Shengliu: Li You rushed. … Of course, the Onigatabu didn't just ask Li You to rush towards him like this. He had already asked his men to prepare a good horse for Li You. Although he was originally worried about whether Li You could ride a horse, fortunately, Li You's driving skills included riding skills. [Driving Skills-Elementary: Proficiency (87/200)] Unconsciously, the proficiency of this skill has also improved a lot. As for where proficiency comes from? The answer is also very simple. Since riding skills are included in driving skills, and it doesn’t say you have to ride a horse... Therefore, when Li You fights on Yuzu, he can also gain experience points. Therefore, at least riding a horse is not a problem for Li You.
He got on his horse and the long-handled primitive spear appeared in his hand. Kigatabu shouted: "Come on! Come towards me!" Li You was not polite, he clamped his horse's belly and rushed out with his gun drawn! … The sparring session with Onigatabu lasted for nearly two hours. In the end, the war horses prepared by the Onigata Club in advance were too tired to get up anymore, and this was the end. As for Onigata's Onishikama, this horse is almost as strong as a calf, so the amount of exercise is not a problem. When leaving, Onigatabu laughed and patted Li You on the shoulder: "Hahahaha! What a good boy! You can actually fight me to this point!" "I, Kigatabu-sama, keep my word. From now on, no one from Ashina Army will have any objections to you! They will listen to whatever you say!" Li You put the primitive spear aside, shook his sore arm, and said, "You are the one. It's been a long time since I met a human who can equal me with brute force." During the brief confrontation, Li You discovered that the power of the Oni-shaped Department was truly astonishing, not much worse than him. This does not count the strength bonus. And his power has long exceeded the limit of normal people, but the Kigatabu is just an ordinary human who has never used the ability to transform into water. It can only be said that after all, this is a world with gods and ghosts, so it is not surprising that people with extraordinary talents appear. For example, Isshin's power also exceeds human limits, but it is slightly worse than Onigatabu. In short, the Onigatabu is worthy of being a fierce general who can wield such a heavy katana spear and block the inner army from outside Otou's gate. Kigatabu also nodded: "That's what I want to say!" After briefly saying goodbye to the Onigatabu and agreeing on the next time for spear practice, Li You returned to the castle tower under the surprised but respectful eyes of the Ashina warriors. As soon as he returned to the door of his room, a maid stopped him. "Master Li You, Master Yingma would like to invite you to come over."
Li You: "Yingma?" The old maid didn't say anything was wrong, and Li You didn't care, so he followed her instructions and went to the small dojo downstairs. As soon as he approached the dojo, he heard a familiar burst of heroic laughter, and the voice was full of energy. "oh?" Li You cheered up, walked over quickly, and opened the door of the dojo. "Shua——!!" A vertical vacuum wave hit us! Li You: "???" He reacted extremely quickly, and the primitive spear appeared in his hand instantly. Filled with energy, he blocked the spear horizontally! There was obviously no exchange of weapons, but when Li You blocked the vacuum wave with his gun, there was still a crisp collision sound. "clang--!" Li You took half a step back, and then he saw the wolf holding a wedge pill on the side, and Ishin directly in front of him, who was also holding a knife and was a hundred times more energetic. He was still wearing the simple white clothes, but his eyes were bright and alert, and his withered body had become a little stronger again. At this moment, he finally regained some of his former demeanor as a swordsman who roamed the battlefield, single-handedly forced the imperial government to withdraw Ashina, and feared the name of Isshin for twenty years. Seeing the sudden appearance of Li You, Yishin was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "I wanted to apologize to you, but it seems that this attack is nothing to you." "You've done a good job practicing your strength, Li You!" Li You glanced around and saw Eima, Aiji, and Kuro, all in the dojo, sitting on the edge and watching. Only Wolf and Isshin were carrying swords, and it looked like they were fighting each other until just now. Hearing Yixin's words, Li You also twitched his lips: "Old man, no matter how well I practice, I don't want to encounter this kind of thing!" "If I react too slowly, wouldn't I be cut in the middle?" Isshin was still laughing: "No! Me and Sekiro were just competing, and I didn't put much power into the air blade. I can't cut you open or anything." "However, it's my fault after all, and I really have to apologize to you. Eima!" Isshin turned his head and looked at Eima: "Go get the bottle of wine I treasured, that one!" Eima sighed: "Isshin-sama..." Isshin waved his hand: "I know! You can't drink too much. Don't worry, today is just for celebration, not too much. Go!" Yingma was a little helpless, but still got up and went. Yixin looked at Li You: "Come with me! Let's go upstairs first. Oh, Sekiro, and this little girl, come too!" "As for Kuro, you can only drink tea, hahaha!"
