Chapter 231: Honey and Poison (I)
What Chen Sheng taught was the most basic of martial arts. In fact, regardless of whether it is Eastern or Western, or Japanese or Chinese, as long as you practice martial arts, you can draw nutrients from it. Therefore, theoretically speaking, Puguanshui can also be added to the training. But in fact, he didn't seem to have much interest in this kind of cultivation. Because recently, he felt a little confused about how he would continue to strengthen and improve in the future.
In Shijie in Rhode Island, swords and magic are two opposite paths. In the history of Rhode Island, whether it is the Dark Emperor Beirut among the "Six Heroes", or the mercenary King Cassius who later became the king of the Desert Wind Tribe, they are all men who have nothing to do with magic. Only Faun, the king of the Divine Kingdom of Wallis, is able to perform some divine magic with the help of the god's Liliang because he is a paladin who serves the god of light, Faris. However, Pu Guanshui never believed in any gods.
In Pu Guanshui's mind, the so-called gods are just some relatively powerful existences. As with human beings, there are all kinds of opinions and disagreements, and even more so all kinds of desires and troubles. Such an existence, although powerful, is far from being a representative of any truth, so how can it be qualified to let Pu Guanshui offer his faith to them?
Rhode Island Shijie, there are three major magic systems. Divine magic, elven magic, and ancient magic. Except for divine magic, the other two major magic systems cannot be integrated with the way of the sword. It can even be said that they are contrary to each other.
The Way of the Sword once helped Pu Guanshui survive a difficult period when he first entered the Divine Domain. With Liliang of the sword, he defeated the Dark Emperor Beirut and completed the great feat of unifying the entire territory of Rhodes. However, the reason why he was able to stand in front of the Dark Emperor Beirut and challenge him with the same position was definitely thanks to the way of magic.
However, the Way of the Sword and the Way of Magic, the two are inherently incompatible. Cultivating both at the same time in the early stage doesn't seem to be much of a problem. But as Pu Guanshui's study of magic deepened, he began to find that the way of the sword had hindered him to a certain extent. If this continues, the growth potential of the Way of the Sword will be limited, and the Way of Magic will be held back by the Way of the Sword. As a result, both of them become half-, which is very dangerous.
Perhaps, continuing to delve into magic is the most correct choice for Puguanshui's future growth. But...... Does this mean that you must say goodbye to the way of the sword? To tell the truth, Pu Guanshui really felt unwilling and reluctant to do this. In any case, he has already spent so much effort and hard work on the way of swordsmanship. All of a sudden, he said he was going to give up completely...... It's so hard to make a decision.
This is an unsolvable problem. At least, there is no solution within the existing Liliang system of Puguanshui. If you want to break through and find a way out, maybe ...... I can only go to Shijie, who is completely different from Rhode Island, but also has swords and sorcery. It's a pity that the current place where the Sword Shadow Demon Trace team is located is not the ideal place for Puguanshui. That's why...... During these days, he always felt a little lazy, and it seemed that it was difficult to do anything.
Chen Sheng stood in the courtyard and "pushed" with Xiao Su and Ah Shi respectively. On the other side, three samurai, including Akechi Jubei, Shimada Kanbei, and Katayama Goroubei, were also sweating on the other side of the courtyard. Only Pu Guanshui leaned beside the railing of the corridor and groaned alone, looking confused and distressed. The more I thought about it, the more upset I became. He suddenly jumped to his feet, strode into the courtyard, and with a casual stretch of his hand, he easily snatched the wooden knife that he had used to practice from Shimada Kanbei's hand.
Shimada Kanbei was stunned, and subconsciously asked, "Pu-kun, what are you doing here?" ”
"Borrow it and return it to you later." Without looking at Shimada Kanbei for half a while, Puguan Sailor held a wooden knife and slashed twice, so as to find out the characteristics of this weapon. He raised his wooden knife and shouted, "Old Chen, let the two of them toss by themselves." Let's practice together. ”
Chen Sheng turned around and looked back, and said with a little surprise: "Oh, why are you suddenly so interested?" Okay, I'll practice with you. He whispered a word of advice to Xiao Su and Ah Shi, and then walked towards Pu Guanshui. Lift the branch with one hand and use it as a chest instead of a sword.
In an instant, a dignified momentum was released from the two of them, so that everyone next to them stopped and looked at them nervously and excitedly. Even Kenshin Uesugi, who was meditating in his room, was alarmed at some point, and he also stepped out of the courtyard and stood under the eaves to watch the battle.
Narrowing the distance between each other to within two steps, Chen Sheng and Pu Guanshui stopped in unison, as if they were about to measure each other's weights, looking at each other. Everyone in the audience held their breath, their eyes wide open, and stared at the two of them without blinking, lest they miss even the slightest movement of their movements. Because they all subconsciously felt it. The tricks of the two masters will definitely not drag the mud and water. This battle is likely to end in a flash of lightning. If you are careless, you will probably not see anything.
