In early spring, the snow on Mount Koya has just melted, and the surface is full of greenery, and the gurgling streams of the mountains bring infinite vitality.In the dense forest, towering ancient trees cover the sky, making it difficult for people in the middle to tell the direction.Tokugawa Mitsusada clasped his hands in front of his mouth, and let out a sharp whistling, which echoed in the valley for a long time. After waiting for a long time, there was no response.It seemed that she was completely lost and separated from the people who followed her.

Tokugawa Mitsusada carried the longbow she had been holding on her body, carefully looked at the surrounding environment, walked to the stream, took a handful of water with her hands and drank it directly. "Ah!" It was so cold, I looked up and saw that the snow on the top of the mountain hadn't melted yet, no wonder it was so cold.Although it is ice, it also quenches thirst, especially Tokugawa Mitsusada lost his way in the mountains after chasing an adult stag, and has been wandering for a long time.

Koyasan is a general term for a group of mountains, just to the northeast of Wakayama.It covers a large area and has a high altitude. Because it is the birthplace of Dongmi religion and the place where Tokugawa Ieyasu is buried, very few people can enter Koyasan, let alone hunting here.Not to mention dirty, even the poor or unreasonable samurai set foot on it easily is a dead word.Even nobles, but if they are men, they are not allowed to enter. This is a sacred mountain, which is much more sacred than Mount Fuji in the island country.

Although it was still early spring and it was still a bit cold in the mountains, Tokugawa Mitsusada had been practicing martial arts since he was a child and had been running around for a long time, and his body was already sweating profusely.At the age of more than 40, she is really gifted with such physical strength.The hair is simply combed into a big hanging hair, her forehead is tied with a dark green forehead band, she is dressed in a dark green hunting suit, and her trouser legs and wrists are tied with metal wrist guards. I don't know her age, but I think she is about 30 years old at most.However, Tokugawa Mitsusada felt that he was really old and lacked the vigor to compete in the world.

Her energy was consumed by the disturbances in the backyard. It is said that she has two daughters who are also adults, and it is time for her to spare time to study government affairs.However, the eldest daughter was educated by her biological father to be more than meticulous but lacking in courage, and the second daughter was educated by her biological father to be superior.Women hold up the sky outside, but why should they be brought up by men in the backyard?Tokugawa Mitsusada sighed deeply again, no matter how great her ambitions were, they were shattered bit by bit by being dragged by the backyard.Fortunately, she gave birth to her eldest daughter early, and married the general's only son for her.Speaking of this Mr. Crane, it's good, but it's a pity that it's too good. His political vision and skills are superior to his own daughter. Alas, it's a pity.In particular, both of them have been married for three years, yet they have no children yet, and Mr. He is jealous, and he forbids his daughter to accept other men.

She leaned against a big tree, sat down, and looked up at the towering tree top.She is really getting old, this kind of tranquility makes her yearn for it, and this kind of silence makes her addicted.Every passive change of regime is accompanied by turmoil and blood. She is tired and just wants to protect this piece of tranquility forever.

Suddenly, a group of flying birds startled not far away, and small animals kept running around.Tokugawa Mitsusada stood up in a jerk, and held the bow in her hand again. She lowered her body slightly, letting more voices flow into her ears, and her eyes searched around.There is such a scene in the deep mountains, either there are people hunting or there are wild beasts infesting.It's best for her people to find her, and it's okay to meet a beast, even if it's someone else with a heart.General Gang Ji is arrogant, Yu Sanjia and several great feudal clans are uneasy, and she wants to stay longer with her life, after all, she has too many things to worry about.

Guangzhen judged the situation, jumped several times, and reached a commanding height.Hunting and military affairs have the same effect, and she was good at it from birth, and it was in her blood.The best defense is to take advantage of the opportunity, take advantage of the terrain, and respond to all changes with the same.She slowed her breathing, letting herself blend into the dense bushes as much as possible.

The shadows of the trees shook more and more violently, as if the ground was trembling. The weak animals had long since hid, and the long-legged ones were also desperately fleeing.Guangzhen squinted her eyes, and vaguely saw shadows swaying on the branches. There are monkeys in this mountain?Roaring and chasing, it was a brown bear, which had grown up and weighed thousands of catties. When it ran, the mountains shook.With such a size and such dexterity, and the keenest sense of smell, he is born to be the king of the mountain.The target it was chasing seemed to be the black shadow on the tree. The brown bear stood up and was more than three meters high. Guangzhen felt a little excited, but she still lowered her body and looked carefully at the tree.

