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

Chapter 242 Missed
A few days later, after arranging all the affairs of the family and specially sending envoys to the Asakura family, the Tsutsui family, and the Kyoto general, Asai Nagamasa personally took Axiu and Ii Naotora together. Rush to Kasugayama Castle, the main city of the Echigo Uesugi family.

His trip was to prepare for a formal alliance with Terutora Uesugi, to jointly fight against the many demons that were becoming more and more rampant in the Nibon wilderness, as well as the Hida Country, which was suspected to have been completely occupied by demons.

Although Asai Nagamasa knew that the place was actually occupied by rat men, in the minds of many samurai of the Uesugi family, they were not much different from monsters. They were all so ugly, and they were all cannibalistic and bloodthirsty monsters.

In fact, Wu Ming, Suzuki Akane and others originally wanted to come together, but they were rejected by Asai Nagamasa.

The former is because the netherworld crack in Inabayama Castle has become more and more restless recently. In addition to the lowest level demons such as Ao Oni and Red Oni, ghouls, will-o'-the-wisps and skeleton soldiers have gradually begun to appear.

Although the frequency of their appearance is very low and their strength is still extremely weak, this means that the demons and evil spirits on the other side of the crack may be trying to change their strategies. To be on the safe side, Wu Ming and her Chu Ye Yazhong need to Always be alert.

As for Suzuki Akane, it was purely because the time she had received the guardian spirit was too short. Unlike Ii Naotora, who was almost born to fight, she had not yet mastered much of Yatagarasu's power, so she just made up for it.

However, the same three people were riding the White Tiger together, but the feeling this time was completely different from the last time.

Akane Suzuki is a slender figure, but this time Axiu who is sitting in the front usually has a cold face, and is wearing a full set of armor, even her head is covered in a helmet, making it difficult to see her expression clearly. She was unexpectedly predictable.
It was probably because it was the first time he was so close to a man, even through the armor, Asai Nagamasa could feel her nervousness, not only the muscles all over his body were tense, even the heartbeat speeded up a bit, This was a situation she had never experienced even when she was fighting powerful enemies such as Yatogami.

Especially when Bai Hu was flying rapidly, she seemed to be surrounded by Asai Nagamasa in his arms, and Asai Nagamasa could feel her nervousness more clearly.

But despite this, she still did not ask to change seats, but still sat in front of Asai Nagamasa, which was a bit stubborn.

The white tiger's flying speed was so fast that it didn't take long to reach the Hida Kingdom.

It was also the other party's misfortune. Even though they were a thousand meters away from the ground, he happened to see some rat men transporting something furtively through some holes.

Although they are not monsters, they don't have the peculiar aura of monsters, and even the stench of wild beasts is extremely faint, but because of the Huanglong who controls the power of the earth, they still cannot escape his perception.

After Weiwei concentrated his spiritual power on his eyes and saw clearly the things transported by them, Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but become more and more angry, because those were clearly some mutilated corpses, not only those of beastmen, but also those of beastmen. Real human corpses!

Without any hesitation at all, he raised his hand and released a golden-red fireball, and then continued to move towards Kasuga Mountain Castle. His speed was so fast that Axiu in front of him didn't even notice anything.

Behind them, the fireball swelled in the wind, and soon expanded to more than ten meters. The rat people, who didn't notice much at first, immediately heard the howling wind and felt the surrounding temperature rising rapidly.

Then they all saw the huge blazing fireball above their heads.

Even the rat ninjas who had undergone special training and had extraordinary strength and courage couldn't help but scream for a while, because they had no idea where the attack came from, and they didn't see anything at all. A suspicious enemy!

But in the blink of an eye, the fireball had fallen to the ground. With a loud bang and the flames rising into the sky, all their fears and worries were completely gone.

After a few breaths, a strong wind suddenly arrived, blowing away some smoke and dust, revealing only a huge basin.

At this time, the land covering hundreds of meters in radius suddenly dropped by more than half a meter, and all the snow within a few miles melted away, whether it was the rat men who were just moving on the ground or the ones who were originally hiding underground. The rat men were all dead at this moment.

