Infinite Transmigration Starting from Violet

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"My lord, I'll say it again: make an immortal pact with me."

On the observation deck at the very top of the castle tower, the young man in armor said this to Kuro.

"I can't do it, Genichiro-sama." Kuro refused him without hesitation.

“This is a necessary measure to save Ashina.” Genichiro extended his hand to Kuro. “Can you bear to watch the people of Ashina be slaughtered by the Interior Ministry’s army? Can you bear to watch the Ashina nation, which my grandfather built with all his heart and soul, be destroyed?”

“King Genichiro…” Kuro’s gaze turned solemn. “The method you have chosen is wrong. The power of immortality will bring disaster, just like that Dragon Cough before, which killed so many people…”

“That’s better than the entire country being wiped out.” Genichiro said slowly. “Ashina must not fall into my hands. No matter what it takes, I will protect this country… My lord, before you think it through, go to the attic and think it over.”

“King Genichiro…” Jiulang wanted to say something, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

Because he saw the determination in Genichiro's eyes, a resolve that words could not sway.

"Master, please step back." The wolf slowly drew its sword.

“I see… What a loyal wolfhound.” Genichiro slowly drew his sword.

Chapter 133 The Despicable Genichiro

Wolf and Genichiro were both ready to fight, and the battle was about to begin.

But at that moment...

Those present heard the sound of a third sword being drawn.

The sound of the blade being drawn was long and drawn out, as if it was deliberately drawn to make people notice.

Looking towards the stairs, Jiulang slowly opened his eyes wide: "You..."

"When the time came, there was no sign of them, so I came to look for them."

The afterglow of the setting sun enveloped the snow-covered city, eagles circled in the distance, and swirling clouds drifted over the higher mountains.

Lu Ye slowly climbed to the observation deck at the top of the castle tower, the blade in his hand reflecting the light of the setting sun.

"Are you the stranger who signed the contract with the princess?" Genichiro asked.

"Hmm," Lu Ye waved the knife in his hand, "Are you envious?"

"Hey, don't provoke Genichiro-sensei..."

Kuro looked a little scared; he knew how powerful Genichiro was.

Lu Ye certainly understood this.

Genichiro is the grandson of the sword saint Isshin Ashina. Now that Isshin is old and near death, he is naturally the crown prince of Ashina. However, it is worth mentioning that he is not related to Isshin by blood; he was just an orphan found by Isshin during the war to seize the country.

But Genichiro worked hard enough to become not only skilled in both literature and martial arts, but also learned various martial arts under the tutelage of Gyoubu Kisei, one of the Ashina clan.

The wolf now is the same wolf as three years ago, and it is definitely no match for Genichiro.

Therefore, Lu Ye has to go himself. If Jiu Lang is imprisoned by Genichiro, the key item for the path to the Immortal Realm—the Blood of the Dragon's Blood—will be difficult to obtain.

“I see… So this is your reliance, Miko.” Genichiro slowly raised his sword, pointing the blade at Lu Ye. “Although it was a contract he made with this stranger to avoid being taken away by the owl… since that’s the case, I’ll sever this reliance. Even if he’s immortal, with his limbs severed and sealed in an oil drum, he probably won’t be able to do anything.”

"Why go to such lengths, Genichiro-sama? Immortality is a calamity. Even if Ashina is saved by this power, the people will not find happiness..."

Genichiro slowly exhaled: "Kuro, why... can't you understand my sincere heart?"

“Heh, since both of you have your own ideas and believe they are of the greater good, then words won’t work,” Lu Ye said. “Alright, let’s have a fight. As is customary, only the winner has the right to offer his opinions.”

"Hmph, that's exactly what I was thinking." Genichiro raised his sword.

Seeing that things had developed to this point, Jiulang knew that there was nothing he could do.

He retreated to the stairs: "Wolf, go help him."

“No,” Lu Ye refused the request. “Jiulang, you may step back. Lord Wolf, please stay here and keep watch over our surroundings for me, is that alright?”

The wolf closed its cold eyes, then nodded slightly: "Understood."

"Then let's begin. Although everyone says the guy who killed the owl is incredibly skilled, how many lives did you take to kill him?" Genichiro mocked Lu Ye with a blank expression.

"Tsk, there are just too many to count." Lu Ye scratched his head. "But you won't have that kind of opportunity to use your lives to overwhelm the Imperial Army..."

