Later on, Matsumoto Takeyoshi paid for the monks in the temple to send Shinghimei's soul to the afterlife. He also sent people to guard the tomb. After doing all this, Matsumoto Takeyoshi sent an invitation to Shinichi Funakoshi. However, Shinichi Funakoshi didn't agree. He told Matsumoto Takeyoshi that he didn't want to get involved in Jianghu anymore. He just wanted to quietly stay by his wife's side. However, if Matsumoto Takeyoshi encountered any difficulties in the future and needed help, he could come to him. Matsumoto Takeyoshi sighed. It was easy to get a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a good general. The matter of seeking talents was thus dropped. This time, he was obstructed in the Great Ming Dynasty, so he sent someone to invite him over.
Seeing that Shinichi Funakoshi spoke, Matsumoto Takeyoshi said politely, "Mr. Funakoshi might not know, but the third force came from the common people. They are the ones that give me the most headaches."
"Common people?" Shinichi Funakoshi asked.
"The common people are the people with special abilities that I mentioned," Matsumoto Takeyoshi said. "These people are mostly cultivators with special abilities. They are extremely difficult to deal with."
Shinichi Funakoshi frowned and raised his wine cup to drink.
"As for that Ye Fan," Matsumoto Takeyoshi began to pour wine into his cup. "He is the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Great Ming Dynasty's Divine Weapon Clan. He is only 23 years old, but in less than three days, he went from a nameless rich young master to an expert that could defeat Hattori Qianxiong."
In less than three days? The expressions of the experts changed greatly. They were all shocked. They knew Hattori Qianxiong's cultivation. He was an expert among experts. How could he be defeated by a brat who cultivated for three days? They couldn't understand it. No wonder Matsumoto Takeyoshi warned them to be extra careful if they met Ye Fan in the future.
The blue-clothed man, Sato Kawaki, sighed. He didn't think that the young man he fought with would reach such a level in just three days. However, there was one thing that he still couldn't figure out. Back then, when he had snatched Ye Fan's Snake Shadow Sword, he had clearly felt that although Ye Fan had a cultivation base, he was not very powerful. Later on, when they had exchanged blows in the cave, he had easily sent Ye Fan flying with a kick. But later on, Ye Fan's transformation could be said to be heaven-defying! Not to mention the huge change in his personality, his cultivation was as different as heaven and earth from when he first started! In his eyes, his Nether Ghost Cutter was already invulnerable, but in front of Ye Fan, it was like a child playing with a toy! No wonder Hattori Chihiro was defeated. This Ye Fan was too extraordinary!
"I didn't expect the Ye family to have such a powerful expert," said an old man sitting at the edge of the table. "The Great Ming Dynasty is just as the rumors say, with hidden dragons and crouching tigers."
The old man wore coarse brown linen clothes and looked to be in his seventies. His face was full of wrinkles, but his eyes shone brightly, unlike ordinary people. This person's name was Kamehameha, and he was also a senior figure in the Japanese martial arts world. His Five Elements Technique was unparalleled. Unlike the weapons of others, the battle sword in his hand was neither copper nor iron, nor gold nor silver. It was a bamboo sword! It was said that when Kamehameha was young, he had swept through the Japanese martial arts world with the Jade Breaker in his hand. He was known as the Broken Sword Master. The reason he was so famous was that every time he fought with someone, he would break his opponent's weapon in half. That was how the name Broken Sword Master came about.
Later on, because of the fear of the Jade Breaker in his hand, no one was willing to compete with him in martial arts. He also felt that it was unfair to use the Jade Breaker to compete with others, so he made this bamboo sword and challenged the Japanese martial arts world again.
Surprisingly, although he didn't use the Jade Breaker, the result was exactly the same as before. The bamboo sword in his hand broke his opponent's steel battle sword! And the bamboo sword was not damaged at all!
Later on, people understood that Kamehameha's sword qi had reached the level of perfection. Even the bamboo sword could cut through gold and jade!
