I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

When Ogata put this Yasha Maru into his arms, he asked Shuntarou casually:

"Five or six, now Shiranui is gone, what are you going to do when your injury is healed?"

"I planned to leave Shiranui to practice martial arts."

"Now that Shiranui is gone, I naturally intend to start martial arts practice."

Shun Taro's answer did not hesitate.

"I plan to travel all over the world and experience my mind, body and skills."

"So, Yidaozai, we might meet again somewhere later."

"However, it takes a certain amount of travel expenses to practice martial arts."

"And all of my savings are in Shiranui's home."

"I can say that I am penniless now."

"So I plan to do some work first and save some money."

"After the incident of A Chang being kidnapped, I saw that the Meiwu side was recruiting new thugs in order not to recur in the future."

"I might come to Meiwu to work for a period of time in the future-provided that after I recover from my injury, Meiwu is still hiring people."

"Do you practice martial arts..." Ogata smiled, "Then you should work hard. I look forward to seeing you with more advanced techniques somewhere in the future."

"I borrow your auspicious words. Wait till then, let's try it again." Shuntarou's eyes were full of warfare lights.

However—at this moment, Shun Taro suddenly seemed to think of something.

The light in his eyes was stagnant.

Then slowly put on a serious face.

"I almost forgot about it..."

"Ichidozai, let's talk about light topics first."

"Come and talk about... a little more serious things."

"A serious matter?" Ogata raised an eyebrow.

Seeing Shintaro suddenly put on such a serious face, Ogata couldn't help but become serious with it.

"Ichitosai, do you know Toyotomi?" Shuntaro asked.

"Toyotomi? You know." Ogata nodded. "I just heard someone talk about Toyotomi."

"I heard someone talk about Toyotomi?" Shuntaro frowned.

"Huh? Shun Taro, don't you know that?"

In Ogata dialect, he conveyed to Shuntaro concisely what he had just heard from passers-by about the "Assault on the Kitamachi Masaru".

"There is Toyotomi's family pattern on the wall of the Kitamachi Magistrate?" Shuntaro's face was full of horror.

After clenching his hands subconsciously, Shuntaro said solemnly:

"Iichitozai... I will give you a reminder first-what I am going to tell you next may make you unbelievable. You should be mentally prepared first."

Shuntaro told Ogata about Shintaro, Etaro and others with the shortest possible sentences.

After Shuntaro's voice fell, Ogata frowned.

"The Toyotomi clan's remnant party..." Ogata couldn't help muttering in a shocked tone.

Although just after seeing Shuntaro put on such a solemn expression, Ogata vaguely guessed that what he was going to talk about later would be serious.

But he didn't expect to be so serious.

Ogata never expected that there were other forces behind Shiranui.

"What you said just now about the attack on Kitamachi...I suspect it was really done by Toyotomi's remnant party." Shuntaro whispered, "Shintaro told me before that they don't care if the world knows it or not. And Toyotomi’s blood remains..."

"Unexpectedly what he said turned out to be true..."

"I actually painted Toyotomi's family pattern on the wall of the Kitamachi Magistrate in such a majestic manner..."

"Ichitosai, I ask you: If it were you, when would you stop caring if the world knew that Goro Majima was Ogata Ishi?"

"Of course, it doesn't matter even if the world knows that Goro Majima is Ogata Ishie..." Ogata whispered.

"That's right." Shuntaro smiled bitterly, "That's the truth...So for Toyotomi's remaining party, it doesn't matter whether the world knows their existence..."

"Therefore—be careful in the future, one sword fast."

"The reason I tell you this is just to remind you."

"On the following journey, be careful of Toyotomi."

"No one knows what these people will do after they don’t care if the shogunate knows them..."

"...Hmm." Ogata nodded, "I see. Thank you for your reminder."

-Toyotomi... Is it...?

Ogata whispered in his heart this surname that should have died out for 200 years.

咚咚咚...

At this time, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.

Then the voice of the woman named "Hefeng" sounded outside the door:

"It's going to be a dressing change."

"Is it time to change the dressing so soon..." Shuntarou's face went black, as if he heard some devil's whisper.

"It's almost time for you to rest." He Feng's somewhat cold voice sounded again, "Your body is still very weak. Don't talk for too long. It is not good for your wound recovery."

"Hurry up and get ready, I'll get the medicine later."

The voice fell, and the footsteps sounded again.

But this time the sound of footsteps is from near to far, it is the sound of leaving.

After Kaze left, Ogata said to Shuntaro in a playful tone:

"It seems that you also don't like changing the dressing."

"Who would like that kind of medicine that will be very itchy when applied to the wound?"

"Mutual each other. I also hate changing the dressing..." Ogata grabbed Dashaten who was next to him, and stood up.

