Chapter 43 Steady, Accurate, and Ruthless...
Chapter Forty-Three: Steady, Accurate, and Ruthless
Everyone was focused on chasing and intercepting Xiao Shiyilang when suddenly they heard what sounded like a sword's cry. Turning around sharply, they only saw a flash of cold light. That flash of light carried the force of thunder, and before they could see it clearly, a figure in cyan had already blocked Xiao Shiyilang's path.
Xiao Shiyilang narrowly drew his sword to block Ling Hao's blade, but then heard a cracking sound.
"Clang!" The knife in Xiao Shiyilang's hand shattered and fell to the ground, leaving only the hilt in his hand. His first instinct was to run, to run as fast as possible, to run as far as possible, he absolutely couldn't let her catch him!
He truly had no self-awareness before. How could he have thought his blade was faster than Ling Hao's sword? No, his blade was not only slower than hers, but it wasn't even as good. Their internal strength was also different. If he didn't run now, he definitely wouldn't be able to escape.
As Xiao Shiyilang ran frantically, he inwardly groaned. Where did this monster come from? How could it be so powerful? Oh, right, Linghao is Feng Qingyang's disciple, which means she's a monster from Feng Qingyang's family.
If possible, please take this monster back!
Xiao Shiyilang didn't dare stop for even a moment. Although he didn't turn around, he could feel the other person chasing after him. Before today, he never imagined he would be in such a sorry state.
"Xiao Shiyi Lang, don't you want your lover anymore?" a male voice said.
This person possessed profound internal strength, able to project his voice to Xiao Shiyilang's ears even from a short distance. Xiao Shiyilang couldn't help but dodge to the side and look back. Sure enough, he saw Feng Siniang being held in a man's hand.
Feng Si Niang was not one to be easily subdued. Her lack of movement meant she had been subdued. Any rash movement could cost her her life. Thinking of this, Xiao Shiyi Lang turned back.
But when he turned around, he was faced head-on with a sword, or rather, with sword energy. Xiao Shiyilang leaped and somersaulted, then felt a tickle on his face. It turned out that a section of his hair had been shaved off, and a strand of hair had fallen across his face.
“Your Highness, I think there’s a misunderstanding between us. We can…” Xiao Shiyi Lang couldn’t finish his sentence because the person opposite him didn’t want to hear him. He could only use the hilt of his sword to fight back, but unfortunately, he couldn’t win even when he had a sword, let alone now that he only had the hilt.
Ling Hao placed a sword against Xiao Shiyilang's neck with one hand, pressed his acupoint with the other, and then used a hand chop to knock him unconscious. Her movements were swift, precise, and ruthless, without the slightest hesitation, and she completely ignored Xiao Shiyilang's commands. She wasn't stupid; in a fight, she absolutely couldn't waste words, or she'd be in for a world of trouble.
"Xiao Shiyi Lang!" Feng Si Niang's eyes were filled with hatred. "You won unfairly, what kind of heroes are you?"
Gongzi Mingyue scoffed, "Did I say we were heroes? Besides, my Ah Hao didn't win unfairly. Xiao Shiyilang fled because he was no match for Ah Hao. I only caught you to stop him from escaping. What do you mean by unfair victory? That's just a loser's self-consolation."
He didn't want to hear Feng Si Niang's rebuttal, so he followed Ling Hao's example and knocked the person unconscious with a chop.
At this moment, Ling Hao sheathed his sword, then grabbed Xiao Shiyilang's hand with one hand and dragged him to Gongzi Mingyue's side. "Mingyue, let's go back to the restaurant." Let's go back to collect her gold.
"Alright." Young Master Mingyue nodded, then looked at Feng Si Niang lying on the ground. "Where is she?"
"Hmm, let's go together," Ling Hao thought to herself. Since Xiao Shiyilang and Feng Siniang were good friends, they should share both joys and sorrows.
Ling Hao happily made the decision, then handed his sword to Gongzi Mingyue, and hoisted Feng Siniang up with one hand, saying, "Let's go."
Seeing this, Gongzi Mingyue was taken aback. "Ah, how about I help you?"
“No need.” Linghao shook her head. “You’re not in good health and your martial arts are weak, so you should help me carry the sword.” She thought for a moment and then said, “You are the person I trust most in this world, and only you can help me carry the sword.”
Actually, this can be considered a white lie. To be more precise, in this martial arts world, Linghao's most trusted friend is Gongzi Mingyue, her most trusted master is Feng Qingyang, and there are other "most trusted" figures yet to be revealed.
As someone who is very popular and often needs to compromise, Linghao is adept at this skill. Just like now, Mingyue is so happy; isn't this wonderful?
Young Master Mingyue held Linghao's sword, her face beaming with joy. "Yes, I'll listen to Ah Hao." For a swordsman, the sword is of utmost importance. Ah Hao had asked her to hold the sword; they truly were best friends!
As they walked back, before they reached the Yunlai Restaurant, they saw a group of people chasing after them. Among them was the man who had just been shouting that he would give them fifty taels of gold.
Although she was dressed in men's clothing, she was actually a man, as she made no attempt to conceal it. Clearly, she dressed this way simply because she found men's clothing convenient or because she simply wanted to wear men's clothing.
"Here you go." Ling Hao pulled and threw Xiao Shiyilang in front of the woman, then squatted down and placed Feng Siniang next to Xiao Shiyilang. "Buy one get one free."
Upon hearing the "buy one get one free" offer, Gongzi Mingyue's eyes crinkled into a smile. "Oh dear, Ah Hao is so cute."
The woman paused for a moment, then smiled. "Thank you, Lady Hero." As she spoke, she took out two silver notes from her person. "These are silver notes from Datong Bank, the largest bank in the Great Zhou Dynasty. They can be exchanged with any bank that owns Datong Bank. Although money is vulgar, Lady Hero helped me get revenge. Please don't find them offensive and accept them."
"I don't mind at all." Ling Hao accepted the silver note with a smile. "People can't live without money, so how is it vulgar?"
The woman smiled gently after hearing this, her smile as bright as the summer sun. "Your lady is truly different from others."
"This seems like too much?" Ling looked at the silver notes and said. She had just said fifty taels of gold, but these silver notes contained more than that.
"If you, heroine, offer me a buy-one-get-one-free deal, I'll double my reward. It's no problem," the woman said.
"Thank you very much then." Linghao didn't like arguing with people, so she simply accepted the money. "Mingyue, let's go back to the restaurant to settle the bill." They had run so fast that they hadn't had time to pay, and they hoped the manager wouldn't think they were trying to dine and dash.
"Hmm." Young Master Mingyue nodded, glancing at the woman out of the corner of his eye as he passed by. If he remembered correctly, this person should be…
"Mingyue." Linghao turned around and waited for him, who had fallen behind.
"Coming right away." Young Master Mingyue took two quick steps and arrived at Linghao's side.
A note from the author:
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Our heroine is a burly woman (not really), a woman with super strong internal strength and immense power!
PS: Of course, Xiao Shiyilang wouldn't just disappear like that.
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