Why is everyone so malicious? I found that many book friends thought that I deliberately made excuses to be lazy yesterday... (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)
The author is also a normal human being who eats whole grains... His body is not made of iron. The author himself is also the kind of person who is not particularly healthy and strong. Occasionally, his health is not good, which is normal.
So don’t always make such malicious assumptions about the author... Some of your words like "Hahaha, the author is making up excuses for being lazy again" are really sad to see.
Yesterday, I saw so many book friends saying that I deliberately made excuses to be lazy. To be honest, I felt a little sad qaq (True Leopard Head Cries.jpg)
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After saying a simple hello to Qingteng, Zhoushu stepped into the dojo with unhurried steps.
As he walked, he continued to talk nonchalantly:
"Today's dinner, I'm really full."
"Madam, it's true... you actually cooked so much greasy food tonight."
"It didn't matter that it was greasy, but it turned out to be so delicious that I couldn't help but eat an extra bowl of rice."
"Even though it's already 4pm (8pm), I still feel bloated."
"So, I just wanted to find something to do to relax and eat."
"It just so happens that I haven't exercised my old bones for a long time."
"This person, if he doesn't exercise his muscles regularly, his body will age very quickly."
"That's why I decided to come to the dojo. While watching you practice, I also wanted to swing my sword, stretch my muscles, and eat some food."
"Ji Jun, your vibrating action just now was really good, you can't fault it at all."
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Looking at Zhousuke who was chattering endlessly and chattering endlessly, the corners of Qingden's mouth couldn't help but twitch in a subtle arc, and there was a hint of helplessness in the depths of his eyes.
Even though he has been temporarily living in the Trial Guard Hall for nearly three months now, Qingdeng is still not completely accustomed to Zhou Zhu's verbose character.
Although it's a bit rude to say this... Ever since Qingdeng joined the Trial Guard Hall, he often couldn't help but treat Shusuke as the comedian of their Trial Guard Hall...
Shusuke is the current head of their trial academy and the third generation head of the natural Rishin-ryu clan. However, he does not have the aura of a big shot or a superior person at all.
He always has a gentle smile on his face.
Zhouzhu's always smiling look, coupled with his squinting eyes, made his face look particularly friendly.
So far, Qingdeng has never seen Zhoushu lose his temper with anyone. No matter who he talks to, he always looks kind and cheerful.
The main reason why Qingdeng always regards Zhou Zhu as a comedian is his "family younger brother" who is full of comedy.
Zhou Zhu profoundly showed Qingdeng what it means to be "pecked at his hen" and what "strict control over his wife" means.
Zhou Zhu basically listens to Ah Bi in everything. If he accidentally arouses Ah Bi's anger, Zhou Zhu will always kneel down at the speed of light and admit his defeat immediately and apologize. There is no trace of him being the master of the sword hall or the head of the school. style.
Whenever he saw Zhouzhu showing aggrieved expression after being scolded by Abi, Qingdeng felt like laughing inexplicably.
However, although he often regarded Zhoushu as a comedian in his heart, overall, Qingdeng still liked this gentle and kind old man - it would be better if he could get rid of his long-winded speech.
After chattering a lot about things that are and are not, this kind old man finally said something meaningful to Qingdeng:
"Tachibana-kun, don't you take a break today?"
Zhou Assistant glanced at Qingdeng's clothes that were already wet with sweat with his squinting eyes that were so thin that people couldn't even tell if he had opened them.
"Tomorrow is the swordsmanship competition held by Lord Aizu."
"If you accidentally injure your body during practice, you'll be in trouble."
"Yong has done stupid things like this before."
"The day before a certain swordsmanship competition, I practiced too hard and accidentally sprained my arm. As a result, I had to regretfully withdraw from the competition."
Qingdeng raised his hand to wipe the beads of sweat that were dripping down his chin to the ground, and said with a smile: "Master, don't worry. I know what I'm doing and I won't practice too much."
"And..." Qingden paused, "I am now preparing for tomorrow's game."
"Moving my body a little will help calm down the excitement I'm feeling right now."
"Hoho?" Zhousuke raised his eyebrows, then grinned as if he heard something interesting, and opened his narrowed eyes slightly, "Tachibana-kun, are you feeling excited now?"
