I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

As he pulled his leg back, he changed his stance, bent his left arm, and used his left elbow as a knife to "cut down" the fifth person.

At this moment, the sixth person realized the threat posed by Qing Deng.

He joined forces with the seventh person and charged forward, intending to subdue Qing Deng together.

The two players' movements were quite good; both their offensive techniques and their teamwork were commendable.

However, no matter how fierce the attack, it's all for nothing if it misses the opponent.

No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't even touch a corner of Qingdeng's clothes.

Suddenly, Qing Deng's figure turned into mist, his arms into feathers, and his tall body became a blurry afterimage.

He swayed twice... The onlookers only saw his figure sway twice.

Then, the sixth and seventh men, who had just been so aggressive, both fell to the ground, clutching the areas where they had been hit and gasping for breath.

Thus, all seven guns were defeated!

From the start of the battle to the outcome, the entire process takes at most 15 seconds.

One after another... Qing Deng, with his own strength and simple, clean punches and kicks, routed the Seven Spears!

Seeing this, Kondo Isami smiled wryly:

“He doesn’t need our help at all… Even if he’s all alone, he can beat them all to the ground.”

Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Hajime, and the others nodded in agreement.

This result surprised the audience.

They had expected it to be an extremely fierce battle.

Unexpectedly... it ended before it even began!

After a brief silence, a subtle commotion broke out at the scene:

"The 'Seven Spears of Immortal Continent' actually lost?"

"I knew it! The so-called 'Seven Spears of Immortal Continent' is all talk and no action. They have a good reputation but no real skills."

"No, that's not right. It's not that they're too weak, it's that the person is too strong."

"Who is that guy?"

"With such impressive skills, you could easily compete in the 'Olympic Games' and win prize money, right?"

"Hmm...on closer inspection...that person looks somewhat familiar..."

Suddenly, footsteps approached from the other end of the street.

"Get out of the way! Everyone get out of the way!"

The onlookers were forced to part to the left and right to make way.

Immediately afterwards, a dozen or so constables carrying tools such as spikes, ropes, and ladders rushed over.

Upon seeing this, Qing Deng almost burst out laughing: Sure enough, the security personnel arrived at the last minute again.

The leader of this group of constables was a middle-aged man with a dignified appearance, thick eyebrows, large eyes, bright eyes, dark skin, and a masculine look.

He glanced at the seven guns still lying on the ground groaning, and immediately understood what had happened.

He then waved his hand, and his men immediately rushed forward, using long ladders to surround Qing Deng and the others.

Then, he glared fiercely at Qingdeng and demanded in a stern voice:

"Don't you know that during the 'Oyu Conference,' the samurai of the various domains must strictly abide by the prohibition against private fights?"

Qingdeng smiled slightly:

“We are not engaging in private fights; we are educating people.”

"educate?"

"That's right, because they only have a limited view of the world, so I used my skills to show them how vast the world is."

From any perspective, Qing Deng's words seem like sophistry.

However, the other party paused for a moment, and their previous domineering demeanor vanished.

He wasn't intimidated by Qing Deng's words, but rather stunned by Qing Deng's calm and composed demeanor.

Recently, the Aizu Domain, backed by the Shinsengumi, has been strictly cracking down on crime in Wakamatsu Town.

Regardless of which domain's samurai they were, once they committed a crime, they would be thrown into prison without mercy and then punished according to the laws of the Aizu Domain.

Even if the lord himself came to plead for mercy, it was to no avail.

Those samurai who were caught for committing crimes either begged for mercy, cursed loudly, or made threats; few remained calm.

He had never met anyone as calm as Qingdeng.

So he tentatively asked:

"Which domain do you belong to?"

Saito Hajime, unusually, spoke up at this moment.

He silently stood beside Qingdeng and replied calmly:

You'll see when you see it.

After saying that, he took out an inro from his pocket and showed the other person the side with the family crest on it.

On the surface of the pitch-black inlong, golden gentian leaves were painted.

Gentian leaf... In Wakamatsu Castle at present, there is only one domain that uses "gentian leaf" as its family crest.

