City Children's Palace, Musashi Kendo Hall.
This is the most popular kendo gym in the city. Unlike other places where there are strong and powerful coaches, the head coach of Musashi Kendo Gym is an old man with gray hair.
When he first came here to open a shop, his colleagues around him deliberately provoked him and pushed him into the corner. His face was trembling. The old man didn't say anything. He just picked up a bamboo knife and performed the Iai Slash.
No one saw clearly how fast he drew the knife. Everyone only saw the clothes of the strong man in front of him suddenly torn apart, revealing five red marks on the chest muscles.
Since then, the old man’s Musashi Kendo Hall has become a legend in the Children’s Palace. Parents love to send their children here after hearing rumors, hoping to have a kendo boy in their family.
It is natural to be happy to have a large crowd, but the neighbors often see the old man leaning against the corner with a bamboo knife and sighing. He said that he is old and has met so many children with mediocre talents. He is afraid that he has a unique skill. We must follow him into the coffin board, and no one will inherit the mantle.
Those words were full of quackery, as if he was some kind of swordsman who lived in seclusion in the city. Coupled with the gray hair and the beard that was never groomed, he must be at the level of a golden lion king, right?
Today, it was rare for the old man to take the stage with a bamboo sword. He was dressed in white clothes and looked like a hero. The children and adults who were watching sat under the stage and hugged their knees, cheering and applauding loudly.
This is a very rare thing. Usually, the teaching is mostly done by the old man's apprentices, and the only people he can face in person are those who don't know what to do and come to play in the gym.
The old man’s opponent is a girl who is fully armed. Because she is blindfolded with a cloth, it is difficult for the audience to see her full face. Fortunately, there are still the thin wrists exposed under the kendo uniform and the high kendo ponytail. identity.
This was a one-on-ten duel. In addition to the old man, the kendo girl was surrounded by nine adults. They were all coaches here. The ten people formed a circle and surrounded her from different directions.
Even though this girl is already quite tall among her peers, with a slender figure, facing a man with muscles that look like a Navy SEAL, she still feels that the comparison in strength is like a worm shaking a tree, and everyone invariably sweats for her. .
"Ten against one? It's so unfair. How can there be such training!" Someone just came and didn't know what was going on. After taking one look, he was filled with indignation.
"What do you know? This is a pass without permission! If he passes, it means that Chu Zihan has learned all the skills of the master of the hall, and is even better than the master of the hall!" The old customer responded with disdain.
"So cool? But she looks like a teenager." People standing on the side were surprised to see the face that was still slightly handsome even though it was blindfolded.
"This is genius!" The old regular customer exclaimed.
I still remember that three years ago, the owner of the hall first saw Chu Zihan holding a knife. His eyes were so full of energy that he rushed forward and touched the bones of the little girl's wrist while muttering, "Wizard, oh wizard!" Those who didn't know it thought he was going to molest him, which made the little girl so shocked that she subconsciously poked the old man's nostril with the bamboo knife in her hand, causing blood to pour out on the spot.
The old man didn't take it seriously. He covered his nostrils with one hand and pointed at Chu Zihan with the other hand, saying, little girl, you have amazing bones and are a unique martial arts wizard. It depends on you to maintain world peace! Old man, I have a Jade Girl sword technique here. I think it is destined for you. Do you want to learn it? I don’t want a dime, I just want you to come and learn in my kendo gym!
No one knows how an old man came up with the Jade Girl Sword Technique. This kind of martial arts secret only exists in The Legend of Condor Heroes. It is more likely that he was just making up nonsense. But his swordsmanship skills were really impressive. After witnessing the old man’s swift sword-drawing and slashing with his own eyes, Chu Zihan decisively nodded and agreed to the old man’s request. He did not spend a penny, and continued rain or shine for three consecutive years. Check in weekly.
Now three years have passed, and the little girl has grown up like the peach blossom next door, and is as graceful as the peach blossom next door. When the time comes for the apprentice to become a master, he should pick up the bamboo knife in his hand and point it at the master's nose to challenge. If you win, you will be given a free pass, if you lose, you will be spanked with a bamboo sword, and you will go home and continue practicing.
