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Chapter 193 The trap prepared for the inner government
In the narrow passage in the deepest part of the abandoned dungeon.

Li You, Lang, and Xian Yilang stood in front of a low collapsed stone tower, looking at the inscriptions on the tower.

With the dim light emitted by the campfire stand on the side, Li You could clearly see the words on the stone tower.

"The desolate souls and spirits of the Weiming people who were executed for the crime of stealing the country are suppressed here."

Listening to the faint roaring and groaning sounds from the distance, it was obvious that the end of the passage was where the resentful spirit, the Seven-faced Samurai, was.

According to Sekiro's world view, people have souls, and after death, if the negative part of the soul is too strong, it will turn into a wraith.The Headless and Seven-faced Samurai in the game were both born from this.

The orthodox way to deal with them is to make offerings and sacrifices - which is what the Memorial Gang does.

The soul-suppressing tomb outside Ashina Castle and the offering tower in the dungeon were both built for this purpose.

Unfortunately, due to the constant fighting, the soul-suppressing tomb outside the city has not been visited all year round, and the support tower in the dungeon collapsed directly, and it can no longer play the role of suppressing the resentful spirits.

That's why there are so many headless and seven-faced warriors scattered in various deserted corners.

Genichiro also heard the whistling sound coming from the end of the passage, and his face became solemn: "Is this sound...could it be...?"

The wolf also said: "...It must be a resentful spirit. When I was imprisoned at the bottom of the well, I would occasionally hear that voice."

Li You answered directly: "He is a seven-faced warrior."

Wolf and Genichiro both looked over immediately.

Genichiro said thoughtfully: "I didn't expect that the worship tower here would collapse, causing the resentful spirit to wreak havoc. Li You, did you call us here to get rid of the resentful spirit?"

Li You thought for a while and said: "To be precise, I just want to ask if you know how to deal with that guy. This passage can connect the bottom of Ashina and the water diversion tower. It will be a lot more convenient if it can be opened. "

Genichiro thought for a while and said: "If you use specially made paper of divine power and attach it to your body, ordinary attacks can be effective against the resentful spirits, or my Tomoe Thunder should also be able to do it."

"But it is very dangerous to fight with that kind of guy. Their attacks will destroy your mind and make people die from liver and gallbladder splitting. If it is not necessary, I don't recommend fighting it."

Li You absorbed the information in Xian Yilang's words and nodded.

"Okay, let's ignore it for now. Let's go back to the dungeon first."

The dungeon at this moment is different from before.

When Dao Shun was there, the dungeon was crawling with giant crickets, as well as a large number of prisoners who had suffered from the effects of the Changrushui experiment and were desperate to die.

The dungeon is extremely dark all year round, with few fire stands and candles, highlighting the messy and dark environment.

Now, since Li You has turned this place into a night devil's lair and has to come in and out frequently, of course he doesn't want to make the environment so dirty.

So when Li You had free time before, he let the night demons act as workers, carefully cleaning the dungeon, and lighting enough bonfires so that there was finally enough light in the room.

At the same time, the night demons also tidied up the cells and re-planned the individual rooms so that the dungeon could play its original role.

At this time, Xiao was sitting quietly in the cell closest to the exit.

All weapons were taken away from him, his feathered coat was stripped off, and he was put on prison uniform.

Likewise, his hands and feet were tied tightly, and the biomass handcuffs kindly provided by Yuzu were strong and durable.Because Li You really didn't feel comfortable using hemp rope to tie Xiao Xiao.

When Li You and the others came to the prison, Xiao Xiao also looked over immediately.

"Oh, three of you, did you come together to visit this bad old man like me? Do you want to appreciate the miserable appearance of the loser?"

Genichiro snorted, turned around and left without wanting to say anything.He just came here to confirm the situation with Li You.

The wolf glanced at the owl, then at Li You, and said, "Master Li You, you..."

He paused for a moment before finishing his words: "... Please try to be as concise and concise as possible."

Li You smiled and waved his hand: "Don't worry, I will definitely do it."

The wolf then said goodbye and left.

The owl in the prison felt more and more uncomfortable: "What on earth do you want to do to me!?"

Li You said:

"Owl, I'm too lazy to ask stupid questions like why you betrayed Ashina. I'm here to tell you that you will serve as a double agent to provide us with intelligence about the inner government and lead them into a trap."

Xiao was stunned after hearing this and looked at Li You: "Are you crazy? Even if I agree, how can you guarantee that I will really obey your orders?"

Li You showed a kind smile: "Don't worry, I am very experienced in persuading others."

He clapped his hands, and Yuzu and Aiji, who had been guarding the entrance to the dungeon, walked in.

Li You opened the cell door and asked Yuzi to pull Xiao out and bring him to the edge of the collapse on the first floor of the dungeon.

