I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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Ogata and A-Machi came to a corridor in the hotel where no one passed by.

The two of them even checked the ceiling above their heads, and after confirming that there was no one around, Ogata lowered his voice and straight to the point:

"I plan to let Azhu go with us."

As soon as Ogata finished speaking, A-Machi was puzzled and stunned at first, but his expression soon returned to the original one.

It's not the first time for her to know Ogata, and when she heard what Ogata said, she immediately subconsciously thought——Ogata must have made such a decision for some reason.

Before A-Ming had time to ask back, Ozu began to talk eloquently.

He spit out everything that happened on the pirate ship today to A-Ming one by one.

Since solving the gang of pirates, Ogata has been unable to tell A-Machi in detail about the weird things he saw on the pirate ship today because he couldn't find the right time to confide.

A-Machi's expression changed several times as Ogata told about today's experience.

After confessing everything that happened on the pirate ship today, Ogata concluded:

"That guy wearing a handsome human leather mask fell out of Xuanzheng's master and apprentice's unique poison... Xuanzhi has long since left this force, and Xuanzheng is very likely to remain in that force. So all this means What, you should know?"

"...that guy wearing a handsome human leather mask and his subordinates are most likely members of the forces that study immortality." A-Ming replied in a deep voice.

Ogata nodded: "The forces that study immortality are looking for me. And Iga's remnants are also looking for me... If this is a coincidence, it would be too coincidental."

"That's why I suspect that the research on the power of immortality is in the same group as the remnants of Iga."

"The leader of the undead faction is looking for me for what purpose, so I sent the remnants of Iga to look for me—this way, it matches what the guy wearing the human skin mask said before committing suicide by taking poison. It's..."

"Honestly, I kind of wonder why they're looking for me."

"And—if the force that studies immortality can take the initiative to find the door, it can save me a lot of time and energy, and I can directly confront them."

Ogata subconsciously raised his hand to caress his left neck.

"That's why I want to take the child Azuka."

"That kid's method of selling the 'Lucky' training book is a bit stupid, but it is actually very effective. There is a great probability of attracting the remnants of Iga."

"As long as we can find the remnants of Iga's party, we can follow the clues to find out whether they have anything to do with the forces that study immortality."

"So I plan to let Azhu follow us. What we have to do now is the same. We will continue to Owari and entrust the friends of Gourd House to help find a powerful swordsmith who can restore Da Shitian and Da Zizai."

"On the way to Owari, let Azhu continue to sell her 'Lucky' practice book, trying to print out the remnants of Iga."

"It will neither delay us from finding someone to repair the knife, nor will it delay us from finding out why the Iga remnant party is looking for us, and whether the Iga remnant party has anything to do with the forces that study immortality."

"Amachi, what do you think?"

Ogata explained his plan in one breath.

After listening quietly, A-Ming pondered for a while, and then asked a question:

"If you want that child to follow us...do you want to explain to her that you have the power of immortality in your body and are looking for a way to avoid sudden death?"

"You can leave it alone for now," Ogata replied.

After the two asked and answered, Ah-cho fell silent again.

After a while, Machi looked at Ogata with a strange gaze.

Then Chao Ogata showed a "warm smile".

"...You don't plan to let that child follow us just to have another cute ninja by your side?"

"How is that possible..." Ogata couldn't help but let out a few awkward dry laughs, "I intend to let that child go with us purely for the sake of profit, without any personal feelings involved."

Ogata's words were justified.

But his words did not dissipate the strange look in A-Ming's eyes and the "warm smile" on his face.

A-Machi still looked at him strangely.

After a while, A-Machi put away the strange look in his eyes and the "smile" on his face, sighed softly, and then said softly——

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What I mentioned in this chapter that Iga ninjas can get their own ninja costumes when they can become a teacher is my nonsense.

Speaking of which, the book has over 600 chapters... so fast.

Chapter 602 A Man and a Woman in a Bathhouse [6500]

"...What the child said just now, in order to bring back her family, is all her own side."

"I don't think...the possibility that she came to get close to you for some reason cannot be ruled out, and she made up a reason at random."

I have experience in getting close to Ogata A-machi for a certain reason.

