water.

They drugged the water.

The thought flashed through his mind.

The eagle's gaze swept across the crowd like a falcon's, those who had fallen and those who were still struggling.

Of the more than one hundred people, only a handful were still standing, and they were all teetering on the brink of collapse.

Just now.

He noticed someone.

A boy.

The boy was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, but his breathing was out of rhythm.

The eagle strode over, grabbed the boy by the collar, and lifted him off the ground.

"Kid, we don't have anyone your age here!"

Zhang Yang opened his eyes.

The plan was going smoothly. Relying on his talent for being "invisible," he blended into the crowd, put the drug in the water bag, and then pretended to be poisoned and collapsed, waiting for Li Sushang to come out of the ambush position to clean up the mess.

Unexpectedly, the eagle didn't drink the soup at all.

What was even more unexpected was that he was able to accurately identify the one who was faking unconscious among more than a hundred fallen bodies.

It seems that the white talent has reached this point.

"A surprise attack from the front!!"

Li Sushang suddenly leaped up from the sand a few steps behind the eagle, sand falling all over her body, her apricot-yellow hair ribbon standing out in the twilight.

He was in mid-air when a palm strike came crashing down.

Snapped!

The eagle released Zhang Yang, dodged to the side, and struck the ground with its true energy, creating a shallow crater in the sand.

The two stood a few steps apart, facing each other.

As dusk fell, the eagle finally saw the girl before him clearly; her bright black and white eyes were now staring at him intently.

Eagle had seen that look in his eyes many times.

It's the look in a young man's eyes when he goes to war for the first time.

excited.

look forward to.

There are also those who are eager to try.

"You're the one who burned down my village?"

“That’s right!” Li Sushang said with a little pride. “I, Li Sushang, have come here to test my sword skills on my master’s orders. I heard that the Golden Sands Gang is the largest bandit gang in the Northern Desert, so I came!”

Testing the sword.

When the eagle heard those two words, the corner of its mouth twitched slightly: "Do you know who I am?"

"Of course I know. You are Eagle, the leader of the Golden Sands Gang. You came from the military and were sent to the northern desert six years ago due to a wrongful conviction. You took over the Golden Sands Gang in just half a day. I have found out everything."

Li Sushang put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and said, "That's how it's written in the storybooks! A young swordsman goes out to train, first finds out the most powerful local bully, then goes to his door, fights him, and finally eliminates evil and makes a name for himself!"

"I originally wanted to fight you one-on-one, according to the rules of the martial arts world, a fair duel!"

"But Zhang Yang said that was too stupid, so we set a fire first."

"But don't worry, I'll still fight you in this last match!"

"Now that all your men have fallen, you have nowhere to run..."

She reached out and grasped the sword wrapped in white cloth on her shoulder, her fingertips gently stroking the cloth. "How about it, want to have a fight with me?"

Zhang Yang: "..."

Seriously, can't you just take action? Who would agree to this in a situation?

"Okay, I promise you!"

Zhang Yang looked at the eagle that had spoken and subconsciously uttered a single word:

"Huh?"

Chapter Five: They Are All Pursuing Victory

Twilight fell.

The two men faced off on the yellow sand.

"How about this, young lady, let's make a bet."

Li Sushang asked, "Gambling is bad... but you can tell me, I'm listening."

The eagle glanced at the sword on her shoulder. "We'll do as you wish, a fair and square fight. Just fists and feet, no weapons. If I lose, you get my head; if you lose, you give me yours!"

Zhang Yang said speechlessly, "We never reason with villains, Su Chang won't agree..."

"Alright! Let's have a fistfight!"

Li Sushang reached out and grasped the sword, took the white cloth-wrapped blade off her shoulder, and forcefully shoved it into the ground.

puff!

The sword blade sank into the sand, leaving only the hilt, wrapped in white cloth, exposed.

Zhang Yang said speechlessly, "Don't agree to him!!"

"That's the rule of the martial world. If the other party is upright and honorable, then I will naturally be upright and honorable as well." Li Sushang clapped her hands and assumed a fighting stance. "This young lady will use her swordsmanship to test your superior skills!"

