Fu Shifeng

Chapter 46
"Well, it's pretty cool."

When Cheng Sanwu saw Lin Shaoying turn over and stand up, he boasted flatly.

When Changqing heard this, he secretly laughed.Although there are many martial arts sects in the Central Plains, and talented masters emerge in endlessly, the long period of peace has also caused some martial arts practitioners to evolve their martial arts moves towards gorgeous and complicated, and instead deviate from the original intention of fighting.

In places like Chang'an, the imperial capital, almost every day there are people competing in the arena set up by the Jingzhao Mansion. At first, this was the Taizu of this dynasty in response to the trend of martial arts among the people. , making it used by the imperial court.

Those who win the first prize in the imperial arena may be included in the Weifu, or they will be appointed as military officials to wait for dispatch, or they will be favored by princes and nobles and become their guests.

For the vast majority of warriors in the martial arts world, isn't it just the hope to make a difference in practicing martial arts?The temptation of these lucrative prospects is hard to refuse, so all martial artists from all walks of life hope to make a name for themselves in the imperial arena.

But as time goes by, the system that was originally set up with good intentions inevitably has many disadvantages.The imperial arena was originally a strategy similar to the imperial examinations, but later, in order to attract the favor of the imperial court, the martial arts competitions of the climbers became more and more focused on exquisite moves, one-on-one, thrilling, and neglected actual combat skills.As long as the audience outside the venue is thundering, it will be a good duel and a good contest.

The rich and powerful have always had a tradition of keeping customers, and they don't even care much about whether the martial arts people who come to seek refuge are really skilled in martial arts, but they focus on being able to show the atmosphere of a noble family that is inclusive.

There is a prince in Chang'an, in order to attract Zhu Guangshi, who is known as the "No. [-] swordsman in Jingchu", he spared no expense to equip him with a horse sword, and even made an oiran in Pingkangfang quit his nationality and betrothed him to Zhu Guangshi.

With such an ethos, it is conceivable how many warriors from the Jianghu will be attracted to come to fight. As for whether the martial arts themselves will be honed or improved, this is not certain.

Needless to say, Cheng Sanwu's ability was achieved in the Western Regions with a knife and a gun. Just outside the gate of the Tianchi Shrine, the battle with An Quti head-on was more dangerous than Lin Shaoying could have imagined.

In Changqing's view, Lin Shaoying's Meridian swordsmanship was a little worse than Wu Maocai's, and it was nothing more than relying on the swiftness of his sword moves to hit one by surprise.But if he really bumped into an opponent with higher martial arts and faster hands, eyes and body skills, this set of Ziwu swordsmanship would be useless.

As far as Chang Qing had seen in the past, lightness kung fu and agility were already Cheng Sanwu's weakest item.If she had fought hard with her inner strength, Lin Shaoying's fate might not have been thrown lightly, but would have been thrown to death by Cheng Sanwu on the spot, causing blood to spurt from all orifices and all internal organs to be shattered.

On the other hand, Lin Shaoying, although he put on a stance to deal with the enemy at this moment, his heart was beating violently. The opponent in front of him was much stronger than him, and he was obviously keeping his hand deliberately. If he continued to fight, his chances of winning were not great.

At this time, Cheng Sanwu bent down and lowered his head, and was about to pick up the fallen long sword. Lin Shaoying saw that he was looking down, showing the back of his head, and immediately felt malicious. The foot swept out, and the target was facing Cheng Sanwu's temple.

Lin Shaoying's boots are inlaid with tiger-patterned copper heads and filled with cashmere, which are specially used to kick the hard parts of the enemy's legs, shins and knees.At this moment, Lin Shaoying aimed at Cheng Sanwu's temple, no matter how advanced the opponent's martial arts were, if he hit this kick, blood would burst out!
Seeing that the copper toe of the boot was about to hit Cheng Sanwu's eyebrows, Lin Shaoying felt as if her legs were kicking on a motionless steel pillar, but it was Cheng Sanwu who raised her arm to block it.

Lin Shaoying just finds it incredible, but anyone with healthy limbs is doomed to have much stronger legs and feet than arms. Even if you don’t count martial arts practitioners who pay attention to lower body posture, ordinary people are already exercising their legs when they walk daily. The difference is only It's all about whether you are good at cross-legged skills.

Lin Shaoying's Ziwu swordsmanship is actually not very good, if he does not gain an advantage in attacking first, and the changes in moves cannot keep up, the disadvantages will be revealed immediately.When Lin Shaoying won the title of Yuedan in the imperial arena, apart from relying on the quick and incomparable moves of the Meridian Sword to dazzle the audience and exclaim in surprise, the most useful thing was to secretly collude with fellow Jianghu who competed with Yuedeng.

Relying on pawning the property of his hometown, and borrowing another sum of money from a local businessman, Lin Shaoying was able to settle down with his rivals who competed with him that month, and bribed the chief in charge of the imperial arena, thus gaining the favor of the Jingzhao Du family in one fell swoop and becoming Du Jianzhang's guard , and finally settled down in Chang'an, enjoying a stable and prosperous life.

