Xiao Shaozong nodded and said with a smile: "In the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty, you are the only one who really dares to fight me, and the only one who is qualified to fight me is you!" He looked at Longtai and mocked: "Xiao Guang, you are in jail, is it? He came out to save you, but now that you are cowardly and won't fight, he still comes out to block the knife for you. I think you might as well give up your throne to him."
Qining changed color slightly.
Xiao Shaozong said: "Our Lord Protector comes from a family with military exploits. The Qinhuai Army was once a direct descendant of their Qi family. Even if the Qinhuai Army cannot return to Beijing for rescue, he can still call on many people to serve him. With this prestige, I see you Even if you pat a horse, you can’t keep up.”
Longtai sneered and said: "Xiao Shaozong, you still want to sow discord here? Do you think I don't understand the right and wrong of loyalty and treachery?"
Xiao Shaozong sighed: "If you really understand, why did you trust me so much before? It can be seen that the most difficult thing to see through in this world is the human heart. You, Xiao Guang, don't have that pair of eyes." His eyes moved to Qining, and he smiled and said: "I I competed with you in resourcefulness, but ultimately lost to you. In the eyes of many people, I committed a capital crime. In this case, it would be a pleasure to fight you before I die." He raised his hands, shook his head and said, "I I have been training hard for many years, but I have never had an honest fight with anyone. It would be a pity if I died like this."
After saying this, Xiao Shaozong stood up slowly.
Xue Lingfeng, who was waiting outside the hall, immediately said in a deep voice: "Escort me!" But he led a group of soldiers into the hall and guarded Longtai.
Xiao Shaozong laughed, and Xue Lingfeng said coldly: "Xiao Shaozong, you have rebelled against the emperor and the country. Your crime is unpardonable. Why don't you punish me?" He raised his sword and was about to order the soldiers to charge forward, but Qi Ning had already raised his hand and said: " Wait!"
Xue Lingfeng was startled, Qining stared at Xiao Shaozong and said calmly: "Since I agree to fight with him, no one is allowed to interfere!"
Qi Ning knew very well that Xiao Shaozong's martial arts was extremely good. He was alone and already in a desperate situation. But if he really wanted to catch him, he would have to pay a heavy price. These soldiers who rushed forward were just asking for their own death. .
He turned around and said to Longtai: "Your Majesty, I sincerely ask your Majesty to grant me a fight with him!"
Long Tai pondered for a moment, then finally nodded and said: "I'm right!" He glanced at Xiao Shaozong and then said softly: "Be careful!"
Xiao Shaozong turned around and grasped the golden dragon head carving on the chair handle. He suddenly exerted force and heard a "choking" sound. He actually pulled out a long sword from it, and the hilt was the dragon head carving.
Everyone was surprised. They never expected that there was a sharp sword hidden in the dragon chair.
Long Tai's expression was solemn, but Xiao Shaozong had already turned around with his sword in hand. The long sword in his hand was extremely bright and shimmering with cold light. At first glance, it was a sharp sword.
"The Emperor's Sword you just mentioned is here." Xiao Shaozong said with a faint smile: "This is the sword that Emperor Taizu used on the battlefield. Later, it was re-tempered by skilled craftsmen and hidden in this dragon chair. Xiao Guang, You know this."
Longtai just looked at Xiao Shaozong coldly and said nothing.
"Qining, I know your swordsmanship is excellent. Today I will see if your swordsmanship is as good as the rumors say." Xiao Shaozong raised the Emperor's Sword horizontally and walked slowly down from the Golden Palace.
Qi Ning frowned, not expecting Xiao Shaozong to have a sword duel with him.
He did have a Pilu Sword, but it was in the Qi family's mansion, so naturally he couldn't let anyone go back to get it. Suddenly he heard a voice coming from behind him: "Qi... Duke!"
Qi Ning turned around and saw only one person walking behind him. He was dressed in the Shenhou Mansion and wearing a bamboo hat. When he took a closer look, he saw that it was Ximen Zhanying. He was so happy that he saw Ximen Zhanying holding a sword in his hand. Handed it over: "This is the sixth brother's sword, called Cangsong Sword!"
Qi Ning was startled. He was familiar with almost all the seven stars of the Big Dipper in Shenhou Mansion, but he had never seen the sixth-ranked Colonel Wuqu. He never expected that Colonel Wuqu also used a sword.
He glanced around and saw a dark group of people behind him. Not only were there soldiers from the Yulin Camp and the Tiger God Camp, but also people from the Kyoto Palace and the Shenhou Palace. However, the Beggar Clan did not accompany them into the palace. I don’t know who the captain of Wuqu is.
"The Cangsong Sword ranks eighth among the top ten famous swords?" Xue Lingfeng was a little surprised: "It turns out that the Cangsong Sword is in the Shenhou Mansion!"
When Qi Ning heard what he said, he realized that the Cangsong Sword was actually one of the top ten famous swords. Although it was not as good as his Pilu Sword, which ranked fourth, it was still a sword that could be encountered but not sought.
After taking the Cangsong Sword, Ximen Zhanying hesitated to speak, but still retreated. Qining turned around, pulled out the long sword, and handed the scabbard to Xue Lingfeng. Xue Lingfeng reached out to take it and also said: "Sir, be careful!"
Xue Lingfeng is well-informed, and Xiao Shaozong proposed a sword showdown to Qining at this time, which at least proves that this person is still very confident in his swordsmanship.
"Your Majesty...!" Xue Lingfeng bowed to Longtai. Although he didn't say much, Longtai understood what Xue Lingfeng meant.
Qi Ning and Xiao Shaozong are both masters of swordsmanship. The two men competed in the sword competition in Chengtian Palace, and the outcome was unpredictable. Xue Lingfeng was obviously worried that Longtai would be too close during the sword competition between the two men, which would be risky.