"Then—in order not to disturb your dressing change and rest, I will leave first."

"Are you leaving?"

"Well. I'll stay here any longer, but I will interrupt your dressing change and rest."

"And I still have a place to go, and there are other people who want to say goodbye. So let's talk about it first."

Shun Taro was not a mother-in-law either. Seeing Ogata was leaving, he didn't say anything else, only smiled.

"Then see you by chance in the future, Yi Dao Zhai, remember not to neglect the practice of swordsmanship."

"Yeah." Ogata nodded earnestly, "Five or six, goodbye in the future."

After saying this, a touch of sadness emerged from the bottom of Ogata's heart uncontrollably.

When saying goodbye to Taifu, Shiro Biebe and others just now, a similar sentiment emerged in my heart.

In this era of underdeveloped communications, after the separation, who knows when the next goodbye will be?

Silently suppressing the sadness, Ogata quietly exited Shuntaro's room...

…

…

The current residence of Edo, Ogata and others, in the room of Uncle Kei—

"Well, not bad." A Ding, who was kneeling behind Uncle Qing, looked at Uncle Qing’s wound several times, and his face showed joy, “The wound has recovered very well. In another half month, Uncle Qing, your wound It will probably be cured."

After all, Ah Ting took the medicine jar next to him and slowly applied the ointment contained in the medicine jar to Uncle Qing's wound.

While Ah Ding was helping Uncle Qing apply medicine, Uncle Qing said in a helpless tone to Ah Ding who was sitting behind him:

"A Ting, I can almost move around freely now. There is no need to help me every time I change my medicine."

"That's not okay." Ah Ding said without hesitation, "Your wound is on your back abdomen. If you don't have anyone to help, it's difficult to apply medicine to your wounds by yourself."

Seeing that he couldn't say A Ding, Uncle Qing could only withdraw his eyes, shook his head with a wry smile, and stopped talking.

Uncle Qing sat cross-legged in silence and asked Ah Ding to give him medicine.

Ah Ding also changed the medicine to Uncle Qing silently.

The room fell into a kind of calm and tranquility.

But this tranquility didn't last long, Uncle Qing suddenly raised his hand slowly, looked up at the ceiling above, and then asked Ah Ding nonchalantly, breaking the tranquility.

"Amachi, when do you and Ogata-kun leave Edo?"

Hearing this question from Uncle Qing, Ah Ding was stunned for a moment.

The speed of applying medicine to Uncle Qing slowed down unconsciously.

He pursed his lips and said softly:

"It hasn't been determined yet, but it will probably only be a few days later."

"A few days later..." Uncle Keitsu murmured softly after the meeting, then laughed softly, "Amachi, if you are unhappy at Ogata-kun in the future, just go back to Edo and find me."

"I plan to settle here in Edo in the future."

"Uncle Kei, are you planning to live here for a long time in Edo?" A little surprise flashed in Ah Ting's eyes.

"Well. I will do a lot of handwork." Uncle Qing continued, "I plan to rely on handwork in the future to spend the rest of my life in a stable and stable manner."

"So Amachi, if you are unhappy with Ogata-kun in the future, just go back to Edo and find me."

"There is another home in Edo that you can return to."

"Um..." A smile mixed with emotion and gratitude bloomed on Ah Ding's face, "I will."

After all, Ah Ding stopped speaking and continued to concentrate on applying medicine to Uncle Qing's wound.

But her silence lasted only a moment.

"...Uncle Kei." Ah Ding whispered, "I'm sorry...I finally reunited with you, so I will be separated from you again, leaving you alone in Edo..."

"Hahahaha." Uncle Qing laughed a few times, "what's to apologize for this kind of thing?"

"You are not a little girl who is only a few years old."

"You are 18 years old this year. You are already an adult on your own."

"As an adult, you should do what you want to do instead of staying with your elders all the time."

"If you plan to stay with me in Edo forever, I will be troubled."

"If your father Setaro is still alive, you will be very happy to learn that you now have your own ideas and don't need to rely on our elders anymore."

Speaking of this, Uncle Qing sighed lightly, reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

Setaro-the name of Ah Ding's father.

A Ting’s parents were Shiranui's Shireninui, and his mother, A Wei, died in a mission when A Ting was 5 years old.

His father Setaro also followed his wife's footsteps when Amachi was 15 years old, and unfortunately died in a mission.

After the death of both parents, Uncle Qing, who had a close relationship with his father, became Ah Ding's only elder at present.

After hearing his father's name from Uncle Qing's mouth for a long time, Ah Ting couldn't help but recall his father's past when he was still alive.

"Setaro is the person I admire most in my life."

