East suburb of Guobei county.
On the mountain road to lanruo temple.
A young man wearing a royal coat and holding a knife in his right hand suddenly stopped and turned to look at the mountain stream not far away.
"What a heavy Yin Qi!"
The young man frowned and turned to the mountain stream.
This person is pan Haodong, the new county magistrate who has just "said" to convince the local gentry of Guobei county.
Because he was idle and bored, he went to lanruo temple to see if he had the luck of his cousin Ning caichen and got the favor of the beautiful female ghost Nie Xiaoqian
I don''t know if I''m lucky or not. Before I entered lanruo temple, pan Haodong was haunted.
But it was not a female ghost, but a male water ghost floating on the pool dancing a sword. He was confused, but he was very good at fencing. When he saw pan Haodong by the pool, he didn''t show his ferocity, so he just focused on practicing fencing.
The water ghost whispered something from time to time.
"My Xia Hou is the best sword in the world..."
"Yan Chixia!"
"I will defeat you, defeat you, defeat you, defeat..."
Listening carefully to the murmur of the water ghost, pan Haodong suddenly realized that the water ghost with excellent swordsmanship was a Xiahou swordsman indirectly killed by Nie Xiaoqian.
Before Xia Hou died, he was playing with Nie Xiaoqian''s mandarin ducks in the pool. Before he took off his clothes, he was sucked by the tree demon grandmother, and the dried corpse was abandoned into the pool.
Therefore, Xiahou swordsman turned into a fierce ghost, and he was just a fierce ghost trapped in the pool.
Water ghosts have certain restrictions on harming people. Before they find a substitute, the poor can''t leave the waters where they were killed all their life. Xia Hou swordsman has become a fierce ghost in the water. It''s still a short time. Maybe they don''t even know that "he" is dead.
Otherwise, he would not be so obsessed with the false name of the world''s first sword.
"The sword doesn''t dance like that!"
After reading Xia Hou swordsman''s swordsmanship, pan Haodong found that Xia Hou''s swordsmanship was a bit rigid. Just like those who study hard, they don''t know the knowledge in flexible books. They only know how to memorize by rote.
No wonder Xia Hou swordsman chased Yan Chixia for seven years and lost for seven years. He never won once.
Xia Hou''s heart is not right. He uses to recruit God and form. The dry fire is too big.
"Who are you?"
Xiahou swordsman stopped sword dancing and turned to look at Pan Haodong.
Pan Haodong said, "an insignificant passer-by."
"Are you also a swordsman?"
Xia Hou swordsman inquired.
"No, I''m a swordsman." After a pause, pan Haodong continued, "but I''ve heard the life story of a great swordsman. Do you want to come and listen?"
"I can''t pass!"
Xia Hou swordsman said with a chagrin on his face, "I don''t know why, when I woke up, I was trapped here. I can walk anywhere with water, but I can''t walk anywhere without water."
"That''s because you''re dead. Die in this pool and become a water ghost. Water ghosts can''t get ashore. "
Pan Haodong is outspoken.
Dead is dead. It doesn''t matter if you don''t know. Just tell him yourself.
Xia Hou swordsmen must not think they are still human.
This is not a good thing.
Because the longer it takes, after knowing the truth, it is common for unjust ghosts to turn into fierce ghosts and fierce ghosts to become ghost kings. There are many similar records in Maoshan anecdotes.
"I, I''m dead?"
Xia Hou swordsman stumbled down on the water and whispered, "it must have been that smelly woman a few nights ago! No wonder I can walk on the water for a long time after I wake up. I thought it was a great improvement in my skills. Unexpectedly... I turned out to be a ghost, and a water ghost trapped in the pool. "
"I have a way for you to live ashore."
Pan Haodong interposed at the right time.
Xia Hou swordsman was so excited that he said, "what are the conditions?"
"Obey me all your life."
"Impossible."
Hearing pan Haodong''s condition, Xia Hou swordsman raised two dark blue ghost fires in his eyes and said angrily, "I am obsessed with swords all my life. He has stabbed corrupt officials, killed mountain bandits and killed demons. How dare you humiliate me like this? "
"If you don''t agree, why are you so angry?"
Pan Haodong glanced at a clean stone and sat down: "let''s talk about something else. Let''s talk about the swordsman just now, he! However, a great Wulin elder, named Dugu Qiubai, was called "sword devil". He was defeated by all the famous masters in the world when he was weak. Before he died, he engraved three lines on the stone tablet. "
"What?"
Xia Hou swordsman hurriedly asked.
"I have been wandering the Jianghu for more than 30 years, killing all enemies and defeating all heroes. There is no resistance in the world. I have no choice but to live in seclusion in the deep valley and take carving as my friend. Alas, I beg an enemy in my life and can''t get it. It''s really lonely and embarrassing. The following inscription is: Sword demon seeks defeat alone. "
As soon as pan Haodong said this, because he knew his identity as a "ghost", the lost Xiahou swordsman sitting on the pool poured into his heart.
"For more than 30 years in the Jianghu, kill all enemies and defeat all heroes!"
"Seek an enemy in your life and don''t get it!"
"Elder sword demon, you are a model of our generation. I must..."
With that, the voice of Xia Hou swordsman decreased.
They''re all water ghosts!
Even if he is full of enthusiasm and wants to learn from the sword demon master and become the first person in the Jianghu, Xia hou can only think about it. He won''t want to get out of this pool all his life.
No, there is hope
Xia Hou swordsman looked longingly at Pan Haodong.
"Can you really get me out of this pool?"
"Yes."
Pan Haodong nodded solemnly.
Xia Hou''s eyes flashed a struggle, hesitated and said, "well, as long as you teach me the sword skill experience of the elder sword demon, I will promise to be your ghost servant and obey you all my life."
"I hope you keep your word, or you may die again."
Pan Haodong gave a preventive injection in advance and said slowly, "master Jianmo once summarized his life''s experience of Kendo into five realms."
"In the first stage, the sword has no intention. It is fierce and invincible. Before the weak crown, it competes with the heroes in Heshuo."
"With the sharp edge of the sword, the moves are brought into full play, and the speed is also improved simultaneously. The core theory of martial arts is to win with no moves and no routine. It means not sticking to the fixed moves, being flexible and beating the opponent with the simplest, most direct, most accurate and ingenious moves. "
"Just now I saw you practicing sword. You should still be groping in this realm. If you don''t like to hear it, you are far from the elder sword demon. However, you also have an advantage, that is, you are infatuated with the sword. In the future, if you can get rid of your false name and don''t practice the sword in order to compete for the first sword in the world, your Kendo cultivation and realm must enter another peak... "
Pan Haodong''s words made Xia Hou swordsman blush. He thought he was just inferior to Yan Chixia and could not become the first sword in the world and the second sword in the world.
Who ever thought that he was the second sword in the world, not even the sword demon elder in the year of weak crown.
What a shame!
After a long silence, he digested the elder sword demon''s understanding of the first realm of kendo. Xia Hou swordsman couldn''t wait to say, "what about the second realm?"
"The second environment is'' soft sword is impermanent ''. Because its body is as soft as silk and its strength is not easy to master and use, it is absolutely difficult for those who are not proficient in this skill to use it freely..."
While pan Haodong was explaining the five realms of Kendo to Xiahou swordsmen, a very heroic looking beard came quietly with a sword box on his back.