I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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At this time, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.

Then the voice of the woman named "Hefeng" sounded outside the door:

"It's time to change the medicine."

"Is it time to change the medicine so soon?" Shuntaro's face darkened, as if he had heard some demon's whisper.

"It's about time for you to rest." Hefeng's cold voice sounded again, "Your body is still very weak, don't chat for too long, it will be very bad for your wound recovery."

"Hurry up and prepare, I will bring the medicine later."

The voice fell, and the footsteps sounded again.

But this time, the sound of footsteps was from near to far, and it was the sound of leaving.

After Hefeng left, Ogata said to Shuntaro in a joking tone:

"It seems that you don't like changing your medicine very much."

"Who likes a medicine that tingles when applied to a wound?"

"To each other. I also really hate changing dressings." Ogata grabbed Da Shitian who was placed beside him, and stood up.

"Then in order not to disturb your dressing change and rest, I will take my leave first."

"Are you going?"

"Well. If I stay here any longer, I will disturb your dressing change and rest."

"And I still have places to go now, and other people who want to say goodbye. So let's talk about it first."

Shuntaro is not a mother-in-law either, seeing that Ogata was about to leave, he didn't say anything else, just smiled.

"Then I will see you in the future, Yi Dao Zhai, remember not to neglect the practice of swordsmanship."

"Yeah." Ogata nodded seriously, "Five or six, see you in the future."

After saying this sentence, a touch of sadness emerged from the bottom of Ogata's heart uncontrollably.

When I was saying goodbye to Taifu, Shirobei and others just now, I also felt a similar sadness in my heart.

In this era of underdeveloped communication, after parting, who knows when we will meet again next time?

Silently suppressing the sadness, Ogata quietly exited Shuntaro's room

Edo, the current residence of Ogata and others, in the room of Uncle Kei

"Well, not bad." Ah Ding, who was kneeling behind Uncle Qing, looked at Uncle Qing's wound carefully several times, and joy appeared on his face, "The wound has recovered very well. In half a month, Uncle Qing, your wound It will probably heal."

After finishing speaking, Ah Ding took the medicine jar next to him, and slowly applied the ointment contained in the medicine jar to Uncle Qing's wound.

When Ah Ding was helping Uncle Qing apply the medicine, Uncle Qing said to Ah Ding who was sitting behind him in a helpless tone:

"Machi, I can move about freely now, so I don't need to help me every time I change my medicine."

"That can't be done." A-Ming said without thinking, "Your wound is located in your flank. If there is no one to help and you are alone, it will be difficult to apply medicine to your wound."

Seeing that he couldn't say anything to Ah Ding, Uncle Qing could only look away, shook his head with a wry smile, and stopped talking.

Uncle Qing sat cross-legged silently and asked Ah Ding to give him medicine.

Ah Ding also silently changed Uncle Qing's medicine.

The room fell into a peaceful stillness.

But this tranquility didn't last long, Uncle Qing suddenly raised his hand slowly, looked up at the ceiling above, and then asked Ah Ding abruptly, breaking the tranquility.

"Machi, when will you and Ogata-kun leave Edo?"

Hearing Uncle Qing's question, Ah Ding froze for a moment.

The speed of administering Uncle Qing's medicine also slowed down unconsciously.

He pursed his lips and said softly:

"Not sure yet, but probably only in a few days."

"A few days later?" Uncle Qing muttered softly for a while, then laughed a few times, "A-Machi, if you are unhappy with Ogata-kun in the future, just go back to Edo and find me."

"I plan to settle down here in Edo."

"Uncle Qing, are you planning to live here in Edo for a long time?" A-cho's eyes flashed with surprise.

"Yes. I can do a lot of handicrafts." Uncle Qing continued, "I plan to rely on handicrafts in the future to spend the rest of my life peacefully."

"So, if you are unhappy with Ogata-kun in the future, Ah-machi, just go back to Edo and find me."

"There is still a home in Edo that you can return to."

"Yeah." A smile mixed with emotion and gratitude bloomed on A-Ming's face, "I will."

After finishing speaking, Ah Ding stopped talking, and continued to concentrate on applying medicine to Uncle Qing's wound.

But her silence lasted only a moment.

"Uncle Qing." A-Ming said softly, "I'm sorry I finally met you again, but I have to separate from you again, leaving you alone in Edo."

"Hahahaha." Uncle Qing laughed a few times, "What is there to apologize for in such a matter?"

"You are not a little girl who is only a few years old."

"You are already 18 years old this year. You have already been an adult on your own."

"As an adult, you should do what you want to do, instead of staying with the elders all the time."

"If you plan to stay in Edo with me, I will be troubled instead."

"If your father Setaro is still alive, you will be very happy to know that you now have your own ideas and don't have to rely on us elders."

Speaking of this, Uncle Qing sighed lightly, and the color of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

The name of Setaro A-machi's father.

Ah-cho's parents are Shiranui's ninja, and his mother, Yui, died in a mission when Ah-cho was 5 years old.

His father, Setaro, also followed in the footsteps of his wife when Machi was 15 years old, and unfortunately died in a certain mission.

