Mechanical Alchemist

Su Lun left Zhujian Village despite the wind and snow, and did not encounter any accidents along the way.

There are indeed monsters in Shanyin Country, but they are not so many that you can encounter a bunch of them just by walking casually.

Because it was premeditated, the vanguard group of the Ninth Fleet has now been dispersed, and the crisis is naturally resolved.

Su Lun traveled for dozens of miles at night, and came across a few beasts without eyes, killed them casually, and then found a cave to spend the night.

Early the next morning, he changed into a ronin costume of the Shanyin Kingdom, left the Izumo boundary and headed towards Chidao.

Chijo said that he was in a little trouble and he had to go.

Although Shanyin is poor, but fortunately there are carriage roads between the feudal clans. Although the road conditions are poor, snowy and muddy, fortunately, carriages can also pass. Naturally, locomotives can also pass through.

The distance between the two fiefdoms is hundreds of kilometers, so it is too late to walk on two legs. Su Lun used the storage space to take out the mechanical parts that had been prepared all along, assembled a steam off-road motorcycle, and then drove on the road at a fast speed. Ride bicycles wherever there are roads, avoid villages as much as possible, and climb mountains and mountains with eight-armed spider spears.

Finally arrived at the appointed place in the afternoon of the second day, the Bamboo Sea in Chidao Liuyun Village.

At the same time, several people were on their way in a little embarrassment.

The leader was Chijo, and beside her was a handsome white-faced man in samurai uniform. If Su Lun was here, he would naturally recognize that this was the one he had seen outside the "Naganoya Geisha House". Behind the two of them was Lolota holding a sword, and several masked ninjas in black.

Several people had more or less injuries on their bodies, and the blood stains on their clothes were new and old. It seemed that he had been on his way in a hurry after going through several battles before he had time to treat his wounds. Especially Qiantiao, she has several wounds with congealed blood scabs on her body, but what is even more weird is that her hands are densely covered with mysterious sealing runes. The rune was shiny, like a rusty machine, making her limbs extremely stiff.

Seeing that the sky was about to darken, the faces of the few people became more and more dignified.

It seems that after the night sweeps across the land, something terrifying will come.

The white-faced man looked worried, and said apologetically: "Miss Qiantiao, I'm sorry, the failure of this operation is because my information was not detailed enough, and it hurt you. The 'ghost warrior' can't kill him at all. If this continues, we're afraid The whole army will be wiped out. They are coming for me, you don’t need to accompany me to go on.”

Even after being hunted down for three days and three nights, Qianjo's heroic face showed no trace of fear. When she heard this, she shook her head and said firmly, "Since I've been hired, I must keep my promise to protect you to the end."

When the white-faced man was anxious, he couldn't hide a femininity on his face, and said: "No, I mean, the employment ends here. Since there is a problem with our information, Miss Qiantiao is not considered a breach of the contract. It is necessary to accompany us into danger."

Hearing this, Qianjo looked at the bamboo forest in front of him and said, "The situation is not that bad, my reinforcements should have arrived."

"Reinforcements?"

Hearing this, the white-faced man was surprised: "But... this is Uesugi Sagara, the feudal lord of Chidao, who is also a member of the shogunate. Now he should have received an order and is mobilizing samurai to encircle us. Even if there are reinforcements, I am afraid they will come at this moment. would be bad too”

This is Shanyin Country, and now all the vassal states have received orders to besiege and kill, no matter how many reinforcements come, it will be useless.

Chijo didn't make any excuses, and thought of something, "Try it. That guy is very powerful. As long as he can solve the Oni Samurai, the problem will not be big."

Speaking of this point, the white-faced man did not continue to insist.

A group of people ran close to the bamboo forest, and after a while, they saw a ronin wearing a bamboo hat waiting on the road in the distance.

Everyone's faces became tense in an instant, and the ninja guards had already drawn their knives.

But Qiantiao recognized the man at a glance, and walked over, the solemnity on his face relaxed slightly, and he greeted, "You're here."

The hat ronin is naturally Su Lun.

He looked at the embarrassment of the people in front of him, raised his eyebrows and said, "Sister Qiantiao, I'm not late, am I?"

