A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

Chapter 124 Friends on the Roof

three days later.

"Kirima, before you stands the pride of our Yamada clan, the family swordsmanship instructor, with a stipend of 3000 koku, the family hatamoto, and the title of the greatest samurai in the land, Taiichi."

Inside the large house, after Shu finished his introduction, he and a young man named Tongma bowed to Taiyi.

"Senior Brother Shuxian, you're too kind. Please get up."

He accepted the greeting with composure, nodded, and smiled gently.

The situation is different now. Ever since the Yamada family's samurai planted the fake Qi pills in everyone's hearts, they have regarded Taiichi as a god.

Especially Shugen, who was the strongest fighter in the original Yamada clan, when he was fighting the bandit king Azazuki, he swung his sword and swept away hundreds of people with his sword energy. Not only were the opponents dumbfounded, but he himself was also stunned on the spot.

Then tears streamed down his face, and he lowered his head, addressing the Yamada clan members behind him:

"The only way to repay a favor is with one's life!"

After returning to Edo, he first met with Mizuno Tadakuni to give him instructions, rested for two days, and then immediately went to pay his respects to Taichi.

Meanwhile, after discovering a promising young man named Kirima on the road, they decided to bring him along to join the Yamada family.

Compared to the reverent Shugen, Taiichi was more interested in this guy named Kirima.

"The younger brother of the thief king, Asobibei?"

His expression remained unchanged, but he began to ponder the other person's thoughts.

Knowing he couldn't escape or win, he disguised himself as a ronin and joined the Yamada family in order to protect his older brother.

Being a bandit is a capital offense, and his father was one of the 47 righteous men of the Akagami Domain.

The world of Hell Paradise has a slightly different history from my original world.

Logically speaking, the Akagami Domain in the manga is actually the Akae Domain in the original world, but the assassination of the minister by the 47 righteous men did not happen during the generation of Tokugawa Ienari.

"However, since Muzan and Sakura Ryu are also here, the exact nature of history is not that important anymore."

If he had just transmigrated, he might have paid more attention to how to get along with Kirima.

But now that his strength far surpasses that of humans, it doesn't matter if Kirima comes to infiltrate.

Taichi was quite interested in Asozumi.

Not only does he shout the childish slogan "I am my own god," but he is also the only human to achieve the feat of dual cultivation with a celestial being.

It's not with Lian herself, but with the dolls she created.

After exchanging a few more words, Shuxian left with his men, but Zuoqie and Fuzhi, who had come with him, stayed behind.

Senta didn't come along. I heard he went to the prison again to draw for someone. As for who he drew, you don't need to guess, it must be the female ninja.

Looking at Zuoqie's data, it was discovered that since planting the True Qi False Core, her average value had suddenly increased to over 300.

Of course, Taiyi had just observed Shuxian as well; his average value had already exceeded 1,000.

"Depending on individual aptitude, the results after planting will vary."

“The more outstanding a character is in the original work, the faster they will grow in strength compared to other ordinary characters when they have the help of a fake core.”

While thinking, Taiichi noticed that Zoche had already started cleaning, so he stopped her.

Seeing the puzzled look on the other person's face, Taiyi smiled and said:

"Don't rush to clean. It might be clean now, but it'll probably be messed up again later..."

"Please sit with me for a while. I'm sure you have many stories to tell me about this mission."

Taiyi raised his arm and opened his palm.

Zoche no longer had his usual shyness. He simply lowered his head, a slight smile playing on his lips, and then placed his fair hand on Taiyi's palm before sitting down beside him.

Looking at his handsome face and the unique aura emanating from him, unique to Taiyi, Zuoqie's gaze was calm as he thought to himself:

"Taiichi, I've gotten a lot stronger too..."

"Although I can't keep up with your pace, I will keep trying until I can touch your back."

......

night.

In the quiet courtyard, all the other rooms were unlit, except for the main house where Taiyi was, where a faint light shone through the door.

On the coffee table are three jugs of sake and an hourglass.

Taiichi sat cross-legged at the table, with Sachi beside him, both of them remaining silent.

Thump...thump...thump...

Nine intermittent chimes came from the direction of Edo Castle, signaling the arrival of midnight, which is now 9:2300.

In ancient times, cherry blossoms were also used to calculate time according to the twelve two-hour periods of the day. However, unlike in China, their method of timekeeping changed with the seasons, and the length of day and night was not fixed.

At the same time, the method of striking the night watch was not by a night watchman, but by a monk in the temple striking a bell, also called a night watch bell.

In China, it's called "Zi Shi" (子时), while in Japan it's called "Zi Ke" (子刻). When the time comes, the bell is struck nine times.

"Brother Taiyi, is something really going to happen tonight?"

Zoche looked at the white sand slowly falling in the hourglass, his brows furrowed, and his tone was somewhat serious.

During their conversation earlier that day, Taiichi had told her that today would probably be anything but peaceful.

The reason for saying this is because Taiichi once again felt a sudden urge.

The stronger one's spiritual power, the more one can resonate with heaven and earth, and the more vaguely one can sense the trajectory of events.

He was fine during the day, but as night approached, Taiyi felt increasingly uneasy, and a stinging sensation came from between his eyebrows.

At first I was a little confused, but after meditating for a while, I am now completely at peace.

"Yes, they will come, but we don't know who their opponent will be."

With his eyes closed and a smile on his face, Taiichi stroked the patterns on the scabbard of the Futsu-no-Mitama sword and spoke calmly.

Snapped!

Opening his eyes, Taiichi pressed down on Sakichi's small hand that was about to grasp the knife, a smirk playing on his lips as he asked:

"What do you want to do?"

"I'll protect you!"

ha?

"Hahaha!"

Feeling a smile to herself, she gently patted the back of the other person's hand, then took it in her own hand and placed it back on her lap.

“Brother Taiyi, although you haven’t said it outright, you haven’t been practicing swordsmanship as usual lately. I think you must have been injured during your previous outing.”

"So even if you think I'm not strong enough, I will still bravely stand up in times like these!"

Taiichi raised an eyebrow, gave Sachi a deep look, then shook his head with a chuckle, signaling the other to relax.

Then he looked into the dark courtyard, as if he had seen through something, and spoke to himself, to Zorche, and perhaps to others as well:

"Well, I wouldn't call it an injury, but rather overexertion."

"But in order to prevent potential health problems and to prevent me from developing hidden illnesses due to reckless behavior, my brain and other organs subconsciously temporarily sealed off my abilities."

As he spoke, Taiyi raised his palm and pointed his index finger at his head.

He then continued:

"Actually, I still have the strength, but it's affected by my consciousness, which prevents me from using it."

"But this restriction is actually a form of self-isolation, and also a means of self-protection in the human subconscious."

"Simply put, it's because the ego is too strong. As long as the ego is weakened, the seal can be broken."

Heaven's will is my will, and my intention is Heaven's will.

Although there's still a little bit of time left before it's over, as long as the transformation of essence, energy, and spirit isn't activated, there shouldn't be any problems.

In this case...

Taiyi gripped the wine jug, tilted his head back, and drank it down in one gulp. Then, he lowered his head and said calmly:

"Friend on the roof, let's come down and meet!"