Chapter 233: the treasure
Chapter 233 Treasure
It was the 51st year of Konoha, June, hot summer.
The eight-year-long third ninja war officially ended with Konoha and Yunyin shaking hands.
Since Konoha’s fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato passed away three years ago, Yunyin launched another attack on the Land of Fire, engaging in fierce firefights along the eastern border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Tang.
Although Yun Yin attacked ferociously, but due to Konoha's extremely strong counterattack and Root's surprise attack strategy, the loss was quite heavy.
Combined with the failure to break through Konoha's line of defense for three consecutive years, the voices of the truce faction in Yunyin Village became louder and louder.
So, at the end of May, Yunyin sent envoys to Konoha Village to meet with the Third Hokage, and expressed his willingness to sign the armistice agreement, bringing the Third Ninja War to a complete end.
As for the signing place of the armistice agreement, the two sides disagreed and argued for a long time. Finally, under Yun Yin's relatively strong attitude, they agreed to formally sign this armistice agreement in Konoha in July, so as to notify the ninja world countries.
This is the first time in Konoha's history that an armistice agreement has been signed with an outside village in its own village. People with a discerning eye can already see that Konoha's attitude towards the outside world is getting weaker and weaker, and his strength has dropped to the freezing point in history.
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In the dead of night, when everything is still.
The attacker in the dark began to move around. He squatted in the bushes in the corner of the courtyard, wearing a mask of oil painting on his face, and stared at the corridor of the courtyard with a pair of eyes.
Soon, he saw the purpose of his walk.
The other party was a black-haired girl wearing a twelve-piece Chinese dress. Her demure and elegant posture all showed the noble status of this girl.
Behind her, two guards followed closely. Judging from their attire and the knives they wore, they were all master warriors who were proficient in using knives.
The noble girl strolled along the corridor, heading for her room. The two guards said nothing, and looked around vigilantly with sharp eyes to prevent accidents from happening.
After all, the princess in front of me is an important 'item' that their country's name regards as a treasure.
If an accident happened during their protection period, the two of them would be executed mercilessly by the daimyo, and even their family members would be implicated.
The girl gently opened the door of her room, and when she was about to walk in, the atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly changed.
The expressions of the two warrior guards also changed.
"Her Royal Highness, please be careful, the enemy is attacking!"
After one of the guards finished speaking, he pulled out the blade at his waist without hesitation, drew a gorgeous and cold blade light in the dark night, and slashed at the attacker who was quickly approaching the girl.
Another samurai guard also drew out his blade, but did not act without authorization, but shortened the distance between himself and the girl, blocking his flesh and blood in front of the girl.
The sudden change naturally caused the girl to feel panic in her heart, and she took a step back in fear.
The samurai guard who was dueling with the attacker, the sword light he swung, the attacker just sneered, turned his body, and easily escaped the attack of the sword light.
"What?"
Ordinary people would never be able to escape his sword slash. The attacker in front of him is not an ordinary thief.
The warrior guard judged this, but it was over.
The assailant took out a kunai and slashed across his throat faster than he could draw a knife.
The donated blood spurted out, and the body of the samurai guard fell to the ground unwillingly, turning into a cold corpse.
In the courtyard, the girl's terrified screams were soon heard, breaking the tranquility of the luxurious mansion in the middle of the night.
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"Trash!"
Damyo Xiong Zhiguo, who was wearing a fancy dress, threw the jade in his hand to the ground angrily, smashing it to pieces.
The guards kneeling on the floor felt the unprecedented anger of the daimyo, and their bodies trembled in panic.
"That is a treasure that I have carefully cultivated for more than ten years. How dare you let her be taken away from the yard?"
Regarding the fact that his daughter was taken away, he, as the daimyo of the Xiong Kingdom, was naturally very angry.
Compared with the pain and anger of the father when his daughter was taken away by thieves, it is actually nothing at all.
The real reason for his anger is the meaning of being a daughter of a princess—it can be 'sold' for a good price and bring him enough profit.
