foreigner's journey

Chapter 494

"Heather?"

Qihua spelled out Heather's Chinese pronunciation with some difficulty.

"People say that if it was in the Warring States Period, Heather and Xi Baibing would be the most outstanding kind of heroic swordsman. Heather does not pursue fame and wealth, but likes to wander the world and travel through mountains and rivers. He will draw his sword to help, and he will generously donate to those who encounter difficulties. He is a strange man who has carried out "Ren Xia" and "Romance" to the extreme."

Jiu Er recalled:
"Because he is one-armed, and because he is always alone, people will call him [Sekiro]."

Qishi asked suspiciously: "He is also a swordsman, right? Won't he be tempted by Shikizaki Jiji's sword?"

Jiu'er shook his head: "No, actually he is an 'all-rounder', any weapon in his hands will emit 120% power, even if he holds a branch in his hand, he can slash like a blade. Chop. In the past two years, people have been arguing about who is [the strongest in the country], Heather or Xibaibing."

"Why did such a powerful person become one-armed?" Qihua folded her arms and tilted her head wonderingly: "I mean, the person who can hurt him must be very powerful, right?"

Jiu'er glanced at Qihua: "Someone did ask this question, he only reasoned that it was an injury he suffered from a life-and-death fight with a compatriot, and if he asked further, he would laugh and change the subject. Wait a minute! We are in How did the discussion about Xu Dao Ryu's conquest of the Twelve Shikisaki Ji variant swords for the shogunate get around to that guy!"

Looking at Jiu'er who was getting angry from embarrassment, Qi Shi covered her mouth and smiled slightly: "Miss Jiu'er, it seems that you have a good relationship with that Mr. Heather."

Jiu'er was furious, and just about to retort, he put down his wildly waving fists, and was silent for a while before he said:

"Although he rejected my invitation, he also spoke rudely. But... Heather is indeed a weird guy that people can't hate. Maybe one day I will meet him again somewhere?"

After finishing speaking, she turned her head to look at Qihua, and said seriously: "Qing Qihua, please help me to confiscate all the twelve Shikizaki Ji variant swords, and end the possibility of rebellion for the shogunate and the whole world !"

"It's so troublesome, why did you jump to such a formal topic all of a sudden?"

Qihua scratched her head and habitually looked at her sister Qishi.

Qishi's cold voice sounded: "Qihua, you are the master of Xudaoliu, and you should decide this matter."

"Even if my sister says so, I can't make a decision. I still have to let my sister make the final decision..."

At this time, Jiu'er interrupted the two siblings' behavior of throwing blame at each other.

"People who do things for money are not good, and neither are people who fight for honor. People who act with chivalry and romance are unreliable. There is only one reason left-that is love! People who act for love can be trusted. of."

Jiu'er looked at Yan Qihua, she has a good figure and decent looks, although I'm stupid but I can bear it, okay!
"Qihua, I allow you to fall in love with me!"

The scene fell into a stagnation for a moment, and at this moment, Yan Qishi suddenly moved.

She raised her knees from the sitting position, and silently slapped Jiu'er and Qihua's shoulders away, causing them to lose their balance and fall backwards.

And at the same instant, the wall was blown away!
Qihua reacted immediately, stretched out her arms to hook Jiuer's gorgeous belt with a swish, and moved Jiuer and herself to the back, while Qishi used the reaction force of pushing them to jump to the other side of the room.

boom--! !

The wooden wall was blasted to pieces from the outside, and a large number of iron pieces were mixed with the broken pieces of wood and pierced into the opposite wall.Upon closer inspection, it was not a piece of iron at all, but a cross shuriken and kunai, a total of 45 pieces, and the opposite wall was riddled with holes.

This is no longer considered throwing or sniping, but shelling level.

If Qishi hadn't pushed the two of them away immediately to warn them, I'm afraid they would have been trapped into a hornet's nest.

"Asshole! Are you kidding me, this is a house built by Dad!"

Qihua roared furiously, and Qishi didn't even have time to stop Qihua, so she could only watch Qihua rush out of the hut barefoot and chase towards the forest.

Jiu'er rubbed the shoulder that was hit when he fell down just now: "Correct judgment, if you continue to be in a daze, the second wave of attacks will come in, but running out without even wearing straw sandals would be a bit..."

"Straw sandals and gloves are 'sheaths' for that child. Qihua doesn't need that kind of thing when fighting." Qishi shook her head.

Jiu'er went to the wall and pulled out a kunai forcefully: "It's the style that Maniwa Ninja Army likes to use, did you follow me here?"

"How many people are here?"

"It should be one person, because the Maniwa Ninja Army hates group actions, and there is no need for group actions."

Jiu'er tapped the palm of his hand once and for all, and pondered: "But how did they know this place? When I came here, I paid special attention to whether I was being followed, and I never mentioned the destination to others—"

"Miss Jiuer."

Qishi's tired and weak voice interrupted Jiu'er's soliloquy, as if the strenuous activity just now had exhausted her physical strength, but her eyes were very serious:

"As for your proposal, I agree."

"I thought you would object."

