When night falls, the hustle and bustle of Kaneno Castle gradually quiets down, and everything seems to be calm again.

The only place where there was movement was the open space inside the West City Gate, where something was faintly moving next to the stone pillar, and the guards guarding next to him looked nervous, staring closely at the direction of the stone pillar.

A person slowly walked in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion, his steps were solid, his stride was not large, and the frequency was not high, and the destination was the stone pillar.

Walking up to him, he paused slightly, looking at the stone pillar motionless.

"See you again." The man spoke.

There was a man sitting next to the stone pillar, covered in blood and bound by thick iron chains, and when he heard this man speak, he slowly raised his head.

"yes. Meet again. He spoke. Listening to the voice, it was Shibata Katsuie: "We have been fighting for decades, and today we finally decided the winner." Joy? ”

"No, it's not joy, but it's more regret." The voice that answered was a fellow of the Shibata Katsu family, and a burst of fire flickered, and it was Hideyoshi Hashiba who showed his face.

"Hypocrites always laugh at the end, don't they?" Shibata Katsuya smiled calmly and shook the chain on his hand slightly: "However, your future must be better than mine?" I just waited quietly in that world, watching, seeing when you came. ”

"Yes, people are born to die, and you will wait for me after all." Hashiba Hideyoshi slowly sat down opposite Shibata Katsuya, looked at this old opponent with a bloodstained face but still in good spirits, and sighed: "We are all old, we are all old!" ”

"Oh, people are fifty and don't die young, I have been fighting horses all my life, dominating the world, even if I die here today, it will not be a loss." Shibata Katsuie's face was relaxed, and he didn't look melancholy and painful when he spoke.

"We've known each other for forty years." Yushiba Hideyoshi was silent for a while, and suddenly asked.

"Forty-two years, we've known each other for forty-two years." Shibata Katsuya replied with a sigh.

"yes, forty-two years. At that time, Nobunaga, you, and I were all so young. Hehe, it's good to be young. Shibata Katsuya suddenly smiled and said, "I said monkey, give me a drink." Fengyue is like this, let's have two drinks together. ”

"Haha, okay. Dude, you have this intention, but I also have this intention. As he spoke, he took out two bottles from behind him, pulled the cork with a "boom", and handed them to Shibata Katsuie. After pulling out the other bottle, he held it in his hand, handed it over and gently touched it with Shibata Katsuie, and the two of them raised their heads together and took a sip.

"If Nobunaga was still alive, what would it be like now?" Shibata Katsuya asked suddenly, looking up at the moon in the sky, his eyes rolling, and after asking, he fell silent again.

"If the lord is still alive, if he is now unified!" Hideyoshi Hashiba said softly.

"Yes, with the great wisdom of the lord, the unification of the world is only the first step, his great ambition is only in the four seas!" Shibata Katsuya said, picking up the bottle and taking another sip.

Yushiba Hideyoshi glanced at Shibata Katsuie, took a sip at the same time, and said softly: "Yes, if you talk about dominating the world, conquering the Quartet, overpowering the crowd, and domineering all over the world, I am indeed inferior to the lord." If he is still alive, the unification of the world is inevitable, and we should still be friends. ”

"Haha, friend?" Shibata Katsuya slapped his thigh hard and laughed vigorously, "Monkey, did you ever consider me a friend?" ”

Yushiba Hideyoshi was silent again, he also put down the wine bottle, stared at Shibata Katsuya quietly, and said for a long time: "The lord gave me Kinoshita's surname, which is the greatest favor to me and opens the door to my life's struggle." Later, I was given the right to give myself a surname, and the surname I gave myself was - Yuchai. ”

Shibata Katsuie was silent, and Hashiba Hideyoshi continued, but his voice was full of affection: "This feather character is taken from Niwa Nagahide's surname; As for the word "firewood", it is taken from you, Lord Shibata! ”

Shibata Katsuya chuckled: "I naturally know, you are now better than the blue." ”

Hideyoshi Hashiba lifted the bottle and touched it again with Shibata Katsuie, and his voice was lowered again: "I don't know how to say it, but in all fairness, although I won, I'd rather I didn't win." ”

"Why? What's not to be satisfied with as a winner? Shibata Katsuya said disdainfully.

"Who else in the world can be an enemy but you and me? Without you, I'm lonely! Hideyoshi Hashiba sighed.

"Hehe, no." Shibata Katsuya comforted Hashiba Hideyoshi: "I'm sixty-three this year, and you're fifty-three or four, monkey." In terms of body, you are not as good as me. I've been feeling powerless lately, and I'm afraid that even if I win today, God won't give me much life. ”

"Yes! What you said is true, I used to think that I was full of strength, but since I came to Goryeo and changed the water and soil, I suddenly felt that my body was not good, and I often woke up with asthma at night recently, but I couldn't sleep when I woke up, and I opened my eyes until dawn! ”

Shibata Katsuya smiled and touched the bottle with Yushiba Hideyoshi again: "So, you don't have to worry too much, I'm waiting for you over there, and when you come, let's drink together again!" ”

Hashiba Hideyoshi's eyes flashed, and he looked at Shibata Katsuya and said, "After drinking this wine, you can leave." ”

"You're not going to kill me?" Shibata Katsuya seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke in the world, and snorted and said, "Let me go, can you rest assured?" ”

"Peace of mind? Not at ease, isn't it just a few years. Without you, I'm lonely, and that's not a lie. Hideyoshi Hashiba looked up at the sky.

