In the early morning of April 7, 2007 in the Chinese calendar, when Zhao Tianyou and Zhou Jianbing had just returned to the hotel, in another luxury hotel less than 500 meters away from the hotel where they were staying, two men dressed in traditional Dongying clothes were talking in the room.

The two men are not tall, one of the men sitting on the chair is only about 1.7 meters tall, if you just look at his face, he should not look too old, about thirty.

But his extraordinarily thin face revealed an old age that was completely inconsistent with his youth. Even his sideburns have a few gray hairs, but people are not completely sure of his age.

This person is none other than the Sanada Aoba that Zhou Jianbing said in his mouth. And at his feet, kneeling, was a man who was even shorter than him, only about one meter six or five tall. If the man in front of him is just thin, then the kneeling man can only be described as skinny.

This man is called Sarufei Yuanhe, and the guardian spirit he owns, Sasuke, was the head of the Ten Warriors of Sanada at the beginning, and this Sarufei Yuanhe is now also the first subordinate of Sanada Aoba.

Sarutobi Sasuke, the guardian spirit, was the son of the hermit Washio Satsuo who lived in the mountains and forests of Shinshu Torii Pass, and had a very high talent for ninjutsu, and after studying ninjutsu for three years, he reached the rank of exempting all the disciples (the highest level of the disciples of the various martial arts schools in this book), so he was good at detection.

Therefore, after arriving in Xiangjiang this time, Ape Fei Yuanhe naturally took on the important task of spying on intelligence. And he specially came to find Ape Fei Yuanhe at this time, just to report the results of his investigation to him.

"So, the Special Affairs Bureau of Huaxia State has already taken action?"

After listening to Sarutobi's report, Sanada Aoba asked with a relaxed expression.

"Yes, Sanada-sama." Ape Fei Yuanhe nodded, and then continued to report, "However, the main elite figures of the Special Affairs Bureau of Huaxia Country are all competing with America in Africa for the newly discovered spiritual field there, and the highest ones who can be sent over are only A-level guardian spirits, with the strength of our side plus the Knights of the Round Table, they may have more than enough strength but not enough strength." ”

Sarufei Yuanhe's calculations are very clear, the Sanada family has Sanada Aoba, and the Knights of the Round Table have Marsar, both of which are existences with S-level guardian spirits, plus the two servants, all of them are A-level guardian spirits or above, a total of nine people. Under such a luxurious lineup, with the main force basically in Africa, even if the Huaxia Special Affairs Bureau is dispatched, it will not be a problem.

Sanada Aoba was naturally very clear about this consideration of Ape Fei Yuanhe, but he still said cautiously: "Everyone else is not worried, but the only one to worry about is Xiu Lengyu." ”

"Repair the cold rain?" Ape Fei Yuanhe's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of horror, "It's just a smuggling transaction, that old monster won't come in person, right?" ”

"Sun Tzu's Art of War said, more wins, less defeats, and everything must be prepared for the worst." Sanada Aoba picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, the tea he brought from Dongying, "Anyway, what we traded this time is an S-level guardian spirit, and it is not surprising that Huaxia Kingdom has any reaction." ”

"It's true that it's an S-class guardian spirit, but the Knights of the Round Table have been holding that thing in their hands for nearly thirty years, but they have never been able to activate the guardian spirit in it. Otherwise, how could they be willing to sell to us? We bought it, and we don't know if we can activate it. Sarufei Yuanhe said, looking at Sanada Aoba, "And our transaction is very secret, it was personally contacted by the head of the family and Marsal, so the information should not be leaked." Sarufei Yuanhe said, paused, and saw that Sanada Aoba didn't mean to say anything, so he continued, "I think that the Huaxia State Special Affairs Bureau sent people to Xiangjiang so seriously, it should be mainly because they saw so many of our spirit masters suddenly gathered in Xiangjiang, and felt that this matter was extraordinary, and they didn't really know the truth about the transaction between the two of us. ”

"In the name of participating in the auction, it was our original strategy to use our transaction as a cover. If nothing else, this strategy should work. However, the stakes are high, and we must not leave anything to chance. Sanada Aoba said, lowered his head, and looked at Sarufei Yuanhe, "If we miss, then not only will we have to live up to the expectations of the head of the family, but we will never be able to return to Dongying safely." ”

Hearing Sanada Aoba's words, Sarutobi Yuanhe couldn't help but shudder slightly, in a smuggling transaction, it is normal for the buyer or the seller, or even the buyer and the seller to have no bones. Although I feel that the probability of missing is very low, but no matter how low the probability is, how can this make the ape fly away from the river without feeling fear?

