Sword Raiders II

"Master, we are back from our expedition—!"

From far away, the swordsmen in Honmaru could hear the noise at the gate, and the very recognizable Okinawan accent of this returning expeditionary force didn't even have to think about which blade it came from.

"Master, this time is also very successful, and the rewards of the two judgment boxes have been obtained! ... Hehe, I am not very good, but the place of the expedition happens to be near a familiar sea area, so I can help."

"Ah! I'm not very tired, and I'm not in a hurry to go back to rest right away! In fact, I have a gift I want to give you, which I got by accident when I went into the sea. The pink pearls that opened from the sea clams I caught... I don't know if you will wouldn't like..."

"Eh? Is it as cute as my hair color? ... Thank you, thank you for your compliment. However, I am more honored and grateful to hear you say that you want to make it into an accessory and wear it on your body. Do you really like it?" Very good!"

The expeditionary troops gradually dispersed. If you were curious to look at the sword at the gate, you could immediately see a short-sword boy who was full of cherry pink and looked like a girl at first glance. He was talking to the master who greeted the troops with his head up.

Their master held an opened box in his hand, and inside the box was padded high with flannelette, a few cherry pink pearls exuded a soft luster in the sunlight.

This sheen kind of stings some of the blade's eyes.

"A pink wild pearl this time? It's quite rare."

"It's great to be good at water. The last time Chiyokanmaru gave the master a blue coral that he dug from the sea with his own hands, right?"

"Zhijinmaru didn't get any kelp, but he has been enthusiastically teaching Okinawa martial arts to his master for a while."

...Tsk, this Ryukyu Three Treasure Sword is really considerate to its master!When he first came to Honmaru, he was very calm and calm, but now he changed his face when he saw the master!

Aren't you from the political knife group?Don't you still want to rob them of their masters!

Seeing the person at the gate talking and laughing and starting to go back, the idle blades who were watching secretly pretended nothing had happened and scattered like birds and beasts, but their backs were turned to the master so that she couldn't see the faces, all of them pursed their lips and curled their lips, which was old and awkward.

Izumi Shou was one of them. Hei Changzhi's impatient Dao Dao was very unhappy at the moment, and even began to recall and count the souvenirs he brought back to the God Judge during his expedition.

Basically, they are pastries and candies, some gadgets like Temari that girls like, and occasionally there is a piece of gorgeous cloth——more out of the ordinary, things like women’s jewelry or kimonos are not too expensive to buy. , but have no guts.

The meaning behind those gifts is too outrageous, Izumi Mori wanted to give it but couldn't do it, not because he was afraid of being attacked by other knives in the pill, but because he was afraid of being rejected.

Just thinking about that scene made him clutch his chest and feel that he couldn't bear it.

Well, Honmaru, who has the same thoughts as him and is immobile, has a lot of knives.

Now the guys in Ryukyu who are especially good at water are ingenious. They are either coral or pearls. They directly give the raw materials to the main hall to toss freely. The pot of blue coral given by Chiyo Kanmaru had a small branch that fell off accidentally, and she took it directly for matching. The golden edge was processed and made into a headgear to be pinned on the head.

Good-looking is good-looking, but it also makes Izumi very breathless.Now comes the pink pearl again...

"Kunihiro, what do you think those gangs are thinking? No matter how good the main hall is, what does it have to do with their government swords?" On the way back, he and his inseparable assistant Horikawa kept complaining, "A Yamabuki Nagayoshi is annoying enough That’s right, the three in Ryukyu are doing the same now, and that cat has become more and more attached to her recently... Ah, the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I get! If it’s the government, just follow the steps honestly!”

Hearing Izumi Mamoru's chatter, Horikawa Kunihiro smiled wryly: "Ken-san, you can't always think like this. The master said that everyone who came to Honmaru is a companion, and you can't engage in faction circles. If the master knows that everyone is in private If you keep thinking like this, you will be disappointed."

"I know this! That's why I haven't said anything!" Izumi Shou sighed irritably, "Those guys are pretty good when they say it...but I just hate them sticking to the main hall!" Originally, they themselves The side competition is already fierce enough, and the addition of those foreign blades will be even more annoying.

"It's all right, it's too early to say these things now." Jianchu, who knows what is really bothering Jiansang, is also gently comforting him today, "Impatience will suffer a lot, Jiansang, take your time."

The two blades of the Okita group gradually walked away along the verandah, until they disappeared around the corner, and two figures meandered out.

Yamabuki Nagayoshi, and Nankai Taro Chaozun.It just so happened that they were all government knives in Izumi's mouth.

"Oh, that's why I prefer to do research alone. This kind of thing always happens in places with a lot of people." The elegant man wearing chain glasses pressed his index finger knuckles lightly against his chin, "The political knife group and the Tibetan knife group Is it? After all, it is the No. 1 Honmaru of the first generation, and the other Honmaru will not have this kind of trouble."

