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Chapter 17 Who is the devil and who is the Buddha (1)
Lu Jian returned to his room and finished the day's accounts. It was already late, and he was about to go to bed after dinner, when he suddenly heard "Duk Tuk Tuk" someone knocked on the window.When he opened the door, Ah Shi was wearing a scarlet kimono, holding Fomalhaut in his left hand, and a square box in his right hand. When he saw Lu Jian, he smiled with parted lips. Under the flickering candlelight, his teeth were fine as shells, and his beautiful eyes were shining brightly. , Indescribably bright and beautiful.

Lu Jianqi said, "Princess Ah Shi, what are you doing here so late?" Ah Shi said angrily, "You don't want me to come?" Lu Jian didn't know where to start, and Ah Shi handed the box to him In the middle of the day, Lu Jian took it in a daze, his palm suddenly felt warm again, but was held by Ah Shi.

"Come quickly." Ah Shi couldn't help but dragged him to a nearby Buddhist hall, but saw a wooden ladder leading directly to the eaves.Ah Shila landed and gradually climbed up to the roof, said with a smile: "It's clean here, no one disturbs you." After finishing speaking, he jumped first and landed gently in front of the roof.

This kind of jumping can't be compared with jumping hemp. Lu Jian did his best and jumped to the ridge of the roof.Ah Shi pulled him to sit beside him, and said with a smile, "Lu Jian, you open the box." Lu Jian opened the box, but smelled the aroma, it was a box full of tempura.

"This is a reward for you. I made it myself." Ah Shi stared at him intently and said, "Would you like to try it?"

Lu Jian tasted one and said, "This is shrimp." He tasted another and said, "This is fish." Ah Shi smiled and said, "Is it delicious?" Lu Jian nodded and said, "It's delicious." Shi smiled, and suddenly said angrily, "What an idiot."

This Buddhist hall is dedicated to the samurai in the mansion, and it is the highest place in the outer house.Sitting on the roof at this time, I only feel that the surrounding houses are low and small, and this place is still close to the sky.Ashi raised his head and looked, the moon was half gone, the stars were blurred, and he was slightly lost in thought.Seeing this, Lu Jian said, "Have you seen the brightest star in the southern sky? That's Fomalhaut, and it's also the cat's name."

Ah Shi looked back, his eyes were smiling, Lu Jian was embarrassed by her, and quickly lowered his eyelids, suddenly heard Ah Shi sighed, and said quietly: "For some reason, I am very happy with you, even if I sit like this Even if you don't say a word, your heart will be warm."

Lu Jianqi asked, "Aren't you happy being with other people?" Ah Shi shook his head and said, "Mom died early, and I forgot what it was like to be with her. The other women I met were all maids, timid Shy, talkative. As for men, it’s even more outrageous. They are either tyrannical and tyrannical, which makes people afraid, or low-spirited, which makes people disgusted. I used to like the eldest brother, but the eldest brother has also changed. He looks more and more like a father. Look at him look in my eyes, I want to tremble. Besides, even with my former big brother, I’m not so happy, like I want to fly.” Ashi put Fomalhaut on his knees, and opened his sleeves against the evening wind , like a big scarlet butterfly spreading its beautiful wings under the moonlight.

Lu Jian was stunned and was about to speak when Ah Shi suddenly closed his arms and hugged him lightly. Lu Jian was startled and said in a trembling voice: "Princess Ah Shi..." Suddenly, Ah Shi said softly: " Don't talk, I... I just want to hug you like this!"

Lu Jian felt her body heat up, her hot cheeks were pressed against his own, and her fine white teeth seemed to be nibbling at his earlobes. The rubbing of his ears made it difficult for him to hold back. A smile suddenly flashed in his mind while he was fascinated.

Lu Jian was horrified, and hurriedly said: "Princess Ashi." Fang wanted to push Ashi away, but when he looked at it, he was suddenly surprised. Ashi's eyes were slightly closed, and he had fallen asleep with a smile on his face. The small jet-black fan trembled gently on the jade-like cheeks.

Seeing that she was sleeping, Lu Jian couldn't bear to wake her up, so he reached out and picked her up, and walked to the eaves, he was shocked when he saw her, the wooden ladder to the room had disappeared.At this time, Ah Shi also woke up, but felt that he was in Lu Jian's arms, and he was so ashamed that he struggled slightly.Lu Jian realized it and quickly put her down.When Ah Shi heard that the ladder was dismantled, he couldn't help but lose color. Suddenly, he saw a flickering fire in the distance, floating towards this direction.

