Chapter 23: Preparation
As the winter passed silently, the plain white snow melted, and Edo Castle gradually revealed its original state.
Zhao Yun and his entourage are still stationed here, mainly because the terrain here is relatively gentle, and it is also because of the transportation arteries in this area, whether it is to enter the army or make other plans, it is extremely convenient, so now it is basically based here. And this is also the farthest place from the ancient city where Lu Zhi is located, and the security is also very high.
Generals returning to Edo Castle from outside will be much more relaxed here, as they don't have to worry about safety.
At this time, a young man in blue was returning from the side door, stepping on the ancient road that despised the foreshadowing. The young man did not hold a weapon in his hand, but occasionally one or two generals who saw him did not have the slightest contempt for him, and greeted him with a little respect, and the young man responded indifferently one by one, not seeing joy and sorrow, but vaguely seeing the indelible feeling of exhaustion in his eyes.
The boy walked through the side door towards the heart of Edo Castle, and he could see the changes in Edo Castle along the way. Although the place is still not as lively as before, the various buildings and military defenses that they breached last time have been improved, and the security of this place has been improved once again.
The castle tower, which was originally used to hold prisoners, has also been renovated and is now used as a meeting place for military commanders and Zhuge Liang to deal with many matters. In this way, Tatsumi stepped into the newly renovated castle tower, and on the way, he saw the stars that also came back from outside. Although Xingcai still looks like an iceberg girl, Chen has fought with her for most of the year, and he probably knows that she is a cold-faced and warm-hearted person.
"Xingcai?", Tatsumi slightly stopped the girl who passed by, and then saw a slightly strange look. Chen was also a little accustomed to Xingcai's blind gaze, and asked:
"You're also coming back from outside?", Tatsumi asked as he walked, and the two of them walked up the ornately decorated wooden staircase.
"Well, Lord Kong Ming sent me to Chibi last time to pursue the desertion of Yuan Lu Zhi last time, originally wanting to get something from him. But it's a pity which guy escaped. Xingcai frowned and said with some unhappiness.
"The deserters last time?", Tatsumi recalled, last time they seemed to attack Yuan Lu Zhi's army stationed in Xiliang City.
Perhaps it was because Zhao Yun and the others were too famous, since the last time they captured Daji, Yuan Lu Zhi's other subordinates often lost most of their fighting spirit whenever they encountered their army, and even Chen had encountered a situation of victory without a fight. This made Chen, who originally wanted to test his strength, feel a little awkward that he couldn't explain.
Although Yuan Lu Zhi's army was repeatedly defeated under their men, they still did not dare to relax lightly, because Yuan Lu Zhi had not made any moves until now, and they had never seen Yuan Lu Zhi appear on the battlefield. Although some people will guess that Yuan Lu Zhi is a little jealous of them, whether it is Chen, Zhuge Liang or Zhao Yun, they all understand the weirdness of the current situation.
Not doing anything was more frightening than defeating them, because they still had no way of knowing the true power of Yuan Lu Zhi, and until now, they could only get a little sense of what kind of power that demon god-like Yuan Lu Zhi had from Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun's descriptions.
The two of them chatted a little about something, and slowly walked from the first floor of the castle tower to the top floor, and saw a few acquaintances on the way, but they were all in a hurry, and they didn't know what was going on.
Chen felt a little strange, and then quickened his pace and walked towards the place where Zhuge Liang handled official business on the top floor.
With a squeak, some aging wooden doors were pushed open, and Chen Zheng saw Zhuge Liang standing in front of the window, looking down on Edo Castle, his back also seemed a little lonely, Chen felt that now his face should be filled with embarrassment and incomprehension, maybe because of Yuan Lu Zhi's matter. Thinking that he was suddenly summoned back by Zhuge Liang, he then asked out loud:
"Mr. Zhuge ?", Chen interrupted Zhuge Liang, who was pondering, and then saw a young man with a bitter smile.
"Lord Kong Ming?", Xingcai looked at Zhuge Liang's slightly gloomy face, and was also a little worried, and asked with a little concern.
"I'm fine......", Zhuge Liang leaned on the wooden railing, took a long breath, cheered up and said:
"You two, you may not know this news yet, right?", Zhuge Liang said in a slightly accentuated tone.
"What?", Tatsumi frowned, vaguely feeling that it was not a good thing, but continued to listen.
"We are doing all kinds of work now, all of which are preparing for one thing, that is, to defeat Yuan Lu Zhi! And now, we have decided to crusade against Yuan Lu Zhi and defeat him after a while!", Zhuge Liang said seriously.
"Crusade now, a little too anxious, aren't you?", Tatsumi asked, a little puzzled. Although it is said that Yuanlu Zhijun is already at a slight disadvantage at this time, there are still many generals under Yuanlu Zhi, and if they can get their help, it is even more likely to defeat Yuanlu Zhi. He didn't believe that Zhuge Liang would not know this truth, so the sudden change of the original plan must be some unpredictable reasons.
