The trial gym that Kiryu recommended just now made Qingto's heart flutter.
But the last words that Boss Kiryu said, "I have a long-term friendship with the Shiweikan," still made Qingto feel a little worried.
He was worried: In order to take care of the business of the swordsmanship hall that he was familiar with, the Kiryu boss would make the trial gym very attractive to lure him into joining.
This kind of behavior of helping friends' business is not uncommon.
Therefore - just to be on the safe side, he decided to go and test whether the training hall was really as good as Kiryu said.
How to verify the authenticity of Kiryu's introduction to the Imperial Guard Hall just now?
Qingdeng really happened to have a good way to test it.
He happened to... or rather "Original Tachibana Aoden" happened to have a close friend who was studying at the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
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Qingdeng was speeding along the street, and many civilians along the way hurriedly ducked aside to make way for him.
Civilians gave way to samurai - this was a very common thing in Edo period Japan.
In the Edo period, apart from the special class of ministers and nobles, society could be roughly divided into two types of people - the samurai of the ruling class, and the common people of the ruled class.
As the ruling class and with a social status higher than that of the common people, samurai can be said to have quite a few privileges.
One of the great privileges possessed by samurai warriors is to "disrespectfully ask for help".
The so-called "rude punishment" means that when a samurai with the "right to bear a sword" feels that a commoner has insulted him, the samurai can directly draw his sword and kill the commoner without having to bear any criminal responsibility.
Because of this, many common people are afraid of samurai. When encountering samurai on the street, they will basically give way to avoid causing trouble.
In the eyes of many common people, a samurai running on the street is like a running bomb.
Accidentally bumped into a samurai and knocked or stained his sword. The samurai yelled, "You rude person! You have soiled my soul!", then drew out his saber and chopped down the civilian who bumped into him. Well, after killing the person, the samurai did nothing wrong. Maybe he would be praised by others, "Well done, he has the style of a samurai! A samurai should be so chic!" - This kind of thing was done in the Edo period. Commonly seen.
The ruling class in the feudal era could be so unreasonable.
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Qingden ran to a certain warrior settlement in one breath, then turned onto a certain path with ease, and finally stopped in front of a certain ordinary-looking hut.
"Shannan! Shannan! Shannan Keisuke! Are you there?"
"I'm coming."
As soon as Qingdeng finished shouting, an unhurried baritone voice sounded from behind the door.
After a while, the slightly old door was slowly opened.
The person who opened the door was a very young samurai.
He has slightly fair skin, slightly slender eyes, and two tear moles on the corner of his right eye. These two tear moles look particularly eye-catching against his fair skin.
He is slightly shorter than Aoshito, about 165cm, and has a slender figure. If you want to use one word to describe this young samurai, there is no more suitable word than "comely".
He's not very handsome, but he has a face that many girls like.
In addition to his good looks, there is another aspect of this young warrior's appearance that is quite outstanding - he has a particularly good temperament and a quiet temperament about him.
There is always a faint smile on his face, there is a bookish air between his eyebrows, and there is a gentle and elegant atmosphere everywhere in his movements.
This man must be a very knowledgeable and talented man - many people must have thought this after meeting this young warrior for the first time.
"Qingden, what's wrong? Why do you come to me so early in the morning?" The young warrior stepped aside to make a way for him at the door of the room, "Anyway, come in quickly."
"Shannan, I'm here to ask you something. I'll leave as soon as I finish asking. I'll stay soon."
The full name of this young samurai whom Aoto calls "Shannan" is "Shannan Keisuke". He is a friend that "Original Tachibana Aoto" met by various chances a year ago.
Although they didn't know each other for a long time, for some reason the two got along surprisingly well. In just one year, he and "Original Orange Qingden" became very close friends.
"You want to ask me something?" Shan Nan had some confusion on his face, "Just ask."
"Shannan, you are currently studying at Xiao Qianba Sword Hall, right?"
"Yes."
"Then I want to ask you: Do the Chiba Kenkan and Genbukan often have swordsmanship exchanges with a trial guard hall that teaches Natural Rishin-ryu?"
Ayoto's friend who was studying Beichen Ittōryu at the Little Chiba Sword Hall was none other than Shannan Keisuke.
"Trial Guard Hall?" Shan Nan raised his slender eyebrows slightly, "Why did you ask about this?"
It would take too much time to explain one by one slowly, so Qingdeng was vague and said again half-truthfully:
"Recently, the world is becoming more and more unstable, and it is getting harder and harder for an official like me who is responsible for catching thieves, so I plan to study swordsmanship seriously to avoid being hacked to death by some villain one day."
