"Eight hundred Bi...Quni?" Lin stared blankly at the head of a woman with a peaceful face in the brocade box in front of her.

"You must have heard of the story of the Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis, right?" Toyotomi Nobuhide turned the brocade box in his hand and carefully looked at the brocade box in his hand with an intoxicated look as if he were looking at some precious artwork.

The head contained in the box.

"In order to get eight hundred bhikkhunis... I also spent a lot of effort..."

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Ogata, Amachi, Genichi, and Genmasa rode in the carriage driven by Asai.

Mamiya, Makimura, Azuki, Hatsumi, and Shibata took the carriage driven by Shimada.

Driving a carriage is not an easy task.

Regardless of the difficulty of controlling the horse, the driver must pay a lot of attention to the road conditions alone.

There are no smooth highways in this era, they are basically dirt roads with potholes.

If you are not careful, your wheels will fall into a huge pothole that is difficult to drive out of.

For this reason, Asai, who was responsible for playing forward, had to focus on the road ahead to prevent the car from driving into a difficult place...

Just when Asai was concentrating on driving the carriage, an old voice that was very unfamiliar to Asai suddenly came from behind him:

"Yes, just go straight along this road. Go to the end and turn right."

The owner of this old male voice is none other than Xuan Zheng.

Listening to Xuanzheng's instructions, Asai couldn't help but frown slightly.

Who is this old guy...?

This question has been lingering in Asai's mind since just now.

Previously, when he just started the carriage, this old guy suddenly jumped out and instructed him to turn into the narrow path ahead.

After that, the old guy continued to give him various traveling instructions just like before, guiding him in which direction to turn and where to go.

Because he needed to concentrate on driving, Asai couldn't find the energy to ask the old man's identity, so he could only obediently follow the old man's instructions to drive.

After following the old man's instructions and walking all the way to the end of the current path, I saw a fork in the road.

After turning right, you entered a wide, flat avenue.

This avenue is much easier to walk than the trail just now. Not only is the road wide, but there are no potholes, so you can move forward boldly and confidently.

No longer needing to concentrate on carefully observing the road surface, Asai finally had the time to clarify the questions in his mind one by one.

"...Can you come and explain to me who this old man is who has been giving me directions just now?" Asai asked loudly to the car behind him without looking back.

As soon as he finished asking questions, he heard Xuan Zheng smile "ho ho".

"My name is Xuan Zheng."

"Now... let me be the one to help you."

"I have already negotiated with Mr. Toyotomi Genichi and the others before."

Xuan Zheng raised his eyes and glanced at Yuan Yi, who was sitting directly opposite him.

"I know the location of the dock where Nikki Maru and Hulu Maru are parked."

"I'm here to show you the way and help you reach the dock."

"Just obey my instructions. I have walked from Mount Koya to the dock where the battleships are parked countless times. I have memorized the route and other things by heart."

Asai was already full of questions. After hearing what Xuan Zheng said, Asai felt that there were even more questions in his mind...

Ogata and his team are no strangers to Nikki Pills and Gourd Pills.

Last night, when we rode a carriage overnight to Mount Koya, Hatsumi told everyone all the information she knew about the Toyotomi clan.

Including the two sailing battleships Nikki Maru and Gyūmaru purchased from the British Empire by the Toyotomi clan, each with 70 guns.

As for Xuanzheng, Asai also knew who he was.

"...Genichi-san, what on earth is going on?" Asai endured his temper and asked Genichi in the car behind him.

There is no need to hide anything from his subordinates.

Genichi deliberately spoke loudly about a series of things they had encountered in Mount Koya so that Shimada, who was following behind in another car, could hear clearly.

When they were still on Mount Koya, and when they had just decided to pursue Toyotomi, Xuan Zheng said something shocking:

"Since you are determined to pursue Nobuhide...then let me help you. I will show you the way. I know the specific location of the dock where the Nikki Maru and Hyundai Maru are parked."

Hearing Xuan Zheng's offer of help, Yuan Yi frowned and asked him on the spot: Why did he help them like this and what reward did he want.

Xuanzheng's answer was concise and powerful: I don't need any reward, I am willing to help you for free, I just want to help you find trouble with the Toyotomi clan.

Time is running out and there is no room for hesitation.

