"Humph!"
Murakami Masaki was a very arrogant guy. When he saw Watanabe's angry face, he curled his lips in disdain and snorted coldly.
"What's wrong, Yamaguchi-kun? Are you injured?”
"Thank you for your concern, Murakami-kun.”
"Have you caught those people?"
Masaki Murakami asked as he looked at Naoki Yamaguchi's bandaged right shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Murakami-kun. I've disappointed you.”
Yamaguchi stood at attention and bowed deeply.
"Yamaguchi-kun, are you trying to tell me that those people ran away from you? I remember you once said that you are the strongest army in Japan. Don't tell me you can't even deal with those country bumpkins!”
Yamaguchi bowed deeply again and said,""I'm really sorry. It might be worse than you think.”
"Worse? So you were defeated by them?”
"I'm very ashamed. Five of our soldiers have died, and two are injured.”
"Then how many people did the other party have?”
" There was only one person who directly fought with us. The other party…didn't have any casualties…"
"Eight squares! The most outstanding special forces of Japan had the most advanced weapons in the world, but they couldn't deal with the farmers who were holding cold weapons.”
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency. The failure at the mountain pass was due to our unfamiliarity with the terrain. Moreover, they had set up traps everywhere in the forest, making it impossible for us to guard against them. That was why we suffered a crushing defeat.”
"Eight squares! Don't make excuses for your failure. You have more than twenty people, but you can't deal with a small hunter. Don't forget, you are known as the Empire's most outstanding soldier. The Empire's face has been completely thrown away by you!”
"I'm sorry! Yamaguchi had disgraced the empire, and Yamaguchi was willing to accept his punishment!”
"Punishment? If I were you, I wouldn't have the face to come back alive!”
"Yes, you're right. Yamaguchi should be loyal to the Emperor. However, considering your safety and the mission given by the Emperor, Yamaguchi lived. If Murakami-kun couldn't forgive him, Yamaguchi would cut open his stomach and apologize to the Emperor.”
As Yamaguchi Naonami spoke, he knelt on the ground, drew his katana from his waist, and aimed it at his abdomen.
Masaki Murakami glanced at Naoki Yamaguchi who was kneeling on the ground and said coldly,""Alright, stop pretending in front of me. We have more important things to do next. Let Watanabe do these tricky things.”
"Thank you Murakami-kun for your magnanimity. Yamaguchi will definitely do his best to assist you in completing the mission entrusted to you by the Empire.”
"Alright, Yamaguchi-kun, I know you are loyal to the Emperor. Send someone to send this letter to the contact point outside the Immortal Coiling Valley tomorrow. I want to contact my spy as soon as possible and start the treasure hunt as soon as possible.”
"Yes, I'll make the arrangements now."
Seeing Yamaguchi Naoki turn around and leave, Murakami Masaki stood up and paced back and forth in the room, muttering to himself,""It's been ten years. Inoue Kun, I don't know how you're doing now, but the success of this treasure hunt depends entirely on you!”
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On the evening of the second day, a fast horse rushed out from the line of sky of the Coiling Immortal Valley. The person on the horse was dressed in white, and his figure was a little thin.
"Phew!"
Three miles away from the One-Line-Sky, the man in white pulled the reins of his horse. He got off his horse and looked around, as if he was afraid that someone would notice him. After making sure that there was no one around, he turned around and went into the forest.
The man in white was in a hurry, and his target was very clear. He came to a tall Camphor tree and put his hand into a small hole in the tree.
Suddenly, the man in white's hand seemed to have touched something, and his face was filled with excitement.
"Teacher, it's been so many years. I thought you had forgotten about me! I finally heard from you today. It seems that the days of being afraid are coming to an end!”
The man in white thought to himself as he took out a small bamboo tube from the tree hole.
The man in white looked at the bamboo tube in his hand, but he did not rush to open it. Instead, he carefully put it in his pocket and turned around to walk out of the forest.
The white-robed man mounted his horse again and turned it around. The horse whipped and returned to the Coiling Immortal Valley along the way.
At night, the entire Stone Pond Village finally quieted down after a noisy day. In the Li family's courtyard, in a remote small house, the dim yellow light reflected a person's figure on the window.
Inside the house, the white-robed man who appeared in the forest in the evening was sitting in front of a wooden table. Under the candlelight, he was stroking the small bamboo tube that he had retrieved from the tree hole.
Finally, the man in white let out a long sigh of relief. He slowly opened the bamboo tube and pulled out a rolled up piece of white paper.
The man in white was so excited that his hands were trembling.
Opening the white paper, a few lines of familiar faces immediately jumped into his eyes.
"Inoue-kun, it's been a few years since we last met. When we parted that year, I was always thinking about you, so much so that I couldn't sleep or eat in peace. Right now, the Empire's army is unstoppable, and a large portion of China's territory is under our control. However, due to the Empire's expansion and years of war, the battlefront was too wide and the resources within the country were exhausted. The Empire urgently needed more advanced weapons to make up for the lack of manpower. Therefore, the treasure snatching plan had already become a hot topic, and it was imperative! For the sake of Japan's great cause of conquering the world, I hope that Inoue-kun will speed up the plan after receiving the letter and obtain the treasure as soon as possible. Only then will he not live up to the Emperor's heavy trust. Tsk tsk tsk! It was written by Masaki Murakami."
After reading the letter, the man in white lit the letter on a candle. Then he got up and paced back and forth in the small room, a trace of anxiety appearing on his face...
Although the entrance to the treasure trove was basically confirmed, the mechanism was too powerful. He had devoted himself to studying the five elements and eight trigrams for many years, but he still could not find a safe way to open it. Over the years, he had personally witnessed the miserable fate of more than a dozen groups of treasure thieves. Every time, it left him with a lingering fear.
Also, the two keys to open the Yin-Yang Lock were in the hands of Li Qianshan and Lin Mufeng from Lin Jiawan. All these years, he had been doing his best, but to date, he had gained nothing. Although he had been looking forward to his teacher's arrival day and night, and finally received news of his teacher, he had fallen into a dilemma…
"Sigh! What should I do?"
The man in white let out a long sigh and quickened his pace. He had followed Murakami Masaki for many years and was very familiar with his temperament and personality. If he didn't do what he told him to do, he would die a horrible death!
Suddenly, the man in white stopped. He stomped his foot hard, and at the same time, his right fist slammed into his left palm. He sighed and said,"Sigh! There was no other way now. He could only take a gamble!”
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