When the white light suddenly appeared, Han Baiyi suddenly felt a sense of dizziness in his mind, but he quickly suppressed it.
When I opened my eyes again, what I saw in front of me was not the misty and endless cloud scenery of the fairyland, but a familiar room.
This is Miko's room.
But now, this room is empty.
Han Baiyi was startled when he saw this, and then suddenly turned his head and grabbed behind him. Yuzi's order, if the king does not see the king, if Feng sees Jiulang now, he may die suddenly directly because of the strife between Long and Yin.
But when I turned around and touched it, I found nothing.
There was also no one behind him.
Han Baiyi's movements were stagnant.
'Where did Kaede go?', 'How should she get down from the sea of clouds?', 'Why didn't the scene transfer take her with her?', 'Would she be panicked by herself?', 'The Sakura Dragon was taken away
Will there be any changes in the fairyland after the tears?', 'That kid Feng is so stupid that he won't fall off, right?'
My head, which was empty just now, was suddenly filled with all kinds of thoughts.
Even he himself didn't realize that the bond between him and Feng had become so tight unknowingly. Just disappearing for a moment would make him worry and panic unconsciously.
Originally, he thought he would be cold-hearted and consider which one to choose between Kaede and Kuro. After all, the fact that Kaede's rice killed Kuro was indelible has been reviewed.
But the facts prove that the moment the coin is thrown into the sky, the confused person already knows the answer in his heart.
Han Baiyi doesn't want to choose, he wants both.
But now Kuro is not absolutely safe.
Although Tanichiro is not that interested in Kuro now that he has a general like him as the top combat force to replace Sword Master Isshin, he is still a little afraid that Tanichiro will go crazy and chop her like in the original plot.
The worry about Kuro and the worry about Feng collided and tangled for a while, but in the end, I followed the principle of "come and come" and settle the issue here first.
Following the sound as he walked up the stairs, Han Baiyi saw no one along the way.
Although the garrison force in the castle tower is not large, it is elite enough. It is absolutely impossible for Han Baiyi to wander around without finding anyone like he is now.
Thinking of the original plot, Han Baiyi had a guess in his mind.
Sure enough, when he walked outside Ashina Isshin's room, there were waves of soft crying coming from the room.
Han Baiyi hesitated for two steps in front of the door, then pushed the sliding door open.
Zhila
The slightest sound of the paper door being pulled was like a needle dropping in a quiet room in a room filled with low sobbing. When Han Baiyi opened the door, he found that everyone was looking in this direction.
From low to high status, the seats are arranged from the door to the middle, including Naomori Kawamoto, Nozen Yamauchi, Yu Matsumoto Uchizo, Tokichi Yamauchi Shikibu, all the way to Jinsuke Sase, the brother of the Demon Punishment Club sitting in the middle and front.
Among them, Sase Jinsuke was a disciple of Ashina Isshin, so although his position was not high, his position was extremely high.
Ashina Genichiro, as the grandson of the sword master Isshin, naturally took the first place.
Beside him are Kuro and Yongzhen.
Because Kuro is an imperial son, that is, the son of God, and as the supreme person in the faith tradition, he has a high status, so he is naturally placed alongside Genichiro.
Nagama is also known as the Soft Sword, and is Ashina Isshin's direct disciple. In addition to being a woman, from a certain status, his status is higher than that of his official disciple Jinsuke Sase.
The whole room was densely packed with middle-aged and elderly warriors wearing the blue robes of the Ashmen clan, with a black belt on their left arm.
The small room was crowded with people, but it was still orderly, and even the crying was very slight. These men who have followed Yixin in battle all year round, and each of them is covered with dense old scars, are now crying silently.
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Hearing the sudden sound of the door being pulled, everyone stared angrily at the place with bare eyes.
When they saw it was Han Baiyi, most people lowered their heads again.
Most of the people sitting in this room have certain positions and statuses. They all know the strength of this man and what role he will play in Ashina Castle in the future.
Can't be offended.
Only Yamauchi Nozen and Yamauchi Shikibu Toshikatsu's eyes suddenly turned fierce, as vicious as if they wanted to tear him alive on the spot.
The Yamauchi family is also a big family in Ashina City. Yamauchi Shigenori, who was killed by Han Baiyi when he first entered the world of Sekiro, was their brother.
And because Yingzhou is a country with a tradition of risking one's life for revenge, when they met their enemy at this time, even though they knew that his strength was beyond their own reach, the two of them still showed hostility.
Han Baiyi looked confused because he didn't know who the two of them were.
It wasn't until Genichiro, who had been worshiping without looking back, completed the ceremony that he raised his head and glanced at the two of them coldly, suppressed his resentment, and walked out from the altar alone.
The look he looked at Han Baiyi was extremely complicated.
Jiulang and Yongzhen also saw Han Baiyi's figure early. They forced a straight face and followed Xianyilang's footsteps from the house to the outside with a sad expression.
