Chapter 161: Undercurrent
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Back in the temple of the Dragon Cave, the White Snake Immortal sat on the throne with a pipe in his mouth, and began to swallow the clouds and mist comfortably.
Different from the posture of the battle just now, although the current White Snake Immortal still exudes amazing immortal chakra from time to time, but the momentum seems harmless to humans and animals, and the aura of immortal chakra is no longer violent, but full of peace.
Bai Shi and Liuli stood in front of the White Snake Immortal, but compared to the comfort of the White Snake Immortal, although the injuries of the two of them were not serious, their posture looked a little embarrassed.
After looking at each other for a while, Bai Shi took the lead in speaking: "White Snake Immortal, can you tell me in detail about Miaomu Mountain?" ”
The White Snake Immortal seemed to know that Shiraishi would ask like this, and after Shiraishi finished saying this, he puffed out a puff of smoke and said leisurely: "Human, how much do you know about the affairs of Miaomu Mountain?" ”
Bai Shi pondered for a moment and replied to the White Snake Immortal: "Possessing immortal arts, and there are many powerful beings in it, their common leader is the Great Toad Immortal, who has the magical ability of prophecy. It is said that the six immortals of the six realms thousands of years ago also paid attention to this and had a great relationship with the big toad immortals. ”
"You know a lot."
The White Snake Immortal nodded slightly.
For ordinary people, knowing that Miaomu Mountain can use immortal arts, and that the leader is a big toad immortal, and has the power of prophecy, it is enough to say that they have a deep understanding.
But about the relationship between the other party and the Six Dao Immortals, it is not known, this is very top-secret information.
After all, the era of a thousand years ago is too long for people today, and much history has died in war.
"Now that you know that the stinky toad and the Six Dao Immortals used to have an excellent relationship, then you should also know that that the stinky toad never did meaningless things, nor did he disdain to do such things. Its prophetic power is also genuine, and it is not something to deceive people. ”
When the White Snake Immortal said this, he took a deep look at Baishi.
"Of course, I never thought that the prophecy was just a fiction. It's just that that's just what the big toad immortal himself decides. The White Snake Immortal can think that I am a person who does not believe in fate very much, and I do not like my own life, and I am defined by the 'prophecy' of others...... If everyone had to act according to the so-called 'script' of the Great Toad Immortal, including the White Snake Immortal, would you feel willing? ”
Shiraishi skillfully changed the subject, and looked at the White Snake Immortal with a smile.
Miaomushan's initial prediction, he actually didn't take it to heart. In the beginning, I just thought it was interesting to prophesy. To put it bluntly, the prophecy of Miaomu Mountain is just an application of immortal arts.
Even when he was regarded as the so-called 'Child of Destruction', Shiraishi laughed it off. As long as he doesn't specifically touch his bottom line, the psychology of guarding Miaomu Mountain will inevitably be there, but it will not completely establish it on the opposite side...... After all, it is a holy land that has been passed down for thousands of years, and Shiraishi doesn't want to provoke too many enemies for no reason.
The situation in the human world is already complex enough that there is no need to involve psychic beasts as well. However, Miaokishan's subsequent behavior still broke this bottom line and went to the opposite side of the country of ghosts, which was the main reason why Shiraishi had to attack him.
The White Snake Immortal continued to swallow the clouds with the pipe in his mouth, and he didn't mind Shiraishi's disrespectful words.
It doesn't bother to look at the weak, but the two humans in front of it are rare talents, and it doesn't mind communicating with them on an equal footing.
"Prophecy is such a thing, and those who need its existence will regard it as a treasure, like a person who has fallen into the water, grasping the last straw; And those who don't need it to exist will discard it as if it were worthless...... The 'Tao' of Myoki Mountain is to make choices in the future, and be optimistic about the fate of a certain future existence, and then use its own power to interfere in the material world, and finally find a certain core person, and promote the birth of that result. ”
"This central character is the son of prophecy, right?"
Shiraishi was thoughtful.
Liuli, who was on the side, also snorted lightly, as if she was very dissatisfied with Miaomu Mountain's behavior.
