Chapter 596 The

The bamboo forest is deep and the path is winding.

When the warm sunshine sprinkled on the Hime Mountains, Jiguo Yuichi also woke up from his sleep, stood up, and walked out of the simple shelter.

Yesterday he was not in a hurry to travel. After walking to this bamboo forest, he also built a simple shelter with ready-made materials and slept in the forest for a night.

Jiguo Yuichi actually enjoyed the feeling of using the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed.

For a long time, he has been bound by too many things and has not lived this kind of life for a long time.

The trip to Wano Country also made Jiguo Yuichi regain the comfort of seclusion.

Stretching lazily and welcoming the sunshine, Jiguo Yuichi walked down the mountain along the winding path. After more than ten minutes, he stopped by a stream.

The trickling spring water flowed through the mountains. He reached out and scooped up a pool of clear spring water to wash his face. The coolness that penetrated his bones also refreshed Jiguo Yuichi.

After a simple wash with the spring water, Tsugikoku Yoriichi followed the direction of his observation Haki and walked towards Kuri.

However, Tsugikoku Yoriichi's pace has accelerated a lot today. He is very interested in this isolated Hezhi country and wants to spend a few days to visit the whole country.

He has seen the prosperity of the Flower Capital, and even the dark side hidden behind the prosperity, Tsugikoku Yoriichi has seen a corner.

But the Flower Capital is not the real territory of Kozuki Oden after all, Kuri is his base.

The living conditions of the people in Kuri can truly reflect the level of Kozuki Oden's governance ability, or the living conditions of the people in Kuri can determine Tsugikoku Yoriichi's attitude towards Kozuki Oden in the future.

In less than an hour, Tsugikoku Yoriichi has crossed the mountains of Hime and entered Kuri, the territory of Kozuki Oden.

Compared to the prosperous Flower City, Boluo Town is more like a place where the general public really lives. There are not too many prosperous streets, no wine houses and tea houses with people coming and going, and there are only those busy and simple people.

If Flower City is the treasury of the rich, then Jiuli is where most of the middle-class people in this country live.

The temperament exuded by the whole town is not as good as Flower City, full of desire.

The appearance of Jiguo Yuichi in the city, dressed as a samurai, did not attract the attention of passers-by. People were busy with their own affairs, and no one had the time to care about others.

Yuichi was also like a foreign traveler, walking and stopping on the street, watching the street scenes of Boluo Town along the way, buying some food of interest, and completely integrating into the lives of ordinary people.

Even in a closed country like Wano Country, Boluo Town has inns and teahouses for travelers. Yuichi didn't have the idea of ​​sleeping in the wilderness tonight, so he found a remote inn and stayed there.

He didn't have any luggage with him. After entering the hotel at noon, he went back to his room to take a nap. His leisurely life was completely different from his previous life.

"Hua La——"

The small hotel where Jiguo Yuanyi stayed suddenly had a slight vibration. Jiguo Yuanyi, who was sleeping, noticed it and suddenly opened his eyes.

He got up and walked to the window, looking at the street, and happened to see two teams of nearly a hundred warriors with long swords approaching the hotel from both sides of the street.

The people on the street were driven away by these warriors. In just a few minutes, these warriors had surrounded the hotel tightly.

Under Jiguo Yuanyi's gaze, a black-haired young man with a long sword on his waist walked out of the crowd, walked to the door of the hotel, looked up at the room on the second floor where Jiguo Yuanyi lived, and the young man's eyes instantly met Jiguo Yuanyi's.

"Red-haired, young samurai!"

"Haha, I found you!"

It was Momonosuke who led the team to the door of the inn at this time. The two young men who were stunned by Tsukuni Yoriichi's domineering aura had woken up last night. Under Momonosuke's questioning, I also revealed to Momonosuke that Tsukuni Yoriichi had gold of unknown origin.

The only golden house in the whole Wano country represents wealth that others can hardly imagine.

Behind this golden house, the umbrella is not only Kurozumi Orochi, but also Kozuki Momonosuke, the son of Kuri Daimyo Kozuki Oden.

Kozuki Oden is away from home all year round and neglects to manage his son.

Kozuki Sukiyaki also dotes on his grandson too much, so that Kozuki Momonosuke has a common problem that many noble children have.

He lives a decadent life and loves fine wine and beautiful women.

With the blessing of the power of his ancestors and fathers, and the deliberate flattery and guidance of Kurozumi Orochi, Kozuki Momonosuke, who had been lustful since childhood, also exposed his true nature little by little.

