Chapter 184: Frost and Snow Orchid
The young man held the wooden box in his left hand and held a sword in his right hand and pulled out a sword flower in the air. Then, he handed the sword back to Zhen Yingying and asked, "There's nothing to doubt this time!"
Seeing that the other party saw through his thoughts, Zhen Yingying's face couldn't help but show shame. She did have some suspicions just now that there was something hidden in this box. After all, everyone is walking the rivers and lakes, and no matter how you look at it, this matter is like a big pie falling from the sky, so Zhen Yingying can't help but be cautious.
And now, since the young man has taken out the sword, it can at least show that there is no problem with the box. As for the hilt of the sword, it may also be able to hide a killing intention. However, Zhen Yingying felt that this possibility was already very low, and if she really wanted it, she would admit it.
Zhen Yingying took the sword from the young man's hand, then looked at the wooden box, and took out another sword from it that looked exactly like the sword in her hand. She stood a few steps away, and the double sword swung out countless sword flowers, although she had not practiced the swordsmanship of the double sword, but after all, the strength was there, even a piece of wood could be used as a blade by her. Not to mention two swords.
"It's really a good pair of swords!" Zhen Yingying raised the sword in her right hand flat in front of her chest and looked at it carefully.
Yang Xiaocheng already knew that this sword was by no means ordinary when the young man took out the sword. At this moment, he looked at the wooden box again, and saw that there were still two scabbards in the box, needless to say, they must be the scabbards of these two swords.
"Frost and Snow Orchid. Zhen Yingying's gaze fell on the small words engraved on the hilt of the sword, and she read softly.
These two swords, each with two small characters engraved on the hilt, the left one is engraved with "Frost and Snow", and the right one is engraved with "Ning Lan".
She flipped the pair of swords over and over again for a few more moments before turning her head to the young man. At this time, the young man was also looking at her, and seeing that she looked like he couldn't put it down, the young man smiled slightly: "How is it, are you still satisfied?"
"Very satisfied. Zhen Yingying nodded, with unconcealed joy on her face.
"That's just right. The young man nodded, "A beautiful woman like you, with such superb martial arts, is perfect for this sword." ”
"Do you see that is what every woman says?" Zhen Yingying raised her eyebrows, with a little doubt in her eyes, staring at the young man.
"Uh......" The young man was speechless for a moment, but he reacted quickly, and hurriedly added: "Not every woman has the skills of a girl. ”
What he said was right, Zhen Yingying's light skills revealed in front of the hawkers at that time, as well as her posture when she danced the sword just now, undoubtedly proved her strength.
Although there were still some doubts in her heart, Zhen Yingying decided to put these aside for the time being. She put the two Frost Snow Ninglan into the scabbard, looked at the young man and asked, "By the way, you said that you still have a one-handed sword here, can you take it out and show it to me?"
"Okay, look at this sword. As he spoke, the young man set aside the wooden box in his hand, turned and removed another one from the wooden shelf. The wooden box is much longer than the previous one, and the wooden color of the box is pitch black, and it looks fairly clean, but it can also be seen that it has existed for many years.
This time, Zhen Yingying did not hesitate, and directly reached out and opened the box directly.
But I saw that this was a long sword with a silver-white scabbard, the sword body was slender, and you could see a little cold light when you pulled it out. However, in addition to the good material of the sword, Zhen Yingying didn't see anything special about this sword. At the bottom of the hilt is a protruding moon shape, which seems to reflect the word "cold moon" on the scabbard.
"This is the Cold Moon Sword, forged by fusing pure gold, and it is enough for the top masters. The young man said.
Zhen Yingying looked at the Cold Moon Sword, then looked at the Frost Snow Ning Lan placed aside, and suddenly asked, "How much do you offer?"
"Three swords and twenty taels of silver. The young man said.
"Twenty taels!" Zhen Yingying's face changed, "Such a sword is hard to buy in the rivers and lakes, you actually ......" Zhen Yingying's eyes were full of doubts as she spoke, the pie that fell from the sky was too big, it was difficult for people not to doubt it.
"Two hundred taels of silver, if you will. There was a hint of displeasure in the young man's voice.
Zhen Yingying glanced back at Yang Xiaocheng, and when she saw Yang Xiaocheng's inexplicable look, she turned her head back - she didn't expect Yang Xiaocheng to make any useful suggestions.
