Chapter 148: Guan Jian suddenly meets the former prince
After about an hour and a half, Qingshi regained his composure. There was no doubt that these sword marks were helpful in improving Qingshi's swordsmanship, and their role was not limited to the four large stone inscriptions of "Famous Mountain Immortal Sect" outside the mountain gate.
Qingshi felt that he had gained something, but he also felt that he still had unfinished business.
Qingshi jumped off the boulder and found that Jian Qi was no longer there. He walked forward along the mountain road and saw that the sun had already turned to the west. Qingshi quickened his pace and traveled quickly among the high mountains.
With Qingshi's exertion, he had traveled eighty miles on the mountain road in less than an hour, passed several mountain tops, and finally arrived on a tall and majestic ridge.
The mountain road gradually becomes gentle and broad at this point. As the mountain is high, the vegetation becomes sparse and short, giving people a broad view.
Looking along the ridge, we can see a large number of buildings with yellow roofs and red walls in the distance, arranged in an orderly manner on a gentle slope. Further up this gentle slope, there is a round top of the mountain.
Continue along the stone stairway on the ridge, bypassing a huge boulder with the top covered with residual snow. Three tall and clumsy stone archways suddenly appear in front of you. The stone archways are about three feet apart. Behind the last stone archway is an irregular The stone dam is only about ten feet square. At this time, two people are fighting on the stone dam, each holding a long sword, but there are more than a dozen people sitting or standing in twos and threes around to watch the battle.
Qingshi walked along the road, and when he looked up, he saw that the first stone archway was engraved with the three characters "Xianjian Zong", the second stone archway was engraved with the four characters "Yijian Feixian", and the last stone archway was engraved with the characters "Sword Dao". The four characters of origin.
The big characters on these three stone arches were obviously carved by kendo masters with swords as pens. In terms of sword meaning, they are no less than the stone carvings outside the mountain gate, especially the last four words "origin of kendo". Qingshi feels that it contains a very special meaning of kendo. strong.
Qingshi originally wanted to observe these stone carvings and experience the sword's power, but what was more attractive at the moment was the battle in the stone dam, so he walked straight over to watch the battle.
Seeing Qingshi approaching, the people fighting in the field were not affected, but most of the dozen or so people watching the fight looked sideways at Qingshi. Qingshi glanced over and saw that Jian Liu and Jian Qi were also in the crowd watching the battle. They only looked at each other and couldn't wait to watch the battle without even having time to nod in greeting.
I saw that the two people fighting were of the same age, probably a few years older than Qingshi. Both of them naturally used swords. Every move they made seemed calm and cautious. It was obvious that neither of them had any intention of seeking quick success. It looked like they had been fighting for a long time.
Qingshi looked carefully and saw a man with a stern face. His swordsmanship was strict but aggressive, and his calmness was pungent. Qingshi knew after a few moves that his swordsmanship was from the lineage of the Immortal Sword Sect, but his swordsmanship and sword skills His mind has reached an extremely high level, even more advanced than Sword Seven.
The other man in gray is obviously an outsider. This man's robes are simple but neat. His temperament is unpretentious but he is full of nobility and elegance. The same is true for his sword skills. His sword intentions are majestic and his sword moves are precise and impeccable.
Qingshi watched for a while and felt that the man in gray looked familiar. After watching a dozen more moves, he saw the man's long sword making a semicircle in the air. He turned his wrist and suddenly struck down with the tip of the sword to stab his opponent's supporting leg. .
This move was very clever and unique, but Qingshi recognized it. He immediately remembered that he had learned this move from this person in the past, and immediately thought in his heart: "It turns out to be him!"
Looking at the onlookers around, it turned out that another onlooker on one side also recognized the battle. Although this person also changed his appearance, his eyes and aura were unmistakable.
Seeing Qingshi looking at him, the man turned his head and looked at each other with a look of surprise and panic. He obviously recognized Qingshi, but he quickly turned his head to watch the duel in the field, trying to cover up the fear in his heart.
Qingshi ignored him and continued to pay attention to the situation on the field.
Jian Shiliu noticed the expressions of Qingshi and the man, and immediately came over and teased Qingshi with a smile: "Brother, didn't you say you came alone? Why do you seem to know each other, Chen Ying and Chen Xiu?"
"Chen Ying and Chen Xiu?" Qingshi smiled slightly and said, "I have never heard of these two names!"
"Come on!" Jian Shiliu said, "I think you probably know these two people."
"Oh!" Qingshi said, "How can you see it?"
"Because of your natural expression just now! And Chen Xiu too." Jian Liu said, "I have been paying attention and observing, you can't hide it from me. But I don't feel like you and them are on the same page!"
"Okay, I do know these two people." Qingshi smiled, "But if we are in the same place, how did you tell?"
"Brother's words, deeds, and swordsmanship are all natural, calm, and bright!" Jianliu said, "But Chen Ying and Chen Xiu are different. Their words are vague and their swordsmanship is secretive, as if they are deliberately hiding it. What."
"Brother, you have such good eyesight!" Qingshi smiled slightly and said, "I am indeed here alone, so there is no need to lie. But I didn't expect to meet these two people. They are old acquaintances of me. If we don't meet, I'm afraid there will be something wrong." It’s been ten years! They have changed their appearance and changed their names. If it weren’t for their swordsmanship, I wouldn’t have recognized them!”
"Oh!" Jian Qi said, "That's it! These two people changed their names in disguise. Could they be criminal thieves or criminals wanted by the court?" As he said this, he looked at Qingshi, obviously hoping that Qingshi would reveal their origins.
Qingshi shook his head. He knew that these two men were wanted criminals, but he had no intention of taking credit or reward from them. Because he said: "Since they want to conceal their identity, why should I expose it?"
