Chapter 24: The Strongest of the Strong, the Coward Asks the Sword
Chapter 24: The Strongest of the Strong, the Coward Asks for the Sword
Without saying a word, Takuba Zangetsu walked past Xiang Ling, but at the moment when he passed by, there was a brief collision, causing the rice ball in Xiang Ling's hand to fall to the ground, and then he was "coincidentally"
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Xiang Ling couldn't think of any way in which she had offended Takuba Zangetsu, and as two people, if the other party looked down on her and wanted to take it out on her, they could just swing their sword and cut him directly.
Although his arms are cold-blooded and cruel, this is the style that the leader of the Iron-Blooded Captain should have. He deliberately bumped his arms like he did just now, causing the rice ball to fall to the ground and get dirty. This is simply a child's angry and foolish action. How can he be a half-part of the Iron-Blooded Team?
Long majestic existence?
Looking sideways at the surroundings, the nearby iron-blooded knights lowered their heads and looked like they were secretly holding back laughter. Then looking at the back of Takuba Zangue gradually retreating, Xiangling felt that this was no wonder, because the other party was indeed a child.
.
"Xiang Ling, do you need me to help you vent your anger?"
Sun Wu came to Xiang Ling, and although his words made Xiang Ling happy, he refused.
"No, even Beigong Arhat knows what bravery is. If you, Master, conflict with Captain Tuoba over this matter, then it will really be two children fighting."
"Well, I know what you mean, but why does he seem to be so hostile to us? Well, that's not right. He should be very hostile to us, but..."
"Master, what you say seems wrong. In fact, you are engaged to the sister of Captain Tuoba. Captain Tuoba is your uncle. You two are very close relatives. You should get along more and have a good relationship.
That’s right. After people here recognized your identity, they were all polite to you, but Master, you didn’t care about that girl Xiaoyue at all. No wonder Captain Tuoba was angry. "
When Xiang Ling said this, Sun Wu could only smile bitterly. He had already planned to apologize to these fiancées when he saw them, ask them to forgive his father's drunken deeds, and break off the engagement. Who would have thought that things would turn out differently?
It has become so complicated.
In the current situation, he said that he wanted to break off the engagement. It was extremely difficult to say this. If he said that he wanted to break off the engagement, not only Takuba Zangetsu would have to draw his sword, but I am afraid that every nearby iron-blooded knight would collectively turn their backs. Then it would be really troublesome.
At this time, Yuwen Guihe came over silently, without saying a word, and followed the two of them for a while in silence. He looked up and down at the young man with strange eyes. When Sun Wu felt a little hairy in his heart, this man
The half-white-haired old man twirled his beard and smiled, understanding the reason why the young man insisted on walking.
"I see, that's interesting. This tactic may indeed succeed."
"Wha, what? What are you talking about, old man?" Frightened by Yuwen Guihe's words, Sun Wu could only respond vaguely.
"Shh! Don't be loud!"
The one who spoke was not Yuwen Guihe, but a little monkey suddenly ran out from his shoulder. It not only squeaked and barked and jumped randomly, but also made silent gestures and spoke in a strange accent.
"Scare! Talking monkey!"
Surprised, Sun Wu realized that this monkey was not a living creature. Although it had fur and skin, its head and face were made of metal. It was a beautifully handmade monkey-shaped puppet. Yuwen Guihe was a puppet.
Master, operating such a puppet can move flexibly. This is his specialty, and there is no difficulty at all. As for the monkey's speech problem, that is the ventriloquism technique that puppet masters must learn.
In the past, I had only seen the trick in books, but actually witnessed it with my own eyes. Sun Wu's eyes almost lit up, and he stared at the monkey with envy and curiosity.
"Squeak, you walk in a weird way. You're taking this opportunity to practice some footwork. So you can get close to the big guy at once during the battle, right? Squeak, the plan is good. Don't speak loudly so that the big guy in front can hear you.
, your plan won’t work.”
