I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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Ogata and Lin's faces were both shocked by the sound of this violent drink.

However, the shock on Lin's face was also mixed with a bit of annoyance.

Ogata Xunsheng looked towards the gate of the Buddhist hall.

The first thing that appeared in Ogata's field of vision was the panting Makimura.

Mucun now looks like he just ran countless sprints, with thin sweat on his forehead, and his chest heaving violently.

An old man appeared in Ogata's field of vision following Mucun.

The old man was lying on Mucun's back.

An old man with a wrinkled face, who seemed to be quite old.

The old man's skin was like dried orange peel.

The hair is all gray and messy.

He was wearing a thin white kimono, and there was a faint sleepiness in his eyes and cheeks—it seemed that he had just woken up.

And the big yawn that the old man yawned afterwards also confirmed Ogata's conjecture - the old man should have been woken up urgently by Mucun just now, and then he carried it all the way back.

Seeing that Mucun finally brought the old man over, Jian Gong looked relieved and let out a sigh of relief:

"Makimura...you're finally here...the effort I made just now to procrastinate was not in vain..."

"Fortunately." After replying to Gamiya in a half-joking tone, Mucun put down the old man behind him.

Mu Cun seemed to be in a hurry when he brought the old man over. The old man didn't even have time to put on his shoes, so Mu Cun carried him on his back.

But the old man didn't care, he just walked towards Ogata and Lin slowly with his bare feet.

"Little Lin, what are you doing?"

The old man asked Lin in a rather stern tone.

"..." But Lin didn't answer the old man's question.

He just lowered his head with a sullen face - this look is very much like a child who has done something wrong and is in urgent need of punishment from his elders.

"Take back Yan Mo!"

"……yes."

Lin put the tip of the black knife in her hand back into the sheath, and put the black knife back into the sheath with a "choke".

Just now, the palace spent countless words and failed to persuade Lin to put away the knife, but the old man made Lin put the knife back into the sheath without any complaints.

As Lin withdrew the knife, the tense atmosphere that had been condensed between her and Ogata was immediately released.

Most of the murderous aura that permeated the surroundings also dissipated.

Seeing that Lin put away the knife, Ogata also slowly put away his Da Shitian.

"... Jiulang, did you call my uncle?" Lin turned her head and cut her sharp gaze at Jian Gong.

"That's right." Jiangong said without hesitation, "It's all my Jiangong's attention. If you are dissatisfied with me, my lord, please punish me to your heart's content."

"……Humph!"

After giving Jiangong a heavy "hum", Lin walked away in a huff.

Everyone in the Buddhist hall, including Ogata, watched Lin leave with different expressions.

It wasn't until Lin completely left his field of vision that Ogata secretly said in his heart:

——What a strange person...

Lin's first impression of Ogata was rather bad.

It's nothing more than a serious and cold appearance throughout the whole process, and she also has inexplicable malice towards him, and keeps saying strange things to find fault with him.

Just now, he pulled out the real knife inexplicably, and wanted to fight him to the death.

Ogata silently labeled Lin: a weirdo who seems to have a problem with his mind.

"Oh... Xiaolin's character... is really tricky..."

At this moment, the old man just now suddenly let out a sigh of self-talk.

After such a sigh of relief, the old man turned his attention to Ogata.

"You should be Ogata Itsuki. I wanted to see you after sleeping until the afternoon, but I didn't expect to see you so soon."

The old man looked Ogata up and down several times.

"Hmm... he has a good physique, and he is a good seed for sword practice..."

When the old man was looking at Ogata, Ogata was also looking at the old man.

"That...excuse me—are you Kinoshita Genichi?"

Although the identity of this person was already confirmed in his heart, Ogata couldn't help but asked the old man in a tentative tone.

"That's right." The old man didn't put on airs, and said openly, "I am Genichi Kinoshita."

Now that he was closer to this old man—that is, Kinoshita Genichi, Ogata was able to see Genichi's face more clearly.

Yuan Yi's appearance can be described in one word, that is - ordinary.

Apart from being above the average height for this era, there is nothing special about it.

