Chapter Ninety-Two: The Ceremony of Accepting Disciples in the Sect
"Yuanhe, you're not injured, are you?" The game was over, Nanda Masako rushed over, grabbed Yanagi Yuanhe's arm, carefully and carefully, looking her son up and down, she was really scared to death just now, looking at it from the angle of her seat, it seemed that her son was about to be stabbed to death by an opponent just now.
Although Yanagi Motokazu had performed all kinds of miracles in front of his mother, but at the moment when Masako Minamida saw his son fall into danger with his own eyes just now, where did he still remember how powerful his son was?
However, at that moment, maybe his son could still resist it, but when he heard his own exclamation, he turned his head around, and at that time, Masako Nanda wanted to die.
Fortunately, his son is really extraordinary in swordsmanship, even if this is already a desperate situation in the eyes of Nanda Masako, he just strokes twice and dealt with it lightly, but, even so, Nanda Masako still felt afraid.
"Yuanhe, I'm scared to death my mother, my mother won't be able to watch you play on the spot in the future, it's too scary. Masako Nanda decided that in the future, she would still watch the live broadcast at home, or even watch the video.
It's okay to be scared, if you let your son be distracted in the ring like today, if there is a good one, you won't regret dying!
"Well, Mom, you don't have to worry so much, my son is very strong, there will be no problem. β
"Forget it, Yuanhe, Mom should watch it at home, my heart really can't stand it. β
"Yuanhe, don't talk about your mother, even your father has a little heartache, next time we don't come to the scene, in case it's like today, it won't be good if it affects your game." Yanagi and Shima supported his wife, although he had already been mentally prepared, but watching his son in the ring, he found that his psychological preparation and the feeling of watching the battle on the spot were completely different.
If it weren't for the fact that he was barely calm and grabbed his wife, who wanted to rush out, I don't know what things would have turned out of.
He also agrees with his wife's decision, martial arts is definitely not a competition between students, some time ago, his son participated in the Tokyo Metropolitan Junior High School Kendo Award, everyone looked relaxed and relieved, and was in a happy mood, but it was wearing protective gear and holding a bamboo sword, which can be said to be foolproof.
Today, at the scene, the two sides are all real swords and guns, and the lethality is amazing when you look at it, but the son is wearing a kendo uniform, which looks like it is not as good as participating in the Tokyo Metropolitan Junior High School Kendo Award, and the protective gear worn has protective power!
Of course, Yagyu Kazushima and Masako Minamida actually knew the amazing defense of their son's kendo suit, and before participating in the competition, his son had introduced them to them, and in terms of defense alone, this thin-looking kendo suit was more than ordinary body armor.
However, knowing is knowing, just like ordinary people know that they are wearing body armor and can block bullets, but who has nothing to do and let others shoot themselves twice?
When the two of them watched at the scene, when they saw their son in danger, how could they still remember the protective power of this kendo uniform? The first thought was that my son was in danger! At that moment just now, Yanagi Kazushima found that he was the same as his wife, and even though he knew that his son's force had reached the inhuman level, he couldn't help but worry when he saw his son competing at the scene.
"I'm sorry, Mom and Dad, for worrying you. Liu Shengyuanhe looked at his mother's bloodless face until now, and felt a little guilty in his heart, he lowered his head and said in a low voice.
"It's okay, it's okay, Yuanhe, but you have to be careful and careful in the next game, don't get hurt. Yanagi and Shima patted their son's shoulder, the game was over, of course Yanagi and Shima were relieved, their son's swordsmanship, he had seen it with his own eyes, in fact, there should be nothing to worry about, but at that time, the nervousness made him forget how powerful his son's swordsmanship was.
My son is taller than himself now, time flies so fast, a little baby back then, in the blink of an eye, has grown so tall that he can compete with the world's martial arts masters.
Yanagi Kazushima seemed to see Yanagi Yuanhe, who was still four years old, and heard himself say that he was a descendant of the sword saint Yanagi, so he happily held a small branch and looked serious in the house hey, ha, hey, ha, and tried to chop.
At that time, although the life of the family had improved a lot, the house was not big, and Yuanhe's height was just more than the height of the second son's cradle floor, and his wife was busy at home all day long, just to take care of the two children.
