When he took the note from Kato Duanzo's hand, Sasa Naimasa was still looking forward to it, but when he saw those two words, there was an uncontrollable look of disgust in his eyes.

In black and white, unusually concise and clear:

Cry of blood

What is a cry of blood? Why do you cry blood?

The legend of the cuckoo crying blood, Cheng Zheng still has to roughly remember. It seems to say that many years ago, an emperor in Shu, called "Emperor Wang", let the emperor not do it, went to the mountains to practice, and turned out to be a cuckoo bird, which was called in the spring. In spring, the blood is azalea.

It is said that the cry of the cuckoo is the call of Emperor Wangdi to the woman who is in love.

This legend is too bizarre, too beautiful, so beautiful that the taste of literature and art is too heavy, and it makes Sasa Chengzheng a little disgusting.

How elegant did the ninja who invented that poison have to be to come up with the name "Cry of Blood"?

The so-called "Emperor Wang's Spring Heart Trust Cuckoo" and the so-called "Cuckoo Cries Blood Ape Wailing" are all poems of the Tang Dynasty, which tell the story of the cuckoo's blood.

"Crying blood" is, of course, the poison that Sasa Chengzheng was infected with.

The cause of the incident must be traced back to the life-and-death struggle at the Shinano and Ueno borders a month ago.

Cheng Zheng was poisoned by two kinds of poison that night, one was a poison needle in a cylinder, and the other was poison quenched on the knife of Zhongnin. These two poisons are quite common in Kita-Shinano, and it is precisely because they are common that Sanada Hatsune can easily help Seimasa detoxify.

But the paradox is yet to come.

After leaving Shinano, Sasa Narumasa has been coughing incessantly...... He tried his best to endure it on weekdays, but there were always a few times when he couldn't bear it.

Hemoptysis will occur every day.

Since leaving Shinano, Sasa Narumasa has coughed up blood every day, but he doesn't want others to know, so he persists.

After returning to Echigo, Narumasa immediately asked Kato Duanzo to investigate, but the information he got was scarce.

He had confirmed with Chiyo Mochizuki that the two poisons he used to be ambushed by the Togakure ninja were common things, and there was nothing new in the combination, and Sanada Hatsune's detoxification method could be said to be completely correct.

What's the deal with "crying blood"? Who poisoned it?

The only thing that is certain is that during the period from Sanadakan to Kasugayama Castle, someone manipulated his diet and put a slow poison called "blood crying".

Is it Chiyo Mochizuki, or Hatsune Sanada, or ...... The most unlikely person?

"Fruitheart?"

Cheng Zheng called softly, and found that no one responded, so he couldn't help sighing.

"Duan Zang, you send an order to Chiyo Nu and let her come to Ninja City."

"Hay!"

"There is no need to check the 'blood' anymore, continue to infiltrate North Shinano...... The wealthy people there, try to win them over. ”

"Hay!"

"Let's go down...... Walk in a proper manner, and the lord is outside. ”

Duan Zang's sharp eyes were stunned, and he quickly lowered his head and turned around, and walked out of the room obediently step by step.

When he saw the dusty Valkyrie outside, Duan Zang immediately knelt on the ground, but the Ji warrior ignored him at all, patted the ass of the moon hair, and walked into the room with his feet raised.

Sasa Narumasa knelt respectfully:

"I don't know that the lord is coming, I haven't been far away, please forgive me."

"I heard that you won the battle, so I'm here to congratulate you."

Sister Jinghu's hair was a little messy, thinking that it was because she was in a hurry, but the first thing she said was to congratulate Chengzheng on winning the battle.

Even if the war report is fast, it should only be sent to Stable Bridge City at this moment, so how did Sister Jinghu get here?

Or rather...... Why was she able to get to Ninja City so quickly? Alone again?

"Duan Zang...... Retreat left and right, and no one is allowed within 20 meters. ”

As soon as Sasa Naimasa finished speaking, his face was already flushed, and although he tried his best to restrain himself, he couldn't help but cough when he heard Kato Duanzo's footsteps gradually disappearing.

