I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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Today's chapter actually has a somewhat supplementary nature.

Book friends [l5? ? ] became the leader of this book almost half a month ago.

But there should be some explosive updates, but I have been delaying...

Today's chapter can be regarded as an explosive update to make up for the birth of the new leader!

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Before entering Kina Village, the villagers of Kina Village had warned Skulucci—not to walk around in the village at will.

Because the villagers of China Village did not allow Skulucci to move around in the village, Skulucci couldn't look around for Ogata and the others at all.

After thinking hard for a moment, Scruucci could only sigh helplessly:

"No way, I can only find someone to help us find someone and bring a message... Let Aiyaka and the pair of Kazuto come to our camp to find us... (Lucia)"

"Hey!"

Skulucci shouted at the two middle-aged men in front of him who had just been sent by the village chief Chepke to take them out of the village:

"Can you speak Japanese?"

The two middle-aged men looked at each other for a while.

Then one of them nodded, and then said in broken Japanese:

"I can barely speak."

"Can you go to the pair of Aiyaka and the two Kazutos who entered the village at the same time as me?" Skulucci said, "Tell them—my camp is located in the east of the village. If there is time tonight, I hope they will find me in my camp."

"I want to meet up with Aiyaka, whom I haven't seen for a long time, and... I have a question for Kazuto."

When he said "I have a question for Kazuto Kazuto", for some reason, Scruucci specially emphasized his tone.

After finishing speaking, Scruucci took out a small knife from his pocket and handed it to the middle-aged man.

"As long as you will help,

This will be given to you as a reward. "

Scruucci pulled the knife out of its sheath, revealing the sharp blade.

Looking at the gleaming blade and the beautiful scabbard, the middle-aged man swallowed.

After hesitating for a moment, the middle-aged man succumbed to the beautiful knife and nodded vigorously: "Understood. I will help you find Aiyaka and the couple later, and help you pass on the message."

"...Boss Skulucci." At this moment, Afujie suddenly said, "The reason why you want to find that couple is to ask about the whereabouts of your benefactor?"

"Of course." Scruucci said without thinking, "Aside from finding out the whereabouts of my benefactor, what other questions do I need to ask those two Kazukis I don't know at all?"

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Ogata was stunned for a long time before finally recovering.

Before Ogata had time to say anything, the old woman suddenly grabbed the shoulder of the girl with the orange headband standing next to her, and said quickly again in Ainu language:

"￥%#\u0026*%￥#@%#￥. (Ainu)"

Ogata looked at Aiyaka for help again.

"The old lady said: This is her granddaughter Ashley, who just passed her 14th birthday and is at the most suitable age for marriage."

Ogata turned to look at the girl with the orange headband—that is, Ashley.

Ashley's face was now as red as blood, looking at her grandma, then at Ogata, looking at a loss.

Ashley was a shy and blushing person.

There is no resistance to topics related to love between men and women.

Just hearing other people talk about similar topics makes Ashley blush.

Grandma abruptly recommended her to someone she didn't know at all, which made Ashley's face burn like it was about to smoke from just now.

Not only is Ashley at a loss, but her three friends and her mother are all in a dazed state now.

"Grandmother! What are you talking about!"

Atachi, who was originally standing beside Ogata, suddenly "flashed" in front of Ogata at a speed that seemed to be teleporting.

Use your own body as a wall to separate Ogata from Ashley and others.

"Why do you suddenly introduce your granddaughter to others for no reason, and then ask him to be your grandson-in-law?"

Aiyaka translates Machi's words to Ashley's grandmother.

After Aiyaka finished translating, grandma babbled a lot of Ainu words that were no different from mantras to Ogata's ears.

"The old lady said: She has never seen a man with such a powerful possessed god."

Aiyaka translated for Ogata and the others word for word.

"It's the first time she's seen such a man in such an old age."

"She very much welcomes such a man as her grandson-in-law."

"Possessed God?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.

He had just heard about what the so-called "possessed god" was from Aiyaka.

——My Possessed God is very powerful...?

Ogata involuntarily touched the back of his neck.

Originally, he had no interest in the so-called "possessed god".

But now after learning from the old woman that his possessive spirit is very powerful, so powerful that she would not hesitate to make Ogata her grandson-in-law, Ogata couldn't help but become curious—his possessive spirit What is God like.

"Aiyaka, can you ask my mother-in-law for me? Ask him for me—what is my possessed god like?"

Aiyaka nodded, and then translated Ogata's question to grandma, and after nodding, grandma quickly answered in Ainu.

"She said: Everyone's possessed god looks different."

Aiyaka translated sentence by sentence.

"Your possessed god is in the shape of flames."

"She has seen the possessed god in the shape of flames before."

