427, Difficult to Cross the Line (2/2)
Da da da……
A strong maroon horse carrying a girl in black walked on the river embankment.
The horse walked for a while,
The girl in black jumped off the horse, held the reins of the horse, and walked slowly, turning her head to look back from time to time.
The road ahead is empty,
No pursuers were seen.
"Ah ah ah, Miss Ping Lingzi is tempted!" The long-eared Tianxie ghost hugged the saddle with a lewd smile on his face. After getting away from the evil man, it quickly regained its vitality. At this time, it unexpectedly Dare to laugh at his master.
The long hair falls down the cheeks of the girl in black.
She said in a deep voice with no expression on her face: "I'm just checking to see if there are any pursuers from behind.
If you talk more, I will sew your mouth shut again. "
Tian Xie Gui's eyes were darting around, but he was not afraid of the threat from his master: "Can Miss Ping Lingzi know how to needlework? Moreover, there is no needlework for Miss Ping Lingzi to use now...
The old man felt that the young lady was attracted,
It’s not just because the young lady turns her head and looks back frequently.
besides……
The young lady actually knows how to cherish the horse power. During these two important hours, she is willing to dismount and walk to give the horse time to breathe!
Is it because this horse was given as a gift by that strong man? "
Ping Lingzi frowned,
Suddenly he stopped, loosened the horse's reins, and dragged Tian Xie Gui off the saddle.
At the same time, he slapped the horse's butt hard with the scabbard!
"哕哕啕!"
The strong horse screamed, kicked off its hooves and galloped away!
"oops!
What a joke!
Miss Tairareiko is confused, so confused - why not just kill the horse? "Tian Xie Gui was held up by the back collar by Ping Lingzi, and the whole 'person' was suspended in the air. Even as he danced and danced, he still did not forget to open his mouth and make a noisy sound.
"After all, this horse carried us so far,
Why should I repay kindness with hatred? "Ping Lingzi looked down at Tianxiegui with extremely cold eyes.
But very lively.
Like the early spring at this time,
The cold wind is biting,
Everything comes to life.
"Miss Ping Lingzi is actually a noble and virtuous gentleman!" Tian Xiegui pretended to be solemn and sighed.
Plop!
As soon as he finished speaking, it was slammed to the ground by Ping Lingzi.
Hiringko put her palm on the handle of the knife, and wanted to draw the blade several times to hit this shikigami, but in the end she slowly exhaled with a smile on her face: "That's how you miss me.
Anything I do, you bring it into your guesswork.
In this case,
Then say whatever you want. "
After speaking,
She hurried forward,
In just a moment, the maroon horse had completely disappeared from her sight.
I don’t know where I went,
Hopefully it will find a good family.
"Are you starting to feel reluctant to leave?"
Although Tian Xie Gui was short, he walked not slowly at all. It followed closely at Ping Lingzi's feet. At this time, he suddenly spoke. Ping Lingzi frowned, but did not even look at it, let alone respond to it actively. if.
"Hey..." Tian Xie Gui sighed with emotion.
Ping Lingzi still paid no attention.
Tian Xie Gui shook his head and lowered his head: "Because of her birth date, she has been chosen as the fiancée of the Demon King Shuten Doji since she was six years old. Miss Taira Reiko's heart has already become like a dry well...
However, the reason why humans are the primates of all things is
It is precisely because everyone has feelings.
No matter how hard Ms. Tairaiko suppresses her emotions, she will never be able to turn herself into a ruthless thing and become as strange as a treacherous one.
The more depressed you are, the more you long for it, right?
Such a powerful warrior,
Overcoming the terrifying and terrifying unknown,
He can even face the "Rashomon" alone, which is close to the ghost king level before it wakes up——
Maybe he also has the ability to challenge the "Shuten Doji"?
When did Miss Taira Lingzi become interested?
Probably when he realized that he could face Rashomon alone?
Only such a strong person can allow Miss Taira Reiko to touch that... out-of-reach hope of becoming a living human being..."
Clang!
Ping Lingzi drew the blade out of its sheath,
The tip of the knife was pressed against Tian Xie Gui's neck.
