Chapter 21: The Man Who Is Destined To Be Extraordinary (2/4)
Aoba Apocalypse swung his sword randomly and relied on brute force to hit the opponent's weapon, but he was unable to hit the sword holder because Shuiyuan Linglong's body skills were stronger than Aoba Apocalypse's.
Qingye Tianqi must use 70% to 80% of his strength every time he attacks. If such a large amount of strength were used to deal with an ordinary woman, it would naturally make the opponent give up the sword long ago. But what he doesn't know is that Shuiyuan Linglong has great knowledge of swordsmanship.
Zhuan Yan is much stronger than himself, so he can skillfully neutralize the power exerted on his wooden sword. As an ordinary person, Aoba Apocalypse slashes randomly like this, and soon there will be a problem of continued unfavorable strength.
As the fighting time dragged on, Aoba Apocalypse's forehead, pen tip, and neck were all covered in sweat. Aoba Apocalypse also felt that his breathing was unnatural, and his brain was not clear. He couldn't care about that in a hurry, and just
Linglong rushed towards the nearby water source, and started slashing and stabbing with the wooden sword in his hand even more chaotically.
Upon seeing this, Shuiyuan Linglong knew that he was panicking due to lack of energy, so she planned to fight with herself!
Shuiyuan Linglong, who knew this, naturally did not intend to fight with Qingye Tianqi, so he lowered his body, leaned his upper body back, and used jumping steps to move backwards. At the same time, the wooden sword in his hand also changed his moves, no longer fighting with him.
The wooden sword in Aoba Apocalypse's hand collided, and instead attacked the wrist and knees of Aoba Aoba's sword-wielding hand.
Aoba Apocalypse was short of energy due to energy consumption, and his mind was a little blank. He couldn't see the opponent's moves clearly. But while he was chasing, he suddenly felt pain in his wrists, and soon after, he also felt pain in his knees.
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The wrist of his right hand was injured and it was difficult to continue using the sword, so he simply switched to using the sword with his left hand. However, the strength of his left hand was obviously worse than that of his right hand, and his flexibility was even worse. This made his already unstructured sword attacks become
Even more clumsily, he slashed horizontally and vertically, almost exhausting his remaining energy, but failed to hit his opponent even once.
After injuring his right knee, Aoba Apocalypse could only limp one leg to catch up with his opponent, and his speed dropped significantly.
Shuiyuan Linglong saw this and knew that the opportunity had come.
Suddenly! Shuiyuan Linglong stabilized her figure and looked at Qingye Tianqi, who was slowly chasing him not far away. She suddenly used her body technique, and the speed suddenly became faster. Qingye Tianqi could not clearly see the opponent's movements.
He couldn't see clearly anymore, and he just felt a figure swaying past him. Before he could make any reaction, he only felt pain coming from his left wrist, and then the wooden sword in his hand fell to the ground.
There was a sound on the ground.
Then a figure suddenly moved from behind him to a place less than four feet away in front of him.
Shuiyuan Linglong: "Junior brother Qingye, you lose!"
He looked at Qingye Tianqi with a smile on his face.
Qingye Tianqi: "This..."
He looked at each other in disbelief.
Shuiyuan Linglong: "What? You don't accept it?"
Qingye Tianqi: "I..."
Shuiyuan Linglong: "Keke, it doesn't matter! If you are not convinced, we can practice again tomorrow!"
Qingye Tianqi: "Senior Sister Shuiyuan! Thank you for your generous teaching, thank you, thank you, thank you very much."
Qingye Tianqi, who couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time, suddenly put his hands together and bowed deeply.
Shuiyuan Linglong: "Ah? Junior Brother Qingye, what are you doing! You are different, don't scare me!"
Aoba Tianqi: "No, I didn't want to scare you. I really admire you. I didn't expect that you are so small and not very strong, but your swordsmanship is so good. I'm convinced!"
Shuiyuan Linglong: "Keke."
Seeing the serious look on Qingye Tianqi's face, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The female disciples on the side also laughed. At this moment, they suddenly felt that the young man in front of them was quite interesting. As a trainee disciple, he should be pretty good...
Zi Nanxiang, who was standing in the crowd, looked at Qingye Tianqi's back, but he had a feeling in his heart that he couldn't quite explain. Unconsciously, he felt his ears were a little warm...
At this time, a woman's figure was standing outside the door of Chuanwu Hall. The woman leaned half of her body and looked into the hall. The scene of Qingye Tianqi and Shuiyuan Linglong's sparring just now was reflected in her eyes, but when she saw
When Xiang Zi Nanxiang, a helpless expression appeared on her face, she sighed, then turned and left. This woman was He Yuling.
