In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

But after a while he stopped.

Because he doesn't have enough fingers! Even if you count his toes, it's not enough!

Shiraishi was stunned and muttered, "Boss...you're absolutely right. Apart from the Imagawa family, no one else can afford war horses of this quality to pull a carriage."

Having two warhorses that can run so fast that 99% of horses can't even get a bite of dust pull the carriage at such a leisurely pace... What a waste! What a waste!

"And this carriage, these carvings, how much is it worth..."

Bai Shi was sighing again and again.

Uesugi Che just glanced at it twice and then stopped looking. This thing was not new to him, but it was commonplace and had no appeal at all.

Just two horses and a wooden sedan chair, it was too normal for him who came from the future.

After all, no matter how fast you run, can you be faster than the train at Ruzuki Station?

Ii Naomori stood at the door of the carriage, watched the two of them for a moment with his peripheral vision, then opened the door, turned sideways and smiled at them, saying, "Please get in, both of you."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, pulled back Shiraishi, who still wanted to touch the warhorse's plump and perky buttocks, and threw him into the carriage to prevent him from being kicked to death.

Then Uesugi Tetsu was stunned for a moment and found that Ii Naomori was standing aside with his hands hanging down, meaning that he was waiting for him to get in the car first.

"Is this level of attentiveness to etiquette really the same as that of the general who fought with me?"

Uesugi Tetsu always felt that Ii Naomori was more like a well-educated civil servant than a military general who fought everywhere. He was a young lady who had been kept in seclusion for a long time, or a young lady's personal servant.

But how could a servant be so good-looking... The young lady being served would definitely be jealous and something melodramatic would happen.

Uesugi Tetsu bent down and walked up the steps to enter the carriage, while Ii Naomori waited until he was seated before walking up and sitting opposite them.

pat.

The wooden door closed, and with the crackling sound of the whip breaking through the wind, the luxurious carriage slowly started and headed towards the nearby Sunpu Castle.

However, as soon as the three of them got into the closed and narrow carriage, the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Bai Shi sat upright, not daring to speak or move, for fear that if he accidentally broke something, he would not be able to pay for it even if he had to take it apart and sell it.

The girl placed her hands on her knees, still maintaining an approachable smile, and it was unknown what she was thinking.

Uesugi Tetsu was trying his best to search for the girl's true identity in his mind.

It would be nice if I could ask who the civil servants and young ladies of the Shiraishi-Imagawa family are.

But unfortunately the carriage is too small and the sound insulation is not very good, so even if you speak very quietly, the other party can still hear you.

In this silence, Ii Naomori suddenly withdrew his gaze from the empty window pane of the carriage, and couldn't help revealing a slightly curious expression.

"Although I have heard about it before, I still want to see it with my own eyes."

She blinked her large eyes and leaned forward slightly. "I wonder if Your Excellency Che could open my eyes to this Yin-Yang technique that has been lost for over a hundred years?"

Chapter 143: The Black-haired Giant Lolita Who is Both Civil and Military Is Actually This (62k)

"Of course you can. Please watch over it, Lord Ii."

Uesugi Tetsu stretched out his right hand and slowly spread out his five fingers in front of the girl.

Then he held his breath and concentrated his mind, making a small red flame pop out from his fingertips. He then manipulated his spiritual power to make it dance in the air, stretching and extending.

——Finally, it transformed into the square characters "井伊" outlined with flames, illuminating the girl's dark pupils.

Then, tiny flashes of lightning spread out, coating the flaming characters with a layer of shining lightning edges.

Naomori Ii felt the slight warmth coming towards him, staring at the name that was a combination of thunder and fire, and subconsciously wanted to stretch out his fingertips to touch it to feel whether it was real or fake.

Snapped.

Uesugi Tetsu tightened his five fingers, and before the girl's fingers arrived, the "Ii" floating on his fingertips disappeared.

"This fire is no different from ordinary flames. If you touch it rashly, you will burn your hands."

Only then did Ii Naomori react.

She retracted her fingertips, embarrassedly used them to hold back the hair that fell on her forehead, and smiled.