Anyway, this attack on Koyasan was originally a gambling operation. Gambling Lin and Isshiki's family were all in Koyasan.

They didn't mind taking another gamble. After a very brief discussion, Ogata, Genichi and others decided to trust Xuan Zheng and let Xuan Zheng show them the way to the dock.

After listening to Yuan Yi's explanation of the cause and effect, Asai immediately frowned, turned his head, and stared at Xuan Zheng behind him:

"...You guy...are actually willing to help us for free...Do you have any grudge against the Toyotomi clan?"

"That's right." Xuan Zheng replied very readily, "The Toyotomi clan and I...no, I should say: I have a huge grudge against Toyotomi Nobhide."

"I even wished...to see Toyotomi Nobuhide die in front of me on the spot."

"As long as I can see Toyotomi Nobuhide die in front of me, even if I die immediately, I can rest in peace."

"As long as it's something that can make Toyotomi suffer, I'm willing to help for free."

"You plan to pursue Toyotomi and intercept them at the dock, which will cause huge trouble for the Toyotomi clan. How can I not help you with all my strength?"

After saying that, Xuan Zheng let out a sinister "ho ho ho" laugh.

At this moment, Ogata, who was sitting opposite Xuanzheng, stared at Xuanzheng closely and said slowly:

"...As far as I know, you have been doing your best to help Toyotomi Nobuhide research the 'Immortal Power'."

"Even if your apprentice Xuanzhi abandons you, you will still never leave Toyotomi Nobhide..."

"You are obviously supposed to be Toyotomi Nobhide's right-hand man... why are you locked up in an underground prison, and why are you so hostile to Toyotomi Nobhide, and why are you even willing to help those who are against him?"

"...You really know a lot of things." Xuan Zheng raised his eyebrows, raised his gaze, and glanced at Ogata, "Even Xuan Zheng knows..."

Ogata: "Not only do I know Gennao, but I also met him in Ezo a few months ago."

"Have you... met Xuanzhi?"

Ever since Ogata first met Xuan Zheng, Xuan Zheng had always had a smile on his face that made people look extremely uncomfortable.

It was only at this moment... that Ogata finally saw... other expressions besides the "disgusting smile" on Xuan Zheng's face.

"...Xuanzhi...how are he doing now?" Xuanzheng's eyes flickered, as if he felt uneasy, he kept twisting his neck and rubbing his hands.

"Honestly it's not good."

Ogata informed Xuanzheng in a concise and concise manner about Xuanzhi's current situation of split personality.

"That's it..." Ogata finished his words and Xuanzheng's head dropped slightly, "Xuanzheng...has become like this now..."

"Ho ho... that's fine... as long as he's still alive."

After taking a deep breath, that extremely uncomfortable smile appeared on Xuan Zheng's face again.

"Mr. Ogata Ittosai, you just asked me: Why am I, who should be Nobhide's right-hand man, now hostile to Nobhide?"

"Ho ho ho... Since you know the existence of the 'immortal power', do you know where the 'immortal power' comes from?"

Ogata and others shook their heads without any secret.

"Don't you know...then...let's start from this place."

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"Whether it was before or now, I have never forgotten the great cause of 'overthrowing the Edo shogunate and restoring Toyotomi'."

Toyotomi Nobuhide said to Lin calmly and in a righteous tone.

"You can't overthrow the Edo shogunate if you stay in your hometown."

"So, I came here ten... a few years ago? Anyway, it was more than ten years ago that I decided to leave home, leave Xiaolin and you, go out into the outside world, hone myself, and prepare myself for defeating Jiang in the future.

The shogunate saved money and cultivated its own power."

"However, only half a year later, after seeing the world outside my hometown with my own eyes, I gradually realized that even though the Edo shogunate is now decayed, it is still a behemoth whose status is hard to shake."

"If I accumulate financial resources and recruit troops step by step, I'm afraid I won't be able to successfully overthrow the Edo shogunate until my death."

"So I decided to find another way to defeat the Edo shogunate."

"And it happened that I met Master Xianyuan at that time."

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"Master Xianyuan is also an incredible lunatic..."

Xuan Zheng shook his shoulders and let out a low chuckle.

Although he was old, his voice was very loud. Even if there was interference from the noise of the carriage, his words could still be clearly heard by everyone on the "Shimada Car" behind him.
To be continued...