I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

Facing so many questions from Shuntaro in one go, Lin Ziping was neither in a hurry nor slow.

"You ask so many questions in one breath, it's hard for me to answer."

"In short," Lin Ziping put his arms around his chest, "let's start with the day when you were rescued."

Lin Ziping slowly told what happened on the day when Shiranui was attacked.

After being taken from the prison to Shiranui, Lin Ziping was detained somewhere in Shiranui by Shintaro.

Although they eat well and dress well, their movements are restricted.

There are 2 ninjas guarding outside his residence.

It is to protect him in name, but in essence it is to monitor him.

Just when the time came to noon, the sound of bombardment from the large cylinder resounded throughout the Shiranui.

Lin Ziping was not someone who had never seen the world, and he could still recognize the sound of the cannonball.

After the sound of Datong's bombardment sounded, Lin Ziping went out immediately and asked what happened to the two ninjas who were in charge of monitoring him.

The two ninjas naturally didn't know what happened, so they could only be vague about Lin Ziping's question, and let Lin Ziping continue to stay here with peace of mind.

But gradually, the sound of Datong's bombardment became louder and closer to them.

Finally, the two ninjas received the news: Shiranui was attacked by unknown people, and they were completely defeated.

This group of unknown people who suddenly attacked them in Shiranui, and the released "Gu" were chasing and killing the defeated ninjas.

Although the task is important, it is not as important as life.

So after receiving the bad news, the two ninjas responsible for monitoring Lin Ziping fled.

And Lin Ziping saw the two guarding ninjas running away. Although he still didn't know what happened, he also instinctively felt that it would be dangerous to stay here, so he also ran away.

Lin Ziping, who was not familiar with Shiranui, could only run around.

By mistake, he avoided those "ghou" who were chasing and killing ninjas everywhere.

At the same time, by mistake, he came to the place where Ogata and Shuntaro fought.

At that time, Ogata had already killed Keitaro in an instant by relying on the "transparent state".

So when Lin Ziping came to the decisive battle between Ogata and Shuntaro, he only saw Ogata and Shuntaro who had fallen to the ground, Keitaro who had turned into a corpse, and the wind chimes that had been tied up by five flowers and placed horizontally on the ground too husband.

For the time being, Lin Ziping still has a simple sense of justice.

Seeing the woman who was suspected of being tied up by the gangsters, she had no choice but to pretend that she didn't see her, so after confirming that there was no one else around, she quickly ran to the Taifu's side and untied the Taifu.

An old man in his 50s who he didn't know suddenly appeared and untied him, and he was momentarily stunned.

But after the confusion, the Taifu loudly begged Lin Ziping to take Shuntaro away.Take him to a safe place.

The husband does not know Lin Ziping.

Whether the old man in front of him is worthy of trust is a question.

But in desperation, the Taifu couldn't care so much anymore.

If Shuntaro was allowed to continue lying here like this, it would be a disaster.

She is just a weak woman, and it is enough to carry Shuntaro on her back, let alone take Shuntaro to a safe place.

Although Lin Ziping is old, he has a strong body that even a loose kimono can't cover, so the Taifu can only gamble that this old man can help her.

Lin Ziping was a little hesitant when he heard the Taifu's request.

He still has the ability to untie people.

But Lin Ziping hesitated to escape to a safe place with a big living person on his back.

Just when Lin Ziping hesitated, Tai Fu said a word.

It was this sentence that directly made Lin Ziping's decision to assist Taifu and bring Shuntaro to a safe place

"That's it anyway."

Lin Ziping, who spoke with a dry mouth, looked around, looking for some water to drink.

After finding that there was no water nearby, Lin Ziping could only swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva to barely moisten his throat.

"Boy, you and that girl are really lucky. You met me."

"I lived here in Edo for a long time."

"So I'm fairly familiar with Edo."

"I happen to know that there is an izakaya in the northern suburbs of Edo that is no longer in operation."

"That's an izakaya opened by someone I know, and since he went back to his hometown to inherit the family business, the izakaya has been closed."

"When my friend left Edo, he gave me the key to this izakaya, so that I can use it when I need it."

"That izakaya happens to be located in a very remote location, which is very suitable for hiding people."

"So I made an appointment with that girl. I will take you to the izakaya first, and then the girl will send someone to take us to a safer place."

"There is nothing to say about the next thing."

"I carried you to the long-abandoned izakaya my friend built."

"Not long after you gave you a simple bandage, the girl sent two young men over, stuffed you into a sedan chair, pretended to be sending a doctor to Yoshiwara, and sent you all the way to Yoshiwara."

Speaking of this, Lin Ziping smiled.

"I didn't know that girl was Yoshihara's oiran until after I sent you to Yoshiwara, no wonder she is so beautiful."

"You mean I'm in Yoshihara now?" Shuntaro widened his eyes in surprise.

"To be precise, it's on the bank of the Rashomon River in Yoshiwara." Lin Ziping said, "We are currently at the home of a wandering girl on the bank of the Rashomon River."

