However, before the messenger sent out returned, a guard from the north gate of Ruojiang Castle hurried over.

"Lord, the Yuqiu Zhibu personally asks to see you outside the north gate!" The guard directly reported a piece of news that surprised Hatakeyama Takamasa and his retainers on the left and right.

"How many people does the Yuqiu Ministry bring with you? How many people are there? Why didn't I hear any movement just now, didn't I see the torches! Yuzo stood up at once and asked very nervously.

"There are only a dozen guards in a line, and there is no one else." The guard was a little nervous, and he gasped for several breaths before continuing: "Yuqiu Zhibu said that his ninja found that a large number of ninjas from the Miyoshi family were mixed in Wakae Castle, and they might plot against the eldest prince of Yuqiu, and the Hatakeyama family may also facilitate the infiltration of the Miyoshi family ninjas. Therefore, he hurried over to make it clear to His Highness. ”

"A large number of Miyoshi ninjas infiltrated?" Hatakeyama Takamasa frowned when he heard this, and his right hand subconsciously pressed on the hilt of the knife on his waist, "The Hatakeyama family is also convenient?" I haven't heard anything, it's all nonsense! ”

"That's it, my lord! This Yuqiu Ministry must be plotting against each other! Lord, let's withdraw quickly! You Zuo is still religious, and he softly asks Hatakeyama Takamasa to withdraw quickly.

"Although it is a bunch of nonsense, but as a person who governs the Ministry of Yuqiu, he will definitely not be treacherous. If he really had evil intentions, how could he dare to come over with only a dozen people? Aren't you afraid that I'll take him down directly? Hatakeyama Takamasa shook his head, and at the same time waved his hand and ordered, "Let Yuqiu Zhibu come to the castle tower." If Yuqiu's army did not resist, then the troops who came from Chang Panbei were also put into the city. ”

"My lord! How can you lure a wolf into the house! You Zuo Xinjiao was shocked when he saw this, "Absolutely not! Let's get out of the castle tower! ”

"What's going on with you today!" Hatakeyama Takamasa was very annoyed and scolded, "Do your duty as a good retainer!" The lord's orders, just carry them out! ”

You Zuo was scolded by the head and face, and reluctantly retreated. However, the look of apology on his face disappeared as soon as he exited the house, and a resentful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He walked straight down the stairs, said hello to the guards at the door, and prepared to leave the castle tower. However, just then, a guard hurried to his horse. After seeing You Zuo's religion, he immediately turned over and dismounted, and reported in a deep voice: "Your Highness You Zuo, something is wrong!" Just now, I suddenly saw a lot of black-clothed ninjas attacking the dojo where Yuqiu Gongzi was practicing! The life and death of Yuqiu Gongzi and Morita-sama are unknown! ”

"What? Someone attacked the dojo? You Zuo was shocked when he heard this. However, he reacted almost instantly, his eyes rolled, and he immediately whispered to the dozens of Hatakeyama family guards on the first floor of the castle tower, "Quick! Go and reinforce the dojo! You, go and inform the lord and ask him to send more reinforcements! ”

As soon as they heard that the important hostages had been attacked, and that their captain's life and death were unknown, the Hatakeyama guards panicked all of a sudden. Originally, they only obeyed the orders of Hatakeyama Takamasa, but now that the situation is critical, Yusa's religion has become their backbone. Dozens of guards hurried towards the dojo in the moonlight. No one noticed, but Yusa Shin slipped away from the side, turned around and burrowed into a small cabin in the dark.

"Your Royal Highness, how is it, has Hatakeyama Takamasa come out?" The Miyoshi ninjas who had been waiting here for a long time asked in a low voice, they had just seen a large number of guards from the Hatakeyama family dispatched, and everyone was ready to fight at this moment.

"No, that old stubborn won't come out!" You Zuo scolded fiercely, "And what's going on with you! Didn't you make an appointment before, and you are not allowed to act without permission? Why are you already attacking Yuqiu? I don't know how many ninjas of the Yuqiu family are protecting around Yuqiu, you are scaring the snake like this! ”

"Huh? No? Our people shouldn't have moved! The Miyoshi ninjas who looked at each other were stunned by Yusa's words, "Could it be that Rokusuke acted on his own?" ”

"Don't talk about these useless things, anyway, I've tricked most of Hatakeyama's guards into reinforcements!" Yusa Shinkyo interrupted in a deep voice, "I wanted to trick that old stubborn out of the castle tower and let your hundreds of ninjas rush up and kill him. But he refuses to come out, and soon Yuqiu Red Leaves and Tokiwa Bei will also arrive, so I can only trouble you to rush ahead of them, storm the castle tower, and kill Hatakeyama Takamasa! ”

"That's all there is to it!" The leading shinobi nodded, made a gesture, and the other shinobi gathered around him dispersed one after another, informing their subordinates that they were preparing to storm the castle tower.