Thick branches, nothing can be seen.However, suddenly, with a scream, the brown bear violently began to hit the big tree in front of it that only three or four people could embrace.Guangzhen kept some distance away, but she also felt that the blood in her body was boiling.If he could hunt this thing, it would be a worthwhile trip, but, what is it that angered it?Could it be that there are animals that eat bears on the mountain?Don't let her steal the fruits of other people's labor, let's wait and see.

The big tree became precarious under the desperate collision of the brown bear. When the big tree fell to the ground with a crash, a shadow jumped down from the tree.The speed was as fast as a gust of wind, with a few flashes, the bear raised its paw high, and a shadow fell to the ground.It's a person!The brown bear stood tall, but collapsed calmly. This chase ended in its failure, and the price it paid was life.With the last resentment in mind, the brown bear threw it at the person in front of it. Its heavy body was enough to bury that person with it.

As a result, the man stopped the bear's body with only one hand.This arm strength is amazing!Guangzhen let out a slight snort.The man brought the bear down, drew the dagger from his waist, and made several more mends.If Guangzhen wasn't afraid of being exposed, she really wanted to get closer to appreciate and study the clean and neat technique.In the blink of an eye, the man suddenly disappeared.Guangzhen is naturally sensitive, and she has lived to this day relying on a kind of intuition.So, when she felt the danger, she pulled out the dagger, turned around and threw it without even thinking about it.With a muffled sound, it was inserted into the tree trunk, and the blade completely disappeared.There was a person standing in front of the tree, a strand of hair fell down lightly, and a streak of blood appeared on his face, with surprise in his eyes.

It was a man, about 20 years old, like a ninja, with bunts, black hair combed into a high ponytail, fair skin, clothes like tree bark, a wide belt around his waist, and a row of small knives. He held a dagger in his left hand, which was still stained with bear's blood. The blade was attached to the inside of his wrist, which was a very strange way of holding the knife.On a cold day, with bare feet, if it wasn't for the neatly trimmed hair, he would look like a savage who grew up on the mountain and was raised by wild animals.He wiped the blood off his cheek with the thumb of his right hand, gave Guangzhen a vicious look, brought his thumb to his lips, and licked off his own blood.

Guangzhen felt a tremor in the depths of her heart, a numbness crawling from her tailbone to the back of her head, itchy and numb.The man looked at Guangzhen for a long time, frowned and thought for a while, and finally reached out and gently pulled out the knife nailed into the tree trunk.He bent down slightly, this posture can both attack and retreat, Guangzhen is also a little nervous.Subconsciously, she felt that it was better not to provoke him, and moved her hand on the Taidao slightly to signal him.After a while, the man lightly tossed the knife back to Guangzhen, which meant that he gave up the confrontation with her.However, he didn't relax his vigilance, looked at Guangzhen, and retreated.

The man returned to the bear, dragged the bear on the ground, and threw it over his shoulder, making him almost invisible.

"Hey." Guangzhen followed behind the man and said softly.

The man looked at Guangzhen warily, and pulled the bear even tighter.Guangzhen was happy, she didn't hunt for bears, although they were rare, but what's the point if they weren't hunted by her. "I'm lost, can you send me out, or send me near my people."

You can tell by looking at the bunt of the man, he is very familiar with this film.While speaking, Guangzhen threw the short knife with its sheath on the ground and kicked him.This act of bribing and signaling his own safety made the man relax his vigilance, thought for a long time, and nodded.He was carrying the bear, with a little tiptoe and a hook, the knife was in his hand.It can be seen that he is very satisfied with this knife, and it is pinned to his waist.Guangzhen followed him, walking step by step.The two of them didn't communicate, the man walked very fast, fortunately he carried the bear on his back, otherwise, Guangzhen really doubted whether she could keep up.And the man looked back at Guangzhen from time to time, seeing her following along, no matter how difficult the mountain road was, he was surprised in his heart, and immediately felt a dull pain from the wound on his face.How long has it been since he was hurt?If he hadn't seen Guangzhen's attire, and there were so many extra guards in the mountains today, he would have fought this man well.

However, her high status is not something that he can do arbitrarily. He can't take risks, so he gave her a favor.After walking for a long time, the sky was getting dark, only then did Guangzhen hear the dog barking, and saw the moving heads not far away, they were hers.She was about to turn around to thank her, but found that the man had long since disappeared.

It was night, Guangzhen had dealt with the concubine's rounds of greetings in the mansion, and listened to the rigorous rewards from Gangjiao before she was able to retreat from the crowd.

"Zheng Zhi" Tokugawa Mitsusada called out to the moonlight without looking back.

"Yes." Ghana Zhengzhi appeared from an inconspicuous corner, waiting for orders.Guangzhen sighed, it was Ghana Zhengzhi who knew her, she was quiet when she existed, and timely when she needed it.

