I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"...My lord, those people inside who are covered by quilts... are all... those poor women who were murdered by Matsudaira Gennai?"

Cang Yong nodded.

After being silent for a while, Cang Yong sighed lightly.

"As for how to take care of these poor girls... I have actually been very embarrassed..."

"I don't know if I will continue to entrust the maids to take care of them personally like I do now."

"It's better... to send them on the road directly, so that they can be freed as soon as possible..."

"There were 23 of these poor women in the beginning."

"But now... only the 18 people in the room are left."

"After the other five people were adopted by me and returned to their homes, they used the same method to commit suicide one after another."

"The same... method" Ogata wondered.

"When drinking water, I deliberately choked on the water and choked myself to death."

"They have no hands or feet, nor tongues and teeth."

"The eyeballs were gouged out and the ears were deafened."

"They can't move, they can't tell outsiders what they are thinking at the moment, the only suicide method they can use is to deliberately choke water when drinking water, and choke themselves to death..."

"I've always felt...if these surviving girls could speak, they would beg me to kill them quickly so that they could be freed as soon as possible..."

Speaking of this, Cang Yong raised his head, closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh.

"What am I supposed to do..."

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Hirose Clan, Sakakibara Sword Gym——

At this time, the Sakakibara Sword Gym no longer had the cheerful atmosphere it had before.

In the air, there is a breath of tension and panic.

All the disciples of Sakakibara Sword Gym were kneeling respectfully and sitting on one side of the dojo.

On the other side of the dojo—that is, opposite them, a large group of people were kneeling and sitting in a dark mass.

These people were all without exception - their faces were stern, and they all had sabers in their waists.

A pale young man sat casually in front of these stern-faced people.

The pale young man was carelessly picking at the dust under his nails, as if he was waiting for something.

At this moment - an old figure flashed in from outside the dojo.

This old figure is none other than the owner of the Sakakibara Sword Gym - Sakakibara Hanbei.

Holding a cup of steaming hot tea, Hanbei walked slowly towards the pale young man.

"My lord, please have some tea."

This pale young man was none other than Gennai Matsudaira, the lord of their Hirose Domain.

About before a stick of incense, Matsudaira Gennai suddenly led a large number of people into the Sakakibara Sword Gym.

After seeing the masters and apprentices of the Sakakibara Sword Gym headed by Hanbei, Gennai Matsudaira said directly to Hanbei and the others without any greetings and politeness: I want to drink tea, go and prepare it for me.

Regarding Matsudaira Gennai's sudden arrival, Hanbei and the others naturally did not dare to neglect.

Quickly move the tables and tables full of food and drinks to make room for people in Songping Courtyard to sit.

And Hanbei also rushed to the inner room of the sword hall immediately, and prepared the best tea for Matsudaira Gennai in their sword hall.

Normally, Hanbei would occasionally invite the disciples who were practicing swords to drink tea, so some tea leaves and various tools for making tea were stored in the inner room of the sword hall.

After preparing the tea as quickly as he could, Hanbei hurriedly brought it out for Matsudaira Gennai to enjoy.

Looking at the cup of tea brought out by Hanbei, Gennai Matsudaira said in a calm tone:

"I thought that after coming to this broken sword hall, there would be tea to drink immediately, but it took a long time - I still need to wait."

The word "Broken Sword Hall" was extremely harsh to Hanbei's ears.

But Hanbei still suppressed the discomfort in his heart and put a flattering smile on his face.

Matsudaira Gennai's words just now not only made Hanbei feel unhappy, but also made Hanbei feel panicked.

I don't know what Matsudaira Gennai said just now.

Is it displeased with his slow hands and feet?

Or does it mean nothing else?

Just when Hanbei was disturbed by what Matsudaira Gennai said just now, Matsudaira Gennai picked up the tea in Hanbei's hand, and then handed it to a small surname beside him.

The little surname immediately took the tea handed over by Matsudaira Gennai respectfully, and then took a sip.

After taking a sip and waiting for a while, after confirming that the cup of tea is not poisonous, the little surname said respectfully to Matsudaira Gennai:

"My lord, the tea is non-toxic."

"En." After a soft echo, Matsudaira Gennai picked up the teacup and began to pour tea into his mouth in small sips.

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All the disciples of Sakakibara Sword Gym headed by Mikami quietly looked at Matsudaira Gennai and his group sitting opposite them with nervous, confused and bewildered eyes.

The sudden arrival of Matsudaira Gennai and others made everyone - including Hanbei feel quite uneasy.

Especially under the premise that their protagonist is still a cruel person.

Matsudaira Gennai's brutal temperament - this is well known among all the samurai of the Hirose domain.

But no one dared to tell this fact to others.

Everyone, including Hanbei, hoped that Matsudaira Gennai was really just here to borrow some tea.

