Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1484 1156. Divine Beast Bai Ze

Lan En and Wu Ming went to the banquet room first.

Four tables were arranged on the left and right, and the difference between the host and the guests could be seen.

The room was not luxurious. In fact, the castle tower of Iwamura Castle, which was mainly used for military purposes, did not have luxurious rooms at all.

It was basically all tung oil wood flooring, and the walls were hung with scrolls, decorative folding fans, and weapons.

Even the screens were only painted with very simple landscape paintings.

Only some tea and fruits were placed on the small table, and the table area was not large.

It seemed that the banquet was held in the way of serving dishes and removing plates in rounds.

"You have been sniffing all the time." Lan En sipped the tea without much concern, and smiled at Wu Ming, "Do you have a good nose?"

The teapot contained ordinary brewed tea, not the kind of matcha that needs to be carefully prepared by the so-called "tea master" in the tea room.

The more and more complicated steps there are, and the more famous the person who handles the steps is, the more ritual and artistic a thing will appear.

To be honest, if Lan En was forced to appreciate it, he could appreciate the artistry of the tea ceremony, but if he said he liked it, he would prefer ordinary tea.

"But it smells very good."

Wuming tried hard to learn Lan En's casual sitting style that could not be faulted. Unfortunately, after trying many times, she realized that she was not good at this at all, so she simply sat cross-legged in her own style.

"This smell is obviously roasted meat, right? It seems that the city lord must have hunted something good."

And Lan En smelled more details than her.

Ando Mamoru prepared roasted bird meat, which should be water birds such as egrets. In Japan, this dish seems to be called "yakitori".

It seems that because of the prosperity of Buddhism, Japan believes that the meat of animals is unclean, so it is generally not eaten.

Even if you want to eat it, you eat poultry and seafood meat.

Of course, this is just a saying. If people are extremely hungry, they can even eat people, let alone the "unclean" meat of animals?

This has basically become a means for nobles to show their noble status.

For high-intensity consumption professions like samurai, eating meat is not a big deal. After all, fighting to the death is the most pragmatic activity.

Eat more, practice more, and you can kill others before you get killed. Simple and clear.

It seems that this time, because he wanted to entertain Lan En, who didn't know the background, Ando Shou arranged bird meat that was in accordance with the rules but not easy to obtain.

But it was strange that Ando Shou had paid attention to the dishes, but he didn't attend with his son-in-law until now.

Letting guests wait at the banquet table is not in accordance with etiquette anywhere.

'Maybe this banquet tonight will be more interesting. '

Lan En speculated playfully in his heart.

He wanted to find and eliminate the source of the [filth] that he had investigated as soon as possible, which was spreading like a plague.

But if he wanted to retrieve the household registration information, he had to coordinate with the human relations.

That is, this belated welcome banquet.

Socializing is an indispensable part of the process of doing things.

And indeed, Wuming and Lan En did not have to wait for long. Ando Mamoru, who had also changed his clothes and washed off the dust of the past, walked quickly from the side door of the room with his son-in-law.

Wuming supported his knees with his hands, and his expression was a little surprised.

Because compared to Ando Mamoru who was just "welcoming" in front of the castle tower before, the lord of the city now looked a little "frightened and flattering".

In short: he seemed a little restrained in his own castle tower.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!"

As soon as he entered the door, he bowed to Lan En and Wuming repeatedly while walking and apologized, with a sincere apologetic smile on his face.

Lan En and Wuming wanted to stand up politely, but the other party immediately pressed his palms in vain.

"No, no, no, it's my fault. Please sit down!"

Several candlesticks were arranged in the room, and the light was reflected by the lamp cover, spreading to every inch of the corner.

After each of them sat down, the host and the guest were facing each other.

The dishes for tonight's banquet were gradually placed on the small table.

The atmosphere at the banquet was strange.

Although Ando Moriyoshi, as the lord of the city, seemed to want to make the atmosphere lively, and Lan En also handled it like a fish in water.

But it was precisely because of this appropriate and moderate handling that Ando Moriyoshi himself seemed a little cramped in his own castle tower.

It seemed that he was the one being taken care of.

And Takenaka Hanbei, the young warrior who had just had a good chat with Lan En and Wuming on the way into the city, was now seriously looking at the demon hunter who was able to handle the social scene with ease.

He didn't even touch the glass of sake, but occasionally took a sip of tea.

Wuming was much simpler.

Although the weird atmosphere at the banquet made her a little overwhelmed, which led to annoyance. But as soon as she put the yakitori skewers in her mouth, her expression immediately became much better.

So the face of this beautiful demon hunter swung back and forth between "annoyed" and "delicious".

His eyes moved lively around the other three men with strange atmospheres.

"Mr. Lan En, I heard that you are a Ming countryman who came to Mino recently after learning skills from the Nanman?"

Just when Ando Mamoru was sweating a little on his forehead for some reason, Takenaka Hanbei's calm and gentle voice sounded from beside him, making him feel relieved.

At the same time, this hasty interruption was not polite and directly exposed the last fig leaf of this awkward banquet.

Let this awkward atmosphere be exposed.

"Yes." Lan En was very calm. He placed the chopsticks on the chopstick pillow smoothly, "Not long after arriving, we encountered this kind of trouble."

