A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 161 Flame Tiger
Then under Asai Nagamasa's signal, Shima Sakon and Axiu quickly went around from both sides. Then Shima Sakon was very surprised to find that in the water cage, there was a head that looked less than half a meter. He is such a tall little tiger, no wonder its cry sounds so milky.

Axiu's eyes lit up. After Guan Hu, she found an even cuter little animal. She really wanted to hold it in her arms right away!

Looking at the expressions of the two, Nagamasa Asai knew that Yanhu must have suffered an unimaginable heavy injury.

He continued to maintain the spell while quickly turning in front of the boulder, and then he discovered the little tiger as expected.

Although it still roared in protest when it looked at him, due to the loss of a lot of energy, its size was extremely shrunk, so it didn't really look like much of a threat, but only made people feel cute. , looking at Axiu's fixed look, he knew that he was not the only one who thought so.

Although guardian spirits are usually the incarnation of certain emotions and energy, they cannot be killed so easily. However, after being attacked by a powerful attack, their energy will be lost and their size will shrink accordingly. In extreme cases, such as when the possessed person dies, the power and even memories they once held may be forgotten.

For the current Yanhu, this weakness may not be entirely a bad thing, because the black evil energy on its body is obviously much weaker than before, and the bloodthirsty and madness in its eyes have faded a lot, which shows that it There is still the possibility of being saved and purified.

After waving his hand to extinguish the remaining flames on the ground to prevent them from spreading further, Asai Nagamasa put away his weapons and took out cinnabar, pens and a large number of talisman papers. He wanted to use the purification circle for Flame Tiger here. Just like how I treated Shima Sakon.

Seeing his movements, Shima Sakon and Axiu immediately understood. After all, they had seen a similar situation before, and they immediately launched guards on the left and right.

Soon the magic circle was formed. As Asai Nagamasa input mana, the entire magic circle lit up. The flame tiger, which was still restrained, suddenly howled in pain, and the black energy on its body quickly escaped from it. Its body then turned into nothingness. At the same time, the blood-red color in its eyes quickly faded away, and the purification went very smoothly.

Later, it no longer even struggled or roared. It just lay quietly on the ground, staring at Asai Nagamasa without blinking, as if it wanted to remember him deeply in its heart.

This cute little appearance immediately made A Xiu even more happy. However, Shima Sakon tightened his grip on his weapon and became more alert. After all, the other party was not a human being and could not communicate for the time being. He did not know what this meant. .

Although it seems that the young master is saving the other party, even among humans, repaying kindness with hatred is nothing new, let alone an unreasonable monster?

But before he was ready to say anything, there was a sudden noise from the bottom of the mountain, followed by the collision of weapons and the screams of human beings dying. His heart suddenly tightened and he looked in the direction of the sound.

Since they were on the top of the mountain, a large number of surrounding trees had been destroyed in the previous battle, so the field of view was very wide. From the island's near side, one could easily see a team of about three hundred people at the bottom of the mountain, and they ran headlong into Aguo and In the encirclement of Baixiang Jiajia and others, the two sides quickly started a fierce battle.

Although they were dressed in tatters and had different weapons, they looked very brave, especially the leader who seemed to have some strength. After fighting Baixiang Jiajia for ten times in a row, he was killed by him with a single blow.

After the leader died, the opponent's morale dropped significantly. Under the command of Ah Guo, Baixiang Jiajia and others, they began to die in large numbers, and even chose to flee altogether.

After taking a closer look, he couldn't help but look at Asai Nagamasa: "Young Master, it seems that they are the bandits from Iwai Village. They have entered our encirclement."

The little kunoichi suddenly jumped out of the forest: "That's right, Ah Guo just told Ning Ning that the leader who was hacked to death was the leader of Iwai Village, Iwai Jiro, and they seemed to have gone out for robbery. , Ning Ning saw that they had a lot of trophies."

It was obviously more than 100 meters away from the battlefield, and it was still a rugged mountain road, but in such a short time after the war started, Ning Ning had already come here to report the battle situation. Shima Sakon couldn't help but be impressed by the strength of this young kunoichi. Have further understanding.

Really, it seems that the two women who followed the lord to Jie Town are not ordinary people!

After hearing the news, Asai Nagamasa's actions were not affected at all, because the matter of conquering the bandits has never been a problem for him.

"I know, tell Baixiang Jiajia that you can accept their surrender. With a little training, these bandits who make a living by robbing will definitely be more powerful than ordinary civilians."

Although not all focus has been placed on this team from the beginning. These people are completely accessories brought by Izumo Shrine and Akun, but if they can play a role, Asai Nagamasa will still feel that Very gratified.