When she was in Butterfly Island, she was close to Ogata in order to use Ogata's powerful strength to increase her success rate in completing the mission.

At the beginning, it was to use Ogata, but as for the relationship with Ogata later, that's another story.

As soon as Ah Ding's voice fell, Obi smiled: "I have counted all these. How can I say that I have been wandering outside for more than a year. Over the past year, I have not only improved my sword skills. How to guard against others The experience I have now is also very sufficient."

"Bring her by my side, even if she really has any malicious intentions, I have enough confidence that she won't be able to kill me even if she wants to."

Ogata felt that what Azuku just said had some credibility.At the very least, "Azuki and Iga are connected" is basically correct.

People can lie, but the system cannot.

The system clearly told Ogata: This luck is the forbidden art of Iga.The trick used by Azuki is indeed the trick of Iga Ryu.

It is certain that this child, Azuki, has a superficial or deep karma with Iga.

"Then let's assume for the time being that what Ah Zhu said just now is correct and didn't lie to us..." A-Ming bit his lower lip and shook his head, "Then I think that in this way, it will be even more impossible to treat her Take it with us."

"The remnants of Iga you just mentioned are hired by the forces that study immortality. It's just your guess to look for you. The remnants of Iga may be hired by other forces, such as a certain vassal state, or... Employed by the shogunate."

"If you bring Azu with you, you will really attract Iga's remnant party, and maybe you will attract some more troublesome organization than studying the undead forces."

"If this force that is looking for you is looking for you for a friendly purpose, that's fine. But if it's looking for you for some unfriendly purpose..."

Speaking of this, Ah Ding seemed to be unable to bear to say any more, paused, and pursed his lips.

"So, instead of actively causing trouble, I think it's better to try to avoid trouble."

"You and I have no fixed place and whereabouts, and you have been very careful to hide your identity. It is not so easy for these forces to find you."

"So as long as you don't bring Azhu with you, we will act carefully as always and not reveal our whereabouts. These forces who are looking for you may not be able to find us after decades."

"That... so... can you understand me?"

Knowing that he has no culture, A-Machi has no confidence in his language generalization ability. After he finished what he wanted to say, A-Machi couldn't help asking Ogata if he understood what he just said.

"Yeah. I heard it clearly and clearly." Ogata nodded, and then smiled, "To put it simply, you are worried that Iga's remnant party is actually hired by some more troublesome force, and you are worried that the future After Azhu is brought by his side, it will attract more troublesome organizations than studying the forces of immortality."

"It's not easy for them to find us without clues, so instead of taking the initiative to attract them, it's better to avoid them before they find us. In this way, maybe until you and me a hundred years later, That force didn’t find us.”

A-Ming nodded his head: "That's right, that's right, that's what I mean. It's really worthy of being the first name in the Imperial Examination and Essay Examination. Two sentences summed up the long paragraph I just said clearly. "

"I understand all these concerns of yours, and I have considered them." Ogata slowly put away the smile on his face, and his expression became serious, "But I think that if those remnants of Iga were killed by other forces If it is hired, it is even more necessary to bring Azuki with him, attract the remnants of Iga, and then follow the clues to find out what the forces behind the remnants of Iga are."

"My human skin mask has been destroyed."

"Now we can only rely on scarves, bamboo hats and other things to cover the face, but using these to cover the face, there will be a hundred secrets."

"At the moment without a human skin mask, I can no longer guarantee 100% that my whereabouts will not be exposed."

"So instead of waiting for these forces lurking in the dark to track our whereabouts one day in the future, and then find us."

"It's better to try to find out their true face and purpose as soon as possible, so that we can have a little initiative."

At the end, Ogata put on a half-joking tone:

"I don't want an unknown guy to come to my door one day in the future, for example, when I'm taking a bath."

A-Machi lowered his head and pursed his lips tightly, as if he was thinking and digesting what Ogata just said.

After a while, Ah-Ming finally let out a sigh of relief.

"...I see." A-Ming raised his eyes, met Ogata's eyes, and smiled, "If you think about it carefully, it is really not in line with us to allow unknown forces to look for us, but we do nothing. style."

