I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"The thing is like this." Ogata told Genichi and Fuma everything that happened to him in a deep voice.

From how I met another "self" to how I finally woke up in the shout of "drawing the knife" from another "self".

The two listeners, Yuan Yi and Feng Mo, looked more serious the more they listened.

After finally explaining the cause and effect of the matter, Ogata quickly asked:

"What does Mr. Feng Mo mean by saying that one is all, all is one? Have you experienced similar things?"

"I have never experienced anything similar." Feng Mo raised his hand and scratched his shiny scalp, "Where should I start?"

Feng Mo raised his head slightly as if thinking.

Ogata did not urge Fuma to think slowly and organize his words.

Fumo didn't keep Ogata waiting too long.

After only a while, Feng Mo opened his lips and said slowly:

"In our Wind Demons, there is a saying passed down from generation to generation, and only when the other self recognizes and talks with him can he reach the supreme state of the warrior: one is all, all is one."

"Who said this sentence and why it was circulated in our Wind Demons is completely impossible to test."

"Although this sentence has been circulating in our Fengmo, no one knows what it means."

"I've tried to look at the meaning of that phrase to try to figure out what it means to be recognized and have a conversation with another self and one is all, all is one."

"I have read many classics and asked many experts who are quite accomplished in martial arts."

"However, I searched through all the classics I could find, and finally found only in the Huayan Five Teaching Chapters of the Huayan School of Buddhism, which seems to be related to one is all, and all is one. That is everything, everything is a perfect harmony without any hindrance into the ear, if it is in the door of the same body, it is self-contained and absorbs all dharmas."

"You should know what Buddhist scriptures are. Buddhist scriptures are a collection of riddles."

"This passage from Hua Yan's Five Religious Chapters is even more difficult to understand than the famous saying in our Fengmazhili, so it has no reference meaning at all."

"Looking through the classics is ineffective, and asking people around is also ineffective."

"No one knows what it means to be recognized and talk to another self and to be all-in-one, all-in-one."

"When I mentioned this sentence to Yuan Yi, Yuan Yi dismissed it as a riddle."

"I'm not wrong." Yuan Yi interrupted abruptly, "This sentence is indeed an incomprehensible riddle, without any explanation. So I turned around and completely forgot this sentence. "

"It was you who told me at the beginning: You have to use up your whole life to reach the ultimate level of swordsmanship that you can achieve, so I kindly told you this sentence that might help you reach the highest level of swordsmanship." Feng Mo said with a belt. He stared at Yuan Yi with a somewhat resentful gaze.

"Hahaha." Yuan Yi smiled carefreely, "To reach the ultimate level of swordsmanship, it is only interesting to use your own sword to explore slowly, and it is too boring to rely on other people's guidance."

"Now, when I look back and think about it carefully, the reason why I turned around and forgot the phrase "one is all, all is one" was partly because of my paranoid character of not wanting to rely on other people's guidance to achieve the highest state. It's causing trouble."

Since just now, Ogata has been carefully listening to and digesting every word and every sentence that Fumo said just now.

He had been looking forward to hearing the introduction about "one is all, all is one" from Feng Mo just now.

But unexpectedly things backfired, and Feng Mo didn't know what this sentence meant.

I hoped to be able to clear up my doubts after talking with Yuan Yi and Feng Mo, but unexpectedly, my doubts were not only unresolved, but became more.

"Ahhh" Ogata sighed with uncontrollable expression on his face, and turned his gaze to Genichi, "Master Genichi, haven't you experienced similar things?"

"No." Yuan Yi shook his head directly, "I've never tried to talk to myself before."

Having said that, Yuan Yi put on a happy smile, and then continued:

"Ogata-kun, you really surprise me every time."

"Before you know it, you seem to have reached a realm that I have never reached."

"It's really terrifying!"

"In terms of swordsmanship, I'm still far behind. There's still a lot of room for improvement!"

In Yuan Yi's words, there was no negative tone of yin and yang.

In the tone and intonation, there is only the purest joy.

Especially when he said "I am still far behind", Genichi showed a very pure smile like a simple child.

Seeing Genichi's smiling face, Ogata couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"Whether I have reached a new level or not is still uncertain." Ogata sighed softly, "Maybe after tonight, I will never be able to meet another me again."

