"It's Chen Qi. I heard that his swordsmanship was taught by Yi Xiaolou's acting master, and it has surpassed the level of a first-class master."
"It seems he will definitely succeed."
Chen Qi's reputation was not small, and many of the famous disciples present obviously knew about him, and they immediately started talking about him.
Chen Qi showed a hint of amusement on his face, and turned his head to face the big iron shelf covered with copper bells.
"call!"
The clothes on his body were windless, and the belt was fluttering, with a trace of carefree temperament. His left hand gently moved the sword scabbard at his waist, and the scabbard suddenly turned in a circle in his palm, and then there was a streak of silver light.
However, the long sword has fallen into his right hand.
"One sword without reply!"
A dazzling silver light suddenly burst out from Chen Qi's hand. The silver light pulled out a ray of light and hit the first copper bell hard.
"Boom!"
The first copper bell made a huge bell sound and shook violently from side to side. At the same time, the sword energy did not stop, and after penetrating the first copper bell, it continuously passed through the following copper bells!
"Dong dong dong dong!"
Four more bells rang in succession, and all five copper bells began to shake. Even the heavy iron frame seemed to be trembling slightly.
"Okay, what a powerful swordsmanship."
The others swallowed hard and were secretly frightened when they saw Chen Qi's understatement of striking the five bronze bells with his sword.
"Bah bang bang!"
Mu Jianfeng suddenly clapped his hands aside, with a flash of surprise in his eyes. These seven bronze bells were actually relics left by the first generation of Divine Sword Masters. They were originally used to test the martial arts level of the descendants of the family.
It's just that the descendants of the Mu family have mediocre qualifications, and no one can ring the fourth bronze bell in a hundred years.
"Master Chen's swordsmanship is extraordinary. He is indeed Pavilion Master Yi's junior brother. Please step aside and wait for a moment."
Chen Qi smiled faintly, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Marquis." A hint of pride flashed across his face, and he looked around at the wealthy children of the aristocratic families and stepped aside.
Mu Jianfeng paused, and after Chen Qi left, he said loudly: "Master Chen's sword rang five bells. He has obtained the qualification to study the martial arts of the Divine Sword Hou. I don't know which of my friends is willing to come up."
Give it a try?”
"I'll do it!"
This time it was the fat-faced young man next to Ling Jing who spoke.
"Oh, it turns out he is the young master of Li Shangshu's family, please!"
"Shang Shu? It turns out that this boy is actually the son of the current minister. Tsk tsk, what a profound background." Ling Jing looked at the back of this dear man and was amazed.
"Isn't this Li Qing? How come he is here?" Not far away, Tang Hao, the young prince of Ji Lehou Mansion, looked at the young master of the Shangshu family and suddenly frowned.
"Brother Tang, I heard that Mr. Li is good at eating, drinking and having fun, but he knows nothing about martial arts. Is he here just to make everyone laugh?" One person couldn't help laughing and said.
But Tang Hao shook his head and said: "Don't underestimate Mr. Li. There are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the capital. This Mr. Li is the person I can't understand the most."
"Uh...Brother Tang, are you kidding?" Several people on the side suddenly looked at each other.
"You will know later of course." Tang Hao smiled noncommittally.
Li Qing casually walked ten steps in front of the big iron frame and said: "Little Marquis, I am actually just here to join in the fun today, will you take care of the food later?"
Mu Jianfeng laughed and said: "I'm just afraid that Mr. Li won't give me the benefit of the doubt, otherwise I'll have to get drunk before I stop."
"Okay, the young Marquis is quite cheerful." Li Qing laughed, then placed his left palm on the crook of his right arm and struck out with a palm.
"Eight sections of cotton palm!"
The moment Li Qing took out his palm, the first bronze bell trembled with a "dong" sound. The sound was so loud that everyone within the Li Xu area could hear it clearly.
"Is this still Li Qing, the Minister of Rites? This guy is the one who truly hides his secrets!"
Li Qing is a well-known dandy among the capital, and who among the people present does not know him? It can be seen that his palms are powerful and have endless stamina. How can he be a young man who has no martial arts skills at all?
While everyone was still in shock, they saw that the power of Li Qing's palm was enduring. When his right palm shook, the palm power instantly passed through the first bronze bell and vibrated the second one.
"Boom!"
The second bronze bell rang immediately, but at this moment, a cunning look flashed in Li Qing's eyes, and the palm of his hand shrank back slightly, and the power of the palm that had penetrated his body suddenly weakened.
"Oh my, it seems I haven't mastered my kung fu yet. I can't ring the third bell."
Everyone saw that the third bronze bell only shook slightly, but did not make any sound. They couldn't help but feel relieved. If they were defeated by this famous young man in the capital today, they would be really embarrassed.
, but fortunately this guy failed the test, so he felt a little more balanced.
"Young Master, I agreed to take care of the food. I will wait for you outside first."