Therefore, the daughter is the "treasure" in his hands, not a person. Only objects are eligible to become his treasures.
But things have already happened, even if all the guards protecting the princess courtyard are executed, it will not help.
The daimyo of Xiong Zhiguo frowned in pain, and called out a name randomly:
"Red Shadow."
After his voice fell, a young figure appeared in the room at some point.
Kneeling on the ground with one knee, head down deeply, respectfully listening to the orders of the master of the bear country daimyo.
"I'll leave this matter to you, no matter what, I must save the princess!"
"yes."
After speaking, the ninja named Chiying disappeared from the room.
From the beginning to the end, his sense of existence seemed to be very thin, leaving the same as when he came, and it was done without anyone noticing.
"Go away, if you make another mistake, use your heads to visit me."
The daimyo of Xiong Zhiguo snorted coldly, waved his hand, and let these incompetent guards leave.
"yes."
The guards breathed a sigh of relief, obeying Xiong Zhiguo Daimyo's order and quickly exited the room.
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In the street in the middle of the night, a black shadow flashed across it.
The masked assailant carried a girl in Chinese clothes with her mouth sealed on her shoulders, and ran quickly on the deserted road. The guards of the daimyo's mansion in the country of bears who were chasing him had already been left far behind by him.
"Haha, I finally got it, one of the treasures of the Bear Kingdom, and now I'm making a fortune!"
Even though there is a mask blocking it, the specific facial expression changes of the assailant cannot be seen, but it must be joyful at this moment.
The girl blinked her bright eyes, showing a look of bewilderment and fear.
"Don't think about escaping and committing suicide, Your Royal Highness, you are my most important purse."
For a bounty hunter like him, money is more important than life.
As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food, which is the true portrayal of bounty hunters.
There is an ancient truth circulating in the underground black market - in hell, money is the way to talk.
This sentence came from a certain legendary bounty hunter.
Although the legendary bounty hunter seems to have washed his hands and turned to other industries to make a fortune, many of his truths about money have been passed on in the underground black market.
One day, he will also become such a legendary bounty hunter!
Let every bounty hunter remember his words of truth about money, and it will be immortal in the underground black market.
Kidnapping the princess of the Bear Kingdom was definitely the most rewarding and dangerous reward mission in his career as a bounty hunter.
However, the reward mission this time is actually rather weird.
That is the rich businessman employer wants the living, not the dead.
In the underground black market, generally speaking, all you need to do is take the corpse back for confirmation.
But the employer declared that if it was the dead princess of the Bear Country, the bounty hunter who performed this reward mission would not only get no money, but would also be hunted down endlessly.
In view of this, the attacker was also afraid that something unexpected would happen to the princess halfway.
After all, there is still a difference between the living and the dead.
On the road, it is really troublesome to take care of her food and accommodation.
So, the requirements of those wealthy employers are always weird. But it is also because he is a living person, which increases the difficulty of the task, so the bounty offered will be very generous. This is the reason why he is willing to take over this bounty task.
The price is in place and all the requirements of the employer are met, which is the only conduct of all bounty hunters.
Just when the assailant was imagining what to do with the huge bounty, at the end of the street that was about to turn a corner, a relatively thin figure suddenly appeared there.
Wearing a black attire, his face looks a little younger, probably not more than twenty years old.
It is the guard ninja Chiying sent by the Daimyo of the Bear Country.
"Ninja?"
The attacker stopped in his tracks, and he naturally understood that the daimyo mansion in a country must not only have samurai as guards, but also powerful ninjas.
Immediately afterwards, a slightly ferocious smile appeared on his face. Judging from the age of the other party, he was probably a young boy who had just debuted.
Different from bounty hunters like him who have been in the underground black market all year round, that is to say, he crushes the opponent no matter in terms of strength or experience.
Putting down the **** his shoulders, the attacker took out Kunai, intending to quickly resolve the battle. He didn't know how many ninjas were still behind him, and once he was encircled, he would feel tricky with his strength.
"It can only be considered that you are unlucky, brat."
