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

Chapter 357: Reverse Sword Killing Move

Duan Rong, Xiao Yu, Ximen Kankan and others walked back to where they were queuing, and just in time they saw Shen Mizhi being released from the line.

The three of them immediately walked quickly towards Shen Mizhi.

When Shen Mizhi saw them passing by, she immediately looked at Xiao Yu with a questioning look and asked, "Have you passed?"

Xiao Yu nodded and said, "It's passed."

"I passed too." Ximen Kankan said happily, "It's up to you."

Shen Mizhi clutched the sword in her hand and said, "You two have passed. I am sure I can pass too."

The three of them followed Shen Mizhi, and soon they arrived in front of the circle where Shen Mizhi was fighting.

The number of the circle is Jiachen twenty-one.

At this time, there was already a person standing inside the big circle.

That's a woman.

But he was very ugly, with facial features that seemed to have lost their home, his eyebrows were raised very high, and there was a large birthmark on his forehead, which took up most of the area.

To be honest, this appearance is actually quite scary.

Perhaps it was because of this woman's appearance, there were always people watching the fights nearby in the fighting circle, but here, it was empty. Only the attendant from the Neishi Division, who was in charge of registration and supervision, was standing there alone.

Shen Mizhi stood there and just glanced at the woman coldly. She hardly paid attention to the woman's appearance, but instead swept her cold eyes across the spear in the woman's hand.

After Shen Mizhi showed the number on her assessment slip to the attendant beside her, she slowly stepped into the circle and stood opposite the ugly woman.

The official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after announcing the rules as usual, shouted the word "start".

Just as the word "open" came out, Shen Mizhi took out the sword and thrust it out.

The woman also swung her spear, and with a ding, the two of them began to clash with their weapons. Shen Mizhi turned the tip of her sword and slashed at the woman's fingers that were holding the spear.

The woman leapt back, and the shadow of her spear was like a stick, chopping down at Shen Mizhi's head.

Shen Mizhi tapped the ground with her toes and tilted her body. As the saying goes, an inch shorter means an inch more danger. She originally wanted to get close to attack, but she didn't expect that this woman's spear skills were varied and her true energy was strong. After two moves, she had already distanced herself from her.

As the distance between them widened, the tip of the woman's gun became suddenly sharper, and she almost pressed down on Shen Mizhi.

The advantage of Shen Mizhi's Orchid Sword could not be brought into play at all.

She could only hold on by relying on her body shape and fast sword!
The three people who were watching the game from outside the circle all saw that Shen Mizhi was in a disadvantageous situation.

Duan Rong's eyes flickered, but after repeated consideration, he still locked in Shen Mizhi's defeat. Shen Mizhi's luck was obviously very bad, the opponent's martial arts and true energy were stronger than hers, and he also had the advantage of weapons.

Seeing that the advantage of Shen Mizhi's Orchid Sword was completely unavailable under the fierce attack of the spear.

Duan Rong quickly came to the conclusion.

The best strategy is to finish as quickly as possible, conserve your strength, and prepare for the second round.

Duan Rong suddenly shouted to Shen Mizhi in the circle: "Shen Mizhi!"

Shen Mizhi was using her sword to block the spear, and her eyes were fierce as she tried to find an opportunity to counterattack, but at this moment, she heard Duan Rong calling her, and she subconsciously cried out.

Duan Rong said coldly: "We can't win this game! Surrender!"

Shen Mizhi was extremely angry. As she swung her sword like lightning, she cursed, "What are you doing?!"

Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan also looked at Duan Rong with strange eyes.

They naturally saw that Shen Mizhi was in a bad situation, but they would not surrender just because she was in a bad situation. Moreover, although Shen Mizhi was at a disadvantage, she was holding on very steadily and it was obvious that she would not be defeated for a while. As long as she held on, there was no guarantee that there would be no chance of counterattack.

But Duan Rong had already seen that Shen Mizhi had no chance. Even if she found an opportunity to counterattack, she would still be forced back and fall into a passive defensive situation again. After repeated struggles, she was finally exhausted and defeated!
In that case, it would be better to surrender directly and preserve your strength.

Duan Rong saw that Shen Mizhi was unmoved, so he stared at the fight in the circle. He saw the right moment, and suddenly his figure flashed, as fast as a ghost, and stood behind Shen Mizhi, and suddenly shouted: "Surrender!"

Duan Rong's voice was very loud and abrupt. Even Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan, who were standing there and watching his movements, were startled, not to mention Shen Mizhi who was concentrating on the fight.

What's more, Duan Rong's shout was very close to her, like an explosion in her ears.

Shen Mizhi was alert, her body and sword were both frozen, and when she reacted, she saw a silver light flashing in front of her eyes, and the spear had already stabbed at her face. Shen Mizhi retreated violently, slashing with the sword, and when she stood still, she saw that the woman opposite had put away her spear and stood. Shen Mizhi looked down and saw that half of her foot was already out of the circle.