"It's fine to let nature take its course." Yuan Yi waved his hand, "Maybe it won't be long before you can meet him again."

"If you have to meet him again when you are on the verge of death like tonight, then I hope that I will never meet him again for the rest of my life."

After saying this in a half-joking tone, Ogata bowed solemnly to Fuma.

"Master Feng Mo, I am very grateful. Thanks to you, I am no longer clueless about why I can see another me."

Before Feng Mo could reply, Yuan Yi smiled and answered for Feng Mo:

"One is all, all is one, you can just use it as a reference."

"After all, the value of this sentence is still open to debate."

"There are quite a lot of riddles that are completely unclear and feel like they are completely nonsense."

"I remember that Gan Shi seemed to tell me another riddle that has been passed down from generation to generation in their Wind Demon, what is it called controlling the thunder?"

"Only when you have reached the supreme state can you control the thunder and use the method of lightning strikes." Feng Mo answered silently, "This sentence is also passed down from generation to generation in our Wind Demon Land."

"Controlling thunder, the method of lightning strike?" Ogata's expression gradually became weird, "Is this completely nonsense?"

This sentence is the same as the sentence "one is all, all is one" just now. I know every word, but when connected together, the whole sentence is very puzzling.

"Although I don't want to admit it, I still have to agree that what Yuan Yi said just now is correct." Fumo sighed and raised his hand to touch the forehead that had been reflecting the moonlight. According to legend, its content does feel like nonsense, and its value and correctness are open to question.”

"So brother Ogata, you can just take what I just said as a reference."

Ogata nodded, and was about to say "I see"

"Ayi, what are you doing? I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

A-Machi's voice came from behind him and A-Machi's footsteps that he was already familiar with.

"Ah, that's bad." Ogata took a deep breath, and quickly turned his head following the sound, only to see A-Machi standing behind him with his hands on his hips, casting a displeased look at him.

At this moment, Ogata finally remembered that he came to fetch water for A-cho

"I'm sorry because I met Master Yuan and Master Fumo in the courtyard, so I couldn't help but chat with them about martial arts."

"I thought you passed out on the road?" A-cho's eyes were flickering with depression.

Although the depression in A-Machi's eyes only flickered for a moment, it was still keenly captured by Ogata.

"A-Machi, don't worry." Ogata tried his best to show a soft smile to A-Machi, "I'll be fine. Just stand there and wait a while, and I'll get the water ready right away."

Amachi: "Yeah"

Ogata lowered his voice and said in a low voice to Genichi and Fuma next to him:

"Master Yuan, Master Fuma, A-Ming is still waiting for me, so I'll go first. Let's talk in detail later when we have a chance."

After finishing speaking, Ogata threw the bucket that he had been holding in his hand just now into the nearby well.

When Ogata was concentrating on fetching water, Genichi looked at Ogata meaningfully, and then looked at Atachi who was standing not far away.

"Ogata-kun." Genichi whispered in a low voice that only he, Ogata, and Fuma could hear clearly, "Although you seem to be in good condition now, let me ask you if you have absorbed the power of immortality. Did you feel any discomfort in your body after the force?"

"Ha" Ogata smiled wryly, "A-Machi just asked me the exact same question, don't worry, I'm fine. Except that my physical fitness and resilience have become much better than before, everything remains the same."

"That's good, you have to take care of Miss A-machi in the future." Genichi raised his eyes again and glanced at A-machi who was quietly waiting for Ogata to fetch water, "My husband has absorbed the power of immortality from unknown sources. , I don’t know if there will be sequelae or other messy things in the future. Even if Ms. A-Machi doesn’t say anything, I can vaguely guess that she must be very worried about what accidents will happen to you in the future.”

"You should have noticed too, right? Ms. Machi's current mood."

"Who do you think I am? I am the husband of Ogata Town."

After fetching the water, Ogata walked back to the place where the two of them were just now, side by side with Ah-Machi.

"Help me wet this cloth and wring it dry." A-Ming sat cross-legged on the ground, and picked up the barrel of Kasumi's gun that had been removed.

"Okay." Ogata knelt down beside A-Ming, and according to A-Ming's instructions, threw the white cloth that A-Ming had just handed him into the bucket to wet, then collected it and wrung it dry.

