Chapter 9 Chapter 8 Shimadzu Tiger Linglan
Jing Li received the slash from the wall, but stood still, neither dodging nor dodging, and continued to pick up the Japanese knife on the bed.
Because he recognized this Nodachi.
He also recognizes the sword technique of this type of slashing: the Japanese undercurrent sword technique "Yan Fei" - he also understands this move.
More importantly, although he felt the fighting spirit, he judged that there was no killing intent in it.
Sure enough, the long blade of Ye Tai swept across Jing Li's body in an arc, and cut straight to the bottom right of the board wall.The blade retracted back to the wall and disappeared.
Then he swiped two sabers and kicked with a long leg, and the plank wall shattered forward.Only then did Jing Li dodge the flying wood chips sideways.
Shimadzu Hu Linglan's tall and curvaceous body jumped over the hole in the board wall, jumped over the bed and entered the room.
She stared at Jing Crack, her breathing was very short.Of course not because of tiredness.
"Got you."
Holding the Japanese sword in his hand, Jing Li sighed and shook his head as he looked at the beautiful woman from Dongying Island.
"What's going on here?" Jing Li said in Japanese. "Why did you come so far to find me?"
Hu Linglan didn't answer, and slashed at Jing Li head-on again.
Jing Li knew that she would not withdraw the sword this time, so she immediately raised the Japanese sword and pulled it out about a foot, just blocking the attack of the wild sword.
Hu Linglan took advantage of the rebounding force of the blades, pulled up the Taidao, twisted her steps, turned around, and slashed back to split Jing's waist.This insidious "ape return" technique was learned by Jing Li in the Satsuma country long ago, and he almost didn't need to look at it, just took the horizontal cut with the Japanese sword.
Hu Linglan slashed several times in a row, making quick moves.She is a girl, but she can freely use the five-foot-long Nodachi, not only because of her tall stature, but also because she uses the coordinated force of her whole body's muscles in every move, which is equivalent to the "Qi" of Middle Earth Martial Arts. strength" principle.In addition, Hu Linglan is good at making full use of the weight of the blade, as well as the centrifugal force of long-distance swinging of the long sword. There is no stagnation between each move, which makes the chain of sword moves continue to accelerate.
By the sixth strike, its speed and strength were already too much for Jing Li, and it was impossible to continue only defending but not attacking.
"Stop!" Jing Li shouted.He didn't want to fight back with a knife.
After this knife, Hu Linglan didn't use any more strength, the wild knife circled around her head, slowed down, and then hung down beside her, the tip of the knife slanted down.
It was only after the attack stopped that they could see clearly: In the dark room, the tables, chairs and furniture had been swept away by the blade, and the scene was devastated like after a hurricane.
Only then did Hu Linglan's breath become calm.After beheading the man she was looking for several times in a row, the anger in her heart was a little vented.
"My lord father should send me to a duel with you!" Her tigress-like expression made that face even more beautiful. "Instead of marrying me to you!"
Jing Li listened, and the heroic expression that always hung on his face disappeared, replaced by a look of shame.
"It is true that I owe you. But...we are not married at all, so why should you..."
"Do you think that once you leave, nothing can be treated as if it didn't happen?" Hu Linglan waved the blade. "Father is not an ordinary person. He is the guardian of Satsuma Kingdom! In his eyes, I am an abandoned woman who has married! Do you see?" She stroked her hair. "This is no longer the hairstyle of an unmarried girl!"
It happened that two years ago, Jing Li wandered to Satsuma country in Kagoshima, southern Japan. In order to learn the sword skills of Japanese warriors, he kept provoking competitions, winning consecutive battles, and became famous locally.Jing Li's ambition is getting bigger and bigger, and even the samurai of Shimadzu, the ruler of Satsuma, want to challenge him, which makes the youngest son of the guardian, Shimadzu Matagoro, known as "Kagoshima's No. In front of the father's seat, compete with this "Ming country rogue".
As a result, Matagoro was defeated by Jing Lie in front of his father, brother and sister.
Hu Linglan is the concubine's daughter of Samoshou. She has learned swordsmanship with her younger brother Yougoro since she was a child.She immediately begged her father to allow her to compete with Jing Li and restore her brother's reputation.But how could Samoshou entrust his family's honor to a concubine's daughter?What's more, when he witnessed the defeat of his mighty son, not only did he not hold grudges, but he developed a heart of love for Jing Li, and wanted to keep him as his general. The Shimadzu family was fighting for the interests of Ryukyu with other local families. Can't be handed over.Satsuma decides to betroth Hu Linglan to Jing Li and recruit him to become a member of the Shimadzu family.