Uncle Qing said slowly while recalling the friend who had passed away.

"He makes me admire a lot."

"The thing I admire most about him is that he is a person who has always carried out his will."

"Even if others are obstructing and saying all kinds of cool things, he will do what he wants to do wholeheartedly."

"Everyone said that firearms were useless, and insulting him was just making some useless broken copper and iron. He didn't move at all, and has been devoted to studying his favorite firearms."

"A Ding, do you remember the old tunnel in your house?"

"Yeah, remember." Ah Ding nodded. "It's the tunnel that was supposed to be used for escape, right?"

Ah Ting remembers clearly—when she was still young, probably only 6 or 7 years old, her father Setaro had spent a lot of work secretly digging a tunnel at home that led to Shiranui.

At that time, Ah Ding and their home happened to be located in the outermost area of ​​Shiranui.

Therefore, the total length of this tunnel that goes straight to Shiranui is not long, only 300 meters.

Ah Ding remembered that Uncle Qing seemed to have participated in the excavation of this tunnel.

The two of them worked together to successfully dig out this tunnel.

According to what Setaro told Amachi at the time: He dug this tunnel just in case.

If you can't get mixed up in Shiranui in the future, take the whole family and run away along this tunnel.

It's a pity that this tunnel was only used once after it was dug.

It was the one that helped Wind Demon and his men to escape.

Ten years ago, Shiranui and Fengmazhi started a full-scale war.

The Flame Demon caught Feng Demon's subordinates, intending to threaten Feng Demon with this.

But who knows that Feng Mo even single-handedly hit Shiranui, and rescued all his subordinates with his own power.

While Feng Mo was leading his subordinates, looking for a way to leave Shiranuili smoothly.

When the wind demon and them fled their way, by chance, they happened to come to the front of their home in Ah Ding.

Ah Ding's father also extended a helping hand to Feng Mo and them at that time.

At that time, it didn't take long to dug the tunnel in Ah Ding's house.

Setaro asked Fengma's men to escape Shiranui along this tunnel that had just been dug.

It was also at that time that Feng Mo and A Ding's family became attached.

The authenticity of Ah Ding's home has only been used once.

After the dispute with Wind Demon Village ended, the flame demon, who had suffered from the humiliation of "the base area was attacked by others," decided to redeploy the house layout in Shiranui and transform Shiranui into a fortress-like village.

Because the Balrog redeployed the layout of the houses in Shiranui, Ah Ting and his family had to move, and had to fill the tunnel that had been dug after a lot of work.

After moving to the new home, there were more neighbors around the new home. There were neighbors in all directions, and there was no way to dig a tunnel. So after moving to the new house, Ah Ting’s father did not dig a tunnel in the new home.

"That's right." As soon as Ah Ding's voice fell, Uncle Qing nodded, "That's the tunnel."

"It was me and your father who worked together to dig the tunnel."

"That time was really thrilling."

Uncle Qing sighed.

"I've been in awe, for fear of being discovered that we are actually doing such a rebellious thing."

"Fortunately, at that time, your home in Ah Ding was located in a very remote place, and there were almost no neighbors. Until the tunnel was dug, no one discovered the existence of this tunnel."

"A Ding, although that tunnel is indeed as you said just now, it is just in case you can escape from Shiranui after you can't get rid of it."

"But—do you know another use for this tunnel?"

"Huh?" Ah Ding was surprised, "Is there any other purpose for that tunnel?"

Uncle Qing nodded gently:

"Your father has always hated Shiranui."

"Hate the depressive atmosphere in Shiranui, and hate all kinds of unhuman rules in Shiranui."

try{mad1('gad2');}catch(ex){}　　"So when he decided to dig a tunnel that goes straight to Shiranui and beyond, his other purpose was to use this tunnel to help those oppressed by Shiranui. , Those who can't survive in Shiranui flee."

"So 10 years ago, after meeting Kotaro Kazema and the others, your father would resolutely lend a helping hand to them."

"To be honest, when the'Wind Demon Rebellion' was over, when you learned from your father that he actually assisted the Wind Demon and them to escape, I was so scared that I almost slumped on the ground."

Uncle Qing gave a wry smile.

"If this kind of thing is discovered by the fire demon, you and your father will both be finished."

"This kind of thing that ordinary people don't have the guts to do, your father can do it according to his own will."

"I feel helpless and admire for your father's behavior that can always carry out his will."

"A large part of the reason why your father and I can become friends is because he and I hate Shiranuiri."

"All sympathize with those who are oppressed by Shiranui, who are about to be unable to survive in Shiranui."

"I am not a very courageous person."

"But in getting along with your father, before I knew it, I was also influenced by your father."

"I also gradually started to do what I wanted to do like your father."