Yuwen Guihe didn't say a word, but let the monkey on his shoulder dance around and make all kinds of funny moves, which made Sun Wu's eyebrows dance with joy, and the unfamiliarity and distance between the two parties suddenly became closer.
Xiangling became confused, because Yuwen Guihe's kind suggestion confirmed his suspicion that he was not happy to see Beigong Arhat obtain the relics. If obtaining the relics was in the interests of the Iron-Blooded Cavalry, then
The only reason for his irrational behavior is that he and Beigong Luohan have personal grudges and are at odds with each other, so he tried to stop Beigong Luohan in many ways, and even secretly helped Sun Wu.
(No, this is impossible. The way the two of them talk and look in their eyes is really like a fateful friendship. It cannot be because of personal grudges. So why on earth would he do this?)
The unreasonable phenomenon made Xiangling unable to think about it, but she heard Sun Wu ask the monkey without thinking.
"Monkey, monkey, why did old man Yuwen ask you to help us? Don't the Iron-Blooded Cavalry want that relic?"
The puzzling question was asked by Sun Wu all at once. Instead, Xiangling was stunned for a moment, and then secretly laughed at his stupidity. Yuwen Guihe also answered generously. The puppet monkey told Sun Wu that the Buddha's blood relic was
It is very important to the Iron-Blooded Cavalry, and can even be said to be a ray of light in the darkness.
"Little Master Sun, do you know where we come from? Zhi."
"Outside the territory."
"Where is it outside the territory?"
It would be strange if Sun Wu could answer this kind of question, but the other party did not expect his answer. Instead, he started with this sentence and gave a brief but profound self-introduction.
The monkey's hometown is the Kucha Kingdom from outside the territory. It is one of the only kingdoms outside the territory. Although the desert land outside the territory is vast, no less than the territory of the Dawu Dynasty, because more than half of it is extremely cold permafrost or desert, people
Life is not easy. In addition, after the "rebellion" of the Taiping Army, the Dawu Dynasty raised troops year after year, and the population of various ethnic groups dropped sharply. They could only occupy the oasis areas and form several small and medium-sized countries, and Qiuci was one of them.
one.
Compared with several other kingdoms, the people of Qiuci were very lucky to have met an extremely kind and capable king. After the evil wolf disaster many years ago, the country developed in peace and prosperity, although people did not
Even though it is rich, the country cannot be said to be powerful. But it is indeed a peaceful country surrounded by oases. People enjoy governing the world in a small way in a corner far away from the war. All these changes stem from the chaos caused by a series of natural disasters.
, although most people in Kucha have not yet realized it, the country they love has indeed reached the edge of disintegration. In order to save this crisis, some people in Kucha who discovered the crisis began to take action.
With the prince of this country as the leader, the two commanders of the palace guard and half of the members of the palace guard left their hometown and formed an organization now known as the Iron-Blooded Cavalry. They began to leave their hometown and traveled thousands of miles to seek help in the Middle Earth
A way to save the country. The looting behavior of murder and arson, all the money obtained was transported outside the territory as a financial aid to the country. Although this kind of looting insulted the honor of the knights and went against the will of the king, it was based on the hatred of the Chinese people.
Everyone hates it and no one thinks there is anything wrong with it.
The key to saving the country is a huge energy beyond imagination. In the list listed by Yuwen Guihe, the Buddha's blood relic was listed first, just because the Buddha's blood relic had been lost for a long time and could not be found. Only then did the Iron-Blooded Cavalry put the
The target was on other treasures, hoping to find important treasures that could save the country during the robbery. However, when the news came out that the Buddha's blood relics had reappeared, obtaining the Buddha's blood relics became their supreme goal.
"For this reason, the Buddha's blood relic is very important to the entire cavalry, do you understand? Zhi."
"...It turns out that I am a high-ranking official and Captain Tuoba is a prince!"
"That's not the point, Zhi."
Although it is not the main point, Sun Wu's attention was attracted by the word "prince". After all, these two words were only seen in books in the past, and Tuoba Zangyue seemed strange and strange, wearing a scarf covering his face all day long.
