Seeing Ichiro leave surrounded by several samurai, Lu Xiao subconsciously squinted his eyes.

He didn't think that Genichiro really came to remind him out of kindness that the main purpose of this young lord of the country was to know his whereabouts.

Thinking about it from another angle, if Lu Xiao was standing in the position of Reeda Genichiro, he would not easily trust a Ming traveler who suddenly appeared in his country when the war with the inner house was going on.

However, Ichiro still had more plans to implement in person, and he didn't put too much energy into Lu Xiao.

After confirming that he had not left his residence, Koichiro, who looked a little tired, hurried away to prepare his next plan.

During the tour in the castle town, Lu Xiao seemed to inadvertently ask the little surname who followed him indefinitely, "Yamauchi, did something happen last night?" How do you feel that Your Excellency Genichiro's energy is not very sufficient. ”

The little surname that was arranged by Genichiro to spy on Lu Xiao is called Yamauchi, and his milk name is Heiroku, and he has not yet been given an official name by the elders in the family.

Faced with Lu Xiao's sudden exit, Yamauchi shook his head vigilantly and said, "It's nothing, it's just that a traitor who tried to escape from Ashina was executed overnight, and he didn't have a good rest at night." ”

"Oh? In this way, it is normal for people to defect during the war when they can't bear the pressure. ”

In order to avoid arousing further suspicion in Yamachi, Lu Xiao did not continue to ask, but changed the topic immediately and began to ask about some customs and customs of the country of Reed.

Lu Xiao wandered around the castle town with his surname Yamauchi throughout the day, and on the way, he also went to the ruins of the Hirata Mansion that burned down three years ago, and it seemed that he was really just visiting the scenery of Reeda Province.

But in fact, Lu Xiao measured the terrain in the Reed Famous City with his own feet openly, except for the inaccessible castle area, he already had a general understanding of the structure of the entire Reed Famous City.

Ashina is a mountain castle built in rugged terrain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which should be one of the key factors in Ashina's ability to resist the attack of the inner government.

Rather than surrounding the castle like a traditional Japanese city, the castle town of Ashina was built in a col outside the main castle.

The castle town, which was supposed to be a living area, had already entered a semi-militarized state due to the invasion of the inner government, and when Lu Xiao walked around the depressed castle town, he would see patrolling ashigaru passing by from time to time.

The main force arranged by Genichiro was stuck at the entrance to the castle area in the castle town, and was guarded by the head of the seven guns of Ashina, Masataka of the Oni Court Criminal Department.

Looking from the height of the castle town, Lu Xiao could see that the small battlefield in front of the main gate was full of corpses of soldiers on both sides who had not yet had time to rein.

As Ashina's illness gradually worsened, the war led by the Uchifu gradually entered a white heat.

From the perspective of the overall situation, it is undoubtedly the side of the reed, which is short of people and food, that is at a disadvantage, and can only rely on the steep terrain to barely block the repeated attacks of the army of the inner government.

At noon, Lu Xiao and Yamauchi sat on the steps of the mountain castle and ate the most common simple meal for going out in Japan in this era-onigiri.

When he goes out, Lu Xiao is not picky about what he eats, as long as he can fill his stomach, the money is still from the monks of Xianfeng Temple last night.

I have to say that these thief monks are still quite rich, and they sell all kinds of Buddha candy through underground channels, and Xianfeng Temple really makes a lot of money.

Early this morning, Koichiro received a report from the fine work he had planted in the chaotic waves, and it seemed that Senhoji Temple had been slaughtered overnight.

Ichiro knew all about what was going on behind the scenes, and he even secretly cooperated with monks who deviated from the Buddha's teachings, and he knew how attractive the wealth of Senfeng Temple was.

However, when Genichiro himself led the army into Senfeng Temple to search for it, the temple treasury, which should have been full of belongings, was empty.

Searching the entire Xianfeng Temple, except for a gate behind the main hall that could not be opened no matter what, Ichiro did not find the slightest trace of money.

This is a matter of course, Lu Xiao ransacked the wealth of Xianfeng Temple last night.

He kept only some of the copper coins for his own use, and buried the rest of the treasure somewhere in a secret location in Mt. Kongo.

After finishing the meal, Lu Xiao opened his mouth to ask Yamauchi for a book on the history of the Reeda Kingdom, planning to return to his temporary residence to perform another golden cicada shell.

Although Yamauchi is only a small surname for the time being, after all, he was born in a famous family of Ashina, and there will definitely be no shortage of books in the family.

As long as Lu Xiao can be controlled in the room, Yamauchi can perfectly complete the task assigned to him by Ichiro, and Lu Xiao's request is right in his heart.

When he returned to his residence in Joshita, Yamauchi immediately asked people to pick up books from his house.

Lu Xiao was lying on the tatami mat leisurely, as long as the books were delivered, he could completely get rid of the surveillance of the mountain.

"Hehe~ Isn't it a bit too much to coax this simple teenager?"

“！！”

Suddenly, a low laugh came from the back window of the room, which made Lu Xiao's hair stand on end.

'How is that possible! ’

The wolf world is a magical world with ghosts and resentful spirits, Lu Xiao has never relaxed his vigilance since he came to the country of Wei Ming, and Eagle Vision will turn on every once in a while to reconnoiter the surrounding situation.

After returning home, he also made a special confirmation that there was nothing abnormal around his room, and the sudden sound from the back window made Lu Xiao's forehead run into a cold sweat.

Half-squatting from the tatami mat and turning around, Lu Xiao put on a vigilant posture of battle, and asked in a low voice, "Who is Your Excellency?" Why are you here? ”

"Hmph~ You take care of your own affairs first, and go to the outer city tower of Reeds to find me within three moments."

The moment is 15 minutes, and the time left for Lu Xiao by this mysterious person is only 45 minutes, and the reed name is outside the city building......

Isn't it the abandoned castle tower opposite the inner gate guarded by the ghost court Yaxiao? ’

The Ashina Outer Castle Tower had been fiercely attacked by the Inner Government Army in the previous war, and it had long since become dilapidated, and except for some civilians who were fleeing the war, there were no Ashina soldiers stationed near the Outer Castle Tower.

'Is it ......'

Lu Xiao had a rough guess in his heart about the person who invited him, but just like the mysterious man said, he still needed to fool Yamauchi Heiroku before acting.

After Yamauchi moved a stack of books recording the history of Reed to the house, Lu Xiao pretended to read in front of the bookcase for a while, in fact, he was consulting the secret book of Xianfeng Temple obtained last night.

After all, Xianfeng Temple is a Buddhist temple, and the monks practice hand-to-hand combat moves with their bare hands, and these Xianfeng Temple short fights can be roughly divided into two categories, fist and leg.

The boxing method is called percussion boxing, and the move itself looks unremarkable, and it is a boxing technique that uses the elbow and palm to launch a series of attacks, and the main point is in the power technique.

The leg rule is more simple and clear, directly called Xianfeng foot, which is a set of leg combo moves that start with a flying kick.

Thanks to the learning ability bonus passively given by the race, it didn't take much time for Lu Xiao, who was experienced in combat, to learn these two sets of skills, but it was not an overnight thing to use them proficiently.

The faint sound of flipping books from inside the house made Yamauchi feel reassured outside the door.

However, as early as a few minutes ago, Lu Xiao's body had already left the hut, leaving behind only a short-term afterimage that he had constructed by extracting the trace amount of magic from the Time Gem.

Tightening the hood, Lu Xiao turned on his breath and rushed forward in the lower town of Reeda Castle, and it only took about ten minutes to arrive at the Outer Castle Tower of Reeda where the mysterious person had sent an invitation.

The wounds of the war made the tower look very dilapidated, full of traces of artillery fire, and the civilians who had fled the war gathered on the first floor of the tower, their heads listless, as if they had completely lost faith in the future.

Bypassing these poor civilians, Lu Xiao silently climbed above the city tower where the stairs were broken.

Although Eagle Vision did not capture any breath of life on the upper floor, Lu Xiao relied on instinctive guessing that there must be someone on the top floor of this abandoned city tower.

"Good time!"

As soon as he gained a foothold on the top floor of the potholed floor, an old voice with a bold tone sounded not far in front of Lu Xiao.

Sure enough. ’

A tall and thin old man with a tengu mask stood at a distance of about five meters in front of Lu Xiao without any flaws, and he still held an unsheathed knife in his hand.

It was an old knife with a rusty surface and many broken blades, and the broken knife that should have been thrown into the garbage heap brought a huge sense of threat to Lu Xiao in the hands of this person.

'Juggernaut, Reed's name is one-hearted. ’