Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 178 Meeting “Old Friend”!Genichiro's confusion
Outside Ashina City, there is an abandoned temple.

In an old temple covered with talismans, sitting cross-legged was a one-armed old man with unusually long beard and hair, wearing only a shabby robe.

With his back to the entrance of the temple, he held a chisel in his hand and silently carved small wooden Buddha sculptures.

Even if Li You carried the wolf in, put the wolf in the corner, and covered him with a broken straw mat, the old man didn't react.

It wasn't until Li You unceremoniously sat down next to him that the old man turned his head, glanced at the unconscious wolf, and asked in a smooth old voice:

"Who is that?"

Li You replied: "Long Yin, Qingzi's ninja."

Old man: "...!"

"...Do you know Long Yin?"

Li You was thinking about how to explain to the old man with his limited vocabulary when a voice came from the temple gate:

"Let me pass on the message for you, Mr. Li You."

At the temple gate, Eima walked in holding a paper umbrella and nodded to the old man: "Orangutan, long time no see."

The old man is naturally the Buddha sculptor. In the game, he rescued the unconscious wolf and gave him a prosthetic hand.

He is also the last user of the Ninja Prosthetic Hand, and Gorilla is his old name.Like Sekiro, he lost his left hand and was called "Sekki" by Isshin.

The Buddha carver nodded slightly: "It's Yingma." Then he stopped talking and continued carving the Buddha.

Yingma said hello, and then looked at Li You.

"I'm also a little curious, why does Mr. Li You appear here, and why does he seem to know a lot about Long Yin?"

Li You had long since noticed that Yingma was following behind.To be precise, Eima had been following him since the beginning of Reed Plains. He knew it, but just ignored it.

Hearing her question, Li You smiled and said, "I am a folklorist and know something about legends from various places."

Yingma helped translate, and the old man beside him had a puzzled look on his face: "Folklorist?"

Eima then added: "...It is a name given to those who specialize in folk customs and legends and have extensive knowledge of knowledge."

She looked at Li You again and said, "Sir Li You, you are a folklorist or something, but there is some discrepancy with the identity you told Mr. Yixin before."

Li You said: "There is no conflict between wandering merchants and folklorists. I have traveled to many places for business and have seen a lot, so I know a little bit about folklore."

"Or it should be said that it was because I was very curious about the legends from all over the world that I chose to become a wandering merchant and travel around the world."

Yingma nodded. She was not hostile to Li You, she just asked in a very ordinary way.At this moment, she also replied:
"What you said does make sense. I was rude, please forgive me."

Then, she also looked at the wolf aside:
"Then, although I don't know why you want to save a ninja you have never met before and bring him here with a clear purpose, but if you don't mind, how about you let me help him take a look at his injuries?"

Naturally, Li You wouldn't stop him, and the Buddhist sculptor on the side just watched the whole process without saying a word.

Yingma Weilang quickly checked his physical condition and frowned slightly: "Judging from the injuries, he should have died long ago, but..."

The Buddhist sculptor answered calmly: "...People are still alive and well, right?"

Yingma nodded: "I have been watching from behind. When Master Li You brought him here, he only briefly cleaned his wounds with potions. Logically speaking, he should have died by now."

Li You: Why do I feel like you care about me?
If you know you won't die, why waste the medicine?
Eima pressed the wolf's neck and continued: "But now, his vitality is very strong. Except for losing one arm, he seems to be unscathed. But... for some reason, he still hasn't woken up."

The Buddhist sculptor said: "...Maybe it will take some time for Long Yin to come back to life. Just put him here and I will take care of him."

Eima nodded, stood up and said, "Then, I'll leave him to you, gorilla. I'll go back and report back to Lord Isshin."

She said and looked at Li You: "Are you coming too?"

Of course Li You nodded: "Then let's go."

The two immediately set off together and returned to Ashina City.

Not long after, in the watchtower where Yixin lived.

After listening to Eima's explanation, Isshin raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh? Is there such a thing?"

He looked at Li You who was sitting beside him: "I never thought that you still have this identity."

"Since you also know the legend of Long Yin, then answer me, are you... here for Long Yin?"

When Yi Xin asked this question, even Li You felt a vague murderous aura hovering in the room.

But Li You just said calmly: "I'm not interested in Long Yin."

After hearing Eima's message, Isshin narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh?"

Li You wasn't lying.

If you ask if he is interested in the ability to resurrect the dead, then he must be, especially so.

But first of all, Long Yin's power has obvious side effects and disadvantages. The so-called resurrection is actually absorbing the vitality of other people to fill one's own.

Secondly, in order to obtain Long Yin's power, one must have the approval of Long Yin's Qingzi Jiulang.Li You didn't think that he would be willing to give Long Yin's power to an outsider like him.