Speaking of this, Uncle Qing took a sigh of relief.

Then he turned his head and looked straight into Ah Ding's eyes.

"Now Shiranui is perished. A Ting, I will tell you what I have been hiding from you."

"A Ding, I actually started to secretly assist the ‘scum’s to escape a long time ago, when you were just a child."

"Huh?" Because of too much surprise, the hand that was helping Uncle Qing to apply the medicine stopped again unconsciously.

His uncle, whom he has always respected, has done such dangerous things a long time ago—this kind of thing, Ah Ding only knows now.

"I don't remember when it started. I just remember that it was a long time ago. I really wanted to help those poor ‘dirty’."

"But I have been unable to show courage."

"Until I got acquainted with your father, until I was gradually infected by your father, I slowly started what I had always wanted to do but didn't dare to do-to help the ‘scum’s escape from the **** in Shiranui."

"The first time I successfully helped a ‘dirty’ escape, you were only 14 years old."

"At that time, your father assisted me."

"It's a pity... not long after I officially started helping the ‘scum’s escape, your father died, leaving me alone."

"Because I'm afraid of getting you tired, your father and I have never told you that I have been doing such a dangerous thing."

"In addition to helping the ‘dirty’ escape, I also frequently suggested to the Balrog to relax the oppression of ‘dirty’, but unfortunately these suggestions have never been adopted..."

"I have always insisted on lending a helping hand to'dirty'."

"Even after moving the base to Edo, I still persisted."

"It's a pity that after I moved to Edo, I couldn't continue the good luck before. Some time ago, the Balrog finally discovered my behavior and had to defect as well."

"If it wasn't for the accidental encounter with Ogata-kun, I might have been cleared by the chasers in Shiranui..."

Ah Ding has been listening quietly.

After Uncle Qing's words fell, Ah Ding whispered as if suddenly realized:

"I understand why you, Uncle Qing, were forced to become a traitor because you helped the ‘scum’s escape..."

"I also understand that you told me that you were degraded as ‘dirty’ before, and I told you to run away with me. Why didn’t you run away with me."

"Uncle Qing, are you trying to stay in Shiranui and continue to help those ‘scum’s?"

"...That's just one of the reasons." Uncle Qing smiled slightly, "There is another main reason, because I run away with you, and it will only hurt you."

"I am the Shinobu. And you should also know A Ding, the higher the level of the Shinobu, the more you will not let go of Shiranui."

"If I run away with you, I will only attract more ninjas to chase us."

"So I couldn't go with you no matter what."

Speaking of this, Uncle Qing couldn't help but let out a long sigh full of emotion.

"Think carefully... Fate is really amazing..."

"Our uncle and nephew were both saved by Ogata-kun..."

These days Uncle Qing was recovering from his injuries in this house. He had already heard of her experience in Kyoto from Achen.

"Yes..." The smile on Ah Ding's face became more tender, "If there were no Ah Yi, I really don't know what we would become."

"...Amachi." Uncle Kei suddenly changed into a serious tone. "Let me confirm that you didn't decide to be with him just to repay Ogata-kun for your kindness to you?"

"Of course not." Ah Ding said without hesitation. "The kind of people who marry others in order to repay their gratitude should only survive in the mouth of a storyteller, right?"

Uncle Qing pursed his lips, as if thinking about something.

After a while, Okinawa Ding said seriously:

"Amachi, honestly. If you are unhappy with Ogata-kun in the future, you can come back to Edo and find me at any time."

"I know." Ah Ding smiled helplessly, "Uncle Qing, you have said this just now."

"I'm just afraid you forgot..."

Speaking of this, Uncle Qing was silent again.

A Ding, who noticed that Uncle Qing’s appearance was different, just wanted to ask Uncle Qing what’s wrong, Uncle Qing said in a low voice:

"Amachi... to be honest... I am not very supportive of your marriage with Ogata-kun..."

"Huh...?" Ah Ding's pupils shrank slightly, "Why, why?"

"...A Ding, I always treat you as my daughter. Parents... definitely don't want their children to be with a wanted criminal... and it's the wanted criminal that the shogunate most wants to catch at the moment."

Hearing what Uncle Qing said, Ah Ding was speechless for a while.

And Uncle Qing went on to say:

"You follow Ogata-kun...In the future, you will have to wait until you don't know when you can live a stable life, and you don't have to worry about the shogunate officials coming to your door..."

"I have also been in contact with Ogata-kun during this time."

"He is indeed a man worthy of giving him the rest of his life."

"But...Compared to Ogata-kun, who may not be able to find a decent job and lead a stable life in the future, I hope you can find a more ordinary man..."

As Uncle Qing's voice fell, the room fell into a strange silence.