It's just that the composition of this team is too simple now. They are basically all from Izumo Shrine. If things go on like this, Asai Nagamasa's rule is not safe.

Although he also knew that as long as Huang Long was around, A Guo would definitely have no dissent, but as their true leader, he had to make some arrangements in advance.

On the contrary, it doesn’t matter even if you fail in the end, so it’s a great way to gain experience.

Before, providing food, weapons, and a bright future to bribe them was the first way, but now joining these bandits to gradually separate them is the second way.

As for the fact that they had been bandits before and had probably carried out robberies and even killings, it was not very important to Asai Nagamasa. After all, they had not touched any of their own people!
"Yes, Ning Ning knows!"

The little kunoichi responded happily, and then ran down the mountain in a hurry. Although Asai Nagamasa didn't finish what he said, she certainly understood what he meant. Anyone who doesn't surrender will die!
After listening to Asai Nagamasa's treatment of the bandits, Shima Sakon had no objection at all, because this was the chaotic Warring States period, and justice and kindness could often only be buried in one's own heart, or towards one's own relatives and friends, but not towards others. Outsiders, especially enemies, are understandable no matter how cruel their methods are.

He even thought that the young master's current approach was already very merciful. Otherwise, if he encountered a harsh lord, he would have every reason to order the killing of all the bandits. Anyway, Nippon was short of money and food, but he was never short of people.

The screams at the foot of the mountain soon gradually subsided. Shima Sakon could clearly see that after the leader Iwata Jiro was beheaded by Iakaya, and after killing some of the most stubborn die-hards, the remaining bandits Their will to resist was not that strong. When they heard Baixiang Jiajia and others shouting that they could accept surrender, they all put down their weapons and knelt on the ground. This battle, which was full of twists and turns, finally went smoothly. it's over.

At the same time, Asai Nagamasa was almost at the end.

With another milky tiger roar, Yan Hu stood up shakily. At this moment, its body was getting smaller and smaller, probably only as long as a palm. It was more like a cat cub than a tiger.

However, the blood and cruelty in its eyes have long since disappeared, replaced by an awe-inspiring fighting spirit. The ink-like black evil energy entangled in its body has been almost purified, and now its body has become half a Transparent and fiery red, despite the huge cost, it finally returned to its normal state.

"Hey, human, thank you for letting me find myself again."

Asai Nagamasa was also a little surprised. The wisdom of the flame tiger guardian spirit opposite him exceeded his imagination. You must know that not all guardian spirits can speak human words. Like the winged bird he obtained first, he can still speak it until now. They can't speak, but can vaguely convey some thoughts and emotions through the consciousness connected to each other.

Is it because he is strong enough, or because he has lived long enough?
He nodded: "I can't bear to see the guardian spirit that represents kindness and beautiful emotions degenerate into a demon, but I still have some questions to ask you now."

"Hey, even if you speak out, I will tell you everything I know."

"Okay, were you deliberately seduced or catalyzed by others, so you fell into a demon?"

This is an issue that Asai Nagamasa is most concerned about.

From the Sanmu Sakura Village to Hashihime, to the Sanmu Bamen in Qingzhou City and the Flame Tiger in front of him, he always felt that there was a strange black hand connecting everything behind the scenes.

"Ho, indeed, he is a human male. He tempted me with a special elixir and told me, who had just woken up, that as long as I took it, I would gain strength."

"He didn't deceive me, but he fooled me. My power did increase, but the price was that I became a demon."

Yan Hu gritted his teeth and said, although it looks cute even if it makes such an action as a kitten, there is no doubt that it hates the mysterious man.

"Special elixir? Is it this kind of medicine?"

Asai Nagamasa took out a few pills with his backhand. They were the trophies he got after defeating Hashihime. Although they looked like pills, they were actually spiritual stones inside, and they were also spiritual stones with added ingredients. If If you dare to eat it, you will definitely be severely affected.

"What? Why do you have such an evil thing? Are you his accomplice?"

As soon as Yanhu saw the pill, he immediately became anxious. A series of questions popped out of his mouth, and he even forgot to growl.

"No, it's just because I have rescued a victim who had the same experience as you before."

"So that's it, I'm sorry, I was rude."

After the initial excitement, Yanhu quickly figured out that if the other party was with that hateful villain, then there was no need for the other party to put in so much effort to help him just now.

"It's okay, I understand. Do you remember what that person looks like?"

"I remember that he was holding a Zen staff and wearing a bamboo hat. He looked like a walking monk, but there was a strange magatama spinning in his eyes. I noticed this at the time, but I didn't know why, so I subconsciously ignored it. "

Asai Nagamasa frowned: "Is this so? Could it be an illusion?"

