Chapter 174: Theory of Kendo (Asking for Recommendation Votes on Monday)

After standing up, Meng Qi found that the old man was tall and strong even in his old age. He turned around and showed a face full of traces of wind and frost, with age spots and deep wrinkles, but his bright eyes were not as cloudy as normal at this age. They 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 also steady without a trace of shaking, as if repeating the action of hammering and chiseling thousands of times. Every moment of the cut-away image was exactly the same except for the different distances, which was shocking.

Feeling this, Meng Qi's expression became more solemn. This was the strongest enemy he had faced since he became a martial artist! Compared with him, An Guoxie and You Haoduo might not be inferior in physique, internal energy and skills, but their realms were far apart. There was no such feeling that every move was in accordance with the law, and there was harmony between movement and stillness.

Meng Qi had a vague understanding that this old man was only a step away from opening the gate between his eyebrows, and after opening it, he could immediately connect the inner and outer worlds. In other words, at this level, he could directly skip the half-step outer scene.

I wonder if he is the national teacher or the sword emperor?

He took a deep breath and forced himself to concentrate his spirit. If he had not felt the killing intention of this old man, he would have burst out with all his strength, such as the Red Dust, the Yama Post, the Sacrifice Secret, and the Pure Sequence, seeking a chance to save his life and escape.

Even so, he did not dare to be careless at all. It was easy for such a person to hide his killing intention.

Meng Qi held the sword in his right hand and shook his left hand beside the hilt, indicating that Ruan Yushu should jump off the stone bridge immediately after he took action, dive into the river, and escape first.

Facing an enemy of this level, he could not be distracted at all!

Ruan Yushu still had a blank expression, not shocked or afraid, and he didn't know what the rules were.

The old man walked forward slowly, slashing his sword at will. The moves seemed simple, but they seemed to be constantly changing, and the flaws were uncertain and could not be caught at all.

Meng Qi put all his heart and soul into this sword, and the words about the final style and the sword-breaking style in his mind rose and fell, decomposing and combining.

Here!

Meng Qi did not retreat and counterattacked. The long sword stabbed in an ordinary way, landing seven inches to the left of the old man's sword.

The changing sword moves collapsed, but suddenly the yin and yang separated. The long sword slashed left and right very quickly, and the yin and yang collided. A vortex suddenly appeared, and Meng Qi's long sword was trapped!

Is it a trap? The real flaw, the only flaw, is actually a trap!

Meng Qi suppressed his astonishment, shook his wrist, and the long sword rotated along the vortex, piercing through at twice the speed, piercing the old man's chest.

But at this time, the tip of the old man's sword was placed on the side of Meng Qi's stab, letting the long sword pass, as if he automatically bumped his wrist up!

Another trap?

Meng Qi leaned forward and forced a change of tactics. He raised his sword and dodged the tip of the sword, pointing it at the old man's throat.

The old man was not in a hurry. He slightly turned sideways, letting Meng Qi's sword miss. The sword in his hand did not change and remained there. Meng Qi was actively sending his chest and abdomen to it.

A real trap?

Meng Qi had countless thoughts in his mind, and finally put away his sword to avoid it.

The old man was in a dominant position and did not show mercy. He spread his sword and made countless changes, as if forming a spider web, layer after layer, with flaws connected to traps, and traps connected to flaws, which made people dazzled.

Meng Qi saw several obvious flaws, but he did not dare to draw his sword easily, for fear of falling into the trap like before, and it was even possible that this sword was also part of the net after the trap just now!

He had a strong feeling that every sword he made seemed to come from the heart, but in fact it was affected by various changes and situations, and he made the response the old man hoped for. Under his guidance, he fell into the trap and was trapped in the net!

Meng Qi tried his best to break the opponent's move, but he felt that the net of the old man's swordsmanship was getting tighter and tighter, as if his struggle had put him in a more difficult situation.

Cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead. Even when facing the evil king, he could use his true qi to check the enemy and his mind to know the enemy. He knew what his next move would be from his muscle reaction and true qi circulation. His Dugu Nine Swords were not so embarrassed. He seemed to be led by the nose. Even if he broke the opponent's sword moves, he fell into a more dangerous situation.

But at this moment, without any certainty, Meng Qi did not dare to completely go against his own judgment and make a move, otherwise he would be left with an empty door and give himself up.

Clang!

The sound of the flowing water and the piano were in his ears. Meng Qi's restlessness suddenly disappeared. The words of the general formula and the sword-breaking style 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 heart. What he saw and saw was the simplest chopping, stabbing, lifting, breaking, wiping and picking... one stroke at a time, filling his vision.

And no matter how they are combined or how they change, they always follow some basic principles, and the essence remains the same!

Meng Qi realized something in his heart, and his spirit was attracted, and the long sword was 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 was happy and was about to counterattack, but the old man drew his sword and stood up, saying without anger or joy:

"You have returned your sword to defend."

Meng Qi was struck by lightning, and the whole person was stunned on the spot. What he had realized turned out to be in the opponent's sword move trap?

He set up many traps and used real and unique flaws to induce him, just to make him return his sword to defend a move?

If he really attacked with all his strength, what would happen to him?

I'm afraid he can only use the Golden Bell Cover, Falling in the Red Dust, Yama Tie, She Shen Jue, and Duan Qingjing to attack, looking for an opportunity to escape, showing the style of Thunder Blade Crazy Monk and Wild 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 really shocking. When I was your age, I had just touched the true energy and the 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 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.

…………

In the post house, after listening to Meng Qi's report about 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~