Outside Ashina City, there is an abandoned temple. In an old temple covered with talismans, sitting cross-legged was a one-armed old man with unusually long beard and hair, wearing only a shabby robe. With his back to the entrance of the temple, he held a chisel in his hand and silently carved small wooden Buddha sculptures. Even if Li You carried the wolf in, put the wolf in the corner, and covered him with a broken straw mat, the old man didn't react. It wasn't until Li You unceremoniously sat down next to him that the old man turned his head, glanced at the unconscious wolf, and asked in a smooth old voice: "Who is that?" Li You replied: "Long Yin, Qingzi's ninja." Old man: "...!" "...Do you know Long Yin?" Li You was thinking about how to explain to the old man with his limited vocabulary when a voice came from the temple gate:
"Let me pass on the message for you, Mr. Li You." At the temple gate, Eima walked in holding a paper umbrella and nodded to the old man: "Orangutan, long time no see." The old man is naturally the Buddhist sculptor. In the game, he rescued the unconscious wolf and gave him a prosthetic hand. He is also the last user of the Ninja Prosthetic Hand, and Gorilla is his old name. Like Sekiro, he lost his left hand and was called "Sekki" by Isshin. The Buddha carver nodded slightly: "It's Yingma." Then he stopped talking and continued to carve the Buddha. Yingma said hello, and then looked at Li You. "I'm also a little curious, why does Mr. Li You appear here, and why does he seem to know a lot about Long Yin?" Li You had long since noticed that Yingma was following behind. To be precise, Eima had been following him since the beginning of Reed Plains. He knew it, but just ignored it. Hearing her question, Li You smiled and said, "I am a folklorist and know something about legends from various places." Yingma helped translate, and the old man beside him had a puzzled look on his face: "Folklorist?" Eima then added: "...It is a name given to those who specialize in folk customs and legends and have extensive knowledge of knowledge." She looked at Li You again and said, "Sir Li You, you are a folklorist or something, but there is some discrepancy with the identity you told Mr. Yixin before." Li You said: "There is no conflict between wandering merchants and folklorists. I have traveled to many places for business and have seen a lot, so I know a little bit about folklore." "Or it should be said that it was because I was very curious about the legends from all over the world that I chose to become a wandering merchant and travel around the world." Yingma nodded. She was not hostile to Li You, she just asked in a very ordinary way. At this moment, she also replied: "What you said does make sense. I was rude, please forgive me." Then, she also looked at the wolf aside: "Then, although I don't know why you want to save a ninja you have never met before and bring him here with a clear purpose, but if you don't mind, how about you let me help him take a look at his injuries?" Naturally, Li You wouldn't stop him, and the Buddhist sculptor on the side just watched the whole process without saying a word.
Yingma quickly checked the physical condition of Welang and frowned slightly: "Judging from the injuries, he should have died long ago, but..." The Buddhist sculptor answered calmly: "...People are still alive and well, right?" Yingma nodded: "I have been watching from behind. When Master Li You brought him here, he only briefly cleaned his wounds with potions. Logically speaking, he should have expired by now." Li You: Why do I feel like you care about me? If you know you won't die, why waste the medicine? Eima pressed the wolf's neck and continued: "But now, his vitality is very strong. Except for losing one arm, he seems to be unscathed. But... for some reason, he still hasn't woken up." The Buddhist sculptor said: "...Maybe it will take some time for Long Yin to come back to life. Just put him here and I will take care of him." Eima nodded, stood up and said, "Then, I'll leave him to you, gorilla. I'll go back and report back to Lord Isshin." She said and looked at Li You: "Are you coming too?" Of course Li You nodded: "Then let's go." The two immediately set off together and returned to Ashina City. Not long after, in the watchtower where Yixin lived. After listening to Eima's explanation, Isshin raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh? Is there such a thing?" He looked at Li You who was sitting beside him: "I never thought you still have this identity." "Since you also know the legend of Long Yin, then answer me, are you... here for Long Yin?" When Yi Xin asked this question, even Li You felt a vague murderous aura hovering in the room. But Li You just said calmly: "I'm not interested in Long Yin." After hearing Eima's message, Isshin narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh?" Li You wasn't lying. If you ask if he is interested in the ability to resurrect the dead, then he must be, especially so. But first of all, Long Yin's power has obvious side effects and drawbacks. The so-called resurrection is actually absorbing the vitality of other people to fill one's own. Secondly, in order to obtain Long Yin's power, one must have the approval of Long Yin's Qingzi Jiulang. Li You didn't think that he would be willing to give Long Yin's power to an outsider like him. Third, there are too many settings, background, and details about Long Yin that are not explained clearly in the game. Therefore, Li You really has little interest in Long Yin at this stage. Of course, after saying so much, if the system finally tells him that he can obtain the power of Long Yin without side effects, then Li You will definitely be tempted immediately... But anyway, now, he will not have any intention of taking advantage of Long Yin. This is not good for his arrangement in this world. Yi Xin stared at Li You for a long time before saying: "... Well. I can't see any signs of lying. You really don't seem to be interested in Long Yin." Immediately, Yi Xin laughed.