Jing Li originally planned that after defeating the number one master Shimadzu Matagoro, he would be able to leave Satsuma in a satisfactory way—he has been wandering at sea for more than eight years, and he has long wanted to return to Middle Earth.But under such circumstances, it was absolutely impossible for him to refuse the Shimadzu family's marriage and leave safely.So Jing Li pretended to agree to the marriage, and used this identity to secretly obtain the seal of going to sea, and fled Satsuma by boat before getting married.
Jing Li looked a little embarrassed.Tonight was actually the first conversation between the two.When he was in Satsuma Kingdom, Jing Li only saw Hu Linglan once, that was the day when he and You Goro had a wooden sword competition.They never saw each other during their engagement.
"When I left, I never thought I would cause you so much trouble..." Jing Li lowered his head. "I thought, I haven't even touched your finger. If I leave, the marriage will fail at most... What's more, you hate me so much because of Brother Wulang. I thought I left, but instead You are a good thing..."
"Now I have only two choices." Shimadzu Hu Linglan didn't listen to his apology. "One is to kill you in a duel to avenge Matagoro; the other is to marry you. No matter which one you choose, the first thing is to find you." She held up the Nodachi and pointed at Jing Li. "Now, I've found it."
"I will not duel with you." For the first time, Jing Li voluntarily refused to compete. "Especially after hearing your reasons. I didn't kill brother Youwulang at all."
Shimadzu Matagoro lost his martial arts due to his loss to Jing Lie and was injured. It is unknown how long it will take him to recover.He was too young and became famous too early, so he couldn't bear this setback, so he committed suicide overnight.Because of You Goro's death, Jing Li and Hu Linglan's marriage was delayed, so Jing Li had enough chance to escape secretly before getting married.
"He died because of you." Hu Linglan said coldly.
"That's not how a warrior dies." Jing Li shook his head. "Brother Goro is too stupid."
"If you don't fight with me for a day, I won't leave Ming Kingdom." Hu Linglan's bright eyes were full of determination and will.Jing Li saw and knew that this kind of will cannot be shaken by him.
"I have something to do." Jing Li still said. "There are far more important things than that."
"I know. Is it to challenge 'Wu Dan'?" Hu Linglan replied. "I landed in the land of the Ming Dynasty, which is the port of your hometown. I inquired about what happened to your Hu Zun school, and I also guessed that you were going to track down the 'Wu Dan' for revenge—otherwise, how did I find you? of?"
Jing Li nodded and looked at Hu Linglan with admiration.This woman's wisdom and perseverance are amazing.Coming from Kagoshima to Sichuan, it is hard to imagine how many difficulties she has encountered as a foreign woman.And her martial arts.Hu Linglan was not joking when she wanted to challenge Jing Lie - Jing Li had already confirmed that her attainment was even higher than that of her younger brother after taking the few knives just now.
If it was a normal competition, Jing Li would never refuse.But he didn't want to confront such an outstanding female swordsman because of wrong hatred.
While worrying and thinking, Jing Li suddenly fell silent and became expressionless.
He looked at Hu Linglan.She did the same, and the scowl suddenly disappeared.
Jing Li glanced upwards, then looked at her again.Hu Linglan nodded slightly.
"Let's keep talking, don't make him suspicious." Jing Li still spoke in Japanese, and at the same time secretly picked up the oar that fell on the ground with a very gentle movement.
"Is it... the person you're after? They found you the other way around?"
"If I didn't guess wrong..." Jing Li was already secretly adjusting his breath while speaking. "He followed you to get here."
Zou Tai, who was lurking like a cat on the roof of the room, had already felt bad when he heard the heated conversation between the two below and suddenly paused for a while.
Zou Tai had been watching on the opposite roof, but saw that the fighting in the room had stopped and there were still conversations, so he took the risk of sneaking over to eavesdrop.After listening to it, he realized that the conversation between the two was in a language he didn't understand, and he couldn't help secretly scolding himself for being stupid - he even forgot that the woman was from the Wa country.
However, in the conversation just now, he still heard the woman mention "Wu Dan" - most likely she was talking about "Wudang".
——It is even more certain that the man below is the "Hunter"!
Zou Tai's big ears are very sensitive. Hearing this moment again, Jing Li spoke and exhaled strangely.
——He is adjusting his breath!