"I'm sorry, Master Che's Yin-Yang technique is truly exquisite and his true knowledge is revealed in the subtleties. I was inadvertently mesmerized by it."

This Naomori Ii...can recognize words and has a pretty good vision.

Even for Uesugi Tetsu, it was his first time to use the basic Yin-Yang technique and the Five Thunder Technique to combine Qi and spiritual power to form such a complex shape at the fingertips.

Moreover, if he was not in the state of a four-tailed fox incarnation, he would most likely fail.

Because the spiritual power attribute is not that high, the degree of control over one's own spiritual power will not be that precise, and the Yin-Yang magic will collapse halfway through writing the words.

Uesugi Tetsu withdrew his slightly numb palm and glanced at Shiraishi, who was standing next to him and only glanced twice before looking away with no change in expression.

——This shows that Bai Shi is neither literate nor understands the importance of controlling his own power.

He probably still simply and crudely believed that more is better and bigger is beautiful, and felt that this tiny flame was nothing compared to the thunder he used to eliminate the demon two days ago.

This should be normal.

Uesugi Tetsu turned his gaze and looked at Ii Naomori, who was staring at him with a smile, holding his chest with one hand and his chin with the other.

——And the "Ii Naomori" in front of us has an abnormally broad vision.

Because he is a military general!

It's okay to be able to read.

But spiritual power is an energy that almost no one in this era can perceive, and she could recognize at a glance that he had a deep attainment in this skill...

Uesugi Tetsu thought in his heart:

This "Ii Naomori" is definitely not a simple person.

Ii Naomori stared at Uesugi Tetsu—or to be more precise, at the priest's robe he was wearing.

Because staring at someone's face and eyes for a long time without permission is very impolite.

"——No matter what, I will make him become my Imagawa Yoshimoto, or a retainer of the Imagawa family!"

She didn't even notice that her smile was a bit more exaggerated than usual. She just thought slowly in her heart, "If you don't want to become a retainer, then equal cooperation is not a bad idea."

With that move just now, Ii Naomori...

No, now we should talk about the first archer of Tōkaidō, Imagawa Yoshimoto, the only daimyo in Japan who holds a million koku of kōshū.

Imagawa Yoshimoto has confirmed that this "Che" is undoubtedly the Onmyoji who has not appeared for a long time, and his attainments in Onmyoji are definitely not low.

Such rare talents in the world should only be made friends with, and even if they cannot be used for one's own benefit, one must never make enemies with them.

And now, we can say... the one who is close to the water gets the moon first.

However, this Lord Che must have heard some false rumors about her from somewhere, so he doesn't seem to have a very good impression of her.

This is normal, it's really too normal.

Because those guys who are called daimyo but are actually weaklings are completely inferior to him in politics, economy, military, agriculture and people's livelihood.

So they could only use this despicable method to discredit herself with rumors and add a tiny obstacle on her path to becoming a worldly person.

But rumors are vulnerable in the face of reality.

She, Imagawa Yoshimoto, will use practical actions to explain to Che in front of her what kind of wise leader the real "Imagawa Yoshimoto" is!

I will never let you escape from my grasp!

After sorting out his thoughts, Imagawa Yoshimoto, his eyes curved with a smile, said, "Your Excellency Che is truly remarkable. I'm sure my master will be very happy to see you."

Uesugi Tetsu replied in a formal manner, then laughed in his heart.

——Instead of following Imagawa Yoshimoto, he might as well follow this girl in front of him whose identity is unknown but who can get full marks in all aspects.

But considering that the running clock requires him to have a greater impact on history, this choice has to be put on the back burner.

Seeing that Uesugi Toru was not very worried, Imagawa Yoshimoto was not in a hurry either.

She looked out the window at the vast expanses of uncultivated wasteland, thinking about future reclamation and taxation strategies while pondering how to make Uesugi Tetsu fall in love with her.

Well, that's right.

Hooked.

Imagawa Yoshimoto believed that in addition to interests, whether a retainer's personal charm could convince the retainers was also an extremely important factor in the relationship between the retainer and the lord.