"To be honest -" Aonto smiled and admitted openly, "I have been looking forward to the swordsmanship competition since I learned that Lord Aizu was going to hold a swordsmanship competition in Asakusa."
"It's such a rare opportunity to compete with masters from various sword halls in Edo."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingdeng added silently in his heart:
——I don’t know how much talent I can get in this competition.
The opportunity to copy talents from masters from other sword halls - this is the main reason why Qingden is looking forward to tomorrow's competition.
The swordsmanship competition held by the lord of one of the few lords and daimyo: Aizuhou... Faced with such a level of competition, in order not to lose the reputation and prestige of the sword hall, most sword halls will definitely send their most talented swordsmen. Well, the strongest newcomers will participate in the competition.
In other words: in tomorrow's two-day swordsmanship competition, you will definitely see a fierce battle between outstanding newcomers from various sword halls in Edo!
Such a grand event where masters gather together... the chances of copying talents must be very high!
Qingden felt excited just thinking about it.
Zhou Zhu didn't know these little things in Qingdeng's heart.
He simply thought that Qingden was so excited because he could compete with the masters.
"Hahaha." Zhou Zhu laughed a few times, "That's right! Those who practice martial arts must have the courage and willingness to compete with masters from all walks of life!"
"Tachibana-kun, I was a little worried that you might be nervous because it's your first time participating in this form of swordsmanship competition."
"Now it seems that I was worrying too much."
"I used to love competing with those powerful masters."
"Every time I have a hearty game with those masters, I will have a lot of insights."
"When I was at my craziest, I challenged nine famous swordsmen in a row in just half a month."
"Although I only won 4 of these 9 challenges, no matter whether I win or lose, these battles have become my precious 'food'."
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Alas, here it comes again... Qingdeng couldn't help but sigh helplessly in his heart again.
Qingdeng now understands more and more why Master Abi often yells at Zhou Zhu: Can you stop being so annoying?
Fortunately, Zhouzhu didn't dwell on it for too long this time.
After only half a minute of muttering, Zhouzhu put his hands behind his back and walked slowly towards the wooden barrel containing the bamboo sword not far away.
"Okay, no more chatting, it's almost time for me to start digesting food and moving around."
"Tachibana-kun, please continue practicing."
"I happen to be here tonight. If you encounter any problems in swordsmanship training, you can come to me for advice at any time, hahahaha."
After walking slowly to the wooden barrel where the bamboo sword was placed, Zhousuke randomly picked out a bamboo sword from it, then walked to the corner of the dojo not far from Qingdeng, spread his legs, and held the sword in a mid-section stance. Start doing the most basic swordsmanship training movement: cut back.
The so-called "cut back" means to attack from the front first, then from the left and right sides, and so on.
Although Zhousuke's movements of swinging the sword were very standard, his speed was extremely slow - it seemed that he just wanted to swing the sword casually to eliminate food.
Keep practicing... Qingden smiled bitterly as he reached out and took out his ears, which were slightly numb due to the nonsense that Zhousuke just said, and then put the bamboo sword in his hand in front of him again.
Take a deep breath and continue practicing the most basic and important swordsmanship movement: Su Zhen.
After becoming an apprentice to the Imperial Guard School and formally practicing Natural Rishin-ryu, Suzhen has become one of Qingdeng's daily swordsmanship exercises.
After several months of unremitting training, Qingdeng can now easily swing hundreds of standard Su Zhen. The sound of breaking the wind when the sword is struck is also incomparable to the moment when he first came into contact with swordsmanship. .
Qingdeng was meticulous and like a robot, he kept repeating the movements of raising the knife, slashing, raising the knife, and slashing.
The body that had just cooled down began to sweat again.
Suddenly - just when Qingdeng once again slashed forward with his high-raised bamboo knife, Qingdeng's movements suddenly stopped.
"Well..." Qingden let out a dull groan, then lowered his head and stared at the bamboo knife in his hand with complicated eyes, a thoughtful look on his face.
At this time, Zhou Zhu's old voice suddenly reached Qingdeng's ears again.
"Huh? Mr. Tachibana, what's wrong? Why are you looking at the sword in your hand solemnly?"
Zhousuke stopped practicing cutting back, stood up straight, and cast a curious look at Qingden.
