The name of the great swordsman begins in Okehazama.

Chapter 136 Mochizuki Chiyo

At noon, Lai Zhonghe and his close relatives had already left.

"My lord, aren't we leaving yet?" Cai Zang asked.

"Of course we're not leaving, there's still one person who hasn't arrived—"

Suddenly, shouts came from outside the shrine.

"Who goes there!"

Then came a soft laugh, a woman's laugh.

"Why are you so nervous? The journey was long, and I'm just a weak woman in such cold weather, so I'm late. Lord Mori invited me—"

The woman's voice sounded young, yet it possessed a magnetic quality that suggested she had experienced many hardships.

Although the woman spoke, it was impossible to tell where she was.

A cloud of smoke suddenly rose, and Ke'er quickly covered her mouth and nose and retreated. A charming woman in her early thirties emerged from the smoke.

She was dressed in simple travel clothes, with a thick raincoat draped over her shoulders, looking like a village woman.

Her raincoat was covered in snow, but when she took off her straw hat, the face that was revealed made Ke'er swallow hard.

She was of average appearance, but the way she looked at people was captivating.

"Mochizuki Chiyome?" Nagayoshi looked at her and said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Chiyo smiled, took off her raincoat and handed it to the servant at the door, then sat down on the ground without hesitation.

"How did Lord Mori know I would actually come?"

"Because you are the female ninja leader of the Kai Takeda clan, and a descendant of the Shinano Mochizuki clan. The Takeda clan is about to perish. Cooperate with me, and all the benefits will remain the same."

Chiyo laughed, a wicked laugh. Her eyes seemed specially trained to steal people's souls.

She stretched out her hands to warm them on the hearth, saying as she did so, "Then Lord Mori should know why I've come here?"

"Of course, they will submit to the Oda clan and become my allies. Although the Mochizuki clan is now a ninja clan, it was once a prestigious family in Shinano. Don't you want your descendants to rise to prominence? Are you going to live in darkness your whole life?"

Chiyo's hands were beautiful, with long, slender fingers and fair skin, making her look like a pampered noblewoman.

Chiyo suddenly smiled and said, "Lord Mori is right. If Chiyo is willing to serve you like a dog or a horse, then what do you say?"

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Ke'er never expected that she, a woman, would make a decision faster than those men.

But Changqing's reaction surprised him even more.

"Chiyome Mochizuki, do you think I'm a three-year-old?"

Chiyo's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her smile.

"What do you mean by that, Lord Mori?"

"If you truly came to join us, you wouldn't have hidden that kunai in your sleeve."

Chiyo's smile froze.

She glanced down at her sleeves, and when she looked up again, the allure on her face was gone, replaced by a chilling coldness.

"Mori Nagayoshi—as expected of a sword saint. His observation skills are truly keen—"

As she spoke, she flicked her right hand, and a short kunai slid out of her sleeve and was held in her palm.

This move was a feint; the three hidden arrows in his left hand had already been fired.

Ke'er only felt her hand tremble, and before she knew it, her knife was in Changqing's hand, and he parried the three hidden arrows with a single stroke.

What kind of iaido is this? Pulling someone else's sword? Why didn't my lord teach me this?

"Would you believe me if I said I accidentally triggered a mechanism?"

Chiyo suddenly started to act coquettishly, and her voice was so sweet it made one's bones melt.

I believe you.

Chiyo was silent for a moment, then suddenly threw the kunai in her hand to the ground.

"Alright, I'll pledge my allegiance to you."

Ke'er breathed a sigh of relief, but Changqing did not let his guard down.

He looked at Chiyome Mochizuki and suddenly asked, "How old are you this year?"

Chiyo paused for a moment, then smiled.

"Why does Lord Mori ask this? Perhaps you've taken a fancy to me? My looks are nothing compared to your other wives." "You're over thirty, aren't you? Do you have children, or have you separated from the family? If so, I can give him some land first."

Chiyo shook her head. "I'm all alone in the Mochizuki family now."

"One person? You're talking nonsense. Those women infiltrate various places under the guise of shrine maidens and geishas, ​​gathering intelligence and assassinating important figures. Half of the Kai Takeda family's intelligence network is maintained by you. How can you manage it all by yourself?"

She gritted her teeth, then suddenly lunged at Changqing.

It looked like he had a razor blade in his mouth.

Cai Zang shouted and was about to draw his sword when he remembered that Nagayoshi had already taken it. Looking again, he saw that Chiyome was frozen in place.

Changqing's hand had already risen, two fingers pressed against her forehead. With just a light touch, she felt half her body go numb, completely powerless.

"Chiyome, let's talk this out. Why do you always want to resort to violence?"

"Let me go." She spat out the razor blade, her voice squeezed out through clenched teeth, tinged with stubbornness.

"I truly intend to revive the Mochizuki clan name, and you should believe me!"

Chiyo suddenly turned her head away and looked at the charcoal fire in the hearth.

"I'm all alone. I'm the only one left in the Mochizuki family. The Mochizuki clan was also usurped by Takeda Nobushige's son, and the current head of the family is still serving Takeda in Kai."

"Then why did you attack me? You should hate Takeda!"

"That was to test your reflexes. If you can't even dodge those three arrows, then you're not worthy of my allegiance."

"And what about the razor blade?"

"Who told you to bring up my painful memories!"

"Alright, putting everything else aside, if you're willing, I wouldn't mind having a female head of the family in my territory!"

Chiyo paused for a moment, then laughed.

"I can't do this!"

"Then you should find a way to have one!"

In this day and age, a 33-year-old woman should already be a mother of several children. In ordinary families, a woman this age would almost be a grandparent.

"I don't care much about family background, but I admire strength and power."

Chiyo suddenly bent down, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "I said earlier that I would never get married, and that's true. But I didn't say I didn't want a child—"

She didn't finish speaking; she just smiled and straightened up.

He stood to the side, dumbfounded. What was this woman doing? She was about to kill someone just now, and now...

Changqing gave him a wink, and Cai Cang immediately left obediently.

Chiyo reached out and untied her sash.

She had long since taken off her raincoat; she was wearing a simple travel outfit, a dull gray color that was hardly noticeable.

But once the sash was loosened, a fair neck and collarbone were revealed.

She didn't look like a woman in her thirties, perhaps because she hadn't given birth; her temperament was very similar to that of Madam Nong.

Her neck is beautiful, and her collarbone is even more stunning.

"Where is this place?" she asked.

"Suwa Shrine."

Chiyome smiled. "The shrine is wonderful. May the gods grant me a child—" With that, she gently tapped behind her ear with her slender fingers, then pulled it open, revealing a face that perfectly complemented her eyes.

"This is truly unexpected!"

Chiyo giggled and gently untied Nagayoshi's sash, but Nagayoshi suddenly grabbed her wrist.

"How many times do I have to try to kill you before you behave?"

"You're way too suspicious—" Chiyome threw away the razor blade she had secretly picked up when she removed her disguise. "I wasn't wrong about you!"

"You're being too disobedient!" Changqing bound Chiyo's hands with his sash and pinned her to a table. "Now pray to our gods!"

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