Chapter Fifty-Six: Guns and Swords
When Uesugi Kiyoshi pushed open the door, a small sake gourd was already hanging from his waist.
At a glance, he saw Yuichi Kudo standing under the eaves by the wall, holding an umbrella alone, and in the other hand was a half-lit cigarette, swallowing clouds and spitting smoke without any scruples.
"The law says minors can't smoke."
Kiyoshi Uesugi joked and walked up.
Hearing his voice and knowing who he was, Kudo Yuichi didn't look back at all, spit out a smoke ring, and said with a smile: "The law also stipulates that murder must be sentenced." ”
"When you should have killed, didn't you kill it correctly?"
He glanced at Uesugi Kiyoshi and shrugged.
"Get used to it, Qing, at least in this country, there is no law in the eyes of those privileged classes."
“...”
"Tobacco helps to think – a stick?"
Uesugi Kiyoshi refused without even thinking about it.
He didn't really like the feeling of a rushing and choking smell filling his nasal cavities.
Kudo Yuichi didn't care, his eyes were so good, he had already seen the small wine gourd on Uesugi Kiyoshi's waist.
"What is this? A token of love? ”
He circled around Uesugi Kiyoshi, bent down, and carefully glanced at the wine gourd, amazed.
"Looks retro, antique? The people of the Celestial Empire are different from the little girls in Tokyo, and isn't it much more useful to send this thing than a confession letter? ”
Yuichi Kudo is hinting at the fact that he once helped a large number of female classmates send confession letters to Uesugi Kiyoshi.
Uesugi gave his friend a clear look, too lazy to argue with him.
He had already come back to his senses, looking at Yuichi Kudo's ambiguous smile on his face, Uesugi Kiyoshi was a little puzzled and stopped his friend's shoulder, his eyebrows raised, and his eyes were a little playful threatening.
"I found out, Yuichi."
"You were the one who matched me and Apricot between words, and it was you who made me and Dongwen Maki a family, and now you want to draw me another red line, right?"
"What do you mean?"
Yuichi Kudo was slapped by Uesugi Kiyoshi, grinning a little in pain, but the smile on his face did not change.
"Of course I want to see you get a firewood knife."
He rightfully gave the reason for the shock.
Immediately, Yuichi Kudo snorted and denied what he had just said.
"Just kidding, okay, now isn't the time for small talk, is it?"
"Seriously, Qing, I know that your swordsmanship is extraordinary, but I didn't expect you to be so strong, you tell me the truth, just fought with that Celestial Empire person, did you really lose, or are you in someone else's territory, you have to ask for others, and deliberately humble?"
It's a blunt way to change the topic, but this sentence successfully diverted Uesugi Kiyoshi's attention.
He smiled a little bitterly.
"I don't want to lose if I can win, I can't beat with a knife and a fist, if my master knows, I guess I will be very disappointed, I'm sorry for his careful cultivation."
"It's true that I lost half a move, and when I fought him with my fists and kicks at the beginning, the sense of suppression he gave me was similar to when I used my sword and Master Ji Gu - it was completely a realm of suppression, not a level of martial arts."
"Later, with the sword, I can barely fight, maybe I'll be half a point faster, and I'll win."
Yuichi Kudo pursed his lips and was slightly speechless.
"Don't be modest, that's Ye San."
"I didn't expect that this Master Ye would be a teacher in Tai Sui, and he was also a legend in Kyoto."
Yu Kudo flicked the ashes of his cigarette, his eyes a little fascinated.
"About more than ten years ago, in the [cultivator] circle of Tokyo, there were two rising stars who fought with real skills, and some people gave them a nickname, called [Gun and Sword Double Unique]."
"The sword is the Xinyin sword, and the gun is the Liuhe gun of the Celestial Empire--yes, it's your master Shangquan Xiuchuan, and Ye San."
"How strong is Ye San, you can compare it to your master, that Master Ye, a six-way gun, a pair of eight slashing knives, I don't know how many swordsmen hated on the spot."
"It's too old, and I don't know the specific deeds, but it is said that Shangquan Jianhao and this Master Ye have also fought each other, and the outcome is unknown."
"How long have you been learning swords, this level is okay."
"It doesn't seem to be long before I can go out and brag that I have a best friend of the swordsman."
Hearing this, Uesugi Kiyoshi did not feel comforted, but frowned.
"Liuhe gun? Are you mistaken, are you sure it's not a stick? The Liuhe gun is not Wing Chun's..."
"Wait!"
"Li Tai Sui... Surname Lee? ”
"Isn't it... No wonder you said let me worship my grandfather..."
"That will make sense..."
Uesugi muttered a few words, but he didn't dwell on the matter.
"The stronger he is, the better, he will be there tomorrow, and with such a strong man in the formation, it feels like we will have a lot more chances of winning."
"Although we don't have a lot of power that we can use now, I'm always a little uneasy, those ghost clans in the big rivers and mountains, I don't know how much will gush out, if the ghost king is in person, it will be a big trouble."
"In the battle of the transcendent, it is difficult for mortals to intervene, even if they have been enlightened, they are not completely sure after all."
Yuichi Kudo nodded lightly in agreement.
"Indeed, then, do you have any plans for tomorrow?"
Uesugi Kiyoshi raised his hand and pointed at it, and a trace of gray-black mirage wrapped around his fingertips, driven by his mind, formed a simple model in mid-air.
Kudo Yu had seen this power for a long time, and thought it was the "qi" of Uesugi Kiyoshi's cultivation, so he didn't make a fuss.
"This is a topographical map of the headquarters of the Tobunkai that Maki Tobun gave me."
"The traditional Japanese-style courtyard, with different rooms separated by layers, although the area is not very large, but the terrain is also very complicated, if they have been prepared, it will be a tough battle."
"Two side doors, one front and one back, I think it's better to enter in four ways."
"The courtyard there is relatively narrow, and it is not necessarily a good thing for a large number of people to rush in, so they will divide their troops and fight into it, and then use the transcendent person as the tip of the knife to directly behead Dong Wenyu."
"Those mortals are right behind us, building defensive lines, cleaning up the battlefield, preventing the mortal reinforcements from the opposite side from entering, and holding out until we succeed."
Yuichi Kudo stared at the sketchy topographic map and nodded thoughtfully.
"Are you going to have a barrel raid, indeed, if Dong Wenyu dies, what is left is scattered sand."
"Akutagawa should be able to produce a few task force members with some skills, and I can transfer some elite detectives to you, but there won't be many of them."
"More Transcendent reinforcements... One is gone. ”
"I'll say hello to the Metropolitan Police Department, although I can't intervene directly, but Akutagawa will send the investigators of the association to be vigilant, if there are other transcendent organizations in the way, they can block it, but it will definitely not be able to stop it for too long, we are in Tokyo, and we still have to be bound by some rules and regulations."
"Here, no one dares to say that they can cover the sky with one hand."
"In short, there is only one chance, and if you don't solve it quickly, there will be endless troubles."
"What exactly do you want to do?"