I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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Today’s update is very late! I'm often sorry! (Leopard has a headache and cries).

There is a reason why it is so late. The author's body is not particularly good recently, so the code word speed has also dropped a lot...I will try my best to adjust in the future (hold the headache and cry)

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Grandfather Jiang can now be said to be genuine and dare not even dare to show up.

The palm of his mouth and nose was tightly soaked in cold sweat.

He stared at Ogata who suddenly appeared and then beautifully beheaded the wolf with his eyes rounded.

The voice, height, body shape, style of the saber, sword skills, and... the look in the eyes when he used the sword to plunder his life, were all the same as the Ogata Ogata that his grandfather Jiang Yu saw on the Nijo Castle Castle in Nijo Castle half a year ago.

The only difference is probably just the appearance.

The Ogata Ishio seen in Nijo Castle is not so handsome, but the facial features are still pretty.

But now the young man who appeared in front of grandfather Jiang's eyes, but with Zhang Pu's ordinary face, thrown into the street, can make people forget the face.

-This is how the same thing?

Grandfather Jiang asked loudly in horror.

—Did he change his face by any means?

While grandfather Jiang racked his brains and wondered how Ogata's appearance has changed, Ogata and Matsuhira are now reuniting with each other in an embarrassing atmosphere.

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When he saw that the person he was saving was the old middle school who had not been saved for several months, Ogata's head was actually blank for a moment.

After a moment of recovery, the expression on Ogata's face became strange uncontrollably.

Ogata still remembers the scenes in Edo a few months ago.

Because the essays written in the literary examination of the "Imperial Test Combination" aroused great resonance with Matsuba Matshinbu, Matsuba Matshinbu was very appreciated, and directly expressed that Zhao Ogkata was his surname.

Becoming a small surname for such a big man in this era is basically tantamount to fame.

Whether it is the little surname who only does ordinary attendant work, or the lonely little surname who does attendant work and is responsible for soothing the lord, it is extremely promising.

Most people will definitely take the olive branch thrown by Matsushita Pingxin without hesitation.

But Ogata happens to be that small group of people.

The identity of the "most wanted criminal in the shogunate" will not be discussed for the time being. He was busy dealing with Shiranui at that time, and he had no extra time and energy to deal with the matter of "being the old man's surname".

So Ogata used the "dragging tactics" at that time. Said to Lao Zhong, "Let him think about it and give him an answer after the ‘Queen Examination’ is over."

Then he dragged and dragged, one by one incidents came to Ogata's head. Ogata, who was so dizzy, completely forgot about it...

It wasn't until they both left Edo with Amachi that he remembered that he and Matsuhira Matshinbu had such an agreement.

Because I felt that for the rest of my life there should be no chance to meet Matsuhira Dingxin again, so Xu convenient decided that "there is an agreement with Laozhong" had never existed, and went straight away...

Unexpectedly, in only a few months of work, in this icy snow country, Xu Jian reunited with Songping Dingxin, who had released his pigeons for several months.

"...It's been a long time since I saw you. You really made me wait, and you said that you will give me your answer after the trial match ends. As a result, I waited for several months."

After hearing that Matsuhira Matsuba said that there was no sorrowless tone, Ogata twitched the corners of his mouth, adjusted his expression, and tried to squeeze a smile.

"Okay, it's been a long time. Old Master. You are not injured, are you?"

"It's not a big problem." Songping firmly believed that he supported his knees on both sides and stood up, "I really thank you just now. If you didn't show up in time, I'm afraid I would be dead now."

"I owe you a great favor."

"You're welcome. I just did something within my power." After all, Ogata looked around, "Old Master, why are you here?"

The wilderness, still in its original state, and the noble second commander of the shogunate, Ogata, could not connect the two together.

"That's a long story..." Matsuhira Dingxin said as he raised his head and glanced at the sky above his head, "Let's find a place where you can avoid the snow now, and it's starting to snow again."

