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Chapter 18 Who is the devil and who is the Buddha (2)
Oda Nobunaga wondered: "Not a human?" Shibata Katsuie said: "About him, the earliest legend comes from Kita Ise 15 years ago. It is said that he held a nine-foot long sword, and the fire of hell was burning all over his body. For the monks and soldiers of Yixiangzong, he killed thousands of people alone. From then on, Mount Hiei and Hongan Temple called him the "Nine-foot Sword Demon King"; In [-], he was wandering in the Northland and the West, and was employed by different vassals. But for some reason, he suddenly disappeared ten years ago."

"Why did he fight against Ichimoto?" Oda Nobunaga committed the problem of asking the truth again, "Since he hasn't been out for ten years, why is he showing up today? If he was hired by Imagawa Yoshimoto to assassinate me, why only Abduct Ah Shi?"

Shibata Katsuie said: "This Singer doesn't understand either, I just heard that Qianshenzong is very lustful. He said on the note, 'I am happy when I get a beauty', maybe because..." At this point, his throat was blocked, I can't speak anymore.

"Because I can't wait to enjoy the beauty." Oda Nobunaga sneered, "However, this ignorant maniac is not without benefits, he told me a very important news: Imakawa Yoshimoto's army is coming to Owari On the way." Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, Shibata Katsuie lost his voice and said, "Why?"

Oda Nobunaga said: "Shen Shenzong came here this time to assassinate me under the entrustment of Imagawa. Since he is the demon king who killed thousands of people, there is no reason for him to miss. If I die and the country is chaotic, Imagawa can take the opportunity to annex the tail Zhang. With Imakawa Yoshimoto’s impatient temper, where is he if he’s not on the marching road at the moment?” Speaking of this, he shouted loudly, “Xinsheng, you lead people to strengthen the border defense; Lin Tongsheng, you send People are going out of the country to investigate the real situation of the present Sichuan army; Shengjia, you strengthen the security of the mansion, gather all the retainers, and discuss the military plan in the lobby."

The generals quickly led away, and Oda Nobunaga was about to turn around, Hashimoto hurriedly said: "My lord, what about the princess?" Oda Nobunaga shook his head and sighed: "No way, it's her fate."

"Lord!" Cangbingwei shouted suddenly, "Lu Jian is a spy of Qianshenzong." Oda Nobunaga snorted and squinted at him: "Who are you?"

"I'm Uzaemon's son, Uza Cangbei." Cangbei said, lying on the ground, "Master, why do you think Lu Jian must stay here and not let us go to the house? It can be seen that he collaborated with foreign enemies and captured Ah The princess of the city tricked her to the roof so that Qian Shenzong could easily take her away, but I found out, so I resisted stubbornly. Besides, how can he use a long knife to deal with Master Hashimoto's invincible marksmanship? He must have taken refuge in him. I learned Qianshenzong, the sword technique I learned from the Nine Foot Sword Demon King."

When Lu Jian heard that Ah Shi was taken captive by the wicked, his heart was already pierced, thinking that if he hadn't left Ah Shi alone on the roof, maybe this kind of thing would not have happened. Feel every word cone heart.

Oda Nobunaga pondered: "Kangbei is right. Lu Jian, you have something to do with this matter. What else do you have to say?"

Lu Jian was about to speak, when he suddenly felt a sharp itch emerge from the veins of "Tianshi", and quickly spread to his whole body. In an instant, emptiness and powerlessness surged.He widened his eyes and opened his mouth, but only made a "babbling" sound.

Everyone looked at him in surprise. "What did you say?" Oda Nobunaga frowned slightly, and suddenly saw Lu Jian's face was stained with blood, his hands were clutching his chest, he was curled up on the ground, foaming at the mouth, and his whole body was trembling like a goat.

Cangbingwei sneered and said: "He pretended to be crazy and stupid when he had nothing to say. The king should arrest him and torture him severely." Sir, what do you say?"

Ning Bukong said indifferently: "Although he is my nephew, the prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the people. No matter whether he colluded with Qianshenzong or not, he will be involved in this matter. If he wants to kill or cut, it is up to you."

"It's not necessary to kill him," Oda Nobunaga said, "It's necessary to be locked up and tortured. Kazuba Hashimoto, I leave this matter to you." Hashimoto agreed loudly.

