The footsteps fell on the wooden floor, making a slight bending sound. The castle tower looked majestic from the outside, but the inside had long been in disrepair, and the wood could not withstand moisture. The long and narrow corridor that exuded a faint musty smell looked a little...
Shabby.
Over the years, all of Ashina's money has been used to maintain war defenses against the imperial government, so naturally he has no money to repair these corners.
No more money.
Walking in the castle tower, Han Baiyi made this judgment in his mind.
Speaking of which, this is his first time entering the castle tower from the stairs. In the game, he always uses his hook to fly up.
Don't take the usual path.
This castle tower is the tallest building in the entire Ashina Castle. It has four floors and covers an area of about 1,500 to 6,000 square meters. There is a large open-air balcony on the top floor, surrounded by several high-rise buildings connected by air corridors.
It is divided into many small compartments, each separated by a paper sliding door.
Among the residents inside, in addition to the family members of Ashina's high-ranking officials, there was also Ashina's legendary swordsman, Ashina Isshin.
Today, Han Baiyi was sent by Yuzi to have an interview with the Sword Master.
However, according to Genichiro Ashina, it seemed that the Master Sword Master wanted to meet this little-known little ninja.
This is certainly not a bad thing.
Han Baiyi, who has played Sekiro, knows very well that Isshin Ashina is a very traditional samurai. Whether it is for himself, his family, or his enemies, his standards are absolutely unified.
In his opinion, the scars left by men on the battlefield should be recovered on the battlefield. If you cry and complain to your family like a woman, you are really unfortunate for your family. You may have to chop off your head to cure it.
Therefore, he would not do such nonsense like beating the young to the old.
Maybe people would thank him for not killing him.
Don't laugh, this is true!
In the game, the protagonist hacked his grandson to death once, and the old man even said sincerely, "Thank you, I gave you some mushrooms!" He chatted with the protagonist for a long time.
But having an old man in the family is like having a treasure. After we finish talking about business, what should we ask?
Han Baiyi still remembered that he had lost a piece of memory and completed the task of jumping over the Dragon Gate. Although he couldn't say what the reason was or how to solve it, he had to look for clues.
After all, this sword master is an old man who has survived since the time of the previous Miko, and he definitely knows a lot of secrets.
It just depends on whether he can ask.
As his thoughts were diverging, the warrior leading the way stopped, bent slightly, and signaled that the sword master Han Baiyi was inside.
Pushing open the sliding door, a skinny old man wearing pure white dark clothes and a hair bun made of silver hair sat cross-legged in the center, with two jars of wine in front of him.
"sit."
The old man smiled leisurely, his voice was hoarse and firm, and he extended his hand to invite Han Baiyi to sit down.
His white robes were slightly loose, and his kind and relaxed expression made him look far less like a sword master who could single-handedly intimidate an entire country. Instead, he looked more like an old man sitting on a lounge chair at the door downstairs and fanning himself.
The smile is very gentle.
Han Baiyi said seriously:
"I am here to obey the order of the emperor..."
"Let's have a drink before talking about business!"
"ah?"
Ashina raised the wine jar in his hand with all his heart,
"Consider it a reward!"
The old man's bamboo pole-like arms picked up the wine jar, which was half a person's height. His face looked calm and relaxed, and he seemed effortless. He picked up the wine jar and threw it to Han Baiyi with a buzzing sound.
Han Baiyi subconsciously caught it, and the wine jar hit his hand with a muffled sound, which was extremely impactful, but not even a drop of wine was spilled.
He subconsciously glanced at the item introduction:
【Maojiu】
[The wine bottle filled with white turbid liquid given by Ishin]
Look at this jar, which is half a person tall and filled to the brim.
Han Baiyi's face turned green.
This jar must drink hundreds of millions of people to death.
"My grandson Genichiro's pursuit of Long Yin has become an obsession. Thank you for stopping him!"
"Thank you."
The old man waved his hands indifferently, as if he didn't care about his grandson's broken arm at all. He picked up the wine jar and took two big sips. The white turbid liquid flowed from his mouth, and he let out a sigh of relief:
“The wine brewed from source water is the most powerful.”
He raised his head and glanced at Han Baiyi, who was motionless and his face turned green:
"Boy, you should try it too!"
"This is a fine wine that I treasure. If it weren't for thanking you, I wouldn't take it out!"
Han Baiyi stared at the wine jar for a long time. Although there were rumors that this stuff was sweet, he finally stopped eating it.
"No. Ninja rules, you can't drink alcohol during the mission."
"Hey, what bullshit commandments! Hiccup." The old man stretched out his legs and lay on the ground sideways, "Speaking of commandments, are you the child that Xiao Xiao picked up on the battlefield?"
"yes."
"Have you ever fucked a woman?"
"ah?"
Han Baiyi was stunned. Isn't this reversal wrong?
"Oh shit!" The old man drank some wine and his temper suddenly got worse. "I say you young people should pursue less of your bullshit dreams and fuck more women!"
Isshin Ashina slapped the floor while cursing: "Look! In order to pursue some bullshit kendo perfection, I practiced swordsmanship from the age of three to over forty. When I got older, I killed a few people and was crowned by others.
Why should I be called a swordsman! What happens next?"
"Hiccup! The Juggernaut has a leg to use!"
The old man drank a few more mouthfuls of the white turbid liquor, then pressed the wine jar and banged it on the ground:
"Look at how incompetent that kid Genichiro is! He scares a few small court officials! Every day he is either begging for Long Yin or studying the transformation of a dog basket! I don't think he has done such a bad thing.
Know?
But what’s the use of being immortal? I’ve seen a lot of immortal people in my life! Didn’t you chop off your hands and feet and leave a head, buried in the ground without being able to move?”
"It's my fault! It's all my fault that when I was young, I was obsessed with ghosts! I practiced a shitty sword every day!"
"It's better now! I'll regret it when I get older! Later, when I was in my forties and almost fifty, I couldn't do it to women even if I wanted to!"
"What a fucking regret in life!"
"Look at that brat Genichiro! This is his stupid adopted grandson! If I hadn't practiced bullshit swordsmanship back then and had more sons! Hiccup... I would definitely be better than this little egg!"
"Gudong dong dong dong..."
Han Baiyi was shocked, this is so different from the sword master I know!?
The old man Yixin was also holding back. He usually had to pretend to be a superior person in front of acquaintances, but now he immediately showed his true self when he caught someone he didn't know. While he was drunk, he grabbed Han Baiyi and complained.
Han Baiyi silently glanced at the white turbid liquid in the wine jar.
Emotions are still the old man’s decades of aging.
After complaining for a while, he seemed quite satisfied. The old man sat up drunkenly leaning on the empty wine jar, looking at Han Baiyi in a daze.
"Looking at you like this, you are still willing to listen to me, an old man, complaining. You should also want to ask me something, right?"
"Tell me, old man, see if I can help you."
Han Baiyi, who was in ecstasy after listening to the old man's nonsense, immediately became energetic and his expression became serious again.