How can you just give up when you finally got to where you are today?Is it possible to go back to the old days of nesting in the countryside in the valleys and training hard?Lin Shaoying never wanted to live that boring, slowly decaying life!

With a flash of thought in her mind, Lin Shaoying made up her mind in an instant, and she must bring down this idler in the world!As long as Du Jianzhang can be satisfied, his future will be guaranteed!
Compared with the less brilliant Ziwu swordsmanship, Lin Shaoying's legs are sharp, and he has always treasured his trump card, which is used at the moment when the swordsmanship cannot control the enemy and win.

The change of thought was only in an instant, Cheng Sanwu turned his wrist, from blocking to grabbing, the five fingers of his left hand grabbed Lin Shaoying's ankle, and raised his head.

Surprised that the opponent's five fingers were like iron hoops, Lin Shaoying stretched his strength, resisting the force of the five fingers to grab into the flesh, and at the same time, using Cheng Sanwu's left hand as a fulcrum, he approached with the momentum, his left leg raised his knee like a tiger's mouth, and turned toward Pushing Cheng Sanwu's chin and throat, if the impact is strong, the throat and cervical vertebrae can be smashed directly, it is an extremely killer move that should not be used lightly!
However, Cheng Sanwu reacted faster. The moment he leaned back, his right hand pressed down on the deadly knee, and his body turned sideways to release the frontal strength. At the same time as his left hand was released, he pushed his right hand, and Lin Shaoying spun around in the air.

But Lin Shaoying's reaction was also extremely fast, before he landed, he stepped out with a kick, Cheng Sanwu raised his arms to block, his body was motionless, as stable as a rock, and Lin Shaoying just used his strength to push away.

"it is good!!!"

The surrounding people burst into loud shouts and thunderous applause. Most of them just came to watch the excitement. Lin Shaoying's series of rabbits flying up and down, plus the last kick, flying back, landing and putting on shelves, it can be said to be a good enough scene, which naturally attracted people. The audience applauded endlessly.

But only the two who fought in person, as well as the few nearby masters, understood that the outcome of the contest has already been determined to such an extent.

Su Wangting was relieved, Cheng Sanwu really listened to his words, and did not deal harshly when facing Lin Shaoying, which shows that he still knows the pros and cons.

As for the blue-covered cart not far away, Afu leaned on the embroidered pillow and propped her chin, looking like she was watching a show.As for Du Jianzhang, Qin Wangshu and others who were paying attention to the competition, their complexions gradually turned serious, as if they had to re-evaluate Cheng Sanwu's strength.

"Is there a need for a sneak attack?" Cheng Sanwu leaned over to pick up the long sword again. This time, Lin Shaoying didn't sneak attack, and there was a trace of sweat on his forehead. While secretly exhaling for breath, he was very shocked.

With the strength of Lin Shaoying's legs, even a tree trunk with a diameter of one foot can be broken, but Cheng Sanwu blocked it with only one arm, and his strength is extraordinary. I am afraid that he has practiced some kind of advanced martial arts with internal strength.

It is said that in Buddhism and Taoism, there is this kind of internal martial arts that makes the muscles, bones, and flesh instantly tough as iron.Normally, he looks the same as ordinary people, with no abnormality in the skin and flesh, but when his inner strength is lucky, his strength increases sharply, and his skin is like hard leather.Even the elderly in their seventies can instantly become strong and plump with shriveled muscles, exerting physical strength far beyond their actual age, thus breaking through the limit of "fisting is afraid of the young".

But this kind of martial arts is difficult to practice. In addition to the careful guidance of famous teachers, it may also need the help of secret medicines and external pills. It is not enough to replenish qi and blood only by relying on five grains, meat and vegetables.As for the time it takes to practice this kind of martial arts, it is even longer.

The most commonly heard legend is that in an ancient temple in a certain mountain, I saw an old monk who was shining with golden light and turned into powder, or a Taoist priest who breathed out clouds and roared like thunder.

Lin Shaoying does not deny that there are such high-level people in the world, but such people are so rare that they are negligible.

And Cheng Sanwu's words and deeds, the appearance of eating pig's trotters in the street, how does it look like this kind of extraterrestrial expert?Before the fight, who would have thought that he was so powerful? !
Lin Shaoying roared furiously in his heart, but the reality could not allow him to fail again. He had already seen Du Jianzhang's slightly dissatisfied eyes.

"Your sword." Cheng Sanwu casually threw the long sword back.

Lin Shaoying reached out to take it, and asked sullenly, "Your Excellency, you still don't want to use your saber?"

Cheng Sanwu raised his hand and pressed the handle of the knife, glanced at the other party, and said with a smile: "Forget it, you will definitely not be able to catch it."

"Your Excellency is too conceited!" Lin Shaoying feigned anger, and plunged the sword into the ground: "Since you don't draw your sword, then I don't need a weapon either! lest the world laugh at me for bullying unarmed people with meridian sword!"

Lin Shaoying understood one thing from Cheng Sanwu's eyes just now, that is, she might not even be able to catch a knife.Instead of being defeated and humiliated on the spot, it is better to give yourself a step up, strive for an equal situation, maintain a good appearance, and then spend some time to persuade Du Jianzhang to leave.

