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At this critical moment, Oishi Kujiro's rich combat experience played a big role.

Perhaps it was his body that realized on its own that it was not enough to block with a sword.

So, at the same time that Oishi Kojiro raised his sword to defend, his feet moved on their own initiative, his right foot took half a step forward to the left, and his left foot quickly followed.

This small displacement caused a major change in the battle situation.

Pa——The bamboo sword, which could not be parried due to the short preparation time, barely touched Qingdeng's sword, but did not deflect Qingdeng's sword path significantly.

Qingdeng's sword was crooked, and then continued to attack Oishi Kujiro's shoulder without losing momentum.

But in the end, the tip of Qingdeng's sword only brushed against Oishi Kojiro's shoulder obliquely, and although he felt a slash, it did not cause any major damage.

Even in a deathmatch where both sides drew real guys to hack each other, this kind of injury was just an insignificant skin trauma, at most it was just some skin and flesh cut off. If you have a strong will, you can survive it by gritting your teeth.

According to the practice of the Edo period, this level of injury is certainly not enough to end the contest, so the confrontation between Qingdeng and Oishi Kujiro continued.

The reason why Oishi Kojiro was able to save himself from danger under Qingdeng's sword all depended on his instinctive retreat and dodge just now.

If he hadn't made this small shift, if he had stood still in place stupidly, then Qingdeng's sword just now would have undoubtedly made a solid chop on Oishi Kojiro's shoulder.

In this way, Qingdeng can now salute Oishi Kojiro and leave the stage as a victor.

Qingdeng was quite confident in his slash just now, and he struck out with the mentality of "this one should be able to end Kojiro Oishi".

Unexpectedly, Oishi Koujiro would survive the desperate situation. Seeing this, Qingdeng couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and silently readjusted his inner assessment of Oishi Koujiro's strength.

——How did the Qingshui clan hide such a master until now? Could it be that this Oishi Kujiro is a newcomer recruited by the Shimizu Clan recently?

As the largest Yakuza group in Edo, the Shimizu clan has always been the key observation object of the "Three Returns" of the Executive Office, the Governor of Yashu, and the Huofu Thief Kai.

Every apparent senior cadre in the Qingshui clan, as well as dangerous members who need to pay more attention, are all recorded in the government's blacklist.

As the rule of the shogunate and various vassal states gradually declined, more and more middle and low-level samurai became ronin due to family bankruptcy or lived a hard life that was almost the same as that of poor farmers-these days were miserable, At the same time, the "taro samurai" who often have good cultural education and martial arts education have become an excellent "source of soldiers" for the Yakuza organization.

Taking the Qingshui clan as an example, the number of martial arts masters recruited and raised in captivity by the Qingshui clan makes Huofu thieves, who have always shown themselves to be "high combat power", feel shocking.

For example: Morishasuke, who once demolished 5 casinos and gang establishments of a certain jiudao organization that opposed the Shimizu clan overnight.

Another example: bloodthirsty, once set a fierce record of killing 21 people in a row in a certain extreme firefight, and loves the "splitting head" that chops people's heads: Susumu Tanaka.

These names... don't say they are in the government and the extreme world, even if they are in the common people in the market, they are famous and terrifying names.

With the gift of "photographic memory", he firmly memorized the names of all the registered dangerous elements in Qingdeng's group.

But he never remembered that the Shimizu clan had such a number one figure as Kojiro Oishi.

At almost the same time Qingdeng was thinking secretly, on the edge of the dojo, Konosuke Kitahara turned his relaxed emotions into a voice with a "ha", and said in his heart: I was really scared to death.

Just now, when Aidou's bamboo sword was about to slash Oishi Kojiro's shoulder, Kitahara Konosuke's heart came directly to his throat.

Seeing that Oishi Kojiro managed to turn the corner from danger by dodging at a critical moment, he finally let out the puff of breath that was stuffed in his chest.