"According to Daji's information about us, it turns out that the Yuan Lu Zhi we encountered before is not yet in a complete state, and it should be said that the power of the star is still restricting him. But Da Ji told us that he has now been able to gradually get rid of this binding force, and if we wait any longer, then we will face Yuan Lu Zhi in his complete state, and even we will not be able to defeat him at that time. Zhuge Liang casually made up an enchantment, and then said with a bit of caution.
"It's like this! No wonder Yuan Lu Zhi has been hiding in Guzhi City...... Seeing that he is planning to completely get rid of the restraints and then destroy us in one fell swoop?", Tatsumi vaguely understood this and said with a little suspicion.
"That's why we have to do everything we can to fight for as much power as possible, and the sooner the better! You two also have something to do, and we need more allies!", Zhuge Liang began to tell them something.
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Tetori River
Chen Zheng stood on the high ground, looking at the soldiers who were constantly surging below, and couldn't help frowning. He had already seen that a group of people had been surrounded by several generals of Yuan Lu Zhi, and their bodies were already covered with paint, and it seemed that they couldn't support it anymore.
Seeing this, Tatsumi no longer hesitated, jumped down from the mountain rock, and brought a frost storm to force those Yuan Lu Zhi's subordinates away, and then slowly landed in front of the group of warriors.
"Are you military generals from the Warring States?", Tatsumi asked after a slight look at what they were wearing.
For a swordsman, there are still a lot of blood stains on his body, it seems that he has just held on to the present after a period of life and death fighting, he said in a slightly respectful tone: "Yes, I don't know who this lord is?"
Chen didn't turn his head, but looked at a few of Yuan Lu Zhi's subordinates next to him, and replied: "I'm Zhang Chen, didn't you ask Mr. Zhuge for help? ”
"Thank you, sir!", said the general very gratefully. Although they had been hiding from Yuan Lu Zhi's pursuers a few days ago while asking for help from other forces, they were not sure if they could wait until the time when they could be rescued, at this time, they were exhausted and could no longer support it.
"It doesn't have to be like this, we all have the same goal, to defeat Yuan Lu Zhi. So these guys are also our enemies. Chen said indifferently, but looking at them, the wolf-shaped swordsmen, he remembered something regrettable.
Although this world not only has the generals of the Three Kingdoms, but also summons the generals of the Warring States, perhaps because of the time difference, the generals of the Warring States actually came here first, and only the first batch of the generals of the Three Kingdoms who entered here have seen their figures. And just after that, the generals of the Warring States went all out against Yuan Lu Zhi, of course, and ended in a fiasco, basically all the powerful generals fell in that battle, and it was their defeat that made Yuan Lu Zhi bear the constraints of the stars, giving them more time to prepare.
"Hey, you arrogant boy, you actually said that you want to defeat Torochi-sama!, you are so self-defeating!", a red monster on the other side said in a terrifying tone, looking very dissatisfied with Chen.
The red monster shouted, but Xianchen's face did not change at all, and the gaze cast by him was also a little disdainful. He was furious, roared angrily, and swung the big stick in his hand towards Chen.
Chen looked coldly at this strange man who wanted to smash him flat, and in his sight, the whole world changed. The original colorful colors are gone, and the whole world is left with black and white.
In his vision, the strange man's movements seemed extremely slow, he just stepped lightly to avoid the spiked stick, and then with a backhand swing, an ice sword instantly condensed and formed, piercing the strange man's chest without resistance. There is no hesitation in the whole action, as if it has been used a thousand times.
And at this moment, the other weirdos also felt bad, and when they were about to wave their weapons, a cold aura suddenly erupted from Chen's body, and a faint hoarfrost spread outward with Chen as the center, and finally turned into a circle to cover all those weirdos.
Transparent ice crystals flew around the bodies of these people in a visible way, but they were powerless to resist, bound by an invisible force, like still sculptures.
When the ice crystals completely covered them, the humanoid ice sculptures shattered in an instant, leaving only the ground covered with ice slag.
"Let me ask you a little thing, are you a swordsman of the Warring States?", Chen asked the swordsman who turned to look at Wei for the first time after solving the few generals.
"What is it?", seeing that Chen had solved those strange people in an instant, he was also a little afraid in his heart, and responded without sloppiness.
"Do you know a swordsman named Hoshikawa Chojuro?", Tatsumi asked with a little anticipation as a light rose in his eyes.
"No, my lord, I've never heard of this character. The young man standing in front of Chen thought for a long time and then said.
"Is it ......", the light in Chen's eyes dimmed instantly, although it was well concealed, but there was still a trace of disappointment.
The swordsman seemed to be afraid that Chen didn't believe it, and said again: "My lord, I have practiced in various parts of the Warring States, as long as it is not those hidden swordsmen, I have visited, but I have really never heard of this person. ”
"Okay, I see, I'm going somewhere else. After Chen said this, he disappeared in place, leaving only a somewhat puzzled swordsman.
"It's still a different world...... Mr. Chojuro is dead, and I'll never see him again......", Tatsumi said with a little regret, but it gradually dissipated in the rain.
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