Chapter 153 The real mystery [4000-character chapter]
The Muxiang Sword is the original secret of Ito Ittousai, the founder of the Ittou style. The core idea is to be able to come first and crack the opponent's moves no matter when, where and under any circumstances. It is taken from the "If" in the "Diamond Sutra" "If there is thought, if there is no thought, if there is no thought, if there is no thought," the meaning is deeply in line with the realm of the unity of Zen and swords, and is the secret that this swordsman is most proud of in his life.
Legend has it that the alcoholic Ittosai once got drunk in a ruined temple on a deserted mountain, and when the swords around his waist were quietly stolen by Ninja who followed him, he actually killed seven people with his bare hands. This man's life He was unruly, had countless enemies, and experienced countless sneak attacks. In addition to his own swordsmanship, he was able to live to the end of his life because of his sharpness.
Unfortunately, this technique has been lost for hundreds of years. During this period, many swordsmen in the Itto style tried to restore this technique by relying on their own martial arts and the handed down "Muxiang Kenshin Dharma Book" and other fragments, but they never succeeded. can succeed.
The most difficult thing about Wuxiang Sword is not that the sword is a technique for killing enemies with bare hands.
The reason why a swordsman is a swordsman is that more than half of his effort is spent on the sword. Even the "Satsuma Kokushu" Teishe-ryu, which is famous for its body skills and fists, is also a swordsmanship. The secret of Yagyu Shinin-ryu's "no sword attack" is more It's about disarming, not killing the enemy.
Therefore, a paradox is formed: since you have a sword in your hand, why do you need to study how to kill without a sword? Since you can kill the enemy without a sword in your hand, what is the use of a sword? Only people like Ittousai need this secret... ...At this point, the Wuxiang Sword has completely become a legendary secret. No one has tried to study this thankless move anymore. Who would have thought that there would be anyone who could master such a difficult secret of the Wuxiang Sword today.
At this time, Sorayama Kazuyo was stroking the captain's light with his left hand, holding a wine bottle in his right hand, with one leg in front and one behind. He was sitting crookedly on the mat, seemingly turning a blind eye to the blade that was about to penetrate his forehead. Just as Qian was about to do it. At the same time that Ye Zuonai yelled out those words in horror, Ichiba Kuyama moved. His body swung a few times like a swimming dragon, and his legs formed a big lunge. The body that was originally sitting on the mat moved with this force. The force rushed forward diagonally, rushing into Chiba Eitaro's chest and abdomen, and the opponent's long knife immediately struck the air behind Sorayama Kazuyo.
Kazuyo Sorayama swings his shoulders, stretches out his right hand holding the sake jug, uses his palm as a sword, and stabs four fingers straight into Chiba Eitaro's soft stomach. The wine jug falls to the ground and is used by him in the air. He caught it with his left hand without spilling a drop of wine.
His movements were graceful and his expression was relaxed, as if this was not a life-and-death duel, but a petal falling in the wind during the Sakura Festival, exuding an aura that fascinated everyone.
Kazuyo Sorayama was not trying to be cool. If there was a duel with swords, he would have a hundred ways to kill the opponent, but he wanted to give him an unforgettable lesson without leaving him disabled. He thought this method was the best.
At this moment, even Chiba Sana temporarily forgot about the outcome of this competition, and his eyes were fixed on Kazuyo Sorayama, unable to extricate himself.
A sound of retching destroyed the harmony in the venue. Chiba Eitaro felt that all the blood in the body was concentrated in the stomach, causing all the internal organs to twist together. The extreme pain caused the pain nerves to temporarily lose their response. If it were not for the long-term practice of swordsmanship, With his strong willpower, he had already lost consciousness the moment he was hit. Even now, he was just holding on to maintain his dignity.
He forced himself to suppress the blood that surged into his throat, and spoke with difficulty: "Wu, Wu Xiangjian, how could you..." Before he could finish his words, he felt all the suppressed pain burst out at once, and he opened his mouth in anger.
Blood sprayed into the air, and dots of blood filled half of the mat. Then he fainted and fell to the ground without saying a word. Only his body twitched from time to time to prove that he was still breathing.
"Brother!" The girl wailed and rushed forward, eagerly checking her brother's condition. When she saw that he had just fainted, she breathed a sigh of relief and stared at Sorayama Kazuha bitterly.
This man...he is really a sword master! Recalling Kazuyo Sorayama's moves, Chiba Sana discovered that the opponent never regarded his brother as an opponent from the beginning to the end, but was a disciple-level figure with fairly good martial arts.
Although the elder brother has not yet reached the realm of swordsman, he is still close to it. My father once said that if he cannot defeat his brother within three moves, even my father himself has no chance of surviving a life-or-death duel.
