After leaving the dusty medical clinic, Ogata let out a groan full of disbelief.

"What's happening now...there are three masters and apprentices, two are missing...one is in jail..."

Ogata felt a little pain in his head now.

"Currently the only person who knows the approximate whereabouts is Xuan Zheng's young disciple Xuan Ren." A Ding echoed from the side.

"Well...that's right, so it can't be considered that all the clues have been lost..."

After a moment of silence, Ogata suddenly said coldly:

"...Is there any way to know which prison Xuanren is imprisoned in?"

"Ayi...don't you want to go to jail?"

"I don't want to do such an extreme thing until I have to. Now I just want to see if there is a way to sneak into the prison in Kyoto and see Xuanren secretly."

"Is there anyone who can tell me where the prisons in Kyoto are..."

As soon as he finished murmuring, the face of Hasegawa Heizo suddenly appeared in Ogata's mind.

Hasegawa Taira was the commander of the Hōfu Thieves Kaido. Although his headquarters was in Edo, he might still know where the prisons in Kyoto were.

But as soon as Hasegawa Heizang's face full of righteousness appeared on Ogata's face, Ogata shook his head vigorously, shaking Hasegawa's face out of his mind.

Regardless of the fact that Ogata didn't know where Hasegawa was in Kyoto at the moment, even if he could find Hasegawa, Ogata didn't think that Hasegawa would tell him the specific locations of the prisons in Kyoto.

Just when Ogata was thinking about whether there was any way to know the specific addresses of various prisons in Kyoto, Amachi, who had been deep in thought just now, suddenly said:

"...How about asking Fuma-sama? Maybe Fuma-sama will know the specific locations of the prisons in Kyoto."

"Lord Fuuma?" Atachi suddenly spit out an unfamiliar name, making Ogata frown slightly.

"Ayi, do you know Fuma Kotaro?"

"To be honest - I just heard the name, but I don't have any deep understanding."

"In the Warring States Period more than two hundred years ago, there used to be five great ninjas - Iga no Sato, Koga no Sato, Fuuma no Sato, Togakushi no Sato, and Wanten no Sato." Amachi said eloquently.

, "Fuma Kotaro is the leader of Fuma no Sato."

"The name Fuma Kotaro is actually a title passed down from generation to generation for each generation of leaders in Fuma."

"As long as you become the leader of Fuma no Sato, you will become the new Fuma Kotaro."

"This is very similar to us in Shiranui."

"Our leader in Shiranui also has a title passed down from generation to generation - Enma."

"As long as he can become the new leader of Shiranui, he can become the new Enma."

"Our current leader in Shiranui is the 12th Enma."

"After the title of Fuma Kotaro was passed down to the fifth generation, the Fuma party began to decline due to the demise of the master they served - the Hojo family."

"In the end, after being reported by other ninjas, the Fuuma party was arrested by the Edo shogunate and all of them were executed."

"But the Wind Demon Party did not perish."

"Although in that large-scale arrest operation, most of the ninjas in the Fuma Village, including the fifth generation Fuma Kotaro, were captured and executed."

"But there were several ninjas from Fuuma who escaped that capture."

"And the Wind Demon Party managed to survive because of this..."

"I managed to survive until..."

A-Machi raised his hand and pointed at the ground beneath his feet.

"Now."

"The title Fuma Kotaro has been passed down to the 17th generation."

"The 17th generation Fuma Kotaro is currently living in seclusion in Kyoto."

"The 17th generation Fuma Kotaro has lived in Kyoto for a long time. He may know where the various prisons in Kyoto are."

"Ayi, if you want to see Master Feng Mo, I can help you introduce him."

"Hmm?" Ogata raised his eyebrows, "Machi, do you know the 17th generation Fuma Kotaro?"

"Hmm." A look of reminiscence flashed across A-Ting's face, "About 10 years ago, due to various chances and coincidences, Fuma-sama and my father had some friendship."

"It is precisely thanks to the friendship between Feng Mo and my father that Feng Mo and I know each other."

"It's just... I don't know if Master Feng Mo still remembers me."

