Chapter 9: The Heart of Defense

Su Mu spent a few days mastering Xiaoyaozi's improved swordsmanship, which improved a lot from the chic and free of the jade flute swordsmanship, to the simplicity and directness after his own change, and then to the smooth flow after Xiaoyaozi's change. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In particular, Xiaoyaozi added several connecting moves, which made the originally simple and excessive swordsmanship more varied, and there were more rounds.

The new swordsmanship is no longer the same as the jade flute swordsmanship, and then using the jade flute swordsmanship is not worthy of the name, Su Mu gave the new swordsmanship a name, called the Wind Swordmanship.

There are a total of 23 styles in this set of swordsmanship, seven points in attack and three points in defense.

Leave no room for attack, and once you draw your sword, you will take the enemy's vital point.

The defense turned around as expected, but there was room for an opportunity to counterattack.

It can be said that this sword technique was created for attack, and the speed of the sword is fast and accurate, just like controlling the wind, invisible and invisible.

After obtaining this sword technique, Su Mu's strength increased again, and Su Mu was confident that Qu Lingfeng and Mei Chaofeng were not his opponents.

Thinking of Mei Chaofeng, Su Mu was a little dazed, sitting under the tree in a daze.

But Su Mu's state has long been accustomed to seeing it, and everyone in Xiaoyao Valley can see Su Mu with this appearance many times.

On this day, Su Mu was practicing swords under the tree, poked out a small head from the tree, raised his white and tender hand and patted it on the branch, and the leaves were scattered one after another.

The green leaves fluttered down, Su Mu's arm trembled, the long sword stabbed out, and the cold light swept through, and the leaves in front of him continued to fall to the ground, and when Su Mu put away the sword and stood up, all the leaves on the ground were half leaves, scattered all over the ground.

And a head also poked out of the branches on his head, looked at Su Mu, and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Su, your swordsmanship is getting more and more powerful." ”

Su Mu heard this light voice, smiled, and said, "Sister Qiushui, thank you for helping me practice my sword." ”

As he spoke, Su Mu gestured towards Li Qiushui.

Li Qiushui originally knelt on the tree, then pulled his two legs out from under his buttocks, supported the branches with his arms, jumped down from the tree, and fell lightly beside Su Mu, saying, "Senior Brother Su doesn't think I'm making trouble." ”

Li Qiushui, who is twelve years old this year, is already a little beauty, and seeing her appearance at this time, you can imagine how she will bring disaster to the country and the people when she grows up.

"Sister Qiushui is so cute, how can I hate it. ”

Su Mu touched Li Qiushui's head, the latter's face became happy, and just as he wanted to say something, Su Mu stepped aside again and continued to practice swords.

Seeing Su Mu's actions, Li Qiushui pursed his lips with some dissatisfaction, every time he saw him ignore himself, he always felt a little unhappy in his heart.

But watching Su Mu practice swordsmanship, Li Qiushui felt that it was enough, although Su Mu was one year younger than Wu Yazi, but Su Mu was more masculine and taller.

Li Qiushui lay on the lawn, watching Su Mu practice his sword over and over again, and after a while, he became a little drowsy, lying on the ground and falling asleep.

Su Mu continued to practice swordsmanship, so that every move and style were engraved into his bone marrow, so that he could use it as he wanted.

After practicing for a while, Su Mu stopped his movements and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

At this moment, a voice came from afar, "Senior Brother Su, Master called you to his room." ”

Su Mu looked up and found that Wu Yazi was walking towards this side, but after taking a few steps, he stood in the shade of the tree and beckoned to this side, looking like he would never take another step.

Su Mu looked at Li Qiushui on the ground, found that she was sleeping soundly, did not disturb her thoughts, walked to Wuyazi's side, and asked, "What is the master looking for me?"

Wu Yazi shook his head and said, "I don't know, he asked me to find you to go to his room, you can go quickly." ”

Su Mu nodded, and walked towards Xiaoyaozi's room, before he reached his destination, a sound of breaking the air sounded halfway through, and a huge wind slapped Su Mu's back.

