Volume 2 The Executioner Chapter 98: Infiltration and Assassination (Part 1)
It was quiet in the Wild Boar Forest—as it should be.
Today, the Wild Boar Forest has become noisy due to the arrival of a group of uninvited guests.
Matsudaira Gennai, who had just successfully hunted a wild dog with a bow and arrow, was now sitting contentedly beside a large rock, sipping the freshly brewed tea in his hand while casually speaking to Nanahara, who was kneeling on one knee beside him:
"Nanhara, the martial arts competition between the couple yesterday was really interesting. I haven't seen such an interesting martial arts competition in a long time."
As soon as Matsudaira Gennai finished speaking, Nanahara immediately echoed:
"Yes! Yesterday's competition was indeed exciting!"
Yesterday, their fellow believers from the Hirose Domain caught a couple who made a living by stealing.
Matsudaira Gennai was overjoyed when he heard the news.
Because he is in need of new "toys".
Overjoyed, Matsudaira Gennai immediately summoned the couple, who had been thrown into prison, into the city, and then brought them to his "competition arena" and let the couple play his favorite "competition game".
Matsudaira Gennai was quite satisfied with the "competition" that the couple had yesterday.
At the beginning of the "competition", the wife kept crying and said that she couldn't do it.
The husband was moved by his wife's tears, so he threw away the knife in his hand and opened his arms, indicating that he wanted his wife to take his life.
Then… before the husband could even finish his words, his wife immediately stabbed him like a hedgehog with a look of joy on her face…
Matsudaira Gennai likes this kind of dramatic "competition" the most. Until now, he is still savoring the beauty of yesterday's "competition".
Currently, there are only four young men and three guards headed by Nanahara around Matsudaira Gennai.
The rest of the guards scattered in all directions, keeping watch on every direction for any thieves or wild animals approaching.
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"ha……"
A warrior with a beard yawned loudly, and then said to a companion with a short beard standing next to him:
"It's so boring. How long have we been standing here?"
This bearded warrior and this short-bearded warrior are both among the many guards of Matsudaira Gennai.
After Matsudaira Gennai began to rest, the two of them dispersed with the rest of their companions and stood guard in all directions.
The location they were responsible for guarding was a corner northwest of Matsudaira Gennai.
After listening to the bearded man's complaint, the short-bearded warrior smiled bitterly and said:
"It should be two sticks of incense..."
As soon as the short-bearded man finished speaking, the bearded man sighed:
"I don't understand... What's there to be wary of? There's no way wild animals would get close to a place with so many people. There's no need to be on guard against wild animals."
"We are mainly on guard against assassins." said Short Beard.
"Assassin?" The bearded man twitched his lips and sneered, "Who has the ability to assassinate a daimyo who is protected by hundreds of samurai?"
"That's right." After saying that, Shortbeard adjusted his stance, shifting his weight from his left leg to his right leg so that his left leg, which had been bearing the weight of his entire body, could rest. Then he continued:
"But - there's always a 'what if' in the world, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense and be on guard. If Lord Nanahara finds out that you are not on guard, he will never forgive you."
When the bearded man heard the words "Sir Nanahara", his shoulders shrank and a look of fear appeared on his face.
"Tsk..." the bearded man said in a dissatisfied tone, "I hate Nanahara the most... He is like a puppet without a heart , allowing the master to play with him... To be honest, Nanahara's appearance as if he has no consciousness of his own and allows the master to manipulate him is really scary..."
"What's wrong with this?" Short beard said calmly, "As warriors, aren't we supposed to be loyal to our lord wholeheartedly?"
"That's true, but... Oh, never mind, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm going to take a piss and will be back soon."
"Well, go and come back quickly. If Lord Nanahara finds out that you have left your post and gone to pee, he might kill you with his sword."
"I know. I'll pee quickly."
The bearded man went to a big tree not far away to relieve himself.
And Tansu continued to hold the katana at his waist and looked around.
Because the bearded man went to the toilet, the short-bearded man's ears were suddenly free.
Just as Shortbeard was reveling in the long-lost tranquility, he suddenly heard a strange voice coming from the Bearded Man.
"Brother..." The short-bearded man turned his head and cast a puzzled look at the bearded man, "What's wrong with you?"
The bearded man , who was supposed to be peeing while standing and facing the tree trunk , now knelt on the ground with his forehead pressed against the tree trunk.
"Brother? Brother?" The short-bearded man called out several times but got no response from the bearded man.
With a bad feeling in his heart, the short-bearded man walked slowly towards the bearded man.
After coming to the side of the bearded man, the short-bearded man's eyes immediately widened in horror!
The bearded man was lying on the ground with his carotid artery cut open.
Large streams of blood were gushing out from his cut wounds, quickly staining all of the bearded man's clothes below his neck red.
Anyone with a little common sense can see that the bearded man is now dead and cannot be more dead. Even if he still has a breath, he is not far from death.
The bearded man, whose throat was cut, had his eyes still wide open.
The bearded man's eyes, which had lost their luster, still retained a hint of fear and confusion.
Looking at the bearded man who died in a tragic way and with his eyes open, Short Beard immediately felt his legs go weak and he almost fell to the ground.
However , Shortbeard was a warrior after all, and he reacted quickly and stabilized his body which was about to fall to the ground.
"have……"
Shortbeard immediately opened his mouth and shouted loudly.
However... before Duanxu could shout "Something's happening!", he felt an extremely powerful hand reaching out from behind him and tightly covering his mouth, preventing him from making any sound.
Then, he felt a sharp blade approaching his neck, and then it slashed violently...
After feeling something sharp scratching his neck, Duanxu immediately felt a sharp pain from the place where he was scratched!
Although because of the angle, he couldn't see the condition of his neck.
But Duanxu was sure that his neck must have been cut open! Warm blood must have gushed out of the wound on his neck like a fountain!
The strong desire to survive caused amazing strength to burst out from Shortbeard's body, and he began to struggle frantically!
However, the man standing behind Shortbeard and restraining him was very strong.
No matter how hard Shortbeard struggled, he could not break free from the control, nor could he make a sound.
After a few seconds, Shortbeard's strength gradually weakened.
The light in his pupils slowly faded away.
Finally - his hands dropped limply and he stopped struggling.
The man standing behind Shortbeard and slit his throat, after making sure that Shortbeard was dead, gently laid him flat on the ground.