The moment the words left his mouth, Lu Ye moved.

He took a step forward, raised his twin swords high, and unleashed a powerful slash toward Genichiro's head.

——Wei Mingli·Yiwen.

A heavy blow from the upper body can cause great damage to the torso.

Ashina Isshin once used this move to split Hanbei in two.

Moreover, Takamine Kodo also used this move to split open Hanbei's shoulder, pulling out the parasites inside his body.

Genichiro parried with his sword, and the two blades clashed, but Lu Ye put all his weight on the tip of his blade.

"Well……!"

Unable to parry, Genichiro had no choice but to deflect his sword and retreat.

"It's the Ashina School...?"

A look of shock appeared in Genichiro's eyes.

He recognized the Ichimonji move immediately, but how could a stranger know the Ashina style?

But he had no time to think about any of that, because Lu Ye's knife came one after another.

The sound of the two knives clashing together was like the forging of iron, separating and merging, scattering large amounts of sparks.

Genichiro's forehead gradually broke out in a cold sweat.

He was horrified to discover that his swordsmanship was inferior to Lu Ye's!

It seems I'm simply outmatched...

But for Ashina, don't blame me for being despicable!

Genichiro flipped backward, then suddenly drew his bow and arrows from his back and fired them in quick succession.

Five arrows flew swiftly toward Lu Ye's face.

However, as Lu Ye drew his sword to parry, five hunched figures suddenly emerged from under the eaves of the watchtower!

—To the Eagle Clan.

They were a group of ninjas, short in stature, wearing raincoats and tengu masks, guarding Ashina from rooftops and other places. They were exceptionally agile and skilled in using various ninja tools, including techniques such as imbuing weapons with fire.

The weapons they used were not swords, but spinning blades—a three-lobed ninja tool.

Their signature move is a multi-stage spinning attack at close range; if you get hit, your flesh and blood will be instantly shredded!

At this moment, the members of the Yūyō clan were rushing towards Ryō at high speed, with the two sides less than ten meters apart. It was likely that Genichirō had set up a trap here in advance to make Kūrō submit, since he was always cautious in his actions.

In an instant, Lu Ye found himself in an extremely difficult predicament.

Five arrows were aimed ahead, while the Eagle Clan launched a surprise attack from all sides.

All of this happened so suddenly that even the wolf didn't notice, after all, the Yūtaka clan were also ninjas and were quite skilled at stealth.

If it were Violet, she would probably have noticed the presence of people lying in ambush here from the very beginning, right?

I'll teach her swordsmanship later.

A smile appeared on Lu Ye's lips.

In that instant, he held the knife in his left hand, aimed at the trajectory of the arrow, and began to swing it, while his right hand produced a... revolver.

"Bang Bang Bang!!!"

Five consecutive shots knocked down all the Eagle Guards and deflected all five arrows!

"Times have changed... Genichiro-sensei."

Under Genichiro's incredulous gaze, Lu Ye pulled the trigger, and the last bullet left the barrel.

But at that moment, Lu Ye suddenly sensed danger!

With a clang, Ji Yingzhong's blade narrowly missed piercing the back of Lu Ye's head.

The wolf stood behind Lu Ye.

The body of the member of the hawk clan who launched the sneak attack was pierced by the blade.

“It flew down from the sky,” said the wolf.

Lu Ye looked up at the sky and realized that a kite had been raised in the sky to the west of the castle tower at some point.

The Falconers would hang themselves on kites to scout the situation from high altitudes, or launch surprise attacks from there.

Lu Ye looked at Genichiro, whose leg had been shot and was bleeding profusely.

"So that's how it is. The final ambush was a kite that was quietly raised while I was distracted in the battle?"

"Unfortunately... he was blocked by that ninja."

The pain caused cold sweat to bead on Genichiro's forehead, but he managed a bitter smile.

Chapter 134 The Agreement to Save Ashina

"I...lost?"

The bitter smile on his face disappeared, replaced by resentment.

"Kuro...why can't you understand me? Everything I've done is for Ashina."

Genichiro's voice trembled and became hoarse.

The experiment to turn water into water ended with Daoshun's death.

The only remaining Dragon's Blood power was also taken away.

—Is Ashina really going to perish?

No, no, the power of the Dragon's Blood... I must obtain it!

Genichiro slowly took out a small bottle from his pocket, which contained a concentrated substance.