"Is the bamboo sword broken?"
Qingdeng shook his head gently: "No, my bamboo sword is not broken."
"Then..." Zhouzhu laughed a few times, then raised his hand and touched his bare chin without a beard, "Did you encounter any difficulties in the practice of swordsmanship?"
"..." Qingdeng pursed his lips. After thinking for a moment, he raised his eyes to look at Zhou Zhu and said seriously, "Master, I feel... my cultivation seems to have reached a bottleneck."
"Oh?" Zhou Zhu raised an eyebrow, "Bottleneck...? Do you feel that your progress has slowed down recently?"
Qingden nodded: "It probably started a few days ago. I found that no matter how much I practiced, I couldn't feel that my strength had improved significantly. I kept standing still."
Qingdeng explained the current status of his cultivation to Zhou Zhu in detail.
Zhouzhu also listened carefully and nodded slightly from time to time.
After Qingdeng finished speaking, Zhouzhu smiled and raised his hand to touch his bare chin again.
"Hohoho, Mr. Ju, from your description...you have indeed entered a bottleneck period."
“Don’t feel anxious or worried! It’s normal to experience bottlenecks.”
"Whether it is studying knowledge or practicing martial arts, there will be this phenomenon: when you first get started, you will make rapid progress. After your level gradually improves, you will encounter bottlenecks one after another, and the speed of progress will continue to slow down."
"So just calm down and continue practicing step by step."
"The bottleneck period..." Qingden laughed a few times, and then murmured in a half-joking tone, "Haha... I don't know how long it will take to break through the bottleneck I am encountering now."
"Junior Jun, don't be greedy, don't be too aggressive." Zhou Zhu changed his expression and tone to a more serious expression, "In the practice of martial arts, the most taboo thing is to be impetuous."
Qingdeng's words just now were just a joke. Seeing that Zhou Zhu was about to talk at length, he was afraid that Zhou Zhu would ramble on again. He quickly stood up straight and said to Zhou Zhu respectfully, "Yes, the student has been taught." .
However, Qingdeng's timely admission of mistakes did not work... Zhouzhu still explained to Qingdeng the dangers of not maintaining a normal mind when practicing martial arts, which made Qingdeng sigh helplessly in his heart.
Just when Qingden was thinking about whether he should try to say or do something to interrupt Zhousuke's nagging, Zhousuke suddenly stopped talking.
Immediately afterwards... he changed into an emotional tone, and looked at Qingdeng with intriguing eyes.
"...Looking back now and thinking about it carefully...Tachibana-kun, your progress is really incredibly fast."
"I hit my bottleneck so quickly."
"Well, with your current level of strength, it's normal for you to hit a bottleneck."
"Counting from the time you became a disciple of my Imperial Guard Hall, the time it took for you to formally practice swordsmanship was less than 4 months."
"In just less than 4 months, he has gone from an ordinary person who doesn't know much about swordsmanship to a swordsman who has achieved some success in swordsmanship... Hehehehe, at this speed, even the commander-in-chief can Not as good as that."
After finishing speaking, Zhou Zhu paused again.
"... I originally wanted to teach you 'this' later... Anyway, with your current strength, Tachibana-kun, you are qualified to have access to the content of the 'next stage' in advance."
Zhou Zhu smiled slightly, then slowly lifted the bamboo knife in his hand and put it on his shoulder.
"Tangerine-kun, do you still have the strength now?"
"If you still have the strength, come with me."
"It's rare that you and I are gathered in the dojo tonight... I'm going to teach you the advanced content of our natural Rishin-ryu after the basic skill training - the secret of Natural Rishin-ryu!"
"Huh?" Qingden blinked a few times in confusion.
From now on, Zhouzhu has been talking about things that he can't understand at all.
The secret of Natural Rishin-ryu... Even though I have no idea what it is, just hearing the name makes me think it’s something extraordinary!
Almost without thinking - Qingdeng nodded vigorously towards Zhouzhu: "Please enlighten me!"
"Hohoho~ Then come with me."
Zhou Zhu led Qingdeng and strutted... to the center of the dojo.
"As for the secret of this natural flow, it's very difficult to explain it to you in a dry way."
"so--"
Zhouzhu turned around with a smile, facing Qingdeng, and lowered the bamboo sword in his hand as follows:
"I'd better use a simpler and cruder method to teach you this secret."