Speaking of this, A Machi's face showed a bit of bitterness.

"Master Feng Mo... he should be 72 years old this year. He has already reached an age where it is no surprise that he has become an old fool..."

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Kyoto, Luozhong, a certain sushi restaurant.

This is a sushi restaurant with a very beautiful interior layout and decoration.

Since it was no longer lunch time, there were only a few customers in the store.

Although it is no longer meal time, some guests still come from time to time.

For example - right now, four people dressed as samurai lifted the curtains of the store door, walked slowly into the store, and casually found a place to sit down.

"Guest! Welcome!"

As soon as these four guests dressed as samurai took their seats, a waiter immediately enthusiastically shouted "Welcome" while handing four menus to the four guests.

After handing the four menus to the four warriors, the waiter keenly noticed that among the four warriors, the one who was the shortest and most delicate seemed to be respected.

After the other three samurai casually looked at the menus in their hands, they all focused their attention on the shortest samurai.

The shortest warrior glanced at the menu in his hand casually, then returned the menu to the waiter and said:

“Every sushi on the menu should be ordered for two.”

This waiter has seen many customers who directly threaten to order all the sushi on the menu.

This sushi restaurant is considered a relatively high-end restaurant in Kyoto, and the people who patronize this sushi restaurant are not ordinary people. Such generous customers are not uncommon in this restaurant.

After respectfully saying "I understand," the waiter took back all four menus handed to the four samurai, then left quickly and went to the kitchen to greet the sushi chefs to start working.

After the waiter left, the shortest warrior said sternly to the other three warriors in front of him:

"Let's all eat up. We might be busy next time."

As soon as the short warrior finished speaking, the other three warriors immediately said in unison:

"yes!"

This short samurai is none other than Kinoshita Rin.

The three samurai sitting in front of Lin were Makimura, Asai, and Shimada who accompanied Lin to Kyoto.

Although the departure time was 3 days later than Ogata, Lin and the others arrived in Kyoto less than half a day later than Ogata.

Ogata arrived in Kyoto today, the morning of July 17th.

Lin and her party arrived in Kyoto just now - that is, in the afternoon.

After successfully passing through the Seventh Gate of Beijing and entering Luozhong, Lin and the others went straight to the hotel and put down their luggage.

After putting down their luggage, Lin announced their first mission after arriving in Kyoto: to find a restaurant with delicious food to fill their stomachs.

The time when Lin and the others arrived in Kyoto, converted to earth time, was already past 14:00 in the afternoon, nearly 15:00.

They haven't had lunch until now, and they are all hungry.

While waiting for the sushi to be served, Shimada asked Lin:

"Lord, shall we set off immediately after lunch to find the master and disciple, Heshi and Hezhi?"

"That's right." Lin nodded gently.

For convenience, Lin is now dressed in men's clothing.

Her chin-length hair is now braided into a beautiful bun. She is wearing a dark red kimono and a white hakama. From the outside, she looks like a pretty boy with a delicate appearance.

"...Can that Fuma Kotaro really help us find Kazuyo and Kazuo, masters and disciples?" Shimada couldn't help but ask Lin.

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When leading Makimura and three people to Luo, Lin informed Makimura and three others of her plan on the way to Kyoto - after arriving in Kyoto, she would go directly to find the 17th generation Fuma Kotaro who is currently living in seclusion in Kyoto.

"Master Fuuma has lived in Kyoto for nearly 40 years." Lin said softly, "In terms of understanding of Kyoto, I am afraid that his understanding of Kyoto is deeper than those who have lived in Kyoto since childhood, as well as the officials of Kyoto and the officials of Kyoto town."

"If you want to find someone in Kyoto, or ask about things related to Kyoto, it is most useful to ask Mr. Fuma."

"If Lord Feng Mo can't provide us with any useful clues, then let's wait until then."

"...I can't believe it until now." Shimada murmured, "I didn't expect that the Fuma Party still exists, and Fuma Kotaro has been passed down to the 17th generation..."

Among Lin's group, Shimada was the only one who didn't know that the Fuuma Party still existed.
To be continued...