I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Main Text Chapter 297 Another Kyoto

"These men are really depraved!" Said Shimahara with a blushing face, "Tonight is the busiest day of the Gion Festival, and these people don't go to see the Yamahoko Parade that only happens once a year, but Came here to play with women. What kind of lecherous person must be to do such a thing."

Although Shimabara said so, his eyes still looked through these wooden fences very honestly, allowing his eyes to wander freely on each of the wandering girls behind the fence.

And the wandering places are mainly concentrated on the neck, ankles and other places that are not covered by cloth...

Although Ogata, who entered this legal large-scale flower street for the first time, was also constantly looking around with curious eyes, his reaction was much calmer than that of Shimabara.

"Speaking of which—" Mucun, who was walking ahead, said suddenly, "Shimada, you haven't tried fish and water, have you?"

"Then, so what..." Shimada hesitated.

"Your appearance now is the standard 'boy first entering the flower street'. Have you seen the wandering girls there? They seem to be laughing at you now. If you want to see it, go ahead and see it. Don't use This kind of wretched look of "wanting to see but not daring to look boldly" looks at You Nu."

"Less less, less wordy!" Shimada seemed to feel embarrassed, and his speech was not smooth.

"Don't feel embarrassed, Shimada." Ogata said, "Just like you, I am a virgin who has never tried sex."

"Please don't use this method to comfort me... I won't be happy because I have one more of my kind..."

"Oh?" Mucun cast a curious look at Ogata behind him, "Brother Ogata, aren't you a virgin? Seeing your calm appearance, I thought you must be the kind of person who would get sick after walking around the flower street." the kind of person."

"I've never been to Flower Street." Ogata said angrily.

As a young boy who entered the large flower street for the first time, the reason why Ogata reacted much calmer than Shimada was because he was incompatible with the aesthetics of this era.

Ogata couldn't appreciate just the hairstyle of the girls - the Hyogo bun.

Ogata also couldn't appreciate the makeup that the girls put on.

Due to the difference in aesthetics, these wandering girls who are indescribably beautiful in the eyes of others, in the eyes of Ogata—so be it.

...

"Master Samurai~~"

"Don't go in such a hurry~"

"Can I have a conversation with my slave~~"

...

When Ogata and the three passed by the "show windows" on the first floor of the girls' houses, from time to time there would be a girl sitting behind the "show windows" molesting the three of Ogata with her delicate voice... mainly to tease the girl At a glance, it was Shimada who was visiting the flower street for the first time.

Because of Ogata's plain appearance, many wandering girls are like Mucun—they think that Ogata is the kind of person who is about to get sick after walking around the flower street.

Some wandering girls with good eyesight, when they saw Ogata and the three rushing forward, recognized that the three were not here to play, so they didn't make a sound to attract the three.

But there are also some wandering girls who know that Ogata and the three are not here to ask for flowers, but they still have a flirtatious mentality, and say a few charming and seductive words to the Ogata three.

Mucun led Ogata and Shimada around Shimabara, and then made a sharp turn and rushed straight towards a nearby alley.

This alley between two playgirl houses is full of all kinds of sundries and rubbish.

There are big red lanterns hanging in front of each house for traveling girls.

The red light emitted by the red lanterns added a touch of color to the whole Shimabara.

However, the red light that gave Shimabara its color was not able to shine into this alley, making the light of this alley extremely dim, and it was difficult to see things a few steps away.

The alley was full of sewage, and the strange smell lingered on the tip of Ogata's nose, causing Ogata to hold his breath and cover his nose with his hands.

"You two remember to watch your step."

Mu Cun turned his head and said to Ogata and Shimada behind him.

"Don't trip over the trash."

After finishing speaking, Mucun strode straight into the depths of the alley.

Although Ogata wondered why Mucun brought him to such an alley with nothing but rubbish, he suppressed his doubts for the time being and silently followed Shimada beside him.

The length of this alley far exceeded Ogata's imagination.

