Qingden knew that since Rakshasa was the actual person in power of the Qingshui clan, the cadres of the Qingshui clan must have some information related to Rakshasa or Huanfudian.

Under the repeated interrogations of the New Imperial Court, someone finally couldn't hold it any longer and revealed everything he knew.

A Sashimi named Phoenix Yataro was very close to Rakshasa - after learning this information, Aoto immediately led Sanako and Souji and went straight to the residence of Phoenix Yataro without stopping.

Just as he was about to arrive at his destination, Qingdeng's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly stopped.

"Tachibana-kun, what's wrong?"

The Souji also stopped, turned his head, and cast a doubtful look at Qingto, who suddenly stood still.

"..."

Qingdeng remained silent and looked straight to the southeast.

Sanako and Souji's hearing was not as good as his, so they did not hear the "symphony" composed of footsteps, roars, and the clang of swords, which was continuously coming from the southeast of them.

At this time, the townspeople of Edo had either fallen asleep, or they were swarming into gold-selling caves such as Yoshiwara and Okaba. How could there be such a large-scale fighting sound on the streets?

Could it be that the radical anti-barbarian thugs are causing trouble again?

Thinking of this, Qingdeng no longer hesitated:

"...Miss Sanako, Okita-kun, I'm sorry, can you take a slight detour?"

…

…

Aoto carried Echizen Sutada and Mamoru Kaneshige, and while unleashing his "power", he stepped forward and walked towards the street that had become extremely noisy after Nishino made a big fuss.

At the same time, Souji and Sanako stepped out from behind Aoto on the left and right.

The General Secretary also released his own "power".

The two "powers" merged together... With the exception of the three people from Qingdeng, everyone present felt their heartbeats speed up, as if there was a big stone pressing on their shoulders.

The essence of "shi" is a kind of courage, which has the effect of coercing and intimidating the enemy.

According to Kondo Shusuke, some monsters can even directly use "power" to scare the enemy unconscious - that is, the legendary "one look can knock you out."

Although neither Qingteng nor Souji has reached such a terrifying state, it is more than enough to make the weak feel timid.

Under their combined pressure, some of the mentally weak people present turned pale and their limbs became weak.

The way Qingdeng and others appear on the stage can be said to be both mysterious and powerful, which is daunting.

Sakai Kingo's expression became extremely serious.

He is well-informed due to his position, so he naturally knows what "power" is.

How could a martial arts master who had reached the realm of "power" suddenly appear here? And two of them appeared at once?

Despite being shocked, Kingo Sakai quickly cheered up.

He straightened his body and shouted vigorously:

"Who is coming? Tell me your name!"

Aoden glanced at Sakai Kingo, then looked over his shoulder and looked straight at Nishino, who was still standing with a sword in his hand.

Tick ​​tock, tick tock, tick tock...

Countless blood drops slid down along various joints of Nishino, forming red streams and pools of water at his feet.

He looked miserable with almost no flesh on his body... If he hadn't been standing still and his chest was still rising and falling, Qingdeng would have almost thought that he had returned to his hometown.

However, although Nishino was in a very miserable state at the moment, his eyes, which were buried deep under the blood, looked very bright against the dirt.

If you want to say "shocked"... Qingdeng is no less generous.

I thought it was the madmen from the radical anti-barbarian faction who were harming people again. However, when Qingdeng arrived in a hurry, what he saw in front of Qingdeng was such an incredible scene.

To actually meet two old acquaintances, Chutaro Susui and Hosinojiro Nishino... This was really unexpected for Aomori.

The former is Qingdeng's old superior. Although he is a sophisticated officialdom veteran, Qingdeng does not dislike him.

As for the latter... the relationship between Nishino and Qingto is more subtle.

In a word, there is basically no friendship between the two parties.

Rather, there was some unpleasantness between the two of them.

"Original Tachibana Aoto" is a person who matures late and is very slow to get started at work, and Nishino has that kind of character... Therefore, Nishino has always looked at "Original Tachibana Aoto" and Aotobu who just traveled through time with a cold eye. treat.