Owl was locked by Yuzu and held in his hand. He couldn't turn around at all, so he couldn't see the Night Demon's lair behind him.

He struggled and asked: "What on earth are you going to do?"

Li You stood in front of him, looked at him, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said:

"Owl, there are limits to the abilities of human beings."

Xiao was stunned: "Huh?"

Li You continued: "In your short life, I wonder if you have realized that the more scheming people are, the easier it is for all their efforts to be undone due to unexpected difficulties."

"Unless you can become a creature beyond human beings."

Xiao: "???"

"What do you mean, what are you talking about!?"

Li You suddenly raised his short cloak, thrust out his right hand that had been behind his back, and slapped the owl with his palm!
He said loudly at the same time:

"Stop being a human being, Owl!!!"

The owl couldn't avoid it at all. It was hit by Li You's palm. After screaming, the whole person fell towards the cave!

With a muffled "plop" sound, he felt as if he had fallen into the water, but the water surrounding him was bitingly cold and seemed to be eroding away from his body along his limbs.

Under the immersion of the cold liquid, Xiao quickly lost consciousness.

Before he fell into a deep sleep, he heard Li You say the last words to him.

"...You will be more than human."

Then came complete darkness.

On the first floor of the dungeon, Li You breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Xiao Xiao being completely submerged in the Night Demon Transformation Pool.

It's not that he's nervous, it's just that... he has long wanted to try saying this line in Japanese!

So cool!

However, Aggie on the side looked puzzled: "...What kind of weird line is that?"

Li You coughed: "It's a long story, I'll tell you later. Come on, let's go out."

Outside the dungeon, Tai Tozu, who had been transformed into a night demon, was waiting with eight other ordinary night demons wearing the costumes of the Yoyos.

The Gu Ying Zong Tai Swordsman did not die happily in the end, but became a sentient night demon, and is now Aiji's dependent.

He has retained his wisdom and most of his memory. When necessary, he can make his own decisions, use his talent to sense night demons, and control his team of night demons.

Such a team of night demon ninjas, if used properly, can become a sharp knife that penetrates the heart of the inner palace.

Also, there are owls.

Li You doesn't plan to completely transform him into a night demon for the time being, because Xiao is already tall and has an extraordinary physique, and is also known as a "giant ninja".

Although this name is a bit strange, it is indeed appropriate.Owl's figure is no less than that of the Onigatabu, and he can look head-on with Yuzu.

Therefore, if he were turned into a night demon, he would most likely have a special mutation that would be too conspicuous and difficult to conceal.

Fortunately, Aiji, the new Night Demon Queen, is here. With Li You's permission, she can control the core of the lair and intervene in Xiao's transformation process.

Therefore, Xiao will only be deeply infected for the time being and will not mutate, but this does not affect Aiji's control over him, which is similar to the infected villagers in Harlan World.

This solves the problem perfectly.

And Aiji's psychological burden is much lighter this time. After all, he is new to the world once and familiar to him the second time...

A little further away from the entrance to the dungeon, there are five relatively intact corpses of the Lone Shadows. They are all ordinary Lone Shadows wearing blue and white clothing.

Li You gave an order at this time, and five night demons took off their Yingyingzong clothes and put on the Guyingzhong's clothes.

The ordinary Lone Shadows are nothing more than expendable items. Only the seventeen leaders and their relatives are the most important members.

Therefore, if the Night Demons pretend to be ordinary Lone Shadows and are led by Tai Daozu, they will not be exposed so easily.

Yes, Li You's next plan is to let Tai Daozu and Xiao take the Night Demons back to contact the team from the inner government this time, look for opportunities, cooperate internally and externally, and capture them all.

Of course, if possible, we should try to capture as many important figures as possible, so as to facilitate the entrapment of the subsequent internal forces.

Now, just wait for the owl.

Because it was not completely transformed, the infection was very fast. Li You only waited for a while before Xiao walked out of the dungeon.

He had put on his ninja uniform again, put the knife on his back, came to Li You and Aiji, knelt down on one knee wordlessly, and lowered his head.

Li You knew that in this state, Xiao's self-awareness had not been wiped out, but he was simply unable to control himself under the suppression of Aiji's consciousness belonging to the Night Demon Queen.

In other words, he can only look at "himself" and act according to orders.

This is not a kind of torture.

Li You clapped his hands and said to the Night Demon team: "Then, let's follow our previous plan and capture as many important figures in the inner government alive as possible. If that doesn't work, report back immediately and kill them on the spot. They must not be allowed to pass the information back.”

Xiao Xiao and Tai Tozu nodded to express their understanding.

Immediately, the two of them took the five disguised night demons and rushed towards the tiger's mouth stairs.

After they left, the Weiming soldiers and monks who were responsible for guarding the entrance to the dungeon dared to come closer again, timidly bowed to Li Xing, and then continued to guard the door.

