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"What happened? Why is it so dark?" Jiujin groped around in confusion, but found nothing except two big men.
"I was afraid that you would suffocate to death, so I turned off the lights." Yu Yan spread his hands across the darkness and said jokingly.
Unexpectedly, Jiujin immediately waved his hand after hearing this, and said in an urgent tone: "If what we want to talk about is what you just said, then forget it."
"Light the candles, you may get hurt if you go out in the dark."
Before he finished speaking, Jiujin reached out and scratched around, as if he wanted to find a candle to light it.
"Here you go." Yi Yan saw Jiujin's movements in the darkness and directly handed him the candle in his hand.
"Huh——, ah~"
"Huh——, ah~"
"Huh——, ah~"
Accompanied by the sound of the blowing wind, Huozhezi lit up in the darkness for a while, and then completely lost its light. No matter how Jiujin tried to light the fire, he just couldn't light the candle.
"That's weird, why can't it light up?" Jiujin scratched his head, but no sparks flew out of the fire stick even though he blew it until his mouth went dry.
"Yes, why can't it light up?" The voice of the ember sounded like a smile but not a smile in the darkness.
"There must be a lack of...oxygen...in the cellar, right?"
The tone of Tuan Gui Liu's words naturally changed from reasoning to hesitation, and finally to trembling. And his voice became smaller and smaller, and finally fell silent.
"Oh!"
A bright fire exploded from the fingertips of the ember. Under the oxygen-free conditions, the fire was still bright and showed no tendency to extinguish.
The fuel for an ember flame is not oxygen, but something else. So whenever it burns, it brings light.
The firelight illuminated the huge and somewhat empty cellar, and Jiujin and Danguiliu, who were closest to the embers, were naturally illuminated without a shadow.
"Do you think your changes were caused by me or the shogunate?" Ember rolled up Jiujin's sleeves, exposing the part with downy scales.
"..."
Jiujin smoothed his sleeves silently, shook his head and said nothing.
"You...have both?" Tuangui Liu scratched his head and said hesitantly.
He already knew that the golden tree was planted by Ember, and he also knew that the changes in his body were caused by the golden tree.
If you don't look at any other conditions, why the people of Feimu Village are like this, Ember must be the direct reason.
"That's true, but I can take responsibility for my actions."
"I will let you know the true use of your power. If you cannot accept your inhuman body, I can also restore you."
Yi Yan's tone was full of confidence, but he immediately changed the topic and said in a sinister tone: "But what about the shogunate? I gave you my own version, but what about the shogunate's version?"
"If they don't give it, you have to do it yourself? I planted that tree very well, and I usually don't spread out so much power. The shogunate has 80% of the responsibility for turning you into this."
The firelight and shadows danced on the face of the ember. They were like tentacles protruding from the bottom of the deep sea, as if they would reach out at the next moment and pull Jiujin and Danguiliu into the abyss.
"Besides, who told you this was a rebellion? This is obviously..." Yi Yan raised his head, and the shadow on his face was dispersed by the firelight because of the angle.
He thought for a while, then nodded and said with great conviction: "This is obviously King Qin's visit!"
"Someone deceived Shengcong. As a member of Dao's wife, don't you want to be clear to your side and clear to Yuyu?!"
Hearing this, Jiujin's face first became distorted, then struggled, but finally became calm again. After sighing deeply, he shook his head and said: "Huh, no need to say more, you are rebelling. "
"As for us becoming like this..., no one needs to be responsible. It is our destiny to be brought about by current events."
After saying that, Jiujin stopped talking. No matter what Yu Jin says, it will not change the "rebellious" nature of this matter in Jiu Jin's heart.
"Isn't it? Are you so tolerable?" Seeing Jiujin forcefully swallowing the suffering brought upon him by the shogunate, Yi Jin immediately sighed with emotion at the "broadness" of their hearts.
"Endure? Do you think I want to endure it? But what can I do other than endure it? There are so many people behind me waiting to eat, I can't act on impulse!"
Jiujin clenched his fists and let out a low roar, almost as if he was gritting his teeth.
The rebels left dozens of corpses at the end of the village, and Washizu hoped more than anyone else that someone from the shogunate would lie down with them.
But Feimucun's strength doesn't allow it, nor does his responsibility.
"Do you think you can just tolerate it? Recently, the shogunate has attacked the resistance again. It's not just a small fight, it's the kind that wants to end the world in one fell swoop!"
Ember glanced at the cellar, where many bags of grain were stacked.
"How did Feimu Village get its food recently?"
"It was given by fools. Although I don't know why they are so kind, I have checked the food itself and it is genuine."
Although Jiujin was confused as to why Ember asked this, he still answered Ember's question with undissipated anger.
"Very good, what about lately?"
"They haven't come recently, and I don't expect to hold the fate of the village in their hands. I have already sent people to buy food."
Jiujin recalled the current situation of the village. Thanks to the support of the fools, the situation of Feimu Village has been much better recently.
However, there have been no fools coming recently, but Washujin himself does not expect to hand over the lifeblood of the village to such an organization with a bad reputation.
