Bang
The moment the door of the broken house was pushed open, the two people in the house and the person at the door were dumbfounded.
A-Zhi was surprised because before she opened the door, she never expected that there would be someone in this random shabby house in the wilderness.
As for Sun Yihe and Hayato, it's not like they didn't hear the footsteps approaching someone outside the house just now, but they both took it for granted that it was Huang Donglai who had returned from defecating, so they didn't pay much attention.
Who would have thought that when the door opened, a woman with a beautiful face and a graceful figure stood at the door.
"Yes, you are." A second later, Sun Yixie's small eyes glanced up and down, and he immediately remembered that the woman in front of him was not the woman he had briefly fought with at the port of Xiaguan. Ninja?
Let me mention it a little here. Although Sun Yixie and Azhi didn’t see each other’s faces clearly when they were playing in that dim room, because Azhi was being Before those ashigaru were captured and brought into the hut, Sun Yixie had already remembered their appearance at the port, so it did not prevent him from recognizing A-Zhi at this moment.
As for A-Zhi, even though she didn’t see Sun Yixie’s face clearly at the beginning, as we said before, Sun’s height of about 7.75 meters was relatively rare in Japan at the time. , coupled with his distinctive voice when he spoke, this caused him to wake up A Zhi's memory as soon as he said the "you are" sentence.
It can be said that these two people recognized each other quickly, but their subsequent reactions were very subtle.
From Sun Yixie's point of view, although he could probably deduce that Azhi's sneak attack on him was probably due to a misunderstanding, it was the other party's fault anyway. Therefore, at this moment, he could completely Pretending not to know, and using that conflict as an excuse to take action to restrain the other party first.
However, there is another problem that prevents Brother Sun from taking action, that is, he suspects that this female ninja may be "Xiao Mei" who comes to contact him.
This guess is quite reasonable
First of all, Sun Yixie had only judged that the other party was a ninja before, but did not know the other party's name or code name; secondly, the identity and identity of the ninja. The "neutral organization that sells intelligence" they mentioned when chatting in front of Huang Donglai's shit also fits the bill.
On the other side, from Azhi's perspective, she saw that Sun Yixie was still alive and well, which in itself was something that made her have a lot of questions and shakes.
Because before her boss Chongzang separated from the trio, he claimed to go to explore the reality of Shuangxie, but now at least Sun Yixie is still alive, but Chongzang is not present. .
There are many possibilities behind this situation
Maybe Juzo was not able to find the dual harmony at all, or maybe Juzo found the dual harmony but after investigation, he felt that there was nothing wrong with the two people. Then he withdrew, or maybe Juzo had already been killed by Shuangxie. In short, Azhi didn't know what happened between Juzo, Sun, Huang, and Hayato, so she would inevitably think, "Could it be that Master Ma Shan has already encountered something like this?" Such conjecture as "unexpected".
Of course, given her current situation, she has no spare time to worry about Chongzang's life and death; it can even be said that if Chongzang really died at the hands of Shuangxie, then instead This is good news, because in Azhi's opinion, the monks of the Taoist Sect who are chasing her at the moment cannot deal with Juzo even if they come. If the two people in front of her are really stronger than Juzo, then if they use them, they may be able to deal with it. Fight for a chance of survival.
Thinking of this, A-Zhi immediately came up with a plan.
Facing Sun Yixie, who had obviously recognized her, she didn't answer the other person's words at all. She just moved forward half a meter tremblingly, and then let out a cry and turned around. He softened and fell to the ground.
At this moment, Sun Yixie hesitated because he was wary of this woman.
As for his hesitation, Hayato, who was not sure why, instinctively took a step forward and supported Azhi.
Seeing A Zhi fall into Hayato's arms, and he really collapsed, and did not make a sneak attack, Sun Yixie felt regretful, how could he give up this advantage that was brought to him?
But since everyone is hugging you, you can’t just go up and say, “Let me do it,” right?
