Night came quietly, covering the whole hemisphere of the sky quietly. Toyotomi Naotake paced back and forth restlessly, waiting for news.

Suddenly, there were footsteps behind him, and he immediately turned around and asked, "Is there any result?"

"Yes." An unexpected voice first reached his ears, and then he reacted and saw clearly the two faces that appeared at the door.

"You... you..." Toyotomi Naotake looked at the man and woman who had appeared at Toyotomi's house at some unknown time. He was frightened, panicked and suspicious, unable to say a complete sentence.

"Don't be nervous, we're just here to sit down." Xiao Ling put his arms around Sakura's slender waist, looked at Toyotomi Shotake with a surprised look and a dull expression, walked over and sat down, crossed his legs, and said carelessly, "Your family's What's the matter with the servants? The guests are here and they don't even have a cup of tea."[

Toyotomi Shangwu tried to calm down, but he couldn't control the trembling in his voice: "Why did you come here uninvited?"

Xiao Ling didn't know how he conjured a toothpick, so he picked his teeth leisurely and said, "For no reason, I just think the poisonous wine and poisonous vegetables you prepared for us tastes good, so I came here specially to see if you still have any. The aftertaste is exhausted, my wife, don’t you think so?”

Sakura cooed in a tacit understanding: "Oh, my husband, why are you so direct? You don't even know how to be polite, but you actually reached out to Toyotomi-kun to ask for food."

"What poisonous wine and poisonous vegetables? I don't understand what you are talking about. Don't spit on people with blood." Toyotomi Shangwu refused to admit it. As long as they failed to produce real evidence, they would pretend to be the same and ignore it. in the end.

"Mingren don't do secret things. Anyway, there are only three of us here. Everyone knows it well. Toyotomi-kun, please stop resisting. We are here just to talk to you openly. Please stop hiding it." Tuck it in." Xiao Ling said carelessly while holding a toothpick in her mouth.

Toyotomi Naotake's face darkened, his dark eyes stared at Xiao Ling and Sakura, and his voice was cold: "Since you know it was my idea, you should know why I did it. You still want to throw yourself into a trap and deliver it to your door yourself? ,Aren’t you afraid that I will take the opportunity to kill you?”

"No." Sakura waved her hands and said, "You were defeated by me... my fiancé during the day, and he killed us here at night. The impact is not good. You don't dare to let yourself be the target of thousands of people. Despicable villain."

Xiao Ling followed up and said arrogantly: "Besides, to be honest, those so-called masters of your Toyotomi family are not enough to be my appetizers, so they want to keep me alive. Do you think it's possible? On the contrary. Come here, if I want to kill you, I'm afraid not many of your Toyotomi family can escape."

Xiao Ling put away his playful and smiling face, stared at Toyotomi Shangwu with cold eyes, and said confidently.

Toyotomi Naotake knew that he was not arrogant when he said this. He could defeat him with one sword, and he indeed had such ability. However, since he sat down to talk to him, it meant that he had not yet killed everyone and avenged his vicious plan. .So, he calmed down, sat down and said, "Then why did you come to me?"

"I know that you were forced to go back on your word in front of everyone, so you had no choice but to agree to what I asked you to do. But just now, you were forced to have certain concerns, so you wanted to put us to death so that you didn't have to make the promise for us. My business." Xiao Ling's voice was a little colder.

"Since you know, why are you talking nonsense? Where that thing is, we must not let too many people know about it." Although Toyotomi Naotake looks cold and cool on the surface, in fact, he has changed his mind a thousand times.

Xiao Ling was neither annoyed nor angry, and said calmly: "I think you are not the only one who knows where the Kusanagi Sword is, Toyotomi-kun."

Toyotomi Naotake sneered: "Do you think others will take you there?"

"Maybe, maybe not, but I won't find anyone else. Since Toyotomi-kun has promised me, how can I find someone else?" Xiao Ling said with a playful and cold smile on his lips. .

"I did promise you, but I won't take you there. I really can't beat you, so I don't plan to resist. You want to kill, cut into pieces, torture, whatever you want. If I beg for mercy, I will We are not from the Toyotomi family." Toyotomi Naotake said firmly with a sad smile.

"Toyotomi-kun thinks too much, how could I kill you and torture you? Toyotomi-kun is an excellent warrior, powerful and unyielding, how could I do such a thankless and unwise act?" Xiao Ling " With a sound, he blew the toothpick out of his mouth, and the toothpick pierced the wooden door, almost breaking it. He stood up and walked to Toyotomi Naotake, and said with a smile, "I mean, suddenly those people can control the grass pheasant." The sword is so powerful, why can’t I?”

"It's not me who has the final say on whether I can or am not qualified, nor is it the other warriors, it's her who has the final say. There are many people who are like you and me and have outstanding martial arts skills, but not everyone has seen it. Really, the Kusanagi Sword, do you know why?" Toyotomi Shotake asked, but before Xiao Ling could answer, he asked and answered by himself, "Because we are the ones who have received her invitation letter and are qualified to go. .If you don’t receive the invitation letter, it’s useless no matter how high your martial arts skills are.”