--very good! Sending Oishi Kojiro to confront Nioh is indeed right! Oishi Kojiro really deserves the name of "human chop"!

Konosuke Kitahara is very satisfied with Oishi Konosuke's performance of being able to draw with Qingtou so far, and his inseparable performance with Qingtou.

Qingdeng's guess was right. Oishi Kujiro is indeed a new swordsman recruited by the Shimizu Clan 3 months ago.

"I am good at swordsmanship and dare to kill people. I don't have any assets. Just send me some missions to kill people." —— Said Oishi Kojiro when he entered the industry.

Excellent martial arts strength + daring to kill - such cold-blooded people can be seen everywhere in the Shimizu clan, so few of them take these words of Oishi Kujiro seriously.

It wasn't until Oishi Kojiro participated in several Jidao fire operations and assassination missions and began to emerge that people gradually discovered the extraordinaryness of Oishi Kojiro. The upper echelons of the Shimizu clan noticed and began to reuse Oishi Kujiro.

First of all, it goes without saying that swordsmanship strength, Kojiro Oishi's swordsmanship strength is among the best even among the masters of the Shimizu clan.

Of course, simply having superb swordsmanship is not enough to be favored by the Qingshui clan.

After so many years of accumulation, the Qingshui clan has already become a land of crouching tigers and hidden dragons.

Although Oishi Koujiro's martial arts cultivation is strong, Shan is not so strong that he stands out from the crowd.

The most important factor that made Konosuke Kitahara and other high-level cadres of the Shimizu clan the most important reason for Konosuke Oishi to be the sweet bun in the eyes of Konosuke Oishi is his disregard for human life.

Oishi Kujiro's indifference to human life is really indifference!

To describe him as "ruthless" is too gentle.

To give a vivid example... Others ignore human life, it's just a psychological indifference, they still know in their hearts that they have cut off a living life, and their emotions will still fluctuate because of this, it's just a matter of degree That's all.

But Oishi Kujiro is not like this. His indifference to human life is out of physical indifference.

To put it simply, he didn't feel that murder was something worth making a fuss about.

In his eyes, killing someone is no different from breaking a toothpick or crushing a willow branch.

Do you feel pity for toothpicks and willow sticks?

Would you feel guilty for breaking a toothpick or crushing a willow branch?

Oishi Kujiro is such a person - a born killer!

What's even more commendable is that Kojiro Oishi has no personal ambition and desire for power. He never sharpened his head like some people and only wanted to climb to a high position, and he never participated in factional struggles within the Qingshui clan.

It has always been a kind of attitude of "leaving me with tasks, as long as the salary is enough, everything is easy to talk about".

How could such a natural killer with outstanding talent and no special desires not be loved by the high-level cadres of the Qingshui clan who had to deal with the dirty business of filming and assassination for many years?

Ever since, with the employment principle of "making the best use of everything", the high-level cadres of the Shimizu clan began to reuse Oishi Kojiro, and more and more frequently assigned various tasks related to murder to Oishi Kojiro.

With his excellent personal ability and his inborn distorted personality, Kojiro Oishi is sure to gain something whenever he goes out.

As Oishi Yujiro killed more and more people, and his terrifyingly calm appearance when he killed was really terrifying, so some good people in the Shimizu clan gave Oishi Yujiro a nickname: Renzhan Yujiro .

"Ren Zhan" is a commonly used nickname in ancient Japan, and it is often used to refer to the kind of warrior who cuts countless people.

Ogata Yishi, who was active in the Kansei period 70 years ago, in addition to titles such as "Eternal Sword Master", "Sura", "Executioner Yidao Zhai", also has the nickname "Ren Zhan Yishi" .

Because Kojiro Oishi is a newcomer who has just entered the industry not long ago, and has not performed the task that can "become famous in one fell swoop", so the name of Kojiro Oishi has not yet entered the sight of the government, so Qingdeng doesn't know about Kojiro Oishi The existence of a person like Jiro.