The White Snake Immortal nodded his huge head and continued, "That's right, the Child of Prophecy represents a certain 'established future' in the prophecy of Miaomu Mountain. And such a guy, sooner or later, will have a very powerful power to promote the outcome of the prophecy. It's like a thousand years ago, that stinky toad assisted the Six Dao Immortals and defeated the big barrel wood Kaguya. ”
"But, White Snake Immortal, what does this have to do with my attack on Miaomu Mountain?"
Shiraishi frowned puzzled.
He wasn't very interested in the matter of the Prophecy Child, or rather, his goal was only to get Miaomu Mountain to withdraw from the future stage, not to deal with the so-called Prophecy Child.
In Shiraishi's view, the Son of Prophecy may only be an object used by the Great Toad Immortals, and in essence, he is just a 'tool' to realize that 'future', and there is no need for him to deal with such a 'tool'.
The White Snake Immortal sighed, spit out smoke rings, and stared at Baishi with his own pair of golden vertical boys: "Your purpose is to unite the old body to force Miaomu Mountain to be unable to interfere with you in your future actions, annihilate the living force of Miaomu Mountain as much as possible, and complete your strategic goals...... Such a strategy is very good, every step is very calm, does not overestimate oneself, and never underestimates others. But the old body still has to tell you one sentence - it is meaningless for you to do this. ”
"Pointless?"
Shiraishi's brow furrowed even tighter.
"After observing the 'future' from Miaomu Mountain and giving accurate results, it means that your biggest enemy in the future is not Miaomu Mountain, but the 'savior' that Miaomu Mountain has identified."
"The so-called 'savior' in the prophecy is nothing more than a tool used by the toads. I'm not interested in any of these things, I just need to achieve my goals, and the problem has to go from the roots, not the superficial things. ”
Shiraishi looked at the White Snake Immortal and said his thoughts.
"Is the root of the problem?" The White Snake Immortal seemed to feel the firm belief in Bai Shi's heart, and he didn't know whether he agreed or vetoed, but he continued: "Okay, that's all the old body says, since you still have to be stubborn, the old body won't interfere with your decision more." Well, the old body gives you two choices now. The first option, as I said before, is that there is no point in attacking Myoki Mountain, and you need to give up this idea. ”
"What about the second option?"
Shiraishi didn't want to skip this option.
"The old body can promise to attack Miaomu Mountain with you, but the old body can't guarantee that it will succeed."
The White Snake Immortal's voice calmed down.
"What do you mean?"
The expression on Shiraishi's face was a little surprised.
The White Snake Immortal didn't say anything, but let go of the pipe in his mouth, spit out a scroll from his mouth, and rolled it in front of Shiraishi.
"This kind of thing is not clear for a while, and the specific information is written on it. When you take it back, study it carefully. If you still choose the second option at that time, and unite with the old body to attack Miaomu Mountain, the old body will also follow the results of the previous temptation and accompany you to the end. When it's time to attack Myoki Mountain, just send someone over to inform you. ”
After the White Snake Immortal finished speaking, he stopped speaking, slowly closed his vertical child, and fell into a deep sleep.
Bai Shi picked up the scroll on the ground, and did not take it apart to check it for the first time, but bent down towards the White Snake Immortal.
"Then, the White Snake Immortal, I will take my leave. When the time comes, I'll send someone over to let you know. ”
After that, Bai Shi didn't disturb the White Snake Immortal's rest, glanced at Liuli, and began to return along the red steps towards the road he came.
It wasn't until Shiraishi and Ruri left and the aura disappeared from the temple that the White Snake Immortal reopened his eyes.
"It's a pity ......"
These two humans are rare powerhouses among human beings, and their strength is far from the peak of their own, and there is still room for further promotion.
However, to the pity of the White Snake Immortals, they didn't seem to be very interested in such a thing as the Dragon Cave Contract. And in the case of learning the immortal arts, it is not of much significance to learn the immortal arts of the Dragon Land Cave.
And as an immortal, it must maintain its majesty, and it is impossible to personally invite humans to sign a contract with the Dragon Earth Cave.
