I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

【Ding! Use Sakakibara Ichidou Ryuo to defeat the enemy]

[Gain 75 points of personal experience, 70 points of experience in swordsmanship "Sakakibara One-Sword Style", 15 points of experience point in Wugo Two-Sword Style]

[Current personal level: lv24 (26053200)]

[Sakakibara One Swordsman Level: 9th Dan (36854000)]

[Wuwu Two Swords Level: 8th Stage (15406500)]

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After a while, the disciples of Qianxueguan finally responded one after another.

Wushuang rushed towards Mizuno who had passed out.

"Master! Master, are you okay?!"

"Quick! Quickly pinch the master's people!"

"Hey! You two, go and call the doctor!"

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Ogata's horizontal slash just now had already stopped, and Mizuno was not stabbed to death.

But the damage caused to Mizuno was not light at all.

Mizuno's teeth seemed to be knocked out by Ogata, and his mouth was full of blood, which looked very scary.

Because Mizuno's appearance was so frightening, several disciples even subconsciously put their fingers under the tip of Mizuno's nose to see if Mizuno was breathing.

Feeling the warm breath sprayed on their fingers, the few people who went to explore the water and wild breathing breathed a sigh of relief.

When the disciples were busy taking care of their master, they did not forget to settle accounts with the person who knocked their master unconscious.

"Hey! Where did the man wearing the Tengu mask go?"

"He was still here just now...!"

"He escaped!"

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It's a pity - when they rushed over to check the details of Mizuno with anxious faces, Ogata had already taken advantage of the chaos and dragged A-Ming away...

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Ogata took advantage of the chaos and dragged Ah-ding to leave Sengakukan.

As they moved away from Qian Xueguan step by step, the pace of the two became faster and faster.

When the two came back to their senses, they found that they were already running.

It's not that they are afraid that the disciples of Qianxueguan will catch up and retaliate against them.

Both Ogata and A-Machi couldn't help running, probably because they were excited and in a good mood. A happy mood welled up in my heart.

It made Ogata feel very happy to personally teach the guy who dared to slander Sakakibara Itto-ryu, a swordsmanship that has special significance to Ogata.

And Ah Ding was also very happy to see Mizuno, a charlatan, being beaten up.

"Ayi, well done."

"Thank you for the compliment."

"I hate this kind of charlatan the most."

"What a coincidence, me too."

Machi was wearing clogs, which, despite their flat soles, were not suitable for running.

And when I was playing with A-Ming just now, Ogata heard A-Machi say more than once that she was not used to wearing this kind of clogs.

So after running all the way to the downtown area, Xu Fangli slowly slowed down.

"Okay..." Ah-Ming stretched vigorously, "We've seen the good show, let's get on with the business."

"Ok."

After Ogata nodded, he casually stopped the passerby who happened to pass by him, and asked him where the nearest pharmacy was.

After some inquiries, Ogata and A-Machi were surprised to find that the nearest pharmacy was quite close to them, and they only needed a short walk to get there.

Just when Ogata and A-Machi were about to leave for the pharmacy, an anxious shout suddenly sounded from behind them:

"Master Samurai! Wait!"

Ogata followed the sound and looked back.

After moving his gaze to the source of the voice, Ogata couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

The owner of this voice was the brawny man who kept questioning Mizuno's level in Sengakukan just now.

Holding the knife at his waist, the strong man rushed to Ogata and Atachi in one breath.

"Is there something wrong?" Ogata asked softly.

The strong man straightened his back, calmed down his somewhat disordered breathing from running wildly in pursuit of Ogata, and said solemnly:

"I'm from Tone, Kondo Naizosuke! I don't know what your name is?"

"...you can just call me a dog.

"Ogata raised his hand and poked the long nose of the dog mask on his face.

Seeing that Ogata was unwilling to reveal his real name, Kondo did not force Ogata much.

After briefly introducing himself with Ogata, Kondo said excitedly:

"Master Tengu, the heroic figure of you who knocked Mizuno Shinyong down with a sword just now, I really admire you!"

