About half a month ago, another woman from Myozhang Village, who was adopted by Kuranaga and returned to her hometown, deliberately committed suicide by choking on water while drinking water.

The suicide of another person made Kuraga finally make up his mind - to give the women of Miaozhang Village who were "adopted" back by him a happy ......

After asking his subordinates to give the women of Myojang Village a heartfelt pleasure in a painless way possible, Kuranaga buried their bodies in the cemetery in the backyard of Genshin Temple.

Since their names were not known, they had to be buried under the same tombstone.

The people buried here are not only these poor women in Myohang Village.

Over the years, the bodies of all the victims who had been poisoned by Matsudaira Gennai and had no family members to receive the corpses were collected and buried in the Genshin Temple.

Today, when the sun was just rising over the horizon, Kuranaga led the aspirants to Genshin Temple to offer incense to the injured people who died in Matsudaira Gennai.

After offering incense and praying to the poor women of Myohari Village, Ogata turned his head and looked at ...... For him, it was a large piece of tombstone that had a special significance.

This large tombstone is the tomb of his master and his brothers......

Ogata walked slowly, caressing the first monument that appeared in front of him, the monument of the Sakakibara Hanbei.

"Master...... Everyone...... Just take a good look......" Ogata stared at the tombstones in front of him with a determined gaze, "I...... I will definitely kill the ...... of Matsudaira Gennai! ”

"Lord!"

The cry of the flying ape suddenly sounded from outside the cemetery.

The flying ape hurried into the cemetery, then knelt down on one knee in front of Kusunaga.

"Matsudaira Gennaihe...... It's time to get out of town! ”

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A team of more than 100 people marched out of the city.

This team is none other than Matsudaira Gennai, who is going to hunt in the wild boar forest, and his small surname and hundreds of guards.

And almost at the same time, when Matsudaira Gennai had just left the city, Kuranaga and his party also began to act.

They left the cemetery of Genshinji and followed closely behind the group in Matsudaira Gennai.

There are only a few hunting grounds in Matsudaira Gen.

Therefore, Kuranaga had already asked the flying ape to scout the hunting grounds that Matsudaira Gennai frequented.

It is precisely because Kuraga has long sent flying apes to conduct reconnaissance, where there are hidden paths in the wild boar forest, where there are places to stay, Kuraga and they know very well.

Their first destination was a deserted temple outside the boar forest.

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“…… We're here. Kuranaga wiped the beads of sweat from his face as he looked at a dilapidated and abandoned ancient temple in front of him.

The speed of movement of Matsudaira Gennai and the others was not very fast, after all, he was the only one who could ride horses, and the rest of the people could only walk, so that the speed of the team in Matsudaira Gennai was no different from walking.

Therefore, there is no need for Kuraga and his party to follow on horseback, and if they are on horseback, their momentum will be too loud, which is not conducive to their tracking.

So, Kuranaga and his party tracked it entirely on their legs.

This is one of the reasons why Kuranaga set their first destination as an abandoned ancient temple located outside the wild boar forest, which allows Ogata and the others to temporarily settle in the ancient temple and regain the physical strength lost due to tracking.

After leading everyone into the ancient temple, Cang Yong immediately shouted to everyone:

"Drink water to those who feel thirsty!"

"If you feel soreness in your feet, sit down and rest!"

"Flying Ape, take out all the chain mail!"

"Everybody, change into chain mail!"

Last night, Kuranaga asked the flying ape to store the chain mail in this abandoned ancient temple overnight.

If Ogata and the others were to be able to track down Matsudaira Gennai in chain mail, it would be too much of a drain on their physical strength.

In order to avoid unnecessary consumption of physical strength, Kurunaga asked the flying ape to transport all the chain mail of the seven Ogata people into the ancient temple overnight, and then take back their chain mail and put it on when they settled in the ancient temple tomorrow and regained their strength—this is the second reason why Kuranaga set the first destination as this ancient temple.

The flying ape took out the chain mail hidden in the wooden floor of the temple one by one and distributed it to Ogata and the others.

After everyone had put on the chain mail and checked their knives for all the problems, Kuranaga's command sounded again.

"Flying Ape, next...... Just go ahead with the original plan. ”

"My lord." The flying ape smiled slightly, "Then I'll take the first step." ”

With that, the flying ape rushed out of the ancient temple without looking back.