The two were in a hurry, Lu Jianyou looked around, and suddenly saw a big tree growing in the distance, as high as the roof, he had an idea, and said: "Princess Ashi, you hide on the roof, don't show your face, I'll get a ladder over here." A Shi was flustered, and he leaned on the edge of the roof as he said, but when he saw Lu Jianchang take a breath and leap out, he couldn't help but blurted out.Unexpectedly, Lu Jian practiced "tiaoma" hard for several months, and now he showed extraordinary leg strength.After leaping more than ten feet, he straightened his arms in mid-air, and with a "crash", he clung to the branches, then hooked his legs around the trunk, and slowly slid down.As soon as he landed, he saw the wooden ladder nearby, and was about to step forward to help him up, when he heard urgent footsteps in front of him, Cang Bingwei hurried over with more than a dozen warriors.

Lu Jian's heart sank, he put down the wooden ladder and shouted: "Kangbingwei, where are you going?" Cangbingwei was stunned when he saw him, and with a stern look on his face, he called to a warrior, "Master Hashimoto!" , he tricked the princess."

The samurai was about forty years old, with a stocky physique, and his beard stood up like a pile of steel needles. Hearing this, he frowned and said, "Kangbei, are you telling the truth? This is not a joke."

"Every sentence is the truth." Cangbingwei said loudly, "Master Hashimoto, I saw him trick the princess onto the roof with my own eyes." Lu Jian looked at Cangbingwei with bitterness in his mouth. He must have dismantled the ladder. If he hadn't practiced "tiaoma", wouldn't he be caught?His own life and death are minor matters, but he is a sinner if he ruins Ah Shi's reputation.

Hashimoto yelled: "Surround him." With a clatter, all the warriors surrounded Lu Jian in the middle, Lu Jian's thoughts changed suddenly, and he suddenly shouted: "Master Hashimoto, the princess is in the inner palace, why did she come to the outer house? So smart and delicate, how could you be coaxed into the room by me?"

Hashimoto felt reasonable, nodded and said: "That's right..." Cangbei said anxiously: "Master Hashimoto, don't believe him, I tore down the ladder to the upper room, he can come down, but the princess can't. Still on the roof."

Hashimoto frowned, this matter is unimaginable, but it is not a trivial matter, if it is true, it will not only ruin the family style, but also bring shame to the nations, as the leader of the Oda warriors, he has no way to get rid of his lack of protection, so he waved his hands and said: "Go up room to see."

The two warriors responded to the sound and went to move the wooden ladder. Lu Jian was in a hurry, so he jumped and passed between the two of them. With two "swipes", he drew the knife from the waists of the two warriors and put it on the necks of the two warriors.

The faces of the two samurai were pale, Hashimoto was even more startled, thinking how fast this man was, he immediately shouted: "Bold, what are you doing?" Lu Jian said: "No one is allowed to touch this ladder." Cangbingwei's cheeks flushed with excitement, He said loudly: "Master Hashimoto, have you seen it? He is very guilty and dare not let anyone go up." Hashimoto was even more puzzled, and raised his voice: "Is the princess really on the roof?"

Lu Jian said: "No." Hashimoto said angrily: "Then why are you afraid of people going to the room?" Lu Jian was speechless, so he could only make up nonsense: "This ladder is broken, it will break if you step on it." Cang Bingwei sternly said : "You are lying, this ladder is very good, you are obviously afraid that people will see the princess."

Hashimoto nodded and said: "Young man, you took the swords of my two disciples empty-handed. You are very capable. How about this, I will go to the room to see, if the princess is not there, I will severely punish Cangbingwei and vent your anger on you." Cangbing When Wei heard this, his face turned pale, but his eyes were stubborn, staring at Lu Jian.

Lu Jian shook his head and said, "The princess is not here, everyone, please go back! If you want to go to the room, you have to step on me." He is not good at lying after all, and these words are trying to cover up, Hashimoto couldn't help laughing, but suddenly heard two sharp reprimands, Two warriors, one on the left and the other on the right, swung their knives at Lu Jian's waist.

Both of them were good with swords, and they were quick and ruthless with their swords. If Lu Jian didn't withdraw his sword to save himself, even if he killed two warriors, he would not be able to escape the fate of being cut in half.He didn't want to hurt both sides, so he kicked his feet and used the technique of "jumping hemp", pulling up six feet from the ground, with a sound of "ding", the two knives under his feet met each other, and sparks burst out in all directions.

"Good!" Hashimoto applauded.Lu Jian flipped over and before he landed, two red spears stabbed with lightning.Lu Jian's two sabers split, and the swords and guns intersected. In an instant, he understood the direction of the opponent's strength, and his hands spontaneously pressed down with the left saber and raised with the right saber. With a "pop", a red spear was pressed by the left saber. On the ground, another red gun was picked up by the right knife and flew up for more than ten feet.