It was too late when Zou Tai was sure that there was danger.Roof tiles exploded.
At the highest speed in his life, he launched Wudang's "Tiyun Zong" light kung fu and leaped out.He paid no attention to who or what it was that came out of the broken roof.There was no time to look back.
Just when Zou Tai was about to cross the mid-air of the open-air courtyard, a Japanese short knife whizzed out from the door of the room below and hit Zou Tai's left thigh accurately.
Zou Tai fell heavily to the side of the flowerbed in the middle of the yard like a big bird with broken wings.
Hu Linglan stepped out of the room.She stepped on Zou Tai's chest, who was moaning in pain, and held the handle of the short knife with one hand, raised her head and asked, "Do you want to interrogate him? Or pull it out?"
What she meant was: If the spy is not to be interrogated, draw the dagger.As soon as the blade was pulled away from the deep wound, Zou Tai would lose a lot of blood, and would have to pass out if he didn't die.
Jing Li, who broke through the tiles just now, stood on the roof, looking down at the helpless Zou Tai below.Just now when he pierced through the top, he forced Zou Tai to leap into the open air, and Hu Linglan intercepted him.The two of them didn't need to say a word, but they cooperated seamlessly for the first time - if they were late, with Zou Tai's lightweight skills, they would have escaped across the yard long ago.
Jing Li stood on the roof under the moon, resting the oars and Japanese swords on his shoulders.He raised his head, his nose fluttering slightly.
"There is no difference anymore." Jing Li said, looking down at the four corners of the inn from a height. "His companions are coming. And they have surrounded here."
Hu Linglan could feel it too.She pulled the short knife out of Zou Tai's thigh, and jumped away to avoid the spray of blood.Zou Tai passed out.
"The people outside the door have nothing to do with me!" Jing Li called out loudly.He was referring to Shan Nantong and the man from the Minjiang Gang who was originally in charge of leading the way. "Let them go!"
"As expected of a 'hunter'. Very vigilant." Jiang Yunlan's voice came from the dark place east of the inn. "But it's too late, I'm sorry. We can't risk telling them to tell you to run away. Catching people is not our specialty. That's all."
The battle has not officially started, and two people have already died because of him——Jing Li is very angry.
Anger can easily cloud judgment.So the best way to deal with anger in combat is to return that anger to your opponent.
"Do you know? Every time I kill a Wudang man, I will carve a pattern on this paddle." Jing Li said with a smile, pulling off the cloak on his body.
He holds the oar in his right hand and the Japanese sword in his left, and separates the two long weapons to the left and right of his body, exposing his chest.
"Among you, whoever wants his engravings to be ranked after Xizhaoping, please come up first."
Cai's father and son led Yan Heng along the corridor in the headquarters of the Ma Pai Gang.While walking, Cai Kun asked, "Did you ask your benefactor's last name?" Yan Heng thought to himself, this matter has nothing to do with the Wudang faction, and there is no need to hide it. "Qingcheng faction, Yan Heng." "It turned out to be a swordsman from the Qingcheng faction!" Cai Kun gave a thumbs up. "No wonder you rescued my son from that tiger's mouth as soon as you made a move!" Cai Tianshou kept talking about how he admired the Qingcheng faction on the other side.As they spoke, the two father and son led Yan across the atrium garden and into an inner hall. The hall was furnished in a simple and elegant way, and it seemed that it was a special place to welcome guests. There were eight large windows in a row in front, but they were all closed.Sure enough, a banquet table was set up in the hall, with all kinds of snacks and fruits, and wine jugs warmed in basins.There are a few servants in the hall, but they are not dressed as domestic servants, but rather like waiters in restaurants. "My Ma Pai gang has a shallow diet, and because I thought that Engong might come tonight, I specially hired the famous "Wanhuachun" cook and waiter in the city to host the banquet. Whatever Engong likes to eat, I just order the servants to bring it. .” Cai Tianshou said, leading Yan Heng to sit at the head. Even though Yan Heng sat down, he still couldn't let go of his sword.Cai Kun looked at it and didn't take it seriously.Cai Tianshou was pouring wine for him. "Grandfather, thank you for saving your life, drink first as a respect!" Cai Tianshou picked up the wine glass, raised his head and finished. "No, I