Chapter 73 Panlong Silk VS Mantis Sword
A boxer’s first reaction when seeing a beautiful woman is “A woman like this would probably cry for a long time if I punch her.”
Just like how a warrior who practices weapons always wants to draw his weapons after seeing cauliflower, this instinct cannot be restrained and has nothing to do with age.
"Forget about the Xingyi spear. I just happened to get a new weapon. Shall we practice with it?"
Du Ruo was also tempted, so he just hit the wooden stake with Panlongsi. He was originally thinking about going to the mountain to find a wild boar to try, but now that such a good opponent came to his doorstep, how could he resist?
"Okay, then I'll use a wooden sword?"
Wang Lang nodded immediately, but after hesitating for a moment, he still offered to use a wooden sword. Swords have no eyes, especially since he was practicing very dangerous sword techniques. If he was not careful, an accident might occur.
"No need, your sword is unopened, so just use yours. I'll use this one."
Du Ruo shook his head and patted the Panlong silk on his wrist. He didn't need to worry too much about the unopened sword. He had the "Qi" to protect his body, plus the bonus of "spirit", he was very confident in his physical fitness. At least the unopened sword could not hurt him.
As for the Panlong Silk, it was indeed a sharp weapon when it was originally manufactured according to the design drawings, but that was no longer the case after the silk thread was replaced with steel wire. Du Ruo was able to control it very well.
"Okay, then that's enough. However, swords have no eyes, and casualties are at your own risk!"
Wang Lang drew the long sword from his back, stood up and said something. He had never practiced weapons with anyone before. He could feel his excitement when he said this. As for this sentence, it was what his great-grandfather said when he was a child when he saw him practicing weapons with others. He thought this sentence was very powerful and he often said it secretly to the big tree before. Today he finally used it.
The longsword is very different from the common one-handed sword in TV dramas. It is wider and thicker, and the hilt is longer. It is different from the one-handed sword and the heavy sword, and is a two-handed longsword.
The two-handed sword is very unique. It is not as nimble as a dagger nor as agile as a one-handed sword, but it is heavier and can be used with either hand. When used with both hands, the chopping force is greater.
When Du Ruo saw the two-handed sword, all kinds of information about the two-handed sword automatically emerged in his mind, especially the information about the mantis two-handed sword.
The Mantis Two-handed Sword abandons many techniques of other sword techniques and focuses more on chopping and pointing, giving full play to the characteristics of the two-handed sword itself. It also inherits the speed and accuracy of the Mantis Fist and has great lethality. It is a rare stabbing-type sword technique.
"Well, this way please."
Du Ruo stood up and gestured for invitation.
The two of them were standing in an open space nearby. The space was not big and was the aisle from the courtyard gate to the room door. On the left were parasols, coffee tables, stools and the like, and on the right was a martial arts training ground with various equipment placed on it.
Although the space is not large, it is actually completely sufficient, as weapons are different from fists and feet.
Wang Lang stood opposite Du Ruo, his feet in a false stance (one foot squatting, the other foot extended forward and landing), his back arched, holding the sword in both hands, the hilt held in front of his abdomen, but the tip of the sword was at the height of his eyebrows, and his eyes were fixed on Du Ruo who was standing opposite him.
"Look, the fight is about to begin."
Although the three people on the balcony were still chatting after Du Ruo left, their attention was on the two of them. Seeing that the two had started to confront each other, the three of them stopped drinking and stood in a row on the balcony looking at Du Ruo's yard. Wine was available at any time, but this was the first time they had seen a martial arts competition like the ones in novels.
Du Ruo just stood there, and with his right hand he touched the wrist wearing the Panlong silk, and the dragon's tail and the steel wire were pulled out. Du Ruo did not stop yet, so he let go of the dragon's tail, grabbed the dragon buckle, and continued to pull out all the remaining steel wires.
At this time, Du Ruo was wearing a coiled dragon silk bracelet on her left hand, and holding the dragon buckle (dragon body) with her right hand. There was a four-foot steel wire between her hands, and the vertical section from the dragon buckle to the dragon's tail was also four feet. "Please~"
Since it was a competition, Du Ruo did not use the Panlong Silk as a hidden weapon. Moreover, Du Ruo wanted to see the opponent's mantis swordsmanship, so he simply signaled the other party to attack first.
"Shu~"
As soon as Du Ruo finished speaking, Wang Lang's outstretched foot stepped forward, and the empty step became a bow step. At the same time, the bent waist suddenly straightened, and the sword was held in one hand instead of both hands, and then pushed forward. The sword drew a beautiful line in the air, and the tip of the sword slid over a distance of two meters and pointed directly at Du Ruo's face (Mantis Sword Technique, bow step and sword).
Wang Lang's movements from the start to the sword tip reaching in front of Du Ruo were done in an instant, as fast as a rabbit. The distance of more than two meters seemed to be non-existent and he arrived in an instant.
However, although the sword was fast, it was useless against Du Ruo. When Wang Lang began to exert force with his feet, Du Ruo knew that the opponent's attack was coming.
“Dang!! Shua~”
The sound of metal colliding was heard. When the opponent changed from a false step to a bow step, Du Ruo raised his left hand and swept it horizontally. When the tip of the sword was still ten centimeters away from Du Ruo's face, the left hand wearing the Panlong silk bracelet knocked on the two-handed sword with the bracelet and blocked the sword.
At the same time, Du Ruo took a step forward and swung his right hand. The dragon's tail, which had originally fallen vertically to the ground, was driven by Du Ruo and swung towards the opponent's neck.
The Panlong silk can't only be used for assassination. The bracelet is made of metal and is very hard. It can also be used for defense and blocking. It just requires courage and eyesight. Otherwise, one mistake will result in your hand being hit by someone else's sword.
Wang Lang's bow-step sword was knocked away, so he immediately held the sword with both hands, chopped down to block and cut towards the steel wire.
It's a pity that he still lacks experience. Du Ruo's strange weapon with steel wire can be regarded as a soft whip weapon when it is thrown out. The biggest feature of soft whip weapons is that they are difficult to block and can only be dodged.
This is because the greatest lethality of soft whip-type weapons lies in the tip of the whip when it is swung. Even if you block the whip (steel wire), the tip of the whip (dragon tail) at the back will still be lethal and can still cause damage to the person behind the block.
Fortunately, Du Ruo's coiled dragon silk was not too long, and the dragon's tail was also very light. After being chopped by the two-handed sword, the dragon's tail was still more than ten centimeters away from Wang Lang, but this did not mean the end.
The steel wire was very tough. After being chopped by the two-handed sword, the dragon's tail with the steel wire wrapped around Wang Lang's two-handed sword.
Wang Lang's two-handed sword was entangled in the steel wire, and he immediately wanted to retreat, and took the opportunity to pull the two-handed sword out of the Panlong silk.
It was a pity that it was too late. After swinging the dragon's tail towards Wang Lang's neck, Du Ruo did not stand still, but continued to move forward.
"Kacha~"
After Wang Lang blocked with his sword, Du Ruo exerted force with his right hand, and the dragon's tail quickly wrapped around the blade of the two-handed sword, and finally with a click, it stuck the sword firmly.
The sword was stuck, Du Ruo separated his left and right hands, the steel wire between his hands was stretched straight, and he wrapped his hands around it, and the steel wire was wrapped around Wang Lang's neck.
Wang Lang changed from holding the sword with both hands to holding it with one hand, and used his free right hand to sweep towards Du Ruo's eyes with the mantis hand. This was a tactic of besieging Wei to save Zhao or both sides would suffer losses. It would depend on whether Du Ruo wanted to take his eyes or continue to use the wire to strangle his neck.
(End of this chapter)
