Different from the previous state where he deliberately concealed his aura, when Lu Xiao reached the top floor, the old man completely released his aura.
The heroic aura that seemed to be able to swallow everything made Lu Xiao subconsciously assume a fighting posture. The arm armor of his hands crossed in front of his chest made the Tengu make a sound of interest.
"Huh? A strange style of posture, a bit like the boxing posture of the bald donkeys of Xianfeng Temple, but it is also somewhat specious."
"Boy, is that Odachi sword on your back just for decoration?"
Wearing the Tengu mask, Isshin showed his sharpness after letting go of his aura. Lu Xiao had no idea about sword energy before, but now he finally understood that the sharp aura permeating Yishin's body was a manifestation of sword energy.
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"What a coincidence."
Lu Xiao looked solemnly at Yi Xin, who seemed to be ready to attack at any time: "I used to learn simple and clear high-efficiency fighting techniques. Things like the Odachi are too ostentatious in covert operations."
"Haha~ It turns out that you are a rookie in combat skills. So, you are a ninja who pursues a one-hit kill?"
Lu Xiao: "No, there is no such thing as ninja in our country. You can call me an assassin."
"Forget it, assassins will be assassins."
Tengu Yishin withdrew his intimidating aura, and his tall but thin body sat on the floor without caring. He took out a thread-bound book from his chest and threw it to Lu Xiao.
"Take it and learn it. It's too boring to kill you now. At least you can fight me a few more times after you learn it."
"Pa~"
Lu Xiao reached out to catch the book flying in the air, and while remaining vigilant, he opened one of the pages doubtfully.
This book records all the explanations of moves using Tai Sword, and it seems to be a martial arts secret book.
"Why give it to me? Shouldn't things like secrets be reserved only for people close to you?"
"Hahaha!"
Yi Xin laughed boldly and waved his hands: "The idea of cherishing your broomstick is the fundamental reason for the decline of martial arts. Wei Mingren has never had such narrow rules. Anyone who I like can be taught."
"Boy, if you feel you deserve it, please help me kill a few more rats from the inner city that have sneaked into the city."
"Those ninjas called the Lone Shadows are not just people. Don't let your boat capsize in the gutter."
"Ahem!"
Isshin's physical condition is indeed not as good as before, and he couldn't help but start coughing after going out for a while.
In his prime, Yishin's physique was definitely not as skinny as it is now. It was hard for Lu Xiao to even imagine how strong Yishin would be in his prime.
"I have one more question."
Yi Xin wiped the bloodshot eyes from the corner of his mouth and remained as bold as ever: "Oh! Just ask."
Lu Xiao: "How did you hide from my perception? Why didn't I notice your whereabouts at all?"
"Haha!" Ishin stood up unsteadily with his hands on the ground: "Don't you even know Mingjing Shisui? Boy, it seems you still have a long way to go."
"Go, it's time for this Tengu to return to his nest. I hope you can make some progress next time we meet."
After saying this, Yishin slowly left the tower.
It wasn't until Yixin left with an overwhelming sense of presence that Lu Xiao noticed several corpses lying in the shadows on the top of the tower. Judging from their clothing with left hands hidden, they should be the solitary shadows Yixin mentioned just now.
"Huh~"
After Yi Xin left, Lu Xiao, who was under tremendous psychological pressure, breathed a sigh of relief.
In terms of absolute power, Ishin's strength is far different from Dormammu's, but the worldviews of the two worlds are completely different. Such a forced comparison feels a bit like Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong.
At least in terms of the sense of oppression, the pressure that Yixin brought to Lu Xiao was no less than that of Dormammu, and the two had completely different meanings of oppression.
The sword master Yi Xin has almost reached the end of his skills, and Lu Xiao still retains the strong impression that Yi Xin's sharp sword energy left on him to this day.
Being evaluated by Yixin as a technical novice, Lu Xiao was unable to refute and could only shake his head and smile bitterly.
It is difficult to tell who is stronger and who is weaker in terms of actual fighting efficiency between the East and the West. In terms of skills alone, the Western fighting techniques of Dakai Dahe are indeed inferior to the exquisite Eastern martial arts. This was something that Lu had learned before when he studied the Xianfeng Temple boxing secrets.
