I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Text Chapter 315 Unspoken rules of warriors (Part 2) [12,000 words updated today]

"What's the matter with Youdo? What's the matter with the samurai?"

Shunroku seemed not to have heard Abe's request to leave.

Shun Liu hammered hard on the two knives on his left waist.

"Submit to the powerful and do not uphold justice, can this still be called a samurai?! Are you worthy of Bushido?"

Hearing Shunroku's words, Abe was taken aback for a moment.

Then, he laughed out loud.

Laughing until tears flowed, it looked like he had heard a funny joke.

Shunliu and Mucun didn't know what Abe was laughing at, they just looked at Abe blankly.

It wasn't until Abe was tired from laughing that he slowly stood up.

"Yahachi Makimura, Junroku Kunieda. There seems to be some deviation in your understanding of 'samurai'."

The corner of Abe's mouth curved into a mocking arc.

"Our samurai's bounden duty... is to protect the powerful."

"Whether it is Japan's highest dignitary, Dashu Gong, or ordinary families from all over the world, they are all our protection objects."

"Don't you two understand what the core philosophy of Bushido is?"

"The core idea of ​​bushido is 'protect the powerful at all costs'."

After Abe's words fell, Shunroku's expression became dull.

After a long while, Shunliu clenched his teeth, his face flushed red, when his face recovered.

Just when Shunliu was about to yell at Abe again, the paper sliding door of the room was pulled open.

"Makimura! Kunieda! What are you two doing?!"

"Master Shenshan..." Mucun murmured.

The person who pulled the door to enter was the benefactor who rescued the two of them from the quagmire of Third Prince Street and made them the samurai they dreamed of—Kamiyama Koshinosuke.

"Get out!" Shenshan shouted.

"But!" Shunroku shouted, "Nishiro Sakai..."

Before Shunliu finished speaking, Shenshan took the lead and said:

"That's the end of the case of Sakai Renshiro's trial of a sword with a filthy sword! No one is allowed to bring up this case again!"

Shenshan's words made Mucun and Shunliu both stunned in place.

"...Master Kamiyama." Shunliu clenched his naturally hanging fists, "Are you the same as Abe-sama... think that samurai should give priority to protecting the powerful...!"

"... Shunliu." Shenshan said expressionlessly, "You have to understand... In our samurai world, there are some things that you have to turn a blind eye to, and some things that you even have to pretend to see. not see."

"..." Shun Liu did not respond to Shenshan's words.

Just burying his head and striding away...

And after Mucun looked at Shenshan and then at Shunliu, he quickly caught up with Shunliu's back...

...

...

"Makimura! Makimura! Wake up!"

"Senior Mucun! Please wake up!"

Two extremely familiar shouts pulled Mucun out of the dream.

The scene in front of him shattered and turned into darkness.

Mucun, who got out of the dream, suddenly opened his eyes.

After opening his eyes, the first thing he saw was the wooden bars that sealed him in the cage.

There are 3 people standing behind the wooden fence.

Two of them are Asai and Shimada who are very familiar to Makimura.

The other person was relatively unfamiliar, and after a careful look, Mucun also recognized this person—it was Hasegawa Heizo, the chief officer of Huofu Bandit Kai.

The three of them were standing outside the cell door, and Shimada was still holding his big sword in his hand.

Before Mucun came, he remembered to ask how they got here, and Hasegawa took the first step and said:

"Get up. We're here to take you out."

After all, Hasegawa took out a bunch of keys from his arms and opened the door of Mucun's cell.

"I knew you would come to save me." Mu Cun grinned, "With my lord's character, how could she let her subordinates suffer innocent injustice.

"

"But the way you saved me was much gentler than I imagined."

"I thought you would definitely stand in front of me with a look covered in blood."

"Our original plan was actually to rob the prison." Asai said, "But because of Hasegawa Heizo's help, we saved a lot of effort."

"Senior Mucun, let's get out of here first." Shimada, who was holding Mucun's sword, said at this time, "As we go out, we will tell you how we rescued you."

