With forty-eight imperial tools, I just want to rely on myself

"Why would you hide there and peek?"

Ling Ze straightened the hat on his head, and the back swing of the black blindfold was slightly blown by the wind, which gave him an inexplicable temperament, and he asked Kashang Yanzhai on his own initiative.

"I need to rush to Kyoto with urgent matters. I don't want to get into trouble on the way, so I want to avoid your conflict."

At this time, Kawakami Hikosai was preparing to go to Kyoto to support Keizo Miyabe. He was appreciated and promoted by Keizo Miyabe.

After hearing that Keizo Miyabe and Minoru Yoshida were going to make big moves in Kyoto, Kawakami Hikosai immediately prepared to go to Kyoto to contribute to the cause of "respecting the king and fighting the barbarian".

Before that, he had been defending Sanjo Mimi, one of the "Seven Sufferings" of the Changzhou Domain, because of the "August 18th Coup". Therefore, he was not able to follow Miyabe Teizo in the first place. Back to Kyoto.

Ling Ze knew that Kawakami Hikozhai still failed to catch up with the "Ikedaya Incident", and Miyabe eventually died in that Shinsengumi raid.

What Kawakami Hikosai could do was to avenge Miyabe Teizo. He killed Sakuma Xiangshan who was rumored to be the main messenger of the "Ikedaya Incident."

Sakuma Xiangshan is one of the best thinkers in this era. The "three former reformers" Shinsaku Takasugi, Satsuin Yoshida, and Ryoma Sakamoto are all deeply influenced by him and highly respected by him. His "Xiangshan Academy" has trained a large number of talents.

And since he killed Sakuma Xiangshan, he realized that he seemed to have really killed a person who might change the times, and he chose to seal the sword and no longer do assassinations.

This guy deserves to be the archetype of Kenshin Gomura. Not only is he similar in appearance, some of their life experiences do overlap.

Ling Ze saw through Heshang Yanzhai's thoughts and determined that this "Ren Zhan" did not lie, but he did not let the hurried Heshang Yanzhai go straight away.

"You are very strong, let's have a try."

Finally, I ran into a well-known swordsman on the side of the road. Of course, Ling Ze would not let him go. After all, his task [swordsmanship still needs to be tempered] was only the last match.

"Competition?"

He Shang Yanzhai looked at Ling Ze with some doubts, but he didn't mean to underestimate Ling Ze. After all, this is a "Zato City" that can be wanted nationwide. He just wondered why Ling Ze suddenly made this request.

"My purpose of wandering around the world is to find someone to try the sword, and you have the qualification to let me try."

Ling Ze's words made Kawakami Yanzhai stunned, and then he became serious in an instant. For a swordsman, such a thing as "trying the sword world" is undoubtedly very sacred.

And his Kawakami Yanzhai's recognition of the opponent is actually a very happy thing, after all, this shows that his strength is still very good in the eyes of the opponent.

Of course, if an ordinary person uttered these words, Kawakami Hikozhai might have already slashed the past, so that the other party can get rid of the troubles of being afflicted by mental illness as soon as possible.

However, Ling Ze's status as a "Zato City" and the powerful abilities he demonstrated just now made Kawakami Yanzhai recognize his strength in his heart.

Therefore, when Ling Ze was able to recognize the strength of Kawakami Yanzhai in turn, Kawakami Yanzhai's heart was naturally very useful. This is probably the so-called "invisible business exchange".

"I am afraid I will disappoint your Excellency. The swordsmanship below is a killing technique, and I am not good at competing with others."

Although he was very helpful to Ling Ze's words in his heart, Kawakami Hikozhai refused the request of the competition. What he said was not a refusal, but a thorough truth.

In all the gymnastics competitions, Kawakami Hikosai ended in a disastrous end, because he has not learned any systematic genre, he is a true "I-stream", which is extremely rare among the samurai at the end of.

Most of the shogunate samurai practiced a specific school of swordsmanship. After all, as long as you are a feudal warrior, it is easy to enter the dojo of the feudal school. Even if you can't learn a major school, you can learn a small school of swordsmanship.

On the other hand, Kawakami Hikosai is a complete "I-stream". No one knows what genre he uses. His swordsmanship is very peculiar, and his best is Iaido sword drawing.

At this point, his swordsmanship and "Flying Imperial Sword Flow" are also very compatible.

"Joke, whose swordsmanship is not murder? You can just use your swordsmanship with confidence. You don't need to worry about my life and death. You can just assume that we are fighting each other."

Of course, Ling Ze was not afraid. If it was a big deal, he would use the [Sura Incarnation·Aristocratic Chariot] to block it. Anyway, he would definitely not die.

"..."

Kawakami Yanzhai narrowed his eyes, and he stared at Ling Ze's face for two seconds. Although he couldn't see Ling Ze's eyes, he could also tell from his expression that Ling Ze was serious.

"Come on then, the sword has no eyes, and each has its own ability."

Kawakami Hikosai is a very straightforward person, which can be seen from his direct frankness from the beginning.

Therefore, after knowing that Ling Ze was serious about this, he agreed very quickly and neatly. As a famous person at the end of the shogunate, Kawakami Hikosai has inexplicable confidence in his "undefeated real sword and gun". .

"Wei celebrity, Zatoushi."

Ling Ze is also very confident in himself, although he has not competed pure swordsmanship with Kenshin Himura who is an "enhanced version of Kawakami Hikosai".

However, Ling Ze felt that he would never lose again against the original Kawakami Hikozhai who could not "fly the sky and imperial sword flow" and had a physical difference with him.

"I'm flowing, Kawakami Hikosai."

Kawakami Yansai's face was serious. He assumed a very peculiar posture. His right leg was stretched out to explore the ground, and his left leg was bent in a squatting position. He was almost on the ground with his left knee.

This is Kawakami Hikosai’s stunt. His height is inherently short, and using such a posture is simply overwhelming. He often draws his sword in such a low posture, and can cut straight from the opponent’s lower abdomen with a single knife. On the face, this is an extremely cruel and brutal knife.

Seeing Ling Ze who had touched the waist with that intact left hand, Kawakami Yanzhai's attention was completely focused on how to guard against Ling Ze's left hand sword.

But at this moment, Ling Ze's right hand suddenly moved, and the scabbard of the stick in his right hand instantly bounced back, and the gleaming [Xuelan] revealed its true colors.

This surprised He Shang Yanzhai. He didn't expect Ling Ze to have such a hand. He was obviously confused by Ling Ze who was equipped with all the props before. He thought that Ling Ze really wanted to use a left hand knife.

Although he had seen the existence of the rod and knife before, according to his thoughts, the knife at his waist was obviously Ling Ze’s real weapon. Facing a powerful enemy like him, Ling Ze should have no reason to continue using that one. The stick is right.