But his father, Nagao Tamekage, did not regard his senior brother as his own son at all, so he insisted on letting Nagao Harukage inherit the position of head of the family despite everyone's opposition.

That's why when Nagao Tamekage died at the end of the 11th year of Tenbun, Echigo Province became so turbulent and chaotic, and the people of Yangbei took up their swords in rebellion!

Moreover, the simple and kind-hearted senior brother in Linquan Temple became the crazy and bloodthirsty person he later became in Kyoto after being infected by the blood of the battlefield and the political disputes of the family!

Axue understood.

To my senior brother, I am a mirror, a mirror that can guide him to be a better person.

Therefore, I must never leave my senior brother, and I must stay by his side to protect him in this life!

"Axue, I heard you cried today?"

Torachiyo arrived at the Zen room at this time. She blinked her eyes and obviously felt it was incredible.

After all, Axue is a reincarnated spirit child who is well-known in Kasugayama City. He basically won't throw tantrums like ordinary children.

However, today, To Chiyo heard the monks in the temple laughing and joking, saying that Axue threw herself into the master's arms and cried so hard that she even soiled the precious cassock of Master Tianshi, which made the old master very angry.

However, when Tora Chiyo tilted his head and looked at Axue, he found that this young man he was most familiar with had a more stable and mature temperament.

It seems that he is not seven years old, but seventy years old.

"Brother, where did you go today?"

Unexpectedly, when Axue heard that her senior brother was coming, she was the first to question him.

"Eh? Ah... this..."

Torachiyo didn't expect that Axue would ask her such a question. After all, Axue never asked about her private affairs.

So she rubbed the back of her head and said with a fake smile: "Ahahaha! Senior brother went to take care of some personal matters at home..."

"Are you from the Nagao family? Are you here to ask me to come out and inherit the position of family head?"

"...Axue, who told you that?"

Torachiyo was a little unhappy.

Because this kind of thing is something that this senior brother is very reluctant to do, and this political turmoil mixed with the stench of the world must not pollute the innocent Axue.

So Torachiyo has been carrying it all alone all this time, preventing those people from the Nagao family from disturbing Axue.

It turned out that the monks in the temple were so gossipy that they actually told Axue such things secretly!

"Brother, what do you think?"

Who knew that Axue did not answer Hu Chiyo directly, but instead looked at him with a serious expression.

"What do I think?"

Hu Chiyo was stunned, then he knelt on the mat and spoke seriously.

"Do you want to return to secular life?"

"How is that possible! I want to stay in the temple with Xue forever!"

Torachiyo pouted and poked Axue with her finger in dissatisfaction.

"Have you forgotten? Senior Brother and Axue are family. Senior Brother will protect Axue for the rest of his life and won't let anyone hurt you!"

"......Yeah?"

Listening to her senior brother's sincere words, which were not lies at all, Ah Xue felt a little heartache for some reason.

That still vivid memory, now like a demon, rang in Axue's ears, as if mocking the current Tora Chiyo.

[Shura demon monk, I’m here to kill you! ]

Nagao Kagetora's cold tone, combined with Torachiyo's coquettish tone at the moment, really made Axue a little speechless.

For the White-robed Shura and the Buddhist Martial God, the scars between them can never be healed by time.

In three years, everything has changed.

Whether it was hurting or being hurt, both of them cleverly avoided it.

Brother, we have grown up before we even say the most important words.

"——Senior Brother, please inherit the position of head of the Nagao family!"

Axue's resolute words made Hu Chiyo feel a chill on his back.

"But... we can't be together anymore...?"

Facing the silent Axue, Hu Chiyo felt an inexplicable pain in his heart, as if he had been betrayed by Axue, and suddenly his mouth began to feel bitter.

Axue, is it only senior brother who thinks this way?

Brother, are you the only one who wants to stay with you in Linquan Temple forever and be a pair of monks together for the rest of your lives?

"We will definitely be together."

However, Axue grabbed Torachiyo's trembling hands and spoke in a firm tone.

"Axue will accompany Senior Brother and return to secular life."

In the world, there is a dual-quantity method, and if you live up to it, you will live up to the law.

So in this life, Axue, I will always be by my senior brother's side and will not let anyone separate us!

Even the way of heaven is no exception!

Chapter 2800: Never Let Past Tragedy Happen Again ( words)

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Chapter 2700: Knocking the Wooden Fish, Accumulating Merit ( words)

[The next morning, the Nagao family meeting took place as scheduled.]

[The ceremony takes place at the Honmaru of Kasugayama Castle, which is the castle tower at the highest point of the castle.]

[Nagao Weijing, who had been tortured by illness and become a walking corpse, endured his weakness and sat upright in the hall wearing gorgeous armor.]

Beneath him, all of Nagao clan's current retainers knelt on the ground, respectfully obeying the orders of this Warring States daimyo.

Torachiyo, her black hair tied high in a long ponytail, kneels in the chair, her posture as straight as a pine or cypress, dazzling like a majestic war god.

[And Nagao Harukage, draped in a thick cotton coat, knelt at the head of the table and kept coughing with his fists clenched, like a consumptive drug addict.]

