Chen Xiao once confirmed his suspicion: Lao Tian, who taught him this "short game", probably left a considerable amount of pain in the hearts of these Japanese people...
"Tian...General, is this old man okay?"
The wrinkles on Takeuchi Fumzan's face were twisted, as if he was very excited in his heart, but he deliberately suppressed his excitement and asked in a deep voice through gritted teeth.
General Tian
Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment. When did Lao Tian become General Tian
But... Well, I seem to have heard that the old guy really served as a general in the Ming Dynasty hundreds of years ago... But why does this Japanese seem to be very familiar with him
"General Tian is gifted by nature... Sigh, when I saw you using such a set of tricks, I was immediately confused! I'm so ashamed... I didn't expect that we Japanese warriors were completely defeated in front of General Tian in the past. Today, I, Takeuchi Fumzan, As a dignified Japanese Kamitatsu Itto-ryu sect, in front of you, a yellow-mouthed boy, you almost took advantage of it just because you saw General Tian's tricks in the past... This..."
Takeuchi Fumzan looked defeated, then he loosened his fingers, and with a clang, the short sword in his hand, Wakizashi, fell to the ground. Then he shook it, sat up reluctantly, and took a deep look at Chen Xiao. , waved his hands, with a tired look on his face: "Okay, young man, no more fighting, let's sit down and talk for a while!"
After saying that, he raised his hand and made a false strike on the wall next to the door of the far room. Suddenly, a burst of energy surged out from the edge of his palm and landed on a gong hanging on the wall. Suddenly the gong was swayed with energy and banged loudly!
Chen Xiao saw this and couldn't help but be speechless - this old guy has such profound skills!
After the gong rang a few times, footsteps soon came from outside. After the door was opened, several young Japanese in white samurai uniforms stood at the door with their hands down.
Lao Zhuuchi gave a few instructions in a majestic voice outside the door. Soon, after a while, the attendants quickly brought a small table. On the table was a set of wine cups and cups, two delicate white porcelain The bottle contains fine sake.
Old Takeuchi and Chen Xiao both had tattered clothes, and they had obviously gone through a big fight, but the attendants who served Old Takeuchi seemed to have become used to it, and they were busy going back and forth, but they didn't even look away - not to mention that Chen Xiao only had tattered clothes. Damn it, I'm afraid even if Chen Xiao was naked and standing here, these people wouldn't even take a look.
"You must often fight with people." Chen Xiao couldn't help but smile bitterly at Lao Zhuuchi.
"Huh." Old Man Takeuchi was a little annoyed: "You are rude! With my current status, looking at the whole of Japan, I can count on one hand the people who are qualified to fight me! As for other people, even if they kneel in front of me Please beg me to chop him twice, I’m afraid I won’t even bother to care!”
Chen Xiao had been fighting for a long time, and his mouth was already dry. Fortunately, the wound on his arm was not serious. Anyway, Chen Xiao had been injured a lot recently. He was already used to this small injury, so he was not in a hurry to bandage it, but first poured a glass of sake and drank it. And then, he turned his lips and shook his head and said: "The sake you Japanese have is so weak that it makes your mouth feel like a bird. But this kind of thing can be used to quench your thirst."
The old man Takeuchi snorted, and after a while, he threw a transparent crystal bottle over. Chen Xiao caught it, unscrewed the lid and sniffed it, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Yi? Cell repair solution? Why do you have such a thing?" Chen Xiao couldn't help but lost his voice.
"Hmph, this kind of thing is not too difficult to buy." Old Man Takeuchi said calmly: "Both you and I were a little injured. Young man, you were more seriously injured. Even if I suddenly tested it without saying hello just now, Please apologize a little. Since you are a person with superpowers, you naturally know this thing."
Chen Xiao's hostility towards Lao Zhuuchi has weakened a bit. It seems that this old guy really has no intention of harming himself, and has even prepared such expensive medicine to treat injuries.
"Do you... have a high status in Japan?" Chen Xiao thought for a while and stuffed the medicine bottle into his arms - anyway, with his current physique, the effect of this cell repair solution is already very weak, so it is better to keep it and take it back. Leave it to Lao Tian and the others. He looked at old man Takeuchi: "It seems that those guys are all afraid of you, right?"
"Hmph!" Old Man Takeuchi smiled softly, with a hint of pride flashing in his eyes, and said calmly: "In Japan, even if my kendo at Takeuchi Monbunzan is not the best today, I'm afraid it's not far behind. Boy, since you You also learned martial arts, so the person who taught you this set of moves, didn’t you mention the Japanese ‘Kamitatsu Itto-ryu’?”
