Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 177: Hope of Returning to the Modern Times
After becoming a consultant, Izumi Heiji's first task was to help Yuanye find a doctor. He was very motivated at work. Regardless of the fact that his injuries had not yet fully recovered, he immediately took Aqian Ayu and a large sum of money to try to hire someone.

The old monk he recommended, who was proficient in medicine, lived in Mount Hiei, a holy place of Japanese Buddhism, which was not too far away - it could be considered next to Owari. Mount Hiei spans the two countries of Yamashiro and Omi. It is very convenient to go to Omi from Owari, as long as you pass through the gap in the middle of the Ise Mountains.

Yuanye personally led people to escort Meng Ziqi to Jiuwanjin to make it easier for the old monk to come and see the patient. The old monk also had a quirk. It was said that he had encountered a shipwreck when he went to the Ming Kingdom before, and he had not taken a ship for many years. It was inconvenient for him to go to Xinwanjin, so he had to transport Meng Ziqi here.

Yuanye had nothing to do during this period, so he waited in Jiuwanjin with peace of mind. He was even prepared to take people to send Meng Ziqi to Mount Hiei for treatment if Izumi Heiji could not invite anyone. But before Izumi Heiji could send back any news, he had already discovered something wrong when he took Meng Ziqi's pulse every day - Meng Ziqi's body seemed to have begun to recover, or at least stopped deteriorating.

He was amazed for a moment, and then observed patiently for a few days, and found that it was not an illusion. Meng Ziqi's physical condition had stabilized and even improved slightly. At least his pulse was a little stronger.

Yuan Ye looked towards the west thoughtfully. The only difference between the new Wanjin and the old Wanjin for Meng Ziqi was the distance from the Ise Mountains. Could it be that the original crossing could still affect them? Only if they were close enough to the crossing point could they be guaranteed to have that magical recovery ability?

This is unscientific, but no one dares to say that science can explain everything. At least their unfortunate time travel cannot be explained in the existing scientific system.

Yuanye was a little impatient and wanted to quickly transport Meng Ziqi to Ise Mountain for observation for a while, but considering that he had already made an appointment with a doctor and that Meng Ziqi's physical condition had only just begun to stabilize and had not improved much, he waited patiently for another month, and finally the old monk arrived.

The old monk was indeed quite skilled and had profound attainments in acupuncture. However, after giving Meng Ziqi acupuncture continuously, Meng Ziqi still had no reaction. Instead, the old monk became interested in the several prescriptions that Yuan Ye had been using for Meng Ziqi for a long time, and tried to find out more about it in various ways. In the end, Yuan Ye did not have the patience to deal with him and simply sent him away.

Izumi Heiji was a little disappointed, as this was the best medical practitioner he could think of. However, Yuanye remained gentle as always. He held his hand and thanked him for his hard work. Then he sent someone with valuables to go with him to Koga to gather his fellow villagers.

After seeing off Izumi Heiji, he immediately took Meng Ziqi to Hibitsu Village and returned to his first stop after the time travel - Jikuro's home.

It has been nearly three years since he left Hibitsu Village. He has transformed from a fake wandering samurai from the West into a miniature daimyo, but Hibitsu Village has not changed much. It is still as poor as ever. Bald Jubei has become even balder, and Jikuro and Aheira have also aged a lot.

They were very surprised to see Yuanye come back suddenly. Yuanye didn't put on airs. He chatted with them very gently, gave them gifts one by one, and thanked them again for their help and shelter - all of which were prepared by Yayoi. Those who came back with him this time were the most loyal and experienced people. They either followed him when he was in Takeuchi Manor, or were the first batch of old Wanjin he bought with money.

He just stayed in Hibizun Village again. Apart from dealing with Maeda Toshiharu who was surprised how he came back, he did nothing else but watch over Meng Ziqi every day and check his physical condition eight times a day. After a month, he confirmed that Meng Ziqi recovered faster here. Even though he still couldn't wake up, his physical condition did begin to improve slowly. He even gained a little weight, and it seemed that even his digestive ability had improved.

No wonder Meng Ziqi was fine after lying in bed for more than two years, but became skin and bones and almost died after only one year after moving to Xinwanjin. Was it because he was too far away from the place where he traveled through time?
What is there that is still affecting them?

Is that the culprit behind their time travel?
Is that their hope to return to the modern era?
Yuanye did not hesitate and immediately ordered Aman and Aqing to select the best from the best, a group of absolutely reliable men from the internal security forces, fully armed, and well prepared with dry food and water. The next day, he personally led the team into the Ise Mountains to find the place they had crossed at the beginning, that is, the place where thick mountain fog suddenly rose.

More than 20 days later, he came out in disgrace, with nothing to show for it except for killing three wolves, eleven wild boars and a bear along the way...

It can't be said that he had gained nothing. He found the entrance to the mountain where they had entered, which was still deep in the mountains at that time. He walked along the road in his memory several times, killing a large number of wild animals. He roughly guessed the place where they were trapped in the fog. However, he searched and dug there repeatedly, but found nothing. He found no strange things, and he couldn't trigger the dense mountain fog again.

