The Face Changing Warrior

Chapter 267 Forbidden Land

"Talk about what?" Roddy smiled faintly.

Kikugawa's gaze seemed sharp, and he stared straight into Roddy's eyes: "I believe my vision can't be wrong. Among the three of you, you are the real leader!"

Roddy smiled, noncommittal.

Kosei Kikukawa strengthened the thoughts in his heart, and said with a serious tone: "Let me ask your excellency first, did you kidnap me halfway this time, is my brother Kikukawa Yasuichi instigated? What is your purpose?"

Roddy did not answer, and Nedis had already smiled first: "Why would you guess like this?"

Kikukawa Xingcheng sneered coldly: "He is the only one who wishes me to die! After I die, no one will compete with him for the position of heir! Humph..."

Roddy and Nedith Sith looked at each other, Nedith smiled slightly, did not deny, but was not sure, but said indifferently: "What are you talking about with us now?"

"I want to buy you!" Kikukawa's tone was very simple: "How much benefit does my brother give you? I can give you ten times! As long as you are willing to cooperate with me!"

Roddy sighed secretly. This Kikukawa Kosei looked very smart, but he only spoke, but inevitably showed a bit of a sloppy appearance. Even if he wanted to, it would be far from appropriate to buy others face-to-face like this.

Roddy and the other three. Although Roddy is not a cunning person, he has seen a lot in these days. Naturally, he is no longer the honest boyfriend at the beginning, and the old magician is naturally an old fox. Needless to say.

In front of the three of them, Kikukawa Kosei still has the slightest ability to resist, and Nedith said to the left and right, without much effort, she put out the bottom of Kikugawa Kosei.

It turns out that this Kikugawa Kosei is the youngest son of the shogun of the generation of the Hachiki Kingdom. He also has an older brother, Kikugawa Yasunichi. The two are three years apart.

It happened that the two were not born to the same mother. This generation of Shogun Kikugawa Ieyasu had two wives. Among them, Kikugawa's mother died of illness in his early years.

Kikukawa Kosei was born handsome and white from an early age, and he was very popular with the old general. Coupled with the fact that his mother blows the pillow breeze around the old general's ears every day, Ieyasu Kikugawa is naturally more attracted to this young son.

But the elder brother of Kikugawa Yasunari is also an extraordinary character. If Yukisei Kikugawa inherited the beauty of his mother. That Kikugawa Yasushi inherited the martial arts of the old General Kikugawa! Kikukawa Koichi, who was only twenty-five years old, was born tall and burly, and was already a rare warrior among the dwarves. And he is resolute and decisive, extremely tough. Such a natural warrior was extremely supportive of the old retainers under General Juchuan. Therefore, the influence of this eldest son is far stronger than Kikukawa Kosei who only knows the wind and the snow.

In the several battles between the two brothers for the position of heir, the old officials of the shogunate basically fell to the side of Kikukawa Koichi. Even if the old General Kikukawa loved this well-behaved little son, it was hard to say anything.

Moreover, according to Roddy and others' speculation, General Juchuan probably knew very well in his heart, although he liked this little son. But I also understand that this little son is definitely not a material to be a leader...Uh...If you have to be a metaphor, this Kikugawa Kosei is somewhat similar to Sete.

The same are all young playboys. All poems and music are very proficient, but if it is true, it will be more than a grade behind Yasuo Kikukawa.

The young Yasuichi Kikukawa has begun to take command of the army. This time Kikugawa Kokari came to Kawato and met Roddy and others because his mother was anxious for this precious son. Seeing that the older brother had already begun to take control of the military, she could only try to encourage her son to find serious things to do.

And the purpose of Kikugawa's visit to Kawado this time was to make a nominal inspection and to check the supplies sent to the front line by Kawado City. This task is very simple. The real thing is naturally done by the people below. His young master only needs to pretend to look around and go back, but nominally it can increase his ability and experience in this area.

But Roddy and others are not interested in these at all.

Their purpose is to ask what the dwarves possess that can threaten the temple. It's just that no matter how Nedis hits sideways, this Kikugawa Kosei doesn't seem to know.

The three looked at each other again, and they all saw a bit of helplessness in each other's eyes-this is also normal, such an important secret, this Kikukawa Kosei is just a distinguished young master, and he must not know it.

