Chapter 472 The man who fought against Ogata in Kyoto[8800words]
When Ogata was coughing, the old man who called himself Yugami continued.
"I probably met them both more than a year ago."
"Those two people left a deep impression on me, so I still remember them both."
After coughing hard for a few times and barely calming down his breathing, Ogata asked urgently to the old man named Yugami.
"Have you seen these two people?! Do you know their whereabouts?"
While asking, he also carefully looked at Tang Shen's appearance.
Tang Shen looks to be at least 60 years old, and his dark face shows that this face has been associated with the sun for a long time.
The gray beard on his chin did not match his lively eyes.
He wore a furry hat that looked like a dog-skin hat on his head, a scarf around his neck, gloves on his hands, and moccasin boots on his feet, with only the skin of his face exposed.
Although Tang Shen's figure could not be clearly seen because the clothes he wore were too thick, judging from his firm facial skin, his figure should be on the thin side.
In his arms he held a very thick crutch made of wood. This crutch was half as thick as a bowl and could be used as a shoulder pole.
"I don't know, I only met them once. After meeting once more than a year ago, I have never seen them again."
"Then can you tell us where you saw them two?" This time it was Atachi who asked the question.
"Okay, that's okay. But" Yugami opened his small eyes slightly, and looked at Ogata and Omachi a few times, "What are you two doing looking for those two people? Are you his relatives?"
"I have a disease that is very difficult to cure." Ogata said, "I heard from other doctors that these two doctors were very skilled and might be able to cure my disease, so I came all the way to look for them.
them."
"That's it... forget it, those two people are not related to me anyway. If you want to know how I met those two people at that time, then I will tell you."
"Most of my pets were hunted by me myself."
Tang Shen nodded towards the pile of wooden cages containing various small animals in front of him.
"So every once in a while, I go deep into the wild to hunt animals."
"More than a year ago, when I was out hunting animals, I encountered a huge snowstorm."
"To escape the snowstorm, I hid in a cave."
"As soon as I hid in the cave, I saw those two people."
"Those two people were also trying to escape the snowstorm. It was already dark at that time, and they did not have enough energy or time to find another shelter, so they asked me if I could share this cave with them."
"The cave is so big that even if 10 people go in, it won't feel crowded."
"I have lived for so long and have seen a lot of storms, so even if they want to cause trouble, I have plenty of ways to deal with them, so I allow them to come in."
"What happened next is still fresh in my memory."
"The younger of the two was silent when he first entered the cave. I said hello to him, but he ignored me."
"While I was lighting the fire to cook, he sat next to me and watched me cooking with an expressionless face."
"I didn't pay much attention to him. I just regarded him as someone with a more withdrawn personality."
"Then when my meal was almost ready, the guy suddenly laughed."
"Show a happy smile and let out that "hee hee hee" laugh."
"At that time, I didn't say anything to the older man who was walking with him. He just laughed out of nowhere."
"Can you imagine that kind of scene? It's a person who has been keeping a straight face and saying nothing, but suddenly he smiles happily and laughs 'hee hee hee'."
"When I saw that guy suddenly laughing out of nowhere, I got goosebumps."
Ogata imagined the scene for a moment.
A person who had been expressionless just now suddenly burst out laughing inexplicably the next second, and the laughter was "hee hee hee". This scene is indeed quite scary.
"After the guy laughed out loud, the older man who was walking with him grabbed the guy's shoulder with one hand, shook the guy, and said, 'Wake up, don't do this.'"
"The older guy didn't even show the slightest surprise when he saw the young man traveling with him suddenly burst into weird laughter."
"I thought at that time that there might be something wrong with that young man."
Tang Shen stretched out his finger and poked his head.
"I remember I cooked a pot of fish soup that night."
"I will share my pot of fish soup with those two people."
"While drinking the fish soup I cooked, the young man finally spoke."
"He had a three-word chat with the old guy who was traveling with him."
"Chat?" Ogata interrupted, "What did they talk about?"
"We didn't talk about anything special." Tang Shen shrugged, "Just a few simple words."
"The young man said to the old guy: 'I wonder if Junior Brother Xuanren has had a good dinner now'."
"Then the old guy said: 'Who knew, he never had the habit of eating dinner before'."
