"The move I entrust to you today is not the secret of my flying sword style. I competed with Kongshan many times in the past, so this move should be familiar to you."
One winter afternoon when he was fourteen years old, Kenshin clearly remembered every word his master said at that time.
"Kongshan once objected to me teaching this technique to you. It was not because of differences in family backgrounds, but because your body and swordsmanship talent simply cannot bear the consumption of this technique."
"Master! Didn't you say that my apprentice is the child with the most talent for swordsmanship you have ever seen?" I remember retorting like this at the time. I had been coveting that legendary swordsmanship for a long time.
But every time he mentions it, the master will always scold him rudely for wanting to distract him before he has learned all the swordsmanship. I originally thought that there would be no hope of learning it within a few years, but I didn't expect that I would suddenly get the reward today.
If you wish, of course you must seize the opportunity.
"Yes, but I'm not counting us old guys. Compared with natural swordsmen like Wei Shi and Kongshan, you are far behind, hahaha!"
With a black line on his face, he looked at the master who was laughing beside the waterfall. His voice was so loud that even the rumbling water could not suppress it in the slightest.
After teasing the depressed apprentice, Higu stared at Kenshin seriously again: "Korayama's secrets are all self-created, which is incomparable to a teacher, but my physique allows me to master any move without any problem, you
No! Don’t think I’m joking. When things in this world cannot be improved even half a point with practice, the competition is talent. You can say that God is blind, but there is nothing you can do about it. And you, Kenshin, you
You don’t have the talent to practice the secrets of Kongshanliu, especially the ultimate secret that you will never forget.”
"I have been practicing this move for many years, so I know the drain on the body. According to Kongshan, if you don't have the talent to sense space and use your body to force it, your life span will be shortened, or even before it can be used successfully, you will die.
Seriously injured."
"Although your ability to read moves is more sophisticated than that of my teacher, your... forget it, now I will practice it completely. Remember to look carefully with your heart. Don't look at my sword, but look at my body."
Bigu threw his cloak aside, took off his shirt and rolled up his trousers, revealing his majestic body that was more angular than the mountains, "From now on, watch carefully..."
Kenshin stared at the afterimages of his master that kept flashing with dazzled eyes. Although it was far less natural and unrestrained than the original Sorayama Ichiha, the good thing was that he could use the reading technique to record every inch of the body changes when the master launched this move, and read it on
I have been thinking about it over the years.
What impressed me the most was the last words the master said to me, which can also be said to be an unprecedented stern warning: "The method of exerting force of this move, the changes in the body and my own understanding have been taught to you. You can understand it.
But it must not be practiced! I teach you this move just to let you realize the higher level of mysteries so that you can perfect your own swordsmanship. Listen, if you can't solve the dilemma with the swordsmanship of Feiten Mitsurugi style, you can't solve it with this move either.
, it will only make you suffer a little more pain."
"Himura Kenshin, as my disciple Hiko Seijuro, you will inherit this name and become the 14th generation master of the Hiten Mitsurugi style. Now, as the master, I order you to never use this move in the future.
,Do you understand it……"
"Disciple understands, but master... Since you will die no matter what, then..." Kenshin stood up straight slowly, and the six billion cells in his body began to cheer almost at the same time. The nerves, blood flow, muscles, and bones of the whole body responded in a kind of external way.
The strange and undetectable rhythm silently changes the body, making Kenshin look a little blurry at this time.
Under the epidermis, the capillaries were completely unable to withstand the pressure and burst one after another. A layer of sweat and blood seeped out from the pores. The knife wound on the face even gushed blood out like a spring. The original indifferent temperament changed again.
, causing Kenshin to instantly change from an ice cube to an iceberg!
Seeing this situation, Saito's heart suddenly beat like a pump, and blood spurted out from the wound. He knew what this situation meant!
It's not that he saw what Kenshin's move was, but that when he used the secret "Tooth Thrust" that he had not yet mastered, his body would also experience some abnormalities. This was caused by the fact that his body and swordsmanship were not fully integrated.
Yes, but the most intense situation is just muscle trembling and the whole body is shaking. And what kind of earth-shattering moves does the person in front of me have to use to make himself look like this without moving?
"Little..." Before he could say the word "heart", he suddenly felt a figure brushing past his body. Huh? His opponent was obviously still there, how could he... He looked intently and saw a chun flower falling from the sky.
, actually "penetrated" the opponent's body. As the flower fell to the ground, the figure of the executioner dissipated like a popped soap bubble.
