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Chapter 54. 54. The Battle of Inari
The moonlight coldly illuminates the water in the courtyard.

Tachibana Kiyoshi raised his face and looked at the roof of the shrine.

The colorful colors and bright patterns flicker with the movement of the body, sometimes flaring up and sometimes dying down.

...Is it a transvestite?

Tangerine was a little puzzled.

The two people fighting on the roof, one is Yagyu Soichiro, who he met during the day.Although the other one is very strange, but through the features of the bright waterfowl pattern, it can be recognized that it is the man who appeared at the father's funeral yesterday.

This man walked with Yuriko Kiryu yesterday.

If it is a member of the Kiryu family, then the swordsmanship he is using now must be Kiryu Gozhiryu.

"He is the culmination of Kiryu's works, and he is directly descended from Tongyu. He is extremely talented in swordsmanship and is the designated heir." Ah Yin said in a low voice.

Tachibana Qingxian was a little puzzled, and asked her: "Why haven't I heard that the Kiryu family has such an heir?"

"He is introverted, and he almost never shows up in public." In Ah Yin's eyes, there were sparks of blade collisions, and his tone suddenly became serious: "Don't talk, watch carefully. I brought you here for you to see Watching real masters fight, I hope you can learn something."

"clear."

Tangerine quieted down.

He was still interested in the swordsmanship of the Yagyu family and the Kiryu family, so he began to watch with all his attention.

In the area on the other side of the wing room, guests came to this side one after another.

The monk, Yuxing, and that middle-aged man...

The moon is bright.

The sword intent swirls like a vortex.

Blades collided with blades, and sparks flew in all directions, reminiscent of the fiery scene of a forge.

boom!
Another bang.

Yagyu Soichiro slightly moved half of his body away, turned his wrist, and made another move: Tengu Chao.

This is a set of inner sect sword moves that are not passed on to the outside world, including several steps such as hand drawing, two swords, two swords hitting objects, and random swords.

Kiryu Sakumo, who hastily blocked, backed up.

Soichiro Yagyu chased him with a knife, the attack was either gorgeous or sharp, and the blade cut across the cold half-moon arc in the darkness.

The ridge of the roof is narrow, only a straight line more than ten centimeters wide. The defender lacks the space to switch attacks, and can only swing a knife to block it under the rain of swords from the attacker.

Soon a knife broke through the defense.

Although Kiryu Zuozhijin had evaded sideways, his arm was still torn with a line of blood.

For a moment, his body shook and he almost fell off.

Color flickered again.

The orange-clear sight captures the bright colors moving lightly across the night.

Color, pattern, tint.

These symbols deep in his eyes were infected with a strange feeling.

"Do your best, admit defeat!" Soichiro Yagyu's voice was passionate, with a sense of joy, "In the public, I will not embarrass you, as long as you admit that I am stronger than you!"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Kiryu gritted his teeth and replied.

He stabilized his figure, stood with a knife in both hands, and stood in a pose that resembled the signature movements of a Kabuki actor.

Brightly colored kimono patterns fluttered under the clothes, and the sword in his hand was like a folding fan in the hands of a geisha.

"Since you say that, then I'm not welcome..." Yagyu Soichiro laughed loudly, stepped on the sole of his foot, and his body changed from a static state to a rapid acceleration.

The wide kendo uniform bulged, and the sound of "wow" breaking through the wind came out.

In less than a blink of an eye, his body appeared in front of Tsukyuki Kiryu, and the half-moon-shaped knife slashed down on his head.

"stop!"

The middle-aged man subconsciously yelled.

One of his hands also went under the coat and wrapped it around his waist.

But no one listened to him.

Faced with this swift knife, Kiryu Tsukyuki quickly dodged sideways, almost a hair's breadth away, the blade brushed his chest and flew past.

This reaction is so fast...

Tachibana Kiyoaki was still sighing, Yagyu Soichiro's offensive did not stop at all, and after the first blow missed, he swung his knife again to attack.Originally, the Taidao was in the tendency of downward chopping, but after the chopping was empty, his wrist seemed to find a fulcrum that no one else could see, and he abruptly stopped the concern of downward chopping.Immediately afterwards, the blade changed from bottom-up to horizontal slashing, and the speed and strength were so great at this moment that it was unimaginable.

At the same time, the sword intent emanating from his body is also rising steadily.

It was too late for Kiryu to dodge it, and in a hurry, he could only block with a knife.

"Chong!"

The sound of blades colliding resounded through the clear night sky.

The dew that condensed on the leaves was shaken off.In the process of falling, the water droplets are illuminated by the moonlight, shining like stars.

The power of this knife is great.

Even if he blocked it, Kiryu Zuoyuki's body quickly retreated like a kite with a broken string.Pushing all the way from the ridge to the eaves, he staggered and plunged the knife down.

The blade pierced the roof.

He steadied himself at the last moment.

"Great...a powerful sword...the Yagyu family lives up to their reputation..."

Kiryu Zuozhi stood up tremblingly, his black kimono coat was torn several times, and he looked extremely embarrassed.

