Chrysanthemum leaves with thorns. The famous sword of Shangchen Ittou style passed down from generation to generation!
It was also a treasure passed down from generation to generation in the Shangchen Yidao style.
In the Japanese martial arts world, this famous sword is also a famous sword.
It's a pity that in the battle between General Wada and General Tian in the past, General Tian used the "short strike" technique to attack Naoio Kamiya, hitting the spine of the sword with twenty-six consecutive blows, and this sword was passed down throughout the Edo period. The famous sword that came down was broken into two pieces.
But when the sword box was gently opened, a cold air and sharp edge came out of it, but people still couldn't help but be moved by the sharp edge of this famous blade!
A sharp edge shone on Chen Xiao's face. He subconsciously turned his head slightly and dodged the dazzling sword light. After the box was fully opened, Chen Xiao turned around again and saw the silence inside the box. There lies a sharp blade!
The spine of this sharp sword is long, thin and narrow. On the sharp edge, there are circles of thin metal lines on the side, just like chrysanthemums.
This famous blade that was broken back then has been reforged later, and it was reforged by a master craftsman. At this moment, it seems that only on the spine of the sword, there are no traces of the interruption in the past.
only…
Chrysanthemum leaf pattern
Chen Xiao knew that this was a treasure passed down from generation to generation in the Shangchen family! Only the heirs of the clan from past generations are qualified to inherit this famous sword!
And this Tang Xin in front of her
Not only is she a member of the family appointed by Takeuchi Fumzan, but she is also regarded as his successor by Takeuchi Fumzan? !
Looking at such a delicate girl like her, how good can she be in swordsmanship
"Swordsmanship and martial arts are all about talent." Tang Xin gently took the chrysanthemum leaf pattern out of the sword box, held it in the palm of his hand, and then placed the box on the ground. He flicked the sword's spine with his finger, and there was a long and crisp buzzing sound.
She said quietly: "Grandfather told me that in the battle with General Tian that year, what our Shangchen family lost was not just our reputation in Japan, not just the lifelong fame of Grand Master Naoio Jingu, but what we really lost was It’s our Shangchen family’s confidence in the dignity of kendo and warriors!”
Chen Xiao frowned: "How?"
Tang Xin was holding the sword, and her posture even looked a little awkward. She didn't look like a master of swordsmanship at all. It was as if what she held lightly was a bouquet of flowers instead of a murderous weapon.
She just walked away gently in the yard with her sword in hand, and said leisurely: "After the defeat in the past year, my Shangchen family was stabbed by that tragic defeat. Shangchen's sword flowed up and down, and he thought about avenging his shame day and night! It’s a pity that we have gone astray.”
As she said that, she turned back with a smile and looked at Chen Xiao: "You probably also know that the Shangchen family collected the set of tricks used by General Tian Tian to defeat Master Naoo Jingu, and drew the shapes, and then They sent people around to collect as much information as possible when General Shoda competed with many kendo masters during his stay in Japan. In the end, he reluctantly came up with a set of General Tian's martial arts routines. Continue In the past many years, countless masters in the Shangchen family have worked hard and studied day and night, but they are no longer studying kendo martial arts, but are painstakingly studying the martial arts of General Tian that they have collected and summarized!"
There was a hint of disapproval and ridicule in her smile: "Just General Tian's set of magical moves and mysterious body and footwork took so many experts from our Shangchen family to decipher! I really wish I could break them!" Every footwork of General Tian was carefully studied to find flaws. Don’t worry, just for that set of moves, we have at least dozens of techniques to break them!
What the masters in the school think about day and night are things like, 'If General Tian makes such a blow, how can I resist it?' or 'How can I resolve General Tian's move?' and so on... But they are obsessed with it and putting the cart before the horse. Got it! "
Tang Xin's face gradually turned cold, and her tone became even more impolite: "Even if I really studied it thoroughly, I broke apart General Tian's set of tricks, crushed them to pieces, cracked them all, and created a set of tricks specifically designed to restrain Tian." What’s the point of the general’s swordsmanship? Could it be that I, Tatsutatsu Itto-ryu, am the leader in Japanese swordsmanship? The whole sect’s existence for hundreds of years is just to deal with a mere Shogun Tian?!”
Chen Xiao was moved!
This woman has such a grand plan in her heart! With such vision and insight, it is no wonder that he can inherit the chrysanthemum leaf pattern!
