There were eleven people in Lingxuzi's party, and in addition to the four masters transferred from the reconnaissance team, there were three Kanyu Taoist priests and their assistants.

After bidding farewell to Chu Fan, they went straight to the Shiroyama Pier, where they boarded the ship of the sailor and headed straight for Akune in the Satsuma Domain.

Needless to say, the purpose of this trip is, of course, the gold mine that has not yet been discovered, but no one in the team knows the real purpose except for Lingxuzi and the three Kanyu Taoists-the main business of the Kanyu Taoist priests is to look at feng shui for people, and they walk a lot between the mountains and rivers, so naturally they also have some experience in looking at mineral veins, so as soon as Chu Fan came back, he invited three Kanyu Taoists who were good at prospecting from Fujian at a high price.

But after all, they are outsiders, and the gold mine is the temptation that is most likely to make people lose their minds, so Chu Fan thought about it, and finally invited Lingxuzi to preside over this matter - after all, he is also a Taoist priest, and it is not easy to communicate with peers.

After traveling for a few days and successfully arriving at Ajiune, Lingxuzi and the others joined up with the people who stayed here last time.

After three busy days of paying homage to the lord of Akune, receiving the Kanhe issued to them by the Satsuma Domain, and preparing the food goods for the long journey, the procession, known as the "Expedition Trade Route" in the name of the East India Company, set out in three routes: the northern route was led by Reikuko himself, along the water to Minamata, then to the east to Hitoyoshi, and finally through the Ichiboyama to the Western Capital, and then south to Miyazaki; The middle road takes Iza to Kobayashi, and after crossing Mt. Takahira to Miyazaki; The southern detour is relatively far, first to the Satsuma River, then to Shira, Kirishima, and finally to Miyazaki via the capital.

Before leaving, the lord of Akune repeatedly told Reixuko that it was best not to go to the vicinity of Minamata if it was okay, because there was a "mob commotion" there, and he was afraid that if they bumped into any accidents on the way, he would not be able to explain to Shimazu Iehisa.

He didn't say anything, but after he said it, Lingxuzi had to go and see it - Chu Fan had told him before he came that Amakusa Shiro Shizhen's Kirichi Dan Righteous Army had already entered Satsuma, so let him inquire about some news by the way.

Sure enough, Lingxuzi was stopped when he walked to Izumi City just now, and the city lord of Izumi City told him the news that shook Kyushu Island:

The Kishirdan rebels captured the first castle - Tsunamu!

Although Tsunaimu was only a small town, it was enough to cause a stir in Kyushu and even the whole of Japan, and although the resistance of the Chechitan cultists had not stopped over the years, it was scattered and small, and most of them were extinguished in a very short time.

And this time, the disciples of Kishita actually made such a big battle - hundreds of disciples from Amakusa Shimoto Island took down Tsuna Kimoto Maru in a surprise attack, killed more than 30 of the Ashigaru guards, and even more rebelliously cut off the head of the lord of Tsunaki Castle, which was a samurai appointed by Shimazu Iehisa himself!

And that's not even counting that, it is said that fanatical followers burned Tinaimu and nearby villages to the ground, forcing those who did not believe in Chezhi Dan to obediently go with them - all their food and clothing were looted, what could they do if they didn't go with them?

The news was like a pebble thrown into the calm water, and the ripples around Tsunagi quickly spread in all directions, and the entire Kyushu Island knew about it in just a few days.

Of course, this also includes Changming Temple at the foot of Baiguan Mountain.

When Ah Er heard the news for the first time, he couldn't believe his ears - when did the brothers and sisters of the Holy Sect become so powerful that they could even take down the city?

Since he was baptized into the Church, his faith in his heart has become more and more firm - last year's harvest was not good, only seventy percent of the rice fields in his town were harvested, and after paying the rent to the monks, there was only a little chaff left, and if it wasn't for the Holy Sect to save him, he didn't know if his family would have survived this winter!

His faith was firm, but he became more and more pessimistic about the future of the Holy Church—seeing that the number of parishioners listening to the sermon for Mass was decreasing every time, and the place of the sermon was shifted from Shimodashiro Village to a farther and more remote mountain village, he knew that the life of the Holy Church was becoming more and more difficult; Although the parishioners are still encouraging and cheering each other on, holding hands and praying to God, he is really worried that such days will come to an abrupt end one day.

Now the faithful of Chechitan have gathered and conquered a city in one fell swoop! He also cut off the head of the castle lord! How did this make Ah Er almost go crazy without excitement?

What's more, the conquered city is quite close to Changming Temple - although Tsunaki Kimoto Maru Aji has never been there, he has heard of it, and it is in the northwest of Baiguan Mountain, and if you go over the mountains, it will only be a day's journey!

In other words, if Ah Er is willing, he will only need one day to be able to throw himself into the arms of the Holy Sect army!

This made Ah Er so overjoyed that he didn't even bother to plant the seedlings, so he hastily cleaned up and rushed home from the rice field - he wanted to discuss it with his wife.

In this hurry, Ah Er didn't notice that on the mountain road where he often picked up horse manure, a group of people in black samurai uniforms were striding silently.

By the time he realized it, the other party had already walked behind him, and he quickly flashed to the side and knelt down, but he still did not escape punishment.

"Yaga! Damn it, don't you have long eyes? ”

As the scolding sounded, Ah Er immediately felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, and then he was kicked to the ground fiercely, and then he saw clearly that the leader of this group of people was a gray-haired old man, and the eagle-like gaze scraped on him, which made him feel cold.

Fortunately, these warriors were in a hurry to leave, scolding and hugging the old man, and soon disappeared into the tall temple gate of Changming Temple.

The old man was none other than Abe Tadamoto of the Hanamakan, but even in his capacity as the president of the Ranbo Rebellion, in this heavily guarded Kinoshitamaru headquarters, he didn't dare to breathe more, so he had to carefully report it layer by layer, and after a long time, he saw a waiter come to invite.

Following the waiter to a hut, Abe Tadahonbai prostrated himself in front of the door, his head buried deep between his outstretched hands.

"Abe-kun, as the president of the Ranbo, why didn't you sit in Nagasaki and come to Changmei Temple instead?" A deep voice floated in front of him, and Tadashi Abe could tell that it was Tadaji Kato's voice.

"Back to His Excellency Kato, my subordinates came in a hurry, because I found out about a major matter that is vital to my Kinoshitamaru." Abe Tadashi buried his head deeper.

"Oh? What could make Abe-kun chaotic? Another old voice came, and Abe Tadashi couldn't help but peek out of the corner of his eye, but it was Ukita Hideya whom he had only seen once.

Abe Tadashi steadied himself and said the news he had inquired about, but he heard a "poof".

It was Ukita Hideya who spurted a mouthful of blood! (To be continued.) )