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

Dong Bai's little thoughts were instantly dispelled.

Now she could only hope that her status in her grandfather's heart would be higher and that he would be willing to bleed to exchange her back.

Otherwise, she might not even have the chance to escape from this man's clutches in the future.

After removing the obstacle and looking at the 'way out' that still hadn't been noticed, Ayane nodded with satisfaction.

Although drilling a hole is not very glorious, it is a way to escape...

Except for Dong Bai who looked resistant, the other people's expressions showed no emotion at all.

After all, they have all survived the turbulent times, so digging a hole is not a big deal.

"Lingyin, please go inform Jiang Wei and Sun Shangxiang and ask them to prepare to lead their troops back to meet General Guan. I will take them directly to see General Guan." Taiyi looked at Lingyin and gave an order, "Once everyone is reunited, leave Xuchang immediately."

"Yes!" Ayane nodded in agreement, then turned around and created a small whirlwind that dazzled everyone's eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, Ayane had disappeared.

"That child looks very young, but his ninjutsu is quite sophisticated." Ningning couldn't help but admire.

Ningning was excited to see the prey, and now she wanted to find an opportunity to persuade Taichi and Ayane to join Hideyoshi's army.

But since this was their first meeting, she was still unsure of their natures and desires, so she could only suppress her desire to "want them all" and prepare to observe them more.

Chapter 32: Ningning: This world is becoming increasingly difficult

When Taiyi led his men back to the camp, he bumped into Guan Yu, who had heard the message and hurried out.

"General Guan! Xingcai is incompetent!" Zhang Xingcai felt a lump in his throat when he saw his familiar second uncle. He knelt on one knee with a guilty look on his face. "As a bodyguard, Xingcai not only failed to protect the young master, but was also captured by the enemy and used as a hostage to threaten the young master!"

Guan Yu's hands were trembling on Zhang Xingcai's shoulders, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly, but in the end he couldn't say anything harsh. He just kept muttering softly, "It's okay, it's okay."

"General Guan, it's time to slowly recall the troops that were distracting Dong Zhuo's army from the front lines." Taiyi reminded them after seeing that the two men's emotions had eased. "It won't be long before the people in the city will be aware of the disappearance of the hostages. By then, our preparations and our true intentions will most likely be seen through by the enemy's counselors, and they will use their tricks to keep us all."

"Yes, that's what I was thinking." Guan Yu nodded and replied, "Not long ago, Sanniang's scout team sent intelligence that a large number of troops from the southeast and northeast were moving quickly towards Xuchang. I think it must be the messenger sent by Dong Zhuo to urgently recall the troops outside."

"The scouts are now stepping up their efforts to find a path that will not encounter Dong Zhuo's reinforcements."

"What's the approximate number?" Ning Ning asked, "If the number of reinforcements is not large, we may be able to take advantage of the opportunity to eat some of them on the way out."

"I can't do it." Guan Yu looked at Ning Ning and shook his head and replied, "Our army was invaded by the demon army not long ago. The leader died in the battle, and the morale is low. Now we are running low on food and grass. Even if the enemy's number is not much different from ours, it is not easy to fight them, not to mention... the enemy's number is far greater than ours."

"At the moment, it seems difficult for us to preserve our manpower."

Ningning felt a little depressed when she heard this.

"Um, General Guan, do you have any information about Lord Nagamasa?" The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and Aichi finally had the opportunity to ask the question he wanted to know most.

Guan Yu frowned.

"Asai Nagamasa, Kato Kiyomasa, and my young master did appear in Xingshi Mountain a few days ago, but the battle there ended a few days ago. I have not received any information about where they are now."

The three people's expectations were dashed in an instant.

"But this woman... looks familiar." Guan Yu suddenly turned his gaze to Dong Bai, who was holding one arm by Ning Ning.

"Hmph!" Dong Bai turned his head away arrogantly and ignored him.

"General, this is Dong Zhuo's granddaughter, Dong Bai." Zhang Xingcai reminded, "When Lord Lai Guang rescued the three of us from the prison, she happened to be there, so he took her as a hostage."

"Dong Zhuo's granddaughter!" Guan Yu's eyes flickered and he was thinking of various calculations in his mind, but in the end he shook his head one by one.

He didn't think that given Dong Zhuo's character, he would attach great importance to a granddaughter and risk being taken away by him and being threatened by him.

But Dong Zhuo's subordinates must accept the threat obediently.

With Dong Bai as a chess piece, he was confident that he could lead his entire army to escape unscathed even if he encountered Dong Zhuo's reinforcements on the way of retreat.

