She frowned and lowered her head, only to find that there was suddenly a bloody blade on her chest.
"Hahahaha! Nagao Kagetora! You finally let your guard down!!!"
Kuroda Hidetada held the sharp blade and stabbed the samurai sword into the chest of the Buddhist martial god.
He let out an extremely arrogant and crazy laugh, a laugh that showed his conspiracy had finally succeeded!
"Go to hell! Say hello to Nagao Tamekage for me in the underworld! Tell that treacherous hero the joy of overcoming the powerful! Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!"
“…Ahahaha, t-this can’t be true, right?”
Blood was spitting out of the corner of Nagao Kagetora's mouth, and he was still giving a dry, silly laugh.
As Kuroda Hidetada drew out his samurai sword, the blood was completely drawn out of Nagao Kagetora's body.
This Buddhist martial god was still staring at Axue until the very end, muttering to himself.
"Isn't today... the annual party at Kasugayama Castle...?"
"Shouldn't everyone... be celebrating the future prosperity of Echigo Province happily...?"
Vaisravana suddenly felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen, his legs went completely soft and he fell to his knees on the ground.
It’s so cold, really cold.
This Buddhist martial god has never felt so weak since he was born.
"...Did I do something wrong, brother?"
Until his death, Nagao Kagetora was still unwilling to accept it.
"Axue, it seems like from the very beginning, I never understood what the human heart is..."
Chapter 5200: Death of Kagetora ( words)
There was complete silence inside the castle tower.
Oda Nobunaga watched this scene and completely lost the ability to speak.
All this happened so fast.
First, the geishas who were performing the Noh show revealed their true identities as ninjas and went off the stage to assassinate Axue.
Then came Axue's hidden backup plan, the mechanical ninja Kato Danzo used his supernatural power.
In the end, it was Nagao Kagetora who stopped Kato Danzo from continuing to use the Ox-Swallowing Illusion—
Then, while chatting and laughing, he was suddenly stabbed in the back by Kuroda Hidetada. Now this Buddhist martial god lies on the ground, his life or death unknown.
What happened?
This noble young man from the Oda family asked himself this question more than once.
Now, this is Echigo Province's annual meeting, right?
The one lying on the ground is the Buddhist martial god Nagao Kagetora?
This pair of brothers from Linquan Temple finally completed all the challenges and just unified the entire Echigo Province. Shouldn't the next story just begin?
Looking at the crazy and laughing Kuroda Hidetada, the young Oda Nobunaga realized for the first time so clearly -
What is true evil?
It turns out that even the almighty God of War can die so easily under the blade of a despicable villain?
"Nagao Kagetora, I originally thought you were so high and mighty, so invincible..."
Kuroda Hidetada wiped the blood from the sharp blade in his hand and sneered at the corpse on the ground.
"What kind of Buddhist martial god is this? Huhuhuhu! Isn't Bishamonten also capable of shedding the red blood of humans?"
"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being so stupid! You have a kind heart full of compassion for the world! So you mistakenly trusted us, the people of Xiayueyangbei! This is a world where the strong prey on the weak!"
Despite being surrounded by the soldiers who rushed in, Kuroda Hidetada still laughed out loud towards the sky.
"That old fellow, Nagao Tamekage, chose the wrong heir! The heir to Echigo Province should be even more brutal and cold-blooded. The back of the Echigo Dragon should never have scars! You lost! That means you, Nagao Kagetora, are not qualified! It's that simple!"
"—Is that enough?"
The black-clad Prime Minister Axue slowly walked past the soldiers and came to Kuroda Hidetada.
At first, he ignored Kuroda Hidetada and just took good care of Nagao Kagetora in his arms.
However, the view that the pair of heaven's eyes brought to the young man in black was one of despair.
Kuroda Hidetada showed no mercy and his moves were sure to kill.
My heart must be completely broken.
The soul fire of Nagao Kagetora has been completely extinguished.
Just like armor discarded on the battlefield, it rolled like scrap metal.
It seemed as if, just like the nearby stones, it did not harbor any life, and its gradually cooling body just proved this point.
No last words.
Or perhaps it could be said that the mumblings that came out of the senior brother's mouth at the moment he fell down were his last words.
Axue just lowered his head and looked at Nagao Kagetora. In his blind eyes, he could only see the red dot representing death, which was now concentrated on his senior brother's chest.
What was the last sentence you said to your senior brother?
I can't remember clearly.
Speaking of which, due to the busy government affairs, the shopping trip agreed with my senior brother on the day off had to be canceled at the last minute because of Oda Nobunaga's visit.
"Nobunaga, what happened to my brother?"
Axue looked up and asked Oda Nobunaga beside her calmly.
"...Ah, t-t-t-t, Lord Kagetora has already—"
Oda Nobunaga didn't know what to say in response.
Anyone can tell what Nagao Kagetora's current condition is. The moment he was killed by Kuroda Hidetada's sneak attack, the possibility of treatment was completely cut off.
Death from a ruptured heart is a fatal injury.
"I can't see it, please describe it in more detail, Nobunaga."
Hearing Axue's usual calm tone, Oda Nobunaga put aside his concerns and began to describe Nagao Kagetora's current situation to the black-robed prime minister.
And everything that had just happened.
After stopping Kato Danzo, Nagao Kagetora had just taken a step closer to them when he was suddenly attacked by Kuroda Hidetada behind him and stabbed through the heart.
