Ye Fan was stunned. He had intended to ask them what they wanted to do, but in the end, they directly took out their weapons. Wasn't it obvious? It was a moonless and windy night, so the other party must have been impatient from following him. This time, seeing that he had come to such a remote place, they wanted to take action directly. Now it was simple. There was no need to argue with them. He could just kill them directly and everything would be fine. Thinking of this, he got up and carried the bag on his back. He carefully looked at these people. These people were not from the Central Plains, but Japanese Ninjas. The reason why he was so sure was that Ye Fan recognized this kind of Japanese sword. When he was young, his grandfather had taken him to the Armory Pavilion in the ancestral home to learn about all kinds of weapons. There were all kinds of weapons that Ye Fan found very strange. Ye Fan had seen this kind of sword there. His grandfather, Ye Yun, had told him about the origin of this kind of sword. This kind of sword was modified from the Tang sword by the Japanese. It was especially suitable for slashing. Because the Japanese were short, they needed to hold the sword with both hands. This could increase the power of slashing. Moreover, the body of the sword was generally longer, so it could increase the killing range. This kind of sword was made of steel that had been forged countless times. It was excellent in both toughness and hardness. In particular, this kind of sword was very sharp. At that time, his grandfather had demonstrated it to Ye Fan. Holding the sword with one hand, he had cut off a corner of the stone block with just a light slash. Therefore, Ye Fan had a very deep impression of this kind of sword.
Ye Fan could tell that these people in front of him were not ordinary people. From their uniform movements and neat movements, he could tell that they were the famous Japanese Ninjas. They were special personnel who had been trained by special organizations in Japan. They were good at assassination and espionage. They had their own independent organization and took orders from the government at that time. Their main task was to inquire about information for the king, secretly plan, collect intelligence, assassinate, sabotage, and other things that could not be seen. Later, they slowly served the nobles and some businessmen at that time. To put it bluntly, they were no different from an assassin organization. Anyone with money could hire them. They were strict in their work and never dragged their feet. In their eyes, there was no such thing as good or evil. They only had one goal, and that was to complete the mission. The second was that they had no dignity. In the case that they couldn't beat the other party, they would immediately run away without considering whether it was embarrassing or not. The third was that they couldn't use ninjutsu at will, except when performing a mission or when their lives were at stake. They usually concealed their identity and were no different from ordinary people. After receiving a mission, they would immediately change their identity and become a ninja who killed without batting an eyelid. The fourth was that once they fell into the enemy's hands, they would rather die than reveal any information about their master. Generally, they would choose to commit suicide after falling into the enemy's hands. They are divided into Jounin, Chunin, and Genin. Except for special and important missions, those who performed the mission were all Genin, or Chunin led Genin to perform the mission. Their weapons were also very complicated. They would choose their weapons according to the specific situation of the mission. Their main weapons were Japanese swords, boomerangs, poison needles, poison, smoke balls, bows, and other common weapons. They also had some other dirty weapons. For example, there was a kind of four-edged nail with four edges. No matter how it was placed, there would always be one edge facing up. When it was used, it could be sprinkled on the road. It could be dipped in poison for assassination, and it could also be used to obstruct the advance. It could also be used to cover the rear when escaping.
The eight ninjas in front of him took advantage of the terrain to surround Ye Fan. Moreover, they didn't just surround him in one circle, but in two circles, with four ninjas on each side. After the eight ninjas surrounded Ye Fan, they started to turn around without saying anything. The inner circle turned clockwise, and the outer circle turned counterclockwise. Their black shadows were everywhere, and their speed was extremely fast. Ye Fan felt dizzy, so he simply closed his eyes and calmed down. He wanted to see what tricks they could play. He had heard that Japanese Ninjas were very powerful, but Ye Fan didn't know how powerful they were. Today, he wanted to see for himself what kind of tricks they could play. Just as Ye Fan closed his eyes, the eight ninjas made their move at the same time. Each of them launched their own attacks. The four ninjas in the inner circle suddenly used their long blades to slash at Ye Fan. The ninjas in the outer circle swung their arms and threw a dozen boomerangs into the space between the four ninjas in the inner circle. After throwing the boomerangs, the four ninjas in the outer circle did not stop at all. They tapped the ground with the tips of their feet and flew into the air. They raised their battle blades high up in the air and slashed at Ye Fan from the air. This move was insidious and vicious. If one could defend against the swords, one couldn't defend against the boomerangs, and if one could defend against the boomerangs, one couldn't defend against the swords. Ye Fan was blocked from all directions, like a birdcage. It could be said that there was no way for him to escape.
