Chapter 19: Wild Road
Evening
On the Shanhaiguan construction site, most of the Chinese laborers who had worked for a day have returned to the villages, and the construction site has fallen silent again, but a few bonfires are still burning to dispel the darkness in the valley.
In just one day,
The 4-meter-high walled wall has been built about 80 meters, and according to this progress, the main construction of more than 170 meters of Shanhaiguan can be completed in three days at most, which can be described as a god speed.
The bonfire was lit to continue baking the planks and to store wood for the next step in the construction of the camp.
Some of the Chinese workers who stayed behind were guarding the timber piles, rotating the baked planks at night, and guarding the bonfires to add dead branches and wood in time.
Looking back in the direction of the village
The wooden houses were flooded by thick darkness, and from the windows of the wooden houses, a faint kerosene light shone through, and people who had not yet fallen asleep gathered together to talk excitedly about the events that had happened in the past two days.
Richard took the heavily armed captain of the guard, Liu Wu and others, and after inspecting the sentry posts inside and outside the wall, he walked back along the road into the valley, stopped at the entrance of the village, and commanded;
"The team is disbanded, you all go back to rest, these days are extraordinary times, don't forget to take turns at night."
"Yes."
Everyone agreed, and the lined up teams scattered in all directions, and the figures of threes and threes quickly disappeared into the night.
The camp of the Datang Society has not yet been established, and the team members are all a team of 10 people, scattered in various wooden huts, gathering some hay as beds, wrapped in blankets and lying on them, the conditions are quite simple.
"How...... Is there something wrong? Richard asked in a little surprise when he saw Liu Wu go and return.
Liu Wu hesitated, gritted his teeth, and seemed to have made up his mind to answer;
"Young master, since the little one has entered the Tang Dynasty, he is ready to follow the young master all the way to the dark in this life.
But there are some words in my heart that are blocked in my throat, and I don't vomit or feel unhappy.
If the young master doesn't let me say it, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep all night when I go back. ”
"Oh, tell me about it?"
"Young master, the "water ghost" who has been by the side of the young gang leader Lin Zhanyuan for a long time confessed that this person has always acted unscrupulously, and his martial arts are superb, especially good at 12-way elastic legs and Shaolin breaking knife techniques, which makes me very worried. ”
Speaking of which
Liu Wu sighed sadly and continued;
"It's not a small disrespect, but I think it's just that the young master agrees to the dueling requirements of the agreement hall. But agreeing to the other party's request for a sword duel is a bit bigger.
Lin Zhanyuan has been practicing martial arts since he was 5 years old, and he has been practicing martial arts for more than 26 years, and he has done his best to pass on the true kung fu of the Shaolin Southern School, with fists, feet, and swords.
If you are proficient in swords, it is easy to say, but the young master is not good at it, and it is too dangerous to give up the length of the musket and take the shortness of the sword.
Come to think of it
The little ones are so anxious that they can't sleep at night! ”
After speaking, he let out a long sigh.
Richard could see that Liu Wu was sincerely thinking about himself, and this appearance could not be faked, and he felt a warm feeling in his heart at the moment, and asked with a slight groan; "Liu Wu, you have also practiced kung fu for twenty years, if you are sure of Lin Zhanyuan?"
"Don't hide it from the young master, I was taken in by the master when I was 12 years old, and I started to practice martial arts, I have missed the best time to lay the foundation, and I am not practicing Tongzigong, if it is against Lin Zhanyuan, I am afraid that there is no chance of winning a point, at most I can walk on his hands for a few rounds." Liu Wu shook his head very unconfidently.
"I heard that you are good at the Five Tigers Broken Door Knife, and you can't compare to the Shaolin Breaking Ring Knife Technique?"
"It can't be compared, the Shaolin Breaking Ring Knife Method is a secret legend of the Southern Shaolin School, the knife technique is profound, and it is like an antelope hanging horn without a trace, which is one layer higher than the Five Tigers Broken Door Knife Technique. Although the small one has been immersed in the knife technique for 20 years, Lin Zhanyuan is not a soft-footed crab, and he has both fists and legs, and in contrast, he is even more inferior. ”
"I've heard that martial arts are the only ones that don't break." Richard was suddenly interested, his starry eyes shining in the night, and he said in a deep voice; "Let's just talk about not practicing fake tricks, so how about we go for a few rounds?"
"Uh...... Listen to the young master. Liu Wu hesitated for a moment, then agreed.
Although it was a little disrespectful, he wanted to make the young master realize the terrible thing about people who have practiced martial arts for a long time, and it is not easy to get along, so he put away his contempt and took the duel ten days away seriously.
Take 10,000 steps back
If you are really not sure, with the young master's formidable spearmanship, you can find an opportunity to get rid of Lin Zhanyuan in advance.
What kind of fair duel is the morality of the rivers and lakes, in the eyes of Liu Wu, these old rivers and lakes, it is a joke.
After decades of ups and downs in the rivers and lakes, Liu Wu is used to treachery, deceit, and the rivers and lakes are sinister, and there is nothing you can't think of and can't do.
Now Liu Wu and Datang will be grasshoppers on a rope, once the sky falls, he will be finished, and he can't help but not care!
The night is like water
On the riverbank of the village
Richard and Liu Wu each held a knife and stood facing each other, about five meters apart, ready to try their skills.
Liu Wu pointed the tip of the knife downward, clasped his hands into fists and said; "Young master, please forgive me for offending, you didn't have the foundation of swordsmanship before, and I am ready to use thirty percent of my skills. If you can't cope with it, the small ones can still be stopped in time. ”
"Let's do it, don't be too scrupulous."
"Young master, I'm offended."
Liu Wu was offended, drew a knife in his hand and "brushed" two knife flowers, and then made a knife style, which made the five tigers break the door knife method with three successes.
