I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

Along with the board, two petite and lovely figures in black also fell!

The visitors were none other than Qingdeng's "Master of Cloud Flow Footwork" and "Master of Cloud Flow Extraordinary Skills"—the "Double Sisters"!

The iconic white-topped, red-bottomed shrine maiden outfit was gone. In its place was a dark blue, fitted outfit that was exactly the same as what Qing Deng was currently wearing.

The moment the two sisters appeared, they gave Qing Deng a warm welcome gift—they both drew their unsharpened wakizashi from their waists, and the instant their adorable little feet, smaller than Qing Deng's palm, touched the ground...

A cute tiger pounces on its prey in the palm of your hand!

The two sisters pounced on Qingdeng from the left and right, and from the front and back.

Upon seeing this, Qing Deng drew the only weapon he carried without hesitation—a wakizashi tied to his left waist.

His wakizashi, like the wakizashi used by the "Double Sisters," was unsharpened; it was just a large sheet of iron.

In the blink of an eye, the "Double Sisters" had already arrived in front of Qingdeng, their movements as fluid as flowing water.

call!

call!

Two sharp, whistling sounds rang out simultaneously.

The taciturn older sister, Sae, swung her sword straight at Aoto's left wrist.

The boorish younger sister, Yae, attacked Aoto's right waist.

The two knives moved with lightning speed, carrying an overwhelming force that left no room for carelessness.

Taking a deep breath, Qing Deng stepped back half a step with his right leg and used two upward sweeping moves in quick succession. In an instant, he completed these movements.

clang!

clang!

Two clanging metal sounds, unheard by anyone, echoed through the empty corridor.

Using the momentum of the swing, the two sides switched positions—and then the three swords clashed again.

Qing Deng and the "Double Sisters" have always had a good relationship, so why would they fight for no reason?

In short, Tenshōin wanted to see how well Seidō had practiced his Cloud Flow Ninjutsu, so he sent the "Two Sisters" to test him.

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Chapter 322 Copying Talent [Delicate Body] [Graceful physique]! [6600]

Early this morning, Qingdeng arrived at the Moon Palace Shrine to practice Cloud Flow.

As the current head of the Edo Shogunate, Tenshōin has countless troublesome matters to deal with every day, so it's impossible for him to frequently wander around the Tsukimiya Shrine.

According to Qing Deng's own estimation, he would encounter Tenshōin about once every three visits to the Moon Palace Shrine—and this one-third probability just happened to happen to Qing Deng today.

Tenshōin, dressed in white robes and purple katana—a "high-ranking priestess" attire that Aoto was already used to seeing—said to Aoto upon his arrival:

Tachibana-kun, you've become a fully-fledged new Oniwabansuke. It's time for me to see how well your Cloud Flow training is progressing.

Of course, Tenshōin's original words were not exactly like that, but that was roughly the gist of it.

Therefore, at Tenshōin's request, Aoto had no choice but to change into the special combat uniform of the new Oniwaban, which was this dark black outfit, to compete against the examiners chosen by Tenshōin, namely the "Double Sisters".

The New Oniwaban is a covert mobile force, not a unit that needs to face the enemy directly and engage in direct combat. Therefore, the assessment that Aoto underwent was not limited to ordinary fighting and killing.

The task Qingdeng had to complete today was quite simple: sneak into a wooden hut used to train new Oniwabansen (a type of Japanese military officer) in stealth skills and retrieve a fan from the attic of the hut.

During this period, the "Double Sisters" will continue to harass and attack Qingdeng.

In addition, the house is equipped with a considerable number of traps and mechanisms.

Because this assessment is to test Qingdeng's current level of Yunliu martial arts, Qingdeng is not allowed to use any martial arts other than Yunliu during the assessment.

If Qing Deng can "survive" the combined attacks of the "Double Sisters" and the house traps, and retrieve the fan from the attic, then Qing Deng will have passed the trial.

Qingdeng was quite eager to try out the test that Tianzhangyuan had suddenly proposed.

After all, Qing Deng was also eager to know what level his Cloud Flow Ninjutsu had reached.

Without a specific reference point to refer to on a regular basis, Qingdeng really didn't have a clear idea of ​​what level his Cloud Flow was at.

In addition, this is also a great opportunity to replicate talent from the "Double Sisters".

Qing Deng's intuition told him that the "Double Sisters," who were so young and petite, must have special talents to have passed the selection to become members of the new Oniwaban.

Unfortunately, according to the regulations of the Tenshōin, all members of the new Imperial Guard are prohibited from engaging in private fights.

The two sisters deeply respect Tenshōin, and in their worldview, Tenshōin's status is no different from that of a god.

They obeyed all orders and regulations issued by the Tianzhang Academy without question and never disobeyed.

So before this, no matter how much Qingdeng pleaded and persuaded the two sisters to have a match with him, the two women refused on the grounds that "Lord Yudu said that we cannot fight privately, not even for friendly sparring."