Ayoto moved to the right to join the Huofu Bandit Kaiyuan and no longer served in the execution office, so his contact with Nishino became even less frequent.

However, even so, Aomori does not hold a strong dislike for Nishino.

Why are Susui and Nishino here?

Why did Nishino fight with the samurai wearing the Shonai clan crest?

Although these questions made Qingdeng more confused, business was more important at the moment.

On the way to this place, Qingden vaguely heard a name - Phoenix House Yataro.

Then, Qingden asked Nishino:

"Hey, is that big fat guy you're dragging Phoenix House Yataro?"

In order to prevent Susui and Nishino from recognizing his identity, Qingden lowered his voice and spoke a hoarse voice that was very different from his original accent.

His body is as fat as a ball, his stature is short, his eyes are as thin as rat eyes, and he has a vulgar appearance... which perfectly matches the appearance characteristics of Phoenix House Yataro provided by Tianzhang Institute.

In the Edo period, which was against meat and had an extremely irrational diet, “being fat was a very rare physical feature.

Not only was he fat, but he also had narrow eyes, was short, and had a vulgar appearance. Looking across Edo, there were probably only a few people who had these physical characteristics.

Hearing this, Nishino was startled for a moment, then raised his eyes and cast a wary look at Qingden.

Qingto doesn't know what Nishino is thinking right now.

After a short silence, he slowly said:

"Yes...it is Phoenix House Yataro..."

Suddenly, a strange arc that looked like a smile but not a smile swept across the corners of Qingdeng's lips.

"What a trick of fate..."

After saying that, Aoto raised the Echizen Sumi Tsunaki Mamoru Kanazhong in his hand above his head, and then swung it down with all his strength.

The blade set off a strong gust of wind pressure, which made the hem of Qingdeng's clothes rustle.

At the same time, a stronger "potential" escaped from him!

People standing slightly closer to Qingdeng stepped back unconsciously.

Sakai Kingo's already unattractive complexion suddenly became even more gloomy.

"My lord, what do you mean?"

Ayoto didn't know Sakai Kingo, so he didn't bother to show off.

He raised his chin towards Nishino and Phoenix House Yataro, and said directly in a cold tone:

"My lord, could you please give those two people to me?"

Although the sentence structure is a question, the tone is that of an affirmative sentence.

If Sakai Kingo's expression just now was only slightly gloomy, then now it is filled with dark clouds.

Whether to save Phoenix House Yataro and Nishino's arrest or not, for Kingo Sakai, it is not a task that "must be completed and there is absolutely no room for error".

But a stranger who didn't even want to give his name asked him to let him go without any reason... Anyone would feel uncomfortable if this kind of thing happened to him.

Not only out of pride, but also because of the responsibilities of the temple community, Sakai Kingo could not just answer "Yeah, okay" so obediently.

"Forcibly robbing people indiscriminately...Sir, don't you think this behavior is too overbearing?"

While trying to argue his case, Sakai Kingo looked at his subordinates from the corner of his eye.

Nishino's fight just now was not without any results. Three people were knocked down by him.

But even so, the number of combatable soldiers currently available to Kingo Sakai is still thirty-eight.

24 people versus 3 people, the advantage is mine!

In addition, Sakai Kingo's men also had various weapons such as thorns, short spears, bows and arrows. In terms of equipment level, they were infinitely better than Seito's group.

However, Sakai Kingo's mood did not feel relaxed.

First of all, Kingo Sakai is very aware of how powerful the masters who have reached the realm of "shi" are.

This is a state that can only be achieved by strong people with both strength and ambition.

In other words, every warrior who can unleash his "power" is one of the best among men with both extraordinary skills and a strong heart.

Facing two such strong men at the same time... With such a small number of people in their early twenties and such equipment without even firearms, they could not give Sakai Kingo a sense of security.

Secondly, the current morale of Sakai Kingo's subordinates is not high.

Although Nishino's performance of "only defeating 3 people" was mediocre, his ability to fight to the death caused a lot of damage to the courage of everyone present.
To be continued...