Tokyo Swordmaster Online Dealer

"Strictly speaking, you are now worthy of a Shinkage-ryu Menxū Kaiden."

Just as Uesugi Kiyoshi was about to speak to show his humility, he was interrupted by Kamiizumi Hidekawa who waved his hand.

"If you are being modest, don't mention it anymore."

A sly smile suddenly appeared on his bearded face, like a child about to play a prank.

"Qing, look at me."

Kamiizumi Hidekawa sat cross-legged, picked up the ebony sword beside him, and swung it casually.

He swung his sword in the direction of the dojo entrance, where Uesugi Kiyoshi had not yet had time to put away the wet rag he had packed for mopping the floor when he was leaving.

Kamiizumi Hidekawa was at least five or six meters away from the wet rag - but when he pointed his sword at it, the rag shattered with a loud bang, making a slight sound like being cut by a sharp blade, and turned into scraps of cloth on the ground.

It was as if countless invisible sword energies were running through the air, tearing the cloth into pieces!

Uesugi Kiyoshi's eyes widened - even if he used the Hundred Stories card, he couldn't do this, at least not for now!

What is this, sword energy kills people, a sword immortal in the world? !

Kamiizumi Hidekawa threw the wooden sword aside and smiled like an old fox seducing a chick.

"Qing, you have completely mastered the secret techniques of the New Yin Style, and you have completed the foundation of the sword art."

"So what do you want to learn next?"

Uesugi Qing swallowed his saliva, still thinking about the incredible scene just now. This did not scare him. He had even seen and killed ghosts, so naturally he would not be killed by such a sword.

but.

For this magical "sword".

His body is still very honest.

He nodded frantically like a chick pecking at rice and squeezed out two words from his throat.

"Want to learn!"

Chapter 16 Departure

Hidekawa Kamiizumi believed that Kiyoshi Uesugi was a kendo genius, but Kiyoshi Uesugi himself did not dare to be so arrogant.

He spent a year learning all the secret techniques of the New Yin Style, and he knew what was going on.

The first is that he has the Mirage to rely on, and the second is that he has learned the "Uesugi family swordsmanship" since he was a child, which is actually an early version of the Shinkage Ryu, so he has a good foundation.

If one counts the time he put into sword practice as a child, he has been practicing sword for more than ten years. In his fragmentary memories, his father was very strict with him when he was a child and paid great attention to his kendo training, which also made his basic skills very solid.

But he had never seen the air-breaking sword move that Kamizumi Hidekawa just used.

Of course, if you were an ordinary person, they might think this was some kind of prank, a mechanism, or a magic trick, but Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't think so.

He is the one who has killed evil spirits.

In his opinion, since there are evil ghosts in this world, there must be means to check and balance the ghosts, and there are also people who punish the evil ghosts.

Otherwise, the world would never be as peaceful as it is now, and would have long become a paradise for evil spirits to wreak havoc.

Then, could someone who possesses swordsmanship like Hidekawa Kamiizumi be the one who can check and balance those evil spirits?

Uesugi Kiyoshi thought a lot in an instant, and his eyes became complicated when he looked at his master.

Kamiizumi Hidekawa, however, smiled and didn't care. He seemed to be in a good mood today and was also pleased with the surprised expression on the face of his mature and obedient disciple. He stretched and stood up.

"I can't teach you now even if you want to learn."

"Wait for me here for a moment."

After saying this, Kamiizumi Hidekawa turned around and walked into the inner room. After a sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets, Kamiizumi Hidekawa came out holding a cardboard box.

He sat down again, placed the box in front of Uesugi Kiyoshi, and then placed a paper scroll that still smelled of ink on the box - there were words written on the scroll, and the ink was not even dry yet.

"Okay, I've written you a letter of approval, stamped with the seal of the Shinkage-ryu. From today on, you are the Menxu Kaichuan of my Shinkage-ryu. Qing, you are now a disciple."

"Mianxu Jiechuan" is a certificate, which literally means "no need to obtain permission to pass on the skills of this sect or dojo to outsiders."

In other words, he has mastered all the sword techniques of his school and has reached the level where he can open a school and accept disciples.

Moreover, this not only represents the mastery of swordsmanship, but also shows that this disciple is deeply trusted by his master.

In ancient times, those who obtained the Menkyo Kaiden of a certain school at the same age as Uesugi Kiyoshi were all famous swordsmen in history.

For example, Okita Souji, Ito Daizo, and Saito Ichina are all swordsmen whose names are recorded in history.

Without giving Uesugi Kiyoshi time to give way, Kamiizumi Hidekawa stuffed the scroll into the hands of his closed disciple and patted the cardboard box.

"Qing, have you heard of Juxianghui?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi shook his head in confusion. He had only seen the swordsmanship video of "Juxiang Wuwailiu" in the video given to him by his master. As for the Juxiang Society, he had never heard of it.

Kamiizumi Hidekawa was not surprised and began to explain.

"The Juxiang Society was an active swordsman organization about twenty years ago. I was also a member of it."

