Chapter 571 - Gion Blood War (VI) (1/2)
Chapter 571 Gion Blood War (VI)
Zhang Heng had already thought about it. While dealing with a Satsuma Domain samurai who charged at him, he said to Okita Soki, “Hey, let’s discuss something.”
“What’s the matter?” Mr. Okita was busy coughing and beheading his enemies, but he could still make time to reply to Zhang Heng. Even in this b.l.o.o.d.y and messy battle, he still maintained his elegant posture. His Tachi was like the moon in the starry sky, exuding a faint cold light. Swiftly and sprightly, he beheaded every single enemy that stood in his path.
“It’s such a pity your s.h.i.+nsengumi failed to kill Kido Takayos.h.i.+ at Ikedaya,” said Zhang Heng. “This is your rare opportunity to make up for it. Want to watch it slip away from your hands?”
“What do you mean?” Okita Soki raised his eyebrows.
“s.h.i.+nsaku Takasugi. He is among them,” replied Zhang Heng. “What?!” Okita Soki was stunned. “That man… didn’t he just die not long ago?”
“That doesn’t seem to be the case… I just saw him earlier. He was well alive and most busy preparing for a grand plan.” “Ah, these people are so annoying. No wonder Mr. Kondo said that the world is in chaos thanks to them,” grumbled Okita Soki, shaking his head and complaining about the Tobaku supporters.
The truth was he actually did not know how much evil s.h.i.+nsaku Takasugi had done. Whatever it might be, his sensei asked him to kill all of them if he saw them. Okita Soki was certainly not stupid, but he was sometimes very lazy.
“If you go against him now, you might be able to catch up with him,” Zhang Heng reminded.
“Huh?” Okita Soki did some fast thinking this time, “You want to get your hands on the Juzumaru, and it is with Kirino Tos.h.i.+aki right now. Kirino Tos.h.i.+aki is protecting s.h.i.+nsaku Takasugi, right?” “Yes, catching up to Takasugi will allow us to get what we both need.” Zhang Heng finally threw out the terms of cooperation. Okita Soki’s eyes widened, “… don’t you think you that you are out of your mind? Most head to a safe place as soon as possible when they get ambushed or a.s.sa.s.sinated. As for you, not only will you not escape but you’ll go after the enemies…”
“If I was alone, I would have escaped by now. But now that we are paired up, there is still a certain chance of success, but you have to make up your mind quickly. Otherwise, s.h.i.+nsaku Takasugi will run away,” Zhang Heng explained sincerely.
“Since you don’t care about the danger, then I, as the captain of the first strike team, have no reason to retreat as well!” Okita Soki was a young man, and he was unwilling to fall behind. Besides, he witnessed Zhang Heng’s swordsmans.h.i.+p, and he too got very excited about it after admiring him. So the two changed directions. Instead of running towards the main entrance, they ran to the side door. Their actions immediately caught everyone’s attention in the tea house, and many were caught off-guard, especially the Choshu and Satsuma samurai who chose to stay behind.
The elder samurai’s previous polite smile was gone from his face. Now, they were replaced by eyes that were filled with rage.
“Hey, a.s.shole! d.a.m.n it! How dare you undermine our authority?!”
While he yelled, he raised his katana and rushed towards Zhang Heng and Okita Soki, while the other samurai followed behind him, grunting and throwing curses at the same time.
“Great timing!” Okita Soki was thrilled when he saw the enemies charging at them.