She took the Frost Snow Ninglan in her hand and played with it for a while, nodded and said, "If it's just a transaction of these three swords, I can give you money right now." ”
Seeing that the young man had no objections, Zhen Yingying was ready to take the money out of her body. But at this time, Yang Xiaocheng suddenly stopped Zhen Yingying and said, "Let me come." ”
Seeing Zhen Yingying looking at him, Yang Xiaocheng's expression suddenly became a little nervous, and he hurriedly said, "Didn't we already say it......?"
"Thank you. Zhen Yingying only said these three words.
Yang Xiaocheng's voice stopped abruptly, he looked at Zhen Yingying's eyes, and only felt that this gaze was a little different from before......
I don't know how long it was, but in the thick night, a person stood at the gate of a small courtyard.
This small courtyard is where the young man lived. At this moment, the night is already dark, and the small courtyard is naturally in a quiet.
"Senior sister, senior brother is incompetent, so he can only make this decision......" A soft voice came out of the man's mouth.
"The West is serious this time, and many Hu people have come, and the rivers and lakes will soon be not peaceful. The man continued, "The six doors will be dispatched soon, so it's a good thing, at least Senior Brother won't always get news from you. ”
Seven days later, Chen Hanyu came to the headquarters of Six Doors again.
This time, Chen Hanyu was directly brought to Ou Xintong's study, and Lan Yiting immediately followed Chen Hanyu when he stepped into the study with his front foot.
Ou Xintong was already waiting in the study, and when he saw that the two of them had come in, he first looked the two of them up and down for a long time, and then smiled: "It seems that in the past week, you two have gained a lot." ”
"Lord Ou praised it falsely. Lan Yiting had a confident smile on his face, "Since the beginning of this week, my subordinates have learned a lot from Master Xia and have benefited a lot. ”
"The juniors also learned a lot about kendo from Special Envoy Dan, and now they feel that their understanding of kendo has taken a step further. Chen Hanyu also said.
Chen Hanyu's words are not casual, he himself feels that he has changed a lot these days. Dan Qiuyi's understanding of kendo shocked Chen Hanyu, although the other party is in the same realm as himself, but the other party has obviously invested more in the world of kendo and has a deeper understanding. Moreover, Dan Qiuyi seems to have an extraordinary talent in the practice of kendo, and some of his experiences even make Chen Hanyu, a modern person who comes from modern times and has more historical experience, feel incredible.
In Chen Hanyu's view, Dan Qiuyi's kendo achievements mainly lie in his thoughts, and the core of his thoughts is mainly the pursuit of sword intent. To a certain extent, Dan Qiuyi's sword moves should not be called sword moves many times, it is a kind of consciousness, understanding of the sword, judgment of the moves and abilities of both enemies and their abilities, and even their mentality. Of course, this is not to say that Dan Qiuyi has never seen any shadow of swordsmanship. As a master of the Six Doors Catching Gods, Dan Qiuyi learned the upper-level swordsmanship accumulated by the imperial court over the dynasties, and its power was naturally no worse than the core swordsmanship of those famous sects on the rivers and lakes. And every time Dan Qiuyi makes a move, his main focus is on observing and feeling the opponent's sword intent, rather than thinking about what kind of sword move the opponent will perform.
According to Chen Hanyu's previous understanding of kendo after combining modern novels, a person who uses a sword can break ten thousand moves with one move, and there are no tricks to win, which can be regarded as understanding the deepest connotation of kendo. However, in Dan Qiuyi's view, sword moves are only the appearance of the way of the sword, and the sword intent is the core of the sword. No matter how powerful a person learns swordsmanship, his understanding of sword intent is not enough, and the result is at most to solve some opponents who are in a disadvantageous position in terms of sword moves. If it is against an opponent who can really understand the sword intent, no matter what kind of moves he uses, quick moves, clever moves, strong moves, false moves, offensive moves, and defensive moves, even if there are no moves, it is also based on the moves, and the opponent only needs to feel the core idea of the person who made the move, and the others are not worth paying attention to.
These days, Chen Hanyu has also tried to fight Dan Qiuyi many times. Chen Hanyu's advantages are mainly in formation, light power and true qi. And Dan Qiuyi seems to have only practiced swordsmanship, and with his cultivation in swordsmanship, all kinds of swordsmanship have been miscellaneous, and there is nothing stuck and inappropriate. In the sky full of sword light, Chen Hanyu used the Golden Lock Sword Technique, the White Rainbow Sword Technique, and even mixed with the Vientiane Eighteen Fists and some side moves, all of which could not break through Dan Qiuyi's sword light shield. It should be said that Dan Qiuyi's sword intent has reached a very high level, regardless of whether the opponent attacks with a sword or not, he can be felt by his sword intent, so as to make effective resistance, and even counterattack.