Genichi is slightly shorter than Ogata. Probably only about 168cm.

The facial features covered by dense wrinkles are ordinary, not ugly, but definitely not handsome.

With a well-trimmed goatee, the beard hanging from the chin is about as long as an adult's index finger. The beard was as gray as his hair.

The eyes with soft light are like a calm lake.

After simply looking Yuan up and down several times, Ogata couldn't help but secretly said in his heart:

——Is he...the "Unparalleled Under Heaven" and "Sword Master" Kinoshita Genichi who was blown into the sky by Mamiya and Mucun...

Compared with the unparalleled swordsman, Yuan Yi's ordinary and ordinary appearance is more like a kind grandfather next door.

However, if it is said that there is no part of Yuan Yi's body that looks like a swordsman - such a statement is also biased.

The palms of Genichi's hands are densely covered with calluses - this is the symbol of a swordsman.

Just when Ogata wanted to say something to Yuan Yi, Yuan Yi suddenly said to Ogata:

"I'm so sorry..."

While talking, Genichi bowed to Ogata in apology.

"When Mr. Mucun carried me on his back, he already told me what happened between you and Xiaolin."

"Xiaolin said a lot of rude things to you...I apologize to you on her behalf."

"Ah...that's not necessary." Ogata said hastily, "I don't mind this little thing...I just wonder if I just said something I shouldn't have said to annoy her..."

"Because you just said 'If it wasn't because I'm a man, I might have lost to you'." Asai, who had been silent since just now, suddenly replied at this moment.

"Is there something wrong with my words?" Ogata looked confused and confused.

"It is indeed just an ordinary sentence to ordinary people, but it is not so in the eyes of our lord." Asai said softly, "Words like 'male' and 'female' are quite sensitive words in our gourd house. "

"Hey..." Yuan Yi sighed, "Let's talk slowly later, since we're all awake now, then—let's have breakfast first."

"Master Mamiya, do you have any breakfast left?"

"Unfortunately - no. Because I didn't know that you would wake up so early, my lord did not cook your breakfast just now."

"That's too much...then—Magong-kun, can I ask you to make me a simple breakfast?"

"Xiao Lin, with her current state, will definitely not be willing to cook for me."

"Understood." Jiangong smiled wryly, and walked out of the Buddhist hall while holding the knife at his waist.

"Ogata-kun, have you had breakfast yet?" Genichi turned his gaze back to Ogata.

"have eaten."

"Then eat some more with me." Yuan Yi showed a warm smile, "Let's chat while eating."

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Ogata and his party were currently in the yard where they had dinner last night.

Mamiya threw various ingredients into the pot and cooked rice porridge mixed with various condiments.

Mucun stood on the opposite side of Jiangong and gave Jiangong a hand, stuffing the broken firewood into the bottom of the pot.

Now the weather has warmed up again, so after a while, the pastoral village near the firewood is already sweating profusely.

In order to cool off, Mucun simply took off his upper body clothes, revealing the red dragon tattoo on his back.

After the Buddhist hall dispersed, Asai and Shimada disappeared.

Genichi and Ogata sat next to the pot.

The biggest impression that Genichi has left on Ogata so far is—kindness.

Very kind, easy-going, without any airs.

Ogata was originally worried that a peerless master like Genichi might have some kind of temper or weird behavior.

"Xiao Lin is a person with strong self-esteem."

Yuan Yi said softly.

"Because of some things when she was a child, she has always been very concerned about her daughter's identity."

"Or...she hates her identity as a daughter."

"So quite resents people mocking her gender, or bragging about her gender. Extremely sensitive on issues related to 'gender'."

"Ogata-kun, your sentence 'If it wasn't because I'm a man, I might have lost to you', in Xiao Lin's ears, it's bragging to her that you are a man, that's why you have never been defeated."

"...Is she a little too sensitive?" Ogata couldn't help complaining, "I obviously didn't mean that...how did she understand it like this..."

"Xiao Lin's personality is like this." Yuan Yi smiled wryly, "Her personality has also troubled me for a long time..."

Ogata smiled wryly along with Yuanyi a few times.

