Chapter 1105: Target acquired (1/2)

Su Xiaoyu!

It had been ages since Han Yunxi heard that name, much less see the child it belonged to. When she first discovered Su Xiaoyu was a spy, she hadn’t the heart to dispose of her but hoped to bring the girl to her side. Perhaps it was fate, but she just couldn’t hate Su Xiaoyu, much less do something so harsh to such a young child.

Thinking back, Han Yunxi would rather have chased off Su Xiaoyu after she regained her memories than leave her alive to become a hostage and suffer so much. Su Xiaoyu had rathered starved or sicken herself to death than become a bargaining chip in Jun Yixie’s hands. Bai Yuqiao had told them as much in her letters. She knew that as an older sister, Bai Yuqiao was using this way to remind them of Su Xiaoyu’s sacrifices and that they had to respect their promise to rescue Su Xiaoyu and treat her kindly.

When Han Yunxi recalled Su Xiaoyu’s puerile face and mature expressions, then the bloody puddle they discovered behind Tiger’s Prison, her heart seized up. Little Yu’er didn’t have to know she had an older sister or who that was. But she couldn’t die in Bai Yanqing’s hands!

As Han Yunxi prepared to stop, Ning Jing spoke up. “Han Yunxi, even if I die, Su Xiaoyu cannot! My brother promised Bai Yuqiao and his promises are the Di Clan’s! We can’t break our promise to the dead!”

“I know,” Han Yunxi’s tone was firm. She stopped moving and turned to Bai Yanqing with a cold tone. “You dare?”

“Han Yunxi, if your mother had a whit of your temper back then, she wouldn’t have fallen to those circumstances!” Bai Yanqing said icily.

“You were the one who killed her!” Han Yunxi said.

“It wasn’t me! For the last time, this old man says that it wasn’t me!” Bai Yanqing said before drawing his sword.

Han Yunxi knew there was no escaping this fight now. She had Ning Jing back away while she held her sword in turn. Seeing this, Bai Yanqing laughed coldly. “Lass, your mother had a better sense of propriety than you! Do you think you can beat me?” His gaze was filled with utter contempt.

Han Yunxi scorned him back. “Yes, and I’ll win beautifully! If...you have the guts to yield me three moves!”

“Fine, this old man will convince you thoroughly. If you can’t kill me within three moves, then obey and return with me!” Bai Yanqing agreed easily. As he saw it, Han Yunxi was the type who didn’t cry until she saw her own coffin. She was overestimating her capabilities.

But Han Yunxi’s eyes were calculating. She adapted herself as the circumstances demanded, advancing and retreating as needed. After following Long Feiye for so long, she’d picked up some of his tempers and didn’t like to waste words or do pointless things. She had ulterior motives for her three moves! Otherwise, why would she waste effort fighting a losing battle?

When it came to two poison experts facing off against each other, it was useless to use toxins because it’d be ineffective for both sides. Only their sword skills remained. Bai Yanqing hadn’t made his move when Han Yunxi stabbed forward with her full ten levels of Nirvana Heart Arts. With some Phoenix energy added, her levels far surpassed Bai Yanqing’s.

As she drew closer, her sword awn intensified with her sword qi, enough to hurt her surroundings. But Bai Yanqing simply faced her wit his own blade, allowing the sword qi to slash cuts across h is arms and face. When he had stopped dodging to take her attack, Han Yunxi had already come up with a scheme. She wanted Bai Yanqing’s Poison Gu blood! Her first attack had simply caused him internal injuries. This time, she wanted to splatter his blood against her blade!

Eyes sharpening, Han Yunxi released all of her internal energy and Phoenix power to her sword. In a flash, it glowed like a rainbow, completely unstoppable!

“Bai Yanqing, you said you’d yield me three moves. If you dodge, you’re a coward!” Han Yunxi shouted.

Bai Yanqing looked at her in silence. As the massive sword qi slashed down from above, Han Yunxi’s sword went for the top of Bai Yanqing’s head. But no matter how Han Yunxi tried, she couldn’t slash him. Heaven knows how much this fellow’s bones had changed? She quickly gave up and deflected her blade elsewhere, her second slash aiming for his wrist! It didn’t slice it in half, but drew a deep cut that shed blood.

Han Yunxi immediately shifted to slash at Bai Yanqing’s eyes, distracting him long enough for her to absorb a single blood droplet from Bai Yanqing’s injury into her poison storage space.

One drop would be enough!

Despite getting what she needed, Han Yunxi didn’t stop her third slash or relax, but used all her strength to slash Bai Yanqing’s eyes. He shut them instinctively. To Han Yunxi’s surprise, her blade didn’t even penetrate past his eyelids! As things stood, Bai Yanqing’s weak points were all impenetrable by weapons!

The three moves were finished.

Bai Yanqing didn’t die and his injuries quickly stopped bleeding. Han Yunxi didn’t hesitate to turn tail and flee.

“Stinkin’ lass, you’re going back on your words!” Bai Yanqing shouted.