Chapter 174: Theory of Kendo (asking for recommendation votes on Monday)
After standing up, Meng Qi discovered that the old man was tall and majestic even in his old age. He turned around, revealing a face full of traces of wind and frost. He had old spots and deep wrinkles, but he was bright and bright. Shen's eyes were not as turbid as normal at this age, but were so clear that they seemed to reflect the figures of Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu.
His hand that drew out the long sword was so steady that it didn't tremble at all. It seemed to be repeating thousands of hammering movements. The screenshots of each moment were exactly the same except for the different distances. It was shocking.
Feeling this, Meng Qi's expression became more solemn. This was the strongest enemy he had faced since he became successful in martial arts! Compared with him, An Guoxie and You Huaduo may not be inferior in body, inner energy and skills, but their realm is far different. There is no sense that every move is in line with the law and there is harmony between movement and stillness.
Meng Qi had a vague understanding that the old man was only one layer of window paper away from opening the entrance between the eyebrows, and after opening it, the inside and outside of the world would immediately meet. In other words, the realm was here, and he could directly cross the half-step of the exterior scene.
I wonder if he is the Imperial Master or the Sword Emperor?
He took a deep breath and forced himself to concentrate his energy and mind. If he hadn't felt the murderous intention of this old man, he would have already used the full force of Luo Hongchen, Yama Tie, Sacrifice Technique, and Judgment of Purity to seek a chance to escape with his life.
Even so, he didn't dare to be careless at all. It would be easy for such a person to hide his murderous intent.
Meng Qi held the sword in his right hand and shook his left hand by the handle, signaling Ruan Yushu to jump off the stone bridge immediately after taking action himself, dive into the river, and escape first.
Facing an enemy of this level, there was no way he could be distracted!
Ruan Yushu still had no expression on his face, neither shocked nor fearful, and he didn't know what the regulations were.
The old man moved forward slowly, slashing out his sword at will. The moves seemed simple, but they seemed to be constantly changing, and the flaws were so uncertain that they could not be caught.
Meng Qi focused all his attention on this sword, and the words about the final style and the broken sword style ebb and flow in his mind, breaking down the combinations.
it's here!
Meng Qi counterattacked without retreating, and an ordinary stab from the long sword landed seven inches to the left of the old man's sword.
The ever-changing sword moves collapsed, but suddenly the yin and yang differentiated. The long sword moved left and right very quickly. The yin and yang clashed, and a whirlpool suddenly emerged, trapping Meng Qi's long sword!
Is it a trap? The real flaw, the only flaw, is actually a trap!
Meng Qi suppressed his shock, flicked his wrist, and the long sword rotated along the whirlpool, penetrating through at twice the speed, and stabbed straight into the old man's chest.
But at this moment, the tip of the old man's sword was placed on the side of Meng Qi's thrust, passing the long sword, as if he had automatically bumped his wrist into it!
Another trap?
Meng Qi leaned forward and forcibly changed his moves. He raised his long sword, flashed the tip of the sword, and pointed diagonally at the old man's throat.
The old man took his time and turned slightly to let Meng Qi's long sword fall into the air. The sword in his hand remained unchanged and still stayed there, while Meng Qi took the initiative to move his chest and abdomen up.
The real trap?
Meng Qi had countless thoughts in his mind, and finally sheathed his sword to avoid it.
The old man was unyielding when he gained the upper hand. When he showed his long sword, countless changes occurred, as if it had formed a spider web, layer after layer, with flaws leading to traps, traps leading to flaws, making it dazzling.
Meng Qi saw several obvious flaws, but he didn't dare to draw his sword easily, for fear of falling into a trap like before. Maybe this sword was also part of the net that closed the trap just now!
He had a strong feeling that every sword he struck seemed to come from the heart, but in fact it was affected by various changes and situations, and he made the response that the old man hoped for. Under his inducement, he fell into the trap and was trapped. Dragnet!
Meng Qi tried his best to break through the move, but felt that the old man's sword net was getting tighter and tighter, as if his struggle made him even more trapped.
Cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead. Even when facing the Evil Lord, he could detect the enemy with his true energy and know the enemy mentally. He knew what his next move would be from his own muscle reaction, the movement of his true energy, etc. His own Dugu Nine Swords He was not in such a state of embarrassment. He seemed to be led by someone's nose. Even though he defeated the opponent's sword move, he fell into a more dangerous situation.
But at this moment, when he was not sure, Meng Qi did not dare to completely go against his own judgment to make a move, otherwise he would leave the door wide open and take the initiative to kill someone.
Zheng!
With the gurgling water and the sound of the piano in his ears, the impatience in Meng Qi's heart suddenly disappeared. The words "General Jue" and "Breaking Sword" reappeared, and the bits and pieces he had accumulated over the past few days came to his mind.
In his eyes, the endless changes of sword moves disappeared and no longer lingered in his mind. What he saw was the simplest slashing, stabbing, smashing, and picking... little by little, filling his vision.
And no matter how they are combined or changed, they will always follow some basic principles and never deviate from their origins!
Meng Qi realized something in his heart, and was pulled by his spirit. The long sword was placed across his chest.
Ding!
The sword shadows in the sky disappeared, and the two swords collided for the first time since the fight.
Meng Qi felt happy and was about to fight back, but the old man stood with his sword drawn and said without anger or joy:
"You have returned your sword to defend."
Meng Qi felt like he was struck by lightning, and he was stunned on the spot. What he understood clearly was also in the trap of the opponent's sword move?
