[Comprehensive] Love and Hunter

Chapter 229 229

On the trail leading to Kyoto, Yuna, Dabaoping and Yingmaru escorted His Excellency the General and walked slowly.

Without the guards huddled in front and behind, without the sedan chair and guard of honor, the common people would not recognize this man walking on the muddy ground with his feet. He was the general of the shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshiki. They only give way, not big gifts.The general didn't seem uncomfortable because of it, he just chatted with Yuna beside him while walking.

"I don't know where you three are from?" the general asked.

"Uh... Bizen." She replied, "We came from Bizen country and traveled around, trying to find a suitable lord to serve."

"Is that so..." the general thought thoughtfully.

Not far behind them, Dabao Ping, with a dazed face, was working hard carrying a basket of jade, and followed Yuna with question marks all over his head.

——Why did he end up carrying the hard-won Yugang? !He has never done such a thing!Bao Ping's masterpiece, the most beautiful sword in the world, how can he do hard work here like a small person?

But Da Baoping's captain did not feel his grievances at all, and still had a good chat with His Excellency the General.

"I've never seen a woman practicing martial arts, and your swordsmanship is also very unique." The general pondered for a moment, and said to Yuna, "Which school do you learn from? Many of my guards are good at Kashima Shindang style Swordsman. However, from my point of view, they may not be able to pass a move against you."

"Uh...our sword skills..." She didn't know how to explain.After all, Fu Sangshen's swordsmanship is not the same as human swordsmanship, "Master has never mentioned his school..."

"Your swordsmanship is somewhat similar to Matsue's swordsmanship." The general said, "Maybe your master is from Izumo."

Yuna: ...

hiss.

Izumo was the fief of the ancestors of Sunshine Changguang's ancestors.

Is this general too proficient in swordsmanship?

Several people entered the capital and came to the general's mansion.This is a rather gorgeous house, painted in gold and red, emitting a bright brilliance towards the Tang Gate, with a red plaque on a black background, decorated with flying cranes and eagles; down the white stone steps, the road It is paved with flat ashlar slabs, which is quite different from the muddy dirt roads in other places in Kyoto.

At this time, the inside and outside of the mansion were in a state of chaos. Several rows of warriors guarded the door, and there were servants running around in a panic inside and outside, but no one made a sound, which made the general's mansion present a strange scene. silence.

——It is expected that the matter of "the general's disappearance" has been involved too much. Once the enemy finds out, the enemy may send troops to Kyoto immediately; therefore, the officials of the shogunate are not willing to leak this news.

Several warriors in heavy armor were standing at the gate of the general's mansion, staring at passers-by with fierce eyes.Ordinary people dare not approach this place at all, and if they get closer, they will be frightened and take a long way.Among the common people, Yuna is different from the people around her—not only did they not retreat, but they got closer and closer to the fierce eyes of the samurai.

"Who! This is the general's palace, no trespassing allowed!" The warriors immediately put their hands on the handle of their swords when they saw the stranger approaching, and the armor all over their bodies made a dull sound of gold and iron rubbing against each other.

"No, we..." Yuna waved her hand, trying to

Figure explanation.

"Women?!" The warriors became more vigilant, and they simply pulled out their knives with a bang, and said angrily, "What are women doing here! Suspicious! Why don't you back down quickly!"

At this moment, the general pushed Yuna's shoulder away, revealed his face, and said calmly, "It's me."

No need to explain, standing in front of people, he showed a different bearing from ordinary people.

The warriors froze for a moment, and immediately changed their expressions. They hurriedly put away their knives and knelt down on one knee to salute: "Your Highness, General...! Are you safe?" other people.

The general nodded and said, "Thanks to these few people, I can return safely."

Just for a moment, the entire general's mansion was in commotion, servants and warriors rushed out to salute the general who had returned safely.There were two men who looked like close courtiers, even more excitedly wiped their tears with their sleeves, and cried loudly: "Your Highness...Your Highness! Thank you that you are safe and sound!"

The general stepped across the threshold and asked, "How are the wounded?"

According to the general, he was taken away in the morning, and the guard beside him fell to the ground in an instant, unconscious.

"It's not a serious injury...but it needs to be recuperated for a while. It's really abominable! How dare you assassinate in the general's mansion! This must be the evil plan of those with evil intentions! Your Royal Highness, you must punish them severely!" That's all the minister said. , turned his gaze to Yuna and the group, and asked with tears in his eyes, "Who are these...?"

"Oh," the general said, turning slightly sideways, "the benefactors who saved Yu Zhi's life, please treat them well."

"En, benefactor?!" Jinchen was surprised, "Didn't the members of the Liujiao clan rescue you? We clearly sent a letter to Jinjiang..."

