"...Okay." Qianye tied the linen wrapped around Uncle Qing's abdomen into a beautiful knot and said softly, "Although a lot of blood was lost, the internal organs were not damaged much."
"What a blessing among misfortunes."
"He's fine."
After that, Qianye took out bundles of paper packages as big as an adult's palm from his medicine box.
"This is my special medicine. It not only relieves pain, but is also miraculous in healing skin and flesh wounds."
"Change the dressing every hour and a half and apply my special medicine on the wound. This will make his injury heal faster and reduce the pain at the same time."
"I will prepare a few more decoctions later. Drink the decoction twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening."
"Change the dressing on the wound on time, drink the decoction I will prepare for you later, and then rest for a while, and you will be cured."
As soon as Chiba finished speaking, Ogata and Atachi, who were kneeling side by side, bowed and thanked Chiba at the same time with great understanding:
Ogata: "Thank you very much."
After learning that Uncle Qing was fine, Gua Sheng was also relieved.
"I just did what a doctor should do." Qianye smiled slightly.
Just now, after learning that it was difficult to find a doctor who could treat sword wounds at this time, Ogata suddenly remembered that he had met a fierce man with both medical and sword skills just yesterday.
Before the martial arts test started this morning, Kondo briefly introduced Chiba to Ogata, saying that Chiba was best at treating bone injuries and skin injuries.
After thinking of Chiba, Ogon followed the memory of sending Kondo back to his residence and rushed to the Beifong House.
After learning that there was an injured person in urgent need of treatment, Chiba didn't say any unnecessary nonsense and directly asked Kondo to help him and carry the medicine box for him.
There are two large medicine boxes in Chiba that are half as tall as a person. These two large medicine boxes are filled with various herbal medicines.
After asking Kondo to help him carry a large medicine box, Chiba and Kondo followed Ogata to the hotel where Ogata and the others were staying.
After briefly examining Uncle Qing's injuries, Chiba began treatment.
It only took less than half an hour to complete Uncle Qing's treatment.
In the large room where Ogata and others live, there are only seven people at this time: Ogata, Omachi, Kuao, Mamiya, Asai, Chiba, and Kondo.
Makimura and Shimada are still looking for a doctor who can treat sword wounds and is willing to come. They want to tell them that they don't need to find a doctor anymore, but they don't know where to find them. They can only wait slowly for them to come back.
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As for Lin and Genichi...
When Ogata rushed to the Beifeng House to find Chiba, Rin, Omachi and others learned everything about it from Uncle Qing, Guao, and Genichi.
I know why Uncle Qing was hunted down by the ninjas in Shiranui.
I now know who Guasheng is, what his relationship is to Uncle Qing, and what they both did.
I learned what Ogata had just done.
I also learned that Ogata and Genichi would sneak out late at night every night...
After learning that Yuan Yi did not stay in the hotel obediently every day, Lin's face turned dark...
After her face darkened with a "swish" sound, Lin called Yuan Yi to the room where she lived...
After all, Ogata is an outsider, so it is inconvenient for Lin to criticize Ogata for indulging Genichi and becoming his accomplice.
But for Yuan Yi, there is no such concern.
Before Ogata brought Chiba and Kondo over, Lin took Genichi to her room.
Then he scolded Yuan Yi fiercely, and even now, neither of them has been seen coming out of the room.
For Mamiya, Asai and the others, "Lin scolding Genichi for various things" is just a common thing, so they have long been accustomed to it.
Yuan Yiyi himself looked like a pig that was not afraid of boiling water. He followed Lin into the room with a swagger, and then put on a sad and repentant expression while scolding Lin in one ear and out the other.
Mamiya had been carefully watching Chiba's treatment of Uncle Qing the whole time.
After the treatment, Mamiya said softly with admiration, "
"...Amazing. Really superb medical skills."
Unlike Ogata and others who have completely different medical skills, Mamiya knows a little about medical skills, so he can best feel how exquisite Chiba's medical skills are.
"I don't dare to take it seriously." Chiba said modestly, "My father once served as a swordsmanship teacher in Soma Domain. Every day there would always be a few people with broken bones or cuts to their flesh while practicing with real swords."
"So I just have treated this kind of injuries a lot and have more experience."
