I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

That day was very heavy for the executioner, Yidao Zhai, and for the Ainu people of Heyezhe.

But that day was also the first day the legend began.

——In later generations, a comment written by a certain swordsman when studying this period of history

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Ogata quietly listened to Chanup's kind suggestion.

Until Chanup finished speaking, Ogata responded slowly—he whispered:

"Mr. Chanup, I also had some accidents here, and there may be no way to leave here immediately..."

After finishing speaking, a faint helplessness appeared on Ogata's face.

"Accident? What's wrong?" Chanup frowned.

Ogata briefly told Chanup that Ah-cho was injured and unable to move for a short period of time.

"Lie in bed for a month...?" Chanup was astonished.

"That's what the doctor named Kunoya said." Ogata sighed softly.

"Then... Mashima-san, what are you going to do next?"

Ogata did not immediately respond to Chanup.

After lowering his head slightly and being silent for a moment, he said in a neutral tone:

"Let's take a step and take a look at it now."

After saying that, Ogata grabbed Da Shitian who was placed on the right side of his body.

"Mr. Chanup, I have finished what I want to tell you."

"My wife is still in Kunoya's clinic, and I want to return to my wife as soon as possible. So I will resign first."

"I'm sorry to trouble you tonight." Chanup gave Ogata another courtesy, "If you need any help in the future, just come to me, and I will do my best to help you and Ling Zheng. .”

Ogata stood up with the knife in hand, bowed back to Chanup, then turned and left without any nostalgia.

Chanup and Tang Shen watched Ogata leave.

After Ogata's figure disappeared from the sight of the two of them, Chanup turned his head and asked Tang Shen beside him in Ainu language:

"I still find it incredible that you and Mashima-san know each other. Tell me later how you met Mashima-san."

"It's okay..." Tang Shen sighed lightly, "But in fact, Mr. Mashima and I only met a few times, not very close."

"Do you want to catch up with Mashima-san later or something?"

"If I have the opportunity and time, I'll go again." Tang Shen smiled wryly, "I just said that I don't know Mr. Mashima very well. To put it bluntly... I don't really care about him. How about it."

"Let's not talk about Mashima-san. Now that Mashima-san is gone, let's talk about something serious."

Tang Shenlian took several deep breaths, adjusted his face, and put on a serious expression.

"Chanup. The attack of the shogunate army...is urgent."

"Don't worry about it any longer."

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

"You and I are old acquaintances too."

"I know what you want."

"You want to live and die with Heyezhe—am I right?"

Chanup: "..."

Chanup was silent.

Silently holding a bong, he smoked heavily.

"Although I have said similar things many times these days, I still want to tell you again now."

"Stop fantasizing about the absurdity of fighting the shogunate army head-on and then defeating the shogunate army."

"The shogunate dispatched a full 10,000 troops this time."

"How many of you can take up arms and go to the battlefield? 300? 400?"

"You are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, and you are far inferior to the shogunate army in terms of equipment."

"The shogunate army has solid armor and weapons that are far stronger than yours. They must also have a lot of firearms."

"If you choose to fight head-on with the shogunate army, you will probably only last a few days, and the city will be destroyed."

"Give up unrealistic fantasies. Run away quickly..."

"...Escape?" Chanup said in a deep voice, "Where can we escape?"

"If Kazuto sent cavalry to chase us, do you think it is possible for us to escape successfully?"

"But the success rate of surviving is always higher than a direct decisive battle with the shogunate army..." Tang Shen responded softly.

Chanop: "..."

Chanup said nothing more.

just smoking silently...

At this time, a loud shout suddenly sounded outside the house:

"Mr Chanup! Are you there?"

"Oh, it's Puccina. I'm here." Chanup took down the bong in his hand, "What's wrong?"

Chanup instantly recognized the voice of Puccina, the only son of Retannoe, Heyezer's second-in-command, who often had disagreements with him on various matters.

"My father asked me to pass a message to you!" Puccina shouted, "My father said——I have something to discuss with you. I hope you can go to the old place as soon as possible."

"The old place..." Chanup showed a strange expression, "...I see. Puccina, thank you for coming to pass the message."

"That's my job!"

After a few words of modesty, Puccina strode away from Chanup's house.

"...Are those people asking you to discuss how to deal with the incoming shogunate army?" Tang Shen asked.

