I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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After discovering the "black line" that was as black as ink appeared on the northern skyline, Ogata and the others immediately left the "temporary hunting lodge" that Aizan had just built, riding radishes and grapes. , looking for a suitable hiding place.

The thickness, density, and color of the dark cloud are all extraordinary, making it hard to imagine how much snow will fall from the thick dark cloud.

Aizan is a hunter with rich hunting experience, and he naturally has all kinds of survival skills in the wild.

Where is it easy to find a suitable hiding place - Aizan is quite experienced in this kind of thing.

According to Aizan's instructions, Ogata rode his horse into a nearby woods, and Ogata also rode the grapes to follow behind Ogata.

"Mr. Mashima! Just run straight to the hill ahead!" Aizan shouted to Ogata who was sitting in front of him, "According to my experience, there should be a big enough cave in the hill ahead!"

"Understood!" Ogata said loudly, "Aizan, grit your teeth! The road ahead is rough, don't bite your tongue!"

After saying that, Ogata raised the rein in his hand, and the turnip neighed, and the speed increased a bit, and the hem of the scarf around Ogata's neck fluttered in the wind.

This large dark cloud not only came suddenly, but also spread quickly.

The dark clouds crazily "siege the city and occupy the land", like pouring ink into a pool of clear water, the ink color spreads to the four sides of the sky, the sky gradually becomes dark, the sun shrinks rapidly to the other side of the sky, and the darkness announces silently Victorious.

At this moment, converted into modern time units, it was only early 3 o'clock in the afternoon, but the sky was as dark as night.

The dark clouds completely cut off the sky and the earth.

Finally—the first snowflakes slowly fell.

Then came the second, third, fourth...

The snow is falling more and more, and it is falling faster and faster. It seemed that the snow all over the world was concentrated on this dark cloud above Ogata and the others, and then fell together.

The snow curtain covering Ogata's eyes became more and more dense, and his visibility became worse and worse. When he raised his eyes and looked around, everything around him disappeared into a chaotic white mist.

As the heavy snow fell, the temperature also dropped sharply, and the chill penetrated through the clothes and soaked into Ogata's skin.

There was constant strong wind and snowflakes slapping Ogata and the others on their faces, which not only made Ogata and the others feel pain in their cheeks, but also made them even more unable to see clearly.

Fortunately—their radishes and grapes are tough Don horses. Facing the sudden and terrible snowstorm, the radishes and grapes were still full of energy and did not show any discomfort.

Oo glanced back—A-Ming and Ashley who was sitting behind him,

Now they are all tightening their clothes, trying to maintain their body temperature. Under such a blizzard, it became difficult to drive the horse, but A-Machi still held on to the rein tightly, trying to keep up with Ogata and Aizan.

"A-Machi!" Ogata shouted to A-Machi behind him, "Pay attention to see if there is a cave suitable for hiding around!"

As soon as Ogata's voice fell, A-Machi responded loudly:

"it is good!"

Letting A-Machi, who has eyesight far beyond the normal level, be responsible for finding a suitable hiding place, it will undoubtedly get twice the result with half the effort.

A-Ming narrowed his eyes, piercing through the thick snow curtain, trying to look around.

Of course, Ogata will not leave all the task of finding the hiding place to A-Machi.

Even though his eyesight was not as good as that of Atachi, Ogata tried his best to scan the surroundings, looking for a suitable hiding place.

Aizan and Ahili, who were sitting behind Ogata and Atachi respectively, were not idle either, and they were also actively looking for the cave at this time.

More and more snow fell on the 4 people and 2 horses. People become snowmen, horses become snow horses.

After Ogata swept away the snow falling on the radish's mane several times, he finally heard A-Machi's excited shout from behind:

"I see it! I see a cave ahead!"

Ogata hurriedly looked forward.

However, I saw nothing... only the white snow curtain.

"Did you really see the cave?" Ogata asked aloud to A-Machi behind him.

"I do see a hole! But I don't know how deep it is!"

Ogata still trusts Ah-Machi's excellent eyesight.

So Ogata raised his foot and gently tapped the carrot's belly.

Radish neighed softly, carrying Ogata and Aizan straight forward.

After penetrating layers of snow, Ogata finally saw——there was indeed a cave in front of him. However, due to the obstruction of the snow curtain, it is not clear how deep and how big the hole is.

But finally found the cave, which also made Ogata feel excited enough.

Let the radish run faster, and rush to the entrance of the cave in one breath.

Aizan quickly checked the traces around the entrance of the cave, and then nodded vigorously at Ogata: "There are no traces of animal habitation!"

After learning that there were no strange animals like bears or wolves living in this cave, Ogata breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not let his guard down completely.

After all—even if no animals lived in the cave, there might be something more terrifying than animals: people living in it.

