Prince Jade has been a long time ago.
Ren Qi had heard of his legend when he was a child. Not only he had heard of it, but also all the children and teenagers in Yujing. Who didn't know the charm of Prince Jade?
It is said that he practiced swordsmanship that was not passed down to the imperial family. He was already a master of the ninth level of Xuan Guan at the age of sixteen, and he could be said to be a genius among geniuses.
At the age of twenty, he touched the three secret treasures, entered the synaesthesia realm, and then galloped across the northern border, killing many barbarians.
After the age of twenty-five, you have reached the immortal state of having no sword in your hand but a sword in your heart.
However, no one knows what happened to him after that.
People only know that one day the news of Prince Jade's sudden death came out in the palace. Although a genius died young, it was shocking and heartbreaking. However, in the endless years, this incident was eventually forgotten by people.
But now, a person who should have died appeared in Xu Canghai's mouth again.
"Prince Jade, his style remains the same."
Xu Canghai smiled, as if he was still recalling the scene that day.
Ren Qize didn't have any extra thoughts like him, and just asked: "He asked you to kill me?"
"Yes, only he can ask me to come to Jinmen at this time."
Xu Canghai took out a short-handled pipe.
The smoking gun seemed to be as old as him. It was covered with black marks, and your fingers would be stained with smoke oil if you touched it.
"If it is Prince Jade, he will indeed be interested in the Six World's Fastest Swords." Ren Qi replied.
"You are wrong."
Xu Canghai smacked the pipe a few times, exhaled the smoke, and said with a smile: "What interests him is not the fastest sword in the world, because people like him have reached the level where it doesn't matter what sword they use, whether they use it or not. .
Although fast swords are rare in the world, he doesn't care.
What he really cares about is you, Ren Qi. ”
"Me?"
Ren Qi was inevitably a little shocked.
However, Xu Canghai quickly explained: "Prince Jade needed a swordsman who was as good as him, so he chose you."
Ren Qi was speechless and laughed again after a long time.
"I see, he wants me to turn into a bloodless and tearless monster so that I can develop a higher swordsmanship and duel with him?"
"That's right."
Xu Canghai nodded silently, seeming to feel a little disappointed that the opponent chosen by Prince Jade was not him.
However, this seems to be a lucky thing, because he has heard about everything Ren Qi has experienced over the years, and he only feels that if it were him, he would have died long ago.
"I have heard before that the monster in the Forbidden Palace has always wanted my life. Others said so, and I think so too.
Unexpectedly, in the end, he actually wanted to cultivate a rival. Ha, these royal families really have enough time. ”
Ren Qi still kept smiling.
"How are you feeling now?" Xu Canghai was very curious.
"I don't have any thoughts. I will kill him as he wishes."
Ren Qi stood up and was about to leave.
"Wait."
Xu Canghai stopped him, "We haven't seen each other for so long, master and disciple. You can't even spare this moment of time for master to talk to you?"
Ren Qi didn't look back and glanced at him from the corner of his eyes.
"I've finished talking about Master, I'm still very busy."
Ren Qi shook his sleeves, as if to shake off the things on his shoulders.
"Jinmen needs me."
"Ha!"
Xu Canghai laughed loudly, "Jinmen needs you? Ren Qi, this is the funniest joke I have heard in recent years."
As he spoke, he stared directly at Ren Qi, "Ren Qi, are you possessed by evil spirits, or have you encountered Guanyin Bodhisattva's enlightenment and made you want to be a good person?
Do you think that if you act like a hero and do good deeds here in Jinmen, others will forget all about your past?
No, you are still the traitor Ren Qi. When people mention you, they will only talk about your bad deeds instead of remembering your good deeds. Don’t you understand now? ”
"What's the point?"
Ren Qi looked back at him, "I don't do things to be judged.
I am different from you, Master. You have had a good reputation your whole life, so you have also been trapped by your reputation your whole life. ”
"Do you think fame is a bad thing or a liability?"
Xu Canghai blew out a puff of white smoke, "Because of this reputation, people in Yujing respect me, and you have the opportunity to worship me as your teacher."
"But for this reputation, you are willing to put down your face and kneel in front of the palace gate all night, just because the dignitaries are willing to give you some dignity and some errands, aren't you?"