Third, there are too many settings, background, and details about Long Yin that are not explained clearly in the game.

Therefore, Li You really has little interest in Long Yin at this stage.

Of course, having said all that, if the system finally tells him that he can obtain the power of Long Yin without side effects, then Li You will definitely become popular immediately...

But anyway, now, he won't take Long Yin's idea.This is also detrimental to his arrangement in this world.

Yi Xin stared at Li You for a while before saying, "...Hmm. There's no sign of lying. You really don't seem to be interested in Long Yin."

Immediately, Isshin burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha! Interesting! Over the years, few people who have witnessed Long Yin's miraculous power of resurrecting people from the dead can't help but be tempted by it. I didn't expect you to have such determination, very good !”

"In this case, I won't ask you what your purpose is. When you want to say something, tell me again!"

As he spoke, he put a jar of turbid wine in front of Li You with a bang and said:
"Then, let's have a drink!"

Li You: "?"

Although I'm happy that you chose to trust me, is there any necessary connection between this and having a drink?

You just want to drink!

Isshin laughed heroically, and although Eima on the side looked helpless, she had no intention of stopping him.

As a result, Li You was pulled by Yixin again and drank two full cans of wine before he was able to escape.

Before leaving, Yixin made an appointment with Li You and continued the conversation the next morning.

Li You agreed, and he still had many questions to ask.

……

Late at night, Li You was in the guest room where he stayed temporarily.

Yingma stood at the door and said to Li You: "Then, tonight is indeed a bit long. Please have a good rest. Isshin-sama will be waiting for your arrival tomorrow morning."

Li You nodded slightly, and Yingma closed the door.

Li You sat on the cushion and began to think about his plan to extend Wei Ming's life.

As we all know, the plot of Sekiro is completed in one day.

To be precise, the fight between Wolf and Genichiro at the beginning of the game, the scene he just witnessed, can only be regarded as the prologue.

After that, the wolf was picked up by a Buddhist sculptor and slept in an abandoned temple for a few days before waking up.

After that, the wolf entered the city from outside Ashina Castle in one day, defeated Genichiro and recaptured Qingzi. Then, according to Qingzi's plan, he ran around Ashina to collect materials from the Source Palace, and finally defeated Sakuraryu to achieve the ending.

The large-scale invasion of the inner government occurred in the evening, and the final outcome was late at night.

So from this perspective, the plot time of Sekiro is indeed very short...

Now, there should be several days before the wolf wakes up. It gives him a little time to prepare, but it's not enough.

So you still have to hurry up.

Now, Isshin has initially established a good relationship, and next is Genichiro.

Just in time, Li You's original plan of "night talk" can be implemented.

Li You came to the window as usual and was about to get out.

But at this time, there was a knock on the door.

Li You: "Huh?"

Opening the door, there was an old maid outside.She bowed to Li You and said, "Guest, I'm sorry to bother you. Sir Genichiro would like to invite you to see me. Is it convenient for you?"

Li You was slightly startled, but after thinking about it, he replied: "No problem."

So, the maid took Li You to the Ashina Dojo located on the upper floor of the castle tower.

Here, Genichiro Ashina, who had taken off his armor and was only wearing regular clothes, was sitting cross-legged with his back to the entrance, wiping the katana in his hand.

The maid brought Li You in, bowed, and then left, leaving only Li You and Genichiro.

Oh, there was a man next to him who was wearing a white robe, covering his face and head, leaving only a pair of eyes.

When he saw him, Li You couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Genichiro put down his katana, turned around, and motioned to Li You: "Sit down."

Li You didn't mind and sat down in front of Xian Yilang.

Genichiro spoke and went straight to the point: "Today, when I went to visit my grandfather, I heard him say that a merchant came to the city, and he had some extremely unique muskets in his hands, which were amazingly powerful."

Li You suddenly realized: It turns out that Xianyilang heard Yixin talk about those guns.

He didn't hide it and said, "It's me."

"So, do you want to trade these things with me?"

As he spoke, the man in white on the side also relayed his words to Genichiro like Eima.

Genichiro stared at him and said: "Ashina is facing an attack from the inner government, and they just repelled them. At this time, it is really strange that they would allow merchants to enter Ashina."

Li You smiled: "The inner government is not omnipotent. No matter how they block it, they can't block everything in the sky and the earth, right? As long as there is a gap, I can get in."

Genichiro said with scrutiny in his eyes: "My grandfather seems to think you can be trusted, but I can't trust you. I heard that just tonight, you suddenly left your room."

"I can give you a chance to prove yourself and prove that you have nothing to do with the inner government. Otherwise, I can only ask you to follow this person and live in the water prison for a while."