Seeing Zhousuke's actions, Qingden couldn't help but be stunned.
Before he had time to say or do anything, he saw the head of a bamboo sword zooming in quickly within his field of vision!
Qingden's pupils shrank slightly, and he reacted reflexively - with a "pop" sound, he raised his sword to deflect Zhou Su's thrust, and then took three steps back to widen the distance between him and Zhou Su.
Zhou Zhu followed him like a shadow, dragging his sword forward two steps in a row, exposing Qingdeng's figure to his sword edge again!
No need to say anything, let's just start fighting... He quickly glanced at Zhouzhu who was attacking him without any explanation and the bamboo sword in his hand. Qingden took a deep breath, held the sword with both hands, and planted his feet firmly on the ground!
One wave, another wave! Zhou Zhu struck Qingdeng twice from the upper left and upper right directions.
One flash, another flash! Qingden's body flashed flexibly and he got rid of Shusuke's combo.
Phew! Phew! Phew! Phew!
The heart beats powerfully and rapidly.
"Lonely" is activated!
Qingden took a small step back with his right foot, pointed his left shoulder diagonally at Zhou Zhu, dragged the bamboo sword in his hand to his right side, raised the sword upward, and swept it towards Zhou Zhu's chest.
There was a bang, Zhoushu leaned forward, raised his sword to deflect Qingteng's attack, and then imitated Qingteng's action just now, moved his right shoulder forward, and swung the sword upward with the lower left stance.
Qingdeng launched a new round of attack at the same time. The tip of the sword suddenly floated up, and he switched to the upper sword position and slashed against Zhou Su's raised blade!
Snapped!
The huge impact was transmitted along the sword blade to Qingdeng's palms, which only made Qingdeng's palms numb.
The two swords collided in mid-air and were tightly twisted together.
He had only seen Shusuke's speed before, but now it was the first time Qingto could intuitively feel Shusuke's power.
Although Zhou Zhu is old, his strength is not weak at all! He fought head-on with Qingdeng, and he didn't lose in the slightest!
Taking advantage of his height, Qingden looked down at Zhousuke closely across the two swords held together.
Zhousuke, who looked at Qingden, grinned.
Immediately afterwards, Qingdeng felt that the force in his hand that had been pressing forward suddenly released laterally.
Qingteng gritted his teeth and followed Zhoushu in removing the knife laterally in the same direction. The two of them kept the swords stacked together and started running in the dojo. They ran straight towards the edge of the dojo until they reached the point where they were about to collide. When they reached the wall, they both stopped.
The two of them returned to the stalemate with their feet firmly planted on the ground, and their waists struggled with each other. For every force exerted by the other party, they also exerted a force on their own.
Qingden saw the muscles in Zhousuke's arms bulging out, holding up his clothes and old skin. Blue veins were clearly visible on Zhousuke's neck and his arms.
In terms of endurance, the young Zhou Zhu was ultimately at a disadvantage.
Qingdeng gradually felt that the pressure from the front was gradually weakening.
Zhou Zhu glanced at the hand that was being lowered gradually with a look of neither sadness nor joy, took a deep breath, and then suddenly dodged his body to the left! He dodged to Qingdeng's left side with his sword in hand, and escaped from the struggle!
Zhousuke's sudden withdrawal caused Qingdeng's body to fall forward based on inertia.
Phew—Zhou Zhu swung the bamboo sword in his hand over his head in a half-moon shape, bringing up a strong wind pressure and slashing Qingdeng down on the back!
In this lightning-fast opportunity, Qingdeng relied on the "cat turn" to quickly stabilize his body's center of gravity and position his Xia Gou, and used the Xia Gou to attack Zhou Su who was in the upper section.
Snapped!
The two bamboo swords collided hard again, and then their swords swung backwards due to the reaction force.
Once again, he used the power of "cat turn" to stabilize his body. Qingdeng slammed his right foot on the ground. His body was like a spring that compressed and then suddenly released. The pop-up blade came from the upper right road to bully Zhou Zhu!
