I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Edo, Yoshiwara, somewhere.

"Stop! Don't run!"

"Quick! Stop that thief!"

The 2 shouts attracted the attention of Natori and the others who were patrolling somewhere in Yoshiwara, looking for Kiku Xiaoseng.

There are 25 people in the Huofu Thief Kai Sixth Division, including the team leader Yushin Natori.

Natori divided the 24 subordinates under his command into 4 teams, one of which was guarding the gate of Yoshihara, to prevent Kiku Xiaoseng from leaving Yoshihara.

The other three teams scattered in all directions, searching for Ju Xiaoseng from different directions.

One of these 4 teams was commanded by Natori himself.

Therefore, the team led by Natori himself is the one with the largest number of people, including Natori, with a total of 7 people.

After these two shouts sounded, Natori and the others followed the prestige.

The people who issued these two shouts were two club officials who wore the special haori of the Shirobei club.

They waved the long sticks in their hands and chased a middle-aged man.

According to what the two officials said just now, the middle-aged man should be stealing something, and unfortunately he was caught.

This middle-aged man is very short in stature. Converted to the length unit of the modern earth, his height should barely exceed 1.4 meters.

Although the thief was short in stature, his short body played a big role in this moment when he needed to escape.

Because of his short stature, he can pass directly under the armpit of many people.

Not only that, but his footsteps are not slow at all, and he seems to be very good at running in such a crowded street, so that the two officials who were chasing the thief couldn't catch up with him for a while.

Not only can't catch up, but the distance between them is getting bigger and bigger.

Looking at the two officials from the Shirobei Club who were chasing after the thief, Natori let out a sneer:

"It's really slow. In our Huofu Thief Kai, if anyone runs at such a speed, they will be severely criticized.

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"However, this kind of speed should be regarded as a barely passable speed in a place like Shirobei Clubhouse."

As soon as Natori's voice fell, another subordinate standing behind Natori immediately echoed:

"In fact, I have always envied the people who work in the Shirobei Club. Not only is the daily work easy, but the thieves I face are just some small thieves. And I can serve the public among a bunch of beauties. I really think Cozy."

As soon as this person finished speaking, the colleagues around him laughed in agreement.

Colleagues around him also spoke out to participate in this topic.

"Hearing what you said, it's true. Working in Yoshihara is really pleasant. Not only are you surrounded by beautiful girls, but the work is also easy. You don't need to face the kind of villains who kill without batting an eye."

"I've always been curious. When officials from the Shirobei Club go to Yoshiwara's girls' houses, will the people from the girls' houses look at the face of the Shirobei Club and calculate the price cheaper? ?”

"I'm so moved, I'll just apply to be transferred to the Shirobei clubhouse in the future."

Until the thief and the two officials chasing the thief disappeared from the field of vision of Natori and others, the two officials failed to catch the thief.

Seeing this, Natori and his colleagues laughed again.

"It's just like the rumors, the level of the officials in the Shirobei Club is generally not very good." Natori curled his lips.

"After all, the Shirobei Club is just an organization in charge of Yoshihara." One of Natori's subordinates said, "It's too hard to expect their officials to be as sharp as our Huofu Bandit Kai."

"Who said just now that he would send his subordinates to cooperate with us in hunting down Ju Xiaoseng. His subordinates are at this level, how could they cooperate with us? It would be good if they don't cause us any trouble."

After everyone taunted Shirobei Clubhouse, Natori waved his hand:

"Okay, don't talk anymore, don't forget the business."

"Hurry up and find Ju Xiaoseng, and then arrest Ju Xiaoseng and bring him to justice. This way we can go home early to sleep and rest."

"I hope the information is correct, that Ju Xiaoseng is really in Yoshihara."

Speaking of which, Natori showed a wry smile.

"If the information is wrong, then our trip tonight will be in vain..."

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Edo, Yoshihara, somewhere.

After leaving the Shirobei clubhouse, Guasheng led 4 colleagues and resumed patrolling Yoshihara.

Although it's been a while since I left Shirobei Clubhouse, Gua Sheng still gets more and more angry when he thinks about the attitude of the gang of Huo Fu thieves who changed the officials.

"It's really annoying." Gua Sheng kicked away a small stone on the ground in front of him, "What is an 'outsider'..."

Just now, when Shiro Bingwei was negotiating with the officials of Huofu Thief Kai in the clubhouse, Guasheng was not there.

