Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Negative Current · Anode

On the roof of the "Yinghua Pavilion". Two swordsmen, a man and a woman, are facing each other under the sun. Shimadzu Hu Linglan raised the Nodachi that reflected the golden sunlight higher, from the brow to the forehead. At the same time, her waist sank even further, and she stood with her legs spread wider. This is a defensive stance. The purpose, of course, is to welcome the powerful "monster" on the other side, who is about to attack for the second time. The same is true for Xi Xiaoyan, who raised the long knife over his head with one hand, but the back of the knife was almost attached to the back of his neck, as if he was carrying the knife on his shoulder. The main attacking posture was as simple as a villager cutting trees and grass Careless.

The three-section strange arm holding the knife has an extremely weird posture when it is bent, making it even more elusive to make a harbinger of a move. Hu Linglan was not sure how far Xi Xiaoyan's attack was.To be cautious, she took half a step back, wearing straw sandals and leggings, moving inch by inch on the roof tiles.She opened this horse stance, a pair of long legs were exposed outside the skirt, and her tight and smooth wheat-colored skin was dazzling. ——Although Hu Linglan changed into Han women's clothing, she was still not used to it, and the hem of the skirt was not good for fighting and riding, so she simply cut the side of the skirt by herself.

The member of the secret sect standing on the side of the roof couldn't help being dumbfounded when he saw the beautiful fleshy legs exposed in front of his eyes, for a moment he forgot that he was in a dangerous situation.Even Dong Sanqiao, who is experienced in Jianghu, was stunned by the confrontation between the two swordsmen: on one side was a tall woman of a foreign race with an exaggerated sword and a plump appearance; A youth like a beast.Such a strange duel has never been imagined. Suddenly there was a deep groan, and everyone in the secret sect retreated to the place where their uncle Han Tianbao was lying.

Dong Sanqiao looked closely at his uncle, and saw that Han Tianbao was unconscious. Although he was still instinctively enduring the pain, he still couldn't stop moaning.The place where he lay down was only half a foot away from the roof. The disciples took a look at Han Tianbao's skirt, and found that the fist in his chest was bruised and black as if smeared with ink. Fortunately, there was no serious bone fracture.After all, Han Tianbao had already set up his fists when he was beaten. Although he was hit suddenly by Xi Xiaoyan's strange move, he still breathed out his luck in time to withstand it at the moment of contact, so as not to suffer more serious injuries.

"Let's retreat now." Dong Sanqiao glanced back at Xi Xiaoyan and Hu Linglan, then said to the remaining three juniors. "No... don't you want to help her?" One of the juniors asked urgently.Just now, it was Hu Linglan who swung a knife in time to fight back, and they didn't know which one of them was about to be blown out of the roof by Xi Xiaoyan's mad knife. This Dongying woman was indeed their savior-although they only besieged her with all their strength not long ago . "She was not a companion in the first place." Dong Sanqiao said decisively, "I don't know why she wants to fight with Wudang disciples. The safety of my uncle is the most important thing now."

The last sentence moved the three of them, they nodded, together they lifted Han Tianbao up, and then quietly climbed down the edge of the roof. The members of the sect sect fled, but of course they didn't get out of Xi Xiaoyan's sight.He just doesn't care. At this moment, all he could see was the beautiful Hu Linglan in front of him. Xi Xiaoyan couldn't help but look at Hu Linglan's bare thighs.But what attracted him the most was not the strong and slender shape, or the firm dark skin, but the several healed sword scars on his legs.They were all left after her last battle in Chengdu.The scars lined these toned legs, which not only gave people a feeling of regret, but also a sense of beauty that combined hardness and softness.

Hu Linglan also noticed the direction of Xi Xiaoyan's gaze.She sneered and said, "Where are you looking? Be careful with my knife, it will hit you." "You are beautiful." Xi Xiaoyan responded. Hu Linglan's face was slightly flushed, and her brows were furrowed even tighter because of anger.She didn't know that Xi Xiaoyan's words were not frivolous or teasing.He grew up in Wudang Mountain and was immersed in martial arts since he was a child. He has no experience in dealing with women. This sentence is just a straightforward expression of what is in his heart.

