171 The Slayer Grounds 2 (1/2)

The woman who was punched ruthlessly by the man had no intentions of backing down from the fight. Wiping away the blood from the corner of her mouth, she straightened herself up and stretched her body.

She was dressed in a black robes and her face was covered with a veiled bamboo hat. She placed a hand on her waist while playing with the sword in her other hand. It was as if she was playing with a toy…

” Tsk…” the woman sneered at the well built man before her ” Is that all you've got? That doesn't even count as a warmup.”

” pfft…” Xia Lian laughed out loudly. This lady before her was truly amusing. How could she say that on the man's face? It was clear that she was mocking him. She stood with a ramrod back and there were no hints of shaky arms. She liked this lady.

No one would like to hear a lady taunting a man. And since the crowd consisted mostly of men there was no mirth on their faces. Xia Lian's laughter was a complete contrast to the stark silence in the crowd and naturally her laughter fell into the lady's ears.

She was surprised that someone actually laughed along with her words instead of mocking her. Out of curiosity, she tilted her head and was surprised to find that the person was a boy who was younger than her. Xia Lian also glanced at the woman and their eyes met.

It was only a fleeting glance, before the woman turned her head away.

” Well, let's get down to some serious business now. Shall we?” the woman tossed away her veiled hat and took up her stance getting ready to launch an attack on the man.

It might me called assome crazy coincidence but the hat landed on Xia Lian's head.

Just as there was no obstruction of a veil, the woman's face came into the view successfully evoking gasps from the crowd. She had long jet black hair and her features were extremely sharp unlike the normal gentle features of a woman.

She was like a willow, proud and tall.

Xia Lian adjusted the hat on her head and it was not known what sort of thoughts went through her mind as she shook her head like a rattle drum.

Lidan who was now standing beside the girl was observing all her actions in amusement. Just as he was about to ask her why she was shaking her head like that, he heard her say in a low voice…

” The hat landed perfectly on my head. An almost perfect love at first sight scene. Alas! Too bad that I am also a girl…”

That voice… Why does it sound like she is lamenting over that?

Lidan felt that this girl was turning into more of a man and forgetting the fact she was a woman. His lips twitched but he chose to remain silent at the end.

Clank!