Because of the dark clouds covering the sky, the light is extremely poor now. Standing at the entrance of the cave and looking into the cave, you can't see anything at all, only darkness.

Ogata did not rush directly into the cave recklessly, but first shouted to Aizan behind him:

"Throw a torch in there first!"

Aizan nodded vigorously, expressing his agreement.

Then the two got off their horses, Ogata grabbed the carrot, and Aizan pulled out a wooden stick from the purse behind him.

Both Aizan and Ahili carried a bag made of deerskin, which was not only durable, but also able to hold a lot of things.

The stick pulled out by Aizan, the Ainu call it "Sita", is a stick made of white bark, because the bark of the white bark contains a lot of oil, so it takes a long time to burn. Inu people like to use this thing as a torch.

Aizan placed Sita on the ground, and then took out 2 flint and steel from his arms.

After Aizan took out the flint, Ogata consciously stood in Aizan's upwind direction, shielding Aizan from the wind.

Click, click.

After Ayzan knocked the two stones lightly against each other with moderate strength, sparks flashed, and in the blink of an eye, the flames rushed to the top of the west tower.

Aizan threw the newly lit sita into the cave forcefully.

Snapped.

Sita hit the deepest rock wall in the cave and fell to the ground.

Then, with the flames emitted from the west tower, Ogata and the others could clearly see the scene inside the cave—the cave was not deep, and when Aizan threw it hard just now, the west tower hit the rock wall in the deepest part of the cave.

There are no animals or people living in the cave. According to Ogata's estimation, the cave can accommodate about 10 people, which is more than enough for Ogata and others who have 4 people and 2 horses.

After confirming that there was no danger in the cave, Ogata turned his head and shouted at A-Machi and Ahili behind him:

"The cave is fine! Come in!"

After finishing speaking, Ogata took the lead and strode into the cave, leading the radish.

After Ogata and others entered, the originally quiet cave immediately became lively.

Ogata and A-Machi placed the radishes and grapes closer to the entrance of the cave, tied the reins to a long and thick stone pillar, and let the radishes and grapes protect them from the wind.

Anyway, as Don horses, they have strong bodies, and this cold wind can only be regarded as a refreshing breeze for them.

After placing the radishes and grapes, Ogata and the others immediately began to clear the snow that fell on their hair, faces, and clothes.

If the snow melts, it will wet their clothes.

In such a cold weather, if the clothes get wet, it is a serious problem comparable to not being able to find food and water.

After clearing the snow off their bodies, Aizan took out some firewood from his purse and lit a bonfire.

"Come here to enjoy the fire." Aizan said to Ogata and Ading, "The weather is bad, so we must try our best to keep our bodies warm enough."

After asking Ogata and the others to warm up in Japanese, Aizan then asked Ahili to warm up in Ainu.

"In a field like this, three things matter most."

Aizan smiled and raised three fingers.

"Arranged in order of importance, these three things are: food, water, and body temperature."

"In our China village, the first thing we teach children who start to learn hunting skills is to teach them how to secure these three things in the wild."

"Without food, a person can last 30 days."

"Without water, a human can survive for 3 days."

"If you can't keep your body temperature at a normal level, based on the time unit of you and people, you can probably only last for a little more than an hour."

Aizan is good at everything, the only problem is that he is talkative and loves to talk.

Self-servingly began to introduce to Ogata and the others the "survival skills in the wild" passed down from generation to generation by the Ainu people.

While Aizan was doing science popularization for Ogata and the others, Ogata and A-Ming had already sat silently by the campfire, roasting their frozen hands.

Needless to say, what is Ogata's physical fitness? With 36 points of vitality, Ogata only felt his hands were stiff, his cheeks were a little sore from the wind, and his body was slightly chilly in the snowy day just now. That's all, no other discomfort.

A-Machi's physical fitness is not as perverted as Ogata's, but she is also a female ninja who has received strict training since she was a child and can do 500 sit-ups in one go, so her physical fitness is naturally not bad.

As the Ainu people who grew up in the snow country since childhood, Aizan and Ahili are also very resistant to frost.

Sitting around the bonfire, their cheeks all turned rosy within a short while.

"It's really a terrible snow..." Ahili whispered, "I always feel that the frequency of blizzards has become much higher in recent years... (Ainu language)"

Aizan translated what Ahili just said to Ogata and Acho.

After helping Ogata and the others translate Ahili's words, Aizan let out a long breath, and then said with emotion:

"Ahili is right. I also feel that the climate in recent years has been a bit abnormal. Not only have blizzards become more frequent, but the weather has also become much colder than before."

"This abnormal weather also brought bad luck to the animals."

"According to my observation, in recent years, due to abnormal weather, the number of deer has been significantly less than usual."

"Animals are wonderful, and if there is too much or too little of one animal, it tends to affect the rest of the animals."

"The reduction in deer populations has affected all kinds of animals in one way or another."

"The ones that are most directly affected are the wolves."

