In the dark night, the spring rain was dripping, and the rain was falling on the ground, ticking, with an indescribable quietness.

A ronin walked slowly through the bamboo forest not far away, his steps were steady, and he stepped on the ground.

"I want to see you!" said the ronin as he walked to the door, bowing his head to the guards guarding the door.

"The first eight, it's not time for you to come, the adults have already fallen asleep. At the entrance of the museum, the two looked at each other.

The first eight looked at the guard in front of him with a little gloom, the guard was not a samurai, but it was already the goal of the ronin.

The atmosphere of troubled times instigates the ambition of young people, making people believe that they can become the masters of a country and a city from a puppet.

For this, countless young people have left their hometowns, given up their flesh and blood ties, and practiced martial arts, but among the many ronin, there are very few lucky people who can be absorbed into samurai by the wealthy clan and even Haneda Mizumi, and only a few of them can get ahead.

Most of them froze to death and starved to death.

Even becoming a merchant escort has become an enviable beauty.

"Something is going to be reported!" the first eight thought, and the cold words came out of their mouths, making people feel a chill behind them in the dark and rainy night.

The guard at the door was shocked when he heard this, and looked into his eyes: "You wait outside, I'll go and inform the lord to see if he sees you." ”

The first eight jaws agreed.

The guard crossed the hallway and entered the house.

There was a fire in the house, it was very warm, there was no cold outside, and the guard looked relieved, and went to the bedroom door and knocked on it.

"My lord, I came here in the middle of the night and said that I had something important to report and wanted to see you. The guard looked respectful and said in a deep voice, "He also carries a knife." ”

After a while, there was a sound of Xi Suo dressing inside: "Oh, it's so late, what's the matter...... But I still want him to put down the knife and come in!"

"Yes!" the guard listened to the words inside, and hurriedly responded.

When I walked out of the door, I felt a cold wind, mixed with a light rain, rushing to my face, and I couldn't help but shiver, and looked out from afar, and saw that the first eight faces were slightly blue from the cold, waiting at the door.

The guard walked over quickly and said to the first eight, "My lord told you to put down your sword and go in to meet him, and you can put the knife here for me." ”

A light rain fell, with a cold chill, blowing away the heat flow from the people.

The first eight listened to the words and were shocked.

The knife is your life and hope, how can you give up?

"This is an order from an adult, do you want to resist?" said the guard, narrowing his eyes.

The first eight were awe-struck in their hearts, and untied the long knife on their waists with one hand, and handed it over: "With you!"

"It's tough. The guard took the cold long knife and muttered to himself.

When I walked through the corridor and entered the house, I saw a rich merchant dressed and sitting on a chair, still holding hot tea in his hand, drinking it carefully.

The first eight knelt on the floor: "Xiaochuan Qianba, please meet the Lord!"

"Hmm. The rich merchant nodded and straightened his body: "It's so late, but what's the matter?"

"Yamajuku Sabei died, killed by Kuninobu Konda. The first eight knelt on the ground, his head deep on the ground and said, "I saw it carried out." ”

When the wealthy merchant heard this, he was silent for a moment and asked, "What about Kunino Konda?

"Kuninobu Omada was safe and sound, and only the samurai and pirates around him died, a total of five. The first eight replied.

"How can this be reasonable!" the rich merchant was furious and slapped his hand with a big hand.

However, this person is a royal merchant of Haneda Sanquan, who has been through the wind and waves for a long time, and it only took a moment to calm down the anger in his heart, his expression turned calm, and he said to the first eight in front of him: "I know about this, you wait here, and follow me to Shikoku at dawn!"

"Hey!" the first eight leaned on the ground in response, not daring to get up for a long time.

The next morning, when the sky was bright, the rich merchant took his people and went to the sea ship, which arrived in Shikoku for only a day, and in the early morning of the third day, he arrived in Tosa Province.

Tosa has seven counties: Azuki, Kami, Nagaoka, Tosa, Gogawa, Takaoka, and Hata, and the Haneda family owns two guns, Takaoka and Hata, with 27,000 koku high.

The morning fog was very heavy, the water vapor was hazy, yesterday the light rain had stopped, the ground was wet, the wind was blowing, and the cold mixed with chills.

The horses trampled past, crossed the country road, crossed the small bridge, and gradually opened up in front of them, and in the distance there was a castle with a wall five feet high, which was majesticly located in Tosa Province.

A nine-foot-wide gravel road led to the main city, and the horses galloped without stopping, but in a few moments they passed through the gates and into the city.

"Baichuan House visited the governor, there is something important to report, please report. The rich merchant said to the two samurai armed with long swords in front of the door.

The samurai looked up and down: "You go in and see you, this ronin must stay outside." ”

"Hi. The rich businessman responded and brought the first eight over, just in case, if he wanted to ask for details, he directly summoned the first eight in.

The two walked together, through the hallway, to Honmaru.

"Your Highness, a merchant from Hyakokawaya has come to pay a visit!" the samurai shouted, and his voice was heard far away.

"Let him in. "There was a voice coming from inside the Honmaru, and it was the voice of the Governor.

"You go in. The samurai bowed his head, whispered to the rich merchant, and retreated.

