I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

Then he changed to holding a knife with both hands, and slashed towards Hanbei's left shoulder...

Qiyuan used the cassock cut.

The blade was cut from Hanbei's left shoulder, and then from Hanbei's right belly...

The sharp blade cut Hanbei from his left shoulder all the way to his right abdomen, splitting Hanbei in two...

Qiyuan's expression didn't change after beheading Banbei with a single blow.

Silently took out the pocket paper, and while wiping the blood off the sword, looked around, vigilant whether there were other enemies approaching him and Matsudaira Gennai.

As for Matsudaira Gennai - after watching Qiyuan cut Hanbei in half with a single knife with great interest, he turned his head and looked at the dojo that was already splattered with blood.

There are hundreds of guards in Songping Yuannai.

And there are only more than 20 disciples in the Sakakibara Sword Academy...

The outcome of this battle was doomed from the beginning...

As time went by, the shouts became weaker and weaker.

Finally—the battle in the dojo is over.

All the disciples of Sakakibara Sword Gym... none of them are still standing.

Although the final victors of this melee were the guards of Matsudaira Gennai, they were not unscathed in this melee.

Due to the relatively crowded venue and dim light, more than ten people fell under the swords of the disciples of Sakakibara Sword Gym or their own people.

"awesome……"

Matsudaira Gennai, whose face was always quite pale, now had some strange blushes on his face.

"It's amazing..."

Matsudaira Gennai carefully looked at the dead bodies with different postures and expressions on the dojo floor.

This appearance, as if admiring some precious artwork.

While Gennai Matsudaira was admiring these "works of art" in his eyes, Qiyuan standing beside him suddenly frowned and said:

"...I thought all the disciples of Sakakibara Sword Gym were here, but there was one missing."

"One person is missing? Who?" Matsudaira Genuai asked.

"I remember...it seems to be called Ogata Yishi." Qiyuan said, looking at the hair of each dead body on the floor one by one, "According to rumors——he is a man who does not shave his head. The young samurai here, there is no one here who does not leave Tsukiyo, so that Ogata Yasushi should not be here."

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"Ogata Yishi..." Matsudaira Gennai said softly, "What? Qiyuan, do you know this person?"

"No." Qiyuan shook his head, "I don't know this person, I just heard his name."

"It is said that he is currently the one with the highest swordsmanship among the disciples of Sakakibara Sword Academy."

"A few days ago, I also got the free transfer of the Sakakibara Ichidou style."

"Don't let everyone pass it on...Then this Ogata Yishi's swordsmanship seems to be somewhat advanced..."

As soon as Matsudaira Gennai finished speaking, Qiyuan sneered.

"My lord, you have misunderstood."

"Whether the swordsmanship is superb, whether the strength is strong, does not depend on the existence of exemptions."

"As long as you get the master's approval, you can get the title that is exempt from passing on."

"Such rules have bred too many fly-on-the-wall dogs."

"To curry favor with one's own master, or to bribe one's own master, to obtain a certificate from the master that is exempt from publicity, and then use this to deceive such people, I have seen many times."

"This Ogata Yasushi may have obtained the title of exempt from passing on because of his flattery to his master."

Matsudaira Gennai had no interest in swordsmanship.

After hearing Qiyuan's big introduction, he just said "Oh" softly, then turned his head and continued to admire the scene of hell in front of him.

After watching for nearly a stick of incense, Matsudaira Gennai seemed to be satisfied, took a long breath, and then stood up.

"It's a good mood. Let's go back to the city."

"My lord." Qiyuan asked, "How to deal with these corpses?"

"Just leave it here. Didn't you say that there is a disciple of Sakakibara Sword Gym named Ogata who is not here? He will always come to the sword gym, let him clean it up slowly."

"What about these people?" Qiyuan pouted at a corpse at his feet.

This corpse is the corpse of one of the guards in Matsudaira Gennai.

Matsudaira Gennai squinted at the corpse.

"Throw it here too. Let that Ogata help clean it up. He can clean it up if he likes it. It doesn't matter if he doesn't clean it up."

"Yes!" After Gong's voice echoed, Qi Yuanchao's surviving guards shouted, "Hurry up and pave a road for the Lord to walk!"

Following Qiyuan's order, the guards who were still alive hurriedly lay down on the ground covered with corpses and pools of blood.

With my own flesh and blood, I paved a "road" leading directly to the gate of the sword hall, and paved a "road" that would not stain the cloth socks in Songpingyuan...

Matsudaira Gennai stepped on the bodies of these guards and left the bloody dojo swaggeringly.

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Hirose Clan, Kuranaga's residence, gate

"Ogata-kun." Cang Yong said to Ogata who was ready to leave in front of him, "I'll give you a ride."

"My lord, there's no need." Ogata Asakura Yong smiled politely, "I'm fine by myself."

"No." Cang Yong shook his head, "I half-forced you to come to my mansion tonight, and I am obliged to give you a ride. Ogata-kun, you don't need to say more."