After an unknown period of time in the past, a smile reappeared on Ah Ting's face.

"...Uncle Qing, I understand your worries."

"But for me, as long as I can be with Ah Yi, and Ah Yi can always be safe."

"As for Uncle Qing, what you said is the difficulty of not being able to find a decent job or a stable residence..."

Uncle Aking Chongqing showed a sly smile.

"Just wait for these difficulties in the future, and then work together with him to find a solution."

"These difficulties are not so easy to solve..." The bitterness on Uncle Qing's face became stronger.

"Maybe. But I have made up my mind to share the honor and disgrace with Ah Yi in the second half of my life."

"I will always carry out this will of mine."

Ah Ding raised his gaze, looking straight into Uncle Qing's eyes without any fear or dodge.

"It's like you and your father have been carrying out their own will."

As if Uncle Qing hadn't expected Ah Ting to answer him in this way, he was stunned.

After slowly recovering, Uncle Qing smiled helplessly and sighed lightly.

"It seems...Ading, you really have grown up..."

"Not only does he look more and more like your father, but what he says and does is also more like your father..."

"Then this is a good thing." Ah Ding grinned.

…

…

Edo, Hisuke Thieves changed the headquarters, Hasegawa’s office—

Hasegawa cast a complicated gaze to Ogata, who was kneeling in front of him.

Just now, Hasegawa, who was in the office, suddenly received news that a samurai who claimed to be Goro Majima came to visit and said he wanted to see Hasegawa.

I was stunned and shocked, and then immediately asked his subordinates to let the samurai who called himself Majima Goro bring over—the above, it was Hasegawa who learned of Mashima...no, it should be said that he did after he learned that Ogata was visiting. A series of responses.

After asking his subordinates to bring Ogata to his office, there was the scene where Hasegawa and Ogata were sitting opposite each other.

The relationship between Ogata and Hasegawa has always been complicated.

I have fought a fight, but I have also fought side by side in Kyoto.

After the reunion in Edo this time, they cooperated with Hasegawa to prevent Shiranuiri's attempt to regain its reputation by relying on the "Gozen Test Combination".

In Ogata's mind, Hasegawa is also one of the kind of people who must go alone.

So just after leaving Yoshihara, Okinawa rushed to the headquarters of Hosuke Thief Kai without stopping.

"...Ichitosai." After looking up and down Ogata with complicated eyes, he closed his eyes and sighed lightly, "I haven't seen you in a while..."

"Yeah. I haven't seen you for a while." Ogata nodded.

"Before you say your intention, let me ask you a question first."

Hasegawa sighed lightly again before continuing:

"The attack in Shiranui...you must be involved, right?"

Although Hasegawa’s sentence is an interrogative sentence, the tone is an affirmative sentence.

It's as if the answer to this question has been known for a long time.

"Yes." Ogata answered without any hesitation.

"...Sure enough." A faint helplessness emerged from the depths of Hasegawa's eyes, "I guessed it right... At that time, after learning that I was attacked by an unknown person in Shiranui, I vaguely guessed that you must have intervened. foot…"

Ogata was not surprised that Hasegawa had guessed that he was involved in the attack on Shiranui.

After all, when he agreed to cooperate with Hasegawa before, the conditions he offered were to inform them of the approximate location of Shiranui's base area, and to inform him of Shiranui's movements as much as possible.

Although Ogata did not tell Hasegawa that they were going to trouble Shiranui at that time, Hasegawa was not a fool.

Even if Ogata and the others did not say it clearly, Hasegawa presumed that Ogata, who asked about the approximate location of the Shiranui base, was definitely not for friendly sightseeing in Shiranui.

Ogata had just asked for the approximate location of Shiranui's base, and after a while, Shiranui was gone-it would be difficult to get to Ogata's head or not.

"During this period of time, the shogunate has been investigating who attacked Shiranui." Hasegawa whispered, "you are so bold that you appeared in front of my shogunate with such a swagger."

"Because I know you won't do anything to me." Ogata smiled and shrugged.

As soon as Ogata's voice fell, a faint smile appeared on Hasegawa's face.

"Overall—Ichidozai, I also want to thank you."

Hasegawa wrapped his hands around his chest like Ogata.

"Shiranui is gone, the officials in the shogunate who hate Shiranui are ecstatic."

"Although Shiranui was extinguished by unknown people, for those officials who hated Shiranui, as long as Shiranui was gone, they didn't bother to care about who was extinguished by Shiranui."

"Shiranui is gone, and I have gained a lot of benefits along with it."

"Ichidozai, should you still remember? The reason why I cooperated with you and asked you to participate in the "Prince Test Combination"."

Ogata: "Of course I remember."