[Just from the perspective of his mental state, Torachiyo, the second son, has completely suppressed his elder brother, Nagao Harukage! ]

[Today is Torachiyo's only chance to legitimately inherit the title of family heir!]

Inside the castle tower.

Changwei Weijing narrowed his cloudy eyes slightly and looked at the people below.

He knew very well that he didn't have much time left to live, but he never expected that at this last moment when he was recuperating and waiting to die, such a heinous thing would happen in Kasugayama Castle!

Yi Li Crown Prince!

Looking through history books, these are all serious crimes punishable by beheading and the punishment of nine generations of the family!

Facing the many old ministers in the castle tower, this treacherous hero began to recall leisurely:

"Back then, we fought during the day and drank at night. I led the troops with you into Echizen, personally avenging my father, Nagao Noriaki, by slaying Kamiho Yoshimune in the Battle of Shinjo."

Nagao Tamekage's humane words reminded the old ministers of the time when they went to the battlefield with this treacherous hero. At that time, the entire Echigo was on the verge of collapse and disintegration because of Nagao Tamekage's death.

It was Nagao who was full of virtue and quickly took over his father's remaining position and commanded the battlefield, revitalizing the entire Echigo.

"So...if you have anything to say, just say it. Aren't we old friends?"

Hearing that the late Nagao Tamekage had such an open-minded attitude, a middle-aged general in the hall stepped forward with a fist clasped, and spoke loudly:

"My Lord! I believe that the Nagao family's heir should be the young master, Torachiyo! Lord Harukage is truly unworthy of inheriting the Lord's glory. His sickly body will only hinder the progress of the entire Echigo Province!"

This middle-aged general shared the unanimous opinion of most of the retainers present.

Nagao Harukage is no match for Torachiyo in terms of strategy or martial arts, and his physical health is also worrying. If he dies suddenly, the entire Echigo Province will be plunged into civil strife!

It would be better to pass the position of family head to Torachiyo now, so that everyone can be satisfied!

"Well, that's a good point."

Nagao nodded at the sight, then waved.

"Come on, drag him away and behead him."

“——Lord, my Lord?!”

The middle-aged general's face was suddenly filled with fear, but the guards of the castle tower immediately obeyed Nagao Tamekage's order and dragged the general out of the hall!

"My lord! Nagao Tamekage! You, you old, blind tyrant!"

All that was heard was the middle-aged general's last unwilling roar, and then the blade cut off his head, and the castle tower was covered in blood!

The old ministers in the hall did not dare to look back, and could only listen with cold sweat as the head rolled down the stairs one by one, and finally there was no sound.

"I've clearly already appointed Qing Jing as my heir. What on earth are you bastards trying to stir up?!"

This treacherous hero of the Warring States Period didn't exchange many pleasantries. As soon as he opened his mouth, he opened fire with full force!

Upon hearing about Nagao Weikage's rage, the old ministers felt a chill down their spines.

How could they not know how ruthless Changwei Weijing was? He was a hero who could kill two lords without frowning. Even though he had become an old and sick lion now, a lion was still a lion after all!

As long as Nagao Tameki is alive, the entire Echigo Province will never be divided!

Going against the lord's wishes and secretly appointing another heir is tantamount to treason!

That is to say-

If Nagao Tamekage is willing at this moment, all the retainers who openly support Torachiyo will be sentenced to death for treason!

"Do you think that since I, Nagao Weijing, am about to die, you old guys can do whatever you want?!"

Nagao Weijing's face darkened completely, and he raised his hand and shouted.

"Naoe Sanetsuga, bring me the list of those criminals!"

Naooe Sanetsugu, the chief interior minister of the Nagao family, immediately stood up, and everyone looked at the civil servant with horror.

If the list of the Torachiyo faction was submitted according to Nagao Tamekage's intention, then considering the ruthlessness of this treacherous hero, I am afraid that at least half of the Nagao family's retainers would disappear from the face of the earth tonight!

As the minister entrusted by the Harukage faction, as long as Naoesanuma submits the list, Torachiyo will probably have no chance of turning things around!

But to everyone's surprise, the Interior Minister simply kowtowed and said, "My Lord, please forgive my incompetence. The list... the list was completely destroyed in a fire last night!"

"What on earth is Naoie-sama talking about?!"

Even Xiantaoyuan was surprised, because there was no fire in Chunri Mountain City yesterday!

This is a lie that can be easily exposed with just a casual check!

Even the retainers who supported Torachiyo were dumbfounded, because Naoesanuma was a real member of the Harukage faction, and was the minister appointed by Nagao Tamekage to take care of the young prince!

Why don't they completely crush the Tora Chiyo faction at this family meeting?

"Really? So it was a big fire...?"

But what no one expected was that Nagao Tamekage actually closed his eyes and accepted the lie that Naoesuke Minatsuna made up on the spur of the moment.

The old villain murmured:

"Since it was a fire that destroyed the list, there's nothing we can do about it."

Then Nagao Weijing opened his eyes, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes!

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