"Since I want to be a solitary minister, I might as well offend the Secrecy Team and the Yagyu Team to death, and let everyone keep their official business and things will be easier to do.
Momochi Santao and Yagyu Munenomi are not fools. If they try to do harm to me, I will treat them as accomplices who harmed Takada Yukino-sama.
The Mibu Wolf only cares about whether it can complete the mission assigned by Ootai. Anyone who obstructs it will be the enemy and will be killed without mercy.
Even if they are dissatisfied with me, they will not dare to make any small moves. At least in terms of intelligence, they will not give me an excuse to attack them."
Chief Okita frowned.
"But they won't support us in our fight either.
Business is business, they will do a good job in intelligence work, and then leave all the pressure of combat on us, waiting to see us embarrass ourselves.
The ones who ambush Takada Yukino-sama are the Shogun Hime Samurai, and Kyoto is their territory. We only have eleven people, and we may not be able to handle it once there is a big fight."
Kondo Isamu nodded.
"So, I decided to ask Hijikata Hime to return to Sakai Port. We currently have thirty Mibu wolves in our establishment, and there are still gaps to supplement the manpower.
Call over the trustworthy people from Mibu Village and Sakai Port first to expand the team. In addition, we can pay and find more people to help.
I will go to Sibo's mansion and ask for military support. I will equip them with spears, harpoons, iron cannons, and bows and arrows for a strong attack."
Souji Okita couldn't laugh or cry. A group of swordsmen were preparing to use battle formations to kill people. What was this?
When Toshizo Hijikata returned to Sakai Port this time, it seemed that he wanted to bring a group of mercenaries over and use Kyoto as a battle formation.
The territory of Sakai Port is a mixed bag of dragons and snakes, including pirates in the Seto Inland Sea, Kii's gangsters, and all kinds of people. As long as they have enough money and food, there are many desperadoes who are willing to sacrifice their lives.
Kondo Isamu looked at Okita Souji and said solemnly.
"Okita-hime, your health is not good, and I don't want you to run around and do two things for me.
First, guard your stronghold and restrict everyone's behavior. You must not slack off at this time, let alone drink and have fun to let people get caught.
Secondly, these remaining sisters are all people who came here with us. They are trustworthy. Train them well and use them as a supervisory team in subsequent battles.
I can't trust the newcomers. During wartime, you will stay behind and be responsible for enforcing military discipline."
Okita Souji nodded, felt a little itchy in his throat, coughed twice and said.
"The desperadoes in Sakai Port recognize money but not people. I will use my sword to teach them the rules. Don't worry.
However, those people have a big appetite. Can we afford the price they are asking?
Besides, this is the center of the shogunate. If we bring these desperadoes to Kyoto, what will happen if there is a big chaos?"
Hijikata Toshizo smiled.
"Okita-hime, have you forgotten? Master Takada Haruno is in Kyoto. We can't afford this money, but she must be able to afford it!"
As for the consequences, for Takada Yukino-sama, the Odaisho directly promoted us ronin to become Hime Samurai, and the benefits were generous.
Guess, does he want to calm things down, or does he want us to make the matter as big as possible?"
Okita Souji was stunned, and Kondo Isamu said calmly.
“We, a group of humble rogues, can fight our way out because we dare to break the sky!
Da Yutai is full of anger and needs a channel to vent. The bigger the fuss we make, the more we can please him.
I also understand what you mean. You are afraid that as time goes by, we will be thrown out as scapegoats in the future. This is also the reason why the Yagyu group and the confidentiality group do not want to try their best.
But this is the advantage of our Renshenglang!
Acts of divine punishment are originally the most taboo things for nobles. We can stand out because we dare to do what others dare not do!
I believe in Odaisho! I believe in his character! If you can’t even trust him, who among the great names of the martial arts in the world is worthy of trust?
If Mibu Lang wants to gain a foothold in the Shiba family, he must do a great job in this mission!
I am willing to take another gamble, Okita-hime, will you follow?"
Isamu Kondo stretched out his hand and placed it between the three of them. Toshizo Hijikata and Souji Okita stretched out their hands to cover her hands without hesitation.
The three of them looked at each other, smiled, and shouted together.
"Your Majesty, please punish the traitors, and God will punish the traitors of the country!"
———
Sibo Mansion, in the courtyard.
Yoshigan has not yet returned from Nijo Imperial Palace, and Takada Haruno has not slept for two days and one night, still insisting on taking care of Yukino.
A waiter knelt outside the door, lying on the ground and reporting.
"Lord Takada, there is a warrior named Kondo Isamu outside the courtyard asking to see you."
Takada Harano stopped his hand for a moment and said.
"Let her in."