"Other than that, what else could be the reason." Chanup shrugged.

"It seems that those people are also aware of the current situation, and they are already impatient..." Tang Shen said lightly.

Chanup sighed lightly, then stood up with the bong that he almost never left his hand.

"Since they told me to go there, I have to go..."

"Qianup." Tang Shen looked at Qianup who stood up with complicated eyes, "Hurry up and discard those unrealistic fantasies, abandon Heyezhe and run for your life..."

Chanup still did not respond to Tang Shen's words.

After taking a deep look at Tang Shen with eyes that made it difficult to fathom his specific emotions, Chanup strode out of his home with a pipe in his mouth.

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When Ogata just walked out of Chanup's house, he saw Aisuma and Otunpuyi who had been ordered by Chanup to temporarily retreat outside the house to avoid it.

"I've finished what I want to say to your father." Ogata, who is not in a good mood now, squeezed a smile at the two people in front of him, "I'm going back to Kunoya's clinic now .”

"Then I'll take you back," Aisuma said.

Ogata shook his head: "No, I already memorized the way when I came here from the clinic."

"I want to be alone now, so I can go back alone."

"Mr. Mashima, do you want to go back alone?" A hint of disappointment appeared on Otunpuyi's face, and he muttered in a low voice, "I wanted to chat with you more when I took you back..."

"I've always wanted you to share more about your life with others...Really...Why can't I find a chance to talk to you more..."

Before Otunpuyi could finish his muttering, his sister angrily pressed his elbow on his side, and Otongpuyi, who was suffering from pain, directly gave the remaining words that had not been uttered to him. Swallowed back to the stomach.

"If there is a chance in the future, let's have a good chat." Ogata smiled at Otongpuyi.

After saying goodbye to Asuma and Otunpuyi, Ogata walked alone on the way back to Kunoya's clinic.

Although it is night now, for the Ainu people who still live a life of fishing and hunting, lack of entertainment activities, and lack of nightlife, when night comes, everyone will go back to their homes, prepare to sleep or contribute to the reproduction of the population. .

On the way back to Kunoya's clinic, the pedestrians Ogata met on the road could be counted with one palm.

After returning to the clinic that smelled of medicine, Obi saw A-cho who was still sleeping deeply, Kunoya who was sitting beside the medicine pot frying medicine, and Sitting next to A-cho, helping to take care of A-cho Ahili.

"I'm back. Sorry, Ashley, for keeping you waiting." Ogata knelt down beside Ashley, "Thank you for helping me take care of A-Ming."

"It's getting late now, and you should go back soon."

"I'll just take care of Machi from now on."

"Ah, Kunoya, can you please translate what I just said to Ahili?"

"Oh, so this child doesn't understand Japanese." After that, Kunoya translated what Ogata said just now into Ainu and conveyed it to Ahili.

Ashley hasn't seen her relatives and friends for a while, so she, who was already "missing her relatives and friends eagerly", was not hypocritical after hearing what Ogata said.

Nodded, and then said to Ogata, "If you need any help, just come to her", Ahiri left

Watching the back of Ashley leaving, Ogata couldn't help but secretly said in his heart:

——I really owe a lot of favors to Aizan and Ahili...

If you count the help Aizan and Ahili gave Ogata during this period, it is really too numerous to count.

First, he agreed to go on the road together with Ogata, going to the village called "Huxi Village" without taking the trouble and hardships, and took several books that Lin Ziping gave to the village chief a few years ago, which can strongly prove Lin Ziping's scholar status. books.

After A-ding was injured, the two of them took care of A-ding with all their heart and worked hard without complaining.

After letting Aizan and Ahili know that he was wearing a human skin mask to hide his real face, Ogata told them: Don't let other people know about it—they told Ogata in a firm tone. Guaranteed to keep the secret strictly and never let other people know about it.

Ogata believed that Aizan and Ahili would do what they said.

The two of them gave Ogata too much help.

Just the fact that the two of them did their best to help take care of the injured Machi-Ogata didn't know how to repay this great favor.

——By the way... I don't know how Lin Ziping is doing now...

The reason they left Red Moon Fortress this time was for Lin Ziping, to prove Lin Ziping's innocence.

But now there are too many things and problems before Ogata's eyes, so Ogata doesn't have the extra energy to take care of Lin Ziping's matter now.