At this time, Kitahara Konosuke couldn't help thinking:

——King Ni, who has been killed for a long time, must have been stained with blood on his sword, and he can be regarded as the number one beheaded. Ren Zhan Aideng and Hito Zan Yujiro... the contest between the two Ren Zhan, if this battle is publicized, it will definitely attract many spectators. By then, the ticket fee will be a lot of money. If you add the sale of snacks , The income from beverages... Huh, the income is quite impressive!

Konosuke Kitahara is mainly in charge of economic work in the Shimizu clan, so when thinking about problems, his mind will always uncontrollably turn to matters related to money.

At the same time, Kitahara Konosuke was not far away, Otsuki Mino... the self-optimistic girl who always thought that Qingdeng would surely win Oishi Kojiro before the battle started, and now she is self-consciously pessimistic .

Looking at the anxious battle situation on the court that has not been decided for a long time, in order to calm the anxiety in her heart and regain some self-confidence, she couldn't help but tilt her head and asked softly to the son next to her. :

"Miss Chiba, Tachibana-kun...can he win?"

As soon as Da Yueshi's words fell, Zuo Nazi said seriously without thinking, word by word:

"Of course I can win."

Sanako's quick and firm answer made Otsuki really stunned, and she asked subconsciously:

"Why?"

"..."

Sanako tilted her head and black and white eyeballs without saying a word, looking at this... After learning that she was a childhood sweetheart who grew up with Qingdeng, she always felt a little... weird girl.

Before his head started to work, thinking about how to answer Da Yueshi's question, his lips and tongue moved without authorization.

"Because I know Mr. Ju better than you."

After saying this, Sanako didn't pay any attention to Otsuki, and didn't even look at her.

Just leaving Otsuki Shina with a dumbfounded expression on his face, he turned his gaze back to the front and continued to concentrate on watching the competition on the field.

...

...

Speaking of the battle in the dojo——

Kojiro Oishi probably realized that Qingto's strength, speed, and stamina were all superior to him, so he changed his style of play.

He quickly took two steps back, holding the sword with blue eyes, his body tensed, most of his body retracted into the shadow of the bamboo sword.

This posture of Oishi Yujiro implies an astonishing momentum, exuding a creepy sense of oppression that makes goosebumps explode one after another.

It seems that behind the blue eyes is his special posture... Qingdeng thought to himself.

Qingdeng didn't dare to be careless, but he was not afraid either. He cheered up and resisted the oppressive feeling coming from Kojiro Oishi's body. Jiro's throat position.

A hundred people who are not good at swordsmanship will end up with a hundred fierce blows from the sword.

But Kojiro Oishi just took half a step back, calmly dodged the sword, and took advantage of the situation to slash Qingdeng's side face with his sword.

Qingdeng didn't block, he straightened his sword forward, flashed under Oishi Kojiro's sword, and then performed the second and third moves smoothly.

Although Oishi Koujiro parried them one by one, but because his strength and speed were inferior to Qingdeng's, they all struggled to defend, and looked very embarrassed.

Qingdeng's condition gradually improved.

"Concentration" is actually a relatively slow-growing talent, and it takes a certain amount of time to concentrate the mind and consciousness.

With the passage of time, Qingdeng's spirit has entered the most concentrated state. In the true sense, "Mount Tai collapses in front without changing color, and elk thrives in the left without blinking".

In Qingdeng's eyes, only the opponent in front of him and the battle in front of him are left.

Everything in the world around him can hardly disturb Qingdeng's mind in the slightest.

Now even if there are peerless beauties like Xi Shi and Diao Chan taking off their clothes beside Qingdeng, Qingdeng won't take a second look.

In order to create a favorable opportunity, Qingdeng retracted the bamboo sword without warning, changing his "offensive stance" into a "defensive stance".

