It was time to leave.
I looked at Master and nodded.
"Yes, it's about time I headed back."
He smiled. "I heard you and your little girlfriend had only just gotten together before spending all this time apart. If you don't go back soon, you'll lose your wife. Finding a wife isn't easy these days."
With that, he walked aside and took a broadsword from the weapon rack.
"Since you're leaving, I'll teach you another saber technique."
"I'm a very responsible master, after all."
Actually, Master had already taught me a saber technique before-the Qi Family Army's Qi Family Saber Technique.
"Master, there's no time left. Even if you teach me now, I won't be able to learn it..."
"It's not difficult."
Master held the saber and took his opening stance. "This technique only has eight cuts in total. Just watch closely."
With that, he swung the first cut, heavy and powerful, slicing through the air with a sharp whistle.
The next seven cuts were extremely fast and fierce, their momentum alone seeming unstoppable.
Yet in those brief eight cuts, I spotted four openings.
After finishing his demonstration, Master asked, "What do you think of this saber technique?"
I said, "It's fierce, advancing without retreat. I can see traces of Bajiquan and Pigua, but it only attacks and never defends. There are at least four openings..."
Master nodded. "You're right. Mr. Ma Fengtu invented this technique. He was a Bajiquan expert himself. Back then, our equipment was inferior, and we could only fight the enemy with broadswords, risking our lives. The enemy was skilled with bayonets, so Mr. Ma Fengtu invented this technique and named it the Eight Sabres of Breaking the Edge."
"It's a technique for fighting to the death, all attack and no defense. There are actually five