Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

"Oh, not only you, I also know the 'future' of those people." Taiyi curled his lips and replied, "If loyalty and righteousness still existed in your period from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, then Japan's Warring States period was a complete history of betrayal by the lower class against the upper class."

“Is that so…” Taishi Ci narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Well, since you've asked to borrow my power, you should have a plan for the next step, right? Tell me, where are we going next? Who are we going to save?"

"Odawara Castle." Taishi Ci replied, "Now, many generals have gathered around Odawara Castle, trying to rescue Odawara Castle from being besieged by the demon army. If we rush to Odawara Castle tomorrow, we may have a chance to gather all the armed forces near Odawara Castle together and successfully rescue Odawara Castle."

"...Don't hold out too much hope." Taiyi looked at Taishi Ci and reminded him, "After all, people's minds are complicated, and each force has its own stance, so it may be difficult to unite them."

"I understand." Taishi Ci nodded and replied, "Just do your best."

"Also, if possible, Lord Raikou, I hope you can help me rescue Lady Shangxiang. She is currently in Odawara Castle."

"Well, I've made a note of it. I'll definitely help you get out if I have the chance." Taiyi nodded and replied, "Speaking of which, Sima Zhao should also be around Odawara Castle right now, but we don't know where he is... Wang Yuanji, what do you think?"

Wang Yuanji's body trembled slightly, and her eyes turned to Taiyi, but her expression still looked a little haggard.

"Don't be distracted before the battle... Lord Zishang has his own strategy."

In other words, she did not intend to look for Sima Zhao's whereabouts at that time.

"I see." Taiyi nodded in understanding, "Then I hope everyone will not fall behind by then."

“After all, once we are separated on a battlefield, we may never meet again,” Taiyi reminded.

Taishi Ci and Wang Yuanji nodded in agreement.

"Then let's discuss how to proceed." Taiyi looked at Taishi Ci and Wang Yuanji and urged, "At the very least, we need to figure out which direction we are heading, where we will pass, and how many areas along the way are suitable for the demon army to set traps and ambush reinforcements."

Taishi Ci didn't say anything, but turned his head to look at Wang Yuanji.

After all, Wang Yuanji was the general defending Ueda Castle, and she must know the surrounding road conditions better than himself.

"From the direction where we are camping, if we walk south, it will take about three hours at our current pace to see Nagashino. Then walk southeast for another four hours and we will reach Odawara Castle." After closing her eyes and recalling for a moment, Wang Yuanji picked up a stone from the ground and scratched it a few times, then drew a circle at the direction of Odawara Castle.

"Can't we just walk in a straight line?" Taichi asked, drawing a straight line between the campsite and Odawara Castle with his finger. "Do we have to go through Nagashino first?"

"This is the direction from which Dong Zhuo's army will attack Shangtian City." Wang Yuanji drew a straight line next to the direction of Shangtian City, which just intersected with the straight line drawn by Taiyi.

In other words, if you go in a straight line, you will inevitably encounter Dong Zhuo's army, and you may even be in danger of being surrounded by Dong Zhuo's army and the demon army.

"I see, that's why we have to go to Nagashino to borrow the passage." Taiyi nodded, then looked at Wang Yuanji and Taishi Ci, "Then the question is, do you think the city of Nagashino is still safe now?"

Chapter 6: Master Bu Lian: I was slapped as soon as I left the house

No one can give an accurate answer to the question of whether Nagashino is safe.

After all, ambitious people have never been quiet in this world.

Not long after Enron's death, ambitious people once again started a civil war among humans for their own ambitions.

Therefore, even if Nagashino was not captured by the demon army, it was probably being fought over by multiple forces.

Taichi shouldn't ask whether Nagashino is safe, but whether there is any city in this era that is not in the midst of war.

As soon as the sky was getting light, Taiyi and a few others led the troops to set off.

There was no way. Taiyi had never experienced the experience of sleeping on the uneven ground.

All in all, he didn't even get three hours of sleep.

The troops moved forward and stopped at times, and from time to time they had to send a few people to the front to explore the way.

Occasionally, they would encounter attacks from the side by defeated soldiers from an unknown unit. The journey was originally planned to take only three hours, but Taiyi and his companions walked from day to dusk.

"Do we look so easy to mess with?" Taiyi looked at Taishi Ci and Wang Yuanji beside him with some confusion and asked.

"...It really doesn't look like there's any threat." Taishi Ci replied with a curl of his lips.

After all, there were thirty or so listless defeated soldiers, a young man who walked unsteadily and looked like he would fall to the ground and fall asleep at any time, and a beautiful woman who looked harmless.

