Chapter twenty-five old cloth strips, black long knife
In Zhige Xinsheng Hall, Tang Ke, who was sitting with Lin Xi in the corridor outside the door, glanced coldly at Lin Xi beside him, and said without any room for turning: "I don't agree."
"Lin Xi, I always think you are much smarter than us. How could you be so stupid today and agree to a duel with him?" Before Lin Xi could say anything, he added: "Although Qiu Lu looks like a playboy,
During the last test by Teacher Tong, he opened the bow by seven fingers, which means that he and I have entered the ranks of practitioners at about the same time, and at most they are not as good as me in martial arts."
Lin Xi looked at Tang Ke innocently and exclaimed: "But there were so many people watching at that time. If I didn't agree to come down, I would be very embarrassed..."
"No face? Are you still in this mood?" Tang Ke took a deep breath and resisted the urge to punch Lin Xi. Thinking of many things in the border army, his heart became cold again. "Lin Xi.
He looked at Lin Xi and said solemnly: "I have at least three friends in the border army. Just like you, they wanted to prove themselves because they were not convinced, or they wanted to fight with others. As a result, none of them survived."
Lin Xi was a little dumbfounded: "Don't say it so seriously...actually, I..."
Originally, he wanted to say that I was actually a little sure, but Tang Ke interrupted him directly: "Lin Xi, do you know the real reason why I don't want to return to the border army? I'm not afraid of death.
It’s not that I can’t stand the bites of snakes and insects lurking in the mountains and forests, nor that I can’t stand the cold arrows that may pierce my body at any time, I just don’t want to see my friend die beside me again, while I can only watch helplessly.”
"Do you know how you feel when you are carrying a friend on your back and you try desperately to save him, but his body is cold on your back and the blood in his mouth solidifies in the wind?
"Tang Ke looked at Lin Xi, his face turned pale, and his body was trembling slightly.
Lin Xi's mood for fun suddenly disappeared.
He looked at Tang Ke. Compared with the skinny appearance when he entered the academy, Tang Ke was much stronger. Perhaps because he chewed food too carefully, his cheek muscles were more developed than those of ordinary people, making him now
His face was a bit square and not good-looking, and his short hair, which had grown a bit, was tied back and half-rising, making him still look extraordinarily unruly and out of place compared to other students in the academy.
He was still like a frontier soldier's long sword, giving the impression that it was dangerous and easy to hurt, but looking at him, Lin Xi knew that his heart might be softer than that of many golden spoon boys.
"Okay, I promise you, when I go out with you in the future, I will be more careful and won't die in front of you." Lin Xi patted Tang Ke on the shoulder and said seriously: "Actually, I want to tell you
The thing is, actually... it's not that serious, I should still have a high chance of being able to deal with Qiu Lu."
Tang Ke took a deep breath, shook his head, and said: "Lin Xi, the gap in cultivation is not as simple as you think. Although the black armor suppresses the cultivation, he is still stronger than you."
Lin Xi looked at him and suddenly said softly: "I am also on the list."
Tang Ke was stunned: "What did you say?"
Lin Xi patted his shoulder again and said softly: "I am also on the list."
Tang Ke was stunned again.
"Actually, I faced an opponent today. According to my judgment, his strength should be about the same as Qiu Lu's." Lin Xi knew that sooner or later he would have to explain something, so he whispered in Tang Ke's ear: "Associate Professor An taught me something, which is very useful."
.”
"Did you really retire with two five-star records in a row?" Tang Ke finally confirmed that Lin Xi was not joking with him.
"Of course it's true." Lin Xi smiled, but suddenly his eyes lit up again, because he thought that Tang Ke should be one of the most powerful among the freshmen of Qingluan College, and
He always carries that black sword, so maybe he can learn a lot from Tang Ke's hand? And before he enters meditation practice, he is still planning to practice archery and beheading, so
He immediately became excited, looked at Tang Ke and said, "How about we go out to practice?"
"Private fights are prohibited in the academy... but if we don't fight, there should be no problem." Tang Ke was also completely aroused. Lin Xi, who had always been a bit weak in his eyes, actually left the field twice with a five-star record? He also
It's just three times.
"You...how come you have..." When he saw what Lin Xi took out when he returned to the room, Tang Ke even let out an exclamation.
What Lin Xi was holding in her hand was a black frontier sword!
"I begged Teacher Mu Qing to give it to me." Lin Xi chuckled.
Looking at Lin Xi, who was a little proud, and looking at the genuine Bianjun sword in Lin Xi's hand, Tang Ke exhaled heavily, looked at Lin Xi speechlessly and said, "Now I really believe it."
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There is no restriction on walking at night in the academy, and students of Qingluan Academy have been practicing outside according to some courses since they have been in their second year or more. Therefore, the entire Qingluan Academy is really sparsely populated, and you want to find a place where no one will disturb you.
