I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"Well, that's about it." Aiyaka nodded, "Our settlement has always been doing business with your Heren merchants."

"Thanks to those merchants, our settlement is fairly rich."

"So the people in our settlement don't hate Kazuto."

"I have been dealing with Heshang for a long time, so after coming and going, many people in our settlement can speak Heyu."

"Ah, yes. I almost forgot to remind you."

Aiyaka turned her head and looked at Ogata and Acho.

"Although we know that Ezo is what you and others commonly call us."

"But we still prefer you to call us Ainu."

"Ainu?" A-Machi asked puzzled.

"Ainu means human being in our language." Aiyaka smiled, "Some people quite mind the name Ainu."

"So if you want to find the two people you just mentioned in various settlements in the future, you'd better reduce the use of the name Ezo as much as possible."

"So that's how it is. Thank you for reminding me." A-Machi nodded, "By the way, Aiyaka, don't you have any companions?"

A-cho looked around and asked:

"Are you the only one chasing down this pair of man-eating bears?"

"Well, that's right." Aiyaka has successfully peeled off the bear's skin, and now he cut open the bear's belly with a knife, and began to search for something in the bear's belly, " But that’s just my personal preference.”

"Among us Ainu, there are quite a few people like me who like to hunt alone."

"However, when most people are hunting, they will still bring one or two companions to hunt together."

"Generally speaking, you will only bring up to two companions to hunt."

"Hunting can't bring too many people. If you go hunting in groups, the noise will be very loud, and the prey will run away."

After finishing speaking, Aiyaka happened to have cut something from the belly of the dead bear, and then held it and handed it to Ogata.

"That's the guts of a bear."

"You get something to put it in."

"The weather is cold now, this bear bile should be able to keep for a long time."

This is the first time Ogata has seen bear bile.

Round, about the size of an adult's fist.

Ogata took out the bamboo box he carried with him, and packed the bear gall.

This bamboo box is Ogata's lunch box.

Ogata has a total of 2 lunch boxes, so even if you use one of them to hold bear bile, there is another lunch box that can be used for eating.

Bear skin and bear bile Ogata have been introduced by the "former hunter" Shimasuke before, and these are the two most valuable parts of a bear.

If possible, Ogata would like to take all the valuable parts of the bear.

But that would be too much, too heavy.

Therefore, Ogata only intends to take away the more convenient and most valuable bear skin and bear bile.

Although the bear skin is very wide and large, it can be folded, rolled up, and carried on the back.

The bear bile is only as big as an adult's fist, and Ogata's lunch box just fits it.

After helping Ogata and the others peel the bear skin and take out the bear bile, Aiyaka raised his head to look at the current sky.

"It's getting dark now." Aiyaka said, "Come with me. There is a hunting lodge nearby. I'll take you to spend the night in that hunting lodge."

"Ah, the so-called hunting lodge is a temporary resting place built by us Ainu in the forest."

Aiyaka knew that Ogata and Atachi might not know what the hunting lodge was, so she hurriedly explained.

"It's common to go hunting and spend days and nights in the wild."

"So for the convenience of hunting, there is a place where we can spend the night. We Ainu have the habit of building a temporary resting place in the mountains. We call this temporary resting place a hunting lodge."

"Come with me, there is a brand new hunting lodge not far away, enough to accommodate 5 people to spend the night in it, let's spend the night in that hunting lodge tonight."

In such a world of ice and snow, no one would be reluctant to spend the night in a place with a roof.

So Ogata and Ating followed Aiyaka, led by Aiyaka, to the hunting lodge he mentioned.

When following behind Aiyaka, Ogata was not idle.

He asked Aiyaka the question that he was destined to ask many times in the following period of time:

"Aiyaka, have you seen these two people?"

Ogata reported the appearance characteristics of Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen.

After Ogata finished speaking, Aiyaka turned around and asked:

"Is this the man you said you were looking for?"

"Yeah." Ogata nodded.

"Are there two acquaintances, one old and one young?"

Aiyaka muttered, recalling.

"I don't seem to have seen such a person." After recalling, Aiyaka said softly, "In my memory, there are Kazuto who have been to our village in the past two years. Just one weirdo."

"Weird?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.

"Yeah." Aiyaka nodded, "It's a weird old man. He can speak our Ainu language fluently."

"After entering our village, he only asked us where the nearest river is, and left directly."

"He mentioned his name, it seems to be Lin Ping, I don't remember the name."

Ogata had no interest in the strange person that Eyaka mentioned had visited their settlement.

Seeing that Aiyaka has never met Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen, Ogata is not disappointed or frustrated.He was already mentally prepared to ask 2 people and get nothing.

Like last time, it is very difficult to get the super good luck of asking relevant clues from the old man Tangshen who set up the pet stall immediately.

"When the last male bear is successfully hunted down. I will keep my promise and take you to the settlement where I live and other settlements that have made good friends with our settlement."

