freenovelworld Chapter 216 We also want to improve!
Chapter 216 We also want to improve!
Chapter 216 We also want to improve!
Just as Huameiwan said, before Zuoqie could return to the house, several figures descended from the sky and arrived at the courtyard where they used to have to wait cautiously at the door before they could enter.
"What, so impatient? What benefits has the shogunate given you that makes you give up being decent people and willingly become dogs?"
At this moment, Zoche's every move exuded the air of a well-bred lady, but her sharp words were no different from those of a shrew who was cursing in the street.
The lady is truly angry.
"Madam, you're right to scold me!"
Several more figures appeared and stood behind Sachi, separating her from the Yamada samurai who had just arrived.
Gang, Lu Taro, Hei, and A Xia, plus Hua Mei Wan, who is one body away from Zuo Qie.
As soon as Gang arrived, he put his hands on his slender waist, leaned forward, and glanced sideways at the Yamada samurai in front of him.
"You sinners who have no manners whatsoever, you're even worse than ronin. It seems that your comfortable life has made you forget the rules."
Genji, who had already rushed back from Kyoto, took a step forward with his eyes wide open and made a gesture as if to draw his sword.
But just as he drew the knife halfway out, he inadvertently met Huameiwan's gaze, and then suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
Damn, this guy's strength is even more terrifying.
Seeing Yuan Si's predicament, Shi He, who was always all smiles, raised his hand and placed it on Yuan Si's wrist, signaling him to put the knife away.
hiss......
call......
Saki took a deep breath. Through her sense of aura, she knew that apart from Shugen, who had not come, there were also Senta and Fuchi, who had already left Edo. The remaining samurai of the Yamada family had basically all come here.
"Shuxian is still the same as always; he never gets involved in family matters."
"But this kind of ignoring is also a form of escapism and indulgence."
Sorcerer's expression turned serious, and then he turned around sharply, looking directly at the Yamada family.
Disdain, excitement, laziness, anticipation.
There are all kinds of eyes, but none with the same sorrow and anxiety as hers.
"So what? You can do whatever you want, why bother coming here?"
"As if I really could command you."
A cold smile crept across his lips; these people's behavior amused him greatly.
Who gave you such extraordinary opportunities, and who led the Yamada family to where they are today?
As a result, when Taiyi's will dissipated, instead of being worried, you all came to me to cause trouble.
You all deserve to die!
Already feeling grieving, the expressions of the many samurai of the Yamada family further fueled her murderous intent when she saw them. Although she didn't know exactly what they wanted to do, their attitude made her want to kill them.
"Zocer, don't get angry. We're not here to cause trouble."
With his hands tucked into his sleeves, Yamada Asaemon Toko, adopting a peacemaker demeanor, stepped forward with a smile and began to smooth things over.
However, the other party clearly did not appreciate it. Even though he seemed kind and friendly, he was still met with a cold stare.
He shrugged, as if he had expected this, and continued:
"We have decided to accept the shogunate's summons because Lord Tokugawa Iemochi has decided to launch another campaign against Choshu."
"Over the years, although we have held a superior position in the hearts of the samurai, this superiority has not brought us any real benefits."
Upon hearing this, many people immediately showed expressions of agreement.
Because of Taiichi, the shogunate began to ignore the Yamada family after the Paradise Island incident.
I don't care, I don't ask, and of course I don't need to.
It was simply because when Taiichi was around, his behavior was considered extremely arrogant by the nobles of Edo.
His title is impressive: the greatest samurai in the land, but his actual status is just that of a hatamoto (a high-ranking official).
The entire Kamiyashiki Ward is basically inhabited by daimyo of various domains, as well as their direct blood relatives. Any one of them would have a higher status than the hatamoto samurai.
After the Paradise Island incident, the then-shogun Tokugawa Ienari observed for a year and, after confirming that Taiichi had not been heard from, stopped the Yamada family's stipend and the accusations against the beheader.
The reason is that the salary is paid to Taiyi, and since he is not here, it has to wait for him to return to pay it.
The person who beheaded the victim, being from the family of the greatest samurai in the land, was no longer allowed to do such sordid things.
Without the ability to behead, corpses could not be used at will, ultimately leading to the complete cessation of a significant source of income for the Yamada family: the production of human gall pills.
This caused serious losses to the Yamada family. Although it was the Yamada family of the past, Wei Shan, the number one of the Shiichi-ryu, had successfully transformed into a businessman and was able to make a lot of money, it still couldn't stop everyone from complaining about the reduced income.
And most importantly, because of the shogunate's attitude, other daimyo stopped contacting the Yamada family's samurai and recruiting them as retainers.
This cut off their path to promotion and wealth.
Seeing that Zuoqie did not interrupt her, Shihe smiled slightly and continued:
"The shogunate has now accepted us, but on the condition that we join the shogunate under the name of Kenno-mikazuchi."
“But I know that people like you, because of that person's influence, will definitely not accept the shogunate, so…”
Ok?
click!
Upon hearing the last part, Zuoqie didn't wait for Shihe to finish speaking before immediately drawing his sword and unleashing a swift, decisive strike to slash at the sword's energy.
The dark blue sword energy flew rapidly towards Shihe. Faced with such an attack, Shihe did not dare to underestimate it and immediately countered with a sword energy of his own.
A deafening roar erupted, causing large chunks of snow to fall from the roof.
With a series of thuds, Shihe suddenly took three steps back. After regaining her balance, she looked at Zuoqie with a serious expression.
When did she become so powerful?
He definitely pampers his own woman; he must be giving her special treatment in private!
At the beginning, Sakiri's strength was only considered average in Yamada's eyes, and it would have been a piece of cake for Towa to defeat her.
Even after everyone started cultivating their true qi, they all felt that Zuoqie's growth rate was far inferior to those of them who had once been among the top in the Shiichi-ryu style.
But after their exchange of blows, Shihe realized that they had all underestimated Zuoqie's strength.
As a samurai with a mastery of opportunism, or as he called it, going with the flow, Shihe once again wore a helpless expression and continued to offer kind advice:
"I say, young lady, please try to understand everyone's difficulties. After all, the general specifically requested that Jian Zhiyu join."
"You can't let your own ideas jeopardize the future of your people."
Upon hearing this, the many samurai of the Yamada family immediately showed expressions of indignation.
Just like the guy on the other side, Zorche has become a demon who prevents others from being happy.