The Inner Prefecture, which owns most of Japan, has resources and troops that are beyond the reach of the Ashina Province, and when it rushes head-on on the battlefield, the Ashina side has almost no chance of winning.

So far, the reason why the Inner Government has not launched an attack with all its strength is that on the one hand, it is due to the oppressive force of Ashina's single heart, and if the Inner Government does not die for a day, the Inner Government will not be completely at ease.

On the other hand, in order to collect information, the Lone Shadow Crowd who infiltrated the city and the Turbulent Wave Crowd of Xianfeng Temple had already reached a cooperation, and the Lone Shadow Crowd even obtained a lot of detailed information about the experiment of Reed's name turning into water.

Changing water can greatly improve the user's all-round physical fitness in a short period of time, and to a certain extent, keep the user in an immortal state.

But those who drink the water will also have a corresponding weakness - fear of fire.

The Lone Shadows conveyed this information to the Inner Mansion Commander who was in the rear, and they also wanted to get more clues about Ashina's special powers.

Ashina's ninja group of Taka belongs directly to Ashina's Isshin, but as Ichishin's state deteriorates, there are also differences of opinion within the Taka group.

A part of the Eagle people quietly stood on the side of Genichiro, facing the two ninja organizations at the same time in the case of uneven hearts, the Eagle people were really powerless, and they even had to pretend to be a tengu and personally kill the "rats" who infiltrated the city.

The disadvantages of Ashina Province are all-encompassing, and there is no hope of victory from that point of view, and it is in this desperate context that Genichiro intends to desperately seek the power of Ryuyin.

'Dragon's Yin, the one who becomes like water, and the one who possesses worms...... Worm-appenders? ’

Lu Xiao's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration.

It is true that the parasitic giant worm in the body is difficult for normal people to accept.

But now that Ashina has reached a critical moment of life and death, I just don't know if Ashina's soldiers have a firm belief in sacrificing themselves to save the country.

'Let's give it a try. ’

"Ahem~"

When there was a stalemate between Ichiro and Jiulang, Lu Xiao coughed lightly and walked out from behind the screen.

Ichiro reacted very quickly to block Jiulang behind him, quickly pulled out his saber from his waist, and looked at Lu Xiao vigilantly in a posture.

"Traveler of the Ming Kingdom, why are you here? I thought you had fled from Ashina to deliver information to the Inner House. ”

Lu Xiao shrugged helplessly: "Why do you think I am from the Inner Mansion so stubbornly?" I reiterate again, I have nothing to do with that old turtle in the inner house, and I haven't left Ashina since I got out of your surveillance, so if you don't believe me, you can ask Yongzhen. ”

Yongzhen sighed softly: "I can testify for him, although I don't understand the true purpose of this person for the time being, judging from his behavior, it seems that he does not have malicious will towards Ashina." ”

Ichiro looked at Lu Xiao with a flickering gaze, and after a while he reluctantly retracted his attack stance.

"It seems that you are a helper on the side of Miko and Grandfather, in that case, why did you choose to show up at this time?"

Lu Xiao leaned against the pillars of the castle tower with his hands folded, looked at Xian Ichiro fixedly, and asked solemnly, "Your Excellency Xian Ichiro, I have a question for you." ”

"Do all the soldiers of the country have the same consciousness of martyrdom as you?"

Ichiro's demeanor remained unchanged, and he replied calmly: "I can't guarantee that every soldier is brave and fearless, but at least most of them want to risk everything to protect their hometown and family. ”

"Hmmm......"

Lu Xiao pondered for a moment: "Then, I have an evil proposal here, which may be able to temporarily relieve the crisis faced by Wei Ming." ”

Ichiro's eyes flashed, and he said with anticipation: "At this point, it doesn't matter what is evil and right, as long as I can repel the army of the Inner Palace, I am willing to try any method, please come and listen." ”

"It's actually quite simple."

Lu Xiao succinctly spit out three words: "The one who attaches the worm." ”

"That's it?"

There was a clear look of disappointment on Genichiro's face: "Unfortunately, we've tried this way. ”

"If you want to make the worm-appedden truly immortal, it takes a lot of time to cultivate the worms in the worm-apped's body, and what Ashina lacks now is time."

"Not necessarily."

Lu Xiao chuckled and retorted: "Your Excellency, by now, you should have guessed the beginning and end of the change in Xianfeng Temple, right?" ”

Xian Ichiro looked at Lu Xiao and nodded slowly: "Sure enough, Your Excellency did it, then I will be blunt, please hand over to me the Buddha candy and a large amount of treasures that Your Excellency searched in Xianfeng Temple." ”

Lu Xiao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I haven't finished my words yet." ”

"It's not a pity that the monks of Xianfeng Temple died, they have deviated from the original intention of the Xianfeng Master, and they are deeply immersed in the study of immortal power and can't extricate themselves, I got the permission of the abbot of Xianfeng Temple to clean up the entire temple."

"Of course, that's not the point."

"The Venerable Master Xianfeng who was killed by Ba left several scriptures, which recorded the in-depth research results of the Xianfeng Temple over the years on the immortal power such as the insect attached, the water that became like water, and the power of the dragon yin."

"It was mentioned in the Eternal Journey Sutra - Insect Gift Volume that the worms in the body of the worm possessor can be artificially matured, as long as they are allowed to drink a large amount of source water."

Xianichiro was a little skeptical of Lu Xiao's words: "Can the source water really speed up the growth of insects?" Why has there never been a relevant example before? ”

"Because the source water you drink is not pure enough."

Lu Xiao explained simply: "Almost all the mountains and rivers in the country of Reed are integrated into the source water, but after the dilution of the living water, the source water composition has become minimal. ”

"If you want to increase the growth rate of the insects, you need to find the source water that flows into the reeds, and drink a lot of pure source water while ensuring that the insects are parasitized."

The insect appendage is also one of the undead, as long as the giant insect in the body does not die, even if the head is cut off by the enemy, they can still keep moving, a typical example is the largest insect appendage in the country of Reed, the lion ape.

Although the soldiers of the inner government are brave and good at fighting, and their weapons and armor and other materials are more abundant than those of Ashina, in the face of a group of undead soldiers who cannot be cut down or killed, no matter how elite the army is, the morale of the army will collapse after many fruitless attempts.

With the background of the reed country, it is impossible to completely defeat the inner government, even if they are forced to retreat this time, the Japanese government will come back sooner or later in the future, and they need more strategies to enrich the country and strengthen the army.

"In my opinion, Ashina's philosophy of statecraft is a bit too orthodox and Buddhist."

Lu Xiao suggested to Ichiro: "If you can force back the attack of the inner government this time, you should immediately seize this opportunity to concentrate superior forces to open up the blocked communication arteries around Ashina and resume trade with other countries." ”

"You've heard of the combination of vertical and horizontal diplomacy, right? It is certainly not only the Ashina Province that is dissatisfied with the repressive rule of the Inner Government, but what you need to do is to lead by example and connect the daimyo who still retain the will to resist, so that the smoke of the Warring States can be rekindled throughout Japan. ”

The kind-hearted Jiulang and Yongzhen disagree with Lu Xiao's description of the future, and the two who hope for peace do not want to see a war-torn future, but the eyes of Ichiro, who is committed to finding a way to save the country, are shining with hope.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, though."

Lu Xiao calmly warned: "After all, the use of worm soldiers is an evil practice that has to be done, and it is even likely to completely abolish the entire generation of Wei Ming, please make corresponding preparations and consciousness in advance before deciding to act." ”