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

Chapter 65 Dao San’s seclusion
After leaving Inoguchi Town, Asai Nagamasa was not in too much of a hurry. In addition to his confidence in his own strength, he also had another purpose, which was to see the power of other samurai families.

They had been in the tavern for so long. Those who coveted the gold and gems in his hands must have been prepared, right?In addition to some bandits and the like, there might also be a few powerful warriors.

When he was in Otani Castle, he was very disappointed with the quality of the ashigaru and samurai there. Not counting Tsugujun Miyabe who had become his cheap apprentice, and Naotsune Endo who was almost the same as taking refuge in him, there were people who deserved his special attention. It can be said that there are only a handful of people.

Now that we have come to the territory of the Saito family, let's see what kind of strength the other party can show. Anyway, judging from the existing marriage relationship between the Asai family and the Saito family, as long as he does not accidentally kill any high-level samurai, Ordinary competitions would not bring any real danger.

But even though Asai Nagamasa rejected Fujikichiro's proposal to take a shortcut, he chose to walk on the official road that was easier to be discovered, and even in order to let the opponent catch up as soon as possible, Asai Nagamasa took the initiative to reduce the speed of advancement.

But until they left Inoguchi Town for more than half an hour, they still didn't encounter any blockers, let alone any pursuers.

Seeing that as they climbed over a small hillside, a small mountain city came into view, Tokichiro couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, because they were about to arrive at their destination, Sagiyama Castle, where Saito Dosan lived in seclusion.

Now that they are here, those guys will definitely not catch up. Although Master Dao San has lived in seclusion, he still has some power in his hands. If you use force against yourself here, you will not give face to Master Dao San.

On the contrary, Asai Nagamasa was very unhappy: "Are these guys all cowards? It's a shame that I still expect so much."

Although he was complaining like this, he had actually guessed the truth behind it. It wasn't that those guys didn't have the courage. I'm afraid those guys who had the courage were dissuaded by the guy named Rizo Saito who used the Odachi as a weapon. Bar.

Before revealing his identity, it would be fine if he pretended to be stupid and wanted to defraud him of the spirit stones. However, after revealing his identity, it would be somewhat unjustifiable if he allowed others to attack Tokichiro.

But he was able to forcibly stop everyone's greed. It seems that Saito Rizo also has a lot of energy in the Saito family.

But it's no wonder that, except for Saito Douzan and his son Saito Rizo, there seems to be no particularly outstanding person among the many members of the Saito family. Even in terms of talent alone, they may not be as good as Asai. Home.

The samurai of the Asai family may not be particularly outstanding in terms of average ability, but they have one of the biggest advantages, that is, almost everyone is very loyal to the Asai family, and they sincerely want to see the Asai family develop and grow.

Unlike the Saito family, according to the historical records of later generations, from the lord of a city to the middle and low-level samurai, their abilities are mostly mediocre. Gangzi's subordinates, unless the head of the family is particularly capable and always vigilant, will easily become a meal for other daimyo.

Of course, this is probably inseparable from the fact that Saito Dozo used special means to rise to the top. After all, he has the nickname "Mino Viper". He conquered the top all the way and finally became a daimyo. A samurai whose ability surpasses him, he probably has a hard time keeping calm, right?

Now that we finally have such a capable and loyal Issei Saito Rizo, it is only natural that he is favored by the family leader.

Hearing this, Fujikichiro couldn't help wiping the sweat off his forehead again. He was as smart as he was, and of course he quickly saw that Mr. Asai seemed to be deliberately waiting for those people to find fault.

But that's not what he hoped for. Master Asai and Axiu both possess outstanding martial arts and talents that are far beyond ordinary people. They are simply not comparable to him. Once a fight really breaks out, the first to be unlucky will probably be Is he Tokichiro?

So arriving at the destination safely like now is actually more in line with Tokichiro's expectations.

He laughed aloud and took the initiative to change the topic: "Sir Asai, up ahead is the secluded place of Master Daosan."

"Well, it is indeed a nice place. If it is just used for seclusion, it would even be a waste."

Following the direction of Tokichiro's finger, Asai Nagamasa also saw the mountain city, and because he had magic and guardian spirits with him, he might be able to see further than Tokichiro.

He originally thought that Saito Douzan would go to a sparsely populated place to build a mansion and spend his remaining years in peace.

But now it seems that the Lushan City built on the mountainside in front of us has extremely strong defense capabilities and can be used as a small military base.

Even Asai Nagamasa can assert that as long as the defender does not make a big mistake, as long as the supplies in the mountains are sufficient, he may have no problem withstanding a siege of three to five times the force in a short period of time. It's not that there is no defense at all.

