Qingdeng stood there with his legs slightly apart.

He held both Echizen Guards and Hitachi Guards in his hands, and there was no flaw in his posture.

His posture is like that of a lion with all its hair and beard spread out. Anyone who sees him, even if they hate him, will feel that he is majestic and majestic, which makes people feel fascinated and envious.

"Kitahara Konosuke, I haven't seen you for a while."

Qingden said calmly, as if he was talking to an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

"I thought I would never have the chance to meet you again in this life, but I never thought that we would be destined to meet each other at such a time and on such an occasion."

Kithara Konosuke snorted heavily.

"Ju Qingden! We haven't found you yet, but we didn't expect you to come to our door yourself!"

"I didn't mean to do this, but the wind doesn't stop even though the tree wants to be quiet."

Speaking of this, Qingdeng's tone suddenly rose several degrees.

"I heard everything you said just now!"

"Konosuke Kitahara! What did you mean when you said 'revenge against the Tachibana family' just now?"

"It's not revenge against me, but revenge against my family... Where does your motivation for revenge come from?"

As soon as Aoto finished speaking, Kitahara Konosuke showed a...surprised, but also full of charm expression as if he had guessed Aoto's question.

"Hmph! It's true... Ju Qingden, you really don't know anything."

"When I first met you and saw the look in your eyes, I vaguely guessed that you didn't know anything."

"Forget it! Since you don't know anything, I don't have the time to explain it to you one by one!"

Between the lines of Kitahara Konosuke's words, there is an uncontrollable anger.

Compared to Kitahara Konosuke's indignation, Aoden's immediate reaction and demeanor were particularly calm.

At first glance, Aoto, who had been talking to Kitahara Konosuke just now, seemed a bit verbose.

But in essence, he was trying to obtain information while locking in the positions of Kitahara Konosuke and others!

"That's it...then, no need to say anything more."

Having said that, Aoto lifted Echizenzumi Tsunagaki Mamoru Kanezhong, who was naturally dragged to his right side, to his chest, held the sword in both hands, and raised his stance from the middle.

"Draw the sword!"

"After you become my prisoner, I want to see if you can remain silent again!"

In an instant, the atmosphere at the scene changed drastically!

It was not Aoto's actions and words that contributed to the change in the atmosphere, but the expressions of Kitahara Konosuke and others.

The moment they saw Aoto assume a fighting stance, Kitahara Konosuke and others' expressions changed in various ways.

Or look solemn.

Or look frightened.

Or at a loss.

However, no matter what kind of expression it is, it all points to the same emotion: fear of "Nioh's Blade"!

"……do not be afraid!"

At this moment, Kitahara Konosuke suddenly raised his head and shouted angrily.

"Open your eyes and take a good look!"

"The enemy that we have always cherished is now right in front of us!"

"This place and moment is both a dangerous situation and a great opportunity!"

"It is true that Tachibana Aoden is a famous swordsman! He is a Niou who can defeat the whole group of rebels by himself without losing any of them!"

"But we also have our winning potential!"

"Our desire to avenge our father is enough to melt stubborn rocks!"

"As long as you stick to the heart of revenge and do it consistently! Then the power of 'heart' will be able to make up for the lack of 'force'!"

"What's more, even if we turn around and run away now, in such a narrow place with nowhere to escape, we still can't escape from the hands of Niou, who is famous for his amazing leg strength!"

"So, from the moment Tachibana Aoden showed up, the only road ahead of us was to 'fight like hell'!"

When shouting the word "fight", Kitahara Konosuke drew his sword and raised it in front of him.

"Follow me! Take off Tachibana Aoden's head!"

It has to be said that Konosuke Kitahara is worthy of being a cadre-level figure in a large group such as the "Shimizu Clan", and he has quite a leadership style.

Judging from the results alone, his simple speech had remarkable results.

Those who looked frightened and uneasy just now gradually regained their composure after listening to his speech.

The light and shadow of the sword were very dazzling in the night.

"Feel free to come over here."

With that said, Qingden took a step forward.

At the same time, the sharp tip of Echizen Sumi Hitachi Mamoru Kaneshiro in his hand reflected the moonlight, which was particularly thin because it was obscured by thick clouds, and a striking cold light shot into the eyes of Kitahara Konosuke and others.

Kitahara Konosuke and others took the lead in taking action.

Boom boom boom boom!

Like a herd of galloping horses, the footsteps seemed to tear the floor of the corridor apart, swarming towards Qingdeng!

Konosuke Kitahara not only talks beautifully, he also practices it.

He howled and rushed to the front of the crowd.

Even if we just look at the extremely simple principle of "deal with those who are close to you first, then attack those who are far away from you", Aoto should have attacked Kitahara Konosuke first.

However, he didn't do that.

He intends to save Kitahara Konosuke's life - he has a mountain of questions to ask this man.

In an ever-changing and chaotic battle of this scale, it is very difficult to accurately control the force of your hands so as to injure people without killing them.

Therefore, Aomori decided to temporarily let Kitahara Konosuke go to weaken the combat power of his subordinates first!

Sooner or later, Konosuke Kitahara's sword had already struck Aomori.

Just by looking at the straight tendon of this sword, which is neither crooked nor slanted, you can tell that this leader of the "Shimizu Clan" is also an outstanding swordsman who lives up to his status as a samurai!

Along with Kitahara Konosuke's slashing attack, there were two people on his left and right who attacked Aoto.

The corridor the two sides are currently in can only accommodate three adult males to launch an offensive side by side at most.

Therefore, dispatching three people at the same time to attack Aoto is the limit that Kitahara Konosuke and others can do.

In the flash of lightning, I saw Qingden turning around under the swords of the three men headed by Kitahara Konosuke.

Take a step forward and dodge Kōnosuke Kitahara's sword.

Taking another step, he ducked behind Kōnosuke Kitahara.

Standing behind Kitahara Konosuke is a "scarface" with a scar on his lip.

Seeing Qingdeng suddenly ducking in front of him, Scarface was startled at first, then quickly calmed down, and then aimed a sharp slash at Qingdeng's forehead.

Not a bad reaction... Qingdeng was certain that this scarred face must be a battle-hardened man who was used to seeing blood.

Qingdenwan waved the knife in his hand with a scarred face.

Although it seems that the speed of the two swords is the same, it is obvious that Scarface is going all out, while Qingdeng still has some remaining strength.

Suddenly - there was a sonorous sound.

Qingdeng flicked Scarface's knife away.

The next breath, Qingdeng's upper body suddenly leaned forward, and his right elbow seemed to fly out.

At this moment, the Echizen Sumi Tsunaki Mamoru Kaneshige in his hand turned into a blurry afterimage.

The speed of Qing Deng's strike was far superior to Shi Cai's.

The blade cuts through the air so fast that it's dizzying to see.

I saw a ray of white light entering Scarface's neck.

Because the speed was so fast, bystanders with insufficient vision could not tell whether Qingdeng's knife hit Scarface.

Scarface seemed to be frightened by Qingdeng's quick blow. He stood frozen on the spot, still holding the knife in his hand, and no blood could be seen on his body.

A tall dwarf behind Scarface saw Scarface suddenly stopped moving, and when he was about to subconsciously raise his hands to support him, his body suddenly fell straight backwards, right into the dwarf's arms.

middle.

"Ahhhhh!"

The dwarf screamed.
To be continued...