Before his death, this Buddhist martial god focused all his attention on Axue, never leaving her for a moment.
After understanding the whole story, Axue finally walked up to Kuroda Hidetada.
Now, this traitor who rebelled against his superiors has been completely controlled by the imperial guards who arrived, and is waiting to bear the wrath of all the retainers of Kasugayama Castle.
But there was no regret on Kuroda Hidetada's face. He still said with such an arrogant look -
"Hey! Isn't this the great hero of Echigo Province! Manjushri Bodhisattva who solved the famine! Have I finally caught the attention of Black-robed Prime Minister Axue?"
"I was planning to meet you today, but unfortunately I was too busy taking care of the annual meeting. I only now have the time to meet you, Mr. Kuroda."
Axue's calmness surprised Kuroda Hidetada.
Because everyone knows that Axue and Nagao Kagetora are brothers who grew up together in Linquan Temple. Their relationship has even gone far beyond the name of brothers, and it is not an exaggeration to call them soul mates.
Now, Nagao Kagetora was ambushed and killed by Kuroda Hidetada in front of Axue. The black-robed prime minister could still maintain such a calm attitude, which was something Kuroda Hidetada could not understand.
"That's really too much, Ah Xue! Could it be that you can't even spare a moment to feel sad for your brother?"
Kuroda Hidetada wanted to try to provoke Axue, so he continued to laugh wildly.
"You actually thought that Echigo Province had no enemies now, that you could rest easy, that we, the Yangbei people of Xiayue, were just a bunch of ragtag soldiers who could be bought off with just money! Now you've tasted the bitter fruit of your carelessness! Black-robed Prime Minister!!!"
"The guy you really wanted to kill turned out to be my senior brother?"
Axue still didn't show any emotion, he just nodded to himself.
"I always thought that your target today was me. Has my senior brother ever offended you? Why do you want to hurt me?"
"Hahaha! Anyway, my death is imminent now! I won't hide anything from you anymore!"
Kuroda Hidetada looked around and caught sight of Naoe Kagetsuna and Usami Sadami, who were at a loss and in a panic among the crowd.
These two old ministers never expected that something like this would happen today. They just wanted to kill the Black-robed Prime Minister to eliminate their political enemies, but they never expected that Kuroda Hidetada’s real target was actually Nagao Kagetora!
To dare to do such a life-threatening act in such a heavily guarded place, Kuroda Hidetada must be a madman whose brain has gone mad!
But what frightened these two old ministers the most was what Kuroda Hidetada was about to say:
"The ones who want to kill you are retainers of the Nagao family! They are led by Naoe Kagetsuna and Usami Sadamichi! They have long been dissatisfied with you for holding so much power at such a young age! And they are determined to stop Echigo from sending troops to Shinano!"
“You, you’re talking nonsense!!”
Naoe Kagetsuna could no longer bear it, so he immediately pointed at Kuroda Hidetada's nose and yelled.
"Don't believe him! He's the executioner who killed Lord Jinghu! Nothing he says is true! Execute him immediately!!"
Usami Sadami finally realized what was happening. He waved his hand and shouted, "Kill him! Kill Kuroda Hidetada! Avenge Lord Kagetora!!"
However, when the soldiers were about to draw their swords, they found that the swords at their waists seemed to be rusted and stuck, and they could not pull them out by brute force!
At this time, everyone realized that something was wrong with the entire castle tower.
Because almost everyone present saw a layer of white frost climbing up along the floor -
It all starts in front of the black-robed Prime Minister Axue!
The first to be hit were the noble ladies around. The gold and silver ornaments on their bodies began to buzz, and then suddenly exploded, turning into a faint icy mist!
The icy mist began to linger around Axue, just like the guardian elf beside the black-robed prime minister, exercising the power of ice and snow as he wished!
In an instant, everything around Axue began to be corroded by the white frost.
The most serious of these was the body of Nagao Kagetora. The white mist wrapped around the dead Buddhist martial goddess, completely freezing her in a piece of pure ice!
It was as if in the deep mountains and old forests, the wild wolf that could not cry was howling at the moon, and only then did it attract the favor of the lonely moon hanging in the sky.
The two soldiers who managed to pull out their samurai swords groaned, and the sharp blades in their hands shattered into pieces. They immediately screamed and covered their eyes, and ice and snow actually exploded between their fingers!
Seeing this scene, everyone can only think of one word——
monster! !
"—Go on."
Axue slowly raised her head and exhaled, white mist coming out from between her teeth.
"Go ahead and tell us everything you know, Kuroda Hidetada."
Kuroda Hidetada had no idea what was happening before his eyes.
Why would this seemingly ordinary prime minister in black suddenly display such bizarre power like a monster in a ghost story?
Axue just felt that she was no longer herself.
This was different from being possessed by the Buddha. Axue could only clearly feel that there were two completely different emotions in her mind at this moment.
The first emotion is rage.
That's right, it's a kind of rage that comes from the deepest part of my heart.
He had learned early on that at today's annual meeting, a group of retainers would send ninjas to assassinate him, so Axue carefully set up a trap, waiting for these people to jump into it.
But he did not expect that Kuroda Hidetada's real purpose was to kill Nagao Kagetora.
Axue was wrong.
He was deeply wrong.
He thought his senior brother was a Buddhist martial god who could not be defeated by anyone in the world.
But after all, he was just my senior brother from the previous life.
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