Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

"A future... samurai?" Nouhime suppressed her restless heart and forced herself to calm down. "Have you really conquered the four demon snakes?"

"It seems that you have been out of contact with the outside world for a long time." Taiyi replied, "Otherwise, you wouldn't have acted completely ignorant of such important information as the demon snake outside Luoyang City that I conquered."

"In addition to being the warrior who defeated the snake demon, Lord Raikou is now also the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary army and the future lord of Jiangdong," Bu Lianshi added.

"Lord of Koto?" Nōhime raised an eyebrow. "It seems that the outside world has undergone tremendous changes while we were staying indoors."

"Stay indoors?" Bu Lianshi's tone rose. "I remember that a few months ago, Oda Nobunaga led a large number of troops from Oda-Tokugawa to march eastward."

"It's just that they were unlucky. As soon as they entered Cao Wei's territory, they encountered Daji's demon army. After the army was defeated, the generals dispersed and left."

"...Do you have any information about where my husband is now?" Nōhime looked at Bu Renshi nervously and asked.

"Want to know? That requires Lord Raikou's permission." Bu Renshi lifted Taiyi up and said, "Lord Raikou is our commander-in-chief. Whether any information is leaked or not, it all needs his permission."

"My expeditionary army is currently joined by Shibata Katsuie and his hundreds of foot soldiers, as well as Nene and Oda Nobunaga's sister, Aichi."

"Mother!" Just when Taiyi was planning to whet Nouhime's appetite so that he could find out the demon snake's current location in one go, a blonde girl with an anxious face suddenly rushed out of the carriage.

Chapter 75: Oda Clan, the End of Division

"...Mother...is she okay now?" Chacha stroked the hair hanging by her ears, tried her best to calm herself down, then looked at Taiyi and asked.

"Before asking this question, shouldn't you introduce yourself first? Otherwise, how would I know who the 'mother' you are talking about is?" Taiyi looked at the girl blankly and asked.

"Excuse me..." After Chacha adjusted her posture, she got off the carriage and came to Taiyi. She raised her neck and looked at Taiyi, "My name is Chacha, Asai Chacha, the eldest daughter of Asai Nagamasa. The 'Aichi' you just mentioned is Jiaci."

"Hiss—Aichi's daughter is so big already?" Taiyi looked at Chacha in surprise, then looked at Nohime beside him for confirmation.

After all, Aichi over there looks to be only in his early twenties.

But the eldest daughter in front of me must be about fifteen or sixteen years old.

"It's Chacha, but this child is the future Chacha...for us." Nouhime spread her hands and replied.

"I see, it's Chacha after that stage... no wonder." Taiyi nodded in understanding, "As for A-ichi, her physical condition is okay. She's not hungry or cold, but her mental state is not so good."

"After all, the news of Asai Nagamasa's death has spread everywhere."

"...Father, he died again." Cha Cha lowered her brows and pursed her lips. "Can I meet Mother?"

She did not intend to ask at whose hands Asai Nagamasa died. It was meaningless because she did not have any power to avenge her father.

"Personally, I have no problem with that." Taiyi nodded and replied, "But that also depends on whether Lady Nouhime is willing to release him."

"Or have you decided to completely abandon the Oda family and join our expeditionary army?" Taiyi pressed. "If that's the case, then you don't have to worry about the Oda family's attitude. We are fully capable of forcibly snatching you away and protecting you."

"Sir Raikou, please don't sow discord between us." Nohime protected Chacha behind her and glared at Taichi.

"The decision is yours, Chacha." Taiyi ignored Nohime and gave the choice back to Chacha.

Mitsuki, who had been a little jumpy at first, now calmed down.

Personally, she would rather Chacha choose the latter and ignore Lady Nohime.

Although Lady Nohime treated her very well, it was just a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water.

It breaks upon touching.

"...Lady Nohime, can you let me meet my mother?" Chacha asked, biting her lip and looking at Nohime's figure.

She certainly wanted to choose the latter.

But, who knows if it is from one cage into another?

Nohime was slightly stunned and turned to look at Chacha in surprise.

When she noticed that Chacha's lip was almost bitten, she understood why Chacha made this choice.

In troubled times, women have no right to choose.

Nohime understands, and Chacha understands even better.

"Good child." A few cracks appeared in the heart that was originally isolated by layers of barriers. Nouhime empathized with Chacha and placed her hand on her cheek and stroked it gently, "Go, that's your mother, and Lord Nobunaga's sister."

