"Yike...... Hey...... Ha ...... "Dongfang Tianma stood in the clearing in the woods with a wooden sword in his hand, and the coherent slashing movements, the sweat sprinkled like raindrops, and the chirping of birds in the forest all sounded so pleasant at this time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Only by focusing on one thing from the heart can we hear its whispers, touch its soul, and feel its true meaning.

The old swordsman sat on a huge convex stone with Erlang's legs crossed, and the silver cigarette pouch was pinned to his waist. In his mouth was a dog's tail grass, the furry end of which swayed in the wind. Next to him was another, smoother convex stone, on which lay three apples and two bunches of grapes, one of which had been torn off a lot of fruit, revealing a bare greenish vine of the plant.

Dongfang Tianma was tired of practicing, put the wooden sword on the ground, walked to the convex stone beside the old sword idiot, picked up an apple casually, took a bite, and said, "How about the old sword idiot?" I've been training twice as much in the past three months! ”

The old sword idiot sighed with the dog's tail grass on his lips and said, "Don't you kid understand? Even if you train for another hundred years as you are now, you will only become more proficient in drawing and swinging your sword and retracting it. If you want to reach a higher level in swordsmanship, you must have your own style! ”

"Your own style?" Dongfang Tianma frowned and was puzzled.

"That's right, a swordsman can't just know how to swing a sword, and every swordsman will find his own style in the process of practicing swordsmanship for a long time, which is very important! Some people like to rely on brute force to perform bold and brave swordsmanship, some people pursue the ultimate effective move technique, and some people train for a long time to achieve a movement to achieve a galloping speed, these are all different styles. The old sword idiot took off the dog's tail grass, grabbed a grape and stuffed it into his mouth.

Dongfang Tianma took another bite of the apple and said, "Old swordsman, what kind of swordsmanship do you say with my current situation?" ”

The old sword idiot spit out the grape skin and said, "It's not like I can help you!" In fact, I can't help you much. You must know that a swordsman's swordsmanship style is completely formed naturally by personal habits. If you follow my instructions, it's not your own swordsmanship. Everything must rely on what you see and feel, in order to learn to grow and make breakthroughs, which is also the fun of learning swordsmanship. ”

"I see." Dongfang Tianma nodded respectfully.

The old sword idiot grabbed another grape and stuffed it into his mouth, "That's right! Pegasus, I have something to tell you. ”

"What's the matter?" Dongfang Tianma asked.

The old sword idiot said, "I'm leaving here today." ”

"What!? How could it be so sudden? Aren't you going to see my assessment tomorrow? Dongfang Tianma asked in surprise.

The old sword idiot smiled calmly and said, "Do you still need me to be present in person for that kind of assessment?" Looking at it, how can there be a young man in this Fengqi Village who works harder to practice swords than you? ”

Dongfang Tianma said: "Then you can't just leave!" Why don't you invite you to a meal and come to my house? Aunt Qing's craftsmanship is absolutely amazing, so you have nothing to say. ”

The old sword idiot spit out the grape skin in his mouth, took off the cigarette pouch on his waist, filled the tobacco pot with tobacco, lit it and said, "No! I'm not used to situations like that. Smoke slowly puffed out of his mouth and slowly drifted into the air, as unpredictable as clouds in the sky.

At dinner time, Liu Qing held the rice bowl in his hand and asked Dongfang Tianma, "Tomorrow is the day when the city-state swordsman regiment comes to the village for admission and assessment, right?" You're not allowed to go, you know? ”

Dongfang Tianma lowered his head and ate the rice in the bowl, and nodded his head lightly.