After saying that, Qianye turned his head and looked at Gua Sheng, who was leaning on the corner of the wall not far away.
"Miss, you seem to be a little injured, please let me treat you."
"No need. These injuries on my body are just minor injuries. I can recover after just sleeping." Gua Sheng smiled and waved his hand.
Although Gua Shengyou was smiling, her somewhat pale face made her smile not look so pretty.
"You don't look like someone with a minor injury." Chiba said slowly, "If my guess is correct, do you feel some pain in your left shoulder and stomach now?"
After hearing Qianye's words, Guasheng's expression froze and he looked embarrassed.
Ogata spoke at this time:
"Gua Sheng, if you feel uncomfortable somewhere, it would be better to ask Chiba-kun to help you take a look."
"Yes..." After Ogata spoke, Guasheng nodded.
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In order to heal Gua Sheng, Chiba naturally continued to stay in the large room where Ogata and others lived.
Kondo stayed with Chiba doing nothing.
Mamiya watched with great interest how Chiba diagnosed and treated Guasheng.
Just like Kondo stayed with Chiba doing nothing, Asai also stayed with Mamiya doing nothing, watching Chiba's superb medical display with Mamiya.
In order to give Uncle Qing a place to rest and relax, A-Machi decided to free up the single room where she lived for Uncle Qing to live in.
Ogata and A-Machi worked together to move Uncle Kei into the room where A-Machi lived.
"Uncle Qing, how are you? Do you feel better?"
As soon as he laid Uncle Qing down on the quilt, Ating immediately knelt down on the edge of the bed and asked Uncle Qing like this.
"Well... the medicine that the young man put on my wound just now is very effective. The wound feels much better and is not so hot anymore."
"It's better to feel better." Ogata continued and knelt down next to Omachi.
Because this room was a single room, the room immediately seemed a little crowded after Ogata and Omachi sat down on their knees side by side.
After receiving Qianye's treatment and the pain relieved, Uncle Qing became a little more energetic.
Uncle Qing turned his head and glanced at Ating who was sitting next to him.
"A-Chou... I never thought... I could still live to see you... Am I really not dreaming...?"
The first half of Uncle Qing's sentence is an affirmative sentence, and the second half is a question.
There are extremely complex emotions in his tone.
There is happiness, surprise, and relief.
After hearing Uncle Qing's words, A-ding's eyes were covered with a thin layer of mist.
"Well...Long time no see, Uncle Qing. You didn't dream, it was me."
Ating stretched out her small hands and covered the back of Uncle Qing's left hand.
In this kind of atmosphere, keeping silent is the best solution. Speaking out casually will destroy the slightly warm atmosphere. So Ogata sat silently in the most serious posture, without saying a word, and quietly stared at the front of him with great difficulty.
Amachi and Uncle Qing reunited.
When he learned that the Shiranui ninja who cooperated with Guaou was actually Atachi's Uncle Kei, Ogata was so shocked that he even wondered if he was dreaming.
Back at the hotel, when Ogata confirmed from Atachi that the Shiranui ninja who collaborated with Kuao was Uncle Kei, Ogata couldn't help but sigh that fate is a wonderful thing.
He was still thinking about how to avoid accidentally injuring Uncle Qing when launching an attack on Shiranui, but Uncle Qing defected early in the morning.
Ogata rarely sits down seriously.
But at this moment, he was uncharacteristically sitting on his knees next to Amachi in the most standard posture.
Based on the relationship between Uncle Qing and Ah-Ting, Uncle Qing can be regarded as half of Ah-Ting's parent.
Ogata didn't want to leave a bad impression on Amachi's parents.
Ating's gesture of gently holding Uncle Qing's hand was worth a thousand words.
Uncle Qing smiled, turned his left hand, and gently held Ating's hand that was originally covering the back of his hand.
Then he turned his head and looked at Ogata.
"Your name is Majima, right? The doctor who treated me just now kept calling you 'Mashima-kun'."
"Mashima-kun, thank you, thank you for saving Xiaoxiu, and thank you for saving me."
"It's just some trivial things." Ogata smiled calmly.
But what Uncle Qing said next made the smile on Ogata's face freeze instantly.
"Allow me to take the liberty of asking you what your relationship is with Ating."
After saying that, Uncle Kei glanced at Ogata and Omachi, who were almost as close as each other.