After challenging the Japanese martial arts world, Kamehameha sealed his sword and retired. He opened a dojo and taught disciples. There were thousands of disciples under him.
"Mr. Kamehameha is right. The Great Ming Dynasty has hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There are many sects and experts." Matsumoto Takeyoshi said worriedly, "Tsing Yi Society, Li Hua Palace, Cuiming Hall, Red Dust Pavilion, Ziyang Temple, Mao Mountain, Celestial Master Residence of Longhu Mountain, and so on. There are probably more than a thousand experts in cultivation. This doesn't include the experts of Buddhism and those experts who live in seclusion. "
"It's indeed a little difficult." When Kamehameha heard Matsumoto Takeyoshi's words, he understood why Matsumoto Takeyoshi had gathered them here. The few sects that Matsumoto Takeyoshi mentioned were not only famous in the Great Ming Dynasty, but also in Dongying, these names were like thunder to the ears. This was because in Japan, there were many Qimen Dunjia, secret talismans, and spells that were passed down from the Central Plains.
"Mr. Matsumoto, you don't have to be too worried." Old Fifth, who had been quietly drinking tea beside the blue-eyed boy, put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Although the Great Ming Dynasty has hidden dragons and crouching tigers, it's not a monolithic block. As far as I know, these sects have always been conceited and have never worked together. Open and secret conflicts between sects are common. Mr. Matsumoto, you can divide and conquer. There's an old saying in China, 'When the sandpiper and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.' "
"Mr. Ichiho, you mean …" Matsumoto Takeyoshi looked at the young man in white and asked. Although he had heard of this person's name, this was the first time he had seen him. It was said that this person was the strongest disciple under the Japanese Ghost King. His name was Qingkong Yihe, and he was the Japanese Ghost King's new disciple.
"Isn't the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty already in Mr. Matsumoto's hands?" Qingkong Yihe smiled and said to Matsumoto Takeyoshi, "Mr. Matsumoto can gather them in the name of the imperial court, then create a false name and find a way to sow discord between them. When that time comes, they will naturally kill each other and have no time to care about Mr. Matsumoto's grand plan."
"Old Fifth, aren't you afraid that they will see through this?" The fourth of the five, Kato Nagato, frowned and asked, "These people are not easy to deal with. What if this plan doesn't work and they join forces? Wouldn't that be like going for wool and coming home shorn? "
Matsumoto Takeyoshi didn't say anything, quietly waiting for Qingkong Yihe's answer. It wasn't that he hadn't thought of this plan before, but he was worried about the same thing as Kato. He was afraid that if he failed, it would lead to the major sects that were secretly scheming against each other to join forces. If that happened, things would become really difficult.
"It's possible, but the probability is very small." Qingkong Yihe smiled and said, "I know the temperament of the people in the Central Plains. These people value their reputation very much, and they won't hesitate to sacrifice their lives. In addition, the grudges between the major sects have been going on for a long time, and it's impossible for them to join forces. In addition, there are many sects in the Great Ming Dynasty, and there are countless sects that want to be conferred by the imperial court. When the time comes, the imperial court will just casually give them a few titles, and these sects will naturally compete with each other. "
"Those small sects may be like what you said, but Tsing Yi Society, Li Hua Palace, Cuiming Hall, Red Dust Pavilion, Ziyang Temple, Mao Mountain, Taoist Master Mansion of Longhu Mountain, and other sects may not necessarily fall into the trap," said Ueshima Sadako, the woman in red who was ranked third.
"Senior Sister, what you said makes sense. These people won't be easily fooled," Qingkong Yihe said as he picked up the wine pot and poured wine, "But Senior Sister, have you forgotten? How many of these sects dare to go against the imperial court? "
Matsumoto Takeyoshi picked up the teacup, drinking tea while listening to Qingkong Yihe's analysis.
"Let's not talk about others, Ziyang Temple, Mao Mountain, Longhu Mountain, and other Taoist sects will never go against the imperial court," Qingkong Yihe said after taking a sip of wine, "The reason is very simple. They are all conferred by the imperial court."
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