Knife splashing

Chapter 2: Fight the Wolf!

It’s the blind third brother!

Li Yan already had a guess in his mind.

I have never smelled this kind of smell on ordinary wild beasts.

Could it be true, as people say, that “Blind Old Third” has become a Taoist priest?
Li Yan was alert in his heart. He took off the bow with his backhand, drew his arrow and pretended to aim it. He signaled Heidan to bend down, lower his steps and follow him.

Just from this one glance, the difference was apparent.

Guanzhong has always been home to many knights-errant. In addition, due to wars of all sizes over the past thousand years, the trend of practicing martial arts has continued in various places. For example, Lijiabao was once a military fort, and many children there have practiced martial arts since childhood.

There is only one Red Fist, and each village has its own heritage and stance.

Heidan also practiced martial arts since he was young. His only entertainment during the slack season on the farm was to practice shaking his spear and boxing. The gun barrel behind him had long been polished by him to a shine as porcelain.

But when he walked, he still stepped on his heels first, then on his soles. Even though he walked very lightly, his own weight pressed on the weeds, which made a little noise.

But Li Yan was not like that.

He stood on the soles of his feet, with the bow steady and the arrow level in his hands, moving like a civet cat, his spine always keeping balance while moving, and without making any sound.

Steady and light, two opposite states, are perfectly unified at this moment.

Heidan, who was behind him, saw this and felt envious.

Practicing martial arts requires hard work, but it also requires talent. Just this light footwork is a level that he will never be able to achieve in his entire life.

The villagers praised Li Yan a lot, but only because of his grandfather who was a veteran soldier and his father who was a swordsman and had long since passed away.

After all, how much can a fourteen-year-old child be capable of?

But Heidan was different. He had secretly seen Li Yan practicing martial arts and was amazed by his extraordinary skills. Therefore, he turned to him for help as soon as the accident happened.

While I was daydreaming, Li Yan in front of me suddenly stopped.

Heidan also stopped quickly, leaned over to take a look, and his eyes suddenly widened.

There are many earthen walls behind Lijiabao Village. They were military forts from the previous dynasty, but now only ruins remain.

It is darkest before dawn and the light is poor.

I saw a large black shadow wriggling on the broken wall.

It turned out to be a giant, shabby wolf with messy hair all over its body, stealing pigs.

It bit the pig's ear with its sharp teeth and swung its big tail back and forth like a whip, and the fat pig followed it.

Pigs are very smart animals. When they were caught by the butcher during the New Year, they knew their end was near and they screamed miserably. But now they were like possessed, with blood all over their heads, but they didn't even dare to hum.

This wolf has only one eye left, it is "Blind Third"!
"Blind Third" actually entered the village early in the morning.

Also, why don’t the dogs in the village bark?

The strange scene in front of him made Heidan feel uneasy, but hatred quickly overcame his fear. With red eyes, he slowly took off the spear from his back.

Li Yan was also a little surprised, but he became calmer.

He signaled Heidan not to act rashly, and then slowly raised the bow.

However, the arrow was not shot in a hurry. Instead, he adjusted his breathing while pulling the bow, his eyes slightly narrowed, and a cold light condensed in his pupils.

After coming to this world for several years, his greatest hobby is martial arts.

The martial arts in this world are more like traditional Chinese arts. There is no such thing as spiritual energy or true qi, but there are many qi-related mantras. For example, breathing is extremely important.

Only when the qi is not disordered can the strength of the whole body be concentrated.

Just like when he was sneaking just now, his mind was stable, his breathing was orderly, his bones and muscles were as strong as his arms and fingers, so he could move like a civet cat, in harmony and unity.

Don't underestimate this point, the essence of learning martial arts lies in this.

Even if ordinary people swung stone locks and shook big spears every day, and trained their strength and knew many moves, when fighting with others, they still had unstable breathing, agitated minds, and a blank mind, and they still punched like a turtle.

This is also where the skill of bow and arrow lies.

No matter how strong the bow is or how much practice you have, you have to hit the target to make it count.

When it comes to controlling the body's strength, breathing is the switch!
The evil wolf "Blind Third" may indeed be a little different, but the fact that he fell into a trap and had one of his eyes shot out shows that he is still a flesh and blood creature after all.

They were downwind at the moment, so they smelled the scent of "Blind Third" first, lowered their steps and sneaked. In addition, the other party was stealing pigs, and the distance between them was shortened to a hundred meters.

Li Yan believed that as long as he could hit the target, he could kill the enemy with one arrow!
crunch...

The bowstring quickly tightened and the arrow was surprisingly stable.

But at this moment, "Blind Old Third" suddenly got angry and looked up.

It was discovered!

Li Yan didn't know where he went wrong, or maybe the other party sensed the murderous intent, but it was too late to think about it.

hum!
The arrow flew out as fast as light.

Li Yan was aiming at the wolf's neck.

Wolves are known for their copper head, iron tail and tofu waist. This is because there is only a spine connecting their hips and ribs, without much bone protection, so they are relatively soft and have important organs distributed throughout.

Few people know that the bones in the area between its eyes and nose are the most fragile, and a blow from a gouge can knock it unconscious, while an arrow shot can be fatal.

But this area is extremely difficult to hit, and "Blind Old Third" is unusual, so Li Yan's target is the neck.

puff!

The arrowhead pierced the fur.

Blind Old Third finally dodged, and the arrow did not penetrate his vitals, but pierced his right forelimb, causing blood to explode.

Without saying a word, Li Yan drew his bow again and prepared to fire another arrow.