Soon, Kondo Isamu came in alone with the valet. After bowing, the valet left, leaving Kondo Isamu to face Takada Harano respectfully.
Yang Na was carefully wiping Yukino's forehead and said coldly.
"What are you doing here?"
Kondo Isamu bowed and said.
"I came to check on Yukino-sama's condition."
Yang Na turned back to look at her, his eyes full of resentment.
"Visit? If you people weren't incompetent, how could Yukino be so injured?
By the way, I almost forgot to congratulate you. I heard that the master rewarded you with three hundred stones for knowledge and practice, and suddenly you became Ji warriors? What a joy and congratulation!
You dog, who stepped on Yukino's blood and rose to power, how can you have the nerve to see Yukino? Get out of here!"
Yono humiliated Kondo Isamu, but she was not as generous as Yoshigami.
In her opinion, if Yukino is injured, all the Mibu wolves should die. If they don't die cleanly, they are disloyal!
Isamu Kondo said with a sad face when faced with Takata Harano's vicious curse.
"It was my dereliction of duty that caused Yukino-sama to be harmed by an adulterer. We also feel deeply guilty about this matter."
Yang Na interrupted her and sneered.
"Then go commit seppuku! What are you waiting for? Do you need me to find an intermediary for you?"
Kondo Isamu kowtowed to the ground, stood up and said seriously.
"We should all commit seppuku, but we are not willing to let the thieves roam free, so we try to save our lives and remain useful.
I have sworn to the Odaisho that I will search the ends of the earth to kill all these thieves and avenge Yukino-sama!"
The anger on Yang Nai's face softened slightly and she said coldly.
"If that's the case, why don't you do it?"
After seeing Takata Harano venting his anger, Kondo became more rational and revealed his intentions.
"Master Yangno, is it enough to just kill those thieves?
Those thieves are just knives, and we can’t let go of the mastermind holding the hilt of the knife!
Yukino-sama has superb swordsmanship. In order to kill her, those thieves used military preparations, including bows, arrows, iron cannons, spears, and belts, and they seriously injured Yukino-sama.
The man behind the scenes was able to obtain these armaments at the center of the shogunate. How could he be an ordinary samurai?
I’m not afraid of death, I’m just afraid that even if I try my best to kill the real person behind the scenes, I won’t be able to avenge Yukino-sama!”
Isamu Kondo spoke so impassionedly that he burst into tears and fell to the ground.
Yangono was very smart, but at this time she knew that Kondo Isamu had an ulterior motive, but she still couldn't help but be moved. She touched Yukino's cheek and cried softly.
"My Yukino, my poor Yukino."
Yangno looked at Isamu Kondo and said coldly.
"Look up! Tell me what you want!"
Isamu Kondo looked up at Harano, whose eyes were burning, and spoke eloquently.
"I want to kill all the people who harmed Yukino-sama without leaving any trace behind!"
I beg Haruno-sama to allocate money and food so that I can go to Sakai Port to recruit troops and kill all Yukino-sama’s enemies!
The Mibu wolf is today because of the gift of Yukino-sama. Yukino-sama is our god and the leader we follow in this life!
As long as I, Isamu Kondo, am alive, I will always be loyal to Yukino-sama! Until death!"
Kondo Isamu never left Yukino-sama, and finally moved Takada Haruno. Harano turned back to look at Yukino, silent.
The doctor said that Yukino's injury was too serious this time. Even if he wakes up, he will be a cripple and can no longer hold a knife. Killing the enemy is satisfying, but Yukino's future is more important.
Yangno took a deep look at Isamu Kondo, who had a loyal look on his face. He was a smart man.
Isamu Kondo knew how much his master cared about Yukino, and he also knew that the Mibuwolves were just a bunch of despicable people.
In this martial arts society that pays attention to superiority and hierarchy, Renshenglang is a group of tool men who may be abandoned at any time.
But if they can join the Takada family, the only generation of Shiba, and be loyal to Yoshigan Shiba's most favored minister, Yukino Takada, their future will be guaranteed.
Therefore, if Mibu Lang wants to keep the wealth he has acquired, he must stand firmly under Yukino's banner. This is the smartest choice.
Takada Yono laughed.
She doesn't care that Kondo Isamu has selfish motives, she even hopes that Kondo Isamu can have this selfishness. In this way, Mibu Lang will protect Yukino and Mibu Lang's own cornucopia.
Yangono still has a lot of things to do. After Yukino's condition stabilizes, she will no longer be able to stay with Yukino all the time.
If Yukino could have a loyal subordinate, she would feel much more at ease.
Yangno didn't want to think about the possibility that Yukino would die. She looked at Isamu Kondo who was lying motionless on the ground. The Mibu Wolf... can be used.