Suddenly Ning Bukong said: "Since this has happened, before my nephew clarifies the guilt, Ning should avoid the war with Imagawa." Oda Nobunaga glanced at him, frowned, and said to Cangbei: " Is your name Cangbei? You are very smart, from today on, you will be my servant." Cangbei was surprised and happy, kowtowing repeatedly on the ground.Oda Nobunaga didn't pay much attention, and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

Hashimoto Yiba and others swarmed up and picked up Lu Jian, but felt that he was trembling all over, unable to resist, and felt surprised in his heart.Ning Bukong suddenly said: "Brother Hashimoto, before going to prison, Ning wants to have a few words with him alone." Hashimoto said suddenly: "This is not possible, you must not collude confessions before torture, Mr. Bukong, please forgive me."

"You can't trust someone Ning?" Ning Bukong said coldly, "How can you torture him like this?"

Hashimoto hesitated and said: "Mr. Bukong can cure him?" Ning Bukong said: "I have my own method, but I can't let you see it."

Hashimoto thought about it for a while, and said seriously: "Mr. Bukong, if you play tricks, the gun in Hashimoto's hand will not agree." After finishing speaking, he dispersed the crowd and retreated far away.

Ning Bukong walked up to Lu Jian and said with a sneer, "Is it uncomfortable? Do you know why?" Lu Jian couldn't speak, but turned his eyes to the sky and shook his head desperately.

"This is the second law of the "Four Laws of Existence and Non-existence" in the "Hei Tian Shu" - borrowing and repaying." Lu Jian's ears buzzed, and Ning Bukong's voice was empty, as if from outside the sky, ""The Hei Tian Shu" practice The power in the body is called Jieli, which is different from physical strength, internal force, and mental strength. Jieli has no inside or outside, no yin and no yang, and precisely because it has no inside and no outside, no yin and no yang, it can be transformed into the world Any physical strength, internal strength, and mental strength. Kalli is practiced, and it usually gathers somewhere in the human body. For example, your Kalli is gathered in your hands, so you have the most wonderful pair of hands in the world. Fishing with dead bait is better than Uzaemon "If you just learn abacus calculation, you will be able to beat me; it will even let you instantly understand the characteristics of the Japanese sword, and you will be able to fight Hashimoto regardless of the outcome."

"It's a pity that even though Jieli is miraculous, it can only be used in the hands. To use it in other places, you have to borrow it from your hands. It's like using your legs, you can stretch more than ten feet; using it in the eyes, you can use it like Hashimoto Hold your eyes straight. But these internal forces, external forces, and even mental forces are all borrowed from your hands by your legs and eyes. But if you borrow, you have to pay back."

"It doesn't matter if you don't borrow much. You have practiced the "Book of Hei Tian", and the power of robbery grows on its own, and it is slowly returned to your hands; if you borrow too much and fail to repay it, it will inevitably lead to 'Hei Tian Jie'. You don't know how to train outstanding legs Power, not to mention the special use today, and confronting Hashimoto directly, exhausted all energy, so that borrowed too much power and could not repay it."

Speaking of this, Ning Bukong sighed: "Originally you deserved death for causing such a thing. But for you and my master and slave, I will solve your 'Black Heaven Tribulation' first. As for whether you can escape The prison of the Oda family depends entirely on your luck." At this point, Lu Jian only felt a heat pouring from the top of his head, and the pain immediately dissipated.

Seeing Lu Jian get up, Hashimoto and others stepped forward one after another. Hashimoto smiled and said, "Mr. Bukong is very capable." He ordered someone to tie up Lu Jian, and after walking a few steps, Hashimoto turned around and shouted loudly: " Mr. Ning, please save Princess Ashi!"

Ning Bukong was indifferent and speechless, Hashimoto sternly said: "Nonsense, Qianshenzong is a sword demon killed by thousands of people. Mr. Bukong is a scribe, how can he save the princess?" screamed, Ning Bukong ignored it, turned around, hunched his back, and slowly disappeared into the darkness.

The dungeon was cold, dank and dark, with a pungent stench.The place where Lu Jian was kicked and beaten felt like it was on fire.All the warriors in the mansion were sent to guard the mansion because they were afraid that Qianshenzong would attack again.Hashimoto Ichiba was the leader of the warriors, so he naturally assumed the responsibility of commanding, so the interrogation was postponed and Lu Jian was locked in prison first.

Lu Jian sat on the ground blankly, and the snow-white and beautiful face flashed in his mind from time to time-"Come and dance with me today, don't lose to Ma... You didn't lose to Ma, you beat him... This is The reward for you, I made it with my own hands... Is it delicious... What an idiot... I am very happy when I am with you, even if I sit like this, without saying a word, my heart is warm..." I don't know Why, Lu Jian's tears suddenly flowed down.

"Ashi, Ashi..." Lu Jian slammed his head on the cell door, making a hollow, muffled sound, but the prison was deserted as before, only the echo echoed slowly.

