Chapter 14: The Covenant of Past Lives

Liang Tiehan held the autumn breeze and took him out of his yard, walked a little way, and came to a street market. In the middle of the market is an open space, and during the day, people often set up a stage here to perform their performances. At present, there is a wooden elevated bridge standing on the edge of the empty field, quietly overlooking the empty field below; The moonlight cast a dark shadow at the feet of the two of them. There was no one left.

Shen Ruo pulled out the sky with a snort; The dazzling white sword light pierced the night sky in response, fleeting; However, this moment of flickering made Liang Tiehan's eyes flutter with a shining white shadow for a long time, and he couldn't see anything.

Finally, his vision returned to normal, and he said with a smile: "Open the heavens and the earth, it is indeed a strange sword." I've been on the road for nine years, and at least I've seen so many good swords. He drew the autumn wind, hung the scabbard at his waist, and swirled his arm to hide the portal.

"Come on, fourth brother!"

Shen Ruoyu stared at Liang Tiehan intently for a moment, and then, he took a deep breath quietly, his feet slipped, and the edge suddenly picked up at the tip of the autumn wind sword. Liang Tiehan's wrist was raised slightly, and the diameter of the sword body was attached to the open sky, and it slid towards Shen Ruoyu's chest. Shen Ruoxiao's forearm swirled, turned away from the autumn wind offensive, took two steps back, jumped on the wooden frame behind him, stepped on the two oblique beams, condescendingly sent out of the open sky, covered Liang Tiehan, and twisted together with the autumn wind.

the same Master; The same father. Liang Tiehan has been an orphan since he was six years old, and he has been by Shen Rufeng's side. His stepfather was a stern and unkind person, but he still gave him the care of his own father and raised him to adulthood. Right now, he and Shen Ruoliao's sword are in the same vein, this feeling is so cordial and intimate, there is no hostility, no resentment, just like before, he and his eldest brother Zhou Xiang learned martial arts together; It's been a long time since he's used his sword so comfortably.

Shen Ruoyu gradually felt a little powerless. His swordsmanship is already very proficient, but it is not enough to reach the original level of doing what he wants, and he may be okay against other people, but he is far from fighting Liang Tiehan. It was as if there was a layer of separation in his heart, preventing him from communicating with the sword spirit in his hand.

Suddenly, the wooden frame could not withstand the force and trembled; Shen Ruoxiao's feet slipped, his body fell off the shelf, and he was smashing into Liang Tiehan's body. Liang Tiehan's sword was blocking the side blade of Kaitian, but unexpectedly, Kaitian suddenly slipped away, he hurriedly withdrew the autumn wind, and struck the hilt of the sword to the wound of Shen Ruoyu's right shoulder; The two fell to the ground together.

Liang Tiehan turned over, supported Shen Ruoliao, and shouted in panic:

"Fourth brother? How are you? ”

Under the moonlight, Shen Ruoyu's face was pale, his eyes were closed, his lips were bitten, and his left arm hugged his injured right shoulder, trembling all over.

Liang Tiehan regretted it.

"Fourth brother, it's all my fault. Let's go back. I'll give you a change of dressing and a new bandage. ”

Shen Ruoyu shook his head, pushed him away, endured the pain, picked up the Kaitian that had fallen aside, and stood up. He shook for a moment, finally stabilized his center of gravity, and raised his sword in his left hand.

"Second brother, I'm fine. …… Again, I'll be ...... It's going to snatch the autumn breeze over. ”

Liang Tiehan was panicked. "Fourth brother, you are confused; Let's go back quickly, you're so badly injured, I'll go find a doctor and see if there's anything I can do. ”

"I'm fine," Shen Ruoyu straightened up and smiled at him; The moonlight shone on the side of his iron-like face, shining on his knife-like eyes. Liang Tiehan looked at his dark eyes and couldn't help but shudder in his heart.

"I'm coming, be careful!" Shen Ruoyu shouted, and suddenly the sky opened like lightning, and grabbed Liang Tiehan's throat, which was much sharper than just now. Liang Tiehan was shocked, dodged away, and gently pushed away Shen Ruoxiao's right arm with his soft palm.