Hu Linglan didn't relax her guard for a moment when she spoke.She didn't forget the shock when she took Xi Xiaoyan's knife just now, and she was thinking about how to deal with it the second time. Although Xi Xiaoyan's right hand has grown a bit, Hu Linglan's Nodachi is also more than a foot longer than his sword, and the attack distance of the two sides is even. But in terms of strength, Hu Linglan's numb arms are telling her: there is a gap. While Hu Linglan was concentrating on preparing to receive the knife, Xi Xiaoyan didn't think much about it. There is no need to think about his knife skills.He didn't post it for a long time, but just looked at Hu Linglan.

Xi Xiaoyan never thought that one day he would fight a woman - that would be an insult to himself. But the confrontation just now has proved: she is absolutely worthy. So when he used his saber again, he didn't have the slightest hesitation to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade - the enemy he admired was still an enemy. The strange arm swung forward from the upper right, and the movement was as simple as a woodcutter breaking firewood.But there is no woodcutter with such quick and strong hands in the world.The arm and the four-foot-long knife were like soft whips, and instantly turned into blurred shadows, attacking the top of Hu Linglan's head!

Hu Linglan had been on guard for a long time, and she had seen the "yang knife" before. Although Xi Xiaoyan's move only showed a slight omen of shaking her waist, she was still aware of it.The wild sword that was already raised above his head moved forward to welcome the fierce sword that fell down! The sound of the second clash of blades—that is, the sound that awakened Yan Heng below—echoed in the streets around the "Yinghua Pavilion". Hu Linglan buried her head under the back of the knife, and the blade slanted to block Xi Xiaoyan's "anode knife".Nodachi greeted him at an oblique angle, half blocked and half unloaded, not completely hard-pressing Xi Xiaoyan's terrifying knife strength.Immediately afterwards, Hu Linglan also took advantage of the rebounding power of this block to turn the heavy Nodachi to the right half a circle, turning it into the Yinliu Taidao skill "Qingan", and cut Xi Xiaoyan's waist horizontally!

