I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

This "person" is naked now, and a maid kneels and sits next to this "person", wiping his body.

To be honest——Ogata didn't know what words to use to describe the terrifying creature in front of him.

If the creature in front of him is an object, its chest is still rising and falling rhythmically, which proves that it is alive and not a dead thing without life.

But if it is a person... it really... doesn't look like a person...

No hands.

No feet.

The dense scars occupy the entire cheek, making it difficult to see the original appearance of this face.

But Ogata barely judged from the resilient skin on her body that this "person" should be young, probably in her 20s.

There are no eyeballs, and the two eye sockets are black and empty.

She seemed to sense that someone was looking at her, so she slowly turned her head, aiming at Ogata's eye sockets which had no eyeballs.

His mouth opened, as if he wanted to say something.

However—her mouth kept opening and closing, but Ogata failed to hear a single word from her mouth.

Through her open mouth, Ogata saw - there was nothing in her mouth.

No teeth, no tongue.

"Well……!"

Ogata could no longer resist the strong nausea that continuously surged from his stomach.

He raised his hand to cover his mouth, and then quickly escaped from the room as if fleeing.

After escaping from this room, Ogata directly supported the wall closest to him, and began to vomit crazily.

Cang Yong and Fei Yuan also silently followed Ogata and left the room.

When Cang Yong left the room, he did not forget to tell the maids in the room who were in charge of taking care of these poor women to continue to work hard.

When Flying Monkey closed the paper sliding door of this room again, Kuranaga walked slowly to Ogata's side, and patted Ogata's back, so that Ogata, who was spitting heavily, could feel better.

"My lord... sorry..."

After spitting out everything that could be vomited in his stomach, Ogata wiped his mouth while apologizing to Kurunaga beside him.

"I stained your floor..."

"It doesn't matter." Cang Yong said softly, "The floor is dirty, just ask the servants to clean it later."

"...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 softly.

"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 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 and can't tell outsiders what they are thinking at the moment. The only suicide method they can use is to deliberately choke on the 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,

Long sigh.

"What am I supposed to do..."

...

...

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, Matsudaira Gennai 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.