Chapter 224: Five Hundred Years of Vicissitudes
Nana Hashimoto, who was hit by the white light, did not feel as if she was being stuffed into a huge whirlpool, and after a violent spin, she was thrown out again, and the impact of the huge impact made her faint. Before fainting, Nana Hashimoto seemed to see a towering castle and a dense forest in her confusion, but she had lost consciousness before she could see clearly.
The light that appeared when Nana Hashimoto fell and the momentum of her big monster not only disturbed the animals in the forest around her and fled, but also made a hunting team in the distance feel the vision, and it seemed a little panicked.
"Father, did you see the vision?" The sixteen-year-old Hojo clan Yasu rode on the horse, held the reins with his hand to control the somewhat flustered war horse under his crotch, held the longbow in one hand and pointed to the distant place where the birds were startled, and said to his father, the head of the Hojo family, the Hojo clan.
Hojo Tsunade sat on horseback, his expression was a little serious, unlike his young and impulsive son, Hojo Tsunade had long passed the age of curiosity about strange things, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried when he looked at the startled birds and the shaking mountains and forests in the distance. Although it is no longer the era of the Heian period, when demons were rampant, there are still a large number of yokai in the mountains, and this place is not far from Odawara Castle, the foundation of the Hojo family, and if it is really a yokai, it will undoubtedly shake the rule of the Hojo family.
"Phantom An, you bring a few attendants to escort Shi Kang back to the city, and the others come with me!" After a little hesitation, the Hojo clan decided to take someone to take a look, and if it was a youkai, it would be better to find out the information so that he could lead the army to exterminate it in the future. If it's not a youkai, find out what happened to the vision. But before that, as the head of the Hojo family, he needs to send his son, the next head of the Hojo family, away.
"No, father, I'm not going back, I'm going with you!" When the young Hojo Shiyasu heard that his father was going to send him back to Odawara Castle, he immediately shouted in dissatisfaction, he had already experienced the first battle, and he was at the age when the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers. Hojo Yasumasa is full of curiosity about the vision that happened in the depths of the forest in the distance, and he naturally fights hard about Hojo Tsunade asking Hojo Phantom to send him back to the city.
Seeing Hojo Shiyasu's look of resistance, Hojo Phantom looked resistant, thought for a while, and then said to Hojo Shizuna: "Brother, Shiyasu has already served Yuan, and he has also experienced the first battle, and he is a qualified general. It's better to let him go with him for this kind of thing, he's not a child anymore, and it's time to take on the responsibility he should shoulder as the heir of the Hojo family. If something happens, I'll protect him as soon as I leave. ”
Seeing that his younger brother said this, Hojo Clan Tsunade glanced at Hojo Shiyasu who was looking at him with a look of hope on the side, and after a little hesitation, he finally agreed with Hojo Shiyasu's opinion and let Hojo Shiyasu follow: "Okay, but if something is wrong, you have to send Shiyasu back to Odawara Castle as soon as possible to help him inherit the position of the head of the Hojo family." ”
Hojo Phantom is not surprised why the Hojo clan would say this to himself as if he was going to explain the aftermath, in this troubled era, as a samurai, it is really normal for him to die unexpectedly. The Hojo clan allowed himself to send the Hojo clan back to Odawara Castle before, but also to ensure the continuation of the Hojo family's bloodline and the stability of the rule, if the heir of a family dies, it will undoubtedly make everything that existed before the family disappear. Therefore, for the protection of heirs, ensuring the continuation of the family is undoubtedly the most important thing for every family.
Under the protection of Hojo Phantom Temple, Hojo Clan Yasu followed behind Hojo Tsunade and walked towards the depths of the forest under the arch of a group of guards. Hojo Shiyasu, who was riding on a horse, looked at the Hojo Phantom Nunnery who was still wearing a monk's robe next to him, and always maintained a respect and gratitude in his heart for this uncle who was sent to the temple to become a monk since he was a child. This is not only because of the maintenance of Hojo Phantom Nunnery before, but also because Hojo Shiyasu was taught and raised by this uncle since he was a child, and for his father who was always strict, Hojo Shiyasu was closer to this uncle.
