As soon as the sun went down, Mizuno Fujikuro Shinkin snuck out of the castle. The moon hasn't come out yet. The surrounding wooden houses have been lit up, and a few bush clover flowers are blooming randomly by the window, reflecting on the partition door, like a painting.

He went all the way from the side gate leading to the rice warehouse to the outside of the walls of the city. The beautiful Tianhe River hangs in the night sky, and the sea water laps against the seaside wall on the west side, making a soft sound. The crickets began to whine.

When Nobujin bypassed Yonekura and stepped up the stone steps leading to the north gate, he decided not to argue with his brother anymore. During the day, his attitude was a little more arrogant. Thinking that his brother Nobumoto planned to join the Imagawa family and let the Mizuno family attack the castle where Tokugawa Ieyasu was located, Nobujin couldn't help but feel his blood surge. Perhaps blood is a matter of life and death to protest against such a stupid war.

"I can't have an argument with my brother this time, and I have to convince him calmly." Thinking so, Shinjin came to the moat and whispered to the samurai guarding the gate to open it. He looked up at the night sky again and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Out of the city, the wind gently brushed his face. Does Okazaki Castle blow the same wind, caressing the cool nights there? The shadow of his mother suddenly appeared in Shinkin's mind. At the beginning, Nobujin went to Okazaki Castle to attend Yuda's wedding in place of his father, and the mother and son, who had not seen each other for ten years, hugged each other and cried. This kind of scene made him faintly realize the joys and sorrows of life.

The three of them could have shared the joy of family together, but why do people always build a high wall to separate them for an inexplicable reason? Why can't mother and son get together? From that moment on, doubts about the impermanence of the human world germinated in Shinjin's heart.

It was understandable to protect his territory from being violated, but he was disgusted and saddened by the merciless slaughter of the weak in order to expand his territory. They forgot. It doesn't matter how many people the fierce general kills. Eventually, they will all grow old. Turned into white bones like the weak. In the face of life and death, everyone is the same, it brings solemn joy and cruel punishment. Can people realize this?

Nobujin unknowingly came out of the dim woods of the Golden Fetus Temple and walked along the field path towards the bear mansion. There was a sound of frogs all around. Nobujin once again told himself not to quarrel with Nobumoto, and to calmly tell his brother his feelings about life and the sorrow of the world, and persuaded him not to join this stupid war.

The moat of the bear mansion is lit up and is eye-catching. A wall of earth towered silently in the darkness. On the opposite side, the warehouse is hidden among the trees, like a craggy rock. Shinjin carefully removed the headscarf from his bosom. It's not so hot anymore, and the sweat on my body has dried. He put on his turban, quickened his pace, and hurried along the willow shade by the earthen wall to the back door of the musty bear mansion.

As agreed, the drawbridge was slowly lowered under the traction of a thick hemp rope. It seems that the musty smell is coming from there. Frightened, the frog jumped into the water with a thud, causing ripples on the quiet water.

Shinjin cautiously looked around. Step onto the suspension bridge. He knew that there was a girl named Yu Guo in the bear mansion. When the old owner of the family died, he decided to let the girl serve the gods for the rest of his life. Shin had heard rumors about her that she was as beautiful as a gourd flower kept in a deep house. He didn't know that the girl had been rudely possessed by his brother Nobumoto. became a captive of mad love. At that time, it was unthinkable for the lord of a city to have an affair with a woman outside the city.

After crossing the bridge, Shinjin followed his brother's advice, found a small door, and knocked lightly three times, twice each time. The small door creaked open. "Ato ......" With a low call, a scent of blue musk deer came to the nose.

When Shinjin heard the woman's call, he felt strange in his heart. There was no light around, but he could feel that she was not a maid or a humble maid. Xinjin vaguely saw her fair face and slender figure, revealing a beautiful temperament, and couldn't help but be surprised: Could it be that she is Miss Yu Guo in the house?

Since Shinmoto was able to call on this woman who served the gods, you can imagine his means. Xin Yuan once said that he had accused Xiong Ruoguan, but now it seems that it was not a word of faith, but a real subduing of Xiong Ruoguan's master, the elder brother of the woman in front of him.

The woman closed the door softly behind the letter. She leaned in again, grabbed Shinkin's hand, brought it through the cuff to her chest, and continued on her way.

"Is it Miss Yu Guo?"