Liu Qing saw that he was depressed, so she smiled and said, "That's right! I'll tell you good news, Pegasus, I contacted the dean of the Soul Stone Academy in Claw Frog City, and they agreed to admit you to learn the knowledge of the Soul Stone in advance, and I will go into the city tomorrow to prepare some things for you, and you will move to the Soul Stone Academy next week to go to the dormitory. ”

Dongfang Tianma raised his head abruptly and said in a lost voice: "Why is it so sudden? ”

Liu Qing said: "I hope you can learn some skills as soon as possible, people in a small village like us, if you want to get ahead, you have to walk ahead of others, so that you can have the opportunity to go farther and see the outside world." ”

Dongfang Tianma said with a stubborn look: "I don't want to go to the outside world, I'm here to accompany Aunt Qing, and I won't go anywhere." ”

Liu Qing smiled: "Fool! Can you still live with Aunt Qing in this Zhong Court for the rest of your life without even marrying a daughter-in-law? I can't agree even if you want to. I've thought about it, when you graduate from the Soul Stone Academy in the city, I will find you an easy and well-earned job, and when you are twenty years old in two or three years, you will find a girl from the city to marry. That's right! You don't have to worry at all, I know a lot of people in the city, some in business and some in politics, and their daughters are very cultivated and not bad looking. When the time comes, you will follow me boldly to choose, which one do you like, Aunt Qing will help you say ......"

Dongfang Tianma stared at Aunt Qing's smiling face without saying a word, the most important person in his life, seemed to be very satisfied with her life plan, but he didn't know that there was already a mountain of opposition in his heart. Ideals are important, but family members are no exception, and although they can't do both, they can't give up one for the sake of the other.

Early the next morning, Aunt Qing happily found Yun Jiu and asked him to use a carriage to enter the city by herself. Eastern Pegasus is forced to stay and watch the house, receive and inform those who come to Zhongting, and tell them to come back on another day. Naturally, he will not forget what day it is, and it is impossible for him to willingly obey Aunt Qing's arrangement and let his long-standing ideals be disillusioned. Not long after Aunt Qing followed Yun Jiu away, the three of canned food, bread, and black charcoal came to visit, of course, this was deliberately arranged by Dongfang Tianma, he let the three teenagers take over his work, no matter what, he had to participate in the assessment of the city-state swordsman regiment, he believed that as long as he successfully passed, even if Aunt Qing objected, she would change her attitude somewhat.

Every year, the assessment location of the city-state swordsman regiment in Fengqi Village will not change, and considering that it is convenient for the assessment personnel to eat at noon, it has always been held next to the only small restaurant in the village called Fudo. The venue is an open space used by the restaurant to stack ingredients, and on the day of the assessment, the staff of the restaurant will take the initiative to clear and make space, and then the assessment staff will use lime powder to mark a square field on the mud floor.

There are three assessment conditions for the city-state swordsman regiment. First, candidates participating in the assessment must be at least 16 years old, second, they must be normal people with no physical disabilities, and third, they must have received simple swordsmanship training. If you meet the above three points, you can register for reference. The assessment rules of the city-state swordsman regiment are also very simple, two candidates use wooden swords to make moves with each other, those who take the initiative to admit defeat are eliminated, those who are forced out of the square field are eliminated, and those who are hit by the wooden sword with the most body parts are eliminated within ten minutes.

When Dongfang Tianma came to Fudo's restaurant, it was already surrounded by water. The number of villagers watching the excitement was dozens of times that of the contestants, including horsemen transporting goods, diners in restaurants, and even travelers passing through from other places, most of whom belonged to the Ranger Order, and the ruffians on the street would hide away at the sight of them.

Finally squeezing into the hall from the crowd, Dongfang Tianma came to the examiner in charge of registration, and said loudly through the long table: "I want to sign up for the assessment." ”

The examiner with the mustache glanced at Dongfang Tianma with a sharp gaze and asked, "Name?" ”

"Oriental Pegasus."

"Age?"

"17 years old."

"Address?"

"The Wind Rises in the Village Bell Garden."

"How long does it take to learn swordsmanship?"

"Five years."

"Do you have the ability to master the Printed Soul Stone?"

"Nope."

