Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1537. Questioning
"It turns out that the one possessing Yoshihide is the Ame-no-tori." Saito Dosan exclaimed after a long pause. "Haha, she is worthy of being my daughter!"

And Hanbei opposite him sincerely complimented: "Princess Hidechiyo is indeed an extraordinary person, as she can be possessed by a real god."

Here, the word "real god" mentioned by Hanbei is emphasized.

The meaning is obvious to those in the know: to distinguish it from the many beings that are regarded as gods in Shintoism because of its "animism".

In Shintoism, feared monsters and evil spirits, mysterious mountains and rivers, and even spiritual plants, furniture, and weapons can all be called gods.

But at the same time, unlike these common "gods", those with clear origins and legends in Japanese mythology are the "real gods" in Hanbei's mouth.

Such as Izanagi, Izanami, Amaterasu and so on.

As the Japanese localization of a mythical beast that "understands yin and yang and knows the secrets of gods and ghosts", Bai Ze naturally knows the origins of the guardian spirits.

This understanding was taught by it and passed on to Takenaka Hanbei.

As for Saito Dosan, he had simply studied this knowledge before.

[Tianyu Bird], also known as Tianyi Bird, Wuyi Bird, Wu Rizhao Bird, and Jianbiliang Bird.

In the "Nihon Kojiki", he was the god who received the direct order of Amaterasu and went to suppress the rebellion of Kunisaku-no-Okami. He was also the national god of Izumo, Musashi and other countries.

The golden lightning on the body of [Tianyu Bird] can hardly be called thunder in essence.

Just like a circle of the sun suspended around its neck, the meaning of "sunshine" is reflected many times in its name.

The lightning probably contains the vigorous power of the sun.

Even with Saito Dosan's knowledge, the guardian spirit of his lost and found daughter is at the highest level among many guardian spirits!

It is the true "possession by a god"!
of course
Thinking of this, the old father Saito Dosan curled his lips in dissatisfaction.

Even the [Ame-no-Nori-Mikoto] in myth and legend is nothing compared to the [Guardian Spirit·Qilin].
During this period in Japan, even the most ambitious madman had to admit that their archipelago was a branch civilization of the Western continent.

Even if they don't have the exact concept of "branch civilization" in their minds, they still have a general idea of ​​its meaning.

The Qilin, with the word "Su Wang" hanging around his neck, is a character that no one dares to look down upon, not only in Japan but also in the entire Eastern cultural circle.

After expressing his feelings, "She is indeed his daughter, to the point that even the gods have taken a liking to her and possessed her," Saito Dosan's face darkened again.

"But this means that Yixiu might have been... betrayed by that guy from the very beginning."

At the end of his speech, Saito Dosan almost began to grit his teeth without any concealment.

They had previously deduced from the many guardian spirits that gathered around Lan En that this guy was definitely a noble from a prominent family in the Ming Dynasty with a huge background.

I have been operating in Japan for an unknown period of time.

From this point of view, could it be that after Yixiu was taken away from her and her mother died, she was already recruited and trained by that little bastard Lan En? !
What is going on?!

How could the daughter of the great Mino daimyo become a retainer of someone else and be raised from childhood?
Although people with guardian spirits are definitely the most respected and valued ones even if they become retainers, Saito Dosan always feels uncomfortable.

After all, he just said today that he would never let Yixiu suffer any injustice again, but if Yixiu is already part of Lan En's team
"Ultimately, it all depends on what Princess Hidechiyo thinks, doesn't it?"

Hanbei seemed to see through the knot in Saito Dosan's heart at once, and spoke softly and gently.

"If the princess is not satisfied with this, then I'm sure that Master Daosan will repay Master Hidechiyo's kindness and take the princess back, even if he has to offer Master Lan En a huge sum of gold, and then take the princess back, right?"

"You will feel better this way. But what if..."

Halfway through his speech, Hanbei paused deliberately to give the old lord some time to react.

"In my opinion, Mr. Lan En's demeanor is outstanding and few people can match him. In addition, he treats people with sincerity. If Princess Hidechiyo has really been by his side for many years, then her attitude towards this is a bit hard to say."

As soon as Hanbei finished speaking, he heard a "click" sound in front of him.

The young warrior raised his eyes cautiously and saw that the old lord's facial expression was expressionless.

But the hands on his knees suddenly clenched tightly, and the knuckles turned white.

The sound just now came from the knuckles.

Then, Hanbei wisely stopped talking and dared not say more.

Only at the end, after bowing again, he said: "I really don't have much contact with Princess Hidechiyo. If you still can't make up your mind, why don't you ask the princess herself? Or Mr. Fujikichiro?"

