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

"Huh?" Chacha stopped and looked at Mitsuki with confusion.

"You are crying." Mitsuki reached out his hand to the corner of Chacha's eyes and wiped it gently. Chacha finally felt the wetness coming from her cheek.

"Gu, guwu... wuwuwaaah——" All kinds of complicated emotions surged up in an instant, and Chacha couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears.

Chacha's crying attracted the attention of everyone present.

Nohime paused for a moment, then stood up and wanted to greet him.

But Taiyi grabbed his wrist.

"Let her cry her heart out." Taiyi shook his head and advised Nouhime, who turned her head and looked at him blankly, "She has been holding it in for long enough. It's time to vent the emotions that have been pent up in her heart."

Taiyi moved his fingers slightly, and countless cherry blossom petals flew all over the sky.

"Can you please not be so fussy?" Nouhime looked at Taichi with an aggrieved look on her face and said, "It's hard enough for me to see that child so sad. If you act like that... I can't bear it anymore."

Taichi rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Anyone who believes what Nohime said is truly a fool.

Which one makes you feel more uncomfortable: having sadness on your face and being able to cry your heart out, or having no expression on your face like a puppet and behaving as if it is pre-programmed?

Tsk.

Seeing Taiyi's expression that said "Just keep acting and I'll just watch", Nouhime was secretly surprised.

This guy is not easy to deceive.

"Can you let go of my hand? After all, I am old and no longer worthy of a handsome young man like Lord Raikou." Nohime seemed to be reluctant but willing.

Taiyi let go of his hand very quickly.

This woman's acting is really good.

Lu Lingqi on the side looked at Taiyi with contempt.

"There's a reason why Oda Nobunaga was deserted by his friends and relatives in the end." Taiyi ignored the two of them, just looked at Chacha and pretended to sigh deeply.

"Being deserted by everyone...ah." Nohime's eyes darkened slightly.

"Oh, that's not right." Taichi clapped his hands and replied, "There's also Oda Nobutada who is fighting to the death and refusing to retreat."

"I have heard about the Honnoji Incident." Nouhime raised her eyebrows slightly, "But, no one has ever mentioned my whereabouts. I think I must have disappeared in the fire at Honnoji Temple with Lord Nobunaga."

"No, you escaped from Honnoji." Taichi replied, glancing at Nohime.

Where does your confidence come from that you feel you committed suicide for love?

Chapter 90: Mao Li's Backlash

——Kyushu——

On earth, evil snakes wreaked havoc and all living beings suffered terribly.

The head of the Mori family, Mori Motonari, ordered the army to march out in an attempt to stop the demon snake outside Koriyama Castle.

However, no match.

Only one tenth of the Maori army survived.

It happened that the demon army was leaderless and afraid of the demon snake's body, so they fell into chaos and Junshan City was broken.

"Has that bastard Mori Motonari finally suffered a backlash?" Looking at the Koriyama Castle that was in unspeakable chaos, Sena, who was imprisoned in the secret room on the top of the castle tower, could not help but applaud.

"Little idiot, there's nothing to be happy about." Aya Gozen, who was sitting on the mat on the other side, pursed her lips, but could not really show a smile. She could only sigh helplessly, "Even though Mori Motonari imprisoned us, at least he still provided us with good food and drink. After all, he was still counting on us. No matter whether the winner was the demon or Kagetora and his men, they would be able to protect the Mori family."

"But if the chaos has reached Koriyama Castle and Mori Motonari is defeated, our personal safety will no longer be guaranteed. Death or treatment worse than death will happen to us." Hayakawa-dono, who was sitting quietly on the other side, also spoke frankly.

Sena couldn't help but shudder when he heard that.

She also accompanied Tokugawa Ieyasu through the war.

She had seen what fate befell the widow of a defeated warrior.

"So, if the Mori family imprisoned us, we should just hope they win?" Sena complained, "The world is getting more and more chaotic... It would be great if Lord Ieyasu could calm the chaos."

"Tsukiyama-dono, please rest assured." A voice with a coquettish tone but an extremely firm attitude came from the place shrouded in darkness, "I, Ii Naotora, will definitely protect Tsukiyama-dono's safety!"

"Naotora kiss - then I will rely on Naotora kiss you for everything." Sena looked over with a smile.

