There is an alley behind Dangguan Inn. The alley is filled with debris from the back kitchen of the inn. No one passes through it on weekdays.
After coming out of the Dangguan Inn, the Zhang Zizhen brothers did not rush to the Honglu Inn at the east end of the town immediately, but came to this alley.
"Ouch, I shouldn't have listened to your nonsense, brother!"
Zhang Zishan kept rummaging for something in the basket with his hands, and kept complaining.
Zhang Zizhen said with some embarrassment: "You brat, what do you know? You have to know how to hide your identity when you go out. It is too eye-catching for people like us to have weapons with us at all times."
"The book says, 'If we are invisible and we are invisible, then we are dedicated but the enemy is divided'. The enemy and our forces are interchanged. They are showing the light and we are hiding. How good is this!"
"What a fart! It's not like I don't know how many books you've read. Even if we suffered a lot from that evil person in the Western Mountain Realm before, we don't need to be so cautious!"
Zhang Zishan leaned back with his hands on his waist and said with a bitter look on his face: "I remember I put the Yueyao Sword in this place. It couldn't have been picked up by some blind thing and sold to me for money."
"My Yang Yao knife can't be found either!" Zhang Zizhen discovered with an embarrassed look on his face.
One of the two brothers wields a sword and the other wields a sword. Talking about it in Xishanjing is also an interesting story that spreads throughout the hundreds of miles around the mountain top of their home.
The path to success for the two Gein brothers started with the acquisition of the strange book "Liangyi Sword Manual", which is said to be "cultivated by both swords and swords, which may reach the heavens".
When they were in their teens, they were hunted by their enemies and accidentally fell into a cave that had been hidden in the beautiful mountains for unknown ages. There was a book, a sword, and a knife on the stone table in the cave. .
The most interesting thing is that the opening page of this book "Liang Yi Sword Manual" says: "At the beginning of chaos, the universe was divided into heaven and earth, and Tai Chi was divided into two Yi. My husband and I observed the changes in Liang Yi and created the Liang Yi Heart Sutra. Then use the changes in the yang lines of the sun to create sword techniques, and use the changes in the yin lines of the moon to create sword techniques. If men and women practice swordsmanship together, they may be able to reach the sky, and leave it to those who are destined."
Therefore, the combined attack technique of the two brothers is actually a true dual cultivation method.
When the reputation of the two brothers first emerged, the thieves near their mountaintop often laughed at them about this incident. The strangest thing was that the elder brother who practiced the Yang Yao Heart Sutra and sword skills became much softer. The younger brother who practiced Yin Yao Heart Sutra and sword moves became more and more irritable.
But anyone who can escape with a small life after fighting with the two brothers is as embarrassed as eating a piece of shit and discovers that although the elder brother has a soft temper, his sword skills are strong enough, and although the younger brother has a violent temper, his sword is evil, and the appearance is the worst. It's harmful.
"Damn it! When did you run into the bucket of water?"
Zhang Zishan shouted angrily and found the hilt of his sword on the edge of the waist-high water bucket in the corner.
He held his nose with one hand and took out his weapon with the other, stirring it inside at the same time.
"Brother, your Yang Yao knife is also in there!" Zhang Zishan noticed with some balance that his elder brother's knife was also in there.
"Interesting! Interesting!" Yue Jiu looked at the two of them silently from a silent place outside the alley.
He found that his elder brother had picked up a heavy black iron sword with a blunt edge that was five feet long and eight inches wide, while his younger brother had a narrow sharp sword that was six feet long and only one inch wide.
As a sword cultivator, Yue Jiu focused her target on Zhang Zishan, who was holding the sword.
He had no intention of hiding his figure and aura. After taking a step across, he appeared in front of the two slightly surprised brothers. He directly bent his ring finger and little finger, pressed his thumb on the nails of his second finger, and stretched his index and middle fingers together. , facing Zhang Zishan who was holding the sword, there was a swift and silent sword energy at his feet.
"call out--"
"boom--"
There is a jargon in the practice, and there are rules in the Tao.
People in the world, when they meet strangers in alleys for the first time, nod politely and say hello, it will be like this. The sword cultivator and the sword cultivator just met for the first time. They looked at each other in silence, and after looking at each other disgustedly, they exchanged the most standard words. Basic Universal Sword Art said hello and invited the other party to come and have a fight.