Hasegawa was originally a neutral person, but a senior official who hated Shiranuiri suddenly approached Hasegawa and wanted Hasegawa to help deal with Shiranui.

That high-ranking official asked Hasegawa to help is to mobilize the elite soldiers and powerful generals under his command to participate in the "Prime Trial", and to thwart Shiranui's attempt to restore the image by the "Prime Trial".

The senior official promised Hasegawa that as long as Hasegawa was willing to help, he would strongly support Hasegawa's "football field" afterwards.

As a result, Hasegawa joined the "anti-Shiranui" camp, and Hasegawa proposed to Ogata to cooperate and a series of follow-up things.

"Shiranuili suddenly disappeared before the'Prince Test Combination' was over."

Hasegawa continued.

"It also seems to have completed the plan in disguised form to prevent Shiranui from getting a good ranking in the'Gozen Test Combination'."

"The officials who hate Shiranui are very happy now."

"They have promised me-they will say a few more words for me afterwards, and try their best to support my people."

"With their support, my pressure can be slightly less..."

"It's not easy for you to run your footspot..." Ogata couldn't help sighing lightly.

Ogata naturally knows what the human foot boarding field is. After all, when discussing with Lin and others whether to cooperate with Hasegawa, Mamiya and others introduced to Ogata what the human foot boarding field is.

To put it simply, the football camp is a labor camp.

It was built by Hasegawa to imprison some people with lesser crimes, and then teach them a skill so that they can have a skill when they are freed in the future.

Ogata still admires Hasegawa, who has established and operated the Assoba at all costs.

In this old society with strict hierarchies and oppression everywhere, it is really rare for Hasegawa to have this idea of ​​establishing a way to help prisoners to reform, and the ability to keep this idea in practice.

After hearing Ogata's emotion, the smile on Hasegawa's face became a little more meaningful.

"Football field is my painstaking effort."

"I will continue to operate the football field at all costs."

"And in fact-for the sake of the people's football field, I really did save it."

Speaking of this, Hasegawa let out a few self-deprecating chuckles.

"In order to raise enough funds, I started doing something long ago that if someone above finds out, I might directly ask me to apologize."

Ogata raised his eyebrows while stunned.

"Slit abdomen and apologize? Mr. Hasegawa, what did you do?"

"It's not such a glorious thing." Hasegawa smiled bitterly and shook his head. "It's better not to know."

"Okay, let's talk about you."

try{mad1('gad2');}catch(ex){}　　 "Iichitozai, today I came here to pay the thief's headquarter, why is it?"

Hasegawa did not want to say more about the matter that would make him apologize directly, and Ogata couldn't help asking more.

Seeing Hasegawa asked him about his coming, Okinawa said:

"No special intentions either."

"I will leave Edo soon."

"So I just came to talk to you individually."

"Are you leaving Edo?" Hasegawa raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Well, I'll leave in a few days."

"You came to me specially, just to say goodbye to me..." Hasegawa chuckled and sat up slightly, "I wish you a good journey."

"And—I wish the two of us never run into each other again."

Speaking of this, complicated emotions slowly appeared on Hasegawa's face.

"After all, you and I also fought hard together in Kyoto, fighting against Shiranui in Edo together."

"So I don't want to do anything to you."

"But—anyway, I am an official, and you are a thief."

"If you meet in private, it's better to say."

"But if we meet in full view...I will have a hard time doing it."

Ogata nodded slightly, "Well, I can understand."

"but-"

Ogata's conversation turned, and his tone changed into a joke.

"Although I think the two of us have always been fate, but I think we should not have the fate to the extent that we can always meet again somewhere."

Ogata has always felt that he is very close to the two groups of people.

The first group of people was a group of people in the gourd house.

Ever since I met Mamiya in the Tatsuno clan...No, it should be said that since he got the secret book of the second sword style from Hirose clan, he has become acquainted with the gourd house.

The second group of people is the official staff of Huosuke Thief Kai, headed by Hasegawa.

The first time I met Hasegawa was in the Tatsuno clan at the beginning of this year.

Later, in the summer, we met again in Kyoto and Hasegawa.

Only a few months later, I now meet again in Edo and Hasegawa.

The relationship with Hasegawa made Ogata feel a bit wrong.

Hasegawa seemed to be amused by what Ogata had just said. After smiling, Hasegawa said:

"All in all-I wish you a good journey."

"In the years to come, remember not to do bad things."

"Especially don't steal or set fire."

"I don't want to suddenly receive an order to pursue the arsonist Ishio Ogata one day in the future."

As soon as Hasegawa's words came to an end, Xu convenient nodded immediately:

"I will try my best to make your target to be pursued as far as possible without the name'Ogata Ishi'."