"This organization was founded by a friend of mine who was a swordsman practicing Wuwailiu. At that time, he was determined to complete the incomplete ancient manual of Wuwailiu and restore the ancient swordsmanship. Later, many like-minded people joined it, and Juxianghui gradually became a gathering place for ancient swordsmen to communicate with each other and learn from each other."

"In the past, the sword-fighting schools attached great importance to family background and would not easily pass on the skills. If someone secretly learned someone else's sword skills, they would be caught and a real sword duel was inevitable. However, the members of our Juxiang Society were all young people at the time, and they were relatively open-minded. They did not hide their sword skills when exchanging them. Over time, a large amount of ancient sword-fighting materials were left in the Juxiang Society."

Kamiizumi Hidekawa patted the cardboard box.

"It's all here. Take it back and take your time to look at it."

"It is taboo to learn swordsmanship without being specialized, but I don't think you will make this mistake. It is not a bad thing to learn more about the swordsmanship of other schools and make up for your shortcomings by learning from their strengths."

"As for the sword technique that broke through the air and injured people just now, it requires very strict training conditions."

"It is very troublesome to pass the true sword test, find the sword's meaning, and understand the sword's heart."

"The most important thing is, I don't have the seeds for the sword's heart awakening. I need to ask someone I know for some."

"It just so happens that my old friends from the Juxiang Club left me a message, asking me to get together in a few days. They said they have something important to discuss. I will leave this weekend, first to visit friends, and second to find a sword heart seed so that you can truly embark on the path of sword practice!"

Looking at Uesugi Kiyoshi's confused look, Kamiizumi Hidekawa smiled slightly.

He looked up at the sky, his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the roof and look at the dusk sky outside.

"Qing, I don't know if you believe it or not."

"The world is far from being as peaceful as it seems."

"There are many threats that we cannot see but do exist, surrounding humanity, sharpening their fangs in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to strike."

"The only good news is that swordsmen like us still have swords in our hands to rely on!"

Kamiizumi Hidekawa's words were vague and unclear. If it were someone else, they might have been intimidated by him, but Uesugi Kiyoshi's mind was as clear as a mirror. His thoughts raced, and he was now certain that his master must have also been to the "ghost realm"!

Maybe the master has killed countless evil spirits!

Aren’t those invisible but real threats the ghosts?

Kamiizumi Hidekawa sighed and looked at Uesugi Kiyoshi seriously.

"We are in the mundane world."

"Above the mundane, there is the extraordinary."

“There are too many incredible and extraordinary beings in this world that are not observed or recognized by ordinary people, but they really exist.”

"For details, wait until I come back and lead you into the extraordinary gate, then you can go and see for yourself!"

"I will be gone for a few weeks or even months. I may need you to take care of Lin for a while. I have spoiled her since she was little. I am afraid she will do something terrible when I am not around. You are still capable of keeping an eye on her. I am leaving everything up to you."

Uesugi Kiyoshi naturally would not refuse. He heard that the main reason for his master's long journey was probably for his own "kendo practice". Although he didn't know what power could release the sword energy, and he didn't know what the extraordinary world was, he believed that his master would not harm him.

"Yes, Master, I will take good care of Rin, please rest assured."

Kamiizumi Hidekawa smiled with relief and nodded.

After pondering for a few seconds, he seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Qing, are you still working part-time on weekends?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't know why his master asked this, but he nodded honestly anyway.

He has to work at least eight hours a day on Saturdays and weekends to earn a living. He reserves his weekday evenings for study and kendo. If he is not busy on weekends, his financial situation will be in big trouble.

"Don't go, I found a job for you."

"I have an old friend who is a jihadist. He wanted to hire a swordsmanship teacher for his daughter and kept asking me for help. I couldn't refuse his favor, so I planned to go and deal with it. But the gathering of the Juxiang Society disrupted my plan."

"It just so happens that you are leaving your apprenticeship today. I plan to recommend you to him. Before I come back, you will teach me the swordsmanship of the Shinkage-ryu."

"Don't worry, you have my Shin-Yin-Ryu's Mian-Xu-Jie Chuan, so go and teach, no one can find fault with you."

"That old guy is a rich man. You only need to go there for two days every Saturday and weekend and take two hours of classes every day. He will pay you a lot of tuition."

"Well, do you have any questions?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi bowed respectfully.

"No, thank you, Master."

He said this with sincerity, and it was obvious that Kamiizumi Hidekawa didn't want him to be too tired, so he found him a job that was easy and paid quickly.

He is not a person who cannot distinguish between good and evil. If it were not for his master's face, a man of his age, no matter how good his swordsmanship is, where can he be a teacher?

To take a step back, even if there was no so-called tuition fee, he would still go as long as his master told him to.

It is only natural that the disciples should serve the master when he travels far away.

Kamiizumi Hidekawa nodded slightly.

"My old friend is a powerful man. He is the leader of the underworld in Tokyo. But you don't have to be afraid of him. He is just a defeated opponent of mine."

"I have never met his daughter, so I don't know what her qualifications are, but I think she shouldn't be too bad. It's up to you to decide what to teach her."

"Then it's settled. You go this weekend."

"I'll say hello to him. You wait at home and someone will pick you up."

"Go to Dongwenhui, meet Dongwenjue, and tell him my name!"

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