Miaomu Mountain, the Wet Bone Forest, and the Longdi Cave led by it all have their own set of codes of conduct, and it is impossible for it to take the initiative to sign a contract with humans.
Therefore, although it was a pity, the White Snake Immortal quickly cheered up and returned to his usual color.
The rest of his life is still a long time, and maybe in the near future, there will be other outstanding human beings who will once again come to the Dragon Cave to seek the power of immortal arts.
I only hope that the seekers at that time will not be misled by the 'power' itself and become the slave of the 'power', so that there will be no way to inherit the immortal art of the Dragon Cave, and it will only become food in its stomach.
"Human ...... It's really interesting. Stinky toad, it seems that you have met an opponent this time, so instead of dying at the hands of humans, it is better to let the old body send you on your last journey. ”
The golden vertical boy of the White Snake Immortal was full of cold killing intent that almost froze the entire space.
Although Shiraishi's answer has not yet been given, the White Snake Immortal knows that this human will not give up easily.
The battle with Myoki Mountain is bound to happen!
"Give you the ultimate brilliant ......"
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The wolf cries.
The original palatial building has been reduced to ruins.
The cold air in the air was freezing cold, and it was so cold that it turned into a prison.
The people who were prostrate on the ground were all on their knees, trembling and not daring to take a breath.
In front of them, there stood a girl who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, followed by a wandering witch from the Oni Country, and several Ninjas of the Oni Country wearing chakra armor.
"Really, the same thing, don't make me repeat it more than once. Hand over all the main culprits and accomplices who attacked the medicine caravan in the country of ghosts that day, and compensate three times the cost of the medicinal materials lost that day, and this matter will be considered over, Your Excellency the village chief. ”
The girl, that is, according to Shiraishi's order, rushed to the wolf cry to deal with the attack on the medicine caravan in the country of ghosts, she said to the man kneeling in front of her.
The village chief man was about forty years old, and his body was a little fat, but it was not fat, but his muscles were swollen and his body looked very large. It is conceivable that this man usually pays attention to his own exercise.
However, even this powerful body, in front of Yiji, is only as fragile as a paper tiger.
The man also did not expect that this little girl, who seemed to weigh less than one-third of herself, could easily surpass herself in strength.
However, although he was not the girl's opponent, the village chief man did not show fear in his eyes, but raised his head stubbornly, and slowly stood up under great pressure, showing that he did not succumb to violence, and replied with a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude:
"This young lady, I don't know what you're talking about. But your actions have seriously damaged the stability of the wolf's cry. If you don't stop, I'll sue you and bring you to justice! ”
Faced with the village chief's man's righteous and stern statement, Yiji's face remained unchanged, knowing that this man would not admit to the attack on the Ghost Country caravan, so he turned his head to the wandering witch beside him and asked, "The main culprit and the accomplice personnel, have all the identities been investigated?" ”
After all, this attack was very bad, and the caravan that came to buy medicine in the wolf's cry was injured more than a dozen people, and one person died.
The Wandering Shrine Maiden nodded, indicating that the investigation was clear. She silently pointed her finger at the village chief man in front of her, and then at some of the people around her, indicating that these people were the main culprits and accomplices who attacked the caravan in the country of Oni that day.
Identified by the wandering witch, the village chief's face changed, and then he thought of something and began to calm down.
"I don't know what you're talking about, I'll tell the fire and water daimyo about this matter truthfully."
"In that case, I'll ask you to stay in the prison in the Oni Country for a while. As for the external negotiations with the daimyo of the two countries, I will not bother you with the village chief. Take these people away. ”
A Ji Yumo gave an order.
"Yes!"
The ninjas of the Oni Country, wearing chakra armor, stepped forward and detained the people they had just identified, ignoring the struggles and resistance of these people, and brought them back to the Oni Country for trial.
Seeing that the matter was over, Kazuhime had no idea of staying here longer, so she prepared to leave.
Who knows, at the moment when he saw him turn around, a fine light suddenly appeared in the eyes of the village chief man, and while the ninjas in the country of ghosts were not paying attention, he quickly took out a blow pipe from his arms and put it to his mouth.
