Crossing the Sword

"Damn it, that bastard escaped." Ye Shisan complained and picked up the Japanese sword that Susanoo dropped on the ground. He still had a use for it.

Hua Yu also knew that Ye Shisan had to give up killing Susanoo in order to save her, and said shyly: "I'm sorry, I heard the sound of fighting here, so I ran here, but I didn't expect..." Then she lowered her head, just like a child who had made a mistake and was waiting for criticism from his parents.

Ye Shisan knew that no matter how much he blamed Hua Yu at this moment, it would be useless. He sighed, smiled bitterly and said, "Maybe he was not destined to die today? Or today's battle was just an accident. You don't need to blame yourself." Then he put Susanoo's Japanese sword into the demon refining pot.

At this time, there was a lot of noise, and Luo Yuan and others also rushed over. In fact, the fight between the two could be said to be very loud. Since the first "Ice Explosion" began, it has calmed everyone. However, the fight between the two was also very fast, and the result was decided in just a few rounds. So when they arrived, they were still a step late.

Seeing that the originally spacious guest room had now turned into a wreck, Luo Yuan couldn't help but ask, "What happened?" Luo Feng also followed his father and arrived, but he didn't ask anything. He just looked a little depressed when he saw Ye Shisan and Hua Yu together.

"Susano just tried to kill me." Ye Shisan answered calmly, "Now he's injured and has escaped."

Hua Yu lowered her head at this time, and said to everyone with guilt: "It's all my fault. Senior let Susanoo run away in order to save me."

Ye Shisan shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said: "Not to mention that you didn't do anything wrong, and the current situation is probably not the time to discuss who is responsible." More and more people came, and they were all sighing when they saw the devastated scene in front of them. A whole house was demolished in such a short time. What a terrifying destructive power!

"If we don't talk about responsibility..." The speaker was Luo Feng, who was most familiar with Ye Shisan. He didn't know what Ye Shisan was going to say, so he had to ask: "Then according to your opinion, what issue should we study most urgently?" Of course, among everyone, he was the least willing to hold Hua Yu responsible, so he cooperated and changed the subject.

Ye Shisan glanced at the collapsed houses around him and said with a wry smile: "I don't know what other people think, but I think the most important thing now is to arrange a bedroom for me. It's getting late now, and I don't want to sleep here tonight. Ah!" At this point, Ye Shisan suddenly screamed and threw himself into the ruins: "My book!..."

The next day at noon, Ye Shisan arrived outside the Tianji Mansion and said to the guards, "Thank you for your hard work. Please help pass on the message that Ye Shisan wants to see you."

When the guard heard this, he greeted hurriedly, "It turns out to be Mr. Ye. The general has been waiting for you for a long time. He told us that if we see Mr. Ye, we should tell him to go to the backyard to see him directly." After saying that, he didn't mean to lead the way. It was obvious that Ling Fei didn't like these things about face, or he wanted to show that he treated Ye Shisan as his own.

Ye Shisan didn't think too much about this issue. After nodding to the guard, he walked to the backyard alone.

Ling Fei was practicing martial arts at this time, holding a newly sharpened wooden sword in his hand, which was about 70% similar to Susano's Japanese sword. Every swing of the wooden sword was clean and neat, and the momentum was impressive. In his swordsmanship, Ye Shisan vaguely saw the shadow of Susano, but it was not the same. The momentum and ferocity were almost the same as Susano, but Susano's flaws could not be found in him at all. Moreover, Ye Shisan also found a problem, that is, although Ling Fei's sword moves were extremely fierce, there were only a few simple changes in his footwork, and it seemed that the changes were only made to match the sword moves, and there was no exquisiteness at all.

Thinking back carefully, Ye Shisan was surprised to find that Susano's performance yesterday was also the same, but he did not notice it at that time. Now standing in the position of a bystander, he could naturally find more problems.

Ling Fei noticed Ye Shisan's arrival, put away his sword and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, what do you think of my swordsmanship just now?"

Ye Shisan analyzed carefully, "This sword technique emphasizes momentum and aims to take the lead. Each strike is clean and neat, without any unnecessary movements. It can be simply summarized in two words - concise. However, the coordinated footwork is not satisfactory, and there seems to be no other way. The footwork is too exquisite and it is difficult to coordinate with this sword technique. This is Susano's sword technique. I fought with him last night."

Ling Fei's expression was slightly moved, and he said with a little surprise: "I really didn't expect that you would act so quickly. I was planning to discuss with you the flaws in his moves. But how did you fight yesterday? Why didn't I hear about it?"

Ye Shisan stepped forward and said, "He came to assassinate me last night, but I set a trap for him. Unfortunately, something unexpected happened and he escaped. But his swordsmanship is far from being as flawless as yours, otherwise I would just admit defeat." He was not joking. Although he could be said to have won a complete victory last night, it was because he had used a trick to lure Susano into the game from the beginning. After that, he kept expanding his advantage and led Susano by the nose. Susano's swordsmanship emphasized momentum, and from the beginning, his momentum had already lost to Ye Shisan.

Ling Fei smiled noncommittally, pointed to a stone table and chair not far away, walked over with Ye Shisan and said, "I have already arranged the duel. You are challenging Susano in your capacity as the Inspector of the Eight Prefectures of Shennong State. Tomorrow, the Black Emperor will personally issue an order to inform Susano, and he has no choice but to accept the challenge."

After the two of them sat down, Ye Shisan asked, "What are the specific rules of the competition? In what venue?"

"Best of three." Ling Fei replied, "Your performance in the Sun Fighting Gold has become very popular and has attracted the interest of many veteran figures, so the first round is about gambling skills. This was proposed by the Sea God Yu Qiang who just returned to the court. They are all very curious about what tricks can be played on the gambling table. So am I." After saying this, he smiled playfully, "I heard that even the Dark Dragon Zhu Yin who has been in the Xuanming Sea will come back to watch the game, so you must perform well."

Ye Shisan smiled bitterly after hearing this and said, "Why do I feel like I'm being played by a monkey? And what about the arrangements for the other two games?"

Ling Fei said helplessly, "That can't be helped. Only a private duel will not be treated as a show, but it will be difficult to force Susano to fight. The second match is a fist fight, and the third match is a sword fight. The rules of the last two matches are the same. The winner is determined when one party admits defeat or loses the ability to fight. There is no grudge between life and death. If you want to kill him, the best way is in a duel. Well, let's talk about Susano's swordsmanship."

Ye Shisan took out Susano's Japanese sword, put it on the table and said, "Neither of us likes to ask the same questions over and over again. These gaps are the flaws in his swordsmanship. I want to know more than that."