Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 350: The disappearing Whale Sea Palace

Jiangzhou Lie, along with his two barefoot servants and more than thirty black-robed monk soldiers, walked toward the mountainside.

He had already heard the faint fighting on the mountainside outside the mountain gate.

With Fujiwara no Kami personally leading people to take action, Yang Sanyuan still has the power to resist?
This surprised Jiangzhou Lie a little, but what would the harm be in struggling a little longer?

Jiangzhou Lieke didn't believe that Yang Sanyuan could escape alive.

Although Fujiwara no Himeka is a woman, her swordsmanship is very powerful. She has inherited the strengths of many famous masters and is a very powerful swordsman.

The most important thing is that she brought a lot of Shrine assassins with her, and Yang Sanyuan only had three people. How could he possibly leave alive?

Jiangzhou Lie slowed down his pace and collected the bodies... after all, there was no need to be too anxious.

When he led his men to the pine forest, he could no longer hear the sound of fighting.

Do I need to put on a sad, frightened or angry expression?

Just a fleeting thought in his mind, Jiangzhou Lie smiled self-deprecatingly. There was no one else here, so who was he putting on this show for?

Jiangzhou Lie leisurely turned around an ancient pine tree and then was startled.

There were corpses scattered all over the stone steps, on the grass, and in the bushes.

Those in black, those in white, and those with red blood...

What a tragic scene!

Jiangzhou Hunter waved his hand and ordered in a deep voice: "Find Yang Sanyuan's body!"

A group of black-robed monks immediately held their spears and dispersed cautiously.

Jiangzhou Lie frowned as he looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground. Why were there ninjas among them? Did Lord Fujiwara hire ninjas?
So cautious?
The search process was not long, and soon Jiangzhou Hunter received news that Yang Sanyuan and his two old servants were not at the scene.

The three of them were wearing Song Dynasty costumes and were easy to recognize.

Jiangzhou Lie couldn't believe it and ordered his men to disperse and continue searching. When he once again received the report that Yang Sanyuan's body was not found, he took two steps back in surprise, turned around and ran wildly up the mountain.

In Daisen Temple, several major shareholders of Yaki Shoji were chatting and laughing.

Monk Jinghai looked at them with a smile, thinking silently in his heart: "What a bunch of stupid people! The Heike clan is determined to take over Hakata, and the power of temples and shrines is the biggest stumbling block that prevents the Heike clan from controlling Hakata.

The Heike clan must remove this stumbling block, but you still don't know that danger is about to come. Are you so optimistic that you can successfully repel the Heike clan's claws? "

Monk Jinghai took a sip of tea with a smile: "After all, only a few people can see the big picture. And I am one of them.

"Once Fujiwara no Michiru dies, I will be the leader of the temples and shrines in Hakata. What does it matter if I become affiliated with the Heike clan? The only person who can be on equal footing with me in Hakata will be Ono Akihiro."

Thinking of that cunning businessman, Monk Jinghai frowned slightly, but immediately smiled again.

Ono Akihabara is likely to become a difficult character like Fujiwara no Kami, but he will not be as strong as Fujiwara no Kami.

After all, Ono Akihabara did not have as solid a foundation in the Hakata area as he did, so he was confident that he could suppress Ono Akihabara.

He knew that Ono Aki had sent out a large number of ninjas, and it was he who leaked Fujiwara Himeka's whereabouts today to Ono Aki.

The merchant from Song State and Fujiwara no Himeka would die together on the mountain.

Then, he would push forward a person, such as Yoshida, an official of the Dazaifu government office, to replace Fujiwara no Mikoto and lead the Hakata temples and shrines to launch an "Ou Suo" to accuse the Heike clan of their crimes.

Only after causing enough damage and impact will he come forward and expose the truth of the self-directed and self-acted frame-up by the Hakata temples and shrines. The Heike will then take the opportunity to send troops and control Hakata by force.

After attacking the wrong target, the various forces in the Kyoto area had no choice but to acknowledge the Heike's control over Hakata as compensation to the Heike.

"Hehehehe..."

It seemed like someone told a dirty joke, and Monk Jinghai also laughed happily when he thought of the funny thing.

At this time, Jiangzhou Lie rushed in and said breathlessly: "It's bad. Yang Sanyuan's body was not found on the mountainside, and Fujiwara no Kami is nowhere to be found. In addition to the bodies of many warriors from the Whale Sea Temple, there are also... many ninjas..."

The laughter stopped abruptly!

……

Fujiwara no Himeka hurried back to the Whale Sea Shrine, and the heavy gate of the shrine immediately slammed shut.

"Those who are coming back one after another, please enter through the small gate. The Divine Palace is on full alert."

Fujiwara Himeka gave her instructions breathlessly and left in a hurry.

Her left leg was slightly lame, and the place where Yang Yuan had hit it with the branch was already bruised and purple. The place where the branch had pierced her shoulder, and her clothes were stained with blood, like a painting.

"Miao Si, are you injured?"

Miyi Kamura came hurriedly with a few priestesses.

Miyi is a clergyman second only to the chief priest, assisting the chief priest.

The Miyi of the Whale Sea Shrine is hereditary, and this generation's Miyi is Shencun Riuni.

He is not only the Miyoshi of the Whale Sea Shrine, but also the husband of Fujiwara no Himeka.

Fujiwara no Himeka became the chief priest of Kujikai Shrine by marrying into the Kamijou Shrine, thus bringing the two forces together.

I saw several goddesses in disheveled clothes, including Kamura, whose clothes were disheveled and one foot was even bare.

Fujiwara Himeka shouted in disgust: "Get out of here!"

She brushed away Kamimura Nichiren with her palm, staggered into her room, and the shoji door slammed shut.

Kamimura staggered a few steps and was supported by two shrine maidens.