However, building such a mountain city in such an uninhabited place, and even excavating some of the mountain, is definitely a huge project, especially with the current low productivity, it is unimaginable how much manpower it will take. Material resources and time.Logically speaking, this kind of mountain city should be very famous, but why did he never seem to hear the term Lushan City mentioned when he was in Xiaodani City?
Tokichiro chuckled and took the lead in leading the way: "Although Master Daosan has lived in seclusion, after all, he still has some enemies and some subordinates, and he does need a city."

Asai Nagamasa nodded, that’s right. Saito Douzan stepped on the blood and bones of others all the way to the top. Although his methods were ruthless, there were always some survivors, which naturally gave birth to some avengers. .

Originally, he lived in the heavily guarded Inaba Mountain Castle, and the Avengers naturally had no way to do anything to him. But if he just found a place to live in seclusion, the Avengers would never let him go. Opportunity.

While chatting and hurried on, Asai Nagamasa soon noticed that there was a large sea of ​​flowers in front of him. As the breeze blew, the colorful flowers all swayed slightly together, which looked quite good.

After seeing this scene, Axiu, who had never been very good at expressing her emotions, couldn't help but stop. She took off her helmet, temporarily hung it on the saddle, leaned into the flowers, and picked a few flowers. Put the small flower on the tip of your nose and smell it.

Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but feel slightly lost in thought. From his angle, under the sunlight, Axiu looked extremely beautiful at this moment.

In fact, Axiu's face was originally extremely outstanding, but her outstanding fighting power and mysterious identity attracted Asai Nagamasa's attention even more.

In addition, she uses a helmet to cover her slightly androgynous face most of the time, and she is unable to speak. This makes Asai Nagamasa often subconsciously ignore her true gender and only put her As a strong and trustworthy companion, ignoring the fact that she is also a beauty.

Due to the existence of the two guardian spirits of Huanglong and Lovebird, as well as the inheritance of Abe Seimei, Asai Nagamasa knew that as long as he did not die, he would become stronger and stronger with the passage of time, and the women who were worthy of him in the world would also There will be less and less.

Putting aside the secret of Axiu’s identity and bloodline, it would be a great thing to have a partner like Axiu, right?

At least, he doesn't have to worry too much about his partner being kidnapped or exploited by the enemy. With Axiu's current skills, the ordinary ten or eight warriors are no match for her. What's more, it's obvious that she is far from ready. to the limit.

Just like herself, she has just stepped out of the forest and is still learning and making progress. If she can truly understand the secrets hidden in her body and master that special posture.
Just like that, Axiu sniffed the fragrance of the flowers lightly, while Asai Nagamasa looked at her pretty face and fell into thinking. Fujikichiro, who was about to say something not far away, couldn't help but smile knowingly after seeing this scene, and stepped back a little step.

He is also in his twenties, so of course he understands what is going on. In fact, he has already discovered some spearheads.

But that's right, both of them are so young and so powerful, they are probably the only ones worthy of each other.

So, if I can facilitate this matter, will my salary increase by a few percent when I join the Asai family?
Tokichiro thought that his actions were secretive, but he still couldn't hide it from Asai Nagamasa, who was now more and more sensitive. Looking at the other party's slightly teasing eyes, Asai Nagamasa knew that the other party must also have seen his thoughts.

He couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed immediately, and quickly averted his gaze.

But as soon as he turned his head, his attention was instantly attracted by a piece of dark green grass in the distance. He immediately stepped forward to confirm it carefully.

As soon as he saw the direction he was heading, Tokichiro couldn't care about anything else. He quickly stopped him: "Wait a minute, Master Asai, be careful, there are often venomous snakes there!"

"Oh, really?"

Asai Nagamasa paused slightly and stopped temporarily. At the same time, he became more and more certain about a certain guess in his heart. This shape, this color, and this smell particularly attracted the appearance of poisonous snakes.
At this time, Tokichiro found a wooden stick from nowhere, quickly ran to Asai Nagamasa, and then used the wooden stick to poke into the grass, which was not much different from other weeds except for the special color. non-stop.

Then Asai Nagamasa saw at least five or six snakes about one meter long that he scared away. Judging from their colorful bodies and triangular heads, they were undoubtedly venomous snakes.

Asai Nagamasa felt a little bit in trouble. Although he had the blessing of a guardian spirit and his physique was different from ordinary people, he really didn't know how resistant he was to toxins, let alone a few bites from poisonous snakes in vain.

Axiu next to her also took a few steps back gently. Her face, which had not had much expression at first, now showed obvious disgust and disgust. This was an expression she had never seen even when she was fighting the ghoul.

Asai Nagamasa, who was still a little unhappy at first, couldn't help but smile after seeing this scene. It would be difficult for any girl to accept these cold reptiles, right?But Axiu looks even cuter like this.

(End of this chapter)