Chijo smiled, "It's just in time."

Lolota behind her looked at Su Lun, although she didn't recognize the disguise. But listening to the voice, she also guessed that the person in front of her was Mr. Su Lun who helped them kill "One-Eyed" Shock in Blizzard City!

Lolotta thought of the action of manipulating the puppet army against thousands of people at sea, and his little face immediately became excited.

Because she was quite familiar with her, she didn't come out, and said hello, "Mr. Su Lun!"

Su Lun smiled, walked over and touched her head, "Lolotta, long time no see."

Hearing the conversation of several people, the white-faced man who was protected by four ninjas was taken aback. This is the reinforcement that Miss Qianjo was talking about?

She glanced around the bamboo forest again, but saw no one else.

only one person?

This is reinforcements?

However, it is not very strong.

Naturally, Su Lun also recognized the few people in front of him from the fire of the soul, they were the ones who he had seen in the "Naganoya Geisha Hall" before and who assassinated "Ghost Sword" Aki with Chijo.

Looking at the famous sword of the Twelve Good Workers "Ichishou of the Chrysanthemum Monarch" held in Lolotta's hand, he also knew that the assassination was successful.

Thinking about the trouble Qiantiao said again, they failed to assassinate "Old Man Rune"

The progress of the matter is generally clear.

To kill the son first, and then kill the father, is to destroy the whole family of the generals of the Shanyin Kingdom shogunate.

Don't know why they do what they do though.

However, the assassination failed, and the situation seems to be not good.

Qianjo's soul fire is stronger than before, it should be advanced to the fifth level. But the breath was very strange, and looking at her rune-covered hands again, Su Lun frowned, and asked, "Sister Qiantiao, what's wrong with your hands?"

"piece of cake."

Qianjo still had a big and indifferent expression, "When I assassinated the old man Rune, he sealed the rune with one hand. The meridians of both hands are restricted, and the dark spiritual power can't flow, so I can't use it temporarily. But it's not a big problem , not life-threatening."

After a pause, she glanced at Su Lun again, and asked without hesitation: "Boy Su Lun, can you solve it? Otherwise, it might be a bit troublesome when it gets dark later."

There was a flash of light in Su Lun's left eye. Looking at the mysterious runes on the thousands of arms, it was like looking at a piece of data code, quickly splitting and analyzing it in his brain, trying to find the correct way to crack it. .

After a while, he gave up and said in a serious tone: "The structure of this sealing rune is very complicated. It looks like a 'six-fold rune chain variant' of the forbidden magic rune language. The caster has set up multiple traps to break it forcibly. It will hurt you. I see some signs, but it may take a lot of time to crack it."

Rune sealing is a bit like an encryption lock, only a specific encryption method can open the "lock". If it is opened violently and in the wrong way, it will often be locked or injured.

Hearing this, Qiantiao raised his eyebrows, and said in a slightly dignified tone, "This is going to be a bit troublesome. If the seal cannot be broken, my strength will be greatly limited. After the ghost warrior comes out, I will probably only be able to I can see yours."

Su Lun looked at the sky, the sun always sets early in winter, and now the sky is already dark, only the horizon is still bright, "Sister Qiantiao, what is the matter with the [Ghost Warrior] you mentioned? How many levels are there? The strength of a professional?"

"Third and fourth ranks, but the trouble is that they can't be killed."

Chijo thought about it.

Recalling the danger along the way, she said again: "This is a kind of hell monster, a bit like a ghost species, which only appears at night. It's okay to say that although it can't be killed, the threat is not too great. The most troublesome thing is A big monster wearing a general's armor, the monster is very powerful, the armor is hard to hurt, even if it kills the main body, it will be resurrected infinitely after death."

"That's it"

After listening to Qiantiao's introduction, Su Lun had a general idea of ​​[Ghost Warrior].

It sounds like a kind of armored demon that ignores physical damage, is immune to most magic damage, and will be resurrected after death?

It is indeed a bit unsolvable to use conventional means.

At this time, the white-faced man next to Qiantiao who had been observing Su Lun suddenly interjected, "Sir, I still know some information about this monster."