Li You's eyes followed Xian Yilang and fell on the man in white again, and he nodded slightly, seeming to signal to Li You.

Li You grinned: "As for Dao Shun, let's forget it. He will hide in the dungeon all day doing shameful experiments, and he will stink both inside and outside."

Genichiro and Michio: "!?" Genichiro narrowed his eyes slightly: "You actually know him... It seems there is indeed a problem! Come out!"

Following his order, three eagle-residents jumped in from the window of the room and surrounded Li You.

Xian Yilang looked at Li You: "Although I don't know your identity, I will know it soon."

Li You grinned: "Indeed, you will know soon."

"Go!"

The three eagles rushed forward!

"boom--!!"

There was a shocking gunshot, and after a flash of fire, the man in white fell to the ground with a "dong" sound.

He looked at his left leg, only to find that half of it was missing!

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Genichiro also looked shocked: "This is...!?"

The three Eagles were temporarily suppressed, but they reacted quickly and immediately launched another attack.But this time, the three of them unanimously chose to throw the boomerang at Li You.

Li You didn't care much. He easily dodged a few times and avoided two boomerangs. Then a primitive gun suddenly appeared in his hand, and with a "ding" sound, he bounced off the third one.

Genichiro stared at the short gun and hand cannon in Li You's hand and said, "You... are not a merchant at all!"

Li You expressed his innocence and complained: "Why am I not a businessman? Just because I haven't been caught, you conclude that I am not a businessman?"

Genichiro didn't understand what Li You was talking about at all.He calmly clapped his hands again, and two more Eagles climbed in from the window and joined the siege on Li You.

To be honest, if it was in the game, Li You would definitely run away immediately when he saw this formation.

but now…

The five members of the Eagles looked at each other, and then pounced at the same time with great tacit understanding!
Li You, on the other hand, took out his white-rimmed glasses and put them on calmly, and threw a flash bomb at his feet with the other hand.

"Om-"

Including Genichiro and Doshun on the ground, everyone was dazzled by the sudden bright light.

The five closest eagles were even worse. They were too close to the explosion location of the flash bomb and were knocked to the ground by the shock, all of them foaming at the mouth.

Li You took the primitive gun and stabbed them one by one with the handle of the gun, knocking them all unconscious.

When Genichiro recovered from the influence of the flash, his men had been lined up in the corner of the room by Li You, one, two, three, four and five facing up in order, neatly.

Daoshun was also brutally hit by Li You, and his other leg was trampled directly, causing him to faint from the pain.

Genichiro: "...!"

He looked at Li You with a wary expression: "I didn't expect that you still master this kind of magic. It seems that no matter how many ninjas attack you, it won't mean much to you."

"...Then, let me learn it myself!"

"drink--!"

Genichiro drew out his katana and rushed towards Li You quickly!
Li You didn't hesitate, raised his original spear, and opened Genichiro's sword.

During the fight, Li You also felt the invisible force existing on Genichiro's sword.

So he didn't fight hard and instead dodge.

After several attempts, he already had a rough guess.

It seems that that invisible power should be a unique power that the warriors and ninjas of this world can practice.They seem to be able to infuse this power into their weapons, allowing their knives to exert far greater power than normal.

If we use an easier-to-understand analogy, it might be similar to the "internal force", "power", or "qi" in martial arts novels.

"It's quite interesting..."

But this power is not unbreakable, rather it has many flaws.

For example, fighting with energy is a choice, and using force to overcome skill is also a choice.At the same time, this power also has a dead end.

But I don’t need those right now.

Genichiro swung his sword and slashed continuously, and the sword was fatal, but Li You walked nimbly in the dojo, dodging all of Genichiro's attacks.

Until now, except for the first blow that was deflected by Genichiro, he has never been able to touch Li You again.

It felt to him as if the enemy on the opposite side could see through all his attacks from the smallest movements and then easily dodge them.

In a daze, he actually felt like he was facing his teacher Ba when he was learning swordsmanship as a child!

Genichiro: "...!!"

"This is impossible!"

Li You chuckled: "Nothing is impossible."

To him, Genichiro's attacks were all too familiar.

Not to mention that Xian Yilang's raised hand never deceives others, Li You once controlled Xian Yilang's body in the fragmented world and met the Wolf Blade dozens of times.

Through that fragmented world, he also learned the incomplete Ashina swordsmanship, and even saw the memory fragments of Genichiro.

Li You can say without humility that his understanding of Genichiro's swordsmanship is no less than his own.When he saw Genichiro raise his hands and take steps, he knew what his next move would be.

And that being the case, with his current physical condition, is there any reason why he can't avoid Genichiro's attack?

