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It was at the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate. The first general Ieyasu had long since died, and the second general Hidetada was seriously ill, and the power was in the hands of Hidetada's eldest son, Iemitsu. At this time, the rule of the shogunate was not so secure, and people loyal to Toyotomi were still running in secret, waiting for the moment when the Tokugawa shogunate would reveal its flaws. Among the powerful exterior daimyos, there are not many of them who secretly communicate with the old Toyotomi people.

The Date clan was one of them, and it was even quite openly opposed to the shogunate.

The feudal kingdom founded by the one-eyed dragon Date Masamune is currently on alert. The shogunate was also aware of the instability of the Date domain and was mobilizing forces around it.

The storm was approaching, and everyone was panicking.

In such a heavily guarded state, it is difficult to enter even the castle town, not to mention the castle castle. I tried it a few times, and the best one was to pretend to be a small soldier and sneak into the vicinity of the samurai house under the castle, which was only a step away from the castle tower. But that time was also dangerous, and I almost found out.

The miscellaneous soldiers in the city should not be underestimated, many of them are red-eyed, especially at night. According to Rin, most of these people have drunk the water and are already half-human, half-monster immortal physiques.

It took a bit of a bit of effort to kill the little boss who had drunk the water on Pirate Island before. And now it's a team of mini-bosses, which is really head-scratching to think about.

The two did not dare to be arrogant and quietly left Reeda City.

Where to go next?

Luckily, Rin seemed to be familiar with the place, and under her leadership, the two came to an ancient temple. It's very dilapidated and looks like it hasn't been renovated for a long time.

"What is this place?" Nan Xiao asked.

"There's no name here," Rin replied, "I only know that Young Master Xing once said that if she was captured, she would go to this ruined temple under Reeda Castle to find a Buddhist carver, and he would help." ”

"Why does A-Xing know this?"

"It was the young master who told her. Don't ask me why my young master's mother knows this. There are some things that I know I know; There are some things that I know I don't know; But there are some things that I don't know I don't know. ”

…… You said that your head was dizzy, you can easily talk to death like this, you know? Nan Xiao was speechless.

"This way."

Rin walked into the main hall with Nanxiao. The floor was in ruins, and the floor was rotten and dirty. In front of the central Buddha statue, a lamp is like a bean, and in front of the lamp sits an old man with a withered face, who is laboriously carving a Buddha statue.

"Have you waited for this day at last," said the old man with a withered face, "woman, you ...... Presumably a wolf whose mission has suffered a setback, right? ”

Rin: "...... I can't say. ”

The old man snorted: "That's how ninjas are, forget it, I won't ask." Hmph, the power of the dragon, the familiar taste...... How many times have you come back to life? Those who want to gain this power must have a great thirst for the blood of your master. ”

Rin's voice became anxious: "Are you saying that those wicked people will soon attack Young Master Xing, what is going on?" ”

The old man's voice was faintly remembrance: "Is the son of this generation of Longyin called Xing?" Oh, that's a good name. I don't know exactly what to do. However, you can ask the woman in the courtyard outside the house, she should know better than I do. ”

Rin turned around and went out, and Nan Xiao stayed where he was, looking at the old man with great interest.

The old man continued to carve the Buddha statue. One of his hands was fake, with no muscles, only empty metal bones and a few silk threads of unknown significance. However, the movements of that hand are very flexible, just like the real hand. This is an unusual plane. With this ragged-looking prosthetic, the Overworld would never be able to make it.

"It's called the forbearance," the old man explained, "and you've been staring at it, are you interested?" If you're willing to cut off your left hand, I can put it on for you. ”

"Thanks, I think my left hand is better."

The old man stared at the hook rope wrapped around Nan Xiao's waist, and suddenly said, "Your hook material is not bad, let me transform it for you, you can use it on your hand." Don't worry, you don't need to cut off your left hand to use it. ”

Great, Nan Xiao has been practicing Nathan Drake's hook stunt in Uncharted recently, and he always feels that it is almost a little funny. Now that someone is willing to offer equipment upgrades for free, it's like dozing off and sending pillows. He quickly unhooked the hook and handed it to the old man.

"It will take a few days to renovate, you will come back later. What are you staring at, the Buddha statue that the old decay is carving, probably you are not interested. ”

Most of the Buddha statues carved by the old man have sad faces, which are completely different from the Buddha statues in ordinary temples.

Nan Xiao took out the jade seal of the country from his arms and showed it to the old man: "Old man, look at how this thing is carved." ”

The moment he saw the jade seal, the old man's pupils shrank, and his eyes seemed to burst out with sharp light. "W-This!?" He suddenly stared at Nan Xiao and asked, "How many people have you killed?" ”

Nan Xiao shook his head: "I can't remember." ”

"Sure enough, sure enough, it seems that there are a lot of resentful soul karma wrapped around it, and there are many of them because of your cause and effect."

"That's not the point, old man, I want to know, if I give it to you, will you get its power?"

"Give it to me?" The old man sneered, "What idea did you play?" ”

"There's no malice, I just feel that there's a lot of power up there, but I don't know how to get it. My question is just a hypothesis. 'If' you get it, how will you get its power? ”

"Young man, I advise you to give up this idea. I don't know how to get its power, but I know exactly how it will end. There may be a brief moment when you feel very powerful, as powerful as a god. But that is not your power after all, your soul will be eaten up by it, and only a shell remains. And it becomes the master of the shell. ”

The old man looked down at the Buddha statue in front of him and sighed: "The most powerful person I have ever seen, he came back from the country of Yellow Springs, carrying a long knife, and his divine power is like Yue. But so what, it will eventually turn to dust. Young man, give up, and don't think too much about the power that doesn't belong to you. That will only harm you, and your soul will completely dissipate, and you will not even have a chance to be reincarnated. ”

"Coming back from the Land of Yellow Springs?" Nan Xiao immediately asked, "Could it be that there is a resurrection after death?" ”

"There is a place called Xianfeng Temple, where there are two great swords that can be slashed even by the undead. The blade of a sword is vermilion, and whoever dares to pull it out will surely die once. Therefore, without the power to resurrect the dead, you cannot become its master. The knife has the inscription 'Worship Tears' engraved on it, which is its real name. The blade of the other handle is pitch black, and the inscription 'Open the door' is engraved on the knife. It is a knife that opens the gate of the Yellow Spring. If a person with the power of the dragon yin sacrifices his own life, he can recall the people of Huangquan and pass on the power of resurrection to him, so that he can be resurrected in the peak state. ”

Nan Xiao put away the jade seal of the country and respectfully clasped his palms: "I know, thank you for your advice, master." ”

The old man still sighed: "I know you didn't listen. Forget it, that's all I can advise you. After speaking, he continued to bow his head and carve the Buddha statue, as if Nan Xiao never existed.

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