hsntnovel Chapter 252: South Courtyard Confrontation
Chapter 252: South Courtyard Confrontation
This was a rather shrill female voice, which attracted many eyes in the brief silence.
Hearing this voice, Dongtang Mingjian frowned slightly, but without any hesitation, he gave up on He Chuan and Domon Ichiro, and flashed towards the South Courtyard.
He Chuan, who was unlocked, immediately cast his gaze over there. What on earth had happened over there that made Dongtang Mingjian give up the opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop and turn around and leave?
He Chuan looked from afar, and as far as he could see, he saw the figures of Daocheng Yingmei, Nanako and others.
They all had strange expressions, facing a group of Goshawks in front of them. The leader was a woman with heavy makeup and seductive clothes.
The two sides were on the verge of a fight and were ready to start fighting if they disagreed.
"not good!"
He Chuan suddenly realized that Daocheng Yingmei, who had never made it clear why she followed him, might have unique information about the Naruto Taisha Shrine and touched some taboos of the Takagi family, so she came to investigate.
This incident was the real reason why the Goshawk generals Mingjing Zhishuiliu forcibly occupied the city.
The fact that he was able to abandon both himself and Ichiro Domon and let them escape meant that if Toudou Meiken came over, he would definitely kill them.
Daocheng Yingmei has never practiced martial arts, so there is no way she can be a match for Dongtang Mingjian.
With his mind racing, He Chuan decisively chased after Dongtang Mingjian.
"Master Domon, you should recover first. I'm afraid there are other hidden secrets behind the attack on the Yingsi family. I have to go save them."
Ichiro Domon knew nothing about Inashiro Hotaru's affairs and was still confused at the moment, feeling a bit dazed as if he had survived a disaster.
He forcibly called upon elemental power with his body that had not yet recovered, and his own strength collided with the powerful blow of Dongtang Mingjian, which could be said to be adding insult to injury.
He was determined to save He Chuan even at the risk of his life. Loyalty was only a minority concern. As the head of the family, he also had his own considerations.
The Takagi family's move, using the excuse that the Meikyo Shisui Ryu was secretly contacting the resistance army, was an action that almost wiped out the rebels completely. It was carried out very thoroughly. The power of the official shogunate family was so strong that their rural faction could not contend with it.
The so-called Ten Narukami Clans were nothing more than a mutual flattery among warriors. Now it seems that they are as fragile as paper under the power of the shogunate.
In this situation, if they had not colluded with the resistance army, it would have been fine. If they had remained dormant, they might have been able to be rehabilitated in the future.
However, the fact is that they really did it, so the nature of the Takagi family's actions changed. After the three magistrates found out the truth, there was no way to pursue it further.
Therefore, even if Ichiro Domon is alive now, he has no way to preserve the Meikyou Shisui Ryu.
He can only place his hopes on He Chuan and the forces behind him.
It is one thing to have these thoughts in mind, but it is more difficult to really make up your mind to sacrifice your life to rescue He Chuan.
The situation was changing too fast. He Chuan had used all his tricks, but he was no longer able to resist Dongtang Mingjian's secret sword that controlled and integrated the elemental power.
At this time, as a bystander, he had no time to worry about it.
Now coming back to his senses, Ichiro Domon tried hard to calm his disordered breathing. He looked at He Chuan's back as he chased the famous sword of Todo, and Nanako in the South Courtyard. Conflicted emotions emerged in his heart again.
Powerlessness, reluctance, anger, appreciation, regret, fear, hesitation, and anxiety.
The complex emotions finally turned into a sigh.
"Ugh."
Under everyone's gaze, after He Chuan closely followed Dongtang Mingjian's footsteps, another tall and weak figure rushed towards the East Courtyard at a slower speed than the previous two.
Unconsciously, the focus of the fight in the Mingjing Zhishui Liutumen mansion was shifted because of a shout.
The South Courtyard, which used to be bustling with countless disciples coming and going, has changed drastically in just a few days. Walking into it, the desolate and gloomy atmosphere makes people feel like they have entered a century-old haunted house.
Nanako didn't know what had caused such a big change here.
But she understood that the instigator of all this was the group of people in front of her.
Behind Daocheng Yingmei, the disciples of Mingjing Zhishui School, with angry expressions on their faces, blocked the way of the Goshawks.
Daocheng Yingmei and the charming woman seemed to represent two sides respectively, each with their own momentum, and the stalemate continued.
There were three figures in the distance, one in front and one behind, with another hanging further away, getting closer and closer to this side. The arrogance of the seductive woman, which had been suppressed by Daocheng Yingmei before, became arrogant again relying on the famous sword of Dongtang.
She stared at Nanako and other disciples of the Mingjing Shisui School, and threatened them, "I advise you to surrender. This witch pretended to be a member of the Mingshen Taisha, used evil magic privately, and murdered the members of the Tianling Bugyo Goshawk Clan. She must be arrested today and brought back to face trial.
If you don't want to be implicated and go to jail, come here and confess your crime immediately."
Previously, Inashiro Hotaru led Nanako and others into the South Courtyard to investigate, and they had no obstructions along the way. It turned out that Inashiro Hotaru had used some magic to make the patrolling people of the Goshawk Group around fall asleep, so they did not discover them.
However, this situation did not last long. After the Goshawks lost track of their members, they responded not long after.
Soon, the charming woman who was suspected to be a direct descendant of the Yingsi family rushed over.
Now the seductive woman insisted that Daocheng Yingmei's identity was false and that she had harmed official law enforcement officers. She also denied all the speculations raised by Daocheng Yingmei, and she looked like she was going to catch her on the spot. This made the disciples of Mingjing Zhishui School who were attracted by the noise and around them all suspicious, except Nanako and the others.
In fact, the charming woman also had a very bad complexion. She was also caught off guard. She did not expect that the news of her family's behavior had leaked out from somewhere and was noticed by the Naruto Taisha Shrine, which sent a shrine maiden.
But what they have done now must not be exposed, so they can only go all the way and control this witch.
Secretly, she gestured to the men behind her, indicating them to go and get some help. Now that the situation had gotten out of hand, it had to be suppressed to the greatest extent possible, and not a single disciple of the Mingjing Zhishui School could be let go.
As soon as she finished speaking, Dongtang Mingjian arrived. He also heard the words of the charming woman and immediately made a judgment on the situation on the field. Without any hesitation, he rushed directly to Daocheng Yingmei.
He waved his big hand towards Daocheng Yingmei. The strong body of the top warrior was as unstoppable as a beast in front of the slender body of the witch.
Facing a powerful enemy, Daocheng Yingmei did not show the weakness that people imagined. She retreated very calmly. At the same time, she pinched a strange spell in her hand and suddenly summoned an invisible force, which slightly delayed the famous sword of Dongtang for a moment.
The next second, the silver-white long sword, as heavy as a thousand pounds, pierced Dongtang Mingjian's back with a gust of wind.
He Chuan has arrived.