The fierce flames had penetrated directly into their burrows, clearing away all the filth. There were no survivors here.

In a forest two miles away, a man in red armor looked somewhat similar to Takeda Shingen, but he was a little younger. The general couldn't help but be stunned. He had always regarded himself as calm and brave, but at this moment, he couldn't help but be stunned. The hand holding the knife could not help but tremble.

But he was not the one who lost his temper the most. There were a series of "gurgle" sounds in front of him and behind him. They were made by the samurai and ninjas who could not help but tremble in fear because of their extreme fear.

They originally planned to observe the power of these Hida Nation rat people, and then decide whether it is possible for the family to cooperate with them in the next step, and to what extent cooperation should be carried out. Therefore, under the leadership of Takeda Noburen, the younger brother of the Takeda family governor, Only then would they risk coming here.

But they never expected that they would witness such a shocking scene as soon as they found a suitable place to lurk.

More than two hundred elite rat-ninjas, as well as an unknown number of ordinary rat-men in the underground lair, completely disappeared without a trace in less than five breaths?
That strong man who didn't know where he came from, only made one move from the beginning to the end!
After taking a few deep breaths, Takeda Nobulen tried his best to calm down: "Sir Yukitaka, have you ever discovered where the attack just came from?"

Next to him was an elderly samurai in his fifties, Yukitaka Sanada from the Sanada family, who could barely control his expression and shook his head slightly stiffly: "I'm sorry, Lord Nobulian, my old eyes are dim and I couldn't notice. Tsuna, what about you?"

He turned and looked at the young warriors behind him.

Their ages ranged from teenagers to their twenties, but their faces were somewhat similar to his, and they looked like they should be his descendants or relatives.

Several young warriors who were also stunned couldn't help but shake their heads after hearing this. The shock in their eyes has not completely dissipated. Only the youngest warrior, who may have just entered the Yuan Dynasty, hesitated.

"Lord Xin Lian, Lord Father, before the fireball came, I seemed to vaguely see a big white cat in the clouds."

"Big cat in the clouds? Are you sure?"

"Masuki, don't talk nonsense!" His brothers reminded him one after another. Although their younger brother showed extraordinary wisdom and talent at a young age, this matter is of great importance after all. , cannot be ignored, otherwise it will be troublesome if Lord Shingen is blamed.

But this seemed to strengthen Sanada Masayuki's determination. He nodded again and said: "Yes, it is indeed a big cat, and there seems to be someone behind the big cat."

After hearing what he said, several people in the Sanada family stopped talking. After looking at each other for a few times, their expressions were a little incomprehensible, and they had obviously made some guesses.

Finally, as a father, Yukitaka Sanada spoke again: "Sir Nobuyan, who can fly in the sky on a big cat and cast such powerful spells, will he be the legendary Dragon of Omi?"

As soon as this special title appeared, Takeda Nobulen's expression suddenly became much more serious, but on the contrary, several young warriors became excited.

Although the Toishi Castle where the Sanada clan lives is not a short distance away from the Omi area, as the Asai family continues to be active, they hear the name and glorious achievements of the Omi Dragon again and again.

Especially as demons gradually breed and spread in the wild, they hear it more frequently. After all, so far, the other party is the only onmyoji in Nippon, and he is also the legendary great onmyoji Abe. Qingming’s disciple!
Takeda Nobuyan's expression changed several times, and finally he sighed helplessly: "Although there is no information about the big white cat in the intelligence, but with such a powerful spell, and being hostile to the rat demon of the Hida Kingdom, he is probably the only one. ”

"Sir Yukitaka, do you think that if the other party discovers that our family intends to form an alliance with the rat demon of Hida Country, how will our family respond next?"

As soon as the words came out, the air was suddenly quiet again. Although it was rumored that the Omi Dragon was extremely generous, even if he seldom punished the defeated warriors severely, his attitude towards monsters was extremely cruel.

If my family's intentions are discovered, I'm afraid they will definitely be classified as demons. Judging from the attack just now, they don't think that our family has the strength to contend with it.

With just one blow, those small towns would probably disappear on the spot, right?