"Ask someone from Jushi's family for me, just say, I'd like to talk to them."

"Master!" Gana Zhengzhi has not been so panicked for many years. She advised, "Master, others don't know the background of the Jushi family, don't you know? It is said that it is a new black force, if it is what they say, why bother?" Winding all the way here from Hokkaido, please protect us."

"It's not that they can't go on anymore, why should they negotiate with me and ask me for protection. Such a big pie, you have to be able to swallow it." Guangzhen turned around and looked at Zheng Zhi, "I know they are Ainu People, I also know that the shogunate and the imperial family are chasing them. Hehe, the great Yamato nation has occupied other people's land, and they still have to pay off the aborigines."

Ganazheng knelt down and fell deeply on the ground, implying that he begged Guangzhen to think about it again.The Ainu people are the aborigines of Japan. However, the full title of the generals of the shogunate is "General Conquering Yi". This "Yi" refers to the Ainu people, and they are called "Ezo".This was an opportunity for the shogunate to rise, but also a disaster for the Ainu people.The folk customs of this nation are simple and tough, and they rely on the sea to eat the sea and the mountains to eat the mountains, but they were almost wiped out by several generations of generals.Those who survived were scattered and fell into the folk.However, their looks are different from those of the Yamato clan. Bai Zan's skin, tall stature, jet-black hair, and deep facial features are eye-catching everywhere.

The Jushi clan is the elite of the Ainu clan.It is difficult for them to survive, and if they want to be safe and secure their allegiance, it is like holding a double-edged sword in their hands, which can defend against the enemy but also easily hurt themselves.The Ainu people are brave and good at fighting, and they are proficient in ninjutsu. Their people are all over Japan. Even the generals are greedy for this piece of cake, but they have to weigh it if they want to swallow it.Ghana knows that the master has strength, but the risk is too great, even if they don't win them over, they won't lose anything.Even if there is, it is just icing on the cake, and if it is not, it is not bad.However, for the Jushi family, the result is very different, it is a matter of life and death.

"Go ahead. The general doesn't want to see them cornered. If you push them into a corner, the consequences will be disastrous. Why don't you let me be the good guy?"

"Master, but you did this because you were afraid of being suspected by the general." The other feudal clans were nothing to be afraid of, and she had never seen anyone who could stand shoulder to shoulder with the master at the same time.

Guangzhen laughed out loud, "Zhengzhi, you are also stupid. If I don't accept it, will the general stop suspecting me?"

Ghana's government immediately silenced it, and no matter what the master did or didn't do, he was always the most scrupulous and suspicious person of the general.In this world, the more you hide it, the more people will doubt you, and the more you say you don't have such a mind, the more people will not believe you.On the contrary, the more arrogant and daring you are, the more people think you are upright and unfiltered.Alas, Ghana Zheng admires the master's open-mindedness. In fact, she thinks the master's real thoughts may be that I am like this, believe it or not.If we can get along peacefully, we will be in harmony, if not, then we will fight against each other.This is strength, the right to say no, and the ability to be neutral.If you want to stand aloof from the world, you need strength to speak!Otherwise, he would have died a long time ago, and Ji Yifan would have been swallowed up long ago.

"Go ahead, the fewer people who know about the Jushi family, the better." Guangzhen curled her lips, people are just so ridiculous, if you don't talk about it, it seems that there is no such thing.It doesn't take three generations, the background of the Jushi family is not so good.What's more, in the case of her caring for each other.

The patriarch of the Jushi family and Tokugawa Mitsusada met in secret, and the conditions were negotiated as early as when the Jushi family was loyal, but Tokugawa Mitsusada added one last thing:

She wanted the man who hunted the bear.

Yes, she knew at first glance that this man was an Ainu on Mount Koya, because of his fair skin, black hair, deep facial features, agile skills, and decent temperament.Moreover, it must have something to do with the Jushijia who have recently flowed into Kii.Because the "bear sacrifice" is not an ordinary ceremony, the Ainu people worship bears, and they only hunt bears during sacrifices.

That night, the man was sent to Guangzhen's backyard, just in the name of a servant, but there was an extra person to serve him personally.

At that time, Tokugawa Mitsusada didn't care about the identity of this man, whether he was the next patriarch of the Jushi family or the most valiant warrior in the family, he could only be conquered by her on the bed.

And if Guangzhen could foresee the future, she would definitely not make such a hasty decision.This is something that she will regret for the rest of her life, because at that time, she didn't know that she would fall in love with this person until she wished that the world would immediately sang the sea.

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