"The military meeting ended much earlier than I thought." Kuroda yawned as he and Qiuyue walked side by side from the commander's camp back to their respective tents. "Not bad, not bad. I didn't sleep well last night. If the military meeting lasted for a long time, I might have fallen asleep."
At this point, Kuroda curled the corners of his mouth and let out a few low laughs.
Turning his head and looking around, after confirming that there were no other outsiders around, Kuroda lowered his voice and said to Akizuki beside him:
"By the way, Qiuyue, did you see the expressions of the others when Lord Nagatenmoku handed the task to that guy Mogami?"
"The speed at which their expressions change is simply jaw-dropping."
"When I saw the rapid changes in those people's expressions just now, I almost couldn't help laughing."
Just now, when Sheng Tianmu announced that he would give the task of "trampling the village" to Mogumi, the expressions of those generals who had been arguing, clamoring, and shouting, hoping that Sheng Tianmu would give this task to them, changed 180 degrees in an instant.
His expression changed from being full of anticipation and excitement to one as if he had accidentally eaten a fly while yawning.
The reason why these generals' expressions changed so drastically was not just because the task was not handed over to them.
Moreover, there were so many people who could give the task of creating the Third Eye, so he gave it to Mogami.
Mogami is more than just one of the "Seven Spears of Senju".
He is also the nephew of Sheng Tianmu. Mogami's mother is Sheng Tianmu's sister.
Therefore, Sheng Tianmu's behavior of directly handing the task over to Zui Shang naturally has the suspicion of "leaving all the benefits to his own relatives", which makes people feel particularly uncomfortable.
But no matter how uncomfortable they felt, it was of no use - Sheng Tianmu was their current superior, and Sheng Tianmu personally said that this task would be given to Mogami, and they were powerless to object.
Even if he reported the matter to the commander-in-chief of the army, Inamori, and accused Sheng Tianmu of favoritism towards his own family, it would probably be useless. Sheng Tianmu's degree of favoritism was still within the acceptable range, and Inamori would most likely ignore such a complaint.
Kuroda kept chattering away, but Akizuki, who was walking beside him, remained silent.
Kuroda noticed that Qiuyue had been silent and carefully looked at Qiuyue's face:
"Qiuyue, why haven't you said anything? Are you also unhappy that this mission was taken away by Mogami?"
"Heh." Qiuyue sneered and shrugged, "I'm not interested in that kind of mission. I'm too lazy to do it even if you ask me to do it."
Qiuyue slowly raised her right hand which was wearing gauntlet, looked at the thick calluses on her right palm, and continued speaking.
"If they are going to massacre the whole village, they will definitely have to deal with a lot of old, weak, women and children who have almost no fighting power."
"Using knives and guns on the elderly, the weak, women and children - this kind of thing is meaningless. I am too lazy to do it even if you ask me to do it."
Hearing what Akiha said, Kuroda couldn't help but smile.
"Qiuyue, your personality is indeed quite similar to Tiandao."
"Don't compare me with a mad dog like Tiandao." Qiuyue rolled her eyes at Kuroda, "Tiandao is almost a madman. And I am sane."
"Then why didn't you say anything just now? You looked like you were in a bad mood." Kuroda asked back.
"I'm just dissatisfied with Master Sheng Tianmu's partiality to the best." Qiuyue curled her lips, "I can hardly count how many times Master Sheng Tianmu has been partial to the best."
After hearing what Qiuyue said, the smile on Kuroda's face faded a little.
The generals from other feudal states did not know much about the deeds of Sheng Tianmu before, but Kuroda and Akizuki, who were also members of the "Seven Spears of Senshu", knew it clearly.
Sheng Tianmu was particularly fond of his nephew.
Whenever there is a good job, I will give it to the top first.
It is even rumored that Mogami was able to obtain the title of "Seven Spears of Senshu" with the help of Shōtenmoku.
The selection criteria for the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" is martial power. Only the seven warriors with the strongest martial power are eligible to obtain the title of "Seven Spears of Xianzhou".
When the list of "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" was first announced, many people were dissatisfied with the list - the vast majority of them questioned the selection of Zuishang.
Mogami's strength is not bad, but he is not strong enough to convince others.
As a result, the rumor that "Mogami was able to obtain the title of 'Seven Spears of Senju' because Arisutanmu was helping him" spread like .
