foreigner's journey

Chapter 493
"I just heard about his name from my father. The famous swordsmith in the Warring States Period is the opposite of the Xudao style. It is said that he has a lot of karma with the originator of the Xudao style." Qishi recalled, and then said.

Qihua was at a loss, and apparently ignored words that were more than a certain degree of difficulty, and the name [Shijizaki Jiji] was considered difficult for him.

"The Warring States Period was the most active era of swordsmen and swordsmen in the history of this country. The protagonists on the battlefield are neither daimyos nor commanders, but them."

As if telling a story, Jiu Er narrated:

"The originator of the Xu Dao style [鑢一] is one of the best. However, if the swordsman is an actor, then the swordsmith is the director. Of course, you can't wield a sword without a sword, except for the Xu Dao style."

Qihua folded her arms, although even his comprehension ability could catch up with this level of topic, but he already found it very troublesome.It would be nice if the topic could end there, but that's unrealistic.

Jiu'er continued: "Shijizaki Jiji doesn't belong to any sect. He is a lonely swordsmith who stands at the top of all swordsmiths and dominates the Warring States Period."

Qishi tilted her head: "The domination of the Warring States you said means..."

"Literal meaning. Unlike Xu Dao Liu, who is one of the six famous swordsmen of the Warring States Period [Truo], Shijizaki Keki does not belong to any country, but spreads the swords he forged all over the country without any integrity, to A total of twenty-five countries released a thousand knives."

"One thousand, that's a lot."

"One thousand, that's a lot."

Qishi and Qihua disagreed, and the siblings exchanged glances.

"...Then, less." Qihua bowed her head and gave in. There is really a clear relationship between superiors and subordinates.

Jiu Er said: "The advantage of the Twenty-Five Kingdoms lies in how many Shikisaki Jiki's swords they have. The more Shikisaki Jiki's swords they have, the more they can control the battle situation. If this is not dominating the Warring States, what else can it be?"

"Is it the opposite?" Qishi said hesitantly: "Because the national power is strong enough to control the battle situation, we can collect more Shikizaki Jiji's knives."

"Let's put it this way. Before the establishment of the current Owari Shogunate, at the end of the Warring States Period, there was a person who unified the world in a very short period of time. Where did it come from... Oh yes, the Tosa of Shikoku. With Awa and San Toki and Iyo formed an alliance, trying to rule the country from the four countries, what old generals are they called?"

None of the three present could remember the name of that character, so they had to call him [Old General].

"At the time of unifying the world, the number of Shikizaki Kiki's knives owned by the old general was [-], more than half. Then, he issued a decree that is extremely important to us, no, to the world."

Jiu Er deliberately lowered his voice as if he was telling a ghost story:

"[Knife Hunting Order]!"

Seeing that his younger brother was still confused, Qishi explained in a cold voice: "The sword hunting order is one of the most stupid evil laws in Japanese history, and it is also one of the reasons why the old general's rule lasted only one generation before it ended. "

"Oh, I remembered! It is said that it is a decree that forces the people of the whole country to surrender all swords and swords in order to be used as construction materials for the Great Buddha Statue, right!" Qihua really remembered, her father Liuzhi had indeed told him about this thing.

Qishi shook her head and corrected Qihua patiently: "That's just a superficial reason. In fact, the old general was hunting swordsmen and killing swordsmen and samurai. Of course, the superficial reason is not false. The imperial Buddha [Sword Daibutsu] built with the collected swords is now standing in Tosa’s Sheazozan Seiryoin Temple. There is a saying called “Visit Seiryoin Temple”, and today’s Sheazozan is the most important thing for swordsmen. It’s a holy place, and it’s already a famous tourist attraction.”

Before coming to this island, Rong Qishi was already eight years old, and she remembered these things clearly.

Jiu'er coughed and was about to speak when Qishi's cold voice sounded again:
"But the reason behind it and the reason on the surface are both fake. The real purpose of Toto Hunting is to collect the knives of Shikizaki Jiki, right?"

"Yes."

Jiu'er tapped his leg in satisfaction, like a storyteller:

"The old general intends to collect all of the thousand swords owned by Shikizaki Jiki from those owned by other daimyos to those held by Ichii himself. In order to strengthen his own world, he tried to get the remaining [-] swords During the three years from the promulgation of the knife hunting order to the cessation of execution, the old general collected more than [-] knives.

Although most of them were mass products piled up like a mountain, he still collected a considerable number of Shikizaki Kiki's knives.Well, most of them were obtained from famous Sengoku daimyos. "

"A considerable amount? Isn't it all?" Qihua asked suddenly.