Putting the matter of Lin Ziping aside for a while, Ogata turned his gaze to A-Ming who was still asleep in front of him.

The quilt covering A-Ming's body rose and fell in an even rhythm. Judging by A-Ming's expression, she was sleeping soundly now.

Because of the pain in the wound, Ah-Ming often doesn't sleep well these days, and he hasn't slept soundly like this for a long time.

"Kunoya, is the medicine working?" Ogata asked Kunoya who was decocting the medicine carefully, "My wife hasn't slept so well for a long time."

"The medicine I applied to her wound has a slight pain-relieving effect." After finishing speaking, Kunoya opened the medicine pot for boiling medicine in front of her, looked at the soup in the pot, and nodded, "Okay, Cook for another half an hour, and the medicine will be ready."

After closing the lid of the medicine pot again, Kunoya subconsciously picked up the bong at hand.

But as soon as she picked up the pipe, she suddenly remembered that there was a person who was sleeping soundly beside her.

After glancing at A-Ming not far away, Kunoya smiled wryly and said to herself:

"Forget it... I'd better go outside and smoke."

"Young man. I'm going outside to smoke for a while. You pay attention to the heat of the medicine pot and keep the fire at the current level."

Kunoya's words were naturally addressed to Ogata.

After saying this, Kunoya picked up her bong and was about to stand up and go outside.

But as soon as she got up, she heard Ogata say abruptly:

"Kunoya, must my wife rest for a month?"

"Huh?" Kunoya cast a puzzled look at Ogata, "What? You two have some important business, so you can't stay here for a long time?"

"That's right." Ogata nodded slightly.

"Oh..." Kunoya sighed, "Really... why do you patients always refuse to obey the doctor's orders..."

With her eyes closed, Kunoya slowly opened her eyes after rubbing her brows with her thumbs with a tired face:

"The most ideal situation is to let your wife lie obediently with me for a month."

"But if you really have urgent matters and can't stay here for a long time... then you have to stay here for at least 8 days... no, 10 days."

"During these 10 days, as long as your wife obediently takes my medicine and rests peacefully, your wife's physical condition will improve a lot.

"After 10 days, if there is no abnormality in your wife's body, then there should be no major problem."

"Of course—as a doctor, I still suggest that you'd better let your wife lie here quietly for a month."

"...10 days..." Ogata murmured in a low voice, "...I see. Thank you for letting me know."

Kunoya nodded slightly to Ogata as a token of her gratitude, she stopped holding the bong for a long time, and walked out of the clinic quickly.

According to Ogata's observation, this Kunoya is a terrific old smoker.

Since she went out to smoke outside, she hasn't come back. She has been standing outside, smoking heavily with a pipe.

On the way, Ogata saw that Kunoya hadn't returned for a long time, so he went outside to take a look. When he looked outside, he saw Kunoya who kept swallowing clouds and fog.

After smoking a roll of tobacco, plug another roll of tobacco.

Kunoya didn't return to the house until the medicine was almost cooked.

She opened the medicine pot, glanced at the medicine soup in the pot, nodded, and then extinguished the flame at the bottom of the pot.

"The medicine is ready. Young man." Kunoya took out a bowl, and then poured the medicine from the pot into the bowl, "You can help your wife cool the medicine first, and when it becomes less hot , let your wife drink it up in one gulp. I lend you this little fan, if you fan it with this fan, the medicine will cool down faster."

Ogata raised his hands, took the medicine in one hand, and the fan in the other.

"Okay, I'm going to go outside and continue smoking. You can call me after you feed your wife the medicine."

After leaving this sentence lightly, Kunoya didn't wait for any response from Ogata, and couldn't wait to take the tobacco and bong, and left from Ogata's field of vision again.

Ogata stared dumbfounded at Kunoya's back as she left. Whether it was in the previous life or the present, it was the first time he saw someone who smoked so hard...

After the shock, Ogata cheered up, put the medicine on the ground beside him, and then fanned the breeze with the small fan in his hand to cool the bowl of medicine.

But at this moment, out of the corner of Ogata's eye, he suddenly saw A-Machi move.

Then, she slowly opened her sleepy eyes.

"Hmm...? What are you doing...?"

"You're awake." Ogata stopped blowing the medicine to cool down, "I'm blowing the medicine to cool down for you. Sorry, did I disturb you?"

