Volume 4: Ouyang's Counterattack Chapter 11: Dragon and Tiger Fight (5)

  In mid-air, Yunyu's slanted slash came at a moderate speed, but the precise angle still sealed off all possible counterattacks from Ouyang Xuan.

  At this time, Ouyang Xuan had almost no way to retreat. The three feet behind him was the edge of the maple tree, and further back was the wooden house!

  "Ouyang Jun, if you still insist on not drawing your sword, then you will lose!" In the midst of battle, Take-shita Shin'ichi's calm voice emerged from the blade curtain, revealing his immense confidence.

  Ouyang Xuan was furious. He had never been forced into such an embarrassing situation before. Suddenly, he let out a loud roar: "Bring me my sword!"

  In the golden sunset, a fierce red light suddenly flashed out, and a battle knife that seemed to have flown out of nowhere from another dimension burned with intense flames, abruptly blocking Korone's path.

  "When——" Village Rain heavily immersed in 'Samadhi True Fire', emitting a clear and crisp ringing sound!

  "Thud thud thud", Takeo Nobuo's face changed color, and he retreated three steps in a row before stabilizing his figure.

  Right after that, Takeo Shinobu's calm face changed, and the blade of Murasame was already covered with a fierce flame.

  In the midst of raging flames, Murasame let out a pained whine.

  Suddenly, a clear water light shot out from the body of the village rain knife, and a clear stream of water actually gushed out from the body of the knife, intending to extinguish the flames on the knife.

  Ouyang Xuan was taken aback, secretly marveling: This Muramasa is indeed divine, it can actually clean its own blade by itself. No wonder it's called "Muramasa"! But it's useless, the "Samadhi True Fire" isn't ordinary fire, and ordinary water can't extinguish it. Muramasa is finished!

  As expected, the 'Samadhi True Fire' encountered ordinary water and the flames grew even more intense. The village rain emitted a mournful clang, starting from the tip of the knife, rapidly melting and quickly invading towards the hilt of the knife held by Takeno Shinobu!

  Takeshita Nobuo's face finally turned pale with shock, and he had no choice but to abandon Murasame and retreat hastily.

  "When——" The village rain, completely wrapped in fierce flames, fell heavily to the ground and was instantly dissolved by the "Samadhi True Fire", turning into a white mist.

  "Hū——" Earth can overcome Fire, Village Rain's "Samadhi True Fire" has been extinguished!

  The scene fell silent, with everyone's eyes wide open in shock and their faces filled with incredulity!

  Takeshita Nobuo's face was a picture of bewilderment, muttering to himself: "H-how is this possible?"

  Ouyang Xuan sheathed his sword, and amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, he smiled faintly: "Zhu Xia, your sword is gone, do you still want to compete?"

  "You won... but..." Takeishi Nobuo seemed unable to accept this reality for a moment.

  "Mr. Ouyang, as far as I know, among the nine famous swords passed down in our country, only four remain, and Muramasa is the most spiritual one among them. In all previous battles, it has never been damaged in the slightest. What kind of sword do you have that can easily destroy Muramasa?" Watanabe Shinobu rushed up with a shocked and sorrowful face!

  "Yes, please instruct me, Master Ouyang!" Zhuxia Xinnan bowed slightly, his face showing only sincerity, without any hint of pain or anger.

  Ouyang Xuan's face was slightly stunned, how could he reveal the secret of Zhu Rong, but today it seemed that not speaking would not be able to get out of this situation. He quickly turned his thoughts around and proudly said: "Just like Japan has its legendary swords, China also has one! This sword of mine is nameless and numberless, yet it's an ancient divine artifact, passed down as the one used by Zhu Rong, the Fire God, in the past. It can kill gods when encountering gods, and kill ghosts when encountering ghosts! However, ordinary people cannot wield it, only those with double pupils can control it, achieving a unity of man and sword!"

  "What!?" Watanabe Nobumasa was shocked, his face filled with surprise and admiration.

  "It's really like that!" Takeo Nobuo exclaimed: "With such a divine soldier, it's no wonder that even Murasame isn't an opponent, I didn't lose unfairly. Zhongtu is indeed hiding dragons and sleeping tigers!"