If you only use fiefs, rewards, or benefits such as breathing methods to maintain relationships with your retainers, then such relationships will never be stable or long-lasting.

After all, "the lower class overthrows the upper class" is a tradition in the late Muromachi period.

Of course, the opposite is also true.

"Lord Ii, I'm still curious about Takechiyo who is getting married today."

Uesugi Tetsu suddenly asked, "Although Takechiyo was brought here as a hostage of his family, she was able to have Lord Yoshimoto personally perform her coming-of-age ceremony. I think she must be quite talented."

He asked, "That's why I want to ask, Your Excellency Jingi, what do you think of him?"

——First, try to find out the image of the young Tokugawa old turtle from other people's mouths to speed up your understanding of him.

If Tokugawa Ieyasu was not bad at this time, he would have an extra option to choose from in the near future.

By the way, you can also find out more about the "Four Pole Breathing Method" from him.

Although the possibility is not high, if I can learn it secretly, I can definitely combine it with my own Coronal Breathing Method to create a new super-powerful breathing method.

Uesugi Tetsu was still very interested in this.

"Takechiyo."

Imagawa Yoshimoto blinked and smiled, "Although I have an ordinary appearance, many people secretly say that I will never become a great name."

"But he is actually very courageous and determined, and has already accumulated a great deal of knowledge and wisdom at such a young age. Perhaps he will become a world-famous figure in the future."

Such a good vision?

After hearing this, Uesugi Tetsu raised the status of "Ii Naomori" in his mind again.

Because, now the old turtle Tokugawa is just about to turn twelve years old, even only twelve in his age... and he is just a hostage who was escorted to his home to threaten his family.

It can be said that the future is bleak.

It is really not easy for this girl to realize some of Tokugawa Ieyasu's potential at this moment.

Bai Shi, who was sitting in the corner, felt extremely bored listening to the conversation between the two.

But he didn't dare to move, so he could only silently fiddle with his fingernails, watching the dead grass outside replace one crop after another, feeling that winter was coming soon.

Fortunately, I met the boss this year, so I don’t have to lie on the street and freeze anymore.

……

In less than half an hour, Uesugi Tetsu could clearly hear the surroundings becoming bustling and noisy.

The carriage pulled by this warhorse is different from ordinary rabbit horses and packhorse carriages. Even if it is pulling a wooden carriage behind it, it can move much faster, let alone two war horses!

So it didn't take long for the carriage to reach the outskirts of Sunpu Castle - the entrance to the "Nanakencho" commercial district specially selected by Imagawa Yoshimoto.

Shichikencho is a free trade zone that Imagawa Yoshimoto specially designated and focused on developing in Sunpu Castle.

Every day, countless merchants from Kinai, Kanto and even Nankai trade lacquerware, swords, silk, grain, wine and other countless types of goods here.

Imagawa Yoshimoto deliberately chose to enter the city from this point because he wanted Uesugi Toru to see the prosperity of Sunpu Castle.

Let him know that "under the rule of Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was rumored to be an unforgivable criminal, there was also such a prosperous area."

Uesugi Che peeked out from the window pane with a little curiosity, and could see a dense crowd of people.

“There are quite a lot of people…”

Although the population density here is far less than that of the Shibuya-Shinjuku intersection in the modern world, it is almost the same as that of an ordinary street in Arakawa Ward.

If he turned his eyes slightly, he could see neatly arranged house numbers (stores) from one end of the street to the other, and he could also see cloth banners (billboards) with different Chinese characters written on them hanging in the air, fluttering in the wind.

It turns out that the business model during the Warring States Period was so mature.

Somewhat unexpected.

As they entered the city, the carriage slowed down, allowing Uesugi Tetsu to clearly and carefully look at every shop.

Among them, he also saw more than one blacksmith shop and rows of weapons hanging openly.

But at first glance, the gray weapons looked nothing special. If I gave them to him, he would think they took up space in his backpack, and if I sold them by weight, Shenghai might not buy them back.