Chapter 378 I've learned a lot.
Lin Changning is very young, but he is meticulous in his teaching, as strict as an old master.
Li Mingxiu muttered to himself, "I know Lin Changning did this for my own good." He rubbed his burning wrist and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lin Changning.
"Mingxiu has learned a lot."
Lin Changning looked at Li Mingxiu and said again, "Retreating in the face of battle is a great taboo. Your Highness is an outstanding person and must not show cowardice when facing others on the battlefield. Let's continue."
After saying that, Lin Changning bent down, picked up Li Mingxiu's knife, and handed it to Li Mingxiu. For some reason, she suddenly took off her own sword and handed it to the maids beside her.
He then had someone bring him a wooden sword, and beckoned to Li Mingxiu while holding the sword.
Li Mingxiu glanced at the real knife in his hand, then at the fake knife in Lin Changning's hand. He couldn't help but shout, "How can I take advantage of you, sir? I'll use a wooden knife too!"
Lin Changning sighed: "Young Master, I used a wooden sword because I was afraid it would hurt you. You can use a real sword."
Li Mingxiu didn't take Lin Changning's words seriously. After switching to a wooden sword, he looked at Lin Changning with a hint of eagerness.
Lin Changning was both amused and exasperated. Why wouldn't he listen to her?
The next moment, his eyes turned fierce, and he slashed at Li Mingxiu with a wooden sword. Lin Changning, who was attacking with all his might, did not hold back. Fortunately, it was just a wooden sword, so even if it hit him, it would only hurt and not cause any wounds.
Lin Changning's knife was fast and ruthless. Li Mingxiu only managed to block it once. The next moment, his neck, waist, chest, and back were all burning with pain.
He didn't even see how Lin Changning drew his sword; the sword was almost just a blur, impossible to dodge or avoid, and he didn't even know where to run.
Lin Changning slashed Li Mingxiu dozens of times in succession. Li Mingxiu only took five or six hits, and the rest of the blows hit his own body. Before long, he felt pain all over his body.
Lin Changning sheathed his sword: "Young Master, your speed is too slow and your strength is not keeping up. You need to practice more. Keep slashing."
After saying that, he took the wooden knife and walked towards Li Mingde, who was standing to the side in a daze.
"Shall we begin, Your Highness?"
Li Mingde gave a wry smile. Having just watched his cousin get beaten up, he naturally knew he couldn't beat Lin Changning. When Lin Changning called him, Li Mingde sighed, "There's no need to call me Crown Prince. My father is no longer alive, and the court has abolished my title. Just call me Mingde."
Lin Changning still felt awkward, and thinking of Li Mingxiu calling Li Mingde his eighth brother, she said, "I'll call you Eighth Master."
Li Mingde gripped the knife tightly, nodded, and looked at Lin Changning with some wariness: "Please make yourself at home, sir."
As he spoke, he watched Lin Changning's movements warily. Lin Changning realized that Li Mingde was trying to guess her next move, probably to guard against her.
Lin Changning deliberately swung his knife and charged towards Li Mingde, sweeping the blade horizontally towards him. Li Mingde recognized Lin Changning's move and instantly raised his hand to block Lin Changning's attack.
He had barely raised his sword when Lin Changning cleaved him into the air.
When he landed on the ground, a look of disbelief flashed across Li Mingde's eyes as he wondered how he had been thrown out so suddenly.
A smile flashed in Lin Changning's eyes. Just recognizing the moves isn't enough; one must also have the ability to counter them.
Li Mingde, who had been sent flying by a single slash, rolled to his feet and looked at Lin Changning with even greater vigilance.
Lin Changning charged at Li Mingde again almost without pausing. Li Mingde had just gotten up from the ground and didn't even have time to defend himself before being struck by the wooden sword.
Lin Changning struck every part of his body—his scapula, shoulder, lower back, and back—with a wooden knife.