As if he was deliberately confronting Qingteng, Zhousuke opened his squinted eyes, glanced behind him, and then made the same action as Qingteng, stepping back hard with his left foot! He kicked the ground hard with his left foot and exerted force. The force was transmitted along the calf to the waist, and then from the waist to the arms. He exerted force with Xia Gou and stabbed the tip of the sword straight into Qingdeng's arms!
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped! Snapped! Bang... The knives of the old man and the young man collided again and again in mid-air. If the two of them were using real knives, sparks would have started flying by now.
After another round of fierce confrontation, Zhousuke suddenly took the initiative to retreat, widening the distance between him and Qingto.
Qingdeng did not launch a pursuit. After the series of fierce attacks and defenses just now, Qingdeng felt that his breathing rhythm had become extremely disordered. Taking advantage of Zhou Zhu's initiative to jump back, Qingdeng took advantage of the situation and hurriedly adjusted his breathing.
Opposite Zhousuke, his breathing was also very rapid now.
After gasping for breath for a few times, Zhou Zhu showed a faint smile to Qingden.
"Tachibana-kun, your progress is really astonishing... I think back on when you were struggling to parry my attacks. But now, you have been able to use several attacks on me that made me feel a huge threat. ”
Qingden smiled: "Thank you for the compliment."
This is the second time he has competed with his master Zhouzhu since he became a disciple and tried the defense hall.
The first time he fought against Zhou Su, he couldn't even parry Zhou Su's fierce attack, let alone the ability to fight back.
Now, he can compete with Zhousuke in a decent manner... This huge progress makes Qingdeng himself feel a lot of emotion.
At this moment... the smiling Zhousuke suddenly slowly put away the smile on his face.
"I haven't had such a fierce battle with someone for a long time... Haha, my body is starting to feel hot."
Zhou Zhu drew a half-moon and slowly raised the bamboo sword in his hand above his head, raising the upper section.
As the sword was raised inch by inch, Zhou helped his eyes, which were always narrowed, slowly open little by little.
What leaked out from his opened eyelids was a piercing and absorbing sight like a sharp knife drawn out of its sheath.
In the next moment, an incredible scene happened in the dojo. After Zhousuke opened his eyes, his aura suddenly changed dramatically!
A fierce and oppressive aura was emanating from Zhou Zhu's body! This ferocious momentum was pressing towards Qingdeng from the front!
The sudden change of momentum on his body caused the atmosphere of the entire dojo to change!
Qingden's pupils shrank uncontrollably, and he looked at Zhousuke in shock, who suddenly seemed like a different person.
The comedian who was so afraid of his wife and the one who tried to show off his bodyguards was gone.
At this moment, Qingdeng only saw a tiger-like swordsman in front of him!
Zhou Zhu exhaled a long breath: "Here he comes."
The voice has not yet fallen, but the person has arrived!
Zhou Zhu took a step forward and pointed the tip of his sword towards Qing Deng's chest.
The power and speed of his sword had not changed significantly compared to before, but Qingden felt that Zhou Su's strike was very powerful! Every move Zhou Zhu used just now can't compare with the sword he is wielding now!
Qingden raised his sword to block it, narrowly blocking Zhou Su's blow, and took advantage of the situation to duck half a step to the left.
Soon enough, at the same moment as Qingteng dodged to the left, Shusuke stepped forward and slashed Qingteng's shoulder again.
Qingden gritted his teeth and flew further away again. While jumping away, he swung the tip of the sword in his hand towards Zhou Suzhi's shoulder like a whip.
Zhou Zhu turned to one side and easily avoided Qingdeng's counterattack, and then moved towards Qingdeng again, pressing forward step by step.
This time, Zhou Zhu used Xia Gou's force and struck with his sword from a tricky angle. The power contained in the sword was astonishing, making people dare not feel paralyzed. In the blink of an eye, his sword was in front of Qingden's eyes again. , Qingden reluctantly raised his sword and blocked the opponent's sword, but this time he blocked it quite reluctantly, and his body's center of gravity was almost destroyed.
As soon as Zhousuke's knife was moved away, Zhousuke returned to the original position and got ready to attack again.
Qingdeng could clearly sense that Zhou Zhu's offensive had become far more fearless and bold than before.
Biting him tightly, she kept pouring attacks like a violent storm towards him!
Only then did Qingdeng realize that his palms had been filled with cold sweat at some point, making the hilt of his bamboo sword wet.
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