Kikugawa's Yukinari talked about it, but the three people in front of him still refused to speak up. He was a little anxious in his heart—Although Kikkawa Kosei didn't have much abilities, after all he grew up in the shogunate, the core authority of the dwarf clan, and has no other abilities. He still has a vicious look at people.

He can intuitively feel that these three people in front of him are definitely not ordinary characters, they are absolutely first-class experts. The beautiful woman had cunning eyes, and she was a very clever person. Although the old man was taciturn, there was a certain faint aura in his words, especially with a wooden staff in his hand—he walked normally and didn't need crutches at all! This kind of thing is just for ordinary people, but who is Kikukawa Kosei? Although there are no magicians in the Baqi Kingdom, the magicians have been seen by him. The old man is not holding a crutch, but a magic staff! !

And this young man made Kikukawa Yukari even more mysterious.

Sitting next to him, I always felt a trace of anxiety in my heart. Fortunately, this kind of aura Kikugawa had only felt in his father, General Old Kikukawa-it was a kind of leadership temperament that commanded thousands of horses, and it was true. The faint evil spirit exuding from the warrior! And this kind of breath in this young man is even stronger than his father! Especially when he lowered his face to speak, Kikukawa Yukichi, who was sitting next to him, felt the sweat pores all over his body cold. That feeling of oppression is very real.

"Three, I don't know if you are interested in my proposal?" Kikugawa said carefully.

"No." Roddy replied very simply: "I am not interested in your proposal at all."

Kosei Kikukawa seemed to be anxious: "Are you not satisfied with the terms I offered? What benefit does my brother give you? Just tell me, I can give you ten times..."

Nedith suddenly smiled and said: "Your brother promised us that once he becomes a general, he will give us the exclusive right to operate Temu! Can you do it?"

When she said these words, Kikugawa's Yucheng was not doing well, Roddy and the old magician were surprised at the same time, Roddy said in a deep voice: "Nidis!"

Nedith ignored Roddy's reaction and said indifferently: "Can you achieve this condition?"

Without any hesitation, Kikukawa Kosei immediately said, "Of course! This is nothing! If I become a general in the future, if you have any conditions, I can agree to it!"

Roddy sighed in his heart. Although he didn't know what Nedis said this, his reaction to Kikukawa Kosei made him smile. This guy really didn't seem to be a leader, no wonder he couldn't compete with his brother Kikukawa Yasuichi.

Ironwood is the foundation of survival for the dwarves! He said so easily, he sold it without even thinking about it...

Nedith motioned Roddy not to speak, and she continued in a low voice: "Let’s do it, Master Juchuan, the three of us are not actually from your country, we are the Mercenary Association from the Roland Mainland! Our mercenaries in the Roland Mainland In the association, but the top master! My name is "Blood Fox" Nedith, the name of this old man is "Sin Star" Sith, and he..." Nedith pointed to Roddy in a calm and composed tone Slowly said: "He is the leader of the famous black mercenary'Lone Wolf' Roddy!!"

Don't talk about Kikukawa, even Roddy and Sith opened their mouths big by what Nedis said.

This woman is so terrible that she doesn't even blink her eyelids when she tells so many lies!

Nedith gave a light cough, and Roddy and Sith quickly closed their mouths. Although they didn't understand what Nedith meant, they didn't refute it in person. They waited until they said anything.

Kikugawa's expression seemed a little complicated, but he still hurriedly pretended to look reverent and said a few words such as "Jiu Yang".

There was no panic on Nidis’s face, and she continued calmly: “We came to you, naturally your brother’s instigation, presumably you haven’t guessed that your brother asked us to hijack you without killing you. What's the intention?"

Kikugawa Kosei shook his head: "I don't know."

Roddy smiled helplessly in his heart: Don't talk about you, I don't know it myself!

Nidis’ eyes flashed with wisdom, and slowly said: "Your brother wants us to hijack you, and then secretly coerce you to pretend to be your entourage... Then... assassinate your father, General Old Juchuan!"

"Huh?" Kikukawa Kosei and the old magician exclaimed at the same time.

The old magician yelled out in exclamation, and immediately covered his mouth subconsciously. Nedith glared at Sith secretly. He looked at Kikukawa Kosei calmly again.

Fortunately, Kikukawa had an angry expression on his face. He didn't notice the old magician's gaffe, but said bitterly: "He! He actually did this kind of thing! Actually... Isn't he afraid that after the incident, he thought he could escape? Charge!!"