"Hahaha! Interesting! Over the years, few people who have witnessed Long Yin's miraculous power that can bring people back to life can resist it. I didn't expect you to have such determination, very good!" "In that case, I won't ask what your purpose is. Tell me when you want to!" As he said that, Yi Xin "banged" and put a can of turbid wine in front of Li You, saying: "Then, let's have a drink!" Li You: "?" Although I am very happy that you choose to trust me, is there any necessary connection between this and having a drink? You just want to drink! Isshin laughed loudly, and Yingma, who was standing by, looked helpless but did not mean to stop him. So, Li You was dragged by Isshin again and drank two whole cans of wine before he was able to get away. Before leaving, Isshin also made an appointment with Li You to continue chatting the next morning. Li You agreed, and he still had many questions to ask. … Late at night, in the guest room where Li You was staying temporarily. Yingma stood at the door and said to Li You: "Well, tonight is indeed a bit long, please have a good rest, and tomorrow morning, Lord Isshin will be waiting for you." Li You nodded gently, so Yingma closed the door. And Li You sat on the cushion and began to think about his plan to extend Ashina's life. As we all know, the plot of Sekiro was completed within one day. To be precise, the fight between Wolf and Genichirō at the beginning of the game, which was the scene he just witnessed, can only be regarded as a prologue. After that, Wolf was picked up by the Buddhist sculptor and slept in an abandoned temple for several days before waking up. After that, Wolf entered the city from outside Ashina Castle within a day, defeated Genichirō and took back Qingzi, and then ran all over Ashina to collect materials and go to the Palace of Source according to Qingzi's plan, and finally defeated Sakura Dragon to achieve the ending. The large-scale invasion of the inner court was in the evening, and the final ending was late at night. So from this perspective, the plot time of Sekiro is indeed very short... Now, it should be several days before Wolf wakes up, so he has a little preparation time, but it is still not enough. So he still has to hurry. Now, Isshin has already established a preliminary relationship, and the next is Genichirō. It just so happens that Li You's earliest planned "night talk" can be implemented. Li You came to the window as usual and was about to get out. But at this time, there was a knock at the door.
Li You: "Hmm?" Opening the door, there was an old maid outside. She bowed to Li You and said, "Sorry for bothering you, sir. Master Genichirō would like to see you. Is it convenient for you?" Li You was slightly startled, but after thinking about it, he replied, "No problem." So, the maid took Li You to the Ashina-ryu Dojo on the upper floor of the castle tower. Here, Ashina Genichirō, who had taken off his armor and was only wearing casual clothes, was sitting cross-legged with his back to the entrance, wiping the samurai sword in his hand. The maid led Li You in, bowed, and then left, leaving only Li You and Genichirō. Oh, there was another man next to him wearing a white robe, covering his face and head, leaving only a pair of eyes. When he saw him, Li You couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly. Genichirō put down his samurai sword, turned around, and gestured to Li You, "Sit down." Li You didn't mind and sat down in front of Genichirō. Genichirō spoke and went straight to the point: "Today, when I went to visit my grandfather, I heard him say that a merchant had come to the city, and he had some extremely unique firearms in his hands, which were extremely powerful." Li You suddenly realized: It turned out that Genichirō had heard about those guns from Yixin. He did not hide it and said: "It was me." "So, do you want to trade these things with me?" As he spoke, the man in white clothes beside him also relayed his words to Genichirō like Yingma. Genichirō stared at him and said, "Ashina is facing an attack from the inner court, and they just beat them back. It's strange that they would let merchants enter Ashina at this time." Li You smiled and said, "The inner court is not omnipotent. No matter how hard they block it, they can't block everything in the sky and on the ground, right? As long as there is a gap, I can get in." Genichirō looked at him with scrutiny, saying, "Grandfather seems to think you can be trusted, but I don't trust you. I heard that just tonight, you suddenly left your room." "I can give you a chance to prove yourself and prove that you have nothing to do with the inner court. Otherwise, I can only ask you to follow this person and stay in the water prison for a while." Li You's eyes followed Genichirō and fell on the man in white again, and he nodded slightly, as if signaling to Li You. Li You grinned: "Forget about this Daoshun. He hides in the dungeon all day long to do shameful experiments. He stinks inside and out." Xianyilang, Daoshun: "!?" Xianyilang narrowed his eyes slightly: "You actually know him... It seems that there is indeed a problem! Come out!" Following his order, three eagle-residents jumped in from the window of the room and surrounded Li You. Xian Yilang looked at Li You: "Although I don't know your identity, I will know it soon." Li You grinned: "Indeed, you will know soon." "Do it!" The three eagles rushed forward! "Bang--!!"