Yuanye was confused again, he couldn't figure out what was affecting them, why couldn't he find anything when there was clearly an influence...

Ah Man was also confused, and asked him for the hundredth time: "What on earth are you looking for? What on earth are we doing wandering around in the mountains?"

That is Yuanye. If it were someone else, she would have slapped him in the face long ago. He was wandering around and digging in the mountains like a headless fly. Was he trying to make fun of her, Lady Aman?
Ah Qing also looked up, not understanding why Yuanye was wandering around in the mountains. In the past twenty days, seven or eight people were injured by falls, snake bites, and insect bites, and one of them almost died. The loss was meaningless. Yuanye did not answer for a while. He stood on the ridge and looked at the layers of mountains. After a while, he said blankly: "I don't know what I'm looking for, but there must be something here..."

Aman and Aqing looked at each other. Aman pointed to his temple, indicating that Yuanye might have been kicked in the head by the donkey again and it was time for his usual attack. Aqing shook his head, indicating that the second-hand donkey in the family had not been with him at all and Yuanye was having an attack on his own.

The two of them couldn't figure out why Yuan Ye suddenly started to go crazy again, but now that he was crazy, they could only follow him. Ah Man just asked, "So... what should we do now? Should we mobilize more people? But if we mobilize more people, we have to have a good talk with that old guy Maeda Toshiharu. After all, this is his territory. It's not good for a group of us to stay here for a long time. He might think of something wrong."

Yuan Ye stood there in a daze for a while, then sighed, "Not for now, let's go back and rest first!"

There is definitely something wrong here, but he really can't figure out where the problem is, so he can only think about it carefully.

Yuanye returned to Hibitsu Village with his confused subordinates and checked on Meng Ziqi immediately. He found that his physical condition was indeed improving and he was out of danger. Except that he was still very thin, there was no sign of death.

This was probably the only good news of this trip. At least due to some mysterious conditions, he didn't have to worry about Meng Ziqi dying suddenly, which relieved him of a great deal of worry.

As for other gains...

I don’t know if this can be considered as hope of returning to the modern era. Even if I don’t know what this hope is specifically, it is at least a bit of hope, right?
Yuanye stayed there with Meng Ziqi for a while, and reaffirmed his determination to continue looking. He turned around and went to Araki Castle to have a good talk with Maeda Toshiharu and make a deal so that Meng Ziqi could stay in Hibitsu Village for a long time to recuperate, and by the way, he could station a small team of elite men here to explore the Ise Mountains for a long time - maybe he came at the wrong time. After all, time travel is closely related to time. Maybe something can only be revealed at a specific time, become visible to the naked eye, and be effective.

Of course, the reason he gave to Maeda Toshiharu was made up. He only said that he hoped to build a hunting ground near Hibizun Village so that he could bring the dog princess here to hunt and have fun in his spare time. It could be considered as a small villa, similar to a vacation home.

Maeda Toshiharu was of course a little surprised by this, but considering that Hara was willing to supply saltpeter and a large number of novel products at a long-term low price, he readily agreed. After all, he was not afraid that Hara would occupy Hibitsu Village - he was now Oda Nobunaga's adopted son, and if Hara dared to cause trouble and occupy territory in the heart of Owari, Oda Nobunaga would be the first to stand up for him.

After this matter was settled, Yuanye began to select members for the search team and formulate shift rules. As long as he could live one more day, he would search in the Ise Mountains for one day. By the way, he ordered Shinwanjin to quickly transport construction materials so that a big house could be built in Hibitsu Village so that his stupid son could live more comfortably here. At the same time, he did not give up and prepared to take people into the mountains for a walk again to see if he could be lucky enough to find something this time.

But just as he was trying to get back to the modern era, A-man came with a serious face and brought him some bad news.

Oda Nobunaga's uncle, the guardian of the four upper counties of Owari and the lord of Iwakura Castle, Oda Nobuyasu, was in trouble. His son Oda Nobuyoshi (Sabei) succeeded in his rebellion and kicked him out of Iwakura Castle. Now he has fled to Kiyosu Castle with his second son Oda Nobuie. It is said that he was so angry that he vomited blood and his life was in danger.

The reason why Oda Nobuhiro, the unfilial son, was able to successfully rebel was that Saito Yoshitatsu made great efforts and borrowed a large number of manpower from him. Now Iwakura Castle has completely turned to Saito Yoshitatsu. It is no longer an ally of the four counties under Owari, but has become the vanguard of Saito Yoshitatsu to deal with Oda Nobunaga.

In short, the natural barrier between Owari and Mino, that is, the "Kawanami" area around the Kiso River and Nagara River, had been captured by Saito Yoshitatsu without any effort.

Yuanye was speechless after reading the information. He felt that Saito Yoshitatsu was indeed a nuisance. He was busy here, and this guy came to cause trouble again, just adding to his chaos!

(End of this chapter)