Being spanked in public as a girl is definitely a shameful thing, but there has never been a distinction between men and women in the kendo gym. They are all treated equally. If you are not strong enough, you have to accept punishment. Since you dare to challenge the master, you have to be mentally prepared.
Therefore, this duel is crucial to Chu Zihan. She can only win. Without the second option, Bai Fumei cannot leave such a painful stain in her life.
"Drink!" The old man slashed the air, roaring like a lion and a tiger. The veins on the back of the hand holding the bamboo knife popped out, and power poured into the blade like running water.
It was rare to see him go all out. Fortunately, he was the master of the Musashi Kendo Hall. His momentum came first before the blade came out, and some of the children watching were so frightened that they leaned back to avoid it.
The nine coaches staggered and attacked at the same time, and the bamboo swords crackled through the air.
Chu Zihan's eyes were covered with cloth, and she could only rely on the sound to instantly judge the direction of the bamboo knife. Stepping, spinning, and fighting back, each of her swords hit the incoming bamboo sword accurately. Even her lower body, which was unable to defend herself, was brushed aside by her light body. Although she only learned the way of the sword, she looked like The girls dancing next door have the same soft bodies.
One by one, Chu Zihan hit the nine bamboo knives behind him. Each coach staggered out several steps. Chu Zihan's attack target was their bamboo knives, but the power seemed to be transmitted from the blade to the body. He was forced to pull her behind her, which was a typical move of four or two thousand pounds in Tai Chi. Chu Zihan actually knew how to integrate Tai Chi into the way of swordsmanship.
The coaches looked at each other and smiled bitterly. He was indeed a martial arts prodigy who was favored by the gym owner. At first, everyone thought that the old man was actually lustful, because Chu Zihan was really a very beautiful girl. She could directly compete with Liu Yifei for the role if she put on white Hanfu. Xiao Longnu, and most of the old man’s previous apprentices were boys.
Later, Chu Zihan became better and better at fighting. It was not until the coaches could only knock off the bamboo sword with her in three moves that everyone came to their senses. The gym owner really wanted to find a top apprentice who could use everything he knew. Professor goes out.
Now Chu Zihan can easily defeat the coaches, but this is not enough, the real killer move is yet to come! There is a museum owner sitting there!
The crowd cheered throughout the gym as they witnessed the old man's legendary Iai stance, for which he became famous and never failed to perform it.
Chu Zihan couldn't see it, but she could sense the atmosphere called murderous intent. Every line on the old man's muscles was particularly clear in her mind. She could even imagine the fierceness of that move when it appeared. offensive.
The bamboo sword was unsheathed. The old man was not walking very fast. Even an ordinary person could see clearly. He was half-crouching like a tiger, with the bamboo sword hanging on his side. It was imagined that there was a scabbard that did not exist. The only way to get close to the enemy was to Only then will he draw his sword with lightning speed, and kill immediately when the sword comes out.
The air seemed to be quiet at this moment. The old man drew the knife faster than most people's eyes. They only saw cross-shaped traces left in their vision. There was a crisp snap in their ears, and the bamboo knife in the old man's hand fell away. came out, spinning and landing in front of the audience, but he still maintained the gesture of drawing the sword.
He had already taken action and swung the knife, but he missed and was even stripped of his weapon at that moment.
"You lose." Chu Zihan untied the blindfold and pulled off the hairpins used to tie his hair. His long, straight hair like noodles in clear soup spread out in the air without worry.
Many people actually came to see the fun, and they met her for the first time, but at this moment they all liked her for the first time. There was not much expression on her face, it could be said to be as cold as ice, which made people always feel that the next moment She will tell you to get lost. But even so, you will still like her, because her beauty has a thrilling beauty. Even if she raises her foot to step on your face and passes by, you will happily hold it and say thank you for the gift of the princess.
This was the summer when Chu Zihan was fifteen years old. Unintentionally, she became the goddess of many boys who were several years younger than her. Many years later, those boys grew up and even had their own girlfriends, but they still Thinking back to the kendo girl back then, I felt that the girlfriend in my arms was probably the same as the difference between Wang Xiaomei in the village and her aunt from the Tomb Sect.