But Xi Xiaoyan's strength was still calculated by Hu Linglan.Under the strong block, the rebounding Nodachi was more difficult to control than imagined, and the arm was numb again, the counterattack "Qing An" was suffocating, and the speed and strength were at least 30% weaker than usual ! How could Xi Xiaoyan let go of this opportunity, the knife in his hand was blocked by Huling Lanye Taidao, he shook his waist and hips again, and swung the long knife upwards in the opposite direction, the power was not inferior to the previous downward chop, to attack Attack, and slash against "Qing'an" that Hu Linglan slashed over! Another symphony.Xi Xiaoyan's slash came at the right angle, Hu Linglan's "Qing'an" knife was completely broken, the five-foot-long wild sword was hit upwards, and it rebounded and hit Hu Linglan herself. The rebound force was extremely strong, Hu Linglan used all her strength to control the handle of the knife, but the back of the knife still hit her right forehead, she immediately took a step back in pain, blood spattered from her temple. In pain, Linglan still pointed the wild knife to her chest to prevent Xi Xiaoyan from chasing him.Seeing her unbroken posture, Xi Xiaoyan was surprised again, and her appreciation for Hu Linglan increased even more. Hu Linglan's temple hair on the right forehead was wet, and a line of blood flowed across the brow, along the side of her face and down to her chin.If Hu Linglan hadn't been strong enough to control most of the rebounding force of Nodachi, the blow would probably have knocked her unconscious.She bit her lower lip tightly, obviously enduring the pain, but her fighting eyes and expression did not waver at all. She just smiled wryly in her heart. Since coming to Middle-earth, I have encountered the most elite masters of "Wu Dan" again and again, all of them are equally difficult, and I was injured in the two fights. I really don't know what kind of bad luck I had. ——Maybe it’s because I didn’t go to the shrine to pray before boarding the boat? ... Hu Linglan was taller than Xi Xiaoyan, but she was a daughter after all, and he really admired him for having developed such arm strength. "What's your name?" Xi Xiaoyan couldn't help asking. "Shimadzu Hu Linglan." She deliberately tried to tease him, instead of using the Chinese translation, she said it in the original Japanese pronunciation, which made Xi Xiaoyan confused.He was ignorant of the world, and he couldn't even tell that the Nodachi in her hand was a Japanese weapon. "I am Wudang Clan, Xi Xiaoyan." He introduced himself.To fight against such an opponent, one should definitely know each other's names. Hu Linglan didn't have such a favorable opinion.She only knew that the South China Sea Huzun Sect, who was born in Jing Li, was exterminated by Wudang. Jing Li's enemy is her enemy. She didn't answer, but raised the Nodachi above her head, pointing the tip obliquely at the sky behind her, becoming the "big upper section" stance of the full attack. - This time it's my turn. Seeing that Hu Linglan was about to attack, Xi Xiaoyan became even more excited, and once again assumed the posture of chopping wood with one hand with a knife in her right hand, and stretched the five fingers of her left palm forward, as if to stop her from rushing. ——It’s like saying: You’d better not make any moves.Make a move, I must be able to break it. Hu Linglan opened her chest a little more, and the blade of the saber drew back slightly to gather strength, as if answering him: ——I just want to cut it off.See if you can break it. The two talked with gestures without words. At this time, Dong Sanqiao and fellow goalkeeper Han Tianbao had already carried him back to the ground.Two members of the secret sect who were less injured and able to walk on their own also climbed down, and they all looked defeated.Han Tianbao lay on the street coughing and moaning, his sanity was clearer than before.His wrinkled face was not so much from pain, but rather from regret that he fell on a much younger opponent with one move.Dai Kui of Xinyimen saw that he wanted to see Senior Han's injury, but he was still taking care of Shuqiao, and he was concerned about the duel on the roof, so he didn't pass it. At this moment, Shuqiao opened her pale lips. "where am I……" "You're fine." Dai Kui comforted her: "You take the antidote and you'll be fine in a while." Shuqiao frowned for a while, but still didn't open his eyes, but asked again: "Young Master...where?...he...is alright...isn't he?" Dai Kui thought for a while before he realized that the "son" Shuqiao was referring to was Yao Lianzhou.He couldn't answer for a while, so he could only say vaguely: "Take a break..." Then he looked up at the two swordsmen on the roof. ——He is also a swordsman himself, and he cannot help being fascinated by such a powerful duel. Hu Linglan's knees slightly bent.That was to prepare for the leap forward. In the previous two confrontations, she finally estimated how far Xi Xiaoyan's knife could cut.Combining the height and the length of the knife, she knew that she still had a slight advantage in distance. ——Just use this knife skill... Xi Xiaoyan's red-threaded eyes are fierce and aggressive.That half-smiling, half-angry face was provocative. --come. At this moment, a figure appeared from the gate of the "Yinghua Pavilion" downstairs. Dai Kui, who was standing closest to the gate, saw that coming out of the gate were the heroes of the various factions of the Eastern Army who had invaded earlier. Panicked, seems quite embarrassed. Dong Sanqiao on the other side also saw it, with a defeated expression and remained silent. Dai Kui still hasn't figured out what happened.Qunhao still filed out, but a majestic voice sounded in the "Yinghua Pavilion". The voice was full of breath and could be heard clearly all around the room: "Junior Brother Xi, don't fight any more!" As soon as the voice sounded, all the heroes who had come out bowed their heads in shame. Xi Xiaoyan on the roof did not relax his posture and expression at all, and was still fully focused on facing Hu Linglan, turning a deaf ear to the call. Although he didn't know the details of Hu Linglan, he had already sensed that her spirit and temperament were very different from those on the roof and below, and he probably wasn't in the same group at all; It is