I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

Ah Sheng didn't know whether the two ninjas were here to teach the errant "Foul" a lesson, or to vent. In order to avoid getting involved, Ah Sheng quickly left like a conditioned reflex, and returned to the place where he was sitting in a daze just now.

"Scary to death"

Ah Sheng patted his chest lightly.

"Fortunately I run fast"

This is another little trick that Ah Sheng realized after living in "Goul Village" for one year: If you find a ninja, unless you can't avoid it, run away from it far away, and don't step forward to intervene no matter what you see.

Because there is no entertainment, this half-hour rest time is painfully long for most of the "smells".

After this half an hour, you will be able to usher in the most relaxing and most popular activity of the day besides eating, sleeping.

The "Gu" in "Gu Village" are divided into three batches, and sleep in three big houses with only one floor.

There are no tatami mats or any furniture in the house, only a layer of straw is spread on the mud floor, and then the "ghou" sleep on this pile of straw.

Just like queuing up to get food, the "smell" lined up one by one and entered the room where they slept.

After a while, the straw was full of people lying on it.

It is densely packed, as long as you turn around, you can meet the people around you.

The high-intensity work that started in the morning made Ah Sheng exhausted early on.

Not long after lying on the wet and damp straw stained black by sweat and dirt, Ah Sheng began to feel drowsy.

However, just as Ah Sheng was about to fall asleep, a low cry of pain came from above his head:

"It hurts"

Ah Sheng raised his head and looked up at himself.

It was found that the person sleeping on top of him was the gang who asked the ninja if he could change his rations tonight.

Although the surrounding light was dim, Gua Sheng could barely see clearly: Ah Bang's face was swollen more than before.

The flesh under the clothes should not be much better.

Ah Gang's painful screams disturbed many people around, and those who slept next to Ah Gang expressed their dissatisfaction:

"Stop arguing. It's just a beating."

"That's right, what's the noise, bear with it."

"How can this kind of pain be endured?" Ah Bang looked aggrieved.

The chatter between Ah Gang and the others seemed to arouse the chatter of the people around them.

Ah Sheng heard the people around him spit out their respective voices in low voices:

"I heard that in a few days, newcomers will come to the village."

"Really? It's great that the number of Kuu has increased, so we can relax somewhat."

"It is said that the newcomer who will come over in a few days is only 16 years old."

"So young, so pitiful"

"At such a young age, I don't know if I have experienced the joy of fish and water."

"If you haven't even tried the joy of fish and water, it would be too pitiful if you came to the village."

"Stop talking, you are so noisy, how can I sleep?"

"Recently, more ninjas have come and gone from the village, and I don't know why."

"They seem to be looking for someone."

"Who knows this kind of thing, the ninjas never tell us anything, just let us work hard until we die."

"It hurts, it hurts"

"I've said it all, bear with it. You can get used to things like being beaten soon."

"My right shoulder hurts too. I've been cutting down trees for a while, and my shoulder seems to be strained, so it hurts."

"Go and report it to the ninja, let them look at your shoulders for you."

"What's the use? When the ninjas treated us, they were very perfunctory. You should hope that your shoulder can heal by itself."

"Sometimes I really want to die quickly. As long as I die, I don't need to work hard every day and eat unpalatable weeds every day."

Ah Sheng has been quietly listening to the words of the people around him.

After hearing this sentence, he immediately replied like a conditioned reflex:

"Death? It would be great if I could die."

After finishing speaking, Ah Sheng slowly opened his eyes and looked at the dark ceiling above.

His eyes, which had always been dull and lifeless, now shone with a faint light.

"When I first came to the village, every day before going to sleep, I imagined that someone would bring a knife and hack me to death in my sleep. Then I went to the Western Paradise and lived in the Paradise. A leisurely life without worrying about food and clothing.”

"If someone comes here with a knife and cuts you down," someone not far away murmured, "That would be really wonderful."

“What a wonderful wish”

"It doesn't matter if I can go to the Paradise of Bliss or not. For me, it's enough for me not to live in fear every day."

"I have thought about similar things before. I hope that one day someone will kill me, so that I won't have to be a talking cow or horse anymore."

"Why are your thoughts so dark?" A Gang, who had been covering his face and screaming in pain just now, said softly, "If it's an imagination, why not simply imagine someone coming to save us?"

As soon as Ah Bang's words fell, he immediately aroused the laughter of the people around him:

"It's impossible for someone to come to Shiranui to save us."

"Shiranui is so powerful, who would not hesitate to fight Shiranui as an enemy to save us?"

"Here, wishing for an early death is the most practical wish."

Ah Sheng did not continue to listen to the conversations of the people around him.

Just now, he closed his eyes again.

The light flickering in his pupils only lasted for a moment before dimming again.

