Civilization Guardian Front

Shocked by the Singer's superb martial arts skills, the archers finally came to their senses and shot arrows hastily and scatteredly.

It's just the figure of Katsuya Shibata, who ran out of range during this time.

Feather's arrow fell powerlessly behind her, and everyone could only watch her graceful figure gradually receding away, feeling a sense of loss in her heart.

As if this last glance was the farewell of this life...

Slamming Sumori behind, Shibata Katsuie pursed his lips, and galloped his horse in silence for several minutes before gradually slowing down.

The scorching sun in the afternoon shone on her shining silver armor, and the heat generated could almost burn people, but it's a pity...

The warmth of the sun, at this time, was completely unable to touch the fragile emotions in the depths of her heart, which were wrapped in the winter wind and snow.

"Woo... woo..."

The hands holding the reins trembled due to excessive force, Sheng Jia lowered his head and gritted his teeth, his lips and teeth whimpered intermittently.

"It hurts...so painful... Chios..."

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Momori Castle, Honmaru Palace Evaluation Room.

Suemori Castle Lord Oda Kanjuro Nobukatsu himself sat at the head, and his retainers and cronies sat in front of him in two rows.

Lin Tongju walked in under the leadership of his attendants with an ugly expression, and knelt down on one knee ten steps away from Xinsheng.

"The traitor Shibata Katsuya has already fled, and I am incompetent to kill her in the castle."

Regarding Sheng Jia's betrayal, Xin Sheng still had doubts in his heart, leaned forward and asked:

"Lin Mei Zuoshou, are you sure... Singer really betrayed me?"

"Yes, after being questioned many times, the fact of his betrayal is beyond doubt..." Lin Tongju solemnly nodded at Chao Xinsheng, and began to narrate his reasons for being so sure:

"After Shibata Katsuie conveyed Nobukatsu-sama's request to Oda Kami Sosuke, she should have returned to Suomori City to take the order, but she didn't do that, and the excuse she gave was too low..."

"What did Singer say?" Xinsheng asked curiously mixed with confusion.

"She said that because Oda Kami Sosuke sent fifty ashigaru to put her under house arrest in the mansion, she could not report to Nobukatsu-sama."

"It's ridiculous!"

As soon as Lin Tongju finished speaking, a retainer beside him couldn't help but interjected:

"Being known as the unparalleled fierce general in the world, he was actually trapped by fifty miscellaneous soldiers?"

(Sure enough, I'm not the only one who has this opinion...) Lin Tongju quietly glanced at the retainer who was speaking, and nodded secretly.

"Master Tomino's words are very true, and I also think this statement is not credible..."

"Hmph, Shibata Katsuie runs to Kiyosu City all day long, and even fought for that fool countless times..." Tomino Sakyoshin, the family member of the genealogy family, seemed to have accumulated considerable dissatisfaction with Shibata Katsuie, and stopped talking as soon as he opened his mouth. not coming down:

"In my opinion, she has already regarded herself as the retainer of the big fool!"

"That's right, for Oda Kami Sosuke, does she still have Lord Nobukatsu in her eyes?" Another important minister under Nobukatsu's command, Kamada Sukijo, followed suit.

"It's not the reason why I am sure that Shibata Katsuie is a traitor..." With the support of his colleagues, Lin Tong added a bit of confidence in his tone.

"Your Majesty Lin Meizuo, you may as well just say it directly." Xinsheng stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture.

"In order to avoid wronging the loyal minister, I only ask her to do one thing as proof..." At this point, Lin Tongju's face with Chinese characters showed a trace of anger, and his voice couldn't help but get louder:

"Behead any of Oda Kami Sosuke's vassals, and take his head as evidence! According to everyone present, is it beyond Onshibata's ability for me to make this request?"

"No, it's just killing one person. Is it more difficult than getting a general from an army?"

"Exactly, exactly!"

A group of retainers headed by Tomita Sakyosuke and Kamada Suejo spoke out angrily.