Li You, along with Ai Ji and Yu Zi, was also preparing to follow them to the Tiger's Mouth Stairs.

Aiji's current mental link ability is still relatively weak. Even if he telepathically communicates with the Night Demon, the connection must be within a spatial distance of 500 meters. Unless he can communicate with the Night Demon, which can be farther.

So in order to receive the news as soon as possible, they had to go near the front line.

But just after taking two steps, Li You suddenly paused.On the roadside not far ahead, stood a tall white-haired figure, wearing a Tengu costume, staring in the direction where the Night Demon team left.

Li You signaled Youzi and Ai Ji to wait for him, then he leaned over and asked:
"Old man, why did you come here?"

Yixin turned around, looked at him, and said:

"…can forcibly transform living people into their own dependents, and can even control their thoughts."

"What a terrifying ability, don't you think? Li You."

To Yixin's surprise, Li You nodded in agreement: "That's true."

Isshin stared into his eyes and asked: "In that case, do you have the confidence to use it correctly if you have this power?"

Li You smiled and said, "This question is too difficult to answer, Mr. Yixin."

"You should know better than anyone else that people will change. I can say now that I will not abuse it, but no one can say what will happen in the future.

"I'm not a saint. I can't guarantee that I won't act emotionally. I can only try to restrain my behavior as much as possible."

Yishin looked at him again and then said: "...When the inner government's attack is repelled, come and have a sword duel with me!"

"Let me use your sword to confirm your heart!"

Li You looked at him for a moment and nodded solemnly: "Okay."

Only then did the vaguely intimidating aura around Yixin dissipate, and he waved his hand: "Then go ahead! I will do as you said and go back to recuperate."

Li You nodded, greeted Yuzi and Aiji, and set off again.

Eima, who had been waiting quietly on the other side, walked to Isshin and said: "Master Isshin, Master Li You..."

Isshin said: "I know, Eima, I believe in him, not to mention he saved my life. I don't think he will become a threat to us."

Yingma was a little confused: "If that's the case, then why did you..."

Yixin seemed to remember something and sighed: "...I can see that he will go further in the future, and even surpass the limitations of this world."

"But precisely because of this, I don't want him to get lost in the temptation of power."

Yingma also understood: "...I see."

"But I see that Mr. Li You also has reliable companions around him, and they are all very good people. With them supporting each other, things like that will definitely not happen."

Isshin nodded: "I hope I'm just unfounded. Let's go back to the castle tower! As a great tengu, I can't stay in one place for too long!"

Eima bowed her head and said yes.

……

On the other side, the outskirts of the city.

The tallest building in this area is occupied by the inner government and serves as a temporary command post.

The inner army came with only a small force, the vanguard among the vanguard.

But apparently, they are not very keen on concealing their whereabouts.

Everyone knows that the inner government's attack will happen sooner or later, and they will definitely win.

Even if they failed to capture the Tiger's Mouth Staircase in the previous skirmishes, the inner government firmly believed that once the army arrived, a mere small pass would be within their grasp.

Fortunately, the commanders of the red troops and the commanders of the Lone Shadows were good at shooting and had a sense of crisis, so the basic concealment and protection were in place.

At this moment, he was standing on the top floor of the watchtower, looking at the secret letter sent back by Jishou and Taishouzu using special carrier pigeons.

The letter said that they had found out the situation in Ashina Castle, and now Tachibana was on his way back.

At the same time, Ashina Ninja Owl seemed to have some plans of his own, so Tai Tozu found an excuse and brought him back.

Seeing this, Zheng's eyes flashed.

As expected, that owl guy has other plans.But it's a pity that a mere country ninja, no matter how ambitious he is, can only serve as a dog for the imperial government.

Masako burned the secret letter and waited for Tai Tozu's return.

And soon, the whistle used by the leaders of the Lone Shadows to communicate came from outside the building.

Masachang immediately opened the window, and Tai Daozu led five lonely shadows and Xiao Xiao in one after another.

Zheng Chang glanced at the five lonely figures and felt that their figures were a bit unfamiliar.But he didn't remember all the members of the Lone Shadows, so he didn't think much about it and asked Tai Tozu:
"How is the situation in Ashina Castle? Tell me in detail."

Tai Tozu nodded and pretended to take something out of his arms, but what he took out was a strange glass ball!

Taking advantage of the moment of daze, Tai Daozu slammed the glass ball to the ground!
"Crack-"

The yellow-brown mist spread instantly and enveloped Zheng Chang's entire body.

Masachang: "!?"

Of course his first reaction was to run, but when he wanted to take out his left foot, he put his right hand behind his back; when he wanted to lift his right foot, he slapped himself with his backhand.

Zheng Chang was confused.

Then, the surrounding "Lone Shadows" rushed forward one after another, and while Zheng Chang was still in chaos, they pinned him down!
After a moment.