The monster looked strange and could not be related to aristocrats. He did not expect to be such a big shot. Recalling the fairy tales he had read in the past, Sun Wu looked at Tuoba Zangyue in a strange way.
Xiang Ling's attention was on other aspects, the secret of the origin of the Iron-Blooded Cavalry. If Yuwen Guihe hadn't confessed it personally today, Wan Zilou would have had to investigate for at least a year and a half before he could find out anything about it. It was really very useful and important information.
The Kingdom of Qiuci is thousands of miles away. Xiangling has heard of the king's reputation for a long time, and now it seems that it is even more true, because even Beigong Luohan, a solitary, aloof and aloof swordsman, is willing to serve as his bodyguard commander.
, to protect the safety of the palace, the King of Kucha must have his own merits.
"So, Master, your fiancée is a princess. This is something that other people only dream of."
Xiangling made this point, and the monkey on Yuwen Guihe's shoulder jumped around and joined in the conversation.
"Zhizhi, Princess Xiaoyue is the most beautiful woman in the Kucha Kingdom and the only apple of His Majesty's eye. She has a beautiful face and a devilish figure. If you can help us, young master, the princess will definitely thank you very much."
"Uh, this... the most beautiful woman... how many women are there in Kucha Kingdom?"
Sun Wu stammered in response, having yet to recover from the shock of "his fiancée is a princess of a country." Thinking that he could marry a beautiful princess, the young man indeed felt a sense of novelty and excitement like being in a fairy tale, as if he would live happily ever after.
days, but when this problem became reality and was placed in front of me, the feeling turned into uneasiness and trouble.
After all, among the many fiancées my dad found, the only one who had ever given me a strange feeling and who I care about to this day... was the green-eyed girl in that portrait. The feeling she gave me at that time was beyond compare.
Does knowing count as first love?
"Zhizhi, young master, you are blushing, Zhizhi."
Hui misunderstood, and the monkey's excited clapping only made Sun Wu feel more embarrassed. When Yuwen Guihe took the opportunity to ask about his growth situation, Sun Wu also said it directly, not only letting Yuwen Guihe know, but also letting Yuwen Guihe know.
Xiangling knows more.
"...So, young master, you are not the biological son of Juyang Martial God, and you don't know who your parents are. You have been dependent on your sister since you were a child, and you have no other relatives other than that, right?"
"No, this boy also had a cheap brother-in-law, but because he couldn't afford to support a fat woman who drank like water, on a dark and stormy night, he secretly ran away in tears with a large bill. "
"Ah! Xiaoshang, don't talk about Uncle Luo like that!"
"Isn't it? Didn't he escape secretly on his own, but was thrown down by you? You call it an abandoned corpse."
Of course things are not like that. Sun Wu doesn't know how Uncle Luo left. He comes and goes without a trace every time. It's strange that he can grasp it. However, his sister Feige's reply has already given him.
address. When the issue of the Buddha's blood relic comes to an end, he can pay a visit to his uncle, meet his long-lost uncle, and ask him why he hasn't come to Liangshan Po for a long time.
Xiaoshang had no intention of sharing the joys and sorrows with Sun Wu. He rode on a slightly shorter pony and talked to Sun Wu while walking. Xiangling, who was following behind, stared at the two of them from a distance. However, he noticed Yuwen Gui.
After Hezi listened to Sun Wu's words, he seemed to be thinking about something and muttered to himself.
"...from Liangshanbo...his parents are unknown...Why did Juyang Martial God adopt this child as his adopted son? His origin...is he from Jianghu? Or..."
The inadvertent muttering to Xiang Ling suddenly shocked her. In the past, she had always focused on the relationship between Sun Wu and Ju Yang Martial God. As long as he was the person designated by Ju Yang Martial God, the golden lock would
The real owner of the film, then it doesn’t matter whether he is related to the Juyang Martial God, and the issue of family background is even less important.
