Chapter Forty-Six: A Good Beginning

On April 28, the second year of Linde, it was cloudy and foggy, especially when the day was about to dawn, the fog was so thick that he couldn't see his fingers, but even if it was such a bad weather, it couldn't stop Li Xian's interest in practicing martial arts. Even if Li Xian didn't expect to be able to become a peerless general, it might be good to learn some real skills for self-defense, besides, Li Xian also counted on being close to Li Boyao, and striving to get the "Art of War" in his hands.

"Xiao Wang has seen General Li."

As Li Xian expected, he had just come out of the small gate on the west wall of the palace, and at first glance, he saw that Li Boyao was already waiting on the playground, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and saluted very respectfully.

"Don't dare." Li Boyao took a small step back to show that he didn't dare to bear Li Xian's salute, but he ordered unequivocally: "Please Your Highness first run around the field five laps." ”

Er, aren't you going to practice knives, why do you have to run in circles, dizzy! As soon as Li Boyao's words came out, Li Xian's expectant heart was half cold, but when he saw that Li Boyao's face didn't look like he was laughing, he was crooked in his heart, but he didn't dare to say the word "no", so in desperation, he had to shrug his shoulders self-deprecatingly, and ran away around the field without saying a word.

"Please Your Highness lift ten groups of stone locks, ten times each."

Li Xian finally finished the lap, and before he had time to catch his breath, Li Boyao immediately ordered it.

Ten sets of ten? Dizzy, it's only two groups less than usual, I'll go to it, lift! Li Xian has been in contact with Li Boyao for a long time, and he knows that there is no possibility of bargaining with him, and he is too lazy to bother with that lip and tongue, so he walked to the front of the stone lock pile, stretched his muscles and bones, and raised his hand sullenly.

"General Li, Xiao Wang has already moved, it's time to learn the sword technique?"

After some tossing, Li Xian was already panting like a cow, and his hands and feet were sore, and he almost dragged his feet back in front of Li Boyao, but after gasping a few times, he asked with a smile.

"In the opinion of His Highness, what is a knife?"

Li Boyao did not answer Li Xian's question, but asked with an expressionless face.

"This, the sword, the hegemon of the soldiers, and the weapon of the battlefield."

Li Xian has really seen a lot of knives, not to mention the popular horizontal knives at this time, the golden-backed chopping knives, bayonets, daggers, fruit knives and so on in later generations, Li Xianke has seen them all, no matter what else, it is everywhere in film and television programs, but when it comes to knives, Li Xianke is a little blind, and he has no choice but to bite the bullet.

"Yes, the sword, the overlord of a hundred soldiers, non-resolute people are not enough to use it, the key to the knife technique, the first momentum, a knife is out, thousands of troops are easy, His Royal Highness wants to learn the knife, and the cultivation of momentum should be important."

Li Xian just said it casually, in fact, he was not very confident in his heart, but unexpectedly, Li Boyao agreed with Li Xian's words, nodded approvingly, and commented on it.

"Please General Li teach Xiao Wang the knife technique."

Hearing Li Boyao's words, Li Xian immediately hit the snake with the stick, and hurriedly asked for advice.

"Bang."

Li Boyao did not refuse Li Xian's request this time, his right hand shook, and he pulled out the horizontal knife hanging from his waist, and with a guide from his left hand, he had pressed it on the back of the knife, and then looked at Li Xian with blazing eyes: "Your Highness, please see, this knife is the standard in the army, the blade is two feet eight, five inches wide, the blade is like a thin willow, the handle is half a foot long, and it weighs fifteen pounds. ”

"Naturally, Xiao Wang will listen to the general's teachings."

Li Boyao's words sounded plain, Li Xian didn't care too much, so he pretended to be taught solemnly and bowed down to answer the promise.

"This is very good, please ask Your Highness to hold this knife and swing it a thousand times a day, so as to familiarize yourself with the nature of the knife." As soon as Li Xian's words fell, a hint of a playful smile flashed in Li Boyao's eyes, and with both hands raised, he handed the knife to Li Xian's hand, and gave a task with a straight face.

"Ah......h

As soon as Li Boyao said this, Li Xiandeng was dumbfounded, and his mouth was so open that he could almost stuff an egg.

"What? Doesn't Your Highness want to Xi? ”

Li Boyao ignored Li Xian's consternation, pursed the corners of his mouth, and asked coldly.