"Then the young man said: 'I finally helped him correct his bad habit of skipping dinner. I really hope he can keep it and don't let this bad habit happen again.'"
"They just chatted about these three sentences, and after they finished chatting, they stopped talking."
As soon as Yugami finished speaking, Ogata and A-Machi's eyes lit up.
They heard a familiar name: Xuanren.
Xuanren Xuanzheng's young apprentice, Xuanzhen's junior brother.
In the summer of last year, Ogata and the others finally found Xuanren in Kyoto after a lot of effort. Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen stayed in Kyoto and knew nothing about what their master and senior brother were doing before.
It was through Xuanren's mouth that Ogata learned that Xuanzhen had come to Ezo.
When Ogata and Atachi were secretly excited, Yugami continued:
"They both went to bed after eating."
"They left as soon as daybreak."
"I haven't seen them since that night."
Tang Shenyan explained the whole story of his encounter with the master and apprentice in a concise and concise manner.
"Did the two of them talk about anything anymore? Or did they say anything to you?" Ogata asked.
"No." Tang Shen shook his head, "Those two were very silent."
"The two of them only talked about the three sentences I just said during the meal."
"Then we never spoke again."
"That young man never spoke to me from the beginning to the end."
"As for the old guy, he only said hello to me when he entered the cave and said goodbye to me when he left the next morning. He never said anything else to me."
"Then do you remember which direction they left?" Ogata continued to ask.
"Remember. They went north."
"North?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.
"Well. I only know that they went north. As for where they went, I don't know."
"I remember seeing the two of them in the area near Bear Rock in Matsumae Domain."
"If we go north from that place... we will leave the Matsumae Domain and enter the territory of Ezo."
"Ezo's territory...?" Ogata frowned, "In other words...it is very possible that the two of them will go to Ezo's territory..."
"Maybe." Tang Shen shrugged, "Anyway, I haven't seen the two of them since that brief encounter."
"...Thank you very much." After Ogata thought for a moment, he stood up, bowed solemnly to Yugami and thanked him.
Atachi also quickly stood up with Ogata and bowed to Yugami.
Ogata: "A small thank you is not a sign of respect."
Ogata has two money bags.
A money bag is reserved for relatively large amounts of money.
Another money bag is dedicated to smaller amounts of money.
Ogata took out 3 bean silver coins from his wallet specially for change, and then handed them to Yugami.
"Oh!" Tang Shen raised his eyebrows, "Do you want to give me a thank you gift? Thank you very much, then I will accept it without mercy."
Having said that, Yugami accepted the three bean silver coins handed over by Ogata without any pretense.
"Haha, I have the money for the drinks in the next few days."
After accepting the broken silver handed over by Ogata, Tang Shen raised his head and asked Ogata:
"Are you planning to go to Ezo's territory to find those two people now?"
"If you plan to go to Ezo's territory to find those two people in the future, then for the sake of thanking you just now, let me tell you some information that may be useful to you."
"Go to Rong Street on the east side and look for a fur shop called 'Dahewu'."
Tang Shen raised his hand and pointed toward the east.
"The owner of the fur shop has a part-time business renting out dog sleds."
"You can rent dog sleds from them."
"Although I can't drag you to Ezo's territory, I can still drag you to the northern border of Matsumae Domain."
"If you are willing, you can rent a dog sled."
"Do you pull a dog sled...Thank you, your information is indeed very useful to us." Ogata bowed to Yugami again.
Tang Shen smiled and waved his hand: "No need to be so polite."
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Ogata and Omachi said goodbye to Yugami and left in front of Yugami's pet stall.
After leaving Yugami's pet stall far behind him, Ogata could finally take a deep breath.
Although the various small animals in the cages at the pet stall in Tangshen are very cute.
But they really stink…
Especially the red fox.
Tang Shen seemed to know that the red fox had a strong smell, so he placed the wooden cage containing the red fox at the back.
But even so, Ogata could still smell the "body odor" continuously emanating from the red fox that was far superior to that of other animals in cages.
After leaving Yugami's pet stall, Atachi immediately muttered:
"What a good luck...I found the clue so quickly..."
"Yes..." Ogata couldn't help but sigh aloud, "I'm so lucky that I find it incredible..."
Ogata felt more and more that his luck was very miraculous.
He always felt that his luck kept jumping between the two extremes of "extremely bad" and "excellent".
