In the arena a hundred years later, swordsmen often discuss this question - what is the strength of Xie Zhan, the "sword sharpener"?
Some say it's his indestructible swordsmanship, some say it's his watertight defense, some say it's his tenacity that has been sharpened by sharpening his sword for decades, and some say it's his unwavering will...
Later generations of swordsman masters could not give a standard answer, because they believed that they could not replicate the miracle created by Xie Zhan.
Now Xie Zhan can't give a standard answer, because he himself is just an ordinary swordsman who has just entered the world, and is not yet the "sword sharpener" who later became famous all over the world.
But these qualities that were talked about later had already begun to take shape in Xie Zhan.
This is his first battle since joining the world, and it is also a battle to test his achievements.
Although this statement is a bit unpleasant, for Xie Zhan, the presence of senior sister Long Qing'er is a burden to him. The swordsmanship he learned from the old Long Swordsman is different from Long Qing'er and different from all other Longshou Mountain disciples. no the same.
It is a swordsmanship that cannot be accelerated through any shortcuts or talents, and can only be mastered through brutal hard work day after day. It is a swordsmanship that is most suitable for Xie Zhan.
Although Xie Zhan has not yet fully mastered this swordsmanship, and although his innate talent and strength are slightly lacking, he makes up for his shortcomings with an almost self-mutilating method and an incredible number of sword swings.
Gathering sand into a tower, gathering armpits into fur, quantitative change - ultimately triggering qualitative change.
The Longshou Mountain School is consistent.
Xie Zhan's figure rioted, and the "sword" without the cloth sheath pierced Miao Cong's internal organs with astonishing momentum. Miao Cong, who was famous for his fists, kicks and body skills, was instantly killed by the sword before he could react!
"Are you going to be so exaggerated..." The handsome young man hiding behind Wang Hong was already stunned. He saw with his own eyes that a sword passed through Miao Cong's chest and out of the back, and a huge bloody hole was exposed on the torso of his body. There is a hole in which the internal organs are ground into a pulp, and you can almost see the other side through this hole.
"It's true energy..." Wang Hong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and explained to the young master beside him: "Although the amount of energy is very thin, it is enough to wrap around his sword. He can actually master the sword." The technique of rotating the true energy around the sword like a whirlwind..."
Not only the two people on the opposite side, but also Xie Zhan who thrust out the sword seemed a little surprised. He really never thought that his move could be so powerful - in fact, his original intention was to use this sword to make With Miao Cong's actions, he didn't expect that the other party would be disemboweled before he even had time to react.
"It seems that I still underestimated my level a bit..." Xie Zhan suddenly said this, frightening the two people standing opposite.
In fact, it is not difficult to think that the object of Xie Zhan's sword training is not people at all, but Longshou Mountain, and the only person on Longshou Mountain who can be his sparring partner is his master, Old Long Swordsman, who was in the martial arts world ten years ago. The man known as the "Black Dragon Sword Master".
Through this subtle training, Xie Zhan has already achieved swordsmanship that far exceeds the level of his peers - in other words, he is much stronger than he thought.
"Uh, Second Young Master, I'm sorry, I'll go first." Wang Hong suddenly turned around and bowed to Gao Lin, then took a step forward and said to Xie Zhan, "Young Master, your target today must be Gao Lin alone. , then I will take my leave first."
After that, Wang Hong just wanted to go out the door, but Xie Zhan's sword hit Wang Hong's neck: "You go back too."
What a Wang Hong, even when his throat was pointed by the sword, he didn't hesitate a step. Instead, he yelled at Gao Lin who was stunned: "Second Young Master, leave quickly!"
Gao Lin's mind also came back, and he turned around and ran towards the window. Although Xie Zhan knew what Wang Hong had in mind, Gao Lin was the main target of the Eternal Life Alliance, so he didn't care about the old man at this time. He stretched out his hand to chop him down with his sword and went after Gao Lin. Although Wang Hong had He took a blow, but managed to hold on and rushed out of the room.
Xie Zhan hit Gao Lin on the back of the neck with the hilt of his sword and knocked him unconscious. Just as he was about to go out and catch Wang Hong back, he saw a big hand coming in from outside the door and throwing Wang Hong in.
"Brother Xue!" Xie Zhan recognized that the big rough hand belonged to the Stove Lord.
Xue Yan leaned into the private room: "It seems that things are going well here..."
The person who followed Xue Yan in was Guan Lingxiao, the young leader of the Eternal Life Alliance. He did not tell anyone what happened between him and the Blood Bat King. He just told everyone, "I killed him."
Guan Lingxiao saw Xie Zhan at the first glance. After scanning around, his eyes rested on Xie Zhan's sword: "What a sword."
Xie Zhan's sword was not forged from any heavenly material or earthly treasure. It was just made by an ordinary blacksmith in an ordinary village under Longshou Mountain using the most ordinary materials. And the name of this sword couldn't be simpler. ——"A sword", it is just a sword.
What Guan Lingxiao praised was not the sword, but the person holding the sword.
In the middle of the night, at the Changsheng League station in Haiyin County, Guan Lingxiao and Xue Yan were having a drink in the back hall.