After all, Du Jianzhang is doomed to be unable to accomplish anything due to the intervention of such a powerful person.

"You use your legs, don't you?" Cheng Sanwu saw Lin Shaoying slowly approaching, twisted his ankle, and moved his joints: "Then I also use my legs, so watch carefully."

As soon as the word "careful" was uttered, Lin Shaoying turned sideways and whipped her legs in an instant, trying to catch the opponent by surprise.

Cheng Sanwu leaned back to avoid it, and the strong wind swept across his face. Lin Shaoying turned around and kicked to chase his lower body. Cheng Sanwu raised his knee to block. Although he protected his vitals, he was still kicked away by this kick.

Sensing the opponent's carelessness and unbalanced body shape, Lin Shaoying was overjoyed, and immediately turned around and kicked, kicking, kicking, kicking, sweeping, hooking, all kinds of chains, in the shadow of chaotic legs, alternately false and real, if a little careless, she will attack. He was kicked several times and couldn't get up.

Cheng Sanwu kept dodging and retreating, a look of surprise flashed across his face, but he immediately turned into a frenzy of immersion in the battle, taking advantage of Lin Shaoying's high whip kick, he returned the same move.

Legs collided, there was a muffled sound in the field, Lin Shaoying only felt a pain in her leg and shin, she instinctively retracted, but before she could react, Cheng Sanwu leaned over and swept his leg, sweeping him down with one foot.Before Lin Shaoying fell to the ground, Cheng Sanwu turned over one by one, and kicked out his third kick, hitting Lin Shaoying's chest, kicking him more than a foot away, and then turned around a few times on the ground.

The three-style chain is also one of the series of leg skills that Lin Shaoying has shown just now. At this moment, Cheng Sanwu is performing it. It is faster and more powerful. Lin Shaoying is undoubtedly defeated. Now everyone can understand .

Lin Shaoying was kicked heavily in the chest, her breath and internal energy were in chaos, and she couldn't use a set of oolong twisted pillars to turn over gorgeously like before, but she just stood up with force and tried her best to fix her frame.

Unexpectedly, when Jin Li mentioned it, a sweet smell rushed into her throat. Lin Shaoying knew well that if he vomited blood in a martial arts competition, his reputation would definitely be ruined, so regardless of the injury, he forcibly swallowed the blood, his face was livid, and he cupped his hands at Cheng Sanwu:
"Your Excellency is very skilled! Lin Shaoying is ashamed of herself!"

The passers-by saw that Lin Shaoying was still a gentleman even though he was defeated, and they immediately applauded. Lin Shaoying smiled and thanked everyone, as if he had just finished performing on stage.

Lin Shaoying took the sword away and hurried to Du Jianzhang's side. Seeing that his son was sullen and about to scold him, Lin Shaoying said in a low voice: "Young master, don't stay here. This man is a master and is extremely difficult to deal with. I'm afraid he is this For Orchid's guard, to be accompanied by such a master, the background behind this Orchid is not simple!"

Lin Shaoying and Cheng Sanwu had lost three rounds in a row in this fight. At the beginning, their courage was exhausted. At this moment, all their minds are thinking about how to stay away from this place, regardless of what they say is right or wrong.

But Du Jianzhang had already taken a fancy to Afu, and his lust was burning like a fire, and he wished to have sex with her immediately, and he could not listen to Lin Shaoying's advice.

"Fart! You're so incompetent, you can't even deal with a gangster?" Du Jianzhang scolded, "Or is it that our family has raised you for nothing these years?"

Lin Shaoying's face froze, he turned his head and glanced at Cheng Sanwu, and saw that this person was wearing a strong suit with arrow sleeves and deerskin boots, which are not uncommon among Jianghu warriors, with old stains visible on the end of the clothes and on the surface of the boots, he had a reckless demeanor, Just by looking at his appearance, he really doesn't look like he came from a famous school, so it's no wonder he was looked down upon by Du Jianzhang.

"My lord, don't be in a hurry, and the guards won't be able to follow you all the time." Lin Shaoying endured the pain in her chest, and persuaded in a low voice: "As long as we send someone to keep an eye out, there will always be a chance in the future."

"I think you've been scared out of your wits." Du Jianzhang's desire was unbearable, and he was about to command other servants to take Afu away forcibly, but the horse under him suddenly kicked and neighed, and went mad for no reason.

Du Jianzhang quickly clamped down on the horse, but unexpectedly, the beast kicked and knocked down the left and right followers, and then rushed outside like a madman, raising a cloud of smoke and dust, and ran half a mile in the blink of an eye. They got on their horses and chased after them, but no one paid any attention to Cheng Sanwu and Afu.

After the passers-by and people scattered around, Cheng Sanwu turned his head to look at Changqing, Su Wangting and Afu also cast their gazes.

At this time, Changqing clasped his fingers and made a tactic, and a hazy light swirled around. Just now, Du Jianzhang's mount went crazy, obviously because of his spellcasting.

Facing everyone's eyes, Changqing didn't care, and replied: "Otherwise? Just let these dudes pester you? Aren't you bored?"

(End of this chapter)