I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

His steps were unsteady, and his arms felt weak.

This is understandable, given that they looked like they hadn't had a decent meal in a long time, it was hard to imagine that they had any strength.

After charging into the enemy ranks at the same time as Qing Deng, he used a Kasaya Slash to slash diagonally at someone's body, the blade cutting from the right shoulder to the left abdomen.

Then, he slightly raised the tip of his knife and pierced the heart of another man beside him. As he withdrew the knife, he swept the body of another man next to him. In just a moment, he had killed the other three men for Qing Deng.

"Aaaaaah—!"

At that moment, a terrified scream pierced Qing Deng's eardrums from behind.

It was the masked girl's voice.

Qing Deng quickly looked back—Kinoshita Mai, the masked girl, and the pale yellow woman were still standing in the same spot.

Two samurai, also dressed as disheveled ronin, appeared out of nowhere in front of the three of them, brandishing gleaming swords and charging towards them...

Chapter 66 Drawing the Sword! Then Hugging the Three Girls (Part 3)

The masked girl seemed completely terrified, her petite body shrinking entirely behind Kinoshita Mai and the pale yellow woman.

Kinoshita Mai's face was still somewhat pale—but she still firmly protected the masked girl behind her.

Because of the mask she was wearing, the pale yellow woman's expression was not visible, but she, like Kinoshita Mai, formed a simple "human wall" in front of the masked girl.

—Are you trying to take them hostage...?

When he saw the two samurai charging towards Kinoshita Mai and her two companions, Aoto's face darkened.

Why would these lunatics attack Ms. Kinoshita and her friends?

Qing Deng instinctively thought that these lunatics must have seen him standing with Kinoshita Mai and the others, and assumed that Kinoshita Mai and the others might be Qing Deng's companions, so they planned to kidnap Kinoshita Mai and the others to blackmail Qing Deng!

When people are cornered, they'll resort to any despicable means.

Even if it were for his own sake, Qing Deng could not allow those two thieves to harm Kinoshita Mai and the others.

So, without any hesitation, Qing Deng's sharp eyes left a blur as he sped along.

He used all his strength to rush towards the girls.

Seeing Aoto suddenly run towards the girl, Saito paused for a moment before quickly following.

When Aoto started running, he was 5 steps away from Kinoshita Mai and the others.

The distance between the two samurai and Kinoshita Mai and the others... was four steps.

The distance between the two sides and the girls was almost equal.

Whether Qing Deng rescued the girls first, or whether the two men's knives struck the girl first... the outcome would be clear in an instant.

After running to within two steps of the girls, Qing Deng pushed off with both feet, leaped into the air, and pounced on them.

At the same time, the two samurai moved to a position where their swords could strike Kinoshita Mai and the others, and brought their swords down heavily...

Qing Deng raised his left arm and pulled all three women into his arms.

Fortunately, both Kinoshita Mai and the masked girl were petite, so although it was a bit of a struggle, they could still hug all three of them in one go without any problem.

The unique suppleness and softness of the young girl's skin flowed continuously into Qing Deng's left arm and chest.

From Aoto's timely return to provide assistance to carrying away Kinoshita Mai and the others, only a little over a second had passed.

Because Aoto returned to help so quickly, and because they hadn't expected him to come back to help them, Kinoshita Mai and the others looked at Aoto who "carried" them away with surprise.

Because he was in a hurry to rescue the girls, Qing Deng used more force in his lunge.

The excessive force not only startled the girls, but also caused the masked girl's mask, which she had been wearing, to fall off her face...

A dark red tengu mask flew off the girl's face and flew towards the ground in the distance.

Also knocked off was the headscarf on the masked girl's head...

Using the momentum from his lunge, Qingdeng rolled to the side.

Of course, Qing Deng didn't just do nothing but lead the girls to escape.

The two samurai who ambushed the girls both had striking appearances that drew attention.

A person has five very noticeable moles on the corner of their mouth.

The other person had a large, ugly red birthmark on their left forehead.

As Qing Deng reached out his left hand and pulled the girls into his arms, he raised his right hand and slashed at one of the two samurai—the "big mole man" with many large moles on his face.

puff.

puff.