So, Brother Sun could only suppress his regretful expression. Emotionally, he tried his best to control his expression and tone, and said, "Hayato, be careful, this woman is not a good person."
"Ah" Hayato was shocked by his reminder.
However, he did not immediately throw the person to the ground. He just put A-Zhi gently on the ground, then let go and backed away.
"Hey, don't think you can get away with it after the performance. I have something to ask you." Sun Yixie was ready to carry out his serious character to the end, and He said this to A Zhi coldly.
Unexpectedly, hey actually deceived the other party.
"Humph, you are really not an ordinary person." A-Zhi thought that the other party was not impressed by her beauty and acting skills at all. While she was deeply impressed, she stopped pretending; she snorted coldly and stood up from the ground. He slowly stood up, then climbed to a nearby pillar and sat up leaning against it, "Then I have something to say directly. No matter what misunderstandings we have had before, at this moment, I hope you can help me." Help me, I'm being hunted, you are the only one here who can save me."
"Oh" Sun Yixie looked at his words and glanced at Azhi's bird, which was still there even though it was "fainted". The hand protecting the ribs, thinking that at least the injury of the other party should not be fake, then Brother Sun thought for a while and said again, "It's a misunderstanding, okay, even if the previous one was really a misunderstanding, I won't argue with you, but now, Why should we help you?"
"Ha" A Zhi smiled, "I won't let your work be in vain." As she spoke, she had skillfully put on a charming look and turned her head She leaned back on the pillar, exposing her white and slender neck, and loosened the collar of her clothes with her hands. However, her eyes were filled with indifference and disgust at this moment, "As long as youYou saved me, I can repay you in any way you want."
As a female ninja in troubled times, Azhi certainly knows that beauty is one of her weapons, and it is very powerful. One kind; although she doesn't like to use her body as a bargaining chip to achieve her goals, she knows that in many cases, it really works.
"Although you said you can repay me in any way, it seems that you can repay me in any way." There are many ways to repay the same, but the way you said this sentence is completely indicating a specific way of repaying. "Unexpectedly, what greeted Azhi next was Hayato's comment.
"Hmm", but even Sun Yixie didn't expect it. He couldn't help but wonder, in the face of beauty, this brother Hayato To be able to remain unmoved and calmly say such a teasing speech
Then Hayato continued, "Although I am not a gentleman, I am involved in everything from food, drink, prostitution, and gambling, but I There is a principle, that is, I accept entrustment to do things for others. The reward can be money, jewelry, calligraphy, painting, porcelain. If I really don’t have those, other sundries that can be exchanged for money will be fine. But I will never, never accept physical compensation. This is the last dignity and bottom line for an Onmyoji."
"Damn it." When Sun Yixie heard this, he cursed in his heart, "Your bottom line is not that high. Why the hell are you so loud when you look so upright? Besides, she is not begging you alone now, and I am also here. If you do this, I can't just jump out and say it's okay. My bottom line is lower than him. , you can just repay me alone."
"Good point." Two seconds later, Sun Yixie turned his unhappiness into a breath of hypocrisy, as if he had been injected with chicken blood. Then with a louder voice and a more serious expression than Hayato, he shouted with wide eyes, "How could a chivalrous man like me save people just to do such a dirty thing? First tell me, what is your name?" Who is chasing you? As long as you say what we think is okay, we will save you without any need for repayment."
A Zhi was a little confused by the singing and harmony of the two people, but after thinking about it, She had already offered to "repay her like that", but these two people still clearly refused and scolded her, which at least showed that these two people were indeed different from those young people.
So, Azhi. After thinking for a while, he said eloquently, "My name is Azhi. You should have seen through it a long time ago. I am a ninja." A few days ago, I received a mission and needed someone to rush to Kyoto. Monitoring the movements of a certain big shot, I set off with two companions.
