"Sir, please stay?"

I'm following Johnny.

Cold, there was a movement behind him.

Turned.

The master has appeared.

I said, "Sir, what's the matter?" ”

Master: "In the next place, I have seen Mr.'s swordsmanship, and I have heard Mr.'s words, and I know that Mr. is a famous teacher who is proficient in the true meaning of swordsmanship, so I want to ask Mr. to stay for a while." ”

Do you want to give this Japanese a chance?

Hmmmmm

When Johnny saw me appear, he hurriedly let Rachel go, walked up to me and said, "This wise man, I would love to get acquainted with you, may I ask you ......"

Just right.

I laughed and beckoned Rachel over.

Then, I said to the master, "Please arrange it, sir." ”

The master nodded slightly.

Next, start walking up a small staircase at the kendo hall.

When I went up to the second floor, I realized that it was a two-story layout that opened up the floor slab.

It's the same as the layout of the Ji family club in my X store.

Above, it's also a restaurant, but it's not a kendo hall anymore, it's a Japanese restaurant.

Noble and cold and glamorous!

The style of Japanese cuisine.

And, this pattern is very similar to what I learned, kaiseki cuisine.

Kaiseki cuisine is the highest level of Japanese cuisine.

Of course, if you know the origin and truth of the kaiseki, you will surely silently shed two lines of tears in your eyes.

What is the highest state of kaiseki?

The answer is that this thing came from a Japanese monk.

Monks practice hardship.

In order to cope with the terrible physical feeling of hunger, they took a stone and heated it and put it on their stomachs to satisfy their hunger.

We can imagine something like this.

One fire, two monks, two big stones.

Hey buddy, have you eaten?

Not really.

Eat together?

Done!

I baked the stone hot, and then put it in my arms and cuddled it.

Well, this taste reminds me of the aroma of ramen, rice balls, gluten, oh, or tofu.

After a while, the stone was cold.

Have you eaten enough? Well, full.

If you like Japanese food, I'm planning to open a kaiseki restaurant. Hey, save money!

This is a bit exaggerated, because after all, it is a legend in the early stage. To be realistic, it's quite exquisite.

For example, in front of the eyes.

We sat down in the small sliding door and saw all this food on the table.

Small fish fillets, gimbap, these things, although they are all cold, but they look good and look good.

You're welcome, please.

The first time I ate it in my life, Yusheng or something, well, dipped in this Japanese soy sauce, and then mixed with small wasabi, not to mention, it really has a flavor.

Dinner.

The master spoke: "Excuse me, sir, what do you call it?" ”

Me: "J, just call me J." ”

"My name is Hikojiro Yanagi, and I'm very happy to know him."

Ouch, as soon as I heard this name, I knew that this master was indeed ...... It's quite a bit of a story.

Yanagi is a big family of samurai, no wonder his martial arts are so strong, I see.

It's just that the Yanagi family has always been very secretive. It mostly appears in Japanese samurai novels, and its real family history is not well known.

So, this Liu Sheng in front of him, whether it is or not, the legendary child of the family who gave birth to the Sword Saint, still doesn't know.

Forget it, I don't compare swords with this thing, what do you do with so much research.

So, I raised my glass: "Mr. Yanagi, is a real kendo master, I just, a little understanding, today is an honor, I am also very happy to see Mr., come, raise a cup!" ”

According to the Chinese toasting method, I toasted Liu Sheng.

The glass is small, and the wine is full.

You need to hold it with two hands so that the wine doesn't drip off.

So, Yanagi stretched out his left hand.

That's when I saw a problem.

I'll go! This guy's left hand is actually missing three fingers.

The little finger, ring finger, middle finger, all of them are gone.

No wonder, just now in the dojo, he was carrying a bamboo sword in one hand, it turned out that the mystery was here.

Yanagi noticed that I saw his stump, he shook his head and smiled, took a sip of wine, and said, "I can't hold a sword now." ”

Japanese swords are mostly held with both hands, and Yanagi's left hand is disabled, which means that he really wants to talk to the samurai for nothing.

I know that these three fingers must have some secret that no one knows.

But that's privacy, and I can't ask too much.

Yagyu is more sentimental.

He poured himself another cup and sprinkled it, and then, instead of respecting us, he drank it all.

Then, a second and a third......

After a while, he was slightly drunk.

"Sir, you are a man who truly understands swords. Sword! It's not a weapon to hurt people, it's rituals, it's spirit, it's an idea......"

Yanagi, with good hands, took my hand and said word by word.

Rachel didn't understand why Yanagi suddenly changed from an indifferent and unpredictable master to a drunken uncle who was crazy about drinking.

As for, Johnny the Lion Cub.

I noticed that he seemed to be only interested in sashimi.

He almost ate all the fish fillets on the table.

Rachel, staring at me, puzzled. 、

I smiled, took Yanagi's hand and said, "Sir! Your left hand can't hold a sword, but you still have your right hand. ”

"No! When I went to the left hand, it was incomplete, and I couldn't appreciate the true spirit of kendo. ”

Yanagi is stubborn!

