I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

——Is Osaka such a small city?

Ogata no longer remembered that this was the first time he had expressed such emotion.

Standing in front of Ogata, there is no doubt that Isshika had just been parted for less than an hour.

Ogata and Yishihua met their eyes.

Looking at Ogata who reunited so soon, a faint light of joy first appeared in Isshiki's eyes.

Then... She was looking straight at Ogata's face, and from the corner of her eye, she noticed the yellow book that Ogata was holding in her hand...

Turning his eyes subconsciously, he looked there... After he fixed his eyes on what Ogata was holding, Ishikika's expression froze.

The moment her expression froze, a blush centered on Isshiki's cheeks quickly spread to most of her face, and even her two small ears turned red.

Isshiki is not some ignorant young lady, she naturally knows what it is that Ogata is holding in her hand.

Not only did she know it, she had seen it.

That was when she was 14 years old.

Regarding this memory, Yishihua still seems like yesterday.

Yishihua is not a person who likes reading very much, but in that ordinary afternoon, she suddenly wanted to read a book on a whim to relieve boredom.

Rushui was not at home at the time, so Yishihua went to her father's study without her father's permission to see if there were any interesting books.

Unlike Yisehua, who doesn't like reading, Rushui is a bookworm, and his library is full of books. In order to facilitate the storage of his pile of books, Rushui specially emptied a utility room in his home and transformed it into a study.

Isshiki scanned her father's massive bookshelf from top to back.

When her eyes swept to a corner of the bookshelf, Yisehua suddenly made a surprising discovery: in Sima Qian's "Historical Records", which has 12 volumes, there seems to be a thin book between volumes 5 and 6. thing.

what is this? With a curious mood, Isshiki pulled out this thin booklet that was sandwiched in "Historical Records".

This is a book with a yellow cover...

Why is the cover yellow? How strange!

While thinking so, Isshiki opened the book.

At that time, Yishihua was only 14 years old. Under the full protection of her parents, she still didn't know what yellow paper was.

On that day, she opened the door to a new world.

After reading only two or three pages, Isshiki’s face turned red—the 14-year-old girl was of marriageable age in the Edo period, and she had been taught the ways of men and women by her mother at that time, so there was no doubt that she could not understand The condition of what is written on the yellow sheet.

The yellow table paper collected by Rushui is the one with a bit heavy plot - it tells the story of the son of a sword gym owner who, by virtue of his powerful swordsmanship, captured the hearts of 7 young women in one go. The story of sleeping together with these 7 young women in one breath.

The plot is too exciting, far beyond the psychological tolerance of Isshika who was still young at that time.

After reading half of it, Yishihua couldn't bear to read it any more, hurriedly put the yellow paper back in its original place, and then hurriedly escaped from her father's study.

Afterwards, after some investigation of her own, Isshiki knew that the booklet with a yellow cover was called "yellow form paper".

For a long time after that, she couldn't look directly at her father who secretly hid such things in the study.

Every time she sees her father teaching swordsmanship to the disciples in the library in a serious manner, Isshika will involuntarily think of her father secretly hiding in the study, showing a wretched smile while carefully admiring the scene of reading the yellow paper...

Looking at Ogata holding the yellow paper in his hands, Isshiki showed a wonderful expression change—and Ogata's expression change was also wonderful.

He was surprised at first.

Then when Isshiki's eyes turned to the yellow paper in his hand, the blood on his face hidden under the kerchief quickly receded.

Like a conditioned reflex, Ogata quickly closed the yellow paper in his hand.

The brain was running fast, thinking about what to say at this moment to break this embarrassing situation.

"Huh? Xiaohua, do you know this guest officer?" The old man behind the counter looked at Ogata, and then at Isshiki.

"Forget it, it's someone I know." Isshika quickly withdrew her gaze from Ogata, and turned her back to Ogata, "Uncle Sheng, can you take me to my mother? I want to send the things she forgot past."

"Oh! Come with me, your mother and my wife are upstairs!"

"Miss Isshiki!" Ogata said quickly, "Please wait a moment! You must have misunderstood something, I am not looking at anything strange!"

While talking, Ogata quickly put the yellow paper in his hand back on the counter.

Ogata didn't want people he knew to have strange misunderstandings about him...

Although in this era, it is normal for men to read paintings and calligraphy works of this kind of subject, he does not want to leave a "man with the nickname 'Sura' secretly reading pornographic books in a bookstore" impression……

"Misunderstanding?" Isshiki stopped and turned her gaze back to Ogata.

"I, I have to give her the things my mother forgot first." Isshiki looked at Ogata for a few times, then hurriedly turned her back, still stuttering, "I'll be back later. "

Ogata, who understood what Isshikika meant to tell him to wait here for a while, stopped talking and stood where he was.

And Yishihua hurriedly held the cloth bag in her hand, and followed the old man towards the stairs not far away.

Isshiki did not keep Ogata waiting too long.

After a while, this beautiful goose yellow color appeared in front of Ogata's eyes again.