With a pity expression on Nidis’s face, she sighed deliberately: "Oh, Master Kikukawa, you don’t understand! We are your entourage in name! After we killed the old general, we can As soon as you run away, guess who will be the last to fight the black pot... By then your father is dead, and you are charged with murdering your father, and you can't compete with him for position... Humph..." , He deliberately looked at Kikukawa Yukicheng with playful eyes.

Kikukawa Xingcheng's cold sweat came out on his back, and he was silent for a long time before murmured: "It's too despicable, too shameless!"

Roddy looked at Nedith with his eyes sideways, and his gaze seemed to say: "You are shameless enough."

Nidis quickly made a gesture of disdain to Roddy in secret, staring at the somewhat dazed Kikugawa Yukari, and said lightly: "What do you decide to do now?"

Kikukawa stood up abruptly, but did not expect that this was in the carriage. His head slammed on the roof of the car. He cried out in pain, sat down with his head in his arms, and said angrily: "I want to go back to Kyoto immediately. Tell my father! I want to expose my brother's trick... Bah! He is not my brother! He is a bastard!"

Nedith shook her head, sighed, and said, "You are thinking too simple. This matter has been planned by Kikukawa for a long time. How can it be useful for you to simply inform him? Think about it, then He simply pushed it, you have no evidence!"

Kikukawa Kokari looked at Nedith, and Nedith quickly said: "We can't testify to you about this matter! Even if we come forward, he can completely deny it! Then he bites back and says that you are looking for it. People come back to insult him, can you make it clear?"

Seeing Kikugawa's unbelief, Nidis rolled her eyes and said coldly: "You don't believe it? Okay, then I'll ask you, the south is fighting, you know?"

"I know." Kikugawa said, "I went to Kawado this time..."

Nedith waved her hand and motioned him not to say anything, but coldly continued to ask: "The Roland Continent and your Eight-Different Kingdom have not fought for many years. Why did you suddenly come here this time, do you know?"

Nedith deliberately stared at Kikugawa's Kosei, before waiting for him to answer, she speeded up her speech and asked bitterly: "Then, this time, the army in the Roland mainland is like a broken bamboo in the early stage, so soon the army in the south will be destroyed. Now, do you know why?"

Kikugawa's expression changed a few times before finally reacting, and said at a loss: "But, are these related to my brother?"

With a cold snort, Nidis continued to ask: "I'll ask you again, what benefit did your brother get in this war? Was he entrusted with military power?"

"Yes." Kikukawa Yukari nodded and said: "Father has appointed him..."

"Okay." Nidis once again stopped Kikugawa's words, and quickly said: "In peacetime, your father will naturally not easily hand over the military power to others! But once a war starts, even if you want to send the military power out, Naturally, I will give priority to my son! Don’t worry! So, tell me, don’t these things have anything to do with your brother?"

Kikukawa opened his mouth and took a deep breath: "Could it be that this war was deliberately colluded by my brother..."

"Yes!" Nidis nodded firmly, and glanced at Kikukawa Kokari with sympathetic eyes: "I know you must not believe it, but the facts are right in front of you..." The woman looked like a mountain with ironclad evidence: " Your brother has got the most benefit! He not only seized the opportunity to master the military power... but also... Hey, the current war is ignoring you because your brother sold military intelligence to the enemy! I'll wait and see! Tell you, within a few days, your brother will ask to take the initiative to bring troops to the front line! At that time, according to the agreement he has colluded with the enemy, the opponent will deliberately lose to your brother and then withdraw the troops! In this way, your brother will not only master His military power, but his prestige has greatly increased! At that time, no matter how your father is, the position of this heir will not fall behind!"

Kikukawa Xingcheng's face was slumped, slumped on the chair, his face was full of frustration and despair, and powerless: "Then...then I can't help it?"

Nidis immediately showed a gentle smile-it was definitely a standard smile of a big bad wolf watching a white rabbit. She said softly: "Master Juchuan, since I said these things to you, I decided to help you. ...I also think that your brother is doing things too hard, and I feel a little worried about working with him... We do things for profit. I think you are a very good person, so I told you this ...Well, if you really want to fight with your brother, let us first think about where you have an advantage and where you have a disadvantage."

