When Hidemitsu and the others returned to Osaka Castle, it was already late at night. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Instead of going straight back to the castle tower, they ran to the outskirts of the castle.

At the foot of the hill on the outskirts of the city, there is a small courtyard with bamboo forests all around, making the already quiet small courtyard look even more lonely.

This small courtyard is where the old man of the sword lord has newly settled, and Xiuguang's destination is here.

After tying up the carriage, the three of them didn't even knock on the door, and directly managed to climb over the wall and climb in.

Shang Chang used his strength to breastfeed before he turned over, and fell to the ground gasping for breath.

"Temple...... Your Highness! Why did I—Why did we come to such a place? Who the hell is living here? ”

"It's the master who taught me and His Highness swordsmanship, it's just a very interesting dead old man."

Xiuzong jumped down from the wall, patted the dust off his body, and strode towards the house as usual. Just as he was about to open it with his hand on the sliding door, the door was suddenly pulled open vigorously from the inside, and Xiuzong almost fell to the ground.

Xiuzong just wanted to hold on to the wall to stabilize his body, when a snow-white knife shadow suddenly and quickly stretched out from the room, and it was put on Xiuzong's neck with a "bang".

The long knife was so fast that Xiuzong didn't have time to react.

Shang Chang, who was standing behind, was so frightened that he hid behind Xiuguang.

"Stinky boy, the old man heard it just now, what does the dead old man mean?"

A voice of resentment came from inside the dark room.

"Ha, haha, don't be like this, old man, put your knife down, let's talk well~"

"You little bastard, you really haven't grown at all."

The shadow of the knife that reflected the white light in the dark night was taken away, and the oil lamp in the room was lit, reflecting the old man's unhappy face and tired figure in his pajamas.

The old man let the three of them into the house. After closing the door, the old man slowly sat on the main seat and angrily reprimanded the three of Xiuguang:

"You said that you little bastards, you come to visit in the middle of the night and disturb the old man's sleep, even if you dare to come in over the wall? Is it true that the old man is deaf and doesn't know anything? His Royal Highness Hidemitsu will forget it, but you, Binggoro, don't think that you can be so presumptuous after learning a few tricks from the old man, and the ...... next to you Who's that timid guy? ”

A few days ago, Xiuzong had just achieved a small success in swordsmanship, and the old man praised him once. But now it looks like he's going to be scolded again.

After the old man angrily finished his Xiuzong's fire, his eyes turned to Shang Chang, who was shrunk aside.

"Old man, he is my new close attendant, Oda Shocho."

"Is it a noble son of a famous family again? Look at the look of his fear, I really feel worried for him. ”

The old man pursed his lips and glanced at Shang Chang very casually.

"Getting back to business, Your Highness Xiuguang, why did you come to the old man so late?"

"Old man, please let me start from the beginning."

Xiuguang cleared his throat and began to recount the events of the day from the beginning.

Old man, after listening to it, he was surprised,

"His Highness Xiuguang? What's the use of you telling the old man about this? If you want to rescue Ukita-sama, wouldn't it be more convenient for your Toyotomi family to do this in person? ”

"Well, old man, I thought about it at first. However, not every retainer in the family is as loyal as Lord Xiu. If this matter is handled like this, not only will it not be able to save the Lord Xiu family, but it will also be caught by the Tokugawa family. ”

"That's true."

Xiuguang expressed concern, and the old man nodded understandingly, motioning for Xiuguang to continue.

"So, I've also thought of other ways with Xiuzong Shangchang. After thinking about it, I felt that the only way to find out the specific location where the Lord of the Hideya family was being held and help him escape, and then throw the corpses of people who resembled the adults of the Hideya family prepared in advance in the mountains behind Kunoji Temple in order to fool the eyes of the Tokugawa family. ”

"His Highness Hidemitsu,"

The old man suddenly spoke after listening to Xiuguang's method,

"It's a good idea. But the most important point is not whether Ukita-sama can escape, but how to deceive the Tokugawa family. It was relatively easy to escape after leaving the territory of the Tokugawa family, so it is possible that Ukita-sama would succeed in escaping. But on the side of the Tokugawa family, the Tokugawa family has Iga ninjas, how can you be sure that the ninjas of the Iga Kinkai can't find the clues on the corpses? From this point of view, this method is simply not possible. ”

"It's worthy of an old man. It's still so sharp. My thoughts are the same as yours, old man, and it is indeed difficult to do these things under the eyes of the Iga ninja. ”

Xiuguang agreed with the old man's statement, but,

"Old man, what if we also have ninjas of the same level as them?"

"That should have a chance of winning. But His Royal Highness Hidemitsu, although I don't know the situation inside you, but the old man remembers that there is no such thing as a ninja in the Toyotomi family, right? ”

The old man scratched his head and wondered.

"So that's why we're coming to you, dead old man...... Ahhh ”

Xiuzong, who was talking nonsense, was immediately hit the head by the old man.

"Old man, you're right, our Toyotomi family does not have ninjas. That's why we came to you directly from Kyoto tonight to ask for your help. ”

Xiuguang saluted the old man,

"The old man has been wandering for so many years, he must have known a lot of people. If you know a powerful ninja, please introduce me to it. No matter how humble he is, or what sins he has committed that are difficult to live in, I don't care about that. As long as I can fool the Tokugawa family and rescue the Hideki family, I, Hidemitsu, promise that there will be a heavy reward in my own name. ”

"Oh?"

The old man stared at Xiuguang with interest,

"Your Highness Xiuguang, you are such an interesting person."

He said this inexplicable sentence.

Xiuguang Xiuzong is still waiting for the old man's next sentence.

"Otherwise, His Royal Highness Xiuguang, now you go back first, and you will come back to the old man in ten days."

Xiuguang looked out of the house, and it was almost dawn. After a moment's thought, he nodded in agreement.

"I see. We'll be back in 10 days. Xiuzong, let's go. ”

After speaking, he bowed to the old man, and then immediately left the small courtyard with Xiuzong Shangchang.

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The old man closed his eyes and sat there for a while, until he could not hear the commotion outside at all, and then he slowly got up from the floor.

"Hey, you heard it all just now, didn't you?"

The old man said in a sneering tone.

There was silence in the room, and no one answered.

"Here's your chance,"

The old man tapped the ceiling with the hilt of his knife.

"Whether you want to be displaced for the rest of your life and hunted down, or a revival family, it's up to you to choose."