“Originally, we were just passing by the northern edge of Kobe and had no intention of going deep here. Unexpectedly, we encountered a group of strange people on the road. Some monks came to talk to us and asked for directions; they claimed to be monk soldiers from the Yixiang Sect, but they could fool ordinary people, but they couldn't fool us. We have dealt with people from the Yixiang Sect many times, and we can tell the difference.
"According to the information I have, this group of people is more like members of a small sect called Zanxing Sect. This sect has existed for many years. It is said thatThey specialize in kidnapping and trafficking children, and their methods are cruel and very mysterious. However, there are only a small number of them, and they do not participate in the battles between the big names, so no one cares about them. ”
When A Zhi said this, Sun Yixie and Hayato looked at each other. Obviously, they both realized that they had met the white-clothed monk and Shuang Xiehe in the Tianshang Mountain Shrine before. Achabo Yigen and Achabo Yugan whom Keijiro met in Kawabo Manor were most likely members of the "Wanxing Sect"
Azhi also noticed the reactions of the two. , but because the pursuers would arrive at any time, she wanted to seize the time, so she did not stop narrating.
“These demon monks from the Xingxing Sect have obviously taken a fancy to my companion Xiaosuke. The kid pretending to be my son there wants to kidnap Xiaosuke.
“There was no one around at the time. My companions and I exchanged glances and decided to strike first, kill these evil monks and get away; but I didn’t expect that these guys were as strong as monsters. Facing our surprise attack, they ate up all the attacks like immortals, and then subdued the three of us.
"Then, we were captured here"
< p>Hearing this, Sun Yixie finally interrupted and asked, "Then you left your companions and ran away alone.""No," Ah Zhi immediately denied with a slight excitement, " There was a monk who was lustful towards me, so he sent his companions away on the pretext that he wanted to interrogate these two adults. As soon as the others left, he only untied me. I left Gengoro aside and dragged me into the woods.
“I knew what he wanted to do, so I didn’t resist on purpose. I originally wanted to kill him while he was careless, then go and untie Gengoro, and then work with Gengoro to find a way to rescue Xiaosuke. Yes, I didn’t expect that as soon as I was dragged into the woods, Gengoro untied the rope and attacked the monk from behind.
“Seeing this, I naturally cooperated, but we were still two against one. I was no match for that monster monk. In the end, Gengoro risked his life to give me a chance to escape."
At this point, she looked down at her ribs and said, "Although I escaped, But I already had several broken ribs. Even if I kept running, it would only be a matter of time before I was overtaken. So I wanted to find a house to hide first and see if I could set up an ambush in the house. Maybe There is still a chance to kill the opponent."
"Then you bumped into us unexpectedly." Hayato took over the conversation at this time and asked.
Azhi nodded, "I That's all I can tell you right now. I'll tell you more later if I have the chance. "She let out a long breath, as if she felt a lot more relaxed after she finished speaking, "So, two chivalrous men, what are you going to do now? Do you believe my words and help me deal with those monster monks, or do you throw me away? Just run away for your life
"Oh, of course, even if you run away with the excuse that my words are not trustworthy, I won't blame you.After all, you don't have to fight for an irrelevant person like me and those guys who are as strong as monsters. ”
Although her last few sentences were provocative, they were also sincere to a large extent.
After all, A-Zhi has seen too much of the ugliness of human nature. You won’t have too much hope in the other party just because someone said a few nice words like “a chivalrous person”.
So, how much of A-Zhi’s paragraph above is worth it? Do you believe it?
The hints in the book here are 90% true.
That day, after the trio of genin and Juzo separated, they were already gone. Following Juzo's instructions, they found a nearby place to hibernate. Unexpectedly, they had just rested for two days when a mission was sent from the Takeda clan.
