Originally, when Yamada drew his sword, the passers-by around him dispersed in a panic. However, now that Akane Koyama took action and received Yamada's sword, everyone stopped and stood aside to watch the excitement from a distance.
Yamada missed a hit, and his mood became a little bad. What was even worse was that when he saw that the person who stopped him was actually a female prostitute, he snorted coldly, "Have the dojos fallen into depravity now? They accept all the messy people. It's simply outrageous!"
The young woman opposite heard this but did not fall behind, and said, "In my opinion, the Choshu clan is in decline, and the noble warriors only bully little girls on the street."
Yamada's face darkened, murderous intent surged in his heart, and he said in a serious tone, "Woman, are you insulting my warriors of the Choshu Domain?"
Contrary to most people's impressions, the shogunate in the Edo period had many more restrictions on samurai. They could not kill civilians just because they were unhappy. According to Article 71 of the "Komika Gosho" promulgated by Tokugawa Yoshimune in 1742, samurai had only Only when one's reputation is harmed by rude behavior is one entitled to "cut off one's body and avoid punishment" (killing someone without punishment).
Moreover, the regulations on rude behavior are also very detailed. First of all, in most cases, you can only kill civilians in your own daimyo territory (at the same time, your daimyo does not like his own civilians to be killed). There are risks in killing people in Edo and Kyoto. It's very big (there are even Edo civilians who are keen on extreme sports deliberately provoking samurai). Secondly, you can't go back on old scores. It's not okay to kill someone today after being insulted yesterday. Thirdly, if the other party apologizes, you can't kill him again. In addition, samurai After beheading the person, you must undergo a rather tedious investigation and questioning. Once you find that the report is untrue, you will immediately be deprived of your status as a samurai. Of course, if there are no witnesses or it is a fast ronin, it is another problem.
So strictly speaking, Yamada was reluctant to chop down the two girls selling grilled eels before. If he hadn't drunk a lot tonight, he most likely wouldn't have drawn his sword, especially in broad daylight. .
But now the situation is different.
This young woman who appeared out of nowhere made rude remarks. Although Mita was drunk, her head was not completely turned away. As soon as the other person's words came out, he first labeled her as "insulting the warriors of the Choshu Domain". If he takes action again, even if he is investigated, it will be a waste.
Akane Koyama obviously realized that her previous expression was inappropriate, but before she could speak, the older girl next to Chiyo suddenly burst into tears.
She was completely frightened before and stayed in place motionless, and she didn't react until now.
"Go away!" Yamada already had a new goal, and was too lazy to care about the two brats in front of him. He waved his hand impatiently and pushed the girl aside and fell. Chiyo also quickly ran to his companion, and after confirming that the former was just a palm After the scratches were no longer serious, her beautiful big eyes moved to Xiaoshan Akane again, their eyes full of concern.
Yamada had already raised his sword again. Although he had a lot of disdain for Akane Koyama in his words, he did not dare to underestimate the opponent even if he could block his own sword, and quickly took up a stance.
Akane Koyama’s sword skills were passed down from her father, who was the owner of the Dojo. She grew up in the Dojo. When the Dojo was at its peak, people often came to visit and compete, so Akane Koyama also developed a pair of skills. Erhuo has a sharp eye, and he can basically tell whether a person is real or not by the way he holds the knife.
Although the warrior of the Choshu clan in front of him was arrogant and violent, he was not a straw bag with only fancy fists and embroidered legs. Akane Koyama only brought a wooden sword, so this battle was not easy for her either.
At this time, more and more passers-by were watching. Matsuo and Takahashi were almost sweating. Who knew if the Shinsengumi guys were nearby or when they would appear, and Yamada won this battle. There is no point in losing, because the other party is just a female streamer, and if, if Yamada loses, it will not be his own person, but also the face of the entire Choshu clan.
The two of them looked at each other, mentally thinking about knocking down Akane Koyama and dragging Yamada with them to run away. However, the next moment, a line of sight fell on Matsuo, and Matsuo felt a wave of anger for no reason. With a strong sense of crisis, he raised his head and looked at the owner of that gaze. He was a guy dressed as a ronin. When the other person saw him looking over, he raised the knife in his hand. The warning was obvious.
Matsuo sighed inwardly that he was unlucky. He was not a master like Yamada. It was because he was not well received in his original place that he gritted his teeth and sneaked into the overthrowing faction, thinking that when he could overthrow the rule of the shogunate, he, a veteran, could Takahashi on the other side is in a similar situation. Usually, the two of them follow Yamada to pick up cheap and last-minute hits, but if they really want to fight others, even in a two-on-one situation Not sure either.
And although the guy opposite looked down and out, his eyes just now were truly fierce. Matsuo could be sure that people who had never seen blood would not have such eyes.
Couldn't he be a thug who had killed someone somewhere and then fled to Kyoto?
To be cautious, Matsuo and Takahashi decided to stop and stand still.
On the other side, Yamada and Akane Koyama have devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the battle and no longer care about what is happening around them. Yamada is good at a sword technique called Oishi Shenying style, which originates from the Shinin style. It was created by Oishi Shinsetsu. It is said that Oishi once used a bamboo sword to challenge all the dojos in Edo and was invincible. The biggest feature of Oishi Kageryu is the rapid dash with his left hand. Yamada's left-hand sword is as fast as lightning and full of aggression.
On the other side, Akane Koyama used family swordsmanship, which was mainly defensive. She guarded a wooden sword without leakage.
This is the first time Zhang Heng has seen samurai sword fighting in the Edo period. No matter Akane Koyama or Yamada, their sword skills are obviously not as good as his. According to Zhang Heng's estimation, Yamada's sword skills should be as good as those of just stepping on the sword. She entered lv2 not long ago, but Akane Koyama is still at the peak of lv1.
However, one was unable to exert his full strength because he drank too much, and the other was holding a wooden sword in his hand. In comparison, Yamada was more affected. Although Zhang Heng did not know his The name of the swordsmanship school, but it can be seen that he also walks in a speed flow, which has high requirements for agility and knife accuracy. However, his current state of shaking when walking is obviously quite affected.
On the other side, Xiaoshan Akane's situation is slightly better. Her weapons are at a disadvantage and her sword skills lack variety. However, because she follows a steady and steady path, in the eyes of a master like Zhang Heng, she actually doesn't seem to have any. So dangerous on the surface.
