Looking at the majestic middle-aged man in kimono in front of him, Ryoko Mikado felt vaguely familiar, as if he had met him a long time ago, but he was such an impressive figure. Even if it had been many years, Ryoko Mikado would never see him again. She may have completely forgotten it, but Ryoko Mikado couldn't remember when she had met this person. The only possibility was that she had met him when she was very young, or even at an age when she couldn't remember much. this person.
But at that time, I and my master were hiding from each other and relying on each other, but we never saw many outsiders?
Ryoko Mikado did not dare to ask the middle-aged man in kimono in front of him if he had met her before, so he could only bury the question deeply in his heart.
The middle-aged man in kimono walked up to Eve. The majesty on his face brought by having been in a high position for a long time made Eve a little nervous.
In order to ease Eve's nervousness, the middle-aged man in kimono smiled and gently touched Eve's head: "He is a brave child!"
The hand was big and broad, and when touched on the head, it was warm and soft. It was not at all hard or rough as Eve imagined, which made Eve involuntarily let go of her guard.
After stabbing Eve to death and calming the nervous Eve, the middle-aged man in kimono said to Ryoko Mikado and Tia Yu: "I'm really sorry for breaking your door. I will have someone repair it immediately. You don’t have to worry.”
After speaking, he bowed slightly to apologize to the two of them.
It's hard to say who the middle-aged man in kimono in front of him is, but Yan Kai's "Grandpa Kitayama" is enough to show that he is a member of the Kitayama family and the real owner of Mingshan Apartment. Speaking of which, sisters Ryoko Mikado and Tia Yu are the real owners. He is a tenant here, and he is also protected by the Kitayama family. Although he was startled just now and thought that a dangerous person had come to the door, neither Ryoko Mikado nor Tia Yu had the desire to care about the middle-aged kimono. Resentful, they all shook their heads and said, "We're fine, you're welcome!"
"Xiao Kai, let's go to your room and have a chat. I have something to trouble you about."
The middle-aged man in kimono turned around and faced Yan Kai.
"no problem."
At this time, Yan Kai has finished adjusting his breath, suppressing the turbulent internal energy and calming down the war-like state of "Thunder and Fire Inner Breath".
Knowing that Yan Kai and Kimono had something to talk about, Ryoko Mikado didn't dare to disturb them, so she called Eve to clean up the house together.
If Tiayu was not called, asking Tiyayu to help would only make things more difficult. Tiyayu standing still was already the greatest help to the two of them.
Just when Ryoko Mikado and Eve were about to take action, a group of people wearing blue work clothes suddenly filed in. The leader bowed deeply to Ryoko Mikado and Eve and shouted: "Excuse me!"
Then he straightened up and waved his hand, and the people behind him immediately took action. Some collected and recovered the fragments of the anti-theft door that fell on the ground, some used vacuum cleaners to clean up the debris and dust on the ground, and some picked up the broken pieces that were knocked down by Yan Kai. The furniture was straightened back into place, and the damaged furniture was taken away and replaced with new ones. Two people even carried a brand new security door and installed it at the door. When Ryoko Mikado and the others came to their senses, this team looked professional at first glance. The professionals had already tidied up the house to look brand new, and then left without saying a word, closing the door as if they had arrived, leaving only three sets of new security door key cards and keys, and the words "I wish you all a happy life."
This, what's going on?
Ryoko Mikado picked up the new key card and key with a confused look on her face.
Entering Yan Kai's room, the middle-aged man in kimono turned on the light, found a chair and sat down.
Yan Kai followed him into the room and did not sit down. Instead, he stood and asked the middle-aged man in kimono: "Grandpa Beishan, what is going on with you? Are you trying to take revenge on Brother Hao Yi by suddenly trying my martial arts?"
The precious grandson was injured by Yan Kai. Even if the middle-aged kimono comes to seek revenge from Yan Kai, it is normal. However, almost a month has passed, so the efficiency is a bit slow!
Of course, Yan Kai was just joking. He knew that the middle-aged man in kimono in front of him was not a stingy person.
"Haha!" The middle-aged man in kimono laughed, "Xiao Kai, please don't talk nonsense. As long as you don't beat me to death, that kid Hao Yi, it doesn't matter if you beat me to death. We martial arts practitioners have nothing important to do except life and death. Are you afraid that you won't be able to beat me? I'm trying your martial arts because I'm afraid that the place where you spend so much time other than martial arts will be abandoned, but now it seems that it's not the case!"
Yan Kai smiled and didn't reply.
