Aoden, who emerged from the diagonal stab, was half-crouching, holding the sword with his right hand and raising it above his head to block Hannya's slashing blow. His free left hand was protecting Boss Kiryu under him.

The sudden change made Boss Kiryu and Prajna stunned.

However, in just a moment, their facial expressions changed completely.

The stunned expression on Boss Kiryu's face was replaced by surprise and a touch of surprise.

As for Prajna, there was only pure shock in his cheeks.

clang!

Qingdeng secretly used a fierce force, flicked Prajna's knife away with a "clang" sound, and then used the opportunity to use a reverse cassock slash, sweeping towards Prajna's chest.

At this moment, Prajna sensed a strong danger signal.

Driven by instinct, he immediately leaned up and dodged the blade with a slight risk. Then he jumped back again and opened a distance of 10 meters before stopping.

Qingden stood up slowly, then took half a step forward, protecting Boss Kiryu behind him.

I saw him pointing the blade at Prajna obliquely, staring at the opponent with both eyes, assuming a fierce posture that was ready to fight at any time.

"Boss Kiryu, are you injured?"

He said this without looking back.

"Other than being tired and feeling nauseous, it's nothing serious."

Boss Kiryu said as he raised his eyes, looked Aomori up and down with a smile on his face:

"Ji Jun, why did you become a calico cat?"

Qingdeng laughed at himself:

"Honestly, if I weren't in such a hurry to find you, I would have really wanted to take a shower first."

In order to escape from the burning Tenryuji Temple, Qingteng spent a lot of effort.

There are flames everywhere, thick smoke everywhere, and heat waves everywhere... Fortunately, Qingdeng is not an extraordinary person, otherwise he may not be able to escape smoothly.

With his extraordinary hearing, he could identify where the flames were smaller, and then rushed out of the fire scene in one go.

Although he successfully escaped, he inevitably turned into the funny look he is now.

His body was covered with embers from burning wood, and the skin exposed outside his clothes was covered with traces of black smoke, with patches of black and white.

Especially on the face, only a few places such as the eyes, mouth, and tip of the nose are still white.

At first glance, it does look like a calico cat.

Under the fierce attack of the Tauchang Army, the Changzhou Army, which was unable to fight back, began to retreat across the board.

This rare battle in ten years only lasted for two days to determine the outcome, and the Tongchang Army achieved an overwhelming victory!

For the shogunate and the Sabaku faction, today's battle is basically over.

But for Qingdeng, today's battle has just begun!

I bid farewell to Boss Kiryu openly last night, but his safety always concerns Qingto's heart.

So, as soon as the battle started today, Aomori used all his strength to attack the Choshu Army like crazy! Just to find the boss of Kiryu as soon as possible and confirm his condition!

After escaping from Tenryuji Temple, Ayoto immediately followed the traces of the Choshu Army and plunged into the lush Arashiyama to continue looking for Boss Kiryu.

Although the process was a bit tortuous, fortunately the result was quite gratifying.

While traveling through the mountains and forests, with the blessing of his talent "Perception of Wind +4", he suddenly heard the continuous sound of gold and iron striking each other - as one of the top swordsmen in the world, Qingdeng immediately heard this sound

This is the kind of news that can only come from a duel between top players.

He immediately followed the sound and quickly found Boss Kiryu who had fallen to the ground, and Hannya who was about to kill with his sword.

There is no need to elaborate on what happens next.

Prajna not far away looked straight at Qingdeng, narrowed his eyes, and sneered:

"Ha! Who am I talking about? It turns out to be my junior brother."

"This is our second meeting."

"Due to the special circumstances when we met last time, I couldn't have a good chat with you. It's a pity."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qingdeng on the back immediately said:

"'Chat'? What do I have to talk to you about?"

"Although I'm not familiar with you, I already hate you quite a lot."

Qingden lowered his eyelids, his eyes flashing with cold light.

"Yamada Asaemon Katsumi... No, Hannya, you are really crazy."

"What did you want to do just now? Actually planned to kill your own master?"

Although his tone was calm, there was a hint of uncontrollable anger in his words.

Boss Kiryu is both a mentor and an irreplaceable elder to Aoto.

This guy actually raised his knife to slash at Boss Kiryu who was unable to fight back... The anger in Qingto's heart was like a volcano waiting to erupt.

Upon hearing this, Prajna shrugged vigorously, with an indifferent expression on his face.

"Humph, you, a junior, have taught me a lesson."

"I admit, I was a little impulsive just now."

"However, this is all the master's fault!"

"Who asked the master to talk nonsense! Nonsense!"

"It's clear that you can't even force me out with all my strength, but you still say that 'your strength is standing still'... It's really annoying!"

"But, master, don't worry, I won't let master die."

"Until the master recognizes my strength and admits that I am the best heir to his mantle, I will keep him alive!"

Speaking of this, his eyes narrowed slightly and he looked at Vairocana in Qingden's palm, with a faint look of intoxication appearing on his cheeks.

"Vairochana...this sword is as beautiful as ever!"

"Junior brother... no, Ju Qingden, you just said that you already hate me quite a lot... By coincidence, I have the same idea."

"Why are you holding this knife?"

"You have no right to own this knife!"

A sharp, assassinating gaze was directed towards Qingden.

Qingdeng stared back fearlessly and sneered:

"'Why'? Of course it's because I'm better than you!"

"Because I am stronger than you, Vairocana is in my hand - such a simple and obvious truth, do you still need me to explain it to you?"

In an instant, Prajna's facial expression was dominated by strong indignation, and his expression was terrifying.

"Haha... that's what the master just said..."

I saw him laughing in anger, and veins like flesh worms burst out from his temples, neck and other parts of his body, bulging one by one.

In addition, spiderweb-like red blood threads covered his eyes.

"Are you better than me? Ha, you really dare to say that!"

"Okay, then I really want to see it!"

"Although your sudden appearance was completely unexpected, you came just in time!"

Having said this, Hannya squinted his eyes and looked at Boss Kiryu behind Qingden.

"Master, watch carefully!"

"See clearly how I defeated Tachibana Aoden!"

"The 'legitimate successor of our school' in your words has actually become my defeated general... Then, I'd like to see what else you have to say!"

After that, he shook the knife suddenly, shook off some broken leaves remaining on the knife, and then pointed at Qingden with the tip of the knife.

Seeing this, Qingden raised the blade of the sword in response, and pointed the tip of the sword at an angle to Prajna without any sign of weakness.

"Ju Qingden, looking at you like this, you seem to have experienced a lot of bloody battles just now. Do you still have the strength to fight?"

Qingdeng said calmly:

"You don't have to worry about it."

"On the other hand, you, after a fight with Boss Kiryu, can you still hold the sword steadily?"

"I don't want you to refuse to admit defeat on the grounds that 'I just spent too much energy' after beating you down."

Prajna showed an expression of naked provocation.

"You are worrying too much! The master is already a decrepit old man with weak legs and feet, and his desperate fighting did not even consume half of my energy!"

"In that case...come on horseback!"
To be continued...