Su Mu took a step on the ground, his body turned around quickly, and the long sword was already unsheathed between dodging, pointing far behind.

The cold light was cold, and the sword light passed through the gap between the palms and winds in an instant, and resisted the opponent's neck.

But just before he was about to stab, Su Mu saw someone coming, withdrew his long sword, and said helplessly: "Senior sister, why did you sneak attack me?"

It was Wu Xingyun who attacked behind the back just now, and he wanted to play a prank, but who knew that he was almost killed by Su Mu with a sword.

He swallowed his saliva with palpitations, and then turned into that fierce look, and scolded: "Bastard, do you know that you almost killed me?"

Su Mu said apologetically: "Senior sister, I saw that someone was attacking me, and I thought that someone was going to kill me, so I made a ruthless move. ”

Wu Xingyun scolded: "Who will kill you in Xiaoyao Valley, what are you afraid of every day?"

Wu Xingyun observed very clearly, Su Mu was always on guard, no matter who he was with, he was always on guard.

Su Mu was silent, this kind of defensive heart was caused by fleeing in the previous world, even if he lived here for a year, it was difficult to open the door of his closed heart.

Wu Xingyun waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you go to the master." ”

Su Mu nodded, turned around and left, and came to Xiaoyaozi's room, who was looking at the wall with his back to him, where there was a painting.

The painting shows a mountain, and at the bottom of the mountain are two old men playing chess, and next to them stands a boy, who is a little impatient, yawning and stretching.

The painting is simple, but there is a different feeling in the simplicity.

The sword-like peaks reach into the sky, and there is a sense of sharpness that breaks through the paper, while the old man who is playing chess below is expressionless and very calm.

Seeing this painting, Su Mu felt that this mountain peak was like a sword, the sword should break free from the earth like a mountain peak, and keep moving forward, and the old man at the bottom of the mountain was like his own hand, his hand should be calm, let the rain and wind blow, I would not move. The chessboard is a response and a trial move, a defense and an attack, and a competition of formulas and calculations.

As for the boy, Su Mu was a little puzzled, and couldn't help asking, "Master, this boy and the picture are a little abrupt. ”

When Xiaoyaozi heard this, he said with a smile: "No, this boy is smart and uninhibited when he uses the sword, he doesn't follow the rules, and he doesn't follow the routine to make the sword, which is what swordsmanship should pay attention to." ”

Su Mu nodded and said: "The mountains are magnificent, but after all, they are dead things, Lao Suo is calm, but after all, he is already old, only a child, there are infinite possibilities in life, and it is also the thing that represents hope in this painting." In other words, as a swordsman, it is important how sharp the sword in his hand is, the stability of the hand holding the sword is important, the routine moves and calculations are also important, but more importantly, he cannot be bound by these frameworks. ”

The boy in the portrait seems to be out of place with the whole painting, and his unbearable movements seem to jump out of the picture.

But if you look closely, you will find that the boy has brought the whole painting to life, so that he is no longer a dead thing.

Hearing Su Mu's words, Xiaoyaozi smiled at the corner of his mouth and said with satisfaction: "Yes, it's not easy for you to see this." This painting was painted in my early years, when we fought with a swordsman, and the two of us fought thousands of moves without winning or losing, but when we came back, we found that we were both confined to the frame, and if we wanted to defeat each other, we had to jump out, so I made this painting. ”

Su Mu nodded and said, "What the master said is very true, and the disciple will definitely pay attention to this in the future." ”

Xiaoyaozi smiled, walked to the chair and sat down, and said, "I have no doubt about your qualifications, in fact, your comprehension is still above mine, but I called you here today to teach you an internal skill." ”

Su Mu was a little happy when he heard that Xiaoyaozi was going to teach him internal skills, and said, "I don't know what kind of martial arts the master plans to teach his disciples?"

Xiaoyaozi looked at Su Mu and said slowly: "Let me ask you first, if there is a martial art that can absorb the internal power of people in the world and use it for your own use, what do you think of this martial art?"

