26, the narrow road meets again
Shimazu Yoshihiro held a scimitar in his hand, pointed at Lin Liuguan who was lying on the ground, and shouted loudly: "Don't play dead for me, get up and follow me!" ”
Xu Ling'er was very angry and replied: "His injuries are very serious and he can't walk, we are going to take him to Sakai Town for treatment, as for any grievances you have, let's talk about it when his injuries are healed." ”
Shimazu Yoshihiro pointed the scimitar at Xu Ling'er again and asked, "You go your way, why do you care about our business?" ”
Xu Linger refused to give in, so she drew a sword with Shimazu Yoshihiro.
Lu Yunlong hurriedly stood in front of Ling'er, staring at Shimazu Yoshihiro with his eyes.
At this time, Lin Liuguan opened his eyes slightly, and suddenly found that Shimazu Yoshihiro was about to make a move with Lu Yunlong, he knew the temperament of the Satsuma people, and hurriedly touched the short knife on his body, and sighed, and said: "Ling'er, let's go, I promised others that I can't break my promise, please leave me alone, if you don't obey me, I will kill myself immediately." ”
Lu Yunlong was very clear about the current situation, and he judged that Shimazu Yoshihiro would not kill Lin Liuguan, so he shook his head lightly at Xu Ling'er.
Putting away the scimitar, Xu Ling'er said helplessly: "Don't leave it here, please take care!" ”
Shimazu Yoshihiro didn't answer, grabbed Lin Liuguan, put it on his horse, and led the horse in the direction of Sakai Town.
The four of them also got on the horse, and when they passed by Shimazu Yoshihiro, they found Lin Wenjing lying on the horse, looking at his brother and crying, Xu Linger couldn't help but shout: "Liuguan, you have to take care!" ”
Back in Sakai Town, they found a nearby inn and stayed there.
Taking out a packet of herbs to stop bleeding from his bag, Guo Guoqiang said: "I see that Ling'er has an injury on her arm, Wen Jing, you go and send her a trip, and by the way, tell her that it is time to eat in a while." ”
handed over the herbs to Xu Ling'er, and the two chatted a few more words, and after Lin Wenjing left, she plugged in the door and smeared herbs on the wound.
At this time, I suddenly heard Wen Jing shouting "Sixth Brother", and I cried bitterly.
Xu Linger hurriedly leaned on the window to take a look, only to see Shimazu Yoshihiro dragging Lin Liuguan inside, and Lin Wenjing was lying on the ground, pulling his leg and crying bitterly.
Lin Liuguan asked in a weak voice, "Wen Jing, who are the three people who are together?" ”
Before he could speak, Shimazu Yoshihiro was in a hurry, stepped forward and kicked Lin Wenjing away, dragging Lin Liuguan to continue walking.
Xu Ling'er couldn't bear it anymore, quickly got dressed, ran out with a sword, and stopped Shimazu Yoshihiro.
Worried that they would have a conflict, Guo Guoqiang hurriedly walked out, gave a deep salute to Shimazu Yoshihiro, pretended not to know who he was, and asked: "This strong man, although we met in Pingshui, but we have also joined forces to resist the enemy, we can be regarded as destined people, dare to ask the strong man's surname?" ”
Shimazu Yoshihiro glared at him, did not answer Guo Guoqiang, pointed at Lin Wenjing and asked, "What is the relationship between this child and the pirates of Akimeura?" ”
Guo Guoqiang, who was smiling, replied: "Children are not sensible, please forgive me!" ”
"So you're all pirates from Akimeura? Don't you know me Yoshihiro Shimazu? ”
Shimazu Yoshihiro asked loudly, while dragging Lin Liuguan inside, and under the guidance of the shopkeeper, he came to his guest room.
At this time, Lin Liuguan persuaded: "Wen Jing, you don't care about me, take care of yourself!" ”
Guo Guoqiang followed, bowed deeply, and said very politely: "It turned out to be Yoshihiro Shimazu, disrespectful, disrespectful!" We are not pirates from Akimeura, but businessmen from Sakai Town, and this kid is Lin Liuguan's younger brother. As he spoke, he took out a few packets of herbs used to stop bleeding and handed them to him.