Li Qing smiled casually, turned around and winked at Ling Jing, and strode out.
"This kid...is hiding his secrets." Ling Jing smiled slightly. With his eyesight, he could naturally tell that Li Qingshi withdrew his palm power at the critical moment. Otherwise, he would have
Is it as simple as ringing three bronze bells?
"Brother Tang, I didn't expect that this Li Qing really knows martial arts and is not weak at all." A person next to Tang Hao looked at Li Qing's back and sighed.
Tang Hao nodded thoughtfully and said, "This kid hasn't tried his best just now, and I don't know what he wants to do. Is he really just here to join in the fun?" He frowned, a little confused.
"Haha, no matter what, since Yi Xiaolou is not around this time, isn't this Shenjian Hou's unique martial arts already in Brother Tang's pocket?"
Tang Hao smiled faintly when he heard this and said: "That's hard to say. Shenjian Hou is a master of swords, but our Tang family has been using guns for generations. Martial arts, although they lead to the same goal through different paths, swordsmanship and marksmanship are still the same after all.
There are some differences. I came here today just to admire the peerless swordsmanship of Shenjian Hou. As for whether I have learned it or not, that is secondary."
"Li Qing, I didn't expect this kid to be pretending to be crazy all the time, huh." Chen Qi looked at Li Qing's leaving figure and snorted secretly, knowing that he had made a mistake before.
After that, more than 200 people came up one after another to take the test, but in the end, less than 20 people were able to ring the third arm-length copper bell, and the rest were eliminated.
At this time, Ling Jing finally walked to the front and said: "Little Marquis, I also want to give it a try."
Seeing a new face, Mu Jianfeng didn't pay much attention and said, "Master, please."
Ling Jing nodded and walked slowly ten steps to the iron frame.
"It's this kid." In the distance, Chen Qi's expression suddenly turned gloomy. There were many people in this village before, but he never saw this kid here.
"Tomorrow is the Yinghua Banquet. As long as you dare to come, I will make sure you look good then."
Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a little tight in my chest and my inner energy was stagnant. Knowing that the injury from that day had not recovered yet, I couldn't help but look at Ling Jing with even more resentment.
Ling Jing stood ten steps in front of the iron frame and saw the seven bronze bells hanging on the large iron frame in order from small to large, with a distance of less than one foot between each one.
"Yandang Pierrot!"
The long sword in his hand suddenly came out of its sheath, and the sword kept trembling. In an instant, it was like countless sharp swords were dancing in front of him at the same time, forming a curtain of light, and the black sword light kept shuttling in front of him.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The sword energy suddenly shot out, and from the moment the first sword energy hit the copper bell, the sound of the bell resounded throughout the villa, and it lasted for a long time, and the lingering sound echoed around the beams.
"Dang-dang-dang-dang-dang!"
Seven bells tolled, accompanied by the violent shaking of the large iron frame, almost at the same time.
Seven bronze bells of different sizes kept swaying. Mu Jianfeng was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at the row of bronze bells. After a long while, he said: "The bronze bells rang seven, seven...
..Young master, you..."
"Seven! It actually rang seven!"
Suddenly, the crowd below seemed to explode, pointing at Ling Jing.
"Chen Qicai on the first floor rang five bronze bells, but this guy actually rang seven with one sword. Do any of you know him? This is the real master."
"A master, an absolute master! But he's just a bit unfamiliar, and I don't know which big family he is from."
"Awesome, it turns out that masters are all low-key."
"Seven... This kid can actually ring seven bronze bells ten steps apart. How is this possible?" Chen Qi stood outside the crowd with a gloomy face, where all those who have passed the test can stand.
, and he seemed to disdain to stand with more than ten other people, so he stood aside alone.
If those seven bronze bells were to ring together, he thought he knew better than anyone how high the requirements for internal strength and sword skills were. With his strength, he could only penetrate five bells with his sword energy at most.
The bronze bell only slightly touched the sixth bell, but this kid actually made the seventh bell ring, and it was still a loud noise!
"It seems that only senior brother can deal with this person."
"Brother Tang, who is this person? His martial arts skills are terrifying." Next to Tang Hao, a tall young man suddenly whispered.
Tang Hao's eyes flashed with excitement, he licked the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "I have been fighting openly and secretly with Yi Xiaolou in the past few years. I have long been very tired of it, but I didn't expect that there are such top-notch people in this capital."
Master, I must compete with him in the future, haha!"
With a loud laugh, his figure suddenly stood up from the ground, and two long silver sticks behind him fell into his hands one after another.
Tang Hao held a silver long stick in one hand, folded it in the middle, and turned his hands. There was a "click" sound, and the two long sticks fit together tightly to form a long iron rod as tall as a person.
"This young master, I don't know Gao's surname yet. I'm the eldest son of Ji Le Hou, Tang Hao. I'm so polite." Tang Hao held the stick in one hand, took out a silver spear head from his arms, and clicked it on the tip of the stick to form the formation.