"What a pity! My grandfather, Takeuchi Fumzan, was among those who became possessed! Although he later became successful in swordsmanship, his style and demeanor gradually broadened, and he finally understood that the sect had gone astray, but it had already delayed an entire generation. People!"
When Tang Xin said this, he sighed with regret in his voice: "So, the result of General Tian's sweeping of Japan in the past was definitely not as simple as defeating a dozen masters! That matter, It has almost influenced an entire generation of Japanese martial arts! It even... caused the development of martial arts to be set back for at least ten years! As a result, even though he seemed to have a thorough understanding of General Tian's martial arts, he also created several strange ones. Even though they have sword skills, they are all a bunch of freaks with innate deficiencies!"
"Freak?" Chen Xiao frowned.
"He's just a freak." Tang Xin's tone was full of sarcasm: "Someone spent several years working to create a set of sword techniques that specifically restrained General Tian's martial arts. After a try, he was able to restrain every move. , but in the end, when the set of swordsmanship was used, it was as if General Tian's set of moves were restrained, but when fighting others, he was defeated in less than three moves and two moves! You said, this If it’s not a freak, what is it?”
Chen Xiao understood immediately!
Just like Lin Chaoying, the founder of the Tomb Sect in The Condor Heroes, created the Jade Girl Sword Technique in order to restrain Quanzhen Sword Technique. Although it seems to have restrained Quanzhen Sword Technique, the Jade Girl Sword Technique itself is actually not very good. It's true that he has the upper hand against Quanzhen's swordsmanship, but it's useless against others.
"After my grandfather understood this truth, it was already too late! My father's generation, the entire generation, has passed its golden years." Tang Xin said this, hanging his head with regret.
Chen Xiao smiled slightly: "So, you were picked by Takeuchi Fumzan?"
Tang Xin raised her head and stared at Chen Xiao with bright eyes, but there was a hint of loneliness in her eyes: "This is not a blessing."
She suddenly raised the chrysanthemum leaf thorn flatly. The way she raised the sword was still a little too light, and even her movements were not sharp and light enough. She seemed to have no strength at all - she seemed to be a layman who didn't know how to sword at all.
"Our generation in the Takeuchi family no longer has a male. Of the three sisters, Takeuchi Yako is the oldest. Unfortunately, my grandfather said that Yako has been too sharp since she was a child and lacks skills. Although her strength improved the fastest when she was a child, she is still older. As you grow older, it becomes difficult to take another step forward. When you reach the age of thirty, you cannot take another step forward! It is difficult to achieve great achievements in this life."
Thinking of Takeuchi Yazi, who had a mean face like a widow, Chen Xiao smiled slightly.
"My sister Miki has the purest mind. With such a pure mind, she is the easiest to enter Taoism! My grandfather was originally very optimistic about her, but unfortunately, her nature is too cowardly. Although she has been forcibly cultivated since she was a child, she is still a person. By nature, the influence of the outside world can only be repaired but cannot be completely eradicated! As a result, her grandfather finally gave up. Tang Ying was simple and weak in mind, but lacked a little bit of determination. To practice to a great level, you must break your own level. Cutting off one's own thoughts! Tang Ying does not have this kind of perseverance! In this life, it will be difficult for a swordsman to reach the master level."
"Oh? What about you?" Chen Xiao looked at Tang Xin.
Tang Xin did not answer. Instead, she walked slowly around the yard with her sword in hand. Finally, she stopped and looked sideways at Chen Xiao: "Chen Xiaojun, what do you think the situation is like now that I have gone to Chen's house?"
"It should be very strong." Chen Xiao smiled: "Old man Takeuchi is a master of swordsmanship in the royal family. You Shangchen Yidao is famous for his numerous disciples working for various wealthy families. You are very powerful. I saw it when I was at the foot of the mountain. What kind of underworld lord Xiong, seeing the Ito Kyo in your sect, is like a mouse seeing a cat. Such a force is not small in Japan, right?"
Tang Xin nodded. It seemed like a long time had passed before he softly uttered a sentence:
"It's a pity that there is no successor!"
After hearing this, Chen Xiao frowned.
"Chen Xiaojun, don't you believe it?" Tang Xin's eyes finally showed a hint of exhaustion.
"I went to the Chen Family. There were more than 600 Taoist temples in Japan. At its peak, there were nearly a thousand. There were no less than 200,000 registered disciples in the sect. There were even more unnamed disciples. "Tang Xin seemed to be talking to herself: "You must think that with so many disciples, how can there be no successor? Right?"
Chen Xiao said nothing.
