Section 41

Ding Ding ~ Ding Ding ~ Dang!

The sword swung continuously in the air, sparks sparkling in the middle of the day.

"The strength is very strong, and the reaction is faster than before."

The long sword in his hand blocked the blade of another attack at an angle, and the angle of the spine of the sword turned gently and gently, allowing the attacking blade to continue the slashing action under his sword image, thus sliding on the sword body.

Suddenly, the sword body shook, and the rigid metal long sword suddenly resembled a crocodile tail whip that came to life under this force, and the attacking long sword was shaken to the side in just one moment, and the sword body reversed the trend, drawing a concise arc, and without waiting for the other long sword to make the next move, the sword blade had stopped in front of the opponent's neck.

"But it's still too tender."

The corners of the man's mouth raised slightly, and he said in a brisk voice.

"Han Feng, the opponent is still a child, so don't be so strict." The heroine in the aqua blue suit on the side said.

"If it is usual, I naturally want him to practice more basic kung fu, and I will mention a few words. But you also know that this time is different from the past, we are about to face a group of evil monsters, at this time, be stricter, let him master a few more practical martial arts moves, and if he really wants to fight, he will have more self-protection skills. Han Feng withdrew the long sword pointed at Li Yuntao's neck and explained lightly.

"Brother Han is right, only by being strict on weekdays can you have more skills to save your life in wartime." Yin Hongsu sat on the stake next to him and nodded in affirmation.

Li Yuntao regained his foothold and saluted Han Feng with both hands.

"Boy, do you want to continue?" Han Feng looked at this young man who was a little shorter than himself, with a little appreciation in his eyes.

This kid learns so fast, and I'm having fun with it now. I wonder how many tricks he will be able to take next time? ’

Li Yuntao nodded vigorously, reopened his stance, raised his long sword over his shoulder, pointed forward at his opponent, and stepped on the virtual and real steps under his feet.

The two confront each other in the clearing, walking in a circle with each other, looking for each other's flaws. Blades of grass and sand rustled softly under the feet of the two.

No one spoke out in the field, and they all quietly watched the two of them practice. Only the branches in the campfire made a few crackling sounds as they burned.

The confrontation lasted only three breaths, and Li Yuntao took the initiative again, and the long sword reflecting the brilliance of the bonfire drew an orange afterimage in the air. He rushed forward, rubbing his sword and approaching, the blade of the sword from the initial thrust slightly transformed into a downward stab, straight to the opponent's thigh.

Han Feng saw through his intentions, his body turned back in a dashing manner, his thighs withdrew half a step to give way to his position, and the long sword that was about to pick out the stabbing blade retreated with his body, turning to slash straight at Li Yuntao's forearm.

Li Yuntao's wrist flipped, and the long sword turned over and stabbed like a spiritual snake in his hand.

Bite~

The two swords clashed, and a cluster of sparks popped out again.

Then the two of them continued to change their moves back and forth, and the speed was getting faster and faster, and only the two figures were seen flipping and moving in the night, constantly changing positions, but the sound of the long sword clashing was only a few points.

"This kid learns really fast, Han Feng is afraid that he has already come up with real skills." The man holding a spear on the side whispered to his companion.

"It shouldn't be enough, Han Feng is used to using a knife, and now he is holding a sword, which is to let the little cub have a hand. Even if he deals with it wholeheartedly now, it is not the time when he is the strongest. The big man sitting on the floor beside him spoke his opinion.

"But you're right, this little guy is a good piece of material, and he learns really fast. It's a pity...", he sighed, unscrewed the gourd mouth on his waist and poured it.

"What a pity?"

"It's a pity that time waits for no one, we can rush to Xiaoji Town tomorrow, but we didn't give him a few more years to hone his kung fu, I'm afraid it won't be his share to kill the enemy this time."

"Heh~ Let's go into battle and kill the enemy, it's good if this kid doesn't make trouble for us. How many fleeing civilians and wounded soldiers have been seen along the way, which one doesn't say that the monster is powerful? ”

"What? Hearing that the monster is powerful, you kid retreated? ”

"Where's the word, to be honest, I heard the wounded soldier say that the monster is powerful, if I say that I am not afraid in my heart, it must be false, can I be frightened just because I am afraid? We can't afford to lose this person. I just thought that if we fight with these demons and monsters, we will definitely have to go all out, and we won't have time to take care of this little hairy head. ”

"You're right."