It's too easy to swing a long sword into the open space.
On a small deserted slope next to the wooden trail that passed through the central axis of the mountain, Lin Xi and Tang Ke, both carrying long black knives on their backs, stopped.
Qingluan Academy itself is located high in the Dengtian Mountains, and the bright moon and stars appear to be exceptionally big and bright. Riding on the bright moonlight, Tang Ke looked at Lin Xi with great concentration, and Lin Xi also drew the knife with great concentration, showing
According to what An Keyi taught him, step and kill, the matte black long knife began to spin and fly beside his body.
The moment Lin Xi slashed out with his second sword, Tang Ke's eyes were filled with light of shock and awe. As the most sacred place in the empire, the strength of some lecturers and professors here is really unimaginable to outsiders.
, Lin Xi's current beheadings may not appear skillful in his eyes, but each of these beheadings, the body shape, footwork, arms, and wrist movements give him the feeling of throwing a knife in the air and spinning around.
Then every movement of the body seemed to be accelerating the movement of the knife. This made Lin Xi's current strength allow each sword to kill with extraordinary speed.
He could imagine that if combined with powerful soul power... in the hands of that frail female associate professor who looked like a nerd, such a beheading would erupt with such terrifying speed and power!
"How about it?"
Lin Xi, who had completed many beheading movements in a row, panted and looked at Tang Ke and asked, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and added: "Teacher An once said that her killing method, if you pursue speed,
, the essence is the instantaneous adjustment of the opponent's blade or body to kill, using the momentum of the opponent's blade or body to make the blade pop out faster, just like throwing tiles towards the water, causing the tiles to hit the water immediately.
, and can slide out quickly.”
"In our army, this kind of sword skill can already be called a magical skill." Tang Ke was silent for a long time, then looked at Lin Xi and said: "The speed at which I draw the sword now is at most about the same as yours. With all my experience,
There is absolutely no comparison with it, and giving unreasonable suggestions may be counterproductive. The only thing I can help you with now is to look at your sword strength. If you use the method that some of our border troops will use... before you give a life-threatening blow.
It will be useful when the time comes.”
"Will it be useful in a desperate attack?"
"You take care of it."
Tang Ke held his long black knife in his hand, untied the old and tough cloth wrapped around the handle, tied one end tightly to his hand, and the other end was still wrapped around the handle.
After completing this move, Tang Ke slashed out the first knife into the empty space in front of him, and then the second knife.
Lin Xi paid full attention, and he saw that Tang Ke was learning his own killing movements, and at this third sword, Tang Ke's movements suddenly became much more fierce than the previous two swords, completely ignoring the opponent.
The impact of the next knife was a fierce slash, and at the same time, the long knife in his hand flew out.
The knife flew faster and whizzed in the air, but after cutting it all, it fell down again and was caught in Tang Ke's hand.
Tang Ke, who put the knife away in his hand, looked at Lin Xi, who was frowning, without making a sound or interrupting Lin Xi's thoughts.
"This is a last-ditch blow that can't hurt the opponent... Not only can it be harder and faster if you take it out, but it can also add a little length. The opponent thinks you can't reach it, but you just hit it..."
Lin Xi said slowly while thinking.
Tang Ke nodded, began to take off the tough old cloth strips on the handle of the knife, and said solemnly: "This trial valley is not like the chaos on the frontier battlefield. There are not many people surrounding you, so this
You don't need to practice to catch the knife immediately and quickly like me... This is just a small skill among the border soldiers who are not practitioners. As practitioners, you will have more powerful means in the future, so there is no need to waste time on it.
What you need to pay attention to here is that the opponents we encountered in the Trial Valley were all wearing black armor that could not be broken. Therefore, this knife must hit the opponent's relatively vulnerable part, otherwise the opponent will fight back.
, you will have no chance to turn around."
Lin Xi nodded: "I understand this."
"Here is this thing for you." Tang Ke handed the untied old cloth strip to Lin Xi, "Weapons are not allowed in the trial valley. This cloth strip that is not considered a weapon is wrapped around your hand, and the lecturer will not care. My first
When I entered one day, I put on the black armor and got it wrapped around my hand."
"Thank you... I'll give it a try. You can teach me how to bind me more tightly. I don't want to let go and fly too far. Otherwise, even if I cut down my opponent in one fell swoop, by the time I get the knife back, the opponent will be able to recover.
If I get angry, I will be miserable."
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Mu Qing stood on the roof of the bell tower not far away, silently watching Lin Xi and Tang Ke's practice. There was a warm smile on the corner of her mouth, "I hope you will always become such friends." In her heart,
Pray for these two students who remind her of so many happy and wonderful things about herself.