After shaking the dust on the hakama, and taking back his knife from Shimada's hand, Mucun followed Hasegawa and the others and walked out of the prison.

When walking out of this prison, Mucun just learned from Shimada's mouth the whole process of their group rescuing him.

"...So that's the case." After nodding slightly, Mucun solemnly bowed to Hasegawa and thanked him, "Master Hasegawa, thank you for your help."

"You're welcome." Hasegawa said in a calm tone, "It's just a trivial matter."

"Makimura." At this moment, Asai suddenly said, "Come with me. Shimada, you come too. Master Hasegawa, I'm sorry, I have some important things to talk to my companions, May I ask you to avoid it for a while?"

Hasegawa didn't respond aloud, just nodded slightly.

Asai led Hasegawa and Shimada to a dark alley not far away.

As for Hasegawa, he also obediently stood where he was, leaving room for Asai and the others to talk privately.

As soon as the three of them stepped into this dark alley, they felt a black shadow descending from above the alley, and then landed steadily in front of the three of them.

"My lord..." Mu Cun let out a small exclamation.

The figure that landed in front of the three of them was none other than Kinoshita Rin.

In order to avoid being recognized by Hasegawa as the Buddha's enemy, Kinoshita Rin never showed up, and has been hiding in the dark, secretly following behind Asai and Shimada.

Appearing in front of and behind the three people in Mucun, Kinoshita Lin didn't say a word.

Instead, he walked around Mucun first, and after confirming that there was no injury on Mucun, he let out a sigh of relief.

"Yahachi, it looks like you're not hurt. There's nothing wrong with you, right?"

"Yeah." Mu Cun nodded his head vigorously, "Except for the pain in the places where I was stabbed just now, there is no discomfort anywhere on my body."

"That's good." After lightly nodding, Kinoshita Lin put on a serious tone and expression, "Mukun, the cooperation with Shenshan and the others is over."

The expression on Mucun's face was very calm, as if he had expected Kinoxia Rin to say that.

"You are now the target of the big bosses in Kyoto Prefecture."

Lin continued.

"Although I don't know what kind of feud you had with the big boss of Kyoto Prefecture, but I don't think that guy will just let you go."

"It is too dangerous to continue to cooperate with Shenshan after becoming the target of Dabantou."

"I don't want my staff to take this avoidable risk."

"Terminate the cooperation with Shenshan, and then you leave Kyoto for the time being to avoid the limelight. Asai and Shimada and I will continue to stay in Kyoto."

Lin's tone was calm, but there was an undeniable meaning in it.

"...My lord." Mu Cun grinned, "If the cooperation with Shenshan is suspended, how can we get out that Xuanzheng who was imprisoned?"

"You don't have to worry about this." Lin said without thinking, "As long as you use your brain, there are always more solutions than difficulties."

"Mihachi, do you have any objections to what I just said?"

After all, Lin didn't say any more.

He just looked straight at Mucun in front of him, waiting for the response from Mucun in front of him.

Not only Lin, but Asai and Shimada also focused their attention on Mucun, waiting for Mucun's response.

Makimura pursed her lips.

After raising his hand and scratching his hair, Mucun said softly in a slightly apologetic tone:

"...Sorry, my lord. May I disobey once?"

"...tell me why."

"Do you want to give a reason?"

"If your reasons can convince me, I might allow you to disobey."

"...My lord. Like Shenshan, I feel that this '45 murder case' is not as simple as it seems on the surface."

Makimura said softly.

"I have worked in Kyoto Yoli for five years, and I have seen many similar cases."

"We all call this kind of case 'a case within a case.'"

"Deliberately create a ostentatious case to attract the attention of the government. After attracting the attention of the government, go to do what you really intend to do."

"Judging from all the current signs, this '45 murder case' is very similar to a 'case within a case'..."

"Currently all the law and order forces in Kyoto are in the hands of that idiot Tadahiro Toda."

"Master Shenshan currently has no soldiers under his command, and the only person he can rely on... is me."

"If I don't find out what this group of people are planning to do, I really have no choice but to leave the capital like this."

Mucun's tone didn't fluctuate, as if he was saying something commonplace.

