I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

-What happened?

This was the last word that came to Kitahara's mind before he was knocked unconscious.

Just after he yelled in his heart, "Let Miss Isshiki look sideways for me!", he saw An Yun approaching him with a superb pace on the opposite side.

While getting close, hold up the wooden knife in the palm.

After Kitahara entered his attack range, the wooden sword happened to be raised to the most suitable height, and then struck him again.

An Yun's series of actions are too fast.

Kitahara's eyes followed his movements.

But the body can't keep up.

It wasn't until An Yun's knife was hacked that he would react and try to defend with the knife.

An Yun's knife has hit his body hard, and he hasn't put up a defensive posture.

The severed pain that made Kitahara's lips and tongue scream uncontrollably came from the part that was hit.

This severe pain quickly spread throughout Beiyuan's body and impacted Beiyuan's brain.

Immediately afterwards, the eyelids became darker and darker, and darkness gradually occupied his field of vision-he just passed out.

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silence.

The silence is all over the place.

Almost everyone on the scene, with wonderful expressions, looked at Beiyuan who was seckilled, and An Yun who seckilled Beiyuan.

Ogata was also surprised.

He just listened to Isshika's introduction that this Kitahara should be an invincible existence among all the participants of the "big test".

"Miss Isshiki." Ogata asked Isshiki who was beside her in a soft voice, "Didn't you say that Kitahara is very good?"

While asking Isshika aloud, Ogata rolled his eyes and looked up and down An Yun seriously several times.

Ogata had a panoramic view of An Yun's series of actions just now.

If Ogata can describe An Yun who killed Kitahara in a flash...that is-this person is definitely not a person to wait.

Whether it is the timing and distance of the close body, or the timing and angle of the attack, it is perfect.

Being able to accurately grasp the timing and angle of the attack on a person in a battle, as well as the timing and distance of the close body... This only represents one thing—

This person's experience in fighting against people is extremely rich.

"I, I don't know what's going on..." Isshika's beautiful eyes are now full of roundness, "This An Yun...who is this... never heard of this person... When did the Yuanming Pavilion There is such a powerful person..."

The referee in charge of this trial match between Kitahara and An Yun has a high level of professionalism.

Although he was also shocked by the scene in front of him now, he recovered quickly.

After recovering, he stubbornly shouted:

"Yuanyuan, Yuanmingkan! An, An Yunyou no help!"

After the referee announced that he had won, An Yun carried the wooden knife back to his right shoulder and walked down the court triumphantly.

As for Beiyuan, who had passed out, two apprentices from the Military Hall hurriedly entered the arena, racking him back to the field one by one.

"Large Test Combination" adopts the "one battle to decide victory" system.

In other words, Kitahara, who has lost once, has no chance to play again.

Everyone thought that his victory over the "three consecutive hegemony" was just a certain Beiyuan, and he lost in the first game-so the result is really shocking.

Unable to hide the astonishment in her heart, she turned her head and asked her grandfather:

"Grandpa, do you know who this An Yun is? When did Yuanming Hall have such a powerful character?"

"This An Yun...I have a bit of an impression..." Zhi Zhou's gaze has been chasing An Yun's figure since just now. After hearing this question from Isshihua, he muttered in a low voice, "I remember he was A new apprentice who entered the Yuanming Pavilion only half a year ago."

"The skill is quite outstanding... but it should not be so outstanding..."

Isshiki Sword Hall, Quanbing Hall...The people in each sword hall were shocked by An Yun's strength.

As for the Yuanming Pavilion to which An Yun belongs, everyone in the pavilion was also quite shocked...

Those brothers of An Yun who accompanied them to participate or watch the "Big Test Combination" all stared at the returning An Yun with round eyes and wide mouths.

"An Yun-jun." Shibata, who is the senior brother of Yuanming Pavilion with An Yun, swallowed hard, "You, when did you become so powerful?"

An Yun glanced at Shibata squintingly, then showed a weird smile, smiling without saying a word.

Among the people in the Yuanming Pavilion, only their owner: Yagi Yuhachiro is very calm.

Just now, when An Yun killed Kitahara in a flash, Yagi kept smiling, as if everything was in his expectation.

After An Yun came back, Yagi smiled and nodded at An Yun:

"An Yun, you seem to be in a good state today."

"Oh, master." An Yun grinned and let out a hearty laugh, "I don't know why today, my condition is exceptionally good!"

After that, An Yun stopped talking to his master Yagi and anyone, and sat cross-legged back to his position, folded her arms around her chest, and closed her eyes to rest.

The "Big Test Combination" had just begun, and there was such a scene that surprised everyone in the audience.

Although everyone was shocked, the "big test match" had to go on, so they could only reduce the surprise in their hearts and prepare to continue the test match.

Since the emergence of An Yun, the "big dark horse", the rest of the competition has become a lot more ordinary.

Ogata had guessed at first-these contests conducted by people who probably hadn't touched a real sword very much would be extremely boring.

And now it seems that it is so.

Obviously he has stepped into the best attack area but he did not launch an attack.

Defending there when it shouldn't be.

