In Manyo's heart, the lightning of the castle tower has never been so dazzling...or rather frightening.

When the broken blade fell to the ground, and when the familiar figure fell back weakly, he could only see his friend's gray Eye of God hanging on the ground, which had lost its color...

When he rushed to the castle tower, the "Duel in front of the Imperial Palace" had failed. As the winner, the shogunate general Kujo Sora stood aside, while the god Raiden General higher up pulled out the weapon called "Muxiang".

】A knife.

When this knife falls, everything becomes lonely...

Even if he tried his best, Manyo could barely regain [his] Eye of God and finally escaped from the castle tower...

Wanyo witnessed his friend receiving the so-called punishment, and also saw him falling backwards... But Wanyo could not try to catch his friend, because once he did, he would lose the chance to escape.

..

So, at that moment when thunder and lightning roared and thunder flashed, he could only desperately snatch the Eye of God that his friend had dropped to the ground and escape alone.

After that, he spent time wandering around as a wanted criminal.

Broken knife, colorless eye of god, and flashing lightning...

This memory has been flowing in Wan Ye's heart. No matter what moment it is, he can't forget it...

And now...

The nightmare-like scene appeared before his eyes again, the same broken knife beside him, the same friend who had fallen to the ground not far away, and the same Colorless Eye of God clenched in his right hand.

right hand...

There is no bandage on his right hand...but the burning feeling that seems to reach straight to the soul is still there. He seems to be tortured Wanyu all the time...

Not far away, the general of the shogunate army had discovered him, the guy who broke into the scene without permission. His bow and arrow were already on the string. If Manyo didn't open his mouth to explain, he would have shot him with one arrow.

"..."

The surrounding scene was like this, completely presenting the picture in Wanyo's mind, but Wanyo himself didn't seem to be relieved.

Where is...where?

Death Omen Star...Kujo Formation House...or Castle Tower...

Wanyu's childish mind was filled with confusion. After passing through these three worlds in succession, his already extremely tired spirit became even weaker. At this moment, he could not even do the most ordinary [thinking].

Time passed by minute by minute, but the scene did not stop.

Kujo Sora had already placed the arrow on the long bow. She seemed to have some impression of this white-haired young man, so she kept waiting for the intruder's explanation, but this young man seemed to be stupid.

, and stayed there in a daze.

"Ultimatum. Disarm, state your name, and accept the crime of trespassing on the castle tower."

Seeing that the young man still had no reaction, her eyes narrowed, and then she shot out an arrow. The sound of piercing the air came, and the bow and arrow hit the floor tile nearly one centimeter in front of Wanyu.

"me..."

This arrow seemed to have finally relieved Wan Ye's mind. He raised his head and looked at General Raiden and Kujo Sora in the distance.

"..."

After seeing Manyo's face, General Raiden seemed to recognize who this young man was. In addition, the [Divine Punishment] program had been completed, so she retracted the blade with a "snap".

"Maplehara Manyo... the last descendant of the Maplehara family, and also the last descendant of the [Isshinden] of the [Five Thunder and Lightning]... tell me why you came to the castle tower."

Although General Raiden withdrew the blade, his aura had not yet been released, and her eyes were still flashing with lightning, as if she would take action decisively if Wanyo said anything wrong.

"I..."

Seeing General Raiden speaking in person, Wanyo wanted to speak, but his eyes were attracted by his friend who had fallen to the ground not far away...

A few minutes ago, he failed in the [Imperial Duel] and suffered General Thunder and Lightning's [Wuxiang's Sword]. At this moment, the long sword broke and the God's Eye lost its light...

But this is his [Wish], he wants to end the Eye Hunting Order and witness this sword with his own eyes...

And all he can do is inherit his wish and fulfill his wish... For this, he can make a choice.

Thoughts flashed through, Wan Ye's expression became determined, he made a choice, he was going to complete what his friends had not yet completed...

"Sir General, I am Manyo Maplehara, I am here..."

However, before Wanyo could finish his words, the fatigue that seemed to come from the depths of his soul struck him again, forcibly interrupting his words.

In an instant, Manyo's spirit seemed to enter a pure white space, where he was the only one left.

"Do you want to initiate another [Imperial Duel] on behalf of [him]?"

Suddenly, a voice came over, and his tone was extremely dull, not like he was asking a question at all.

"Yes. I can't escape anymore."

After hearing this question, Wanyo didn't seem to find it strange, and just nodded in response.

In the process of being wanted by the shogunate and going into exile, he met Ningzhe. However, Ningzhe was forcibly taken away by [some kind of existence] not long after meeting him, leaving him alone again.

A lonely wanderer can only go on in a lonely way.

"Then you know that [Duel in front of the emperor] is not a child's play. Once initiated, there is no chance of death."

After a moment of silence, the voice appeared again, and this time there seemed to be some emotional fluctuations.

"Of course I know, but I don't regret it."

Wanyo still did not hesitate, and at this moment, his expression gradually became calmer.

On the Death Omen, he could clearly feel the wind blowing on the sea, and he could also feel the crew's concern for him... Even if he was just a nameless rice wife, Hai Long, Su Ling, Zhong Zuo...they are all people truly worth entrusting their lives to.

But...

But even on such a ship that felt like home, his heart was still trapped and could not travel around like the free wind.

Because...because of the scene in front of me, because of the lightning from the castle tower, and because of my friend who was unable to hang down.

Therefore, if it happens again, he will not escape again.

"..."

After hearing Manyo's answer, the voice fell into silence again. This time it lasted for a particularly long time, but no matter how long the silence was, it would eventually stop.

With a sigh, the white space continued to break, and Manyo returned to the castle tower once again, finishing what he had not been able to finish before.

"My name is Maplehara Manyo, [One Heart and One Heart]. I came here to initiate a duel before the emperor, and to... abolish the [Eye Hunting Order]!"

Wanyo took out his sword, gently tied the Colorless God's Eye on his right hand to his waist, and then looked up.

Duel before the emperor!

"..."

Upon hearing this, the general exhaled, then turned around and waved his hand gently. Kujo Sora immediately stepped forward, dropped the bow and arrow, and also took out a long sword.

[Duel in front of the emperor], the loser will face divine punishment, but the winner will gain a chance.

Facing this famous shogunate general, Manyo slowly closed his eyes and placed his hand on the handle of the sword.

"When the heart is "empty", everything in the world is "empty";"

"The heart is "pure" and everything in heaven and earth is "pure"."

Among the Five Legends of Thunder and Lightning [Yin Xin Chuan], all of them are based on secret meanings, and are called: "Wind flow contains the essence, and the wind spirit is free."

In front of this [Tengu], Manyo has only one chance...

For the sake of friends, for the people injured by the Eye Hunting Order, and also for myself...

As the surrounding wind gradually rose, it seemed that even the thunder's violence was weakened a bit. Then, Wan Ye slowly opened his eyes and murmured softly:

"The wind and thunder are faintly moving, and the sound can be heard faintly;"

"Even if it doesn't rain, I will stay here."

"Cloud Hidden..."
Chapter completed!