Governor's Mansion.
A shirtless man is practicing sword practice.
The muscles on his body were gnarled, giving him a strong sense of strength.
And there are many long and narrow scars on the body, all marks of swords.
But the strange thing is that all the scars are on the man's front, but there is no scar on the man's back.
This man is the second master of the Yagyu family, and he is said to be the most promising man to become the second Yagyu Wuji - Yagyu Ichibei! !
Ichibei Yagyu holds a sharp blade and his eyes are as sharp as an eagle.
The little finger and ring finger of his left hand hold the end of the handle of the knife, and the little finger and ring finger of his right hand also hold the upper end of the handle under the guard of the knife.
This is the middle position of holding the sword, Yagyu Ichibei’s favorite and most accustomed holding posture.
It is required that the tiger's mouth of the left and right hands should be kept in a straight line with the knife, and the knife handle should be pressed from top to bottom to fix the direction.
The palms of both hands are pressed against each other, giving a feeling of twisting force.
In this way, you can hold the knife in your hand tightly.
Yagyu Ichibei's right foot is in front, and the toe of his left toe and the heel of his right foot are in a horizontal line. Keep your right foot firmly planted and your left heel slightly off the ground.
Suddenly, it appeared like thunder.
Yagyu Ichibei dashed with an arrow, and at the same time the sharp blade in his hand pierced the air.
"Bah~!"
The sharp sound of tearing the air was like the sound of cracking brocade silk.
"Thrust!"
Then the blade of the sword turned, and the force of the wrist was turned into a left horizontal slash.
The body moves with the knife, and the knife blade slashes diagonally from the lower left to the upper right. When the attack reaches the highest point, follow the trend and slash downward with the head, paying attention to the strength of the whole body.
"Cut left!"
"Tang Zhu!"
Next, various basic slashing movements were performed one by one by Yagyu Ichibei.
There is no fixed order, but can be combined and switched at will.
Tangzhu, cassock cut, reverse cassock, left pheasant, right pheasant, left cut up, right cut up, headwind, thrust.
It was obviously just the most basic slashing attack, but in the hands of Yagyu Ichibei, it seemed to become the most superior swordsmanship attack.
The blade is cold and the blade is bright.
Under the sunlight, only a cold white thin line can be seen dancing like a stream of light.
Because the speed is too fast, the blade cannot be seen clearly.
After a while, Yagyu Ichibei stopped swinging his sword.
Large beads of sweat appeared on his body, sliding down along the texture of his muscles, and glistening under the reflection of the light.
Yagyu Ichibei adjusted his aura.
The Dantian breathing method is used.
That is to use the lifting and lowering of the intra-abdominal diaphragm to breathe.
When inhaling, check that the diaphragm drops and the center of gravity moves downward, then the body will be stable. At the same time, it can moderately compress the five internal organs, causing the liver and spleen to transport more blood to the heart, allowing the brain to be replenished with fresh blood in a timely manner, making the central nervous system active, and moderately inhibiting the autonomic nervous activity of the diencephalon to maintain the communication between the brain and diencephalon. balance.
Yagyu Ichibei lowered his body slightly, and his inner energy slowly poured into the weapon in his hand under his control.
"[Secret Sword: Moon Shadow]!!"
"Keng!"
Accompanied by a clear knife cry.
A flash of cold white arc light shot out.
"Crack!"
A stone table was instantly split into two by a sharp knife, and the cut was as smooth as a mirror.
"Huh~~"
Yagyu Ichibei looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction.
"The sword energy just now was refined again."
"I am closer to the realm of the Great Elder!"
"but……"
Yagyu Ichibei's eyes suddenly showed a look of unruliness.
"My ambition...is not just to be the second best in Yagyu Wuji..."
"Strongest, these two words are worthy of the name Yagyu Ichibei!!"
After calming down for a while.
Ichibei Yagyu picked up the clothes hanging nearby, put them on and headed towards his room.
But his way was blocked by a subordinate.
"What's the matter? Takeshita-kun."
"Lord Yagyu, I have your letter."
The tone of the Japanese man known as Takeshita-kun seems a bit strange.
"My letter?!"
After Yagyu Ichibei took it, he saw that there was nothing written on the envelope except the words "Yagyu Ichibei".
"Who sent it?"
"Lord Yagyu, I have your letter."
Takeshita-kun didn't seem to hear it and continued to say these words with a mechanical tone.
At this moment, Yagyu Ichibei noticed something unusual.
Holding the letter in his hand, he observed Takeshita-kun and found that although his movements seemed normal, his eyes were dull and his expression was completely gone, as if he was a walking corpse.
A guess flashed through Yagyu Ichibei's mind and he asked again: "Takeshita-kun, where have you been today?"
Takeshita-kun: "Lord Yagyu, I have your letter."
"Hmph, the art of enchantment!!"
At this moment, Yagyu Ichibei is still unsure!
"Treachery!!"
"I want to see who is so bold as to tease me!?!"
Ichibei Yagyu knocked out Takeshita-kun with a sword, then rubbed his hands and the envelope shattered.
"I'll be waiting for you on Tongjun Mountain this evening."
There are only eight short words, which seems to be meaningless.
But besides the letter paper, there is something else.
It was an exquisite sword.
It is square and bronze in color, with a tiger engraved on it.
The tiger is ferocious and ferocious, and its tail wraps around the sword.
Turning the hand over, the back of the sword is engraved with curves to express the water of a small river, and the old trunks and branches welcome the light and withstand the slanting wind and rain.
Yagyu Ichibei's eyes suddenly shrank, and an astonishing evil energy erupted from his eyes.
"Baga~!"
He recognized it as the tandem on the sword belonging to his younger brother, Yagyu Erbei.
This is the sword made by his younger brother himself.
Even though the saber has been replaced many times, this sword has never been replaced.
In this situation, his brother may have fallen into the enemy's hands, and his life or death is uncertain.
Yagyu Ichibei held the sword tightly and spoke in a cold tone.
"You little thief, how dare you provoke our Yagyu family!!"
"Someone is coming..."
"Hai!"
…………
Tongjun Mountain.
It is located at the confluence of Fuchun River and Tianmu River, standing beside the river.
Tongjun Mountain is not very high, only about fifty or sixty meters.
This mountain is intertwined by two rivers, with an abrupt peak, a clear blue pond, lush forests, and shade from tall bamboos.
Behind you are deep valleys and rolling mountains, in front of you are the endless wilderness, with a mighty river beneath your feet. The terrain is both dangerous and beautiful.
But now this beautiful environment has a chilling air.
The whole forest seemed quiet.
Siwang Pavilion.
Below is the abyss, and to the west is the end of the Fuchun River.
Yagyu Ichibei is sitting here.
His sword "Long Light" was placed flat on his knees.
Even if he is waiting for the enemy, Yagyu Ichibei is still practicing "Blade Zen".
Before facing the enemy, you must be calm and have no distracting thoughts.
He's certainly not here alone.
People belonging to his Yagyu family have been ambushing on various roadsides, carrying knives and guns.
He didn't tell Lu Yongxiang about this.
In his opinion, this is a matter that belongs to the Yagyu family and does not require anyone else's intervention.
wind,
There seemed to be a slight blow.
Yagyu Ichibei raised his eyes and looked into the distance: "Here he comes."
A dark shadow gradually approached in the distance.
Accompanying the afterglow, stepping on the wind, stepping on the leaves,
as well as,
Carrying a knife...