"Wen... ahem, Lord Raikou, you are truly brave and resourceful." Guan Yu raised the corners of his mouth, reached out and patted Taiyi's shoulder in praise.

Good son-in-law! When you see me on the screen, your father will definitely say a lot of good things about you!

……

Jiang Wei, Sun Shangxiang and others returned with their troops. After the two forces merged, Guan Yu showed no desire to fight. He changed the front army to the rear army and turned around to lead his troops to retreat.

But Taishi Ci and Joan of Arc were tied down.

The general who led the troops out of the city to fight was quite strong, and the two of them joined forces to barely withstand the attack.

Ningning volunteered to go to the rear to help, but turned back soon after.

"The general who came out of the city to fight can be won over." Ningning glanced at Aichi, then reported what she had discovered to Guan Yu, "Shibata Katsuie, that guy was forced to serve Dong Zhuo's army because Lord Aichi was taken hostage."

"Hey? Is it Master Quan Liu?" Ah Shi was startled when he heard this, then turned to look at Guan Yu, "If General Guan is willing to trust me, I will persuade Master Quan Liu to join our army."

"Hmm..." Guan Yu stroked his beard, pondered for a few seconds, and turned to look at Taiyi, "After all, arrows on the battlefield have no eyes. Please ask Lord Raikou to accompany Mrs. Asai."

Originally, Ayane was a better candidate, but not long after she came back with Jiang Wei and rested, she was sent by Guan Yu to the front to investigate the road conditions.

"General Guan, can I go with you?" Ningning volunteered again, "After all, my husband and Lord Shibata are both under the command of Oda. If Lord Aichi and I go together, it will definitely increase the chances of Lord Shibata joining our army."

Guan Yu stared at Ningning for a few seconds before nodding in agreement.

It’s not that he has more trust in Ningning, but he simply believes in Taiyi’s ability.

By the way, he also wanted to see what this overly active woman wanted to do since she was rescued.

"Don't you want to get a few horses for the journey?" After leaving the center of the camp, Ningning quickly reminded Taiyi as he took the lead and walked towards the rear army.

"I'm not good at riding horses." Taiyi curled the corners of his mouth, revealing an awkward yet polite smile.

"Are you kidding? There are actually people who don't know how to ride a horse?" Ningning looked at Taiyi in surprise and asked in disbelief.

Taiyi sighed and then reiterated his previous remarks.

However, Ning Ning said she simply could not imagine a future in which horses were eliminated.

But she also felt that this was a good opportunity to get close to Taiyi and test his desires, so she took the initiative to suggest that Taiyi ride with her.

Well, as for the result, Ningning noticed some of Taiyi's desires through some seemingly unintentional little actions, but this person's mental self-control and body's instinctive reactions were extremely contradictory.

He is the type of person who might end up making things worse by using his secret 'Ningning-ryu Ninjutsu'.

Money... Oh, there are no gold, silver or copper mines in this world, and currency is generally replaced by food.

Power... With the existence of the Oda family, the power of the Toyotomi family has not reached the level it should be. Her family's Hideyoshi is still on the road of fighting for power and cannot share the power at all.

Sex... Well, I am the only one in the Toyotomi faction who can show off in this regard. Ningning-ryu's ninjutsu can only be used after it is changed from 'mother' to 'female'.

However, before that, she had to find a way to break through the mental control of the man behind her.

Alas, no matter what kind of talent it is, the Toyotomi faction is in urgent need of it now.

Thinking of this, Ningning couldn't help but let out a long sigh deep in her heart.

Chapter 33: Snake Demon, Luoyang

Shibata Katsuie's persuasion work was very successful.

Before they even said a few words, upon hearing that Aichi was rescued by Taichi, who was a member of the punitive army, Shibata Katsuie took the initiative to request to join the punitive army.

So, Shibata Katsuie turned around and returned to Xuchang City with 500 foot soldiers, and came out again with a convoy after a while.

The number of foot soldiers behind him also increased from 300 to more than 600.

Well, when Shibata Katsuie returned to the city this time, he took some food and supplies, and by the way, he also took the head of the general defending the city, Niu Fuke. These were his tokens of surrender.

And those food and supplies are enough to feed an army of 2,000 people for a week.

This greatly alleviated the problem of food shortage in the army.

Guan Yu gladly accepted these achievements and even felt like skipping steps when walking.

An army of just over 2,000 people is still seriously insufficient to defeat the demon army.

However, because the army already had insufficient food and fodder, two thousand people was a bit of a burden.

Just when Guan Yu didn't know whether he should worry about the lack of troops or the serious shortage of food and fodder, his good daughter-in-law brought him new information.

One of the demon snake's heads was moving towards Luoyang.

