"Master Xianyuan..." Ogata chewed the name carefully.
According to what Xuanzhi just said, this Master Xianyuan is indeed extremely suspicious.
The reason why Xuanzhi and his master Xuanzheng embarked on the path of no return to study "immortality" began with the invitation from Master Xianyuan.
"...Xuanzhi. In addition to Master Xianyuan, do you know anyone or anything related to the study of the culprit of 'immortality'?"
Xuanzhi smiled bitterly and shook his head, "My status in the laboratory has always been that of an ordinary researcher. Until I fled, I never met even one person who seemed to be of a high level."
"As of my escape, the highest-ranking person I have ever met... is probably the young samurai who calls himself 'Taiko'."
"But I don't know much about that 'Tai Ge' either."
"I only met the Taiko once when my master and I received the invitation from Master Xianyuan and came to Mount Koya."
"Taige, after Master Xianyuan and my master had a secret conversation in the room for nearly three hours, I have never seen that Taige again."
"However... although I don't even know the real name of that Taige, what I can be sure of is: that Taige's status should be very high."
"Because I have noticed that Master Xianyuan's attitude towards Taige has always been respectful."
"Taiko..." Amachi muttered, "That person's code name is really interesting... Is he an admirer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi?"
"Taiko" has become a proper noun specifically referring to Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Japan.
Just like in China, when you mention "Overlord", people will immediately think of Xiang Yu and associate Overlord with Xiang Yu. In Japan, when you mention "Taiko", people will immediately think of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Shotaiko.
Linked to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Taige was originally the name given to Guan Bai who had retired.
Guanbai is the official title of the Japanese imperial court, which is equivalent to the prime minister in ancient China.
Two hundred years ago, after unifying the world, Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not take up the post of general to conquer barbarians and create the "Toyotomi shogunate" like his predecessors. Instead, he won the official position of Guan Bai and took office as Guan Bai, establishing a unique "Toyotomi shogunate".
Toyotomi regime".
As for the reason why Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not choose to found the shogunate, it was not just because he was from a humble background. There are a lot of relevant research materials, which can be said to be tens of thousands of words.
In short, not long after Toyotomi Hideyoshi succeeded to the throne of Kanhaku, he gave up the position of Kanhaku to his nephew Toyotomi Hideji. From then on, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was respectfully called "Taiko" by everyone.
To this day, "Taiko" has unknowingly become the exclusive name for Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Because of this, after hearing the unknown samurai call himself "Taiko", Atachi subconsciously classified this person as an "admirer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi".
"Maybe so." Xuan said directly, "After all, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is an incredible hero. To be able to transform from a mere bastard to a 'man of the world' is a feat that has never been done before or since... Hmm? Really?"
Mr. Dao, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so solemn?"
At this time, Xuanzhi noticed that Ogata's face was horribly solemn.
"It's nothing." Ogata said in a deep voice, "I just...remembered some things."
"Xuanzhi, since even the Ezo region has a laboratory for the study of 'immortality'... then, are the experimental subjects used for the research trafficked from Japan, or... are they directly 'sourced from the local area'?"
Ogata just suddenly recalled the Qina Village with which they had a very good relationship.
Recalling the bizarre "disappearance" in Qina Village...
Combined with what Xuanzhi said just now, the experimental subjects they used were basically abducted... An ominous premonition swelled in Ogata's mind.
"I don't know about this." Xuan answered directly, "I fled before arriving at the research laboratory in Ezochi."
"I have never been to the research laboratory in Ezochi, and I know nothing about the research laboratory in Ezochi."
"That's it..." A hint of helplessness flashed in Ogata's eyes.
"Do you have any questions? If you still have any questions, please ask as soon as possible." Xuan Zhi's face was full of uncontrollable tiredness at this time, "Maybe it's because I haven't spoken as 'Xuan Zhi' for a long time.
My body is not used to it... If you give me a pillow now, I can fall asleep immediately..."
"...Xuanzhi, I have another question. This question has been bothering me for a long time." Ogata asked another question, "I also experienced those 'Purple Eyes' who couldn't be killed on Butterfly Island.
Awesome. Is there any way to kill the 'Purple Eyes'?"
"Is there a way to kill 'Purple Eyes'..." Xuan Zhi shook his head again, "I can't answer this question either."
"So are those monsters really unkillable?" Ating couldn't help but ask.
Xuanzhi shook his head again.
"As I just said, I am only the most ordinary researcher in the study of 'immortality', so I don't know many things."
"It's possible that a method to counter 'Purple Eyes' has been developed a long time ago, but I just don't know it."
"But what I know is that 'Purple Eyes' is not that scary."
