The sunny boy from Cardcaptor Sakura

Xia Yu was both angry and anxious. If he hadn't had difficulty speaking, he would have shouted a reminder directly.

Why are you hiding?! Just go for it!

Clang!

Suddenly, a Chinese sword clashed with the Western sword in Xia Yu's hand, the clang of the swords echoing all around, and sparks flying into the air.

Li Xiaolang, dressed in Taoist robes, suddenly appeared, holding a long sword and blocking Xiaoying's path.

Why only evade instead of fighting back?

Li Xiaolang glanced at Xiaoying behind him, his brows furrowing slightly. If he hadn't arrived in time, given the current evasive maneuvering, they would only become more and more passive, eventually falling into a disadvantageous position.

"Feel sorry……"

Sakura weakly apologized. She didn't want Xia to get hurt, nor did she want to leave Xia here, so she had no choice but to avoid and evade her.

"Humph!"

Seeing Sakura remain silent, Li Xiaolang didn't press the matter further. Instead, he turned his attention back to Xia Yu with a serious expression.

Xia Yu's attack was quite powerful. Fortunately, he had practiced martial arts since childhood, otherwise that one blow would have been enough to knock his weapon out of his hand.

Even so, his arm muscles were aching slightly. This was with his opponent wielding a sword with one hand and him with both. If his opponent switched to using both hands, he would have to deal with the situation like Sakura.

On the other side, Xia Yu felt relieved when he saw Li Xiaolang appear. Unlike Xiaoying, Li Xiaolang would definitely not hesitate to act when necessary. Perhaps Li Xiaolang could even exert his strength and knock the longsword out of his hand.

The next moment, before Xia Yu could think any further, his body began to move on its own again.

He thrust his long sword straight forward, the tip pointing directly at Li Xiaolang's chest.

Almost instantly, Li Xiaolang held his sword horizontally in front of his chest, blocking Xia Yu's thrust.

Having successfully parried, Li Xiaolang forcefully swept away the longsword in front of his chest, then twisted his ankle and waist, turning his body to the side, and with a slanted slash, struck Xia Yu's wrist holding the sword with the spine of the blade.

Xia Yu pressed down with his hand, using his hand guard to block Li Xiaolang's sneak attack.

Although Li Xiaolang had practiced martial arts since childhood, especially swordsmanship, the sword token granted Xia Yu master-level swordsmanship. As a result, the two fought evenly for a time.

Chapter 61 A critical moment

Clang——!

In just a few breaths, Xia Yu and Li Xiaolang had exchanged blows no less than ten times.

Since Xia Yu's swordsmanship was directly bestowed upon him by the sword token, his technique is entirely Western fencing, emphasizing thrusting and slashing with almost no blocking or dodging movements, focusing purely on offense.

There were no fancy moves, but this only made it harder for the little wolf to cope. The simplest way is the best way. The simpler the movements, the more practical the swordsmanship skills in battle. Coupled with Xia Yu's already excellent physical qualities, every strike was extremely dangerous.

Li Xiaolang's swordsmanship is a sword technique passed down from the Li family to this day. It mainly focuses on entanglement and movement, similar to the Tai Chi sword technique of using softness to overcome hardness and avoiding the strong and attacking the weak. It is precisely because of this that he has been able to persist under Xia Yu's fierce attacks.

Clang! Clang! Clang—!

In the blink of an eye, the two sides had exchanged dozens of blows. The high-speed offense and defense, which allowed no mistakes, caused Li Xiaolang's hands to tremble more and more.

His strength and stamina were almost exhausted.

In contrast, Xia Yu's breathing was steady and his steps were solid, showing no signs of fatigue. It was as if he never felt tired, and his physical fitness was even more outrageous than that of someone who had practiced martial arts since childhood.

If Xia Yu knew what Xiao Lang was thinking, and if the occasion were right, he would definitely laugh triumphantly, thinking that a mere martial arts practitioner could never compare to his efforts.

Wind Spirit Moon Shadow, activate!

Ding~

The clang of weapons echoed in all directions. Xia Yu held his sword in one hand and slashed down heavily. The blade tore through the air and created a sharp shockwave, as if it wanted to rip everything in front of him in two.

With no way to avoid it, Li Xiaolang gritted his teeth, gripped his sword with both hands, and faced forward, attempting to use skill to overcome force as he had done before.

However, due to excessive physical exertion, as the two longswords clashed, a tremendous force came from above, suppressing Li Xiaolang, whose face turned pale, and he retreated repeatedly, eventually losing his strength and falling to the ground.

With a clatter, the longsword he had been gripping tightly fell to the ground, emitting a crisp, mournful sound.

Watching the defeated Li Xiaolang, Xia Yu slowly stepped forward, the tip of his sword pointing diagonally at the ground. The afterglow of the setting sun cast the shadow of the long sword in his hand onto the ground, dark and slender.

"don't want!!"

Seeing that Li Xiaolang was about to be in danger, Sakura rushed over from the side, gripped her wand tightly, and stood in front of Li Xiaolang.

