Sometimes it's not just strength that makes the difference between winning and losing, because behind every choice, there is an infinite unknown.

Geng Qi's sword smashed firmly into Liu Ying's sword body, but the strength of the rebound was far less than imagined, like a heavy hammer blowing, the voice was low, and the strength was continuous.

And Liu Ying's sword struck with this, but it was like a smiling rattlesnake, and the tip of the sword suddenly changed direction.

That's a soft sword! When the snake letter slashed across Gengqi's belt, the light in the latter's eyes was abruptly shattered, covering it with a layer of dark gray despair.

The two of them parted as soon as they touched in the air, and Geng Qitie, who had landed on the ground, said nothing with a blue face, clamped his waist tightly with his arms against his body, and strode back.

Some of the more knowledgeable people didn't understand what was happening, but the discerning people had already understood the embarrassment that Geng Qifang had to hide.

"Good! Very good! What does the son think? The little dragon king clasped his palms, obviously quite excited.

Before Shizi could speak, Qi Qi grabbed his fists first, "Shizi, Qi Qi wants to try it down." ”

"You?" Shizi was so shocked that he straightened his soft body, "Really? ”

Qi Qi nodded, his expression hidden in the thick facial lines, but no one could not read his determination.

"Don't shoot too hard!" Shizi cautiously admonished, his outstretched fingers trembling slightly, revealing the concerns in his heart.

He knows Qi Qi too well, there is no victory or defeat, only life and death, and he doesn't want to really make a death in the public place where the head of the Snake Slashing Villa is in charge.

Qi Qi smiled loudly, "Young master, rest assured, Qi Qi has his own measure." With that, he walked straight to Liu Ying.

"You just had a fierce fight, but you want to rest?"

Liu Ying felt the pressure of his opponent, which was far from being comparable to Fang Cai Gengqi.

Shenggeng Qi is already seven points of luck, this against the fierce slave, the odds of winning are naturally slim, and there is no other fight.

So he shook his head slowly.

"It's good to know how to do it all in one go! Please draw the sword! There is not a word of nonsense in the exit of Qiqi, not even a single superfluous word, and the tone does not have a bit of the frame of the predecessors.

As long as both sides agree, it is fair, and both sides should complete the contest seriously and fairly.

This is the message conveyed by Qi Qi, and Liu Ying happened to understand it.

Or rather, they are the same kind of people.

Therefore, Liu Ying's seriousness at this time is composed of respect and seriousness, and Qi Qi happens to understand it.

The sword is out first, and the sword is merciless, this is Liu Ying's way of expressing his respect.

The corners of Qi Qi's mouth twitched, the young man in front of him was very interested in him, so his sword couldn't show weakness.

So the cold light flashed.

Liu Ying was still in place, and he retreated in that flash, his forehead was full of cold sweat.

Qiqi is still in place, never moving.

Liu Ying didn't even see what the other party's sword looked like, but he felt that murderous aura and cut straight to his own empty door!

No retreat, only death.

"I'm sorry, I should have made you see my sword, you deserve it.

But according to this method, the sword in the sheath is the most unpredictable for the enemy, and the shot will sentence life and death.

I drew my sword, hoping that it would still be able to keep it alive and not disgrace it. ”

Qi Qi slowly pulled out his long sword, and the sound of friction grabbed the ear drums of everyone present.

The sword was bright and clean, and obviously very well maintained, but the style was very plain, and there was nothing conspicuous about it.

The body of the long sword has a slight arc, so the sound of friction when drawing the sword will be more noisy than that of a straight sword.

The scabbard was thrown aside by Qi Qi, he firmly grasped the hilt of the sword with both hands, bowed his waist slightly, and said to Liu Ying.

Liu Ying nodded, and suddenly pounced on the left side.

Qi Qi's eyes stared at Liu Ying's hand holding the sword, and he didn't move.

Liu Ying suddenly twisted his body five feet in front of Qi Qi, the sword was handed out from the right side, the cold light flashed again, and Liu Ying retreated. The two of them fell into their respective places again.

"Can you do it?"

Liu Ying was stunned by Qi Qi's question, only to hear the latter say, "I'm going to take out the sword!" ”

Qi Qi moved as soon as he said it, and changed several footsteps like a rabbit.

Liu Ying's eyes did not look at the opponent's footsteps, and he did not have time to analyze the changes.

