There were no tools or materials to glue or block the windows, so the four ronins had to snuggle up close to each other, warming themselves with each other's body heat.

"The snow seems to be lighter outside." The thin ronin looked out the window, "It's still cold, though." ”

"In the words of the Chinese book - "The World Speaks New Language", ......" the tall ronin on the side continued, "The current snow is 'sprinkling salt in the air'." ”

As soon as the tall ronin finished speaking, the fat ronin sitting next to him patted him on the shoulder vigorously.

"Huh~~ I didn't expect to be such a knowledgeable person! I've read some of "The World Speaks New Words" before, but no matter how many times I read it, I can't read it. ”

"What's the use of being knowledgeable...... the tall ronin smiled bitterly, "It's not like you've become a helpless ronin yet......"

The tall ronin's words instantly made the atmosphere in the temple heavy.

All of the people present were ronins who had left their respective domains for various reasons.

This sentence of the tall ronin immediately brought back bad memories for them.

“…… Alas. After a moment of silence, the fat ronin let out a long sigh, "This is the way of breaking the world now...... I'm afraid that it's just the troubled times of the Warring States. ”

"I never thought I'd ever become a freelancer...... "The short ronin next to me answered, "This kind of wandering life now...... I don't know how long it will take......"

The four of them all tacitly did not ask each other why they became ronin.

Because they all know that they will break away from the feudal domain and become a ronin, it must be because of some unspeakable reasons.

So they all kept silent on this issue very tacitly, and did not reveal their scars.

"The current world is broken." The thin ronin said softly, "You see—didn't there be a sensational murder of the Lord on the side of the Hirose Domain last fall? ”

"Ah, I know that." The fat ronin continued, "That 'executioner's knife' is really amazing......"

"...... 'Executioner's Knife'?" The short ronin looked at the others blankly, "Who is this?" Why haven't I heard of this person? ”

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it." The tall ronin replied, "After all, it is difficult for people like us who call the four seas as their home, and it is difficult for me to know what is happening in the world, and I only learned about this person a few days ago." ”

With that, the tall ronin cleared his throat.

And then he told the story:

"Last year, Kuranaga Saemon, the patriarch of the Hirose Domain, decided to assassinate their lord of the Hirose Domain, Gennai Matsudaira, for unknown reasons."

"In order to assassinate Matsudaira Gennai, Kuranaga Saemon recruited a young samurai from their Hirose Domain, Ogata Yoshise."

"The day of their assassination was when Matsudaira Gen went out hunting."

"It was probably last fall. This assassination with a huge disparity in combat power between the two sides began. ”

"Ogata Esai launched a solo assault."

"With the power of one person, he killed hundreds of guards in Songpei Yuan."

"And in the end, he succeeded in killing Gennai Matsudaira."

"According to rumors, the swordsmanship used by this Ogata Itsei is the Sakakiwara Ichito-ryu pioneered by the late Sakakihara Denichiro, a well-known swordsman in the Izumo region."

"Relying on a sword to kill a hundred people, so the title of 'Executioner's One Knife Zhai' has spread like this."

"Hundreds?" The short ronin gasped, "Really? Is there really such a sword hero in this world who can be a hundred? So, where is this Ogata Esai now? Dead? ”

"I think it should be true." The tall ronin continued, "After the assassination was over, Kuranaga, the initiator of this incident, took the initiative to write to the shogunate and confess what he had done. ”

"And after going to the shogunate, he committed suicide by caesarean section."

"According to rumors, when Kuranaga was in the shogunate, he concealed the existence of the figure Ogata Itsei."

"Until the shogunate sent someone to the Hirose domain to investigate. The shogunate learned about the figure of Ogata Yoshi, and knew that it was Ogata Yossei who wielded a sword and killed Gennai Matsudaira and all his guards. ”

"It's a pity - when I learned of the existence of this person, that Ogata Yoshishi had already left the Hirose Domain and became a nomad who had escaped from the domain, and he disappeared early."

"Ronin?" The short ronin exclaimed, "So that means that Ogata is still alive?" ”

"It may be alive, or it may be dead." The tall ronin shrugged his shoulders, "After learning that it was Ogata Itsei who killed Gennai Matsudaira, the shogunate immediately issued a high bounty. ”

Speaking of this, an intriguing look appeared on the face of the tall ronin.

"Do you know how much the head of the 'Executioner's Knife Fast' is worth now?"

"How much?" The short ronin swallowed.

The tall ronin raised 3 fingers.

"300 taels."

"3, 300 taels?!" The short man couldn't help but exclaim.

"Pretty exaggerated numbers, right?" The tall ronin smiled, "Such a number is enough to drive many people crazy. ”

"After learning of this bounty, there must be a lot of poor and crazy ronins who are confident in their own skills to find the trace of the 'Executioner's Knife'."

"There will be not only the pursuit of these ronins who are confused by the bounty, but also the pursuit of the people of the government."

"With such a person staring at his head, the 'executioner stabbed him' and might be dead."

"300 taels...... "A look of greed appeared on the face of the short ronin, "Shall I also try to chase down the 'Executioner's Sword'......"

"I advise you not to be stupid." This time, the fat ronin said in an angry tone, "Who are you?" People can kill hundreds of people with their own strength. ”

"This title of others is forged with the blood of others."

"Where do you get the confidence to think that you can win the 'One Knife Zhai' that you can defeat with one hundred enemies?"

"People's 'One Knife Zhai' may have already slaughtered I don't know how many stupid people who don't know what to do and think they can take these 300 taels."

"Hehe......" The short ronin smirked a few times with an embarrassed look on his face, "I'm just talking casually......"

Just when these 4 ronins were chatting heartily-

“…… It's so wrong, where did you hear all these rumors? ”

A young male voice sounded that was quite unfamiliar to the four ronins.

The four ronins were stunned for a moment, and then followed the prestige.

At the end of the sight of the four people, they locked on the ronin who was leaning against the wall in the corner of the ancient temple, sleeping with a hat mask.