"Shangchen Yidao style?" Chen Xiao shook his head in disgrace: "I haven't heard of it. Is it famous? Well, the person who taught me kung fu never mentioned it to me."
"He... didn't even mention it?" Old Takeuchi's face suddenly fell.
"Why bring it up?" Chen Xiao asked.
"General Tian..." Lao Zhuuchi suddenly smiled miserably: "It turns out that in General Tian's eyes, our Shangchen Yida Ryu is not worthy of him even mentioning it! Forget it... a figure like a martial god like him really doesn't need to be remembered. With defeated generals like us!"
A defeated general
Chen Xiao suddenly became more energetic and took another sip of wine: "Mr. Takeuchi...Old man." Since Chen Xiao wanted to ask someone else a question, his tone was naturally more polite: "What do you mean?"
"Humph, you are a young man who hides his words and refuses to tell the truth. Now you come to ask me? Humph! Even if you refuse to tell the truth, I know that the one who taught you kung fu must be General Tian! Otherwise, how could anyone else in this world besides him be able to create such a set of tricks!"
Chen Xiao touched his nose and smiled bitterly: "Okay, I admit that the person who taught me this trick is indeed named Tian."
"That's it!" Old Man Takeuchi suddenly grabbed a white porcelain bottle on the table, raised his head and drank all the wine in the bottle in a few sips, then slapped the bottle hard on the table, and the old guy's The look in his eyes was extremely complicated at the moment, a bit unwilling, a bit annoyed, a bit awe, and a bit helpless...
"Boy, do you know who I am!" Old Man Takeuchi suddenly puffed up his chest.
"You...Mr. Takeuchi Fumiyama, I only know your name."
"Hmph! I'm Takeuchi Fumzan! The current sect of Kamitatsu Ittōryu! Fan, the master of swordsmanship in the Japanese royal family! Even His Royal Highness, the current Crown Prince of Japan, has to politely call me "teacher" when he sees me! I, Kamitatsu Ittōryu, am The first of the three major kendo schools in Japan, it is the most dominant school among Japanese kendo schools!"
The old guy seems to have a really good command of Chinese, and he speaks quite fluently.
"My Kamitatsu Itto-ryu has been established in Japan more than three hundred years ago. Among the Japanese kendo schools today, who doesn't know the name of my Kamitatsu Shinkensai! Throughout Japan, no warrior who uses swords , don’t regard me as the holy land of swordsmanship! A hundred years ago, my contemporary sect of the Kamitatsu Ittoryu, Master Kamiken Musashi, defeated the small sect of the Hokage-ryu who was known as the strongest kendo master in Japan at that time. After becoming the master of Goro, he became invincible all over Japan. All the masters of dojos in the world surrendered under the sword of Master Shangqian Musashi! At that time, there were six major schools of Japanese kendo, fourteen of the largest dojos, and nine kensai schools. , the heroes restrained their hands! Huh, how majestic and domineering that is!"
As Old Man Takeuchi spoke, his face suddenly glowed with a strange light. He raised his face and slapped the table hard!
But then, the old man Takeuchi's face quickly darkened: "It's a pity... the 'Kamichen Shinkensai', which is regarded as a holy place by all Japanese warriors... was almost half demolished by a warrior from China. !”
He suddenly clenched his fists, his nails dug deeply into his flesh, and his originally sharp eyes became a little cloudy.
"About fifty-two years ago... I have not been defeated in Shangchen Yida Ryu for decades! But that time, we were defeated so miserably! What's even more ridiculous is that the opponent who defeated us was an opponent from China. The expert who came, that expert, was naturally General Tian. He came from China, and after landing in Japan, he swept away almost every dojo from south to north! Any sword that has some reputation in Japan Not one of the Zhai sects left behind was challenged by him one by one! In the first month, he picked nine sects at one go, and all the clans of the nine sects were defeated by him! He won nine out of nine battles , defeated nine famous kendo masters in Japan at that time, and beat them to submission. Two more kendo masters were so ashamed and angry after their defeat that they committed suicide by caesarean section on the spot! Shadow Moon Ryu, Chiba Ryu, Kashima Shinto Ryu, Yugumo style... all the schools that are very famous in Japan have become the targets of this Chinese master's challenge! The news spread all over Japan for a while, shocking everyone in the major schools! In the end, everyone tried their best to investigate, but nothing happened I have never been able to find out the details of that Chinese master, but I only know that his surname seems to be Tian and he calls himself 'General Tian'."
