoulders tightly with both hands, and let out a loud cry, and hurriedly covered his wife's bloody face with his sleeve. "Holy Dying...... Even the generals can't compare. Katsuri will follow you. ”

At this moment, Madame's body pressed heavily against Katsuyori's arm and stopped breathing. The women's cries shook the earth.

Holding the body of his deceased wife, Katsuyori fell into a daze again, and almost forgot to stand up.

"Ah, it looks like someone is coming. ”

Kimoru Akiyama and Mamoru Ohara stood up with hatred and ran to the west. In the unusually bright sunset before nightfall, there was the rumbling of cymbals and drums. Then, the women imitated their wives and committed suicide.

Soon the sun went down.

A little farther away from the grass, there is a white magnolia tree, which is full of beautiful clusters of flowers.

The bright and dazzling flowers will come into view, probably because the surroundings are already dark. I don't know when, there is no one by Katsuyori's side. The Tsuchiya brothers shouted "The enemy is coming" and pounced in the direction of the enemy, and Nagasaki and Taro Nobukatsu were already killing themselves in the grass on the right.

There was no one left alive for the women, and there were corpses everywhere, and they all ended their lives so easily.

"I will never let the enemy come near my lord. Please hurry up!"

Katsuyori vaguely remembered that the Tsuchiya brothers had said this and ran out, but this memory was also blurred. Now, what fills Katsuyori's heart is the Genji family, which has lasted for more than 20 generations since the distant ancestor Yoshimitsu Gong, and it is buried in his own hands like this. Why me? When he thought about it, his blood froze all over his body—was I such an unscrupulous son? It all seemed like it was meant to be. The Yijia and Yiguang brothers are the family business created in the shadow of the sword. The spell attached to the knife was finally fulfilled, and finally such a tragic end occurred.

Among these people, only Mrs. Odawara is particularly beautiful, what does this mean? If there is karma, then why did Mrs. Odawara die without killing?

"Madame......" Madame's corpse had been stiff for a long time, and Shenglai reluctantly took his hand away and looked around blankly, and suddenly, his heart trembled. He saw one soul after another leave the corpses and rise into the sky.

Of course, this is not the human soul, it may be caused by the hazy moonlight reflected by the white underwear in the already completely dark world. However, in Shenglai's view, it is indeed the soul of man. One of the souls flew in front of Katsuyori. "Do you remember me?"

"Ah, you...... You...... Are you Ah Feng?" Sheng Lai couldn't help but press his hand on the hilt of the knife, "You are Ah Feng." You must be the Oping hostage Ah Feng who was crucified in the formation of Fenglai Temple. ”

Yes, it's Ah Feng, it's Ah Feng who keeps scolding on the cross wood, and Ah Feng who said that after death, he must become a powerful ghost and come to find his beloved...... I saw Ah Feng's soul laughing, pointing to Mrs. Odawara's corpse.

"You!" Katsuyori drew his sword and held it in front of him, but when he looked closely, there was no soul in front of him.

"Lord!"

Suddenly, I heard someone shouting from behind. Katsuyori looked back and saw that it was Tsuchiya Shoji, who was covered in wounds and limping with a knife. "Oh, it's Shoji...... What happened to Kii Akiyama?" Katsuyori opened his eyes vigorously to confirm that it was indeed Shoji who was standing in front of him with a knife. In the hazy moonlight, the injured Shoji looked so weak. "Changji, what's the matter, you have to hold on, what happened to Kii Akiyama?"