118. Don't take the dry road?(1/2)
During the Edo period, travel was not easy. When traveling far away, you usually had to "cut hands" and "hand shape". Both are identity certificates, one was issued by village officials and temples, and the other was issued by Fengxing, both equivalent to tickets.
Fortunately, the tickets for the group were successfully completed.
At the Dojo of the Test Indian Temple, there are Qin Ming, Kondo Aoshi, Toshiba Yuki, Okita Mainji and Xiaoxuanmo, Chiba Sanako also brought two people, Ryuma Sakamoto and Keisuke Yamanan.
Like Longma, Shannan Keisuke is also the Beichen sword flowing to avoid Xu Ji. One more master, the more safe it is.
Qin Ming discovered that Shannan also had a supreme spirit constitution. By this calculation, there were five supreme spirit constitutions among the group, oh, one of the supreme spirit constitutions was missing.
With six sages of spirits, ordinary monsters dared not approach it. Qin Ming felt more and more that this was equivalent to a trip to Jiafei.
“It’s really great to travel with public funds.”
Qin Ming sighed at the beauty of the world.
"It's so sunny!"
The earth put on a hat.
Not only is it equipped with a must-have hat for both sunny and rainy days, but it also has two kudzu clothes on its back, and the waist bag is filled with various small items.
The outfit is quite professional, with a back cover, a horn belt trouser, leggings, leggings, straw sandals, a half-person cape jacket, and an essential samurai sword.
Except for the fact that the group of people in the Trial Guardian still wore hunting clothes, they could tell at a glance that the identity of Onmyoji was. Qin Ming, who was full of elegance, dressed like this.
After all, Ah Guang was preparing his luggage. Not only was he professional in dressing, but he also considered his personal belongings very carefully, including face washing items, replacement shoes, tailoring utensils, Odawara lanterns, writing tools, and regular medicines...
A good wife and good mother attribute max.
On the contrary, Chiba Sanako and the other two were good, Ryuma. Anyway, they were always unkempt and had a messy image at any time, so others were not so lucky.
"Don't you go to the dry road?" Longma didn't think there was anything. In a straw hat, it would be no difference if you just find a grass leaf to match it.
"The dry road is dangerous, and the road from Edo to Katae is not close. In order to save time and cover up, it is better to go on the water."
Shannan squinted his eyes, looking like I knew everything.
"I know so much, just like Qin Ming." Kondo said honestly.
"It's a little bit worse than Lord Abe."
Qin Ming actually didn't like Shannan very much. This man always had a very forced smile on his face, which was strange and no one forced him to laugh.
The ships cut through the waves, and the sails danced vigorously.
Ships of all sizes sail on the water, including both official ships and merchant ships.
Qin Ming and others were on a merchant ship. After all, they had to cover up their eyes and not be too arrogant. Anyway, except Qin Ming, everyone's outfits were very ordinary, and the other people on the ship could not see anything special, just consider them to be travelers.
"It's getting farther and farther away from Yoshihara..." Ryuma stood on the deck and looked into the distance. The Wild Wind Courtesan has become a good family, but it's good to have a few more glances.
"The witches of Kafei are quite famous." Tu Fang came to the deck and stood side by side with Ryuma, chuckling: "It is said that during the Warring States Period, a large number of orphans were caused by war. Kafei's Daimai Takeda family chose beautiful girls from them and trained them to dance around the country, and often devoted themselves to men's wandering girls - "Walking witches".
"Walking witch??!" Longma's eyes lit up.
"Walking with witches is not restricted, and you can come and go freely anywhere in the country. You can sing and dance back and forth from Kanto to Kannei, and you will also sell spring from time to time to collect all kinds of information. Then the contact person reports to Takeda Shingen one by one. In fact, he is a female ninja who collects intelligence for Takeda's family."
Shannan still had that awkward smile.
"Female Ninja??!" Ryuma no longer looked back at Yoshihara. It sounded more interesting to see Kafai.
Shannan continued: "There is a practice temple called the witch Taoist, where the girls learn uma skills, prayer, ninjutsu, and body protection. The most important technique is a certain technique that lures the opponent when men are used as their opponents."
"This technique... is great..." The dragon horse soul floated to Jiafei. I hope that a witch could seduce her, which is a matter of no need to pay.
"If you want to be seduced, you have to be valuable. What value can you have?"
Chiba Sanako blew up the word "Ryuma" and then ignored it and continued to study foreign languages with Qin Ming. She was a very motivated woman.
While Qin Ming was teaching abcd, he did not miss the exchange between Shannan and Longma and Tushita, and the walking witch?
I also heard it.
I also watched a movie in my previous life, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", a serious movie, which is the actor who is not very serious, played by Hatano Yui.
"Drink, yeah--" Okita did not forget to practice kendo even when he was on the boat. Everyone here is a master of seventh level or more, which is suitable for improving progress.
Kondo sat obediently in the cabin without even shaking his body.