Looking forward to Matsudaira Gennai leaving after drinking the tea.

Matsudaira Gennai sipped the tea in the cup, and spoke to Hanbei beside him with a casual attitude:

"This is the first time I've come to your Sakakibara Sword Gym."

"I heard before that there is a young swordsmanship named 'Sakakihara Swordsmanship' in our domain."

"Until today, on a whim, I changed the route back to the city, and passed by the gate of your sword hall by accident."

"You have quite a lot of disciples in the sword hall."

As soon as Matsudaira Gennai's words fell, the flattering smile on Hanbei's face became more intense, echoing Matsudaira Gennai's words just now.

While responding, Hanbei secretly thought in his heart:

——Looking at it this way, the lord is quite normal...

Hanbei was originally very worried that the notorious Matsudaira Gennai would be an absurd person who couldn't even have a normal conversation with others.

But now it seems that this Matsudaira Gennai can still talk to people well, and he can also chat with Hanbei and him.

Hanbei, who felt that the worry in his heart was slightly put down, quietly waited for Matsudaira Gennai to drink the tea quickly, and then left here.

However—at this moment, Matsudaira Gennai suddenly said something that Hanbei couldn't figure out what he meant.

Matsudaira Gennai looked at the disciples of the Sakakibara Sword Gym who were kneeling in front of him, and as if he remembered something, he let out a soft "ah" and said:

"Since these people are all disciples of this sword gym, they should be very good at swordsmanship, right? If so, let's play with that."

--that……?

Hanbei didn't know what "that" Matsudaira Genuai was referring to.

But he instinctively felt—bad premonitions were constantly emerging from his heart...

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Hirose Domain, the residence of Kura Naga.

Ogata, Kuranaga, and Feizaru returned to the room they were in at the beginning.

"The tragedy in Miaozhang Village...is just one of the thousands of tragedies that have happened since the lord came to the throne."

"If the Lord is not stopped as soon as possible, there will be more people like the villagers of Miaozhang Village... No, more people will fall into a tragedy that is even more tragic than the villagers of Miaozhang Village."

Cang Yong spoke quietly, and Ogata listened quietly.

"In order to stop the lord's cruelty, I thought of various methods and made various efforts."

"But... the lord's cruelty... seems to be born with him..."

Speaking of this, Cang Yong closed his eyes in pain.

"No matter what I did, no matter how hard I tried, it was all in vain..."

"Not only has the lord's cruelty not been curbed, but it has intensified..."

"So...after some deliberation, I've decided..."

Cang Yong slowly opened the eyes that were closed just now because of the pain.

In Cang Yong's eyes at this time, there was a fierce light like fire.

"Assassinate the lord!"

"With the death of the lord, in exchange for the peace of the Hirose Domain!"

"Therefore—Ogata-kun, I need your help! I need your sword!"

"...So that's how it is." Ogata said softly, "The question you asked me at the beginning—'Would you like to be an executioner?' That's what you meant..."

"Do you want me to be an executioner who can help you assassinate Matsudaira Gennai..."

Having said that, Ogata became silent.

After being silent for a while, Ogata Asakura Yong asked back:

"My lord, let me take the liberty to ask—how many executioners have you summoned?"

"Six." Cang Yong replied unequivocally, "If Ogata-kun, you are willing to help us, it will be seven."

"Six..." Ogata smiled wryly, "Such a small number of people want to assassinate a country's daimyo... My lord, don't you think this is too reluctant? Is there no other way to assassinate? For example, in Matsudaira Poisoning Gennai’s daily meals and the like.”

"If you plan to assassinate the lord by poisoning, then this is almost impossible."

Cang Yong sighed lightly.

"All the meals and all the water that the Lord eats on the day of the Lord will be poisoned by someone specially assigned for him."

"As long as there are poison testers, it is impossible to kill the lord by poisoning."

"...Then, if Matsudaira Gennai's life is to be ended with a sword, what's your plan, sir?"

"How do you plan to take Matsudaira Gennai's head with this rare combat power?"

As soon as Ogata's words fell, Fei Yuan, who was kneeling beside Cang Yong, took the first step and said:

"Ogata-kun, I'm sorry. You haven't joined us yet, so we can't tell you all about our plan."

"...That's true." Ogata sighed softly, and raised his hand to stroke his hair.

Thanks to Flying Monkey's reminder just now, Ogata realized that he seemed to have asked a stupid question just now.

His current identity is just an outsider.

How could Cang Yong tell an outsider like him all about their assassination plan.

"Ogata-kun."

Cang Yong looked straight into Ogata's eyes and said seriously.

"Now—may I have your answer?"

"Would you like to join us and help the cause together with us?"

Hearing this question from Kura Naga, Ogata suddenly felt that his thigh seemed to feel the warm touch of Rigi's blood and tears falling on his thigh again.

Reggie's screams echoed in his ears again.