  "No!" Ou Yang Xuan shook his head and smiled: "If we really talk about martial arts, Zhū Xià Jun is indeed a rare talent in Japan that appears only once every hundred years. I am not as good as you, I just won because of my weapon. Let's call this match a draw! Sorry for ruining your famous sword!"

  "It doesn't matter!" Shimojima Shizuo's face had already regained its warm smile: "Win or lose, the sword is not important to me! What's important is that I know I'm not the strongest yet, it seems I need to keep working hard! Unity of man and sword!? Is this the ultimate state of the way of the sword?!" Shimojima Shizuo was deep in thought.

  "Unity of man and sword! ? Is it possible! ?" Watanabe Shinobu also hurriedly sank into thought, fearing that he would miss that fleeting moment of enlightenment!

  Ouyang Xuan looked at the two martial arts fanatics, momentarily at a loss for words: "Zhu Xiaojun, Watanabe Jun, this 'unity of man and sword' is just a fictional plot in wuxia novels, no one has ever achieved it in all these years, how can you guys take it seriously!? I'm just an accidental exception, perhaps it's more suitable to call me 'anomaly'. The divine artifact recognizes its master, there's a heavenly decree, this isn't something that can be achieved with just talent!"

  "Is that so!?" Takeo Shizuka's face showed some disappointment, and he fell silent for a moment before suddenly breaking into a smile: "Although it's like this, the martial way is endless, if one path doesn't work, there are other roads. I still need to keep working hard, right? Hehe, looks like this trip to China wasn't in vain, I've got new motivation! Maybe not long from now, my understanding of swordsmanship will reach a higher level!"

  Ouyang Xuan was not interested in pursuing the elusive ultimate martial arts, turned his head to look at Tanaka Koji's expressionless face and said coldly: "Mr. Tanaka, the three matches are over, it seems that I haven't lost, you won't go back on your word, will you?"

  Tanaka Hiroshi smiled wryly: "Mr. Ouyang is so formidable, even Takezo didn't find a bargain, what else can I say!"

  Ouyang Xuan saw Tanaka Kousuke seemingly not unhappy, secretly on guard, deliberately squeezing out: "Perhaps you can find some more powerful ability users to regain face!?"

  Tanaka Koji was taken aback: "Mr. Ouyang has such strong martial arts skills, and with the help of divine soldiers, what kind of extraordinary master can gain an advantage! Even if there is such a master, they have been caught by the government and are not something that our civilian financial groups can use! In fact," Tanaka Koji paused for a moment, smiling: "Regardless of whether we win or lose this competition, the purpose of the Tanaka Financial Group has been achieved!"

  "What did you say?!" Ouyang Xuan didn't understand.

  Tanaka Hiroshi laughed: "If Takeo-san and the other two can defeat Mr. Ouyang, our Tanaka financial group will naturally gain face. Even if we don't win, it's not like now, there's nothing to be ashamed of. If even Takeo-san, Japan's number one or number two master, can't beat Mr. Ouyang, then who can say that our Tanaka financial group losing to Mr. Ouyang is due to weakness?"

  Ouyang Xuan suddenly realized: "So that's it! I agreed to the martial duel, and whether I win or lose, you've achieved your goal!"

  "I'm afraid so, Mr. Ouyang, I apologize!" Tanaka Koji bowed apologetically.

  Ouyang Xuan felt a bit like he was being played with, and even had the urge to kill this guy. He gritted his teeth and said: "You know what? I'm getting more and more disgusted with you. It seems that your face hasn't been beaten enough yet."

  Tanaka awkwardly smiled and apologetically said: "Sorry, I was really rude!"

  "Bang!" Ouyang Xuan finally couldn't bear it anymore and punched Tanaka Kousei's nose bridge, which he had just stopped bleeding from, with another heavy blow.

  "Ugh!" Tanaka Yokosuke flew backward with a thud, momentarily blinded by the pain and his nose bleeding profusely once again.

