twin moon

Chapter 27, Act Three

Jiang Yan picked up the long knife that fell on the ground, the knife was still stained with the blood left by the injured boy before, and it dripped on the white sand under his feet, rustling.

Yu Li didn't know the details of the dark-eyed boy opposite, but since he dared to challenge in public without even wearing half of the armor on his body, the young captain did not dare to underestimate the enemy for a while.

Seeing that neither the warlord nor the commander on the martial arts stage spoke to stop him, Yu Li once again raised the weapon in his hand that had lost its wooden scabbard, and Hengdao showed a defensive posture on his chest.Right now, he decided to use defense instead of offense for the time being, to find out the strength of the opponent first, and then make follow-up plans.

Jiang Yan just lowered his head and stood in a corner of the school field with his knife in hand, completely unable to tell whether it was offensive or defensive.But at the moment when Yu Li wanted to change and was about to switch from defense to offense, the black-eyed boy jumped up from where he was standing at the same time, like a black lightning bolt, and like a fierce tiger pouncing on its prey!

With a sound of "clang", the weapons in the hands of the two collided in the blink of an eye.Yu Li never imagined that he had always relied on his invincible physical strength in the camp, and he had already met his opponent in just one round——

The two long knives were locked together, but they did not deviate to either side.Under the evenly matched competition, Yu Li couldn't even take advantage of any advantage at all.Realizing that he would not have the slightest advantage in continuing the stalemate, he could only take a half step back, wanting to avoid the sharp edge of the black-eyed boy first, and then find another opening.

There was a burst of applause among the recruits, which made the young captain even more annoyed.Jiang Yan, however, was not complacent because he was the first to win, and continued to attack with a knife, and he bullied the opponent again in an instant!
Yu Li knew that if he continued like this, he would be completely passive, and immediately lowered his body and stabbed the tip of the knife towards the lower abdomen of the boy with black pupils.But Jiang Yan didn't dodge anything, and even the direction of the long knife in his hand didn't change at all, as if he had only one thought in his mind - to attack.With continuous strong attacks, the opponent is cornered.

Hearing another "clang" on the field, Jiang Yan's offensive actually forced Yu Li to return his sword to save himself.The weapons in the hands of the two intersected again, splashing out sparks.

"So fast!"

Xiang Baili on the martial arts stage started to sweat for the seemingly reckless black-eyed boy, but now he couldn't help getting up and leaving the table, and walked to the side of the stage to applaud him in a low voice.

"General Baili really has sharp eyes. Although this black-eyed brat doesn't know how to wield a knife, his fierce momentum is far superior to some veterans in the camp. According to the general, which of these two will win today ?”

Jinghai Hou Qi Shouyu looked sideways at the general in green robe beside him.

"Looking at it now, it's hard to say. The wrought iron long knife is still too bulky for a child of this age. If Jiang Yan misses again, Yu Li may be able to catch his flaw."

Xiang Baili didn't notice the strange eyes cast on him by the warlord beside him at all, and he didn't want to move his eyes from the school field below the stage for a moment.Although he didn't give any partiality in his answer this time, he suddenly wanted to see what would happen if the black-eyed boy really won.

At the same time, Jiang Yan on the field did not disappoint him.

Although Xiang Baili was still worried that the weapon in his hand was too heavy for him, the young man unreservedly swung the knife towards Yu Li again and again.Not only did the chopping speed not slow down, but it became faster and fiercer each time, and even the tip of the blade was accompanied by the screeching sound of piercing through the air.

Facing the stormy onslaught of the black-eyed boy, Yu Li gradually showed signs of fatigue.He was eager to change the situation that he could only dodge, but he failed to succeed in several counterattacks.Reluctantly, Jiangyan's attack really lacked variety. Apart from suppressing the opponent in terms of strength and speed, he didn't have any ultimate moves that could seal the victory.

In this way, the two children in the school field kept attacking, entangled, and separated, and then attacked, entangled, and separated again, and they fought hard.They each used their full strength, and even on the two blades that had not yet been sharpened, there were countless jagged gaps due to the continuous violent impact.

But after all, Yu Li's sword skills are both offensive and defensive.Finally, facing another attack from the black-eyed boy, he didn't choose to raise his sword head-on to strike. Instead, he held the weapon and used the strength of his waist and abdomen to bring his whole body to spin on the spot.

"This is—the Breaking Wave Knife! How could he do it!"

Xiang Baili on the martial arts stage couldn't help but secretly startled, and clasped the railing around him tightly with both hands.

The so-called Breaking Wave Saber is a set of sword techniques that the Qi family of Ye Kingdom was most proud of. According to legend, it was created by the former king Dehuan Gong who accompanied the founding monarch Baijiang Emperor to conquer the world.However, for hundreds of years, the country of Ye has been partial to Anwan Prefecture, and the rulers of the country have emphasized literature and despised martial arts, so this set of overbearing swordsmanship that was once famous all over the world has been lost long ago.But right now, the young captain in the arena is playing it well, and I don't know where he learned it from.

