Volume 3 Buddha's Enemy Chapter 123: The Distinguished Guest of the Tatsuno Domain

As he pushed open the door of the ancient temple, the cold air immediately rushed towards him like a tide.
The snowstorm has stopped.
No more snowflakes falling from the sky.
Looking around, everything was covered in white.
The sunlight, like light dust, sprinkled on the white snow.
Looking at the not-so-bright sun in the sky, Ogata smiled and said with emotion:
“ It’s a nice day today.”
Then, he put on a bamboo hat, closed the door of the ancient temple, held the knife at his left waist, aimed in the direction of the sun, and walked straight forward.
Since leaving Hirose Domain, Ogata's life during this period can be described in one idiom: aimless.
I don’t know where I’m going, and I don’t know what I’m going to do.
Since there was no particular place he wanted to go, Ogata simply chose a direction - the east. He walked straight east.
Ogata didn't care where the road ahead was. He just kept walking eastward, no matter where he went.
So Ogata, who was heading eastward, unknowingly entered the Kinki region and a small domain in the Kinki region - Tatsuno Domain.
Kinki region - a huge area centered on the two major cities of Kyoto and Osaka.
Ogata knew that he was now in the Tatsuno domain, but he did not know where exactly he was in the Tatsuno domain, nor did he want to know.
call……
A cold wind whistled.
Feeling the cold wind blowing in his face, Ogata tightened his haori and muttered:
"Although the sun is out today, it's still a bit cold... I really want to take a hot bath..."
Although it was freezing cold, Ogata didn't feel unbearable.
This is all thanks to his 17 points of vitality.
Although the attribute of vitality does not help Ogata fight better, it can help Ogata live better.
Not only can it help Ogata recover from injuries and fatigue faster, making him less likely to get sick, but it can also make his physique better.
It was only after the weather turned cold that Ogata discovered that the increase in vitality could improve his physical condition.
In the past, Ogata was a person who was very afraid of the cold.
On a snowy day like this, I wouldn’t dare go out unless I wrapped myself up like a dumpling.
And now, even though he was only wearing a thin kimono and haori, Ogata didn't feel too uncomfortable.
Traveling is boring.
It is extremely boring to travel in such a place where the scenery is not that beautiful.
In order to kill the boring time on the road, Ogata silently adjusted his breathing to "Source Breathing" and began to practice "Source Breathing".
Since becoming a ronin, Ogata would start practicing "Origin Breathing" whenever he was bored.
Because the experiment of "whether the level of martial arts can be improved through practice alone without using skill points" is still going on.
Although Ogata never gave up practicing "Origin Breathing", the fact that he could not upgrade the "Origin Breathing" and it was still only at the "beginner" level made Ogata's patience gradually dissipate.
Originally, Ogata actively practiced "Origin Breathing" every day.
But now, because I have lost my patience, I am no longer as enthusiastic about practicing "Origin Breathing" as before. I will only pick it up to practice when I am bored or on a whim.
Regarding this experiment, Ogata has fully adopted the mentality of "take it slow, don't rush", and does not expect to get results quickly...
As Ogata continued to head eastwards as usual——
Tatsuno Domain, Tatsuno Castle.
At this time, a group of people were standing outside the Tatsuno Castle, the headquarters of the Tatsuno domain.
There are three family elders in Tatsuno Domain.
The leader of the group was one of the three family elders of the Tatsuno domain - Sano Munenori.
Sano, one of the family elders, led a group of officials from the Tatsuno domain and stood in the snow outside Tatsuno Castle - this was not because Sano and the others were mentally ill.
The reason why they stood in the snow outside Tatsuno Castle early in the morning was because a big shot from Edo was going to visit their Tatsuno Domain today.
This important figure from Edo was none other than Hasegawa Heizo, the chief of the Fire Thieves Kai.
General Hasegawa Heizo led a group of officials including the fire thieves to the Tatsuno domain.
As one of the family elders, Sano was responsible for leading some officials from the domain to welcome Hasegawa Heizo and others .
"Huh... It's so cold..." An official standing next to Sano rubbed his stiff hands and complained softly, "It's not snowing yet, why is it so cold..."
The official's name is Yuichi Obata, and he is Sano's right-hand man. The two are not only good comrades at work, but also have a good personal relationship.
As soon as Obata finished his complaint, Sano, who was standing next to him, chuckled a few times and said in a half-joking tone:
"Xiao Fan, if you can't even stand this kind of weather, it only means that your body is weak. As a man, don't be too obsessed with a woman's belly."
"I don't want to be scolded by the gray-haired Sano-sama for being weak," Obata responded in the same half-joking tone.
The two can be considered friends regardless of age. Sano is 55 years old this year, while Obata just celebrated his 34th birthday.
Xiao Fan crossed his hands and put them under his armpits, using the warmth from his armpits to warm his stiff hands.
While warming his hands, Obata looked out towards the horizon ahead.
Looking at the empty horizon, Obata suddenly asked Sano:
"Sano-sama... the leader of the fire thieves Kai... are you really going to come to our Tatsuno domain?"
"That's right." Sano said without hesitation.
"Hasegawa Heizo... that's the 'Onihei', right?"
"Besides him, who else would have this title?"
"'Onihei'..." Obata muttered, "What a weird title ..."
"That's what the thieves gave him. In the eyes of the thieves, he was as scary as a 'ghost', so the thieves all over the world began to call him 'Ghost Ping', and this name gradually spread."
"Why did Onihei come all the way from Edo to Kansai?"
"Who knows." Sano shrugged. "I guess - 'Onihei' led the fire thieves and the officials to come all the way to our Tatsuno Domain. He must be hunting down someone."
"Besides that, I can't think of another reason why the leader of the Fire Thief Kai would come all the way to us."
"Have any vicious thieves recently infiltrated our Tatsuno Domain..." Obata muttered.
"..." Sano looked around, then lowered his voice and whispered, "I just heard about it two days ago - 'Executioner Ittosai' seems to have sneaked into our Tatsuno Domain a few days ago."
After hearing what Sano said, Obata's eyes immediately widened.
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