Chapter 85 Your Highness, He Needs to Be Coaxed!

He had already locked onto the aura of that bodyguard—a concealed aura developed through special training.

The guard had clearly spotted Shen Xiao as well, emerging from the shadows with a short blade thrusting out like a venomous snake, carrying a sharp, swift wind.

Shen Xiao didn't even draw his sword.

The moment the guard thrust out his short blade, he dodged to the side, his left hand gripping the guard's wrist like an iron clamp, the slight "crack" of dislocation masked by the sound of the wind. His right arm followed with a swift elbow strike, slamming heavily into the guard's Adam's apple.

The guard's eyes suddenly bulged