The elites of the four alliances who escaped from Changsha City all came to the vicinity of the Sun family's old house outside the western suburbs. There were more than 600 people in total. The "Dongting Gang" has more than a thousand members in Changsha City, among whom the martial arts are average and they are usually engaged in business affairs.
All the disciples were temporarily dismissed, and those who came to the Sun family's old house were all masters with strong martial arts skills.
The leaders of each faction lived in the "Evil Dog Gate Branch", while the remaining disciples set up hundreds of camps and slept in the open space outside the Sun family's old house. Dozens of patrol teams were even sent out.
The surrounding area is patrolled day and night. Nowadays, the Sun family's old residence is so heavily guarded that not even a bird can fly in.
The terrain around the Sun family's old house was originally very empty, and the few woods that provided cover have been cut down. If the enemy wanted to invade, they could only attack head-on, and they would be discovered at an extremely long distance.
All the tactics of surprise assassination are useless. Now all the masters of the four alliances have gathered here. If the Jianghu forces in the city were not impatient, they would not have the courage to provoke them again.
Now the only enemies the four factions alliance has to face are the "Hengshan Sect" and "Paijiao" who 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 house all day long to discuss strategies to face the enemy. In addition to taking Li Hu with him to visit the prefect's Yamen in Changsha City, Hua Bushi also
He spent most of his time in Chu Yiyi's room in the backyard.
Meng Huan came several times a day, and each time he brought information about the march of the two factions of Hengshan Paijiao. "Qianhuafang" had deployed spies along the way and used flying pigeons to deliver the news. Every move of the two factions was traced.
But their eyes and ears.
The two groups of enemies came in separate directions, one from the south and the other from the north, and acted in perfect harmony.
By the evening of the next day, according to reports, the boat of the "Hengshan Sect" had sailed to the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River, only 120 miles away from Changsha City, and the "Pai Sect" group was also north of Changsha.
Stay overnight in a small town a hundred miles away.
According to this estimate, in another day, the masters of the two factions will arrive in Changsha City at the same time.
By then, that’s when the war begins!
At night, the lights inside and outside the Sun family's old house were brightly lit, causing the moon and stars in the sky to lose their brightness. The surrounding air was filled with the smell of pine oil, emitted from the burning torches.
Several bonfires were lit in the open space. Under the blazing light, many disciples of the gang were polishing weapons, and the atmosphere was tense and solemn.
In a small courtyard on the left side of the Sun family's old house, the air was also filled with a sense of chilling. A one-armed man dressed in white stood upright in the open space in the middle of the courtyard. It was Yu Qianli.
The green steel sword was held in his hand, lying horizontally in front of his eyes. Yu Qianli remained motionless, staring at the sword's edge. It seemed that all his attention was on the sword, and he seemed to be thinking about something.
Suddenly, Yu Qianli moved. He turned his arm and drew a sword, then a second sword, and a third sword.
Each sword was faster and more powerful than the previous one. By the eighth sword, the green steel sword was already striking with astonishing power, and the blade buzzed like thunder!
A dead leaf fell, fell on the sword light, and immediately turned into powder and floated away!
When Yu Qianli stabbed out the ninth sword, time seemed to stop for an instant, and only the sword light flew through the space like a thunderous giant! There was only a "clang" sound, and the green steel sword had been broken into three pieces.
At this moment, all the killing intent of the sword light disappeared without a trace, and everything returned to silence.
Yu Qianli paused, and after a moment he sighed, bent down to pick up the broken blade that fell on the ground, walked to the courtyard wall, and dropped the broken blade and half of the steel sword in his hand. Next to the wall
There were already a lot of broken swords piled up, with more than ten hilts in total.
Just as he was walking back to the courtyard to take down another long sword from the weapons rack, he saw Hua Bushi walking in from the courtyard gate with his hands behind his back.
Yu Qianli stopped moving, bent down and saluted: "Qianli has met 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 rested on the pile of broken swords in the corner for a moment, and said: "I felt the sword intent in the courtyard a few feet away, and I want to take your sword."
It is really rare for the Dharma to make progress again."
But Yu Qianli shook his head and said: "Since Qianli figured out a sword technique in the battle with a strong enemy at the 'Tieshui Villa', he has practiced it repeatedly for more than ten days, but he has not made any progress. Instead, he has damaged it.
There are so many weapons, it’s really shameful.”
Hua Bushi said: "Understanding swordsmanship is an extremely difficult task. Only ten days is too short. There is no need to worry if there is no progress."
He paused briefly and then said: "The reason why the steel sword was damaged was that the move was too powerful and you were unable to control the power of the sword. All the power of the sword was applied to the sword body. Ordinary steel swords will automatically
It is unbearable. Just like a child playing with a hammer. Although he can swing it with all his strength, he is unable to control it due to lack of strength and is pulled by the force of the hammer. The same must be true for your sword skills."
