Chapter 43: Accident (Part 2)
The response sounded, and the figure also rose.
At that moment, Dugu Yongteng jumped, turned around in the air, and suddenly flew out several feet. Before he could finish his words, his feet had already stepped onto the school ground.
People often hear Dugu Yong's sword skills are superb, but they don't know that his light skills are also excellent. When they see this, they can't help but admire them, and some people even exclaimed in surprise.
Of course, Xiao Zhun... wouldn't be like this.
As one of the top swordsmen in the world, Xiao Zhun's light skills are obviously not inferior to Dugu Yong. Just these two tricks will not surprise our Lord Xiao.
"Brother Dugu, I have a few words before I start, I still have to explain them clearly." Seeing that the other party was standing still, Xiao Zhun immediately started to get into a trap.
"Long story short." Although Dugu Yong looked impatient, he was ready to listen.
"Yeah." Xiao Zhun nodded, raised his voice again, and said loudly, "Xiao held this 'sword conference' today. First, he wanted to select a closed disciple, and second, he wanted all fellow sword practitioners to exchange and discuss here and help each other. But no matter what purpose it is, Xiao doesn't want you to be hurt by the harmony... So, according to my original intention, when you come to this school to discuss, you should stop it, rather than fight with your lives."
"But?" Dugu Yong knew that there should be a "But" next, so he followed the situation in a questioning tone.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhun sneered in his heart, because he knew that the other party was about to take the bait: "But... Brother Dugu is a famous master in the world. To be fair, Xiao feels that your swordsmanship may not be inferior to me. If you and I start to act, they cannot do it with all their fun. It would be a pity."
"Ha...hahaha..." Dugu Yong laughed out loud when he heard this, "I thought Xiaozhuang was the main thing to say. It turned out to be this." He paused, "Don't worry, Master Xiao, even if you don't say this, I will not hold back... Similarly, I hope Master Xiao, you don't have any concerns when you take action. As the saying goes, 'life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky', if you can fight with a master like Master Xiao, what's wrong with having a 'in case'?"
These few words are undoubtedly Dugu Yong's heart.
We can often see a plot in martial arts stories: two famous masters meet, and they both want to distinguish between each other, but when they really fight, for various reasons... for example, "I want to save face for the other party", "I am afraid that after winning, I find that I have tried my best but the other party doesn't", "I am afraid that I will lose even more than I am afraid", "I am afraid that I will make enemies if I really decide the winner", etc. Anyway, it is because of various ideological burdens, neither of them does all their efforts when they fight... One is "very polite" and the other is "keep one", and a draw is lively, and a smile says "Heroes cherish heroes", so we meet again tomorrow.
This kind of thing... is what Dugu Yong hates the most.
Dugu Yong's character determines that when he faces an opponent he recognizes, if one of the parties does not give their all in the competition, no matter what the result of the battle is, he will have regrets in his heart in the future.
And this kind of regret made him feel even more uncomfortable than death.
Today's battle may be very complicated in Xiao Zhun's mind, but it seems very simple in Dugu Yong's opinion: If I win, it means that you, a sword master, are nothing more than this, and there is nothing I can learn in Wujian Villa, just leave; if I lose, it means that you are better than me, so I will stay here for you to choose, just like other swordsmen, if you choose me as a disciple in the end, I will learn from you humbly, and if you don't win the election... As for whether there will be casualties in this duel, this is actually secondary. Compared with "human life" and "seeking the Tao", is that a thing?
This is the "sword path" that Dugu Yong took. It is even more paranoid and arrogant than Lin Yuancheng in the past.
He was like a piece of wildfire, unscrupulous, just for the fire of a prairie fire.
But today, he faced a piece of ice.
A man who, from swordsmanship to his mind, revealed a mechanically cruel man.
"Okay, it's great!" Two seconds later, Xiao Zhun saw that the other party had already fallen into the trap, so he continued, "Then I won't talk too much..." As he said that, he stood sideways, his sword intent suddenly spread, and his hand pressed on the hilt of the sword, "...please."
"Please." Dugu Yong responded, drew his sword out, threw the scabbard to the ground next to him, stepped on his lunge, twisted his waist and raised his sword, and made a stance ready to attack.
At this moment, the surrounding area of the schoolyard was filled with solemnity, and everyone looked at the two people in the field with breathing.
The sword master is against the defeated Dragon Sword. For swordsmen, it is worth seeing this once in their lifetime. It is just like fans can go to watch a World Cup knockout match on site.
Xiao Zhun in the school ground also thought about it: It is best to kill the opponent in this battle. If you can't kill it, it will be a heavy blow.
He seduced him with words for a long time, just for this.
This is the best opportunity for him to solve Dugu Yong before the last step of the plan. Anyway, with Dugu Yong's own words "Life and Death are Destined" being placed, Xiao Zhun can use all the killing moves in public with justification.
call--
After a brief confrontation, Dugu Yong moved first.