"The sad thing is that Katsuie Shibata not only flatly refused, but even threatened us..." Katsuie Shibata's tone at that time is still fresh in Lin Tongju's memory.

""The end of being an enemy of Her Royal Highness is nothing but death. I advise you to admit your mistakes to Her Royal Highness and beg for forgiveness as soon as possible, otherwise you will never recover.""

"what? "

Xinsheng was stunned, and couldn't believe that the retainer who always foolishly implemented the code of loyalty dared to despise him and threaten him so much.

"That's what she said." Lin Tongju said respectfully, leaning over with his forehead on the ground.

"Damn it!" Xin Sheng, who was so angry that his face was flushed, grabbed the Long Pan crank censer beside him and smashed it to the side.

Kuang Dang...

The vanilla in the incense burner was scattered all over the floor, and the overly strong aroma spread, but most of the people just frowned slightly, and their minds were focused on Sheng Jia's threatening words.

What Shibata Katsuya said was not only an insult to Nobukatsu, but also contempt for his subordinates.

"I trusted her so much in vain, but her reward was betrayal!"

Xin Sheng panted a little out of composure, and it took a while to calm down.

His eyes turned to Lin Xiuzhen, Lin Tongju's brother who was sitting quietly at the side.

"My lord Xiuzhen, Mingzuozhai failed to capture and suffered heavy losses due to traitors. What should we do now?"

Thinking of his 500-strong army suffered a devastating setback, less than [-] were defeated when he returned to Mosen City, and now there are only [-] defenders in the city...Xin Sheng couldn't help feeling frightened and panicked, and had the urge to shrink back idea.

According to the etiquette education he received since childhood, Xinsheng arranged his clothes slowly, and at the same time asked tentatively:

"Is it possible that you really want to ask your sister for peace?"

"Lord Xinsheng, this matter must never be done!" Unexpectedly, Lin Xiuzhen suddenly knelt down towards Xinsheng, bowed her head to the ground and shouted loudly:

"Regardless of whether Oda Kamisuke is recuperating due to illness, if he doesn't show up, he doesn't have to bear the notoriety of murdering his relatives. However, the fact that our army was attacked by the army directly under the Shangsuke in Jingmingzhai, I am afraid that the Shangsuke is iron this time. I'm going to clean up the door..."

"You mean... sister, she wants to... kill, kill me?"

Xinsheng's face turned pale, and he tried to be calm on the surface, but he swallowed with a gurgling sound.

"In the past, the chief executive had not yet unified Owari, and he showed tolerance in order to stabilize the hearts of the wealthy people... Now, except for Chita County, which is still under the control of the Imagawa clan, there are not many opponents in Owari."

Lin Xiuzhen raised her head, and said with a serious expression on her face:

"Not long ago, Mr. Shang first defeated the Imagawa Army, and then there was Mino's surrender of the country. His prestige reached its peak... Mr. Mr. Xinsheng is the last thorn in her heart, no need to look forward and backward."

"For...why?"

Faced with Xinsheng's almost naive question, Lin Xiuzhen felt helpless, but answered in a nonchalant manner:

"Because... Nobukatsu-sama, you are the son of the Oda family who inherits the blood of Suesomori and Nobuhide-sama."

"You said these words to tell me..." Eyes wide open, Xinsheng's feminine face could no longer hide the wavering.

"Even if I want to surrender, my sister will still kill me?"

"I dare to guess that if Mr. Xinsheng leaves Mosen City, he will be plotted against by the boss."

"But...Are we going to be trapped in Momori City?" Xin Sheng asked with his unstoppable legs trembling, even under the kimono.

"No, Master Xinsheng, we still have a very good chance..."

Hearing Lin Xiuzhen's reply, Xinsheng immersed himself in thinking.

In this Ozhang country, in this Mosen city, what else can give him a chance of life?