"I see, it's slightly different from what I heard." Sakura said silently in her heart.[

"I see." Xiao Ling nodded slightly, and then his eyes flashed with narcissism, "Do you think, Toyotomi-kun, that with my conditions, you won't be able to receive the invitation? It's just that I just returned to China, and the person you mentioned is I just don’t know yet, does Toyotomi-kun think so?”

"..." Toyotomi Shotake said silently, this guy is too narcissistic. Although what you said can be said to be the truth, you should be humble at least.

If Xiao Ling knew what he was thinking, he would definitely hit him hard on the head, modesty? Do you have such a thing? Do you know how to write these two words?

"Since Toyotomi-kun has said that you can't take me to see the power of the Kusanagi Sword, then you can lead the way for me and take me to see the great shrine maiden of Atsuta Shrine." Xiao Ling regained her smile and raised her eyebrows. asked.

Toyotomi Naotake looked horrified again. He never explained that the person he was talking about was the Grand Priestess of Atsuta Shrine. How did he know that the Kusanagi Sword was in the hands of the Grand Priestess of Atsuta Shrine? He glanced aside again. Sakura, he understood, it must be Chiba Sakura who told him.

Toyotomi Naotake was silent again. Even with this request, he was unsure whether he should agree or not.

Xiao Ling knew his hesitation, looked at her slender fingers and shiny nails nonchalantly, and said easily: "Actually, even if you don't take me, Toyotomi-kun, I will go find him by myself, but if I can Toyotomi-kun's introduction can save me a lot of trouble."

Toyotomi Shotake suddenly raised his eyes, looked into his eyes, looked at his eyes word by word, and said: "Why is Takeda-kun so eager to see the Kusanagi Sword? Don't you already have a peerless sword? Don't you? Do you still want to keep the Pheasant Sword as your own?"

"No, I have no desire to covet the Pheasant Sword." Xiao Ling said lazily, picking at her nails.

"Then why did you..."

"He just wants to find an opponent for my sword." Xiao Ling suddenly raised his head, with a strange smile on his lips: "I think that as a warrior, you should pursue the highest level of martial arts, but you must also fight for yourself. Find an opponent so that it won't be too boring, and the same goes for weapons. No matter how sharp the weapon is, if there is no opponent, it will be cold at high places, what's the point?"

Toyotomi Shangwu's eyes lit up, as if he suddenly understood because of Xiao Ling's words. He was originally full of resentment towards Xiao Ling. Now, although the hatred has not disappeared, Xiao Ling's words made him unable to help but want to make him his first close friend in his life.

After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll take you there."

Xiao Ling and Sakura looked at each other and said to Toyotomi Naotake, "Thank you, Toyotomi-kun."

The next day, the three people walked out of the airport and arrived in Nagoya. Toyotomi Naotake invited them into the Lexus that had been prepared, then handed them two pieces of black cloth and said: "Takeda-kun, Miss Chiba, very Sorry, in order to ensure that the place is not leaked, I hope you will cover your eyes."

Sakura said suspiciously: "Aren't we going to Atsuta Shrine? Why do we have to cover our eyes?

"No, I asked the Grand Miko for instructions last night, and she told me to take you there, but before I see you, the affairs of Koarata Shrine must be kept secret." Toyotomi Naotake turned around and said sincerely.

"Oatsuta Shrine?" Sakura was confused. She had never heard of this name.

"This is a name given to us samurai because the great shrine maiden often lives there, even longer than at Atsuta Shrine. So, we thought she might like that place more, so we came up with this name. ." Toyotomi Naotake explained.

Xiao Ling and Yinghua suddenly realized, and they acted in unison. They picked up the black cloth and covered their eyes. Xiao Ling was an expert and bold. Even if his eyes were covered, he still had six senses that were more sensitive and powerful. What were they afraid of? Yinghua felt, As long as Xiao Ling is by her side, she doesn't have to worry about safety issues, as long as she stays by his side with peace of mind.

When they arrived at their destination, Xiao Ling and Sakura untied the black cloth. After getting off the car, Toyotomi Naotake took them along a mountain path and came to a building. Toyotomi Naotake said: "This is the Oatsuta Shrine. .”

Xiao Ling and Yinghua took a look and found that the so-called Xiaohotian Shrine actually looked more like a temple. Entering the temple gate, there was a cement path, and then a row of gentle bluestone steps, with some common plants planted on both sides. The flowers and plants, the environment is quiet and quiet, it is indeed a good place to live and nourish the mind.[

Entering the main hall, there was no one inside. The main hall is dedicated to Amaterasu, the sun god from Japanese mythology. There was smoke curling in front of the statue, but there was no one there.

Toyotomi Naotake led them out from behind the main hall and to the backyard, which was surrounded by a bamboo forest. In the center was a not-so-tall ancient pagoda. Turning around the ancient pagoda and looking ahead, a shrine was in sight. In front of the shrine, there seemed to be several Individually, they are all dressed in warrior attire and are swordsmen.
Chapter completed!