Chapter 695: The perfect match, Ye-Xi 1 (2/2)

Han Yunxi simply narrowed her eyes in silence and kept launching toxic needles. Meanwhile, the woman kept evading them one by one. Suddenly, she deflected all the needles with her blade and aimed its tip at Han Yunxi’s heart. At the same time, Long Feiye let go of his sword and turned with Han Yunxi in his arms to avoid the woman’s blade.

Nobody expected him to throw his weapon away.

Because they dodged so suddenly, the young woman had no time to withdraw her momentum. Lady Leng Yue was in the same predicament. In the end, both of them ended up stabbing each other. Because Lady Leng Yue had put her entire strength behind her stab, withdrawing it so suddenly would only harm herself. She could only try to change the direction of her attack while keep moving forwards. Meanwhile, the younger woman managed to stop her attack…but it was at the same time Lady Leng Yue’s sword came aiming for her stomach.

Everything happened in an instant.

“Move it!” Lady Leng Yue didn’t even have time to shout a warning. Fresh blood spread from the younger woman’s stomach like scarlet vines, staining her spotless white dress with flecks of bewitching crimson like flower petals. She touched her stomach with a face full of fear before staring dazedly at Lady Leng Yue.

“I didn’t hit any vital points, so you won’t die!” Although it had been an accident, Lady Leng Yue was very clear on how her sword had moved. She shifted to shield the younger woman behind her before flashing sideways to avoid the lash of Long Feiye’s whip. Glancing at the discarded sword on the ground, she could only hiss at him. “Despicable!”

As it turned out, Long Feiye’s true motive was to use his whip, not his sword. No wonder he’d abandon the blade so easily. The younger woman had recovered now as well. A deep wound had pierced her stomach, which was now bleeding uncontrollably. While Lady Leng Yue shielded her, she tore her sleeves into shreds to make a makeshift bandage to stop the blood.

“Call out the others. They can definitely contain Long Feiye,” the young woman muttered. She wouldn’t swallow this without killing off Han Yunxi.

“Move to the side. Today, your ladyship wants to see just how capable Long Feiye is!” Lady Leng Yue was now thoroughly infuriated. She refused to believe that he could match her while protecting Han Yunxi at the same time. She wasn’t the city lord of the City of Daughters for nothing! Just then, he’d simply seized an advantage in battle.

The young woman knew she’d be nothing more than a burden to Lady Leng Yue in her current state. A complicated look flickered past her eyes before she conceded. “Don’t injure him fatally. Just make it impossible for him to look after Han Yunxi.”

She knew Lady Leng Yue might mortally wound Long Feiye if she turned serious. If Long Feiye gave up Han Yunxi, he could fight freely against the woman, but he only risked injury otherwise. Hatred had long filled her heart at the sight of him protecting the girl. He might as well get hurt, too. Thus, she withdrew to the side so Lady Leng Yue could fight at full peak!

Immediately, Lady Leng Yue unsheathed a second sword from within her blade, making her doubly armed as she charged towards the couple.

“Double Swords Harmony. I’ve finally witnessed it with my own eyes,” Long Feiye said coldly. It was a skill that could only be accomplished with two separate people, yet Lady Leng Yue had managed it just on her own. This was her original creation, a technique that Long Feiye had only heard of from the sword sect master. Even that elder greatly admired its prowess.

Han Yunxi grew doubtful as she stared at the twin blades. Just how are they made, to combine as one without falling apart?

Long Feiye and Lady Leng Yue were already fighting while she lost herself in thought in his arms to study the play of both swords.

“You haven’t even tasted their power yet. How could you say you’ve witnessed anything?” Lady Leng Yue laughed out loud. As she charged with both blades, Long Feiye retreated with a vicious lash of his whip. She simply threw her sword into the air, where it avoided his whip to flip in mid air, bounce off a nearby branch, and come flying with renewed momentum at Long Feiye and Han Yunxi’s backs. At the same time, she was pressing forward with her other sword in her hands.

Hemmed in from both ends, Long Feiye was forced to twist his body to dodge. The motion made him swing the whip aside, giving Lady Leng Yue ample time to close in. At the same time, something miraculous happened: the sword she’d launched in mid-air changed directions to aim for Long Feiye’s back again! After a few rounds of this, Lady Leng Yue was gradually gaining the upper hand.

“Han Yunxi,” Long Feiye muttered in a low voice, “Use poison.”

They’d agreed beforehand to work together here. He would protect her while she fought the enemies. Now was the perfect time to start her offensive. He was more than enough to hold off Lady Leng Yue by himself, but it was a challenge when he had to protect her too. Moreover, other killers were lying in ambush just around them, so he couldn’t concern himself with Lady Leng Yue alone.

Long Feiye’s judgment was sound, but Han Yunxi rejected the idea. “It’s still early. I have a way to break through her Double Swords Harmony.”

As she spoke, she took out a fist-sized magnetite from the depths of her medical pouch!