"I just heard someone said that the trial guard hall is a good choice. Not only is the swordsmanship taught not just fancy, but the sword hall has good relations with Beichen Ittoryu Xuanbu Hall and Xiaoqianba Sword Hall. The three swords We often get together to exchange sword skills."
"So I wanted to come to you to confirm whether these things are true."
"Oh, that's it." Shannan nodded gracefully, and then the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and a soft smile appeared on his face, "These things are all true."
"The Xuanwu Hall and the Little Chiba Sword Hall where I am currently training do have frequent exchanges of swordsmanship with the Imperial Guard Hall."
"About 6 days ago, the people from the Trial Guard Hall just came to the Little Chiba Sword Hall. We had a hearty exchange of swordsmanship with the apprentices from the Trial Guard Hall."
"I was also lucky enough to witness the heroic appearance of the disciples of the Trial Guard Hall several times."
"The person who introduced you to the Trial Guard Hall was right."
"According to my observation, Natural Rishin-ryu is indeed a sect with real martial arts, not just a showy sect. The sword is fierce and the sword is bloody."
"In terms of practicality, I personally think that Natural Rishin-ryu is no worse than Beichen's Itto-ryu."
"And the teaching level in that trial guard hall is also very good, and many of the apprentices there have quite good abilities."
"Especially a certain young man named Okita Souji. He has strong strength and talent at a young age that even his masters praise."
"Qingden, if you want to learn swordsmanship for the purpose of being able to better subdue the little thief Xiao, then this trial defense hall is indeed a good place to go."
Qingdeng naturally knows what kind of character Shannan is.
He was a loyal and upright person, and it was impossible for him to lie to Qingdeng, and he had no reason to lie to Qingdeng.
Shannan's status as a "swordsman master" makes his recent remarks praising Tenorishin-ryu even more credible.
As far as Qingdeng knew - this Shannan had great attainments in swordsmanship.
Qingden, who was not good at swordsmanship, didn't know exactly how strong he was, but he knew that Shannan had always been famous for his strength in the Xiao Qianye Sword Hall where there were many strong men.
Even Shannan, who has strong swordsmanship and reliable character, praised the practicality of Natural Rishin-ryu, and the last doubts in Qingto's heart about Natural Rishin-ryu and Shiweikan disappeared.
"Qingdeng, I never thought that someone like you, who has never been interested in swordsmanship, would one day want to go to the swordsmanship hall to learn swordsmanship." Shannan sighed in a joking tone and said seriously, "The choice of the swordsmanship hall is very important. Don’t be careless.”
"I also know some other sword halls here that are also very good."
"If you are interested, I can introduce these sword halls to you."
"Do you know a lot of very good swordsmanship halls? Among the swordsmanship halls you know, are there any that have the opportunity to compete and learn from many, many people? For example, like the Shiwei Hall, which can compete with Xuanwu A sword hall where apprentices from the two major sword halls, the Little Chiba Sword Hall and the Little Chiba Sword Hall, compete." Qingto asked.
"Huh? It seems... not. Among the good sword halls I know, the number of apprentices is only a few hundred. Unless it is a sword hall with a very good relationship with each other, there are very few sword halls. There are frequent exchanges.”
"Forget it." Qingdeng raised his eyebrows and smiled at Shannan, "I have already decided - I want to go to the trial defense hall."
"Have you decided?" Shan Nan exclaimed in a low voice, "Are you sure? Are you being too hasty and not choosing more carefully?"
"No need. There is probably no sword academy in the entire Edo that is more suitable for me than the Imperial Guard Hall. I will go to the Imperial Guard Hall now to become my apprentice."
After saying that, Qingdeng raised his hands and patted Shan Nan's shoulders vigorously:
"Shannan, thank you! You've helped me a lot. I'll treat you to a drink later when you have time!"
Qingdeng said goodbye to Shan Nan, and then left in front of Shan Nan's room in a hurry.
Looking at Qingdeng who appeared unexpectedly and then left in a hurry, Shannan smiled helplessly: "It's really rare that you asked me to drink."
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While Qingto was speeding down the street, he took out the piece of paper with the address of the Imperial Examination Hall written on it that Kiryu had just given him. He followed the address written on the paper and hurried forward.
Now that the doubts about Natural Rishin-ryu and Shiwei Hall have been eliminated, there is no need to hesitate any more about the choice of sword hall.
A sword hall that can compete with people from three sword halls in one go - just like what Aoto said to Shannan just now: in the whole of Edo, there should be no place that is more suitable for having a "copying talent system" than this trial guard hall. Qingdeng.
——I hope that after joining the Trial Guard Hall, I can copy some powerful talents as soon as possible...
After praying secretly in his heart, Qingden silently accelerated his running pace.
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