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After saying goodbye to these people who needed to say goodbye one by one, Xu Jian returned to his home.

For the rest of the day, Ogata and Amachi prepared wholeheartedly for the long journey.

Buy all the necessary props needed for the long journey, buy enough thick clothes, buy enough dry food...

Finally—three days later, on November 15th, they completed all the preparations needed for the long journey.

Then decided to officially set off on the morning of November 16th...

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The second year of Kuanzheng, November 16—

Edo, somewhere in the northern suburbs—

It is morning.

The cold wind is freezing.

Although it is cold and windy now, the gourd house and his party insisted on coming to see Ogata and Amachi off.

In addition to the people in the gourd house, uncle Qing, Kondo and Gusheng came to see off.

Ogata and Amachi stood in front of them.

Both Ogata and Amachi now carry a thick suitcase and wear a top hat on their heads.

The bag was filled with dry food, clothing, money, and various essential items for the long journey.

Looking at the people who came to see him off with Ah Ding, it is impossible not to feel sad.

Ogata felt a little sad when he said goodbye to Shuntaro, Hasegawa, Taro, Shiro Hebei and others one by one.

But now when facing these people in front of him, the sadness is even stronger.

Because these people in front of him can be said to be his closest group of friends.

In this era, there is no mobile phone, and remote communication between people can only rely on letters.

He Lin, Genichi, Kondo, and Guasheng said goodbye this time, and I won’t know when we meet next time.

It’s been more than a year since this era. Ogata understands more and more why the ancients often wrote a poem to express their sadness and dissatisfaction when they were separated from their friends—because of the inconvenience of information exchange. In this era, it is indeed a very sad thing to be separated from a friend.

Ogata and Amachi stepped forward, bidding farewell to everyone one by one.

"See you later, Kondo." Ogata walked up to Kondo first, "You must continue to hone your skills, and remember to distinguish the occasions when you use "Ogata Ryu"."

"Yeah." Kondo nodded his head vigorously, with red eyes, and then stepped forward to hug Shimo Ogata, "Master, you have to take care."

Ogata walked to the man standing on the right hand of Kondo.

The person standing on the right hand side of Kondo is Guasheng.

"Master Ogata, take care." Guasheng said first, "When you return to Edo in the future, you can come to me anytime."

Gusheng's eye sockets were also slightly red like Kondo.

Then Ogata walked up to Uncle Kei's.

"Acho can be regarded as my daughter." Uncle Kei looked at Ogata with complicated eyes, "So... take good care of my daughter."

After bidding farewell to Kondo, Guasheng, and Uncle Kei, Ogata began to bid farewell to the people in the gourd house one by one.

In the gourd house, the people who have the best relationship with Ogata are undoubtedly Genichi and Makimura.

After all, Yuanyi is a person who has seen all kinds of big winds and waves, and has experienced all kinds of joys and sorrows.

So in the face of Ogata who doesn't know when to meet again next time, Genichi's performance is fairly calm.

He just smiled and said softly:

"Ogata-kun, pay attention to your body. On the way to Ezo Land, I didn't forget to neglect the practice of swordsmanship."

Looking back at Mu Cun, he is more emotional now.

Makimura is the kind of very emotional person.

He directly gave Ogata a big bear hug, and Ogata died.

Finally-Ogata came to Lin's.

Lin is his last farewell object.

And Lin's farewell was also very brief.

"Ichizai, I wish you a smooth journey and peace and safety."

"Yeah." Ogata smiled and nodded, "I wish you all the best of the gourd house."

After saying goodbye to everyone, Ogata and Amachi stood side by side, standing in front of everyone.

"Everyone, thank you for coming to see us off."

Since just now, Ogata's face has always been a touch of sadness that can't be concealed.

"I believe our fate will not end here."

"When the time is right in the future, we will see each other again."

After all, Ogata and Amachi bowed and thanked everyone who had seen them off in the cold wind at the same time.

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Ogata and Amachi walked side by side on the highway that leaves Edo and leads directly to the north.

But Lin, Genichi, Uncle Qing, Kondo, and Guasheng did not leave immediately.

Instead, they continued to stand in place, watching Ogata and Amachi.

Until the two of them are no longer seen.

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When the time came to about 9 o'clock in the morning, the weather became a little clearer, and the sun emerged from behind the thick clouds.

Because of the warmer sunlight, the chill is slightly lessened.

But it is only lightened.

"I heard that there are snowy mountains everywhere in Ezo." Amachi warmed his hands while talking to Ogata beside him, "I don't know how cold it will be..."

Ogata: "When we get to Ezo land, we can buy Ezo clothes to wear. Since Ezo can survive in such a cold place, their clothes must be very warm."