Just when everyone was engrossed, suddenly, there was a soft sound of "click~" next to it. Immediately after, two soft cries followed. It turned out to be Zhu Juan and Yang Yan. They crept down the cobblestone path next to the compound, but accidentally stepped on a dead branch that had fallen to the ground.
At the same time as the sound of dead branches breaking, Chen Sheng and Pu Guanshui began to move at the same time. Both men scrambled forward quickly and exchanged swords head-on with extremely fluid movements. Wooden knives and branches collided with each other with a dull and soft sound. Although there were no dazzling sparks scattering in all directions, the movements of both sides gave the onlookers some kind of hallucination, as if they were two craftsmen hammering hot steel to shape each other into the shape they wanted.
The two weapons each slashed through the air from an incredible angle. Despite the lack of full force on either side, it was still so fast that it was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, the sound of weapon clashing "Tu~Tu~Tu~" sounded three times in a row. Chen Sheng relied on his delicate kung fu to easily resolve the liliang on the opponent's wooden knife. However, Pu Guanshui's sword skills have also been tempered thousands of times, and he controls the liliang he sends out extremely precisely. So much so that he couldn't use the technique of "introduction failure" to easily create a flaw in him.
After the first temptation, the two males retreated. Each quickly reassesses the situation and the strength of the other. After a few moments, they rushed forward with lightning speed. It's so fast! So much so that no one present could see what they had done. The only thing they knew was that when each other's movements stopped again, Chen Sheng's branch had already lit Pu Guanshui's throat. But on the other hand, Pu Guanshui's wooden knife also set up the major artery on the side of Chen Sheng's neck. And both of them completely took Liliang back before they were about to really hurt each other's bodies.
Such a scene, to the fullest, is like a mural depicting heroic legends. It is inexplicably touching to teach people.
If you fight to the death, you can still continue to fight later. However, now it is just a competition, so after hitting this point, the two sides can no longer make any more moves. At that moment, both sides withdrew their swords, and then withdrew and retreated, ending this sword skill practice. Chen Sheng praised from the bottom of his heart: "Amazing." Lao Pu, your swordsmanship can be called perfect. Even compared with the sword saint Cao Qiudao in "Xun Qin" Shijie, it is not inferior. ”
Pu Guanshui looked a little depressed, shook his head and said, "Don't praise me, Lao Chen." You didn't really work hard just now. Otherwise, as soon as that trick 'Flying Star from the Sky' comes out, I won't have to hit the street immediately." ”
Without waiting for Chen Sheng to answer, he casually raised his arm and threw it back, throwing the wooden knife back to Shimada Kanbei. Pu Guanshui said lazily: "I'm a little thirsty, I'll go drink saliva." Go ahead and leave me alone. With his hands folded over his chest, he turned and walked away. Seeing his back gradually disappear, Chen Sheng frowned, then shook his head and smiled, looked back, and said loudly: "Xiao Su, Ah Shi, the show is over." Now go ahead and come again. ”
Leaving them all behind, Pu Guanshui walked along the cobblestone path to the other side of the courtyard and into the kitchen. The stove is full of pots and pans, and there are some vegetables on the stove. The water tank for cooking is placed next to it. Puguan went to the side of the water tank and opened the lid to see, it was full of a large tank of freshly cleared well water.
Pu Guanshui's throat was dry, so he wanted to drink it, but found that there was no tool to spoon water next to him. I couldn't help but be stunned. Suddenly, a sweet and pleasant voice sounded behind him, and he said softly: "Pu Jun, if you want to drink water, please use this." Slender held a gourd scoop in his hand and handed it over. Pu Guanshui turned slightly sideways, and saw bright red sleeves on top of his hands, and the sleeves were rounded shoulders, long black hair, and a towering chest tightly wrapped in the placket. Zhu Juan's eyes were full of admiration and admiration, and she was looking at Pu Guanshui herself with affection.
Seeing that it was this Dongying beauty, Pu Guanshui was originally in a hazy mood, and the sun immediately appeared. He perked up and said with a smile: "It's Miss Zhu Juan." Thank you. He took the gourd scoop from her hand, filled it in the water tank, and brought it to his lips and drank it in one gulp. The feeling of coolness and comfort instantly fills the chest.
Just as he was about to put down the scoop, he felt the fragrant wind released from Zhu Juan's body suddenly become more intense and hit the tip of his nose. It turned out that this Dongying beauty actually moved Lianbu over lightly, next to Pu Guanshui, and said softly: "Pu Jun, you sweat a lot." The concubine will wipe it for you. Without waiting for an answer, she took out a handkerchief from her bosom, which was also bright red, immediately stood on tiptoe, and seriously wiped the fine beads of sweat from the corners of her forehead because of the drill and competition just now.