I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

The next morning, early in the morning—

The four Ogata, who were ready to go, stood in front of the gate of Tenmanji Temple, making the final inspection of their equipment.

Zonghai, Xianhai, and Matsumoto all stood at the gate of the temple, ready to see Ogata and others off.

Today, the four of Ogata will set off to Fenghe Village, the only place on the island where humans still live in groups, to find valuable information and find a way to get out of the island.

The four of Ogata planned to go to Fenghe Village, while Matsumoto planned to stay in Tenmanji Temple.

"I am a doctor with no power to restrain chickens. It is too dangerous for me to follow you deep into the interior of this island, so I'd better stay at Tenmanji Temple."——This is Matsumoto's original words.

While A-machi was checking whether he had all the gunpowder, projectiles, etc., Mucun suddenly came over.

"Miss Machi..."

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing...I just came here...to apologize to you."

"Huh? Apologize?" Ah-Ming looked puzzled.

"I'm sorry..." Mucun scratched his hair while talking, "I... said something very rude to you last night. I apologize to you. I'm sorry."

"Ah, what happened last night..." A-Machi smiled helplessly, raised his hand high and patted Mucunji's shoulder, "Let what happened last night pass. I don't care anymore."

"It's fine if you don't mind." After the village chief sighed, he added, "I didn't actually think about coming to apologize to you...it was Brother Ogata who came to me aggressively early this morning and asked me to come. my apologies."

"Brother Ogata's expression at that time was scary... If I didn't come to apologize to you, I would kill me with a knife..."

"So it was Ah Yi who asked you to apologize..." Ah Ming muttered, and unconsciously cast his gaze on Ogata who was talking to Zong Hai.

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"Zong Hai, what kind of person is the head of Fenghe Village, Konnosuke?"

Ogata asked Zonghai in front of him while checking the drinking water and other things hanging on his waist.

"Konnosuke...he is a very serious and honest person."

"He is not only the head of Fenghe Village, but also the most well-to-do man on the island. His house is the largest on the island. After entering Fenghe Village, you go directly to the most magnificent one. A house will do. It must be Konnosuke's home."

"Konnosuke is good at everything, but unfortunately he has a small problem, that is, he likes order very much. When gathering things, he likes to arrange them according to specific rules."

"Ah, that's right."

Thinking of something, Zong Hai quickly walked back to the back hall of Tenmanji Temple.

When Zong Hai came back, he had a sword in his hand.

"You take this Huaijian." Zong Hai handed the Huaijian in his hand to Xufang.

"This is?" Ogata asked suspiciously.

"I've said it before—the friendship between my mentor and Kinnosuke is very good. This sword is a gift from Konnosuke to our Tenmanji Temple."

"If you see Konnosuke, tell them—you are friends of Tenmanji Temple, and then show him this sword."

"In this way, it can be proved that you are indeed friends rather than enemies."

"That's it... Thank you, this thing is very useful."

After putting away the pocket sword, Ogata asked A-machi and the others beside him:

"Have you checked everything? Is there anything you forgot to bring?"

"No." A-Ming shook his head.

Jiangong and Mucun also shook their heads.

"Then—let's go." Ogata said loudly.

"All benefactors, I hereby wish you..."

Before Zong Hai finished speaking, Xu Fangfang suddenly changed the subject:

"But—before you leave, Zong Hai, let's be honest with each other."

Ogata turned his head and cast his sharp eyes on Zonghai.

"Let's... talk for a while."

There are no other redundant emotions on the face,

Only serious color.

Not only Xianhai and others, but also Atachi and Mamiya cast doubtful eyes on Ogata.

Only Zong Hai's expression changed, and there was still a faint smile on his face.

"Sir, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Zong Hai." Ogata said seriously, "I already hinted at you at the well yesterday."

"If you think of anything important, please let us know."

"I wanted to give you a chance."

"I'll give you a... chance to make amends and explain everything you know."

"I want to save you some face, and I don't want to tear the last skin between you and me."

"But... I have been waiting since last night until now, and I haven't waited for you to clarify everything you know."

Zong Hai's expression at this moment finally no longer had the same indifferent smile as before.

Although still wearing a faint smile.

But at this moment, the smile on his face was a bit more bitter.

"Since Zong Hai, you don't want to take the initiative to speak up, then I will take the initiative to ask now."

"Zong Hai." Xu Fang narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cold light shot out from his eyes, "You already knew that there was a problem with the water of the Linong River, am I right?"

As soon as Ogata said this, everyone except Zonghai and Xianhai showed astonishment.

"...The benefactor." Zong Hai asked softly, "You...why did you say that?"

"When you told me yesterday that the islanders on this island draw their water from the Linon River, I realized something was wrong."

"After searching the garrison left by the researchers of the shogunate, and knowing that soldiers who landed on the island for less than a month would turn into cannibals, I was convinced that there must be a big problem with the water of the Linon River .”

"All the islanders on this island will become cannibals, except your mentor."

"This shows that there must be some differences in the way of life between your mentor and other islanders."

At this time, Ogata's voice gradually became higher:

"When you told me yesterday that the rest of the islanders get their water from the Linon River, I knew that the biggest difference between your Tenmanji and other islanders' lifestyles is that your water is different."

"Tenmanji's usual domestic water is taken from the wells that lead directly to the underground waterway."

"The researchers of the shogunate didn't know that there was an exception on this island, your mentor, who would not turn into a cannibal. So they didn't notice that there might be a problem with the water of the Linon River in time-it's understandable."

"But Zong Hai, you haven't noticed that there is a problem with the water in the Linong River, so it's understandable!"

"You know that your teacher will not become an ogre, only other islanders will become an ogre, so as long as you compare your lifestyles, you can easily find that the biggest difference between you is the use of water. s difference!"

"But you never mentioned the river water problem to us, and you told us that you don't know why the islanders turned into ogres..."

Speaking of this, the cold light in Ogata's eyes became more and more fierce, and his left hand was already pressed on the sheath of the knife at his waist.

"Furthermore...you have a medicine that can suppress the 'immortal poison'...this is also quite suspicious."

"When you showed me the medicine that can suppress the 'immortal poison', I noticed that there must be something wrong with you."