"Wolves rely on deer as their main food. Now that there are not as many deer as before, it is difficult for wolves to find food, so wolves are now much more irritable than before."

"Wolves are very smart and know that humans are not easy to mess with, so they rarely attack humans on their own initiative."

"But now that there is less food, the tragedies of wolves actively attacking humans have become much more than before."

After all, Aizan let out a long breath, and said with a wry smile: "I really hope that this abnormal weather will end as soon as possible!"

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At this very moment—

"Have you found a suitable hiding place yet?" Matsudaira Sadanobu asked loudly towards the outside of the sedan chair.

As soon as his words fell, Tachibana's answer sounded immediately outside the sedan chair:

"My lord! Not yet!"

call--!

Matsudaira Sadanobu heard a more violent cold wind blowing outside the sedan chair.

Hearing the increasingly fierce cold wind, Matsudaira Sadanobu's frown that was already frowning became even tighter.

Sadanobu Matsudaira and his team are advancing slowly against the snowstorm.

Whether it is the red cavalry, or the elite soldiers that Inamori sent to Matsudaira Jonobu, the horses they ride are all native Japanese horses.

Japanese native horses are very short, and their shoulder height is generally only about 1.2 meters, which is completely incomparable with the average shoulder height of more than 1.5 meters.

In addition to being shorter than the Don hippopotamus, it is also better in cold resistance and physical fitness, all of which are far behind the Don hippopotamus.

Faced with this sudden strong fraternity snowstorm, the horses of the guards of Matsudaira Sadanobu lost the ability to carry people forward. So the guards of Matsudaira Sadanobu had to dismount and lead the horses forward.

Before, after discovering the large and terrifying dark cloud, Matsudaira Sadanobu immediately ordered: Find a suitable hiding place.

Although Matsudaira's response was quick, their luck was really bad.

Until the blizzard came, Matsudaira Sadanobu and the others did not find a suitable hiding place. Until now, it is still struggling to move forward in the snow field.

In order to check the current situation, Matsudaira Sadanobu opened half of the window of the sedan chair.

The moment Matsudaira Sadanobu opened the window of the sedan chair, in an instant—a large number of snowflakes rushed in with the wind.

The number of snowflakes has become a little more than before.

Looking at more and more snowflakes outside the window, Matsudaira Sadanobu's expression became more dignified.

Just when Matsudaira Sadanobu was thinking about what to do now, Tachibana's excited voice suddenly sounded from outside the car:

"My lord! I see a forest in front of me! Let's go to the forest to avoid the snow!"

Hearing Tachibana's words, Matsudaira Sadanobu was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly poked his head out of the window and looked forward.

Looking through the layers of snow curtains, I saw a large black shadow in front of me, and I could vaguely see that these shadows were composed of towering trees one after another.

Song Ping Ding Xinli nodded.

"Tell everyone! Go into the woods ahead to avoid the snow!"

Tachibana: "Yes!"

Matsudaira Sadanobu retracted his head into the sedan chair, closed the window, and let out a deep breath.

Although the most ideal hiding place is naturally a cave. But the woods are barely getting by.

It is better to stay in a place with many tree trunks and leaves to block the snow than to stay in a snow field with no shelter at all.

Tachibana quickly conveyed Matsudaira's new order to everyone.

After learning that there was finally a place suitable for hiding in the snow ahead, the effect of "looking at the plum blossoms to quench thirst" appeared-everyone cheered up, took a deep breath, and vowed to rush into the forest ahead as soon as possible, Avoid this bastard wind and snow that can't even see things clearly 3 meters away.

Tachibana was no exception, her tired body regained some strength.

"Hurry up!" Tachibana shouted to his horse while tugging at the rein, "It's almost time to rest!

Matsudaira Sadanobu and his party speeded up a little.

After a while, Matsudaira Sadanobu and the others arrived at a narrow road.

On the right side of this narrow road is a patch of rocky rocks that are difficult to pass through.

On the left is a hill that is not too steep.

In front of the path is the woods suitable for hiding. If you want to go to the forest, you have to go through this trail.

There are rocks on the right and hills on the left, so this trail can only accommodate 20 horses walking side by side-although it is wide enough, but just to be on the safe side, Tachibana chose to shout loudly to everyone around:

"Everyone be careful! Lead your horses! Be careful not to fall off the hillside on the left...Huh?"

Before finishing speaking, Tachibana frowned suddenly, then turned her head and looked behind her.

For a moment just now, Tachibana seemed to hear a strange noise coming from behind their team.

After looking intently at the rear of the team, Tachibana saw a series of thin black figures slowly emerging in the thick snow curtain.

Extremely fast.

In just a moment, Tachibana saw clearly what these uninvited guests looked like.