"What are you doing! Get out of the way!"

Li Xiaolang frowned and shouted at Sakura, who was trembling in front of him, but Sakura didn't listen and remained unusually firm.

Seeing this, Li Xiaolang became even more anxious and tried to stand up and pull Xiaoying away. However, he tried two or three times but failed to get his exhausted body to stand up.

The next moment, danger was already upon them.

Facing the cold, gleaming sword, Sakura closed her eyes and trembled, looking utterly pitiful.

Suddenly, a tremendous force came, and before she could react, her wand was knocked away by the longsword, and she lost her balance and fell to the ground due to the sudden force.

After knocking the wand from Sakura's hand, Xia Yu raised his longsword high, the blade reflecting a dim, cold, and dangerous glow.

"don't want!!!"

Before the longsword could strike, Tomoyo, who had no strength, suddenly ran over, grabbed Sakura who had fallen to the ground, and used her not-so-broad back to shield Sakura.

Puff-!

The sound of a sword tearing through flesh rang out.

Tomoyo, who was holding Sakura tightly, shuddered, but after a few seconds, she did not feel any pain.

But the sound just now...

Zhi Shi hurriedly turned around and saw Xia Yu's expression was ferocious under the dim afterglow of the sunset. His left hand tightly gripped the blade of the sword that was being slashed down with his right hand, as if he was fighting against himself.

Blood seeped from between his fingers, the bright red liquid sliding down the blade and staining it an eerie crimson.

"Xia..."

Seeing Xia Yu locked in a stalemate with the sword, Zhi Shi felt a tremor in her heart, her eyes flashing.

I said...I would protect...you!

Although the words were broken and intermittent, Zhi Shi somehow seemed to understand what Xia Yu meant; it was his promise from last night.

As the sun sets, the scene on the street seems to freeze in time.

Feeling the stiffness in his body and the stinging pain in his palms, Xia Yu's arm veins bulged, and he gritted his teeth, squeezing out a curse through the gaps: "Except for you...weapon!"

In an instant, the rapier, which seemed to be stuck to his palm, flashed white light and was knocked away as if by an invisible force. It spun and fell from his hand, then plunged into the wall next to him.

After successfully shaking off the sword token that was possessing him, Xia Yu felt a sense of relief, his body went limp, and he fell to the side.

He didn't know if it was related to his emotions, but he managed to use the staffless spellcasting that he had practiced for a long time without success, even though it was used on himself.

Strictly speaking, it should be used for swords and shields.

Moreover, after casting this spell, he was actually exhausted. It seems he needs to continue to improve his physique; he doesn't want to be a wizard who can't cast spells.

What a bad day! I just asked Sakura to seal the sword card, and I ended up getting injured. This is the first time I've ever been injured while sealing a Clow Card.

I don’t know when I’ll get injured again, but thankfully it heals completely, so I don’t have to worry about the wound or scars.

While lost in thought, Xia Yu waited for his intimate contact with the ground, anticipating a bit of pain. He regretted not wearing thicker clothes.

However, the expected pain did not come; he found that his body seemed to be supported by someone.

Looking up, he saw that Tomoyo had gotten up at some point and was supporting his body with her arms, slowly helping him sit down on the ground.

"Xia, it might hurt a little, please bear with it."

Tomoyo pursed her lips as she looked at Xia Yu's left hand, from which blood was gushing out. She hurriedly took out her handkerchief from her pocket, intending to use it as a bandage to treat the wound.

Xia Yu wanted to laugh and say to Zhi Shi's emergency treatment, "Don't worry, I have magic to heal wounds."

But feeling Tomoyo's gentle touch as she treated his wounds, and seeing her worried expression, he felt a little embarrassed and looked away, losing all desire to speak.

Of course, another reason is that he himself is not sure if he still has the strength to use the spell.

If it cannot be used successfully, it seems that it will only increase the worry.

Just as Tomoyo was treating Natsume's wounds, Kero, who could only watch from the sidelines, finally found its purpose. It hurriedly picked up the bird-headed magic wand that had fallen to the side and brought it to Sakura.

"Now, Sakura, seal the sword token!"

"it is good!"

Sakura, having recovered her senses, nodded heavily, hurriedly took her wand, and smashed it hard against the sword plaque embedded in the wall.

"Restore your original form! Clow Card!"

Ding--

A soft murmur echoed, and ripples appeared.

Dozens of magical chains instantly emerged from the illusory light blue card, binding the sword card in front of it. A few seconds later, the blood-stained rapier was sealed into the card.

The sword, now transformed back into a playing card, fluttered and flew towards the exhausted Xia Yu, who then raised his right hand and took it in his grasp.

For some reason, this chapter felt a bit melodramatic...

My stomach still hurts a bit. Sakura protects Syaoran, Tomoyo protects Sakura, and Natsume grips the sword again because of Tomoyo...

However, among these people, only Tomoyo has special feelings for Sakura. Sakura, Syaoran, and Natsume, these three blockheads, have no other thoughts at all. It's unknown when these three blockheads will finally realize their feelings.