Ogata raised his head and glanced at the sky—the sky that finally stopped, and snow fluttered again.

"I happen to have a place to hide right now..." Ogata whispered while looking at the snowy sky above his head.

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-Great! They are gone!

Looking at Ogata and Matsudaira, who left one after another, Grandfather Jiang felt the tight string in his mind and finally slowly relaxed.

He is very fortunate now-the place where he hides is far from Yidaozhai, which is more than 200 rooms (nearly 400 meters) away.

Thanks to this nearly 200-odd gap, the executioner Idozhai did not find him hiding in this thick bush.

It wasn't until Ichitosai and the middle-aged man had left his field of vision that grandfather Jiang hurriedly got out of the bushes where he was hiding, and then moved in the opposite direction of Ichidosai and the others. Fleeing in the direction of death.

Grandfather Jiang didn't have the guts to rest next to the bear.

He just wants to escape now.

The farther away from the countless Ogata Yishi, the better.

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When Ogata went to collect firewood, Amachi and the others were preparing dinner tonight.

In the past few days, every time they arrived at the meal and entered the area with more animals, Ayzan and Yahili would hunt some animals back and let everyone eat fresh food.

A Ting and the others currently live in a cave adjacent to a forest. There are certainly not few animals in that forest, but because it is too late and there is not enough time to go hunting, A Ting and the others can only use them to carry with them tonight. The dry food will be carried for one night.

Ah Ting laid out their dinner tonight one by one, and grilled the meat and other items on the campfire.

Dried meat can become softer and more fragrant after being roasted in flames.

While Ah Ding was concentrating on roasting the jerky on a bonfire, the voice she had been waiting for from the beginning finally rang outside the cave.

"I am back."

It's Ogata's voice.

"Slowly die!"

As soon as Ogata's "I'm back" fell, Amachi turned to look at the entrance of the cave and said unceremoniously, "Why didn't I return so late..."

Before Ah Ding finished speaking, the remaining words got stuck in Ah Ding's throat, and he couldn't spit out anymore.

The scene presented in front of Ah Ting not only made Ah Ting look surprised, but also made Ayzan and Ahili look shocked.

They are so because Ogata did not come back alone.

A large bundle of firewood was tucked under Ogata's left armpit.

Ogata's right arm supported a middle-aged man who was about 30 years old.

The middle-aged man simply looked at the scene in the cave, and fixed his gaze on Ah Ding and the others:

"Mashima-kun, who are these?"

"Those two are my friends." Ogata pressed his chin to where the two of Aizan and Ahili were sitting. "And this one is Uchiko-Mashimacho."

"My wife?" Songping Dingxin praised, "Ling Zheng is really beautiful."

"Mr. Mashima." Aizan asked at this time, "this one is?"

Before Ogata had time to reply, Matsudaira Matshinbubu took the lead in Ogata and said in a serious tone:

"My name is Songping Dingxin. I have the official position of'Laozhong' for the time being. You can call me'Laozhong', if you find it troublesome, you can call me'Songping'."

Mashima knew his true identity.

So in the face of Mashima's wife and friends, Matsudaira has no need to hide his identity.

As Ainu people and unfamiliar with Japan, Aizan and Yahili didn't know what the term "Laozhong" meant, and did not recognize the name "Matsuhei Dingxin", so they were at a loss.

As for Ah Ding...

Ah Ding: ∑(っ°Д°;)っ "Matsuhira Dingxin?!"

At this moment, she is like a female cat blowing her hair...

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Ezo land, somewhere—

A red fox dangling a rabbit that had just been caught, walked briskly on the white snowy field.

Its big fluffy tail swayed with joy—a pity, its tail soon could no longer swing so happily.

Because just now, its right front foot stepped on a ring made of thin thread.

Hearing only a slight "crack" sound, the ring made of thin threads was directly tightened, enclosing the right front foot of the big fox, and then directly hoisting the big fox.

"Hey woo woo-! Hey woo woo woo-!"

