Shidu Cheng fell into an unprecedented darkness.
An icy coldness enveloped him, making it hard for him to breathe. He screamed, but his screams could only be heard by himself. His limbs struggled, but he couldn't even move his fingers.
The suffocation became more and more severe, and Shidu Cheng's consciousness started to blur. He gritted his teeth, and suddenly, all the pressure was released. In an instant, Shidu Cheng pulled out his sword. Although it was just a bamboo sword, it cut through the air, emitting a shrill sound as it slashed towards the student.
"Killing technique, Soaring Dragon Slash!"
Almost at the same time, Pei Zi Yun's wooden sword slashed horizontally, creating a strong impact. The twelve-year-old body was forced back, and he landed on the grass.
"Die!" Shidu Cheng leapt up again, charging towards his enemy.
"Pu pu" The two of them crossed paths, and the wooden sword and bamboo sword clashed six times in the air. Although it was impossible, Pei Zi Yun could feel the sparks from the metal clashing.
"Pu!" The bamboo sword broke, but Shidu Cheng used the remaining half of the sword to deliver an even more fatal blow.
"Hey!" Pei Zi Yun could see his eyes turning white. Thick Yin Qi was boiling around him, burning at all costs. When the bamboo sword was five centimeters away from Pei Zi Yun's throat, Pei Zi Yun shouted.
"Boom!" Shidu Cheng howled like a beast, as though he had been struck by lightning. The two of them stared at each other.
Pei Zi Yun's (̄ _ ̄) expression remained the same.
Stony Du Cheng bared his two sharp canine teeth, fell down, and fell unconscious.
He had a dream.
He dreamt that the snow outside was getting thicker and thicker. His vision was blurry, and he couldn't see anything clearly. He felt his limbs go numb, and his feet hurt, but he continued swinging his sword in the open space of the club room.
After some time, a young girl appeared.
"Mako, is that you?"
The young girl didn't answer, but asked, "Cheng, do you like children?"
She was holding onto a child, but he couldn't see the child's face. Shidu Cheng opened his eyes.
It was a dream, but it wasn't. He saw the sky, and saw trees not far away. He realized that he was lying on the grass. He was confused, and moved slightly.
Then he saw a woman's face.
"Was I saved by you? How long was I unconscious? "
"Only five minutes. She was the one who called me." The woman did not seem to know what had happened. She showed a concerned expression. "Why did you suddenly collapse? Are you feeling unwell? "
The woman looked to be about 25 years old, and she looked familiar. After a few seconds, he remembered that she was the cashier from the chain store.
"Please go inside to rest and drink some water!" The cashier handed him a bottle of water as she spoke. Ishidu Seiren turned around and saw (̄ _ ̄) Pei Zi Yun, and immediately sobered up.
"Sorry for bothering you. I'm fine. I just need some rest," Ishidu sat on a block in the park and said sincerely.
"If you need anything, please call me." The cashier bowed slightly and retreated. It was obvious that she didn't know what had just happened. That's right. Although it was an intense battle, the entire process only lasted for a few seconds. It was easy to overlook.
"Has it already reached this point?" Ishidu Seto thought, "… I didn't hurt you just now, did I? I haven't asked for your name yet! "
"I overexerted myself and pulled a muscle." Pei Zi Yun said as he lowered his head, "I am Yamada Shinichi, please take care of me."
"I am Ishidu Seto, please take care of me." Ishidu Seto also lowered his head to show his respect, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble just now!"
"It's alright. What happened to you?"
After apologizing, Ishidu Seto straightened his back and replied, "Ai, it's nothing."
"I'm a weak person who tries to live without purpose, and brings trouble to everyone. However, to be able to see a young man like you here, it's a great comfort to me. How long have you been practicing the way of the sword?"
Pei Zi Yun hesitated for a moment. If it was the way of Japanese martial arts, it should have been two days since yesterday. He then raised two fingers.
"Two years? It's not easy to learn to this extent. I can see your talent. Although it's embarrassing, can I ask you for a favor? "
"Please tell me."
"Give this to Mako Takamori, there's an address on it." Ishidu Seto had long eyes, and spoke calmly as he handed over an envelope.
He then tore off a protective talisman. It was made of cheap brass, but the workmanship was exquisite. There was a mark on it, and he said, "If there's no other reward, this is for you. Take it, and you'll be able to learn the way of the sword."
"Alright, goodbye." Ishidu Seto stood up and spoke calmly. After saying this, he turned around and left. Very quickly, he found a traditional Japanese hotel.
This kind of hotel was usually more expensive than a hotel.
Not only that, traditional hotels didn't even accept casual customers. They only accepted members, as well as guests recommended by members. Of course, this was no longer the case these days.
The moment Ishidu Seto entered the door, a lady in a kimono greeted him, bowed, and led him in. Ishidu Seto swiped his card and booked a room.
Someone led him in and personally helped him change into a pair of wooden clogs and thick socks, allowing him to enjoy all the privileges a guest should have.
After tea and snacks were served, the lady boss then stood up and led her people away, "Please enjoy your meal. If there's anything you need, please let me know. I shall not disturb you any further."
