Soldiers come to the world

In the quiet room in the backyard of Cai’s Sword Academy, Cai Jin held a sharp ring-sword with both hands, and stared intently at a wooden dummy in front of him. He seemed a little nervous and his hands were shaking slightly.

Tomorrow is the time for the sword competition. He didn't expect that the Cai family would deliberately publicize it, and the rumors spread all over the city, turning a small sword competition into a major event that attracted the attention of the whole city.

Cai Jin understood the Patriarch's intentions, and it was normal for him to be injured in a sword competition, as long as he hurt Liu Jing in a fair and aboveboard sword competition, Liu Biao would have nothing to say.

But in this way, Cai Jin felt a huge pressure on his shoulders, what if he lost tomorrow?The reputation he has accumulated over the years, and his status as the number one young master in Jingxiang, will all be destroyed in one fell swoop.

Cai Jin felt his lips were dry, the wooden figure in front of him seemed to be cast iron, he couldn't cut it with this knife.

At this moment, a cold voice came from behind, "If your hands tremble again, just admit defeat! Don't compare yourself to swords."

Cai Jin lowered his head, turned around and knelt down, "Master!"

A man about 30 years old appeared at the door, tall and thin, with broad and powerful shoulders, and a pair of sharp eyes, as if he could see through Cai Jin's mind.

This person is Zhonglang Jiang Wenpin, a famous general in Jingzhou, who was ordered by Liu Biao to guard Fancheng and Xinye. He is strict and upright, honest and self-disciplined.

Wenpin walked forward slowly and sneered, "Are you worried that losing will affect your reputation?"

"Yes!" Cai Jin didn't dare to raise his head, and replied in a low voice.

"I don't understand, what reputation do you have? Are you the number one fierce general in the world, as famous as Lu Bu, or a famous general like Guan Zhang and Zhao Yun, tell me, what is your reputation?"

Cai Jin blushed with shame, he understood the master's sarcasm, what is he, the number one young master in Jingxiang?

The stern look on Wenpin's face faded away, and a gentle smile appeared again, his tone softened, "If I remember correctly, you won the title of Jingxiang's No. 12 Junior Master when you were [-] years old, right?"

"Yes! When Tu'er was 12 years old, he won this title by defeating more than [-] people in seven sword gyms in a row."

"But now you are 16 years old, do you still want to wear this title until you are 20 years old?"

Wenpin's words were like enlightenment, Cai Jin was shocked, and finally understood the master's painstaking efforts. If he didn't abandon the title of this young master, he would never be able to become an adult.

"Tu'er understands, Tu'er is nothing now, just an unknown young general, step by step, Tu'er will become a famous general in Jingzhou, and become a man of indomitable spirit just like Master."

Wenpin nodded with satisfaction, this apprentice understood the truth and did not disappoint him, he said again: "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can win every battle. I don't know the details of Liu Jing's martial arts, but I know he learned martial arts from Zhao Yun."

Cai Jin was astonished, "Is he... Zhao Yun's apprentice?"

"He's not Zhao Yun's apprentice, and he hasn't known Zhao Yun for long, he just got advice from Zhao Yun, but no matter what, since Zhao Yun agrees to him fighting swords with you, it means that this Liu Jing also has something special, you Don't underestimate the enemy."

Speaking of this, there was a trace of expectation in Wen Pin's eyes. He pressed Cai Jin's shoulder, stared into his eyes and said slowly: "I hope you can defeat him and let Zhao Yun understand that Jingzhou is not deserted."

"The disciple understands!"

Cai Jin stood up and calmed down. He raised the saber with both hands, gathered strength in his arms, and slashed out with a slash, 'Crack! With a sound, the wooden man was split in two by the sharp sword.

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The sword platform is located in the northwest of Xiangyang City, close to the city wall. This is the place where celebrities and swordsmen compete for swords. The sword platform covers an area of ​​tens of acres and is two feet high. It looks like the base of a pyramid. There are three basketball courts in later generations.

The agreed time was Sishizheng, that is, ten o'clock in the morning. After the Cai family's deliberate publicity, the news of Liu Jing and Cai Jin's sword competition had already spread throughout Xiangyang City, attracting the interest of countless people. Then one after another, people with good intentions came to watch the fun.

At this time, thousands of people were crowded on both sides of the sword stage, most of them were scholars studying in Jingxiang and students from various sword gyms, not only that, the trees around the sword stage were also full of spectators.

In an open space directly north of Jiantai, there are more than a dozen seats for some famous people in Jingzhou to sit. Liu Biao and Cai Mao did not come. Among all the civil servants in Jingzhou, only Kuai Yue came. Kuai Yue is also good. The man of the sword, he is watching this sword competition in his private capacity.

In addition, Liu Cong also came, and there were more than a dozen generals from Jingzhou, including Wenpin, and two people from Liu Bei's side, but they were Sun Qian and Mi Fang, and they also came in their personal identities.

More than [-] disciples of the Cai family came, almost all of them were disciples of the Cai family's sword gym, and they stood together on the northwest corner. The girl in the front was Cai Shaoyu, the main character behind the sword competition.

She was wearing a light green gown, a crimson frilled long skirt, a silver ribbon around her waist, and a double bun on her head. She had a pretty face, but her eyes were very cold. A trace of disdain.