Sanada Yutaka couldn't help sighing: "Master Noburen, since the other party's attitude towards these ratmen is already so clear, there is no need for us to continue, and anyway, we have seen clearly with our own eyes that they are really some Man-eating beasts.”

Several other warriors of the Sanada clan also nodded. If it was just rumors before, then today they are completely sure that after these ratmen assassinate their targets, they will even carry the opponent's body back to the ground as food for the winter. Store it.

Even though they were killing the ashigaru and farmers of the Uesugi family, they were still humans after all!

Takeda Nobuyan couldn't help but frown more and more for a while. With the rapid rise of the Asai family, the Takeda family also felt threatened. Now there is still the Hida Country as a barrier, but what if the Hida Country is also occupied by the other party?

And if what Masayuki Sanada just said is true, then where does Nagamasa Asai intend to go this time?
Are you going to wipe out the monsters in the wild, or are you going to the Uesugi family?

If that is really the case, it would be too unfavorable for our family. The original Uesugi family was enough for the older brother to handle, plus Asai Nagamasa, who is also extremely good at fighting.
But if they don't use the power of the Hida Nation Rat People, they will have no choice but to choose that method.
But then his expression turned resolute. No matter what, as his brother said, our family must build up its own strength, even if that strength goes against the honor of a samurai, but everything is for our family to survive in this war-torn era. !

"In any case, we should just go back to Tsuzaki Hall and report this matter to the head of the family, and let him make the final decision!"

After a short discussion, many Takeda family warriors also quickly began to retreat. Although all the rat people here were dead, but there was such a big movement, there must be warriors from the Hida Kingdom or other rat people coming to investigate soon. They really It's not convenient to stay here for a long time.

Only the youngest Masayuki Sanada was not thinking about this. He just turned back three times every step of the way, constantly scanning the earth that was still steaming.

He noticed that there were more than a dozen places that had been targeted by the spell just now. They seemed to be the holes used by the rat people underground for breathing. Moreover, he noticed that the flames were so blazing, but after all the rat people were eliminated, , but they automatically extinguished after a few breaths, without even affecting any unnecessary vegetation.

It is obviously a spell cast from a thousand meters in the air, but while possessing such powerful power, it can still maintain such precise control. Should it be said that it is worthy of being called the "Dragon of Omi"?
No, maybe it won't be long before this title will be changed a little bit. How can it restrain the real dragon?

It's such a pity that I couldn't see the other party's true face with my own eyes.

Thinking about it now, with the strength shown by the opponent, it would be easy to conquer the Rokkaku family of Minami Omi, but he did not do so. He probably wanted to use it as a barrier to avoid attracting the hostility of the Miyoshi family and other Kinki powers.

When the Asai family annexes Mino and even Owari, the Asai family's stone height will jump to one million stone. By then, even if he does not go to the decisive battle with Imagawa Yoshimoto, the top archer of Tokaido, he can easily wipe out the Rokkaku family. Go to Luo calmly!
If he doesn't choose this direction, the Asakura family and the Asai family are allies, and the Wakasa Takeda family is small and thin, so the only way to attack Shinano and Kai is through missiles, and judging from the direction it just flew, it seems that It happens to be in the direction of the Uesugi family.
In this case, in order to better thrive in this troubled world, maybe we should remind our father that our family also has to make a choice, and we must not miss this opportunity.

After all, the Sanada family did not obey the Takeda family from the beginning. Even his grandfather was killed by the Takeda family's samurai.

No, maybe I should think about it in the long run.

My father has always admired Lord Shingen's military strategy. For this reason, he even abandoned his original allegiance to Lord Nagano Yamasa and joined the Takeda family at the invitation of his friend Yamamoto Kansuke. Moreover, he seemed to be moved by his seemingly generous treatment. .

His two brothers, Nobutsuna and Masaki, seemed to be satisfied with their current status. It was clear that each of them could only lead a dozen cavalry, and their status was only slightly higher than that of Ashigaru.

Perhaps, the only thing the Sanada family can rely on now is themselves.

Thinking of this, Sanada Masayuki couldn't help but become more determined.

I have already missed the Battle of Norada and the Battle of Nagara River. I must not miss the next decisive battle again!
(End of this chapter)