I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

　　 "Makino, the interesting news you mentioned, isn't it where you found a beautiful woman again?" A senior sitting next to Makino said in a half-joking tone.

　　 "How is it possible." Makino slapped the senior man on the shoulder angrily, "The interesting news I want to say is not such a boring thing."

　　 "Makino-senpai!" Sawamura said anxiously, "Then you can tell me what this interesting news about you is."

　　 "Hmm, the news I want to tell has something to do with the shogunate."

　　 Makino lowered his voice, and the wicked one paused when he said that, to dazzle the appetites of Zecun and others.

　　 And Makino’s little trick was quite successful-Sawemura and the others, who were looking forward to it, unconsciously stretched their necks in the direction where Makino was.

　　 Seeing that he succeeded in arousing the interest of Sawamura and others, Makino stopped messing up, cleared his throat, and then—

　　 "The shogunate recently... seems to be convening heavy prisoners from across the country."

　　 "Summon serious criminals?" Zecun frowned and mumbled.

　　 The same frowning person, and the others sitting around Makino.

"I have a friend who works in prison." Makino continued, "He told me-the shogunate recently issued an order to the feudal clans, asking them to take the heavy prisoners in their respective prisons to Kii. "

　　 "Ki...?" Sawamura's brow furrowed deeper, "The more I listened, the more confused...Why did the shogunate summon heavy prisoners across the country for no reason? And why should Kii be taken?"

　　 "How do I know." Makino shrugged with a wry smile, "We can't guess what the big figures in the shogunate think."

　　 "Then we Hirose Clan now have any serious prisoners?" asked another Makino junior.

"According to my friend who worked in the prison-no." Makino said, "So they are very idle now, and they don't need to be busy taking the vicious felons into discipline like the people in other domains. I... Ah, Ogata-senpai is here!"

　　 Makino's face was facing the gate of the dojo.

　　 So he can clearly see who is in and out of the dojo.

　　 Makino, who was chatting with Sawamura and others, caught a familiar figure at the gate of the dojo from the corner of his eyes.

　　 quickly raised his head and looked towards the gate of the dojo.

　　 The person who appeared at the gate of the dojo was Ogata Ishie.

　　 Makino only noticed that Ogata was coming.

　　 But he didn't notice the strange expression on Ogata's face at this time.

　　 Makino hurriedly got up and led Sawamura and others toward Ogata.

　　 "Senior Ogata! Good evening!" Makino took the lead to say hello to Ogata.

　　 "Yeah. Good evening to you, too." Ogata smiled.

　　 After chatting with Makino and others, the smile disappeared on Ogata's face.

　　 "Sorry, everyone, I suddenly have something urgent to deal with, so I will be there later for the banquet tonight."

　　 "Huh?" Makino cast a suspicious look at Ogata, "Urgent? What urgent?"

　　 "...I'm sorry, I can't say. Makino, you can help me tell other people later."

　　 "Because I may arrive later, so you can hold a banquet at the scheduled time, without waiting for me to come back."

　　 "Makino, please."

　　 After that, Xu Jian did not make any stops, and quickly walked away from the gate of the dojo.

　　 Only Makino and the others, who were full of doubts, looked at each other.

　　……

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　　 Outside the dojo, waiting for Ogata were the two retainers of Kuranagazaemon who had just found Ogata’s house.

　　 "Let you wait a long time." Ogata said to the two in a non-salty or weak tone, "Let's go."

　　 "Hmm. Ogata Isse-kun, please come with us."

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　　 These two young samurai led Ogata to turn left and right in the castle town.

　　 Finally, he stopped in front of a magnificent mansion.

　　 Looking at the generous door in front of him, Ogata asked the two in front of him:

　　 "Do I need to hand in my saber?"

"No need to."

　　 "This way..."

　　 Ogata drew the knife from his left waist, and then carried the knife with a sheath with his right hand.

　　 After one of the two young warriors whispered to the two servants guarding the gate, the two servants pushed open the generous door of the house.

　　 "Ogata Itase-kun, please."

　　 "Yeah." After nodding to the two young warriors, under the leadership of the two, they walked slowly into the old man's house.

　　 After Ogata and others walked into Kuranaga's mansion, the two guards closed the door again.

　　 The slowly closing door of the house isolated the house from the outside world again.

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　　 "Ogata Itase-kun, please sit down."

After the young samurai led by 　　 led Ogata into a clean and tidy room, he once again made a "please" motion toward the tatami in the center of the room.

　　Ogata also nodded to the young samurai once again, kneeled down at the position the young samurai pointed out earlier, and placed the knife he had been holding in his right hand on the tatami on the right side of his body.

　　 then straightened his waist and put his hands flat on his legs.

　　 In front of Ogata, there are two paper sliding doors that can be opened to the left and right.

　　 These two paper sliding doors together form a huge paper wall, blocking Ogata's line of sight.

　　 After Ogata knelt down on the ground, the two young samurai who was responsible for bringing Ogata all the way there walked left and right towards the ends of the two huge paper sliding doors.

　　 One person kneels and sits on the edge of the paper sliding door on the left ~ www.wuxiahere.com ~ The other person kneels and sits on the edge of the paper sliding door on the right.

　　 As if rehearsing in advance, the two reached out their hands at the same time and opened the paper sliding doors on the left and right sides.

　　 The paper wall blocking Ogata's line of sight was divided into two halves.

　　 Ogata's sight also suddenly opened up.

　　 Behind this paper wall made up of two-sided paper sliding doors, is an old man who is also sitting in jeopardy.

　　 Ogata is very familiar with this old man.

　　 After all, I just met in the ritual contest more than a month ago.

　　 This old man is the elder of their Hirose clan-Kuranagazaemon.

　　 Kuragara looked at Wang Oukata.

　　 then said in a calm tone to the two young samurai who was responsible for bringing Ogata here, and then just now helped to open the paper sliding door that separated Ogata from Kurunaga:

　　 "The two of you, let's step back first."

　　 "Yes!"*2

　　 The two young warriors responded in unison, stood up at the same time, and left the room.

　　 In this space, only Ogata and Kuranaga are left.

　　 "It's been over a month. Ogata-kun." Kuranaga smiled at Ogata.

　　 "Good evening, old man." Ogata squeezed a polite smile from Asakura Naga as much as possible, "I wonder if the old man invited me into the house late at night. What's the matter?"

　　 Ogata is actually a little displeased with Kuranaga inviting him into the mansion at this time.

　　 The time chosen by Kuranaga is too difficult to describe.

　　According to the original plan, Ogata should have been drinking happily with his brothers at Sakura Sword Museum.

　　 As a result, Ogata’s original plan was completely disrupted because of Kuranaga’s sudden “invitation”.