"Boy, give up your life..."
After a brief standoff, the third man raised his saber, and the second man, Ma Sai, roared. The two of them charged at Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi...
"Don't hold back, kill!"
Wan Yunting also shouted in a low voice. He knew that the two men before him were desperadoes. Being kind to enemies was being cruel to oneself.
But Zhou Ruoxi was different. It was the first time she had faced such villains, and she hadn't fully adjusted her mindset. Seeing Wan Yunting charge at the attacking Ma Sai with his sword, Zhou Ruoxi's beautiful eyes widened. She gritted her teeth and waved her long sword, meeting Liu Hongwei, who was attacking with his saber...
Clang, clang, clang...
Clang, clang, clang...
For a moment, saber light and sword shadows filled the air. Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi fought against the second and third men, Ma Sai and Liu Hongwei, respectively. The two sides trembled violently as their weapons clashed, the sounds echoing through the snow-covered forest and startling many nocturnal birds and small animals nearby...
Within a minute, they had exchanged over a dozen blows. However, since both Liu Hongwei and Ma Sai were powerful cultivators at the mid-stage of Martial Dao Dan Jin, Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi were both at a disadvantage...
Especially Zhou Ruoxi, facing Liu Hongwei's saber strikes, each imbued with terrifying power, was constantly forced to retreat. Her sword edge was almost sawed into a serrated shape, and the tiger's mouth of her sword-wielding right hand ached, feeling as if it would crack. But Zhou Ruoxi's pretty face was tense, her beautiful eyes widened, and she gritted her teeth, persevering, looking quite disheveled...
Although she was currently at the early stage of Martial Dao Dan Jin, apart from sparring with her fellow disciples, this was her first life-or-death struggle against villains. Therefore, she couldn't exert her usual practice level. She could only be passively attacked by Liu Hongwei, while she was constantly defending and blocking...
Unlike Wan Yunting, he appeared very brave. Especially since he had unleashed his yet-to-be-perfected Wuji Tiangang Sword Technique. The Qi in his dantian circulated through his meridians and was then channeled through his right hand into his long sword. Thus, every sword he unleashed contained a powerful hidden sword Qi, which made Ma Sai inwardly surprised.
He never expected this brat, only at the early stage of Dan Jin, to unleash such a domineering sword Qi, causing him to be almost hit several times. Therefore, Ma Sai dared not underestimate Wan Yunting and also went all out. The two sides fought fiercely for dozens of rounds...
However, he was, after all, only at the early stage of Dan Jin, while Ma Sai was a martial artist at the mid-stage of Dan Jin. Although Wan Yunting was not as disheveled as Zhou Ruoxi, being suppressed, he was not much better. His left arm had already been cut by two gashes from Ma Sai's hook-shaped blade, and blood seeped from his sleeve...
"Urgh..."
Meanwhile, Zhou Ruoxi, who was on the side, was heavily kicked in the stomach by Liu Hongwei, sending her flying and landing on the snow. She immediately coughed violently, clutching her stomach. Then, Liu Hongwei, holding his saber, quickly approached her with a ferocious expression. Zhou Ruoxi, struggling to get up, unsteady, saw Liu Hongwei attack again with his saber, "Die..."
On the other side, Wan Yunting, who was locked in combat with Ma Sai, saw this scene and cried out internally that it was not good. Disregarding his own predicament, he dodged Ma Sai's sharp hook-shaped blade with a flash and drew three silver needles from the hem of his inner robe. He directly threw them towards Liu Hongwei, who was about to chop at Zhou Ruoxi...
Ding ding!
Ah...!
Two silver needles struck the saber blade Liu Hongwei had raised above his head, while one silver needle hit his right wrist. He cried out in pain, and his saber fell to the snow...
"Hurry and go..."
Wan Yunting shouted to the still stunned Zhou Ruoxi. Then, he was kicked hard in the chest by Ma Sai's spinning back kick. The terrifying force sent him flying, smashing him against a tree trunk behind him. With a thud, he landed on the snow. Wan Yunting clutched his chest, a sweet sensation rose in his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of blood...
"Junior Brother Wan..."
Zhou Ruoxi, who had snapped back to reality, cried out in alarm. She hadn't listened and fled. While Liu Hongwei was pulling the silver needle out of his wrist, she ran towards Wan Yunting, dropping her long sword. Her pretty face was filled with panic, and she quickly asked, "Junior Brother Wan, how are you..."
"Cough, cough..."
Wan Yunting clutched his chest, which felt like it was about to split open. He knew he had been seriously injured by Ma Sai's terrifying kick. However, he gritted his teeth, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and with Zhou Ruoxi's support, grabbed his long sword and stood up. He shook his head slightly at her and said, "I'm fine. Hurry and leave. We are no match for them. I will hold them off first..."
"No, I'm not leaving. If we go, we go together. If we die, we die together," Zhou Ruoxi said, her clear eyes showing determination, biting her red lips.
"None of you will escape!"
Ma Sai checked on Liu Hongwei. Seeing that the silver needle had only pricked his wrist and was not a major issue, he turned back and stared coldly at Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi, then snorted, "Tonight, I'll make you a pair of ghosts in love."