"Well, although I'm sorry to interrupt you at this time." Taiyi was a little disappointed with Chacha's choice, but it also made him sober up from the smooth development. "But we have to defeat the demon snake first before returning."

Family, love and friendship.

These three things are not what people who have struggled out of troubled times will cling to.

Betrayal and exchange of interests are commonplace for these people.

"Can you please tell me the current location of the demon snake?"

"Are you really planning to go and defeat the snake demon with such a small number of people?" Nohime was a little unhappy about the broken atmosphere, but her mood was not important, the matter was important, so she instantly adjusted her mentality, turned her head and asked Taiyi.

"This is not your concern." Although Taiyi had a smile on his face, his words were quite cold.

Upon hearing this, the girls behind him all looked at Taiyi in surprise.

Along the way, they were used to seeing Taiyi communicating in a gentle manner, but such a cold attitude was rare.

Oh, I did get cold-faced once when I saw those Jiangdong generals who stabbed Rachel in the back.

"Did I do anything to offend you?" Nōhime noticed some clues on the faces of the people behind Taiyi, raised her eyebrows and looked at Taiyi in confusion and asked.

"No, not at all," Taichi replied, shaking his head, "Just a little sober from the smooth ride."

Ayane raised her eyebrows when she heard that, and looked at Taiyi with a surprised and somewhat happy expression.

She had always felt that Taiyi was a little too obsessed with the things he experienced in this world.

Occasionally, she could even notice Taiyi looking at the women from the Three Kingdoms and Warring States periods with a hint of aggression in his eyes.

"So, now can you tell me where the demon snake is?"

"...Azuchi Castle." Nouji looked at Taichi for a few times before pointing in the direction of Azuchi Castle. "Before we evacuated, the demon snake was still wreaking havoc in Azuchi Castle, but I can't guarantee whether it is still there now."

"Well, it doesn't matter. Its recent location is pretty good." Taiyi nodded with satisfaction. "It saves a lot of time in determining its path."

"I wonder if my group is qualified to follow behind and witness with our own eyes the scene of your Excellency defeating the demon snake?" Nohime asked again.

But the cavalrymen behind her became a little uneasy when they heard this.

Although they were able to escort Nohime and Chacha here, they did not have the courage to turn back and face the snake demon.

So before Taiyi spoke, a cavalryman spoke first.

The meaning of resistance is fully revealed.

So, Nohime waved her hand and allowed them to return to the team on their own.

The cavalrymen looked at each other, then turned their horses around and ran away without saying a word.

"I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself." Nouji's face looked a little unhappy. "They were frightened by the size of the demon snake."

"However, this should also show that I have no hostility towards you, right?" After Nouhime adjusted her expression, she pointed at Mitsuki who was tied to the horse's back, "So, can we untie the child now?"

"Mizuki doesn't have any bad intentions." Chacha also spoke up to assure her friend, "If she dares to do it again, she can also tie me up."

This is the only sincerity that Cha Cha can show at the moment.

Taichi nodded at Ayane, and the female ninja did not hesitate and used a kunai to cut the ropes that bound Mitsuki.

Well, in order to prevent Mitsuki from escaping, she deliberately used the ninja binding method, which was not so easy to untie even for her.

Chapter 76: Nohime, extremely frightened

Crack-!

Zizzi——!

Except for Ayane, Kasumi and Rachel who had witnessed the same scene before, everyone looked towards the direction of Azuchi Castle which had become a ruin with a dazed look on their faces.

Under the leadership of Nohime, the group arrived at Azuchi Castle smoothly and saw the demon snake dozing off on the ruins of Azuchi Castle.

Taiyi came forward and did the same old thing.

First use the Vajra Bombardment Mode to blow the snake's head off.

Then, after the miasma of the demon snake turned into Yuanluzhi, he walked forward with the Doujikiri Yasunari in his hand and began to draw the knife light with lightning sparks.

"Fortunately, we didn't attack that guy maliciously when we first met." Hatsuho sighed after closing her chin, "Otherwise, with all the effort he put in... all the people in our village combined wouldn't be enough for him to take down."

"Hmm - should I congratulate Master Lian on your Jiangdong?" Namu looked at Master Lian, who had not yet recovered from his daze, and said, "When Master Lai Guang officially becomes the Lord of Jiangdong, will this whole world belong to the king?"

"...Perhaps it's time for us to consider how to get the village and Koto...and Lord Raikou to get along." Sakura reminded after glancing at Nagi and Hatsuho.

