On April 15, the 15th year of astronomy, Mino-shon-ji Temple.

At this time, Chongfu Temple was full of people, and many believers were worshipping the Buddha devoutly.

In one of the courtyards of Chongfukuji Temple, a young girl was looking at a pool in the middle of the courtyard with great interest. There are several fish chasing each other in the pool.

Through the reflection of the water surface of the pool, you can see the girl's face clearly. delicate jet-black hair; melon seed-shaped face; dark and deep eyes, glowing with charming color; The tall nose and pale pink cherry lips reveal a firm and melancholy feeling. The delicate and delicate facial features are matched with a white and red kimono, showing its noble and elegant temperament.

This girl is the pearl of the "Mino no Vi" Saito Michizo, Saito Guidie. Because of his intelligence since childhood, Saito Guidie was favored by Saito Michizo.

This time, Saito Michizo went out hunting and brought his beloved daughter Saito Guidie out. Saito Guidie, who has been independent and strong since he was a child, did not want to follow his father in the mountains and forests, so he took advantage of the time when Saito Michizo entered the mountains and forests to hunt and came to the nearby Chongfu Temple to play. Accompanying Saito Guidie this time were several maids led by the maid Wai Mushino, as well as a retainer Mori Kosei who was accompanied by more than a dozen guards.

At this time, Mori Kecheng was already twenty-two years old, but he was still just a small ashigaru group leader in the Saito family. Later, after Michizo Saito was killed by his son Yoshiryu Saito, he went to Oda Nobunaga. Today, seeing his princess running to Chongfu Temple without authorization, Mori Kecheng, as one of the Saito Michizo's accompanying guards, immediately brought more than a dozen subordinates to be responsible for the safety of Saito Guidie all the way under the arrangement of the important ministers at home.

"Fish, do you think this pond is too small? Every day wanders around such a small piece of heavenly geography. Do you find it boring? "Saito, who is less than eleven years old, is at the time of innocence and sentimentality. She suddenly wondered if the fish would be happy if they were trapped in such a cage-like pool.

"Kill!" Just when Saito was sad, there was a sound of fighting from the hospital's surgery.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, please check it out later, except for Your Excellency Rong." Mori Kecheng, who was guarding near Saito Guidie, also noticed the abnormality at this time, and immediately said to Saito Guidie.

"Kill!"

At this time, Kizo Shigemada, who was following behind, led a dozen people from the side courtyard to break into the front of Saito Guidie's courtyard, and with a wave of the sword, a horizontal slash followed. A soldier of the Saito family, who was stunned and didn't know why someone had broken in, was stopped by him and cut in two. The people behind him couldn't bear it anymore, and they broke in and slashed indiscriminately, killing everyone in the courtyard with all their strength.

Seeing this, Sen Kecheng immediately shouted, pulled out his sword and rushed towards Muzo Shigezhong, he had already seen that the leader of this group of people was the other party, so he used the trick he was proud of. It's his usual fighting rules, first entangle you and then give you a ruthless knife, this knife technique is very unstoppable, and it is also outstanding in the area of Haguri County in Mino.

The two weapons "scandium" collided together, and Sen Kecheng seemed to fall down, but his steps were quite steady and took a small step back. Let Kizo Shigezhong have the feeling that he can kill the other party with one sword, but although he is pressing step by step, he can't get what he wants. Dozens of hits have been struggling. Kizo Shigetuda finally felt that something was wrong, and found that there was no way to retreat, and he couldn't kill the other party when he entered, and he couldn't get out of his body when he retreated.

At this time, a person suddenly dodged and came to the body of Muzo Shigezhong, raised his knife to block, and "scandium" was another collision of weapons. Between the lightning and flint, Kizo Shigetada finally saw clearly that the person who came was the flying section specially sent by the lord Masashi from Kyushu to support the mission, and his heart was immediately happy.

Seeing that there was another strong enemy, Sen Kecheng's momentum was undiminished, after shouting, the knife qi danced like a rainbow with a powerful knife technique, pushed forward, "scandium" a sound of two knives collided, with the strength of the collision Sen Kecheng kicked back three steps and finally withdrew from the battle circle, looked left and right, secretly complained, it turned out that due to the enemy's premeditated attack, at this time he brought more than a dozen subordinates, all of a sudden were killed and retreated, and there were already seven or eight corpses of their own people lying on the ground. At this time, several Saito soldiers stationed outside the courtyard also killed the courtyard after discovering the abnormality.

Sen Kecheng looked behind him and was immediately surprised. At this time, there was only one soldier left in front of his princess, and the moment he turned around, the soldier's ID split a spear that stabbed at him, but from behind his side, a ring knife suddenly flew out, and slashed directly at his head, the blade cut through his skull like cutting tofu, and red blood and white brains were mixed and splattered all over the ground.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Princess, for the offense." At the moment when the soldier fell, a figure came to Saito's side like lightning and directly controlled Saito.

"Ahh Damn it! Seeing that the princess had fallen into the hands of thieves, Sen Kecheng shouted angrily.

"Surrender, no matter how stubborn you resist, I will be rude to Her Royal Highness the Princess." The person who held Saito Guidie hostage threatened. At this time, Saito Guidie was so frightened that his face was bloodless, and he couldn't even make a sound.

"Hmph, who the hell are you?" Mori Kecheng motioned for the remaining few Ashigaru to stop resisting, gathered around him, and then asked.

"There is no need to try to delay time, your lord is still chasing prey in the mountains and forests at this time?" The person holding Saito Guidie hostage said again. This person is none other than Kato Duanzo, the first ninja of the Luo family.

They are here today for only one purpose, which is to loot Saito Guidie, one of the famous three ladies of the Warring States period in history. In order to accomplish this task, they have been lurking in the country of Minong for more than half a year. Today they finally waited for their chance.

Of course, as for why they traveled thousands of miles from Kyushu to Minoku to rob women, neither Kato Duanzo, nor Feidan, Kizo Shitadada and others have been clearly analyzed. But when they saw Saito's beauty, they naturally thought that it was their own lord who coveted this girl's beauty. But soon the question arose again, his lord had never come to the country of Minong, how did he know that the princess of the lord of the country of Minong was a beauty who captivated the country and the city?

Of course, Masara didn't know about the messy conjectures of several of his subordinates, and his purpose was actually very simple, that is, to destroy the marriage alliance of Owari and Mino in the near future, and rob Oda Nobunaga's wife. And then blame it on other heroes.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Tell your lord that his princess will be treated with the best of the best, and that every year a letter will be written to him, and that when the time is right, his princess will even return to him. At this time, Muzo Shigezhong, who was also covering his face, spoke out.

"No, you can't do that, if you're going to go, walk over my corpse." Sen Kecheng waved the knife in his hand and said directly.

(The monthly pass at the beginning of this month is too bad, so I ask you for a few guaranteed monthly passes!) (To be continued......)