"No... I woke up naturally..."

A-Ming turned his head and looked around: "Where's that doctor...?"

"She's smoking outside right now."

Speaking of this, Ogata fanned the fan in his hand again.

"Wait a minute, I'll cool down the medicine for you soon."

A-Machi turned his head to one side, looked at the profile of Ogata who was trying to help her cool down the medicine, and said:

"Ayi, our luck is really good... I was a little worried that the doctors here in the Red Moon Fortress would be unreliable... I didn't expect to meet such a powerful doctor in the end..."

"Yes." Ogata let out a long breath, and said with emotion, "It's really lucky..."

Originally, Ogata and the others returned to the Red Moon Fortress with only one purpose - to convey the news that "the shogunate army is about to approach the city".

After A-Ming was injured, Ogata and the others had another purpose—to get the doctors from Red Moon Fortress to help A-Ming heal.

Ogata's level of medical skills... can only be regarded as "slightly superficial", and Ogata also knows that the treatment he gave to Ah Ding was very rough.

Therefore, after A-Ming was injured, Ogata always wanted a professional doctor to come to A-Ming for more detailed and professional treatment-and seeing that A-Ming's body temperature has not dropped, he looks "semi-conscious" every day After the state, Ogata's idea became even stronger.

As a "professional injured person", Ogata knew very well what the consequences would be if his body temperature couldn't drop after suffering such a serious injury - if it keeps dragging on, the wound might become inflamed.

In this era without antibiotics, wound inflammation is a very fatal thing...

Looking around, they had nowhere else to go except for the Red Moon Fortress—if it wasn't because A-Ming was weak and couldn't bear the strong bumps, Ogata would have wanted to ride a horse and gallop all the way. Rushing back to the Red Moon Fortress, he would not hesitate to kill Male.

Just like what A-Ming said just now——before they returned to Red Moon Fortress, they were still very worried about the skills of the doctors here. And now, the big rock in their hearts has finally landed.

A-cho, who was feeling "good luck" just now with a grateful face, suddenly had a gradual change in the expression on his face.

The rejoicing on his face gradually turned into...anxiety.

"Ayi... what should we do next?"

A-Machi lowered the volume, so low that only she and Ogata could hear clearly.

Since there are no outsiders around now, A-Machi boldly used back her nickname for Ogata.

"The doctor said I had to lie peacefully for a month..."

"But the army of the shogunate is coming soon..."

"How about... let's go directly tomorrow...? My health has always been very good, and I have rarely even suffered from illness. Even if I go directly tomorrow, I won't..."

Before A-Ming finished speaking, Ooyoung interrupted in a calm tone that was neither salty nor bland:

"Don't say such stupid things. How can you take you away tomorrow in your current state?"

"I just asked Kunoya - she said, you have to rest for at least 10 days."

"10 days...?" Ah-cho's eyes widened slightly, "It's still a long time..."

"A-cho." Ogata comforted softly, "Don't be impatient."

"Calm down and think about it carefully—do we have any options other than 'wait for your initial recovery first'?"

"Before you returned to the Red Moon Fortress, you had a high fever and were in a semi-comatose state every day."

"Back to the eve of Red Moon Fortress, you can't even sit on horseback anymore."

"Now I have finally received treatment from a professional doctor. I have just completed the treatment, but it still takes a period of rest to allow your body to recover."

"Do you think there is a way to get out of here with you who can't even sit on horseback?"

Hearing this, A-Machi pursed his lips tightly.

Ogata then went on to say:

"There's no way, is there?"

"Forcibly take you away who is so weak now, whether you can leave smoothly is another matter. Even if you leave smoothly, I am afraid that it will not take long before you, who are extremely weak, will fall ill or worsen your injuries due to the hard work of the journey."

"I'm not Gamiya, I don't have the ability to know everything like Gamiya."

"If you fall ill or your injury gets worse, I can't do anything except wipe your sweat."

"So now the two of us have no other option but to wait for your body to recover."

"If you don't recover your body quickly, then everything will be empty talk."

"At the very least, you have to wait until your body recovers enough to sit firmly on horseback before leaving here."

"But..." A-cho's face was still full of uneasiness, "What should I do if the shogunate army arrives before my body recovers?"

Hearing this question from A-Machi, Ogata paused, then smiled:

"If that's the case...you don't have to worry."