Seeing Qingdeng's change of attack, Oishi Koujiro took advantage of the opportunity and had enough leeway to fight back, so he immediately raised his saber over the top, as if he was about to chop the person in half with the next blow, and made a powerful move. Memory splits Huashan.

In an instant, Qing Deng suddenly loosened his grip and let go of the handle of the knife that he had been holding tightly. The tip of the bamboo sword swayed slightly like the tail of a wagtail, and the blade had a sense of lightness and rhythm.

It is the classic sword holding posture of Beichen Yidao Style.

Qingdeng not only used the classic stance of Hokushin Issou-ryu, he also used the classic moves of Hokshin Ischi-ryu - he moved to the right side of Oishi Koujiro at a footwork speed that was slightly faster than Oishi Koujiro's sword speed side, and then split the bamboo sword down in the air, hitting Oishi Kojiro's right wrist holding the sword.

Although there are caged hands that protect the arms and elbows, the protective gear is not omnipotent. Even if it is not broken by Qingdeng's sword, it will definitely be so painful that it will be difficult to hold the sword steadily for a period of time afterwards.

Zuo Nazi at the side of the dojo saw that Qingdeng was stealing their Beichen Yidao style of swordsmanship again, he couldn't help twitching the corners of his pretty mouth, a helpless look of dumbfounding appeared on his cheeks.

When Qingdeng's bamboo sword was less than 5 centimeters away from his wrist, Oishi Kujiro showed an astonishing reaction speed.

He gathered the bamboo sword and his hand back in front of the bear, and stepped back to the right—the movement was free and easy.

Immediately afterwards, Oishi Kojiro showed a heroic appearance for a moment.

Oishi Koujiro's movement just now flashed into the blind spot of Qingdeng's vision, so he couldn't see clearly what kind of trick Oishi Koujiro was using now, but his nerves and his skin exposed outside his clothes could feel the aura of danger .

He turned around quickly, facing the attacking figure of the opponent and the white bamboo sword Xiange that filled his entire field of vision.

The lightning-fast attack and defense—in an instant, the sound of three bamboo swords colliding rang out without interruption.

The attack was thwarted, but Oishi Koujiro persisted.

He held his breath, gathered his strength and spirit, and launched a furious attack on Qingdeng.

The undisturbed sword skills, one move after another, were poured out by Oishi Kujiro in a single stroke.

The fierce attack was like a gust of wind and raging waves, and even suppressed Qingdeng for a while, so that Qingdeng couldn't find a favorable opportunity to fight back.

No Outflow is a genre known for its high practicality. It is a good match for a swordsman like Oishi Kujiro with a slightly anti-social personality.

Because the genres used are the same, Qingdeng couldn't help but compare Oishi Kujiro with his good brother Saitoichi.

According to Qingdeng's own personal judgment... Oishi Kujiro's strength is not inferior to Saito's, and the level of swordsmanship between the two is indistinguishable.

No.

wrong.

If the two were to fight, Oishi Kojiro might have the upper hand.

There is no other reason. Oishi Kojiro's aura of not taking human life seriously when swinging a sword is really too scary. His aura of using a sword like this can be said to take advantage of it in battle.

When fighting with others, momentum is the most important thing - this is a common topic in the martial arts world.

There is a saying: When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins.

Too many people are defeated and died because they dare not step forward to attack, and they are afraid of killing and being killed.

In a real sword duel, the one who survives is not necessarily the one with the best swordsmanship, but the one with the most courage and courage to cut the sword towards the opponent's body.

Therefore, Chiba Dingkichi warned Sanako from an early age: When fighting for your life, don't treat your opponent as a normal living person.

Harden your heart and abandon pity—this kind of thing seems easy, but it is not so easy to do.

Just imagine: when you are about to swing the fatal blow that can kill the other party immediately, you suddenly see the other party's begging expression; suddenly find that the other party is a beautiful boy or girl who can't help but feel pity... People's hearts are after all It is fleshy, and not everyone has the means to completely eliminate the seven emotions and six desires in battle.