"It's a pity that all this great fame and boundless power rests on only one person, my grandfather, the current clan master, Takeuchi Fumzan Master Fan!"
Tang Xin's voice finally turned bitter.
"My grandfather is another great master-level swordsman who has emerged from the Kamiuchi Itto-ryu since Grandmaster Naoo Jingu. In the past, my Kamiuchi family was almost in ruins. Fortunately, my grandfather came out of the blue to turn the tide. Revitalized the reputation of my Shangchen family!
However, at this moment, the entire reputation of the Shangchen family rests on him alone! He is recognized as the number one master in contemporary Japan and the master of swordsmanship in the royal family. However, after him, for decades, my Shangchen family has never had a descendant who can compare with him! And my grandfather is already very old. If after a hundred years, my Shangchen family no longer has a pillar that can stand upright, the building will naturally collapse! "
Her face was full of worry: "My grandfather is already recognized as the strongest man in Japan before he is forty years old! Unfortunately, now, looking around my Shangchen family, no one in my father's generation can reach that level. Not to mention compared to my grandfather, there is no one even remotely close to this realm."
Tang Xin looked into Chen Xiao's eyes: "The person you fought with today during the day is called Jingu Heihachiro. He is the descendant of Jingu Naoio, the master of the style. Uncle Jingu Heihachiro, he is already a member of the Shangchen Yida Ryu. , the second master in strength after his grandfather. If things go according to this situation, then he will definitely be the one to take over the clan position a hundred years from his grandfather. Unfortunately, Jingu Heihachiro, his strength, looking at the whole of Japan, is still unmatched. You may not even be able to rank in the top fifty!
Just imagine once my grandfather is no more. The position of Japan's number one kendo master naturally changed to someone else. The position of Fan, the royal swordsmanship master, naturally fell to another family! By that time, I won't even be able to find a master in the Shangchen Yidao style who can hold up the table, and the building will collapse! "
Chen Xiao frowned and looked at Tang Xin doubtfully: "What about you? Doesn't Takeuchi Fumzan have high hopes for you? You have been practicing in this courtyard for a year... If you had no talent, he wouldn't be able to cultivate you like this, right? "
Tang Xin's smile at this moment actually showed a hint of sadness.
She looked at Chen Xiao intently and sighed: "I... I won't succeed after all."
"… Why?"
Tang Xin's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and then turned into a look of sadness. She met Chen Xiao's eyes and said softly: "As soon as I was born, my grandfather judged that my bones were very good, so he The idea of training me came up. I was left on the mountain and was not allowed to go down a step! I was afraid that the outside world would pollute my wisdom.
When I was six years old, my grandfather was very optimistic about me and said that my talent and understanding were even far superior to his! That's why he kicked me into this yard to live alone when I was less than ten years old!
When I left this courtyard when I was eleven years old, my grandfather passed on this chrysanthemum leaf pattern to me, intending to make me the heir of the clan when I came of age!
Although it is against the rules to establish an heir after another generation, my grandfather recognized me as a swordsman genius... "
Speaking of this, Tang Xin smiled proudly: "When I was ten years old, I lived in this courtyard for a year and thoroughly understood the sword test stones left by Grandmaster Naoxiong Jingu! But when my grandfather was practicing in the past, He has lived here for two full years! And he was almost twenty years old at the time!"
Chen Xiao couldn't help but be moved!
So, is this Tang Xin really a genius? !
But…
"It's a pity that I'm destined to die." Tang Xin's tone immediately became lower.
She gently poked the left side of her chest with a finger, and the smile on her face was a little sad: "After I left here at the age of eleven, I suffered from a serious illness in less than three months, and was diagnosed immediately. A serious heart disease! The top doctors in Japan diagnosed me and finally concluded that this disease cannot be cured! Moreover, they told me that on weekdays, the heart rate should not exceed 120, otherwise, there will be Danger."
The heart rate cannot exceed one hundred and twenty
Chen Xiao opened his mouth and was completely stunned! !
A genius who can understand the secrets of the swordsmanship of his predecessors at the age of ten, but he suffers from a serious heart disease and his heart rate cannot exceed one hundred and twenty
Isn’t this jealousy of talented people
You know, Chen Xiao used to go to the gym to exercise. Even if he rode an aerobic bicycle for two laps, his heartbeat would jump to 140!
It cannot exceed one hundred and twenty, which means that Tang Xin must not do any strenuous exercise! In this case, you have peerless understanding and spirituality, but are limited by a weak body!