Jian Qi shrugged and said, "I'm just curious. Brother Qingshi doesn't want to tell me, just forget it!" When the topic changed, Jian Qi asked again: "Which one of them do you think can win?"
Qingshi thought for a moment and was not in a hurry to answer. He asked instead: "Is this cold-faced friend on the scene from your noble sect?"
"Not bad!" Jian Qi said, "This is Senior Brother Jian San. In terms of swordsmanship alone, he ranks among the top three among the younger generation of our Immortal Sword Sect."
"Well!" Qingshi said, "In terms of swordsmanship alone, this Third Brother Jian is stronger, but I'm afraid Third Brother Jian can't win this fight."
"Oh?" Jian Qi said, "Why is this?"
At this moment, Jian Shiliu and another Immortal Sword Sect disciple also came over. Naturally, they also heard what Jian Qi and Qingshi said. Jian Shiliu said: "Brother Qingshi is here! This is Senior Brother Jian Wu."
Qingshi and Jianwu greeted each other.
Jian Shiliu said: "I just heard from Brother Qingshi that Senior Brother Jian San is more skilled in swordsmanship. Senior Brother Five and I feel the same way, but Brother Qingshi also said that Senior Brother Jian San can't win, but I don't know what the reason is?"
Jianwu said: "I would like to hear brother Qingshi's opinion." The three of them looked at Qingshi together, waiting for Qingshi's opinion.
Qingshi smiled slightly and said: "I watched the competition on the field. Although they were using swords, the two were not simply competing in swordsmanship. They also couldn't help using their Qi cultivation and other martial arts. The two people's Qi cultivation was similar. If they were just competing in swordsmanship, , Brother Jian San is superior in skills, but in terms of martial arts, this Chen Ying is more powerful."
"Really?" Jian Qi didn't believe it, and turned around to continue to look closely at Chen Ying's moves on the field.
"He seems to be hiding something!" Jianwu said.
"Senior Brother Jianwu has great eyesight!" Qingshi smiled, "He has changed his appearance and changed his name, so naturally his martial arts must be hidden, but it is not easy to hide his martial arts and defeat Jiansan at the same time. But after all, it is him We have to be a few points stronger, and we should be able to win in the end.”
"That's right!" I heard someone behind me say, "So they must have fought each other for more than a thousand moves, but the outcome is still undecided. If this man hadn't hidden his martial arts, he would have been able to defeat Jian San within three hundred moves. But If it were just a sword duel, he wouldn't be able to make five hundred moves under Jian San."
Unexpectedly, Qingshi and the other four people turned around to see someone speaking behind them, only to see an old man wearing a snow-white robe with white hair and a long beard standing behind them. Qingshi recognized that this was Jian Ruoyun, the senior of the Immortal Sword Sect whom he had seen at the mountain gate. Jianwu and three others bowed together and said, "I have met Master Ruoyun!"
Jianwu quickly said to Qingshi: "This is Master Ruoyun, one of the five elders of our Immortal Sword Sect."
Qingshi smiled and said: "I have met senior Ruoyun! It seems that the boy and senior really have some fate."
Jian Ruoyun smiled and said, "That's right, I said we'll see you again if we are destined." He turned to Jian Wu and said, "I've already met this little friend Qingshi at the foot of the mountain."
Jian Wu quickly said yes, and then said to Jian Ruoyun, "Ancestor, my disciple understands, but I wonder if the ancestor can see the origin of this Chen Ying?"
"I already know," Jian Ruoyun said with a smile, "His surname is Jiang, but the name he uses now is his original name. Little friend Qingshi, am I right?"
"Old senior's eyes are as bright as lightning!" Qingshi said with a smile. Since Jian Ruoyun already knows, Qingshi naturally doesn't need to hide it for these two people. "These two are the princes of the former dynasty, and they were both members of the Chaoge Tianlong List. The first person on the list was a very famous celebrity in Chaoge back then, Jiang Chenying! Jiang Chenxiu is also the one."
"Ah!" Jian Wu and others exclaimed slightly, thinking they had heard of their names.
"The two of them did have a moment of glory in the past," Jian Ruoyun said with a smile, "but I'm afraid that little friend Qingshi's reputation is even bigger!"
Qingshi smiled and said: "Senior Ruoyun is joking, I have never been ranked first on the Tianlong Ranking."
"But no one who is number one on the Tianlong Ranking can be your opponent," Jian Ruoyun said with a smile under the surprised gazes of Jian Wu and others, "As far as I know, Jiang Chenxiu and Jiang Chenying are all defeated by you, let alone them. , Jiang Chenliang, who was known as the top master of the younger generation of the Tianlong royal family, was finally defeated by you at the meeting of heroes from the two continents of Tianying and Tianlong, wasn't he?"
Qingshi only smiled and said nothing, which was regarded as acquiescence. But I thought in my heart, this Patriarch Ruoyun is really well-informed. Little did he know that Jian Ruoyun was the elder responsible for external liaison and external affairs of the Immortal Sword Sect.
"The two former princes are naturally famous," Jian Ruoyun continued, "but how can they be as famous as the former King Lei Wei and the current Xiaoyao Hou of this dynasty?"
"Ah!" Jian Shiliu exclaimed, "You are the Qingshi who was deprived of the throne and demoted from Chao Ge! But why?"
Qingshi said lightly: "There is a hidden reason why I was demoted, but it is not enough for outsiders! Forgive me, seniors and friends!"
Jian Ruoyun said to Jian Shiliu: "Okay, let's stop chatting. Let's deal with these two former princes first." After saying that, he walked towards the field and said in a deep voice: "Stop!"
