"You and ...... Did His Highness know that Stars before? Is there a holiday that you can't solve? After a moment of silence, I asked. Racking your brains, searching for dry intestines, and wandering around...... But no matter how hard I tried, I still couldn't remember the kid I had ever met. It stands to reason that my memory shouldn't be so bad, not to mention that he still has such a "character"!

"No, I really haven't had the chance to meet Your Highness!" He shook his head with a relaxed and natural expression, as if he was answering "Have you eaten it?" Something like that. This unabashed attitude confirmed my suspicions, but it also made me even more confused about the purpose of his attempt at my head.

"Then you are...... Do you want to use the head of His Highness the Stars to receive a bounty from someone? I continued to ask tentatively. This should be a fairly reasonable explanation, and now some people are starting to be willing to pay for my life. Although I still didn't admit my identity until now, I felt more and more that this denial was meaningless, and if he was just greedy for money and not so obsessed, this would be easy to do! After all, there is hardly anyone in Japan who can offer a higher price for my head than I do, and I don't have to do the "hard work" of my own hands!

"That's not ......," he shook his head at the apparently reasonable conjecture this time, to my surprise. Although I am far less rich than you, I am not so short of money to spend! You can take a look at this knife of mine......" he said, holding the long red-sheathed sword in his hand in front of him. "This 'Little Izushi Angang' is also a famous knife, and it is the representative work of the Angang family! The price of 370 kan and its origin may not be much in your eyes, but can you imagine that a person who can afford a saber of this grade will fall into the shameless situation of exchanging the head of a fallen samurai for a bounty like those vile mobs? ”

"In that case...... Do you have any enmity with His Royal Highness the Stars Army? "Now there is only one reason left, although I don't want to admit it, but it is also possible, although all these years of non-stop fighting are just for survival, and should not involve deep personal grudges, but not necessarily for those who have lost their families. Seeing that the kid in front of me didn't seem to be so emotional, I defended myself and said, "Maybe there's some misunderstanding here, you know it's ...... on the battlefield."

"How could you have such an idea?" He glanced at me in astonishment, as if rather dismissive of my "reasonable" explanation. “…… You're quite 'kind' compared to your lord, and you're actually the same compared to most of the other generals! Whoever is more merciful than you, even a little, is long gone by now. Sometimes I even wonder how you have managed to hold on to this and how well you have mastered this 'degree'! You should be 'glad' to be your enemy, at least they don't have to worry so much about their wives and children behind them! ”

"Then why do you hate me so much?!" I finally confessed my identity in indignation, and who can remain calm with someone who must put you to death for no reason.

"You're starting to talk to your heart, and it's nice to be able to talk honestly!" He grinned relaxedly, and instantly returned to his "innocent and cute" demeanor. “…… In fact, I am not only not hateful to you, on the contrary, I am full of admiration! My father also spoke to my brother about you from time to time, and was one of the few who agreed on you. In today's troubled times, no matter how much people flaunt the name of 'righteousness', they will still have some 'stains' on their bodies! But among all of them, it seems that you are the only one, His Royal Highness Zhuxing Qing, is an 'other', some people may question your origins, but no one can point a finger at your character! ”

"Then what is the reason for you to kill such a person of perfect morality?" I tried to calm myself down, and any kind of agitation in this situation didn't help.

"Moral integrity! Is there really such a person in the world? He raised his jaw and stared at me from top to bottom, his tone full of bitter ridicule. Can a man as pure as ice cause his enemies to fall apart? Is it possible to conjure up unimaginably vast wealth in the sky like a myth? Is it possible that even people like Matsunaga will not dare to slander? Could it make the 'Tiger of Kai' sigh unfathomable? With that, he began to walk back and forth in front of me. All this only shows that you are a very cunning person, so that no one can catch your 'tail', so it seems that you deserve to be a good or even outstanding 'politician', but ...... Could such a politician be a man of 'perfect moral character'? ”

I was dumbfounded by him, and I can't help but say that he saw me better than some of the people around me.

"But that's not the point, and it doesn't have much to do with me!" He stopped and stood there, looked at the sky with his eyes and said thoughtfully, "...... If you don't care about the things behind it, it's not easy to do big things without losses, not to mention that it almost never impacts the lives of ordinary people! Maybe the world really should ...... Oh! He was suddenly startled and realized his gaffe. I'm sorry! Your Highness the Stars, I'm a little off topic......" He smiled at me and said, "Actually, the reason why I want to offend Your Highness is an extremely personal factor! ”

"Personal factors?" I asked rhetorically, I really don't know how to understand the word.

