According to the information provided by Xianru, the national treasure that was snatched by the Miyoshi trio fell into the hands of Ishikawa Goemon in the turmoil of Mt. Hiei.

It turned out that this Mr. Ishikawa Goemon was the son of Ishikawa Akashi, a retainer of Miyoshi Chokei, whose original name was Sanada Hachiro, who had been bohemian since childhood, and was sent by his father to Echizen Province's Hieiyama Enryakuji Temple, where he was taught by the Kaga ninja Santaifu and became a "ranbo".

In order to snatch the treasure of Lin Yiguan, Asakura Yoshikei sent Ishikawa Goemon and others to Akimeura, but he did not expect that he was robbed by the three of Miyoshi, and after the bloody washing of the castle, except for two boxes of antiquities, no gold or silver treasures were found.

Ranbo followed Miyoshi and the three to Chikuzen, stole the bag of antiquities, and on the way back to Mt. Hiei, they had an internal strife, killing each other for some reason, and in the end, only Ishikawa Goemon remained.

Therefore, it is obvious that if you find Ishikawa Goemon, you will be able to recover those two treasures.

Now that they have a clear goal, everyone has confidence, and they are just waiting to inquire about the whereabouts of Ishikawa Goemon, but Chen Shen guesses that a treasure like this will most likely be taken to Sakai Town and sold.

Without hesitation, Wang Chong and Guo Yi decided to follow Chen Shen back to Sakai Town to recover these treasures as soon as possible, and at the same time, they continued to hunt down Lin Yiguan.

Everyone thanked Xianru and prepared to leave Ishiyama Honganji Temple.

Xu Ling'er asked, "Shopkeeper Chen, did you encounter any trouble when you came to Honganji this time?" Are there any other checkpoints along the way? ”

"Nope." Chen Shen replied.

Xianru said: "The shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki was killed by Matsunaga Shu and became the target of public criticism, in order to give an explanation to the people of the world, they set up a new general in Kyoto, trying to blackmail the general to order the world, and now they have no time to take care of themselves." ”

Xu Ling'er then asked: "Sister Yi'er, you came all the way from Owari Province, except for those children who followed you, are there any wild warriors?" Did you encounter Oda Nobunaga setting up a barricade to investigate? ”

Guo Yi shook his head and replied, "Except for those damn children, we haven't met anyone to check us." ”

"For more than a month, we have traveled all over the four counties of Owari and Shangxia, and we have been unimpeded like merchants, and if there are wild samurai and robbers, Oda Nobunaga will send troops to arrest them, and now Kiyoshu Castle is prosperous."

Listening to Wang Chong's words, it seemed that he had the intention of praising Oda Nobunaga, which made Guo Yi very dissatisfied and glared at him fiercely.

So, Wang Chong hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Ling'er, the pirates of Qiumepu have been eradicated, I believe that our national treasure will be recovered in the near future, and comfort Lord Lu's spirit in the sky, now that there is a shopkeeper Chen in Sakai Town to help, you don't want to stay here, go to Omi Kotani Castle to pick up your father and the Zhu family's father and son, and return to China as soon as possible." ”

In fact, Xu Ling'er has already returned to her heart like an arrow, but as a Jinyi guard, so far, she has not successfully completed a task, how to explain to the court after she goes back? He bowed his head and remained silent.

Guo Yi persuaded: "Sister, now that the shogun of Japan has been killed, there will be a war all over the place, we are all worried about Uncle Xu, you better take them back quickly." ”

Xu Ling'er thought for a while and replied: "Since Shopkeeper Chen can provide a place to stay in Sakai Town, then I will bring my father back from Otani City, and when we catch Ishikawa Goemon, it is not too late to find the national treasure and return to China, so that we can comfort Lord Lu's spirit in the sky." ”

"When Owari Province searched for Lin Yiguan, we went to Kotani Castle once, and met Uncle Xu and the Zhu family father and son, the Lin shopkeeper arranged really thoughtfully, Asai Nagamasa's retainer Kiemon took good care of them, and now, they live in a farmhouse under Kogu Castle, and they go to the shore of Lake Biwa every day to collect medicine, but they are also at ease, while it is still peaceful, sister, I will accompany you to Koya Castle and bring them back." Guo Yi preached.

