Volume 18: The Third Master's Sword
Once you are in the arena, you have no choice. If you have ever been in the arena, you will know that this is indeed the case.
Chapter 422 The Big Secret
Autumn evening, dusk.
It is still autumn.
When Su Weiyun arrived at Excalibur Villa, it was autumn, the breeze was cool and the scenery was beautiful beyond words.
Shenjian Villa is located on the mountainside and by the water. The buildings are ancient and grand. The well-known Green Water Lake is just at the foot of Cuiyun Peak. The green lake water has dyed the entire villa fresh and elegant.
The rippling water reflects the setting sun, making the Cuiyun Peak in the distance even more picturesque.
This is indeed a very lively place.
The Third Young Master's sword is just like this place, full of active vitality.
Only a sword full of vitality can control the deadly fifteenth sword that causes the cycle of death and bloodshed for thousands of miles.
In Shenjian Villa, Xie Xiaofeng, the best swordsman in the world, has really mastered this sword.
Under the sunset, beside the ancient lake.
A table, two chairs, a pot of sake, and a chess game.
"You lose."
Xie Xiaofeng gently picked up a black chess piece with the index and middle fingers of his right hand and slowly placed it in the center of the chessboard.
What moved Su Weiyun was not the outcome of a game of chess, but the fact that he no longer had his thumb.
For a swordsman, having his thumb cut off means that he can no longer hold a sword.
For a swordsman to lose his sword is like a husband to lose his wife, perhaps even more terrible.
Xie Xiaofeng slowly withdrew his hand.
Su Weiyun smiled and said, "I lost. My chess skills are not good enough to compare with yours."
Xie Xiaofeng also laughed and said, "I have been learning to play chess since I was a child. You are naturally not my opponent. There may not be many people in the world who can play chess better than me!"
As he spoke, he looked at the magnificent buildings in the distance, and there was a hint of bitterness in his smile.
Su Weiyun knew why he felt bitter.
Xie Xiaofeng was a man of extraordinary talent, and attracted great attention from all over the world. He learned swordplay at the age of five, understood swordplay at the age of six, and could recite Tang poetry at the age of seven.
This man defeated the Huashan Sect's top swordsman, "Dragon Swordsman" Hua Shaokun, when he was in his teens.
When this person was born, it seemed as if he had brought all the blessings and favors from the gods in heaven.
After he was born, he received honor and glory that no one could match. He was a rare swordsman in the world of martial arts and a recognized talent in the martial arts world.
He was smart, handsome, healthy and strong, and a chivalrous and upright man. It was difficult for anyone to find any flaws or shortcomings in his life.
This made the reputation of "Excalibur Villa" and the third young master of the Xie family spread far and wide, and "the best swordsman in the world" Xie Xiaofeng became an important and most watched figure in the world.
If you have ever heard the term "winner in life", you should know that no one is more applicable than him.
——But is this the life he wants?
——No one ever asks!
——People always insist on believing what they think. As long as he thinks you are happy, you are truly happy; but if you dare to say "no", it would be ridiculous and pretentious.
——A difficult life may be a great sorrow for a person, but what is even sadder than this is that everyone thinks you "should be content."
Xie Xiaofeng smiled and said, "How can a child of a noble family not be good at music, chess, calligraphy and painting? After my finger was broken, I can't hold a sword, but fortunately I can still play chess."
How could such a swordsman's finger be cut off? He was already the best swordsman in the world. In terms of strength, power, and friendship, who could cut off his finger?
Su Weiyun said slowly: "You have obviously reached a state where there is no sword in your hand, and no sword in your heart. I think no one except you can cut off your finger!"
"Yes, I broke my finger myself!"
Xie Xiaofeng was silent for a while, then said sadly: "Although no one can cut off my fingers, someone can kill me!"
"who?"
"Yan Shisan!"
Xie Xiaofeng said slowly: "In order to perfect the transformation of the Thirteen Deadly Swords, Yan Shisan, who was still in his prime, exhausted all his energy and turned into a white-haired old man. However, the swordsmanship he cultivated with his life could definitely kill me at that time!"
Su Weiyun stood up slowly, put his middle finger and index finger together, and gently stabbed in the air. The space passed by his fingertips seemed to undergo a miraculous change.
call!
It's like the autumn wind blowing away willow catkins, it's an indescribable withering of life.
Xie Xiaofeng's expression changed for a moment, then returned to normal in an instant, and he asked, "Is this the Fifteen Deadly Swords?"
Su Weiyun sighed, "It's the Fifteen Deadly Swords after being suppressed."
After he defeated Shangguan Jinhong, the sword skills of his left and right hands naturally regained their balance, and the power of his sword skills returned to its original level.