These past events seem to be still in front of him, and in a blink of an eye, his son is so old, standing in front of him, he is about to bow his head slightly and talk to himself.
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In the blink of an eye, a week passed, and in this week, Yanagi Yuanhe completed two more qualifiers, which can be regarded as a ticket to participate in the official competition of the Martial Spirit Duel. Of course, in these two games, Yagyu Kazushima and Masako Minamida did not come to the scene to cheer him on.
They just waited at home, waiting for Yanagi to come back and describe the game to everyone. (Qualifiers will not be live, only a few will be selected, and the most exciting matches will be videotaped.) οΌ
However, the process of these two games was really lackluster. Liu Shengyuan and the opponents he met can basically be classified as the kind of martial artist who has two strokes, but is far from being a good hand, these people are not small in courage, just so capable, they actually dare to participate in the martial soul duel, which requires the signing of life and death documents.
Mom and Sakura were a little dissatisfied with the process of the game that Yanagi and the others had told them after returning home, because when he went home to summarize the game, he only had one sentence: "How dare you come to participate in the Martial Spirit Duel at such a poor level?"
As for asking Yanagi what stunts he used to defeat his opponent in the game, Yanagi Motowa said that he hadn't had a chance to use any stunts, and the game was over.
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"Yanagi-kun, your martial soul final qualifier is over, right?" The person who called was the first-class Aoki Yukimi sect master.
"It's over, Sect Master, what's the matter?" When the call came, Liu Shengyuan and he was reviewing the textbook, and the difference in the level of the players in the qualifiers made him a little unrefreshed by the official competition.
"That's right, the disciple candidates you asked for have been selected, and recently we are preparing to open a sect hall and hold an apprenticeship ceremony for you!"
"Ah, has the candidate been decided?" Unconsciously, Yanagi Yuanhe found that he was also the one who was going to open the door to accept the apprentices.
"Most of them are people with first-class hearts, and there are a few registered disciples who are recommended candidates for exchange by other schools, which is a habit of our modern kendo school. I heard that you are going to accept apprentices, and many swordsmen have recommended candidates to come over, but I didn't expect Liu Shengjun to have such a great influence! These registered disciples only have the right to observe, and they are not qualified to ask questions, but if Liu Shengjun is in a good mood, he can also watch them on demand. β
"How do you arrange the timing?"
"Of course, according to Yanagi-kun, it is up to you to decide when the ceremony will be held. β
"Then this weekend, don't drag it out, I still have the final exam and the official competition of the martial soul duel. β
A high-end apartment building in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, over the weekend.
Chiyoda District is one of the most elite districts in Tokyo, Japan, and Yanagi Moto's home is in Chiyoda District, with a family area of more than 500 square meters, which costs 1.5 billion yen, which shows the high housing prices here.
And this high-end apartment building, the whole building is a first-class property. The exterior of this building is no different from other apartment buildings, but the interior is decorated in an antique (Japanese style, of course), the entire floor of the ground floor is opened, and there are rockery fish ponds, and the seven-meter-high ceiling is painted with blue sky and white clouds, and on the edge of the pond, small waterwheels with bamboo tubes knock on the rocks by the pond, making this place even more secluded.
With the great development of Tokyo, the original low-rise bungalows have all become high-rise buildings, especially in the elite area of Chiyoda Ward, even the first-class forces cannot resist the general trend of real estate development, so in desperation, they have to use the original land to replace it with such a high-rise apartment, and in the building, try to restore the appearance of the ancestral hall through artificial decoration.
Of course, it is not too much to say that the land here is worth every inch of land, after all, the heart is first-class and has a history of 400 years, and I don't know how much the land handed down from the original old-fashioned kendo hall is worth it. Therefore, there is no shortage of first-class money, but what is lacking is the prestige of kendo (this is the main business).
Now, Aoki Yuki's face is radiant, and for more than ten years, the pressure of his heart has been getting worse every day, all of which is on his shoulders. As a first-class sect master, it had been a long time since he had had a good night's sleep, and it was only recently that these pressures disappeared due to the addition of Yanagi Yuanhe.