Seeing that he couldn't say no to Cang Naga, Ogata had no choice but to agree to Cang Naga, and asked Cang Naga and Fei Yuan to give him a ride.

Ogata and Kuranaga walked side by side, and Asahiru walked in front of them, holding a lantern for them.

The soft light emitted from the lantern dispelled the darkness in front of the three of them.

Looking at the darkness in front of him that was constantly being dispelled by the light, Ogata said abruptly to Kura Naga beside him:

"My lord, I didn't expect that you would actually let me go back and think about it for a few days..."

Just now, in that room, Cang Yong directly asked Ogata a question: Would you like to help him assassinate Matsudaira Gennai.

As for Kurangaga's question, Ogata's answer was whether he could let me go back and think about it for a few days.

Ogata originally thought that Kurunaga would reject his request.

Unexpectedly, Cang Yong agreed very happily.

After hearing Ogata's words, a faint smile appeared on Kura's face.

"Ogata-kun, let me tell you the truth. I was actually relieved when I heard you said that you would go back and think about it for a few days."

"Why?" Ogata asked suspiciously.

"Assassination of the lord must be done by people who have already made up their minds."

"In a moment of enthusiasm, I promise a difficult task, but when it comes to the critical moment, I retreat from the battle. I am most annoyed by such a wimp."

"So I hope that the people who decide to help me are those who have carefully considered the gains and losses, and have made all the preparations and awareness."

"It's not a reckless man who agreed to my invitation with a rush of enthusiasm."

"My lord." Ogata smiled, "Aren't you afraid that I will leak your shocking plan after I go back?"

In Cang Yong's smile, there was a touch of meaningful color at this time.

"Ogata-kun, if I was worried that you would reveal my plan, I wouldn't invite you into the house tonight."

Speaking of this, Cang Yong paused.

After being silent for a while, he said softly:

"Ogata-kun... now is a rare opportunity, let me confess something to you."

"More than a month ago, the reason why I wanted to hold the God Sacrifice Competition earlier and agreed to you and that Yuanshan using real knives was actually to test your strength as soon as possible."

"See if your strength is worth my wooing."

Xu Fang was stunned.

"...So that's how it is." Ogata smiled wryly, "My lord, with your words, many problems have been solved...Let me guess, for more than a month, no one from the Ishikawa Sword Gym has come to me Seeking revenge, is it because you sent someone to protect me secretly?"

Cang Yong didn't answer.

Just nodded silently.

"And the reason why you sent Dr. Xuan'an to treat me for free is also to avoid any accidents with such precious combat power as me. Right?"

Cang Yong continued to nod.

"...Ogata, I'm sorry..." Cang Yong sighed lightly, "Please forgive my waywardness..."

"My lord, you don't have to apologize to me." Xu Fang shrugged helplessly, "I didn't mean to blame you."

"Anyway, no matter whether you are in the way or not, Yuan Shan and I will have a death fight in which only one person can survive. It's just a matter of earlier and later."

"From a certain point of view, I also want to thank my boss."

"Thanks to your decision to advance the god sacrifice competition, the grievances between me and Yuan Shan have come to an end in advance."

"My lord, I promise you that I will make a decision as soon as possible, and then I will give you my answer."

"Also, I assure you that I will not divulge your plans."

"Yeah." Cang Yong's smile became gentle, "Ogata-kun, I believe in you. But I hope you can promise me one more thing."

"I hope you can assure me that if you agree to live and die with me, you must have made up your mind."

Speaking of this, Cang Yong changed his tone half-jokingly.

"Don't wait until it's time to take action, suddenly regret it, and then run away."

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"Yes." Ogata nodded solemnly, "I will."

"My lord, Ogata-kun." Flying Monkey who was walking ahead with a lantern suddenly turned around and said to the two of Ogata, "We are almost at the Sakakibara Sword Gym."

Ogata looked forward.

In the darkness, there is a large blurred shadow.

With just one glance, Ogata easily recognized that this large blurred shadow was Ogata's second home in the Edo period, the Sakakibara Sword Museum.

Looking at the Sakakibara Sword Gym, which was already close at hand, the corner of Ogata's mouth involuntarily pulled down, revealing a wry smile, and said to himself:

"I've been late for so long... how should I apologize to my master and my brothers..."

Ogata was nearly an hour late.

Being late for so long, Ogata was afraid to step into the Sakakibara Sword Gym...

Hearing Ogata's self-talk, the old man laughed a few times.

"Ogata-kun, don't worry, if your master and your brothers want to blame you, I will intercede for you."

"There's no need to beg for mercy...huh?"

Ogata frowned.

He found a...strange place...

That's why there is no light in the sword hall?

Hanbei and his seniors should all be having a banquet in the sword hall now, and there should be a lot of candlelight shining through the sword hall...

However, the sword hall at this time is pitch-black...

The moment Ogata frowned, Sobizaru frowned too.

"This is..." Fei Yuan said in a deep voice, "the smell of blood...?"

"The smell of blood?" Cang Yong asked, "Flying Monkey, where does the smell of blood come from?"

Flying Monkey sniffed vigorously.