"Really? In my opinion, there is actually no difference." The beautiful swordsman with silver hair and blue eyes smiled slightly when he heard the words. There are also many factions, large and small, in the circle of "insiders". The Shinsengumi and the Restoration faction, the Minamoto Heiji clan, the Toyotomi faction and the subsequent Tokugawa faction...etc. Is there no quarrel between them because of the impermanence of the fate of the sword and the change of owner of the sword? To put it bluntly, what is the difference from now?"

Nanhai Taro Chaozun was taken aback by these words, and soon laughed: "Indeed, there is no difference." Because the masters have different positions, the attitudes of the swords held by them will also be different under the influence of the former master.

But what if these previously hostile knives are now in the hands of the same owner?

All kinds of hatred and grievances of the former master are actually not very meaningful to the sword. What is meaningful is only the person holding them now, and that person will lead them to create a new history.

Now it is the Tibetan Sword Group and the Political Sword Group, but after a hundred years, the master they serve has officially transformed from a fragile human body into an extraordinary god of death. It is hard to say what the future will be like.

"That is to say, are you happy to see the three treasures of the Ryukyu and the first generation being close to each other?" Nan Hai smiled and sighed, thinking about himself and the three Ryukyu swords, he couldn't help shaking his head, "For the first generation, you are really Take great pains."

Changyi was noncommittal: "She is worth it, isn't she, Teacher Nanhai."

While speaking, his eyes looked at the courtyard not far away, which was the courtyard that evolved into the Dragon Palace a while ago.

Those who were lucky enough to see that scene that night were not the only ones who were there.

Nankai Taro Chaozun, who also followed Changyi to Honmaru, was also one of them. The sword of the shaker was also shocking at the time, not only because of the powerful power displayed by the first generation of god judges, but also because of this power. The meticulous care of his subordinates and the attitude of treating them equally.

Different from the two camp swords that planned the circle in private, the first generation really completely included them in their own protection circle, and while dispatching and driving them as a master, they also worked hard to cherish them.

"Swords have spirits. The maintenance work after the transformation is not just polishing and wiping the blade, but will be more complicated and involve more troublesome things, especially some psychological problems. It is really easy to mess up if you don't handle them well Something big happened." Thinking of all the experiences behind his owner, Nanhai Taro Chaozun himself had to admit that if he settled in No. 1 Honmaru, it would indeed be the best destination for him after he gave up wandering, and it would definitely be better than staying with the government. Comfortable, "Say it like this, it's really worth it."

In this case, he has to be more cautious, and he can't let something happen after the first generation. It's better to cooperate with Yamabukiri Nagayoshi so that this Honmaru can continue forever.

Hearing that Nan Hai began to bow his head in thought and mutter to himself in a low voice, Chang Yi didn't speak again, but the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

It has been almost a week since the incident of going to sea, and Yu Li has resumed his daily routine of going to Honmaru when he has time, and the rest are busy in this world, but it is not salty or dull.

After so many things happened, there were basically no unsightly people jumping out to find her unhappy, which made Yu Li, who had a thrilling first half of the year, sigh very much in retrospect.

Power is really a good thing.

Especially after seeing in the news that a company under Jingjijia had problems with its capital chain and many contracts were breached, and that the Qingyuanjia Group's senior management had a major scandal that caused the stock price to plummet, the parties bit the song Xiangang The snacks and the tea handed over by Yingwan, it is not surprising that the face is calm.

"Oh, Master Guan Tian still made a move." While watching the TV, he clicked his tongue, "The action is really fast. As expected of an old company that has been established for decades, it is really fast and ruthless to make trouble."

Quite a few of the Swordsmen who were also following along shook their heads directly: "With such ignorant clansmen around, it will be difficult for the clan to last long."

As ancient swordsmen who have gone through human history, they know better than anyone that the change of regime is often not due to the gap in force, but the mentality and ability of the high-ranking people.

"No matter how strong the city is, no matter how sharp the weapons are, they are useless in the hands of idiots, because they don't know how to use them at all."

There are not too many second-generation idiots who have dragged down the ancestral property in history, and the swordsmen are too lazy to give examples, but it does not prevent some blades from being unable to help but take their seats.

"An illusion? I always feel like I'm talking about Osaka Castle..."

"That's right, Osaka Castle was breached from the inside, otherwise it wouldn't be possible to take it down."

"Poor Mr. Hideyoshi's first life, he died not long after his death."

"That's right, Osaka Castle was burned down, which made Brother Yiqi and the others unlucky too..."

"Ahem! Let's have a nice talk."

Yu Li ate melons silently without saying a word, this fire must not burn her, because she was born alone.

At this moment, the Taidao taught by Gujin walked in from the door.

The slender gray-haired Tai Dao walked directly to Yu Li's side without looking sideways, and after slowly and quietly knelt down, he took out an old-fashioned invitation card from his arms, and handed it to his master with both hands.

"Huh? What is this?" Yu Li took it in a daze, and one, two, and three heads with the same curious expression appeared next to her, staring straight at the invitation in her hand.

"An invitation to the party of the Antiquities Appreciation Exchange Meeting." Gu Jin did not hide anything, and directly revealed the spoiler, "You will retrieve the Ksitigarbha Xingping at this party."

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Yu Li: Got it, no wonder you delivered it yourself.