Ye Shan, under the waterfall, Li Ang stood in the pool of water, his body was so washed that he couldn't stabilize his footing in the water, let alone wave the big sword in his hand. Looking at Li Ang, who was standing in the water, still holding a big sword, with a cold face, Wu Rui on the shore looked at the pocket watch in his hand, according to the Roman time, Li Ang had been standing in the water for half an hour.

"Come up." Closing the gilded pocket watch cover, Wu Rui shouted at Li Ang under the waterfall. Hearing Wu Rui's shout, Li Ang walked out of the waterfall from the roaring water, every step he took, his breath was broken, and after stabilizing his footsteps, he moved forward again, but a distance of dozens of steps, he walked for a long time before he came ashore.

It was late autumn, even if he was wearing single clothes, it was already a little cold and unbearable, Li Ang took off the wet clothes on his body, wiped the pool water on his body, and stood in the mountain wind with his chest open, his body trembled, just now in the pool water, almost squeezed out all his strength.

According to the usual way of breathing when practicing guns, about a moment later, Li Ang let out a long breath, looked at the wooden block tied to his feet, untied the wooden block, he walked to a boulder on the shore, tied an iron block weighing forty catties, carried a big sword, and began to draw the sword with one hand, rush straight and slash, and turn around to slash these three simple and repetitive actions.

On the boulder, Wu Rui held a fishing rod, threw a fat big fish, and fell into the bamboo basket beside him, at this time he looked at Li Ang, who repeated the three movements, jumped down from the boulder, suddenly bullied and went straight, knocked down the big sword in the hand of Li Ang, who seemed to fall at any time, and threw him into the water.

In the splash, Leon was immersed in the pool. Enduring the pain that seemed to be shattered, I breathed back in a 'very soft' way. It wasn't until a long time later that he came ashore from the water, when it was already dark, and next to the bonfire that Wu Rui had lit, more than a dozen big fish were roasted, exuding an attractive aroma. Leon did not speak, sat down by the fire, and ate the fish quietly.

Watching Li Ang chew his grilled fish one bite at a time, Wu Rui suddenly spoke, "Are you really only nineteen years old?" "Li Ang's strong self-discipline that was almost ruthless towards himself gave him the illusion that the person who had practiced swords with him in the past ten days was a man who had experienced a hundred battles and returned from the Shura killing field.

Li Ang glanced at Wu Rui and did not answer. He now understood why no one could learn Wu Rui's Killing Sword, because his training methods were too extreme. Pushing the limits of human bodies from the very beginning.

"I wonder if the way I breathe under the waterfall will clash with the way I breathe." Li Ang ate the last fish and looked at Wu Rui.

"The way you breathe in the morning when you practice spearmanship is the Taoist method of internal breathing. You can strengthen your internal organs, keep exercising, and you can become a first-class master after ten years, and that kind of breathing is conducive to a long battle on the battlefield. Wu Rui looked at the big sword beside Li Ang, "The breathing method I taught you is the Mo family's external skill, and the pursuit is a powerful instantaneous explosive power, these two breathing methods are not in conflict, as long as you practice like this." When you can integrate these two breathing techniques, you will truly enter the ranks of masters. ”

"The spear you've practiced is 'Extremely Soft Gun'. Extremely round spear. The swordsmanship I teach you is 'Extremely strong sword, extreme square sword.' Wu Rui added a few dry branches to burn the fire more vigorously, "Soft and rigid, round and square, in fact, can coexist, rigid and soft, outer circle and inner square, is the highest state of martial arts, practice to that realm, is the real enemy of a thousand people." ”

"The martial arts practiced in the army are all extremely strong and extremely square, so since the founding of the country, only a few people can practice extremely soft and round martial arts, and even fewer people can train both to the extreme."

After Wu Rui finished speaking, he picked up the long sword beside him, asked Li Ang to remove the iron from his legs, and fought against him, and pointed out Li Ang's understanding of swordsmanship in actual combat.

"My killing sword is similar to swordsmanship, but it changes more... The knife puts too much emphasis on attack, and it can't be defended ... Ordinary swords, although the offense and defense are balanced, but on the battlefield, in the face of armored soldiers, the attack is too weak. "The big sword in Wu Rui's hand is amazingly powerful, attacking and slashing horses with heavy knives, and when defending, relying on a double-edged sword, attacking and defending, it is exquisite.