At this moment, Ye Fan had already heard the sound of something breaking through the air. He opened his eyes and saw that the inner circle was filled with blade shadows while the outer circle was filled with cold stars. They were all rushing towards Ye Fan. Ye Fan wanted to jump out of the encirclement but he was helpless as his upper body was also sealed. Ye Fan had no other choice. It seemed that he had underestimated these ninjas. If it was anyone else who encountered this move, they would definitely be waiting for death.
But then again, that was someone else. Ye Fan wasn't someone else. He was Ye Yun's eldest son and eldest grandson, Ye Kong's only son. Ye Kong had passed down all his skills to Ye Fan since he was young, and he had also instructed him to never show off in front of others. Ye Fan was also very hardworking. He was originally talented and intelligent, and with his hard work, his strength was already on par with the top experts in Jianghu.
Eight shining Japanese swords and more than a dozen glittering cross-shaped darts arrived in an instant. Ye Fan's mouth curved, and a murderous intent appeared. He stretched out his hand and pulled out the soft sword from his waist. For a moment, white light flourished, and the cold air was oppressive. Ye Fan's feet left the ground, and he turned a circle in the air. The man moved with the sword, and the sword moved with the man. A waterfall-like brilliance instantly engulfed the eight ninjas. After a few sounds of metal colliding, there was no more movement. When the brilliance receded, the eight ninjas were all lying on the ground, and the Japanese swords in their hands were all broken in two. Every ninja's throat was slit. What was surprising was that although their throats were slit, there wasn't a trace of blood. There was only a red mark on the wound.
After landing on the ground, Ye Fan tied the soft sword back to his waist. This soft sword was a treasure. It was given to him by his father on his eighteenth birthday. The name of the sword was Snake Shadow. His father, Ye Kong, had spent an entire year to personally forge it from a piece of cold iron bought from a pawnshop. The treasured sword was three feet and three inches long, and it was cold to the touch. The whole body was enveloped in brilliance, and the cold air was oppressive. The body of the sword was flexible, and the blade was sharp. The hilt was carved with a silver snake spitting out its tongue. The eyes of the silver snake were inlaid with two emeralds, which were green and lustrous. The blood-red tongue attached to the hilt was also carved with precious rubies. The whole silver snake was vivid and lifelike, and it meandered around the hilt. It was exceptionally gorgeous. At that time, Ye Kong had told him that the material to forge this treasured sword could only be encountered by chance. This cold iron was not an ordinary cold iron. This was cold iron found in the polar regions. Judging from the cold air, it was at least several hundred years old. When he bought this cold iron, he had spent a lot of money. He had spent a total of five hundred taels of gold and one thousand taels of silver to get this treasure. According to the person who came to the pawnshop to pawn this treasure, this treasure was brought out from the Song Imperial Palace by his ancestors. It was a tribute from the Luocha Country. During the summer, it was placed in the main hall to relieve the heat. It was said that it was wrapped in three layers of sandalwood before it could be placed in the main hall. Even so, from the outside, it looked no different from a big block of ice. After it was placed in the main hall, it immediately became incomparably cool. If it wasn't wrapped in sandalwood, it would have become winter in the main hall. Later on, when the Great Song Dynasty was destroyed, this item could be taken out of the palace. Ye Kong saw that Ye Fan was already an adult. As a family of weaponsmiths, it was time for him to have a good weapon. Therefore, he forged the cold iron into a treasured sword. Forging cold iron into a treasured sword was extremely difficult. Because it was cold iron, it could not be calcined. But then again, calcination could not do anything to the cold iron. It had to be cold-forged. In order to seal the cold air and not let it go out of control and affect the sword wielder, Ye Kong specially added other materials to forge the snake shadow. When Ye Kong gave this sword to Ye Fan, he had warned him that this sword had many mysteries. In the future, when his cultivation reached a certain level, he would understand them.
Ye Fan wrapped the treasured sword around his waist again. He carried the backpack and prepared to return to the inn. During this period of time, he slept during the day and traveled at night, causing his Yin and Yang to be reversed. Now that the problem was solved, he would go back and have a good sleep. Tomorrow, he would not be in a hurry to travel. He would take a bath, eat a good meal, rest, and continue the journey the day after tomorrow. If everything went smoothly, he would reach the Ye Clan's ancestral residence the night after tomorrow.
Ye Fan thought as he turned around. When he inadvertently raised his head, the scene in front of him made him suck in a breath of cold air.
There were two people standing in front of him. One had his hands behind his back, a white veil on his face, and his clothes were as white as snow. Unexpectedly, he was also carrying a rectangular wooden box on his back. However, the box was very large and was not wrapped in cloth. The other person was wearing a black robe, and a wide hat hung down to his eyes. The black robe was embroidered with a few unknown blood-red flowers.
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