A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 11: Using cleverness to defeat force
However, the person Li Chong faced happened to be Duan Rong.

His strength is indeed better than Duan Rongyang's.

After all, it only took Duan Rong three days to devour the weapon spirit and gain the experience of the entry-level Five Tigers and Sheep Sword.

Before he devoured the weapon spirit, Duan Rong had no idea how to practice martial arts, and he was just practicing blindly without any effect.

But Duan Rong’s efforts in the past three days were not in vain. He trained himself thoroughly every day.

His training method is equivalent to what Kong Bin and others do in ten days in one day.

More importantly, Duan Rong has already digested the entry-level experience of the Five Tigers and Sheep Swords, which not only includes the experience of practicing, but also the experience of actual combat.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been scolded by Zhao Mu for subconsciously using that improved Leopard Diving into the Forest move.

Therefore, although Li Chong used all his strength and left no room for maneuver in his horizontal chop like a tiger leaping over a ravine, Duan Rong thought it was full of loopholes.

Although it is said that force can defeat ten skills, what about a hundred or a thousand skills?

Strength and skill are like the wings of a bird and the two wheels of a car. They cannot be neglected!

When Kong Bin saw Li Chong, he used the strategy of "Tiger Leaping over a Ravine". His eyes suddenly lit up and a hint of excitement appeared on his cold face.

Even if he encountered Li Chong's move, he had to stand firmly in a bow stance, hold his sword upright and hold his arm, and withstand the blow. This premise is that he is stronger and more muscular than Li Chong, but Duan Rong has neither of these.

Seeing Li Chong's blade coming towards him, Duan Rong's eyes remained calm. He took a half step sideways with his right foot, held the knife in his right hand, and pointed casually in the air.

With a "ding" sound, Duan Rong actually touched the blade of Li Chong's knife with the tip of his knife!

"This..." Kong Bin was shocked when Duan Rong made a move.
This seemingly random point is undoubtedly a high degree of integration of speed and skill!

Li Chong's body was spinning at high speed, with his right foot lifted up and standing on one leg. Duan Rong's casual move immediately destroyed Li Chong's balance.

Li Chong's body instantly lost balance and fell backwards!

At the moment when Li Chong lost his balance, Duan Rong took a step forward, stepped beside Li Chong, used his knife as a palm, and slapped Li Chong in the face with a loud slap in mid-air.

Li Chong fell to the ground, three teeth were spat out along with a mouthful of blood. His left cheek was swollen, and a triangular red knife mark, like a birthmark, covered half of his face.

Duan Rong's two attacks seemed ordinary, but they were concise and accurate, with almost no unnecessary movements. The timing of the attacks and the control of strength shocked Kong Bin and Zhang Zheng who were watching the fight!
Compared with Duan Rong, they felt that they had learned nothing in the past three months.

Duan Rong stepped on Li Chong's chest, pointed the tip of the useless knife in his hand at Li Chong's face, and shouted angrily: "Don't scream in front of me next time! If you do it again, I will kill you!"

Li Chong only felt a bloody taste in his mouth. Duan Rong's cold eyes were even more frightening. Panic and shame overwhelmed him in an instant.

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he looked at the panicked Li Chong again and threw the broken knife away. The broken knife then clanged and was inserted into the weapon rack.

Duan Rong then walked out of the yard without looking back. "I just want to practice in peace, can't I just be quiet for a while?"

Kong Bin looked at Duan Rong's back and was speechless for a long time.

Li Chong struggled to stand up. His face was swollen, but the pain in his body was not as painful as the blow to his heart.

Li Chong walked in front of Kong Bin, spat out a mouthful of blood, and then said vaguely: "Brother Bin, this kid is too arrogant. Let's..."

"Shut up!" Kong Bin suddenly glared at Li Chong and said, "Don't you think you deserve it? Besides, you are you, I am me, there is no we!"

After Kong Bin finished speaking, he and Zhang Zheng left the yard together.

In fact, Kong Bin has never liked Li Chong. As a man, he actually wore earrings, looking neither male nor female.

If Li Chong hadn't had some insights into the moves and routines that could stimulate his thinking and give him some inspiration, he would have stopped playing with him long ago.

