Chapter 369 362. I’ve become weaker, but that doesn’t mean you’re stronger than me

(10,000 words, I’m too lazy to divide it into chapters. I guess this will be the case in the future)

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"He's still alive."

The man's voice was gentle and made people feel extremely peaceful. Even Xuan Hao, who was a little anxious because of his physical condition, calmed down for some reason.

"But he has no heartbeat..."

The woman's voice sounded confused.

She couldn't even feel the heartbeat of this sleeping man at all, and even his body was cold, but her husband was very sure that this man was still alive.

"No problem, he is still alive, I can see it."

The man said again.

Then the woman no longer had any doubts, she seemed to believe what the man said.

The man and woman quickly became quiet, as if they didn't want to disturb the wounded man's recovery.

Xuan Hao still knew nothing about his current situation. He once again wanted to use his consciousness to investigate the surrounding situation, but when his consciousness came into contact with the man and woman, suddenly some inexplicable pictures appeared in his mind.

emerge.

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The daytime covered the stars, the radiance of dawn cut through the sky, and the radiance of the morning sun accidentally fell on a certain mansion.

At this moment, in a certain warrior family, a pair of twins were born facing the rising sun, accompanied by two babies crying.

This should have been a good start, but in this chaotic era, the birth of a pair of twins into such a family means that there may be disputes over inheritance rights.

Therefore, the appearance of twins in this era was regarded as an ominous sign.

What is even more frightening is that one of the twins has had creepy markings on his forehead since he was born, which makes people feel even more ominous.

So the father, as the head of the family, decided to kill the child.

After hearing this, the mother who had just given birth desperately wanted to protect her child.

Although she was exhausted, her motherly instinct made her burst out with amazing strength. She rushed over like crazy and snatched the child from her husband's hands. Several maids on the side were unable to stop the mother.

Under the desperate protection of his mother, his father, a warrior, finally relented and spared his life on the condition that the child must go to a temple to become a monk when he turned ten.

In this way, Ji Guoyuan survived. He was the younger brother of the twins. He was born with creepy markings and was regarded as an 'unlucky' child.

Although he was born into a prominent samurai family, because of his "unlucky" nature, no one except his mother cared about him.

He is an ominous person, so unlike his compatriot brother Jiguo Iwakatsu, he has only been able to live in a small room less than three floors in a side courtyard since he was a child. The two brothers' food, clothing, housing, transportation and education are all separated.

The elder brother, Stepkuni Iwakatsu, who is regarded as the heir of the family, naturally gets the love and respect of everyone in the family. The ominous stepkuni Enichi not only has nothing but also takes care of his mother who has limited mobility.

He never laughed, never cried, and never talked to others, as if he had no emotions and did not belong to this world.

In the eyes of others, such Jiguoyi was naturally regarded as a born deaf-mute. Even his mother and brother mistakenly thought that he could neither hear nor speak.

Brother Yan Sheng often went to visit his brother and mother in the three-story room where they lived without telling his father.

Yan Sheng knew that his younger brother was an ominous existence in the eyes of his father and would not allow him to share his things with his younger brother, so he made a flute and gave it to his younger brother. He thought he could see his younger brother's happy expression, but

Yuanyi still looked indifferent.

It wasn't that Jiguo Enichi didn't want to smile, but that he didn't quite understand these feelings at that time. He was not ominous, but he was destined to be separated from the existence of 'humanity' from the moment he was born.

Jiguo Enichi has a talent that is like a gift from a god.

The world he has seen since he was born is different from others. He clumsily learns, understands, and searches for the value of his existence.

Even if you don’t understand it yet, you will remember everything around you.

He remembered that his brother was beaten and scolded by his father because he often came to contact him, but he put the flute in his hand with a gentle smile and said to him, "If you want to find your brother, just blow it and I will appear in front of you immediately."

I also remember that my mother was a devout believer and always prayed in front of the Buddha statue.

He didn't understand it at first, but later he realized that this was his mother praying for him, praying to God to cure his non-existent "ear disease", because his mother always thought he was deaf-mute.

He even remembers his birth clearly.

He remembered that in order to protect himself, his mother tried her best to protect herself in her arms after giving birth. As a result, her mother's body had problems since she gave birth to the two brothers. The left side of her body always refused to control her and her movement was difficult.

He remembers everything very clearly, whether it's his mother or his brother, he always keeps in mind those who were kind to him.

Later, he gradually became wiser and knew that he should repay the favor.

So he always supported his mother's left waist, trying to make her move more easily; he also tried to talk to his brother and smile at him.

Seven years old.

Sunny afternoon.

Yuanyi came to the pine tree behind his brother.

"My brother's dream is to become the strongest samurai in this country? Then I will be the second strongest samurai in this country."

