The knife Ergou slashed out in such a meditative state not only cut off the flow of the waterfall, but also caused the water flow cut off by the invisible knife wave to hit the pool below, making a huge sound that resounded for several miles.
ring.
It was this loud noise that frightened Ergou and broke away from that wonderful state of enlightenment.
After Jiang Ergou woke up, he looked at the water splashing in the sky in a daze. He himself looked in disbelief.
"Damn it, is this the noise I made?"
But then, he came back to his senses, jumped up with joy, jumped as high as three feet, and then turned to look at his master.
"Old man, tell me, how about this knife?"
Seeing Jiang Ergou cheering for joy, the old man who was also a little excited suppressed the joy in his heart and put on a stern expression.
"That's okay."
"Old man, are you mistaken? This knife is just okay? I am only at the sixth level of strength."
Ergou failed to see through the little trick of this wretched old man who was pretending to be calm, so he was surprised by what the old man said.
"Level 6? You should feel it for yourself first before talking."
After hearing the old man's words, Ergou really calmed down and felt the internal energy flowing in his body, and then looked at the old man in front of him with even more surprise.
"Fifth grade? Fifth grade! Hahaha, it's done!"
This old man who didn't want his apprentice to become complacent because of this achievement turned around, his back to Jiang Ergou, and he smiled knowingly.
"You won't be considered powerful until you split this mountain with one sword that day."
Jiang Ergou, who was in great joy, extended his thumb towards his master.
"Old man, there will definitely come a day!"
…
The master and apprentice, who had been isolated from the world for more than a month, finally returned to the official path. Their journey was not very fast.
Walking in the world, walking in the world. If you walk in a hurry as if you are on a road, then it is nothing like walking in the world. Only if you have seen, seen, and experienced some things can your journey in the world be worthwhile.
At noon that day, seeing that it was only three days away from Gusu City, the capital of Suzhou, Ergou and his master did not plan to travel all night, but planned to find an inn to stay.
Along the way, Ergou and his master stayed in countless hotels and inns, and saw many interesting things.
But this time the inn's way of attracting customers still made them feel very fresh. It was not a vulgar trick of beauty leading the way, but the owner built an arena in the open space at the entrance of the inn for the friends staying in the hotel to compete.
For discussion purposes.
When Ergou and the others arrived at the inn, there were already three floors around the arena, and many people were gathered on the outer three floors.
At this moment, standing on the ring is a tall and thick man. Judging from his appearance, he should be following the path of an extremely rare outsider. But whether it is a skill on the hands or on the legs, it is unclear.
Maybe you can only understand it after fighting against him.
By the time Ergou and his master squeezed all the way to the edge of the ring, a short and skinny man had already jumped onto the ring.
At this time, Ergou finally saw clearly that there was a sign on the ring, which contained some basic information about the sturdy man.
He reported that his family name is Lie Honggang, with a fifth-level strength. He comes from a reclusive sect. He practiced martial arts in the sect for ten years and gained three points of the essence of Tiger Fist. This time he sneaked down the mountain because of the elders of the sect.
It was said that outsiders were not as good at martial arts as inside ones, but he just didn't believe in this evil. Anyone with level 5 strength could go up to the stage to fight with him. If he won, he would help pay for hotel, food and drinks.
If a woman is not in the third rank, her aura will not be long and long enough, so the thin man who just came on stage probably took a clever way, hoping to win by delaying time and earn himself a share of the hotel money.
really,
As soon as the two signed up for each other and started competing, the thin man jumped to the edge of the ring from a distance and looked at Lie Honggang warily.
As the name suggests, this Lihonggang man has a fiery temper. Seeing that the thin man was hiding far away, he ran with his fists raised. He rushed in front of the man in a few quick steps and raised his hand to punch without any hesitation.
The thin man didn't panic when he saw this. He was indeed as dexterous as a mountain ape. The wind was blowing under his feet. I don't know how he did it. Anyway, he easily passed through Lie Honggang's armpit, and even used a hand knife with his backhand.
Hit Lie Honggang on the neck.
This Li Honggang is indeed a master of the outside world. If he hits an ordinary person with a knife, he will end up unconscious. Even the masters of the inside world who are also practicing martial arts will feel the pain, but
It hit him but there was no reaction at all.
Next, the thin man made up his mind not to fight head-on with Lie Honggang. It was like letting Lie Honggang's tiger punch hit cotton, with no way to use his strength.
After being unable to touch his opponent for a long time, Lie Honggang also seemed very anxious, and he was already slightly panicked when making moves.
After more than thirty rounds of fighting, the thin man probably felt that the time was almost up, so he deliberately gave Lie Honggang a flaw.
Seeing the opportunity coming, Lie Honggang roared and punched the thin man.
Seeing the fist getting closer and closer, the man not only didn't panic at all, but was even a little happy. Just when he thought he had succeeded, Lie Hong's fist that had just rushed towards him suddenly retracted and was replaced by another fist.
Come.
Seeing that his plan was discovered by Lie Honggang, the thin man felt a little regretful, but he didn't think that he would lose.
His hands formed into palms and slapped on Lie Honggang's fist. He wanted to use the force to escape and look for another opportunity.
But just as he was walking backwards, the situation changed again. Liehong's hand that he had just withdrawn reached the ground and kicked the thin man in the air.
The man was not strong enough to quickly change his retreat direction without any focus in the air, so he could only watch helplessly as the kick hit his chest and flew out of the ring.
