Dragon Gate Swordsman

"Try with the other hand."

After performing a simple and basic Chixiao Sword Dance, Chongxiao made this somewhat inexplicable request.

Chen Huijie didn't understand why, but still switched the sword to his left hand...

Wei Yanwu had also mentioned the benefits of being able to wield a sword with both hands, so she had also worked hard in this area, but her left-hand sword was obviously not as smooth as her right-hand sword.

What she didn't expect was the new request made by Chongxiao.

"Try using a backhand sword."

"…Are you kidding me?"

Chen Huijie couldn't help it. After all, none of the seven moves of the Chixiao sword technique required the use of the backhand, and Wei Yanwu had never mentioned this.

But Chongxiao just smiled without answering, and stretched out his hand to signal her to throw the sword to him.

The girl did as she was told, and then she saw something that took her by surprise...

Chongxiao imitated the first move of drawing the sword, repeating it four times with his left and right hands respectively. Although the movements were different and the trajectories of the slashes were also slightly different, there were similar sounds of breaking through the air.

The Chixiao swordsmanship does not require high movements. After all, the positions that need to be aimed at when facing Fengti and Carters are completely different, so it is impossible to fix the movements. The key lies in the force technique, accuracy, speed of drawing the sword, etc.

"To put it simply, the sword moves are dead, but the person using the sword moves is alive. Did you see that when Lao Wei threw the sword energy, did he pay attention to which hand position he used?"

It seems there really isn't.

Chen Huijie stared at the sword in his hand motionlessly, seemingly lost in some kind of contemplation.

"I know that the purpose of your sword training is not to cultivate your character, but in actual combat, your enemy may not be in a suitable position for you to chop him, right? Do you think it is better to change your moves or use a new move?"

Not far away, Shi Huaiya and Texas, who were just meeting for the first time, were having an awkward conversation.

Neither of them was quite clear about the other's identity, and Texas was not much of a talkative person, so only Shi Huaiya was there trying her best to find out indirectly, and she managed to get a general idea.

Of course, after finding out that Texas came to Longmen due to some very unfortunate events, Shi Huaiya tactfully changed the subject.

"So... you agreed to stay in the Guard Bureau in order to repay Chongxiao?"

"Yes."

"That sounds really romantic. Are you and him in that kind of relationship?"

"No."

Texas' answer was straightforward, but Shi Huaiya secretly complained: I haven't said what kind of relationship it is!

At this moment, Chongxiao said a few words to Chen Huijie again, then turned and walked over here.

"Xiao Longnu said, you also want to learn some self-defense skills?"

Shi Huaiya smiled slightly, "Yes, it would be great if you could give me the ability to release sword energy at will, Mr. Chongxiao."

After all, she is a rich lady. She would never hit someone with her fists. If she uses a sword, she might be covered in blood. Therefore, Shi Huaiya prefers medium and long-range weapons.

Unfortunately, her Originium skills are really average, and she has no way of using various firearms like the Sakota people.

"Sorry, that thing won't come down for another decade or eight."

"So do you have any good suggestions?"

Chongxiao pinched his chin and thought for a while, "How about asking someone to help?"

"……what?"

"Hiring a hundred or eighty professional thugs should be a piece of cake for you."

The smile on Shi Huaiya's face disappeared, and Texas, who was silent next to her, rolled his eyes.

At the same time, Chongxiao also sensed the thoughts of the rich lady in front of him... She never wanted to be like those relatives in the family, and was even more unwilling to use money to solve various problems. Otherwise, what was the point of considering joining the Guard Bureau as an ideal?

Fortunately, Chongxiao has two advantages: one is his quick reaction, and the other is his quick retreat.

"Sorry, please forget what you just said."

He quickly put on a stern face and said seriously, "How about learning the sword-wielding technique?"

"That's not the same as Xiaojie..."

"No, no, no, this 'control' doesn't mean to control well, but..."

Chongxiao raised his hand and shook his fingers in the direction of the SUV.

