Seeing the girl's mocking face, shortness of breath, and a few beads of sweat on her smooth forehead, Chen Xiao couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
He said that he was no more powerful than a sword, but his last move was a bit unfair, but that last move was purely a reflex action, not his original intention. I wanted to apologize, but I didn't know what to say.
Tang Xin took a few breaths, but then smiled and looked at Chen Xiao: "Chen Xiaojun is laughing, so why talk about 'losing'?"
Chen Xiao shook his head: "If you lose, you lose. There is nothing to deny. Your attainments in kendo are far superior to mine. If it were not for the illness, you would be able to perform even half of the level of Jingu Heihachiro today. If you come and fight me for real, with your skill in the Heart Sword, I would be lying down right now."
Indeed, Tang Xin stood there, restricted by his body, unable to attack or even dodge. He could only stand there and defend passively with the edge of his sword. He could not even make any violent movements. Just relying on that amazing skill of predicting the enemy, Just see through all the opponent's attacks!
It's a pity that she can't keep her thoughts and actions consistent! If she could do it...
Chen Xiao's heart sank. If that were the case, how strong would this delicate girl in front of her be
"Chen Xiaojun, you don't have to be too modest." Tang Xin's breathing was still a little rapid, and the way she furrowed her eyebrows made people feel a little distressed. She said softly: "With your strength, if it were an actual battle, you would be the first person to meet you. You can knock my sword off. I can't bear the word 'lose' no matter what."
Chen Xiao thought for a while and smiled casually: "You and I don't have to be modest anymore. Miss Tang Xin, I admire you!"
As he said that, he slowly walked a few steps and came to Tang Xin. Tang Xin couldn't help but was stunned for a moment. She didn't know what Chen Xiao was going to do, but Chen Xiao quickly reached out and gently touched Tang Xin's left wrist. He pinched it lightly.
Such a rash move made Tang Xin's heart skip a beat! He looked up into Chen Xiao's eyes in surprise, with a hint of blame and shyness in his eyes.
Chen Xiao also blushed a little, but shook his head and said: "I don't mean anything frivolous, please relax. Look into my eyes!"
Tang Xin was startled, but his hand was suddenly pinched by this young Chinese man. His nineteen-year-old heart, which had been as calm as before, felt slightly uneasy.
Then, I saw Chen Xiao's eyes suddenly become peaceful, and his eyes seemed to have turned into a deep pool, dark and bottomless, but with a faint suction force that sucked people's hearts away. Go in. The more you look, the deeper you look.
As soon as he thought about it like this, the excitement and excitement that had just occurred after the sword fight quickly dissipated.
It was as if there was a magic power in those eyes, which gradually smoothed the person's spirit. Over and over again, it was as if a warm current slowly washed away the entire spiritual consciousness, gently smoothing out every wrinkle without any ripples.
In just a few breaths, Tang Xin felt that his heartbeat, which had just been beating too fast, soon calmed down. The depression in his chest caused by the accelerated heartbeat dissipated, and his breathing became calmer, and his body The heaviness was also gone!
She took a deep breath and tried her best to turn her head away. She didn't dare to touch Chen Xiao's eyes anymore, but she was a little curious: "Yi? Chen Xiaojun is actually good at mental thoughts?"
Chen Xiao touched his nose in embarrassment. He possesses a variety of powers, but has the lowest control over his mental consciousness.
This ability to control mental consciousness was originally swallowed up from the black knight Qiu Yun. In addition to the ability to explode metal molecules, Black Knight Qiu Yun also possesses the ability of mental illusion, but the level of mental illusion is very low. After Chen Xiao absorbed it, it dropped even further to the point where it was almost negligible.
At most, you can use your mental power to interfere with other people's thoughts when they are asleep, and make them have a few dreams in their sleep.
Such an ability is really of no practical use in combat.
However, after swallowing the big snake in the ancient ruins in the sea, Chen Xiao's various powers increased by one level due to his bloodthirsty devouring, and there was some room for him to use his mental illusion ability. .
Now Chen Xiao's mental illusion control has reached level C or above. He can barely create some illusions for people. In battle, he can confuse the enemy's mind. Of course, if the enemy he encounters is very mentally conscious, If it is strong, it will be useless.
However, it is not enough to confuse people's minds. If you look at it in another way, it can also have a calming effect on people.
He gently squeezed Tang Xin's hand and used the power of mental illusion to slowly affect Tang Xin's emotions at the moment. The release of a peaceful thought would naturally calm down Tang Xin's mental fluctuations.