Ku Wushang was surrounded by a sharp breath, and his figure turned into a jet of black lightning, rushing towards the red shadow standing in front of him.
Before Kunai touched Chi Ying's body, the attacker's eyes widened suddenly, and his body couldn't help but took a step back.
It seems to instinctively feel some kind of danger, and the body responds faster than its own consciousness.
Chi Ying frowned slightly. The attacker seemed to be quite strong, and he wanted to end the battle in an instant.
"No, you little brat seems a bit complicated..."
The assailant’s voice was low. Although he wondered why the murderous aura on Chiying’s body was so light, it did not hinder his intuition for danger. The opponent was very strong, and he might be the strongest opponent he encountered in the reward mission.
Chi Ying's face remained unchanged, and he stepped forward, rushing towards the attacker head-on.
Move so fast! The speed at which Chi Ying was moving could hardly be seen clearly, the attacker was taken aback and immediately backed away.
"Wind escape·Beast wave palm!"
A blade of wind tore through the air and slashed towards Chi Ying's body.
The wind blade rushed towards him, but Chi Ying didn't realize it, but continued to speed up instead.
"Is this kid dying?"
The attacker couldn't understand Chi Ying's behavior, and even forgot his next move.
When the blade of wind was about to touch the body, a strange light flashed in Chi Ying's eyes.
I saw the wind blade, which was powerful enough to severely injure the human body, miraculously shuttled directly from Chi Ying's body, and flew towards the wall behind Chi Ying, leaving a claw mark of a wild beast on the wall.
Seeing this scene, the assailant's complexion changed drastically, but it was too late, Chiying's indifferent face appeared in front of his eyes, and a Kunai pierced his heart accurately, ending the battle in an instant.
"Your ninjutsu... is blood succession limit..."
The attacker gave a wry smile, and understood where Chi Ying's ability came from.
It is the blood succession limit ability that surpasses ordinary ninjutsu.
In the ninja world, a noble talent that can only be used by very few people.
Every ninja who grows up is a ninja with terrifying strength. This is an unquestionable consensus among ninjas.
What a pity, I have not yet become a legendary bounty hunter, and I am going to die here in an ordinary way... With this kind of regret, the attacker's vision became darker and darker, and his body became heavier and heavier. Finally, he fell powerlessly to the ground and died.
Chi Ying looked at the fallen attacker's body with indifference in his eyes.
Then, he looked at the girl who was afraid to sit on the ground beside her.
"Come on."
Chi Ying looked away from the girl's delicate face, turned around and prepared to return to the daimyo's mansion.
"That...my foot seems to be sprained..."
The girl lowered her head slightly, her voice was weak, and she stroked her sore ankle.
Chi Ying turned her head and took another look at the princess, who was a little younger than herself, with a slightly impatient expression on her face.
"Woman, trouble."
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"You did a good job, Chiying, you have lived up to my trust in you. You are indeed the most perfect ninja."
With the praise and approval from the Daimyo of Xiong Zhiguo, Chiying still stood aside expressionlessly, as if the person who was praised was not himself.
The name of Xiong Guoguo is also used to it, and he doesn't care.
He still has a bit of tolerance for capable ninjas who are loyal to him.
Randomly, he looked at the girl who was rescued by Chi Ying, that is, his daughter, the treasure princess of the Bear Country.
"Daughter, it's great that you're fine. When you were taken away by thieves, I was sad for you for a long time for my father."
The daimyo of Xiong Zhiguo wept with joy, and took the girl's palm very kindly, expressing his concern for her.
The girl barely squeezed a grateful smile from her face.
"Thank you for your concern, Father. My daughter is fine."
The girl knew that her father had no so-called affection for her.
The reason why she has received so much attention is also very simple, because she is the one with the best appearance among the many princesses in the Bear Country.
This greedy and ambitious father just wanted to sell her daughter for a good price, not the kind of affection and love that a father has for his children.
"How can this be done? This incident has reminded my father. As the treasure of the Bear Country, you secretly think about your thieves. Therefore, Weifu plans to add more protective power by your side. After all, you are the most beautiful gem in Weifu's hands."
