A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

Chapter 201 The Much-Anticipated Kyoto

Chapter 201 The Much-Anticipated Kyoto

"Is it really him?"

Zouchi's hand gripping the knife trembled uncontrollably, and his calm expression suddenly turned tense.

"Not sure yet."

Huameiwan's eyelids drooped, and as she lowered her head slightly, her tone was filled with uncertainty.

Is that so? That makes sense.

After all these years, I've heard countless similar rumors, but in the end, they were either false or misinformation.

Zorche stopped talking, lowered his head, and began to wrap the blade in a white cloth and carefully wipe it.

In the quiet room, only a faint rustling sound could be heard.

A-Xia and Gang, who were positioned on either side of her, also revealed helplessness and heartache for Zuo Qie in their eyes.

Is it worth waiting so many years for a man?

Ah Xia and Gang exchanged a glance, and then they both saw the answer in each other's eyes.

It's worth it; I want to see him alive or dead.

But while they could only suffer the pain of unrequited love, Zoche had to face much more pressure from other sources.

For a woman to want to gain power in this era is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Kenjiro has a resounding name, but she's not the one who truly has the final say.

Being able to hold onto this small piece of land at Taiyi Mansion was already her limit, and even that was only because Huameiwan and other extremely evil criminals from back then stood on her side.

"Then this time, I'll trouble you, Huameiwan, to go and find out."

Sōche put the tsuba back in place, then tapped the hilt firmly with a small wooden mallet before raising his head and speaking slowly.

But Huameiwan shook his head, indicating that he could not leave.

"Are they already that impatient?"

Zorche closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and spoke with utter coldness.

“True friendship is shown in times of hardship, but not everyone is willing to share happiness.” Huamei Maru raised his head and gazed at the only woman acknowledged by the adults, recalling the words Taiichi had told him when he left Edo that day.

If I don't come back, protect her.

The true leader of the current Sword of the Guard is Yamada Asaemon Shūgen.

His respect for Zoccher remains as sincere as ever, no matter how much time has passed.

But other people can't do these things.

In the world of cherry blossoms, women have always been merely tools; their only value is to take care of the family and the man.

If a woman is in power, it will be ridiculed and considered an omen of bad luck.

Shugen was also very troubled by some of the clansmen's actions, but for the sake of the entire Yamada family, he chose to turn a blind eye.

After all, nearly thirty years had passed since their first visit to Paradise Island.

He has also transformed from a young man into a middle-aged man, and he has come to understand that maintaining a family requires taking care of the interests of many more people.

"They have already sent people to Kyoto to investigate, and the rest are keeping a close eye on our movements."

When Huameiwan said "we," he was actually referring to himself, Zuoqie, Gang, Axia, Lutaro, and Heyi.

After learning that Muzan was dead, Tamayo left without saying goodbye. Meanwhile, Senta and Fukutoshi, due to their families' arrangements, chose to marry and have children and were sent to other places to establish a branch family of the Yamada family.

The remaining Yamada samurai, such as Toko, all chose to support Sukken as their leader, and they supported him for nearly thirty years.

However, the Yamada clan's current immense power in Edo proves that their initial choice was correct.

Furthermore, many of the rules that Taiyi set back then have long been selectively forgotten by these people.

Therefore, when they learned that a divine being, like the sun descending to earth, had appeared in Kyoto, they were immediately on tenterhooks and quickly formed a group to investigate.

"Hmph, they went to investigate; I'm afraid they had ulterior motives!"

Ah Xia turned her head away and said angrily.

“If the person who appeared in Kyoto is indeed an adult, then those sent there are simply going to their deaths.” Huamei Maru stood up, cracked his neck (making a series of snapping sounds), and continued:

"With your strength, you must have become even more powerful over the years. I really hope that they can meet Master Taiyi."

The corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up under the mask. Even Huameiwan, who rarely sneered, chose to express her emotions in this way at this moment.

He is the most powerful person in the entire Yamada family, with Shugen ranking slightly behind.

Although the other party is also a genius, having created the Five Qi Converging to the Origin Sun Refining Technique based on other people's single-attribute cultivation methods, it still has many flaws and shortcomings compared to his own.

However, the enemy outnumbered them, and Sachi's strength was comparable to that of other Yamada family samurai who also practiced true qi martial arts.

After all, when it comes to martial arts cultivation, one must consider both the technique and talent.

"Let them go then. If possible, we might as well spread the news further to make Kyoto more lively."

Gang first clapped his hands, then put his arm under his cheek and made a cute face pretending to sleep.

But her idea has drawn in even more people and will likely unleash even more bloodshed.

“I agree with doing that.”

Huameiwan nodded, then looked at Zuoqie, who agreed without hesitation.

After so many years of training, she is no longer the woman who would just stand behind Taiichi with a knife in her hand and her lips tightly pursed.

......

At night, Wakayama Castle Castle Town.

In the pitch-black alley, there was a constant hissing and sucking sound.

In a room with the door open, a woman, naked from the waist up, stared wide-eyed, her face contorted in a grimace, already lifeless.

As the cannibal left her neck, mouth full of blood, it immediately grabbed an arm, twisted it, and easily tore it off.

"Although he is no longer here, the things he left behind are still disgusting."

"who!"

A sound suddenly broke out in the quiet room.

The cannibal turned around abruptly and found a man standing at the doorway, carrying a long, stick-like object wrapped tightly in white cloth, covered in stripes, with orange-red eyelashes.

"It's you!" The cannibal's pupils contracted instantly, as if he had seen someone who terrified him.

He threw the corpse in his arms at the person at the door, then leaped out of the wooden house. He then jumped from roof to roof like a dragonfly skimming the water, desperately rushing towards the suburban forest.

"Please wait a moment while I kill him before burying you."

Akaza used a moment of deflection to catch the woman's corpse and place it on the ground. At the same time, he also saw a man whose chest had been hollowed out and a child whose neck was twisted in a bizarre way.

Then he leaped out through the hole in the roof and caught up with the cannibal in a very short time.

"Judging from their attire, they are not wild, low-level cannibals, but samurai from the Satsuma Gengetsu-kan!"

Akaza could clearly see a crescent-shaped family crest on the sleeve of the cannibal that was desperately fleeing ahead.

This type of sign can now only appear in one place.

That is the family crest of Kokushiro Tsugikuni, who was once the Upper Moon One among cannibals and is now known as the Moonlit Sword Saint.

"I've killed a lot of Oni warriors from Crescent Moon Pavilion lately."

"The war in Kyoto is over, so why are they sending so many people here? What is their purpose?"

Akaza frowned slightly, his eyes filled with doubt.