Although it was just a small trick and not of much use, for Tang Xin's sick body, it was the best way to recover at the moment.
Tang Xin's expression was slightly surprised, but then she suddenly saw her wrist being pinched by Chen Xiao, and her face couldn't help but blush again - this time it was not the sickly blush caused by excitement and rapid heartbeat, but rather It's the shyness of a simple girl.
Chen Xiao saw Tang Ying's expression was different and was stunned for a moment. Then he came back to his senses, gently let go of Tang Xin's hand, took a step back, and pretended to smile calmly: "That's rude."
"...Thank you." Tang Xin's voice became softer at this moment, but she seemed unwilling to look directly into Chen Xiao's eyes.
Such a poor girl has lived in the mountains for nineteen years without ever taking a step down the mountain, and her whole body has never been infected with the smoke and smoke of this world. Her refined and tranquil temperament has a strange charm.
Maybe her appearance was not perfect, but this kind of tranquility without any smoke and smoke in her body was something that Chen Xiao, who grew up in the secular world, had never seen before. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and didn't dare to look any further. He turned his face away and coughed: "Miss Tang Xin, please..."
Tang Xin also calmed down at this moment, and the gentle smile returned to her face: "Chen Xiaojun, I know what you want to ask... I am asking you to stay here for two days, naturally you have something to ask for."
"It's not like you just want to compete with me." Chen Xiao smiled deliberately.
Tang Xin's eyes were slightly strange, and then she sighed - her sigh this time was not so heavy, but with a hint of relief: "Chen Xiaojun, from your perspective, how do the skills I have learned compare to you?"
She asked such a formal question, and Chen Xiao was too embarrassed to answer casually. He thought about it seriously and said seriously: "There are not many Japanese swordsman masters I have met, and Mr. Takeuchi Fumzan is one of them." This Tang Xin Being so polite, Chen Xiao also restrained his speech a bit, and he didn't have the nerve to call him "Old Man Takeuchi" anymore.
Just listen to him continue: "...Mr. Takeuchi Fumzan counts as one, Miss Takeuchi Yako counts as one, Miki, ah, Tang Ying counts as one. Finally, there is Mr. Jingu Heihachiro. If we talk about strength, Naturally, Mr. Takeuchi is the strongest. I had the honor to spar with him on the boat that day, and I admired his swordsmanship very much. Even in a real battle, his strength is definitely better than mine!! As for the others... It seems that God Mr. Miyahei Hachiro is next, followed by Miss Tang Ying, and Miss Yazi is the last in strength."
He talked for a long time, but did not mention Tang Xin. Tang Xin didn't seem to be in a hurry, and just looked at Chen Xiao with a steady smile.
Chen Xiao finally took a breath, and his expression became even more solemn: "But if you look at the mental attainments of the sword regardless of actual combat strength, in my opinion, Miss Tang Xin is probably no less than Mr. Takeuchi Fumzan!"
Chen Xiao's eyes were solemn, but in his mind he recalled the discussion with Takeuchi Fumzan on the boat.
At that time, I also used teleportation under Takeuchi Fumzan's sword, and I was caught by the opponent first. No matter how I teleported, the opponent could always calculate his position immediately!
It seemed that Tang Xin in front of him used the same method as Takeuchi Fumzan.
It's just... Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the skill of predicting the enemy that Tang Xin showed is still on top of Takeuchi Wenshan!
Because when I competed with Takeuchi Fumzan, I gave my best! Moreover, even though Takeuchi Fumzan could predict his position after teleporting several times, his sword only "chased" him!
But Tang Xin in front of her seemed to have calculated her position while teleporting! As soon as he finished moving his body, Tang Xin's sword was already waiting there!
One is "chasing" and the other is "waiting". You can naturally imagine the difference between them!
However, Tang Xin, who was only nineteen years old, actually surpassed Japan's number one kendo master Takeuchi Fumzan in the Heart Sword encounter? Although she will never reach the level of a true master in her life, but... even so, it would be too shocking to say it!
Tang Xin smiled slightly, actually acquiescing so easily!
However, Chen Xiao did not think that Tang Xin was too arrogant, but instead felt that this girl was not hypocritical at all.
Tang Xin's smile was solemn. Although she was smiling, her eyes gradually became heavier.
