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Chapter 620: Chapter 625 Kneeling_1
𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
"I’ll come over, you release them, or else you admit you’re not as good as I am,"
Qiao Duo’er deliberately provoked, knowing Xuan San was easily impulsive; this tactic was the best to deal with him.
Qin Longyun and Tan Zhenghong were both signaling to Qiao Duo’er with their eyes.
With all these old masters here, since when was it a woman’s turn to play the hero?
But Qiao Duo’er ignored their looks, for not one person among them could match her speed.
And every moment of combat with Xuan Qing was a matter of life and death.
Therefore, she was the best candidate.
"Qiao Duo’er, don’t be too confident!" Xuan Qing said with a sneer.
He had analyzed that Qiao Duo’er’s martial arts were all taught to her by Tan Zhenghong.
Her little skill might be enough to deal with a few low-level thugs, but it was nothing in front of a master like him.
Qiao Duo’er continued, "You were just claiming to be a man, so why are you chickening out now? Don’t you have the guts?"
"You can come over, but we’ll exchange hostages in the middle; you walk over by yourself, then let her come to claim the people."
Xuan Qing pointed at a woman from Hu’s Clan; she was already shaking like a sieve, the least threatening of all the people on the opposite side.
Qiao Duo’er glanced at Xuan Qing; her eyes full of contempt.
But it was good he agreed. Qiao Duo’er walked forward calmly, stopping with each step she took, allowing Xuan Qing and his men to also move forward a step.
Both sides were very cautious; they took a full ten minutes to walk a distance of merely five or six meters.
Finally, the two sides met in the middle of the field.
"Master Xuan San, you can release them now," Qiao Duo’er said with a slight smile.
Xuan San tried to find a trace of fear in her eyes but was disappointed to find not even a hint of it.
He signaled to his men, and the knife resting on the child’s neck was slowly withdrawn. Seizing the opportunity, the woman from Hu’s Clan quickly snatched the two children away.
At that moment, a knife pressed against Qiao Duo’er’s neck.
"Coward!" Qiao Duo’er cursed, enunciating each word sharply as her fierce gaze swept over the people from Xuan Eagle Mountain Village.
They even thought about holding on to the woman from Hu’s Clan and the two girls—how could they be so careless?
Because of Qiao Duo’er’s words, there was a moment of hesitation among the men of Xuan Eagle Mountain Village, and in that moment, the woman from Hu’s Clan had already run with the two children toward safety.
Xuan Qing’s plan fell through. His sword advanced a bit closer to Qiao Duo’er’s neck, cutting the surface and allowing blood to slowly drip out.
Qiao Duo’er’s lips curved into a strange arc, then her body flipped backward, and the dagger in her other hand thrust toward Xuan Qing’s chest.
Xuan Qing’s movements were a bit faster than Qiao Duo’er had anticipated, and the dagger only stabbed into his shoulder.
But that was enough.
Qiao Duo’er landed steadily, and as Xuan Qing’s sword followed, she dodged sideways and then kicked at Xuan Qing’s kneecap, forcing him to his knees with such force that it seemed to compel him down.
"Know your mistake and be a good man," Qiao Duo’er left him with a provocative remark.
"What happened? I didn’t see it clearly."
"Neither did I; never expected our Third Master to be defeated so completely."
The people of Xuan Eagle Mountain Village were discussing in low tones.
All that had happened in the blink of an eye, and only a few had understood it.
The Third Master’s martial arts weren’t bad, but when compared with Qiao Duo’er, his speed was still slightly inferior.
If the Third Master could have been a bit faster, Qiao Duo’er would not have been able to dodge that sword, let alone force the Third Master to kneel to the ground.
This woman was truly audacious, after all, if it were them, they definitely couldn’t have done it.
It wasn’t until Qiao Duo’er returned to her own camp that the people of Xuan Eagle Mountain Village thought to help the Third Master up.