"Just ignoring the unknown who is trying to find you is really not a good strategy."

"Okay then...then...let that child go with us."

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"Excuse me, where is the toilet?" Zhi Zhou asked the young man who was dressed as a waiter in front of him and had a conspicuous red birthmark on his left cheek.

"Uh, ah..." The male waiter with a birthmark on his face faltered, his face flushed with embarrassment.

"You don't know where the toilet is?" Zhi Zhou looked surprised, and looked up and down the birthmark male waiter several times. He was indeed wearing the uniform of a waiter.

"I'm sorry..." The birthmark male waiter lowered his head and muttered, "I'm new here. Tonight is my first time working. I haven't memorized the exact locations of the toilets and other places..."

"Hahahaha, that's it." Zhizhou smiled heartily, "It's okay, I can understand."

"Excuse me, guest officer, did something happen?" At this moment, an older waitress rushed quickly from the side of the corridor.

If you tell the waitress that the young man doesn't remember where the toilet is, the waitress will definitely scold the young man...

Zhizhou glanced at the birthmarked male waiter in front of him, then smiled at the female waiter who was walking towards them quickly:

"It's nothing, it's just that the old man was bored for a while, and forced this young man to chat with me."

"Ah, yes. I want to ask, where is the toilet?"

"For the toilet, go straight along this corridor, then turn two right turns and you will see it." The waitress replied while saluting.

"That's it, thank you very much." Zhizhou patted the shoulder of the male attendant with the birthmark, "Young man, let's talk together later when we have a chance."

Knowing that Zhizhou was the birthmark male waiter who was helping him smooth things over just now, he nodded vigorously while casting a grateful look at Zhizhou.

Naoki followed the path pointed by the waitress and finally found the toilet.

After losing nearly half a catty in one breath, Naosuke frowned, and while rubbing his temples vigorously, he staggered out of the toilet.

As I get older, my body really becomes more and more useless... I only squatted for such a short time, but when I stood up, I was so dizzy that I could hardly stand up...

As long as you squat for a little longer, you will feel dizzy. This is an old problem that Zhizhou has had for several years.

He also tried to see a doctor and took a lot of medicine, but none of them worked.

I really don't know... Is it possible to see the fall of the Edo Shogunate in my lifetime...

Naosuke sighed silently in his heart.

After the symptoms of dizziness subsided slightly, Naosuke walked quickly back to the room where he and Isshiki lived.

After turning into the necessary corridor to return to the room, a group of people passed by Naosuke.

The group seemed to be peddlers, and they were bustling towards the stairs leading to the first floor.

Zhizhou didn't pay much attention to the group of businessmen who passed him by, and passed them by without even looking at them.

And after Zhizhou separated from this group of merchants, the leader of this group of merchants, a middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears, shouted loudly to the subordinates behind him: "Everyone, come here!" ?”

"It's all here!" Someone responded loudly, "Mr. Ichinosuke, where are we going to drink?"

"Hahaha! I'll take you to an izakaya where the wine is especially delicious! Today I finally sold out everything, and I won't come back until I get drunk and celebrate!"

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As soon as he returned to the room, Naoshu saw Isshiki sitting cross-legged on the tatami.

At this time, Isshiki was seriously looking at the famous book of war written by the great swordsman more than 100 years ago: Miyamoto Musashi: Wulunshu.

Japan's art of war is not the same concept as China's art of war.

Japan's art of war means "the law of weapons", and the Wulunshu mainly records Miyamoto Musashi's experience in using various weapons, and the perception of "Tao" derived from it.

After seeing his grandfather coming back, Isshiki only looked at Zhizhou coldly, and then withdrew his gaze, no longer looking at Zhizhou.

Are you still mad at me...

Zhi Zhou can see that Isshiki is still sulking at Zhi Zhou's previous remarks asking her to marry within this year.

Naosuke didn't bother to deal with the stubborn Isshiki, he didn't think it was too much for him to ask Isshiki, who is already 21 years old this year and considered an elderly woman in this era, to get married within this year.

"Aren't you going to take a bath yet?" Naoki asked coldly while sitting a little far away from Isshiki.