"Is it really not that long?" Takenaka Hanbei asked, his originally gentle eyes now staring at the demon hunter, "But now, you have at least three guardian spirits by your side, right?"

On the small table next to Takenaka Hanbei, Ando Mamoru's hand holding the wine glass suddenly shook, and more than half of the glass of wine spilled out.

And he quickly lowered his head, as if he was anxious to wipe away the sake he spilled.

This is already a sign of his calmness.

At any rate, in the tea room just now, he heard the more impactful speech of 'People of the World', which gave him a psychological buffer.

But even so, the masseter muscles on Ando Mamoru's face still bulged high due to the action of clenching his teeth.

Three guardian spirits!

Three people blessed by gods and Buddhas!

His Ando family has been a wealthy family in Mino Country for several generations! Mamoru Ando has been the head of the Ando family for decades!

But if it hadn't been for a charm that could temporarily open the [Yin Yang Eyes], he wouldn't even be able to find Takenaka Hanbei Shigeharu's son-in-law around him now!

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This Ming countryman! He said he had just arrived in Meinong for a few days! There are three around you? !

Three? ! ! !

Are you telling me that you have no background, no skills, and just came here? !

Are there three guardian spirits in the shogunate of the Ashikaga clan, the general who conquered barbarians? ! !

But now that the topic has progressed to this point, Ando Mamoru felt that he was no longer qualified to interrupt.

So the lord of the city, the leader of the three people in Meinong, is now just like he was in the tea room just now, sitting upright with his eyelids lowered.

"It's just accidental." Lan En shrugged, "It seems like Wu Ming, we just met."

Turning his head, Lan En found Wu Ming chewing roasted bird skewers with his mouth bulging, and his eyes looking at him with the same surprise.

The demon hunter had only seen the velvet ball and knew that Lan En's 'Ninja Cat' was possessed by [Shan Cha]. She was now equally surprised that there was a guardian spirit around this person.

The careful and discerning Hanbei Takenaka noticed the expressions of both of them.

"Please don't make your companion sad just to clear up the relationship, Mr. Lan En. You see, Miss Wuming is also shocked."

Wu Ming stopped chewing now and opened his watery eyes wide, looking at Lan En next to him and then at the Hanbei opposite.

"I just hope that I can have a frank chat with you." Hanbei Takenaka still said sincerely. "My teacher can also join in the conversation if you wish."

"I think even if I say this is a misunderstanding, you won't believe it. After all, smart people believe in themselves." Lan En scratched his cheek with a dull expression, "But who is the teacher you are talking about?"

There was a flash of dreamy brilliance, and a long-bearded goat like an old scholar appeared in the void.

It was still stunned for a while, then shook its head and then turned to Lan En's direction. The hands and hooves behind its back stretched out and shook it.

"Oh, hello."

Lan En raised his eyebrows, but still looked at the old scholar goat and nodded: "Good evening."

"Speaking?!" Wu Ming, on the other hand, acted surprised, "Can your guardian spirit still talk and communicate?"

Lan En looked at Wu Ming, and then looked at the old scholar goat in mid-air.

It turns out this is not normal.

He has only met four guardian spirits, and the sample size is not enough, so he dare not make a direct judgment.

"I'm special."

The goat clasped his hands behind his back and nodded friendly towards Wu Mingye.

"The teacher's true form is [Shirasawa]." Takenaka Hanbei introduced his guardian spirit to Lan En and Wu Ming with the respectful gesture of introducing the teacher.

"The legendary beast that can understand all things. It came from the Western Continent."

Having said this, Hanbei took a deep look at Lan En.

"He knows people's words and can get rid of diseases. Therefore, although the image of the teacher is different due to its wide spread, he often appears on amulets from high-ranking officials to ordinary traders, or placed on pillows."

"So that's it, it's really amazing." Lan En politely praised Bai Ze in mid-air.

"It's nothing, it's nothing." The old scholar goat smiled with a trembling voice, "Guardian spirits are not just superficially capable of increasing their strength. Each one has its own specialties. For example, it is [Eight Hundred Porky Queen]."

"Eh? My guardian spirit?"

"Yes, your guardian spirit can protect you from immortality, little girl! It's just like the legendary effect of eating mermaid meat."

"From this point of view, it doesn't seem surprising that I can think and communicate with humans, right?"

Looking at the teacher who floated in front of Wu Ming, Takenaka Hanbei still looked at Lan En who looked like he had "learned new knowledge".

"To be honest, you must first show sincerity, and now my sincerity is obvious."

He clenched his hands into fists, placed them on both sides of his knees where he was sitting cross-legged, and bowed to Lan En.

"Please also show your sincerity, Lord Lan En."

"The two guardian spirits are lurking in the dark. Regardless of whether they are malicious or not, it is really disturbing."

Lan En scratched his head and looked at Takenaka Hanbei opposite who said, "I won't get up if you don't agree."

"They don't come into the city because of any ill intentions or plans. I'm just afraid they'll scare you."

"Whatever." Hanbei still bowed, his voice was calm and firm, "Please."

"Since you said so. Tsk."

Lan En curled his lips, and his fingers were already rubbing the magic ring on his hand.

A moment later, lightning flashed across the sky above Iwamura City!