After both parents passed away, Uncle Qing, who had a close relationship with his father, became Ah Ding's only elder at present.

Hearing his father's name from Uncle Qing after a long absence, Ah-cho couldn't help but recall the past when his father was still alive.

"Setaro is the person I admire the most in my life."

Uncle Qing said slowly while recalling this deceased friend.

"There's a lot that I admire about him."

"What I admire most about him is that he is a person who has always carried out his own will."

"Even if others are obstructing and saying all kinds of sarcastic remarks, he will do what he wants to do wholeheartedly."

"Everyone says that firearms are useless, insulting him is just making some useless scraps of copper and iron. He is unmoved at all, and has been concentrating on studying his favorite firearm."

"A-Machi, do you still remember the tunnel in your house?"

"Yeah, I remember." A-cho nodded, "It's the tunnel that was supposed to be used for escape, right?"

A-Machi clearly remembers that when she was only about 6 or 7 years old, her father Setaro spent a lot of effort secretly digging a tunnel at home leading to Shiranui.

At that time, the home of Ah-machi and the others happened to be located in the outermost area of ​​Shiranui.

Therefore, the total length of this tunnel leading directly to Shiranuiri is actually not long, only about 300 meters.

Ah Ding remembered that Uncle Qing seemed to have participated in the excavation of this tunnel.

The two worked together to successfully dig out the tunnel.

According to what Setaro told Acho at the time: The reason why he dug this tunnel was just in case.

If you can't get along in Shiranui in the future, you can take the whole family and escape along this tunnel.

It's a pity that after the tunnel was dug, it was only used once.

It was the time when he assisted Feng Mo and his subordinates to escape.

Ten years ago, Shiranui and Fuma no Sato went to war.

Yan Mo captured Feng Mo's subordinates, intending to blackmail Feng Mo.

But who would have thought that Fumo would single-handedly hit Shiranui, and rescued all his subordinates with his own strength.

While Fuma was leading his subordinates, he was looking for a way to leave Shiranui smoothly.

When Fumo and the others ran away, by chance, they happened to arrive at the door of A-Ming and his family.

At that time, Machi's father extended a helping hand to Fuma and the others.

At that time, the tunnel in A-Ming's house had just been dug.

Setaro asked Fuma's subordinates to escape from Shiranui along this newly dug tunnel.

It was also at that time that Fuma became attached to A-Ming and his family.

The tunnel in Ah-cho's house was only used once.

After the dispute with Fuma no Sato ended, Balrog, who had suffered the humiliation of "the base area being attacked", decided to redeploy the house layout in Shiranui and transform Shiranui into a fortress-like village.

Because Balrog redeployed the house layout in Shiranui, Acho and his family had to move, and had to fill the tunnel that took a lot of effort to dig.

After moving to the new home, there were more neighbors around the new home. There were neighbors in all directions, and there was no way to dig tunnels. Therefore, after moving to the new home, Ah Ding's father stopped digging tunnels in the new home.

"That's right." As soon as Ah Ding finished speaking, Uncle Qing nodded, "That's the tunnel."

"At the beginning, your father and I worked together to dig that tunnel."

"It was a thrilling time."

Uncle Qing showed emotion.

"I've always been on tenterhooks, for fear of being discovered that we are actually doing such a rebellious thing."

"Fortunately, your home was located in a quite remote place at that time, and there were almost no neighbors. Until the tunnel was dug, no one discovered the existence of this tunnel."

"Machi, although that tunnel is indeed what you said just now, it's just in case, if you can't get along in Shiranui, you can rely on it to escape."

"But do you know another use for this tunnel?"

"Huh?" Ah-Ming showed surprise, "Is there any other purpose for that tunnel?"

Uncle Qing nodded lightly:

"Your father has always hated Shiranui."

"I hate the depressive atmosphere in Shiranui, and hate all kinds of unreasonable rules in Shiranui."

"So when he decided to dig a tunnel directly to Shiranui, his other purpose was to use this tunnel to help those who were oppressed by Shiranui and couldn't get through Shiranui to escape."

"That's why 10 years ago, after meeting Fuma Kotaro and the others, your father resolutely extended a helping hand to them."

"To be honest, when I learned from your father after the Fengmo Rebellion that he assisted Fengmo and the others in their escape, I was so frightened that I almost sat on the ground."

Uncle Qing smiled wryly.

"If the Balrogs find out about this kind of thing, both you and your father will be finished."

"This kind of thing that ordinary people don't have the guts to do, your father can do it according to his will."

"I feel both helpless and admirable for your father's behavior of being able to carry out his will all the time."

"A large part of the reason why your father and I can become good friends is because he and I hate Shiranui."

"They all sympathize with those who are oppressed by Shiranui and who are about to be unable to live in Shiranui."

"I'm not a very courageous person."

"But in getting along with your father, unconsciously, I was also influenced by your father."

"I also gradually began to do what I wanted to do like your father."

Speaking of this, Uncle Qing let out a sigh of relief.

Then he turned his head and looked directly into Ah-Machi's eyes.

"Now Shiranui is dead. Machi, let me tell you what I have been keeping from you."

"Machi, I actually started to secretly help the scums escape a long time ago, when you were only a child."