The development of swordsmanship in Japan was mainly concentrated in two eras: the Warring States Period and the end of the Tokugawa Period. These two eras have one thing in common, that is, unparalleled chaos. The former is a complete chaos and disorder that kills people like mowing grass, while the latter is an unprecedented impact of the old and the new.
This caused the swordsmen to erupt into a final round of afterglow.
At the end of the Tokugawa period, there were probably no less than a hundred swordsmen who could be named. The number of swordsmen was far greater than that of the Warring States Period. However, most of them did not really reach such a level of swordsmanship, but did things that ordinary swordsmen had never done.
It was only because of this that he was praised, despised, and sighed by later generations. It cannot be compared with those real swordsmen who were trained to kill hundreds of people and kill thousands of people in the Warring States Period. Of course, it is also compared to the fact that in this era, there was no peerless swordsman who could lead a generation.
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In the records of later generations, one of them is the swordsman Kawashi Ryokei who was born in Hikone Domain. As a lower-level domain warrior, he practiced martial arts since childhood and went through dozens of battles in the domain without defeat. Later, he was valued by Naomi Ii, and gradually
He became the commander of the guards and saved Ii Naoki's life from assassins' swords several times over the years, earning him his trust.
The screams, the sound of swords piercing flesh, the sound of corpses falling from heights, occasionally mixed with a few crisp gunshots, but all of them are slowly dissipating. In the deep and dark courtyard, except for the last twelve who were guarding Ii Naobi,
Except for the others, all of them had been killed by Kazuha Sorayama and Hiko. At this time, Naoki Ii had just ground a cup of matcha in his hand.
He handed it to the loyal guard leader beside him and said warmly: "Hexi-san, it seems that I can't stop you." As he said that, he glanced at Zonai who looked excited, and continued to ask: "Do you think if you can do it one-on-one?
Who can I defeat?"
The swordsman Kasai Ryokei, who has a tall and straight body and a temperament like a poplar that has been dead for hundreds of years, pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty, those who are skilled in swordsmanship have been so refined that their mind and body are integrated, and they enter the state of forgetting oneself, that is,
If you can fight an enemy without holding a sword, you will also know the enemy's strength and weakness. During the imperial trial a few years ago, I saw Ichiyo Sora's cultivation, and to be honest, my subordinates are not as good as him."
Ii Naobi showed a true expression, "I actually know, but I never asked you, but it doesn't matter..." "My Lord." Kawashi Ryokei interrupted Ii Naobi, he had never behaved in such a disrespectful manner.
, it can be seen that his heart is by no means calm on the surface, "Please bring the remaining guards in immediately. My subordinate may not be Sorayama Kazuyo's opponent, but he is not without all weaknesses."
"Oh?!" Ii Naobi's eyes lit up, "Tell me about it."
Hexi Liangjing stroked the big and small swords and said without hesitation: "If he attacks me with every move, I believe I will be killed in less than three moves, but..." He puffed out his chest, "If he attacks me
If you want to kill him with one strike, and use that instant prison kill that transcends time and space, your subordinates will be able to exchange his death for serious injuries." These words were said firmly and quickly, obviously coming from a long period of careful consideration.
When Sanai heard this, he finally couldn't help but retorted: "Kanishi-senpai, I know that your swordsmanship is superb. Although your reputation is not obvious, all the swordsmen in Edo have known about your senior's cultivation. Even so, your senior is by no means a husband."
An opponent! You must know that my father has never even received a single move from my husband, and the senior's swordsmanship is obviously not as good as my father's..."
"Ms. Sanai is right. I am indeed no match for the Chiba Sect Master, let alone the Sword Master. However, I have thought hard about his instant prison kill move for a long time and rehearsed it in my mind no less than ten thousand times." Kawashi Ryokei.
He looked excited, "I have been killed countless times in this kind of drill, and I have repeatedly sharpened my will under this kind of terror. It can be said that there is no one in the world who understands the greatness and terror of that move better than me! That means there is no blind spot in the attack.
, it’s too late to react, and it’s an absolutely undefendable secret, but this secret trick has a fatal weakness!”
"What's the weakness?" Sana and Naoki Ii asked at the same time.
"You can't change the direction after locking on the target! This is the biggest weakness. No matter how many figures are separated, no matter what arc trajectory is drawn, the moment it attacks the human body, it can never change the direction. Perhaps even the sword master himself is worried about this.
