Back in the wooden house with a slight musty smell, Xuankong opened the wooden window in the house and saw the decorations in the wooden house through the sunlight. A simple futon was laid out on an old tatami mat, and deeper in the wooden house there were simple bookshelves and a handful of ribs, as well as a Japanese-style samurai robe.

Xuankong took out the letter in his arms, sat on the floor in front of the window, and looked at the letter. What catches the eye is a flowing calligraphy, with the help of Xuankong's past memory, the tall warrior monk should only know a few simple Chinese characters, so this letter should be written by the scholarly monk in the temple.

Thinking of this, Xuankong finally remembered the name of the tall warrior monk - Kentaro Sasaki, as he said, he is a descendant of the Sasaki clan, his grandfather was exiled for offending the clan, and since then he has changed his surname to the second Sasaki, and then because the main family was defeated, he became a ronin, and finally his father converted to Yanqing Temple and became a warrior monk of the temple.

Later, Genku skimmed through the contents of the letter and learned that Kentaro had written a letter to himself to inform him that the Naginata that Seshu Village was building that day, which he had won in the race, was now stored in Kentaro's place. Kentaro in the letter boasted about Genku's martial arts, and asked about Genku's condition, and finally hoped that after Genku recovered, he would have another match with himself.

After reading the letter, Xuankong put it aside. Get up and lean in front of the window, looking at the monks outside with smooth and leisurely steps. Thinking about how to survive in this troubled world of the Warring States.

Suddenly, Xuankong's body twitched, and he immediately bent down to pick up the letter on the ground. Hold the letter in front of you, and keep your eyes fixed on the letter letter. Then he shouted: "August 2 of the second year of the Yuan turtle." Xuankong's call immediately attracted the monks who walked around. After Xuankong pretended to be calm and sent away the monks, the whole person sat on the ground softly.

As a Japanese student who is interested in the history of Japan's Warring States period, Genku now keeps reverberating in his head, "Burning Mt. Hiei". Do you want to be the first person to be burned to death among the many people who pass through? Xuankong's whole person trembled, and he was at a loss for a while.

At this time, Genku suddenly remembered a clear path, so he got up and began to think that he could cross the countries to reach Mikawa and defect to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the final winner of the Warring States. However, when Genku picked up the ribs and came to the foot of Mt. Hiei from memory, he saw the Oda army surrounding Mt. Hiei. Xuankong's heart was half cold in an instant. So Xuankong turned around and returned to Yanqing Temple on Mt. Hiei.

After eating with the monks, Genku returned to the gloomy wooden house, lying straight on the futon, thinking about how he could break through the Oda army and go to Mikawa to hug Tokugawa Ieyasu's lap in the chaotic environment.

However, judging from the current situation, even if the Xuankong martial arts are good, it will be difficult to break through the Oda military formation, resolve the unforeseen dangers on the way, and reach Mikawa safely. Thinking of this, Xuankong got up suddenly, came to the window by the moonlight, looked at the Jing Pavilion not far in front of him, and became more determined in his heart to escape from Mount Hiei as soon as possible.

In the next few days, Xuankong took back the big naginata knife he had won, and through Jisaki, he got a pair of Amitabha Buddha that was common to monks and soldiers, although the monks were not as good as the samurai's, but compared to the peasant soldiers, it was much better. After that, Genku took the opportunity to observe the loopholes in the Oda military formation, and prepared to take advantage of the dark night and high wind to escape from Mt. Hiei, which was about to be burned by the Demon King.

However, when Genku took care of his package and prepared to flee overnight, he found that the hole in the Oda army formation that had appeared a few days ago had been filled. And even the patrol of the ashigaru has increased a lot. So Xuankong had to go back to his home and look for a good opportunity to escape again. In the days that followed, Genku broke into the Oda Army several times, but was discovered by the patrolling Ashigaru and had to start all over again.

As September drew closer and Genku became more and more anxious, the Oda army under the mountain issued the sixth "evacuation advice". At this time, Xuankong came to his senses, he made a big mistake, although the demon king is domineering, but he will not have too many excuses from others, and issuing a "refuge advice" is a favorable weapon to block the mouth of the world in the future. And he mistakenly thinks that the demon king has surrounded Mt. Hiei and is ready to raise the butcher's knife at any time.

So Xuankong left Yanqing Temple in the daytime, dressed in a full and wrapped in a headcloth, and went down the mountain with his package. The monks and soldiers on the road all asked where Xuankong was going, and every time Xuankong answered to take refuge, it would arouse the ridicule of the monks, and even Jisaki was a little dissatisfied with Xuankong. Pulling Xuankong aside, he said, "Xuankong Shamen, why are you afraid of the Oda army and trying to escape?" In the holy land of Mt. Hiei, the Oda family did not have the courage to attack, but they were afraid that the 'evacuation notice' would be a trap to trap the monks on the mountain. ”

Xuankong looked at the anxious Jisaki, his heart was a little warm, and he said to Jisaki: "If Kentaro is not at ease, it is better to go and watch with me." After hearing this, Jisaki hesitated for a moment, and then followed Genku down the mountain together. The other monks were armed with bows, arrows, and naginatas preparing to attack the Oda family, who was patrolling at the foot of the mountain.

As soon as the two of them reached the bottom of the mountain, they were surrounded by a team of ashigaru armed with two or three guns. One of them, who looked like a samurai, turned to Xuankong and asked, "What are you doing?" When Genku heard this, he immediately said in Japanese, "We are monks who have taken refuge in the mountain, and we hope that you will let us go." When the warrior heard this, his eyes rolled and he said, "Since you are monks who have come down the mountain to take refuge, do you have any belongings with you?" Leave your possessions behind, and you will depart. ”

When Jisaki heard this, he immediately became angry, and said to Xuankong: "The Oda family, sure enough, they are all villains without morality, Xuankong, I will wait and kill the general." After hearing this, Xuankong was unusually calm, his eyes looked at the middle-aged man who was surrounded by everyone not far away, and shouted loudly over there: "My lord, I want to take refuge from the mountain, can I let him go?" ”

When the samurai heard this, he laughed and said, "Didn't you hear what I said? Leave your belongings behind. As soon as the warrior had finished speaking, he was whipped from behind. The warrior immediately drew his sword and turned behind him, and in an instant he was kicked to the ground, and was pointed at four or five sharp swords. Then the middle-aged man who was surrounded by everyone said to Xuankong and Jisaki: "Under the wise ten soldiers to guard Guangxiu, the people were rude, disturbed the two mages, and hoped to forgive the sin." ”

After hearing the man's introduction, Genku and Jisaki froze at the same time, and Jisaki then put down the naginata in his hand and said to Akechi Mitsuhide: "Your Excellency is Lord Akechi Shibei Mitsuhide, the retainer of the Ashikaga general, next time Kentaro Saki, it's rude!" And Xuankong looked at the middle-aged man in front of him who was full of solemnity and noble temperament, and remembered the famous "Instinct Temple Change" eleven years later.