When the old man Takeuchi said this, his tone suddenly became a little weird: "It was not until later that we got a piece of ironic news: the reason why this Chinese master who came across the sea came to Japan one after another Playing in the gym, actually... It's just for a little girl!!"
"Oh?" Chen Xiao immediately became energetic.
Go to Japan to play gym? Smashing the famous kendo schools in Japan one by one...
I can’t tell that Lao Tian, who looks so harmless to humans and animals, actually did such a sensible thing back then? !
"Later we learned that General Tian brought a little girl to Japan for a trip. As a result, when he was in Kansai, he had a little conflict with someone from a local martial arts school. The general reason seemed to be because of the The little girl who was with General Tian wanted to visit the temple, but the temple was the residence of the kendo sect and naturally refused to let people in and walk around. General Tian had a hot temper and broke in directly on the spot, holding a bag in his hand. Holding a cane, he hit it all the way in!
It turned out that the director of the martial arts school happened to be a disciple of Liuyue Sect. After being defeated by General Tian, he was so angry that he ran back to the school to ask for help and invited the masters from the sect to find a place. Naturally, he lost again. Plus lose. As a result, those who lose go back to find helpers. If one school loses, they find people from another school for help. In the end, it turned into a situation where the entire Japanese martial arts community fought against General Tian! General Tian was more straightforward. After three consecutive battles, he simply issued a notice, saying that people were coming to his door all day long to seek revenge and disturb his fun. He simply announced publicly that he would take the initiative to sweep the dojos one by one! As soon as this statement came out, the whole of Japan was in an uproar.
Naturally, some people laughed at him for overestimating his abilities. Even if he was a martial artist from China, even if he was very powerful, how could he compete with all the kendo masters in Japan? But in the end, he defeated nine schools in a month, two of which were famous in the Japanese martial arts world. After that, many arrogant people began to panic.
During that time, it was said that everyone in dojos throughout Japan was in danger, fearing that General Tian would come to visit. And his whereabouts and appearance were spread all over Japan. As long as you see a man in his thirties with a beard holding a ten-year-old girl in his hand, it must be General Tian!
What makes everyone feel even more shameful is... In the duel between nine schools in a row in the previous month, three of the masters of the school were recognized swordsman masters in Japan. However, in the duel between General Wada, this Tian The general... didn't even use the weapon at all! What he was always holding in his hand was a piece of rattan he randomly picked from the tree outside the temple when he came to Japan for the first time to interact with someone!
With just such a cane in his hand, he defeated several Japanese kendo masters in a row...
In the second month, he first defeated Ueno Tokisada, the master of the Satsuki Seiryu clan who was a prominent figure in Japan at the time. That master Ueno Tokisada was forty years old at the time and had the physical strength of a kendo master. and the peak period of experience, and he is recognized by the Japanese Kendo community as a genius who appears only once in fifty years! At that time, he was dubbed various geniuses, and everyone even considered him to be the most promising junior master to challenge the master of our Kamitatsu Ittoryu clan, and he was also recognized as the number one swordsman among the younger generation in Japan. A master, everyone thinks that he will be named 'Master Fan' of the Swordsmanship by the royal family within five years!
At that time, Master Ueno Tokisada was practicing in the sword hut on Mount Fuji. As a result, General Tian also came to the door, and... When facing General Tian, he used a cane to kill him in three or two blows. The sword was knocked out of his hand.
As a result, this kendo genius, who is said to be the only one in Japan in fifty years, swore on the spot in shame and anger that he would never touch a sword again in his life!
In the following month, General Tian visited four Kensai dojos, but only played twice in total. This was because other dojos, after hearing that he was coming, knew they were outmatched, so they simply closed their doors and thanked the dojos.
For a time, everyone in Japan's martial arts scene became distraught.
Finally, in order to defend the dignity of Japanese warriors, the three major schools of kendo at that time, the three sects, and a total of six kendo masters with the title of "Great Swordsman" from all over Japan gathered in our Shinkensai of Kamitatsu Itto-ryu. In the end, it was decided to jointly fight against General Tian, a great man from China.
The six 'Great Sword Masters' gathered together at that time were all top masters in the art of swordsmanship. Each of their names was admired and worshiped by countless people in the Japanese martial arts! Among them are the contemporary sects of the three strongest schools at the time, Shangchen Yidao Ryu, Beiying Ryu, and Duan Kong Ryu! And my clan clan at the time of the Tatsutatsu Itto-ryu was Naoo Jingu! He holds the title of 'Kendo Master Fan' from the Japanese royal family and is known as the number one swordsman in Japan! "
When Old Man Takeuchi said this, he exhaled softly: "...At the same time, he is also my personal teacher!"