"A person who can make such a sharp sword is definitely not an ordinary person!"

"I was disappointed in Kyoto at first, but now it seems that there are still masters in Kyoto!"

"You're too much." Ogata smiled slightly.

"To tell you the truth." Kondo smiled wryly, "The purpose of leaving my hometown and going to Kyoto this time is to be able to compete with the masters, to recognize what shortcomings I have, and to see clearly my own creation. Whether swordsmanship has considerable practicality and power."

"Create your own swordsmanship?" Ogata asked back.

"The swordsmanship that I originally practiced was the Katori Shinto style. About last year, I added my own understanding to the Katori Shinto style, and created a brand new sword technique."

"It's just that I haven't given a good name to my self-created sword technique."

"Kyoto is the ancient capital of our country for thousands of years. I thought it must be a land of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. But I didn't expect it to be a rotten place full of liars."

Speaking of this, Kondo's face showed a strong and extremely disdainful color.

"I came to Kyoto two months ago."

"In the past two months, I have visited all the sword halls in Kyoto."

"Among the six sword halls, except for the owner of the metaphysics hall who teaches Zhongtiao, who is quite capable, the owners of the other five sword halls are just a bunch of liars."

"At their level, they don't have the strength to open a sword hall to teach people how to practice swords."

"And I'm already tired of watching these tricks they use to deceive people."

"Buy some people in advance, defeat these bribed people in the public, and deceive those who don't know much about swordsmanship."

"The Mizuno Shinyong just now is the best example."

"These scammers also have a favorite tactic, which is to make up a decent story about who they have beaten so and so."

"And when these crooks make up these stories, their favorite target is the criminals who have already been caught in prison."

"Because those people have already been imprisoned, no one will come to seek revenge for hearing this story that vilifies them, so they can safely make up and tell it."

"That Mizuno Shinyong must have heard the news that Ogata Isai was arrested by the government from somewhere, so he made up a story about him defeating Ogata Isai."

"The certificate of appreciation issued by the government that he took out just now must have been bought from the government with money. It is used to increase the credibility of the story he made up."

"Nowadays, as long as you are willing to pay, you can buy anything."

"At his level, how could he be an opponent who can beat Ogata with one sword."

"Why would you chop Ogata Yidao Zhai to the ground with a single sword, it's really laughable."

"It's almost as if he was chopped down to the ground by Ogata."

Hearing Kondo's words, Ogata and A-Machi couldn't help but smile.

After smiling, Ah-cho asked back:

"Since they are just a bunch of liars, after all these years, no one has exposed them?"

"How not?"

Kondo shrugged and smiled wryly.

"A large part of the reason why these scammers have been able to cheat like this is because they have been colluding with the government."

"The government protects them. They cheat to collect money, and then hand over part of the money they collect to the government."

"The six sword halls also support each other. The forces of the six sword halls have long been intertwined in Kyoto. It is not so easy to shake them."

After quietly listening to Kondo's words, Ogata nodded gently:

"It seems... Kyoto is not only corrupted by the government, but even martial arts have fallen."

"This is the way of the world." Kondo's face was a bit sentimental at this time, "Once the world is not good, no matter what it is, it will start to explode quickly."

"The current world is to laugh at the poor but not at the prostitute."

"Whether it's a samurai or an ordinary Li civilian, they are all after money now."

"Under the influence of this atmosphere, there are fewer and fewer decent warriors."

"The number of decent warriors will decrease, and the number of decent sword gyms will also continue to decrease."

"The samurai from a poor family are trapped in life, and the samurai from a good family are obsessed with pleasure. Fewer and fewer people will seriously study swordsmanship."

"There is another very important reason why the six sword halls have been able to cheat until now - there are very few people who can see that the masters of these halls have no real skills."

"If this continues, I'm afraid that the samurai... and the swords in our hands will perish..."

After expressing such a sentiment with strong sadness, Kondo took several deep breaths to adjust his emotions.

After adjusting his emotions, Kondo said to Ogata in a slightly apologetic tone:

"...Sorry, what I just said seems a bit too heavy."