But only one outsider had valuable gold, and Momonosuke was also tempted, and spent a lot of effort to have people dig out the whereabouts of Tsugikoku Yoriichi.

Tsugikoku Yoriichi had never concealed his whereabouts since he entered Jiuli in the morning, so it was not surprising that he was found by Momonosuke.

In the room of the hotel, Tsugikoku Yoriichi looked from top to bottom at Momonosuke who walked out of the crowd. The moment the two looked at each other, Tsugikoku Yoriichi saw a strong desire in Momonosuke's eyes.

When the other party confirmed his identity, the excitement and throbbing in his eyes could not be concealed no matter what.

"Hey, you are the one who stole money in the Flower Capital, right!"

"I didn't expect you to come to Jiuli so quickly. It really took me a long time to find you."

"But you underestimated me, didn't you?!"

"Any criminal will never escape the palm of my hand!"

"Boy, come down!"

Momonosuke saw Tsugikoku Yoshiichi sticking his head out of the window to look, and immediately shouted at Tsugikoku Yoshiichi.

As Momonosuke finished speaking, the warriors who came with him also drew their long swords and looked at Tsugikoku Yoshiichi with a fierce look.

"Lord Momonosuke, is this the thief you mentioned?"

"Who on earth is the other party? Why are we making such a big fuss?"

"Lord Momonosuke, our actions have affected the normal lives of the surrounding residents. This is not appropriate. Should we let some brothers disperse first and leave a few people to do the work?"

Beside Momonosuke, Kitsune Kin'emon, who came with him, noticed that the samurai were violently driving away the people who were watching the excitement around them, and he couldn't help but frown and kindly advised.

However, before Momonosuke could express his opinion, Kurozumi Kanjuro on the other side directly and rudely retorted: "Making a fuss?! What do you mean by making a fuss?"

"Lord Momonosuke is also doing this to catch the criminal!"

"Wouldn't it be fine if we just solve the problem quickly?"

"Kinemon, instead of talking nonsense like this next to Lord Momonosuke, you might as well take people up and catch that kid."

Kinemon Foxfire and Kanjuro Kurozumi are both retainers under Kozuki Oden. During the time when Light is not in Wano Country, they are responsible for governing Kuri. However, their styles of doing things are completely different, and their attitudes towards Momonosuke are also very different.

Kinemon is rigid, deeply influenced by the samurai culture, has a strong sense of responsibility, and is loyal to Momonosuke, regarding him as his young master. However, if Momonosuke does something that does not conform to his values, Kin'emon will also give him a blunt admonition.

But Kurozumi Kanjuro is completely different. He is more like a villain who only knows how to curry favor with the powerful. No matter what Momonosuke wants to do, he will choose to support him unconditionally, no matter whether what Momonosuke wants to do is right or wrong.

The reason why Momonosuke has developed such a character now is also closely related to Kurozumi Kanjuro.

At this time, Momonosuke heard Kurozumi Kanjuro's voice, and the corners of his mouth also raised a little arc, and then he ordered Kin'emon beside him with a serious face:

"Kinemon, don't waste time."

"You take people to bring that guy to me."

Facing Momonosuke's order, Kin'emon opened his mouth and nodded in response. He had to obey the young master's order. At this time, he just wanted to solve the matter quickly to prevent the samurai he brought from causing greater impact on other people.

However, Kin'emon did not mean to take people upstairs to arrest, but chose to go alone and directly entered the hotel and rushed to the direction of Tsugumi Yuichi's room.

"Momonosuke"

"The son of Kozuki Oden? Is he already this big?"

"But. Does this kid think I'm a thief?"

"Have those two guys woken up!?"

The whole conversation between Momonosuke and his two retainers was heard by Yoshikazu Tsugakuin. After a little thought, Yoshikazu Tsugakuin turned over and jumped out of the window. In just a blink of an eye, he landed lightly in front of Momonosuke.

The samurai saw this scene and their faces changed. Kin'emon, who had just walked into the hotel, also heard the noise of the samurai. He hurriedly looked back and saw that the red-haired young man who was originally upstairs had already flown downstairs.

"Lord Momonosuke!!"

Kinemon suddenly became nervous at this moment. He realized that the other party was not simple. He was afraid that Momonosuke, who was so close to Yoshikazu Tsugakuin, would be in danger.

"oi?"

At this time, Momonosuke saw Tsukuni Yuichi flying down from the second floor, and he murmured softly, raised his eyebrows, and showed a little surprise.