"Yes!" He nodded vigorously, a look of indignation in his eyes. "From childhood to adulthood, among all the brothers, whether it is reading and reading or sword and horse martial arts, I am the best and the best! In the contest of articles and schemes, my brothers did not beat me once; When it comes to martial arts, I beat them right away and down; Even the language of the Nanban merchants was a good thing for me, but my father was always partial to my brother and always turned a blind eye to my grades! Do I deserve this kind of differential treatment just because I was born a few years late, or for some other unknown reason?! At this he pounded his chest, as if he was in a hurry to squeeze out a breath of resentment.

......"I didn't know what to say, and I couldn't figure out what it had to do with me, because I didn't even know who his father was."

"This time it's different!" He suddenly looked at me again with squinted eyes, like a butcher looking contentedly at the fat pig waiting to be slaughtered on the stone platform. “…… If I kill His Highness the Stars today, who has been terrifying my father, he will look at me differently! In fact, it doesn't matter, killing the world's first wise general at the age of less than 10 years old, even if you go to any family, it is not difficult to become a heavy minister! ”

"You've been eyeing me for a long time, and you planned to take this path this time?" I no longer had the thirst I had when I first woke up, but I was bitter.

"It turned out that I was just wandering around looking for a target, but I didn't expect such good luck!" Probably rejoicing in his luck, he couldn't help but laugh. “…… After getting the report of your trip to Weifu, I began to guess the purpose of your trip, and it was finally determined when I learned that you were traveling to Toba Castle of the Nine Oni Family via Ise: His Highness the Stars is leaving his impregnable lair! Of course, I don't know where you're going, but I've been studying the Nine Ghosts' usual shipping routes; Wind direction currents during this season; and the political situation in various places, I boldly gambled in Changlu, but I didn't expect this treasure to really let me bet on the right one! ”

"What a mistake your father had!" I said with a lot of emotion. "With such courage and strategy at a young age, you will be a character who can dominate the world in the future! I haven't met your brothers before, but I don't think I'm better suited to succeed than you as governor. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, it's really my pleasure!" He bowed politely to me and felt the "kindness" of a cat to a mouse. “…… In fact, because this place is far away from the environment I am familiar with, and my subordinates are far less effective than yours due to time constraints, there are still many loopholes in this plan! ”

"Even if you want to show your prey, there's no need to be so condescending!" I smiled wryly and said that it looked like I had fallen into an elaborate trap.

"Do you think I'm trying to humiliate you? You really shouldn't think so! He shook his head and said regretfully: "Actually, due to the haste of preparation, there are many problems with this operation!" It's not that I don't know, it's that I just don't have time to prepare. ”

"How can you think of luring wolves to the plains, and such a plan can be said to be elaborate?"

"Since you don't believe it, then I'll talk about it, just talk about this wolf-luring part!" He sat down on a rock, supporting his body with a scabbard. "You've probably been out of the bottom for so long that you've forgotten about a lot of things! Your ninjas have found livestock that have been killed by wolves, and they believe that the hungry wolves have descended the mountain. The wolves in the north do have some 'reputation', which is not seen in the south, so it is normal to have this kind of understanding. But why don't you think about how difficult it is to have a livestock in this impoverished eastern country, and how can it appear in the wild on a snowy day? Now that the snow is closed, it's the time when gossip spreads the fastest, and if the wolves attack the village before it spreads sooner, why wait for your ninjas to find out? Actually, it was a risk for me to lure the wolf with the livestock I bought, but I gambled that your ninjas wouldn't check the livestock trade of the previous day. To be honest, it's safer to use small beasts, but I only have two ninjas with me, and although I am good, I still can't do it all! ”

"Looks like I'm really dead this time!" I can only smile bitterly. "Even if I don't die today, I'm afraid I'll have to plant this sooner or later!"

"Actually, you don't have to blame yourself too much, I'm afraid that there is no perfect person in the world!" He stood up and reached for the hilt. “…… Don't waste time, my ninja won't be able to delay your men for long! When I cut off your head, I will indicate the location of your corpse, so that Your Highness will not be violent in the Corpse Wilderness. ”

What else can I say in this situation? I didn't even carry a knife to disguise myself as a businessman, but even if I did, it wouldn't be of much use. Since he dared to face me alone, I am afraid that he will be quite sure.

"Don't do such a thing!" Just as I was in despair, a pleasant female voice suddenly sounded outside the entrance of the cave. “…… Although this guy is sometimes very angry, after all, it is my lord! For my sake, let's let him go, right? Please......" This soft and ecstatic voice is so intimate at this moment, and it is still a little familiar.