Zhang Yang stood a few steps away, watching this scene. He glanced discreetly at the fallen Jinsha Gang members and the few people they had abducted. The women would be sold, the men…

There was a man there, and he was a blond Rakshasa.

But none of that mattered; he simply moved silently toward the wall of a post station.

On the other side, the eagle stomped its foot, creating a small crater in the sand, and pounced forward!

A punch was thrown straight at his chest.

The force of this punch was extremely powerful; even before the fist arrived, the wind from it made people feel a tightness in their chests.

The air was compressed, producing a short, sharp pop, like a whip lashing out at empty air!

Li Sushang's eyes lit up.

"Good timing!"

She neither dodged nor avoided the punch, and met it head-on in kind.

boom!

The two fists collided, the energy exploded, and the sand beneath their feet shot out in all directions!

The two of them each took two steps back.

The eagle steadied itself and flicked its wrist.

Li Sushang stood still, motionless.

High judgment.

"Impressive skills!" the eagle exclaimed.

"You're not bad either!" Li Sushang laughed. "Let's go again!"

The two clashed again.

Fists flashed and dust billowed.

Li Sushang's Inch Heart Fist technique follows a light and agile approach, with one palm strike followed by another, continuous and uninterrupted.

Eagle's boxing style is fierce and domineering, each punch accompanied by a heavy whistling sound, like an iron hammer hitting an anvil.

One is as nimble as a swallow, the other as fierce as a tiger.

After seven or eight moves, the eagle's breathing began to become heavy.

His punches were still powerful, but the speed of his punches had slowed down by half a beat.

Li Sushang keenly noticed this change and instantly changed her move, thrusting her sword directly at the eagle's throat.

The sword energy of the void, the sword strikes are not empty.

If one had a sword, this move would be a ruthless sword technique that infuses true energy and strikes directly at the enemy's throat.

The eagle neither blocked nor dodged; on the contrary, his entire upper body was wide open, full of weaknesses.

"Huh—!?"

Su Chang was shocked and panicked.

'Should we kill him...?'

"Instant Dust" was so fast that she had no time to think.

The sword strike is never in vain.

If the eagle has no chance to strike, it will immediately perish here.

At the critical moment, Li Sushang suddenly understood.

Actually, I was never prepared at all.

She lacked the awareness to test her sword, the awareness to fight, the awareness to win, and the awareness to kill...

She was just a fifteen-year-old girl who thought she had entered the world of martial arts, but little did she know that she had not even lost her respect and reverence for human life.

Zhang Yang started the fire, Zhang Yang cut off people's heads, and Zhang Yang also poisoned people.

Did she really save a scholar who couldn't do martial arts, just like a female knight-errant?

Li Sushang gritted her teeth and chose to withdraw her attack. The Taixu Sword Qi she had unleashed was forcibly withdrawn, and the backlash from her fingers retreated into her body, causing her arm to ache unbearably.

"idiot!"

With that twisting motion, the eagle grabbed the sword stuck in the ground!

The white cloth was torn off.

The golden blade shone with a dazzling light in the twilight!

The sword was covered with dark gray patterns that shimmered with an eerie luster in the setting sun.

"It is truly a fine sword!"

As the eagle drew its sword, the blade slashed horizontally!

This strike was swift, ruthless, and precise!

Clang!

The sword's edge was aimed directly at Li Sushang's neck!

After ten years of cultivation, Chengming Sword Heart remained calm and undisturbed.

The girl, who had never experienced death before, felt so empty in the moment before she died.

Oh no, we lost... not only did we lose, we're going to die too.

Being unable to kill without mercy and lacking experience in the underworld is truly a fatal flaw.

"First published on 705u.com - Book Club"

Thoughts drift like fallen leaves, gently floating on the lake of sword heart, stirring up tiny ripples.

Before the girl could even process what was happening, her body had already acted instinctively.

Li Sushang leaned back, the sword blade grazing her nose, the resulting gust of wind leaving a small bloodstain on her face.

But this is only the first step.

As she leaned back, her right hand shot upwards, intercepting the blade less than an inch from her body.

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