Samsara Paradise: Shadow King

Chapter 141 Yongzhen and Bodhisattva Valley

[Hunting mission update: According to Article 1748752 of the Law of Reincarnation Paradise, Contractor No. 14332 has been judged as a violator. Hunters are requested to complete the cleanup of the violator in the current derived world and actively complete the hunting mission. 】

When he received this reminder from the paradise, Zhao Zijin was riding Nidhogg. On his way to the Bodhisattva Valley, he was accompanied by Yong Zhen, a doctor who went here to collect medicinal herbs. His trip was equivalent to the same time. Accepted two tasks, one was the task issued by Genichiro Ashina to capture the traitor of the inner government, Raihuang Gennosuke, and tried to learn the secret information of the inner government from his mouth.

The other is the guardian ninja wolf released by Shenzi Kuro to escort Yongzhen to Bodhisattva Valley to collect herbs to treat him. Although the latter has no abnormality in appearance, all his injuries have been healed. However, he fell into a persistent coma. After many attempts to awaken him, he sought help from the doctor Nagama. After learning about a drug-stimulating treatment plan, he immediately sought help from the former "Hirata retainer" Jinka Matsuri. .

After all, there were two mission rewards, so Zhao Zijin naturally agreed happily, packed up, exchanged the camp contribution points for some consumables, and set off with Yongzhen.

This was Yongzhen's first flying experience in her life, but she didn't show any signs of losing her composure. She knelt down and sat beside her calmly, keeping a distance neither far nor close to Zhao Zijin. This was her character, she would always be in spirit. Take the initiative to keep a distance from others, and maintain a disguised state of balance and pull with others in your own emotional communication.

Yongzhen remained silent, and Zhao Zijin had no intention of opening the topic. He silently opened the [Han of Dominator] to protect the two of them from the cold wind that came during the flight, and then lowered his head. It seemed that he was closing his eyes to rest, but in fact his eyes were slightly closed. Open a crack and use a visual sense that transcends external appearances to analyze the "wolf-preventing woman" in the game.

From ancient times to the present, there are countless warriors known as heroes who like to express the bold side of their character through the act of "drinking", and in the game Sekiro, we can also use the method of "toasting" , to find out the personal stories and plot backgrounds of several important plot characters.

Among these plot characters, Yongzhen is a very special existence. In the game, if the player does not control the wolf to defeat Genichiro Ashina, then she will never drink the wine given to Yongzhen. If the "Dragon" is triggered In the plot of "Cough", Yongzhen will give the player a bottle of Weiming wine after the Buddhist sculptor's dragon cough is cured, hoping to deliver it to the Buddha sculptor's hands to celebrate the recovery. Here the player can choose to "respect" the bottle of wine with his backhand Give it to Yongzhen, and the latter will refuse politely and distantly:

"What a strange person. This is used to celebrate recovery from illness. Please send it to the Buddha carver!"

Yongzhen is the same as a wolf. She is also an orphan picked up on the battlefield. It needs to be explained here that the name of this "wolf-proof girl" is "Yongzhen" in simplified Chinese translation, but it is "Yingma" in traditional Chinese translation. "The reason why there are two very different names is because the original Japanese version of the game used a pseudonym. According to the original intention, her real name should be "Emma".

Japanese pinyin writing is divided into hiragana and katakana. Generally speaking, katakana is used to represent foreign words, just like most Japanese words in English are represented by romanization. It is intended to represent the pronunciation of the original text and is the name recorded in the official setting collection. "エマ" corresponds to "Emma". She and Robert are also the only English-speaking characters in the entire game. Other characters are expressed in Japanese romanization in the translation of the English version.

In the game's cutscenes, we can also notice more clearly that "Emma's" facial features and face shape are different from those of the islanders. In other words, she or her parents are likely to be the same as Robert. , is a foreigner who accidentally stepped into the land of Ashina.

Because of the death of his parents, his own emotions were greatly stimulated. The young Yongzhen (still keeping this name out of preference) met the ninja ape who had finished the battle and had a delicious meal in the ruins of the battlefield. That is, the Buddha carver. The young girl just stared at each other blankly until the rice ball was stuffed into her hands.

Both were born as ninjas. Like the ape and the wolf, they are people who do not show their emotions and anger on their faces. When he saw the hungry little girl Yongzhen, he felt pity and handed the rice ball to Yongzhen. Although he was talking about At this time, he only said that he "found it very troublesome", but in an era of frequent wars, and in the Ashina area where land resources were scarce and food harvests were poor, he could give this precious rice ball to a stranger. The acquaintance of the girl satisfies her hunger and has to praise the kindness of the ape's heart. Just like the peony cake given to the wolf by her stepfather, the owl, it can be regarded as a trap for orphans.

