After Yu Qiuping came out of the tent, he stuffed the kitten to Ye Gu Suizi without saying a word, and then whispered to everyone.

"We'll split up now." As he spoke, Yuqiu Ping tore off his signature momiji shawl and put it in his arms, while commanding in a categorical whisper, "Nabenosuke, you take Suiko and half of the guards down from the east. The rest of the people, and I descended from the west. After descending the mountain, don't enter Gangfeng Castle immediately, first find a way to make peace with Liaoyuan Bei and Jiu Bei. ”

"Yes." Seeing that Yu Qiuping was suddenly so serious, Honda Tadashi didn't even ask a word, and immediately chose to believe Yu Qiuping's judgment, and pulled Hatani Suiko and the others, who hadn't reacted yet, and walked to the other side. He understood that Yu Qiuping's sudden judgment and decision must have a reason, and the time was pressing, so he didn't have time to ask.

And Yu Qiuping didn't dare to delay time, and immediately ran towards the mountain road on the other side with Mori Kolong, Mori Lanmaru, Asahinamatsu Chiyo and others. Asahinamatsu Chiyo was not as calm as Honda Tadakatsu, and before he had taken a few steps, he asked a little anxiously: "Your Highness, what is Your Highness doing here!" Why do you suddenly have to split up! ”

"Someone may be trying to assassinate me." Yu Qiuping whispered to the guards around him as he ran briskly.

"Assassination?" Mori Ranmaru was shocked when he heard this, "Is it the prophecy of the Onmyoji just now?" ”

"Yes." Yu Qiuping didn't know how to explain it, so he simply didn't explain it. It stands to reason that he had never believed such auspicious prophecies—though the samurai of this era might have believed them. The reason why he was so nervous this time was because that onmyoji actually discovered the year he had traveled through by mistake. Although the Onmyoji didn't think in that direction, it was enough to scare Yu Qiuping into a cold sweat - isn't this Onmyoji really so accurate? In that case, it is probably not true that she said that there was a bloody disaster today.

So, Yu Qiuping wanted to leave this not-so-safe mountain without saying a word. As long as he can return to his own army, others with three heads and six arms can't help him. The reason why he didn't choose to enter Gangfeng City immediately was because he didn't know who he was trying to do to him? The Miyoshi family, the Maori family, or the Changzong family or some secret opponents? Either way, it's always safest to go back to your own army.

At this time, if there were really Assassins following Yu Qiuping and trying to ambush him on the mountain, they must have already ambushed him. So Yu Qiuping divided all the people into two teams and evacuated, trying to confuse the ambushers.

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"Damn, what's going on? There's something in that tent! "The ninja leader Komatsu Yonesuke, who had been waiting on the mountain for a long time, was so angry that he was furious when he saw Yu Qiuping's people split into two teams and ran without looking back." He went a little further up and was in our ambush circle! ”

"My lord, what now?" One of the ninjas beside Komatsu Yonesuke asked in a somewhat flustered whisper.

"Chase, chase in two ways! At the same time, put a signal, so that the brothers on the mountain road will do it immediately! Komatsu Yonesuke shouted his order out loud, and the nearly 100 ninjas hiding here immediately jumped out of the bushes and woods and chased after them along the two mountain roads.

"Sure enough." After Yu Qiuping heard the movement on the mountain, he didn't need to look back to know what was happening, "That onmyoji is really good!" Without her, I would have been there today. ”

"Why are there so many ninjas in ambush in Tosa! Could it be that the one who did it was really Changzong and my family! Seeing this, Asahinamatsu Chiyo was shocked and angry and said, "Changzong and my first relatives will take revenge!" ”

"Kill us, and the Liaoyuan Bei, the drunken Bei, and the cavalry company are leaderless. As long as they are defeated, the entire Diet in Tosa Province will be slaughtered. Sen Kelong whispered in fear, "Could it be that the Changzong family has already made peace with the Miyoshi family in private, and this request for help is just to lure us out?" ”

"It's unlikely, it shouldn't be my family." Yu Qiuping shook his head and retorted. But now that the situation is in crisis, he doesn't have time to explain the reason and what he thinks to his subordinates. The goal of the Chosamune family is to dominate Shikoku, and the goal of the Miyoshi family is to turn the entire Shikoku into their own backyard. The fundamental interests of both sides are in conflict, and there is little possibility of cooperation. Changzong's relatives are not greedy for small profits, how could they cut off foreign aid for the sake of temporary profits, and do things that will make Changzong's family lose face.

As long as it is not the head of the sect, then there is still room for alleviation. It will be safe to escape back to the Momiji Army Barracks near Gangfeng Castle, and then we will thoroughly investigate the reason.

However, before the thought in Yu Qiuping's mind lasted a few seconds, a large number of ninjas suddenly burst out of the bushes beside him. For a while, "there is an ambush!" "All drawn!" The shouts rang out all around. Yu Qiuping's guards drew their swords one after another, and protected Yu Qiuping behind them shoulder to shoulder, trying to resist the ninja's attack.

