Li Tan's sword drew sharp purple star marks in the air. However, under the light and shadow of the sword, his face was calm, as elegant and leisurely as if he was writing a poem. His sword dancing posture was fast but elegant, and his steps were vigorous and afterimages could be seen. He walked along the
Crossing the field in a straight line, he beat his opponent completely from the moment they came into contact.
In the flash of lightning, the sword edge has reached the opponent's throat, leaving only a slight distance.
Gao Jian's body was stagnant, standing there without daring to move at all, showing an expression of disbelief and regret that he had failed before he could give his best performance.
In the blink of an eye, the winner is revealed.
Li Zhi calmly removed the edge of the sword, and after making a smooth movement with the sword hilt in his hand, he put it into the scabbard behind his back. He jumped off the ring without any arrogance, as if he had already secured victory and was not surprised by the favor or humiliation.
"In the first game, Li Zhi wins!" the referee announced impartially.
The atmosphere in the stands was condensed for a moment. People selfishly didn't want to applaud Li, but the moves he just made were really wonderful, and they were about to shout, but they were forcibly restrained by their hearts.
Sitting in the front row, Xiu Xiu applauded without hesitation, and her small hands gave an extremely crisp round of applause in the quiet auditorium.
Li Zhi looked around and saw that the little girl's appearance was very similar to that of Jin Yunlan, and her cleverness was exactly the same. He was filled with emotion for a moment, his indifferent eyes became softer, and he couldn't help but nod towards her.
Xiu Xiu met his gaze, and the hair on her whole body stood on end from top to bottom, and she began to tremble unconsciously.
Seeing that she was trembling for no reason and her cheeks were red, the lady quickly checked the temperature of her forehead and found that it was indeed abnormally hot.
"Xiuxiu, what's wrong with you?" she asked with concern.
Xiu Xiu excitedly grabbed her mother's sleeve and shouted excitedly: "Mom, mother, he looked at me just now and nodded to me." She covered her red cheeks, obviously full of love.
He looked like a young man in Huaichun, and kept praising him: "He is really good-looking, just like the person in the painting. The sword is so pleasing to the eye, it is perfect."
The lady was dumbfounded by the child's impulsive speech.
Xiu Xiu jumped off the stands, kept stroking her neat clothes, and kept asking her mother if she was dressed appropriately today. Then, regardless of her mother's advice, she picked up the hem of her skirt and walked in the direction where Li Zhi left just now, leaving the heated arena.
, I found Li Zhi picking flowers under a quiet osmanthus tree.
He raised his hand and quietly pinched off a sprig of golden osmanthus at the drooping tip, brought it to his nose and slowly took a deep breath. The sweet fragrance lingered and danced on the tip of his nose like a lively girl.
The mountain is so steep that many delicate flowers cannot survive. This is the first time he has seen sweet-scented osmanthus outside and smelled its fragrance, which is really refreshing.
"You are not allowed to pick flowers here at will."
Xiu Xiu's warning startled Li Zhi. He subconsciously hid the sweet-scented osmanthus behind his back, and a guilty look flashed across his face. His cultivation did not allow him to hesitate for a moment to apologize.
"Feel sorry."
When Xiu Xiu saw this, she covered her mouth and snickered, thinking that his otherworldly appearance was very pleasing to the eye.
"Well, if I pick one too, we will be accomplices." She put her hands behind her back and jumped forward lively.
Li Zhi subconsciously took a step back and reminded in a faint voice: "I am the Li family."
Xiu Xiu shrugged and wondered: "So what? Are you going to eat me here? Wow." She opened her hands and imitated the way a beast catches its prey, but she was cute, so this action made her even more attractive.
Sweet and fun.
The more Li Zhi looked at her, the more similar she felt to Jin Yunlan, and there was a hint of kindness on her expressionless face. He noticed the iron-eating beast doll hanging on her belt and guessed her identity, "You are Jin Yunlan's
younger sister?"
Xiu Xiu said anxiously: "My sister is in Kongshan, right? Is she okay? I heard from dad that she was injured again and needs to recuperate at Zhong Ling Yuxiu's place."
Li Zhi replied softly: "Her life is not in danger. She is just too tired and is still resting."
Xiu Xiu nodded reassuringly, walked to his side, pointed to the branch with flowers on top of her head and said, "I want this branch."
Li Zhifang reached out to help her pick, but she stopped her, "I want to pick it myself." As she said that, she opened her arms.
Li Zhi understood and picked up her waist and lifted her up.
Xiu Xiu quickly pinched off the lush sweet-scented osmanthus and handed it to Li Zhi.
"Please give it to my sister and tell her that I picked the sweet-scented osmanthus for her, and it will be her turn to pick the plum blossoms for me." She said with tears in her eyes.
Li Zhi held the osmanthus flower in front of his eyes, covering half of his handsome face.
"Be sure to convey it."
The group stage in the morning ended quickly. In the afternoon, Li Zhi passed all the tests and successfully met Jin Yunchong in the finals.
After this day's fighting, he had figured out the methods of these academy disciples, and his moves were fair and above board, but they were just too routine, and there was nothing new in the patterned sword strikes. After three or two times, he figured it out.
Countermeasures.
On the other hand, this Jin Yun Chong, the sword that stabbed Jin Yun Lan at the foot of Kongshan Mountain that day was quite vicious and unexpected. Perhaps he was an opponent who needed a little more thought.