The pain was excruciating, and Li Mingde's heart hardened, a hint of ferocity flashing in his eyes. When the wooden knife was about to strike his own shoulder again, he seemed to lose his mind, reaching out to grab Lin Changning's wooden knife and gripping it tightly, refusing to let go.
Lin Changning was slightly taken aback. Li Mingde's fighting style seemed like he wanted to fight her to the death. After a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, she let go of Li Mingde's hand with his strength. Li Mingde was somewhat surprised that he had actually taken Lin Changning's wooden knife.
The next moment, Li Mingde was punched hard in the face by Lin Changning. He felt a sharp pain on his face and then the world spun around him.
Lin Changning grabbed Li Mingde's hand that was grabbing the knife and slammed him to the ground with a powerful back throw.
Li Mingde lay on the ground, his mind blank for a moment, while Lin Changning silently picked up his wooden knife from the ground.
He gently tapped Li Mingde's face with the hilt of his sword: "Eighth Young Master, never lose your mind easily, no matter what. Even if you manage to take the enemy's sword and try to die with him, if the difference in strength is too great, you will still be the one who dies. So, don't do anything stupid."
Li Mingde looked up at the sky without saying a word.
After a long silence, he finally managed to say in a hoarse voice, "Mingde, I am grateful for your instruction."
As Lin Changning watched Li Mingde's eyes gradually dim, he couldn't help but wonder if he had gone too far in hurting him.
After thinking for a moment, he comforted him, "Your Highness, no one's life is more precious than your own. Don't easily have thoughts of dying together with others."
Li Mingde was more spirited than Li Mingxiu, and he remembered all the key points Li Mingxiu had mentioned. His fighting style was also more reckless. Li Mingxiu, on the other hand, was much more rational and clear-headed than Li Mingde, but he was overly cautious and afraid of getting hurt.
Both of them have a foundation, but they still need to practice. The essentials of knife skills are basically limited.
To master swordsmanship, one must ultimately hone it through real combat. After thinking for a moment, Lin Changning looked at the two who had gotten up from the ground and rested for a while, and beckoned to them again: "This time, the two of you come at me together, and I'll give you some pointers."
A hint of joy flashed in Li Mingxiu's eyes. After pulling Li Mingde up from the ground, the two grabbed two knives and attacked Lin Changning in unison.
"The attack is too slow!"
*Smack!*
"The flaw has been exposed!"
*Smack!*
"The downward chopping force was insufficient!"
*Smack!*
"..."
Before long, the sound of whipping echoed through the courtyard. Li Mingde and Li Mingxiu had lost count of how many blows Lin Changning had delivered with his wooden knife.
Feeling numbness and pain in many parts of his body, Li Mingxiu rubbed his buttocks, wincing in pain.
"Changning! Stop! Stop! Stop!!!"
Lin Changning paused, his wooden knife poised to strike Li Mingxiu's waist. Just as he was about to ask what was wrong, Li Mingxiu seized the opportunity and slashed at him with his knife.
Caught off guard, Lin Changning was struck on the shoulder by a wooden sword.
Li Mingxiu chuckled and gave Lin Changning a smug smile: "Changning, how about it? All's fair in war, I've learned fast enough, haven't I!"
Lin Changning exhaled, a sinister smile playing on his lips as he looked at Li Mingxiu, his teeth clenched: "Your Highness! You've learned! Very well!"
After saying that, Changning's knife speed increased by more than double, and the sound of it cutting through the air could be heard continuously in the courtyard as the wooden knife struck various parts of Li Mingxiu's body.
Li Mingxiu: "Ouch! Stop! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! Changning! Wait a minute! Ouch! Sir! Sir! Stop, stop, stop!"
Li Mingde stood aside and stared blankly at Li Mingxiu, who was being specially picked by Lin Changning and was yelling in pain. Then he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
After standing there for a while, watching Lin Changning chase after Li Mingxiu and beat him, making his cousin jump and howl, he gently shook his head.
"I told you that all's fair in war, all's fair in war, right? Go ahead and try to deceive me, Your Highness! Keep deceiving me!"
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