I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

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Although he doubted the identity of this "old monk with goatee", Hasegawa also knew that now was not the time to ask such a question, so he could only suppress his curiosity.

And after Ogata pretended not to know Hasegawa, his eyes shifted to... the Naoichi family standing behind Hasegawa.

Looking at Naosuke and Rushui, and the middle-aged woman whose facial features resembled Isshikika very much, Ogata's face finally showed the first sincere smile of joy since the attack on Mount Koya.

"Master Yidao Zhai..." Zhizhou murmured that only he could hear clearly.

Since Ogata appeared, Naosuke seemed to see the dazzling sunlight, buried his head and eyes low, and dared not look at Ogata for a long time.

Cautiously raised his gaze, glanced at Ogata for a while, then quickly lowered his gaze.

He dare not look at Ogata...

I dare not look at this... the person whose whereabouts he betrayed to Toyotomi...

Ogata now has a lot of things to say to Isshika's family.

But the heat wave constantly churning behind his back was like a talisman, causing all the gossip to flow into Ogata's throat, and it immediately stuck.

"Master Gen." Ogata, who wanted to concentrate on the business and deal with the rest of the matter slowly, nodded briefly to Naosuke and the others, and then said seriously to Yuan Yi, "This is ?”

Ogata pouted at Xuanzheng who was lying on Mucun's back.

Ever since reuniting with Yuanichi and the others, Ogata has noticed and has been curious about the identity of this old man.

As soon as the voice of his question fell, Ah-cho, who was standing beside him, lowered his voice, and Dai Yuanyi replied:

"This person... is the Xuanzheng we have been looking for for a long time."

Ogata's expression changed immediately.

"You are...that Xuanzheng?"

He couldn't help but look at this old man from head to toe that he and A-Ming had been unable to find after a lot of effort.

Xuanzheng's unkempt appearance... is more like an ordinary beggar than a respectable doctor.

Ogata is looking at Xuanzheng, and Xuanzheng is also looking at Ogata.

"One step... oh, I remembered." Xuanzheng showed a look of sudden realization, "You are...that Ogata Yidaosai, right?"

"I've seen your portrait on the arrest warrant before. Your portrait on the arrest warrant is really good. I immediately remembered who you are."

Having said that, Xuan Zheng looked at Yuan Yi.

"Mr. Toyotomi Genichi, are you still in the same group as Ogata Issai? This is really beyond my expectation..."

After finishing speaking, Xuanzheng's pupils flashed thoughtful light.

Genichi ignored Xuanzheng's words, but focused on explaining to Ogata:

"The cave behind us is connected to an underground prison dug by the Toyotomi family. We found Hasegawa-kun and Miss Isshika's family members in it, as well as this Xuanzheng. It's a pity...we couldn't find Xiaolin Xiaolin was probably locked up in other places..."

Yuan briefly introduced the situation on their side to Ogata.

From how they found out that Toyotomi was trying to transfer the prisoners from the underground prison under their feet, to how they reunited with Ogata.

After a rough understanding of Shimogenichi and the others' situation, Ogata said:

"Just now, when I attacked Xianyuan Temple according to the original plan, I saw a mountain fire suddenly erupt..."

Ogata summed up what he had just experienced in a very simple sentence, and then he turned his head to look at the increasingly fierce fire behind him: "Toyotomi... now it is clear that he wants to give up Koyasan..."

Things like wildfires, even in the modern age of the 21st century, are extremely terrifying, and a careless move will lead to wildfires getting out of control.

Even in the 21st century with such advanced technology, it is extremely difficult to deal with wildfires, let alone ancient times.

In ancient times, if you wanted to extinguish a mountain fire that had already reached a certain scale,

There are only 2 ways -

1: Wait for the rainstorm, use the rain to douse it

Two: When the mountain fire burns until there is nothing to burn, the flame will go out naturally.

The Toyotomi family dared to directly set Koyasan on fire, and released a "monster" that could not be controlled at all. That only shows one thing-they have completely abandoned Koyasan as a stronghold!

Combining what Genichi just said about "discovering that the Toyotomi family is transferring the prisoners in the prison", Ogata is now 100% sure that the Toyotomi family intends to abandon Koyasan and lead the people to transfer from Koyasan.