Clan brother Cai Jin has always been a master of swordsmanship that she admires, and in her mind he is a perfect man, but that rude guy doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and he wants to compete swords with her clan brother. He still dared to hold the Xuanlin sword, did he think that with the Xuanlin sword, he would marry him?Dream it!

Liu Cong was sitting not far away, and his eyes never left Cai Shaoyu. At this time, he was more nervous than anyone else. He was the one who provoked this matter first. He originally only wanted to make an appointment with three or five people in the wilderness outside the city. After a low-key sword fight, Xuan Lin passed into his hands without a sound. Liu Jing didn't make a sound because of his face.

But I didn't expect that there would be such a big disturbance, and the whole city knew about it. Thousands of people came to watch the battle, even Kuai Yue, Wang Wei, Huang Zhong and others came. Naturally, my father also knew about it. Even if he got the Xuanlin sword, what's the point?

Liu Cong liked Cai Shaoyu since he was a child, and he regarded her as his future wife. He thought that a concubine would be a natural marriage, but he didn't expect that his father didn't want to marry Shaoyu as his wife, which made Liu Cong very sad.

Liu Cong couldn't help but sneaked a look at Cai Shaoyu again, seeing the pretty woman, he was even more disappointed, he sighed a long time, regretful and annoyed in his heart, he really shouldn't have come up with such a bad idea of ​​sword fighting.

There is a small table in the middle of the seat, with one person sitting on each side, on the left is Captain Wang Wei, and on the right is Zhonglang General Huang Zhong.

Wang Wei is the commander-in-chief of Liu Biao's personal guard army and his confidant general. Wang Wei is loyal to Liu Biao and has a high status in Jingzhou, even surpassing Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong is also a famous general in Jingzhou. He was born in the Huang family, one of the four major families in Jingzhou. However, the Huang family is divided into two branches. One is in Jiangxia, represented by Jiangxia prefect Huang Zu, and the other is in Nanyang, represented by the famous scholar Huang Chengyan. Representative, Huang Zhong belongs to the Nanyang Huang family.

Huang Zhong joined the army at the age of [-]. It has been more than [-] years since he was [-] years old. He is still unknown. The main reason is that he was suppressed by Cai Hao and Huang Zu. Although he was appointed as Zhonglang General, he has never been accepted by Liu Biao. reuse.

However, he has a high prestige in the army, and this time he and Wang Weilai acted as intermediaries.

"General Wang, I'm a little surprised. It's just two children fighting swords. Is it necessary to cause such a big commotion?" Huang Zhong frowned and whispered to Wang Wei.

Wang Wei sneered quietly, "Han Sheng, someone wanted to make a big deal, didn't you find out?"

Huang Zhong seemed to have come to his senses. He looked back at a group of Cai's children, and found a strange phenomenon. Thirty or so Cai's children had come, but none of the elders of the Cai family came.

Huang Zhong smiled wryly and shook his head. He really didn't understand why the Cai family attached importance to this sword competition.

At this time, Wang Wei looked at the hourglass, and it was almost time, so he said to Huang Zhong: "Get ready to start!"

Huang Zhong nodded, picked up the small silver hammer and knocked on the bronze bell on the case, 'Dang! With a crisp sound, the master of ceremonies for the sword competition shouted loudly: "The time is coming, the swordsmen are ready!"

The two protagonists of the sword competition have arrived. Cai Jin holds the long sword in both hands, stands five feet away, presses the blade of the sword to his forehead, and stares at Liu Jing sharply, with murderous intent.

But Liu Jing was slowly backing away, feeling the autumn grass and land under his feet. He suddenly drew his sword and slashed three swords in all directions, feeling the influence of the wind speed on the sword. He closed his eyes and felt the position of the sword platform with his heart.

This is the subtlety that he gradually realized after practicing Zhao Yun's Luofeng Kungfu. Only in this way can the strength he exerted be accurate.

Wenpin's face changed slightly at the seat. He is an expert in swordsmanship. He saw that Liu Jing was actually feeling the wind speed and the feeling of his feet. This is not something that ordinary swordsmen need to consider. Only those who have subtle swordsmanship will consider such details.

He suddenly became worried, this Liu Jing was obviously a strong opponent, he only hoped that his disciple Cai Jin would never underestimate the enemy.

"Han Sheng, let's start!" Wang Wei reminded Huang Zhong in a low voice.

Huang Zhong was a little distracted. He stroked his long beard lightly and stared at Liu Jing sharply. He felt that this child was a bit weird. Facing Cai Jin's fierce murderous intent, he was calm and unhurried, neither nervous nor murderous. , as if he was fighting a sword for the first time.

But Huang Zhong has been in the military for decades, and his vision is so sophisticated. He can see that Liu Jing's every move is very methodical. He is by no means a novice, but like a soldier who has experienced many battles. This person can restrain his murderous aura , Huang Zhong's interest became even stronger.

"Han Sheng, the time has come, let's start!" Wang Wei reminded him again.

Huang Zhong heard it this time, he nodded, and hit the bronze bell with a small silver hammer. With a clear bell, the master of ceremonies shouted loudly: "The sword competition begins!"

The noisy crowd all around fell silent for a moment, and thousands of pairs of excited eyes fixed on the two young swordsmen in the field.

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