"I've already figured out how to break the situation when this situation really arises."

"What method?" A-cho asked anxiously.

Ogata raised his right index finger and pressed it against his own lips: "I won't tell you yet~ I'll tell you my 'method to break the situation' after this really happens."

"What..." A-Ming said angrily.

"Anyway, I won't tell you." After finishing speaking, Ogata put down the fan in his hand, "Okay, the temperature of this medicine should be almost ready."

"Come on, I'll help you get up and drink your medicine."

Ogata held A-Ming's back with his left hand, and helped A-Ming up, held the medicine bowl in his right hand, and handed the bowl to A-Ming's lips.

A-Ming took a sip of the medicinal soup, and immediately wrinkled his whole face.

"so bitter……"

Ogata: "Be patient."

A-Ming frowned, resisting the bitter taste that made her scalp tingle, and drank all the medicinal soup in the bowl.

"Speaking of which..." After drinking the soup and lying down again with Ogata's support, A-Ming said slowly, "The people in Red Moon Fortress... don't seem to know their current situation..."

Ogata: "I went to meet Chanup just now while you were sleeping."

Ogata briefly told Acho about his meeting with Chanup just now.

"We are just guests of the Red Moon Fortress. We have no right to intervene in what the people of the Red Moon Fortress will do in the future."

"I've done everything that needs to be done. The rest is up to Chanup and the others to decide when to tell the people the bad news and how to get through this crisis."

After finishing speaking, Ogata straightened the bearskin quilt that was covering O-Machi's body.

"Okay, let's not talk, you can continue to sleep. You need to rest more now."

Machi nodded obediently and closed her eyes.

In just a few breaths, the bearskin quilt covering A-Ming's body rose and fell rhythmically again.

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at the same time--

In the Red Moon Fortress, in a hut——

At this moment, the hut was very lively, and there were more than ten people sitting in a circle in the hut.

Now, if there is a member of the Red Moon Fortress present, he will be shocked when he sees the faces of these people gathered here.

Chanup, "Second Commander" Retannoe... almost all the people with names and surnames in Red Moon Fortress are now gathered here.

Everyone sat in a circle according to the rules of the Ainu people.

Many people present were long-smokers who never left their hands, so the hut is now like a "wonderland", filled with smoke, and many people are smoking there.

Chanup, one of the "old smokers", is holding his old smoker with a mouthpiece whose paint is peeling off.

The rest of the people present formed a great contrast with the silent Chanup who was smoking a cigarette——except for Chanup, the rest of the people were almost all speaking impassionedly now.

"Why can't you people understand? Apart from fighting to the death with others, do we have any other way to deal with it?"

The person who said this was the "second in command" Retannoe.

He stared straight at some people around him.

As soon as Lei Tannoe's words fell, a middle-aged man sitting opposite Lei Tannoe immediately said anxiously:

"Fight to the death with Kazuto? Don't be kidding! Didn't that friend of Chanup say that? There are tens of thousands of Kazutos attacking! We, Heyezhe, count all the old and weak, women and children, and the population is only There are more than a thousand people! Those who can hold weapons are only 3 to 400 people, how are we going to fight?"

The "friend of Chanup" mentioned by this middle-aged population naturally refers to Tang Shen.

A few days ago, after learning the bad news of "the attack of the shogunate army" from Tang Shenna, in order to avoid causing large-scale panic, Chanup, who decided to "think about countermeasures first, and then spread the bad news widely", only said this Tell the matter to a very small number of high-level leaders headed by Lei Tanuoye, and then discuss with these people what to do.

These people in the room at this time are the only people in Red Moon Fortress who know that they are in a catastrophe...

Originally, Lei Tannoe and the others couldn't believe Tang Shen's one-sided words.

It wasn't until the survivor of Takta Village fled to them and told them that Takta Village was razed by the Japanese army that they finally believed that a huge crisis had come to them...

These days, they have held countless similar meetings.

But until now, they have not discussed a result...

After the voice of the middle-aged man who advocated "escape" fell, Retannoe glared at the middle-aged man who sang against him

"Now it's not a question of 'whether to fight or not'."

"The situation now is 'must fight'."

"The army of Heren is approaching, what else can we do besides stand up and resist?!"

"And we are not without chance! We have this city left by the Lucians!"