Moreover, this alley is not straight, but crooked, and Ogata no longer remembers how many turns he has turned.

Beyond that, the alley has its fair share of forks.

However, no matter how many forks appeared in front of him, Mucun walked without hesitation, obviously—he was quite familiar with this area.

At this moment, Ogata suddenly sensed the presence of someone in a dark place not far ahead.

The left hand raised unconsciously and pressed it on the mouth of Da Shitian's sheath.

"Who is it?" The person hiding in this dim place seemed to be a middle-aged man with an old and deep voice.

"It's me." Mucun replied concisely.

"Sword Dragon?" The voice was a little more surprised, "You're back in the capital? Go in."

After the words of this voice fell, Mucun led Ogata and Shimada into the alley again.

After walking behind Mu Cun for a while, Ogata finally saw a faint light appearing in front of him.

"We're here." After Mu Cun said softly, he sped up his pace a little.

After walking out of this alley full of peculiar smell and garbage, Ogata suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

In the deepest part of this alley, there is a hole in the sky.

In the relatively spacious space, there are low, simple sheds made of wood.

Looking around, you can see a lot of ragged people walking there.

Although the air here is not as foul-smelling as the alley just now, it still has a strange smell, which is not pleasant.

"Senior Mucun..." Shimada looked shocked, "This is...?"

"It's another Kyoto..." Mucun's eyes showed a strange color, "Let's go on, the place we are going to is still deeper."

Mucun stepped forward again.

As Mucun continued to walk deeper into the place, Ogata raised his eyes and looked around.

For some reason, the ground here is wet, and the soil on the ground is wet and extremely muddy.

Ogata raised his right foot and glanced at the sole of his right straw sandal—it was already covered with disgusting mud.

"The terrain here is low." Mucun, who was walking ahead, noticed Ogata's move and explained aloud, "Every girl's house in Shimabara has drainage channels, and the sewage from those drainage channels will basically be diverted to This place. So this place is always muddy, muddy everywhere."

After saying the word "mud", Mucun especially emphasized his tone, as if he meant something else.

After quietly listening to Mucun's explanation, Ogata looked at the sheds on both sides of the road.

Several men with extremely dirty bodies were crouching in front of a shed on Ogata's left.

Because the bodies of these men were so dirty that their original skin colors could not be seen clearly, and their hair and beards were also messed up, so Ogata could not see the real age of these men.

I only saw them sitting in front of the door of the shed regardless of the muddy ground, playing dice there, as if they were gambling.

When they noticed that the three of Ogata passed by them, these men raised their eyes and glanced at the three of Ogata.

After exchanging glances with this man, a faint chill rose from the bottom of Ogata's heart.

The reason is nothing else, just because the eyes of these men are really scary.

Even though he was still alive, his eyes were already empty, like the eyes of a dead person.

After walking forward for a certain distance, Ogata saw a woman lying on the roadside on the right hand side ahead.

The clothes on this woman were the same as those of everyone else in this place—it was not clothes at all, a rag was no different than a piece of rag.

Although the woman's face was gray and black, Ogata could still vaguely see that the woman's facial features were still beautiful, and she could be regarded as a little beauty.

However, at this moment, the little beauty was skinny, her eyes were closed tightly, and she was motionless—she was not breathing at all.

Ogata could see that there were dense red spots on the woman's exposed skin.

Looking at the red spots on this woman's body, Ogata said in a deep voice in his heart:

--syphilis……

Before the Edo period, Ogata had watched documentaries about venereal diseases on TV.

So he recognized the clinical signs of syphilis...

Shimada, who was walking beside Ogata, was also like Ogata at this time, looking around constantly, and his face became more and more dignified little by little.

At this moment, Mu Cun suddenly said quietly:

"Where there is light, there is shadow."

"Even the glamorous Kyoto has its dirty places."

"This place is the filthy place of Kyoto."