"Of course!"

Yagyu Soichiro has no modesty.

He put down the knife and shouted: "Take a break and come back when you regain your strength. I won't make excuses if I lose, saying that I am bullying the small."

Hearing this, Kiryu Zuozhi closed his eyes slightly and began to adjust his breath.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ju Qingxian turned on the system.

[Swordsmanship practice ticket (10 times) props: 100 points]

【Choose Exchange】

【Remaining points: 1640】

[Use a sword practice coupon once]

【Mode Selection】

[1: Load fixed scene and difficulty]

[2: Simulated Reality]

Tangerine clearly chose the second option.

Following the sound of "di", his eyes went dark, and he felt like his soul was out of his body.

When he came back to his senses, the people standing beside him had disappeared.

The environment is still this environment, the shrine at night, the moonlight is quiet, and the night flowers are fragrant, very pleasant.The moths under the door lamp made the sound of pulsating wings and feathers, circling the trees in the deep hall and the stone approach path glowing with hazy moonlight, but sank deeply in tranquility.

A bamboo knife appeared in Ju Qingxian's hand.

He clenched the handle of the knife tightly, tried a few basic movements, and then concentrated all his energy on observing the movement around him.

Under the moonlight, a man dressed as a swordsman slowly walked out.

With a samurai sword in his arms and a piece of grass dangling from his mouth, he slowly walked towards Tachibana Kiyoaki shaking his shoulders.Even if you don't look at that face, you only need to look at the posture of this ancient ronin to know that this is Yagyu Soichiro who deserves to be beaten.

Tachibana looked sideways.

A simple blue font emerges from the man's head.

[Yagyu Zongichiro: Yagyu Shinin-ryu swordsman, swordsmanship level: master; strength: 5; endurance: 5]

Master class ah, okay.

Ju Qingxian thought to himself, he is currently a professional level swordsman, although he can't beat him, but it is still no problem to practice his hands.If someone of the Juggernaut level emerges, Chunchun will be instantly killed, and the practice will lose its meaning.

Yagyu Soichiro squinted at Tachibana Kiyoshi.

Just like in reality, he was simulated by the system, and there is a brilliant frivolous charm in his eyes, and he is also very worthy of beating.He drew the knife out of its scabbard, made the upper stroke, stared at Tachibana Qingxian, and shouted in an unusually pleasant voice: "Little devil, be careful. Uncle, I'm about to start..."

Tangerine took a deep breath.

The upper half of the hand is an attack-oriented posture. When the strength gap is too large, he chooses a relatively cautious mid-range defensive strategy.

"click~"

Clogs step on the stone road.

The stagnant water, shining silver-white light, was stepped into and cracked.

The shining long knife stabbed straight at him.

Ju Qingxian locked his eyes firmly on the opponent's blade, analyzing in his mind how to deal with it.

This kind of sliding attack can be dodged sideways, but the next step is very important.

When facing this attack just now, Kiryu Sakuzhi just dodged, but did not fight back.In the next second, he suffered a big loss from Yagyu Soichiro's more advanced sword moves.

Ju Qingxian planned to attack the opponent's ribs with a knife while dodging; at this time, the opponent would either choose to use the knife to block, or choose to give up the attack.If the opponent chooses to block, you can move your knife down along the opponent's knife and attack the opponent's wrist.

In the blink of an eye, he was ready to deal with it.

The blade stabbed from the front, and he chose to dodge sideways, and the tip of the blade brushed past his body.The next moment, he turned his wrist, and the bamboo knife slashed at Yagyu Soichiro's ribs horizontally.

however……

Yagyu Soichiro suddenly disappeared.

"Ok?"

Ju Qingxian's heart was ringing with alarm bells.

It was his first time fighting a master-level swordsman, so he was really taken aback by this situation.However, I have practiced swords for several years, and I have more or less muscle memory in the perception of danger and the prediction of attacks.

He quickly calmed down, feeling the flow of air.

In a very short period of time, less than two seconds before and after, a cold light suddenly flashed in the blind spot of his vision.

"The speed is so fast, I underestimated the master-level opponent..." Ju Qingxian moved his eyes to the side with difficulty.

"Little ghost, you are still far behind." Soichiro Yagyu shook the thatch in his mouth up and down, and slowly put the knife back into the scabbard with a complacent and ostentatious expression, "Remember, my lord! , Soichiro Yagyu, who was nicknamed "Yagyu no Dragon"."

Ju Qingxian really wanted to kick him a few times.

But his flank had been cut open with a horrible wound, and he was spurting blood... At this moment, the delayed pain also came, and the control of his body disappeared with the blood loss, his eyes went dark, Thoughts returned to the real world.

"It hurts to death..."

Tachibana Qingxian looked up at the roof of the shrine, his little face pale with pain.

Ignoring the difference in age and experience, if it was really a life-and-death enemy, he would die within a single round... The only thing he can compare with Yagyu Soichiro is his psychological quality.

"It still needs more practice..."