Ishidu Seto brought a white towel to the hot spring, and ordered a bottle of sake before entering the hot spring. The environment was pretty good. Although it was in the Tokyo district, the hot spring was filled with steam, and rocks were scattered all over the place.
The hot spring was low in alkalinity. Ishidu Seto washed his body seriously before putting on his kimono and walking into his room. He then took out a pen and wrote a simple letter. His handwriting was very elegant.
When he was done, he tossed the pen aside and sat down. He then pulled out a knife and sighed, "It's finally time to use you. You've been waiting for a long time!"
At this point, Pei Zi Yun had already returned home. He touched the envelope, and realized that it wasn't sealed. He then opened it up and saw a contract and a letter.
He didn't read the letter, but took the contract and flipped through it. He paused for a moment before stuffing it back into the drawer in his room. He then said, "Bastard, you didn't even pay me a single cent, and want me to run errands for you?"
"However, I can't be calculative with you. I agree."
As soon as he said this, a Plum Blossom appeared in front of him. It enlarged rapidly and turned into an information interface with a faint light.
"Mission: Protect his wife and daughter out of tacit understanding between warriors (incomplete)"
Pei Zi Yun didn't think much of it and closed the information interface. As he had trained for the entire morning, and had even gone through a short fight, his back was covered in sweat. He took a shower and cleaned up before going back to his computer. He then said, "I have to buy a computer for myself."
He turned on the computer and focused on the screen, searching for the local forum. There wasn't anything at first, but after half an hour, there was suddenly a post.
Pei Zi Yun took a deep breath and opened his eyes to look at the screen. He then clicked on it.
Indeed, the title was "Bastard, bastard. Scared me to death. Someone committed seppuku in Hiraoka Hotel." Clicking on it, there was a picture of the seppuku. Although the picture wasn't very clear, he could clearly see that the man was leaning forward, and not facing the sky.
"Is this a traditional seppuku?"
The most traditional seppuku was to first cut from the left to the right, followed by a cross cut from top to bottom. The internal organs would then flow out until death due to excessive blood loss.
This kind of seppuku was called "Cross Character Seppuku". However, the death was extremely painful. Usually, the wrong person would be decapitated, but not completely, so that the head and neck would be slightly connected.
After studying the historical records, many of the seppuku in history were false. Most of the time, the so-called seppuku was symbolically cut across the abdomen with a wooden knife, bamboo knife or a fan. Then, the wrong person would be decapitated. There were even cases where the wrong person would be decapitated after taking the medicine, claiming that it was seppuku.
However, this man had really seppuku. It was said that he had left behind a suicide note, saying that he had caused a lot of trouble for the hotel. There was also a thick envelope with five million yuan inside, claiming that it was compensation for the hotel's losses.
However, the title, picture and content of the forum were deleted after three minutes.
"Is it because it was too bloody?"
"Or did the police intervene?"
"This man probably thought that he was possessed and could no longer fight back against evil. In order not to become a sinner who went around killing women and children, he decided to seppuku!"
"Actually, this has nothing to do with you."
"I understood it just now. The evil spirit in your body smelled something scary and tempting. That's why it risked its life and used your body to attack me, right?"
"What a joke."
Pei Zi Yun was indeed amused. His divine power was locked in his soul. How could an evil spirit pry into it? If his physical body was really killed, the power of a god would be enough to destroy tens of thousands of evil spirits!
It wasn't just this soul that was destroyed.
"But if that's the case, it's not as safe as I thought. I have to quickly recover my legendary status, and this cannot be done without money. If only that man had given me the five million yuan!"
"I wonder when the White Rock Institute will reply to my previous article?"
Pei Zi Yun thought to himself as he placed both his hands on the keyboard. After thinking for a long time, he typed the words "The Incident of Futabon" in the middle of the blank page. This was Ibuki Mitsuki's second novel after "The Samurai Under the Cherry Blossoms". There were not many words. The main theme was the struggle and sacrifice of low-level samurai, as well as the significance and meaninglessness of it.
The historical significance was that it was a turning point for the Shinagawa shogunate from the modern era to the modern era. A dozen or so ronin brought inspiration and courage to the revolution. The martyrs who died in this incident did not even have a feather.
But the meaninglessness was that the wife was determined to keep her chastity and never remarried. However, she remarried the following year. The daughter of the martyr could not stand the cold treatment and wrote a suicide poem in the third year to hang herself.
This article was the sublimation of Ibuki Mitsuki's work. It was praised as having "half the charm of the water and the fields". There were thirty thousand words. Although Pei Zi Yun typed very quickly, he still took one and a half hours to finish writing.
Pei Zi Yun saved it after he finished writing and did not send it out. At this time, another mail arrived. The title was "Class Graduation Tour". It requested to arrive at school in three days.
"How troublesome!" Pei Zi Yun saw Yamada Izumi walking in and said loudly, "Mama, I'm hungry. Give me some food."
Yamada Izumi did not seem to know what was happening nearby. She said, "Alright, Shinichi. It seems like you've been training hard. Please wait for a while. Let's have curry rice for lunch!"
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