Ma Shan Juzo's situation at Takeda's place. , as we have said before, nominally he is equivalent to the head of the Kansai Intelligence Network of the Takeda clan, and he manages more than a dozen ninja teams like Azhi and the others, but in essence he is "actual duty" because Takeda Shingen has no ability to reach out to Kansai, so he just listens to the affairs of Kansai.
On weekdays, the Takeda family will only contact Juzo regularly and receive some information. The information compiled by Juzo was considered by Takeda Shingen to be dispensable. However, Takeda Shingen himself had never taken the initiative to assign any tasks to Juzo since the day he took office.
Those tasks were all "asked" by him in the report, such as "I think there is something important in Kyushu. Should we send a team to investigate it?" or "There is something happening in Kochi recently." It seems that the domain is going to rebel against the Miyoshi clan, should we find someone to add fuel?" and other "suggestions", Takeda's instructions are usually "yes, yes, go, go, go", and then these are Juzo until the next regular contact
But this time it’s interesting. We happened to be in Mashan Chongzang to find Shuangxi to “find out the truth”. He was not at the intelligence point, and it was not a day for regular contact. At this time, Takeda Shingen took the initiative to send a mission order for the first time.
The mission doesn’t wait for anyone. God knows when Juzo will come back. If you wait for him to come back before opening the letter, you will miss the opportunity. You are in charge
Azhi is the captain of the three-person team left behind at the intelligence point, so she can only open the letter to see what mission has been sent.
What happened next was basically the same as what she said.
The only thing she concealed was that Xiaosuke was indeed her son, "pretending to be me." The statement "son's child" is a lie.
She has been telling this lie for many years. The only person who knows the truth, except A Zhi herself, is her respected boss Chongzang. Xiaosuke himself doesn’t know that Azhi is his biological mother.
Of course, don’t assume that Juzo is Xiaosuke’s father.
Juzo is not. He is innocent of any female ninja under his command.Because he understands that in a profession like theirs, which licks blood at the edge of the knife, you must not cross that line with the people around you, especially your superiors and subordinates; if you want to convince the public, you must not have that thought. This is why, Chongzang Regardless of whether his subordinates care about him or not, at least they respect him.
As for who Xiaosuke’s father is, Azhi actually doesn’t know. She just got pregnant with a man she didn’t care about during a certain mission, and she even killed him. children.
But in the end she still couldn't bear to abandon the newborn Xiaosuke, so Juzo gave her an idea to keep Xiaosuke and train him as a ninja, but do not tell him about his life experience and let him Thinking that he is an orphan, Xiaosuke can stay with Azhi and be cared for and protected by his mother to a certain extent; when Xiaosuke is older, he will be transferred to another team so that he can be more capable. There is a chance that he can live and grow up, and even if Azhi dies one day, Xiaosuke will not be too sad.
In these troubled times, what else can A-Zhi say in the face of such a proposal?
But now, A-Zhi, who has been attacked by Zeng Xingzong, thinks of his son being A-Zhi felt a little desperate because of the inhuman treatment he might receive after being captured by the gang of monster monks. Not only was he unable to save him, but he couldn't even protect himself.
What supports her to continue to survive at this moment is actually the kindness of her companion Gengoro who fought desperately to save her; Azhi just didn't want Gengoro's death to be in vain, so she didn't give up completely.
How could she easily regard these two almost complete strangers in front of her as her savior?
"Isn't it a good way to provoke generals?" After hearing A-Zhi's words, Sun Yixie immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "Well, actually, you don't have to do this, I trust you too."
Isn't that right? Before today, Sun Huang had already come into contact with the demonic monks from the Zanxing Sect twice. They had long suspected that those monks were not good people. Now that they heard that what they said was correct, he must be convinced. No doubt.
"Isn't he just a little Zhenxingzong? Damn it, give him face, right?" Sun Yixie opened his mouth and scolded, "I'm in a bad mood today. I just want to fuck them. Why?" "Tercss "cear",
Before he finished speaking, he heard someone outside the house shouting, "What did you say?" tercss "cear",