don't know how to drink." Yan Heng waved his hand hastily. "Let's eat something first." Cai Kun picked up the chopsticks. "I...don't eat for now." Yan Heng shook his head. He didn't eat or drink, not because he was wary of them being poisoned, but because this matter kept pressing on his chest, even though he was hungry, he couldn't eat.He only hoped that those witnesses would come soon so that the matter would be cleared up. After sitting for a while, Cai Kun also appeared anxious. He stood up and said, "I will be urged by others. Please sit down for a while, Mr. Cai, and I will be back soon." He clasped his hands and walked out of the hall. Cai Kun had only been out for a while when Cai Tianshou suddenly patted his forehead. "That's right! And when Wang Ayong came to beat me, all the witnesses he saw on the street should also be invited together! Benedict! I'll go and tell dad." He stood up and gave orders to the waiter. "Greeting benefactor well!" Then he also hurried out. Yan Heng thought: Could it be that they took the opportunity to escape?But the gates of the city were closed at night, and they could not go anywhere if they wanted to run.Even if he could run away from people but not from the house, would he just leave the Ma Pai Gang's family business and walk away?What's more, if they were determined to flee, they would have left two hours ago, why wait until now when I'm at the door to take the risk? ... When Cai Tianshou went out, he turned around and closed the door behind him. It was at this moment that Yan Heng's ears noticed something strange. It was the slamming door.Although Cai Tianshou closed the door lightly, with the sharp hearing of a warrior, Yan Heng could still hear something strange. It is an iron gate. Look at the surrounding walls again.Although it is painted white, it turns out that it is all stone and brick walls, and it is built very high. The roof beams above are almost two feet high. Look at the row of closed paper windows again. An extremely strong ominous feeling enveloped Yan Heng. The sound of the iron door being bolted confirmed his premonition. At the same moment Yan Heng raised his sword, rows of figures appeared outside the paper window. The sound of the machine spring springing.The sound of breaking wind. A whole group of small black shadows, like a gust of wind, came through the window! The black shadow was reflected in Yan Heng's eyes, like a black rain of death. The so-called "lightness work" in martial arts is actually not an independent martial art as imagined in the market, but only one part of martial arts training methods. "Qinggong" is actually nothing more than the practice of footwork and bodywork. It pursues the speed, distance, and flexibility of moving and sprinting, supplemented by jumping power (including distance and height). The basic principle of physical coordination is no different from running and jumping in modern sports.There is no miraculous power in the world that can make the body lighter and even fly through the sky as in the legend. The speed and distance of movement are the necessary basic conditions for martial arts, so "lightness work" can be said to be a compulsory course for every warrior-for example, in the previous article of this book, the Bagua footwork performed by Du Yanfeng of the Bagua sect, or the jingle stepping Walls and roofs all belong to the category of "light kung fu". Due to the differences in personal physique and technique habits of different sects, individual fighters of course attach different importance to "lightness skills".For example, those who are small in stature, or who specialize in using short weapons, often need to rely on changes in footwork speed and distance to win, so they naturally pay more attention to "lightness skills" training; Tactics are often to establish a stable position and to attack to stop the attack. The requirements for footwork and jumping are relatively low. Martial art emphasizes comprehensive skills and techniques, and of course no martial artist will specialize in practicing "lightness skills"—just like no football player will only practice running blindly.The exceptions are Wudang disciples of the "Shou Snake Dao" who are responsible for spying and tracking like Zou Tai.Because the former master Gongsun Qing initially set up the "Shou Snake Way", the purpose was not to use it in martial arts, some disciples sacrificed for this purpose, and they tended to practice "lightness skills", and other skills were inevitably neglected.Because of this kind of sacrifice, although their martial arts are not as good as those of other sects, they are still highly respected in the Wudang sect.