"Maybe I missed it." The general shook his head. "In any case, I was able to return here safely because of these few people. They are my guests, so they must be treated well."

The courtiers were astonished, but the general ordered them, so they dared not disobey, so they had to lower their heads and answer "yes".

Soon, Yuna and the others settled down in the general's mansion.

Because he was a guest, he was arranged to live in a room outside the mansion; several tall pine trees were planted in the courtyard adjacent to the room, and the pine needles were abundant in early summer, like a green wall; gardenias and Eurami, with thin unknown calyx protruding from the short leaves, a piece of white dots, very elegant.

In this mansion, they were strangers, or strangely dressed strangers—Yuna was nothing more than that, at most, she was dressed a little more fancy, and the styles of clothes were there, and they were still ordinary women's kimonos.But Dabaoping and Yingmaru, the two CityBoys, are dressed in suits and trousers, as well as leather shoes and belts, which must have been a huge visual impact for the natives of Kyoto.The passing guards would inevitably look at them secretly with strange eyes, and occasionally some people would express strange opinions: "So it's popular to wear this kind of clothes in the countryside now?"

Yuna: ...

This kind of clothes is not popular in the countryside, thank you! !

The samurai looked at Da Baoping and Ying Wan very strangely, but the maids were different.The little maid who came to deliver tea and snacks looked only fourteen or fifteen years old. When she saw Da Baoping head-on, her fair and tender face flushed to the top, almost bubbling.

"Tea... Please use tea." The little maid

Shyly handing the teacup to Da Baoping.

"Oh." Da Baoping responded, very used to being served like this.The little maid's face turned even redder, and in the next second she put her hands on her face and trotted away, as if she was too shy to bear the cool breeze (...).

Da Baoping stared at the back of the maid running away, unable to understand her performance: "What's going on? Are you scared away by me?"

——No, I was taken away by you.

Although Da Baoping was dressed a little strangely, but his face was actually handsome, and he was tall and strong, much taller and fiercer than ordinary men in this era; Ping was a head short in front of him, looking very weak and bookish.

It's normal for the little maid in Cardamom's early years to blush at Da Baoping.

It wasn't long after Yuna sat down with Da Baoping and Yingmaru, and before he had a chance to contact the remaining three team members, His Excellency the General came to look for them.

"Miss Ayou, you have worked so hard on this journey, I am very grateful." The general changed his clothes, took off his shoulder girdle, and only wore an ultramarine blue hakama with sunny patterns, with a gray handle inserted diagonally between his belt. Cypress fan, the color of the fan handle is the early green of the season.

Although he is good at swordsmanship, he looks more like a literati immersed in Liange and poetry.If he was not always wearing a saber and had thick calluses on his hands, others would not have noticed that this pampered general possessed amazing swordsmanship.

"Where is it, it's an honor for me and my brothers." Yuna sat upright and saluted the general.

Dabao Ping was originally resting his left foot on his right knee, maintaining a wild sitting posture like Brother Hei Dao waiting for a plane. When he saw the general coming, he didn't have the slightest intention to stand up and salute.

Yuna caught a glimpse of Da Baoping's uncooperative posture, and quickly reached out to press Da Baoping's head, making him lower his head, and hinted nervously to Da Baoping: "Brother, are you right?"

Da Baoping was suddenly pressed and bent over, feeling very upset.He originally wanted to lose his temper, but when he heard Yuna calling him "Big Brother", he was not so angry again, so he said with dignity: "Forget it!"

When the general saw him, he smiled lightly and said, "Miss Ayou, brother Ling seems to be quite straightforward."

"Uh... We were born in a rough background, and we haven't learned much about the rules of Kyoto. Please forgive me, Your Excellency the General." She apologized softly.

"?!" Da Baoping bent down, staring at her with shocking eyes, as if he was silently accusing "What did you say?!"—how dare he say that Da Baoping didn't learn the rules of the capital? !

He is the sword discovered by Teruma Ikeda, the Baohei of Baohei, the masterpiece of Kobizen, the most beautiful sword in the world!The general should also surrender to him—! !

Yuna heard the sound of teeth grinding coming from beside her, and knew that Da Baoping was upset, so she quickly turned sideways and coaxed in a low voice: "Brother, I'm talking about me, I'm talking about me...!! I am indeed born Brutal, not learned the rules of Kyoto."

"... Oh." Da Baoping snorted, and restrained himself from staring like a tiger.

The general didn't hear the private conversation between the two of them, so he put his hand away and asked, "I'm very interested in your brother and sister's swordsmanship. Would you like to challenge me?"

"Huh?" Yuna was taken aback.

When the young general saw her looking at him, he smiled lightly at his gaze.Rhododendrons bloom among the shrubs in the yard

It is in full bloom, with thin white stamens spit out from the pale red petals.

