“请！”“请！”
两名剑士各自倒转剑尖，右手握剑柄，左手搭于右手手背，躬身行礼。
两人身子尚未站直，变然间白光闪动，跟着铮的一声响，双剑相交，两人各退一步。旁观众人都是“咦”的一声轻呼。
青衣剑士连劈三剑，锦衫剑士一一格开。青衣剑士一声叱喝，长剑从左上角直划而下，势劲力急。锦衫剑士身手矫捷，向后跃开，避过了这剑。他左足刚着地，身子跟着弹起，刷刷两剑，向对手攻去。青衣剑士凝立不动，嘴角边微微冷笑，长剑轻摆，挡开来剑。
锦衫剑士突然发足疾奔，绕着青衣剑士的溜溜的转动，脚下越来越快。青衣剑士凝视敌手长剑剑尖，敌剑一动，便挥剑击落。锦衫剑士忽而左转，忽而右转，身法变幻不定。青衣剑士给他转得脑子微感晕眩，喝道：“你是比剑，还是逃命？”
刷刷两剑，直削过去。但锦衫剑士奔转甚急，剑到之时，人已离开，敌剑剑锋总是和他身子差了尺许。
青衣剑士回剑侧身，右腿微蹲，锦衫剑士看出破绽，挺剑向他左肩疾刺。不料青衣剑士这一蹲乃是诱招，长剑突然圈转，直取敌人咽喉，势道劲急无伦。锦衫剑士大骇之下，长剑脱手，向敌人心窝激射过去。这是无可奈何中同归于尽的打法，敌人若是继续进击，心窝必定中剑。当此情势，对方自须收剑挡格，自己便可摆脱这无可挽救的绝境。
不料青衣剑士竟不挡架闪避，手腕抖动，噗的一声，剑尖刺入了锦衫剑士的咽喉。跟着当的一响，掷来的长剑刺中了他胸膛，长剑落地。青衣剑士嘿嘿一笑，收剑退立，原来他衣内胸口藏着一面护心铁镜，剑尖虽是刺中，却是丝毫无伤。那锦衫剑士喉头鲜血激喷，身子在地下不住扭曲。当下便有从者过来抬开尸首，抹去地下血迹。
青衣剑士还剑入鞘，跨前两步，躬身向北首高坐于锦披大椅中的一位王者行礼。
那王者身披紫袍，形貌拙异，头颈甚长，嘴尖如鸟，微微一笑，嘶声道：“壮士剑法精妙，赐金十斤。”青衣剑士右膝跪下，躬身说道：“谢赏！”那王者左手一挥，他右首一名高高瘦瘦、四十来岁的官员喝道：“吴越剑士，二次比试！”
东首锦衫剑士队中走出一条身材魁梧的汉子，手提大剑。
这剑长逾五尺，剑身极厚，显然份量甚重。西首走出一名青衣剑士，中等身材，脸上尽是剑疤，东一道、西一道，少说也有十二三道，一张脸已无复人形，足见身经百战，不知已和人比过多少次剑了。二人先向王者屈膝致敬，然后转过身来，相向而立，躬身行礼。
青衣剑士站直身子，脸露狞笑。他一张脸本已十分丑陋，这么一笑，更显得说不出的难看。锦衫剑士见了他如鬼似魅的模样，不由得机伶伶打个冷战，波的一声，吐了口长气，慢慢伸过左手，搭住剑柄。
青衣剑士突然一声狂叫，声如狼嗥，挺剑向对手急刺过去，锦衫剑士也是纵声大喝，提起大剑，对着他当头劈落。青衣剑士斜身闪开，长剑自左而右横削过去。那锦衫剑士双手使剑，一柄大剑舞得呼呼作响。这大剑少说也有五十来斤重，但他招数仍是迅捷之极。
两人一搭上手，顷刻间拆了三十来招，青衣剑士被他沉重的剑力压得不住倒退。站在大殿西首的五十余名锦衫剑士人人脸有喜色，眼见这场比试是赢定了。
只听得锦衫剑士一声大喝，声若雷震，大剑横扫过去。青衣剑士避无可避，提长剑奋力挡格。当的一声响，双剑相交，半截大剑飞了出去，原来青衣剑士手中长剑锋利无比，竟将大剑斩为两截，那利剑跟着直划而下，将锦衫剑士自咽喉而至小腹，划了一道两尺来长的口子。锦衫剑士连声狂吼，扑倒在地。青衣剑士向地下魁梧的身形凝视片刻，这才还剑入鞘，屈膝向王者行礼，脸上掩不住得意之色。
王者身旁一位官员道：“壮士剑利术精，大王赐金十斤。”
青衣剑士称谢退开。

"After you." "After you." The two swordmen turned the point of their blades downward. Their right palm holding the sword hilt, their left palm covered their right palm, then they bowed deeply to each other in a warrior's salute. Even before the two straightened, a sudden flash of white, then the sound of clanging. The two swordmen each retreated one step. The audience gave out a soft cry . The swordman in blue cut three times. The liveried swordman blocked each cut. The swordman in blue shouted and slashed his sword from the upper left corner straight downward. The slash was powerful and fast. The liveried swordman was too agile to be caught. A simple jump got him out of the way. His body bounced barely after his left feet touched the ground. He returned two slashes. The swordman in blue stood still with a grim smile. He moved his sword lightly and blocked the attack. The liveried swordman suddenly began running around the swordman in blue. He ran faster and faster. The swordman in blue merely stared at the point of his enemy's sword. He was ready to strike anytime that point moved to attack. The liveried swordman at first ran one way, then the other. The swordman in blue started to feel a bit dizzy and said "Are you fighting, or running for your life?" The liveried swordman continued running. The swordman in blue attempted to cut him down a few times, but his sword always fell short.