The flying ape, who is good at stealth, went to scout Matsudaira Gennai and began to rest.

As is customary during the hunt in Matsudaira Gennai, when he begins to rest, his hundreds of guards will scatter and stand guard in all directions.

Staying by Matsudaira Genuchi's side, there weren't many guards who accompanied Matsudaira Gennai to rest.

That's the best time to assassinate.

The flying ape reconnoitred the current actions in Matsudaira Gennai, and when he began to rest in Matsudaira Gen, he quickly returned to the ancient temple and let Ogata and the others, who were preparing in the ancient temple, start to act - this was the plan of Kuranaga and others.

Looking at the back of the flying ape leaving, Erlang couldn't help but mutter:

"The old man...... That Matsudaira Gennai was protected by more than 100 samurai...... Can he really sneak in and find out the information...... ”

"Don't worry." The corners of Kuranaga's mouth twitched, revealing a confident smile, "Flying Ape He is a ninja from Shiranui Ninja Village, although he is not good at assassination, but he is extremely good at stealth and intelligence gathering, he will definitely be able to come back safely." ”

"I don't know the fire...... Ninja Village? Gorou on the side turned his tongue and forced out words that he was not used to saying.

"It's a ninja force based in the Omi region, and their official name is 'Shiranuiri', but people are more accustomed to calling it 'Shiranui Ninja Village'."

"As early as the Warring States period, Shiranui Ninja Village was established in the Omi area."

"According to rumors, Shiranui Shinobi Village also played for Toyotomi Hideyoshi."

"Although Shiranui Ninja Village has had a not short history since its establishment, because they usually keep a low profile and never make a public statement, the vast majority of ordinary samurai and ordinary people are not aware of their existence."

"Shiranui Ninja Village...... Jiro's face showed a faint look of longing, "I don't know if they have any beautiful female ninjas there." ”

"You're thinking too much." Shiro on the side said angrily, "A beautiful female ninja only exists in the mouth of a storyteller, and even if there is really a beautiful female ninja, she won't take a fancy to you." ”

This conversation between Jiro and Shiro can't help but laugh.

The laughter of the rest of the people who were amused by this conversation between the two diluted the original solemn atmosphere.

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This time of waiting for the flying ape is undoubtedly long and painful.

For Ogata and others, this time is the equivalent of the last bit of time before they die.

Even though they were all ready to come to their senses, they couldn't help but feel nervous when the moment really came.

Ogata could clearly feel that his heart was beating at an alarming rate.

His hands and feet were constantly sweating outward, and every once in a while, Ogata had to wipe the beads of sweat from his palms with Haori.

Finally, the voice that Ogata and the others had been waiting for finally sounded from outside the temple.

"Lord!"

The flying ape shouted as he rushed back into the ancient temple in a sweaty body.

"Matsudaira Gennai...... It's time to rest! His hundreds of guards are now scattered! There are only 4 small surnames left by his side, and 3 guards, including Nanahara! Here's the map I just made! I've marked the location of Matsudaira Gennai on the map, and the best way to dive in! ”

After hearing the ape's words, Ogata was surprised to find that he was not so nervous.

There was a sense of relief.

As for Kuranaga, after listening to the flying ape's words, he just nodded slightly.

And then—

“…… Flying Ape. Kuranaga said softly, "Take out the drinks and glasses." ”

Last night, Kurunaga asked the flying ape to store the things in this ancient temple, in addition to the 7 sets of chain mail, there was also a bottle of sake, and 8 wine glasses.

Under Kuranaga's order, the flying ape poured the sake glass and handed it to Ogata and the others in turn.

Wine is the best wine, and when the ape just unscrewed the lid of the bottle, the sweet aroma of the wine spread out, filling every corner of the ancient temple.

Kuranaga, who was also holding a glass full of wine, stood in front of Ogata and the others.

“…… Ladies and gentlemen. ”

Kuranaga's voice was low.

"I've done everything I can with the flying ape......

"The rest of the ...... Please! ”

"The Flying Ape and I will be here waiting for your good news!"

"I wish you all...... Wuyun is prosperous! ”

With that, Kuranaga drank all the wine from the glass in his hand, and then slammed it to the ground with a loud cracking sound.

And the next moment when Kuranaga drank the wine in the glass, the seven Ogata also picked up the wine glasses in their hands.

Drink the wine in the glass like Kuranaga did just now, and then smash the glass.