Therefore, while thanking the fools, Jiujin did not give up on obtaining food through other channels.
Although these channels have various disadvantages.
"You can wait and see which one is more powerful, the fool or your subordinates."
"What do you mean?" Jiujin raised his head, looking confused.
"It's nothing interesting. It's just that a large-scale war is coming. You fools can't get food. Do you think you can?"
"The best measure now is to replace the group of people above the shogunate before the war begins!"
Ember waved his fist and said viciously! Not only that, but General Thunder also needs to be taught a lesson.
Ember didn't even bother her, but she didn't expect that this guy would take advantage of Ember first.
It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!
"Damn it, I did it!"
As soon as Yu Jin finished speaking, he saw Dangui Liu, who had not interrupted until now, raising his arm.
"My life depends on living! Now that the national traitors are in power, as a warrior, you should point your sword at the national traitors! This is a righteous war!"
Dangui Liuyi's face boiled with enthusiasm. He had had this idea for a long time, and now Yuan Yan had thought of it together with him.
"Hey..., let me ask, who else is there?" When Jiujin saw this, and then thought of his subordinates who had not heard from him so far, his heart finally wavered a little.
Chapter 498 Meeting in the Cellar
2024-02-23
"You've got to ask the right person." Hearing this, Yi Yan immediately came over mysteriously.
"I'll tell you the most important ones. In addition to you, there are also the Palace Secretary of Narukami Taisha Shrine and the head of the Kamisato family. They..."
Ember told Washujin and Dankiroku about the conspiracy between Yae Kamiko and Kamisato Ayato without any reservation.
I wonder if Kamisato Ayato, who had specifically reminded Ember to keep it secret, would cry when he saw this scene.
"I didn't expect that the Kamisato family and Narukami Taisha would actually have such considerations?" After listening to what Yu Jin said, Jiujin already felt a turmoil in his heart.
Originally, he thought that the interior of the shogunate was a solid iron plate, but he did not expect that there was already an undercurrent surging inside.
"Really? I've long said that this is not a rebellion. At best...it's just a political struggle!"
Ember patted Jiujin on the shoulder with a calm expression on his face.
It was as if these things were nothing to him - in fact, they were nothing to Ember.
Even if Kujo Sora said that General Raiden noticed him, it wouldn't be a big deal to Ember.
Kujo Sora's speculation that he did this was on the one hand, and more importantly, the recent actions of the shogunate ruined his good deeds. If not for this, Ember would have simply forgotten about the people in the shogunate.
"It would be nice if it was as easy as it sounds." When Jiujin was shaken, a sad look appeared on his face.
"Don't belittle yourself. Who can look as rosy as you without breathing?"
Ember pointed at the candle that couldn't be lit in Jiujin's hand. The oxygen in the cellar is now so thin that ordinary people would die of suffocation within a few minutes.
"You already have extraordinary strength. Just call a few good players and let's sneak into Inazuma City."
"When the time comes, smashing the cup will be the signal, and everyone will rush forward. Who can resist?"
Ember clenched his palm into a fist and waved it several times in front of the eyes of Jiujin and Dankiroku.
"It's easier said than done." Jiujin shook his head and sighed a few times.
Ember said it was easy, but it was extremely difficult to do. The overt or covert guards in Inazuma Castle are not vegetarians.
"What's so difficult about this? Do we look like powerful people? If you take off your armor that is about to wear out and enter Inazuma Castle, who will pay attention to you?"
Danguiliu immediately retorted when he heard that Jiujin had destroyed other people's ambitions and was proud of himself.
The tight defense of Inazuma Castle is only limited to the strong men with the Eye of God. Who would have the leisure to care about it?
The villagers of Feimu Village fit the definition of "ordinary people" very well. He can't even be called an ordinary person, he should be called a countryman.
When they go to Daozuma City, they won't be noticed, but they will be discriminated against.
It can be said that today's Feimu Village villagers are simply the most suitable group of people for work such as sneak attacks.
"What you said..." Jiujin looked down at himself. The mud on his leggings had not completely solidified, and the calluses on his palms were thick.
"That makes sense!" Jiujin scratched his head. As long as he took off his armor and covered up the parts of his body that were different from ordinary people, he looked like an old country farmer.
But who would have thought that the strength of an old farmer is no less than that of the owner of the Eye of God?
After listening to Dankiliu's words, Jiujin thought about it briefly and understood the truth. If the people from Feimu Village really wanted to sneak into Inazuma City, no one would really care.
"Not only that, don't forget the Kamisato family. They have a secret passage that leads directly from the outside of the city to Inazuma Castle." Seeing Jiujin's thoughtful look, Yi Yan added more fuel to the fire.
"Is that so?" Jiujin raised his head, his eyes moving, and he hammered the sack beside him, and then said angrily:
"Since you said so, then I'll do it too! In the end, it was you who saved my life, so consider it as repayment of gratitude!"
It was as if Washijin had swallowed the bone spur stuck in his throat. As soon as he said these words, his aura suddenly rose, and even the layers of wrinkles on his face relaxed.
After some heroic words, Jiujin finally calmed down. He took a deep breath and reminded the embers: