The two were chatting, and Quan's cousin was just smiling foolishly at the side without interrupting.
Even when Xiang Yuanyuan came back, Brother Quan did not leave on his own initiative, but stayed to eat openly.
The lunch was quite sumptuous, and Xiang Yuanyuan even took out some medicinal wine. Du Ruo and Quan Ge drank and chatted in a very harmonious atmosphere.
By the time they had eaten and drunk their fill, Xiang Yuanyuan had already cleared the table, and Brother Quan showed no intention of leaving.
"Come, sit down and eat some fruit."
Then Xiang Yuanyuan brought out a plate of fruit.
Du Ruo, who was sitting at the dining table, blinked and looked at Brother Quan opposite him.
Brother Quan also pushed his glasses and looked at Du Ruo with a smile without saying anything.
"How about some more tea? Or some fruit?"
Du Ruo originally thought that Brother Quan would say goodbye and leave after dinner. After all, he had invited Brother Quan to stay for another day and take him to climb Mount Huangshan, but Brother Quan refused. However, after waiting for a long time, the other party showed no intention of leaving, which made Du Ruo a little confused.
"Oh Well."
Brother Quan gave an awkward but polite smile, nodded, and walked towards the coffee table together.
This made Du Ruo a little confused, but he just thought that Brother Quan might have something to ask for, so he decided to wait and see.
"Honey, go to the wine cellar on the second floor and get a jar of tiger bone wine. It's just right for Brother Quan to take back and try. I've already prepared the wine, but I forgot to take it down."
At this time Xiang Yuanyuan opened her mouth and shouted.
"Ah? Okay, then you guys have some tea first."
Du Ruo was a little surprised, as Yuanyuan had already prepared for these things. However, he did not doubt anything. After nodding, he asked Brother Quan to go drink tea by himself, and he walked towards the small wine cellar on the second floor of the tavern.
However, when Du Ruo came back with the jar of wine, he saw Xiang Yuanyuan had already sent Brother Quan to the door.
"You're leaving now? Without a cup of tea?"
"No, no, I have to hurry back because I have to do a live broadcast tonight."
Brother Quan shook his head, looking completely different from before.
"Okay, take this. This is tiger bone wine. I'll ask your sister-in-law to send you the efficacy and contraindications later. Sorry to bother you this time."
Du Ruo did not delve into it too much. He handed the jar of wine to the others and thanked them at the same time.
"Okay, okay, thank you Brother Du, thank you sister-in-law."
Brother Quan had a smile on his face and did not refuse. After taking the jar of wine, he took his cousin into the car and left.
"Why does it feel a little weird?"
Du Ruo muttered something when he saw the two men driving away.
Xiang Yuanyuan on the side just chuckled and said nothing more.
"Let's go into the house."
Du Ruo hugged Xiang Yuanyuan and prepared to go back to the house.
This is how it is in winter. Both of them have nothing to do, especially Du Ruo, who seems to have completely given up martial arts.
"Honey, the weather is nice today. Why don't you bring out the coffee table? I want to watch you practice martial arts."
As soon as they returned to the yard, Xiang Yuanyuan grabbed Du Ruo and looked at him expectantly.
"Okay, I'll boil some hot water first."
Du Ruo usually would not refuse Xiang Yuanyuan's request.
Besides, he really hadn't practiced martial arts for a long time. Although he had reached his level, he didn't need to practice the basics or practice every day. All kinds of martial arts had been engraved into his bones and he could perform them at will.
But as long as Xiang Yuanyuan wants to watch, he is willing to perform for her alone.
By the time Du Ruo had boiled the water and brought the coffee table out, Xiang Yuanyuan had already cleaned the tables and chairs outside.
Not only on the table, but even in the yard Du Ruo rarely tidies up.
Even many of the weapons on the weapons rack seemed to have mold on their wooden handles. These were all very low-quality weapons that were purchased originally. At that time, Du Ruo did not have any special requirements for them. He just used them to familiarize himself with the skills he had acquired.
It’s just that Du Ruo’s progress was so fast that he was eliminated after just a few attempts.
"Honey, what do you want to see me practice?"
Du Ruo placed the tea on the table before asking.
"Sword, I've never seen you use that great sword you got, so today is a good time to use it."
Xiang Yuanyuan is not the kind of woman who likes to say whatever she wants. She prefers to take the initiative to consider Du Ruo rather than let Du Ruo make choices or be embarrassed.
"Okay, wait."
Back in the room, Du Ruo took out the Tang sword that Brother Quan had given him years ago.
"Sisi~" Back in the yard, Du Ruo pulled the Tang sword out of the scabbard made of deep-sea fish skin.
Holding the hilt of the sword, Du Ruo could feel the coldness of the metal hilt, and as the sword was unsheathed, the coldness became even stronger.
The biggest function of the scabbard made of deep-sea fish skin is that it allows the scabbard and the blade to fit perfectly, isolating the contact between the air and the blade. This is the main reason why this Tang sword has been preserved to this day and is still extremely sharp.
After getting it back, Du Ruo did not take the initiative to oil or maintain the Tang sword.
The sword must have something special to have been preserved for so long. If you try to maintain it yourself, you might end up ruining it.
"Watch carefully, this is the most basic sword move in sword training."
Du Ruo placed the scabbard next to the round table and went to the other side of the yard. Du Ruo did not demonstrate any fancy sword skills.
Instead, he planned to start the demonstration from the most basic knowledge, and also wanted to take this opportunity to let Xiang Yuanyuan get started in martial arts.
Xiang Yuanyuan supported her head and nodded repeatedly. At this moment, she completely ignored the cold weather and looked at Du Ruo with expectation and admiration.
"The basic sword techniques include stabbing, chopping, poking, lifting, picking, collapsing, intercepting, chopping, wiping, slicing, clouding, hanging, blocking, and pressing..."
Every time Du Ruo mentioned a basic sword move, he made the same movement with his hands.
Du Ruo's voice was not loud, but it was powerful enough to make Xiang Yuanyuan hard to forget it after hearing it.
"Swordsmanship is often used in conjunction with steps, including bow step, empty step, Ding step, rest step, kneeling step, inserting step, sitting step, leaping step, following step, jumping step, turning and dodging, and raising the knee..."
At the beginning, Du Ruo only demonstrated basic sword moves with the sword, but then, Du Ruo began to coordinate his feet with the sword moves in his hands and began to demonstrate them to Xiang Yuanyuan on the spot.
"How is it? Did you remember it? Sword techniques are very simple, right? It's just the basic use of a dozen swords, combined with a dozen basic footwork. All the sword techniques that are currently circulating are basically created by combining these sword techniques and footwork."
After Du Ruo finished practicing the basic sword moves and steps, he turned to look at Xiang Yuanyuan.
"Yeah, remember."
Xiang Yuanyuan nodded repeatedly. She did not lie. She really remembered it just now. Having known Du Ruo for such a long time, she had consciously learned the relevant knowledge.
Moreover, what Du Ruo just demonstrated was indeed the most basic sword-fighting knowledge. The movements were not complicated, and they were even simpler and clearer in Du Ruo's hands. So even if she did not have the ability to remember everything she saw, she could still learn most of it.
"Okay, now that we have learned the basics of swords, let's make some preliminary combinations.
You see, the bow step plus the straight thrust is the basic sword move, the bow step straight thrust."
Seeing Xiang Yuanyuan nodded, Du Ruo began to explain something slightly more complicated. As he explained, Du Ruo also did the same movements.
"呲~"
He took a bow step forward, then extended his sword with his finger. Under Du Ruo's tremendous force, the sharp blade broke through the air with a clear sound.
"Twist and dodge plus chop with the sword, that is, turn around and chop from behind. Look at the bow step horizontal slash, raise the knee and chop horizontally... they are all very simple, right? You can tell what kind of moves they are just by listening to their names."
Du Ruo demonstrated them one by one. In fact, there are only dozens of combinations of moves. As for some uncommon ones, there is no need to know them specially.
"Easy."
After Du Ruo finished the rehearsal, he looked at Xiang Yuanyuan.
"Yeah, simple."
Xiang Yuanyuan nodded again, and at the same time, she couldn't help but clench her hands into sword fingers, imitating Du Ruo's movements and constantly gesturing.
You know what, when Xiang Yuanyuan saw Du Ruo teaching like this, it seemed very simple indeed.
"You only need to understand these things. It usually only takes one move to kill someone. For example, the mantis sword master you saw before, his best skill is bow stance and sword point. It is equivalent to mastering the skill by exerting speed to the extreme, you see."
Seeing Yuanyuan's expression, Du Ruo became interested and began to explain the essence of the skill.
Du Ruo made the same starting move as Wang Lang did before, and then without any warning, an afterimage appeared in front of Du Ruo.
This afterimage was Du Ruo holding a long sword in his hand. He then took a step forward and the long sword pointed in the air.
Xiang Yuanyuan was originally watching with a smile on her face, but she thought she had seen it wrongly because in her eyes Du Ruo just made a pose but his body did not move, and then a shadow of a person appeared in front of him.
"How is it? It's simple, right? You just need to practice this move countless times. When you fight with someone, as long as you are a little faster than the enemy, you can kill him first."
Du Ruo continued to explain that the principle was just like this, highlighting the importance of "fast, accurate and ruthless".
"Uh, yeah, it's really simple."
Xiang Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment, but still nodded. It was indeed simple after listening to Du Ruo's explanation. Isn't it just repetitive practice? It seems that it should not be difficult.
"The next step is the advanced version. This one is a bit more difficult. We need to put the 'spirit, energy and spirit' in our body into the sword, and then perform it with the moves. You see, it's like this."
Du Ruo was a little slower this time, and then he took the same bow stance and pointed the sword out.
But this time it was a little different. A red edge appeared on the sword in Du Ruo's hand, and as the red edge grew longer, he split a wooden stake in the distance into two halves with one sword.
"This is the sword energy. In fact, there should be something more powerful. Let me think about it first."
Du Ruo looked at the wooden stake he had split five meters away. This time he did not ask Xiang Yuanyuan, but stroked his chin and thought for a while.
The sword energy just now gave him inspiration. Since the "spirit, energy and spirit" belonging to the three flowers can be displayed with the sword technique, what about the "five energy"? (End of this chapter)
