I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Red Moon Fortress, Chanup's home——

Chanup was holding a bong, smoking heavily, and puffing away.

Although he is the person in charge of the entire Red Moon Fortress, he never did anything special for himself. He didn't build himself a magnificent house, nor did he get a lot of waiters for himself.

Chanup's houses are ordinary, and in terms of style, many people's houses in the Red Moon Fortress are more stylish than Chanup.

In a nutshell—Chanup's house doesn't look like the house where the top manager who manages the Red Moon Fortress, where thousands of people live, lives.

Chanup just sat cross-legged in his not so spacious and magnificent room, waiting quietly...

Waiting for someone to come.

Finally—the man he was waiting for came.

"Chanup. I brought the old man."

"Come in." Chanup spit out a big eye circle.

The curtain was lifted and the two entered.

The leader of the two was the burly man who had come to report to Chanup just now.

And behind this burly man, followed by a dying old man.

After the two people entered, Chanup immediately turned his gaze, let his gaze look past the burly man, and looked at the old man—and while Chanup looked at the old man, the old man People are also looking at Chanup.

The emotions contained in the eyes of the two are surprisingly similar - both seem to be looking at a stranger.

"Kimship, thank you for your hard work." Chanup said to the burly man, "Kimship, do you have anything to do later?"

"Nothing important to do." Kimship scratched the lush beard on his chin.

"That's good. Then do me a favor." Chanup turned his gaze to the door of his house, "I hope you can help me guard the door now, and don't let anyone in—including my daughter and my son."

"Everyone?" Kim Ship asked in surprise.

"That's right. Everyone."

"I understand." Kim Ship nodded solemnly, then turned and walked out the door.

when turning away,

Kim Ship subconsciously looked at the old man with doubts.

Kim Ship thought with his ass, and he could figure out that the reason why Chanup asked him to guard the door must be to better meet and talk with this old man.

He couldn't help thinking to himself: Who is this old guy...

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"What are you guys discussing? The discussion is so heated." Aisuma, who was walking home, held her bow and leaned towards the three friends who were standing on the side of the road and were discussing something with doubts on their faces. .

"Aisuma, don't you know?" One of Aisuma's three friends asked back.

"You know what? I've been practicing bowing just now." Aisuma shook the bow in her hand.

"A very old man came to our Heyezhe just now. It is said that he drove a dog sled to the gate of our Heyezhe and shouted: Tell your father that 'God Tang' is here."

"God Tang?" Aisuma raised her eyebrows.

"Aisuma, is this man your father's friend?"

Aisuma quickly passed the name in her mind - she didn't remember that her father had a friend named "Tang Shen".

Aisuma shook her head: "I don't know this person...Maybe it's my father's old friend from a long time ago. Where is that soup god now? Is it still outside the gate?"

"It's gone. The God of Soup has been let in now, and was taken directly to your father. When the God of Soup was brought to your father, we went to watch it. It was indeed a very old man. Kazuto, his hair and beard are white."

"He was taken to my father?" Aisuma frowned slightly. "That might really be my father's old friend...I'll go home and have a look now."

After all, Aisuma said goodbye to her three friends, and then walked quickly in the direction of her home.

As soon as Asuma came to her door, she saw Kim Ship who was just walking out of the house.

When Kim Ship saw Aisuma, he immediately raised his hands and blocked him: "Aisuma, you can't go in right now."

Asuma was taken aback: "Why?"

"That's what Chanup told me." Kim Ship said, "He seems to want to have a good time with that old man who came suddenly, and he told me to stay here and not let anyone in, including you and you younger brother."

Aisuma pouted: "Even I was not allowed to enter...Who is that old He... Kim Ship, do you know that He named Tang Shen?"

"Aisuma, if you don't even know that person named Tang Shenhe, then I, who only lived in after Heyezhe was established, don't even know about it." Kim Ship wryly smiled, "However, that Kazuto speaks Ainu quite fluently and standardly."

"Just listening to that Kazuto speak Ainu, I can't imagine that this is Kazuto."

"So I guess that Kazuto may have lived with us Ainu people for a long time. Otherwise, it would be hard to imagine how he became so fluent in Ainu language."

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After Kimship obediently followed Chanup's instructions and left Chanup's house, and guarded the gate of Chanup's house, Chanup pouted his chin in front of him.

"Sit as you please."

Holding the thick and long crutch in his hand, Lao He walked quickly to Chanup, and then sat down cross-legged like Chanup.

Chanup opened his mouth, as if he was about to say something.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he seemed to think of something, his expression paused, and then he smiled wryly:

"I almost forgot that your current name is Tangshen... I almost called you by your old name."

"God Tang, you've aged a lot. When I saw you just now, I almost didn't recognize you... When was the last time we met?"