Up to now, only An Yun has made Ogata's eyes shine.

After watching 4 boring trials in a row, it was finally An Yun's turn to play.

An Yun, who played again, reproduced the scene before—killing her opponent with a single blow...

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At this moment—

Osaka, the Osaka Administration Office, the office of the Administration—

Osaka is pursuing it-Okino Kyosuke is now busy with government affairs.

Just as the Kyoto practice was overwhelmed by the Kyoto Sochi, the Osaka practice was also overwhelmed by the Osaka Castle.

As Okino’s direct boss, Osaka Castle’s Dai Horita faithfully fulfilled any order issued by Horita, it was Okino’s duty.

Too many abnormal things have happened recently, so Okino has been uneasy in recent days.

First, a merchant ship smuggling armor was seized at the Port of Osaka more than a month ago.

The severity of this incident has exceeded the scope that Okino can handle.

So Okino immediately reported the incident to Horita.

Then... there is no more.

After learning about this, Hotta personally took charge of the investigation of the matter. What happened to the investigation of the merchant ship that smuggled the armor, and Okino didn't dare to ask more about it without knowing it.

After being so calm for more than a month, yesterday, Horita issued an order to Okino that made him worried:

Count the stocks of grain, weapons, etc. in the warehouses in Osaka, and deliver accurate figures of the grains, weapons, horses, and other storage items in the warehouse within 2 days.

Horita suddenly asked to check the inventory of the Osaka Prefecture...Okino inferred from his own work experience, there are generally only two possibilities:

First, there are important ministers from the central government who want to come to Osaka to check their governance.

Second, what happened to the large-scale use of the inventory of the Osaka Fukuoka now or in the future...

Reminiscent of the "smuggling of armor" incident that took more than a month, Okino vaguely realized what...

The more I thought about it, the more Okino shuddered.

This is no longer something that his little town pursuing can get involved, or even think about, and consider.

Not daring to delve into the matter, Okino put all his mind and body on completing the task assigned by Horita.

As the nation's logistics center, the "No. 1 Commercial Capital in the World", the inventory of various items in the Osaka Fukuk is naturally an astronomical number.

It is not a simple task to sort out the various items in the treasury to an accurate number within 2 days.

Okino is now conscientiously checking and checking the statistical reports submitted by his subordinates.

"The eyes are getting worse..."

After putting down another report, Okino sighed and rubbed his eyes vigorously while raising his hand.

45 years old-this is Okino's current age.

Ever since he was over 40, Okino has clearly felt that his body is getting worse, especially his eyes.

Not only the distant objects can't be seen clearly, but also it is very easy to get sour.

Just as Okino raised his head, closed his eyes, and let his eyes rest, a briefing from one of his subordinates suddenly sounded outside the office:

"Master Okino, You Feijiao brought a letter addressed to you."

"Letter?" Okino opened his eyes abruptly, and then hurriedly said in a delighted tone, "Hurry up and get the letter for me!"

"Yes!"

Hikyaku: A courier in the Edo period.

Japan in the Edo period already had a very good express service. As long as you can afford the money, Hikyaku can help you deliver letters or goods from the easternmost point of Japan to the westernmost point.

After Okino asked to bring the letter quickly, a good seal of the letter was presented on Okino's book case shortly after.

With the excitement shining in his eyes, Okino tore open the envelope three times and then took out a thin piece of letter paper.

This neatly folded letter paper has a gorgeous blush rubbed on the top.

Looking at the blush on the top of the letter paper, Okino immediately exulted.

"Ms. Qingju sent me a letter again~~~~ Hehehe~~~~"

The laughter with a somewhat insignificant breath came from Okino's mouth.

Chrysanthemum-one of the most popular travel girls in the Fungus Flower House in Shinmachi.

For the wandering girls, the guests are their fate.

In order to prevent the loss of regular customers and turn them into repeat customers, writing letters to the guests and inviting them to come again is one of their daily important tasks.

Because you basically don't have personal freedom, they will entrust Feijiao to help deliver the letter.

Among the letters sent by these travel girls to the guests, the most special kind of letter is the one that Okino is holding in his hands now-a letter with a red sky.

Fold the letter paper, then bite the top of the letter paper with your lips coated with lip grease, and use the lip grease on your lips to press a red mark on the top of the letter paper. This red mark is called "sky red".

This kind of red letter is usually only sent to the guests who are most special to her.

Therefore, when a wandering girl sends you this kind of red letter, it is equivalent to the wandering girl saying to you: You are a special existence to me.

It is precisely because of this kind of "Tianhongxin" that has this meaning, so many "Huajie Redemption" are eager to receive the "Tianhongxin" from their favorite wandering girl.

Of course-in order to solicit customers, many wandering girls send a letter printed with Tianhong to each of their acquaintances, saying "You are my favorite person" in the letter, which is not uncommon and everyone is tacitly aware Things.

Okino was not in a hurry to open the letter in his hand, but first smiled wryly and opened his mouth wide, holding the sky red on the letter paper, and then sucking hard.

