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The master and apprentice reunited after a long absence...the first thing the master said was such a harsh word.

Qingdeng, who didn't understand why, was stunned on the spot.

"Tong..."

Before he could say anything, a shining silver sword struck him head-on!

Although he didn't understand what was going on, Qingdeng's body started to act instinctively at the moment when the sword light struck!

I saw Qingdeng suddenly lower his body weight, step back, and open a distance.

At the same time, he raised his left hand, pressed the mouth of Vairocana's sheath at his waist, put his thumb against the blade of the sword, and gently pushed it - click - to reveal the falcon used to insert the scabbard.

Buzz!

Another sword light leaped into the air.

Qingden was obviously the one who struck last, but the light of his sword struck the opponent's sword first.

The two slashes collided violently, bursting out with green-white sparks and a deafening clang.

In the next breath, as if they had been burned, the two of them retreated at the same time, pulling 7 or 8 steps away from each other, and then both assumed the stance of Canshin.

This sudden and fierce confrontation between the two made everyone at the scene stunned, and their jaws almost dropped to the ground.

The guard responsible for guarding the gate of the camp was just a passerby passing by... Everyone at the scene was shocked speechless by Boss Kiryu's blast of a sword and Aomori's thunderous defensive counterattack.

The two people at the center of the battle ignored the attention of the people around them and stared at each other.

After a while, Boss Kiryu's originally tense facial lines slowly relaxed.

"... Mr. Ju, you have grown up in skills."

As he said that, he released his stance, put the tip of the knife back into the sheath, and put the knife back into the sheath with a "pop" sound.

Seeing that the opponent had sheathed the knife, Qingdeng slowly stood up straight, shook the knife out of habit, and then sheathed the knife.

"Boss Kiryu, don't be scary suddenly..."

As he spoke, he expressed a tone that was half helpless and half joking.

"It's very scary to order someone to draw a sword for no reason, and then swing the sword to kill someone without any reason."

"Even if you want to give me a 'surprise', don't do it in this way."

Boss Kiryu shook his head gently.

"No, I didn't want to give you a 'surprise'."

"The knife I just made was very serious."

"I haven't seen you for a long time, and for some special reasons, I am eager to kill you... I want to have a real sword fight with you."

"But no matter what, this is not a place where we can let go of our hands and feet."

"We can only give up halfway."

Having said that, Boss Kiryu turned to look at the growing crowd of onlookers around him.

Although he calmly changed his words midway and silently changed the phrase "cut you", Qingdeng didn't pay much attention.

He focused all his attention on the other party's words, "I want to have a real fight with you."

Qingdeng raised his eyebrows, then smiled meaningfully:

"In that case... let's change to another place!"

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In no time—

Shinsengumi Camp, a private dojo exclusively for Ayoto——

The dojo dedicated to Qingteng's practice covers an area of ​​200 square meters.

Just talking about the area, it is amazing.

However, due to his busy schedule and the fact that Qingdeng's personal strength has reached a bottleneck, it is no longer beneficial to practice "dead strength" in the dojo, so Qingdeng has not been to this dojo for a long time.

At this moment, this huge dojo finally welcomed the long-lost hustle and bustle.

Bosses Qingto and Kiryu are located on the east and west sides of the dojo.

They all took off their extraneous things.

Carry-on luggage, wakizashi... all the things that would hinder the battle were removed.

At this moment, the only things left on their bodies were the clothes they were wearing and the sabers on their waists.

Boss Kiryu tied his sleeves with cuff bands and asked Aonto:

"Tangerine-kun, when was the last time we went to war like this?"

Qingden shrugged:

"As far as I know - there has never been such a time."

"Oh? No?"

Qingdeng said with certainty:

"Indeed not."

"We have never had a formal contest."

"The only few times we played against each other were just small fights for practice."

Boss Kiryu nodded thoughtfully.

"That's it..."

"Then... today's battle is the first contest between you and me!"

Boss Kiryu’s eyes burst out with light full of vitality.

"Ha, you and I have been friends for so long, but I didn't expect that we haven't even had a spar."

"This is my fault as a master."

He slowly spread his legs, drew the sword in his hand, and started to move in the middle.

"You're welcome, Mr. Ju, feel free to come over here!"

"Let us take advantage of today's opportunity to have an enthusiastic 'exchange'."

"Let me see how much you have grown in the past six months or so."

Qingden smiled and didn't say a word. He just silently pulled out Vairocana, raised the tip of the knife, and adopted the Blue Eyes pose.

Unfortunately, there were no spectators for this unique confrontation.

If there were any spectators here, they would probably gasp involuntarily at this moment.

The weapons used by these two masters and apprentices to compete were not wooden swords or bamboo swords at all, but real ones!

Moreover, given the astonishing aura lingering on them, it is really difficult for people to think that this is just a friendly swordsmanship sparring.

I saw Boss Kiryu tightening his heels, and his whole body was stable, with no flaws at all from the toes to the tips of his hair.

His slender body seemed to instantly merge with the knife in his palm, becoming as solid as a rock.

It is impossible to see that this is a posture that an old man who is nearly a hundred years old can put on.

--sharp!

Qingdeng couldn't help but admire secretly in his heart.

Even before the fight, Qingdeng felt the "pressure" coming towards him.

He had experienced a similar sense of oppression from Chiba Sadakichi, Saito Yakuro and others.

This is the sense of oppression that veterans who have devoted most of their lives to kendo and have been immersed in kendo for decades can exude!

When fighting against Kiryu's boss, Aomori didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.

He moved forward inch by inch with his feet sticking to the ground, shortening the distance between the two sides.

Boss Kiryu remained motionless, his face was expressionless, and he had no fear. His eyes were fixed on Qingteng without blinking, and he allowed Qingneng to get closer.

Aoto immediately understood the opponent's intention: Boss Kiryu was waiting for him to attack!

Now that the other party's intention was obvious, Qingdeng no longer hesitated.

"……call……"

Qingdeng exhaled translucent turbid air.

In the next breath, a terrifying sharp energy spurted out from Qingdeng's body!

There was a bang. Qingden concentrated his strength on his back foot, kicked the ground violently, and rushed towards Boss Kiryu like a cannonball!
To be continued...