"It's okay." Ogata waved his hand.

"Master Tengu, the reason why I came after you is only for one thing."

The look on Kondo's face was extremely serious at this moment.

"I want to ask you for advice!"

"Oh?" Ogata raised an eyebrow.

"I came to Kyoto to practice myself."

"I have been in Kyoto for more than 2 months, and I finally found a master like you until now!"

Kondo's eyes burst out with a strong fighting intent at this moment.

"Please be sure to guide me!"

"Sorry. I still have things to do now. I don't have time." Ogata said without thinking.

"Then when you have time, can you come and compete with me?" Kondo said anxiously, "I really want to compete with you!"

After Ogata looked at Kondo helplessly, he sighed softly.

"...you tell me the address of your hotel."

"When I have time and the mood, I will go to the place where you live to find you."

"But I'll put my ugly words first—whether I will go to you or not depends entirely on whether I have the mood and time."

"I may go to you, or I may not go to you. Please be prepared to wait for me without waiting for several days."

"No problem!" Kondo replied.

Kondo quickly reported an address to Ogata, and Ogata also silently remembered the address reported by Kondo in his heart, Kondo bowed vigorously to Ogata and Acho, and then quickly walked from the two out of human sight.

After Kondo left, A-Machi turned his head and asked Ogata:

"Are you really going to go to that person to compete?"

"If I have time in the future and I'm in a good mood, I don't mind going to compete with him." Ogata smiled wryly, "But I won't let him wait there all the time. If I don't want to fight with him I will also go to the hotel where he lives and tell him."

"Okay, let's go, Machi. Let's get on with our business."

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After stepping into the fourth pharmacy today, Ogata and Atachi immediately heard the warm "welcome" from the clerk behind the counter.

A-cho thought it was too boring to wait outside, so this time he followed Ogata into the pharmacy.

"Excuse me, do you recognize the handwriting on it?"

Ogata took out the two prescriptions and handed them to the clerk standing behind the counter.

"Huh? Oh oh...! These are Master Xuanzheng's words."

"Sure enough, I don't even recognize the people in this pharmacy... Wait! You know?!" Ogata said anxiously.

"Of course I recognize it." The clerk nodded, "This shop is relatively close to the clinic opened by Master Xuanzheng and his apprentices, so patients who have been treated by Master Xuanzheng and his disciples often come to the local area with prescriptions. Grab the medicine."

"I have read the prescription written by Master Xuanzheng countless times, so I will not admit it wrong."

"Master Xuanzheng and his apprentices? Excuse me—how many apprentices does this Xuanzheng have?" Ogata continued to ask.

"There are 2. The big apprentice Xuanzhi, and the young apprentice Xuanren."

Finally found someone who could read the handwriting, and at the same time, Xuanzheng also had an apprentice just like what Ogata knew, which made Ogata's face uncontrollably filled with excitement.

"Where is Xuanzheng's clinic?"

"If you want to find Master Xuanzheng, then I don't think you need to go to their clinic." The pharmacy clerk smiled wryly, "Master Xuanzheng and his great apprentice Xuanzhi were not in the capital a long time ago. "

"It's been so long that I can't even remember when the two of them left Kyoto."

"After the two of them left the capital, only the little apprentice Xuanren remained in the capital."

"However, half a month ago, Xuan Ren accidentally prescribed the wrong medicine and put him to death. Now he is being imprisoned in a prison in Kyoto."

"Even if you go to the clinic of Xuanzheng's master and apprentice, it will definitely be empty."

Ogata's current mood...is a bit like riding a roller coaster.

Just reached the top.

Now "huh" fell to the lowest point.

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Although he had already learned from the clerk that the clinic of Xuanzheng and his disciples was empty now, Ogata still had an attitude of reluctance and took A-Ming to visit Xuanzheng's clinic in person.

Xuanzheng's medical clinic is located in a relatively remote place, and there are not many people around.

The door of the medical building was locked tightly, and the area around the door was covered with dust—it was obvious that no one had taken care of it for a while.