The woman hugged Shinkin's waist from one side, and her soft arms made Shinkin almost dizzy. His fingers touched the woman's bouncy breasts.

"Hmm......" Yu Guo replied as she walked, "People have been waiting for you for a long time...... her words turned into rapid breathing. But the staccato words made the letter even more confusing. Originally, I heard that Yu Guo was dedicated to serving the gods, and he was not familiar with the world. Could it be that there is a different etiquette from the world, and this practice is also unique? A kind of bewitching that is different from lewdness, a heartbeat that is different from enchantment, stirring the blood of Shinkin.

Passing through the two wooden doors, I saw an unlit lantern and a few stones. There were a few faint glows along the hallway, and if it weren't for the sound of the aqueduct, he would have thought that flowers were blooming.

"Give me the knife." Yu Guo said. As she said this, her hand still did not let go of Xinjin, and she pressed her whole body to him, burying her black hair in his arms.

Shin touched the knife closely. According to this custom, when you go to the woman's room, you should untie the knife and give it to the other party. But the first time I went to someone else's house, it became a common practice not to solve the knife. Okazaki's retainers even carried knives when they went to the toilet. "In these troubled times, you must be careful everywhere." They took it as a matter of course.

If it weren't for his youth and vigor, Shinjin might not have handed over the sword to Yu Guo. But Yu Guo's intimate actions made him lose his mind. When Yukook let go of his hand, Shinjin handed her the knife. Yu Guo happily walked towards the eaves of the corridor with a knife in his hand.

Suddenly, a spear stabbed from behind the stone at the exit of the aqueduct, and there was no sound.

"Ahh Xin Jin let out a groan, and then whispered, "Miss Yuguo...... Yu Guo ......"

Only bush clover flowers and bamboo bushes make a subtle sound.

Shinjin clenched the tip of the spear that stabbed him in the thigh and shouted, "Miss Yu Guo, the knife ......"

Yu Guo was a little surprised: "Knife? ”

Only then did she notice a slight tremor in the bush bush opposite the washbasin. Both the attacker and the attacked were so calm. She hurried back, handed the knife to the letter, and asked in a trembling voice, "Is there an assassin?" ”

There was no reply. He took the knife. Then. Two dark shadows ran from the sink. Shinjin drew his sword and slashed at a dark shadow. It fell into the air, and only the whistling sound could be heard. The other shadow took a sharp step back and took a stance.

Yu Guo didn't see anything, she just felt a murderous aura in the air, and fear made her tremble. "There are assassins!" She tried to shout, but she couldn't.

"Wrong." Shinjin, who was masked with his face, whispered, "I'm Shimono Nobumoto—" He remembered Nobumoto's words and said his brother's name. Shinjin recognized the other person's appearance in the dark. They didn't seem to be wearing night clothes, but Su Fangran, who was often worn by ninjas. With the slightest movement, it will disappear into the darkness.

"They didn't retreat, and they didn't seem to recognize the wrong person." The other party was still standing on the star, not moving. Their target is the older brother. Who are they? Shin was secretly strange, and there was another wave of disgust.

One of them held a long knife in his hand, and the other man's knife was snatched by Shinjin, so he took out the short knife and put it in a position. If it hadn't been for a stab in the leg, Shinjin would have slashed it in a rage. Although the bleeding was not much, the wound was getting more and more painful.

The man with the long knife held his breath. Tiptoeing over. At this moment, there was a sound from the eaves behind him. The figure of another man swooped past him.

"Danger! Someone ......," Yu Guo screamed. She felt something like black thread fall on her head. Water from the eaves dripped onto the stone slab where the shoes were placed, making a splash.

Shin saw the figure clearly, picked up the long knife and quickly slashed at it. Blood splattered, as if it had been slashed squarely, but no groans were heard. The long knife shook slightly, and the letter was near the left side, and the knife was swung to the right. Almost at the same time, another black cat-like figure pounced on Shin's side.

"Ahh The miserable scream was not like a human voice, but like the mournful cry of some animal before it died.

There was a sound of scattered footsteps in the house, and people hurriedly ran over with lanterns. Yu Guo only saw his brother Rantaro, who was the first to run over, and he lost consciousness.

"What happened?"

"Lord Shimononobu Moto...... Killed. ”

"What? Shimono-sama......"

Yu Guo faintly heard these voices in a coma.