Surprised, Xiang Baili finally turned his head to the side, and glanced at Jinghaihou who was always calm by his side—there had been rumors in the camp that Yu Li had an extraordinary relationship with him.But when it comes to the relationship between the two, no one dares to speculate randomly, let alone investigate without authorization.

General Qingpao didn't have time to think about it, and when he lost his mind for a moment, he immediately turned his gaze back to the school field.But at this time, Jiang Yan didn't realize the mystery of the opponent's completely different move this time, and he still wanted to use up the fierce offensive without restraint.However, in the blink of an eye, he was horrified to find that the long knife in his hand actually missed the impossible target, and just brushed gently against the edge of Yu Li's turning body.

Only then did the black-eyed boy come to his senses, and it was too late to return his saber to defend.The long blade held upside down in the opponent's hand, who was so close away, swept straight towards him like a long whip, and at the same time, there was a loud shout full of murderous intent:

"break!"

The hard blade hit Jiang Yan's back hard, knocking him to the ground directly.

The black-eyed boy felt an unbearable pain from his shoulder blades, which made his eyes go black, and he broke out in a cold sweat immediately.The clothes on his back became a little wet, fearing that the newly healed wound would burst open again after being hit hard.

However, the young captain on the opposite side didn't care whether his opponent was injured or not.Seeing Jiang Yan fell to the ground, he immediately seized the opportunity to swing his saber again, attacking his vitals.The black-eyed boy struggled several times but failed to get up, so he had to roll away in the white sand, only then struggling to avoid the blow.

The situation had reversed in the blink of an eye, and the blood oozing from Jiang Yan's back instantly stained his clothes red.However, Qi Shouyu on the martial arts stage did not have the slightest intention to stop.

"Are you still not admitting defeat? This is not a battlefield, and you don't need to fight with your life. Now you only need to say the words 'I'm a coward' to the recruits around you, and the captain will give you ten coins from the bounty." Gold ingot, how about it?"

Yu Li, who had gained the upper hand, was panting heavily, but he wanted to end this contest as soon as possible, which almost made him lose face.However, the black-eyed boy who fell on the ground refused to give in. He stuck his neck, gritted his teeth and squeezed out three words:

"You-dre-dream!"

"Since you want to die, Captain Ben will help you today!"

Yu Li lost the last bit of patience.He raised the long knife high above his head, and he was murderous, intending to use the weapon in his hand as a blunt weapon to directly smash Jiang Yan's Tianling Gai who was not wearing any protective gear!
Seeing this, Xiang Baili, who was far away on the martial arts platform, immediately panicked, quickly grabbed the gavel from the soldier beside him, and hit the copper gong beside him hard, wanting to end this absurd situation. competition.But at the same time, in the ears of all the people watching the battle with bated breath around the school field, they could clearly hear a roar resounding through the sky like the roar of a prehistoric dragon:

"I won't lose!"

Even Yu Li never imagined that Jiang Yan, who seemed to have completely lost his chance to make a comeback, would lie on the ground and make a last-ditch effort.I don't know how he used the strength to lift his body up half a foot, and then he held the long knife upside down and spun around in the air!

"How could it be——my wave breaking knife!"

Yu Li finally came to his senses—even though Jiang Yan had only seen the moves he used just once, he had already learned most of them in a decent way!And he even used this trick on himself!

The two blunt knives intersected together again, making a crisp sound of "clang".Under the forceful impact, Yu Li only felt a sharp numbness spread from the tiger's mouth to his forearm, almost forcing him to let go of the handle of the knife in his hand.He gritted his teeth, desperately trying to clenched the weapon in his hand, but the strength of Yan was not exhausted, followed by another loud roar:
"release!"

Yu Lideng felt the force of the knife intensify again, and covered himself like an overwhelming mountain.He was so forced that he had to stretch out his other hand, using all his strength to hold down the long knife that might fly out at any time.

"Zheng-"

A sound of metal breaking broke the suffocating silence above the school grounds.At the same time, the two long knives in the opponent's hands were snapped from the center.The tip of the broken knife twirled and flew out, and after two thuds, it actually plunged into the pillar of the martial arts platform, shocking the audience.

Yu Li finally let go of the only half of the knife handle left in his hand, and fell to the ground as if he lost his strength, panting heavily.But Jiang Yan was still holding on to the broken knife, struggling to get up and continue to attack.

"That's enough, let me stop!"

Jinghaihou finally said to stop.There was some pale color on his fat face, and the previous indifference had disappeared without a trace.But he didn't know whether it was because Yu Li fell to the ground in embarrassment, or because the two pieces flew into the martial arts stage and almost stabbed his own broken blade.

No one could have imagined that what was originally just a simple contest between teenagers to learn skills was no less tragic than a sword fight on the battlefield.And the contest where the outcome is difficult to distinguish for a while is more like a bloody battle that hurts both sides.Among them, the merciless killing move made everyone watching the battle feel chills down their backs.

