Chapter 123: The end of the shogunate beheads the river and Hikosai
"Who is a blind man who is frightening when he comes out and walks on his own, and pretends to be armed with a knife? Hahaha! ”
A few gray-faced bandits who didn't mix well at first glance blocked Ling Ze's way, all of them holding knives in their hands, their expressions were extremely arrogant, and they were wantonly mocking Ling Ze who was standing there motionless and expressionless.
Obviously, they didn't think that Ling Ze, a blind person, could cause them any trouble, and they could escape from the palm of their hands, they had already regarded Ling Ze as a lamb to the slaughter.
On the way to the castle of Choshu Domain, Ling Ze took it for granted that he encountered some bandits and robbers who were blocking the way.
This kind of thing is very normal, if you don't encounter it along the way, or even only once or twice, then it will seem that something is not normal.
After all, in this era, even those who do the "bandit" industry are now in a state of more monks and less meat, and any target that may bring greater benefits will be scrambled by several waves of "robbers".
And a lonely traveler like Ling Ze, although it is a less sought-after target, there are always some "robber" practitioners who can't eat big meat, and they will target retail investors like Ling Ze.
After all, although the benefits are small, the risks are also not high, and those who are not very good can only pick up this "soft persimmon" pinch.
And obviously, this group of "robbers" who surrounded Ling Ze belonged to the batch that was very bad, and they had even been reduced to the point of going to trouble the disabled.
The industry may not be divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the industry can be the champion, but no matter what industry it is, practitioners will definitely be divided into three, six, nine and so on, even the industry of robbing homes and houses.
"Don't waste time, look at him like this, if he's still deaf or dumb, just chop it to see if there is any money, and then call it a day to find the next target."
The leader of this group of people went straight to the point cleanly, he didn't have any idea of playing with Ling Ze, a blind swordsman, but planned to kill people directly.
"Yes, Boss."
Seeing that his boss had already spoken, a junior brother immediately stepped forward and wanted to directly end Ling Ze's life.
He didn't even take any precautions, because he felt that Ling Ze, a blind man, would not be able to make any effective counterattack.
Ling Ze listened to the conversation of these people expressionlessly, not only was he not nervous, but he even wanted to laugh a little, this was the fourth wave of people he had encountered along the way, and it was also the most expansive wave of people.
"Poof!"
Ling Ze simply drew his knife and moved, his figure quickly moved and shuttled through the crowd, and the backhand knife slashed left and right.
His body was agile and his steps were agile, as if he were dancing, and he hacked the group to death with great ease.
To deal with these bandits and robbers who are nothing more than stinky fish and rotten shrimp, Ling Ze can easily achieve the level of "unequaled grass mowing" without opening the emperor's tool.
"Fifty-seventh, fifty-eighth."
Using [Xue Lan] to absorb all the blood of several corpses on the ground, Ling Ze continued to count himself.
Every time this vassal [Xue Lan] absorbed a person's blood, Ling Ze would record it, and so far, this knife had absorbed the blood of a full fifty-eight people.
"If I have to say it, I don't feel that the growth is very big, and there is no qualitative change."
Ling Ze held the silver-white cane knife [Xuelan] with a silver-white blade and a blood-red blade in one hand, and picked up a knife used by those robbers in the other, and then he violently collided the two knives together.
"Click!"
The result still made Ling Ze more pleased, although the knife used by this robber was very rough in workmanship, but it was able to cut it off without precise calculation of the strike position, just a random force collision, which also showed that Ling Ze's staff knife [Xue Lan] was sharp enough.
After a long journey, Ling Ze had come to the vicinity of Hiroshima, the capital of the Aki Domain, and if he walked a little further, he would enter the territory of the Choshu Domain.
At this time, it was past the beginning of spring, and the weather was gradually changing to summer, and the air was more hot and dry, and the trees on the roadside were already shady.
"Your Excellency has been watching from the side for a long time, if there is anything, please show up directly."
Inserting [Xuelan] back into the scabbard, Ling Ze shouted towards the bushes on the side of the road, he had already noticed that there was a little dwarf crouching inside.
"Bang bang."
Being shouted by Ling Ze, the figure who had been hiding in the bushes stood up, he was indeed very short, even shorter than Scarlet Village Kenshin, this guy looked like he was less than one and a half meters tall.
He also wore a hat on his head, and his waist was a standard samurai outfit, a knife and a rib gap, this man was fair-skinned and feminine-looking, and with his petite figure, at first glance people almost thought he was a woman.
Ling Ze had a sense of trance, he always felt that he saw the shadow of another person in this person's body, that is, Scarlet Village Kenshin.
"In Shimokawa Kamihikosai, a member of the Kumamoto Domain."
When the figure with a leaf on top of it walked out and took the initiative to introduce himself, Ling Ze instantly understood what that sense of disobedience was all about.
"Hikosai Kawagami... No wonder..."
This is the most feared of the four major people at the end of the Bakuma, and he is also the prototype of Scarlet Village Kenshin, and it is normal for Ling Ze to think of Scarlet Village Kenshin when he sees him.
"Rogue Zatoichi."
Ling Ze nodded to Heshang Yanzhai, and also reported his name, while Heshang Yanzhai on the opposite side was not surprised at all, he seemed to already know Ling Ze's identity.
In fact, this is true, because in these days, the wanted warrant for the "blind young swordsman Zatoichi" has been sent to all parts of the country as soon as possible.
Although Isamu Kondo put the main focus of the Shinsengumi on the investigation of the samurai of the Choshu Domain, he still took the person "Zatoichi" to heart.
Isamu Kondo submitted an application to Matsudaira Yoiho, the lord of the Aizu Domain, who was now in control of the government, and he requested that the "Zatoichi", who had "killed people in the streets, resisted arrests, and killed Shinsengumi soldiers", was wanted nationwide.
And Matsudaira Rongbo naturally agreed, there is no need for him to make Kondo dissatisfied with this kind of thing, after all, the Shinsengumi is also a very important and loyal team in his hands.
It was only two days before the wanted notice for Zatochi reached the westernmost part of Honshu Island, Shikoku and Kyushu regions.
The mob that was roaming outside didn't know about Zatoichi, and how could Kawagami Hikosai, a regular feudal lord who was quite highly used, not know.