Aiji didn't have any objections. Anyway, she originally came with Eima to watch Isshin's situation just in case. Wolf and Jiulang were slightly surprised. Wolf asked: "...Should I go too?" Yixin smiled and said, "Of course! If I hadn't been so excited about the competition with you, how could I have almost hurt Li You? So you are also responsible!" Lang was a little helpless and looked at Jiulang. Jiulang motioned for him to follow, and Lang agreed. Everyone quickly sat down in Yixin's room, and Yingma also brought the wine over. Li You looked at the wine jar and was surprised: "Is this... Longquan?" "Hahaha, good eyesight!" Yixin laughed, "But Li You, you have to keep it a secret for me. If some idiot knows that I have a jar of Longquan, he will make trouble for me!" Seeing Li You was slightly startled, Yixin added: "It's that idiot who rides on a horse all day and refuses to let go of the gun! Aren't you practicing shooting with him today!" Li You suddenly realized: "Okay, no problem." Yixin laughed: "Hahaha, good! Let's not talk too much, let's have a drink first!" Yixin pulled Li You and Lang to sit together, Yingma was beside them, and had already poured wine for them. Yixin raised the wine glass and drank it all. After savoring it for a long time, he smacked his lips: "Haa-good wine! It's really addictive, Longquan!" Li You and Lang also drank the wine in the cup one after another. Then Li You's eyes lit up, and even Lang's expression changed. "This wine... tastes really good!" Li You himself didn't know much about wine-after all, before crossing, his financial conditions did not allow him to understand this thing. But even he could taste the wonderful taste of Longquan. Yixin laughed and said: "The taste of Longquan can't be summarized by a word 'good'? I have kept this half jar of wine for a long time, and I can't bear to drink it!" "If it was before, those fools would have gathered around me immediately after hearing that I got Longquan!" Li You knew that the "fools" Yixin was talking about were the companions who had launched the war of stealing the country with him. The Buddhist carving master Zhi Xing, Lang's adoptive father Xiao, the leader of the seven spears, Gui Xingbu, Madame Butterfly, Ying Ma's teacher and adoptive father Dao Xuan, these were his comrades who had lived and died together. Now everything has changed. Except for Li You and Ying Ma, no one else present understood who Yi Xin was talking about. And Yi Xin himself seemed reluctant to say more, just shook his head: "Come again!" Li You even smiled and interrupted: "Old man, since Longquan is so precious, why are you willing to take it out to share with everyone today?" On the side, Ying Ma also poured a cup for Aiji and herself, and drank it slowly. The taste of Longquan made Aiji's eyes widen. Yixin replied: "I have saved this half jar of Longquan for a long time. I originally thought that if I could not do anything about life and death, I would enjoy it alone at the last moment!"