After Yan Kai came to Japan, although he did not spend as much time practicing martial arts as he did in the Central Plains, he still practiced for at least six hours a day, and seriously speaking, the time spent in medicinal baths should also be counted in martial arts training. In other words, one day It takes at least seven hours to practice martial arts. Even if a martial artist is a full-time professional, he or she will not spend much more time on martial arts than Yan Kai. Therefore, Yan Kai has definitely not neglected martial arts training after coming to Japan. Martial arts has always been the best. There is a faint growth, but Yan Kai is now in a bottleneck period, and there is no longer the rapid progress of the past. This slight growth is not obvious, and it needs to accumulate to a certain level to cause a qualitative change.
"Grandpa Beishan, just tell me what you have to say. I'm also curious about what things in Japan you, Beishan Xiongwu, can't solve on your own, but need my help."
Yan Kai directly revealed the true identity of the middle-aged man in kimono. He is the new generation of "Martial Arts God" in Japan, the second generation of the "New God of the World", the eternal leader of the Kansai power group, and the former head of the Sanji Sect. , the head of the nine supreme masters of the "Five Masters and Four Musketeers" of Japan, Beishan Xiongwu, who is honored as the "King of Kansai" and the "Grand Master"!
"Hey, it's really embarrassing to say this..." Beishan Xiongwu sighed and smacked his mouth at the same time.
Yan Kai made up his mind and walked towards the kitchen: "Please wait a moment, I will make you a cup of tea."
"Ah hahaha, that's really troublesome to offend you!" Beishan Xiongwu said with a hearty laugh.
Not long after, Yan Kai took out a cup of green tea with a quiet and elegant fragrance from the kitchen and handed it to Beishan Xiongwu.
"Well, thank you." Beishan Xiongwu took the tea and took a sip. He nodded slightly and said, "Good tea, Xiaokai, your tea is the purest!"
The water is tap water, and the tea is Yuexiang Longjing worth fifty cents per tael. However, the person who made the tea is Yan Kai, so this cup of tea is destined to be extraordinary. Beishan Xiongwu, who has drank many famous Japanese teas, would say " good".
"Grandpa Beishan, tell me something."
Yan Kai urged.
Even if he is facing the "God of Martial Arts" of Japan, Yan Kai does not intend to say too many polite words to him, because Yan Kai knows that Beishan Xiongwu is also a very pragmatic person. When talking to him, it is best to get straight to the point. choose.
"Hey..." Beishan Xiongwu sighed with emotion, "Xiao Kai, what I want to say today is quite long, and it's a bit old. It starts from my grandfather's time..."
Kitayama Xiongwu is already eighty years old this year. Starting from his grandfather's generation, this is probably not related to the Meiji Restoration. How much time has passed until now?
Yan Kai's face darkened, and he directly interrupted Beishan Xiongwu and said, "Grandpa Beishan, please keep your story short. I haven't had dinner here yet."
This is probably the first case in Japan to interrupt Beishan Xiongwu's speech for such a reason.
"Okay, okay, then I'll try to keep it short."
Beishan Xiongwu was not angry, but nodded in agreement.
As long as there are no issues of principle involved, Beishan Xiongwu is still a very easy to talk to in private.
"Xiaokai, you have studied modern history, so you should know about the 'Black Ship Incident', right?"
Beishan Xiongwu asked Yan Kaidao.
Yan Kai nodded. The "Black Ship Incident" was the incident in 1853 when Amerikan used gunboats to force Japan to open its borders. It can be said to be the source of a series of changes in Japan in modern times, including the overthrow of the curtain, the Meiji Restoration, and learning from Western powers. , became a new generation of great powers, and then embarked on the path of independence... All of this can be said to have been triggered by the "Black Ship Incident".
Seeing Yan Kai nodding, Kitayama Xiongwu omitted the explanation of the "Black Ship Incident" and continued: "After the 'Black Ship Incident', the Tokugawa shogunate declined, the overthrow movement rose, and finally the Tokugawa shogunate 'returned the great power', With the end of the shogunate era and the beginning of the Meiji Restoration, many young talents from Japan were sent to the West to learn advanced Western science in order to enhance Japan's national power."
"The Sanji Sect at that time was already a major Japanese sect, but its overall thinking was conservative. It still insisted on practicing martial arts intensively. It did not intend to give up its own practice like many people in the samurai class at that time and join the army to maintain its own power. And that was The radical Japanese society was not in tune. But my grandfather’s younger brother, my great-uncle, was a very adventurous and non-conformist person. He believed that even a martial arts school like our Sanji Sect could I should go abroad to learn the advanced experience from all over the world and strengthen and change myself, so I ignored my great-grandfather and grandfather’s attempts to stay and insisted on studying in Amerikan.”