But when he saw him stepping forward, his body flashed and rushed forward, and he rushed to Xiao Zhun. At the same time, his right hand trembled and his wrist shaking, he thrust his sword and stabbed him. The sword path was straight to Xiao Zhun's left rib.
Shine-
At this time, Xiao Zhun also pulled the sword out of the sheath and moved half a step away, avoiding the opponent's first sword.
After Dugu Yong's first move to pierce the sky, he immediately swept his right hand and swept across his hand like lightning.
At this time, Xiao Zhun was like a predecessor, and pushed the sword that had just been pulled out of the sheath, and stretched it to the left side of his body as if he was aware of the uncertainty. He just pushed the sword out of his sagging and stretched it to the left side of his body, just blocking Dugu Yong's second sword.
This is Xiao Zhun's sword technique: precision, science.
Each of his movements does not seem big, without any unnecessary stretching, but they do not appear insufficient; his sword will always appear where it should appear at a just right moment with just the right strength, speed and amplitude.
However, this time... a situation that unexpected happened.
Pong-
The moment the sword edge collided, a huge force that exceeded Xiao Zhu's estimate came from the sword, which shocked Xiao Zhu.
However, he was a master after all, and his instant judgment and reaction were very timely. He quickly loosened the force of the plate, his feet off the ground, and followed the force of the force to leapt across the ground, and then he removed the opponent's sword force.
"What's going on?" Xiao Zhun asked himself in his heart.
He didn't understand... why Dugu Yong's sweep had such power.
With Xiao Zhun's ability, he only needs to observe the opponent's movements and speed of his sword, as well as the slightest tremors of his body and arms, to roughly judge the power contained in the sword move, and use it to formulate the most reasonable way to deal with it.
The sword just now shouldn't have such great strength no matter how hard it looks. It is said that he can block it steadily, but in fact, it is the result of this.
call--
It was time to say that Dugu Yongke didn't care what Xiao Zhun was thinking, and the next second he rushed over again.
Xiao Zhun could only think while moving and blocking.
Dugu Yong's sword technique looks like a big opening and closing, not very exquisite, but Qi Qi contains a huge force that does not match the speed of the sword in every move, which makes it difficult to resist with normal response methods.
Xiao Zhun's sword skills are known for his stability. Generally, he will first explore the opponent's sword path and sword moves, and then crack these moves one by one in a short time, crushing the opponent in skills to the point of being completely exhausted.
When these two completely different combat styles matched, Xiao Zhun seemed to be at a disadvantage, because Dugu Yong's moves were nothing to break, and they were all actions that could be seen through at a glance, but when they actually connected, Xiao Zhun felt very stretched.
In this way, the two of them fought back and forth, and there were more than twenty moves. It was basically Dugu Yong who was fighting unilaterally. This development... surprised the onlookers because before the fight started, everyone felt that: whether from the perspective of age (equivalent to internal strength) or the reputation of fellow practitioners, Xiao Zhun's martial arts should be better than Dugu Yong, but he didn't expect... This would be the case if he really fought.
It was at this moment...
"I understand." Lin Yuancheng in the crowd suddenly said something like a murmuring to himself.
Several companions standing beside him heard his words, but most of them stared at the situation on the school grounds in a daze and had no time to turn around and ask him in detail what he meant.
Only the three-character king came to Lin Yuancheng with great interest and said softly: "What do you understand?"
"The secret in Dugu Yong's sword technique." Lin Yuancheng replied.
"What is it?" asked the three-character king again.
"Ha..." Lin Yuancheng chuckled, "It's actually very simple..."
When Lin Yuancheng told his answer to the Three-character King, Xiao Zhun on the school ground also understood.
"So that's it..." Xiao Zhun spoke after another move with the other party, "Brother Dugu... Your sword is much heavier than it seems, right?"
"Hmph...it's easy to say." Dugu Yong, a madman, would not deliberately hide anything in this regard. "Although my sword looks ordinary, it is only slightly wider and longer than an ordinary sword, its blade core is actually mixed with a lot of black iron, so the weight... it must be about 30 pounds."
As soon as this statement came out, all the heroes were shocked.
Even the head of Wudang, Zhenren, who was sitting in the guest seat, couldn't help but exclaim: "Well... good! What a Dugu Yong!" After he said this, he continued, "We swordsmen in the world, who use one-handed swords, usually only two or three kilograms of swords (calculated as kilograms) are heavy. Few people will use swords of more than five kilograms... Because the sword is too heavy, it is contrary to the one-handed sword technique to pursue the principle of light and agility of change, and it will be extremely difficult to use... But the donor of Dugu can use this thirty kilogram sword as different as an ordinary light sword. I am ashamed of this ability."
The explanation of Wang Zhenren's sigh and explanation was mainly to give the Wudang disciples beside him the purpose of allowing the younger generation to have a more specific understanding of Dugu Yong's special ability.