Longtai just glanced at Qining, nodded slightly, and then turned around and backed away. Xue Lingfeng and others walked out of the hall surrounded by Longtai, only standing outside the hall. For a while, only Qining and Xiao Shaozong were left in the Chengtian Hall.
Xiao Shaozong walked down from the Jinluan Palace, his right arm always raised horizontally. Qining held the Cangsong Sword in his hand, with the tip of the sword pointing to the ground.
The air in the hall seemed to be solid for a moment.
"Ding… !"
There was a clear sound, and Xiao Shaozong took two steps forward and took the lead in drawing his sword. The sword pointed at Qining.
Qi Ning saw that the opponent's long sword was coming with normal force, and he did not appear to be very clever. However, he knew that his opponent was Xiao Shaozong. This person was cunning and cunning. He must not be negligent in the face of his opponent. He saw the opponent's long sword coming straight into the palace. , the tip of the sword couldn't help trembling, and the sword pointed out at the moment, facing the incoming sword.
Xiao Shaozong's sword suddenly turned upwards when it was in the middle. Qining didn't know the depth of Xiao Shaozong's swordsmanship, so he didn't take advantage of the situation to attack. He suddenly saw Xiao Shaozong's sword slashing straight down from top to bottom. When his sword pointed upward, Yun Dan The wind is light, but the downward sword movement has an earth-shattering momentum. In fact, this sword move is still ordinary, but the momentum is awe-inspiring. It slashes down from the air, and it has the momentum to crack mountains and crack rocks.
Ximen Zhanying saw it outside the palace, her beauty pale, but she saw Qining ducking sideways and returning the favor with a diagonal stab.
Among the people fighting outside the palace, there were also masters who were proficient in swordsmanship. Seeing that the first few moves of the two men were all strictly followed, it was obvious that neither side used their full strength from the start.
After ten or so moves, the two men became faster and faster, and their sword moves became more and more weird. They had put aside testing each other. Qining's sword moves were weird, and Xiao Shaozong did not give in too much. In the Chengtian Palace , the two men were criss-crossing each other, and the sound of swords resounded throughout the hall, but no one outside the hall could really tell who had the upper hand.
What everyone didn't know was that Qi Ning was extremely horrified at this moment.
Qin Ning's swordsmanship is rooted in Beigong Liancheng's Unnamed Sword Manual. He made a breakthrough in his swordsmanship during his battle with Lu Shanghe in Chaowu Ridge. He no longer sticks to the sword moves in the Unnamed Sword Manual. He can make moves as he pleases and be sharp. Unparalleled.
But the sword moves can be ignored, but the sword intention is within it.
Unchangeable, Qi Ning broke through the shackles of his sword moves, but his sword skills were still derived from the sword intention derived from the unknown sword manual.
Xiao Shaozong fired several swords in a row, which seemed ordinary. However, Qining knew the secrets of the swords, but he could see that Xiao Shaozong's seemingly ordinary moves contained extremely powerful murderous intentions. As long as he found the right opportunity, he could do it at any time. It turned into a ferocious killing move, and the reality was as he expected. He used the nameless sword technique to force Xiao Shaozong to reveal his abilities. Faced with the nameless sword technique, Xiao Shaozong naturally could no longer be relaxed and easy, and his moves began to become strange.
Others couldn't tell the secret at first, but after a few moves, Qi Ning was shocked to find that there was clearly a shadow of the unknown swordsmanship in the opponent's sword moves.
Could it be that Xiao Shaozong also practiced unknown swordsmanship
This is not the first person. Lu Shanghe's swordsmanship at the beginning was the same as the Wuming swordsmanship. However, although Lu Shanghe practiced the Wuming swordsmanship, he still focused on sword moves, unlike Qi Ning's swordsmanship. However, Xiao Shaozong's current move only contained shadows of unknown sword skills, but Qi Ning was even more horrified, just because Xiao Shaozong didn't seem to stick to sword moves either. When he used his sword, it changed in many ways. Just like himself, he realized the sword intention of the unknown sword technique.
Where did Xiao Shaozong learn the unknown sword technique
Qi Ning captured Lu Shanghe that day. Although he got a lot of information from Lu Shanghe, he forgot to ask where Lu Shanghe's swordsmanship came from. After Lu Shanghe died, it was too late to ask again. Qi Ning thought about this and felt a little annoyed. .
Seeing Xiao Shaozong using the Nameless Sword Technique today, Qining was horrified and suddenly thought that both Lu Shanghe and Xiao Shaozong were close to Ksitigarbha, and that both of them could use the Nameless Sword Technique. The most likely possibility was that these two All the sword skills were taught by Ksitigarbha.
But the nameless sword technique was clearly created by Beigong Liancheng, so how could Ksitigarbha know this sword technique
But at this time, he couldn't be distracted and didn't dare to think too much. When he saw Xiao Shaozong coming at him with another strange sword move, he immediately moved his wrist and the Cangsong Sword swayed. With a "choking" sound, it struck Xiao Shaozong's long sword.
The two of them were attacking, defending and avoiding. At first glance, it looked like they were performing swordsmanship in perfect harmony. The sword moves of the two were like the same set of swordsmanship practiced by brothers in the same discipline. The path of the swordsmanship turned out to be Extraordinarily similar.
The Wuqu captain among the crowd outside the hall couldn't help but say "Ah", his eyes under the mask were full of surprise. Han Tianxiao turned his head and looked at it, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
"They... they are using the sword skills of the Sword God!" Colonel Wu Qu whispered: "Many of the sword moves between the two are... all used by the Sword God back then!"