"It's been put together..." Yuan Yi's voice was low.

Ogata and the others... now seemed to punch with all their strength, but ended up hitting the soft cotton.

Facing the incoming Ogata and others, Toyotomi directly chose to avoid rather than fight, and released wild fire to delay the actions of Ogata and others, directly making Ogata and the others passive.

"The Toyotomi tribe on Mount Koya... probably have already evacuated most of them..." Ogata pursed his lips, then slowly raised his eyes and looked at Xuanzheng, "Master Yuan, you are taking this After Xuanzheng was rescued, did you find anything valuable from him?"

As soon as Ogata asked this question, before Genichi had time to answer, Xuanzheng smiled with a gloomy "hoho".

"Just now, I heard Master Toyotomi kept saying 'Xiao Lin'. Your companion who was taken away...could be Nobuhide's younger sister——Rin Toyotomi, right?"

"...You really know a lot. Not only do you know me, but you also know Xiaolin." Yuan Yi said lightly, "So what if our captured companion is Xiaolin?"

As soon as Yuan Yi's voice fell, the corners of Xuan Zheng's mouth immediately pulled up in an exaggerated arc.

"Hey, boy." Xuanzheng turned his head and said to Hasegawa in a very impolite tone, "Let me confirm—you heard from the person who escorted you before: 'Hurry up and take them all to the coast. Go there' and 'You'll be taken to the East', right?"

Being called "boy" by Xuanzheng - such an impolite address certainly made Hasegawa extremely displeased.

"Hmm." Hasegawa resisted the displeasure in his heart, "I'm sure I heard these two sentences correctly."

"So, so..." The smile on Xuanzheng's face became more and more...weird, "Then... do you know Jiyi's Misaki Village?"

"Misaki Village?" The person who muttered in confusion was neither from the "Ogata Camp" nor from the "Gourd House Camp"—it was the "goatee old monk" who was still lying on Ogata's back. ".

"But... that small mountain village in the southwest of Kii?"

"Oh..." Xuanzheng cast admiring glances at the "goatee old monk", "Old monk, do you know that place?"

"A long time ago, I went to that place to preach the law."

"That's right, it's the small mountain village located in the southwest of Kii." Xuanzheng showed a gloomy smile that made people uncomfortable, "I suggest that you should go to this small mountain village right now."

"In order to facilitate the operations of the two ships, Hikki Maru and Hulu Maru, Nobuhide specially spent a lot of money to build a simple secret dock in mainland Japan."

"And this secret dock was built in an inconspicuous strait adjacent to this small mountain village."

"I'm sure—the Xiaolin you are looking for must be on the way to be sent to the second ship, ready to be sent to Edo."

"You guys have to hurry up."

"Rihuiwan and Huluwan are the most advanced warships bought from England, with both firepower and mobility."

"Currently all over Japan, there is no ship that can catch up to those two ships on the sea."

"If you don't make it to the dock before the fleet sails..."

Xuanzheng smiled sadly.

"Then you can only watch as your little Lin is sent to Edo, and then thrown into Kanda Shangshui as a human pillar."

"At that time, not only your little Lin will die a miserable death."

"All the people of Edo are also going to die."

Ogata, Atachi, Genichi, Hasegawa, the old monk with a goatee...the expressions of all of them changed suddenly following Xuanzheng's words.

"What do you mean by Renzhu?" Ogata took the lead, approached Xuanzheng, and asked anxiously, "All the people in Edo are going to die, what does that mean?!"

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Mount Koya, at the foot of a very remote mountain.

"Duk, duk, duk, duk..."

Toyotomi Nobuhide gently rubbed the mane of a white horse in front of him, repeating "Tuk Tuk Tuk" repeatedly with a very rhythmic frequency.

"Very well...Akon, that's it. Calm down."

Akon - the name of Toyotomi Nobuhide's beloved horse.

Under Toyotomi Nobuhide's comfort, Baima, who had become restless due to the raging wildfire, gradually calmed down, and his breathing gradually became gentle.

However—just as Baiba regained his composure, a figure suddenly sprang out from behind Toyotomi Nobuhide.

