Chapter 805 Bloody Brothers
In the dead of night, a strong wind suddenly blew, sweeping across the endless grassland like a fierce wave, making the already cool night even colder.

At this time, the blazing bonfire was reduced to a pile of ashes, flickering like stars in the sky. The fat and meaty roasted whole lamb was left with only a skeleton standing in the cold wind. A dozen empty wine jars were scattered in the pergola, and there were still some discarded wine, food and warm broth on the messy table.

However, the people who were drinking and chatting happily here just now are nowhere to be seen.

"Grandpa, they are already friends, and just now they were arm in arm, very close to each other, why are they so incompatible now, and are pointing swords at each other?"

In the biting cold wind, Saihan held Bayin's hand and stood far away on the grass slope. The grandfather and grandson looked solemnly at Liu Xunyi and Su He who were standing facing each other at the foot of the grass slope with swords facing each other.

Facing the ignorant Bayin, Saihan's cloudy old eyes could not help but tremble slightly, and he said meaningfully: "It is true that they are close and close, and it is also true that they are fighting against each other with swords. But fighting against each other with swords does not mean that they are incompatible with each other."

"Why?" Bayin asked in confusion, "Aren't they Anda? Shouldn't Anda be willing to help others? Why are they..."

"You are still young and don't understand adult matters." Saihan interrupted Bayin's questioning and sighed, "When you grow up, you will understand their difficulties."

"Grandpa, being an adult is so tiring."

"Yes! Grandpa hopes that you will always be an ignorant boy and never grow up..."

At the foot of the grass slope, the air was thick with the smell of wine. The drunken Liu Xunyi and Su He were three meters apart. Their solemn and tangled gazes were tightly intertwined. As time passed bit by bit, their eyes gradually changed from complex to pure, from trance to shrewd.

The Wuji Sword is on the left, sharp and dazzling, captivating.

The blood-shadow knife is on the right, flashing a cold light, cold and sinister, making people feel frightened.

"Good brother, the grassland is vast and the moonlit night is endless, which is enough for you and me to fight to our heart's content." After an unknown amount of silence, Su He's eyes suddenly flashed with a terrifying light, and he said faintly, "There will be many people at the Nadam Festival, and you and I will inevitably have concerns. Why don't we take advantage of the dead of night and when we are drunk, put aside all worries, let go, and have a good fight. The result... I will report it to the prince and General Wang, and whether we win or lose is up to fate."

"Well said!" Liu Xunyi laughed up to the sky, showing his great ambition. "Without a hearty drunkenness, how can there be a reckless war? Strong wine to brothers, swords to heroes! In fact, my Wuji Sword has been longing for a long time, and I can't wait to personally learn the skills of 'Mobei's fastest sword'."

"What a great way to toast brothers with strong wine and heroes with swords!" Su He said confidently, "You and I are brothers and heroes. Why don't I hope to compete with Liu Xunyi, who is at the peak of his career?"

"Brother, you don't have to go easy on me, because I will definitely do my best."

"Of course! Only by giving it our all can we show the greatest respect to each other."

After saying that, Liu Xunyi and Su He looked at each other silently, and a bloodthirsty smile full of fighting spirit appeared on their faces at the same time.

"bass!"

"call!"

Before their smiles to each other fully bloomed, Liu Xunyi and Su He seemed to have telepathy and attacked almost at the same time. Two afterimages that were difficult to distinguish with the naked eye crossed the night sky at lightning speed. In an instant, the distance between them, three meters, was reduced to just a few feet.

"Clang clang clang!"

The sound of swords colliding was like thunder, ringing in the ears of Saihan and Bayin, but the figures of Liu Xunyi and Su He were still lingering in their pupils.

"How fast!" Saihan sighed sincerely, "I never thought there would be such a master among the Han people. No wonder Su He regarded him as a brother he regretted not meeting earlier. He is indeed extraordinary."

In a flash, the Blood Shadow Knife was as swift as a tiger, and the Wuji Sword was as fast as a dragon. As Liu Xunyi and Su He used endless strange moves, the fighting between swords and knives was like a fight between dragons and tigers, speeding through the sky and earth, and entangled endlessly.

