"Back to the lord." The flying ape replied, "Matsudaira Gennai didn't make any other moves today, and he stayed in the house all the time......"

Speaking of this, the flying ape hesitated.

Then, with the action of squeezing something stuck in his throat out of his mouth, he struggled to spit the remaining words out of his mouth.

"Watching ...... 'jousting' ......"

Hearing the flying ape's words, Kuranaga's face changed, and his brows furrowed slightly.

After a long while, Kurayong then asked the flying ape:

"That'...... Is there any other information about the lord? ”

Kurayong is the object of the flying ape's allegiance, so the flying ape only calls Kurayong the lord, and for Matsudaira Gennai, the flying ape has always called him by his name.

"Yes. I've already received reliable information that Matsudaira Genuchi is going to hunt again the day after tomorrow. ”

"Do you want to hunt again......" Matsudaira Genuchi sighed as if he was exhausted.

Because Kuranaga didn't continue to speak, there was an eerie silence in the room.

After a long while, the flying ape cautiously said to Kuranaga in front of him in a tentative tone:

"Lord...... That plan of ours...... Do you want to do it again? ”

"Of course!" Hearing this question from the flying ape, Cang Yong said without thinking, "The plan must be carried out to the end!" ”

"But......" a slightly confused look appeared on the ape's face, "we ...... Do you have a chance of winning......? ”

As soon as the words were spoken, Fei Ape realized that what he had just said was a bit rude, so he hurriedly apologized to Kurainaga:

"I'm sorry, lord! I just lost my words! ”

“…… It's okay. Kuranaga sighed lightly, "It's normal for you to have such concerns......"

"That's right, Flying Ape. I already asked Xuan An just now. Ogata-kun's injuries are about to heal. ”

"That young man...... muttered the flying ape, "if he is willing to help us, then our combat power can indeed be greatly increased......

"By the way, I almost forgot to ask." Kuranaga patted his head lightly, "Flying Ape, have there been people from the Ishikawa Sword Pavilion who want to murder Ogatata-kun recently?" ”

"Yes." The flying ape replied, "Yesterday, there were two disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Pavilion who still wanted to break into Ogatata's house directly and avenge that Toyama Renjiro. ”

"And then? How did you stop it? ”

"I quietly informed Ishikawa Hyoma, the owner of the Ishikawa Sword Pavilion. So that Ishikawa Terama was able to stop the two disciples in time. ”

"How did that Ishikawa soldier stop those 2 of his disciples?"

"In the name of sword training, he sparred with those two disciples, and deliberately injured those two people, so that the two of them could no longer trouble Ogata."

"But...... One of the two disciples, Itagaki was already seriously injured in his right shoulder, but he insisted on seeking revenge on Ogata even though the old injury had not healed and he had been given a new injury by his master. ”

"It wasn't until his right leg was dislocated by Ishikawa's terracotta that the Itagaki was forced to give up."

"Hmm." Kuranaga nodded expressionlessly, "That Ishikawa Terama is a smart man...... Don't let more trouble arise. It's a pity that his disciples didn't understand their master's good intentions......"

"Flying Ape, continue to monitor the Ishikawa Sword Pavilion, cooperate with Ishikawa Terra, and not let any of the disciples of the Ishikawa Sword Pavilion go to take revenge on Ogata."

"Yes!"

After a moment of silence, Kuranaga whispered a new question to the flying ape in front of him:

“…… Flying Ape, I have a lot of things to do tomorrow and the next two days, right? ”

Kuranaga is now aging and his memory is not as good as before.

So in recent years, Kuranaga has started to ask the person he trusts most, the flying ape, to help remember his itinerary for the next few days.

"Yes. Tomorrow and the next two days will be very heavy. ”

"That's right," Kuranaga muttered...... "Then choose the day after tomorrow." ”

"Flying Ape, just the day after tomorrow, I will invite Ogata-kun to our mansion."

"Yes!"

……

……

After 3 days –

It's approaching dusk.

Hirose Domain, Ogata's home.

On the tatami mat in Ogata's small and dilapidated home, two people were sitting one after the other.