Realizing that once he activated the secret, the opponent would be killed without even being able to respond effectively. After all, even his eyes couldn't keep up with the speed that transcended time and space, and his body was even worse. Therefore, he himself did not encounter any resistance.
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"If I close my eyes and purely use my senses and hearing to determine his attack, then... the moment the sword master cuts off my body, with my years of hard work on the two-sword style, I will definitely be able to hit his body!" Kawanishi Yoshiaki!
He exhaled softly and said: "At that time, I will die, and the sword master will be seriously injured!"
Sana shuddered all over, even her blood seemed to freeze at this moment. As a master of swordsmanship, she also realized that if she dealt with her husband according to Kawanishi Yoshiaki's method, he would be in danger!
She has also seen Sorayama Kazuyo and Hiko Seijuro compete with each other many times. When Sorayama Kazuyo uses his sword every move, although the speed is not fast and the strength is not strong, and it is not clear where the brilliance lies, it always gives people a sense of skill.
It feels smooth and even a little ethereal. At this time, Higurashi Seijuro cannot give full play to his strength advantage and can only rely on various super-speed secret moves of Feiten Mitsurugi style to attack. The two often fight for a long time.
The sword has not touched once;
Once he discovered the sword skill of flying ghosts in the sky, it became a completely different extreme. At this time, Seijuro Higu had never used the secrets of the sect to compete, but kept using basic sword skills to block and dodge, but
Every time the weapons collide, because of the strength advantage, Sorayama Ichiha's speed can be slowed down, and in the end it looks easier than Kosei Juro's.
The girl was once curious about this, and couldn't help but ask Higu Seijuro for advice. He remembered what he said at the time: "I have also practiced Sorayama's secret technique, but it has flaws and does not seem to be well thought out.
It is the inheritance of the future, but it seems to be a casual expression. Kongshan is fighting against me, just because he wants to further improve, not his strongest state. What I am more afraid of is that he is walking at a leisurely pace, mediocre and mediocre.
A faint sword stabbed at me..."
Thinking of this, Sanai kept comforting herself: Maybe her husband has already made up for the flaws. After all, Kawashi Ryokei met her husband a few years ago. Do you want to remind her husband? But as a swordsman, he is most afraid of others violating a fair fight.
If Hexi died in battle because of my words, would my husband blame me for being meddlesome? He is such a heroic figure, so he must not want me to do this, right? But Bigu is with her husband, and maybe he will be the one to face the enemy then...
...The girl is trapped in constant entanglements.
Ii Naobi breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and praised: "Hexi-san is indeed a rare master, I am very pleased." He muttered again: "This way I will be more confident..."
Then he ordered Hidenoshima Ogawara, who was only more than ten years old and had been serving him beside him, "Hidenoshima, you heard me, you know what to do."
Ogawara Hidenoshima's eyes were full of tears, and he choked and said: "Master, no! Please run away, I will fight to the death with you all..."
"Shut up!" Ii Naobi turned away from his indifferent expression and scolded with a stern tone: "If you still treat me as your master, and if you haven't forgotten the kindness that the Ii family has given to your Ogawara family over the generations, just do as I say!"
Looking at the frightened young man, Ii Naobi took a deep breath, and said with some sadness and some relief: "Go. I have Mr. Hexi, you, and all the loyal and brave people who have not escaped until now to accompany you on the last journey.
, This life is not in vain. Before this, my biggest wish is to go to hell with Sorayama Kazuyo, even if he is an Asura, I will drag him back to the endless chaos!"
Maybe Naoki Ii already knew that he would die this time, maybe he never thought about escaping, maybe the moment Sorayama Kazuha arrived in Edo, he had already foreseen what happened today...
As the shogunate who has held the power of the world for more than ten years, his strong heart makes him unable to accept escape!
Or maybe he has been planning, planning to die with Kazuyo Sorayama even if he fails to kill him! From the fact that he did not take the seriously injured Sana as a hostage, it can be seen that Naomi Ii must have prepared a confident enough killing move
…
It was just what Kasai Ryokei said just now that gave him a little more confidence in his plan out of thin air.
"Come on, Ichiyo Sora!" Ii Naobi, with his hair and beard spread out, looked at the two figures coming from the darkness and roared silently!