"Remember, the plan I made with your Highness Miyoshi Shixiu before!" Just as that shinobi was about to leave, Yusa Nobuyo grabbed his sleeve again, stared into his eyes, and repeated viciously: "Kill that old thing of Hatakeyama Takamasa, support his younger brother Hatakeyama Masayori to come to power, and let me control the power of the Hatakeyama family!" Then you Miyoshi are not allowed to divulge the fact that I participated in the murder, and I will put all the blame on you! Then in return, I will disrupt the order of the court and let the Yuqiu family chaos without a fight! Don't forget that Hatakeyama Takamasa must die, not live! ”

"Got it, Your Highness You Zuo, keep it in mind!" The shinobi bowed to Yusa Shinko, and then quickly left. You Zuo's face showed a fierce light, he snorted coldly, looked in the direction of the castle tower, and muttered to himself: "Lord, lord, you don't listen to the advice of your subordinates, and you are bent on cooperating with the wolf's ambition Yuqiu Zhibu. Seeing that the power of our Hanoi wealthy clan is getting less and less, and the Hatakeyama family is becoming more and more crisis, they are still indifferent. You old stubborn, you have lost all the family business of the Hatakeyama family for more than ten years, and you are not suitable to be a family governor at all! ”

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At the same time, in the dojo where Yu Qiuyan was.

"You said that there are ninjas in the Miyoshi family who are going to attack, but what about them?" Morita Sho and others were in the dojo, and every minute and second made him extremely tormented. Horror is not scary, waiting for terror in the dark is the most desperate, "You can't be here to deceive people, right?" ”

"Absolutely not, there must be a large number of ninjas infiltrating the Miyoshi family." The Raven's Ninja nodded very firmly, "It's just possible that the attack hasn't come yet." ”

At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly remembered at the door. Immediately afterward, another crow's ninja entered the dojo and reported in a low voice: "Captain, Your Highness is about to enter the north gate of Ninomaru in Wakae Castle, please immediately lead the department to protect Yuqiu Gongzi and go to the north gate of Honmaru to wait for the meeting." ”

"Yes." The leading ninja immediately beckoned his subordinates to protect Yu Qiuyan and prepare to leave, and at the same time sent an invitation to Morita Evil Sho, "Lord Morita, do you want to go with you?" ”

"Okay, I don't know what I'm doing here anyway." After Morita Evil Xiang scratched his hair, he nodded and agreed, and patted Yuqiu Yan on the shoulder, "The order given to me by the lord is also to protect Yuqiu Gongzi, so let's go with you." ”

The group hurriedly left the gym in the darkness of the night and headed north, just staggering with the Hatakeyama family guards who had rushed to reinforce them. The guards of the Hatakeyama family were at a loss when they arrived at the empty dojo - the dojo was destroyed and scattered, but there was not even blood on the ground, not to mention the corpses, what was the situation?

However, just as Yu Qiuyan, Morita Sho, and Raven and his party arrived at the north gate of Honmaru, the castle tower not far behind them suddenly erupted in fierce shouts and fights. Morita Sho and the other Hatakeyama guards were taken aback and hurriedly looked over there, only to find that figures were already shaking in the corridor of the castle tower, and a violent struggle had taken place.

"Not good! It's a tiger away from the mountain! Morita Evil Xiang reacted instantly, "The ninja of the Miyoshi family is not trying to kill Yuqiu Gongzi, but to kill the lord!" As he spoke, he hurriedly drew his knife in his hand, beckoning the Hatakeyama family's guards to rush towards the castle tower together, "Quick! Go back to the Savior! ”

"My lord, are we going to go for reinforcements?" A raven ninja whispered to the captain in their lead. The crow ninja hesitated for a moment, but shook his head resolutely and said, "No! Our order is to protect the young master, and at the same time meet with His Highness! At the moment, the situation in the city is chaotic, the night is dark and the wind is high, and the enemy and friend are unknown, so there may be some chaos! We don't know how many people there are in the Miyoshi family, and whether anyone from the Hatakeyama family participated in the rebellion! And His Highness only has a dozen guards around him, and if we are not here, His Highness's safety will not be guaranteed. ”

"Hold the north gate of Honmaru, and meet His Highness first!" The leading ninja made a judgment, "Protect the young master first..."

In the middle of speaking, the ninja suddenly froze in place.

Because in the darkness, Yu Qiuyan, who was still standing beside them just now, has disappeared.

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Morita Sho led people into the bottom floor of the castle tower, and at a glance he saw the corpses of the guards lying on the ground. And the dozen or so Miyoshi ninjas who were originally going upstairs immediately turned around and greeted them when they saw reinforcements coming.

"Come on! Protect the Lord! Morita Sho roared and rushed forward, leading his men towards the ninjas of the Miyoshi family. These ninjas were not in a hurry to decide the winner, but kept tossing and turning, trying to stall for time.

Morita saw their intentions, and his heart tightened. There should be hundreds of people in the castle tower, why was the first floor broken through so quickly? Could it be that the number of people in the Miyoshi family is terrifying, so isn't Hatakeyama Takamasa dangerous? In desperation, after Morita Sho left half of his subordinates was broken, he rushed desperately from the Miyoshi ninja with the remaining half and went straight to the second floor.