I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

About half a month ago, another woman from Miaozhang Village who was adopted by Cang Yong committed suicide by choking on water while drinking water.

Another person's suicide made Cang Yong finally make up his mind - to give the women of Miaozhang Village who were "adopted" by him a happy...

After asking his subordinates to give the women in Miaozhang Village a happy ending in as painless a way as possible, Cang Yong buried their bodies in the cemetery in the backyard of Xuanzhen Temple.

Because they don't know their names, they can only be buried under the same tombstone.

Those who were buried here were not just the poor women of Miaozhang Village.

Over the years, all the corpses of the victims who were poisoned by Matsudaira Gennai and had no family members to come to pick up the corpses were collected by Kurangaga and buried in Xuanzhen Temple.

When the sun just rose from the horizon today, Cang Yong led all the people with lofty ideals to Xuanzhen Temple to offer incense to the victims who died of Matsudaira Gennai.

After offering incense and praying to the poor women in Miaozhang Village, Ogata turned his head and looked at... the large tombstone that had a special meaning to him.

This large tombstone is the tomb of his master and his brothers...

Ogata walked slowly, caressing the first monument that appeared in front of his eyes - the monument of Hanbei Sakakibara.

"Master...everyone...just watch carefully..." Ogata stared at the tombstones in front of him with firm eyes, "I...will definitely kill Matsudaira Gennai...!"

"My lord!"

The cries of flying apes suddenly sounded from outside the cemetery.

Flying Monkey hurriedly rushed into the cemetery, then knelt down in front of Cang Yong.

"Matsudaira Gennai...he started to leave the city!"

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A team of more than a hundred people came out of the city aggressively.

This team was exactly Songping Gennei who was going to hunt in the wild boar forest, his surname and hundreds of guards.

And almost at the same time—when Matsudaira Gennai had just left the city, Cang Yong and his party also started to act.

They left the cemetery of Xuanzhen Temple and followed Gennai Matsudaira's team.

There are only a few hunting places that Matsudaira Gennai frequents.

Therefore, Cang Yong had long ago asked Fei Yuan to scout the hunting grounds that Matsudaira Gennai frequented.

It is also because Cang Yong sent flying apes to conduct reconnaissance long ago, and Cang Yong and the others know exactly where there are hidden trails in the wild boar forest and where there are places to stay.

Their first destination was a deserted temple outside the wild boar forest.

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"...We are here." Cang Yong wiped the sweat from his face while looking at a dilapidated and deserted ancient temple in front of him.

The speed of Matsudaira Gennai and others is not fast. After all, only he himself has a horse, and the rest can only walk, so that the speed of Matsudaira Gennai's team is no different from walking.

Therefore, there is no need for Cang Yong and his party to follow them on horseback, and if they are on horseback, the momentum will be too large, which is not conducive to their pursuit.

So - Cang Yong and his party completely rely on their legs to track.

This is also one of the reasons why Cang Yong set their first destination as the abandoned ancient temple outside the wild boar forest - it allows Ogata and others to temporarily settle in the ancient temple and recover the physical strength lost due to tracking.

After leading the crowd into the ancient temple, Cang Yong immediately shouted to the crowd:

"Whoever is thirsty, drink water!"

"Those who feel sore feet, sit down and rest!"

"Flying Ape, take out all the chain mail!"

"Everyone put on your chain mail!"

Last night, Cang Yong asked Fei Yuan to store the chain mail in this deserted ancient temple overnight.

If Ogata and others are asked to wear chain mail to track Matsudaira Gennai,

That would consume too much of their stamina.

In order to avoid unnecessary consumption of physical strength, Kurangaga asked Fei Yuan to transport the chain mails of the seven Ogata people into the ancient temple overnight, and when they settled down in the ancient temple tomorrow to recover their physical strength, they would take back their chain mails and wear them. On——this is the second reason why Cang Yong chose this ancient temple as his first destination.

The flying monkey took out the chain mail hidden in the wooden floor of the temple one by one, and distributed them to Ogata and the others.

After everyone put on the chain mail and checked that there was no problem with their knives, Cang Yong's command sounded again.

"Flying Monkey, from now on... just proceed as planned."

"My lord." Fei Yuan smiled at Cang Yong, "Then I will go ahead."

After finishing speaking, Flying Monkey rushed out of the ancient temple without looking back.