And the next moment when he saw the appearance of these uninvited guests, Tachibana's pupils suddenly shrank, and then, like a conditioned reflex, he said sharply:

"Enemy attack! There are wolves approaching! Everyone welcome the enemy!"

These uninvited guests who approached them from the rear of Matsudaira Sadanobu and others were a large pack of wolves.

As if in response to Tachibana's enemy attack alarm, just after Tachibana's voice fell, the wolves howled one after another, and then attacked the people and horses walking at the rear of the team.

Because of the interference from the wind and snow, Tachibana and the others didn't realize that a wolf was approaching until the wolf had already bit their ass.

These wolves that suddenly attacked are the "Ezo wolves" that are listed as the most dangerous animals in the Ezo region alongside brown bears.

Ezo wolves are medium in size, like to live in groups, and are good at running fast and long distances.

After Matsudaira Sadanobu inside the sedan chair heard Tachibana outside the sedan chair shouting "Enemy attack! There are wolves approaching! Everyone welcome the enemy!", his face changed suddenly, and then asked Tachibana outside the sedan chair in a deep voice:

"How many wolves are attacking?"

"No, I don't know! At present, there are about 20 heads!"

Because of the blocking of the snow curtain, Tachibana couldn't see how many Ezo wolves were attacking, but kept seeing Ezo wolves appearing from behind the snow curtain, and kept hearing the screams of the guards and the neighing of horses.

"Don't panic!" Matsudaira Takanobu said loudly, "It's just a bunch of beasts! Just repel them! What are the knives in your waists for?"

Hearing Matsudaira Sadanobu's shout, Tachibana's flustered heart quickly calmed down.

Tachibana, who calmed down a little, drew his sword in his hand, and shouted loudly at the highest volume he could achieve:

"A pack of wolves is coming! Everyone defends against the enemy! Don't be afraid, there are only 2 or 30 wolves coming! Be careful not to scare the horses!"

The order that Tachibana shouted in a calm tone was clearly heard by everyone around.

After being attacked by wolves, they gradually began to fight back.

The attack of wolves frightened their horses on a large scale, which had a great impact on Matsudaira Sadanobu's guards.

Not to mention the non-stop wind and snow blowing around them, the strong wind and snow also made their movements sluggish.

But they are the elite of the army after all.

Even if they were affected by various factors, 100% of their strength could not be 50%, but they would not be defeated by a pack of wolves.

One after another the wolves were killed, and the battle situation was reversed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Looking at this great battle situation, an excited smile appeared on Tachibana's face.

But at this moment, Tachibana heard the heavy panting sounds unique to animals coming from the right side of the path, and... the sound of paws stamping on the ground...

He suddenly looked to the right of the trail - he saw a few Ezo wolves galloping at high speed in the chaotic world where people and horses were difficult to pass, and rushed towards Tachibana and the others.

"Aww—!"

These wolves howled sharply, and then rushed directly to the waist of Matsudaira Sadanobu and their team.

The wolves that rushed into the waist of their team were only a few steps away from Tachibana and Matsudaira Sadanobu's sedan chair.

Because the distance was too close, Tachibana could even see clearly the vertical pupils of these wolves that made people shudder just looking at them.

"Damn it! These wolves know how to surprise other people's weak defenses!" Tachibana, who was always gentle and gentle, rarely uttered a dirty word at this time, "Wolves rushed into the team! Kill them! Protect the old man! "

Lihua couldn't care less about protecting his horse now, he let go of the reins in his hand, held the knife with both hands, and personally escorted Lao Zhong's sedan chair back away from the wolves that launched a surprise attack.

And the four strong men who were responsible for carrying the sedan chair for Matsudaira Jonobu had already turned pale from the sudden onslaught of wolves. Before Tachibana gave an order, the four of them hurriedly carried the sedan chair still carrying Matsudaira Jonobu , and then hurriedly ran away from the wolf.

Tachibana retreated with the sedan chair.

The guards reacted quickly.

The wolves who launched the surprise attack have now been blocked by the guards.

Tachibana, who was still retreating with the sedan chair, looked at the wolves that were blocked and getting farther and farther away from them, and his heart fell to the ground again.

"Stop!" Tachibana shouted to the people carrying the sedan chair beside him, "There's no need to retreat anymore, those wolves can't be killed anymore..."

Squeak -!

As soon as Tachibana's voice fell, the strange noise sounded again...

This time, the strange noise was very close to Tachibana...

It came from the foot of the strong man who was in charge of carrying the sedan chair beside Tachibana.

Before Tachibana had time to lower his head to see what was going on under the feet of the strong man, the strong man suddenly sank into the snow under his feet as if he had sunk into a swamp.

Afterwards, the ground under Tachibana and the others quickly cracked around the strong man whose body had sunk into the snow, and then—collapsed.

Tachibana yelled in horror in her heart.

——Snow Cornice...!

Snow eaves: snowflakes blown into eaves by the wind.