In an instant, the knife light flickered, carrying the sound of "whirring" wind, like a silver knife wheel.
Richard mainly blocked, blocked, and unloaded on the defensive, and after a short period of adaptation to more than a dozen moves, he suddenly "brushed" and attacked a few times, the speed was faster than lightning, and Liu Wu, who was killed, was caught off guard and retreated again and again.
Then, Richard put the knife in his hand and said with a slight smile; "The Five Tigers Broken Door Knife Method is indeed very practical, but the speed at which you cast it is too slow, you can attack it with 7 percent of your strength, I can try to cope with it?"
"Young Master, your martial arts talent is really something I have never seen in my life, although it makes the sword's power skills and discipline difficult to eye, with only brute force and superhuman agility, you can defeat the vast majority of beginners. But that's not enough! Liu Wu's expression became serious, and he arched his hands into fists and said;
"Further down, the small one will use 7 percent of the skill, the Five Tigers Broken Door Knife Method has always been known for its stormy attacks, young master, please be careful."
"Come on, let me see how good it is?"
"Young master, I'm offended."
Liu Wu's invasion of the Five Tigers Broken Door Knife Method for more than 20 years is not a joke, but now it is displayed, it is really a cold light flashing in the sky, and the knife is fast and heavy, obviously much faster than Fang Cai.
The flickering of the sword light was like a shiny knife wheel connected together, and it hit like a storm.
At the beginning, Richard was forced to retreat step by step by the other party, and the crisp sound of knives "clanging" sounded like a jade plate, which shocked his hands numb.
But with 2.7 times the super agility of ordinary people, the speed of flashing and moving is extremely fast, Richard can barely cope with it, but his hands are numb in the mutual slash, and his strength is obviously far inferior to Liu Wu.
Liu Wu is also a strong practitioner, his physique is about two or three times that of ordinary people, coupled with the heavy and ruthless force, the fierce characteristics of the Five Tigers Broken Door Knife Technique are brought into full play, and Richard is extremely difficult to deal with.
Not for a while
The two sides have gone back and forth for more than 20 rounds, and Richard was almost numb from half of his arm, and he almost knocked the knife in his hand off when he was hard connected.
This made Richard feel a huge gap in strength, so after parrying, he "brushed" to attack two knives, forcing Liu Wu's offensive to slow down, and immediately called up the system interface, assigning the last free point to the strength.
So
Richard's whole body surged out of thin air, this heat flow quickly spread from the dantian to the whole body, spread to the arms to the fingers, spread to the legs and toes, and the strength index also rose silently from 1.4 to 2.4, feeling the strength of the whole body surging.
Over there
Liu Wu didn't know that the young master had already started to play tricks, and after the forced offensive slowed down, he immediately carried the knife like a fly, and the sword light poured down from the sky, and the two fought together again.
As he fought, Liu Wu felt that something was wrong.
Originally, the young master had a hard time dealing with the Five Tigers Broken Door Knife Technique with Seven Successes, like a small tree in a storm, and he could only toss and turn with extraordinary agility, occasionally receiving a few knives, which was a state of hard support.
It's different now
Although Richard is still at a disadvantage, his eyes are sharp, his body is agile, and he seems to have found some power skills, stabilizing his position in the process of blocking and counterattacking, and his backhand return is also fast and heavy.
Being able to deal with his seven successful onslaught so quickly is simply a martial arts wizard, which makes Liu Wu feel that he has lived to the belly of a dog for more than 30 years, and his confidence has been greatly hit.
Unconsciously
Liu Wu increased the intensity to 8 percent, which gave him the absolute upper hand.
The two sides fought back and forth for a while, Liu Wu's offensive was like a tide, and Richard was defeated and retreated, but he still held very steadily.
This mainly depends on Richard's body being too flexible, and when he shows defeat, he can get rid of most of the attack pressure and pull the two sides back to the starting line.
After fighting for more than 100 rounds, Liu Wu had to put away his knife out of breath and said; "Stop...... Stop for a while, ...... less Young master, allow me to take a breath. "He was under the attack with all his might, and his physical strength was extremely exertionable.
At this time, Richard was also sweating profusely, and felt that the right arm of the knife was extremely sore, so he nodded and took a few steps back, looking at the steel knife in his hand through the moonlight like water.
Under Fang Cai's powerful slash, the steel knife in his hand had been completely curled, and the edge of the blade was numb and numb, like a saw blade.
Needless to say, this steel knife is scrapped.
Liu Wu's heart was no longer shocked and admired at this time, he could only attribute all this to the young master's unparalleled talent, and most of his original worries were put down.
As long as there is a little guidance, it seems that it is not impossible to deal with Lin Zhanyuan.
So, after taking a breath for a while to calm his breath, Liu Wu strode forward and said sincerely to Richard;
"Young master, the way you make the knife force is completely wrong, and there is no discipline in chopping, you think it should be like this......
The so-called knife takes a line, and the stick hits a large area.
The knife cannot be relied on by the brute force of the shoulder alone, which is easy to injure. It is necessary to use the foot as the axis to exert force, through the crotch to the shoulder, to the arm, to the wrist, and drive the steel knife in the hand to throw out.
As long as this method of force is mastered well, the chopping is fast and heavy, and the effort is saved, and the steel knife is like an extension of the wrist, and the attack is pouring like a storm, and it is intimidating.
And this knife technique, how can I tell you?
You see...... The Five Tigers Broken Door Knife Method is like this, I'll show you again......"
Under the moonlight
Liu Wu slowed down, and used the Five Tigers Broken Door Knife tricks word by word, and taught them carefully.
Richard studied seriously, and in terms of using cold weapons and punches and feet, Liu Wu was indeed qualified to teach him this wild way.