"You should have seen that woman just now, right? Her name is Hefeng, and she is the owner of this family."

Hearing the name "Hefeng", Shuntaro immediately remembered who she was.

He had heard Taifu Fengling talk about this person before.

Hefeng is one of Taifu Fengling's friends.

She used to be a wandering girl from a certain wandering girl's house, but she had to live on the banks of the Rashomon River because of her age.

Not long after he was stranded on the banks of the Rashomon River, he suddenly fell ill.

Thanks to the Taifu's timely help, Hefeng managed to save his life.

So for Hefeng, Taifu is her savior.

Probably because of the Taifu's kindness to her and the good relationship between the two on weekdays, Hefeng was willing to let Shuntaro live in her home temporarily and take care of Shuntaro.

As for the two young men who put him into the sedan chair, pretended to be sending doctors to Yoshiwara, and sent him all the way to Yoshiwara, Shuntaro guessed that they should be the ones who were usually favored by the Taifu.

Taifu, she has always been kind and generous.

Not long after becoming an oiran, he used his hard-earned savings to renovate the houses on the banks of the Rashomon River, and he often helps people who he can help.

Those two people may be the children of two wandering girls on the banks of the Rashomon River.

The Taifu used his savings to repair the houses on the banks of the Rashomon River, and he often took care of some sick wandering girls on the banks of the Rashomon River. All the wandering girls on the banks of the Rashomon River were grateful to Taifu.

So when the husband was in need, the wandering girls and their families on the banks of the Rashomon River naturally helped each other enthusiastically.

After knowing the general cause and effect, Shuntaro asked:

"You said you decided to help me because of Ah Chang, no, because of a word from the oiran."

"What did the oiran tell you?"

There was a self-deprecating smile on Lin Ziping's face.

Then raise your right hand, as if paying money.

"At that time, Huakui told me that as long as I was willing to help her, he would pay me 50 taels afterwards."

"I happen to be short of a large sum of money for the travel expenses to Ezo."

"So I decided to take a gamble."

"Bet this girl who asked me for help is really rich and will really keep her word and pay her."

"Very lucky, I won the bet."

"Just the day before yesterday, I received 50 taels of gold from the oiran."

"This money is so timely." Lin Ziping let out a sigh of relief, "In this way, I will have enough money to go to Ezo."

"Ezodi?" Shuntaro looked puzzled.

"Before I was imprisoned, I planned to recompile the topography of the military points of Ezo." The solemn expression gradually climbed up Lin Ziping's cheeks, "It's a pity that I haven't had time to implement my plan. Arrested and imprisoned."

"Since it is difficult to regain freedom now, I also want to restart my plan and do what I can do for this country as much as possible."

"After receiving the 50 gold reward from the oiran, I will stay here temporarily. While helping Miss Hefeng to take care of you, I will buy various things needed for the long journey."

"Now I have bought everything that should be bought."

"You've woken up too."

"So I plan to officially leave for Ezo in 2 or 3 days."

"Speaking of which." Shuntaro said softly, "Although I helped you regain your freedom, I still don't know why you were imprisoned."

"This is not the first time I have been imprisoned." Lin Ziping laughed at himself, "This is the third time I have been imprisoned."

"The reasons for my three times in prison are the same: I wrote to the shogunate and proposed to the shogunate to open the sea ban. Then I angered the shogunate and was imprisoned."

"It's just that this time it's more serious."

"Probably because I wrote the letter this time, and my words are sharper than before."

"As far as I know, I should be sentenced to death or locked up until I die this time."

"I already had a death wish in my heart, and I was ready to die in prison."

"I didn't expect to be rescued by you."

"Perhaps I should die."

After all, Lin Ziping stood up slowly.

"Wait a minute, I'll get you something."

After leaving these words, Lin Ziping quickly left from Shuntaro's field of vision.

Then it didn't take long before he returned to Shuntaro's eyes.

After returning, Lin Ziping had an extra cloth bag in his hand.

"This is something on you. Return it to its original owner."

Lin Ziping sat back at the head of Shuntaro's bed again, and then handed the cloth bag to Shuntaro.

Shuntaro unwrapped the cloth bag with his hand that was barely moving freely.

What was contained in the cloth bag was all the equipment that Shiranui had on him on the day Shiranui was attacked.

His two ninja knives, a few kunai, and some props.

and a black pill.

Shuntaro picked up the pill, played with it for a while, and said in a low voice that only he could hear clearly: "I didn't lose it!"

"The porridge is here!"

At this moment, the sound of the wind sounded.

Hefeng entered Shuntaro's room with a bowl of steaming porridge.

"How?" Hefeng put the bowl of porridge on the side of Shuntaro's quilt, "Can you drink the porridge by yourself?"

"Well, my right arm can move freely, so eating porridge shouldn't be a problem."

"Then I'll go first, call me if you need anything."

"Miss Hefeng!" When Hefeng was about to get up and leave, Ogata stopped her.

"what's up?"

"Can I trouble you with something?"