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

The poisonous feather was drawn from its sheath, and with a single stroke, the head was severed.

After beheading a patriot who was fighting against foreign invaders, Zuo Cun sheathed the poisonous feathers and pulled out the crane wings.

"Let me give you a little test—to see if you guys are really capable of 'expelling the barbarians'."

Ping Pong —

"Okita, it seems like a battle has already broken out on the second floor!"

"Are there other people?"

Okita followed behind Kondo, but she felt a little uncomfortable.

The strenuous running made her feel a tightness in her chest, but she forced herself not to cough.

"Go and see for yourself!"

Kondo took the lead and smashed open the door to the second floor.

Inside the room.

"What's wrong with this guy?!" A patriot, clutching a wound on his chest, stared in fear at Zuo Cun, who stood with a knife in his hand.

At that moment, Kondo and Okita also suddenly burst in.

The two didn't waste any words; it didn't matter whether the people here were alive or dead.

Let's start the battle immediately.

Within two minutes, apart from two patriots who knelt down to surrender, all the patriots on the second floor were wiped out.

"Okita, go down and support the team downstairs. There are more people downstairs, and I don't think our people can beat them."

Okita Souji glanced at Samura, considered the situation, and nodded: "Ahem—! I understand."

Without hesitation, he turned and left.

Now it's time to fight, and Okita has no time to hesitate.

"So, Zuo Cun, why are you here?"

Kondo squinted at the enigmatic man.

“It’s simple.” Zuo Cun smiled and wiped the blood from his face. “I came to kill.”

"Just to kill people?" Kondo chuckled. "You're not that kind of person. Tell me, what's your real purpose?"

Zuo Cun sighed: "So what I just said was the truth, I came here only to kill."

Kondo Isami's expression was serious: "This is a special location. I have the right to assume that you are plotting something else, so... come with me."

Zuo Cun shook his head, sighed, and said, "You can't keep me here."

"Give it a try." Kondo smiled, placed the sword beside his ear, and assumed a thrusting stance. "I'm improving too, you know."

Zuocun remained silent, wiping the bloodstains off the crane's wings, his face turning cold.

"Then let's give it a try and see if you have the ability to keep me here."

Zheng—

Ping!

Battle is imminent.

Downstairs, the other team members led by Hijikata Toshizo finally arrived.

However, it was too late. Among the team members downstairs, except for one named Todo Heisuke, the others had all died in the conflict.

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Chapter 391 Zuocun is seriously injured, Okita is unconscious

Snapped--!

"Ugh—!!!" Kondo Isami was knocked back by Samura, one hand on the ground, looking at Samura with a serious expression.

"Really, it's been so long, and you're still as strong as ever, Samura." Kondo Isami wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, his arm trembling slightly, but he still managed to stand up.

Zuocun didn't speak, but simply picked up the crane wings again and stared at Kondo Isami, who was at his last gasp.

The bound anti-foreign activists, their eyes filled with terrified tears, trembled as they looked at Kondo Isami and Samura.

Why—why are they so strong?!

Samura knew that Kondo Isami had his own beliefs, so he didn't say anything more: "Let's continue the fight, Kondo."

"Hehe, that's...natural!!!"

Buzz————

"Sincerity—"

"flash!"

Zuo Cun's pupils contracted.

Ping!

This is...

Kondo ripped a large gash into Samura's left upper arm, down to his chest.

Kondo appeared behind Samura, panting heavily.

"Seriously... terrifying reflexes." Kondo gave a weary smile, using his katana to barely support himself and keep from collapsing.

Samura clutched his left arm, looked at Kondo Isami, and gave a faint smile: "So... you've learned it too."

"Shrinking the earth" (or "shrinking the earth").

"Cough—Pfft..." Kondo coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body swaying as he knelt on one knee, his eyes never leaving Samura. "How is it? Surprised?"

"That's a pleasant surprise." Zuo Cun nodded with a smile. "But judging from your appearance, you're still quite unfamiliar with the Shrinking Earth technique."

"I only recently grasped this... Please excuse my ignorance..."

thump.

Kondo Isami lost consciousness and lay on the ground, unconscious.

Zuocun sighed.

He tore a few strips of cloth from his wufu (traditional Japanese clothing), first used them to tie his arms, then helped Kondo Isami to the wall and treated some of Kondo Isami's more serious wounds.

"Judging by the time, Okita and Hijikata should be up soon too," Sakura sighed.

He looked at Kondo Isami, who was sitting unconscious against the wall, and gave him a helpless smile.

Even if... I'll let you off the hook.

"...I hope we won't meet again in the future, Kondo."

As he spoke, Zuocun walked to the window.

At this moment, the Aizu Domain soldiers had completely surrounded them.

Zuo Cun gritted his teeth, climbed onto the roof, and disappeared into the night under the cover of darkness.

Only a few drops of blood along the way prove that he had passed through this place.

......

“Ha...ha...ha..." Zuocun walked south along the three bridges.

Blood had stained half of Zuo Cun's body red. Zuo Cun was now pale and covered in cold sweat.

His eyes were somewhat unfocused, and his consciousness was beginning to blur due to excessive blood loss.

But he knew he would be alright.

With great effort, Zuo Cun walked to the front of a house.

Boom!

He struck with all his might, and then Zuocun fell to the ground.

crunch--

A person walked out from inside the door.

He sighed softly.

"How long has it been since you suffered such a serious injury?" Luslan picked up Zuocun. "Lord Anno?"

......

Okita, Hijikata, and Harada rushed up to the second floor together.

The situation downstairs is under control; now the three of them are coming up to check on Kondo's condition.

The first thing everyone saw upon entering was Kondo Isami leaning against the wall.

"Kondo!"

"Mr. Kondo!"

"Chief!"

The group panicked instantly and rushed over.

Okita's running posture was a bit unsteady.

Harada accidentally stepped on a tied-up anti-foreign activist who was lying on the side.

Hijikata pressed his head against Kondo's chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness, he's still alive."

The group of people breathed a sigh of relief.

Hijikata Toshizo hoisted Kondo onto his shoulder: "Kondo is quite badly injured. I'll take him back to the base first. You guys cooperate with the guards. I'll be back once I've settled Chief Kondo in."

"Understood." Okita Souji nodded.

She held the highest position among everyone present, so naturally she was in charge.

But at that moment, Okita suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.