It was only after listening to Qingweimen and the others that she knew what the gang of Huofu thieves had said.

Even though he was not there at the time and just listened to the retelling of his colleagues, Gua Sheng still felt resentful.

Looking at Guasheng who was still sulking in front of him, the four colleagues who followed Guasheng and patrolled around Yoshihara with Guasheng smiled wryly.

"Miss Guasheng." One of the four people let out a chuckle, "Although the gang of officials who were changed by Huofu Thief just now clearly despised our Shirobei Club, they were not wrong..."

"Huofu Thief Kai is recognized as the strongest armed security force in the Shogunate."

"They basically have the equipment that the army has."

"They fight and kill those vicious criminals all day long. In terms of fighting power and fighting will, many armies may not be as good as them."

"Maybe they are stationed in the north, and the northern army responsible for monitoring Lucia and Ezo, as well as the red army directly under the general, and the combat effectiveness of a few troops are stronger than them."

"In terms of the experience of catching those vicious criminals, they are indeed far better than us who can only catch thieves and bad people who don't pay back their credit..."

Gua Sheng opened his mouth, wanting to say something to refute what the colleague just said.

But after thinking for a while, Gua Sheng couldn't think of a single sentence that could be used to refute.

Because what her colleague said just now was not wrong...

Although I don't want to admit it, but in terms of the experience of catching vicious criminals, the official post of Shiro Bingwei Club is indeed far inferior to the official post of Huo Fu Thief...

When it comes to "catching vicious criminals", Huofu Thief Gai is indeed an expert in this field...

Gua Sheng, unable to refute the words of his colleagues, felt even more depressed.

After snorting coldly, he kicked the pebbles that appeared at his feet far away again.

"Forget it. Let's not talk about the change of Huofu Thief." Guasheng made a heavy "hum" sound again with his nose, "They do theirs, we do ours."

"We continue to concentrate on patrolling."

"That vicious criminal named Ju Xiaoseng may be somewhere in our Yoshihara right now."

"So you all cheer up."

"It is said that the little monk Ju is short in stature, with a bald head, and carries a wakizashi with him."

"Be on the lookout for people who fit these traits."

"This chrysanthemum monk can also use small foot skills."

"So after meeting someone who looks like Ju Xiaoseng, remember to be more careful."

"Small foot skills?" The official who walked at the back looked puzzled, "What is this?"

"A kind of martial art that combines bare-handed and threatening difference spread in the Warring States Period." Gua Sheng introduced, "Because it was born in the battlefield, it is very powerful. After encountering a master with small feet, you must Pay attention."

"So that's how it is..." The colleague who just asked what Xiaojuzushu was nodded, and after a moment of silence, he chuckled a few times, "It would be great if we could catch this little monk Ju. "

"If this little monk Ju can be caught, our Shirobei Club will definitely receive a lot of rewards from the shogunate in the future."

Institutions linked to law and order, like the Shirobei Club, all have something similar to an indicator.

Once you catch some heinous criminals, you can get a lot of rewards.

The viciousness and popularity of criminals are linked to rewards.

Ju Xiaoseng can be regarded as a relatively well-known villain in Edo recently. Not only did he frequently kill and rob, but he also robbed women with weak resistance.

If they, as officials of the Shirobei Club, can arrest Ju Xiaoseng, they will indeed get a considerable reward, and at the same time, they can make other organizations and other bureaucrats of the shogunate look at them highly.

Hearing what his colleague said, Gua Sheng smiled slightly:

"Then you have to meet Little Monk Ju."

"Don't forget, our Yoshihara is quite big."

"Also, whether or not that Ju Xiaoseng is with us in Yoshihara is a question."

"Don't think about capturing Little Monk Ju alive, we just need to concentrate on patrolling... huh?"

Gua Sheng, who happened to pass by an alley at an unhurried pace, suddenly stopped.

Then he frowned slightly, and turned to look at the alley beside him.

Guasheng and the others are currently located somewhere west of Yoshiwara.

Because this place is some distance away from Nakanomachi, this place can be regarded as a deserted area in the middle of Yoshiwara, and there are not many pedestrians on the road.

Because Gua Sheng stopped in his tracks, the four colleagues who followed him had to also stop.

"Miss Guasheng?" the colleague closest to Guasheng asked, "What's wrong?"

"...It smells like blood." Gua Sheng said in a deep voice.

