The next day, Mo Yan and Ichiro Onifune boarded a Toei merchant ship and sailed away from the Ryukyus, sailing north to the Satsuma Domain.

I came to Minami Satsuma on the west coast of the Satsuma Peninsula, where the Satsuma Hayabusa people lived. The Hayato people have been known for their ability to fight well and fiercely since ancient times, and they are especially familiar with the sea conditions, and most of the Japanese who have invaded the Ryukyus and the coastal areas of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the past are these people.

After going ashore, the two of them first found a post house to live in, and Mo Yan didn't know Dongying's words, so everything was done by Ichiro Onifune. When I first came to Dongying, I felt that everything was quite new, and most of the houses were made of wood, and many of them had lanterns with characters written on them in front of their doors, some of which turned out to be Chinese characters. The narrow streets are full of ronin wearing kimonos with katanas hanging from their waists and kicking clogs, women busy drying dried fish, children chasing and playing, and drunk men stumbling past the inn.

Two days later, Ichiro Onifune finally waited for the news.

"Mr. Mo, there was indeed a group of Satsuma Hayabusa who kidnapped a little boy on the beach in Shuri of the Ryukyus, this family is named Haikou Uozawa, and the place where he lives is not far from here, let's go. Ichiro Onifune said excitedly.

Mo Yan was secretly glad in his heart, he didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and he would be able to see Shou Nan immediately, and the appearance that came to his mind seemed to be the same as Nalafu. After leaving the inn, the two hurried along the seaside path to this small fishing village called Yoshida.

About an hour later, Mo Yan saw several rows of dilapidated wood-framed grass huts on the beach, and inquired with passers-by and learned that this was Yoshida Village.

Haikou Uozawa's home is one of the most dilapidated old houses, with sea vegetables hanging on the fence, small dried fish drying on the dustpan in the yard, and some green-headed flies falling on it.

A thin old woman sat on a wooden bench at the door, her two cloudy eyes staring blankly at the sea, and the wrinkles on her face were like knife cuts.

Ichiro Onifune stepped forward to ask, talked for a while, and then turned around and told Mo Yan: "This grandmother is the wife of Haikou Uozawa, her husband brought back a boy about four or five years old from Ryukyu back then, and he can only speak the Mandarin of the Qing Dynasty. The couple has not been able to have children for many years, so they like this child with clear eyebrows, he came to Yoshida Village on the eighth day of the first lunar month, so he named it Haikou Chuba, and raised it as his own. Who knew that one day the child disappeared, and Haikou Uozawa searched everywhere and couldn't find it, and finally it was estimated that he fell into the sea and drowned, and his body was swept away by the waves or fed to a shark. ”

Mo Yanyan's heart was half cold when he heard this, and he said angrily to Ichiro Onifune: "I want to meet this Haikou Uozawa." ”

"Haikou Uozawa's boat was overturned by the wind and waves, and it has been dead for more than ten years, and now there is only this blind old woman left in the Haikou family. Ichiro Onifune told Mo Yan in disappointment.

Mo Yan was also extremely depressed, thinking that he would be able to see Shou Nan today, but unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the worse, and his hopes were completely disappointed.

"Mr. Mo, what should we do?" asked Ichiro Onifune cautiously.

Mo Yan was a little angry at the moment, if this Haikou Yuzawa hadn't died, he would have been killed immediately.

"Mr. Mo," Ichiro Onifune asked him in a whisper again.

"Let's go, go to Sakurajima. Mo said murderously.

Sakurajima is located in the bay of Kagoshima and is named after the shape of a cherry blossom petal floating on the sea.

Standing on the shore of Toshima Village in Kagoshima and looking out at Sakurajima in the sea, the first thing that catches your eye is the towering conical peaks and the lush ancient camphor forests at the foot of the mountain.