"But the flame behind you is obviously different from other people. The intensity of the fire alone is completely different from the rest of the possessed gods who also have the shape of flames."

"The raging fire behind you gathers into a column of fire that soars into the sky."

"You are the first person to reach this level of fire."

"Fire can bring destruction as well as warmth."

"Only those who are resolute, brave, yet gentle and compassionate will have a flame-shaped possessed god."

"That's why a man who possesses a god in the shape of a flame is basically one of the best men in a hundred."

"There should be no second person with your fire power."

"Her granddaughter happens to be of marriageable age."

"So she very much wants an excellent man like you to be her grandson-in-law."

"You shouldn't be much older than her granddaughter. It's a good pair."

After quietly listening to Aiyaka's translation, Ogata really wanted to find a mirror so that he could see his expression now...

Ogata had heard this type of news many times in his previous life: Some elders frantically sold their children to other people because they were worried that their children would not be able to find a good partner.

Ogata didn't expect that after traveling to the Edo period, he would encounter similar things—and he was one of the protagonists of this incident...

However, when he learned from the old woman that he possessed such a powerful possessing spirit, Ogata was surprised, but also felt a little joy.

Feeling like winning a lottery ticket with a prize of 100 million yuan, Ogata's right hand unconsciously touched the back of his neck again.

Being praised and appreciated so much, if Ogata said he didn't feel a little bit happy and flattered, it would be a lie.

It's just——I'm happy to be happy, but Ogata still didn't even think about it or hesitate, so he bowed lightly to the old woman, and then said seriously:

"Thank you for your kindness. I am very happy to be appreciated so much by you. But I am already a married man. This girl is my wife. I can no longer be your grandson-in-law."

——And me and your granddaughter, just judging from the age, it's not suitable at all...

After finishing speaking, Ogata silently added such a sentence in his heart, but he didn't say what he said.

According to what the old woman said just now, her granddaughter just celebrated her 14th birthday—but Ogata is 22 years old this year.

Although from the outside, Ogata does not seem to be much older than her granddaughter named Ashley, but in fact Ogata is 8 years older than her granddaughter.

As soon as Ogata's words fell, A-Machi seemed to take an oath of sovereignty, and hugged Ogata's right arm in his arms very well in line with what Ogata said just now.

Ah-Ming seems to be a little agitated right now.

Eager to swear her sovereignty, she held Ogata's right hand in her arms too hard, and Ogata's arm was directly stuck in the valley of Amachi.

The soft touch and the amazing elasticity that seemed to bounce off Ogata's arm continued to spread to Ogata's right arm.

However, because he has long been used to this kind of touch, his facial expressions remain the same.

The three girls except for Ahili noticed Ogata's arm trapped in the valley.

Although they tried their best to hide it, they couldn't help casting a faint envy and jealousy towards the mountain of A-cho...

After listening to Ogata's translation, the old woman's face showed a very obvious look of disappointment.

After sighing heavily, he looked at Ogata with eyes full of regret—this appearance was like looking at a pile of huge treasures that had been lost.

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Although the "accident of recruiting relatives" happened suddenly, after Ogata told the old woman that he was married and had a family, the incident passed so naturally.

Afterwards, Ogata very smoothly asked Ashley and his family, as well as Ashley's three friends wearing red, purple, and blue headbands, for clues to Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen.

The result was very unfavorable - none of them had ever seen a couple whose appearance matched the characteristics of Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen.

By the way - the girl named Ashley probably hasn't recovered from the "marriage-seeking incident" just now, the blush on her face has never come down, and she has never dared to look at Ogata's face openly .

He only dared to lower his head and look at Ogata with an upward glance.

And after asking about the serious matter of "Xuanzheng, clues to Xuanzhen's whereabouts", A-cho, who is quite interested in things like possessed gods, asked the old woman what her possessed gods look like.

The old lady took a serious look at Ah Ding's back, and then said, "Your possessed god has the shape of a cat."

According to the old lady, generally only women have cat-shaped possessed gods.

Girls with cat-shaped possessed gods have a character that will never obey others, and will be very loyal to their own ideas, and will not be easily disturbed by the outside world.

Moreover, the girl who possesses a god in the shape of a cat will basically not look ugly.

After listening to Aiyaka's translation of the explanation of the cat-shaped possessed god, Ogata felt that the old woman seemed to have some skills.

What she said just now is indeed very similar to Ah-Ming's character.

A-Ming has always been a person who is very loyal to her own ideas - in Shiranui, even though the rest of Shiranui looked down on firearms, she still devoted herself to researching firearms.

It is precisely because she will never obey others' orders that she defected to Shiranui, instead of obediently returning to Shiranui.

Ogata has always felt that cats are very suitable for A-Machi.

I can't say why, but Ogata just thinks that Machi and cats are very suitable.