Lu Jian defeated four masters in a row, Hashimoto frowned, took a step forward, caught the falling red spear, waved his hand to stop everyone, and said in a loud voice: "Ichiba Hashimoto, Oda family spear master, please teach me .”

Lu Jian hesitated, and said, "My name is Lu Jian." Hashimoto asked curiously, "Lu Jian? Could it be Mr. Bukong's nephew?" Lu Jian could not deny it, and said bravely, "It's me."

Hashimoto frowned slightly, thinking that Ning Bukong is the king's favorite, this person is his relative, it would be inappropriate to offend him, but he couldn't get off the tiger, and he pointed a gun and shouted: "Hashimoto Yiba asks for advice." .” All the warriors changed their colors, and they called together: “Master Hashimoto.”

Lu Jian didn't like to fight, but if he backed down a little, Ah Shi's reputation would be damaged, so he had to worry about it. When Hashimoto stabbed him with a spear, he took a step back, swung his knife out, and stuck it on the barrel of the gun. The upper strength is vigorous, and there is no gap to take advantage of.In panic, Hashimoto's spear swung, carefully stabbing.

With the sound of "Zheng", Lu Jian didn't think about it, and the two swords were handed over. Taking advantage of Hashimoto's swing of the gun, he jumped up from the ground, and spun rapidly against the tip of Hashimoto's gun.Half of this turn was borrowed from Hashimoto's spear power, and the other half came from the maneuvering kung fu practiced in "Tiao Ma".

All the warriors watched from the sidelines, thinking that Hashimoto picked Lu Jian on the point of the spear, they all applauded.However, Hashimoto knew it. Lu Jian held the knife on the tip of the gun, which weighed more than a hundred catties. Seeing that the gun was not working well, he couldn't help but let out a "duh", pierced the tip of the gun, and sent it forward.

Lu Jianying retreated with the gun, and suddenly felt that his toes hit a hard object, and he couldn't help but realize that Hashimoto's move was to force himself into a corner, and he immediately put his feet on the wall, hitting the wall.In an instant, he was like a startled falcon, and he was already in the air. With a flick of the left knife, the right knife pierced the air, and fell towards Hashimoto.

The vertical shaking and chopping were all spontaneous, and most of them were not Lu Jian's original intention.Hashimoto slammed his gun at the outer door, and it was difficult to resist. Lu Jian was also terrified, but just like the day when he slapped Cangbingwei, it was too late to stop.

With a sound of "buzz", the red shadow flashed suddenly, and the barrel of the gun was in front of the knife. Lu Jian's knife was blocked, and his tiger's mouth was in severe pain. He couldn't hold the long knife in his right hand, and flew out of his hand. The saber in his left hand stabs backwards like the wind, sinks into the wall, and stops his retreat.

Lu Jian raised his eyes and saw that Hashimoto was holding the red gun horizontally, and he stepped back five steps in a row, his face flushed with blood.All the warriors rushed forward and said, "Master Hashimoto, are you alright?"

Hashimoto Yiba's hands trembled slightly, and he was overwhelmed with horror, his spear skills were invincible to Owari, but the young man in front of him was unpredictable with a sword, if he didn't withdraw his gun at a critical moment, he would definitely be split in half by him.Immediately took a long breath, suppressed the blood in his chest, straightened his red spear, and shouted: "Please enlighten me again."

Lu Jian devoted himself to safeguarding Ashi's reputation and never backed down, so he pulled out his long knife with his backhand.He had never used a Japanese sword before, and he used his instinct to draw the sword. He squatted down immediately, with his left foot protruding forward, his eyes wandering, and the blade was turned backwards.Hashimoto looked at it and felt that there were many loopholes, he was afraid that it was a way to lure the enemy, so he just raised his gun and stared at it, but he didn't dare to stab out first.

He didn't move, and Lu Jian didn't move either. Their eyes met in the air, and the atmosphere in the field was as heavy as lead.The samurai at the side felt unbearable, their breathing became short of breath, and sweat dripped down their foreheads.

"Duh!" Hashimoto yelled loudly, as loud as a lion's roar, and the big tree beside him trembled, its branches and leaves rustling.

This is the technique of shocking the enemy in the confrontation between generals. If the opponent is weaker, he will definitely attack.Unexpectedly, Lu Jian was timid, did not dare to attack first, and still could not afford to squat down.

After Hashimoto yelled, his opponent was indifferent. He confronted Lu Jian eye to eye, exhausting his energy. He felt the energy in his body flow like flying, and the hot sweat rolled down his back, but the other party's energy seemed to be endless.Despite the long confrontation, Lu Jian's eyes were still clear. Over time, Hashimoto was exhausted physically and mentally, and his legs trembled slightly.

