"Huixing, are you ready?" Master Xianyuan asked a middle-aged monk in front of him.

"Everything is ready." Huixing patted his neatly dressed clothes.

"Yes." Master Xianyuan nodded, "Let's go then, it's time to go to the banquet."

Having said that, Master Xianyuan led Huixing, and they quickly left Xianyuan Temple one after the other.

Mount Koya is not an isolated mountain, but a collective name for a group of mountains...

More than 120 temples are scattered among the mountains.

Standing at the top of the Koyasan temples is the thousand-year-old Kongobuji Temple built by Kukai, the founder of Koyasan.

Although the status of Sengenji Temple is not as high as Kongobuji Temple, it is also a famous temple in Mount Koya and has a very lofty status in Mount Koya.

Being able to become the abbot of such a large temple, Sengen Shonin's Buddhist attainments are naturally unanimously recognized by all the monks in Koyasan. Otherwise, he would not be respected as "Shangren" by people and become the abbot of Sengen Temple.

His distinguished status and lofty status also made Master Sengen one of the most conspicuous celebrities in Mount Koya.

As for Huixing, he is also one of the celebrities in Koyasan.

Huixing is a famous eminent monk in Xianyuan Temple. He is also very famous among the temples in Koyasan because of his high attainments in Buddhism. He is recognized as the most likely monk to succeed Master Xianyuan and become the next abbot of Xianyuan Temple.

In Mount Koya, any monk who meets Master Xianyuan or Huixing will basically salute him respectfully and say hello.

Just like now

"Master! Good afternoon!"

"Master! Are you going to the back mountain to study Buddhist scriptures again?"

…

Greetings similar to this are endless.

When Master Xianyuan led Huixing towards the deserted back mountain, all the monks he met on the way immediately put down what they were doing and respectfully said hello to Master Xianyuan and Huixing.

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Facing these greetings, Master Xianyuan answered them one by one with a smile.

"Well, good afternoon to you too."

"Well, yes, I am planning to go to the back mountain to study Buddhist scriptures."

It is a well-known fact in Mount Koya that Master Xianyuan and Huixing like to go to the secluded back mountain to read scriptures.

Seeing that Master Xianyuan and Huixing were so diligent and hard-working, they went to the back mountain to study Buddhist scriptures at noon. Those monks who asked Master Xianyuan what they were doing now came to Master Xianyuan and Huixing one after another.

Cast a look of admiration and admiration.

After Master Xianyuan and Huixing repeatedly exchanged greetings with dozens of monks who passed by each other, they finally arrived at an uninhabited forest area that was usually visited by birds.

In Mount Koya, there are countless "undeveloped areas" like this that only birds visit.

"...Master." Huixing looked around and after confirming that there were no monks around, he lowered his voice and asked Master Xianyuan in front of him, "Master Toyotomi's feelings for his sister, it turns out

Is it that deep?”

"Why do you ask that?" Master Xianyuan asked without looking back.

"I'm just curious for a moment." Huixing replied, "I always thought that the relationship between Toyotomi-sama and his sister was very bad."

"Because you have told me before: Toyotomi-sama's sister does not support the reconstruction of Toyotomi's world, which is completely contrary to Toyotomi-sama's ideas."

"But Toyotomi-sama actually held a celebration banquet today at noon on the pretext of 'reuniting with my sister after a long absence'."

"Since there will be a celebration banquet for the 'reunion with relatives', then Toyotomi-sama and his feelings for his sister...should be excellent, right?"

"...I don't know much about Lord Toyotomi's family affairs." Master Xianyuan was silent for a moment and then slowly replied, "I don't know at all what kind of feelings he has for Miss Toyotomi, no matter what.

Toyotomi-sama rarely talks about his sister in public or in private."

"Toyotomi-sama likes to hold banquets."

"So, I think... maybe he just randomly found a reason to hold a banquet."

During the conversation, the two of them had arrived at a rather inconspicuous cave.

This is a cave with a very narrow entrance, and can only accommodate two people entering side by side at most.

After lifting some vines hanging in front of the cave entrance, Master Xianyuan led Huixing into the cave.

The cave is very deep, and when you look inside, you only see what seems to be endless darkness.

Without a torch or anything for lighting, Master Xianyuan strode towards the depths of the cave with ease.

The air inside the cave is not filled with the damp and musty smell that is common in caves. Instead, it is filled with the aroma of food that is definitely not found in ordinary caves.

The deeper you go, the aroma of food in the air becomes stronger and stronger.