He Yuling: "The men at the foot of the mountain are all the same, but Senior Sister... Hey... I wonder when Senior Sister will be able to see through this illusion..."
Huashan Mountain is one of the famous mountains in the south. The highest point is about 1,200 feet. The mountain is less steep and more gorgeous. It stretches for 700 to 800 miles from east to west. There are many rivers and streams in it, and the most famous places are also
There are many, such as Wenhe River Valley, Mianli Creek, etc.
Huashan Academy and Huashan Chaoxi Temple are both unique existences in this mountain. The former studied for the national examination in Sheji, and the latter spared no effort to revitalize the national religion.
Now, by a coincidence, there is a young man who is studying in the academy and enlightening in the Morning View at the same time, which leads to the following document.
The weather is relatively hot in early summer. Fortunately, there are tall trees and dense forests in the mountains, so people walking in the forest can rely on the shade of the trees to escape the heat. The same is true for the young man named Qingye Tianqi. After entering Chaoxi Temple as a handyman,
, I often walk between the academy and Chaoxi Temple every day. This way, I am not like before, doing nothing but wandering around after school like before.
After having breakfast in Chaoxi Temple, and watching his fellow disciples practice martial arts there for a while, they left the Taoist temple and went straight to Qingye Tianqi in the academy, with a little sadness on his face.
Qingye Tianqi: "Hey... It doesn't matter if I'm not good at reading. Now I can't even learn martial arts. Am I too useless... It's useless. I always think of myself as a future generation of heroes, but I don't want to just do it.
I encountered a bottleneck when I came into contact with swordsmanship. Is my talent too low? What qualifications does a person like me have to like Iori... You can't rely on me to make tofu... That would be too funny.
!”
He complained as he walked.
Ever since he was defeated in a martial arts competition with Shuiyuan Linglong a few days ago, Aoye Tianqi felt a little depressed. The other party was a girl, younger than himself, shorter than himself, and weaker than himself. However, he ended up fighting against the other party's
He failed miserably in the competition, and there were so many people watching, which made Aoba Apocalypse look a little embarrassed, but it was true that his skills were inferior to others, so he had no choice but to admit defeat. In the next few days, Aoba Apocalypse was also very serious.
I went to see Zi Nanxiang's swordsmanship drill, but it was difficult to memorize the moves completely. And when I practiced the moves that I barely memorized, I always felt that something was wrong. Either the limbs were particularly awkward, or I simply couldn't stand firmly.
I fell down. Fortunately, I practiced in a place where no one was around and no one saw me. Otherwise, I would be really embarrassed.
But the thin-skinned Aoba Apocalypse was too embarrassed to ask Zi Nanxiang directly. Even if Zi Nanxiang came to ask him if he understood, Aoba Apocalypse just ignored him, and Zi Nanxiang probably saw the young man's self-esteem.
He was causing trouble, so he didn't dare to say anything. Just like this, Qingye Tianqi, who had just started to study Soul Dao swordsmanship and martial arts, encountered the first bottleneck. This bottleneck came too fast and too early.
The hero of this work, Aoba Apocalypse, is particularly useless...
At this time, Qingye Tianqi was walking on the road in the forest, and what Zi Nanxiang said to him yesterday came to his mind.
Zi Nanxiang: "Qingye, I have a suggestion, maybe you can listen to it..."
Aoba Apocalypse: "What's the suggestion?"
Zi Nanxiang: "Actually, everyone's situation is different. Not everyone has to start by learning Wushen to join the Soul Dao. There are many people who will first learn Taoism after entering the Soul Dao...or you can also
consider."
Qingye Tianqi: "Tao Dharma? You need to endorse it, right?"
Zi Nanxiang: "Yes, I have to carry it."
Aoba Tianqi: "Please, I just want to be a hero because I'm not good at endorsements... No! What I want to say is that I want to be a hero, so I don't want to study. Can you understand?
"
Zi Nanxiang: "Hey, I understand..."
I couldn't help laughing for a moment.
Aoba Tianqi: "Hey... Okay, okay, I admit, I am a bit stupid and have no talent for reading, so no matter how hard I study, there will still be no way out in the future, so I thought about whether I could specialize in studying.
Other things can also be prosperous in the future. Yes, I am also an ordinary person and I also have vanity."
Zi Nanxiang: "Hey, vanity is not a good word, or it can be called self-motivation! I think I can understand you. In fact, I am the same. I hope that through my own efforts, I can become a great person in the future.
Received praise from the world.”
Qingye Tianqi: "Hahaha, Zi Nan, what you said is very good, I really appreciate it!"
