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

Chapter 71
Due to Asai Nagamasa's outstanding performance, Saito Douzan seemed to appreciate it very much, so the host and guest enjoyed themselves for a while.After chatting for a while, Saito Douzan discovered that Samurai Hime who was following Asai Nagamasa had stopped moving at some point. He took a closer look and was immediately dumbfounded.

It turned out that at some point, almost all the barbecue he prepared was almost eaten by the other party. The only remaining skewer was probably left by the other party deliberately for him. No wonder the other party had been so quiet from the beginning.

Seeing this scene, he simply stopped talking and planned to entertain the other party well before continuing to discuss the general situation of the world. Otherwise, it would appear that Saito Dosan was not treating his guests well.

Really, why does she like this special barbecue so much even though she doesn't have that kind of thing?
But after glancing at Tokichiro, who had been quiet from the beginning and never made any sound except for occasionally drooling over the barbecue, he realized that he had overlooked a small problem.

"Monkey, why did you come here empty-handed this time?"

Tokichiro quickly apologized: "Hey, I'm very rude, Master Dao San. Because some accidents happened this time, I couldn't prepare a large number of spiritual stones for you, but I also have a high-quality spiritual stone for you."

Saito Dosan's eyes couldn't help but condense slightly when he heard this. Although he needed to use the other party's special power to collect spiritual stones, he had always paid attention and never revealed this special name in front of the other party. Now this monkey has come from How did you know?

But soon he was attracted by the high-quality spiritual stone that the other party took out: "Oh, it has a nice light, it is a very rare item."

"Your taste is still as good as ever. You are worthy of being Master Dao San."

Having said this, Tokichiro glanced secretly at Asai Nagamasa next to him. After seeing the other person nodding slightly, he continued, "These are the goods I brought in from Jusan Sakura Village, but I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything about it in the future, because there Something appalling happened.”

Then Tokichiro selectively revealed the things about the monsters to Saito Douzan according to the previous agreement with Asai Nagamasa.

In any case, Jusanzakura Village is the territory of the Saito family after all, and the other party must know about the farmers being massacred by monsters.

Of course, because Asai Nagamasa had specially reminded them before, in their narratives, they tried their best to downplay the strength of the Sakura Tree Demon and the Horse-headed Ghost. Asai Nagamasa did not want the other party to see through the power he possessed.

After hearing the outline of what happened, Saito Michizan couldn't help but fell into silence for a while. Then several people clearly felt that he seemed to be a little exhausted, not physically exhausted, but mentally exhausted.

"I know, I will find someone to deal with it. It is really something that needs to be treated with caution."

Asai Nagamasa became slightly interested. He felt that the other party no longer wanted to hide it anymore: "Master Daosan, you don't seem to be completely unfamiliar with this?"

Saito Douzan glanced at Asai Nagamasa: "Well, Shinkuro, now that you have mastered that power, you should know that there are many special things in this world, just like the little fox in the monkey's arms. "

Asai Nagamasa was a little stunned, but he didn't feel too much surprise. Just like he was aware of the opponent's power, Saito Douzan also knew that he had some special abilities.

It's just that he didn't expect that he would be so keen and even notice Xiaohong, even though it clearly didn't have any demonic aura or anything similar about it.

Could it be some awareness of life force?If the other party's guardian spirit is really Yatogami, then it is indeed possible.

As we all know, snakes do not entirely rely on vision to observe foreign objects, but also include smell, hearing, vibration perception, infrared sensing mechanisms, etc.

As a guardian spirit similar to snakes, it is completely understandable that Yatogami can give Saito Dōsan similar abilities.

So he nodded very happily: "Yes, I do know something. In addition to the monsters in Shisanying Village, we also encountered driven ghosts on the way here. Unfortunately, we failed to find the monster hidden in the The tiger demon behind."

Saito Dosan frowned even more when he heard this: "Is this so? It's been a hard journey all the way, so you can rest on the mountain for the night. I will arrange for someone to bring you some dinner later."

Due to the shortage of supplies in Nippon, basically everyone, whether they are farmers or samurai, only eats two meals. Only during wartime will they have extra meals. It is already too early to eat the second meal, but for Saito Dao Thirdly, he can still afford to spend this little money on food.

After leaving the door, Tokichiro kept winking at Asai Nagamasa. He obviously had something to say. After finding a reason to get rid of the ninja who was leading the way, Asai Nagamasa and the other three gathered in a corner.