It can be seen that once the martial arts reaches their ordinary level, the real difference in martial arts is already very small. Even if this man possesses the secret of Wuxiang Sword, his brother's cut and thrust move is considered to be the pinnacle. There is no reason for her to fail so easily.
Looking at Sorayama Ichiyo with a complex expression, he found that he had fear, admiration, and resentment, but he could not dislike this man no matter what.
Chiba Sana stood up, put his feet together and lowered his hands, and bowed his head gracefully, "Korayama-sama is worthy of the name of Sword Master. My brother and sister have learned this and will definitely report what happened today to their father and retire."
Kazuyo Sorayama frowned and stared at the straw mat stained with dense blood spots. The good mood of trying his skills just now was gone. He turned to look at Katsura Kogoro and ordered: "Tell her about my rules.
."
What rules?
Kogoro's brain was running rapidly, and he seemed to understand a little bit. He cursed in his heart: The teacher really likes to fool around. Then he said seriously to Chiba Sana: "Miss Chiba, you can leave at any time, but your elder brother Chiba Eitaro-senpai has to stay.
, until Master Chiba Shusaku comes to pick him up in person."
"Nani?! You, you want to hold my brother here? It's unreasonable! I will never agree!" The girl was startled at first, and then refused sternly. She pressed the handle of the knife and straightened her slender but not weak body.
The body said in a decisive tone: "Master Kongshan, you can kill my brother and sister, but we will never accept such humiliation, even if we fight to the death, there are no cowards in the Beichen Ittoryu Chiba family!"
Katsura Kogoro smiled bitterly, "You misunderstood, Miss Chiba. A few days ago, my Shinto Muken-ryu disciple, Brother Serizawa Kamo, challenged the teacher and had his arm broken. He was also asked to stay here. This is a common practice, and
Not intentionally insulting..."
"I refuse! I don't care what your Shinto Wu Nian Ryu does, but I, Beichen Yida Ryu, will never agree." The girl interrupted without hesitation.
"So what if I don't agree?" Kazuyo Sorayama said coldly, "It's easy to start a fight, but when it ends, the winner has the final say. If I had lost just now, my reputation would have been ruined, Sorayama
I miss you, along with my name Sorayama Ichiyo, and you will write it down in your lectures. Even a hundred years later, some people will use this incident to laugh at my arrogance and ignorance, and you, the Hokatsu Itto Ryu, will become the righteous party, and everyone in the world will praise Beichen Itto.
His eyes are as bright as a torch and his martial arts are invincible."
Everyone was silent, and it seemed that Kazuyo Sorayama's hoarse voice was sharper than his Wuxiang Sword Mysteries, "But you are the losers now. Either Eitaro Chiba stays, or none of you leave."
Chiba Sana listened blankly to this naked threat. No matter how powerful her swordsmanship was, she was only a fifteen-year-old girl. She had never been so wronged under the protection of her father and brother.
She really wanted to throw herself into her father's arms and cry bitterly, but as a woman from the Wu family, she was never allowed to show any weakness in front of the enemy. The girl smiled miserably: "Master Kongshan, you are right, if you lose, you lose..."
"
She slowly pulled out the Kodachi from her waist, but she did not point it at Ichiyo Sorayama. Instead, the tip of the knife drooped and suddenly stabbed the back of the neck of Eitaro Chiba who was curled up on the ground. She actually wanted to kill her brother with her own hands!
Kazuyo Sorayama still stared coldly at Chiba Sana without moving. With his speed, it was easy to snatch the short sword from the girl's hand, but how could he care about the life or death of the two people in front of him.
But just because he didn't care doesn't mean that others don't care either. Katsura Kogoro, who had been staring at the girl's figure, felt something was wrong when the girl pulled out the Kodachi. Drawing the sword at this moment was nothing more than murder and suicide. Trying to kill Sorayama Kazuha was a joke.
, he doesn’t have to worry about the teacher’s safety. What Katsura Kogoro is most afraid of is that the girl will point the tip of the knife at herself!
But the girl's determination was still beyond his expectation. Kogoro, who had been prepared for it, knocked Sana Chiba to the ground with his shoulder, then used the twisting technique to snatch away the girl's short sword, and shouted: "Don't be stupid."
thing!"
The girl lay on the ground, looked at the expressionless Sorayama Kazuha, and then at the anxious Katsura Kogoro, and said calmly: "I want to die, how many times can you stop me?" "As long as I'm here.
, I won’t watch you commit suicide.”
"Kasuru Kogoro, I know you, and I admire your courage to volunteer as a hostage in place of your injured senior brother. But as a woman, even if I want to stay here in place of my brother, it is impossible. I can only kill my brother first and then commit suicide to protect Chiba.