He just stared at the opponent's hand, seeing that Qi Qi used his sword to exert his strength, the soft sword in his hand shook and passed through the top of the curved sword, the tip of the sword rolled down to suppress the opponent's sword momentum, and the tip of the sword stabbed towards the figure behind the sword wind like a snake letter.

This sword not only blocked the opponent's ferocious momentum, but also forced the opponent to make changes in his posture. So he retreated, faster than when he came.

The two fell back to their original places, and Qi Qi looked up to the sky and laughed, and even said, "I'm defeated!" ”

"What?" Everyone present was confused, and even Liu Ying was confused.

"When I was young, I didn't have such a good understanding, and my kendo cultivation was not as good as yours, so I lost. Since it is my challenge to you, the content of the challenge and the judgment of victory or defeat are up to me. I was defeated. Qiqi's assertion was straightforward and frank.

His swordsmanship is like that of a grandmaster, but he can still maintain such a simple and open valley, which is really unlikely.

"The seniors were too humble. The seniors are instructing the younger generations, although it is only a triad, it is enough to be used for a lifetime. ”

"Yes, that's why I kept playing. You are very sensitive to the changes in your opponent's moves, which is why you are able to use the Gu Ying method skillfully, and at the same time, you are particularly decisive in your shots. These two elements are the two core requirements of the Western Sect's method. If you are interested in studying the swordsmanship of the Western Sect, your future may not stop today, and the old man is willing to do his best for this. ”

"Boom..."The crowd really exploded at this moment, and there was a lot of discussion, which was very different from Fang Cai's whispering a few times.

The Western Sect is not spread out, this is a well-known rule in the rivers and lakes.

At this time, Qi Qi actually expressed his intention to accept apprentices in the hall, which was really a strange story.

"Well, I'm afraid that's a bit wrong, right? A Tiannu reminded on the side, most of them should also be masters of the Western Sect.

Qi Qi said proudly, "What's wrong?

Xizong's previous talents withered, in the final analysis, he was too obsessed with blood, and the requirements for talent in this swordsmanship were relatively harsh.

There are very few people in each generation of the Ma clan who can comprehend the mysteries.

Many excellent sword skills have also been lost as a result.

In the long run, it will not be possible to protect the legacy of the ancestors.

During my time in the Snake Slashing Villa, I saw with my own eyes the various benefits brought by the wide open stream and openness of the Sword Sect.

If our sect continues to rest on its laurels, how will it stand side by side with the other four sects in a hundred years?

Now that there is such a good seedling in front of me, can I say that I should follow the example of King Chu Li and abandon Liangpu and deceive myself? ”

Qi Qi's words, on this occasion, in front of many high-rollers in the rivers and lakes, and even the young owner of the Snake Mountain Villa, the old sword slaves of various sects, talked about the strengths and weaknesses of their own faction.

It can be seen that the speaker is not unintentional, and the listener is not unintentional.

However, although the faces of the owner Liu Shaozhuang and the other three fierce slaves were gloomy, none of them dared to speak sarcastically. It can be seen that this poor strange person is not an extraordinary person.

Yuan Yu seemed to think of something, and asked Liu Chengwu in a snort, "Ma Zhexian, the hermit who resigned from the sect master of the Western Sect because of his murderous spirit, can he be in Guizhuang?" ”

The young owner leaned over and responded, "The prince has good eyesight." ”

Yuan Yu was surprised in his heart, "With Ma Zhe's first mind, he can hide his name here as a sword slave and cut the snake villa ......"

"Don't talk about right and wrong behind people! Back then, I found the Snake Slashing Villa to compete with the King of Song, and lost a move to him, and I was willing to gamble and lose. The previous false name will not be mentioned again. ”

Qi Qi didn't pay attention to the two, but asked Liu Ying, "What does the little brother think?" ”

Liu Ying originally admired Qiqi very much, and had no intention of refusing.

But when I heard the words of Yuan Yu and the young owner just now, I was a little uncertain, "Senior." If you're really that senior, I'm afraid there's something wrong. ”

Qi Qi changed color and said, "What? Do you think I have too many enemies? ”

"No, no! The younger generation knows that the current sect leader of the Western Sect, Ma Beizhen, is also a personal disciple of the seniors. If the younger generation learns the sword from the seniors, I'm afraid it's not appropriate! ”

"Pedantic!" Qi Qi's eyebrows were raised, and his face was gloomy.