Although in the eyes of many onmyojis, illusion is just a small technique, not elegant, but even a guardian spirit like Yanhu can be easily deceived, and its illusion must have reached a very high level, so we have to guard against it.

"I don't know, but my reaction at that time was really weird. I just woke up from an unknown number of years of slumber, and the first thing I saw was him, and then I didn't have any vigilance, and I just swallowed the food he gave me. Pill, he must have done something to me! Ho Ho Ho!"

The flame tiger let out a series of low roars, obviously very angry. Unfortunately, due to its current small appearance, it really didn't have much deterrence. Not only A Xiu stared at it intently, but even Ning Ning, who had returned, also had a smile on her face.

"So, do you know his name?" Yanhu roared again: "Of course I remember, he calls himself Guoxin layman, but I'm not sure whether this name is true or false."

"Jushi Guoxin? It could be him?"

Asai Nagamasa also felt a little surprised, but soon felt that this was natural.

In the history of the parallel world he was familiar with, the other party was full of fog, and even left his name in history with illusions. But in this world with monsters and monsters, his abilities have been further strengthened. , which is actually understandable.

But he still couldn't figure out why he wanted to cause trouble in Nibon. Apart from causing the tragic death of a large number of innocent humans, what good would the appearance of these monsters do to him?

Judging from the information currently available to Asai Nagamasa, it seems that the Guoxin layman is simply creating monsters, and has not interfered too much with their subsequent paths, whether they are entrenched in one place like Hashihime, or whether they are like Hashihime. Wandering around like a flaming tiger and killing people, it doesn't seem to matter. This is really contrary to common sense.

Even if he is a big ambition and wants to become a great name in a certain place, or even conquer the entire Nibon or something, there must be enough humans for him to rule.

What benefit does this fearless killing and death have for him?

Wait, maybe this was his real purpose from the beginning, because the resentment brought by killing and death is exactly the most suitable soil for the birth of monsters.

The Guoxin layman may not be a human at all. He is probably a great demon king who is committed to transforming Nibon into a country of monsters.

Or, he may also be a believer of the Blood God Khorne among the four evil gods. For the Blood God, he only desires battle, blood and death, and he never cares who the owner of the blood is.

Compared to the latter, maybe a big demon king hiding in the dark is not so dangerous.

Asai Nagamasa took a deep breath and temporarily restrained his thoughts.

Although he knows this, he actually doesn't have much to do to stop him at the moment. In addition to the mysterious whereabouts and powerful strength of the layman Guoxin, he may not be able to deal with it at the moment. More importantly, Ni Peng, who is in the Warring States Period, , there is never a shortage of death and resentment.

Even without him, the fruitful layman, all kinds of negative emotions have been accumulated for hundreds of years, and monsters will still be born from them. He just accelerated the process. Even if he is killed, it will not fundamentally solve the problem.

If you want to completely end this situation, there is only one way to unify Nibon!
At this time, the light of the Platycodon Seal suddenly shone, and the last trace of black evil energy on the Yanhu was purified. It suddenly let out an extremely happy roar, and it felt unprecedentedly relaxed.

Although its power did increase by several percent when it degenerated into a monster, its anger and madness dominated its entire consciousness. Even though it had been trying hard to restrain it, it still only thought about killing and destruction.

In that state, its full strength cannot be exerted at all, and its real power decreases instead of increasing.

And the most terrifying thing is that it gradually lost itself, and it even began to attack and kill all humans in sight very casually and indiscriminately.

Although its strength has now almost fallen to an unprecedented level, at least its consciousness is awake and it is still it.

At the same time, Asai Nagamasa also felt his body shake, and a huge and pure power surged out of the void again. Along with some rules that he still didn't understand at all, it quickly flowed into his body, enriching him. Use his magic power to strengthen his body.

He couldn't help but take deep breaths again, trying hard to calm down his mood.

If he was only suspicious after the previous battle with Qiao Ji, now he is almost certain that his power does not come from killing and death, or not only from them, but also from a more special power, that It is purification and detachment!

Killing and death are just one of the ways, but they are not the only one!
In this case, maybe he is not affected by the blood god Khorne, which is really a good thing.

After calming down for a while, Asai Nagamasa waved his hand to cancel the suppression of Yanhu by the magic circle: "Now that you have truly regained your freedom, what are your plans next?"

Yanhu stretched his body. Although he was very dissatisfied with his current body shape, he still replied politely: "I have to repay my life-saving grace, although I feel that you are not the most suitable possessor for me. , but I can only use this ability in return, so let me be your guardian spirit!"

Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this. Of course he also hoped to get the other party's power. After all, the flame tiger was much stronger than his own bird in terms of fire power.

Although the guardian spirits appear very rarely, no one has been able to classify them in detail from ancient times to the present. However, combined with Abe Seimei's knowledge and memory, Asai Nagamasa also ranked from high to low, from strong to weak. It is roughly divided into four levels: heaven, earth, Xuan and Huang.

Among them, the Yellow Dragon is undoubtedly the strongest heaven-level guardian spirit. A single male Biwing Bird is probably the lowest yellow-level guardian spirit. And the power currently displayed by the Flame Tiger is obviously much stronger than that of the Biwing Bird, at least It should also be a mysterious-level or even earth-level guardian spirit.

However, he didn't want the other party to choose to possess him simply to repay a favor. Then even if he could barely use the power of the Flame Tiger, it was still questionable how much power he could use.

Guardian spirits are a combination of various emotions and energies. They are almost completely unforced, and in order to exert their greatest power, the guardian spirit and the possessed person must identify with each other and be in deep agreement with each other in terms of will and other aspects. OK.

"Can you tell me what the possessed person who best meets your requirements looks like?"

Flame Tiger instantly understood Asai Nagamasa's meaning, and said without hesitation, "I am naturally willing to follow those who have flaming fighting spirit and faith, and move forward bravely without fear of life or death."

After a slight pause, it added, "Of course, preferably a male."

Now Asai Nagamasa understood why Yanhu seemed so reluctant just now.

Although he is not afraid of fighting, he will not fight recklessly.

The same is true for Shima Sakon. Although he holds a broadsword and is good at using a spear, he is actually a man who wants to be a strategist.

Axiu doesn't quite fit the bill, not only because she is a woman, but also because her emotions almost always remain on the horizontal line. No matter what kind of enemy she faces, she rarely has emotions such as anger and worry. Naturally, There will be no flaming fighting spirit.

However, Asai Nagamasa happened to have a very suitable candidate in his mind.
He immediately laughed and stretched out his hand towards Yanhu: "Okay, I understand. I will find a possessor for you that is truly suitable for you. Before that, you can stay with me for the time being!"

"As it should be, roar!"

Without asking carefully, he just roared, and the flame tiger turned into a ball of fire and penetrated into Asai Nagamasa's chest.

But the next moment, it couldn't help but screamed: "What? Why are there other guardian spirits in your body? And there are more than one? There is even a legendary dragon? What are your names?"

However, Flame Tiger did not receive a timely reply, because the Huanglong currently in Asai Nagamasa's body is just a branch spirit. It has knowledge and memory, but does not have any independent thinking wisdom. As for the remaining Hashihime and Biyiniao, How could they dare to respond first when Huanglong had not spoken?

They don't know Huanglong's current situation. As one of the Five Spirits of Heaven, regardless of whether it brags about it or not, it is normal to block other guardian spirits when communicating with Asai Nagamasa.

Asai Nagamasa smiled and put away his weapon. He looked down at the plains below the mountain. Although the fighting power of this group of bandits was not strong and the leader seemed a bit stupid, they were not all weak. At least the land under the mountain was reclaimed by them. Very good.

"Sakon, in your opinion, does this place have the value for us to occupy it for a long time?"

Dao Zuojin thought about it carefully, and then slowly shook his head: "Young master, there is no traffic artery near this unnamed mountain. Although the land under the mountain is not small, it is very barren, and we don't have enough manpower. Sent to farm."

Asai Nagamasa nodded, indeed, if the environment here is superior and the land is rich, I am afraid it will not be occupied by bandits.

Shimazakon then added: "The most important thing is, if you want to train professional soldiers here, my young master, no matter if it is the Ichikomune Honganji family and the Miyoshi family, or others in Settsu, I am afraid they will not sit idly by. Reasonable."

They can allow bandits to exist because they know that these bandits pose no threat to them and can be wiped out at any time if they want, but they cannot allow a professional army led by many warriors to take root here, because then It probably means that there will be a real competitor here.

"Really? This is really a pity. However, we must strive for at least half a month or even a month."

"According to Aguo, the people from Izumo Shrine will arrive in the next two days. I will use this temporary stronghold and the nearby bandit groups to train an army that has truly drank blood. "

In another half a month, by the time this happened, it would be almost time for him to return to Odani Castle. If Oda Nobunaga made any move, the news he had made in Kiyosu Castle would have spread to many retainers and Asai Hisamasa. , and even reached the ears of many ordinary people in the north and south of Omi.

So how would they react?Or what kind of action to take?It's really exciting!

"Yes, young master, I will do my best!"

　Take a rest today~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)