"Young leader, are you the one who arranged the thieves who robbed Gao Mansion tonight?" Halfway through the drink, Xue Yan finally asked - in fact, Xue Yan felt something was wrong from the beginning. All the arrangements made by Guan Lingxiao showed that He knew everything about what was going on in Gaofu tonight.
"It seems that I... really chose the right person today." Guan Lingxiao put down the wine glass in his hand. "What a great Mr. Xue Zao!"
Even if his plan was exposed in person, Guan Lingxiao did not defend or refute, which made Xue Yan not know how to continue.
"I'm very happy that you can say it." Guan Lingxiao nodded towards Xue Zaojun.
"Why did you say that?" Even someone as smart as Xue Yan was stifled by Guan Lingxiao's way of talking.
"Because there are many people who have seen this - but only you, Zao Lord Xue Yan, have spoken out."
"Is this a good thing?"
"It's a good thing."
Seeing that Xue Yan was still about to speak, Guan Lingxiao interrupted him unceremoniously: "I know what you want to say, but if the person in my position were replaced by my father, or any five-year-old except you, All the sacrificial leaders would do this, but you, Mr. Xue Zao, would not do it."
Xue Yan pondered for a moment, then nodded and affirmed in a low voice: "That's right."
"But I still don't understand why it has to be done this way."
"Because the Eternal Life Alliance cannot only have face, but also has dignity." How could Guan Lingxiao not know what Xue Yan was thinking? Although Xue Yan is ruthless and evil, his "Tao" is surprisingly upright, which is why he joins the Changsheng Alliance from a cook who is independent and has good kung fu - he believes that the Changsheng Alliance is also " Right”.
"I am that Lizi." The Young Alliance Leader said word by word, "It is not enough to just have someone who shows up and does big things, you also need someone who does the dirty work, and I - I am the person who does the dirty work."
"You must know better than me how hypocritical Song Guichao is," Guan Lingxiao said softly.
"That's your father after all..." Xue Yan frowned, and the blood vessels on the side of his skull were bulging. He knew that the relationship between father and son had never been good, but he never expected that Guan Lingxiao could be so direct.
The young alliance leader didn't pay any attention to what Mr. Xue Zao said and continued on: "A man who is so cautious that he doesn't even dare to take his own son's surname. A man who sends his own son to monitor his most capable subordinates. , a person who claims to be righteous but turns a blind eye to many evil people like the Blood Bat King. He does great things but cherishes his life, and sees small gains and forgets his life. I don’t know if he is old or has changed... but you want to count on him. If I can take you and the Eternal Life Alliance to achieve 'justice', then it's obviously useless."
"A bully beats up a common man, and you have four choices: help the common man, help the bully, slap fifty bucks on each side, or pretend not to see it, but in fact there are only two positions, because the latter three are all 'helping the bully'. "After that, Guan Lingxiao lifted up two heads from under the table, one of which belonged to the Blood Bat King, and the other, although slightly shriveled, was obviously recognized by Xue Yan. "I'm different from him. I can do things that he hasn't done."
"Gao Xia?" Mr. Xue Zao shouted, "You have already killed him..."
"Yeah... it probably happened a few days ago." Guan Lingxiao slowly picked up a chopstick and put it into his mouth, "Now the captain of Haiyin County is still Gao Xia in name, but in fact he has been replaced."
"Then why do you still..."
The young leader raised a fist and raised a finger after giving a reason: "First, there are no good people in the Gao family. Death will benefit the people, but the eldest daughter-in-law and Gao Lao who were newly married into the Gao family Third, there is nothing wrong with this child, so I let them go. Second, I want to see how strong the disciple of the former 'Black Dragon Sword Master' who was born in Longshou Mountain you mentioned in your letter is. Third , I want to see what attitude Pei Yuan and you guys will have towards this matter..."
"In the end, I was the only one who said it, right?" Xue Yan looked into the young leader's eyes and said.
"Yes, you are the only one at the moment, but I guess you will be the only one in the future..." Guan Lingxiao smiled, "Everyone has different reasons for joining the Eternal Life Alliance, but only you are the simplest and purest, so there is only one You will tell."
"I admit that what you said makes sense, but have you ever thought that if someone exposes you for doing this, the reputation of the Eternal Life Alliance will be tarnished..."
"Lu Hong is my friend."
At this moment, Xue Yan suddenly realized that it was like being struck by lightning - he recalled that from the beginning, the so-called "Lu County Governor and Gao County Lieutenant were fighting for power" came from the mouth of the young alliance leader, and it was not Lu Hong who wanted to kill Gao Xia at all. The meaning is actually what Guan Lingxiao meant.
"The evil-doing Gao family has been destroyed, and it's too late for the people to be happy. No one cares about who did it or how it was done. And even if one day I am found out about using the Blood Bat King - I still have his The head as evidence." Guan Lingxiao clenched his fists, "I killed two birds with one stone and eliminated Gao Xia and the Blood Bat King. If someone makes it public, it will further enhance my reputation..."
"The Everlasting Alliance has long since lost its former glory under Song Guichao, and he will abdicate sooner or later. By then it will be too late to make changes."
"Mirage is his starting point, and Haiyin is mine."