"Relying on this fortress, even if there are only a few hundred soldiers, they can survive the attack of tens of thousands of troops for a not short period of time."

"Heren dispatched such a large-scale army, so many people eat horse chews every day, and the daily food consumption must be unimaginable."

"As long as we can hold off until Kazuto's army's supplies run out, we'll be saved!"

The middle-aged man who just sang against him snorted coldly:

"Leitannoe, what do you think is the chance of winning with this 'drag and supply' strategy?"

"Do you really think that with such a small number of us, we can last until the supplies of the Japanese army run out?"

Rettan Noemer was silent.

After a while, he said slowly:

"...The odds of winning are indeed not high, but at least there is a glimmer of hope."

The middle-aged man snorted again, and then, like Lei Tannoe, he scanned the surrounding people.

"Everyone, don't listen to Retannoe's nonsense."

"If we fight against Heren's tens of thousands of troops, we, Heyezhe, will only be destroyed."

"Before the Heren's army is in the future, let's abandon this place and run away."

"Escape?" Lei Tannoe snorted coldly this time, "Where can we escape?"

"If we abandon this city left by the Lucians, then we are really doomed!"

"Our greatest weapon is the fortress left by the Lucians."

"Without the protection of this fortress, Kazuto's army can destroy us with a single charge."

Retannoe looked at several people who were around his age present.

"Many of the people present are old companions who went south together to find a new home and went through hardships together."

"You should all know how slow the team is when migrating with so many old and weak women and children."

"There are horses and cavalry with people, and the speed is extremely fast."

"This time, Kazuto made it clear that he wanted to destroy us. I don't think they'll just let us escape."

"If they send out cavalry, they can catch up with us in just a blink of an eye."

"In a field battle with Heren, we will definitely lose."

"So we can't abandon this city no matter what!"

"You guys are so embarrassed to say that my chances of 'defending the city' are slim. How high are your chances of 'escape'? I'm afraid it's not as high as my 'defending the city'!"

After being choked back by Lei Tanuoye, the middle-aged man stiffened his neck and said:

"Maybe Kazuto just wants the fortress left by the Lucians. As long as we obediently throw away this fortress, Kazuto won't spend extra effort chasing us."

"'Maybe'?" Retannoe sneered, "So you plan to gamble everyone's life on this and people's mercy?"

As soon as Lei Tanuoye's words fell, there were several voices of echo:

"Retannoe is right! This fortress must never be abandoned!"

"This is the new home we found and built with great difficulty! I will never abandon our home!"

"Let's fight to the death with Kazuto! Just like what Lei Tannoe said just now! We are not without chance of winning! Relying on this fortress, we have every chance to wear down Hoto's supplies!"

...

Some people supported Lei Tannoe, and naturally some people supported the middle-aged man who advocated "running for his life".

The two factions of the "battle faction" and the "fleeing faction" quarreled and expressed their opinions.

But there are also a very small number of people who do not say a word throughout the whole process-Chanup is one of the "very few people".

Chanup has been smoking a cigarette silently, with his head down, silent, making it impossible to see what he is thinking now.

At this time, Retannoe noticed Chanup, who had hardly spoken since the beginning of the meeting.

"Chanup! Tell us your opinion!" Retannoe looked at Chanup, "Do you support war or escape?"

As soon as Retan Noe finished speaking, the "battle of scolding" that had already reached a fever pitch gradually subsided, and everyone turned their heads to look at Chanup.

Bathed in the gazes cast by everyone, Chanup's face remained normal.

After taking a few puffs of cigarettes, he let out a long breath:

"...Let me think about it again."

After saying that, Chanup stood up slowly.

"I'm very tired now... I don't have the energy to participate in the discussion anymore. I'm leaving first. If you want to continue the discussion, you can continue the discussion."

After speaking, without waiting for the others to respond, Chanup went straight to the door.

"Hey! Chanup! Wait!" Retannoe immediately stood up and blocked Chanup's way, "You suddenly left the meeting halfway, what are you thinking? Do you know that the fire is imminent?"

"I know." Chanup whispered, "but... please give me a break now..."

Retan Noeben wanted to say something more.

But after seeing Chanup's tired face, he felt that all the words he wanted to say were blocked in his throat.

Chanup bypassed Retannoe and continued towards the door of the house.

This time, Retan Noe did not try to stop Chanup.