Zi Nanxiang: "Hey, do you want to think about it?"
Aoba Apocalypse: "What to consider?"
Zi Nanxiang: "Practice Taoism!"
Qingye Tianqi: "..."
He looked embarrassed again.
Zi Nanxiang: "There is something I don't know if you know. You should know Iori Weiye, right? She is your classmate. I heard the master said that after she entered the Soul Dao, she focused on learning Taoism and almost never
Why spend time on Wu, and her Taoist cultivation is considered the best in my Huashan Chaoxi Temple! Of course, our master is not included, so if you are willing, I can ask her
Come teach you..."
Qingye Tianqi: "No, no, no need, I'd better forget it..."
I was so nervous that my tongue was tied.
Zi Nanxiang: "Why are you looking so nervous? Junior Sister Weiye is your classmate, you all know each other, and she has a very gentle personality, I believe you two can get along well."
Qingye Tianqi: "No, I still think it's better for me to practice martial arts. I don't want to practice Taoism..."
Seeing that Qingye Tianqi was very resistant to learning Taoism, Zi Nanxiang could not continue to say anything.
In fact, you readers can probably guess that the reason why Aoba Tianqi does not study Taoism is that he is not good at endorsements, which can only be regarded as a secondary reason, and the main reason is naturally Iori Azuba, as the male protagonist of this work
Aoba Apocalypse is a person with a weird personality. Especially on certain things, his thoughts are very negative. Therefore, even though he really likes Iori Aoba in his heart, his behavior is completely opposite. Not only does he not go
To get closer to her will actually make you distance yourself from her as much as possible.
Class 319A of Huashan Academy.
This class is ancient history. The teacher is telling the students about the contents of the textbook. Aoba Apocalypse in the crowd is tilting his head and looking at the summer scenery outside the window. It is the dazzling summer sunshine passing through the branches and leaves.
, became less dazzling, and after the leaves blocked part of the sunlight, the leaves themselves also glowed with a faint golden light. Qingye Tianqi just watched this ordinary scene, thinking about what happened in the past few days.
'I entered the Huashan Chaoxi Monastery on the pretext of repaying my kindness, and began to practice in the temple as a handyman. Originally, as a handyman, I was not qualified to practice. Fortunately, with the existence of my friend Zi Nanxiang, she was
The senior sister in Huashan Chaoxi Temple is the most distinguished person besides the temple owner. She defines her identity as a 'trainee and entry-level disciple'. Although this matter is not confirmed by the temple owner, she believes that the temple owner is
Those who knew about this matter did not deny this statement for some unknown reason. I remember that when I applied to join the Taoism, the master rejected me because of my impure motives. At that time, Zi Nanxiang was standing next to me.
He should have really heard it, but Zi Nanxiang did not doubt himself, but was so considerate of himself, but he was a bit of a loser. Although he studied hard, he made almost no progress. He could not even learn basic skills.
I really feel ashamed of my friends' care for me. Besides... Fortunately, Iori didn't see me being so useless. If she accidentally saw me, she would definitely look down on me...'
The more he thought about these unsatisfactory things, the lower his mood became. A sad look appeared on Aoba Apocalypse's face, and he could not hold back his helpless sigh.
Aoba Apocalypse, who held his chin with one hand and turned to look out the window, seemed to be somewhere else in a daze...
It was an open space in a dense forest. He was wearing a gray-white knight's uniform. At that time, he had naturally mastered the basic skills of swordsmanship and had made great progress in swordsmanship.
Both his master and his classmates admired his talent. Fortunately, he was not proud and still practiced hard. That was why he was practicing swordsmanship in a dense forest.
As a hero of the generation, I just put a little force on my wrist, and the long sword in my hand danced beautifully into three or five sword flowers. Coupled with the coordination of body skills, the sword moves looked very gorgeous, whether it was leaping or fencing.
, turning around and slashing with the sword, or flying in the air to slash horizontally, the postures are all very cool, but for some reason, I always feel that something is missing...
Standing in the dense forest, I was closing my eyes and meditating. The bottleneck in front of me was already so obvious. I wanted to break through it so that I could meet a stronger version of myself, but several attempts ended in failure.
This made me look a little anxious, and just then a familiar voice appeared in my ears...
Weiye Iori: "Apocalypse, so you are really here?"
A sweet but unpretentious female voice came into my ears.
Aoba Apocalypse: "Iori? Why are you here?"
When he turned back to look for the source of the sound, he finally confirmed that the person who came was his senior sister and the person he loved.
Weiye Iori: "Seeing that you have been looking bad recently, I thought you were in trouble, but you didn't want to say it, so when I saw you coming out, I followed you quietly..."
