After entering the house, Hitoshi Kagami takes the sword and holds it in his right hand, which is the etiquette of a samurai visiting a friend's house, which means that there is no hostility.

Otherwise, if you hold a knife in your left hand, you can draw a knife and hurt someone with your right hand at any time, which is a vigilant posture and extremely impolite.

After entering the house, Hatsuhime was taken to the backyard by the daughter of the Hojo family, and the two brothers sat together.

Hojo Nagahide couldn't help but ask, "The battle over there in Kyushu was fought fiercely." ”

Kagami Ren smiled bitterly and recounted what had happened.

Hojo Nagahide was surprised, "That Yuan Kou is so powerful?" Can it really be invulnerable? ”

Kagajingren shook his head and said, "It's too much of an exaggeration to say that he is invulnerable, and he can still be injured with a special weapon." ”

Speaking of that kind of pointed hammer, Kagami Ren was also helpless, "Just using that kind of weapon, it is inevitable that your martial arts will be greatly reduced." His coordination and speed were also unexpected, and he couldn't even touch them with a hammer-like weapon. ”

Hojo Nagahide frowned and said: "Too much of a knife can't hurt, and a heavy weapon can't hit, isn't it unsolvable?" ”

Ren Kagami said: "Maybe there is another way......

Hojo Nagahide raised his eyebrows, "Do you want to learn that forbidden swordsmanship from Master?" Master said that he had killed so many people with that swordsmanship, and he was so full of karma that his family died, leaving him with no children or grandchildren.

He wants to completely ban this swordsmanship and never pass it on, if you go to him, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to pass it on to you. ”

Jingjing Ren said with a solemn face: "Now that the Yuan Kou is invading, the country is about to be destroyed, our martial arts should go all out to resist the enemy, even if it is a swordsmanship riddled with karma, as long as it can hit the enemy hard, how can it not be transmitted, I will explain the situation to the master." ”

"Are you going in the afternoon?"

Kagami nodded earnestly.

"Okay, I'll go with you, there are only two of us left among the disciples passed down by the master, and we should also contribute to the country!"

In the backyard, Hatsuhime looked at the elegantly decorated Hojo family mansion and was a little overwhelmed.

For a peasant girl who has lived in the mountains since she was a child, how can she ever see such a scene?

Hojo Nagahide's wife, Nadeshiko, smiled and soothed a few words, and asked, "Miss Hatsuhime, what is your relationship with Mr. Kagamii?" ”

Hatsuhime's face turned red, "Mr. Kagami saved me twice......"

Nadeshiko smiled: "Okay, I won't ask, Miss Hatsuhime should change her clothes." ”

Hatsuhime looked at it in surprise and saw the maid holding a set of kimonos and walking in small steps.

Nadeshiko said: "Kagai-kun is our family, and Miss Hatsuhime will definitely be our family in the future, and when we meet for the first time, if we have no other gifts, we will give Miss Hatsuhime a kimono, and Kagai-kun will be very happy to see it." ”

Hatsuhime hurriedly leaned over and said, "Madame may have misunderstood, I was born in a peasant family, and it is impossible to follow Mr. Kagami." ”

Nadeshiko said: "The country is broken, how the bloodline is, is it really that important?" Miss Hatsuhime doesn't have to be polite. ”

In the end, the girl's beauty-loving nature overcame the inferiority complex in her heart, and Hatsuhime still changed into this beautiful kimono and wore it on her body, and the Nadeshiko and the maid on the side praised it repeatedly.

Seeing that the other party was not laughing, Hatsuhime was also a little relieved, knelt on the ground, and talked with Nadeshiko about the many adventures since he came into contact with Kagami Ren.

When he was talking, he saw a pair of zithers in the corner of the room, and looked over with curiosity.

Nadeshiko smiled, "When my mother was young, she went to Middle-earth with my father, met a scholar, and learned the art of guzheng from him.

Later, I was pregnant with the blood of a scholar, so I crossed the ocean and returned to Japan, and gave birth to me, when I was fine, I missed my mother, and I always played the music that my mother taught, Miss Hatsuhime would like to hear it? ”

Chu Ji said in her heart: No wonder Mrs. is so tall and beautiful, she has Song blood, I don't know if I can become a generous and gentle-hearted person like her?

Chu Ji cramped while thinking: "I'm just a little curious about what kind of music the Song people's guzheng plays. ”

Nadeshiko smiled and didn't say anything, took the guzheng and began to play the score, I don't know if it was sad about the situation today, and a water dragon chant played out.

Hatsuhime was also shocked by this guzheng music, and unconsciously, she suddenly wanted to learn to play the guzheng with Nadeshiko.

After listening to the song, she subconsciously said: "Madam, I really want to learn Guzheng, can you teach me ......?"

After finishing speaking, he felt that he was rude, and said, "What if...... If you feel presumptuous, forget it. ”

Nadeshiko smiled and asked Hatsuhime to come closer, grabbing her hand, only to see that although there were some calluses on it, it was still slender and delicate.

So he smiled and said, "Miss Chu Ji has this talent, why can't she learn it?" ”

And Kagajingren didn't wait for the afternoon, the two talked about the critical situation now, and decided to go to the mountains to find their master first.

In the temple, the two of them were led by monks to the rear of the Zen temple.

I saw that under the maple tree, there was an old monk with a white beard wearing a robe, sitting comfortably on the ground, with a chessboard in front of him, and an endgame on it.

He played against himself, thinking about how to solve the endgame, and he was extremely engrossed.

This person is the master of Kagami Ren and Hojo Nagahide, Nenami Jiyin, an old swordsman who has been in Japan for decades and has even taught shogun swordsmanship.

At that moment, I saw that his eyebrows were kind and his expression was calm, and he didn't look like a murderous swordsman when he was young, but a high-ranking monk.

Hitoshi Kagami and Hojo Nagahide glanced at each other, came to Ciyin, knelt on their knees, and kowtowed silently.

Ciyin didn't speak, and played chess alone, until the final game was unsolved, then he messed up the chess game and turned his head to look at the two.

"Ah Ren, you're here to learn that sword from me."

Kagami Ren said sincerely: "Master! Yuan Kou is raging, and the disciples have no ability to lead the army, and only by killing the Yuan General can they save the country with their own strength! ”

Hojo Nagahide also pleaded: "Master! Ah Ren fought with Yuan Kou twice and knew that it was powerful and terrifying, if there was no way, he would never come to Master you to learn that sword! ”

"I'll teach you." Ciyin said lightly.

The two brothers looked up in amazement, they didn't expect the master to agree so happily.

"With that sword, killing innocents is accumulating karma, and killing foreign enemies is karmic karma! This point is clear for the teacher.

However, if you can be forced to seek to learn that sword from the teacher, I am afraid that the strength of that general is also extraordinary. ”

Jingjing Ren once again recounted in detail the battle with Fan Zhuoyuan, and finally said: "The only thing that the disciple is worried about is that after learning that sword, it is still difficult to kill him.

If Master were twenty years younger, I am afraid he would not be able to resist. ”

Ciyin just smiled, noncommittal.

He looked into the distance, and finally nodded slightly, and said, "It's okay, no matter how strong the defense is, it can't be without flaws."

Listening to what you said, I have already taken care of it, and during this time, you will live in your brother's house, and come to the temple every day to look for me, and I will teach you the sword and the method of cracking. ”