Chapter 577: Flowers Bloom But No Fruit

Although the outcome was already divided after losing two fingers, Hanjiro Nakamura did not intend to admit defeat, but chose to fight to the last moment to maintain his dignity as a samurai.

As a top master in the late Bakumaku era, once he has the will to die, the fighting power that erupts is incomparably astonishing.

Hanjiro Nakamura threw away all the distracting thoughts in his mind, every knife is a tactic that hurts both sides, and it actually made up for the disadvantage of holding the knife in the left hand to a certain extent, and brought the fierceness of the show to the extreme.

However, Zhang Heng always took the initiative. As time went by, Hanjiro Nakamura suffered more and more wounds.

Not only the chest, waist, arm, but even the neck was stabbed. He pressed the wound with one hand, trying to stop the bleeding, and the other hand was still fighting with the knife, but his strength was getting weaker and weaker. It wasn't until Zhang Heng cut his chest again and straightened his back that he fell down unwillingly. However, he stuck the number of beads in his hand on the ground several times, and still wanted to struggle to get up again.

Zhang Heng walked over and inserted the rib in his hand into Nakamura Hanjiro's back, helping this man to be completely relieved.

Then he breathed a sigh of relief, and then pulled out the Shuzhuwan Hengci that had been inserted on the ground.

The rosary wrapped around the handle of the knife was a little cold, which also calmed Zhang Heng's restless blood, and then Zhang Heng carefully looked at the blade.

I don’t know if it’s because of the supernatural power attached to the knife. After such a long time of fighting, Shuzumaru Koji has not suffered much damage, and there is not even a gap on the blade. In contrast, the two knives in Zhang Heng’s hand were almost It can already be described as full of scars, there is no good part on the knife body, if the battle is not over, maybe it will be broken in a short time.

Zhang Heng looked at it twice before inserting the Shuzhuwan Hengci back into the scabbard.

So far, half of his dungeon mission has been completed, and he found a famous sword that is nearly the same level as Sanri Yuezong. After that, he just needs to continue to polish the sword technique, and see if he can find a better sword by the way.

The battle in Gion finally came to an end, and Zhang Heng didn't know what was going on with Director Okita.

In fact, Gao Shanjin doesn't care much about whether he will die or not. Whether it is the shogunate or the shogunate faction, it doesn't matter who wins or loses to him. In the late Takasugi Shinsaku died here, as well as Okubo Toshimichi, Saigo Takamori and others, there is a high probability that they will not be able to prevent the subsequent battle of the return of the great government and the battle of Toba Fushimi.

The reason why Zhang Heng threw out this bait that the Shinsengumi couldn't refuse was because he wanted Mr. Okita to help him get the knife. Now that the knife has been obtained, it stands to reason that there will be nothing for Zhang Heng after that, but thinking of meeting Mr. Okita tonight It can be regarded as fighting side by side. If the latter didn't make a move, he could only choose to escape in the courtyard before, and he couldn't get Shuzhuwan Hengji.

Zhang Heng still decided to take a look at that honest boy.

The bloody battle that just happened in Gion really shocked many people. Those people looked at Zhang Heng with a trace of fear in their eyes. Where Zhang Heng walked, the crowd couldn't stop backing away, for fear that this person might look like a demon king. The guy who was unhappy cut them off too.

Zhang Heng walked to the place where Director General Okita fought before, and saw three corpses on the road. They were all warriors of the Banbai faction.

After being trained by Holmes, tracking has become Zhang Heng's strong point. He quickly restored what happened here at that time. Shinsaku Takasugi probably abandoned the sedan chair in exchange for more time, but after that, Okita The boss still chased after him.

Zhang Heng was about to move on, but the next moment he saw a figure with a knife appearing in the darkness.

"Who?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows and asked.

The other party did not answer.

So Zhang Heng's palm moved to the handle of Suzumaru Hengji's knife.

But then he saw the face of the visitor clearly through the lantern on the side of the road, it turned out to be Okita Souji who had just separated from him not long ago, but now Okita looks dazed, looking out of his wits.

"What happened?" Zhang Heng was a little surprised, "Did Shinsaku Takasugi run away?"

"No... I killed him," Okita Souji murmured, "I killed him, in front of her, in front of her, I killed a person who had no resistance."

"Him?" Zhang Heng didn't realize who he was talking to Tian.

"Miss Xiaoye from Yunzhou Fan, Takasugi Shinsaku fled to her home. When I rushed over, she was preparing to heal Takasugi Shinsaku. I ignored her pleading and killed Takasugi Shinsaku who had fallen into a coma. I also knocked out Takasugi Shinsaku who came to stop him Her father." Director Okita raised his head and looked into Zhang Heng's eyes, which were full of pain, "Did I...did I make a wrong choice?"

"..."

This question is difficult for Zhang Heng to answer. The contradiction between the shogunate and the shogunate is irreconcilable. Their struggle will determine the direction of Japanese history. As a member of the Shinsengumi, Mr. Okita, no matter how much he doesn’t care about politics , I am still very clear about my position.

The two of them spent so much effort tonight and paid so much price. Soji Okita wanted to kill Shinsaku Takasugi no matter what. It can only be said that his luck was too bad. Shinsaku Takasugi ran to him at the last moment. The residence of the sweetheart made this budding relationship go straight to wither.

But to be honest, even without what happened tonight, Zhang Heng is actually not optimistic about this relationship.

No matter how beautiful the encounter between the two is, it can't change the fact that Okita Souji is the captain of the first team of the Shinsengumi, and Saya's father is from the Yunzhou Fan, and it is impossible to stand on the side of the Baba faction. He married his daughter to Souji Okita, the executioner of the shogunate. Otherwise, how would he face his relatives and friends, and how would he face those who died at the hands of the shogunate?

And it is impossible to hide the identity of Director Okita from Xiao Ye for a lifetime, so Zhang Heng thought, maybe it would be good to end this way, and use this most decisive way to end this relationship when both of them only have ignorant affection.

Just like most love in this world, there are only flowers blooming, but it is difficult to bear fruit.

The taste can only be left to the two parties to taste silently.

Of course, it is difficult for others to understand the depression and heartbreak in Okita's heart now. Zhang Heng can clearly feel the pain and contradictions of this cheerful boy in the past, but he didn't say much, just patted Mr. Okita on the shoulder Said, "Go home, take a hot bath, find a doctor, sleep well, and wake up tomorrow will be a new day."