Chapter 439: The Mysterious Truth About the Assassination

Although he already knew the true face of Yagyu Munenomi, Liusha did not take action immediately. This old man had other values, and it would be a pity to die now.

After walking around the castle tower again and finding no other people suspected of being heroic swordsmen, Liu Xia left the castle tower and returned to the hotel at night.

Everyone in the hotel was sleeping soundly, but Liu Xia still didn't disturb anyone and returned to her room silently.

…………

the next day.

"Hey, have you heard? It seems that an assassin broke into the castle tower last night. Even Tajima Mamoru-sama from Edo had one of his hands cut off by the assassin!"

"I heard it, I heard it. It is said that the assassin originally planned to attack Lord Matsudaira Shimomori, but he didn't expect to collide with Lord Tajimamori."

"Oh, my boss has been really uneasy lately..."

Before everyone went out, they heard people talking about it inside and outside the restaurant. The geishas and servants all talked about it, as if they had witnessed it with their own eyes, and they looked confident in what they said.

In just one night, assassins attacked the castle tower and severed one of Yagyu Tajimamomo's hands. The news spread in this rustic city at a jaw-dropping speed, and many strange rumors were also spawned.

"real or fake?!"

During breakfast, after Musashi heard about this incident, he immediately showed a look of surprise, "That old man is a sword master who is not even comparable to me, and he was actually killed by an assassin? It couldn't be the Heroic Spirit Sword. A bold hand, right?"

Musashi's strength is actually quite strong, and even a second- and third-rate servant can fight him, but the possibility of defeat is very high. After all, the decisive difference between humans and heroic spirits cannot be made up by practicing swordsmanship. .

According to her, the Munenomi Yagyu whom she once met was able to defeat her within a few moves, which shows that swordsmen in the realm of sword masters do have the possibility of fighting against servants.

Their level of consciousness far exceeds that of ordinary people in many aspects such as the use of strength, breathing techniques, and pace adjustment. It is not impossible to fight against some followers who are not too restrained.

But on the other hand, if you want to defeat this kind of sword master and cut off one of his arms in front of him, almost no one except the servants can do it. After all, this kind of person himself is already at the pinnacle of mankind. , the secret skills he has learned, let alone Warcraft, even fantasy species have the possibility to match.

"How about we go to the castle tower today to check on the situation?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka thought for a while and suggested to several people: "If it is really a heroic swordsman, then we must not sit back and ignore it and let them continue. We don't know how many people will be killed."

A single Tomoe Gozen destroyed Hitachi Kingdom.

Who knows if the remaining heroic swordsmen will go crazy like her, and then let countless people in a country bury themselves in purgatory. How many couples, children, and old people living peacefully in this era are just... The thought of them being buried in the strange mouth is enough to make people shudder.

"I trust my lord's judgment, but how are we going to get in?"

Fuma Kotaro raised a question, "The castle of the commander-in-chief who guards a country is probably not something that wandering samurai like us can easily enter."

In this era, they are just some wandering warriors. Although they are respected and feared by the common people, they are not taken seriously by some high-ranking officials. They have countless warriors under their command who are willing to sacrifice their lives for them. .

"Well, it depends on Ritsuka!"

While Musashi was snickering like this, he cast a narrow look at Fujimaru Ritsuka, "After all, the daughter-in-law regards Ritsuka as the person of destiny.

It should be easy to get in! "

When the orange-haired girl heard this, a look of extreme helplessness appeared on her face.

"Ruka-chan, do you want to go with us?" Musashi looked in the direction of Ruka.

Although the rumors of the assassin were true, as Liu Xia was the person involved, the truth of last night could not be clearer. After all, the so-called assassin was himself, not a heroic swordsman at all.

"Just go and the familiar will be with you. I have other things to do."

Lu Xia didn't plan to go to the castle tower with them. It was just a trip in vain. Besides, he just felt that he had made a breakthrough. It was too late to go deep into practice, let alone go out for a run with them. .

Anyway, now that the true face of Yagyu Munenomi is known, his skill value improvement task has been basically confirmed to be completed. We only need to wait for the mastermind behind the scenes to show up and catch them all in one go. This unique point can be solved and the Noble Phantasm value improvement task can be completed. There is no need to rush anymore. It is necessary to kill the heroic swordsman.

Even if something really happens, he can know it through his familiar and rush there quickly. Anyway, this hotel is only a few kilometers away from the castle tower, and he can get there in half a minute.

"Really, let's set off then!"

After breakfast, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Musashi, and Fuma Kotaro went to the castle tower, while Hohoin Yinshun still stayed in the hotel.

Liu Xia found an open space in the backyard of the hotel and practiced her sword by herself.

The so-called swordsmanship does have incredible power. Others don't know it, but the sword in Yagyu Munenki's hand is indeed powerful enough to cut off everything.

"The power of the heart is not enough."

Lu Xia has already figured out his own problem. He doesn't know what other kendos are like. The only thing he learned from the battle with Yagyu Munenomi is that the sword's heart must be strong.

It is true that Liu Xia's will can be regarded as firm, but heart and will are not the same thing. Will is reflected in perseverance, while heart is more of a kind of determination, guarding oneself and not being disturbed by any external things. , like the moon in the water.

Yagyu Munenomi achieved the goal of tempering his mind through Zen meditation, and Ruka almost had her own ideas, just waiting for the time to come.

The path he wants to take is similar to the path of emptiness, and is also close to the ultimate intention of the new Yinliu. But in the end, the path he comprehends may not be either of these two paths, but something specious.

And Yagyu Munenomi was his final whetstone.

Before that time comes, Yagyu Munomi cannot die, so he let him go last night.

That time is suddenly approaching.

…………

When it was close to lunch, Fujimaru Ritsuka and others returned to the hotel, each with solemn expressions.

"I got accurate information. I didn't expect that a heroic swordsman broke into the castle tower last night and tried to assassinate him."

The first words Fujimaru Ritsuka said to Lucia made him not take it seriously, but then, her words made Lucia look at her with suspicion.

"The other party seems to have left a warning letter, saying that he will come again tonight to carry out an assassination attempt. The target is not Matsudaira, the commander-in-chief, but his daughter Kiyohime!"