Suddenly, he remembered the famous family who had competed with his father for Mikawa since the time of his father Nobuhide, and later wanted to seek Owari...

"Imagawa Yoshimoto..."

"That's right, Lord Xinsheng!" Seeing that the lord can figure it out by himself, Lin Xiuzhen nodded.

"The Imagawa family was defeated not long ago, but they are unwilling to wait for the opportunity..." His words are full of optimism, which is not only to encourage Xinsheng, but also to remind some discouraged retainers.

(Yeah, once the Imagawa army hears about the civil turmoil in the Oda family, they will definitely take action...)

Everyone present, after Lin Xiuzhen's analysis, felt that they saw the light of hope.

"Just stick to the cage city of Mosen City for ten days..." Lin Xiuzhen prostrated herself to the ground after setting the basic policy for Mosen City's response.

"Once Imagawa does something, the crisis will no longer exist."

Chapter 59? You are not allowed to go

Youshi, Kiyosu castle town...

The sun on the west side of the sky turned into a red fireball falling towards the end of the west side, dyeing the sky red with it.

A female warrior wearing silver and blue armor and riding a tall black horse entered the streets of the castle town.

Shibata Katsuie didn't know when he returned to Qingzhou City, and he didn't care.

The only thing she can clearly understand is that when she went to Mosen City and returned to Qingzhou City, the drastic change in her mentality...

When she set off from Shibata Mansion, she believed with all her heart that friendship, loyalty, and admiration for His Highness Nobuna were not contradictory, and there must be a way to achieve a satisfactory result.

On the return journey, the original idea collapsed.

Under Mosen City, when she was faced with a choice, Singer gave up loyalty, which she had always considered the most important, and chose personal love.

Perhaps the biggest impact on Singer is not the abandonment of loyalty itself, but the...

"I actually abandoned the way of loyalty without hesitation or nostalgia..."

Staring at the palm of his hand that didn't hold anything, Sheng Jia felt that his heart was also empty.

The iron law of perseverance, the benchmark of all values, and the lofty beliefs...

In fact, is it not that important to Shibata Katsuie?

"It's just a disguise I imposed on myself in order to cover up the weakness in my heart."

The armor that took 18 years to construct outside her mind was shattered in an instant the moment she realized it...

Not even a bit of residue remains.

It was as if he killed his past self with his own hands.

Because of this, the wail she cried when she returned along the road was particularly sad...

Shibata residence.

Returning to the familiar home, handing over the war horse to the servants, and waving off the maid who followed behind, Singer hurriedly ran to the back of the house.

She herself doesn't know what she is anxious about, what she is chasing...

She didn't have a particularly bright mind, and she didn't intend to stop and think.

Leave everything to your intuition...

Just keep picking up the pace...

Finally, following her instinctive familiarity with the mansion, she came here...

patio.

Flowers, plants and leaves scattered all over the white sand, corridor pillars full of knife cut marks, doors broken by slashing... just like the scene after a typhoon passed through.

Everything is as it was when she left.

However, something seems to be missing...

Sheng Jia looked around, scanning every corner of the courtyard, but still didn't see the figure she was expecting.

"Ha... ha ha... let's go..."

Her knees gave way, and the girl sat down on the messy white sand, smirking dryly and bitterly.

"That's right, why does he have to wait here..."

"Not as strong as Her Royal Highness, not as smart as Manchiyo, not as sensible as Inuchiyo..."

Feeling the corners of his eyes sore, Singer couldn't help but use the back of his hand to block the glare of the glare sky in front of him.

"I'm just an idiot..."

rustle...

"A man lying on the ground talking to himself..."

The man's voice came from the ear, causing Sheng Jia to move his hand away, and his reddish eyes looked in the direction of the sound source.

A slender figure dressed in black patterns, black feathers fluttering like black wings in the wind, a large amount of black cloth makes his fair and handsome appearance stand out even more.

Holding a bat fan in his hand, he was obviously wearing a serious dress, but was dressed casually by the visitor.