Chapter Nine: Yagyu's Choice(1/2)
Why would Yagyu Itken be willing to return to Fuso? He bluntly said that unless he defeated all the masters in the world and became the best swordsman in the world, he would not go back under any circumstances.
Chieko said that they were originally a family and could live happily, but Yagyu Ikken refused to keep to himself and insisted on becoming the best swordsman in the world and competing with others every day.
"I was born as a farmer, but I don't have my own land. I'm going to go hungry when there are floods, natural disasters, or harvest losses. I don't want to live such a hard life!"
How could Yagyu Itsuken be willing to be a farmer? It was because of his unwillingness that he learned to sword, became the best master of Fuso, came to the Central Plains, and challenged Yan Beifei to go back. It was impossible!
But Chieko didn't listen, she would just keep mentioning her duty, her duty, accusing Yagyu Ikken of being selfish and abandoning their family.
Ituken Yagyu admitted that he was selfish and left Chieko behind.
When Busujima Saeko saw this, she couldn't help but think of her father, who left his family behind and went to work abroad. However, her father was the head of the Busujima style, so he would only be praised for doing so. As a daughter, even if it was against her will,
We can only support and support it.
It is different for Yagyu Itken, who was born as a farmer. His behavior of fighting for his ideals will only be regarded as failure to keep his duty, and he will be criticized by his wife, which is selfish. If Yagyu Itken was born into the samurai class, everything would be different.
Come on...
The leaders of the three factions were plotting again. Gongsun Yan and Huangfu Shu finally got through Chu Mang's ideological work and asked Chu Mang to challenge Liu Shengyijian to a duel.
Chu Mang's sword duel with Liu Sheng would naturally lead to death, but there was one person who would never want to see Chu Mang die, and that was Chu Mang's daughter, Chu Xinru.
Chu Xinru didn't want Chu Mang to die, so her husband Yan Beifei naturally had no choice but to fight Liu Shengyijian on Chu Mang's behalf.
When Cansong learned about this plan, he strongly opposed it, but the heads of the three factions took out the secret letter left by Cangbi. This was Cangbi's legacy. As long as Cansong still considers himself a member of the Wudang sect, he must follow it.
Instructions in the legacy.
The heads of the three factions asked Cangsong to bring an autographed letter from Chu Mang to Chu Xinru, specifically stating that it was for Mrs. Yan.
Even though she was deeply unwilling and reluctant, Cangsong could only go to Yan Beifei's home with the autographed letter. However, despite repeated struggles, she did not give the letter to Chu Xinru, but to Yan Beifei.
Yan Beifei knew what the other party was planning without reading the content of the autographed letter. The letter simply stated that Chu Mang was going to duel with Liu Sheng's sword. This was the final letter left to Chu Xinru, and some additional information was added for Chu Mang to read.
If you will be moved.
Yan Beifei had seen a lot of the tricks of famous people.
He thanked Cangsong first, then put on his cloak and went to the heads of the three sects.
Yan Beifei asked Gongsun Yan and Huangfu Shu to leave, leaving Chu Mang alone to talk to Chu Mang alone.
The first time that Weng and son-in-law were alone together, the scene was very intense. Yan Beifei accused Chu Mang of taking advantage of Chu Xinru and being despicable. If he died in the duel, what would Chu Xinru do, an orphan and a widowed mother? Chu Mang accused Chu Mang of taking advantage of Chu Xinru.
Yan Beifei abducted his daughter, and it was Yan Beifei who forced their father and daughter to turn against each other. Chu Xinru did not even dare to tell others when she got married.
The two of them refused to give in, and neither thought he was right.
But in the end, the two compromised with each other. Yan Beifei agreed to a sword duel with Liu Sheng, and Chu Mang was also willing to reconcile with his daughter.
Not only that, the two also exchanged a condition. Chu Mang would give Chu Xinru a decent wedding, and Yan Beifei would also strictly keep the secret of his duel with Liu Sheng Yijian and not publicize it, and eliminate Liu Sheng Yijian's achievements.
It must be from their four major factions!
Ha, a distinguished and decent family...
Busujima Saeko let out a disdainful sneer.