"Miss! Be careful! ”
It's too late for the Oni no Kuni ninjas to go up and stop it.
I saw a marble shoot out of the blowpipe and hit Kazuhime in the back.
Kazuhime also seemed to notice, quickly turned around, and drew the Kusanagi sword at his waist to block the marble that was projecting towards him.
"Haha, stupid!"
When the village chief man saw Kazuhime's defensive moves, he immediately burst into a mocking laugh.
The marbles slammed into Kusanagi's sword, and it exploded instantly, bursting into thick flames, swallowing Kazuhime's body into the flames generated by the explosion, and the flames burned brightly.
"Call you arrogant, now you finally taste my awesomeness. As long as there is such a weapon, it will be a country of ghosts......"
The village chief man held the blowpipe tightly in his hand, and an excited smile appeared on his face.
"Even if it's a country of ghosts...... What do you think? ”
A flat voice came from the firelight, clearly falling into the ears of the village chief's man.
After hearing this familiar voice, the smiling face of the village chief man directly stiffened.
He couldn't believe it, looking at Yihime, who came out of the firelight unscathed, and began to stammer: "How, how could it, how could you stop it!?" ”
As if he was going crazy, the ninjas who were attacked by him in the past were all bruised by the explosion of this weapon, and even if they did not die on the spot, they were seriously injured to the point of dying.
How is it possible to remain unscathed in the face of such an explosion?
Fake! It's all fake!
The village chief man raised his blowpipe again and put it to his mouth, ready to attack Kazuhime again.
However, when he put the blowpipe to his mouth, Kazuhime already grasped a short flintlock pistol in his hand for some time, aimed at the muzzle, and then ruthlessly pulled the trigger.
Rumble!
Almost at intervals, an explosion was created in the chest of the village chief man.
Suffering from the impact of the explosion, the village chief man who flew out vomited blood and rolled on the ground for several meters before he could stop.
The blowtorch that fired the explosive marbles also broke away from his hand and rolled to the side of the road.
"Looks like my bullets are firing faster."
Kazuhime put the smoking flintlock pistol back into the clip on his waist, ignored the unconscious village chief man who was lying there, walked to the side of the blowpipe, and picked it up.
"Is this the firearm you use against ninjas in Wolf Cry? It's a little more boring than you think, although it's good...... But it always feels like a product of the previous era, and it's too inconvenient to use. ”
Yiji played with it twice, and then was very bored and threw it aside.
"Take it all."
Seeing the other prisoners trembling, Yiji knew that the overall situation here had been decided.
"Yes!"
After Kazuhime's deterrence, these prisoners who were engaged in attacking the caravan of the Oni Country were indeed honest and quiet, knowing that there was no point in resisting. Therefore, the next escort work of the ninjas of the Oni Country has become very smooth.
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Under the watchful eyes of the villagers of Wolf Cry, Ichihime and a group of ninjas of the Oni Country escorted more than a dozen people from Wolf Cry and put on torture instruments to restrain chakra to prevent accidents on the way.
Faced with this situation, although the people of Wolf Cry have the heart to come to the rescue, they do not have the courage to fight against the Oni no Kuni ninja who can solve the armed forces of Wolf Cry at will.
Moreover, this kind of thing is also their fault in the first place. Who let their village chief, with the help of the other big country foxes and fake tigers, even the people of the country of ghosts dare to provoke? He even thought that what he was doing was secret enough that the Oni Country couldn't investigate it at all. Therefore, it is only natural that others come to the door to settle the liquidation.
In the final analysis, it's just jealousy of the arms business in the country of ghosts, which sells very well, resulting in the jealousy that the firearms in the wolf's cry are directly unwanted. Wolf Cry, who has obtained a huge fortune by selling medicinal materials, also wants to get more wealth and enrich his life by selling arms. Then, the country of ghosts is their biggest obstacle in the arms market...... The root cause of everything that is happening now has already been buried.
"In this way, it won't be long before this village will fall under the surveillance of the Oni Country."
The ghost friend who watched all this in the crowd laughed, looking at this kind of thing from the perspective of passers-by.