"Huh? Ayi, what's the matter? What's the matter?" Ah Ding keenly discovered that Ogata seemed a little absent-minded now, as if something was on his mind.

"It's nothing to worry about." Ogata grinned bitterly and scratched his hair. "It just always feels... as if forgotten something..."

"Did you forget to bring something?" Ah Ding asked.

Ogata shook his head: "No. I have checked it many times, and I have brought everything that should be brought."

"Did that forget who to say goodbye?"

"People who should say goodbye, I should have said goodbye..."

After leaving Edo with Lin and others just now, Okinawa felt that he had forgotten something.

But I couldn't remember what I had forgotten.

"Since you can't remember, don't think about it." Ah Ding smiled, "Relax first. After you relax, you may suddenly remember what you have forgotten."

"...That's right." After taking a breath, Ogata stretched out his left hand and grabbed Amachi's right hand.

After being attacked by Ogata's surprise, Amachi gave a small exclamation.

"Amachi, let's speed up a little bit." Ogata smiled.

"What are you doing?" Amachi blushed and shook his right arm subconsciously, trying to shake Ogata's hand off.

After all, it is still an ancient society. Although the atmosphere of ancient Japan is still open, holding hands in public is still a pretty bold thing in this era.

Ogata ignored the shy Amachi, and instead of letting go of Amachi's hand, he held it tighter.

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of Ogata's hand, Ogata didn't mean to let go of his hand at all. Amachi could only blush, still Ogata holding her hand.

The two walked all the way north.

After walking for another hour, the two saw a tea house opened on the side of the road.

"Would you like to have some tea and take a break?" Ogata asked.

Ah Ding nodded: "Okay. I just happen to be a little thirsty."

Ogata and Amachi came to the door of this tea house and shouted at an old woman who was busy inside the house:

"Mother-in-law! What kind of tea do you have here?"

"Only green tea and oolong tea."

"What do you want to drink?" Ogata asked Amachi.

"Oolong tea."

"Then I will drink oolong tea too, mother-in-law! Then let's have 2 cups of oolong tea!"

"Okay! You two sit down and wait for a while!"

Ogata and Amachi sat on the bench outside the tea house, silently waiting for tea.

But while waiting for the tea, Ogata heard the sound of conversation from the tea house—two people dressed as samurai were talking there.

"Did you go to see the "Prince Test Combination"?"

"Of course I did! There are still many masters in the martial arts test of the'Imperial Test Combination'."

"Yeah, I also enjoyed it very much. The'Prince Test Combination' organized by Lao Zhong Dao is really good. I really hope it can continue."

Hearing this conversation between these two samurai...

No, it should be said that Ogata's pupils shrank suddenly after hearing the word "Old Naka" in this conversation between the two samurai.

Then involuntarily screamed.

Amachi was startled by Ogata's sudden scream, and turned around and asked Ogata:

"What's the matter? Why did you shout suddenly?"

"I remember what I forgot..." Ogata moved like a famous painting, "I forgot to give Laozhong a reply..."

Earlier, Ogata was invited by Matsuhira Matshinbu to be his small surname because of the appreciation of the old Nakamatsu Hiranobu, and he bluntly stated to Ogata: If Ogata is promoted to a small surname, if he finds that Ogata is indeed a useful talent, he will Will not hesitate to reuse and promote.

In order to avoid trouble at that time, Ogata neither agreed nor refused. Instead, he performed the "dragging tactics", saying that he would wait for the end of the "Gozen Test Combination" before giving him an official reply.

After that, Ogata was too busy and encountered too many things, so I gradually forgot about it...

It wasn't until now that Ogata finally remembered this matter after hearing the word "Old Middle" from passers-by.

"Eh? What shall we do now? Shall we go back to Edo?" Acho asked urgently. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

Ogata thought for a moment, and then—

"...Forget it, ignore it."

While talking, he sighed lightly.

"I have already left Edo so far, and I don't want to go back anymore."

"Anyway, there should be no chance to meet Lao Zhong again in the future."

"Just as if the incident of'Lao Zhong invited me to be my little surname' never happened."

Ogata said so confidently.

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At this moment—

Edo, the mansion of the old Nakamatsu Hiranobu—

"Tachibana."

Sitting at the back of the desk, Matsubishi Dingxin, who looked at a letter paper, whispered his own surname.

As soon as Songping Dingxin's voice fell, the door next to it was immediately opened.

"Old Master, what's your order?" Tachibana, who was kneeling outside the door, asked respectfully.

"Go and help me summon Ruonianyou." Matsuba Dingxin slowly collected the letter paper in his hand, "I want to discuss with them about the group of rebels who sent troops to completely wipe out the Ezo land."