Murong Fu thought for a moment and nodded calmly, "I see, Qier, your father is also my elder. He came from afar, why don't you just invite me to Yanziwu as a guest so that I can show my friendship as a landlord?"
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"Well..." Yagyu Shenghuaqi's expression dimmed slightly when she heard this, and she answered vaguely after a while, "Maybe it's because the clan is busy and my father has no time to stay in the Central Plains for too long."
In fact, she knew in her heart that her identity was just one of Murong Fu's slaves, not even a concubine. Apart from the transactional relationship between her father and her master, there was only suspicion and defensiveness. With her father's cautious character, how could she
Dare to be a guest at Yanziwu? And the host will not admit the existence of such a father-in-law. To avoid embarrassment, it is better for both parties not to meet.
Murong Fu originally wanted to test out Yagyu Zongyan's true purpose in coming to Zhongyuan, but seeing the difference in Yagyu Shenghuaqi's expression, he knew that she must be thinking of other things.
However, he had no intention of explaining. He pondered for a while and asked, "By the way, there is something I just wanted to ask you. Is there a person in Japan who has reached the advanced level in both ninjutsu and kendo? What is his name?"
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Yagyu Hanaki was stunned and asked in surprise, "Master, what you mean is that both ninjutsu and kendo have reached the advanced state?"
"Yes," Murong Fu nodded, "Although his skill is slightly inferior to mine, his ninjutsu is superb. He appeared behind me twice silently without being noticed by me. In addition, his swordsmanship is superb.
This is also the pinnacle of success. Under my full strength, he was able to tear open my sword and escape. Such a person is definitely not an unknown person in Japan."
"The sword power that can silently appear behind the master and tear the master apart is truly unfathomable..." Yagyu Shenghuaqi murmured, then shook her head, "But I have never heard of such a person in Japan!
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"No?" Murong Fu was surprised, and his face darkened.
Yagyu Hanaki quickly explained, "Master should know that Japanese swordsmanship and ninjutsu are two extremes. The former pursues the ultimate truth, while the latter encompasses everything. The two run counter to each other. It is impossible to reach the state of transformation at the same time, like a slave.
For example, because I practiced ninjutsu and kendo at the same time, my martial arts progress became slower and slower, and it was extremely difficult to make breakthroughs in both ninjutsu and kendo."
Murong Fu knew this a long time ago, but it was still hard for him to believe that a master like the man in black would be an unknown person in Japan. Yagyu Shenghuaqi, a native of Japan, had never heard of it?
After thinking for a while, he asked again, "Then tell me, what decent masters are there in the Japanese martial arts and ninjutsu circles now?"
"A decent master..." Yagyu Shenghuaqi replied after considering her words, "Before I left Japan, Japan's martial arts and kendo were based on my father's sect, and were regarded as the world's... Japan's best kendo in the world. As for ninjutsu, they were divided into armor and ninjutsu.
Senior Sasuke Sarutobi of the Hega sect and Hanzo Hattori of the Hattori family of the Iga sect are Tarzan Hokuto, but the master knows my father's cultivation level, and the other two are similar to my father, and they are definitely not as powerful as the master said."
"Are you only at the level of Yagyu Soyan..." Murong Fu's eyes flashed for a moment, then suddenly became sharp, and he said in a deep voice, "Qier, are you hiding something from me?"
Yagyu Shenghuaqi was so anxious that she knelt on the ground with a thud, "Master, this slave is loyal to the master and will never hide anything."
Seeing her clear eyes and sincere tone, Murong Fu believed her. He waved his hand and an invisible force lifted her up. He murmured, "That's weird. You haven't heard of such a master."
, is he not from Japan at all?"
He never believed that shallow water could raise dragons. If the Central Plains was a vast land with countless strange people and strangers, it would not be surprising that one or two unknown masters would suddenly appear. However, Japan was only a tiny place.
If there really is a peerless master like the man in black, he must be a household name, but now Yagyu Kaqi actually says that he doesn't know, unless he comes from somewhere else...
"No, the Japanese warrior who escaped obviously knows the man in black, and must be related to Japan..."
Murong Fu frowned, puzzled.
"Brother Murong, what happened? You just said that a Japanese master broke your sword power. What happened?" Mu Jianping couldn't help but asked.
This is what Yagyu Shenghuaqi and Hong Lingbo want to ask.