Among the four imprisoned 'family protons' present, Sena is the only one who is not good at fighting.

It is most appropriate to describe her as frail and weak, unable to even lift a finger.

After all, she was raised by Imagawa Yoshimoto since she was a child, and was mostly educated in etiquette as the daughter of a court noble. Later, she was married to Ieyasu, who was still named Matsudaira Motoyasu at the time. She was treated with caution like a pearl and had no chance to receive martial arts training as the daughter of a samurai family.

"But who is attacking the Mori family?" Aya Gozen came to the fence and watched what was happening outside, her eyebrows slightly raised. "Mori Motonari built Koriyama Castle like a solid wall that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, the enemy's attack caused the people in the lower towns and in front of the castle tower to flee in panic. The foot soldiers were even looting everywhere as if they were about to flee."

"I can't think of it." Hayakawa-dono also frowned slightly. "The Mori family is powerful, especially at the moment. Their military strength is quite complete, and they even have the demon army as an alliance. In the current situation disrupted by Daji's demon army, Taira Kiyomori's army, demon snakes, and the Date army and Maeda Keiji's army, let alone a single force, even if the remaining few forces unite, they should not be able to scare the Mori family's Koriyama Castle into this state."

"Could it be that there is internal strife?" Ii Naotora speculated, "External forces cannot defeat the Mori family, but what about the internal turmoil?"

"From what I know, Mori Motonari should have formed an alliance with Daji's subordinates, but Taira no Kiyomori and Daji didn't get along very well."

"Forget it. What's the point of knowing who it is?" Sena sat on the floor, leaning against the wall, as if to give up. "Anyway, no matter who is attacking the city, it's not a good thing for us."

"It can only be bad, or worse." Sena slowly hugged himself and curled himself into a ball, "It's really terrible..."

This is how people who live in luxury are. They are very likely to give up when faced with a crisis.

Hayakawa-dono shook his head helplessly and sighed.

"...Everyone, the situation seems to be really bad." Aya Gozen suddenly said, "I saw Mori Motonari... It seems that he also fought a big battle after leaving the city. There are only a few remaining soldiers behind him. I'm afraid he can't even take care of the security in the city."

"Where, where?" Sena suddenly stood up and looked outside.

"Ah, it's really the armor of Mori Motonari... It looks so miserable, the number of remaining soldiers may not even be 50... Look! Some of the remaining soldiers have begun to flee!"

Ii Naotora walked out of the darkness and also came to the fence to watch.

"Stay alert." Ling Yuzen looked back at the three women around her and warned, "It will not be peaceful from now on, and our situation will not be safe either."

……

"Grandpa, aren't we in league with the demon army? Why is that demon snake chasing our Mori family relentlessly, as if it won't stop until we're destroyed?" Mori Terumoto looked at his grandfather with a puzzled look on his face and asked.

"No one in the world can control the demon snake." Mao Li Yuanjian glanced at his grandson and replied, "Besides, how dare you talk about morality with the demon army?"

Mao Li Terumoto was so choked that he was speechless.

"Then what should we do?" Mao Li Terumoto asked after looking at the dozens of remaining soldiers behind him, "There are only a few dozen soldiers returning from an army of 8,000 people. I'm afraid our family's prestige will be greatly reduced."

"Idiot." Mao Li Yuanxian glared at his grandson angrily, "Look at the chaos on the streets. Those thieves who are looting everywhere don't even stop when they see me! Where is the prestige you still have!"

"The Maori family is completely finished!"

First he formed an alliance with the demon army, the archenemy of humanity, and then he attacked his fellow humans. Many of the Mori family's retainers had already begun to turn away from him.

If they win a great victory in the end and gain great profits, the disloyal retainers will sooner or later come back and further consolidate their loyalty to the Mori family.

But now, we have suffered a great defeat, and even our inhuman allies are taking advantage of the situation.

The prestige that Mori Motonari had built up over decades collapsed in an instant.

It was basically an all-in bet, and then I lost everything.

If the descendants are capable, there may be a chance for a comeback.

But looking at this stupid grandson, Mao Liyuan became desperate.

"When you go back, pack up your belongings, take a few loyal men with you, and prepare to evacuate Koriyama Castle." Mori Motonari sighed and instructed his grandson.

