On a certain road from Ise Province to Matsumoto Castle, the residence of Matsugami Yoshimitsu, Matsugami Yoshimitsu was rushing to Matsumoto Castle with Chiyome Mochizuki and others day and night.

Ever since Matsugami Yoshimitsu was assassinated by an unknown ninja, he has become vigilant, and he does not dare to walk on some smooth roads to avoid the recurrence of such incidents. However, since then, no ninja who assassinated him has appeared, but it is Matsugami Yoshimitsu and Ombi who have taken many forks in the road.

With the help of Chiyome Mochizuki, who was familiar with the terrain, he crossed the mountains and mountains, and finally walked out of Iga Province, and after he was safe, he didn't dare to slack off, and still rushed to Matsumoto Castle non-stop. Now that news of Matsukami's death has spread in Yuanmu County, Matsugami Yoshimitsu may lose the opportunity to divide up the Matsugami family if he does not return to Matsumoto Castle as soon as possible.

It was after learning of Oda Nobunaga's death that Tokugawa Ieyasu returned to his hometown Hamamatsu Castle within a few days, so that he was able to take advantage of the situation to annex the land of Ko and Shin, and then obtain the capital to compete with Toyotomi Hideyoshi for world dominance in the future. Today's Matsumoto Castle is his Hamamatsu Castle for Matsugami Yoshimitsu, and the territory of the Matsukami family is the first and trusted place as the capital of his own hegemony in the world. If he can't cut the largest piece of the Matsugami cake, then he will most likely lose his qualification to dominate the world.

"Heh~~~shh~~~huh~~~~shh~~~" Matsugami Yoshimitsu's body is not as endurance as a ninja after all, and after a long time in a row, Matsugami Yoshimitsu is gradually a little physically exhausted, but he is still struggling to move forward.

At present, only the leaders of the Mochizuki ninja, Chiyome Mochizuki and Nakanobu Matsuyoshi, are following Matsugami Yoshimitsu, and Saigo Takahisa and Ryoki Nagamasa, who have always been trustworthy, are not around. However, because Matsugami Yoshimitsu is not only the master of Mochizuki Shinobu but also married Mochizuki Chiyo's daughter, Mochizuki Chiyo's daughter, Mochizuki Chiyo and him have known each other for a short time, but they are getting closer and closer.

At this time, Mochizuki Chiyo saw that Matsugami Yoshimitsu was really physically exhausted, so she deliberately slowed down her feet and walked to his side and said: "My lord, we can rush to Matsumoto Castle tomorrow at the latest, it's already over today, we have walked for so long, it's better to rest for a while and then hurry." ”

Matsugami Yoshimitsu saw that Chiyo Mochizuki deliberately slowed down and knew that he was taking care of himself, but he still refused: "Lord Mochizuki, time is running out." After the death of Lord Matsugami Castle, the situation will be in turmoil, and if this hall can't take the lead, I'm afraid it will be controlled by others in the future!"

"Huh." After hearing Matsugami Yoshimitsu's concern, Chiyo Mochizuki smiled and said, "My lord, you are too worried. Although a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step that cannot be slackened, it is impossible to do a thousand miles in one step. In my opinion, we won't be able to get to Matsumoto Castle today, so it's okay to stop and rest. ”

Although the words of Chiyo Mochizuki are only a few short sentences, the deep meaning contained in them is no less than that of Hong Zhong Dalu for Matsugami Yoshimitsu. Since you can't catch up with Matsumoto Castle today, no matter what direction you want to go, you might as well stop and rest, otherwise you will be asking for hardships and making up for things when you continue to walk. In fact, whether it is rushing or fighting for the world, the principle required is the same, not only to have the determination to act, but also to have the patience to wait. If people don't have determination, they will miss opportunities, and if they don't have patience, they can't wait for opportunities, and isn't it because of determination and patience that Tokugawa Ieyasu was able to create the Tokugawa world?