My family name. I’m sure my brother won’t blame me even if he is under the influence of Jiuquan.”
Ohno Fuji anxiously ran around in circles, "Why is this, why is this! Miss Chiba, this, this is, alas..." The one who suffered the most in the scene was actually him. He was so loyal and honest that he never thought of competing in martial arts.
Two lives would be taken away, and once these two died in the dojo, he couldn't even think about the consequences.
"If you die, I will order someone to hang your bodies outside the door of the gym. Then I will write this incident exactly on the sign and stand it next to your bodies. If Qianba Shusaku doesn't show up for a day, he will hang it for a day.
, you can try to see if I mean what I say." Sorayama Kazuyo's hoarse tone did not fluctuate at all, and anyone could tell that this was not a joke.
This kind of entanglement has completely made him lose his patience. He has already made up his mind. If these two people really die like this, he will immediately drive away everyone in the dojo and wait for Beichen Yida Ryu's revenge alone.
At most it's just a fight.
Chiba Sana remained unmoved in the face of Kazuyo Sorayama's threat, and still said calmly: "Master Sorayama is a sword master, but he doesn't have any bearing of a sword master, which makes the little girl disappointed. The body is just a skin. Since he is dead,
, No matter how you feel about Sorayama-sama, this pain can only be inherited by the living. I believe that even if there is only one person left in the Chiba family, he will try his best to return the pain to Sorayama-sama even if he is a sword master!
"
Everyone has a natural temperament, which can be covered up by cultivation, experience, and study time. Once it comes to life and death, the thousands of masks covering the heart will be peeled off, and each person's true heart will be restored.
Chiba Sana, this fifteen-year-old girl, exudes a temperament like an extremely bright diamond, crystal clear and indestructible.
Ichiyo, who was as cold as Kongshan, was also greatly shocked. He slowly said: "It's a pity that you are a woman, otherwise I would have paid a visit and accepted you as my disciple and inherited my Kongshan style swordsmanship."
In this era of strict hierarchy, women are not allowed to own long swords, especially women from the samurai family. Unless they give up their family name and are willing to become ninjas who make a living by assassination, it is impossible to use long swords as weapons. Even Chiba Shusaku
The daughter of a swordsman with such a status can only practice Kodachi swordsmanship. Once she gets married, she has to change her surname to that person. No matter how strong her martial arts skills are, she will not be counted as a famous swordsman.
Chiba Sana bowed gratefully, "Sana thanked Master Sword Master for his kindness." She slowly walked towards Katsura Kogoro with a complex expression, took back her own Kodachi from the young man's hand, solemnly knelt down beside Chiba Eitaro, and whispered softly.
He said: "Brother, forgive me for not letting you die in the most honorable way as a warrior."
Katsura Kogoro couldn't bear it any longer, and knelt down on the ground with a plop, and begged Sorayama Kazuyo in the standard Doge seat manner: "Teacher, it's not that Sorayama misses Ryu and is afraid of him, Beichen Ittoryu. It's just that you don't want to be carried away by your whim."
The dispute caused the loss of two good lives, especially Miss Chiba Sana, what a beautiful person, it is such a pity to wither away like this. Teacher, please let them leave."
Seeing this, Ono Fuji put aside his reserve as the owner of the museum, knelt on the ground and loudly said: "Senior Sorayama, let them go."
Kazuyo Sorayama took a big sip of wine, and his original ruthless expression disappeared. He stared at Chiba Sana with an appreciative gaze and said: "I am not a murderous person. Go ahead and tell Chiba what happened today."
Ye Zhouzuo, I'm waiting for him here."
Chiba Sana bowed solemnly again, picked up the long sword that her brother had dropped and put it back into the sheath. She politely declined Ohno Fuji's offer to send someone to help, lifted Chiba Eitaro's stocky and heavy body, and walked towards the road with great difficulty.
Staggering away from the museum.
Sorayama Kazuyo watched the girl's petite figure disappear from sight, and sighed quietly: "This is the true secret of Beichen Itto-ryu. It seems that I have failed... right, Kogoro."
Katsura Kogoro touched his hair and hesitated, "No, teacher, Chiba Sana is just dominated by the secrets of Beichen Itto-ryu, but teacher is just the opposite. You are a sword master who controls the secrets according to your own thoughts.
!”
Katsura Kogoro looked at the tall man in front of him with reverence, and the ambition that "I will become a person who can do whatever I want" grew in his heart uncontrollably. This man who would become a powerful figure in the future, under the subtle influence of Sorayama Ichiha, began to change his mind.