While smiling wryly, Ogata recalled the battle with Kinoshita Rin just now.

The biggest insight brought to Ogata in the battle just now is that there are indeed many capable people and masters in this world.

Today, Ogata met a woman who could compete with him temporarily.

——The Edo shogunate ruled Japan for more than 200 years, and there are countless masters under the shogunate...

Ogata thought for no reason.

Ogata bowed his head, looking at his open palms covered with all kinds of calluses.

——Let's not talk about the whole world... Just the Edo shogunate must have many masters under its command.

——In it...there must be many capable people who are far from my opponent...

The memory picture hidden in the mind, as if it had its own consciousness, popped up automatically from Ogata's mind-Ogata recalled Konnosuke, Zonghai and others in Butterfly Island.

The weak Konnosuke and his party had to negotiate with the shogunate in order to have a way out...

A picture was automatically outlined in Ogata's mind: one day in the future, he encountered a master of the shogunate who was far superior to him.

He has no power to fight back, so he has to talk to the shogunate like Konnosuke and others, so that he can have a way out...

As soon as this picture appeared in Ogata's mind, Ogata shook his head abruptly, as if intending to throw this picture out of his mind.

--I still……

Ogata thought secretly in his heart, while slowly clenching his fists.

——Not strong enough...

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"Ogata-kun."

At this moment, Gamiya, who was cooking porridge seriously, suddenly said.

"Are you wondering now - our lord has such a bad personality, why do we still follow her?"

Hearing Mamiya's question, Ogata was taken aback for a moment.

Then immediately said in his heart:

—Yes, how do you know.

After experiencing the unpleasant encounter with Kinoshita Lin just now, Xu Bian came up with this idea: Why do such strong people as Mamiya and Mucun follow this woman who seems to have a very flawed personality?

Of course—it was impossible for Ogata to say "yes, you're right" to Gamiya directly.

It would be inappropriate to answer like that.

Just when Ogata was thinking about how to answer in a more appropriate way, Mamiya asked himself with a smile and answered.

"I don't know why other people follow the lord."

"But I can tell you a little bit about the reasons why I made up my mind to follow the lord."

"Because of the environment in which she grew up when she was young, the protagonist's self-esteem was too high, which made the protagonist too...extreme in some places, but...she has a unique gentleness in some places."

"It was her unique gentleness that convinced me..."

Mamiya's eyes flickered, as if remembering something.

"Ogata-kun, if you get in touch with the lord a lot, one day you will also be able to feel the tenderness of the lord that is so convincing."

After listening to Mamiya's words, the image of Kinoshita Rin pointing at him with a knife just now slowly appeared in Ogata's mind...

This picture can't be linked to the word "gentleness"...

"Okay." Yuanyi clapped his palms twice at this moment, "Let's not talk about Xiaolin, let's talk about something else. Ogata-kun, can you tell me how you learned my selfless two swords style Is it?"

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Genichi's words brought Ogata's consciousness back to reality.

Seeing that Genichi was going to change the topic, Ogata was also happy to change the topic along with this topic.

The series of events just now made Ogata have a very bad impression of Kinoshita Rin.

Therefore, I didn't have any idea of ​​wanting to know more about her.

Ogata used as short a sentence as possible to pass on the cheat book of Wugo Two Swords Style that his uncle got from Genichi, passed the cheat book to his master, and then his master passed it on to him. The whole process of realizing the moves in the cheat book was outlined to Yuan Yi.

Of course—the paragraph about comprehending all the moves in the cheat book with his superior comprehension is purely made up.

After carefully listening to Ogata's overview, Genichi suddenly let out a few... laughs with a bit of complacency.

"Magong-kun! Mucun-kun! Did you see it?!"

Genichi grabbed Ogata's shoulders.

"In private, you always say that the toilet paper you use to wipe your butt is more useful than the secret manual written by me!"

"Look! There are still people who can learn Wuwo Dual Swords style with the help of my handwritten cheat book!"

Someone can understand and learn the moves written in his cheat book - this seems to make Yuan Yi quite happy.