"The follow-up treatment is very troublesome, after all, the wolf cry has a deep cooperative relationship with the rest of the big countries, and it will not let the country of ghosts come to it, maybe it will cause a storm again, but I don't know who will benefit in the end."
Itachi, who was standing next to the ghost, lowered his head as much as he could, covering his face with a hat, and only the sound came out.
"The diplomatic confrontation between the major powers has nothing to do with us, and it is not something that we can get involved in." After the ghost friend finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Itachi: "How is it, Itachi, have you got the medicine you want to buy?" ”
Itachi nodded.
"Now that you've got it, it's time to return to Yuyin Village and rest for a while. Let's talk about the rest of the action after a while. ”
With that, the ferret turned and walked, quickly disappearing from the crowd.
The ghost shrugged helplessly and followed in the Weasel's footsteps.
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The Land of Fire.
Daimyo's Mansion, in the castle tower.
Two figures sat across from each other, with a tea table in the middle, and the maid in a kimono bowed down after making the tea, leaving only the two of them.
"Your Excellency the Fire Daimyo, the ninja village in your country has been really plagued by many disasters recently. Is there really no problem with going on like this? ”
After the maid left, the slightly chubby man took a sip of the teacup, and a sharp light appeared in his narrow eyes.
And the thin man on the opposite side, who is also the Daimyo of the Fire Country, was wrinkling his face in distress at this time, and said, "I didn't expect this kind of accident on the side of Danzo, it seems that he is really not suitable for the Hokage." However, fortunately, Tsunade has now returned to Konoha and has stabilized people's hearts for the time being, and has not let things go to the worst level. ”
"So, do you need my side to hunt down Orochimaru?"
"For the time being, you don't need to work hard, Your Excellency the Wind Daimyo, a big snake pill can't set off any storms. Right now, our biggest enemy is the country of ghosts. ”
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire said lightly.
The daimyo of the Wind Country, who is slightly fat, has a thoughtful expression.
"Speaking of which, the matter in the wolf cry shouldn't have leaked out, right?"
"Don't worry, although that greedy guy caused a little accident in the plan, but the 'evidence' was eliminated by me in advance, and the ghost country will definitely not detect it."
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire responded with plenty of words.
"In this way, the medicines needed for the war are basically prepared. Moreover, the Daimyo of the Land of Water and the Mizukage, who hated the Land of Oni because of the riots of the people in the country, began to agree to our plan. The Land Country also plans to come in and get a piece of the pie, but the Land of Thunder ......"
When the Daimyo of the Land of the Wind said this, his brow furrowed visibly.
Obviously, on the side of the Land of Thunder, he was refused.
"As long as our four countries are united, the country of thunder will definitely come up and take advantage of the fire to rob at that time, this is a matter of undoubted mothers, they used to be like this."
"So, is this time ripe?"
The Daimyo of the Land of the Wind asked rhetorically.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire nodded, and said, "Only the Hokage is left uninformed, because Tsunade has just taken over the relationship between the five generations of Hokage, and the third generation of Hokage Hizai was unfortunately killed, so she still doesn't know what our side is planning." Wait a few years to find a time to let her know about the plans here. Her medical ninjutsu, as well as her psychic beasts, can play a key role in warfare. ”
"Then please. But I still didn't expect that Ichisuke could grow to this point, and the country of wind was also calculated by him at the beginning, so he lost so much land. It's hateful! ”
The Daimyo of the Land of the Wind couldn't help but grit his teeth.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire calmly looked at the Daimyo of the Land of Wind gritting his teeth, until the other party's expression eased, then he took a slow sip of tea and said in an indifferent tone:
"Yes, the harmfulness of Chiba Baishi does not lie in one country and one village, he is shaking the great foundation that our ancestors have built up for thousands of years, and he is making enemies of the whole world. Now it is necessary to stifle the growth of him and the country of ghosts, and all the people and things related to him must be cut down and eradicated, and none of them will be annihilated! ”
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(PS: Go get the computer today, update back to normal evening time tomorrow...... Plus, it's almost the last volume, and there's not much content left. In the end, Boruto doesn't write it, so don't ask again. )