Until now, it has not been revealed whether this message is true or false. Sheng Tianmu has always denied this rumor and has always emphasized to everyone: Mogami was selected into the "Seven Spears of Xianzhou" entirely because of his own strength.
"…Relax, Akizuki." Kuroda raised his hand and patted Akizuki's shoulder. "We are used to this kind of thing, aren't we? Her family background is good enough, so we can only accept it with a pinch of our nose."
One important reason why Akizuki and Kuroda could become good friends is because they had similar backgrounds.
The families that the two men came from were only ranked in the middle in terms of strength and status in the Sendai domain. They were not small families, but they were far from being able to call the shots in the Sendai domain.
"It would be fine if Mogami was a man who was good at both literature and martial arts." Qiuyue's face slowly showed a hint of sarcasm. "The only strength of Mogami is probably his spearmanship, which is a bit decent. Everything else is a mess."
"And from what I've observed - Mogami's personality isn't very good. He's the kind of guy who only wants to retreat when faced with a difficult situation..."
"That's enough, Qiuyue, stop talking." Before Qiuyue finished speaking, Kuroda suddenly changed his smiling expression and interrupted Qiuyue with a serious face, "It's better to say less of this kind of thing."
After hearing Kuroda's reminder, Akizuki realized that she had talked too much just now, so she stopped talking about the previous topic.
"Let's talk about something happy." Kuroda shrugged, "Akizuki, has anything interesting happened to you recently that's worth talking about?"
"I found that because there is nothing to do in the military camp except practicing shooting, I have been practicing shooting diligently recently, and my arms seem to have become thicker than before."
"This isn't fun at all..."
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After more than half an hour——
First Army Camp, west side Yingkou——
At Yingkou on the west side of the camp, 200 soldiers were gathering there, ready to go.
These 200 soldiers were exactly the troops that Sheng Tianmu sent to his nephew Mogami to carry out this mission.
In order to facilitate Mogami's command, the 200 soldiers that Nagatenmoku assigned to Mogami were all troops from the Sendai Domain, who were quite familiar to them as the "Seven Spears of Senshu".
The general of this mission among the 200 soldiers, Mogami, is currently in the main camp, receiving the farewell and last words of advice from his uncle Shengtianmu.
In the commander-in-chief's camp, Mougami was holding his sickle spear, looking at Sheng Tianmu who was standing in front of him with a little excitement on his face.
Katayama Spear - Like the Jumonji Spear, it is a type of sickle spear.
The biggest difference between the Katayama Spear and the Jumonji Spear is that the barbs on the tips of the two spears are different.
There are two symmetrical barbs on the blade of the Jumonji spear, which together with the spear head and the spear shaft can form a "cross", while there is only one barb on the blade of the Katayama spear.
"Mogami." Sheng Tianmu, who usually had a serious face, smiled at this rare moment. "This battle of yours is the first battle of this campaign against the Red Moon Fortress. Remember to fight well."
"Yes!" Zuishang is a relative of Shengtianmu and has similar genes to Shengtianmu. His height is as amazing as Shengtianmu's. Converted into modern earth units, his height is about 1.8 meters, only one head shorter than Shengtianmu.
"After the battle begins, remember to restrain your soldiers." Sheng Tianmu lowered his voice and whispered in a voice that only he and his nephew could hear clearly, "Don't let your soldiers do too many things besides fighting."
The development of the third eye is explained in a very obscure way.
But Mogami was no fool. He immediately understood what Shōtenmu meant and knew what the most likely thing for soldiers to happen when they were fighting, especially when they were fighting a village where there were bound to be many women.
"After all, we are not in the Warring States Period, but in a peaceful world that has been peaceful for a long time." Sheng Tianmu continued, "In this peaceful world that has been away from war for a long time, any brutal behavior is no longer welcome, so you have to pretend to be a noble warrior."
"If the people in the feudal state knew that your troops had done something out of line, it would be very detrimental to your future development in the feudal state."
"Those who have a grudge against our family will seize on this as an excuse to say you are 'unworthy of being a samurai' and impeach you and our family."
"Yes." Mogami nodded solemnly, "Uncle, I will remember it."
Mogami would only call Shengtianmu "Shengtianmu-sama" in public, and would call him "uncle" in private.