But if we break away from this point and place the question on "a young man from Liangshanbo whose biological parents are unknown", then she will immediately think of a folk secret that has been rumored for many years, which is also a page in the Liangshanbo treasure story:
The Legend of the Prince of Liangshanbo.
(Impossible...he...is he the great martial prince lost among the people?)
Logically speaking, since we are on the road, we should work day and night. We should continue to move even after nightfall, but before the sun goes down, Tuoba Zangyue ordered an early rest and everyone buried the pot to cook. Prepare for tomorrow's action.
Get ready.
Beigong Luohan expressed his dissatisfaction strongly because during the whole day's trek today, he was walking at the end of the team and had already noticed that someone was following him. Although he secretly picked up a few, he was not sure whether any fish would slip through the net.
In other words, this route is no longer safe. Everyone should set off immediately. The best strategy is to increase the distance between them and the enemy.
However, an obstacle appeared in front of Beigong Luohan, and that was Sun Wu who continued to challenge him. The two faced off like they did a few days ago, but this time Sun Wu did not take the initiative to attack, but sat far away
. Looking at Beigong Arhat from a distance, as if trying to find something from it.
From his previous experience, Beigong Luohan already knew Sun Wu's intentions. In order to avoid being tricked by this kid again, he turned his back and refused to be provoked by Sun Wu, without even looking at him.
Looking from the rear, Sun Wu could only see his majestic and tall back, like a huge rock standing tall and invulnerable. It seemed that just looking at his back could put people under tremendous pressure, making it impossible to defeat such an enemy.
An overwhelming feeling of frustration.
In front of Beigong Arhat, there was a little girl frozen in a glass container, lying sideways. Although it was said that Beigong Arhat asked for guarding to prevent enemies from attacking and robbing at night, in another sense
, but Sun Wu felt that Beigong Luohan deliberately used this to provoke him, so that he would see Wenwen and feel the pressure of the five-day expiration, and he would lose his temper because of this.
(I have to calm down. If I get impulsive at this time, I won't be able to do anything.)
This is probably the case when things are difficult to do. Although I comforted myself, Wenwen was frozen and sleeping like this, which was the least painful state and the best for her. However, during the day, I had looked through the glass container and it seemed that
The little girl who was sleeping soundly still had some pain on her expression. It was obvious that she was still conscious even in this state. To comfort herself by saying that she had no pain was undoubtedly to deceive herself.
After taking a deep breath and regaining his composure, Sun Wu realized that he couldn't continue like this. Although he could just watch the enemy from afar until dawn, as time went by, Beigong Arhat might find a problem. If he saw through what he was doing,
The tactics he prepared were very bad, so he still had to do something to distract him.
Based on this consideration, Sun Wu once again tried to break into the formation. However, at the moment when Beigong Luohan was already wary, this kind of impulsive breaking into the formation only had the effect of humiliating himself and had no real meaning. Moreover, Sun Wu also
I found that when Beigong Luohan forced his sword energy to retreat from the enemy, even the upper part three feet above the ground was covered by the sword energy. If he imagined jumping into the air to dodge like last time, he would probably be seriously injured just by jumping up.
In the past, Sun Wu could charge more than five hundred times in one night, but when Beigong Arhat became wary, and his protective golden bell was much weaker than before, this night he couldn't even hold it ten times, so he gave
Beigong Arhat flew out and fell to the ground, causing internal injuries. A mouthful of blood almost spurted out.
"Is this useless thing worthy of becoming the adopted son of the Juyang Martial God?"
With his back to Sun Wu, Beigong Arhat spoke word by word with a steely tone.
"The reason why Juyang Martial God is extremely respected by the people of Qiuci is not only because he destroyed the demon wolves and saved the people, but his almost god-like martial arts is so powerful. This is the reason why people really respect him.
, so even though he has done a lot of "messy" things, we still regard him as a god of war, but a waste like you who only knows how to rely on the name of your elders and cheat. It is a shame at all. The Buddha's blood relics must not be handed over.
For someone like you."
He is a waste and a disgrace. Sun Wu has never been scolded with these words in his whole life. No one in Liangshan Bo is willing to give up, and no one has the courage. From his debut to the present, he has been given the title of father.