Zhang Zishan looked at the direction of the sword energy fired at him in front of his toes, and did not move a step until the bluestone floor tiles were shattered by the sword energy and the small stone slag hit his knees. , he just moved.
His eyes were bright, and the long, narrow and beautiful sword in his hand suddenly came out of its sheath. His figure was more like a poisonous snake charging up a blow, and he shot directly and nimbly at Yue Jiu.
"You've come just in time! I'm worried that no one will accompany me to relax my muscles and bones!"
When Yue Jiu heard this, her lips curled up and she said, "I'm afraid you can't keep up with me!"
As he said that, Yue Jiu's figure was like a civet cat in a corner under the moon. After a few leaps and bounds, he was already running into the distance.
"Why--"
Zhang Zizhen saw that his brainless brother couldn't even stand such a simple provocation. He patted his forehead and chased after him helplessly, vaguely forgetting his own business.
Zhang Zizhen's inner strength practice is the Yang Yao Heart Sutra in "Liangyi Sword Manual". He takes a domineering and fierce path. His body skills are far less agile than his younger brother Zhang Zishan, plus he has a heavy black iron sword in his hand. It weighed more than a hundred pounds, so it could only hang far behind the two of them.
"Huh? Why is there a cliff here?"
Zhang Zishan looked over Yue Jiu's shoulder and noticed that behind him was the cliff mouth of Qingchuanguan Canyon.
After Yue Jiu turned around, he stood in a relaxed and carefree posture. He raised his chin slightly to reveal his handsome face. He showed a look of recognition to Zhang Zishan who was following him, and then said seriously: "It seems that your strength is also Rank 3, I made the first move just now, so I let you take one move."
He was seen holding the sword at his side in his right hand, pushing the Yuehua Sword out of his hand more than an inch, waiting for the other party's reaction, and also wanted to test the other party's true strength.
"Hmph!" Zhang Zishan said angrily: "Did you throw my brothers' weapons into the bucket?"
Yue Jiu frowned, shook his head and said coldly: "I never do such dishonorable things."
Zhang Zishan squinted his eyes, as if he was trying to determine whether Yue Jiu's words were true or false. He was irritated and said casually: "Never mind, you let labor and management take action first. I can spare your life in a while."
Many times among sword cultivators, a single move may tell the difference. Before the irritability in Zhang Zishan's words disappeared, he had already unsheathed his sword and stabbed forward.
In the roar, the momentum has been established!
Zhang Zishan's whole body was full of feminine energy. When he rushed in front of Yue Jiu, he turned the sword in his right hand and stabbed Yue Jiu's chest with the tip of the sword. After being blocked by Yue Jiu's unsheathed Yuehua Sword, he quickly Lift it up from bottom to Yue Jiu's Adam's apple.
"Wang Yue!" Yue Jiu asked him to make a move first, and Zhang Zishan reciprocated by naming the Yin Yao Sword Technique.
I saw his tiger's mouth downwards, the sword blade standing upright and sliding up, and the sword tip sliding upward in the posture of raising his head to look at the moon. After the sword essence in his body erupted along the sword tip, with some true meaning of the sword, he wanted to really "raise his head" Cut off Yue Jiu's head and go to the sky.
Feeling the cold and stinging pain in her Adam's apple becoming clearer and clearer, Yue Jiu did not move her feet any further, but her left foot had already been lifted off the ground. She bent over and leaned back to the extreme, dodging this move perfectly.
He has never lacked the muscle memory between life and death. After dodging this move, he kicked his left foot hard, and the Hidden Valley Assassin's movement skill "Shadow Floating" was used, and he was directly out of the opponent's sword. .
"I didn't expect that your sword intent is quite similar to mine."
Yue Jiu held the hilt of the sword tightly with her right hand and swung it back in a free and easy manner. The scabbard of the Yuehua Sword shot out and was nailed into a stone crevice on the edge of the cliff.
As his zhenqi sword energy rolled, a cold sword energy similar to Zhang Zishan's aura emitted.
What he was practicing was the "Moonlight Sword Sutra", in which the true meaning of swordsmanship was taken from the soft and cold sword like water when the moonlight fell, so it was very similar to the cold and cold sword intention after Zhang Zishan practiced the Yinyao Heart Sutra sword technique.
