Chapter 19: The Living Sword

In the history of Japan in William's previous life, in the early days of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Zen master Sawaan Sopeng once wrote "Fudo Zhi Shen Miaolu", expounding the concept of "the unity of the heart and sword" and "the unity of the Zen sword" in swordsmanship, integrating Zen theory and sword skills, which repeatedly emphasized the role of "heart" in the art of swordsmanship and war.

Miyamoto Musashi, the famous "Sword Saint", in his book "The Book of Five Wheels", also emphasized many times that in addition to physical sword skills, spiritual adjustment is also the most important.

It can be said that in addition to being proficient in swordsmanship, the swordsmen in history were not only proficient in Zen theory, and even often sat in meditation, in addition to the body, but also adjusted the cultivation of the spirit and soul.

This was still in William's previous life when he did not have extraordinary powers, and in this world, the cultivation of the mind and spirit is more important, Koshiro's dojo is "one heart dojo", and kendo is "one heart flow", and the practice of "heart" is more important than other kendo.

From a distance, the rain seemed to cast a thin veil over the courtyard of the Yishin Dojo, and the building that used to be full of people became much quieter, until the hall in the middle of the courtyard changed, and a group of half-sized disciples gathered here, chatting with each other, and then turning into fighting and laughing.

The hall, which had been relatively quiet, was suddenly noisy and chaotic, until Koshiro entered through the side door, and at Pattinson's shout, many disciples obediently knelt in their places.

Today, because of the rain, Koshiro gathered all the disciples in the hall to give a lecture, this form of course has been carried out many times, including William, but unlike William, an outlier with an adult soul, the young disciples of the other dojos don't like the sword theory in their eyes, they would rather go to dance and play with swords.

Koshiro holds his famous sword that is almost well-known in the dojo "Wadoichi Script", this famous knife is like Koshiro himself, judging by his appearance, it is difficult to see that it is extraordinary, it is extremely deceptive, and only occasionally unsheathed, will it show the edge of sharpening iron like clay.

Edmond's eyes were glued to the "Wadoichi Text", and that kind of look was like a pervert staring at a peerless beauty, and every time Koshiro took out the "Wadoichi Text", he was like this, and William once suspected that he had a fetish.

These people were engaged in small-hill doctrine again, and they even gathered together to listen to the lectures, and Aramis asked William in a low voice at this time: "Don't talk about those 'big truths' today? Why is Mr. Koshiro still holding a sword?"

"How do I know?" said William without replying.

Fortunately, Koshiro finally solved Alamis's puzzle after talking about the theory of swordsmanship.

He pulled out the words of the Harmony, and the sword that shone with cold light was exposed from the unpretentious scabbard to everyone's eyes, and Edmund's expression became even more intoxicated.

Koshiro seemed to sense Edmund's gaze, turned his head and smiled in his direction, then beckoned him to come forward.

When the grinning Edmund came to his side, Koshiro handed him the text of Kazuchi and asked with his signature smile, "Do you like him?"

Edmond nodded like a chick pecking rice, and then saw Koshiro hand him the text of Wadoichi again, and said with a little encouragement: "Pick him up." ”

Edmund grabbed the big fast knife that was still famous even outside the East China Sea in disbelief, and after grinning silly for a moment, he turned to Koshiro, waiting to see what the other party wanted him to do next.

There are many bamboo mats in the dojo, bundled together, for the disciples to use to practice swords on weekdays, which is one of the largest materials consumed in the dojo on weekdays, and there are several in the hall at this time.

"Go and cut down the sheaf of bamboo mats. Koshiro pointed to a bundle of bamboo mats and said to Edmund, who suppressed his excitement and walked quickly to the bamboo mats.

Although Edmond is usually large, he can also tell some occasions clearly, and after he got to the bamboo mat, he restrained his smile a little, made slight progress, and then cut the bamboo mat into two pieces with a neat reverse robe.

It's just that William's skills in his previous life were still amazing, and in this world's one-heart dojo, it is not a great realm, not to mention that he is holding a famous knife, so the other disciples don't seem to have any special feelings, only Edmond, who personally handles the knife, feels it very deeply, and he understands why the twenty-first work of the big fast knife has such a name, and he doesn't even feel any obstacles in the process of swinging down the blade of the Dao Yiwen, and the hot knife cutting butter is nothing more than that.

This feeling made Edmund's gaze look at the text of Wadochi even more eagerly.

Koshiro nodded at Edmund's performance just now, he nodded because he was looking at the "shape" in the process of Edmond's swinging the knife, that is, the process of exerting force, and knew that Edmund's basic skills were quite solid.

It was only then that he took back the word from Edmond who was bitter, and then put it on the ground lightly, and out of nowhere he took out a knife with a simpler appearance than the word and handed it to Edmund.

After that, Koshiro also pointed to the bamboo mat and said the same thing to Edmund: "Go and cut that bundle of bamboo mats!"

Edmund pulled out the knife in his hand first, wanting to check it, but when he saw the knife clearly, his face became even more bitter, and the disciples in the dojo also saw the blade clearly, and there were several low-pitched laughter.

It was an extremely worn knife, I don't know how many years it was, and it lacked maintenance and love, the blade was full of gaps, and even rust, if this knife was the saber of the disciples, and it was seen by the dojo adults such as Koshiro or Pattinson, it would inevitably be reprimanded.

But this did not bother Edmund, he came to the bamboo mat again, exhaled, and then made the exact same action - progress, reverse robe.

The bamboo mat was still neatly cut into two sections, but not only Koshiro, but the people in the hall saw something different from before.

Edmund's "shape", posture, and movement are perfect from beginning to end, and the second time he cut the bamboo mat, because the blade of the knife is sluggish, the force is obvious, and Edmund is worried that the blade will be unbearable and broken, and the action is somewhat unnatural compared to before.

Many students thought that Koshiro wanted them to experience the importance of sharpness and caution that they should pay more attention to and care for their knives in the future.

Aramis pursed his lips: "I can understand why Edmund is so greedy and eloquent." ”

"It's not that simple. ”

As soon as William's voice fell, he saw Koshiro turn his head, point to the bamboo mat, and say in the same tone and the same words: "You go and cut off the bundle of bamboo mats!"

The hall was a little quiet, because this time Koshiro was not talking to Edmund, but to Wadochiji, who was alone on the ground, as if the other party was a living person.

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(In case of misunderstanding, Koshiro uses "he" in the word "he" to address Wadoichi, which is not a typo, but deliberately done so.) ）

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