Qingye Tianqi: "Huh?"
Weiye Iori: "You don't think I'm nosy, do you..."
said laughingly.
Qingye Tianqi: "Hey, of course not..."
Answered with a silly smile.
Iori Ashiba: "I just watched the scene of you practicing carefully. I have some thoughts in my heart. I don't know whether to say it or not..."
Qingye Tianqi: "Oh, just say it, I'm listening."
Iori Ashiba: "You have good talent, and you practice diligently, but... you are too impatient. I think you should adjust your mentality and practice with a normal mind, so as not to go crazy!"
Qingye Tianqi: "Hey, that's right, I was a little too impatient..."
Iori Ashiba: "Then do you want to try again? This time I will stand here and watch you practice. Although I can't help much...but, I think you can feel my presence..."
Her face turned crimson when she said this, and she looked so beautiful.
Qingye Tianqi: "Oh... Okay, okay, then I'll try again."
Just like that, he once again wielded the sword he was familiar with. Strangely enough, Iori Ashiba just stood not far away and looked at him. It seemed that the situation was completely different from before. Maybe he knew about her.
Because of being nearby, my heart beat a little faster, but my heart became inexplicably calm. This was a very strange feeling. Just like that, the long sword in my hand danced lightly, and at the same time, the sword moves were slightly different from those just now.
This change is not a change in the moves, but a change in texture. If I used these sword moves just now, my thoughts preceded the sword moves, then now the sword moves precede my thoughts...
In a daze, Aoba Apocalypse returned to class again, with a slightly idiotic smile on his face.
Ancient history teacher: "That classmate! That male classmate who laughed for no reason! What are you laughing at? Do you think what I said is wrong?"
At this time, the students in the classroom followed the teacher's gaze and looked in the direction of Aoba Aoki. Upon seeing this, He Fangyuanji hurriedly poked Aoba Aoki's shoulder twice with his index finger at the back table.
Qingye Tianqi: "What are you doing?"
Feeling the movement on the back table, he quickly stabilized his expression, then tilted his head slightly and asked softly.
He Fangyuan Temple: "The teacher is asking you why you are laughing!"
He covered his forehead with one hand, lowered his head slightly and answered in a low voice.
Aoba Tianqi: "Ah?!"
When Qingye Tianqi looked up at the ancient history teacher with a displeased look on his face, he realized that what he had just said was all his imagination, and that he was still a waste in practicing martial arts and a waste in studying.
Ancient History Teacher: "You kid, why are you so rude! Do you just sit down and talk like this when talking to your elders?!"
At this time, his face was already red with anger, and he stared at Qingye Tianqi.
Qingye Tianqi: "Oh, I know."
I had to stand up and be watched by my classmates like a monkey.
Ancient History Teacher: "Tell me what you were laughing at just now? You were laughing so happily!"
Qingye Tianqi: "..."
I didn't know how to respond for a while.
Male student: "Are you dreaming about marrying a wife? Hahaha"
Cheered.
Female student: “It’s so shameless to think about something inappropriate in broad daylight!”
The eyes of several girls were full of disdain. Perhaps Aoba Apocalypse has given everyone such a bad impression recently...
Ancient History Teacher: "As a student, you should put your studies first, but what about you!? Where did I just say it? Did you hear it?"
Just when Qingye Tianqi was standing awkwardly with his head lowered, he felt someone diagonally in front of him was calling his attention in a small voice. When he raised his head slightly and looked over, there was a girl in his hand.
There is a note with a number of Cangluo characters written on it. Qingye Tianqi's eyesight is very good, so he can easily read the words on the note, and the girl who wrote this note for herself is
Naturally, Yuka was looking at him with a smile, and Aoba Apocalypse instinctively responded with a smile.
Ancient History Teacher: "You still dare to laugh! You still laugh!"
Out of anger, he acted like a crab, with his arms made like double pincers and walked towards this side with a splayed figure. Coupled with the ferocious look on his face, even if the teacher was not tall, he was still enough to frighten him.
student.
Soon the ancient history teacher came to Aoba Apocalypse's desk. Because the teacher was slightly shorter than Aoba Aoba, he raised his head and glared at the unsatisfactory student in front of him.
Qingye Tianqi: "You just mentioned... about Cangluo Kingdom. Yes, today's Cangluo Kingdom is at the peak of its prosperity. It has hundreds of millions of people and thousands of miles of territory. It can be said that it is the third largest country in the eastern continent with a rich and powerful country and almost no external enemies.
A strong country.”
Ancient History Teacher: "Eh!? You, how did you know?"