The deeper you go, the more cramped the cave becomes.

The deeper you go, the clearer the light becomes and the more and more obvious chatter and laughter you see in front of you.

Finally, after turning a corner, it suddenly became clear.

The deepest part of this cave is an extremely spacious cave.

All around the cave, lighting candles were installed, illuminating the place as if it were daytime.

This place was a cave secretly dug by Toyotomi Nobuhide with the help of Sengen Shonin after reaching a cooperation agreement with Sengen Shonin. It was one of the secret strongholds of Toyotomi's army in Mount Koya.

At the same time, this is also the place where Toyotomi Nobuhide held a banquet at noon today.

There are more than 20 banquet guests in total who are eligible to attend today's banquet, and they are basically the cadres of the Toyotomi Army who are currently staying in Mount Koya.

They were sitting on the left and right sides of the cave, chatting and laughing loudly. The table in front of them was filled with sumptuous meals.

The person sitting at the head of the banquet was naturally the commander-in-chief of the Toyotomi Army, Toyotomi Nobuhide.

"Master, Huixing. You are finally back. It's just the two of you." Yu immediately noticed that Master Xianyuan and Toyotomi Nobuhide had returned from Huixing. In a joking tone, he said to Master Xianyuan.

Ban joked, "We have been waiting for you two just now."

"Lord Toyotomi, I'm sorry." Master Sengen bowed to Nobuhide Toyotomi apologetically, "I kept you waiting for so long."

"It's okay." Toyotomi Nobuhide waved his hand, "Please take a seat quickly!"

"Yes." Master Xianyuan responded and everyone took their seats.

Sengenshangren, who had a very high status in the Toyotomi army, sat in the seat second only to Toyotomi Nobhide.

In the Toyotomi Army, he was just an ordinary cadre with little real power, so his seat was relatively close to the bottom.

"Everyone!" After Master Xianyuan and Huixing were seated, Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly stood up, "Master Xianyuan and Huixing have arrived, and everyone has arrived. We can finally start the banquet."

"But before we start the banquet, I want to announce something first."

Toyotomi Nobuhide stood up and turned his gaze to someone on the seat.

"Prajna, come forward."

"Yes!" The person whom Toyotomi Nobuhide called Hannya was a rather young young man.

He was suddenly called upon by Toyotomi Nobuhide. After being stunned for a while, he quickly responded loudly and quickly walked out of the queue. He ran to Toyotomi Nobuhide and knelt down on the ground.

"Everyone here must have heard about the achievements that Prajna has made recently." Toyotomi Nobuhide looked around at the cadres in the circle and said loudly, "It was Prajna who participated in the 'Grand Trial'

On the way, I discovered the relationship between Ogata Ittosai and Isshiki Kenkan.”

"Thanks to Prajna, we found Ogata Ittosai."

"It can be said that Prajna has made great contributions to our 'Osaka Spring Formation and Battle of Xu'."

At this point, Toyotomi Nobuhide turned his attention to Hannya.

"Therefore, I have decided to commend Prajna who has made such a great contribution to the fight against the enemy"

Toyotomi Nobuhide leaned over and picked up a yellow-handled red-sheathed sword beside him.

"Give this knife to Prajna."

"The name of this sword is 'Xueyi'. It is a 300-year-old ancient sword that I spent a lot of effort to get."

"Although it is an ancient sword, in terms of sharpness and toughness, many swords currently on the market that are called 'treasure swords' cannot compare with it."

After saying that, Toyotomi Nobuhide specially pulled the blade out of the sheath just a few inches.

The blade that was pulled out of the sheath reflected a dazzling cold light in the surrounding candlelight, as if just looking at the blade would cut your eyeballs.

Only a blade made of extremely high-quality iron can reflect such a beautiful and sharp cold light under the irradiation of light.

Seeing Xueyi's tiny blade, many people at the table now looked at Prajna with envy or jealousy.

"Although this sword is not the best in the world, it is still the best among all the swords in my collection." Toyotomi Nobuhide slowly put Xueyi back into its sheath.

"I hope you can treat this knife well and be worthy of being its new owner."

Toyotomi Nobuhide held Yukiyoshi in his hands and handed it to Hannya.

"Sir..." Prajna, with a look of hesitation on his face, stammered, "This sword...is too precious to me. I...can't bear it."

"Accept it with peace of mind." Toyotomi Nobuhide said with a smile, "The reason why I chose to give this sword to you is not only because of your great achievements."
To be continued...