She had listened to the entire conversation between the two just now, and she also knew that this was Miss Qiantiao's very trusted reinforcements.

Although she was surprised that there was only Su Lun alone, he might be so calm, which also showed that he was very strong.

She felt that it was necessary for her to tell all the information she knew so that everyone could face it together.

Su Lun turned slightly sideways when he heard that, he was busy caring about Qiantiao just now, and didn't know who the other people were.

Qianjo looked at it, and then interrupted to introduce: "This is Miss Miko. Well, her identity is a bit special."

special?

Miko-san?

This is a woman?

No wonder he felt that the white-faced man's manner of speaking was a little feminine.

However, for some reason, Su Lun felt that being a woman was fine.

After all, since he digested the charm value of "X Serum" exceeding ten points, he has not met anyone whose appearance crushed him.

Looking at this little boy before, I thought it was still a fight.

Now it sounds like a woman,

The mood suddenly improved.

Su Lun heard the hesitation in the thousand words, and could see that the identity of the other party was indeed very special.

Qianjo didn't say any more, and instead directly introduced Su Lun's identity, "This is my friend, Su Lun."

After listening to Qianjo's introduction, Miss Miko immediately bowed 90 degrees and greeted Shan Yin Country very characteristically.

After a moment of hesitation, she seemed to feel that it was impolite to conceal something under such circumstances, so she introduced herself again: "My name is Miko Mifu. Mr. Su Lun, nice to meet you."

When Su Lun heard it, it suddenly dawned on him.

God Fushi?

If he remembers correctly, there is only one place in Shanyin Country with this surname.

That is the royal family of Edo's Shanyin Kingdom.

This is the royal family?

Miko Kamifu was not at all surprised that someone would show such an expression when they heard her name. She said, "Sorry, Mr. Su Lun, I don't have time to elaborate now. Oni Samurai should appear soon."

As soon as Su Lun heard the name and thought about the situation of Shanyin country, he guessed why they wanted to assassinate the "Old Man Shanyin" who was the general of the shogunate.

He didn't bother to ask, but nodded, and said, "Well, Miss Miko can tell you about the situation of Oni Samurai."

God Fu Miko said carefully: "That armor is the famous Warring States armor "Iron Red Scale Painted with Five Pieces" two hundred years ago, and it is one of the strongest warriors in the world. This used to be the armor of Oda Nobuo, the great general of the Warring States Period. Later, he was killed by a rebel general in the Battle of Honnoji Temple, and the resentment lingered, so he condensed into the armor and became a great monster. Those ghost warriors are also the resentment of their generals. I don’t know where those people from the Black Dragon Society found them.”

Shanyin country is rich in famous knives, and the armor is also excellent.

However, due to the complicated manufacturing process of this kind of armor, the output is very small. There is still a weak gap that is convenient for swordsmen to slash, so it is only suitable for kendo warriors, far inferior to Lu Ying's full-body knight heavy armor with comprehensive defense.

Therefore, Shanyin's armor is not very famous in the outside world.

Is this [Ghost Warrior] a monster with armor?

No, it should be the spirit of the armor.

After Su Lun heard the information, he was roughly sure of how to deal with it.

He suddenly thought of the demon sword "Onimaru Hyakume Somasa" he just got in his hand.

I wanted to send thousands of gifts, so I took them out.

"By the way, sister Qiantiao, I found a famous knife, do you think it can be used?"

With that said, Su Lun took out the long sword wrapped in the old cassock.

Hearing this, Qianjo didn't seem to care whether the sword was a famous sword, but cared more about this behavior, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Hey, boy Su Lun, this is a gift from you?"

"yes."

Su Lun nodded with a light smile on his face.

He opened the cassock, revealing the snow-white scabbard, and said solemnly: "This knife is a little tricky. Be careful and see if you can use it."

Qianjo didn't realize the specialness of this knife, but after hearing Su Lun's tone, he looked at it squarely, and asked casually, "What kind of knife is it worth your nervousness?"

Yaodao was very quiet, revealing his true face little by little.

At this moment, Miko Kamifu looked at the exposed handle and obviously recognized it. She didn't care about being rude, and exclaimed: "This is... Demon Saber Zongzheng?"