After the examiner recorded this information, he put down his pen and said to Dongfang Tianma: "Your admission number is 16, and you will enter the venue when your number is called." ”

"Thank you." Dongfang Tianma nodded politely and walked to the young man from the same village who was waiting for the assessment next to him. A familiar young man beckoned and said to Dongfang Tianma, "I thought you wouldn't be here today!" ”

Dongfang Tianma said: "How is it possible, I will never let go of the opportunity to become a swordsman." ”

The acquaintance asked again, "What's your number?" ”

Dongfang Tianma said: "No. 16." ”

The familiar young man immediately showed a relieved expression after hearing this, "I'm so lucky that I didn't fight you at the beginning, I'm No. 7." ”

In fact, Dongfang Tianma is already the last person to participate in the assessment today, and the assessment in a small village like this has a small number of people and few places, and the examiners are naturally not very concerned. After three consecutive competitions, Dongfang Tianma easily defeated his opponent, and when he returned to the waiting area, he saw the familiar young man standing there with a depressed face.

"What's wrong? Did you lose? I know your strength very well......" Dongfang Tianma wanted to say again, in fact, he wanted to say next: "Except for me, no one in the village can beat you." But considering the other party's mood at this time, he still gave up.

The familiar young man said: "I really didn't expect that I would lose to that guy Liao Zisheng." I haven't seen him practice swordsmanship before, so why did he suddenly become so powerful. You'll have to watch out for Pegasus, defeat him! Help me get this out of the air. ”

When Dongfang Tianma heard that it was Liao Zisheng, a wave of anger poured out of his heart, and he nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry!" I'm going to hit that guy all over the place. ”

The atmosphere of the final was particularly solemn, and hundreds of pairs of eyes were focused on Dongfang Tianma and Liao Zisheng, all looking forward to a wonderful and contentious sword duel between the two young people. A group of people even paid out of their own pockets to bet on the two of them, and the scene was very lively.

"Give it up! You're no match for me. Dongfang Tianma Hengjian said on his chest.

Liao Zisheng sneered, "The arrogant soldiers will be defeated, I am not the same as I was three months ago, I will definitely win you today!" As he spoke, he also crossed his sword in front of him, squatted down on his knees, and met the enemy in a half-kneeling and half-squatting position.

Dongfang Tianma didn't speak again, but rushed directly towards the other party, and the wooden sword in his hand slashed straight at Liao Zisheng's head. Liao Zisheng raised the wooden sword in his hand above his head, blocking the oncoming sword, and then he suddenly got up, holding the sword handle with both hands and pushing forward. Dongfang Tianma couldn't react for a while, and the wooden sword in his hand was held up by the other party and couldn't be used, so he had to staggered back a few steps, wanting to rely on his strength to block the other party, but found that this Liao Zisheng's strength was amazingly great, and it was not as good as the situation three months ago. Seeing that two or three more steps were about to be forced out of the square field, Dongfang Tianma used all his strength to resist Liao Zisheng, and their feet sank deep into the soft soil because of the excessive force. Dongfang Tianma saw that Liao Zisheng was gaining momentum, so he had to avoid his edge and dodge to his side, which resolved his dangerous situation.

"Not bad! After all, he is also a person who has practiced swordsmanship since he was a child, but he was not so lucky in the future. Liao Zisheng took the initiative to attack this time, and rushed to Dongfang Tianma in three or two steps, but he only shook his sword and blocked the wooden sword in Dongfang Tianma's hand to the side. Then he quickly squatted down, stabbed the wooden sword straight between Dongfang Tianma's legs, and struck Dongfang Tianma's inner legs left and right continuously.

Dongfang Tianma wanted to dodge but had no chance, and was beaten by Liao Zisheng with a wooden sword as a stick, and his legs were numb and sore, and he couldn't stand and sat on the ground, struggling to get up and fight again, where did his feet still obey the call, so he had to sit there angrily and glared at Liao Zisheng.

"How? Do you admit defeat or not? Liao Zisheng stood up and pointed his wooden sword at Dongfang Tianma's face and asked proudly.

"What a joke! How could I lose to you. Dongfang Tianma raised the wooden sword in his hand in a sitting position, and the examiner did not stop when he saw that he still had the intention of continuing.

Liao Zisheng was waiting for this sentence, he waved the sword in both hands, blocked the wooden sword in Dongfang Tianma's hand to the side again, and condescendingly swung another sword, hitting Dongfang Tianma's cheek hard.

Dongfang Tianma immediately felt like he had been hit by a dull stick, and he fainted as soon as it was dark in front of him.

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