Considering that Wang Chong and Guo Yi were followed and pursued by a group of children when they returned from Owari Kingdom, although they didn't say anything, Xu Ling'er judged that they might be in trouble, so he replied: "Sister, you and Brother Chong still have important errands to do, so you don't have to accompany me." ”

Guo Yi glared at him and replied seriously: "Sister, it is my duty to protect the safety of you and Uncle Xu, don't say it again." ”

Seeing that Ling'er was still about to refute, Chen Shen hurriedly persuaded: "Now that the Gyeonggi area is not safe, I have to pick up two old men when I go to Xiaogu City, accompanied by General Wang and General Guo, everyone can rest assured, don't argue anymore." ”

Although Xianru couldn't understand what they were saying, he guessed about the same, and said: "It's not early, please follow the poor monks to fast, the hospitality is not good, please have a lot of Haihan." ”

In the past few days, Chen Shen has become familiar with Xianru, and followed the preaching: "Listen to the arrangement of the powerful monk Zhengfa Wang, let's not talk about these things first, let's go to dinner together." ”

When everyone was fasting, Xu Ling'er walked out of the dining hall under the pretext of an excuse, and after a quarter of an hour, Guo Yi found that she had not come back, so she threw down her rice bowl to look for it, but was stopped by Xianru.

"There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south, and the auspicious people have their own heavenly appearance. Sister Ling'er has no problem going to Omi Kotani Castle alone; But if you can't catch Ishikawa Goemon in Sakai Town as soon as possible, it will not be easy to get those national treasures back if they are sold by this hateful turmoil. "Apparently preaching earnestly.

Guo Yi was suddenly furious and said: "Sister Ling'er makes any mistakes, I will ask you!" ”

"There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south, and the auspicious people have their own heavenly appearance!" As he spoke, he recited Amitabha.

Although Wang Chong didn't understand, he could also see that Guo Yizhen and Xianru were in a hurry and wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know what to say, so he had to beg Chen Shen with a blank eye.

Chen Shen suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly persuaded: "General Guo is angry, please believe in the right monk and the Dharma King, he will never let Miss Ling'er go alone, and will definitely send someone to protect him secretly." ”

At this time, Wang Chong and Guo Yi put their hearts down.

Xianru smiled slightly, and said: "Nan no Amitabha, Chen Shizhu, we are optimistic about the shops in the town, and I hope that you can cooperate with the two Chincha adults to find the national treasure as soon as possible, you can come to the town as soon as possible, and the Ishiyama Honganji Temple will open the door for you." ”

Chen Shen hurriedly bowed and replied, "Thank you, Your Excellency, Monk Zhengfa. ”

Xu Ling'er quietly left the Shishan Honganji Temple, along the way, anxious to see his father, to the border of Hanoi and Yamato, felt a little hungry, so he bought a bowl of miso soup and a few rice balls in a roadside shop, and when he was eating, he overheard a few drinking peasants talking about it.

Then someone asked, "Have you heard?" Akashi Ishikawa's son, Hachiro Sanada, is back. ”

"You mean Goemon bastard, right? What if he returns? ”

"Today's Goemon is not to be underestimated, it's no longer the guy you let him go east and he goes west, you let him pick up the dog and he goes to the chicken, now he is a real ninja, and he is opening the door to accept apprentices."

"What kind of apprentices?"

"Goemon was sent by Akashi-sama to Mt. Hiei Enryakuji Temple, where he studied under the Kaga ninja Santaifu, and I heard that he had something to do with Mt. Hiei a few days ago, so I didn't want to go back, and now, I'm back home and ready to set up my own door."

"If there is chaos today, since we can't be samurai, it's not bad to practice ninjas, it's better than farming, if you are favored by the daimyo one day, maybe you can become a samurai."

"Well, it should be good to study under Kaga Santaifu, I want to go."

After the group finished eating, they decided to go to Ishikawa Goemon to learn the arts.

Xu Ling'er secretly said in her heart: It really takes no effort to get it!

When he found the Ishikawa Goemon Gate, he was able to retrieve the two national treasures, so he hurriedly swallowed half of the rice ball, drank a few sips of the hot miso soup, hurriedly paid for the meal, and followed the group in the direction of Kawachi Province.

This group of people walked and rested, Xu Ling'er followed unhurriedly behind, thinking in her heart, fortunately, she still had a jade Ruyi with her, I don't know if she could exchange it for the Buddha shrine and bronze mirror, at this moment, she couldn't wait to take these two treasures immediately, and accompany her father back to Liaodong, in a trance, as if she saw Li Rusong riding a high-headed horse and coming......

Xu Ling'er hurriedly rubbed her eyes and looked up to see that it was already sunset.

"When you arrive, this is the ancient village of Yamauchi, Ishikawa-gun, where Goemon lives."

