Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1536 1508. Rare Guardian Spirit

"Princess Hidechiyo, I have never met her before, so if you want to know more from the side, I am afraid that asking Lord Fujikiro will be more effective than asking me."

"The only thing I know more than you is probably about Lord Lan En."

"You can tell me whatever you want." Saito Dosan waved his hand, causing the candle on the standing candlestick between the two to sway. "Yoshihide seems to have a very special relationship with him. We have been apart for so many years, and I want to know everything and everyone around her."

Hanbei felt that his 'former lord' seemed to be biting his teeth when he paused just now.

It should be an illusion, right?

In the shadow, Hanbei pursed his lips to mourn for Lan En's future situation.

Then, he immediately began to tell Saito Dosan everything he had seen and heard.

"He first appeared in the Jusanzakura Village, and later went to his father-in-law's Iwamura Castle to investigate because he observed a special [filth]."

Hanbei's thinking is quick and organized, thanks to his own talent and Bai Ze's acquired teachings, which complement each other.

Even Saito Dosan, who has not managed Mino for several years, couldn't help but look at this young samurai differently when listening to Hanbei's report.

Being able to get familiar with people in a few words is high emotional intelligence.

And being able to make people feel organized and wise in a few words is really smart.

In just a few words, Saito Dosan has determined that this young samurai in front of him, who has a reputation for intelligence, is indeed not an ordinary person.

Some people can get the reputation they have today because they have only this reputation in their lifetime.

But Hanbei has only this reputation now, entirely because he is too young and has not had the opportunity to participate in many major events to make himself famous.

But Saito Dosan has now retired and become a monk. Even if he admires Hanbei, at most he is thinking of recommending this young man to his daughter Yoshitatsu in the future.

Everyone thinks that the power-hungry [Mino Viper] will never think of giving up the country he stole in his life. It is possible that in his old age, even his own children will be eaten by him.

But in fact, Saito Dosan really doesn't want to hold on to this power anymore.

Even the theft of the country at the beginning still makes him feel tired against his nature.

Now, he only cares about his daughter and the spirit stone.

And caring about and collecting spirit stones is not for his own purpose, but a promise.

Hidechiyo is a half-demon, and Saito Dosan, as her biological father, is a pure human, so the race of her mother Fukayoshi is naturally self-evident.

Humans and monsters fall in love and form a family.

Who would have thought that the legendary Mino Viper, who could sacrifice everything for power, would steal the country just for a promise?

He made an appointment with his beloved woman to create a paradise where humans and monsters can live in harmony.

Therefore, it is necessary to control a country, so it is necessary to control the spirit stones.

The spirit stones themselves have nothing to do with good or evil, but this power is too easy to be used, making the original humans become monsters, and making the originally sober and peaceful monsters become violent. This is a problem in itself.

So now even if he has unloaded the burden on his shoulders, Saito Dosan still found a spirit stone merchant like Fujikichiro to collect spirit stones for him.

This is a complete consumption behavior, and he himself can't get any return or benefit from it, but he still does it for many years, which shows his determination and persistence.

"Are you saying that just by meeting him a few times, you can feel that he has an extraordinary origin?" Saito Dosan touched his thick beard chin and muttered. "That tall and strong pretty boy?"

"Master Dao San, if you can be a little less prejudiced against Lord Lan En, just a little less." Hanbei raised one of his hands, which were originally placed on his knees, and pointed two fingers at a tiny distance.

"You will definitely be impressed at first sight, or even just one glance, and you will never forget this person in your life."

Faced with such words, even if Saito Dao San was unhappy with Lan En, he could only be speechless and could not refute.

"Lord Lan En's origin, I don't need to say much, you can feel it."

Hanbei looked at the old master with cautious and persuasive eyes.

"That must be, it is hard to describe the high and rich family. At the banquet of my father-in-law, I accompanied him, and all of us could feel this at that time."

Let's not talk about the innate temperament of being the [Emperor's Son].

Just talk about Lan En himself.

Saito Dosan's banquet was so grand, 70% of the reason was that he was really happy that his daughter could come back and reunite, and at the same time he wanted to give all his good things to Ah Xiu.

The other 30% was to test.

Just like a widely circulated story about thieves -

The thieves kidnapped many children, how to tell which family has money to redeem the children and which family is really poor and can't afford it?

They put a fish in front of the hungry children, and then see where the children will subconsciously eat first.

The fish tail has more bones and less meat, and most of the people who eat here first have never seen any good things and are poor.

The fish belly has fragrant fat, and the children who eat here have at least seen it and know that this place is delicious.

The children who are the best eaters and enjoy the most on weekdays will first eat the fish face meat, which has less meat but the best texture.

It is not new to judge a person who is not familiar with the food by observing other people's reactions at the table.

According to Saito Dosan's observation, Lan En's reaction is that this guy really eats!

It is not the kind of person who has never seen the world and has never eaten good food, so he eats with his cheeks wide open.