The two women's stubbornness meant that even though Qing Deng had been a member of the new Oniwabanshu for so long, he had never fought with them and had no chance to explore their innate talents.

Now, a great opportunity to make up for this regret is presented to Qingdeng.

Why not take advantage of this perfect opportunity to test one's current skill level in Cloud Flow and to replicate the talent from the two women?

Back to the present—the sound of the three wakizashi clashing repeatedly echoed in the empty corridor, but no one heard it.

The covert and mobile nature of the unit meant that the new Oniwaban would frequently have to deal with oppressive ceilings, cramped mansion corridors, and narrow, dilapidated rooms.

Therefore, weapons that are easy to use in confined spaces, such as wakizashi, shuriken, and kunai, became the standard equipment of the new Oniwaban.

Many of the moves in Cloud Flow are designed around the central idea of ​​"how to use these short weapons more efficiently".

Because Qing Deng can only use Cloud Flow Ninjutsu in the current assessment, he had to remove all his weapons, including his beloved sword Ding Guishen, before stepping into this "training room".

The only weapon he possessed, from head to toe, was the unsharpened wakizashi provided to him by Tenshōin.

Snap! Snap! Swish! Swish!

Two pairs of pink feet, clad only in black tabi socks, glided rapidly, making a rustling sound on the ground.

At the same time, two delicate shouts rang out.

Miaozhong and Yachong brushed past Qingdeng from the left and right, running past him under his arms.

Their height, just above Qingdeng's waist, allowed them to pass under Qingdeng's armpits without any obstruction.

As the two sisters passed Qingdeng, as if they had agreed beforehand, they simultaneously unleashed two dazzling beams of light in the air, slashing towards Qingdeng's body.

It was afternoon, and the gentle afternoon sun was streaming in through the window next to us.

Sunlight shone on the wakizashi's blade, reflecting a dazzling, cold light.

Although the blade wasn't sharpened, being struck by such a large piece of iron would have serious consequences.

The twin sisters' sword speed was incredibly fast, making it hard to believe how such petite bodies could possess such formidable strength.

It's important to know that even the short wakizashi has a blade made of steel, and it's by no means light.

However, in this space, there are two things that are far faster than the twin sisters' swords—Qing Deng's reaction speed and movement speed!

The "Godspeed +4" that was just evolved a few days ago has been activated!

The combined effects of the "Divine Speed ​​+4" and "Eagle Eye +1" talents made everything that Sae and Yae did appear to Aoto as if it were happening in slow motion.

In the blink of an eye, Qingdeng vanished from his spot.

He leaped high into the air with powerful leg strength... no, he flew up!

Starting from the base of the wall to the right front, run quickly upwards along the wall.

Just as his head was about to hit the ceiling, Qing Deng used his waist to exert force, nimbly turning his body in mid-air, switching from facing the sky to facing the ground, and then using gravity and the momentum of running, he chopped down the sword that was raised above his head.

Target: Yae’s left shoulder!

The sharp wind made the fine downy hairs on Yae's face stand up.

Yae truly deserves to be selected as a female ninja for the new Oniwabanshu.

Although they lacked combat experience, their combat skills were impeccable.

She retreated a step with lightning speed, dodging Qing Deng's attack.

Qingdeng landed lightly in the spot where Yae had just been standing—this was one of Yunliu's techniques.

The "landing method" is to minimize the sound when your body lands.

Before Qingdeng could recover from "returning to the embrace of the ground," a whooshing sound of wind breaking came from behind him.

Qing Deng observed the situation using the peripheral vision of his left eye.

It's Saege's attack.

With a short shout, Saejiro leaped into the air, covering the distance of three steps in an instant.

After leaping into the air, Sae used her waist strength to drive her right leg, which drew a beautiful arc, spun half a circle, and swept fiercely towards Aoto's waist and abdomen.

At almost the same time, Yae, who had just retreated to dodge Aoto's vertical slash, regrouped and, together with her sister Sae, who was unleashing a whip kick, swung her sword at Aoto's chest.

The two sisters worked together to launch a pincer attack on Qingdeng from the front and back.

Perhaps it's because they're twins, but the two sisters have an extremely high level of understanding. When they work together, they can achieve a result where "1+1 is greater than 2".

Fighting these sisters feels like fighting three or four people at the same time.

However, it's quite a coincidence—Qingdeng is least afraid of being ganged up on!

The talents "Lone Wolf" and "Ambidextrous Fighting" are activated!

After quickly scanning the positions of the "Double Sisters" and the direction from which the attack was coming, Qing multitasked—her right wakizashi met Yae's slash with its own, while her left hand spread its five fingers like iron pincers or eagle claws to grab at Sae's kicking leg.

clang!

Bang!

The sounds of metal clashing and flesh colliding—one crisp and one muffled—echoed in the ears of Qing Deng and the "Double Sisters."