"Everyone you see here is basically a filthy, sick wanderer who can no longer receive guests, an abandoned child abandoned by his parents... These people who can't normally walk on the street with their heads held high, accompanied by Along with the sewage, they flow together to this place."

"This place is not a secret place in Kyoto. Some people who have lived in Kyoto for a long time know this place. It's just that they keep it secret."

"We all call this place 'Dirty Field'."

"Doesn't the Kyoto Prefecture think of a way to rectify this place?" Shimada asked back with a look of astonishment.

After hearing Shimada's question, Mucun chuckled a few times as if he was amused by some very funny joke:

"Shimada, let me ask you—how are you going to fix this place?"

"Send all the officials here, raze every hut here, and drive out everyone who lives here?"

"That's just destroying the homes of these people."

"Finding a way for these people to be able to walk down the avenue like normal people—that's the way to go."

"It's a pity... Even the Kyoto Prefecture, which was at its peak when the Edo Shogunate was first opened, couldn't solve this problem."

"We can only let the dirty land exist, so that these people who have nowhere to go can at least take them in."

After hearing Mucun's words, Shimada stopped talking and just lowered his head slightly, wondering what he was thinking...

"We're here." Mu Cun said softly.

Ogata looked towards the front of Mucun.

I saw a beautiful house in front of me that was out of place with the dilapidated shacks around it.

Mucun strode to the gate of this beautiful house, and then knocked on the gate.

"Master Yinxin! It's me! Yahachi Makimura!"

As soon as Mucun knocked on the door, the door was slowly opened.

The person who opened the door was a young man in his 20s.

But the young man appeared to be suffering from dwarfism. His height is not yet sky-high.

"Stegosaurus?" The dwarf frowned slowly, "2 years ago you disappeared in Kyoto without a sound. We all thought you were dead."

"Although my body is intact, in some respects, I am almost dead." Mu Cun said lightly.

"Come in." The dwarf opened the door completely, and then led Ogata and others into the house.

The dwarf has been leading Ogata and others to the living room in the room.

An elderly man about 60 years old is sitting at the low table in the center of the living room.

After seeing Mucun, although the old man raised his eyebrows slightly, his reaction was quite calm.

"Long time no see, Stegosaurus."

"Master Yinxin, long time no see." Mucun nodded slightly.

"Are these two your friends?" The old man called Yinxin by Mucun glanced at Shimada and Ogata.

Yin Xin's gaze finally fixed on Ogata's face.

"...Sword Dragon, you really brought an incredible friend here, isn't this Ogata Yidaosai who is being wanted by the whole city right now?"

"Master Yinxin, I am here this time because I have something to ask you for."

While talking, Mucun raised his hand and patted Ogata on the shoulder.

"Please help me hide my friend."

"Help you hide a thief who is wanted by the whole city?" Yin Xin chuckled, "Jianlong, you haven't been back to the capital for two years, have you forgotten the unwritten rules between us and the capital?"

"We Xiyuan never accept these wanted criminals - this is one of the conditions for the Kyoto government to allow us Xiyuan to exist and provide us with protection."

"I know." Mu Cun said without thinking, "but I also know—Master Yinxin, you are a person who always repays your kindness and never likes to owe others debts."

"So—" A meaningful smile appeared on Mucun's face at this moment, "Master Yinxin, come and pay my debt."

"4 years ago, if it wasn't for my help, you would have been killed by your enemy."

"I still remember what you told me four years ago."

"You said——you will help me replace this huge debt at all costs."

"This debt of favor, it's time to pay me back."

Hearing Mu Cun's words, Yin Xin frowned slowly.

"...All right. I'll help you hide this friend of yours, but from then on, we don't owe each other anything."

"no problem."

"A Gong!" Yin Xin yelled at the dwarf, "Go and tell 'Ji Wu' to let them come out of the whole room to entertain distinguished guests!"

"Yes!" The dwarf echoed loudly, and quickly left from the sight of everyone.

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