indeed out of hatred for the Wudang faction.What is the reason is hard to figure out. But these are not important to him.Even the task of rescuing Sect Master Yao has been forgotten by him.At this moment, there is only one thing on Xi Xiaoyan's mind: ——It was a pleasure to spar with this woman. He didn't know what would happen next.Maybe hack her to death here today.But at this moment, this female swordsman from Satsuma country is deeply shaking his heart.She is so much like him.A simple knife move.A long-distance contest.A competition of strength. It was a strange and contradictory admiration. At this time, Yan Qingtong also appeared from the gate under the protection of many bodyguards.Behind him are the eight Xinyimen who attacked earlier.Dai Kui saw that Lin Hongyi and other three juniors were all holding their bloody right hands, and all their weapons had been lost. "What's going on?" Dai Kui asked Yan Qingtong from afar.He also found that the Wudang sect leader's saber originally held by a fellow sect had disappeared at this moment. Dong Sanqiao also looked at Yan Qingtong, his eyes full of doubt and dissatisfaction.In vain, their secret sect broke up many disciples on the roof, but these dozens of guys who entered the hall retreated without a fight-the opponent's reinforcements were only a few people! Yan Qingtong also knew that it was difficult to justify it.But he had long thought about how to save face for the retreat. "It's all Yan!" Yan Qingtong gritted his teeth on purpose and said, "If it wasn't for this traitor, Yao Lianzhou would have been caught long ago!" He spoke vaguely.Xinyimen and Dongjun Qunhao also couldn't deny his lies.Although it is not certain whether Yan Heng is a spy, but he did not kill Yao Lianzhou, which is indeed what he saw with his own eyes.Even if Yan Qingtong went away to negotiate with the Wudang disciples and didn't mention it, Qunhao himself couldn't hold back his face, so naturally he didn't expose it.It is convenient to push the matter to a kid. At this time, Yan Qingtong, together with the others, stood on the side of the street a little farther away from the "Yinghua Pavilion", looking up at the two people who were facing each other on the roof. Perhaps it was because everyone was guilty. What they saw, Hu Linglan, who was holding the Japanese sword high in both hands, with blood streaming from her cheeks, looked particularly heroic. She was doing something that none of them dared to do: fighting head-on with the masters of the Wudang sect. And Xi Xiaoyan's strange arm also surprised them: How many amazing and strange mysteries does the Wudang School hide? ... Under the sunlight, the golden-yellow blade of Nota's blade was mutated and fuzzy. Because of the knife, it started. Hu Linglan stepped out with her long right leg, and the roof tiles under her feet were split! The Nodachi was launched from the top right of her head, and with a hurricane-like sound, it slashed towards Xi Xiaoyan obliquely. Yinliu sword skill "Yan Fei". The most basic chopping method without any tricks.Overwhelm everything with speed, strength, distance and weapons. In this extremely short moment, Xi Xiaoyan was really frozen like a rock.That's because his whole body's sense organs are fully expanded, he is measuring the distance of Hu Linglan's saber, and is preparing to make the most timely counterattack. But halfway through, Hu Linglan's posture changed. Left hand, left the hilt. "Yan Fei"'s saber momentum continued.But Hu Linglan changed her right arm to hold the knife in one hand, and at the same time her shoulder and body turned slightly sideways, the cutting distance of "Yan Fei" suddenly increased by half a foot! ——Half a foot, in a battle where the difference in strength is small, it is often the sentence of life and death. This "one-hand strike" is the secret trick of the Yin Liu "Yan Fei" that Hu Linglan has learned, and it will only be used at a critical moment-manipulating such a huge and heavy Nodachi with one hand, if you miss a blow, you will be killed. It is extremely difficult to recover the posture. Xi Xiaoyan instinctively noticed that the opponent's extended saber move had suddenly reached the left side of his head and face.The original estimate was wrong. ——Whether or not your mind will be disturbed at such an unexpected moment determines whether you are a real master or not.The real battle is not carried out according to the predetermined ideal situation, but to constantly deal with and break through the mistakes and difficulties that appear all the time. Xi Xiaoyan once again took out the saber in that back-to-back posture. But not cut forward. Instead, he directly bypassed the back and the back of the head with the long knife, swung it to the left side of the top of the head, and slashed back at the Nodachi that fell down! ——His move is similar to the general single-sword method, but because his arm has one more joint than ordinary people, it is much easier to move the knife around the head and body, and he can slash upwards at an angle that ordinary people cannot. He is probably the only one in the world who can perform such a miraculous skill. Xi Xiaoyan didn't have to swing the saber in a big way, but instead swung around and slashed backwards. The path of the move was much shorter, just in time to meet the Nodachi who was speeding up the slash! Hu Linglan was not swayed by this strange move, and the change of "Yan Fei" remained unchanged. ——The strength of his move like this is absolutely inferior to my downward strike!Kill him with a knife! The moment the blades collided, Hu Linglan's right hand holding the handle felt a resistance beyond her imagination. --why-- It turned out that at the moment before the confrontation, Xi Xiaoyan's left hand was not idle, and he put his palm against the back of the long knife to help him push up and cut! The fourth soul-stirring metal clattering sound. Nodachi was rebounded and jumped upwards.This time Hu Linglan only held the knife in her right hand, and "Yan Fei" had no reservations, once the knife was blocked violently, no matter how difficult it was to control the blade, the long handle of the knife flew away from her five fingers! Missed a knife in the duel.For the first time in Hu Linglan's life. Maybe also the last time.

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