"Don't let me, my dad will never let me!" Shen Ruoyu shouted, and the sword in his hand became denser and denser and swift and outflanked, without mercy. When Liang Tiehan saw his eyes, his heart suddenly fluttered, and he suddenly understood what he meant; At this time, I am soft-hearted, and I am really sorry for the fourth brother. A wave of admiration arises spontaneously; He shouted:

"I know, I won't let you; Be careful yourself! ”

He used all his strength to see Shen Ruoliao's sword path clearly, and responded with unmistakable accuracy to the sluggishness in each of his blows. Shen Ruoyu gritted his teeth and concentrated on the sword, gradually becoming numb from the pain on his shoulder. He was always looking for opportunities; Where is the flaw in the second brother? There will always be; There will always be. His intuition told him that Liang Tiehan's feeling of using the sword seemed to be wrong. But he hasn't seen it yet. He has always trusted his eyes and instincts; At this moment, for the first time, his eyes and intuition contradicted each other, making him a little overwhelmed.

He calmly observed, opened the sky in his hand to take advantage of the autumn wind, and stabbed at Liang Tiehan. With the internal force, Liang Tiehan picked up his wrist, but he couldn't pick up the autumn wind, and was pressed down by the open sky. He suddenly changed, his wrist strength was discharged, the autumn wind softened, and the sword of the open sky was too violent, and it slashed vertically. Liang Tiehan took advantage of the situation to lift the autumn wind and slashed at the side blade of the open sky; Shen Ruoyu couldn't support it, his upper body leaned forward, his right shoulder hit Liang Tiehan's elbow impartially, and when he opened the sky, he took it off and fell to the ground with a bang. Shen Ruoyu fell down, covered the wound on his right shoulder, couldn't breathe for a long time, and almost fainted in pain.

Liang Tiehan knelt down beside Shen Ruoyu and asked in a panic:

"Fourth brother, how are you? Forget it, let's go back! ”

Shen Ruoyu groaned twice, regained some senses, and looked at Liang Tiehan.

At the moment when his shoulder injury hit Liang Tiehan, he suddenly saw a detail, a detail that he had been looking at for a long time but had never noticed, like a beam of sparks, brushing the ground and polishing the confused corners of his heart and illuminating the answer.

That's the crux of the matter; Why did he always feel that Liang Tiehan and Qiu Feng felt wrong. What an insignificant detail, but it decided the fate of three people and a sword.

Shen Ruoyu gasped for a while and said with a smile:

"Second brother, come on, I'm fine."

"Don't mess around, fourth brother," Liang Tiehan said anxiously, "If you continue like this, something will happen to you!" Do you want me to regret it for the rest of my life? ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled and said, "Second brother, I'm about to win, do you know?" ”

Liang Tiehan was slightly stunned, and looked at Shen Ruoyu incredulously. In the moonlight, blood had oozed from the clothes on his right shoulder, and it was pitch black. His face was pale, his head was covered with tormented sweat, and locks of hair were attached to his forehead. Liang Tiehan shook his head and said:

"Fourth brother, you are really confused."

Shen Ruoyu said: "Second brother, I will win." I can tell you where I'm going to win you. Your hand...... The sword in your hand is not in the right position, you are too tall and have ...... It's already on top of the swallow. I'm telling you now, you can't help it, you're used to that position, and the feeling of using your mouth to exert force. You can't change it; The body of the Autumn Wind Sword is longer than the average sword; If you make a mistake by the slightest bit, you will feel that the sword has sunk a lot, and it will be difficult to use it. ”

Liang Tiehan smiled incredulously: "Fourth brother, this is a very small matter, are you sure it can determine the outcome of the battle?" ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled: "Don't believe it? I...... I'll prove it to you! ”

He struggled to get up, took Kaitian in his hand, raised it high in front of his eyebrows, and stared at Liang Tiehan calmly. Liang Tiehan couldn't help but panic for a while, set up the portal, and waited for it.