Ju Qingxian thought silently in his heart.

He has been gifted and intelligent since he was a child, and he can learn anything.

Just like playing a game, as long as you practice repeatedly, you can accumulate the experience needed to upgrade.What he lacks at this time is not mentality, but skills and reaction ability, which only needs to be strengthened through a lot of practice and competitions, which is the simplest thing for him.

After all, there is a little snow at home.

It seems that Xiaoxue will not only have to support herself in the future, but also be responsible for training her own swordsmanship... In order to express her gratitude, Ju Qingxian thought to herself that she should only call her "idiot" once a day from now on.

On the roof, Soichiro Yagyu shook his neck and said, "I'm done, I'm coming."

Kiryu Sakumo raised his sword silently.

He has always been a quiet person, facing this situation, he doesn't know what to do except continue to fight.

After the new round of attack was launched, Soichiro Yagyu directly used the "random sword" at the bottom of the pressure box in "Tengu Chao".

In his hand, the slender Japanese sword turned into a flexible whip, playing it dazzlingly.The continuous and uninterrupted attack like a torrential rain firmly suppressed Kiryu's work, making his dodge extremely embarrassing and crumbling.

The balance of the battle seems to have begun to tilt.

It was at this time that Ju Qingxian suddenly realized that the middle-aged man not far from him had taken a few steps forward.

He looked up at the battle on the roof, put his hands under his coat, and frowned, looking quite distressed.

Ju Qingxian moved slightly in his mind, walked over quietly, and pulled his coat: "Uncle."

The coat was pulled a little.

A silvery white luster was seen by Tachibana Qingxian.

The middle-aged man was taken aback, jumped back a step, and gestured to pull out his hand covered in his coat.But when he saw the little boy in front of him, he breathed a sigh of relief, put his hands back into his coat, and asked patiently, "What's the matter?"

Ju Qingxian pointed to the roof, and asked in an innocent and harmless voice: "Which one of them will win?"

"Uh, I don't know about this." The middle-aged man replied in a serious voice. Out of his professional habits, he did not forget to emphasize to the children: "But no matter who wins, this kind of armed fighting is already suspected of being a crime." No, you can't learn."

"Got it, uncle."

Ju Qing smiled obediently, and returned to Ah Yin's side.

"You little one, you have so many eyes. Oh, I'm so annoying..." A Yin pretended to be coquettish, shook his arm, and said angrily: "A Yin must be careful to guard against you, so as not to be betrayed by you in the future , and help you count the money..."

Ju Qing gave her a white look: "Don't talk, watch the fight!"

The battle on the roof draws to a close.

Yagyu Soichiro was already taller, with long hands and legs, so the attack distance was naturally longer.Now he only needs to take another step forward, and with the knife in his hand, he can knock Kiryu who was forced to the edge of the roof to the ground.

Although he can't hurt Kiryu Zuozhijin for the time being, in this kind of duel, landing means that the victory and defeat have been decided.

For Ranjian's final blow, Yagyu Soichiro chose to attack Kiryu Tsukami's shoulder.

The arc of the blade cut through Yuehua.

Kiryu's eyes shrunk as much as he could.

The frequency of the heartbeat and the flow rate of the blood are soaring.

Looking at Kiryu who was driven to a desperate situation, Tachibana Qingxian suddenly felt that this was actually not a fair duel.

Yagyu Xinyin-ryu is a relatively unorthodox ancient style of swordsmanship. Its essence lies in "no-sword acquisition", that is, to control the opponent with bare hands instead of killing the opponent with a knife.

"If we don't kill people, we win by not being killed." This somewhat Buddhist saying is a principle they often talk about.

In situations where swords must be used, they often choose extremely gorgeous attacks to force the opponent back instead of killing the opponent directly. This is simply two extremes of the one-sword style that emphasizes "the winner will be determined within 60 seconds" .

As for the Kiryu style, that is the real killing technique.

Either they don't use the knife, or they are vicious and sinister when they use the knife, and everything is based on killing the opponent.

In this duel that was more like an exhibition match, Kiryu naturally couldn't kill Yagyu Soichiro, so he used his own shortcomings to meet Yagyu's strengths, and it was reasonable to lose - you can't kill people in the game, it is Kiryu's direct line The real reason for never sparring in public.

"Huh~"

Kiryu struggled to avoid the knife slashing at his shoulder, and Kiryu gasped for breath.

Must kill this guy.

Kill him, kill him, kill him... The killing intent swelled in his mind, and his heart was filled with killing thoughts in an instant.

While the muscles tensed and relaxed repeatedly, the eyes he looked at Soichiro Yagyu gradually became indifferent.

The atmosphere is getting tense.

When the increasingly high killing intent reaches its peak in an instant, a life will come to an end.

You want to kill someone?

Tachibana Kiyoshi looked at Kiryu's work.

The bright patterns under the black coat reflected the moonlight, flickering and fluttering... In Ju Qingxian's eyes, these beautiful colors overflowed with a sense of femininity and danger.

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