Until now, Yishihua still has a faint rosy glow on her face.

Ogata was about to explain immediately, and Isshika took the lead in saying:

"Let's go somewhere else, talking here will affect people's business."

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Osaka is a city close to the ocean and densely covered with rivers.

A considerable part of the reason why it was able to develop into the first commercial capital in the Edo period was because of the dense network of rivers and developed transportation in the city.

Wide or narrow canals can be seen everywhere, on which cargo ships carrying goods and boats ferrying people pass by like weaving.

After following Yishihua out of the bookstore, Xu was led by her to a secluded river embankment not far from the bookstore where almost no one passed by.

After standing still on the embankment with Isshika, Ogata hurriedly argued to Isshika...ah, no, explaining what Isshika saw just now.

"...Anyway, that's it." Ogata said solemnly and convincingly, "I just happened to be forced into a yellow form by that person."

"I didn't want to read this kind of thing at first, but the old man insisted on stuffing the yellow paper into my arms."

"I couldn't beat him, so I picked it up and flipped through it."

"Just glanced casually, and you're here."

Speaking of panic, being able to keep his face straight - this is also one of Ogata's specialties.

He dumped all the blame on the old man.

In fact, Ogata didn't feel that what he said just now was not all lying, at least half of the content was correct.

He only made small changes in the two items of "I actually picked up this yellow paper immediately and read it" and "I actually read it carefully for a while".

Isshiki folded her hands in front of her body, stood in front of Ogata with a graceful posture, and listened carefully to Ogata's explanation.

After Ogata's voice fell, Isshiki nodded lightly: "So it's like this..."

After finishing speaking, a gentle smile bloomed on Isshiki's face.

"It seems that I did misunderstand you."

"I really shouldn't have just now. I mistakenly thought that you were the kind of person who was serious in front of outsiders, but not serious in private."

"That's true. The 'Sura' who dared to fight against the tyranny of the shogunate until now would do such a thing as secretly reading yellow paper in a bookstore."

The corner of Ogata's mouth twitched involuntarily.

To hide his embarrassment, Ogata quickly cleared his throat, and then asked Isshika:

"Miss Yishi, do you still know the people in that bookstore? I just saw that you are very familiar with that old man."

"The proprietress of the bookstore is my mother's friend." Yishihua replied, "My mother happened to be visiting her old friend's house today, but she forgot to bring a gift for him."

"That's why I just came to deliver the gift that my mother forgot to bring."

"I didn't expect to see you again like this..."

Isshiki let out a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Yishihua seemed to be stunned as if she suddenly remembered something.

After the light named "hesitation" flickered in Isshiki's pupils a few times, Isshiki took a deep breath——

"Master Yidao Zhai, may I ask... do you have time now?"

"Huh? Why do you ask this?"

"In the previous attack by pirates, and today's 'big test', you have already extended a helping hand to me twice." Yishihua said, "You saved my life even more when the pirates attacked , if it wasn't for your timely assistance at that time, I would have died in Huangquan on that day."

"You have helped me so much, and I only say thank you a few times."

"I want to give you some thank you, to express my gratitude."

"But I don't have much money, and I can't give you any decent gifts if I want to thank you."

"So I would like to take this opportunity to recommend a treasure land in Osaka that few people know about, as a thank you for your assistance to me all the time."

Ogata subconsciously wanted to refuse.

Because he never felt that helping Yisehua was something worthy of grand thanks, and he never thought about asking Yisehua for any reward for this matter.

But he thought about it again - after all, it was Yishihua's kindness.

If you just refuse like this, it will inevitably be a little unreasonable and hurtful.

And the thank you gift Isshiki wanted to give was not an expensive gift that was difficult to accept, it was just a recommendation of a treasure land in Osaka to him.

Anyway, I'm free now, so I have time to follow Yishihua to see her so-called treasure land.

After thinking for a moment, Ogata asked:

"The 'treasure land' you mentioned shouldn't be far from here, right?"

"Not far." Yishihua shook her head like a rattle, "From here, it only takes half an hour to arrive."

"Then——I will ask you to lead the way."

Looking at Ogata who was smiling at her in front of her, Isshiki was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously with a smile on her face.

"Ok!"

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Isshiki does not exaggerate or edit the time it takes to travel to her "treasure place".

After following behind Yishihua for half an hour, Xu Fang saw Yishihua pointing forward——

"That's what I call treasure land."

Ogata and Isshiki are now in an off-the-beaten-path location in the northwest corner of Osaka.

The flow of people is small, and even the houses are a bit sparse.

Ogata looked in the direction where Isshika's finger was pointing - I saw Isshika pointing at a Buddhist temple.

To be precise, it is a Buddhist temple that seems to have been abandoned.

Ogata couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and asked, "Is that the treasure land you mentioned?"

Isshiki nodded: "Come with me."

Perhaps it was because I was so excited to finally reach the destination, Isshika's footsteps became a lot lighter.