To put it simply, there is no ground under the eaves for support, and it is a large snow block suspended in the air.

Because of the blizzard that obscured the view, and the rush to get away from the surprise wolves, neither Tachibana nor the people around them realized that the place they were standing just now was a snow canopy.

The snow eaves, which could not bear the weight of Tachibana and the others, collapsed directly, and everything on the snow eaves slid down into the hillside on the left side of the trail.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Tachibana quickly raised his hand to grab the ground beside him which was not a snow cornice, and didn't let himself fall.

There are also two strong men carrying sedan chairs who are also quick-eyed.

Following the fall of the snow eaves, there were only two other strong men carrying the sedan chair, and... the sedan chair still carrying Matsudaira Sadanobu.

"My lord—!" Tachibana, whose face turned pale in an instant, yelled anxiously and terrified towards the sedan chair sliding down the hillside.

Due to the poor visibility, Matsudaira Sadanobu's sedan chair completely disappeared from Tachibana's field of vision in the blink of an eye, leaving only the white snow curtain in front of him...

When the snow eaves collapsed, it not only frightened Tachibana and the humans like them.

At the same time, it also scared the Ezo wolves who rushed into the waist of the team just now.

A certain Ezo wolf glanced at the two strong men carrying sedan chairs and the sedan chair carrying Matsudaira Sadanobu, who slid down the snow eaves into the nearby snow slope, then neighed lowly, turned around and jumped out of the guards' circle , rushed into the nearby rocks, and soon disappeared.

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After the snow eaves collapsed, Sadanobu Matsudaira, who was sitting in the sedan chair, immediately felt that the world began to spin.

His whole body followed the sedan chair and rolled down the hillside.

Matsudaira Sadanobu, who quickly realized what had happened, gritted his teeth, quickly grabbed his own saber that was placed aside—Nagasoni Kotoru, inserted it back into the left waist, and pulled out the knife from the left waist with his right hand. Wakizawa opened the door of the sedan chair with his left hand.

If it slides down the hillside with the sedan chair, the consequences will be unimaginable.

So Matsudaira Sadanobu made a decisive decision: jump out of the sedan chair in time.

After opening the door of the sedan chair, Matsudaira Sadanobu took a deep breath, kicked his feet and escaped from the sedan chair.

Although it has been a while since I have practiced swordsmanship, I remember the muscles from practicing swordsmanship when I was young. Memories, as well as excellent physical fitness remain.

After jumping out of the sedan chair, Matsudaira Sadanobu inserted the wakizashi in his hand into the thick white snow covering the hillside, and used the wakizashi as a buffer to reduce the speed of his body falling.

The reaction force transmitted to Matsudaira Jonobu's arm along the wakizashi made Matsudaira Jonobu's facial features tighten uncontrollably.

But Matsudaira Sadanobu still persisted, holding on to the Wakizashi in his hand tightly...

It's a pity—Sadanobu Matsudaira hasn't practiced for a long time after becoming a senior middle schooler.

After a while, Matsudaira Sadanobu finally let go of the Wakizashi in his hands as a buffer for his body because of the soreness in his arms and it was difficult to hold the knife anymore.

In the vast snow, Matsudaira Sadanobu was like sliding down a slide, sliding straight down the hillside.

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"The wind and snow outside seems to have stopped." Aizan glanced outside the cave.

"Yeah." Ogata, who was sitting opposite Aizan, nodded lightly, "It finally calmed down..."

The wind and snow outside the cave finally stopped roaring, only a few snowflakes were still falling sparsely.

"It seems that we can only spend the night in this cave tonight." Ogata stood up while talking, "I'll go outside to collect some firewood for the night, the three of you can start cooking dinner first."

"Ah, let me go with you." Aizan said.

"No, it's enough for me alone." Ogata picked up the big Shitian he had put aside, and inserted it back into his left belt. "For things like collecting firewood, you don't need too many people to go together. I'll go Go and come back."

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"...Has the snow finally stopped..." Looking at the dark clouds above his head that finally began to slowly drift away, Grandpa Jiang showed a relieved expression.

After being attacked by the ezos of the Red Moon Fortress and directly destroying the entire gold panning team, grandfather Jiang has been working hard to return to Japan these days.

However, until now, he has not been able to return to Japan.

On the contrary, the more I walked, the more confused I became, the less I knew where I was now...

Just now, a snowstorm came suddenly.

Fortunately, grandfather Jiang was lucky—when the blizzard came, there happened to be a cave not far from him, so grandfather Jiang directly hid in the cave to avoid the snow and has been hiding until now.

Because the dark clouds hadn't cleared completely, grandfather Jiang couldn't judge the current time based on the color of the sky and the position of the sun.

But according to grandfather Jiang's estimation, it should not be long before it gets dark.