Ah Sheng didn't want to listen to the conversations of the people around him anymore, he just wanted to sleep quickly.

Because he will continue to go to that forest tomorrow to open up wasteland for Shiranui.

If he doesn't get enough sleep and doesn't have enough strength to work tomorrow, he will be beaten.

He didn't want to be beaten by the ninjas in Shiranui.

Edo, Shiranui, Torture Chamber

"Oh? Is this the big fish you mentioned?" Balrog looked at a middle-aged man tied to a post in front of him with his hands behind his back.

The shackles on the middle-aged man's feet announced his identity: "Gu".

This is Shiranui's torture chamber.

As the name suggests, this is a place dedicated to interrogating and torturing others.

In the humid air, there was an unpleasant smell made up of blood, sweat, and excrement.

"I don't know anything!" The middle-aged man shouted, "I really don't know anything! I've been working peacefully!"

It is a felony in Shiranui to help a village ninja or "ku" escape.

Although Shiranui, who successfully became the imperial ninja of the shogunate some time ago, looks beautiful now, but Balrog, who is the supreme power, can still clearly see that there are many hidden dangers hidden behind the scenery of Shiranui.

The most serious hidden danger is the shortage of talents.

Now, whether it is ninja or "ghou", the number is seriously insufficient.

Under the current circumstances, assisting "Gu" in escaping is even more unforgivable.

Therefore, after finding out that a ninja was assisting "Gu" in escaping, Balrog's mood at that time was enough to be described as outrageous.

It's a pity that the ninja's news was unexpectedly well-informed.

As soon as the Balrog and the others found out that this guy had done such an unforgivable thing, this guy ran away.

The Balrog didn't intend to just let this bastard let go of Shiranui's labor force that caused him to further decrease.

After learning that this guy had escaped, Balrog sent his elite ninjas to investigate this guy's whereabouts at any cost.

He had already made up his mind to find this guy, and then sentenced him to death, so as to make an example of others, and let the rest of the village know what it would be like to help the "smell" escape.

Under Balrog's investigation at all costs, he not only found out that guy was hiding in Edo now, but also found out that this guy had an accomplice outside the village.

So the Balrog made two preparations.

First send elite ninjas headed by Shintaro to continue tracking this traitor in Edo.

Then send the rest of the people to continue to search for information in "Gu Village".

This traitor had an accomplice outside the village, which was found out during the investigation of information in "Foul Village".

They found out one by one the "ghou" who had been in contact with the traitor, and tortured them one by one.

About a few days ago, a "Gou" finally couldn't stand the torture, and spit out the information that "this traitor has an accomplice from outside the village".

Balrog has been paying close attention to the arrest of this traitor.

Not only did he ask Shintaro to report any new discoveries, but he also asked the ninjas who were in charge of scouting information in "Gu Village" to report immediately if they made any new discoveries.

Just now, the Balrog learned that another "Gu" who had been in close contact with the traitor had been caught in "Gu Village".

And according to the subordinates who were in charge of scouting information in the "Girl Village", this time, it seemed to be a big fish.

This big fish is named "Akang". According to their investigation and others' reports, this Akang had extremely close contact with that traitor.

Balrog happened to be more free at this time.

After learning that he had caught a big fish, the Balrog came to the torture room with a leisurely attitude, intending to see what the big fish looked like with his own eyes.

It's a pity that this big fish has been struggling, saying loudly that he is innocent.

Looking at A Kang who kept saying that he was innocent, the Balrog sneered:

"I've lived for so long, and I don't know how many people said he was innocent."

"But the strange thing is that as long as they are tortured until they are out of shape, they will obediently spit out everything we want to know."

After dropping a faint taunt, the Balrog turned to look at his subordinates beside him.

"let's start."

"Yes!"

Several ninjas standing beside Akang started to move.

They put down A Kang who was originally tied to the wooden post, and then hung him upside down.

Then the interrogation began.

A ninja took out two five-inch nails and nailed them to the soles of Akang's feet like a plank.

Two five-inch nails pierced Akang's two soles bit by bit.

Blood gushed from the wound.

Pain and wailing spewed out of Akon's mouth.

The nails go in from the instep and come out from the bottom of the foot.

The ninja who was in charge of nailing Akang put down the hammer until the nail cap was close to the back of the foot.

But it's not over yet.

This is just a prelude.

After nailing the nails, the real drama has just begun.

After the two ninjas who were in charge of nailing just now put down the hammers in their hands, they each picked up two hundred-mesh candles.

Hundred Mesh Candles are heavy duty candles weighing 375 grams.

They put hundred-mesh candles on the big iron nails piercing the soles of Akang's feet, then lit the fire and lit the candles.

In a blink of an eye, wax oil flowed down from the soles of A-Kang's feet like sticky hot lead, sticking to his calves.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"