In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

But my chest hurts so much, what should I do?

Zuo Cun struggled to his feet, and by then, the bandits were already right in front of him.

Oh right, I also have a knife—where's my knife?

During the attack by the bandits, the knife flew to other places.

Zuo Cun clutched his chest, backed away, and looked around.

The knife is not far from Zuo Village, but the bandits will most likely not let Zuo Village get it.

Suddenly, Zuocun felt something hard touch his back.

It's a wall—

Zuocun was not surprised but rather pleased.

To the astonishment of the bandits, Zuo Cun scrambled up the house and crouched on the roof, clutching his chest.

Then, before the bandits could react, he leaped forward.

Zuo Cun climbed onto the house not to escape, or rather, for some reason, Zuo Cun never thought of escaping when he encountered this bandit.

With a roll to avoid injury, Zuocun picked up the emerald green wakizashi.

Zuo Cun drew his sword, gripped the hilt with both hands, and looked at the bandits.

I'm scared, I'm scared—

But I don't want to die here!

"Ahhhh-"

Having no prior knowledge of martial arts or swordsmanship, Zuocun charged forward.

The bandit wanted to chop Zuo Cun with his axe, but Zuo Cun jumped up and kicked him in the wrist.

He was skin and bones, but his strength was astonishing.

The axe was kicked off and landed on the ground. Just as the bandit was about to look up, he saw a flash of light.

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

The boy seemed born to kill—

One strike and he was beheaded.

Gudong.

The bandit's head rolled to the ground, still bearing an expression of disbelief.

The boy's arms were not strong; he gripped the knife hilt, and his fluffy hair, damp with sweat, covered his eyes.

Two drops of blood dripped from the knife.

Zuo Cun clutched his chest and turned to look at the bandit's corpse.

The headless corpse swayed in place before collapsing to the ground.

Looking at this scene, Zuo Cun felt only one thing—

It felt quite pleasant.

Not at all disgusting, but rather quite pleasant.

But the dull pain in his chest prevented him from appreciating the scene before him.

Samura found the scabbard, wiped the blood off the blade with his clothes, and sheathed the sword. "I need to find Miss Okita first..."

Taking a deep breath, and ignoring the corpses on the ground, Zuocun Anuo left.

The village was silent except for the crackling of the flames.

In contrast, the villagers nowadays have either gone to seek refuge or are all dead.

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Chapter 278 The Bandit Leader, Killed

"Boss, are you there? The brothers are all—" A bandit arrived at the door of Okita's house, seemingly trying to warn others, but was slashed in the chest by Rintaro.

After killing the henchmen, Rintaro Okita charged forward again and engaged the bandit leader in a fierce battle.

The bandit leader obtained some crucial information from this.

The looting of the village should have ended.

Looking at the enormous Okita residence, the bandit leader gritted his teeth.

It's time to leave. This dilapidated house looks so poor. Even if I go in and search, I probably won't find anything good. I should hurry up and leave. Although these two hateful samurai are not strong, if they fight him together, they will wear him down sooner or later. It's not worth it. Let's go.

Having made up his mind, the bandit first brandished his greatsword and wildly swung it around, scaring Rintarō into not daring to move forward, and then dodged the general's slash.

Taking advantage of the opening, Rintaro tried to step forward and continue fighting, but was kicked in the stomach by the burly bandit leader.

The frail Rintarō couldn't stand up for two or three minutes. The bandit leader glanced at Okita Souji, and then—

They turned and ran.

"Stop, you villain!" Okita Souji hesitated for a moment, then looked at Rintaro lying on the ground.

Rintaro nodded with difficulty, indicating that he was alright.

The commander gritted his teeth and chased after him.

The bandit leader chuckled. He was no match for two of them, but if he lured out one, he could kill him at will.

Wouldn't it be better to loot the house later?

Greed took hold of him, and the bandit leader turned his head to take a look.

Okita Souji followed behind with his sword, and it would take him about ten seconds to catch up.

Since that's the case, why bother running anymore?

But as soon as he turned his head back, his pupils contracted.

Another person appeared at the corner ahead of him.

A simply dressed boy came into his view.

Most importantly, this boy was also carrying a knife!

Having experienced Okita's blade, the bandit leader would never underestimate these young swordsmen again.

Zuocun was startled.

As soon as I turned the corner, I saw a tall, fat bandit covered in blood who looked like a gorilla.

Zuocun instinctively gripped the knife handle tighter.

When Souji saw the bandit leader stop, he thought she was preparing to fight her. However, when he passed the bandit leader, he saw Zuocun holding a knife and standing in an extremely dangerous position. He was stunned.

Sōmura was frightened by the bandit leader's sudden appearance, the bandit leader was frightened by the sudden appearance of the young swordsman (lol), and Sōji was frightened because he was afraid that Sōmura would be killed.

The three of them froze in place, none of them daring to make the first move.

Zuo Cun swallowed hard.

Although I've just experienced some things that I probably shouldn't have, now...

This bandit leader is on a completely different level from the bandit from before.

Fear resurfaced in his mind.

"Mr. Samura, get out of there!" Okita Souji shouted, deciding to make the first move.

He jumped up and, taking advantage of the bandit leader's inattention, kicked him in the back with both feet at the same time.

Zuocun reacted quickly, rolling away from the spot.

The bandit leader lost his balance and was kicked to the ground.

The commander raised his sword high, intending to slash at the bandit leader's neck.

The bandit leader turned to dodge, but he didn't completely avoid it. He covered his slashed shoulder with one hand and grabbed Okita Souji's ankle with the other.

The commander thrust his sword down, and the bandit leader quickly withdrew his hand and scrambled to his feet.

The two confronted each other again.

Zuocun stood to one side, extremely anxious.

Ms. Okita's opponent looks really strong. What should I do? Should I go and help her...?

No, I don't know any swordsmanship at all. I can't get carried away and want to join the real battlefield just because I accidentally killed a bandit. If I go up there now, I'll only be a hindrance...

But, but, didn't we say we were going to help Miss Okita by pulling this knife out of the grave?

Okita Souji and the bandit leader clashed their swords, producing a crisp sound.

Zuocun closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Ultimately, he's just a hot-blooded young man.

Miss Okita, even if you scold me for causing trouble in the underworld... I'm still going to go...

I can't convince myself to do nothing in the face of my benefactor's peril...

Zheng—

The emerald green scabbard was thrown on the ground. Zuocun Anuo held the sword in both hands, watching the two people on the battlefield.

Zuo Cun charged toward the bandit leader.

When the bandits saw Zuo Cun rushing towards them, they forced Chong Tian back and tried to hack Zuo Cun to pieces.

"Mr. Samura!" Okita shouted anxiously. "Why are you getting involved when you've never practiced swordsmanship before? Do you really think that picking up a sword makes you a samurai?"

Ignoring the warning, Zuo Cun saw the greatsword coming down and immediately lowered his body, sidestepped, and slashed out with the blade.

呲——

"what!!"

The bandit leader's calf was slashed open, leaving a large, bloody gash. If it weren't for the bone, his calf would have been severed.