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Nan Xiao walked outside the hall, trying to suppress his excitement. It's just a casual temptation, but an important clue has been obtained.

Returning from the Land of Yellow Springs......

Well, it's definitely a setting that can be used.

Gain the power of the Jade Seal, get rid of the control of the system, and even further seize the divine power of the Sakura Dragon!

These bold ideas had been brewing in his mind, and now he finally saw a glimmer of light.

In the small square outside the hall, Rin was talking to an old woman with gray hair. When Nan Xiao walked over, he heard some fragments.

Old woman: "It seems that you are the ninja of this generation who made a contract with the son of Ryuyin." The white scar on your face is the mark of the person who bears the dragon's yin. ”

Rin: "Who are you?" ”

Old woman: "My name is Yingma, I am a medicine man, I used to be loyal to the old owner of this city, but now, I am just a forgotten and abandoned person. I was instructed by the Buddha Carving Master to wait here for the ninja of the son of Ryuyin. Please let me help you. ”

At this time, Nan Xiao happened to walk over, and the old woman saw the wound medicine gourd on his back at a glance. "Ah, this potion hyacinth," she said, "is actually my own hand." Originally, it was specially made for a son of Longyin, but now it's in your hands. ”

"Pharmacist?" Rin was surprised, "You're a disciple of Mr. Daoxuan?" ”

The old woman nodded: "Yes, let me help you as a pharmacist." As you may already know, this gourd will gush out potions on its own. Even if it is exhausted, it will be full again after a while. If you have a new gourd medicine, please bring it over. I'll make potions for you. ”

Leaving the abandoned temple, Rin tells Nam Xiao the information he had received from Yakushi Young-ma.

Saeki Ako was imprisoned in the castle tower of Ashina Castle and was not imprisoned, but she also did not have freedom of movement. It is said that she was personally guarded by Yoshitaka Satake, the lord of Ashina Castle. In addition, the Date family sent support, all of whom are elite ninjas of the Black Shin Turban Group, all over the castle tower.

As an important minister of the Date Domain, Yoshitaka Satake, the lord of Ashina Castle, was a well-known military commander and was said to be a master of swordsmanship. Did he hire the Ice Room String Horse to kidnap Saeki Apricot? Or did Himuro Tsunuma borrow his castle to temporarily settle Apricot Saeki? Unknown.

It seems that the ice room string horse is not in the city, and he doesn't know what plot he is planning. Maybe when he returns, Saeki's blood will be used.

"What do we do next? We must infiltrate Reed City to save the young master, but the other party is heavily guarded, how can the two of us do it? ”

Unknowingly, Rin gradually revealed a tendency to rely on Nan Xiao and began to ask him for advice.

Nan Xiao thought for a few minutes.

It is necessary to save Saeki Apricot. This little Lori is the key to the enemy boss becoming stronger.,You must not let it.。 If you get the power of the true dragon yin first by the ice room string horse, I am afraid that you will become a great demon king who cannot be defeated.

After determining the general direction of saving Saeki first, the next question is how to do it.

The castle is indeed heavily guarded, but there is a feeling that there is no way to dispatch it, and the troop configuration is very strange. On the one hand, they were guarding against the approaching shogunate forces outside the castle, and on the other hand, they had deployed an unnecessary number of troops around the castle tower, giving them the feeling of surveillance.

And the soldiers in the city were clearly divided into two factions. The soldiers of the Satake family closely guarded the castle tower, while the soldiers of the Date family and other minor princes were scattered throughout the castle. Everyone does their own thing, and even a little hostile to each other.

No matter how elite the troops are, once they don't trust each other, they are a rabble. A plate of loose sand has no combat effectiveness to speak of.

If you think about it, Yoshitaka Satake's attitude is also strange. Judging from what Nan Xiao had seen and heard in the vicinity of Reed City, this famous military general seemed to be quite slow to react. The shogunate troops around him were ready to move, constantly tempting, but he remained indifferent, did not move, and sat back and watched the other party slowly tighten the noose. Is it already abandoned, intending to wait for a bang of demise?

The disunity of the other side is a big weakness. If you can make good use of it, you may not be able to succeed in infiltrating Reed City.

"You can dive in and try it. From the information I've gotten, the defenders of Aeda Castle don't seem to be united. The soldiers of the Satake family and the reinforcements of the Date family are mixed together, and not only do they not work together, but they even feel wary of each other. I think that as long as the route is chosen properly, even if we are discovered, the soldiers may not encircle us. That's how it is. Kill one side, and maybe the other side will clap their hands for it. ”

“…… Are you sure? ”

"Just try and you'll know, if you fail, it's just an escape. I, a person who only has one life, is not afraid, and you are an immortal, what are you afraid of. ”

Rin glared at Nan Xiao angrily, but didn't say anything in the end.

After careful preparations, on a snowy dusk, the two quietly set off and invaded Reina Castle.

Of course, they couldn't go through the main gate, they chose to go over the mountain.

At this time, the hook and cable firing device gifted by the Buddha carver came into great use. It can shoot its hook high with accuracy, and the force can even nail into rock. A small mechanism can be used to control the opening and closing of the hook, and a winch can quickly retract the hook. This hook and rope that Nan Xiao picked up from the sea has really become a sharp weapon for crossing mountains and mountains.

The two climbed up a mountain wall, walked along a broken cliff, and came to the edge of a cliff. There is a nameless six-armed Buddha with an eerie turquoise blue fire burning overhead. Rin sat down in front of the Buddha statue and paid her respects.

Nan Xiao watched the whole process, waiting for her to explain.

"The Ghost Buddha can send souls," Rin explained, "Young Master Xing gave me her dragon blood, giving me immortal power. When I die, my soul will return here and my body will be restored. ”

This is definitely a magical world of great navigation that has gone astray, Nan Xiao confirmed again.

The two of them climbed up from the cliff where the ghost Buddha was, and the buildings of Reeda Castle could already be seen in the distance.

There are no defenders or walls. I guess no one would have thought that anyone would be able to climb up from such a cliff.

Quietly approaching the building, I looked closer, and it was a small two-story building. Roughly equivalent to a stronghold. Below is a gate that controls pedestrian passage, and above there are rooms where the soldiers stationed at the stronghold can rest. There is also a crooked-necked tree next to the small building, bare, and the leaves have fallen off.

Getting closer, Nan Xiao saw the defenders.

A soldier stood alone under a tree, staring blankly at the towering castle tower in the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

Nan Xiao avoided him, quietly touched the back of the small building from the other side, shot his hook claws, and flexibly climbed onto the roof.

You can't see a single soldier and go up and kill them. You have to check if there's anyone in the building first. What if it's a bait. Just killed, a bunch of people rushed out of the building, isn't it cold.

It's not like Rin can be resurrected, Nan Xiao is very cautious.

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