Who knew that after coughing this sound, as if he wanted to release the itching accumulated in his chest, Chengzheng coughed one after another...... Completely can't stop.

His chest was snorting like a bellows, and his face had turned into a sickly flush, although he covered his mouth and nose with his hands, Sister Jinghu, who was close at hand, could still smell a little blood in the air.

…… Sweet ...... The taste of blood.

Just when he was coughing so much, Zuo Zuocheng couldn't help but close his eyes, but even in the gap between his eyes, he still gradually lost the scene in front of him...... When you close your eyes, it's dark, and when you open your eyes, it gets darker.

Crying blood, as the name suggests, as long as the person is not dead, he will always be like Chengzheng hemoptysis.

Although Cheng Zheng is not dead, he is already more uncomfortable than dead.

In the process of gradually losing his vision, a pair of hands gently rested on Chengzheng's shoulders.

The familiar fragrance poured into his nostrils, and the touch of those slender hands came from his shoulders...... Despite being separated by a layer of clothing, Cheng Zheng could still feel the roughness and strength of those hands.

The world seemed to stop spinning and shaking, everything in view gradually brightened, and Sasa Seimasa was strangely quiet.

When he opened his eyes again, what caught his eye was Sister Jinghu's stunning beauty.

Before this, Zuo Zuo Chengzheng had looked at that delicate face countless times, but he had never felt that Sister Jinghu was as beautiful as ever.

There are beautiful women in the north, who look at the city and then the country.

It turns out that the most beautiful face has always been out of affection, if it is not affectionate, how can you need to "take care of it again"?

It turns out that the most beautiful face always comes from the eyes of a lover.

Sazuo Masashi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, a little blood wet his lips and hung on the corners of his lips, looking hideous and terrifying.

However, the warmth and tenderness in his eyes melt everything.

“…… Yaga. ”

The two looked at each other for a long time, and Sister Jinghu finally scolded Cheng Zheng, took out a white silk handkerchief from her arms, and carefully helped Cheng Zheng wipe the blood from her lips.

"Big husband...... I have already found out the cause of the disease, and I have already sent someone to Kyoto, and Mitsuhide and his teacher, Mitsuhide and his teacher, Mitsu Naose, should be there soon...... Don't worry, I'm fine. ”

Zuo Zuo Chengzheng patted his chest and gave Sister Jinghu a letter of guarantee.

Sister Jinghu was originally very worried, but after receiving Chengzheng's assurance, she finally put her mind at ease.

After all...... Sasa Naruma didn't lie to her.

Is it?

Did Sasa Seimasa really not lie to her?

Maybe she just thought she hadn't lied.

"Where's the heart?"

"She's gone to Kita-Shinano...... Said to help you find a way to detoxify. ”

Zuo Zuo Chengzheng nodded, after he woke up, he didn't see Guoxin, he already felt strange, and when he saw Sister Jinghu coming to visit him overnight, he confirmed the guess in his heart.

It's just that...... Guoxin went to Kita-Shinano alone...... Isn't she afraid that she won't come back?

She went to Kita-Shinano...... Is it for the Sanada family, or is it to help him detoxify?

Sasa Chengzheng didn't know, but what he knew at the moment was his own choice.

…… He could only choose to believe in the fruit.

After exhaling slowly, Cheng Zheng stretched out his palm and gently held Sister Jing Hu's little hand, which made Sister Jing Hu a little surprised, she was going to dodge, but as soon as she saw Zuo Cheng Zheng's pale face and the miserable state when she coughed, her heart softened, and let Cheng Zheng pull her to a corner of the room, where there was the sand table terrain of the entire Guanbazhou.

"Look, my lord, this is Ninja Castle, this is Matsuyama Castle...... The lord of Iwatsuki Castle next to him, Ota Shishimasa, just sent an envoy yesterday, saying that he was going to respond to the call to defeat Hojo......"

He said it very slowly and accurately, Sister Jinghu stood behind Cheng Zheng and listened quietly, thinking about what this man had done for herself in the past two years, she only felt extremely heavy, so heavy that she couldn't bear it......

In a trance, Maeda Keiji's voice floated far away again:

"Ninjo has surrendered!"