Chapter 17: The Missionary
Three days later, Ueno, Gunma Castle.
After changing their horses and making some necessary supplies in Gunma Castle, Luo Wei and the others found a tavern to sit down and rest, preparing to leave the city the next day to meet Date Masamune at a small temple on the outskirts of the city.
"It's finally coming~~~ Listening to Luo Wei, I'm still looking forward to someone who only has one eye!"
The little girl in the red hat sat on Lowe's shoulder, holding a string of tempura in her hand, and the crumbs of the food she ate fell off Lowe's head.
"I said, Lori, can you please not sit on my head and eat? You're a girl, you have to know how to be reserved, and you have to pay attention to your image, okay? ”
Luo Wei rolled his eyes and preached like an elder.
"Bah Bah Bah~~~"
When Luo Li heard this, not only did she not restrain herself, but she also deliberately spit out some of the food in her mouth, which immediately annoyed Luo Wei.
"Grandma! Come down! Hey, look, there's a big-nosed foreigner over there. ”
In order to divert Luo Li's attention, Lowe pointed to a European missionary who was preaching in the city.
Sure enough, when Lori saw the missionary who looked completely different from the others, she was immediately intrigued.
"Wow~~~ Really! Hahaha~ I'm going to see it~~~"
After saying that, the little girl jumped to the ground with a slight jump, and then took two small short legs and ran away with a gust of wind.
"Huh~ Finally coaxed this little ancestor away, hurry up and take a break for a while~"
Lowe turned a corner as if he were a thief, and as soon as he got into a tavern, he began to shout, "Hey, hey! Juro! You two leave me a little! I haven't had enough yet! ”
When Kenjuro and Nezu Shihachi saw their lord returning, they gave up a place for Luo Wei on the left and right.
"Wow~ I finally had a good meal, I can't be spoiled by that trickster!"
In front of Luo Wei, there is a large pot of famous Japanese delicacies--- oden....
"Come on, come on~go, go, go~"
Luo Wei picked up the wine bowl and touched a glass of wine with his men.
"Ah~~~~"
A bowl of wine is in the stomach, which is called a comfortable ~~~ Although the wine at this time is far from being as alcoholic as the wine of later generations, what else do you need in this environment? It's good to drink some!
Just as the three of Luo Wei were feasting, they found Russell appear at his feet like a shadow.
"The hosts! Got it checked... Those who are following us are supposed to be ninjas of the Tokugawa family... Most of the leaders are the current leader of the Iga Tongxin people, Hattori Masa, and there are about twenty people, at least two of whom are shinobi, and the specific purpose is not clear! ”
Luo Wei put down the wine bowl, and a fine light appeared in his eyes: "Tokugawa Ieyasu... It must be the same as our purpose, and we also sent people to win over the Date family. But it's really a narrow road, and this can meet us halfway, it seems that this meeting... It's not easy! ”
After eating and drinking, Luo Wei wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve and looked at Ji Shilang with a smile: "Shilang, you can act, lead them to the suburbs tonight and do it again." ”
"Yes! Lord! ”
Ji Shiro wiped his mouth with excitement and left first, not knowing what kind of conspiracy he was going to.
Speaking of Iga Tongxin's current leader, Hattori Masa, there may be fewer people who know, but when it comes to his father, Hattori Hanzo... I'm sure no one doesn't know, right?
Yes, it's one of the sixteen Tokugawa gods known as "Onihanzo", and the legendary shinobi of the Iga people, Hattori Masasari Hanzo!
Throwing down a few copper coins, Lowe walked out of the tavern with Russell and Nezu Shihachi, thinking that it was time to find the little girl back.
"Where's Boss Ape Fei?" Nezu asked.
"Oh, I saw a big-nosed preacher just now, maybe I'm going to play with someone, right?"
"Now there are more and more missionaries in the east~ By the way, my lord, I heard that the head of the House of Ida is also a baptized believer."
"Oh?"
