There was a continuous drizzle in the gloomy sky. At this time, in a prison in a small town in the northeast of the island, a man slowly walked out of the darkness. Amidst the congratulations of the prison guards, the iron bars of the prison were opened, and he
Sent out of prison.
The moment he walked out of the prison, the man hesitated for a moment, but finally walked out.
No one came to greet me outside, let alone congratulate me. Only the cold raindrops kept beating on my body.
Out of jail?
He couldn't help but look at his empty right arm and smiled to himself.
Slowly looking up at the sky, fine raindrops hit his face, and he couldn't help but close his eyes.
The memory returns to ten years ago at this moment.
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His name is Beichen Itto-ryu, and he is a direct descendant of the "Itto-ryu", an ancient Japanese swordsmanship school.
His talent in swordsmanship has been extremely outstanding since he was a child. It can be said that no one can match him in the swordsmanship hall run by his father. Even his fellow apprentices in the swordsmanship hall all seemed a little ashamed of themselves in front of his swordsmanship talent.
It can be said that they are not on the same level at all.
There were many swordsmanship schools in Japan at that time, but most of them were modern swordsmanship, with no actual lethality at all. Many swordsmanship was just superficial, just using gorgeous moves to earn gimmicks.
However, there are also some truly powerful schools of ancient swordsmanship, such as the Shinto style, the Niten-ryu style, the Yin style, the Iai style, etc.
These orthodox descendants of the ancient swordsmanship schools basically disdain the company of the modern "gorgeous style" swordsmanship, but they have mutual contacts with the same ancient swordsmanship schools, and they hold swordsmanship exchange competitions twice every year.
This competition is also divided into juvenile and adult levels.
At that time, Beichen Yidao was extremely talented. When he first entered the youth group competition, he swept away players of the same age and even older than him, and won the youth group championship with a crushing attitude.
This extremely outstanding talent made his father Beichen Hideo extremely proud, and felt that Beichen Yitou had the ability to revitalize the "Ittou style" and carry forward the ancestral swordsmanship.
Beichen Yida thought the same way at that time. He felt that he had the ability to win the first place in the youth group, and then he would also have the strength to win the first place in the adult group in the future, pushing the Yida style to the top of the ancient swordsmanship factions and becoming a place that all swordsmen practitioners look up to.
the pinnacle of.
However, what Beichen Yidao didn't know was that it was his excellence that made his father, Beichen Hideo, gradually feel the pressure.
This pressure does not come from Beichen Yida, but from the outside world.
In the ancient swordsmanship competitions held twice a year, there is basically no suspense about the first place in the youth group, as Beichen easily wins with a single sword stroke. However, there is never any suspense about the last place in the official group, and that is his father "Beichen Hideo".
This kind of contrast and gap will only make Beichen Hideo proud of Beichen Yida at first, feeling that he can reach heights he has never reached.
But gradually, there were more voices from the outside world.
At that time, Beichen Hideo gradually felt pressure, because in the exchanges between peers, he was always compared with his son Beichen Yida, and he even overheard others saying.
It would be perfect if Beichen Yida was born in another school, but it would really be an indignity to be born in the Beichen family.
For a descendant of traditional swordsmanship like him, this humiliation is unbearable.
After that, he would often think back to the conversations among his peers, and feel more and more that he was a coward and a weakling.
This thought lingered in Beichen Hideo's mind and could not be dissipated, as if it had become an inner demon, tormenting him all the time.
It was at that moment that Beichen Yida made a choice. He decided to practice the classic swordsmanship passed down from his ancestors [Yidao Style·Taiyuan].
At that time, among the ancient swordsmanship schools, the practice of "sword-intention-shaped swordsmanship" was expressly prohibited. It couldn't even be said to be forbidden, but rather to be feared.
Because this kind of swordsmanship is too damaging to the body, they don't know how their ancestors created this kind of swordsmanship, and how they could withstand the injuries caused by the practice.
But they definitely don't have the ability to practice. Countless people have warned them with bloody lessons.
Those swordsmen who practice the ancient sword art of Sword Intention Shape are basically physically disabled or even have mental problems. In short, without exception, no one has a good ending.
After many attempts by their predecessors, the descendants of these ancient swordsmanship schools no longer dare to touch those ancient swordsmanship techniques and seal them away. They just choose to practice the simplest sword moves and sword movements, and combine these most basic things. It will continue to be passed down as a tradition.
Beichen Hideo naturally knew all this, but at that time he had made up his mind. He decided to prove to himself, and to let his son see that his father was not a coward or a loser, but could also become the real number one.
Beichen Yidao naturally didn't know what his father did. What he noticed was that his father suddenly became cheerful and no longer as gloomy and stern as before. This was a good thing for Beichen Yidao.
However, the bad news came quickly. One day, when Beichen Yidao returned from school, the moment he entered the door, he saw blood all over the room.
At that time, Beichen's head was buzzing and he rushed into the house.
Then he found his mother stupidly hugging his father who was covered in blood, with despair on his face. Then, with Beichen Yi Dao's disbelieving expression, he grabbed the beloved sword "Wuxinwan" in Beichen Hideo's hand. Then he smeared the knife on his neck.
Beichen Yida was only 14 years old at the time. When he saw this scene, he fell to his knees, looking so helpless and desperate, and how much he hoped that everything in front of him was fake and was in a dream.
He even didn't know what was going on. The family was having a harmonious meal in the morning, so why was it like this when he came back at night?
At that time, Beichen Yida was already confused. He suddenly thought of what his father said that morning.
"Today I'm going to Iai to test my swordsmanship again. I will definitely beat him this time!"
At that time, Beichen said "Come on" and went to school, but he clearly remembered his father's words.
This made Beichen subconsciously think that his opponent Iai Tezuka killed his father during the swordsmanship competition.
And the mother who loved her father couldn't bear the pain of separation because of his death, so she chose to follow him.
Death due to accidental injuries during competitions does not happen very often in the ancient swordsmanship circle, but it does happen occasionally.
Because ancient swordsmanship is a real killing swordsmanship, not a gorgeous move.
Therefore, there is an unwritten rule in the ancient swordsmanship circle, which his father often told Beichen Yida. That is, for accidental injuries during competitions, the opponent is not responsible, and family members are not allowed to claim compensation. Otherwise, it will be deemed to have permanently withdrawn from the ancient swordsmanship circle. What's more, To discredit our ancestors.
Now that you have joined this circle, you must naturally abide by the rules of this circle. This rule protects not anyone, but the fundamental meaning of the existence of ancient swordsmanship. It is actual swordsmanship. If this rule disappears, then ancient swordsmanship and modern swordsmanship will be different.
There is no difference, they are just some moves and routines.
Therefore, this rule has always been engraved in the heart of every practitioner of ancient swordsmanship, which naturally includes Beichen Yidao, who learned swordsmanship from his father since childhood.
So Beichen Yida obeyed his father's teachings. He did not choose to call the police. Instead, he cried bitterly and buried the bodies of his father and mother in the yard of his home. Then he took his father's "Wuxin Pill" and went to find Iai.
Tezuka took revenge.
Although Beichen Yidao's father had been training his willpower since childhood, when Beichen Yidao was only 14 years old, he faced the death of his father and his mother hanged herself in front of him. The coldness and despair he felt were deep in his bones.
But he still mustered up the courage, because his father said that he was the successor of Beichen Yida Ryu, and he must have the courage to face everything.
Although he knows that he may not be Iai Tezuka's opponent, he wants to take revenge, and then use his sword skills to have another upright duel to avenge his father!