She took out a seal from her arms and threw it in front of Isamu Kondo.
"Take it and go to Sakai Port to find Imai Munehisa.
Money, food, armaments, manpower, even if the entire Sakai Port is emptied, she will meet all your requirements."
Kondo Isamu respectfully picked up the seal, and Takada Harano looked at her coldly and said slowly.
"Remember what you said."
"Hi!"
"get out."
"Hi!"
———
Yoshigan, who had also not rested for two days, immediately came to Yukino's bedside after returning to the mansion from Nijo Imperial Palace.
He looked at Yukino, who was still unconscious, and asked.
"Have you poured in the rice soup?"
Yang Nai shook his head and said sadly.
"Nothing can be fed in. If this continues, Yukino will starve to death."
Yiyin was silent, a thought flashed through his mind, vegetative state.
The medical conditions in ancient times were far inferior to those in the industrial era, and the problems of eating and drinking during diarrhea could not be replaced by injecting nutritional solutions.
Will Yukino really die? Neither Yoshigami nor Yono dare to think about it.
Yiyin changed the topic and said.
"Is Kondo Isamu here just now?"
Yang Nai cheered and said.
"The Werewolves are short of manpower and need some logistical support. I have already satisfied her.
In addition, I heard what she meant, Miburou intends to become Yukino's subordinates, and these people know how to be grateful."
Yoshigan had previously dismissed Yukino from the position of leader of Shibamufu, and Yono was also feeling dissatisfied, so he took advantage of this.
Yiyin smiled, as long as Yukino could wake up, he was willing to agree to anything. He didn't take Yangno's little complaint to heart.
"Isamu Kondo is a smart man. As long as they sincerely protect Yukino, I guarantee that they will be rich and prosperous throughout their lives. Let the Mibu Wolf follow Yukino."
Yang Na nodded, feeling a little relieved.
She spoke for Miburou because the doctor concluded that Yukino was a disabled person, and she wanted to consider Yukino's future after she woke up. Yoshigami understood what she meant, so she agreed wholeheartedly.
The two of them looked at the unconscious Yukino, and fell into a state of anxiety again.
Yang Na's already red and swollen eye circles felt stinging again, and she was about to cry again.
Yiyin couldn't bear it, hugged her into his arms and said.
"It's going to be okay, everything is going to be okay."
Yangno stared at Yukino blankly, not at all shy as before when she was hugged by her master. Suddenly, her body was shaken and she said hurriedly.
"Yukino! Yukino reacted!"
Yoshigami was refreshed and looked back at Yukino, but he didn't find any clues. His expression darkened, thinking that Yangono was concerned and confused, and had hallucinations, so he consoled him.
"Yano, you are too tired..."
Yangno broke away from his arms, threw herself on Yukino, stared into her eyes, and insisted.
"I really saw it! Really! Yukino's eyelashes trembled!
Why, why is there no response now, why!”
Yang Nai shook her head in panic, trying desperately to find the reason. She suddenly froze and looked back at Yiyin.
"I know! I know!"
Yang Na pounced on Yoshi Gin and started to pull his clothes. Yoshi Gin was stunned and subconsciously grabbed Yang Na's hand.
"Yano! Calm down! What's going on!"
Yang Nai's eyes widened, as if he was crazy, and he shouted to Yiyin.
"Yukino is jealous! She knows you are hugging me, and she is jealous!
I knew it! This girl is petty and jealous! She ran out and was ambushed, because she just didn’t want to see me and you...that..."
Yiyin still looked unbelievable and murmured.
"There's no such thing...don't you think..."
Yang Nai was not a Ji warrior, so she couldn't break free from Yi Gin's hand and could only plead.
"Just think of me as begging you! Give it a try, okay? I really saw Yukino's eyelashes move!"
Yoshino cried and shouted, and Yoshigami let go of her hand in doubt. She was so ruthless that she took off her clothes, knelt beside Yukino's bed, and begged sadly.
"My lord! I beg you!"
Yiyin looked at Yang Nai's kneeling posture, gritted his teeth and leaned forward. He felt that Yang Nai was really crazy, and he was also sick for accompanying her crazy.
Yangono's body swayed, her eyes staring straight at Yukino, refusing to let go of any changes.
She suddenly trembled all over and shouted.
"Her lips are moving!"
Yiyin took a breath of cold air, Yangono was too excited and nervous, and tensed up. He stopped and took a look, and actually saw Yukino's lips opening and closing slightly.
Although it was only a small change that was difficult to detect, compared to the dead body before, it still ignited a fire of hope in the hearts of both of them.
Seeing that this was indeed effective, Yiyin took a deep breath and accelerated decisively.