The group walked through the forest with some trepidation and came to a clearing. These warriors, who had long been accustomed to seeing life and death, were afraid, but they had to be afraid of encountering some terrifying existence by the beasts they had seen fleeing in a hurry along the way. Dying on the battlefield is not terrible for samurai, but what is terrible is that meeting a monster is eaten as a snack, which is indeed an unacceptable horror for ordinary humans.
Hojo Shiyasu was riding on his war horse, and he was also a little frightened in his heart, and the clearing in front of him was not so much an open space as a mess left behind after the forest fell. Looking at the thick tree beside him that had been savagely broken, Hojo Shiyasu couldn't imagine how much strength it would take to do this. With this in mind, Hojo's eyes couldn't help but look at the center of the clearing, wanting to know what had caused so much damage.
However, when Hojo Shiyasu looked at the center of the clearing, he saw a girl in a white kimono lying in the shallow pit in the middle of the clearing, which had been blown away by the dirt. Seeing the girl lying on the ground, Hojo Shiyasu's eyes were held back at her face covered by her hair, and he felt that an arrow had hit him in the heart, causing him to involuntarily flip off his horse and run towards the girl.
Seeing the Hojo clan Kang rushing over, the Hojo clan suddenly shouted in shock: "Clan Kang, come back!" Beware of deception! While shouting, he and the Hojo Phantom An, who was also panicked on the side, turned over and dismounted and rushed towards Hojo Shiyasu, grabbed Hojo Shiyasu, slapped him, and said angrily to him: "How do I usually teach you!" For the general, you must have calm every time there is a big event, and you are so impulsive to do things, what if it is a trap? What if this woman is a youkai? ”
"How can this be a monster, she's just a weak woman!" Hojo Shikang was unconvinced and bumped into his father, and regardless of the painful cheeks that his father beaten, he ran towards the woman who fell in the shallow pit, and after carefully helping her up, he looked at the delicate face of the girl in his arms, and after being stunned, he gently shook her shoulders with a little blush, and shouted in a low voice: "Miss, wake up!" ”
However, Nanami Hashimoto, who was already in a coma, did not wake up because of Hojo's movements, and still closed his eyes tightly, showing no signs of waking up. Seeing this, Hojo Clan Kang picked up Nanami Hashimoto, walked out of the shallow pit, looked at the Hojo clan who was still angry, and plucked up the courage in his chest to say to his father: "Father, let's take this girl back, see that she is not dressed like an ordinary mountain village woman, it should be a young lady who was in distress, it may have been plundered by a monster, and it is too dangerous for her to stay alone in the forest." ”
Hojo Tsunade looked at Hojo Shiyasu who had plucked up the courage to stand in front of him, and saw that he was holding Nanami Hashimoto and there was nothing unusual, although he was still worried about Nanami Hashimoto's origin, but he nodded and agreed to his request to bring Nanami Hashimoto back to Odawara Castle. And the Hojo Phantom on the side saw the Hojo clan nodding, helplessly smiled bitterly, silently put back the hand that had been in his arms, in his arms there was a string of Buddhist beads he brought out from the monk's Vajra Palace, if this girl is really a monster, Hojo Phantom Nunnery felt that he should be able to protect the Hojo clan with this string of Buddhist beads, which is why he didn't speak just now.
In the end, Hojo Clan Yasu put Nanami Hashimoto on the back of the war horse he was riding, and then led the horse himself in the dissatisfied eyes of the Hojo clan, and returned to Odawara Castle with the team.
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When Nana Hashimoto woke up, she was already in the castle tower of Odawara Castle, with an older-looking healer beside her. Opening her eyes and looking at some ancient room decorations in front of her, as well as the people wearing traditional kimonos in the room, Nanami Hashimoto couldn't help but feel nervous in her heart, she couldn't care about her still somewhat weak body, she wanted to sit up, and asked Hojo Shiyasu, who was waiting on the side, "Where am I and who are you?" ”
Seeing that Nana Hashimoto didn't want to get up, Hojo Shiyasu hurriedly reached out and grabbed her shoulder and said to her: "This lady, please rest assured, you are already safe, this is Odawara Castle, in Shimo-Hojo Shiyasu." Madame, you are pregnant, please be careful. Although he knew that the girl in front of him was pregnant, Hojo Shiyasu still had inexplicable feelings for her, and seemed to care about Nanami Hashimoto.