"I don't remember." Lao Heren—or Tang Shen said slowly in fluent and standard Ainu language, "You too... When I saw you just now, I almost didn't recognize you Now, you have become an old man."

"I shouldn't have changed as much as you, right?" Chanup shrugged. "You look like an ordinary old man now. Have you lived in peace for too long?"

Speaking of this, Chanup suddenly looked sideways, and glanced at the thick and long crutch that Tang Shen put on the right side of his body.

"...But this thing...you still carry it with you..."

"Okay. Chanup. Let's save the small talk for later." Tang Shen crossed his arms and looked directly at Chanup in front of him, his expression slowly became serious. "I came to you after a long absence. I have something very important to tell you."

"Just now when I entered your Heyezhe, I found out—you are still living leisurely. It seems that you don't know that something big has happened."

"Big deal?" Chanup frowned. "Did something happen?"

Tang Shen let out a long sigh.

"Chanup, your Heyezhe... is going to die..."

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The place where Ogata and the others are currently hiding——

Ogata raised his hand and touched A-cho's forehead - the temperature was about the same as when he left last night.

At this time, Ogata had already changed into clean clothes and washed off all the blood and stains on his body.

After withdrawing the hand that took A-Ming's temperature, Ogata turned to look at Ashley next to him, and said softly:

"Has Machi woke up since last night?"

Ashley looked at Ogata blankly—she didn't understand the Japanese sentence Ogata said just now.

Ogata was completely helpless against this situation of language barrier... he could only hope that Aizan, who was out hunting, would come back soon.

Ogata grabbed the clean cloth next to him, and gently wiped the fine beads of sweat that came out of Machi's face just now.

"Mr. Mashima, do you want to take a break now?" Ashley, who was sitting next to Ogata, said while doing sleeping movements, trying to use "sign language" to communicate with Ogata , "I see that you seem very tired... I think it's better for you to take a rest now... I will call you when lunch is ready. (Ainu language)"

After watching the actions of Ashley many times, Ogata finally understood what Ashley meant.

No matter who it is, it will not be like a person who has nothing to do after breaking through a barracks with 3000 generals garrisoned.

Although Ogata didn't suffer any injuries, the exhaustion of mental and physical strength was quite large - especially mental exhaustion.

There is nothing to say about physical strength. A person rushes left and right in the camp, moving basically on his feet, and even entered the "no-self state" once in the middle.

As for the mental aspect——Since breaking into the camp, Ogata's nerves have been in a tense state, guarding his surroundings and guarding against any possible attacks.

After successfully leaving the camp and relaxing his tense nerves, Ogata instantly felt exhausted pouring out of his brain and every muscle in his body.

The double consumption of mental and physical strength does make Ogata's current state look quite bad, which has reached the level of "outsiders can tell that this person is very tired now at a glance".

Ogata, who understood Ashley's "sign language", was just thinking about whether to follow Ashley's advice, and when he went to take a break now, he suddenly heard a low gasp coming from his side.

The volume of the gasp was not too loud - just enough for both Ogata and Ashley to hear clearly.

Hearing this panting, Ogata and Ashley quickly turned their heads to look at A-Machi beside him like a conditioned reflex——A-Machi, who had kept his eyes closed since Ogata left last night, now opened them Opening a gap, he turned his head and looked at Ogata and Ashley.

Before Ogata and Ahili had time to say anything, A-Machi took the lead in speaking to them in a weak tone:

"Is there any water...?"

Ashley has been following Ogata and Atachi for such a long time, and now Ashley can recognize some simple Japanese words.

She didn't understand what Ah-Ming said just now.

But she heard the word "water".

Ah-ding has been sweating profusely since last night, and he hasn't taken in a drop of water, so it's strange that his body doesn't lack water. Instantly realizing that A-Machi probably wanted water, Ahiri nodded vigorously, said "There is water, there is water" several times in Ainu, and quickly got out of the hunting lodge.

After a while, Ahili reappeared in front of Ogata and A-Machi holding a large glass of warm water.

Ogata supported Ah-ding to sit up with one hand, and took the warm water from Ashley with the other. He tried it himself first, and after confirming that the water temperature was okay, he handed the cup of warm water to Ah-ding, who was already a little cracked. lips.

The thirsty A-Ming gulped like a buffalo, and drank the big glass of warm water in just two breaths.

"Do you want to drink?" Ogata asked.

A-Ming shook his head: "I'm full..."

Seeing what Ah-machi said, Oo conveniently handed the cup back to Ashley.

Just as Ogata wanted Ah-cho to lie down again, Ah-cho said to Ogata one step ahead:

"Wait a minute... I was lying down yesterday, and my back hurt from lying down. Now let me sit for a while, it will be good for my body."

"Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to sit?" Ogata asked.

"No...it's more comfortable for me to sit now..."

