Chapter 229: Out to Sea
"Young master, you really don't need to run this trip yourself, in case something happens to you, your subordinates can really only apologize." Beside him, a samurai who was serving as an attendant was constantly trying to persuade Hojo to stay out of danger as they were on a boat heading out of Sagami Bay.
Previously, because he heard the boss of Dale tell him about the encounter with the Yellow Dragon, and after Ruodie told him that the continuous rain was also because of this dragon, Hojo Shiyasu, who was bent on solving the matter, deployed a ship from the Hojo Naval Army, and then forcibly drove the boat out to sea despite the obstruction of his subordinates.
But when Hojo Shiyasu went to sea, his enthusiasm poured for the wind and waves at sea, and he quickly calmed down, and he also felt a little nervous at this time. With a single ship wanting to go to sea to subdue a yellow dragon, Hojo Shiyasu realized how naΓ―ve his thoughts were after he actually went to sea. However, at this time, the wood was already in the boat, and if Hojo Shiyasu ordered to return at this time, his prestige as the young master of the Hojo family would be gone.
At this time, Hojo Shiyasu also had to pin his hope on the only possible aid he could get, and after coughing slightly, he asked Ruodie, who was going to sea together, "Ruodie girl, are you really sure to subdue that evil dragon?" I really don't need to send some more men from the Hojo Water Army? β
Hojo Shiyasu said this, but in his heart he hoped that Ruodie would answer in the affirmative, or let him go and send more reinforcements from the Hojo Water Army. In the eyes of Hojo Shikang at this time, even if he didn't encounter Huanglong's gray back, it would be better than going to sea with a single ship and being eaten by Huanglong as a snack.
This is not because Hojo Shiyasu is timid, but because in this case, it is just the instinct of human beings to seek good fortune and avoid evil. Of course, if Ruodie can really be sure to solve this troubled Yellow Dragon, Hojo Shiyasu will not be stingy with his life, otherwise, he will not go to sea with him.
"Mr. Hojo don't worry, it's just a yellow dragon, and the little girl alone is enough to subdue it, and there is no need to send reinforcements." Ruodie responded to Hojo Shiyasu's inquiry with a smile on her face, and at the same time comforted Hojo Shiyasu, who looked a little pale: "As for that Yellow Dragon, Mr. Hojo, please rest assured, in the master's Taisha here, there are not a thousand but eight hundred monsters like this that have been suppressed, although the Yellow Dragon is a relatively rare variety, but it is not a big deal." β
When Hojo Shiyasu heard Ruodie say this, the expression on his face was a little sneering, and he had no way to retreat at this time, so he could only nod his head, plucked up his courage as a martial artist, and said to Ruodie: "Then please leave this matter to Ruodie girl, if this rain doesn't stop, there will really be a famine." Please also ask Ruodie girl for the sake of these poor people, to get rid of the evil and subdue this evil dragon. β
"This is what the little girl should do, and the lady also hopes that the little girl will submit to this yellow dragon, although Mr. Hojo is relaxed, there will be no problem." Ruodie had a smile on her face, and she didn't have the slightest impatience in the face of Hojo's question.
Seeing that a weak woman was so calm, Hojo Yasu also let go of his worries and turned his head to look in the direction of the bow of the boat.
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In the castle tower of Odawara Castle, although it was still raining outside, Nanami Hashimoto still asked the maid Koju to open the window.
Looking at the rain curtain formed by the continuous rain line outside the window, Nanami Hashimoto's mood was also a little heavy, and the expression on his face couldn't help but sigh. Although Nanami Hashimoto's job is a girl idol, when she was in her hometown of Asahikawa, she still knew something about agriculture because there were many farms near her home.
The autumn harvest is undoubtedly the most important event of the year for farmers who depend on growing grains for their livelihoods, because it is related to their livelihoods for the year, and if the grain harvest fails, it means starvation. The Warring States period was not like modern society, in which farmers would not be left without food even if their crops failed, but in the Warring States period, once the seeds planted were not harvested, it often meant that a family would face the threat of famine and even be in danger of starvation.
While Nana Hashimoto sighed, his hand unconsciously stroked his lower abdomen, feeling the life of his unborn child, Nana Hashimoto couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face, if it wasn't for the fact that he was pregnant, he could have subdued the monster himself. Although I heard that it was an evil dragon, with the strength of his big monster, it should be no problem to subdue it, but now he can't even get out of the door.