"You have come into contact with 'Purple Eyes', and you should all know: 'Purple Eyes' only has three weapons."
"One: Not easy to kill."
"Two: tireless."
"Three: If you accidentally let the blood and body fluids of 'Purple Eyes' enter your body, you will die suddenly."
"Other than that, there's nothing special about the 'Purple Eyes'. As long as you can overcome the fear of this kind of monster, even if you can't kill them, you can still trap them."
"Master, he is very interested in the 'Purple Eyes'. After taking the initiative to undertake the experiment on Butterfly Island, he told me some of the research results on the 'Purple Eyes'."
"Master said: The reason why 'Purple Eyes' turned into such a mindless monster is because of the incomplete 'power of immortality'."
"They have strong recovery ability, but they have no sanity, and their physical functions have not been improved like the transfigurators. This is the best proof that the immortal power in the body of 'Purple Eyes' is incomplete."
"The incompleteness of the 'power of immortality' also means that 'Purple Eyes' is not really immortal."
"Master said that he has dissected the bodies of many 'Purple Eyes' and found that although the appearance of 'Purple Eyes' will not change, the internal organs will still age."
"And the rate of aging is a little faster than that of ordinary people."
"So Master speculates that the strong recovery power of 'Purple Eyes' is not comprehensive. Although the appearance will not change, it will still die from organ failure."
"Of course, this is just the master's speculation. I only listened to the master's side of the story. I have never seen 'Purple Eyes' die of old age with my own eyes, so I don't know whether the master's speculation is accurate."
Ogata has been listening carefully to Xuan Nao's story.
After Xuanzhi's words fell, a certain part of what he just said made it difficult for Ogata to ignore.
"...You just said: Master, he said that he has dissected the bodies of many 'Purple Eyes'." Ogata said slowly, "That is to say, in addition to many poor people who were forced to become metamorphos for your experiments,
Are there many poor people who were forced to become 'purple eyes'?"
Xuanzhi... fell silent.
While silent, he slowly lowered his head.
"...Before going to Butterfly Island, I had no contact with the research on 'Purple Eyes'." Xuanzhi's tone was so weak that it seemed as if his voice would break off at any time, "So...I don't know exactly how many people were forced to become
Got purple eyes..."
Looking at Xuanzhi, who lowered his head so much that his whole head was almost buried in his chest, Ogata sighed silently, and then took the initiative to change the topic.
"Since you fled not long after you landed in Ezo and have settled here ever since, then you haven't seen your master again since you fled, right?"
"Hmm...that's right. I have never seen the master again since I successfully escaped. The master is...maybe he is still enthusiastically indulging in the research of 'immortality'."
"Since coming into contact with the research on 'immortality', the master seems to have become a different person..."
"Obviously... he used to be a doctor who was loved by the injured, and he himself also had high medical ethics and was respected by my junior brother and I..."
"I still remember what my master said to me when I objected to conducting experiments on the residents of Butterfly Island: 'This is a necessary sacrifice required to complete this great research'..."
Only then did Xuan Zhi notice that his fists had been clenched tightly at some point.
"Sorry...I lost my temper..." Xuanzhi unclenched his fist, "Do you have anything else to ask?"
"...What are you going to do next?" After a moment of silence, Ogata asked a topic that had nothing to do with the series of conversations just now, "You want to continue to stay here as 'Hiraichiyo'
If you want to continue living, you should go to Owari and find your junior brother."
"Allow me to mention by the way: Your junior brother has always been worried about you and your master."
"...I have no shame to see Xuanren." Xuanzhi smiled, but this smile was a bit sad, "I have always taught Xuanren: As doctors, we must respect and revere life."
"But in the end, I became an executioner participating in human experiments..."
"I don't have the face to see him again..."
"I plan to spend the rest of my life in this Canto village..."
Speaking of this, a look of reminiscence appeared on Xuan Zhi's face again.
"At first, after successfully escaping, I thought about committing suicide countless times."
"As soon as I closed my eyes, the faces of the shapeshifters in the laboratory and the faces of the islanders on Butterfly Island kept flashing in my mind, and I was almost driven crazy."
"In fact, there were several times when I almost succeeded in committing suicide."
"My last suicide was to jump off a snow cliff."
"But maybe it was fate. Not only did I not die after I jumped off the snow cliff, but a villager from Kanto Village who was out hunting found me and brought me back.
Village."
"Kantou Village has always been a village without a doctor. If people in their village get sick, they have to go far away to find a doctor."
"After being rescued and returned to Kanto Village, I slowly became the village doctor of Kanto Village through various opportunities and coincidences."