"It is a volcano, consisting of three peaks: Mt. North, Mt. Nakadake and Mt. Minami, and the soil under the volcano is extremely fertile, rich in Sakurajima large root radish, each of which can weigh fifty or sixty catties. Our ghost boat family has lived here for generations, and has lived a rich and peaceful life, but it is a pity that this happy day disappeared overnight. Ichiro Onifune said through gritted teeth.

"Have you ever seen this dog, what kind of martial arts does he have?" asked Mo Yan.

"When Inukai killed Sakurajima, Eiko and I were still doing business in the Ryukyus, so we didn't see him in person, and according to the escaped onifune samurai, this man had strange martial arts and no one could resist him with a Muramasa demon sword. ”

"Are you sure he's still on the island?"

"Yes, he lives in Senganen Garden at the foot of Isoyama, a century-old mansion built during the Kaei period that was originally the residence of the lord of Satsuma, but now he has forcibly occupied it, and is said to be recruiting troops to expand his power. ”

"Doesn't the lord of Satsuma care?" asked Mo in confusion.

"Yes, I don't know why, I've told Shimazu Shigehao, the lord of the Satsuma domain, many times about this, but there has never been a reply, so I have no choice but to think of revenge. Ichiro Onifune replied.

"Find a boat, let's go. Mo Yan commanded.

The local fishermen were reluctant to sail to Sakurajima, and it was said that anyone who landed on Sakurajima would be killed, so no one dared to go to Sakurajima for many years. Ichiro Onifune had no choice but to pay for a small wooden boat, and after dark, the two took advantage of the night to row towards Sakurajima.

The seaside of Toshima Village is less than ten miles from Sakurajima, and after more than two hours, it landed on the shore of Sakurajima. On the path on the shore, several patrolling samurai were walking in a line towards this side, and the two of them quickly dodged into the camphor forest, and then touched in the direction of the mountain.

"It seems that there are quite a few samurai under the dog breed. Mo Yan said.

"Yes, it turns out that our onifune clan also has more than a hundred samurai, but we still can't beat them, and in the end, only two escaped to Ryukyu. ”

"So can you take back the entire Sakura Island by killing the dog alone?"

"Capture the thief and capture the king, the tree is scattered, as long as the most powerful dog is raised, and the rest of the samurai will go to their own places to find their master, I can regain my strength, the ghost ship family still has appeal in Sakurajima. ”

"Do you also have to wear colored glasses at night, how can you see the road clearly?" Mo Yan suddenly asked.

"Alas, since childhood, I have suffered from eye diseases, I can't see the light, I have become accustomed to it, and I even wear it when I sleep. Ichiro Onifune sighed.

Mo Yan always felt a little unsteady in his heart, this ghost boat Ichiro's words may not be fully believed, but since he has promised to finish the matter, in fact, the main thing is to consider that Fu Nan and Yingzi are in love, and the woman's family can help if they can.

In the moonlight, under the dark peaks, a huge manor house was faintly visible, hidden among the shadows of the trees, surrounded by high walls, and guarded by sword-wielding samurai at the gate.

"This is Senganen, the mansion of the former lord of the Satsuma domain, and the dog should be in it. Ichiro Onifune whispered.

"The manor seems to be very heavily guarded, and it is more convenient to stab at night, but the old man doesn't recognize this canine face, how can he find him?" Mo Yan said.

"It is said that dogs are very fond of dogs, and they even sleep with some fierce dogs, so if you go to a place where there are many dogs, you should be able to find him. ”

"Alright then, let's go over the wall together. Mo Yan nodded.

Ichiro Onifune looked embarrassed, and said embarrassedly: "It's a pity that I don't know martial arts, and I can't even climb over this courtyard wall." ”

Mo Yan smiled faintly and said, "Then you just wait here, the old man will go in first and take a look." ”

"I'm so ashamed to let you go on an adventure alone. Ichiro Onifune seemed very embarrassed.

Mo Yan didn't say anything more, a person walked out of the camphor forest and came to the wall, jumped on the wall, looked around and saw that it was quiet inside, and jumped in. As soon as he landed, a fierce barking sound suddenly sounded in all directions, and more than a dozen huge short-haired fierce dogs suddenly burst out of the darkness and pounced on him.