Aoki Yukimi stood at the door of the sect hall to greet all the guests and friends, originally this kind of thing was just a few teachers of the first-class heart, but this time, the first-class heart was originally according to the meaning of Yanagi Motowa, and he was not going to make such a high-profile, but, under the impetus of the swordsmen of the Sword Heroes Association, the news spread more and more, and almost all the kendo schools in Tokyo knew that the first-class heart was about to rise again.
Just handing over the prayer post, there are as many as eleven swordsmen who agreed to come to watch the ceremony today, although Aoki Xingjian is the sect master, but in front of these swordsmen, he also has to stand outside the door to greet guests, which is in line with the etiquette.
Although it was a little tiring to stand outside the door to greet guests, Aoki Xingmi was extremely happy in his heart, not to mention that he was standing outside the door to greet guests, if he had to put it before, these swordsmen might not be able to invite him.
Today, it is not only a ceremony for the first-class heart to open the sect hall and the highest normal to include disciples, but also a ceremony for the first-class heart to re-enter the first class of the kendo world!
"Master Fujiwara, you are welcome to come and watch the ceremony on behalf of Yin Current!"
"Master Sasaki, welcome to come and watch the ceremony on behalf of the Flying Swallow Stream!"
"Master Hoshino and Miss Hirota, welcome the two representatives of the Tentori Excalibur Stream to come and watch the ceremony!"
"Master Miyamoto, welcome to come and watch the ceremony on behalf of the two heavens and one heart!"
"Master Shibata, welcome to the ceremony on behalf of the Shadow Stream!"
"Master Noguchi, welcome to the ceremony on behalf of the Night Wind and Snow Flow!"
"Master Nakajima, welcome to representβ"
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In short, today the Japanese kendo community can be said to be full of people, almost all the kendo schools in Tokyo have sent representatives to come, this is not that Yanagi Motokazu's face is so big, but the sword will add fuel to the fire, and the heart of the first-class thin camel is bigger than the horse, even if it has been silent for more than ten years, but in all parts of the country, and even around the world, there are still a lot of first-class kendo halls, and now, the first-class heart has once again appeared'free all the passes, the highest teacher', which can be said to be a strange thing in the kendo world.
You must know that Japanese kendo has been developed for thousands of years, and there are even schools with a long history that have lasted for thousands of years.
In such a long time, a school does not know how many secret skills have been accumulated, even if the secret skills of other schools collected are not counted, only the secret skills created by the masters of this school over the generations are also piled up, and the title of 'teacher' is also counted, each school has it, but 'free of permission is passed on', to obtain this title of swordsman, must be proficient in all the secret skills of his own genre.
The longer the kendo school is passed down, the more difficult it is to obtain a title like 'Wai Wai Chuan Chuan 'Wai Wai Chuan 'Wai Wai
Even some of Japan's most famous swordsmen, such as Megumi Oshima, have never won the title of 'Wai Wai Chuan Legend', and the history of the Tentori Divine Sword Stream is so long that even the core figures of the genre like Megumi Oshima can't tell how many secret books are in the database, let alone practice them one by one, and be proficient in all the secret techniques.
In the Japanese kendo world, only Sasaki Shinpei has the title of "free of permission" of Feiyanliu! However, Feiyanliu is almost a single lineage of the Sasaki family, and there are three or two kittens and puppies in the entire genre, so the accumulated secret skills are not too much, and it can be said that the past.
A swordsman who can be at the age of fourteen, obtain a four-hundred-year-old kendo school like the first-class heart, and be awarded the title of 'Wai Zhi Chuan Zhu', no matter what, it is worth everyone to meet, of course, if it weren't for the endorsement of the swordsman in the back, it is estimated that not many people in the kendo world believe in such a ridiculous thing.
If it is to deceive the world and steal fame, then the first-class heart will be great.
"I said President Aoki, wouldn't we be stupid like this?" Yanagi Motokazu sat in the preparation room, on a sofa swivel chair in front of the mirror, three or four people were busy around him, although Yanagi Motokazu was quite satisfied with his appearance, but obviously, in the eyes of professionals, there was still a lot of room for processing.
And on the other swivel chair next to him, sat Aoki Ema, and there was also a makeup artist who smeared on her face, of course, this treatment is not as good as Yanagi Yuanhe, after all, one is today's protagonist, and the other one can only be regarded as a supporting role, and you have to bring the word 'one'.