Then, a scene that surprised Shi Huaiya and Texas appeared... The standard one-handed sword of the Guard Bureau brought by Chongxiao seemed to be lifted up by some invisible force, floating in the air.

Of course, this is not "sword-controlling technique" at all. He just used his ability to move objects through the air, but a similar concept does exist in his memory. I believe that if he thinks about it more and summarizes it, he should be able to sort out a set of training methods.

"This... this is really not an Originium technique!?"

"No, but this may be more troublesome than the Originium Technique. You must be patient enough to lay a solid foundation and sit in meditation to refine your Qi until you can extend it outside your body at will."

According to the memory in his mind, the series of training required for the sword-controlling technique is very complicated and the efficiency is also very touching. For example, things like refining Qi, building the foundation and forming the pill can take dozens or even hundreds of years. However, Chongxiao heard from Xingxiong that the eldest daughter of Shi Huaiya's family is very talented and should be able to shorten this time significantly.

As for what she had to do now, it was to start with breathing exercises, just like those martial artists who practiced internal martial arts in Dayan.

And then, it's the most difficult Texas...

The reason why it is difficult is that Texas himself has been practicing swordsmanship for a long time just for killing people... or in other words, it is a technique for killing with the highest efficiency, which is not a traditional swordsmanship at all.

To sum it up in three words: fast, accurate and ruthless.

This kind of "swordsmanship" has extremely prominent practical capabilities and shortcomings. Needless to say, its practical capabilities are self-evident, but its shortcomings are that its lower limit is high and its upper limit is low.

For example, in the previous battle against the mechanical wooden man, Texas's swordsmanship was almost completely destroyed. If Chen Huijie had taken the field, he might have been able to rely on the explosive power of the Chixiao swordsmanship.

"No need to worry so much, Chongxiao."

Seeing that he seemed to be deep in thought, Texas couldn't help but comfort him, "I... am different from them, I just..."

"Yes, yes."

"……what?"

Texas was a little dumbfounded.

In fact, she was just curious and wanted to give it a try. If Chongxiao could really guide her to improve her swordsmanship, that would be the best. If not, it didn't matter... He had been very good to her.

"If it's hard to break through the swordsmanship, then think of a way with the weapon. Since you have already mastered the principles of speed, accuracy and ruthlessness, all you need to do is find a weapon that is powerful enough to cut through all materials."

Can it cut through all matter?

Texas looked at Chongxiao as if he was a lunatic.

Not to mention whether such a weapon exists, how could a survivor of a annihilated family possibly get something so advanced?

However, just when she was about to tell Chongxiao that she was overthinking, there was a sudden sound of...an explosion in the distance?

The two looked at each other, then immediately turned around and ran out.

"Xiao Longnu, Shi Huaiya, wait for us in the car."

Out of his instinct as a member of the special inspection team, Chongxiao felt that the explosion definitely did not mean anything good.

Sure enough, after running several hundred meters, the two men came to a small cliff and saw the crime scene below.

There were several off-road trucks parked on the inconspicuous road. Judging from the logos on the trucks, they were a caravan that frequently came to Longmen. However, one of the trucks had been blown up and more and more smoke was coming out.

There were several motorcycles next to the truck. The people sitting on them were holding pistols and assault crossbows. They were dressed in traditional bandanas and masks, looking like typical robbers. The drivers and accompanying personnel of the caravan were being escorted out one by one and kneeling on the road.

It was obvious that this was the scene of a robbery in the wilderness.

There is no shortage of similar scenes on the continent of Terra. There are also the notorious Sarkaz mercenaries who make a living by looting Sakta caravans, but it is rare to see them so close to the mobile city.

"This is outrageous! You simply don't take my Guard Bureau seriously!"

Chongxiao, cursing, was about to jump down to deal with these ignorant robbers, but was stopped by Texas.

"Don't act rashly, they have hostages."

"..."