Murong Fu loosened his brows, pinched Mu Jianping's little face, and said with a smile, "Nothing, I just met an interesting opponent and wanted to know his origins."
It was easy for Mu Jianping to see that he didn't want to say more, so he didn't ask any more questions and just leaned in his arms obediently, letting him play with him.
At this time, Yagyu Shenghuaqi suddenly said, "Master, although the area of Japan is small, it has acquired a lot of inheritance from the Central Plains as early as the Tang Dynasty, and there are many people like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Perhaps this slave is short-sighted and has limited knowledge."
"Oh?" Murong Fu raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you want to say?"
"My maid... my maid..." Yagyu Shenghuaqi hesitated and said cautiously, "My maid wants to say that if Japan really has such a peerless master who can rival the master, my father will definitely not know anything about it."
Murong Fu's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, "Yes, your father is a great master and must know a lot of secrets. He may just know the origin of that person."
A hint of joy flashed across Yagyu Shenghuaqi's eyes, and she immediately asked, "Is this slave going to write a letter to my father now to clear up my master's confusion?"
Murong Fu's eyes flashed, but he shook his head, "It's not sincere to write a letter. Well, I also want to see your father, so I'll take the trouble for you to make another trip and invite him over. The meeting place will be decided by him, anywhere in Shandong.
Can."
"This..." Yagyu Shenghuaqi never expected that he would ask to meet her father, and was stunned for a moment.
"Why, you don't want to go?"
"No, no, I'm willing to go. It's just...just..."
"It's just that your father may not be willing to come, right?" Murong Fu smiled faintly, "It doesn't matter, you bring a message to him for me. If he doesn't want to come, I can go find him, unless he goes back to Japan."
The implication is that if you see it, you will see it, and if you don't see it, you will see it. Otherwise, go back to Japan.
There was a hint of resentment in Yagyu Shenghuaqi's eyes, and she smiled bitterly and said, "Master's words are serious. My father must be very willing to meet the master."
"That's good." Murong Fu said with a half-smile, his thoughts moved slightly, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over, "I have something else to ask you, take a look at this, can you
Do you recognize what the sign is? Let me remind you, it may be related to a certain force in Japan."
This piece of paper is exactly the pattern of the Japanese samurai token drawn by shopkeeper Hu that day.
Yagyu Shenghuaqi took it and looked at it, frowned and thought for a long time, and shook her head, "Master, at a rough look, this picture is indeed quite similar to the family emblems of many famous people in Japan, but there are no specific lines and the patterns are not complete.
I can’t identify what force it is.”
Murong Fu shook his head in disappointment, stretched out his hand, and the paper flew up automatically. With a pop, it ignited without fire and turned into ashes in an instant.
Yagyu Shenghuaqi looked at this scene blankly, and she was very puzzled. Why was the Japanese power involved again?
Murong Fu thought that nothing happened, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, go ahead. Go early and come back early. Be careful on the road."
Yagyu Shenghuaqi responded yes, a little disappointed, but she didn't delay any longer, her figure quickly faded, and then disappeared into the house.
At this time, Murong Fu suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Hong Lingbo, "You didn't come alone, did you?"
Hong Lingbo's heart trembled, and he quickly replied, "Master, Master has specially sent fifty Blood Shadow Palace killers to follow her disciples northward for Master's dispatch. However, these people should still be halfway there, and it will take a few days.
Only then can we arrive.”
Murong Fu was startled when he heard this, "I forgot to ask you, how did you come so fast?"
Before Hong Lingbo could answer, Mu Jianping smiled playfully and said first, "Brother Murong might as well guess this question. If you can guess it, Ping'er... Ping'er will give you a reward!"
Seeing her cunning and cute look, Murong Fu couldn't help but scratch her nose, "Okay, I want to see what kind of reward my screen can give me. Let's talk about it first. If I guess it,
, Ping'er's reward cannot satisfy me, I won't agree to it!"
Mu Jianping's face turned red and she shrank her neck, "Oh, you can guess it later."
Murong Fu chuckled, then turned to Hong Lingbo and said, "There are two things I need you to do."
"But it depends on Master's instructions."
"First, contact the people you brought and ask them to go to Jinling first to find the whereabouts of Yagyu Sogan and find out his true purpose of coming to the Central Plains."
"yes."
"The second thing is to find out the whereabouts of Wu Sangui and Wu Yingxiong. I have given an order to the Crystal Palace about this some time ago. Go and see if there is any news."