The red fox that was hung in the air was struggling frantically like a fish hung up, flapping its limbs, and the rabbit in its mouth naturally fell to the ground.

"Hahahahahaha!"

A laugh full of information sounded.

An old man with gray hair came out from a bush not far away.

If Ogata and Amachi were present, after seeing this old man, they would definitely recognize this old man—this old man was the former Yujin who sold pets and told them important information about Xuanzheng and Xuanzheng.

"Not bad!" Tang Shen looked at the fat fox who was still jumping around, "This fox looks good! It will definitely sell for a good price!"

After all, Tang Shen took out two thick threads and **** the limbs of the fat fox with skilled techniques, and then put the fox down from his self-made trap.

"I picked up a fat rabbit for nothing! There is still a body temperature! Not bad! Today's dinner is over!"

Tang Shen picked up the fat rabbit that had just fallen out of the big fox's mouth.

"Hey oh oh oh oh oh!"

The prey that he was caught, and finally caught, was nothing but cheaper to others-this big fox screamed even more sorrowful.

Tang Shen was used to these neighs a long time ago. He pinched the neck of the big fox in one hand and the fat rabbit in the other. He strode towards his special sleigh stopped not far away. The stick that never leaves the body is clamped under the left armpit.

After many days of hard work, Tang Shen has gained a lot and has successfully caught many popular animals such as red foxes and squirrels that are relatively easy to sell.

After putting the newly caught red fox into the cage behind the sled, Tang Shen raised his head and glanced at the sky above his head.

"It's getting dark..." Tang Shen murmured, "It's time to find a place to stay overnight..."

Tang Shen got on the sled and yelled "Go!" to the dog who was in charge of pulling the car.

The trained sled dogs quickly got up, then pulled the sled, and under the control of Tang Shen, drove to the vast snowfield not far away.

Tang Shen, who was driving intently on the sleigh, suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from the front.

Look forward intently-there is a large group of people in front of them.

The number of people in this group is around 20. There is a carriage in the middle of the group, and only 2 thin horses are pulling the carriage.

Based on experience, Tang Shen concluded that this group should be a gang of peacemakers.

The area where Tangshen is currently located is the "pro-Japanese area". The Ainu people living in this area are generally close to and willing to communicate with the merchants. Therefore, in this area, you can often see the merchants. Walking back and forth.

Meeting He Shang here, Tang Shen has already been unaware of it.

But the sudden appearance of Heshang in the front attracted Tang Shen's attention.

Because all of them have a panic expression.

Tang Shen, frowning slightly, shouted "stop" at the sled dogs pulling the cart in front of him.

After stopping the sled, Tang Shen asked the Heshang who was getting closer and closer to him:

"Hey! Did something happen?"

The leader of this Japanese business seems to be the middle-aged man who is driving a carriage.

The middle-aged man reined his horse, and after stopping the carriage, he frowned and looked up and down Tang Shen a few times.

"I'm a pet merchant. I'm catching animals here." Tang Shen used his thumb to compare the cage that has been holding many animals behind his sled, and proactively reported to his home, "What happened? Why are you all in a hurry?"

"Don't you know?" the middle-aged man asked.

"Know what?" Tang Shen asked back.

"There is a war!" the middle-aged man shouted, "The shogunate sent troops to the Ainu! If you don't get involved in the war, get out of here!"

"War?!" Tang Shen's eyes widened.

Because of sudden news that was too shocking, Tang Shen's head went down for a moment.

When Tang Shen's head went down, the middle-aged man continued:

"I don't know the details. I only know that the shogunate sent a large army into Ezo Land. The target seems to be the Red Moon Fortress!"

"Red Moon Fortress?!" Tang Shen exclaimed again, "Is it the Red Moon Fortress with iron cannons?"

The middle-aged man nodded.

"Why, why so suddenly?! Why suddenly send troops to the Red Moon Fortress?!" Tang Shen's voice was a little broken because of his excitement.

