Chapter 548.1: why is she here (1/2)

Su Xi-er looked towards the man in black robes. “Are you overestimating yourself, or underestimating others?”

“If you still continue to speak nonsense, I won’t be courteous anymore. I’m not someone who softens at the sight of a woman.” Shi Mo coldly said, his icy gaze landing on Su Xi-er.

Su Xi-er nodded at the personal guard before following Shi Mo.

When the two entered the woods, Su Xi-er gradually slowed down her pace, eventually stopping and leaning against a tree trunk.

“What, are you trying to renege?” Shi Mo also stopped walking and briefly took a glimpse at her.

“My body hasn’t always been in the best condition; I can’t walk anymore.” Su Xi-er’s hands were hidden in her sleeves, prepared to attack at any moment.

“You have lots of tricks up your sleeves.” Shi Mo chuckled before swiftly dashing to her side, deftly raising his hand to strike Su Xi-er’s neck.

Su Xi-er nimbly dodged and raised her right hand to fake a move while her right leg swept out, striking his knee and forcing Shi Mo to kneel for a moment before he stood back up. “Your strength isn’t significant, but you have the speed, and you know the right spots to hit. Tsk tsk, if I had been careless, I would have fallen for your trap.” With that said, Shi Mo immediately resorted to force.

Su Xi-er continued to dodge him. I have stalled him long enough. “Fine, I was teasing you anyways; let’s go.” She retracted her hand and signalled for Shi Mo to continue moving forward.

“Kek, you’re the first person who dares to say that you’re teasing me.” A glint of interest flickered in Shi Mo’s eyes. He raised his right hand and pulled two long strips of black fabric from the hem of his robes, tying Su Xi-er’s hands together without another word.

Let’s see how she’s going to play tricks with this.

The two slowly went deeper into the woods.

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Meanwhile, Pei Qianhao and Du Ling were standing together, surrounded by corpses. One wore a black robe embroidered with gold, while the other donned a dark blue gown. Unscathed, they turned to look at each other as the soldiers behind them went forward to deal with the bodies.