"Although my great-grandfather couldn't bear to be separated from his beloved son by thousands of miles, my great-uncle almost committed seppuku in the end. However, my great-grandfather still persuaded my great-uncle to go to Amerikan to study abroad. Who knew that this trip would separate us forever - my great-uncle took a ride The ship encountered a huge storm during the voyage. The ship sank and all the people on the ship were killed! After receiving this tragic news, both my grandfather and great-grandfather were heartbroken and blamed themselves for not agreeing to their uncle's promise in the first place. However, At the same time, I also had a glimmer of hope, feeling that my uncle was a martial artist and that everyone else might have been lost in the shipwreck, but my uncle might not have a chance of survival, so I never gave up on my uncle and used a lot of manpower and material resources to organize a search and rescue to find my uncle's whereabouts."
"It's a pity that until my great-grandfather passed away, there was still no reliable news about my great-uncle. Gradually, my grandfather could only think that my great-uncle had died and it would be difficult to return to his hometown. Before his death, he set up a memorial ceremony for my great-uncle in the cemetery of my Beishan home. He visited his great-uncle’s tomb and personally presided over his funeral.”
"This series of events was eventually recorded in my Beishan family's genealogy and has been passed down to this day."
When he said this, Beishan Xiongwu let out a long breath.
"So, have you received news from your great-uncle now?"
Yan Kai believed that Beishan Xiongwu would not tell him about his uncle's past for no reason. This must be related to the things that need to trouble him.
"To be more precise, I found the descendants of my great-uncle." Beishan Xiongwu did not deny it, but corrected Yan Kai's statement.
"The following are some guesses I made based on the information I collected from my great-uncle's descendants. They may not be the truth, but I don't think anyone knows the specific truth. Just listen to it, Xiaokai. Let’s tell a story.”
Beishan Xiongwu scratched his cheek, as if he was a little embarrassed to say the next words.
"My great-uncle did not die in the belly of a fish after encountering a storm. Instead, he wandered to what is now Eastern Europe, where he married a wife and had children, and lived his entire life in anonymity."
After hearing this, Yan Kai thought about it and felt that something was wrong. Did he completely forget about the Beishan family and the Sanji sect? Before, he looked like he was determined to make progress for the sake of his family. Why did he then become anonymous and not even contact his family members even though he was still alive?
The Beishan family was a large Japanese family at that time, and there was a huge crowd. It was normal for them to not be able to find Beishan Xiongwu's great-uncle who was living in Eastern Europe, but it was too easy for Beishan Xiongwu's great-uncle to contact the Beishan family.
Beishan Xiongwu coughed to cover up his embarrassment: "My guess is that my great-uncle was probably afraid that his family would object to his marriage to a foreign woman in Eastern Europe, so he simply concealed the news that he was still alive and let the family know that he was still alive. When he is dead, this will avoid family conflicts in the future. You know, our Beishan family was always against westernization at that time and hated foreigners. If my great-uncle brought a white woman home, I am afraid my great-grandfather would Just kill that white woman.”
Uh, is this why you don’t even want your father and brother for love? Why does this script sound so familiar?
Yan Kai glanced at Beishan Xiongwu and saw the embarrassment and distress on his face, knowing that Beishan Xiongwu must also be thinking of his debt-collecting daughter.
"Then, how did you find your great-uncle's descendant? Did he come to recognize his ancestor and return to his clan?"
Yan Kai brushed off this embarrassing topic for both of them and directly asked Beishan Xiongwu about more critical matters.
"She didn't come here, but my true disciple had a conflict with her while working abroad and recognized her swordsmanship."
Beishan Xiongwu's face showed another kind of distress.
"Uh... I remember that most of the disciples of the Sanji Sect worked abroad as bodyguards for important Japanese government officials, right?"
Yan Kai asked.
"That's right."
Beishan Xiongwu nodded.
The Sanji Sect is the largest martial arts school in Japan. It can even be said to be an oligarch-level existence. It controls the strongest force in Japan. Regardless of the fact that the upper ruling class of Japan has always been worried about the continuous expansion of the Sanji Sect's power, it will soon worry about the Sanji Sect. When Japan was divided, they were worried that the Three Extremes Faction would seize their power for a while, but when the Three Extremes Factions were useful, they were very unscrupulous, especially when their own security was involved.
For example, when Japanese diplomats go to countries with unstable political situation, they must be accompanied by one or two true disciples of the Three Extremes Sect as bodyguards, otherwise they will not be safe when they go out.
There was a conflict between the descendants of Beishan Xiongwu's uncle and the disciples of the Sanji Sect. Excluding the small probability event that "the disciples of the Sanji Sect transformed into the bastards of Japanese important officials to help bully men and women and then suffered a righteous counterattack", the greatest possibility should be that is……
"My great-uncle's descendants, by chance, became members of an assassination organization in the resistance of an autocratic country. Following the organization's orders, they assassinated Japanese diplomats to disrupt diplomatic cooperation between Japan and that autocratic country."
Beishan Xiongwu's answer confirmed Yan Kaixin's guess, and it was also a very bad guess.
