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

Chapter 77 Qiao Ji?

After watching the other party slowly leave, Asai Nagamasa and Axiu packed up and prepared to set off again.

Although he said that to the other party just now, he finally decided to go to the weird wooden bridge on the Sumata River. He wanted to see if there was really Hashihime there, or was it compiled by the robbers? After hearing such a story, how about taking the opportunity to kill someone?

This was not uncommon in the past. Ever since Abe Seimei's era, monsters have taken the blame for this countless times.

Many samurai are keen to defeat bandits in order to gain fame and money, but if the target is a monster, they have to carefully consider the gains and losses behind this.

Now hundreds of years have passed since Abe Seimei's era, and the number of monsters has become less and less, but the legends of monsters harming people do not seem to have decreased much. In the final analysis, it is these bandits who are That spreads rumours.

But don't mention it, the bandits are indeed no worse than monsters in killing people, and more innocent people may even die in their hands.

Following the guidance of the map, they took some time to arrive at the Sumama River, and with a little more effort, they found the wooden bridge that was not far away from what the little businessman had said.

Looking from a distance, the bridge head is covered with a thick layer of moss. It feels uncomfortable and slippery when you step on it. You can't even step on the bridge deck. There is slightly less moss in the middle of the bridge, but it is everywhere. They are all full of potholes, and there are even many places filled with sewage. It seems that not many people pass by every day, otherwise it would not look like this.

Asai Nagamasa took off the spear from his back with his backhand and gently tested it with the barrel of the gun.

Axiu looked at his movements with some confusion, not knowing what he was doing.

After stepping on the bridge for a few more steps, and feeling the shaking of the bridge, Asai Nagamasa explained to Axiu: "I'm checking the firmness of this bridge. It seems that this bridge is old. It is in serious disrepair and decay, and if a fierce battle really breaks out here, we are likely to fall into the water and the situation will become very dangerous."

Axiu nodded in confusion. When she killed monsters in the forest, she didn't have so many explanations. Normally, as long as she rushed up, the monsters would attack her like crazy. It seemed that this time she You can really learn a lot of things when you go out.

Asai Nagamasa still wanted to say something, but suddenly, without them being prepared, a continuous drizzle began to fall from the sky, and at the same time, a light mist rose very quickly around them.

Looking at the bright sun a few miles away, Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but shrugged. Is this really just a simple coincidence?

He felt that he might have mistakenly blamed that guy Michikawa Bei Saburo. There might really be monsters here.

Although I haven't seen any suspicious figures yet, the inexplicable light rain and fog itself already explained the strangeness.

It's just that they originally thought that the monster might be Hashihime, but now it is more likely to be Rain Girl.

Asai Nagamasa was going to discuss the battle strategy with Axiu. The other party was already in the dark. It was rain and fog, so they had to be careful.

But when he turned around, Asai Nagamasa found that Axiu seemed to be uncomfortable. After thinking for a while, Asai Nagamasa took out a paper umbrella and handed it to him.

Although he has a beautiful face and a graceful figure, when his face is covered with a helmet all day long, he can only remember the strong fighting power of the other party, but always ignores that she is actually a young woman.

Without refusing, Axiu reached out and took the umbrella and opened it. Then her face seemed to look better, but after a slight hesitation, she moved the paper umbrella over again, indicating that the two of them could share one umbrella.

For some reason, Asai Nagamasa felt that the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, but also a little ambiguous, but Axiu's eyes were still so pure, and she seemed unaware of it.

However, this slightly awkward calm did not last long, and was soon broken by outsiders.

A beautiful woman stumbled out of the rain holding a paper umbrella. The thin clothes soaked by the rain and close-fitting revealed her beautiful figure. The messy sideburns stuck to her little face, making her appear beautiful. Even more pitiful.

"Two adults, have you ever met my husband?"

Along with this charming female voice, an extremely subtle mana also fluctuated. Although he had already taken precautions, Asai Nagamasa was still very embarrassed to find that his lower body seemed to have a little reaction, which made him have to Subconsciously bowed her waist slightly, so as not to be noticed by Axiu in front of her.

This kind of thing that went against common sense immediately made him realize that the other party had bad intentions. As expected, it was the monster he was looking for.

But I have never heard of it before. Whether it is Qiao Ji or Yu Nu, although they will symbolically seduce before killing people, they should not be able to use such weird and evil magic!

He immediately waved his hand and cast spells, applying magic armor to himself and Axiu for self-defense. Axiu moved even faster than him. There was a flash of white light, and the weapon she had hung on her waist as a samurai sword just now was gone. It turned into a two-meter-long giant scythe, and she looked at the other party with wide eyes.

But the mysterious woman seemed not to have seen Axiu's weapon. She called softly again, and at the same time looked at Asai Nagamasa with deep affection in her eyes.

"My lord, have you ever met my husband?"

"Haha, isn't your husband right in front of you?" As soon as the words came out, Axiu immediately turned to look at him. Although there was still no expression on her face, everyone could understand that she was surprised. She seemed to be surprised. I don't understand why he said that at all.

Even the mysterious woman on the other side couldn't help but be stunned. She has lived here for a long time and has said this opening sentence many times, but this is the first time she has encountered something as simple as this time.

What is this, taking away your own words and leaving yourself with nothing to say?

Or is it that after hundreds of years of sleeping, men today have become like this?