Just as he was about to be unable to hold back, he suddenly heard someone clapping his hands and laughing loudly, Hashimoto relaxed, retracted his gun and backed away, bowing and saying, "My lord."

Oda Nobunaga in casual clothes and a small cap, with a folding fan in his hand, came with a few followers, and said with a smile: "Hashimoto Ichiba, Owari Ichitora, there is no one under the gun, I didn't expect to meet an opponent today!" Hashimoto Yiba smiled wryly and said, "You're showing your ugliness, why is the lord here?"

Oda Nobunaga frowned and said: "Ashi is gone in the inner hall, this kid is probably naughty, he was playing around, I searched for it, but he couldn't find it, I heard Hashimoto's shout, so I came to have a look. "

Everyone in the field did not change their colors, and Lu Jian felt his heart beating wildly.Seeing that the atmosphere was different, Oda Nobunaga asked why.Hashimoto didn't dare to hide it, he told the truth, and said: "This young man is guarding in front of the room, and won't allow his subordinates to go to the room to check."

Oda Nobunaga took a look at Lu Jian, nodded and said, "Hashimoto, you can go up and have a look now." The warriors were about to step forward, when Lu Jian slightly pursed his lips and turned his blade, murderous aura came like a wave, and there was a crowd stop.Hashimoto shook his gun and shouted: "Okay, I'll meet him again."

"Come on slowly." Oda Nobunaga shook his fan and smiled, "The man with the knife, what's your name?" Lu Jian said, "My name is Lu Jian."

"I remembered, you are Mr. Bukong's little buddy." Oda Nobunaga smiled, "Why don't you let people go to the room? So, Ah Shi is really on the roof?" Lu Jian gritted his teeth. language.

"Ah Shi, you're so excited!" Oda Nobunaga sighed, "It's really troublesome." He asked again, "Lu Jian, there are so many of us, aren't you afraid?"

"Scared." Lu Jian replied truthfully.Oda Nobunaga wondered: "Since you are afraid, why don't you let go?" Lu Jian shook his head and said, "No matter how scared I am, I can't let go."

Oda Nobunaga smiled slightly: "You really would rather die in battle than keep Ashi's reputation?" Lu Jian couldn't help but be tongue-tied.

"I'm right." Oda Nobunaga slapped his fan and laughed loudly, and suddenly raised his voice, "Ashi, come down! No matter what you do, I don't care."

The warriors faced each other, Oda Nobunaga didn't hear the agreement for a long time, and said with a smile: "This child is tender-faced, Hashimoto, go ask her to come down!" Holding the long knife, he felt hesitant.

Suddenly he heard a long sigh, "Mr. Bukong," Oda Nobunaga said with a smile, "You came just in time." Ning Bukong snorted coldly, walked out from the dark place, and faced Lu Jian, with a pair of gloomy eye sockets under the moonlight , only to hear him say coldly: "Master Zhitian, you are not joking, you say you don't care, you have to mean what you say."

Oda Nobunaga smiled and said: "Mr. Bukong underestimated Nobunaga. I can't understand Ashi's temper. If there is an affair between the two of them, she will definitely not stay on the roof and not explain to me. This Even if the young man dies, he still has to protect Ashi's reputation, which shows that he is a righteous person, but whoever is a righteous person, how can he do anything wrong?"

Ning Bukong said: "Very good. Lu Jian, you step back." Lu Jian's mind relaxed, and he collapsed on the ground, daring to feel that this confrontation was really exhausting, and he was just an ostentation.

Kazuba Hashimoto took the ladder up to the room himself, and there was no movement for a long time.Suddenly hearing a few "clicks", Hashimoto landed on the ground, holding a square box in his left hand and a piece of plain paper in his right hand, and said anxiously, "There is no one on the roof, that's all I saw." Lu Jian was startled, Xin Dao Ashi is clearly there, how can there be no one, he wants to get up, but he feels his legs are weak and he can't lift up his strength.

Oda Nobunaga opened the box, saw the tempura, tasted it with a smile and said, "This is made by Ashi." He took a look at the plain paper again, his eyes changed slightly, and said for a long time, "Shibata Katsuya, you read Let everyone listen."

A warrior behind him took the plain paper and read aloud: "The blade is rusted, the iron armor is worn out, ten years of invincibility is lonely and lamented; the beauty is happy, the little Owari is vulnerable. Entrusted by Imagawa Yoshimoto, Beikai Chien Sincerely, Shenzong." The more Katsuie Shibata read, his face became paler, and his voice trembled slightly.

Oda Nobunaga frowned and said, "Who is this Senshenzong?" Shibata Katsuie calmed down and said, "I also heard the rumors, and this person doesn't seem to be a human being."

(End of this chapter)