When he learned that his possessed god had the shape of a cat, A-Machi also showed a happy expression.

Although A-Machi prefers dogs to cats, she doesn't dislike cute cats.

The cat-shaped possessed god——Ah-Ming thinks it's okay, and according to the old lady's explanation, her possessed god is not a terrible possessed god.

This also made A-Ming heave a sigh of relief.

She's also pretty scared of the old woman telling her that her possessed god is in the shape of a caterpillar or some other disgusting thing...

All that should be asked and wanted to be asked have been asked. There is no longer any reason to stay here.

The light that came in through the window was already very dim.

Oo winked at Aiyaka—let's go.

Aiyaka, who understood Ogata's wink, nodded.

Just when Aiyaka was about to say that they wanted to say goodbye——

"Hi! Is anyone there? (Ainu)"

Suddenly there was a shout outside the house.

Ogata and A-Machi didn't understand, so their faces were blank.

But Aiyaka, Yaxili and others showed doubts on their faces.

Ahili's mother got up quickly, ran to the door, and opened the straw curtain that was used as the door.

Standing outside the curtain was a middle-aged strong man.

After the middle-aged strong man quickly said something to Ahili's mother, Ahili's mother's face changed.

After the middle-aged strong man finished talking to Ashley's mother, he left quickly.

After placing the straw curtain blocking the doorway, Ahili's mother quickly returned to the place where she was sitting just now, and then said something to Aiyaka and others present in Ainu language.

As soon as Ahili's mother's voice fell, Aiyaka and the others also did what Ahili's mother did just now—the expressions suddenly changed.

"What happened?" Ogata asked Aiyaka.

"...It has something to do with Scruucci." Aiyaka said in a deep voice.

Aiyaka told Ashley's mother... No, to be precise, she told everything that Ashley's mother had just heard from the middle-aged man.

It turned out—that Skulucci, who suddenly visited this village of Cina, came to report.

Skulucci told the village head of China Village that there was a group of Cossacks planning to plunder everywhere, and it was possible that China Village would be one of the targets, so the village chief of China Village was asked to prepare early.

The middle-aged burly man just now came to tell Ashley and her family that they should pay attention to safety and be ready to meet the enemy with a bow at any time.

And when you want to go out of the village to hunt or do other things later, you must also pay attention to safety.

At the end, Aiyaka said in a deep voice:

"It's troublesome... If there are really a group of white-skinned foreigners planning to plunder...then it is necessary to go back to Kuma Village and tell the people in the village to pay attention to safety..."

When he learned that a group of Cossacks planned to loot everywhere, Ogata couldn't help but frowned slightly in surprise.

At this moment, Ogata heard the girl with a red headband sitting not far away say in an excited tone:

"Hmph! If there are really a group of foreigners who don't know what to do and plan to rob our village, then we will let them see how powerful we are! (Ainu language)"

After all, the girl with the red headband made a posture of drawing a bow and shooting an arrow.

"When the gang of gold diggers planned to rob our village last year, I didn't shoot a single enemy!" (Ainu language)" the girl with the purple headband said, "If there are really a bunch of foreigners planning to rob our village, I will Be sure to shoot down even one enemy every time! (Ainu language)"

After all, the girl with the purple headband showed a eager expression.

"It would be great if a group of strangers came to rob our village!" (Ainu language)" the girl wearing the blue headband said this time, "We can give the raiding strangers a head-on blow, and we can make other Everyone in the village knows that although there are more women than men in our village, they are not easy to mess with! (Ainu language)”

Among the four young girls in their prime, only Ahili, who was wearing an orange headband, looked slightly worried and said nothing.

Although Ogata couldn't understand what the three girls were talking about.

But just by looking at their movements and expressions, Ogata can roughly guess what they said just now.

Looking at the three girls, Ogata narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a thoughtful look.

Ogata and the others wanted to say goodbye and leave just now.

But because of the sudden interruption of the middle-aged man who came to report, their farewell was interrupted.

Aiyaka picked up the farewell sentence again, and told Ahili and others that they planned to leave first.

Ahili's mother said some symbolic words of "staying for dinner together", but Aiyakati Ogata and the others politely rejected them.

Ogata and the others stood up and walked towards the door of the house.

Just as he was about to leave the house along the door, Ogata suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Before Aiyaka and Atachi had time to ask what happened to Ogata, Ogata said to Aiyaka:

"Aiyaka, I have something to say to my mother-in-law."

"Can you translate for me?"

"What are you talking about?" Aiyaka asked back.

"Just a simple sentence."

Ogata cleared his throat.

"Tell them for me: don't underestimate white-skinned foreigners, they are quite powerful, and they are not easy opponents."

"The weapons used by the white-skinned strangers—that is, the long tubular weapons can hit farther than bows and arrows, and are more powerful than bows and arrows. If you really hit them, don't be careless."