"But now... there is no need for that. This is all thanks to you, Li You!" Yixin laughed again: "So, this jar of wine that is no longer useful is naturally shared with everyone!" "Another cup!" Seeing Yixin was so excited, the others naturally would not spoil his fun, and they drank cup after cup with him, and the half jar of Longquan was soon empty. Afterwards, Yixin was still a little reluctant to drink, but Yingma said strongly that his physical condition had not recovered completely and he could not drink anymore today. Yixin then lay down to rest honestly, and the others left his room. Everyone then gathered in Qingzi's room, and Li You had time to ask others about their situation today. Yingma told him that she went to check on Yixin's condition shortly after he went to find the Onigyobu. As a result, when Yingma entered the door, he saw Isshin rummaging through boxes and cabinets, looking for his clothes. At that time, he asked Yingma casually: "Eima, have you seen my Tengu uniform?" Eima: "..." Of course, Yingma scolded him. At this time, Wolf, wearing a Tengu uniform, came back from below and came to Yingma. He came to ask her for help to increase the potion capacity of the wound medicine gourd with the gourd seeds he had just found. As a result, because Wolf was used to being a ninja, he directly climbed up from the window. ——Then he happened to run into Isshin, who had just woken up, was full of energy, and was eager to find someone to practice with. So Wolf was captured and taken to the dojo for sparring on the grounds that "you wear my clothes, so you have to practice with me." Yingma couldn't stop him, so he could only call Jiulang and Aggie over, thinking that he was just in case. And Isshin and Wolf fought for a long time. Isshin admired the wolf very much, and even named him "Sekiro" according to his characteristics. During the sparring between the two, even Genichirō heard about the situation and came. After seeing Isshin's lively appearance, he didn't say anything, but a long-lost smile appeared on his face. "When Li You comes back, ask him to come find me." After he told Yingma like this, he said goodbye to Isshin who was having a good time and left. Before leaving, he also closed the door. Li You: "..." The culprit was found. "... Wait a minute, did you just say that Genichirō asked me to find him?" Li You asked. Yingma said "Oh!": "Indeed! Sorry, Isshin-sama just recovered today, I was so happy that I forgot about it." Li You said speechlessly: "... Okay, then I'll go find him now. I hope that when he sees me later, he won't throw a bomb at me first."
A cold snort came from the stairs below: "If I want to teach you a lesson, I don't need Ba Zhilei." Li You turned around and saw Genichirō coming up from downstairs with a bad face. "You made me wait so long." Li You looked around and said something else: "Oh, by the way, I still need to watch the dungeon..." Genichirō said: "I have specially arranged a samurai general to lead the team to guard the dungeon. You don't have to worry." Li You could only spread his hands. Eima apologized to Genichirō, and Genichirō glanced at Lang and Jiulang beside Li You and said: "...You look like you haven't finished some things. Get it done quickly, I'll wait for you upstairs." As he said that, he stepped on his usual heavy steps and climbed up the castle tower. And Li You looked at Lang, who had something to say to him since just now. Lang felt his gaze, took out two books from his arms and handed them over. "…Lord Li You." Li You took it: "What is this...?" He was slightly stunned, because the two books were "Ninja Martial Arts Secrets" and "Ashina-ryu Secret Book". Li You was not surprised that Wolf had these two books, because these were two secret books that were almost fixed in the game plot. What he didn't understand was why Wolf gave him these two secret books? What about himself? "Why do you want..." Lang said: "Ashina-ryu Secret Book was given by Lord Isshin, who said that we should learn and practice, one for each person." "As for the ninja moves book, that one was given by the Buddha carving master to help me recall what I learned in the past, but now I don't need it. "And it just so happens that I haven't had time to repay you for saving my life that day, so I'll give this book to you, hoping it will be helpful to you." Li You looked at Wolf's eyes and understood that he really wanted to repay him, so he gave the book away. He thought about it, and didn't pretend, so he accepted it directly. "Thank you, I think it will be useful. " Lang nodded, and then said: "By the way, Lord Li You, when I was hunting rats in the city today, I found the trace of the leader of the Lone Shadow Clan." Li You's eyes lit up: "Oh? Where is he?" Lang replied: "He left some footprints at the White Snake Shrine. I followed him all the way and found that he seemed to be hiding outside the city. I don't know more details, I plan to continue to explore later." Li You clapped his hands: "Okay! You must be careful too. Once you find him, find a way to notify me immediately!" Lang nodded and said no more. Li You finally said a few words to Aiji, asked her to go back to her room, and then went up to the top floor of the castle tower. Xianyilang was waiting for him.