Nana Hashimoto, who shook her head with a wry smile, didn't think of the dead snow that she had disappeared when she came to this era, and she couldn't help but feel a little distressed, because she was already in a coma at the time, and Nana Hashimoto couldn't remember whether the dead snow was left behind in the headquarters of the Huangquan Sect or in the forest where she was rescued, and now she can only hope that she was left behind in the headquarters of the Huangquan Sect at that time, otherwise she will really feel distressed.
However, thinking of the passing snow, Nana Hashimoto finally remembered why he felt familiar with the demonic aura hidden in this rainstorm, because this demonic aura was so similar to the breath of the autumn rain pill, but it was slightly immature and did not reach the level of a big monster. Thinking of this, Nana Hashimoto couldn't help but have a strange look on her face, because she remembered that Jiujing and Qiu Yumaru had told her that the general of the Snow Death Group back then was also a Snow Girl, and she was also a Snow Girl, which made Nana Hashimoto have a strange idea, could she be the general of the Snow Death Group?
In this case, everything makes sense, why would Qiu Yumaru and Jiujing be loyal to themselves as soon as they saw him, and even more so to summon the old department of the Snow Death Group for themselves. If all this was their own, then their strange attitude would make sense. I just remembered what the Gion Chiyo said when she gave the dead snow to herself, could it be that the self of this era handed over the dead snow to her, and then she handed it back to her five hundred years later?
The cause and effect of all these things made Nanami Hashimoto have a headache, and after she became pregnant, she obviously felt that her energy was not good, and it seemed that all her energy was occupied by the little guy in her womb who had not yet been born. Despite this, Nanami Hashimoto still stroked her lower abdomen very dotingly, feeling the rhythm of life in gestation, and the smile on her face was full of motherhood and satisfaction.
Xiao Ju looked at Nanami Hashimoto with a maternal smile on her face, and couldn't help but think of her mother, for this very good Mrs. Chiba, Xiao Ju also liked the feeling of staying by her side. Unlike the other ladies in Odawara Castle, Mrs. Chiba doesn't need her own service most of the time, and only lets herself help when she really needs it, and she will also say thank you to herself, which flattered Xiaoju at first, and it wasn't until she talked about this issue with Nanami Hashimoto several times that Nanami Hashimoto was not so polite.
But Xiaoju can still feel that Nana Hashimoto treats herself equally from the heart, which makes Xiaoju respect Nanami Hashimoto even more. Thinking of this, Xiao Ju looked at Nanami Hashimoto, who was still sitting by the open window, and couldn't help but say: "Madam, let's close the window, the autumn wind itself is a little cold, plus the rain, it is easy to hurt the body after a long time, and the rain also drifts in, Madam, you are pregnant, be careful of catching a cold." β
"It's okay, Ju." Nanami Hashimoto shook her head lightly with a smile on her face, indicating that it was okay for Xiaoju. If it is just an ordinary pregnant woman, such a cold wind is indeed easy to catch a cold, but for the Snow Girl, such a cold wind is insignificant at all. But Nanami Hashimoto still heard Xiaoju's reminder that the rain drifting in was indeed a bit of a hindrance, so she raised her finger and drew a five-pointed star mark on the window, and then pointed to the window and read: "Block the wind and rain." β
A golden light flashed, and on the originally open window, there seemed to be an invisible barrier, so that the rain could no longer drift in, seeing this scene, Xiao Ju's eyes suddenly widened, with an expression of disbelief, and the faces of Hojo Phantom and Hojo Clantsuna, who happened to walk in, were also uncontrollable surprise.
"This is ......" Hojo Mirage, who was born in a Buddhist temple, already recognized at a glance that Nana Hashimoto had imposed on the window a simple barrier to block the wind and rain, although he could do the same thing, but Nana Hashimoto was as easy as he wanted, and limited the barrier to a small window, which was far beyond his ability, which made him inevitably exclaim.