"This is a matter of honoring our ancestors!"
Xu Canghai raised his voice, "My ancestor was a military general in the former Ming Dynasty. By my generation, there is only one compound and a few acres of thin farmland left.
My father and others just forget about it if they don't have the ability. They have to admit that they don't have the ability, and they can't have unnecessary delusions. However, I am different.
I have always been respected and admired by people in the martial arts world, which proves that I am very capable.
However, I am not as lucky as you, the masters of Ouchi. You only need to talk to your parents and practice a little martial arts to enter Ouchi.
Those with high strength can work as imperial guards, and those with weaker skills can do other jobs. As for me, I can easily kill several imperial guards by myself. However, I can only teach dandies like you among the people how to use one-step palace. No door can be entered. I'm not convinced! ”
"Sometimes I'm not convinced either."
Ren Qi put her hands on her hips, "When I was standing guard in the palace, I thought that my martial arts skills were much higher than others, but I was just standing guard and doing the job of a soldier.
The emperor was playing with his concubine inside and was comfortable under the warm mosquito net, but we were standing outside as cold as dead dogs.
It can be said that everyone is a noble, but we are the lowest class. How can this be justified, so I always have a sullen face and feel indignant. ”
"Interesting."
Xu Canghai smiled and said: "I thought you were born to be such a gloomy and cold person, but I didn't expect that you suppressed your anger."
"But I no longer think so."
Ren Qi spread his hands, "Because I think it doesn't matter, I don't care about these things anymore."
"I said it."
Xu Canghai sneered, "You think that you have become a saint and have responsibilities and obligations to die for others, so you are immersed in narcissism. Ren Qi, don't you still care about these things in the end?"
"I don't blame you if you don't understand."
Ren Qi didn't take it seriously, "Actually, I don't need you to understand anything. You just need to know that everything I do is to march into Yujing. That's enough."
After a pause, he added: "It should be said that this is to reach Prince Jade."
Xu Canghai squinted his eyes and looked at Ren Qi through the gap in the smoke. He seemed to feel that Ren Qi was stranger than ever before. After Ren Qi got the enemy's information, he no longer had any reason or time to stay here, so he turned around and left.
"Wait, I'm here to kill you."
Xu Canghai stretched out his hand, and immediately a disciple respectfully offered a sheathed sword to him.
He took it casually and looked at Ren Qi.
Ren Qi still didn't look back at this time, but said loudly: "I don't have time."
"No time?"
Xu Canghai was inevitably a little angry, but he just smiled.
"You think you are invincible and I can't kill you?"
"How can you explain to Prince Jade if you kill me?" Ren Qi asked.
"I also asked Prince Jade about this."
The unwillingness on Xu Canghai's face became more and more obvious, "However, he only said that if I kill you, then I will challenge him instead."
Ren Qi inevitably laughed out loud, "He is teasing you."
"I know."
Xu Canghai held the knife in his arms.
He has been working hard in Yujing for decades, and is known as the Golden Sword King in the world. Every word in this nickname is actually typed. He cut it with his sword, and it is not an empty name.
However, Prince Jade did not choose him as his opponent, but chose Ren Qi.
Even if being targeted by Prince Jade is not a good thing, as a martial artist, who can tolerate being inferior to others in martial arts?
Ren Qi seemed to feel the loneliness in Xu Canghai's heart, so he asked: "Why me?"
"Not sure."
Xu Canghai shook his head, "But soon, he won't need to choose you."
Xu Canghai stood up and pulled out the knife from the dark scabbard. Just like his nickname, it was a shining golden sharp knife, emitting dazzling light under the sun.
The light of the knife pierced Ren Qi's eyes. In his memory, this knife only appeared twice.
Both times were on the duel stage. Both parties signed life and death certificates. dignitaries were watching at the table, while his master Xu Canghai was fighting with another opponent in Taichung.
Once there was a heavy rainstorm, and the entire stage was soaked. The stage almost turned into a mud pond, and people fell into the yellow mud with one foot. One foot was deep and the other was shallow, making it difficult to walk.
Ren Qi was also watching from the audience at that time. He felt that the two people on the stage were no longer knights or martial arts masters, but two wild boars or hounds stuck in the mud, biting and attacking each other.