"How do I know." The middle-aged man frowned. "Didn't I just say it? I don't know the details. Maybe the shogunate wants to expand its territory."

"All in all-you don't want to catch any more animals, and run away! I'll wait for the limelight now!"

"Now the Japanese merchants in Ezo land are rushing out!"

After all, the middle-aged man stopped talking to Tang Shen, shaking the horse rein in his hand, and drove the carriage to move forward. His attendants and guards gathered around the carriage and passed by Tang Shen.

As for Tang Shen—he is sitting on the sled car with a dull look: "The Shogunate has sent troops to the Red Moon Fortress...this..."

Tang Shen seemed to be petrified, sitting motionless on the sled.

After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind, gritted his teeth, got up and walked to the cage behind the sled, opened the cage, and let go of all the animals he had caught so hard these days.

Not only that, after releasing these animals, Tang Shen also threw the cage directly from the sled.

The reason he did this is to reduce the weight of the sled and reduce the burden on the sled dogs.

After finishing this, Tang Shen did it again and returned to the driving position.

"Go!" Tang Shen shouted to the sled dogs.

The direction Yushen is heading is not to turn back to the south of the Matsumae clan.

Instead, he went straight north without hesitation.

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In the cave where Ogata and the others inhabit—

"Okay." After examining the bones of Songping Dingxin's right arm, Ayzan nodded at Songping Dingxin, "The muscles of the right arm are strained, but it can be cured after a few days of rest. There is nothing else in the body. Big trouble."

Judgment and emergency treatment of traumatic injuries is one of the necessary skills for old hunters like Aizan.

"Thank you." Songping Dingxin smiled at Aizan.

"Come on, Mr. Chu." At this time, Ogata handed a piece of hot-roasted meat to Matsudaira, "Let's eat something."

"Thank you." Matsudaira received the jerky from Ogata.

After receiving the jerky, Matsuba Datsunobu let out a sigh of relief, and then said quietly:

"The world is really unpredictable."

"I thought the world is so big, there should be no chance to see you again for the rest of my life. I didn't expect that after only a few months, I would be able to meet you again in this frozen Ezo field and be saved by you. ."

"Since it's a rare reunion-you can tell me: Why did you participate in the'Prince Test Combination' martial arts test halfway through, and then stop participating in the follow-up?"

"And-after the'Imperial Examination' is over, why don't you come to see me and tell me your answer?"

After finishing the sentence, add a sentence in Songping Dingxin:

"I... but waited for you for a long time."

As soon as Matsuhira Matshinbu's words fell, the expressions of Ogata and Amachi became weird.

Ogata released Matsudaira's pigeons—Amachi naturally knew about this.

Because of this, Amachi showed such a surprised expression after seeing Ogata taking Matsuhira Matshinbu back to the cave just now.

Naturally, it was impossible for Ogata to just explain it honestly, saying that he was busy dealing with Shiranuiri, so he forgot about it.

"Uchiko's uncle who lives in her hometown had a little entanglement with some villagers, and was injured by some people in the village." Ogata said solemnly, "Uchiko's family is my family."

"The'Prince Test Combination' is certainly important, but it is far less important than my family."

"Therefore, after learning that Naizi's uncle was injured in his hometown, I didn't care about the'prince test match' anymore, and hurriedly took Naizi back to Naizi's hometown to deal with her uncle's affairs."

"Because I'm busy dealing with Uncle Naizi's affairs, I will forget the agreement with you when I come and go."

Ogata's voice fell, and Amachi, who was sitting next to Ogata, resisted the urge to cast a shocked and stunned look at Ogata next to him.

What Ogata said just now, take a closer look—it turns out to be the truth...

Ah Ding’s uncle—Uncle Qing was indeed in their hometown: Shiranui, had an entanglement with the “villagers” and was injured...

Afterwards, Ogata was indeed busy returning to their hometown with Amachi to deal with these matters, and he had no time to take care of the "Gozen Exam"...