Uncle Qing's eyes became meaningful.
"I noticed it when I was still being treated by that doctor."
"Mashima-kun, you always sit next to Amachi naturally."
"And Atachi has never shown any resistance to this."
"You... shouldn't be just ordinary friends, right?"
Having said that, Uncle Qing cast his sharp eyes on Ogata as if he wanted to see through Ogata.
After hearing Uncle Kei's words, not only Ogata's expression froze, but A-Machi's expression also froze.
Although he knew that Uncle Qing would ask this question sooner or later, Ogata still felt a little nervous and a very strange tension after actually hearing Uncle Qing ask about his relationship with Atachi.
After exchanging a tacit understanding with Atachi, Ogata reached out and touched the skin below his right earlobe.
"Uncle Qing, my name is not actually Majima. Majima is just a pseudonym I used to hide my name from others."
Hiss
Ogata took off the human skin mask from his face.
"My real name is Ogata Issei."
After Ogata took off the human skin mask on his face, Uncle Qing's eyes were as big as bells.
Ever since Ogata conquered Nijo Castle, the name "Ogata Issei" has been known to everyone in Shiranui.
Under the semi-force of Enma, every ninja in Shiranui also saw Ogata's wanted poster.
As Uncle Kei is the "original ninja" in Shiranui, he has naturally seen and remembered Ogata's portrait on the wanted poster.
It is precisely because of this that Uncle Qing was so surprised when he saw Ogata's true appearance after taking off his human skin mask.
He was so shocked that he couldn't even speak. His mouth was slightly opened, but he couldn't spit out even half a word.
At this moment, A-Machi on the side also spoke up:
"Uncle Qing, I have changed my name now."
Amachi, whose cheeks were slightly red, smiled shyly.
"My full name now is 'Ogata-cho'."
In Japan, once a woman gets married, her surname will be changed to that of her husband's family.
If there is no surname, the husband's surname will be used.
There is no need for any extra explanation. Just saying that the name has been changed to "Ogata Town" can make Uncle Qing instantly understand what the relationship between the two is now.
Uncle Qing stared at Ogata with his eyes still as big as copper bells, and then looked at Atachi.
Then he closed his mouth, which had been half open due to shock, and showed a wry smile.
"If Setaro knew that his son-in-law was the most wanted criminal in the shogunate, I don't know what his reaction would be..."
Setaro Amachi's father's name.
Although Atachi rarely told Ogata about her past and her parents' affairs, Ogata still knew the names of Atachi's parents.
"Atachi, it seems that a lot of things have happened in the past few months since we were separated from you..."
"Uncle Qing, so are you..." Ah Ding turned his gaze and looked at Uncle Qing's thick linen wrapped in linen, a bit of sadness flashed across his face, "I didn't expect you to become the same as me.
You are a traitor... and you are the kind of traitor who has committed an unforgivable crime."
"Hahaha." Uncle Qing let out a few free and easy laughs, "I have been mentally prepared for a long time. When I learned that Enma and the others had discovered that I had helped the Kuu people escape from Shiranui, I was already prepared to die.
get ready."
"I feel like I've made a lot of money by being able to save my life like this and meet you again."
"Why do you suddenly want to help the Kuzu escape from Shiranui?" Amachi asked.
"...This is a long story." After being silent for a while, Uncle Qing said softly, "I will tell you slowly later."
"Now let's talk about some more urgent matters."
Uncle Qing put on a serious face.
"Atachi, you probably don't know that Shiranui has surrendered to the shogunate and moved his base to Edo."
"Although I don't know why you came to Edo, but no matter what the reason is, you'd better leave Edo as soon as possible."
"Edo is very dangerous for you now."
"You can run away quickly. You can escape anywhere. Anyway, leave Kanto quickly."
"otherwise……"
Before Uncle Qing finished speaking, Ating smiled slightly:
"We have known for a long time that Shiranui's base area has been moved to Edo. Rather, we came to Edo just because we knew that Shiranui's base area has been moved to Edo."
"Huh?" Uncle Qing's eyes widened in shock, "What do you mean?"
This time it’s Ogata’s turn to answer.
After Ogata informed Uncle Qing of their true purpose of coming to Edo, Uncle Qing's expression changed again. His eyes were wide open, his mouth was wide open, and his jaw seemed to drop at any time.
generally.