He was less helpful and caused a lot of trouble, but from the beginning to the end, he never used this name to show off, nor did he do so. Being accused like this was really an unreasonable disaster. Not only did he find it inexplicable. Even hiding secretly
Xiang Ling, who was peeping from a distance, felt angry.
However, Sun Wu was not a person who liked to explain his personality to others. Compared with this accusation, there was another thing that aroused his anger.
"Do you care whether you are strong or not? Dad is very strong, so Wu Canglan must be very strong too! Beigong Sword Demon is famous, so can you beat Wu Canglan?"
Beigong Arhat snorted and did not answer. As one of the few masters from outside the territory, he did not want to shamelessly brag about his strength even if he faced a half-grown boy. Although he was already a first-rate master in the world, he and the One Emperor and Three Sects were still in the same position.
They are not on the same level. If he faced the emperor of the Dawu Dynasty, that world-famous martial arts madman, he would naturally lose more and win less. If not, he would have already...
"If strength is the only criterion for respect and obedience, then you can't defeat Wu Canglan, why don't you surrender to him? You can't defeat Lu Yunqiao, right? Then leave the Iron Blood Cavalry and join the Alliance. You didn't surrender to the Dawu Dynasty, nor
You didn't join the Alliance, but you chose to serve as the guard commander of the Kingdom of Kucha because you identify with something other than 'strong'. Old man Yuwen told me this morning that the current King of Kucha has almost no martial arts, but you and Mr. Yuwen are both.
Respect him, can someone who doesn't know martial arts... still be 'strong'?"
Standing up from the ground, Sun Wu stretched out his hand to wipe the blood from his mouth, and loudly expressed his opinion towards the back of Beigong Arhat.
"You keep saying that people outside the region respect the strong, but strong is not an absolute word, it is just the result of comparison. There are people outside the world. Compared with those who are stronger than themselves, everyone is weak. Even Lu Yunqiao,
Wu Canglan, they will also get old and weak one day, there will always be someone stronger than them, how do you define the so-called strong? "
"Hmph! I don't need to listen to a hairy brat. You don't understand this world at all. "
"Really? Then please kill me with a knife! Because I will continue to bother you here. Using force to deal with people is not what you are best at. You pride yourself on your martial arts skills, but you also
What did you do? You didn't challenge Wu Canglan, and the opponent you faced was not a master from Middle-earth. The majestic sword demon spent his whole day either killing shrimp soldiers and crab generals from famous sects, or disemboweling a little girl who was unable to fight back. Is this true?
Is he the strong person respected by the people outside the region?"
Sun Wu was not good at verbal disputes, but he was indignant in his heart. He would say whatever he thought of directly, but it turned into an extremely sharp rebuke. It was not until he finished speaking that he thought that something was wrong. Beigong Luohan might have violently injured himself in a rage.
People quickly concentrated on guarding, but they didn't know that Beigong Luohan didn't say a word after hearing what he said. His mood that seemed to be very angry at first suddenly turned into an extinct volcano that was extinguished by cold water. After a long time,
Only a response came.
"...You are right, I am a coward. "
With his back to the young man, Beigong Arhat seemed to have his head lowered, and his majestic back looked a bit lonely.
"I don't have the ability to kill Wu Canglan to eliminate harm to my compatriots, so I can only kill little girls here. Such a person has no right to boast to you about being strong or not. I have insulted my sword and am not worthy of being a swordsman. It's just that
Just...a useless coward."
If these words were heard by the iron-blooded knights, they would definitely be shocked, because Beigong Luohan should not be a man who would say such things. He behaved so dejectedly and lost all his glory. Even Sun Wu was shocked.
I didn't expect that a few of my words could have such an impact, and I secretly hoped that Beigong Arhat would change his mind and stop insisting on collecting the relics.
However, this naive idea is destined to be disappointed.
"Although I am a coward, if you want to take this little bastard back, you still have to pass my test. There are still two days left. If you can't do it, not only the little bastard will be disemboweled.