After quietly listening to Ogata’s explanation, Matsudaira Masanobu asked further:

"So... I forgot the agreement with me..." Matsuhira Dingxin gave a self-deprecating smile, "It's nothing...Anyway, it's an old thing from a few months ago. Time has passed so long, so I am. I didn't care about it a long time ago."

"And you also have a life-saving grace to me now, I owe you a great favor. So you forget the agreement with me-just let it pass."

After that, Matshinori took the jerky that Ogata had just handed him, and began to eat gently.

Seeing Matsuhira Masanbu said that the past events have been wiped out, Ogata also breathed a sigh of relief. He is naturally happy to see Songping Dingxin regardless of the predecessors, because in this way, whether Songping Dingxin or he, there is no need to feel embarrassed about the past.

"Old Master." At this time, Ogata asked, "Why are you in Ezo? This kind of place is not like a place where people like you would come."

Matsuba Dingxin glanced at Aizan and Ahili not far away, and then slowly said while gnawing on the dried meat:

"The reason why I came to Ezo land is mainly for inspection."

"You should have heard of it more or less? The country of Lucia has not been at peace in recent years and has made a lot of moves in Ezo land."

"In order to prevent Lucia, I decided to use Matsumae Clan as the core to strengthen the construction of the north."

"I came to Ezo Land this time to inspect the current situation of Matsumae Clan and Ezo Land with my own eyes. In order to prepare for the construction of the north."

"My goal is to unite all Ainu who are willing to get close to us and people to form a defense line that can prevent the Lucias from going south."

"In these recent days, I took some people out to investigate. As a result, this afternoon, I accidentally encountered a blizzard and an attack by wolves."

"During the fierce battle with the wolves, the person in charge of lifting the sedan accidentally stepped on the eaves of the snow, and the person who lifted the sedan and I fell off the snow slope."

"As for the next thing, you should also know. I fell under the slope, but I was not dead. I was overtaken by a wolf and then saved by you."

Matsudaira Masahiro told Ogata and others about the reason why he was here.

Ah Ting had never seen Matsudaira Dingxin before, and it was the first time she saw Matsuhira Dingxin's true face. Because he was not familiar with Matsuhira Dingxin, Ah Ding has not actively spoken to Matsuhira Dingxin since just now.

And now, after listening to Matsuhira's words just now, Ah Ding couldn't help saying:

"You are so courageous... If you are other people who are less courageous, you must not dare to go to such a dangerous place in person..."

"This is my habit. I like to inspect in person." Matsuhira Dingxin sneered, "This is also a habit of being tortured by the people below."

"Obviously, a temple can be built with only fifty taels of gold, and the people below dare to ask me for five hundred taels."

"The'Northern Construction' is a big deal, and the money to be spent is measured in units of 10,000. If I don't care about it at all, God knows how much corruption will be produced."

"So I have to personally take a look at the current situation of Matsumae Clan and Ezo Land. About how long and how much money will be spent on the construction of the north, I have a few ideas in my heart, and it can effectively prevent the construction of the north from being officially opened in the future. , Someone deceived me."

"But I seem to have underestimated the sinister Ezo land."

Matsuhira Dingxin laughed self-deprecatingly again.

"If there is no Mashima-kun in time today, then the general will have to choose a new and old one."

After he finished speaking, Matsudaira had just finished eating the jerky that Ogata had just given him.

"Mashima-kun, what about you? Why are you here?"

"I'm here to practice martial arts." Ogata, who couldn't confess his true purpose for coming to Ezo, did not hesitate to move out this very useful reason.

Ogata’s words are not actually lying—on the way to search for Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen, Ogata's skills have been constantly improving, and it is considered to be practicing martial arts.

"Martial arts practice?" Matsudaira raised his eyebrows, and glanced at Amachi who was sitting next to Ogata. "Will you take your wife to practice martial arts?"

"There should be no rules in the world-you can't take your wife to practice martial arts together." Ogata said jokingly.