Qingye Tianqi: "Teacher, that's what you just said..."
Ancient History Teacher: "Do you still have the ability to listen in a daze while listening?"
Aoba Tianqi: "Hey, that's about right."
Ancient history teacher: "That's all, that's it."
With that said, he turned around and walked towards the altar.
After the ancient history teacher left a distance, Aoba Apocalypse sat back down and saw Tian Yuka making a face with his tongue sticking out.
Sunny smile.
And He Fangyuanji, who was sitting at the table behind Aoye Tianqi, just glanced at Tian Tian Yujia, and she turned away with a blushing face.
He Fangyuan Temple: "Apocalypse, do you want to consider changing your goal?"
At this time, it seemed that only Aoba Apocalypse and He Fangyuanji were left in the classroom. He Fangyuanji's face was hidden in the shadows, and his expression could not be seen clearly, but there was a deliberately cunning smile at the corner of his mouth.
Aoba Tianqi: "Please! Did you just meet me yesterday?!"
He Fangyuanji: "That's right, love saint, it's not so easy to change the target, so just continue your unrequited love!"
Then the two of them were dragged back to the real space again, and the ancient history teacher's lecture continued.
Ancient history teacher: "So... the biggest trouble in our Cangluo Kingdom now is the troublesome monsters and the rebellious monster clan... At this point, we have to talk about the state religion of our Cangluo Kingdom, the Tao of Souls...
"
As soon as they heard the word "Soul Dao", all the students immediately became energetic. Including Qingye Tianqi, they all looked at the ancient history teacher. They had heard some rumors about Soul Dao and monsters from their neighbors since they were children.
What they are talking about is that Hengyu Town has always been smooth and peaceful, and there has never been any trouble with goblins, so there has been no visit from the exorcist. The boys and girls who have entered puberty have gradually stopped paying attention to these matters as they did when they were children.
It's nothing to do with it, but...just a few days ago, a monster hunter suddenly appeared in the academy! He actually caught a monster, which aroused everyone's curiosity again.
Ancient History Teacher: "Students, have you ever heard of the Tao of Souls?"
All the students: "Teacher, not only have we heard of it, but we also met the Hun Dao disciples a few days ago!"
Ancient History Teacher: "Oh? I took sick leave a few days ago. Could it be that a demon slayer has come to town?"
All the students: "Teacher, you are not a demon slayer, you are a student in our class, and she caught the monster!"
Ancient history teacher: "Ah? Is there such a thing? Which student is it?"
All the students did not answer, but all looked at Weiye Iori.
Iori Ashiba felt the gazes from everyone, and her shy face turned red for a moment, but she still smiled politely back to everyone. The blush on her still immature face looked particularly beautiful, and she sat in the back.
Aoba Apocalypse was sitting in the seat. Although he did not see her face, her appearance at this moment appeared in his mind for no reason. For a moment, Aoba Apocalypse felt nervous and hurriedly lowered his head and covered his forehead with one hand.
Pretending to have a headache.
Ancient history teacher: "Ah, what is your name? This classmate..."
Iori Awei: "Teacher, my name is Iori Awei..."
When the elders asked questions, they immediately stood up and answered.
Ancient History Teacher: "I really didn't expect there to be Soul Dao disciples in our class...Are you really a Soul Dao disciple? Are there any other Soul Dao disciples here besides you?"
All the students: "Of course, the guy you questioned just now is also a Soul Dao disciple!"
Ancient history teacher: "This, this, this...there is such a thing?!"
All the students: "Qingye, stand up quickly, why are you so rude?"
He said.
Qingye Tianqi stood up bravely.
Ancient History Teacher: "Very good, very good. I really didn't expect there to be two Soul Dao disciples in our class. So, who of you will briefly tell everyone about the origin of Soul Dao?"
At this time, the students began to whisper among themselves.
Because he and Iori Aoba stood up together, Aoba Apocalypse was nervous and embarrassed, and didn't know what to say at all...
Qingye Tianqi wanted to say that he was not a formal disciple of the Soul Dao, but just went to Huashan Chaoxi Temple to repay his kindness and work as a handyman, but he felt it was difficult to say it. And Weiye Iori, who was standing not far in front, just turned his head slightly.
He looked up and then spoke first.
Azuha Iori: "Teacher, Aoba-san has just come to the temple not long ago, and he doesn't have a very detailed understanding of the origin of the soul path, so... let me briefly introduce it to you, okay?"
Ancient history teacher: "Okay, then Aoba-san, please sit down first."
After hearing this, Qingye Tianqi felt relieved and sat down on the chair. At this moment, he just felt that he was so worthless!