Sheng Tianmu raised his hand and patted Mogami's shoulder.
"Okay, that's all I have to say. I wish you good luck in martial arts."
"Yes!" Mogami nodded vigorously again, "I'm leaving! Please wait! I will definitely complete this mission beautifully!"
After saying this, Mogami picked up his sickle spear and strode out of his tent.
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Somewhere in Ezo—
In a not-so-dense forest, there is a hunting lodge that was built not long ago and is still very "fresh".
Ogata and Atachi were sitting shoulder to shoulder in the hunting lodge.
Just now, after Ai Zan built this hunting lodge, he went deep into the woods to look for rabbits, saying, "I found a lot of rabbits nearby, and I want to prepare some rabbits for dinner tonight."
And Yashili went to help Ayizan and went hunting rabbits with Ayizan.
So at this moment, there are only Ogata and Atachi in this hunting lodge.
In order to kill the boring time waiting for Ayizan and Yashili to come back from hunting rabbits, Ogata and A-Machi chatted idly.
"...Ayi, have you noticed that wherever we two go, something bad seems to happen." A-Ming suddenly said to Ogata beside him.
Since there were no outsiders around, A-machi could finally feel free to call Ogata "Ayi".
"Ah? Why do you say that?" Ogata asked back.
"Last summer, not long after we both arrived in Kyoto, a group of lunatics showed up and planned to burn down Kyoto."
"We went to the Ou region and encountered bandits who were planning to rob the village."
"I came to Ezo and went to Qina Village. I met the Russians who were planning to massacre the whole village."
"And now there's the war..."
The more Ating spoke, the more black lines appeared on his face.
"Do you think we have been cursed? We have been cursed to have bad luck..."
Hearing what Atachi said, Ogata couldn't help but smile.
"You think too much... We don't have bad luck all the time. We have had good luck quite a few times."
"Let's not talk about the distant past, let's just talk about the near future. I originally thought it might take a long time to find clues about Xuan Zheng and Xuan Zhen, but now it only took less than two months and I have already collected a lot of clues."
"My intuition tells me that we are about to find Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen."
After saying that, Ogata subconsciously raised his hand and touched the large area of ​​dark purple skin on his left neck that was now covered by the scarf.
Ating let out a long sigh.
"Alas... I don't expect to find Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen quickly. I just hope to escape far away from the war and not be dragged into it."
At this point, Ating paused as if he remembered something.
Then he asked Ogata a new question in a hesitant tone:
"...Ayi, do you think Chanup and his men will really incite the naturalized Aizo people in Matsumae Castle to start a riot?"
Ogata did not answer immediately when he heard Atachi's question.
But keep silent first.
After a moment of silence, he said softly:
“…Who knows?”
From beginning to end, Ogata and his friends only knew Chanup and his friends for less than a day.
He arrived at the Red Moon Fortress in the afternoon, and that evening he learned from Lin Ziping that there was key evidence that could prove his identity in Huxi Village, and then he left the Red Moon Fortress the next day...
So up to now, Ogata and A-Machi had only stayed in the Red Moon Fortress for less than a day...
My understanding of Chanup and his people is far from complete.
Therefore, Ogata did not dare to pat his chest and say with certainty that "Chanupu and the others would never do such a thing."
"Even if it wasn't Chanup and his men who did it, it could have been done by someone else in the fortress. Maybe it was someone from Kapasi village who was defeated in the Battle of Kunasilimenasi and has a blood feud with the others," Ogata added.
As he said this, the memory of the "attack" by the little girl at the Red Moon Fortress emerged in Ogata's mind.
"Of course - it's not ruled out that the shogunate just found an excuse to go to war with the Red Moon Fortress..." At this point, Ogata narrowed his eyes slightly, "I think this reason is also likely..."
"...I don't know where the shogunate's army has advanced to now..." Ating pursed his lips, "If the Red Moon Fortress has been surrounded by the army when we return to it, it will be troublesome...We still have some luggage in the Red Moon Fortress, although they are not very important..."
Ogata and his companions are now on their way back to Red Moon Fortress.
After learning from Matsudaira Sadanobu that the shogunate had dispatched troops to the Red Moon Fortress, Obe immediately decided to temporarily put aside the trip to Huxi Village and quickly return to the Red Moon Fortress.
