Under One Person: I am the Master of Maoshan

The servants of the inn helped to arrange the bodies of the samurai into two rows. The head of the Ishikawa family identified them one by one. There were Yagyu, Miyamoto Morikazu, Tamiya... There were more than 20 bodies placed here.

Ishikawa Fumi sighed every time he recognized a body, and Shen Yan also walked closer and whispered.

"All the bodies are here. We did not collect the others that could not be identified."

After looking at the last body, Ishikawa Wen took a deep breath and bowed to Shen Yan, saying: "Thank you, Mr. Shen, you have preserved their dignity as warriors!"

"You're welcome, Master Ishikawa. Although they and I are enemies, we are both strangers, so it's only right for me to do this."

He said this but in his heart he was thinking: "Fuck, if these things didn't have some value, I would have chopped them up and fed them to the dogs."

Then he changed the subject: "Master Ishikawa, let's talk about the Higashi Ninja Clan, please..."

Everyone returned to their seats, and Ishikawa spoke directly, "Mr. Shen, how much do you know about the Bihe Ninjas?"

"I also heard from my predecessors that around the Wanli period, the Higashi Ninjas once crossed the sea to Mount Putuo to steal magic. The rest is all from what the Yagyu clan leader said. Before he died, he said that the Higashi Ninjas had not appeared for nearly a hundred years, and that their appearance would be a disaster."

The head of the Ishikawa family nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Shen, you have to believe me. The warriors who died in your hands did not all come to kill you. They really didn't want these ghosts to appear. This is an ancient story!"

Ishikawa Fumi told him the origin of the establishment of the Higashi Ninja Clan and the relationship between his family and the demon sword. Shen Yan compared his story with his own memories and roughly judged that he was not lying.

"I see. In this case, the first head of Higashi-nin can be considered the ancestor of your Ishikawa family."

Ishikawa bowed forward and said, "Yes, Mr. Shen, destroying the demon sword Hirumaru is also the first mission of our family!"

Shen Yan pinched his chin and thought about it. His expression became very ugly and he sighed: "Alas, if this is the case, your situation will become very embarrassing. I guess the last wish of Ishikawa's ancestors may never be fulfilled."

Hearing Shen Yan's words, Ishikawa's face changed: "How could it be? Mr. Shen, please don't exaggerate. Our Ishikawa family will definitely destroy Hirumaru."

Shen Yan chuckled and said, "How about this, if you can refute what I say, you can take these bodies away. I don't want any news about Bihe Ren, how about that?"

His words made everyone else look at him with confusion. Only Lu Ren, who was familiar with him, knew that he was going to cheat people again.

"Please go ahead! I'm all ears."

Shen Yan took a sip of tea and stared at him with a serious look: "There are three reasons. First, your samurai group is now like a castrated eunuch, with only some nobles left to support your position in the country. And your emperor needs a knife to open up the situation. Will he choose you, the remnants of the defeated army, or the Bihe Ninja who you regard as evil spirits?"

Ishikawa Fumi frowned and wanted to refute but couldn't find any good reason.

"Secondly, you also said that Higashi-nin was sealed in the mountains by the Emperor a hundred years ago. Will they miss such a good opportunity to be unsealed? People have desires. For you, destroying Hirumaru is your family's mission and your lifelong wish. And for them, walking in the world openly and honestly is also their long-cherished wish for a hundred years. So they will definitely fight for your military to invade! When you want to destroy Hirumaru, will the military do as you wish?"

"And the third point. Once the war situation turns around and Japan is defeated, the Bihe ninja will have no hope of success. Do you think this group of Bihe ninjas without any faith in their hearts will return to Japan? They will definitely hide in China. China is so big that who can find them if they hide? Do you think you still have hope of success?"

Shen Yan's words were like three sharp arrows that pierced deeply into Ishikawa Wen's heart. He then slumped in the chair, like a puppet with his soul taken away.

