43 Three Steps Ahead (1/2)

”Even if we have a truce, I won't go soft on you. Look at me again in that way, and I'll dig your eyes out.” Hongyue warned. Her voice was cutting through the air like ice.

Qingyu stared back at the spot where he had been, in shock; luckily he was fast enough. If not, his hand would have been missing, his limbs mangled. There was a crater next to the bed, pieces of debris disbanded around the newly made hole.While he was able to dodge her attack easily, he was still astonished she had such good control over a weapon that was specially made for him by himself under such a small amount of time.

On the other hand, Hongyue frowned, how was this rascal still so agile while injured?

She skillfully retracted the whip and ran her finger over the folds, lightly tapping the rims of the curves. Each tap let out a faint click, which played like music to her ears. She dropped her eyes, debating.

Having weaponry was going to be quite valuable in an unfamiliar world. Hongyue couldn't always rely on her powers; after all, she couldn't always take a step back to cover up her abilities. Doing that was a waste of time and effort. Something like this armament was fast to pull out and attack with which was also easy to hide her true capabilities. The fluency of the lashing motion was quite similar to the way she would use her water forms to attack so Hongyue quite fancied this weapon.

”I like it,” She finally stated.

QingYu nearly wanted to roll his eyes. Of course, she likes it. He bet she'll love it even more if she had been able to shred his wrist apart. Since she wanted it, the truce would stand so Qingyu nodded his head, acknowledging. However, he was still bitter about her attack at him, so he scowled at her with amnesty.

Seeing him glare at her, Hongyue spat out the answer, ”For fun.”

QingYu was speechless.

Suddenly, Hongyue snapped her head at the door. She could sense someone coming to her courtyard. Glaring, she turned to QingYu.

”I don't have time to play with you. Leave.” She commanded.

Qingyu nearly wanted to spit blood. Was this really how you treated your allies? However, he appeared to have considered something else and smirked at her.

”Oh, are you in trouble?” He taunted.

The loud explosion from her attack was not invisible. Who wouldn't be able to feel the ground-shaking forces? It was possible that the general detected it and came back to check on the matter.

”Do you need my help?” Qingyu offered.

Hongyue simply glanced at him with disdain. No need was written all over her face.

”You should worry about yourself more. Leave.” She retorted.

Qingyu tsked before he swung his injured body out of the back window. As his foot reached the ground, he moaned in pain. It felt as though his bones were fragmented and his blood could not stop boiling inside his veins. While in her room, he only acted indifferently to keep up his font.Now as he stumbled out, his eyes widened.

Qingyu stretched his hands out in excitement, feeling a misty barrier around the courtyard. Before he touched it, it seemed to fade into the air as if it was being called back to the owner, fading into nothing. However, Qingyu knew that the barrier he just saw was the reason Hongyue was so calm.