After hearing Ogata's words, Aiyaka was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and then translated Ogata's words to Ahili and the others.

Ashley and the others focused their eyes on Ogata with different emotions.

In the end, it was the old lady who spoke first, expressing her gratitude to Ogata for his suggestion.

After leaving this reminder to Ashley and the others, Xuren stopped listening and left, and walked out of the room quickly.

After leaving Ashley's room, Ogata couldn't help but look back at the room behind him.

Then he sighed softly.

Although he couldn't understand what the girls said just now, he could roughly guess from their actions and tone of voice—they were probably eager to try.

I think there is nothing to be afraid of the Cossacks who may attack. They are as easy to deal with as the gang of gold diggers who attacked last year, so I feel that this time they will definitely show their talents again, so that these raiders and people in other villages will be good. Look how powerful they are in China Village.

Their civilization level is still in the tribal civilization, and their lives are quite closed, so most of them don't know how powerful the muskets are used by those white-skinned foreigners in their mouths.

They don't know, but Ogata is very clear.

Early muskets were indeed inferior to bows and arrows.

But times have changed.

Firearms have evolved rapidly, and now a Kentucky long rifle has been born that can accurately kill targets hundreds of meters away if used by a master.

And this kind of rifle, according to what Vasili said before, has been installed on a small scale among the Cossacks.

The group of Cossacks who planned to loot everywhere also had such a rifle with a high probability.

Guns have evolved rapidly, but bows and arrows are still the same.

The current bow and arrow are no longer opponents of muskets.

The overly optimistic and confident attitude of the girls with red headbands made Ogata couldn't help but remind them—don't be careless.

This is the only thing Ogata can do for them right now.

"I finally found you two Kazutos. (Ainu language)"

At this moment, a strange voice suddenly sounded from the side of Ogata and the others.

Ogata followed the reputation.

The speaker was a young man whom he had never seen before.

The young man walked towards Ogata slowly, and then switched to broken Japanese, Asaogata said:

"The red-haired stranger found me just now and asked me to bring you a message: his camp is located in the east of the village. I hope you can visit his camp if you are free tonight."

"He wants to meet up with Aiyaka, and he has a question for you two kami."

Ogata raised his eyebrows in surprise, then nodded.

"Well, I see. Thanks for the message."

After finishing speaking for Skulucci, the middle-aged man walked away.

Just now, in order to find Ogata and the others, Skulucci spent a lot of effort.

Because it was inconvenient for him to move around the village, Skulucci found a Japanese-speaking villager, and asked the villager to find Ogata and the others for him, and asked the villager to give Ogata Take a word.

Skulucci was also very lucky. The Japanese-speaking young man he found was also very enthusiastic. He didn't ask Skulucci for anything, so he agreed to help Skulucci find someone and spread the word .

After watching the villager with the message leave, Ogata muttered:

"Got a question for us?"

As far as Ogata knew, he seemed to be meeting Scruucci for the first time.

He couldn't think of any question Scruucci could ask him.

"Ah." At this time, Aiyaka suddenly said softly "Ah", "Skulucci may want to ask you for clues about someone."

"Looking for someone's clues?" Ogata cast a puzzled look at Aiyaka.

"I just remembered it too—Skulucci, like you, has been looking for someone."

"When they first visited our village a few months ago, they also inquired about someone in our village."

"But I forgot the name of the person he was looking for... I just remember it was a Kazuto..."

"That Scruucci is also looking for someone..." Ogata whispered, "What a coincidence."

"Do you want to meet that Scruucci now?" Ah-ding asked at this time.

"...Go and see." Ogata nodded, "Anyway, sooner or later, I will go to see him. Since he has invited us now, let's go and see him."

Scruucci has a question he wants to ask Ogata and the others.

And Ogata also has questions for Scruucci.

Ogata wanted to ask one more question than Scruucci.

Ogata originally planned to meet Skulucci.

Skulucci may have precious information related to Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen's clues.

In addition to asking Skulucci about the clues of Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen, Ogata also wanted to ask Skulucci about "purchasing a musket".

Ogata bought the Kentucky long rifle for Skulucci, and Ogata had been waiting for Skulucci's return for a long time.

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Not long after Ogata and the others left, the girl with the red headband couldn't wait to say to Ashley's grandmother:

"Grandma, what are you doing? Didn't you just say that you would not let Ashley marry a foreigner? Why did you sell Ashley so quickly?"

The red headband had wanted to question grandma like this for a long time, but because Ogata and others had been present just now, it was not easy to have an attack.

Now that Ogata and others have left, the red headband can finally throw out what he wants to say without any scruples.

"I have said it before." Grandma said confidently, "But apart from this sentence, I have added: If he is a good enough foreign youth, I don't mind him marrying Ashley."