A look of deep concern appeared in the eyes of Daimyo Xiongzhi.
"But it's up to the father to make the decision."
The girl knew that she had no right to refuse, so she could only obey the father's arrangement.
Damyo Xiong Zhiguo was very satisfied with his daughter's obedient attitude. He looked at the taciturn Chiying, hesitated and said, "Chiying, from today onwards, you will be Zhuji's personal bodyguard."
A ninja who is ascetic and only knows how to obey orders is undoubtedly the best candidate to protect his daughter.
He didn't want this beautiful gem to fall into the hands of others again, otherwise, he would feel distressed for a long time.
"But…"
Chi Ying was slightly dissatisfied in her heart, but she didn't show it.
Knowing what Akage was going to say, Daimyo Xiongzhikage closed the folding fan in his hand and said, "That's it. It's settled. For a father who loves his daughter, the safety of his daughter is the most important thing."
idiot! Chi Ying made such an evaluation of Xiong Zhiguo daimyo in his heart.
But even so, he still has to fulfill his duty, and he can't show hesitation and dissatisfaction at this time, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted.
Let Master Shiraishi decide this matter. Chi Ying thought helplessly in her heart.
Sure enough, a woman is a sign of trouble and only hinders him from carrying out his mission.
Related to the expansion plan of the Kingdom of Ghosts, he dare not be careless, any unplanned accidents must be eliminated as soon as possible.
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Shiraishi read the information from the Snow Country. After two years of continuous development, the roads across the country have been connected, and important facilities such as schools and hospitals are also in the popularization plan. It will be in place by the end of next year, or the year after.
After all, the development of the Snow Country relies on the economic power of the Ghost Country to bring about such a big change within two years.
Next, you only need to carry out the plan step by step to the end.
Speaking of it, this is thanks to the purge of a large number of nobles in the Snow Country in order to consolidate his daimyo status when Feng Hua Nu Tao came to power.
When the kingdom of ghosts intervened, it was too late for the aristocratic forces to counterattack.
After killing chickens and monkeys, Snow Country has been firmly controlled by the "fate" system established by Ghost Country.
Thinking about it now, Baishi thought it was a very wise political alliance when he recognized Xiaoxue as his adopted daughter.
"Basically, there is nothing to worry about in Snow Country. I heard that many unidentified people have latently entered the country through normal channels. Is there such a thing?"
Shiraishi put down the information documents of the Snow Country, and turned to ask the messenger of the Intelligence Department in front of him about this matter.
"Yes, since November last year, there have been a sudden increase in the number of foreign personnel lurking in the country one after another. And they all sneaked into the country to lurk in the country without going through formal channels."
"Is that so? It seems that the situation is more urgent than expected."
Baishi doesn't need to ask, he also knows the identity of these foreign personnel lurking in the ghost country.
Ninjas from the Five Great Nations.
The Kingdom of Demons initially developed, relying on the third Ninja World War as a cover, and was able to gradually grow stronger in this stable environment.
Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company is also based on this background, and has become the largest giant company in the ninja pharmaceutical industry in one fell swoop.
With Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company as the main body, the medical industry of Oni Land spreads all over the ninja world. In recent years, the profits earned every year, even countries with the size of the five major countries, have become red-eyed.
In addition to this, other changes in the ghost country have also attracted the attention of various countries.
Now the five major countries are gradually becoming impatient.
They are inquiring into the core secrets inside the Ghost Kingdom, and are also determining whether a series of unknown changes in the Ghost Kingdom will cause severe conflicts with their existing interest classes.
Baishi said with certainty that the rise of the ghost kingdom will inevitably cause unimaginable destructive power to the existing vested interests.
It's just this kind of thing, the ruling class of the five major countries can't predict such a situation.
They are accustomed to being high above them, so naturally they can't see the dust under their feet, which will pose any threat to them.
The intelligence information gap between the two sides is a very fatal point.
The fact that they came to inquire about the ghost kingdom was more of a curiosity.
