Chapter 30: Killing in the Night
In order to welcome Tsukahara Buchuan, Takeda Harunobu redecorated the entire Kushigasaki Pavilion as if it were a festival. Tsukahara Buden, who had just been expelled from Ueno Province by Uesugi Kenmasa, was greatly satisfied, and praised Takeda Harunobu as the hero at that time. Of course, this kind of thing is naturally indispensable. The banquet was presided over by Takeda Shinshihiro himself, and the scale was jaw-dropping: almost all the wealthy families of the Takeda family came to the banquet, and the number of people reached as many as 500. While people are amazed by Takeda Harunobu's prestige in Kai's country, they are also more impressed by the amazing financial resources of the Takeda family.
Due to the inconvenient transportation in ancient times, unless the territory of the various wealthy clans was close to each other, the social circle was very restricted, and such a large banquet naturally became an excellent platform, and the samurai who left the table and exchanged cups were everywhere. Tsukahara Bu Chuan and his entourage are naturally the focus of attention, everyone hopes to let Tsukahara Bu Chuan point out the martial arts of his family's children, don't you see his apprentice Tsukahara Molong with eighteen horsemen dare to impact the 38,000 military camp and come back unscathed? It's a live advertisement!
On the other hand, Tsukahara Molong is much more deserted, but almost all the people who come to talk to Tsukahara Molong are the governors of various powerful and wealthy families and important generals of the Takeda Army, and the intention of solicitation is self-evident. It's just that Tsukahara Molong has already said in Ueno Province that he is aiming for kendo and not in the fiefdom, so it's not easy to say it explicitly, but he just keeps giving hints to Tsukahara Molong. Tsukahara Molong didn't accept it, just kidding, I just finished saying that my ambition is to join you as a swordsman, isn't this a slap in the face? And what does it mean to join the Takeda Army? Some people say that it means an incomparably bright future, which does make sense, after all, the Takeda Legion under Takeda Harunobu is indeed very elite, and it is indeed very promising in this era when the fist is big. But who is Harunobu Takeda's nemesis? Long-tailed Jinghu! Just kidding, how else can I get to Kasuga Mountain Castle...... Ah cough, although both of them are very outstanding generals, they have been on the bull for sixteen years in a place like Kawanakajima, which is a big fart, and let Oda Nobunaga become bigger, so it is not a good choice. Well, that's it.
The banquet ended in an atmosphere of joy. The night was slightly drunk, and Takeda Harunobu once again invited Tsukahara Buchuan and Tsukahara Molong to have tea alone, along with Takeda Nobuyoshi and Iitomi Huchang.
Sure enough, after chatting for a while, Takeda Harunobu bowed his head and said, "Lord Tsukahara, I and other Kai samurai all admire your kendo very much, although the Ashikaga shogun has summoned you now, I still hope you can mention a little bit or two, and we will be very grateful." ”
Tsukahara Bu showed a look of embarrassment, but still nodded: "Since Lord Takeda sincerely invited, I had no choice but to accompany him." It's just that I can only stay here for three days at most. ”
Although he was a little regretful, Takeda Harunobu still bowed his head and said, "Then please lord!" Although Takeda Harunobu is very good at using troops, his opponents are also very strong, Shinano's four generals are not only veterans who can fight for a long time, but also can form an overwhelming advantage over the Takeda army in terms of troops, resulting in Takeda Harunobu since the use of troops, although he has won many battles, but has never been able to swallow Shinano's land, can only fight piecemeal, hoping to accumulate a lot.
"I admire Lord Molong's good battle very much, but it's a pity that I can't be a minister in the same hall." Fan Fu Huchang suddenly spoke.
How could Tsukahara Molong not hear what he meant, and shook his head at the moment and said: "My heart is in the way of the sword, and Lord Iifu still doesn't want to be strong." After that, Takeda Harunobu and Takeda Nobushige hinted several times, but they were all rejected by Tsukahara Moryū.
It was late at night, and Tsukahara Moryu went to the accommodation arranged for him by Takeda Harunobu with his master, escorted by Iitomi Torama. Lying on the slightly cool tatami mat, Tsukahara Moryu's smile gradually faded, and his gaze became colder and colder: Uesugi Kenmasa, Hojo Yasushi ...... Losing my Tsukahara Molong, Molongbei is only a strong team at best, as long as I'm still here, I can rebuild a stronger Molongbei, and then I want Kanto to bleed!
