Chapter Ninety-Five: One Knife and Two Cuts
Chu Nan deliberately got up early in the morning, washed up, and set off in the direction of Xianyang Palace with Zhang Han, and after about a quarter of an hour, he came to the city wall of Xianyang Palace, which was the first time he really looked at the power center of the whole world. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Outside the Xianyang Palace were heavily guarded and heavily armed forbidden troops, and on the higher towers were countless sharp arrows braving the chill.
When the two came to the palace gate, a eunuch in green clothes who had been waiting for a long time welcomed them in.
Zhang Han turned around and patted Chu Nan, who was a little stunned, and said, "Let's go!" ”
Chu Nan nodded and quickly followed.
Entering the palace gate, there are more palaces looming in the distance, and the corners of the cornices do not reveal a majestic atmosphere.
Could it be that Zhang Han is going to introduce me to Yingzheng, the inexplicable Chu Nan was a little excited, what should he say when he sees this first monarch of the ages in a while? Where to put your hands, will it be a little rude, Chu Nan was inexplicably a little nervous, even though he had experienced so many things.
Zhang Han took Chu Nan towards a more remote place from Xianyang Palace.
Chu Nan said with doubts in his eyes, "Aren't we going to see Your Majesty!" ”
Zhang Han looked back at him with a little surprise, "I didn't say that I was taking you to see Your Majesty, and Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, how could he take time out to meet you!" ”
It turned out that everything he had just done was wishful thinking, and Chu Nan couldn't help but feel a little funny.
"It's here!" After turning a corner, Zhang Han said.
I saw that many people were coming in and out of this temple, and there were occasional weapons striking and loud cheers from behind the temple.
"Looks like the Commander has won again this time!"
"Of course! The commander of our sect was a character who was able to live with Gai Nie in dozens of moves back then, but it's a pity ......"
The two sword-wearing guards wearing black moire whispered in a low voice, and when they saw Zhang Han coming over, they hurriedly saluted, "General Zhang, you are here, and the commander is waiting for you inside?" Or I'll take the general in! ”
"No need! I'll go in myself. Zhang Han waved his hand.
The two walked through several dark corridors, Chu Nan's eyes suddenly brightened, this was a huge martial arts arena about a few hundred meters wide, many guards gathered together, cheering for the people in the field in unison, and they didn't notice the arrival of the two at all.
First, a shirtless middle-aged man held a huge blood-red knife in his hand, and beside him lay more than a dozen guards in black guard uniforms.
Chu Nan looked over, and at a glance he could see that these were the guards of the Qin State, and the security in the Xianyang Palace was almost all the responsibility of the guards group, and the guards were almost the same as the shadow guards.
The fight in the field has reached the point where it is in full swing.
The shirtless middle-aged man, with a big knife in his hand, quickly slashed towards one of the guards, his knife was extremely fast, making a beeping sound when it came into contact with the air, and the young guard's forehead was full of cold sweat, and the knife was about to fall firmly on his body, and the next moment was the scene of flesh and blood separation.
However, the great knife rolled rapidly when it was only an inch away from him, and it slashed across his cheek, and the guard could even feel his own cheeks hurt from the wind.
The shirtless middle-aged man withdrew the knife in his hand and roared angrily: "Lack of strength, lack of flexibility, the amount of food has been halved today, and the same is true for you people!" As he spoke, he gestured to the rest of the guards.
Seeing this, the people of those guard regiments were silent, who didn't know, Liu Gou, the commander of the guards of Xianyang Palace, was notoriously strict, but even so, these guards were willing to accept Liu Gou's lesson, and it was precisely because of this that the people of Liu Gou's guard regiment could be called masters, and the people of their guard regiment were not proud guys on weekdays, except for a few rare elite troops in the army, they couldn't look down on anyone.
Liu Gou put on the clothes handed over by the guards next to him, and then he saw Zhang Han and the others, and he walked over quickly, "Old Zhang, this is the guy you recommended to me!" Although he was talking to Zhang Han, his sharp eyes were looking at Chu Nan.
"Not bad!" Zhang Han nodded.
"Commander Liu!" Chu Nan arched his hand.
"I've seen his experience, which meets the requirements of our guard corps, especially His Majesty's close attendants, but this kid looks good, but I don't know what his strength is?" Liu Gou said with a look of scrutiny.
A few years ago, the fifth batch of guards in Xianyang Palace collectively rebelled, and that encounter discredited the entire guard group, and Ying Zheng gradually alienated the people of these guard groups, and it was not until recently that the guard group re-entered the eyes of Ying Zheng, Chu Nan's background and experience can be said to be extremely clean, coupled with Zhang Han's recommendation, Liu Gou agreed to make an exception.
"To prove his strength, only everyone can compare it?" Zhang Han said confidently.
"Good! Go and call Zhao Qing! Liu Gou said to the person next to him.
Zhao Qing! Does the commander want Zhao Qing to compete with him? A guard said in a low voice, looking quite confident in this person named Zhao Qing.
Hearing Zhao Qing's name, more and more guards gathered in this martial arts arena.
"Zhao Qing is here!" Someone shouted to make way for the man.
A young man in a black cloud robe came to the center of the field, the person looked about the same age as Chu Nan, his face was thin, and there was nothing outstanding, but his eyebrows were straight, looking like two sharp long swords, and the person was carrying a black round scabbard on his back.
The man came to Chu Nan's side and didn't speak, just made a gesture of please.
Chu Nan returned the salute.
Everyone hurriedly dodged away, leaving space for the two of them, and for a while, the entire martial arts arena was in a state of silence.
Chu Nan looked at the opponent named Zhao Qing in front of him, his fingers rubbed the hilt of the sword, and if he wanted to control the enemy, he had to observe the flaws of the other party, but Zhao Qing in front of him did not have a single flaw on his body.
Boom! Two swords unsheathed sounded almost simultaneously.
Chu Nan used an ordinary iron sword, while Zhao Qing used a long knife that few people used.
The swords collided, and countless sparks flickered in front of the eyes of the two of them.
It's just a blow, and the two of them seem to have discussed it and dodge at the same time, and this time both of them chose to try.
Then a more ferocious momentum emerged between the two, Chu Nan and Zhao Qing's figures continued to change, and the number of sword encounters became more and more frequent, and the countless straw sandals under the two of them were scattered by the sword qi and sword qi.
The sword is the king of weapons, and few people will choose to use a knife, Chu Nan is the first time to see a martial arts master with a knife, unlike those Rongdi people and horse thieves on the grassland, Zhao Qing in front of him Every knife is extremely accurate, fortunately, Chu Nan's attention is concentrated enough, otherwise if he is slightly distracted, he will bleed on the spot.
Zhao Qing in front of him was extremely serious, as if there was only a knife in his eyes.
"This is, two broken knives! The name of the knife is broken twice, and the knife is broken in two. Zhang Han in the distance said with some surprise.
"You have vision! These are indeed my two broken knives! Liu Gou said.
"As far as I know, why did you make an exception this time when you never accepted disciples!"
"The reason why I confiscated my disciple is because I didn't meet a suitable candidate, but this person is a genius in sword cultivation, and one day my disciple will defeat the ranked powerhouse on the sword spectrum."
The shouts in the distance grew louder and louder, and the two of them looked over there.
There was a bang that exploded from the two of them, and countless grass clippings scattered in all directions.
When several people look again.
Zhao Qing's long knife was on Chu Nan's neck, and the long sword in Chu Nan's hand was against the man's throat.
It's a tie!