While Dan Qiuyi fought with Chen Hanyu, he did not forget to give guidance at any time, explaining his own understanding and perception of kendo little by little. And after Chen Hanyu learned Dan Qiuyi's swordsmanship, he also tried to recall the shots of other people he had seen, so as to guess their understanding of sword intent.
In fact, then again, Wei Fangfei who used the Huashan Wild Thunder Sect Thunder Quick Sword, Yang Xiaocheng who used the Songshan Cracked Rock Sect's calm heavy sword, Zhen Yingying who used the light swordsmanship of the Hengshan Yinxue Sect, and Feng Suyin who used the fierce swordsmanship of the Yuehai God Sect. These people's understanding of sword intent is actually similar to their own, and when facing the enemy, they mostly rely on the power of sword moves and true qi.
And if you really want to find out from these young people who really have a little research on sword intent, Chen Hanyu feels that Yu Wenxiao's sword intent should be more prominent. Danxia Mountain Golden Gun Gate is famous for its marksmanship, and although there are masters who are good at swordsmanship, they are not as famous as other famous schools that mainly use swords. And Chen Hanyu recalled Yu Wenxiao's sword moves, and found that many of his moves were not confined to patterns, and he could cast different effects on the same moves in different situations, and these different effects could exert the greatest power of sword moves when dealing with different opponents.
This is actually a manifestation of the understanding of sword intent, as for why Yu Wenxiao can have such achievements in swordsmanship, it may be because of his own talent, or it may be that he has received the guidance of a master like Chen Hanyu, or both.
Ou Xintong didn't expand on this topic, and the main reason why he called the two of them to come today was not to check the progress of the two of them in martial arts in the past few days. He picked up a scroll from his desk and spread it flat on top of it.
But I saw that this painting was of a young man, and his portrait alone was full of beauty. Dressed as a boy, holding a short sword in each hand, his eyes turned outward, as if he was about to jump out of the painting.
"This is the portrait of Han Yun, the cold sand hand before. Ou Xintong said, "The government has already posted a bust picture, and this one is from the Jinyi Wei Intelligence Department, which is more comprehensive." ”
When Ou Xintong said this, the two of them had already completely written down the contents of the painting. At their point, it is not a problem to memorize all the contents of such a portrait, even the smallest details.
"On the rivers and lakes, is there still no news about Han Yun?" Lan Yiting looked up at Ou Xintong.
"Nope. Ou Xintong shook his head, "The Six Gates have already sent a lot of special catchers, and even the masters of the Imperial Court Jinyi Guard have sent a lot, but they still can't detect any information about Han Yun over the years. ”
"It felt like it was gone. Chen Hanyu said.
"As it stands, there are only two outcomes. Ou Xintong continued, "Either Han Yun is hiding somewhere, or he is dead. And if you really want to talk about it, I think the latter is more likely. ”
Chen Hanyu and Lan Yiting both nodded, a person who had disappeared in the rivers and lakes for so long, and even had no clues under such a comprehensive search by the imperial court, it was likely that this person no longer existed. After all, if no one knows where he died in the deep mountains, forests, deep pools, and old caves, then of course no one can find him.
"Can you find out that Han Yun has an identity background other than the thief gang?" Lan Yiting asked.
"That's all I can find. Ou Xintong said, judging from his expression, it seemed that it was useless to start from this aspect.
"Twin swords?" Chen Hanyu said, looking at the painting.
"This is the famous sword of the Southern Dynasty. Ou Xintong said, "It is said that it was the sword used by the concubine of Xiao Yan, the king of Liang at that time, and after Xiao Yan died, this pair of double swords was buried in the imperial tomb as a burial object." Later, it should have been stolen and became Han Yun's weapon. ”
"Are there many people in the rivers and lakes who know about this?" asked Chen Hanyu.
"There weren't many of them before. Ou Xintong said, "But the six doors have already released the news." Speaking of which, the six doors had only recently found out that Han Yun's sword had such a big origin. ”
"This is also what the robbers did?" Lan Yiting frowned, "Tomb robbery?"
"It's not clear, but there are all kinds of thieves in the gang, and there must be many who can rob tombs. Ou Xintong said.
"That's right. Chen Hanyu looked up at Ou Xintong, "Do you have a name for this pair of twin swords?"
"Of course. Ou Xintong bowed slightly, "This sword is called 'Frost Snow Ninglan'." ”