Thinking of this, Ape Fei Yuanhe couldn't help but complain with some dissatisfaction: "This Masar, what kind of reputation is he doing, he can just go directly to Kyoto to trade, but he wants to come to Xiangjiang, it's really too much." ”

"Don't complain uselessly, the smuggling trade is traded on the territory of a third party, this is an international practice, you should wake up and continue to investigate, if there is any change, report at any time."

Seeing Sanada Aoba put the teacup down again, Sarufei Yuanhe knew that this was the meaning of the eviction order, so he bowed his head respectfully and replied, "Yes." ”

After answering, he slowly bent down and stood up, bent down and retreated to the door in small steps facing Sanada Aoba, and did not open the door and leave until his hind feet touched the door.

As soon as Sarutobi Yuanhe went out, an old man in the same kimono flashed next to Sanada Aoba, his stature was also not tall, about the same as Sarufei Yuanhe, the sideburns on both sides had been completely white, and when he spoke, it could be seen that his teeth were not complete.

However, it is under such a lonely appearance that this old man has a majestic appearance.

Majesty is generally an outgoing temperament that often makes people feel oppressed. However, the majesty of this old man is not so oppressive, but more of a feeling that people cannot despise, perhaps it is more appropriate to call it dignity.

"Yukimura Ancestor, what do you think of the current situation?" Sanada Aoba turned his face sideways and asked the old man in an equal tone.

It turned out that this old man who looked a little lonely was Sanada Yukimura, who was called "the strongest soldier in the world" by Tokugawa Ieyasu four hundred years ago.

After listening to Sanada Aoba's words, he was silent for a moment before replying, "If you can successfully obtain this soul jade, it will naturally be the best." However, if this is not possible, self-preservation is the best policy. ”

"It seems that the ancestor of Yukimura is as pessimistic as ever about this trip to Xiangjiang." Sanada Aoba picked up the teacup again, took a sip of tea, and said slowly.

Sanada Yukimura smiled faintly, "There is always only one way to get the most optimistic results, and that is to look at the world with the most pessimistic attitude...... What's more, this piece of soul jade is by no means simply just an S-level guardian spirit. If the Sanada family can really get this piece of soul jade, then with the current foundation of the Sanada family, it is only a matter of time before they can completely suppress the other five major families and dominate Dongying. In the face of such a bright prospect, no matter how cautious and pessimistic it is, it is all right. ”

Hearing Sanada Yukimura say this, Sanada Aoba's eyes suddenly showed a gleam, "It is precisely because it is so important to the family that Aoba has never thought of backing down. On this trip to Xiangjiang, Aoba has made up his mind, either return to Dongying alive with this piece of soul jade, or die in Xiangjiang. ”

"If you can win by dying in battle, then of course there is no problem with dying in battle. But when can victory be won by the war dead? ”

Speaking of this, Sanada Yukimura smiled with vicissitudes, closed his eyes, and stood quietly in place, never saying a word again.

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While Sanada Yukimura and Sanada Aoba were having such a conversation, just fifty meters away from the hotel where the two of them lived, in a noisy bar, a short and fat elderly man wearing a denim shirt and a cowboy hat was silently drinking beer in a corner.

As soon as I drank half a bottle, I saw the door of the bar be slammed open again, and a tall, blond young man walked in.

When Xiu Lengyu came in, the girls in the bar turned around one after another, dodging away, pretending to ignore the difference, when the foreign youth walked into the bar, these girls raised their heads one after another, trying to attract the attention of this handsome blonde guy to themselves. Some are even more exaggerated, and even take the initiative to flatter him, or even do some kind of suggestive and embarrassing gestures.

However, to their disappointment, just as they turned a blind eye to the Humpty Old Man's familiarity with the cold rain, the handsome foreign guy completely treated them as the foul air in the bar, and walked towards the corner where the Humpty Old Man was.

"Such a good handsome guy was ruined by such a bad old man, it's really a terrible thing......"

In the midst of countless ** resentments, this foreign young man sat opposite the short and fat old man Xiu Lengyu, opened his mouth, showed his snow-white teeth, and said with a smile: "Director Xiu, I didn't expect you to ask me to meet in such a place." There are so many people here, aren't you afraid of leaking the news? Besides, this bar is too close to the hotel where Sanada Aoba is staying, and they don't even have to go out of their way to find it, as long as they get bored and have a drink, they will meet you. ”

"We Chinese have an old saying that the most dangerous place is the safest place." Xiu Lengyu put the beer down and took out a check from his arms, "No, this is your money." ”

The foreign young man took the check, checked the numbers very carefully, and then carefully put the check into his arms, and then didn't mind picking up the beer that Xiu Lengyu had just put down and drank it all, and said to Xiu Lengyu with a satisfied look after drinking: "The economy of Huaxia has indeed developed over the years, and it can be so generous at one time, and there are few times when America is so generous, let alone Europa." ”

(To be continued)