The elites of the four factions alliance who escaped from Changsha City all came to the vicinity of the Sun family's old mansion outside the western suburbs, with a total of more than 600 people." The Dongting Gang "helped more than 1,000 people in Changsha City, among which the disciples who were ordinary in martial arts and were usually engaged in business affairs were temporarily dismissed, and those who came to the Sun family's old house were masters of martial arts who were not weak.

The leaders of each faction all lived in the "Evil Dog Gate Rudder", and the rest of the disciples set up hundreds of camp tents, slept in the open space outside the old house of the Sun family, and sent dozens of patrols to patrol the surroundings day and night. Now the old house of the Sun family is heavily guarded, and it is difficult for even a bird to fly in.

The terrain around the old house of the Sun family was originally very empty, and the few woods that could be concealed were also cut down, and if the enemy wanted to attack, they could only attack head-on, and they would be discovered at a very long distance, and all the tricks of surprise assassination could not be used. Now that all the masters of the Four Factions Alliance have gathered here, if those rivers and lakes in the city are not impatient, they will not have the courage to provoke again.

Now the only enemies that the alliance of the four factions have to face are the "Hengshan faction" and the "Pai Jiao" that are about to invade.

In the past two days, the leaders of the four factions gathered in the meeting hall of the Sun family's old mansion to discuss strategies to meet the enemy, and Hua Bushi spent most of his time in Chu Yiyi's room in the backyard except for taking Li Hu to visit the prefect's yamen in Changsha City.

Meng Huan came several times a day, and each time he would bring information about the march of the two factions of the Hengshan Pai Sect. "Qianhuafang" has set up spies along the way, using flying pigeons to deliver news, and every move of the two factions cannot escape their ears and eyes.

The two enemies, one from the south and one from the north, came by separate routes, and acted in tacit understanding.

In the evening of the next day, according to the report, the boat on which the "Hengshan faction" was taking had sailed to a place in the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River, only 120 miles from Changsha City, and the brigade of the "Pai Jiao" was also staying in a small town 100 miles north of Changsha.

According to this estimate, in another day, the masters of the two factions will arrive in Changsha City at the same time.

At that time, it will be the time when the Great War begins!

At night, the lights inside and outside the Sun family's old house were bright, so that the moon and stars in the sky lost their brilliance. The air around was filled with the smell of pine oil, emanating from the burning torches.

Above the open space, several bonfires were lit, and under the blazing firelight, many disciples were polishing their weapons, and the atmosphere was tense and solemn.

In a small courtyard in the left wing of the Sun family's old mansion, the air was also full of murderous intent, and a one-armed man in white standing straight in the middle of the courtyard was Yu Qianli.

The Qinggang sword was held in his hand, horizontal in front of him, Yu Qianli was motionless, his eyes were staring at the blade, as if all his attention was on the sword, as if he was thinking about something.

Suddenly, Yu Qianli moved, and with a twist of his arm, he drew a sword, then a second sword, and a third sword.

Every sword is faster and more fierce than the previous one, and when it comes to the eighth sword, the green steel sword is already powerful when it is stabbed, and the blade "buzzes", like thunder!

A dead leaf fell, fell on the sword light, and suddenly turned into powder and drifted away!

When Yu Qianli stabbed out the ninth sword, time seemed to stop instantly, only that sword light flew through the space like a shock!

Yu Qianli paused, sighed after a while, bent down to pick up the broken blade that fell to the ground, walked to the side of the courtyard wall, and threw the broken blade down with the half-cut steel sword in his hand. There were already a lot of broken sword blades piled up next to the wall, and there were more than ten of them.

Just as he walked back to the courtyard and was about to take another long sword from the weapon rack, he saw Hua Bushi pacing square steps and walking in from outside the courtyard gate with his hands behind his back.

Yu Qianli stopped moving, bent down and saluted, "Qianli has seen Master." ”

Hua Bushi nodded slightly and said, "No need to be polite." ”

With a smile on his face, he glanced around a few times, his eyes stayed on the pile of broken swords in the corner of the wall for a moment, and said: "I have already felt the sword intent in the courtyard a few feet outside the courtyard, and it is really rare to think that your swordsmanship has entered the realm again." ”

Yu Qianli shook his head and said: "Since the battle with a strong enemy in the 'Molten Iron Villa' that day, Qianli has realized a style of swordsmanship, and he has been reviewing and practicing for more than ten days, but he has not entered the country, but has damaged a lot of weapons, which is really ashamed." ”

Hua Bushi said: "Comprehending the sword technique is an extremely difficult thing, only ten days is still short, and there is no need to worry if there is no progress." ”

He paused slightly, and then said: "Destroying the steel sword is because the move is too powerful, and you have not been able to control the power in the sword momentum, and the power of a sword is all applied to the sword body, and ordinary steel swords cannot withstand it." Just like a child playing with a hammer, although he can barely pull it out, he can't control it because of his own lack of liliang, but he is pulled by the hammer momentum, and the swordsmanship you practice must be the same. ”

Hua Bushi himself can't practice martial arts, but his understanding of martial arts is quite deep, and his knowledge is also very profound, although he didn't see Yu Qianli practicing swords, he has roughly guessed the reason why he damaged the long sword.