Her hand holding the sword trembled slightly.
The eyes under the long hair were slightly red, and he said viciously: "Inner demon! Heavenly evil ghost, you are indeed the inner demon who deceives people's hearts, and now you actually want to deceive your master?!"
Tian Xiegui clasped his hands behind his back, with a kind smile on his ugly face: "When Miss Ping Lingzi was six years old, I was created to monitor Miss Ping Lingzi's every move.
Watching Miss Taira Reiko slowly grow into such a beautiful girl,
I really feel that it is a pity...
It would be great if the young lady could marry an honest man and live peacefully until the end of her life.
Miss Taira Reiko, now is an opportunity.
Face your own heart,
Miss, do you really think that the old man is bewitching you? "
…
Boqi country.
In the Inoue family's manor.
Haruko was dressed in Wu uniform, kneeling upright on the futon in the main hall.
On her left and right sides, Nobuo Takeda, Yayoi Girl, and Taro Mikami, the retainers chosen by Su Wu personally for her, were also sitting upright.
Several people looked serious and did not speak for a while.
"Miss Haruko, the samurai from Bizen Kingdom have arrived!"
At this time, the leader of the household servants, Omu, hurriedly ran into the central hall and bowed to report to Haruko who was in charge.
Nobuo Takeda leaned forward slightly, looked at Omu, and asked seriously: "Why did they come here this time? Have you ever asked?"
"I asked,
They didn't tell me. "Damu said with shame on his face.
"Baga!" Taro Mikami raised his eyebrows when he heard Ohmu's answer. He glared at Ohmu and reprimanded angrily, "As a leader of domestic servants, you don't even have the ability to spy on the visitor's voice and find out his intentions?
What use are you, the leader of the household servants? ! "
"I……"
Damu lowered his head deeply.
He had already tried his best to glean some useful information from the samurai of Bizen Kingdom.
But the other party refused to let go at all.
Maybe, I am just not capable enough to be the leader of the household servants, so I should help Miss Haruko in housekeeping...
"Mikami-kun,
We previously cleaned the Kusama family, which had good relations with Bizen Province.
Now, news has spread that Lord Atsuteru wields a sword for the Genji clan, and Bizen Kunshu, who has become loyal to the Taira clan, is even more on the same page as us.
They come with bad intentions,
How could he easily reveal information to a domestic servant?
Your demands are too harsh for any leader of domestic servants. "
Haruko slowly spoke.
Omu secretly went to see Haruko behind the case.
Miss Haruko has a small face, wearing a complicated and colorful dress, and has no expression on her face.
She noticed Da Mu’s gaze and smiled at Da Mu,
Damu quickly lowered his head,
I feel even more guilty.
Now that Miss Haruko has lost her father, and even Abu is no longer by her side, although these three retainers can rely on Miss Haruko, they feel that Miss Haruko is young, and many matters will not be reported to Miss Haruko at all, so they handle it themselves.
Miss Haruko has been distracted by many things during this period and is very tired.
But I couldn't do much to help.
Mikami Taro's expression was a little gloomy, but since the head of the family spoke, he couldn't say anything else, so he looked at Daiki who lowered his head and said nothing.
Seeing this, the Yayoi girl said, "Butler Omu, please go down first."
"yes."
Damu bowed and retreated.
The four people in the nave were silent for a moment.
Nobuo Takeda spoke first: "The samurai of Bizen Kingdom are so powerful that they must have something to rely on.
I am afraid that there will be a disaster of weapons in the middle hall next. "
He looked at Haruko, bowed and said, "Miss Haruko, you might as well go back behind the screen to avoid the blood for a while."
"Before Zhuzhao Jun came, he gave me a sword named 'Lei Chi'." Qingzi shook her head gently and placed a sword that had been scabbarded on the table.
She continued: "Suppose the warriors of the Bizen Kingdom said something arrogant and offended Leichi in the middle hall.
I will chop off the enemy's head with this sword. "
Nobuo Takeda shook his head,
No more words were said.