"Pick up some firewood and spend the night in the cave..." Grandfather Jiang murmured softly, then bowed and grabbed a handful of snow in front of him, stuffed it into his mouth, and strode towards the woods ahead.

These days, grandfather Jiang Chun relies on eating snow to replenish water.

As for the food or something, follow the fate.

With luck, find some edible mushrooms or berries and feast on them.

If you're unlucky and can't find anything to eat, you'll starve first.

Before he came to pan for gold, he was a bounty hunter who roamed around. Although he didn't catch any powerful wanted criminals until he quit his job, his grandfather Jiang developed a powerful "iron man" through his long years of living in the open air. Stomach", even if you drink snow water every day and eat every meal, you don't have any discomfort in your stomach.

Grandfather Jiang is like a girl picking flowers, picking up every branch on the ground that is not wet by snow.

When he pushed aside a bush in front of him and picked up some firewood under the bush, his grandfather Jiang's eyes suddenly widened.

Because he found—about 400 meters away in front of him, there was a person lying down.

Grandfather Jiang has no other advantages. Good eyesight is probably one of the few advantages of Grandfather Jiang.

He clearly saw that the person lying on the snow 400 meters away, wearing a beautiful and exquisite kimono, was a Japanese person.

She doesn't look particularly old, probably in her 30s. With a well-shaved Tsukiyo head, he looks handsome.

There are 2 knives stuck in his left waist.

Wakizawa was nowhere to be seen, only the scabbard remained.

The Da Dao remained intact at the man's left waist.

Looking at the knife on the man's left waist, Grandfather Jiang swallowed, with greed in his eyes.

According to the scabbard and handle, it is not difficult to see that the knife on the man's waist must not be ordinary.

When he first saw this person lying on the snow, his grandfather Emoto still had many doubts, such as why there is Kazuto here.

But now, only greed is left in Grandfather Jiang's mind.

Just as Grandpa Jiang was considering whether to walk over and steal the man's knife, the man's body suddenly moved.

Afterwards, the man lying on the snow supported his head with one hand and the ground with the other, and slowly sat up from the ground.

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After sitting up from the snow field below him, Matsudaira Sadanobu first glanced around, and then at his own body.

Body—except for the soreness and pain in both arms, there is nothing serious about the rest.

Surroundings - beside him is the snow slope that he just slid down.

——The body was not injured at all...how lucky.

Matsudaira Sadanobu let out a long breath.

The height of the snow slope is not too low. Sliding down from this snow slope, besides luck, also benefited from Matsudaira Sadanobu's use of the wake difference to slow down the falling speed and reduce the impact when he just "jumped the sedan chair".

Shaking off the snow from his body, Matsudaira Sadanobu slowly stood up.

Although alone in the unfamiliar wilderness, Matsudaira Sadanobu still maintains his composure thanks to the concentration cultivated by years of living in a superior position.

——I have to find a way to join Tachibana and the others...

——But the most urgent thing now is to find a place where I can spend the night...

——I don’t know how long I was in a coma just now, and the dark clouds above my head haven’t completely dissipated, and I don’t know if it’s dark now...

When Matsudaira Sadanobu was orderly sorting out the next thing to do in his mind——

rustle rustle...

The sound of bushes being pushed aside suddenly sounded behind him.

Sadanobu Matsudaira, whose pupils narrowed slightly, turned around quickly, facing the bushes behind him.

While turning around, Matsudaira Sadanobu quickly lowered the center of gravity of his body, with his left hand resting on the scabbard of the saber at his waist—Nagasone Torutsu, and his right hand holding the handle of Torutsu, ready to draw the sword at any time.

The sound of bushes being pushed aside grew louder.

Finally - a wolf's head protruding from behind a bush.

It is 1 Ezo wolf.

After the Ezo wolf appeared from behind the bushes, Sadanobu Chongmatsu grinned, showing sharp fangs.

"...Are you still chasing him... It seems that you are really hungry." Matsudaira Sadanobu said in a deep voice, while using the thumb of his left hand to open the carp's mouth, and then slowly drew the knife out of its sheath with his right hand.

Cang lang lang lang lang...

Hu Che was pulled out of the sheath inch by inch.

The cold light reflected from the blade pierced the eyes of the Ezo wolf in front of Matsudaira Sadanobu, causing the wolf to take a few steps back in one breath.

"Leave quickly!" Joshin Matsudaira yelled at the Ezo wolf in front of him while posing in a standard mid-section stance.

Even in the period when he was practicing swords diligently, Matsudaira Sadanobu did not have the confidence to deal with a wolf alone.

But now that he has been practicing for a long time, Matsudaira Sadanobu is even less sure to deal with a wolf at the same time and get out of it.

Now he only hoped that after showing his Huche, he could make the wolf feel threatened and retreat.

Matsudaira Sadanobu's idea was well thought out.

But reality is often cruel.