"Quick! Faster!"

Su He was inspired by Liu Xunyi's violent attack, and his sword strikes became more and more fierce, with more and more force, faster and faster, and at more and more tricky angles. At the same time, he still felt unsatisfied, and kept urging Liu Xunyi to increase his offensive again and again.

The collision of swords and knives produced flashes of lightning and sparks, as well as bursts of thunder and lightning, which made Saihan and Bayin, who were far away, feel dizzy and their ears numb.

In terms of the tempering of their bones and meridians, the two were equally matched. In terms of fighting experience, they were also on par with each other. However, the difference in internal strength and the depth of their attainments had truly created a huge gap that was difficult to cross.

If Liu Xunyi hadn't achieved the great perfection of the "Lovesickness and Soul-Breaking Sword" by the Crescent Moon Lake, and his martial arts skills had improved by leaps and bounds overnight, he would not be Su He's opponent tonight, and he didn't even dare to say that he had a 10% chance of winning.

After all, the huge gap between the second and fifth place on the Dragon Elephant List is not something that can be easily overcome.
However, tonight, Liu Xunyi and Su He have fought for 150 rounds and are still evenly matched. In addition to his improved martial arts, a more important reason is that he has a strong belief in his heart, a tenacious confidence that "he can only win, not lose".

This belief was like a steel nail that pierced deeply into Liu Xunyi's heart, allowing him to exert a combat power far beyond his own ability in this competition. Most of the moves he displayed during the offensive and defensive alternations were risky moves that he had rarely used in previous fights.

The so-called risky moves are to take an unconventional approach and win by surprise. If used properly, it can naturally bring unexpected power, but if there is a slight mistake, the disaster it brings will surely be several times greater than other moves. Liu Xunyi was not eager to win, but because the fighting methods he usually used could not gain any advantage under Su He's almost flawless and flawless blood shadow knife. Only by taking risky moves can he have a chance of winning.

The battle situation became increasingly stalemate, and the strength they exerted on each other increased from 30% to 50% at the beginning to test each other, gradually to 70% to 80% for mutual attack and defense, and then to 100% of their strength without reservation, almost forming a tit-for-tat offensive and defensive situation against each other.

The two of them had a tacit understanding and gave up passive defense one after another. Even dodging the deadly moves became a waste, which was far less satisfying than a head-on confrontation of tooth for tooth and blood for blood.

Before anyone knew it, the sky above the grassland was covered with layers of sword lights and shadows that blocked out the sky and the moon. The slowly approaching cold wind, under the impact of the fierce and vast sword winds and sword energy, evolved into an intricate and scattered turbulent energy, uprooting piece of grassland after piece, causing green grass and yellow mud to fly into the air, floating between heaven and earth, and scattering over an area of ​​several miles in radius.

Su He's moves were like a dragon coiling and a tiger crouching; each of his moves was like the roar of a tiger and the howl of a dragon, as powerful as thunder.

Liu Xunyi wielded the sword like a golden spear and an iron horse. Every time he retracted and released the sword, thousands of horses were silenced and the sword was overwhelming.

How could the originally precarious shed withstand such violence? Under the residual force of the swords and sabers between Liu Xunyi and Su He, the poor shed unexpectedly fell apart and exploded in all directions.

Saihan realized early on that the situation was not good, and quickly dragged the infatuated Bayin to retreat again and again. The grass slope where they had originally watched the battle was pierced by swords and sabers and razed to the ground when Liu Xunyi and Su He had fought for more than 200 rounds.

"Brother Liu, your martial arts... are far more profound than I thought." In the midst of the fierce battle, Su He couldn't help but exclaimed, "Is it because I was shortsighted in the past, or has your martial arts improved by a hundred feet?"

"Brother, please don't make fun of me. Your offensive is getting more and more fierce, and it seems that you still have some strength left. But I have already exhausted all my strength, and I am about to turn from prosperity to decline, and my energy will run out."

At this moment, Liu Xunyi and Su He were injured by each other.