"Did you notice? When I asked the wounded soldiers about the situation, a few of them had bad faces. ”

"Hey~ shouted loudly one by one, and there are a few who can bear it when the matter comes, and our brothers know it in their hearts."

"Besides, the purpose of our original trip was to save people out, but we didn't fight hard with monsters, relying on a few of us, can we really fight the demon disaster back?"

"That's right."

"Having said that, it's really a little itchy to see them practice against me, wait for me to go up and practice with the little cub."

"You want to go too? I said in my heart that I would go up next. ”

"Cut, I'll say it first, I'll go first."

When the warriors get together, they either sell two pots of wine, talk about some interesting things about the rivers and lakes while drinking, and then brag to themselves.

Or compete in martial arts skills and sharpen each other.

Tonight's sparring program lasted a lot longer than the previous days, and Li Yuntao wanted to stop and realize what he had gained today, and the martial artists who were aroused jumped into the arena to practice their moves.

Fragments of stellar flames from the campfire scattered into the air with the wind.

In the deep night, the starlight under the sky is a little lonely, especially in the northwest, where the stars are like a veil, always looking a little hazy and dim that is incompatible with most of the other half of the sky.

Li Yuntao meditated quietly on his knees, repeating in his heart the experience of practicing the moves with everyone again and again, finding out his own mistakes and shortcomings in coping, and thinking about ways to disassemble the moves.

In real battles, the sinister and fierce moves are often only in a moment, and all kinds of action postures put on by those fancy postures are useless.

Only two people with equal strength can fight and can't beat the opponent between one or two moves, and they will fight extraordinarily excitingly. Most of the moves that seem to be lacking in lethality are also cushions that induce the other party to show their flaws, once they think they have a chance to kill, they will fall into the trap, and even the seemingly weakest two-life heroine can easily win him.

These days, Li Yuntao has practiced with the heroes of the rivers and lakes, and he has fallen into countless similar traps, and he has failed again and again, like a heavy hammer constantly hammering, completely smashing the little pride in his heart.

Li Yuntao tried to seek Yin Hongsu's help, but only got a meaningful smile from the other party, in addition to asking herself to continue her daily basic exercises, she also forced Li Yuntao to sit next to watch while others were passing over, but she didn't give more guidance.

From the initial frustration, anxiety, eagerness, and boredom, he finally calmed down and began to carefully observe and analyze.

Only then can I gradually understand some things, which are killer moves, which are induces are actually traceable, the opponent's muscles are loose or tight, the changes in the emotions in the eyes, whether the steps are virtual and real, and the details are connected together, you can gain insight into the intention of the opponent when making a move.

The virtual and real moves always complement each other, and the real master's moves change between the virtual and the real are only in a thought, and the seemingly virtual moves may also evolve into deadly moves in the next moment, and there are still many skills worth learning from Li Yuntao.

"Whether the opponent is a human or a monster, the battle is never just a blood, although the battle cannot lack blood and bravery, but we must also remain vigilant, calm judgment, grasp the opportunity, and formulate a strategy. Whether it is to defeat the enemy first or defend and counterattack, or induce the enemy to break, or even use some shady means, as long as you can survive, it is a victory.

The reason why I haven't given you a word of guidance these days is that you want to calm down and comprehend some truths that can only be found in battle. That's kind of the first lesson I've taught you.

Have a good rest tonight, you will be in your hometown tomorrow, I don't know what the specific situation of Xiaoji Town is, save enough physical strength to cope with all changes. ”

The voice belonging to Yin Hongsu floated slightly softly past his ears, and Li Yuntao felt that his shoulder was gently patted twice. The trace of complaint and dissatisfaction with Yin Hongsu in his heart turned into a slight upturned arc at the corner of his mouth.

Don't look down on people, I'm not a child.

Next

A group of people rode horses and galloped on the wide and smooth official road, and after bidding farewell to the two groups of people who had withdrawn against the current, the towering city wall of Xiaoji Town was already in sight.