"Not all of them. A total of [-] were collected. That is to say, the total number of Shikizaki Ji nori knives owned by the old general is [-] in total."

Qihua folded her arms and nodded: "I see, maybe a few of them were broken or lost during the war."

"No, you're wrong. In the end, it was the old general who gave up."

"Give up?" Even Qi Shi felt strange, the person who got the world would give up what he wanted to get?

Jiu'er picked up his cup and took a sip of boiled water: "The sword hunting order is indeed an evil order, but an evil order is also a law. The old general investigated exactly where all the thousand Shikizaki Jiji knives are. Well, it's just the location place."

Looking at the expressions of the siblings, Jiu'er put down his cup and said:
"You may think that since the general who ruled the world at that time knew the location of the sword, wouldn't it be easy to grab? It's not that easy. The sword cast by Shikizaki Jiji is different from other swords. To be honest, I don't know that thing. Can it be regarded as a Japanese sword? Some people call it a "variant sword" for the thousand swords made based on the idea of ​​"not using a sword for a person, but shaping a person with a sword."

"A heresy among heresies?"

"Yes, it is said that the last remaining twelve knives are all indisputable stunners. According to the current opinion, the nine hundred and eighty-eight knives collected by the old general were all made by Shikizaki Jiki That's a test sample of twelve knives."

As he spoke, Jiu Er took out a piece of paper from his bosom, and wrote twelve names on the paper with vermilion ink——

【Extreme Sword·铇】

【Cut knife blunt】

【Thousands of swords · 铩】

【Thin Knife · Needle】

【Thief Blade · Armor】

【Double Swords Hammer】

【Evil Sword·鐚】

【Micro Knife Hairpin】

【King Sword · Saw】

【Sincere Knife Quan】

【Poison Knife Plating】

【Flame Sword · Gun】

Qishi tilted her head: "These inscriptions are a bit unconventional, are they all famous?"

"Famous? It should be nameless. But its viciousness far surpasses those famous swords and demon swords. For example, this fifth one—"

Jiu Er pointed to the name on the paper:
"After the old general issued the sword hunting order, the first thing he found was this [Thief Sword Armor]. At that time, the person holding this sword was the leader of the pirates who dominated the Seto Inland Sea. Of course, the negotiation failed, and the other party was unwilling to obey the sword hunting So the old general immediately promulgated another decree-"Pirate Ban Order", and raised troops to fight against pirates in the name of righteousness. Then, he failed. The powerful army under the old general's banner, which was strong enough to seize the world, was defeated by mere a knife."

"Losing?"

"The entire army was wiped out. Of course, this kind of thing has never been written in the historical chronology. This kind of thing happened twelve times in three years."

The siblings looked at each other, and both felt that what Jiuer said was...absurd.

"Looking at it now, the main reason why the old general lost the world in just one generation is because of the twelve consecutive defeats that will never be mentioned by the world. The military strength and national strength are rapidly depleted, and the final national strength should be less than [-] shi. Heh, compare What is announced to the public is far from it, and in the final analysis, the historical chronology is just the diary of the victor, and annoying things don’t need to be recorded in the diary.”

Jiuer tidied up her appearance, and looked at Qihua solemnly: "Now let me tell you the purpose of my visit to this island—Master Xudaoliu, Qihua, I want you to collect the last of the legendary swordsmith Shikizaki Jiki. Twelve knives."

Qihua was stunned for a moment, and looked at her sister for help.

Qi Shi refilled Jiu'er's glass of water, and then asked coldly: "...Miss Jiu'er, are you from the shogunate?"

The corners of Jiu'er's eyes narrowed slightly: "I'm sorry, I really couldn't hide it from you. Let me introduce myself again. I'm Jiu'er, the Chief Supervisor of the Military Office, and a strategist."

Qi Shi was not at all moved by Jiu'er's prominent status: "My father used to use Xu Dao Style under the banner of the Pre-Founding Institute. Is it because of this reason that you came to this 'Bucheng Island' to seek my father's help?"

"My major is brain work. Because I don't know how to use a knife, I can... Forget it, it's meaningless to say this now. That guy is right, you must speak in a straight line."

Jiu'er clenched his fist in front of his lips and coughed:

"Although one hundred and fifty years have passed, it is an indisputable fact that the twelve mutant swords have not been recovered and are still wandering in the world. Simply put, the shogunate is afraid of another [rebellion], so they hope that the twelve Take back the mutant knife. To this end, I, the magician, came out." Jiu'er said majesticly.

Qishi hesitated for a moment: "Well, I wanted to ask you again at a good time, what is a wise strategist? Is it a new position in the shogunate that has appeared in the past twenty years or..."

