Chapter 195 Sharpening one's Sharpness

Changning hesitated for a moment. Han Li, who was opposite her, was tall and muscular, so it was reasonable for them to fight him with all their might.

However, he is much stronger now. If he fights someone with all his might, he might hurt them, right?

Changning sized up Han Li across from her. He was nearly 1.9 meters tall, with a strong and muscular build. His biceps were almost as big as her own arms.

So there should be no problem. In fact, she wants to test her strength right now.

Lin Changning's eyes suddenly sharpened. She clenched her fists and assumed a fighting stance. She watched as Han Li waved to her from the opposite side, a hint of nonchalance on his bearded face.

Lin Changning shifted one foot back, preparing to exert force. Although Han Li spoke casually, he was actually extremely vigilant at this moment.

Anyone who can catch the eye of their commander must be extraordinary. He said those things just now to probe the other side's strength. He had eaten their meat today, so it was naturally not good to be too hostile. However, he still had the necessary vigilance.

Lin Changning charged forward and, seeing the defensive stance of the opponent, knew that they had not underestimated him at all, so he prepared to fight them with all his might.

A powerful punch slammed straight into Han Li, who had his arms crossed over his chest.

Han Li originally thought he could withstand the punch, but unexpectedly, the force went through his arms and went directly into his stomach.

Han Li felt as if he had been hit by a galloping horse.

As his arms rose, his stomach churned.

Just as Lin Changning was about to throw his second punch, he saw Han Li suddenly wave his hand at him, then clutch his stomach, turn around, and vomit.

Lin Changning looked at Han Li, who was vomiting, and turned to Qi Rong with a bewildered expression, her face full of innocence.

"Commander, I..."

Qi Rong glanced at Qin Zhong, who looked rather unwell, and said, "It's nothing."

Qin Zhong said helplessly, "He just ate too much and it just happened to hit his stomach, which is why he threw up. It's okay, you can continue after he finishes throwing up."

After vomiting, Han Li looked at his commander in disbelief. What? You still have to go on after vomiting?

Qin Zhong glared at Han Li, who, feeling helpless, squatted down and waited until he had vomited enough before taking the water pouch handed to him by a soldier and rinsing his mouth.

Turning to Lin Changning, he said, "Hehe, I'm too full. This was an accident. Let's continue. This place smells too strong. Let's go somewhere else."

As he spoke, he clutched his aching stomach and walked away.

He silently complained to himself about how incompetent the commander was.

After the two arrived at another clean and open place, Qi Rong and Qin Zhong followed.

Han Li was extra wary of Lin Changning this time, his heart pounding. Lin Changning thought for a moment and realized that such hand-to-hand combat wouldn't really show his recent progress. It would be better to use some weapons.

With that in mind, Lin Changning offered his suggestion: "Brother Han, how about we switch weapons?"

Han Li, who was skilled with guns, lit up with a smile upon hearing this: "Hmm, that works too."

Soon after they decided to have a weapons contest, someone delivered their weapons to them.

Lin Changning still carried his own sword, while Han Li took over his spear.

The two got into position, and Lin Changning made the first move. Under the moonlight, the blade gleamed coldly as he swiftly slashed at Han Li opposite him. Han Li lightly touched the ground with his toes and turned around, dodging Lin Changning's slash and then using the shaft of his spear to block Lin Changning's long sword.

The immense force emanating from the longsword caused Han Li to involuntarily take a few steps back.

The two were standing too close, which affected Han Li's performance, so Han Li immediately turned and walked away.

At close range, the advantage of a long spear cannot be fully utilized.

Lin Changning naturally understood the principle that an inch longer means an inch stronger, and his figure moved like a ghost as he chased after him, his blade slashing towards Han Li's back with a sharp whooshing sound.

As if he had an eye in the back of his head, Han Li suddenly turned to the side, narrowly dodging Lin Changning's knife.

Then he spun around, took a step, and swept his spear horizontally, causing the red tassel to explode as he swung his longsword to the side.

The blade grazed the spear shaft with an unpleasant squeak. Lin Changning suddenly flipped his longsword, bent over, slid to his knees, and circled the red-tasseled spear once before switching to his left hand and slashing fiercely at Han Li's hands that were holding the spear.

"Hey, you little rascal!"

As he spoke, Han Li suddenly released his hands, kicked the red-tasseled spear into the air with his toes, dodged Lin Changning's longsword, turned around and caught the spear, then turned back and thrust it straight at Lin Changning.

Lin Changning kicked the spear shaft with all his might, knocking it away so hard that Han Li almost lost his grip on his spear.

Lin Changning didn't give Han Li a chance, and slammed the back of his knife against the gun barrel.

Han Li's tiger's mouth went numb, but instead of retreating, he advanced, the tip of his spear suddenly thrusting out like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, aiming straight for Lin Changning's throat.

Lin Changning dodged to the side, then slashed upwards with the blade, aiming straight for Han Li's waist and abdomen.

Having fought this far, Han Li only felt that this kid was troublesome. Not only was he strong, but his swordsmanship was also so superb, with each strike being cunning and agile. In just a short while, he had forced him into this situation.

Qin Zhong watched the two fight intently, and he could see that Han Li was now at a disadvantage and it would be very difficult for him to turn the tide.

This man under Master Qi is indeed formidable.

Han Li suddenly lowered the shaft of his spear, the butt of which slammed heavily against Lin Changning's wrist, which was holding the knife, in an attempt to force her to drop it.

Unexpectedly, Lin Changning caught the butt of the gun with one hand and then pulled it sharply.

Han Li was dumbfounded.

Qi Rong couldn't help but smile as he looked at this familiar scene.

Back in Daxing, Xiao Liu robbed the Tartar general's weapons in this way.

Lin Changning didn't expect that his instinctive grab would actually snatch Han Li's spear away.

Feeling a little embarrassed, he smiled at Han Li, who was staring at him blankly, and said, "Thank you for your kind words, Brother Han."

Han Li looked at his empty hands with a sense of helplessness. He had indeed lost. His weapons had been taken away. What could he use to fight?

Seeing that his commander's expression remained unchanged, he sighed, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Heroes emerge from among the young; I have lost."

Lin Changning handed over the spear: "Brother Han's spear skills are quite exquisite. I just had an advantage in strength."

Han Li waved his hand: "Hey, don't say that. Losing is losing. I'm not someone who can't accept defeat."

After saying that, Han Li walked to Qin Zhong's side, looking dejected: "Commander, I lost."

Qin Zhong snorted: "It's good that you know there are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. A while ago, you were so arrogant that you were practically wagging your tail in the air."

Han Li gave an "oh" and followed Qin Zhong into the tent.

Lin Changning sheathed his sword and looked at Qi Rong: "Commander, what does this mean?"

Qi Rong smiled and said, "This group of people were among the first to follow the King of Chu. In recent years, without any battles, they've developed an inexplicable arrogance."

"Aren't we about to go to the battlefield? Old Qin wants to use you to dampen Han Li's spirit and, incidentally, test if you really have superhuman strength. That's about it. Let's go, let's go back too."