Notes:
Cai's father and son led Yan Heng along the corridor in the headquarters of the Ma Pai Gang.While walking, Cai Kun asked, "Did you ask your benefactor's last name?" Yan Heng thought to himself, this matter has nothing to do with the Wudang faction, and there is no need to hide it. "Qingcheng faction, Yan Heng." "It turned out to be a swordsman from the Qingcheng faction!" Cai Kun gave a thumbs up. "No wonder you rescued my son from that tiger's mouth as soon as you made a move!" Cai Tianshou kept talking about how he admired the Qingcheng faction on the other side.As they spoke, the two father and son led Yan across the atrium garden and into an inner hall. The hall was furnished in a simple and elegant way, and it seemed that it was a special place to welcome guests. There were eight large windows in a row in front, but they were all closed.Sure enough, a banquet table was set up in the hall, with all kinds of snacks and fruits, and wine jugs warmed in basins.There are a few servants in the hall, but they are not dressed as domestic servants, but rather like waiters in restaurants. "My Ma Pai gang has a shallow diet, and because I thought that Engong might come tonight, I specially hired the famous "Wanhuachun" cook and waiter in the city to host the banquet. Whatever Engong likes to eat, I just order the servants to bring it. .” Cai Tianshou said, leading Yan Heng to sit at the head. Even though Yan Heng sat down, he still couldn't let go of his sword.Cai Kun looked at it and didn't take it seriously.Cai Tianshou was pouring wine for him. "Grandfather, thank you for saving your life, drink first as a respect!" Cai Tianshou picked up the wine glass, raised his head and finished. "No, I don't know how to drink." Yan Heng waved his hand hastily. "Let's eat something first." Cai Kun picked up the chopsticks. "I...don't eat for now." Yan Heng shook his head. He didn't eat or drink, not because he was wary of them being poisoned, but because this matter kept pressing on his chest, even though he was hungry, he couldn't eat.He only hoped that those witnesses would come soon so that the matter would be cleared up. After sitting for a while, Cai Kun also appeared anxious. He stood up and said, "I will be urged by others. Please sit down for a while, Mr. Cai, and I will be back soon." He clasped his hands and walked out of the hall. Cai Kun had only been out for a while when Cai Tianshou suddenly patted his forehead. "That's right! And when Wang Ayong came to beat me, all the witnesses he saw on the street should also be invited together! Benedict! I'll go and tell dad." He stood up and gave orders to the waiter. "Greeting benefactor well!" Then he also hurried out. Yan Heng thought: Could it be that they took the opportunity to escape?But the gates of the city were closed at night, and they could not go anywhere if they wanted to run.Even if he could run away from people but not from the house, would he just leave the Ma Pai Gang's family business and walk away?What's more, if they were determined to flee, they would have left two hours ago, why wait until now when I'm at the door to take the risk? ... When Cai Tianshou went out, he turned around and closed the door behind him. It was at this moment that Yan Heng's ears noticed something strange. It was the slamming door.Although Cai Tianshou closed the door lightly, with the sharp hearing of a warrior, Yan Heng could still hear something strange. It is an iron gate. Look at the surrounding walls again.Although it is painted white, it turns out that it is all stone and brick walls, and it is built very high. The roof beams above are almost two feet high. Look at the row of closed paper windows again. An extremely strong ominous feeling enveloped Yan Heng. The sound of the iron door being bolted confirmed his premonition. At the same moment Yan Heng raised his sword, rows of figures appeared outside the paper window. The sound of the machine spring springing.The sound of breaking wind. A whole group of small black shadows, like a gust of wind, came through the window! The black shadow was reflected in Yan Heng's eyes, like a black rain of death. The so-called "lightness work" in martial arts is actually not an independent martial art as imagined in the market, but only one part of martial arts training methods. "Qinggong" is actually nothing more than the practice of footwork and bodywork. It pursues the speed, distance, and flexibility of moving and sprinting, supplemented by jumping power (including distance and height). The basic principle of physical coordination is no different from running and jumping in modern sports.There is no miraculous power in the world that can make the body lighter and even fly through the sky as in the legend. The speed and distance of movement are the necessary basic conditions for martial arts, so "lightness work" can be said to be a compulsory course for every warrior-for example, in the previous article of this book, the Bagua footwork performed by Du Yanfeng of the Bagua sect, or the jingle stepping Walls and roofs all belong to the category of "light kung fu". Due to the differences in personal physique and technique habits of different sects, individual fighters of course attach different importance to "lightness skills".For example, those who are small in stature, or who specialize in using short weapons, often need to rely on changes in footwork speed and distance to win, so they naturally pay more attention to "lightness skills" training; Tactics are often to establish a stable position and to attack to stop the attack. The requirements for footwork and jumping are relatively low. Martial art emphasizes comprehensive skills and techniques, and of course no martial artist will specialize in practicing "lightness skills"—just like no football player will only practice running blindly.The exceptions are Wudang disciples of the "Shou Snake Dao" who are responsible for spying and tracking like Zou Tai.Because the former master Gongsun Qing initially set up the "Shou Snake Way", the purpose was not to use it in martial arts, some disciples sacrificed for this purpose, and they tended to practice "lightness skills", and other skills were inevitably neglected.Because of this kind of sacrifice, although their martial arts are not as good as those of other sects, they are still highly respected in the Wudang sect.
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