"What's even more frightening is that his physical fitness is far beyond ordinary people."

"Everyone here is not ignorant of martial arts. You should all know what it means if a person's strength, agility, and reaction speed are much higher than yours."

"No matter how good your skills are, it will be difficult to launch an effective attack against someone whose physical fitness is far superior to yours."

"Of course, that Yunhe was able to last so long under the attack of Mamiya and I, not only because his body is different from ordinary people, there is also a very important reason, because I wanted to capture him alive."

"I want to know how his body got like this."

"So when Kuro and I used our swords, we both had a bit of affection."

"Although his self-healing ability is amazing, he is not a true immortal who cannot be killed no matter how much he is cut."

"After giving him a certain amount of trauma, the recovery speed of his wounds became significantly weaker."

"After a total of hundreds of cuts were made on his body, the healing of his wounds finally stopped."

"But I didn't expect that Yun He was also a ruthless character."

"Seeing that there was no hope of survival, he immediately swallowed a poison, which completely failed my plan to capture him alive."

"But before he committed suicide, he said something that concerned me very much."

"He said: 'If I had a real immortal body, how could I be afraid of you'!"

"After shouting these words, he took poison and committed suicide."

"After he committed suicide, officers from the Nara Town Office also rushed to the outskirts of Honjoji Temple, which was about to be burned down."

"I don't want to conflict with the officials, so I can only retreat temporarily with Jiulang."

"Before leaving Honxiang Temple, I took Yama away."

"Letting Yama stay in such a dirty place like Hongxiang Temple is an insult to such a precious sword."

"Furthermore, taking away Yama can be regarded as a revenge mentality. Although not all the monks of Honxiang Temple participated in Yunhe's evil deeds, I still have no good impression of Honxiang Temple."

"But I didn't get it for nothing."

"When I took away Yama, I put all the money I had with me at the same place, a total of 300 taels. However, it was of no use. I was still regarded as a villain who burned temples and stole treasures.

thief."

"But it doesn't matter. When I decided that Yunhe would never see the sun again, I was already mentally prepared to be regarded as an enemy of Buddhism. I don't care if my reputation will become worse.

It’s one o’clock.”

"After leaving Nara successfully, Yunhe's words before his death have always been haunting me."

"Based on Yun He's cry before his death and my intuition, I have to suspect that there is a mysterious organization or mysterious person who has the ability to turn a person's body into a monster-like body."

"And Yunhe's immortal body may not be the most complete one, because what he shouted before he died was 'if only I had a real immortal body'."

"The idea that there is a mysterious organization or mysterious person who has the power to turn people into monsters makes me uneasy."

"After all, if this ability falls into the hands of some madman or careerist, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Judging from Yunhe's character, it is extremely likely that this ability that can make people immortal will fall into the hands of people with evil intentions."

"This is not what I want to see."

"It affects the realization of my dream."

"Even people who don't know anything about business should know that only in a stable and peaceful environment can business be done."

"If the world is messed up by ambitious people, how can I make money?"

"And I don't want to see those ambitious people who only have their own selfish desires in their minds causing the world to suffer."

"So I decided to investigate the 'immortal' and find out who has this ability that can turn people into monsters."

"Finding out the truth about the 'Immortal' will inevitably lead to a fight, so I successively recruited the extremely skilled Yahachi, Shichirobei, and Katsurokuro under my command. I also expanded the scale of my business and earned more funds."

"Then, at the beginning of last year, I finally collected useful information and heard rumors of 'undead people' appearing on Butterfly Island, so I sent Kuro and Mihachi to the island to check the situation."

"I probably don't need to elaborate on what happens next."

It’s not a long story, it’s over.

Ogata pursed his lips and silently digested the story Lin just told.

At this time, Shimada touched his nose, smiled and said with admiration:

"So that's it...it turns out that this is the reason for the arduous investigation of 'immortality'."

"As expected of my lord... I am willing to take the initiative to dip into this kind of muddy water in order to prevent careerists from wreaking havoc on the people of the world. If it were me, I should avoid this kind of muddy water..."

"...Didn't you listen carefully to what I just said?" Lin tilted her head slightly so that Ogata and others could not see her face, "I did not go all out to investigate for such a noble reason.

'Immortal', I mainly do it so that I can make a lot of money so that my dream of becoming a big businessman can be realized smoothly."

Seeing Lin's reaction and what Lin said, Genichi, Mamiya, Makimura, and Asai seemed to have a clear understanding of each other, and they all smiled knowingly.

At this time, Shimada also discovered that Mamiya and others did not show admiration after listening to the story Lin just told like him.

So Shimada looked at Mamiya and the others with surprised eyes: "Could it be that you, seniors, have already known the reason why the Lord is investigating the 'immortal'?"

"I told you just now." Makimura said, "As a newcomer, it is naturally impossible for you to tell you too many secrets."

Lin had turned her head back at this time and looked directly at Ogata.

"I've also finished answering your second question."

"Is there anything you want to ask?"

"...No more." Ogata shook his head.

"Since you have no other questions to ask." Lin sat up a little straighter, "then it's my turn to ask you a serious question."

Lin put on a serious expression.

"Ogata Ittosai, do you want to join forces with our Gourd House to investigate the 'immortal'?"

Ogata didn't hesitate much.

All the mysteries of Calabash House that he wanted to know were now clear.

Now, he can no longer find any reason to reject the ready-made ally in front of him.

Not long after Lin's words fell, Oufang showed a slight smile:

"...Please take care of each other as we did last year when we worked together to deal with Shiranui."

Hearing Ogata's words, a smile appeared on Lin's face.

"I also ask you to take more care of me here."

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at this moment

Osaka, Isshiki Kenkan, in a utility room

At this time, Isshikika stuffed most of her body into the closet of this room filled with clutter, leaving only the buttocks exposed that made the man want to step forward and slap her hard.

Isshikika was tinkering with something in the closet, causing her exposed buttocks to sway slightly, making people want to slap her hard on them.

"Xiaohua." Zhizhou walked over slowly at this time, "How is the secret passage here? Is there anything that needs repairing?"

"There's nothing wrong with the secret passage." Isshikika slowly pulled her body out of the closet with her butt facing her.

"Well, that's good." Zhi Zhou nodded.

"Grandpa." Isshikihua cast a displeased look at Naozhou at this time, "Why is it necessary to build such a secret passage and why is it necessary to maintain it? We are not from the Warring States Period, where wars may occur at any time.

Daimyo, you need to build multiple secret passages to facilitate your escape."

"Xiao Hua, how many times do I have to tell you this?" Zhi Zhou said with a straight face, "It doesn't take much money to build and maintain something like a secret tunnel."

"With only a small amount of money, you can give yourself an additional means to deal with any emergencies. Why not build such a good thing?"

Zhizhou was chattering there endlessly.

Faced with Zhizhou's nagging, Yisekhua turned a deaf ear and let out a silent sigh.

Grandpa is really stunned...

Isshikihua secretly thought in her heart.

About 5 years ago, Zhizhou, who had never been interested in any secret path before, whether because he was older, had a different way of thinking, or for some other reason, listened to the advice of one of his friends.

and suggested, spending a lot of money to build many secret passages leading to the outside of their house.

At first, both Isshikika and Isshikika's parents were against the construction of such a useless thing, but Zhizhou stubbornly refused to listen and said plausibly: My friend is right! There is such a thing as a secret passage.

It may come in handy at some point! It must be built!

Isshikika and the others, who couldn't deal with Zhizhou, had no choice but to accompany Zhizhou in their willful ways.

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Chapter completed!