In the silence where time stood still, many people forgot to breathe. Even the old man had a face full of disbelief. He subconsciously thought that the person was a top master, but when he saw that face, he remembered that he had taught him the skill. As a disciple, his worry gradually turned into joy. He was happier than the children who started applauding and cheering in the audience. His old face turned rosy and he clapped his hands in congratulations like a lively old naughty boy.
"I knew you could do it!" The old man clapped his hands red.
"You taught me well." Because he had received too much applause, Chu Zihan was more adaptable to this situation and bowed respectfully to the old man, "Maybe I won't come here again from tomorrow on."
"Are you so anxious?" The old man was stunned for a moment. Of course he wanted to show off after having taught such an outstanding apprentice, but every apprentice would go looking for his own forest when his wings are full.
"I want to fight." Chu Zihan has always been very honest and told the reason directly.
The old man's smile froze on his face, thinking, why are we fighting? Are you learning kendo just to beat people up? I really didn’t realize that there was actually a little tiger living in the heart of this beautiful girl.
"I'm not teaching you kendo so you can fight!" The old man put on a serious look.
"But the purpose of learning this is to fight. If I don't go, it means nothing." Chu Zihan looked a little helpless, "It doesn't matter, I know how to measure."
The old man really has a mouthful of bruised blood in his mouth and can't spit it out or swallow it. What does it mean to know how to measure? Do you think this is enough? Don't think I don't know that you, a girl, never stop beating someone. Those coaches often hurt your hands because of it, which is the best proof!
He still wanted to say something, but Chu Zihan had already gone to the locker room, ignoring the cheers and congratulations around her, as well as the children who jumped over and surrounded her. A rare smile appeared on her face, but That kind of smile was obviously fake, and there was a kind of indifference that made people feel distant.
The old man has always thought that Chu Zihan is a strange girl, but he himself can't explain why. She is clearly alive in front of you, slim and graceful, and you will sigh at the beauty of youth just by looking at it, but he always feels that she is ethereal. It seems that he is not living in this troubled world at all, and it is difficult to tolerate other people in his eyes.
Otherworldly? No, maybe she is more lonely. Until today, the old man has never met her parents. Every child here will bring their parents when they take exams, but Chu Zihan seems to be alone all the time, carrying The racket bag containing the bamboo knife came quietly and left quietly.
When Chu Zihan came out, she had already changed into her own clothes, a long white cotton skirt, one-inch-high Roman shoes, and her rare long straight hair, which gave her the feeling of a literary girl who stepped out of a comic book. If you ignore the big weapon on her back, the black tennis racket bag contains nothing interesting. When she took out a bamboo knife from it and held it in her hand, the impression she gave people just now should have become Sanada Yukimura.
"Thank you for your care over the past three years." She walked up to the old man and bowed deeply. Her hair was scattered like flowers and then straightened up, carrying a certain quiet fragrance.
She left the kendo hall like this. The old man looked at her back silently with mixed feelings. He wanted to reach out and call her and keep her here, even if he just wanted to watch such an outstanding apprentice for a little longer.
But in the end, she chose to give up. The girl obviously had a different life. She was different from the children who came here to wield bamboo knives and make noises. She had a certain purpose. Now that her purpose was achieved, there would be no more Things worthy of attachment, just like she always comes and leaves gently, waving her sleeves without taking away a single cloud.
I really don’t know who can have such a good girl in his family. The old man was very envious. At the same time, he also thought of that bastard boy in his family who was stupid all day long. Every time he practiced the bamboo sword with Chu Zihan, he wanted to rush back. You have two legs on your butt, why can’t other people’s children be your own?
The old man let out a long sigh and looked down at the thing in his hand. It was an envelope that Chu Zihan gave him when he left. When he opened it, there was a check lying inside.
He hadn't asked Chu Zihan for a penny in the past three years, but Chu Zihan still paid all the tuition fees he should pay, and by the way, he tripled the amount as a thank you.
It turns out that she is not unkind, but she is not good at showing it on her face, but she always remembers it clearly in her heart.
