Chapter 501: Chapter 270: Ogiwara Family’s Big Task, Water Dungeon Dilemma_1
[An enormous boundary envelops the grand castle tower before you, you hold the Boundary Token in your hands, under the watchful eyes of a line of samurai as you cross through the boundary, entering the bottom level of the Castle Tower...]
[Before your eyes are maze-like, intricately connected corridors with countless rooms, the comings and goings of numerous maidservants, with elite warriors keeping guard at each turn of the corridor...]
[As far as you know, after the assassination of the lord in broad daylight, he has been resting and recuperating in his sleeping quarters situated deep within this floor.]
[Following your memory, you arrive at the deepest part of the Castle Tower. The samurais along the way, although they see you, do not bow in respect. They hold the hilts of the swords tightly around their waists, maintaining a stance of strict guard.]
[These samurai guards are trained since young as suicide soldiers, displaying fanatical loyalty towards their lord. Even if ordered to commit suicide on the spot, these suicide soldiers will execute the command without hesitation.]
[At the end of the corridor lies the lord’s sleeping quarters, guarded by a giant man in front of the sliding door.]
[The giant’s enormous form nearly occupies the entire hallway, blocking the sliding door tightly. Under his thick layer of fat, one can faintly see large lumps of muscles on his mountain-like body.]
[In his hand, he holds a heavy Tachi, blocking your path to the sleeping quarters.]
[You’ve encountered the ’Fire Worshiping Ogiwara Family’s Chief Servant’!]
[You look at the Tachi held across your path, and recall his identity...]
[He is the lord’s most trusted retainer, the personal guard of all his family members.]
[His brute strength is astonishing, tearing cattle and horses apart as easily as lifting a hand, and he has once wiped out hundreds of enemy soldiers single-handedly on the battlefield.]
[Because of his terrifying battle record, he was deeply favored by the lord who appointed him as the personal guard, responsible for the safety of all his family members.]
[The ’Ogiwara Family’s Chief Servant’ blocks your path, with his eyes squinted in his fleshy face, radiating a fierce light.]
[In a gravelly voice, he rebukes that without the permission of the lord, no one is allowed to approach the sleeping quarters!]
[The Chief Servant, with his thick and sturdy wrist, angles the sharp blade of the Tachi towards you. If you dare to take a step forward, even if you are a highly-ranked retainer, he will strike you down!]
[You look at the Chief Servant who refuses to give way, feeling very angry in your heart. You know that it’s absolutely impossible to enter the sleeping quarters without overcoming this man.]
[Do you want to have a duel with him?]
[You slowly step back two steps, and call out loudly to the sleeping quarters, "My lord, I have urgent matters to report... about the assassination attempt in daylight..."]
[The ’Ogiwara Family’s Chief Servant’ does not avert his gaze, and continues to stare at you intently.]
[From behind him comes the voice of the ’Ogiwara Family’s Lord’: "Enter!"]
[The Lord’s voice is full of vigor, not showing any signs of injury at all.]
[The Chief Servant responds loudly, then moves aside to let you pass. You stride forward, slide open the door and enter the sleeping quarters...]
[The decoration in the sleeping quarters is simple, there are no maidservants serving around, only the Lord himself sitting in front of a small table drinking sake.]
[The upper half of his body is uncovered, his right shoulder is missing an arm, but the previously bloody wound has fresh skin grown over it. The skin is pink, like that of a newborn baby.]
[The ’Fire Worshiping Ogiwara Family’s Lord’ pours himself a cup of sake with his remaining left hand and gestures for you to come forward and join him in drinking.]
[You calmly close the paper door behind you, step forward, take the sake cup, and drink it all down in one gulp.]
[With his eyes glazed over, the lord seems lost in thought. After a long while, he begins to speak slowly, saying he had thought that with the return of Master Xuan Yi, he could achieve rejuvenation, even immortality...]
[He didn’t expect Master Xuan Yi to have been poisoned by the remnants of the ’evil demon’. He who was supposed to have the best chances of achieving immortality, ended up being the first to be sent to the underworld... how ridiculous that is!]
[It seems that the lord is not interested in your report, at the moment, he might only want to vent out his despair of not being able to achieve immortality on someone he trusts.]
[He invites you to have another drink, then continues, saying, he doesn’t know how the ’remnant of the evil demon’ managed to take Master Xuan Yi and the Grand Ninja’s bodies... such a horrifying sorcery is really outrageous to the world.]
[Although he now has no hopes of immortality, if he could master this shocking sorcery, perhaps he could extend his life in another way by changing bodies...]
[The ’Fire-Worshiping Ogiwara Family’s Lord’ suddenly throws his sake cup to the ground!]
[He stands up, looking at you fixedly with shining eyes, and says aloud that he can forget the vengeance of his severed arm, he can even ignore your identity as a ’remnant of the evil demon’, but you must teach him the sorcery of taking bodies!]
[Otherwise, you, who drank the poisoned sake, will not be able to leave the Castle Tower!]
[No sooner had he finished, than the paper door behind you was sliced open by a sword, and a large number of skilled warriors flooded in from outside, headed by the giant man ’Ogiwara Family’s Chief Servant’.]
[In the blink of an eye, you are surrounded by layers of samurai, with countless crossbows pointing at you, ready to unleash at any moment!]
[Suddenly you feel a severe pain in your stomach, like your liver and intestines are tearing apart.]
[Energy seems to drain away from your body, your vision goes black, and you pass out...]
[...]
The game text abruptly ends there, leaving a confused Lin Xun.
"Damn! When did I show any weakness?"
After waiting for a long while, the game text finally continues.
[...]
[You struggle to open your eyes, only to feel completely drained of energy.]
[The surroundings are dark and damp, with a strong smell of decay lingering in the air.]
[The light in the corner is dim, and after a moment of focus, you realize that you are in a water prison cell.]