The more Genichiro beat, the more frightened he became, and the more he beat, the more unbelievable he became. Finally, he kept shouting angrily and slashed at Li You like crazy, but he was still avoided one by one. He only charged up his sword in the end, forcing Li You to raise his gun to block. It took a while, but it was still easily bounced away!

Xian Yilang staggered two steps and missed Li You.He came back to his senses, looked at Li You in disbelief, and asked:

"Who the hell are you...?"

Li You smiled slightly: "What do you think?"

Genichiro: "..."

But Li You didn't mean to show off. He turned his head and saw the katana on the shelf on the side of the dojo, so he raised his hand and shot the grappling hook, grabbing the sword directly in his hand.

He pulled out his katana and looked at it. The shape of this sword was relatively close to the one commonly used by Genichiro, and it was very comfortable for him.

So he held the knife in both hands, and after adjusting his breathing slightly, he suddenly swung the knife in his hand!
Genichiro's eyes widened instantly!

In the dojo, Li You waved his sword.

At first, it was just a simple slash, but Li You then added footwork. He stepped, stepped back, swung the knife, turned around, danced the knife, and swung the knife again. The series of movements were extremely smooth and had an inexplicable sense of beauty. It's eye-catching.

Genichiro was completely stunned. He didn't come back to his senses until Li You finished swinging the sword and put the sword into the sheath in a very standard posture.

He looked at Li You and said in disbelief:
"This is…"

From the side, another voice took over.

"Ba Zhiwu...!?"

Genichiro turned around and saw that Eima was already standing at the entrance of the dojo at some point. Judging from her stunned expression, she must have watched Li You's sword dance with him.

Seeing Li You put away the knife, she walked into the dojo and asked: "Master Li You, why did you..."

Seeing her appear, Li You couldn't help but want to ask, Ying Ma, why are you there wherever there is excitement?

Professional melon-eaters, right?

At the beginning of tonight, he just wanted to convince Genichiro.

However, Li You thought about it and realized that it was not bad. Anyway, in his plan, he would have a showdown with Yixin in one day at the latest.

Otherwise, he was afraid that Yixin would die early.

So Li You followed his long-planned plan, first sighed, put the katana back on the shelf, then looked at Genichiro and Eima, and said:

"I also wish I could give you answers, but now is not the time."

Eima: "?"

Li You coughed: "Some things are very complicated and you won't understand them even if I tell them, so it's better not to tell them. You can only feel this for yourself. The rest I can only say that there are too many involved..."

Genichiro and Eima: "???"

Eima was confused, but Genichiro couldn't understand.

Li You gave it up and finally concluded: "In short, I am not your enemy. On the contrary, I am here to help you."

"It's just that it's really hard for me to explain the reason to you, so I didn't reveal the real purpose at first. But I am indeed a businessman and a folklorist.

"I just had no choice but to win your trust in this way. I hope you can believe that I have no ill intentions. I am here to help you and protect Wei's name."

Eima and Genichiro looked at each other.Although the two had differences on how to protect Ashina, their overall stance was consistent.

At this moment, hearing Li You's words, everyone was a little overwhelmed.

In the end, Eima said: "...Master Li You, judging from your previous actions, I am willing to believe that you are not malicious. However, I still want to let Master Isshin know about you."

Li You nodded: "This is what it should be. I will explain it to him tomorrow."

Eima bowed slightly: "In that case, please come with me, and I will take you back to your room to rest. Sir Genichiro, please forgive me for being presumptuous, and please go to bed early. Everything... will be discussed tomorrow."

Genichiro was a little confused at the moment. Hearing Eima's words, he didn't refute and nodded subconsciously.

So Yingma took Li You back to the guest room.

Genichiro stood in the dojo and looked at the katana Li You had just used, feeling even more puzzled.

"That gesture is indeed Bazhiwu, but..."

He recalled what he saw.

"But...why does it feel like it's more like the action I'm used to?"

Genichiro Ashina studied swordsmanship with the female warrior Tomoe, and learned the Ba-ryu swordsmanship. Li You's swordsmanship was obtained from his memory, and was naturally also a Ba-ryu swordsmanship, but was systematically classified as "Ashina swordsmanship."

However, Tomoe is a female warrior after all. Although she taught Genichiro swordsmanship, Genichiro himself made adjustments when using it, which was not exactly the same as what Tomoe used.

Yongzhen's swordsmanship was learned from Yishin himself, Wei Mingryu, but he didn't know much about Ba Liu, so he couldn't tell the difference.For Genichiro, the difference in this detail is obvious.

But noticing this only made Genichiro more confused.

"Li You...who are you?"

Outside the window, the moonlight shone silently, illuminating Genichiro's face.

(End of this chapter)