Wei Shuoren was the first to say: "Okay, that's good! I'm a tough guy, it's not strange that I can't think of such a move, but I have met a lot of enemies, and I haven't seen anyone use a sword like this, and the exquisite swordsmanship is really not simple." Old darthead, if you can see such a good trick, you have to have a few drinks. ”

Everyone entered the hall and sat down, drank a few glasses, and Shui Youlan said: "Except for Er, you can scare me to death, if you stab yourself by mistake, how can I explain to your mother? I only said that the sword dance is fine, but I didn't expect the sword dance to be able to have an accident, you kid, I don't know what to think." ”

Hu Yan said, "Haven't you seen this sword technique before?"

Shui Youlan said: "When the internal force reaches a certain point, the exquisite thin sword in my hand can be bent and straight, I naturally know this, but I have never seen anyone do this." Who passed it on to you? Your father, your mother, or your master?"

Hu Yan said: "This is not passed on to me by Uncle Zang, he said that the martial arts of our Kongtong faction----- needless to say." ”

Shui Youlan said: "If you don't say it, don't say it, don't be so nonsense in the future." ”

Chu Qing flowed through the courtyard to the banquet, had already taken off his big sword, got up and came to the table, picked up the longest sword, and said: "Back then, the patriarchs of the two factions of Kunlun Kongtong showed their respective swordsmanship to each other in order to show their integrity. More than 20 years ago, when the family teacher was ordered to go east, he was still young and his martial arts were not yet decided. For many years in the Central Plains, there are no teachers and friends who can ask for help to try the move, which is the swordsmanship of Wanghaizhuang and the martial arts of Kunlun Fuzhongfeng, which is different. ”

"The swordsmanship I will practice later will definitely have moves that are different from what the Kongtong Sect knew before. This is not that the Kunlun Patriarch hid his secrets back then, nor did I deliberately deceive him. If this arouses suspicion among the two families, it will be tasteless, so these words have to be said first. ”

As he spoke, he drew his sword and came to the grape trellis and practiced the iron branch swordsmanship. The iron branch swordsmanship is not flashy, and it pays attention to the enemy's skill, and it is difficult to make fancy tricks when you demonstrate alone. Chu Qingliu performed thirty-five or six moves, but he was still mediocre, and everyone couldn't help but be anxious for him.

Although the two of them practiced swords separately and did not move on the other side, they also implied a competition. If Chu Qingliu loses too badly, he doesn't care about it himself, isn't the Kunlun Sect's Iron Branch Sword Technique too shameless?

After a few more moves, Chu Qingliu's sword body swept close to the ground, and a fallen leaf on the ground circled upwards and flew straight up. These leaves are still swept down by the sword wind when the right person is practicing the sword, otherwise there are servants in the courtyard from time to time to clean, how can the leaves fall?

As soon as the move was made, everyone suddenly remembered that Chu Qingliu had not stepped on a fallen leaf under his feet since the first move, nor had he swept away a fallen leaf. His steps are not restricted by this, he is still smooth and round, and this hand alone is enough to catch people's hearts. However, it is not clear that the iron branch swordsmanship emphasizes "simplicity and subtlety, and can make changes in subtleties".

Chu Qingliu waited for the leaves of the grapevine to fall, swept the long sword in his hand, and slashed at the leaf with the tip of the sword.

In Diezichong Town, Chu Qingliu and Shanqi of Longhutang in Western Sichuan had both practiced swordsmanship with wax heads on the table, and it seemed that it was not much different from chopping leaves. But after all, the wax head is a hard object, and it is in the room, there is no wind blowing, once it is thrown up, it will fall straight down, no matter how to cut the thorn, want to stab the real or deliberately want to stab the air, all are easy to start.

Fallen leaves, on the other hand, are very different in that they float in the air and are powerless, and when the slightest wind blows in the courtyard, they will spin in the air, or even turn and float upwards again. If it weren't for the fact that the weapon was sharp enough and the kung fu was solid enough to exert force in an instant, how could such a large grape leaf be cut in half? If a sword swept away, it could only knock the fallen leaf away, or poke out a big hole, but it would be a great shame.