The other swordsmen present heard this and agreed, and they all sighed in secret that Dugu Yong was so powerful.
However, Xiao Zhun... didn't care about this.
In fact, after cracking the secret of Dugu Yong's sword technique, Xiao Zhun's evaluation of Dugu Yong was reduced, and even showed a boring expression.
"No wonder you call it the 'Defeated Dragon Sword'..." After a breath, Xiao Zhunyan said, "I think... your imaginary enemy when practicing this sword technique was not a 'person' from the beginning, but a giant object like a 'dragon'. So you can use such a heavy sword to lift heavy weights and clumsy..."
"It's right..." Dugu Yong continued, "but I don't know if Master Xiao's swordsmanship is still above my realm?"
"Ha..." Xiao Zhun smiled, "That's right... it's hard to say." He paused for a moment, and a chill suddenly appeared in his smile, "I only know... my sword has never considered dealing with anything other than 'man'; and when it comes to dealing with 'man', or 'swordsmen'... I'm afraid I'm more than you."
At this point, Xiao Zhun sank his shoulders and slowly lowered his sword-holding hand.
This movement seemed very relaxed and slow, but... when the sword in his hand hangs down, the moment the sword tip pointed to the ground, a burst of sword energy suddenly burst out. The qi tip passed by, like a sharp roar of wind, and a gap was left on the bluestone floor of the schoolyard.
Xiao Zhun's strange posture, or the move that was not "stance" at all, changed Dugu Yong's expression.
Both of them are top-notch swordsmen, Dugu Yong knew very well that Xiao Zhun's slack posture at first glance was the first offensive posture he had set out today. Compared with his previous defensive state, his deterrence is extremely different.
The experience and intuition of rolling around between life and death all year round told Dugu Yong that this change of the other party was a signal of killing.
For a moment, above the school ground, the killing atmosphere was tightened, the two heroes looked at each other, and the sword intent was squatting.
Even third-rate characters can see that from the next move, every move the two of them will be a life-and-death comparison, and each move may determine the outcome.
However, it was at this critical moment.
"Not good! There's a goblin in the toilet! A monster came up from the cesspool with a red sword!"
A strange scream suddenly came from the northwest of the schoolyard.
Everyone who has read the previous documents also knows that the "screaming" made by Huang Donglai with the method of Xuanqi Sect is much better than that created by ordinary martial arts masters with internal strength. At the Seven Heroes Conference, Brother Huang's "Leopard Danger and Lion's throat" shocked Lei Sanniang, the chivalrous sect. Therefore, the effect that his howling can achieve is self-evident.
The onlookers around the school were already immersed in the duel between two top swordsmen, but suddenly they heard this sentence and were stunned.
The content of this sentence is both a monster and a cesspool, which makes many people feel confused and don’t know what to react for a while.
But there was a man...he was already anxious.
That person is naturally our meticulous owner of Manor Xiao.
"Red Sword?" Xiao Zhun said in his heart at that time, "No... Isn't my blood sword baby soaked in the cold pool? What's the situation? Was it stolen?"
According to Xiao Zhun's original plan, he planned to wait until the "sword discussion" was almost done, and then go to get the sword himself before the "blood sacrifice" began. Unexpectedly, he suddenly heard this sentence.
Also... In addition to the "red sword", the word "fairy" also made him care... Outsiders may not know, but Xiao Zhun himself knew that there was a demon hidden in his villa. Now that he heard someone mention these gods and ghosts, Xiao Zhun became even more vulnerable. He wondered if it was the True Lord of Fire Lotus that was doing something, but he happened to be discovered by someone who went to the toilet.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhun couldn't wait any longer. After all, the "Blood Sword Bones" is the core prop of his entire plan, and it is not allowed to be missed.
So he immediately put away his fighting spirit and clasped his fists at Dugu Yong and said, "Brother Dugu, things happened suddenly. I'm sorry I'm going to go away. Let's fight again later."
After saying that, Xiao Zhun rushed out without waiting for Dugu Yong to reply, and shouted at the swordsmen while running, "Please wait a moment, Xiao went to check it out, and then go!"
Before he could finish his words, he had already descended from the northwest corner of the schoolyard and ran on the path leading to the toilet.
The minions of Wujian Villa who maintained order on the scene also reacted quickly. Dozens of people quickly moved to the entrance of the path and stopped the guests who were curious and trying to follow Master Xiao to check the situation.
Most of the guests are sensible. No matter what happened there, the owner of Manor Xiao has already dealt with it himself. Since the villa's minions stopped him here and said that you don't need you to come and help, then don't join in the fun.
But... don't forget that there are still people who are "unreasonable" standing on the school ground.
When Dugu Yong saw that the duel was only halfway through, he was high, and the other party actually released his pigeon because of an inexplicable "There is a fairy"? What's this? Xiao Zhun, can't let his men go and check it out, stay here and fight me before talking about it?
Chapter completed!