There was a shocking gunshot, and after a flash of fire, the man in white fell to the ground with a "dong" sound. He looked at his left leg, only to find that half of it was missing! "Ahhhhhhhhhhh-!!!" Genichiro also looked shocked: "This is...!?" The three Eagles were temporarily suppressed, but they reacted quickly and immediately launched another attack. But this time, the three of them unanimously chose to throw the boomerang at Li You. Li You didn't care much. He easily dodged a few times and avoided two boomerangs. Then a primitive gun suddenly appeared in his hand, and with a "ding" sound, the third one bounced away. Genichiro stared at the short gun and hand cannon in Li You's hand and said, "You... are not a merchant at all!" Li You expressed his innocence and complained: "Why am I not a businessman? Just because I haven't been caught, you conclude that I am not a businessman?" Genichiro didn't understand what Li You was talking about at all. He calmly clapped his hands again, and two more Eagles climbed in from the window and joined the siege on Li You. To be honest, if it was in the game, Li You would definitely run away immediately when he saw this formation. But now… The five members of the Eagles looked at each other, and then pounced at the same time with great tacit understanding! Li You, on the other hand, took out his white-rimmed glasses and put them on calmly, and threw a flash bomb at his feet with the other hand. "Buzz——" Including Genichiro and Doshun on the ground, everyone was dazzled by the sudden bright light. The five closest eagles were even worse. They were too close to the explosion location of the flash bomb and were knocked to the ground by the shock, all of them foaming at the mouth. Li You took the primitive gun and stabbed them one by one with the handle of the gun, knocking them all unconscious. When Genichiro recovered from the influence of the flash, his men had been lined up in the corner of the room by Li You, one, two, three, four and five facing up in order, neatly. Daoshun was also brutally hit by Li You, and his other leg was trampled directly, causing him to faint from the pain. Genichiro: "...!" He looked at Li You with a wary expression: "I didn't expect that you still master this kind of magic. It seems that no matter how many ninjas attack you, it won't mean much to you." "...Then, let me learn it myself!" "drink--!" Genichiro drew out his katana and rushed towards Li You quickly! Li You didn't hesitate, raised his original spear, and opened Genichiro's sword. During the fight, Li You also felt the invisible power existing on Genichiro's sword. So he didn't fight hard and instead dodge. After several attempts, he already had a rough guess.
It seems that that invisible power should be a unique power that the warriors and ninjas of this world can practice. They seem to be able to infuse this power into their weapons, allowing their knives to exert far greater power than normal. If we use an easier-to-understand analogy, it might be similar to the "internal force", "vigor", or "qi" in martial arts novels. "It's quite interesting..." But this power is not unbreakable, rather it has many flaws. For example, fighting with energy is a choice, and using force to overcome skill is also a choice. At the same time, this power also has a dead end. But I don’t need those right now. Genichiro swung his sword and slashed repeatedly, and the sword was fatal, but Li You walked nimbly in the dojo, dodging all of Genichiro's attacks. Until now, except for the first blow that was deflected by Genichiro, he has never been able to touch Li You again. It felt to him as if the enemy on the opposite side could see through all his attacks from the smallest movements and then easily dodge them. In a daze, he actually felt like he was facing his teacher Ba when he was learning swordsmanship as a child! Genichiro: "...!!" "This is...impossible!" Li You chuckled: "Nothing is impossible." To him, Genichiro's attacks were all too familiar. Not to mention that Xian Yilang's raised hand never deceives others, Li You once controlled Xian Yilang's body in the fragmented world and met the Wolf Blade dozens of times. Through that fragmented world, he also learned the incomplete Ashina swordsmanship, and even saw the memory fragments of Genichiro. Li You can say without humility that his understanding of Genichiro's swordsmanship is no less than his own. When he saw Genichiro raise his hands and take steps, he knew what his next move would be. And that being the case, with his current physical condition, is there any reason why he can't avoid Genichiro's attack? The more Genichiro beat, the more frightened he became, and the more he beat, the more unbelievable he became. Finally, he kept shouting angrily and slashed at Li You like crazy, but he was still avoided one by one. He only charged up his sword in the end, forcing Li You to raise his gun to block. It took a while, but it was still easily bounced away! Xian Yilang staggered two steps and missed Li You. He came back to his senses, looked at Li You in disbelief, and asked: "Who...are you?" Li You smiled slightly: "What do you think?" Genichiro: "..." However, Li You did not deliberately keep the secret. He turned his head and saw the samurai sword on the shelf on one side of the dojo, so he raised his hand and shot out a grappling hook, grabbing the sword directly in his hand. He pulled out the samurai sword and looked at it. This sword was relatively close to the shape of the sword commonly used by Genichirō, and it was also very easy for him to use. So he held the sword with both hands, adjusted his breathing slightly, and suddenly swung the sword in his hand! Genichirō's eyes widened instantly! In the dojo, Li You swung the sword in his hand.
