Chapter 46: Manor Bloodbath

  The originally picturesque manor is now surrounded by flames of war, the attacking side being a large number of well-trained regular soldiers who launched a surprise attack. The defending side, although consisting of highly trained killers, was at a disadvantage due to the lack of collective combat advantage of a regular army, and many people didn't even have the chance to leave their barracks before being trapped by arrows and burned alive in the houses. Therefore, the outcome of this battle was decided from the very beginning. Occasionally, some skilled fighters who tried to rush out were surrounded and killed by the dragon family's elite guards. As a result, until now, Father, a renowned Sword Saint, still hasn't had the chance to engage with the enemy.

  He complained to his mother in a depressed tone: "The people of the Ishihara family are also weak!"

  "Get out of here! Saving my son is what matters, not finding an opponent!" The mother said discontentedly: "Quickly follow me to the main building and tell them that no fires are allowed in the main building. If my son gets hurt, I won't stand for it!"

  "Yes!" everyone replied

  A group of people quickly arrived at the front door of the manor, where the Long family's attack was blocked. There were more than 50 masters guarding here, led by Shi Yuan Xiaogou. After hearing the shout to kill, he rushed to the front door with the fastest speed, but was still blocked by the vanguard. Unable to rush out, he was extremely angry and gathered his subordinates in the building to plan a forced breakout, but was stopped by several masters who fought to the death. Shi Yuan Xiaogou secretly felt shocked that with his sword saint skills, plus the help of his subordinates, he only managed to injure a few people, which made him furious, and he had a deeper understanding of the Long family's strength. In fact, the ones who stopped him were my two bodyguards, who were particularly diligent in this battle due to their self-blame, and completely in a desperate posture, they managed to stop Shi Yuan Xiaogou. Seeing that his father and mother had arrived with people, both sides temporarily ceased fire. Shi Yuan Xiaogou was the first to accuse, saying to his father: "You're good, Long Xiangtian! You dare to attack us without reason, do you want to go to war with the Shi Yuan family? If you don't give me an explanation, we will ask His Majesty to seek justice for you!"

  "Cut the crap! Hand over my son, or I'll come in and find him myself!" the father cursed.

  "I don't know where your son is, anyway he's not here! I can let you go look for him, but if you can't find him, you'd better be careful!"

  "Marshal! I recognize one of them, he's among those who ambushed us!" Ishi pointed at a man beside Ishihara Kojirou.

  "Are you sure?" her mother asked.

  "It's definitely him, the wound on his hand is one I inflicted, although it's small, I can recognize it. And just now, we crossed hands again, this time he wasn't wearing black clothes and a mask, but the moves of his martial arts skills are unmistakable, I dare to confirm that it's really him!"

  "Shi Hua Xiao Gou! What did you say?" Mother scolded.

  "That's just a one-sided argument! I've been with this subordinate all along, he didn't ambush anyone. You need to bring out evidence to prove it!" Ishihara Koinu said coldly: "On the contrary, your crime of attacking us without reason is well-documented!"

  "Shameless!" His father didn't think he had the nerve

  "Haha!" Mother smiled and said: "Are you stupid? I'm not here to ask for evidence, what do you want?"

  "Oh? What brings you here?" Ishihara Koinu asked.

  "Kill him!" Mother said and took action. A large piece of rattan was spread all over the sky in the blink of an eye, covering everything.

  Father roared in anger, his sword slashing towards Ishihara Kōken, a golden aura enveloping the blade, its power and momentum reaching an extreme, as it chopped down towards Ishihara Kōken's head!

  Ishihara Koinu and his men didn't expect the Long family to attack without warning. Although the vines could be cut with one or two swords, the Long family's experts seized the opportunity extremely quickly, as if they had rehearsed in advance. Many people were stabbed to death by the Long family's members as soon as they cut open the vines. Those who were not killed or injured lost their initiative and were surrounded and hacked to death. Ishihara Koinu lived up to his reputation as a sword saint, advancing instead of retreating, and clashed with his father in a fierce duel that shattered the vines' obstruction. The two treasured swords wrapped in dark and yellow energies collided, producing a deafening crash, like the explosion of a bomb, sending out a shockwave from their center that forced everyone around them to scatter and flee.

  The dust and smoke dispersed, and the two people stood still, more than three meters apart. The green stone floor beneath their feet had been scraped away by the shockwave of their auras, revealing many fine cracks, testament to the intensity of their aura clash!

  "Hurray!" Father shouted loudly: "Come on!" After finishing, he rushed forward again. Ishihara Koinu also stopped talking and fought with his father silently!