"Save him, it's Xinyuan Gongzi!"

The other wounded person was carried away, and Yu Guo was still in a semi-conscious state.

When she awoke, she found herself lying quietly in the hallway, with a man with bandages on his legs beside her, and the silver moonlight sprinkled on him.

Yu Guo pounced. "Ato. Nobumoto ...... "She put her ears to his chest and her lips to his neck. She has forgotten about her shame and just wants to know if her beloved is still alive. He still had a heartbeat, and he could feel the faint breathing, but he lay there motionless.

"Ato...... Prince Nobumoto. Yu Guo was a little confused. What happened tonight was too unexpected for her. She lamented that if Shinwon died like this, she would never live alone.

"Ato, you can't die. If you die, I'...... I also ......" Yu Guo began to examine the wound that had been bandaged. Unlike a knife wound, a gunshot wound does not bleed as much, but the white flesh of the wound turned outward, and the blood stained the surrounding skin. She may have thought that the injured person had lost consciousness, and suddenly licked the blood with her mouth, trying to lick the other person's wound with her tongue.

Seeing this woman's behavior so gaffe, Shinjin finally understood that this was not an ordinary feeling. "This woman likes her brother......" Shinjin had a huge doubt in his heart.

It's just that Yukoku is mistaken, and even Rantaro takes him for Shinyuan, which is really incomprehensible. He had just been attacked by two ninjas, and he expected that when someone attacked him head-on, someone else would definitely sneak up on him, so he lay on his back on the ground and stabbed the opponent in the chest from below, and the ninja didn't even have time to let out a whimper, and he cried out for his life. At that time, he deliberately made a sound, pretending to be stabbed by the other party, and deceived the other ninja to withdraw the knife.

But he didn't understand why his brother, who was supposed to arrive before him, heard this mournful cry and still didn't show up? "Didn't my brother come at all......" Shinjin began to wonder. My brother lied to me......"

At this time, Yu Guo hugged Shin's head and kissed his face frantically. "Ato...... You can't die! You can't die before me! ”

Yu Guo is getting bolder and more crazy. She hugged Shin and kissed him frantically. The moonlight became dim. It is no longer possible to shine on the body of the faith. I really don't know if this is a farce or a tragedy. If it's usual. The young letter has long since lost control. But today. The pain in his heart goes far beyond the meaning of men and women. If Rantaro knew his brother's thoughts, it would be impossible for him to pretend to be Shinkin, but he also regarded Shinjin as Shinyuan. This is enough to prove: my brother didn't come at all!

In the past, the letter must have been burning. But today, he felt a hint of coldness, like a knife blade cutting through his skin. Was it those life insights along the way that made him start to feel that there was no point in loving and hating, or the ninja who died before he had time to let out a scream just now. Makes him feel the impermanence of life? All of them were at the behest of his brother - he was discouraged.

Once the elder brother has made up his mind, he will not let anyone go. However, he took advantage of the woman who loved him deeply, which was too cruel.

I don't know when, Yu Guo lifted the headscarf on Xinjin's face. She wanted to make her life one with the man she loved so much, hugging him tightly and crying.

What will Yu Guo do if he knows that the person in front of him is not Xinyuan? Xinjin suddenly felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know how to comfort Yuguo as a young man. He reached out and grabbed the turban that had been removed, trying to cover himself again. He didn't figure out guò's move to protect himself, but to keep the other party from being harmed.

"Ah......" Yu Guo exclaimed. Then he hugged him again. The woman may have known from the beginning that Nobujin was not dead.

"Wake up...... You're awake. She seemed to be waiting for this moment to come, and buried her head in the letter with tears on her face. Shinjin quickly covered his face with one hand. You have to get out of here as much as you can! A decision must be made. Do you go back to fight Shinmoto, or do you leave the country and disappear outside of your brother's world?

The moonlight grew darker and darker, and there was no light around it. If you leave with a mask like this, maybe the other party won't realize that you have recognized the wrong person.

"Miss Yu Guo."

"Hmm."

"I don't lie to you."

"Hmmm......"

"I'm not Fujigo, I'm Fujijiu, and I'm near."

"Huh?"

"Let go of me. I was calculated by my brother. I don't know anything...... According to my brother...... Come here. The elder brother planned a qiē. ”

Yu Guo still hugged Shinjin tightly, but his body began to tremble violently. She hadn't let go of the letter for a long time. At first, she thought it was Shin Won joking.