"No, it's just what I named myself." Jiu'er said without the slightest shyness.

It turned out to be self-proclaimed... The siblings sighed in their hearts at the same time.

"So, I hope to use the power of the virtual sword style, Qihua, please help me? As a swordsman who doesn't use swords, you should be interested in the twelve most quintessential swords of Shikizaki Jiji. right."

"Well, it's not that I'm not interested, but why is it the virtual sword style? The virtual sword style is indeed known as the strongest invincible, but now it's just a genre of exiled felons. Since you are a member of the shogunate, you can spend money to hire Someone better?"

"People who take money to do things, no."

Jiu'er's expression turned a little dark: "I also thought of this plan at the beginning, the military station hired external ninjas, [Mainaba Ninja Army]."

"Ninja?"

"As famous as Iga Koga, they are ninjas with a long history. They have been entrusted with several missions before, and they have been in contact with the shogunate for a long time. However, these ninjas have betrayed!"

Even Qihua was surprised that the ninja would betray?

"Because the value of a 'variant knife' by Shikizaki Jiki is enough to buy a country, it is a high-end work of art. People who use money to do things will naturally betray because of money."

Jiu Er pointed to the piece of paper on the ground:

"【Extreme Sword·铇】, after snatching it from the previous holder, the Maniwa Ninja Army disappeared immediately with the sword. Not only the ninjas who participated in the recruitment of the sword, but even the Maniwa Ninja Village disappeared. The entire Ninja Army It's all become escape... Tsk, thanks to them, the ninja's reputation in the shogunate has plummeted to the bottom, and the hidden group of people are looking at each other with white eyes, and they all look a little pitiful."

Qihua smacked her lips: "So it turns out that people who use money to do things will betray because of money. Then...how about reputation? My father taught me that some swordsmen act for honor that money can't buy."

"Swordsman? No way, Shikizaki Kiki's sword is too poisonous for a swordsman."

"Huh? Toxic?"

"After the ninja defected, I selected the strongest and most loyal swordsman known to the shogunate, known as the 'strongest in the country' - Kai Baibing, who was already a dignified swordsman in his early twenties. "

Qihua raised her eyebrows: "Sai... Rust? He's in his early twenties, younger than me."

"It's understandable for you to think so, but he is indeed superb. He is an unparalleled swordsman, and he has an astonishing beauty like a woman. After communicating for a long time, he finally let go and decided to help me with the sword. Now I can There are six knives whose locations and owners have been identified, and it took only a surprisingly short time for Sai Baibing to get the [Thin Knife and Needle], which is considered the most difficult to obtain."

"Then what? Wouldn't it be missing too?"

"..."

Jiu'er was silent for a while, then shouted angrily:
"Didn't I say it! The sword of Shikizaki Jiji has extremely strong [sword poison]! The swordsman acts for honor, so he can't get rid of the temptation of Shikizaki Jiji's sword. As a result, after getting the thin sword, Sai Baibing Disappeared without a trace, leaving all my trust behind. Because the leadership of the shogunate is basically a swordsman, there is no such thing as a swordsman's credit decline-this time, the person who is in a credit crisis is I."

Is not this nonsensical?He failed twice as if nothing had happened, and both times were embarrassing plots where his own people took the knife away.

Qishi sighed, and said, "Ninjas who fight for money are not good, and swordsmen who fight for honor are not good... Then, what about ronin who fight for chivalry and freedom?"

As soon as [Wonder] was mentioned, Jiu Er's face flashed red with embarrassment.She gritted her teeth, after thinking about it, she still felt that she couldn't hide anything from her teammates who were about to form an alliance, and squeezed through her teeth:

"The Ronin... naturally found it too."

Qihua asked suspiciously: "Wouldn't you also fail and get the knife?"

"No, it didn't even start asking for a knife this time."

Jiu'er said angrily:
"Ninjas and swordsmen failed one after another, so I also thought of ronin. So I traveled all over the country and found out about an outstanding ronin. It is said that although this person is one-armed, he is powerful and has never lost. He is not moved by money, nor does he pursue Fame and fortune, wandering around the world purely for the chivalry in my heart. I found him in Mutsu after a lot of hard work. At first, he was very relaxed, until I explained the purpose of coming and the matter of Shikisaki Ji Ji's variant sword. The ronin suddenly changed his attitude, drove me away, and humiliated me with strange words like 'you are not my type'!"

Qihua was amused: "Is there such a person? What's his name?"

"Single surname, it sounds like the name of Dai Asuka on the other side of the sea. People who know his deeds call him [Sekiro], and his name-"

Jiu Er slammed the ground:
"Heather!"

　PS: [-] words have been updated today, great progress!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)