Given the ability that Raikou has currently demonstrated, the village had previously only joined the punitive army, but its relatively independent stance was already unstable.

Sakura thinks it is necessary to reconsider the way out so that the village will not be in an embarrassing situation in the future.

"That man is really strong." Hongye's eyes lit up.

Nohime stared blankly at everything in front of her, her mind going blank.

She felt like she had seen Enronchi in his prime... no, maybe he was even stronger than Enronchi back then.

Looking at the remains of Tonochi who had fallen after Taichi pulled the sword, Nohime did a quick calculation and found that the whole process took less than a cup of tea... There was probably no one in the world who could fight him alone.

Moreover, from the conversations between the people around her, Nohime also heard some of the situation outside.

Basically all the countries were shattered by the destruction of the snake monsters and the demon army, and in Jiangdong, even the master of the family died and only Sun Shangxiang was left.

The man who bombarded the demon snake and killed Enryuchi not only won the hearts of the people abroad, but also saved many displaced people from various countries.

The previous method of defeating Enryuchi can no longer be used on that man.

Never before had Nouhime hoped as much as she did now that Oda Nobunaga, who had lost contact with the outside world, was really dead outside.

Otherwise, with Oda Nobunaga's character of not giving up until he conquers the world, he will sooner or later confront that man.

When facing that man, in addition to facing his terrifying personal combat power, he might also have to face the punitive force formed by the alliance of various countries, as well as the entire Jiangdong forces.

The Oda family, whose wealth has been wiped out by the evil snake, is afraid that they will no longer have this hope in their lifetime.

Cha Cha felt a little regretful that her words just now were not well thought out.

If we sever ties with the Oda family now, is it still too late?

Mitsuki looked at the man who was walking back with a smile on his face, and was so scared that he hid behind Ayane.

"Why are you hiding behind me?" Ayane looked at Mitsuki with a puzzled look on her face.

"Uh, well, I admit that I was a little too bold before, and my voice was a little loud... Is it too late to admit my mistake now?" Mitsuki looked at Ayane timidly and asked.

Looking at Mitsuki, the image of a squirrel suddenly appeared in Ayane's mind.

"It's still in time...but I want to see your arrogant and self-righteous look from before." Ayane teased Mitsuki jokingly.

"Don't scare me, big sister." Mitsuki looked at Ayane with horror on his face.

"Big sister? This is a good title, I like it very much." Ayane was slightly moved by this title.

His eyes unconsciously glanced at Xia.

There was a time when she called that person "sister".

"Okay, the demon snake in the west has been dealt with!" Taiyi, who had successfully reached 5/8 of the progress, was beaming with joy.

"Are we going to chase the one in the south next?" Hatsuho looked at Taichi and asked.

"...No, we don't need to worry about the one in the south for now. Let it torment the Mori clan who are allied with the demon army. Maybe the appearance of the demon snake will force the Mori clan to abandon the demon army and return to our human camp." Taichi looked back at the ruins of Azuchi Castle unconsciously, shook his head and replied, "Let's go to the north."

"Are we going to chase the two?" Sakura frowned slightly. "To be honest, after seeing the size of the demon snake and the form of Enryuchi, I don't think that except for you, the few of us here can withstand the counterattack of a demon snake."

"So, your job is just to temporarily restrain the demon snake for a short period of time and prevent it from escaping." Taiyi shrugged and reminded, "After all, with my strength, even if it's one on two, it won't be a problem. Your main priority should be your own safety."

"It feels like... we are completely useless." Namu said with a wry smile.

"Then do your best in the subsequent containment work." Sakura patted Namu's shoulder, "This is a new world, and we must break through our previous cognition and adapt to this new world again."

"Dream Village is no longer qualified to be independent."

"Mrs. Nouhime, thank you very much for leading the way for us." Taichi took the reins from Kasumi, jumped onto the horse, looked down at Nouhime and said, "Do you need us to take you and Mitsuki back to the Oda army next?"

"...No, not yet." Nouhime licked her lips and responded with a hoarse voice, "If possible... can Nouhime watch the end of the demon snake with you all?"

No matter whether Oda Nobunaga is dead or alive, the man in front of me must not become an enemy!

Nohime planned to stay in this team for the time being, to build some simple bonds with these people, and quickly deepen them.

In this way, even if the Oda army angered these people in some way, at least she would have some face to speak up and say a few words to avoid the tragic fate of the Oda family being destroyed.