Therefore, in a short period of time, because of the ghost country's status as a neutral country, the five major countries will not act rashly.
Since it is known that the five major powers will not take any action in the short term, the expansion plan of the Kingdom of Ghosts cannot be stopped at this time.
"It's enough to monitor them symbolically, don't startle them."
After pondering for a moment, Shiraishi gave such an order.
It is not yet possible to take decent countermeasures against the five major powers. Just turn a blind eye to these ninjas lurking in the country.
Wait until the right time, and then clean them up in one go.
"yes."
"Is there any news from other places?"
"There are some important news from the Bear Country."
"explain."
The Kingdom of Bears is the most important step in the expansion plan of the Kingdom of Ghosts, and it is also a country that must be conquered. Naturally, Baishi dare not be careless.
With the truce between Konoha and Yunyin, the two sides will soon sign a truce agreement. In the future, the ninja world will usher in a period of relatively peaceful development. Before that, everything must be planned.
“Recently, the princess of the Bear Country was kidnapped, which made the name of the Bear Country furious.”
"Is it the Princess Zhuhime who is known as the treasure of the bear country?"
The daimyo of Xiong Zhiguo has twenty-three wives and concubines, seventeen sons and thirteen daughters.
Among his thirteen daughters, Princess Zhuhime is the one with the most outstanding appearance. She is famous all over the world for her beauty and is regarded as the jewel in the palm of the bear country daimyo.
The Daimyo Xiong Zhikun's food and clothing for his daughter Zhuhime can even be compared to his eldest son, which shows how much he attaches importance to her.
From another perspective, a daughter who can be sold at a high price will naturally receive more attention.
"It is that Princess Zhu Ji. Because of her beauty, it is inevitable that some people will miss her, but this time the situation is more serious."
"Is there a conflict with our plan to deploy in the Bear Country?"
Shiraishi is concerned about this kind of problem.
"Regarding this matter, in order to ensure the personal safety of Princess Zhuhime, Daimyo Xiong Zhikun has transferred Chiying away from his side and arranged for Princess Zhuhime's side."
The intelligence officer sighed helplessly.
Red Shadow is an important spy who is placed next to the Daimyo of the Bear Country by the Army of the Ghost Country. He has a special blood-successor boundary-limiting ability, and is especially good at assassination and concealment.
It is precisely because of the assistance of Chi Ying that the military spies of the ghost country can quickly penetrate into every aspect of the bear country.
The folks of the Bear Country are promoted by the wandering witches trained by the Ghost Country's military, making the Ghost Country's reputation among the Bear Country's folks very good.
The government of Xiongzhiguo uses Chiying and others to infiltrate. From officials to daimyo's cronies, there are spies from the kingdom of ghosts lurking in it, quietly interfering with the dignitaries of Xiongzhiguo.
"It seems that this big name from the Xiong Kingdom really loves money like his life."
Shiraishi laughed with great interest.
Bear Country Daimyo is a very ambitious and greedy person.
In recent years, he has used Chi Ying to unknowingly solve the political opponents who opposed him, allowing him to monopolize power in the country of bears. With the help of the ambition of the bear country daimyo, the spies of the ghost country can occupy an important position in the bear country so quickly.
In the final analysis, Shiraishi would also like to thank the daimyo of the Xiong Kingdom for his ambition that does not match his own strength.
If it wasn't for him, it wouldn't be so easy for the Kingdom of Ghosts to infiltrate every aspect of the Kingdom of Bears.
"Let Chi Ying stand by, don't show any clues at this time. The work of guiding Xiong Zhiguo Daimyo will naturally be carried out by other people. The plan has reached this point, and no accidents are allowed."
Shiraishi is convinced of Chiying's ability.
Although the other party is relatively slow in emotion and interpersonal communication, he is an excellent subordinate who is devoted to his duties.
Shiraishi began to think, if he can successfully win the Bear Country, what should he reward Chiying?
It seems a bit vulgar to just reward money and ninjutsu for such a huge achievement.
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