The Yayoi girl looked at the case in front of her and remained speechless.
The corners of Mikami Taro's mouth were slightly raised, and his face had a gloomy look.
The atmosphere in the nave was extremely calm.
Haruko sat in the middle, her palms under her sleeves gently clenched, and then slowly released.
There was no expression on her face,
There seemed to be a divine light gathering in his eyes.
The expression, eyes, and demeanor are exactly the same as the family elder "Inoue Canteru" who went to Heian Kyo!
Step, step, step...
The sound of slow footsteps came from outside the central hall.
A tall figure stepped into the nave shortly after the sound of footsteps.
This person is a samurai from Bizen Kingdom.
He came alone,
It surprised several people in the central hall who felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.
The tall man glanced at the four people in the central hall, and finally fell on Haruko, with a strange smile on his slightly pale face: "The owner of the Inoue family, Miss Haruko.
I am here to serve as the guardian of the former country.
Come to attack the Inoue family! "
Crusade?
When several people in the nave heard this word, their expressions changed for a moment!
"idiot!"
"Nonsense!"
"Damn it!"
The three retainers all yelled and cursed silently at the Bizen warriors who broke into the central hall, and for a while the sound of swords being unsheathed was heard!
The pale-faced man was indifferent to everyone's angry rebuke. There was no one behind him, but the air was distorted at this time, and a black three-headed python snaked out of the distorted air.
The three heads of the python are all female heads.
Three female heads, with dark purple snake messages spitting out of their mouths, attacked the three Inoue family retainers in the central hall at extremely fast speeds!
at the same time,
The man's voice without any emotion slowly sounded: "When I am discussing with Miss Haruko, you'd better say a few words less, so that you won't attract my attention, and you can live a little longer..."
Carrying a snake head wrapped in a cold aura, it attacked the retainers of the Inoue family.
The three retainers waved their swords to block, and for a moment they were locked in a stalemate with a shikigami python, and they were evenly matched!
The man stepped towards Haruko,
At the same time, he said: "The Bizen Kingdom has an order. If Miss Haruko can understand current affairs and can be his lover, the name of the Inoue family can be retained. However, the samurai who are loyal to the Inoue family must be purged."
The guardian of the country is so kind,
Presumably Miss Haruko will also be grateful.
You must be willing to reciprocate the favor, right? "
Qingzi lowered her eyebrows and looked down upon her eyes.
At this moment, he stood up, holding the 'Thunder Pool', and stepped towards the man.
“It seems that Miss Haruko is not very smart and made a choice that was contrary to Lord Kunimori’s expectations.
Then I have to tie you up,
As a prisoner, presented to the Lord Protector of the Kingdom.
Inoue, let’s get rid of him! "
tread!
The man's shoes tapped lightly on the floor,
The floor turned into a dark quagmire!
In the quagmire, figures squirmed and climbed up, all surrounding Haruko who was approaching!
Haruko pursed her lips and ran quickly,
In his mind, he recalled the many basic sword moves he had done thousands of times a day, such as swinging the sword, thrusting the sword, etc.
When the humanoid covered with stinky black mud collided with her, she suddenly turned sideways, took a step forward, her feet sank into the mud, and her figure suddenly approached the onmyoji who could control the shikigami!
In the mocking eyes of Onmyoji,
Haruko swung a sword that burst out with lightning!
Uh-huh!
The man's head rolled down,
The blood in the neck surges to the sky!
All the shikigami surrounding him disappeared!
Haruko's face turned pale, and she stared blankly at the Onmyoji's head that fell to the ground.
After a while.
When she turned around again,
With a calm expression on his face, he took a piece of silk cloth and wiped the blood on the knife.
“How many samurai are there under the command of Bizen Kunshu?
How many similar Onmyojis are there?
Send this head to the Bizen Kingdom and tell him that you must actively prepare for the Inoue family's crusade against the Bizen Kingdom recently. If you slack off, the consequences will be unbearable for the Bizen Kingdom! "
Haruko sheathed her sword,
After walking behind the screen.
All the retainers knelt down to receive the order.