Chapter 12 Retreat to Yu Canghai again!
Xin Zhen jumped lightly and landed next to Lin Zhennan's family.

The long sword was unsheathed, one strike to the left, one strike to the right, one strike in front, and one strike behind. The speed was not fast and it was not gorgeous.

But then they heard the sound of clanging, and the Qingcheng Sect disciples screamed, covered their hands and stepped back, and their swords fell to the ground.

Yu Canghai was surprised.

His swordsmanship was extremely advanced, and he could be considered a master. He was a connoisseur and could naturally see how powerful Xin Zhen's move was. He immediately became serious.

Xin Zhen looked at Yu Canghai and said with a smile: "Master Yu, can we talk properly now?"

However, Yu Canghai slowly drew out his sword and pointed it at Xin Zhen.

Xin Zhen sighed again: "What a jerk! He won't listen to anyone unless I give him a beating!"

Yu Canghai's face was as gloomy as water. His figure flashed and a green figure quickly rushed towards Xin Zhen.

Yu Canghai's voice also spread: "You also try Yu's sword!"

Facing a master like Yu Canghai, Xin Zhen did not dare to be careless and rushed forward to fight.

For a moment, the two figures entangled with each other, and the hissing sound continued.

The two of them were moving so fast that Lin Pingzhi was dazzled. Only then did he realize how narrow-minded he had been before, and he felt extremely ashamed for a moment.

Then I thought again: It turns out that Brother Xin is also a top master, but I don’t know why he wants to be an official?
Alas, Brother Xin is indeed a genius. Others cannot pass the imperial examination even if they study hard, and they are not very good even if they study martial arts.

But he is the third place in the imperial examination, and now he is not at a disadvantage when fighting against a grandmaster like Yu Canghai. He is truly a genius.

Yu Canghai originally saw Xin Zhen take action, and he had already anticipated that Xin Zhen was a master, so he had estimated his strength as high as possible.

After all, Xin Zhen looked very young, much younger than his several disciples.

I thought that even if he was a genius, he would still be limited by his age, and no matter how high he was, he couldn't achieve much.

Unexpectedly, after such a fight, he found that he had greatly underestimated Xin Zhen.

During this fight, the sound of the long sword piercing the air never stopped.

Yu Canghai had already tried his best and mobilized all his internal energy, hoping to use it to overwhelm Xin Zhen.

But Xin Zhen never exchanged swords with him, so after fighting for a long time, the swords of both sides did not even touch each other.

Even if Yu Canghai wanted to use his long sword to specifically hit Xin Zhen's long sword, he couldn't do it.

Yu Canghai became more and more frightened the more he fought, but Xin Zhen became more and more relaxed the more he fought.

Although he has been studying and working as an official in the past three years, he has never given up practicing sword.

It's not that he is preparing to enter the martial arts world one day, but practicing swordsmanship is addictive, especially top-level swordsmanship like the Dugu Nine Swords.

Every inch of progress brings joy.

However, he really didn't have many opportunities to fight with others, so he was not very clear about his own strength.

Therefore, I was a little nervous when I first faced Yu Canghai.

But as the two sides fought, although Yu Canghai tried his best, there were sounds of wind and thunder with his every move.

But Xin Zhen felt more and more relaxed. In his eyes, Yu Canghai's swordsmanship was getting slower and slower.

He could even predict how Yu Canghai would strike next and how many flaws there would be in his sword. All of this was clearly visible to him!
Xin Zhen felt more relaxed and happy the more he fought, so he was not in a hurry to end the fight. He wanted to make the most of Yu Canghai to practice swordplay. An opponent like Yu Canghai was a difficult target for swordplay, so he had to cherish him.

After fighting like this for about an hour, Yu Canghai was already soaked all over, with white mist rising from his head. He was almost exhausted.

At this point, Xin Zhen also felt bored, so he thrust out a sword to force Yu Canghai back, then put away the sword and said, "Master Yu, do you still want to fight?"

Yu Canghai was gasping for breath. Seeing that Xin Zhen still looked relaxed, he realized that he had already lost.

Not only did he lose in swordsmanship, he also lost in the competition of internal strength.

Realizing this, Yu Canghai didn't care about being embarrassed or angry, he was just extremely shocked. He wondered who trained this kid, how could he have such strength at such a young age!
Yu Canghai panted and said, "Xin Zhen, who are you? Who is your master? I have never seen your swordsmanship before. Is this the Swordsmanship of Exorcism?"

Lin Zhennan's family was shocked when they heard this.

Xin Zhen laughed: "Your master Chang Qingzi has fought with Lin Yuantu before, don't you know the moves of the Exorcist Sword Technique? How could any of the sword moves I use be Exorcist Sword Technique?"

Yu Canghai remained silent.

Xin Zhen said, "Okay, Master Yu, there is no grudge between you and me, and there is no need for me to make an enemy of you, so just leave now."

Yu Canghai silently bowed to Xin Zhen, asked his disciples to pick up their swords, and then quietly retreated.

Lin Zhennan and his family hurried over to thank Xin Zhen.

Xin Zhen consoled him and said, "Mr. Lin, I am going north as well. My hometown is in Huayin, so it's on the way. I will take you to Shaolin Temple in Songshan first."

Lin Zhennan's family was overjoyed when they heard this and expressed their gratitude again and again.

Now that he had revealed himself, Xin Zhen no longer hid but followed Lin Zhennan's family on the journey.

Perhaps because Xin Zhen's victory over the Qingcheng Sect frightened some people, no one attacked before they arrived in Jianzhou.

After arriving in Jianzhou, Lin Zhennan contacted the shipping company and booked a boat, but they could not set sail until the next day, so they had to stay in Jianzhou for one night.

So the group found a rather luxurious inn. Xin Zhen stayed in one room, Lin Zhennan and his wife stayed in one room, and Lin Pingzhi stayed in one room.

Lin Pingzhi was really curious about Xin Zhen, but he didn't want to ask in front of his parents, so he sneaked over to chat with Xin Zhen at night.

"Brother Xin, how did you practice martial arts? I remember that you passed the imperial examination on your own. I heard that the imperial examination is very difficult.

Some people will never be able to pass the examination to become a tongsheng in their entire life, but being able to pass the examination to become a juren is enough to change the fate of an entire family.

If a county produced a Jinshi, it would be a sensation in the entire county, but you only ranked third.

I heard that scholars work hard every day to have more time to read.

They don't even have enough time to study, but you have mastered martial arts that are even more powerful than Yu Canghai's. How did you do it?
I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, we are of the same age, but Brother Xin, you are only a few months older than me.

I started practicing martial arts when I was a child, and I have been practicing for more than ten years now.

But compared to you, my little skill is not even as good as a firefly.

I really want to know how you practiced!"

Lin Pingzhi really admired Xin Zhen to the point of prostrating himself, and his eyes were full of stars when he looked at him.

(End of this chapter)