Others don't need to know her, how could she, the princess of the Shanyin royal family, not know?

As soon as these words came out, her face changed drastically, and the four ninjas around her also acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and retreated a lot.

"Demon knife?"

When Chijo heard the name, it was unexpected, but he was more expectant and excited: "Is this the legendary famous sword "Onimaru Hyakume Somasa"? "

"yes."

Seeing her expression, Su Lun shrugged, and did not forget to warn: "That's why I said it's evil."

"Where did you find it, kid?"

When Qiantiao heard that it was really this famous knife, his eyes immediately glowed green.

This is the top treasure that all swordsmen in the world dream of!

As soon as the cassock was removed, she just looked at the scabbard, and she shouted excitedly: "Good knife!"

How can a swordsman resist the temptation of a famous sword, let alone the third-ranked peerless famous sword?

"It's a long story, I'll explain it to you later when I have time. This knife"

Su Lun seemed to be too familiar with Qiantiao's character. He had seen such a golden-eyed expression at the gambling table, and he was obviously on top.

He was just about to warn the evil side of this knife again, but someone spoke ahead of time.

"Miss Qianjo, be careful! Don't touch this knife!"

Miko Miko, who was at the side, interrupted suddenly, warning with a serious face.

Although she didn't know why this demon sword appeared in Su Lun's hands, no one could handle it.

She thought that Su Lun and the others didn't know the horror of this knife, so she hurriedly said: "This knife is sealed with a big demon [Hundred Eyes Ghost King], and it is said that it has become a demon soldier of hell. This is simply not something that a living person can control!"

Someone spoke for him, and Su Lun saved a little bit of tongue and echoed, "Miss Yuzi is right."

He also raised his eyebrows, looked at Qiantiao and said: "So, Miss Qiantiao, see if you can. If you can't, just let me stay here temporarily."

"Well. I already feel the evil spirit."

The excitement in Qiantiao's eyes disappeared, replaced by an extremely solemn expression, as if facing a very sacred decision.

A good knife chooses the master.

Similarly, swordsmen will also choose their own knives.

Looking at this legendary sword, Chijo really couldn't take his eyes off it.

She listened to Su Lun's warning, but still took a deep breath, stretched out her hand, and wanted to hold the demon sword unwaveringly.

Su Lun was still not at ease, and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Yes! But I might die, too."

Qiantiao looked indifferent, as if he was ready to face death in an instant, and said in an extremely firm tone: "I will not regret it. This is the awareness that a swordsman has from the moment he holds the sword."

As she said that, she glanced at Su Lun, her eyes glowed brightly, and she nodded slightly: "Anyway, thank you. I like this gift very much."

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Su Lun didn't say any more.

He is well aware of Qianjo's temperament, once he has made a decision, he will definitely do it.

Mr. Jing once commented that Qianjo's ability to go so far in the way of kendo is directly related to her sincere attitude towards kendo.

In her world, the most beloved thing is the knife.

However, the things were given by himself, and the person was still around, how could Su Lun put Qiantiao in danger?

The silk thread has quietly covered Qiantiao's whole body, and if there is any situation, it can control her immediately.

As for mental distortion or something, Su Lun has enough experience to deal with it.

If something really happens, cut off the control of the nerves on the human body, tie them up, and then go to the holy place of the Dalu tribe to find Youta to help deal with it.

Su Lun was almost sure.

Miko Miko, who was on the side, didn't know this. She watched Qianjo plan to pull out the "demon sword" that was taboo in their mountains, and anxiously wanted to persuade her.

But at this moment, a phantom of a Rakshasa girl with flaming hair suddenly rose from Qiantiao's body, and his whole body was steaming with blood.

Looking at it again, her aura suddenly became unattainable.

Her rakshasa aura echoed the demonic aura on the knife, as if people saw two blazing flames.

"From now on, I will be your master, okay?"

Chijo took "Onimaru Hyakume Munemasa" and muttered to himself.

Like an old friend she hasn't seen for many years, she caressed the blade of the sword with an obsessive look on her face.

With a sound of "clank", the sharp blade was unsheathed, and the evil spirit shot out into the sky.