"No, to be honest, I don't care about your matter itself. I'm the same as Nana. I'm not interested in money. I'm not interested in fame, the shogunate, or the Shikisaki Jizhidao. Although that child seems to be killed by Shikisaki Ji slightly aroused interest, but after all, I am not the master of Xu Dao Liu."

Qi Shi leaned on the wall, took a breath, and said:

"However, I am in favor of that child going out to the outside world. It has been 20 years since he came to this island. It would be really sad if the skills that the child has accumulated cannot bear fruit."

"Although it may be a bit inappropriate for me to say this, Mr. Liuzhi was exiled. Now that Mr. Liuzhi is dead, you and Qihua can..."

"My body can't support me to live outside. Although it's my intention not to have entanglements with the world, my physical condition is also a limitation. And that child is worrying about me... really meddling."

Although Qishi looks weak and fragile, her tone is involuntary and decisive:

"I have no intention of living under my brother's protection at all, and I don't want to be his shackles. Ms. Jiu'er, if I complete this task for the shogunate, will Xu Daoliu be able to return to the world?"

Jiu'er nodded hastily and said: "Naturally, I thought it was unreasonable to imprison the hero of the Great Chaos here. I originally planned to restore Mr. Liuzhi's reputation."

"In this case, I have no reason to object."

Qi Shi covered her mouth and coughed twice, then straightened her posture and bowed her head deeply:

"I'll entrust my younger brother to you, Miss Jiu'er."

Jiu'er's face turned red all of a sudden: "This is so serious...I don't want to be entrusted like this! By the way, how did this real court ninja come here!"

She is changing the subject.

Qi Shi followed Jiu Er's topic and said: "How did you come to this island?"

"Of course by boat."

"You rowed the boat yourself?"

"How can I... wait a minute, boatman?"

Jiu'er was terrified, thinking of that smiling boatman, the ability to change into other people at will... It's broken, it's him!

"Not good! Go and chase Nanaka, I know who that Maniwa Ninja is, he has Shikizaki Jiki's sword [Extreme Sword·铇] in his hand! Nana will be in danger!"

Compared to Jiu Er who is anxious to chase him away, Qi Shi is not in a panic:

"It can be seen that you are still worried about the next trip to solicit swords. Just in time, let's take this opportunity to experience the skills of the Xu Dao style. That child will be the sharpest [knife] in your hands."

That is the absolute confidence in Qihua and Xu Daoliu.

Seeing Qi Shi so calm, Jiu Er also gradually calmed down.

Yes, you have to trust your [knife], this is what that guy once said to himself.

Heather, will I meet you again on the road to soliciting swords in the future?

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Izumo, as an autonomous region that is difficult for the shogunate to intervene, often appears in Japanese mythology.

Zheng Shungong of the Ming Dynasty recorded the following in "Japan Yijian"-[October God has no moon, and the custom uses gods to gather clouds.But Izumo said that the god has the moon].

Japanese folks believe that 800 million gods gather in Izumo in October. Except for Izumo, there are no gods in Japan, so October is called "Kannazuki", which is the month when the gods leave.Only Izumo calls October 'Kamiyuki'.

According to legend, this place has been the place where the gods gathered since ancient times.

No matter what the history and era, there will always be a land style that matches the name of the holy place.

And right in the center of such Izumo, on top of the tallest Izumo mountain, [Santu Shrine] is majestically established.

The village at the foot of the mountain is peaceful and peaceful, and a faint mist surrounds the fields and countryside.

Unlike the hustle and bustle of Kyoto, this place seems to be dominated by 'silence' and 'peace', which has been the case since ancient times.

But today, the calm is destined to be broken.

Villagers working in the fields leaned on their hoes and stared blankly at the dirt road beside the fields.

It was a figure who knew the meaning of "weird" at first glance, and his style was incompatible with today's Japanese.

He is 185 feet [-] inches ([-]cm) taller than the current Japanese men. His face is hidden under the bamboo hat and he cannot see clearly because of the fog. On his right waist is a long knife that is completely tattered from the handle to the scabbard. , wearing a large ocher red cloak that has been weather-beaten but has been carefully mended, and the right arm is obviously empty and short.

This person was striding along the country road, and he could vaguely see a weed dangling from the corner of his mouth, humming a strange tune that no one had heard before.

Seemingly noticing the gaze of the village man, the man stopped, raised his left hand and reached the front of the bamboo hat: "Yo, is the Izumo mountain behind you?"

"Huh? Uh... um! Ah! Yes!" The village man finally woke up from his dazed gaze, and nodded his head generously in response to the inquiry of the 'giant' in front of him.

Seeing that this unusually tall ronin was stroking his chin and looking at the Izumo mountain engulfed in clouds, the village man dared to ask:
"My lord, are you going to Izumo Mountain? There is nothing worth noting there except the Sanzu Shrine. If you want me to say, don't go! The Sanzu Shrine is a rare armed shrine, and the black witches are all... "

"uh-huh?"

Ronin tilted his head, took off his bamboo hat and knocked on the water droplets that had condensed on the surface due to the mist, revealing a bearded but unbearably handsome face:

"Witch? I'm looking for a witch!"

　PS: It doesn't matter if you haven't read the original "Knife Language". I try to write the background and related settings clearly without hydrology, so that readers can basically understand it.

　
(End of this chapter)