"Hahahaha~~~." The clear-hearted Matsugami Yoshimitsu immediately burst out laughing, and then he sighed to Chiyo Mochizuki: "Lord Mochizuki is really a wise man! It's true that we can't get to Matsumoto Castle today anyway, so we might as well stop and rest, and it just so happens that the main hall is also a little tired, so let's rest on the spot. ”

"Haha." After all, Chiyo Mochizuki has been eating and drinking for many years, and when he saw Matsugami Yoshimitsu agreeing to rest, he quickly found a shady place with abundant shade nearby.

It's no wonder that Matsugami Yoshimitsu didn't feel the slightest tiredness when he was in a hurry, but he felt his feet hurt and his legs cramped when he lay down against the trunk.

"Hiss~~~." Matsugami Yoshimitsu took a breath of cold air and couldn't help but press his barely felt legs with his hands.

At this time, Nakanobu Youji, who had been serving as a guard, hurriedly took out a packet of medicine and said, "My lord, we ninjas have to work hard to run outside all year round, so we also have some ways to deal with this treatment of tired legs and feet. The villain happened to bring a few packets of such medicine here, and if the lord doesn't dislike it, he can try to mix it with water and stick it on the soles of his feet. After saying that, Shinobu Youji spread out the medicine bag in his hand for Matsugami Yoshimitsu to see.

"...... again," the Mochizuki Chiyo woman saw that Nakanobu Yoshiyoshi offered medicine to Matsugami Yoshimitsu, and subconsciously wanted to stop it, but then when she saw that it was too late, she also kept silent.

"Hmm~~~" Matsugami Yoshimitsu, who was suffering from the pain of his legs and feet, was overjoyed when he saw that he was shinobu and auspicious, and he was overjoyed.

Thinking of this, Matsugami Yoshimitsu immediately looked at the medicine offered by Nakanobu Matsuyoshi, but as soon as he looked closely, he instantly broke his association about the secret medicine. I saw that after the medicine bag in Zhongnin Youji's hand was spread out, the medicine powder in it was not only black and snow-white, but also exuded an indescribable but very unpleasant smell. Matsugami Yoshimitsu suddenly frowned in his heart, is there a problem with this medicine or is there a problem.

If Matsugami Yoshimitsu was a complete Warring States native, then in order to gain the loyalty of his new retainers at this time, he should not hesitate to use the medicine offered by Nakanobu Matsuchi. But he's not, he's a new Warring States military general who understands viruses and bacteria, how can he feel at ease!

"Bastard, again. Don't hurry up and take down the packet of medicine, how can the lord be the same as us ninjas if he is so noble. Chiyo Mochizuki, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly reprimanded Nakanobu Mayoshi loudly. Xu is Mochizuki Chiyonu originally thought that Matsugami Yoshimitsu would not accept such a thing that he didn't know, and maybe he saw Matsugami Yoshimitsu's hesitation. In short, Mochizuki Chiyo's words helped Matsugami Yoshimitsu to relieve the siege, and at this time he could take the opportunity to refuse Nakanobu Matsuyoshi's kindness.

"Haha." The reprimanded Nakanobu Matsuyoshi also seemed to feel that his actions were a little inappropriate, and he was about to take back the medicine in his hand.

"Wait!" Just when Nakanobu Matsuyoshi was about to take back the medicine he offered, Matsugami Yoshimitsu stopped him, and then he took the medicine bag in Nakanobu Matsuyoshi's hand.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu had met a lot of people who were cleanliness before, and they basically didn't have many friends. While there is nothing wrong with cleanliness, it is never an excuse to dislike others or even despise kindness. Matsugami Yoshimitsu didn't have any cleanliness habits, but his thoughts just now were cleanliness. People's good intentions should not be taken lightly, otherwise you will never get them again. Therefore, Matsugami Yoshimitsu decided to accept the medicine offered by Nakanobu Mayoshi no matter what, and accept the sincerity of this new retainer.