However, unlike what happened to the wolf, the ape believed that Yongzhen would never be happy following a precarious ninja like him. Not long after, she was handed over to the doctor Daoxuan. From then on, Yongzhen became Daoxuan's adopted daughter.

"No matter where you go, it's better than following the ninjas." This is Ape's idea.

Having said that, Yongzhen still maintains the same admiration for him as Dogen. When Ape was about to turn into Shura due to too many killings, Ashina Isshin cut off his arm with Ashina's Cross Slash. In order to let Ape He could continue to move freely as usual, and Daoxuan made a prosthetic hand for him.

At that time, the ninja prosthetic hand was only a semi-finished product. It was Yongzhen who relied on his identity as a foster daughter to urge him, beg him, and pull him to make modifications and carve the ninja hand again and again, and finally it was in the game. The finished product used by wolves, ninja fangs.

Although Daoxuan is very carefree in getting along with others and may not care about these red tapes, it is quite helpless to be forced to do such a thing by a picked-up little girl! But maybe Daoxuan was thinking at that time: If Xiaoyong hadn't been so cute, he wouldn't have bothered to help a dull ninja who only knew how to speak.

Her concern for the ape is not only that. You must know that the ape later became a Buddhist sculptor and has been carving Buddha statues, just to suppress the fire of Shura in his heart and transform into Shura. This is the most worrying thing in the heart of the Buddhist sculptor. He can kill Ishin, who killed Shura, was also seriously ill. As Yishin's personal physician, Yongzhen was the first person to know about Yishin's condition.

Perhaps, deep down in her heart, she was already worried that no one would be able to suppress the Buddhist sculptor who "incarnated Shura" after Yixin died of illness. She never wanted to see her benefactor or relatives fall into such pain, and if she was killed by an emotionless stranger, The sword was a little too cold, so as a woman, she begged Yi Xin to teach her a swordsmanship that was not very suitable for her.

The ape gave her a second life. If losing him is inevitable, then at least let yourself help him achieve final liberation!

Women's congenital strength is insufficient, so Ashi Mingren's fierce Ichimonji Nagashin was not able to learn it. Later, even though it took far more efforts and hardships than ordinary people, he learned the "Cross Slash" to cut off Shura's arm. Although The sword was drawn out quickly, and the mark made by the blade was almost like a vertical cross, but it was just a shape and lost its true meaning.

Having said that, it was also because of such efforts that the wolf could still detect the sharp sword energy from Yongzhen even if she didn't hold the sword in her hand. This is also the direct reason why after Wolf defeated Genichiro Ashina in the castle tower, he suddenly saw Nagama appearing and chose to draw his sword directly without being able to distinguish between friend and foe.

In Yongzhen's eyes, Wolf is a silent ninja. Even if he is seriously injured, when he sees her as a doctor, he will not tell his injuries or express his pain, as if those injuries are not related to him. Nothing to do with it.

This also caused a lot of trouble for the doctor Yongzhen. However, in addition to feeling troubled, when facing this special ninja, will Yongzhen think of his emotionally numb self as a child?

Nagama also secretly watched Genichiro practice swordsmanship. That was when Isshin Ashina held a banquet and everyone was immersed in laughter. She would leave her adoptive father Dogen, come to the back of the city, and secretly gaze at the sky. swirling clouds above. There, the troubled young man was still waving his sword and practicing the stunts taught by his master over and over again. He could only run wildly with his eyes closed on a road destined to fail. Only in this way can the Weiming Kingdom survive for one more day.

Yongzhen, who has "come to life" again in the love and care of everyone, all she desires is to repay those who love her to the maximum extent. This is also the code of conduct she has implemented from beginning to end.

Her sword is only swung at Shura! In the Shura plot of the game, it is also the only time that we can see the sharpness in Yongzhen's eyes. It is only at that time that we can see how Yongzhen, the famous "soft sword" of Wei, can achieve the goal. Kill Shura's confidence. During the battle, Yongzhen's sword skills were ethereal, and it was difficult to avoid the real and the real. Her approach was leisurely and graceful, but she had no murderous intention at all. At this time, she had no time to take care of the flames of war. The Buddha carver was in a situation where he could only fight hard. Do your best to stop this unimagined "ghost"! Protect God's Son Kuro!

