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Sword of the Yue Maiden (Published Novel) - Chapter 4
Chapter 4
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The swordsman in blue said, “This blade might be thin, but it will not break even if it blocks a heavy weapon.”
Goujian said, “Minister Fan Li, try it.”
Fan Li said, “Yes.” He walked in front of a liveried swordsman, took out the sword and said, “Draw, let’s try it.” The liveried swordsman bowed, drew his sword, but he didn’t dare to strike. Fan Li cried, “Strike!” The swordsman cut downward. Fan Li met it with his sword. The two swords met. The sword blade of the liveried swordsmen was cut into two pieces. Before one of the pieces flew into him, Fan Li dodged wit great agility. The people inside the hall cheered. Were they cheering the sharpness of the blade, or the agility of Fan Li?
Fan Li put the sword back into the box and put the box next to the feet of the king. Goujian said, “Swordsmen of the great kingdom, you are invited to the next hall for a feast and be awarded for the contest.” The eight swordsmen in blue bowed and left the hall. Goujian waved his hand, all the swordsmen, servants and ministers left, except for Fan Li.
Goujian looked at the sword and the blood on the ground and said, “What you do think?”
Fan Li said, “Not all the Wu soldiers are as good as these eight. Not all swords wielded by them are as sharp as this one. But from this small example, we can see the rest. The most terrifying aspect is their technique of group fighting, they used the methods of Sunzi. I believe that they currently have no match in the world.”
Goujian said, “Fuchai sent these eight just to give me this sword. What does he have in mind?”
Fan Li said, “He wants us to know the difficulty of vengeance.”
Goujian became angry. He took up the sword and made a backhand stroke. The stroke cut up the half of the back of his chair. He shouted, “Even if the difficulty is one thousand, ten thousand times greater, Goujian will not retreat from his goal! One day, I will capture Fuchai, king of Wu and cut off his heed with his sword.” Another stroke of the sword cut the chair into half.
Fan Li bowed and said, “Congratulations, Your Majesty.”
Goujian said in surprise, “After seeing the ability of the Wu swordsmen, what’s there to congratulate about?”