As the strongest man among them, he looked a little weak because his armor was damaged in the previous war and could not be maintained.

Wouldn’t everyone who sees this want to come over and poke it a few times?

Of course, Taishi Ci and Taiyi have some common views.

That was the reason why the small number of defeated soldiers dared to come together to harass them, probably because of Wang Yuanji's appearance and figure.

When Yuan Luzhi first pulled people over, most of them were men, including civilians.

The number of women is unusually small.

Those people must have been feeling very frustrated... Taishi Ci even occasionally heard that some of his subordinates had ulterior motives.

"Report!" The scout who had gone out to explore the way came back and immediately came to Taiyi, Taishici and Wang Yuanji, "My lords! A very fierce battle is taking place in front of us, in Nagashino Castle!"

"It was even more intense than the Battle of Ueda Castle!"

"The warring parties are a mixed bag, some are fighting humans against demons! Some are fighting humans!"

"Demons and humans have joined forces... Is this another joint human-demon army of Yuan Shao?" Wang Yuanji frowned, "In this world, apart from Dong Zhuo, has Yuan Benchu finally become a troublemaker for human forces?"

"I don't know." The spy shook his head and replied, "Because the fighting was so intense, I didn't dare to get too close to observe."

"What should we do? Should we get involved?" Wang Yuanji turned her head and asked Taiyi and Taishi Ci.

"Let's explore the situation outside first." Taiyi suggested, "Or you can see if there are any acquaintances."

The troops slowed down.

Under the guidance of the spies, Taiyi and Taishi Ci brought Wang Yuanji to the gate of Nagashino City.

The shouting and screaming were extremely intense.

At this moment, the ground suddenly shook.

"Is there an earthquake?" Wang Yuanji asked after she stood firm.

"No, it's the sound of a large number of war horses galloping." Taishi Ci was the first to notice the cause of the abnormal phenomenon. "It should be the arrival of reinforcement cavalry. I don't know whether it is reinforcement for the enemy or reinforcement for the defenders."

"Look! The fort gate is about to open!" Wang Yuanji reminded, pointing at the fort gate that was slowly opening in front of her.

"Hide!" Taiyi gave an order, and the four of them immediately ran to a hole nearby and bent down to hide their bodies.

Well, when he lay down, Taiyi couldn't help but glance to the side.

After the gate of the fort opened, a figure staggered out from inside.

"It's a human! Come and see if it's someone you know!" Taiyi urged, looking at the person whose face he couldn't see clearly due to the distance, but whose curvy figure was clearly visible.

"It's the trainer, my companion." Taishi Ci immediately revealed the other party's name.

After all, they are from the same force.

Moreover, the only person with such a physique in the Sun Wu forces was Bu Lianshi.

"Let's go and ask what's going on." Taiyi said as he stood up and brushed off the dirt on his body.

Fortunately, it hasn't rained recently, so my body was covered with dry dirt, which would fall off after a few pats.

"Master Lian, what is the current situation in Nagashino Castle?" After blocking Master Lian's way, Taishi Ci directly asked about the battle situation in the city.

Bu Lianshi looked at Taishi Ci in a trance.

"Princess...where is it?"

"...Ah?" Taishi Ci looked at Bu Lianshi in confusion, "Princess? Aren't you the princess's lady-in-waiting? Why are you asking us?"

"You didn't lose the princess guard, did you?" Taishi Ci's voice gradually increased.

He knew very well how much the Sun family loved the princess.

If Bu Lianshi really lost the princess, she would probably not survive.

"Princess..." Bu Lianshi still looked around in confusion.

"She doesn't look right." Wang Yuanji frowned and reminded, "It's like..."

"He just woke up after being hypnotized, but he doesn't look fully awake yet." Taiyi added.

"Hypnosis...what does it mean?" This word seemed to have not existed in the Three Kingdoms era.

"What I mean is that she must have been controlled by someone before, and she just got out of control and hasn't recovered yet." Taiyi explained.

"Being controlled!" Taishi Ci was shocked. "Could this be the reason why the shouting and killing sounds were so shocking?"

"In a fight between people, one of the people should be controlled!"

It seems that he was somewhat unable to understand why Yuan Shao wanted to create an environment where humans and demons could live together.

"Excuse me." Taiyi estimated his own strength, then swung his arm and slapped Bu Lianshi on the cheek.

If the force is too weak, it may not be possible to wake the other party from the controlled state.

It was definitely not that Taiyi wanted her to be slapped to the ground by him.

Goo!