The reason why they gave up going to Huxi Village and went to Red Moon Fortress was to inform Red Moon Fortress... No, to be more precise, it was to inform the villagers of Qina Village who had just moved into Red Moon Fortress not long ago that Red Moon Fortress was about to be attacked by the shogunate.
Regardless of whether or not the "people from the Red Moon Fortress instigated the naturalized Ainu in Matsumae Castle to riot", the villagers of Qina Village, who had just moved into the Red Moon Fortress for a few days, should be innocent.
After spending so much time with the villagers of China Village, Ogata has developed some feelings for them.
Ogata helped them once when they were attacked by the Cossacks , and they always worked hard to repay Ogata and Atachi afterwards.
The reason why Ogata and his team were able to find Lin Ziping, a person who might have important clues, was thanks to the help of the villagers of Qina Village.
Now that they were in trouble, Ogata couldn't just sit back and watch.
So after Ogata learned the news that the shogunate had sent troops, he decided to return to the Red Moon Fortress as soon as possible.
Like Ogata, A-Machi also has feelings for the villagers of Kinu Village and agrees with Ogata's decision.
As members of the Qina Village, Ai Zan and Ya Xili were naturally very anxious after learning that their people were in trouble again. Naturally, they would not object to Ogata's decision to quickly return to the Red Moon Fortress.
As for the villagers of Qina Village, after knowing that the Red Moon Fortress was in trouble, whether they chose to leave directly or choose to share the hardships with Chanup and others - this was not something Ogata could decide.
"After we return to the Red Moon Fortress and inform Chepke and the others of the Shogunate's attack, what should we do next?" A-machi asked Ogata a new question.
"Until then... we'll just take it one step at a time." Ogata smiled optimistically.
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At this moment——
"Look! Mr. Ayzan." Yashili showed Ayzan her newly caught rabbit, "I caught another rabbit!"
Ayizan, who was not far away, ran quickly to Yashili.
"Yashili! Well done!" Ayi Zan took a quick look at the fat rabbit in Yashili's hand and praised, "In this way, we have caught two rabbits."
After saying that, Ayizan picked up a fat rabbit in his right hand that still had some body temperature left.
"These two rabbits are fat enough for us to eat tonight. Let's go back."
"Yes." Yashili nodded vigorously, "Let's roast one of these two rabbits and boil the other one!"
As a "cute rabbit lover", Yashili knows many ways to cook rabbit.
While Yashili was thinking about how to cook the two fat rabbits tonight, she suddenly caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eye - there was a small cave not far from them.
"Mr. Ayizan! Look! There's a cave over there!"
As Yashili finished speaking, Ai Zan hurriedly looked in the direction that Yashili's finger was pointing.
After realizing that what Yashili said was true, Ayizan's eyes lit up slightly.
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A moment later——
"Mr. Majima! Ms. Atachi!"
Ogata and A-Ming, who were huddled in the hunting lodge, chatting while waiting for Ayizan and his friends to return, finally heard Ayizan's voice.
Aizen and Yashili each carried a fat rabbit and ran towards Ogata and the others with excitement on their faces.
Looking at the two fat rabbits in Ayi Zan Yashili's hands, Ogata smiled and said, "You are back. It seems that you have made a good harvest."
"We didn't just catch these two rabbits!" Ayizan said while breathing rapidly because he ran too fast just now, "We also found a cave just now!"
"Oh?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.
"I've taken a quick look at the cave. There are no animals living there, and it's big enough for the four of us to live in! It's not too damp either! Let's spend the night in the cave!"
Living in a cave is naturally more comfortable than living in such a simple hunting lodge.
So Ogata nodded almost without hesitation and agreed to Ayizan's suggestion of "spending the night in the cave", and then took A-Ming and, under the leadership of Ayizan and Yashili, strode towards the cave they had just discovered.
Soon, Xu Fang saw a small cave in front of him, with an entrance large enough for three people to walk side by side.
After entering the cave, the scene inside was just as Ai Zan had just described - spacious enough and not damp, making it very suitable for living.
"It would be great if tatami could grow in this cave..." Atachi, standing in the center of the cave, looked at the scene inside while stretching hard.
"Why don't you say that it would be nice if there was a bathtub with hot water in this cave?" Ogata said in a joking tone.
