bayedsolid Chapter 316 Learning a Little Sword
Chapter 316 Learning a Little Sword
Regardless of the weapon, their moves all share a common thread.
That means you need to thoroughly learn its basic moves and then use them in different combinations in a coherent manner.
Neither Lin Chunyi nor Lin Lanshan had ever learned swordsmanship.
But after carefully watching every sword duel Baili Xinglan had, plus the one he fought against them, the two of them, though not as skilled, managed to deduce the core principles of his swordsmanship from these techniques.
(Just kidding, if they could deduce someone's swordsmanship just by watching them perform a couple of moves, why would they bother growing vegetables or hunting? They could just go into seclusion in the mountains, create their own swordsmanship, and start their own sect!)
But as for the basic sword techniques, I'd say I've grasped a little bit, without exaggeration.
It's the same as the double swords and nine-section whips they use.
Take those basic movements, mix them up in random combinations, and then string them together. As long as you can perform them smoothly, stylishly, and with greater power, you've got it right!
The most basic sword techniques are: thrust, point, chop, flick, slash, swing, pierce, cloud, etc.
The two sisters learned and memorized these basic moves one by one. Then they tried to replicate the more complex moves used by Baili Xinglan, practicing until they could use them proficiently...
As for more advanced sword techniques, let Yang Yu find those himself after he finishes learning the basics from them.
After all, things like martial arts manuals and swordplay manuals are rarely accessible to ordinary people.
He travels frequently, seeing people and things from all over the country, and has opportunities to meet and even obtain far more than the two of them who have never even left their county.
And even if we can't find it, it's okay.
He has a mother who used to be involved in the martial arts world and was once an apprentice of a famous master.
It's impossible that he was only left with the basic technique of lightness skill.
So they don't need to worry about it so much.
The few tricks they've learned to put on a show are only good enough to impress Yang Yu if he asks about them someday.
It's just to let the apprentice know how powerful the master is, so that he won't be so embarrassed as to not even know how to hold a sword.
There's nothing I can do about it; once you have an apprentice and become a master, this is how it is.
What you know, you must maintain and continue to improve; what you don't know, you must try to study and delve into, and ideally you should know a little about everything.
Otherwise, if one day the apprentice asks a question that the master doesn't know, or knows more than the master, how much face would the master lose!
The two young but proud masters, Lin Chunyi and Lin Lanshan, were diligently learning basic sword techniques on their own for this very reason.
Lin Lanshan used to have a bad habit.
Before she makes a move, she likes to imitate what she does in TV dramas, shouting things like "Take this!" or "Get ready!" to make herself look very imposing.
It's just that my older sister always manages to dodge my attacks too easily, and then I quickly get beaten up.
However, after many lessons, she had long since learned her lesson!
She knew she had to keep quiet, so she switched to a sneak attack!
He even went so far as to say: This is to improve my sister's reaction speed. Bad people outside love to use underhanded tricks to attack, so this is called being prepared for a rainy day!
Such as now.
The two had just finished warming up in the open space in the valley where they usually practiced martial arts, though not completely.
Before Lin Chunyi could finish her last leg retraction, Lin Lanshan quickly picked up the yellow thorn stick from the ground and charged forward with a knee thrust.
Don't ask her why she doesn't do the cool move of "hooking it up with her foot and then grabbing it".
Because the stick is too thin, it can only be hooked up by one foot and kicked a maximum distance of two meters. It's impossible to hook it up at all. She has tried!
But let's get back to the main topic.
In terms of speed, Lin Lanshan has always been faster than her sister. Moreover, since this was a sneak attack, her speed made it even more difficult for anyone to react.
However, Lin Chunyi is different.
She can dodge it, and very easily at that.
After all, she was the older sister who had been attacked by her younger sister's fists, feet, and even hidden weapons and ambushes at least three times in two days.
She was used to being ambushed, and she was also used to defending against ambushes.
"Lin Lanshan, you've ambushed me again! Aren't you tired of it?"
She calmly sidestepped the stick tip, then took two steps back and kicked the stick away from her.
Even though it's just a wooden stick, it's still very dangerous to be so close to vital organs.
Lin Lanshan chuckled and twirled her sword, tightening her grip on the staff that had almost been kicked away. Then she flipped over and brandished her sword: "Hehe, what are you talking about, sis? I'm doing this for your own good. Look at you, kicking your own sister so hard, your hands are trembling."
Lin Chunyi was forced to retreat several steps.
"Hiss~ You've learned these tricks pretty quickly, aren't you? Trying to fool me with your acrobatic skills." As she spoke, she ran towards her lonely wooden stick that was still lying on the ground.
She's really at a disadvantage when she's unarmed against someone with weapons!
However, those who usually use knives learn swordsmanship much faster than those who usually use whips.
If that combo of moves I just used were performed with a real sword, it would definitely dazzle her!
While lost in thought, Lin Chunyi looked for an opportunity to retrieve her weapon.
He dodged to the side, sprinted, rolled on the spot, and grabbed firmly with his hand.
Alright! Weapon acquired!
She stood up, swung the wooden stick in the air a couple of times, raised her eyebrows, and said excitedly, "You've been hitting me for nothing all this time, now it's my turn!"
His movements and expressions—if you didn't know better, you'd think he was a mafia boss wielding a large machete, ready to wreak havoc.
"..." Lin Lanshan quietly took a small step back, then another small step, so that she could run away if she couldn't win the fight later.
That's how it is; every time she fails to ambush someone, she ends up getting beaten up in the same way.
"Sister, I'm your own sister, please have mercy!" Lin Lanshan swept her stick upwards, blocking the attack that was coming from the side.
"Of course! I'm your own older sister!"
Just as Lin Lanshan was about to lower her guard, she saw her sister's grinning face and the sticks coming at her head...
In the warm spring of March,
The valley has finally been given a fresh new look.
The distant mountain peaks still stand majestically.
The white clouds softened and drifted with the breeze.
The sky above us had changed to a new blue, a clear blue.
Even in places where ice and snow had covered the ground for months, tender green grass had sprouted.
Every morning when the sunlight shines through, it sparkles with countless shimmering silver lights.
The stream flows gently, its clear sound like whispers in your ear.
The birds whose names I don't know have become lively again in the woods, chirping and singing merrily.
The butterflies, which had been dormant for a long time, also emerged from their cocoons, wanting to add a touch of spring to this place, but they hesitated to choose the most beautiful flower to perch on.
A new chapter in the valley's landscape began to unfold this March.