In this comic, this group of well-known and decent people have never accomplished anything, so taking credit is not ambiguous at all.
Chu Mang followed Yan Beifei home. Chu Xinru and Chu Mang expressed their feelings to each other for the first time in eight years. Chu Xinru cried happily, but she was worried because she knew that Chu Mang would not miss the chance.
Make up with her for no reason.
Sure enough, Chu Xinru ran to Yan Beifei and asked if Chu Mang would reconcile with him only if Yan Beifei agreed to a sword duel with Liu Sheng.
Of course Yan Beifei would not lie to his wife, and he couldn't hide it. He admitted it directly, but also promised Chu Xinru that he would definitely win!
Yan Beifei approached Yagyu Ichijian to arrange a duel, and Yagyu Shengyijian got what he wanted and finally smiled.
After agreeing on a duel, Yan Beifei went to Cangsong for a drink, and the two talked about martial arts while drinking.
Cangsong believes that the integration of man and sword is the highest state of swordsmanship, but Yan Beifei disagrees, thinking that it is just man-made sword use. A true master wants the sword to be used by man, and he is the master of the sword!
Cangsong was convinced and challenged Yan Beifei to fight. In the middle of the battle, Cangsong suddenly used the sword technique of Yagyu Issou. Yan Beifei immediately stopped the contest and asked Cansong not to reveal Yagyu Issou's martial arts skills to him. What he wanted was
A fair fight.
Yan Beifei and Cangsong talked about the swordsmanship of Yagyu Ichijian, and bluntly said that the secret of his martial arts is the will to die, and the death intention is the will to kill. The stronger the killing intention, the harder the attack, so every time Yagyu Ichijian is shot, it is death.
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Cangsong asked Yan Beifei how he could fight against the will to die. Yan Beifei replied that only the will to fight, he fought for his wife and children, and the love of his wife and children for him was enough for him to face the will to die, even without fear of death.
Cangsong's eyes showed joy and fascination.
Liu Shengyi Jian sat quietly in the snow, recharging his energy for the duel with Yan Beifei.
Chieko's stubbornness is no less than that of Yagyu Itken. She approaches Yagyu Itken again, hoping that Yagyu Itken can return to Fuso with her.
Of course Yagyu Ichiken refuses, he wants to be the best in the world, he wants to find the secret of the sword!
He told Chieko that he first practiced swordsmanship in order to get rid of his identity as a farmer. After many hardships, he finally found Yagyu Chenyan, the top master of Fuso at the time, and he begged Yagyu Chenyan to accept him.
At that time, Yagyu Shengyan asked Yagyu Itken what a sword was. Yagyu Itken didn't know how to answer, so Yagyu Shengyan refused to accept him as his disciple.
Chieko complained about Yagyu Ichiken. Yagyu Ichiken had not even picked up the sword at that time. Asking him this question was simply making things difficult for him.
Busujima Saeko thought to herself, isn't she just trying to embarrass Yagyu Ikken?
Ikken Yagyu said before that the sons of farmers can only be farmers. The class in Japan is solidified in modern times, and this was even more true in ancient times.
Chieko thought it was too much for Yagyu Tomoyan to persuade Yagyu Itken to retreat by asking such a difficult question, but Busujima Saeko believed that Yagyu Tomoyan was a rare kind person among samurai. If Yagyu Itken tried to learn from other samurai, he would be punished.
The beating was already light, but the worst possible outcome would have been a knife test - having his head chopped off with a knife. This was still completely legal in that era, and there wouldn't even be any compensation.
Not to mention learning swordsmanship, Yagyu Ichiro, who was still a farmer at that time, was not even worthy of mentioning the word "sword"!
This is probably the consensus of the entire samurai class.
There was no injustice on Yagyu Ikken's face, he continued, later he joined Okuyama Ryu, his master competed with Yagyu Chenyan, and Yagyu Chenyan defeated his master with only one move.
At that time, Yagyu Chenyan told Yagyu Itken again that Yagyu Itken's master didn't understand swords at all. If he followed him to learn, Yagyu Itken would never be able to learn the secrets of the sword in his whole life.