"Very good!" Sensing the sword intent in the opponent, Zhang Zishan curled his lips and wanted to compete with similar sword cultivators.
He was about to continue to step forward to fight, but he noticed the action of Yue Jiuxu on the opposite side narrowing his eyes. Then he felt the aura of the person behind him, and his body paused.
Zhang Zishan did not turn around and said seriously: "Brother, I just had a fight with this person, and I felt an opportunity for a breakthrough. Don't come up and help me."
Zhang Zizhen's eyes flashed after hearing this. Because he and his brother often practiced together, he also felt the true flavor of the sword brought to him by Yue Jiu across from him.
He said softly: "This sword intention seems to have the same origin as the lunar moon."
"Yes." Zhang Zishan looked at Yue Jiu with excitement and said, "I haven't asked your name yet, so this fight was started at the last moment. But I want to have a real and fun fight with you. I don't know what you think. .”
Yue Jiu pursed her lips slightly. From Zhang Zishan's tone, it was obvious that she wanted to discuss the true meaning of swordsmanship in this greeting ceremony between swordsmen.
Those who practice spirituality, understand the true meaning of the great road, and pursue the illusory eternal life. This is to change their fate against nature, just like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat.
Sword cultivators practice daily. In addition to working hard day and night to practice the internal skills and mental methods that match their respective sword tactics to accumulate the true energy and sword essence, they also pay attention to clearly understanding the sword's heart in conjunction with the sword essence when practicing sword tactics, and then use it. The heart of the sword is to understand the true meaning in the sword moves that is consistent with the origin of one's own swordsmanship. The more concise the true meaning, the more beneficial it will be to future practice.
In battle, when sword moves are made, the sword element is the body, the sword intention is the soul, and only when the sword heart is clear can the two be combined. Among the three, Sword Heart and Sword Intent increase the power of moves more.
And this is Yue Jiu's weakness. After rarely taking on missions and rarely killing people, he has been living in a haze in the past few years, escaping from corruption and abandoning himself for so long. His sword heart has long been in tatters, and he has not learned much about the true meaning of the sword. .
Yue Jiu also didn't expect that her ordinary sword intent could also make the opponent feel the slightest opportunity for breakthrough. You must know that this is not the true meaning of their respective swords.
But Yue Jiu has never admitted that she is a swordsman who must show grace in situations. Zhang Zishan thinks this is a competition between swordsmen of the same kind, but Yuejiu just wants to kill each other.
So he didn't speak, and his calm eyes drifted towards Zhang Zizhen behind Zhang Zishan.
Zhang Zizhen felt Yue Jiu's gaze. He was about to speak but was immediately interrupted by his younger brother Zhang Zishan, "You don't have to worry about my brother taking action. The swordsmanship between swordsmen should be respected by everyone."
"You brat, you almost made me forget about my business. Let's go to Nahonglu Inn quickly!"
Only then did Zhang Zizhen have the opportunity to speak, his voice full of helplessness.
Zhang Zishan felt a little impetuous in his heart, and after suppressing the pressure, he said helplessly: "Brother, you go first, I will fight quickly, and you keep tossing here. If the other side thinks that we two brothers are bullying the minority and are timid without fighting, then my sword skills Do you still want to make progress?"
"Okay! I'll go and confirm and come back to you." After Zhang Zi finished speaking, he said, "Don't beat people to death, just go out and spar."
When Yue Jiu was drinking on the second floor of the Dangguan Inn, she discovered that the twin brothers were both talkative. They were very particular about hiding their identity and purpose when going out, but they didn’t know who wanted to hear them but couldn’t hear them when they spoke so loudly. .
Of course, I have to admit that the most important thing is that the two brothers on the other side are not bad in strength. If he hadn't met me, in this small town of Qingchuan Pass, he would indeed be able to speak and act without restraint at the top of his voice.
As they were facing each other with swords, the two brothers were still muttering.
"Those who are about to die, please take a few more breaths of air." Yue Jiu maintained a calm attitude and waited for the other party's words to end.
He knew that the other person's gaze was obviously wrong. When he was thinking about how to kill everyone, his eyes were always so calm.
