Qiu Feng broke free from Zhang Zheng's arms, and followed behind her with a blushing face holding the long box, although she was not suitable for life at sea, but after all, she had martial arts, and her physique was not comparable to that of a weak woman, which would have been almost good, but she just followed with a blank head and didn't speak.

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When he was on the ship, Zhang Zheng learned about the current situation of Toei from the merchants, and under the rule of the shogun, there were many schools, among which the Iga faction, Shin-Yin Ryu, Koga and other factions were the strongest, and the remaining forces were almost the same, uneven, and each fought for itself, a bit like the Warring States period in Middle-earth thousands of years ago.

Among them, a large number of masters have been bred, but there are three major ninjas on the surface, and there are even more strong people in the secret.

Dongying was originally an island country, with a narrow land and many people, and in this era, whoever can have more agricultural land will be stronger. For this reason, in the land of Dongying, there are constant battles, although the scale is far from comparable to that of Middle-earth, but it is just as cruel.

The merchant had been in the smuggling business and had a general understanding of Dongying's situation, and when he left, Zhang Zheng took some money from him, and silver and gold were also commonly used here, and even more popular.

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"My lord, where are we going first?" Behind the dock is a bazaar, Zhang Zheng walked with the autumn breeze unhurriedly, the aristocratic dress, gorgeous clothes, and delicate faces, so that the surrounding Dongying people constantly cast fear and envy eyes, of course, there are many people with other intentions in it.

The maid Qiu Feng behind him couldn't help but speak, he didn't look back, but said to himself: "This dock is located near Kyoto, surrounded by two major schools of Fuso, Koga and Iga, the two factions have been inherited for hundreds of years, each has its own rise and fall, it is the most representative force in the Toei ninja era, and there should be many masters in the door." ”

"Autumn Breeze, did you say you should go to Iga or Koga first?" he said as he stopped and turned his head to quip.

Qiu Feng frowned, thought for a moment before replying: "I don't think my lord Iga Koga should go, your injuries will not heal for two months, and it is not suitable to do it with people now." ”

"The Overseer has instructed me to take care of my lord, and if anything goes wrong, I can't go back to the slave and maid. ”

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She was right, if there was no Tianshan Snow Lotus's help, Zhang Zheng would never choose to do it with others at this time, but now that his injuries have recovered more than fifty percent, as long as he does not explode with all his strength, it will not affect the healing of internal injuries. And going to the door for advice doesn't mean you have to fight, it's also a beautiful thing to sit and talk about it.

However, under Qiu Feng's firm gaze, Zhang Zheng did not refuse, but said directly: "Don't worry, I care more about my injuries than anyone else, and my martial arts cultivation has reached a certain level, and the perception of my state of mind is more important. ”

Qiu Feng nodded as if he didn't understand, and then vigilantly tightened the wooden box in his arms, which contained a long knife made by Zhang Zheng.

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"Let's go, it's not far from the Iga faction, so let's go to Iga first. ”

In addition to wanting to see the three great ninjas of Dongying, he also wanted to see Duan Tianya, the No. 1 spy of Tianzi in the Dragon Protector Villa in the future, maybe after returning to the Central Plains, Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wuzhi would completely tear their faces.

For Duan Tianya, Zhang Zheng was just simply curious, not only him, even if it was the four secret agents of Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang in the future, Zhang Zheng never took them to heart. In his eyes, only Zhu Wuzhi and Cao Zhengchun and others can be their opponents

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The status of the Iga faction in Dongying is like that of Wudang in the Central Plains martial arts, everyone knows it, even if it is a small person in the market, they all know where Iga is. Zhang Zheng only spent a small amount of money to get the location of the Iga station from the bazaar.

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Money is a good thing everywhere.

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Outside the market, surrounded by lush forests, low hills, and small rivers, Kyoto is surrounded by plains, but it is extremely narrow, mostly hills, and the Iga Pai is located between the mountains, with only a few trails leading to the outside world.

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Fuso in July is much hotter than Middle-earth, and when you walk on the path, the heat comes to your face, as if you are in a furnace. It doesn't matter if Zhang Zhengzhi arrives, his cultivation is to break through the innate nature, the internal qi circulation is not extinguished, the cold and heat are not immersed, and he is not afraid of the heat. In contrast, the autumn wind behind him was much more unbearable, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, barely able to keep up with his pace.