He laid many traps and used real and only flaws to induce him, just to make him return his sword to defend against a move?
What would happen to him if he really attacked with all his strength?
I'm afraid I can only hold on to the golden bell and use Luo Hongchen, Yama Luo Tie, Sacrifice Technique, and Duan Qingjing to attack in a round, looking for opportunities to escape, showing off the style of the Thunder Sword Mad Monk and Mang King Kong.
"This is one of the essences of my swordsmanship. If you can block it, it means that you have initially come into contact with the swordsmanship and have some insights. Considering your age, it is truly shocking. When I was your age, I had just touched the true energy and sword. The level of the realm controlled by Dharma." The old man returned his sword to its sheath and stood with his hands behind his back.
Meng Qi felt a little better. It turned out that if he hadn't understood some principles of swordsmanship, he might have been defeated without even being able to defend himself with his sword.
The old man did not mention the purpose of blocking the road, but continued to talk about swordsmanship: "There are no more than two ways of swordsmanship, one is from complex to simple, and the other is from simple to complex. The former is the ultimate principle of swordsmanship. It is easy to separate and kill the opponent's sword moves, but the latter has evolved countless methods, exhausted the changes, and calculated at every level, making it difficult for people to escape and defeat. "
"The two are not separate paths, they are the yin and yang of the sword, and they complement each other."
He looked at Meng Qi with clear eyes: "But no matter whether it is from complex to simple or from simple to complex, the matters of swordsmanship are ultimately based on 'me' and not others. I cherish talents, so I remind you One sentence.”
Suddenly, a flash of lightning seemed to flash in Meng Qi's mind, illuminating all kinds of accumulation and driving away layers of shadows.
He sheathed his sword and saluted: "Thank you, senior, for your guidance."
This is not only beneficial to the digestion and absorption of Dugu Nine Swords, but also beneficial to my own mistakes in swordsmanship. It also gives me a different perspective on the "Heavenly Sword".
The old man looked to the side, not paying attention to Meng Qi's salute, and said with some emotion: "You are very talented, but you still have to reach the realm of swordsmanship step by step. For example, I only picked up the long sword eight years ago. The title of Sword King."
Sure enough, it was the Sword Emperor... Meng Qi was not surprised and asked curiously: "Senior, did you abandon the sword before?"
"No, it's just that I forgot about the sword at that time." The Sword Emperor said calmly, "There is no sword in my heart, but there is a sword in my hand; there is no sword in my hand, but there is a sword in my heart. I don't stick to the physical objects, flowers, plants, trees, everything. They are all my swords; the sword is me, and I am the sword; I have forgotten both swords... After passing through these one by one, I picked up this sword again, and it is still the same. At this point, I finally understood the way of the sword."
Meng Qi's heart moved and he blurted out: "Seeing mountains is still mountains, seeing water is water; seeing mountains is not mountains, seeing water is not water; seeing mountains is still mountains, seeing water is still water?"
The Sword Emperor nodded lightly: "It's good to understand, but only when you truly understand this kind of thing can you be considered a beginner."
He turned around, walked slowly, shrank to an inch, and disappeared into the darkness, leaving only one sentence:
"Tell Lu Guan that whoever becomes emperor will have to drive out the Xilu. He must not be used at all. Just wait patiently and don't be in a hurry to become attached."
Huh, Meng Qi let out a long breath. Fortunately, the Sword Emperor was not hostile, otherwise he and Ruan Yushu would be in trouble.
"It's best to be neutral for now." Ruan Yushu, who was standing quietly beside him, suddenly said.
Meng Qi glanced at her and was slightly moved. She didn't choose to escape by herself just now: "Yes, that's what I thought too. Luo Shengyi's desire to help the third prince is his business and has nothing to do with me."
On this matter, Luo Shengyi made a straightforward decision without any discussion, which really made Meng Qi unhappy.
However, his choice was not due to dissatisfaction, but to assess the situation. His goal was to worship Lu Guan, not which prince would succeed him!
Therefore, no matter how unhappy he is, it will not affect him from meeting the third prince tomorrow - at least he must observe the prince in person to provide a basis for his final decision in the future.
"None of us have court experience like Yun Bobogui, so we have to ask Lu Guan." Ruan Yushu said coldly but still.
"Yes." Meng Qi nodded slightly. You have to ask an "expert" about this kind of thing. He has never experienced anything like this.
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In the post house, after listening to Meng Qi's report on the current situation in the capital and the Sword Emperor's message, Lu Guan smiled bitterly and said: "Lu only has the vague aspirations of the Tieshan Army. How can he intervene in the battle for the throne? I will ask the right minister as soon as possible. , as a die-hard royalist, we will support whoever succeeds the unification.”
He pondered for a while and said: "Actually, no one who ascends the throne has to use me. If any prince has reached peace talks with the Xilu privately and the situation eases, I'm afraid I will have to be idle again. But this is fine, and all the people will be spared. To avoid the disaster of weapons, I just hope not to give in too much.”
Meng Qi frowned slightly, yes, under normal circumstances, the battle for the throne would be a matter between a few princes and the forces behind them, but now, the Western Captives and Chen Bings on the upper reaches of the Pei River will go south at any time, and their choices will also affect the changes in the throne.
The envoys from the Xilu peace talks have already arrived in Beijing. Where are they now? Who are you secretly colluding with? Meng Qi stood up suddenly and decided to take advantage of the night to check out the situation.
Things are very busy, so the update is a little late, but it's almost done, and it will start to explode on Wednesday. Asking for recommendation votes on Monday