Looking at Hashihime's expression, Asai Nagamasa felt that he had finally regained some ground. He explained to Axiu: "Axiu, you probably don't know yet. When Hashihime meets any strange man, People will say that her husband is missing, and then she will let the passerby become her new husband, and then murder him. I just omit this process now. "

Axiu suddenly realized, then she quickly turned her head and continued to raise the weapon and pointed it at Qiao Ji.However, Asai Nagamasa was shocked again, because a blush suddenly appeared on Axiu's usually expressionless little face.

Is it possible that Qiao Ji's power has also affected her?
Seeing how they looked like there was no one around, Qiao Ji not far away was also a little embarrassed, but what followed was full of anger and resentment. Why could they live together like this, but she could only lie in the cold forever? Under the river bed, alone?
However, in order to continue performing this scene, she tried hard to control her emotions, coughed dryly, and continued walking towards Asai Nagamasa's location.

"My lord, this must be a misunderstanding, the slave family is not a monster, alas"

When they were only a few meters away, Hashihime slowly fell forward as if in slow motion, seemingly giving Asai Nagamasa enough time to help her up.

Asai Nagamasa, who had already seen through the opponent, immediately wanted to pretend to help the opponent, but when he was about to take the first step, he suddenly stopped and continued to point the spear at the opponent's vitals. area.

Even though he seemed a little relaxed on the surface, in fact he was very cautious about this battle. What he said and did just now was actually to lower the defense of the opponent, and then he looked for an opportunity to give him a fatal blow.

In the folklore of Nibon, Rain Girl and Bridge Princess are basically transformed into women who drowned themselves with resentment and were good at using water power.

In the legend, the Rain Girl was not a particularly vicious monster at first. She was just a girl who committed suicide by jumping into the river because she could not get the man she loved. Later, as the reputation of the Rain Girl gradually increased, there were also people all over Nibon. Some water ghosts act under false pretenses.

Regardless of whether they are real rain girls or those water ghosts under false names, their attitudes towards human beings are basically the same: they are dragged into the water and drowned.

The same goes for Hashihime. If a lone man crosses the bridge at night or when it is dark, Hashihime will appear to lure him and eventually lead him into the water and drown him.

If a woman crosses the bridge, Hashihime will directly pull her into the water and drown her. In short, if she encounters them, she will most likely be drowned.

However, according to Abe Seimei's personal investigation that year, there are actually differences between them, that is, a very small number of Hashihimes are not pure monsters.

A long time ago, the Nibon people believed that every bridge was guarded by a goddess. Although this belief gradually declined, it is not known whether the goddess descended to earth in response to human belief, or whether new gods were born from belief. In short, the real Qiao Ji once appeared briefly in Nibo.

The inexplicable light rain in front of me and her charming voice seemed to confirm the other person's extraordinary nature from the side. Maybe she was not an ordinary monster, but a real Hashihime with divinity.

That's why she was able to cast this weird rainfall spell, and she could also cast that charming power that embarrassed Asai Nagamasa. That's why he didn't go up and yell for kill recklessly from the beginning, but disguised himself as a fool and The arrogant look is just to lower the other party's vigilance.

If he had followed his original plan, he would have shot Qiao Ji when she fell, but he chose to give up in the end because for some reason, he suddenly felt a sense of threat, like a stab in the back.

In addition to A Xiu and Qiao Ji, there must be other people or monsters here, and they are powerful enough to pose a life threat to themselves.

Although I don't know why Asai Nagamasa suddenly changed his personality and stopped suddenly, out of trust, Axiu was very cautious and did not take any unnecessary actions, but continued to remain alert.

Apart from practicing martial arts, she has little social experience and no understanding of people's hearts, so she often appears a little dull or even stupid. However, in the past few days, with constant contact, she has become more or less familiar with We have a preliminary understanding of Asai Nagamasa's character.

He is smart and will not do useless work. He only needs to watch it carefully and wait until it is time to start fighting.

Seeing this man and woman, neither one showed any sympathy, and seemed to want to see her fall. In the end, Hashihime was unable to continue acting.

She tapped the paper umbrella in her hand gently, then twisted around, adjusted her posture easily, and stood firmly on the bridge again.

However, her face became ugly, and her blood vessels and veins stretched rapidly, making her look very ferocious. Even her tone was no longer as gentle as before, but became vicious.

"Damn humans, how did you find out?"

As she spoke, two small bumps began to swell rapidly on her smooth forehead, with a faint green light shining in them.

Asai Nagamasa sighed: "Probably, it's because you are too careless."

Of course, he was not sighing because of the other party's stupidity. He was actually sighing because his plan failed before it could be realized.

Really, if this happens, I don’t know how much time will be wasted.

But whatever, let’s play with Qiao Ji for now.

The spear in his hand hit the bridge, and as moss flew everywhere, several bones covered with tooth marks also popped out.

From their shapes and sizes, both Asai Nagamasa and Axiu could easily tell that they once belonged to adult human males, and that they belonged to different men.

Could it be that Hashihime is cannibalizing?This doubt just arose from the depths of A Xiu's heart, but was immediately denied by her.

Because judging from the tooth marks, the murderer who devoured these bones did not look like a woman, but more like a man, or even some kind of beast.

Although she is a monster, Hashihime still looks like a very classy beauty. Her small cherry mouth is probably difficult to open so wide.

Asai Nagamasa pointed his spear directly at Hashihime: "So, were the owners of these bones killed by you?"

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