The soldiers around did not dare to make a sound easily, and cast their eyes on the martial arts stage, hoping that the warlord who proposed to hold this competition earlier could give a satisfactory judgment.

Unexpectedly, Qi Shouyu pushed this important task to the man in green robe who was so nervous that his forehead was sweating and his fists were clenched:

"General Baili, the outcome of this competition is up to you to decide."

Xiang Baili suddenly regretted that he hadn't stopped this nonsense of fighting against injustice earlier.Although Yu Li did not lose now, Jiang Yan, whose name and surname has not been registered in the military household register, cannot be regarded as a member of the recruit camp.If Yu Li was directly announced as the winner, it would appear that the veterans in the boat battalion had won by force.And if it is announced that Jiang Yan has won, it will undoubtedly be another heavy blow to the already low morale in the camp.

Looking at the face of the chunky prince beside him, General Qingpao pondered for a moment, then turned around and got off the martial arts platform, and walked to the side of the two young men who had already stood up and stepped back a few steps.

"You two are equal in strength, each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Now that the weapons are broken at the same time, it can be regarded as a tie in terms of this match. However, Yu Li repelled the five recruits by himself in the previous match. Therefore, the result of the competition is still that he wins! Today is a big day for the boat master to recruit new people, no matter who comes first or last, from now on, they are all comrades under the flag of the sea falcon of Ye Kingdom! Model, train hard, guard our frontiers, guard our rivers and mountains! The camp has all the wine and meat ready, so let’s not get drunk tonight!”

His words took care of the emotions of recruits and veterans at the same time, and also dissipated the deep estrangement on the field.The crowd burst into bursts of cheers, and the tense atmosphere quickly eased down.

"He didn't win, I can still fight!"

Among all the people, Jiang Yan was the only one who was still a little unconvinced, and opened his mouth to argue.But the split wound on his back made him feel pain to the bone marrow when he moved a little.Besides, after thinking about it carefully, this time it was indeed because he stood up for someone else to fight this battle, and he was not on the list to participate in the competition. Although he didn't want to give up, he grinned and couldn't continue talking.

"Do you want to beat him?"

Xiang Baili looked at the back of Yu Li who was going to receive the reward from a distance, and suddenly asked about the lost boy beside him.

"Of course I want to! But the competition is over..."

"Life is not just about winning or losing. If you really want to win, you have to win beautifully. I can teach you after you join the boat division." General Qingpao once again brought up his wish to enlist Jiang Yan in the army.

"If I go to work under the general's tent, will the general be willing to teach me?" The melancholy eyes of the black-eyed boy shone again.

"Martial art, art of war, as long as you know someone, you can learn it." Xiang Baili said so, but raised his eyes to look at Jing Haihou on the martial arts stage, and murmured in a low voice that no one else could hear: "It's just—I'm afraid there will be some obstacles for the time being."

His guess was really good, and after a while, the short and fat prince sent his followers to walk up to Jiang Yan proudly.The person who came was also holding a square mouth platter in his hand, on which were scattered ten gold bahts.

"This is a gift from the Overseer to the little hero."

"Give me the money, and I can do whatever I want, right?"

The boy didn't pick it up immediately, but raised his head and asked.

"That's natural." The subordinate didn't understand what he meant by his words.

"Then give these gold bahts to the child who just broke his arm. The bone injury is hard to heal, and the money should keep him from being disabled." Jiang Yan still said seriously.

A smile suddenly appeared on Xiang Baili's face: "That's the best. That child should be in the camp's medical center right now, and let the medical officer bandage your back injury by the way."

After watching the black-eyed boy go far, he turned his head again, looked at the subordinate who had no intention of leaving, and asked, "Now you can tell me, what other words did the Lord Overseer ask you to bring?" ?”

The subordinate also bowed his hands and bowed:
"General Baili is clearly aware. The Lord Overseer specially told the villain to remind the general that it is enough for only one person to be injured in a martial arts competition, and blood splashing on the spot is not a good sign. The child with black pupils is too wild. If you don't temper yourself So I recruited them into the camp to serve as the general's personal soldiers, I'm afraid it will cause many unforeseen disasters."

"It's just a child, why is there such a thing as a disaster? Lord Overseer is too worried." Xiang Baili showed a dissatisfied expression on his face, and snorted heavily, but knew in his heart that he couldn't hold back the other party, and then nodded again Nodded, "So, I don't know what to do next?"

"Master Overseer ordered that if General Baili cherishes his talents and insists on keeping the child, let him go to the stables to replace the veterans there, and work there for a year or a half, so as to hone his mind. Of course, go to or If you don’t go, it’s up to the leader to make his own decision in the end.”

After the servant finished speaking, he hurried to catch up with Marquis Jinghai who had already left.Xiang Baili stood where he was, but he knew in his heart that the other party's words had already given him enough face.If he insisted on taking Yan into his account, it would only bring him more trouble.

He turned his head, took another look at the figure of the black-eyed boy who had already run away, and sighed, but secretly planned his future plans in his heart.

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