Chongxiao wanted to say that for me who had already mastered kinetic impact, it would be no problem to kill the two robbers next to the hostages in an instant, but when he thought that this seemed to be the first time that Texas had taken action as a police officer, he decided to give her a chance.

Besides, Xiao Long Nu probably wouldn't...

"Damn it! How dare you do such a thing!?"

Well, she has caught up.

Not only Chen Huijie, Shi Huaiya also did not listen and also slipped over quietly.

The four of them hid on a small cliff several meters high, watching the movements below.

The robbers probably had no intention of killing anyone, and among the hostages only one had a burned arm, which gave Chongxiao and the others room to maneuver.

"Texas, you take command."

"OK then."

She nodded, then quickly glanced at the surrounding situation, "Then... I'll trouble you, Chongxiao, to rush out first to attract attention. I'll go around the bushes on the right to rescue the hostages. Chen Huijie and Shi Huaiya, you two follow me and go around to the back to deal with those with guns and crossbows first."

"Eh? I want one too..."

"Do as she says, Shi Huaiya."

Chen Huijie pulled her best friend and said, "Now is not the time to be willful."

Chapter 22 Expanding your network is the only way

"...What? They're all from the local gangs?"

"That seems to be the case at the moment, Commander Xingxiong, unless they have agreed to speak with one voice in advance, but I think that's unlikely."

"Are they stupid? Doing this near Longmen?"

The police officer in charge of the interrogation shrugged and said that he didn't quite understand it either.

You have to know that even the gang members that the special inspection team is targeting now are mostly only guilty of endangering public safety or ordinary injury crimes, and even if they are sentenced, the prison sentence will not be long.

But robbing a caravan outside a mobile city is a much more serious crime. After all, the trade of the Terran nations depends on these caravans that are not afraid of natural disasters and dare to travel in the wilderness full of dangers... Anyone who dares to touch them will definitely be severely punished.

So these gang members are out of their minds to do this?

Xingxiong, puzzled, left the interrogation room and prepared to talk to Chongxiao.

The news that he and Texas had caught a group of robbers had spread throughout the Guard Bureau... Considering Chongxiao's strength, this was not a big deal, but it made Texas recognized by the police.

Especially when Chongxiao exaggerated and said that he didn't really help...

As for Chen Huijie and Shi Huaiya, the two girls who "acted bravely to help others" both received medals of honorary citizens of Longmen, but they did not take it seriously.

By the way, some nosy guys... such as Haoyun... are more concerned about why Chongxiao ran outside with three beautiful girls.

The Special Inspectorate's office is now a little more spacious, but that's not something to be happy about.

Ilona, ​​who was infected with oripathy, left the Guard Bureau, and the other two injured people were transferred to other positions and will probably never come back.

Therefore, Texas, the originally unpopular reserve member, is quite welcomed by the special inspection team...

When Xingxiong walked into the office, Chongxiao was busy doing something in front of his computer and didn't even notice someone standing next to him.

Curious Xingxiong didn't call him right away, but bent down and looked at the computer screen.

"A complete collection of classic movie scripts from Blue Cardwood? What weird stuff are you watching?"

"Ah... just looking around, just looking around..."

Chongxiao closed the browser window with a silly smile, turned around and was about to say something, but his face almost touched... Xingxiong's chest.

There was no way, Sister Gui was too tall, and when she stood next to me and bent down, her chest was just at this height.

However, after seeing someone's expression of "What blinded my eyes", Xingxiong didn't care and even stretched out his hand to strangle him by the neck, "You won't tell me, kid!?"

Chongxiao, who suddenly felt difficulty breathing, could not answer, nor did he want to answer, because a certain touch coming from the back of his head almost "blinded" his thinking.

Fortunately, Xingxiong was just joking with him.

"The robbers? Is there something wrong?"

"They are all gang members from fringe areas..."

Xingxiong pulled over a chair and sat down. "This is like someone who was secretly smuggling and suddenly became desperate and started selling arms. Do you think this is normal?"