The rest of the people don't know what's going on right now, or what to do, they all sit where they are, looking at each other.

No one came to stop him, Chanup left the hut smoothly and disappeared in front of everyone in the room.

Lei Tannoe turned his head, glanced at the door with complicated eyes, and said loudly:

"Since Chanup is tired, let him go to rest first! Let's continue doing what we should do!"

"Who said just now that our warriors are only 300 at most? The number of people we can afford to fight with bows and spears is at least 400!"

The "war of cursing" that had been suspended was once again in full swing.

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3 days later -

"Come on, little girl, it's time to change the medicine. Young man, help me lift your wife up."

"it is good."

Ogata helped A-Machi to sit up, and then Kunoya began to untie the sackcloth that tightly wrapped most of A-Machi's upper body.

At this moment, Ogata and Acho are in Kunoya's clinic.

In order to facilitate A-Ming's treatment, with Kunoya's consent, Ogata and the others have been living in the clinic for the past 3 days.

During these 3 days, Ogata and A-Machi spent "care" and "rehabilitation".

Wanting to heal his injuries quickly, so that he can leave here with Ogata as soon as possible, these 3 days are very suitable for Kunoya's treatment.

Ogata, on the other hand, has always been by A-Ming's side, giving A-Ming meticulous care.

While untying the sackcloth for A-Machi, Kunoya asked A-Machi:

"Little girl, do you feel uncomfortable today?"

"No." Ah-cho replied honestly, "It's still the same - the wound hurts, and I feel so tired every day... I still can't sit up with my own strength..."

"This is normal. After all, you are not injured lightly. You can tell by the color of your lips that you are bleeding a lot. It will be a long time before you recover."

After finishing speaking, Kunoya had just untied the thick linen cloth wrapped around A-Ming's upper body.

"Well... the wound is recovering well now." Kunoya carefully looked at Ah Ding's wound several times, "It seems that you have listened to me obediently and rested well."

"Just keep going like this, and your recovery should come sooner."

"Really?" A-cho asked in surprise.

"Of course it's true." Kunoya nodded, "Okay, stop talking, I'm going to apply the medicine."

Kunoya applied the medicine evenly on A-Ming's wound, then took out a new roll of sackcloth, and rewrapped A-Ming's upper chest.

"Continue to lie down obediently." Kunoya took out her bong, "I have some things to deal with now, I have to go out for a while, and I will be back soon, you two help me watch my clinic temporarily."

Ogata: "No problem."

Kunoya strode away.

As soon as Kunoya left, Ah Ding suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

"It seems to quickly remove these sackcloths..."

"What's wrong?" Ogata asked, "Did Kunoya be tied too tight just now?"

"It's not a question of whether it's tight or not..." A-Ming shook his head, "Don't you think the linen is uncomfortable no matter whether it's tied tight or loose?"

"Ah, I understand somewhat." Ogata nodded.

Ogata, who has tried several times to wrap his body like a rice dumpling, can understand how uncomfortable it is to be wrapped in sackcloth.

There were no bandages at this time, and the comfort of linen as a substitute for bandages was quite average.

A large area of ​​the body is covered with sackcloth, which feels quite uncomfortable.

Hearing that Ogata agreed with her words, A-Machi raised his hand with a wry smile, and patted his chest that was still slightly swollen even though it was wrapped in sackcloth.

"For a person with my body, it's even more uncomfortable to wrap his chest with sackcloth..."

"Now I feel like two big lumps of dough are pressing on my chest... Even breathing has become more difficult than before..."

"Be patient." Ogata said with a wry smile, "Be patient for a while, and you won't have to tie up this sackcloth anymore."

"I really hope that the day when you don't have to tie the sackcloth will come soon..."

After that, Machi smiled and closed his eyes.

Ogata: "You seem to be in a good mood."

"Because I finally heard the good news." A-cho said, "Didn't Kunoya just say that? I'm recovering well."

Having said that, A-Machi opened his eyes, looked at Ogata, and put on a relieved look:

"We might be able to leave before the shogunate army arrives..."

Woo--! Woo--! Woo--!

Before Ah Ding finished speaking, the sound of conch shells exploded from a distance.

With the sudden sound of the conch, Ah Ding, who was still smiling, suddenly turned pale.

And Ogata's expression also changed slightly...

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