Chapter 202 (2/2)

”Young alms giver, do mind your words.”

Cat Girl hurrumphed and walked to Zhuo Zhihua's side. She said, ”Senior Sister, rest a little.”

Then, she took off her shoes and walked forward, holding onto the long sword by her waist. She said to the monk, ”I am Cat Girl of the Black Ink Garden. Do teach me something.”

Her girlish and adorable countenance dissipated the moment she wrapped her hands around the hilt of her sword. It was replaced by a quite deadly aura. It was a strange sight for those watching to see her hissing as she stepped on the white snow in her white socks.

The ascetic monk grew solemn. He extended his right hand and started turning the prayer beads between his fingers.

”Kill!”

A sharp but clear voice fell from Cat Girl's lips. A light green light flashed from the snow forests. She whipped out her sword quickly and rushed towards the monk, crossing the distance of two men within a moment.

The monk had no time to defend himself and backed away with a huff. His bare black feet kicked up puffs of snow along with roots of gra.s.s beneath it. The black prayer beads in his right hand flew up to his chest and started spinning around.

A light green light flashed and disappeared.

The monk caught his black prayer beads. There were multiple scratches on the hard beads.

There was also a deep gauge on his robes. Traces of blood seeped from the torn cotton robes.

If Cat Girl had managed to cut even a little depeer, he would have died with his guts spilt on the ground.

Cat Girl held on to her sword and stayed in position. Her chest rose and fell as she breathed lightly. Her cheeks were rosy and her eyes were bright with excitement. It was her first true battle and she did not think she would gain victory.

The monk lowered his head and looked at the sword mark on his chest. His strong chin trembled in rage. He stared at Cat Girl and said coldly, ”You're just a young girl who's barely in the No Doubts State. Why are you so cruel?”

Cat Girl's ”Welcoming Snow with a Twist” was a secret sword move from the Great River Kingdom. It focused on being sly and decisive without allowing one's enemy any chance of fighting back. However, to the monk, this move was practically a sneak attack. How would she be able to hurt him if it wasn't so?

The monk muttered his prayers and exuded his psyche power. The Qi of Heaven and Earth around him gathered as the fallen leaves and snow on the land rose and began flying around him. The prayer beads in his hands flew up with a woosh and towards Cat Girl's face.

Cat Girl could feel the gust of wind heading towards her. She saw the black prayer beads heading towards her, but could not react in time. After all, she was but just a girl on her first kill. She had thought that she had won and had spared her opponent, and that the fight had come to an end. Who would have thought that her opponent would strike again?

At this crucial moment, her training by the Ink Lake under the Mogan Mountain kicked in. She gave a clear shout and trekked backwards and did a back flip. In the air, she whipped out her sword and cut at the prayer beads.

However, the prayer beads which were hurtling at high speed seemed to be alive. It contorted and avoided the sharp blade before turning back and wrapping itself on Cat Girl's sword.

The prayer beads wrapped itself around the gleaming sword and exuded a great force. Cat Girl could no longer move her sword and cold only watch as the ascetic monk raised his staff and brought it down against her head.

”Buddha is benevolent!”

The ascetic monk shouted.

Cat Girl could not avoid the prayer beads and could only watch as the staff headed towards her red face.

The girls of the Great River Kingdom screamed in fear and were not able to render any help in time.

At the yellow cloth curtain by the hot spring, a hand clutching a brush held still, as if it was preparing to do something.

At this moment, a whistling arrow surprised all of them.

The arrow appeared like a lightning strike. It pa.s.sed over Cat Girl and her sword and managed to land in the small area between them and on the prayer beads itself!

The arrow managed to lift the prayer beads off the sword and into the the trunk of a tree. The end of the arrow quivered, but the prayer beads which were pinned down by it quivered even more forcefully, unable to free itself.

The sudden turn of events surprised everyone.

Cat Girl's sword was freed and she used the opportunity to flip over and move her face away from the staff. The heavy staff landed by her side, causing snow and mud to fly all over the place.

The monk from Yuelun Kingdom did not need to turn around to sense that his natal beads had been attacked. His awareness p.r.i.c.kled. However, the monk who was used to killing did not care about his enemy hidden in the dark. He bellowed and held his staff with two hands and rushed towards the young girl once more.

The snow on the forest ground had countless of footprints. A shadow drifted by and a gleam of light landed on the staff. The monk's fingers turned colder than the winter gales of the Wilderness.

He dropped his staff and retreated.

The gleaming blade did not retreat. In fact, it moved forward, tearing through sleeves and cutting sholders before it landed on a throat.

The monk dropped his hands and did not dare to move.

Ning Que held on the thin and long podao and looked at the monk that was under it. He said, ”Sir, you seem not to understand what benevolence means.”

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