Chen Xiao couldn't help but raise an eyebrow after hearing this.
Old Man Takeuchi sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly, his eyes full of nostalgia: "I remember that I was just in my early twenties, and I started to practice swordsmanship under my teacher at the age of eight. When I was twenty, the teacher said that I could become a swordsman in the future. Master, at that time I was very satisfied and I just felt that I was great. Among my fellow disciples, there were only a few older ones who were stronger than me. Moreover, my teacher had very high expectations for me and thought that I could become a Shangchen in the future. The one sword style is carried forward...
Even at that time, I thought I was a genius. Moreover, when others mentioned the genius Ueno Tokisada who appeared only once in fifty years, I was still not convinced. I always felt that given time, I might not be worse than him!
Later I heard that Ueno Tokisada was defeated by General Tian with a cane. I was so frightened that I broke out in a cold sweat while dreaming that night. Then I got up in the middle of the night and wanted to take a shower, but... "
When the old man Takeuchi said this, the muscles in the corners of his eyes twitched. He looked at Chen Xiao and sighed: "As a result, I saw my teacher in the yard!"
Chen Xiao listened quietly and couldn't help but ask: "What next?"
"At that time... I saw the teacher standing alone in the yard, holding in his hand the famous sword of our Kamitatsu Ittoryu 'Kikuha Pata'. It was a famous sword passed down from the Edo period, and it was unparalleledly sharp. ! The teacher was holding the chrysanthemum leaf thorn, standing in the yard, looking at the moon, in a daze.
I saw the teacher at that time, and I panicked for fear of disturbing the teacher's mind. When I was about to leave, the teacher suddenly turned around and stopped me. I will never forget the look in the teacher's eyes that I saw at that time! "
When Old Man Takeuchi said this, he shook his head again and sighed: "Since my teacher is the greatest swordsman in contemporary Japan, he will naturally encounter countless enemies in his life! It's just that his swordsmanship is extremely profound and his strength is naturally extremely high. , after I followed him, I also watched him compete with others, but every time before the battle, the teacher was extremely calm and confident. But that night, the teacher I saw in his eyes... seemed to have no confidence at all!
No matter how much trouble that General Tian made, in the minds of us disciples of Shangchen Yida Ryu, it was just because our teacher didn't take action! We always think that as long as our teacher takes action, he can get rid of that Chinese master immediately! In fact, not only our disciples of Shangchenxinjianzhai, but also many Japanese warriors at that time thought so.
Because at that time, in the hearts of many Japanese kendo warriors, our teacher, Master Naoo Jingu of the Kamiuchin Shinkensai clan, was a god! He is the god of kendo in Japan!
God should not be defeated! "
When Old Man Takeuchi said this, a tear suddenly flowed out of the corner of his eyes.
"At that time, I wanted to quit in fear, but the teacher stopped me, and then he said something to me."
…
Old Man Takeuchi's eyes seemed a little blurry, and in his eyes, he seemed to have returned to that cold night decades ago!
…
It had just snowed before. Even though it was night, the reflection of the surrounding snow in the yard made the yard full of white flowers. The snow lings hanging on the treetops flashed like knives under the moonlight. The cold light.
Naoo Kamiya, the sect of the contemporary Kami Tatsu Itto-ryu clan and the greatest swordsman in Japan, holds the "Famous Blade Chrysanthemum Leaf Pattern Thorn" in his hand and quietly looks at the frightened disciple in front of him, Takeuchi Fumzan.
"Now that you're here, there's no need to leave. I just have something to say to you... Well, I can't say these words to anyone else."
Naoo Jingu looked at the young disciple in front of him, who was also the most talented disciple under his command. He suddenly felt a little emotional in his heart: He was originally very optimistic about this disciple. Even the genius Ueno Tokisada who is rumored to appear once in fifty years may not be as good as his disciple in terms of talent! In the future, I am afraid that it will fall on this disciple to inherit his own swordsmanship and carry forward Shangchen Yidao style.
Judging from the fact that I have seen countless people in my life, and I don’t know how many young talents I have seen, the talent of my disciple is definitely the kind that only appears in the Japanese swordsmanship world in a century! Although Ueno Tokisada is good, I met him once in the past. That guy is too sharp, and I am afraid that his achievements may not reach a truly great level. Originally, Ueno Tokisada had already written a letter of challenge to himself, agreeing to a decisive battle in three years. He hid in Mount Fuji himself and practiced for three years. It seems that he also saw his own weaknesses and wanted to use deep mountain cultivation to sharpen his state of mind.