Sometimes I have bad luck. On the first day I entered Kyoto last summer, I was inexplicably involved in a series of troubles.
But sometimes it's too good to be true. Let's take Kyoto as an example. Although I was inexplicably involved in a series of troubles on the first day I entered Kyoto, I reunited with Amachi on that day.
This time, Ogata's luck jumped to the extreme of "excellent" again.
Originally, Ogata and Atachi were already prepared to fight a "protracted war" and spend an unknown amount of effort to find relevant clues.
But who would expect to find clues from the first person who asks questions on the first day.
And it's still a very useful clue.
Based on the information Tang Shen provided just now, it is basically certain that those two people are Xuan Zheng and Xuan Zhen. After all, there should be no one else besides Xuan Zhen who can say "Junior Brother Xuan Ren".
But there is something about the information Yugami just mentioned that makes Ogata very concerned.
That is, Xuanzhen's state is quite strange.
His face was expressionless one second, and he suddenly burst into a weird laugh the next second, and Xuan Zheng was shaking his shoulders and saying "Don't be like this." No matter how you think about it, it felt very abnormal.
Not only Ogata is very concerned about this place, but Amachi is also very concerned about Xuanzhen's condition.
"Ayi." Ading said hesitantly, "That Xuanzhen...is there something wrong with his sanity?"
As Machi spoke, he stretched out his finger and tapped his head.
In A-Machi's opinion, the only people who are expressionless one second and suddenly laugh out loud the next are probably the only ones with brain problems.
"...I don't know." Ogata shook his head, "Except for seeing that Xuanzhen with his own eyes, no one knows what happened to that person."
"That's right... What should we do now?" A-Machi asked, "Should we go north to look for new clues?"
"...This is the only thing we can do." Ogata sighed, and then said with a wry smile, "Since it is rare to find clues about the two people heading north, we can only follow them north to find new clues."
"How to find it?" Amachi then asked.
"Since the two of them are very likely to enter the territory of Ezo...then we can only ask the Ezo settlements in the north."
"Ask each settlement after another."
"There is no other way but this."
"Can we ask each settlement after another..." A-Machi also smiled bitterly, "I really hope that the Ezo people in the Ezo settlements we meet can be kinder..."
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Now that we have found useful clues, there is no need to stay in Matsumae Castle any longer.
After a brief discussion with Ogata, Ogata made the unanimous decision to head north today.
Since they had decided to leave today, the two of them planned to visit the fur hut that Tangshen had just recommended that had a part-time "dog sledding" service.
The two went back to the hotel first and picked up all their luggage.
None of them expected that this hotel, which they thought they would stay in for a long time, would be rented out so quickly.
The two of them took their luggage and went to the eastern part of Matsumae Castle. After looking for a street called "Sakae Street", they went from shop to shop one by one.
Soon, I found the big fur shop complex that Tang Shen had just mentioned.
The Grand House is a very grand store with three floors.
After entering the first floor of the large complex, Oumi saw a variety of fur products on the shelves.
Ogata didn't come here to buy furs, so he didn't take a second look at the furs and went straight to the counter on the first floor.
There was a middle-aged man sitting behind the counter on the first floor.
Ogata directly explained the purpose of his visit and expressed that he wanted to rent a dog sled.
The middle-aged man was also unambiguous, saying that the furthest he could send them was a place close to the northern border of Matsumae Domain, and then directly quoted a price.
Even if he could only send them to a place close to the northern border of Matsumae Domain, Ogata was satisfied. Although the price was expensive, it was not unacceptable, so Ogata happily gave the money.
After giving the money, the middle-aged man called a clerk in the store, said something to him, and then led Ogata and Atachi to the backyard of their shared house.
Before he even got close to the backyard, Oufang heard the sound of a dog barking "woof woof woof".
After entering the backyard, the strong smell unique to dogs hit Ogata.
There are dozens of dogs of different colors in the backyard.
These dogs are all large dogs, big enough for children to ride on.
Every dog has thick hair, which is enough to make people want to rush up and rub it.
"Oh, they are so cute." A-Machi's eyes lit up, "Can I touch them?"
"Please." The middle-aged man said with a somewhat proud tone, "The dogs here have been specially trained. They are not afraid of people and will not bite. As long as you don't take the initiative to provoke them.
That’s it.”