Isshiki led Ogata to the west side of this deserted temple, and then pushed open the window on the west side of the temple: "The gate of this temple is sealed, and the only way to get in and out is through the window."

After opening the window in front of her, Isshiki quickly jumped into the temple along the open window.

Ogata, who followed Isshiki into the temple, opened his eyes slightly because he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

He originally thought that this deserted temple must be full of dust.

But who knows that the inside is very clean, the floor and walls are clean, as if someone has lived in this temple for a long time.

This is just a small Buddhist temple, there are no extra rooms, there is only a Buddhist hall, and a large wooden Buddha is placed in the center of the Buddhist hall.

After entering the temple, Isshika first came to the big Buddha in the center of the Buddhist hall with a pious face, bowed to the big Buddha with folded hands, whispered a few Buddha's names, and explained to Ogata with a smile road:

"This is a great place I stumbled across 1 year ago."

"Because of the remote location, there are no people around, and it is very secluded."

"No one cares about this temple anymore, so you can come in and out of this temple at will, and you can come to this temple whenever you want."

"More importantly - the scenery is still very good."

After all, Yishihua walked quickly to the east side of the temple and pushed open a window on the east side.

Outside the window, there are thousands of tiles and smoke.

This deserted temple is located in the northwest corner of Osaka. Because of its high terrain, it can have a panoramic view of half of Osaka.

Looking at the scenery outside the window, Ogata's eyes couldn't help but brighten up: "It's a nice scenery, it's the first time I overlook Osaka from this angle..."

"This is also my 'secret base'." Yishihua turned her head to look at the Buddha statue, "Sometimes I'm in a bad mood, so I come to this secluded temple for a while."

"Looking at the scenery outside the window, or reciting sutras in front of the Buddha statue, the mood will gradually calm down."

"Miss Isshiki, did you originally believe in Buddhism?"

"Well. That's one of the reasons why I like coming to this place."

"Did you clean this temple?" Ogata glanced at the clean walls and ground.

Isshiki nodded: "After all, I don't want to stay in a place full of dust. Although I am the eldest lady of a well-known sword gym, I am not the kind of delicate woman who can't even twist a rag."

The second half of her speech was very rarely said in a joking tone.

Ogata turned his gaze back to the window.

"Can I bring some of my relatives and friends here later?" Ogata asked.

"Please." Yishihua said without thinking, "Anyway, this is not my private land, you can come and go here as you like."

Speaking of this, Isshiki paused, then smiled and asked Ogata:

"How? Is the place I recommended good?"

"Well, it's indeed a treasure land." Ogata nodded vigorously, "It's secluded and has a good view."

“It is an excellent place to enjoy the view of Osaka city.”

"and--"

Ogata changed into a joking tone at this time.

"It's still a good place to escape and hide."

"If someone hunts down in Osaka someday in the future, this place is an excellent hiding place."

"The location is remote, and it is not easy to be found."

"And because of the good vision, you can observe in time whether there are pursuers approaching."

"Master Yidaosai." Isshiki flattened her beautiful lips, and cast a reproachful look at Ogata, "Please don't talk about these beatings and killings in the Buddhist hall."

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Ogata laughed a few times, "It's just a little joke."

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——Hmm...my head hurts.

Hasegawa felt his head hurt.

But after the pain passed, he felt a gradual awakening of consciousness.

With the awakening of consciousness, the limbs and bones gradually regained control.

After feeling that the control of the eyelids had also been restored, Hasegawa slowly opened his eyes.

What appeared before his eyes was a strange ceiling...ah, no, a strange rock wall.

"?!"

Hasegawa sat up abruptly and looked around.

——This is... a dungeon?

Hasegawa finds himself locked in what resembles a dungeon.

The three sides of the cell are uneven rock walls, and only one side is a wooden fence.

Although it is a dungeon, the conditions of various facilities are very good.

There are soft tatami mats under your feet.

Next to it was a pot of clear water and a plate of snacks exuding a tempting aroma.

There is a commode in the corner.

There is no bad smell in the air either.

Hasegawa also found himself covered with a thin blanket.

There is everything in this cell, except for his saber.

Just as he was about to rush out of the prison and shout "Is anyone there?", he suddenly heard a young male voice coming from a shadow outside the prison:

"Oh? What a coincidence, I just wanted to visit you, and you just woke up right now."

Hasegawa followed the sound and saw a young man with a purple-handled sword on his waist, walking towards him slowly with his hands behind his back.

"Nice to meet you, Hasegawa-sama."

Before Hasegawa had time to say anything, the young man took the lead in bowing towards Hasegawa.

"My next Toyotomi Nobuhide."

"The Toyotomi who sat on the throne of the world 200 years ago."

"A letter from Oda Nobunaga."

"Toyotomi Hideyoshi's show."

"He is a man who is determined to bring all outstanding men into his house!"

After all, Toyotomi Nobuhide showed Hasegawa a very graceful smile, showing a mouthful of beautiful white teeth.