Perhaps because he lost face in the competition, the man stood up, dusted himself off, and as soon as he raised his hand to Lie Hong on the ring, he squeezed into the crowd and disappeared.
After winning the competition, Lie Honggang in the ring was not very excited. It seemed that he had won many games here.
"Ergou, that man's strength is on par with yours. Are you interested in going up and competing? You can also test your own strength!"
The old man started his usual style of tempting his apprentice with words.
Jiang Ergou rolled his eyes, probably having similar thoughts in his mind.
"Old man, go on."
After Ergou threw the baggage on his back to the old man, he picked up the Kunwu knife and jumped onto the ring.
"Hey! Little baby, this is not a place where you can come up."
Liehong just saw this young man who suddenly jumped onto the ring and was a little unimpressed, thinking that he was just a disciple of a certain sect who had gone out to practice and had never seen the world.
"You don't care if I'm a little kid or not, as long as I can beat you, that's all."
Ergou felt very unhappy about Lie Honggang's contempt, so when he spoke, he unconsciously showed some arrogance.
"You're not that young, but your tone is not that young, so I'll teach you a lesson, so that you don't lose your life in the future because you don't know how good the world is."
Lie Honggang started nagging at Ergou like a preaching teacher.
"Yes, yes, you talk as much as that ugly old man, take the bait!"
What Er Gou dislikes the most is someone preaching to him. Even if it is the old man's nagging, he can barely listen to a few words. What's more, now is Lie Honggang, who has nothing to do with him.
For the first time, in front of so many people, Ergou's Kunwu sword was unveiled. The old man bought the sword for three hundred taels in the past. In fact, it could not be regarded as a treasure sword. At most, it was just a sword.
It's just good.
But even so, the swordsmen below the ring, who were holding a dilapidated sword and watching the competition, couldn't help but be greedy.
Draw the sword.
Ergou held a knife in one hand and a scabbard in the other and attacked Lie Honggang. Looking at the menacing young man, Lie Honggang finally became serious.
"I underestimate you."
Facing Ergou's direct slash, he actually stretched out his hand to block it.
The expected blood flow did not occur, and Ergou's knife only made a red mark on his arm.
As a fifth-grade foreign master and a master of martial arts, his hands have naturally been trained to the point where they can break copper and iron, so Ergou's sword did not achieve the desired effect.
Got it.
"Boy, you are not strong enough!"
"Then let me show you my strength!"
Facing the ridicule, Ergou thought that even if his uncle could bear it, his aunt couldn't.
So he threw the scabbard aside, poured all his strength into his hands, grasped the handle of the knife, and struck with all his strength.
The power of this knife was quite powerful, and the people watching were a little surprised. If it was cut on Lie Honggang's hand, it would definitely break through the defense, but Ergou put all his heart and soul into this knife.
Then the bottom plate will naturally be unstable.
Lie Honggang also saw this, and did not choose to fight him head-on. Instead, he fell to his side and fell to the ground. He missed Ergou's knife, and then reacted instantly, trying to take advantage of Ergou to take a breather.
Defeat him in an instant.
Fortunately, I had been trained by Liu Baquan for a long time in Baquan Villa, and I knew how to deal with this situation, so I could react in time. Otherwise, Ergou would have been defeated in the flash of lightning just now.
Come down.
"The little guy is pretty good."
"We'll see!"
Ergou didn't know why, but whenever this person opened his mouth, he would get very angry. It seemed to be because from the beginning, Lie Honggang failed to leave a good impression on Ergou.
It was only then that Ergou finally became smarter and no longer relied on his internal strength to attack randomly. Instead, he remembered some of the offensive and defensive tactics Liu Baquan had taught him.
Gradually, he was able to fight back and forth with Lie Honggang, advancing and retreating in a controlled manner.
A lot of time passed, Ergou was still in high spirits, but Lie Honggang was already a little weak, and his movements began to slow down.
At this time, the shortcomings of the maternal skills were revealed.
"Little guy, since you want to play hard, then come!"
After he finished speaking, he formed a fist with his left hand and ran towards Jiang Ergou with all his strength. His speed was much faster than before.
But his movements were fast, and Ergou's reaction was not slow either. He dragged the ground with his knife and rushed towards Lie Honggang who was speeding towards him.
The moment the two were about to come into contact, Lie Honggang's fist seemed to have a ball of flame, and Ergou also turned the blade and struck Lie Honggang's chest diagonally.
Time stopped one second before the two collided.
At this time, Lie Honggang's fist was only two inches away from Jiang Ergou's forehead, but Jiang Ergou's knife was even closer, only one inch away from Lie Honggang's chest.
Ergou also relied on this inch of distance to win the contest.
"Little guy, that's awesome, Lie Mou is so convinced that he lost!"
As soon as Lie Hong said that, he slowly retracted his fist, and Ergou also went to retrieve the scabbard and put the knife back.
"I'm willing to admit defeat. This is ten taels of silver, which is enough for you to stay in the hotel and eat."
Lie Honggang reached into his arms, took out a ten-tael silver coin and threw it to Jiang Ergou.
Regarding this, Ergou was not pretentious. This was his first martial arts competition and his first victory. It would be nice to take this silver as a souvenir.
But what Ergou cared about more was what the old man thought. After he took the money, he turned to look at where the old man was, showing a bright expression.