Noisy... no, it would be more accurate to describe it as "uproar".

In the blink of an eye, the whole place was in an uproar.

During the conversation just now, neither Aoto nor Eijiro Chiba lowered their voices.

In this quiet open space, the content of their sentences reached everyone's ears clearly.

Unsurprisingly, it caused a commotion.

"What do they want to do?"

"Do you even need to ask? They want to fight with real swords!"

"Real, real sword?! If both parties use real swords, wouldn't it mean that if one of them fails, he will die?"

"So does Nioh and Gi no Chiba have an old grudge?"

…

Chiba Eijiro's favorite sword - the Great Sword Zhenyue Changguang - is lying peacefully in the arms of his younger brother: Chiba Michisaburo.

Real sword showdown... Faced with Chiba Eijiro's tough demands, Chiba Doisaburo, who respected and obeyed his brother, couldn't help but froze in place.

Not knowing what to do, he could only turn his head subconsciously and look at the elders of their family.

Chiba Nobuyoshi pursed his lips, as if thinking - for just a moment, he loosened his tight lips and said in a concentrated voice:

"Dosaburo, give him the knife!"

"Father?"

As soon as Chiba Nobuyoshi's words came out, before Chiba Michosaburo had time to react, Chiba Jutaro shouted out loud:

"Shangzhen Sword...this, this...if Brother Rong accidentally kills Mr. Ju, what should we do?"

Sanako on the side also cast a worried look at his father.

Although his children's words and eyes were very sincere, Chiba Nobuyoshi was not moved at all and only repeated the request just now.

"Give him the knife!"

Looking at his uncle's resolute face, Chiba Michizaburo gritted his teeth.

"Second brother, go on!"

The next moment, the white and blue sword flew out of his palm, rolled and rotated in the air, drew a beautiful parabola, and landed on the head of Eijiro Chiba.

At the same time, a similar scene was playing out in the "Qingdeng Rest Area" opposite.

"Eh? Eh?"

Before going on stage, Qingden handed all his wakizashi, ghosts, gods, and Vairocana to the chief general for safekeeping.

At this moment, the commander-in-chief, who looked at a loss, was shouting "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally" his head while rapidly turning his head and looking around, and the light horse behind his head was swaying one after another.

At this moment, a big hand protruded from the thorn, grabbed Vairocana in the chief's arms like a pair of iron pincers, and pulled it out with a strong force.

"Mr. Hijikata?"

When the Souji raised his eyes in astonishment, Hijikata Toshizo, with a serious expression, had already thrown away the Vairocana he had just snatched.

"Tachibana, go on!"

The two knives flew out almost indiscriminately, and then were firmly grasped by each other's masters.

Chiba Eijiro held the front of the scabbard with his left hand and held the knife flat in front of his chest at shoulder height.

Qingdeng inserted the knife into his left waist, grabbed the sheath with his left hand, stroked the handle with his right hand, and squatted slightly.

"Let's put an end to the boring bamboo sword trial for now!"

Saying that, Chiba Eijiro smiled.

"A duel of this level would be too boring and a pity if we didn't compete with each other's favorite swords!"

Qingdeng grinned.

“Feel the same!”

Click!

Click!

The two of them stretched out their left thumbs at the same time, pressed against the tangent of the knife, and pushed it forward, revealing the tenon used to insert the scabbard.

Chonk lang lang lang lang lang...!

Chiba Eijiro took the lead in drawing his sword.

He grasped the handle of the knife tightly, raised his arm, and pointed the tip of the knife to the sky. The blade was smooth, the narrow and compact blade had a shallow arc, the jumping peak-like blade pattern showed a cold light, and the edge of the knife emitted a clear blue light.

, under the warm winter sun, it reveals a hidden and awe-inspiring aura.

Chonk lang lang lang lang lang...!

Vairocana's blade also emerged from its sheath.

In an instant, a dazzling purple light shot into everyone's field of vision.

The blade shines with a clear purple light under the sunlight, and the blade has a daunting arc and a tight, lifelike wood grain-like texture.

The two knives reflect two smiling faces that were "flattened" by refraction.

As the blade was pulled out inch by inch, the momentum of the two people increased step by step.

At the moment when the tip of the knife left its sheath, a mighty "power" burst out from both sides, and then collided heavily in the air!

The "aftermath" of the collision swept in all directions, and the surrounding crowd was like a bush of weeds washed by the storm, becoming a large area lower!

Chiba Eijiro set up his sword, raised his head and shouted:

"Beichen Yidao Style"

"Chiba Eijiro!"

No more fancy “image management”, but a more serious starting ceremony!

Aomori spread his legs, and Kasumi Dan pointed the tip of his sword at his opponent.

"Naturally Rishin flow"

"Tachibana Aoden!"

In the next moment, the two of them were like cannonballs, rushing straight towards each other!

Their swords and their figures met in an instant!

With a loud "dang" sound, Vairocana and Zhenyue Changguang's sword stood together.

However, this time, they did not engage in a lengthy wrestling match, but instead used a tacit understanding to release their force laterally at the same time.

The two of them kept holding their swords together and ran towards the east.

When the people standing in the east saw this, they all showed fear and backed away in unison.

Just when Aotobu and Eijiro Chiba were about to hit the crowd, they once again showed a different kind of tacit understanding, stepping up and steadying themselves in no particular order.

With a cracking sound, Vairocana's blade slid open quietly like a slippery fish and slanted towards Chiba Eijiro's chest.

When the two knives are clashing, he uses his wrist force to push the opponent's knife to one side with superb skills, and then takes the opportunity to attack - this is Qing Teng's tried and tested routine.

However, this level of technical combat routines is only suitable for dealing with those who are far inferior to Aoto. Using it to deal with Eijiro Chiba has only one consequence -

clang!

A silver thread splashed down.

Chiba Eijiro did not dodge, but retracted the sword at lightning speed, and then slashed down hard, deflecting Aomori's slash.

They finished a round in an instant.

Then he regained his composure in an instant!

This time, Chiba Eijiro took the lead.

He assumed the classic posture of Beichen's Itto Style - the tip of the sword twitched rapidly like a wagtail's tail - and struck Qing Deng's body with the mid-section sword stance.

Aoden calmly took half a step back, creating a safe and sufficient distance, swung the knife upward, and deflected Chiba Eijiro's move.

In the next breath, offense and defense are swapped.

Qingden lowered the tip of the knife, changed the lower part of the sword, and stepped forward with a lunge.

The opponent seemed to have seen through Qingdeng's intention. He neither launched a defense nor retreated to dodge, and just let Qingdeng get closer.

The moment the two people's sleeves met and they passed by each other, Vairocana suddenly slid up and pulled out a straight purple line in the air.

Due to the limited viewing angle, attacks from the bottom lane are always difficult to deal with.

However, Chiba Eijiro only lightly jumped to the left, and then moved out of Aoto's attack range no more than a little bit.

…

Both sides come and go.
To be continued...