"Speaking of which, I haven't thanked you yet." Ogata handed the white cloth wrung out of the water to A-Machi, "Thank you for sending me the knife in time again."

After finishing speaking, Ogata glanced at Da Shitian and Da Zizai hanging on his left waist.

"One year ago, when I was in Butterfly Island, a similar scene happened. You showed up in time with Da Shitian and Da Zizai, and brought me a knife."

"It's thanks to our good luck." A-Ming smiled slightly, "I found your sword in the enemy's place when attacking Longshui Temple."

"It's also thanks to that Chuguang who told me where you were at that time."

"At that time, when I heard Chuguang say that you were in the northwest of Osaka, my mind froze for a moment, and the whole thing went blank."

"At first, I couldn't believe Chuguang's words."

"But after I heard Chuguang tell me with certainty that there is an army gathering towards the northwest of Osaka, so I simply treated the dead horse as a living horse doctor. After discussing with Mr. Yuan and the others, it was decided that I and Genda-sama, Mamiya, and Mucun, who are still in relatively good condition, came to look for you."

"Ah, I have to thank Mamiya."

"I was in a hurry to go to the northwest of Osaka immediately, and I forgot to take your knife. It was Mamiya who reminded me that I remembered that you didn't take your knife."

"Ha, from this point of view, I have to make a special trip to thank Xia Chuguang and Mamiya later. There are so many people to thank tonight." After finishing speaking, Ogata slowly changed into a serious tone, " A-cho, master Yoichi is implicated by me."

"I'm so sorry for him. He helped me repair the knife so perfectly, but I don't even have the chance to thank him in person."

"A-cho, can you go with me to bury Master Yuyi properly?"

Ogata, who already knew what happened to Atachi, Genichi and others tonight, naturally also knew that Yuichi, who helped him repair the knife, was implicated by him and suffered an indiscriminate disaster.

"Yeah." Ah-Ming nodded lightly, "Of course, that's what I mean too."

Afterwards, both of them were silent.

A-cho concentrates on cleaning up his Kasumi and Ume-ran for Ogata.

And Ogata also sat silently by the side, helping A-Ming.

Between the two, there was a peaceful atmosphere that only an old couple like them could have.

Ah-Machi was quick at cleaning guns.

In just a short while, Kasumi and Umeran became brand new under the skillful hands of Ah Ding.

"Okay." The corners of Ah-Ming's upturned mouth were slightly satisfied, "Here, take it. Remember to pay more attention next time and don't let them fall into the water again. If you frequently fall into the water, use Life expectancy will be greatly shortened."

"Oh, it was repaired so quickly." Ogata played with the restored Kasumagi and Umeran, "As expected, it is as good as the new ones."

"I'm tired of listening to this kind of flattery." A-Machi rolled his eyes at Ogata, "When you ask me to do your laundry for you, you always use this phrase to fool me."

After Ogata laughed a few times in embarrassment, he silently took Kasumi and Meiran back into his arms.

"I'm not flattering, I'm telling the truth, cough, cough."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Fang suddenly coughed.

As soon as the cough sounded, Ah-Ming's expression changed immediately, and he approached Ogata with a nervous look.

"What's wrong? Is there any discomfort?"

"I'm fine." Ogata cleared his throat, "It's just that I accidentally inhaled a few relatively large dust just now."

"That's good, that's good." A-Ming breathed out as if relieved.

Ogata had been silently observing Ah-Machi's expression just now.

Seeing Ah-Ming reacting so violently to his little cough, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

"Machi."

"Huh? What are you doing?"

Machi looked at Ogata who suddenly hugged her hands in surprise.

Atachi, who is only 155 in height, naturally has very small hands.

Ogata's pair of big hands easily encircled A-Machi's pair of small hands.

Before A-machi could ask Ogata what he was going to do, he heard Ogata say softly:

"Sorry, Machi, for making you so uneasy."

With just one sentence, Obi stunned A-Ming.

"I kept telling you like this: I'll be fine, and you shouldn't feel at ease either."

"After all, the power of immortality I got came from the monsters on Chodo Island, not from strange pieces of meat like Toyotomi Nobuhide and Saemon."