The attendant from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who was standing nearby, registered and announced the result of the duel.

Shen Mizhi instantly flew into a rage, pointing at Duan Rong and cursing, "What are you doing? Why are you trying to hurt me?!"

Duan Rong said: "You can't win. In the end, you will be the loser!"

"How do you know I'm the loser?" Shen Mizhi said, and suddenly sneered, "Noodles in clear water, I saw you eating! I just made fun of you a few words this morning, and you held a grudge against me. Now you're taking revenge on me by fighting, right?"

Duan Rong looked at Shen Mizhi expressionlessly with a cold face, and said, "Calm down and think carefully. Have you won her over?"

Duan Rong said this and glanced at the woman standing over there.

The woman was rather ugly, but when she saw Duan Rong looking at her, her eyes moved slightly.

At that moment, the woman was a little suspicious whether Duan Rong was interested in her. Otherwise, why would he help her and even glanced at her just now?

Shen Mizhi saw Duan Rong say this, and Duan Rong's eyes were as deep as ink, and his expression was as still as a mountain. Her face was slightly stern, and her heart was a little shaken. But when she thought that Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan had passed the first round, and she had to compete in another round, and the result was unpredictable, she suddenly became angry again. "If you can't explain it clearly, don't explain it!"

Shen Mizhi said this and turned away.

Duan Rong shook his head slightly.

Xiao Yu looked at Duan Rong with some distress in her eyes. She believed that Duan Rong must have his reasons for doing this.

Duan Rong looked at Xiao Yu and said, "This girl is stubborn. She will listen to you, so go and persuade her. Take good care of your breathing and prepare for the second round."

Duan Rong said as he stuffed a bottle of pills into Xiao Yu's hand.

Xiao Yu said: "That girl is outspoken, some of her words are hurtful."

Duan Rong said, "It's okay. Whoever loses will get excited. You go ahead."

Xiao Yu hummed, looked at Duan Rong deeply, and turned away.

Ximen Kankan saw the two of them leave, looked at Duan Rong, and asked, "Does Shen Mizhi really have no chance at all?"

Duan Rong said: "No chance. You will definitely lose!"

Ximen Kankan's eyes moved when he heard this. In fact, he had some doubts in his heart, but Duan Rong's eyes told him that the result must be as Duan Rong said.

Duan Rong must have seen something that he couldn't see, just like when he was fighting, Duan Rong pointed out the opponent's martial arts weakness.

After Shen Mizhi and Xiao Yu left, Duan Rong strolled around on the large platform. As he walked, he glanced at the people fighting in the circle. Occasionally, he would stop for a moment, but that was only for a few breaths.

Ximen Kankan followed Duan Rong. At first, he chatted with Duan Rong, but he found that Duan Rong just responded to him in a perfunctory manner, while his eyes were scanning the nearby fighting area with a focused look.

Moreover, many places are just glanced at and hardly stopped.

Ximen Kankan felt more and more puzzled. He didn't understand what Duan Rong was doing. If he was watching the fight, others would stand in a circle and watch the outcome of the fight, but he just glanced at it and paused for a few breaths at most.

To say he wasn't looking, his eyes were very focused.

"What are you doing?" Ximen Kankan observed for a while and couldn't help asking.

Duan Rong said: "Let's watch the fight!"

Ximen Kankan said, "You seem to be looking at it too fast, just rushing through it."

Duan Rong said: "I only look at their martial arts style. I don't care about anything else."

"Martial arts style?" Ximen Kankan seemed to understand but not quite.

About half an hour later, the first round of fighting was over.

There was almost no interval and the second round started directly.

The second round was to re-number the queues, and it wasn't long before it was Shen Mizhi's turn.

Xiao Yu accompanied Shen Mizhi towards a numbered circle. Duan Rong and Ximen Kankan were waiting not far away, and when they saw them move, they followed.

As the two walked over, Shen Mizhi gave Duan Rong a bad look.

Shen Mizhi walked to the red circle of No. 16 Jiahai, and saw a thin man standing inside with a sword tied around his waist.

Shen Mizhi felt relieved when she saw that the man was also using a sword. She was not afraid of anyone when it came to sword against sword.

After Shen Mizhi showed her assessment slip to the servant of the Internal Affairs Department, she was about to join the circle.

Duan Rong suddenly called her.

Shen Mizhi turned her head with a puzzled look. "What?"

Duan Rong pulled him aside and suddenly whispered in his ear.

As Shen Mizhi listened, she looked at Duan Rong suspiciously. "How do you know?"

"Write it down carefully. Do as I say." Duan Rong instructed with a firm look.

Shen Mizhi looked at Duan Rong and was slightly dazed.