"The smell of blood?"

Hearing Gua Sheng's words, the four of them sniffed vigorously.

Yet they smelled nothing.

"Miss Guasheng, there is no smell of blood."

"Have you forgotten? I'm very sensitive to the smell of blood." Gua Sheng said in a deep voice, while slowly pulling out the wooden knife from his waist, "Follow me."

After all, Gua Sheng held the wooden knife in his hand without hesitation, walked slowly through the alley beside him, and headed towards the depths of the alley.

The four Guasheng colleagues looked at each other in blank dismay.

Although they couldn't smell the bloody smell from Gua Sheng's mouth just now, they still tightly held the long wooden sticks in their hands, and quickly followed Gua Sheng's pace.

This is a fairly long alleyway.

There is a lot of garbage and sewage on the ground.

Guasheng ignored all the garbage and sewage on the ground, only clenched the wooden knife in his hand, stared at the darkness ahead, and went deeper into the alley bit by bit.

It's not a sunny day tonight.

The moonlight passed through the clouds that were neither thin nor thick, and hit the ground feebly.

Although the moonlight is not bright, Gua Sheng can barely see the things in front of him through the faint moonlight.

This alley is not only relatively deep, but also very winding.

After turning two turns in succession, Gua Sheng gradually, bit by bit, saw a strange protrusion in front of him like spring water gushing out from the cracks in the rocks.

And as Gua Sheng and the others approached, the strange protrusion on the ground in front gradually showed its specific appearance under the outline of the moonlight.

is a person.

A man was squatting on the ground in front of him.

However, before Gua Sheng could see the appearance of the man squatting on the ground, the man suddenly ran away.

Seeing this person running away suddenly, Gua Sheng hurried over.

While chasing this person, Guasheng suddenly noticed that there was another person lying on the spot where this person was squatting just now.

is a woman.

Judging from the clothes and decorations, this woman should be a wandering girl from a house of wandering girls.

The wandering girl's head seemed to be injured, and a lot of blood flowed from the top of her head, dyeing her face with beautiful facial features bright red.

Although the chest is still rising and falling, but the range is quite small.

The clothes on her body were a little unsatisfactory, and there was a beautiful cloth bag lying beside her, and some coins scattered out of the beautiful cloth bag.

—— Robbery...

Gua Sheng secretly said this in his heart with a heavy tone.

Gua Sheng, who has caught countless thieves, can see what is going on at a glance.

The person who escaped just now attacked the poor wanderer, then dragged the wanderer to this hidden place, and then rummaged through her for money.

"Sanlang! Chengba! You two take care of this woman!"

"Tonosuke! Hirasaku! You two come with me!"

After quickly giving instructions to his four colleagues, Gua Sheng tightly grasped the wooden knife in his hand, lowered his body center of gravity, raised his speed to the highest, and chased the thief who had just escaped.

However, the thief ran extremely fast, even though Gua Sheng was already running at the highest speed he could, he still couldn't shorten the distance between himself and the thief.

After a while, the thief and Gua Sheng ran out of the alley one after the other.

Leaving the alley, the surrounding light instantly brightened.

Thanks to the brightened environment, Gua Sheng finally saw the thief's appearance clearly.

A short, middle-aged man with a big bald head.

Wearing a tattered kimono, no shoes or socks on dirty feet.

The kimono on his body was so dirty that he couldn't even see its original color.

Wakizashi was pinned to his belt, and the handle and scabbard of his knife were covered with disgusting dirt just like the man's clothes and body.

Looking at this person's appearance, a name emerged in Gua Sheng's mind.

——It’s Little Monk Ju!

No matter from which angle you look at it, the thief's appearance is exactly in line with Ju Xiaoseng's appearance and characteristics.

Immediately after Ju Xiaoseng rushed up the avenue outside the alley, Gua Sheng noticed two colleagues standing guard at the street not far ahead.

At this time, the two colleagues also noticed the middle-aged man and Gua Sheng who were running towards them one after the other.

There is no one in the Shirobei clubhouse who does not know Guasheng.

After seeing Gua Sheng who was chasing a middle-aged man, the two officials of the clubhouse subconsciously thought that the middle-aged man should be some kind of criminal again, so they raised the long wooden sticks in their hands and pointed at the man who was facing The thieves coming from their side should go.

"Be careful!" Gua Sheng shouted at his two colleagues, "This man is Little Monk Ju!"

