Chapter 199 Cession of Territory and Indemnities
Kaihime stood alone outside the Toyotomi family's camp, waiting until the sun set but Toyotomi Hideyoshi never came out.
Kaihime's guards were already stirring up trouble. As the strongest member of the Toyotomi family and a famous monk in the Kanto region, he actually avoided fighting when challenged by a woman, which was truly despicable.
Kaihime never intended to stay there for long. After arriving at the camp, she began to meditate and cultivate. Once she had replenished the energy in her dantian and was no longer exhausted, she went out of the camp to challenge Toyotomi Hidenaga. As long as she killed Hidenaga, the vast Toyotomi camp would be full of loopholes waiting for her to exploit.
"Narita Kai wishes to challenge Toyotomi Hidenaga. Do you dare to fight?"
Kaihime once again loudly challenged him to a duel. Her voice, carrying a chilling aura, carried far and wide, silencing the Toyotomi camp and revealing the low morale of the troops.
“A woman like you is truly a great blessing to the Narita family.”
Just as Kaihime was dejectedly preparing to return to camp, a man carrying a lantern slowly approached. His solitary figure exuded a resolute air, like a masterless samurai bravely facing death.
"Great Councilor, Kai has had to commit many killings to save his family. He has offended me!"
"Heh! What crime has the two armies committed in their confrontation?"
Toyotomi Hidenaga put the lantern aside, took off his clean outer robe and folded it neatly. He glanced back at Hideyoshi at the camp gate, nodded, and gestured for Kaihime to enter.
Kaihime drew her two-handed greatsword without hesitation and challenged most of the troops outside the camp gate; she was already impatient. As for whether Toyotomi Hidenaga was deliberately playing tricks to dampen her spirits, she didn't care at all. She had fought at least ten or twenty Kageshige in Daikan, and she had never encountered one that was truly unstoppable.
Toyotomi Hidenaga held his swords in both hands, and a steady aura immediately filled his body. His vital energy might not be so pure due to his cultivation method, but the belief he had cultivated over many years was extremely firm. No matter who his opponent was, he would fight with all his might to win.
Just when Toyotomi Hidenaga thought the two would remain locked in a standoff for a while, Kaihime charged over without any strategy, causing Hidenaga to frown. Wasn't she just starting to learn swordsmanship?
Kaihime's training mainly followed Qin Mo, while her combat skills were honed in the "inner hall" of the Hengwang Mansion. Not only were there many people at the Yellow Realm, but Lin Bo and Wu Shengze also frequently came to guide and exchange skills. These were all skills honed on the battlefield, so she wouldn't pay attention to those fancy and useless rules.
Kaihime swept a straight horizontal slash toward Hidenaga, who stepped forward, lowered his waist, and raised his sword to parry. With a "clang," the two figures suddenly separated, and then fought each other again.
Toyotomi Hidenaga circled Kaihime rapidly, his sword flashing and his robes fluttering, displaying the demeanor of a master.
As Kaihime turned to deal with Hideaki's swift and rapid attacks, she wondered, "Isn't this my fighting style? Why is a man attacking me, a woman, so quickly? Am I... that scary?"
"Is this even a woman?" Toyotomi Hidenaga cursed inwardly. His initial head-on clash almost caused him to drop his longsword. He cleverly dodged Kaihime's vicious follow-up attack. Now, he dared not slow down at all. Kaihime's heavy sword was powerful and heavy. If it hit him, he would definitely vomit blood.
Japanese martial arts emphasize momentum and stance; only with a perfect stance can power be unleashed to its fullest potential. Toyotomi Hidetsugu diligently practiced swordsmanship, achieving a flawless stance. But in a life-or-death duel, where is there time to perfect a stance? In contrast, Kaihime spends all her time sparring with others, her movements requiring minimal effort yet generating tremendous explosive power—this is the effect of high-level sparring.
Toyotomi Hidenaga's figure moved faster and faster, until it was completely dark. In the moonlight, only his swirling silhouette could be seen, while Kaihime seemed to be completely engulfed by him. Kaihime's personal guards watched with bated breath, while the Toyotomi warriors began to cheer loudly.
A burst of cheers made Toyotomi Hideyoshi feel extremely uncomfortable. He was almost seventy years old. How long could he maintain such a high-intensity fighting style? Anyone with eyes could see his predicament. If Kaihime remained calm and composed, he could exhaust himself to death.
But Kaihime didn't think so. Her personal guards couldn't understand the situation, and Wada Shunroku had awakened too late to realize that she actually had the upper hand. She hadn't heard their cheers for a long time, and they must be very worried about her.
Toyotomi Hidenaga once again became one with his sword, dodging Kaihime's heavy sword and intending to pass by her right side. While maintaining his speed, he would throw a punch, forcing Kaihime to dodge. Her heavy sword was already extended and could not be blocked, giving Hidenaga the initiative to engage in close combat.
Suddenly, a ray of light, like the dawn, blocked his path, or rather, blocked the trajectory of his longsword, while a heavy sword behind him slashed down toward his head.
Kaihime activated her spirit armor, blocking Toyotomi Hidenaga's path. In effect, she used her body to block Hidenaga's long sword, while the heavy sword extended outside was brought back at an angle, intending to sever Hidenaga's neck.
"Energy Armor..."
Xiu Chang only had time to gasp for breath before his body's natural evasive reflex kicked in. He threw away his longsword, rolled over, and tumbled several feet to the right, kicking up a cloud of dust.
When Xiuchang regained his senses, a heavy sword emitting a faint light was already placed next to his neck. His mouth was full of bitterness, his heart was ashen, and he wished he could turn back time to that moment and let that terrible heavy sword cut off his neck, so that he could die tragically like a warrior.
"stop...."
A large group of dark figures rushed out of the Toyotomi camp. A short old man was being helped along and ran at the front, shouting as he ran, his voice even sounding like he was crying.
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