Hua Bushi himself could not practice martial arts, but he had a deep understanding of martial arts and was very knowledgeable. Although he did not see Yu Qianli practicing swordsmanship, he had roughly guessed the reason why he damaged the long sword.
When Yu Qianli first entered the "Evil Dog Sect", Hua Bushi took out the remnants of the "Lone Star Sword Technique" and passed it down. He often discussed sword techniques and training methods with Yu Qianli, and gave him a lot of advice.
Later, Yu Qianli's "Lone Star Sword Technique" became a little successful, and Hua Bushi talked less about the topic of martial arts and sword techniques. Most of the conversations between master and disciple were about the sect and the world.
In the past year, Yu Qianli has been practicing swordsmanship on his own, and Hua Bushi doesn't care.
A few months ago, Yu Qianli lost an arm in a battle at the Hua family mansion. When Hua Bushi found out afterwards, he burst into tears and couldn't help himself. From then on, Hua Bushi often came to visit Yu Qianli, but never again.
Even if Yu Qianli asked about swordsmanship and martial arts, he would mostly talk casually. Instead, he would like to talk about the art of playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and even about pleasant and elegant things.
Hua Bushi was born into a wealthy family. He was proficient in all kinds of leisure and entertainment nowadays. He talked endlessly and couldn't hold his tongue. He often brought various gadgets, from Yaoqin to Dongxiao.
to antique calligraphy and paintings, from finely embroidered sachets to fighting crickets, to playing birds and fighting dogs, and so on.
I'm afraid there is only one master like Hua Bushi in the world who does not teach his disciples martial arts, but specializes in teaching people to play and entertain.
It's a pity that Yu Qianli is devoted to practicing swordsmanship and has no interest in the gadgets Hua Bushi brought. The two of them often talk to each other, and they can't talk about anything at all. They are a little more distant than before.
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When Hua Bushi arrived tonight, he took the initiative to talk about swordsmanship, which surprised Yu Qianli.
He also knew that Hua Bushi had extraordinary insights into martial arts. Since he had already talked about swordsmanship, he took the opportunity to ask for advice and said: "Master is absolutely right. The ninth sword of my 'dropping water through stone' style is
The power of the first eight swords is superimposed and gathered together. The power is too great. Qianli Kungfu is limited and I am unable to control it. Please ask Master for guidance."
Hua Bushi said: "If this is the case, the solution is also very simple. First, practice diligently to make your skills more pure, so that you can turn your skills smoothly and send and receive freely. However, it cannot be done in a day or two.
The skill can be achieved, and it may take several years of hard training. The second method is to use an extremely hard sword, which can withstand the power of the sword, so naturally it will not be damaged."
He stretched out his hands behind his back and pulled out a long sword as if by magic.
"Use this sword to try out the move just now and let me see the secret." Hua Bushi said and handed the long sword to Yu Qianli.
This is a sword that looks very ordinary in appearance. It is three feet long. The hilt and scabbard are both made of white oak. They are light gray in color. There are no decorations on it. It is straight and strong. Yu Qianli received it
In my hand, there is nothing unusual about it except that it is 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 purchased by Hua Bushi from "Qianhuafang". It was forged in the hands of Master Ou, a master swordsmith in Wuyang City, after seven days and seven nights of forging.
And out. It was not until this evening that this sword had just been transported to Changsha and delivered to Hua Bushi.
In terms of the cost of making the sword alone, this sword is higher than both Li Hu's soft sword "Snake Wing" and Yang Jiangyi's giant sword "Chixue".
Yu Qianli flicked his wrist and the blade of the sword was unsheathed. He finally saw what was special about this sword.
The blade is two feet six inches long and one inch and seven minutes wide. It is very ordinary. However, one side of the front edge of this sword is actually missing a piece and is slightly recessed inward, making the whole sword become a very peculiar shape.
arc.
If it is a scimitar, the arc is not unusual, but the blade, tip, and hilt of this weapon are no different from ordinary long swords. It is just that there is a missing piece on one side of the blade, making this weapon extremely
It is neither fish nor fowl, it looks like a sword but is not a sword. If it is not a sword, it can only be regarded as a broken sword.
Yu Qianli stared at the sword, thoughtfully, but heard Hua Bushi say: "According to Master Ou's letter, he dissolved the 'Xuan Yang Steel Mother' into fine iron, and once the sword mold was formed,
It is like this, no matter how hard it is struck, it cannot be changed at all, and it can only be cast into a sword with this shape. Master Ou wanted to name this sword 'Crane Moon', but he felt that the name was a bit ominous."
Yu Qianli said: "The sword is a murderous weapon, and it is an ominous thing in nature, so why does the name need to be auspicious? Qianli thought that the word 'Crane Moon' is the right name for this sword."
Hua Bushi said: "I also think the name of the 'waning moon' is good. There is a poem saying, 'People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes.' In my opinion, although the bright moon has its waning days, it also has its full days.
Although the waning moon is in front of us, it will eventually become perfect one day. This is both hope and the way of the rotation of celestial phenomena, so the 'waning moon' is not an ominous name."