Lu Jian bumped it more than a dozen times, dizzy, and sat down by the prison door, grinning loudly.

"Meow", the meow is soft and thin, coming from behind.Lu Jian looked back and said ecstatically, "Famaraut."

Fomalhaut's figure was like snow, protruding from the darkness with a bunch of keys in his mouth.It jumped up, got into the prison, and stuffed the key into Lu Jian's hand.With the key in hand, Lu Jian opened the iron locks on his hands and feet, and opened the cell door.

Fomalhaut was the first to lead the way, and the two walked out along the passage. After walking for a few steps, they saw the light and looked intently. The two warriors were sitting at the exit and drinking.When the two heard the movement, they turned their heads and looked at each other. The two warriors were shocked at the same time. One grabbed the long knife on the table, and the other subconsciously touched his waist. The touch was empty, and the large bunch of keys disappeared. When he was stunned, Lu Jian flew towards him.

The sword-wielding warrior was caught off guard, and the long knife couldn't get out of its sheath in time. Lu Jian's left hand was as fast as lightning, and he grabbed the sheath with a whiz.As his thoughts moved, Lu Jian also felt his hands, so he rushed in.As soon as the two advanced and retreated, there was more than ten feet in an instant. The samurai was still unable to draw his sword. In a hurry, he stumbled, the wooden table was overturned, and his back hit the wall heavily. Ash dust fell and the oil lamp was overturned on the ground. , flickered a few times, then went out, and there was darkness all around.The warrior's eyes were dark, and he panicked in his heart. He yelled and drew his knife desperately. Unexpectedly, Lu Jian followed the trend, and the two forces combined, the handle of the knife slammed back and hit his heart.

The warrior bent down in pain, Lu Jian took a step back, and with a "crack", the scabbard came apart, Lu Jian raised the sheath and hit the warrior on the back of the neck, the man snorted and fell limp to the ground.Before he could catch his breath, the sound of the wind rose again behind Lu Jian, but it was another warrior wielding a long knife and slashing at him. Lu Jian dodged and dodged, the blade cut across the stone wall, and sparks burst out in the darkness.

At that time, it was pitch black, the warrior's breathing was rough, like a madman, there was a roaring sound in his throat, and the long knife in his hand was chopping and stabbing.The entrance was extremely narrow, and in an instant, Lu Jian made a series of dangerous moves, and the blade brushed past him several times, but for some reason, in the darkness, his mind was exceptionally sharp. The fall of the knife was clear in his heart.Suddenly, the man stabbed straight with the knife, Lu Jian turned the scabbard, and with a "swipe", the long knife was put into the sheath without leaning to one side.

The samurai was slightly taken aback, and suddenly there was a sharp pain in his tiger's mouth, and he let go of the long knife in his hand, which was snatched by Lu Jian.Heartbroken, he turned around and ran, opening his mouth to scream, but Lu Jian had already snatched him up silently, and hit him hard on the back of the head with the knife and sheath.The man's cry for help was stuck in his throat, and with a "boom", he threw himself on the exit door.

When the surroundings fell silent, Lu Jian's heart was beating wildly and his body was covered in sweat. After standing in the dark for a while, he slowly opened the cell door, but saw that the night was dark and the fire was extinguished in the distance.Suddenly hearing Fomalhaut's call again, Lu Jian turned his eyes to look, and at some point the civet climbed up a big tree, its blue eyes shone faintly, just like two cold stars.

Lu Jian was startled, suddenly remembered that Fomalhaut and Ah Shi stayed on the roof together, Ah Shi was captured, but it escaped back.In an instant, he woke up like a dream: "That's right, it wants to take me to save Ah Shi?" This thought made him feel hot all over, and suddenly he saw Fomalhaut's eyes shining brightly, he jumped up to the fence .

Lu Jian grasped the handle of the knife in his hand, and suddenly summoned up his courage, and used the technique of "jumping hemp" to climb up the wall.Fomalhaut, who looked like a ghost, walked quietly, and Lu Jian, who was slightly bent, followed closely behind.

"Shhh", a sharp arrow struck from behind, Lu Jian didn't have time to think, he swung his backhand, the long knife trailed like a meteor, and the arrow flew away.

"Assassin!" The warrior yelled loudly after missing an arrow.Fomalhaut turned back abruptly, and jumped onto Lu Jian's neck with a single leap.

"Bird gun, bird gun." There were shouts from all directions, the sound of firing the gun was as dense as fried beans, Lu Jian swung his long knife, he didn't know how fast the knife was, he only heard the sound of "ding ding ding" lead pellets flying.As his saber became more aggressive, his hands could clearly feel the airflow path stirred up by each lead shot.