Just as he was thinking about it, a wave of sleepiness gradually came to his mind, and after a while, Tsukahara Molong let out a slight snoring sound. Suddenly, a strong sense of crisis came, and Tsukahara Moryū pulled out his sword without thinking about it, although the light in front of him was dim, but with his voice and the feeling honed from countless competitions, Tsukahara Moryū still successfully blocked the kunai shot in the dark. But then, a feeling of dizziness and powerlessness quickly spread throughout the body: smoke? Or poison? Tsukahara Molong's brain was running rapidly, but the movements in his hands did not stop, and after the Ku Wu who shot out again was blocked, Tsukahara Molong struggled to jump back, and the small few behind him who were standing just now were quietly cut in half!
Tsukahara Molong gasped at this time: someone blackened the knife with a special material, making it non-reflective and extremely hidden. This technology is widely used in modern special forces, but it was not expected to be ...... in the Warring States of Japan
Although the sound in the darkness was very slight, Tsukahara Molong could still vaguely distinguish that three people had entered the house, and the other party dared to make a move in such an environment, it must have been quite prepared, these three people must be extremely good at assassinating in the dark, otherwise even Tsukahara Molong would no longer be able to see the human form clearly in the dark, let alone fight.
"I see?" Tsukahara Moryū said in a low voice. Although the feeling of sleepiness and powerlessness still spreads, Tsukahara still bites the tip of his tongue and forces himself to stay awake. It's hard to say which side the current ninja belongs to, Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo, if you say it, they all have reasons to kill themselves. Uesugi and Hojo don't need to talk about themselves, but Takeda Harunobu saw Kato Duanzo's miraculous ninja back then, and directly gave the order to Kansuke Yamamoto to kill this person, which shows that his capacity is not very large. Today, I have repeatedly rejected his invitations, and it is normal for me to kill myself.
"Draw the knife - cut off the water!" Tsukahara Moryū fought with a trace of sobriety and used his strongest sword forward. Although those three are good at assassination in the dark, but in the face of a kendo master like Tsukahara Moryu, once their whereabouts are discovered, there is almost only death left. It's just that Tsukahara Molong can only judge the opponent's position based on the sound, so after the full moon of the knife, he was still dodged by one person, and took advantage of the opportunity when Tsukahara Molong turned his back to him, and stabbed Tsukahara Molong in the heart. However, he needed to step on the tatami mat on the ground because of his forward rush, and the slightest sound was noticed by Tsukahara Moryū, who turned around at the moment but it was too late. At the last moment, Tsukahara Moryū kicked backwards suddenly, and with the advantage of leg length that came with the height advantage, he kicked the opponent out before the knife stabbed him.
The man was kicked and smashed the paper door and fell into the courtyard, Tsukahara Molong understood that it was not good for him to fight in the dark, but once he went out, he might be surrounded and killed by the other party, so he stood at the junction of light and darkness, and said coldly: "Go back and tell your master, wash your neck and wait for me Kanto Demon Dragon, get out of !! At this time, Tsukahara Molong had already realized that something was wrong, it stands to reason that Tsukahara Buden's residence was very close to him, and he had made such a loud noise but still didn't move, which was definitely not right. If it was said that Tsukahara Bu Chuan was killed, he didn't believe it, and Tsukahara Bu Chuan would capsize in this kind of place. Moreover, Sasaki Nagahide, Zhou Dashuai and others are also there, and Kato Duanzang is even more ninja, it is impossible for these people to kill them all quietly.
"It's worthy of the Kanto Demon Dragon, it's really good at fighting." A stone in the courtyard actually began to melt under the gaze of Tsukahara Moryu, and an old man with white hair but a face that could not be seen gradually appeared. At the same time as the old man appeared, Tsukahara Molong found that the surrounding scenery had changed, and it was a dilapidated residence!
"Illusion?" Tsukahara Molong raised his eyebrows, and then he understood. "Those who can use illusion to such an extent, today are probably the only ones who are fruitful." Tsukahara Molong felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and although he left the room, there was still a large amount of incense-like gas in this courtyard, and I don't know if there was a poisonous Molong Tsukahara among them.
"Hehehe" The old man laughed solemnly, and gradually changed into the appearance of Tsukahara Buchuan: "If you can escape this murder today, you can come to Nara to find my fruit." After saying that, I didn't see how he moved, but he turned into a breeze out of thin air and disappeared into the courtyard.
"Eight Grid Tooth Road ......" Tsukahara Molong can barely stand, at this time, a large number of ninjas suddenly rushed out of the surrounding courtyard, all armed with sharp blades, Tsukahara Molong has learned some ninja things from Kato Duanzo, knowing that these people have always been cultivated as war ninjas, and do not have to receive much training in disguise and other aspects, because of this, these killing machines are the most tricky guys in ninjas.
Tsukahara Moryū slashed the knife on his arm, and with the help of the pain, he sobered up a little, and then he was killed and killed with these warriors.