Hearing that Date Masamune actually believed in religion, this somewhat surprised Luo Wei. But where there is faith, there must be weakness... You can make a fuss about this.
"NO!NO!GIVE IT BACK TO ME~ THAT CAN'T JUST BE USED TO PLAY!"
Not long after they walked out, they heard a shout with a strange accent coming from the other side of the street.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Wei saw the little girl Luo Li holding a cross in one hand and a thick book in the other, just running in front. Behind her was a big-nosed monk in church attire, panting after her.
"Give me back~~~ Oh my God! Forgive this ignorant child! ~~~, etc.~~~"
Luo Wei turned his head and glanced at Nezu Shihachi, and then the two of them continued to walk forward tacitly, as if they didn't know the little girl at all.
But who knew that after this unlucky child saw Luo Wei, he ran straight over, and shouted as he ran: "Luo Wei~~~Run~~~ We were found pulling~~~"
"I'm Nima.... Discover your sister!? Have a yarn relationship with me!? ”
Just when the little girl ran in front of Luo Wei like a gust of wind, the latter copied this little ancestor who was causing trouble everywhere into his arms.
"Stop!"
The missionary walked up to Lowe breathlessly and gave Rowe a thumbs up: "Huhuhu... Good.. Thank you.. You are.. Good. ”
Feelings, he regarded Luo Wei as a righteous and courageous person.
"Hehe, I'm sorry, Father, this is my child, forgive me for being indisciplinary, she is usually a little naughty, but her heart is definitely not bad."
Luo Wei looked like a parent and apologized to the victim.
"Humph! What discipline is inadequate? Lowe, let me down! We just bet he lost! That's when I took his necklace and books! I didn't steal it! ”
The little girl kicked her legs and scratched her little hands in Luo Wei's arms, and the angry Luo Wei couldn't wait to hit her ass twice!
Before Lowe could speak, the bearded missionary spoke first: "She's right... It was we who bet I lost, but... These things are my most precious things, and she can take anything else, but please give me back that Bible, and I will continue to preach! ”
Despite the struggles and protests of the little girl in his arms, Lowe still took her booty --- "Bible".
"I'm sorry Father, I'll give you back this Bible."
In the face of Luo Wei's deep righteousness, the monk's tears of gratitude were about to come out: "Oh ~ merciful Lord ~ please bless the great man in front of me with good luck and prosperity ~ a safe life ~~~"
The missionary took the Bible and reverently drew a cross on his chest to pray for Lowe's blessing.
"Hehe, thank you Father, we still have something to do, so let's take our leave."
After Luo Wei finished speaking, he hugged the little girl and was about to leave, but at this time, the missionary suddenly stopped him: "My lord, please wait!" ”
"Huh? Anything else? ”
"Oh no, my lord, you misunderstood, I did make a bet with this little girl, and I did lose! So... I can't talk without words, and if I don't dislike it, I have a shop on that street, and you can choose a few pieces at will, which is a little bit of my heart. ”
"Oh? The priest still has a shop? Lowe was stunned.
"Hehehe, that's natural, after all, we missionaries also have to eat!"
"That...."Luo Wei looked at the little girl who kept protesting, and said embarrassedly, "Then go and see?" ”
"Yikes! Put me down! To see! To see! ”
Helpless, Luo Wei knew that if he didn't follow the wish of this ancestor today, then his group would not want to see Date Masamune.
"Good, good! Go, go, go! Auntie, can you stop kicking around?! ”
A few men followed the missionaries across a street to a deserted alley.
"Samurai-sama, this is my shop, please don't dislike it, please come in~~~"
The missionary was still very gentlemanly and helped Lowe and the others lift the curtain.
When Luo Wei walked into the shop, his eyes lit up! This... It's a treasure house!
Binoculars, small brass stove, pocket watch, sextant, carved elm pipe, sterling silver flask.... These colorful and glittering objects dazzle Lowe to look at. He roughly estimated that there were thousands of kinds of utensils in this palm-sized shop!