Chapter 74 I have a friend
How could Du Ruo not be prepared for this move? When Wang Lang released his two-handed sword and freed his arms, Du Ruo gave up wrapping around his opponent's neck, moved his left arm up to cover his eyes, and then used his tricks to hit Du Ruo's arm.
Du Ruo took advantage of the situation and wrapped his arms around him. He flipped his left hand and followed with his right hand. Before the opponent could retract his hand, the steel wire between his hands had already wrapped around his wrist, and then he took advantage of the situation and wrapped his arms around his neck.
At this time, Du Ruo had already reached behind Wang Lang. He exerted force with both hands, and the steel wire contracted. Wang Lang's arms were entangled by the steel wire and he dared not use force, so he could only be led to his neck.
Even though Wang Lang had already grasped the two-handed sword in his left hand and used the hilt to clamp the steel wire around his neck to prevent Du Ruo from tightening the wire and strangling his head, it could not change the fact that he had already lost. As long as Du Ruo exerted force, he would definitely die.
"I lost, I lost, Boss Du, I lost."
Wang Lang quickly begged for mercy.
"You still don't have enough combat experience. You need to learn more about various weapons. How dare you block a whip-like weapon?"
Du Ruo loosened the dragon buckle (dragon body) that he was holding in his right hand while chatting and laughing, then helped Wang Lang to retract the steel wire wrapped around his body, and said something to him by the way.
"This is the first time I've seen this kind of weapon, so it's inevitable that I'll suffer a loss. Boss Du, what kind of weapon is this? It's so powerful."
Wang Lang touched the marks on his wrist caused by the wire and asked with some lingering fear.
"Panlongsi is a strange weapon, often used as a hidden weapon."
Du Ruo smiled and gave an explanation.
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“Is this the end???”
On the balcony, the three men looked at each other. The fight between the two men just now took no more than three seconds from start to finish, and it was not like what the three men had imagined, with the sound of weapons colliding and then going on for three hundred rounds.
They saw Wang Lang's sword that was as fast as lightning, and then heard the sound of metal collision, and then the two figures alternated, and then it was over.
Only Li Qiyao and Xiang Yuanyuan vaguely understood that Du Ruo must have won by using the Panlong Silk. As for the specific details, the two of them didn't know. Now they regretted not being able to get closer. After all, it was night. They saw the silver light flashing from the steel wire in their eyes.
The three of them were just watching the fun, and only Wang Lang, who was facing Du Ruo directly, knew the danger just now.
"Panlong Silk is a unique weapon. As the saying goes, an inch longer is an inch stronger, an inch shorter is an inch more dangerous. When used as a soft weapon, the strength of Panlong Silk is not very high. Especially since the sharpness of the silk thread is sacrificed, the danger is brought to the extreme. It is OK for assassination or restraining opponents, and for high-intensity combat. Especially when fighting against opponents of similar level, this is not the case..."
Du Ruo calculated the strength of the Panlong Silk in his mind and made a silent assessment. No wonder some people say that the stranger the weapon, the faster one will die. Du Ruo's use of the Panlong Silk, which sacrificed the sharpness of the silk thread, was even more dangerous than a dagger, if it could be used as a concealed weapon and a soft weapon.
"That's amazing, but it's a pity that I can only show one sword move."
Wang Lang watched Du Ruo retract the Panlong Silk and turn it into an ordinary bracelet. The envy in his eyes was hard to conceal. This had nothing to do with combat ability. As a man, he would always want to try something he had never played with before.
He did not feel sorry about the fight just now. The three hundred rounds of fighting were only on TV. The so-called "no two clangs of sticks" refers to the fact that in real-life weapon fights, the collision of weapons usually does not make two clangs. Although it is a bit exaggerated, victory or defeat is indeed decided in an instant.
It's not that he didn't gain anything. First of all, he didn't know enough about other weapons. He regretted it right after blocking the Panlong Silk. The moment the sword in his hand was restricted by the Panlong Silk, his failure was doomed.
The second is that his sword is not fast enough, and the power is not strong enough. The sword is an extension of the arm. His bow step and sword-pointing are actually the same as the mantis hand in Mantis Fist, only faster. He uses the sword to point at the enemy's face before the enemy can react. In that case, there is no need for follow-up attacks.
"Just watching one move is enough. You just lack combat experience. The swordplay you used just now was already amazing enough." Du Ruo's words were not a compliment, but the truth. Wang Lang's two-handed swordsmanship was already powerful enough, especially the speed of his moves, which was as fast as lightning. Only Du Ruo was skilled and bold enough to knock the sword away with his bracelet. If it was done unexpectedly, this move would be enough to make most of the martial artists regret it.
"Do you have a complete set of sword techniques?"
The two sat down again, drank tea and began to chat about some martial arts.
"It existed before, but it was lost in the middle. Now only some basic sword moves are left. As for the complete routine, now there should only be a set of two-handed sword techniques created by Grandpa Yu based on our Mantis Sword. I also practiced it for a while, but I practiced it secretly.
I'd better trouble Boss Du to give me some advice. This is the first time I'm sparring with someone using weapons, and I don't know what problems I have. "
"Well, your swordsmanship actually has both speed and power, but it lacks some agility. Actually, Mantis Boxing and the Xingyi Boxing I practice have a lot in common. They are both pictographic boxing styles, and both have matching weapon fighting styles.
Then I will tell you some of my experience. Weapons are extensions of arms. Since you are practicing Xiangxing boxing, you can't limit your weapons to weapons. You are so good at boxing, why don't you treat weapons as part of boxing? Holding weapons to perform boxing is a characteristic of many martial arts schools. "
Du Ruo did not explain how to use weapons specifically, but only shared some of his own insights.
Xingyi spearmanship has a great characteristic, that is, spearmanship is used as boxing, and then boxing is used as spearmanship, the conversion between the two has unexpected power.
In addition, there is Baguazhang. It is said that hitting people with Baguazhang is like a beauty picking flowers, but if you take double swords and then perform Baguazhang, the danger will be maximized.
In fact, during the Tang and Song dynasties, weapons were still the main form of combat. However, after the Ming and Qing dynasties, the development of hand-to-hand combat (boxing) began to surpass weapons.
Because boxing is more extensive and applicable, and the training effect is better, once you master boxing, you will naturally be able to use equipment.
So just now Du Ruo was reminding the other party not to separate the two-handed sword technique and mantis boxing. Practicing sword alone will only lack spirituality.
"So that's it..."
Wang Lang lowered his head. At this moment, he thought of a lot of things and understood why his grandfather did not let him practice two-handed swordsmanship, but instead emphasized to him that boxing was the foundation.
The two chatted for a while. Wang Lang saw that it was getting late, so he took his two-handed sword and said goodbye and left. He needed to go back and digest what he had gained today.
"Du Ruo, please teach me a few moves."
As soon as Wang Lang left, Yang Chenguang came into the yard with a smile on his face. He spoke bluntly and asked Du Ruo to teach him directly.
"What do you want to learn? Do you want to learn martial arts, too? Do you have time?"
Du Ruo looked at Yang Chenguang unhappily, not thinking that the other party really wanted to learn.
"Ahem, well, I have a friend whose wife wants to have a third child, a daughter. But, once a person is over 30, it's inevitable that they will feel a little powerless. What kind of training do you think will be useful?"
Yang Chenguang was not polite either. He rubbed his hands and spoke in a nasty tone, afraid that others would not know that he was making friends out of nothing.
"Tsk~ You know what, there really is..."
(End of this chapter)