After he went upstairs, Aiji also left on her own. Only Jiulang, Lang, and Yingma were left in Qingzi's room. Jiulang looked in the direction of Yixin's room, still surprised: "Isshin's illness, it turned out to be cured like this?" Yingma also sighed: "Indeed. Even I was very surprised. But from what I saw today, Isshin-sama's condition has indeed improved a lot, and he is still recovering. " "... Lord Li You's methods are really amazing." Jiulang nodded in agreement, and even Wolf was thinking about it. ... Castle Tower Watchtower. Genichirō stood at the edge of the fence on one side, staring at Ashina Castle below. Footsteps sounded, Li You walked up and stood next to Genichirō. "Look, this is Ashina Castle." Genichirō said. "Although it is only a young country that was born only 20 years ago, it is so beautiful to us Ashina people." "Originally, I thought there was only one way to prevent her from being destroyed, and I was ready. "But you..." Li You smiled and said, "I know." Dig deep into the plot of the game Sekiro, it is not difficult to find that Genichirō has been seeking the power of the Dragon's Heritage, not intending to make himself immortal and then save Ashina. He knew better than anyone that he didn't have that ability. So it's very likely that his original plan was to pave the way for the Black Undying Slash. The Black Undying Slash is called Kaimen, just like in the plot, Wolf's Red Undying Slash is called Bailei, which can be used to receive the tears of the Sakura Dragon. After offering the blood of the Dragon's Blood as a sacrifice, Kaimen can open the gate of the underworld and bring the dead back to the world in their best form. Genichirō's plan should be that if he can still save Isshin's life, it would be the best. If not, then he will offer his own life that has obtained the Dragon's Blood, pull Isshin back from the underworld at his best, and let Isshin, who has obtained the immortal body, save Ashina. As for himself, in order to protect the country of Ashina, he can give up without hesitation. Just as he said in the last battle with Wolf. "In this way... the long night of Ashina will finally dawn." After returning from the underworld, Isshin, facing the request of his grandson Genichirō with his life, once again picked up the knife and pointed it at the "Sekiro" he favored. Isshin's mental journey is not difficult to understand, and there is no so-called conspiracy theory, such as using Genichirō to revive himself. He just knew that the situation of Ashina was over and he was terminally ill, so he chose to let nature take its course. He also didn't want to choose the twisted immortality of Longyin in order to prolong his life, so he wanted Jiulang to escape from Ashina. But similarly, the faction headed by Genichirō still hopes to save Ashina. This is their persistence and their belief, and Isshin will naturally not stop them.
He had already handed over the power of Ashina to Genichirō, also because of Genichirō's heavy obsession. However, looking at Genichirō who chose to become like water because of his pursuit of the power of the Dragon's Heritage, Isshin also hoped that someone could stop him from going further and further on the wrong path. And just at this time, Lang appeared. He successfully defeated Genichirō and was appreciated by Isshin. And Isshin knew that his life was like a candle in the wind, so he chose to help Lang and Jiulang so that they could achieve the ultimate goal of cutting off immortality. These are all things that happened in the original world line. But now, everything is different. Xian Yilang looked at Li You and did not continue the previous topic, but said: "You know, actually from the moment I met you, I had a feeling that I seemed to be extremely familiar with you. How you think, how you will react to something, I can sense it before you speak." Li You was stunned, and then smiled: "That's interesting, in fact, I am also very familiar with you." Xian Yilang raised the corner of his mouth and said no more. He took out a letter and handed it to Li You. Li You took it and saw that it was a letter from Bai Qiu, another patriarch of the Snake Eyes Clan. The letter was written in crooked handwriting, asking Li You to meet in person. "It's up to you whether you go or not." Genichirō said, "Although I know that you, a troublemaker, will definitely go." "Also, your burly companion did a big thing today. Was it your instruction?" Li You nodded: "How about it, have you seen the strength of my companion?" Genichirō snorted: "If it wasn't for Yamauchi Norizen reporting to me personally, I wouldn't believe it if anyone else came!" "With just one person's strength, he completely demolished the gatehouse in front of the Tiger's Mouth Stairs in one afternoon. This is not something that can be summarized by a natural supernatural power!" Li You just smiled. The task he gave Yuzu was certainly not as simple as building a wall for the Tiger's Mouth Stairs. Since the Tiger's Mouth Stairs had been decided to be the front-line fortress, then the buildings in front of the stairs were naturally useless. In the game, when the Red Guards invaded, they occupied the Tiger's Mouth Stairs and set up large artillery on the high platform there, which was used to knock open the gate of Ashina Castle. Therefore, after repairing the wall, Li You gave Youzi the second task, which was to flatten all the gates, stables, watchtowers, and artificial defensive platforms below the Tiger's Mouth Stairs. Even the lawn with wormwood was dug up. In short, the goal is to make the front of the Tiger's Mouth Stairs flat. Of course, it is impossible to make it completely flat, but at least try to remove obstacles that can be used for shielding. In this way, the maximum strength of the Snake Eyes Clan can be brought into play. Doesn't the inner court rely on advanced firearms? Let's clash with the Snake Eyes Sniper God of Ashina! Genichirō said: "You and your companions are indeed shocking. So far, we have made enough preparations. The only problem is how to grasp the movements of the inner court."