In the flash of light, two ninjas broke through the interception of Yu Qiuping's guards from the gap and went straight to Yu Qiuping. In a panic, Yu Qiuping pulled out a thousand birds to meet the enemy, but was blocked by a ninja's block. The other ninja held the kunai in his hand with both hands and stabbed it towards Yu Qiuping's chest. Yu Qiuping could faintly see that the shiny blade of Kuai was black, and it seemed to be smeared with some purple viscous liquid—most likely a highly poisonous poison!

It's broken.

At the last moment, another figure flashed. Before Yu Qiuping could react, the figure had already crossed in front of Yu Qiuping and stabbed into the abdomen of the attacking ninja. However, the kunai that the ninja stabbed out by inertia also stabbed into the right abdomen of the figure in front of him.

Yu Qiuping didn't have time to think about it, and fiercely lifted Chidori and slashed again, slashing to death another ninja in front of him who was frightened by the accident. It was only at this time that the surrounding guards hurriedly reacted and filled the gap to protect Yu Qiuping in the middle.

After turning the corner, Yu Qiuping finally had a chance to take a look at the life-saving benefactor just now - it seemed to be a woman. She was dressed in a light samurai suit, without armor, and her figure was a little thin and thin. At this moment, because of the poisonous bitterness that Yu Qiuping had just blocked, he had already knelt on the ground and vomited blood, and he couldn't survive.

"You... Who are you and why did you save me? Yu Qiuping hurriedly knelt down on one knee, grabbed the woman's shoulder, and asked incoherently.

"Bong... Ordered. The woman coughed up a few more mouthfuls of blood, and her body gradually lost her strength.

"On orders, on whose orders?" Yu Qiuping didn't understand why someone would send a woman to protect him secretly? And to be able to rush out in such a timely manner, he must have followed all the way.

The woman frowned when she heard this, and shook her head vigorously, signaling that she couldn't say this.

Yu Qiuping saw that the woman's face was gradually purple, and it was estimated that it would not be long before a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared. He vaguely felt that the temperament between the woman's eyebrows was somewhat familiar—but he couldn't remember when he had seen it.

"What's your name?" Yu Qiuping asked anxiously.

"Three... Riyu Mishima... Fulfilling the mission... "A mouthful of blood poured out of Mishima Riyu's mouth, and the girl's fresh life was also lost. With the last of her strength, she spit out the sentence word by word.

"Ugh." Yu Qiuping sighed helplessly, put the girl's body on the ground, and closed her eyes for her. Although he still didn't understand what was going on, the current situation didn't give him a chance to think nonsense. Because the dozen or so guards around him were not enough to protect him and rush out—but the hundreds of ninjas who had arrived on the mountain road were almost there. Thankfully, due to the hard work of Honda Tadakatsu on the other side of the mountain road, Komatsu Yonesuke made a wrong judgment and mistakenly thought that Yu Qiuhei must have followed Honda Tadakatsu all the way. Therefore, he hesitated at the critical moment when he rushed to support.

However, when they found out that Yu Qiuping was on this side, they must have rushed to it immediately. How to end at that time, Yu Qiuping doesn't know. Thinking of this, he was not only annoyed by this. Due to the secret protection of Amano's crows, Yu Qiuping has no worries about accidents when he acts in the area - surrounded by crows' secret agents and ninjas, and all dangerous situations are eliminated. This time he came to a place where he was not familiar with life, and there were not many people here, and there was not so perfect protection. However, Yu Qiuping slackened because there were too many good days, which led to an embarrassing situation.

Yu Qiuping's only hope now is to hope that the Changzong family or the Red Leaf Army can come to support as soon as possible. However, there were not many people in Changzong's family in Gangfeng City, and the main force was sent to the front line. And the troops of the Momiji Army are still on their way to Gangfeng Castle, and even if they arrive at Gangfeng Castle, if they want to bypass Gangfeng Castle and go to Kitayama, they must obtain the consent of the garrison samurai of Gangfeng Castle. If you continue to talk like this, I don't know how long it will be delayed, and it is estimated that it will be too late.

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Just when Yu Qiuping was thinking about countermeasures, there was a sudden movement on the way up the mountain. Yu Qiuping and the guards cast their eyes to the bottom of the mountain, only to see the silver glistening in the daylight - it was an ironclad army. However, they don't wear red leaves on their helmets, so they don't look like Yu Qiuping's people. However, when they walked in, Yu Qiuping found that they were not even regular soldiers. Their formation was loose, their steps were disheveled, and their weapons were varied—but they were well equipped.

But no matter who they are, it's right to be on Yu Qiuping's side anyway. After they found out that Yu Qiuping was surrounded, they immediately rushed over with shouts and rescued Yu Qiuping. Those ninjas were frightened by the posture of these ironclad troops, and when they saw that the assassination had been discovered, the enemy's reinforcements were expected to arrive in a steady stream, so they hurriedly evacuated, but saved Yu Qiuping's life.