Throughout the game, Yongzhen kept working hard for the people she cherished, working hard all her life, and never doing anything for herself. Until the final ending, she lost the person who had been with her since she was a child. Everyone around you.

Destiny has never shown the slightest mercy to this kind girl, but Yongzhen has always brought her tender side to the world and to others, while her strong side is used to warn herself that there is no hatred in her heart, nor any Any resentment and countless filth and impurities in the world seemed to have befallen Yongzhen, but she always responded with the purest tenderness and kindness.

As Romain Rolland said in his book: There is only one true heroism in this world, and that is to still love it after recognizing the truth around you.

"Your Excellency Renhuaji, it is very rude to keep staring at others!"

Yongzhen suddenly turned around and said this to Zhao Zijin. The latter smiled, but he didn't feel any embarrassment at all. He pointed forward and said:

"We're almost there!"

The Bodhisattva Valley is very large, far exceeding the area shown in the game. They found a slightly flat place to land. There were countless flowers and plants on the mountain wall and the surrounding ground. Taking advantage of Yongzhen's careful identification, Wei Ming Yixin was released, and having familiar people around might make the atmosphere more harmonious.

"Oh! Yongzhen, we meet again!"

"Isshin-sama is well!"

Who Chengxiang and the two just exchanged a simple greeting, and Yixin couldn't wait to find Zhao Zijin and asked him to take out his wine. Yongzhen wanted to dissuade him like before, but after thinking for a while, he gave up and continued. Find what you need among thousands of flowers and plants.

Watching the figure constantly bending down to pick the required herbs, watching her carefully classify and process them, Zhao Zijin's eyes were filled with fire.

Yongzhen is extremely talented, and like his adoptive father, he is very obsessed with the things he is passionate about. Standing on Daoxuan's shoulders, this obsession has also made Yongzhen's medical skills reach the pinnacle, and even achieved the status of a rare miracle doctor. What his adoptive father, Daoxuan, wanted to accomplish but failed to accomplish during his lifetime, the healing amulet used to treat dragon cough is Yongzhen's inheritance of Daoxuan's unfinished legacy.

In addition to Yongzhen's ability, the wound medicine gourd he created can pour out potions to restore injuries over time. Another strong basis is Ashina Isshin. After all, this man, "surviving is already a miracle" is still Regardless of his condition, he often disguises himself as a tengu and goes out to hunt rats. He also drinks alcohol without delay. You say what you say, and I drink mine. He is a typical patient who does not follow the doctor's instructions!

Such an old man, Isshin, can live to his current age, and can even kill the ninjas in the inner palace. If Yongzhen is not a miracle doctor, then who else dares to say that he is?

It would be a pity if such a person could not be used by himself!

The needed herbs are all available on the ground, but there are still a few plants growing on the high mountain walls. This makes Yongzhen a little confused, but she has no way, it doesn't mean that others can't. Picking is in progress.

Noticing Yongzhen's predicament, Zhao Zijin verbally confirmed the location of the herbs with her, and then activated the power of [The Hand of the Dominator] to take over the next picking work. This invisible force was extremely efficient in picking. After a while, there was only one last herb left to pick.

Originally, under Zhao Zijin's careful control, the herb was shaking off the mud and about to be pulled out. But at this moment, a black shadow flew close to the herb at an extremely fast speed and stretched out his hand to snatch it.

Wei Mingyixin snorted softly, and threw out the wine bottle, hitting the black figure. Then, several blazing sun ghost hands sprouted from the mountain wall. Under the combustion-supporting effect of the alcohol, they surged several times, killing him. Pressing on the mountain wall, they could see clearly that it was a Gu Yingzong.

I didn't expect that this mission would be so easy to complete. It took me only a short time to get here. I have already collected almost all the herbs. I also captured a solitary shadow. Whether he is one of the rebel ninjas or the inner government sect. The pursuers who come out can get clues from him to help them capture the traitorous ninja.

"Whoosh!"

Before Zhao Zijin could step closer, hundreds of shurikens and kunai rained down from the sky. The lonely figures on the other side of the mountain dropped their magical tools that had lost their magic and power, and quickly approached the man who had been killed by the Fierce Sun Ghost. Rescuing the companion who was restrained by his hands.

At the same time, the continuous clouds and mist seemed to be swept by the strong wind, instantly covering the sight of Zhao Zijin and others. When they rushed out of it, they only saw two figures fleeing quickly.

"Chase!"

(End of this chapter)