A-Machi shook her head. "Compared to a bathtub with hot water, I would rather sleep on the tatami."
"Stop talking nonsense like that. Come and build a fire and prepare dinner. I'll go outside and get some branches back."
When Ogata was about to leave the cave and go outside to pick up branches suitable for making a fire, he suddenly heard a strange sound approaching them from a distance.
Ogata was not unfamiliar with this sound.
This is the unique sliding sound of a dog sled as a means of transportation and the sound of sled dogs running.
Ogata quickly ran to the cave entrance and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
Soon, Oufang saw a dog sled approaching them rapidly in the deep woods not far away.
This dog sled was very large, larger than any sled Ogata had ever seen before, and each sled dog pulling the sled was strong and big.
Sitting on the sled and directing the sled dogs to pull the sled is an old man with gray hair.
"Oh, is this cave already occupied? Excuse me, is there any vacant space in your cave? Can I stay here for a night? I just need a place to lie down and sleep, and I promise I won't disturb you... Huh?"
Before the old man finished speaking, his face was filled with surprise.
The same happened to Ogata, who was staring at the old man, and a look of surprise appeared on his face quickly.
"Mr. Yugami..." Ogata murmured.
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Ezo, Takta Village——
"Grandpa! I have practiced weaving just as you said!" Lilata showed a piece of cloth in her hand, which was woven in a rather immature way, to an old man sitting in front of her.
The old man took the cloth handed to him by Lilata, looked at it carefully, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Well, that's good, Lilata. Your fabrics are getting better and better."
The old man's face was filled with a happy smile.
"Grandpa! Please don't forget the agreement between you and me! You promised me that if I finish today's practice, you will continue to tell me stories."
"That's not a story, that's a heroic epic. But you're not wrong to call it a story..."
After handing the cloth woven by Lilata back to her, the old man folded his hands on his legs.
"Grandpa certainly won't break his promise. Come sit over here. What story do you want to hear today?"
"I want to hear the story that I didn't finish last night!" Lilata threw herself on the old man's legs with excitement on her face.
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At the same moment when Lilata threw herself on the old man's legs——
Not far from their village of Takta——
"Lord Mogami." A samurai general lowered his voice and reported to Mogami in front of him, "Everyone is in position and can launch an attack at any time."
"Okay." Mogami suppressed his excitement and nodded heavily.
Mogami is currently lurking in a dense bush.
Looking at the Takta Village not far ahead where sparks of fire were emitting, Motogami's eyes were filled with fiery colors.
After receiving this disguised "siege mission" from his uncle Sheng Tianmu, Mogami immediately led his troops and attacked Takta Village hidden in the mountains.
So far, all of Mogami's actions have been going quite smoothly.
We arrived at Takta Village very smoothly.
Then the offensive deployment was completed very smoothly.
And tonight was also a good night - the weather was very good tonight. The full moon was high in the sky, without a single cloud, and the bright moonlight illuminated the earth so clearly that there was no need to light a torch.
The villagers of Takta Village have not yet realized that their village has been surrounded by a group of jackals.
The reason they were surrounded was simply because they had a good relationship with the Red Moon Fortress and were highly suspected of being enemies of the shogunate.
Delay will lead to changes. Now that everyone is in their positions, there is no need to wait any longer.
Mogami jumped out from the bushes where he was hiding and swung the sickle in his hand fiercely: "Everyone! Attack!"
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The old man was telling his granddaughter Lilata the heroic epic passed down from generation to generation by their nation. He had just begun to tell tonight's story when he was interrupted by the noise outside the house.
"What happened?" The old man frowned, then quickly stood up and walked out of the house, while Lilata followed his grandfather with a confused look on her face, opened the window next to her, and looked out...
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Ogata and Atachi have quite different preferences for animals.
Ogata is a cat person, while Atachi is a dog person.
"Don't you find it annoying that cats are always indifferent to humans?" - Atachi once said this to Ogata.
Atachi, who was sitting next to Ogata, was now stroking the head of a sled dog in his arms and giggling.
The sled dog, whose head is being stroked by Ating, looks a bit like a Samoyed. It seems to enjoy the feeling of having its head stroked by Ating, as it smiles with its eyes narrowed and its tongue stuck out, revealing a silly smile.
