With an angry clap of his hands, Kujo-Shinkan spoke in an extremely impatient tone, "Moreover, with one of the Five Martial Gods missing now, we are even less of a match for Mitsui!"
It was evident that Kujo-Shinkan was too lazy to elaborate on this matter, which was supposed to be an open secret, to Banjo-Shinkan.
"You are right," Banjo-Shinkan replied coldly without looking at him. "But there is one more thing you do not know."
"What is it?" Kujo-Shinkan asked with a look of confusion and curiosity.
A smug smile spread across his face. Banjo-Shinkan said, "According to reliable information from my intelligence network, that challenger is from Great Xia, named Chen Tianjiao. He has been collecting the Dragon-Patterned Compass for a long time."
Upon hearing Banjo-Shinkan's words, Kujo-Shinkan's expression turned incredibly delighted! Da Feng Novel Network.
"Chen Tianjiao? So… so it's him!" Kujo-Shinkan exclaimed excitedly, revealing Chen Fan's identity in a single breath!
The name Chen Fan might be unknown to anyone in Sakura Country.
However, the name Chen Tianjiao was one that commanded the respect and admiration of all martial artists in Sakura Country!
To the martial artists of Sakura Country, the name Chen Tianjiao represented power and strength!
"Indeed, it is him!"
Seeing Kujo-Shinkan's extremely excited demeanor, Banjo-Shinkan gestured for him to calm down and said, "As long as Mitsui Kenji dares to use the power of the Dragon-Patterned Compass, Chen Tianjiao will naturally deal with him for us."
"When they are both severely wounded, we can reap the benefits!"
As he spoke, Banjo-Shinkan's expression was one of extreme smugness!
"Banjo! You truly live up to your name!" After listening to Banjo-Shinkan's words, Kujo-Shinkan gave him a thumbs-up. "You are simply amazing!"
As if flattered by Kujo's praise, Banjo-Shinkan couldn't help but show a proud expression on his face.
He clenched his fists tightly and laughed heartily, saying,
"Haha! In all these years, no one has ever managed to gain an advantage over me!"
"Not even the cunning Mitsui Kenji!"
"Haha! Banjo-kun! You are truly incredible! Now, both that challenger and that bastard Mitsui Kenji are bound to meet their end..."
At this very moment, on the roof of the Kamitsuka Shrine, someone let out a cold laugh!
"Heh heh!"
"Just as I expected. It seems my increased vigilance towards you two bastards was correct."
Mitsui Kenji, who had been hiding there all night, had finally figured out Banjo-Shinkan's intentions!
At this moment, Mitsui Kenji narrowed his eyes, his gaze chilling to the extreme. He muttered to himself,
"Since you are unrighteous, do not blame me for being unjust!"
Then, without anyone noticing, Mitsui Kenji silently left the shrine.
By this time, it was already midnight.
On the summit of Mount Kusa in Qiyu County.
Although it was late, there was still someone waiting in a small pavilion.
His purpose here was to attract the attention and notice of various factions.
Only by drawing the attention of Mitsui Kenji and others to himself could the prophet Hinohara and Jingzhu and the others safely leave Sakura Country.
Therefore, whether anyone came or not, Chen Fan could not leave.
Originally, Chen Fan had thought that he had displayed his skill during the day.
He believed that from that moment on, no one would dare to try and take the sword.
However, Chen Fan had never expected.
At this moment, a man dressed as a samurai appeared before him.
Chen Fan's gaze was filled with surprise and curiosity as he asked the samurai who appeared in the dead of night,
"Are you the second person to come for the sword?"
In response to Chen Fan's question, the samurai, with a blank expression, shook his head at Chen Fan.
Then, he spoke in a cold voice,
"No, I am not here to take the sword."
Upon hearing that the other party was not here for the sword, Chen Fan's brows furrowed.
His posture also shifted from a relaxed slouch to a serious, upright stance.
At the same time, Chen Fan asked him sternly,
"Speak. Then why are you here?"
Someone had come to find him, not to take the sword.
Chen Fan was actually somewhat surprised.
And as Chen Fan's question fell, the samurai took out a small envelope from his embrace.
Then, with a serious expression, the samurai presented the small envelope to Chen Fan with both hands.
And he said,
"I am here for this. I present it personally!"
Chen Fan was surprised at this moment, but since the other party offered the small envelope with both hands, he had no choice but to accept it.
After all, the other party was not wearing gloves or anything similar, so it was unlikely the envelope was poisoned.
Thus, Chen Fan also extended both his hands and accepted the small envelope.
Then, in front of the man, Chen Fan lowered his head to take a look.
He saw that on the not-so-large envelope, written in Great Xia calligraphy, were two bold, regular script characters: "Challenger's Letter!"
The signature below was Kazu-jima.
Interesting!
It was even written in regular script, which meant the other party already knew some of his identity.
In that instant, Chen Fan's mind had deduced a great deal of information from this small challenger's letter.
However, on the surface, Chen Fan showed no emotional fluctuation whatsoever.
He simply tossed the challenger's letter casually onto the long bench of the pavilion.
Then, with a blank expression, he asked the samurai,
"A challenger's letter? Kazu-jima? As the head of the Five Martial Gods, at such a crucial moment, you wouldn't seek trouble for yourself. Tell me, who sent you?"
Upon hearing Chen Fan's words, Kazu-jima let out a helpless laugh.
At this moment, Kazu-jima was actually shocked beyond belief!
Because he felt he had shown no flaws!
But he never would have imagined that Chen Fan, merely through a challenger's letter, had revealed his true predicament!
That's right!
Even Kazu-jima, the strongest among the Five Martial Gods, did not want to court trouble after witnessing Chen Fan's sword strike during the day!
It was just that the status of the Martial Gods was below that of the Shinkan.
With the two Shinkan of Kamitsuka and Nakayama issuing commands, even if Kazu-jima did not want to come, he had to!
The truth was exactly as Chen Fan said, without a single inaccuracy!
However, at this moment, due to his differing position, Kazu-jima could not speak the truth.
Therefore, he could only give Chen Fan an awkward smile, bow, and answer against his will, "You are mistaken."