"Um~~It's the smell of Qingju~~It's so fragrant! So fragrant!"

Because of the peculiar ethics of the Edo period, it is only a very common thing for a married woman to go to the flower street together after work. As an Osaka-cho, Okino, who is not short of money and has a very lustful temperament, has always been the most outstanding "Shinmachi Red Guard" in the Osaka officialdom.

Haruyuki was acquainted by Okino two months ago by chance.

When she saw Qingju for the first time, Okino was hooked away by her face, bear, and feet.

Over the past three months, Okino has maintained a frequency of visiting Qingju’s business once every three days.

Qingju is also a girl who knows how to ask Okino to like.

Since I hooked up with Okino, I have been writing to Okino frequently to connect with feelings, and write on the letter paper something like "The clothes on the chest of my Wufu suit seem to be narrowed." Then, Okino is even more fascinated by Qingju.

In the past three months with Qingju, the sound that Okino wants to hear most every day is the sound of bells on Feijiao. (A bell is hung on the flying feet. When the flying feet are running to deliver items, the bell will ring non-stop)

The letters Qingju wrote to Okino are all "Sky Red Letters" without exception, and I receive one Sky Red Letter every day. Therefore, after seeing the letter with a red seal, Okino immediately knew that it was a letter from Qingju to him.

6 days ago, Qingju suddenly fell ill, which made Okino depressed for a long time. Okino did not receive a letter from Sekiku for a long time because of Sekiku's illness.

Today, I received Qingju's letter after a long absence, which made Okino very excited, and his exhaustion was wiped out.

With the sky red in the letter, it was held until the lipstick was gone, and Okino finally opened the letter.

Okino held his breath and concentrated on reading the new letter sent by the Qing chrysanthemum in his hand.

After reading, Okino couldn't help showing a wretched smirk.

There is not much content in Qingju's letter, there are two parts in total.

The first part is a routine greeting against Okino.

The second part is the invitation to Okino.

Sekiku said that her illness was getting better and that she would be able to recover after 4 days. She asked Okino if she would have time to visit her at Yuhuaya in Shinmachi in the evening after 4 days.

Qingju’s letter is very subtle. At first glance, it looks like a normal letter, but all fools can tell that what she calls "look at her" is to "check that her body is developing abnormally." Kind of "look".

"Four days later..." Okino wiped the drool that was almost dripping from the corner of his mouth, trying to remember his future schedule-four days later, he should be free in the evening.

After confirming that he had time in the evening 4 days later, Okino immediately folded and placed the red letter in his palm, and then pushed away all the debris on the book table in front of him, while continuing to make a wretched laugh. Writing a reply to Qingju.

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All Military Hall, No. B Dojo-

Bang!

The scene of deja vu once again appeared in front of everyone.

An Yun drew close quickly, and then slashed his opponent down with a fierce slash.

The person who is now rivaling An Yun is also an apprentice in the entire military hall.

The place where he was hit by the knife was his right shoulder. Due to the different position of the knife, this person did not faint directly like Beiyuan did, but he did not feel well either. After all, An Yun's strength was not light.

He pressed his left hand to his right shoulder, which was already a little swollen. His face was pale and cold sweat broke out. Although the bone of his right shoulder was not injured, it was obvious that he did not rest for a few days, so he didn't want to use his right arm anymore.

At a time when protective gear and soft bamboo swords have not yet been popularized, everyone is holding wooden knives and practicing and playing against each other without any protection. Therefore, it is common to get injured during the playing, so no one Will blame An Yun who injured her opponent. UU reading www.uukanshu.cóm

The referee is now accustomed to this phenomenon of "An Yun constantly hits everybody with a spike". After An Yun injured his opponent, he immediately shouted:

"Yuanming Pavilion! An Yun Younosuke, win!"

Owner of the National Military Museum: Hoon Nanjo's expression is extremely ugly now.

Because the person who was injured by An Yun's shoulder now is the last player in their military hall.

Three of the four major sword halls each participated in the trial match-all the three players in the entire military hall had already lost at this time.

Nanjo's breathing became heavy due to his emotional resentment.

He looked at An Yun on the court with a cold gaze.

This An Yun not only placed high hopes on him and thought that he could win the "three consecutive hegemony" protégé Kitahara with a single shot, but now eliminated the last player in their military hall, leaving them no more in the sword hall. It is the hope of the leader of this year's "big test".

An Yun's opponent has now been backed off the court.

However, An Yun was still carrying the wooden knife, standing still, without any movement.

"Jun An Yun." The referee cast a suspicious look at An Yun, "Please temporarily return to your position. The next trial is about to begin."

As if she hadn't heard the referee's words, An Yun still stood motionless.

"Ha~~"

He yawned greatly.

"It's boring... I'm too lazy to waste time anymore..."

As he said so, he stretched vigorously.

Then, he swung the sword heavily.

Point the tip of the sword to Hoon Nanjo, the owner of the National Military Museum, who is sitting not far away.

"That's the end of the boring competition! Let's go straight to the subject!"

"Mr. Nanjo! Can I take a look at your Katori Shinto style, how good is it?"