May 4th, the beginning of summer is coming
Since Lin Manliu and Ye Dangting planned to travel in mid-May, the old liar urged the young man to practice swordsmanship in the house given by the Taoist priest of Star Viewing Temple in the following days. I will go to the shop to have dinner with Mother Lin and Master Lin Manliu.
On the inner gate of this small courtyard that was created out of thin air, Lin Manliu hung a small wooden sign. On the wooden plate were carved two relatively small characters "Xi Jian", as if imitating Ye Dang's words. It was like the small courtyard in the villa. From then on, this small courtyard had its name - Xi Jian Xiaoyuan.
In Xi Jian Xiaoyuan
Ye Dang heard that a soft bed came out of nowhere in the house, and placed it directly on the side of the main door of the main house. He lay on the soft bed, and the boy in a short shirt was called to the middle of the yard to practice. Sword, watching the young man slashing the sword in the courtyard, he would complain a few words from time to time, but most of them were trash talk, and Lin Manliu just pretended not to hear it.
"You said you can't hold a one-handed sword firmly. How can you learn how to use two-handed swords like others?"
"Hey, I was a bit lacking in strength that time just now. Why don't you do it in the village? Did you practice well?"
"I'm almost tired watching you little liar playing with a sword. Go on, I'll take a nap."
...Words like this have been echoing in the small courtyard. The boy in short shirt is still holding Shanye Xing and Chuchuangdie tightly in his hands, practicing the swordsmanship and sword moves he has learned and seen in the past, but every time he hands out When the old liar was at the villa where he learned about the surge of spring mangosteen, his whole body began to breathe and adjust his inner breath according to the mountain and water sword nourishing technique he had told him. He felt that it was very different from what he had learned elsewhere.
Lin Manliu remembered again what happened to him when he returned to Fengcheng and entered Xicheng the day before yesterday. He was wearing a shabby yellow shirt, using the stick in his hand and his body in the rain as a way to fight against the enemy. The scene that day began to be full of emotions. The young man's thoughts and the words of the old liar began to linger in Lin Manliu's ears again.
"Old liar, what you told me the day before yesterday, now every time I use the Sword Bamboo Surge, I feel that it is very different from other sword moves in its meaning. Just like you said, the skill of the sword is not in the sword. In itself, since this is the case, there shouldn’t be only one sword from Zhulangguang, right?" Lin Manliu said while drawing his sword in the courtyard.
"Why did you think of asking me now? I thought you would have worked in vain." Ye Dangting was lying on the soft bed at this time, with a book covering his face to block the light coming in from outside the courtyard wall. subtle sunlight.
"So there are other moves? But why have I never seen you demonstrate them?" The young man in short shirt couldn't help but be a little confused when he heard the old liar's reply.
"Then I have to tell everyone once again that I will use my sword like this? I will take a blow like this? I said you are not stupid at all. I told you too early."
"If you don't teach me, I won't teach you. If you sleep on it, I won't learn it yet."
Ye Dangting was waiting for the young man to tell him that he wanted to learn his sword moves, but all he heard was that he didn't want to learn anymore. He then stood up and looked at the young man who was practicing sword fighting in the courtyard with a look on his face. He had a confused look on his face, and he made a little loud noise as he stood up, but the young man in the courtyard who was drawing his sword never paused for a moment and turned to look at him.
"You don't want to learn, but I still want to teach! Give me the sword." Ye Dangting had already stood up, stretched out one hand to Lin Manliu in the courtyard, and asked the young man to give him the long sword in his hand.
Lin Manliu stopped immediately after hearing the sound, turned to look at Ye Dangting, and when he twisted his wrist, the Spring Window Butterfly held by the young man in his right hand flipped around, held it upside down in his hand, and then threw it towards the old liar who was reaching out. When Ye Dang heard the Chunchuangdie being thrown, he immediately caught it with his right hand and took the dagger in his hand.
"Watch carefully, where does this sword go in my hand?" The old liar said and walked into the courtyard. After Lin Manliu sheathed Shanye Xing, he walked to the soft position next to the main door and sat down, preparing to look at the courtyard intently. The figure in .
In addition to the scorching sun, there are many clouds on the sky today, which will block the scorching sun from time to time. Whenever the scorching sun enters the clouds, only a subtle ray of sunlight will penetrate through the clouds and shine on the earth.
When Ye Dangyin walked to the middle of the yard, he slowly raised the Spring Window Butterfly he was holding in his right hand. He touched it with his sword and stared at the direction of the main entrance in front. The original green dagger was a little bright in the subtle sunlight. Dang Ting continued to hold his sword and stand like this for a long time. Just when Chunchuangdie's entire sword was illuminated by the sun, he moved.
I saw Ye Dangting's footsteps making it difficult to see and distinguish, and the green dagger in his hand was also flashing. However, unlike the sword moves of Huanglong and Chunshanzhu Surge, Chunchuangdie did not wave with one swing. Picking it like that, it left several green sword lights in the air, but only at a few places where the dagger stabbed directly, you can see the green light in detail.
Just like the Spring Window Butterfly in Ye Dangting's hand seemed to disappear, it stabbed forward at his side, then suddenly at the waist, and then followed his body to jump into the air, and then fell from the sky. The sword stabbed out, and the period could only be seen clearly after the dagger was struck.
