I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

"Is there really no way to kill the ogre?" Ah Ding asked tentatively.

"It's a pity..." Zong Hai shook his head with a wry smile, "As far as I know-not yet."

"Maybe there is a way to kill the ogre, but the little monk hasn't found it yet."

"The above is all the information the little monk knows about ogres."

When Zong Hai and Xian Hai finished all the information they knew related to ogres, the pot of congee had just been eaten by four people.

When the 4 people were talking, they had finished their supper unknowingly.

"Okay..." Zong Hai smiled and stood up, "I have finished the meal, and finished talking about serious things. Two donors, are you interested in visiting this temple?"

"Since the two donors came to the small temple today, they rushed to drink water and take a bath. They didn't have time to take a good look at the small temple."

"If the two benefactors are willing, the little monk is very happy to show them."

"The two donors just listened to so many serious things, and now it is great to do something that can relax the mind."

After listening to Sokai's suggestion, Ogata and Amachi glanced at each other.

Then they nodded together.

"Then..." Ogata said softly, "I'm sorry."

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Xianhai went to clean the dishes.

Zonghai led Ogata and Amachi to visit this Tenmanji Temple.

The first thing that Zonghai took Ogata to visit was the Buddhist hall of Tenmanji Temple.

The Buddhist hall of Tianman Temple is not big, so if you fill it with twenty or so people, you will feel crowded.

Only one Buddha statue is enshrined in the Buddhist hall.

Zonghai and Xianhai should clean the temple very diligently on weekdays, so no matter whether it is the statue of the Buddha or the floor of the temple, it is all spotless.

Neither Ogata nor Amachi believed in Buddhism and did not have much research on Buddhism, so neither of them knew what kind of Buddha the Buddha enshrined on the Tenmanji Temple was.

"Zonghai." Ogata Chao Zonghai asked, "What kind of Buddha is this Buddha you enshrine?"

"King Fudo Ming." Zong Hai said without hesitation.

Ogata had heard of Fudo Myoshi's name. Although he had only heard of this name, he had no idea what kind of Buddha Fudo Myoshi was.

As for Amachi, who was standing next to Ogata, when he learned that the Buddha statue in front of him was Fudo Myoshi, his beautiful eyebrows were slightly raised, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

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There is nothing beautiful about the temple. After Zonghai took Ogata and Amachi around the temple, he led them to the vegetable courtyard on the east side of the temple.

"This place is a vegetable garden that the little monk is proud of." Zong Hai smiled and introduced the two Ogata.

"The area is so big...There is rice besides cabbage..." A Ding said in a low voice, "Did you grow these together with Xianhai?"

"That's right. After Xianhai converted to my Buddha, I expanded the vegetable garden a little bit. I have a variety of rice and cabbage."

"Thanks to the blessings of this vegetable garden and that well, the little monk and Xianhai can barely be self-sufficient in their daily eating and drinking."

After taking the two to take a brief look at the vegetable courtyard, Zonghai led the two Ogata and set off toward the back hall.

When leading the two of Ogata toward the back hall, Amachi Asamumi wondered:

"Zonghai." A Ding pointed to the west, "Isn't there a small ancestral hall to the west of the temple? Wouldn't you take us to see that small ancestral hall?"

"Oh, that..." Zong Hai, who walked ahead, said softly, "There is nothing in that ancestral hall, there is nothing to look at."

"If two donors are interested in that ancestral hall, then the little monk will take them to see it."

After that, Zong Hai turned to the west of the Buddhist hall.

A small ancestral hall stands alone on the west side of the temple.

The door of the small ancestral hall was unlocked, so Zong Hai opened the door as soon as he pulled it.

This ancestral hall can really be described by the idiom "small and exquisite", and three people inside are enough to feel crowded.

Buddha statues should have been placed on the Buddha's stage in the ancestral hall.

However, there is no Buddha statue on the Buddha stand of this ancestral hall, instead an empty knife stand is placed upside down.

"Knife holder?" Ogata raised an eyebrow.

"The two treasured swords were originally enshrined in this ancestral hall." Zong Hai whispered.

Looking at the empty knife holder, Zong Hai's face showed a reminiscence.

"I have a teacher who led me to Buddhism."

"Two years ago, after witnessing the villagers on the island turning into ogres one by one, the teacher who was deeply saddened by the suffering of the islanders determined to find a way to kill the ogres."

"Master, he tried many methods."

"Among them-cast knife."

"Teacher he intends to forge a knife that can kill ogres."

"My teacher, he thinks-by injecting Buddha power into the knife, maybe you can kill the ogre."

"So while casting the sword, my teacher and I kept chanting Buddhist scriptures to the sword."

A faint wry smile appeared on Zong Hai's face.

"In those days, I felt that my scalp was numb just in retrospect... The little monk had read Buddhist scriptures to many people in his life, but it was the first time to recite Buddhist scriptures to a knife that was not yet formed and was still in the casting stage.

"In the end-the knife was very successful."

"The mentor cast a total of 2 knives, one wielding knife and the other ~www.wuxiahere.com~ According to the mentor, he poured all his life's learning into the two knives this time. The handle knife is also the highest masterpiece of his life."

"My mentor named the knife-Da Shitian."

"Name the wakazashi-Da Zizai."

"It's a pity..."

Zong Haichang sighed.

"These two treasured knives, which have been devoted to the life of the mentor, still failed to kill the ogre."

"Seeing that the two-handle knives that he had worked so hard to build failed to come in handy, he was also depressed for a while."

"After consecrating Da Shi Tian and Da Zi Zai in this ancestral hall for a period of time, they were gifted to his friends by his mentor."

"Friend?" Xu Jin expressed regret. "Who were these two knives given to?"

"The head of Fenghe Village—Kinosuke. That’s the one I just told you that issued a call to gather the villagers from all villages on the island in Fenghe Village and build a wooden wall to isolate the ogres. That outstanding man."

"Kinosuke has a deep friendship with his mentor."

"Kinosuke also cherishes the two knives given by his mentor very much."

"Now these two knives should be cherished by Kinosuke."

"Have you given it to someone..." Ogata sighed lightly, "I wanted to see what the treasure sword cast by your mentor looks like..."

Ogata's emotion just fell, and Amachi on the side let out a soft "Ah".

Then Chao Zonghai asked urgently:

"Enshrine King Fudo Ming, and even cast swords...Are you from Tianxiangzong?"