As members of the Great Salt Party, Miss Sumire and the others naturally tried their best to avoid getting involved with shogunate officials.

Qingdeng nodded:

"Then let's go our separate ways for now."

"I'm very concerned about the situation over there at Ikedaya, so I'm going to Ikedaya now."

Miss Sumire nodded gently:

"An Yi, goodbye."

"I believe it won't be long before we meet again - and then I hope we will still be friends."

After saying that, she led Tojo Shintaro and the kunoichi and turned eastward.

Just when the two sides were about to part ways... Qingdeng suddenly opened his eyes wide.

He hadn't paid close attention to Shintaro Tojo just now.

After taking off his upper body clothes that were on fire, Shintaro Tojo remained naked, exposing his round belly like a pig.

It was only now that he suddenly discovered that there was a large burn mark on Tojo Shintaro's right abdomen...!

This scar is very old, and it looks like an old wound at first glance.

There were burns on his right abdomen, he was good at using spears, and he was good at strength... All kinds of information swirled and merged in Qingdeng's head.

Past memories revived in his mind.

He suddenly recalled the old man he met in Osaka earlier:

(Have you ever seen a warrior with hideous burn marks on his right abdomen who is good at wielding a spear?)

When Qingto couldn't help but stop in shock, Miss Sumire, Tojo Shintaro and others had already jumped into the dark alley and disappeared...

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Kyoto, Sanjo Bridge (west of Kamogawa River), Ikedaya——

Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!

The sound of steel blades clashing one after another shook the atmosphere and reached the sky.

The battle between Souji and others and Prajna seems to have reached a fever pitch!

Although Prajna caused the "New Three Heroes" to suffer a lot, he himself was not at ease either.

His hair and clothes were all messy, and his breathing had become rapid.

Until now, the two sides are still inseparable, with no winner or loser.

Prajna's physical ability is truly terrifying.

Even though his aura was messed up, he was far from being "unable to fight".

Judging from his condition, he has the spirit of "I can fight another 300 rounds."

On the other hand, the "Newly Selected Three Heroes"...their condition is actually not good.

Nagakura Shinpachi and Saito were fine once they fell, but Souji...

Her cheeks turned white, her red lips were slightly open, she greedily sucked in the air, and her chest rose and fell rapidly, like a bellows.

Physical strength is Souji's weakness, and she is not good at attrition warfare.

Prajna is still doing well, but Souji, who is the main combat force of the "Newly Selected Three Heroes", is unable to succeed... This does not look like good news at all!

Hijikata Toshizo, Serizawa Kamo and others who were watching the battle silently held the knives in their hands.

At this moment, the "Newly Selected Three Heroes" are standing in a row, staring at Prajna opposite, conceiving new tactics.

The Souji wiped the sweat off his chin, swallowed, and looked thoughtful.

After a while, she said quietly:

"...Shinpachi, Saito, help me find an opening."

As she spoke, she spread her legs, lowered her waist, raised the tip of the knife, and adopted the Blue Eyes pose.

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