"Are we just going to abandon the city and run away like this?" Mori Terumoto asked somewhat unwillingly.

"If you want to die so much, then go ahead and die!" Mori Motonari was completely angered by his grandson.

Stupid!

After being scolded, Mori Terumoto was dumbfounded and looked at the back of his grandfather riding away on a horse. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran after him.

"Grandpa! I was wrong! Please forgive me this time!"

This is the biggest thigh in his life, he must not let go!

Chapter 91 Taiyi's Ambition

"Nuwa? I didn't expect to see you beside Lord Raikou." Looking at the old acquaintance standing among the young ladies behind Taiyi, Taigong Wang raised his eyebrows and greeted her.

"Taigong Wang, I haven't seen you for a few days. Why are you so depressed?" Nuwa asked back with a roll of her eyes.

It’s not that she was teasing Tai Gong Wang, but there was indeed something about Tai Gong Wang that made her raise her eyebrows.

He only had 50% to 60% of his divine power left, and there was no sign of recovery.

It feels a bit like the upper limit of the blue bar has been reduced.

"Well, it was because I was careless for a moment." Tai Gongwang replied with a pout.

He would never tell Nuwa about his disastrous defeat and even the fact that he almost died.

After all, his arrogant attitude in the past often made Nuwa angry.

If I reveal my past again, she will probably laugh to death.

"Sir Raikou, I wonder what the results of this trip were?" Taigong Wang turned his head and looked at Taichi who was communicating with Ningning, Shibata Katsuie, Chacha and Mitsuki and asked.

"Well, the results are quite fruitful." Taiyi gave Taigong Wang a thumbs up and replied, "I have killed seven demon snakes, and the one in Jiuzhou is the last one."

"And I also subdued several skilled female generals in Liaodong."

"Liaodong, I have heard of it." Tai Gongwang nodded thoughtfully, but soon he realized, "Wait! Seven? The one from Jiuzhou is the last one?"

Taigong looked so stunned that he could hardly close his mouth.

"How long has it been? Three days? Four days?"

"Brother Lai Guang, you are really wasting your talent!"

Tai smiled and said nothing.

Then he turned around and continued to listen to Ningning's report.

There is only one demon snake left. If Taiyi kills it, he will be able to gain all the authority in this world. Then there will be nothing to be afraid of.

Well, except for Princess Kaguya in the fairy world who can go back in time.

And now, Taiyi is trying to find out the location of the last demon snake from Ningning's mouth.

Koriyama Castle.

The city that he and Zhurong passed through.

"I heard that the Maori army suffered heavy casualties, but we haven't had time to find out the specific situation." Ning Ning explained helplessly, "Our scout team is small and time is tight. Lord Raikou, please add some people to our scout team."

Ningning's tone was somewhat coquettish.

Chacha, Mitsuki and Nohime who were listening nearby all looked shocked.

"Ayane and Kasumi will temporarily join your scout team." Taiyi turned to Ayane and Kasumi and said, "Your main task is to confirm the movements of the demon snake and whether the surrounding environment is suitable for combat."

"Let Yukimura and the kunoichi go to Koriyama Castle and find out about the Mori family's situation."

"Wait! Boss Lai Guang, I want to work too!" Mitsuki shouted with his hands raised.

"...Okay then, you stay with the kunoichi." Taichi looked at Mitsuki, then pointed at the kunoichi and Yukimura who were on standby, and reminded, "Follow the kunoichi's instructions and don't act on your own."

"Yes!"

The two intelligence exploration teams set out in this lightly equipped manner.

"Tai Gong Wang, for the time being, you will lead the army to gather refugees and the remnants of the Mori army in the surrounding area." Taiyi gave Tai Gong Wang another order, "After Yukimura, the female kunoichi and Mitsuki bring out the information in Koriyama Castle, the timing of attacking Koriyama Castle and completely defeating the Mori army will be left to you to judge."

"Leave it to me, young master." Taigongwang patted his chest and promised Taiyi.

"By the way, Lord Raikou, can you let Nuwa come to assist me temporarily?" Taigong Wang suddenly made a new request.

"Don't ask me, ask her." Taiyi shook his head and replied, "Nuwa has nothing to do with our expeditionary army. She is a free person."

"And you are the supreme commander of this front-line force. It is up to you to decide whether to invite outsiders to help temporarily."