Hearing Xiaoyaozi's words, Su Mu's heart jumped.

Absorbing other people's internal forces for their own use, isn't this the Northern Shengong?

Su Mu didn't have much thought about the Northern Spiritual Skill, and asked rhetorically: "Master, I don't know if it is to absorb people's internal force, then what about the internal force of the person being absorbed?"

Xiaoyaozi replied: "Since the internal force is sucked away, the internal force of the sucked person will naturally disappear. ”

Su Mu then said: "Absorbing the internal strength of others and damaging the foundation of others, this exercise is a bit vicious. ”

Xiaoyaozi said with a smile: "This internal skill is called the Northern Shengong, which can absorb the internal power of others for your own use, and it is a shortcut to quickly improve your strength." The internal force is thick, and all the martial arts in the world are used by me, just like the North Underworld, the big boats and small boats are all loaded, and the big fish and small fish are all tolerated. ”

Speaking of this, Xiaoyaozi asked rhetorically: "Hundreds of rivers go east to the sea, and the rivers of the world converge in the sea, this is the principle of heaven and earth, how can it be vicious?"

Su Mu said directly: "My former master told me that when the river flows into the sea, the sea water will turn into gas and rise under the sun's rays, and then fly into the air and condense into water droplets, which will be blown to the land by the wind, turn into raindrops, and converge to the river again. The cycle repeats, so the river doesn't dry up and the sea doesn't overflow. ”

Speaking of this, Su Mu said again: "Therefore, although the Northern Shengong is to absorb the internal force of others, it is only the improvement of its own internal force, and the internal force of the other party is lost, there is no circulation, which is really inconsistent with the east of Baichuan to the sea." ”

Hearing Su Mu's words, Xiaoyaozi sighed and said, "Your master is really smart, if it's possible, I really want to see him." Yes, the Northern Shengong is a practice that harms others and benefits oneself. ”

Speaking of this, Xiaoyaozi said again: "Then I will teach you this internal skill even more." ”

Su Mu was a little curious and asked, "Why does Master think like this?"

Xiaoyaozi shook his head and said: "The Northern Spiritual Skill is certainly vicious, if you can recognize his characteristics, you will definitely use it carefully, and you will not be swallowed by this martial art, and you will be in a hurry." Actually, I wanted to pass on this martial art to Wu Yazi, but his love for martial arts is not as good as that of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, medical soil and flower opera, and he is kind by nature and likes to live an elegant life, if this martial art is taught to him, he is afraid that he will never use it to absorb internal force. ”

Su Mu frowned and asked, "Wouldn't that be better?"

Xiaoyaozi replied: "Although this kind of exercise is vicious, but there are few vicious people in the world, you have absorbed his internal strength, so why should you care too much." The characteristic of the Northern Spiritual Skill is that it accommodates hundreds of rivers and transforms the true qi of different species into the true qi of the Northern Underworld, which is also the characteristic of the Northern Spiritual Skill. If he really wants to teach Wuyazi, he is afraid that he will only practice diligently and hard, and will not absorb people's internal strength, and this Northern Shengong will not be worthy of the name. ”

Xiaoyaozi is a righteous person, but he is also good and evil, and is not limited to the definition of good and bad.

In his opinion, the ideal choice is to be both good and evil, with their own bottom line, but not to be a woman's benevolence.

If you can't find such a person, the object of your own internal skill must be more benevolent than greedy, so that the other party will not be too greedy and desperate to absorb people's internal strength, and let the free faction become the target of public criticism.

At this time, the benevolent Wuyazi is the best choice.

But now with Su Mu, Wuyazi is not the first choice, and more importantly, Su Mu is more suitable as the head of a sect.

The rivers and lakes are sinister, people's hearts are unpredictable, if they are really kind, I am afraid that it will not be long before the sect will separate and collapse.

The heart of defense is indispensable.

Su Mu's kind of vigilance, Xiaoyaozi saw it more clearly than anyone else.

But it is precisely because of the vigilance that it is more suitable to carry forward the Loose Sect, especially in the current period of the great enemy.