Chapter 834 Himeji

The next day, bidding farewell to Ling Nu who stayed in Settsu for the time being, waiting for the merchants of the Ming Dynasty to deliver the ordered goods, Qin Heqing took Shiranui A Li and embarked on the journey of conquering the world again.

By way of a carriage.

After all, the target of the next stop is Harima Country, which is not far from Settsu Country, so there is no need to rush there so anxiously, which will ruin this rare trip together.

"How do you feel?" Qin Heqing looked at A Li who was sitting comfortably in the carriage and asked with a smile.

"Something is different from what I imagined. It can be said that apart from the excitement at the beginning, the rest of the time was just boring." A Li, who had watched the scenery that hadn't changed much for a long time, slumped in the carriage with a bored face. Inside, looking at Qin Heqing who was reading some kind of book with great interest, he complained.

This is completely different from the traveling around the world she imagined!

"However, this is the process that must be experienced in traveling around the world - hurrying, otherwise, how can traveling around the world have experience." Qin Heqing explained with a smile.

"I know, but I didn't expect that the feeling of traveling on water would be so different from traveling on land. I miscalculated." Ah Li sighed. After a pause, he asked Qin Heqing again, "Do you have any more books? If you have any, lend me one."

"Yes." Qin Heqing said with a smile. Then with a thought, he conjured up a manga and handed it to A Li.

"What is this? A picture book?" A Li took it, flipping through two pages casually and muttering inexplicably.

"It's comics. It's a literary carrier that combines calligraphy, painting and words. It's usually used to describe stories. Personally, it's very interesting. You might as well read it first." Qin Heqing said with a smile .

"Well, there's nothing else to do now anyway."

After finishing speaking, Ah Li didn't hesitate, picked up the manga and flipped through it page by page...

until a long time later.

"Is there any more?" A Li raised his head and asked eagerly after finishing a booklet of later generations.

"Yes. It's just that you don't need to take a break?" Qin Heqing took the manga from A Li and handed her the new manga booklet.

"I'm not tired." A Li said without knowing why.

"I'm talking about the neck, won't the neck get tired if you keep looking down like this?" Qin Heqing pointed to his neck.

And this is thanks to the fact that the carriage itself has Ayukawa's telekinetic power to help float it, so that the carriage will not shake like other public vehicles in this era, even if it runs on a smooth official road. Outside of sleeping, Qin Heqing, who had become accustomed to the safe and fast way of moving in later generations, really couldn't bear the bumps of the carriage.

Not to mention reading mysterious and mysterious spell literature in the carriage.

"It's only a little longer." A Li said indifferently, "If it's really uncomfortable, I won't hold on, and I will pay attention to rest."

Seeing this, Qin Heqing didn't bother to talk about her anymore, smiled, and continued to focus on the spell literature in his hand.

...

Two days later, Qin Heqing and his party of three monsters (Yue'er, Ayukawa, A Li) successfully arrived at one of the destinations of this journey - Himeji Castle in Harima Country.

"By the way, what are you going to do here?" After reading comics for two days and not paying attention to rest, his neck finally became a little unbearable, and Ah Li, who became stiff and uncomfortable, moved his head while looking at Qin and Qing beside him. asked.

She really didn't know what the purpose of Qin and Qing's traveling around the world was.

"I said it was for the unification of the world, do you believe it?" Qin Heqing glanced at A Li beside him and asked.

"Huh?" A Li was startled, and looked at him with the expression that you are all right.

"It's unbelievable, isn't it. But that's the truth. I really came to Himeji to speed up the unification of the world." Qin He said calmly.

"It's really unbelievable, but whatever, I'm just a singing and dancing artist, I don't have that much heart, and I don't have that much ability to control the world. Yan is still your prisoner, I just need to follow you, as for the rest..." At the end, A Li shook his head, expressing that I don't care.

"You are so simple." Qin Heqing said with a smile.

"I just understand how a person can live a good life." A Li pouted.

This is true, only those who know little can live a long life, and those who don’t care too much about everything can live freely and without worries. Otherwise, sooner or later, they will be entangled in various affairs and eventually exhaust themselves to death.

"Okay, then you can follow me with peace of mind."

After finishing speaking, the two skipped the topic of the world, and once again wandered around Himeji Castle, which is not a bustling city, but it is not a bustling city. They also tasted some local specialties by the way, and then found a family As a temporary foothold, it stopped in the city.

After all, not every city has so-called inns.

...

"My lord." Not long after Qin Heqing chose his foothold, one of the Iga ninjas who had been dispatched to various parts of the country consciously came to the door and said to him.

"What's the situation on Himeji's side?" Qin Heqing asked the ninja in Iga directly without exchanging pleasantries.

"My lord, as you said in the information you gave, the lord of Himeji Castle, Kuroda Kanbei, is indeed a woman with outstanding looks, but she is a bit young, only 14 years old, but her talents have long been famous in the city. However, because she loves Nanman culture too much, she is not liked by the residents in the city, so she is a bit withdrawn and indifferent, and except for normal government affairs processing time, it is rare to see her outside the castle tower."

Then, the ninja took out a scroll from his bosom, and unfolded it in front of Qin and Qing.

"My lord, this is a map of the internal structure and residence of the castle tower. If you have an idea, you can use this map to enter the castle tower and find the whereabouts of Kuroda Kanbei."

"I have a heart." Qin Heqing nodded in approval.

"This is my duty." After a pause, the ninja's expression became hesitant again.

"If you have anything to say, just speak up. I'm not the kind of domineering employer, and I don't even want to listen to a word from my subordinates." Qin Heqing said bluntly.

"Yes, my lord." Then the ninja sorted out his words a bit, and responded solemnly, "Although it may be just a rumor, just in case, I think it's better to tell your lord."

"——There is a legend in Himeji Castle that the castle tower of Himeji is guarded by gods. If you sneak in, my lord, please pay more attention to your surroundings to avoid being hurt by the so-called gods."

"God? Tell me the legend about the god." Qin Heqing frowned and ordered to the ninja.

"Yes." Immediately, the ninja did not hesitate, and told Qin Heqing what he had heard in Himeji Castle, as well as the content of the legend.

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