And Oishi Kujiro doesn't have this problem.

When attacking, there is no hesitation, and the sword is so fierce and ferocious that no matter who is in front of him, it can be like a robot that has been programmed in the morning, and it will slash with the sword.

His fighting style can bring great psychological pressure to the opponent.

The only ones who can win against Kojiro Oishi in the entire guard hall... probably only the Souji and Shusuke Kondo.

At this moment, the confrontation between Qingdeng and Oishi Kujiro gradually became fierce.

Koujiro Oishi put on a blue-eyed posture, and the tip of his sword froze for a moment—it was only a blink of an eye.

After a blink of an eye, Oishi Koujiro's waist sank slightly, and with the strength of his waist, he slashed the bamboo sword obliquely.

Without taking a closer look, Qingdeng relied on the "wind sensor" to hear the attack direction of Oishi Kojiro's bamboo sword.

With his right knee bent, he sank suddenly, and his body was in a half-squat—snap—and he swung his sword upwards, flicking away the bamboo sword that Oishi Kujiro slashed towards him.

Immediately after the next moment, Qingdeng stood up suddenly like pulling onions from dry land.

The power stored in the waist burst out in one breath, and the bamboo sword in his hand hit the second sword that Oishi Kujiro slashed obliquely in mid-air.

There was only a "pop", and Oishi Kujiro's body and bamboo sword were shaken backwards by the reaction force.

This is the best fighter.

Immediately, like a shark smelling blood, Qingdeng took a big step in the direction of Oishi Koujiro.

Bang—the dull footprints, and then the bamboo sword in his hand spoke instead of him.

At this time, Oishi Kujiro once again showed his amazing reaction speed.

Qingdeng's bamboo sword was just about to be swung, before it could reach its maximum speed, Oishi Kojiro had already completed the dodge.

He took advantage of the opportunity of dodging to regroup, and then attacked Qingdeng again.

Oishi Kujiro's current tactics are to attack, attack, and attack again.

He no longer played duels and knife fights with Qingdeng like he did at the beginning. Qingdeng would not touch the bamboo sword if he could not touch it.

Oishi Koujiro's change of tactics like this is correct.

Even a discerning person can see that Kojiro Oishi's physical fitness is far inferior to Qingdeng, let alone Kojiro Oishi who is the person involved?

In a battle, for the side that is not physically superior, it is the right solution to try to make a quick decision and decide the winner before exhaustion of physical and mental strength.

Seeing Kojiro Oishi attacking him again, Qingdeng thought to himself:

——As expected, this person's reflexes are really excellent!

As the fierce battle intensified, Qingdeng finally discovered what was the main reason why Oishi Koujiro was able to fight with him for so long—Oishi Koujiro's reflexes were quite excellent! The reaction speed is extremely fast!

Often, as soon as Qingtou raised the bamboo sword, Oishi Kojiro had already seen through Qingtou's intentions, and quickly made defensive and dodge responses.

In this way, Oishi Kojiro is very good at defusing Qingdeng's attack, making it difficult for Qingdeng's offensive to be effective.

The opponent seems to have turned on the "auto dodge and auto defense plug-in"-this is certainly quite tricky, but it is not completely helpless.

As long as a person is human, no matter how powerful he is, there will always be times when he is tired, and there will always be times when the body cannot keep up with consciousness.

The following scenes all happened between the lightning and the dew——

At this moment, the candles standing at the four corners of the dojo had already burned out a lot.

The warm orange light gradually moved down, elongating the silhouettes of the two fighting fiercely on the field, and illuminating their faces even more dimly.

Oishi Kojiro swung his sword in with great momentum, but within a short breath, he dodged to the best attacking position.

He swings his sword downwards, while Qing Deng raises his sword upwards.