"What you said before, Xiao's betrayal, is it true?" Li You nodded: "Just as I said, he has been colluding with the inner court for a long time. Although he has not appeared yet, he must be working in secret." "Such a traitor is too harmful. He must be caught as soon as possible!" Genichirō said: "So, you gave this task to Qingzi's ninja? He is Xiao's adopted son. How do you know that he will not choose to stand on the side of Xiao when he sees Xiao?" "Don't the ninja's precepts regard parents above everything else?" Li You thought about it and said: "It's not impossible, but the probability is very low. If Wolf really chooses to stand on Xiao's side, then let's not care about anything and prepare to run away first." Genichirō: "?" "Are you kidding?" Li You spread his hands. He was not kidding. In the game, if the player chooses to stand with Owl when he leads the inner court ninjas to invade for the first time, then the next plot will directly turn to the Shura ending. In this ending, Wolf will cut Yingma and the old Isshin in succession, and then kill Owl with a backstab in the plot, and finally transform into Shura, turning Ashina into a hell. Even Li You is not sure that Wolf in the Shura state can kill him. By the way, in the Shura ending, Owl also found Genichirō who had obtained the Black Undying Slash. Then maybe he went hard, but it was more likely a sneak attack, killing Genichirō, chopping off his head, snatching the Black Undying Slash, and finally carrying the head back to the castle tower, and placing it next to Isshin's body. In the game CG, there is no shot of this scene, but there are sounds and actions, and there is also modeling. So it has to be said that the biggest villain and villain in the game Sekiro is Owl, Wolf's adoptive father. Many things were done by him for his own ambitions. Therefore, Li You will naturally not take him lightly. In addition to asking Wolf to pay attention to Xiao's tracks, he also informed Genichirō and asked him to investigate, but unfortunately, he did not find anything. "However," Li You said, "Lang just told me that he found the tracks of the leader of the Lone Shadow Clan." "I plan to go there then and try to capture him as much as possible. I should be able to get information about Xiao from the leader of the Lone Shadows." Genichiro was not so optimistic: "The Gu Yings are all the most elite ninjas in the inner palace. Not to mention how you can capture him alive without letting him commit suicide. Even if you successfully capture him, it is almost impossible to ask them questions." information." Li You also said: "It is indeed difficult, but it is always a method. As for how to torture, I also have the skills to keep it under control." "It's just... I hope we don't have to use that method." Genichiro looked confused, but seeing that Li You didn't want to mention it, he didn't ask any further questions. He finally chatted with Li You about the situation in Ashina City and left. Li You looked at the sky and saw that it was dusk now and it was not time to rest yet. So he thought about it and simply took Yuzu and Aiji with him and headed to Ashina's bottom floor. Snake Eyes Shiratou has already taken her tribe members to participate in combat training in Ashina, and it is said that the results are quite good. Moreover, it seems that Genichiro has really adopted the GHS tactics proposed by Li You, so much so that recently there have even been a few bold Wei Ming soldiers who want to contact the Snake Eyes in private... Of course, they must have been caught by the samurai generals and dealt with under military law. Even if you really want GHS, you can't do it at this time, right? Then who will be punished if you are not punished?
