Border Cook

"Commander Xia means..."

"Choose a weapon that suits you best. How about life or death?"

"Very good!" Tao Ankang agreed without thinking, and asked people to bring out all the weapons used in the military camp. "Commander Xia, please choose first."

"It doesn't matter what I use, just let your people choose first."

Since he had already started to act arrogantly, Xia Yunji felt that he might as well continue to act arrogantly to show that he was loyal.

Since Xia Yunji said so, Tao Ankang naturally did not decline the offer. He just let the guard beside him, who was taller and more powerful than the previous guard, to choose the weapon that suits him.

The guard didn't hesitate at all and ran straight to the long sword that he was most skilled at using.

Xia Yunji then went to choose, and after observing for a while, he selected a very short dagger.

He pulled out the dagger, put a strand of hair on it, opened his mouth and blew, and the hair was instantly cut off by the sharp blade.

It's really effective, excellent!

Xia Yunji's eyes suddenly lit up and he raised the dagger in his hand, "Then I'll use this."

Seeing this, Li Juncheng's heart sank again.

In a fight, it is fine to fight with bare hands, but if you use weapons, they are always an inch short and very dangerous.

Xia Yunji is agile and his moves are unpredictable. If he were to engage in close combat, this dagger of his would surely become a very handy tool for him, giving him even greater strength.

But the guard chose to use a long sword, and according to Li Juncheng's understanding, this guard was strong and more agile than the previous guard. Moreover, because he admired Guan Yu, he had been using the sword as a weapon since he was a child, and it could be said that he was very skilled in using it.

If Xia Yunji wants to get close...

Li Juncheng sighed.

Tao Ankang was very proud at this time, and drank the wine in his glass. "Since you have already chosen your weapons, let's get started."

"Yes." The guard responded and walked straight towards Xia Yunji. The big knife in his hand dragged on the ground for a while, making a "clang" sound. He did not perform the proper etiquette before a sparring match. The big knife in his hand was raised up with a "swish" as he walked faster and faster, and rushed towards Xia Yunji.

A big knife rushed straight towards Xia Yunji, who was still observing the dagger in his hand. After a shout, the big knife in his hand chopped down heavily.

Xia Yunji caught a glimpse of it, leaped lightly to the side, and landed steadily beside it.

The big knife hit the ground hard, smashing the blue bricks used for paving the ground into pieces, and even created a very deep mark, causing cracks in the blue bricks along this line.

The raised dust and flying brick fragments demonstrated the strength of the guard and the power of the sword in his hand, making everyone present sweat.

Xia Yunji was obviously also startled, with a look of confusion on his face, and then great displeasure.

Since he is so unethical, don't blame him for being rude!

It was so fast that it could be blocked by lightning. Before the guard could pick up the sword that was split on the ground, Xia Yunji had already stepped on the back and handle of the sword nimbly, and the dagger in his hand accurately slashed at the opponent's neck.

The dagger emitted a flash of white light in the firelight, which disappeared in an instant.

At this time, Xia Yunji also landed steadily on the ground. Looking at the bright red blood stained on the dagger that kept dripping down, his face was full of disgust. "It's a pity that such a good dagger is dirty." After saying that, he did not put the dagger back into the sheath, but threw it on the ground.

The dagger and its sheath fell on the blue brick floor with a "ding-dong" sound. Along with this sound, the knife-wielding guard who was originally standing fell to the ground with a "bang" as solid as a sack.

Under the shock, the originally thin and deep wound suddenly split open, and blood gushed out, soon flowing all over the ground.

The guard holding the big knife was still in great shock at this time, his eyes were wide open, his whole body was twitching, and he was trying to struggle to get up from the ground. The blood gushed out like a spring, soaking the entire ground and making his skin visibly paler.

The twitching limbs and body soon stabilized without any movement.

Kill with one blow?
Everyone present was in disbelief, as if what they had just seen was just a dream or an illusion.

Even Tao Ankang was shocked at this moment, and could hardly believe what he saw.

From the first match between Xia Yunji and him, he could see that although Xia Yunji had some skills, his moves were also full of flaws, and he was not unbeatable.

but now……

What kind of devilish agility is this? What kind of person can be his opponent?
Tao Ankang couldn't help but feel a little fear in his heart.

Xia Yunji, however, quickly came to Tao Ankang and said, "Both competitions have ended. Who's next?"

Whose turn is it?
Tao Ankang clenched his fingers unconsciously.

If he had followed his original plan, the next competition would be his, Tao Ankang's.

His original plan was that if either of the first two guards could defeat Xia Yunji, everyone would be happy. But if the first two were useless, then he would be the third one to come up and use the wheel tactics. Xia Yunji would have almost exhausted his strength and would definitely be defeated by him.

In this way, he could not only highlight the extraordinary ability of the general and defeat those who could not be defeated by others, but also restore the reputation of Jin Weiguo and suppress the arrogance of the Great Zhou Kingdom and Li Juncheng.

but now……

Xia Yunji's skills are unfathomable, and his chances of winning are not high now.

If he couldn't defeat Xia Yunji, wouldn't he be completely humiliated?
But if he doesn't take the field, sending someone else will probably lead to failure.

Whether he should personally take part in the match has become a huge problem now...

While Tao Ankang was hesitating, Xia Yunji smiled and said, "Is it your turn next, General Tao?"

Tao Ankang was startled, and after a moment he said in a deep voice, "Why does Commander Xia think so?"

"As the saying goes, throwing bricks will attract jade. Now that the bricks have been thrown, the next one should be jade, and it should be you, General Tao."

Xia Yunji smiled and said, "What's more, I have already finished sparring with two people and I am exhausted. If General Tao comes on the field at this time, he can just take me down in one fell swoop and boost the morale of the Jinwei country."

How come I guessed all his plans right?
Tao Ankang became more and more panicked, "Commander Xia is joking."

"Are you kidding?" Xia Yunji scratched his head. "General Tao didn't mean that? I thought that was what General Tao was thinking. After all, this is a common tactic on the battlefield. Could it be that the general doesn't even know this tactic?"

Tao Ankang, "..." (End of this chapter)