"Master, don't be crooked, you old man don't talk crookedly, put on makeup for half an hour, you just talked for half an hour, obviously a year younger than me, why do you talk more than my mother, why didn't you find you so verbose before?" Aoki Ema said impatiently, she was a little nervous, and the fresh master next to her kept talking, if it weren't for the fact that he was his disciple now, Aoki Ezana would have jumped up a long time ago.
"Hey, isn't that a little nervous!How did you talk to the master? I nag you should listen honestly, do you understand the dignity of the teacher and respect for the teacher?"
"Eh, wait, wait, what are you going to do?" Liu Shengyuanhe looked at the barber's movements in the mirror and hurriedly shouted. What are you doing when you don't take a clipper and take out a razor?
"Master Yanagi, I'm going to give you a haircut from an ancient swordsman!" said the barber, who was standing behind him and was picking up a razor.
"You wait, do you have any renderings? Show me first. β
The barber pulled out a magazine from his side, flipped to the relevant section, and pointed it out to him.
'I'll go!' In the picture, a beautiful man dressed in white like snow, with a katana at his waist, stands under the cherry blossom tree amid the flying cherry blossoms.
These are all normal and beautiful, but what is not normal is the head.
The front half of the beautiful swordsman's head is shaved and shiny, and it seems that the reflection can be seen in the picture, and the second half of the hair is combed into a short bun, which is really a traditional Japanese samurai hairstyle, which is unbearable to look at.
"No, resolutely not!" After Yanagi Yuanhe's repeated insistence, the barber said with great regret that Yanagi Yuanhe's aesthetics had serious problems, and he obviously couldn't understand the beauty of Japanese costume samurai! Aoki Ema next to him had already burst into laughter.
However, Liu Shengyuan's identity is different from today's, and under his repeated insistence, the barber can only trim his hairstyle slightly, without making any big moves, leaving some broken hair on his forehead and tidying up his sideburns. Anyway, after all the makeup is done, the person in the mirror really looks more energetic than usual.
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"Disciple salute!"
There are talents who specialize in presiding over this kind of ceremony, and they guide everyone to complete the apprenticeship ceremony step by step in an orderly manner.
Yanagi Yuanhe included a total of nine disciples this time, six formal disciples, and three registered disciples, among them, Aoki Ryoji and Aoki Ema were listed as the chief male and female disciples, and the other four were all selected from the inner disciples of each dojo.
According to Yanagi Yuanhe's requirements, there is one boy and one woman each over the age of thirty, and one boy and one woman each around the age of twenty, plus the Aoki siblings, who are his six official disciples.
And the three registered disciples are all disciples who have been commissioned by colleagues in the Sword Heroes Association, namely a junior of Sasaki Shinpei, Sasaki Heng, who is only thirteen years old this year, and the other is a kendo master of the Metropolitan Police Department, Ohno, who is a disciple of the sword master Amano Mingfeng, and he is almost thirty years old this year. The last one was recommended by Kazuko Hirota, an inner disciple of the Tentori Divine Sword Stream, and a niece of the Oshima Keiichi line, Oshima Chaoyun, who is just in his early twenties this year.
In this way, Yanagi Yuanhe's disciples covered a sample of men and women from thirteen to thirty-five years old, and it can be regarded as meeting his original wish, as for the problem that the sample may not be enough, anyway, no matter how many people there are, he doesn't have the energy to guide and teach them one by one, so this is not a disadvantage.
After the formal apprenticeship ceremony, it is the time for everyone to communicate casually, the swordsmen who come to watch the ceremony gather in groups to chat, anyway, the whole floor is opened, the place is very large, in the patchwork of artificial scenery, there are sofas, benches and coffee tables everywhere, you can sit and chat.
A slender middle-aged man walked up to Yanagi Yuanhe's side and said hello: "Master Yanagi, hello, under is Noguchi Masa, who is frightened by the night wind and snow, and there is a secret sword under it that I can't figure it out, and it just so happens that there is also this way of swordsmanship in the first-class heart, I want to ask Master Yanagi to solve my puzzles!"