Qiu Qianqian's level of understanding is very high.
As for how tall she was, Jing Zhe couldn't tell, but he knew she was at least considerably taller than Wang Yingqiu, so he still had to put in a lot of effort when fighting Qiu Qianqian.
Sweat was pouring down his forehead, and his back was soaked through.
But Qiu Qianqian's offensive did not weaken at all; on the contrary, she accelerated her attack. After receiving another thunderous blow from Qiu Qianqian, Jing Zhe retreated several steps and coughed up a mouthful of blood from his chest.
Qiu Qianqian stopped and looked at Jing Zhe with a hint of admiration in her eyes.
"You...this is so strange..."
As if recalling the previous situation, she said softly, "I still remember when you were in that Taoist temple, you didn't have any martial arts skills, but now you have the strength to fight me. The most important thing is that I can't see it at all. It's really amazing!"
"hehe!"
Jing Zhe, panting heavily, said, "Now you know, when I told you I killed Qi Gulong, I wasn't lying, was I?"
Qiu Qianqian nodded, then suddenly looked into the distance and said softly, "Sigh, if it were just now, I could have let you go, but not now."
Jing Zhe glanced in the direction she was looking and saw a man in black on horseback galloping towards them from the direction of the city gate.
"Is he one of yours too?"
Qiu Qianqian shook her head: "It's not us, it's Prince Jin."
Seemingly sensing that Jing Zhe was doomed to die today, Qiu Qianqian spoke unusually much and made no attempt to hide her feelings.
“He’s here. He will report everything that happened here to the Prince of Jin. If you live, I will go back… So, I must kill you today!”
"Hehe, then you can give it a try!"
Jing Zhe sneered.
"You are very strong."
Qiu Qianqian shook her head at him: "But you're no match for me yet!"
After saying that, Qiu Qianqian flew towards Jing Zhe again, her movements becoming faster and her attacks becoming much more intense!
After receiving three consecutive punches, Jing Zhe's hands went numb. He realized that this couldn't go on. Sooner or later, she would beat him until he had no strength left, and then he would truly be at her mercy!
He gritted his teeth and began to use his lightness skill.
Wang Yingqiu is right; lightness skill is ultimately more difficult to master than martial arts.
Qiu Qianqian's martial arts skills were very high, and Jing Zhe was no match for her. However, her lightness skill was not as good as Jing Zhe's. When Jing Zhe transformed into "Jing Paopao" (Jing the Runner), she could only follow him around, but she could hardly touch him at all. After a while, she stopped.
At this moment, the man in black arrived on horseback and stopped beside Qiu Qianqian. He was also somewhat shocked by what he saw.
He thought that Qiu Qianqian had already succeeded and was dealing with Jing Zhe's body, but he never expected the battle to be so fierce. Not only was Jing Zhe not dead, but he was also alive and kicking, and Qiu Qianqian couldn't catch up with him at all!
"Princess, what's going on?"
The man in black jumped off his horse and whispered to Qiu Qianqian.
“I could kill him, but he’s incredibly agile; I can’t catch him.”
Qiu Qianqian told the truth.
The man in black nodded. With Qiu Qianqian's strength, there were very few people she couldn't kill, but if Jing Zhe kept dodging and weaving, it would be difficult for him.
"Then I'll join the princess and kill him!"
"Wait..."
Qiu Qianqian did not choose to attack immediately, but said, "There's still a little over fifteen minutes left. Give me the antidote first, and I'll leave right after I kill him."
The man in black thought for a moment and said, "Princess, the young master wants you to go see him after you're done!"
Despite saying that, she still took out a small bottle from her clothes and handed it over. Qiu Qianqian took it and was about to open it, but then stopped, as if she had thought of something, and put the small bottle into the right pocket of her clothes.
He looked somewhat disgusted, but still nodded.
"Okay, I understand!"
Seeing this, the man in black was somewhat pleased. He then drew his broadsword and flashed it in front of Jing Zhe, its blade gleaming with a chilling light.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Jing Zhe seemed to understand Qiu Qianqian's dilemma of not wanting to kill him but having no choice but to. Was she poisoned?
And... what the heck is a princess?
Is she Su Xinping's sister?
Before he could think it through, a sharp broadsword came slashing down at him!
The man in black was also skilled in martial arts, but not as skilled as Jing Zhe. So Jing Zhe could tell at a glance that he was at the initial stage of the fourth level, and thus dodged the first strike.
When he fought Qiu Qianqian earlier, Jing Zhe could only deal with her and had no chance to make a move. But now it was different. After dodging the first attack, he clenched his fist and punched the man in black hard in the face.
The man in black missed his first attack, and then saw Jing Zhe's fist flying towards him. He hurriedly raised his hand to block it, but still took several punches and had to retreat several steps.
"Princess, let's kill him together!"
The man in black was clearly no match for Jing Zhe, so he quickly called to Qiu Qianqian, who was standing motionless to the side.
"oh."
Qiu Qianqian responded and then flew up as well, but she did not draw her dagger; she flew up empty-handed.
Then, the three of them got into a fight.
Jing Zhe had a hard time dealing with Qiu Qianqian, let alone a fourth-level expert. Logically, he should have been at a disadvantage, but the reality was quite the opposite.
This time, Qiu Qianqian seemed to have lost her previous sharpness. Her punches were much weaker in both speed and power, soft and weak, and seemed to be holding back.
So Jing Zhe didn't take it seriously. He blocked her for a moment, then chased after the man in black and started hitting him. He didn't hit anywhere else, but focused on hitting his face. Before long, the man in black was stunned by the blows and retreated while covering his face.
"Princess, you—"
The man in black was both in pain and angry. He wasn't stupid; how could he not see that Qiu Qianqian was shirking her duties?
Qiu Qianqian glanced at him and said, "It's almost time. Do you think I still have my full strength left?"
"..."
The man in black knew what she was talking about and had no reply.
It can only be said that the timing today was terrible, as it happened to coincide with Qiu Qianqian's weakest moment. But he still asked, "Princess, approximately how much longer?"
"Less than fifteen minutes left, it'll be quick, won't it?"
Qiu Qianqian thought for a moment and said in a low voice that she appeared weaker than before, but she was not actually that weak. It was more of an act, with her eyes darting around as if she were plotting something.
"Alright, let's stall him for a while! Once the time is up and the princess takes the antidote, we'll kill him!"
The man in black was also surprised by Jing Zhe's skills. He couldn't see any signs of Jing Zhe having internal energy, but this guy who "couldn't be seen to have internal energy" was making them retreat one after another, which was really ironic.
"Okay, I'll go bother him! You take a break!"
As she spoke, Qiu Qianqian stood up again and flew towards Jing Zhe. The man in black did not move, taking this opportunity to rest, but his eyes never left the two who were locked in combat.
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