"Hey." Shibata Katsuie's expression declined: "What's the point of me leaving?" Now that the team has dispersed, there is no one left of the sons, leaving me alone in this world, and I am afraid that it is better to die than to live. So I understand your kindness, but I don't have to let me go. ”

Hashiba Hideyoshi looked at Shibata Katsuie, sighed and asked, "Five children, you didn't keep any of them?" ”

Shibata Katsuie asked rhetorically, "What's the point of keeping what you don't want to keep?" ”

Yushiba Hideyoshi was silent, Shibata Katsuya suddenly smiled, and spoke very easily: "Hideyoshi, where is your child?" It's just as worry-free! ”

"Alas!" Yuchai Hideyoshi sighed, his expression was very downcast: "At this point, you and I are generally sad, but at most it is slightly better." ”

As he spoke, he raised his head and drank the rest of the wine in one gulp, and casually took out another bottle from behind him and opened it: "Several adopted sons, one of them didn't keep one of them for some reason, dead and dead, no beauty." God pity me to see that I have no queen of the Yuchai clan, and give me a real son Xiulai, but it's a pity ......"

Seeing Hashiba Hideyoshi's sad face, Shibata Katsuie asked, "What's wrong?" Is your child in poor health? ”

Yushiba Hideyoshi shook his head and said: "The body is okay, but mentally I don't know who to follow, in my opinion, the future is definitely not a general's material, I am afraid that one day after a hundred years, leaving Hideyori is not enough to be a big responsibility!" ”

Shibata Katsuya sighed with him: "The child is still young, don't be too harsh on him." When you grow up, you'll be fine! ”

Yuchai Hideyoshi shook his head again and said: "The ancients said that the three-year-old looks big and the seven-year-old looks old, this child is very timid, and he can't be taught in learning, I'm afraid that my worries are not vain, and my worries in the future are only afraid that they are not under the despair of you now, brother!" ”

Shibata Katsuya was silent, and only after a long time did he ask, "Can't you have another one?" ”

Yushiba Hideyoshi looked at Shibata Katsuya and said with a wry smile: "Brother, you have always known my situation, my body has not been good, and having this child is already a great gift from God, but now it is considered a middle-aged person, and it is normal that he can't be reborn." ”

Shibata Katsuya took a sip of wine, sighed and said, "It's all fate, monkey, a little earlier, a little later, everyone has a day when they close their eyes." Don't think so much, no matter how much you think about it, there will always be a day when you and I can't control it! ”

Yushiba Hideyoshi took a big sip of wine, raised his head, wiped his mouth, and suddenly smiled: "That's right, the lord often sings, life is only fifty years, and the past day is like a dream." But among the people of the world, are there those who live forever? Things in the world, how can there be so many wishful thinking, there are gains in the east, losses in the west, things in the world, but that's it! ”

"Haha!" Shibata Katsuya nodded and said, "That's right, brother, we are all fallen people at the end of the world!" ”

"Let's go, man, after decades of friendship, you should live your old age in peace. Let's go! Hideyoshi Hashiba spoke again.

"Forget it, monkey, I got my mind, don't go! Don't go! Life is just like this, and it's a relief to end here! Shibata Katsuya Road. As he spoke, he tilted his head and drank the rest of the wine.

Hashiba Hideyoshi looked at Shibata Katsuya and was silent for a long time. He really didn't want to kill Shibata Katsuya - looking at his silver hair, Hideyoshi asked himself if he really couldn't do it.

"Let's go! Monkey, I am a warrior, I only ask for a warrior's death. Shibata Katsuya spoke.

"Hmm." Yushiba Hideyoshi nodded and said in a deep voice: "Brother, since you are bent on this, I won't say much. In that case, you should take a few steps first, walk for a few days, and when I am done with this life, I will go underground to find you, and then we will have a good time, so okay? ”

"Good! Deal! Hideyoshi Hashiba raised his head, his eyes suddenly showed a hint of joy, he also tilted his head, drank the second bottle of wine, and stood up.

He stood, looked at Shibata Katsuya who was sitting on the ground, nodded, took out a small bottle from behind him, put it at Shibata Katsuie's feet, and after placing it on the ground, he steadied his hand before raising his hand again.

"If there is an afterlife, I hope we can call it true friends." After Hideyoshi Yushiba finished speaking, he left without looking back.

"If there is an afterlife, hey, let's not have an afterlife." Shibata Katsuya chuckled softly, slowly looked down at the small bottle, and gently picked it up.

"The end of life, walking quietly, can be regarded as the greatest honor of a martial artist!" The voice was accompanied by a wry smile, slowly spreading to the surroundings.

A cold wind blew and the night was dark.