Although the enemy was not killed with one arrow, the long arrow that went across would reduce his mobility. As long as he moved quickly, it would be difficult for him to escape.

But something surprising happened to him.

This "Blind Third Brother" did not rush to escape, but jumped behind the wall and bit the arrow with his sharp teeth, trying to bite it off and pull it out.

Damn it, he’s so cunning!
Li Yan threw down his bow and rushed out quickly, his body as sharp as an arrow while holding the hilt of the knife.

His sword was about three feet long and less than two inches wide. It was of a special shape, and the jaws that were used as guards were particularly narrow.

This is a sharp knife produced in Guanshan Town, Lintong.

The Guanshan Knife is also the standard equipment and symbol of the Guanzhong swordsman.

At a distance of a hundred meters, Li Yan rushed faster and faster, his feet leaving dust behind. With a click, he pushed out the blade with his left thumb and pressed the handle with his right hand, but he never drew the blade.

A family-inherited sharp sword, waist-strike style.

It looks a bit like the Japanese sword-drawing technique from the previous life, but it is completely different.

The quick knife "waist strike style" is a knife technique used for sneak attacks. The method can kill by rushing forward, and the knife can be swung as fast as lightning.

When engaging with the enemy, do not show your murderous intent, draw your sword and put it back, the person will escape but the body will remain.

The evil wolf "Blind Old Third" is a man of flesh and blood, but the spirituality and wisdom he displays are extremely astonishing and cannot be viewed with common sense.

When the blade is unsheathed, the murderous aura flows with the cold light, which will surely alert the enemy.

Li Yan chose the waist strike, just like a ferocious beast pouncing, showing his claws at the last moment.

And as he expected, "Blind Old Third" was definitely not an ordinary person.

Just as Li Yan rushed out, the wolf had already bitten off the arrow head and pulled out the arrow shaft from the back, handling it in the same way as a human to minimize damage.

The arrow pierced through, which was difficult for ordinary people to bear.

But this "Blind Third Brother" seemed to be completely unaffected. He bared his fangs, wrinkles formed on the tip of his nose, and his blood-red pupil constricted. He jumped onto the earth wall in a flash and then leaped out.

This jump was five meters high, and the timing was just right. He fell from the air and pounced on Li Yan who was rushing towards him.

Fighting among wild beasts is a skill developed in the wilderness.

As top predators, when a wolf pack surrounds its prey, they often roar and confront the prey, constantly testing it. The strongest one will pounce and attack the throat, which may be fatal. Then the pack of wolves will rush up and tear it apart.

Lone wolves also focus on sneak attacks, often hiding by the side of the road and suddenly jumping out to attack when pedestrians or prey pass by.

Like instinct, you can always find the most suitable method.

The same is true today.

"Blind Third" leaped out of the air with the help of the earth wall. Ordinary prey would expose their neck flaws whether they turned their heads to run or looked up in panic.

If a wolf's kiss breaks your throat, it will be useless no matter how big you are.

However, it also faces extraordinary people.

Feeling the fishy wind in the air, Li Yan became calmer. His pair of phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and his dragon pupils were filled with coldness. As the blind third brother fell, he aimed at his vital points, bent sideways, and shook his right arm at the same time.

Clang!
When the two sides were fighting, Guanshan slashed his knife sideways.

A cold light flashed, and blood splattered.

"Blind Old Third" fell to the ground with a thud, with a big cut on his neck, blood spurting out, and he was sobbing and struggling with his limbs.

Li Yan also came to a distance of five meters, with his back to the wolf. He shook off the blood stains on the blade with his backhand and sheathed the knife with smooth movements.

"Good sword skills!"

Heidan, who was watching from a distance, was overwhelmed with emotion and cheered.

This man-wolf fight lasted only a moment, but it made him tremble all over, with cold sweat on his forehead and palms.

On the other side, Li Yan put away his knife but still did not turn around.

It's not just a pretense, there's another reason.

His face was gloomy. He touched his neck and found a cut. Although it was just a scratch on the skin, blood was still oozing out. It was only a millimeter away from the artery.

"Blind Third" was indeed a flesh and blood body, but his movements and reactions were far beyond those of ordinary wild beasts. When his neck was cut open by him, he also hooked his claws.

"Brother Yan, are you okay?"

Behind him, Heidan was running over with a spear in his hand and asked nervously.

"What can I do?"

Li Yan replied and turned around slowly.

A strange thing happened. When he turned around, the wound on his neck disappeared instantly. The little blood that remained seemed to be just splashed by the wolf's blood.

Heidan didn’t see anything at all, so he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the “Blind Third Brother” lying on the ground.

This wolf was indeed extremely ferocious. Even though there was blood all over the ground, it was barely breathing and unable to move, it still bared its teeth and stared at Li Yan viciously.

His eyes were full of resentment, as if he wanted to remember him in his heart.

"You beast, why don't you die!"

Heidan became angry, shook his spear, and with a "puff", the spear tip shot into the good eye of "Blind Old Third" and directly into his brain.

Even so, "Blind Old Third" struggled for a few times before he became motionless.

At this moment, Li Yan seemed to realize something and frowned.

This "Blind Third Brother" was dead as hell, but the unique fishy smell on his body was getting stronger and stronger and spreading to the surroundings.

It was like an invisible wind, extremely strong, and then suddenly dissipated.

Not sure if it was an illusion, Li Yan felt a chill on his back.

But if you look closely, there is nothing around.

"Heidan, do you smell anything bad?"

"What? No..."

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