"The spirit possessed by that young man just now is really powerful. There may really be no second person who possesses such a spirit possessed."

Grandma sighed heavily.

"It's such a pity... Such an outstanding person is already married."

"Otherwise, even if I'm not talking about it, I'll let that young man be my grandson-in-law."

As soon as grandma's words fell, Ashley's mother said to grandma in a tone of slight dissatisfaction:

"Mother, even if that person's possession spirit is very powerful, you can't just let a person who hasn't even spoken a few words be Ashley's husband in such a muddle."

"At the very least, you have to communicate with that person for a while to confirm the character of the other person, right?"

Ahili's mother is also a little dissatisfied with her mother-in-law's behavior of "seeing the other party's possessive spirit, and wanting the other party to be her grandson-in-law".

She felt that her mother-in-law was a little too superstitious about possessing spirits.

The mother-in-law shook her head:

"I think the Possessed God is very accurate."

"The young man just now is definitely the kind of good man who is one in a million."

"Grandma, even if you think the Possession God is very accurate, please say hello to me in the future, okay?" Ashley, whose face was still flushed, said angrily.

Grandma nodded, indicating that she understood—but whether she listened to what Ashley said was unknown.

"It's also the first time I've seen grandma have such a high opinion of a man..." Purple Headband muttered, "Is that Kazuren so good just now...why no matter how I look at it, I can't see what's wrong with that young man... Is it great?"

As soon as the purple headband's voice fell, the red headband immediately responded:

"Yes, yes, I also think that he seems ordinary. He doesn't look like a big man at all."

At this moment, a female voice suddenly sounded in a low voice:

"...Although he does look ordinary, but...he seems to have a good heart."

"Before he left just now, he specifically told us to be careful if we bumped into the white-skinned foreigner who came to rob us later."

The person who said this—was Ashley.

Everyone at the scene focused their attention on Ashley who had just spoken.

"Hey~~" The red headband cast a malicious look at Ashley, "Ashley, you actually speak nicely of that man? You probably have a crush on him, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Ashley said angrily, "I'm just talking about things! I'm just praising others for their good intentions. How come I have a crush on others?"

"Hahaha." The girl with the red headband smiled heartily, "Sorry, sorry, I was just joking."

"I don't know how the other boys in the village will feel when they know what happened today." Purple Headband giggled, "They must be jealous of that Kazuto."

Ashley was the best-looking girl of her age.

Not only his appearance, but also his body is well developed, so he is quite popular in the village, and many young boys in the village admire Ashley.

Many people have proposed marriage to Ahili's grandmother and mother.

But they were all rejected by Ahili's grandmother.

The reason is also very simple - Ahili's grandmother looked down on the spirits of the young men in the village, and felt that their spirits were too weak, and they were not good men worth entrusting their granddaughter to.

"Although that Kazuto has a good heart, before he left, he specifically told us not to be careless if we meet people who have ideas about our village." The girl with the red headband said, "But I always feel that he treats us like nothing. Got it, idiot."

Speaking of this, the girl with the red headband puffed up her cheeks with a little displeasure.

"Don't be careless in the face of the enemy - this kind of thing, I don't need to say it, I understand."

The girl with the red headband made another gesture of drawing a bow and shooting an arrow.

"No matter who the offender is, I will not take it lightly."

"Watch me shoot one arrow at a time, and shoot down all the enemies who will commit crimes in the future."

"It's not for nothing that we practice bow and arrow so hard."

"That's right, that's right!" The girl with the blue headband echoed loudly.

"Our bows and arrows are not easy to mess with." The purple headband also looked confident.

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At this very moment—

Somewhere not far from China Village——

"Vladimir!" A rough and strong man riding a horse and walking side by side with Vladimir said in a low voice, "Have you arrived at the village with many women you mentioned?"

"Don't worry, Alexei." The corners of Vladimir's mouth curled up slightly, "It's not far ahead."

"If you dare to lie to me, I won't spare you." The rough and strong man—that is, the strong man who Vladimir called "Alexey" curled his lips.

Alexei was one of the leaders of many expeditions sent to explore the Far East.

Not long ago, Vladimir suddenly approached him and invited him to go looting together.

Alexei couldn't remember the last time he went to rob, and his hands were already itchy.

So without giving too much consent, Alexei agreed to Vladimir's invitation, and the two joined forces to form a huge team of up to 82 people.

Vladimir and Alexei discussed for a long time which Ainu settlement to plunder.

In the end, it was Vlamekir who came up with a proposal that interested Alexei very much.

Vladimir said: He had heard a report before that there was a village named "Kina". For some reason, most of the young and strong men in the village disappeared mysteriously.

There are now far more women than men in the village.