But both Lin and Asai and Shimada next to him could hear the rock-like firmness in Mucun's tone.

Lin folded her arms around her chest, quietly looking at Mucun in front of her.

After a while——

"...I understand." Lin sighed lightly.

"Mihachi."

"I am here."

Lin walked slowly to Mucun's side, raised her hand and patted Mucun's waist vigorously.

"Go do what you want to do."

Mu Cun was slightly taken aback.

"Ok!"

Then he nodded vigorously, turned around and rushed out of the alley.

Looking at the back of Mucun who was leaving quickly, Lin said to Shimada beside her:

"Shimada."

"exist!"

"You follow Mucun."

"Huh?" Shimada showed hesitation, "My lord... I... I'm clumsy, if I'm asked to assist Mucun again, maybe I won't be able to help much like just now..."

"Stop talking nonsense. If you tell you to go, go."

"Yes Yes!"

After Shimada hurriedly chased after Mucun's back, Asai turned his head, and Chaolin said softly:

"My lord, I didn't expect you to agree so readily to Mucun to investigate the case further. I thought you would have a big fight with Mucun."

"Didn't you see Mucun's eyes just now?"

A faint smile appeared on Lin's face at this moment.

"People with that kind of eyes can't be persuaded."

"Since you can't persuade me, it's better to just let go."

"Haha." Asai chuckled softly, "So—my lord, what should we do next? Go back to the hotel and drink tea while waiting for Mucun and their triumphant return?"

"No." Lin shook her head, "When I followed you to the prison where Mucun was held, I heard some news from some passers-by that made people have to pay attention."

"News?" Asai slowly frowned, "What news?"

"The shogunate hired a bunch of ninjas to guard Nijo Castle tonight."

"Ninja?" Asai's brows frowned even deeper.

"Right now, in the whole world, the only ninjas capable of serving as the guards of Nijo Castle are..."

"The ninja in Shiranui." Asai answered aloud.

"After all, this is from a passer-by. Whether it is true or not is unknown." Lin said softly, "But it is indeed necessary to check this kind of news carefully."

"The relationship between the shogunate and Shiranui is so good that they can be hired as guards for such an important place as Nijo Castle... This is not good news for our gourd house."

"Let's go, Asai. Let's find out what's going on."

"yes!"

...

...

Mucun and Shimada hurried back to Hasegawa. Mucun first bowed respectfully to Hasegawa, thanked Hasegawa again, and expressed his apology for keeping Hasegawa waiting.

Hasegawa nodded slightly to express his gratitude and apology from Mucun, and asked Mucun aloud:

"You have escaped from the prison now, do you have any plans next? Are you going to leave the capital, or..."

"I won't leave Kyoto." Mucun said without thinking, "My cooperation with Master Shenshan is not over yet."

Hasegawa seemed to have expected that Mucun would say that, and his reaction was flat, only a slight smile.

"Then—" Hasegawa continued to ask, "What do you plan to do next?"

Mucun did not immediately answer Hasegawa's question.

Instead, he turned his head and looked at Shimada beside him.

"Shimada, have you successfully sprinkled 'Wakasa incense' on that bald man?"

"Yes." Shimada nodded solemnly.

"That's good."

After asking Shimada's question, Mucun turned his gaze back to Hasegawa.

"Next--go to a friend of mine to borrow a dog for use."

"My friend's dog has a very powerful nose, and he has also received special training from my friend. He is very good at tracking people or objects by smell. When I used to work, I often asked him to borrow his dog. Come use it."

After finishing speaking, Mucun took out a small handkerchief from his pocket.

After unfolding the small handkerchief, a small handful of powder with a strange fragrance lay quietly inside.

This is the pinch of Wakasa incense that Mucun quickly poured from the cloth bag into his palm before throwing Wakasa incense to Shimada.

Looking at the wakasa fragrance in his palm, Mucun murmured softly:

"Wakasa incense is not only rare, but also rarely used. Almost no one in Kyoto uses this incense powder. Compared with other incense powders, the biggest advantage of Wakasa incense is that it lasts for a very long time."

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