"Are you going to compete with swords?!" Da Baoping suddenly became excited when he heard this.He immediately stood up, drew his sword without saying a word, and said with a smile, "It's your honor to be my opponent!"

After speaking, he strode towards the general, his back was quite imposing, like a gold and iron horse passing by.

At some point, the corners of the corridor, under the propped-up windows, and behind the trunks of pine trees were already full of young maids who came to watch the excitement. Staring at Da Baoping's back.

"Ah... what a handsome man! I heard that he saved His Royal Highness the General. His swordsmanship must be very good, right?"

"Since he saved the general, he will definitely be rewarded and will become a powerful warrior in the future!"

"I don't know if this elder brother has a wife? It would be nice if he could be his concubine..."

The delicate voices of warblers and swallows of young girls accidentally drifted into Yuna's ears.She was a little shocked, because she didn't expect Da Baoping to be so popular.

Speaking of which, the appearance of Mingming Yingmaru Palace is also good, why are the maids not interested in Yingmaru?

She looked back, and found that Ying Wan was drinking tea in the house hiding, not showing up in front of people at all.

——The case is solved, Yingwan and the teacup have been together for a hundred years, and they are locked.

Seeing that Da Baoping pulled out the knife, as if he was going to compete with the general for real, Yuna suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart—she didn't think that Da Baoping was the kind of character who would deliberately let go of water!

Even if His Royal Highness the General didn't help him take Yu Gang's revenge today, Da Baoping would mercilessly beat this noble shogun to the ground to find his teeth!

No matter how strong the general is, it is also strong in the human realm, and it is incomparable to non-human creatures such as Fu Sangshen and the retrograde army.

But if you really beat the general into a pig's head, then the general will probably be suspicious of life, right?

"Wait, wait a minute—" Yuna coughed, and quickly rushed over to stop Da Baoping, "Brother, let me do it! This opportunity is rare, I want to compete with Your Excellency the General!"

"Huh?" Da Baoping lowered his head, looked at Yuna standing in front of his waist, raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't stop me, I'm going to beat this guy up."

Yuna: ...don't say that out loud! !You'll be kicked out as an assassin!

"Brother, please." She softened her tone, looked at Da Baoping with sparkling eyes, and made a pleading look, "Let it go to me this time, okay? I will be grateful. Brother——"

At the end of the speech, it became softer and softer, which seemed to be coquettish.

Listening to her voice, Da Baoping tightened his expression, as if he couldn't stand her like this.

"Can you?" she begged again. "Can I come, brother?"

"...Okay." Da Baoping covered his forehead, as if his body suddenly lost strength, he walked back slowly; when he looked carefully, the base of his neck was still a little red, "You can do whatever you want!" He said.

Seeing that the contestant was no longer Da Baoping, the maids let out sighs of disappointment and gradually began to disperse.Yuna drew out her saber and stood in front of His Highness the General.

"Please enlighten me, Your Highness." She clenched the handle of the knife tightly, separated her feet back and forth, and assumed a fighting posture.

The general nodded slightly, and slowly drew out his saber.that is one

The Taidao with extremely sharp handle, the golden blade inlaid with flowers and plants, and the chestnut shape of red gold, you can tell at a glance that this is a treasure that can be discerned by the naked eye.

When he held the knife in his hand, the whole person's aura changed.The original gentle and elegant quality quietly disappeared, replaced by a sharp edge like gold and silver snow, which instantly made people's eyes dim.

"Miss Ayou is so imposing." The general praised his opponent without hesitation. He held the knife and slowly rolled his feet over the sand, carefully looking for openings to attack.

Yuna kept a few steps away from the general, maintaining a posture of facing the general without moving.Although the general is a human being, his courage when he draws the sword is not inferior to that of Fu Sangshen. He seems to have merged with the knife in his hand, his body is the blade, and the knife is the fetus.

In the blink of an eye, the general suddenly drew his sword.Like a flash of white lightning, the blade slashed towards her obliquely.

Keng!

clang!

Unstoppable oppression came from the tiger's mouth, and Yuna was surprised that the general's seemingly frail body contained such a huge power.And the general obviously attached great importance to this competition, and didn't appear to be careless because she was a woman; on the contrary, the general devoted himself wholeheartedly, his eyes were focused, and his expression seemed to be a little immersed——

He was enjoying the tremor when metal and iron collided, the sweat when swordsmanship competed with swordsmanship, and the joy of being evenly matched.

However, it is a pity that although the general's strength is amazing to humans, it is still too childish for her as Fu Sangshen.As long as she wanted to, she could easily throw the general out of the mansion's walls with one hand. (…)

But she couldn't do this after all, so Yuna pretended to fight the general for a few rounds, then began to look panting, took a few steps back, and surrendered voluntarily.