"No, Second Brother. Kill that brat and keep the girl. I want to enjoy her. Then, I'll bury her with Old Ten so he can enjoy her in the underworld too!" Liu Hongwei, having retrieved his saber, glared angrily at Wan Yunting and pointed at Zhou Ruoxi, saying fiercely.
Hearing his words, Zhou Ruoxi's beautiful eyes widened, and she gritted her teeth, her delicate body trembling slightly with anger...
"Alright, as you wish. Bury her with Old Ten."
Ma Sai's sinister gaze fixed on Zhou Ruoxi. He clasped his hook-shaped blades together and pulled them apart. Instantly, his eyes locked onto Wan Yunting, and he roared, "Kill..."
Liu Hongwei also roared and charged at them again with his saber...
Instantly, Wan Yunting suppressed his chest injury, pushed Zhou Ruoxi away with one hand, and met the charging Ma Sai and Liu Hongwei with his sword in the other hand...
Clang, clang, clang...
Instantly, sabers and swords clashed, sparks flying. The resounding sounds of blades became extraordinarily rapid. In a flash, Wan Yunting's Wuji Tiangang Sword Technique exchanged over a dozen blows with the two of them...
Zhou Ruoxi, who had reacted, knitted her brows. She picked up her long sword, her beautiful eyes filled with worry as she looked at Wan Yunting, but then her gaze became incredibly firm. Gritting her teeth, she let out a clear cry and also charged forward with her sword, engaging Liu Hongwei once again...
But all of this was in vain, because Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi were simply no match for the two mid-stage Martial Dao Dan Jin powerhouses, Ma Sai and Liu Hongwei, especially with Wan Yunting injured. The Qi stimulated from his dantian was also weaker than before. Although his swordsmanship was fierce and domineering, he was still suppressed by Ma Sai. The root of his thigh was once again cut by Ma Sai's sharp hook-shaped blade, followed by his right arm...
On the other side, Zhou Ruoxi was in a similar situation. Although she had entered a combat state and was no longer as disheveled, she was still no match for Liu Hongwei. Her right shoulder and back were slashed by Liu Hongwei. Blood immediately dyed her cloak red, but she could only grit her teeth and persist with her sword, which was being turned into a saw...
"No, if this continues, we'll only die here!"
Wan Yunting's eyes widened, thinking to himself that he had to find a way to take Zhou Ruoxi and escape. They absolutely could not die here like this...
Ma Sai's hook-shaped blade, like a praying mantis's grasping sickle claws, once again struck towards Wan Yunting's neck, as if intending to sever the brat's neck...
Wan Yunting's gaze sharpened, and a green light flashed out...
"Hmm!"
A bizarre scene made Ma Sai, who was charging, startle. He was momentarily stunned by Wan Yunting's green glowing, peculiar eyes, as if he were being stared at by the eyes of a giant snake, causing him to freeze for an instant.
It was at this moment!
Wan Yunting seized the opportunity. Taking advantage of Ma Sai's brief moment of distraction, his long sword had already thrust towards Ma Sai's neck...
Instantly, Ma Sai came back to his senses. He had no time to think about why Wan Yunting's eyes were glowing green. He quickly dodged his head to the left. The sword tip missed, but the blade did cut Ma Sai's neck, drawing blood...
Ugh...
Instantly, Wan Yunting swung his hand, but Ma Sai, who had fully reacted, quickly blocked his long sword with the hook-shaped blade in his left hand and then retreated. He touched the cut on his neck made by Wan Yunting's long sword, and blood flowed down, staining his collar red...
Wan Yunting didn't stop. He took the opportunity to draw three more silver needles and throw them directly at Ma Sai...
Ding ding ding!
With three crisp, faint sounds, Ma Sai quickly blocked the incoming silver needles with the hook-shaped blades in both his hands, forcing him to retreat a few steps. But instantly, a silver needle imbued with Qi flew towards him. Ma Sai's eyes widened, and unable to block in time, he quickly rolled to the right and got out of the way...
"Second Brother..."
Liu Hongwei, who was on the side, seeing this, thought Ma Sai had been hit. He forcefully pushed Zhou Ruoxi away and charged at Wan Yunting with his saber...
However, three more silver needles imbued with powerful Qi flew out. Liu Hongwei, having learned from his previous mistake, widened his eyes and quickly raised his saber to block. The silver needles struck his blade, making ding ding ding sounds...
"Sister, let's go quickly..."
Instantly, Wan Yunting seized the opportunity and ran towards Zhou Ruoxi, grabbing her wrist. He turned and plunged into the pitch-black snow-covered forest...
"Trying to run? No way, Third Brother, chase them..."
Ma Sai, who had rolled up, saw the two of them running and shouted to Liu Hongwei, then immediately chased after Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi...
In the next second, his pupils dilated again. A silver needle imbued with Qi shot out from the darkness. Ma Sai quickly stopped and raised his hook-shaped blade to block it. With a "ding," he blocked the incoming silver needle, and it fell onto the snow...
"Damn brat, he has quite a few hidden weapons. Third Brother, let's chase..."
Ma Sai cursed with narrowed eyes and continued to chase Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi with Liu Hongwei...