The door to the room was opened, and Xiao poked his head out and waved to a red soldier standing guard not far away.

"...Sir, sir, I would like to invite your commander to come over."

The Chi Beijun was a little confused, but then he saw Tai Tozu standing by the door, as well as several lonely shadows inside the door, so he felt that he understood that Master Masako must have something to discuss with the commander.

He immediately went downstairs and called the commander.

The commander didn't doubt his presence, so he came to the room alone...

Soon, Aiji, who was guarding the Hukou Stair Pass, received the telepathy sent back by Tai Dao Zu.

The plan was successful.

There was joy on her face and she immediately told Li You who was beside her.

After hearing this, Li You also nodded.

"Then next, let's trick some of the inner government's forward troops into coming in, and then close the door and beat the dogs."

Aiji understood and sent instructions to Tai Tozu through telepathy.

After receiving the order, Tai Touzu used the names and seals of Commander Masanaga and Akabi to convey new military information to the large forces of the Imperial Army stationed at the foot of the mountain.

……

At the foot of the mountain, there is the headquarters of the Red Bei Army of the Inner Prefecture.

After years of fighting, the inner government is close to unifying the country, and its momentum across the land is unstoppable.

Currently, there is only one Weiming Kingdom in the north, which has not yet fallen under the control of the inner government.

And because the name of Sword Master Ashina Isshin is too loud, the inner government has not attacked yet, but it is also ready for a full-scale war.

The land under the mountains of Ashina Country was originally the edge of the country and was ruled by the Tao Feng family with a long history.

However, not long ago, the Gaofeng family was attacked by thieves. Similar to the Hirata family three years ago, they suffered heavy losses.

Even the head of the Takamine family, who once followed Ashina to launch a bloody war against the country, and was almost included in one of Ashina's seven spears, Takamine Hirakika, and his eldest son, also died in the thieves' attack.

At this point, the Gaofeng family, which has ruled this land since ancient times, has ceased to exist in name only.

When the inner government troops arrived, the land fell into their hands without any resistance.As a result, Ashina Kingdom lost one of its most important grain-producing areas, and the domestic situation worsened.

The inner army was stationed at the foot of the mountain, just waiting for one thing.

News of Ashina Isshin's death.

At this moment, in the main formation of the Red Bei Army camp, the general of the Red Bei Army, a middle-aged man wearing red armor with a solemn expression, was sitting on the middle seat, looking at the secret message in his hand.

Another leader of the Lone Shadows in black knelt under the table, waiting quietly.

Apart from him, there was only an extremely tall and powerful man wearing a blue cloak and shirtless sitting in the tent. There were no military advisors or important ministers.

The strong man was also very casual. He didn't even look at the leader of the Lone Shadows. He was drinking heavily with a wine bowl in hand.

The General-in-Chief quickly read the secret letter and said: "Ashina is seriously ill and is on his deathbed. Ashina's country lacks necessary resources and is in chaos."

“Then the Otemon’s guard, Oniwa Katabe Masataka, still hasn’t recovered from his injuries from the last battle, and Ashina’s army is unable to replenish its manpower.

“No matter from which angle you look at it, now is the best time to attack!
"It's a pity... Isshin Ashina hasn't completely died yet..."

The leader of the Guyings did not say anything, but the big man on the side wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth and said:
"Why should you be so careful? Didn't it say in the secret letter that even if Ashina Yishin is not dead, he is no longer able to rise again, so there is nothing to be afraid of!"

"In my opinion, now is the time to march!"

He said this rudely, but the general was not annoyed at all. He just shook his head and said: "Shigekichi, you have not experienced the bloody war against the country 20 years ago, and you don't know the terror of Ashina Isshin. Even Lord Tamura died. With his hands, others have almost no resistance in front of him."

"What's more, after the last battle, an order came from the Inner Palace. Ashina is determined not to die and must not march in large numbers again."

Shigeyoshi clicked his tongue and said, "In that case, let's send out the vanguard, that's fine! While Ashina has not recovered yet, give them another hard blow!"

"I'm willing to lead the team there!"

The general looked at him and finally sighed: "Forget it, then Chongyoshi, just take the forward troops and go to the Otemon battlefield to explore!"

Chibe Shigeyoshi stood up immediately after hearing this, put the wine bowl in his hand on the table, and said with a heroic smile: "I will definitely fulfill my mission!"

With that said, he turned around.

The general was still not at ease, so he wrote another secret letter and handed it to the leader of the Lone Shadows in front of him.

"Go and pass it to Masaka."

The leader of the lonely shadows followed the order and left.

Soon, the forward troops led by Akabi Shigekichi and the ninja team led by Gu Yingzhong set off one after another, rushing towards Ashina Castle on the mountain.

　I just found out that the author level has been upgraded to Level [-], great

　　
　
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