And Vladimir just happened to know where the village was located.

After learning that there was such a village where women outnumbered men, Alexei's interest was immediately raised.

Villages with a lot of widows—that was the kind of villages that interested Alexei most.

Moreover, there are few men, which means that the combat effectiveness of that village will definitely be weak.

So the two hit it off and decided to make this village, where there were more women than men, their target of looting.

Officially set off and set off for this "widow village" - this is already 3 days ago.

Just now, Vladimir kept telling Alexei: We are almost there, we are almost at that village.

And haven't seen it until now.

This made Alexei, who was already impatient, a little anxious.

Just when Alexei wanted to ask Vladimir again, "Is it there?", Vladimir finally said to him in a joyful tone:

"Alexey! Look! Here we are! That village is Kina!"

Alexei hurriedly looked forward.

They are now on a rather high hillside.

Looking down - you can see the light of the stars, like fireflies gathered together.

This is the firelight of the village.

"It's finally here." Alexei showed a smirk, "After holding back for so long, I can finally vent. That idiot Skulucci didn't join us, he suffered a big loss."

"Don't mention that guy with a brain problem." Vladimir sneered, "I invited him to join us with good intentions, but I didn't expect my hot face to be stuck on my cold ass."

A few days ago, Vladimir ran into Skulucci by chance.

Because he thought that only working with Alexei's team might not be enough, so Vladimir invited Skulucci to join him.

But was ruthlessly rejected by Scruucci.

Since parting from Skulucci, Vladimir has not found the rest of the Cossack expedition, and therefore has not been able to expand the ranks again.

"Tell the guys." Vladimir said to a confidant behind him, "Ready to fight!"

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Scruucci had a dream.

He saw the past in his dream.

A past that I don't like very much, and I don't want to recall very much.

Want to fight from this dream, but helpless.

Various images appeared and then disappeared.

Not long after, one of the scenes remained in front of my eyes, and then slowly condensed into a clear outline.

Scruucci immediately recognized the scene before him: it was what happened when he and his mother parted forever.

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"Skulucci, my Skulucci, you stay here and don't come out! Mom will be back soon!"

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A series of hoofbeats are approaching.

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"Yes! That's right! My child, you just hide here and don't move! You just have to stay here all the time, and Mom will buy you your favorite cake later!"

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The sound of horseshoes is close at hand.

In addition to the sound of horseshoes, there were also some screams mixed in...

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"Little ghost, why are you alone? Don't you have any other relatives or friends?"

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"Forget it, let me introduce myself first. My name is Kinoshita Genichi, a warrior from a distant eastern country. Kid, it's your turn, tell me your name."

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"Boss! Boss Scruucci!"

Afjay's voice suddenly exploded in Skulucci's mind.

The sudden sound of Afjay's voice also awakened Skulucci from his dream.

Scruucci opened his eyes abruptly.

The white tent roof came into view.

Memories poured out like a flood, and he quickly recalled how he fell asleep—he just climbed onto the bed and prepared to take a nap because he felt a little tired.

Unexpectedly, I had a dream of recalling the past.

After rubbing his head, Scruucci sat up from the bed.

"Boss Skulucci! Are you awake?" Afja's voice sounded from outside the tent again.

"Well, I'm awake." Scruucci said, "What's wrong?"

"Boss Skulucci! Aiyaka and those Kazutos are here!"

"Oh!" Scruzzy got up quickly, "It's finally here, let's bring them here!"

"yes!"

After a while, Skulucci saw Aiyaka and the pair of Kazutos—that is, Ogata and Atachi, and lifted the curtain from the tent mouth and entered the tent.

Just after receiving the invitation from the Skuluccito, Ogata and the others who happened to want to meet Skulucci immediately set off for their camp.

Scrooge and their camp are set up outside the village of Kina.

Perhaps in order to avoid offending China Village, Skulucci's camp was set up a little distance from China Village.

After Ogata and the others left Kina Village, they saw the light from their camp on the east side of the village.

After approaching the gate of the camp, Ogata and others saw two guards guarding the entrance of the camp.

The two guards were holding Kentucky long rifles, looking around and guarding the surroundings.

After Ogata and the others were asked to wait outside the camp for a while, they were then taken to Scruucci's tent.

Looking at Aiyaka who was the first to lift the curtain and enter the tent, Skulucci said to Aiyaka very enthusiastically:

"Aiyaka! It's been a long time!"

Although Ogata had already heard Skulucci's Japanese when he first met Skulucci at the entrance of Kina Village.

But after hearing Skulucci's Japanese again at this time, Ogata still couldn't help but be surprised at Skulucci's Japanese level.

Skulucci's Japanese is very standard, which belongs to the level of only listening to the voice, not looking at people, so that he can't tell that he is a foreigner at all.