It still stood so silently on the ground, and the Donghuang banner, which was forced to spread its body in the barren wind, struggled and swayed wildly.

There are soldiers patrolling back and forth on the city wall, and at the gate facing the city, the guards standing have changed from two to four, everything seems to be in order, no different from when Li Yuntao left. If it weren't for the evacuated people he met before, he would have believed that Xiaoji Town was still the same as it was.

The city guards in front of the gate saw this group of warriors with guns and swords in the distance, and ran into the city with one person, and the remaining three nervously clenched iron spears with both hands, waiting for everyone to arrive. The soldiers patrolling the city walls hurried to this side, and some of them took off their bows and put their arrows ajar open.

"Stop." A squad leader of the city guard with a helmet and armor and a sword at his waist and the soldier from before hurriedly walked out of the gate, and when everyone was still about ten feet away from the gate, they shouted to stop.

When everyone heard this, they tightened the reins and lowered the speed of their horses, and when they were only one or two feet away from the gate, they turned over and dismounted, and led the horses to walk nearly a thousand.

"Who's coming?" The squad leader asked with a sigh of relief, his exposed skin was rough and dark from the wind, sand and scorching sun, and the wrinkles on it were as stiff and deep as a knife and an axe. A thick, short blue-black beard envelops the entire jaw.

"This lord, we are the warriors of the rivers and lakes who heard that there was a demon trouble in the border city of Xiaoji Town, and came to help." Han Feng, who was at the front of the team, calmly stepped forward and saluted.

The others who followed nodded yes.

The squad leader nodded, his gaze swept over everyone one by one, and stayed on Yin Hongsu for the longest time.

There is no way, even if she wears a hat to cover her beautiful face, Yin Hongsu is dressed in red and rides a white horse transformed by a white deer, and she doesn't have a saddle rein, which is too outstanding, and she can't pay attention to her.

"At this time of demonic crisis, you righteous people still have the heart to come to this remote desert to lend a helping hand to my Xiaoji Town, and I am really impressed. Only a true chivalrous hero can make such a move. He looked at Yin Hongsu and saluted with his fists. The county magistrate has already arranged a place to take over the chivalrous and righteous men who came to help, and you will go with my subordinates, I still have military affairs, so I can't accompany you. ”

The squad leader beckoned back, and a shorter young soldier ran through the cave inside the city gate.

"How did the prefectural commander know that I was coming? Room and board were also arranged. The woman in the blue dress held the hat with one hand to prevent it from being blown away, and the desolate wind in Xiaoji Town today was still violent, and the gauze curtain hanging from the edge of the hat was completely unable to cover the effect.

"The prefectural magistrate posted a notice of recruitment as early as five days ago, and also sent a letter of request for help to the surrounding towns. Maybe the news hasn't spread yet, or maybe everyone is still on the way, but not many people have come these days. But in this case, there are still a lot of empty rooms in the inn, and you can choose to live in them. The squad leader explained.

Everyone looked at each other, and the puzzled look on their faces flashed, but Han Feng came out, thanked the captain of the city guard, and walked into the city with the young soldier. The laws of the Donghuang Kingdom stipulate that except for those who have official positions or military soldiers in the city, no other people are allowed to ride horses, let alone ride horses. Riding in a car is not a restriction.

Ten zhang after entering the city gate, Li Yuntao has seen the familiar Liu family tea shop, he was still waiting for Song Tingyu to come here, at this time the Liu family tea shop is still open, and the business is still deserted, and most of the other shops are also open, but there is no longer a child who runs around the streets and shouts that he wants to be the world's number one hero.

Li Yuntao's mind was not immersed in the memories of the past, but thought of another direction.

Looking at the performance of the guards in the city, there is tension, but there is no panic before the catastrophe is coming, and the people in the city do not have a sense of urgency to flee in panic, and those who should do business still do business. No, I obviously encountered several waves of fleeing civilians and injured soldiers on the road before.

Didn't they know that Xiaoji Town had been abandoned, and the Donghuang government had decided to build a defense line in Moji City to defend against the demonic plague?