"You guys wait here for a moment. The guy responsible for pulling you will be here soon."
This middle-aged man stayed where he was, waiting with Ogata and the others for the arrival of the man he just mentioned in charge of Ogata and A-Machi.
Compared to dogs, Ogata actually prefers cats. He is a pure "cat person".
A-Machi's preferences seem to be opposite to Ogata's. Compared to cats, A-Machi seems to prefer dogs.
Because of different preferences, Ogata doesn't have that strong desire to rub dogs.
Only a moment later, a young male voice finally sounded behind Ogata and Atachi:
"Sorry for keeping you waiting!"
Ogata turned his head and looked back.
After seeing clearly the appearance of the owner of this young male voice, Ogata was stunned.
The owner of the voice is a very young man, who looks to be in his early 20s.
The reason why Ogata was stunned for a moment was because this man's facial features were somewhat special.
Not a pure Kazuto face.
His facial features are deeper than those of ordinary people, but not too profound.
To give you a vivid metaphor...this person's facial features are between those of a Kazuto and an Ezo.
"Two guests, my name is Nakahara Ichiro." The young man bowed to Ogata and Omachi, and said loudly in "Matsuzen-style Japanese" that was mixed with local accents. "
I will be responsible for helping you two drive the sled."
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Because dog sleds are not allowed in the town, Ogata and the others had to drag the sled and dogs to the outskirts of the city first.
In just over half an hour, they arrived at the outskirts of the city with their sled and dogs.
subsequently
"Can dogs actually pull the sled so fast?" Amachi looked in surprise at the four big dogs pulling the sled in front of him.
Just now, Ogata and Omachi rode on a huge sleigh that could seat four people.
The sled is long and the passengers cannot sit side by side. They can only sit vertically in a line like a motorcycle.
Ichiro Nakahara, who was in charge of driving the sled, sat in the driving seat in the front row, then Ogata sat behind Nakahara, and Amachi sat in the back.
Responsible for pulling this huge sled are the four big dogs we just saw in the backyard.
The young man named Zhongyuan was sitting in the driving seat and shouted at the four big dogs pulling the sled in front of him. The four big dogs pulled the sled forward like a conditioned reflex.
The speed was far beyond Ogata and Omachi's imagination.
It was the first time for both of them to see dog sledding.
Before, the two of them had only heard that dog sledding was a special form of transportation in Ezo.
Dog sledding was originally a means of transportation for the Ezo people in Ezo.
Many people in Ezo who can afford dogs use them for transportation.
During the long-term confrontation between the Matsumae Clan and the Ezo people, they also enjoyed cultural exchanges invisibly.
Dog sledding was a form of transportation that was learned by the people of the Matsumae clan.
For some reason in Ezo, animals generally grow very big, and dogs are no exception.
The dogs in Ezo are so big and strong that a few dogs can pull a sled with people on it.
It was the first time for Ogata to see a dog sled and the first time to ride a dog sled.
The two people, who had never expected that dogs could pull the sled so fast, had a look of surprise on their faces.
"Hahaha." Zhongyuan smiled, "This speed is nothing. In addition to dogs, cats can actually pull sleds, and the speed is not slow."
"Can a cat pull a sled?" Amachi exclaimed.
"Yeah." Zhongyuan nodded, "But I've only heard about it, I've never actually seen it."
"I heard that the cats in Lucia are big and strong, so many people there use cats to pull sleds."
Matsumae Domain was originally a small domain with only 10,000 koku in total.
Nakahara said: By around 4 p.m., we will be able to reach the northern border of Matsumae Domain.
Nakahara never asked Ogata why they were going to the northern border of Matsumae Domain from beginning to end. He only focused on driving the sled.
Each of his left and right hands held something like a joystick.
Ogata asked Nakahara what the two joysticks were for. Nakahara said that these two joysticks were used to adjust the direction, so he used these two joysticks to control the direction of the sled.
There was nothing but snow all around. Ogata was tired of seeing this kind of scenery at Ou.
After the sled reached a relatively flat place, in order to kill time, Ogata asked Nakahara in front of him a question that he had been curious about ever since he saw Nakahara.
"Nakahara-kun, are you a naturalized Ezo?"
After saying that, Ogata glanced at Nakahara's profile that was full of Ezo characteristics.