Gua Sheng's reminder was timely.

Just now, after Shiro Bingwei learned that Ju Xiaoseng might be hiding in Yoshiwara, he immediately sent people to inform the officials patrolling and standing guard in various places in Yoshiwara to beware of Ju Xiaoseng.

The two officials had just learned that such a vicious criminal might be hiding in their Yoshihara.

After learning that the thief was the little monk Ju who alarmed the Huofu robbers and went to their Jiyuan, the two officials cheered up and tightened the long wooden sticks in their hands.

Although these two people have tightened their nerves.

But...the strength gap between them and Ju Xiaoseng is too big.

After Ju Xiaoseng entered their attack range, the two quickly waved their sticks and swept towards Ju Xiaoseng.

Facing the two long wooden sticks in front of him that were sweeping towards him, Xiaoseng Ju just lowered his body and avoided the blow.

After avoiding the attacks of the two officials, Ju Xiaoseng quickly pulled out the Wakizashi from his waist, and then swung two knives in a row.

Ju Xiaoseng was dirty all over, only Wakizawa's blade was as clean as new.

The two saber lights that Ju Xiaoseng swung swept across the bodies of the two officials in front of him one by one.

The light of the knife passed by, and the two officials let out screams and cries of pain, and fell softly to the ground.

Perhaps it was because he ran away in a hurry and didn't have time to take good aim. None of Ju Xiaoseng's two knives hit the vitals, so the lives of the two officials are not in danger for the time being.

Of course, it's just not life-threatening for the time being.

If the bleeding is not stopped in time and the blood is allowed to flow like this, it is still possible to die.

Seeing that Ju Xiaoseng wounded her two companions, Gua Sheng's face darkened, his hand holding the wooden knife clenched even tighter, and his joints began to turn slightly white.

After cutting down the two club officials blocking the way, Ju Xiaoseng turned the direction and turned into a rather deserted path.

And the place where this path connects...is the bank of the Rashomon River.

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at the same time--

Edo, Yoshiwara, Four Seasons House.

"Keitaro, have you heard of what Zentaro did yesterday?"

"I haven't heard of it, what happened to Quan Taro?"

"Isn't Zentaro's body very soft? He's been trying to lick his elbow recently, and he finally succeeded last night."

Although Asai is responsible for talking and pretending to be "among this pair of men and women, the woman is more talkative and the man is more silent", but Asai occasionally listens to what Kyutaro is talking about with his follower.

Kyutaro has a loud voice, and he doesn't deliberately control his volume, so even if his eavesdropping skills are not as good as Makimura's, Asai can clearly hear what Kyutaro is saying.

Listening to the conversation between Jitaro and his follower just now, Asai frowned involuntarily, then lowered his voice, and whispered to Mucun at a volume that only he and Mucun could hear clearly:

"Why do they always talk about such boring things...?"

"It's normal. Keep listening patiently, maybe they're going to say something interesting later."

After finishing speaking, Mu Cun drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Because he had already drank a lot of wine, Mucun's cheeks began to flush slightly at this time.

"Did you drink a little too much?"

"Don't worry, I won't get drunk no matter how much I drink this level of wine."

After finishing speaking, Mucun handed the empty wine glass to Asai again.

After pouring wine for Mucun for such a long time tonight, Asai's wine-serving skills improved rapidly.

At the beginning, there would always be a few drops, but now he can pour the wine into Mucun's wine glass with a very steady hand.

"Wow, I just realized now that your forearm muscles are so strong!"

At this moment, the girl sitting next to Kyutaro suddenly exclaimed.

"Of course!" Ji Taro said in a proud tone, "I have learned swordsmanship since I was a child! This muscle was developed after years of hard training!"

"That's right, I'm going to take part in that so-called 'Imperial Trial' in the future, are you interested in coming over and taking a look?"

"When the time comes, I will let you see how superb my sword skills are!"

"The sword technique I use is completely different from the 'dojo sword' used by those warriors!"

As soon as Jitaro finished speaking, the expressions of Makimura and Asai changed.

At this moment, the two had the same thought—they finally didn't have to work in vain tonight.

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The cold knowledge of this book that can be published at present:

Ogata's hair is actually very long, after all it is tied in a bun.

After letting the hair down, Ogata's hair can be draped.

ps: The author has been studying women's bust and cups recently, thinking about what measurements should be designed for A-Ming.