Although Xiuguang asked the boy directly, he was timidly silent. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The children of the villagers saw his silence and became even more unscrupulous.

Xiuguang and Xiuzong stood in front of the boy, as if waiting for his answer.

“…… Help! What's wrong?! ”

Just when the atmosphere at the scene was deadlocked, a middle-aged man of medium stature suddenly ran over from the village. Although the man was dressed in shabby clothes, his temperament was different from that of ordinary peasants, and he was particularly outstanding. His eyebrows were high and the corners of his mouth were closed, but his eyes were full of worry when he looked at it.

After seeing this middle-aged man coming, the children quickly dispersed because they were afraid.

Xiuguang looked at the man who was running over in a hurry very curiously, thinking that he didn't expect that there would be a villager with such an extraordinary temperament in such a small mountain village.

"Daisuke, what's wrong? Why is it covered in dirt? Did the children in the village do it? ”

The man hurried to the boy's side, looked at him covered in mud, and was very distressed to help the boy pat the mud off, and then asked:

"Daisuke, did the children in the village say something to you that you don't like to hear?"

The boy looked up at the man, and muttered for a long time before he spoke weakly:

“…… Yasuke said...... Father and grandfather...... It's sinners. ”

When the man heard this, his eyes widened slightly, and the corners of his mouth stiffened slightly. His eyes instantly darkened, showing an indescribable sense of sourness and depression.

The man didn't know how to comfort the boy, so he held the gray boy in his arms, touched his head, and sighed.

The man had actually noticed Xiuguang and Xiuzong who had been standing next to him a long time ago. After he finished calming the boy, he got up and said hello to Xiuguang and Xiuzong:

"I'm really grateful to see two people who helped my son Daisuke get out. I don't know where you are from? ”

Although Xiuguang and Xiuzong were still just children in front of him, the middle-aged man did not mean to be contemptuous of the child at all, but took the boy's hand and lowered his head and thanked Xiuguang and Xiuzong very solemnly.

"We are the children of the junior samurai under Echizen Matsudaira Hideyasu-sama, and we originally came to Koyasan to worship the Buddha, but we just happened to see this child being bullied when we were passing by, so I helped by the way, so please don't be polite. My name is Yoshibei, and he is the son of my father's colleague, and his name is Hyojiro. ”

Of course, it is impossible for Xiuguang to expose his identity in front of others at will, so he casually helped himself and Xiuzong make up an identity and found a way to confuse the past.

"That's right. The two of you came to Kii on foot? Are there no guards? ”

"How can we, the low-ranking warriors, have guards. And this is one of the experiences that our father gave him. ”

"Yes, the two Excellencies must have been very hard after a long journey. In gratitude for what we just did, can you take a break in our mansion? ”

The middle-aged man kindly made the offer.

Xiuguang and Xiuzong looked at each other for a while, not knowing what to decide. Hidemitsu was curious about the middle-aged man, but he was a little worried that something would go wrong if he waited too long for Irizawa, who was with two children.

However, after a short period of thought, Xiuguang's curiosity still overcame reason a little and agreed to the middle-aged man.

"I see. Thank you for your hospitality, we don't dare to stay long, so we will only disturb you for a moment. ”

Xiuguang was still cautious in this matter, and considering the rest, he decided to go but stay soon.

The luggage that Xiuzong carried with him also included the signal flares that they had given to them by Wakicha and Irizawa Shinnai, so they could still protect themselves if there was an accident.

The middle-aged man took his son by the hand, and took Xiuguang and them to a relatively sparse area of houses on the west side of the village, and walked into the humble house.

"Come on, you two may be seated."

The middle-aged man brought Xiuguang and Xiuzong into the main room and sat them on the only straw mat in the house.

Of course, Xiuguang and Xiuzong sat down very appreciatively.

At this time, a middle-aged woman walked in from the direction of the kitchen. She was very surprised when she saw Xiuguang and Xiuzong present.

"My lord, who are these two? Eh, what's wrong with Daisuke? Why is it covered in mud? Come here, my aunt will take you to change your clothes, or your mother will be criticized again if she comes back and sees you." ”

She immediately rushed to the boy's side, apologized to the people present, and pulled the boy into the back room.

"Ah, I'm sorry, that's my side room, Atong. My family should have been quite large at this time, but now it seems that they are still working in the vegetable garden in the backyard. ”

The middle-aged man said apologetically. Then he straightened his clothes and said:

"I'm sorry I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Sanada Saemon Nobu Shigeru, and the child just now is my eldest son, Daisuke. ”

Although the middle-aged man's words were calm, they caused an uproar in Xiuguang's heart.

…… Sanada?

Wait a minute!

A large amount of information quickly intertwined and swirled in Xiuguang's brain.

“…… I didn't expect that adults were also samurai. ”

"yes, but now ......"

“…… Sanada-sama, what is the name of this village? ”

"Ah, the name of this village is Jiudu Mountain Village, and it's a pretty ordinary small village."

Really!

Sure enough, he is the famous "Sanada Yukimura" in history!

Xiuguang didn't expect to meet this rare star so quickly and so early.

Sanada Nobuyoshi was a famous general at the end of the Warring States period and can also be said to be the last hero of the Warring States period. His heroic deeds at the Battle of Sekigahara and the Battle of Osaka will be forever celebrated by posterity. Known as the "First Soldier of the Hinatto", he is one of the three last tragic heroes alongside Yoshitsune Minamoto and Masanari Kusunoki.

When he was young, he was a hostage of the Uesugi family, and later came to Osaka Castle as a hostage, and was honored by Taiko Hideyoshi, giving him the surname Toyotomi and making him a close attendant. Later, he also married the daughter of Yoshitsugu Otani.

During the Battle of Sekigahara, he went against his brother Nobuyuki and joined the Western Army with his father Masayuki. After the defeat, his territory was confiscated, and he was exiled with his father to a place called Mt. Kudo, at the foot of Mt. Koya, Kishu. That's the current situation of the man in front of him as he sees it now.

Hidemune had obviously heard of Nobuyo's deeds in the Battle of Sekigahara, and was very excited to ask Nobuyoru about a bunch of past battles.

"I didn't expect Your Excellency to know me at such a young age."

Xin Fan also didn't expect that a child like Xiuguang Xiuzong would still know about his existence, so his mood was also high and he chatted with Xiuzong.

Xiuguang was chatting with Xiuzong while thinking about how to deal with the current state.