Tokichiro's expression suddenly changed. He was no longer as smiling as before, but looked a little worried: "Master Asai, I just noticed that Master Daosan's palm is dripping blood. Is he angry? I'm afraid we have to Beware of his evil intentions?"

In fact, Asai Nagamasa also noticed this, and he even knew more than Tokichiro: "Yes, I noticed it too. When I mentioned his daughter, his eyes immediately changed. Then he clenched his fist so hard that his fingertips pierced his palm.”

"Could it be that the three great men are actually very dissatisfied with the marriage between Nobunaga and Nohime?" Tokichiro was even more surprised, and at the same time he became curious about Nohime's appearance again.

Legend has it that the other party was once the most famous beauty in Mino. If he returns to Owari again, he might be able to find a chance to meet her.

Asai Nagamasa shook his head. He was also puzzled. Looking at Saito Douzan's appearance before, he was obviously very satisfied with Oda Nobunaga, his son-in-law. But why did he have such a problem when he mentioned his daughter? What about that performance?
Could it be because of that little joke of his?But he doesn't seem to be such a stingy person. What's more, if he really has a second daughter, marrying him, the young master of the Asai family, will not humiliate his status at all.

After discussing with Tokichiro for a long time, the two of them still couldn't come up with any results. In the end, they could only write down the matter secretly and decided to be careful tonight to avoid a sudden attack by Saito Dozo.

During their discussion, Axiu next to her had been leisurely and leisurely, as if it had nothing to do with her. She even hiccupped a few times from time to time, obviously because she had just eaten so much at Saito Douzan's. .

Before going to bed, there was an incident. Saito Michizan actually arranged Axiu to be in the same room as Asai Nagamasa. He obviously misunderstood something and had no idea that Axiu was actually an extremely rare Ji. warrior.

Axiu, who was a bit careless, didn't behave well, but Asai Nagamasa himself blushed a little first.

It was embarrassing to say that this was the first time for him to have close contact with a beautiful young woman like Axiu for a long time.

Although there are several maids assigned to him by Asai Hisamasa in Kotani City, those maids who lack meat cannot compare with Axiu in terms of beauty, height or figure.

After solving this small problem, Asai Nagamasa, Axiu and Tokichiro said good night to each other and prepared to have a good night's rest.

But when he actually lay on the slightly cold tatami, he was shocked.

Although he is not an introvert or a poor talker, it is a bit abnormal for him to say so many things like today when he met Saito Douzan for the first time, including many of his unique views on world affairs.

You must know that Saito Douzan is not Takenaka Hanbei. He has always been alert enough to this Mino viper before, but who would have thought that after seeing the other party, he seemed to have lost all alert?

Thinking about his previous performance, Asai Nagamasa just wanted to punch himself twice. He simply regarded the old poisonous snake as a close friend who could confide in him. Now he almost completely saw through him!Even Axiu seems to have been quite affected. Otherwise, according to her previous performance, no matter how attracted she is by the aroma, she is just trying something new at most. She will never be so rude that she almost eats up all the other party's barbecue. .

It seemed that in front of Saito Douzan, they all relaxed their vigilance.

As for Tokichiro, Asai Nagamasa couldn't tell for a while whether he was affected or not, because based on his current understanding of Tokichiro, even if there was no interference from external factors, he had enough reasons to act in front of Saito Douzan. Acting like a licking dog.

Colorless and odorless, without sound, light or image, and without feeling any energy fluctuations, what method did Saito Douzan use?

This special power that can affect emotions silently is really scary.

If Saito Douzan had malicious intentions, his end would be embarrassing.

Coupled with the fact that his palms were inexplicably scratched by himself, if he didn't figure out the truth of the matter, Asai Nagamasa felt that he might not be able to sleep well tonight.

Although Saito Dozo has not shown any hostility so far, on the contrary, he seems to appreciate himself very much, but Asai Nagamasa cannot completely pin his own safety on the goodwill of others, human beings are the most fickle creatures .

Damn it, obviously according to Abe Seimei's records, Yatogami does not have similar abilities.

Although guardian spirits also have the ability to learn, they will continue to become stronger over time and with the accumulation of knowledge.

But when the human hosts of the guardian spirits die, the guardian spirits will also lose a lot of power and memory, which greatly reduces their learning ability.

What's more, it is also a snake-like guardian spirit, which is completely inferior to the monkey or fox-like guardian spirits that are naturally more intelligent. Even in the past years, Yatōgami has been used by the enemy more than once, and turned against the opponent. Friendly troops are coming, and they are almost becoming famous for their stupidity.