"When I came out of the Sword House, my grandfather once said that my talent was stronger than his. On this point, what my grandfather said was naturally not false, and I never belittled myself. As a son and daughter of the Takeuchi family, I At the beginning, all I wanted to do was to surpass my predecessors and carry forward my Shangchen sect. Unfortunately... when I was diagnosed with a serious heart disease, the one who suffered the most was not myself, but my grandfather."
Tang Xin sighed quietly and said slowly: "After my illness was diagnosed, my grandfather locked himself in the room and did not go out for three days. Later he came to my hospital bed and said one sentence to me, that sentence Rather than saying it to me, it might be better to say it to himself."
Speaking of this, a hint of pride flashed in Tang Xin's eyes. At this moment, she seemed to be no longer the delicate and weak girl, but a true sect leader!
"The exact words my grandfather said before my hospital bed were, 'I thought that our Shangchen family would finally produce a real sword master. With your talent, I thought that you would be able to understand the secret of the Heart Sword at the age of twenty. You can create a new kendo pattern after the age of ten! Japan has not produced a true sword master for hundreds of years! I originally wanted you, but unfortunately... destiny is not in my family, I will go to the Chen family!'... Well, my grandfather used to , that’s what he said.”
Juggernaut
Chen Xiao was stunned.
Tang Xin sighed: "In the history of Japanese martial arts, for thousands of years, there is only one peerless master who can truly be worthy of the word sword master! When my grandfather said those words, I was not I understand. Later I understood that my grandfather had such high expectations for me... I, I really hate it!"
As she said that, the woman gently squeezed her left hand tightly, holding the chrysanthemum leaf pattern in her right hand, but she had already inserted the sword gently on the ground, her body was trembling faintly, and there was a trace of unwillingness in her eyebrows!
Japan...the only recognized sword master for thousands of years
Although Chen Xiao didn't know much about Japan, a familiar name popped into his mind at this moment!
Could it be... Miyamoto Musashi? !
Could it be that... according to Takeuchi Fumzan's judgment, Tang Xin's talent is already comparable to that of the number one person in the history of Japanese martial arts? !
"Chen Xiaojun, I cannot practice true swordsmanship. Over the years, I have focused all my attention on the practice of the Heart Sword Technique. I am nineteen years old this year. I have finally lived up to my grandfather's expectations and have successfully practiced the secrets of the Heart Sword Technique."
Tang Xin stared into Chen Xiao's eyes, and then said slowly: "I want to ask you something. If you are willing to agree, I am willing to teach you the Supreme Heart Sword Technique that I have mastered in the Shangchen Yidao Style." !”
"ah?"
Chen Xiao was shocked!
Chen Xiao had just experienced the power of the "Heart Sword Technique" practiced by Tang Xin!
Even if you move instantly, you can't escape the calculation of this "mind sword technique"!
Predicting the enemy's opportunity—this is truly predicting the enemy's opportunity! ! He has already mastered all the enemy's moves before even taking action! This principle may seem simple, but its actual power is simply incalculable!
If Tang Xin hadn't been limited by her frail body, her achievements would have been truly incalculable! !
Moreover, teach yourself such a unique skill? Let alone the Japanese... Even any Chinese martial arts school would not be willing to teach its unique skills to outsiders!
"You..." Chen Xiao looked at Tang Xin doubtfully.
"I belong to the Shangchen faction and have no successors. The building is about to collapse!" Tang Xin said quickly: "As a family member, I deeply regret that I cannot live up to my grandfather's expectations! Since I have no internal successors, I have no choice but to ask for external help! Speaking of which, , I, Shangchen’s faction, can be considered to have a close relationship with General Tian. Since Chen Xiaojun is a disciple of General Tian, then... "
Chen Xiao waved his hands repeatedly: "What exactly do you want me to do?"
"I invite you to be the guest swordsman of my Kamitatsu Ittōryu! In the name of my Kamitatsu Ittōryu, I will participate in this Japanese Kendo Master Sword Trial! If you can win the championship, you will be the next Royal Kendo Master Fan. His successor! If I, Shangtatsu Itto-ryu, can produce another kendo master who is all over Japan, then at least there will always be room for relaxation in the next few decades!"
Japanese... royal family... Kendo master Fan? !
Chen Xiao's eyes widened: "Are you mistaken... I, I am Chinese..."
Tang Xin smiled slightly: "If you don't tell me, I won't tell you. If you change your identity and attend this sword trial as a secret disciple of the inner hall of Shangchen Yida Ryu, who will know?"