"Take your wife to practice martial arts together..." Matsuba Matshinbu murmured.

For some reason, Matsubishi Dingxin's face slowly appeared with a smile.

The color of memories slowly appeared in his pupils.

After a while, Songping Dingxin slowly said:

"Superb swordsmanship, taking his wife to practice martial arts... Majima-kun. Now, if you look closely, you are the person I always dreamed of becoming when I was young."

"Looking at you makes me think of myself when I was young."

"Huh?" Ogata raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

Matsubishi Dingxin untied the Tiger Toru who hung on his left waist and held it with both hands.

He looked at Hu Che in his palm with a reminiscence gaze.

"When I was young... I also dreamed of becoming a swordsman with superb swordsmanship just like you are now, and then taking a beautiful wife, wandering around and practicing. Then when I see injustice, I draw my sword to help..."

"In the ignorant and ignorant young age, in order to achieve this ideal of mine, I stupidly practiced swordsmanship hard."

"When I grow up a little bit, I know-my ideal distance is too far away for me."

"My origin is destined to be impossible for me to practice martial arts."

"So, I know the reality and don't practice much swordsmanship anymore. The dream of this young age has gradually been forgotten."

"The man who dreams of becoming a great swordsman who can wander around has become a middle-aged man who doesn't touch his sword much and his belly grows bigger with age..."

"If I were to let me in my youth see what I look like now, I really don't know what he would think..."

After that, Matsudaira smiled bitterly, and hung the tiger in his palm back to his left waist.

"Looking back now-the reason why I like to go and inspect in person is probably because of my dreams in my youth..."

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"Drink...drink...drink..." Grandfather Jiang looked around, "Escape here...should be enough..."

In order to stay away from Ogata, grandfather Jiang escaped desperately.

Once a person encounters a crisis, under the influence of adrenaline, psychological cues and other factors, they will often explode with extremely strong power.

In other words, it's normal. Grandfather Jiang definitely couldn't run at this speed for so long.

But now, because he was eager to stay away from Ogata's Ishigami, the potential deep in his grandfather Jiang was stimulated in one breath. He ran wildly for nearly half an hour without stopping, until his legs became weak and he could no longer run. until.

Grandfather Jiang leaned against a big tree, and while regaining his strength, he was observing the surroundings—all the trees around him were trees. I am in a forest.

After observing the environment he was in now, grandfather Jiang raised his head and glanced at the sky above his head.

There was a lot of wind and snow, and the dark clouds that had been raging for nearly half an afternoon had already dispersed, exposing the sky. At this time, the sky has turned gray, and soon, the black gauze will cover the sky.

Judging from the current weather, tonight must be a moonless night.

—Let’s stay on the tree tonight...

Grandfather Jiang has no strength to find a new place to live.

During this time, he often does this-if he can't find a suitable shelter, he will climb to the tree and sleep in the tree all night.

Grandfather Jiang looked around again, looking for trees that were strong enough for him to sleep on.

But suddenly—he suddenly heard a "click, click" sound coming from behind him.

Grandfather Jiang immediately turned his head and looked back—several warriors in armor were rushing towards him with their weapons.

And the sound of "clicking" was the sound of the pieces of armor colliding while running.

Grandfather Jiang's face, which was a little pale from exhaustion, became paler at this time.

—Why are there soldiers here? !

Grandfather Jiang yelled in a panic in his heart, and subconsciously wanted to turn his head and ran away.

However—grandfather Jiang, who has just rushed for a long time, has long lost his energy.

Only a few steps away, they were overtaken by these soldiers who suddenly appeared, and then surrounded.

"Don't move!" one of the soldiers shouted at his grandfather Jiang, a young warrior wearing an array of haori and more exquisite armor.

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When he learned that Matsudaira had accidentally dropped the snow slope, Kitano Zhouki was as anxious as Tachibana.

He is one of the 50 elite shogunate members who were assigned to Matsuba Matshinbu by Inamori to defend Matsuba Matshinbu's personal safety.