Chu Qingliu waited for the sword body to come to the place in front of the leaf that seemed to be untouched, his wrist twisted, and the sword body drew a large circle around the blade, allowing the leaf to fall by itself. After retracting his momentum, he returned to the corridor and put the long sword back into the scabbard, and said: "My skills are far from enough, it is difficult to show the subtlety of the iron branch swordsmanship, so as not to make a fool of myself on the spot, I have to ask for a trick, not to cut the leaf, but to draw a circle." ”

Wei Shuoren said: "Second brother, you don't have to be humble anymore, you two times, few people can do it." ”

Mei Zhanfeng also said: "It's because the blade of this sword is too weak to be of great use." Brother Chu, I have a few swords that are quite sharp, let's try them again someday. ”

Mei Hongtai nodded again and again, and sighed: "Mr. Wei, after watching the two swordsmanship trips of my nephew and Chu Xian's nephew today, I suddenly thought, as soon as this matter is over, I will stop doing it, and I will take the mountain." ”

Wei Shuoren said: "They have these two hands, won't you be difficult? When you are as old as them, you may not be able to, but now you will definitely be." Each person's experience is different, and it is not easy to compare. You can't take the mountain, if you close the gate and the second gate, the mountain will come to you over the courtyard wall. The things on the rivers and lakes are not all based on kung fu, we don't take the mountains, and we will talk about it when we can't play. ”

After performing these two swordsmanship, Hu Yan never mentioned martial arts again. After a drink of wine was dispersed, Chu Qingliu lived in the small courtyard of Wei Shuoren's Xu Wan Village.

Xu Wancun had seen Chu Qingliu, mourned Wu Baoqi, and went back to the room to continue to work hard, as if he was enjoying it, and he couldn't help himself.

Chu Qingliu wrote a long letter to Qu Lingyu that night, detailing the situation during the day. When he came to Gangneung, he originally wanted to prevent the two sides from joining forces, but judging by the situation, if he insisted on blocking it, not only would he not succeed, but he would make things worse.

Since it can't be stopped, it is necessary to ensure that the Kainan Dart Bureau will not be coerced by the Kongtong faction because of this. This method of making a covenant to ask witnesses can delay the cooperation between the two sides for at least three months, and within these three months, how the Chaos Alliance should act can only be decided by Qu Guanghan, Shi Han, Qu Lingyu, and others.

The two also wrote a long letter to the messenger and brought it back to Kongtong Mountain overnight, explaining the reasons in detail, and asking the head of the house and Wu Zang Sayi for instructions. Chu Qingliu stayed in Jiangling and did not leave, and the two naturally refused to leave.

The next morning, Chu Qingliu handed over the letter to Mei Zhanxue, and asked her to order someone to send the letter to Yangzhou, and hand it over to Qu Guanghan, Shi Han or Qu Lingyu to receive it in person, and Mei Zhanxue was full of promises. Chu Qingliu said: "Third sister, I can't help but tell my junior sister about the matter in Jiangling, don't blame me for this." ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "Why should I blame you? You can think so much about the dart game, and it is not in vain that we have a bow." I finally know that you didn't come all this way to Gangneung just for the chaos of the Alliance. What more could I ask for? I was content. ”

It is undoubtedly much faster to go down the river from Gangneung to the east than to go west to Kongtong Mountain. Calculated that within half a month, Qu Lingyu would definitely be able to get the letter, and it was estimated that Mo Zhuying's letter had just been delivered at that time.

The Kainan dart bureau has long ceased to receive darts, only doing trade, at this time the Song Xia war has ended, and the Chaos Alliance will no longer make a move on the dart game, which can be said to be safe.

Although the white fox was not in front of him, Chu Qingliu still practiced the Spring Machine Skill as usual. In addition to practicing, he carefully read and read Ruan Yi's gift of "Wei Gong's Question to the Inner Chapter", he ran around day after day, and he really rarely had the days to read.

At this time, I meditated and looked at this question again, and I felt that it was very interesting. There is little mention of martial arts in the book, but Li Weigong and the bearded guest gossip casually, which can be said to be heaven and earth, and there is no collection at all. But every time I look at it, my mind can be much broader, and people often have surprising thoughts, as if climbing to the top and looking down on the flat ground.

