Chapter 561: Borrowing a Knife

Zhang Hengneng could feel that the Qingshui Yixin who appeared now was obviously much stronger than the boy before.

Since he is the chief, he should be the second only to Sugawara Zaemon in the dojo, and he should have practiced Shigenshinjaryu for a certain number of years.

In fact, Shimizu Isshin had been with Sugawara Zaemon before he opened the Suzakukan. He has been practicing for more than ten years, and he has received the teaching of the true solution of the source. Now he is teaching on behalf of the teacher in the dojo. Even Sugawara Zaemon was not sure of defeating him.

However, now that Qing Shui was standing in front of Zhang Heng with all his heart, his expression was more solemn than when he was facing his master.

As the so-called expert knows the way, no matter what kind of sport, the offensive side always has the advantage over the defensive side. As the saying goes, if you defend for a long time, you will lose. All the attacks from the opposite side were resolved, even if Xiaoshan Mingxinliu was a school that valued defense, it would not be so easy.

Therefore, this can only show one thing, that is, the strength gap between the two sides is even larger than it appears on the surface.

Qing Shui Yixin felt the pressure on his shoulders. He was carrying the honor of the Dojo in this battle. He bowed to the opponent, pulled out the wooden knife, and said in a deep voice.

"Please advise."

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A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Heng got the legendary Miike Norita Mitsuyo Casting Knife, and by the way, he also watched Shiyuanzhen Jieliu's skills. On the other side was Shimizu Isshin, who was sweating profusely, looking It was like being fished out of the water, and his eyes were terrified. He had tried his best, but he still couldn't help the guy opposite.

He even felt that he was not much different from the junior who played before, and no matter what moves he had, he couldn't break through the opponent's defense.

This school called Xiaoshan Mingxinliu has never been heard of before. Why are the disciples under the sect so powerful?

Qing Shui Yixin has always been recognized by everyone in the Suzaku Pavilion as a veteran, no matter what major events happen, he can keep his face unchanged. Everyone says that as long as there is Qing Shui, even if the sky falls, there is no need to worry.

However, at the end of the battle with Zhang Heng, Qing Shui Yixin's heart was really messed up. It was the first time he experienced the feeling that there was really nothing he could do about the other party, and the more he fought, the more frustrated he felt, as if what he had learned all these years was of no use at all. .

But in fact, his strength is not bad. Zhang Heng can feel that Shimizu Isshin is stronger than Yamada as soon as the two of them meet each other. It is said that it is a fusion of Jinli, three religions, Liujuhe and Shuangliujuhe.

Zhang Heng and Shimizu Yishin had roughly figured out the strength and speed of each other after fighting for a period of time, but he didn't expect Shimizu Yishin to unleash a blow that far exceeded the average level at the moment when he used the Juhejutsu.

Although he was still blocked by Zhang Heng raising his knife, he was quite interested in this skill that broke through his upper limit.

After defeating Shimizu Isshin, Zhang Heng originally thought that he would face Sugawara Zaemon, the ultimate boss of the Suzakukan, but he didn't expect that Sugawara Zaemon didn't show up at all after that, but sent someone to send his own boss. With a knife, this obviously already contains the meaning of being soft.

Zhang Heng doesn't know the internal situation of the Suzaku Pavilion. The chief executive Shimizu Isshin and the owner Sugawara Zaemon are on par in strength. Shimizu Yishin's defeat is so complete, of course Sugawara Zaemon will not come here to send him off. A wave, so he simply gave the knife to Zhang Heng.

As expected, Zhang Heng kept his promise. After borrowing the knife and seeing Shiyuanzhen Jieliu, he said goodbye and left contentedly.

He left the deadly dojo, got up and went to the teacher's study, Sugawarazaemon was practicing calligraphy, and he didn't look up when he heard someone knocking on the door and calling to come in.

So Qing Shui stood aside respectfully, until the teacher filled a page, put down the pen, and sighed.

Qing Shui bowed his head and said guiltily, "I am ashamed, I am not that person's opponent, and I also lost the teacher's beloved sword to him."

"It's okay," Saemon Sugawara said, "There are always geniuses in this world. Except for the sword sage Miyamoto Musashi, who can never be defeated. Your teacher and I have nothing to do with Serizawa Kamo. We can only wait for him Only after his death did he dare to open the Suzaku Pavilion in Kyoto, it’s just a knife, not to mention that people only said to borrow it, it’s not like taking it away and not returning it, so he can watch it as long as he likes.”

"It's all my fault for my lack of skill in learning." Qing Shui Yixin looked sad, "Now is the best time to develop the dojo, but this kind of thing happened, and it was seen by everyone. I lost, I really lost... ..."

"What are you panicking?" Sugawara Zaemon sneered, "Do you really think that Yuta Abe only came to us to borrow knives? Look, this is just the beginning. Suzakukan is not the only one who has famous knives in Kyoto. The guy might be the next Miyamoto Musashi, and Kyoto is in chaos."

Shimizu raised his head abruptly with a look of astonishment, he didn't expect the teacher to have such a high evaluation of Yuta Abe, but the teacher obviously didn't see this duel.

It seemed that he could see what was going on in his mind Sugawara Zaemon shook his head, "You have been with me the longest and have the best aptitude. Of course, what I value most is your character, who can make your heart confuse like this. I can roughly guess what kind of strength you have. It is necessary to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, but there is no need to belittle yourself. Your strength is not bad, but the opponent is too strong, but this is also an opportunity for you, everyone It is said that I traveled all over the world, learned from the directors of various schools, and finally created the true solution of the source, but in fact, the most benefited me was when I practiced with Kamo Serizawa. The bits and pieces are fused together, and Enlightenment shows the source of truth... You are the same, think about this battle, if you can find out the shortcomings in your body, you may not be able to go further, go, Suzaku Pavilion I will rely on you tomorrow."

Shimizu bowed again after hearing the words, and bowed out of the study. Before leaving, he heard Sugawara Saemon muttering, "Xiaoshan Mingxinliu, Xiaoshan Mingxinliu... I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before. Why is there no impression at all?"

On the other side, Zhang Heng chose a dojo but felt that he hadn't sweated much, and it was still early in the morning, so he simply visited another dojo, and then turned to Siwenya in the market to buy some soba noodles Oden and Akane Koyama had been thinking about the roasted glutinous rice dumplings for a long time, and then they walked back to their residence slowly.