Half an hour later, the two stopped, Wu Rui looked at Li Ang who was holding a big sword, and said quietly, "Your understanding surprised me, I can't teach you the moves in swordsmanship, the last thing I want to tell you is that the training of martial arts is the pursuit of the strongest body, strength and speed, when your strength and speed surpass your opponent, no matter how subtle the move is, it is just a dead move, useless." ”

"The real murder sword pursues a sword kill, but it is not a sneak attack sword kill like assassination swordsmanship, but a swordsmanship that kills the opponent with one sword in a dignified battle." Wu Rui returned the sword into the sheath and looked at Li Angdao.

For the next two months, Leon practiced swordsmanship every day under a load close to the limit of his body, with huge driftwood tied to his feet, and under the impact of the waterfall, holding a heavy sword.

In November, there was a light snow in Chang'an, and in the Xiaoye Mountain, Li Ang swept across the waterfall in front of him with his sword in the biting cold.

Removing the driftwood on his feet, Li Ang held the big sword in one hand, looked at Wu Rui on the opposite side, and raised the big sword, he finally practiced the realm of 'dividing the water and breaking the stream' in the murderous sword, and had the strength to compete with Wu Rui.

Wu Rui looked at Li Ang, who was concentrating and resting in front of him, holding the sword with one hand, but as steady as a mountain, holding the long sword in both hands, carefully staggering his steps, more than three months of penance, had already made Li Ang in front of him be at the peak of his body and spirit, and he might lose this battle.

The falling light snow gradually became bigger, and at the moment when the wind rose, Li Ang and Wu Rui swung their swords at the same time, and the two big swords slashed together, and in the huge power collision, Wu Rui lost, and he took half a step back.

Li Ang's big sword lay in the throat of Wu Rui, who took half a step back, Wu Rui put down the big sword in his hand and laughed loudly, startling countless birds in the forest. Looking at Li Ang, who had collected the sword, he threw away the big sword in his hand, "Martial arts are like sailing against the current." If you don't advance, you will retreat, and you will not be able to practice as hard as you did during this time. So if you can defeat me with one sword now, it's not your real strength, I want you to understand that. ”

"I know." Li Ang glanced at the big sword in his hand with some cracks in the body of the sword and replied.

"Go to the Ministry of Works

, his ability to forge swords is the first in Chang'an. Wu Rui looked at the person who was going to leave and asked the question in his heart. You haven't asked me a word about the outside in more than three months, you? ”

"If I can't beat you, I won't be able to get out, and if I ask, it's useless, but I will distract myself." Li Ang looked at Wu Rui, who was asking, and replied, "I will find out the local affairs myself in the next three months." ”

"Take it." Wu Rui untied the Great Sacrificial Wine Order on his waist and threw it to Li Ang, "I said it." If you defeat me, you are the great sacrificial wine of the Mo family's martial arts. The children of the Mo family are at your disposal. ”

Looking at the black Mo family token that fell in his hand, Li Ang threw it back to Wu Rui without hesitation, "Thank you, but I don't need it." Looking at Wu Rui's somewhat stunned face, Li Ang said quietly, "The Mojia Academy is under the rule of the imperial dynasty. It's better to do less of this kind of thing. With that, he turned and walked away.

Looking at the figure of Li Ang leaving, thinking of his last words, Wu Rui frowned, then shook his head with a chuckle.

Outside Xiaoye Mountain, Li Ang looked at the hundred-man army stationed there, his expression became cold, he was dragged in the mountains for more than three months to practice the sword, it would never be as simple as Wu Rui just wanting to pass on his 'killing sword'.

"Master Li, please come with me." A lieutenant officer dressed in black led the horse to Leon. Suppress the doubts in your mind. Leon turned on his horse and galloped with the cavalry into the distance, and the snow was falling.

All the way, half an hour later. Li Ang arrived at the camp of the Chang'an Metropolitan Protectorate outside Chang'an City, rode his horse and galloped through the camp, Li Ang arrived at the lobby of the Chinese army, looking at the busy officers and staff officers, Li Ang faintly felt that something big had happened.

Under the guidance of the lieutenant officer, Li Ang entered the innermost inner hall of the Chinese army hall, and in the room with a charcoal fire, the old man looked intently at the chessboard in front of him, and the sunspot he picked up could not fall on the chessboard for a long time.

"The last general will see the chief." Li Ang looked at the old man playing chess alone, straightened up and said loudly. The lieutenant beside him gave a military salute, and then respectfully withdrew and closed the door tightly.