, even you will die."
"You...you clearly know that you are wrong, why do you continue to be wrong?"
"Oh, innocent kid. Because this is called evil, this is called Jianghu. There is no right or wrong in Jianghu. If you have strength, you can dominate everything. I admit that you are right. But so what? You only know what to say.
To be fair, everyone can do it, but if you think you can change the world in this way, I can only say that you are not only naive. You are simply stupid. "
It seemed to be ridiculing, but also seemed to be telling Sun Wu something. Sun Wu originally thought that he would be very angry, but he was not. To be more precise, although his chest was about to explode with anger, there was a part of his brain that was unusually clear, making him
I clearly understand that talking is useless, and to change this situation, I can only rely on practical actions.
"I understand. I will not talk to you about these problems again. When I challenge you again, I will appear in front of you with actual results. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Wu rushed forward and ran away from the sight of Beigong Luohan as soon as possible. The strength and skills required to achieve actual results were not yet mastered by him. From now on, he must seize every minute. Practice hard. Give it a try.
Can a miracle be created in two days?
(You are really brave to be able to talk to Beigong Luohan like this. But Bei Gong Luohan didn't swing his sword to kill anyone. Did those words really work? Or is the backer behind him so big that Bei Gong Luohan doesn't dare to touch people?)
Where Sun Wu couldn't see, his words were having an effect. Xiangling thought about Sun Wu's words and vaguely felt that something was fishy. However, she had no intention of investigating in detail, because a strange feeling was warming her.
The chest spreads.
The boy's words were indeed very ignorant and naive. If someone else had said them, I would probably have thought it was ridiculous, but when he said them in such a straightforward and serious manner, it felt good to hear them. I don't know why it was like this.
, it’s hard to describe it in words, but that feeling... is pretty good.
(Can you do anything for him? It seems that the only option is to bring him water...)
Thinking to himself, Xiangling quietly left the hiding place, but was surprised to see a pine tree ten feet away shake, and a figure ducked away from the pine tree.
"Takuba Zangetsu? Just now... was he watching too?"
This surprising answer was revealed the next day. In order to secretly practice the secrets taught by Xiang Ling, the young man practiced diligently throughout the night and had no time to sleep at all. It was not until dawn that he briefly closed the door due to exhaustion.
Eye rest.
"...Would you like breakfast?"
He was so sleepy that he seemed to hear someone calling so. Sun Wu responded vaguely, thinking that it was Xiangling bringing food like the previous few days. He instinctively reached out to take it, and at the same time slowly opened his eyes.
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"Wow!"
As soon as he opened his eyes, he was startled. The person squatting in front of him was none other than Takuba Zangetsu. Sun Wu was so shocked that he stood up quickly, but the other person didn't say much. He stuffed the rice ball into his palm, turned around and left.
The time was too short, and there was no verbal exchange between the two parties. However, since he was captured and interrogated that day, Sun Wu had no chance to meet with Tuoba Zangyue alone. The other party also seemed to dislike the three of them very much, always staying away from them without saying a word.
I don’t talk much and don’t have much contact. Today I will take the initiative to send food over, which is something I couldn’t even imagine a few days ago.
He didn't say anything, but briefly touched the other person's hand. Sun Wu recalled the feeling at that moment. He only felt that the other person's hand was so small and thin when he held it. It was not as vicious as he thought. It was even more different from when he waved the sacrificial knife.
The terrifying power is incomparable; looking at the back, I suddenly felt that Takuba Zangetsu looked so thin, and even the clothes were a bit too big for him.
"Uh...thank you, thank you!"
Perhaps it is the tradition of the Iron Blood Cavalry to speak with your back to others. When Takuba Zangyue heard Sun Wu's thanks, he did not turn around, but simply said two words "idiot" and left.
"It's great, Master, you have begun to win people's favor."
Xiang Ling, who was a step late, showed up at this time. Although Sun Wu couldn't quite understand what she meant, they both understood the loud shout that sounded nearby.