The sudden appearance of this figure made Bai Ma, who had finally calmed down, become restless again with fright.

"Jijiu." Toyotomi Nobuhide cast a reproachful look at the figure that suddenly popped up from behind him, "You made me have to comfort Akang from the beginning again."

"I am so sorry."

Toyotomi Nobuhide did not dwell on this small mistake.

After simply complaining to Jijiu, he asked Jijiu:

"How is my sister?"

"Miss Toyotomi has been successfully transferred." Ji Jiu said succinctly, "In a short while, Miss Toyotomi will probably be able to leave the boundary of Koyasan under the escort of the convoy."

"Good job." Toyotomi Nobuhide's mouth curled up in admiration.

"but……"

"But what?"

"Gao Qing...lost contact..."

Toyotomi Nobuhide comforted Hakuba's hand.

"...Gao Qing probably had some accident." Toyotomi Nobuhide said indifferently, "Maybe he was attacked by Ogata Issai...or my uncle..."

"It's impossible for Ogata Ittosai to attack Koyasan alone."

"Uncle, he must have been lurking somewhere in Koyasan. Either he was preparing to attack Ogata Yidaosai back and forth, or... he was waiting for me to follow the vines to find the person I was waiting in Koyasan when I sent a large force to attack Ogata Yidaosai." Stronghold location."

"Forget it, if there is an accident on Gao Qing's side, it will be an accident."

"Anyway, Hasegawa and the others imprisoned in that prison...are not people who absolutely cannot be discarded."

"As long as I can ensure that there are no accidents on my sister's side."

"...But..." Ji Jiu said in a deep voice at the moment, "Isn't Xuanzheng still locked up in that prison? Don't we try to take him away too?"

Toyotomi Nobuhide's hand stroking the horse's mane paused again.

"...Let him fend for himself." Toyotomi Nobuhide said slowly with no expression on his face, "Look at his current appearance...he will definitely not serve me anymore. "

"Since that's the case, he can do what he likes now. Whether he was burned to death by the mountain fire, escaped by chance, or captured by Ogata Yidaosai and the others, let him go to his own fate."

"I don't want to bother with him anymore."

"Lord Toyotomi." Ji Jiu frowned, "Xuanzheng knows a lot of secrets that I've been waiting for..."

"Including the details of the Battle of Edo, he knows everything."

"I'm just worried... If Ogata Yidaosai and others find Xuanzheng, Xuanzheng will tell Ogata Yidaosai and others too many secrets that we have been guarding..."

"Hmph." Toyotomi Nobuhide smiled "hum" through his nostrils, "He can say whatever he wants."

"At the moment when the Battle of Edo is about to start, I am not afraid that people will know our 'secret'."

When mentioning the word "secret", Toyotomi Nobuhide specially emphasized his tone.

"I understand...Master Toyotomi, there is one more thing to report to you."

"Say."

"I found Master Xianyuan. The Master just fled to the foot of the mountain not far from here, and successfully joined Chuan Jiulang's team."

"Oh!" Toyotomi Nobuhide raised his brows and his eyes lit up, "The Master has escaped... I haven't heard from him for so long, I thought something happened to him."

"Yes. But he looks a little embarrassed now, and his right foot seems to be slightly sprained from running too fast."

"It's good that people are still alive."

At this time, Toyotomi Nobuhide had successfully calmed down the white horse in front of him again.

I saw him get on his horse with a very neat movement.

"Let's go, Jijiu."

Toyotomi Nobuhide looked up at the sky where the dark clouds were getting thicker and thicker.

"Quietly, the sky is about to rain heavily."

"I plan to move faster and hurry up to reach the dock before it rains."

"I don't want to be drenched halfway through the journey."

Jijiu: "Yes!"

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Koyasan, somewhere at the foot of the mountain—

"Senior Asai, don't you want to sleep?"

"Do you think there's any way I can sleep under these circumstances?"

"I don't feel sleepy either..."

The two carriages that Mamiya got last night were quietly parked at the foot of this inconspicuous mountain.

Asai and Shimada were leaning against the walls of the two carriages.

Last night, the two of them knew that after being injured, their combat power would be greatly reduced, and it would be difficult for them to play any role on the battlefield, so they volunteered and took the initiative to take on the task of driving.