"Ugh!" Covering her obviously swollen cheek, Bu Lianshi blinked her eyes which had regained their brightness and looked at the four people in front of her in confusion, "Lord Taishi Ci? Did you slap me in the face just now?"

"It's not me, it's him!" Taishi Ci said nothing and moved aside, exposing Taiyi completely. "But Lord Lai Guang also wanted to wake you up!"

"You have no idea how scary it was when you looked dazed and muttered 'Princess' just now!" Taishi Ci still tried to save the situation... at least to prevent the blood from splashing on his face.

Chapter 7: Bu Lianshi: If you let me choose, I will definitely choose to save the princess

"Master Lian, how much do you remember about the period when you were controlled? Where did the princess go?" Taishi Ci asked anxiously.

"Princess... Oh, right. The princess went to rescue Odawara Castle." Bu Lianshi rubbed his cheek and murmured, "We were originally preparing our troops, ready to rush to assist the princess in the rescue, but we were blocked by a monkey. I don't know what kind of magic the monkey cast, which led to a serious conflict within our army. What happened afterwards... What did I do..."

Master Bu Lian looked at her hands with horror.

"I, I killed a lot of people... a lot of Jiangdong compatriots..."

"You're just being controlled." Seeing that Taishi Ci and Wang Yuanji were both immersed in the aftermath of the enemy's terrible methods and had no intention of comforting Bu Lianshi, Taiyi could only go on his own.

"The other party must have controlled your mind and replaced the most important person in your heart with a 'high-ranking enemy'."

"That's right." Bu Renshi looked at Taiyi and nodded, "At that time, I wanted to protect the princess, but I didn't know when it turned into an obsession of 'wiping out the enemies of Taira no Kiyomori'."

By the end of her speech, Bu Lianshi's teeth were grinding.

"The enemy is Taira no Kiyomori's forces... Yes, yes, that guy..." Taishi Ci said with resentment, "Lord Raikou, you just got here, so you may not know. That Taira no Kiyomori is a staunch demon. He even controls evil magic and has turned himself into a demon."

"Then here comes the question." Taiyi looked around at the three people around him and asked, "Do you plan to solve the problem of Nagashino first, or go to support Odawara Castle and save your princess?"

"Let's go to Odawara Castle." Taishi Ci and Wang Yuanji were still hesitating, so Bu Lianshi simply expressed her hope, "Right now, there is an abnormal chaos in Nagashino. Except for the party that is being controlled by the monkey, we can't even tell which party is being controlled and which is not."

"If we rush in at this time, we may be attacked by both sides, or we may be forced to kill more of our companions with our own hands." Bu Lianshi replied with a sad face, "It was purely a coincidence that I was able to break free from the control of the puppet technique."

Taishi Ci pursed his lips, without hesitation, and nodded in agreement.

"Horses." Wang Yuanji looked at Bu Lianshi and asked, "We are currently lacking a means of transportation for the march. If we continue to rely on walking, I'm afraid we may not be able to reach Odawara Castle before dawn. Are there any horses still alive in Nagashino?"

"Yes." Bu Lianshi answered affirmatively, "Although the battle is chaotic now and many horses have been involved and killed, there are still some horses tied to pillars in the stables near the fortress gate that were not used in time and thus escaped the disaster."

"But there aren't many, only five or six at most, and they are all good horses used for transfers at the post station."

The thirty or so people carrying supplies not far away now became a problem.

"I will ask them to find another rescue force around Odawara Castle, and we will rush to Odawara Castle on horseback." Taishi Ci acted decisively.

When he came back, Master Bu Lian began to describe the location of the Zhaimen Stables.

The stable was not far from where the four of them were now.

Under the leadership of Master Bu Lian, Taiyi and his companions arrived at their destination smoothly.

The horses in the stable were struggling.

The pillars were covered with marks from ropes.

"Oh, I have another question." Taiyi said, "I don't know how to ride a horse. Who among you can take me on a ride?"

Neither Jeanne nor Minamoto no Raikou was a Rider, and the abilities they lent to Taichi did not include the skill of riding a horse.

As for horse riding... In modern society, there are many people who can drive, but how many people can ride a horse... Unless they are herdsmen or horse riding enthusiasts, how many people can ride a horse?

The most coincidental thing is that Taiyi is the type of person who can neither ride a horse nor drive a car.

"Although I really want to take Lord Raikou with me... I'm sorry." Taishi Ci patted his equipment, "I'm a bit heavy, and the horse may not be able to carry one more person."

"Let me carry you." Bu Lianshi put one hand on her chest and said, "Since I have been riding with the princess for many years, I think my riding skills are pretty good."