Xie Xiaofeng did not feel sorry for Su Weiyun at all, but clapped his hands and said, "Excellent, absolutely wonderful. After I saw that sword technique, I thought there was no sword in the world that could break it, but I didn't expect there was an even more amazing way!"
"When I fought Yan Shisan, he could have taken my life, but in the end he showed mercy and killed himself with a single sword!"
Su Weiyun was silent.
——The reason why Yan Shisan chose to kill himself was because he could no longer control the deadly fifteenth sword. He did not want to see the "poison dragon" he raised wreak havoc on the world and bring disaster to the world, so he ended his life and buried this most terrifying sword!
——No matter what Yan Shisan’s realm is or how high his swordsmanship is, his noble character cannot but be admired by everyone!
Xie Xiaofeng also understood what he meant.
Since Xie Xiaofeng had also seen that sword and comprehended the essence of that sword with his unparalleled talent, he had no choice but to cut off his thumb and never hold a sword again!
He couldn't let Yan Shisan down.
Xie Xiaofeng laughed and said, "But you actually found another way and used another method to suppress the murderous nature of the Fifteenth Deadly Sword. You are more powerful than me!"
It is not easy to be praised as "the best sword in the world".
Xie Xiaofeng flicked the chessboard, separating the black and white pieces and returning them to their respective positions, making the chessboard clearly divided.
"Would you like to play another game of chess?"
He did not ask Su Weiyun how he suppressed the murderous nature of the Fifteenth Deadly Sword. He knew how to respect other people's martial arts secrets.
Su Weiyun said: "No need, I want to tell you my method."
Xie Xiaofeng didn't want to spy on other people's swordsmanship, but Su Weiyun insisted on telling it.
"Are you really going to tell me?"
Su Weiyun said: "Yes, I will tell you now because I will ask you to tell me an important secret later!"
Xie Xiaofeng smiled happily and said, "Then tell me. Anyway, I don't have any secrets that I can't tell you!"
Next, Su Weiyun told the secrets of how he used Shaolin's number one sword, the "Dharma Sword Technique", to neutralize the "Thirteen Deadly Swords".
Even the technique of "fighting with both hands" was not concealed.
Drawing a square with the left hand and a circle with the right hand is one of the necessary steps to learn this magical art.
The strange thing is that after Xie Xiaofeng heard this, his hands were still hidden under the chessboard, and he seemed to have no intention of trying it.
"You are willing to teach, but I don't necessarily have to learn."
Xie Xiaofeng smiled gently.
"You have your path, and I have mine. I will naturally follow my own sword path. If I abandon myself to learn from you, I will be inferior!"
Su Weiyun's expression became serious.
From this point of view, at least Xie Xiaofeng's understanding of "sword" is indeed much deeper than Shangguan Jinhong's.
Xie Xiaofeng asked: "What secret do you want me to tell you?"
Su Weiyun said: "What I want to ask is how to become a small person."
Xie Xiaofeng suddenly showed a very strange look and looked at the Green Water Lake in silence.
An autumn wind blew, causing countless waves on the green water of the lake, and blew straight to Cuiyun Peak.
The wind blew through Xie Xiaofeng's hair, and he seemed to have become another person, a little man called "Useless Aji".
"You really want to hear it?"
"Of course it's true."
Xie Xiaofeng suddenly laughed and said, "Haha, the secret you asked about is indeed very important. Its value is almost equal to the secret of swordsmanship you just mentioned."
Xie Xiaofeng once used the alias "Aji" and wanted to live a secluded life like an ordinary person, but he was later forced to return to society by his lover Murong Qiudi. This is something that everyone knows, so how can it be considered a secret?
Moreover, in Xie Xiaofeng's opinion, its secret value is not inferior to that of the "Fifteenth Deadly Sword"!
Su Weiyun nodded slowly and said, "I know this secret is very valuable, so I am willing to reveal what I know."
Xie Xiaofeng sighed again: "It's just..."
During his conversation with Su Weiyun , he showed extremely rare hesitation and doubt.
"Although this path may work in theory, I haven't completed it yet. You have to be extremely careful."
"Well, I understand. Go ahead."
Xie Xiaofeng then spoke, and they talked for a full seven days.
No one knew what the two men talked about, and only Shopkeeper Xie, who was occasionally responsible for delivering meals, had heard a few words.
He was also confused and couldn't say anything.
But after this exchange, Xie Xiaofeng retired to Cangjianlu, where he spent his days in seclusion, ignoring worldly affairs.
The rumor in the martial arts world is that a swordsman named Su who was not weaker than Xie Xiaofeng went to visit the Excalibur Villa. After fighting with Xie Xiaofeng, he disappeared without a trace and the outcome was unknown.
From then on, there was one less Su Weiyun in the world, but one more person.
No one knew his last name, so they all called him "Xiao Yun".
A "quiet little cloud".