Apart from these minor incidents, the Snake Eyes clan is currently getting along fairly well with Wei Mingren, and there has been no major trouble. Baiteng herself also showed off her terrifying clairvoyant vision and seemingly innate control over firearms. Although she had only acquired modern firearms for a few days, she was already able to use various firearms flexibly. Its proficiency and shooting accuracy directly outclassed a certain Night Demon Queen. And since this is the case, Li You hopes to capture Bai Qiu, the other leader of Snake Eyes. The original Snake Eyes clan, because they inherited the bloodline of Yujia Beauty, had very weak resistance to poison. But Bai Qiu's branch, because it has lived in the poisonous swamp at the bottom of Wei Ming all year round, has considerable resistance to poison, and even the weaknesses of the blood have been overcome. Therefore, Li You is even more looking forward to her joining. However, when he took Yuzu and Aiji all the way past the water diversion tower and arrived at the bottom of Ashina, what greeted them was Bai Qiu's gun. "...Here you are, the one who confuses my compatriots and makes them abandon Snake Eyes' mission." Li You: "?" He wasn't too panicked. Yuzu was standing next to him, and Bai Qiu was holding their own stone fire gun, which fired metal projectiles instead of rifle bullets. It was completely immune to him now. He cared more about Bai Qiu's words. "What did you say that I...bewitched your compatriots?" Bai Qiu's face was completely wrapped in bandages. A pair of pupils that were different from ordinary people stared at Li You and said: "You really don't know? We, the Snake Eyes clan, worship the White Snake God, and it is our mission to protect the Snake God!" "But you used the lie of land to seduce my compatriots and let them go to Ashina for your use. This is a betrayal of the mission of the Snake Eyes clan! "I called you here just to warn you, don't try to interfere with us again!" Li You understood that co-author Bai Qiu was a conservative. He looked at the only two or three Snake Eyes people following Bai Qiu and said: "I did not confuse your people, nor did I mean to make them abandon their mission. I just provided them with another way to go." Bai Qiu glared: "What did you say!" Li You stretched out his hand and pressed it softly, saying: "Listen to me. I know that you revere the White Snake God and have protected the White Snake God for generations. But you should also know that the White Snake God is the god of the earth, not a real god." "Although He has unparalleled power, He will not respond to your offerings, will He? "Hasn't the mikoshi you arranged in Snake Valley been abandoned for a long time?" Bai Qiu originally wanted to refute, but fell silent after hearing this. Li You continued: "So under this situation, many Snake Eyes people were already disheartened and chose to leave. Before I came, a small number of Snake Eyes people had already joined Wei Ming, also because Only with them can I communicate with you smoothly.” "Including now, there are only so many clan members left around you. Isn't this enough to explain the situation?" Veins bulged on Bai Qiu's forehead. She slammed the stone fire gun in her hand into the ground and said:
"Stop talking nonsense! Come and compete with me. If you can beat me, then I will be like Bai Teng, at your disposal. If I win, you will give Bai Teng and the others back!" Li You said helplessly: "First of all, I did not agree with Bai Teng to 'dispose at will'. You are slandering me." "Second, even if you win, whether Bai Teng comes back or not is still her own business. I've said it before, I didn't force or bewitch them..." Bai Qiu couldn't listen anymore. She had already raised the stone fire gun and smashed it on Li You's head! "Stop talking nonsense!" Li You retreated to avoid it. Looking at the menacing Bai Qiu, he had no choice but to pull out the knife. "Yuzu, Aggie, please step back." The snake-eyed man beside Bai Qiu also consciously stepped aside, leaving space for the two of them. Bai Qiu shouted and rushed towards Li You. "Drink——!!" … That night. Weiming City, water diversion tower. Bai Teng was resting in Wangyue Tower when suddenly there was a knock on the door. She went to open the door and saw an unexpected person. "Li You? You come so late... huh??" She looked at the person next to Li You, her face full of surprise. "Bai Qiu? You come so soon?"