  They fought more and more fiercely, the four of them bursting with energy, forcing everyone within 50 meters to retreat. Mother knew it wouldn't be over anytime soon, so she told Old Knife: "Don't bother with him anymore, you all go in and search carefully, don't let anything suspicious get away! Especially documents!"

  "Yes!" Old Blade waved his hand and sent his subordinates away. He and a certain guard remained by their mother's side to watch the battle!

  Ishihara Koinu was originally in a fierce battle with his father, but he was more than twenty years older than his father and belonged to the grandfather's generation. Due to the accumulation of more than twenty years and actual combat experience, his strength was slightly stronger than that of his father. However, he had just returned from outside and fought another battle, losing his sharp edge. Against his father, who was in his prime, he could only manage not to lose. But after suddenly hearing his mother's words, he began to panic. On his desk was the file for this assassination of Long Wu. If it were to be found... He was shocked and dared not think further.

  Ishihara Koinu was anxious to get rid of his father's entanglement and return to destroy the evidence, but the high-handed struggle was only a line apart. The more anxious he became, the less he could play out the special skills of the Ishihara family's dark martial arts, and instead was forced into a disadvantage by his father's strong attack. The dragon family's martial arts were few in number, but their specialty was fierce and violent attacks, belonging to the category of "one force breaking ten stars". This was especially suitable for battlefield competition. Now, his father had fully demonstrated his own strengths, controlling the situation, and the fierce sword style forced Ishihara Koinu to fight hard. The sword in Ishihara Koinu's hand was only one finger wide, a single-handed noble etiquette sword suitable for stabbing, while his father's sword was the dwarf master-forged two-handed knight sword that I had given him. In this situation, the result of fighting hard was predictable, and Ishihara Koinu was forced to constantly retreat to reduce the impact on his treasured sword. The more he retreated, the more space he gave his father to slash and chop with great force. Therefore, his father fought with particular excitement, shouting loudly with each slash.

  At this time, the searchers handed over to the mother the documents on Ishihara's desk. They picked out three from a thick stack of documents and showed them to her. After reading them, she was furious and trembling all over, and shouted at Ishihara: "You scoundrel, what else do you have to say now!"

  "It's a misunderstanding!" Ishihara Koinu tried to explain further.

  His mother didn't give him a chance, scolding: "Fart! Sending over 100 assassins to ambush my son is still called a misunderstanding. Get up together and slaughter him for me! Anyone here, kill them all!"

  Ishihara Koinu was shocked and felt a pang in his heart, knowing that this woman was not to be trifled with. He didn't expect her to be so ruthless! Seeing the approaching experts from the Long family, he knew that if he didn't leave now, he wouldn't be able to escape. When he saw his father's furious sword strike coming at him with all his might, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and harden his scalp to withstand it, then use the power of his father's sword to fly back and create some distance to run away. The power of the Sword Saint was not something that could be easily borrowed, so he had to sacrifice his own sword to momentarily slow down his father's attack. Watching his trusty sword, which had accompanied him for decades, being cut off by his father's violent strike, Ishihara Koinu felt an indescribable pain in his heart. However, he seized this fleeting opportunity and took advantage of the moment when his father's sword was blocked to use his father's power to fly back again. Then, while airborne, he turned around and ran, concentrating all his fighting spirit on his back to withstand his father's powerful strike and his mother's sixth-level magic "Tengu Spear". He spat out two mouthfuls of blood, forced open the people blocking him, and disappeared into the thick smoke of the burning mansion.

  "How can you make him run errands? You're still a Sword Saint, what an idiot!" his mother said in dissatisfaction.

  "The Ishihara family's martial arts are known for their elusive footwork, and if this sword saint wants to run away with all his heart, it's really hard to stop him!" Father said with a sigh.

  "Hum! I don't care, gather our men and horses, let's go!" Mother shouted

  "Alright! Gather!" After shouting, Father asked: "Are we going back? The son hasn't been found yet?"

  "Go back? Hmph! Nice dream! I'll surround the Shi family's mansion, and capture every single person in the Shi family until I find my son!" The mother said viciously.

  "Is that okay?" His father asked in doubt: "After all, it's in the capital, and openly attacking the Left Prime Minister's residence doesn't seem quite right, does it?"

  "Hmph! Fool!" Mother scolded: "With these documents as evidence, even if the king comes, nothing can be said. Don't forget, the royal family is also involved in the Five Great Families' blood oath!"

  "Alright then!" said the father: "Mount up! Let's go! Destination, Ishihara Manor!"

  "Send someone back and tell Father about my decision!" Mother said

  "Very well, let him report to Your Majesty!" Father said

  "Ben! Ask him to send someone to intercept the support from the Ishihara family!" Mother said sternly, "This time, I will definitely have their family removed from the royal register!"