"okay then……"

Ogata changed where he was sitting, from sitting on the side of A-Machi to sitting behind A-Machi, so that A-Machi could use him as the back of the chair and lean on him.

Seeing this, Ashley held the cup that Ogata had just handed back with great discernment, and quickly left the hunting lodge, leaving enough space for Ogata and A-Ming.

Ogata is actually not afraid of Ashley staying here - anyway, she can't understand the conversation between him and A-Ming.

"How are you feeling now? Is there something wrong?"

"Except for the pain in the wound and the feeling of being very tired, everything else is fine..." Ah-Ming forced out a not-so-good-looking smile, "How long have I been sleeping? What time is it now?"

"You have slept for 7 or 8 hours, and it is already noon."

"Have I been asleep for so long..."

After saying that, A-Machi closed his eyes and rested his head on the socket of Ogata's left shoulder.

"Do you have an appetite to eat now?" Ogata asked, "Aizan went hunting, and he should be back soon. Let me see if I can cook something for you."

"I feel that my appetite should be okay now... I should be able to eat..." After finishing speaking, A-Machi poked his head into Ogata's shoulder socket, "Let's not talk about my business for now... ...Let's talk about you..."

"My business?" Ogata raised an eyebrow.

"You...have a strong smell of blood..."

Ogata's expression froze.

"Although your clothes looked clean...but when I leaned against you, I could smell the blood on your body..."

"As expected... you still ran to avenge me...?"

"...Well." At this point, Ogata couldn't think of any way to hide it, so after pursing his lips, he nodded lightly, "While you are sleeping, I will go and help you." You have your revenge. The guy who almost killed you is now in eternal sleep."

After Ogata's words fell, Ah-Ming slowly opened his eyes, then raised his head, and looked at Ogata who was sitting behind her, using his body as the back of the chair for her. Deep in the pupils of his eyes, there was an indescribable emotion slowly emerge.

"You're not hurt, are you...?" she asked.

Ogata smiled and shook his head:

"I'm not hurt. If you don't believe me, you can feel around."

"Why can't you just bear it..." Ah-Ming's tone was somewhat reproachful.

She closed her eyes, leaned the back of her head against Ogata's left shoulder again, and said nothing.

Seeing that A-Machi stopped talking, Ogata couldn't help but said in a cautious tone:

"I thought you were going to reprimand me severely... reprimand me for not obediently listening to you..."

"I don't have the energy to reprimand you now..." A-Machi sighed softly, "And since the incident has already happened, it's meaningless for me to reprimand you no matter how much..."

"As long as you're fine..."

"Mr. Mashima, Ms. Machi!"

At this time, Ahili's voice suddenly came from outside the house.

Ashley, who had just left for a short time, went back into the hunting lodge.

"Mr. Aizan is back. (Ainu)"

As soon as Ahili finished speaking, Aizan's voice sounded from outside the house:

"Mashima-san, you are finally back...Ah! Machi-san, are you awake?"

Aizan carried a bow and arrow and followed Ahili into the hunting lodge with a fat rabbit. After seeing Ogata who finally came back, and A-Ming who woke up, he showed surprise.

"I'm sorry to make you worry." Ogata said, "During the time I was away, it was really hard for you to help take care of A-Machi."

Aizan quickly said: "It's nothing, please don't worry about it."

"Mr. Mashima, you came back just in time."

Speaking of this, a strange color appeared on Aizan's face.

"There are... guests visiting."

After hesitating for a long time, Aizan finally spit out the word "guest".

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Today's update is as late and less as ever... I'm guilty... (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)

The author’s parents run a shopping mall, and they asked me to come to the mall to help before I found a formal job, so I basically work every day during the day, and I can’t start writing until I get off work at night.

So the author has become a social animal now... After that, I can't guarantee a large and large amount of daily updates...

All in all—for the sake of apologizing, today I won’t give up popular science and cold knowledge, let me tell you about the follow-up plot of this book.

Misestimating the volume of the plot can be regarded as my traditional art skill... I always thought that this book would be finished in the late summer and early autumn of this year, but now I find that this is completely idiotic...

Each of the current volumes of this book has always been in the mode of "one volume, one map". Volume 5 is in Kyoto, volume 6 is in Edo, and volume 7 is in Ezo.

But that's not the case with the final volume, Volume 8.

The stage of Volume 8 is extremely vast, spanning multiple maps. Now I will reveal a little bit about the maps involved in Volume 8-Ezodi and Osaka.

And in the end, there are so many forces involved, Buddhism, ninjas, shogunate, gourd house...

Because the map is vast and there are many influences, the volume of the plot is also huge. It may not be a problem to write 800,000 words... In addition, the author is not a college student with too much time every day, and the amount of daily updates is not as good as before. So this book will not have a chance to finish until next year.