The more they bite, the more bloody they become, and the flesh and blood fly everywhere, the more excited and happy the spectators at the table who have placed heavy bets become.
It was also after that incident that Ren Qi understood that the so-called martial arts world was just a plaything for the nobles. As long as some benefits were thrown into it, the people in the martial arts world would fight and kill each other.
In this situation, victory is not glory, but sorrow.
Therefore, even though Xu Canghai had already drawn his sword, Ren Qi still did not look back and just continued to move forward.
"Do you want to escape, Ren Qi?"
Xu Canghai was obviously angry that Ren Qi did not accept his challenge.
Ren Qi didn't look back.
"Ren Qi, you killed the Northern Spear Saint Bai Ruo, but in the end you are still the same as when you escaped from Yujing that year, you are still your lost dog, running away in despair.
In this way, the reputation of this Northern Wulin myth has been completely ruined by you. ”
Ren Qi stopped.
"You are my master, I don't want to kill you."
"You have done many unkind, unfaithful and unjust things. What does one more thing mean? And you can't kill me."
Xu Canghai wiped the blade with his palm and felt the cold touch from the blade. He felt that his angry mood had finally calmed down and entered a state of calmness.
This is a required course for a swordsman before taking action.
He must ensure that his heart is as cold and hard as the knife in his hand, so that his hand holding the knife can be steady and his eyes to see the enemy clear and sharp.
Ren Qi turned around, took out a sword from his back, tied it to his waist, and let his hands hang down naturally.
Xu Canghai frowned and said with a smile: "Ren Qi, what about your acrobatic ability of wielding six swords at the same time? Has it been changed? I have told you before that you can only choose one between martial arts training and acrobatics. There are too many. It will only harm you.”
Ren Qi just said lightly: "You don't need so much, one sword is enough. You are my master, I let you use the sword first."
"You want me to draw the knife first?"
Xu Canghai turned his wrist, constantly changing the position of the blade between breaths. His feet were also slowly moving, only changing about a distance between the soles of his feet.
This is the starting move of the swordsman. It seems useless, but there is a secret hidden in it. As long as the opponent has a flaw or a slight slack, the battle can be solved in an instant.
"I taught you your skills. I know you very well, and I naturally know how to defeat you."
"So what are you waiting for?"
Ren Qi glanced at the sun. At this time, the sun was setting in the west and the day was almost over.
The moment he turned his head, Xu Canghai took a deep breath and stabbed out the knife with a golden rainbow that penetrated the sun and went straight to Ren Qi's throat!
Ren Qi was still squinting at the sun, and it wasn't until the blade broke through the wind that he put his hand on the sword.
rub!
The last thing came first, the green sword in Ren Qi's hand was pressed against Xu Canghai's throat, and the golden sword that Xu Canghai was proud of fell to the ground at some point.
Ren Qi slowly retracted his sword, his eyes were cold, and without saying a word, he turned around and ran out, mounted his horse and left.
He knew that saying one more word or staying for one more moment at this time would be an insult to his master.
Although he didn't respect his master very much, he didn't want to insult him like this.
After Ren Qi left, the disciples of the Divine Sword Sect were still stunned, not knowing what to say.
Until someone picked up the golden sword from the ground, came to Xu Canghai, knelt on the ground, and presented the golden sword.
"Master! Today's revenge has been recorded by this disciple. I am unworthy. However, I will definitely take back this sword for my master in my lifetime!"
Everyone in the Divine Sword Sect fell to their knees.
Xu Canghai remained silent for a long time. It was not until he met his disciple's tearful eyes that he smiled and said, "Be good."
At this time, as the fire on the shore was completely extinguished, the warships of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces had slowly approached, and small boats carrying five or six Eight-Nation Allied Forces were rowing here.
The eyes of these Marines were shining with excitement, because they knew how tense the battle in Jinmen was, but they had not been able to intervene before.
But now, the soldiers guarding the pier were either killed in the bombardment or disappeared. The rear of Jinmen became an undefended girl. As soon as they landed, they drove straight in.
How can this make them not excited?
When the first soldier jumped onto the pier, he felt like the first conquering king to land on the British Isles.
Until a golden knife pierced his chest. (End of chapter)