"Your Majesty General's swordsmanship is extraordinary, and I am invincible." She knelt down and confessed to the general.

The general was stunned for a moment, as if he was still immersed in the close fight just now, and suddenly won like this, he didn't realize it.After a while, the general put down his knife and said, "Did I win?"

"Exactly." Yuna said.

"..." The general frowned, as if he had something to say.But in the end, he didn't say anything, just put the knife back into the sheath, and then brought up an irrelevant topic, "You brothers and sisters are looking for a lord who appreciates you, aren't you?"

"...That's right."

"Why don't you think about staying in the general's mansion." After putting away the knife, the general returned to his polite appearance, "I admire your sword skills very much, and I can keep you to serve near me. In addition to salary, I will also give you Surname."

Yuna was a little surprised when she heard this: "But... we are ordinary people..."

"It doesn't matter. I don't mind." The general said, "Although he is a commoner, he has the talent of swordsmanship, so don't let it go to waste."

Yuna was surprised.

It is quite a glorious honor for the general to bestow the surname himself.Unexpectedly, he was willing to treat a swordsman who was born in the common people like this, which shows that he is an open-minded person.

That’s right, this general—Ashikaga Yoshiki, has been wandering since he was a teenager, traveling to and from various countries, and is used to seeing all kinds of customs; unlike the generals of the previous generation who sat in the shogunate’s mansion and enjoyed the power of wind, flowers, snow and moon, He is the shogun who is closest to the dust.

"How is it?" the general urged.

"Please allow us brothers and sisters to consider

some. " Yuna replied.

"Okay." The general didn't rush to urge.He nodded with a smile and said, "Miss Ayou, I hope you can stay here."

"...It's an honor." She lowered her head.

Not long after, the general left here.Although the power of the shogunate has long been greatly reduced, he still has many political affairs to deal with, so he can't hang around for too long.

When Ashikaga Yoshiki left, Da Baoping finally couldn't hold back any longer. He showed a look of displeasure, and said to Yuna: "Why did you lose to that man? He is so weak, you can definitely beat him with two moves." Defeat him!"

Yuna coughed and said, "I... don't like fighting, I feel tired, so I give up."

"Huh?" Da Baoping obviously didn't believe this unreliable perfunctory excuse, and said angrily, "It's better to let me be his opponent. Two moves—no, one move! I can make his The knife broke."

After a pause, Da Baoping remembered Yuna's behavior of holding him back to prevent him from competing with the general, and asked angrily, "Why did you stop me from competing with the general? If you didn't stop me, he would have knelt down a long time ago." Impressed."

Yuna: ...

Kneeling? !That's the big deal, okay? !

"Yes, it's like this..." Yuna's eyes rolled, and she immediately began to make up a script in her head, "Didn't there be a lot of young girls peeking at you just now? I guess, if they saw that you easily defeated General, I will definitely fall in love with you..."

"Ah?" Da Baoping tilted his head, he didn't expect her to mention this suddenly, he was a little confused, "Why do you love me? Human beings are so strange."

"Because the shape of Dabao Pingdian is very beautiful." She praised sincerely, "You are the most beautiful sword in the world, aren't you?"

"... Oh, that's right." Da Baoping rubbed his chin, vaguely understanding what she said.

"As for me, the sun shines brightly, and I also have selfish intentions." She began to babble, "I don't want the most beautiful Dabao Ping Palace in the world to be coveted by ordinary people. How can those little maids who do chores every day be equipped with that Looking at you with admiration?"

Da Baoping blushed a little at what she said, touched his head, and said, "It's not like... like this...Although the little human girl is strange, she doesn't hate it..."

"No." She said solemnly, "The Dabao Pingdian is the treasure of Honmaru, the most beautiful sword in the world. I will not allow you to be coveted by human eyes! For this reason, I hope that the Dabao Pingdian will not be exposed in front of people." Demonstrate that outstanding swordsmanship, so as not to make more human girls have unreasonable thoughts, moths to the flame, and finally... hurt their own hearts."

The devotion she said, until the end, was full of sighs, as if she was also deeply in a sad love.

Da Baoping blushed even more as he listened, and looked very embarrassed: "So that's the case? Oh, although I am indeed... called 'the most beautiful sword in the world'...but I don't have what you said That exaggeration. Hahahahaha!"

Yuna smiled gently, hiding her merits and fame: "No, in my heart, you are that kind of existence."

Listening to her words, Da Baoping's brows twitched, and his eyes were a little strange.

"Riguang... You, can't you be the same as the group of little maids hiding behind the tree just now...?" He stared at Yuna, and asked slowly, "You also... like me?"

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