Ma Zhexian was once a mythical figure on the rivers and lakes, known as a true gentleman with a smiling face, and he was more eye-catching for the crown.

If he were angry, it would be unreasonable.

The little dragon king had a good impression of the two people on the field, and when he saw that the momentum was not right, he laughed wildly and left the game. "Old hero, if you want to accept apprentices, it is naturally a good thing, but it is a little unreasonable to accept apprentices here today."

Qi Qi raised his eyebrows, "Oh? I don't know where to resent the prince's heart? I would like to hear about it. ”

The little dragon king clenched his fists with both hands and replied unhurriedly, "Senior, today it was Yuan who entrusted the Snake Slashing Villa to select a good teacher according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, and this matter came first.

Now that the selection has not yet ended, the predecessors cut off the beard and accept the apprentices, isn't it chaotic to be eager to choose a teacher under it?

Besides, those who are targeted by their predecessors can still turn out of Wuzhi Mountain?

It's just that everything has a priority, and if today's seniors oppress people with seniority, it will make Snake Slashing Villa and Yuan very embarrassed. ”

If the little dragon king used the identity of the prince to suppress Qiqi, Qiqi would naturally not eat this set.

But at this time, the other party fought with the rules of the rivers and lakes, and countersued that he used his generation to oppress people.

"The little prince is right. The matter will be put aside for the time being. Little Brother Liu, I hope you will think about it seriously, the old man will not give up so easily. After a long laugh, he retreated behind the young owner.

Liu Ying gave a salute to the Little Dragon King, the Young Zhuang Master, and the King of Guangling, and made a long bow to Qi Qi alone, and retreated aside.

Liu Chengwu waited for the Little Dragon King to sit down, and then stretched out his hand to beckon the last martial artist to come on the field.

This martial artist has unkempt blond hair, round eyes, a hawk nose and a wide mouth, and is tall, but he is a bearded man.

Since the Sima clan crossed to the south, the five Hu people were chaotic, and it was not uncommon for the Hu people to be in Jiangbei, but Qingyun was strange to see, and the gourd Caiting could not help but preach.

The Hu man had a strong voice, spoke standard Chinese, clenched his hands into fists, and reported to his home, but he was an old Jianghu, "Xia Ren sent it to re-xing, and I was fortunate to find the remnants of ancient martial arts "Cold Ice Palm" in the Western Regions. Self-cultivation, a little success, I am willing to have the honor to learn with the little prince. ”

Monk Yuan sighed and turned his head to Liu Chengwu, "The young master is well-informed, and he can know what kind of martial arts this cold ice palm is. ”

The latter smiled wryly and shook his head, "It's the first time I've heard of it. However, since the Yanhuang War against Chiyou, the wild history of the strange theory of the cloud Xuangong does not know how many, which is lost, and there are many hidden people. There are also some subtle tricks. Since this person can pass the initial screening of the Snake Slashing Villa, he should indeed have some ability. ”

Yuan Fa Monk smiled, "It's okay, let's talk about it after seeing it." Strong man please. ”

Ji Zaixing ordered someone to carry a wooden table, and a wooden basin was placed on the table, containing water.

In the center of the basin is a copper cup of water.

I saw him wearing flowers with both palms and playing a set of starting styles, although the routines were complicated, but they were not high-quality martial arts.

It's just that the green tendons on his forehead burst out, the beads of sweat the size of soybeans precipitated, and a few wisps of green smoke rose from the back of his head.

"Wow, what kind of kung fu is this?" Qingyun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he saw it.

"It should be a kind of advanced inner family kung fu, it seems that the master of the Taoist sect cultivating the inner dan, or has similar cultivation." Gu Caiting was not very sure, and looked at the ancestor on the side, who was the descendant of the Taoist Sect.

Zu Xuanzhi frowned, shook his head, and poked his nose, as if he wanted to sniff out some clues.

I don't know if it's because I realized something, or I didn't touch my head, I just muttered in a low voice, "No, no......"

The gourd Caiting also wanted to ask in detail, and saw that Naji Zaixing had already dipped his hands into the basin.

She was afraid that she had missed something, so she hurriedly probed to see.

The sleeves of the Hu people are wide and not often cared for, and when the coat touches the water, it is turbid.

Although there was still some distance between Qingyun and the three of them from a high overlook, they also felt a wave of oiliness in their hearts.

