It has to be said that the Japanese farmers in this era were quite resilient. Seeing that the houses on the other side could not be saved, they cried a few times, and with everyone's comfort, they went back.
At this time, Yohei pointed to the other side of the river tremblingly and said: "Dad, daddy's house is also on fire!" Upon hearing this, Kikuchiyo grabbed Yohei's clothes and shouted: "Where is dad? His son
Where is the wife? Where are the children? Damn it, what are they doing!"
Without waiting for the farmer to answer, he jumped directly into the river and ran towards his father's waterwheel house. "You are not allowed to leave your post without permission! Kikuchiyo, come back! Kikuchiyo!"
Kanbei's order did not make Kikuchiyo pause for even a moment. At this time, Kikuchiyo's anger was no less than that of the burning house. It was he who let his father, son and daughter-in-law go to find his father, and it was he who thought there was still time.
Dad was brought back, but now not only did he fail to save him, but... Kikuchiyo was so filled with self-blame, anger and resentment that he couldn't care less about Kanbei's orders.
Kazuyo Sorayama said: "I'll help him, don't worry." Before Kanbei could react, he quickly chased Kikuchiyo. Kanbei stamped his feet and told Hehei next to him: "If the bandits
If there is any movement, please notify the samurai in the village immediately." After that, he ran after the two of them.
With Kazuha Sorayama's speed, he quickly caught up with Kikuchiyo. The two of them had a common fighting experience and had already developed some tacit understanding.
Kazuyo Sorayama grabbed Kikuchiyo, who wanted to rush directly into the waterwheel house, and motioned for him to go ahead. Kikuchiyo struggled a little but did not object. Although he was reckless, he was not stupid at all. He knew that he had nothing but brute strength.
In addition, in every aspect, he is far inferior to Kazuha Sora, who can even dodge muskets. Not to mention himself, he has never heard of any samurai doing this.
Ichiyo Sorayama raised his perception to the highest level, not only the burning water mill in front, but also the surrounding plants and trees. The bandits were not far away. Who knows if there are people waiting for them to come out in the dark?
The person who fired the black gun was not sure that he would be able to dodge the bullets every time.
Kazuyo Sorayama walked forward slowly, with Kikuchiyo on guard five steps behind him.
Kazuyo Sorayama did not sense any abnormality, and his keen intuition for danger did not respond. However, he heard a burst of heavy breathing mixed with coughing coming from the direction of the waterwheel house, intermittent breathing and stumbling on the ground.
His footsteps indicated that this person might have been seriously injured.
[This can't be a bandit, maybe it's dad...] Ichiyo Sorayama no longer hesitated, tapped his toes, and rushed forward in an instant. The slight splash of water formed a straight white water line under his feet. Kikuchiyo
Before he could react, Ichiyo Sora had already rushed out a long way.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Kikuchiyo shouted, and also took big steps to chase after him. [This guy must have discovered something, and he doesn't know how to fix it if he waits for me!] Kikuchiyo looked at the distance between him and him.
Coming further and further away, Kongshan Yiye thought angrily.
Outside the waterwheel house, a woman was struggling to walk in the water with a crying baby in her arms. She couldn't help showing an expression of relief when she saw Yiye in the empty mountain speeding towards her.
She carefully handed the baby to Kazuyo Sorayama, and her body immediately fell limp as if all the bones had been pulled away. Kazuyo Sorayama held the baby in one hand and supported the woman with the other to prevent her from falling into the water.
Only then did he notice that the woman's back was filled with large bloodstains, and a wound was cut from her shoulder to her waist. Such a heavy injury did not kill her on the spot, but she was still able to hold the child by sheer willpower.
Escaped from a house surrounded by fire, this miracle of life shocked Kazuyo Sorayama, who had always been cold and indifferent.
Kikuchiyo ran out of breath and shouted at the woman: "Where are daddy and your man?!" Because the distance was still far, he did not have time to see the woman's fatal wound.
Arriving in front of Kazuyo Sorayama, the angry Kikuchiyo finally noticed the river water dyed red with blood, the crying baby, and the silent woman. He was stunned, and subconsciously moved from the river with a gentle movement that he had never seen before.
Kazuyo Sorayama took the child in his hands. He gasped and suppressed it, but tears still dripped from his rough face.
Having been able to carry a knife in this era for more than 30 years, I have long been used to the separation of life and death. Even if my heart is as hard as iron, I will never be sentimental. "This child is like me. My whole family was killed back then!"
Chiyo cried in grief and anger. A leaf on the empty mountain was silent.