Let the flying monkey who is good at stealth go to scout Matsudaira Gennai and start to rest.

According to Matsudaira Gennai's practice when hunting, when he starts to rest, his hundreds of guards will disperse and stand guard in all directions.

There were not many guards staying with Matsudaira Gennai to rest with Matsudaira Gennai.

This is the best time to assassinate.

Flying monkeys will spy on Matsudaira Gennai's current actions, and when Matsudaira Gennai begins to rest, he will quickly return to the ancient temple, and let Ogata and others who are preparing in the ancient temple start to act-this is the plan of Kuranaga and others.

Looking at the back of the flying monkey, Erlang couldn't help but muttered:

"My lord... that Matsudaira Gennai is protected by more than a hundred warriors... Can the flying monkey really sneak in and find out information...?"

"Don't worry." The corner of Cang Yong's mouth twitched, showing a confident smile, "Flying Monkey is a ninja from Shiranui Ninja Village. Although he is not good at assassination, he is very good at stealth and intelligence gathering. He will definitely come back safely."

"Shiranui... Ninja Village?" Goro on the side rolled his tongue, forcing out words that he was not used to.

"It's a ninja faction based in the Omi area. Their official name is 'Shiranui Ri', but people are more used to calling it 'Shiranui Ninja Village'."

"As early as the Warring States Period, Shiranui Ninja Village was established in the Omi area."

"According to rumors - Shiranui Ninja Village also played for Toyotomi Hideyoshi."

"Although Shiranui Ninja Village has a fairly short history since its establishment, most ordinary samurai and ordinary people don't know their existence because they usually act low-key and never make things public."

"Shiranui Ninja Village..." Erlang had a faint look of longing on his face, "I don't know if there are any beautiful female ninjas there."

"You think too much." Shiro on the side said angrily, "Beautiful female ninjas only exist in the mouths of storytellers, even if there are really beautiful female ninjas, she will not fall in love with you."

The dialogue between Erlang and Shiro is unbearable.

The laughter from the rest of the people who were amused by this conversation between the two diluted the original dignified atmosphere.

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This period of waiting for the flying ape was undoubtedly long and tormenting.

For Ogata and others, this period of time is equivalent to the last moment before dying.

Even though they were all prepared, they still couldn't help but feel nervous when the moment came.

Ogata clearly felt that his heart was beating at an alarming rate.

His hands and feet were constantly sweating, so Ogata had to wipe the sweat off his palms with a feathered cloth every once in a while.

Finally—the voice that Ogata and the others had been waiting for, finally sounded from outside the temple.

"My lord!"

While shouting, Flying Monkey rushed back into the ancient temple covered in sweat.

"Matsudaira Gennai... is starting to rest! His hundreds of bodyguards have dispersed! There are only 4 small surnames left around him, and 3 bodyguards including Qiyuan! This is the map I just drew ! I have marked the location of Matsudaira Gennai on the map, as well as the best infiltration route!"

After hearing these words from Flying Monkey, Ogata was surprised to find that he wasn't so nervous anymore.

There is a feeling of relief.

As for Cang Yong, after listening to Fei Yuan's words, he just nodded slightly.

Then--

"...Flying Monkey." Cang Yong said softly, "Take out the wine and glasses."

Last night, what Kurangaga asked Fei Yuan to store in this ancient temple was, in addition to the 7 sets of chain mail, a bottle of sake, and 8 wine glasses.

Under Kurangaga's order, Tobizaru handed the sake cups filled with sake to Ogata and the others one by one.

The wine is the best wine. When Fei Yuan just unscrewed the lid of the wine bottle, the sweet aroma of the wine spread out, filling every corner of the ancient temple.

Kuranaga, who was also holding a glass full of wine, stood in front of Ogata and the others.

"...everyone."

Cang Yong's voice was low.

"I have done everything that Flying Monkey and I can do..."

"The rest... I'll leave it to you!"

"Flying Monkey and I will be here waiting for your good news!"

"I wish you all... the prosperity of your martial arts!"

After finishing speaking, Cang Yong drank the wine in his hand glass in one gulp, then slammed it on the ground, making a loud shattering sound.

And the moment Kurangaga drank the wine in the glass, the seven Ogata also raised the wine glasses in their hands.

Drank the wine in the glass like Kurangaga did just now, and then smashed the glass.