"Hahaha." Nakahara laughed a few times, "No, I'm not naturalized in Ezo."
"It's just that my ancestors were naturalized Ezo."
"My ancestors moved into Songqian Castle during the Genroku period (1688 AD - 1703 AD) and became naturalized people."
"My grandmother is Nakato, so I have both Kazuto's and Ezo's blood in my body."
"During the Genroku period?" Amachi said, "Isn't that a hundred years ago?"
"Yes." Nakahara nodded, "So I can't be considered a naturalized Ezo. I am a native Matsumae."
"I can't even speak a word of Ezo now, I can only speak Japanese."
"More like a Japanese than a Japanese."
"only……"
Speaking of this, a hint of bitterness appeared on Zhongyuan's face.
"Even though I am a Matsumae native born and raised in Matsumae Castle, many people in the city still treat me as an Ezo..."
"Kazuto treats me like an Ezo. The Ezo people in the city treat me like a Kazuto..."
"Fortunately, the shop owner does not discriminate against Ezo and is willing to hire me as a shop assistant."
"Otherwise, if I am discriminated against by both Kazuto and Ezo, I really don't know how to live."
After saying that, Nakahara paused for a moment, then quickly turned around to apologize to Ogata and Atachi.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I seemed to have talked about some heavy topics that were not very interesting."
"Sit tight! We have entered a flat area, and I want the dog to speed up!"
After saying that, Nakahara yelled at the four big dogs in front of him, and then the four big dogs accelerated again, pulling Ogata and others straight forward.
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at the same time
Ezochi, a certain river
swish swish...
The sound of sifting rice sounded like one after another on the river.
11 men of different ages stood on the bank of the river, holding something like a rice sieve. They kept shaking the "rice sieve" in their hands through the river water, as if they were sifting something.
Although their actions are very similar to sifting rice, and the thing in their hands is also very similar to a rice sieve, they are not actually sifting rice, and the thing in their hands is not a rice sieve either.
Their "rice sieve" contained soil that had just been salvaged from the river.
The tools in their hands are specially used to sift gold sand.
They are digging for gold.
At this time, an extremely strong man among the 11 people shouted loudly to the other 10 people:
"Hey! Take a rest! Take a break for now!"
As the strong man finished speaking, the other 10 people straightened up obediently, put down the tools they used to pan for gold, and then walked towards the camp they had set up not far from the shore.
These 11 people are a gold mining group.
Now that gold mining has been banned by the shogunate and hated by Ezo, gold mining has become a life-threatening activity with your head tied to your waist.
Under such heavy pressure, gold diggers also banded together in order to survive.
After the 11 gold prospectors returned to their camp, they sat around a big rock and chatted away while recovering their strength.
"I got nothing today again." A very short man sighed.
"It seems that there is no gold in this river." The person sitting next to him echoed.
"Look for another two days in this river." The strong man who just asked everyone to rest said, "If you still find nothing in two days, then look for another river."
This strong man can be regarded as their leader. He is not only superb in swordsmanship, but also has rich experience in gold mining.
In such a wilderness, their only entertainment is to chat together.
After chatting briefly with the people around him, the leader suddenly turned his head and said loudly to a warrior who was as thin as a monkey sitting not far away:
"Hey, Grandpa Jiang! Tell us some interesting stories about your past days as a bounty hunter."
The thin warrior who was suddenly named was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said:
"Boss, I've basically finished all the stories I can tell."
Grandfather Jiang looks like a nickname, but it is actually a serious surname, but it is relatively rare.
Grandfather Emoto was a bounty hunter who made a living from bounties.
But his skills are mediocre. He is said to be a bounty hunter, but in fact he has never captured or killed a wanted criminal.
Having had enough of the poor life, he decided to take a risk and go to Ezochi to find gold and become rich.
Determined to go all out, he snatched some money from a certain rice shop.
Then, through various means, he was smuggled to Ezo.
Not long after entering Ezo Land, we met this group of gold diggers.
At the invitation of this group of gold diggers, Grandfather Jiang joined them, became one of them, and followed them to pan for gold.
Grandfather Jiang joined them probably more than three months ago.
During these more than three months, Grandpa Jiang followed them around the Ezo land, panning for gold.
While we were wary of the shogunate, we were also wary of Ezo.