Yuanyi smiled and looked at his brother who was wielding a bamboo knife in the courtyard. The sunlight hit his face, making his smile become as warm as the sun.

His smile came from the heart and should have warmed people's hearts, but he didn't know that his brother would dislike him because of it.

Jiguo Yansheng looked at his younger brother in front of him with a somewhat frightened look.

Because his younger brother's behavior is so abnormal, it can be said to be against common sense. A person who has never spoken since he was a child can speak so fluently for the first time. And... When Ji Kunoyunichi came here just now,

The steps were silent, which made him, who had been learning kendo since childhood, feel dangerous.

Ji Guoyuan didn't know what it meant for a person who was supposed to go to a temple to become a monk at the age of 10. Although he just said his dream, it sounded like a provocation to his brother's ears.

In the eyes of Tsukuni Iwakatsu, a monk is a monk and a samurai is a samurai. How can a person who pounces on his mother and cling to her like a spoiled child become a samurai who fights with the enemy with his life? How can he compare with himself?

However, the naive Enichi Tsukuni did not understand the disgust in his brother's eyes, and simply started working towards the goal of becoming the second strongest samurai.

So he began to want to learn the art of swordsmanship.

But it was obvious that he, who was destined to become a monk, was not qualified to learn swordsmanship, and his father would not hire a teacher for him.

So he could only take advantage of the swordsmanship teacher to teach his brother swordsmanship and quietly tell his brother that he should also learn swordsmanship.

The swordsmanship teacher arranged by his father looked at this innocent child and did not realize the seriousness of the problem. He just gave Yuanyi a bamboo knife in a playful manner.

Brother Yan Sheng did not stop the teacher's action, because no one would think that a child who wants to become a monk can really learn sword skills. Maybe Yan Sheng was still thinking that this would make his younger brother quit in spite of difficulties.

It was through such a nonchalant joke that Enichi Jikuni picked up a bamboo sword for the first time.

He held the bamboo sword with his small hands and stared blankly at the swordsmanship teacher in front of him.

"Come on, kid, come at me and try." The swordsmanship teacher still didn't realize the seriousness of the problem until this moment.

The next moment, Jiguo Yuan changed.

Neither Tsukuni Iwakatsu nor the swordsman who was present saw Enichi's movements clearly.

Ji Guoyi passed by like a strong wind and swung four swords in an instant.

In Jiguo Enichi's sight, the teacher's physical structure and weaknesses were clearly seen.

Before a person takes action, there will be obvious changes in the lungs as he breathes. As long as you observe the movement of bones, the contraction of muscles and the flow of blood, you can judge the action of the other party.

This is impossible for ordinary people, but for Jiguo Enichi, it is as simple as eating and drinking water. Because from birth, all living things are "transparent" in his eyes.

The four knives hit the neck, chest, abdomen and calf almost instantly.

His movements were smooth and smooth, and he did not look like he had just come into contact with kendo. Even until the end of the movement, his expression and breathing did not change at all.

As Ji Guoyuan's movements stopped, the teacher lost his ability to fight and fell to the ground, becoming the only man in the world who survived after receiving four blows from Ji Guoyuan.

No one would have thought that Enichi Jikuni, who picked up a bamboo sword for the first time amidst a joke made by his swordsman teacher who didn't take it seriously, would become a master in an instant just by relying on the basic knowledge of how to use the sword that the teacher had just demonstrated.

Jiguo Iwakatsu on the side was greatly shocked by this, and even began to doubt his life.

However, what surprised Tsukuni Iwakatsu was that his younger brother never said he wanted to become a samurai again after that.

This is not because Enichi Tsukuni noticed his brother's feelings. He actually didn't understand what "jealousy" was. The reason why he gave up his dream of becoming a samurai was just because he hated the feeling of hurting others with a knife.

He found that this was not fun, and he didn't quite understand why people fought. This kind of thing that just had hands was not as meaningful to him as playing with his brother.

Jiguoyuan returned to his old life again, spending all day with his mother, and his brother often visited him, but for some reason he always asked him how to become stronger.

In fact, he didn't have any special method, he just did it in a normal way. But since his brother was asking him, he still told his brother everything he knew, because if he could help his brother, he would also feel very happy.

Jiguo Enichi is such a pure person, as uncontaminated by the world as a piece of white paper. He is perhaps closer to a 'god' than a 'human being'.

Nine years old.

Enichi's mother passed away due to illness. At this time, he understood more than before. He knew that if he stayed, it might affect his brother's status in the samurai family.

He no longer wanted to be a samurai, so he planned to leave home early.

As an 'unlucky person', his mother and brother are the only people who are good to him, and now that his mother is gone, he doesn't want to stay and embarrass his brother.

He said goodbye to his brother and left home with the piccolo given to him by his brother, which was his only concern in this family.

He ran on the path in the fields, his eyes filled with stars.
To be continued...