In such a strange situation, not only Saito Ichi, but also the other members of the Shinsengumi team looked at a loss, until a "chi" sound came from behind them. They turned their heads and saw a blood line starting from the necks of the two partners, and their heads
It tilted and fell directly to the ground. Headless Qiangzi still stood stiffly on the spot and spurted blood.
Everyone's thighs softened, and they couldn't help but hit the ground with their knives. Apart from the sound of blood spurting, there was no sound around. The prey that was supposed to be surrounded suddenly killed the hunter and ran away. The key is that the prey did not know what methods it used to escape.
To create such a strange situation, no matter how powerful your swordsmanship is, it is impossible to do such a thing!
A nearly middle-aged soldier's teeth moved up and down like a typewriter, and he spat out a few words with great difficulty: "This, this, this is instant prison kill!"
According to legend, this is a legendary move that belongs only to that legendary man. It was this move that started the turbulent times at the end of the Tokugawa period, causing the shogunate who could barely maintain his face to smash his face to pieces! In the shogunate's heart, this man is a ghost; in the eyes of the common people, this man is a ghost.
In their eyes, this man is a god; but in the hearts of these swordsmen, this man has an exclusive title of Sword Master!
Suzuki Zaemon, the bandit leader who originally pretended to be Sorayama Kazuha, was recruited to the Shinsengumi by Isamu Kondo as a master of Natural Rishin-ryu. As he was nearly middle-aged, his martial arts skills in the group could only be considered mediocre.
, compared with the glory of his junior Okita Souji, he is like air and is always ignored by everyone.
But as one of the few people in the world who could survive after fighting against the Sword Master's enemy, Suzuki Zaemon was quite proud, even though he had never mentioned this disgraceful past to anyone.
When he first heard the news of Ichiyo Sorayama's death from the shogunate, he even paid his respects secretly.
When it comes to his knowledge of this sword master, he dares to pat his chest and guarantee that no one in the Shinsengumi can match him, not even Okita Souji, who always talks about admiring the sword master!
At this time, he was sure that the young man in front of him was using the famous stunt of the Sword Master. Although it was different from the adult who used this move as naturally as breathing, the instant prison kill was the instant prison kill, afterimage, no trace, random attack,
Every one of them fits the characteristics of this move. After all, he had painstakingly studied this move when he first tried to impersonate Sorayama Kazuha, although he had no clue at all.
"Could he be the disciple of the Sword Master?" Suzuki murmured softly, but it sounded very loud in the quiet alley. "There is no reason. I heard that Katsura Kogoro has never used the Sword Master's moves.
At the beginning, many people were saddened by the loss of this earth-shattering secret..."
Hearing this, Saito felt a chill in his heart and rushed straight to the top door. He, who was always calm-minded, also had the urge to tremble. He was one of the few who knew that Kazuha Sorayama was still alive and that he was among the top officials of the Shinsengumi in Kyoto at this time.
one.
The most unfortunate thing is that the Ichibi House is only a hundred meters away from here! Although the Sword Master did not cause trouble for the Shinsengumi last time, it does not mean that he will remain indifferent if he hurts his disciple this time.
.After all, in the legend, in order to save Katsura Kogoro, this master swordsman broke into Edo alone and killed the shogunate prison, and also wiped out Ii with blood!
If you think about it further, isn't the leader of the rebels of the Choshu Domain his disciple Katsura Kogoro? Then is it any wonder that this young executioner of the Choshu Domain is the disciple he has taught over the years?
No! The matter has already involved the Sword Master. The life and death of the executioner is not important anymore. Even the sum total of the rebels in Kyoto is no longer important. Even if the sum total of 10,000 sampans can sink the American steel giant?
"Follow me, be gentle." Saitoichi casually wrapped the wound with a strip of cloth and followed the blood trail left by the sword's heart. He wanted to determine whether the executioner who was suspected to be a disciple of the sword master was related to the swordsman himself.
, if this is really the case, is there any point in the Shinsengumi continuing to hunt down those who have failed in Kyoto...
"Captain, the blood stains have disappeared." A team member pointed to the house in front and said, "The traitor may have escaped here. How about..." The team leader was worried that if the executioner used that terrible swordsmanship again
Several companions would die, but Saito's pupils shrank, and the hand holding the sword hilt shook so much that even he couldn't control it.
Above the door, there is an inconspicuous signboard with three large Chinese characters written horizontally and two small characters written vertically: Yiyiwu, Liotei.