"Are you planning to destroy Shiranui?"
"Yeah." Ogata nodded.
"How many troops have you prepared?"
Ogata counted silently: "Including Amachi and I, there are 8 people in total, but in fact I brought my entire army here."
"Thousands of troops? Where are they?"
Ogata smiled and said nothing, only raised his hand and patted the Daishiten placed on the tatami on his right.
After Uncle Qing looked at Ogata with a confident smile for a while, the shock on his face slowly subsided, revealing a helpless smile.
"Destroy Shiranui..."
"If other people tell me that they want to destroy Shiranui, then I must think there is something wrong with them."
"But if this sentence was said by the executioner Ittousai, I don't think it is something impossible..."
"Uncle Kei." The expression on Ogata's face became more serious, "You are a ninja who recently defected from Shiranui."
"Can you share some information about Shiranui with us?"
"This is important to us."
"..." Uncle Qing pursed his lips and was silent for a moment, "Are you...really planning to destroy Shiranui?"
"I have already made the decision that I will not leave Edo if I live in Shiranui." Ogata said without thinking.
"...Sigh." After a moment of silence, Uncle Qing smiled bitterly, "It seems that you have really made up your mind..."
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In a remote, dark forest around Edo and Shiranui
The foliage in this forest is very dense.
The branches covered with leaves are intertwined together to form a thick barrier composed of layers of branches and leaves, dividing the sky and the earth.
The moonlight penetrates the gaps between the branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows, bringing a weak light to the forest.
Eitaro walked slowly through the dark woods with an expressionless expression.
His specialty weapon, a short gun, was slung behind his back.
Also on his back was a large cloth bag containing unknown items.
With only these two things, he walked all the way to a big tree before stopping.
There is a figure in front of this big tree.
Because he happened to be standing in a place where the moonlight could not reach him, his appearance and figure were blurred.
I could only barely make out the figure leaning on the trunk of the big tree, facing Eitaro.
When Eitaro came to the big tree... to be more precise, he stopped in front of and behind this figure and knelt down on one knee.
"Eitaro."
Facing Keitaro who was kneeling on the ground, the figure with his back leaning against the trunk of the big tree said in a calm tone.
"How is Kitaro?"
"Dead. But..." A hint of hesitation appeared on Eitaro's face, "I was not the one who killed Gokutaro-sama."
"Oh?" The figure's calm tone from just now changed slightly.
Eitaro summarized what happened tonight in as concise terms as possible.
From entering Yoshiwara and preparing to kill Gua Sheng, until Gua Sheng was rescued by an unknown person, Gokutaro went to pursue him. In order to make it easier to attack Gitaro later and cover up others' eyes, Eitaro will kill the other ninjas accompanying him on this mission, and then proceed.
Go looking for Kitaro, and finally find him dead tragically on a remote street.
"Did Jitaro be killed by someone else..." The figure muttered, "It was probably a good deed done by the person who rescued the melon."
"It doesn't matter, as long as Ji Tairou is dead, it doesn't matter who did it. Have you collected Ji Tairou's body?"
"I have placed Lord Jitarō's body in the place you told me before."
"Eitaro, you did a good job tonight."
"I don't dare to take it seriously." Eitaro said quickly.
"By the way, have you brought the thing I asked you to bring?"
"Brought it."
After that, Eitaro took off the big cloth bag from his back.
The figure walked slowly towards Eitaro.
After taking the huge cloth bag from Eitaro's hand, he slowly opened it.
What is contained in the cloth bag is a thousand gourds.
The figure picked up the Qiancheng gourd and looked at it carefully.
A satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"The people in the shogunate must not have thought of it..." the figure murmured, "after 200 years, Qiancheng Gourd once again stands high on the battlefield..."
Even rough people who are illiterate must have heard the legend of Thousands of Gourds from storytellers or word of mouth.
The horse seal is erected next to the general's horse to exaggerate the power of the army and mark the location of the general. It is similar to the commander's flag.
Sensei Gourd was the horse seal used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who finally unified all of Japan during the Warring States Period 200 years ago.
On the battlefield 200 years ago, wherever Toyotomi Hideyoshi was present, thousands of gourds would stand tall!