I said, "Mr. Yanagi, I can tell that you are a peace-loving person. I can read this from your understanding of kendo. ”

"Kendo, what are you learning? It is an invincible, invincible will. And what is the origin of this will? The sword itself! ”

"How are swords generated? Thousands of tempers can be made into steel! Only when you make good steel can you forge a sword. Isn't this just like us? People, if they want to become steel, develop a sword-like will, invincible. What do people need? Isn't it just a thousand, a hundred million beatings? ”

"Moreover, it is also necessary to calcinate and temper in a high-temperature furnace fire, only in this way, repeatedly, countless times of tempering, beating, and finally, can we develop the spirit of a real, swordsman, samurai, and truly experience the essence of kendo!"

In order to be accurate, I deliberately said this slowly.

And when Liu Sheng heard this, his eyes gradually appeared with a touch of brilliance.

I continued: "Mr. Yanagi, your left hand is no longer able to hold a sword. But isn't this setback just a beating? Once, intense, heavy thrashing! If you stop, won't the pain you have suffered be completely in vain? You can't stop! You have to continue, with your other hand, clench the sword, realize, kendo! You, understand? “

"Only in this way can you comprehend from the blow, what others cannot comprehend."

When he finished saying this.

Yanagi's eyes widened, and he reached out and clenched my arm tightly.

Long......

Until I was grabbed by him and it hurt a little.

Suddenly, Yanagi turned around and sat down on his knees, facing me solemnly, "Sir, thank you, thank you for your teachings, Yanagi Hikojiro, never forget Mr.'s words." Sir, you are a true wise man! ”

I'm not as great as a wise man.

My summary of this conversation is that I had a good psychiatrist.

That's not how life is.

In the journey of fate, we feel uncomfortable with blows and tribulations.

This process is the same as the hammering of steel when forging a sword.

I remember that there is an old saying that the edge of the sword comes from the sharpening, and the fragrance of the plum blossom comes from the bitter cold!

Person! The greater the setback! The fighting spirit is even greater! The more bitter the fate! The fighting spirit is even stronger!

Only in this way can we achieve a handle! A powerful heirloom sword!

When Yanagi bowed to me and thanked me.

I noticed that Rachel was staring at me with startled eyes.

As for the little lion, he finally gave up his interest in sashimi and looked at me with a feverish look, and finally he said, "J, I'm going to hire you as my personal fitness trainer with a high salary!" ”

I smiled and said to Johnny, "New York, the concrete environment of the metropolis, really can't let me show my true wisdom." ”

Johnny: "I'm in the suburbs and there's a big estate with a really nice view in there, and I thought, J, you're going to love it. ”

I laughed, "Tomorrow, you can call me and talk about this again." Rachel ......"

I glanced at the little British girl: "You can leave my mobile phone number to this gentleman." ”

Rachel, without hesitation, immediately, flipped through my phone, found my number, and sent it to Johnny's child.

The cold food on the table has been eaten.

But I'm still hungry.

Yanagi soon called someone to bring a new bunch of food again.

We enjoyed it to the fullest.

After eating and drinking, and the time was almost up, it was time to take our leave, and Yanagi sent us to the door, and at the same time, he wanted me and Rachel to wait in the hall below.

Yanagi gave us the stairs and turned away.

Rachel and Johnny and I went downstairs together.

As soon as I went down the stairs, I saw the old devil of Tanimura, who was standing there with the help of a little girl, waiting for us.

Met me.

Tanimura was happy.

He said fluent Chinese: "Mr. Ji, Mr. Yanagi, I must have gained courage and confidence from you." ”

I laughed: "Don't dare to be, everyone just communicates with each other." ”

Tanimura shook his head: "Yanagi needs someone like you to be a friend. In the same way, there's nothing wrong with you being friends with him. Although he is stubborn, he has a good impression of Chinese and likes Chinese martial arts. Second, he is very righteous! For friends, willing to sacrifice their lives to help each other. ”

I was stunned.

Tanimura smiled and said, "Do you know how his three fingers were broken?" ”

I shook my head.

Tanimura: "Actually, I should have been the one who cut off my fingers. If it were me, I would only need to break one. However, he stood up, and he broke three for me! ”

Tanimura looked around with emotion and said, "He can't hold a sword for the rest of his life, and he doesn't want to stay in Japan." So, I funded a kendo hall and a Japanese restaurant in New York. The restaurant is currently run by his wife. ”

After saying that, Tanimura used a kind of I'm very kind, I'm not very kind to look at me, and want to put me here to ask for credit.

In my heart, there was only one thought.

Go to his uncle's land! Death can't forgive this old devil!

He was talking.

Footsteps behind him.

Turning my head, I saw that Yanagi had led a middle-aged woman to me.

Then, he brought me a Japanese katana.

"Please, sir, take it! This is my heart! ”

I was stunned.

Liu Sheng solemnly: "Please sir, be sure to accept it!" ”

I turned my head and looked at the old devil in Gucun, and I found that there was a trace of jealousy and redness in the old devil's eyes.

Your sister! You're red-eyed. What am I hesitating about?

Reaching out, I took the knife.