Competing

Chapter 38 Provocation?Probing?
"These young heroes are really extraordinary!" Looking at Yin Xu and the others, Xiang Liang praised them all.

"Where? Thanks to General Xiang's praise, you can be called a hero by defeating Zhou Kang and pacifying Jiangdong by defeating Yin Tong. You are a late-born child, and you have admired him for a long time!" Yin Xu's words were just right, and everyone couldn't help but nod their heads in praise.

Xiang Liang asked Wu Chen again, "Why didn't your father come?"

"My father is sick and he doesn't want to leave his hometown, so he sent his junior and brother-in-law here. I hope General Xiang will forgive me."

"Hey! What are you talking about, Mr. Wu should take good care of it. My nephew is a good-looking talent, and he really is a tiger father without a dog." As he spoke, he directed Xiang Yu and the others, saying: "You are about the same age, so you should keep in touch with each other more in the future!"

Yin Xu raised his head and looked over, just in time to see Xiang Yu looking at himself, and the four eyes met for only a moment.Seeing a lot from the eyes of the other party, Yin Xu's heart suddenly felt a little strange.

This is the first communication between Yin Xu and Xiang Yu, one look is enough!
Xiang Liang enthusiastically welcomed everyone into the mansion, and that night there was a big banquet to welcome them, which was very lively and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

During the dinner, Yin Xu noticed the haughty gazes of Long Qie and the others, as well as the half-smile, seemingly malicious expressions, and secretly cried out in his heart.

Then it came true, Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng were older, accompanied by Xiang Yu to leave.The banquet was hosted by Xiang Bo.

Xiang Bo smiled at Yin Xu and the others: "Young heroes, Peng Lize's reputation in several battles is illustrious, Xiang Bo respects you!"

Yin Xu, Ying Bo, and Wu Chen didn't even dare to be called, and their attitudes were very humble.

Even so, there were still some people who couldn't understand it. Long Qi took the lead and said, "Is it famous? Is it worthy of the name? Or is it a vain name?"

"Long Qi!" Uncle Xiang hurriedly stopped, but he just stopped talking.

"Yes!" Several generals who applauded the dragon all echoed
Long Qi said: "A person who can lead such an elite army must have extraordinary martial arts skills and extraordinary intelligence. Wisdom cannot be seen for a while. This is martial arts. Brother Yin has a sword in his body. I think he is good at swordsmanship. Why don't you show it to us? How about peerless swordsmanship?"

"How can one person show off? It takes two people to compete in swordsmanship. How about this! Xiang Zhuang, don't let Brother Yin compete with you!"

"The general told us to welcome all the heroes, isn't it bad?" Ji Bu tried to dissuade him.

Long Qi shook his head and said: "Brother Ji, don't worry, I have a sense of proportion, and I think Brother Yin thinks so too?" His eyes fell on Yin Xu.

Ying Bu, Wu Chen, and Pu Jun looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering what the Xiang family meant by coming out like this?Yin Xu was also at a loss, and came all the way to join him. At the banquet, he had to compete with swords. Is this way of hospitality really special?

Raising his eyes and looking over, he saw that Xiang Zhuang stood still, with a relaxed expression, and although he didn't say anything explicitly, he had already agreed to Long Qie's proposal.However, Xiang Zhuang's eyes seemed to be more probing than provocative, and Yin Xu secretly said in his heart: Do you want to test my truth?

It's just a sword competition... Although I have been learning swordsmanship from Yingbo during this period, the time is still short after all, and what about Xiangzhuang?For his impression, there is only the idiom "Xiangzhuang dances the sword with the intention of Peigong".But just this one sentence, it can be inferred that Xiang Zhuang's swordsmanship is good, otherwise, how could he dance the sword on such an important occasion as the Hongmen Banquet, and perform such an important task?Xiang Yu's strength is overwhelming, his martial arts are extraordinary, how can his cousin be worse?
Moreover, Xiang Zhuang has slender arms, and his every move reveals a bit of chivalrous demeanor.More importantly, the leisurely expression is very confident, as if he is determined to win.

After some power assessment, Yin Xu believed that he was no match for Xiang Zhuang, but if he refused to agree, he would inevitably be said to be afraid in the future.Therefore, for the sake of face, we have to fight. Xiang Zhuang will not be too shameless if Xiang Liang invites you kindly.What's more... the five fingers subconsciously clenched Duan Shui. With this divine sword, it might be impossible to compete with it.

Yin Xu smiled and said: "Since you all are interested, it's okay to have a discussion. I also ask Brother Xiangzhuang for advice." He stood up and stood facing each other.

Uncle Xiang was noncommittal, and only said: "The two o'clock will stop soon, so don't hurt your peace!"