In the house, worship continued.
Genichiro glanced at Kuro and Yongzhen, nodded, and led the three of them towards another room.
After entering the house, the three of them took their seats.
Before Xian Yilang said anything, he suddenly sat straight up and kowtowed deeply in the direction of Han Baiyi.
Han Baiyi was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what it meant. He was about to help him, but Yongzhen held him back and shook his head gently.
Jiulang did not ask where Han Baiyi had gone as usual, but looked seriously at the man in front of him who was bowing to Han Baiyi.
In Eastern culture, the obeisance ceremony is extremely important.
They are all waiting for Genichiro's next words.
Just listen to his voice that has become hoarse at some point, and say slowly:
"This ceremony is performed by me on behalf of my late grandfather."
"This is the guilt he has accumulated for a long time."
Han Baiyi was originally worried that Xianyilang would kill Jiulang like in the original work, so he hurried over.
But suddenly he received such a great gift and had such a big turnaround, and he couldn't bear it.
"Isshin-sama taught me a favor, and I have never seen him before, so there is nothing to feel guilty about. On the contrary, I was unable to repay Isshin-sama's kindness..."
Genichiro shook his head:
"My grandfather once said that he spent half of his life living with guilt."
His voice was deep and slow.
"He said that when he was young, he was too obsessed with power. That's why he lost his true heart because of power."
After hearing Genichiro's words, the three people present involuntarily became quiet.
"Just like the relationship between Wolf and Lord Miko, they signed a contract and shared immortality. In order to obtain stronger power, my grandfather also did similar things."
"However, the person he prayed for a contract with was not Miko... but Sakuraryu."
"He wants to get stronger power from the gods."
"He paid a lot for this."
"He is not like you, who has the power of Long Yin and can travel through the world with the help of ghosts and Buddhas. Therefore, he can only use his feet to measure."
"It wasn't until he walked through Ashina's mountains and lands that he finally found the legendary Source Palace on a peak."
As he spoke, a look of sadness appeared on his face unconsciously, with a wry smile.
"You should have been to the legendary Palace of Origin."
"Um."
Han Baiyi nodded.
"Sure enough, my grandfather believes in you very much. He said...if it were you, we would definitely be able to stop Long Yin from dying."
Genichiro seemed to be recalling the night when Ashina Isshin confided the truth to him.
When Han Baiyi heard that Yixin was begging Yinglong for strength, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
Genichiro continued:
"Grandfather, he finally achieved his wish and got the contract from Yinglong, but it was not a contract between dragon and yin, but a master-servant contract."
"He has to dedicate himself to the Sakura Dragon as his main body so that he can always maintain that power."
"Because he was facing a real god at that time, my grandfather agreed without hesitation, and he got his wish and gained powerful power."
"After that, the war against the country began."
"In the name of Ashina, he used the power of Sakura Dragon to fight to regain the faith of the source of water."
"They are truly close friends who have become friends on the battlefield."
"It wasn't until later, when my father-in-law decided to cut off Long Yin, that my grandfather discovered the problem."
"To cut off Long Yin, you must kill Ying Long. Otherwise, who can take the tears from the eyes of the living gods?"
"But when you sign a master-servant contract, you must abide by the principle of master and death. However, my grandfather had not yet reached the peak of his swordsmanship at that time. He longed for stronger power, and he did not want to die yet."
"So, he did something that he will regret for the rest of his life."
"My late grandfather, he stole the Black Immortal Cutting Door that was hidden in Xianfeng Temple, so that my father-in-law could not cut off Long Yin, and ultimately killed his best friend."
"Since then, my grandfather seemed to have lost his heart. He rarely even touched his favorite sword, and drank all day long to drown his sorrows. This situation lasted for more than ten years."
"He has been living with guilt all these years."
"And Wolf, when you killed Yinglong, you fulfilled one of my grandfather's last wishes, and also untied the knot in his heart."
"As for dying in exchange for life, that is the price my grandfather deserves."
"You deserve this prayer."
After hearing this, Han Baiyi understood.
Why did my husband and Tomoe try so hard to kill but couldn't? Why was Ichiro in the original plot able to obtain the black knife to open the door in such a short period of time before the final battle? Why was he so aware of all the functions of the door?
It turns out that the problem lies with Xin.
"but......"
Ashina Genichiro was sitting, his eyes as sharp as a knife blade, pointed directly at Han Baiyi.
"It's true that you killed my grandfather."
Han Baiyi looked at him.
"Although my grandfather made mistakes first, it would be difficult for me to be a human being if I don't avenge my father's hatred. Therefore... I also ask you, Wolf, to have a duel with me."
"In this battle, life or death depends on fate."
"If I die, this Ashina City will belong to Lord Miko."
"If you die, I will stake my life on you to ensure that Master Yuzi lives a safe life."
Saying that, Genichiro lowered his head and begged.