Quietly, the phrase "we" has already tied the stand with Kosei Kikugawa.

After all, Kikukawa Kosei is not a real fool. He thought about it, and slowly said, "Well, my brother is superior to me in many aspects. He has the support of the old people in the shogunate! Humph, those generals who lead soldiers I like him! With their support, my brother is naturally powerful in the military! Um... Also, his force is outstanding, stronger than me... much stronger!"

Seeing that Kikugawa's Yukari became more and more frustrated as he talked about it, Nidis quickly waved her hand and hurriedly said: "We already know all this. Why don't you think about where else you have an advantage!"

Kikugawa's spirit was lifted up a bit and quickly said, "Well, my mother is still alive. Because of my mother's relationship, my brother rarely shows up at home, so my relationship with my father is not very close. My father likes me more! "

"Well, what else?" Nedith continued to induce.

"And... I..." Suddenly Yusei Kikugawa showed a blush on his face, and said in a low voice: "I, I have a good relationship with the royal family. Although the shogunate can be independent of the royal family, a good relationship with the royal family is also necessary. . My brother is too arrogant, so he is not in harmony with the royal family. I...the youngest daughter of the emperor today is my lover."

"Oh?" Nidis looked at Roddy and immediately asked: "Royal family? This is a very favorable condition! How much do you know about the royal family?"

Kikukawa Xingcheng sighed. He closed his eyes, but there was a tender and sweet expression on his face: "His Royal Highness and I have known each other since we were young. We have always had a very good relationship with each other. Alas, actually I think. Half of inheriting the position of this general is for her!"

Kosei Kikukawa sighed again, opened his eyes and smiled bitterly, and said: "I know my abilities, I am definitely not a general material. My ability is far worse than my brother, I admit that if As a general, he is definitely better than me. It's just...but I have to fight with him!" Kikukawa Yukari clenched his fists and said bitterly: "I heard my father said that he seems to be interested in marrying the royal family. , Reached an agreement with your majesty to let his heir marry your majesty’s daughter in the future! If my brother becomes the heir, then...then she..."

There was a rare sincere look in Nidis's eyes, and it was a bit unbearable to continue to lie to this guy at this moment. I couldn't help but sighed: "Do you have to compete with your brother for this? But in your current situation, is the emperor willing to marry your daughter?"

Kikukawa Yukari shook his head and said, "Originally it was okay. Your Majesty seemed to like me better. Because my brother was arrogant by nature and was rude to the royal family at a reception. Later, although he was scolded by his father, his relationship with the royal family was It’s never been better. I believe that if there is a real struggle, your majesty must support me!"

Roddy sighed in his heart-with the shogunate, the emperor is just an empty shelf, how useful can his support be. Besides, other people's support is also purposeful. Compared to a powerful general, the royal family wants to live a little better for their own lives, of course, hoping that a weak and incompetent general will be in power!

"But..." Suddenly Kikugawa's voice turned, and his brows frowned: "Yes, your majesty's attitude is also a bit weird. Originally, he acquiesced to me and the princess until last month..."

Originally, Roddy and others were not interested in these personal affairs of Kikugawa Kosei, but they did not expect that the following words of Kikugawa Kosei made their ears stand up.

"Last month... I secretly met with the princess in the palace. Well, the place where we met was actually a very secret place... Alas... She has really suffered her following me these years... …There is a forbidden area in the palace. No one is allowed to approach it... But no one knows, we just hide there and have a tryst! Your majesty’s order is that no one is allowed to approach there, so there are very few people around there, just It becomes a place where we can meet..."

Nedith's heart was pounding, and she couldn't help saying: "Forbidden land? You...have you gone in?"

"Of course not!" Kikukawa Kosei shook his head: "Even if we want to enter, we can't get in. It is a cave. There are many warriors with their hands on the entrance of the cave, as well as royal mages. Others never want to go in. I will meet the princess. , I only dared to turn around the back mountain. There are people at the entrance of the cave, but because your majesty’s order is not to allow people to approach there, no one is even around, which just gives us a rendezvous... ..." Kikukawa Xingcheng sighed, "Unfortunately, his Majesty discovered it last month. He bitterly scolded us and never allowed us to meet again."

The last words of regret and complaint made by Kikukawa Kosei, the three of them could no longer listen. Nidis looked at Roddy triumphantly, which meant: how? I asked it out!