Chapter 441: An Honest Assassination

Yagyu Munenomi quickly assigned positions to everyone.

The entire castle tower is not big, and with the mobility of the servants, they can come and go for support at will, regardless of their position, so everyone accepted his assignment.

"Now is an extraordinary period. It is inconvenient for the princess to stay outside. It is better to return to the room as soon as possible." After arranging all the tasks, Yagyu Munenomi said to Qinghime with an indifferent expression.

"Eh? I still want to say a few more words to the man of destiny!" Qingji opened her mouth and couldn't help but speak angrily to show her dissatisfaction.

"After catching the assassins tonight, the princess can communicate with them as she pleases."

Yagyu Munenomi remained unmoved at all, and took Qing Ji towards the door with an air of indifference.

"Well...man of destiny, you must protect me!"

Qingji could only agree, and then she turned around and left the living room behind Yagyu Munenomi, leaving this room to Liu Xia and others.

"call……"

It wasn't until the two left that Fujimaru Ritsuka breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest, "This old man is indeed extraordinary. When he looked at me, I almost felt my heart stopped beating."

Yagyu Munenomi was an expert in cultivating the mind, and his eyes containing sword energy were naturally powerful. Just one look from him made Fujimaru Ritsuka feel as if he was in cardiorespiratory arrest.

This was a look from Yagyu Muneki without murderous intent. If he had murderous intent towards Fujimaru Ritsuka, the murderous look in his eyes might be enough to cut off her will and make her become stiff, unable to move, and helpless. The point where people are slaughtered.

This is the terror of a swordsman who has reached the level of [Sword Zen Yiru].

"But, having said that, why is the other party targeting Qing Ji?"

Liu Xia fell into deep thought, "If you want to destroy this country, wouldn't it be more convenient to directly assassinate Matsudaira Shita Marshal?"

If the person who sent the warning letter is really one of the remaining four heroic swordsmen, then he will definitely not have any grudge against Kiyohime. If he wants to bring about the collapse of the country, in theory, he should choose Matsudaira. It’s best to stick to your goals, right? If she were to put herself in his shoes, Liusha would immediately target Matsudaira Shitashou instead of killing his dispensable daughter.

"Forget it, it has nothing to do with me whether she dies or not. I just need to kill all the heroic swordsmen."

Liu Xia didn't dwell too much on this issue, and quickly put down her thoughts, waiting for the night to come.

…………

Night comes quickly.

The bright moon hangs high in the night, and its cold moonlight shines on the earth, making the entire earth as hazy and ambiguous as if it were deep in mist.

In the castle tower, in order to wait for the assassin's arrival, all the oil lamps and lanterns were lit, illuminating the entire castle as bright as day.

Dozens of warriors were distributed throughout the castle tower, alerting themselves to assassins who might arrive at any moment, and everyone was in high spirits.

Qing Ji had gone back to her room to sleep, and there was someone guarding the door.

Including Ruka, Esdeath, Yagyu Munenomi and others, most of the combat forces in the castle tower were concentrated in the front yard, while Fujimaru Ritsuka and Musashi were guarding Kiyohime's door.

On their side, even excluding Munenomi Yagyu, who is secretly a member of the villain, there are still five servant-level combatants. Even if all the remaining heroic swordsmen come out, they have a certain degree of certainty of victory. Of course, he has a huge advantage over a mere assassin.

There was even such a surplus of combat power that there was no need to send everyone out. Kotaro, Yoonshun, and Musashi all stayed in the backyard and guarded in front of Kiyohime's house. Only Ruka and Esdeath stayed in the front yard, because the two Once a servant fights, it will bring a huge burden to Fujimaru Ritsuka.

So they stayed behind to prevent accidents.

"I saw it! Someone is coming!"

A warrior standing on the top floor of the attic suddenly shouted loudly at a certain moment, issuing an early warning sound to the people below, making the warriors nervous and alert.

Liu Xia's eyesight was stronger than everyone present, so he could naturally see the people coming from a distance outside the castle tower at a glance.

That's a woman.

She has very eye-catching, balloon-like huge breasts. She wears a tight-fitting purple samurai suit and light armor. She has long black hair tied up at her ankles and a kind smile on her face.

"Ah la ah la! You greeted me so warmly, ha ha ha... I'm so happy."

While smiling affectionately as if she was teasing her grandson, she pulled out the shining sword from her waist, and then charged towards the main gate of the castle tower from the front.

"Yorimitsu Minamoto...is actually here."

Liu Xia recognized her identity at a glance. She was the female warrior who was ravaged by him in the bamboo forest, and the strongest mysterious killer in the Heian era - Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

"And he didn't play any tricks at all, and invaded openly from the front... Did he not expect us to be involved in this matter, or was there some other trick?"

But no matter what the trick was, he followed it up with all his strength.

Ignoring the reactions of the other samurai, and not waiting for Yagyu Munenomi's order, Ryuka raised her steps, and under everyone's gaze, she held the Myojin Kiri and took the initiative to greet Minamoto Yorimitsu.

"Hey...why are there bug bastards here?"

After seeing Ruka's figure, Minamoto no Yorimitsu's footsteps paused slightly, and then his kind eyes suddenly turned cold and disgusting, and his hand holding the sword in his hand became harder and harder.

"Bed bugs are indeed annoying. From time to time they will pop out to contaminate other people's eyes and minds, disturbing other people's pleasant killing time. It is indeed better to crush such bugs to death!"

"Tsk-"

The moment she finished speaking, she immediately took action first. A series of flourishing thunderbolts were released from her body in an instant, condensing on the sword in her hand, causing the thunder and lightning to tremble on the sword in a thrilling way.

After she swung her sword fiercely, violent thunder extended from her sword and turned into a crescent-shaped sword energy, speeding towards Liu Xia.

"Bear!"

Liu Xia did not hold back at all. Under the surge of magic power in her body, the bright flames burned on the Myojin Kiri, and then she slashed straight down with the flying thunder sword energy, causing a huge flame wheel to appear in mid-air. He came out and collided directly with the Thunder Sword Qi.

"Boom!"

In an instant, flames and thunder became violently entangled in the air. The two together released scorching heat, crushing the surrounding ground and causing faint vibrations in the air.

The majestic shock wave instantly spread in all directions, causing dust to fly up.