Even though hundreds of years have passed since Abe Seimei's era, according to Abe Seimei's original inference, a master Yatogami would have to be replaced almost every 80 years. During this period, he might not even be able to learn to speak, let alone speak. What renewed power has been grasped.

So, could it be that the aroma in Saito Michizan's house and the cooking of the barbecue were strange?But he himself is deeply involved in it. Could it be that he took the antidote in advance?

Asai Nagamasa, who was full of questions, couldn't help but sit cross-legged on the tatami and started practicing again to help calm his mind.

But after practicing like this, he immediately noticed something wrong with his body. The guardian spirit Biwing Bird, which had always been on his body and provided him with extra mana, seemed to have disappeared at this moment!
When exactly?Could it be Saito Michichi's hand?

Asai Nagamasa woke up instantly and almost broke into a cold sweat.

You must know that in addition to the inheritance from Abe Seimei, his biggest reliance is Huanglong and Biyiniao. If Saito Douzan has a way to steal Biyiniao, can he also do the same thing to Huanglong?How could Asai Nagamasa not be secretly frightened by this?

But after two breaths, Asai Nagamasa felt a little calmer, because he once again sensed the existence of the Biwing Bird, and at the same time, mana began to emerge, which was the addition of the Biwing Bird as a guardian spirit to his ability.

"Biyi Bird, what happened? Where did you go just now? Did an enemy launch a sneak attack on you?"

Asai Nagamasa immediately sent out a series of inquiries, but the biwing bird, which was not very good at communicating, now seemed particularly slow, as if it was drunk. It took it a long time to convey a vague meaning.

As Asai Nagamasa guessed, it had just been disturbed by the spiritual power of a special guardian spirit, and even lost its consciousness for a time, so it directly and passively cut off the connection with Asai Nagamasa.

If you have to describe it in human terms, it is probably similar to being drunk, so you have completely lost all perception and consciousness.

After communicating for a while, Biyiniao became more and more conscious, and Asai Nagamasa also roughly confirmed the entire incident.

It was indeed Saito Douzan who used a very special power to make the bird temporarily lose consciousness, thus causing Asai Nagamasa to lose the blessing of the guardian spirit, and further causing Asai Nagamasa to suffer an effect similar to hypnosis. , began to reveal their hearts to each other and talk about world affairs.

The only good thing is that, according to Biyiniao, it is still in Asai Nagamasa's body and has not been deprived of power.

And I don’t know why, it just knows that while it is affected, the guardian spirit hidden in the dark cannot use excess power. They are essentially in a similar state, except that one is active and the other is Just passive.

At the same time, it seemed to have gained a little benefit from this, that is, after falling into this special state, its power recovered somewhat. Although the magnitude was not large, it did happen.

But even so, Asai Nagamasa did not take it lightly, because the other party only had one guardian spirit, but it was likely to affect himself, Axiu and Tokichiro at the same time.

The effect of exchanging one for three is astonishing. Is this special ability really something that the notoriously stupid Yatogami can do?
Suddenly, Asai Nagamasa suddenly realized that he seemed to have fallen into a misunderstanding from the beginning.

He knew that there must be a Yato God in Lushan Castle, but Saito Douzan's guardian spirit was not necessarily a Yato God, or he did not necessarily only have a guardian spirit of Yato God.

Just like myself, doesn't it mean that I have two guardian spirits, Huanglong and Biyiniao, at the same time?
Thinking of this, Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but take out the damaged spirit-sealing box and the many monster soul cores harvested in the previous battle.

He originally wanted to repair the broken folding fan first, but now he should repair the spirit-sealing box first. The spirit-sealing box can not only store shikigami under his control, but can also have certain effects on hostile monsters and even guardian spirits. If an emergency does occur, I will have some means of dealing with it.

Calculating the time, it only takes one night, and it can almost be completed.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Asai Nagamasa suddenly felt a flash of fire next door, and then he vaguely heard a long howl of a wolf. This sound did not enter through his ears, but more like it penetrated directly into his mind. middle.

Then he heard the sound of objects colliding next door, and then the fire went out instantly, as if nothing had happened.

But Asai Nagamasa certainly would not ignore this change. Just like himself, Axiu was not asleep either, and it was unknown whether she had awakened special powers because of Saito Douzan's little conspiracy.

This finally solved one of his doubts. He didn't expect that he had misjudged it before. In addition to the extremely suspicious knife, A Xiu also had a guardian spirit on his body!
(End of this chapter)