With this shout, when I arrived in front of Ishikawa Goemon's house, I saw a person lying on the ground, beaten miserably by four half-grown children like a nest melon.

This person's clothes have all rotted, and he is allowed to be beaten and kicked by the four big melon sticks......

A bewitching woman stood next to her and shouted, "Hit, hit hard, turn him over, tear his mouth, see if he says anything?" ”

The peasants were stunned, and someone shook his head and said, "It seems that it is not easy to be a ninja, and it is a great sin to suffer." ”

"If you want to be a ninja, you can't be afraid of pain, you can't be afraid of death, if you're afraid, go back."

The bewitching woman approached them and asked, "Have you come to learn from the teacher?" ”

Two of the timid ones staggered and disappeared in a moment, and the rest of you look at me, I look at you, and no one answered.

The bewitching woman laughed loudly and said, "We have just caught a thief, and he actually stole the house of the thief's ancestors. ”

As she spoke, the bewitching woman pointed to the man lying on the ground and ordered, "Hang him up for me and beat him to death!" ”

The peasants came and pulled open the four big nests, and arrested the man in the ground, some grabbed him by the hair, some pulled his arms, some dragged his legs, and prepared to tie him to the tree.

Xu Ling'er stopped to take a look, only to see that this person was scattered with hair and blood, and let them toss it......

And one of the wogues stranded his hair up, and someone brought him a rope and tied it to his hair, and led him forward......

Xu Ling'er looked at it, and was immediately shocked, shouted "Wen Tao", and quickly rushed over.

The peasants were so frightened that they hid aside, and the four big gourds rattled around Xu Ling'er......

Wen Tao also recognized Xu Ling'er, couldn't suppress his excitement, and walked over to her, but fell to the ground again because he was unsteady on his feet.

The bewitching woman asked Xu Ling'er, "Who are you?" What do you want? ”

Xu Ling'er squatted beside Wen Tao, looked up at the bewitching woman, and asked puzzledly, "May I ask this sister, what mistake did this gentleman make?" ”

"He took advantage of my family's Hachiro's absence to steal things from my house in broad daylight." The woman replied.

Xu Ling'er understood, Wen Tao must have inquired about the whereabouts of the national treasure before finding here.

At this time, Wen Tao turned over on the ground, wiped the blood on his face with his hand, blinked his eyes, smiled bitterly at Xu Ling'er, and said in a weak voice: "Bodhisattva, you are really my life-saving Bodhisattva!" ”

"Wen Tao, have you ever found the whereabouts of the national treasure?" Ling'er asked.

Wen Tao shook his head and replied, "No, not ...... yet"

When the bewitching woman saw that they knew each other, she shouted to the peasants and the four big nests: "Tie up both of them to me and beat them to death!" ”

Xu Ling'er stood up, took out a jade Ruyi from his arms, shook it at the bewitching woman, and said: "This sister, it seems that it is a misunderstanding, I am the godsister of the King of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, this is the disciple of Xianru, Honganji has two magic weapons hidden in Satsuma Akimeura, a few days ago, I heard that it was robbed by the three of Miyoshi, but in the end it fell into the hands of Echizen Ranbo, so we came here to find Mr. Ishikawa Goemon." ”

"What are you talking about? I don't understand at all! The seductive woman replied.

Xu Ling'er raised the jade Ruyi in her hand and asked: "Sister, I believe that Mr. Ishikawa Goemon can understand, please come out, I have a jade Ruyi here, which was rewarded by the Ming Dynasty to the Shishan Honganji Temple, and now, we are willing to exchange this Ruyi for those two magic weapons, do you think it's okay?" ”

Hearing that this jade ruyi was a reward from the Ming court, the bewitching woman's eyes suddenly lit up, and she rushed towards Xu Ling'er, reaching out to grab it.

Xu Ling'er hurriedly took Yu Ruyi into her arms and asked with a smile: "Don't worry, let's wait for Mr. Ishikawa Goemon to come back and then make this deal, okay?" ”

When the woman heard this, she took a few steps back and shouted, "Children, and a few of you who want to apprentice, go!" Arrest this woman for me. ”

Xu Ling'er pulled out her sword, nodded to the four big gourds and these peasants, and asked, "Do you want to use force?" Please! ”

The peasants were so frightened that they ran away, and the four big gourds shouted in unison, "Master, come out quickly!" ”

At this time, there was a strange laugh from the roof, and a big man was standing on the roof, and said loudly: "Sure enough, someone has found it here, well, let me tell you, the bag of treasures is not in my house, you give me the jade Ruyi, and I will tell you whose hands it is." ”