Xinjin was helpless about this, so he had to say, "Miss Yu Guo...... Let me go. You've misidentified the wrong person. But...... I won't forget the care you took of me tonight. ”

The voice does resemble a letter element, but it sounds younger than a letter element. Moreover, Xinyuan has always called Yuguo by his first name rudely, and will not add the word "Miss". Yu Guo felt that his blood had stopped flowing, and it had become ice, and the flames of shame had spread all over his body. She thought that the other party was the man who shared the bed with her, and began to flirt with him as soon as she entered the door...... Now I know that I have recognized the wrong person. Things are getting out of hand.

Yu Guo was stunned. She was still clinging to the letter, but she had almost stopped breathing, unable to find a suitable way out. She felt more sorry for Shin Yuan than she was ashamed. Will Shin Yuan forgive himself for his rashness? At this point, she suddenly thought of death.

She made up her mind, and only then did she let go of the letter. She has no time to care about Shinjin's deception by Shin Yuan and Shin Yuan's cruelty to her.

Seeing that Yu Guo let go of his hand, Xin Jin breathed a sigh of relief. He tried to sit up in a hurry, and suddenly remembered that he had a wound in his leg. He frowned, gritted his teeth and stood up. Although the injuries were not severe, the pain in his heart was far deeper than the wounds he had suffered on the battlefield before, and the pain was to the bone marrow.

Feeling humiliated by dragging a lame leg, he limped to the moonlit place, ready to step out of the damp hallway. At that moment, he heard someone open the sliding.

"Believe in the near childe."

"Who?"

"Under is the master of this place......"

"Mr. Rantaro?"

Instead of answering his question, Rantaro calmly said, "Dangerous." ”

"What danger? Could it be that there is still an ambush? ”

"Nope. Son, it's dangerous for you to go on like this. The incident is outrageous. ”

"What did you say?"

"Brother Ling is really a cruel and ruthless person." Rantaro said in an accentuated tone, "The best thing to do is to plan for it." Thankfully, there was still a corpse. It is said that Mizuno Fujikuro Shin has recently insulted the identity of a samurai and died in the maid's room of the Bear Mansion...... What do you think? If not, your life would be in danger......"

Shin stepped down the hallway with one foot and the other still in the hallway, looking up at the moon in the sky.

Yu Guo huddled in a dark corner. Motionless.

The moonlight is getting brighter and brighter. Shin stood there motionless. He was calculated by his own brother. Kill. Or killed. A wave of disgust welled up in my heart. The silver moonlight shone on him, and it became more and more desolate. A decision must be made at this moment as to where to go from here.

"You're good at dealing with ninjas." Rantaro remained calm. "This skill may be enough to deal with Brother Ling, but listen to me, murderers will always be killed." 'Ego' is nothing but the ethereal bubble of human attachment to the self itself. Rantaro continued.

Shinjin remained silent, silently looking at the moon in the sky. He felt lonely, as if he wanted to blend in with the cold moonlight.

"What do you think? It was better to fulfill his wish, and Fujikuro Shin disappeared from the world from then on. ”

"You want that ninja to take my place?"

"Mamoru Shimono will think his plan has succeeded."

"Oh."

"Kill the son of Shinkin. At the same time, let Yu Guo bear the name of unchastity...... Maybe he will also say that the secret relationship with Yu Guo was not Xinyuan, but Xinjin......"

"You're saying he's going to spread such rumors?"

"I dare to think so."

Rantaro lowered his voice and continued, "If Prince Nobujin agrees to 'die' here, I will let Yu Guo go with you to 'die'. ”

"Miss Yu Guo too?"

"Yes." Rantaro changed his tone and said tactfully, "I have a friend in Izumo Province. He is a blacksmith at a small shrine in Kizuki Taisha in Togawa County.,Although his status is low.,But he's a confidant.。 His surname is Xiaocun, and his name is Saburo Zuo......"

Shinjin listened to him quietly. Silent. It seems that Rantaro wants Yu Guojiang to use it as a place to live. He knew that Rantaro wanted to tell him that there was no place to hide. But for the time being, he and Yu Guo dwelled there.

But he did not answer and walked out into the courtyard. The chirping of insects pierced the silence of the night. "Thank you. After hearing this, I made up my mind. ”

"Decided to go—"

"I'll do that for now."