Skulucci approached Aiyaka's body and patted Aiyaka's shoulder affectionately.

"Some time ago, when I took my brothers to your Kuma Village again, the villagers in Kuma Village said that you and other people in the village went hunting and killing a pair of bears that ate people."

"Since you have time to bring your two friends to this village, it means that the pair of man-eating bears have been killed, right?"

"That's right." Aiyaka turned sideways and looked at Ogata and Atachi who were standing behind him, "It was these two friends I just met who took care of the pair of man-eating bears."

"Oh?" Skulucci raised his eyebrows, "Aiyaka, help me introduce these two new friends of yours."

Aiyaka briefly told Scruucci about how he knew Ogata and A-Ming, and that Ogata and A-Ming were looking for someone.

"...It is because these two friends of mine are looking for two people now, that's why I brought them to this China village today."

As soon as Aiyaka's voice fell, Skulucci immediately praised:

"You two are so skilled, you can kill two man-eating bears in a row."

"Even if I have a partner, I can't guarantee 100% that I can kill two man-eating bears in a row."

After all, Scruucci made a very standard Japanese bow to Ogata.

"Oh, think about it carefully, it seems that I haven't formally introduced myself to you yet."

"What a shame."

"I'm meeting you for the first time. My name is Skulucci Dofnar. You can just call me Skulucci."

"My name is Goro Mashima." Ogata returned the salute.

"My name is Machi."

"Don't stand still." Scruucci sat down on the bed behind him carelessly, "I still have quite a lot of chairs here, so you can choose any chair to sit on!"

"Aiyaka just said that the two of you are looking for two people now."

Scruucci shrugged and smiled.

"Who are you two looking for now? Tell me. I might have met the two you are looking for."

Ogata had already asked Skulucci's second-in-command, Vasili, about Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen.

Vahily said: He had seen a pair of Japanese people whose appearance was very similar to Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them.

Back then, when Vasili saw the Japanese pair, Skulucci might have been there, and Skulucci might have remembered when and where he had seen the Japanese pair.

Ogata hurriedly informed Skulucci of Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen's appearance.

After listening to the series of appearance features reported by Ogata, Skulucci stroked his chin, raised his head and looked at the top of the tent above his head, in a state of contemplation.

And then - shook his head.

"I don't seem to have any relevant memories. I don't remember other people's faces very well."

Ogata couldn't help but feel a little disappointed—unexpectedly, Skulucci, who was the leader of a certain Cossack expedition, didn't have any clues about Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen.

"What a coincidence."

Scruucci suddenly continued.

"I happen to be looking for someone right now."

"The reason why I invited you two over is actually to ask if you have seen the person I am looking for now."

"The man I'm looking for is just as friendly as you are."

Ogata just heard from Aiya Kana that Skulucci is also looking for someone now.

As soon as Skulucci's voice fell, Xufang immediately said:

"What does the person you are looking for look like and what is his name? Maybe I can help."

Ogata was more than happy to do Skulucci a favor and sell Skulucci a favor.

He had been planning to buy a Kentucky long rifle from Scruucci.

Selling Skulucci as a favor will help him buy a gun from Skulucci later.

"I don't know what he looks like now."

Scruucci smiled wryly.

"I've been away from him for too long."

"If he was still alive, he would be in his 60s by now."

"At such an old age, he might be dead already."

"he is……"

Before Sculucci finished speaking, his expression changed suddenly.

It wasn't just Skulucci's face that changed, Ogata, Atachi, and Aiyaka's faces all changed suddenly.

Because—they heard the sound of hooves.

Very dense hoofbeats.

...

...

China Village——

The girls with red, blue, and purple headbands were about to leave Ashley's house and go back to their own houses when they all heard the louder and louder hoofbeats.

"What's going on?" the red-headed girl yelled as she rushed out of Ashley's house with some doubts on her face.

Ashley and others followed closely behind.

Many people, like Ahili and the others, felt suspicious when they heard the sound of the horse's hooves, and rushed out of the house to check the situation.

Most of the people in the village stood outside their houses at this time, looking around in the direction where the sound of horseshoes sounded.

Soon, they understood what had happened——

"It's a foreigner with white skin!"

Someone shouted.

"A bunch of white-skinned strangers are charging towards us on horseback!"

As soon as the shout fell, another shout from another person sounded immediately:

"Get out your bows and arrows! Get out your bows and arrows!"

Last year, the gang of gold diggers who attacked their village allowed the villagers of Qina Village to accumulate a lot of experience in dealing with incoming enemies.

Without too much command from others, everyone acted on their own.

Those unable to fight, like Ahili's grandmother, took refuge in hidden places in the house.

Those who can participate in the battle take out their bows, arrows and spears, and take their positions.

Some climbed onto the roof of the house.