When Kanbei finally caught up with the two of them, what he saw was Kikuchiyo leaning over and crying with a baby in his arms, and Kazuyo Sorayama holding the silent woman on his shoulders.
Faced with this situation, Kanbei did not reprimand Kikuchiyo for being undisciplined. He stepped forward and patted Kikuchiyo on the shoulder: "Oh, go back." Dad's family has been poisoned by bandits, but fortunately there is still one left.
A child who is protected by her mother to the death, but in this troubled world, everyone must have the consciousness of death and face death from time to time, otherwise it is better to commit suicide.
Kikuchiyo said nothing, holding back his sobs. He gritted his teeth and asked Kanbei: "How can I kill more bandits?" Kanbei said firmly without hesitation: "Kikuchiyo, let me tell you.
, the longer you live, the more bandits you can kill!" Kikuchiyo ignored Kanbei and turned to look at Sorayama Kazuha, obviously not listening to Kanbei's persuasion.
Kazuyo Sorayama nodded and said: "Okay, I understand your intentions. I will teach you martial arts when I go back, as long as you can learn it." Kikuchiyo felt happy in his heart, and immediately diluted the shadow of the child in his arms and his whole family being killed. He saw it with his own eyes.
Kazuyo Kuyama had killed bandits twice, once in an ambush at the back of the mountain, and once during a sneak attack on the village. His killing methods, like chopping melons and vegetables, made him envious, and he had long admired Kuyama Kazuyo's martial arts.
Kanbei was horrified, raised his head and asked: "Is there any problem?" Japan in this era is actually not just this era. Even in modern times, in this rigid and rigid society, teaching martial arts is a very sacred and private matter.
thing.
You can go to the dojo to watch, speculate or even compete privately to improve your martial arts, just like Jiuzang. Maybe because you are a motivated junior and want to form a good relationship in the future, you will give a few words.
But if you want to get step-by-step instruction, you have to become a disciple! For example, Katsushiro, Kanbei Shimada, always treats Kanbei as a master and treats him with courtesy. Even if he becomes famous in the future, when someone asks about his apprenticeship, he will mention Shimada Kanbei.
Name.
Not to mention getting the true inheritance from the master wholeheartedly, which is the highest treatment that only a very small number of lucky people who are regarded as the inheritors of the martial arts mantle can enjoy. It is not like Ichiyo on an empty mountain, who casually gives away his true inheritance.
To teach it to a stranger, an older ronin whom he has only known for a few days?
Kazuyo Sorayama also grew up in this system. How could he not understand what Kanbei meant? However, he had long taken a fancy to Kikuchiyo's talent, and also admired Kikuchiyo's personality that was very different from everyone else in this era.
Bingwei said: "It doesn't matter, I can make the decision." It means that he can make the decision on behalf of his sect, and no other trouble will come to him. Kazuha Sorayama hopes that someone from his sect will come here to cause trouble for him!
Kanbei helplessly looked at Kikuchiyo who had regained his composure, and once again confirmed that this guy was definitely not a samurai. With Sorayama Kazuyo's current martial arts skills, he was already able to establish a sect. If he served as an official for any famous family, he would be treated as an honored guest.
It is enough to even enter and leave the palace of the general who conquered the barbarians and become the royal swordsman of the shogunate.
If Kikuchiyo gets the inheritance from Sorayama Ichiyo, he can pat his chest and say, "I inherited Sorayama Ichiyo from his master". When Sorayama Ichiyo is truly famous in the four islands of Japan, those minor lords can even take Kikuchiyo out for this name.
To become a formal samurai under your own name is a step to the top in Japan, which values ​​inheritance and status.
But now all Kikuchiyo can think about is how to learn some powerful killing moves from Sorayama Kazuha so that he can kill more bandits.
The three returned to the village and handed over the woman and child to a villager. Kazuyo Sorayama immediately told Kanbei that he would temporarily go to the direction of Kikuchiyo's defense and urgently teach him some "basic skills" near the position, and repeatedly expressed his disapproval.
It will waste a lot of energy and ensure that you can deal with the sneak attacks of bandits at night.
Kanbei looked at the two people walking away, and wanted to let Katsushiro attend. He thought that Kazuha Sorayama wouldn't object to it because of his character, but after thinking about it for a while, he gave up the idea. Katsushiro was not like these two people.
The same physical strength monster will definitely affect the battle. On the battlefield, if you are exhausted, you will die!
What's more, what he taught himself was enough for him to digest for a few years, and it was far from qualified to receive special training from Sorayama Kazuyo.