Suddenly, the skinny young man in the circle shouted, "It's already this late, and you're still being affectionate. Are you going to fight or not?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Mizhi turned around and asked, "What are you yelling about? Are you in a hurry to reincarnate?"

"you……"

Shen Mizhi rolled her eyes at the young man in the field and stepped into the circle.

This was already the second round of the fight. The official from the Internal Affairs Department did not announce the rules but directly shouted "start".

After the command was given, the two men started fighting each other.

Duan Rong stood aside, frowning slightly. Shen Mizhi was really rebellious, born with a rebellious nature. The more you said to her, the more she would not do what you said.

Duan Rong had seen the thin young man's martial arts skills before.

Therefore, before Shen Mizhi went on stage, Duan Rong had already told her how to break the spell. Her Orchid Sword was not weak to begin with, and she was able to attack the skinny young man's weaknesses with deliberate calculations, so she was sure to win.

As Duan Rong watched, his frown relaxed.

Although Shen Mizhi messed up at the beginning, she soon started to play according to the strategy he gave her.

About half an incense stick later, the thin young man was suddenly hit by a sword on the shoulder, but his eyes were cold and hard, and he still swung the sword like the wind.

A thin layer of sweat had already appeared on Shen Mizhi's forehead. This second battle was obviously going to be a tough one.

After a few breaths, the young man's left leg was hit by another sword.

Shen Mizhi's sword shadows were erratic and his sword moves were even more tricky, but what was even more bizarre was that his three reverse sword moves were originally hidden killing moves, but it seemed that Shen Mizhi saw through every one of them and they were of no use.

The thin young man was hit by two swords and his body was already in shaky condition.

However, Shen Mizhi's sword moves became more and more fierce, stabbing at him from all kinds of tricky angles. The thin young man barely managed to resist, but suddenly saw Shen Mizhi retracting his sword and retreating.

"you lose!"

The young man had already stepped half a foot out of the circle.

Shen Mizhi sheathed her sword and looked at the attendant from the Internal Affairs Department standing beside her. The attendant nodded at her and announced the result while registering.

Shen Mizhi then jumped out of the circle.

Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan both smiled and congratulated Shen Mizhi, because Shen Mizhi had played both games with great difficulty, but finally passed.

Duan Rong stood behind Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan, his eyes motionless.

Shen Mizhi smiled, and suddenly her eyes passed Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan and looked at Duan Rong behind her.

Only then did she realize that Duan Rong standing there was like an abyss with no bottom in sight.

Before the second round of fighting, she slowly calmed down while sitting cross-legged and regulating her breathing. She already began to feel that Duan Rong was right.

If she continued to fight with the woman in the first round, she would probably still lose. Moreover, she would definitely use all her strength to find an opportunity to counterattack. After repeated tugs of war, she would probably still lose due to exhaustion.

If that were the case, she would definitely not be able to survive the second round no matter what.

Because, in the second round of the duel, the skinny young man with the sword was no weaker than her in terms of martial arts and true energy. And that guy also had three styles of reverse sword killing moves!
If Duan Rong had not warned her in advance, she would have been unable to cope with the situation in her panic.

Thinking about it now, Shen Mizhi realized that she had passed the second test very narrowly. If Duan Rong had not helped her twice, and had not been misunderstood by her after helping her the first time, but Duan Rong had helped her the second time without holding a grudge, she would not have been able to pass the second test narrowly.

Duan Rong looked at the way Shen Mizhi looked at him and smiled at her.

Shen Mizhi did not originally have the complete and sincere trust in him that Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan had, and this trust between them was established in Xiangu County.

Shen Mizhi had a perverse personality to begin with, and they gradually became familiar with each other after entering the sect. It was inevitable that there was still a psychological gap between them.

But Duan Rong believed that after this incident, the trust between him and Shen Mizhi was almost the same as that between Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan.

Shen Mizhi walked up to Duan Rong and said, "You were right before. I was wrong about you. I thought about it carefully. If I continue in the first round, I will probably be exhausted and defeated. If that happens, I will have no chance in the second round of the assessment."

Duan Rong smiled and said, "Those involved are often confused, but those who are watching can see clearly. Confined in it, no one can see the gains and losses clearly. I was a bit reckless in forcing you to lose, and you were right to be angry at that time."

Shen Mizhi didn't expect that Duan Rong was not only not angry, but also excused her previous attack.

Seeing the discord between the two of them, Xiao Yu felt relieved. She took a breath and her eyes flickered slightly.

Shen Mizhi looked up at Duan Rong and suddenly asked, "By the way, how did you know that he has three reverse sword killing moves?"

Duan Rong smiled meaningfully and said, "Didn't I say that? I am Bai Xiaosheng, and I know all the martial arts in the world!"

(End of this chapter)