The changes in front of us exceeded everyone's expectations.
First, Yamada cut off the knife without mercy even though the winner had been determined, vowing to take Akane Koyama's life. But at this critical moment, no one knew why Zhang Heng suddenly appeared in front of Akane Koyama. The latter blocked the fatal blow.
Takeuchi let out a light sigh, and his originally dull eyes lit up.
Even he had to admit that Yamada's layout this time was quite successful. He guided Akane Koyama into his trap step by step, and finally showed his fangs in search of a killing opportunity. Unfortunately, he fell short when he launched it. .
It was not easy for the ronin on the opposite side to stop this knife. First of all, his movements had to be fast enough. If it was too late, he would have to collect Akane Koyama's body. But speed is useless. Yamada's last two knife movements were very coherent. If It was an impromptu attempt to save people, and no matter how fast he acted, it was too late. Therefore, he needed to see through Yamada's intentions in advance and prepare early, just like himself, so that he could save people at the last moment.
Takeuchi thought for a moment and seemed to have some impression. Zhang Heng seemed to have taken half a step forward when Yamada launched his final attack.
Don't underestimate this half step, because for Xiaoshan Akane, this half step means the difference between life and death.
Xiaoshan Qian did not expect that Zhang Heng would stand up for her at this time.
Last night at the market, the other party was very silent when faced with the drunken Shanshida. Although he also had a weapon on his waist, he had no intention of stopping the other party's evil deeds. This also made Akane Koyama mistakenly think that Zhang Hengda was brave. A little afraid of things.
However, after learning that Zhang Heng had traveled to Western countries, her view changed to a certain extent. She thought that Zhang Heng was the kind of person who valued culture over martial arts. The samurai in the Edo period were originally capable of culture and martial arts, because you don't You may expect some illiterate guys to rule and govern the territory (not to mention that the literacy rate of Japanese citizens at this time has actually exceeded that of many Western countries).
Nowadays, in troubled times, people with lofty ideals are looking for strategies to save the country and survive. Some people use swords, while others use pens. In Akane Koyama's opinion, there is no distinction between the two.
But then Zhang Heng came to the dojo to find her again, saying that the purpose of coming to Kyoto was to meet the world's top players. Akane Koyama felt that Zhang Heng was a guy who liked to brag and didn't have a clear understanding of his own position.
I just don't know if this guy is just trying to satisfy his cravings, or if he really plans to find a dojo and be beaten at his door.
Before Akane Oyama could find the answer to this question, people from the Choshu clan came knocking on her door. Then she was forced to compete with Yamada. She also saw the killing intent in the latter's eyes and thought that she was going to die today, but she didn't. Thinking that when his life was hanging by a thread, he was saved by this guy who didn't look very reliable.
This guy didn't dare to take action when he faced three enemies before. Now five people came to the opposite side at once, but he stood up uncharacteristically. Could it be that he just measured the gap between the enemy and ourselves based on the number of heads? Do you include the children in the dojo who are still laying the foundation?
While Akane Koyama was still puzzled, Yamada had already spoken angrily, "It's about the honor of the Choshu clan warriors. This is a competition between Oishi Kamikage-ryu and Koyama Akishin-ryu. You Who do you think you are, and what qualifications do you have to intervene?"
"Oh, I just stayed here." Although the guy opposite had a bad attitude, Zhang Heng still said truthfully.
"What, is he a diner under the sect? Does that mean he is also a member of the dojo?" Yamada snorted coldly.
Zhang Heng knew that the other party had misunderstood something, but before he could explain, he saw Yamada's face darken again, "I came just in time. Since you are from the dojo, you are also responsible for this woman's insult to the warriors of the Choshu clan. Well, if that’s the case, then you should be aware of it and pay for it with your life!”
"Wait a minute," Akane Oyama got up from the ground, covering her injured right hand, and said to Yamada, "It's none of his business, your opponent is me."
"That's a long way to go, don't worry, none of you can escape today!" The carefully prepared plan was ruined, and Yamada was in a bad mood now. He simply broke up and didn't want to talk anymore, and directly raised the knife in his hand. .
"It doesn't matter!" Zhang Heng gave Koyama Akane a look and asked the latter to step back. Then he looked at Yamada opposite and said calmly, "I am different from this lady. My sword skills are for killing people. Once they are unsheathed, I’m afraid it’s rare for you to die a happy death. There’s a huge gap between you and me. Now that you’ve won the victory you wanted and yesterday’s grudges have been settled, why don’t we all take a step back?”
"What a loud tone!" Yamada looked up and laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, "Even the owner of your dojo was defeated by me. How dare you, a diner, say such big words? ," he suddenly stopped laughing, looked straight into Zhang Heng's eyes, and said word by word, "I hope your sword skills are half as good as your mouth, otherwise you may not even be able to use my ten moves. I can’t hold it.”
Zhang Heng shook his head, "Ten moves are too many. Three moves are enough to defeat you."
Although Zhang Heng has never fought against Yamada, he has seen him take action twice before, and has a certain understanding of the so-called Oishi Shenying style. At the same time, he has also observed some of Yamada's shooting habits and routines.
When Akane Koyama and Yamada were fighting, Zhang Heng had nothing to do and inserted himself into the battle. He briefly thought about how to defeat Yamada in the fastest way. Three moves was a relatively honest number he calculated.
But Yamada obviously didn't think so. He just felt that the guy opposite had been trying to use words to anger him.
This can be regarded as a strategy to deal with the enemy, but after all, it is a small trick used by the weak to reduce the gap between the strong and the strong. It has no effect in the face of absolute strength.
As long as he doesn't get fooled, calms down, and uses all his strength, the other party won't have any chance.
Yamada himself did exactly this. He put all Zhang Heng's annoying words behind him and rushed towards him with his sword raised. He adjusted his energy and spirit to the best condition while running, and even swung out It wasn't the best strike in his career, but it wasn't far from it. He believed that even if Oishi Shinzune was here, he would definitely praise him when he saw this strike.
On the other hand, Zhang Heng was still standing where he was, not even showing a hand gesture. This also made Akane Koyama on the side couldn't help but worry about him. It wasn't until Yamada ran in front of him that Zhang Heng finally moved, his There is nothing fancy in his hands, he just simply raises his sword to greet him.
A cunning look flashed in Yamada's eyes. He was waiting for Zhang Heng to do this, but the knife suddenly changed halfway through the cut. Yamada changed it from chopping to cutting, and the target was Zhang Heng's neck. If he was struck by this blow, If it is cut hard, Zhang Heng's head may not be saved.
The onlookers Matsuo and others let out an exclamation. As a kind of salted fish, they obviously didn't expect that a simple downward cut could produce such a change. However, Zhang Heng reacted quickly and immediately changed the horizontal sword to a vertical sword. Yamada saw this. He couldn't help but shout in his heart, he rarely saw people who could practice sword skills faster than him.
Unfortunately, it was of no use, because he took the initiative and got a good position. Even if the two swords met again, he could still use his sudden attack to stab Zhang Heng in the chest.
But the next moment, he heard Zhang Heng say calmly, "Three moves."
Then the sword flashed, blood spattered everywhere, and his left hand holding the sword flew up.