It's just that Jin Yunchong is obviously absent-minded and out of state at the moment. His usual arrogance has also subsided at this time, and he seems to be in a deep panic.
Just before a cup of tea, he was feeling complacent about making it to the finals. The great elder walked over, put his arm on his shoulder kindly, relaxed his muscles and bones, and said some words of encouragement to him.
, he was filled with joy when he heard it. However, the great elder suddenly changed the topic and mentioned the death of Yu Qing, which made him stand on his back instantly.
The great elder spread out his dominant hand. Years of practice had caused his palm to be covered with rough calluses. A dangerous tone sounded in his ears, "Although the students of Jinyun Academy all use the same sword, the size
It’s not much different from the long swords circulating in the market. But everyone has their own sword-holding habits. Although I didn’t personally teach you your swordsmanship, I have discovered a key point after observing it in the past few times.” He paused.
After a pause, he said, "When stabbing someone, you are used to tilting upward three-pointers."
Jin Yunchong's pupils shrank and his breathing stopped.
"Yuqing's chest was penetrated by a long sword, but the scars left on her back were higher than those on her front. That night at the foot of Kongshan Mountain, Lan'er received your sword, and the injuries on her shoulders were the same as Yuqing's.
.Is this really a coincidence? Chong'er, let me ask you again, did you really never see Yuqing that day when you went up to Kongshan?"
Jin Yunchong was frightened out of his wits by this sudden question. If the gongs and drums of the final had not sounded, he would definitely have been exposed in front of the great elder.
At this moment, after he and Li Zhi saluted each other, they were still distracted.
Li Zhi changed his previous clean and neat fighting style and rushed up to circle around him, constantly provoking him from the side. Jinyun Chong was already confused and restless, and he was even more upset by this entangled attack. He was angry.
He threw away his hand and waved a rainbow-like sword energy in all directions.
Li Zhi jumped into the air nimbly, flipped once, and landed firmly. He followed the same example, once again using the previous tactics, avoiding direct confrontation, and only inadvertently striking out annoying blows to disturb the opponent's already uneasy mood.
Soon Jinyun Chong couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to attack with his sword. However, his mentality was not balanced. Every sword he swung was powerful but without any skills. He was like a beginner with infinite strength who could only rely on the sword without any method.
Huge strength to suppress the opponent.
But if you want to compare strength, I am afraid that no one in this world can compare with Li Zhi. Since it is a head-on confrontation, Li Zhi is no problem. He simply gave up all skills and only focused on strength.
Soon Jinyunchong felt the overwhelming power of Mount Tai. After barely resisting seven or eight swords, he lost the ability to parry.
Li Zhi turned his wrist and lifted Jin Yunchong's sword into the sky. At the same time, he also threw his own Li Tan sword into the air. In an instant, the two of them were in a state of bare hands. Li Zhi immediately rushed forward.
, hugged his right arm.
The cold voice tinged with anger clearly reached Jin Yunchong's ears despite the heated atmosphere of confrontation.
"This hand slapped her in front of Jinyun Ancestral Hall."
Before Jin Yunchong could react, Li Zhi's arm holding him suddenly folded outwards, and there was a crisp sound of bone cracking in his shoulder. Severe pain suddenly invaded his mind, and he couldn't even hear the heart-wrenching scream.
After sending it out, I heard what Li Zhi said.
"It's this mouth that slandered her and ruined her reputation."
The next moment, Jin Yunchong received a hard punch on the corner of his mouth.
"She also had such a vicious heart that she received a six-ridged cane!"
He punched him in the chest and knocked him off the ring.
Jin Yunchong immediately vomited blood and collapsed to the ground.
"Brother!" Xiu Xiu screamed in the audience.
Li Zhi stood upright on the ring with his head held high, looking forward, expressionlessly raising his hand to catch Li Tan's sword, turning his wrist a few times, and sheathed the sword with a dull "thunk" sound.
The audience exclaimed and scolded Li Zhi for violating the rules.
If a player leaves his sword, he loses. However, when the opponent lost his sword, Li Zhi not only did not stop immediately, but hit the opponent hard, which should be regarded as a violation.
The voice of opposition reached the ears of the clan leader, who shook his head. The referee team gave a verdict. They believed that Li Zhi's move did not violate the rules. When Jin Yunchong lost his sword, Li Zhi did not continue to attack with the sword, so it was not considered a violation.
He glanced contemptuously at Jin Yunchong, who was defeated and unconscious in the audience, turned around and left the stage.
The verdict sounded, and Li Zhi successfully won the sword test.
At the same time, the Bai family's mansion was in chaos. The maid went to clean up the house and saw that the brocade quilt on the bed was crumpled into a ball. She grabbed the two corners and shook it off. The moment the quilt flew into the air, Young Master Bai was sleeping soundly underneath.
He sneezed violently.
The maid took a deep breath and shook him awake, "Master, why are you still sleeping? Didn't you go to the competition?"
Bai Tan scratched his head and neck and murmured in a daze: "Don't make a fuss. What kind of competition...a competition!!!" He sat up from the bed with a "shua", his eyes widened like bells.
"What time is it now?" He grabbed the edge of the bed and looked out at the unclear sky.
The maid was sweating: "It's the third quarter of Shenshi. The sword trials have all ended today."
Bai Tan opened his mouth in shock and immediately froze into a sculpture.