"Take care."

The letter walked away. There was a pause in the chirping, then again. The barking of the house dog came from the back door, indicating that the letter had reached the small door safely.

Outside the city gates, the creaking of the drawbridge was heard.

"Yu Guo." Rantaro said to Yu Guo in a dim corner, "Don't be sad. You just see the earthly human heart. Wretched...... Humble ...... Popularity. Well, there's nothing to grieve. ”

The moonlight grew colder and brighter, and the leaves of the bush branches were covered with dewdrops. When the suspension bridge was lifted, there was no sound around it except the sound of insects.

After pacifying his sister Yukoku, Rantaro came to a wooden house in the mansion, where someone was already sitting.

After Rantaro closed the wooden door of the wooden house, the person in the house immediately asked in a low voice, "How is it?" "If there is someone from the Luo family here, you will be surprised to find that this person in the wooden house is the Kato Duanzo of the Luo family.

"Hehe, I didn't expect it! Mizuno Nobumoto is really amazing! Faced with Kato Duanzo's inquiry, Rantaro said with a hideous face.

Rantaro is a person with a complicated identity, on the surface he is the priest of the shrine here, but secretly, he is first of all a member of the Mizuno family, and secondly, he was secretly bought by the Oda family, but now he is being recruited by the Imagawa family, which can be described as a spy within a spy.

However, this time he didn't expect that Mizuno Nobumoto would actually attack his younger brother Mizuno Nobujin, let alone that this guy who had been fornicating with his sister would take the opportunity to abandon his sister, and even tarnish his sister's reputation in order to achieve his own goals. His sister is his rebel, so he decided to agree to what the messenger in front of the Imagawa family asked him to accomplish.

And Kato Duanzo also seemed to see Rantaro's determination, so he asked, "Have you finally made up your mind?" ”

"Yes, I'm going to make Mizuno Nobumoto pay." Rantaro said fiercely.

"So good, then?"

"Hehe, please rest assured, I have already started to set it up." After hearing the words of the envoy of the Imagawa family, Rantaro immediately said.

"Oh?"

"Your Excellency, I don't know, I've already kept Mizuno Nobumoto's younger brother Mizuno Nobujin away from here." Rantaro continued.

"Huh? Isn't this a measure of opportunity? ”

"No, Your Excellency doesn't know, with the character of this Xinjin son, he would not let his brother go so lightly. And regardless of whether this son of Nobujin will oppose his brother Mizuno Nobumoto, he will also arrange for people to lurk around Mizuno Nobumoto, and then put the poison provided by your Excellency into Mizuno Nobumoto's tea, as long as Mizuno Nobumoto is dead, then it will be good to send someone to spread the rumor that Mizuno Nobujin is the real murderer. Now, the only concern is whether your poison will work? ”

"Please, rest assured, as long as the other party drinks, these poisons will attack." Kato Duanzo immediately affirmed.

"That's fine." After hearing this, Rantaro nodded immediately, and then he hesitated for a moment, but continued to ask, "Your Excellency, I have always had a question?" ”

"Please."

"Since it seems that Mizuno Nobumoto has agreed to cooperate with you, why do you want to attack him?"

"Hehe, although this guy is willing to cooperate, but for the family, it is more convenient to directly control the other party's family than to cooperate with a guy who is constantly thinking about it?"

"I see!"

（PS：

The Earth Kid has crossed over to a ruined aristocratic son. So, he was happy. Because he got a system against the sky, a wonderful giant tree seed, an awesome pet. However, he had a cup again. Because he soon discovered that the system is a foodie, the seeds are foodies, and even pets are foodies. Some say that he was the most stingy lord, because after every battle, he would not leave even a single rotten shoe of his enemies. Some say he's crazy. Because there is a vengeance, he will take revenge on the same day. The road of a teenager whose life is on the verge of starting from scratch, the way of survival of a small nobleman in the cruel world dominated by nobles, and the thrilling growth process of the seeds of a giant tree of war from a cocoon to a giant tree.

The new book "Lord of the Giant Tree" has been released, the ISBN is 3452023, and the contract has been signed, mainly involving farming flow, system flow, practice upgrade adventure, starting from scratch, power hegemony and other elements, begging for your support, not asking for anything else, just asking for your support from a collection and a recommendation vote. Thank you very much! (To be continued......)