And the sword that Yagyu Chen Yan used to defeat Yagyu Itken's master was so brilliant that Yagyu Itken became obsessed with it. From that time on, Yagyu Itken learned swordsmanship no longer to get rid of his identity as a farmer, but to get rid of his identity as a farmer.
In order to obtain the secret of the sword.
Chieko asked Yagyu Ichiken. He had defeated Yagyu Chenyan and should have understood the secret of the sword. Why was he still unwilling to stop?
Liu Shengyi Jian shook his head. When he dueled with Liu Shengchenyan, Liu Shengchenyan no longer had the will to fight in his heart. With Yagyu Shengchenyan, Yagyu Shengyi Jian could no longer find the secret of the sword, but now, with Yan Beifei
, he saw hope of understanding the secret of the sword again, so he must fight Yan Beifei!
What a martial arts idiot...
Busujima Saeko admired Yagyu's dedication to his sword very much.
She doesn’t despise Yagyu Ikken because he couldn’t survive the hard life of a farmer and learned to sword at first, because this is human nature, but swordsmanship has such charm that people can’t help but get addicted to it, and so does Busujima Saeko.
So, but it seems that it is still not as addictive as Yagyu's sword.
The person who can let Ikken Yagyu understand the secrets of swordsmanship must have higher martial arts than Ikken Yagyu. Chieko is worried that Ikken Yagyu will be in danger.
Of course Yagyu Itken knew that this duel would be dangerous, so he kept letting Chieko go back. Chieko being by his side would make him care. After saying that, he left again.
The couple Ikken Yagyu and Chieko met several times, but Ikken Yagyu always left and Chieko caught up.
Compared with Yagyu Yijian, another couple, Yan Beifei and Chu Xinru, went for a walk at the foot of the mountain. They passed by a cave and both recalled what happened in that cave. They couldn't help but enter the cave and miss the past.
, Chu Xinru also restored the embarrassment he had when Yan Beifei cooked the medicine. The husband and wife were deeply in love and happy.
Liu Shengyijian passed by and saw Yan Beifei and his wife chatting with each other, and was very dissatisfied with Yan Beifei's slackness before the duel.
Yan Beifei said that his family is the source of his strength.
But Yagyu Itken is not like that. He said that his talent is not good and he learned the sword late. Only by working harder and more concentrated than others can he achieve something. He Yagyu Itken will fight wholeheartedly. If Yan Beifei fights against him, he dares to be distracted.
, you will definitely lose!
Yan Beifei still believes that in addition to martial arts competitions, there are many things worth cherishing in this world. Only by being broad-minded and far-sighted can one reach the pinnacle.
Yagyu Yijian said, the more distracting thoughts there are, the more confused the mind will be. Only those who are ruthless, unrighteous and carefree can be invincible in the world!
And these words were also heard by Chieko who was following Yagyu Itken. Her face showed a sad look, but then she showed determination, as if she had made up a certain determination.
"Everything you have is your sword, and everything I have is my wife and children. I will use my strongest to fight your strongest. When the time comes, you will know what it means to be invincible!"
Words cannot convince people like Yagyu Itken. If Yan Beifei gives up persuading Yagyu Itken, everything will be decided with the sword!
After Yan Beifei and his wife left, Chieko came to Yagyu Itken again, and Yagyu Itken drove Chieko away again. This time, Chieko did not ask Yagyu Itken to return to Fuso, but knelt down in front of Yagyu Itken.
Chieko called Ichiro Yagyu Ikken, and Yagyu Ikken said excitedly that he already has a surname. He is no longer a farmer Ichiro without a surname, he is Yagyu Ikken!
"I have always felt that honesty and duty are the most important thing, but you refused to listen. You insisted on going to practice martial arts. You didn't keep your duty. In the end, you didn't even have a home."
Yagyu felt guilty, it was indeed his fault, he apologized to Chieko, but he would never change it.
"But you are Ichiro, my favorite Ichiro. If you really want to do this, I will help you even if I go to hell!"
"You keep saying that I am your concern. I am very happy. At least you still have me in your heart. Kill me and cut off your concern. Defeat Yan Beifei and fulfill your wish!"
Chieko said loudly.
To be continued...