Qin Ming enjoyed this feeling very much. There was a beautiful girl in front of him and a younger brother next to him. There were not many ghosts in his eyes. This was the happy life of a serious time traveler.
At this time, the water surface made continuous thuds. Qin Ming looked at it and found that several people were throwing pieces of meat into the water.
"What's going on? Can't you eat it well?"
Qin Ming said in a deep voice, it’s a bit weird. Ordinary families rarely get meat all year round. This boat company is better than throwing it into the water, and it’s not like this, just wasting extravagantly and showing off wealth.
"Abandon..." Chiba Sanako stopped memorizing the words, glanced for a few times, and suddenly said: "It should be a sacrifice to the sea. In this case, they are going south and entering the sea."
"Sacrifice to the sea..." Qin Ming felt a little disappointed, and it was indeed a bit of a crooked way.
"Now, it is just animals to sacrifice the sea, but people to use them before." Shannan, who was on the side, suddenly felt emotion.
"People..." Tu Fang was so scared that he was shocked: "Our boats walk in the inland river, don't you need to sacrifice to the sea, right?"
"I can't say that monsters like Haizou and Haifangzhu will not appear in rivers, mermaids, ghost ships, etc.." The dragon horse's true nature remains unchanged and is still superstitious.
"It's just for peace of mind." Qin Ming shook his head repeatedly: "People go to sea to worship. If they come back safely, they will be glad that there are sacrifices. If they are buried in the fish's belly, they will not come back."
"But those fishermen who were buried in the belly of fish have also been sacrificed."
"In fact, there is no difference between sacrifices and not sacrifices. It's just that everyone thinks so, and over time, it's passed down."
Everyone was silent.
As well as on the deck, the other travelers were silent.
Thinking about it this way, there is some truth. Is it really because the people who have suffered shipwrecks have no sacrifices?
The bottom of the boat suddenly became lively. It turned out that there were many fat river fish coming from the boatman online.
"Grill it directly!" Longma said happily. The original river fish was roasted directly and sprinkled with salt, which was also awesome.
"no."
A boatman shook his head immediately: "Put off some first and slaughter the sacrifice to the sea."
No, we should also sacrifice to the sea when we walk on the river?
Just because the rivers will eventually flow into the sea?
Besides, what is the trick of using fish fish fished out of the river to sacrifice to the sea?
They were already in the water!
The boatman saw Qin Ming again and his heart moved.
"Pick this Onmyoji to some of the most fattest fish soup!"
The sea sacrifice is to avoid capsizing, storm, but there is a more direct Onmyoji in front of you!
Qin Ming waved his hands repeatedly, a little picky: "River fish grow in rivers with more humus. These rivers are suitable for the reproduction and growth of actinomycetes. Actinomycetes invade the blood of the fish through the gills and secrete a foul-smelling brown substance. The earthy smell is too strong and it is not suitable for stewing soup."
"Besides, going to sea depends on experience and technology. Westerners do not have the habit of worshiping the sea, and they do not believe in the sea sacrificial masters, etc. How did they travel across the ocean and come to Japan?"
Everyone looked at each other, yes, how did those foreigners avoid the invasion of the Haifang Lord?
At night, the bright moon hangs high.
The merchant ship carries many passengers and has many travel procedures, but the Edo people like to travel. The summer is hot and no one wants to work. Eight of the ten stores are closed for travel.
Therefore, the room was very full. Among the group, only Qin Ming and Sanako were treated as independent rooms.
However, Qin Ming has never been an extravagant person. He is more inclined to save resources and have a room with Sanako. Anyway, Sanako is petite and will not squeeze.
A strange voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Mr. Abe."
Qin Ming opened the door in a corner.
The water surface was silent, ripples appeared in the moonlight, and half of the figure could be seen outside the door.
He opened the door slightly and closed it immediately.
"The 12th generation of the Iga Hattori family Hanzo, Hattori Masato, please see Lord Abe!"
The oil lamp reflects a man's face. A young man in his twenties is thin and tall, with his arms exposed under his black tights, tanned by the sun, giving people a feeling of intact. His hair is very short and he seems to be deliberately trimmed.
"Deliberately tanning? It's worthy of being a ninja. I can actually think of such an invisible method." Qin Ming couldn't help but sigh.
Qin Ming pointed to the seat cushion on the side: "Sit."
"yes."
Hattori Hanzo Masayoshi's movements are very quick.
"Hanzo Hattori Hanzo, Hanzo should be the name of the Hattori family, passed down by the heads of the family of all generations. You are the head of the Hattori family."
"yes."
Hanzo's actions were very stern.
Some families that have produced celebrities will inherit their names, and the one who is most passionate about this is the ninja family.
The most well-known Hattori Hanzo is the second generation Hanzo, Hattori Hanzo Masasaki, and one of the sixteen gods of Tokugawa. When he served under Tokugawa Ieyasu, he made great contributions. After the Hattori clan opened his palace, he naturally became the ninja used by the generals.
To be continued...