Among these 50 people, Kitano has the highest status and is a "senior general" in the army. Therefore, if Matsuhira has anything to do, Inamori will definitely be the first to ask him.

Even if he was not asked to cut his belly and apologize, he would definitely be relieved of his current position of "General Attendant".

So-from a rational level, Kitano can't let Matsuhira Dingxin get into trouble no matter what.

On the perceptual level, Kitano didn't want Matsuhira's letter to be in any case.

At the first glance of Matsuba Dingxin, Kitano was fascinated by his sharp and energetic eyes.

This look added a different charm to the not-so handsome Matsuhira Datsunobu.

Therefore, starting from the perceptual level, Kitano does not want any accidents with such a beautiful man full of unique charm.

So when he repelled the wolves that came suddenly, and began to look around for Songping who had fallen on the snow slope. Kitano's hard work is not inferior to Tachibana, whose surname is Matsuba Matshinbu.

Kitano led several subordinates into a certain forest under the snow slope, trying to find Songping Dingxin in this forest.

After searching for a long time, Matsuhira was convinced that he didn't find it. Instead, he found a young and dirty man in a kimono and ragged clothes.

In such a wilderness, I encountered a single Kazuto—this made Kitano frown involuntarily.

Kitano led his men to run towards the young Kazuto.

After discovering Kitano and the others, the young Kazuto showed a panic expression, turned his head and ran.

But he didn't run a few steps before he was caught up by Kitano and the others.

"Don't move!" Kitano yelled at the young Kazuto after surrounding him.

Young Kazuto's body was trembling with fright by Kitano's loud and loud voice, and then stood obediently on the spot, looking at Kitano and others who were surrounding him with a panic expression.

"What's your name? Why are you here alone?" Kitano spit out two questions at the young Kazuto.

"I, my name is Grandfather Esaburo." Young Kazuren—that is, grandfather Jiang stammered because of nervousness, "Yes, yes..."

Grandfather Jiang racked his brains, thinking about how to answer Kitano's second question.

After seeing grandfather Jiang stuttering and unable to say a complete sentence for a long time, Kitano frowned slightly and cast a meaningful look at grandfather Jiang.

"...Are you a gold digger?" Kitano's tone was neither sad nor happy.

But these words without sorrow made grandfather Jiang seem to have heard the whisper of a devil.

According to the laws of the Edo Shogunate, all gold prospectors are punished as serious crimes.

So after Kitano's voice fell, grandfather Jiang quickly defended:

"No! I'm not a gold digger! I, I'm just... doing martial arts training!"

Kitano ignored his grandfather Jiang’s excuse, but said to the two subordinates beside him:

"Search him to see if there is any gold sand."

Two subordinates: "Yes!"*2

Seeing that Kitano was going to search, his grandfather Jiang's face turned completely whiter than Shirayuki.

He subconsciously wanted to escape, but the two soldiers who had been ordered by Kitano to search his body quickly moved forward, one restrained his grandfather Jiang, and the other fumbled up and down on his body.

"My lord! Found this!"

Soon, the soldier in charge of the body search found a small cloth bag, and then handed the cloth bag to Kitano.

Kitano opened the cloth bag-it was full of golden sand and gold particles.

"The evidence is conclusive, do you have anything else to say?" Kitano said to grandfather Jiang in a playful tone, "Don't tell me that you found this bag of gold sand."

Grandfather Jiang's face was ashes.

But even so, his grandfather Jiang's desire to survive is still spurring him, making him think hard about what he can say to escape crime in this desperate situation.

"According to the regulations of the shogunate, all gold prospectors are subject to the penalty of beheading." Kitano said as he fastened the bag of gold sand tightly, and then put it away by himself.

After hearing the word "beheading", grandfather Jiang could no longer control his body filled with fear, and his limbs began to tremble slightly.

But what Kitano said next made his grandfather Jiang seem to see a beam of light shining from the depths of the abyss.