Ezo basically hate gold diggers because they believe that gold diggers have destroyed their peaceful lives and destroyed forests and rivers.
Many more gold diggers died at the hands of Ezo than those who died under the sanctions of the shogunate.
While everyone was resting, in order to pass the time and relax, during these three months, Grandpa Jiang was often asked to tell interesting stories about his past experiences as a bounty hunter.
After telling the story for more than three months, Grandfather Jiang had basically exhausted all the interesting things worth telling.
Grandfather Jiang had just finished complaining, "I'm running out of stories to tell." An older samurai sitting next to Grandfather Jiang smiled and said:
"It's okay! Just tell whatever story comes to mind. You are very eloquent, and I quite like listening to your stories."
As soon as the warrior finished speaking, the others responded one after another.
It was not without reason that their leader suddenly asked Grandfather Jiang to tell a story.
Grandfather Jiang was very eloquent and his stories were lively and interesting.
Moreover, although Grandpa Jiang has never caught a wanted criminal before, he has encountered many eye-opening things that everyone likes to hear.
Ever since Grandfather Jiang joined the gang, listening to Grandfather Jiang's stories has become one of everyone's important pastimes.
Basking in the expectant gazes cast by everyone, Grandfather Jiang smiled wryly and scratched his hair. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"Then let me tell you the story of my encounter with Ogata Ittousai in Kyoto."
"Oh?" The leader raised his eyebrows.
Everyone present looked at Grandfather Jiang with interest.
"Have you ever encountered Ogata Ittosai?" the leader exclaimed in a low voice.
"Yes." Grandfather Jiang, who still maintained a wry smile, nodded, "I happened to be in Kyoto last summer."
"Then it happened that Ogata Ittosai burned Nijo Castle..."
"When I learned that Ogata Ittousai had invaded Nijo Castle, many ronin rushed into Nijo Castle, planning to take Ogata Ittousai's head and become rich overnight with Ogata Ittousai's head."
"That's what I thought at the time."
"Although Ogata Ittousai is strong, under the siege of so many people, he might be able to reveal some flaws, and then I can just behead him."
"With such a sense of luck, I followed the others and rushed into the castle tower of Nijo Castle."
"I regretted it as soon as I went up to the castle tower of Nijo Castle."
"Ogata Ittosai is not a human at all."
"Besieged by so many people, yet able to remain standing."
"Everyone who dares to come forward, come and kill one, come and kill both."
"No one can get close to you, no one can defeat you."
"When I was closest to Ogata Ittosai, I was only five steps away."
"I happened to witness how Ogata Ittousai, who was covered in blood, cut a ronin holding a spear in half with a single blow..."
Speaking of this, Grandfather Jiang shook violently as if he recalled something terrible.
"I still remember Ogata Ittousai's figure when he was killing people, and his eyes like evil spirits, until now..."
"I still clearly remember the terrifying look in Ogata Ittousai's eyes...I can remember it for a lifetime..."
"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me either."
"I almost peed with fear."
"Then he just ran away."
"I ran away with my life before Ogata Ittousai could kill him in front of me."
"At that time, there were many people like me who realized that taking Ogata Ittosai's head was an extremely stupid thing to do, so they also ran away with their lives."
"After I escaped from Nijo Castle, I deeply realized how poor my skills were. Compared with that kind of monster, I was simply nothing."
"So not long after, I left Kyoto and came to Ezochi to pan for gold."
Everyone, headed by the leader, listened with great interest.
After Grandfather Jiang finished speaking, the leader grinned and said:
"You kid actually encountered Ogata Ittosai! Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"
"Because this is not a very glorious thing." Grandfather Jiang raised his hand and scratched his hair again.
"There is nothing glorious or dishonorable! The most important thing for a person is to live! No matter how talented you are, if you die, you will have nothing to do!" The leader laughed a few times, "Tell us more about you.
I must have seen the details of Ogata Ittosai in the castle tower at that time! I want to hear more about it!"
After hearing the leader's simple words of comfort, Grandfather Jiang smiled with a hint of relief and joy.
"Details... I have only seen Ogata Ittosai once up close. Ogata Ittousai is very similar to the portrait painted on the wanted poster. The artist responsible for drawing Ogata Ittousai's wanted poster is really very skilled.
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Grandfather Jiang continued to talk about the whole story of his previous encounter with Ogata in Kyoto.