After Matsudaira Sadanobu drew his sword, the wolf, which had already retreated a few steps, let out a low growl at Matsudaira Sadanobu again.

Afterwards, the wolf slowly walked towards Matsudaira Sadanobu.

Matsudaira Sadanobu's face instantly turned livid.

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"Okay..." Ogata nodded lightly, "Finally, we have gathered enough firewood..."

Because of a snowstorm just now, many branches were blown to the ground, so it is not difficult to pick up branches suitable for burning fire.

Ogata tied up the collected firewood with a rattan that he picked up just now, and then prepared to carry the firewood back to the cave.

"Woo..."

"Huh?" Ogata turned to look to his left.

Just now, Ogata seemed to hear a strange hissing sound.

His eyes turned to the direction where the voice came from just now, but he saw nothing.

He pricked up his ears to listen, but he didn't hear anything.

—Did you hear me wrong...

"Woo..."

Just when the thought of "Did I hear it wrong?" was born in Ogata's mind, the strange hiss sounded again at a very good time.

This strange neighing sound did not seem to be very far away from Ogata.

Ogata looked towards the direction from which the strange hiss came from, his eyes narrowed slightly.

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——what to do... what to do... what should I do now...

Grandfather Jiang, who was hiding in the bushes, was racking his brains and thinking about what he should do now while watching the "human-wolf war" between a man and a wolf 400 meters ahead.

Just now, I saw a middle-aged man with a knife hanging from his waist that looked very valuable. Before he had time to go and steal his knife, the man woke up directly.

Grandfather Jiang was just disappointed, but the scene that appeared in front of him almost jumped up in fright—an Ezo wolf suddenly appeared, and immediately began to attack the middle-aged man.

Based on the middle-aged man's skill, it is not difficult to see that he should also be a person who has practiced swordsmanship.

But his level of swordsmanship is not yet at the level of dealing with a wolf.

At the beginning of the battle, the middle-aged man had no choice but to parry, dodging the wolf's attack in a very embarrassing manner.

After seeing the wolf that suddenly appeared, his grandfather Jiang Ben thought of running away as far away as possible.

However, as soon as the thought of running away appeared, the greedy thought emerged immediately, and began to fight against the thinking of running away.

A bold plan came up in the mind of grandfather Jiang: After the middle-aged man was eaten by the wolf, he went to pick up the middle-aged man's knife.

This strong greed made grandfather Jiang Mingzhi know that if he stayed here, he might be in danger of being attacked by wolves, and he couldn't make up his mind to run away...

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"Drink...drink...drink..."

Holding the knife tightly, Matsudaira Sadanobu gasped heavily, staring fixedly at the Ezo wolf that was approaching in front of him.

From just now, he was powerless to fight back and just dodged in embarrassment.

Matsudaira Sadanobu has been able to sustain himself to this day with the healthy body he developed through diligent exercise when he was young.

But now it is almost at the limit.

Matsudaira Sadanobu felt that his legs were weak now, and he didn't have enough strength to avoid the next pounce of the Ezo wolf.

——Wouldn’t you think that I, Matsudaira Takanobu, would die here in the end... Heh, falling in the snow country... It’s not bad.

Obviously he is currently in a dangerous situation where he may die at any time, but Sadanobu Matsudaira still maintains calmness and composure.

A ruthless look flashed in Matsudaira Sadanobu's eyes.

Then - he knelt down slowly on the ground, continued to hold Hu Che with his right hand, and began to pull the skirt of his upper body clothes with his left hand.

Rather than being killed by an animal, Matsudaira Sadanobu preferred to cut through his stomach and die as a samurai.

Naturally, the Ezo wolf would not understand what Matsudaira Sadanobu was going to do next, it just continued to follow the instinct of the animal, slowly approaching Matsudaira Sadanobu, looking for the best attack position and timing.

Just when Matsudaira Sadanobu was about to stab Tiger Tetsu into his stomach, using his samurai way——

Just when that Ezo wolf had already started to lower its center of gravity, ready to pounce on Matsudaira Sadanobu at any time——

"Hey! You beast! Get out of here!"

A young male voice came to the ears of Matsudaira Takanobu, the wolf, and the grandfather Jiang who had been lurking in the distance.

It was a coincidence that Matsudaira Sadanobu and his grandfather Jiang stared wide-eyed after hearing the voice, and then shouted the same sentence in their hearts.

Matsudaira Sadanobu/Grandfather Jiang: This voice...? !

When shouting this sentence in his heart, Matsudaira Sadanobu only had ordinary surprise on his face.

But grandfather Jiang was surprised and frightened.

Grandfather Jiang had heard this voice.

Last summer, as a bounty hunter, he rushed into Nijo Castle with the others in order to remove Ogata Itsze's head.

He heard this sound in the castle tower of Nijo Castle...

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After hearing that strange hissing sound, Ogata had been paying attention to it all the time, so he decided to follow the sound and take a look.