On this day, I was reading the paragraph about Yin and Yang in the room, and I only felt that what was said in the book was thorough, and I was about to pat the table and admire. There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a little girl came.

This girl is only eight or nine years old, she is very neat in cloth, and she stands timidly with one hand on the door.

Chu Qingliu put down the book, came to her, bent down and asked, "Little sister, is there anything wrong with you?"

The girl said: "My surname is Jiang, my name is Jiang Zhan, and my mother calls me Xiao Zhan." ”

Chu Qingliu said: "Xiaozhen, you came to this courtyard, did you go the wrong way?"

Xiao Zhan said: "Chu Daxia, I want to worship you as a master and learn martial arts from you." ”

Chu Qingliu never imagined that she would say such a thing, so he was immediately embarrassed, and said with a smile: "You come in first, let's talk again, okay?"

Xiao Zhan walked a few steps and said, "Your martial arts are so good, I have to learn martial arts from you." ”

Chu Qingliu said: "Who called you here? is it your mother, or your father?"

Xiao Zhan said: "I came by myself." My father killed someone, and I want to learn martial arts to avenge my father. ”

Chu Qingliu said: "Your surname is Jiang, are you a relative of the Mei family?"

Xiao Zhan said: "My father is the apprentice of the old dart head, he is a dart master, went out to the bodyguard, and ordered someone to kill him." The old dart head asked his mother to move with me to live in the city dart bureau, and my mother gave them to be a servant, laundry, work, and earn some money. ”

Seeing that Chu Qingliu didn't speak, he said again: "I know how to read and write, and my memory is good, you don't have to bother me to teach me." I'm also sensible, I won't make you angry, and I don't like to cry. He said he didn't like to cry, but there were tears in his eyes.

Chu Qingliu said: "You are too young, and I am still young, how can I take you as an apprentice? Isn't this a joke?"

Xiao Zhan said: "You have skills, what are you afraid of when you are young? I'm too young to hold a sword, so you can teach me something I can understand first." I can also endure hardships, and my strength is not small. As he spoke, he walked to the table, took the book of questions and answers, and read: "Wei Gong said: The law of the peony is based on popular tradition, but in fact, it is just yin and yang. Yin is used later, and yang is used first. As far as the enemy is in the yang festival, Yingwu will take it in the yin festival. ’”

Putting down the book, he flashed his eyes and said, "I can recognize it, but I can't understand the meaning yet." ”

Chu Qingliu said: "You secretly came to me, naturally your mother refused to let you practice martial arts." If you practice martial arts with me, your mother will be unhappy. ”

Xiao Zhan said: "My mother is willing to let me practice martial arts, and if I learn martial arts well, not only can I avenge my father, but I can also not be bullied, which is a good thing." I asked my mother to come to you and tell you, she is an adult, and she is afraid of losing face and refuses to come. I'm a child, I'm not afraid of losing face, so I'm here. ”

Chu Qingliu said: "If you want to practice martial arts, it is much more difficult than learning to read and write, it is not a matter of one or two days. I won't be able to stay here for a few days, and if I talk about it for two or three months, I'll have to leave, so how can I teach you martial arts? What do you say? I'll ask the third sister to teach you, okay?"

Xiao Zhan said: "Who is the third sister?"

Chu Qingliu said: "The third sister is the daughter of the old dart head and the younger sister of the young dart head. ”

Xiao Zhan said: "Do you mean Aunt Mei? Aunt Mei's martial arts are not as good as you, I don't learn from her, I learn from you." In the future, when Aunt Mei gets married, won't I have no master again? You are an adult, a hero, a hero, a hero, don't lie to me as a child. ”

Chu Qingliu smiled bitterly: "How could I lie to you? I really won't be able to live here for long." ”

Xiao Zhan said: "Then where you go, you will take me wherever you go." Don't worry, I won't trouble you. I can do laundry, I can cook simple meals, and when you are old, I will serve you. When you give birth to a child in the future, I will watch the child for you, and I will not eat idle food in vain. In order to learn martial arts, I am willing to give up my mother, and my mother can also give up me. ”

said and looked straight at Chu Qingliu, which obviously meant to say: Look, everything is very easy to do.