The short-shirted boy who was watching on the side was extremely shocked. This time the old liar used his sword completely different from the previous one. He slashed less with the blade. It can be said that he did not slash at all. He used the spring more. Chudie's sword tip was extended forward, and the position of the sword was unpredictable. Before the figure of the previous sword disappeared, the next sword followed closely behind.
After Ye Dangting's figure gradually slowed down, the people who drew the sword also stopped. Finally, Ye Dangting stood still in the courtyard. He first faced Lin Manliu, then raised the Spring Window Butterfly in his hand, and with his left hand He drew his fingers together slowly across the hilt of the sword, and did not stop until he reached half an inch near the tip of the sword. During this period, his eyes were fixed on the Spring Window Butterfly in his hand.
Ye Dangting raised his head and looked at Lin Manliu, who was sitting in a slumped position. After the young man in a short shirt and the old liar met each other's eyes, the young man raised his hands and slowly clapped his hands a few times, and spoke a few words slowly from his mouth. : "This is awesome, awesome...".
"From the first time I saw you practicing swordsmanship, I knew you were good at memorizing things. When it comes to you, then" Ye Dang listened and imitated the young man's appearance just now, flipping his wrist to lift Chunchuangdie, and then threw the dagger towards Seeing Lin Manliu, the boy in a short shirt hurriedly jumped up from his collapsed position and reached out to catch Chun Chuangdie.
"You drew the sword too fast just now, and I really didn't remember it..." Lin Manliu said a little awkwardly, but in fact, he already remembered it.
"Never mind you, little liar, listen up. This sword is called Xia Yan Mottled Shadow. It is a follow-up of my self-made sword move based on Spring Mountain Bamboo Surge and Shanshui Yangjian Jue. Different from Bamboo Surge, it causes the sword body to tremble. The sound of this sword is more about using the straight thrust of the sword tip to pick out points..." Ye Dangting turned his back to the young man, with one hand behind him, and with the other hand, he made sword gestures with two fingers beside his ear. The old liar at that time began to look like a serious swordsman again.
Lin Manliu looked at the Spring Window Butterfly in his hand, and listened to what Ye Dangting said about the key points of the sword Xia Yan's mottled shadow. After a short time, the boy in short shirt began to walk back to the courtyard, and Ye Dangting At this time, Ye had turned around and looked at the young man holding the sword in the courtyard.
"Then let's get started, raise the sword!" Ye Dangting retreated to the courtyard gate and said to the young man in the courtyard.
Lin Manliu followed the example of the old liar just now. He first lifted the Spring Chuangdie in front of him. He carefully watched Ye Dangting at the front door with his eyes and the long sword in his hand. The moment their eyes met, they confirmed that they could draw the sword. The boy in the shirt started to make some moves.
Although the figure was not as fast as Ye Dangting just now, it was already somewhat impressive. The young man was seen holding the dagger in his hand, and his figure began to shake. He began to move left and right, changing his position, and the green sword light in his hand also appeared. When the green sword light was emitted from different positions, there were no visible afterimages of the sword light after slashing with the blade.
Some are just a dot of green that suddenly shoots out from a certain place in the courtyard or pierces the entire body.
Ye Dangting leaned on the courtyard door, looking at the young man in the courtyard and nodded with satisfaction. Although this sword was only a self-created sword based on Chunshan Bamboo Surge, he had to control every move in a short time. The strength and speed of the sword are definitely not something that can be learned just by looking at it once. Ye Dangting couldn't help but admire in his heart, how much better this little liar is than himself.
He began to recall that when he first met Chengzhu in Yangzhou, he was beaten to the point where he was unable to fight back. Then at the end of their trip to Yangzhou, he learned the Chunshan Bamboo Surge from Chengzhu. , compared to this kid's speed, he was like a turtle crawling.
The young man in the courtyard was tapping and thrusting the sword faster and faster, but his strength was not weak at all. Each time it was even a little heavier than the last time. It lasted for almost half a stick of incense. Lin Manliu's The speed of his figure began to slow down, and Ye Dangting almost shouted to stop the young man in the courtyard who was drawing out the sword with all his strength.
"Hey, it's okay, it's okay, young people are different," Ye Dang said aloud.
"This time I use the sword, I think the breathing method of my Shanshui Yangjian Jue can be improved to a higher level!" Lin Manliu said excitedly.
"I'm so happy for you little liar. Just study hard and practice hard in the future." Ye Dangting raised his hand and pressed it down to signal the young man not to be too excited, and then he sat down on the steps at the door.
"By the way, talking about this, I still have a question. Do I need to visit all the scenery in your brochure to improve my mood?" Lin Manliu began to squat next to Ye Dangting and asked. ,
The two people knew clearly that there were soft seats in the courtyard, but no one ran to sit on them. They all sat up on the ground in front of the main entrance.
"Actually, that booklet is an ordinary travelogue about mountains and rivers. The so-called "Sword-raising Technique of Mountains and Rivers" is just the formula I talked to you that night at the West Lake. You are dumbfounded. I really thought you didn't have to endure any hardships. You have seen all the mountains, rivers and vegetation. , the sun, the moon and the stars, can you wait for the sky to become invincible in one step?" Ye Dang laughed at the young man's question.
Faced with the old liar's answer, Lin Manliu was a little confused, whether this statement was a joke or it was true.
Traveling thousands of miles, I have seen the changing scenery of mountains and rivers, and the alternating rotation of the sun, moon and stars. Isn't it also a kind of experience to travel thousands of miles and see infinite scenery and changes in the world?