This was the information she got from the former soldiers who were roaming around as bandits and thieves.

"Why is the evil snake out again?" Guan Yu muttered with a frown.

According to Guan Yu and others, the snake demon attacked towns everywhere when it first appeared and wandered around for a while, but it has disappeared since then.

This time it suddenly appeared again and moved towards Luoyang... Could the disaster a few months ago be happening again?

"What should we do?" Wang Yuanji looked at Guan Yu and asked, "Should we avoid the snake demon's route, or should we go to Luoyang first to stop the snake demon's head?"

"What do you think, Lord Raikou?" Guan Yu thought for a few seconds with a frown on his face, then looked at Taiyi hesitantly, hoping that he would make the decision.

The eyes of everyone around were instantly focused on Taiyi.

"I really want to help you first and find those people who were held hostage by Dong Zhuo because of Zhang Xingcai and the other two." Taiyi wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked around at the people around him. "But to be honest, I have a feeling... If we don't go to Luoyang now, something will happen that we will regret in the future."

"Then let's rush to Luoyang first." Shibata Katsuie shouted impatiently, "I believe in Lord Raikou's premonition!"

Taichi always felt that he hoped that Asai Nagamasa would die sooner so that he could take over Aichi.

"But those who are trapped have no choice but to look for... Ningning, can I ask you and Ayane to bring a few days' worth of dry food and collect some information about Liu Chan, Asai Nagamasa, and Kato Kiyomasa? Regardless of whether you can collect it or not, rush to Luoyang and meet us in three days."

"I'm fine, what about Ayane-chan?" Ningning, who was riding on a horse, nodded, then looked at Ayane who was walking behind Taichi.

"Of course." Ayane also gave a positive response.

"However, I don't have any weapons on hand right now." Ning Ning spread his hands, indicating that he had no other equipment except the horse under his butt.

In fact, it was not just Ningning, Zhang Xingcai and A Shi also had no equipment.

After they were captured and imprisoned by Dong Zhuo's army, no one knew where their original weapons and equipment were hidden.

"If it's just weapons." Shibata Katsuie scratched his chin with his fingers, "I can lend you two wakizashi."

"Well, it's enough." Ningning thought about it for a while, then reached out to ask Shibata Katsuie for equipment.

The two female kunoichi rode a horse and left the group.

"Leave the intelligence gathering on Liu Chan and the others to Ningning and Ayane. We will head to Luoyang now." Taiyi looked at Guan Yu.

"This is the only way." Although Guan Yu also wanted to find Liu Chan as soon as possible, he had no clues at the moment and could only pin his hopes on the ninja who was good at gathering intelligence.

"Let's march quickly next. Lai Guang, do you want to get on the horse?" Zhu Rong urged his horse to move a few steps faster, came to Taiyi and extended a hand to him.

"Thank you." Taiyi nodded, then used Zhu Rong's strength to jump onto the horse's back.

"Ah... I should have let the trainer move forward earlier. In the end, he was snatched away by that guy called Zhu Rong." At the back of the team of generals, Sun Shangxiang pouted and looked at the scene in front of her with a somewhat unhappy look.

"Your Highness." The trainer looked at Sun Shangxiang helplessly.

She had wanted to go over when Ningning opened her mouth, but was stopped by Sun Shangxiang.

He said that he wanted to test the level of tacit understanding between Taichi and the trainer.

The result is the current biased results.

The princess is still like a child who has not grown up.

As soon as the order to march quickly was given, the overall speed of the team increased.

"What happened? Why did they suddenly start a forced march?" The female ninja who was in the center of the army and was responsible for supervising the situation of Sanada Yukimura suddenly jumped out and stood on the horse behind the trainer and asked.

"A demon snake's head appeared in Luoyang." Kaihime glanced at the female ninja and replied, "We plan to go to Luoyang to check and see what has attracted the attention of the demon snake."

"Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me?" The female ninja widened her eyes. "The snake demon has come out, and instead of trying to avoid it, you're actually going to face it? Are you planning to die? Or have you forgotten how terrifyingly powerful the snake demon is?"

"How could I forget it?" Kai put his arm around his shoulders with a look of horror. "That huge and indestructible body, those scales that could not be penetrated, I get cold all over just thinking about it."

"Then why..."

"It was Lord Raikou's proposal." Wang Yuanji appeared from the other side and said, "Lord Guan Yu also agreed."

The kunoichi immediately shut her mouth.

If we were to ask who has the most say in this team right now.

Without a doubt, it was Taiyi who was the strongest and saved almost everyone present.

And the most famous Guan Yu.

And Zhurong, who is truly in charge of the South Central Army.