Instead, he feels that "these things are similar, and I am hungry, so I will eat them quickly."

In order to observe Lan En, Saito Dosan specially divided the dishes into several levels, with obvious differences in preciousness.

But in Lan En's performance, these differences seem to be so small that they are imperceptible to him!

In his eyes, the most expensive ingredients and the cheapest ingredients are all things that can fill his stomach. He does not make any other distinctions.

What does this mean?

The things on the banquet tonight, Saito Dosan himself may not be willing to eat them once during the holidays! In this kid's eyes, there is no difference at all? !

And on the other hand, it is said that "putting aside the temperament of [Emperor's Son]". Who can really put this thing aside? !

It was obviously in his own castle, his own castle tower, and the banquet he organized, but at that time, Saito Dosan felt that when Lan En sat down, he felt a sense of glory.

It seemed that when he sat there, the level of the entire banquet was lifted by him alone!

"Glorious" should have been a polite and humble word used by the host, but Saito Dosan knew for the first time in his life that it could be a realistic adjective!

Where did this kid come from?

An ordinary Ming countryman who learned skills from the southern barbarians and returned to Japan?

If he believed this nonsense, then his head of [Mino Viper] would be less useful than a real snake!

Sure enough.

Just as Saito Dosan looked at Hanbei with a thoughtful and puzzled look, the young samurai continued.

"But based on the few brief encounters between me and my father-in-law, I do not agree with what he said when he introduced himself."

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"Oh?" Saito Dosan sat up straighter, smiling fiercely, "Do you think that boy deliberately deceived me to achieve some purpose?"

Hanbei calmly supported his hands on the ground and bowed: "No, Lord Lan En is sincere, and I and my teacher can feel it. So I don't think it is a malicious deception, and it is more likely that he just doesn't want to involve other people."

"I hope you don't think too much."

Saito Dosan's fierce smile did not change: "You have to tell me clearly first, so that I can stop thinking too much."

"That's exactly what I want to say." Hanbei still supported his hands on the ground, but raised his head and looked at the old lord, "I think Lord Lan En could not have come to Mino recently."

"Maybe you don't know it yet, but at the banquet, the extraordinary horse and the cat that Princess Hidechiyo loves are all possessed by guardian spirits!"

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The fierce smile still hung on Saito Dosan's face, but this time, it was because his expression was frozen.

Horse and cat?

Although those two guys do look magical, what does it mean to have a guardian spirit? !

"Not only that, sir." Hanbei's statement was not finished. "The Miss Wuming who arrived at Lushan Castle earlier and reported the news to you seems to have a close relationship with Lord Lan En, and she has been possessed by [Yabota-hime]."

"And if we count Princess Hidechiyo herself and [Ame-no-tori] who possessed the princess, Lord Lan En has gathered five guardian spirits around him."

"We are all people who have guardian spirits, and no one knows the magic and rarity of this power better than us."

"If there is no extensive search, discerning discovery, and careful cultivation, if any step goes wrong, it will be impossible to let the owners of four guardian spirits gather around you!"

Saito Dosan was already numb.

The scene of gathering four guardian spirits with one person as the main one, even he had never seen it before.

It's not that he had never seen this number of guardian spirits before.

Their Saito family, before Xiu came back, also had four guardian spirits.

His own [White Viper], his heir Yoshitatsu had [True God] and [Shadow Crocodile], and his married daughter Saito Kicho had [Thin Ice Butterfly].

But it was because their Saito family had four guardian spirits that he knew how difficult it was!

Saito Dosan himself was a hero for being able to steal the country.

His married daughter Kicho also admired her for her character.

Not to mention Yoshitatsu, who was regarded as the successor.

There were three outstanding people in the family, and Saito Dosan himself felt that his family's feng shui was too good.

And that was just three guardian spirits.

The reason why Yoshitatsu had two guardian spirits at the same time was because Dosan once discovered a dilapidated shrine hidden in the mountains when he was young, and he immediately re-enshrined, renovated, and prayed with all his heart.

Pray that the gods enshrined in it can bless his children.

That was when Fukayoshi had just taken Ah Xiu away. He was terrified of losing his other child, so he was particularly pious.

So, the [True God] that was worshipped also possessed Yoshitatsu.

The Saito family finally gathered four guardian spirits.

But excluding the blood relationship of the same family, the outstanding Yoshitatsu and Kicho both attracted guardian spirits spontaneously.

This is purely a matter of exaggerated luck.

In fact, during the years that Saito Dosan was in charge of Mino, he only had one guardian spirit, and then a guardian spirit was found in the Yamajian Shrine, a total of two!

This is the result of decades of Mino's power!

That pretty boy is just one person!

And one person attracted four guardian spirit owners to gather around him? !

There is not even one ordinary person? !

You tell me this is a "chance visit to Japan"?

If he or the forces behind him had been operating in Japan for less than a few decades, Saito Dosan would be willing to take off his head and kick it like a ball!