The surrounding spectators didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in this man's gourd, and they all held their breath and looked at each other.

Zu Yuzhi took out a small tube from his arms, closed his eyes and peeked into the field.

Seeing this, he said, "This is the pocket jade balance, lend it to me." He stretched out his hand to grab it, but he was stunned and signaled to silence.

But after a while, the sharp-eyed person shouted out first, "Look at the copper cup, it's frozen!" The water in the cup is starting to freeze! ”

When they looked at it, they saw that the water in the cup of brass had formed a thin layer of ice.

It was early autumn, and the land of Huainan was still a piece of willow green and red, and the sun was beautiful.

But the water in the cup really slowly condensed under the watchful eye.

Don't say it's martial arts, even those Taoist Yinyi who are legendary to cultivate Neidan have never heard of such magical powers.

Could it be that this person really knows some secret method?

The little prince felt strange and personally poked on the ice.

The thin layer of ice shell was broken.

He put his wet fingers on his cheeks again, and a chill penetrated into his body, and it was really ice!

Seeing that the ice seemed to be getting thicker and thicker, the little prince couldn't help but exclaim, "It's amazing, it's amazing, this kung fu is really rare." If this cold air can melt into the palm wind, I'm afraid it will be even more domineering than my big mudra! ”

He turned his head to Yuan Yu and Liu Chengwu, and the three of them talked in a whisper.

When the Hu man saw that the prince was satisfied, he withdrew his hands, wiped them on his body at will, and waited aside.

Zu Xuanzhi saw the three people in the referee's seat nodding frequently, as if they were about to make a decision, and suddenly whispered to Qing Liang and the others, "Are you afraid of things?" ”

The three of them looked at each other, smiled young and fearless, and put their heads together.

Ji Zaixing smiled to himself, and suddenly felt a chill rise behind him.

It was like being locked by a poisonous snake hiding in the shadows when collecting medicine in the woods.

Hu people like Ji Zaixing have struggled in the coldest and harshest environment in the world since childhood, and have a very keen sense of the dangers around them.

He didn't look back, because he didn't have time to turn back, the three sword lights were as fast as thunder, condescending, and he was bound to win it.

The three of them were obviously good players, and they borrowed the momentum of the dive, and the speed was extremely fast.

No one expected that there would be people who dared to make trouble on the land of the Snake Slashing Villa, and Ji Zaixing did not expect that the sword slaves present were also distracted by the strange skills in the field, and they were slightly relaxed, so they didn't have time to react at the first time.

Ji Zaixing didn't have time to turn back, let alone turn back, and the movements that could be made left and right couldn't avoid the sword wind that was outflanking behind him, so he only had one choice left, and he began to rush forward.

Before exerting the strength of his legs, he shook his arms off his robe, and the man followed the force of this shaking to drive his legs and swept forward with arrows.

The robe was suddenly shattered by the three sword qi, and suddenly there was a thick smoke.

The sword slaves hurriedly gathered and protected several princes.

Qingyun shouted, "Don't run away from that liar!" But he was trapped by the white smoke, and his eyes couldn't see with tears, so he had to take a few steps back temporarily.

By the time the smoke cleared a little, the three of them were already surrounded by sword slaves. The young farmer asked with a cold face, "What's going on?" ”

Zu Xuanzhi put away his sword and hugged his fist, gave a deep salute, and replied calmly, "Young master, two princes." This person is a liar, and we don't want you to be deceived by it, so we will expose it.

This smoke occurred from the spontaneous combustion of white phosphorus hidden in his neckline, and he used his fists and kicks as bait to shake the white phosphorus into the armor of the metal back armor, and let it spontaneously combust, releasing smoke, so as to make a mystery, as if it was some kind of profound Qi Gong. ”

Zu Xuan explained while searching for bamboo pipes and back armor from the broken robe, shook out a few milky white particles from it, poured them into the gap of the armor, and held them with his hands, and after a while, an imperceptible white firework burst out, emitting smoke. "This nail piece carries body temperature, which will make the white phosphorus burn, and after burning, it will also increase the temperature of the nail piece, so the Hu person will sweat on his forehead."

The little dragon king interjected, "How can you explain that the glass of water is frozen?" ”

Zu Weizhi smiled slightly, picked up two sleeves, took out two oilcloth bags from them, and walked to the table where the basin was put in.