At first it was just a simple swing, but Li You immediately added footwork. He stepped, stepped back, swung the sword, turned around, danced with the sword, and swung the sword again. The series of movements were extremely smooth, and there was an inexplicable beauty that made people unable to take their eyes off. Genichirō was completely stunned. He didn't come back to his senses until Li You finished swinging the sword and put the sword into the sheath with a very standard posture. He looked at Li You and said in disbelief: "This is..." Aside, another voice took over. "Bao's Dance...!?" Genichirō turned his head and found that Yingma had stood at the entrance of the dojo. Judging from her stunned expression, she must have watched Li You's sword dance with him. Seeing Li You put away his knife, she walked into the dojo and asked, "Master Li You, why are you..." Seeing her appear, Li You couldn't help but ask, Yingma, why are you everywhere? A professional spectator, right? At the beginning of tonight, he just wanted to persuade Genichirō. But Li You changed his mind and it didn't matter. Anyway, in his plan, he would have to confront Yixin at the latest in one day. Otherwise, he was afraid that Yixin would die early. So Li You followed the plan that he had planned long ago. He sighed and put the samurai sword back on the shelf. Then he looked at Genichirō and Eima and said: "I also hope to give you an answer, but now is not the time." Eima: "?" Li You coughed and said: "Some things are very complicated. You won't understand them even if I tell you, so it's better not to tell you. You can only rely on your own feelings for this. For the rest, I can only say that there are too many things involved..." Genichirō and Eima: "???" Eima was confused, and Genichirō didn't understand. Li You stopped when he saw the good, and finally concluded: "In short, I am not your enemy. On the contrary, I am here to help you." "It's just that it's really hard for me to explain the reason to you, so at the beginning, I didn't reveal my true purpose. But I am indeed a merchant and a folklorist. "Just now, I really had no choice but to use this method to gain your trust. I hope you can believe that I have no ill intentions. I am here to help you and protect Ashina. " Eima and Genichirō looked at each other. Although they had differences on how to protect Ashina, their overall stance was the same. At this moment, they were a little at a loss when they heard what Li You said. Finally, it was Eima who said: "... Lord Li You, judging from your previous actions, I am willing to believe that you have no ill intentions. But I still need to let Lord Isshin know about your affairs." Li You nodded: "This is what I should do, and I will explain to him tomorrow." Eima bowed slightly: "In that case, please follow me and I will take you back to your room to rest. Lord Genichirō, please excuse my intrusion and go to bed early. Everything... will be discussed tomorrow. " Genichirō was a little confused at the moment. He didn't refute what Yingma said, but nodded subconsciously.
So Yingma took Li You back to the guest room. And Genichirō stood in the dojo, looked at the samurai sword that Li You had just used, and was even more puzzled. "That posture is indeed the dance of Tomoe, but..." He recalled the scene he saw. "But...why do I feel that it is more like the action I am used to? " Ashina Genichirō learned swordsmanship from the female warrior Tomoe, and learned Tomoe-style swordsmanship. Li You's swordsmanship was obtained from his memory, so it was naturally Tomoe-style, but it was classified as "Ashina swordsmanship" by the system. However, Tomoe was a female warrior after all. Although she taught Genichirō swordsmanship, when Genichirō used it himself, he also made some adjustments, which was not exactly the same as Tomoe's. Yongzhen learned swordsmanship from Isshin's own Ashina-style, and he didn't know much about Tomoe-style, so he couldn't see the difference. For Genichirō, this detail difference was very obvious. But noticing this only made Genichirō more confused. "Li You... who are you?" Outside the window, the moonlight fell silently, illuminating Genichirō's face.