Su Lun frowned, his hands and fingers trembled slightly, and he was ready.

He had personally experienced the strangeness of this demon sword before, and he knew very well that now was the most dangerous moment.

At this moment, Qiantiao's breath collided fiercely with the demon knife, like taming a fierce horse. The red light in her eyes has already lit up, and the phantom of Rakshasa behind her has become more and more solid.

Rakshasa got a knife from hell, as if the gate of hell had been opened, and she saw the endless scene of hell in her eyes.

Even Su Lun, a bystander, was covered in cold sweat for a moment.

At this moment, Qianjo, who is holding the demon sword in his hand, feels more and more strange to him, like a human but not a human, even closer to a ghost

If it wasn't for the persistence in her eyes that was still firm, Su Lun would have controlled her without hesitation and sheathed her sword.

The soaring demonic aura, as well as the super oppressive feeling of a thousand lines, which were originally from the great sword realm, made Su Lun's scalp numb.

The moment the demon sword was unsheathed, Miko Kamifu and several ninja guards retreated tens of meters, their faces extremely dignified. Lolotta was also dragged far away by the silk thread, avoiding the area affected by the overflow of sword energy.

Only Su Lun didn't take a half step back, and was concentrating on observing Qiantiao's state.

Seeing that the situation seemed to be getting out of hand, Miko Kamifuku gritted her silver teeth and took out a string of golden bells, and suddenly there was an aura of majesty on her body. Another indescribable feeling originating from a high-level god. It looked as if something was wrong, and he was ready to stop Qian Tiao's obsession.

"God 楽铃? Shinto priestess?"

Su Lun happened to see this scene from the corner of his eye, and vaguely guessed the imperial son's occupation, slightly surprised.

But at this moment, he couldn't care less about other things.

He knew that Qiantiao was at the critical moment of taming the demon sword, and now he couldn't make trouble, and he couldn't back down. But under the dual pressure of rank and realm, Su Lun couldn't take it anymore.

Only in the hands of an outstanding swordsman did this "Demon Saber Zongzheng" really burst out with the monstrous demonic aura that overwhelms the world.

Su Lun also faintly felt that things were going out of control.

The most dangerous thing is that he also saw that the perseverance in the thousand eyes began to waver.

Qianjo suppressed the demon sword with sword intent and spirit, but the Hundred Eyes Ghost King sealed in the sword seemed unwilling to be controlled by others, and the struggle became more and more intense.

The momentum of both sides is getting higher and higher.

Because they were friends before, she never let Su Lunwai off this murderous look.

Now resisting this momentum head-on, the sword intent made Su Lun's hairs burst.

Su Lun, the third party, was like a flat boat floating in a stormy sea, ready to capsize at any time due to the violent wind and waves around him.

But at the same time, the monstrous evil spirit also aroused the violence in his heart, and a red light flashed in his eyes.

In the next moment, behind Su Lun suddenly appeared a phantom of the god of death holding a black scythe.

The abnormal image appeared, and suddenly a mysterious atmosphere enveloped the audience, most of the pressure suddenly disappeared, and the atmosphere in the audience instantly became three-legged.

Su Lun came down like the god of death, his eyes were extremely domineering. He looked at the ferocious blood eyes opened on the demon blade, and his thoughts were inexplicably irritable. If this broken knife really hurt a thousand pieces, no matter how good the knife is, it would be useless!

The demon knife has a spirit, as if it felt Su Lun's thoughts for a moment, the hysterical demonic aura suddenly subsided.

Qiantiao's right hand holding the sword finally stopped trembling more, she changed to holding the hilt with both hands, and the phantom of the Rakshasa woman behind her also slowly condensed a long sword of evil intent.

The wind and rain will be flat.

"Lord of the Underworld, God General of Rakshasa"

At the same time, Miko Miko, who was holding a Kagura bell not far away, was already stunned. She watched the scene of the two confronting each other with a sword full of disbelief, and her crystal eyes trembled: "He and they..."

No wonder Miss Qiantiao regards her as a reinforcement, it turns out that Mr. Su Lun is so strong!

(PS. The Lord of the Underworld ≈ the name of the god of death in the Shinto system of Shanyin Kingdom)