Su He's robe was torn to tatters by Liu Xunyi's Wuji Sword, and a two-foot-long wound on his chest was bleeding, staining half of his robe bright red. The sword in his left leg almost cut his tendons, and the sword in his right leg almost dug out his patella, but fortunately it was not fatal.

In comparison, Liu Xunyi's injuries were much worse. Su He's Blood Shadow Knife left more than a dozen bloody wounds all over his body, almost turning him into a blood gourd.

Some of these wounds were deep into the bones, while others were shallow enough to break the skin. They were the bloody price Liu Xunyi paid for his repeated risky moves.

The most shocking wound was located above his left clavicle, less than an inch away from his neck. The half-foot-long wound, deep enough to reveal the bone and with the skin and flesh turned outward, was terrifying and unbearable to look at.

Up to this point, the two had fought for more than three hundred rounds, and Liu Xunyi was gradually losing the upper hand. His continued concentration and lightning-fast alternation of attack and defense had pushed his internal and physical strength to the point of exhaustion.

On the other hand, although Su He was also panting and sweating profusely, his constantly changing moves and wave after wave of fierce attacks showed that he was in his prime and still had energy.

"It's so satisfying! It's so satisfying! I haven't felt so satisfied tonight for a long time!" The Blood Shadow Knife swung in Su He's hand, leaving countless afterimages that were dazzling, and his offensive became more and more crazy. "The last time I felt so satisfied was the battle with 'Lame Knife Master' Qin Tianjiu at the Qin Mansion in Hexi. But compared to him, your martial arts are obviously better."

Liu Xunyi was not happy at all when he received Su He's praise. He knew that Su He's ability to evaluate the pros and cons of himself and Qin Tianjiu from a high-level perspective just showed that his martial arts skills were far superior to the two of them.

"I admit that I am no match for Big Brother, but in this battle tonight... I must not lose!"

Faced with Su He's aggressive pressure, Liu Xunyi's tactics began to show signs of chaos.

However, when his will was on the verge of collapse, his mind suddenly emerged with the Prime Minister, Zhao Yuan, Zhao Xie, Qin Wei, Qiu Han, Ding Chou and other colleagues and old friends who were far away in Lin'an, waiting for good news from Mobei. He also recalled the soldiers and guards who died tragically in Yunya Town and the innocent people who suffered a devastating disaster as a result.

Finally, Liu Xunyi's mind gradually fixed on Zhao Xin, who had been haunting him and making him think about her day and night.

When he saw the gentle and graceful smile on Zhao Xin's face gradually disappear, and then Hu Lie's figure approached from afar and forcibly took the terrified, pitiful and helpless Zhao Xin into his arms, Liu Xunyi's heart sank suddenly, his spirit was lifted, and his originally empty and depleted body was instantly filled with endless anger and murderous intent.

The Wuji Sword, which was already in a state of chaos, seemed to be infused with a soul and suddenly forced back the whistling Blood Shadow Knife.

Pointing his finger at the sky, the sword tip trembled, and a thunderous sword sound was emitted. Like weeping, complaining, complaining, and admiring, the bone-chilling coldness and anger and jealousy turned into a sword energy that shot straight into the sky. Ripples of energy were created in the night sky, dispersing clouds and fog, turning the wind against the current, and instantly making the world look brand new.

In an instant, amid the astonished exclamations of Saihan and Bayin and under the incredulous gaze of Su He, Liu Xunyi, who was almost doomed to defeat, reignited the fight, turned defense into offense, once again broke through his own shackles, and quickly got rid of the disadvantage that he was unable to defend himself with the force of a whirlwind, catching Su He overwhelmed and unprepared.

Su He was shocked when faced with the completely different Liu Xunyi. His hesitation caused him to become flustered and he retreated repeatedly.

A fight between masters is inherently dangerous. Especially at the decisive moment when both sides are exhausted, a slight mistake can lead to a huge error. Su He was distracted for a moment and Liu Xunyi took advantage of the opportunity and pursued him relentlessly, even... vaguely showing a trace of defeat.

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(End of this chapter)