"But I'll give you a chance now." Kitano Masashi said, "I am looking for someone. If you see that person and provide relevant information about that person, I can spare your life."

"Then my golden sand...?" Grandfather Jiang asked subconsciously.

This golden sand carries his hope. He has pinned the rest of his life on this bag of gold sand.

This bag of gold sand is no less than his second life to grandfather Jiang.

"Humph!" Kitano snorted heavily, "Of course the gold sand you scoured illegally cannot be returned to you! You committed the great crime of gold mining, and I would like to give you a chance to get your life back. A great gift!"

The light that just came out of grandfather Jiang’s eyes has dimmed again...

At this time, Kitano said the appearance and characteristics of Matsuba Dingxin one by one.

Bei Ye thought to himself: If this gold digger actually haunts this area, maybe he has seen Songping Dingxin slipping under the snow slope.

After listening to Kitano's description of Matsuba Dingxin's appearance, his grandfather Jiang Yi was stunned.

The figure of the middle-aged man with a beautiful saber on the waist that I saw just now jumped out of grandfather Jiang's mind.

Grandfather Jiang quickly remembered—he had seen this man just now.

I wanted to steal that person’s knife just now, but in the end, this person was rescued by Ogata Ishio, who was able to dissolve it by unknown means...

But at this moment, grandfather Jiang suddenly felt like a flash of lightning struck through his mind.

-Um? Yes…! Why didn't I think of it...

Grandfather Jiang suddenly realized that there might be a way to save his life, but also to save the hard-earned golden sand.

Seeing his grandfather Jiang's delay in speaking, Kitano seemed to lose patience.

"Hey!" Kitano's tone was full of displeasedness, "What are you in a daze? If you don't speak, I'll cut your head off!"

-Take a bet! It's a big deal!

Grandfather Jiang gritted his teeth, and determined to give up, he nodded vigorously

"I have seen it! I have seen the person in your mouth!"

Kitano's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked anxiously:

"Where did you meet that person?"

Grandfather Jiang did not immediately answer Kitano's question.

Instead, he asked:

"My lord, you are wearing armor. You should be in the army? Not only did I meet the person you are looking for, but I now have information that is important to you and might make you rich. Or the well-known intelligence."

"I can tell you the location of the person I just ran into and you are looking for, as well as my important information! Can you spare my life and return the golden sand to me?"

"The information that can make you rich or the information that makes you famous?" Kitano laughed blankly. "You who depend on gold mining for a living, what information can you have?"

"What I said is true!" Grandfather Jiang Ji said, "This important information of mine may really make you rich or famous!"

"...Then let's listen to it." Kitano became a little impatient. "If your so-called important information is really valuable, then this bag of gold sand will be returned to you. My ugly words are on the front-if the one in your mouth 'Important information' is just some nonsense, then I will kill you!"

"No problem!" After nodding vigorously, grandfather Jiang took a deep breath.

Afterwards, grandfather Jiang pointed towards his grandfather Jiang in the direction he had just fled.

"I just saw the person you were looking for fell in the snow! Keep walking in this direction to reach the place where the person you were looking for fell on the ground."

"He just woke up when I ran into him."

"When he woke up, he was attacked by a wolf, UU read www.uukanshu.com, but he was finally rescued by someone!"

"And that person—it's the famous'Executioner Ichitosai' Ogata Ishige!"

"Hangman Ichidozai?!" Kitano's mouth opened into an "O" shape

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In order to be able to assume the role of Ainu as much as possible recently, the author has been listening to Ainu folk songs while writing.

I recommend everyone to watch the video "Ainu Folk Song Collection" at station B, which lasts 22 minutes and contains many folk songs passed down from generation to generation by Ainu people. Those who are interested can listen to it.

Although it feels weird at first, it sounds good when I am used to it. There is no such beautiful melody and no high lyrics, but it feels pretty good. This is probably the unique charm of the lower Riba people. .

It's a pity that this video has no subtitles, so I don't understand what they are singing.

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