Fūma Kotarō brought the "bad news" back to camp.
However, the news did not cause much panic, because everyone had practically been certain this would be the result.
"Kikyo Castle has given us three days to leave Kawagen Province... What should we do next?"
As he spoke, a worried look spread across Fūma Kotarō's face.
Yuzhen's first impression of this Fuma Clan Leader when he encountered the Fuma Clan had been remarkably accurate... He really did not handle pressure well.
"Obviously, we should put on a good show of fleeing in disarray. Pack up what needs packing, and look as troubled as we need to look." Yuzhen spoke half-seriously and half-jokingly.
The daimyo of Kikyo Castle had put on a show of wanting a "peaceful separation" from the "Fuma Clan" because their "ideals were incompatible." But if Yuzhen chose to believe that, there would have to be something wrong with his head.
Having pinned the crime of assassinating a daimyo from some faction on Yuzhen's group, would the other side really allow them to leave safe and sound?
The less they argued, the more credible the "facts" would be. Yet only the dead could not argue.
After sorting out this simple chain of logic, Yuzhen naturally knew what to do.
He had never forgotten the earlier annihilation of that group of Kikyo Castle shinobi.
He could even guess what Kikyo Castle would do next. Once news of the Reitō Castle daimyo's death spread, and suspicion was directed toward Kikyo Castle...
Kikyo Castle would deny everything, offer explanations, conduct a self-investigation, spread information, prove its innocence, and purge its own ranks—a complete one-stop service. In the end, it would work hard to maintain an image of having made the minor mistake of failing to keep watch, but never having lost its