When Yu Qianli first entered the "Evil Dog Gate", Hua Bushi took out the remnants of the "Lone Star Sword Technique" and passed it on, and often discussed some swordsmanship and cultivation methods with Yu Qianli, and gave him a lot of guidance and help. Later, Yu Qianli's "Lone Star Swordsmanship" was a little successful, and Hua Bushi said less about the topic of martial arts swordsmanship.

In the past year, Yu Qianli has been practicing swordsmanship on his own, and Hua Bushi doesn't ask.

A few months ago, Yu Qianli broke off an arm in the battle of the Hua family's mansion, and Hua Bushi knew afterwards, and he cried for a while, unable to help himself. Since then, Hua Bushi often comes to visit Yu Qianli, but he no longer mentions swordsmanship and martial arts, even if Yu Qianli inquires, he is mostly casual and perfunctory, but likes to talk about some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and even pleasant and elegant things.

Hua Bushi was originally born as a rich young master, and he is proficient in all kinds of leisure and entertainment nowadays, and he talks endlessly, and he can't keep his mouth shut, and he often brings all kinds of things, from Yaoqin cave flute to antique calligraphy and painting, from finely embroidered sachets to fighting crickets, and playing birds and dogs, etc., and so on.

A master in the world like Hua Bushi who does not teach his disciples martial arts, but specializes in teaching people to play and entertain, is afraid that he is unique.

It's a pity that Yu Qianli is dedicated to cultivating swords, and he has no interest in the things that Hua Bushi brought, and the two often talk without speculation, and the donkey's lips are not on the horse's mouth, so they can't talk about it at all, and they are a little estranged compared to before.

As soon as Hua Bushi came tonight, he took the initiative to talk about swordsmanship, but Yu Qianli was quite surprised.

He also knew that Hua Bushi's views on martial arts were extraordinary, and since he had already talked about swordsmanship, he could take the opportunity to ask for advice, so he said: "What Master said is that the ninth sword of my style of 'dripping water through stones' is to superimpose and gather the power of the first eight swords, and the power is too strong, and the power of thousands of miles is limited, and it is powerless to control, so I also ask Master for guidance." ”

Hua Bushi said: "If this is the case, the solution is also very simple, one is to practice diligently, so that the skill is more refined, and you can turn around as you wish, send and receive freely, but to do it, it is not a day or two to achieve, it may take several years of hard practice." The second way is to use an extremely hard sword, which can withstand the power of this sword, and is naturally not afraid of damage. ”

He stretched out his hands behind his back, and pulled out a long sword as if by magic.

"You use this sword to try the move again, and let me see the mystery. Hua Bushi said, handing the long sword to Yu Qianli.

It was a very ordinary sword, three feet long, with a hilt and scabbard of white oak, a light gray color, and no ornamentation on it, straight and strong. Yu Qianli received it in his hand, and only felt that there was nothing abnormal except that it was slightly heavier than an ordinary long sword.

He didn't know that this sword was a rare material worth tens of thousands of taels of silver that Hua Bushi had purchased from the "Thousand Flowers Workshop", and it was forged in the hands of Ou Shi, the swordsmith of Wuyang City, after seven days and seven nights of forging. Until dusk today, the sword had just been transported to Changsha and delivered to Hua Bushi's hands.

In terms of the cost of forging the sword alone, this sword is higher than Li Hu's soft sword "Snake Wing" and Yang Jiangyi's giant sword "Red Snow".

Yu Qianli's wrist flicked, the blade of the sword was out of the sheath, and he finally saw the special features of this sword.

The blade is two feet six inches long and one inch seven minutes wide, which is very ordinary. However, one side of the front blade of this sword was actually missing, and it was slightly concave inward, making the whole sword become a very peculiar arc.

If it is a scimitar, the arc is not unusual, but the sword body, sword tip, and sword blade of this weapon are no different from ordinary long swords, only a piece is missing on the edge of the blade on one side, making this weapon extremely nondescript, like a sword but not a sword, if it is not a sword, it can only be regarded as a broken sword.

Yu Qianli stared at this sword, thoughtful, but heard Hua Bushi say: "According to Ou Shixin, he dissolved the 'Xuanyang Steel Mother' into the refined iron, and once the sword mold was formed, it was like this, no matter how it was beaten, it could not be changed in the slightest, and it could only be cast into a sword of this shape." Ou Shi wanted to name this sword 'Waning Moon', but felt that the name was a bit ominous. ”

Yu Qianli said: "The sword is a murder weapon, it is an ominous thing, and the name must be peaceful, Qianli thinks that the word 'waning moon' is in line with the name of this sword." ”

Hua Bushi said: "I also think the name of 'Waning Moon' is good. In my opinion, although the bright moon has a broken time, but there is also a perfect day, although the moon is in front of you, one day can become complete, which is not only the hope, but also the way of the rotation of celestial phenomena, so the "waning moon" is not an ominous name. ”