The rich merchant nodded, walked in, and saw a man, about forty years old, with fierce eyes and majesty, this is the lord of this city, Haneda Sanquan, and immediately bowed down.

Although Tosa Province was barren and the wealthy clans were divided, the war intensified over the land and population.

The Haneda family was originally only 3,000 koku, and Haneda Mizumi was fifteen years old, and led his retainers to embark on the path of the Warring States Daimyo, befriending the wealthy families in the neighborhood, and actively and painstakingly managed.

After that, each broke through and expanded its strength, and now there are 27,000 stones.

This is a wise head of the house.

"What are you coming for?" Seeing the rich merchant enter the main hall and bow down, Haneda Sanquan slowly turned around and asked.

The rich merchant knelt down, did not look up, and said, "I met with Kuninobu Konda, and delivered the rice and gold." ”

"How do you feel?" Haneda Miizumi got up and said when he heard this.

"It's like seeing Your Highness's heroic posture when you are in your suit. The rich merchant said, in fact, it felt more on it, but he couldn't say it.

"Oh?" Haneda Miizumi was moved, paused, and asked, "What about the Yamajuku Sabei?"

"Yamajuku Sabei went to kill Kuninobu Konda, Kuninobu Omada was unharmed, and Sakujuku Sabei was killed in battle. The rich merchant knelt on the ground and said.

"Oh, Yamajuku Sabei is dead, he is outstanding in swordsmanship, and he doesn't want to die too. Hearing this, Haneda Miizumi shook his head and sighed.

Although Kuninobu Omada is unharmed, most of the ronins who followed him are dead, perhaps in this way to save his life. Seeing Haneda Mizumi shaking his head and sighing, the rich merchant told his guess.

"Well, maybe, but if it doesn't work, forget it, rein in your subordinates, and don't try him again. Haneda Miizumi looked faint, and his eyes flashed.

At this moment, a heroic samurai stepped out, ignoring the wealthy merchant at his feet, walked up to Haneda Miizumi, and said, "Father, since it didn't work, do you want to tell that person?"

This warrior was dressed in fine clothes, with a graceful demeanor and heroic martial arts, and his words showed that he was the young lord of this city, the future governor of the city.

He looked at his father on the stage, but saw Haneda Mizumi bowing his head in contemplation, and after a while, he shook his head slightly, and immediately understood the meaning, and retreated and stopped talking.

"This matter, just stop it, clean up the clues, and don't let him detect it. Haneda Mizumi spoke slowly and made a final decision on this matter.

When the rich merchant heard this, although he was a little curious, he didn't dare to ask more questions and retreated.

When the man withdrew, Haneda Mizumi continued: "Faithful, in this troubled era, it depends on strength, in addition to this, there is the right time, the right place, and the right people. Although gods and so-called immortal masters exist, they cannot be completely relied upon. ”

The young samurai listened and responded, "Hey!"

Then he asked, "What about the shrine?" ”

"Kuninobu Omada can not only kill the Yamajuku Sabei, but also have the amount of 500 stone to receive this shrine, so let's arrange it!" Haneda Mizumi said at the end.

At the same time, in the mountain courtyard, the old road stood quietly, watching the wind and clouds roll, and suddenly, my heart was shocked, and I turned back to the house.

The inside of the house is very different from the outside, the outside is the usual Fusang style, and the inside is completely Middle-earth, if it were not for the climate and environment here, it would make people think that this is a house somewhere in Middle-earth.

A bright moon-like water mirror, with a little ripple, was suddenly shining, and Lao Dao hurriedly quickened his pace when he saw this, and walked over.

Walking to the water mirror, I could see that the water vapor on it was hazy, and I couldn't see it clearly, Lao Dao's eyes flashed with cold light when he saw this, and he stretched out his hand and pointed at it, and suddenly the top became clear, and the slightest mist disappeared suddenly.

"Fusang Yeling, dare to come and snoop?!" Seeing that the mist on the water mirror dissipated, Lao Dao suddenly turned around and shouted, and the sound wave was transmitted out, with a trace of redness, like a big wave on the seaside, sweeping the reef.

With Lao Dao's voice, a burst of screams suddenly came out of the house, and several yin ghosts emerged, trembling under Lao Dao's shouting.

"Humph! With one hand and one finger, several yin ghosts suddenly turned into green smoke and dissipated, and they didn't even have time to scream.

Since arriving in Fuso, conflicts with local priests, witches, and onmyoji have been constantly occurring, and some onmyoji have sent Shikiki to harass them from time to time, but most of them have not been successful.

After doing this, I slowly turned around and looked at all the things on the water mirror.

On the water mirror, the light is rippling, a samurai keeps killing the ronin, the room is full of red light, but the water mirror can't see it, and after a while, the samurai rushed into the house, but flew out upside down, and was out of breath.

Seeing Wang Cunye stepping out, he seemed to be aware of it, and suddenly there was a fog, and he couldn't see it anymore.

"Hmph, these Fusang families are really small, and they have to play these tricks even for a mere five hundred stones, which is really self-made!" Seeing this, Lao Dao snorted coldly, but he didn't care at all, the little Fusang family, together with Wang Cunye, couldn't make waves.

Even Wang Cunye isolated the water mirror, and he didn't care, and many charms could be done.

(To be continued)