"During the time I lived in Canto Village, I... used my medical skills to save people for the first time in a long time."
"I am also very fortunate to have the respect and love of the villagers because of my medical skills. Even though they know that I am a mentally ill person, they are willing to love me and protect me."
"Unknowingly, I was gradually able to fall asleep at night and would no longer be disturbed by nightmares..."
"...I just now deeply realized how high your status is in this village." Just now, after hearing Xuanzhi's screams, the villagers surrounded him and A-Machi three times inside and three times outside.
The scene of getting up left a deep impression on Ogata, "Mr. Lin was driven out of the village by the villagers before, was it to protect you?"
"Well, yes. Before, the villagers drove Mr. Lin out of the village in order to stabilize my mood as soon as possible and to prevent Mr. Lin from accidentally irritating me again."
After finishing speaking, Xuanzhi let out a long breath.
"All in all, I can be considered saved by this village. I have decided to spend the rest of my life here."
"Just let me, my junior brother, and my master never meet again..."
"Do you have anything else to ask?"
"..." Ogata stood up silently, "Thank you for these answers. I am finally closer to the truth now."
"What are you going to do next?" Xuanzhi asked, "Are you going to Mount Koya?"
"Besides going to Mount Koya, I don't have any other clues." Ogata said in a half-joking tone, "From Ezochi to Kansai... it's another long journey..."
"...Then, as a farewell gift, I'll give you these two pills. I can no longer use these two pills."
Xuanzhi reached into his arms and took out two small red pills.
"What is this?" Ogata asked.
These two small pills exude an aroma similar to mint. If it weren't for the weird red color, they would really look like mint candies from the previous life.
"This is a poison that my master accidentally developed."
It’s so strong that it can poison even people to death easily.”
"As long as you take this medicine, you will die quickly. Because it is too toxic, the process is quite painful."
"The master had planned to work with me to improve this poison and turn it into a rat poison that is truly suitable for human use, so I remember the recipe for this deadly poison."
"While doing experiments with my master on Butterfly Island, I secretly refined 2 of them without telling my master."
"...are these two poisons refined to facilitate suicide?" Ogata asked softly.
"Well, that's right... After landing on Butterfly Island, when I escaped for the second time, I planned to take this medicine if I was captured again."
"But in the end, my second escape was successful, so these two poisons have been preserved to this day."
"I no longer need these two poisons. So I will give these two poisons to you."
"This medicine will not dissolve even if it is thrown into water. It must be eaten raw to be effective."
"Once you encounter any unexpected events, you can use these two poisons to give yourself a good time."
"Although I don't want to say too many disappointing things to you, I still want to remind you."
Xuanzhi's tone slowly turned serious.
"If you keep pursuing the 'Immortal' like this, you will one day face the group of people who study the 'Immortal'."
"That group of people is definitely not a rabble."
"To be able to have contact with the monks of Mount Koya, and to be able to recruit so many people to serve as experimental subjects for research, this force that studies 'immortality' is definitely not that small."
"The enemy you face next may be a behemoth far beyond your imagination."
"When you are against such a powerful enemy, it is not surprising to encounter any surprises."
"So I think it is quite important to keep these two pills to give yourself relief when necessary."
Ogata listened carefully to Xuan Nao's sincere suggestion.
Then smile
"thank you for your kindness."
"Since I don't know when, I have been fighting against behemoths from all walks of life."
"I have also been on the verge of death several times."
"I'm used to fighting against giants."
"Oral poison, death by poisoning, or death by facing a powerful enemy, draining the last drop of blood from the body. I prefer the latter."
"...He is indeed a handsome man who chased me and his master all the way to a bitter and cold place like Ezo." Xuan Nao showed a smile that he had not shown since his conversation with Ogata.
"I have to admire this magnanimity."
Xuanzhi took the two poison pills back into his arms: "Then I wish you both good luck in martial arts."
"May you all get what you want."
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Ogata and Omachi walked side by side on the way out of Gennao's house.
As soon as he left Xuanzhi's house, Oufang turned his head and took a deep look at Xuanzhi's house in the back.
"...Omachi, I remember that we carried a brush and some ink with us, right?"
"Huh? Yes. But we don't have much ink. What do you want to do?"
"Nothing. I just want to write something for Xuan Zhi."
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The author is not feeling well today... His stomach has been feeling weird... so he feels less today. I will take some medicine tonight and hope he will feel better tomorrow...
Ps: Recently when I was surfing the Internet, I kept seeing something about mammoths and mammoths. What is this new idea? Can any book friends explain it to me in a concise and concise way?