Others lurk in the gaps between rooms.

After learning that it was a white-skinned foreigner who attacked, Ahili and the others immediately took off the bows and arrows on their backs, and climbed onto the roof of Ahili's house nearby.

By the way - Ashley's mom also shoots arrows.

She hurried back to the house, took out her bow and arrow, and then climbed up to the roof of their house with her daughter and her friends.

"We were just discussing these white-skinned foreigners, but we didn't expect them to come tonight." The girl with purple headband lying on the roof was speechless.

Lying on the house, they could clearly see—in the north, a group of flames was rapidly approaching their village.

This is the light from the torch.

Some of the white-skinned strangers held torches for lighting.

It's a cloudy day tonight, and there is no moonlight for illumination. If you don't light a torch, you will be literally blind.

"Come on." The red headband took down an arrow from the quiver behind his back, his face was full of fighting spirit and excitement, "Look at us beating you..."

boom! boom! boom! boom……

Before the girl with the red headband finished speaking, a series of sounds like something exploding suddenly sounded.

This series of strange noises came from the group of white-skinned strangers.

The string of strange sounds just fell, followed by screams and explosions.

"Ahhhhhhhhh!!"

"My hand! My hand!"

"It hurts!"

...

The people who made these screams were the villagers of China Village.

Ahili and her friends were at a loss at first.

Then the look of bewilderment turned into a look of horror.

"What happened?" the girl with the red headband screamed. "Are we being attacked?"

"But those white-skinned foreigners are still far away from us!" The purple headband was no longer as calm and eager as before.

Those white-skinned strangers are still out of range of their bows and arrows!

The sudden change made Ashley and the others feel overwhelmed.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom……

The strange sound sounded again.

Afterwards, screams erupted again...

More and more villagers who were crouching on the roof were knocked down to the ground.

...

...

"Come on! Follow me!" Vladimir took the lead and personally led his subordinates to launch a charge towards the village of China ahead.

And Alexei and his men were not far behind.

Stay in the safe rear area and wait for the subordinates to clean up the enemy - this kind of thing, the self-proclaimed heroic Vladimir and Alexei bother to do it.

So both Vladimir and Alexei rushed to the forefront, brandishing their Cossack sabers, and loudly commanding the subordinates behind them.

The vast majority of Cossacks grew up on horseback since childhood.

Riding on a horse to launch precise shooting at the enemy, and riding on a horse to reload - this kind of thing is just a piece of cake for many Cossacks.

They shoot in groups.

One shoots, and the rest help reload.

In this way, it can ensure that the barrage does not stop.

Those responsible for shooting are, without exception, sharpshooters.

Many of them can even use the Kentucky long rifles in their hands to accurately shoot targets tens of meters away.

One after another, bullet screens swept towards all the villagers within their field of vision.

Before rushing into the village, Vladimir heard a lot of screams from the village.

Hearing the screams, Vladimir couldn't help showing a smirk full of excitement.

Vladimir likes to make enemies with these backward natives the most.

Because they have advanced weapons, they can enjoy the feeling of crushing the enemy to the fullest.

Vladimir and others on horses are very fast.

Finally——they rushed into the village of Kina.

The villagers of Qina Village finally had their chance to fight back.

"Damn it!" the girl with the red headband cursed while taking an arrow from the quiver behind her.

Draw, aim, shoot - and miss the enemy.

Vladimir and the others are moving at high speed on horseback, which makes it difficult for them to aim.

Ashley and the others were lucky.

In the wave after wave of barrage just now, no one was injured.

After Vladimir and the others rushed into the shooting range of the villagers of China Village, the villagers of China Village immediately launched a counterattack.

Although in the barrage just now, Qina Village lost a lot of combat power, and even their morale was hit to a certain extent, but they still fought bravely against these invading enemies.

The arrows used by the villagers of Qina Village are all poisonous arrows used in hunting. What is smeared on the arrowhead is their special toxin.

They don't need to hit the enemy's vitals, they just need to let the arrow hit any part, and the enemy can be killed.

Under the attack of poisonous arrows from the villagers of Qina Village, Vladimir and the others finally began to suffer casualties.

Ahili and the others kept drawing their bows and shooting arrows, shooting arrows at the enemy one after another.

However, their current record is - 0.

So far, they have not shot a single enemy.

The reason for this is related to their disturbed state of mind.

The barrage after barrage just now gave them a great shock.

On their faces, the excitement, confidence, and eagerness to try before were no longer there.

Now there is only a heavy face on their faces, and... a touch of fear.

After rushing into the village, Vladimir drew their sabers and slashed at everyone—but only men.

If they kill too many women, they will have much less fun afterward.

The sound of the blade slashing, and the sound of the rifle, one after another, form a symphony full of bloody smell...

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