The sound of two blades slicing into flesh rang out simultaneously.

Qingdeng's timely rescue saved the girls from disaster.

The two samurai who launched a sneak attack on the girl, the "birthmark man" only managed to hit air with his sword.

The "big mole man's" knife did hit something—but not the girls; it struck Qing Deng's right thigh.

The knife tip pierced Qingdeng's right thigh, cutting a gash.

Beads of blood, the size of soybeans, seeped out from the opening.

Despite sustaining a leg injury, Qing Deng retaliated with a vicious blow.

As Qing Deng rescued the girl, his slash landed squarely on the man with the large mole.

Qing Deng's attack was much more ruthless.

The blade sliced ​​upwards into the "man with the big mole's" right knee, shattering his kneecap.

A piercing scream erupted from his throat.

Saito, who had just started running half a step ahead, arrived at this moment.

Saito attacked the "big mole man" whose leg had already been crippled by Aoto, with a dragging sword stance.

This person is quite capable.

Despite having his right knee shattered by Aoto and losing a leg, he still managed to block Saito's attack.

As Saito swung the knife upwards toward his abdomen, "Big Mole Man" swiftly parried Saito's attack with a horizontal slash, blocking the blade with a clang.

Unfortunately... he only demonstrated such a swift and precise defense once.

With only one leg left to exert force, he was no match for Saito.

Saito pushed forward forcefully, and the "man with the big mole" fell backward, clutching the knife that had been deflected.

The postures are already chaotic, the outcome is already decided.

Saito swung his sword horizontally, severing the "big mole man's" throat.

Back to Aoto—as Saito attacked the samurai whose right knee he had shattered, he and the girl landed safely.

"Hey, are any of you hurt...?!"

Qingdeng, who was holding the girl in his arms, landed back on the ground with his left shoulder touching the ground, and immediately asked the girls if they were injured.

As his gaze shifted downwards and landed on the girl, Qing Deng's remaining words immediately turned into a surprised exclamation.

Rolling...rolling...rolling...

The Tengu mask that had been knocked off by Qing Deng's lunge finally came to a stop after rolling a few times on the ground due to inertia.

The headscarf, which had been knocked away along with the mask, then fell back to the ground.

Without the Tengu mask and headscarf to conceal her face, Qing Deng was finally able to see the girl's hair and features.

Sky blue... The first thing that caught Qingdeng's eye was the extremely beautiful sky blue.

The girl's eyes were not black, but a clear sky blue like a sunny summer day.

A beautiful pale gold followed closely behind the sky blue and appeared in Qingdeng's eyes.

What had been hidden under the headscarf was a head of light golden curls that now cascaded down like a waterfall.

The girl's features were well-defined, with clear and deep lines at the inner corners of her eyes, and a straight and prominent nose bridge that extended from her brow...

Blonde hair, blue eyes, and sculpted features... these are not physical characteristics typically found in people from East Asia.

—Europeans and Americans?

Qing Deng stared in astonishment at the Western girl in his arms.

The Western girl in his arms also opened her sapphire-like eyes wide, looking at Qing Deng with a gaze that was a mixture of doubt, confusion and other emotions.

After Saito killed the "man with the big mole" whose leg had been crippled by Aoto, the remaining "man with the birthmark" now seemed to have no will to fight.

He screamed in terror as he turned to run away.

Before he could even escape a few steps—

"Quick! Quick! Grab this person! Grab this person!"

Suddenly, a plump, fair-skinned samurai led a dozen or so men out from a nearby street corner.

The plump, fair-skinned warrior was wiping the sweat from his face with a towel in one hand, while waving his other hand to direct his men behind him.

The fat, white warrior split his warriors into two groups.

A group of people surrounded and captured the "birthmarked man" who was trying to escape.

Another group surrounded Aoto, Saito, and the three women still being held in Aoto's arms.

In the blink of an eye, the "birthmarked man" who had failed to ambush the girl and was trying to escape was pinned to the ground, letting out pig-like screams and pleas for mercy.

As this person was being pinned down, the encirclement of Qing Deng and his group was completed.

"If you don't want to die, put down your weapons! Let go of these three girls!" the chubby white warrior roared at Qing and Zhai.

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