In the blink of an eye, the two of them had exchanged more than a dozen knives, and Akane Koyama also took five steps back. Although Akane Koyama still had no fear on her face, the worry in Chiyo's eyes became stronger and stronger. She looked around as if asking for help. People, but most of them were unarmed civilians. Even if they wanted to help, they could not do anything, so her eyes finally fell on Zhang Heng, the ronin.
However, Zhang Heng was indifferent.
Zhang Heng could tell that there were at most ten moves left, and Yamada was about to be defeated. Because he couldn't attack for a long time, he had become more and more impatient. Maybe he felt that it was unseemly to be unable to defeat a female streamer for so long, but the person who used the sharp knife The most taboo thing is being anxious and restless. His shooting movements have shown signs of deformation. To explain it in game terms, although his apm (operations per minute) is increasing, his eapm (effective operations per minute) is not. Instead of rising, it falls.
Naturally, Zhang Heng would not meddle in other people's business at this time, so he ignored Chiyo's look for help and just stood there and watched Matsuo and Takahashi.
In fact, although Akane Koyama and Yamada are not as good as him in swordsmanship, the battle between the two is not without merit. Although Japanese swordsmanship appeared relatively late, Tai Dao was also inspired by Tang Dao ( But in fact, the two processes are different. The Tang Dao uses high-temperature carbon removal technology and then carburizes at the end of forging. Japan lacks high-quality coal and can only smelt it at low temperature. But the trouble is that the Tang Dao forging technology was lost. During the Song and Ming Dynasties, On the contrary, the quality of the Dai Dao has declined, and the Tang Dao is thicker and thicker, while the Tai Dao is more slender, of course this is all a story later).
Talking about swordsmanship, in fact, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, flower gardeners and scholars also had to practice martial arts. Among the so-called gentleman's six arts are imperialism and archery. When people traveled around the world, they just talked about fists when they couldn't make sense. But later, it was just for the convenience of various dynasties. During the rule of each generation, there were only Confucian scholars but no scholars, and the six arts of the gentleman became the gentleman who talks but does not do anything. On the other hand, in Japan, because of the prevalence of samurai culture, samurai are part of the ruling class, and the enthusiasm for practicing martial arts among the people has always been very high. He was high and willing to work hard to hone his sword skills, so before the abolishment of the sword order, there were many dojos across the country, and various schools of sword skills flourished.
Each of these schools has its own characteristics, or its own way. These ways may not all be correct, but it is indeed a very new thing for Zhang Heng. The reference value is not yet easy to evaluate, but Zhang Heng has now developed a view of the swordsmanship of each school. thoughts.
Crimson Sword once said that the dungeons in each round are generated based on the characteristics of the players.
Therefore, there is obviously a reason why Zhang Heng entered the dungeon of Bakumatsu Kyoto. Now he can feel that he has gained something from watching Yamada and Akane Koyama fight. Although it is only a little gain, even a little gain is still a little gain for him who has not improved in a long time. It is extremely precious, and the current situation in Kyoto, where masters from all walks of life gather together, also indirectly provides him with more opportunities for improvement.
Zhang Heng was thinking about where to start, but on the other side, Yamada and Akane Koyama had already decided the winner.
Akane Koyama took advantage of Yamada's rush to attack, and when Yoshino had no time to retract her last stabbing move, she finally changed her previous defensive stance and struck Yamada's knife-holding hand with a knife. The latter could only let go in pain. The sword in hand.
Koyama Akane did not pursue, but said, "You are defeated."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I lose!" Yamada became angry. Although he lost his sword, he still had a wakizashi at his waist. Except for those who practiced the two-sword style, samurai in the Edo period generally only lost their master. The backup wakizashi will be used after fighting a tachi or fighting a sword.
And Yamada is now ready to take out the wakizashi from his waist and fight Koyama Akane again. He was defeated in this battle a bit cowardly. The opponent's strength was obviously not as good as his, but he was knocked off his weapon because he was drunk. He also elevated this battle to a level that was related to the honor of the warriors of the Choshu Domain, so he had to win.
But Akane Koyama had already put away the wooden sword, shook her head and said, "No fighting, I was just here to save people. If you really want to compete, you can go to the dojo to find me, I will accompany you at any time." After a pause, she added , "And now you are holding a weapon, and I only have a wooden sword. This is too unfair."
Yamada almost fainted from her last words. The hateful woman opposite actually had the nerve to talk about fairness. If he hadn't drunk too much tonight, it would have been three, no, two Xiaoshan Akane. Cut to the ground.
Yamada felt a surge of heat rushing to his head, and he almost suffered a cerebral hemorrhage from the anger. Hot steam was coming out of his nostrils, but the next moment his arms were held by someone. It was Matsuo and Takahashi. When they saw Yamada lost his weapon and finally dared to step forward to persuade him.
"My friend is drunk today, so this battle will not count. We must go to your dojo some other day to learn some tricks." Matsuo shouted, putting down his harsh words, and then the three of them fled before the patrols arrived.
When Akane Koyama heard this, she didn't stop her. She just bent down and picked up the tuna that had been placed on the ground. Then she walked up to Chiyo and her friends and asked, "Are you okay?"
The two little girls shook their heads, and after thanking Koyama Akane, they bent down to pick up the grilled eel skewers that fell on the ground. They were both children of fishermen and craftsmen, and had learned to be diligent and thrifty at a young age. These eels Although the skewers fall on the floor and cannot be sold, you can still eat them yourself after washing them.
Zhang Heng didn't know if it was his imagination. Xiaoshan Qian seemed to glance at him, then touched his pocket, took out about fifteen cents from it, handed it to the two little girls in front of him, and said apologetically , "I went out in a hurry today, so I only brought this money, but I can make up for your losses to some extent."
Chiyo and her companions did not take the money. Their survival from Yamada's knife was all thanks to Akane Koyama, their savior. They were worried about how to repay the benefactor in front of them, and it was impossible to take the other's money again.
Then Xiaoshan Akane looked at Zhang Heng again. This time the latter was sure that the female swordsman from Xiaoshan Dojo was indeed looking at him. Then Zhang Heng heard Xiaoshan Akane mutter again, "I almost died because of you." , you just ignore it and don’t even want to give me some money.”
Xiaoshanqian spoke in a low voice, just enough for Zhang Heng to hear, but at the same time, she did not let the latter hear too clearly. By the time Zhang Heng realized what she had said, Xiaoshanqian had already touched the two little girls. The head turned and left.
Zhang Heng was dumbfounded, but neither of them knew at that time that this was not the last time they met. In fact, not long after that, the two met again.
