Chapter 253: A headless murder case!

The Yagyu family members were already few. Sato Kichinosuke dodged and leaped among them at will, feeling that the defenses here had loosened. It was for this reason that Sato Kichinosuke headed toward the first floor, where the lights were still on. Approaching the building, he saw no guards in the vicinity, so he naturally crept up close, reached out to push the window slightly, and peered inside.

The room inside was brightly lit. An extremely beautiful woman was covered tightly by a quilt, and beside her, a young girl held clothes, passing them under the quilt, where someone seemed to be dressing in a hurry.

This second daughter of the Yagyu family was like a concubine-in-waiting from the Central Plains...

Sato Kichinosuke naturally recognized the two women inside. The one dressing was the Yagyu family's eldest daughter, Yagyu Yuki, and the one serving beside her was the younger daughter, Yagyu Fu. However, in Sato Kichinosuke's view, Yagyu Yuki's face was flushed; clearly, she had just experienced a tryst, but Gu Qing was nowhere to be seen in the room.

"Who the hell are you peeping at?"

Right by Sato Kichinosuke's ear, a small voice came.

To Sato Kichinosuke, this sound was like a thunderclap. He turned his head instantly and saw a person standing beside him.

This startled Sato Kichinosuke so much that his hair stood on end. As a ninja most skilled in stealth, having another person suddenly lurking beside him was no different from seeing a ghost. He swept his hand out, firing several shuriken at Gu Qing, while Sato Kichinosuke leaped away to put some distance between them.

But in the midst of his flight, Sato Kichinosuke felt Gu Qing like a maggot on a bone, following him like a shadow, completely ignoring the flying shuriken. Wherever he flew, Gu Qing followed. Sato Kichinosuke was so startled he scrambled and tumbled, flipping left and right. Just as he was dodging intensely, he suddenly felt a pain in his arm. Looking down, he saw his arm had already been severed.

Under the starlight, Sato Kichinosuke looked at Gu Qing and saw that Gu Qing's hands were empty; he did not appear to be using any weapon.

"Gu Qing..."

Sato Kichinosuke was about to make a move.

"Swish!"

A sword wind flashed past Sato Kichinosuke's ear.

Only at this moment did Sato Kichinosuke see clearly that this sword wind came from Gu Qing flicking his finger!

"Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!!!!!!"

Gu Qing flicked his fingers repeatedly. At this moment, Sato Kichinosuke had no chance to dodge. He felt as if six or seven swords had completely surrounded him, leaving him trapped in the middle, unable to move, only able to feel the formless sword Qi tracing the outline of his body before striking the wall one after another.

Was this a form of humiliation?

Sato Kichinosuke stared at Gu Qing, then suddenly sneered. He felt a series of "Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang..." sounds exploding across his back. In an instant, Sato Kichinosuke felt as if he had been stabbed into a hornet's nest by swords.

"You... this..."

Before falling, Sato Kichinosuke looked at the wall, a sudden, incredible conjecture forming in his mind: could it be that the sword Qi Gu Qing had just released could rebound after touching the wall?

Gu Qing leaned down and swung his sword Qi, chopping off Sato Kichinosuke's head.

"He seemed to have some last words."

Yagyu Yuki hurriedly fastened her clothes and came out with Fu. Seeing that in the short time it took to dress, Gu Qing had actually killed Sato Kichinosuke.

"His last words were basically that he had sprinkled some poison or something, trying to threaten me into letting him go."

Gu Qing said calmly.

While Sato Kichinosuke was scrambling to escape, he had already used poison, and his standoff with Gu Qing was more about waiting for the poison to take effect, but in the end, he never got to see it.

"You were poisoned?"

Yuki and Fu asked hurriedly.

"No."

Gu Qing said composedly: "It was just dust, how could it be a deadly poison?"

Gu Qing could naturally repel deadly poisons by using his internal energy; these tricks of sprinkling drugs to harm people could not hurt him.

The sky over Edo was just beginning to brighten, and there were already many people outside. Kobayashi was guarding the gate of the Yagyu residence; he hadn't seen any unusual activity at the Yagyu house all night. It was only when he heard the commoners discussing something in one place that Kobayashi suddenly ran over and saw the flagpole stained with blood, with a head hanging right on top. Sato Kichinosuke!

The man went in at night, and his head was hung out in the morning.

Sato Kichinosuke went inside to "try" (shi shi), and he really "passed away" (shi shi).

Kobayashi didn't know what had happened in the Yagyu house last night, but there was one thing Kobayashi knew very clearly: Gu Qing now had one more headless murder case on his hands!

"This Sato Kichinosuke is dead too!"

Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami was overjoyed. With all the major experts of Japan dead, the entire Japan would truly become Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami's world.

The overall situation was settled!

"So, we have come to bid you farewell."

Gu Qing said.

The few experts in Japan worth anything were all dead, and Gu Qing had lost interest, so he prepared to take his people and leave.

"Within Japan at present, only some remnants of the major factions are still struggling. I believe you can clear them out."

Gu Qing said: "And the Japanese pirates, you must clear them out as soon as possible. Don't force me to kill."

!

Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami immediately staked the Yagyu family's reputation on the guarantee that they would definitely clear out the Japanese pirates.

With the interests all settled, Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami also realized he was about to part with his two daughters. For a time, he shed tears, giving Yuki and Fu earnest instructions, and telling them what to pay attention to and what to be careful about when they arrived in the Great Ming Dynasty.

"Duan Tianya is a man of the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis. After he leaves Japan, he will go to the Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang."

Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami said: "But the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis of the Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang has no small ambition. After you arrive in the Great Ming, it is best to show your skills less to avoid being used by him."

The upper echelons of Japan and the Great Ming maintained certain contacts.

Yuki and Fu nodded one after another.

"What a pity."

Yagyu Jubei said to Duan: "I originally wanted to take you to hunt down Kobayashi today. In the current Japan, only Kobayashi still poses some threat to my family."

Kobayashi was a disciple of the Iga Sect, possessed the legacy of the Illusory Sword, and had even been guided by Sato Kichinosuke. Such a person's future achievements would be limitless.

"The three people you mentioned are all defeated opponents of Master."

Duan said.

As long as he stayed by Gu Qing's side and learned martial arts from him, Duan Tianya was confident that his future achievements would definitely surpass that Kobayashi.

Yagyu Jubei bid farewell to Gu Qing, Duan Tianya, and the others. Before parting, Yagyu Yuki and Fu urged Jubei to use his sword less for slaughter. Yagyu Jubei naturally nodded, watching Gu Qing, Yuki, Fu, and Duan Tianya as they sat on the boat, gradually drifting further away.

Duan Tianya didn't withdraw his gaze until he could no longer see Japan. He looked toward the direction of the Great Ming and said to Gu Qing: "Master, after returning to the Great Ming, I must go to the Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang first. I fear I must report the various events in Japan truthfully to my foster father."

Duan Tianya was extremely loyal to the Iron-Gall Godly Marquis.

Gu Qing asked with a smile: "Do you want to report the Turtle-Turtle Qi Gong as well?"

Duan Tianya was instantly speechless.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 254 =====