Qianji? Or daily? Lean, counting the running laps and the stone lock, let us not live! Li Xian was angry, smacked his lips, and was about to speak out to defend himself, but as soon as he saw Li Boyao's indifferent face, he forcibly swallowed the words that had reached his mouth back into his stomach, gritted his teeth, picked up the horizontal knife in his hand, and fiddled with it a few times at will, and then slashed viciously.

Fifteen pounds of knives is not too heavy, Li Xian can be regarded as practicing strength for several months, picking up a knife of this equal weight is not a problem, but then chopping is another matter, plus Li Xian does not know how to use a knife at all, at first he can still rely on brute force to wield it, but he has only chopped less than thirty of them, Li Xian's steps are already vain, not to mention waving the knife and chopping, that is, he can't even stand still, the whole person is swaying crookedly, as if he will fall down at any time, That kind of embarrassed little appearance made everyone in the palace gathered around look worried.

"Whew, whew, whew......"

Since his rebirth, Li Xian's temperament has been ruthless, he is so tired that his hands and feet are sore, but he still insists desperately, but when the manpower is finally poor, even if Li Xian is no longer reconciled, after fifty knives, he is already exhausted, and he only has the knife to breathe.

"Use the knife to make the waist to the shoulder, to shoulder the arm, and the arm to go with the knife, look at it!"

Li Boyao always watched Li Xian slash there silently, until Li Xian was unable to swing the knife anymore, then he reached out and took the horizontal knife from Li Xian's hand, took it in his hand, weighed it, and explained while swinging the knife is a split, but seeing the flash of the knife, the sound of sharp whistle was loud, and a fierce momentum suddenly exploded, and there was really an inappropriate spirit.

"Good!"

"Good knife technique!"

……

All the palace guards are masters in the army, and they are people who know the goods, and when they saw that Li Boyao had such a momentum with a knife in his hand, they all couldn't help but shout.

"Goodo"

Although Li Xian doesn't know what knife skills are not knife techniques, he can sense the majesty of Li Boyao's knife by instinct, and he immediately stopped panting, but he swallowed his saliva vigorously, and his eyes flashed with longing - no one wants to have good physical skills, Li Xianzi is no exception, even if his heart is just to avoid suspicion by practicing martial arts, but he has no intention of wasting his time.

"Keep practicing!"

Before Li Xian could think enough, Li Boyao had already handed the knife to Li Xian's side and commanded calmly.

"No!"

Li Xian took the horizontal knife, responded respectfully, and slowly raised the knife, but he did not rush to swing the knife and slash, but carefully understood the key points mentioned by Li Boyao before, and swung a knife in a long time, although it was far from being as powerful as Li Boyao, but the posture had some similarities, which made the onlookers can't help but light up.

Well, it's still not right, the strength of the waist and abdomen doesn't seem to be fully used! Li Xian didn't have the time to care what others thought, he slowly raised the knife again, still not in a hurry to chop, but compared his previous knife with Li Boyao's knife in his heart, and constantly pondered the differences.

"Good!"

"One more stab!"

……

Seeing that Li Xian's knife was wonderful, all the guards cheered up, cheering for Li Xian one after another, although Li Boyao didn't make a sound, but a trace of surprise and surprise flashed in his eyes - in terms of Li Boyao's vision, Li Xian's knife actually has a great flaw, but it is only caused by the defect of strength and speed, not the flaw in the knife intent, as far as Li Xian is obviously a person who is new to the way of the knife, he can only be described in one word - the posture of the sky! This kind of rare understanding is that Li Boyao himself has never possessed it, and who is not pleased to be able to do this? But as soon as he thought of Li Xian's identity, the light in Li Boyao's eyes quickly dimmed again, and he just watched silently as Li Xian waved his knife there.

Cool, incomparably cool, although after wielding a knife a thousand times, Li Xianren is tired enough, but the mood is very good, not entirely because of the initial touch of the knife's tricks, more is like the kind of domineering spirit when swinging the knife, that kind of indomitable spirit is exactly what Li Xian needs most, can practice the knife at the same time, cultivate his own momentum, in Li Xian's view, it is really the best of both worlds, even if the arm is sore, Li Xian has no complaints.

Li Xian's practice, almost to the state of selflessness, if it weren't for Li Boyao who was afraid that his practice would hurt his body and spoke out to stop it, he was afraid that Li Xianwu would not stop, and such persistence and devotion couldn't help but shake Li Boyao's heartstrings lightly, but Li Boyao still didn't say anything more when he got to the end, just told Li Xian to practice every day, and hurriedly left after speaking, not noticing that the smile on Li Xian's face behind him seemed to be quite interesting......