The Butt of Strength

Having secured the loyalty of a Navigator family, Li Qinwu had achieved his goal and prepared to return to Kyoto.

Before leaving, he asked the three-eyed wizard, "Do you think there are any important matters you need to report to me?"

The three-eyed wizard brought up one matter.

"A few months ago, our library was raided by ninjas. Several ancient Imperial-era texts recording Psychic Power spells were stolen.

Our gatekeeper ninjas fought them. Our analysis suggests they may have been ninjas from Kyoto.

We had left magical marks on those books. When we used the Eye of the Warp to investigate, we found that the books were located in Emperor's Castle Keep..."

Having received this final piece of information, Li Qinwu left Snow Flower Mountain, descended to its base, and headed back the way he had come.

The old monk followed beside Li Qinwu, chattering away, while Li Qinwu remained silent, organizing the information he had received.

The two strolled along a country path and soon reached the border of Snow Flower Kingdom.

At that moment, the old monk suddenly cried out in alarm, "My lord! My lord!"

Li Qinwu snapped back to attention, looked ahead, and abruptly discovered four or five corpses lying on the country path.

The corpses were dressed in coarse linen clothes. Judging by their builds, they were likely refugees.

They had been cut down by sharp katanas. Some had had their hands severed, while others had been cut in half at the waist. Their deaths had been horrifyingly miserable.

The ones responsible were more than twenty armored samurai on the other side of the path.

The old monk nervously gripped the pole saber in his hand and said to Li Qinwu:

"They... they are samurai of Snow Flower Kingdom. They must be guarding the border