Saito Dosan kept a sullen face and said nothing. After bowing slightly in return, he stood up with the help of the tatami and walked out of the door.

When the young man who had been waiting at the door closed the door again, and Saito Dosan walked away in the corridor, the sound of his footsteps rubbing against the floor revealed the anxiety of this Mino Viper.

What do you mean by 'ask Yoshihide himself'?
This suggestion is clearly a joke!

Although Saito Dosan had only been reunited with his daughter for a short time, he had already formed a preliminary impression of her after a brief contact.

Yixiu is a little introverted, probably because of aphasia, and is not good at interacting with people. With such an introverted personality, she suddenly recognized her blood relatives.

Even if Saito Dosan was happy and emotional about his daughter's return, his rationality at this moment reminded him that Yoshihide would not suddenly have a heart-to-heart talk with him without any barriers.

If he ran over to ask this kind of "private question" at this time, he would most likely just get a perfunctory answer.

Besides, if it was really as he and Hanbei thought.

Now in Yixiu's eyes, that little bastard is probably much closer to him than his biological father!

The thought of this.

"what!!!"

A suppressed growl of venting suddenly came from Dao San's mouth as he stopped in the corridor, startling the young men who followed him.

After shouting, the old man could only stamp his feet in anger, and finally continued walking away with a "thump, thump, thump" sound.
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"Ah~ What a luxury!"

Lying in the futon on the tatami, Tokichiro, who had been staring at the ceiling in the dim light, suddenly sighed.

Tatami is flat and solid, and it feels rough and comfortable when you step on it.

Even at night, the lights will not go out, but will burn all night long without any concern.

Even the breeze in the air seemed to be fragrant. It was a real fragrance, because there was a small incense burner in the room, emitting wisps of smoke.

In his previous life, Fujiyoshiro had never thought that he would have the opportunity to be invited to live in such a room.

All I can say is that the lives of the daimyo were far beyond the imagination of a traveling merchant like him whose career had just started to take off.

If he hadn't been so stern and insisted on following Lord Lan En and Princess A Xiu Xiu Chiyo, he would definitely not have had this blessing.

The glaring gap was revealed in front of Fujiyoshiro.

However, this man, who looked a little prematurely aged and had a rather wretched appearance, did not develop any negative emotions such as being discouraged or giving up on himself.

On the contrary, his ambition and firm sense of purpose made him feel more fulfilled.

It seems that he still wants to do something great in his career!
But just as he was having trouble falling asleep and clenched his hands in his quilt to cheer himself up for his ambitions, the wooden sliding door of the room suddenly opened!

Fujiyoshiro was startled. His cautious life experience made him subconsciously want to say "I'm very sorry" in advance.

But when he really turned his head, he couldn't even utter such words.

"Master Dao San, San, San~?!"

Fujiyoshiro immediately jumped out from the quilt as agile as a monkey, his face pale.

He thought to himself, could it be that Mino Viper had been trying to maintain a good impression in front of his long-lost daughter and had not taken action? Now that the banquet was over, could he have come over and killed the stranger who had seen his soft side?
"Toukichiro! Monkey! I have something to ask you, you'd better tell me the truth!"

Saito Dosan asked with a sullen face.

This attitude is much worse than the last time I looked for Hanbei.

After all, he is a genuine samurai of the Takenaka family and a young talent loyal to the Saito family.

Secondly, at least half of his anger was accumulated after talking with Hanbei!

Of course, now Fujiyoshiro has to bear it!

"Please tell me!"

Fujikichiro huddled on the tatami in a dogeza posture, not daring to raise his head. He could only shout at the ground in a muffled voice.

"Yoshihide and that pretty boy! What's going on between them?" Saito Dosan got straight to the point and asked in a deep voice, "Hanbei said you know more than him, tell me the truth!"

"Eh?"

Fujiyoshiro raised his head in confusion. He didn't expect that he was not here to silence him!
But then, Saito Dosan's ferocious face scared him so much that he lowered his head again.

"Yes, yes! Master Dao San!"

"Master Lan En suddenly appeared in the Thirteen Sakura Village some time ago! Later, there was a monster in the village. Master found something wrong after observing it, so he went out to investigate. I don't know the details."

"I was there collecting spirit stones for you!"

As he spoke, Fujiyoshiro also took the time to praise himself.

"But seeing that the atmosphere in the village was not right, to be on the safe side, I went out and found the home of a fairly famous local demon exorcist and left a letter for help."

"Then, not long after that, in the evening, bandits and monsters attacked the village together, and along with the letter for help came two people."

(End of this chapter)