Following the strange neighing sound through the dense woods, after only a moment, Xu Bian found the owner of the strange neighing sound - a wolf.

To be precise, it was a wolf attacking humans.

The human being is currently kneeling on the ground, holding a knife tightly in his hand. Judging from his clothes, he is still a friendly person.

Because of the angle, Ogata couldn't see the person's appearance clearly, and he didn't know if the person was injured now.

"Hey! You beast! Get out of here!"

Ogata growled at the wolf.

Ogata's words successfully attracted the Ezo wolf's attention.

Ezowolf turned his head to look at Ogata.

After Chong Xufang roared a few times, he spread his four claws and rushed towards Xufang.

Ogata's left hand continued to hold the firewood he had just picked up, and his right hand slowly pulled out the big Shitian from his waist.

"Aww—!"

After rushing to only a few steps away from Ogata, the Ezo wolves let out their unique wolf howl of the "wolf clan", then jumped up and pounced on Ogata.

Ogata only held the knife in one hand, posing in an ordinary mid-section posture, and stared expressionlessly at the wolf in front of him that was rushing towards him.

One person, one wolf, staggered past.

And the moment they passed by, the light of the knife flickered.

Sakakibara Ichidou Ryu.

Ogata's Da Shitian directly cut open the wolf's belly, and the internal organs scattered all over the ground.

"Woo..."

While screaming, the Ezo wolf fell to the ground along with its internal organs, following the inertia of its pounce just now.

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At this very moment—

Grandfather Jiang, who was crouching in the bushes, covered his mouth and nose with both hands, trying to suppress his breathing, not letting himself take even a slightly heavier gasp.

The reason why he did this was to avoid the young man who suddenly appeared just now from discovering him.

There was cold sweat all over his forehead and face.

——That, that swordsmanship...! That look...!

Grandfather Jiang let out a terrified cry in his heart.

Grandfather Jiang is very familiar with the swordsmanship used by the young man who suddenly appeared just now, and the look in his eyes when he swung the knife.

Grandfather Jiang still remembers the scenes he saw on the castle tower of Nijo City back then. I can't forget it even if I want to.

——It's Yidao Zhai...!

——It’s the executioner Yidao Zhai——!

——Why is the executioner Yidao Zhai here——? !

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After killing the Ezo wolf with a single blow, Ogata wiped off the blood attached to Da Shitian's blade, and then quickly walked towards the Kazuto who was attacked by the Ezo wolf just now.

"You're fine..."

Ogata hadn't uttered the last word "bar" in the Hu "Are you okay", when his words suddenly froze.

The expression on his face froze at the same time.

Because now he finally saw the appearance of this Kazuto whom he saved just now.

"...It's been a long time." Matsudaira Sadanobu, who had no expression on his face, said to Ogata in a tone that was neither salty nor light, "You really made me wait, and we agreed that after the trial match in front of the imperial court is over , you will give me your answer, but I have been waiting for several months."

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Today, wolves in Hokkaido, Japan (also known as Ezo) are extinct.

There are many reasons why it became extinct.

1: In 1876, the Hokkaido Reclamation Commissioner expelled him by offering a "reward".

2: Farmers believe wolves are a threat to their livestock, poison them with strychnine and hunt them in large numbers.

3: In 1878, because of a heavy snowfall, a large number of deer were starved to death, causing many wolves to find no food, and then starved to death.

In addition, according to expert investigations, the reason why the Ezo wolf (Hokkaido wolf) became extinct may also be related to rabies and canine distemper.

[So the "decrease in the number of deer, wolves can't find food and become irritable" in this chapter is not the author's nonsense, it is based on reality. 】

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At the end of the previous chapter, the author saw that some readers were concerned about "What should I do if I meet a bear?" "The dictator, Nezaki, and others were shocked by the record of single-killing 40 bears. The author Jun here briefly tells you about this matter.

Nezaki and others did not say in the book why he likes to go hunting alone in the mountains, but the author guesses that this should be related to the hunting culture of the Ainu people.

Ainu people generally like to hunt alone, even if they bring friends to hunt collectively, the team generally does not exceed 3 people.

Therefore, "one person enters the mountain, and one person brings down a bear" is regarded as the traditional performance of the Ainu people.

Nezaki and others also did not explain why the Ainu people generally like to hunt alone.

However, the author thinks that this should have something to do with the way their Ainu people distribute their prey.

According to the tradition of the Ainu people, when hunting in groups, whoever makes up the final blow to the prey will own the prey.

That is to say, you went hunting with your friends, and you were exhausted, and finally disabled a deer, but it was your friend who made up the blow to the deer, so the deer will belong to your friend, and you Not even a deer hair can be divided.

The author speculates: It is probably because of this culture that many Ainu people like to hunt alone. If they hunt alone, they can save a lot of trouble in the distribution of prey.

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