Upon seeing the iconic gentian leaves, the other person froze, unable to recover for a long time.

About 10 seconds later, he stammered:

"May I ask... ah, no, may I ask if you are...?"

He unconsciously switched to using honorifics.

Before he could finish speaking, Qing Deng slowly pulled out a magnificent wakizashi from his lower back. Because it was covered by a haori, it was impossible to tell from the outside that he had a wakizashi hidden in his lower back.

This is a precious sword that Tokugawa Iemochi once gifted to him, a symbol of a senior retainer of the shogunate.

An exquisite hilt, a gilded guard, a scabbard painted with a three-leaf hollyhock... There are very few people in the world who possess this sword.

Upon seeing the wakizashi, the other party instantly lost his composure, becoming flustered and unable to move or speak, remaining frozen in place.

At this moment, Saito Hajime's indifferent words helped his reason catch up with reality:

"Now that you have seen General Tachibana, why do you not kneel?"

Upon hearing this, the other person trembled violently twice, and then dared not hesitate any longer. He immediately knelt down on the ground, his forehead about an inch off the ground.

"General Tachibana, I have offended you unintentionally, and I am extremely sorry!"

Qingdeng waved his hand:

“You were just doing your job and you are innocent. You don’t need to apologize.”

At this moment, everyone, from the onlookers to the seven men still lying on the ground, was speechless, looking like clay sculptures or wooden statues.

Even the most dull-witted person would know what this situation is like.

In an instant... truly in an instant, everyone present knelt down, their vision suddenly opening up.

The seven people on the ground, ignoring their pain, quickly turned over and knelt down. Every single one of them had a look of panic on their faces.

Especially Date Renshichiro, who was now covered in cold sweat and his face was completely drained of color.

Shozo Hashimoto swallowed hard and said in a trembling voice:

"General Tachibana! We are so sorry! We are so sorry! We were so abrupt!"

Qing Deng ignored Hashimoto Shozo's apology and said calmly:

"All seven of you, lift your heads up."

Their bodies trembled slightly, and then they cautiously raised their heads—Qingdeng's indifferent expression, devoid of joy or sorrow, came into their view.

"Arrogant, rude, and disrespectful, you look down on everyone because of your martial prowess... Your behavior is very disappointing."

"Whether it's magnanimity or strength, is this all the so-called 'Seven Spears of Immortal Continent' are worth?"

Upon hearing this, Seven Guns' expression became even uglier.

The two most timid among them—Nakamura Bunshiro, ranked fourth, and Date Korokuro, ranked sixth—were now so weak in the knees that they nearly collapsed to the ground.

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Chapter 1013 Betting the Fate of the Sendai Domain: Shinsengumi vs. the Seven Spears of Senshu [4300]

In front of "Niou" Tachibana Aoto, they belittled the Shinsengumi and even tried to assault them... The more Nanaponya recalled those scenes, the more terrified he felt, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Although both "belittling the Shinsengumi" and "being violent towards Niou" are acts of great disrespect, the latter is far more serious.

This is a classic example of "it's not 4 ounces without being weighed; but once it's on the scale, it's as heavy as a thousand pounds."

If Seito seriously investigates this matter, it will escalate into a diplomatic incident between the Sendai Domain and the Hatatsu Domain... no, between the Sendai Domain and the Shogunate!

Having caused such a huge problem, even the "Seven Spears of Sendai," who held a significant position within the Sendai Domain, could not escape unscathed.

The seven of them waited anxiously for Qingdeng's further punishment.

However, Qing Deng's next actions took them by surprise.

After a few cold taunts, Qing Deng neither continued to insult nor resorted to violence—in fact, even if he had rushed forward and kicked them all to the ground, the Seven Spears would have had no choice but to grit their teeth and endure it.

But then Aoto turned around and led Kondo Isami and the others away, heading straight back to Wakamatsu Castle.

Its figure gradually receded into the distance, and soon it disappeared completely.

Qingdeng left... Even so, the Seven Spears showed no sign of relief!