In the panic, he didn't have time to reach out and take out the "Golden Sword Ghost Slaying Talisman" before throwing it out, and then clasped the talisman refined by the human-faced tarantula hard armor in his palm, urging his true qi to protect himself first.

In the darkness, the golden light suddenly flickered, and a golden knife in the air seemed to communicate with Mo Yan's mind, and it slashed towards those vicious dogs like crazy, but when they saw the flesh and blood flying, they wailed, and slaughtered them in a moment, and there was a strong smell of blood in the air.

Mo Yan breathed a sigh of relief, recalled the talisman with his mind, and put it in his palm to see that the aura on it was still incomparably abundant, and the "Golden Knife Ghost Killing Talisman" to kill these vicious dogs was really a bit overkill.

At this moment, under the moonlight, three black-clothed ninjas with ninja swords on their backs silently appeared in front of them.

One of the black-clothed men said a word, Mo Yan couldn't understand half a word, only looked at them silently, with his current skills walking on the rivers and lakes, no matter where he went, he was not afraid, so he dared to recklessly break into this heavily guarded manor.

Seeing that the other party didn't answer, the man in black pulled out the ninja knife behind his back together, and said a few more words in a mumbled voice, but Mo Yan still didn't say anything.

The sword glittered in the moonlight, and the three of them slashed towards Mo Yan together, their movements were extremely coordinated and swift, unlike the Central Plains martial arts people who had to put on a door posture before they started.

Mo Mo was unwilling to entangle with him, and decided to fight quickly, so "Bah" spit out two real balloons, silently hitting the foreheads of the two black-clothed ninjas in front of him and passing through, and the two fell to the ground without saying a word. The third man in black was stunned when he saw this, and then pressed the knife handle, and a ball of fire shot out with a "bang" and burst in an instant, and the man in black disappeared without a trace in the white smoke.

"Hey, what about people?" Mo Yan was surprised, this person's body method was so fast was unbelievable.

Just thinking about it, he suddenly heard the sound of the wind behind him, and hurriedly turned around, but it was too late, two highly poisonous sleeve arrows shot into the left shoulder and back, "snapping" two black lights flashed, and the hidden weapon could not penetrate the invisible spider armor amulet, and fell to the ground one after another.

The black-clothed ninja was shocked, threw out a few thistles, and then escaped into the bushes.

It's so dangerous, cold sweat oozed from Mo Yan's forehead, it seems that prevention is not wrong at all, if it weren't for the protective spider armor to play a role, the hidden weapon in the body would definitely be either dead or injured.

Mo Yan didn't dare to be careless anymore, and tiptoed all the way to the direction of the lighted courtyard.

At this moment, on the edge of the woods outside the wall, Ichiro Onifune heard the barking and wailing of dogs in the manor, and knew that Mr. Mo had been discovered, so he was immediately anxious in his heart, staring at the movement of the fence and the guards at the gate, and secretly prayed that Mr. Mo would never have an accident.

At this moment, a low voice came from behind him: "Stop, who are you?"

Ichiro Onifune turned around and saw that the four sword-wielding samurai on patrol had already arrived, so he only watched the situation in the manor, but he didn't notice anything unusual behind him.

"Hmph, who are you, what are you doing on Sakurajima?" said Ichiro Onifune hatefully.

"Take it!" the four warriors shouted and surrounded him, holding their long knives aloof, and cut them down mercilessly.

Ichiro Onifune suddenly made a "meow" in his mouth, his hands poked out his nails and swelled, and the original weak appearance disappeared without a trace, and his body shook a few times in a row like a ghost, and then he heard a series of screams, and the four samurai died on the spot.

Ichiro Onifune sneered and withdrew his nails, turned around and continued to observe the movements in the manor, secretly praying in his heart that everything was going well for Mr. Mo.