Everyone entered from the south gate, and followed the leading soldiers along the central official road to the post station next to the county government in the city, and the post man in his own post took over the reception. Bring the mount into the barn and arrange the water stalls. Then follow the postman into the post station and choose a room.

It is said that you can choose the best room, but in fact, the single rooms with good environment in the post house are all in a two-story wooden building, the first floor is occupied by the post man, the second floor is left for guests, and the rest is a large brick house with a large chase pavement.

At this time, the single room has been divided into one, and the remaining two rooms naturally have to take care of the women in the team, and the men can only go to the Chase Bunk room, but fortunately, this room is big enough and long enough, and it is not a problem to sleep twenty people.

Li Yuntao is a local, so he naturally wants to go home, so he doesn't have to sleep on a kang with a group of big men. Since Yin Hongsu had already greeted everyone before entering the city, no matter how they said it, they were friends who had come all the way, and the two had been accompanying them to settle down, and then they parted ways.

It saved three women the trouble of grabbing two rooms.

Li Yuntao led the horse and saluted, leading Yin Hongsu back in the direction of home, and the white horse in the form of Bailu followed behind Yin Hongsu, nagging quietly all the way.

"The feng shui here is really poor, and the air smells dry and astringent."

"Why aren't these people in a hurry, don't they know how to run away when disaster comes?"

"Ahh I smelled rats, no, it was bats. And the smell of monster blood. ”

"There was also a heavy smell of burnt wood in the air, and it was heavy and wafting from the west."

"To the west, the people I met in the past two days said that they lived in the west of the city." Yin Hongsu said.

"The west gate is facing the Rotherland Desert, and the last time I came in, I dug a hole from the west, and the wall over there is the highest and thickest, and it is not easy to attack it hard, so I can only dig a hole." Li Yuntao explained half-reminiscingly that he had been on the city wall before, and the west city wall was built high and wide, not only the defensive equipment was very complete, but also the urn city was a defensive weapon.

"And how did they get into the city? Since you've already discovered the hole, there's no way you're not going to take precautions, right? Yin Hongsu then asked.

Li Yuntao shrugged his shoulders: "After that, I left here with Master and entered Rotherland, how do I know what happened after that." ”

"Yes." Yin Hongsu nodded, looking up at the sky, where there were a dozen or so small black dots struggling to stir their wings in the desolate wind.

"It can't be from the sky, right?" She said to herself.

"Falling from the sky? If they can withstand the desolate wind here in Jizhen, it would be a good way. But with such a big target, the crossbow on the city wall is not pretty. Li Yuntao said while leading the horse to lead the road, turned into a fork in the road from the official road, and walked a few more times to the old Li family compound.

The Li family is not a rich family in Xiaoji Town, but it can be regarded as a big family, and the Li Lifeng brothers gathered together around the house of the old Li family's ancestral house, and formed a very large courtyard, and the courtyard was divided into small courtyards with fence walls, saying that they had been separated, but in fact they were still a big family.

"It's nothing to a monster." Yin Hongsu said, he had already pulled out his sword from behind his back, his hands fell on the hilt of the sword, and the sword body, which was quite thick and stacked, had already split the two strands, turning into a sword to the left and right.

The dozen or so small black dots in the sky she had looked at before had turned into palm-sized ones, and they were getting bigger and bigger as the distance kept getting closer.

"Monsters can even play airborne." Li Yuntao grinned and felt a little toothache.

"They're going to the west of the city, let's go over and help. Maybe you can even meet a senior brother from the same school. Yin Hongsu's left hand holding the sword touched the back of his nose, revealing a somewhat excited smile, looking like a bloodthirsty and aggressive female madman.

"Lulu, let's go." She jumped in the air, Bai Lu showed the body of the white deer, from below to pick her up, the hind hooves rose a layer of visible green brilliance, kicked hard, even the people and the deer like leaves, fluttered on the side of the tile roof, blooming green light white deer stepped on the roof tiles, da dash ran away, the stepped on the tiles as if by the raindrops, it was not damaged at all.

"......, you ran away on your own? What about me? Li Yuntao stood in front of the gate of the Li family's compound, looking blankly at the red figure in the distance.