He picked up a cloth bag and dumped it, and some white gravel fell into the water, and stirred it slightly with his hands a few times.

I saw that the white gravel gradually dissolved, and the water in the cup was sealed with ice, "This thing is called saltpeter, and when dissolved in water, it can absorb heat into ice." Saltpeter and white phosphorus are both highly toxic and are not common in ordinary times, but they are commonly used materials in the Dan family, and they are often mentioned by Mr. Huayang, the family teacher. Therefore, I found out by luck. ”

Mr. Huayang is the head of the Taoist sect, and his name is loud.

The chaos among the four murders took a step forward early, seemingly to advance, but in fact, it was to prevent others from making a sudden attack on these three juniors with extraordinary backgrounds.

The rest of the people were stunned, but they didn't have the idea of doing anything at this time.

It was the little dragon king himself who broke the deadlock first, poked the new ice with his hand, and said with a wry smile, "It seems that it is indeed the way." However, this person can dodge the three of them joining forces with a sword, but his skills are not bad, why do he still play such a mysterious? ”

The young owner nodded and continued, "If this person doesn't have real materials, he won't be able to pass the first test of the village." However, such deliberate cheating shows that he is determined to get close to the little prince, and I am afraid that he has other plans. ”

"Humph!" The little dragon king casually smashed a mahogany chair, his eyes bloodshot, "I don't care what he wants!" Since I have fooled this king and disturbed my big affairs, even if I find the edge of the sky and dig three feet into the ground, I will find him and break his body into pieces! ”

Yuan Yu pursed his jaw slightly, and asked, "How does the little dragon king want to end the matter of choosing a teacher?" ”

The Little Dragon King turned around and pointed at Liu Chengwu angrily, "Of course, I want to find the Snake Slashing Villa to ask for an explanation!" You are presiding over this teacher selection conference, and the people have been put in after your initial test, of course, you have to give the king an explanation! ”

Liu Chengwu was speechless for a while.

It's not that he is afraid of the little dragon king, it's just that the other party's responsibility is true, and he really can't escape the blame, so he can only bow down and laugh, "What the little dragon king said is very true, since it is a dereliction of duty, then I will send a hero post again on a certain day to invite heroes, reopen the conference, and give the little dragon king an explanation!" ”

The Little Dragon King said angrily, "You said that you will choose the day? This is the case today, but what is the situation of Anzhi Zhizhi? I need an explanation today! ”

Yuan Yu couldn't stand it at this time, and persuaded, "The young owner has done his best to prepare this time, but he didn't expect that there would be a traitor, so aggressive, and it would be a loss of imperial honor." ”

"Tuoba Yu, don't use your royal status to suppress me, you don't listen to all of today's will,"

He also ignored Yuan Yu's embarrassed expression, and turned to Liu Chengwu with round eyes, "Young Zhuang Master, do you owe me an explanation today?" Can I dare to make a request? ”

The young owner hurriedly responded with his fists clenched, "Deserve it, deserve it." Today, it is the negligence of the village, if the little prince has orders, but it is okay to speak. If the Snake Slashing Villa is within its ability, it will not dare to slack off. ”

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The surname is one of the surnames of the Dayue tribe. The surname of the nobles of the Kushan Empire.

The Dayue clan was originally one of the Chinese nomadic tribes in the Longxi region.

Bactria was an ancient country in Central Asia that was once inclined to Greek culture because of Alexander's conquest. In the end, it was destroyed by the Otsuki clan when they moved westward.

In ancient times, there was also a tribe called Bactria in the Hexi Corridor region of China. It was mentioned in the "Bamboo Book Chronicle" that Kongtong was the leader of twelve tribes including Daxia.

Whether there is a connection and origin between these two Great Bactria and the Xia Dynasty of China does not exist in the history books. As for the indirect relationship, there are indeed some, and the details will be revealed in the subsequent works in this series. This is because there are many historical problems that need to be established, which cannot be explained in one or two sentences.

As mentioned in the previous section when we introduced the country name, there were certain rules for the naming of the Han Dynasty, and if it was not transliteration, then the meaning should be taken. For example, Rome is called Great Qin, which takes the meaning of North Shuo, South Chu, and West Qin. And the original pronunciation of Bactria, the word Xia is not transliterated. In the Han Dynasty, where the concept of Huayi Wufang was so strong, why it could be named Huaxia Xia was naturally not without reason.