One of these two people is naturally Ogata.

Ogata is now shirtless.

Behind him, a bald man sits.

The bald man was carefully examining every wound on Ogata's body.

This person is the famous doctor who has been treating Ogata personally and carefully for more than a month-Genyasu.

Genan nodded lightly as he examined every wound on Ogata's body:

"Well, that's good. Every wound has recovered well, and it seems that Ogata-kun did follow my doctor's advice well and did not run to practice swords when you were injured. ”

"Obviously injured, but he insists on practicing swords with his injured body - this kind of thing can only be done by stupid people." Ogata said in a joking tone, "Not to mention the inefficiency, there is a high risk that the injury that is not very serious will become serious." ”

"That's right." Xuan An, who had always had a serious face, pulled the corners of his mouth at this time, and a little smile appeared on his face, "I've seen too many stupid people who are obviously injured, but they refuse to recuperate obediently, and finally cause damage to their bodies that can never be cured." ”

Speaking of which, Genan just finished examining every wound on Ogata's body.

"Not bad. Every wound heals well, and you don't need to take any more medicine now. ”

"Then can I practice swords now?" Ogata asked hurriedly.

"That's it." Xuan An nodded, "You can now do the same as before - you can jump as much as you want." ”

Hearing Genyasu's words, Ogata couldn't help but let out a cheer.

The boring, boring life of recuperation is finally over—and it's hard for Ogata to keep his composure.

"Ogata-kun, you seem to be in a good mood today."

Genyasu, who was packing up his medicine box, suddenly asked Ogata.

"From the moment I entered the house, I felt that you had a smile on your face all the time, could it be that something has happened recently that makes you happy?"

"Hmm. In a few moments, the feast at our Sakakihara Sword Pavilion will begin. ”

Ogata briefly explained to Gen'an the causes and consequences of the banquet that was about to begin.

"Oooh! Is it a feast to celebrate your healing and your certificate of exemption? That's great. ”

"Speaking of which, the news that you got the Sakakiwara Sword-Stream Exemption Certificate has spread in the past few days."

"Everyone is rumoring that the Sakakihara Sword Hall has produced a genius swordsman who was only 20 years old and received a certificate of exemption from all transmissions."

"Genius swordsman or something, it's too exaggerated." Ogata smiled helplessly, "The reason why I was able to get the certificate of exemption is only because the certificate of exemption of all people in our genre is particularly easy to get. ”

Ogata's words are not modest.

He sincerely felt that their Sakakihara one-liner exemption certificate was really easy to get.

As long as you can learn to use any means in battle and practice any of the four major sword skills in the genre to perfection, you will receive a certificate of exemption from all the swords.

The conditions for obtaining a certificate are simply not too easy compared to other genres.

Therefore, when he accepted this certificate of exemption, Ogata actually had a kind of apprehension in his heart that "virtue is not worthy".

Genyan finished packing his medicine box and got up to leave Ogata's house.

"Your injuries are already healed, so I don't need to come to your door to give you medicine again."

"Hmm. Doctor Xuan'an, there will be a meeting later! Ogata stood up and bowed respectfully to Genyasu, "Thank you for taking care of you all these days!" ”

"You're wrong, Ogata-kun." Xuan An smiled slightly, "You should say 'there will be no time in the future'." ”

"'There will be no time' - is the best state between doctors and patients."

"So—I hope you can stay healthy and healthy in the future, and you won't have to see me again in the future."

"It's going to be indefinite, Ogata-kun."

With that, Genan picked up the medicine box and walked towards the door of Ogata's house.

However, just as Gen'an was putting on his straw sandals in the dirt of the house and preparing to leave, Ogata, who had a faint look of hesitation on his face from just now, finally mustered up the courage to ask Gen'an in a loud voice:

"Doctor Xuan'an...... Before you leave...... Can answer a ...... Have I asked you this question many times before? ”

"What's the problem?"

“…… Dr. Xuan An. Ogata looked directly at Gen'an in front of him, "Kuranaga-sama, he...... Why did you send you to treat me? Why is Kuranaga-sama so kind to me? ”