He stopped with a sneer, and said sarcastically: "Ah, our omnipotent palace chief seems to have suffered a great loss! Who in Hakata can make such a person eat? I really want to see it."

A miko gloated, "This is the first time I've seen the chief priest in such a state of disgrace. It looks like her clothes have been stripped off."

Several shrine maidens chuckled. At this time, Japan was in great chaos. The royal family fought with powerful officials, the royal family fought with each other, the samurai fought with the court officials, the samurai fought with each other, and the court officials fought with each other. In the chaos, there were opportunities everywhere, but also full of games and death.

Although Gong Si and Mi Yi of the Whale Sea Palace are related by marriage, they are also divided into two factions.

The husband, Kamimura Yoshitsugu, is the leader of the Jingu hereditary faction, while Fujiwara no Himeka is the leader of the Jingu entrant faction.

At the same time, this couple is only a couple in name only.

Fujiwara no Himeka doesn't like men, but has an ambiguous relationship with the two female guards she brought into the shrine who were appointed as priests.

Kamimura not only felt ashamed of this, but also extremely jealous because he couldn't even touch such a beautiful woman.

Now that he sees that his wife seems to have suffered a great loss, Kamura smiles on his face every day.

"Lord Miyi, it's bad. Many ninjas have broken into the shrine. Our shrine is too large and there is no way to defend against them..."

Two warriors suddenly rushed in and reported loudly.

"what?"

Kamimura was horrified. As a hereditary master, Kamimura could not bear the hardship of practicing martial arts.

Although the shrine has many warriors, he knows nothing about martial arts.

"Quick! Someone come and protect me as I go to the secret room of the treasure hall!"

Kamura led a few shrine maidens and followed the two samurai out of the door, and saw samurai and ninjas fighting on the approach to the shrine.

Kamura would usually pick up his robe and run away.

Priestesses Tsubakiya Kona and Yazawa Kanon rushed into Fujiwara Himeka's room with knives in hand.

Fujiwara Himeka had just finished examining her calf injury.

Although the swelling is severe, the bones are not broken and there is no external injury, so just apply some ointment.

Seeing her two most trusted priestesses coming in, Fujiwara Himeka immediately pulled her kimono down to her waist, revealing her entire beautiful and charming upper body without any obstruction.

"God, you are injured!"

Tsubakiya Kona exclaimed, ran over, knelt behind her, put down the knife, and took the medicine box.

Yazawa Kanon held a knife and knelt on one knee in front of Fujiwara Himeka. She glanced at the wound on her leg and said in a deep voice: "Lord, the assassination failed?"

Fujiwara Himeka's eyes narrowed dangerously: "There's a traitor!"

Even Tsubakiya Kona, who was cleaning her wound behind her, was shocked when she heard this.

Fujiwara Himeka said coldly: "There was a sneak attack by ninjas. They knew exactly where I was and chose the best time to attack."

Yazawa Kanon tightened her grip on the knife, and a hint of murderous intent flashed through her beautiful eyes: "Is it Kamura's doing?"

Fujiwara Himeka shook her head: "That idiot has no idea of ​​my actions!"

Fujiwara Himeka narrowed her beautiful eyes and said coldly: "Wrap my wound first. Let's go see Monk Jinghai tomorrow! I think he can give me an answer!"

Yang Yuan was holding an unsheathed Japanese sword in his hand, and he and Uncle Gou were standing in front of a shorter building in the corner of the shrine.

Inside the shrine, there were sounds of killing everywhere.

The ninjas who followed behind used their own climbing tools to enter the shrine and fought with the remaining samurai who rushed towards them, causing chaos in the shrine.

Uncle Gou had a piece of white cloth wrapped around his waist. If you looked closely, you could see that it was exquisite double-layer silk from the Song Dynasty with dark patterns.

This is the kimono that Yang Yuan stripped off Fujiwara Himeka and threw to Uncle Gou to bandage his wounds, so the image looks a bit funny.

Old Man Ji, with his tall and fat body, climbed up from underneath very nimbly and clapped his hands.

He had just gone down and captured a "chushi", or trainee in the shrine.

However, due to the language barrier, Mr. Ji asked for a long time, but he could only hear the man chattering and could not understand what he was saying.

Uncle Ji was upset when he heard this, so he twisted his neck and climbed up again.

Uncle Gou held his buttocks, which were shot by the arrows, with one hand, and looked around, saying, "Where would the person we are looking for hide?"

Looking at the chaotic shrine, Yang Yuan couldn't help but frown.

They did not understand the purpose and characteristics of these architectural layouts, and it was difficult for them to find the female swordsman who could speak Chinese.

"Light the fire!"

Yang Yuan looked around and pointed to the left and right: "Split up and set the house on fire. Since we can't find her, let's chase her out!"

"it is good!"

Uncle Ji and Uncle Gou had no psychological burden at all. They immediately split up and rushed to set fire to each building.

Yang Yuan ran forward along the roof, knife in hand.

He had to find out why someone wanted to kill him.

He did not doubt the monk Jinghai of Dashan Temple.

If those people from "Yaki Shoji" wanted to swallow up the shares owned by him, a merchant from the State of Song, they could have chosen to do it in Daishan Temple, or even tampered with the tea.

So, what is the purpose of the master of a shrine, who leads so many warriors and wants to kill him as soon as possible?

Could it be because he was asking about Ono Mingxi's whereabouts?

If Ono Mingxi was indeed involved in Qin Hui's conspiracy, then it would make sense for him to kill someone who had traveled across the ocean from the State of Song and started looking for his whereabouts as soon as he set foot on land.

So, the hostess of this Whale Sea Palace should be Ono Mingxi's person, right?

Yang Yuan felt that he had found his target!
(End of this chapter)