Shen Ruoyu's eyes flashed, and Jian Feng suddenly came straight to Liang Tiehan's wrist. Liang Tiehan's forearm turned lightly, raised the autumn wind, and prepared to attack. Kaitian suddenly turned the sword peak slightly, and it was inserted under the autumn wind swallow mouth without deviation, and pasted above Liang Tiehan's finger; Shen Ruoxiao's wrist pressed, and the sword body pried upward; Liang Tiehan's heart shook suddenly, and the autumn wind was uprooted from his hand. He subconsciously palmed his fingers and tightened his grip on the autumn wind. However, the hilt of the sword had been drawn half an inch, and his hand was in the middle of the hilt, no longer clinging to his mouth. Shen Ruoxiao smiled at the ground, withdrew his sword, and slashed it towards the tip of the autumn wind sword as best he could. Liang Tiehan stood up to resist, but instantly found that he was powerless, and the autumn wind seemed to be suddenly much heavier, and it sank irretrievably under the pressure of the open sky. Shen Ruoliao suddenly spun his forearm, Liang Tiehan's wrist was sore, and the autumn wind took off his hand and slid into Shen Ruoliao's hand along the long blade that opened the sky.

Liang Tiehan stood in place dumbfounded, unable to believe his eyes. Shen Ruoyu retracted the open sky, held the autumn wind firmly in his hand, and smiled calmly:

"Second brother, I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Liang Tiehan stood stunned for a long time, and muttered, "How come? That's half an inch away......"

"'A slight mistake is a thousand miles', second brother, you should understand the truth of this sword. Is the autumn breeze really mine now? ”

Liang Tiehan came to his senses and laughed: "Of course! I lost! The fourth brother, whether it is the position of the sword or the others; In short, your martial arts have not yet recovered, you have missed me so far, and you have been injured again, but the autumn wind is still in your hands. I have long said that if the sword is yours, it will definitely follow you. ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled: "I'm a blind cat who bumped into a dead mouse." It's strange to say; My dad has always paid attention to details, and he has never noticed this flaw in yours? ”

Liang Tiehan replied ashamedly: "Fourth brother, I don't have this problem with other swords. Maybe as you said, because the autumn wind is longer than the average sword, I am not used to it, so from the beginning, it was wrong to take his place, but by that time I had already left my father-in-law. The opponents you met outside the mountain — seriously, don't be surprised you — all held swords like that. Now it seems - indeed, only the righteous father and you can truly control the autumn wind. I'm far from qualified. ”

He stepped forward, unsheathed his sword, and handed it to Shen Ruoliao. "Fourth brother, now, the autumn breeze is truly yours. He finally returned to the man he belonged to. I have finally successfully completed what my stepfather entrusted me with. He can rest assured. ”

Shen Ruoyu gently stroked the autumn breeze lovingly, and pressed his face against the cold sword body. Then, he put away the autumn wind, took down the open sky, stuffed it to Liang Tiehan, and said:

"Second brother, you can't live without a sword by your side, and you can't do without a good sword. Take this handful. I have the autumn wind, and I definitely won't use another sword. If Kaitian stays with me, he will bury him. ”

Liang Tiehan exclaimed: "This is absolutely unacceptable; King Yan rewarded you with a sword, and you gave it away casually, and when he asked in the future, wouldn't you be in trouble? ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled and said, "Second brother, don't worry, I'm not from King Yan; Nor is he rewarded for doing things for him. He said that this sword was for me to practice, not for displaying on the confession. Now that I have the autumn wind, I don't need to open the sky anymore. Such a good sword is offered at home, and the sword will die. It's better for you to use it. King Yan must hope that Kaitian can be useful, and he won't mind. ”

Liang Tiehan hesitated for a moment, thought about it, took the sword, and said with a smile: "It's okay; Maybe Kaitian is the sword that is destined to follow me. Fourth brother, I'll take it. What are your injuries, can you still walk back? Or should I carry you? ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled reluctantly: "Hmm; I think it's better to ...... like this."

Liang Tiehan smiled. He hung up his sword, and like the best brother, he carried Shen Ruoliao on his back, then spread his legs and ran back home quickly.