Now that all six routines have been learned, Li Chong’s value has disappeared.

Kong Bin is a sophisticated egoist. He will definitely abandon people who have no practical value but only negative emotional value.

Li Chong stood there like a fool for a long time. He did not move for a long time after Kong Bin and Zhang Zheng walked out of the yard. His eyes were empty and he did not feel the pain on his swollen face at all. Kong Bin and Zhang Zheng walked out of the yard, walking slowly. Kong Bin's cold face was uncertain.

"Did you figure out what tricks he used?" Kong Bin suddenly asked.

"It doesn't seem to be a routine?" Zhang Zheng was not too sure, and his tone sounded a little weak.

"It's definitely not a routine!" Kong Bin suddenly stopped and his pupils shrank.

Kong Bin knew very well what it meant to be not a routine. Thinking back to the pause when Zhao Mu asked him to learn the routine, he still hadn't figured out what that pause was.

All these show that Duan Rong's understanding of this swordsmanship skill is far beyond his.

This is something Kong Bin absolutely cannot tolerate!
Usually, among a group of menial disciples, only one or two at most can be selected as apprentices.

Kong Bin originally thought that he would definitely be selected, and it would be best if Zhang Zheng could also be selected. But now, Duan Rong suddenly appeared and was even going to surpass him.

He was not clear about the detailed criteria of the specific selection mechanism, but Duan Rong's existence was obviously a potential threat to him.

Kong Bin never likes things like probability and luck. What he likes is the means!

Since there is a crisis, we must find a way to nip it in the bud.

Kong Bin turned his head to look at Zhang Zheng and said, "Try to get close to him."

Zhang Zheng's eyes flashed when he heard that and he nodded.

Zhang Zheng is alert and flexible, so this kind of thing is just right for him.

Their fathers were both gang thugs. Kong Bin and Zhang Zheng had been together since they were in their teens. After living together for a long time, they had become tacitly aware of many things.

Duan Rong left the courtyard and found a secluded place to continue standing.

He stood there until dinner time, then he stopped, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and walked towards the cafeteria.

Duan Rong received two steamed buns and a bowl of cabbage soup, then squatted on the stone steps, slurping the soup with the steamed buns.

Duan Rong had just taken two bites when Zhang Zheng suddenly squatted beside him, holding a handful of black pottery jars, and said with a smile: "Brother Rong, I have some chili peppers, do you want some?"

Duan Rong looked at Zhang Zheng's face, which was as bright as a chrysanthemum, and was stunned for a moment. At this time, Zhang Zheng had already opened the pottery jar, picked out a bunch of chili with chopsticks, put it into his own bowl, and stirred it to produce a layer of bright red oil...

Zhang Zheng immediately sipped the soup...

Duan Rong looked at the black and red pepper foam that had obviously been cooked in a hot pot, and his appetite suddenly arose. He picked up a bunch of peppers with chopsticks and put them into the cabbage soup.

Zhang Zheng saw Duan Rong asking for chili peppers, and rolled his eyes. He took the opportunity to say, "Brother Rong, how come you are so good at fighting recently? Even the escort Zhao Mu praised you!"

Duan Rong nodded, but he was just concentrating on eating.

Zhang Zheng was speechless as he looked at Duan Rong pretending to be stupid.

No matter how cunning a fox is, it will be unable to bite a hedgehog that has rolled into a ball!

Duan Rong drank the last mouthful of soup down his throat and let out a sigh of relief. The cabbage soup with chili pepper was indeed flavorful.

He held the empty bowl and looked at Zhang Zheng who was looking at him eagerly. He felt that he was completely ignoring him and was a little embarrassed, so he said, "I don't know, maybe he suddenly got it."

"Really?" Zhang Zheng looked at Duan Rong suspiciously, and immediately said, "Brother Rong, if you have time, would you be willing to teach me? My understanding of some moves and routines is far less profound than yours!"

Zhang Zheng smiled and complimented, waiting for Duan Rong's reply.

You have to know that they are all teenagers of fifteen or sixteen years old. Zhang Zheng guessed that who wouldn't like to hear compliments? If they were given some small benefits, they would fall for it.

(End of this chapter)