It took him a long while to regain his spirits. He said in a very disappointed tone, "Mr. Shen, is it true that we can't stop Bihe Shinobu and destroy Hirumaru?"

Shen Yan slowly stood up and walked back and forth.

"Master Ishikawa, I think you have made a mistake. I have never considered whether to destroy that broken sword or not. As for Bihe Ninja, I, Shen Yan, can kill your Japanese warriors and drive away your evil spirits! Even if I fail, there will always be others who can come after me."

"Or I can find a way to help the Higashi-nin walk in the sunshine. Anyway, they don't care about the war between countries. And they suffered betrayal from the emperor of this lineage a hundred years ago. Will they have hatred in their hearts?"

Shen Yan suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and with a gleam in his eyes, he said to Ishikawa: "Master Ishikawa, how about I incite them to rebel and promise them that as long as they help me win this war, I will help them stay in China?"

After hearing this, Ishikawa stood up and screamed like a madman.

"No! No! Shen Jun, you must not do this! You don't understand Hirumaru at all, nor do you understand what kind of evil ghosts they are! You can't cooperate with them!!"

It was just past ten o'clock and the sunlight was still a little dazzling. Shen Yan stretched out his hand to let the sunlight shine in through his fingers, then turned his back to Ishikawa and spoke in a lazy tone.

"But Master Ishikawa, there is no relationship between us. From a standpoint, the samurai was my enemy a few months ago. Why can't I choose my partner? The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Ishikawa tried hard to find words to refute, but after thinking for a long time, it seemed that he really had nothing to satisfy Shen Yan.

"thump!"

Ishikawa Wen knelt down behind Shen Yan, crossed his arms and buried his head in his hands.

"Mr. Shen! Please help me! As long as Hirumaru and the demon sword can be destroyed, Ishikawa is willing to give everything!"

Shen Yan, who had his back to him, curled up the corners of his mouth slightly. The two people present and Cheng Zhen were stunned, unable to believe that Shen Yan could make Ishikawa so dispirited with just one word.

Lu Ren on the side secretly laughed in his heart: "It has to be the captain's mouth. Everyone knows that the captain has a high level of cultivation, but very few people who know him know that the captain's mouth can reach the sky!"

Shen Yan turned around with an embarrassed expression, and hurriedly helped Ishikawa up: "Master Ishikawa, what are you doing? Get up quickly!"

Ishikawa Fumi was still kneeling on the ground, and his son Ishikawa Nobuyuki also knelt down beside him when he saw that his father refused to get up.

“Uncle Shen, just promise father that the Ishikawa family is willing to give you anything you need!”

The eight disciples who came with the head of the Ishikawa family also knelt on the ground.

Shen Yan sighed twice: "Hey, Master Ishikawa, please get up. I promised that we would be friends. I also have to give face to Manager Liu and Master Sanquan. I promised!"

Hearing Shen Yan's agreement, Ishikawa Wen slowly raised his head: "Thank you, Mr. Shen. Your kindness will never be forgotten by the Ishikawa family! You will always be our Ishikawa family's most distinguished friend!"

"Since we are friends, let's not be so formal and have some tea together."

Shen Yan helped him up and let him sit. Both of their teacups were empty. Shen Yan coughed lightly and signaled Cheng Zhen to pour tea.

Cheng Zhen finally came to his senses and hurriedly poured tea for the others. The scene just now was too shocking for him. He was ready to snatch the information from Bihe Ren.

But Shen Yan reversed the situation with just a few words. In an instant, he seemed to have found the reason why he was stuck in the reverse life. Be flexible and don't get stuck on one point. This road will never work.

Ishikawa Fumi pulled out a notebook from his bosom and handed it to Shen Yan with both hands: "Mr. Shen, this is the information about Bihe Ren. I will sort it out in more detail when I go back. Please accept it. If you need anything else, our Ishikawa family will go through fire and water to help you!"