"He's still a thief?!"

With a light mockery, Momonosuke's eyes showed contempt, his eyes swept from the saber on Tsukuni Yuichi's waist, and he pulled out the long sword on his waist and slashed directly at Tsukuni Yuichi.

In this attack, Momonosuke has already used Haki, the flowing Haki attached to the blade, carrying endless power, slashing towards Tsukuni Yuichi's body.

As a direct descendant of the Kozuki family, Momonosuke's body flows with the same blood as Kozuki Oden. Momonosuke's talent is also very outstanding. Under the systematic training, his strength is also very strong.

Not to mention that he has mastered the Haki of Observation Haki and the Haki of Armament Haki early on, Momonosuke has even learned how to use the Haki of Message.

Even if his strength is considered as the best in the whole Wano Country, although it is far from being comparable to his father's when he was young, it would be a big mistake to underestimate his strength because of Momonosuke's noble status.

The opponent's slash was fierce. Although Tsugikoku Yoshiichi did not feel the opponent's killing intent, if an ordinary person was hit by his sword, he would probably be seriously injured and dying.

With a light lift of the wooden staff in his hand, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi directly blocked Momonosuke's attack with one hand.

"Dang——"

A crisp golden sound rang out in the street, and a strong wind whistled around. Momonosuke, who thought he could easily knock down his opponent, was shocked to see that his attack was easily blocked by the opponent.

The opponent was able to take his attack without changing his face and his figure did not move. This person's strength is even higher than his own!

Momonosuke had already judged the strength of the enemy and us in an instant, and quickly drew his sword. While flying back, he shouted to the surrounding warriors:

"Let's go together and take him down!"

Momonosuke's shouting also made the surrounding warriors react, and a group of warriors came to kill Tsugikoku Yoshiichi with sharp blades in hand.

And Kin'emon and Kurozumi Kanjuro, who came quickly, also surrounded Tsugikoku Yoshiichi in the center one after another, and the cautious opponent suddenly attacked.

"Who are you?"

"I've never heard of a No. 1 figure like you in Kuri before."

Kinemon is not a fool. After seeing the skills of Tsugakuin Yoshiichi, he also felt that there was something fishy about this matter.

However, the samurai brought by Momonosuke would not obey the orders of the guards at all. After Momonosuke gave the order, they surrounded and killed Tsugakuin Yoshiichi.

"Ah--"

The samurai roared and raised their swords to slash at Tsugakuin Yoshiichi. Due to the technical reasons of being surrounded by the samurai, they also glanced at Kin'emon outside the battle formation, and then their pupils widened slightly, and the terrifying domineering aura directly found the people around and swept out.

This domineering aura not only enveloped the samurai who surrounded and killed him, but also Kin'emon, Kurozumi Kanjuro and Momonosuke who were outside the battle formation.

"Buzz--"

The domineering aura swept out, and directly stunned nearly a hundred samurai brought by Momonosuke and others.

Kin'emon and Kurozumi Kanjuro were also struggling under this terrifying domineering aura. The huge pressure directly pressed them to their knees, sweating profusely, and looking at Tsugokuni Yoriichi in the crowd with horror.

And Momonosuke's eyes were also full of confusion when he looked at Tsugokuni Yoriichi.

Domineering aura.

This "thief" actually possesses domineering aura? !

This sudden change also made the minds of several people blank.

Although Momonosuke was arrogant and domineering in Wano Country, his horizons were broadened under the influence of Kozuki Oden. He knew that there were many strong people in this world that he could not afford to offend, so his arrogance was only aimed at his own people.

But what Momonosuke did not expect was that this guy in front of him, who was dressed as a samurai and looked no different from the people of Wano Country, actually possessed domineering aura.

He just casually targeted a guy, but he was actually a strong man that he could not afford to offend? How could Momonosuke possibly think of such a thing?

"Kozuki Momonosuke, right?"

"I just happened to have something to do with your father."

"Since you are here, that's perfect. You stay first. The two of you go tell Kozuki Oden to return home earlier. Come to my place to pick up the people!"

Tsugokuni Yoshiichi's figure flashed and suddenly appeared in front of Momonosuke. The wooden stick in his hand gently touched Momonosuke's shoulder. Momonosuke felt his knees soften and knelt down in front of Tsugokuni Yoshiichi.

Looking at Momonosuke kneeling in front of him, Tsugokuni Yoshiichi spoke slowly to Kin'emon and others with a deep gaze.