Xiao had already realized something.
The seemingly ordinary kowtow boxing actually has more than three different techniques for exerting force. Depending on the different stages of exerting force, the same set of boxing techniques can produce completely different effects.
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After Yi Xin left, Lu Xiao sat down and looked through the newly acquired secret books.
The name of this secret book is Wei Mingliu. The moves recorded in the secret book are not difficult, at least from the perspective of the moves, they are very simple. There are only three offensive moves in total, and the others are special tricks similar to mental techniques.
The first move is called Yiji Zhan, which is like the Kowtow Fist. The seemingly simple frontal vertical chop contains Wei Mingli's unique force-generating skills and corresponding coordinated steps.
The second move is to strike twice in a row, which is mainly used to launch an unexpected second combo after the enemy blocks the first move.
The last secret is Ashina Cross Slash, which is a high-speed Iai Slash technique.
Like most of Iai's moves, Ashina's Cross Slash is to keep the sword closed and wait for the moment to move. Once the sword is released, it will attack as fast as thunder.
It is said that when this technique is practiced to the extreme, the enemy will only see a fleeting flash of light when the sword is drawn out.
Isshin recorded a bold statement in the notes of Ashina's Cross Slash, that his Cross Slash can even cut off Shura's arm.
"Shura..."
Lu Xiao touched his chin out of habit: "It should be that one."
The terrain of Ashina Castle Town has been surveyed, and Lu Xiao also used cunning words to extract a lot of seemingly unimportant information from the relatively simple-minded Heiroku Yamauchi.
For example, the traitor Yamauchi mentioned in the morning should be the wolf that Genichiro accidentally hit last night.
Under Lu Xiao's instigation, Kuro had already shown up his fighting spirit in advance. Logically speaking, he should not entrust Wolf to take him out of Ashina. I don't know why Wolf was beheaded by Genichiro.
"Forget it, anyway, that guy has Long Yin's blessing and can be resurrected unlimited times. Death once should not affect me."
Basically all the information that can be extracted has been obtained, and Lu Xiao does not intend to continue to let Genichiro monitor her actions.
When Yamauchi knocked on the door in the evening and asked Lu Xiao if he wanted to eat, he found that the room was already empty, leaving only a few Ashina history books with signs of being read.
Back in time, Lu Xiao took advantage of the sky to darken before leaving Ashina Castle Town and groping all the way to a single-family cabin in the suburbs.
This house looks very dilapidated, with many damaged wooden walls covered with dense Yin and Yang runes, as if there is some kind of terrifying creature sealed inside the house.
As expected, Yongzhen, the pharmacist who was supposed to stay in the castle and serve her wholeheartedly, was sitting on her knees in the hut. Next to her sat a one-armed, hunchbacked man with long hairy legs, who seemed to be making something with one hand.
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When Lu Xiao appeared, this elegant oriental beauty was very surprised.
"Your Excellency Lu Xiao? How did you find this place?"
Stepping into the drafty hut, Lu Xiao saw a bearded man whose body was covered by a straw mat.
His left arm was broken at the elbow. After receiving Yongzhen's treatment, the bleeding has stopped, but he has not yet woken up from the drowsiness caused by the injury.
"Um?"
The man with hairy legs who had been immersed in fiddling with something turned half of his face sideways. His thick beard made it difficult for Lu Xiao to see what he looked like.
"Yongzhen, your guest?"
The man's tone was very low, as if he had been suppressing something. Lu Xiao's sixth sense was also continuously sending him high-power warnings that the person in front of him was very dangerous.
"...Sort of."
Yongzhen hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said: "To be precise, he is a guest of Miko Kuro, and Miko has been trying to find him since last night."
"Hmph~ That's it."
The one-armed man seemed to just ask casually and soon lost interest in Lu Xiao's origins.
"Come on, after debugging, put the prosthetic hand on him."
"Okay, gorilla."
The one-armed man raised a mechanical arm in front of him that made Lu Xiao want to complain and handed it to Yongzhen.
'So, how does this thing connect to the user's nerves? Yongzhen's medical skills are not so superb, right...'