The sled dog in Ating's arms is exactly Tang Shen's head.
And Yushin was sitting opposite Ogata, separated from him by a campfire.
Tang Shen's sled is now parked outside, and his sled dogs are living in the cave with Ogata and the others.
Fortunately, the cave is not small, so even with an old man and a few dogs living in it, it doesn't feel crowded.
"What a coincidence..." Tang Shen, who was holding his cane, breathed a sigh of relief, "I can actually meet you here... How is it? Did you find the two people you were looking for?"
"Not yet." Ogata shook his head. "But - although we haven't found the person, thanks to the clues you provided, we have now found some clues."
"That's good..." Tang Shen nodded gently.
Just now, when Yushin drove the dog sled to the edge of the cave, he quickly recognized Ogata - the samurai who had asked him about people in Matsumae Castle.
At almost the same time, Ogata recognized Tang Shen - the old man who sold pets and had previously given him important clues about Xuanzheng, Xuanzhen and others.
"Mr. Tang Shen, why are you here?" Ogata asked.
"I came here to get a new pet." Tang Shen said slowly, "Not long after you left, an old customer came and bought out all my pets in one go."
"There aren't many high-quality animals in Matsumae, so I usually go to the territory north of Matsumae to catch animals."
"Not long after I arrived at the territory north of Matsumae, I learned that the shogunate had sent troops to Ezo to attack the famous Red Moon Fortress. So I planned to tell an old friend of mine about this news and told him to be careful not to be affected by the war."
"This is why I'm here... Alas, I still have to spend a few more days to reach where my old friend lives..." Tang Shen sighed.
"Is this old friend of yours an Ainu?" asked Atachi.
"Yeah. That's right." Tang Shen's face showed a hint of reminiscence. "We have been friends for many years. When we first met, we were both still very young."
"He taught me this technique of hunting animals."
"The reason why I can make a living by selling pets now is thanks to the hunting techniques he taught me."
"Your friend is so lucky to have a loyal friend like you..." Atachi smiled, "Even though you knew that Ezo was becoming less stable, you still went alone to find your friend and told him to be careful not to be affected by the war..."
"It's not like I'm being loyal or anything like that." Tang Shen said with a wry smile, "I'm just helping out by doing what I can."
"Besides warning him to be careful with the war, there's nothing else I can do... Hmm? Little girl, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Tang Shen turned his head and looked at Yashili who was staring at him.
"Why do you have a cane?" Yashili asked. "You walk very steadily, so you don't need a cane." (Ainu)
As soon as Yashili finished speaking, Ayizan subconsciously wanted to translate for her.
But Tang Shen took the lead and said in fluent Japanese:
"This..." Tang Shen tightened the crutch in his hand, "This crutch of mine is not used to help me walk. The reason why I always carry this crutch is because it is a very precious gift given to me by a friend of mine. I cherish this gift very much, so I always carry it with me. (Ainu language)"
Ayizan and Yashili looked at Tang Shen with surprise.
Ogata and Atachi couldn't tell how standard Yushin's Ainu language was, but the two of them could hear it clearly - Yushin's Ainu language was so standard that it didn't sound like a Japanese, but rather like an Ainu.
"I once lived in an Ainu settlement for a period of time." Tang Shen smiled and said to Ai Zan and the others, "It was during that time that I learned to speak Ainu language fairly fluently."
"What were you and Yashili talking about just now?" Ating looked at Tang Shen, then looked at Yashili.
"The little girl asked me why I always carry a cane even though I don't need one to walk," Tang Shen replied. "I told her that this cane was a gift from a friend and I cherish it very much, so I always carry it with me."
After saying that, Tang Shen cast a complicated look at the cane in his hand, then raised his hand and gently stroked the cane.
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"Ha ha ha ha……"
Lilata covered her left shoulder which was hit by an arrow and fled for her life in the woods in a panic.
Tears mixed with sweat and blood flowed down her body and fell to the ground.
Behind her, there were four footsteps approaching her.
These four footsteps came from four soldiers wearing ordinary armor.
The four soldiers chased Lilata like evil spirits seeking death.
Even though Lilata had tried her best, she was only a 12-year-old girl after all. In terms of speed, she was definitely no match for the four adults.
"As expected of a barbarian who grew up in the mountains! This tutorial is really fast!"