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"I usually let you spend more time cultivating and don't listen, but now I know I'm tired. He reprimanded in his mouth, waved his palm, and the slightest trace of cold true qi wrapped the autumn wind, and the heat around her instantly dissipated, and she only felt extremely cool all over her body, exhausted. Qiu Feng knew that Zhang was helping her, so she hurriedly sped up.

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The two of them had been walking for about half an hour, and there were no homes on either side of the mountain road, but a large river crossed not far in front of them, and there was a wooden bridge over the river, which was held in place by two huge chains.

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"Autumn Wind, let's rest here, wait for a few people, it's too fast for them to keep up. Zhang Zheng suddenly spoke, which made Qiu Feng puzzled, but she still did so, holding the wooden box and finding a shade to rest.

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"My lord, won't you stop?" she asked, Zhang Zheng shook and just stood in the middle of the road, his hands behind his back, an invisible qi gushing out, blocking the heat three feet away.

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After resting for less than a quarter of an hour, there was a sudden chaotic sound of footsteps in the mountains and forests behind him, and after a while, twenty or thirty people rushed out, all holding long knives, wearing scattered heads, wearing tattered robes, and it seemed that they were wandering ragged warriors, commonly known as ronins.

After this group of people came out, they immediately surrounded Zhang Zheng, and their eyes were full of greed, and when they saw the autumn wind resting under the tree, their faces were full of obscenity.

"Stains, where did the nobles come from, dare to wander here. ”

"There's definitely a lot of money on me. ”

"Kill him, and you can go to the brothel and drink. ”

"Where is the use of finding a brothel, this little girl is much better than them, we will sell her once. ”

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Zhang Zheng is not very proficient in Fusang dialect, but he can vaguely hear the meaning of these ronin's words, and the autumn wind on the side is not afraid, just shakes the wooden box in his arms and motions for him to take the knife.

Zhang Zheng turned a blind eye, a group of ronin, it is not worth cutting himself, his knife is only stained with the blood of the strong, and the blood of these people will only pollute the blade.

Coming out of the bazaar, he felt that someone was following behind, thinking that it was this group of ronins who saw the clothes and finances of the two of them, and wanted to kill people and seize treasures, so they would follow all the way, Zhang Zheng didn't want to pay attention to it, but on his own, it would definitely not be easy to find the Iga faction, so he just grabbed two people to lead the way.

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He asked, "Who of you knows the way to the Iga faction?" and the words were spoken in Fuso, and although it was very non-standard, the ronin still understood.

"What are you doing in the Iga faction?" shouted one of them, who had a katana at his waist, and as soon as he spoke, the others shut up.

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At this time, his heart was hesitant, if these two people had something to do with the Iga faction, they really didn't dare to do it, in Kyoto, except for Koga, no other force dared to oppose Iga, they were just homeless ronin, and it was too easy for the Iga faction to clean them up.

At this moment, the man grinned: "Since you know, then you can live, and by the way, I will tell you the news, I have nothing to do with the Iga faction." ”

This sentence completely dispelled the doubts of the ronins, and more than 20 people drew their katanas one after another and pounced over, wanting to solve Zhang Zheng as quickly as possible, as for Qiu Feng, no one paid attention to it, what can a weak woman do?

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"It's not cruel to kill you. ”

After whispering, a killing intent appeared in Zhang Zheng's eyes, his right hand reached out of his virtual grip, and the invisible knife qi spread out three feet away in an instant, only to see his hand slowly raised, and slowly put down, but it was just a blink of an eye, the terrible knife light slashed through the air, blood splashed one after another, and the wailing continued, after a while, except for the person who spoke just now, he was still standing, and the rest of the ronin all fell to the ground, becoming bloody people, with knife cuts all over their bodies. As for the person who was still alive, he was directly frightened, trembling in his mouth, but he couldn't say a word.

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"Do you want to be like them?" the man's voice rang in his ears, and the ronin instinctively shook his head.

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"Take me to the Iga faction, and you can live. ”

He nodded repeatedly.

"Lead the way ahead. ”

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"Autumn Wind, gone. Zhang Zheng shouted at her, and the maid hurriedly came behind her with the wooden box.

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With the guidance of this ronin, the two of them saved a lot of trouble on the road, and three days later, they came to a narrow valley.

In front of it is the headquarters of the Iga faction.