All the lanterns and torches arrived, illuminating the courtyard as bright as day, and the warriors with live ammunition rushed to the wall, but saw a black shadow flashing lightly on the wall, and then disappeared into the vast night.

Lu Jian ran with all his strength in the wilderness, hit by waves of unprecedented exhaustion, had exhausted all his strength just after escaping from Qingzhou City, the familiar emptiness and discomfort came together, Lu Jian's knees softened, and he knelt on the ground on the ground.

"Fomalhaut, I can't run anymore..." Lu Jian gasped for breath, suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck, and couldn't help screaming, "Smelly cat, you bit me?" Fomalhaut roared repeatedly, as if extremely anxiety.

Seeing how disturbed it was, and thinking of the danger Ah Shi was in, Lu Jian immediately struggled, supported the ground with the knife, and staggered forward.After walking two steps, the sound of hooves sounded like thunder behind him, he turned around and saw four riders galloping towards him, the first one was holding a red spear horizontally, his beard and hair were stretched out, it was Hashimoto Yiba.

Lu Jian was so exhausted that he couldn't beat the galloping horse, so he simply stopped and stood upright with the knife in his hand.

"It's really you?" Hashimoto stopped his horse, looking surprised, "How did you escape?" Lu Jian's thoughts turned sharply, and he shouted: "Master Hashimoto, do you want to save the princess?" Hashimoto said with a sneer, "Nonsense." Lu Jian said, "I'll take you there." Hashimoto said curiously, "Do you know where the princess is?"

Lu Jian raised his head and said loudly, "If I knew, would you dare to go?" Hashimoto Yiba's expression changed, and he laughed loudly: "Very good, I also want to meet that Qianshenzong." The accompanying Bushido said : "Master Hashimoto, don't you want to go back and find a helper?"

Hashimoto sneered and said: "Anyone who is afraid can go back." The three warriors looked at each other and said loudly: "I would like to follow Master Hashimoto to the death."

"Okay." Hashimoto yelled, "Where is the princess?" Lu Jian was taken aback, not knowing how to answer. At this moment, Fomalhaut jumped off his shoulder and ran towards the southeast. Lu Jian's eyes lit up. Pointing to Fomalhaut's gate, he said, "Master Hashimoto, just follow it."

Hashimoto frowned, and said calmly, "You asked me to follow a cat?" Lu Jian said, "Yes, you can find Princess Ashi by following it." Hashimoto said angrily, "Why is that so?" Standing straight, he pressed against Lu Jian's chest. Unexpectedly, Lu Jian had no fear, but his eyes were a little blank. Hashimoto was secretly surprised, thinking that this kid is not afraid of death. He has a strange body, just like Mr. Bu Kong People can't figure it out.

Turning his eyes again, he saw Fomalhaut's gate stopped ten feet away, his blue eyes emitting a faint light, Hashimoto's heart skipped a beat, he suddenly laughed, and shouted: "Even if you play tricks on me, my spear is here hand, what is there to be afraid of?" Reaching out his hand, he grabbed Lu Jian onto the saddle and beat the horse to follow Fomalhaut.

Fomalhaut was usually lazy and boring, but when he ran, he was as fast as the wind, appearing and disappearing in the night, his speed couldn't let the horse run.The more Hashimoto and the others watched, the more surprised they became, thinking that cats are not like dogs, and running is not their specialty. How could this cat run so fast against common sense?

After traveling for about twenty miles, lights suddenly appeared in the dense forest ahead, and the sound of silk and bamboo wafted faintly, accompanied by the woman's laughter.Fomalhaut suddenly stopped, facing the crowd, panting for breath, Lu Jian hurriedly said, "We're here!"

Hashimoto looked at the lights and asked with a frown, "Where is that?" A samurai replied, "It's an abandoned shrine." Hashimoto was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Go and have a look."

The moonlight is deep, the night is like thick ink, the earth rises misty and hazy, floating in the depths of the dense forest, making the lights dim.

Hashimoto rode his horse to the front of the shrine, threw Lu Jian to his subordinates, and said sharply, "Look at him, if the princess isn't here, I'll chop off his head." He got off his horse and stepped forward with his gun.

Inside the shrine, there was an intoxicating aroma of wine, brocade embroidery, several coquettish women's jade bodies lay horizontally, half covered by embroidered clothes, skin was faintly visible, hands and feet were intertwined like snakes, and the obscenity and beauty made all the warriors stunned.

In front of the shrine, the fire was bubbling, and a newborn calf was skinned and cleaned, covered with thick sauce, and roasted on the fire.

(End of this chapter)