Hearing the voice of the Hojo Phantom Temple, Xiao Ju found the Hojo clan and the Hojo Phantom Temple who had walked in, so she hurriedly prostrate on the ground to greet the arrival of the head of the Hojo family. Hearing the voices of Hojo Phantom and Xiao Ju, Nana Hashimoto also turned his head to look at the Hojo clan and the Hojo Phantom hermitage who walked in, the expression on his face changed, and he frowned, but he still saluted the Hojo clan slightly: "It turned out to be Hojo-sama, the little girl is inconvenient, please forgive me for the loss." β
"It's okay, Mrs. Chiba is pregnant, so you don't have to worry too much about some false courtesy." The look on Hojo's face was a little uncertain, obviously he didn't expect that he would see Nana Hashimoto not cast a spell. This made the Hojo clan who originally came to Xingshi to ask the guilty because Hojo clan Yasu went to sea to subdue the evil dragon, and the heart of the Hojo clan was a little drummed, maybe that maid could really solve this matter? This thought made Hojo Tsunade can't help but restrain his original tense attitude.
Although Hojo Tsunade was somewhat tempted to ease his temper, the two samurai standing behind him in full gear and a team of ashigaru outside the door made the atmosphere in the room a little tense. Nana Hashimoto looked at the two samurai standing behind the Hojo clan and looked at him with a wary expression, looked at the katana on their bodies, and his eyes couldn't help but narrow, like a sleeping tiger opening his eyes, a momentum spread, so that the two samurai behind the Hojo clan suddenly clenched the katana in their hands nervously, as if Nana Hashimoto was some terrifying existence.
The momentum exuded by Nanami Hashimoto's body made even the battle-hardened Hojo clan unable to breathe, looked at Nanami Hashimoto with a serious expression, and finally said: "I didn't expect that I still underestimated Madame, with Madame's momentum, I guess my subordinates can't stop Madame." With that, the Hojo clan waved his hand and asked the samurai behind him and Ashigaru outside the door to retreat.
Although one of the samurai felt nervous, he was still worried about the safety of the Hojo clan, and shouted at the Hojo clan, "My lord! β
The Hojo clan shook his head, and said in a somewhat self-deprecating tone: "I said to retreat, even if you stay here, this Lady Chiba wants to take my head, you can't stop it, go out." The two samurai reluctantly exited the room, but they still knelt at the door, looking intently at Nanami Hashimoto in the room, as if they were planning to rush in at any time to protect the Hojo clan.
Looking at the samurai who withdrew from the door, Nanami Hashimoto slowly retracted his momentum, and said to the Hojo clan: "Hojo-sama is serious, and the little girl is just learning the skills of the little one, just to prevent herself." I don't know if the transferred adult came to the little girl's room so aggressively today, is there something wrong? As she spoke, Nana Hashimoto glanced at the samurai and ashigaru outside the door.
Nana Hashimoto didn't say this, Hojo Clan's expression became a little embarrassed, but he still asked: "Shiyasu and his wife's maid transferred a ship from the Hojo Navy together, saying that they were going to sea to subdue demons, I wonder if Mrs. knows about this?" "The Hojo clan originally came for this matter, but his original idea was to arrest Nanami Hashimoto, but now he is intimidated by Nanami Hashimoto's momentum, so he can only sit down and talk about it.
"The little girl has heard about this matter, and when Mr. Shi Kang came to visit the little girl yesterday, he mentioned it to the little girl. It just so happens that the little girl's husband is an onmyoji, and as his maid, Ruodie is also good at yin and yang, and she should have been able to capture the monster that was causing trouble outside Sagami Bay. Hearing Hojo Tsunade mention Hojo Clan's trip to sea, Nanami Hashimoto's expression eased, and Nanami Hashimoto was really angry at a father who was worried about his son.
"Is that maid named Ruodie really capable of subduing that monster?" Hojo Tsuna's expression was still a little worried, and although he didn't say it, Nanami Hashimoto still saw from between his eyebrows that he cared about Hojo Clanyasu.
"Please rest assured, Lord Hojo, more than half of the little girl's kendo is also learned from Ruodie, if you really do it, even if the little girl is not pregnant, I'm afraid it will be difficult to say that she can beat Ruodie." A smile appeared on Nanami Hashimoto's face, and he comforted the Hojo clan: "With the butterfly here, whether it is to subdue the monster or bring Mr. Shiyasu back safely, there is no problem, and please relax." β
Hearing that Nana Hashimoto didn't say this, the Hojo clan couldn't think about it, so he could only nod helplessly, and his heart was still full of worry about Hojo Shikang.