"You come and see if I should do it." Glancing up at Li Ang, Guo Ran threw the sunspot in his hand to Li Ang. Looking at the situation of black and white on the chessboard, Li Ang frowned, where the black piece is going to fall, he will send a number of pieces to the white chess, although it can open up the situation, but the victory or defeat is still difficult to distinguish, it is indeed a difficult hand to choose.

Holding the black chess, Li Ang slapped it on the chessboard without hesitation. Looking at Li Ang, who was decisive, Guo Ran looked at Li Ang, who was still dressed in thin white, and asked, "Why are you doing this?" ”

"If you keep interrupting, you will only miss the opportunity." Li Ang looked at the old man's hidden and hidden gaze, and replied calmly.

"A soldier has a soldier's decision, a general has a general's decision, and a commander has a commander's decision." Guo Ran muttered to himself, took a few sunspots that were buried, and sighed, "I've thought too much." As he spoke, he looked at Leon and said softly, "Sit down!" ”

"Chief Xie." Li Ang sat down, and he waited for the chief in front of him to give him an explanation.

"Wu Rui dragged you to practice swords, it was Cheng Yue who instructed him to do this." Glancing at the indifferent Li Ang, Guo Ran's eyes flashed with a hint of approval, "You are studying too much, luring the Romans to fall to An Changsheng, this hand is very beautiful." But your edge is too sharp, so that some people are jealous of you. ”

"Cheng Yue is a smart man, he told me some things, so I acquiesced to his instructions to Wu Rui." Guo Ran looked at Li Ang's frowning brows, and said quietly, "In the past three months, something has happened, and you want to know where it is first." ”

"The last general wants to know what happened to Taixue during his absence?" Li Ang looked at the commander of the military hall in front of him, raised his head and asked, he was dragged in the mountains, obviously someone thought that he was too much to get in the way of their affairs.

"In Taixue, four of the sons of the Six Kingdoms of Tangzhou died." Guo Ran replied, "It was the assassins of the Sima family who attacked. ”

"Then it was the Sima family who let Sect Chief Cheng and Wu Xianjiu hold me back." Li Ang's brows tightened even tighter, "I remember that the chief elder said that they and Prince An Changsheng are both very important pawns to Great Qin, why the Sima family?" ”

"Since it is a chess piece, it can be discarded at any time, and even the most important chess piece is the same." Guo Ran picked up a chess piece on the chessboard in front of him and smashed it.

"Except for Prince An Changsheng and the three princes of the Three Kingdoms of Heaven, the princes of the Six Kingdoms of Tangzhou are just ordinary chess pieces to Great Qin, and their death will not hinder the overall situation." Wiping away the remnants of the chess pieces in his hand, Guo Ran looked at Li Ang, "The Six Kingdoms of Tangzhou are small countries that are completely vassalized by Great Qin, in other words, the abolition of their domestic lords depends on the will of Great Qin, so some ambitious people in the Six Kingdoms will usually find the great family of Chang'an in exchange for their support and ascend to the position of the lord of the country." ”

"Those people found Sima's family." Li Ang groaned and said, the Sima family is the most powerful branch of the Eight Pillars family, they are the old Han family, when the Great Qin was founded, there was Sima Yi, the meritorious service of the Pillar Country, for one hundred and fifty years, the Sima family has always been in the sky, and it is the number one wealthy family in the Great Qin.

"Yes, helping those people to ascend to the position of the lord of the country, the Sima family can get a greater reward than doing any business." Guo Ran sneered, "But they went too far this time." ”

Looking at the sneering old man, Li Ang suddenly felt a chill in his heart, the Sima family, which was in full swing, was it time for the prosperity to decline.

"I already knew about the Sima family's actions, and I let you stay in Xiaoye Mountain for three months, just because I don't want you to inadvertently ruin their affairs." Guo Ran looked at Li Ang, who was a little puzzled, stood up, and looked at the huge map behind him. Li Ang stood up with him, and also looked at the topographic map of Hezhong and Persia, and looked at the location of the six states of Tang Prefecture in Hezhong, he seemed to understand the meaning of Guo Ran's words.

"Previously, although the looting of our caravan by the Persians caused a great uproar among the people, it was still not enough for His Excellency to order a full-scale war. The Sima family's assassination of the four princes was successful, and all of them were counted on the heads of the Persians. Guo Ran looked at the map and slammed his fist on Persia.

"The Imperial Dynasty has decided to go to war." Li Ang's heart jumped violently as Guo Ran's fist fell.