Originally, he was ready to compete with the top master of the younger generation... But he didn't expect that Ueno Tokisada would be defeated by a Chinese like this.
Jingu Naoao sighed, he was already old, and only he knew that the person he was most optimistic about was not the Ueno Tokisada that the outside world reported at all - hum, it didn't matter if he lost to the Chinese. .
In the eyes of Naoo Jingu, the one who can truly shoulder the responsibility of passing down Japanese Kendo to the times and become a great master is the young disciple in front of him, the twenty-year-old Takeuchi Fumzan.
"You can watch the battle tomorrow."
Such words from Naoo Jingu made Takeuchi Fumzan feel ecstatic at the time!
In a decisive battle of this level, as a disciple, I am not qualified to watch the battle!
"Teacher... why?" Takeuchi Fumzan's cautious temperament made him see a trace of relief in the teacher's eyes.
Before the decisive battle, the teacher seemed to have little fighting spirit... Why
"Because this is the last chance." Naoio Jingu's expression suddenly became serious. He walked up to the disciple and stared at him: "What do you think the result of tomorrow's battle will be?"
Takeuchi Fumzan immediately shouted loudly without hesitation: "Teacher will win!"
"What's the explanation?" There was a wry smile in the corner of Jingu's eyes, but this was not an expression that the young Takeuchi Fumzan could catch.
"Teacher is the kendo god of our generation in the Japanese Empire, how could he be defeated!" Takeuchi Fumzan said decisively.
The teacher stared at the disciple for a long time, and then the old man suddenly sighed, his voice full of defeat.
"If... I tell you, if we fight tomorrow, I will definitely lose!"
"!!!!!!!!!"
Takeuchi Fumzan stared at the teacher in surprise.
"I will only say the following words to you, and I will only say them once!"
The teacher's expression suddenly became serious, he lowered his voice, stared at Takeuchi Wenshan, and shouted in a low voice: "Tomorrow's battle will be the most rare opportunity in your life to observe and determine the master's martial arts! I know that you are extremely talented, remember My heart is even higher. I ask you to remember every detail of General Tian's moves while watching from the sidelines! I will also use the unique skills of Shangchen Yida-ryu to the fullest! You must Remember my moves and the process of our battle! And... you must remember how I was defeated and which of my opponent's moves I was exposed to! All of this will be the biggest way for you to improve your realm in the future. Rely on!"
"Old, teacher..." young Takeuchi Fumzan said tremblingly: "Why... why did you lose?"
"Ueno Tokisada!" The teacher spoke out a name slowly, with a hint of mockery in his tone: "A genius who appears every fifty years... Huh! Ueno Tokisada is indeed the only one who has the strength to challenge me in decades. A master of swordsmanship. And he is indeed very talented. He has also found a way to make up for his own weaknesses, hiding in the mountains to sharpen his mind. I had originally made an appointment with him to fight in three years to determine who is the strongest in Japan. !and… "
The teacher's voice began to slow down: "I have thought about it carefully and asked myself, no matter how strong Ueno Tokisada is, I am still 70% sure that I can defeat him! I just have to admit that he is the closest in strength to anyone that has emerged in Japan in the past few decades. My master of swordsmanship. Based on the comparison of my strength and his, I am only twice as strong as him. But...
But that General Tian defeated Ueno Tokisada without even using a sword, but with a cane! "
The teacher's voice was full of decadence: "Although I am conceited, I also know very well that I have absolutely no ability to hold a cane against Ueno Tokisada!"
Takeuchi Fumyama's body swayed!
At that moment, the image of the teacher that existed like a god in my heart collapsed!
"Tomorrow... I will publicly crown you as the future heir of the clan of Shangchen Itto-ryu. From now on... it's up to you! Please! Takeuchi Fumzan!"
That night, facing the teacher's stern eyes, young Takeuchi Fumzan's body was shaking. He didn't know whether it was because of shock, nervousness, or the coldness of the snowy night.
Early the next morning, the teacher worried all his second-generation disciples early, and then announced a decision in public.
Takeuchi Fumzan, who was only 20 years old, was publicly named the "Nauchangtang" of Kamichatsu Itto Ryushin Kenzai.
The so-called "Nei Changtang" is actually equivalent to being the head disciple, officially establishing his identity as the future heir of the clan!
And just after making this decision, when many people around him still showed incomprehensible looks, someone came to report from outside...
General Tian, here we come!
The Chinese man in his thirties with a big beard appeared at the foot of the mountain!
He held the hand of a little girl under ten years old and floated along the path among the cherry blossom trees!
In his other hand, he was still holding... a cane! !
That cane that has beaten all the Japanese kendo masters! !