"What is this?" Yoshihiro Shimazu asked cautiously.
"Lord Yoshihiro, I see that you are injured, and the injuries to your six senses are also very serious, I will help you put on these herbs and it will be fine, and please ask for your permission."
"Come in." Yoshihiro Shimazu replied.
So, Guo Guoqiang first put Lin Liuguan on the tatami mat, untied his clothes, found the arrow wound, and helped Shimazu Yoshihiro roll up his sleeves and apply medicine to their wounds.
Lin Liuguan clenched his teeth, sweating profusely in pain, but he didn't say a word.
Guo Guoqiang comforted: "It's okay, it will be cured in a day or two." ”
When Guo Guoqiang applied medicine to his wound, Shimazu Yoshihiro asked, "Do you still have this medicine?" ”
"Wen Jing, you go and get a few more packets of medicine and give them to Yoshihiro Shimazu." Guo Guoqiang replied.
Taking advantage of Lin Wenjing's efforts to get medicine, Shimazu Yoshihiro asked again, "What are you doing in Settsu Province?" Why did Matsunaga arrest you? ”
Guo Guoqiang smiled slightly, and replied: "Lord Yoshihiro, if you go to that outpost first, you will also be arrested, for fear that the shogun will summon the daimyo Kamiraku, Matsunaga Hidecai has set up countless checkpoints, and the investigation is very strict, in short, today's fight is indispensable, either you help us, or we help you, but anyway, thank you very much for your help!" ”
"Jiuxiu Xiao'er is really rude!" Shimazu Yoshihiro scolded loudly, pointed at Guo Guoqiang arrogantly, and asked loudly: "Don't answer what you asked, let me ask you, what are you doing in Settsu Country?" ”
"Let's go to Ishiyama Honganji Temple to make a vow." Guo Guoqiang said, pressed Shimazu Yoshihiro's hand pointing to him, and asked politely: "My lord, may I ask what you are doing in Settsu Province?" ”
"I'm going to send Lin Rokukan to Honganji Temple and make him a monk here to prevent his brother from colluding with the Tsukina sect and causing trouble on our Satsuma territory," Shimazu Yoshihiro replied.
Guo Guoqiang pretended to be surprised, and hurriedly asked: "Could it be that the pirates of Qiumepu want to set off a single attack in Satsuma?" ”
"Not yet, once we attack Akimeura, there will be such fears." Yoshihiro Shimazu replied.
At this time, Lin Wenjing took the herbs, Lu Yunlong and Xu Ling'er also followed, Guo Guoqiang hurriedly pretended to make a gesture to introduce the identity of Shimazu Yoshihiro to everyone.
Xu Linger understood Guo Guoqiang's intentions, bowed to Shimazu Yoshihiro, and said: "It turned out to be the second son of Lord Shimazu Takahisa, please take care of me." ”
Putting away a large bag of herbs, Shimazu Yoshihiro's anger disappeared for the most part, and he still asked reluctantly, "What are you doing in Settsu Province?" ”
"Lord Yoshihiro, maybe you don't know that Lin Yiguan actually slaughtered his uncle's entire family in Sakai Town, and now only this young master Wen Jing is left, we all know that most of the pirates in Akimeura are believers in the Ichijo sect, so I took Master Wen Jing and gifts to Ishiyama Honganji Temple to meet Xianru, I hope that the king can have more restraint on those pirates, especially the pirate leader Lin Yiguan who lost his humanity, let alone be bewitched by him." Guo Guoqiang replied.