  "Master! Master!" Deeply troubled, Hirotsugu rushed over and lifted up Tanaka Kōsuke, shaking him violently.

  "Hmph, I'm leaving!" Ouyang Xuan now had a very bad impression of Tanaka Kousei, and with a cold snort, he turned to leave.

  "Wait a minute, Ouyang Jun!" Watanabe Nobumasa and Takeshita Nobuo walked over, but neither of them even glanced at Tanaka Koji, who was rolling around in agony.

  It seems that in the eyes of these two martial artists, Tanaka Kōsei is also a despicable politician who is not worth mentioning.

  "Ouyang Jun, I and Zhuxia Jun are going back tomorrow. If you have the chance to come to Japan in the future, please let us know! We want to be friends with you, do we have this honor?" Watanabe Shinobu smiled slightly.

  "Yes, Ohara-kun, I hope we can become good friends from now on!" Takenaka Shin'ichi also smiled warmly.

  Ouyang Xuan looked at these two people, both of whom were open and honest men, without the usual Japanese arrogance, cruelty, and disdain for others. He said calmly: "I have a prerequisite for making friends with Japanese people: they must be able to face history squarely, an upright person. Otherwise, it's better to remain enemies!"

  Watanabe Nobumasa and Takeshita Nobuo were stunned, Watanabe quickly said: "For the sinful war decades ago, I have always felt deeply sorry for it, thinking that Japan is absolutely responsible. In the future, I am also willing to work hard for Sino-Japanese peace, please don't misunderstand me, Mr. Ouyang."

  Takeshita Nobuo also smiled and said, "I have the same attitude as Watanabe-san. The Japanese Black Dragon Society and other right-wing groups have repeatedly asked me to serve as their swordsmanship instructor, but I declined every time. I am not willing to associate with such madmen and scoundrels. Ouyang-san, please believe our sincerity!"

  Ouyang Xuan smiled: "Alright, I'll entrust you two friends for now. If I have the chance to go to Japan in the future, I will definitely visit. However, I also ask that you two use your influence in Japan to keep it vigilant. I'm leaving, and if fate permits, we will meet again."

  "Understood, farewell, Oyama!" Watanabe Shinsho and Takeshita Shingo bowed together.

  Ouyang Xuan clasped his fists and stepped onto the wooden bridge, when suddenly someone rushed out of the wooden house in quick steps, shouting: "Brother, don't make things difficult for Ouyang!"

  One person walked out quickly with a pale face, it was Tanaka Koichi!

  Tanaka Koichi bumped into Ouyang Xuan, stunned for a moment, then hastily bowed and said: "Mr. Ouyang, I know everything now! I'm very sorry, the Tanaka family has troubled you again!"

  Ouyang Xuan smiled slightly: "No trouble, just warming up. By the way, I heard you've been hospitalized for the past two days, no serious injuries, right?"

  "It's all right now, thank you for your concern, Mr. Ouyang!" Tanaka Hiroichi bowed apologetically and suddenly saw Watanabe Nobumasa and Takeshita Nobuo, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Ah, it's the two seniors!?" He couldn't help but look at Ouyang Xuan in surprise.

  "Haha, we've both lost to Ouyang Jun!" Watanabe Shinobu smiled and said: "Hirokazu-sama, Ouyang Jun is fine, you don't have to worry!"

  "What!?" Tanaka Koichi's face changed greatly, and he said in a disbelieving tone: "Both of the two seniors lost!? Oyama-kun, I didn't think you were this strong!"

  "Hehe, so-so! You guys chat slowly, it's getting dark, I'm going back!" Ouyang Xuan smiled and walked out with big steps.

  Behind him, Tanaka Koichi seemed to be grumbling at his older brother: "Brother, why did you do this!? How can I show my face to people from now on!?"

  Tanaka Kousuke seemed embarrassed, his nose twisted as he spoke in a muffled tone: "Younger brother, I'm sorry. I also did this for the sake of our family's honor, and Mr. Ouyang wasn't hurt either!?"

  ……

  Listening to the quarrel of the two people behind him, Ouyang Xuan shook his head: Strange Japanese! Abominable Japanese!