The original plan of Ogata and the others was that a few people who could drive would take turns driving, so that everyone could take turns to rest.

However——In order to allow Ogata and others to have more time to rest, Asai and Shimada rejected the proposal of "changing guards in turns". They each drove a car. Relying on his mental strength and willpower, he stayed up all night and sent Ogata and others to the foot of Mount Koya.

After successfully sending everyone to Mount Koya, Asai and Shimada originally thought about taking turns to take a short nap, waiting for Ogata and the others to return, while replenishing the energy lost due to not sleeping all night.

But who knew—their eyes had just closed when they smelled a more and more intense burnt smell...

Open your eyes and take a look - Mount Koya, which was originally covered with clear water and green trees, is surrounded by a sea of ​​flames...

Excited by the sight in front of them and the smell in their noses, Asai and Shimada were completely sleepless.

Shimada, who still lacks concentration due to experience issues, has been asking Asai anxiously since just now: What should we do now?

Koyasan was burned by a fire that seemed to burn the sky with it-this was completely unexpected.

Facing Shimada's anxious questioning, Asai's answer was always concise and powerful: just wait here slowly and wait for Master Minamoto and the others to come back.

Asai, who has seen far more storms and waves than Shimada, has always had a very clear understanding of their current status: at present, they, apart from continuing to stick to this place with people and cars, wait for Ogata and his party to return. There is nothing else that can be done.

Despite Asai's relief, Shimada still couldn't be as calm as Asai.

In order to calm his emotions as much as possible, Shimada put his hands on his eye sockets and looked around frequently.

He simply hoped that he could see those familiar figures returning safely.

"Senior Asai..."

"What is it?"

"What if... we fail to find the Lord in Koyasan... what should we do?"

Asai didn't even hesitate, and said directly:

"At that time, I will slowly find a way. As long as I work hard to find a way, there are always more ways than difficulties."

"What if...the lord can't be found...then what should I do?" Shimada's mouth was pulled down, his neck shrunk, his face was full of worry and panic that couldn't be concealed.

"... Shimada, you have always had a pessimistic personality, you really need to change." Asai gave Shimada a hard look with a complaining look, "Can't you think of something more positive? ?”

"Sorry...huh?"

Shimada's eyes narrowed suddenly at this moment, and then put his hands on his eye sockets with a "shua".

I saw him staring intently at the woods to the northwest of them.

Immediately afterwards, the worries and fears that were originally on his face turned into ecstasy.

"Senior Asai! Genichi and Ogata-senpai are back!"

Hearing Shimada's words, Asai, who was leaning against the wall of the car, closed his eyes and meditated, immediately jumped up.

"Where?"

"Over there!"

Asai followed the direction Shimada pointed at - as soon as he cast his gaze over, Asai's eyesight was far better than Shimada's, and he was taken aback immediately: "Why is Hasegawa Heizo here...? How many people are there? what happened……?"

Before Ogata and the others entered the mountain, there were only less than 10 people in total.

But when they return now, they have turned into a big team.

Ogata carried an old monk on his back...

Mucun carried an old man covered in dirt like a beggar on his back...

Behind them is a brigade headed by Hasegawa...

While Asai was still looking at the inexplicably larger team with astonished eyes, Genichi, who was running at the forefront, yelled at Asai and Shimada from a distance:

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"Asai! Shimada! Ready to go!"

Genichi's yell made Asai recover from his astonishment.

He didn't ask Yuanyi, "Where are we going now?", or anything else.

Genichi got them ready to go right away—that was all he needed to know.

Without saying a word, Asai jumped into the "driving seat" and tightened his grip on the reins.

Although Shimada followed Asai and jumped into the driver's seat of the carriage he was in charge of, but he didn't have Asai's concentration, so he couldn't help but asked Genichi loudly:

"Master Yuan! Where are we going?"

Gen opened his mouth, as if preparing to answer Shimada's question.

But Yuanyi had just had time to open his mouth, and the person beside him took the lead and answered on his behalf:

"Go and destroy the warships of England!"

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Chapter 710 Ogata: "Go and destroy the warships of the English country!" [5400]