Aiyaka smiled.

"Maybe there will be someone who went out to hunt and just met the two people you are looking for."

"Those settlements that have good friends with your settlement, shouldn't we be allowed to enter because we are Kazuto?" Ogata said this in a half-joking tone.

"They won't do that." Aiyaka shook his head, "Those settlements that have a good relationship with us, like the settlement I live in, have always done business with Heshang."

"So they don't hate Kazuto either."

"So you can rest assured that as long as you don't make trouble, they won't do anything to you."

"Do you Ainu have any taboos that you must never do?" Ogata asked.

"There are no taboos that absolutely cannot be done." Aiyaka shrugged, "As long as you are polite, don't make trouble, and don't make trouble."

After chatting for a few words, the three fell silent because they couldn't find a new topic.

But it was not silent for too long.

After only a while, Aiyaka suddenly raised his hand and pointed forward.

"Look, here we are, and that's our hunting lodge."

What Aiyaka said just now was true, the hunting lodge was indeed not far from them.

After walking for just over 20 minutes, Xu Jian saw a triangular object appearing in front of him.

"That's the hunting lodge." Aiyaka pointed at the triangular object in front, "It's made of fir wood. Although it looks like it will collapse when touched, it's actually very strong."

After getting a little closer, Ogata saw the whole picture of the hunting lodge clearly.

If Ogata had to use one word to describe this hunting lodge, it would be a "pyramid" made of branches and leaves.

The skeleton of the "pyramid" is pieced together with branches, and then the walls and top of the tower are made of leaves.

"With luck, no one seems to be using this hunting lodge."

"We all share these hunting lodges."

"I hope the last person who lived in it didn't make you too dirty."

Aiyaka took the lead and got into the "pyramid".

Ogata followed closely behind.

Although this hunting lodge is made of branches and leaves, it is surprisingly warm inside and has a lot of space. It must be more than enough for three people to rest in it.

Not long after the three got into the hunting lodge, it was completely dark.

After dark, Aiyaka lit a small bonfire in the middle of the hunting lodge.

As well as being used for lighting, it is also used for heating.

Hastily ate the dry food that each other was carrying, and after filling their stomachs, Ah Ding looked at Aiyaka and asked him abruptly:

"There's a question I've wanted to ask you from the beginning."

"Huh? What's the problem?" Aiyaka asked back.

"Why do you call the bear that ate human flesh Unkamuyi? Is there any meaning in it?"

"Oh, this." Aiyaka smiled, "Actually, there is no deep meaning in it."

"The reason for this is quite complicated, so let me explain it to you as briefly as possible."

"First of all, let me explain to you what Unkamuyi means. It has something to do with our Ainu beliefs."

"I know a little about your Shintoism."

"Our Ainu's beliefs are somewhat similar to your Shintoism."

"Kamui means god in our language."

"And Unkamuyi means evil god."

"We Ainu have always believed in the elements of fire, water, and wind. Rain, avalanches, and cold waves are natural phenomena, and all the vessels used by animals and plants in their daily lives contain gods."

"So in simple terms, we think that every animal has a god living inside it."

"If animals hurt people, it means that the gods living in them have degenerated into evil gods."

"That's why we call these animals that hurt people Unkamuyi."

"So Unkamuyi is not just used to refer to bears who hurt people."

"Any animal that causes harm to people, whether it is a wolf or a deer, we will call them Unkamuyi."

Because Aiyaka's Japanese is barely enough to communicate with people, it is impossible to explain the origin of the word "Unkamuyi" with too gorgeous rhetoric.

It can only be explained in the most straightforward language.

But this overly straightforward language is also beneficial, Ogata and A-Machi both quickly understood what he was trying to express.

"It is indeed somewhat similar to our Shintoism." A-Ming said, "Our Shintoism also believes that all things have animism."

"Actually, I have a question I've been wanting to ask you two for a long time." Aiyaka glanced at Ogata and Atachi, "Looking at you, you are husband and wife, right?"

"Yeah." Ogata nodded, "That's right."

"Why do you still have eyebrows, but your teeth are still white?" Aiyaka cast a puzzled look at A-Ming, "Didn't Kazuto's women shave off their eyebrows and dye their teeth black after they get married? "

"That was in the past." Ah-ding said helplessly, "In the past, all married women had to shave their eyebrows and dye their teeth black."

"This tradition is still very popular among ministers and nobles, but it is not very popular among ordinary people."

After finishing speaking, Ah-ding raised his hands to touch his beautiful willow eyebrows.

"So that's the case." Aiyaka smiled awkwardly, "It turns out that not all married women shave their eyebrows and dye their teeth."

It was completely dark outside.

Fortunately, tonight is a sunny day, with a crescent moon hanging in the sky, bringing some light to the dark land.

"Let's take turns to rest." Aiyaka suggested, "The male bear may attack us while we are sleeping."

"So you have to be vigilant."