"Odawara Castle? How could I be here. Nanami Hashimoto finally sat up, reached out and held the corner of her forehead and shook her head slightly, trying to sober herself up, but she suddenly reacted to what Hojo Shiyasu said just now that she was pregnant, she suddenly stared at Hojo Shiyasu with wide eyes, and asked him, "Am I pregnant?" How is this possible, are you mistaken? ”
Hearing Nanami Hashimoto's words, Hojo Shiyasu hurriedly looked at the doctor who was still taking Nanami Hashimoto's pulse on the side, causing Nanami Hashimoto to also look at the healer. But the gray-haired doctor didn't care about the eyes of the two, Shi Shiran finished the pulse for Nana Hashimoto, and then said to Hojo Shiyasu with a smile: "Congratulations to the young master, this lady has been pregnant for two months, but she seems to have been disturbed before, I will prescribe a pair of calming medicine for her, pay attention to rest after eating, and don't move the fetus." ”
"Sir, you misunderstood, this young lady was rescued from the forest outside the city only today." The Hojo clan saw that the doctor misunderstood, and hurriedly explained to him, not wanting to cause Nana Hashimoto not to misunderstand. Nanami Hashimoto also looked at the doctor with some dissatisfaction, and said to him: "I am already married, this gentleman, please be careful." At this time, Nana Hashimoto had already reacted that the environment she was in was no longer familiar to her, and the fact that she was already known to be pregnant, so she did not hide the fact that she was married to Qianye.
Hearing that Nanami Hashimoto was married, Hojo Shiyasu had some difficulty hiding his loss on his face, but he still held Nanami Hashimoto's shoulder and let her lie down before saying to the doctor: "I don't know how this lady is doing?" While asking, Hojo Shiyasu also carefully covered the quilt for Nana Hashimoto. It's just that Hojo Shiyasu's actions didn't make Nana Hashimoto feel good, but because of Hojo Shiyasu's kindness, she didn't say anything.
The doctor on the side saw Hojo's movements and Hashimoto Nanawei's expression, and shook his head helplessly, obviously not optimistic about Hojo's intentions. But all this did not prevent the doctor from explaining to Hojo Nanawei's physical condition: "This lady is in good health, but it seems that she has suffered from bumps and overwork before to wake up, and everything else is fine." Just rest well and don't get the tire gas. ”
Seeing that the doctor said this, Hojo Yasucai nodded, got up and said to the doctor, "Since there is Mr. Lao in this way, I will send Mr. out first." With that, he left the room where Nanami Hashimoto was with the healer, and walked towards the door.
Nana Hashimoto looked at the departing Hojo Shiyasu, and only then did she have some time to think about her current situation. At the headquarters of the Yellow Springs Sect before, Nana Hashimoto didn't know that she was hit by the white light emitted from the statue of Susanoo, and then she seemed to be caught in a whirlpool, and then she didn't remember anything after that. But Nanami Hashimoto still remembered that he had indeed seen a castle and a forest before he fainted, according to Hojo Shiyasu's words just now, he was probably really in Odawara Castle, and he was probably already in the Warring States Period, because if it was still an era that he was familiar with, it would be impossible for a young man named Hojo Shiyasu to appear in Odawara City, and all this did not seem like a trick on himself, with the perception of the big monster, Nanawei Hashimoto was still able to judge that Hojo Shiyasu was telling the truth.
While thinking like this, Nana Hashimoto did not lie on the bed, but her hand unconsciously touched the position of her lower abdomen. She was actually pregnant, but this was something that Nana Hashimoto didn't expect, she never thought that she was pregnant with a child of a thousand nights. Just thinking that she may no longer be in the era she is familiar with, Nanami Hashimoto is a little worried about her unborn child, she is obviously not worried about being able to take care of her child in this era, and she is not ready to be a mother.
Thinking of these, Nana Hashimoto couldn't help but sigh that it would be nice if Qianye was by her side, with Qianye's thousands of years of life experience, she would definitely be able to take care of herself and her unborn children in this era. Thinking of the thousand nights, Nana Hashimoto suddenly realized that if he was really in the Warring States Period, then there must also be a thousand nights in this era, if he could find the thousand nights of this era, he would definitely arrange himself, and even have a way to send himself back to his own back, thinking of this, Nana Hashimoto finally put his mind at ease, closed his eyes and fell asleep with peace of mind.