The two bamboo swords intersected clangingly—squeak, creak—the blades of the two bamboo swords both made a tearing sound that was overwhelmed, as if they would break apart at any time.

The fight between the two was too fierce, and the bamboo sword was almost unable to withstand the ravages of the two.

However, Qingdeng and Oishi Kojiro ignored it, and continued to fight!

It was too late to say it and then it was too fast, the two passed by at the same time, then turned around at the same time, and faced each other again.

At first glance, it seems that the speed of the two turning around seems indistinguishable, but in fact, Qingdeng's speed is still half a point faster than Oishi Kujiro.

Koujiro Oishi quickly turned around... Therefore, as it should be, Qingdeng quickly delivered a new attack to Koujiro Oishi.

Unpretentious straight stabs.

Just put the bamboo sword in his hand, apply the force transmitted from the ground and his own physical strength, and stab the tip of the sword fiercely.

Holding the billowing bamboo sword in his arms, he pierced Oishi Koujiro's chest with the momentum of a meteor falling to the ground, within a distance of less than 1 meter, in the blink of an eye.

Relying on "Eagle Eye +1", Qingdeng saw Oishi Kojiro's pupils suddenly zoom in and out.

His eyes told Qingdeng that his consciousness had caught up with Qingdeng's attack, and Qingdeng's sword speed was not faster than his reaction speed.

In reality, his footsteps really began to move, preparing to avoid the bamboo sword approaching his chest at the speed of light.

However... Maybe it was due to lack of physical strength and tired ankles, Oishi Koujiro's movement was half a beat slower.

In this level of swordsmanship contest, the outcome is often decided in an instant.

And the moment that decides the outcome of the battle between Qingdeng and Oishi Kujiro has come!

Snapped--!

The moment Qingdeng's bamboo sword Sage touched Oishi Kojiro's armor, there was a loud explosion.

The force generated by the impact caused the blade of the bamboo sword to bend suddenly.

Under the watchful eyes of Qingdeng, Oishi Kujiro, and Sanako and others, the sword blade, which is made of good quality bamboo and has excellent toughness, bends into a terrifying arc of almost 30 degrees, turning into a The shape of a bow.

Squeak ya ya ya——!

The curved blade of the sword made a sharp noise that made the scalp tingle and the roots of the teeth sour. It seemed that the eardrums were about to be torn apart.

This bamboo sword seemed to be broken—no matter who saw such a scene, they must have thought so.

What happened next confirmed this idea.

Bang—a loud bang like a gunshot, echoing in the dojo.

The bamboo sword in Qingdeng's hand began to crack from the central part, and the spider web-like cracks deepened and lengthened rapidly at a speed that ordinary people's naked eyes could not keep up with. to the depths of the blade. In the end—broken into a thousand pieces.

At the same time Qingdeng's bamboo sword shattered... Oishi Kojiro flew up.

Fly in the physical sense, fly in the real sense.

At the same moment when the sword body was shattered due to the unbearable force of the impact, all the power buffered and accumulated in the sword body was released immediately.

I saw Kojiro Oishi's soles of his feet leaving the ground first, and then his whole body was ejected, drawing a parabola in the air that was very low but had a standard shape.

Flying out about 5 steps away, following the colorful falling bamboo sword fragments, they rolled to the ground.

The audience was silent.

Konosuke Kitahara's eyes turned into bull's eyes.

Da Yueshi looked like his brain was overloaded because of too many emotions rushing into his heart.

Sanako's reaction was the calmest, she seemed to have expected all this a long time ago, as if she had expected that Qingdeng would definitely win, a soothing and light smile rose from the corner of her lips.

"The whole audience was silent"... Broadly speaking, this description is actually not very accurate.

There was still a sound.

It's just that Sanako and the others couldn't hear the voice.

【Ding! Scan to talent]

The moment Oishi Koujiro fell to the ground, a cold system sound sounded in Qingdeng's mind.

[Successfully copied talent: "Speed ​​+3\