After hearing this, Shimazu Yoshihiro laughed loudly, patted Guo Guoqiang's shoulder and said: "Well, since we have the same goal, let's walk together tomorrow." ”
Taking advantage of Shimazu Yoshihiro regaining his senses, Guo Guoqiang then asked: "Lord Yoshihiro, do you still remember, there is a Xu Sanguan who used to practice medicine in Kyushu?" ”
Shimazu Yoshihiro nodded seriously and replied, "Of course I know, Xu Langzhong once treated my father for a serious illness, I know that he is a miracle doctor, and I remember that he has a son." ”
Guo Guoqiang smiled and pointed at Xu Ling'er and introduced: "Hehe, this is Xu Sanguan's daughter Xu Ling'er, but she has been raised as a boy since she was a child. You may not know that Xu Langzhong not only saved your father, but he also saved the tenth generation of Honganji Temple, Zhengru, with her, I believe Xianru will definitely help us. ”
At this time, Shimazu Yoshihiro couldn't help but be in awe of Xu Ling'er, gave her a deep salute, and asked, "Since your father is Xianru's benefactor, that's really good, but I wonder if Miss Xu is willing to help me?" ”
"Please rest assured that we will do our best to help you convince you that you will never be introduced into Satsuma." Xu Linger replied seriously.
Shimazu Yoshihiro let out a burst of laughter when he heard this, and suddenly, he sank his face again, turned around and approached Lin Liuguan, and shouted loudly: "It's enough for you Miss Xu to help me, now, I'll kill this bandit." With that, he raised the saber in his hand high, making Lin Wenjing howl in fright, and hurriedly hid to the side.
It was too late, that time was fast, and with lightning speed, Lu Yunlong grabbed his arm.
Shimazu Yoshihiro knew his strength, so he didn't struggle anymore this time, and asked with a glare: "Since Miss Xu can stop Lin Yiguan from colluding with Xianru, what else do you want this pirate to do?" Shouldn't he have killed? ”
Xu Ling'er tightened her face and said: "Shimazu Yoshihiro, since Lin Liuguan is willing to help your Shimazu family, it means that he has good thoughts in his heart, and he must not kill people who abandon evil and follow good, let alone take revenge, otherwise, I will not help you!" ”
Guo Guoqiang smiled and waved his hand at Shimazu Yoshihiro, motioning for him to put the knife down, and then asked, "Lord Yoshihiro, how much do you know about the Ichijo Sect?" ”
At this time, Shimazu Yoshihiro put away his saber, took a step back, shook his head but did not answer.
Guo Guoqiang said seriously: "The Pure Land True Sect belongs to the Pure Land True Sect, specializing in the transcendence of the wicked, which is why the pirates of Qiumepu, as well as those defeated samurai, most of them are believers of the Sect, if you kill Lin Liuguan, who abandons evil and follows good, you have committed the taboo of Xianru, I think, you might as well hand him over to us, and we will send him to Ishiyama Honganji, and it will save you from going to talk to Xianru again." ”
At this moment, Lin Liuguan's heart was full of gratitude, and tears couldn't help but flow out......
Shimazu Yoshihiro pondered for a moment and asked viciously, "If Xianru doesn't listen to me, do you dare to kill Xianru with me and burn Honganji Temple?" ”
"As the Dharma King of the Sect, we must not act recklessly, as if we are reasonable people." Xu Ling'er replied.
"In that case, I would like to meet this Dharma King. Tomorrow we will walk together and take the path to Ishiyama Honganji, and we will never meet this bastard Matsunaga again. ”
Shimazu Yoshihiro said that, and got up to see off the guests.
Xu Ling'er and Lin Wenjing both wanted to take Lin Liuguan away, but Shimazu Yoshihiro resolutely refused to agree and promised to never hurt him again.
In the middle of the night, Lu Yunlong wanted to go to the pharmacy of the shopkeeper Lin, so, under the leadership of Wen Jing, the four of them went out of the inn together, revisited the old place, and found that the dragon flag in front of the door was missing, and it was replaced with two red lanterns, on which the word "Xiaoxi" was written.
At this time, Xu Ling'er suddenly remembered one thing, wasn't the short and fat old man who lent the monkey surnamed Xiaoxi?
Sure enough, after a while, I saw little Nishironzo carrying a lantern and singing with the Western missionaries back......