The seller of the heavens

Jiang Chen declined politely:

"Thank you, Admiral, for your kindness, but Jiang is only good at boxing, and doesn't understand marching and fighting at all, and he's used to being undisciplined. I'm afraid he can't stand the constraints of the officialdom, so he's more comfortable as a martial artist."

"So, it's a pity."

Seeing that Jiang Chen rejected his proposal without any hesitation, Nalan Yuanshu immediately understood that it was impossible to recruit Jiang Chen, so he couldn't help sighing softly.

He recruited Jiang Chen out of love for talents, and also because there were not many people available under his command.

Today's Qing court is full of internal and external troubles. There are great powers on the outside looking at it like a tiger, and civil unrest on the inside.

Nalan Yuanshu was devoted to serving the country with all his heart, and wanted to do a career, so he was naturally thirsty for talents. After being rejected by Jiang Chen, he really felt a pity. After a moment of silence, he recovered his expression, and said with a smile:

"I have also practiced martial arts for several years. It is rare to meet a master like you. Why don't we do a few tricks?"

While speaking, watching Jiang Chen's eyes flicker, he was quite eager to try.

Nalan Yuanshu is a person who is obsessed with martial arts, otherwise he would not be able to practice martial arts at his current age. Seeing Jiang Chen now makes him feel happy.

Jiang Chen also wanted to experience Nalan Yuanshu's cloth stick, but he didn't refuse, and immediately agreed:

"good."

"please!"

Nalan Yuan narrated, bringing Jiang Chen to the martial arts training ground behind the yamen.

There are wooden stakes tied with ropes standing in the field, and there is a weapon rack beside it, on which eighteen kinds of weapons are placed.

There is also a wooden bucket full of water in the corner of the training ground.

"You can choose any weapon that is convenient for you."

As Nalan Yuan spoke, he pulled out a long white cloth and walked towards the wooden bucket filled with water.

Jiang Chen shook his head: "I'm not good at weapons, so I don't need to choose any weapons, just use fists and kicks."

"Without a weapon in hand, it will be a disadvantage against my cloth stick."

As Nalan Yuan narrated, he put the white cloth into the wooden barrel, soaked it with water, then held the corner of the white cloth, twisted and pulled it violently.

Accompanied by a snapping sound, the originally soft white cloth suddenly turned into a long stick after being rolled up into a long rope, which looked stiff when Nalan Yuanshu held it in his hand.

Jiang Chen looked at his kung fu, his eyes lit up slightly, and he said confidently:

"It doesn't matter, my horizontal training skills are not bad, even if I fight ordinary weapons with my fists and feet, there is no problem."

"Really? Then I want to see if your horizontal kung fu can stop my cloth stick."

While speaking, Nalan Yuanshu stepped out several strides one after another, and the whole person galloped out like a galloping horse, with momentum like a rainbow, he rushed to Jiang Chen in an instant, swung the cloth stick in his hand, and unleashed a move to sweep away thousands of troops, hitting Jiang Chen Chen waist and abdomen.

Under the infusion of Nalan Yuanshu's exquisite strength, the cloth stick was as strong as steel, and when it broke through the air, it made a sharp screaming sound.

call!

Even if a large bluestone slab stands in front of him, it might be broken by this stick.

This kind of strength control is extremely wonderful, showing Nalan Yuanshu's superb martial arts skills.

Facing the sweeping cloth stick, Jiang Chen didn't dodge or dodge, he raised his leg and kicked it out.

Peng!

The cloth stick was kicked high, and Nalan Yuanshu felt an incomparably strong force rushing backwards, and he took a step back involuntarily.

Jiang Chen also felt a tyrannical force of both rigidity and softness coming from the cloth stick, in terms of power and penetration, it was far above Gao Batian's Five Elements Cinnabar Palm.

If Yan Zhendong came over, his iron cloth shirt would definitely not be able to block the attack of the cloth stick.

Nalan Yuanshu was taken aback, he didn't expect that he would be at a disadvantage in the first fight, you must know that his cloth stick is the most soft thing to exert the most rigid power, it is overbearing, fierce and extremely fierce.

Jiang Chen was able to resist with his fleshy legs, and even had a slight upper hand, so he had to look at him with admiration.

"Okay, no wonder you were able to beat Jiugong. This horizontal kung fu and kick technique are really amazing."

As Nalan Yuan spoke, he flicked the cloth stick in his hand and whipped it out like a long whip.

Snapped!

The air exploded, the sonic boom was deafening.

The cloth stick was like a nimble poisonous snake, bringing up an afterimage and slamming it out towards Jiang Chen's chest, at an extremely fast speed.

Jiang Chen kicked out again, swinging the cloth stick away.

Nalan Yuanshu shook his hand, and the long cloth stick immediately turned into a giant python, twisting his body, wrapping around Jiang Chen's neck.

Jiang Chen's figure flashed, and he avoided it by chance.

He was extremely curious about Nalan Yuanshu's cloth stick, and wanted to learn more about it, so he didn't rely on horizontal exercises to fight hard, but used body and kick techniques to wrestle with the opponent.

I have to say that Nalan Yuanshu's cloth stick is really exquisite. A long cloth soaked in water is like a living thing in his hands. Sometimes it turns into a long stick for chopping, covering, sweeping, and picking, and sometimes it turns into a long whip. , Wrap, coil, roll, the moves are flexible and changeable, unpredictable and unstoppable.

Jiang Chen only relied on legwork to deal with it. It seemed that the movements were simple, and there were just a few moves back and forth, which were far less varied than the cloth stick.

But no matter how Nalan Yuanshu's cloth stick changed, it still couldn't hurt Jiang Chen.

After fighting for more than a hundred moves, the two sides tacitly gave up.

Nalan Yuanshu threw the white cloth aside, took the towel from his subordinates, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Jiang Chen who was still calm, and said with a smile:

"Master Jiang is indeed extremely powerful. No wonder he dared to challenge the Nine Palaces alone before, and won easily. He really deserves his reputation and admires him."

In fact, Nalan Yuanshu also thought about taking a few masters to raid Chaotian Temple and kill Jiugong Daoist, but after investigation, he found that Jiugong can resist muskets, does have magical powers to protect the body, and can also use some magic spells, so he was unavoidable. , dare not take risks easily.

It wasn't until after Jiang Chen defeated Jiugong that he realized that the reason why Jiugong was able to resist musketry was only because there was an iron plate in his belly pocket.

"Your admiral is overrated. In terms of exquisite moves and subtle strength, your cloth stick is the best."

Jiang Chen said modestly.

I also have a judgment on Nalan Yuanshu's strength in my heart. It is similar to Huang Feihong in theory, but Nalan Yuanshu's temper is as fierce as fire, and his stick is like thunder. If he is strong, he is strong. The ability is not as balanced as Huang Feihong.

If you really do it, you should not be Huang Feihong's opponent.

"There are not many masters in the provincial capital. If we have a chance in the future, let's learn from each other."

Nalan Yuanshu's attitude was very peaceful.

Jiang Chen didn't refuse either: "I can't ask for it."

Compared with other officials in the Qing court who had a vegetarian meal, Nalan Yuanshu might be considered a good official.

But their positions are different, and it is destined that Jiang Chen and him can only become enemies.

As the saying goes, the other's hero is my enemy.

It is not a good thing for Jiang Chen to have such an official in the provincial capital.

When Jiang Chen left the yamen, he was still thinking, should he find a chance to kill Nalan Yuanshu?