A soldier who had rushed to within a few steps of the girl cursed as he raised his hand and grabbed Lilata's hair.
"Ahhh——!" Lilata, whose hair was pulled, let out a scream mixed with cries of pain.
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"...Hmm?" Ogata slowly turned his head and looked out of the cave entrance, "...A-Ming, did you hear any strange noises?"
"Hmm... I heard it..." Ating stopped rubbing the head of the sled dog in his arms, "It sounds a bit like... a woman's scream..."
Ogata: "Then I probably didn't hear it wrong."
Like Ogata and the others, Tang Shen and Ayizan also looked out of the cave.
However, Tang Shen said nothing, just frowned and looked outside the cave.
Ai Zan loudly told Ogata and the others that he also heard a strange sound.
Only Yashili looked at Ogata and the others who were looking outside the cave with a confused look on his face.
Ogata looked outside the cave, remaining silent.
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"Ha...ha...this guy...ha...is really good at running..." The soldier who grabbed Lilata continued to curse and slapped Lilata twice, "I am really tired...ha..."
After being slapped twice without mercy, Lilata's originally delicate cheeks immediately became red and swollen.
"Kill this guy quickly and then go back." A short soldier slowly drew out the katana from his waist.
"Hey! Wait!" But at this time, a tall soldier raised his hand to stop them, "Take a closer look - this girl is pretty, and she doesn't have those disgusting tattoos on her face. Let's play with her first."
"Eh?" The short soldier who had already drawn his sword hesitated. "This... isn't good? Didn't the general just forbid any burning, killing, and looting?"
"The general is not here now." The tall soldier said, "He can't see what we are doing now. These days, we are either marching or marching. I am so bored."
"But... this girl is too young." The short soldier showed hesitation on his face, "She looks no more than 12 years old..."
"12 years old is old enough." The tall soldier showed a disgusting smile, "Don't you see that this girl's breasts have started to develop? Stop talking nonsense! Let's play together."
The other two soldiers looked at each other for a while, then nodded.
The short soldier who had objected just now, after thinking for a while, also nodded slightly...
Four soldiers worked together to pin Lilata to the ground.
Two of them grabbed one of Lilata's hands respectively, one held down Lilata's feet, and the last one tore off Lilata's clothes.
The person responsible for tearing Lilata's clothes was the tall soldier who had just suggested "having some fun".
In order to prevent Lilata from disturbing them, the four soldiers tied Lilata's mouth with a dirty cloth.
In Ainu society, 12 years old is considered old enough to know what sex is.
Lilata , knowing what the four soldiers were planning to do , struggled hard and tried to scream.
But his mouth was blocked and he couldn't shout.
My hands and feet were pinned down, unable to break free.
There was nothing I could do except cry.
In a short while, Lilata's clothes were torn off, leaving only a thin single piece of clothing, the fabric clinging to her body which had already begun to develop.
"Oh! This girl is really pretty!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Get to work! It's my turn next!"
"Get out of the way. I'll be the next one. Don't forget that you still owe me money."
The remaining sanity in the minds of these four soldiers had completely disappeared.
All they want now is to quickly release the beast in their hearts.
"Tsk... this dress is really hard to tear... Forget it, just cut it!" The tall man pulled out the sword from his waist, "Don't move, it will be bad if it cuts you. Forget it, you don't understand."
After he finished speaking, the tall soldier held the katana in his hand upside down and slowly moved the tip of the knife toward the collar of Lilata's clothes.
The lustful look on the tall soldier's face reached its peak at this moment.
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Swish!
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There was a sound of something being chopped.
But it wasn't Lilata's clothes that were cut.
Instead, the tall soldier's head was chopped off.
A flash of knife light swept across the tall soldier's neck from right to left.
The cold light leaping from the sword was so strong that even the moonlight had to retreat.
The knife flashed, and the tall soldier's head flew to the right due to inertia. There was still a lustful look on his face - he was still indulging in bestiality until his death.
[Ding! Use the Mugu Two Swords Style: Raikiri to kill the enemy]
[Gained 60 personal experience points, and 65 sword skills experience points for "Nine Swords of Mutual Self"]
[Current personal level: Lv38 (470/6000)]
[My Two-Sword Style Level: 11th Stage (11150/12000)]