The hall is spacious, under the gaze of everyone, Yin Xu and Xiang Zhuang are standing opposite each other, both of them are looking at each other, neither of them is in a hurry to draw their swords, which is probably the case for master fights!Xiang Zhuang smiled, and finally drew his sword out of its sheath.

Duan Shui was then unsheathed, and a pool of autumn water-like light flashed across the hall, and everyone blinked unconsciously.A trace of surprise flashed in Xiang Zhuang's eyes, apparently he did not expect Yin Xu to have such a sword in his hand.If Yin Xudong was looking at the fire, everything fell into his eyes, and he smiled knowingly.The sharpness of Duan Shui already takes up a lot of light, and it can be regarded as an unexpected gain when it comes out of the scabbard and disturbs people's minds first.

Xiang Zhuang's astonishment was only for a moment, and the long sword was cut in a moment.

clang!
When the two swords collided, Yin Xu's heart skipped a beat. Xiang Zhuang looked at Wenxiu, and his sword moves were light and agile.However, his strength is not bad at all. Since the last time he competed with Bahu and found his weakness of lack of physical strength, Yin Xu has been stepping up his training, and his arm strength has increased a lot during this time.Even if it is so, it can only be barely on par with Xiang Zhuang.Or as the old saying goes, don't judge a person by his appearance.But what makes people "scared" is that Xiang Zhuang is already at this level, what about Xiang Yu?It seems that it is not fake at all.

After a few sword strikes, Yin Xu was forced to take several steps back, and he was at a disadvantage in an instant.Long Qi and the others couldn't help clapping their hands and applauding, their expressions were extremely arrogant, and their eyes were even more disdainful.Ji Bu shook his head secretly, while Xiang Bo remained expressionless and silent.

Wu Chen and Gao Yi looked at each other, and they saw worry in each other's eyes. Their eyes fell on the field again, and their hands couldn't help but sweat.Yingbo was relatively calm, watching Yin Xiang and Yin Xiang's swords and swords intently, without a trace of panic.

Yin Xu hastily resorted to his upgraded version of Yin's swordsmanship, Donglai Swordsmanship, which has been improved several times, combining the ancient swordsmanship taught by Yingbu and Pu Jun, modern Western fencing, modern Chinese machete, and Japanese swordsmanship... .

Xiang Zhuang's eyes showed surprise again, this kind of sword move is really unique, it has never been seen or heard before, and there is no routine at all.Especially the powerful slashing action is not so consistent with the characteristics of the sword.

Long Qi put away his arrogance, and his smile gradually dimmed, replaced by a serious face.Staring at Yin Xu's tricks intently, he was very surprised and puzzled, not only them, but almost everyone was like this.

Only Ying Bo and Wu Chen smiled slightly, as if everything was expected.They have served as Yin Xu's swordsmanship "teachers" successively, and they are very familiar with Yin Xu's strange moves. They also came from surprise at the beginning.

Xiang Zhuang moved left and right, avoiding Yin Xu's strange edict and sharp sword blade, looking for a fighting opportunity.It has to be said that Xiang Zhuang is indeed a first-class swordsman, and it didn't take long for him to roughly figure out Yin Xu's moves and look for an opportunity to launch a counterattack.Everyone could clearly feel that Xiang Zhuang swung his sword faster and with greater strength in his hand.

For ordinary people, this is true, but for Duan Shui and Yin Xu, it is a misunderstanding.The Duan Shui Sword is known as "stroke the water but not match", and it deserves its name. Its sharpness can be imagined, coupled with Yin Xu's slashing moves.Two powerful forces collided and concentrated at the place where the two swords intersected, there must be an injury.However, the texture of the broken water is harder and sharper, so the wound must be on Xiang Zhuang's sword.

Yin Xu saw an opportunity, dodged it, and put all his strength into his arms.Duan Shui looked at the tip of Xiang Zhuang's long sword at full speed, where he exerted his strength.

clang!
A section of Xiang Zhuang's long sword broke off and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.In addition, Xiang Zhuang's sleeve has a small opening, which is straight and smooth.

Xiang Zhuang took a step back, his face livid, Long Qi and the others were very surprised, they stared at the scene in astonishment, and were speechless for a while.Zhou Da was about to applaud, but was stopped by Pu Jun.

Yin Xu said at the first moment: "I'm just lucky to use the sharpness of the sword. The swordsmanship is really inferior to Brother Xiangzhuang."

No one noticed that behind the scenes on the side of the inquiring, there was an old man who had been secretly watching the two swordfights.Seeing the ending of the sword competition, he nodded first, and then shook his head.Then he turned and left, no one knew what he was thinking.

Judging from the gray hair and beard and deep eyes, the old man is undoubtedly Fan Zeng.

(End of this chapter)